| PL | SAIL | YACHT | OWNER/SKIPPER | R 1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | PTS |
| 1 | 758 | Never Alone | Paul / Ross Nuechterlein | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | 688 | Thor | Keith Ziegler | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | 245 | Goat Yard | Alex Hume | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | 756 | The Hotness | Suzanne Scoville | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| 5 | 1 | One More Time/Draco | Art / Scott Melendres | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 44 |
| 6 | 1496 | Whitefang | John Harper | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | 694 | Chickenhawk | Erin Colpaert | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 53 |
| 8 | 466 | Patriot | John McAllister | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 54 |
| 9 | 5633 | Hercules Mulligan | Sandi Svoboda | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 68 |
| 10 | 1498 | Forty Two | Peter Furest | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 73 |
Scoring System is ISAF Low Point
2025 Cal-25 Nationals Article
Once again I had the distinct honor of representing Long Beach Yacht Club at the Cal 25 Nationals held in Detroit on September 5th thru 7th. In past years I was able to tow our boat “One More Time” to the venue locations but alas this year circumstances negated that possibility. Hence, we borrowed a boat from Brian Shenstone (seven time national champion) and “DRACO” was the boat he sailed to that record. Brian is a real friend and a true gentleman.
The regatta was sailed on Lake St Clair which to those familiar with it is a mere eight feet deep throughout its entirety. For this reason swells and chop are prevalent and the surrounding land creates constant puffs, lulls and changing wind direction. In other words, it’s difficult to sail there.
Detroit is the site of the most prevalent Cal 25 fleet in existence. It’s also home to an abundance of great sailors several of whom could be considered near professional. Thus the competition is pretty stiff, as it should be for a national championship.
The regatta’s first day was cancelled due to winds forecast in the mid twenty’s with gusts to 35 knots. It developed exactly as predicted and the race committee did the proper thing by cancelling.
The second day saw twelve boats on an extremely short starting line. Yelling and perhaps “some colorful language” could be easily heard. The wind was brisk at about eighteen to twenty two knots and the pressure was moving all over the place. The local guys had their way with us but we managed to do a respectable job by finishing in the upper half of contestants. All finishes were extremely close.
The third and final day saw us a lot more competitive as we led two races to the weather mark only to be passed by a few boats on the downwind legs. The real heartbreaker was being passed due to wind gusts in the last ten feet of a race for a second place finish. The ultimate winner was a repeat performance by Paul Neuchterlein, a great sailer and a better friend.
When the sun finally set on the regatta we ended up with a fifth place finish. Pretty good for a “family” boat but alas not good enough to earn some hardware. What we did earn, however, was the respect and admiration of our competitors for racing with one son and three grandsons. Let someone try and match that.
— Art Melendres
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