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

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

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.

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/

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

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.

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/

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

Registration form - click here

Notice of Race – click here

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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!