https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal daily 0.75 2019-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514075498479-20AT19G5EE4DB2QO3F8Q/Lotsofboatsgood.png Chronicles https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2019/10/7/2015-chronicle-charlotte-harbor-americas-championship monthly 0.5 2019-10-07 https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2019/6/1/2019-chronicle-1-europe-campaign-with-max monthly 0.5 2019-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1559376684645-V87GDT9VFJUYCF73IQP5/Blog+Detailed+Schedule+Picture.JPG Chronicles - 2019 Chronicle #1 - Europe Campaign with Max https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1559372982033-14JL02E4G2TV3OEK2PH0/Europe+Map+2019+Picture.JPG Chronicles - 2019 Chronicle #1 - Europe Campaign with Max https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1559383842158-EYEHMAIXWYL86ETHAV61/image-asset.jpeg Chronicles - 2019 Chronicle #1 - Europe Campaign with Max Britta and Finn Kuesler in front of their 1777 farm house. Notice Finn’s T-shirt. That could also apply to F18 racing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1559372750535-4B80Y1OIKM96Z0G94NGH/J70+Team.png Chronicles - 2019 Chronicle #1 - Europe Campaign with Max Max (on left) with his J-70 racing team mates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1559388536820-ODML8MKDRXW63CIINAT4/IMG_2262.JPG Chronicles - 2019 Chronicle #1 - Europe Campaign with Max Our mule for towing the boat around Europe….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1559383012314-OOY6STJRDJ8U22XVV4NW/IMG_7294.JPG Chronicles - 2019 Chronicle #1 - Europe Campaign with Max Decksweeper Mainsail on my boat at Cata Cup. Notice the small area behind the sail to pass through during boat maneuvers. For tacking the crew goes in front of the mast but for jibes in heavy wind both skipper and crew go behind the sail one at a time. Usually we have the crew go first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1559383319127-GEH24JFUZ7LQIF3XP4L8/St.+Bar+4.png Chronicles - 2019 Chronicle #1 - Europe Campaign with Max 2018 Start of Cata Cup Race https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1559372349804-A8204GWL3LRFI3JXBFS8/Max+Skiing.jpg Chronicles - 2019 Chronicle #1 - Europe Campaign with Max Max skiing in Austria this past winter https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2018/11/28/2018-chronicle-cata-cup-st-barthelemy monthly 0.5 2018-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543427115079-023DFI34XY0UVXF47GCL/cata+cup+4.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543427716868-7WCFRLHNLRAWYTMLJUNO/St.+Bar+4.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy Start of the race https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543449682508-HEDGW4CU278LFCSS1QQO/St.+Bart+47.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy Boglioli was the sponsor of our boat. They are a high end clothing designer from Milan, Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543449476402-1OKFLE29N7IEDWI788A6/image-asset.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy Sailing upwind in St Jean Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543427883939-CNU6DX97UD4DPJQS1KIO/St.+Bart+26.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy Sailing behind the island with our Swedish rival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543426482918-L7ZPU0O2195F0HAUZEC6/Cata+Cup+1.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy Saint Barthelemy, West Indies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543426215941-PYL56GFWRUEJR35IX8IG/St.+Bart+3.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy Rounding the Weather Mark in Race 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543449305752-GZPFUIM5CZ90B9DH067N/cata+Cup+7.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy Course Chart for Race #5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543426630492-1MR34L8QT0LTO3FDK96Q/Cata+Cup+2.jpg Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy Our container loaded with 11 boats in Sarasota, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543449989213-9U46KDI331Q0MRKSFDQB/image-asset.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy Taking off at St Barts flying over St Jean Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543449579100-X0JY1TH68U0TQB6WPJ8B/St.+Bart+6.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy Michael taking a wave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543427339624-DVQ2RMPV27NU30UUN6MW/cata+cup+6.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy The PRO (Principle Race Officer) presenting the course for the first race https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543426776080-JOSB5YLSCE6FH8QKK6WA/cata+cup+3.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy The Cata Cup Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543427202421-P09CGIP26U5MGJ7DNOHA/cata+cup+5.png Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy Nikki Beach – headquarters for Cata Cup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1543449863647-MIL22K34GEJ504G65ER8/IMG_7478.JPG Chronicles - 2018 Chronicle - Cata Cup, St Barthelemy Anse Paschal straight we had sailed often through https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2017/08/13/2017-chronicle-3-copenhagen-and-lake-garda monthly 0.5 2018-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514852000986-YRMSFGAZYG5BYKAFYU4E/Pic+Hard+Rock+Cafe.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #3 - Copenhagen and Lake Garda Celebrating 4th of July at the Copenhagen Hard Rock Cafe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514851425455-NU3TSQSXWIGXIMBSX8UG/pic+Bingham.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #3 - Copenhagen and Lake Garda Brett Bingham and Trent Stewart (the other American team) in front of their Nacra Infusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514851028538-7AAWN98TQ608951HFEEX/pic+Opening+Ceremony.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #3 - Copenhagen and Lake Garda F18 Worlds Opening Ceremony with flags of all competing countries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514851704397-ISDYS06NFAB99B893GG8/Pic+Emily+in+Dome.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #3 - Copenhagen and Lake Garda Emily climbing the German Reichstag (Parliament) Glass Dome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514851546659-KPZBQCHADDING55ZYG3Q/Pic+Lake+Garda.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #3 - Copenhagen and Lake Garda Lake Garda race area before wind comes up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514851169605-EGC675P2MZG46O0Y484C/Pic+Vallensbaek+Beach.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #3 - Copenhagen and Lake Garda Vallensbaek Beach Launch Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514851299363-3EN5RKLN39KAG2YONKYK/pic+capsize.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #3 - Copenhagen and Lake Garda Finland Boat Pitchpole Capsizing (similar to what happened to us) https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2017/06/26/2017-chronicle-2-sweden-and-kiel-week monthly 0.5 2018-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514849617022-QP7FH3I0ML94CSYKRI6M/Pic+Sandhamm+Island.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #2 - Sweden and Kiel Week Ryan with our boat on Sandhamm Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514850231788-45PN4GKBPTEGA89IYCX5/Pic+Keil+Race+Circles.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #2 - Sweden and Kiel Week Kiel Week Racing Areas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514850160414-SKOTB2BH4QWTP22GOI7V/Pic+Ryan+Birthday.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #2 - Sweden and Kiel Week Ryan's 22nd Birthday Dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514850008653-GEYZBZOX0SEIWSAJUP0P/Pic+Prison+Cell.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #2 - Sweden and Kiel Week Ryan in front of our prison cell (hotel room) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514765149052-VUTUAKE8L5J2CSG53NI7/Pic+2-1.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #2 - Sweden and Kiel Week Ryan in American watch tower overlooking historic border fence with East German https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514849888117-E1L1Z4YFVFOQASBZFEPF/Pic+Boat+Tow.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #2 - Sweden and Kiel Week Under tow back from Sandhamm Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514850320577-ED7H7A9ANZQVCSF76FLV/Pic+German+Frigate.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #2 - Sweden and Kiel Week Steve on board German Navy Frigate for Kiel Week https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2017/06/05/2017-f-18-racing-chronicle-the-schedule-and-team monthly 0.5 2017-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514150688173-X9MY8SH36M09J8KW521A/20171+7.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514150729469-PZH0U7XM4E2DSZL50X59/20171+4.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team Access to the Cat Box by tilting the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514149642032-E0BI8MXEBIIVSDKWBJVZ/20171+2.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team Ryan at Roman Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514149588465-EH433ZOSW22B0R6Y615X/20171+1.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team Steve’s Mom’s Childhood Home in Germany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514149693315-QS3VQCLOI2PKXDO2VMX1/20171+3.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team Racing Venues in Europe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514150624687-8EQLW1CNV78I2U5IJCGT/image-asset.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team Farm where boat is stored in Denmark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514150642357-UFG684HSSEM8WHKG3B70/image-asset.png Chronicles - 2017 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team Farm where boat is stored in Denmark https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2016/09/30/2016-f-18-racing-chronicle-us-national-championships-conclusion-and-gratitude monthly 0.5 2018-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514254783642-KJCY4PVYYCYPTY7BO6VT/20169+1.png Chronicles - Chronicle #9 - US National Championships, Conclusion and Gratitude Alida and Steve behind Niagra Falls, Canada https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2016/09/14/2016-f-18-racing-chronicle-nordlichtpokal-regatta-and-trip-recap monthly 0.5 2018-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514234238217-H484B5BPIHSY6M4ZA3P9/20168+4.png Chronicles - Chronicle #8 - Nordlichtpokal Regatta and Trip Recap Truck & boat in storage in New Jersey awaiting our return https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514234139071-ZQSG94ZLP6XAS0SHNIFA/20168+1.png Chronicles - Chronicle #8 - Nordlichtpokal Regatta and Trip Recap Article in Lubeck Newspaper about our Win. Translation of title: "US Crew wins 46th Nordlichtpokal [Regatta] offshore of Scharbeutz" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514234159395-POI4WSTKV4CUQ52YBERH/20168+2.png Chronicles - Chronicle #8 - Nordlichtpokal Regatta and Trip Recap Matt working on rudders at Kuesler Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514234179629-D8G97TSU3Q44M7H4KCVY/20168+3.png Chronicles - Chronicle #8 - Nordlichtpokal Regatta and Trip Recap Danish Open Awards Podium https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2016/08/31/2016-f-18-racing-chronicle-lake-garda-races-croatia monthly 0.5 2018-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514233074064-NDKENOHRPGZG6QZTGXR0/image-asset.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #7 - Lake Garda Races, Croatia Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514233045117-MY8LZO4JNPOBA4C9UM2K/20167+2.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #7 - Lake Garda Races, Croatia Matt exploring the Zahgreb cultural scene https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514233143874-OG46YZVYMBWHL16CSL46/image-asset.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #7 - Lake Garda Races, Croatia Completing the gybe-set at the offset mark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514233113572-TM7Y7NBS03TPZKQU7BDE/20167+3.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #7 - Lake Garda Races, Croatia Heading upwind looking to tack towards the cliffs https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2016/08/16/2016-f-18-racing-chronicle-nordic-championships-and-movenstein-regatta monthly 0.5 2018-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514168022215-YFF3LUAPYK8TT2VPPVK4/20166+4.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #6 - Nordic Championships and Movenstein Regatta Matt spraying victors with Champaign 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https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2016/07/30/2016-f-18-racing-chronicle-lake-como-and-nacra-championships monthly 0.5 2018-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514157593641-ZY8VAHZG3GECLRQ6PGMF/20165+3.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #5 - Lake Como and Nacra Championships Race #4 coming into the second weather mark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514157452481-XHO7JK59SX67KYVNYFGS/20165+1.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #5 - Lake Como and Nacra Championships Lot of waiting around for races to start due to lack of wind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514157670391-Y584544Q6S3ZOC50PP0X/20165+4.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #5 - Lake Como and Nacra Championships Boat resting at the top of the Julien Pass, Switzerland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514157546533-PC5QXNFX2EV3ONFEQNN8/20165+2.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #5 - Lake Como and Nacra Championships Race #4 shortly after the start https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2016/07/19/2016-european-f-18-championships monthly 0.5 2018-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514156679731-2HXS8YBM6X0E4BNV8WC6/20164+2.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #4 - European Championships Steve & Matt leading the winning Belgium team around the windward off-set mark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514156599190-E62VQ2DC8LMG5ZLUT6ON/20164+3.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #4 - European Championships U-Boat Bunkers, Brest, France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514156447460-Y8NZZ9KMYWQMWXND5KH0/20164+1.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #4 - European Championships Steve & Matt racing upwind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514156626380-AQCT0MUZXUA8RUSO0PIY/20164+4.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #4 - European Championships Matt contemplating losses of WW II at Normandy Beach American Cemetery https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2016/07/02/2016-f-18-racing-chronicle-surendorf-cup monthly 0.5 2017-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514155862791-2RJ00C420BTE3JGSLHGC/20163+3.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #3 - Surendorf Cup Matt pointing at the F18 European Championship Participant Flags in Brest, France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514155791372-UKBWYW4IG09SX42K5HR0/20163+1.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #3 - Surendorf Cup Hanging of the MBYC Burgee at the Surendorf Catamaran Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514155906287-XJG7H1OEEMMHFGZ41GON/20163+4.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #3 - Surendorf Cup Steve in front of the Brest Waterfront https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514155828116-G1WJAL32ZSVRK2YVEZLU/20163+2.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #3 - Surendorf Cup Matt at the Berlin Wall Museum https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2016/06/22/2016-f-18-chronicle-kiel-week-races monthly 0.5 2018-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514154558376-PK7G437P8PHDIH5RU162/20162+2.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #2 - Kiel Week Races Beach Launching Area -flying our California flag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514154710430-MASH23MNLHB0L6NPDZ1D/20162+5.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #2 - Kiel Week Races Steve & Matt on German Search & Rescue Vessel – No we were not rescued – just visited during Kiel Week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514154610130-7UAERHYY51Y8BY1PWLEN/20162+3.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #2 - Kiel Week Races Kiel Week Racing Areas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514154516031-4XT3P392CCKSUDP1JCIE/20162+1.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #2 - Kiel Week Races Olympic Sailing Center Kiel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514154639186-P7GR0ON6Q7N1SGRFQKJS/20162+4.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #2 - Kiel Week Races Kiel Week with Tall Ships https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2016/06/15/2016-europeanf-18-regatta-the-schedule-and-team monthly 0.5 2017-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514146829403-MOY8IGVKRZM57RJ7IBLK/20151+1.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team Steve & Matt at 2012 F-18 World Championships https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514153187086-0VP78YV21FI0739CART8/image-asset.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team Our arrival in Kiel on June 15 with our boat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514147520601-OV31WBVNBB8NFAV4GJP2/2011+8.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team Access to the Cat Box by tilting the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514147824252-KWM1A0I6OU0B0RU9W6GR/20151+10none.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514153282890-MM9ASI57DUFACI1LBFLQ/20161+7.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514153145255-FOTY1CE40PFOY0HAHN6T/image-asset.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team Racing Venues in Europe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514153224186-77PAHKZ97GSNEQBXPULG/20161+6.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team Farm where boat was stored in Denmark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514147585162-M5V2WIOINT408D6USCTI/20151+9.png Chronicles - 2016 Chronicle #1 - The Schedule and Team 2010 Worlds in France 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Chronicles - 2015 Chronicle #1 - Northern Europe F-18 Regatta - The Plan Nacra in storage in Zweibrucken, Germany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514147423540-4D7WELZUS7EX8BDZORT8/20151+6.png Chronicles - 2015 Chronicle #1 - Northern Europe F-18 Regatta - The Plan Baltic Sea from Kiel, Germany to Tallinn, Estonia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514147520601-OV31WBVNBB8NFAV4GJP2/2011+8.png Chronicles - 2015 Chronicle #1 - Northern Europe F-18 Regatta - The Plan Access to the Cat Box by tilting the boat https://www.stroebelracing.com/journal/2013/07/15/2013-f-18-world-championships-races-results monthly 0.5 2017-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1514135651903-VKINIBIC8WOQV6FUVVV3/20134+1.png Chronicles - 2013 Chronicle #5 - F18 World Championships - Races & Results Steve and Matt coming into the weather mark 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All the items are fairly minor since Alex did such a good job on fixing boat issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1528454793365-VTFIDF0304CPY96JQ3ZZ/IMG_4009.JPG Latest News Our F18 stored with the farm equipment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1534271922081-1DQ4SCAEDEDQFLINOCM7/IMG_4868%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Six different catamarans all tied up to the same tree so they will not be blown over during the thunderstorms on Monday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1529874324309-XSNVN5HDUW5SYDHF7VBT/IMG_4280%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Mattsee Regatta Winners Kim-Patrick and Vreni from Germany with regatta chairman Franz Schall who also raced on a Hobie Wildcat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1534363543818-GDB3VD16F1VYSCC8NIFA/IMG_4856%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News This fresco probably more than 500 years old is in the crypt of the church which is right next to our regatta site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1532251698964-34P5VPQUI11LBTS6BY8H/IMG_4628%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Ready to sail with the new decksweeper mainsail for the first time. Notice that the sail goes to the deck so the area where the crew normally goes through to the other side of the boat is blocked. Also the new boom is curved (wishbone shaped) and sits on only one side of the mainsail. We now have a new sail number (USA 44). When the sail was used it was NED 4 so we replaced the NED (for Netherlands) with USA and added another 4. Though in this picture the DS is not touching the trampoline once we put on some downhaul the sail does touch (sweep) the trampoline creating a plate effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1531679310180-TGA88TEWT1JVQ2ILDZZI/IMG_4565.JPG Latest News Matt and Steve presenting the Mission Bay Yacht Club burgee to the Cat Point sailing club during the awards presentation Even though the club has been in existence for 25 years this is their first burgee to hang in their club house. Matt and Steve are wearing the Catpoint T-shirts that they gave to us on Saturday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1529091320665-2K2G78HIZY0SJHD9M4JY/IMG_4176%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News After we have installed our Kiel Week bow sticker on the boat. There is a Japanese Nacra-17 in the background who is sponsored by the Japenese Shipyard Tsuneishi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1529006103434-B27F8FPOUGT9XGQRY8MY/IMG_4139%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Waiting in line for our TUV trailer inspection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1532801010520-LFXCMLCIOITVS4CV7GPE/Travemunde+Results+Day+3.JPG Latest News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1531511137816-KXGZKUV9O513ZE23YS9E/IMG_4533%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Matt in front of our sailing venue near Ouddrop, Netherlands. The Sunday buoys races will be on this bay whereas the Saturday long distance race will head south from here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1530132885207-VGTB4UFMJYQK98Y3ZAHJ/image-asset.jpeg Latest News This is the designated spot for us to park our boat on the beach. Our assigned bow number for the races is 70. You can see that the wind is blowing pretty good across the Bay of Rosas in Spain about 100 miles north of Barcelona. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1531250916183-8Y9DI9BDGF3XAOXT7EA5/IMG_1520.JPG Latest News Chris and Emily visit us for the final day of the European Championships and are an excellent support crew! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1529780202720-DTFRVP6COLVOB2VI225R/IMG_4271%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Mattsee Sailing Club Junior Program club house. The kids just need to roll out their boats to the water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1528453782937-SRJRFXUW9ZTKJGKFD89C/IMG_3985%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Alex at Memorial Day Regatta Long Beach, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1528455065122-GIGPZ9MXZ4D6K9EZ8PGT/IMG_4012.JPG Latest News Britta and Finn Kuesler in front of their farm house built in 1777. Notice the black lines on the hull of the boat. These are showing the areas damaged in last year's collision with a Nacra 15 that I will have repaired this week at the German Nacra dealer near Hamburg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1537847515896-FEGEJFI5NAER2TBQB3AC/IMG_5239.JPG Latest News Alida and I on our way to Florida for the F18 World Championships stop for the first night in Arizona parked along two Saguaro spear cacti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1535136101996-HZE5TXG0T3R8EHLHHVBU/P8230024.JPG Latest News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1536433709829-TNO1UKODJMM75L2RF5UR/IMG_5089%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News The view towards our Nordic Championship regatta venue in Hanko, Finland. Hanko is at the southern tip of the country about 1.5 hours drive south of Helsinki. Our races are beyond most of the small islands but we still had to dodge some rocky islands at the edge of our race course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1536521544818-Y8IXX6EC3CRJX47S3PHL/IMG_5115%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News From left: 2nd place team Jacob Thun and Leff Dahl from Sweden; Steve and Matt; 3rd place team Mikko and Kirsikka Raisanen from Finland and also Finnish National Champions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1531680159503-FAAU7UQPABG6C0Y85LV3/European+Analysis+Rev+B.JPG Latest News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1528454476957-OHPAOK6J3CXHI1GMTEPY/Schedule.JPG Latest News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1533665556519-ENFUWO0VVLSGXQG8WESD/IMG_4694.JPG Latest News Boats rigged for a practice sail at Campione del Garda, Lake Garda, Italy with the steep cliffs towering over us. They built a parking garage at the base of the cliffs and then it was severely damaged when a boulder from the cliff fell on it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1528454942933-WUR59E7H8ZGJ4G9TN46N/IMG_4005.JPG Latest News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1529439637084-XEE5ZVGMMEB8JPD7VCYP/IMG_4217%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1529697322649-VP333ZQ8BCLMY0KGXX0N/IMG_4227%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News We have removed the trampoline to have the side webings replaced on both sides. This means a lot of work to re-rig all the bungee chords under the tramp when we get to Austria. But at least we should get better gas mileage driving down the Autobahn with no trampoline on the boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1536821256961-EY2CV9ZAON8WK094GE3R/IMG_5151%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Finnish Presidential palace where Trump and Putin met this past summer and many other US Presidents and Soviet leaders had summits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1530563853897-3G72Y5OOIGIUG1AAHN5Y/IMG_4384%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News The dismasted French boat returning to shore. The final race of the day is underway in the background. Even though the mast shroud had pulled completely out of the threaded connection into the fiberglass hull they were able to have it repaired and were sailing again on Monday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1532630545918-BSDD77R726TGPU6TNAZG/IMG_4645%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Our sailing venue for Travemunde Week. This picture was taken at 7:30 pm with boats still racing. On the far shore where you can see the small sails from the Finn class is where we will race once our races start. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1530563286293-N2MF4JS5AL8V770JT0ZI/IMG_4375%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Boats in pre-start maneuvers for a race on Sunday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1535135430093-0O1KVXWVBFE3XGP969XB/P8230018.JPG Latest News We rented this boat for a day of cruising around the islands and going from one beautiful swim spot to another. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1539652083210-IDP0GXMNLS8KKQW604DW/Windrush.JPG Latest News Brett Burvill and Max Putman on their Windrush F18 manufactured in Australia. Picture taken at the European Championships in July. We did not have this much wind for the first race of the Worlds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1531596713229-EKP6QCXOM9GQF4KJNQLT/image-asset.jpeg Latest News We taped the chart of the long distance race to our mainsail for easy reference. The chart was two-sided so we could see the other part of the chart through the window on the sail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1532876842042-YIO5IH5BVIR8R6IINZMC/image-asset.jpeg Latest News Travemunde Week F18 Award Ceremony: 1st Place: Justus Wolf and Max Said, 2nd Place Steve Stroebel and Matt Morris; 3rd Place: Helge Sach and Christian Sach The trophy glasses are filled with German chocolate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1529697249668-0IQ8QCQVFTBVUTYNFCUB/IMG_4267.JPG Latest News A view of our sailing venue at Mattsee Austria. The picture is taken from the hill which has an old palace no used as a restaurant. The roof in front of us is the top of the Mattsee Sailing Club where we enjoyed drinks Friday evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1529175176168-UG2S66UCF8HW9UDVDYHT/IMG_4190%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News A new decksweeper mainsail without a boom being used in this regatta for the first time. Notice the main sheet attached directly to the sail instead of normally to a boom. The bow stickers are for the sponsors of the regatta. Goslings is an excellent rum and if you haven't ever had any should try it. I loved my first Cuba Libre using Goslings this evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1534271516839-3R7FCLSHBF9DGR0G0FX6/IMG_4873%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Matt getting ready to de-rig our boat. Notice all the Nacra-15's still on the water sailing towards the boat ramp which was worse than a California freeway traffic jam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1534541532065-SUCOQJ49H0W1R1RPHE4V/IMG_4877%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Traffic jam at the boat ramp as Nacra-15's return from racing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1534103620310-MFY2GW3XXP4O33WP7JN1/IMG_4842%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Gravedona, Lake Como, Italy. Our sailing club is just on the other side of the old church and you can see a catamaran heading out. It is a cute coastal town with several good restaurant within walking distance of the sailing venue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1535135507651-HVTH4HUDT3TBHJCY2LY3/P8230016.JPG Latest News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1532463764406-BC9JW0OLYX9NLHYOES7L/German+U+Boat.JPG Latest News I just received this picture of the German U-Boat that steamed through our race course during Kiel week back in June. A Hobie 16 got too close to the boat and was lifted up by its bow wave. The submarine was going from the shipyard in Kiel to the German naval base near Eckenforde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1534448145548-VV4Z247JW507IH7GUWJ1/IMG_4864%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News The flags of all the 22+ countries represented at Nacra European Championships at Lake Como, Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1540664970090-QAP52RBXCA1ADJ92GMH8/IMG_5490%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News The Cata Cup crew completed loading the container with 11 boats heading to St Barths in the Caribbean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1536434062865-O2F5S9HH6O9HUY6PS9XS/IMG_5064%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Steve on our FinnLines ferry from Travemunde Germany to Helsinki, Finland. The trip takes 30 hours traveling at over 20 kts. We had a small cabin so we could sleep well for the two nights on the ship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1529779609901-TXYSOI5X3W80AT421Q5X/IMG_4276%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1534540520998-KFNQPA6RDMYQM6PSOCG7/20180817_190808.jpg Latest News The podium winners for the 2018 Nacra F18 European Championships. Matt and Steve in first place with a team from Netherlands the top European team, then Sven Lindstadt from Germany and a British team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1528454158055-Q3IV8Q9CTE5KOESGGD0F/Europe+Map+2018.JPG Latest News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1529175441639-04AJYTXIDGCFIAW3B2QR/IMG_4183%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Audi as one of the main sponsors for Kiel week has this awesome Nacra-17 in front of their showcase. Inside they feature one of their hot cars. The Nacra-17's will be racing the weekend after us and have 45 boats entered. The class is really taking off in Europe as people are starting Olympic campaigns for 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1538602093380-46Z5K3S9ZA40GBZ2J8UC/IMG_5427%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News While traveling across country we visit the USS Arizona battleship museum in Mobile, Alabama. Here we are parked in front of a B-52 bomber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1530390420322-VEAIVAJTY3OBEFLPC1LB/IMG_4303%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News 17 countries are represented at the 2018 European Championships with the assigned boat parking very well laid out. Launching the boats through the surf is fairly straight forward but coming back to the beach is tricky since the wind is on-shore. We have the turn the boat into the wind and then retrieve our boats backwards up the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1530391123490-L5Y0FN1VPN57PUAOIRH0/IMG_4314%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News One Italian team launching their Scorpion decksweeper boat into the waves. The skipper of this boat is the Coach of the Italian Sailing Team at Lake Garda. He was the crew on the winning boat at Lake Garda two years ago when I sailed there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1529006700023-DYS80TSHBK237YJK9LXL/IMG_4157%5B1%5D.JPG Latest News Alex working on rigging the mast. We removed all the rigging for the boat's storage over the winter. You can see in the background that we are missing a good sailing day. https://www.stroebelracing.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2020-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1574549617062-7ZFUV720HOW2LFDOPRZ7/IMG_7117%5B1%5D.JPG New Page Just before departing the beach for day 2 of racing. Notice the course chart that we have taped to the sail showing that we are going to race half way around the island and then return. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1573745508942-74Z2N4CYDSDJDQDM4D5J/IMG_6946.JPG New Page The completion of loading nine boats into the container at Sarasota Sailing Squadron in Florida. Each team provides one person and we all work together to load the container. It took us about 2 hours to load but that does not include the time to disassemble the boats. It was over 85 degrees Fahrenheit (29 Celsius) that day but it helped that we had the container parked in the shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1565171425729-55A9HG87HK6PTJOSVL1Z/Nacra+Worlds+2019+Day+2+Pic+3.jpg New Page Third race on Tuesday we round the final reach mark just ahead of ITA400. It is a race to get the spinnakers up and full. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1565171550034-8ECL4BP35GNIUQZ3EJYQ/Nacra+Worlds+2019+Day+2+Pic+4+Race+3+Last+Reach+to+Finish.jpg New Page Tuesday race three on the final downwind leg. We are able to sail lower than ITA400 and pull away from them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1562225408419-366HRWISSIMMQN6SERM8/Gold+Day+2+Upwind.png New Page Racing on Day 2 of the Gold Fleet - We only had two races today due to the threat of thunderstorms. Our finishes were 41 and 55 putting us in 57th place overall. Hopefully racing today on the Fourth of July will bring us good luck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1560694171337-1JH52JFKW7LP6OPE62CD/IMG_6276.JPG New Page Our Lindau boat launch ramp with driftwood we needed to remove. In the distance is the area where we raced. On Saturday that area was relatively clear of drift wood and our boat speeds were slow enough that we would not damage our bows or daggerboards. This harbor is right on the border with Austria and if we turned east we would be in Austrian waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1561581333755-DXYW0KSEDST4LS0LL9DZ/IMG_6362%5B1%5D.JPG New Page Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - Max also brought his street bicycle along for extra transportation and exercise. With our schedule here in Spain he should be able to get a gook bike ride in each morning. We went sailing this afternoon but the wind was light. We have made our reservation for boat measurement for Friday morning and are in the final preparation stages for the Worlds. There is a practice race on Saturday with the Opening Ceremony following in the evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1553727938696-14CURLPJ8099S7RN47ZZ/2019-nood-regatta-san-diego-day-2-1-25.jpg New Page Shortly after one of the Saturday NOOD Regatta starts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1565379401478-FOGNBIJJXGESXOQF76EF/IMG_6649%5B1%5D.JPG New Page Final results of the Nacra F18 Championships 2019 after four days of racing and 12 races with three lowest score discards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1560106450195-JY0NR84KDD664UQY4XU0/IMG_2633.JPG New Page Our arrival at our hotel/apartment in Scharbeutz, Germany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1559389250136-VBTJANT8MY1ZO5EQ55XV/Notebook+Cover+Picture.JPG New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1565032496509-OSZZHK7HHYTFC7TVFTBS/IMG_6632%5B1%5D.JPG New Page The historic church that is right next to the sailing club which we walk by each day where I say a prayer for good wind which worked today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1553728129270-F3Y145H3MAFO0GKL0QAO/Final+Results.png New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1560693877684-VVJ1YZEN22W9JIIT5ZJG/IMG_6272.JPG New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1574204205780-0KN2K9XEKJH5P07SWG13/IMG_7104.JPG New Page Our new advertising stickers have been applied to the boat. This is where we will park our boat for the duration of the regatta and our villa is a five minute walk from this beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1563827116302-8S5PT196OLCXPSXGDXQY/IMG_3320.JPG New Page Presenting the Mission Bay Yacht Club (MBYC) burgee to Antonio from Centro Vela Dervio in appreciation for their outstanding hospitality! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1561236707856-96PM27390QA5W60J9DME/Nacra+17s.png New Page Italian Olympic sailing team Nacra-17’s foiling catamarans inside the boat storage facility. They did not even need to take their sails down between training sessions saving a lot of time and they could work on their boats in the evenings and when it was raining. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1565809874754-7DIFGJUHGRC9AQA99H9F/Platform+Picture.JPG New Page First Place (in the middle): Italy 400, Elia Mazzucchi & Jacopo Lisignoli; Second Place: Netherlands 88, Sanne Wielenga & Niels de Haas; Third Place: USA 44, Steve and Max https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1563827312011-U4W8Z8U7N5U9QRFZ8PG2/IMG_3323.JPG New Page Max enjoying himself in the trapeze of a downwind leg of Sunday’s races. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1562916877462-9ZWYH69TFCSAH21S1ZBC/Blog+Traffic+by+Country+2019+07+12.JPG New Page Visits to this blog by country for 30 day period ending July 12, 2019. Sweden leads with 116 views, followed by US with 62 and Germany with 17. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1564605213581-SY16V0HNT5HLTIT452DR/Results+Travemunde+2019+Day+4.JPG New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1563353962420-W5JFY85AAWVB9BA17U0J/IMG_6507%5B1%5D.JPG New Page After our first day of sailing on Lake Como. We still have the stickers on our boat from the Worlds but will remove them before the Italian regatta this weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1561406598452-BSVRRU8IM436PYG5HQZH/IMG_6354%5B1%5D.JPG New Page We were the first boat to park in the newly established beach boat park though there were a number of boats that had arrived before us. Two Maesk 40 foot containers shipped from Australia with approximately 20 boats were already at the facility. Because Maresk sponsored the transport of the boats from Australia they have the single largest country contingent at these Worlds. Later in the day we went for our first sail in moderate wind on the Bay of Roses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1564240475684-GPYSO4FUMK95KMSVB7CB/IMG_6581.JPG New Page Junior sailing parents in the water to assist with getting all the Teeny boats out of the water in 25 kts of wind. The boats took down their mainsails before coming close to the ramp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1564947322577-0MO81A03ZKZOWW2X1G49/IMG_6626%5B1%5D.JPG New Page The mayor of Gravedona welcomes the participants for the 2019 Nacra World Championships. The Swedish flag is displayed for Max - the only Swedish participant and the US Flag for Steve the only USA participant. Other countries participating are: Italy, Germany, Poland, France, Monaco, Singapore, Great Britain, Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary and Spain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1573944689644-EKO787U6Z7YCDJYR0D92/PB160037.JPG New Page Max standing under the flight path for Julianna International Airport at St Maarten. This is a popular tourist attraction to swim right under the landing jets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1562139520030-DVBC5DV8Z71S4XQ5I91I/Gold+Day+1+Leaving+Beach.png New Page Gold Fleet Day 1 - Leaving the beach. Max incognito to protect from the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1562139599347-XHVR6MNXOCDBBDL4WP34/Gold+Day+1+Mark+Rounding.png New Page Gold Fleet Day 1 - Rounding the weather mark for the short reach to the offset mark where we set the spinnaker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1564948453222-OKH5ZQUWYKK9XFHCBITS/IMG_6621%5B1%5D.JPG New Page The launch ramp with a team of Belgium Nacra-15’s coming out of the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1561967261614-X627XVUEPW0N1ZS5NEFI/Start+Day+1.jpg New Page Start of one of the races on the Blue course on Day 1 of the F18 World Championships. You can see us in USA 44 near the middle of the picture. Max is wearing the white helmet on the other side of the jib. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1561236439483-0PX4QVG44ORAUJ20CYJ3/Alcatraz.png New Page View of the Campione del Garda sailing center and hostel where we trained for five days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1562917980733-YS30XULZGI9FXJ14KQDF/IMG_6498%5B1%5D.JPG New Page Left to right: Victor, Lennart, Isabell, Lena, and Max at the top of Mount Baldo overlooking Lake Garda. We had to take two cable cars to reach the 1760 meter (5,600 feet) summit where many para-gliders were launching to soar down to the lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1553728023996-NILDTHI4PHAT0ZWNOLWQ/IMG_5610.JPG New Page The F18 fleet members on the beach at Fiddler’s Cove Navy Marina on San Diego’s South Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1562139785424-JXYYKK2KMKLIYP5Q5ONR/Downwind.png New Page Gold Fleet Day 1 - Racing downwind with the town of L’Escala in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1565171216891-FAKPC294FL1MY3066UIQ/Nacra+Worlds+2019+Day+2+Pic+4+Race+2+First+Reach.jpg New Page This is race 2 after rounding the first weather mark. We are in fourth place with sail number 44 visible. In the lead is ITA 400, second is FRA 2030 (but the crew is from Switzerland), and in third place is NED 2020 which is a Nacra Infusion MK III. By the finish we had passed all three boats to place first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1561496173418-52ZHPLVIGKQXDBC0IL0A/Capsize+at+Beach.jpg New Page Tuesday, June 25, 2019 - We have capsized (intentionally) our boat on the beach in order to adjust the spreader angles to give us more power in the mainsail. After yesterday’s tuning session with the Finnish boat we were slow up wind and need more power in the light wind. We had a great sail this afternoon with about 20-30 boats on the water all sparing with each other. The wind was very variable but came up to about 11 kts while we were sailing. This evening we had a nice dinner with the Finnish team in L’Escala - a nice resort town on the coast just south of us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1560693670321-EDQ6HJET0PPGFARNK39K/IMG_6280.JPG New Page Driftwood removed from the harbor the previous day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1560021426526-3M5FPAJL15YEHRBDTAC0/IMG_6249%5B1%5D.JPG New Page Accepting the top prize for Scharbeutze Long Distance race (won by raffle since there was too much wind and the race was cancelled.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1560021976452-OIDAJACHQ10H3X3AWB81/IMG_6243%5B1%5D.JPG New Page The sentry standing guard outside our apartment in Scharbeutz, Germany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1561879276566-XG8D6O0K8XMONIBLNJY8/IMG_6368%5B1%5D.JPG New Page Windrush Edge Madness - The boat park seems to be overrun with the Edge F18 built by Windrush in Perth, Australia. A container load came from Australia plus many bought the previous year. This is Brett Burvill’s boat - a top contender for this years supper competitive fleet. It will be very interesting to see how the results for these Worlds with approximately 123 boats entered from 24 countries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1563827510786-B24OVEDS8S1GTMAZAH8U/IMG_3314.JPG New Page Relaxing between races on Sunday. Notice the small gap under the decksweeper mainsail that Max punched through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1574549747126-JJFLMN6PD4O342KXYKO7/IMG_4487%5B1%5D.JPG New Page Coming up to the finish line of the second race on day 1 where we placed 11th - so far our best finish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1561406071722-V1QS31Y41KEN0TBUZSKG/IMG_6352%5B1%5D.JPG New Page Monday, June 24, 2019 - We arrived yesterday at the regatta site for the F18 World Championships at the La Ballena Alegre resort north of Barcelona, Spain. Here is our designated boat parking spot on the beach. There are approximately 120+ boats entered that will shortly fill up this beach area. The practice race is on Saturday and the five days of racing starts on Sunday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1574204097115-HMFNLOW595NGE0VQ6HYU/IMG_7080.JPG New Page Max applying the finishing touches to the Kiton (The Best of the Best +1) logo to our mainsail. Kiton is a high end women’s and men’s clothing manufacturer in Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1560694434038-W66TEBW6Q6PVZU55N3X9/IMG_2728.JPG New Page Our “Extra Prize” – Traveled Furthest to the Regatta. A bottle of German pear schnapps! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1560196364878-U40HBAJUEO9DZPZK6XZG/IMG_6262.JPG New Page Some of our many friends on the Europe F18 race scene. Left to right: Steve, Max, Chrisch and Sanni from Hamburg, Germany (Chrisch wearing a NYPD Ball Cap) and Penny and Jan from Denmark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1564606411352-3GTH0BQBMJZ08MOZOOU2/image-asset.jpeg New Page View of Lake Como, Italy from our apartment balcony in Gravedona. The sailing club where we will launch the boat is just to the right off the picture and we will be racing south of this area on the lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1565106801017-KLPPYO1VZ52SOD4TRT1P/67937598_2341787859276173_2133309830721437696_o.jpg New Page Sailing downwind with the spinnaker on Day 1 of the Nacra World Championships, Lake Como, Italy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1563353345786-25C9D5TFWLY2YZM84EOD/IMG_6510%5B1%5D.JPG New Page Max getting ready to cycle along Lake Como standing in front of our cottage in Dervio, Italy. https://www.stroebelracing.com/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2020-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1602176032376-W0LURAC3T5V8LCYEC41X/Richmond+Results.JPG New Page Final Results https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1602175055121-17SROJ2DDJ69J6C3NISN/IMG_2149.jpg New Page Sunday Racing with the Cirrus R2 (Black Boat) and ourselves. Photo by Jeff Newsome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1602174083365-AQE8YCS8KCCANEAKOQU3/IMG_2089.jpg New Page Sunday Racing Team Stroebel/Leuck heading upwind with Team Foeb/Marfaing flying their spinnaker. Photo by Jeff Newsome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1602175175914-7MO61WSAAC5K46VWX0NZ/IMG_2148.jpg New Page Sunday Racing. Photo by Jeff Newsome https://www.stroebelracing.com/new-page-3 daily 0.75 2021-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625293522870-0U4GMJTLT38HBYVRAKFS/IMG_8350%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The new Goodall Akurra (an Australian Company) sailed by Patrick Belgium getting ready for weighing. This is another boat to watch for this championships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1632071144907-1ANUJ8H83EVWPSUPH5SJ/OS1C2328.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 1 Race 2: Most of the racing was downwind on day 1 but then we had a very long close reach in open water with wind up to 25 knots. We did very well on this leg. We moved into third place near the end but were passed by a former World Champion so finished 4th - our best finish during the raid and the windiest race. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1629923087078-OLNDXB5F2CJOJK0Q05RD/Picture+Patrick+No+Jib.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Patrick & Oliver from Belgium sailing without a jib on day 1 with USA 44 right on their heels. We passed them a little later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1624610232414-MGALNLSYO4UOGMISTLNX/IMG_8285%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Austrian Castle from the 1100’s that guarded the Inn river valley. This hanging bridge is about 700 meters over the valley floor, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625553708613-I4NQ4IWMPI267JOFDSN5/IMG_8376%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The dignataries of Formia attending our Opening Ceremony include the Naval and Port Officials who gave permission for us to use their harbor. Old Town Gaeta is in the background across the Bay of Gaeta. Notice the tapestry with the Coat of Arms for Formia. It looks to me like it could have been from Roman times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625640131143-Y5I6GI38J64UD09IFUHW/Pic+Day+1+Cirrus+901+reaching.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 1. The new Cirrus 901 with its radical bow shape reaching to the off-set mark getting ready for a spinnaker set. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627327144492-BN3LW2ZZ1IX08ZF0JI7S/IMG-3307.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Right after finishing a race on Friday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1632070235807-TVH7Q4XZRR5WYVW9FICA/DSC05823.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Just after the downwind start for Day 1 Race 2 off Sandhamn Island. We jumped to an early lead out the channel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625639443484-WQ3YMCROIJVVTT3F2YHW/Pic+1+reaching.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 1. Notice the capsized boat in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1632071332807-2RDVHQ0YQHNLL3C93FVU/OS1C2363.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 1 Race 2: Sailing through a channel with rocks and island close by typical throughout the Archipelago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1632071931020-SV2TNKOBOZSAR2K9BP6S/OS1C5590.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 3: Unsure which race passing through a narrow channel with a light house in the background. Steven has his head down looking at the iPhone strapped to this forearm checking the water depth ahead. We used Navionics charts downloaded to the iPhone and Steven did an awesome job navigating us through the challenging archipelago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1637684725486-EWDOFGCRG73579SI238E/IMG_9082%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Colin Baker and Steve at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625293243809-RAHX10FEM0FE22H407D3/IMG_8349%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The new Cirrus 901 with its radical hull design. This will be a boat to watch in this championships. Matthieu Marfaing who is the crew is a resident of San Diego County and also sails at Mission Bay Yacht Club with us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625148814832-FOYGBZC448MHT846R7SX/IMG_8338%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The view of the Bay of Gaeta from our Formia apartment “Aussie Dream House”. The Worlds will be held to the left of the area in this picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627327249437-U9SB6VMIIP37LLV2T0K0/IMG-3314.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Is this a submarine? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1632072109259-HSNW4THC8YFBKX1X32Q4/OS1C5921.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 4 Race 7: In the background is the open Baltic Sea with Finland over the horizon. This day was much lighter wind and at one point we were becalmed and started to consider to use our paddle but then the wind filled in from behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627325422024-P7GR00KMJAGRDX8J7MV5/P7220100.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Steve swimming through an arch just above the surface of the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1623872627546-ET652GF9WMMAPQQWVKZB/Evo+Assembly+1.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The two hulls waiting to be assembled with all the parts in the two cardboard boxes to the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1623872953055-9X3ISJQ2POC5604V3Q9Q/Evo+Assembly+4.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Rudders are installed with other rigging lying on the boat. The mast was assembled separately and is ready for stepping on the boat but we will not do that until Lake Garda next week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1632071848305-DA35JAQUQ7H9358IK5VV/OS1C4189.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 2 Race 4: Shortly after the start when boats are still close together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627844506626-HV12CE1ICOEC6FKMS5RN/Travemunde+Results+2021+Day+4+Final.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Final Travemunde Week Results 2021 F18 Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625639615908-CU6BRE6VO8L91AMYSAQG/Pic+Day+1+ITA+Dramatic+Capsize.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 1. Dramatic capsize by Italy. The crew is nowhere in sight. The probably were sent flying forward into the water when the boat pitchpoled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627327703406-Z6R15I4EX5NMJBZZJL8N/IMG-3315.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Steven out in the trapeze going downwind leading the blue spinnaker boat to the leeward gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1630265403206-VJDD6R9XOO8D5S8P7HTD/Statistics+Table+for+Blog.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625293044452-VZKQRQGN2135NKVH93QE/IMG_8346%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Our boat in the measurement tent. The inspector is preparing the stamp our boat that it passed inspection. Olivier Bovyn, President of F18 International class is in the background. Steven is happy that we don’t have to carry lead on the boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1632071466554-6F833H2RB00KNDZ1W5ML/OS1C3558.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 2 Race 3: A lot of boats converge on a narrow channel between several islands. It was in this channel that we hit rocks with both our dagger boards. Luckily the boards were up very high and we were moving fairly slowly having just jibed so one dagger board was hurt on the bottom giving it a saw like jagged edge and small dings in the other dagger board. We could continue to use the boards for the rest of the raid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625462204884-FR9L595UUO4ADP73E2LD/IMG_8358%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Rigged ready for the final day of racing in the Italian local regatta. Notice flags of all 23 countries present flying around the boat park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1624610007956-W8HVKNMA9M7N4PXNN0GA/IMG_8309%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Our freshly assembled boat ready for its first sail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627325031324-CQO5V9JCHKAO95UPY8KG/P7220021.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out What perfect swimming form by Steven underwater around the Isle of Capri off Naples, Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627326379626-3LRT57CHG8J638WGYF56/Florence.jpg 2021 News - Make it stand out Steven climbed a hill to get this great picture of Florence, Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1628754590727-EYD6XIBKJ3LITSE147JQ/IMG_8575%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Enjoying a Hofbrau beer from Munich in the Hafbrau Haus in Berlin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1623610805563-SK054OFCOQXFSNY2EHLF/IMG_8209%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out My 2012 Nacra Infusion after being in storage in a barn for almost two years due to Covid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627677744645-XDSOY5CM06RDURXTF3VK/Travemunde+Results+2021+Day+1.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625294589437-SYB7NDZU012YB9C5ULHV/IMG_8342%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The USS Mount Whitney, flagship of the US Sixth Fleet which covers the Mediterranean Sea. The Mount Whitney is homeported here in Gaeta. This picture is for my father to enjoy who was twice stationed on the Sixth Fleet flagship during his 30 year navy career; first from about 1952-54 and second time from 1965-1967. During the second period the flagship homeport move to Gaeta so I lived in Gaeta for 6 months as a 13-year-old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1632071724201-RKNNVRS51MXNV4I9UEYX/OS1C3654.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 2 Race 3: Heading into another channel. Notice the wind is very gusty with one boat healing from a strong gust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1623611332406-9B3WXAKYVWA0S2QEOOYE/IMG_8212%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The Mission Bay Yacht Club (MBYC) burgee hanging in the Sonderborg Yacht Club from my and Matt Morris visit in 2017 to sail in the Danish F18 Championships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625639311432-VU1SYE31JCKTJA2TTYH0/Pic+2+Day+1+after+start.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 1 after the start. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1624818279561-M396OYDFH1XR51TQG72E/IMG_8321%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Boat is rigged ready to go for the first day of races. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1624131664100-U18HFEFPKN39S9I7DAZ1/IMG_8256%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The view from our dinner table Friday evening - the Wurzburg Marienberg Fortress. We walked to the top on Saturday and toured the well preserved 13th-century fortress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1624721531896-OVQ0WGKMJ94AGB8NAJEK/IMG_8317%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The new Akurra by Goodall - an Australian F18 company. This boat is sailed by the Sach Brothers, former F18 World Champions and they are parked right next to us. They will be easy to spot on the race course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627327333979-I5FDEB4GN0WCWNP5TDFN/IMG-3317.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Just before arriving at the off-set mark I am starting to go onto the trampoline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627325594565-FUXOO5C6PXCGE6FJE3QH/P7220104.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Steven going through the arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625518642033-FECU88B6CBYDWOHPQHWX/IMG_8373%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Our little opening ceremony parade through the main shopping street in Formia, Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1623872732521-AERTVMVYT14IMHZW0KA1/Evo+Assembly+2.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out First step is to install the forward and aft cross beams to the hulls with eight bolts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1624131467844-UZQXS2IOOFLNZOA41VZF/IMG_8245%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The new boat loaded and ready to find some water and wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1632070676890-GMQ6VIP49177CLBMOYMX/OS1C1675.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Race 1: Patrick and Oliver from Belgium sailing a brand new Goodall Akurra suffer breaking both daggerboards after hitting rocks at full speed. They obtained the grinder from the equipment safety boat to cut the daggerboard so they could remove it from the trunk. Patrick and Oliver recovered from their first day mishaps to win the Raid for the first time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1624131343731-XK3KSDDY3WDDEN8NJPTY/IMG_8243%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Easiest loading of an F18 onto the trailer that I have experienced - the Nacra forklift truck lifted it for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625338351858-6V6F6253QRFUICB1R1WS/IMG_8332%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Another picture of the new Cirrus 901 with its radical hull shape. We all are very interested in seeing how this boat performs. In what other sport can ordinary sailors and elderly people (in age not spirit) like me be on the same race course with former World Champions and Olympians introducing new boat designs? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627326230392-MKNVKR1YU1FN0L7RE2RP/image_50593281.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Rome, Italy - Steven visiting the Vatican https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625461991303-4PKV62DUE38IGC53IPF4/IMG_8356%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out An Italian Hobie Wildcat that was severely damaged in a collision on Saturday. The owner was looking for a boat the charter for the regatta since this boat is not repairable. We had two near collisions during the practice races This is one reason some people avoid the practice races because they do not want to risk this happening to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1632070925866-PLB3XC1Z5MPGJMW36A4U/OS1C1827.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Each day we stop for lunch at a beach on an island for about 1.5 hour break before starting the second race of the day. This is the first day beach on Sandhamn island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625518458610-32MSXUOGZ87IU6VNJJ6Y/IMG_8367%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The three competitors from California with our flag carrier. He was so proud to be the US flag carrier. Left to right: Steve Leuck, Steve Stroebel, Matthieu Marfaing who is sailing on the new Cirrus 901. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1623872824644-XNO4ZS648F1ZIDGV4EFH/Evo+Assembly+3.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Next is to install the trampoline which has a bottom level. Most of the control lines need to be rigged between the two layers of the trampoline. This took the most time of the boat rigging process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625087975231-CTOVYBFI06E5V7RGBYSI/IMG_8330%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The winners of the 2021 German National Open Championships https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1632070466876-LYIDVDFL9ZQT0PRA8I7V/OS1C1608.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out German boat stuffs their bows in Race 1. Wind is 15-20 kts. Not sure if they were able to save from a complete capsize. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625639866563-62G6EUDS02G6JTL6VWF8/Pic+Day+1+Spin+Old+Town+Gaeta.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 1 Second Race. Going downwind with Old Town Gaeta in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625518163155-XW9HIXF7V6U9ZD5QPSU7/IMG_8361%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out The Austrian boat with the broken mast and spinnaker pole. Fortunately the Nacra support trailer is at the event with spare masts and spinnaker poles so they will be on the water tomorrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625518300264-VDJB0LM3CAY047ZXR743/IMG_8363%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Bad damage to a new Nacra Evolution sailed by a top French team. They were working on the boat tonight and I am sure it will be on the water tomorrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627844762574-MRYG88AVI2UMKFH5RRFK/IMG_8484%5B1%5D.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Steven and Steve with our 4th place finish awards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1626040347137-SRL5VYTTXH09S0CZ3J6V/Pic+Day+5+From+F18+Website.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 5 racing. Picture that was posted on the International F18 Web site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1625639538949-ZEY8ATBG9XMH9AVAYN4N/Pic+Day+1+Spin+Set.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Day 1. Steven getting ready for a spinnaker set. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1627325255703-Q62BXM16MT4NWZS6L0SA/P7220092.JPG 2021 News - Make it stand out Steven driving our boat through an arch through an island off of Capri. https://www.stroebelracing.com/new-page-4 daily 0.75 2023-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1661643056625-F41MV35WX8JKV2L26R9O/USMHC+Day+3+Results.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1660631663895-4UA4G3VP5E0UFPJHVYDT/IMG_0784.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out The F18 banner signed by all the F18 participants presented to Steve & Steve and the poster for a regatta in September that features us in front of the F18 fleet taken during the Scharbeutz regatta in June. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1657307485963-5WVR7VBNZ7DAKV8ELT5S/IMG_0375.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out When we arrived at the beach on Friday a mother Swan with her six ugly ducklings blocking our access to the water. The father swan is further away to the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1663166084653-OWRXGA36L19RDABSP7ND/IMG_0865.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Beautiful Canandaigua Yacht Club overlooking the area where we raced. Saturday was wonderful weather but Sunday had more wind with continual rain so it was cold sailing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1654629884047-8162F1OJ0RMADLTPJB9G/IMG_0218.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Inaugurating our trophy glasses with Jack & Cokes in our cut apartment in Scharbeutz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1660631435613-JZ4RH3ZF94IZFXEZ5ZMF/IMG_0781.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out The 2022 Movenstein Regatta Podium: 2nd Place: Daniel Paysen, Nico Heinrich; First Place: Jesse and Sven Lindstaedt; Third Place: Steven and Steve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1660287670853-BTO7DGTE6MJ4ZZGKI0OW/IMG_0767.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Steven pointing where to go for the nest mark of the course. Notice the iPhone strapped to his left arm which is what he used to Navigate. Sometimes it was very stressful trying to do the navigation while on the trapeze wire and trimming the mainsail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1656445100685-UV98K4UO1L83ST8GGKPL/German+Champ+Results+Day+1.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out German Championship Results Day 1 after two completed races in heavy wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1662418308388-Y6KAMK4ZSJPUJ9UG0ZMA/2022_Multihull_Champs__PLINE-158.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Crossing the finish line for race 3 on day 2 where we placed first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1653852698499-GLLRM75B8RJ009HGQH0M/IMG_0186.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1657308048739-1VNSVUIATS8STMRZY132/IMG_0384.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Top five teams at the 2022 European Open Championships Lake Garda, Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1660287533169-VZFBBHLLCP5TK9SARR5M/IMG_0714.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out This was our first stop on the Raid at the Island de Brehat. It is currently close to low tide. Notice on the rocks how high the water goes at high tide. The tidal range is 12-14 meters (36-42 feet). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1657048308545-IFWE5CDAK6IY5IYGL9P1/97fa9b63-5f4a-4d02-9556-160cc7784aeb.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Boat 131 had its spinnaker pole broken during a thunderstorm Monday evening when another boat was blown over with its mast falling on the spinnaker pole’s foreguy line. The mast was also bent during the process so that boat did not race on Tuesday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1653582455450-Z7B9QVPLE2XGTB8I59DL/IMG_0141.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out This is how our sailing venue looked in the mornings when we arrived. Good sailing wind usually did not come up until 2:00 pm or later. Notice the snow capped mountains in the distance. This picture is facing south towards the bay off Thessaloniki, Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1656685406712-7YT0I6ZLFQUPG9H13OWD/IMG_0304.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Left to right Mitch & Jordie Booth (2), Nicolaj Bjornholt & Cedric Bader (1), Allan Norregaard & Jannie Jarvinen (3), Severin Gramm & Ravi Parent USA (4), MaxPuttman & Brett Burvill (5) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1655657562807-QBMHO871WEWYBP2BV5OW/IMG_0261.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Final results for the 2022 Italian National Championships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1652643183285-FVFQGL7ALHZQR34RXYWG/IMG_0085.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Steven relaxing before the award ceremony with our boat in the background at the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1662417907651-6RT3O8K4BK0YML009FP7/2022_Multihull_Champs__PLINE-317.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Wearing silver medals at awards ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1653581987424-2UHFVWHGVVKQRMLP9O44/IMG_0147.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Kostas during one of the white board talks while the wind was light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1653583643224-CRNQCKRA5RLW4MOP2DLB/IMG_9914.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out An early celebration of my father’s birthday at the best BBQ restaurant in San Diego - Phil’s BBQ with my brother Tom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1661559237798-MDFADYYH1I8H2NSWIE9R/USMHC+Day+2+Results.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1655922341639-OP1D6M4K7QPQ9MI5LCLC/76d6193c-9b11-40d2-84aa-a4e1df1db722.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Picture of the race course taken from our hotel by the hotel owner who was excited to have a competitor staying with him. We are with the red spinnaker heading downwind on one of the races on Sunday - last day of the regatta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1655400306560-1MU1GAT4H7XX8VGY6TG3/IMG_0232.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Steven on the balcony of our hotel room overlooking our sailing venue on Lake Garda. In the background to the right of Steven is Campione another excellent sailing facility where I have sailed several times previous years. Lake Garda is one of the best sailing oriented locations in the world! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1657998428890-REXOGPIMFUGVNY63GDYB/P7140012.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Steven swimming near the bow of a shipwreck bulk carrier off the coast of one of the Croatian Islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1653757493841-EAKBP5AQENQ5EJLQZ78J/IMG_0180.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out The crowded boat rigging area after the first day of racing in Calambrone, Italy. The only other non-Italian boat at the regatta from Germany is parked right next to us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1660287913853-ZPPL05AAMNSG872CT17N/IMG_0746.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Pointing to the Mission Bay Yacht Club (San Diego) hanging on the wall at the Erquy yacht club. Besides Steve & Steve we have Olivier Bovyn President of F18 International Class and regatta chair for the Costarmoricaine Raid and his wife Francoise. It is a yacht club tradition to exchange burgees and we also receive the Erquy club’s burgee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1657308573706-D1WODLD3B2S99G09XYEC/IMG_0386.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out The flags of the top three nations at the European Open F18 Championship: USA, Australia and Belgium hosted up the mast of a F18 while the Stars Spangled Banner (US National Anthem) was played. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1658772741372-F963N291LOWETV9XJFIW/IMG_0618.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Standing in front of the burial crypt for Bavarian King Ludwig II, the most famous Bavarian King who built the castle that Walt Disney based the Disneyland castle on. In the same crypt were several Dukes that had ruled Zweibrucken, Steve’s Mom’s home town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1657999775550-LGMEXFGGTNU2B1HREA5H/IMG_2904.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out We drove out rental power boat into this abandoned Yugoslavian Navy Base which was carved into the side of a mountain. We found three tunnels like this and drove into each one of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1652385092259-KOZIEWR6T1YNN0K9H85B/IMG_0055.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out After returning from our first sail in Europe this season. The boat performed very well with no problems. Notice the picturesque Croatian town in the background that we sailed by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1656270926144-GX7L8CV598VXJ4HNZVN4/Italian+Nationals.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out The start line for one of the Italian Championship races. We had a poor start behind many boats as you can see from USA 44’s position. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1657308146002-CVWCIPXHOOHE1J14VLE6/Europeans+Day+3+Pic+2+Start.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out USA 44 launched off the start line for race 3 or 4 on Thursday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1655400530359-KLX75WP6JPDKKW9L3BC8/IMG_0236.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Out boat is rigged prior to our first practice sail on Lake Garda. The wind is fairly light today but we had periods of double trapezing upwind and good speed with one hull out of the water downwind. Notice thunderstorms building in the background to the right in the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1657999497336-ZTQAQVI4UXYM6YKOA6WB/IMG_0419.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out At the overlook of Lake Vransko which is the largest natural freshwater lake in Croatia. In the background are the islands off of Murter where we sailed the first raid regatta of this season in May so we are very familiar with the islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1654629510466-0SENOS4PAJLENFPXPLV7/IMG_0211.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Steven posing in front of the beach where we launch our boats for the Ostseepokal. With the relatively warm and sunny weekends the beach was packed with sunbathers when we return in the afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1654026854945-11VQ7RODZCBY6X57MYQV/IMG_0198.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out We crossed from Italy into Austria today through the Brenner Pass. Here we were taking a side road through the Austrian Alps. We had great views of the Zugspitze mountain (not the mountain in this picture) which is Germany’s tallest mountain at 2,962 meters (9,500 feet). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1648933960946-DW1APHEAFKW06PZ2BIN7/Upwind1.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Right after the start for a Saturday race with the Coronado Bridge in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1652641441395-YXSU5YOL3AACJ9LO3XRR/IMG_0101.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out 7th Murter Challenge Podium: 1st Place - Klaus & Bettina Dreier from Austria with 10 points; 2nd Place - Christian Vettori & Maurizio Stella from Italy with 12 points; 3rd Place - Steve Stroebel & Steve Leuck from USA with 20 points https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1653852833895-PT10IZIFXWRSW85GG0VT/IMG_0185.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out The final results after 4 races with one throw-out race of the Calambrone Italian regatta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1655922600511-GIBUA0LJSFJHS1YQ9M02/IMG_0272.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out The Lake Garda beach scene about 100 yards (meters) from our apartment. This is where we will have nine days of racing over the next three weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1652642993935-SCK599J5PHOBEJR6RVPQ/IMG_0107.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out While packing the cat box I noticed a helmet that I have not used for many years so decided to donate it to the Croatian club’s youth program. They asked that we put USA 44 and autography the helmet so the youth would be even more interested in wearing the helmet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1662418407332-5Q62ZPXZCV2W61V6VA6S/2022_Multihull_Champs__PLINE-280.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Steven raising the spinnaker on day 3 of the regatta held on Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1660287796107-RKLY2H52HSH51853N74X/IMG_0766.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Sailing on a close reach off the coast of Brittany, France. Notice the windward daggerboard is totally out of the water and there is only a small part of the port rudder in the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1655494678037-ATSSVX6RLPDQ7JIYAWEW/IMG_0251.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Score sheet for Day 1 of the Italian National Championships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1654974789388-YXNNDI6792TXNIL2V6ZW/IMG_0225.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Steven standing by the entrance to the Skovshoved Sejlklub harbor entrance. The ramp where we launch our boat is in the upper left corner of the picture. As you can see we had nice weather today unusual for Copenhagen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1652642810294-HLIP8VU8MPTG3OIA8DNV/Austria+3+duel.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out The Murter champion team from Austria; Klaus & Bettina Dreier going upwind on Day 2 with us in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1664078004682-C3RYJGO2YSJZC5QQ2S12/IMG_6065.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Nico sailing the Nacra-17 foiling catamaran at the Nacra 17 World Championship in Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1656271627121-28UGMXJ9RKRQS3ARM4UV/Italy+Champs+Day+1+Race+1+Downwind.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Italian Championships Day 1 Race 1 USA 44 in the lead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1662418232554-GRAJJ12GJA7K4T6UY7GU/2022_Multihull_Champs__PLINE-156.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Approaching the finish line for race 3 of day 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1659471260093-3T7NF0P1VSK3EIBIZR5J/IMG_0693.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Steve on the coast at Erquy, France with the waters where we will be sailing the raid behind him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1655922469375-FWOZS3K0LC4HGJIVRFHG/IMG_0269.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out The first time Steven is captain of a F18 sailing singlehanded from Brezone to Arco on Lake Garda a distance of about 12 nautical miles. He was able to get there quicker by boat than I was by car with the beach wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1652818828444-OQDUQO80SUNJJC4YZ3LZ/IMG_0117.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out On the balcony of our hotel room overlooking Lake Ohrid from the city of Pogradec, Albania. It is always a challenge to find lodging with sufficient room to park the boat trailer. This was an unusual situation where we could be in a city hotel with the boat parked outside. Normally I have to find a hotel outside the city because most European city hotels have either garage parking or no parking available. We had some late afternoon thundershowers so the sky is a little overcast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1659243575358-7B711DWBY77C2E6HR23T/Travemunde+day+3+Scores.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1656960951567-PY5KWWVJ358JCFJREWHU/IMG_0348.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out We have a new launch location right at the beach which is much more convenient. Notice the swan with her five ugly ducklings swimming on the lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1651746609799-Z77LBP7AX1KU769NGL29/IMG_9953%5B1%5D.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Charles Froeb’s (on bottom) and my F18 in storage for the summer at my daughter’s house in Stanfordville, New York ready for us to pick up in mid-August to then go to two regattas in Newport Rhode Island - only a 3 hour drive away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1661476415772-WIYMBCOFJSU49EW8BBDH/USMHC+Day+1+Results.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1654629641174-7XE1EPEJK5OGCRNUYJP0/IMG_0216.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out The Ostseepokal F18 Class podium winners. Left to right Nico Heinrich & Daniel Paysen 2nd place on Scorpion; Sven and Jesse Lindstaedt 1st place on Nacra Evolution; Steve & Steve 3rd place on Nacra Evolution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1652298995834-KD31GDCW1PJBHSPSQWY5/IMG_0051.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Boat is rigged on the beach at the Jezera resort in Murter, Croatia. A Swiss/German team is returning from a practice sail in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1662418008043-NFI3RNNWXFZ9SZY4YZ1Q/2022_Multihull_Champs__PLINE-126.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Day 2 downwind racing in the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1662418152009-GOWW56EUVK2EGA3NUZKP/2022_Multihull_Champs__PLINE-148.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Sailing downwind in the ocean for Day 2 of the championships which was our best day placing 2-2-1-2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1658772982965-1NFE46KXHLNBK98L3S6A/IMG_0650.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out We tested to see if our 3-person tent would fit on the boat trampoline which it does. This will be where we will be sleeping for four nights during the Raid regatta in France the first week of August. The boat will be on the beach and sleeping on the trampoline will be much more comfortable than sleeping on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1659471394794-863VPCPIOQOHG4WQYGFP/IMG_0687.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out The Erquy harbor with the tide half way out. The tide can fluxuate 14 meters (42 feet) here and will give us some challenges when sailing the raid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1652818678371-T4KRG19MQEA1ACTBG7TO/IMG_0109.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Our dinner location on a river that flows into Shkodra Lake in Montenegro where we spent the night in a cabin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1657306013319-M3SQ3ZQDFWAFFRPL090K/European+Final+Results+Top+17.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Final score sheet after 12 races with only one discard during the qualifying races (1-7) for the top 17 boats. We placed 31st but had front row seats to watch the titans of F18 racing battling to win this Championship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1653582104629-O03B119QD202LXVBEZWN/IMG_0143.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Danny explaining to Steven how to adjust the luff chord tension on a spinnaker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1660295647956-KKN7D6XRGSETML5L6HDJ/image+%289%29.png 2022 News - Make it stand out Steven pointing where to go along the Bittany coast. We had five days of beautiful weather and no rain which is very unusual for this area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1662418495763-19R3NNRFADIJJ6851UH6/2022_Multihull_Champs__PLINE-287.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Sailing upwind along the Jamestown shore on day 3 of the Championships. It was risky going too close to the shore because there were many hidden rocks just under the surface of the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1661738791288-K3WJ847LDM46IDY2X523/USMHC+Day+4+Final+Results.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1657219863057-9772PE9S89EK98J3O8E5/IMG_0374.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Score sheet for top 17 boats after first day of Gold fleet racing. Three or four more races to go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1662418084883-472DUZJSY2I5BWH5E1K5/2022_Multihull_Champs__PLINE-141.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Right after the start on Day 2 of the Championships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1659122596813-48PLVADLRTL2G3MNWGSB/IMG_0667.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out 2022 Travemunde Week F18 race results after two days (8 races) of the four day regatta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1660295011829-RTKSJZ93OX45U0US2Q3E/image+%288%29.png 2022 News - Make it stand out The Costarmoriciane Raid podium. Left to right: Third Place: Steve Stroebel, Steve Leuck, First Place: Nicholas Touchot, Alexander Hamel, Second Place: Boc-Ho, Arthur Boc-Ho, Sebastien Tessier. In the boxes are fresh Brittany oysters which were also served as an appetizer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1658772889005-Z8J2VG76GGFBL6LJ23S2/IMG_0602.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Enjoying a liter of beer at the Munich Hofbrau House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1657308277576-FCHLWRNJBQZU84KI36J7/Europeans+Day+3+Pic+1.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Going upwind on Thursday towards the cliffs where the wind is the strongest. Notice the local road right along the cliffs. The blue boat is Patrick Demesmaeker from Belgium who placed 3rd in the regatta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1663166182727-KURR55JUUEOWV5GNCJRZ/IMG_0869.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Myself and Brennon Blodgett hold up the trophy we just won with Chris the regatta chair. The trophy goes back to the 1970’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1656271702931-F5I5QTGCKZE6TRXAIETU/Italy+Champs+Day+1+Race+1.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Italian Championships 2022 Day 1 Race 1 USA 44 crosses the finish line in first place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1665694091911-BP530H8XPY1CJBHOIT6D/IMG_0955.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out On Clearwater Beach waiting for the wind to come up. Notice that we were assigned bow number 44 which is also our sail number which is nice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1657179916317-G9314ZRIU3UBE0KS57FZ/IMG_2773.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out On the final reach leg to the finish line for the third race on Tuesday with country mate Charles Froeb directly behind us. We placed 14th and 15th in that race. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1655582648361-NC7OD37OXDHXS7495KBJ/IMG_0252.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Score sheet for Day 2 of the Italian National Championships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1650768836761-J9X80V095W9AHRWQT95U/IMG_9947%5B1%5D.JPG 2022 News - Make it stand out Parked in front of my brother’s home in Corrales, New Mexico for a short visit. We are driving two F18s to the East Coast with Charles Froeb’s boat on the bottom and mine on top. I have placed the new USF18 logo on my truck to advertise the class as we are driving 2,800 miles (4,500 km) diagonally across the USA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1653582706223-ZE02HT67C6LF0PVP7EVO/IMG_0136.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Steven working on tensioning the battens on the new 1D sails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1652474765783-Q4ZQUURB2I29WC2EB6J2/IMG_0072.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out Under tow to get in barely before sunset after a long day of racing for the Murter Challenge in Croatia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1655054106056-NPLN0GFVRDM5XO6MWK2N/IMG_0229.jpg 2022 News - Make it stand out In the Royal Danish Yacht Club receiving the first place in the Highlander Cup for F18s. Prize is a nice cloth carrying bag with a blanket inside. https://www.stroebelracing.com/2023-latest-news daily 0.75 2024-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/b869bba1-aaa5-4c7e-a9af-302072941b58/IMG_2323.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/cbd50ccf-07d9-4626-8646-c738e9ec12b7/IMG_1741%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out Nico at the first overlook off Croatian water we stopped at just north of where we are sailing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/db185f76-88f3-43e9-9d7c-4bd2f16553b2/IMG_2264.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out My new trailer license plate: ZW = Zweibrucken F18 and my sail number 44 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/c061b7a0-b928-485a-854e-d9536217210c/P7240030.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out Lars and Olin heading downwind shortly after the windward mark in race 2 where they finished 4th. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/678f4fc6-01eb-4afc-8ee8-679f43cafbf5/IMG_2128%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out The 2023 F18 Worlds Podium: 1) Emil Jarudd and Rasmus Rosengren from Sweden, 2) Glavin Colby and Kai Colman from Australia, 3) Brett Burvill and Max Puttman from Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/cba2f233-2581-4db1-b9b4-a0ffa4cdd677/IMG_2055.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out Olin and Lars Guck watch as Olivier Bovyn, F18 International Class President, inspects their hull for water before weighing the boat. We weigh the boats in a tent to keep us dry and avoid wind affects on the weighing accuracy. After the boat is weighed with all the equipment on-board the sails are taken to the table in the background for checking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/2155a3fa-13c1-4681-a289-a899dc6cff73/Z8B_7643.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out With the North American Champions Charles Froeb and Matthieu Marfaing holding the San Francisco Yacht Club burgee. Laurent Beaulieu, President of F18 Canada is to the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/174c14f8-e40d-4204-9dd7-1c5c7e52617b/P7250076.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out Olin hoisting the spinnaker coming around the second weather mark in the race. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/02919384-0ea6-47ea-b761-6a0db92b30dc/IMG_1996%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out Olin waiting for the wind to come up in the shade under an olive tree. The boat in the background is a Tornado which used to be the Olympic Class catamaran. This boat came from the Czech Republic but there were not enough boats to race so they did recreation sailing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/3254bc7e-da13-4c3c-a470-ab4aaf5657df/Z8B_3580.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out Shortly after one of our good starts near the pin end of the starting line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/3c902035-eee7-4d55-b255-f6394e14bcbb/IMG_1747%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out The view to Krapanj Island. This is the 200 meters we had to sail/paddle across to reach the Island. The passenger ferry is at the dock which takes people across once an hour. There is one F18 from Switzerland on shore to the left of the ferry boat. Our apartment is to the right of the flag pole so we have only a two minute walk to the boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/b82e05b4-f6ac-4f24-8a0f-5d9b0753dd7b/IMG_1726%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out Nicolas with a Croatian castle from the 1500’s in the background. This was our overnight spot southwest of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. For dinner we had a huge Croatian combo plate of different meat and vegtables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/275332a9-c339-4d0e-b212-8923469ae18a/IMG_2293.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out Traveling rig driving cross country 2,800 miles with two boats. I get many wierd questions out west about what are they? Are those boats? Can you fishing with them? What are those black things? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/ed0a4b7c-7cd2-4be7-9fc1-579f0241b5ff/IMG_2197.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out Thomas ready to go sail today after the rain showers passed through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/b7b5268c-7374-4d89-be05-85b39d6260b3/IMG_1755%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out The harbor parking area for the F18s. The blue and white Windrush built in Australia is the top German team at the regatta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/e42beb42-a9d2-475d-9145-f2df81abeed3/IMG_1744%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out After waxing the boat in Croatia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/19e346f6-c741-423d-acdd-d546ae4fa0fb/P7240021.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out Ravi and Henry heading down wind in race 1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/8e70b493-066a-4654-aa3b-4cf8d1c19169/Birthday+Cake.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out My surprise birthday cake from James Melvin. Good thing he put my sail number (44) on the cake instead of my age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/21af8d43-36d6-4170-b21f-33f32f2ebeda/IMG_2183.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out The 2023 German Champions: 1) in the middle Jesse (helm) and Sven Lindstaedt, 2) on the right Fabian and Manuel (helm) Wunderle, 3) on the left Dirk Bleiker (helm) and Fabian Syring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/739e623f-666d-473c-a4d5-a03ccedb72e4/IMG_2028%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out Olin Guck with the new black trampoline installed on the boat whereas my trampoline is grey with kickers. You can see many other boats in the background rigging to go for a sail today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/29d9f777-48b3-4f73-ad3f-6f6c25e3ad84/Gottard+Pass+Olin+and+Steve.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out Steve and Olin in St Gotthard’s pass in Switzerland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/e08e7bf5-4612-4809-ad61-bb70678fef04/IMG_1995%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out Boats rigging with Lake Como in the background. The water in the picture is where we raced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/6c556625-d77b-4906-bfe0-7fe8fd253cac/P7260001.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out Olin and Lars waiting for the start of the first race on day 3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/205b20c1-19cf-41e8-a995-208c08f680fe/P7250134.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out The only two USA boats in the regatta rounding the weather mark one after another in the final race of the day. Ravi earned sail number one because he was the top US sailor for 2022 and the Gucks earned sail number 2 because they were the second best time in the US for 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/2452cf06-4a7d-4ccc-b429-3be9c4e27a66/IMG_1757%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out The harbor plaza area where we store our boats. The local sailing club is just getting stated in its first yar and they are building a club house behind the green shutters. Our boat is parked directly behind the club house. Our apartment is a two minute walk to the right and the grocery store is just beyond it so everything is very convenient. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/65f5ee07-8735-4a01-bed6-45c3aa041f20/IMG_2175.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out You can see how glassy the water is with no wind on the second day of the German Championships. The wind forecasts have been very inaccurate during the entire time I have been in Travemunde this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/71b9b80b-feda-4c89-80ed-c7699d697ce4/P7250043.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out The Gucks in USA 2 near the leeward end of the starting line shortly after the start fighting to keep clear air from the Goodall boat to windward of them. Italy 11 is to leeward of them. ITA 11 raced against us on Lake Como and so far is doing very well at this Worlds - their first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/a2043b6c-7b40-484e-a64e-8663986f8d0d/IMG_2004%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out The all Italian podium with awards going to fifth place. On Sunday the lake was full of kite surfers and you can see one kite in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/ee856163-68f1-4743-b84f-5b939cee8363/IMG_1756%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out German Goodall C2 F18 preparing to launch from the launch ramp in the harbor area for a practice sail. One half of the boats will utilize this ramp while the other half launch off a beach on the south side of Krapanj island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/68ad4bb2-aabf-407a-9d01-b5945e2f1467/IMG_2029%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out Ravi Parent and Henry Lee rigging their Nacra Evolution before launching. Ravi has sail number USA 1 because he is the top US sailor based on last years’ worlds results. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/46b6f73b-1aeb-45f1-8863-0bee6b7e8cb7/IMG_2032%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out Ravi holding the boat as the beach wheels are put away by Henry. The German Sach brothers (previous F18 Worlds Champions) and a contender for this year’s Worlds on their home waters departing for a training clinic. The Finn Lines ferry ship is departing Travemunde heading to Finland which is about an 18 hour journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/c17d82ab-8ec3-483d-8662-a4a9ea4f0260/IMG_2204.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out Thomas in front of the Kuesler’s farm house built in 1777 where we drop off the trailer. In a few weeks the boat will go into one of their barns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/64141e8b-b08c-4c74-9aed-ca7f178b2083/IMG_2018%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out The trailer’s light bar that was damaged. The two lights are angled up and the bar which was straight now has a curve in it. Also the license plate is missing and the two license plate lights are damaged. Also the whole bar was pushed in so it served as a shock absorber for the crash and the van did not hit the back of the boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/19f89be3-f9c0-4187-aa21-9a76fe4457d4/IMG_2001%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out An Italian Hobie Wildcat with major hull damage from a T-Bone collision on Saturday. I am sure the hull started to sink with that much damage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/2af850da-bf6f-4d9a-bb56-eb55ee9d1215/Z8B_2969.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out At the boat measurement tent where I worked Sat, Sun and half of Monday to get all the boats measured and checked in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/01c3fd49-cf25-46fd-b835-570fc79ed5a0/IMG_1990%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out The port tiller arm broke right where it enters the rudder head casting. In 11 years of racing F18s I have never broken this part so don’t carry a spare with me. Plus the part is different for the port vs starboard rudder (opposite curve) so to be totally prepared you would need to carry two spares. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/fd14d3b7-3975-426b-a0f5-f8b4967cef0a/IMG_1781.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out Trophy presentation for the 8th Croatia Challenge. 1st Place Max Friedrich & Heiner Elbel from Germany sailing a Windrush Edge, 2nd Place ourselves sailing a Nacra Evolution, 3rd Place Luka Piasevoli & Filip Miroic from Croatia sailing a Hobie Wildcat. Ceremony is held in the sponge museum room in side the local hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/0a6feab5-09cd-4d6b-bf20-b8ca67c1b659/IMG_2120%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out As last year’s recipient of the Youth Trophy, Olin Guck presented the perpetual trophy to the French youth team of Louis Couraud and Martin Chavanoun. They were the only youth team in the Gold Fleet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/b043e2bc-7e07-484d-9cf7-a40df5b635ab/IMG_2195.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out Our mainsail would not come down after sailing today so we had to capsize the boat on the grass to remove it. Thomas Moerkerke is rolling the main. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/b8976726-d8ef-4785-b6df-0ac2a807a53a/IMG_2068.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out Lars and Olin at the opening ceremony for the 2023 F18 World Championships https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/50594f7e-45b8-4f4f-959f-2bd4ff626362/IMG_1989%5B1%5D.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out View of Lake Como, Italy from the balcony of our hotel room in Gravedona ed Uniti. Dervio, the town we will race from over the weekend is directly across the lake on the eastern side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/d2bfc093-34f9-480b-8624-94547924324c/Z8B_4098.JPG 2023 News - Make it stand out James raising the spinnaker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/115def41-12c9-4113-aa6f-32084cf94e76/IMG_2317.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out We are able to drive right on the sandy beach at Burlington to unload our boats. The trailer will stay on the beach as a tie down for the boats in case of windy weather. James Melvin is standing behind our boat already with the mast up on our boat while Charle’s boat is still on the trailer. Charles arrives on Saturday with his crew Mathieu Marfaing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/b6571e39-4113-44c5-8b82-18ffaf9287fb/IMG_2170+%283%29.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/1e92e7fe-5cdc-46b2-a3e3-6f91c8f3d45a/IMG_1791.jpg 2023 News - Make it stand out At the top of the Cathedral clock tower in Split, Croatia. We got soaked walking around the city and then took shelter to eat in side. Normally most people we eat outside when the weather is good. Split is the second largest city in Croatia which is a country of almost 4 million people. https://www.stroebelracing.com/new-page-5 daily 0.75 2024-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/d604290d-2f67-40b6-9176-e79c06c79981/IMG_3323.jpg 2024 Latest News - Make it stand out Charles Froeb and Henry Lee who chartered my boat for the F18 World Championships at the Ballena Allegre Resort north of Barcelona Spain. Charles used his own sails so were not using my USA 44 number. They placed 5th place in the Silver Fleet and finished the last two Silver Fleet races in 2nd and then 1st. They were in the Silver fleet because of several equipment breakdowns and capsizes during the qualifying series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/61bf5808-d5c9-4b89-aee0-56fb86e5c45f/IMG_3150.jpg 2024 Latest News - Make it stand out Walchensee, Germany under a grey sky. The beach on the other side is where we will launch our F18s for the regatta. Most of the German sailors will camp either in vans or tents at the regatta site. We have a vacation apartment about 2 km (1.25 miles) away which will be a lot warmer and dryer than staying in a tent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/52c26134-c961-437c-b1ea-2f00afaa838f/IMG_3126.jpg 2024 Latest News - Make it stand out Car and trailer ready to hit the road to Kiel parked in front of the Kuesler’s beautiful farmhouse that was built in 1777. One of the barns on the property has been the winter home for my boat since 2015. Many thanks to the Finn and Britta for taking good care of my boat. I will miss coming to Denmark every year to visit with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/cbc52ca7-d63c-4240-ad4e-51c1aa923cd5/IMG_1329.jpg 2024 Latest News - Make it stand out Charles and Millie Froeb graciously invited all the US participants and the French Boulogne father and son to a wonderful Spanish meal in L’Escala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/0ee8b12c-81d5-42d7-aafe-bde7fb16eb62/IMG_3390.jpeg 2024 Latest News - Make it stand out Kuba and his wife Ania celebrating purchasing my boat. It is located in front of their house near Bielsko-Biala. Unfortunately there is already a POL 44 boat so they will have to give it a new sail number. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/956765de-498a-4f6b-be1b-1b66ab9f9fea/IMG_3162.jpg 2024 Latest News - Make it stand out The Walchensee weather finally cleared up. We had a great Bavarian meal at the hotel on the left and the campground is to the right of this inlet behind the pine tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/35d6704d-3c3c-45cf-8ef6-741a8ab12c2a/IMG_3175.jpg 2024 Latest News - Make it stand out A Dart Catamaran returning with the thunderstorm warning. Darts and Top Cat Catmarans started a regatta today with no races so will also be racing on Sunday on the same race course with us. You can see the tram to take hikers up the mountain directly behind the boat. Our vacation apartment is near the terminus of the tram. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/80588506-4b8f-4dcd-9085-7de359421867/IMG_3198.jpg 2024 Latest News - Make it stand out Presenting the Mission Bay Yacht Club burgee to Ulrich Begeman the regatta PRO for the Segelfreunde Walchensee sailing club who helped us a lot to provide a place to store and launch the boat for the days before the regatta. I have handed out about ten MBYC burgees over the years that are hanging all over Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/6a59f164-0ea9-43d8-b460-bac013490704/IMG_3384.jpeg 2024 Latest News - Make it stand out The Bora and F18 at a truck stop in the Czech Republic on their final trip together during our delivery trip to Poland. The 2001 Bora has driven 108,000 km (67,500 miles) supporting our sailing all over Europe since 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/a9c3186b-e006-41fb-ac1d-0c902132b2e8/IMG_1688.jpg 2024 Latest News - Make it stand out Nikolas Noetzle and I before heading out for the last day of racing at the German Championships at Walchensee, Germany. This was my fifth and final German Championship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3e9c931f318dd15b65fffa/cf1715fa-ec5d-4230-9309-b33febb03d77/IMG_3153.jpg 2024 Latest News - Make it stand out Nikolas arriving on the local train to Kochel from Munich.