| DATE | TITLE |
| Press Rel. | SFIOD Fleet Hosts the IOD World Championship Regatta |
| Sept. 2 | Business Wire: SFIOD Fleet Hosts the IOD World Championship Regatta |
| Sept. 2 | Forbes: SFIOD Fleet Hosts the IOD World Championship Regatta |
| Sept. 3 | Scuttlebutt: Sailing Shorts |
| Sept. 24 | Latitude 38 - Lectronic Latitude |
| Oct. 1 | San Francisco, CA. (October 1, 2008) - Racing in the International One Design World Championship out of San Francisco Yacht Club has been extremely competitive. In winds of 15 to 22 knots in the second race on Monday, the eleven teams from around the world experienced the afternoon delight of a breeze in the Olympic Circle on San Francisco Bay. Tuesday provided a bit lighter winds but just as intense of competition. The battle for the World Championship title is between last year’s champion, Charlie Van Voorhis of Fisher’s Island, NY, and nine time world champion Bill Widnall of Marblehead, MA. They have each won two races in the regatta so far and are tied at 8 points each. David Rockefeller, representing Northeast Harbor, ME, is in third with 12 points, easily within striking distance of the leaders. Four races remain as the competitors take a day of rest on Wednesday. Racing resumes on Thursday with the awards ceremony scheduled for Friday evening. The full results to date can be found at the San Francisco International One Design Class web site – www.sfiod.org/worlds. Peter Lyons will be shooting stills which can be found on the www.sfiod.org/worlds web site and can send STILLS to the PRESS. |
| Oct. 3 | * San Francisco, CA, October 3 – International One Design World Championship hosted by the San Francisco Yacht Club. Charlie Van Voorhis of Fishers Island, NY had a 5 point lead on the second place team of Bill Widnall of Marblehead, MA, going into the 8th and final race. Van Voorhis attacked at the start and pushed the Widnall team to the back of the fleet on the first leg, and then kept him there for the duration to lock up the championship. Second place was still to be decided however with Penny Simmons from Bermuda having won race 6 and 7. David Rockefeller, representing Northeast Harbor ME, held on to his lead however to finish 1 point ahead of Simmons. Final Results: 1. Charlie Van Voorhis, Fishers Island, NY (17); 2. David Rockefeller, Northeast Harbor, ME (23); 3. Penny Simmons, Bermuda (24); 4. Bill Widnall, Marblehead, MA (24); 5. Richard Pearce, San Francisco, CA (35); 6. Martin Rygh, Norway (38); 7. Robert Constable, Nantucket, MA (42); 8. Greg Mancuso-Ungaro, Marblehead, MA (49); 9. John Henry, Northeast Harbor, ME (53); 11. Mike Conlin, St. Mawes, UK (60). Full results can be seen at www.sfiod.org. |