The University of San Diego HS served notice this fall that it will be the team to beat for 1999 championships based on two convincing victories in the 1998 Anteater Regatta and the New Year's Rose Bowl Regatta.

Thirty-seven teams including 10 from northern California and seven JV made this the largest Anteater ever. The fleet suffered through drifting conditions Saturday, but had a good ten knots of breeze for Sunday's racing after reportedly sacrificing a freshman sailor to the gods.

Led by its B Division crew of Matt Megla/Tanner Marsh with a overall low-point, near-perfect six points, U. of San Diego HS finished 17 points ahead of the Newport Harbor HS JV's led by its low point A Division crew of Scott Hogan/Amy Halversen and 31 points ahead of The Bishop's School in third place. The rest of the winning U. of San Diego HS team was its A Division crew of Brian Lake/Stephanie Ennis, who wound up third for low-point division honors. The NHHS Varsity and the R.L. Stevenson HS rounded out the top five. For both Bishop's and Stevenson it was the first time they had climbed into the top five in the Anteater.

The U. of San Diego HS was even more dominating in the Rose Bowl Regatta sailed January 2-3 at the U. of Southern California. With seven first places in 14 races the San Diego sailors ended up 29 points ahead of the Newport Harbor HS Varsity and would have been even more impressive had not San Diego's B Division crew not suffered a DSQ at go with its five firsts and one second.

The NHHS JV team was third, Coronado HS fourth and Soquel HS fifth in the 31-team fleet that included five JV crews.

While Southern California schools were taking the top three places in both the Anteater and Rose Bowl as has been their custom heretofore, it is significant that Northern California teams such as Stevenson, Soquel, and Redwood HS moved into the top ten places as PCISA continues to develop competitive parity.

	The winning University of San Diego High School team at the 1998 Anteater Regatta.
The 37-boat fleet had better winds for the second day of the Anteater sailing the University of California Irvine's CFJs in Newport Harbor.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE [back to index]

Dear Sailors and Friends,
The numbers are up again. We have more members right now than we did at the end of the last school year. More fun for more people! There are no number goals; we just try to meet expectations and to improve participation. Growth so far this year has primarily been on the Gulf and Pacific Coasts, especially in Hawaii which is part of the PCISA.

As we always do, the allocations for the championships this Spring are based on either the memberships received by January 1 or the district total from last year, whichever is higher and is a straight mathematical proportion. The 1999 final allocations for the Mallory and Baker and the preliminary allocations for the Cressy next Fall are published in this issue. The final Cressy allocations in each of the two 16-boat fleets, radials and full-rig, will be based on the numbers in June. Sailors elect which fleet they want to compete in and stay with that choice throughout qualifiers to the finals.

The two Spring national championships are set: the Mallory is at Grosse Point, MI, May 8-9 and the Baker at St. Petersburg, FL, May 22-23.

The Annual General Meeting of ISSA members is set at Newport Yacht Club, Newport, RI, at 10:00 am Saturday March 6, 1999. Nominees for the 1999-2000 officers and Board of Directors will be voted on at this meeting. The slate recommended by the Nominating Committee is in this issue along with an agenda for the meeting. ISSA is fortunate in that the team which has brought us this far is willing to continue to serve. Well, except for Bill Wakeman, dean of the West Coast coaches, who organized the Pacific Coast ISA many years ago and has been its guiding spirit for over 20 years. Bill will join our Advisory Council, which has been looking ahead for us under Chairman Bruce McPherson. A thorough summary of their work will be included in the Spring newsletter.

With our goal of making sailing as reasonable as we can, we don't always come out even. The year-end Treasurer's report shows a shortfall, albeit not a serious one. But it does emphasize how dependent we are on our volunteers and on member dues and donations to keep going. School dues remain at a sensible level and students need outfit themselves to race with no entry fees for regattas. We are fortunate in having the continuing support from USSF/US SAILING, NSIA, and now Vanguard Sailboats, a partner in our growth and development.

More local leagues, more Fall sailing - that's where it is going, I think. District series are catching on, too, with percentage points toward the district championship and berths in the national championships. More sharing of fleets and venues, of coaching also - steps in the right direction. You get better helping others to get better; no kidding.

This should be another great year for school sailing. My best to all.

Larry White, President

AGENDA FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING [back to index]

The annual meeting of the members of ISSA will be at 10:00 AM at the Newport Yacht Club, Newport, RI Saturday March 6. The meeting "legally the meeting of the corporation" is called as required by the by-laws and is open to all members, who may be individual members or representatives of schools that are members of a district. Members who cannot attend are encouraged to send items they wish the members to consider and voting proxies. Traditionally the annual meeting of ISSA has also been open to non-members interested in school sailing and wishing to observe and comment on but not vote on issues.

The following is the agenda for the annual meeting:

1. Minutes of the March 7, 1998 AGM
2. Reports of Officers
3. Treasurer's Report and presentation of the 1999 budget
4. Reports from the Districts
5. Discussion of the 1999, 2000, and 2001 national championships
6. Discussion of projects underway or planned
7. Old business
8. New Business
— a) Advisory Council Report
— b) Exchange of ideas on running a District
— c) Proposed changes in ISSA By-laws
9. Special awards and recognition
10. Election of Officers and Directors for 1999-2000
11. Adjournment

Immediately following the meeting of members, the Board of Directors will have a brief meeting to elect an Association President and the Executive Committee, and to discuss and act upon any items arising at the meeting of members that require consideration by the Directors. Members and guests are invited to attend this short meeting.

Following the meeting of Directors, there will be a light buffet lunch to which all those attending the annual meeting are invited. An afternoon session will be held if required.

NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS [back to index]

PRESIDENT*: Lawrence A. White

VICE PRESIDENTS: Tim Hogan, Ray Teborek, Roy Williams

SECRETARY: Roger Rawlings

TREASURER: Nancy Healy

DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES:**

AT-LARGE MEMBERS:
Josh Adams, Nicole Breault (Alumni), Chris Clement, Sarah Davidson, John Gervais, Natalie D. King

* The President is elected by the Board of Directors
** Each District nominates one representative to the Board of Directors and may propose additional at-large Directors. MASSA will name its representative after its district meeting late in February. The maximum number of Directors allowed by the ISSA By-laws is currently 20.

Submitted by the Nominating Committee
Ray Teborek, Chairman

PROPOSED CHANGES IN ISSA BY-LAWS [back to index]

The ISSA By-laws have remained in place unaltered for several years. In order to bring them more in line with the direction ISSA is developing, a number of changes have been proposed and will be discussed and may be voted on at the annual meeting of members in March. The Bylaws provide that proposed amendments to the By-laws must be given to each member in the call for meeting. Herewith are the proposed changes.

ARTICLE III, Sections 5 and 6
Under the existing by-laws Districts shall consist of "a minimum of three schools" (Section 5) and "a group of three or more schools may petition for membership in the Corporation as a District" (Section 6). The proposed change is to up the number of schools to ten (10). As ISSA grows, the thinking is that districts covering larger geographical areas contribute to better stability and competition than a greater number of small or isolated groups. The proposed change is not intended to discourage regional leagues or local regattas.

ARTICLE IV, Section 1
The By-laws of ISSA currently limit the number of Directors to 20, which includes the officers of the Association and representatives of the seven districts as well as at-large members. Traditionally the representatives of Districts do not serve as officers of the Association. Because it is conceivable that in the future the number of districts will increase and to insure representation from the districts, a proposed change in the By-laws would limit the Directors not by a fixed number as at present but by a limit dependent upon the number of districts.

The By-laws currently read as follows: The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than four (4) not more than twenty (20) members who need not be members of the Corporation. The first Directors shall be elected by ballot by the incorporators, and thereafter the Directors shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting of the members.

The proposed change would read as follows: The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than four (4) members nor more than twice the number of Districts plus six. The first Directors shall be elected by ballot by the incorporators, and thereafter the Directors shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting of the members.

ARTICLE VII, Section 1
The current By-laws specify that the annual meeting of members "shall be held on the 1st Saturday in March in each year." While it has not been made a formally proposed change to the By-laws, a suggested change to the By-laws would move the annual meeting of members to the Fall, perhaps in conjunction with the Cressy regatta. The thinking behind this proposal is that with the increase in school sailing in the Fall and with the start of the school year, the Fall may be a more logical time for a meeting of members.

Historically the March meeting date was set at the beginning of the season in which almost all school sailing took place. Having the meeting in conjunction with the first major championship regatta of the school year might encourage attendance and participation by members.

ISSA members who have any observations or comments about these proposals are urged to contact their District representative or the President of ISSA Larry White prior to the annual meeting if they are unable to attend. All the ISSA By-laws are currently being reviewed as is customary as any organization grows. The results of this review will be reported in a future issue of the newsletter.

REPORTS FROM THE DISTRICTS [back to index]
NWISA
John DeMeyer reports that at the December 12 meeting of the district representatives from 12 schools attended. Better still, there were ready volunteers to host both championship doublehanded and team racing regattas. The NWISA spring schedule includes a doublehanded "kick-off" regatta March 20 at Oak Harbor HS on Whidbey Island, mid-season team racing April 3 and 10, the district doublehanded championship at Roche Harbor on San Juan Island April 16-17, and the team racing championship April 30-May 1 at Port Townsend. He notes that spring breaks spanning four weeks in mid-season are the big hassle in setting up events. Still, the growth in the Pacific Northwest is impressive.

MASSA
The Mid-Atlantic district has its annual meeting the end of February when the scheduling of Spring regattas should be finalized. In the meantime, MASSA Director Bill Schneider raises two concerns of his district that he hopes will be discussed at his district's meeting so he can forward any suggestions to ISSA for its annual meeting. The first concern is the problem MASSA seems to have of determining the qualifiers for the Cressy regatta when they involve both Radial and full rigged Lasers. Already, he notes, it is difficult enough to run a qualifying regatta in one fleet using one rig even using college facilities. To have two eliminations would seem impossible and Bill even wonders if using other boats — e.g. Bytes, Finns, El Toro's, etc. — might be one solution.

The second concern Bill has is the need for the MASSA district to hold qualifying regattas (that also serve as district championships) so early in the Spring sailing season. He would like to see alternative dates for ISSA championships explored. For instance, since it involves much fewer schools, perhaps moving the Baker regatta ahead of the Mallory. Another answer might be to move the Mallory regatta to a date as late as June, a move that might make more collegiate facilities available.

Bill is also looking for suggestions and comments about these concerns from other districts.

SEISA
Sacred Heart HS of New Orleans won the 1999 Sugar Bowl Regatta in the first time that school had competed in the event. Seven teams sailed in the two-day regatta in westerly winds of 8-20 knots. Mount Carmel HS two entries finished second and third.

NESSA
New England looks forward to as many as 75 member schools by the beginning of the spring sailing season, according to NESSA Secretary/Treasurer Rob Hurd. Sixty six schools were members as of January 1 with several prospective new member-schools getting their act together slowly and at least eight others listed as inactive simply because they have not yet remitted their 1999 dues. NESSA, as host for the 2000 Cressy regatta next Fall, has set October 29-31 as the date for the championship. NESSA is looking at sailing out of Sail Newport in Newport, RI and having the social activities at one of the local yacht clubs.

Andrew Lewis was the 1999 ISSA singlehanded champion and winner of the Cressy Trophy at the Texas Corinthian YC in October. Andrew sailed for Assets School of Hawaii, a member of PCISA.

FINAL ALLOCATIONS FOR ISSA'S [back to index]
1999 CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE SET
With the close of the 1998 year the allocations to each district for the Mallory and Baker regattas could be finalized. The number of berths allotted to each district is based on the paid membership in each district in direct proportion to number of member schools nationwide. The Mallory regatta for the ISSA fleet championship is at the Grosse Pointe YC, Grosse Pointe, MI, May 8-9 hosted by MWISA. The Baker team racing championship hosted by SAISA is at Eckerd College (St. Petersburg YC) May 22-23. The allocations for the 2000 Cressy championship next Fall are preliminary. The dates and location for the 2000 Cressy are October 29-31 at Newport, RI, and the host district is NESSA. D

REPORT FROM THE HINMAN TROPHY [back to index]
TEAM RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
The 1998 winner of the Baker ISSA team racing championship, Newport Harbor HS, received an invitation to compete in the US SAILING team racing national championship for the George Hinman Trophy. The regatta was sailed December 4-6 at the Alamitos Bay YC in Long Beach, CA. From all reports, including one from event chairman Brad Dellenbaugh, the school sailors did "great."

At the conclusion of the regatta the NHHS team captain Troy Treaccar wrote the following report to ISSA of the event. Incidentally, the 1998 Hinman was won by a team called Boston Cosmos that was made up of former school sailors: skippers Josh Adams, Nick Trotman, and Mark Mendelblatt and crew members Brett Davis, Victoria Wadsworth, and Suzannah Kerr. Boston Cosmos also won the 1998 ISAF championship and, by winning the Hinman, qualified to defend its world title in 1999.

Dear Mr. White:
Last weekend the Newport Harbor High School Sailing Team was very fortunate to compete in the Hinman Trophy Team Racing Championship. As captain of the team, I would like to send you an account of the extraordinary three days of racing we experienced.

And I thought the Baker regatta was tough! The degree of competition at this year's Hinman Team race was incredible. Just a quick glance at the competitors' list revealed endless college All-Americans, the current 505 World Champion, Olympic sailors, and college coaches. However, once the registration ended and the sailing began, each name simply disappeared and even the most legendary sailors became a fourth of fifth who was needed to be passed back or pinned out in order for my team to have a winning combination. Of course, I soon found this was no simple task; everybody knew every trick I had learned from the past.

Unlike the Baker where it was a fleet race to the weather mark, then simply stopping at the reach mark generally was enough to control the opposing team, the Hinman was a whole different sport. Because every sailor is so fast and smart, attaining a winning combination at the top mark seemed almost impossible. In fact, of the 10 races we sailed, every weather mark involved some form of pin or pick as all pairs generally arrived simultaneously.

During the reaches it seemed only common for a mainsail to be strapped in and the jib luffing in an effort to slow opponents. Perhaps these reaches were the most important and volatile part of the weekend. On one reach leg we successfully moved from a 2-4-6 combination to a 2-3-4, then after rounding the mark we fell back to 3-5-6 in a huge mark trap.

The boats presented another unusual challenge as the Vanguard 15s sped up the action. Planing upwind in a team race regatta was definitely a new experience.

The amount of skill my team and I were exposed to last weekend was incredible. From pre-race maneuvers to loopholes in the rule book, we tasted everything. Then, after each race, every teammate and opponent alike was more than willing to discuss a call or a situation where something was to be learned. When John Pinckney spun his boat downwind at the weather mark and pointed back at me as he backwinded his sail and actually slid closer to the mark, I felt fortunate because I had just learned a new, useful move!

The sport of team racing is growing rapidly. It brings a whole new level of tactics and knowledge to an already complicated sport. As it gains popularity it will probably soon find its way into the Olympic. Racing against such competition at the Hinman served as an incredible clinic for my team and me. I only hope that we presented a challenge to the rest of the teams and left a good impression of junior team racing. I am sure we will be back next year smarter, faster, and more experienced. — Troy Treaccar

The Newport Harbor HS team that competed for the US team racing championship and the Hinman Trophy: Left to right, crew Paige Thompson, skipper/captain Tro y Treaccar, crew Tyler Haskell, crew Jamie McCormick, skipper Scott Hogan, and skipper Brian Bissell.

ON-THE-WATER UMPIRING:
A MATTER FOR DEBATE [back to index]
One of the issues that is increasingly being discussed is the effectiveness of having umpires in accompanying boats judge when fouls are committed, especially during team racing. ISSA does not presently use on-the-water umpires, but does encourage judges to observe the racing from small launches. In this issue of the ISSA newsletter, we will present two opinions in favor of umpiring: in future issues, some opposing arguments will be presented. The first is an excerpt by Brad Dellenbaugh from his article in the October issue of Sailing World. The second is from Bruce Hebbert, written in response to a request from Tabor Academy sailing coach Toby Baker, whose teams first encountered umpiring during eregattas involving Bruce's teams in Great Britain.

UMPIRING CHANGES THE TEAM RACING GAME
Anyone who has played a team sport such as basketball or soccer is used to the umpire's whistle. Sailors, however, have always policed their own game; therefore it takes a shift in attitude and approach to sail with umpires, especially in team racing. Perhaps the biggest advantage in having an umpire is that the races are decided on the water rather than after waiting several hours for the results from the protest room. The downside is that it's impossible for umpires to be in the right place at the right time all of the time.

Umpiring is fairly new to team racing and is a hybrid of fleet racing's self-policing and match-race umpiring. As in fleet racing, when there is an incident on the water, the protestor waves a red flag and hails, "Protest." The boat being protested can then decide either to take a penalty (360 degree turn) or do nothing. The boat must accept a penalty with a reasonable time (10 seconds is more than reasonable), either by acknowledging fault or beginning to get clear or by actually taking the penalty. If the boat does not acknowledge the protest, the protester can ask the umpires for a decision either by waving a yellow flag and hailing, "Umpire." The umpires give their decision either by flying a green flag, meaning, "no penalty, incident closed," or by penalizing one or more boats. If a boat is penalized by the umpires, the penalty is a 720-degree turn. (The rules for team racing, including umpiring, can be found in Appendix D or the rule book.)

Sure, umpires may miss a call, but that's the price you pay to avoid hours in the protest room. In team racing, protest hearings often center around two very different views of the same incident. Witnesses, since they are members of one of the teams involved, aren't very credible. So the decision often comes down to the onus, if any, in the rules. This is why umpiring works so well. The umpires are right there on the water, watching the racing. When there's an incident, they're able to give a ruling. You can take your penalty and keep racing - your teammates can then slow your opponents to help you get back into the race.

Putting Umpires to Work
The ideal setup for team racing is to have three umpire boats per match with one or two umpires per boat. However, umpiring can be successful with as few as two umpire boats per race, with one umpire in each boat. The umpires don't have to be the certified variety either. It's fun and a great learning experience to have sailors take turns serving as umpires when they are sitting out a race.

Communication between umpires, using a radio, hand signals, or verbally, is critical. With groups of boats often bunching, more than one umpire boat may be in a position to make the call; there have been instances where two umpire boats have made conflicting calls for the same incident. There are also times when competitors should have some communication with umpires. Certainly arguing calls is inappropriate, but it is very important to make it clear to the umpires why you are protesting. Use hails such as, "You tack," "Room," "Overlap established," "Overlap broken," and "You came from astern," and make them loud enough so that both your opponent and the umpires can hear them. It will help the umpires better understand your perspective.

To make the right call, it's critical for the umpires to anticipate the potential moves a competitor might make and be in the proper position to see the situation develop. Often, however, there can be more than one option of the sailboats change direction quickly, so the umpires must choose a compromise position and do their best to keep up...

Here it's important to state that the attitude of the competitors has a lot to do with the success and enjoyment of team racing. "A fundamental principle of sportsmanship," the rule book states, "is that when competitors break a rule they will promptly take a penalty or retire." Therefore, just because the umpires aren't looking or aren't in a position to see an incident doesn't mean that your can "get away with it." If you know you have broken a rule, you must do a 360. Unless you are just about to finish, a 360-degree turn is a fairly small penalty in team racing, since tour teammates can slow your opponents to help your get back into the race.

That said, if you don't think you have broken a rule, the percentages go against taking a 360 for "protection." If you are protested and do nothing, the possible consequences are: 1.) the incident will be "green flagged' (you save a 360); 2.) your opponent will be penalized (a net gain for you of 1180 degrees); or 3.) you will be penalized by the umpires (you do an extra 360 beyond the one your would have taken).

Brad Dellenbaugh is a former college sailors and coach and is presently chairman of the US Team Race Committee of US SAILING.

UMPIRING CHANGES THE TEAM RACING GAME
It is probably right that I pen a few quick thoughts about this as umpiring as we know it started at Sevenoaks School nearly 10 years ago. The current system of the 360 and 720 being in fact the invention of the then-Captain of sailing at Sevenoaks, Justin Buckland.

Both Justin and I were keen after several years experimenting with judging on the water to push the onus of doing oneÕs turns and bringing the sportsmanship back on the competitors. We both felt and certainly still do that sailing should be a self-regulating game, that competitors should exonerate themselves when they know they are in the wrong and that umpires are there only to sort things out when there is a clear difference of opinion.

So I start from the premise that it is not a case of trying to get away with breaking rules and hoping the umpire doesnÕt see, but rather complying with the fundamental Rule 3 and the concept of sportsmanship. If you find this unpalatable, stop sailing now.

What are umpires there for? They are a floating protest room. That means that because they are able to see what is actually happening, the competitors can manoeuvre much more closely and mush more technically. Why so? the umpire can see what is happening, is calling the rights and even the smallest move that might result in an infringement can be judged upon. For example, a boat on a run sails high of her proper course, an opponent overtaking from astern also above her proper course establishes an overlap to leeward and keeps sailing above her course. The windward boat flags and the leeward boat gets the penalty. Try winning that is a protest room. Almost certainly it will be chucked out for lack of proof.

So the umpires have given the game a new dimension. They allow you to sail the way the rules were designed to let you sail without the hassle of going ashore.

Does this mean the rules are now a sword rather than a shield? Well, that is hard to say. I have been involved with team racing for exactly 30 years in both Canada and the UK. I have seen US school teams for 15 of those years and I donÕt think a thing has changed. If fact, I remember when the British Schools Dinghy Racing Association used a starboard triangle/sausage course. The favorite US trick was to come around the leeward mark, tack onto starboard, and then sail as slowly or as quickly on a closehauled course as necessary to pick off the running boats. The Tabor and St. GeorgeÕs teams may remember this. It didnÕt take long for the Brits to give up the idea that winning was just about speed.

When a windward boat sits on a leeward boat and ÒragsÓ its sails, it is using rule 16 and rule 13 to protect itself, but when at a port-handed windward mark a starboard tacker forces a port tacker to tack and then carries her on to let a teammate through, that sure as hell is a pretty aggressive use of the rules. Now that umpires have arrived, you can do that with a whole lot more situations and get the support you need.

So how do you play the umpire game? Here is what we do at Sevenoaks:
1. All new sailors start by learning Section A rules as set down in the ISAF rule book so none of that nonsense about overtaking boat keeps clear. And, as they advance, every scenario is learnt using ISAF rules and the Team Race Appendix D (All UK team racing, including at the high school level, is strictly to ISAF rules and the ISAF Appendix)
2. All practices are umpired.
3. After every practice, we go through the situations with the rules in front of us.
4. My sailors are encouraged to get in the umpire boats at events and discuss the calls with the umpires.
5. We talk about why umpires Green Flag and what you have to do to get a Red — e.g. the umpire was in the wrong position, your are throwing too much at them, there was doubt about your actions, you have not followed procedures correctly, they are not certain what the call is about or even whom you are protesting, they didn't see it the same way you did, etc.
6. Use, don't abuse, your umpires.

Umpires are men and women who love the game and want to make it enjoyable for you. They do their best and they see things from where they are sitting.with a noisy outboard engine a few feet away. Many umpires are also rules experts. So, if you are unahppy about a call, ask them at the end of the race, how did they see that call? They may have got it wrong, but if they didn't see it as you did, then just think how hard it would have been to get them to see it your way in the protest room.

By having a positive and friendly discussion with the umpire, both sides benefit. The umpire will be annoyed if he/she made a mistake and will learn from the experience and you will realize that you have to make the move clearer in the future.

Umpiring is great from the point of view of:
1. The boat repairer, in that damge is now a fraction of what it was;
2. The event organizer;
3. The umpires as they can sort out problems on the water rather than in the wee hours ashore; and
4. The sailors because they can sail as ISAF intended they should.

And this means more fun — and, dammit, that's why we sail!

Bruce Hebbert is the long-time Coach at the Sevenoaks School in England against whom US school teams have regularly competed in international regattas. He is also a UK National Judge, a National Team Race Umpire, and UKTRA coach.

1999 ISSA CHAMPIONSHIPS [back to index]
National Fleet Racing Championship for the Mallory Trophy
May 8-9 at the Grosse Pointe YC, Grosse Pointe, MI Host district: MWISA
Twenty schools with two doublehanded crews racing in two divisions. Participants determined by districts per allocations.
Contact: Richard Wolney 313-884-5224.

National Team Racing Championship for the Baker Trophy
May 22-23 at Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL Host district: SAISA
Twelve school teams consisting of three doublehanded crews racing as a team. Participating teams determined by districts per allocations.
Contact: James Casesa 727-323-4719 days or 727-823-3106 evenings.

Adam Corpuz-Lahne of Assets School, Hawaii received the Bullivant Trophy, ISSA's award for sportsmanship, from Cy Gillette, the dean of sailing in Hawaii. Adam's demeanor and willingness to help won the praise of everyone at the 1998 Cressy regatta.

CLASSIFIED ADS [back to index]
Readers of the ISSA Newsletter are invited to send us ads for our Classified Section. They must be of interest to school sailors, coaches, advisors, etc., and be subject to editing. Classifieds can be used to find or sell boats, give learning opportunities for school sailors, and offer sailing instructor employment. There is no cost to ISSA members for one-time publication of classified ads. All others: $25.00 pre-paid per issue.

INSTRUCTORS: Sailing/water skiing. Top Maine childrenÕs camps offering Sunfish and Master Crafts. Contact Richard Krasker, 951 Woodchester Drive, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

THE WILLIAMS SCHOOL in New London, CT. is actively searching for a sailing coach. Williams is a private day school located on the campus of Connecticut College and has had a series of successful sailing teams with many graduates achieving All-American status in college sailing. Contact: Dennis Crowe, Williams School Athletic Director, weekdays at 860-437-2759

BRUNSWICK SCHOOL, GREENWICH, CT is looking for a varsity sailing coach for the Spring 1999 season. Please contact Sherry Conrads, 38 Meadow Wood Drive, Greenwich, CT 06830, Phone 203- 661-2791; Fax 203-661-0487; e-mail conrads2@ix.netcom.com

TEACH SAILING IN UK: There are opportunities for young sailors, especially recent college grads to teach team racing and work within boarding school environment as well as sail in UK competitive winter sailing program and team race at top UK events. Contact: Bruce Hebbert: hebbert@ email.msn.com SAILING

DIRECTORS/INSTRUCTORS SOUGHT: YMCA Camp Letts on Chesapeake Bay just outside Annapolis is looking for enthusiastic sailors to teach youth 8-16 in Lasers, Bytes, Optimists, Flying Scots, windsurfers, and 25Õ sloops. Offering room/board, competitive salaries, and pre- and post-season employment opportunities. Contact: Ian Fallon, PO Box 208, Edgewater, MD 21037 Tel: 410-798-0440

BOSTON-AREA SCHOOL NEEDS COACH: Winchester HS desperately needs a sailing coach the this Spring. Without a coach and the team will end. The team meets after school not more than four times weekly and sails on the Charles River. Contact: Christina Peretti at Vertfrog@aol.com

WORK ON CATALINA ISLAND: Unique oceanfront summer camp is looking for a head sailor and sailing instructors for the summer of 1999. Fleet includes Optimists and 14Õ Capris. Program focus is on basic instruction and fun. Contact: 800-696- CAMP or e-mail jobs@catalinaislandcamps.com Ask for Brendan Gamb

SPEND YOUR SUMMER IN MAINEÕS LAKES REGION: sailing, windsurfing, waterskiing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and teaching your skills to boys at summer camp. If you enjoy working with kids and have completed at least one year of college, contact Linda at 717-292-9576 or fax to 410-653-1271

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