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2013 Sailing Division Board Members |
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Note:
Minutes of recent Board Meetings have been moved to the "Members
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| The White Bear
Yacht Club is a private athletic and social organization dedicated to
the promotion of yachting, golf, tennis, swimming and other sports.
Situated on the shores of White Bear Lake in the Twin Cities of Minnesota,
the White Bear Yacht Club has a history dating back to the late 1800's. Contact Executive Officer Fletcher Driscoll to inquire about
Sailing Division Membership. At a meeting held in August 1897 at Rameley Pavilion, then the home of the White Bear Yacht Club, the Inland Lake Yachting Association was formed to promote the sport. The 10 initial member clubs selected White Bear Lake as the site of the 1st Annual ILYA Regatta, and scheduled it for August of 1898. Yacht racing legend Sam Merrick who passed away in 2000 wrote a great article about the history of Scow Sailing, originally published in the National E Scow Association newsletter. The article makes mention of the many contributions that White Bear sailors and boat builders made to the sport. Another great source of background information is the ILYA Centennial book written by White Bear's Dr. Thomas A. Hodgson. With input from Sam Merrick, Tom chronicled the first 100 years of the ILYA in the book "The History of the Inland Lake Yachting Association". The National C Scow Sailing Association has assembled some history of the C Class on their web site, including the birth of the ILYA and some history of the Johnson Boat Works. Click here for more information and some great old photos. |
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