History of Cal 25 National Champions

Year     Sail Number    Yacht Name     Owner/Skipper              Location of    Yacht Club Affiliation                   

                                                                                                  Event

1965     26                     Valhalla             B. McFarland/J. Vasek    CA                  Santa Barbara Yacht Club

1966     217                   Snail Baby        Peter Schoonmaker         CA                  St. Francis Yacht Club

1967     19                     Balandra           Bruce McClaire               CA                  Lido Isle Yacht Club

1968     765                   Sequacious       Doug Rastello                 CA                  Long Beach Yacht Club

1969     85                     Aquarius           Dr. John Holiday              CA                  Long Beach Yacht Club

1970     303                   Bandit               Dick Alfring                     CA                  Seal Beach Yacht Club

1971     462                   Puff II                Rod & Marianne Simenz  CA                 Pacific Mariners Yacht Club

1972     57                     Toro                  Tom Vandiver                 CA                  Little Ships Fleet of Long Beach

1973     300                   Tenacious         Alex Kimball                   CA                  Alamitos Bay Yacht Club

1974     18                     Veloz                Jack Steele                    CA                  Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club

1975     1310                 Lollipop             Tom Leweck                   CA                  California Yacht Club

1976     74                     Blue Minnow      Phil Murray                    CA                  Pacific Mariners Yacht Club

1977     774                   Windseeker       Gene McKinnon              CA                  Pacific Mariners Yacht Club

1978     611                   Mr Hyde            Steve Bandy                   MD                 Magothy River Sailing Assoc.

1979     47646               Tern                  Steve Bandy                   MD                 Annapolis, Maryland

1980     1633                 Draco                Steve Bandy                   MI                   Annapolis, Maryland      

1981     444                   Caliban             Jim Robinson                  CA                  West Coast Yacht Club

1982     Not Contended

1983     8                      Giddy-Up           Bill & Joann Parker          MI                   Bayview Yacht Club

1984     1508                 Lipo                  Bob Kirstine                    LA                  Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans

1985     270                   Scampi             Al Gooch Jack Gooch      LA                  Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans

1986     1276                 Riders Up          John Jenkins                   MD                 N. A. S. S., Annapolis, Maryland

1987     835                   Jo-Mama           Feldman/Tusa/ Bremmer  MI                   Bayview Yacht Club      

1988     25                     Carina               Bud Parks/Nichlois Storr  CA                  Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club

1989     429                   Fair Lady           Bob Kirstine                    CA                  Long Beach Yacht Club

1990     825                   En Garde          Cal Hadden                      LA                  Southern Yacht Club

1991     628                   Anne Mayme     Tom Schreiber                 MI                   Northstar S. C./Bayview Yacht Club

1992     747                   Cheap Date       Mike Van Dyke                CA                  Long Beach Yacht Club

1993          826                   Clayton’s Place Bob Kirstine                     CA                  Long Beach Yacht Club

1994          1276                 Blades              Dave Woodridge               MD                 Naval Academy Sailing Assoc.

1995          5633                 Clytie                Dale Marshal                   MI                   Bayview Yacht Club

1996          28000               Gorilla Dust       Weiss Bros/Mark Gaudio  CA                  B. C. Yacht Club

1997     Not Contended

1998     1260                 Alice May          Mike O’Toole                   MD                 Eastport Yacht Club

1999     746                   Stars &             Bill & Sally Martin             MI                   Bayview Yacht Club

2000     67125               Rascal              Dennis Riggs                    CA                  Long Beach Yacht Club

2001     478                   Love Shack       Art Libby                          MD                 Annapolis Yacht Club    

2002     454                   Nemisis            John & Mike Bianco          MI                   Bayview Yacht Club

2003          17850               One Time          Scott / Art Melendres        CA                  Long Beach Yacht Club

2004         1633                 Draco                B. Shenstone / R. Orr       MD                 Bayview Yacht Club

2005          1633                 Draco                B. Shenstone / R. Orr       MI                   Bayview Yacht Club

2006     27232               Jane’s Addiction Jane & Steve Horst           CA                 

Historical Points of Interest

Steve Bandy, and Bob Kirstine are the only “three time”   winners of the title, each having won it in locations other than their home waters.  Bandy won the title in 1980 by sailing the vessel “Draco.”  Brian Shenstone and Bob Orr won back to back titles with the same boat in 2004 and 2005 and accomplished the latter feat in foreign waters. Their victories are testimony to the long standing durability of the Cal 25.  Steve Bandy was also instrumental in starting the rotation of the national event that we use today.  Over the years  racers competing under the Burgees of Long Beach Yacht Club and Bayview Yacht Club have each won the title seven times. 

Bill and Sally Martin own a Santa Cruise 70 called “Stripes” which they campaign in the Great Lakes.   They had owned a Cal 25 for many years and missed the wonderful one design sailing that they had done in the Detroit Fleet.   Their son and a friend found their old Cal in a yard in rough condition and purchased it.   Needless to say, it was quite a surprise for Bill and Sally.  A monumental renovation project was undertaken which produced a “show room new” Cal 25.   Sally Martin then won the 1999 Nationals in Detroit.   Unfortunately, the boat was burned in a fire at Bayview Yacht Club in the winter of 1999/2000 along with three other Cal 25s.

Tom Schreiber, 1991 National Champion, is a charter member of the Detroit Cal 25 fleet and is still competitively racing Anne Mayme in his 70’s.

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