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2010 ILYA Inland 20 Championship rocks in Neenah
This years championship took place in Neenah and saw all types of conditions, heavy air, light air, and also big and small chop. The regatta was decided in five races and decided by one point in the end as Aaron Lynn won the event.
We were really excited to see the new self tacking jib arrangement in championship conditions, and it did not disappoint. We felt through the whole regatta that our pointing ability and power was superior to the competition. The boat never felt like it was falling down into the leeward boat and that was with the traveler never being raised above centerline.
A big thanks to the North Sails rep, Jim Gluek, who tweaked the mainsail for us this Spring, the modification along with the full length batten were great. Having the chance to put a whole regatta on the sails showed that they were indeed fast. It was great to get out on a boat after a year away from the sticks, but it is really great to know you have speed and height when you need it.
2010 WMYA Butterfly Youth Championship
Congratulations to Mason Wolters on his first regatta championship as he edged out Allison Price for the top spot. Mason was leading or tied for the regatta lead throughout the whole event and finished off strong on the last day. The conditions were tough as it was a mostly light air regatta on a very shifty lake. At the WMYA regatta we also saw a number of new names to the top ten, including Isaac Kremers, Sam Ralston, Julie Lucas and Ella Wynsma way to go on a great regatta. Spring Lake sailors were equally impressive as they took the top four spots.
Butterfly Flotation panels rolling off the shelf.
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2010 Butterfly Nationals at Glen Lake
The regatta was a great success with Fank Reag from Spring Lake taking the Youth Championship in the 63 boat youth fleet for the second year in a row. Congratulations to Frank for sailing a great regatta. The other SLYC sailors had a great showing as well, as there were six other boats in the top ten. We are not sure if it was the coaching from Connor Davis, the really blue water, or just the fun time that everyone had that made that group just so fast.
There was a great turnout from the other clubs as well, as GRYC, TLYC, MYC, LYC added to the boats that were sailing from the Glen Lake YC.
In the Open class of 48 boats we saw Jim Young win as well. Jeff Ragains from LYC came in second and sailed an excellent regatta as well. Past champ Charlie Knape came in third. The entertainment from Charlie on his webbing band made the night complete, as many never had seen someone balance on a band of one inch width suspended between two posts.
Thanks Glen Lake YC for a great regatta in 2010. We hope to see everyone down at Spring Lake for the Westerns in the next few weeks.
The business end of the M-16
These are the new mast sections everyone is raving about. They are lighter, they bend well and just look great.
Congratulations to the 2010 ILYA M-16 Champion John Applegate
The 2010 M-16 ILYA Championships were sailed in Pewaukee this year with fifteen boats in attendance. The fleet was strong and eight different clubs were represented at the event.
This year a strong group of sailors from the east coast came out and made the sailing even more exciting as John Applegate, an M-16 legend from the bay, proved to everyone they sure know how to sail the M-16s.
The local favorite, Paul Reinicke, a past ILYA Champ from Pewaukee, took a very close second.
Thanks for those that made the trip out, Sue Kerr, John Harkrider, Curt Morton, and John Applegate to name just a few.
Another trailer load of new Butterlfy boats in new colors!
The Butterfly Season Is On!
This May and June have been a blur as the delivery truck has amassed almost 12,000 miles in a short two month span. The multiple boat trailers have been loaded up again and again. There are boats going to all sorts of places, white boats, blue boats, striped boats and inlay boats. Grand Rapids, Spring Lake and Leeland to name just a few of the places. We have also seen a couple new fleets pop up this spring as well. Stay tuned for updates on their progress.
In the Inland 20, world we have had two three regattas so far in the season. The hot hand seems to be Stephen Catlin as he has torched the fleet and sailed consistently so far. He has won the Lighthouse regatta, took second at the ILYA Invite, and was top five at Spring fling.
Our current regatta champions are Aaron Lynn at the Spring Fling, Stephen Catlin at the Lighthouse, and Steve Scheck at the ILYA Invite. We have seen small changes to the boat this year with the new experimental rudders but the standard rudders are still winning regattas. The turnouts have been good for these events and we are seeing different groups of people attending different events.