Lake Michigan SuRF Newsletter - LMSRF

11. Caitlin Derby Green 13 10 12 13 12 60
Macatawa Bay Yacht Club
12. Brian Liu Green 14 14 11 11 13 63
Detroit Country Day School
13. Liam Anderson Green 12 12 13 14 14 65
Chicago Yacht Club
14. Samuel Childers Green 11 17 17 17 9 71
Columbia Yacht Club
15. Wyatt Harley Green 15 13 14 17 17 76
Columbia YC
16. Jack Gibbs Green 17 17 17 12 17 80
Columbia YC
Midwest Collegiate Sailing Association Men’s Singlehanded Championship
Northwestern University Sailing Club, Evanston, Illinois
October 6-7, 2012
Saturday's Singlehanded Championship started with temps in the low 40s with breeze building from the NNW. Lasers were on the water by 10 a.m. with puffs
in the excess of 20 knots. The breeze continued to oscillate throughout the day, clocking back and forth within a range of 50 degrees to either side of constant.
By 1:00 it began to die down, and competitors came off the water for a lunch. It was brief, however, as the temperature began to rise, ushering in another upcycle
of breeze. 12 races were sailed. No protests were filed. Sunday's started with temperatures in the high 40s with thick cloud clover and breeze from the
NNW. We pushed for a 9:30 beach launch. First warning signal was at 10. The breeze oscillated with speeds of 15-20 knots. Swells came in from 2-4 ft. The
breeze continued to oscillate and eased after the first four races. The course was shortened to maintain a race time of 20 minutes. By 12:15 the breeze clocked
left, and the course was changed before the 17th race. The wind finally slowed to 5 knots, and the day ended with a total of 18 races. No protests were filed.
One redress was filed and withdrawn by the competitor. Congratulations to our two MCSA qualifiers for the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association Men’s
Singlehanded Championship at Long Beach, California, November 3-4, Andrew Fox, '13, of University of Wisconsin and Chris Loew-Blosser, '14, of University
of Minnesota. Special thanks to the Northwestern University Sailing Team members volunteering on and off the water all day. An extended thank you goes to
Rick Lillie of Chicago Yacht Club, our PRO for the weekend, and Chief Judge Dennis Bartley.
School Skipper A TOT
1 University of Wisconsin Andrew Fox '13 22 22
2 University of Minnesota Chris Loew-Blosser '14 63 63
3 University of Iowa Eric Sauter '13 63 63
4 University of Wisconsin Phillip Morley '13 87 87
5 Northwestern University George Powell '13 89 89
6 Northwestern University Travis Cottle '15 96 96
7 Northwestern University John Hodges '13 97 97
8 University of Wisconsin Brian Tobelmann '18 161 161
9 Marquette University Davis Dolson '14 176 176
10 Marquette University Maximiliano Oliveras '16 202 202
Midwest Collegiate Sailing Association Women’s Singlehanded Championship
Northwestern University Sailing Club, Evanston, Illinois
October 6, 2012
The Women’s championship was held concurrently with the Men’s and experienced the same conditions, though the women finished their rotations on
Saturday. Congratulations to Lake Michigan sailor Alison Kent, Minnesota ’16, who qualified for the the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association Women’s
Singlehanded Championship at Long Beach, California, November 3-4.
School Skipper A TOT
1 University of Minnesota Alison Kent '16 16 16
2 University of Minnesota Emily Oltrogge '15 22 22
3 University of Minnesota Sarah Ellis '14 34 34
Fall Icebreaker Race
M&M Yacht Club, Menominee, Michigan
Saturday, October 6, 2012 Distance 9.98
PHRF Spinnaker Division
Pos Boat Skipper Type Elapsed Corrected
1 Flash Gordon Hubert Tripp 33 01:40:41 01:27:13 1
2 Whistler Bannow/Beyer J/80 01:47:14 01:27:46 2
DNF Underdog Shepro Cal 34 DNF
PHRF Non-Spinnaker Division
1 In The Red Reid/Ross Metalmast 30 02:10:04 01:40:38 1
2 Eagle XXX Estebo/Bantes Catalina 310 02:11:20 01:40:54 2
6th Annual Frosty Mug Laser Regatta
Little Traverse Yacht Club/Irish Boat Shop, Harbor Springs, Michigan
October 6, 2012 7 boats
Seven boats came to brave the weather, temperatures were in the 50’s and winds were out of the north/west at around 12 to 15 knots gusting up to 20. The
breeze was shifty with lots of velocity changes making for some very challenging conditions. There were thrills, spills, equipment failure and even a minor
laceration to a head, causing a few boats to retire early. The race committee ran 5 races consisting of Olympic triangle and windward/leeward courses. After
the results were tallied with a single throw-out, it was last year’s champion Tom Babel clinching the 1st place mug with a total score of 4 points. Taking home
Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation 36 November 2012 Newsletter