TenSpeed Winter Edition

Winter 2019

Inside this issue: 2019 T-10 NAC

2019 T-10 NAC 1, 3-7 Champions Review Champions Review Trey Sheehan, Hooligan: 2019 T-10 North American 7 Championship Results Flat Stanley Racing From Our President: Class 2 Review racing and pushed us to new W hat a fun season! What levels of Class and PHRF 2019 T-10 North American 8 Championship Review a great group of people in racing. When Chuck this fleet! What a terrific boat decided to focus more time 2020 T-10 North American 9 to sail! The final T-10 regatta in Key West and travel the Championship Dates of the year, the 2019 North boat was sold and now sits in Congratulations! Amy 9 American Championship, Winnipeg. Shortly after Cermak Racine YC proved to be a fabulous week Terry and I made the jump Pictures from 2019 North 10-11 for the Hooligan family. We into the Melges32 Flat American Championship were blessed with perfect Stanley and still enjoy conditions a well prepared that boat. 2019 Great Lakes 12-13 boat and crew, a fabulously Intercollegiate Off-Shore planned and executed Regatta (with Results) We bought 376 in 2012 regatta by the Mentor Harbor with the intention of “getting Pictures from GLIOR 14 folks. Above all, we also the band back received our fair share of T-10 Class Winter Meeting 15-17 together”. Unfortunately, the Notes lucky breaks. problem with owning two

T-10 Class Financials 18 boats in different classes that History generally race the same Chicago T-10 Ladies 19 A little history might be weekends, in different cities, Takeover Pursuit Race helpful. Chuck Simon, Terry caused us to never really get McSweeney and I bought the everybody together at the 2019 Chicago Fleet 2 Awards 20 Black Boat (Hull 376) in 2012 same time. I think we also felt Chicago Fleet 2— 21-23 we named Hooligan for the buying a third of a boat 2019 Summer Report season. The three of us spent relieved us of having to years with Bill Buckles and admit same to our spouses. Supporting Sailmakers 24-25 the rest of the team racing The boat was sailed Supporting Suppliers 26-28 Liquor Box successfully all competitively by The 2019 Bayview One Design 29 over the country. Liquor Box Sheehan and McSweeney and its’ blender became kids, Bill Buckles with his 2019 Chicago NOOD Results 29 synonymous with Lake Erie (Continued on page 3) 2019 Cleveland Race Week 30

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From Our President—John Schellenbach | Mutiny

During our summer his team on Proper Villain meeting, we discussed finished second. Scott Irwin updating the North with Team Iball rounded out American Championship the top three. Brian Kaczor Regatta Regulations to bring and team aboard Erica them in line with regulations finished first among the of similar one design Corinthian boats. classes. We also discussed the sail materials allowed in For next season, the 2020 the . Nick Ward North American volunteered to spearhead Championship returns to discussions with various Lake Michigan and will be sailmakers to make sure our hosted by the Racine Yacht new rule doesn’t favor any Club. Racing will take place T he weather in Chicago particular brand. August 20 – 23, and there made it clear that sailing will likely be a feeder race season is over in early October Twenty-Six boats raced in from Chicago the weekend by covering the ground with a the 2019 North American prior. white blanket of snow. As Championship. After ten another sailing season winds races, Trey Sheehan and I hope everyone has some down, we can reflect on the Hooligan: Flat Stanley fun activities planned for the past summer and look forward Racing were victorious. Last off season, and doesn’t have to next spring when we do it all year’s North American to spend too much time on over again! Champion, Nick Ward and boat work.

A special thank you to Karen Sackett-Rampe who did an excellent job of running the 2019 T-10 North American Championship at Mentor Harbor Yacht Club. I was sorry that work prevented Mutiny from traveling to Cleveland. This was even more the case when I visited MHYC for the summer class meeting and saw how beautiful the club and harbor are.

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(Continued from page 1) Pursue Trailer, (see?, this teams, and a women’s group fleet rocks!). every Tuesday night, but the We had every boat was not getting some of intention of the attention it needed. tearing the boat apart that In January of 2014 we started winter and making it to sail the J-70 (Hooligan as well) to work on boat ready for the handling and get more big 2019 season. In fleet experience for me. I had been a crew member for January of 2019 we started evaluating the quarters. It has been an most of my life and effectively had zero helm condition of the boat and exercise in patience for these decided the free swinging fellas. My legitimate Attention time in those 46 years. Brad Boston and I would set out to bulkheads and lack of any Deficit Disorder and the deliberately attend regattas attention down below would onshore and offshore antics with 60 plus boats to get be a hindrance to a serious that are part of Hooligan Life more comfortable with my run at a winning season. Our and a host of other decision was to gut the boat distractions that go along with driving. He has been working on getting me up to and rebuild it. Time was not it have created a chaotic, but our friend and the boat fun, Team Hooligan, for all speed while keeping everything fun at the same proved to have surprises for involved. So just mentioning us when we finally started to the addition of two more time. take it apart. similarly afflicted Sheehans

into the boat raised the The Plan anxiety level for Brad and While sailing the J-70 in Miami The chance to sail the 2018 in January I mentioned to Brad Curtis for sure. Frankly, I wasn’t certain there was T-Ten season with a group of and Curtis Florence that I my regular Hooligan J-70 would like to bring not just enough room on the boat for all this “personality”. The crew and some of my kids one but possibly two of my was starting to take shape three children along for the seed was planted to sail with and we planned to make the Tartan Ten campaign the more family. trip to Port Huron. Life upcoming summer. Brad, eventually got in the way and Curtis, Terry and I have spent Back in the barn in early we could not attend. We put the last five years together in spring we decided to squeeze the T-10 away in the Fall of the J-70 and the Melges 32 2018 on a borrowed Team working hard to teach me how to handle a boat in close (Continued on page 4) Page 4

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(Continued from page 3) on his upper body and core practice afternoon in Detroit I strength by sanding every remembered how much fun in a couple of regattas down chance he could get. It was the boat was. It all felt great, south in the J-70 and put off crunch time. and the first tack ever driving the boat work. This turned a Tartan Ten was ugly as hell! out to be a mistake as we But we got it sorted out and The season started off in started the work around April every tack got better. The Detroit with Bayview One 16th. Thirty five years of Design and of course two of regatta was a lot of fun, but we wear and tear, and wiring knew there was more work to my “rockstar” family that had been spliced and re- members could not attend at be done before Cleveland used, required replacing the last minute. Dad was not Race Week. everything inside the looking like a champion with boat. The panel, electronics, the remaining crew, but we We took Hooligan back to breakers, load distribution pulled the boat together and Cleveland and put it right and through hulls were got it ready and on the back into the shop at my ripped out and starting line in Detroit. It was office. We worked day and replaced. The boat was no not pretty and by no means night getting the boat finished longer identifiable down completed but we took the T- and when I wasn’t working in below. It really was a Ten Class load cell with us, my office I would come down disaster. Ziggy Beatty a weighed the boat and queried to the boat shop and interrupt longtime friend and Flat the owners there with the everyone’s flow. Stanley/Hooligan crew progress we had made and member came to Cleveland invited everyone aboard and Cleveland Race Week was at the third week of May to help to express any concerns they push the boat along. Griffin our home club so we were had with our work and the able to really dig in and fine Sheehan dug in and learned boats’ punchlist of work to be tune our speed and really how to lay glass and worked completed. We were able to work on tuning. Luckily we do very had the identical sail designs well at as the Proper Villain guys so Bayview we knew the tools were there One but just needed to see for Design ourselves how the boat set up and we in all ranges, up and knew the down. The line-ups in Detroit boat was showed us the boat was getting certainly faster than before better the work and that speed gave each week. After the (Continued on page 5) Page 5

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(Continued from page 4) would have some fun during Bayweek us some confidence to get at Put-In-Bay. For ourselves out of trouble when me this is really a necessary. During home club event, as Cleveland Race Week my 24 well, as my wife year old daughter Audrey grew up there and and 21 year old, Josie joined we have a couple of us to round out the small businesses crew. With roughly nine there. The kids weeks to go before the North have raced out of Americans Josie bluntly the Put-In-Bay asked why she wasn’t being Yacht Club since considered for the NAC they were in crew?! I did not expect this diapers. The key as her school/work schedule to Bayweek has had kept her from being able always been, to to commit to any other sailing have fun. This and now we had a week was no dilemma….The difficult part exception and we of the summer was telling a worked on making winning crew member that sure all rigging and we were moving people fittings were around. The weight limit working and all issues made our focus on purchases were crew work even more just right. We important. Saying there is no sailed well and room, to any member of the learned that we team, is not a comfortable were all able to get situation. Eight weeks until along on the the NACs and we were boat. It wasn’t until feeling the pressure of the last day of picking the right team. The Bayweek that I next couple of weeks we finally wired the electrical worthy stereo. Did I mention would have to see if there panel to the batteries that Bayweek was fun? was room for all four permanently. We learned a Sheehan's on board. whole lot about the boat, good Curtis, Zyggy and I towed the and bad. We installed new B&G Vulcan instruments and So before the NAC’s we fitted an acceptable Hooligan- (Continued on page 6) Page 6

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(Continued from page 5) area and set up a NASCAR like Ten home 51 miles to compound for the Cleveland with a center week ahead. We console at 18.5 knots on a had four families, perfectly flat lake. We were and eighteen almost ready for NAC’s. The people moved in week was consumed with and working getting the boat measured-in together to make and weighed and then it was the place our home off to Mentor for an for the week. It felt outstanding week. The boat good to be able to relax in the Team I-Ball leading the weighed-in and measured evening and not drive regatta posting very strong easily and now the work was home. Practice days on second day scores. Day 3 we paying dividends. The boat Monday and Tuesday gave us had everything line up for us! work was over and we could some strong opportunities to We had a perfect day.. We go sail and have some fun. She line up with some other teams were still sailing conservative still did not have a proper and get final adjustments but had a gear that no one had bottom and looks like hell, but completed. In the evening consistently and we had some it was fair and fast. we would gather in the lucky breaks. There was also middle of the compound and a significant amount of hiking We moved two Tens to Mentor debrief and relax. Sometimes put in on the rail to keep the we cooked meals and every boat flat and balanced in all on Sunday and prepared to get the circus on the road evening we would chat and conditions. The final day was have a cocktail to discuss the a bit of damage control or Monday. day. Wednesday we finished defense and we could watch off our tuning with the Villains our tuning partner and close And a circus it was. We and prepared for the first race friends finish second behind moved a four camper and tool day on Thursday. us. When you have two boats trailer caravan into the beach with the same set up and sails, We started the regatta it really makes it easier to tune and talk about off OK, we came out with low score finishes settings. Doyle Sails has with pretty really worked hard over the last 8 years and Brad and his conservative sailing. When you have speed group have supported me up a steep learning curve against you can do this. The next day we went out the best sailors anywhere. with similar scores, still in the hunt and (Continued on page 7) Page 7

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(Continued from page 6) construct a family style most rewarding and exciting we compound with my brother have ever had. Sailing with my The real secret behind these Michael’s team. The parties family made it special, winning fabulous boats is the they held, the with family made it wonderful people who accommodations, were all top spectacular. passionately support this notch. Kudos to the whole class. The regatta crew at Organizing Committee and Huge thanks to all my Mentor Harbor went above the Club. Hooligans, Audrey, Josie and and beyond to support and This class really is strong and Griffin Sheehan, Brad Boston, showcase a National fun. I have been fortunate to Curtis Florence and Zyggy Championship caliber spend some time in other Beatty. Special thanks as well to event! Kudos to the classes and there is no doubt my wife, Sara, for putting up membership, MHYC Ten this class is special. That is with our habit, Terry Class members and the why we wanted to get back to McSweeney, Abie McLauglin, Sackett and Pinkerton/ the Ten and we had a fantastic Chuck Simon and of course, Kubichek families in summer. John, Jinder and the yard group particular! The set-up at at Edgewater YC for all their

Mentor was really help. See you all next spring. sweet. Allowing campers into The racing this season on the the North Beach allowed us to Tartan Ten proved to be the 2019 T-10 North American Champions Results Page 8

2019 T-10 North American Championship Review by Karen Sackett-Rampe The Championships began were great social activities with registration on included from our Poolside Wednesday and racing Cookout Thursday, to the Thursday through Sunday. 28 Backyard BBQ on Friday and W here do you begin to boats registered from all over finally, the Mardi Gras party tell a story that has so many the Great Lakes, representing on Saturday (complete with myriad chapters? I suppose Yacht Clubs from Illinois, “Best Costume Awards”) that from the end forward! So, Michigan, Ohio and ended with a tremendous let’s begin by congratulating Wisconsin. Of the 28 West Beach Bonfire. Fun was our Championship yacht, registered boats, 26 sailed. certainly had by one and all! Hooligan, and her crew, Trey Evidently, we had an “in” with There are countless Sheehan and team. the wind gods, as we were volunteers to be thanked for Hooligan’s home is able to get 10 of a scheduled all their time and effort. First Edgewater Yacht Club – nice 11 races in over those 4 days. and foremost, thank you to the Five different skippers to have a Lake Erie boat win. membership of Mentor Of the 10 races completed, brought their boats across the Harbor Yachting Club for finish line first throughout the Hooligan finished first in half their support, patience and of them, including 4 first regatta, which showcases the participation during the place finishes in a row. Quite intense level of competition. regatta. Thank you to our a feat given the great Congratulations go out to our culinary staff - If we heard it competition! To quote one MHYC representative yachts, once, we heard it a hundred Perfect (6th), Cracker (9th), participant, “the best times – “this was the best food Nationals I’ve ever sailed in, and Rumline (13th) – nicely I have ever had at a regatta!” done! Although the focus of epic!” Thanks abound to our the event is the sailing, there Principal Race Officer, Joe Colling, our Chief Judge Mike Dawson, and our Judges Panel 2019 Award Winners of Nancy Zangerle and Cathy - Sparkman Stephens Performance Trophy – Hooligan, Trey Sheehan Newpher. Great job, all, we Winner of a race by the widest margin appreciate you. Thanks also to - Charlie Britton Memorial Award – Rumline, Bill Frissell all of our various Regatta Most improved performance throughout the regatta Sponsors, Proper Pig - Elaine and Wes Pignolet Award – Hooligan, Trey Sheehan Smokehouse, and all of the Best performance with at least 3 family members entertainers who helped make this such a memorable - George & Nancy Ward Award – Diamond Girl, Amy & Rick Cermak regatta. Best husband and wife boat performance - Schrammy award – Cracker, Steve Sackett Lowest final finishing place among boats that were in the top 5 on the second day Page 9

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Arrive a few days early to check out the Racine Art Museum, the lakefront Zoo, or the Wind Point Lighthouse 2020 T-10 which is the oldest and tallest working lighthouse on the NORTH Great Lakes. If you are a AMERICAN Frank Loyd Wright follower you should also check out the CHAMPIONSHIP SC Johnson Global R acine Yacht Club is Headquarters and Research Thursday, August 20 - excited to host the 2020 Tower or Wingspread, the Sunday, August 23 North American Prairie-style home Frank Championship. The Lloyd Wright designed for Doubletree by Hilton is on third-generation leader, H.F. Racine Yacht Club the Harbor and has a block Johnson. of rooms reserved for us. Racine, WI Racine has a lot to offer; Oh, did I mention we have downtown is within walking Kringle and great racing! I distance with charming hope to see you all there. restaurants boasting cuisine from Japanese to Italian. Congratulations: Amy Cermak Racine Yacht Club Commodore

C ongratulations to T-10 Class member Amy Cermak (Diamond Girl) on being sworn in as the first ever female Commodore of the Racine Yacht Club this past November. Amy also is active in youth and women’s sailing in the Racine area, as well as being co- chair of the 2020 T-10 North American Championships hosted by Racine Yacht Club. Page 10

Pictures from the 2019 T-10 North American Championship

Hot Sauce NAC Award Winners

PurSue Distant Thunder

Patrimpas Perfect & Coyote Page 11

Pictures from the 2019 T-10 North American Championship

Hooligan Troll

Diamond Girl

Rumline

Team I-Ball

LazyLass Page 12

2019 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta

By Nick Zomer

T he 2019 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta kicked off with a heavy 20-30 knot breeze out of the southwest. “It was not only an exciting heavy breeze day on the water, but a big learning experience for all who may have never sailed in truly difficult offshore conditions…” says Regatta Co-Chairman Nick Zomer. During the day we saw some oscillation and puffs as high as 33knots. The race committee did not fly flag K (which indicates and Miami ended the day with a which yachts retired, those spinnakers not allowed) and tie at 8 points, Wisconsin winning boats were the yacht “USA instead left that decision up the tie-breaker. In the J 105 fleet 345, Out of the Blue” and the to crews and boat owners. three teams dominated the yacht “USA 411 – Minister”, This worked well as leader position, the Naval both teams were moved to competitors worked with Academy, the University of Notre backup boats for Day 2 of the boat owners and learned Dame and the University of event. Due to the heavy about making decisions Michigan. All three teams sailed winds and crew illness the around how to use their boats tightly all day, any mistake was team from Ohio State during heavy winds. punished by losing precious boat withdrew at the end of Day 1.

lengths which were rare to come- At the top of the leaderboard by in this fleet as a whole. By the Day 2 at the 2019 Great Lakes for the Tartan 10 fleet all day end of the day the Naval Intercollegiate Offshore were Wisconsin-Madison and Academy led the pack with 9 Regatta provided ever more Miami University. Miami points with Michigan and Notre challenging conditions. The University came out of Dame in a tie at 11 points with wind was out of the west, nowhere this year to lead the Notre Dame winning the tie- steadily between 20 and 25 fleet for the first part of the breaker. knots with gusts all the way day, Wisconsin-Madison took up to 35 knots. It was back the title of top boat in During the day boats suffered (Continued on page 13) the last few races. Wisconsin breakdowns, including two for Page 13

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(Continued from page 12) overcast with a temperature around 65 degrees. Teams raced one additional race, setting in stone the final results for the event. The winner of the Tartan 10 section was Wisconsin- Madison on board the yacht Hot Sauce. The winner of the J 105 section was the United States Naval Academy on board The Asylum. The event would not be possible without our sponsors:

 The Chicago T-10 Fleet Association

 The Chicago J105 Fleet 5, Quantum Sails

 Buddig Meats, United Engravers

 Beemsterboer Slag Corp

 Skyway Yacht Works Page 14

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National T-10 Class Winter Meeting Notes

Feb 9, 2019 boats attended. Cleveland liquor liability for events, Aktion Associates, Toledo OH Race Week is June 14 - 16. and general liability. We

Lake Michigan (Mark Croll): have no property coverage. Class President John Do we need to insure Schellenbach called the There is a detailed article in the Ten Speed about Chicago tangible assets like masts or meeting to order booms? Ted Pinkerton to at 11:07 a.m. events. Mark's second year as fleet captain, he has research. Board Members Present: continued his focus on fun Secretary's Report (Brian President John Schellenbach, and community building. The Kennalley): The Class had Vice President Nick Ward, fleet had a big flip cup party 70 voting members in 2018, Secretary Brian Kennalley, in Waukegan, a playpen raft an increase of 4 over 2017! Chief Measurer Steve up, and its famous St. Joe It’s a small move, but it’s in Gregory, Past President John Blender Party. In December, the right direction. We also Barker, Regional Vice we also have an annual have 15 new associate President Lake Michigan Mark dinner with 150 attendees. members, up from 3 to 18. Croll Detroit (Bruce Richardson): This is probably due to our Board Members Not Present: There were four T-10s in Port decision to make associate Treasurer David Tritsch, Huron-Mac (short course, membership free to try and Regional Vice President Lake ORR-EZ rating); 2019 PH-Mac engage crew members and Erie Heidi Backus, Regional starts July 20; Port Huron is other non-boat-owners to Vice President Lake St. Claire hosting 2019 Lake Huron join and stay up to date on Sean Murphy Championship Aug 2 – 4 and class communications. trying to create as many one Membership renewal is Members Present (including actually available now; via teleconference): Mike design classes as they can; info is on yachtscoring. renewal notices will go out Better, Herold Bransch, Ralph within the next few weeks Richards, Karen Sacket, Amy Treasurer’s Report (John or so. We’ll do renewals via and Rick Cermak, Steve Schellenbach for David tten.com again. Boom Karstrand, Scott Irwin, Jim Tritsch): stickers will be mailed in Herold, Mike Platzke, Brian late April or early May. Barker, Dan Synowiec, Kim The booms and boom die the Stange, Ted Mahoney, Ted class purchased cost $10,000, Measurer's Report (Steve Pinkerton, Greg Kinney, Larry so our cash balance is down Gregory): We sold 56 sail Peterson from mid-year numbers. tags last year. They are still Beginning balance was $15.00. 56 is pretty average. OLD BUSINESS $34,671. Current balance is A lot of the sailmakers buy $22,315. Fleet Reports: them in blocks of 10 or 20 because they don't expire. Lake Erie: Fall Bay Regatta We have also purchased the following insurance: D&O, was a great time but only 5 (Continued on page 16) Page 16

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(Continued from page 15) 3d mold the shape of the jib, beaches are nearby. Dates lay mylar, lay fibers, lay will be 8/15-8/18. The Verve Boom update (Brian Barker): mylar and thus the shape is Cup is Aug 9-11; NAC was The boom section is signed off, molded in. 3DL is supposed moved to accommodate the order is placed and paid, and to be more durable in terms Verve. A corinthian award is the die should be done in mid- of delamination. 3DI that to be included. Mike Dawson March. Metal should be North is moving to uses the will serve as Chief Judge. available early April. We got a 3DL mold and there is no PRO is Joe Colling out of better deal on the metal and die mylar, it's just individual Edgewater. by paying in advance. We need fibers glued together and it to set a price. Cost to the Class looks more like a Dacron sail. MOTION for the Class to per boom is $250, but we will Battens and headboard are provide the NAC Committee likely have to hold them in all just part of the sail made a $2,000 stipend for the 2019 inventory for a long time so it as one unit. There was a 3DI event. Unanimously PASSED. will take time to recoup the test T-10 sail moving around The Class is soliciting bids initial cost. What do we want to the Chicago fleet. North Sail for the 2020 NAC on Lake sell them for? uses Dyneema or Spectra. Michigan. Scott Irwin MOTION to set Can we get info from J/105 2019 Sanctioned Events: prices at $1,200 and boom Class? Mike Better to prices at $500. Seconded. investigate Carbon Fiber.  Bay View OD May 31 - Discussion took place prior to a Board needs to decide by June 2 vote. Motion PASSED. beginning of the season. Agreed by all: If we make a  Lake Erie Championship Sail material: Can Cuben Fiber change it should be effective June 14 - 16 be used in ? Research as of a NAC so it doesn't suggests increased costs and  Chicago NOOD June 7 - 9 disadvantage people who minimal performance gain. This already bought sails in this  T-10 NAC Aug 15 - 18 question is largely driven by the sail year. notion that North Sails is going Class Rules Update to stop making Kevlar sail cloth. T-10 North American (Mike Platzke): North is doing molded sails for Championship: We have one  General rule cleanup J/105s but Perry Lewis says they bid for 2019; Mentor proposed: organizational can no longer do them for T-10s. unanimously chosen. Bid fixes, not changes. Up to Proposed sail material change features easy haul-out, good CMRC to review. There would not allow 3DI, which is a docking, good parking, a are a couple small new method of building sails. swimming pool, and close changes. accommodations. It is a good Traditional sail building location for family. They  Define : process: buy cloth, stitch hosted in 2009. Playgrounds, Rules said ISAF, which no together. String sail: cut into basketball court, and pieces and stitch together. 3DL: (Continued on page 17) Page 17

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(Continued from page 16) thing isn't listed in multiple established over the places. entire course area. This longer exists. lower limit may be higher  Proposal: Modern winches  Defined terms more clearly. if there is a strong current use composite bearings and Moved Class Association in the racing area. Races the original rule doesn't Fees out of One Design rules. will not be started in allow for it. Chief Measurer Move boom sticker out of excess of an average of 25 can make a ruling on that knots or if gusting to 28 measurement rules. without a Class vote. knots or above. These  Allow advertising for  Rules state you can't change limits may also vary regattas that have your jib during a race. depending on sea advertising. conditions, current, and  Clarify that drivers have to rapid changes in velocity.  Make terminology more in be full members, not line with offshore Races will not be started if associate members. Need to regulations. reduced visibility fix this to allow non- prevents the race  Put class approved members to drive management team from extrusions at the top of the Wednesdays, Mac race, etc. sighting the starting line mast and boom rules. NEW BUSINESS and identifying premature starters. The fact that the  Spar bands were not  Forward Sailing in Virginia removed from the rules. first mark cannot be seen is in the process of forming. from the starting area is Most one design fleets have It is run by a disabled spar bands. The bands are not, in and of itself, a veteran. No tax status or needed to define the size of reason to postpone anything yet. They have four the sail and they way it can racing. T-10s currently on the be set e.g. outhauling a Chesapeake and are  Do we do this for NAC blown out main further than creating an organization for only? National Sanctioned the Class limit. veterans to sail and race. only? Takes pressure off the PRO. Keeps things  Update rules to include  T-10 Class Association is a CMRC which are in bylaws safe and fair. Needs to be registered Illinois NFP but not One Design rules. at the sole discretion of corporation and was the PRO and not Chief Measurer says this involuntarily dissolved in requires a Class vote, but it's protestable. 2012. a good idea. In the event of a T-10 ORR rating has taken conflict of interest,  Proposal for T-10 Class a hit noticed in Lake somebody can fill in. Wind Condition Limits Huron. (Heidi): Races will not be  Boat weighing: remove started in less than an Meeting adjourned at 1:09 duplicate sections, average of 5 knots of wind consolidate so the same Page 18 Page 19

Chicago T-10 Ladies Takeover Pursuit Race

I n mid-September the women of the Chicago T-10 fleet got together and organized a women’s only takeover pursuit race scheduled to take place during on of the Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club’s regularly scheduled Wednesday night pursuit race. There were all-women crews on Erica, Mutiny, Skidmarks, Rainbows End, Amateur II, Minister and Hot Sauce and all told, over 30 women participated in this event. Page 20

2019 Chicago Fleet 2 Awards and Year End Party

the port-to-port and etween 170 and 180 B overall series and was people packed the Chicago prevented from a second Yacht Club Belmont Station year sweep of second on December 6th for the place when Meat squeezed annual Chicago T-10 Fleet 2 by them for 2nd place in awards and year end party. the buoy series. The This annual celebration of tightest competition was in Chicago T-10 sailing serves the port-to-port series, to close out and recap where 3rd through 7th another year of fantastic place was separated by 7 racing on the water and great points. The party times on shore after racing. committee put on another For the second year in a row, fantastic event, highlighted Erica swept the boat of the by the T-10 timeline, which year series, winning the showed how the fleet’s buoy, port-to-port and the boats had changed names overall. Retention took 2nd in throughout the 40+ year history of the fleet. Page 21

Chicago Fleet 2 - 2019 Summer Report

These racing days include four Awards Dinner and T he results are in. Simply days when the T-10 section Season Celebration on put, the Chicago T-10 Fleet is was the only one design December 6, 2019. the best offshore fleet on Lake section racing and six more Michigan. Once again, the days when only one other It’s hard to know where to Chicago T-10 fleet provided offshore section was also buoy start to congratulate and any sailor that enjoys racing racing. thank all of the people who his or her by far the contributed to the success But that only tells half of the most opportunities to do that of the Fleet. Maybe we can story. The Chicago T-10 fleet this summer. To underscore start chronologically. First, is also the most friendly and this point, I did a quick review Steve Fink once again put of CASRA racing dates for socially and educationally together a scintillating line- active. A partial list of social buoy and non-casual offshore up of speakers for the races in the summer of 2019. I activities last year: Saturday morning seminars for talks on rules, weather multiplied the days with races  Three educational seminars and boat preparation, by the number of boats on the on racing and weather tuning and strategy. line for each one design fleet. topics on select Saturday The results prove the mornings in January, The social committee of dominance of the T-10 Fleet in February and March. Felicia Platzke, Aimee Smith providing excellent racing and Cindy Boynton put  Set to sail party in April. opportunities: together a great spring  Flip Cup party on the welcome party and are Waukegan Harbor Porch planning a smashing end of after the Waukegan Race in year celebration this month. June Word has it, we may have a homecoming theme to  Playpen rafting party celebrate the longevity and in July. inclusiveness of the fleet.  Blender Party at Bi-State on The Flip Cup party keeps St. Joe YC lawn. getting better and better  GLIOR regatta for 19 each year. It is interesting college teams (in to study the inverse conjunction with J/105 relationship between the Fleet) in September amounts of studying that may have been done at college with the absolute mastery of the game of Flip Cup shown by some. The

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a fabulous but fourth year in a row, followed challenging GLIOR closely by Meat, Winnebago, regatta. Their strong and Mutiny for overall efforts in preparation honors. But the Port-to-Port were matched by the series had some new boats in strong wind speed and the mix after Erica and us, tough conditions on the including Water Works, course. After a Skidmarks, Amateur II, spectacular jibe broach Minister and Perspicacity. and being pinned for Congratulations to everyone what seemed like forever, my Western who placed well. But more importantly congratulations Michigan team picked themselves up and had to everyone who came out (Continued from page 21) and enjoyed their time on the a good regatta. I’m sure others water. What goes on on land, had exciting times as well. rafting party got interesting stays on land. To me, that’s when the initial raft of four Oh yeah, as I noted when I what it’s all about, and we are boats circled around its started this article, we had some the lucky ones who have that anchor, pulled it up, and sailboat racing; in fact a lot of opportunity and are smart started heading for an close exciting and challenging enough to take advantage of unlucky downwind boat. racing all summer. One of the it. Now, it’s important that we Quick thinking saved the true beauties of our fleet is there keep talking and sharing and day. It did not stop Darren is always someone at your level figuring out how we can keep Beck from visiting all of the to race with and someone who it up and keep improving. boats swimming with his may be a little better on one noodle…. given day that you can strive to Mark Croll beat the next race. That is true Fleet Captain And we are all so generous. of course unless you are Erica. Even though we made over Once again they 100 pitchers of blender dominated the circuit and drinks at the Bi-State Blender BOY overall standings. Party, as testified by Bob Congratulations once Warnecke, we ended up with again to Brian and all of his a case of booze left over that great crew on Erica. is now in my basement. I am looking for suggestions on We on Retention were what to do with it. consistently lucky enough to see Erica’s transom And a huge shout out to Steve before the others for maid- Karstrand and Nick Zomer for of-honor honors for the Page 23

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