Volume 25, Number 7 July 2015 Lake Michigan SuRF Official Newsmagazine of the Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation

CHICAGO-MACKINAC RACE AS EARLY AS IT CAN BE 2015 LMSRF Corporate Members by Gail M. Turluck Broad Reach Sailing The Chicago Yacht Club 2015 Race to Mackinac is approaching quickly, with the Copacetic Stores cruising fleet start on Friday, July 10 and Lake Michigan Performance the racing fleet start on Saturday, July Handicap Racing Fleet 11. About five years ago both Chicago and Bayview Yacht Clubs agreed to back Manitowoc Marina up the races one weekend; now the annual walk of dates on calendars has National Marine Manufacturers Association backed them up to as early as they can Skyway Yacht Works be and not include Independence Day! The 2016 race is set for July 23 as the West Marine Chicago race is second and the calendar skips back. World Yachts

For information on becoming an LMSRF Corporate There are extensive social plans for sailors and followers alike this year: Member, email [email protected].

Ashore Thing: Saturday, July 11, 10:00am-2:30pm Navy Pier, East End, Chicago, Illinois Enjoy a breath-taking view and lounge in luxury while sipping Veuve Clicquot, Belvedere cocktails or ice cold All The News That Fits ... Best on Lake Michigan ...... 1 Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy and Peroni at our Defiance Awarded Constitution Trophy ...... 2 premium cash bar. Come out for this family affair at Lowery Lake Michigan Match Race Champ ...... 2 2015 Ocean-Great Lakes Challenge ...... 2 Navy Pier in the perfect summer setting. Enjoy face painting, balloon 2015 ORR Great Lakes Championship ...... 3 artists, “Buoy Buckets,” and other child-friendly activities! Following the Operations Notes from the Office ...... 4 2015 Hook Race ...... 7 parade of boats, enjoy a live performance by Chicago's hit rock 'n' roll SEAS Newsletter ...... 7 musical Million Dollar Quartet and dance the afternoon away to one of North Sails Rally ...... 9 2015 Rhumbline Regatta ...... 11 Chicago’s hottest DJs! 2015 Tripp Memorial Cup ...... 11 Harbor Spring Laser Racing ...... 12 Boyne City Yacht Club Seeks Racers ...... 13 The Grand Porch Party, Presented by Wintrust & Veuve Clicquot 2015 Supermac ...... 13 Sunday, July 12, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT Lake Michigan's Summer Sailstice ...... 14 Area V Vice Commodore Profile ...... 15 The Porch Party is one of the most anticipated afternoons for friends, Making a Clearer Path ...... 15 families and volunteers who are on the island awaiting the racers to cross 2015 Pan American Games ...... 16 Coming Back From the Mac ...... 16 the finish line. Join us on the longest hotel porch in the country to toast the Race Management Committee ...... 17 race, its many supporters, the Grand Hotel, and our sponsors, Wintrust and Special Member Benefits ...... 18 Hospice Championship to Texas in 2016 ...... 18 Veuve Clicquot. Men are required to wear a coat and tie. Dresses are Dr. Leland's Soiree ...... 19 preferred and hats are encouraged for women. Advance tickets for the Moore Scholarship Gala ...... 19 Porch Party are $50 and must be purchased by Friday, July 10. Tickets are AdventureSail ...... 19 Cool Things ...... 19 available at the door for $60. Please call the Chicago Yacht club front desk Morgan Kiss Women's College Sailor of Year . 20 at 312-861-7777 with questions. This is an adult party. A children’s party Open Houses ...... 21 Lakefront Events Listing ...... 21 is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Reservations for the children’s party are Epic Racing ...... 21 available through the club. Fun Racing in a Sailing Heaven ...... 22 Alone on an Island? ...... 23 Mediterranean Classic Yacht RRS ...... 24 Other Important Dates and Times: Grants-In-Aid Reports ...... 25 Heard On The Rail ...... 26 July 9, 2015 Registration (10:00 AM - 07:00 PM) Volvo Newport Stopover ...... 28 July 9, 2015 VIP Party (05:00 PM - 06:30 PM) Microbeads Ban Proposed ...... 31 Major Championships ...... 31 July 9, 2015 Warning Gun Party Presented by Wintrust (06:30 PM - Sailing Education ...... 32 08:30 PM) Letters to the Editor ...... 35 US Sailing News ...... 36 July 10, 2015 Skippers' Meeting - Morning (09:00 AM - 10:00 AM) LMSRF Classified ...... 37 July 10, 2015 Registration (10:00 AM - 04:00 PM) What Happened ...... 38 About Lake Michigan SuRF ...... 60 July 10, 2015 107th RTM Cruising Division Starts - (03:00 PM-03:30 PM)

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July 10, 2015 Skippers' Meeting - Evening (05:00 PM - 06:00 PM) July 10, 2015 Mac Party (07:00 PM - 11:30 PM) July 11, 2015 107th Race to Mackinac Racing Divisions Starts - (11:00 AM - 03:00 PM) July 14, 2015 107th Race to Mackinac Sailors' Celebration (02:00 PM - 05:00 PM) July 15, 2015 2015 Last Call for all boats to leave harbors - (12:00 PM - 12:01 PM)

Sail smart, sail fast, and be safe!

HOLY CRAP! THE RIG IS GONE ... by Gail M. Turluck The Tartan Ten Tenacity lost her rig in the second race of the 2015 National Offshore One-Design-Chicago Regatta. There were six aboard: Suzanne Philbrick, Owner and Skipper, Ryan Freeman, Stephen Freeman, Herb Philbrick, Mike Halpin and Gail Turluck. It was the second race of the regatta, a windward- leeward course, twice around, and we were on the second beat. We were nearing the port layline and had just tacked to port; a puff hit as we were trimming up. I was done with the mainsail trim, Steve was putting the last turn on the jib trim when BANG! Rather than not really being able to climb to the high side because we were hard over, the boat leveled out unexpectedly. Immediately I looked up and, holy crap, the rig was gone!

I turned to Steve who was next to me, under the boom and mainsail that were just inside the winches alongside the cockpit. By the time I reached to him he was climbing out from under it all. He seemed slightly dazed, very surprised, but when asked if he was OK he insisted yes. A number of us asked him, asked if he was hurt and he insisted he was fine. So, we counted heads (everyone was aboard), double-checked that everyone was OK, I looked below to make sure we weren't taking on water and then started assessing what to do next.

First calls were to recover the jib, the spinnaker pole and disconnect the outhaul from the mainsail to lessen the forces of the rig washing back and forth on the rail of the boat in the waves. As we started to work, I could see that the mast was broken right at the spreaders. I did not see the rig come down, so I don't really know what caused the failure. Each of the tasks were multiple person tasks, so they took some time. As work began to remedy the situation, we radioed the Chicago Yacht Club Race Committee to notify them of the broken mast and ask that they stand by. After the jib was recovered, the spinnaker pole recovered, the outhaul disconnected, and the boom disconnected and lashed to the deck,we looked at the mast, with the mainsail on it, to determine if the six of us could work to bring the mast aboard the boat successfully without hurting anyone. Tenacity safe and sound at Crowley's after motoring from NOOD-Chicago race course. Photo by Gail M. Turluck. I thought back to last year when I was rigging a Tartan Ten mast in the shipyard before it was stepped and how it took three adults simply to turn it. It wasn't full of water. It didn't have all the rigging in it. It didn't have electronics rigged on it. It didn't have a wet mainsail on it. It wasn't on a bobbing platform on a increasingly wavy Great Lake. It wasn't leaning way away where we couldn't get leverage on it. Considering the crew aboard and the situation, the owner deduced that the only safe option was to jettison the broken mast. Upon her order, the crew got very busy, opening shackles, pulling halyards and control lines, pulling ring dings and cotter pins, and methodically shifting from item to item, leaving the one line with full load that was holding the mast firmly in place on the boat for last. The Race Committee safety boat handed over a second bolt cutter that was handy. It was impossible to disconnect every electronic wire and control line; some of them had to be cut. Finally, the one line holding the rig was ready to be released. We made sure everyone was standing clear and safe and the last stopper was opened. Very quickly the mast fell away from the boat and next came a surprising silence.

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We sat for a moment, looking at the water where the mast had just gone, and just contemplated. Everything.

The wind continued to build and the seas, too. We then had a discussion on where to go. The boat has a mooring in Montrose Harbor. She also is winter stored at Crowley's Yacht Yard. It was a rather simple decision, given the following sea out of the north, to motor to the Calumet River and Crowley's. The crew double checked all around the deck to make sure no lines were dragging to possibly foul the propeller, the motor was started, and we had a rather pleasant ride to the season's point of beginning, way too soon after her recent departure. At one point we surfed a wave and were doing 7.8 under power. We had a good chuckle on that.

We had telephoned ahead to the yard that we were coming so that there would be someone on hand and also so we could get out with our arrival time expected to be near 5:00 pm. Upon arrival we telephoned Chicago Yacht Club to advise them of our safe The crew of Tenacity successfully returning to the arrival. One of the crew coincidentally had a car nearby that point of beginning after a long day on the water. Photo provided by Gail M. Turluck. facilitated everyone's transportation needs.

Epilogue: Less than four weeks later the boat was launched with a replacement rig as the boat continues to be prepared for the 2015 Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. A major accomplishment, the owner has worked hard to keep the goal intact.

OVERBOARD! as told by Vicki Travis On Friday, June 5, 2015, I was crewing in the National Offshore One-Design – Chicago regatta. The boat I was on was usually raced with a crew of eight; we were short two crew. We had a crew meeting to discuss how we could adjust responsibilities, to decide if we had confidence we could manage racing safely, and agreed at any time if any of us felt it was unsafe we would drop out of a race or maybe not start a race. It was rainy, with a good strength breeze, wavy, and a rather nasty day. None of us anticipated what was coming.

My responsibilities while racing were: 1) Jib takedown on the bow (bow was doing spinnaker halyard hoists). 2) Trim main while main trimmer did spinnaker trim. 3) Sewer – spinnaker takedown and pack.

Knowing demands would be high, I kept my water intake up to prevent dehydration and also had eaten lunch to provide adequate energy.

The wind was building and the seas were building as the day went on. We were in the third race of the day on the third leg, and I had gone to the bow for a jib takedown. The spinnaker had fouled on hoist on the jib. I reached up to unfoul the sail, regretfully with two hands, just as a wave hit and fell backwards, overboard.

I had my inflatable PFD on. It has the auto-inflate feature that worked. I later learned there is a pressure relief valve that lets the wearer slightly deflate it to make it more comfortable around the neck; this is a good piece of information to be aware of. Crotch straps may have helped with comfort. The crew saw me go over and immediately began the rescue protocol.

Unfortunately the fouled spinnaker ended up in the water and the spinnaker sheets and guys got fouled on the propeller when the motor was started. Quickly the jib was hoisted and the boat turned back to get me. The crew designated one member to manage radio communications, one to watch me

July 2015 3 Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation Lake Michigan SuRF Newsmagazine in the water, and deployed the Lifesling. I caught it, put it on, and the crew pulled me alongside the boat. While there was some talk of using a ladder, I don't remember it's being deployed, and after being in the 55 degree water for ten minutes in all my gear I was tired.

The crew attached a halyard to the Lifesling and hoisted me up to the deck level and guided me onto the deck. They helped me sit up and swing my legs into the cockpit. Next they helped me below, got all my wet gear off, and put on the dry change of clothes I fortunately had on board. We used the mainsail cover as a blanket.

At this point I was not yet feeling cold. That came after I changed. The owner kept checking on me, which was reassuring. I do not know how the public agencies became notified, but the US Coast Guard had a boat and the Chicago Police had two boats on the scene by the time I was rescued. The police transferred me to one of their boats, motored me to shore to a waiting heated ambulance at the marine police station at DuSable Harbor where I was given hot paks, my blood sugar tested, blood pressure checked, and I was asked if I wanted to be checked at the hospital, which I declined.

Then I moved into the police station where there was a heater and enjoyed hot coffee. The boat, meanwhile, was towed to the same location. Somehow the spinnaker gear was cut from the propeller. An officer drove me to Chicago Yacht Club-Monroe, escorted me inside and upstairs to the scoring room which was warm, and the crew brought the boat to Monroe Harbor as well. After the boat arrived, the owner came upstairs and we enjoyed a cup of hot chocolate together.

The crew was complimented by the police who said the crew performed a textbook recovery. I want to share a huge thank you to everyone who helped in my overboard experience. I will always wear my PFD offshore.

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Raise A Sail and Help Beat Cancer!

Raise a sail in the fight against blood cancers while enjoying a little friendly competition out on the lake. Sailors will set sail for the Leukemia Cup Regatta on Saturday, August 22 in Monroe Harbor and enjoy a dock party cook out, awards and live music afterwards at Columbia Yacht Club. Open pour Gosling's/Goose Island wristband will be sold for $25.

Upcoming Events Brought to You By The Leukemia Cup Regatta:

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For more information, please contact Regina Belotti via email or at (312) 568-7731.

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MICHIGAN CITY COMMODORE'S CUP – LADIES' SKIPPER RACE Join Michigan City Yacht Club, Michigan City, Indiana, for a fun race on Saturday, July 4th. Typically the most popular sail race of the Michigan City Yacht Club season - with little focus on competitive racing - this one is about having fun. All boats & crews welcome, no membership required.

To participate, each boat sends at least one sailor to an informal Skippers Meeting held at the shelter at the east end of the 400 dock at 9:30 am. A simple course will be announced at the meeting, the race will start at 11:00 am about 1½ miles north of the lighthouse, and will last 1-1½ hours maximum. Extra crew may be available at the Skippers Meeting, and any questions are welcome.

We'll have lunch on the 200 dock after the race. Bring you own drink and a side dish and we'll supply the burgers and brats. Come and join us for lunch even if you are not racing.

JOIN SYSC AT THE INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE All students are invited to walk in the parade with Sheboygan Youth Sailing Club in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on Saturday, July 4th.

Meet at the club at 9:00 on the morning of the Fourth or at the corner of New York Ave. and North 6th St. at 9:15 am.

Please come wearing SYSC gear or patriotic colors!

For more info check our Facebook page or call (920)459-0755.

2015 VANDERLEEK CUP The annual fun regatta has quickly become a popular summer event in West Michigan; it is set for Saturday, August 15, 2015. Hosted by Yacht Basin Marina, with Bayshore Yacht Club and Macatawa Bay Yacht Club, in Holland, Michigan. We expect more than 750 people for the sailing regatta, the dinghy poker run, the dinner, auctions, and dancing to Square Pegz! Find all the details at http://vanderleekcup.com/

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2015 CHICAGO REGATTA The 2015 Chicago Regatta, hosted by Burnham Park Yacht Club and Pinnacle Yachts, is comprised of a week of events to benefit the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation. It will be comprised of six phenomenal events for many phenomenal kids.

Regatta Soiree Dine & Dance – Friday, September 11, 7:00 pm An elegant after-six party with fine dining, great music and dancing at the famous Chicago Yacht Club.

M32 Catamaran Series – Friday-Sunday, September 11-13, Noon The M32 fleet of all-carbon catamarans race at speeds of 20 knots as they compete in the Chicago stop of their national series. Ride on one of these speed machines for the racing thrill of a lifetime.

Lakeshore Distance Race – Saturday, September 12, Noon Lake Michigan's best race yachts compete for the coveted Pinnacle Foundation Cup along Chicago's lakefront. Enter your yacht or charter a seat on another.

Landmark Cruising Rally – Saturday, September 12, Noon Powerboats and cruising sailboats visit famous lakefront landmarks to earn their commemorative brag flag. Use your boat or charter with us.

Rocking Poolside Party – Saturday, September 12, 6:30 pm Regatta competitors, cruisers and landlubbers party poolside at 31st Street Harbor to a rocking DJ and light show like no other. 500 people attended the party last year.

Courageous 400 Race - Thursday, September 17 Sailboats from both sides of Lake Michigan race 400 Miles, rounding North Manitou Island from the south, racing then to Milwaukee in the most exciting, challenging and meaningful sailing event of the year.

Complete information is available at the event web page: http://www.chicagoregatta.com/.

THE 2015 RHUMBLINE REGATTA by Jim Schrager, 2015 SJRYC Fleet Captain In St. Joseph, Michigan, on Saturday, 13 June 2015, you couldn’t have asked for a much worse weather prediction: hot, humid, light and fluky air, with thunderstorms moving through the area all day. As proof of what was coming, many of the Midwest Open Racing Fleet boats from Chicago were still slatting around out in the lake, having set out the night before, hoping to make St. Joe in time for the Rhumbline Regatta. Some were so far away they were out of radio contact.

In spite of this less than ideal forecast, long-time St. Joseph River Yacht Club (SJRYC) Principal Race Officer Ken Zimmerman took the fleet out and we started in light air of about 5 knots as scheduled at Noon. Two sections of Spinn boats went first for two laps around the SJRYC course, windward/leeward, then two JaM sections took off to do a triangle. After the closed course legs, all four sections traveled down the beach for the wing mark three miles South, then back to the finish line at the pier. At least that was the plan. Seas were calm.

The winds were light but fairly consistent while racing on the SJRYC course in the early afternoon. But as we left the race course and headed for the wing mark and the day wore on, the wind became lighter and more variable. We kept moving on the way down to the wing mark with all the likely suspects holding positions as expected. In Spinn 1, local hero Wellenreiter, Ron Schults’ Farr 395 (SJRYC Spinn BotY, 2014) cracked the start and led at every mark. In close pursuit was another well-sailed SJRYC boat, Captain Blood, a Schock 35 raced by Patrick Nelson which looked to be ready to save her time over the bigger Farr 395. In Spinn 2 the long-time offshore masters onboard Cynthia, captained by Andy Grootendorst, were again pushing their Morgan 41 into first place. How do they do that in light air with the boat’s full keel underbody, heavy displacement, and short CCA rig? In hot pursuit was Jud Brown’s Silk, a C&C 110 from SJRYC.

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JaM 1 was a battle with three fast boats in close quarters while sailing on the SJRYC course. The quick J/105 Archelon from South Haven skippered by Pat Mullins got a good start on the leeward side of the line and powered to the first mark ahead of local boats Rush, a Custom Nelson/Marek 36 sailed by Jeff Alisch (winner of the 2014 SJRYC Commodore’s Cup), and Carrera, Jim Schrager’s Cayenne 41. Carrera was in second place behind Archelon, with Rush very close behind through the first two legs. The boats in JaM 2 also sailed in close quarters while on the SJRYC course.

Once everyone headed for the Wing Mark, all bets were off as to who would get down the shore first—and back as well. In some cases, we all wondered which boats would be able to finish at all.

Up in Spinn 1, Wellenreiter led the way to the wing mark, steaming South at a rapid pace but with that other fast light-air boat, Captain Blood, in hot pursuit. These two skippers way out in front realized it made great sense to sail the most direct course from the wing mark to the finish so they did that, staying fairly close to shore and figuring maybe there would be some play off the hot beach.

While they stayed far ahead for about half the leg, several other boats took the long way home, going out to sea looking for breeze, even though that would require a jibe back into shore to make the finish line. Chief among them was Gauntlet, the big aluminum Kaufman 44 skippered by Guy Heistand from Macatawa Bay Yacht Club, and 2013 SJRYC Spinn Boat of the Year Quick Silver, a Schock 41 raced by Gint Karaitis.

Meanwhile in JaM 1, on the long leg down to the wing mark, Carrera sailed the middle course, Rush tried things a bit more inshore, and Archelon took a long hitch out to sea, found fresh wind, and looked to be way ahead. But at the mark rounding three miles South, Carrera was first around. Although Archelon looked like they had the leg in good shape, their position out to sea was costly for them as they fell down to the mark. Then, up ahead in Spinn 1, disaster struck.

The two lead boats, Wellenreiter and Captain Blood, were moving well and headed directly for the finish line. Suddenly, they both found themselves glued to the water. These are two fantastic light air boats, as proven by their commanding lead, yet both couldn’t move. You figure, ok, this will last a few minutes, and they’ll get going again. We’ve all been though this, it’s just a hole in the wind, and this too shall pass. Someone will turn the switch back on any minute now.

But not this time. We were amazed as we snuck past them, perhaps ten boat lengths out to sea, but it was an incredible hole in the wind. The rest of the Spinn 1 fleet remained far out to sea and still nothing happened for the two leaders, who had no wind. After they saw their whole division fly by, and watched the race evaporate, the two who led the pack had to motor in. It wouldn’t be a Rhumbline Regatta without some surprises.

Now it was the case of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer—in relative boat position. The air got light and fluky everywhere. Several boats spent a half-hour crawling across the finish line. First over was Quick Silver, just four seconds ahead of Gauntlet, but the aluminum 44 footer, after finishing, had a problem. They caught the anchor line for the mark. Although they did not hit the mark prior to finishing, they required about 25 minutes of careful maneuvering to get the line unstuck from their prop shaft. The air was so light that the next boats started to finish about a half hour later, being led by Spinn 1 third place finisher Moody Blue, Bill Barton’s Custom N/M 36 now sporting masthead spinnakers, then Spinn 2 boats Silk, and Cynthia close behind, followed by Carrera in JaM 1. This pack of boats finished about a half-hour ahead of the next JaM boats.

Special mention must be made of the JaM 2 boats, with Ken Stanisz’s Irwin Competition 30 Velatura (SJRYC JaM Commodore’s Cup winner 2014) easily taking the win over Thomas Mullin’s C&C 27 Rocinante and Rob Parker’s Islander Bahama 30 Closed Sail, the last two finishing in a dead heat! It was a tremendous accomplishment that these three smaller boats sailed that long course in those light winds and didn’t give up. The predicted storms never appeared, as the skies stayed clear for the entire afternoon.

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Working all day out in the lake on the Race Committee boat with Ken Zimmerman were Kathy Grootendorst and Bill Wormer, who kept all the boats honest at the starts and tallied the finishes. Most boats were in by 4:30PM, with the last of the racers off the lake within another 45 minutes, still in plenty of time for the dinner and party thrown by the SJRYC. At 7PM Fleet Vice Commodore Byron Higgins handed out the hardware inside the big tent set up for the event. Unlike many Rhumblines, which are often sailed in heavier air, this one needed lots of finesse to stay in the passing lanes. But as always, it was a wonderful day to be out on the lake.

Complete scores in "What Happened ..." later this issue.

RACING ACROSS THE LAKE AT NIGHT IN THE FOG by Peter Cooper, Midwest Open Racing Fleet Past Commodore The Midwest Open Racing Fleet (MORF) ran across the lake races from Chicago to and from St. Joseph, Michigan, in part a feeder for the St. Joseph River Yacht Club's (SJRYC) Rhumbline Regatta on Saturday, June 13, and in part a regularly scheduled race. The outbound race left at 7 pm Friday night from LMSRF Area III Starting Area 7 off Burnham Park Harbor. The return race left St. Joseph at 9:15 am Sunday morning.

The Friday night race over was very foggy, very damp, and very cold. Nine boats left Chicago, including Dick Gravengood's Geronimo which splashed at Crowley's Yacht Yard and commissioned on Friday just before the start. Dick, who is the crane operator at Crowley's, is 91!

The start had the interesting feature that in 100 foot visibility fog, just finding the race committee boat was a challenge. Pin, pin, what pin? An aircraft carrier could have started at the pin and so long as they weren't launching aircraft, no one would have known. The breeze started out nicely from the NE but all but quit half way across the lake. It was the coldest Lake Michigan race I have ever been on. The fog was so thick at times that you couldn't see the jib from the wheel. You knew that there was competition somewhere close because you could hear their main slatting when yours wasn't. Only two boats, Tenacity and Slapshot, finished: the others either dropped out or timed limit expired after 19 hours. Cahoots missed the time limit by 10 minutes! Geronimo also hung in to cross the finish line, albeit after the time limit expired.

The finish was so late that only Unknown Lady 2, who dropped out, had the chance to make the Rhumbline Regatta start at 10:55am CDT in time. The breeze did come up a bit and the weather went from 50 degrees and very humid to 90 degrees and very humid. Several boats dropped out of the Rhumbline too: to go to the air conditioned bar, I suspect (that's where I was). SJRYC had their always excellent dinner and party at the club on Saturday evening.

The return race to Chicago left Sunday morning just after the light rain stopped in nice breeze from the South. Seven boats started. It, too, got light in places. Three boats; Gaucho, It's Good and Tenacity finished, the others Did Not Finish. We were last to finish because, as usual, the wind quit as the sun set. It took us an hour to make the last mile to the (virtual) finish mark. It only took us 11.5 hours to sail the course: a high speed race.

It was a weekend of racing with "features." It was some of the best light air Mackinac race practice we've had since the last Mackinac drifter. The next edition will be the PRHFection races from Chicago, among other starting points, to and from Michigan City on August 8 and 9. Maybe it will have stopped raining and warmed up by then.

Complete scores in "What Happened ..." later this issue.

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3RD ANNUAL SAILING SOIREE A SUCCESS DESPITE STORM by Nancy Huth Threats of severe thunderstorms and high speed winds didn’t dampen the enthusiasm for the June 7 Sailing Soiree hosted for the third consecutive year by Drs. Michael and Cindy Leland of Michigan City Yacht Club, Michigan City, Indiana.

A little foul weather didn't set back a fun gathering of Youth Sailing supporters in Michigan City in early June. Photos provided by Michigan City Yacht Club.

Moved from Dock 200 to the private event space in Shoreline Brewery restaurant, the event had a wonderful turnout and enthusiastic attendees raised significantly more money for the Junior Sailing Scholarship Fund than last year.

Attendees enjoyed delicious hors d’oeuvres provided by Shoreline Brewery Chef Barry Smith and the upbeat musical stylings of the South Shore Brass Band. A silent auction featuring nautical-themed items added to the overall money raised which totaled $1,765.

A special treat was provided by Dr. Leland when he auctioned off glasses of Champagne from a magnum bottle of Veuve Cliquot that he was awarded when his boat, Hope, won overall honors in the 2014 Race to Mackinac. Many thanks to all who attended!

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J/88'S EMBRACE DISTANCE RACING IN CHICAGO by Rich Stearns J/88's are having impact in distance racing in Chicago. Ben Wilson's Rambler won the rally race in the NOOD regatta, Boyd Jarrell's Slot Machine took first place in the Chicago to Waukegan race, and Rich Stearns' Hokey Smoke took 2nd overall in the Colors Regatta. You might have noticed the J/88's as a Class have decided to sail the longer distance races. The owners have agreed that although some windward leeward races are fun, they really enjoy the distance racing.

So far this year the results are in, the J/88 sailors are dominating these races. What is really cool about it is not one boat but all the boats are taking turns winning!

Distance racing takes a different mindset in sailboat racing. Tactics are different and results rely more on skill and cunning than crew work. All the J/88's are enjoying this laid back style of sailing and why not? Isn't that why most of us are out there? The sport seems to be moving back to longer racing. Even the J/111 World Championship featured a long distance race.

Race Committee by Eric Lind It's 0830 on beautiful fog bound Mackinac Island and I am enjoying my 'rocking chair' assignment of the season, the finish line committee for the Great Lakes Singlehanded Society Solo Mackinac Races. Our committee of 13 is encamped at the Mackinac Island Yacht Club and having a great time. Four teams of three people each are on station around the clock through Wednesday noon to log the finishes of the 39 boats entered. The first boat on the Lake Huron side, Chico 2, just called in and is 5 miles out, so the interest and activity level is picking up, plus our host, Tim, just served a great breakfast. This is the second time I've had this assignment and I hope to have many more in the future.

Last Friday was my most rewarding day of the season, as we took three of our Adaptive boats to the Grand Rapids Yacht Club for our 6th Annual Sailing Clinic with Mary Free Bed Hospital. Grand Rapids Yacht Club has been a great host for this event and the Mary Free Bed staff does a wonderful job of organizing and executing this event. I get to sail with about a dozen people of all ages and varying disabilities and I've made some friends through the years and meet new ones each time we do this event. Some of these folks have never sailed and some were avid sailors that can no longer sail due to their physical condition. What a great way to spend a day.

We had 25 boats for our Wednesday Night series this week. The most we've had in the past few years is 26, so this is encouraging. Now that we are in the Summer Series and have plenty of daylight I try to lengthen the courses and make it a little more challenging for the competitors. This week the boats were racing for 1-1/2 to 2 hours.

This month I'd like to talk about starting line penalties. We're all pretty familiar with individual and general recalls, but how many of us really understand the I-flag, Z-flag, or Black Flag penalties. I doubt that you will see any of these in weekly beer can races, but for a regatta they are always a possibility. Some clubs and One-design Classes have the I-flag rule written in to their Class rules or SIs, some all of the time or some after a general recall. I prefer not to do this to maintain flexibility for the Race Committee. Here's a brief explanation of each rule.

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I-flag Rule – "RRS 30.1 – If flag I has been displayed and any part of a boat's hull, crew or equipment is on the course side of the starting line or one of its extensions during the last minute before her starting signal, she shall thereafter sail from the course side across an extension to the pre-start side before starting." Pros – this rule helps to keep the boats off the line and makes it easier for the Race Committee to know who has exonerated themselves by forcing them around the end. Cons – this rule eliminates the possibility of a dip start which can be an effective starting tactic and it tends to bunch competitors at the ends which is contrary to a good square start line of the proper length that spreads the fleet out across the line.

Z-flag Rule – "RRS 30.2 – If flag Z has been displayed, no part of a boat's hull, crew or equipment shall be in the triangle formed by the ends of the starting line and the first mark during the last minute before her starting signal. If a boat breaks this rule and is identified, she shall receive, without a hearing, a 20% Scoring Penalty calculated as stated in rule 44.3(c). She shall be penalized if the race is restarted or resailed, but not if it is postponed or abandoned before the starting signal. If she is similarly identified during a subsequent attempt to start the same race, she shall receive an additional 20% Scoring Penalty." Pros – I have found this rule to be very effective in keeping the fleet a boat length or two off the line . . . most of the time. When it is not effective, I add the I flag which can be displayed along with the Z flag, adding the around the ends requirement. Cons – this rule is confusing to most sailors and is rarely used. I have found many race officers go directly to the Black flag and seldom use the Z flag. I don't hesitate to use it with aggressive fleets and have had excellent results.

Black flag Rule – RRS 30.3 – I'm not going to quote this rule as it is basically the same as the previous rule except that the penalty is disqualification. I have never used this flag, although I do carry one in my kit, and most of you will never see one. One way to make the start line penalties more effective is to not have a throwout in the scoring of your regatta.

Next month I'll talk about a fair start line and what to do if it becomes unfair prior to the start. Meanwhile, hope you had a great start to your season and are fully revved up for July and August.

MIDWEST WOMEN’S SAILING CONFERENCE 2015 by Phyllis McDonald The 2015 Midwest Women’s Sailing Conference held May 16 at the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had the best weather of the spring and was brightened even more by the energy and inspiration of Katie Pettbone’s sailing exploits. Her work in the Rising Tide Leadership Institute (www.4risingtide.org) challenged us all to use our sailing skills for more than just boat speed.

Once again a sold out event, the Midwest Women's Sailing Conference 2015 drew women from six states. 2016 incoming chair Phyllis McDonald said, “We must be doing something right. Many have attended multiple times. A few every year. We were Katie Pettibone. inspired and mentored by Gail Hines and her Southern California Women’s Sailing Photo source: Convention. We aspire to her success." MWSC.

Commenting on the program, McDonald said, "All of the instructors want to share their knowledge. They love sailing and racing and that's what makes them so involved. It is infectious. The feedback we get from those attending keeps us going.”

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After the rousing keynote speaker, the group split into workshops covering so many of the aspects, skills and nuances of sailing that make it the lifelong sport that we love. Trim and Safety workshops move the beginners among us beyond the Introduction to Sailing. Weather, Racing Rules and Sail Repair were this year’s picks for the many of the sailors who have previously attended one or more of the five years the Midwest Women's Sailing Conference has been in Milwaukee. And how can we forget the “garage” classes. This is where the down and dirty and really hands on aspects of boat maintenance make it real. Twenty different workshops fill the Sailing Center with women eager to learn and improve their skills for sailing, be it around the race course or maybe someday around the world.

This one day event at the tip of the Midwest’s sailing season is a sparkplug of energy that Attendees at 2015 Midwest Women's Sailing Conference. Photo by Chris gets us back to the yards and yacht club’s to Gribble, knotjustracing.smugmug.com get boats in the water and get crews together and GO SAILING.

The next Midwest Women’s Sailing Conference will be May 14, 2016. Contact us at [email protected] or 414.530.6528 for more information.

INTRODUCING THE NEW www.BeneteauFirst367.org by Jeff Thomson The Beneteau First 36.7 North American One Design Class Association has just launched an all new, responsive web site. While the web site content will evolve over time, we hope you'll find the new site easy to navigate; purchase sail buttons; sign up for membership; stay up-to-date on upcoming events, race results and member news by visiting it regularly. Soon you'll have the ability to submit stories and photos for placement on the site and more, so please come back often.

We value your input! Please feel free to share your feedback including suggestions on how we can improve the web site using the contact page form submission. Thanks for your patience as we continue to make improvements. http://www.beneteaufirst367.org

NEW FLIGHT SERVICE TO PELLSTON, MICHIGAN A new flight service called North Country Sky from Chicago-Midway to Pellston, Michigan and Manistee, Michigan has been started. Lakeshore Express, which flew a similar route, is no longer operating, used to add a special Wednesday flight for sailors to return to Chicago.

The company has been contacted and they will add an additional flight on Wednesday, July 15, if they have 20 passengers (their capacity is 30). There is a group of six or seven sailors already interested and is hoping another 14 or so sailors will sign up. The $177 one way fare definitely beats eight hours in a car! Contact is Jim Gallagher ([email protected]). Let them know to add Wednesday flight. For more information, including servicing airports and rates, please contact North Country Aviation directly at 800-959-1829, http://northcountrysky.com/.

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SUMMER SAILSTICE – A GREAT CELEBRATION ON THE WATER It came and passed so quickly. LMSRF Summer Sailstice was June 19-21 and celebrated by many of our clubs all around the lake. A day to simply take people out sailing, any way, anywhere. Here's a few tidbits. And, start your plans for Summer Sailstice 2016. It happens in a leap year, making the solstice on Monday the 20th and Summer Sailstice June 18/19, 2016. If you submit your plans to www.summersailstice.com and [email protected] we will help promote your event.

GULL LAKE YACHT CLUB had an afternoon of racing, a special barbecue, and evening cruising sailing to observe the 2015 Summer Sailstice.

MICHIGAN CITY YACHT CLUB celebrated the start of summer with a cookout on Saturday, June 20th, featuring brats and dogs with all the fixings. Additional complements came by dishes to share, and the adult beverages of choice. This event was different in that it included the be denaming and renaming of a new-to-owner boat followed by a fun sail to Mt. Baldy, where a photo boat took pictures of the participating yachts. The event wrapped with a sunset cruise.

ANNUAL JEANNEAU RENDEZVOUS The annual Jeanneau Owners Rendezvous will be at the destination of Holland, Michigan, July 17-19, 2015. Contact Larsen Marine, 625 Seahorse Drive, Waukegan, IL, 847-336-5456, for more information.

SAVE THE DATE Chicago Yachting Association's Yachting Celebration 2015 is scheduled for December 12, 2015 at Chicago Yacht Club-Belmont Station.

FREE VESSEL SAFETY CHECK Tired of getting randomly pulled over by the Coast Guard? The Coast Guard offers free vessel safety checks for boaters to ensure they have all the required safety gear on their boat. If your boat passes the safety check, you will receive a sticker that will stop the Coast Guard from pulling you over for a random safety check without probable cause. More importantly, the examination assures that your boat will be ready in an emergency situation. Simply fill out the form on their website and you can arrange a time for the inspection with an examiner.

APPEALS CHAIR PROFILE: CLIFFORD BLACK by Gail M. Turluck Recently promoted LMSRF Appeals Committee Chair Cliff Black is a resident of downtown Chicago, Illinois and a member of Chicago Yacht Club. He previously was a member of Fort Worth Boat Club, Fort Worth, Texas.

Professionally, Black works in architecture, with an attention to detail my work focuses on building sciences and building envelope technologies.

Black is in a great relationship with a wonderful woman. She is not so keen to race boats although the occasional trip to the Caribbean suits us nicely.

After college in Michigan Black had the opportunity to become involved in sailing. He was on the National Ski Patrol and as the ski season was coming to a close he learned that a colleague was prepping his boat for spring. He began sailing on Lake St. Clair out of Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit, Michigan. LMSRF Appeals Chair Cliff Black. Photo credit: Cliff Black. Shortly after beginning to sail in Michigan, career opportunities took him to Texas where sailing was not limited to a brief summer season. He sailed Snipes on White Rock Lake in Dallas then moved to Fort Worth where he joined the Fort Worth Boat Club. The J/24 Southwest Circuit was among the most

July 2015 17 Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation Lake Michigan SuRF Newsmagazine competitive in the country, with sail makers and Olympic sailors traveling to circuit stops from Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast. He crewed on the circuit for a few years until the J/22 Class began to grow rapidly and he became a boat owner, campaigning his own boat.

He traveled the J/22 Southwest Circuit competing against many of the skippers from the J/24 Circuit. He served as the J/22 USA National Measurer as interest grew and the J/22 became an ISAF International Class. After attending the first World Championship in Annapolis, I proposed to the flag officers at the Fort Worth Boat Club that we submit a proposal to the Class to host the World Championship in Fort Worth. There may have been some skepticism, although when confirmed as host for the 1996 World Championship, the yacht club was all in with typical Texas style. Fort Worth Boat Club had an older fleet of Santana 20s and realizing that the J/22 was presenting the club a great opportunity, decided to undertake a club membership fund raising effort to purchase ten new J/22s that would serve as a charter fleet for the Worlds and replace the Santana 20s for members to use. The World Championship drew teams from as far away as South Africa and brought the club recognition from US Sailing with the 1997 St. Petersburg Trophy for excellence in race management. This experience is the most memorable for him.

Michigan is where sailing began for Black and he returned there from Texas for three Port Huron-Mackinac Races. While campaigning the J/22, they hauled the boat from Fort Worth to continental championships in Youngstown, New York; Minnetonka, Minnesota; St. Petersburg, Florida, along with the Southwest Circuit stops in Oklahoma City, Shreveport, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Houston, and New Orleans. When a career promotion back to the Midwest in Chicago came my way, the J/22 found a new home and I moved to Chicago. I became a member of the Chicago Yacht Club and started racing on J/35s, J/105s, Farr 40s, and Etchells. As my work/life balance permitted there were five Chicago-Mackinac races with elapsed time from the slowest race at 63 hours and the fastest race at 36 hours.

Black has been active in leadership in sailing. Race Management was shared among the racing fleets at the Fort Worth Boat Club and RC work fit well with his attention to detail from his career. He became a US Sailing Senior Race Officer which then led to becoming a Judge and Umpire. In 1999 there was a movement to bring women's match racing to the Olympics and although it took three quadrenials for this to be realized, developmental training would have to begin early on. With a new fleet of 10 J/22s to serve as a the boat platform, Black organized the Sundance Cup Women's Match Race Clinic and Regatta. The Fort Worth Boat Club offered up tremendous hospitality and cooperation, even after he moved to Chicago. The club hosted the match racing regatta for the next 12 years. The regatta was hosted in March when much of the north is still waiting for the snow to melt, so the Sundance Cup became the early season event to spur on the match racing development for competitors and umpires.

Black has served on the LMSRF Appeals Committee since 2001 and is honored to now Chair the committee. All of the judges who serve on the Appeals Committee draw upon their professional and sail racing experiences to review and deliberate appeals that we are presented. The application of the Racing Rules of Sailing among boats along with the procedural rules for race management and protest administration is our environment. The LMSRF Appeals Committee has been referenced for its service to the sailng community and we will continue to maintain this level of administration and education.

LMSRF is fortunate to have Cliff Black serving in this leadership and service role. We look forward to his ongoing service.

2015 US PAN AMERICAN SAILING TEAM Fourteen American sailors will compete in nine classes* at the world's third-largest international multi- sport Games, this summer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10-26, 2015. Exceeded in size by only the Olympic Games and Asian Games, the Pan American (or "Pan Am") Games represents a chance for over 7,000 athletes from 41 eligible member nations to compete in 36 sports including sailing. Overall, the United States Olympic Committee will send approximately 630 athletes to compete across a range of sports in Toronto.

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"A formidable team of sailors will represent the United States at the Pan American Games in Toronto this July, including members of the US Sailing Team Sperry and three Pan Am Games medalists," said Josh Adams, Managing Director of US Olympic Sailing. "We are preparing for top international competition in Toronto across the Olympic and non-Olympic classes. Several USA athletes will be racing for the podium. For the young sailors on this team, the experience of competing alongside veteran teammates like Paige Railey and Augie Diaz will provide a unique opportunity in their sailing. Members of the U.S. Pan American Sailing Team will be supported by US Sailing with coaching from the US Sailing Team Sperry (Olympic program) staff, weather analysis, physio support, as well as a logistics operation before and during competition."

Athletes must be U.S. citizens to qualify for the team. Since sailing was included in the Pan American Games in 1955, the United States has won 78 medals in sailing: 33 gold, 27 silver and 18 bronze.

Toronto 2015 U.S. Pan American Sailing Team: • RS:X Men: Carson Crain (Houston, Texas) • RS:X Women: Marion Lepert (Belmont, Calif.) • Laser Men: Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) • Laser Radial Women: Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) • 49er FX: Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) and Helena Scutt (Kirkland, Wash.) • Snipe: Augie Diaz (Miami, Fla.) and Kathleen Tocke (Buffalo, N.Y.) • Hobie 16: Mark Modderman (Long Branch, N.J.) and Grace Modderman (Rumson, N.J.) • Lightning: Justin Coplan (Nyack, N.Y.), Danielle Prior (Mechanicsburg, Penn.) and Caroline Patten (Barnegat Light, N.J.) • Sunfish: Conner Blouin (Tampa, Fla.) Team Staff: Team Leader: Josh Adams (Litchfield, Conn.); Head Coach: Luther Carpenter (La Porte, Texas); Coach: Mark Littlejohn (Brighton, UK); Coach: Mark Reynolds (San Diego, Calif.). *Note on the absence of a US J/24 team at Toronto 2015: The United States did not qualify as a country for the Pan American Games in the J/24 class.

SPECIAL MEMBER BENEFITS Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation's Corporate Member program provides the opportunity to provide current LMSRF Individual Members with special benefits annually only available to our members. Current offers:

Copacetic Stores: LMSRF members may stop in, or ask with their shipped order, for a Sun Bum sun protective lip balm, a $5.00 value. Click link at right and contact Mary.

World Yachts: LMSRF members who are thinking either of buying or selling a boats get a free market analysis, a $25 value. Click link at right and contact Eric Jones.

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ADAPTIVE SAILING NEWS

SEAS ADAPTIVE SAILING UPGRADES by Matt Wierzbach Last month we made mention of the adaptive equipment needed to move forward with our Adaptive Sailing lessons. We are proud to announce that the dock modifications, the EZ Lift system, and the Lazy Susan are all ready for the 2015 season.

This equipment gives us the ability to reach a whole new level with our adaptive program. The adaptation to the boats for a blind beginner were really non-existent or minor and the same would hold true for the deaf or those with cognitive needs, but now we are able to teach those with physical needs as well. With our goal being to provide access to boating to the largest number of people possible this is a major step forward.

This project is also an amazing example of a team coming together to produce an amazing product for our community. The idea for this device originally came from the US Sailing Program Symposium hosted in New Orleans last January. Magnus Liljedahl, the Executive Director of Team Paradise in Miami, created the original design and was generous enough to share his drawings and ideas with SEAS Program Director Matt Wierzbach.

Back in Sheboygan, Tryg Jacobson generously agreed to donate the needed materials and the SEAS team got to work building. Nick Chadwick led the building project with Tony Orlebeke, Britt Vöechting, and Rich Reichelsdorfer all providing support at various stages of the project. The project took a serious time commitment but will soon be paying dividends.

While this is a major step forward we will need to continue to adapt the equipment to meet some very different needs. Not every adaptive sailor is the same and while the Lazy Susan was a great first step and should meet a range of needs we will need to continue finding and inventing new solutions as we expand our base of sailors.

See the Lazy Susan in action and the joy of the sailor by visiting this video: http://www.seasheboygan.org/adaptive-update/.

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THE WORLD’S BEST KEPT SAILING SECRET - OWN A GREAT BOAT, JOIN A YACHT CLUB, RACE YOUR BRAINS OUT – ALL VERY AFFORDABLY by Glenn T. McCarthy We are so enamored with stereotypes and falsehoods in sailing, and we ourselves perpetuate so many myths. We make believe it is expensive and certain boats aren't for us. Here is one of the most affordable solutions to sailing that I am aware of when it comes to boat ownership: Star Class sailing at Paw Paw Lake Yacht Club in Coloma, Michigan (an inland lake 12 miles from St. Joseph, Michigan). No kidding.

We have small, medium and large people sailing the boats, Star boats don't require gorillas to sail. The gorilla issue has been a misnomer and is banned at all Star Class championships. Large people can sail in fleet sailing at home, but Championships ban them (unless they lose the weight which many Star sailors have).

Here's how great the deal is to own your own boat, be a member of a yacht club, and we are proving it in black and white:

One Time Start Up Costs Yacht Club Initiation Fee $300 Star Boat Purchase $600 to $12,000 Watercraft title $5 Trailer license $75 onetime fee

Annual Operating Costs Yacht Club Dues $400 INCLUDES: summer & winter outdoor boat storage, unlimited number of races (except annual regatta), unlimited hoist and dock use, use of club with social schedule. Star Class Dues Skipper $85 Star Class Dues Crew $45 Boat License $9 for three years Boat and Trailer Insurance $280 Maintenance $150

Optional Annual Operating Costs Travel Regattas $300 to $400 per weekend Three to Four Year Purchase Suit of New Sails $3,850 (Good Used Sails – 30% to 50% off New Price)

Almost all people start out buying a boat that is better than their own talent. Later when their talents have surpassed the quality of the boat, they will move up in boat performance quality. Beginner boats can be bought for $600. A beginner Star boat can win races on Paw Paw Lake. But it also can let the person learn a lot about sail trim, more than just about any other boat you’ll ever sail. At the Great Lakes District Championship I suggest that it would take a boat of anywhere from $7,500 and up to win at that level.

Paw Paw sailing provides a plethora of experience, or what we like to call “Shifting Gears.” You’ll never find “the same” conditions each day. This allows you to gain new experiences all of the time. Rarely will straight line speed, or drag racing, win on this lake. There are plenty of wind shifts, that keeping your head out of the boat is important. Commonly the wind is stronger in some areas than others and going to the windy regions is better than taking the lift. Because of the variations, you’ll find teamwork between skipper and crew to be vastly important. Why is all of this good? It will prepare you to go anywhere and sail the pants off everyone else!

The Star Class has a fine reputation of sharing knowledge and spare gear to assure everyone continues to improve and enjoy their sailing. Everyone helps each other out both ashore getting ready, on the water giving pointers, and wrapping up at the end of the day. Some fleet sailors drive over from Chicago in the

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Paw Paw Lake Yacht Club works extremely hard to keep the place affordable for all. They have a few days a year where the membership comes together to do spring cleaning and fall shut down. You won’t believe their drink prices, and dinners are catered commonly from $9 - $15 per person.

Racing Star boats is not expensive, putting startup costs aside and including amortizing sail purchase, your costs of sailing should be $1,800 a year to operate your own Star boat. If you want to travel in the Great Lakes District circuit, there are opportunities to go to away events about every other weekend throughout the summer from Ohio through Wisconsin. You just need a Class 2 trailer hitch on your car to do so (about $200).

To come see and get more information on becoming a Star sailor at Paw Paw Lake, contact Jeff Phillips, [email protected], 269.506.0440, who can help you find a boat to buy and get you set up to join the yacht club and the International Star Class Yacht Racing Association, www.starclass.org. There’s still plenty of season left this year to get going!

THE BALANCE ON THE SCALE HAS TIPPED TOO FAR by Glenn McCarthy When I was young, we raced. There were no excuses, no reasons not to race, the time came and the gun went off. We didn’t shuffle our feet in the mornings when the wind was light, heavy or shifty or predicted to be. We went out and raced in all conditions. There were no ifs, ands or buts. And sailing was gaining in popularity. It was growing.

In today’s world we have stopped racing. Chronically we are putting off racing until later. If things aren’t “just right” sailors will stand around in the morning holding back. The race committees have been trained by US Sailing to race only in “perfection conditions.” Those who are excellent in sailing in the lightest of winds don’t get their day in the sun anymore. And I think sailing in the lightest of winds with major shifts is the hardest sailing there is. Sailing in medium air is a lot easier. And for those sailors who excel in heavy air, they too don’t get their chance anymore. We have eliminated boats and competitors because we have narrowed the range of conditions in which races are held. And even then, the race committee’s favorite flag is the postponement flag. It is way overused as they try to make things perfect. And sailing participation continues to dwindle as we are not racing as much as we used to. We run less races, instead of just firing off the gun, let the racers deal with a starting line that is less than square and a weather mark that is less than straight upwind. And what is the difference in the outcome between a perfect course and a less than perfect course? The best sailors will still win. They’re smart, they can figure it out.

At the Gull Lake Tulip Tune Up regatta in Richland, Michigan, in May the wind was shifty, on a small inland lake. This is a condition that anyone who sails on inland lakes expects. These conditions are not surprising. However, the Race Committee wanted perfection, kept moving marks and the starting line, waiting to get everything just perfect before starting a race. And we sailed, and we sailed, and we sailed, back and forth, back and forth waiting for a starting gun. We sailed more back and forth than we did around the course. Eventually over the two day event, we got four out of five races in. We easily could have sailed eight races. Thirty-five years ago the races would have started on time and all races would have been run. And guess what? There would have been a winner at the regatta back then, too! Tell me, why did I drive 6 hours that weekend to be frustrated by races that don’t start?

At the Bayview One Design (BOD) regatta in Detroit, Michigan, in June, I was ashore shortly after 1:00 pm Saturday, after racing had been abandoned for the day in absolutely beautiful sunny skies with winds 5 to 8 mph. There were no storms predicted for the afternoon. It was beautiful sailing conditions. A small rain cell with some wind in the 20’s had the sailors head for harbor after the second race in the morning. The Race Committee remained at position and had not raised any flags abandoning or canceling racing. We kept sailing around waiting for things to start up again, until the Race Committee sent us ashore.

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Sunday at the BOD was predicted to be 20–30 mph winds. On our course, we had Star boats, Vipers and Lightnings. Do we prepare for conditions like this? Do we have something that makes sense for conditions like this? Is there something we can do with a day like this? Yes, to all questions. We should plan for days like this, they do come from time to time. We should have a Force 10 course (call it what you want) where a reaching mark is placed 90-degrees to the wind some miles out in the Lake, the turning mark is set so one tacks, not jibes around it and have a drag race back to the finish line. A few of these races on a Star, Viper and possibly a Lighting (limit it to jibs only for Lightnings???) would have everyone coming ashore with HUGE smiles no matter what place they finished. It would be exhilarating. I can tell you a power reach on a Star in 30-50 knots of wind is something that you will not ever forget. But, alas, the Race Committee abandoned all racing on Sunday.

Tell me, why did I drive 12 hours that weekend to do 2 hours of racing? Why are people quitting racing? Is it because we’re not racing anymore? I think so.

In Miami, Florida, at the Bacardi Cup years ago they had a race chair who insisted on holding us ashore unless the wind was between 12-18 and rock steady. This was a one race a day, six day event. You take a full week of work off, spend thousands of dollars (travel, there are no Motel 6’s around, all are expensive, meals, and boat upgrades). We wouldn’t race six races with this race chair, we’d get three to five races in for the week. Under the postponement flag you were stuck each day. You would sit at the club, you couldn’t go out on the town, or go do other things, you were trapped. When he postponed each day with gorgeous conditions being passed on, and was later backed into a corner with two days left in the week, he held two double headers back to back. We had four races in two days. That is when I decided I was not going back to the Bacardi Cup anymore. Why take a week off from work for what became a two- day weekend regatta? A few years later, they brought in a new race chair, Rich Raymond, who started every race on time. Light air, shifty air, heavy air. I went back and enjoyed!

We vote with our feet and our checkbooks. This is a business and clubs need to run races in order to keep their clientele. What we have found out that there is a vocal minority who screams for perfect race courses making the Race Committees nervous. And alas, the vocal minority are the ones who are shrinking the sport.

If we want to grow sailing, we need to figure out how to get back to racing again. We need to stop the Race Committees from trying to control Mother Nature, it will never work. We need to set up extra courses for when, not if, the winds get strong.

By controlling the wind range, and amount of wind shifts, we are now selecting a champion based on a set of narrow set of conditions. Isn’t it better to have a champion who can master the light and fluky + the mid-range conditions with steadier direction + heavy air? Why not give all racers with their own masters of conditions their chance in the spotlight?

One person has suggested that we sailors need to demand that we will pay the clubs for races run. If the club chooses not to run races, we get our money back. Would that help balance the scale?

2015 LAKE MICHIGAN DREDGING REPORT by Glenn McCarthy $19,643,504+ spent for commercial and recreational boating The floor of Lake Michigan is a living being. It is in constant motion and moving all of the time. Even with water levels up, the entrances and harbors still need to be dredged as currents and storms fill in these areas. In 2012 Hurricane Sandy, that battered the East Coast, was credited for filling in the channel at Waukegan Harbor, Illinois, after it had been dredged in the prior few months. Here’s what’s on the docket for 2015 on Lake Michigan:

Indiana Harbor, IN Est. Start Date 4/27/15 Est. End Date 8/1/2015 Est. Cubic Yards 340,000 $15,306,790 Details and Maps Burns Harbor, IN Est. Start Date 6/1/15 Est. End Date 7/30/2015 Est. Cubic Yards 25,000 $250,000 Details and Maps

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Holland, MI Est. Start Date 4/14/15 Est. End Date 5/30/2015 Est. Cubic Yards 45,000 $349,750 Details and Maps St. Joseph, MI Est. Start Date 4/14/15 Est. End Date 4/30/2015 Est. Cubic Yards 55,000 $374,250 Details and Maps Muskegon, MI Est. Start Date 5/7/15 Est. End Date 5/30/2015 Est. Cubic Yards 81,000 $775,500 Details and Maps Grand Haven, MI Est. Start Date 6/1/15 Est. End Date 6/30/2015 Est. Cubic Yards 35,000 $247,400 Details and Maps Milwaukee Harbor, WI Est. Start Date 6/4/15 Est. End Date 8/3/2015 Est. Cubic Yards 17,000 Contract not awarded yet Details and Maps Green Bay, WI Est. Start Date 7/1/15 Est. End Date 9/29/2015 Est. Cubic Yards 80,000 $2,339,814 Details and Maps

HOW A SAILING CLUB SAVED ITSELF by Rick Lenard How do we get new people into sailing? Tell me you haven’t heard this question discussed at the club bar? Well, there’s a program going on in Buffalo, New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie that has added over 100 new members to the roster and those numbers are growing! These new members are adding to the crews and slowly buying their own boats to join in the fun for future generations.

First, let me explain the club. The Buffalo Harbor Sailing Club is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) sailing club, founded in 1977. They own no clubhouse, restaurant or facilities. They are a paper yacht club or flag pole club, so to speak. The ranks at one time in the 1980’s were over 140 boats and 500 paid members, with racing members for this year now at 106 and 350 members total. Membership is $175 per year for a boat owner and $50 per year for general or crew members. The member boats dock at different marinas in and around the Buffalo Harbor.

During each week of the summer, there are three series of five races each. At 6pm, they all converge at an outer harbor buoy and watch the committee boat transom and listen on VHF for the courses for the night. The club also holds J/22 races on Monday, Ladies only (25 boats) and novice racing on Tuesday and all fleet racing on Wednesdays. The boats range in size from J/22, Catalina 27, Cal 25’s and C&C 26 to Farr 40, J/120 and J/111 with J/35’s and Beneteau 36.7’s mixed in. It’s quite a diverse group with windward leeward and triangle racing all going on at the same time!

The boats are divided up by Main & Jib or spinnaker into fleets of similar size and PHRF ratings. Each fleet has its own starting time and they try to have it all finish at the same time – a good photo op from shore with all the spinnakers up. The club also holds four weekend regattas each year and a large awards banquet in the fall.

There is a volunteer race committee boat and crew (Grand Banks 36) for Wednesday and a 30-foot lobster boat for the other nights with a different volunteer race committee crew. Other than the lobster boat and drop marks, the club owns nothing else to keep the costs down.

As far as the club knows, it is the largest weekly racing fleet in the country with over 75 or more boats on the racecourse every single week of the summer! The wind is consistent on Lake Erie and the water temperature in summer is over 75 degrees. Boats go in mid-April and come out by the end of October. The sailors here make use of every day before the snow flies again.

Now onto the program; the name is Discover Buffalo Sailing. In 2012, due to dwindling numbers like every other sailing organization, club member volunteers came up with the idea of promoting sailing in the area by offering an introduction to sailing program. Education is in the club by-laws as part of the non- profit status, so the idea was to give people a taste of what it’s like to sail so they could determine if it was something they may want to do more of.

The premise was that our club members volunteered their boats for five weeks where the students would have an hour of on-shore classroom study and then three hours of on-the-water training with the boat owner or skipper, along with two mentors (also club members) who would go out to teach the basics of

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The number of students that were accepted was determined by the number of volunteer boats. A step-by- step lesson plan (written by a high school teacher member) guided the students and mentors each week. There is shore-side support on the VHF radio should there be a problem on the water along with hourly

The mentors teach safety first and then technique, but most importantly showed how to have fun while on the water. Not only have the students found placement on different boats for regular racing, but the skippers and mentors also met new people and enjoyed the program just as much as the students. After the last session there was big party where the participants could relate their stories to one another. It is all great fun and educational, and it led to the ranks of new members significantly growing.

The only requirement for participation is basic club membership of $50, a $10 materials fee, signing a liability waiver and were responsible for their own sailing gear including lifejackets (mandatory).

There were 52 that signed up the first year, of which 33 renewed their membership in 2013. There were 65 sign-ups in 2014, and this year we have had 64 people. Now there is always a waiting list, with those left on the list from the previous year getting contacted the following January and offered first placement for the upcoming season.

The program has had some new tweaks from feedback of the participants for improvements, and now has and now has been shortened to four weeks and limited to 60 students. This year there are 33 women and 27 men signed up. The target age demographic the first year was 25-30 but has since increased to 35-45 which better fits the age of potential boat buyers.

The overall success of Discover Buffalo Sailing has raised eyebrows for clubs around the country. The success of the program rests solely on the generosity of the members to share their equipment and time, and through the efforts of the Club’s Board of Directors and the many, many volunteers to put it all together. Sure there are some that realize that it’s not for them and that was expected.

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Overall, the program is a huge success. If it worked here, it can work anywhere! The future of sailing and sailboat racing is totally up to those who are willing to pass it on and volunteer their boats, knowledge, time and passion to the next generation. RCR Yachts Buffalo Marina, the local sailboat dealer in the area, supplies the meeting facilities for the seminars each week. I am a mentor and volunteer my boat for the program as well. It is great fun each week to see all the smiling new faces!

Reprinted with permission from Scuttlebutt Sailing News.

OPENING SAILING TO THE COMMUNITY The city of Neenah in eastern Wisconsin is about 45 miles from Lake Michigan but located adjacent to Lake Winnebago, which is where you’ll find the members of Neenah-Nodaway Yacht Club (NNYC) and Fox Valley Sailing School (FVSS). by Jonathan Coultas We just hosted our second annual Sailing Open House on Saturday, June 13. NNYC had done a similar event in the past called the Sail Expo, but it was smaller and the “expo” name made it seem more like an event just for sailors. So in 2014, to coincide with our 150th anniversary, we tweaked the event and it has since become our signature summer event.

Calling the event the Sailing Open House eliminated the perception of something only for those who already sail. To attract an attendance, we schedule it on the same weekend as a popular 3-on-3 street basketball tournament in town and promote it with flyers. We also get the word out through our Facebook page and website and use local family activity guides, the Parks and Recreation department, and newspapers to further market the event.

Once people arrive we have organized lots of activities for both kids and adults, with the local Boy Scout troop on hand with concessions.

Bouncing beach balls on spinnakers, racing foam boats in gutters, nautical face painting, knot tying, and much more keep the kids entertained. The local Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla brings “Coastie,” the robot safety boat, to teach kids about water safety in an exciting way.

We line up club member’s boats on the seawall for tours, offering a variety from J/22s to 30-foot cruisers to a F27 trimaran for people to sit on and learn about. However, the big draw and popular activity is sailboat rides through the harbor.

Using the Flying Scots from FVSS training boats and NNYC fleet member boats, we took close to 200 people for rides last year, and despite the threat of rain this year, we still had 150 people out on the water.

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Once people get on the water, you encourage them to take photos. They are smiling, getting great images of their families or selfies while sailing, which they are then putting out on social media.

For many it was their first time on a sailboat. Others came back after taking a ride at last year’s Open House and some fondly recalled sailing at summer camps in their youth. The Coast Guard Auxiliary provided loaner life jackets for our passengers with a briefing on PFD fit and safety.

The months of organization and commitment of our volunteers from NNYC and FVSS is paid back instantly when you hear a kid recapping in a rush of excitement how they got to steer the boat during their boat ride through the harbor.

This free and fun event serves a few purposes. It brings our members together for a common cause, while promoting NNYC and FVSS to help pick up new members and students. But most importantly, it exposes sailing to a new and wide audience and gives us a chance to connect with and share our passion for the sport with the community.

I hope other clubs are getting out there and doing similar things in their communities to experience the satisfying rewards and also help grow the sport!

Reprinted with permission from Scuttlebutt Sailing News.

COOL THINGS CLUBS ON LAKE MICHIGAN HAVE DONE Burnham Park Yacht Club's Women’s Auxiliary held the annual co-ed self-defense class Thursday, June 25th.

Winthrop Harbor Yacht Club is going for a Cruise to Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 3-5. They'll be staying at McKinley Marina, placed together, enjoying a potluck hors d'oeuvres party on arrival, Summerfest on Saturday and Sunday, and then returning to North Point marina.

--Get your club's fun events noted here. Send a report to Lake Michigan SuRF at [email protected].

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LMSRF GRANTS-IN-AID REPORTS The Grants-In-Aid Committee considers applications and makes grants to LMSRF members for sailing education and events from the proceeds of the LMSRF Endowment Fund. Not one penny comes from dues. Learn more and locate the application by visiting: http://tinyurl.com/LMSRF-GIA-Ap.

US Sailing Level 1 Certification--During the second week of June I had the pleasure of attending a Level 1 Certification Class at the Grand Rapids Yacht Club. It was a memorable experience, and something that now as I reflect back was quite valuable and “worth-it” regarding my sailing career and future aspirations. I was invited to become a part of the Staff at Macatawa Bay Yacht Club earlier this year, in part thanks to my experience on GVSU’s Sailing Team and my previous involvement on Macatawa Bay Yacht Club’s Race Team and Summer Program. One of the requirements I did not hold was that of a current Level 1 Certification, I signed up for one immediately, and when I received my materials immediately I had that “feeling” in my stomach. I was nervous, US Sailing made the certification seem quite difficult and strict, so I studied “up” and ensured I knew things like all the different knots being tested on, and how to sail with no rudder. Before I knew it, the first day of class was already here! I walked into the classroom and met Eric Ellison, our Instructor Trainer (he’s the director of Pontiac Yacht Club’s Junior Sailing Program, Michigan). He seemed like a decent guy, he was young, and had his “fancy” US Sailing Instructor Trainer Polo on! Before even sitting down, Eric was asking us to go outside, and we immediately started team building activities; at that moment I knew the certification would be a lot more fun than I was thinking it would be. In the following hours and days we went over topics such as risk management, water drills, land drills, team building and many other things. It was a great experience as all the students as well as our IT had many different experiences, and a significant portion of the course ended up being focused on collaboration regarding drills, activities, and ways things are done at the respected yacht clubs that were present! I most enjoyed the risk-management section of the course, as it was new information for me, and I began to analyze my program's operation, as well as the operation at Grand Rapids Yacht Club. It was fascinating, and probably the most memorable part of the certification, as both the students and the instructor brainstormed and talked about how to eliminate risk and liability, it was extremely collaborative and the results were pretty “cool.” I now have many new ideas for Macatawa Bay Yacht Club’s JA Program, and now that I have an understanding about how other people “do it” I can apply that to our every day operations at Macatawa Bay. I can’t wait for this summer, with the Certification experience under my belt, and the support of organizations like the LMSRF, I know for certain it’s going to be a successful season! --Nicholaas Zomer

Last weekend I successfully completed my Level 1 Instructor Course held in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. This course gave me the opportunity to not only better skills previously in my possession, but also have new sailing experiences. I learned a great amount of information, from new physical sailing skills to teaching tools that I can use in the classroom. I really enjoyed how the course was not necessarily about the results, but rather about the journey of learning that leads to positive results. How we learned differed from what I expected. Instead of the traditional way of teaching, with the instructor simply doing the teaching and the students listening, this course allowed the students to actually do a large portion of the teaching. This not only made the class more interesting, but also allowed us as instructor candidates to practice teaching in a way that is directly related to how we would teach during our sailing classes. This course was very fun, and very educational. My instructor trainer was clear and concise, but always went above and beyond to make sure we understood the information. It gave me the tools I need to feel confident teaching a class, and to make the sailing experiences of others the best that they can be. -Philip DeTrana

HEARD ON THE RAIL … (Tattle On Your Friends!)

New Boats & Owners on Lake Michigan Congratulations to John Gottwald of Glencoe, Illinois, on his new Farr 40, Eagles Wings. She will be raced out of Chicago Yacht Club.

There's a Beneteau 375 with the moniker Plane to Sea that was splashed by Kenneth Hopson in June.

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Watch out for LMSRF Area II Vice Commodore Eric Jones, Andrew Hopkins and their D43 Team aboard Triumvirate, a restored Dobroth 43 out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

New Sailors! Babies ... we love babies!! Share your good news here.

Sailed off to a Last Sunset Luke G. Condic, August 19, 1958 - June 12, 2015. Cherished Son of the late Mary Aranza Condic (Mombo) & Mark Condic (Otac). Dearest brother to Peter (Mila Mila), Susan (Danny), Mark (Lorraine), John (Lena) the late Matthew,Nancy (Howard), Sandy, Maryann (Aron) & Paul. Newphew, cousin, & uncle to many. Proud godfather of Lauren, Tricia Lynn, Michael Luke, Emily, and Amanda Joy. Best friend of Russell Fratto & Lino Vega. Special friend to many. Beloved fiance of Sheila Messer. Luke was a very hardworking, dedicated, deeply passionate person who gave his all in every aspect of his life. He had a smile that could brighten any room and he touched the lives of so many people with whom he came in contact. As soul mate to Sheila over the past 22 years, Luke was the most loving, supportive and caring man. He truly was her knight in shining armor. Through the years Luke has always been Sheila's best friend and biggest fan. There was never a hill too high or a valley too low for the two of them. Sheila will continue to love him now as she always has; more than life itself. Luke was a role model, always encouraging the folks he loved, to do their best, never quit and never settle for less. Luke had many interests, he loved sailboat racing, scuba diving, motorcycling, spending time with Sheila and hanging out with family and friends, and simply enjoying life. Luke had a profound passion for life and if you ever heard him sing, you might think you were hearing the voice of an angel. Luke was blessed with such piercing blue eyes, dimples and charming good looks, he was frequently mistaken for a celebrity, but then again he was a celebrity to all who knew him. He was, in fact, known by many as the original "Croatian Sensation." Luke had a way of making you feel like you were special; as if you were the only person in the room. You were truly blessed if you were fortunate enough to have him in your life. Luke is deeply loved and admired and will be profoundly missed by many. His beautiful smile and his loving memories will remain in our hearts forever. Services have been held.

Brian Higgins, of Wilmette, Illinois, recently passed away at age 71. He was a University of Illinois-Chicago Professor Emeritus, Herman Melville scholar, and longtime Sail Chicago member. He spent many years teaching Sail Chicago instructors giving them their first set of basic sailing skills. Higgins is survived by his wife, Christine Harmon, and his sister, Ruth Sharp. Memorial plans will be announced at a later date.

Ned Lockwood, of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2015. He was 88. Born August 25, 1926 to William Bruce and Mary Hudnut Lockwood in Boston, Massachusetts, Ned was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked with his family’s steel business, Cold Metal Products Company, and other businesses, before he settled his family in Traverse City in the 1960s. He was a math, history and shop teacher at Long Lake School and Mesick Schools, opened Traverse Harbor Marina and worked in multiple facets of the sailing industry across northwestern Michigan. A top collegiate racer, he was honored with an invitation to the 1948 Olympic Trials and was hailed “Sailor of the Year” in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1964. He was a founding member of the Indianapolis Sailing Club, an active member of the Columbia Yacht Club in Chicago, Illinois, and a lifelong member of the Grand Traverse Yacht Club (GTYC). Ned’s passion in life was to share the joy and competitive spirit of sailing. He launched the Youth Sailing Program at GTYC. From dinghies in his youth, to Olympic class one designs, to his J/24 Coal Pile Express, Melges 24s and various offshore racing boats, he sailed on nearly every type of boat. Ned was an intense competitor on the water, having won multiple national and regional championship titles. He never missed a Wednesday night race, the last of which was in late May on the racing yacht Liberty where he was tactician. Ned cherished the camaraderie and friendships of the sailing community and was famous for challenging everyone to enjoy the view of his transom as he raced to the finish line. Ned was a refined pianist with a passion for music and an avid supporter of Interlochen Center for the Arts, a ski racing fan-often seen on the hill supporting his children and grandchildren. His twin sister, Mary Oakes, and his brothers, Bruce and John predeceased him. He is survived by his children, Linda

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Lockwood (Stacy Horton), of San Francisco Bay Area, Gale Lockwood (Kirk Arndt), of Oxford, England, Ted Lockwood (Deb), of Traverse City, Heather Lockwood Clark (Bob), of Traverse City, and Bruce Lockwood (Kelli), of Elk Rapids. Ned enjoyed his 10 grandchildren and nine nieces and nephews immensely and loved his dear friend and caregiver, Sandy Egeler. A celebration of his life will be held 5 p.m., Tuesday, July 28, at the Grand Traverse Yacht Club. Ned’s celebration of life ceremony will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. A continued informal time will be held into the evening with the family. In his honor, donations may be made to the Traverse Area Community Sailing (TACS), c/o TACS Permanent Endowment Fund, PO Box 4149, Traverse City, MI 49685 and/or Interlochen Center for the Arts, c/o Advancement Office, PO Box 199, Interlochen, MI, 49643.

HELME HONORED WITH LEADERSHIP IN WOMEN’S SAILING AWARD Sally Helme, of Newport, Rhode Island, publisher of Bonnier Corp.’s Cruising World and Sailing World magazines, has been honored with the 2015 Leadership in Women's Sailing Award. Presented by National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) and Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), the honor recognizes an individual with a record of achievement in inspiring, educating, and enriching the lives of women through sailing. The award was presented this weekend at the NWSA Annual Conference in Marblehead, MA.

“Sally is a widely recognized leader in the sailing industry and she has effectively supported women in all (L to R) Scottie Robinson Conference Co-Chair, 2015 Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award aspects of sailing throughout her life,” honoree Sally Helme, Linda Newland Women’s Sailing Foundation President and Joan Thayer said NWSA President Linda Newland. Conference Co-Chair. Photo credit: Susan Ogan. “She has made a significant impact on the business of sailing and how the roles of women in sailing are viewed. We are pleased to recognize her commitment to women in sailing with this award.”

Added Newland, “As a young woman, Sally sailed for her college team and subsequently began to get more involved, eventually earning seats on several boards and committees that support and promote sailing, particularly for women.” Helme also worked with Offshore Sailing School CEO Doris Colgate to create and sponsor NWSA’s Take the Helm series of women’s educational and networking events.

“I have always believed that women can have a significant impact on our industry, and it’s been my goal to spread that idea and encourage more efforts to meet the needs of this very important market,” said Helme. “I have also always valued what sailing can bring to our lives -- providing a wonderful escape, instilling a sense of confidence and self-reliance, and simply offering cherished time on the water with friends and family.”

Inside the marine industry Helme remains a role model for women. Climbing the corporate ladder to the pinnacle of two very widely read and respected sailing magazines, Helme was the first female publisher in the sailing industry. She advocated for positive depictions of women in the magazines, showing them in leadership roles on boats, on boards, in competitions, and in photos and articles to inspire and illustrate the many challenging aspects of sailing. “She works to inspire and lead women to enjoy sailing as much as she does,” said Newland.

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Helme is a past president of Sail America, the trade association for the US sailing industry that plays a vital role for all sailing-related products and services companies. She has served on the boards of Sail Newport and US Sailing, and is currently a vice president of Marine Marketers of America. Helme was also a founding member of International Women in Boating, a marine industry professional-development organization for women. In 2011 Helme was honored with the Sail Magazine Industry Leadership Award, and in 2014, the Rhode Island Marine Trade Association Anchor Award.

About National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA): NWSA is a program of the Women’s Sailing Foundation, a 501(c)(3) educational organization, whose mission is to enhance the lives of women and girls through education and access to the sport of sailing. Visit www.womensailing.org. About Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS): BoatUS is the nation's largest organization of recreational boaters with over a half million members. They are the boat owners’ voice on Capitol Hill and fight for their rights. They help ensure a roadside breakdown doesn’t end a boating or fishing trip before it begins, and on the water, they bring boaters safely back to the launch ramp or dock when their boat won’t, day or night. The BoatUS insurance program gives boat owners the specialized coverage and superior service they need, and they help keep boaters safe and our waters clean with assistance from the non-profit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water. Visit www.BoatUS.com.

COLLEGE SAILOR OF THE YEAR NAMED; OTHER ICSA AWARDS GIVEN The Everett B. Morris Trophy is awarded annually to the Marlow Ropes College Sailor of the Year for outstanding performance at the highest level of sailing in the collegiate year. This year there were two finalists for the prestigious award: Nevin Snow (San Diego, Calif.), a junior at Georgetown University and Graham Landy (Norfolk, Va.), a senior at Yale University.

The winner is Nevin Snow. Snow placed first with his team at the Match Race National Championship, fifth at the Men’s Singlehanded National Championship, fifth overall and third in A- division with his team at the 2015 Gill Coed National Championship. He also finished fifth with his team at the 2015 LaserPerformance Team Race National Championship.

Snow was named an All-American for the 2013 season, his freshman year at Georgetown and also for the 2014 season. Snow has already had an impressive collegiate sailing career as a junior.

“I am ecstatic – a little surprised – but relieved,” says Snow of the award. “It [college sailor of the year] is something that I have thought about, after being a finalist last year,” he says. “But it has not been on my mind over the last days of competition,” he continues, “Especially after the other finalist, Graham Landy, has sailed so well.”

Snow credits his coaches, Mike Callahan and Janel Zarkowsky, with being his biggest supporters.

Snow grew up sailing in San Diego and says that his parents got him into the sport. “My Dad works for North Sails and my Mom did an Olympic campaign in the 470,” he says. It’s in his blood. Snow is studying physics and math at Georgetown and will graduate next spring. In the meantime he has one more year of college sailing.

“I can’t wait for next year,” Snow says. “We have a lot of new freshman coming in and as sad as we are to lose our seniors, we are excited for what’s new and next,” he says.

The winner of the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy for best overall collegiate team is College of Charleston. The team with the most Fowle points, which are compiled results of the ICSA Women’s Singlehanded, Men’s Singlehanded, Match Racing, Coed Semi-Finals, Women’s, Team Racing, and Coed National Championships, determines the Fowle trophy.

The Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award is awarded annually to the Sportsman of the Year. This year’s winner is Kieran Chung (Newport Beach, California), a senior at Stanford University. Chung grew up sailing in Newport Beach, California at Newport Harbor Yacht Club after his grandparents suggested he give it a try at age 13. In addition to Chung’s excellent college sailing record, he was named an All-

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American in 2014. Chung will graduate on June 14th from Stanford with a major in Biomechanical Engineering and plans to apply to medical school.

“This is a huge surprise,” says Chung, “I never thought I would receive it,” he says. “It is humbling to be named with past recipients of this award – especially Adam Roberts who was a coach at Stanford – it is a unique award and I am really proud,” said Chung.

The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) is the governing authority for sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in some parts of Canada. Visit www.collegesailing.org to learn more.

COLLEGE SAILING INDUCTS FIVE INTO HALL OF FAME The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) honored five individuals for their contributions to the sport of college sailing by inducting them into the ICSA Hall of Fame in June. Jack Swikart (Rumson, New Jersey) was recognized with the James Rousmaniere Award for student leadership; Capt. Richard Morin, USN, Ret. (Annapolis, Maryland) was honored with the Lifetime Service Award; Adam Werblow (St. Mary’s City, Maryland) was awarded the Graham Hall Award for Outstanding Service by a college sailing professional; and Charles Harvey Kaye Williamson (Ithaca, New York) and Robert A. Migliaccio (Barrington, Rhode Island) were awarded Outstanding Service by a Volunteer.

The Hall of Fame was established in 1969 to honor individuals for either undergraduate competitive achievement in sailing or outstanding leadership and service to the establishment, development and growth of the sport. The names of the inductees will be added to the ICSA College Sailing Hall of Fame, which is on permanent display in the Robert Crown Center at the U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, Md.).

James Rousmaniere Award for Student Leadership – Jack Swikart This award honors an undergraduate for extraordinary achievement in leadership whose efforts made a significant contribution to the development, progress and success of his or her club, team, conference or the ICSA.

Jack Swikart, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania is the recipient of the 2015 James Rousmaniere Award for his leadership and efforts to help better not only his sailing team, but the teams in his school’s conference. Since Swikart’s first year at the University of Pennsylvania, he has made a difference in the success of the sailing team. He served as team captain for two terms and expanded the team to large enough numbers that for the first time, this past fall, the team had to hold tryouts to keep the size at a manageable level. As the student president of the MAISA conference, Swikart promoted concussion training and created a website for teams to login and record their participation. As of September 2014, over 20 teams had completed the training. These are just a couple examples of Swikart’s hard work and leadership in the sport of college sailing. “I'm extremely honored to receive this award,” Swikart said. “As a senior reflecting back on the past four years, I truly realize how important sailing has been to me - it's defined my college experience,” he said. “I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to give back to the sport by working with other leaders in MAISA and the ICSA, as well as on my own team at Penn,” Swikart explained, “It's been an exceptional learning experience as well.” Swikart competed with the Penn Sailing Team in the Gill Coed National Championship and in the fall plans to finish up his studies at Penn part-time to get his business concentration in management.

Lifetime Service – Capt. Richard Morin, USN, Ret. This award recognizes a career of extraordinary service to college sailing, as a volunteer or professional.

Capt. Richard Morin, USN, Ret. has been a supporter of the U.S. Naval Academy’s sailing program for over 20 years. “It will be hard to find a more worthy recipient of ICSA’s Lifetime Service Award than Capt. Dick Morin, USN (ret.),” said Jahn Tihansky, director of the offshore sailing team at the U.S. Naval Academy. Capt. Morin has helped the offshore program in many ways; as an onboard coach for practice and racing, onboard safety officer for Navy-hosted intercollegiate big boat regattas, race committee, protest committee judge, program Fleet Captain Photo courtesy ICSA Hall of Fame. and NASS Race Committee Chairman. Capt. Morin also served both the offshore

July 2015 32 Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation Lake Michigan SuRF Newsmagazine and dinghy programs as a judge for protest hearings often after a long day on the water as a safety officer or race committee member. He has helped sailors develop their skills, provided guidance for visiting teams and managed the training and scheduling of other volunteer coaches for the teams. Not only did he work tirelessly for the teams in a sailing capacity, but he and his late wife also helped organize social events preparing meals for generations of college sailors. “As a retired Navy Captain, he felt it was his responsibility to positively influence the development of Midshipmen in their teamwork and professional leadership skills and took every opportunity to provide guidance and mentorship to them as well as to the many visiting sailors with whom he also interacted,” said Tihansky. “As a result of his close connection with Navy Sailing, he was appointed as Rear Commodore of the Naval Academy Sailing Squadron and has continuously been an instrumental and trusted advisor to the Director of Naval Academy Sailing, a position filled by an active duty Navy officer who usually has little sailing background,” Tihansky explains. Capt. Morin, now in his mid 80’s, has been forced to slow down a bit, “…Boy, do we find ourselves missing him,” Tihansky says, “Without question, Navy Sailing would not be where it is today without Dick’s incredible dedication and years of service.”

Graham Hall Award for Outstanding Service by a College Sailing Professional – Adam Werblow This award annually honors organizers, administrators, advisors or coaches who have served the best interests of college sailing at the club, team, conference or national level.

Adam Werblow is in his 27th year of coaching at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and in that time the team has amassed 15 national titles and his sailors have earned over 150 individual All-America honors. "For me, College Sailing is the greatest game on the planet,” said Adam Werblow. “To be selected for the Graham Hall Award and named to the ICSA Hall of Fame is certainly one of the high honors of my life.” Werblow sailed as an undergraduate at Connecticut College and was a captain of the team. He also went on to be a member of the U.S. Sailing Team in the Flying Dutchman class from 1989-1992. “I am so grateful for the wonderful people who have contributed to my experiences over the past 30 years both as an undergraduate at Connecticut College and as a coach at St. Mary's College of Maryland – my mentors, teammates, coaches, players, colleagues and competitors have all made the journey incredibly rewarding.” Werblow has made the St. Mary’s Sailing Team consistently one of the best teams in the country

Photo courtesy ICSA and his sailors have gone on to be world champions after their time on the team. He Hall of Fame. has volunteered his time for the ICSA, including heading the All-America Committee. His peers admire him for his work as a coach and how he has helped to grow the sport of college sailing. One of Werblow’s greatest accomplishments to date is the construction of the new James P. Muldoon River Center and Boathouse – a jewel of the St. Mary’s campus — and host to last year’s Team Race and Co-ed National Championships. “I am particularly proud of all the Seahawks I have been so fortunate to have coached,” says Werblow. “I wish to thank my wife, Amy, and my family for their sacrifice in order to allow me to pursue my passion for College Sailing,” remarked Werblow.

Outstanding Service by a Volunteer – Charles Harvey Kaye Williamson This award honors an individual who has volunteered their time, talent and resources to advance the interests of college sailing at the club, team, conference or national level.

Charles Harvey Kaye Williamson has served as the faculty advisor for the Cornell University Sailing Team for over 15 years. In addition to his help advising the sailing team, he has also been a board member for the Friends of Cornell Sailing (FOCS) for over a decade. He has worked with alumni to help continue the development of the sailing program. “I became advisor to the team in 1998 and did not have a clue what an advisor did,” said Williamson, “I was signed up during a chance meeting with some sailors in a late-night cafe in College town. One thing I knew was that I loved being around the dedicated sailors on the club sport at Cornell,” said Williamson. Williamson has been involved in many aspects of the team including budgeting, fund-raising, scheduling and help with regattas and practices. He has coordinated alumni events and engaged the surrounding Ithaca, New York community. Most recently Williamson put together an event held in conjunction with the

Photo courtesy MAISA Women’s Spring Championship in April of 2014 and invited Gary Jobson as the ICSA Hall of Fame. guest speaker. “Charles is a model for what a volunteer faculty advisor should be and

July 2015 33 Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation Lake Michigan SuRF Newsmagazine for what it was intended to be,” said Brian Clancy, head sailing coach at Cornell. “He has led a group of sailors on a student run club sailing team and was instrumental in guiding and mentoring them to where they are today, with women varsity athletes and club male team members working just as hard. As a volunteer we owe a debt of gratitude for his loyalty, commitment, dedication, and friendship,” Clancy concluded. On being honored, Williamson said, "It represents an award for something I feel so passionate about, and its just thrilling to have been put up for this. It is a real honor to be given the Service award and equally an honor to have worked with some amazing alumni to finally achieve our goals, namely the existence of the brand new Merrill Family Cornell Sailing Center in 2009; the hiring of a fantastic Coach Brian Clancy in 2010; and finally under the wings of our coach and FOCS, the transition from a club sport to a Varsity sport (for women) in 2014, in fact the first sport since 1986 to achieve this status,” said Williamson.

Outstanding Service by a Volunteer – Robert Migliaccio This award honors an individual who has volunteered their time, talent and resources to advance the interests of college sailing at the club, team, conference or national level.

Since the spring of 2008, Rob Migliaccio has been volunteering his time, expertise and services by photographing New England and inter-conference college regattas and providing his high quality photos – always free of charge – to ICSA, ICSA Conferences and individual ICSA teams. Migliaccio graduated from Boston College in 1979 and has pursued his love of college sailing through his photographs. He takes time out of his busy law career to capture college sailing events. Migliaccio’s work has been published numerous times and he has won a number of awards in the sailing media. “Rob’s volunteerism has been invaluable to ICSA, to many teams and conferences, to parents who love his work, and to the sailors themselves,” said Greg Wilkinson, head sailing coach at Boston College. “To say I am honored to receive the award is an understatement,” said Migliaccio. “College sailing is really exciting to watch, as well as photograph," Migliaccio continued. “My personal challenge is always to try to convey through my photographs the excitement I am experiencing, and the excitement I see in the sailors' faces.” “It is a thrill for me to know that the images are appreciated and are, in some small way, contributing to the promotion of college sailing, I am most grateful for the recognition.”

The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) is the governing authority for sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in some parts of Canada. Visit www.collegesailing.org to learn more.

COLLEGE SAILING ANNOUNCES 2014-15 ALL-AMERICAN TEAM In an online awards show the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) announced the 2014-15 All- American Team. Fifty-three sailors were awarded this great honor. The names of the winners will be added to the ICSA Hall of Fame display located in the Robert Crown Center at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

A committee of representatives from the seven conferences in the ICSA selects the ICSA All-American Team. To select an All-American skipper, the committee evaluates a competitor based on their competitive record in inter-conference competition as well as conference and national championships. The committee analyzes how this record compares to fellow competitors, the quality of the competition the record was achieved in, the span of the record over the fall and spring seasons, results achieved with different crews, and how the record compares to previous All-American winners in past years.

For All-American crew selections, the committee uses criteria similar to skipper selection, but also considers: demonstrated leadership (may consider seniority), outstanding body mechanics and boat handling skills as well as proven ability to improve the results of the skipper(s) with whom he or she sails.

Lake Michigan is proud of its four honorees (names bolded below). Here are the names of the members of the 2014-15 All-American Team:

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ICSA Coed All-American Skippers: Tierney Driscoll (Bayport, N.Y.), College of Charleston ‘15 William Bailey (St. Thomas, USVI), Boston College ‘15 Emma Ferris (Fairfax, Va.), U.S. Naval Academy ‘15 Ian Barrows (St. Thomas, USVI), Yale University ‘17 Katherine Gaumond (Mill Valley, Calif.), Yale University ’15 Kieran Chung (Newport Beach, Calif.), Stanford University ‘15* Sydney Karnovsky (Brookline, Mass.), Harvard University ‘16 Alexander Curtiss (Lake Bluff, Ill.), St. Mary’s College of Haley Kirk (Long Beach, Calif.), Stanford University ‘15 Maryland ‘16 Mariah Leffingwell (Easton, Md.), St. Mary’s College of Maryland ‘16 Avery Fanning (Isle of Palms, S.C.), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘16 Sam Madden (Milton, Mass.), Tufts University ‘15 Esteban Forrer (Tucson, Ariz.), Old Dominion University ‘16 Bridget Murphy (Dartmouth, Mass.), University of Vermont ‘15 Graham Landy (Norfolk, Va.), Yale University ’15* Abby Preston (Newport, R.I.), Roger Williams University ‘15 William Tyler MacDonald (Newport Beach, Calif.), Roger Williams Isabelle Ruiz De Luzuriaga (Charleston, S.C.), Georgetown University University ‘15 ‘16 Jake Reynolds (San Diego, Calif.), College of Charleston ‘16 Gabriel Smith (Annapolis, Md.), Old Dominion University ‘17 Raul Rios (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico), Boston College ‘16 Robert Turley (Sturbridge Mass.), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘16 Alejandro Ruiz-Ramon (Tampa Fla.), Tufts University ‘15 Lydia Whiteford (Severna Park, Md.), Brown University ‘15 Nevin Snow (San Diego, Calif.), Georgetown University ’16* Katherine Wysocki (Annapolis, Md.), Boston College ‘15

ICSA Honorable Mention Coed All-American Skippers: ICSA Women’s All-American Skippers: Joseph Mitchell Kiss (Holland, Mich.), Yale University ‘17 Nikole Barnes (St. Thomas, VI), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘17 Deirdre Lambert (Cumberland, Maine), Dartmouth College ‘15 Rachel Bryer (Jamestown, R.I.), University of Rhode Island ‘17 Malcolm Lamphere (Lake Forest, Ill.), Yale University ‘18 Clerc Cooper (New Orleans, La.), College of Charleston ‘15 Pearson Potts (Newport, R.I.), Brown University ‘16 Mary Hall (Seminole, Fla.), U.S. Naval Academy ’15* Charles Dodge Rees (Pensacola, Fla.), College of Charleston ‘16 Morgan Kiss (Holland, Mich.), Yale University ’15* Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Boston College ‘16 Erika Reineke (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Boston College ’16* Antoine Screve (Kentfield, Calif.), Stanford University ‘16 Charles Sinks (San Diego, Calif.), Boston College ‘18 ICSA Honorable Mention Women’s All-American Skippers: Allyson Donahue (Brigantine, N.J.), Boston College ‘17 ICSA All-American Crews: Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick (Darien, Conn.), Brown University ‘17 Breanne Baldino (Carlsbad, Calif.), Roger Williams University ‘16 Nancy Hagood (Charleston, S.C.), Georgetown University ‘15 Elizabeth Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), Boston College ‘15 Melany Johnson (Berwyn, Pa.), Eckerd College ‘15 Charlotte Belling (Newport Beach, Calif.), Yale University ‘16 Lily Katz (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Stanford University ‘17 Alicia Blumenthal (Bellport, N.Y.), College of Charleston ‘15 Deirdre Lambert (Cumberland, Maine), Dartmouth College ’15 Katia DaSilva (East Greenwich, R.I.), Georgetown University ‘15 Dana Rohde (Richmond Hill, Ga.), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘18 Natalya Doris (Miami, Fla.), Yale University ‘17

VOTE FOR NEW LIFE JACKET DESIGN BY JULY 8 14 Finalists Show Out of the Box Thinking From Around the World If you’ve ever worn a life jacket and thought how its design or styling could be better, now is your chance to be heard. The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water and the Personal Floatation Device Manufacturers Association are asking boaters to vote now for their favorite new life jacket design entry in the 2015 “Innovation in Life Jacket Design Competition” at www.facebook.com/BoatUSFoundation or www.BoatUS.org/design/vote. The public has until July 8 to submit their vote and is encouraged to vote once a day for their favorite design.

The goal of the competition is to rethink a 100-year-old design, seek out the newest technologies and design innovations, and develop interest in newer, more versatile life jackets. Design entries are judged on the following criteria: innovation, wearability, value/affordability, reliability, versatility and practicality.

Of the nearly 250 contest submissions from as far away as Mongolia and New Zealand, 14 were selected for public voting. “The judges want to know what the boating public is looking for in a new life jacket design or style, and your vote will also factor into the final overall score,” said BoatUS Foundation Outreach Manager Alanna Keating. What will the next generation of life jackets look like? Credit: BoatUS. At stake is a $10,000 first prize, $3,000 for second and $2,000 for third. Winners will be announced at the International Boatbuilders Exhibition trade show in Louisville, KY in September.

For more information, go to www.BoatUS.org/design.

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VIRTUAL VOLVO OCEAN RACERS – FINISH REPORT UPDATES by Gail M. Turluck The 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race, with seven VO 65s racing around the world is complete. Learn more about the race at www.volvooceanrace.com.

Many LMSRF sailors played the on line Volvo Ocean Race Game. There were over 202,000 entries in the virtual race. Sailors can set the course for their boat and choose their sails.

Leg 9 finish Reports 15339 Spar Wars III Bruce Hubble Corinthian 15869 Pastel Cookies Badger Sailor Corinthian 21807 BleuVolcano Edley Corinthian 26558 Angry Sloth Berserkerbdog Grand Prix 31058 Arcturus-27 Harold Beer Corinthian 37318 Khaotic Sloth thereichertcrew Corinthian

Leg awards are being confirmed and shall be distributed in August. Stay tuned for the 2017-18 Race!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ON LAKE MICHIGAN July 14-16, 2015 Butterfly Open & Junior National Championship Spring Lake Yacht Club, Spring Lake, MI http://www.butterflyer.org/bfevent.htm July 24-26, 2015 210 Midwest Championship Gull Lake Yacht Club, Richland, MI http://gulllakecc.com/yacht-club-schedule-events/ July 31-August 2, 2015 Star Class IV District Championship for the Blue Star Gull Lake Yacht Club, Richland, MI http://gulllakecc.com/yacht-club-schedule-events/ July 31-August 3, 2015 North American Challenge Cup Chicago Yacht Club-Belmont Station, Chicago, Illinois www.chicagoyachtclub.org August 1-2, 2015 Lightning Midwest District Championship Windjammers Sailing Club, Suamico, WI http://www.windjammerssailingclub.com/ August 1-4, 2015 Interlake National Championship Grand Traverse Yacht Club, Traverse City, MI http://www.gtyc.org/ August 21-23, 2015 J/35 Lake Michigan Championship Muskegon Yacht Club, Muskegon, Michigan www.muskegonyachtclub.org August 27-30, 2015 Soling North American Championship Sheridan Shore Yacht Club, Wilmette, Illinois http://sheridanshoreyachtclub.com/ September 5-6, 2015 Optimist Dinghy Midwest Championship Lake Minnetonka Sailing School, Deephaven, MN http://lmss.us/?p=2422 September 9-13, 2014 Blind World Fleet Racing Championship Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, Illinois www.chicagoyachtclub.org

Get your championship listed here. Simply email [email protected] with the date, event title, host club, and web site URL for the event or club. Thanks!

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NO COST ON LINE FUEL SPILL TRAINING AVAILABLE As the summer boating season is underway, marinas, boat yards and clubs are staffing up. These seasonal employees, sometimes high school, college students or part-timers, are responsible for refueling hundreds of boats – but do they have the training to prevent a fuel spill? With a grant from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the BoatUS Foundation now offers these seasonal employees a critical learning tool, “Spill Prevention and Response for Marina Staff,” at www.BoatUS.org/spill-prevention.

“It’s all about minimizing risk,” said BoatUS Foundation Vice President Susan Shingledecker, “And giving seasonal fuel dock staff the ability to protect your marina and the environment.”

The free on line course, which covers spill prevention, planning and response, offers videos, interactive exercises and interviews with spill responders, marina owners and managers, and can be taken at anytime. “It usually takes about an hour or so for a typical user, but if you get busy you can stop and later start right back up where you left off,” added Shingledecker. “We encourage marinas and clubs to have their new fuel dock staff complete the course just after they are hired, which will dovetail well with any marina’s on-the-job training effort.”

Spill Prevention and Response for Marina Staff does not provide HAZWOPER certification but covers the simple ways any seasonal employee can help prevent spills and safely respond should a spill occur as well as the simple steps they can take to prevent a spill at your marina. While the course is designed for new marina staff, included throughout are management tips to provide additional information to more senior staff.

The course looks at practical topics, such as how to know when a boat fuel tank is full. Additional content includes a look at different types of oil and fuel products at marinas and how to handle each safely, legally and carefully; impacts on the environment; ways to identify spill prone activities and best practices to prevent a spill; safety concerns and precautions needed with handling oil and fuel; how spill prevention and response laws impact refueling facilities; how to prepare for spill events; and know what steps to take if you have a spill.

BOATERS FIND NEWEST PORTABLE OUTBOARD FUEL TANKS NOT ALL THEY’RE CRACKED UP TO BE: INSTALLING FUEL-DEMAND VALVE WISE MOVE Owners with outboard powered boats have lived with portable fuel tanks for years, but recent well-intentioned efforts to stop smog-causing gas fumes from escaping by eliminating the familiar two-way vent is causing new concerns. Without a vent – typically a small screw type fixture on the tank’s cap or top – a portable tank can swell up like a balloon in the hot sun with the internal pressure forcing gas into the outboard where it can spew inside the cowling, eventually dribbling out. It’s a wise move to install an inexpensive fuel-demand valve in the fuel line that will prevent any gas from reaching the motor unless the motor calls for it, and BoatUS has a video and easy to follow instructions to show you how.

“Our members are telling us that the new tanks aren’t all they are cracked up to be,” said BoatUS Magazine Executive Editor Mike Vatalaro. “These new EPA compliant portable tanks and jerry jugs have special fittings that greatly reduce evaporative emissions from gasoline. But where traditional tanks simply vent to the atmosphere, the new tanks won’t vent until the internal pressure reaches five pounds per square inch. In the meantime, fuel could be forced up the fuel line into the outboard, many of which have no means to hold it back.”

“Leaving the tank disconnected just results in the same gush of gas once you do hook it up, either from the tank end or through the engine,” added Vatalaro. “Installing an inexpensive fuel-demand valve in the fuel line will prevent any gas from reaching the motor unless the motor calls for it.” The video and instructions can be found at: www.BoatUS.com/installfueldemandvalve The video was done in partnership with the American Boat & Yacht Council (www.abycinc.com) and is part of BoatUS Magazine’s Practical Boater series that offers skills building, techniques and best practices to get the most out of boating.

SAILING EDUCATION

Cruising and Seamanship 303 Course. 5-days of fun on lower Lake Michigan. Professional instructor, two US Sailing certifications. http://www.chicagosailing.com/learning-to-sail/cruising-seamanship-303/. 2015 Dates: July 6 - 10, August 3 – 7.

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Sailing, Windsurfing and Paddle Boarding Classes: Register today for a summer full of adventure! are all available through Sheboygan Youth Sailing Center, available now and continuing weekly until August 6. Visit SYSC Today: www.youthsailingclub.us.

Youth Sailing Classes: Little Traverse Sailors will offer morning (10:00am – 12:45pm) and afternoon (1:15pm – 4:00pm) sessions each week. New for 2015 is a discounted All-Day session (10:00am – 4:00pm – lunch break 12:45-1:15), June 15-August 14 to encourage even more sailing, fun, and learning. http://www.littletraversesailors.org/registration/.

Certified Youth Sailing 101: Chicago Sailing's one week course is the fun way for your child (10 - 16 YO) to learn all the skills necessary to skipper a modern sailboat safely and confidently. Starting every Monday through August 17, 2015. http://www.chicagosailing.com/learning-to-sail/youth-basic-sailing-101/

Boater Safety class - The Leelanau County, Michigan, Sheriff’s Marine Patrol will offer free Boater Safety classes for boaters who will be 12 years of age or older by the end of the boating season. Classes will be held on: July 7, 8, 9 at the Glen Lake Yacht Club, and again on July 14, 15, 16 at the Leelanau County Law Enforcement Center, EOC. All classes start at 9am and conclude at 12pm. Participants must attend all three days in the course sequence and pass a test to receive a certificate. For more information go to http://leelanausheriff.blogspot.com/p/new-patrol-vehicles-on-way.html.

To have your event listed here, please email Title, host/location, date and time, very brief description of program, who to contact with phone and email, and pre- registration or web site link to [email protected].

JANE PEGEL HONORED WITH AAUW LEADER IN EDUCATION AWARD The Geneva Lake Branch of the American Association of University Women held their annual spring brunch on Saturday, May 16 at The Highlands of Geneva Crossing. One of the highlights was the presentation of the Leader in Education awards. A donation is made in each honoree's name to the AAUW Education Fund. This honor is presented to individuals who have demonstrated vision, inspiration and have made an outstanding contribution to our community.

Jane Pegel, who has a fascinating background and, in light of the emphasis AAUW places on Title IX, has been a shining example of success in athletics and educational leadership. She has retired from competitive sailing, but her influence through the Lake Geneva Yacht Club continues to be strong. During the decades that she raced, she inspired her fellow sailor - girls and boys, men and women - with her expertise and her intellectual approach to equipment, preparation and practice, attention to detail, and analysis of weather conditions.

At the Geneva Lake Sailing School as an instructor and later as the director, Jane shared her expertise both in the classroom and on the lake with a generation of sailors, stressing teamwork, sportsmanship, and safety, and introducing many of them to what would become their lifetime sport. Jane also served on the school's Board of Directors and as its president.

Under the heading US Sailing, Jane was the manager of the US Team at the 1983 International Yacht Racing Union Women's World championship in New Zealand. Jane was the recipient in 1953 and again in 1990 of the Edmund Pillsbury Memorial Cup for compiling the outstanding record at the ILYA Annual Regatta those years. Jane was the only woman to receive this award until 2009; and she was inducted into the Inland Lake Yachting Association Hall of Fame in 2008, the only woman so honored to date.

At the Lake Geneva Yacht Club, she is, and has been for many years, Chief Judge at the yacht club, resolving protests and sharing with sailors young and old her knowledge of the racing rules of sailing; and she has been the recipient of the yacht club's special service award which demonstrates to the members the importance the club puts on her ongoing volunteerism and committee work.

Jane's varied achievements, her selection three times as US Yachtswoman of the Year, her contributions and dedication to the sport of sailing have certainly had an impact on the Geneva Lake community and continue to inspire us all. Jane and her husband Bob were both involved in summer and winter sailing,

July 2015 38 Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation Lake Michigan SuRF Newsmagazine and Jane remains particularly interested in the programs for children at the club and school, serving every week on the race committee for the kids racing. Jane is truly an educator and an outstanding woman leader in our community.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Gail (Turluck), this is the best issue ever!! It is amazing to me how you and (Past Commodore) Glenn (McCarthy) have been able to re-invent and build the Lake Michigan SuRF into this after starting out fresh some four years ago. Wow! The newsletter is now a terrific asset and a terrific source of support for LMSRF. --Gary Hendrickson

Thanks for all your hard work. --Eric Jones

What do you think would make sailing better on Lake Michigan? What would you like to see LMSRF do for our sport in our area that it is not doing already? Write to: [email protected].

YOUTH SAILING NEWS

LITTLE TRAVERSE SAILORS UPDATE by Dan Thompson We are just finishing up the second week of the 54th Summer of Little Traverse Sailors, and things are going great. We've had all-time record numbers of sailors join us, and the changes to the program have been enthusiastically received by sailors and their parents alike. Everyone is excited as the summer really starts to get going.

Little Traverse Yacht Club is now offering lunch to LTS sailors and staff. Multi-year instructor and Social Media Director Laura Holmes is serving as an on-the-water photographer this summer. Look for more information about this soon on our website and more of Laura's great work on our social media accounts!

LMSRF CLASSIFIEDS

Classifieds: 20 words or less for $10; 20-40 words for $20, 40+words for $1 per word. Email [email protected] for more information.

Little Traverse Sailors currently has three Pixels, a Vanguard 15, and a BOATS Hunter/JY 15. We're selling these for FOR SALE $1500 each. Contaact Dan Thompson at [email protected].

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US SAILING NEWS

2016 SAILING LEADERSHIP FORUM Sailing Leadership Forum 2016 offers a unique experience for all types of sailors to connect on important and relevant issues on all aspects of our sport. Leaders from sail training and education, yacht club and sailing organization management, race officials, and industry professionals will meet and learn from one another. Early bird registration closes August 15. Complete details available at: http://sailingleadership.org/general-information/.

US SAILING SEMINARS, TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP

TRAINING If you have questions about training, contact the Regional Training Coordinators: Suzanne Reese, 25620 W Long Beach Dr, Ingleside, IL, 60041-9511, 847.546.4430 Home, 847.546.2785 Fax, [email protected]. John Garr, 5790 Westward Passage, Harbor Springs, MI, 49740, 313.670.0811 Cell, 313.670.0811 Home, 313.884.4160 Work, [email protected].

US Sailing Sanctioned Safety At Sea Seminar Visit http://www.ussailing.org/education/safety-at-sea/find-a-seminar-near-you/ for the up to date schedule and to register for any session.

RACE OFFICER, JUDGE AND UMPIRE CERTIFICATION Visit http://www.ussailing.org/race-officials/become-a-race-official/ for the up to date schedule and to register for any session.

SMALL BOAT INSTRUCTOR, SAILING COUNSELOR, INSTRUCTOR TRAINER, KEELBOAT, WINDSURFING INSTRUCTOR, OR POWERBOAT CERTIFICATION Visit http://www.ussailing.org/education// for the up to date schedule and to register for any session. As sailing season nears many instructor sessions will be added. Check frequently.

2015 US SAILING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR Visit http://www.ussailing.org/racing/championships/ for details on each of these Championships and also for qualification requirements. As they are made available to us, Lake Michigan SuRF will publish information about Area K qualifying events.

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WHAT HAPPENED … (Guarantee your club's regatta and sailing stories, photos and results are in the Lake Michigan SuRF newsmagazine. Write it up and be sure to include the fun stuff, the unexpected, and the social stuff, then email [email protected] as soon as the regatta is over!)

US Sailing Area K Junior Championship Sears Cup Qualifier Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, Illinois June 29-30, 2015 Unfortunately only one team registered by the deadline. The Sears Cup is the original National Junior Championship that has traditionally been a triple- or quadruple-handed Junior sailing championship. US Sailing had given the Area K berths to Area A.

2015 J/Day – Chicago Skyway Yacht Works/Columbia Yacht Club, Chicago, Illinois June 27, 2015 This event, set up for all J/Boats, continues to grow. Once again the sailing was great and the party was fantastic. The weather had been forecast to be a bit questionable but when race time came along there was 12 to 15 knot of wind from the north and bright sunny skies. The racing was conducted inside the outer break wall off of Monroe harbor so there was great wind no waves, only a bit of commercial traffic and the tour boats loved the action. Ken Ganch with his J/105 "Gonzo" once again won the first prize watch. The 105 fleet lead the way with 7 boats signed up. J/70's J/88, J/109's, J/111 J/133 and a J/35 and J/22 filled out the fleet. It was just a fun day of sailing with a pursuit race (triangle-windward), a race where if you get a Frisbee (or a beer) in the wing-mark boat you get time credit, and just a normal windward-leeward race. The triangle races kept the jib and main boats in the running. Thanks to Skyway Yacht Works and Steve Kindra for a great day! (Photo – Gonzo takes a tack in towards shore with the Chicago skyline behind at J/Days. Photo by Steve Kindra.) —Rich Stearns J/70

1. Lost Boys Gary Scott 1 1 1 3 J/88

1. Hokey Smoke Stearns Sosa Racing 1 1 1 3 J/105

1. Gonzo Kenneth Ganch 1 1 1 3

2. Rocking Horse Sandy Curtiss 3 2 2 7

3. Saluki David Spieske 2 3 3 8

4. Lane 4 Sarah Weersing 4 4 4 12

5. Esprit d'Ecosse Judith & Ross McLean 5 5 5 15

6. Flying Pig Mike Sheppard DS DS DS 24

6. Striking Vanessa Gates DS DS DS 24 J/109

1. Certainly Donald Meyer DS DS DS 24 J/111

1. Pura Vida John Kalanik 1 1 1 3 J/133

1. Renegade Larry Kwiat 1 1 2 J/35

1. Alpha Puppy Rick Stage 1 1 1 3

2015 Hamilton Club Trophy Race to Racine, Wisconsin Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, Illinois June 26 - 27, 2015 Section ORR 1 1. Infinite Diversion Joseph Haas Chicago Yacht Club 24:26:20 1 2. Barracuda David Hughes Chicago Yacht Club DF 2. Impeccable Steve Szczepanski Chicago Yacht Club DS 2. Norboy Leif Sigmond Chicago Yacht Club DS Section ORR 2 1. Providence Greg Miarecki Chicago Yacht Club 09:17:56 1 2. Tango Charles Norris Chicago Yacht Club 09:41:01 2 3. Water Works Rick & Mary Ann Lillie Chicago Yacht Club 10:02:43 3 4. Enchantée Igor Fedulov Chicago Yacht Club 10:14:18 4 5. Rambler Benjamin Wilson Chicago Yacht Club DS 5. Lily Ted Anderson Chicago Yacht Cliub DF 5. Endeavour Matthew Gallagher Chicago Yacht Club DF 5. Karma Lou Sandoval-Karma Sailing Group Chicago Yacht Club DF

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2015 Queen's Cup Race South Shore Yacht Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 26, 2015 Starting: Wind Speed:15 Wind Direction: N, Distance: 76.7nm. The Queen's Cup Race went to South Haven, Michigan, this year and drew many participants that stayed and made a weekend of it after the finish. With 170 entries, more than 20 more than last year, energy was high as was enthusiasm. Skies were partly sunny, nice breeze, and waves of just 1-3 feet. The sailors enjoyed a very pretty sunset. The breeze varied from 10-18.5 over the night, shifted back and forth some, and at times had trouble getting down to the surface fully. Taller rigs were favored as were those boats best designed for a close reach to sail on genoa and full main. The North-Northeast wind was unusual as it was not coming the full fetch of the lake, it originated from a flow out of Holland, Michigan, leading to the smaller wave size. Some boats were able to carry a #1 from the start, many started with a #3 or #2 and changed sails as conditions changed. Overnight it got cold, though tending sails kept crew warm. The sail was fast and comfortable. South Haven Yacht Club and the City of South Haven pulled out all the stops to welcome the fleet and make it easy to get around. Courtesy golf car rides. Parking enforcement suspended. Incredible band. Much more. It has been announced that the 2016 Queen's Cup Race will be going to St. Joseph, Michigan!—Gail M. Turluck

Fons America Trophy: - Awarded to the SSYC fully crewed Silvie Trophy: - Awarded to the first boat to cross the finish PHRF monohull with the best corrected time: Triumvirate. (cruising fleet ineligible): Arete.

Silver Jubilee Trophy: - Awarded for the best corrected-time Queen’s Cup: - Awarded to the fully-crewed PHRF monohull in the largest remaining fleet: Sea Meant Mixer. with the best corrected time: Bearly Movin', Lisa & Bill Ruoff. Photos by Gail M. Turluck Section 1 Pos Sail Boat Skipper PHRF Club Type Finish Elapsed Corrected 1 70 Evolution Reichelsdorfer,Rich -69 Sheboygan Yacht Club Santa Cruz 70 1|01:51:39 07:11:39 08:39:51 2 97363 Denali Hennig,Rick -63 Harbor light yacht club N/M 66 1|02:02:25 07:22:25 08:42:57 3 52701 Windancer Nedeau,Samuel -69 Muskegon Yacht Club GL/SC 70 1|02:01:54 07:21:54 08:50:06 4 51115 Twister Wake,Herbert -15 SSYC and MMYC DuBois 1|03:11:13 08:31:13 08:50:24 5 28252 Sin Duda! Duda,Lindsey -21 Chicago Yacht Club Santa Cruz 1|03:03:51 08:23:51 08:50:42 6 52329 Heartbreaker Hughes,Robert -96 Macatawa Bay TP 52 1|01:34:26 06:54:26 08:57:09 7 5252 Natalie J O'Niel III,Philip -93 Bayview Yacht Club/STC TP52 1|01:40:18 07:00:18 08:59:11 8 1717 Blue Schoendorf,Michael -45 Riptide 41 1|02:50:41 08:10:41 09:08:13 9 97834 Kokomo Schulz,Wes -21 Grand Traverse YC Marek Schock 1|03:21:32 08:41:32 09:08:23 10 52725 Imedi Hauf,Mark -84 Chicago Yacht Club TP 52 1|02:01:55 07:21:55 09:09:18 11 52791 Promo Kuber,John -48 MYC sloop 1|02:51:19 08:11:19 09:12:41 12 50048 Main Street Schanen,Bill -21 Port Washington YC J/145 1|03:27:57 08:47:57 09:14:48 13 48004 Whodo Janda,Mark -39 Wayzata Yacht Club 1D48 1|03:40:57 09:00:57 09:50:48 14 7779 Ocean Banovitz,Jim -144 Andrews 77 1|01:27:30 06:47:30 09:51:35 Section 2 1 SM2 Majic Hoyer,Bill 24 Muskegon Yacht Club Sydney 41 1|03:45:18 09:15:18 08:44:37 2 51543 Triumvirate Hopkins,Andrew 3 SSYC Dobroth 43 1|03:23:41 08:53:41 08:49:51 3 4001 Edge McManus,Robert 24 Milwaukee Yacht Club J/130 1|03:58:02 09:28:02 08:57:21 4 39531 Aftershock Newman,William 27 Muskegon YC Farr 395 1|04:02:22 09:32:22 08:57:51 5 52901 Sufficient Reason Padnos,Mitchell 27 Macatawa Bay YC J/122 1|04:03:27 09:33:27 08:58:56 6 50799 Willie J Petter,Doug 18 Macatawa Bay YC J/130 1|03:53:42 09:23:42 09:00:41 7 50593 Tango in Blue Trisco,Richard 21 SSYC CM1200 1|03:59:29 09:29:29 09:02:38 8 52488 Sirocco 3 Klairmont,Robert 12 Chicago YC J/133 1|03:52:53 09:22:53 09:07:33

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9 39536 Jason Cohen,Edward P 27 Burnham Park Farr 395 1|04:23:39 09:53:39 09:19:08 10 110 Peerless Price,Andrew 21 Muskegon Yacht Club Melges 30(Mod)1|04:16:21 09:46:21 09:19:30 11 7747 Trippwire Greydanus,Martin -3 Macatawa Bay YC Tripp47 1|03:47:03 09:17:03 09:20:53 12 4215 Tsunami Polk,Stephen -12 Bayview Yacht Club Swan NYYC 42 1|03:38:36 09:08:36 09:23:56 13 888 Hooligan Carroll,Joel -12 MYC Farr 40 1|03:43:37 09:13:37 09:28:57 14 40888 Swiftsure Ehlert,Ronald 0 Bayshore N/M IOR 50 1|04:04:54 09:34:54 09:34:54 DNS 39502 Mosquito Radtke,Dave 27 Milwaukee YC Farr 395 DNS 43996 Vivienne Tabor,Thomas 6 Muskegon YC N/M 43 Section 3 1 52818 Que Loco!! Dykstra,Bradley 48 Muskegon YC Beneteau 44.7 1|04:08:03 09:38:03 08:36:41 2 52039 Jahazi Giampoli,Frank 48 none J/120 1|04:17:14 09:47:14 08:45:52 3 60102 Sociable Arzbaecher,Robert 54 Milwaukee Yacht Club Beneteau 1|04:24:57 09:54:57 08:45:55 4 75111 Hobgoblin Hobbs,Richard 36 South Shore Yacht Club J/111 1|04:07:19 09:37:19 08:51:18 5 50399 Mrs. Jones Jones,Michael 51 Michigan City Yacht Club Mumm 36 1|04:30:39 10:00:39 08:55:27 6 51457 Das Boot Muller,Jay 54 Chicago Yacht Club Beneteau 40.7 1|04:40:38 10:10:38 09:01:36 7 90 Utah Faber,Bradley 36 Macatawa Bay YC J/111 1|04:19:02 09:49:02 09:03:01 8 64986 Surface Tension Schaefer,Jeffrey 51 RYC NM 36 1|04:48:58 10:18:58 09:13:46 9 18188 Gauntlet Hiestand,Guy 54 MBYC Kaufman 44 1|04:54:25 10:24:25 09:15:23 10 50288 Timberwolf McMahon,Terry 51 Milwaukee YC Mumm 36 1|04:53:45 10:23:45 09:18:33 11 42330 Bravo Dekker,Thomas 60 Port Washington YC Taylor 1|05:05:26 10:35:26 09:18:44 DNS 111 Skull Cracker Kitchens,Daniel 36 Chicago Yacht Club J/111 DNS 25424 Bounder Kelly,Jim 51 SSYC Sydney 36 Section 4 1 45 Quiet Refuge Leonard,Rod 72 Bayshore Yacht Club Hunter Legend 1|04:10:57 09:50:57 08:18:55 2 58484 Shorthanded Hughes,Bob 75 SR 33 1|04:33:56 10:13:56 08:38:04 3 25634 Nighthawk Van den Kieboom,Jan 69 Milwaukee Yacht Club C&C 115 1|04:29:39 10:09:39 08:41:27 4 60143 Albatross Assens,Fernando 75 Chicago Yacht Club Dufour 1|04:42:41 10:22:41 08:46:49 5 18431 Madcap Hoskins,John 72 Anchorage Yacht Club Express 37 1|04:39:50 10:19:50 08:47:48 6 333 Time Out Evans,Douglas 63 MYC J/109 1|04:34:35 10:14:35 08:54:03 7 52188 Adventure Conger,Scott 75 SSYC Beneteau 36.7 1|04:57:52 10:37:52 09:02:00 8 60657 Scarlet Begonias Foote,Kevin 69 Chicago Yacht Club Dufour 36P 1|04:52:31 10:32:31 09:04:19 9 32969 Bulldog Moe,William 63 Muskegon Yacht Club N/M 41 1|04:53:26 10:33:26 09:12:54 10 312 Shillelagh Malone,Robert 63 Macatawa Bay YC J/109 1|04:53:45 10:33:45 09:13:13 11 33547 Quick Silver Karaitis,Gintaras 63 S.J.R.Y.C. Schock 41 1|05:05:54 10:45:54 09:25:22 12 40662 Tonic Rakowski,Jay 72 South Shore Yacht Club Express 1|05:23:07 11:03:07 09:31:05 13 251 Endeavor Leigner,Frank 75 Waukegan Yacht Club Beneteau 36.7 1|05:30:45 11:10:45 09:34:53 14 42998 Captain Blood Nelson,Patrick 72 St Joseph River YC Schock 35 1|05:32:42 11:12:42 09:40:40 DNS 52249 Sail Monkey McGuinn,William 75 Chicago Yacht Club Beneteau 36.7 Section 5 1 52519 Bearly Movin' Ruoff,Lisa & Bill 87 Macatawa Bay YC Dufour 44 1|04:11:40 09:51:40 08:00:27 2 25663 Roxy Condit,Don 81 Grand Rapids YC Tartan 1|04:25:43 10:05:43 08:22:10 3 43937 Latis Mietz,Dorothy 81 SSYC J/105 1|04:47:18 10:27:18 08:43:45 4 25436 Attitude Boekeloo,Stuart 84 St Joseph River YC J/105 1|04:51:31 10:31:31 08:44:08 5 6 Primadana Reinhard,Bernie 90 SSYC Hanse400 1|05:03:42 10:43:42 08:48:39 6 92 Gungnir Emery,Warren W. 87 South Shore YC Cayenne41 1|05:07:27 10:47:27 08:56:14 7 30304 Rumors Osterink Jr,William 87 Anchorage Marina YC Islander 1|05:08:16 10:48:16 08:57:03 8 643 Smokin' J Ludtke,Michael 84 North Point Sail Racing A J/105 1|05:04:45 10:44:45 08:57:22 9 52940 Silk Brown,Judson 78 SJRYC C & C 110 1|05:00:55 10:40:55 09:01:12 10 2916 Satisfaction Tilleman,Morgan 87 SSYC Carrera 290 1|05:16:31 10:56:31 09:05:18 11 37 ZippyR Thomason,Spencer 78 MYC Beneteau 1|05:12:36 10:52:36 09:12:53 12 52286 Blue Pearl Kerlin,Jim 90 South Shore YC Beneteau 405 1|05:31:31 11:11:31 09:16:28 13 60016 Samba Stills,Mike 90 colyc Beneteau F30 1|05:53:51 11:33:51 09:38:48 DNS 25430 Thunderbolt Burch,Jim 81 Ludington Yacht Club TRIPP DNF 51396 Another J Deeter,Conrad 78 J/42 DNS 63017 Hotstick Grimm,Kevin 78 Muskegon Yacht Club Hobie 33M Section 6 1 52806 Legacy Silverman,Alan 117 South Haven YC Hanse 370eSD 1|04:49:26 10:39:26 08:09:52 2 848 Relentless VanTol,Rod 108 Macatawa Bay YC Catalina 42 1|04:51:45 10:41:45 08:23:41 3 51045 Steadfast Osterwald,Arthur 93 Bayshore YC CS-40 1|04:53:10 10:43:10 08:44:17 4 5260 NANA McCaffrey,William 117 Waukegan Yacht Club Ericson 39 1|05:25:43 11:15:43 08:46:09 5 20442 Dandelion Jacobs,Tom 114 SJRYC Heritage 1|05:22:51 11:12:51 08:47:07 6 16770 CheepNDeep Richter,Jim 96 Chicago Corinthian C&C 39 1|05:01:11 10:51:11 08:48:28 7 32151 Abbie Normal Boersma,Cork 120 Muskegon Yacht Club S2 10.3 1|05:45:39 11:35:39 09:02:15 8 60599 Gaelic Breeze McDonell,Brian 120 Tartan 3400 1|05:53:48 11:43:48 09:10:24 9 41181 Blitzkrieg Wagner,Rolf 96 Anchorage Yacht Club Evelyn 32-2 1|05:24:55 11:14:55 09:12:12 10 41899 'R' Dream Buoy Redmond,Thomas 99 Muskegon Yacht Club Hunter Leg 37 1|05:30:06 11:20:06 09:13:33 11 50254 Celerity Dummer,Sheldon 93 Anchorage Yacht Club C&C 40-2 1|05:25:01 11:15:01 09:16:08 12 25210 Skelday Isbister,Eric 96 MAST Tartan 412 1|05:29:21 11:19:21 09:16:38 13 31436 Heat Wave Burns,Jeremy 111 South Shore YC Dehler DB1 1|05:52:02 11:42:02 09:20:08 14 31796 Wavelength Stark,Bill 111 Michigan City Yacht Club Ericson 1|06:03:39 11:53:39 09:31:45 15 26006 Elektra Raymoure,Bill 111 Anchorage Yacht Club Santa Cruz 33 1|06:51:23 12:41:23 10:19:29 DNS 16798 Silver Lining VanDenBerg,Cal 102 South Haven YC C&C 99 DNS 60548 Aldonza DeYoung,Jim 120 Chicago Corinthian YC Beneteau OC 38 Section 7 1 741 Sandpiper Pfoertsch,Dick 126 South Shore YC Catalina 42 1|05:01:22 10:51:22 08:10:18 2 6869 Cynthia Devries,James B 129 Saint Joseph River YC Morgan 1|05:09:59 10:59:59 08:15:05 3 29 Monitor Veenstra,Mark 126 T-10 1|05:12:47 11:02:47 08:21:43 4 42017 Viper Laslow,F William 132 Anchorage Yacht Club HunterLegend 1|05:25:12 11:15:12 08:26:28 5 26300 Winnebago Rathbun,Tim 126 Columbia LS-10 1|05:23:48 11:13:48 08:32:44 6 30726 Snowball's Chance Lulewicz,Alex 126 SSYC Tartan 10 1|05:31:52 11:21:52 08:40:48 7 32602 Lizard Routman,Eric 126 Tartan Ten 1|05:36:31 11:26:31 08:45:27 8 362 Windwalker Jilek,Jeffrey 126 MCSC Sabre 1|05:41:23 11:31:23 08:50:19

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9 106 Desperado McGuinnis,Patrick 132 South Shore YC S2 9.1 1|05:56:49 11:46:49 08:58:05 10 4031 Butterface Fountain,Daniel 126 White Lake Yacht Club T-Ten 1|06:02:31 11:52:31 09:11:27 11 51133 Afterglow Harter,Thomas 123 PWYC S2 10.3 1|06:07:17 11:57:17 09:20:03 12 112 Alyse Hyland,Greg 132 South Shore YC Olson 911SE 1|06:21:03 12:11:03 09:22:19 13 3060 Wings Kling,Edward 129 Muskegon YC Soverel 30 1|06:20:18 12:10:18 09:25:24 14 41489 MiiAmo Moe,Blake 132 SHYC Frers 30 1|07:12:44 13:02:44 10:14:00 DNS 51228 Wind N Spirits Gambel,Glenn 135 White Lake Yacht Club DNF 25033 Blue Skies Janke,Dave 132 Racine Yacht Club C&C33-2 Section 8 1 41 Kismet Metzger,Marvin 153 MYC Cheoy Lee 41 1|05:25:33 11:25:33 08:09:58 2 161 Kama Hele Olejniczak,Greg 138 North point Sail RacingA Dufour 36 1|05:17:34 11:17:34 08:21:09 3 230 IT-IL-DU ROGERS,MIKE 159 MYC 1|05:47:43 11:47:43 08:24:28 4 253 Caelum Bargren,Paul 141 ssyc Hunter 356SD 1|05:34:10 11:34:10 08:33:55 5 52704 Club Lunasea Dickinson,Thomas 141 Hunter 1|05:39:37 11:39:37 08:39:22 6 31709 Hullabaloo Heinrich,Thomas 138 South Shore YC J/30 1|05:36:12 11:36:12 08:39:47 7 381 Patriot Studders,Laura 144 NPSRA Tartan 34 1|05:45:47 11:45:47 08:41:42 8 43 Adventure Liebenstein,John 162 South Shore YC C&C 30 1|06:10:00 12:10:00 08:42:55 9 1629 Enchantress Betke,Joe 156 South Haven YC Catalina 34 1|06:06:45 12:06:45 08:47:20 10 26257 Frank Lloyd Starboard Dryer,Dennis 138 Grand River SC J/30 1|05:51:34 11:51:34 08:55:09 11 174 Caravel Wehnes,David 162 South Shore YC C&C 30MKII 1|06:30:47 12:30:47 09:03:42 12 20572 Baneberry Beighley,Nathaniel 150 Grand River Sailing Club 1|06:25:02 12:25:02 09:13:17 DNS 459 Sirenia Spencer,Bruce 159 Muskegon Yacht Club Ranger Section 9 1 11677 Odyssey Bohl,Dave 177 Milwaukee YC Tartan 34C 1|06:00:12 12:00:12 08:13:56 2 73 Talaria Slanec,Tom 174 Macatawa Bay YC Pearson 32 1|06:01:38 12:01:38 08:19:12 3 10 Chance Kraus,Bob & Cindy 177 Milwaukee Yacht Club Pearson 323 1|06:05:36 12:05:36 08:19:20 4 392 Summertime Dziubek,Kenneth 186 SSYC Islander 30MII 1|06:25:11 12:25:11 08:27:25 5 50839 Blue Chip Noorman,Ulrich 165 Mariner36 1|06:00:44 12:00:44 08:29:49 6 42787 Adventurous Wilcox,Kevin 168 SSYC Catalina 30 1|06:16:58 12:16:58 08:42:12 7 6309 Crescendo Pugh,Jim 168 North Point SailRacingAs Catalina 30 1|06:18:05 12:18:05 08:43:19 8 7759 Wanderlust Duehmig,Joe 189 SSYC Ericson 1|07:08:35 13:08:35 09:06:59 9 6631 Knot a Clew Landwehr,Jack 177 Racine Yacht Club Cal 34 1|08:13:20 14:13:20 10:27:04 DNS 320 Prospero Stephens,Mark 181 Hunter 320 DSQ 40058 Whisper Koga,Whisper Associates 198 MORF O'Day 28 1|04:19:02 DNS 57 Lady Ayr McClellan,Teresa 165 MAST Tartan 33 DNS North by North Reisman,Doc 238 Racine Yacht Club Ericson Cruising Section 1 990 Sea Meant Mixer Flynn,Thomas 138 Jenneau 45DS 1|01:36:02 10:36:02 07:39:37 2 79 Yippee-Ki-Yay King,Gordy 114 Milwaukee Yacht Club Beneteau OC 1|01:09:49 10:09:49 07:44:05 3 34 Wanderer Witkowski,Nick 171 Racine Yacht Club O'Day 34 1|02:35:40 11:35:40 07:57:04 4 60504 Nancy Anne Nowak,Pat 129 Bayshore Yacht Club JeanneauSO3791|01:56:00 10:56:00 08:11:06 5 9933 Graymatter MacDonald,Marshall 144 MCSC Radford 400 1|02:15:51 11:15:51 08:11:46 6 1572 Dream Catcher Guhl,Steve 174 South Shore YC Catalina 34 1|03:01:33 12:01:33 08:19:07 7 654 Bon Vie Andreano,Larry 159 Macatawa Bay YC Catalina 36 TR 1|02:43:34 11:43:34 08:20:19 8 172 Closedsail Parker,Robert 204 RNYC IslanderBahama1|03:42:11 12:42:11 08:21:24 9 6225 Dawn Treader Fuller,Scott 171 MilwaukeeCommunitySC O'day 34 1|03:06:32 12:06:32 08:27:56 10 51720 Intuition Dick,Robert 129 Anchorage Yacht Club Jeanneau Sun 1|02:13:39 11:13:39 08:28:45 11 51341 Intuition Gillespie,Mark 192 Hoofer Sailing Club S2 9.2A 1|03:35:34 12:35:34 08:30:08 12 2330 Tigress Majewski,Leon 147 Anchorage YC Dufour Classic 1|02:39:23 11:39:23 08:31:28 13 323 Gallivant Coady,Patrick 168 South Haven Yacht Club Catalina 36Tall 1|03:10:47 12:10:47 08:36:01 14 31320 Whitecap Walsh,William 123 Macatawa Bay YC Pearson 37 1|02:18:29 11:18:29 08:41:15 15 41058 Mirage Kupczyk,Tim 114 Beneteau F375 1|02:08:12 11:08:12 08:42:28 16 15376 Evening Star Walker,William 141 Pentwater YC C&C36 1|02:46:01 11:46:01 08:45:46 17 148 Aequitas Pauls,Fran 177 South Shore YC Pearson31-IIWK1|03:34:46 12:34:46 08:48:30 18 485 Southern Cross Sallmann,David 135 Anchorage O'Day 39 1|02:48:18 11:48:18 08:55:44 19 32128 M-43 Wilson,Tyler 141 South Haven YachtClub S2 9.1 1|02:56:45 11:56:45 08:56:30 20 52537 The 19th Hole Czaplicki,Donald 177 Hunter 340 1|03:45:01 12:45:01 08:58:45 21 42538 Isabelle Meles,Bruce 144 O'day 1|03:13:58 12:13:58 09:09:53 22 40567 Rob Roy Smith,Alistair 150 Tartan 34 1|03:32:13 12:32:13 09:20:28 23 32039 Saturday Wright,Darrell 144 Racine Yacht Club Pearson Flyer 1|05:29:37 14:29:37 11:25:32 DNS 226 Jacktar Pruski,James 180 SSYC Sabre 30 Series III DNS 31655 Harlequin Mancini,Michael 138 Muskegon S2 10.3 Short Handed Section 1 60354 WindHunter Nauman,Mike 153 Hunter 36 1|05:21:29 11:41:29 08:25:54 2 492 Sea-U Crabb,Brian 84 J/105 1|04:18:10 10:38:10 08:50:47 3 52094 Winter is Coming Manning,Charles 63 Racine Yacht Club Dufour 40E 1|03:55:48 10:15:48 08:55:16 4 33981 Wind Lassie Strouf,James 156 Kenosha yacht club Irwin 1|05:56:21 12:16:21 08:56:56 5 325 Global Nomads Hettel,Michael 84 Columbia YC J/105 1|04:24:37 10:44:37 08:57:14 6 51738 Bifrost Perkins,Chuck 99 Racine YC C&C 99 1|04:52:57 11:12:57 09:06:24 7 40471 Bon Temps Otto,Ron 153 Kenosha Yacht Club Elite 30 1|06:06:07 12:26:07 09:10:32 8 25150 Passport Gruebling,George 93 SSYC Bianca 111 1|04:56:15 11:16:15 09:17:22 9 528 Bedazzled Cairns,Tom 87 J/105 1|04:49:05 11:09:05 09:17:52 10 41072 Wahoo DeFriest,Jeannette 117 MORF J/29 1|06:00:56 12:20:56 09:51:22 Multihull Section 1 50336 TRI n Catch me Achim,John 48 SSYC Corsair F 27 1|02:37:03 07:47:03 06:45:41 2 3 Caliente Steck,Mike -42 Chicago Chris White 44 1|01:28:02 06:38:02 07:31:43 3 9 Nelda Ray Pattullo,Peter -51 Longview YC/TOMA Farrier F33R 1|01:33:15 06:43:15 07:48:27 4 25411 High Priority2 Shneider,David -27 Little Traverse YC Corsair F31R 1|02:08:29 07:18:29 07:53:00 5 8 Arete Warner,Rick -222 Port Huron Yacht Club ORMA 60 0|23:20:40 04:30:40 09:14:27

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2015 Chicago-Michigan City-Chicago Race Columbia Yacht Club, Chicago, Illinois June 26, 2015 This was reported to be a very wet, rainy, windy and cold race. Fleet Overall-PHRF 1. Meat Brian Kennalley, Edward Mui, Craig Roehl Tartan Ten 1 2. Jug Band Harry Simmon Jeanneau 45.2 2 3. Soulshine Jarrett Altmin Beneteau First 36.7 3 4. Kutty's Ark McGinnis-Morrissey Pearson 36 4 5. Liberty2 Tom & Ginny Blasco C&C 115 5 6. Hope Michael Leland Najad 332 6 7. Eagle Shawn O'Neill Sydney 38 7 8. Tequila Mockingbird Chris Duhon Ben 36.7 8 9. Runaway Tom Gorey Elan 9 10. Gaucho Mark and Diane Bouckaert Ben 36.7 10 11 Mirage John Boyle Beneteau 11 12. Sorcerer Don Draper Ben 36.7 12 13. Momentus Kevin Saedi & George Simkins J/109 13 14. Big Meanie James Prendergast Beneteau 42s7 14 15. Geronimo Herb Philbrick CC SR-33 15 16. Defiance Dale Smirl JV-66 16 17. Safir III Robert E Radway Arcona 460 17 18. Slapshot Scott Sims J/109 18 19. Princess M Carl Chaleff Moody 19 20. Maskwa Don Waller C&C 115 20 21. Painkiller 4 Alice O. Martin Syd 38 21 22. RED HOT Tom Dickson Tartan 101 22 23. Free Agent Miles De Paepe Schock 35 23 24. Sail Monkey William McGuinn Ben 36.7 24 25. On Edge Steve Dorfman Thomas 35 25 26. Truant Walter Kawula S2 9.1M 26 27. Slapshot Erik Hillenmeyer and Catherine Duncan C&C 35 MK III 27 28. kahuna loren thompson S2 9.1 28 32. Striking Vanessa L. Gates J/105 32 DNC 32. St. Francis Jairo Bispo Cruz X-482 32 DSQ 32. Witch-Craft Jim Webb Tartan Ten 32 DNC 32. It's Good Mitchell Weisman Schock 35 32 DNC 32. Badge Daniel Koules First 40 Beneteau 32 DNC 32. chaya doin Marc Rubenstein Jeanneau 409 32 DSQ 32. Renegade Thomas Papoutsis J/133 32 DNC 32. Cahoots Mark Schermerhorn Peterson 32 DNC Hiwassee John Bell & Ian Fisher Farr 395 not_scored Section PHRF-Spin 1 1. Defiance Dale Smirl JV-66 1 2. Safir III Robert E. Radway Arcona 460 2 Section PHRF-Spin 2 1. Eagle Shawn O'Neill Sydney 38 1 2. Painkiller 4 Alice O. Martin Syd 38 2 4. St. Francis Jairo Bispo Cruz X-482 5 DSQ 4. Badge Daniel Koules Beneteau First 40 5 DNC 4. Renegade Thomas Papoutsis J/133 5 DNC Hiwassee John Bell & Ian Fisher Farr 395 not_scored Section PHRF-Spin 3 1. Jug Band Harry Simmon Jeanneau 45.2 1 2. Liberty2 Tom & Ginny Blasco C&C 115 2 3. Runaway Tom Gorey Elan 3 4. Mirage John Boyle Beneteau 4 5. Momentus Kevin Saedi & George Simkins J/109 5 6. Big Meanie James Prendergast Beneteau 42s7 6 7. Geronimo Herb Philbrick CC SR-33 7 8. Slapshot Scott Sims J/109 8 9. Princess M Carl Chaleff Moody 9 10. Maskwa Don Waller C&C 115 10 11. Red Hot Tom Dickson Tartan 101 11 12. Free Agent Miles De Paepe Schock 35 12 13. On Edge Steve Dorfman Thomas 35 13 14. It's Good Mitchell Weisman Schock 35 15 DNC Section PHRF-Spin 4 1. Striking Vanessa L. Gates J/105 3 DNC 1. Chaya Doin' Marc Rubenstein Jeanneau 409 3 DSQ

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Section PHRF-Spin 5 Results for 1. Kuttys Ark McGinnis-Morrissey Pearson 36 1 2. Hope Michael Leland Najad 332 2 3. Truant Walter Kawula S2 9.1 3 4. Slapshot Erik Hillenmeyer and Catherine Duncan C&C 35 MK III 4 5. Kahuna Loren Thompson S2 9.1 5 6. Cahoots Mark Schermerhorn Peterson 7 DNC Section Beneteau 36.7 1. Soulshine Jarrett Altmin Ben 36.7 1 2. Tequila Mockingbird Chris Duhon Ben 36.7 2 3. Gaucho Mark and Diane Bouckaert Ben 36.7 3 4. Sorcerer Don Draper Ben 36.7 4 5. Sail Monkey William McGuinn Ben 36.7 5 6. Imp Blair Jones Ben 36.7 6 Section Tartan Ten 1. Meat Brian Kennalley, Edward Mui, Craig Roehl Tartan Ten 1 2. Silver Surfer Andrew Nicoletti Tartan Ten 2 3. Rainbows End Steven Fink Tartan Ten 3 4. Jump Hank Graziano Tartan Ten 4 5. Ratty David C Brezina Tartan Ten 5 6. Witch-Craft Jim Webb Tartan Ten 7 DNC 6. Amateur II Mike Platzke & William Fagerstrom Tartan Ten 7 DNC Jing Bang David Finlay Tartan Ten not_scored

2015 William Tripp Memorial Cup Race LMSRF Area IV/South Haven Yacht Club/South Shore Yacht Club, South Haven, MI June 24, 2015 The William Tripp Memorial Cup Race is sailed in honor of Bill Tripp, Past President and great-grandson of the founder of Perrigo Company. He was a avid sailor and he died of cardiac arrest on the 1980 Chicago to Mackinac race. He was on his way to marry his fiancee and meet with professionals about company's future on the Island after the race. Tripp's death changed the whole history of Allegan County, Michigan, home to Perrigo. Guy Hiestand has been the Tripp Memorial Cup Race chairman since its inception. The 2015 Tripp Cup started in light breezes, cool temperatures, and mostly cloudy skies. With its 7:00 pm start the race serves as an overnight feeder race to Milwaukee for the start of the Queen's Cup race annually hosted by South Shore Yacht Club to different ports. As darkness fell, so did the wind speed. The higher the rig, the better a boat could go; the cold lake water was keeping the wind aloft. Well after dark, from time to time, the wind would strengthen, sometimes only filling the top half or top two-thirds of the sails, creating a wind shear effect in the rig. As the night progressed, visibility lessened as fog thickened. There were times that predicted finish times were well after the time limit and the start of the Queen's Cup race, but the wind started to build. About halfway across the lake progress remained steady, though as boats neared the Milwaukee shore, conditions became a bit sketchy into the finish. Many boats simply elected to drop out and not finish. The race was great practice for light air conditions often experienced in the Chicago-Mackinac race. The 2016 Tripp Memorial Cup Race will start from Holland, Michigan.—Gail M. Turluck

LMSRF Area IV feather banner welcomed sailors to South Haven Yacht Club at the start of the Tripp Cup Race. Photo by Gail M. Turluck.

The Tripp Cup fleet on the way to the starting line off South Haven, Michigan. Photo by Gail M. Turluck.

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Monohull Division Section 1 Finish Elapsed Corrected Ovrl 1. Willie J Doug Petter 1|10:42:04 16:37:04 16:09:25 1 2. Heartbreaker Robert Hughes 1|08:29:09 14:24:09 16:26:36 2 3. Utah Brad Faber 1|12:41:22 18:36:22 17:48:58 3 4. Sufficient Reason Mitch Padnos 1|12:31:29 18:26:29 17:50:56 4 5. Trippwire Martin Greydanus DNF 5. Kokomo Wes Schulz DNF 5. Majic Bill Hoyer DNF Section 2 1. Gauntlet Guy Hiestand 1|15:04:24 21:04:24 19:53:18 5 2. Bon Vie Larry Andreano DNF 2. Wavelength Bill Stark DNF 2. Legacy Alan Silverman DNF 2. Que Loco!! Brad Dykstra DNF 2. Talaria Tom Slanec DNF 2. Frank Lloyd Starboard Dennis Dryer DNF Multihull Division Section 1 1. Nelda Ray David Scheider 1|10:36:55 16:26:55 17:30:07 1 2. High Priority Peter Pattullo DNF

2015 Wente Cup Regatta Sheridan Shore Sailing School, Wilmette, Illinois June 23-24, 2015

Competitors at the 2015 Wente Cup are all smiles even in the light air. Photo credits: Zac Hernandez. The 2015 Wente Cup Regatta was hosted June 23-24th this year. We were graced with beautiful weather and got to sail eight races in total. Both days it was sunny. Tuesday was light breeze, 4-6 kts and Wednesday it was a little heavier but still light. We got 4 races per day. There was a great turnout this year, with sailors coming from all over the Chicago-land area as well as South Shore Yacht Club in Milwaukee. The Overall Red/White/Blue Optimist winner was Sam Childers of Columbia Yacht Club. The Sailing School would like to thank Sheridan Shore Yacht Club and the Wilmette Harbor Association for allowing us to host this regatta and granting us full use of the parking lot on those two days. We would not be able to host this event without their support!—Zac Hernandez

420 1st place 420 2nd place 420 3rd place Zach Miller and Lily Szymanski Dominque Hamilton and Francesca Hamilton Noah Barton and George Geroulis

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Optimist Green 1st Optimist Green 2nd Place Optimist Green 3rd Place Optimist Green 4th Place Matt Childers Charlie Gallagher Logan Hoang Morgan Perce

Optimist White 1st Place Optimist White 2nd Place Optimist White 3rd Place George Barton Casey Bertocchi Jack Gibbs

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Optimist Blue 1st Place Optimist Blue 2nd Place Optimist Blue 3rd Place Sam Childers Parker Rasmussen Milan Gandhi

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Optimist Red 1st Place Optimist Red 2nd Place Optimist Red 3rd Place Zach Biela Bronte Beaudoin Alex Mutter

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420 Class 1 Miller, Zach Szymanski, Lily Sheridan Shore Sailing School 3 1 1 9 1 4 1 1 21 2 Hamilton, Francesca Hamilton, Dominque South Shore Yacht Club 5 2 2 1 2 5 4 2 23 3 Barton, Noah Geroulis, George Sheridan Shore Sailing School 1 7 5 3 4 6 2 7 35 4 Carney, Nicholas Fiocchi, India Waukegan Yacht Club 5 5 6 4 5 1 6 4 36 5 Payne, Daniel Murphy, Joseph South Shore Yacht Club 2 8 3 7 8 3 3 5 39 6 Robinson, Will Norton, Natalie Sheridan Shore Sailing School 5 6 8 2 3 2 8 8 42 7 Whisner, Nathan Plovanic, William Chicago Yacht Club 5 4 4 5 6 8 7 3 42 8 Krueger, Zach Lukasik, Zachary South Shore Yacht Club 4 3 7 6 7 7 5 6 45 Optimist Class Red Fleet Ovrl

1. Biela, Zach Lake Forest Sailing 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 14 8 2. Beaudoin, Bronte Waukegan Yacht Club 3 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 17 10 3. Mutter, Alex Lake Forest Sailing 1 3 3 2 1 4 3 3 20 12 4. Elfering, Nicholas Waukegan Yacht Club 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 4 29 15 Blue Fleet

1. Childers, Sam Columbia Yacht Club 7 4 4 1 1 4 1 3 25 1 2. Rasmussen, Parker Chicago Yacht Club 8 1 6 2 4 6 3 6 36 2 3. Gandhi, Milan Lake Forest Sailing 2 2 10 7 5 3 8 2 39 3 4. Barnard, Peter Chicago Yacht Club 9 6 7 4 7 1 2 4 40 4 5. Marinic, Stefan Lake Forest Sailing 5 11 3 9 3 2 9 1 43 6 6. Goldman, Elijah Columbia Yacht Club 3 7 11 5 2 5 6 7 46 5 7. Bezaitis, John Chicago Yacht Club 6 3 2 3 6 8 7 DQ 47 7 8. Scholz, Henry Lake Forest Sailing 1 8 5 10 10 7 4 5 50 9 9. Harley, Wyatt Columbia Yacht Club 4 5 8 8 8 9 5 9 56 11 10. Kelly, Ben Columbia Yacht Club 10 9 1 6 9 10 10 8 63 13 11. Fischer, Phena Sheridan Shore Yacht Club 11 10 9 11 11 11 11 10 84 16 White Fleet

1. Barton, George Sheridan Shore Sailing School 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 14 14 2. Bertocchi, Casey Sheridan Shore Sailing School 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 15 17 3. Gibbs, Jack Columbia Yacht Club 3 3 3 OC 2 2 1 2 20 18 Green Fleet

1. Childers, Matt Columbia Yacht Club 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 2. Gallagher, Charlie Chicago Yacht Club 2 1 2 3 4 4 2 3 21 3. Hoang, Logan Columbia Yacht Club 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 2 21 4. Perce, Morgan Sheridan Shore Sailing School 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 29 5. Fumerton Peter, Alex Columbia Yacht Club 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 42 6. Lewis, Annie Sheridan Shore Sailing School 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 5 46 7. Johnson, Sara Chicago Yacht Club DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS 56

2015 Laser District 19 Championship Little Traverse Sailors/Irish Boat Shop/ Little Traverse Yacht Club, Harbor Springs, Michigan June 20-21, 2015 Fifteen of Michigan's top Laser sailors gathered in Harbor Springs to battle in the 2015 Laser District 19 Championship, held in on the waters of Little Traverse Bay on June 20 and 21, 2015. The competitors raced in a huge range of conditions over the weekend, from light and shifty winds on Saturday that resulted in only two races being sailed, to classic Harbor Springs 12-15 knot thermal conditions under (mostly) sunny skies on Sunday, when five races were sailed. Showing impressive early-season form was Ken Swetka of Detroit, Michigan, who won the regatta handily -- scoring five bullets in the seven races. A very strong second was Chad Coberly of Grand Rapids, who finished with twelve points after a throwout race. Third place was local sailor and Little Traverse Yacht Club member Mac Jacob, with twenty points. The top Master award (for sailors 45 and over) was given to Ken Swetka, and Little Traverse Yacht Club and Little Traverse Sailors Junior Race Team member Ian Beckley won the top Junior award. The 2015 Laser District 19 Championship was organized and run by Little Traverse Sailors, with heavy support from Irish Boat Shop and the Little Traverse Yacht Club. Although the total attendance was down somewhat from 2014 (probably owing to the late spring and very chilly water), the racing was as tight and competitive as ever. On Saturday the light and variable winds saw the Race Committee gamely struggle all afternoon to get in two complete races. On Sunday, however, after a hour- long shore delay while the fog burned off, the traditional westerly wind came in, treating the racers to excellent (albeit rather cold) sailing District 19 Championship on Little Traverse Bay. Photo credit: R. conditions. Saturday evening the competitors enjoyed a barbecue at the Polk Wagener.

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Irish Boat Shop and a and Sunday afternoon Awards Ceremony at the Little Traverse Yacht Club. The organizers would like to thank Dan Thompson (LTYC Sailing Director and LTS Director) and Meade Maxwell (LTS Head Sailing Instructor) for outstanding Race Committee work under very difficult conditions. The event could not have happened without the support of Irish Boat Shop, Little Traverse Sailors, and the Little Traverse Yacht Club. Although after three years the Laser District 19 Championships will rotate away from Harbor Springs in 2016, we hope and plan to host a Laser Regatta next summer for all to attend.-- R. Polk Wagner 1. Ken Swetka 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 7 2. Chad Coberly 1 2 2 4 2 1 12 12 3. Mac Jacob 7 5 3 3 4 3 2 20 4. Steve Johanson 3 3 DF 2 3 6 5 22 5. Polk Wagner 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 29 6. Peter Johanson 8 7 6 5 6 4 6 34 7. Bruce Hansen 6 6 5 7 5 5 7 34 8. Michael Madden 5 10 11 9 10 9 3 46 9. Ian Beckley 9 9 7 10 8 8 8 49 10. Robert Duff 13 DF 8 8 9 10 9 57 11. Ben Finkelstein 15 12 10 11 DC DC DC 80 12. Jim Axelson 11 8 DC DC DC DC DC 83 13. Charles Hallett 12 DC 9 DC DC DC DC 85 14. George Peet 10 11 DC DC DC DC DC 85 15. Gary Marx 14 13 12 DC DC DC DC 87

2015 Waukegan to Chicago Race Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club, Chicago, Illinois June 21, 2015 Section PHRF-Spin 1 1. Defiance Dale Smirl JV-66 1 2. Eagles Wings John J. Gottwald Farr 40 2 3. Skye Jeff & Jane Hoswell N/M 46 3 4. Sin Duda Lindsey Duda Santa Cruz 52 DS Section PHRF-Spin 2 1. Scout Dorsey Ruley Sydney 41 1 2. St. Francis Jairo Bispo Cruz X-482 2 3. Renegade Thomas Papoutsis J/133 3 4. Pura Vida John Kalanik J/111 4 5. Badge Daniel Koules Beneteau First 40 5 6. Painkiller 4 Alice O. Martin Syd 38 DS Section PHRF-Spin 3 1. Maskwa Don Waller C&C 115 1 2. Challenge Ray Teborek SS custom 2 3. Paradigm Shift David Dickerson C&C 115 3 4. Runaway Tom Gorey Elan 4 5. Liberty2 Tom & Ginny Blasco C&C 115 5 6. Red Hot Tom Dickson Tartan 101 6 7. Scarlet Begonias Kevin Foote Dufour 36 Performance 7 8. It's Good Mitchell Weisman Schock 35 DF 8. Slapshot Scott Sims J/109 DS Section PHRF-Spin 4 1. Radiance Benjamin White Farr 38 1 3. Scheherezade Jamal Alwattar Lexcen 34 DF 3. Rambler Benjamin Wilson J/88 DS 3. Ex To The Next Nick Kofski Rocket 22 DS Section PHRF-Spin 5 1. Circus John Calto J/30 1 2. Cahoots Mark Schermerhorn Peterson 2 3. Fantome Deirdre Martin Morgan/ 1Ton 3 4. Kutty's Ark McGinnis-Morrissey Pearson 36 4 5. Truant Walter Kawula S2 9.1 DS 5. Geronimo Richard Gravengood Irwin DF Section Ben 40.7 1. Das Boot Jay and Cindy Muller Beneteau 40.7 1 2. Vayu Ron Buzil Beneteau 40.7 2 3. Rhumb Runner Katie Goldman Beneteau 40.7 3 4. Turning Point David Hardy Beneteau 40.7 4 5. Koko Loko 2 Tomek Kokocinski Beneteau 40.7 5 Section Ben 36.7 1. Sorcerer Don Draper Beneteau 36.7 1 2. Erizo de Mar Antoni Czupryna Beneteau 36.7 2 3. Tequila Mockingbird Chris Duhon Beneteau 36.7 DS 3. Imp Blair Jones Beneteau 36.7 DS Section J/109 1. Fandango Martin G. Luken III, M.D. J/109 1

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Section J/105 1. Y-not Ginny Waskel J/105 1 2. Phantom Peter Schwarzbach J/105 2 3. The Asylum Team The Asylum J/105 3 4. Sealark Clark Pellett J/105 4 5. Peregrine Mark Stoll J/105 5 6. Striking Vanessa L. Gates J/105 6 7. Global Nomads Michael Hettel J/105 7 9. Angry Sloth Kristopher Reichert J/105 DF 9. Vytis Gytis & Tomas Petkus J/105 DS 9. Flying Pig Mike Sheppard J/105 DS Section Tartan Ten 1. Cheap Thrill Nancy + Tim Snyder Tartan Ten 1 2. Witch-Craft Jim Webb Tartan Ten 2 3. Mutiny John Schellenbach Tartan Ten 3 4. Grytviken Piotr Madrzyk Tartan Ten 4 5. Ratty David C. Brezina Tartan Ten 5 6. Water Works Rick & Mary Ann Lillie Tartan Ten 6 7. Amateur II Mike Platzke & William Fagerstrom Tartan Ten 7 8. Rainbows End Steven Fink Tartan Ten 8 9. Meat Brian Kennalley, Edward Mui, Craig Roehl Tartan Ten 9 10. Erica Brian Kaczor Tartan Ten 10

2015 59th Mission Regatta/IV District Star Class Novice Championship for the Green Star Racine Yacht Club, Racine, Wisconsin June 20-21, 2015 The Novice Championship was won by Curtis Kasabian who will fly the Green Star going forward. 1. Treachery Jack Rickard Sam Eadie Chicago Harbor 1 1 1 1 4 2. Ernesto Curtis Kasabian Mickey Nielson Western Lake Michigan 4 2 2 3 11 3. Jake Jeff Schaefer Rob Walker Western Lake Michigan 3 3 4 4 14 4. At Last Matt Pederson Pederson Western Lake Michigan 2 4 5 DF 17 5. Double Vision Dave Berger Tom Berger Western Lake Michigan 7 6 7 2 22 6. Morning Star Mike Herrmann Ruhm Western Lake Michigan 6 7 3 DS 25 7. Grey Ghost Hetzel Hetzel Western Lake Michigan 5 5 6 DS 25 8. Stella Maris Chris Wurtz Rick Rundle Chicago Harbor DS 8 8 DS 34

2015 Waukegan Race Waukegan Yacht Club, Waukegan, Illinois June 20, 2015 Fleet Overall-PHRF Points 1. Defiance Dale Smirl JV-66 1 2. Imedi Mark Hauf TP 52 2 3. Scout Dorsey Ruley Sydney 41 3 4. Skye Jeff & Jane Hoswell N/M 46 4 5. Slapshot Scott Sims J/109 5 6. Renegade Thomas Papoutsis J/133 6 7. Pura Vida John Kalanik J/111 7 8. Challenge Ray Teborek S&S Custom 8 9. Das Boot Jay and Cindy Muller Ben 40.7 9 10. Red Hot Tom Dickson Tartan 101 10 11. Ocean Jim Banovitz Andrews 77 11 12. Mrs. Jones Michael R. Jones Mumm 36 12 13. Vayu Ron Buzil Ben 40.7 13 14. Sirocco 3 Robert Klairmont J/133 14 15. Slot Machine Boyd Jarrell J/88 15 16. Radiance Benjamin White Farr 38 16 17. Sealark Clark Pellett J/105 17 18. Jahazi Frank Giampoli J/120 18 19. FasTen Stephen A. Dahl Tartan Ten 19 20. Turning Point David Hardy Ben 40.7 20 21. Fandango Martin G. Luken III, M.D. J/109 21 22. Cynthia James DeVries Morgan 41 22 23. Troubadour Lawrence Wilhelm Dehler 39 23 24. Paradigm Shift David Dickerson C & C 115 24 25. Sorcerer Don Draper Ben 36.7 25 26. Erizo de Mar Antoni Czupryna Ben 36.7 26 27. Liberty2 Tom & Ginny Blasco C&C 115 27 28. Celerity Sheldon Dummer C&C 40 28 29. Witch-Craft Jim Webb Tartan Ten 29.5

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29. Badge Daniel Koules Beneteau First 40 29.5 31. Runaway Tom Gorey Elan 31 32. It's Good Mitchell Weisman Schock 35 32 33. Jason Edward P. Cohen Farr 395 33 34. Volante Greg Berner C&C 34/36xl 34 35. Meat Brian Kennalley, Edward Mui, Craig Roehl Tartan Ten 35 36. Global Nomads Michael Hettel J/105 36 37. Maskwa Don Waller C&C 115 37 38. Smokin' J Mike Ludtke J/105 38 39. Mutiny John Schellenbach Tartan Ten 39 40. Kutty's Ark McGinnis-Morrissey Pearson 36 40 41. Nana William McCaffrey Ericson 39 41 42. Cheep N Deep Jim Richter, Randy Kuhn C&C 39 42 43. Striking Vanessa L. Gates J/105 43 44. Unplugged Larry Berliant Tartan 31 Piper 44 45. Liberty Raymond R. Douglas Tartan Ten 45 46. Truant Walter Kawula S2 9.1 46 47. Cahoots Mark Schermerhorn Peterson 47 48. Koko Loko 2 Tomek Kokocinski Ben 40.7 48 49. Mojo Gay Powell, Jeff Comeau, Scot Ruhlander Ben 40.7 49 50. Dakota Steven J. Sickler Beneteau 47.7 50 51. Primo Veliero John Yacullo C&C 35 51 52. Rambler Benjamin Wilson J/88 52 53. Scarlet Begonias Kevin Foote Dufour 36 Performance 53 54. Second Youth Quentin P Schwarz Ericson 25 54 55. Princess M Carl Chaleff Moody 55 56. Lizard Eric Routman Tartan Ten 56 57. Fantome Deirdre Martin Morgan/ 1Ton 57 58. Blitzkrieg Rolf Wagner Evelyn 32-2 58 59. Blush George Krzaczynski Tartan 30 59 60. Elektra Bill Raymoure Santa Cruz 33 60 61. His Wings Ron Sloan Ben 36.7 61 62. Enchantee Igor Fedulov Beneteau 37 62 63. Circus John Calto J/30 63 64. Scheherezade Jamal Alwattar Lexcen 34 64 65. Patriot Laura Studders Tartan34 65 69. Windo Sean P. Sullivan Hunter 30 DF 69. Aldonza Jim DeYoung Ben OC 38 DF 69. Peeking Duck Gordon Graham Yamaha DS 69. Painkiller 4 Alice O. Martin Syd 38 DS 69. Caliente Mark Steck Chris White 44 DS 69. Tequila Mockingbird Chris Duhon Ben 36.7 DS 69. Angry Sloth Kristopher Reichert J/105 DS 69. Ex To The Next Nick Kofski Rocket 22 DS 76. St. Francis Jairo Bispo Cruz X-482 DQ 76. Eagles Wings John J Gottwald Farr 40 DQ 76. Archimedes III Joe Hummel C&C 115 DQ 76. Sin Duda Lindsey Duda Santa Cruz 52 DQ 76. Momentus Kevin Saedi & George Simkins J/109 DQ 76. Geronimo Richard Gravengood Irwin DQ Section PHRF-Spin 1 1. Defiance Dale Smirl JV-66 1 2. Imedi Mark Hauf TP 52 2 3. Skye Jeff & Jane Hoswell N/M 46 3 4. Ocean Jim Banovitz Andrews 77 4 5. Eagles Wings John J. Gottwald Farr 40 DQ 5. Sin Duda Lindsey Duda Santa Cruz DQ Section PHRF-Spin 2 1. Scout Dorsey Ruley Sydney 41 1 2. Renegade Thomas Papoutsis J/133 2 3. Pura Vida John Kalanik J/111 3 4. Mrs. Jones Michael R. Jones Mumm 36 4 5. Sirocco 3 Robert Klairmont J/133 5 6. Jahazi Frank Giampoli J/120 6 7. Troubadour Lawrence Wilhelm Dehler 39 7 8. Badge Daniel Koules Beneteau First 40 8 9. Jason Edward P. Cohen Farr 395 9 10. Dakota Steven J. Sickler Beneteau 47.7 10 11. Painkiller 4 Alice O. Martin Syd 38 DS 12. St. Francis Jairo Bispo Cruz X-482 DQ

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Section PHRF-Spin 3 1 Slapshot Scott Sims J/109 1 2 Challenge Ray Teborek S&S Custom 2 3 RED HOT Tom Dickson Tartan 101 3 4 Paradigm Shift David Dickerson C&C 115 4 5 Liberty2 Tom & Ginny Blasco C&C 115 5 6 Runaway Tom Gorey Elan 6 7 It's Good Mitchell Weisman Schock 35 7 8 Maskwa Don Waller C&C 115 8 9 Scarlet Begonias Kevin Foote Dufour 36 Performance 9 10 Princess M Carl Chaleff Moody 10 11. Archimedes III Joe Hummel C&C 115 DQ 11. Momentus Kevin Saedi & George Simkins J/109 DQ Section PHRF-Spin 4 Results for 1. Slot Machine Boyd Jarrell J/88 1 2. Radiance Benjamin White Farr 38 2 3. Celerity Sheldon Dummer C&C 40 3 4. Volante Greg Berner C&C 34/36xl 4 5. Nana William McCaffrey Ericson 39 5 6. Cheep N Deep Jim Richter, Randy Kuhn C&C 39 6 7. Rambler Benjamin Wilson J/88 7 8. Blitzkrieg Rolf Wagner Evelyn 32-2 8 9. Elektra Bill Raymoure Santa Cruz 33 9 10. Scheherezade Jamal Alwattar Lexcen 34 10 11. Peeking Duck Gordon Graham Yamaha DS 11. Ex To The Next Nick Kofski Rocket 22 DS Section PHRF-Spin 5 1. Cynthia James DeVries Morgan 41 1 2. Kutty's Ark McGinnis-Morrissey Pearson 36 2 3. Unplugged Larry Berliant Tartan 31 Piper 3 4. Truant Walter Kawula S2 9.1M 4 5. Cahoots Mark Schermerhorn Peterson 5 6. Primo Veliero John Yacullo C&C 35 6 7. Second Youth Quentin P Schwarz Ericson 25 7 8. Fantome Deirdre Martin Morgan/ 1Ton 8 9. Blush George Krzaczynski Tartan 30 9 10. Enchantee Igor Fedulov Beneteau 37 10 11. Circus John Calto J/30 11 12. Patriot Laura Studders Tartan34 12 13. WINDO Sean P Sullivan Hunter 30 DF 13. Aldonza Jim DeYoung Ben OC 38 DF 15. Geronimo Richard Gravengood Irwin DQ Section Ben 40.7 Results for 1. Das Boot Jay and Cindy Muller Beneteau 40.7 1 2. Vayu Ron Buzil Beneteau 40.7 2 3. Turning Point David Hardy Beneteau 40.7 3 4. Koko Loko 2 Tomek Kokocinski Beneteau 40.7 4 5. Mojo Gay Powell, Jeff Comeau, Scot Ruhlander Beneteau 40.7 5 6. Rhumb Runner Katie & Brian Goldman Beneteau 40.7 6 Section Ben 36.7 1. Sorcerer Don Draper Beneteau 36.7 1 2. Erizo de Mar Antoni Czupryna Beneteau 36.7 2 3. Imp Blair Jones Beneteau 36.7 3 4. His Wings Ron Sloan Beneteau 36.7 4 5. Tequila Mockingbird Chris Duhon Beneteau 36.7 DS Section J/109 1. Fandango Martin G. Luken III, M.D. J/109 1 Section J/105 1. Sealark Clark Pellett J/105 1 2. Peregrine Mark Stoll J/105 2 3. Y-not Ginny Waskel J/105 3 4. Rocking Horse Sandy Curtiss J/105 4 5. The Asylum Team The Asylum J/105 5 6. Global Nomads Michael Hettel J/105 6 7. Smokin' J Mike Ludtke J/105 7 8. Striking Vanessa L. Gates J/105 8 9. Phantom Peter Schwarzbach J/105 9 10. Flying Pig Mike Sheppard J/105 10 11. Vytis Gytis & Tomas Petkus J/105 DS 11. Angry Sloth Kristopher Reichert J/105 DS

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Section Tartan Ten 1. Cheap Thrill Nancy + Tim Snyder Tartan Ten 1 2. Erica Brian Kaczor Tartan Ten 2 3. Amateur II Mike Platzke & William Fagerstrom Tartan Ten 3 4. Jump Hank Graziano Tartan Ten 4 5. FasTen Stephen A. Dahl Tartan Ten 5 6. Rainbows End Steven Fink Tartan Ten 6 7. Grytviken Piotr Madrzyk Tartan Ten 7 8. Witch-Craft Jim Webb Tartan Ten 8 9. Meat Brian Kennalley, Edward Mui, Craig Roehl Tartan Ten 9 10. Mutiny John Schellenbach Tartan Ten 10 11. Liberty Raymond R. Douglas Tartan Ten 11 12. Ratty David C Brezina Tartan Ten 12 13. Lizard Eric Routman Tartan Ten 13 14. Water Works Rick & Mary Ann Lillie Tartan Ten DS Section Multihull 1. Caliente Mark Steck Chris White 44 DS

2015 Great Lakes Singlehanded Society Solo Mackinac Race - Lake Michigan Great Lakes Singlehanded Society, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin June 20, 2015 Pos Ovrl Boat Name Skipper Boat Make Finish Time Elapsed Time Corrected Time Superior Division 1. 6. Renaissance Turns, Joe Sabre 426 20:56:40 59:56:40 53:29:13 2 2. 8. Sea Raider Kruger, Dirk C & C 110 21:21:25 60:21:25 53:53:58 2 3. 13. Alpha Puppy Stage, Rick JK 35 22:25:39 61:25:39 55:55:36 2 4. 16. Nirvana Hoff, David Beneteau First 10R 01:57:31 64:57:31 58:30:04 3 5. 18. First Light Day, F.K. Class 40 20:36:40 59:36:40 62:00:10 2 Michigan Division 1. 2. TFWB Relentless Petritz, George JK 29 MH 22:39:23 61:39:23 51:51:02 2 2. 3. Strider Mahowald, Mark Beneteau 46 21:35:13 60:35:13 52:27:19 2 3. 10. Gangbusters Gannon, Mark J/105 22:07:43 61:07:43 54:11:34 2 4. 15. Bootlegger Bonzon, David Peterson/Wiggers 37 22:19:25 65:19:25 58:08:55 3 Ontario Division 1. 1. Shocker Baker, Joey Express 27 23:39:56 62:39:56 51:39:50 2 2. 11. Compensable Stack, Jeffrey Hunter Legend 01:57:56 64:57:56 54:26:32 3 3. 12. Debbia Kenny, Mike Catalina KC 38 02:05:17 65:05:17 54:48:14 3 4. 20. Night Hawk 3 Reichling, Elisabeth C&C 35 Mkll DNF Erie Division 1. 5. Blue Max Schloop, Paul Bavaria 10.6 02:07:40 65:07:40 53:10:10 3 2. 9. Last Chance Mahowald, John Islander 36 02:09:20 65:09:20 53:54:53 3 3. 14. Dulcinea McLaren, Rick Swan 37 06:11:18 69:11:18 57:56:51 3 4. 19. Bernard Blanchard, Michael Catalina 36 Mk II 20:18:27 83:18:27 72:04:00 3 Huron Division 1. 4. Kismet Verhaeren, Ken Nonsuch 30 03:34:14 66:34:14 52:41:56 3 2. 7. GL3 Tucker, Bill Beneteau First 30 05:07:27 68:07:27 53:32:06 3 3. 17. Shadow Kimmons, Kris Pearson 303 15:25:59 78:25:59 61:55:50 3

2015 Grand Slam Qualifier Chicago Match Race Center, Chicago, Illinois June 19-21, 2015 After a three-day series that featured a full range of conditions and racing among ten teams from five nations, it was Chicago Match Race Center's own Don Wilson who emerged on top to win the Chicago Match Race Center Grand Slam Qualifier. By winning this ISAF Grade 2 event, Wilson gets two automatic invitations to the Grade 2 US Grand Slam events: Chicago Match Cup and the Manhasset Bay Match Race for the Knickerbocker Cup in August. Don Wilson's team for the week was Keith Swinton, Maggie Shea, Sam Rogers and sister Jen Wilson. The last day's racing conditions started in a perfect 9-knot northwesterly, but then became tricky as it shifted to the east, then settled in and built up to 14-15 knots from the southeast. The gear-shifting conditions suited Wilson and his team who have spent several years training and racing in the Tom 28.

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Chicago Match Race Center's Don Wilson in action, ahead of Chris Poole in the Semi-Finals. All photos Isao Toyama/Chicago Match Race Center.

Coming into the morning's remaining flights of the Quarter-Finals, Wilson had David Storrs on the ropes with a 2-1 score, and managed to defeat the top-ranked team in the competition in the fourth match to advance to the Semi-Finals, while all other Quarter-Final pairings extended their battles into the fifth matches.

Tight mark rounding action in the Final round

Nathan Hollerbach was down 1-2 to Will Bailey and fought the young US Virgin Islander back to win the next two matches and take his place in the Final Four. Steven Lowery's team, who was skippered by Rory Lewis after Lowery suffered a back injury and had to withdraw, also clawed back and overtook Peter Holz in their Quarter-Final matches.

In the first-to-two point Semi-Final pairing with Hollerbach, Wilson won the first, Hollerbach the second, and Wilson the third to advance to the Finals. All three races were tight and neither boat had more than a two boatlength lead. In the other Semi-Final match, Lewis battled Chris Poole, who sat out racing yesterday after he won the round robin and guaranteed his spot in the Semi- Finals. Poole's early edge came out again in his Semi-Finals against Lewis when he won the series 2-0.

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Hollerbach ahead of Wilson in downwind battle

Wilson gathered significant momentum in the Semi-Finals and came out swinging in the Finals. The breeze died to a weak and finicky 3-6 knot southerly for this first-to-two point series. At the first start Poole was over the starting line early with a penalty. Although he chipped away at Wilson's lead, Poole never got closer than three boat lengths. Poole then got a penalty again in the second start, and passed Wilson on the final run but never extended quite enough distance to complete the penalty turn and take the win at the finish line, so the series went to Wilson 2-0. With the reduced six team format, Poole's top seed was a double edged sword: the team had Saturday off to relax, but struggled to get up to speed in the light conditions on Sunday. Game, set, match to Wilson.

Team Wilson: left to right Maggie Shea, Jen Wilson, Keith Swinton, Don Wilson (not shown: Sam Rogers)

In the single-match Petit-Finals, Hollerbach swiftly defeated Steven Lowery's team skippered by Rory Lewis to take home third place. 1. Don Wilson 2. Chris Poole 3. Nathan Hollerbach 4. Rory Lewis (substitute skipper for injured Steve Lowery) 5. Will Bailey 6. Peter Holz 7. David Storrs 8. Nick Kroeger 9. Augustin Montes 10. Colman O'Riordan

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Finals, first-to-two points: Quarter-Finals, after three matches: Don Wilson 2 Peter Holz 2 Chris Poole 0 Rory Lewis 3

Petite Final, first to one point: Will Bailey 2 Nathan Hollerbach 1 Nathan Hollerbach 3 Rory Lewis 0 Don Wilson 3 Semi-Finals, first to two points: David Storrs 1 Don Wilson 2 Nathan Hollerbach 1

Chris Poole 2 Rory Lewis 0

2015 J/111 World Championship Ida Lewis Yacht Club, Newport, RI, USA June 15 - 19, 2015 25 boats According to skipper George Gamble of MY SHARONA, “the most nervous day of preparation we have had was for the last day of racing of the J/111 Worlds. The sailing conditions were so variable, we felt anything could happen. And, with so many boats so close in a breeze that was unpredictable even for local sailors, we knew it was going to be a difficult last day.” In the end, Gamble and his crew on MY SHARONA demonstrated yet again why they are such a good team. Never taking any flyers and trying to stay in the hunt, they managed to take a 3rd place in the first race of the last day to seal the deal and win the 2015 J/111 World Championship off Newport. The weather forecast for the finale on Friday was unusual as a weak frontal system was approaching Newport offering up WSW winds in the 8-12 kts range with the expectation of afternoon showers or thundershowers. Typically, such forecasts can be way off. With skies clearing for a period of time, the Newport seabreeze machine asserted itself for a period of time fighting the frontal gradient over the land and nearshore waters. Ida Lewis YC PRO Peter Gerard setup the course east of the R4 red bell and sent the fleet off on their first race on an upwind course of 235 degrees for a 1.8nm first leg- four times around. The starts were not without a bit of drama and after several general recalls, the final start went off with an “I” and “Z” flag. Leading the fleet right after the start was Rob Ruhlman’s SPACEMAN SPIFF and after rounding the first weather mark first, they managed to maintain their lead to the finish. The final race of the series was even more complex than the first race. The impending frontal system played games with the winds and an enormous black cloud kept diminishing and reforming over the western end of the course. Winds varied from 7 to 12 kts and from 235 to 255 degrees. With an outgoing ebb tide from Narragansett Bay, it was anyone’s guess how any strategy would play out. Ultimately, it was the Brummel/ Henderson/ Mayer team on KASHMIR that rounded the windward mark first and led the fleet wire-to-wire to win race 9 in impressive fashion. In the end, Gamble’s MY SHARONA won with a 31 pts score followed by the KASHMIR crew from Chicago Yacht Club in second place. There’s no question there was a bit of a “theme” in the overall; many of the top J/111 teams were Midwest/Great Lakes boats from J/111 Fleet #1 in Chicago and the surrounding area. It didn’t start that way. After the exciting first day, it was the British team JELVIS that led the way. With twenty-five boats on the line, it was anyone’s guess what would happen when you mixed the current J/111 World Champion and leading UK teams lined up against the top American, Canadian, Australian and Caribbean teams from across the world. An overcast day with a dying northerly that was supposed to see a gradient/ seabreeze combination develop in the middle of the day into the 6-10 kts range with the breeze filling in at 200 degrees and veering to the 230 range. As it turned out, it was not that far off. After a postponement, the Ida Lewis YC PRO Peter Gerard fired off the first race in a 6-9 kts breeze in the 210 range. By the time the second race took place at 1600 hrs, the wind had veered further right into the 220 to 240 deg range and from 9 to 12 kts TWS. So close was the racing that an average of a 10th was good enough to place your team in the top ten. Even more remarkably, only ten points (well within a mid-fleet finish) separated teams from 3rd place to 15th place! It’s quite possibly the tightest regatta that anyone has seen amongst the top teams after the first day of racing. On Day Two, a new leader emerged in the form of George Gamble’s MY SHARONA. The teams were treated to a “Newport Chamber of Commerce” day for their second day on the race track. Starting off with the captain’s meeting at 9am Wednesday morning, PRO Peter Gerard announced to the fleet that it was going to be an “inside the Bay Day” and to be prepared to sail two races, a first race windward-leeward followed by the long distance race “Bay Tour.” The morning dawned with a gorgeous sunrise, winds howling out of the north at 20-30 kts. The forecast was for winds to ultimately diminish into the 10-18 kts range by the start at 11am from 30-40 degrees and veer to the east, in an oscillating-persistent shift to 90 degrees or so by late afternoon. As it turned out, the forecast was not far off and it made for a spectacular day of sailing on Narragansett Bay. The Navigator’s Long Distance Race featured a long 3.5 nm windward leg to the green gong in the straits formed by the southern end of Prudence Island and Dyer Island on the northeastern part of the Bay. This was followed by a reach to the red bell of the NE corner of Jamestown (Conanicut Island), then a spinnaker reach, then a fetch east across the Bay, then a long run down to the green Clingstone Rock bell and to the finish off Fort Adams. The race was such that the first beat determined the pecking order for most of the fleet. It also meant choosing which side of the Bay to hit a corner, go left up along Conanicut Island and play shifts into the green buoy or go right to the Portsmouth shoreline for current relief and perhaps large right hand shifts off the shore. On the third day of racing, MY SHARONA extended their lead with solid, conservative sailing. The weather forecast for Thursday’s racing was benign enough-winds of 6-9 kts from the SSW all day with skies clearing in the afternoon. After about an hour postponement, the sea breeze filled in from the classic southerly direction offshore. Once the winds averaged 5 kts, PRO Peter Gerard sent off the fleet on the first of three windward-leeward races. By the late afternoon, the breeze had built into the 8-12 kts TWS range, making for excellent, incredibly tightly-packed racing. Only ten points separated 5th from 10th place in this close-quarters racing. Thanks to the Ida Lewis Yacht Club, Commodore Gary Lash, Event Chair Pat Connerney, PRO Peter Gerard and their amazing team of volunteers that helped make the J/111 World Championship a resounding success.

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2. Kashmir K. Brummel / Steve Henderson / M. Mayer Chicago, IL 11 DQ 6 8 5 6 3 7 1 [26] 47 4. Wind Czar Richard Lehmann Harbor Springs MI 8 3 15 3 9 RT 7 2 12 [26] 59 8. Wooton William Smith Chicago, IL 17 2 4 11 16 5 10 13 5 [17] 66 11. No Surprise David Irish Harbor Springs, MI 2 16 18 20 14 17 2 4 13 [20] 86 21. Lucky Dubie Len Siegal Chicago, IL 13 17 11 18 25 15 16 23 15 [25] 128 22. Impulse G Miz/Dreher/Hatfield Chicago, IL 21 21 23 22 23 19 12 16 6 [23] 140

2015 St. Joseph to Chicago Race Burnham Park Yacht Club, Chicago, Illinois June 14, 2015 50.40 miles Section 4 1. Gaucho M&D Bouchaert Beneteau 36.7 19:14:16 5:11:16 2. It's Good Mitch Weisman Schock 35 19:40:02 5:39:33 3. Tenacity Peter Cooper Olson 34 21:15:57 6:07:45 7. Geronimo Rich Gravensgood Irwin 37 DNF

7. Cahoots M. Ciechanowski Peterson 34 DNF

7. Slapshot E. Hillenmeyer C&C 35-3 DNF

7. Whisper Whisper Assoc O'Day 28 DNF

2015 Laser District 20 Championship Island Bay Yacht Club/Lake Springfield Laser Fleet, Springfield, Illinois June 13-14, 2015 Laser 1. Roman Plutenko [Apprentice Master] LMSF 1 1 2 1 1 6 2. Dave Chapin [Grand Master] LESC 2 2 3 2 2 11 3. Thomas Londrigan [Master] Island Bay Yacht Club 6 5 4 3 4 22 4. Jeff Evans [Grand Master] Island Bay Yacht Club 9 3 1 8 3 24 5. Timothy Dixon [Grand Master] Island Bay Yacht Club 3 8 6 5 6 28 6. Lou Dixon [Grand Master] Island Bay Yacht Club 4 6 5 6 7 28 7. T. Troy Tolan [Grand Master] Carlyle Sailing Association 8 7 7 4 5 31 8. Michael Evans [Open] Island Bay Yacht Club 7 9 8 7 8 39 9. Luke Burke [Junior] Island Bay Yacht Club 12 4 11 10 10 47 10. Konrad Powell [Junior] Island Bay Yacht Club 11 12 9 9 9 50 11. Dylan Londrigan [Junior] Island Bay Yacht Club DF 11 10 12 11 60 12. Sean Chapin [Junior] Island Bay Yacht Club DF 10 12 11 12 61 13. Todd Merrill [Grand Master] none 5 DF DF DF DF 69 14. Peter Wise [Grand Master] Island Bay Yacht Club 10 DF DF DF DF 74 15. Jack Londrigan [Junior] Island Bay Yacht Club DF DF DF DF DF 80 Laser Radial 1. Cameron Douglas [Open] Eagle Creek Sailing Club 1 1 1 1 1 5 2. Porter Peterson [Open] Island Bay Yacht Club 2 3 2 2 2 11 3. Jonathan Schwartz [Junior] Eagle Creek Sailing Club 3 5 4 3 4 19 4. Reagan Lessick [Junior] Eagle Creek Sailing Club DF 2 5 4 3 21 5. Molly Budinger [Junior] Island Bay Yacht Club DF 4 3 5 5 24 6. Kolton Powell [Junior] Island Bay Yacht Club DF DF DF DF DF 35

2015 Rhumbline Regatta St. Joseph River Yacht Club, St. Joseph, Michigan June 13, 2015 Spinnaker I 1. Quick Silver Gintaras Karaitis St. Joseph River Yacht Club 03:01:50 1 2. Gauntlet Guy Hiestand Macatawa Bay Yacht Club 03:03:24 2 3. Moody Blue William Barton St. Joseph River Yacht Club 03:30:16 3 4. Geronimo Herb Philbrick Michigan City Yacht Club 04:03:42 4 5. Wellenreiter Ron Schults St. Joseph River Yacht Club DF 5. Captain Blood Patrick Nelson St. Joseph River Yacht Club DF Spinnaker II 1. Cynthia Andrew Grootendorst St. Joseph River Yacht Club 03:23:12 1 2. Silk Jud Brown St. Joseph River Yacht Club 03:31:50 2 3. Unknown Lady2 David Ward Jackson Park Yacht Club 03:58:19 3 4. Dandelion Tom Jacobs St. Joseph River Yacht Club DF

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5. Attitude Stuart Boekeloo St. Joseph River Yacht Club DF 6. Tenacity Peter Cooper Midwest Open Racing Fleet DF Jim & Main I 1. Carrera James Schrager St. Joseph River Yacht Club 03:37:10 1 2. Rush Jeff Alisch St. Joseph River Yacht Club 04:10:20 2 3. Archelon Pat Mullins South Haven Yacht Club 04:25:09 3 4. Legacy Alan Silverman South Haven Yacht Club DF 4. Wavelength William Stark Michigan City Yacht Club DF Jib & Main II 1. Velatura Ken Stanisz St. Joseph River Yacht Club 04:32:15 1 2. Rocinante Thomas Mullen Michigan City Yacht Club 04:41:18 2 3. Closed Sail Rob Parker River Noire Yacht Club 04:42:14 3 4. Dobiehouse Kevin Lynch Midwest Open Racing Fleet DF 4. Uffda David Argyelan Michigan City Yacht Club DF

2015 Helly Hansen National Offshore One-Design Regatta-Chicago Sailing World/Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, Illinois June 12-14, 2015

J/70 1. Aquaholiks Martin Johnsson J/70 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 3 1 1 19 2. Empeiria John Heaton J/70 5 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 7 3 32 3. 20/20 John Arendshorst J/70 4 3 4 3 3 3 1 3 5 5 2 2 38 4. Ole Tipsy Three Robert Willis J/70 3 4 5 4 7 5 6 5 7 6 3.5 6 61.5 5. Gemini Blane Shea J/70 2 5 9 7 5 6 9 6 6 1 6 7 69 6. Norboy Steve Knoop J/70 7 9 6 5 6 7 5 9 9 4 8 5 80 7. Black Pearl adam bowen J/70 6 7 8 10 13 4 2 4 3 OC 5 8 84 8. Nitemare Amy Neill J/70 10 8 3 6 4 8 8 8 12 7 11 4 89 9. Hotspur John Woodcock J/70 8 11 10 9 8 10 7 7 4 8 3.5 10 95.5 10. Johnny Utah Ryan Foley J/70 9 6 7 8 9 9 12 10 8 10 10 11 109 11. Lost Boys Gary Scott J/70 11 10 12 DS 10 11 10 11 10 DF 9 9 131 12. Bucephalus Andrea Krasinski J/70 12 12 11 DS 11 12 13 12 11 9 12 DF 143 13. Taipan SB Lloyd Karzen J/70 13 DS DS DS 12 13 11 13 DC DC DC DC 160 Beneteau 40.7 1. Vayu Ron Buzil Beneteau 40.7 3 4 2 1 2 1 6 19

2. La Tempête Tom Weber Beneteau 40.7 2 2 5 3 3 2 4 21

3. Das Boot Jay Muller Beneteau 40.7 6 1 1 5 7 3 2 25

4. Turning Point David Hardy Beneteau 40.7 1 6 6 2 4 SP 1 26

5. Sociable Robert Arzbaecher Beneteau 40.7 5 3 4 6 1 5 3 27

6. Spanker D & J McDonnell Beneteau 40.7 4 5 3 4 8 7 5 36

7. Wired Brian Angioletti Beneteau 40.7 8 7 8 7 6 6 7 49

8. RhumbRunner Brian Goldman KT Finnegan Beneteau 40.7 7 8 7 8 5 8 8 51

Farr 40 1. Inferno Philip Dowd Farr 40 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 10

2. Norboy Leif Sigmond / Marcus Thymian Farr 40 OC 3 2 1 2 1 2 19

3. Hot Lips Christopher Whitford Farr 40 3 2 3 5 5 2 3 23

4. Eagles Wings John Gottwald Farr 40 2 4 4 3 3 4 5 25

5. Hooligan Joel Carroll Farr 40 OC 5 5 4 4 5 4 35

6. Bandit Arvid Eiesland Farr 40 DF DC DC DC DC DC DC 56

7. Pendragon Simon Beemsterboer/ Andrew Nicoletti Farr 40 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC 56

ORR

1. Heartbreaker Robert Hughes TP 52 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 13

2. Natalie J Philip O'Niel III TP52 DF 2 1 1 2 1 2 16

3. Painkiller 4 Alice Martin Sydney 38 2 3 3 5 1 4 3 21

4. Imedi Mark Hauf TP 52 3 5 6 6 4 2 4 30

5. Blue Michael Schoendorf Riptide 41 4 4 5 3 6 5 DF 34

6. Skye Jeff & Jane Hoswell Nelson Marek 46 5 6 4 4 5 6 5 35

PHRF 1 1. Eagle Shawn/Jerry O'Neill Sydney 38 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 12

2. Sufficient Reason Mitchell Padnos J/122 3 2 1 6 1 3 3.5 19.5

3. Rowdy Richard Witzel J/111 2 4 3 3 5 5 3.5 25.5

4. Scout Dorsey Ruley Sydney 41 5 6 4 1 3 1 7 27

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5. Pura Vida John Kalanik J/111 6 3 5 4 6 6 1 31

6. Skull Cracker Daniel Kitchens J/111 4 5 DF 8 4 4 5 39

7. Edge Robert McManus J/130 7 8 6 5 8 7 6 47

8. Heartbreaker Eric Oesterle 1D35 DF 7 DC 7 7 8 8 55

PHRF 2 1. Surface Tension Jeffrey Schaefer Nelson Marek 36 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 10

2. Bozo's Circus Bruce Metcalf J/35 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 13

3. Maskwa Donald Waller C&C 115 3 5 3 5 5 5 4 30

4. Red Hot Tom Dickson Tartan 101 5 3 7 4 3.5 4 8 34.5

5. Mrs. Jones Michael Jones Mumm 36 DF 6 5 2 7 2 6 38

6. Whisper Thomas Barnes Express 34 4 4 RD 7 3.5 7 7 38.5

7. Touch of Grey Larry Schell J/35 6 8 4 6 6 6 5 41

8. Measure For Measure Brian Tobin Morgan 36 N/M DC DC DC 8 8 8 3 57

9. Free Agent Miles DePaepe Schock 35 7 7 DF DC DC DC DC 64

Beneteau 36.7 1. Fog Charlie Wurtzebach/Mike Bird Beneteau 36.7 5 3 1 3 1 2 1 16

2. Tequila Mockingbird Chris Duhon Beneteau 36.7 1 4 2 5 4 5 2 23

3. Soulshine Jarrett Altmin Beneteau 36.7 4 1 3 2 5 3 6 24

4. Tried & True Robert K. Foley Beneteau 36.7 7 5 8 1 6 1 4 32

5. Split Decision Nick Norris Beneteau 36.7 3 2 7 8 8 4 7 39

6. Joie de Vie Donna Hastings Beneteau 36.7 2 6 4 4 12 8 5 41

7. Sorcerer Don Draper Beneteau 36.7 10 10 6 6 9 9 3 53

8. Karma Lou Sandoval/Martin Sandoval/Jack Buoscio Beneteau 36.7 6 7 5 12 10 6 9 55

9. Raptor Mike Anderson Beneteau 36.7 8 9 10 9 2 10 10 58

10. Tango Chuck Norris Beneteau 36.7 9 8 9 10 7 7 11 61

11. Erizo de Mar Antoni Czupryna Beneteau 36.7 12 11 DF 7 3 DQ 8 69

12. Sail Monkey William McGuinn Beneteau 36.7 11 12 DF 11 11 DC DC 87

13. Imp Blair Jones Beneteau 36.7 13 13 DF 13 13 11 12 89

J/105 1. Vytis Tom and Gyt Petkus J/105 1 1 5 1 2 1 4 15

2. Sealark Clark Pellett J/105 7 2 2 2 1 3 5 22

3. The Asylum Jon Weglarz J/105 6 3 3 6 3 7 1 29

4. Gonzo Kenneth Ganch J/105 3 6 1 3 5 4 7 29

5. Rocking Horse Sandy Curtiss J/105 4 4 4 4 6 5 3 30

6. Valhalla Mike & Kathie Newman J/105 5 5 6 7 4 2 2 31

7. Flying Pig Mike Sheppard J/105 2 7 7 5 9 6 6 42

8. Southbound Robert Amos J/105 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 58

9. Smokin' J Michael Ludtke J/105 8 10 DS 9 7 9 DS 67

10. Striking Vanessa Gates J/105 10 9 8 10 11 10 9 67

11. Esprit d’Écosse Ross & Judith McLean J/105 11 11 10 11 10 11 10 74

J/109 1. Full Tilt Peter Priede J/109 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 12

2. Northstar David Gustman J/109 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 17

3. Momentus Kevin Saedi J/109 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 20

4. Callisto James Murray J/109 DS 5 4 1 1 3 4 24

5. Slapshot Scott Sims J/109 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 33

Tartan Ten 1. Meat Brian Kennalley, Edward Mui, Craig Roehl Tartan Ten 2 3 1 1 5 4 1 17

2. Skidmarks Lou Jacob Tartan Ten 1 5 2 2 4 8 3 25

3. Erica Brian and Mike Kaczor Tartan Ten 4 1 4 8 9 3 7 36

4. Winnebago Tim Rathbun Tartan Ten 3 7 5 6 7 1 14 43

5. Mutiny John Schellenbach Tartan Ten 11 8 3 5 12 2 5 46

6. Blueprint Chris Moll Tartan Ten 9 9 12 7 1 5 8 51

7. Liberty Ray Douglas Tartan Ten 6 6 6 16 8 6 4 52

8. Yellow Mellow Waldemar Emmaerich Tartan Ten 10 4 13 4 6 10 9 56

9. Talisman Kevin Mehaffey Tartan Ten 12 10 9 13 2 7 6 59

10. Glider Bruce/Tom Lamotte/Font Tartan Ten 8 12 7 3 10 9 15 64

11. Tango II Martin Plonus Tartan Ten 5 2 11 DQ 11 12 2 68

12. M*A*S*H Ron Kallen Tartan Ten 14 15 14 9 15 11 10 88

13. Sisu Jeff Wittenberg Tartan Ten 7 11 10 12 3 DC DC 93

14. Water Works Rick & Mary Ann Lillie Tartan Ten 17 16 8 14 13 17 13 98

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15. Jump Hank Graziano Tartan Ten 15 14 16 15 16 16 17 109

16. Terminal Velocity Simon Beemsterboer Tartan Ten 16 17 15 17 20 13 12 110

17. Grytviken Piotr Madrzyk Tartan Ten 13 DF DS 11 19 14 11 118

18. Witch-Craft Jim Webb Tartan Ten DF 13 17 19 14 15 18 121

19. Rainbows End Steven Fink Tartan Ten 18 18.5 19 18 21 18 16 128.5

20. Sassafras David Barch Tartan Ten 19 18.5 18 20 18 19 19 131.5

21. Jing Bang David Finlay Tartan Ten 21 20 20 21 17 20 20 139

22. Tenacity Suzanne Philbrick Tartan Ten 20 DF DC DC DC DC DC 170

23. Retention Mark Croll Tartan Ten DF DC DC DC DC DC DC 175

24. Lightning Steve Karstrand / Bob Warnecke Tartan Ten DF DC DC DC DC DC DC 175

North Rally ORR Cruising 1. Jug Band Harry Simmon Jeanneau 45.2 1 1

2. Elysium2 Frederick Bally Tartan 3700 2 2

3. Barracuda David Hughes J 100 3 3

4. Endeavour Matthew & Emily Gallagher Beneteau 37 4 4

5. Enchantee Igor Fedulov Beneteau 37 5 5

6. Albatross Fernando Assens Dufour 40 DS 8

7. Time in a Bottle Michael Andelman Nauticat 35 DC 8

PHRF 1 1. Solitary Jeremy Alexis FT 10 1 1

2. Jahazi Frank Giampoli J/120 2 2

3. Salsa Jim Gignac J/130 3 3

4. Safir III Robert E. Radway Arcona 460 4 4

5. Hiwassee Ian Fisher Farr395 5 5

6. Sin Duda! Lindsey Duda Santa Cruz 52 6 6

PHRF 2 1. Rambler Benjamin Wilson J/88 1 1

2. Big Meanie James Prendergast Beneteau 42.7 2 2

3. Liberty 2 Thomas Blasco C & C 115 3 3

4. Runaway Tom Gorey Elan 4 4

5. Gwiz Geoffrey Davis Beneteau 10 R 5 5

6. Troubadour Lawrence Wilhelm Dehler 39 6 6

7. On Edge Steve Dorfman T35 7 7

8. Archimecles III Joe Hummel 8 8

PHRF 3 1. Providence Jerry and Greg Miarecki Ericson 39 1 1

2. Cheap Thrill Nancy & Tim Snyder Tartan Ten 2 2

3. Trident Jeff Janicek Pearson 323 3 3

4. Mise En Place Paul Thompson Beneteau 381 4 4

5. Samba Mike Stills Beneteau F30 5 5

2015 Chicago to St. Joseph Race Midwest Open Racing Fleet, Chicago, Illinois June 12, 2015 50.40 miles, wind 12 knots, seas, 2-3 feet. Section 4 Elapsed Corrected

1. Tenacity Peter Cooper Olson 34 10:57:40 8:59:29 2. Slapshot E Hillenmeyer C&C 35-3 13:37:08 9:99:59 8. Cahoots M Ciechanowski Peterson 34 DNF

8. Whisper Whisper Assoc O'Day 28 DNF

8. Unknown Lady2 Dave Ward Frers 36 DNF

8. It's Good Mitch Weisman Schock 35 DNF

8. Gaucho M&D Bouchaert Beneteau 36.7 DNF

8. Geronimo Rich Gravensgoo Irwin 37 DNF

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Hot Dog Race #2 Jackson Park Yacht Club, Chicago, Illinois June 10, 2015 PHRF Spinnaker 1. Witch-Craft 20:11:32 00:27:20 2. Andale 20:14:28 00:30:16 3. Mise en Place 20:15:04 00:30:28 PHRF JAM 1. DeDa's Toy 20:01:00 00:20:30 2. Night Watch 20:10:55 00:29:55

2015 52 Super Series Regatta 2 Settimana Delle Bocche, Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Italy June 9-13, 2015 Winning in the breeze on their own home Costa Smeralda, Sardinia waters, showcasing that heady cocktail of tough Argentinian Gaucho spirit and fiery Italian passion that underpin their never say die team spirit, capped a remarkable Settimana delle Bocche regatta week for Azzurra, the Roemmers family team which races for the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. Skippered by Guillermo Parada (ARG) with Italian tactician Vasco Vascotto calling shots and owner Alberto Roemmers Jr. (ARG) sharing the helming duties, Azzurra won the final windy race of the Settimana delle Bocche with nearest rivals Quantum Racing in sixth to clinch the second regatta of the 2015 52 Super Series and take the overall circuit lead. It is the second time in four years that Azzurra have won on their own home turf, adding to their 2013 triumph at this regatta. They avenge the 2014 World Championship win of Quantum Racing on these waters, the teams sitting 2-2 now in terms of Sardinian honours on the 52 Super Series. Azzurra trailed Quantum Racing by two points when the nine boat TP52 fleet went afloat from the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda the last morning, seeking to outrun the 35 knots forecast for the afternoon. Even at that it proved the breeziest and most exciting race of the season, a 25 knots foam up which saw the Azzurra team keeping tight control, showing off their big winds prowess which has been their passport to success many times. Even tactician Vascotto, who raced on the Straits race course many many times over the 25 years he has raced on the Costa Smeralda, confirmed today was the first time he had raced in the wind direction 135 degrees on the windward- leeward loop off the Bay of Sardinia. And so it was on what he saw and the water, plus the tidal current advantage on the left of the course, that contributed to their winning choice of the left side of the first upwind. Spurred perhaps by having lost a photo finish to Quantum Racing by two metres on Friday, Azzurra bolted from the pin end of the line with a perfectly timed start to reap the dividends on the left side of the course, to lead around the top mark. With Quantum Racing in fourth the championship was in the balance. A stunning first run from Quantum Racing, owner- driver Doug DeVos sailing an accomplished smooth downwind in the fast, 25-28kts gusty, squally surfing conditions, took the 2014 champions up to second, chasing Azzurra in second, just two boat lengths. But after making the wrong call up the first beat, unfortunately the champions got it wrong again on the second. A left shift brought Platoon, Alegre and Gladiator back into the top group. While Azzurra raced away to hold Gladiator off across the finish line, Quantum Racing could only make sixth, leaving the blue hulled home team as champions by three points. Adding something of a hollow, but moral extra win, Azzurra were ahead in Race 8 when it had to be called off when the wind almost went off the scale, gusting up to close to 40kts at times. 1. Azzurra Pablo/Alberto Roemmers ITA 1,6,7,1,2,2,1 20pts 2. Quantum Racing Doug DeVos USA 3,4,4,2,3,1,6 23pts 3. Bronenosec Vladimir Liubomirov RUS 9,1,1,4,1,4,9 29pts 4. Provezza Ergin Imre TUR 5,5,2,6,5,3,3 29pts 5. Sled Takashi Okura USA 8,2,6,3,4,5,5 33pts 6. Gladiator Tony Langley GBR 6,3,5,5,8,7,2 36pts 7. Platoon Harm Müller-Spreer GER 7,7,3,8,6,8,4 43pts 8. Alegre Andres Soriano USA 4,8,8,7,7,DC,7 51pts 9. Paprec Jean-Luc Petithuguenin FRA 2,9,9,9,9,6,8 52pts

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Season Rankings Overall after 2 Regattas 1. Azzurra Pablo/Alberto Roemmers 74pts 2. Bronenosec Vladimir Liubomirov 83pts 3. Sled Takashi Okura 86pts 4. Quantum Racing Doug DeVos 91pts 5. Alegre Andres Soriano 99pts 6. Provezza Ergin Imre 105pts 7. Rán Racing Niklas Zennström 115pts 8. Platoon Harm Müller-Spreer 118pts 9. Gladiator Tony Langley 138pts 10. Interlodge Austin/Gwen Fragoman 149pts 11. Paprec Jean-Luc Petithuguenin 153pts 12. Xio/Hurakan Guiseppe Parodi 173pts 13. Phoenix Eduardo de Souza Ramos 213pts 14. Vesper Jim Swartz 213pts

2015 Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association Coed Dinghy National Championship Brown University/Salve Regina University/New York Yacht Club, Newport, Rhode Island June 3-4, 2015 The Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship featured the top eighteen collegiate teams in the nation advanced from the previous two days of racing in the semi-finals. Racing got underway on time at 9:30 a.m., but once the sailors hit the water the race officials called for a wind delay. Eventually the racing began and A-division was able to complete their first race in a light northerly breeze before it died and the officials called for another wind delay. By around 1 p.m. the competitors were back on the water racing. A nice southerly built and brought steady 12-13 knots of breeze in the afternoon. The temperatures were warmer in the low 60s and although the wind was still a bit chilly, the sun was out. The race committee was able to run races until about 6 p.m. A-division sailed in CFJs and B-division sailed in Z420s. Both divisions were able to complete nine races on windward leeward courses with four legs. The final day of the Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship concluded four days of competition, with Yale University winning the national title and the Henry A. Morss Memorial Trophy. The sailors hit the water to begin racing but the winds were too light and the current was too strong, so racing was postponed for a couple of hours. By 11:15 a.m. racing began with a steady southeasterly breeze filling in and building to around 8-12 knots with higher gusts this afternoon. The sun was out and temperatures stayed around 60 degrees. The race committee was able to complete nine races in both divisions for a total of 18 races for the regatta. A- division sailed in Z420s and B-division sailed in CFJs. The sailors competed on windward-leeward three, four, or five leg courses. Thanks to judges Jon Pratt, Pat Healy, Dick Gumpert, and Peter Johns. A huge thanks as well to everyone who helped run great races on the water: John Ingalls, Michael Komar, Heather Tow-Yick (Brown '98), the Brown University and Salve Regina Sailing Teams, and Danielle Richards for the being the ICSA Representative. Special thanks as well to Rob Migliaccio for his photography, and to all of our coach boats (Pearson Potts, Bill Canfield, and Nick Bailey). We cannot thank Brad Dellenbaugh, Beth Duggan, Dani Burton, and event co-chair Susan Daly from the New York Yacht Club enough for their tremendous efforts in helping organize all of the events along with Kim Hapgood and Brad Read from Sail Newport. Thanks so much for opening your doors to college sailing and helping make the 2015 College Sailing Spring Nationals such a tremendous success!

1. Yale A 1 4 9 2 3 3 1 1 15 2 7 6 2 14 4 13 5 12 104

Bulldogs B 6 12 9 6 2 4 6 4 5 2 2 7 9 1 1 3 1 2 82

7 23 41 49 54 61 68 73 93 97 106 119 130 145 150 166 172 186 186

2. Coast Guard A 5 9 4 8 10 11 8 2 2 3 2 18 1 5 5 5 9 3 110

Bears B 1 3 6 1 16 8 1 13 4 3 18 11 1 9 16 10 8 16 145

6 18 28 37 63 82 91 106 112 118 138 167 169 183 204 219 236 255 255

3. Boston College A 11 15 13 11 13 1 10 11 1 5 11 1 11 1 8 1 1 9 134

Eagles B 16 6 5 5 18 10 8 1 11 7 11 1 3 2 4 18 2 3 131

27 48 66 82 113 124 142 154 166 178 200 202 216 219 231 250 253 265 265

4. Charleston A 4 6 6 12 8 4 4 5 12 9 8 8 14 6 6 7 14 4 137

Cougars B 12 4 11 8 14 9 2 3 10 17 8 3 12 13 15 11 3 7 162

16 26 43 63 85 98 104 112 134 160 176 187 213 232 253 271 288 299 299

5. Georgetown A 2 11 11 6 9 14 9 4 7 1 5 4 5 2 13 14 16 1 134

Hoyas B 17 1 12 3 7 7 14 17 8 12 7 5 17 18 2 13 5 15 180

19 31 54 63 79 100 123 144 159 172 184 193 215 235 250 277 298 314 314

6. St. Mary's A 3 1 8 17 2 12 12 13 14 7 1 12 3 7 15 2 7 10 146

Seahawks B 10 14 10 17 9 18 4 9 6 5 16 2 7 11 10 5 16 4 173

13 28 46 80 91 121 137 159 179 191 208 222 232 250 275 282 305 319 319

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7. Roger Williams A 6 17 15 5 1 15 5 8 4 16 16 3 7 8 16 11 8 18 179

Hawks B 5 11 2 11 12 14 5 16 3 9 5 14 8 8 7 1 6 8 145

11 39 56 72 85 114 124 148 155 180 201 218 233 249 272 284 298 324 324

8. Navy A 10 8 14 4 7 6 6 3 5 4 12 7 6 4 10 9 13 8 136

Midshipmen B 8 8 13 7 15 17 12 7 14 1 12 12 2 15 5 16 12 13 189

18 34 61 72 94 117 135 145 164 169 193 212 220 239 254 279 304 325 325

9. Tufts A 12 2 3 7 5 2 18 18 16 10 17 16 15 9 3 10 3 13 179

Jumbos B 3 9 17 9 8 5 9 14 18 6 9 9 11 4 6 2 11 10 160

15 26 46 62 75 82 109 141 175 191 217 242 268 281 290 302 316 339 339

10. Old Dominion A 7 14 1 9 11 9 11 6 8 6 6 5 13 11 14 15 4 7 157

Monarchs B 15 5 8 18 5 6 15 5 1 8 17 13 10 7 14 8 17 11 183

22 41 50 77 93 108 134 145 154 168 191 209 232 250 278 301 322 340 340

11. Stanford A 9 13 10 13 6 7 3 9 6 8 10 14 4 16 7 6 2 16 159

Cardinal B 11 18 16 10 4 1 13 10 12 14 4 10 15 3 9 14 7 14 185

20 51 77 100 110 118 134 153 171 193 207 231 250 269 285 305 314 344 344

12. Kings Point A 8 3 2 10 4 10 2 12 10 12 3 9 18 15 18 4 17 2 159

Mariners B 2 16 7 2 17 13 16 2 16 18 14 16 6 16 12 7 15 1 196

10 29 38 50 71 94 112 126 152 182 199 224 248 279 309 320 352 355 355

13. Brown A 16 10 5 16 15 8 13 14 18 14 18 15 9 12 2 12 6 11 214

Bears B 9 15 4 13 6 15 11 12 7 10 3 4 13 14 8 15 9 5 173

25 50 59 88 109 132 156 182 207 231 252 271 293 319 329 356 371 387 387

14. Fordham A 17 16 16 18 12 13 7 10 17 15 13 10 8 13 9 3 18 14 229

Rams B 13 7 14 4 1 2 7 15 2 4 6 15 18 10 17 6 13 9 163

30 53 83 105 118 133 147 172 191 210 229 254 280 303 329 338 369 392 392

15. Harvard A 15 7 12 3 18 18 14 7 13 13 9 13 12 RAF 12 18 10 15 228

Crimson B 7 13 1 16 10 12 3 8 13 11 15 8 4 6 13 12 18 17 187

22 42 55 74 102 132 149 164 190 214 238 259 275 300 325 355 383 415 415

16. Bowdoin A 18 5 7 1 16 5 16 16 11 17 14 11 16 17 11 8 15 6 210

Polar Bears B 4 17 18 12 13 16 17 18 15 16 10 6 5 5 11 17 10 6 216

22 44 69 82 111 132 165 199 225 258 282 299 320 342 364 389 414 426 426

17. NY Maritime A 13 18 18 15 14 16 15 15 9 18 4 2 10 10 1 16 12 5 211

Privateers B 14 10 3 14 11 11 10 11 17 15 1 17 14 12 18 9 14 18 219

27 55 76 105 130 157 182 208 234 267 272 291 315 337 356 381 407 430 430

18. Wisconsin A 14 12 17 14 17 17 17 17 3 11 15 17 17 3 17 17 11 17 253

Badgers B 18 2 15 15 3 3 18 6 9 13 13 18 16 17 3 4 4 12 189

32 46 78 107 127 147 182 205 217 241 269 304 337 357 377 398 413 442 442

Hot Dog Race #1 Jackson Park Yacht Club, Chicago, Illinois June 3, 2015 PHRF Spinnaker 1. Witch-Craft 19:57:31 00:28:19 2. Unknown Lady 20:10:16 00:41:22 3. Mise en Place 20:16:29 00:46:53 4. Angry Sloth DNF

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2015 Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association Coed Dinghy Championship Semifinals Brown University, Salve Regina University, New York Yacht Club, Newport, Rhode Island June 1-2, 2015 The top 36 collegiate sailing teams in the nation reported to the regatta venue at Sail Newport and New York Yacht Club on Narragansett Bay to compete for 18 spots in the championship finals. The semi-finals are divided into two fleets, an eastern and western, with 18 teams. The top nine teams from each fleet advance to the finals. The sailors raced on windward leeward courses with three and four legs in both CFJs and Z420s. Each fleet sails one type of boat one day and swaps boats the next day. A nor’easter blew in overnight turning what has been warm sunny weather into rainy and cold conditions. Temperatures were in the low to mid 50s and winds were from the northeast around 10 knots, which built to around 15-18 knots at times in the afternoon. Light rain persisted most of the day, but for the last few races it rained steadily. Racing got underway around 9:30 a.m. and finished before 6:30 p.m. The race officials were able to complete eight races in A-division and B-division in both of the fleets. The second day of the semi-finals saw the nor’easter continue for another cold, windy, wavy and wet day of racing. Temperatures stayed in the low 50s all day with pockets of rain moving through. The winds were from the northeast at around 12 knots with gusts up to around 16 knots. The sailors were steadily hiking through all of the races. Racing began quickly at 9:30 and ended just before the 5 p.m. deadline. The race officials got off as many races as they could given the time restriction completing seven races in each division in each fleet, for a total of 15 races for the semi-finals. Although teams moved around the scoreboard, all of the top nine teams remained the same in both fleets. Eastern Semi-Final Championship

1. Charleston A 5 7 6 11 3 3 7 3 6 8 4 3 3 1 3 73

Cougars B 1 10 1 6 9 3 4 3 1 2 14 9 2 1 1 67

6 23 30 47 59 65 76 82 89 99 117 129 134 136 140 140

2. Georgetown A 1 14 4 7 2 4 4 2 1 2 5 4 1 2 4 57

Hoyas B 5 15 5 3 4 7 6 6 10 4 3 3 12 2 8 93

6 35 44 54 60 71 81 89 100 106 114 121 134 138 150 150

3. Boston College A 3 9 11 3 5 2 3 9 12 7 1 6 7 5 2 85

Eagles B 7 2 3 5 1 1 11 1 9 12 8 1 5 8 2 76

10 21 35 43 49 52 66 76 97 116 125 132 144 157 161 161

4. Tufts A 2 6 1 2 4 10 6 5 7 3 2 1 9 14 14 86

Jumbos B 10 8 7 9 6 5 10 10 8 8 2 5 3 3 3 97

12 26 34 45 55 70 86 101 116 127 131 137 149 166 183 183

5. Coast Guard Academy A 10 4 13 16 6 6 10 1 2 1 10 15 2 6 5 107

Bears B 4 6 2 1 3 12 7 12 3 5 12 6 1 4 13 91

14 24 39 56 65 83 100 113 118 124 146 167 170 180 198 198

6. Naval Academy A 7 8 7 1 7 5 5 11 4 4 7 9 4 13 17 109

Midshipmen B 3 7 4 4 7 9 5 4 5 14 5 4 6 10 6 93

10 25 36 41 55 69 79 94 103 121 133 146 156 179 202 202

7. Fordham A 9 3 5 9 11 1 1 4 5 5 13 2 11 4 12 95

Rams B 2 9 6 17 8 2 3 5 15 1 7 8 10 9 7 109

11 23 34 60 79 82 86 95 115 121 141 151 172 185 204 204

8. New York Maritime A 18 10 2 5 1 9 16 7 8 10 3 7 5 10 1 112

Privateers B 9 1 12 2 12 6 2 13 11 3 10 7 9 5 5 107

27 38 52 59 72 87 105 125 144 157 170 184 198 213 219 219

9. Harvard A 14 11 12 4 8 11 8 8 3 11 6 10 13 7 15 141

Crimson B 13 3 8 7 2 8 1 7 2 6 1 11 4 13 10 96

27 41 61 72 82 101 110 125 130 147 154 175 192 212 237 237

10. Hobart & William Smith A 13 5 3 12 14 7 9 6 9 16 12 5 6 12 6 135

Statesmen B 8 18 11 11 11 10 12 2 12 15 4 12 16 7 4 153

21 44 58 81 106 123 144 152 173 204 220 237 259 278 288 288

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Hawaii A 4 15 14 10 10 8 2 13 10 15 15 12 16 9 10 163 11. Rainbows B 11 11 16 13 5 11 13 11 4 11 16 10 14 6 12 164

15 41 71 94 109 128 143 167 181 207 238 260 290 305 327 327

12. Eckerd A 8 2 8 8 9 13 11 15 11 12 8 14 14 3 7 143

Tritons B 12 14 9 10 10 13 17 15 13 16 13 13 8 12 17 192

20 36 53 71 90 116 144 174 198 226 247 274 296 311 335 335

13. Michigan A 11 1 9 6 12 18 12 12 14 6 16 8 12 11 8 156

Wolverines B 6 17 10 12 18 16 9 8 7 10 11 18 15 16 16 189

17 35 54 72 102 136 157 177 198 214 241 267 294 321 345 345

14. Jacksonville A 16 16 17 13 18 15 14 14 16 9 14 16 15 15 18 226

Fins B 15 12 13 15 13 17 16 9 6 7 9 2 7 11 11 163

31 59 89 117 148 180 210 233 255 271 294 312 334 360 389 389

15. UC Santa Barbara A 12 18 16 17 16 17 13 10 13 14 9 11 10 17 13 206

Gauchos B 18 5 14 8 16 15 8 16 17 13 6 15 11 14 9 185

30 53 83 108 140 172 193 219 249 276 291 317 338 369 391 391

16. Washington University A 15 12 10 18 15 16 17 16 17 13 17 17 17 16 9 225

Bears B 14 4 15 14 15 4 14 17 14 9 17 14 17 17 14 199

29 45 70 102 132 152 183 216 247 269 303 334 368 401 424 424

17. British Columbia A 6 17 18 15 17 14 15 17 15 17 11 13 8 8 11 202

Thunderbirds B 16 16 18 16 17 18 18 14 16 18 15 16 13 15 15 241

22 55 91 122 156 188 221 252 283 318 344 373 394 417 443 443

18. Texas A&M Galveston A 17 13 15 14 13 12 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 16 244

Aggies B 17 13 17 18 14 14 15 18 18 17 18 17 18 18 18 250

34 60 92 124 151 177 210 246 282 317 353 388 424 460 494 494

Western Semi-Final Championship

1. Yale A 4 1 7 1 4 5 2 2 8 5 4 2 1 2 5 53

Bulldogs B 11 4 3 2 6 1 2 9 12 6 1 1 3 1 3 65

15 20 30 33 43 49 53 64 84 95 100 103 107 110 118 118

2. Stanford A 5 10 2 11 2 4 1 3 6 15 8 6 7 6 4 90

Cardinal B 4 7 1 1 2 5 3 3 4 1 4 2 9 10 8 64

9 26 29 41 45 54 58 64 74 90 102 110 126 142 154 154

3. Brown A 11 11 11 10 11 1 3 4 7 4 2 3 4 8 9 99

Bears B 1 5 4 7 9 7 1 1 6 8 6 10 6 2 9 82

12 28 43 60 80 88 92 97 110 122 130 143 153 163 181 181

4. St. Mary's A 3 5 1 16 1 10 9 1 3 1 1 8 5 5 11 80

Seahawks B 2 1 5 13 7 9 8 4 13 9 7 3 2 13 7 103

5 11 17 46 54 73 90 95 111 121 129 140 147 165 183 183

5. Wisconsin A 7 2 9 2 6 7 4 13 11 12 12 5 2 9 1 102

Badgers B 10 3 6 14 3 12 4 5 7 5 10 4 10 5 4 102

17 22 37 53 62 81 89 107 125 142 164 173 185 199 204 204

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Bowdoin A 9 3 8 15 7 11 10 12 1 9 10 13 8 1 6 123

6. Polar Bears B 8 12 10 4 1 4 5 10 1 2 2 7 13 4 1 84

17 32 50 69 77 92 107 129 131 142 154 174 195 200 207 207

7. Roger Williams A 2 4 4 5 9 2 7 6 12 7 7 7 14 3 2 91

Hawks B 9 9 2 6 5 3 16 7 8 4 DSQ 5 12 12 2 119

11 24 30 41 55 60 83 96 116 127 153 165 191 206 210 210

8. Old Dominion A 1 9 5 3 3 3 5 5 9 11 5 12 13 7 7 98

Monarchs B 3 11 8 11 11 6 12 6 2 10 9 12 8 7 5 121

4 24 37 51 65 74 91 102 113 134 148 172 193 207 219 219

9. Kings Point A 8 7 6 14 5 6 11 7 14 2 3 9 12 14 10 128

Mariners B 12 6 11 9 10 2 13 2 9 7 5 9 1 3 12 111

20 33 50 73 88 96 120 129 152 161 169 187 200 217 239 239

10. South Florida A 10 8 10 6 10 12 8 8 2 16 9 15 9 11 8 142

Bulls B 5 2 14 3 8 8 10 8 5 3 3 8 5 8 11 101

15 25 49 58 76 96 114 130 137 156 168 191 205 224 243 243

11. Pennsylvania A 6 14 3 8 8 8 6 11 4 8 11 16 11 4 15 133

Quakers B 6 10 12 12 12 13 7 13 17 11 15 11 15 9 10 173

12 36 51 71 91 112 125 149 170 189 215 242 268 281 306 306

12. Southern California A 12 12 16 12 12 17 13 14 13 3 6 1 10 10 3 154

Trojans B 15 13 13 10 17 14 9 15 10 13 8 15 16 6 13 187

27 52 81 103 132 163 185 214 237 253 267 283 309 325 341 341

13. Minnesota A 13 13 14 9 17 15 15 15 10 6 16 18 15 17 12 205

Gophers B 7 8 7 5 4 11 11 12 11 12 12 13 7 11 15 146

20 41 62 76 97 123 149 176 197 215 243 274 296 324 351 351

14. Florida A 16 6 12 4 14 14 16 9 5 14 15 14 16 13 17 185

Gators B 13 15 9 8 15 10 15 14 14 14 11 6 11 16 6 177

29 50 71 83 112 136 167 190 209 237 263 283 310 339 362 362

15. Oregon State A 17 15 13 7 15 16 14 16 17 10 17 10 3 12 13 195

Beavers B 18 16 18 17 13 15 6 11 18 15 16 18 4 17 14 216

35 66 97 121 149 180 200 227 262 287 320 348 355 384 411 411

16. Notre Dame A 14 17 15 13 13 13 17 10 16 13 14 4 6 16 14 195

Fighting Irish B 17 18 17 18 14 17 18 18 15 16 13 14 14 14 17 240

31 66 98 129 156 186 221 249 280 309 336 354 374 404 435 435

17. Tulane A 15 16 17 18 16 9 12 17 15 17 13 11 17 15 16 224

Green Wave B 14 14 16 15 18 DNF 17 16 16 17 14 16 17 15 18 242

29 59 92 125 159 187 216 249 280 314 341 368 402 432 466 466

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18. Texas A 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 268

Longhorns B 16 17 15 16 16 16 14 17 3 18 17 17 18 18 16 234

34 69 102 135 169 203 235 270 291 327 362 396 432 468 502 502

2015 Bayview One Design Regatta Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, Michigan May 30-31, 2015 The Bayview One Design Regatta had offshore and inshore one-design racing with each Class self-electing two day or three day racing. Friday's conditions were ideal and those fleets enjoyed three races. Saturday's morning races were sailed in light to medium conditions before a storm came through; after the storm conditions remained questionable, keeping the fleets ashore. Sunday's racing was abandoned as conditions were extreme (cold, very windy, wet). It sounds like the social events at Bayview were quite enjoyable. Lake Michigan was well represented. Lightning – 28 boats 1. 15390 Lightning Todd Wake 2 3 5.0

9. Dr. Nefario Lightning William Faude 6 11 17.0

15. Mabie Knot Lightning Ryan Mabie 19 10 29.0

Star Class – 11 boats 1. Pied Piper/ National Marine Star Jack Jennings 1 2 3.0

5. Bravado Star Neal Turluck 6 4 10.0

6. Cuba Bat Star Gene McCarthy 7 6 13.0

9. Splash II Star Jeff Phillips 9 8 17.0

10. Stella Maris Star Richard Rundle 10 DC 22.0

Viper 640 – 9 boats 2. Sail22 fäle Viper 640 Ed Furry 3 4 1 2 2 12.0

3. DamnYouKofski Viper 640 Nick Kofski 2 1 3 5 5 16.0

8. Preflight Viper 640 Anthony Bowker DC DC DC 8 6 44.0

9. Widespread Panic Viper 640 Tom Peterson DC DC DC DC DC 50.0

Melges 24 – 10 boats 1. High Voltage Melges 24 August Hernandez 1 2 1 2 2 3 11.0

4. Decorum Melges 24 Megan Ratliff 6 3 6 6 4 7 32.0

C&C 35 Mk I – 5 boats 5. Shamrock C&C 35 Mk I David R. Keys 4 5 5 14.0

Ultimate 20 – 7 boats 6. Down River Gang Ultimate 20 Tom Wernette 4 7 11.0

2015 Scoop the Lake Regatta Anchorage Yacht Club/Waukegan Yacht Club, Waukegan, Illinois May 30, 2015 The weather Gods were unkind to this event causing no sailing to occur. Some socializing and fundraising occurred but no report has been received. Better wishes for 2016.

2015 ICSA Team Race National Championship for the Walter C. Wood Trophy Brown University/Salve Regina University/New York Yacht Club, Newport, Rhode Island May 29-31, 2015 The first day of racing for the LaserPerformance Team Race National Championship on Narragansett Bay was co-hosted by Brown University, Salve Regina University and New York Yacht Club. Sixteen collegiate teams from across the nation qualified to compete in this event for the national title and the Walter C. Wood Trophy, awarded to the winning team. After a competitor’s briefing, boats slowly hit the water around 9:50 a.m., but the winds were too light, so the race committee went into a postponement. The postponement lasted for about three hours and racing finally got underway around 12:30 p.m. The temperature was in the low 70s under partly sunny skies and winds were from the southeast ranging from around 5-8 knots. The format for this event is a series of round robins. In the first round all sixteen teams race each other once. This round determines places 9-14. The top eight teams then advance to a single round robin, which determines places 5-8. The top four remaining teams advance to a “final four” another single round to determine places 1-4. Due to a slow start today and light winds; it was a long tough day for the competitors. But the race officials and umpires kept the races rolling. This is the first year that the umpires used only green and red flags, there were no yellow flags flown. The competitors made it through a total of 84 races the first day and there are 36 more total races to go in this first round. The competitors sailed on a digital N course, which has a windward mark, a windward offset mark rounded to starboard and then down to a leeward mark with another leeward offset rounded to port and finish upwind. The N course allows for long upwind and downwind legs. The second day came with fog and light winds. The fog came in and out all day making for interesting conditions with wind pressure up and down. The winds started around 8-12 knots and when the sea breeze came in it picked up to

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12-15 knots with higher gusts. Temperatures stayed in the low 70s. The final day of the LaserPerformance Team Race National Championship on Narragansett Bay began with completing the top eight round robin. Racing got underway around 9:30 a.m. Competitors sailed in CFJs on digital N courses for the top eight and in Z420s for the final four round. The remaining 13 races were completed in the top eight round. The conditions were cloudy with lingering rain and thunderstorms in the area. Winds started around 10-12 knots and by the end of the day a southwesterly sea breeze brought steady 15 knots with gusts around 20 knots. The race officials kept the races going and by 1 p.m. the competitors were into the final four racing. A total of 154 races were completed in the event. This is Yale University’s third team race national championship title and Walter C. Wood Trophy win, having just won the event the last two consecutive years. A huge thanks to our umpires and to Peter Johns and Steven Wolff for being co- chief umpires and putting this incredible team together: Bryan MacDonald, Katie Maxim, John Pratt, Don Becker, Tom Duggan, Pat Healy, Christine Accettella, Jeff Borland, Dilllon Paiva, Sandy Grosvenor, Rick Sullivan, Rob Overton, Colin Smith, John Moulthrop, and Geoff Pedrick. Thanks as well to everyone who helped run races on the water: Ned Jones (PRO), Pete Levesque, Chip Johns, George Hinman, Robin Wallace, John Ingalls, Michael Komar, the Brown University and Salve Regina Sailing Teams, and Danielle Richards for the being the ICSA Representative. Special thanks as well to Rob Migliaccio for his photography, and to all of our coach boats (Pearson Potts, Bill Canfield, and Nick Bailey). Thanks so much to LaserPerformance and Dan Eagan and his team for the awesome on the water live action. We cannot thank Brad Dellenbaugh, Beth Duggan, Dani Burton, and event co-chair Susan Daly from the New York Yacht Club enough for their tremendous efforts in helping organize all of the events along with Kim Hapgood and Brad Read from Sail Newport.

# School Team Rec. Skippers Crews

Malcolm Lamphere '18 Chandler Gregoire '17 Ian Barrows '17 Clara Robertson '17 Graham Landy '15 Charlotte Belling '16 1. Yale University Bulldogs 21-4 Meredith Megarry '17

Natalya Doris '17

Katherine Gaumond '15

Christopher Champa '18

William Bailey '15 Katherine Wysocki '15 Charles Sinks '18 Katja Sertl '16 Erika Reineke '16 Elizabeth Barnard '15 2. Boston College Eagles 19-6 Raul Rios '16 Christopher Dwyer '15

Allison Ferraris '17

Alex Palfrey '17

Domenic Bove '15

Antoine Screve '16 John Cannistraro '17 Hans Henken '15 Daniel Ron '17 3. Stanford University Cardinal 17-8 Kieran Chung '15 Nicolette Obel '17

Samantha Steele '16

Haley Kirk '15

Jake Reynolds '16 Alicia Blumenthal '15 Ryan Davidson '16 Rebekah Schiff '16 4. College of Charleston Cougars 17-8 Charles Rees '16 Emily Stuart '16

Roy Shaw '14

Tierney Driscoll '15

Sean Golden '16 Isabelle Ruiz De Luzuriaga '16 AJ Reiter '17 Meaghan MacRae '18 Nevin Snow '16 Nancy Hagood '14 Alex Post '15 Katia DaSilva '15 5. Georgetown University Hoyas 15-7 Bettina Redway '16

Mary Kate Mezzetti '16

Elizabeth Mullarney '16

Katie Olsen '15

William Macdonald '15 Breanne Baldino '16 Connor Corgard '16 Michael McBrien '18 6. Roger Williams University Hawks 14-8 Henry Vogel '15 James Kennedy '17

Abby Preston '15

Wendy Reuss '15

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Edmund Cooper '17 Allison Shane '15 Alexander Curtiss '16 Catherine Shanahan '15 Jacob La Dow '15 Mariah Leffingwell '16 7. St. Mary's College of Maryland Seahawks 12-10 Greer Wattson '17

Thad Bench '15

Shelby Jacobs '17

Alejandro Ruiz-Ramon '15 Sam Madden '15 Dan Nickerson '15 Alexander Tong '17 8. Tufts University Jumbos 9-13 Duncan Swain '15 Jamie Maffeo '15

Leah Fletcher '17

Emily Shanley-Roberts '18

Patrick Snow '17 Emma Ferris '15 Mary Hall '15 Connor Hendi '15 9. U. S. Naval Academy Midshipmen 7-8 Michael Popp '16 Peter Hogan '18

Alexandra Asuncion '15

Mary Robertson '17

Christopher Stocke '15 Ali Yarbrough '16 Sean Cornell '18 Rebecca Campbell '16 10. University of South Florida Bulls 6-9 Fernando Monllor '16 Kristen Walker '17

Benjamin Mohney '15

Paul Perry '15

Will Holz '17 Emma Huntress '16 Connor Godfrey '16 Evan Morgan '18 11. Fordham University Rams 6-9 Alecsander Tayler '17 Connor Murphy '16

Jamie Spence '18

George Kutschenreuter '15 Katrina Debbink '15 12. University of Wisconsin Badgers 5-10 Connor Trepton '15 Kirstin Reeser '15

Laura Wefer '16 Jennifer Burke '16 Thomas Etheridge '16 Emily Gazall '16 13. University of Michigan Wolverines 3-12 Alex Ramos '15 Lane Tobin '18

Christopher Cyr '16 Sidney Thompson '18 Stephen Long '17 Kristina Miller '17 14. University of California at Santa Barbara Gauchos 2-13 Sterling Henken '18 Ginger Luckey '16

Joseph Schiff '17 Neil Stapleton '18 Brian Hickman '15 Kyle Peterzén '16 Cody Odou '17 Aike Burger '16 15. Oregon State University Beavers 1-14 Andrew Wilkinson '18 Madison Thompson '16

Alexander Muschler '16

Jacob Hafemeister '16 Megan Ferguson '17 Noel Ingalls '16 Haley Walker '18 Dylan Marohn '16 Ryan Murphy '15 16. Texas A&M University at Galveston Aggies 0-15 Michael Sager '15 Alex Kraemer '16

Ryan Murphy '15 Mariana Perrigo '18 Alexander Thompson '18 Noel Ingalls '16

2015 ICSA Women’s Dinghy National Championship for the Gerald C. Miller Trophy Brown University/Salve Regina University/New York Yacht Club, Newport, Rhode Island May 27-28, 2015 Racing got underway at 9:30 a.m. and wrapped up just before 4 p.m. the first day. The temperature hovered around 70 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. The winds were strong, started with S/SW winds around 10-15 knots and slowly built to 15-20 knots. For the last races of the day the wind was back down to around 15 knots. A-division sailed Z420s and B-division sailed CFJs. The sailors competed on windward-leeward courses with three and four legs. Nine races were completed today in both A and B-division with nine races left in each division to complete the regatta. One protest was heard and was disallowed. The final day of racing for the Sperry Women’s National Championship began at 9:30 a.m. in temperatures right around 70 degrees under cloudy skies. Although the winds were the lightest of the event this morning, they did not disappoint for the last day of racing. The southwest breeze in the morning was around 10 knots and built to around 15+ knots by the end of the day. The course was affected by some

April 2015 70 Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation Lake Michigan SuRF Newsmagazine thunderstorms near the area, but was pretty even for the day until the last sets when the left side became favored. The divisions swapped boats, A-division sailed in CFJs and B-division sailed in Z420s. The sailors completed nine races in both divisions on windward-leeward courses for a total of 18 races in each division for the event. The race committee was able to meet the racing deadline and completed the races just before 4:30 p.m. No protests were filed. Thanks to judges Don Becker, Dick Gumpert, Geoff Pedrick, and Charlotte Lipschitz. A huge thanks to everyone who helped run races on the water: Brad Dellenbaugh, John Ingalls, Michael Komar, the Brown University and Salve Regina Sailing Teams, and Danielle Richards for the being the ICSA Representative. Thanks to Nick Ewenson from LaserPerformance for on the water support, Rob Migliaccio for his photography, and to all of our coach boats (Pearson Potts, Bill Canfield, Sam Wakeman, and Nick Bailey). 1. Yale A 15 13 1 10 1 1 9 4 9 2 1 3 3 2 3 2 6 11 96

Bulldogs B 4 12 8 1 1 6 12 1 8 14 9 7 5 10 4 14 4 7 127

19 44 53 64 66 73 94 99 116 132 142 152 160 172 179 195 205 223 223

2. Boston College A 9 2 4 13 5 9 10 6 2 5 10 4 1 13 6 7 1 4 111

Eagles B 16 2 7 14 2 4 3 2 4 2 2 2 17 9 10 5 6 10 117

25 29 40 67 74 87 100 108 114 121 133 139 157 179 195 207 214 228 228

3. Brown A 17 1 12 1 6 6 1 10 3 18 11 7 9 4 11 4 4 13 138

Bears B 3 3 16 13 11 3 2 6 1 3 4 12 2 2 5 8 1 1 96

20 24 52 66 83 92 95 111 115 136 151 170 181 187 203 215 220 234 234

4. Dartmouth A 2 15 15 7 3 4 8 2 5 7 7 6 11 6 10 5 2 1 116

Big Green B 8 18 2 3 14 7 6 5 3 5 10 3 3 4 2 6 16 6 121

10 43 60 70 87 98 112 119 127 139 156 165 179 189 201 212 230 237 237

5. Charleston A 12 6 5 3 8 7 6 11 1 3 4 10 6 7 5 3 13 17 127

Cougars B 6 1 9 10 4 8 7 17 10 6 11 16 18 3 9 17 9 4 165

18 25 39 52 64 79 92 120 131 140 155 181 205 215 229 249 271 292 292

6. Georgetown A 1 7 6 2 13 11 2 1 16 11 17 16 4 8 12 17 16 12 172

Hoyas B 2 15 12 2 10 2 5 16 16 11 3 4 4 13 1 4 3 5 128

3 25 43 47 70 83 90 107 139 161 181 201 209 230 243 264 283 300 300

7. Vermont A 11 4 3 8 15 18 18 12 15 14 16 5 13 12 2 9 5 2 182

Catamounts B 14 6 3 5 7 12 11 10 5 7 6 1 1 5 3 11 2 17 126

25 35 41 54 76 106 135 157 177 198 220 226 240 257 262 282 289 308 308

8. Rhode Island A 10 8 2 9 4 2 14 8 12 8 14 8 5 17 1 1 7 6 136

Rams B 7 14 11 12 3 5 1 7 12 13 12 17 8 15 11 10 7 9 174

17 39 52 73 80 87 102 117 141 162 188 213 226 258 270 281 295 310 310

9. Stanford A 6 5 10 18 2 3 7 17 6 6 6 15 16 10 7 12 11 5 162

Cardinal B 10 5 1 17 8 16 8 3 7 10 8 8 9 16 14 9 10 13 172

16 26 37 72 82 101 116 136 149 165 179 202 227 253 274 295 316 334 334

10. St. Mary's A 3 17 17 15 11 5 3 7 13 4 8 18 7 9 13 16 15 16 197

Seahawks B 5 4 14 9 6 15 10 15 6 4 5 14 6 1 13 1 13 3 144

8 29 60 84 101 121 134 156 175 183 196 228 241 251 277 294 322 341 341

11. Coast Guard A 5 14 11 5 16 17 15 15 4 16 15 14 14 18 18 18 18 15 248

Bears B 1 11 5 7 9 1 13 4 11 1 1 5 7 7 7 3 5 2 100

6 31 47 59 84 102 130 149 164 181 197 216 237 262 287 308 331 348 348

12. Cornell A 7 16 8 16 12 14 17 9 14 12 9 2 15 1 16 14 3 3 188

Big Red B 9 16 6 6 17 11 16 8 13 8 7 10 10 18 15 7 18 15 210

16 48 62 84 113 138 171 188 215 235 251 263 288 307 338 359 380 398 398

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George Washington A 16 18 18 17 7 8 5 5 7 17 12 17 8 14 15 6 12 7 209

13. Colonials B 11 9 15 4 12 14 9 13 2 12 16 11 11 14 8 12 8 12 193

27 54 87 108 127 149 163 181 190 219 247 275 294 322 345 363 383 402 402

14. Old Dominion A 14 12 13 6 18 13 13 13 8 15 5 9 12 11 17 8 10 10 207

Monarchs B 17 7 4 16 5 10 18 11 9 9 17 13 13 6 6 16 17 11 205

31 50 67 89 112 135 166 190 207 231 253 275 300 317 340 364 391 412 412

15. Eckerd A 18 10 7 4 14 12 4 3 18 1 2 11 2 5 14 13 9 9 156

Tritons B 13 17 17 18 DF 17 17 9 14 15 15 9 16 11 18 15 14 16 270

31 58 82 104 137 166 187 199 231 247 264 284 302 318 350 378 401 426 426

16. Navy A 4 3 9 11 9 15 11 18 11 10 18 13 10 15 8 10 8 14 197

Midshipmen B 15 8 13 8 13 9 14 12 17 16 18 15 14 12 16 13 12 14 239

19 30 52 71 93 117 142 172 200 226 262 290 314 341 365 388 408 436 436

17. Bowdoin A 8 9 16 12 17 10 16 16 17 13 3 1 17 3 4 11 14 8 195

Polar Bears B 18 13 18 15 15 13 15 14 18 18 14 18 15 8 12 2 15 8 249

26 48 82 109 141 164 195 225 260 291 308 327 359 370 386 399 428 444 444

18. South Florida A 13 11 14 14 10 16 12 14 10 9 13 12 18 16 9 15 17 18 241

Bulls B 12 10 10 11 16 18 4 DF 15 17 13 6 12 17 17 DS 11 DF 246

25 46 70 95 121 155 171 204 229 255 281 299 329 362 388 422 450 487 487

2015 ICSA Semi-Final Women's Dinghy Championship Brown University/Salve Regina University/New York Yacht Club, Newport, Rhode Island May 25-26, 2015 The 2015 Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association’s Sperry Women’s Semi-Final Championship co-hosted by Brown University, Salve Regina University and New York Yacht Club on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island. The semi-finals are the precursor and qualifying event for the Sperry Women’s National Championship Finals. The semi-finals are divided into an Eastern and Western semi-final, each with fourteen teams from across the nation. The top nine teams from each fleet advanced. The competitors raced CFJs and Z420s on windward-leeward. Day one began with temperatures in the low 70s and winds from the south-southwest. The day progressed with sun and clouds and some oscillations in the winds, but a sea breeze prevailed most of the day with stronger winds around 13-14 knots and lighter winds around 7-8 knots. By the end of the day the temperatures fell to the low 60s and winds became light from the south-southwest direction. After the fleet swap, the Eastern fleet sailed in CFJs and the Western fleet sailed in Z420s. They sailed windward-leeward courses. The conditions today were a lot windier the second day. The morning started with winds from the south-southwest at around 15 knots, which built to 15-20 knots and then a light break in the breeze before lunch at around 12-15 knots. But after lunchtime the sea breeze picked up and winds were around 18-20 knots. The temperatures remained around 70 degrees all day with partly cloudy skies. The Eastern Semi-Final completed five races in A-division and seven races in B- division for an event total of 13 races. The Western Semi-Final completed six races in A-division and eight races in B-division for a total of 14 races for the event. The US Sailing Grit Award is awarded to the last two teams to qualify in each semi-final group for the finals. The University of South Florida and Old Dominion University each won this honor today. The scoreboard is wiped clean for the finals. In the Eastern Semi-Final sailing for Minnesota was Emily Oltrogge '15 , Emily Johnson '16 in A Division, Alison Kent '16, Cailin Oakes '18 in B Division. In the Western Semi-Final sailing for Wisconsin was Laura Wefer '16, Jennifer Burke '16 1-8,11-14, Whitney Kent '15 9-10 in A Division, Kate Klement '17 1-8,13-14, Leslie Poole '16 9-12, Katie Hall '16 1-6,13-14, Amelia Shankwitz '17 7-12 in B Division, and for LMSRF member club UW-Milwaukee was Hannah Noll '15 and Margaret Wuesthoff '14 in A Division, and Autumn Morden '15 and Hannah Girard '18 in B Division. East Semi-Final 1. Dartmouth A 11 10 2 3 8 6 2 1 1 1 4 1 3 53

Big Green B 1 2 6 3 3 5 4 2 3 3 10 2 1 45

12 24 32 38 49 60 66 69 73 77 91 94 98 98

2. Charleston A 1 1 7 7 2 2 1 3 2 4 7 7 4 48

Cougars B 3 5 2 10 DQ 3 3 4 5 2 1 3 4 60

4 10 19 36 53 58 62 69 76 82 90 100 108 108

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Coast Guard A 8 6 1 1 3 1 6 9 10 10 10 14 9 88

3. Bears B 2 1 3 1 5 1 7 9 1 1 3 1 5 40

10 17 21 23 31 33 46 64 75 86 99 114 128 128

4. Georgetown A 4 3 10 2 4 4 4 7 3 8 13 11 12 85

Hoyas B 4 3 1 2 1 2 2 7 7 5 6 4 3 47

8 14 25 29 34 40 46 60 70 83 102 117 132 132

5. Rhode Island A 5 2 3 4 1 7 12 2 7 2 3 5 6 59

Rams B 6 10 5 5 2 4 5 12 8 8 2 5 7 79

11 23 31 40 43 54 71 85 100 110 115 125 138 138

6. Brown A 3 4 8 6 5 12 9 11 4 3 1 2 2 70

Bears B 8 6 13 4 4 8 6 5 4 10 5 6 2 81

11 21 42 52 61 81 96 112 120 133 139 147 151 151

7. George Washington A 12 5 6 11 6 13 8 5 8 6 6 6 11 103

Colonials B 7 4 7 8 12 6 1 3 9 4 4 7 6 78

19 28 41 60 78 97 106 114 131 141 151 164 181 181

8. St. Mary's A 2 9 4 8 10 8 3 4 11 9 2 10 1 81

Seahawks B 11 8 8 9 9 9 10 1 10 7 7 11 8 108

13 30 42 59 78 95 108 113 134 150 159 180 189 189

9. South Florida A 6 7 11 5 9 3 10 6 6 7 9 12 8 99

Bulls B 5 7 4 7 13 7 8 10 2 6 9 9 9 96

11 25 40 52 74 84 102 118 126 139 157 178 195 195

10. Hobart & William Smith A 7 8 9 14 7 11 5 8 5 13 5 4 7 103

Statesmen B 13 14 11 12 10 11 9 6 6 9 12 13 11 137

20 42 62 88 105 127 141 155 166 188 205 222 240 240

11. UC-Santa Barbara A 9 11 13 9 11 5 7 10 9 5 11 3 5 108

Gauchos B 14 13 12 13 6 10 11 8 11 13 11 12 13 147

23 47 72 94 111 126 144 162 182 200 222 237 255 255

12. Minnesota A 10 13 5 10 12 9 11 13 DS DS 8 9 13 143

Gophers B 10 9 9 11 11 14 13 DF 12 11 8 8 12 143

20 42 56 77 100 123 147 175 202 228 244 261 286 286

13. Hawaii A 13 12 12 13 13 10 13 14 12 12 12 8 10 154

Rainbows B 9 12 14 14 8 13 12 11 14 14 13 10 10 154

22 46 72 99 120 143 168 193 219 245 270 288 308 308

14. Oregon A 14 14 14 12 14 14 14 12 13 11 14 13 14 173

Ducks B 12 11 10 6 7 12 14 DF 13 12 DS DS 14 156

26 51 75 93 114 140 168 195 221 244 273 301 329 329

West Semi-Final 1. Yale A 2 2 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 4 3 7 3 5 40

Bulldogs B 2 2 2 3 5 2 6 6 4 3 3 5 8 8 59

4 8 13 18 26 29 36 44 50 57 63 75 86 99 99

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2. Boston College A 4 5 10 8 4 4 2 7 1 5 1 6 1 1 59

Eagles B 3 8 1 2 1 11 1 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 41

7 20 31 41 46 61 64 76 78 84 87 95 98 100 100

3. Stanford A 6 7 9 9 2 2 4 4 4 1 6 1 2 3 60

Cardinal B 4 4 4 4 2 5 2 4 7 6 4 3 1 4 54

10 21 34 47 51 58 64 72 83 90 100 104 107 114 114

4. Vermont A 7 3 8 11 9 5 9 3 7 2 8 5 10 7 94

Catamounts B 5 5 3 10 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 4 2 48

12 20 31 52 64 72 84 90 100 104 113 119 133 142 142

5. Bowdoin A 5 9 2 3 5 11 8 11 3 3 7 3 7 8 85

Polar Bears B 7 11 6 1 7 6 7 2 2 4 5 7 9 3 77

12 32 40 44 56 73 88 101 106 113 125 135 151 162 162

6. Cornell A 8 4 7 1 13 9 10 10 10 7 9 8 9 10 115

Big Red B 8 3 10 7 4 1 5 1 8 7 6 4 7 6 77

16 23 40 48 65 75 90 101 119 133 148 160 176 192 192

7. Eckerd A DQ 6 6 6 10 7 5 8 5 6 2 4 5 2 87

Tritons B 10 1 8 6 10 4 11 7 5 12 8 9 5 11 107

25 32 46 58 78 89 105 120 130 148 158 171 181 194 194

8. Navy A 1 8 1 5 6 6 6 1 9 9 10 9 4 4 79

Midshipmen B 13 9 5 12 8 9 9 8 12 5 7 6 6 7 116

14 31 37 54 68 83 98 107 128 142 159 174 184 195 195

9. Old Dominion A 3 1 4 4 8 3 7 5 6 DQ 5 2 8 6 77

Monarchs B 1 10 7 8 11 10 8 DF 9 8 9 10 3 10 119

4 15 26 38 57 70 85 105 120 143 157 169 180 196 196

10. Wisconsin A 9 11 5 7 1 10 3 6 8 8 4 11 6 9 98

Badgers B 6 7 12 5 9 7 4 10 6 10 10 14 10 5 115

15 33 50 62 72 89 96 112 126 144 158 183 199 213 213

11. UC-Santa Clara A 12 10 11 10 11 8 11 12 13 13 14 14 12 13 164

Broncos B 9 13 9 11 6 12 10 9 10 9 11 8 11 9 137

21 44 64 85 102 122 143 164 187 209 234 256 279 301 301

12. Texas A&M Galveston A 10 12 12 13 12 14 13 13 11 10 11 10 11 11 163

Aggies B 12 6 11 9 12 8 12 11 11 11 12 11 12 12 150

22 40 63 85 109 131 156 180 202 223 246 267 290 313 313

13. Western Washington A 11 13 13 12 7 13 12 9 12 12 13 12 14 14 167

Vikings B 11 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 DS DS 14 12 14 13 185

22 47 73 99 119 145 170 192 219 246 273 297 325 352 352

14. UW-Milwaukee A 13 14 14 14 14 12 14 14 14 11 12 13 13 12 184

Panthers B 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 188

27 55 83 110 138 164 192 218 245 269 294 320 346 372 372

2015 Vlad Kobal Memorial Regatta Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, Illinois May 9, 2015 The 2015 Vlad Kobal Memorial Regatta was not contested due to extreme weather conditions.

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