November 2004 Tell Tale
Volume 58, Number 5 November 2004
2004 Cary Price Memorial Regatta
University of Michigan
October 2-3, 2004
Saturday: Six races per division were sailed in the Cary-Price Intersectional today. Courses were modified triangles and trapezoids and the boats were 420s. Wind was 2 to 22 knots and current in the Detroit River passing by the host, Bayview Yacht Club, was about 2 knots. One breakdown was disallowed and one redress was granted.
Sunday: Cool temperatures met the sailors along with beautiful sunny skies. Winds were NNW at 7-10 knots. 4 races per division were sailed with courses being modified triangles, olympics, and trapezoids. Three attempts for redress were heard and all were denied. We would like to thank PRO Marcia Everingham, Head Judge Ted Everingham, and the Michigan Sailing Team for their help and support of the regatta.
A B TOT
1. Michigan 20 20 40
2. Minnesota 41 34 75
3. Wisconsin 37 39 76
4. Ohio University 35 72 107
5. Northwestern 64 54 118
6. Queens 82 39 121
7. Indiana 71 57 128
8. Miami OH 66 70 136
9. Western Michigan 81 72 153
10. Ohio State 56 97 153
A Division
1. Michigan 20 Christina Falcone '07\
Meredith Cochran '06
2. Ohio University 35 Karl Felger '06\ Anna Rice '05
3. Wisconsin 37 Matt Schmidt '07\ Anna Bargten '07
4. Minnesota 41 Mark Dunsworth '06\
Jess Haverstock '08
5. Ohio State 56 Conor Hawkins '08\ Joe Groszek '08
6. Northwestern 64 Brian Sabina '05\ Asa Church '07
7. Miami OH 66 Jocelyn Pollak '07 (1-8),Nill Calhoun \
'07 (9-10) Anne Simiele '06 (1-6),
Doug Baker '08 (7-10)
8. Indiana 71 HJ Richardson '05\ Sam Korenstra '05
9. Western Michigan 81 Geoff Lindenberg '06\ Nick Sundstrum '06
10. Queens 82 Dan Smith '07\ Sarah Sylvester '07
B Division
1. Michigan 20 Matt Vanderpool '06\ Dan Martinez '06
2. Minnesota 34 Alex Symes '04\ Sarah Gross '05
3. Wisconsin 39 Aaron Mann '07 (1-4), Anne Porter '05 (5-10)
Anne Porter '05 (1-4), Brianne Zechlinski '08
4. Queens 39 Chris Patterson '06\ Francine Long '08
5. Northwestern 54 Jack M Callum '07\ Trevor Lee '07
6. Indiana 57 Mike Schmid '06\ Jen Gaker '05
7. Miami OH 70 N Finefrock'05 (1-4,7-10), W Calhoun'07 (5-6)
D Pomlinski'08 (9-10),A Heckler'07(1-2,5-6,7-8)
8. Western Michigan 72 Chris Koch '07\ Emily Freed '07
9. Ohio University 72 Mark Paisley '05\ Eric Milliman '06
10. Ohio State 97 Matt Nunn '05 (1-6), Joe Minerd '07 (7-10)\
Joe Minerd '07 (1-6), Matt Nunn '05 (7-10)
2004 Cedarfest Regatta
Michigan State University
October 2-3, 2004
A B TOT
1. Wisconsin 33 23 56
2. MSU 1 44 17 61
3. Michigan 1 42 49 91
4. Northwestern 63 72 135
5. Michigan 2 76 66 142
6. MSU 2 68 89 157
7. Hope College 76 81 157
8. Iowa 100 66 166
9. Lake Forest 71 116 187
10. Illinois 97 108 205
11. Western 134 120 254
12. Ohio Univ. 144 134 278
A Division
1. Wisconsin 33 Scott Eisenhardt '06 / Amy Schultz '05
2. Michigan 1 42 Caitlin Delphin '06 / Sally Jacquemin '06
3. MSU 1 44 Rob Linden '06 (1-10), Carolyn Somes '08 (11-12)
Meghan Walter '06
4. Northwestern 63 Brandon Keao '07 / Christine Heckmann '08
5. MSU 2 68 Mills Forni '08 / Arne Thielenhaus '07
6. Lake Forest 71 Dan Rupp '07 / Allison Barron '06
7. Hope College 76 Brian Johnnood '06 / Katie Hoffman '08 (1-8,
11-12), Merry Roberts '07 (9-10)
8. Michigan 2 76 Ariel Moses '08 / Stephanie Stroud '08
9. Illinois 97 Gregory Zimmerman '07 / Tom Karnezos '06
10. Iowa 100 Lauren Trolley '06 (1-4, 9-10), Josiah Ball
'05 (5-8, 11-12) / Joshua Livermore '07 (5-8, 11-12)
Lindsey Schneider '06 (1-4, 9-10)
11. Western 134 Scott Cesar '06 / Katy Lloyd '06 (JCU)
12. Ohio Univ. 144 Katy Davies '07 / Caroline Sundman '08
B Division
1. MSU 1 17 Mary Vorel '05 / Lindsey Vickers '08
2. Wisconsin 23 Tom McGrath '05 / Missy Burry '06 (1-2, 5-8)
Leslie Kopatz '08 (3-4, 9-12)
3. Michigan 1 49 G. Hill Arbaugh '05 / Doug Fynan b 07
4. Iowa 66 Steve Schmid '06 / Brad Maier '06
5. Michigan 2 66 Mike Ruiz '06 (1-2, 5-6, 9-10), Andrew Vane '07
(3-4, 7-8, 11-12) / Andrew Vane 07 (1-2, 5-6, 9-10)
Mike Ruiz 05 (3-4, 7-8, 11-12)
6. Northwestern 72 Dan Bohl '08 (1-2, 5-6, 9-12), Anne Hodges 08
(3-4, 7-8) / Jake Byl '05
7. Hope College 81 Christine Dostal '06 (5-6, 9-10), Nathan
DeYoung '07 (1-4, 7-8, 11-12) / Liz Darun
'06 (3-4, 11-12) Katie Hughes '05 (5-6,
9-10), Merry Roberts '07 (1-2) Christine
Dostal '04 (7-8)
8. MSU 2 89 Richard Manner '08 (1), James Hook '06 (2-12)
James Hook '06 (1), Richard Manner 08 (2-12)
9. Illinois 108 Rob Coatney '06 / Peter Allen '08 1-12
10. Lake Forest116 Lindsay Ross '07 / JW Hackett '05 (1-8)
Calvin Wong '05 (9-12)
11. Western 120 Neal Turkluck '07 / Ken Hilker '07
12. Ohio Univ. 134 Ricky Meade '06 (MICH) / Evan Brignolo '06
MCSA Singlehand Men's Championships
Ohio State University
October 9-10, 2004
Saturday: 10 races were sailed in excellent conditions: 5-7 knots from the SSW which later clocked around to the West. Temperatures were in the mid to upper 60s. The 19 competitors sailed windward-leeward twice around courses. One protest was filed against Michigan 2 in race 10, who was disqualified.
Sunday: Brisk conditions greeted the fleet as the wind increased to 6-10 knots out of the North for the second day of racing. 5 more races were completed.
Ohio State Sailing would like to thank Jamie Jones and his excellent support staff for running a smooth and efficient regatta, and George Griswold for serving as chief judge, on and off the water.
Congratulations to Chad and Ben on qualifying for Nationals: best of luck in Minnesota!
1 Marquette Chad Recheysl 80 2 Minnesota 1 Ben Burgum 86 3 Minnesota 4 Mark Dunsworth 88 4 Purdue Carlos Abisambra 112 5 Wisconsin 3 Rob Pickens 118 6 St. Thomas Parker Zanios 128 7 Ohio Karl Felger 128 8 Wisconsin 1 Matt Schmidt 143 9 St. Thomas Dan Shinozaki 144 10 Wisconsin 2 Aaron Mann 146 11 Northwestern 1 Donald Thinschmidt 148 12 Minnesota 2 Brian Kerr 149 13 Minnesota 3 Alex Symes 153 14 Michigan 1 David Ellis 176 15 Miami 1 Matt Rush 179 16 Michigan 2 Alp Kardicali 189 17 Wisconsin 4 Andy Muller 196 18 Purdue 2 Charles Rush 244 19 Michigan State 1 Casey Ray 255
MCSA Singlehand Women's Championships
Ohio State University
October 9-10, 2994
Saturday: 9 races were sailed in excellent conditions. Sunday: 4 more races were completed.
Congratulations to Anne and Christina on qualifying for Nationals: best of luck in Minnesota!
1 Wisconsin Anne Porter 23 2 Michigan Christina Falcone 36 3 St. Thomas Lindsay Allen 51 4 Minnesota Jessica Haverstock 56 5 Northwestern Lindsey Duda 63 6 Marquette Kate Muller 70 7 Miami Nicole Frinefrock 86 8 Michigan State Laura Schmidt 101 9 Ohio University Anna Rice 108
James A. Rousmaniere
Jim passed away October 22, 2004. He was a member of the Afterguard and fundraiser for the ICSA Hall of Fame. Jim was instrumental in getting the ICSA Archives established at Mystic Seaport. A graduate of Harvard he was a roommate of John F. Kennedy and was a member of the 1938 intercollegiate championship team. As a member of the ICSA Hall of Fame He received the Life Long Service award from the ICSA in 2001. Jim sailed in last year's Afterguard Championship in Detroit as part of the other ICSA Championships.
Navy Fall Women's Intersectional
US Naval Academy
October 9-10, 2004
Saturday: There was light breeze (SE winds 4-6 knots). Sunday: There was more but not excessive (NW 5-15 knots). Sailed the course off of Bembe Beach, away from boat show chop. 20 Races were sailed in each Division.
17/20. Michigan 636
A Divison: 16. Michigan 310 Caitlin Delphin 06/Caroline Cochran 08 1-2;
Katie Cummins 08 3-20
B Division: 16. Michigan 327 Alli Boyd 08/Meredith Cochran 06
Hobart/WmSmith Fall Intersectional
Hobart & William Smith
October 9-10, 2004
Saturday: 8 races sailed per divison in a south/ south west breeze of 8 to 14 knots.
Sunday: 7 races sailed per divison in a north/ north west breeze of 8 to 14 knots. Courses sailed: triangles, gold cups and windward leewards. 2 protests heard. Racing enjoyed by all.
13/16 Michigan 157 190 347
15/16 Miami/OH 201 222 423
A Division
10. Michigan 157 Matt Vanderpool/Tom Martin 1-4, /Lisa
Vandenbossche 5-14 Evan Quasney 15
15. Miami/O 201 Jocelyn Polla/Anne Simiele
B Division
13. Michigan 190 Matt Bergin/Evan Quasney 1-4, Tom Martin 5-15
15. Miami/OH 222 Dreaux Plominski/Niki Anderson
2004 Hoosier Daddy
Indiana University
October 16-17, 2004
Saturday: Temperatures were in the mid 50's with abnormal winds for Indiana of 20 mph and gust of 30 mph, coming from the northwest with partly cloudy skies. 2 'A' races were sailed in the morning with 10 capsizes and we postponed racing for an hour while we moved the course to a more sheltered area and continued racing. 6 'A' races were completed and 4 'B' races were completed. Karl Felger of Ohio U (OU1) dropped out of A Division to operate a safety boat so that others could compete.
Sunday: Temperatures were in the upper 40's. We had sunny skies with much more calm winds of 5-8 mph coming from the northwest. 2 'A' races were completed and 4 'B' races were completed to total of 16 races for the weekend.
The IU sailing team would like to thank Geoff Cashman for being race committee along with Wayne Myers and George Griswold for being our protest committee. Also thank you to all 18 teams that participated this weekend and to everyone for making it a great weekend! Congratulations to IU, Northwestern and Michigan Sate for receiving 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
1 Indiana 36 15 51 2 Northwestern 33 33 66 3 MSU1 26 41 67 4 Minnesota 36 33 69 5 Wisconsin 35 47 82 6 Miami2 59 40 99 7 Notre Dame 66 38 104 8 OSU 58 87 145 9 Miami 63 97 160 10 OU1 94 72 166 11 Purdue 95 89 184 12 Michigan 79 105 184 13 OU2 92 115 207 14 Iowa 104 110 214 15 MSU2 131 85 216 16 IUPUI 105 125 230 17 Denison 127 103 230 18 Illinois 123 141 264 *The RP forms were not available at the time of publication. They will be included as they are found.
Navy Fall Intersectional
US Naval Academy
October 16-17, 2004
Big Breeze (12-22 knots) both days. Lots of races and wipeouts!
A B C D TOT
17/20 Wisconsin 310 300 289 339 1238
18/20 Michigan 355 354 312 251 1272
A Division
17. Wisconsin 310 Anne Porter 05 Patti Schmidt 08
19. Michigan 355 Chris Granger 07 Katie DeWitt 07
Lisa Vanderborssche 07
B Division
17. Wisconsin 300 Joe Zechlinski 06 Brianne Zechlinski 08
19. Michigan 354 Caitlin Delphin 06 Thomas Martin 05
Katie DeWitt 07
C Division
16. Wisconsin 289 Matt Schmidt 07
18. Michigan 312 David Ellis 06
D Division
14. Michigan 251 Alp Kardicali 08
18. Wisconsin 339 Scott Eisenhardt 06
Harken Clinic
Western Michigan University
10/24/04
Sunday: Boudeman Cup Regatta: Temperatures were slightly cooler than Saturday with highs getting into the mid to high 50's. Cloudy skies and light mist in the morning gave way to some sun as the day went on. Winds were light but consistent in the morning but built to 7 to 10 as the day went on. Five races were run on WL1X and WL2x courses with a mid-line start. A division raced in 420's and B division raced in FJ's. Both divisions raced on the same course with 420's starting first and FJ's starting second. There was no boat rotation.
Western would like to thank all of our supporters for the Harken Clinic / Boudeman Cup: Harken, Roly Poly Sandwiches, Gull Lake Yacht Club, and Klein's Bagels. Individual thanks goes out to the coaches: Sally Barkow, Mike Moody, Doug Carlson, Chad Coberly, and George Griswold, the race committee: Dave Johnson Sr. and Jeff Maier, and the support people: Bridget Nutter and Mary and George Lindenberg.
A B TOT
1. Michigan 31 10 41
2. Miami 20 24 44
3. Northwestern 1 11 37 48
4. Michigan State 38 13 51
5. Northwestern 2 11 41 52
6. Hope 33 24 57
7. Western Michigan 2 29 28 57
8. Iowa State 30 28 58
9. Purdue 42 26 68
10. Western Michigan 1 36 53 89
11. John Carroll 60 46 106
A Division
1. Northwestern 2 11 Jack McCallum 07/Erin Miller 08
2. Northwestern 1 11 Aaron Lasher 05/ Ashly Metz 05
3. Miami 20 Drew Paominski08/Dea Sundling 07 (3-4)
Pam Bottles 07 (1,2,5)
4. Western Michigan 2 29 Chris Koch 07/ Emily Freed 07
5. Iowa State 30 Tyler Luggett 06/
6. Michigan 31 B. Seppla 07 (1-2), K. Primmins 08 (3)
E. Quasher 06 (4-5)/ C. Fortune 08 (1-2)
C. O'Brien 08 (3), D. Martinez 06 (4-5)
7. Hope 33 Marc Palma 06/Trinity Sarto 05
8. Western Michigan 1 36 Scott Cesar 06/ Kati Lloyd(JCU) (1-3 )
Ken Hilker 06 (4-5
9. Michigan State 38 Rob linden 06 (1,2,5), Mills Forni 08
(3- 4)/Meghan Walter 06
10. Purdue 42 Staci mattox 07/Sean Madlock 08
11. John Carroll 60 No A Team
B Division
1. Michigan 10 Hill Arbaugh 05/Doug Fynon 07
2. Michigan State 13 Carolyn Soimes 08(3-5), Mills Forney 08
(1-2)/ Steve Griffith 08
3. Hope 24 Nate DeYoung 07/Katie Hughes 05
4. Miami 24 Doug Baker 08/Jane Vantresca 06
5. Purdue 26 Eric Yeung 08/Matt Gering 08
6. Western Michigan 2 28 Nick Sundstrom 07/Julianne Polgar 08
7. Iowa State 28 Bobby Roe 07/Rebbecca Engles 08
8. Northwestern 1 37 Wen Tu 05/Hui Teeo 07 (1-2), N. Mandell
07 (3-5)
9. Northwestern 2 41 Matt Pavlak 07/Kristen Kellaher 08 (3-5)
Christine Herkman 08 (1-2)
10. John Carroll 46 Pat Feely 05 / Bob Maxwell 06
11. Western Michigan 1 53 Neal Turluck 08/ Brian Savitg 08
* MSU was scored DSQ from races 3 and 4 in A division for having a skipper
switch from B division to A division for those two races. GHG
2004 Last Call
IUPUI
October 23-24th
Saturday: Temperatures were in the mid 60s with wind speeds averaging 4-8mph, gusting 14mph from the south. Rainy and overcast conditions lasted most of the day. Courses were WL1X and WL2X, with a one hour delay as the race committee could not hold course due to changing wind direction. A total of 4 rotations were completed by 4pm.
Sunday: Temperatures again in the mid 60s with wind speeds averaging 4-8 mph, from the southeast. Sunny conditions lasted throughout the day. Courses were WL1X. A total of 2 rotations were completed by 1 pm for a total of 24 races for the weekend.
We would like to thank our race committee: Wayne Meyers, Bruce Cameron, Joe Romero and Rick Graef as well as our protest committee consisting of Chris Murray and Molly David. Congrats to Purdue, University of Chicago, and IUPUI for placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
Finally, we would like to wish Adam Ledyard (IU) a speedy recovery from a dislocated shoulder following Saturdays racing.
A B TOT
1. Purdue Boilermakers 14 19 33
2. U of Chicago Windy Citymen 26 28 54
3. IUPUI Jaguars 37 37 74
4. Indiana Hoosiers 43 36 79
A Division
1. Purdue 14 Charlie "The" Rush '06 /Adam Naramore '06
2. U of Chicago 26 David Strubbe '06/ Wojtek Fedorko '06
3. IUPUI 37 Katie Ochs '06 /Samantha Corbin '05 1-2
Rebecca Dark '05 3-12
4. Indiana 43 Adam Ledyard '05 1-8; Alicia Szomski
'05, 9-12 Alicia Szomski '05 1-8; Samantha
Corbin '05 9-12
B Division
1. Purdue 19 Sean "Handcuffs" Kennedy '06
2. U of Chicago 28 Adrian Cook '06
3. Indiana 36 Jen Gaker '05
4. IUPUI 37 Jon Storer '05
ICSA Singlehanded Championships
University of Minnesota
October 22-24, 2004
Friday: Sailors were welcomed to Lake Minnetonka with fog, rain and temperatures in the low 50’s, however, a nice breeze out of the Southeast at 8-13 mph allowed for seven races to be completed.
Saturday: Another chilly morning with moderate fog but the breeze was still around, more from the South, at 8-13 mph. Three races were completed before lunch. In the afternoon, the breeze picked up dramatically and shifted to the west. Gusts were well into the 20 mph range and the sailors were challenged by typical Minnesota fall sailing conditions. A total of seven races were completed.
Sunday: Sunny skies but calm breeze.
The University of Minnesota would like to thank the Wayzata Yacht Club for their continued support of their program and all of youth sailing. The team would also like to thank the ICSA and Vanguard for their continued support of collegiate sailing as well as the Burgum Family, the Kobs Family, the Wayzata Sailing Foundation and the Midwest Collegiate Sailing Association for the contributions to the event.
Genuine and true thanks extended to Head Coach and Assistant Coach of the University of Minnesota, Cappy Capper and Brent Ostbye, for making this event possible with many long hours of preparation over the past two weekends. Also, thanks to Principal Race Officer Blake Middleton and his staff, Head Judge Dr. Bruce Martinson and jury members Zak Fanberg, Sam Rogers and Tim Krech. Scoring and website updates by Anne Scheuerman and Ernest Brody, food by Dee Ghering and her staff, as well as countless members from the University of Minnesota Sailing Team and members of the Wayzata Yacht Club for manning safety boats, coordinating traffic and assistance to the race committee.
2004-2005 ICSA / Vanguard North American Women's Singlehanded Championship for The Janet Lutz Trophy
1 A. Tunnicliffe Old Dominion 37 2 S. Devlin Harvard 54 3 M. Carapiet Yale 64 4 A. Clark Conn College 83 5 G. Tulloch Harvard 99 6 A. Davidson Brown 113 7 A. Bowen Charleston 135 8 T. Anderson Hawaii 137 9 S. Buckley Hawaii 148 10 C. Carraher Georgetown 152 11 A. O'Reilly Charleston 155 12 A. Porter Wisconsin 174 13 J. Gervais St. Mary's 187 14 C. Falcone Michigan 194 15 H. Siegenthaler U/Washington 211 16 J. Cate Texas A&M Gal 238
2004-2005 ICSA / Vanguard North American Men's Singlehanded Championship for The Glen Foster Trophy
1 A. Campbell Georgetown 32 2 C. Johnson Harvard 68 3 A. Kirkland Tufts 83 4 P. Must Kings Point 84 5 K. Kovacs Harvard 97 6 R. Johnson Boston College 110 7 B. Fahey U/Washington 117 8 E. Wager Stanford 124 9 J. Storck Hobart/WmSmith 125 10 M. Anderson USC 149 11 P. Stanton Eckerd College 159 12 H. Haggerty Texas A&M Gal 185 13 J. Fuentes Charleston 204 14 B. Burgum Minnesota 208 15 C. Rechcgyl Marquette 213 16 K.Kleinschrodt Southern Alabama 221
Words of advice from the Commodore: Alex Symes
My crew Oren and I were fighting hard for first place coming up to the last windward mark of the last race of the Hoosier Daddy. My team was in second place and I was in first in the ‘A’ division. Oren was hiking hard as we sailed on port to the starboard layline. There was a puff just ahead and I knew that puff would be our regatta. “Oren, we are tacking in that puff... Two, One, Puff On, Hike!” Oren and I hiked hard just for a second as the puff hit our boat. “Tacking” The jib luffed and we hit the rail hard, crossed the boat and began to hike. Just as the boat was entering the new tack, the mast began to fall. I instantly knew what had happened; our shroud adjuster had lost its pin. There was no breakdown, no breakdown points and no Hooiser Daddy Chair. Our regatta was over.
This was not the only demasting at the Hoosier Daddy this year, and it was not the only breakdown. These breakdowns could have been prevented by both the sailors and the teams that loaned the boats. To prevent breakdowns at practice and in races, do a quick check before you leave the dock. Tape the pins on the shroud, examine the u-joint on your tiller, and check your toe straps. Do not leave the dock with breaking parts. You will not be given breakdown points for parts that were broken before you left the dock. To prevent problems before you put your boats in the water, update bad parts. Replace bent clevis pins, frayed lines and tattered u-joints. Do this now so you do not have to miss your first practice in the spring due to broken parts. Also, there may be some fall specials at boat stores (try the ICSA sponsor Layline!). Remember, keeping our boats in working shape is your responsibility.
The November Haiku: Broken sailboats stink
Replace or Fix Broken Parts Do not wait ‘till spring
Our Aging FJ’s: Ward Detwiler
Call them old. Call them well used. Call them #@$%! What ever you want to call them, our collective fleet of FJ’s is deteriorating. While some of the fleet still has a few years left in them if we slap on enough duct tape and 4200, many of our boats are just plain unsightly. Uneven fleets, numerous breakdowns, and injuries resulting from equipment failure plague our regattas. The solution to this problem does not lie in epoxy and sand paper, but in replacement of boats.
While some people may hold prejudice against the FJ, and would be reluctant to buy a new one, they do have their merits. They are the cheapest of any college dinghy. They are durable and last quite a while (as OSU could certainly tell you, no offense). And, they are light, easy to handle, and excel in light air, all of which are plusses when sailing on a cramped inland lake. To top it all off, they are the boat of choice for MCSA regattas, so it would be silly to buy any other boat for bringing to regattas.
BYOB, a team would only need to buy one boat for traveling. While an entire fleet of new FJ’s would be ideal, it would also be expensive and unrealistic. However, there are lots of good used boats on the market that are only two or three years old. Every spring schools like Navy or Coast Guard, or any East Coast powerhouse sailing school, sell off fleets of boats that have been used for only a few seasons. While these boats have been sailed hard, they are still in great condition, and would be a marked improvement on our situation. Another plus is that these schools often give fleet discounts for buying in bulk. While no one MCSA team needs to buy six used FJ’s, we could get a group of interested teams together in the spring, and have an MCSA bulk order.
Given these discounts, your team may only need to raise as little as $2,000. You can try hitting up alumni, your school, parents, or just get out there as a team and work for it. This is a very realistic goal, and one that will make our district more competitive with each other, and at regattas around the country. With a newer fleet, we will have more competitive racing, less breakdowns, and most importantly, no excuses.
Important Reminders
Updates
If your team has not already updated the Team Information on the ICSA Website it needs to be done as soon as possible. Follow the directions on the website.
If your team has not filled out the Annual Report form on the MCSA Website it needs to be done as soon as possible. The Annual Report form can be found under forms and be filled in on-line.
Best Regatta Award
The Woodward Award is given to the school hosting the best regatta during the calendar year. There is a form on the MCSA Website which can be filled in by each team attending a regatta to evaluate that regatta. It is important that each team attending a regatta assign a team member to evaluate the regatta. Only one form for each team can be counted. There must be forms from 75% of the teams attending a regatta with five or more schools to qualify it for the award. It is also required that 80% or more of the form be filled out so that a complete and fair analysis is obtained. The Regatta Evaluation form can be found under "Forms" on the MCSA Website. Please take the time to evaluate any regatta your team has not submitted a form for this year - also encourage other teams attending that regatta to submit their form as well.
Nominations for the MCSA Sportsmanship Award
Nominations of individuals for the MCSA Sportsmanship Award can be made by filling out on-line the Sportsmanship Nomination form which can be found under "Forms" on the MCSA Website. Sportsmanship both on and off of the racecourse should be recognized. If the individual exhibiting good sportsmanship is not nominated then the award will not be given out for 2004 – it is up to members of the MCSA to identify and nominate individuals who exhibit good sportsmanship.
Nominations for the MCSA Student Leadership Award
Nominations of individuals for the MCSA Student Leadership Award can be made by filling out on-line the Student Leadership Nomination form which can be found under "Forms" on the MCSA Website. This award is to recognize an individual who has been an outstanding leader for their team and the MCSA. It is important that individuals be nominated for this award using the Student Leadership Nomination form on the MCSA website under "Forms".
Nomination for MCSA Officers
The By-Laws were amended last February to eliminate the Nominating Committee. In its place a system of nominating petitions was established. It is important that all members of the MCSA read the MCSA By-Laws as they appear on the MCSA Website concerning the process which will be used to nominate individuals for the elective offices of the MCSA for 2005.
Webmaster
The MCSA is looking for an individual who will serve as its webmaster. Individuals with interest should contact Alex Symes or Paul Kobs.
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