North Cape YC – Nationals Update

North Cape Yacht Club is busy making plans for the ISCA Nationals.  Check out the new logo NCYC designed.  NCYC is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year!  The club has gone the extra mile in the awards or trophy department.

The below link is the official information page for all things North Cape YC – Interlake Nationals..

http://interlakesailing.org/racing/nationals/

2012 Boat Grant

2012 boat grant application has been posted.  Please check out and encourage sailors to apply.

http://interlakesailing.org/resources/boat-grant/

2011 Traveler Series Results

13 sailors qualified for the 2011 Interlake Traveler Series.  Congratulations to Scott Savage.  Scott is the 2011 Interlake Traveler Series Champion with a total of six points.  Steve Aspery finished in second place and Jeff Clark was not far behind in third place.  You have to sail in a minimum of  five Traveler Series events to qualify during the sailing season.  If you sail in more than five events we will score your five lowest scores.  See the final results at bottom of the page.

Think about traveling in 2012.

Position Hull # Skipper Home Club Total Adjusted Points
1 1340 Savage, Scott HSC 6
2 1402 Aspery, Steve HSC 9
3 1370 Clark, Jeff HSC 16
4 1424 McClinchie, Mike HSC 21
5 1376 Bradley, Bryan JRSC 26
6 1332 Bradley, Bob JRSC 28
7 1320 Jones, Jeff HSC 32
8 1333 Sanderson, Bill MSC 32
9 1382 Presley, Mark HSC 32
10 1267 Jones, Jamie HSC 33
11 1305 Freeland, Alan HSC 46
12 1269 Coleman, Jack PYC 54
13 1289 Ciccotelli, Rob HSC 78


Join NEW Interlake Group

Facebook is archiving our old Interlake group.  We created a new group on Facebook.  Click here to join the new group and check back often on Facebook as we try to communicate more on Facebook and our existing Twitter feed.

Cherry Blossom Regatta


Update

  • Click here for NOR (Notice of Race)
  • If you intend to sail please send an email to comments@discsailing.org .
  • 4/20 7pm dinner at Tex-Mex restaurant
  • 4/21 10am entry form due
  • 4/21 10am skippers meeting
  • 4/21 11am racing to start
  • 4/21 post race party at marina
  • 4/22 9am racing to start

Update 2/17/12

Three more features of the upcoming Cherry Blossom Regatta/Interlake Midwinters to share with you….
First, for those who will be in town Friday evening (4/20/2012), we will get together for dinner and to reunite with friends we haven’t seen all winter.  Please join us at 7:00 pm at Austin Grill located at 801 King Street in the Old Town section of Alexandria.  Dinner and drinks is on your own nickel, but this will be a good opportunity for some of us to get together before the regatta.  Austin Grill has a nice selection of inexpensive Tex-Mex cuisine, a kids menu, a gluten-free menu, and tasty cocktails.  If you plan to attend, please let Martin Howell know so we can give the restaurant a rough idea of how many people to expect.
Second, be on the look at for email from Ron Gall, ISCA Secretary, for a special opportunity at this regatta.
Third, we have reserved a block of 20 rooms at the Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria.
The rooms are reserved under the group “Interlake”.  The rate is $139/ night before tax and there is a $20/person charge starting with the third person.  These rooms will be held until March 20th, so act soon.  Many hotels in the area are already booked solid.  This hotel is less two miles from the marina.  You can book these rooms starting on Feb. 24th.  You can book a room via the phone or an online link that I will post back on this page on the 24th.  Check in time is 3pm.   The rooms are reserved from 4/19 – 4/22, but individuals can change the dates as needed.

Update 1/17/2012

Well, ISCA President Mike McClinchie called us this winter and asked if Fleet 39 would be interested in hosting an early-spring regatta……and we couldn’t say ‘NO.’  So we’d like to invite all of you to participate in the 2012 Cherry Blossom Regatta hosted by Daingerfield Island Sailing Club and Interlake Fleet #39 in Alexandria, Virginia.  The regatta will be held April 21-22, 2012 out of Washington Sailing Marina and is a part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.  Racing on the Potomac River will include Interlake racing on Saturday and Sunday, and keelboat racing on Saturday only.  We will offer you something a little different than what you are accustomed to by using race courses set around fixed government navigation marks.  You’ll also get to test your abilities of dealing with tide and river current (not to worry…the locals haven’t figured it out yet either).  After the racing on Saturday, a post-race party will take place at the marina.  On Sunday we’ll get an early start so we can get a few races in, and get done early for those travelling back home.  This is a great way to get you and your boat tuned up for the 2012 Interlake sailing season!  And best of all, there is no entry fee so all you have to do is show up, sail and enjoy yourself.

Besides the sailing there is plenty to do off the water.  Leave early to come to the regatta or stay a few extra days and enjoy the many attractions the Washington, DC metropolitan area has to offer.  2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the city of Tokyo’s gift of 3,000 cherry blossom trees to the United States as a symbol of friendship.  The centennial festivities offer many family friendly activities throughout late March and most of April.  Many museums and attractions abound in the area, and offer something of interest to everyone.  Below are several links to some of the more popular area attractions.

If you have any questions, need suggestions on things to do besides sailing, or just want to let us know you are planning to attend, please contact Martin Howell at interlake1395@gmail.com or (703) 862-1459.  We’re working on a few other shoreside activities and will let you know more information as those details develop.  We look forward to welcoming you to our quirky little river.

www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org

www.si.edu  (museums, National Zoo, etc.)

www.mountvernon.org

www.newseum.org

www.spymuseum.org

www.nationalcathedral.org

www.nps.gov/foth/index.htm  Ford’s Theater

www.nps.gov/grfa/index.htm  Great Falls Park

www.nps.gov/keaq/index.htm  Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

www.nps.gov/mall/index.htm  National Mall

www.nps.gov/rocr/index.htm  Rock Creek Park

www.nps.gov/this/index.htm  Theodore Roosevelt Island

www.nps.gov/wamo/index.htm  Washington Monument (temporarily closed)

www.nps.gov/whho/index.htm  The White House

www.arlingtoncemetery.mil  Arlington Cemetery

www.aoc.gov  US Capitol

http://visitalexandriava.com/  Alexandria, VA visitor information

http://washington.org/  Washington, DC visitor information

www.metroforward.com  Washington, DC area Metro system

For those of you using a GPS for driving directions, Washington Sailing Marina is located just off the George Washington Memorial Parkway at “1 Marina Drive, Alexandria, VA  22314.”  Disclaimer: I’ve never tried this myself, but I thought it would be helpful to provide you with the exact address.

Below are a few suggested hotels.  You can use your favorite website or frequent flyer program to find best prices.  We suggest booking ASAP as hotels fill up fast during the Cherry Blossom Festival.

By proximity to marina

  • Best Western Old Colony Inn, (703) 739-2222
  • Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites – Alexandria Historic District (703) 548-6300
  • Crowne Plaza Old Town (703) 683-6000
  • Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria (703) 836-4700
  • Residence Inn – Old Town (703) 548-5474
  • Hampton Inn Alexandria – Old Town/King Street Metro (703) 299-9900

 

By proximity with consideration towards price

  • Courtyard – Alexandria Tech Center (703) 329-2323
  • Holiday Inn – Eisenhower Avenue (703) 960-3400

Boat Grant Program 2012

Our boat grant program was created to honor George Fisher, who was a great ambassador to the sport of sailing.  We had a very successful 2011 grant program.  Jeff Jones sailed 1320 and Dan Brainard sailed our other grantee boat 1066.  Jeff Jones had an extremely successful 2011 season both at his home club, Hoover Sailing Club (HSC), and on road as part of the ISCA Traveler Series.  Jeff won the HSC overall Interlake Club Championship and most recently finished second at the Poltergeist Regatta.

The deadline for applications for 2012 is March 31, 2012.

Our boat grant program is one of the most exciting things going on in the ISCA!

http://interlakesailing.org/resources/boat-grant/

2011 Poltergeist Regatta

Final Results

Seventeen Interlakes from five clubs enjoyed a great weekend of fall sailing as the 2011 edition of the Poltergeist Regatta was held the first weekend of October.  The fall leaves were in full color and the Saturday temperatures were ideal with the Sunday temperatures rising as the morning progressed.

The wind forecast for Saturday was 10-15, with gusts to twenty.  The Poltergeist made his presence known was again this year.  He provided gusty conditions that spanned the complete wind range.  His gusty conditions even caused two boats to go over.

Our PRO, Steve Roeschlein, setup two lap windward-leeward courses.  He used as much of the north end of the lake as possible.  However, due to the wind being out of the northwest, the racing legs were a little shorter than normal.  However, this allowed him to start five races on Saturday afternoon.  This provided for several close finishes, as was most of the racing all day.

After the first day of racing the top five were as follows: Scott and Lynn Savage, with Jeff Clark, Tim Lohner and Cara Sanderson Brown in second, followed by Mike McClinchie, Bill Smith and crew Steve Aspery.  In fourth place was Jeff Jones and Will Jaquinde followed closely by Bob and Betsy Bradley and Darek Kizym in fifth.

After a warm shower, the competitors enjoyed appetizers, our traditional State Fair Pork Chop dinner and desert.  Our new ISCA Class President, Mike McClinchie, then presented those in attendance with a class update.

The Sunday morning chill quickly warmed as the sun appeared and burned off the fog.  The breezes grew to about six knots.  This provided the PRO the opportunity to setup and complete two more windward-leeward courses.  The top five teams did not change but the standings did.

As the boats were being put away, a chili lunch was being prepared.  Following lunch, was the trophy presentation.  The first place trophy went to Scott Savage who maintained his lead.  With his first place finish in the first race Sunday morning, Jeff Jones was able to move up to second place. Mike and his crew were able to maintain their third place standings.  Bob was able to move up to fourth and Jeff Clark finished fifth a bad start in the first race Sunday morning.

Hopefully, all who attended went away satisfied having had seven great races and plenty of good food.  We missed all those who could not make it this year and a hope to see all of you next year.

By Don Wilson

2011 Fall Blowout

Attention:  Fall Blowout @ North Cape YC has been cancelled for Oct-15 due to extremely high wind forecast.  Please stay tuned for more information.

Cherry Blossom Regatta 2012

When:

The event will be a 2-day regatta from April 21st-22nd which is an official event of the Washington DC Cherry Blossom Festival.  In 2011 this regatta was a one-day Regatta sailing by PHRF boats and Lightnings.  The Interlakes will be a great addition to this regatta.

This could be a great get away weekend with your family and or racing crew.

What about Midwinters:

ISCA Executive Board is planning to have our next midwinter’s regatta in 2013, and continue on an every other year basis.  Thus this newly created Cherry Blossom Regatta will be a great way to kickoff the ISCA Traveler Series in 2012.  The Cherry Blossom Regatta will be Potomac River SA annual regatta (thus the ISCA will eliminate the PRSA Memorial Day Regatta from the Travel Series schedule).

More information to follow on lodging opportunities with local sailors.

Goat:

Goal to get 20+ boats.

Participation:

Out of Town Skippers Committed to going: Steve Aspery, Scott Savage, Skip Deiball, Ernie Deiball, Kevin Bracy, Alan Freeland, Mike McClinchie and YOU!!!!

Questions:

We will communicate more information in the coming months.  In the meantime please Contact Mike McClinchie at mike1424@me.com or 614.330.1033.   Eventually we will post a local contact person as well.

2011 Mohican Haphazard

Congratulations to Marion Zaugg and Seth Parker for winning the 2011 Mohican Haphazard Regatta.

final results

16 boats came out for Mohican Sailing Club’s Haphazard Regatta September 10 with six members and ten visitors.  Winds were light and variable with a threat of thunderstorms.  Stewart Fitzgibbon set a gated windward leeward course for a NNW wind.  The first race took more than an hour and a half to complete with several wind (what wind?) shifts during the race.  At one point we found ourselves tacking to get upwind to the leeward gate and several times we were left wondering whether we were moving at all.  At the start of the second race, we heard thunder and the winds began to pick up. Our race judge had brought his iPad on board the committee boat and was able to determine that the thunder was passing a fair bit to the north.  There was a steady rain for most of the race, however with the rain came the wind and we had the best racing of the day.  The third race was back to light and variable having shifted a little more to the west.  What was that scum at the windward mark, anyhow? I don’t think I saw a single boat that didn’t have a long black stripe along the length of the hull.  At the start of the fourth race we had some barging that resulted in a monumental log jam at the start.  Winds were extremely light so there was no damage in spite of the fact that many of the boats made contact with each other.  One protest was filed but later withdrawn.  An interesting side note on the fourth race. Dan Reiber was sailing on a borrowed 1132 which was missing a spinnaker halyard.  Dan attributed his 2nd place standing in the fourth race to the fact that he was not using a spinnaker and was therefore able to better respond to the windshifts in the light air.

2011 Hot to Trot

Portage Yacht Club – 2011 Hot to Trot

Pictures - http://www.ms-pyc.com/sailing/results/2011_racing/htt/photo_gallery/index.htm

August 27th at Portage YC was absolutely beautiful.  Hurricane Irene was wrecking havoc on the east coast but southern Michigan had sunny skies and temperatures in the high 70′s.  At noon the only thing missing was wind.  By 1pm the wind started to fill in from the north and the PRO sent us out to get some sailing in.

At Portage you need to remember to clear your board and rudder periodically of see weed or pay the consequences.  Team Aspery (Steve and David) had two bullets in the first two races.  In the last race Team Savage (Scott and Lynn) got across the line first.  Overall the top three went;

1.  Scott and Lynn Savage

2. Steve and David Aspery

3. Bill O’Donnel and Brian Hawkins

Final Results

Thanks to Fleet 22 for a great regatta.  The fleet is always so friendly and welcoming.

2011 National Pictures

Check out the pictures from the 2011 Interlake National Regatta.  Check back as more pictures will be added in the coming days!  I would like to thank the photographer, Karen Baltzell, at Buckeye Lake YC for a lot of these great pictures.  Special thanks to Tom Humphrey for creating this great shutterfly account.

Pictures - http://2011interlakes.shutterfly.com/

 

Nationals 2011

[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_01.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_05.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_04.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_03.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_06.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_07.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_08.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_09.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_10.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_11.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_12.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_13.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_14.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_15.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_16.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_17.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_18.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_19.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_20.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_21.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_22.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_23.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_24.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_25.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_26.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_27.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_28.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_29.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_30.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_31.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_32.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_33.jpg]
[img src=http://interlakesailing.org/wp-content/flagallery/nationals-2011/thumbs/thumbs_34.jpg]

 

2011 Interlake Nationals – July 30th

2011 Interlake National Champion – Matt Fisher 

Final Results

The AP flag went up at 9.30 am and remained up until 12.30pm,when three horns were blasted bring our national championship to a close.  After the boats were put away we had a blast enjoying the BLYC pool and poolside “beverage station”!  BLYC is the only club on the Interlake circuit with a pool!  Sure would be nice to see some other clubs get pools.

Matt Fisher sailing with Stu Fisher and Brett Freeman won the 2011 Interlake National Championship.  Matt Fisher and his crew sailed an awesome regatta.  At the awards banquet Matt continued to show his class, thanking BLYC, giving props to the hard work done by Stu and Brett, and acknowledging the amazing talent and skill of the competitors.  Congratulations and well done Matt, Stu and Brett!!!!

Well more writes up to follow on 2011 Interlake Nationals Regatta.  Stay tuned..

2011 Interlake Nationals – July 29th

Third day of Interlake Nationals was outstanding both on and off the water.  The breeze for the first race was in 5-10 mph range out of the west.  The remaining three races had wind out of the west-southwest between 15-20 mph with gusts a little higher.

The Championship fleet had three different winners in the 4 races today.  The racing was tight, fast and most of all a blast.  After the boats were put away for the day many competitors spent the late afternoon poolside at the BLYC pool.  We have one more day of sailing and our annual banquet and awards later in the day.

Top 10 Championship places thru July 29th

Skipper                  Pts *

  1. Matt Fisher            23
  2. Scott Savage           26
  3. Jeff Clark                36
  4. Steve Apery            42
  5. Sjierd-Jan Vanderhorst    43
  6. Bryan Parker          44
  7. Ernie Dieball          48
  8. Bob Bradley             59
  9. Marion Zaugg        61
  10. Jim Ward                62
* 8 races with one throw out allowed, maximum of 10 races.

Championship Division – Twitter picture of results

Challenger Division - Twitter picture of results

2011 Interlake Nationals – July 28th

Second day of the Interlake National Regatta.    Today the Championship Division and Challenger Division got under way.  If you were at BLYC today, you already know what a great day we had on and off the water.  The wind at the start of the first race was around 8 mph and increased quickly to about 15 mph with gusts to 18 mph.  We have 25 boats competing in the Championship Division and 11 boats in the Challenger Division.

There are so many story lines from the racing today I am not sure where to begin, and plus I have to get up in six hours again and it do all over again!!  My only commentary is the Buckeye Lake Yacht Club Burger is AWESOME.  I honestly don’t make commissions on each burger sold, but seriously you gotta try one.

Championship Division – Twitter picture of results

Challenger Division - Twitter picture of results

2011 Interlake Nationals – July 27th

Interlake Nationals began on July 27th at Buckeye Lake Yacht Club (BLYC).  First a great big thank you to the host fleet #40 and host club BLYC.  The local support at BLYC has been fantastic.  Future result postings will follow on the class website, and the next Intercom, Class newsletter, will include a full report.

On July 27th we had the Women’s Championship and Junior Championship.  The wind conditions were slight and variable under very sunny skies.  As the day went on he wind continued to lay down.  The race committee did a great job to get in one race.

Women’s Championship Results

Sail#   Skipper and Crew                                        Club

  1. 1332    Betsy Bradley, Becky Vardian                 JRSC
  2. 840     Tracey Davis, Tami Schroeder               BLYC

Junior’s Championship Results

Sail#   Skipper and Crew                                                      Club

  1. 1402     David Aspery, George Vogt, Dave Kirk              HSC
  2. 1374     Ben Wilson, Tim Wilson, Matt Stahl                 ISC
  3. 1279     Libbi Dust, Susahanna  & Katy Schroeder        BLYC
  4. 898      Colin Gutridge, Michael and Matthew Davis   BLYC

Lorain One Design 2011

The annual LSYC One Design Regatta was held on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Lorain Sailing & Yacht Club on the shores of Lake Erie. Four races were held for the seven Interlakes, five Jet 14’s and five Star boats. The weather was beautiful with winds between 10 and 12 mph. Please join in the fun next year. Results for Interlakes were:

PLACE SKIPPER CREW
1st Brad Balmert Randy Knilans
2nd Steve Aspery Melisse Aspery & David Aspery
3rd Scott Frissell Peter Frissell
4th Bryan Bradley Jim Bradley
5th Rich Wismer Brian Wismer
6th Tim Parker Will Parker
7th Ron Gall Kevin Bracy


 

Indian Lake 2011

Indian Lake YC as always was a fabulous host for their two day regatta.  We all arrived to sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 80′s.  The temperatures on Saturday got up to 90 degrees.  Let’s just say we had light wind from multiple directions but primarily out of the south.  We had a shortened course with a downwind finish.  In the end Scott Savage finished first after nearly 90 minutes of racing.  Bryan Parker was second followed by Jeff Clark.

On shore we had a blast.  Little kids including some adults were swimming at the beach.  Others were enjoying nice cold beverages.  Dinner of course featured the famous fish fry.

On Sunday the wind was again extremely light.  Steve Apery banged the left side on the upwind leg and was out in front from start to finish.  Bryan Parker was again second and close behind Team Aspery.  Scott Savage finished third.

Overall for the Regatta the top five finishers were;

  1. Scott and Lynn Savage
  2. Bryan and Tiffany Parker
  3. Jeff and Alex Clark
  4. Steve and David Aspery
  5. Jeff Jones and Will Jay

Final Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GTYC 2011

Northern Michigan anytime of year is beautiful, but add in sunny skies and temperatures in high 70′s and you have perfection.  Grand Traverse Yacht Club and Fleet 38 hosted the Great White Northern Championship June 25th and 26th.  While sailing on the west bay of Grand Traverse Bay I quickly remembered why I enjoy this venue so much.

Saturday we had varying wind conditions from 0-12 mph.  I learned what happens when you experience a persistent wind shift.  If you know what I mean, then you also know that my compass said I was in great shape heading to the windward mark, but before I knew it I was last around the mark.  If you don’t know what I mean, do a google search on persistent wind shifts.  In the clubhouse after six races Bob Sagan was out in front, followed by Jack Coleman and Jim Menzies.

On Sunday we awoke to glassy like conditions on the bay.  By 10am some thermal winds kicked in and then a mild sea breeze settled in.  The race committee did an excellent job of getting in two races!  Top three places remained unchanged from Saturday after eight races.

It was great to sail and hang out with everyone.  If you missed it, make plans to travel North next year.

Final results

President’s Letter Nationals 2011 Update

Scott Savage, President Interlake Saling Class Assocation, comments on the upcoming National Regatta for 2011 at Buckeye Lake Yacht Club.

President’s Letter

George Fisher Memorial 2011

The George Fisher Memorial was again held over father’s day weekend.  We had 24 boats in the event.  Fleet 24 at Hoover SC was a gracious host as always.  We had 5 different boat cross the line first during the regatta.

Saturday afternoon had the AP flag up for a couple hours while a slow moving thunderstorm rolled through central Ohio.  I can not quite recall who, but at one point a sailor was lobbying to go sailing by running around with a wind meter in hopes of persuading the RC to go sailing. Around 3pm the race committee dropped the AP flag.  Easterly winds on Hoover Reservoir usually mean one thing, light and variable, and the southeast wind were definitely light.  In the end Scott Savage and Rick Savage took first place.  Jeff Clark and Rob Moorman finished second followed by Gary Savage and Christie Whitt.

Saturday night the

On Sunday we all arrived at the club to less than 1 knot of wind.  It did not look good for sailing.  Then 9am came and the wind turned on.  We had 5-7 knots out of the south. The race committee did an excellent job managing to run 4 races before 12pm.  In race 2 – Matt Fisher and Amanda Fisher finished first.  In the third race Scott Graham and Matt Givens made it look easy and finished first.  In the fourth race Steve Aspery and David Aspery got out in front and stayed there wire to wire.  In the last race Jeff Jones and crew Will won the race in impressive fashion.  Special congratulations to Jeff Jones, one of two George Fisher Boat Grantees for 2011.

So with five races in the books the throwout written into the sailing instructions became a major factor.  After the tabulations Matt Fisher and daughter Amanda won the regatta.  Well done Team Fisher and very fitting for this team to win this event!

Final Results

Sandusky One Design 2011

The weather forecast for the 2011 SSC One-Design Regatta looked ominous, which lead to a smaller turn-out then expected.  However, seven Interlake teams arrived on Saturday morning to typical Sandusky Bay conditions, sunny skies, and a fantastic day of racing.  The first two races were held in 12-17 knots of breeze, and the team of Surge & Kathy Vanderhorst showed off their great boat speed and boat handling in the windy and lumpy conditions winning the first two races easily.  Out of town guests Don Wilson with his two sons as crew were also extremely fast in these conditions posting excellent finishes in the big breeze.  The next three races were raced in 5-8 knots of breeze as the wind and waves began to subside as the day went on.  The next three races were closely contested between Surge/Kathy Vanderhorst, Wes Blazer, and his collegiate rock star crew of Rachel Austin, and Jim & Jayme Ward.  The lighter conditions allowed Jim & Jayme Ward to slip by the Vanderhorst team to claim the overall title by a single point.  Wes Blazer and Rachel sailed very well, and took home the hardware for third place.  After racing, drinks and great food were enjoyed at the newly remodeled SSC bar, and beautiful engraved silver plates were awarded to the top three boats in each class.  We are already looking forward to the 2012 event, so please mark the SSC One-Design Regatta on your calendar for next year!

Final Results
1st  - Ward
2nd – Vanderhorst
3rd - Blazer
4th – Presley
5th – Sanderson
6th – Wilson
7th – Malott

ISCA Nationals @ Buckeye Lake YC

Make your plans now to sail in the ISCA National Regatta at Buckeye Lake Yacht Club.

Registration formclick here

Notice of Race – click here

Also check out - http://interlakesailing.org/racing/nationals/

 

Cattail 2011

Jolly Rogers Sailing Club held the Cattail Regatta on June 4th, 2011.  Fleet 4 did everything right including excellent sailing conditions.  We had nine Interlakes along with other one-design classes participating in the regatta.  Jolly Rogers was also the host to the Junior Travelers Series – Inter-Lake Yachting Association (I-LYA).  It was fantastic to see so many juniors, coaches, parents and families enjoying the great magic of sailing.

The race committee ran three great races.  Sailing conditions again were excellent with sunny skies and temperatures just over 90 degrees.  The Dieball team of  Skip, Laurie and Meghan made it look easy with three bullets.  The Bradley team of Bob Bradley, Betsy Bradley and Jeff Eischen came in second overall with scores of 2, 4 and 2.  The Marriott brothers, Tom and Tim, came in third overall with scores of 3, 6 and 3.

Back on shore the good times kept rolling.  It was nice to hang out with everyone.  Then it was steak time.  I assume some had the chicken, but seriously those steaks were great!

Final Results

 

 

US SAILING’s Chubb U.S. Junior Championships to feature INTERLAKES

Area K Qualifying Regatta for the Sears(Triple–Interlakes), Bemis(double) & Smythe(singlehanded) Trophies

Grand Traverse Yacht Club and Traverse Area Community Sailing are proud to be the 2011 hosts for the Area K Qualifying Regatta for the Sears (Triple), Bemis(double) and Smythe(singlehanded) Trophies. This years regatta will be sailed in Interlakes for the triplehanded (Sears Trophy), 420′s for the doublehanded (Bemis Trophy) and Laser Radials for the singlehanded (Smythe Trophy).

The first day of the regatta will be an instructional clinic. Competition will begin on July 6 and continue on July 7 & 8.

The date of this regatta will be July 5-8 at the Grand Traverse Yacht Club on West Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, Michigan. Competitors, coaches and families will be able to enjoy the beauty of Northern michigan’s finest venue featuring the bay, the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore and Traverse city’s National Cherry Festival.

Check out the Grand Traverse YC website:   www.gtyc.org/sbs.html

For SEARS CUP/INTERLAKE information you can also contact Bob Sagan, bsagan1411@charter.net

 

ISCA – Pending IRS Tax Status Change

The ISCA executive board has been working with the Michigan State University Law Department to structure our class as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.  This specific tax status change will require a few changes to our current constitution.

Please find below for your review two documents that will be voted on at our annual meeting at the ISCA National Regatta at Buckeye Lake Yacht Club (BLYC).

  1. Pending Constitution
  2. Pending Conflict of Interest

Sail Acquisition & Sail Window Amendments Passed

At the general membership meeting held on April 30, 2011 at Leatherlips Yacht Club several important governance votes were officially conducted.  Ron Gall, ISCA Treasurer-Secretary, tabulated the votes.  Both the sail acquisition and sail window amendments passed.  To read the new language that takes effect immediately please read the ballots I have listed below.

Sail Acquisition Amendment

Sail Window Amendment

Chiefs 2011

First hats off to Fleet 23 for hosting yet another memorable, “shifty” and fun Chiefs Regatta at Leatherlips Yacht Club (LYC).  We had twenty-two boats at this year’s event.  The wind this year did not disappoint.  We had great wind velocity in all four races (three races Saturday and one race Sunday) and a ton of wind shifts throughout the event.  The race committee did an excellent job both days.

The racing was tight all weekend with a lot of good battles throughout the fleet.  Scott Savage and his brother Rick Savage had three bullets on Saturday.  That evening while enjoying some beverages on the deck at LYC there a couple themes as sailors recapped the day of sailing; all were very exhausted and sailors kept saying boats ahead would get a big puff or lift, but they never saw it.  True to Leatherlips lure, you had to sail the wind you had, sail the wind bouncing of the trees, and attempt to keep in phase with the wind shifts.  On Sunday Steve Aspery, Dave Aspery and Connor Smith showed everyone how it was done and landed the last bullet of the event.

 

Top Five Results:
Skipper                Crew                                                          Scores
1) Scott Savage        Rick Savage                                             1-1-1-2 = 5
2) Steve Aspery      David Aspery, Connor Smith                2-2-3-1 = 8
3) Carolyn Tanner  Dick Evans, Cindy Elmore                    3-11-4-4 = 22
4) AJ Savage            Jill McCaughan                                      7-3-10-3 = 23
5) Jamie Jones         Joe Hurst, Alyssa Singer                     4-12-7-5 = 28

Final results

If you have any pictures from this year’s Chief please send them to webmaster@interlakesailing.org.  I will post a photo album under our photo gallery.  Did you know in the lower left hand corner of your photo gallery you can select different albums to view?  Continue to check back.

The next regatta in the ISCA Traveler Series is May 28-29 PRSA Spring Regatta at the Potomac River SA in Alexandria, VA.  After this event it is onto Jolly Rogers for the Cattail Regatta on June 4th.

New Website Announcement

The Interlake Sailing Class Association is pleased and proud to announce the launch of its redesigned website.  The address is the same:  www.interlakesailing.org The content is expanded and will continue to expand.  Included are links to new sailing video clips and much more.  The site will continue to involve so keep checking in.

A huge thanks to our new head webslave who designed and built our new site…three cheers for Mike McClinchie!

Also big thanks to Jeff Clark who founded our site and was the slave for countless years.  Jeff continues to support Mike in this vital need.

And special thanks to our builder, Terry Kilpatrick who gave the final push for the updated videos.  There are additional new segments planned including Terry demonstrating the answers to the most common questions and requests that he gets.

If you have suggestions please let myself or Mike know as we continue to move forward.

See ya real soon at CHIEF’S!

 

Bob Sagan, #1411

VP Marketing, ISCA

 

2011 Sail Window Voting Form

Voting can be either by mailed ballot, or in person at the ISCA General Membership Meeting at the 2011 Chiefs Regatta on Saturday, April 30, 7:00 pm at the Leatherlips Yacht Club. The ISCA Constitution requires a two-thirds majority to pass an amendment.

Sail Window Voting Form

If you wish to vote by mail, please send your completed ballot, postmarked by April 15, 2011, to:

Ron Gall, ISCA Secretary 2022 Glencove Dr. Toledo, OH 43609

Originally distributed in the February 2011 Intercom publication.

 

2011 Sail Acquisition Voting Form

Voting can be either by mailed ballot, or in person at the ISCA General Membership Meeting at the 2011 Chiefs Regatta on Saturday, April 30, 7:00 pm at the Leatherlips Yacht Club. The ISCA Constitution requires a two-thirds majority to pass an amendment.

Sailing Acquisition Voting Form

If you wish to vote by mail, please send your completed ballot, postmarked by April 15, 2011, to:

Ron Gall, ISCA Secretary 2022 Glencove Dr. Toledo, OH 43609

Originally distributed in the February 2011 Intercom publication.

Midwinters 2011 Results

2011 Midwinters (Davis Island YC – Tampa, FL)

See picture Gallery (and select mid winters category)
This year’s Midwinters had every type of wind condition which surely tested the competitors skills.  We had warm weather, good food, and a wonderful venue in Davis Island YC.  Sailors in attendance:
1402 – skipper Steve Aspery with David Aspery and Connor Smith.
1424 – skipper Mike McClinchie with Bill Smith and Bruce Courts.
730 – skipper Jim Milliman and Lou Ridriguez.
472 – skipper Ron Herbig and Joy Dorethy.
Friday was blowing upper teens to low twenty in knots.  Just 1402 and 1424 went out.  Team Asery had two bullets.
Saturday had decent breeze early.  As the morning progressed under sunny skies the temperature rose to the mid 70′s.  The first race two races had decent wind.  Our third race was shortened in the second windward leg under very light wind conditions.   The RC sent us back to shore for a couple hours. The sea breeze filled in from the west but with shifty conditions the RC was unable to send us off.  Team Aspery had three bullets this day.
Sunday again had nice morning breeze for the first race.  The last race of the regatta was extremely light and shifty.  In the end Team McClinchie crossed the line first by about a boat length with Team Milliman and Team Aspery crossing seconds later.
Final standings were Aspery, McClinchie, Milliman and Herbig.
Next event Chiefs Regatta at Leatherlips YC April 30th and May 1st.

Boat Grant Program

Read more about this excited Boat Grant Program.  In addition to the use of a very competitive Interlake for the season, recipients also get an assigned mentor for the season.

Join/Renew ISCA Membership

Need to join or Renew your membership now!  See our Membership page for more details and benefits.

Please indicate on the Membership form when you mail it in if you would like to renew and pay your your membership due online via a secure Paypal site.

Did we mention the first year membership dues are free – so there is no reason not to join!