| Calendar of Events |
July
24-26 MC Nationals - Pewaukee
August
9-16 ILYA Championships at Okoboji
21-24 A One Design Champs at Mendota | | |
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JEFF ECKLUND WINS MELGES 32 NATIONALS |
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'It has been a really good year for Star. It's
always great to sail with an incredibly talented group of individuals.
We had a lot of fun this week," said Ecklund after receiving his award.
"Harry is a star, I couldn't do it without him. We've sailed together
for years and have a really good time, on and off the water. Scott
Norris is a great trimmer and wonderful to have on the team. We are
very lucky to have him on the boat. Lindsay is awesome on the bow, one
of the few lady sailors in this fleet and has sailed with us now for a
year and a half. I can't say enough about having Sam, Peeter, Clay and
Jamey on board. Everyone did such a great job." Jeff Ecklund and his
crew won the Melges 32 Nationals in Newport last weekend. For more on
the win, see here. This is Ecklund's second in a row. .
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| ILYA OPTI CHAMPS - MONDAY AND TUESDAY |
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Cedar Lake
Yacht Club welcomes all Optimist Dinghy sailors and their families to
join them for two full days of racing and fun August 4th & 5th.
There will be great competition with all fleets (including green)
sailing six races. The regatta committee has been busy planning great
lunches for the sailors off the water. There will also be an action
packed social event for Monday night including a volleyball tournament
and scavenger hunt for those adventuresome sailors!
Please
contact the Regatta Coordinators with any questions: Michael and
Anne-Marie Crowley 262-644-6073 or ambcrowley@charter.net. At this
time we have 75 boats registered for the event, we anticipate more than
100. |
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ILYA Inland Regatta Returns to Okoboji
By Phil Petersen
The
first races in the Inland Lake Yachting Association Annual Championship
Regatta will begin Sunday, August 10th. Each August the Inland holds
its annual championship sailing regatta for Class A, C, E, I20, MC, and
M16. Other Minnesota and Wisconsin lakes that host this championship
regatta include Lake Mendota, Green Lake, Lake Geneva, Lake Minnetonka,
and Lake Winnebago. The last year this regatta was held at Okoboji was
2005.
With six classes competing, the Inland Regatta has two
sections. The first section will register on Saturday, August 9th.
Races for Class MC, E and M16 boats are Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
morning. The first race will start at 10 AM Sunday. Additional race
times will be scheduled based on weather conditions. Based on previous
Inland Regattas we expect 43 Class MC boats, 35 Class E boats and 10
Class M16 boats. The Class MC boats will on the Southern portion of
West Lake Okoboji, E boats will sail on the middle portion and the
M16's will sail further North.
There will be one to three races
each racing day depending on wind and weather conditions. The maximum
number of races to be sailed will be six per class with the actual
number of races depending on the weather. A minimum of three races will
constitute a regatta for that class. Boats will be moored in Little
Millers Bay as they have in previous years. On Tuesday afternoon Class
C and M16 will have an awards ceremony, load their boats on tailors,
and depart.
The second section begins Wednesday, August 13th
with registration and launching for Class A Open Design, C, and I20
boats. The first race for second section is 10 AM Thursday with the
following races to be scheduled based on the weather. Based on previous
Inland Regattas we expect 5 boats from Class A Open Design, 45 from
Class C and 10 from Class I20. The Class A boats will sail on the South
end of West Lake Okoboji, the Class C boats will sail in the middle and
Class I20 will sail further North. On Saturday afternoon, August 16th,
Class A, C, and I20 sailors will have an awards ceremony, load their
boats on tailors, and depart.
The first leg of a sailing race
is directly into the wind with a length of one to one and half miles.
In most cases the sailboats will go around the course twice and then
make their final leg to windward and the finish line. All regatta
sailors are required to wear life jackets when the race committee flies
code flag "Y" (yellow and red diagonal stripes) - generally when wind
speed exceeds 12 miles per hour.
The starting sequence will be
the five-minute starting sequence of US Sailing rule 26. This means a
gun and class flag is flown five minutes prior to the start. At four
minutes prior to the start a second gun and the preparatory flag is
raised. At one minute prior to the start the preparatory flag is struck
with a single horn blast. For the start the Class flag is struck and
the last gun of the starting sequence is fired. If a few boats are over
the starting line at the starting gun, those boats will be Individually
Recalled. Should a large number of boats be over the line a General
Recall will be made for the entire class.
Sailing will be
abandoned if: 1) winds are less than 4 MPH, 2) winds exceed 23 - 25
MPH, or 3) if there is lightning. Sailboats will be launched (after a
power wash for Invasive Species) and hauled out at the OYC headquarters
on Manhattan Beach. At night boats will be moored in Little Millers
Bay. The Class A boats will launch and haul out at the Emerson Bay boat
ramp.
Many lasting friendships have been made at past Inland
regattas. The sailors and their families that participate in the Inland
Regatta are great people who share our love of the water and boating.
The Big Inland regatta is great competition for our sailors and also
offers great sailboat watching.
Entertainment will be presented
at the yacht club promptly after racing is completed, rather than
having the sailors leave the club to clean up first. If weather
prevents racing, the entertainment will be available earlier.
How You Can Help
With
all these sailors and their families coming to Okoboji in the space of
a week, the Okoboji Yacht Club needs plenty of volunteers to keep
things running smoothly. If you will be at Okoboji on these dates, see
where you can be of help.
Shuttle Boats - shuttle sailors from
the yacht club to the mooring area in Little Millers Bay before and
after racing. It is critical that shuttle boats be at the yacht club an
hour and half before race start time, so sailors get to their boats for
rigging and sailing to the starting area.
Support Boats - are
available to take crew on and off boats, tow boats when the when the
wind dies, and generally be around to help sailors. Some visitors will
bring their own powerboats, but most will not have any powerboat
support or will not be familiar with the location of boat ramps, boat
gas, etc.
Rescue Boats - have some basic equipment and some
skill in dealing with capsized boats. The Okoboji Yacht Club and the
ILYA have the prime responsibility for providing rescue boats. The Lake
Patrol will also be available for assisting capsized boats.
Spectator
Boats - pick up some of the sailors family or extra crew so they can
watch the races from the water. This is an excellent opportunity to
show our famed Okoboji hospitality and, at the same time, meet some
wonderful people from other lakes and learn more about sailing. No
racing experience is necessary; you just provide a boat and driver.
Locate visiting sailors in advance or swing by the yacht club dock
after the racers leave the dock to see if anyone would like to go out
and watch the races. Try to match your fleet of interest with that of
our guests, so everyone gets to see the sailboat class of interest to
them.
Being careful with your boat wake is especially important
during a championship regatta. Sailboats are very susceptible to being
rocked by boat wakes that causes them to lose some of their forward
motion. Give the sailors the courtesy of not throwing a big wake when
close to a racing fleet.
Private Housing - Some sailors prefer
to stay at area motels and resorts and have already made reservations.
Others like the friendly atmosphere or are on a tight budget and would
prefer to stay with local families. If you have a guest room and could
accommodate some guests, this can be a great way to make new friends
and learn more about sailing.
Race Committee - The Inland
appoints the Principal Race Officer for each class. Some PRO's will
bring along a few race officers they have worked with in the past. Most
of the race committees for handling flags, guns, recording, mark
setting, line sighting, etc. will be drawn from the OYC race committees
and sailors who are not sailing those particular days.
Launch
Committee - A well-organized launch committee makes moving boats in and
out of the water a sight to behold. What could become chaos is a
well-orchestrated event. Okoboji is fortunate to have people who have
performed this function at past regattas.
Docks Available -
Visiting sailors are not sure where they can tie up to a dock for a few
minutes to be greeted with warm hospitality or scowl. By placing a
yellow ribbon on the end of your dock you will be alerting sailors they
are welcome to tie up to your dock for changing sails, exchanging crew,
making repairs, restroom break, make a phone call, etc.
If you
can help in any of these areas contact the OYC General Manager Brad
Farrar at 337-0121 - email oycbrad@mchsi.com or the Regatta Chairman
Steve Avery 331- 1051 - email steve@cabslaw.com
We are
looking forward to a fun event with lots of on-the-water activity along
with the fellowship of our Inland sailing friends. Come join the fun.
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| OPTIMIST NATIONALS |
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Malcolm Lamphere wins Blue Fleet, Fifth Overall
Midwest sailors had a strong showing at
USODA Nationals. This year Optis used a new format which significantly
changed the final day. A final round (after separating into Silver and
Gold) was sailed with a non-discardable which was tough due to less
than ideal conditions. The leader from the prior three days fell way
back but Malcolm Lamphere managed to hold on to his strong overall
fifth position. Augie Dale of Pewaukee won one race in the earlier
split-fleet format. Full results here where you will recognize other Chicago-area sailors who have visited with us in the Inland region. |
| FACEBOOK AND FLICKR NOW HAVE ILYA PRESENCE |
| X FLEET MEETING
More
than 40 parents and instructors attended the semiannual X fleet meeting
led by X chair John Murphy of Okauchee. First order of business was
next year's event at Gull Lake. Vince Dreissen, regatta chair,
presented the plans and answered questions. The Brainard, MN, area is
well know for its resorts, lovely water and championship golf courses.
Plan now -and we do mean now - for hotels and a wonderful vacation
along with the regatta. It's a great year to bring along grandma and
grandpa for golf and other attractions there and along the way. The
site is 2 hours north of Minneapolis. Recall the road trips of your
youth - Dallas, for example - and get ready for fun. The website is already up and running.
Next. . . communication, promotion and education became the topics. The "youngsters" in the crowd showed the
"a little over the hill" crowd how to communicate in today's age. Facebook
was heartily endorsed as the vehicle to use to communicate with youth
sailors today. As this editor prepared to set up a group in Facebook for all to use, she discovered there is a Facebook group already named "ILYA sailing" with 198 members. Vince Dreissen will be communicating through Facebook
as we approach the '09 event. Andy Burdick will be posting short video
clips of proper aspects of sailing an X. Photos will be placed on
another website called FLICKR. That young-at-heart Delavan
man, Richard Beers, has taken the lead and posted pics of the ILYA E
Invite so look for us to begin utilizing what the kids already know. Facebook is now open for readers of all ages to enter and login.
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