List of 110 National Championship Winners

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1. Al Frost March 1, 2018

   Hi, My Dad , Al Frost, Jr., just passed away at age 99. He was the class champion from 1959 through 1962 in “Lani,” number 364. In double checking my recollection of the years he was class champion, I noticed that you recorded the names of the crew in later years. I can tell you who his crew was in the years that he won. In 1959, at the SDYC, his friend Bo Heller crewed for Dad; in 1960 in Marblehead, Mass., I crewed for him (age 12); in 1961 his friend Dick Allen was crew; and in 1962, sailing out of Indian Harbor YC, Greenwich, Conn., I was his crew for a second time.
   And, just for the record, in 1963, Gordon Nash’s wife Jocelyn was his regular crew. We were at the San Francisco championships but out of contention having DSQ’d, but he loved to compete! In the 4th race, even though not in contention and reeling from 50 knots of San Francisco’s heavy summer wind, we found ourselves second to the Nash’s rounding the windward mark heading downwind to the finish line. We watched the Nash’s douse their genoa in 50-60 knots of wind! My Dad raised our spinnaker! My brother and I joined my Dad sitting at the tiller post to keep Lani planing and not pearling. We passed the Nashs on a plane and were about 100 yards ahead of them and pulling away but still a mile from the finish, when the mast exploded! DNF, but we had a spare mast and went out the next day in less wind, like 30-40 knots, and finished second on the last race of the series. When he received his Daily Second trophy at the St. Francis YC, he got a standing ovation! Later, he built “Nulani” number 662, which won the 1974 class championships and was sailed by Mike Butler with my brother Jim crewing. These are just a few of the great times our family had with 110’s, and we sure hope the class continues to be an active one for years to come. And I’m still sailing; I have a Beneteau 423 (“Pono”) berthed in Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, HI. This could not have ever happened if we had never sailed 110’s. Sincerely, Al Frost III, aka Buddy Frost, Crew, Lani, #364 (now age 70)

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   1. Kim Woodward June 14, 2019

      Hi Buddy,
      Just ran across your post. My father, Ben Woodward, had #364, Tyee and sailed against your Dad in San Diego. I (Kim Woodward) crewed for him. We were definitely not in the same class as your Dad. Any time we managed to finish before him was a red letter day. My sister Lynn and I salted Starlets at SDYC. Nice to see your post and have it bring back good memories.

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2. Al March 14, 2014

   In the early 1960s I owned #437 and raced in San Diego until the Navy transferred me to Long Beach. In Long beach the boat won the Fleet Championship, but under 2 skippers as I had to deploy to West pack. The season Championship went to a single skipper and not a boat. From there we took “BARFLY” to Key West where she was sailed in an Open class and usually did quite well. An assignment to Vietnam and a growing family caused the boat to be sold just after the trapize was approved.

   I visit Fort Adams in Newport occasionally and am always glad to see the unique shape of a 110. So glad to see the design is still around, but no made of wood.

   I also sailed with Jack Slattery on a C&C 41 after I left the Navy.

   Al M

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