The Savannah Yacht Club hosted one of the Laser District 12 Championship Regattas with 44 sailors traveling from Florida, Georgia, NC and SC on June 5-6. The Laser is the largest one design class in the world and will be the Men’s and Women’s One Person Dingy at the Olympics this summer in Japan. 

Martine Zurinskas, a member of the US Sailing Board of Directors, was part of the signal boat for the event and offered her thanks. "Thank you to Savannah Yacht Club for hitting a home run for the Laser fleet as they return to the regatta circuit this past weekend. Breeze, great competiion and superb southern hospitality made for a successful event. As the whole country returns to the new normal, US Sailing is seeing events at maximum capacity as sailors return to the competitive waters."

Competitors: 44 Boats from Florida, Georgia, SC and NC. 3 Fleets with each fleet having 8 races (total of 24 races) 

Winners
Full Rig: Conner Byrne - Columbia, SC
Radial Rig: Ben Usher - Wilmington, NC
4.7 Rig: Will Rucker - Monks Corner, SC
Top Master: Charlie Usher - Savannah, GA 
Top Junior: Max Zhalilo - Jacksonville, FL 
Top Female: Tavia Smith - Wilmington, NC 

Local Sailors Results Full Rig:
1. Charlie Usher 4th
2. Steve O'Hearn 12th
3. Will Gladden 14th
4. Shane McCarthy 15th
5. JT Hughes 17th
6. Clay Mobley 19th

Results Radial Rig:
1. Garner Mobley 10th