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 NCESA Approves New Scantlings - After four years of experimentation the NCESA membership approved the use of the Asymmetrical Sail for 2008, including changes to hull scantlings to add an asymmetrical bow sprit with appropriate control lines, changes to the mast scantlings to add diamond stays to support the additional load of a masthead sail (this addition is allowed with either spinnaker configuration, allowing an optional second set of spreaders to support the diamond wires and further stabilize the mast), changes to sail scantlings to provide dimensions for an asymmetrical spinnaker, keeping the symmetrical spinnaker a legal configuration, but only allowing a boat to register appropriate spinnakers for a regatta (so that you cannot flip back and forth), and allowing only one asymmetrical spinnaker to be registered for a regatta. Click Here to read the new scantlings and learn about making the change. |
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WBYC Sailors to Enter Hall of Fame - The ILYA Hall of Fame will announce the honoree class of 2007 at the 2008 Winter Inland. To date, eighteen ILYA competitors and contributors have been honored in the Hall of Fame.
The ILYA Hall of Fame Class of 2007 includes our own Jule M. Hannaford III and Dr. Thomas Hodgson. Hannaford won several ILYA E Chmpionships in the 1930's and was a frequent club champion at White Bear. Hodgson is well known at White Bear as past-PRO and around the ILYA as a past-Commodore and past-Admiral of the Bilge Pullers. Congratulations to Tom and the Hannaford family on this prestigious award.
The following sailors from the ILYA will also be inducted this year:
• Bill Bentsen (Geneva)
• Gordy Bowers (Minnetonka)
• Jerry Huse (Okoboji)
• Gordon Lindemann (Pine)
• Jane Pegel (Geneva) |
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| ILYA Winter Inland - The Winter Inland will agin be held at the Olympia Resort in Oconomowoc, WI. on February 8th - 10th, 2008. There will be fleet meetings, Seminars, and Dean Brenner of the US Olympic Committee will speak. Details can be found on the ILYA web site. |
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Buddy Melges Named to WI Sports Hall of Fame - World-class sailor, the Midwest's own Buddy Melges, was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame on November 10th, 2007. Gary Jobson presented the award at the Midwest Express Center. The Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame includes legends like Henry Aaron, Bart Starr, Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi among others.
Melges is recognized as one of the most successful competitive sailors in history, with dozens of national and international championships in a variety of classes. Melges won an Olympic Bronze medal in 1964 and a Gold medal in 1972. He was a two-time Star world champion (1978, 1979), a three-time 5.5 Meter World Champion (1967, 1973, 1983), a five-time E-Scow National Champion (1965, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1983), a seven-time Skeeter Ice Boat World Champion (1955, 1957, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1981) and a three-time Yachtsman of the Year. In 1992 he helped steer America3 to a successful defense of the America's Cup. He continues to compete actively in Class A Scows and the Class E Scow.
Congratulations to Buddy, Gloria and the entire Melges family!
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ILYA Regatta Schedule - The 2008 regatta season is just around
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White Bear Yacht Club formed in 1889 to sponsor yacht racing at
White Bear Lake, MN. We're proud to have been one of the founding
members of the Inland Lake Yachting Association and host to the
first ILYA Championship regatta held in August of 1898. Club races
are scheduled every Saturday and Sunday and Wednesday and Thursday
evenings throughout the summer months. Sailing instruction is
available for adults and children through our Sailing School.
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