May 2004 Tell Tale
Volume 58, Number 3 May 2004
Big Ten Team Race
University of Michigan
April 3-4, 2004
Saturday: Wind: 8-15 knots, Temperature: 50's. Conditions were beautiful. The day couldn't have been better for team racing. 36 races were sailed before the conditions got colder as a cold front rolled in. The teams were easy to identify as each team was supplied with a different color of t-shirt to wear over their life jackets.
Sunday: Wind: 15-25 knots, Temperature: 30-40's. Conditions were very cold and gusty. After discussion with the competitors, it was decided that conditions were too cold and unpredictable to sail the consolation bracket, so only the final four was sailed. 12 total races were finished by about 1:30 PM.
Team Wins-Losses Total
Northwestern 12 2 120
Wisconsin 11 3 123
Michigan 10 4 138
Minnesota 5 9 154
Notre Dame 4 4 82
Ohio State 3 5 90
Marquette 1 7 98
Iowa 1 7 100
Ohio University 1 7 110
Ohio State S Bryan Parker 2004 All/
C Joe Minerd 2007 All
S Dave Alvarado 2007 All/
C Jen Moss 2005 All
S Bradley Koinis 2005 All/
C Rebecca Swab 2005 All
Marquette S James W Blackwood 2006 All/
C James C Fryman 2004 All
S Chris Acker 2007 All /
C Matt Desveaux 2004 All
S Cate Muller 2006 All /
C Paul Ericson 2007 All
Ohio University S Eric J Milliman 2006 All/
C Ashley R Muskowicz 2006 All
S Adam D Wood 2006 All /
C Adam Schmidt 2006 All (From OSU)
S Andrew Mulford 2005 All/
C Erin E Burke 2006 All (From UofM)
U of Michigan S Katie Dewitt 2007,
S Chris Granger 2007
S Mike Rhode 2005,
C Tom Martin 2005
S Chris Amory 2005
C Dave Elwood 2005
C Christina Falcone,
S Matt Vanderpool 2006
S Chris Amory 2005 /
C Lisa Vandenbosse 2007
C Katie Dewitt 2007
U of Wisconsin S Matt D Schmidt 2007 /
C Anna E Bargren 2007
S Anne C Porter 2005 /
C Kari C Sachs 2004
S Aaron M Mann 2007 /
C James Dunham 2006
S Joe J Zechlinki 2006 /
C Kelsey G Cramer 2007
S Andy Muller 2007
U of Minnesota S Alex T Symes 2004 /
C Andrew S Goodrean 2007
S Jennifer E Wilson 2006 /
C Oren Lambert 2007
S Bear J Egberg 2005 /
C Jordan E Jones 2005
C Ariell Bachman 2006
Northwestern S Brian Sabina 2005 All /
C Trevor Lee 2007 All
S Ward Detwiler 2006 All /
C Cassie Vinograd 2006 All
S Aaron Lasher 2005 /
C Liz Snow 2005
S Niko Ehresberger 2006 /
C Mary Weaver 2006
Notre Dame S Michael W Stephens 2004 All /
C Erin Elser 2006 All
S Katie M Roney 2004 All /
C Katie M Thompson 2005 All
S Andrew Lappin 2004 All /
C Meghann E Finerghty 2004 All
U of Iowa S Josiah R Fricton 2004 All/
C Kristen M Martin del Car 2004 All
S Josiah Ball 2005 /
C Jenny L Springsteen 2004
S Victoria D Montano 2005 /
C Scott Kavanagh 2005
S Lauren V Trolley 2005 All /
C Lindsey A Schneider 2006
April Fools Regatta
Miami University
April 3-4, 2004
Saturday: Sunny with temperatures almost 60 degrees. Wind out of the northwest 8-12 with a few gusts higher. Only 4 races completed in each division after a late start, many capsizes resulting in masts stuck in the mud, and having to end the day early after the crash boat motor quit running.
Sunday morning started out cloudy and cold with temperatures in the low 30's with snow showers. The sun eventually came out and 6 races were completed in each division with wind out of the northwest at 8-14, gusting to 16-17.
Note: John Carroll: RP form not filled out. 20 Points added to each Division.
A B TOT
1. Northwestern 34 22 56
2. Wisconsin 35 28 63
3. Ohio U 20 44 64
4. Miami 38 40 78
5. Hope 1 39 43 82
6. Notre Dame 2 69 56 125
7. Michigan 58 73 131
8. Notre Dame 1 78 66 144
9. Hope 2 89 93 182
10. Denison 116 105 221
11. John Carroll 92 100 192 + 40 = 232
A Division
1. Ohio U 20 Karl Felger 05 / Anna Rice 05
2. Northwestern 34 Chris Stahl 05 / Matt Pavlak 07
3. Wisconsin 35 Kelly Ferron 06 / Christina Webber 04
4. Miami 38 Jocelyn Pollak 06 / Anne Simiele 06,
Jan Vertresca 06
5. Hope 1 39 John Leahey 04/ Andrea Morzak 04
6. Michigan 58 Craig Capella 04 / Lindsey Morgan 04
7. Notre Dame 2 69 Kristen Brandes 06 / Lize Shelleby 06
8. Notre Dame 1 78 Erin Garcia 05 / Ralph Pantoni 06,
Liz Ketterhagen 05
9. Hope 2 89 Troy Schrock 04 / Tayor Dreas 05,
Lauren Adams 05
10. John Carroll 112
11. Denison 116 Kurt Vincent 06/ Max Lavety 07
B Division
1. Northwestern 22 Jack McCallum 06 / Eric Struck 05
2. Wisconsin 28 Scot Eisenhardt 06 / Tom McGrath 05,
Alex Cameli 07
3. Miami 40 Matt Lincoln 04 /Matt Rush 07,
Nicki Anderson 07, Will Calhoun 07
4. Hope 1 43 Robbie Croswell 07 / Trinity Swartz 05
5. Ohio U 44 Mark Paisley 05 / Merridth Comann 04,
Sara Paisley
6. Notre Dame 2 56 Seth O'Donnell 04 /Katie Bush 04
7. Notre Dame 1 66 Mike Maus 04 / Dave Harmon 05,
Cathy Monticello 06
8. Michigan 73 Jeff Spearin 05 / Dawson Moore 05
9. Hope 2 93 Ben Byl 04 / Mark Dalma 06,
Emily Wilson, Nate DeYoung 07
10. Denison 105 Greg Mecoli 06 / Kevin Moritz 05
11. John Carroll 120
Sunk'N Bucket Regatta
IUPUI
4/3/2004
The one-day Sunk 'N Bucket Regatta was held between IU, IUPUI, and PU Sailing Teams. Two boats from each team were on the water for a 6 boat fleet race. There were 6 races were sailed in breeze that began from the northwest at 15-20 knots, then shifted to the west and built to at 25-30 knots. After the A Division completed the second rotation B Division went out onto the water with winds gusting over 30 knots. Multiple boats were capsized and several sailors were in the icy water for over 6 minutes with only wetsuits. RC decided to cancel racing for safety reasons due the water temperature and wind which was forecast to continue building to 25-35 knots.
A B TOT
1. Indiana 1 3 4 7
2. Purdue 2 6 2 8
3. Indiana 2 3 7 10
4. IUPUI 1 9 4 13
5. Purdue 1 9 9 18
6. IUPUI 2 12 12 24
2004 INTREPID TROPHY
U.S. Naval Academy
April 3-4, 2004
Saturday - WNW 4-12 knots, shifty and patchy Sunday - 15 building to high 20's, cold, nukin' Due to the extreme conditions forecast for Sunday, only one flight of the match racing was attempted. Teams then competed in one fleet race. There is no overall winner of the 2004 Intrepid Trophy. Navy won the Navy 44 fleet racing. St. Mary's won the Colgate 26 fleet racing.
Fleet Racing in Navy 44's Saturday School #1 #2 #3 Tot Place Mich. St. 8 7 6 21 5/6 W. Michigan 7 8 8 23 6/6 Match Racing in Colgate 26's- Sunday Michigan St. 2 - 0 W. Michigan 0 - 2 Sunday Fleet Racing in Colgate 26's- Michigan St. "A" 3 W. Michigan "B" 7 W. Michigan "A" 6 Michigan St. "B" DNF
St Francis Intersectional
St Francis YC/Stanford Univ
April 10-11, 2004
Saturday- NW breeze 15-20, W/L and Triangle courses. Great race management by St Francis Yacht Club/Stanford Alums. Sunday- NW Breeze 6-14, W/L and modified W/L. Thanks to John Craig and the St Francis Yacht Club for a great event.
A B TOT
20./24 Notre Dame 225 255 480
A Division
20. Notre Dame 225 Mike Stephens 04 / Meghann Fingherty 04
B Division
21. Notre Dame 255 Katie Roney 04 / Katie Thompson 05
St Francis JV Intersectional
St Francis YC/Stanford Univ
April 10-11
12./21 Notre Dame 156 144 300
6th Team Racing Intersectional @ Yale
Apri1 10-11
Saturday: Shifty and puffy, ranging from 5 to 15 knots, and from NW to SW. Courses were digital N's in the beginning and triangle windwards later on. Sunday: Light wind. Gold round robin and silver round robin were not completed before the wind died. However, 4 team, 12 boat, crew team race was a big hit while waiting for breeze.
PLACE TEAM Wins Losses 11 /11 Northwestern 0 10
Buckeye Intersectional
Ohio State University
April 17-18, 2004
Saturday - The first day of racing proved to be exceptional as the teams sailed in 65 to 70 degree temperatures and winds of 10 to 18 out of the S-SE. 8 races were completed. The day started with Windward-leeward twice around and changed to triangles and triangle winward-leeward-leewards as the winds built. 8 schools filed for breakdown or redress points. It was found that the starting system malfunctioned with a minute to go, however the race started anyways without appropriate signals. The race committee was instructed to resail the race Sunday morning.
Sunday - The weather continued to hold steady with sunny skies, 70 degree weather and winds of 12-15 again from the S-SE. The day started with Windward-leeward twice around and changed to triangles as the winds built. Race 2A was resailed before the rotation continued. 3 schools filed for breakdown points. Minnesota filled for breakdown in race 9A, however, already having been awarded 2 breakdowns in the A division, they were scored DNS in accordance with PR 15(d).
NOTE: Ohio State did not fill out the RP Form. 20 pts per division added to their scores. NOTE2: Hope B division crews from Hope College did not indicate which races each sailed. 20 points per division added their scores. AC
A B TOT
1. Michigan 39 33 72
2. Northwestern 27 56 83
3. Minnesota 47 39 86
4. Wisconsin 54 32 86
5. St. Thomas 61 39 100
6. Christopher Newport 65 50 115
7. Ohio Univ 43 100 143
8. Miami/OH 89 68 157
9. Michigan State 48 111 159
10. Purdue 104 73 177
11. Ohio State 95 90 185
12. Indiana 103 103 206
13. Hope 136 139 275
A division = 10 Races
TOT
1. Northwestern 27 Ward Detwiler 06/
Cassie Vinograd 06
2. Michigan 39 Matt Vanderpool 06/
Lisa Vandenbossche 07 1-6;
David Elwood 05 7-10
3. Ohio Univ 43 Karl Felger 06/
Anna Rice 05
4. Minnesota 47 Zach Coelius 04/
Jenny Wilson 06
5. Michigan State 48 Mary Vorel 05/
Jamie Ziegler 04
6. Wisconsin 54 Anne Porter 05/
Kari Sachs 04
7. St. Thomas 61 Dan Shinozaki 05/
Jen Impola 07
8. Christopher Newport 65 Will Summers 06/
Mark Stephens 06
9. Miami/OH 89 Jocelyn Pollak 07 1-2,5-6,9-10;
Sarah Paisley 04 3-4,7-8/
Anne Simiele 06 1-2,5-10;
Jocelyn Pollak 07 3-4
10. Ohio State 75 + 20 = 95 Bryan Parker 04/
Joe Minerd 07
11. Indiana 103 Mike Schmid 05/
Krista Meschino 07 1-8;
Wes Kocher 06 9-10
12. Purdue 104 Ben Halston 04/
Staci Mattox 07 1-3;
Jessica Torres 07 5-10
13. Hope 116 + 20 = 136 Robert Croswell 07/
Nathan DeYoung 07
B division = 10 Races
TOT
1. Wisconsin 32 Matt Schmidt 07/
Carolyn Joling 04
2. Michigan 33 Cris Granger 07/
Erin Burke 06
3. Minnesota 39 Alex Symes 04/
Andy Goodreau 07
4. St. Thomas 39 Parker Zanios 07/
Jackson Dalton 06
5. Christopher Newport 50 Will McCabe 06/
Valerie Guinn 05
6. Northwestern 56 Jack McCallum 07/
Mary Weaver 06 1-4;
Matt Parlak 07 5-10
7. Miami/OH 68 Matt Lincoln 04 1-2,5-6;
Matt Rush 07 3-4,7-10/
Abby Heckler 07 1-6,9-10;
Alexis Parker 07 7-8
8. Purdue 73 Matt Conrad 07/
Adam Naramore 06
9. Ohio State 70 + 20 = 90 David Alvarado 09/
Austin Smith 05
10. Ohio Univ 100 Mark Paisley 05/
Katy Davies 07
11. Indiana 103 Molly David 04/
Adam Ledyard 04
12. Michigan State 111 Katie Jacquemin 07/
Erin Holcolm 07
13. Hope 119 + 20 = 139 Charles Sierzart 07/
Lauren Adams 07 ?;
Troy Schrock 05 ?
Buckeye Invitational
Ohio State University
April 17-18, 2004
Saturday- The first day of racing proved to be exceptional as the teams sailed in 65 to 70 degree temperatures and winds of 10 to 18 out of the S-SE. 8 races were completed. The day started with Windward-leeward once around and changed to triangles as the winds built. There were 3 breakdowns filed Saturday.
Sunday- The weather continued to hold steady with sunny skies, 70 degree weather and winds of 12-15 again from the S-SE. The day started with Windward-leeward once around and changed to triangles to starboard as the winds built. There were three breakdown and redress filings Sunday.
A B TOT
1. Northwestern 1 27 16 43
2. Michigan 21 26 47
3. Ohio 41 63 104
4. Purdue 63 42 105
5. Northwestern 2 57 51 108
6. IUPUI 57 85 142
7. John Carroll 93 61 154
8. Denison 89 82 171
A Division
1. Michigan 21 Christina Falcone 07 All /
Meredith Cochran 06 All
2. Northwestern 1 27 Aaron Lasher 05 All /
Ashley Mertz 05 All
3. Ohio 41 Eric Milliman 06 All /
Kate Milligan 06 All
4. Northwestern 2 57 Ryan Whisner 05 All /
Conaan Ugur 06 All
5. IUPUI 57 Chris Murray 04 All /
Sam Fishback 05 All
6. Purdue 63 Carlos Rush 06 All /
Matthew Lewis 07 All
7. Denison 89 Abigail Bacon 05 All /
Tierney Davis 07/
Kathryn Kramer 06/
Meredith Helf
8. John Carroll 93 Pat Feeley 05 /
Bob Maxwell 06
B Division
1. Northwestern 1 16 Brendon Keao 07 All /
Asa Church 07
2. Michigan 26 Caitlin Delphin 06 All /
Gabe Scherzer 07/
Sally Jacquemin 06 (1-6,9-12)
3. Purdue 42 Sean Kennedy 06 All /
Brittany Fleck 07 All
4. Northwestern 2 51 Eric Stack 05 All /
Emily Alvarez 06
5. John Carroll 61 Matt Rusk 05 All /
Katy Lloyd 06 All
6. Ohio 63 Andy Mulford 06 All /
Katie Karp 06 All
7. Denison 82 Chris Beier 07 /
William Biganti 05 (1-8/9-12),
Max Lavetry 07 All
8. IUPUI 85 Therese Wacchter 06 All /
Rebecca Dark 05 All
Don’t You Sail No Ugly Boat!
Ward Detwiler
There is an ad on I-75 near Flint, Michigan that reads “Pasty Lou says: Don’t You Drive No Ugly Truck!” Every time I go by that ad, I chuckle. But a few weeks ago at the Buckeye regatta, I was struck with anew phrase: “Don’t You Sail No Ugly Boat!” Looking around the parking lot, and on the dock, I realized that most people don’t really take care of their travel boats. We bring crappy boats to regattas, with hiking straps that don’t work, halyards that are frayed, and epoxy haphazardly applied to the hulls. And I think that most of us do this because we figure we will only sail one race in our crappy boat, and then we won’t have to worry about it. But after getting into crappy boat after crappy boat that wasn’t mine, I realized that something needs to be done. We need to take pride in our boats.
While none of us have the available cash to buy new FJs, there are a few quick and cheap steps that you can do to spruce up your FJ so that it looks and sails like a boat half its age (which for some FJs is nearing two decades). Here are some quick tips and points of improvement:
Start by wet-sanding the whole hull, using a finer grit wet-sand paper each time. Maybe go from 200 to 350 to 400 to 600. This will get your hull as smooth as a baby’s bottom. In addition to that, polishing the hull will make it sparkle, at least hiding some of your boats faults. Also, sand down and fair out any unsightly repair work, and fill properly any holes or dings. A wad of duct tape covering a goober of 5200 filling a hole in the bow is neither fast nor pretty. While you’re down there, attach new gaskets. This will cost less than $20, and it will make the boat faster and drier. There is nothing more irritating than having water spewing up from the centerboard trunk.
Make sure that you have TWO pins in the spreaders. I have seen several boats where the spreader is only pinned in one place, making the mast bend more, and increasing the risk of a broken spreader and dropped rig. While you are thinking about things that are out-of-sight and out-of-mind, make sure that your batten pockets in the main are all amply sewn so that no battens will fly out while racing
Replace any frayed or rotted line, especially if it is attached to a jib halyard or hiking strap. The things on the other ends of these lines are very important. Replacing the lines with cool colors also improves the boats speed and overall crew morale.
Make sure that there are actually pins and ring dings that are both appropriately sized and shaped (i.e. not bent) in all of the important places. Be sure to check that the ratchet blocks on the main sheet and jib cars have springs underneath them. This will make all of your boat handling smoother, as sheets will not get caught underneath and blocks will not twist. Also, as we saw happen on one of our boats, make sure the jib blocks are screwed on to the jib cars. This will save you the inconvenience of transforming your crew’s foot into a jib lead.
If your deck has a whole bunch of rivets filling holes where old hardware once was, you should drill out the rivets and fill the holes with Marine-Tex or 5200. This will not only keep water out of the hull, but you will also cut down on the chance of getting your dry-suit ripped by a protruding rivet.
This list is short, and I am sure that there are a bunch of cheap and easy fixes I left out, but it is just a start based on what I have seen so far this year. Complete these steps and you will save everyone a bit of grumbling in the parking lot, and you will eliminate another excuse your competition can give about why you beat them (i.e. “I would have beat you, but I was sailing your boat and it was dead slow.”) In addition to that, there is nothing more satisfying than being the proud owner of a beautiful, if elderly, yacht. Remember, “Don’t You Sail No Ugly Boat!”
Spring FJ Regatta
University of Iowa
Apri1 17-18, 2004
Saturday: Conditions proved to be absolutely perfect at Lake MacBride with temperatures hovering around 80-85 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. We were blessed with great northeasterly wind starting around 10 mph and building throughout the day to 15 mph. There were no protests or breakdowns filed on either Saturday or Sunday although one FJ sustained minor damage in a collision and another lost its mast after a pin failed in its side stay no one was hurt and the boat was re-rigged and raced again. Windward-leeward, triangle, and modified Olympic courses were sailed.
Sunday: Tired racers were greeted by 25 mph winds with gusts up to 40 mph out of the south and cooler temperatures. 'A' fleet was able to finish 2 triangle course races with numerous capsizes. After a disastrous rotation with capsized, boats drifting into the rocks and racers too tired to right their boats, race committee cancelled competition for the remainder of the day.
A B TOT
1. Wisconsin KK 17 21 38
2. Wisco Women 23 20 43
3. Marquette 26 18 44
4. Iowa 33 34 67
5. Minnesota 31 36 67
6. St. Thomas 50 59 109
7. Iowa 2 52 65 117
8. Carlton 60 65 125
9. Chicago 70 61 131
10. Iowa State 78 62 140
2004 Admiral's Cup
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
April 17-18, 2004
Saturday morning six races were sailed in each division. Courses were modified trapezoids with a separate weather mark for the V-15's. Wind was S to SW from 5-10. In the afternoon, the wind settled in from the south and eight more Races were sailed in each division. The wind built to 10-15. After race nine A and B switched fleets from V-15's to FJ's. Four protests were sailed resulting in four DSQ's and one breakdown was awarded. Sunday the remaining four races were sailed in 5-8 knot Northerly.
NOTE: No team representative from Old Dominion signed the RP form. As per PR10d(i), 20 points per division have been added to their scores. AC
A B C TOT
18./18 Michigan State 284 310 276 870
A Division
18. Michigan State 284 Rob Linden/Megan Walter
B Division
18. Michigan State 310 Laura Schmidt/Ed Lake
C Division
15. Michigan State 276 Corey Schoenberr
KENNEDY CUP
April 16-18, 2004
Naval Academy, Navy 44's
FRIDAY - Racing began Friday afternoon after a morning of practice. Three races were held in light 4-7 knot breezes that shifted from E to SSW during the day. Seven more races are scheduled over the weekend.
SATURDAY - Four more races were held in 8-12 knot southerly breezes that got very light in the last two legs of the final race. URI dominated the day's sailing to move back into contention.
Sunday - Two races were held in 5-7 knot SE breeze. URI continued their streak of firsts to win a tie-breaker over Navy with Cal Maritime only one point behind. The top three places were still up for grabs on the final lap of the final race.
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 Total W. Michigan (10/10) 2 6 7 10 10 10 5 10 9 69
MCSA Womens Championships
Univ of Notre Dame
April 24, 2004
Congratulations to the University of Wisconsin and Michigan State University who will represent the MCSA at the 2004 ICSA North American Women's Dinghy Championship.
Saturday, nine races in each division were sailed in Notre Dame's 420s to complete a rotation. Courses were windward/leewards and modified olympics. Winds were 5-10 knots from the NE, shifting E and building throughout the day. Two protests were filed, with one withdrawn and another resulting in a DSQ. Iowa was penalized 20 pts per division for failing to sign their RP form. A special thanks to our Judges, George Griswold and Allan Teske. Also to Diamond Lake Yacht Club for the use of their facilities.
1 Wisconsin 53
2 Michigan State 63
3 Michigan 70
4 Northwestern 75
5 Miami 90
6 Notre Dame 105
7 Minnesota 109
8 St Thomas 117
9 Iowa 169
A Division
1. Wisconsin 18 Anne Porter 05 / Anna Bargren 07
2. Michigan 30 Christina Falcone 07 / Meredith Cochran 06
3. MSU 32 Mary Vorel 05 / Jamie Ziegler 04
4. Northwestern 33 Lindsey Duda 05 / Liz Snow 05
5. Miami 40 Jocelyn Pollak 07 / Anne Simiele 06
6. Minnesota 53 Jenny Wilson 06 / Sara Gross 05
7. Notre Dame 54 Katie Roney 04 / Katie Thompson 05
8. St Thomas 69 Danielle Lindaman 06 / Natalie Osdoba 06
9. Iowa 96 Lauren Trolley 05 / Lindsey Schneider 06
B Division
1. MSU 31 Laura Schmidt 06 / Rebecca Wilson 06
2. Wisconsin 35 Kelly Ferron 06 / Christina Weber 04
3. Michigan 40 K Dewitt 07(1,2) C Delphin 06(3,4,5-9)/
E Burke 06(1-2)
L Vandenbousche 07 (3456),
K Dewitt(7-9)
4. Northwestern 42 Betsey Nielson 05 / Marie Kyle 04
5. St Thomas 48 K Ballard 04 (1,2,5,6,8,9)
L Allen 06 (3,4,7)
J Curell (1-6,9)
K Ballard 04 (7),
L Allen 06 (8)
6. Miami 50 Sarah Paisley 04 / Abby Heckler 07
7. Notre Dame 51 Kristen Braman 06 / Liz Ketterhagen 05
8. Minnesota 56 Carolyn Krech 06 / Anniki Lane 06
9. Iowa 73 Jenny Springsteen 04 /
Kristen Martin del Campo 04
Report from the Board and ND Regatta
Alex Symes
This weekend I spent at Diamond Lake at the MCSA Women's Championships. At this event, the Executive Committee (the board) held our third meeting of this year. Some things discussed were:
Northwestern is missing money from Midwinter's. If you have not paid, please pay them immediately.
New Committees: Competition Development Committee Headed by Brent Ostbye and a By-laws committee headed by Paul Kobs and George Griswold have been established.
There is some list-serv news. Effective soon, the list serve will be fully monitored by the Graduate Secretary. It will only be used for NORs, Results, and Official notices (so this email will no longer be sent out on it).
In other Internet News, our new website is almost Complete. I have seen it and let me tell you, It is wicked sweet, I am excited to have it up on the web.
In addition, the Policy Handbook review Committee has re-done the Policy Handbook for clarification and modernization. It is now much shorter and should be complete by the end of summer. All they have left to complete is formatting and approval from the Executive Committee. So you will need to be familiar with it for September.
In Regatta news. Women's Champs went smoothly and on time, Races were run with Notre Dames brand new fleet of 420s. As reported by Regatta organizers, every team arrived with full regatta dues in hand and there was no chasing of any team Saturday for money. Races began promptly at 9:30 without delay! -- Notre Dame really ran a fantastic regatta. I have not heard from the BYOB, but knowing OU, I am positive it was a good time that I am sorry I missed.
Next weekend is Dinghy Championships and good luck to those teams racing. I will leave you with my challenges that I laid out last week (these were fully met by I everyone at ND).
To Regatta Hosts:
l) Arrive on-time and be organized and ready for racing.
To Teams:
1) Arrive at the regatta on time and have everything organized
2) Pay Friday night all at once!
Congratulations to Wisconsin and Michigan State, placing 1st and 2nd.
Thompson Trophy
Connecticut College
04/24-25/04
Saturday: The day began with a 10-15 knot northwesterly breeze. Around noon the wind shifted to a 14-20+ knot northerly. The strong breeze caused many capsizes and provided some entertainment for teams on shore.
Sunday: The first two B division races were completed in a dying northerly, which gave way to a 10-12 knot southerly. Great day for sailing!
A B TOT
18./18 Northwestern 314 308 622
A Division
18. Northwestern 314 Brian Sebina '05 All / Asa Church '07
B Division
18. Northwestern 308 Jack McCallum '07 All / Ryan Whinser '05 All
BYOB
Ohio University
April 24-25, 2004
Saturday- The first day of racing proved to be exceptional as the teams sailed in 70 Degree temperatures and winds of 2 to six knots out from the North. 8 races were completed. Courses for the entire day were long windward-leewards once around. No protests were filed in response to protests being declared illegal by the attending competitors.
Sunday– The weather Sunday morning was overcast and raining with 60 degree weather and winds of 4 to 7 knots from the South. A total of 11 races were sailed in each Division.
A Division = 11 Races
1. Ohio Institute... 15 Krazy Karl Felger 06 All
Anna "Muskrat" Rice 06 All
2.Ohio 2 25 Mark "Oldman" Paisley 06 All
Katy "Swamp@$$" Davies 08 All
3. OSU 33 Adam "Carlton" Schmidt 07 All
Joe "Cool" Minerd 07 All
4. Denison 37 Abby "Superstar" Bacon 06 All
Meredith "The Hammer" Helfrich 06
All
B Division = 11 Races
1. Ohio Institute... 18 Eric "Harry $#$#@(& Potter" Milliman 07 All
"Hot" Kate Milligan 07 All
2. Denison 29 Greg Mecoli 07 All
Kathryn Kramer
3. OSU 29 Dave "Vice Comadore" Alvarado
Tattoo
4. Ohio 2 34 Andrew "Ogre" Mulford 07 All
Ashley "Ethel" Moszkavicz 07 All
Michigan's Women's Team Qualifies
ICSA President Mitch Brindley announced to the ICSA list that because SAISA did not have five teams participating in its District Championship it will forfeit its second berth. He noted that the MCSA, being next in line to receive a berth will get a third berth to the 2004 Women's Championship. Michigan finished third in the MCSA Women's Championship and is eligible go to the ICSA Women's North American Championship along with Wisconsin and Michigan State. Congratulations to the Michigan Women's Sailing Team.
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