June 22, 2009
ILYA M-16 Championships on Cedar Lake
Article written by Rick Trestor
Can you imagine the joy in Sawyerville with an ILYA win for the sisters? Today the highly competitive fleet came out to sail the last two races of their championship. Paul Reinicke, Maggie Walsh and Sunny Driscoll started the day with only one point separating them. The morning brought us four to six mile per hour winds from the East. This set-up the races to be sailed across the short length of the lake in the opposite direction from yesterday.
Since we were sailing two back to back races we again had a downwind finish for the first race. Our three leaders stayed pretty close to each other in the first race. Jan Gill broke away from these three to win the race. Sunny ended up second with Maggie third and Paul fourth. This maintained the lead for Sunny and Cindy Duchow.
The last race was very similar to race number five with the three leaders keeping a close eye on each other. In this race Sunny and Cindy jumped out to an early lead with Paul and Maggie further back. After leading in many of the races without winning Sunny put this race and the regatta away. Jack Zimmerschied and Fred Weber had the best races of their regattas by finishing second and third.
This was the first ILYA championship for the sister act of Sunny Driscoll and Cindy Duchow. They have been sailing together in Inland events since they were kids. Paul Reinicke and Helen Rehberger ended up second and Maggie Walsh and Terry Isabell were third. Jan Gill was the top Master and Heidi Vollmar won the top rookie.
1 V-7 Sunny Driscoll 12
2 V-151 Paul Reinicke 17
3 V-76 Maggie Walsh 19
4 WL-111 Jan Gill 21
5 V-44 Fred Weber 38
6 LH-117 Jack Zimmerschied 39
7 A Heidi Vollmer 40
8 A-10 Danny Fossati 54
9 A-3 Karen Plunkett 56
10 J-11 Molly Sitter 58
11 A-11 Wendy Olsen 68
12 A-136 Carter Egan 69
13 A-77 Chris Van Hefty 78
14 A-65 Ed Hill 89
15 A-36 Dale Kent 93
June 21, 2009
ILYA M-16 Championships Update
Here are the current standings at the ILYA M-16 Championship on Big Cedar Lake. There are four races completed up to this point.
The M-16 fleet
1 V-7 Sunny Driscoll 9
2 V-151 Paul Reinicke 9
3 V-76 Maggie Walsh 10
4 WL-111 Jan Gill 15
5 V-44 Fred Weber 25
6 A-17 Heidi Vollmar 25
7 LH-117 Jack Zimmerschied 31
8 A-3 Karen Plunkett 32
9 A-10 Danny Fossati 35
10 A-136 Carter Egan 40
11 J-11 Molly Sitter 40
12 A-11 Wendy Olsen 49
13 A-65 Ed Hill 59
14 A-36 Dale Kent 61
15 A-77 Chris Van Hefty 64
May, 2009
M Scow Easterns: Save the Date!
Date: September 19, 2009
Location: Sea Side Park Yacht Club, Seaside, NJ
Registration/Check-In Opens 8:00 AM
Skipper’s Meeting Promptly at 9:30 AM
Five (5) Races Planned
Registration: $ TBD day of regatta
Includes: Coffee, Juice and Doughnuts
Lunch for Skipper and Crew
Skipper and Crew Trophies
Post-Race Grill & Chowder
Cash Bar
Fun for All
RSVP/Information:
Ed Vienckowski
Work Phone: 732-681-2368
Home Phone: 609-286-2521 e-mail: Ed.Vienckowski@zodiacaerospace.com
Download and print the flyer.
April, 2009
Attention M Scow Sailors!
The MRYC Spring Series gets underway this Sunday, so come and join the fun.
The first warning is at 1500 hrs.
The series registration fee is only $50, and boat storage is free. What a deal!
Check the MRYC website for the series NOR, SI and registration forms.
See you Sunday,
Dave Kuykendall,
M-Scow Fleet Captain, MRYC
| Race* | Date | 1st Warning | Trophy |
| 1,2,3 | April 19 | 1500 hours | Series Only |
| 4,5,6 | May 3 | 1450 hours | Series Only |
| 7,8,9 | May 17 | 1300 hours | Series Only |
| 10,11,12 | May 31 | 1330 hours | Series & *Daily (Memorial Day Trophy) |
| 13,14,15 | June 14 | 1200 hours | Series Only |
*The first race of the day constitutes the Memorial Day Trophy Race
March, 2009
Regatta Reports Posted
Here are two regatta reports that have been posted for the 2008 M16 Nationals and the 2008 ILIYA M16 Championships.
ILIYA M-16 Scow Championship
Date: June 19-21, 2009.
Hosted by: Cedar Lake Yacht Club, Slinger, WI
Venue Headquarters: Cedar Lake Yacht Club
4734 Yacht Club Dr.
Hartford, WI
262-644-5136
More information here on the Regatta Schedule page.
March, 2009
Down Bay Regatta Scheduled
Regatta season is soon upon us. Mark your calendars for the Down Bay Regatta at Little Egg Harbor August 15-16, 2009.
November 6, 2008
Proposed New Officers for Eastern M-Scow District
Eastern M-Scow District would like to propose the following positions to be held a minimum of two years:
Commodore: Tim Faranetta
Vice Commodore: Susan Kerr
Secretary: Tom Welsch
Treasurer: Curt Morton
Measurer: John Applegate
Please reply to Susan Kerr (shkerr11@msn.com) by November 14 if you would like to nominate someone else for a position.
All nominations must be received by Novermber 17 at which time a formal notice will be sent to all Eastern M-Scow District members for their vote.
If you would like to join and support the EMSD, please mail annual dues of $10, payable to 'Eastern M-Scow District', to Curt Morton at 612 Beacon Boulevard, Sea Girt, NJ 08750.
Please include the following information so we may update our files. Name Mailing Address City, State, Zip Phone E-mail Address
Regatta Traveling "Old School Style"
The Long Lake M-16 fleet is excited for the 2007 season.
After a long road trip the molds make their way to Wisconsin!