35968 Scow Fall Winter - Inland Lake Yachting Association

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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ PAGE 76 SCOW SLANTS FALL/WINTER 2006 by Jeff Hudson The Midwest Interscholastic Sailing Association (MISSA) kicked off the Fall season with the annual Sheridan Shore Kick Off Classic. Sailed on Lake Michigan out of Wilmette, the competitors were presented with wet and howling wind conditions. Faced with these challenging sea conditions, only the Laser Radial fleet completed a series. Conditions to his liking, Loyola Academy’s Clifford Porter took the title over Will Howard of Lake Forest. Next up was the Jimmy Talbot Memorial Regatta hosted by Chicago Yacht Club on Lake Michigan. Despite flying from Boston to Chicago on the morning of the event, Tabor Academy’s Gordon Lamphere had enough energy to place third in the Laser Full Rig Division. Anne Haeger of Lake Forest took Laser Radial honors for the second consecutive year, this time over Maggie Shea of New Trier. In the HS 420 class, Stephanie Hudson of New Trier took the A Division title over Latin’s Nate Swift and Will Haeger of Lake Forest. Latin took the team title over New Trier and Walter Payton. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The MISSA Cressy Qualifier was hosted by Crescent Sail Yacht Club in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. Thirty three (33) sailors competed for two spots at the high school single handed national championships in very light and variable wind conditions. The Full Rig division was won by Brady Savage of Grosse Pointe North (MI) over Minnetonka’s Josh Garber and Wayzata’s Bill Siemers. In the Radial division, Lake Forest’s Anne Haeger won three of the five races sailed, taking first place over Stephanie Roble of Catholic Central (WI) and Gavin Potts of Hill-Murray (MI). Weeks later, Savage finished 12 th while Haeger finished 13 th at the Cressy Nationals hosted by Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Connecticut. Gordon Lamphere, representing NESSA, finished 16 th . ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ winds on Saturday, but lighter and shiftier southwesterly breezes on Sunday to take the title. 2005 Great Oaks National Champion Wayzata (MN) finished second with Culver Academy (IN) finishing third, and Big Foot High School (WI) (Coye Harrett & Katie Fideler) placing fourth. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The Grosse Ile Invitational received a record turnout of 70 sailors representing nine MISSA schools who traveled from as far away as Erie, PA and Evanston, IL. Grosse Ile Yacht Club hosted the fourteen 420 teams and six Laser sailors, double the previous high turnout for the regatta. Latin (IL) took the 420 team title over Loyola Academy and Grosse Ile. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Blustery northwest winds welcomed a record 142 sailors to the Lake Forest Sailing Center on the western shore of Lake Michigan for the 2006 Halloween Spectacular Regatta. The event included sailors from Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio representing ten high schools competing in Laser Radials and 420s. On the first day, howling winds gusting up to 50 knots from the North kept the sailors on shore where Clifford Porter of Loyola Academy won the costume contest. Following a change of the clocks for daylight savings time, the sailors discovered that the wind speeds had dropped to a more manageable westerly 10 to 15 knots. On this day, Will Haeger/Ian Schappe of Lake Forest (IL), Loyola’s (IL) Clifford Porter/Leah Schaller, and Big Foot’s (WI) Coye Harrett/Katie Fideler sailed to race wins, but the top teams were more consistent as Grosse Ile (MI), Latin (IL), and St Ignatius (IL) placed one, two, and three in the overall team competition. Geneva Lake Sailing School hosted the Great Oaks Qualifier. Strong northwesterly winds and cold temperatures didn’t daunt team from the International School of Minnesota (ISM) as they captured first place. ISM competed against nine other high school sailing teams from Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in a 10-race, round robin regatta format. Representing ISM was the all-junior team of Erik Bowers and Sydney Morical, who fought 25 mph Temperature in the low 40’s, winds gusting over 25 knots from the north, red hot action on the waters of Chicago’s Monroe Harbor! Twenty three teams completed in MISSA’s Great Lakes Championship hosted by Chicago Yacht Club’s Monroe Station. Representing fifteen high schools from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio, over 120 sailors competed in a three fleet format, with A and B continued on page 77
FALL/WINTER 2006 SCOW SLANTS PAGE 77 reported by Sharon Garber The Deephavern Centennial Regatta was held on Lake Minntonka on July 7th. The day started out with a calm breeze and then picked up steadily throughout the whole day. A record 90 boats participated at the TC Youth sailing event and everyone had a great time. Some Opti sailors used the day as a warm up for the USODA Upper Midwest regatta, which started the next day. The 32 Green Fleeters had a lot of fun and had to sail in after the second race because the wind picked up too much. Once we calmed the sailors down all the Opti’s followed Dan Crear like little ducks and sailed in Carson’s Bay, which was protected, from the big wind. The top three finishers in the Green Fleet were 1. Marissa Bernstein of Minnetonka YC, 2. Cole Lee of White Bear Yacht Club and 3. Connor Slocum of Minnetonka YC. The 29 boat Championship Fleet was very competitive with some close finishing races. The top three Overall Opti’s were 1. Charlie Burton of Minnetonka YC, 2. Robbie Seltzer-Schultz of Calhoun YC, 3. Harrison Burton of Minnetonka YC. I don’t know which was better—the volleyball, swimming, or sailing! The 420 fleet had 15 boats, the Laser fleet had 4 - 4.7’s, 8 Radials and 6 Full Rigs. The big kids were exhausted after sailing all day in the winds. The 420 sailors had some expert help from Molly O’Brien, a guest coach from the Navy collegiate sailing team. This regatta has a special tradition. The winners of the double-handed (420) and singled handed (Opti) Fleets have their names engraved on a special plague, which hangs at the yacht club year round. The winners this year were Charlie Burton for Singlehanded and Matt Thompson and crew for double-handed. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The city of Deephaven also honors the winning sailors. In light and variable wind conditions, Beulah’s Chris Colombe won three of six races, taking home his first Laser Radial title. Anne Franzene of Beulah won the last two races to place second. Will Howard of Lake Forest also won a race while placing third in the highly competitive fleet. divisions sailed in 420s and C division sailed in Laser Full Rigs. In A Division, the competition was very strong as seven different teams won races. Grosse Pointe North (MI) (GPN)’s Charlie Trost and crew Christie Listwan got off to a strong start by taking the first of their two wins in race one. Black River (MI)’s Alex Kiss/Chloe Beigley followed by outlasting the combined Edina/Hill (MN) team of Brady Hutchinson/Anne Tigelaar in race two. Later, the Lake Forest freshman tandem of Will Haeger/Ian Schappe won five races while New Trier’s Stephanie Hudson/Gardner Yost and Minnetonka’s Harrison Burton/Tess Porter each won two races. Will Starshak/Mary Duncan of St Ignatius and Nate Swift/ Emma Rovit of Latin also sailed to race wins. Overall, Lake Forest’s Haeger/Schappe crew, took the A division title with 65 points, defeating Stephanie Hudson/Gardner Yost of New Trier by ten. St Ignatius placed third with 90 points. Minnetonka’s Mike Hanson and Melissa Kennedy finished fourth with 102 points while International School of Minnesota’s Chris Loew-Blosser / Auriane Muse finished fifth with 116. In B division, Walter Payton’s crew took top honors over GPN’s team. GPN won two races as did St Ignatius’ Michael Lee/Molly Condon who finished third. New Trier also won two races, finishing fourth overall. Single race winners included Grosse Ile, Grosse Pointe South, Latin, and Minnetonka’s Brady Solum / Phil Holt. Finally, Junior Erik Bowers of International School of Minnesota dominated the Laser Full Rig division, winning seven of 14 races, en route to a 22 point win over GPN senior Brady Savage. Savage, who had won the MISSA Cressy Qualifier, finished with two firsts and three seconds. Josh Garber of Minnetonka High School (MN) also won two races while placing third with 77 points Overall, Grosse Pointe North’s team total of 239 points bested six time defending champion New Trier’s 248 to take the title of Great Lakes Champion by nine points. St Ignatius finished third with 265 followed by Minnetonka with 290 and Latin with 331.
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