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Balboa Yacht Club Accepting Requests for Invitation for 56th Governor ’ s Cup
By NB Indy Staff
Balboa Yacht Club has posted all the information necessary for requesting an invitation (“ RFI ”) to the 56th Governor ’ s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship , to be held July 24 through 29 . Information is found on the event website www . govcupracing . com under “ Race Documents .”
Governor ’ s Cup 2021 winner and reigning Youth Match Racing World Champion , the host club ’ s Jeffrey Petersen will be back to try to get his second GovCup , after a runner-up finish to New Zealand ’ s Jordan Stevenson last year .
Petersen , now ranked 6th in the World Open Match Racing rankings , which is not age-limited , is one of a contingent of young U . S . Match Racing skippers and teams who have emerged in recent years to challenge the international teams that have won seven of the last ten GovCups .
A rivalry has developed between Petersen and Jack Egan of San Diego ( 3rd last year ) and continued to the U . S . Intercollegiate Match Racing Champion , where Egan defeated Petersen to
Emil Kjaer ( DEN , Royal Danish Yacht Club ) sails near Jeffrey Petersen US , Balboa Yacht Club ) in the Governor ’ s Cup regatta in 2021 / photo by Jim Collins
win his second straight championship . BYC hopes that rivalry continues this year .
Also , a possible entry will be Sweden ’ s Marius Westerlind , who made quite an impression in the Cup last year after his runner-up finish in the Youth MR World Champion behind Petersen . He lost to Egan and ended up in 4th place in 2022 , but his “ learning curve ” from his 12th place finish in 2021 was truly remarkable .
The Governor ’ s Cup is presented by Disc Sports & Spine Center and is an invitational event for sailors that have not reached their 23rd birthday by the last day of the regatta . It is the world ’ s oldest international youth match racing regatta and “ alumni ” have competed in , and won the America ’ s Cup , the Congressional Cup , Olympic medals , the World Match Racing Tour Championship , and perhaps surprisingly given the difference in the sport ’ s disciplines , the Round the World Race ( now known as the “ Ocean Race ”).
“ Last year felt more like a typical Governor ’ s Cup with concerns about COVID somewhat lower , allowing international travel again ,” said Christine Gribben , Chair of the event . “ This year should again be great and our committee and BYC can hardly wait .”
The Cup is sailed in identical “ Governor ’ s Cup 22 ” sloops provided to the competitors by the Newport Balboa Sailing & Seamanship Association and BYC . They were designed by famed yacht designer and BYC Staff Commodore , Alan Andrews , and feature fractional rigs , flat top mains , and masthead spinnakers .
They have proved perfectly suited for racing in wind speeds of as little as 4-5 knots , but also perform well and are exciting to sail in the 18-20 knot conditions prevalent in the 2021 Cup .
ADUs : Two Sides of the Same Acronym
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Op / Ed By Lauren Kleiman , Newport Beach Council Member , District 6
Sometimes called ADUs ( Accessory Dwelling Units ), JADUs ( Junior Accessory Dwelling Units ), mother-in-law units , carriage houses or casitas , these micro-living spaces have become regular household nomenclature .
Regardless of the label , the general definition remains the same ; a secondary dwelling , sited on the same legal lot as the primary dwelling , with complete independent living facilities for one or more people .
In plain English : an additional space with its own kitchen , living area , and an entrance that is separate from the primary residence on the property .
This is a topic I have received many inquiries about from residents and others during my time on the Newport Beach Planning Commission , and now on City Council .
ADUs can provide property owners with a supplemental income source , or offer accommodations for caregivers , aging family members , or adult children who are working toward their independence .
In contrast , the addition of unplanned density creates some uncertainty in the community about overburdening access to resources and services ,
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as well as straining an already-limited parking supply .
The California legislature has removed municipalities ’ ability to balance these competing desires and concerns at the local level , however . In 2019 , Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of 15 housing bills , and another group of bills in 2022 , which have expanded the state ’ s ADU policies significantly .
The state ’ s policy changes mandate that cities streamline the permitting process for ADUs , making it easier and faster for homeowners to build them . Additionally , the state has also waived certain fees for ADU construction as well as many parking requirements , and most notably , removed the ability for a city , or even a homeowner association , to preclude the development of ADUs .
And , as many have become aware , the state-mandated and Southern California Association of Governmentsdirected Regional Housing Needs Allocation ( RHNA ) for Newport Beach is 4,845 new housing units over the subsequent eight-year planning period , at least 2,386 of which must be for low or very low-income households .
Another law , SB 330 , temporarily creates a prohibition on the loss of
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