Lake Michigan SuRF Newsletter - LMSRF

On the fleet racing circle, five races were sailed. Navy won the IRC division sailing Jan Smeets’ J/133 Bacchanal;
Maine Maritime won the J/44 division sailing Jim Bishop’s Gold Digger (after coming out on top of a three-way tie);
Massachusetts Maritime won the J/109 division sailing Adrian Begley’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen; Drexel won the
PHRF division sailing Rich duMoulin’s Express 37 Lora Ann; and Bowdoin won the J/105 division sailing Carl
Olsson’s Morning Glory.
A fresh 15-20 knot breeze on the first day created
some great photo moments as boats rolled out or
had problems getting spinnakers down. For the
most part, the students handled the boats well. On
the second day, the race committee was lucky to
get two races in before the wind faded to zero. For
the IRC division, the second beat of the second race
turned into a run as the wind shifted from the
north to the southeast, prompting the race
committee to shorten or abandon for certain
classes.
The U.S. Naval Academy team, sailing Bacchanal,
received the Paul Hoffmann Trophy as the overall
winner of the regatta. The Ed duMoulin Trophy
was presented to Bacchanal’s owner, former
Larchmont Yacht Club Commodore Jan Smeets.
J/109s on the starting line. Photo by Carter Williams.
Besides great sailing, the regatta is free for the boat
owners and sailors, thanks to carefully cultivated sponsorship; there is no entry fee or damage deposit. On top of
that, there are two free dinners and pizza for the awards ceremony. The amount of food and drink consumed was
staggering: 250 pounds of pork loin, 125 free pizzas, 5 kegs of beer, 55 cases of soda and 800 ice cream bars.
Schools that participated were: American University, Bates College, Bowdoin, Bucknell University, U.S. Coast
Guard Academy, Colgate, Denison, Drexel, Fordham University, Hamilton, Harvard, Maine Maritime Academy,
Maryland, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Miami University of Ohio, University of Michigan, Monmouth
University, U.S. Naval Academy, University of New Hampshire, Northeastern, Ohio State, University of Ottawa,
Purdue, Queens University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Rhode Island, St. Mary’s College of
Maryland, Stevens Institute of Technology, SUNY at Stony Brook, SUNY Maritime, Tufts, U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy, Villanova, Webb Institute, Western Michigan University, Williams College, William and Mary,
Wisconsin and Yale.
In 2012, the IOR was made possible by sponsorship from: Rolex, Vineyard Vines, Safe Flight Instruments,
Dimension/Polyant Sailcloth, Brewer Yacht Yards, Flintlock Construction, J/Boats, UK Sailmakers, Gill, Clarion
Partners and Yacht Scoring.
The Storm Trysail Foundation and Larchmont Yacht Club extend their sincerest thanks to the regatta’s sponsors,
boat owners, volunteers and Event Chairman Adam Loory, a Storm Trysail Club member and IOR alumnus,
without whom this sailing opportunity would not be possible for many college sailors.
The Storm Trysail Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to support the education of young
sailors, junior safety at sea, and intercollegiate big boat racing. The Storm Trysail Foundation educates young
sailors as they bridge the gap between learning to sail and becoming accomplished blue water seamen, through a
national program of events including junior safety at sea seminars and intercollegiate big boat racing. For full
results and photographs, go to www.stormtrysailfoundation.org.
Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation 18 November 2012 Newsletter