Lake Michigan SuRF Newsletter - LMSRF

What Happened �
(Regatta and sailing stories and results are sought for inclusion in the Lake Michigan SuRF newsletter. Be sure to include the
fun stuff, the unexpected, the social stuff, not just that X slam dunked Y to claim the win!)
St. Joseph Boat of the Year Series
St. Joseph River Yacht Club, St. Joseph, Michigan
May 19-September 29, 2012
The St. Joseph River Yacht Club runs two long race series to decide the Boat of the Year in both Spinnaker and JaM sections. This year, both defending BotY
champs were defeated by last year's runner-ups. The season starts early, in mid-May and goes to the final week in September, in Spring and Summer Series
with breaks for the Chicago-Mackinac and Tri-State. This season had more than its share of heavy air races, yet two of the Summer Series races were
cancelled for no wind, one prior to the start and one after the boats were stalled on the race course. Both fleets are filled with new and old boats of different
sizes and styles, from some of the latest designs to older classics. Heavy-weight CCA boats such as the Morgan 41 "Cynthia" compete with the latest in race
boats, such as the Farr 395 "Wellenreiter” in Spinnaker, while the ULDB Evelyn 32 "Silver Arrow" fights against heavy ocean cruising boats such "Chateau Ste.
Michelle" a Jenneau Sun Odyssey 37. Thrown in are a number of flat-out racing boats with good sailors, such as the two well-known Nelson/Marek 36s,
"Moody Blue" and "Rush," along with a Schock 41 Masthead One-Tonner, a J/105, along with two C&C 110s, and the ULDB Catalina Capri 30.
The Spinnaker section was won by "Wellenreiter," sailed by Ron Schults, who had a margin of two points over last year's BotY Soveral 33 "Zot," sailed by John
Veersma. Wellenreiter won the Summer Series but lost the Spring. Third in both series was won by Gintaras Karaitis in his Schock 41 "Quick Silver." Veteran
St. Joseph racer Gordon Dill in his "Silver Arrow" bested last year's BotY in JaM, "Carrera," a Cayenne 41 sailed by Jim Schrager. The margin of victory was two
points, with an exact tie in the Spring Series and Gordon winning the Summer series by two points. Kelley Kerns, in his Jenneau Sun Odyssey 37, was third in
the Spring Series and "Medusa," a Catalina Capri 30 sailed by Roman Hyszczak, was third in the Summer Series.
Each series has just a single throw-out, so missed races count heavily against those at the top of the scorecard. Low water levels played a role with some of
the deeper boats struggling this season to make all the races. Near the end of the season, many of the deeper boats moved out of their regular slips in the West
Basin and closer to the harbor mouth to find enough water to stay floating. Boats in other harbors at times were unable to get to the race course. Hearty
congratulations to the winners and for those who didn't get there this time, there is always next season. --James Schrager
2012 Spring Series - Spinnaker
1. 40688, Zot, Jon Veersma, SJRYC, 1-4-4-2-1-[7]-3-2- ; 17
2. 39535, Wellenreiter, Ronald Schults, SJRYC, 2-[8]-3-1-8-3-2-1- ; 20
3. 33547, Quick Silver, Gintaras Karaitis, SJRYC, 3-5-2-6-5-2-[12/DNC]-3- ; 26
4. 20442, Dandelion, Tom Jacobs, SJRYC, [12/DNC]-1-5-11/DNF-4-5-1-8- ; 35
5. 6204, Rush, Jeff Alisch, SJRYC, [12/DNC]-7-1-3-6-4-5-12/DNC- ; 38
6. 25436, Attitude, Stuart Boekeloo, SJRYC, [12/DNC]-3-10-5-2-6-12/DNC-4- ; 42T
7. 42998, Captain Blood, Patrick Nelson, SJRYC, 4-2-9-4-[12/DNC]-12/DNC-4-7- ; 42T
8. 52940, Silk, Jud Brown, SJRYC, 6-6-7-[11/DNF]-7-8/DNF-6-5- ; 45
9. 6869, Cynthia, Andy Grootendorst, SJRYC, [12/DNC]-12/DNC-6-11/DNF-3-1-12/DNC-12/DNC- ; 57
10. 14510, White Knuckles Too, Eric Mallen, SJRYC, [12/DNC]-12/DNC-12/DNC-11/DNF-12/DNC-12/DNC-7-6- ; 72
11. 51395, Sea Raider, Dirk Kruger, SJRYC, 5-[12/DNC]-8-12/DNC-12/DNC-12/DNC-12/DNC-12/DNC- ; 73
Jib & Main
1. 33704, Silver Arrow, Gordon Dill, SJRYC, 1-3-1-2-2-2-[9/DNC]-1- ; 12T
2. 70, Carrera, James Schrager, SJRYC, [9/DNC]-1-2-1-3-1-2-2- ; 12T
3. 52185, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Kelley Kerns, SJRYC, [9/DNC]-2-9/DNC-9/DNC-1-3-1-3- ; 28
4. 59, Spindrift, Anson Lovellette, SJRYC, 3-4-4-6/DNF-5-[9/DNC]-3-5- ; 30
5. 42175, Medusa, Roman Hyszczak, SJRYC, [9/DNC]-5/DNF-3-9/DNC-4-9/DNC-4-4- ; 38
6. 4778, Wind Spirit, Keith Sawyer, SJRYC, 4-5/DNF-5-[9/DNC]-7-6-5.5/TIE-7- ; 39.5
7. 00226, Water Blue, Michael Kowrach, SJRYC, 2-[9/DNC]-7-6/DNF-8-5-5.5/TIE-8- ; 41.5
8. 52778, WinSome, Gary Sisson, SJRYC, [9/DNC]-9/DNC-6-6/DNF-6-4-9/DNC-6- ; 46
2012 Summer Series Spinnaker
1. 39535, Wellenreiter, Ronald Schults, 1-[2]-2-1-2- ; 6
2. 40688, Zot, Jon Veersma, 4-1-3-3-[5]- ; 11
3. 33547, Quick Silver, Gintaras Karaitis, [6]-5-5-2-1- ; 13
4. 42998, Captain Blood, Patrick Nelson, 3-[7]-6-4-3- ; 16
5. 14510, White Knuckles Too, Eric Mallen, 2-3-[13/DNC]-7-8- ; 20
6. 20442, Dandelion, Tom Jacobs, [13/DNC]-8-1-6-6- ; 21
7. 32010, Moody Blue, William Barton, 5-4-4-[10/DNC]-10/DNC- ; 23T
8. 6204, Rush, Jeff Alisch, [13/DNC]-6-8-5-4- ; 23T
9. 25436, Attitude, Stuart Boekeloo, 8-[9]-7-9-7- ; 31
10. 52940, Silk, Jud Brown, 7-[10]-9/DNF-8-9- ; 33
11. 51395, Sea Raider, Dirk Kruger, [13/DNC]-13/DNC-13/DNC-10/DNC-10/DNC- ; 46T
12. 6869, Cynthia, Andy Grootendorst, [13/DNC]-13/DNC-13/DNC-10/DNC-10/DNC- ; 46T
Jib & Main
1. 33715, Silver Arrow, Gordon Dill, [4]-1-2-1-2- ; 6
2. 70, Carrera, James Schrager, 1-5-1-[10/DNC]-1- ; 8
3. 42175, Medusa, Roman Hyszczak, 2-2-[5]-4-3- ; 11
4. 59, Spindrift, Anson Lovellette, 3-3-[4]-3-4- ; 13
5. 52185, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Kelley Kerns, [7]-6-3-2-5- ; 16
6. 00226, Water Blue, Michael Kowrach, 6-4-6-6-[8/DNC]- ; 22
7. 4778, Wind Spirit, Keith Sawyer, 5-7-[10/DNC]-5-7- ; 24
8. 52778, WinSome, Gary Sisson, [10/DNC]-8-7-10/DNC-6- ; 31
9. 218, little beauty III, Jeff Mitchell, [10/DNC]-10/DNC-10/DNC-10/DNC-8/DNC- ; 38
Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation 30 November 2012 Newsletter