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Volume 63, Number 1 March 2009
Tod Reynolds Elected Commodore for 2009
I am very excited to serve as Commodore of the MCSA after being as Race Chair last year. As junior at Northwestern University I have served as captain of NUST for three years and have been able to attend Single Handed and Sloop nationals along with a myriad of other dingy events. Outside of college sailing I enjoy racing Finns and E-scows with my dad and brother. I hope to one day get my act together and do an Olympic campaign in the Finn. Off the water I am an electrical engineering major concentrating on control systems and robotics and am currently on a co-op with an entertainment company in California responsible for designing a new Warner Bros. theme park in Abu Dhabi. Finally, as a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, I am the founder and Co-Chair of GreekBuild. A partnership between all 39 fraternities and sororities at Northwestern and Habitat for Humanity. As commodore I hope to keep the MCSA running smoothly, streamline any process's that we can, and prepare the district for hosting Spring Nationals in 2010.
NELSON ROLTSCH REGATTA
Tulane University & Southern Yacht Club
February 21, 2009
We had a slow start getting things going due to having to change the rotations around, and it was very difficult to get a course set. The wind started around 10 knots from the SE, but quickly died down and switched to the south. The wind never settled in leaving very puffy and shifty conditions. The race committee and all teams in attendance opted to complete as many races as possible on Saturday, as many teams had 10+ hour drives on Sunday, and so that everyone could enjoy the parades.
There were three protests, all in B-fleet, with each one resulting in a team getting DSQ'd from the race. Notre Dame was issued redress in race 3A, as the jib halyard jumped the track and they were without a jib.
Thank you to our Race Committee, Peter Hopkins and Philip Hubbell. They did a great job running races given the tricky conditions.
1) Tulane 27 7 34
2) TAMUG 27 20 47
3) Florida 19 49 68
4) Texas 26 44 70
5) Texas W 43 32 75
6) TAMUG W 46 31 77
7) Oklahoma 30 53 83
8) Notre Dame 41 46 87
9) FGCU 33 61 94
10) Purdue 58 41 99
11) Northwestern 54 58 112
12) Rice 74 56 130
13) SMU 67 71 138
14) Texas A&M 78 66 144
A-Division
1) Florida 19 JP Wright / Douglas Moran 1-4, Vivian S. 5-6
2) Texas 26 Chase Dearing/ Kelly Troy
3) Tulane 27 Shawn Patrick Ryan/ Jessie Yoste
4) TAMUG 27 Christine Barbour/ Ben Robbins
5) Oklahoma 30 Shelby Aughtry / ison Moorhead
6) FGCU 33 Andrew Rahn / Steven Johnston
7) Notre Dame 41 Jaci Chase / Caroline Yamartino
8) Texas W 43 Nataleigh Vann/ Al Ellen Hayes
9) TAMUG W 46 Laura Stamets / Luyi Zheng
10) Northwestern 54 Joe Teno / Mike Jung
11) Purdue 58 Robert Cardoze / Anna Metcalf
12) SMU 67 Rachel Ellis╩ 1-4, David Schlossman 5-6 /
Christina Sanders 1-4, Rachel Fox 5-6
13) Rice 74 Garrett Tate / David Luker
14) Texas A&M 78 Chris Thorp 1-2, Fiona MacDonnell 3-6 /
Fiona MacDonnell 1-2, Chris Thorp 3-4, Dustin Mercer 5-6
B-Division
1) Tulane 7 Chris Burd / Schuyler Hemmerdinger 1-4, Mary Duncan 5,
Kim Portais-Rolfson 6
2) TAMUG 20 David Valentine / Merari Dominguez
3) TAMUG W 31 Rebekka Urbina╩ / Laura Thompson╩
4) Texas W 32 Caitlynn Taylor/ Michelle Kasney
5) Purdue 41 Sam Todd / Matt Stiener
6) Texas 44 Scott Proctor/ Brandon Fiew
7) Notre Dame 46 Paul Cordes 1-4, Joe Peris 5-6 / Chrissie Gotimer
8) Florida 49 Daniel Levy / Nicole Crisp
9) Oklahoma 53 Vernon Green / Isaac Pato 1-4, Brian Merrion 5-6
10) Rice 56 Hunter Gilbert 1-2,5, Michelle Pyle 3-4,6 /
Michelle Pyle 1-2,5, Hunter Gilbert 3-4,6
11) Northwestern 58 Nick Campbell 1-2,Geoff Pedrick 3-6 /
Geoff Pedrick 1-2, Nick Campbell 3-6
12) FGCU 61 Matt Mundt / John Britton
13) Texas A&M 66 Bob Long / Paul Coppala 1-4, Jeremy Jenkins 5-6
14) SMU 71 Peter Buyusa 1-4, Cristina Sanders 5-6 / Aaron Heysse
David R. Keys Vice Commodore
I am a sophomore taking a business degree at Miami University - Oxford. I am very active with the Miami University Sailing Team and currently serve as the equipment manager. I grew up sailing in Detroit, Michigan on Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River. I participated in junior sailing for many years at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, however I was raised at Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit. I am actively involved with the C&C 35-1 Association of Detroit and have raced my family's C&C 35-1, ";Shamrock" for most of my life. First with my father, who has since retired from racing and now my sister and I race the boat. I have participated in eight Port Huron to Mackinac races on board C&C 35s. I am also the proud owner of a Crescent Sloop which is based out of the Detroit Sail Club. I look forward to serving you as your Vice Commodore, thank you so much for the opportunity.
Charleston Spring Coed Intersectional
College of Charleston
2/21-22/09
Saturday: Lack of wind forced a postponement ashore until a light SE breeze filled in around 11 am. The breeze held from the SE at 5-8 knots for the remainder of the day. Changing current conditions throughout the day made for some interesting racing. 6 races were completed in each division. 1 protest was filed resulting in 1 DSQ.
Sunday: Racing started in a SW wind at 10-15 Knots the wind increased to 20-25 knots and shifted NW by the end of the day. A low tide around 12:30 and some shifty conditions made for some great racing. All courses were Gold Cups. No protests or break downs were filed. Thanks to all of the cougars who helped run the event and congrats to the Tritons on the victory.
A B TOT
1. Eckerd 60 34 94
2. Charleston 41 73 114
3. Yale 76 57 133
4. Boston U 84 61 145
5. South Florida 78 72 150
6. Vermont 104 72 176
7. St. Mary's 101 105 206
8. Stanford 110 100 210
9. Coast Guard 114 104 218
10. Navy 112 115 227
11. UC/Santa Barbara 109 123 232
12. Georgetown 103 145 248
13. Univ. Rhode Island 120 130 250
14. Wisconsin 168 131 299
15. Old Dominion 159 142 301
16. Clemson 155 193 348
17. Christopher Newport 158 207 365
18. Tennessee 201 202 403
A Division TOT
1. Charleston 41 Nick Martin 10 1-8, Bryan Rigby 10 9-12 /
B.Haas091-6,S.Stokes127-8,11-12,B.Bestoso109-10
2. Eckerd 60 Arthur Blodgett 09 / Nicci Laliberte 10 ALL
3. Yale 76 Joe Morris 12 / Mike Hession 10 ALL
4. South Florida 78 Mitchell Hall 10 / Stephanie Reynolds 11 ALL
5. Boston U 84 Ben Spiller 09 / Sarah Donahue 09 ALL
6. St. Mary's 101 Derick Vranizan 09 / Maddie Jackson 11 1-10,
Claire Collie 09 11-12
7. Georgetown 103 Scott Furnary 11/ Kate Canty 12 1-10,
Rebecca Evans 12 11-12
8. Vermont 104 Tyler Baeder 09 / Chris Bletzer 09 ALL
9. UC/Santa Barbara 109 John Cameron Biehl 10 / Keely Scates 12 ALL
10. Stanford 110 Nick Dugdale 12 / Hayley Tobin 11 ALL
11. Navy 112 Tim Murphy 10 / Caroline Lockett 12 1-6,9,
Bennett Geyer12 10-12
12. Coast Guard 114 Sam Ingham 11 / Cesar Gomez 10 ALL
13. Univ. Rhode Island 120 Ben Quatromoni 10 / Lisa Costich 10 ALL
14. Clemson 155 Reid Cabiness 12 / Drew Lisicki 12 ALL
15. Christopher Newport 158 Ben France 09 / Lynn Ball 11 1-10, Tyler Million 11 11-12
16. Old Dominion 159 Katrina Williams 10 / Rachel Pokorny12 1-10,
Mila Marschink 12 11-12
17. Wisconsin 168 Kevin Campbell 09 / Jenny Koningisor 09 1-8, 11-12,
S.Stuekirk119-10
18. Tennessee 201 Douglas Toney 10 / Adam Bonomo 11 ALL
B Division TOT
1. Eckerd 34 Andrew Keane 09 / Nikki Butchart 10 ALL
2. Yale 57 Jane Macky 09 / Marla Menninger 10 1-10,
Mike Hession10 11-12
3. Boston U 61 Billy Martin 10 / Alie Bittl 10 ALL
4. Vermont 72 Clinton Hayes 10 / Ellie O'Brien 12 ALL
5. South Florida 72 Timothy King 09 / Simon Sanders 10 ALL
6. Charleston 73 W.Weisman10 1-2,S.Barbano11 3-6,M.Paine09 7-12 /
Aitken1-2,7-8,Weaver3-6,Haas9-10,Stokes11-12
7. Stanford 100 Oliver Riihiluoma 12 / Ariane Fisher 12 ALL
8. Coast Guard 104 Jon Duffett 11 / Jenn Hom 09 1-6, Chris Grabe 10 7-12
9. St. Mary's 105 Mike Kuschner 10 / Claire Collie 09 1-8, Ben Lezin 12 9-12
10. Navy 115 Jason Carminati 12 / LA Hong 12 1-6,S.Maldari12 7-10,
B.Geyer 12 11-12
11. UC/Santa Barbara 123 John Heineken 10 / Christina Nagatani 11 1-6,
R. Cator10 7-12
12. Univ. Rhode Island 130 Matt Carmody 11 / Carolyn Chaikin 10 ALL
13. Wisconsin 131 Leif Evensen11 1-4,7-12, C.Porter11 5-6 /
Carrie Bargren10 1-6,
Christine Porter11 7-12
14. Old Dominion 142 Thomas O'Bryan 10 / Arianna Baker 12 1-10,
Mila Marschink 12 11-12
15. Georgetown 145 Pete Johns 12 / Rebecca Evans 12 1-6,
Lincoln Heilner12 7-12
16. Clemson 193 Annalee Bradley 11 / Austin Cleary11 7-12,
Hanna Collins11 1-6
17. Tennessee 202 Chris Smith 09 / Paul Scruggs 12 ALL
18. Christopher Newport 207 Jessica Thal 12 1-6,11-12, Maxwell Plarr11 7-10 /
Tyler Million 11 1-10, Maxwell Plarr 11 11-12
Samuel Sam Todd Race Chairman
I am a freshman at Purdue University. I started sailing at an early age with my family in northern Michigan with my family during the summer. I started getting into racing during high school, something different, after not wanting to come to school early for soccer. I had a great time sailing around the Midwest and meeting lots of sailors. I am excited to continue my experiences here in the MCSA and am excited to be Race Chair and hope that all the regattas can go smoothly.
2008 ALL CONFERENCE TEAM
CO-ED SKIPPERS
Jimmy Costakis - Northwestern University
Nick Hovland - University of Minnesota
Matt Kirley - University of Wisconsin
Ryan Lashaway - University of Toledo
Scott Pfeffer - University of Michigan
Rob Pickens - University of Wisconsin
Timothy Roy - University of Notre Dame
WOMENS
Christina Baker - University of Michigan
Lauren Knoles - Michigan State University
Christine Porter - University of Wisconsin
Allison Prange - University of Minnesota
CREW
Carrie Bargren, University of Wisconsin
Maria Falcone, University of Michigan
Natalie Sinn - University of Minnesota
Becca Stephenson, University of Wisconsin
Margaux Stutz - University of Wisconsin
Mandy Sundling - Owens Community College
Woodward Plaque for the Best Regatta
Spring Dinghy Championship
University of Minnesota & Columbia Yacht Club
Sportsmanship Award
Scott Pfeffer, University of Michigan
Student Leadership Award
Tod Reynolds, Northwestern University
Margaux Margo Stutz - Special Interests Representative
I'm a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin majoring in Industrial Engineering. Growing up in Milwaukee, there were always ample sailing opportunities, but I only started sailing about two years before college. Although I always had the intention of sailing on the University of Wisconsin team, I still find it somewhat surprising how well this crazy plan of mine has worked out. I have spent the past year serving as my team's regatta coordinator and am excited to take on an MCSA board position. As the special interests representative, I plan to promote and ensure that the MCSA is prepared for 2010 Nationals. I also hope to increase the involvement in women's sailing.
Kelsey Dubois - Equipment Information Coordinator
I am a sophomore at the University of Michigan majoring in Naval-Architecture and Marine Engineering. I come from Grosse Ile, Michigan. I started sailing at the age of 8 and began racing optis when I was 10. Since then, I have raced FJs and 420s, both for my yacht club's junior team and my high school team. I joined the Michigan sailing team as a freshman. I am looking forward to promoting Midwest sailing.
Old South
University of Florida
2/28/2009
Saturday, 10-15 knots with gusts of 20. courses were Triangle Windward/Leeward's. Eight races were sailed in each Division. No races were sailed on Sunday.
Team A B C Total
1. Charleston 21 13 15 49
2. South Florida 27 25 11 63
3. Eckerd 36 17 40 93
4. Florida 21 30 46 97
5. U/Miami 29 48 26 103
6. Clemson 51 41 40 132
7. Tennessee 40 51 41 132
8. Miami/OH 61 60 62 183
A Division
Team Total Sailors
1. Florida 21 John Wright '10 / Paige Helmick '09
2. Charleston 21 Alex Bertrard '12 / Alyssa Aitken '12
3.South Florida 27 Britton Steele '12 / Tristen Vail '12
4.U/Miami 29 Nick Voss '12 / Nikki Bruno '12, John Kornman '12
5.Eckerd 36 Cody Spruce '11 / Millicent Gerlak '12
6.Tennessee 40 Douglas Torey '10 / Andrew Jones '11
7. Clemson 51 Kate Hodges '11 / Hanna Collins '11
8. Miami/OH 61 David Keys '11 / Chelsea Noughton '12
B Division
Team Total Sailors
1.Charleston 13 Chip Swatta '12 / Sarah Barks '12
2.Eckerd 17 Michael Whelden '11 / Catherine Hamman '12
3.South Florida 25 Rachael Silverstein '11 / Erin McKie '10
4.Florida 30 Meredith Muller '09 / Danny Levy '11 1-4, Brett Lackey '10 5-8
5.Clemson 41 Drew Lisicki '12 / Autin Nettles '11
6.U/Miami 48 Nicole Popp '12 / Clarissa Carlucci '12, James Remeika '09
7.Tennessee 51 Chris Smith '09 1,2,4,7;Ervin Grove '11 2,5,6,8 /
Paul Scruggs '12 3,4,5,6; Ervin Grove '11 1,7 Chris Smith '09 2,8
8.Miami/OH 60 Sam Maras '12 / Sam Musser '12
C Division
Team Total Sailors
1.South Florida 11 Zack Marks '11
2.Charleston 15 Erik Bowers '12
3.U/Miami 26 David Hernandez '12
4.Clemson 40 Anna Lee Bradley '11
5.Eckerd 40 Eric Stickney '11
6.Tennessee 41 Alexander Stein '09
7.Florida 46 Caroline Weright '12 1-5, Daniel Levy '11 6-8
8.Miami/OH 62 James Jenkins '12
Conference Commissioner - Jenn Hockema
I am beginning my 2nd term as the Conference Commissioner. During my first term I enjoyed working with all 3 MCSA boards, the membership, and the ICSA board. I'm excited for our conference to be hosting Nationals at the University of Wisconsin in 2010. Wisconsin will do a great job, and the willingness of our sailors and alumni to help with the event will make it a success. I also hope to see a 2nd team qualify for the final round of Nationals. I am proud to be a MCSA alumnus, and am excited to be a part of our conference's continued improvement.
In college I attended and sailed at Purdue University which is where I began racing. I enjoyed being a part of Purdue's Team both on and off the water.
I currently live in Montague, Michigan, and am a Program Coordinator for the American Youth Foundation. I design and implement programs with schools that focus on concepts of best self and positive community. I look forward to my 2nd term serving the MCSA and invite anyone to contact me with comments or questions. If you are an alumni looking to reconnect with the MCSA, I would be happy to find a way to get you involved again.