1964 North American Championship - Galveston Bay, TX, USA
Regatta Report
All preparations for the 1964 North American Championship were carried out ably and efficiently by the Galveston Bay Fleet and the Houseton Yacht Club. Facilities were first rate, lines and courses excellent, and the breezes blew (sometimes very hard) for the six days of the regatta, sailed in a large but sheltered area some three miles from the anchorage. There were no headlands or obstructions except a few shrimp boats, and even they stood clear of the course by request after the first two days.
In short, there were all the makings of a noteworthy regatta, except contestants. A combination of circumstances involving the large number of competing events, including the U.S. final Olympic trials and the great trailing distance for most fleets to Houston, held the entry list down to a mere twelve. The few who were there had fine racing among themselves but regretted that such good conditions were lost to so many who couldn't make it.
The winner was Blitzkrieg, sailed by Buddy Friedrichs and Craig Nelson, the same combination that had finished runner-up in a fleet of 62 at the Rye North American's the year before. Friedrichs later went on to win "the other" North American series for the men's sailing championship, symbolized by the Mallory Trophy.
Results
1964 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP - GALVESTON BAY, TX Place No. Name Skipper Crew Fleet Daily Places Pts. 1 4541 Blitzkrieg G. Friedrichs Craig Nelson NOG 2 4 1 1 3 54 2 3940 Flame Stanley Ogilvy Peter Levinson WLIS 4 1 3 3 2 52 3 4002 Urchin Buzz Killeen Alfred Brown NOG 3 5 2 5 1 49 4 4877 Chandelle Cal Hadden Daniel Egan NOG 1 2 4 2 11 45 5 4883 G.D.B. Kim Fletcher Don Davis Mis 5 8 8 7 7 30 6 2914 Touche Joseph Arns William Mills MoB 10 6 6 dsa 4 26 7 4819 Patriot III J. B. Thompson Joseph Huggins GBT 6 7 5 dsa 9 25 8 4549 Smook George Brothers David True MoB 9 10 dbf 6 5 22 9 3650 Tee Pee William Repass L. Westerlund GBT 7 12 wdr 4 10 19 10 3550 Fjord Star Geo. Mejlacader Mrs. Mejlacader GBT 11 9 7 dns 8 17 11 3710 Thunderbird Geo. Criminale John Wilbanks MoB 12 11 dns 8 6 15 12 3974 Virgo Charles Owens John Miller CB 8 3 dsa dns dns 15
