Team Wolfhound Treks to Scandinavia

The crew of a Marina del Rey-based 11:Metre are the first Americans to be invited to the class’s Scandinavian Nationals since 2002. Jamie Myer acquired Wolfhound five years ago, and the team has scored trophies in Santa Barbara to King Harbor races, Del Rey Yacht Club’s Berger/Stein Series and the Sunset Series King of the Hill. "We are proud to be one of the very few coed racing teams to be invited to compete at an international level," said Myer.

Joining Myer aboard Wolfhound in Scandinavia will be tactician Casey Schilling, bowgal Stacy Sinclair, pitgal Jennie Santoro and spinnaker trimmer John Rushing.

Getting to the Scandinavian regattas, to be held in early September, will require transportation and lodging for the five sailors, a boat and trailer charter (the boat will be trailered for five hours between the Oslo Fjord, Norway, and Lake Våtttern, Sweden, racing venues), shipping of sails, and coaching support. Team Wolfhound needs funding immediately to secure airfare, coaching and the boat. So they’ve set up a gofundme page and are inviting readers to contribute to the campaign.

The sleek and low-slung 34-ft 11:Metre was designed in 1990 by Ron Holland and Rolf Gyhlenius. During that final decade of the 20th century, the class had an active one-design racing fleet on San Francisco Bay.