| Calendar of Events | |
June
7 ILYA Pine-Pewaukee-ILYA Olympic Party
23 Beulah Optimist Regatta
26-27 Class C Over 40-Pewaukee
28-29 I-20 Lake Carlyle
July
24-26 MC Nationals - Pewaukee | | |
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| SPRING REGATTAS NEAR COMPLETION |
| Sailing excitement all around the ILYA
 Pat
Dunsworth is ready. How about you? The spring events are in the record
books and homelake racing began for many of you this Memorial Day
weekend. The photo above shows exciting action at the Lake Harriet
Tuneup. All fleets enjoyed successful events this spring. I20s traveled
to Indian Lake, Ohio. The MCs traveled aroung the circuit gathering
points for a spring champion. The C's always enjoy Dallas and
Springfield with other "younger" events added to the circuit. 42 (count
them!) E's traveled to Geneva for the inaugural year of the
asymmetrical E in its new phase of development. The Melges 17 boats
also gathered at Geneva to experience the pros crewing for the skippers
- a rule in this class. X boats abound throughout the Inland. Growth is
phenomenal in the SE WI region. A One Design racing is exciting with
boats sold and a new boat on the water. New owners take over this year
and Fletcher Driscoll has a Dumbledore now. He is always adding to his
Potter sequels. The Opti, Laser and 420 crowd never stops racing.
Collegiate Nationals are this week and as the editor writes this from
Newport, she is enjoying our ILYA sailors from a magnificent venue. Get
ready, here we come for another exciting sailing summer in scows. |
| BARKOW - RUF FUNDRAISER STILL NEEDS YOU |
| | Go for the Gold
The live auction items promise value and fun. Just consider:
- A ride on a 68-foot sloop donated by the Sullivans of Waukesha
- Four Packers-Bears Tickets - priceless, donated by the Sullivans
- Quantum X boat sails with free registration to the ILYA X Champs
- A BIC - exciting, new youth boat compliments of Melges
- A ski party delivered to your door by Somerset Marine
- Two ILYA lifetime memberships
- Lobster dinner cruise on Pine donated by Dwyn von Bereghy
- Chinese dinner for 20 donated by Ackleys
- Two Brewers packages
- Surprise destination vacations at two magnificent sites
We
can still accept donations to make this event a success. See you June
7th at Pewaukee Yacht Club to support Team 7 Yngling Olympic campaign
or Team White Buffalo, 2.4mR paralympic campaign. Please consider a
donation of a small or large item to make this event a success.
Nautical towels, apparel, nicknacks, basket packages of your favorite
goods. Contact lakebeulah@aol.com for your donation today. All goods are welcome and help our Olympians.
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| YOUTH CHAMPS FORMS |
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 The
ILYA Laser and 420 Champs are the last weekend of June. With fireworks,
State St. restaurants, Union Terrace viewing for the parents, how can
you go wrong? The University of Wisconsin Sailing Team and the Hoofers
Sailing Club will be hosting the ILYA Youth Champs in Madison, WI the
weekend of June 28-29, 2008. This is the same site as last year, with
so much of the same great fun:
- Fantastic competition of all ages from all across the Midwest (25 and under)
- Rhythm and Booms Festival all around Madison
- Three meals, including Friday evening social with the entire sailing club
- Great ILYA Race Committee
- Still only $30 for each sailor
But we've also added some new perks to make it more fun and easier to navigate in Madison.
- To ease space concerns at Hoofers, we'll be launching all Lasers from the Porter Boathouse (home to UW Rowing).
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We're offering dorm housing for just $15/night in UW's Lakeshore Dorms
with only a 1 min walk from the Laser launching site and only 10 min
walk form Hoofers (Regatta HQ)
- There will be volunteers at
the Regatta HQ to help parents and solo sailors with loading and
unloading with valet parking in FREE lots for those who need it.
All regatta information can be found at the UW Sailing Team's website at www.uwsailingteam.org. There is extensive sailing, housing, and regatta information and an awesome map to help you navigate around Madison.
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| FREE REGATTA -CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! |
| C boaters free; half price for all youth at ILYA events
This
is the year to consider attending regattas. The ILYA Promotion
Committee is offering half price for our youth in adult scow classes.
The C National Class has a similar campaign for great discounts for C
boaters. In addition, if you are a first-time attendant at an ILYA
Invitational or Champs you will come free at the registration table.
All you need to do is pre-register. The social and food packages are
not included in this deal. Those monies go to the individual hosting
clubs. So, NO EXCUSES! See you on the water.
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| BUY AN OLYMPIC FLAG FOR YOUR HOME OR CLUB |
| SIGNED BY RUF AND BARKOW
What
would make you prouder than displaying an Olympic flag at your club?
Flags are available from the ILYA for $100 autographed by our two
Olympians. Checks payable to ILYA for the Sail for the Gold flag
fundraiser. See address below or contact Jim Smith.
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| COLLEGES COMPETE AT NATIONALS |
| ILYA SAILORS IN ALL THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS
 Picturesque
Newport is abuzz with college sailors gracing Naragansett Bay area. The
collegians are sailing adjacent to downtown Newport while spectators
are positioned at historic Ft. Adams. The women began their quest on
Monday and conclude today. Coeds and Team Racing follow for a ten-day
event. For more information, go to collegesailing.org and
look for the ILYA names of our talented sailors. You will see our
sailors listed on the rosters of Wisconsin (qualified for all three),
Eckert (Women's) and Hobart/Wm Smith (one of our sailors in co-eds).
The photos of the first day are exciting. Go to the site and look for
your sailors by school. |
| EDITOR'S PERSONAL NOTE |
| THANK YOU
It is not often I use
this forum to editorialize but this past month has brought much support
for the ILYA. In addition, I know how privileged I am to have this
sport and you to support our small world of sailing.
I received a most touching momento this past month from George
Eddy, an old E boater from Lake Geneva days of "Jimmie Smith" and Ernst
Schmidt. George has authored a book recounting his sailing days from
novice to cruiser, mainly in his role as publisher of the now Sailing World.
What an enjoyable read (available at Amazon.com with proceeds to the
Olympic foundation at US Sailing) but what struck me is his numerous
mentions of his origins with us.
The opportunity to return again with my children to a collegiate
nationals provides a look back at what sailing has done for all of us.
The venue at Newport is always impressive but to visit with old
friends, to experience the excitement of our nation's youth, to watch
in particular the UW team mature after years of team building has been
memorable.
Lastly, for Mother's Day I received a gift from one of my daughers
- a quilt with the ILYA burgee and the logo of each of our classes. On
several levels this is a magnificent present. It reminds me of the
effort it takes to be a part of this strong organization,
it demonstrates the impact sailing has on the lives of my children and,
above all, how blessed our family is to experience all this but, as an
aside, the display of all our classes together on that quilt reminds me
of the special bond we share across class lines. That is unique to our
corner of this sport.
Enjoy the summer and enjoy our many classes of this century-old
association with generations yet to experience our world of scow
sailing. |
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| ILYA OFFICE |
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 ILYAPO Box 311
Fontana, WI 53125-0311
Phone: 262-203-7721
Fax: 262-203-7722 |
To submit articles, send to Candace Porter
Inland Lake Yachting Association website, click here.
To contact Executive Secretary Jim Smith, click here.
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