Last week this column reported on the Port Washington Yacht Club junior sailing program. This week the focus will be on juniors over at Knickerbocker YC. Their awards dinner was held on Wednesday evening, August 19.

Club members Jerry Morea and Donna Powers were the co-chairs for the junior program, with Head Sailing Instructor Jason Hill, assisted by Matt Hemler, Tom Matesich and Joel Basilion rounding out the coaching team. Danielle Powers and Carrie Morea were junior instructors for the summer and in addition to competing in regattas up and down Long Island Sound, they were responsible for a myriad of duties, one of which was introducing the youngest participants how to sail. After a great dinner, juniors, parents, family and friends gathered for the long-awaited evening. Jerry Morea spoke to the juniors first, then handed the mike to Jason Hill and his gang to present the awards, after which some hilarious "ha-ha" awards bestowed on deserving recipients.

The 2005 Knickerbocker Junior Sailing Awards: Best Optimist Skipper: Mike Marini; Best Optimist Girl Skipper: Alex Marini; Most Improved Optimist Skipper: Christian Marini; Most Improved Optimist Girl Skipper: Emily Giunts; Shipshape Award: Asher Feldman, Leah Feldman; Seamanship Award: Zoie Williams, Aya Sheldon; Best Blue Jay Skipper: Asher Feldman; Best Blue Jay Crew: Matt Veccibene, Leah Feldman; Best Novice Blue Jay: Leah Feldman; Most Improved Blue Jay Skipper: Anthony Marini; Most Improved Blue Jay Crew: Devyn Farina, AnertiaWilliams; Tri-Clubs - First Place: Asher Feldman; Tri-Clubs - Second Place: Marguex Rand; Tri-Clubs - Third Place: Nick Faccibene; Parent Child Regatta - First: Marguex Rand; Parent Child Regatta - Second: Eric Wolf; Parent Child Regatta - Third: Devyn Kenger. Perpetual Trophies: Board of Governors: Nick Duarte; Skipper Series: Asher Feldman; Borstein Trophy (Outstanding performance: Danielle Powers and Carrie Morea; Lemelin Trophy (Outstanding progress): Josh Dell.

Race results from the weekend racing on August 27-28 were unavailable at press time. Race results continued from last week's column. The Knickerbocker One Designs (KODs) results for Sunday, August 7: Race One: 1. #15, Dybbuk, Roy Israel, 2. #14, Phoenix, Donna and Tom Powers, and 3. #8, Second Chance, Perry Lengton. Race 2: 1. Phoenix, and 2. Dybbuk. KOD results for Sunday, August 21: 1. Phoenix, 2. Second Chance, and 3. Dybbuk.

Thirsty Thursday race results for July 28: All divisions were given Course BWA2, 4.98 nm. Division I (5 boats): 1. Promise Kept, Sandy Lindenbaum, 2. Avalanche, Al Albrecht, and 3. Kamikaze, Al Fichera. Division II (4 boats): 1. Xcite, Yalcin Tarhan, 2. Happy Daze II, Tom Egan, and 3. Irish Blessing, Ed Gillen. Division III (6 boats): 1. Sundance, Joel Ziev, 2. Tootsie, Ron Fink, and 3. Serenity, Jacques Blinbaum. Division CATS (1 boat): Renegade, Andy Ledins. Results for August 4: Division I (Course DC, 5.73 nm, 5 boats): 1. Avalanche, 2. Promise Kept, and 3. Arcturis, Claude Chazotte. Division II (Course MC, 5.47 nm, 4 boats): 1. Xcite, 2. Happy Daze II, and 3. Vision, Marc Epstein. Division III (Course MI, 4.02 nm, 6 boats): 1. Tootsie, 2. En Passant, Bob Ebenau, and 3. Serenity. Division IV (Course MI, 4.02 nm, 2 boats): 1. Aquila, Neil Dorman, and 2. Oy, Weintraub. Division CATS (Course DC, 5.73 nm, 1 boat): 1. Renegade. Results for August 18: Division I (Course UC, 5.49 nm, 7 boats): 1. Promise Kept, 2. Avalanche, and 3. Arcturis. Division II (Course UI, 4.40 nm, 5 boats): 1. Xcite, 2. Irish Blessing, 3. Happy Daze II. Division III (Course UY, 3.60 nm, 6 boats): 1. En Passant, 2. Tootsie, and 3. Sundance. Division IV (Course UK, 2.40 nm, 2 boats): 1. Aquila, and 2. Oy. Division CATS (Course UC, 5.49 nm, 1 boat): 1. Renegade.

There is still time to sign up for the Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship (Rolex IWKC). Organizers of US SAILING's regatta want to remind sailors that the deadline to enter the world's premier keelboat regatta is September 2. After that date, no other entries will be accepted. The 11th Rolex IWKC is scheduled September 17-23 at the Annapolis Yacht Club, in Annapolis, MD. To date, 40 international teams from four countries and 15 U.S. states have entered including defending Rolex IWKC champion Sally Barkow, of Nashotah, WI. The Notice of Race, Entry Form and additional information for competitors can be found online at www.ussailing.org/riwkc and www.race.annapolisyc.org/2005rolex. As part of the Rolex IWKC, there is a weekend seminar for young women juniors, called Next Step, and two juniors from Manhasset Bay have been accepted into the program. Danielle Powers (KYC) and Louise Browning will attend. Report to follow at the conclusion of the event.

The Storm Trysail Club does a lot more than just sailing. They are very pro-active when it comes to safety. A recent release highlighted the club's efforts to education junior sailors about safety at sea. Under the stewardship of Commodore Rich du Moulin, the Storm Trysail Club is expanding its Junior Safety-At-Sea seminars which have been such a big hit with the kids. "The Storm Trysail Club introduced these seminars formally after an incident where informal training, provided to Larchmont Yacht Club juniors, was instrumental in the saving of a junior sailor's life after she went overboard in a junior big-boat event," said STC Commodore and Larchmont Yacht Club member Richard du Moulin. "That's when we realized it's never too early to introduce safety at sea." Sending a powerful message to the sailing community, the Larchmont seminar was made a requirement for participation in the Junior Sailing Association (JSA) of Long Island Sound's annual big boat events-- Stamford Yacht Club's Dorade Series and Beach Point Yacht Club's Junior Overnight Race. On July 15 at Larchmont Yacht Club, 220 junior sailors, ages 14-17, participated. There were 26 boats to accommodate them and the 50 coaches who volunteered. Onshore activities included morning presentations by Kings Point Academy coaches Ralf Steitz and Rick Dominique covering safety procedures, particularly man overboard recovery, and big-boat organization and crew work. For more information, see: www.stormtrysail.org

If anyone is planning a vacation around September 14-18, you many want to consider going up to Newport, RI. That's when the World Championships for the International 12-Metre Class Association's will take place at the New York YC's Harbour Court clubhouse. Sixteen 12 meters are expected to compete and will be divided into divisions: Grand Prix: Hissar, Kiwi, Kiwi Magic and US 61, Modern: Challenge 12, Courageous, Freedom, Intrepid, Lionheart and Valiant, Classic Traditional: American Eagle, Nefertiti, Weatherly, and Classic Vintage: Gleam, Northern Light and Onawa. This will be largest collection of 12-Meters racing together since the last World Championships in 2001 at the America's Cup Jubilee in Cowes, when 34 of the 12-Meters were on the line. See www.nyyc.org for more information.