Friday, November 13, 2026
Winners at the 2025 RC Laser National Championships. Jim Kaighin (4th), Will Van Cleef (3rd), Barr Batzer (1st), Steve Holderman (2nd), Bill Bentz (5th), and Race Director Rocky Cale.
RC Lasers tack in Sunday’s national championship at Mackle Park.
Competitors in the 2025 RC Laser National Championship Regatta.
This racer did a great job with his cow-themed entry.
Mary Lee Cale keeps everything straight.
Barr Batzer with his third national championship.
Barr Batzer won his third national championship.
It looks like a dead heat coming into the mark.
The Cade Model Yacht Sailing Center at Mackle Park is named in honor of Rocky Cale.
It was a picture-perfect day for the RC Laser national championship and defending champion Barr Batzer was again too tough for the field as he defended his 2024 win. It was Batzer’s third national title.
“It’s my third time standing here,” Batzer said with a smile. “For this class, it is the biggest race in the country."
The race was held at the Cale Model Yacht Sailing Center at Mackle Park. The Center is named in honor of longtime regatta chairman Rocky Cale.
“Out of the 30 entries,” Cale said, "25 of them have already been here once before. This is one of the premier venues in the entire United States. It’s the largest RC laser regatta held in this country. People come from all over. You've got sailors from the Bahamas. We used to have a guy come from Park City, Utah, and as far north as Canada. This is a big event."
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