Spring 2010 - Inland Lake Yachting Association

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Commodore’s Corner
SCOW SLANTS
SPRING 2010
Fulfilling our 113 year old purpose in 2010
Welcome to the
2010 sailing
season. Although
2009 was a great
year, I expect
2010 to be even
better! Clubs that
will be hosting
our regattas are
already hard at
work planning
some exciting
events. Make your plans now whether
you plan to compete, volunteer or
spectate.
Our Purpose
With vision and wisdom, 113 years ago,
the founders of the ILYA set the direction
for our organization by declaring
its purpose to be to Promote Foster
Encourage and Develop Amateur Yacht
Racing. The organization has done an
excellent job of fulfilling this purpose
over the years, and your Board of
Directors continues to strive to move the
ILYA forward. More importantly, each of
you, when you volunteer, compete, help
a neighbor, provide financial support to
our local club, sailing school or directly
to the ILYA, are the core of the vitality of
the ILYA.
Our Youth
I would like to comment on the ILYA
Youth Championship regatta to be held at
Calhoun on August 21 and 22 in 420s and
Lasers. We need to pull together to make
Why not show your colors
ILYA Burgees Now Available
If you have attended one
of our sanctioned events you
have seen these burgees. We are
now offering them for sale to our
membership. Fly them on your
powerboat or at the yacht club.
They are 8.5” high by 23” long.
We are selling them for $29.00
each (includes shipping). Don’t
miss this opportunity to show
your support for the ILYA.
this event a premiere destination for our
age 25 and under sailors. This regatta
should be a gateway into high school
and collegiate sailing while keeping
competitors connected with fellow
Inland sailors. The Youth Development
Committee is working to provide
competitors with access to the 100+ 420s
owned by affiliated sailing schools (I call
it our “No Child Left Behind” program).
If your family owns a Laser, consider
approaching a youth sailor in your club
and give them access to your boat for
the regatta. Clubs should allow average
points for races missed for competitors
attending. There should be dozens of
Lasers and 420s in attendance. Calhoun
has a great program planned; let’s make it
an overwhelming success.
Financial Support
As communicated in detail in ScowLines
and repeated in this edition of
ScowSlants, the board has instituted three
new levels of membership for members
who contribute to the ILYA above and
beyond their dues. The intent is to
provide some level of recognition for our
regular contributors and encourage others
to assist our organization financially.
Contributions may be designated for the
Foundation, Promotion fund or General
Operating fund. Each one of these areas
could use your support.
Foundation
Over the past few years, the ILYA
foundation has allowed tax deductable
To place your order, contact Jim
Smith at scowslants@aol.com or
262-203-7721.
donations specifically designated to
support the Olympic campaigns of Sally
Barkow and John Ruf. Over $750,000
was raised, and some of the funds are
still in use in support of Sally’s ongoing
campaign. The ILYA foundation has
been rechartered to also accept funds
in support of Inland sailors who are
accepting the challenge to venture out to
National and International events. This
means, for example, that a high school
sailor who qualifies at the regional level
to attend the nationals may petition for
some level of matching funds to assist
with the expense. Foundation trustees
will evaluate all requests for financial
assistance and provide support as feasible
to qualified competitors, with youthful
sailors given special preference.
Good luck and good sailing.
—Mark Prange, Commodore
ILYA directors,
officers elected
ILYA Club Delegates approved the
following slate of Directors at the meeting
of the Delegates, February 13, 2010
at the Winter Inland at the Lodge at Lake
Geneva Ridge:
• Chris Andert
Minnetonka (three-year term)
• Ed Cox
White Bear (three-year term)
• Fletcher Driscoll
White Bear (second three-year term)
• Peter Friend
Pewaukee (current officer, add’l term)
Each of the elected Directors will
serve a three-year term. Directors, unless
they are officers on the Board of Directors,
are limited to two consecutive terms.
At the subsequent Board of Directors
meeting on Sunday, February 14, the
Board elected the following officers for
one-year terms:
• Mark Prange
Okauchee, Commodore
• Rick Trester
Cedar, Wis.; Vice Commodore
• Peter Friend
Pewaukee, SecretaryTreasure
• Stephen Schmidt
Okauchee, Treasurer