At the annual meeting of members March 6, 1999 ISSA members could celebrate another year of steady growth and progress. They heard that the number of member schools continues to climb, 250 at the start of 1999, an increase of 20% over the same time last year. As further evidence, the ISSA web site is attracting upwards of 250 hits per day. And District reports herald the fact that regional participation is blossoming as locales pick up on the concept of leagues. Specific items on the agenda included the following:

• The new publication Guidelines for Championships is virtually complete and will be available in a three-ring binder, on a disc, and in the web. The Coaching Manual is being updated and the booklet Starting a High School Sailing Team has undergone its tenth expansion and reprinting.

• The Treasurer's Report showed a small deficit for 1998, but not enough to either be a concern or warrant consideration of a dues increase.

• Advisory Council head Bruce McPherson recounted the results of a extensive questionnaire he has been circulating to ISSA Board and Advisory Council members. In general, he reported, those responding find ISSA is doing the right thing and headed in the right direction. One strong suggestion: more student input particularly by way of articles for the newsletter and website.

• Members approved a ISSA By-law change that would increase the size of the Board of Directors should the number of districts increase. They also voted to create a standing Nominating Committee that would be appointed by the BOD at its first regular meeting each year.

• The members approved calling a meeting of members at the Cressy Regatta October 29, 1999. This is the first time such a formal meeting has been scheduled apart from the AGM and is designed to be better attended than the early Spring AGM as well as reflecting the increased ISSA activity during the Fall season. If the October meeting is successful it may open the way for moving the annual meeting from Spring to Fall.

• A project that will continue this year is a review of the ISSA By-laws. Particularly the definition of "members" needs clarification and at the meeting the members voiced overwhelming support for adding corporate membership.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE [back to index]
Dear Sailors and Friends,
There's another great season ahead, culminating in the ISSA Nationals at Grosse Pointe (Mallory) and St. Petersburg (Baker) in May.

Really exciting is the growth of local leagues, which are the key to developing the opportunity for more people to enjoy school sailing. At this writing we've heard of several new ones - at Fairfield (CT), at Ft. Walton Beach (FL), at Traverse City (MI), and with the Bemis moving to Hawaii, something will get started there.

To solve the shortage of boats, one plan is for each school to buy one or two boats and bring them to a common site where everyone agrees to sail them round robin. West Coast colleges have used this method for some years since there are few locations that have enough boats to handle a crowd. Vanguard has offered to provide fleet discounts to districts placing group orders.

And a new team at Stonington (CT) uses boats at both a local club and at Mystic Seaport where some team members are learning to sail. People find ways to get on the water, and the support they need. Kevin Baker at Fairfield Prep (CT) has a planning matrix which has been successfully used by five teams so far to help convince their administrators of the viability of their plans. Organized persistence pays.

The founder of the Pacific District (PCISA) retired this year. Bill Wakeman has served over 30 years as a coach and ISSA District Director and Board member. Ted Gazulis from Northern California takes Bill's place on the BOD. And in the South Atlantic district John Gervais of Charleston (SC) joins Jim Casesa in developing that fast growing district.

We have also inaugurated the Jeff Spranger Award, honoring Jeff for his long and dedicated service with unsurpassed selflessness to the cause of school sailing. Jeff's service spanned more than 40 years, from coach to President, and he still serves by producing the newsletter and some of the other ISSA publications with major assistance from his wife Betsy McClintock. The first Jeff Spranger Award was made to ISSA Vice President Roy Williams, whose service in so many projects fully emulates Jeff's example.

Troy Treacar's wonderful article on the Hinman published in the last ISSA newsletter left us hungry for more sailors' accounts of their experiences, their ideas about the sport. Troy's Newport Harbor HS teammates carry on a great tradition of sportsmanship and excellence.

I wish you all the very best of luck and fun in the sailing season that lies ahead. Sailing with friends: what could be better?

Oh, and one last thing. If you haven't yet, please pay your 1999-2000 dues. Every bit helps.

Larry White, President

ONE BAD TURN DESERVES A BETTER … [back to index]
In the winter issue of the newsletter, we fouled the Newport Harbor HS and University of San Diego HS teams by putting the photos of the wrong teams over the right captions. Our most sincere apologies to both teams.

Below is the way they should have appeared. — The Editor

	The winning University of San Diego High School team at the 1998 Anteater Regatta.
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 Troy Treaccar, crew Tyler Haskell, crew Jamie McCormick, skipper Scott Hogan, and skipper Brian Bissell.

MEMBERS ELECT SLATE [back to index]
At their annual meeting, ISSA members elected the following slate of officers with the exception of President Larry White, who was, per the By-laws, elected by the incoming Directors at a brief meeting following the meeting of members:

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

WILLIAMS, WAKEMAN RECEIVE AWARDS
AT ANNUAL MEETING [back to index]
ISSA has long believed that periodically individuals need to be recognized for exemplary achievements and service.

With creation of the Jeff Spranger Award, these contributors may now receive the accolades they deserve. The first recipient is Vice President Roy Williams, who for several years has been involved in producing ISSA publications, videos, rule books, website, etc. Jeff presented the award to Roy at the annual meeting of members.

Also at the meeting of members President Larry White presented PCISA Director and ISSA Vice President Tim Hogan with a plaque honoring retiring PCISA Director Bill Wakeman's more than 30 years of service to school sailing. Bill was coach of the sailing team at Newport Harbor HS in the early 1970s just as school sailing began expanding nationwide from its roots in New England and has kept that team among the strongest school teams in the country. The plaque will be presented to Bill at ceremonies this spring in California.

Roy Williams, left, accepts the first presentation of the Jeff Spranger Award from Jeff at the meeting of members in March. Roy, a Vice President of ISSA, received the award for his unstinting service to ISSA

REPORTS FROM THE DISTRICTS [back to index]
MWISA
Chris Mitchell compiled the report from MWISA and says that 22 schools have registered as members of MWISA with at least two others ready to join. Traverse City,MI, has the stirrings of activity with perhaps as many as three schools joining by next year. In Madison, WI there are also stirrings as the one prior member, West HS, seeks to get other local school involved. Both areas have received offers of help from the district officers.

Chicago area schools have begun practices at Sheridan Shore YC, Chicago YC, and Columbia YC. In southwest Michigan St. Joseph's HS and Holland Christian HS are trying to organize a regatta this Spring in hopes it will stimulate interest in their area.

The regional qualifying regatta for the Mallory is scheduled for May 1-2 at Lake Minnetonka (MN) Sailing School and for the Baker, April 24 at Chicago YC, Belmont Station. Plans are now firm for the 1999 Mallory at Grosse Pointe YC May 8-9 hosted by MWISA.

NESSA
Dates and venues for the Spring New England regattas are set: The NESSA Fleet Championship for the O'Day Trophy and berths in the Mallory regatta will be at Brown U, Bristol YC Sunday April 25 in 420s. If more than 16 teams enter, there will be qualifying regattas Sunday April 18 at sites TBA.

The NESSA Women's Invitation for the Herreshoff Trophy will be at Tabor Academy Sunday May 9 in 420s and Capri 14.2s. Schools with incomplete teams are invited to compete if space is available.

The NESSA Team Racing Championship for the Fritz Mark Trophy is scheduled for the USCGA in 420s May 15-16. Eight schools will be eligible based on resumes of season records. Three teams will qualify for the national team racing championship at St. Petersburg May 22-24.

The Massachusetts State Sailing Championship is slated to be sailed May 20-21 at MIT.

In Fairfield County (CT) a league of local schools is being formed by coaches from Darien HS, Greenwich HS, Fairfield HS, Fairfield Prep, and Laurelton Hall. The schools will compete throughout April and May at dual regattas at Pequot YC, and Riverside YC will host a county championship in May. The organizers are hoping that other county schools will join their league.

MASSA
The Mid-Atlantic district held its annual meeting February 27 with a lengthy coaches' seminar conducted by USNA Coach Pat Healy prior to the meeting. According to MASSA member Betty Minson the coaching seminar was a top notch success with 13 coaches representing 27 schools attending. At the district meeting 21 schools and several sailing organizations from as far away as Rochester and Long Island, NY were represented.

Among the items receiving approval at the meeting was a motion to recommend to ISSA that the Baker team racing championship be moved ahead of the Mallory on the schedule to the weekend before Memorial Day. The reason: with the early Mallory date, the eliminations have to be held too early in the Spring to assure the availability of fleets.

MASSA also voted to have two coincidental eliminations for the Cressy in the Fall, one for full rig and the other for Radial, with entries signing up irrevocably and blindly for one rig or the other to prevent sailors manipulating the system.

MASSA will have a combined fall and spring Singlehanded Championship award.

The district will encourage BYOB 420 regattas but voted not to have those regattas count in any qualification for the Mallory.

After protracted discussion, almost all the representatives rejected a motion to permit 7th graders to compete, feeling that those below the 8th grade are not ready to participate in regattas.

MASSA, boasting 37 school members as of March 1, reelected Bill Schneider as District Director. Bill also serves as MASSA representative on the ISSA Board of Directors. The ISSA Nominating Committee also accepted a second recommended MASSA representative to the Board, Betty Minson. Both Bill and Betty were elected at the ISSA annual meeting of members.

The schedule of regattas for MASSA district championship and qualification for the Mallory and Baker championships are as follows: April 11 at St. Mary's College, doublehanded; May 1 at US Merchant Marine Academy, doublehanded; and May 2 at USMMA, team racing.

SAISA
District Director Jim Casesa reports that SAISA will send Lakewood HS, St. Petersburg HS, and Mast Academy to the Mallory fleet championship this year based on the final qualifying regatta March 13-14 at South Carolina YC on Hilton Head Island. The weather was quite pleasant the first day with winds 10-12 kts. A front approached during the night and all races were canceled for Sunday, resulting in less than a full round for the final regatta in the six regatta series.

Meanwhile, school sailing has been revived in Charleston, SC, under the impetus of John Gervais. Local schools have five regattas scheduled. The first on January 23 was blown out, but in the second February 27 Pinewood Prep won with First Baptist School second in the five-team fleet. Overall low point skipper was Jenny Gervais, B Division skipper for First Baptist while Will Hanckel of Pinewood and Robert Shapiro of Porter-Gaud shared low point in A Division. The next two regattas are scheduled for March 20 and May 8.

PCISA
With three of the four preliminary regattas completed, University of San Diego HS leads in the series to determine the four PCISA qualifiers for the Mallory regatta. After winning the Anteater and Rose Bowl regattas San Diego dropped to 4th in the Cardinal Regatta sailed February 27-28 at Stanford. Coronado HS won the Cardinal and remains in the midst of the fight for top berth just three points behind San Diego. Perennial top finisher Newport Harbor HS is in second place one point behind San Diego after finishing second in the Cardinal. The fight for the final qualifying berth is between The Bishop's School and San Marcos HS with one preliminary regatta at Santa Barbara in March and the heavily weighted PCISA championship regatta to go.

FINAL ALLOCATIONS FOR ISSA'S
1999 CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE SET [back to index]
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.

WEIGHTED SERIES
BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR [back to index]
Two districts and several local leagues have adopted variations on the weighted results of regattas to solve the problem of travel distances. Basically this system assigns a percent to the results of a limited number of regattas. Thus the finishing position of each school in these regattas counts in a formula to determine overall standings.

For example, on the West Coast in PCISA four major regattas starting with the Anteater Invitational in November, through the Rose Bowl Regatta in January, the Cardinal Regatta in February and the Santa Barbara regatta in March count 30%, 10% each toward the PCISA championship and as qualification for PCISA berths in the Mallory national championship. The remaining 70% is determined by the PCISA championship regatta.

Note that only three of the four preliminary regattas count; a school can miss one with no penalty. If a school sails in all four - not easy because the venues range from San Francisco Bay to south of Los Angeles - its three top placings are counted. Even if a school misses two of the four, the relatively modest 10% that each counts would not necessarily prevent its ending up at near the top of the standings with superb results in the remaining events, particularly the final championship regatta. However, the points for non-appearance (one more than the number of schools participating) would likely preclude a school from ending up in the top three for the whole series.

All four of the preliminary regattas permit schools to enter JV as well as varsity teams as space permits. In fact, JV teams from strong teams such as Newport Harbor HS and U. of San Diego HS have matched the performance of their own varsity teams. However, in the standings the scores of JV teams are not counted.

In spite of the vast distances California schools must travel to sail in these major events, participation has been exemplary. Typically about 30 schools have entered each of the first three regattas this year.

The Mid-Atlantic district MASSA uses much the same weighted scoring system as the PCISA with preliminary regattas and a district championship. However, there is one significant variation: MASSA has schools commit to participate in each of the regattas in the series at its annual district meeting in late winter. Therefore, based how many boats are available for each regatta, schools sign up to fill the berths.

First preferences go to the previous year's champion and so on down the standings. Schools with representatives attending the meeting also have an advantage, helping to assure better attendance. If a school signs up and fails to show without enough prior notice to obtain a replacement, that school is scored as DNS, effectively wiping out its chances of qualifying for one of the district's berths in the nationals. Since only a percentage of the regattas are used to score each school, a team sailing in a number of events has only its best placings totaled.

MASSA encourages incomplete teams to get involved in all its regattas except the district championship itself. However, for these teams - say, ones with only one skipper or with a couple of skippers but no crew members - participation is strictly on a space available basis and they are not eligible to be scored for the series. Filling in for teams that notify their withdrawal using a waiting list does take some effort by regatta organizers, but the system has resulted in a steady growth in the numbers of school teams and in enthusiasm.

Both the PCISA and the MASSA systems of weighted participation as well as those of other regions do work. They strongly encourage participation, treat teams with formidable travel distances fairly, and do seem to end up with the best qualified teams at the top of the standings. And they give a school just getting involved in sailing competition a realistic shot at being the very best if they have team members with the requisite skill.

Any district, local league, or school wanting more details on weighted scoring is urged to contact the district directors of either MASSA or PCISA.

EXPECT SEABREEZE AND HEAT
FOR BAKER CHAMPIONSHIP [back to index]
The 1999 Baker team racing championship will be held May 22-23 in St. Petersburg, FL. Here is what team racers should expect in way of weather and water conditions.

Late May is certainly already summer on Tampa Bay. Conditions will be hot, perhaps as high as 92 degrees. The water temperature will be warm as well, perhaps 85 degrees. All of this makes up the scenario for seabreezes.

In the early morning expect a light breeze from the southeast, usually 5-6 knots. It is likely to die away by 1100. Then one of two things happen: as the southeasterly dies, the wind may go flat for a period of time, sometimes an hour, sometimes several hours. It all depends on exactly where you are on the bay. Sometimes when the heating is strong, the seabreeze starts in the late morning and makes a long slow shift from southeast to west-northwest. Once the seabreeze fills in, the competitors should see 10-12 knots with a steady direction.

Tampa Bay is a shallow estuary. As the winds increase, a chop will develop. The bay has 300 square miles of water surface. The bay does not have regular diurnal tides. Instead, they are irregular tide changes of only about two feet with some tidal current of about 1.5 knots at the most.

While the winds may not appear to present a great challenge to the average sailor, they should be perfect for the strategic team racing in the Baker regatta. Sailors should keep in mind that these will be two long days of sailing. The conditions will be very hot. Dehydration and heat exhaustion are real threats. The first symptoms are usually poor decision making, not a good situation when trying to win a race. - Ji m Casesa

COLD SWEET WATER ON TAP
FOR MALLORY SERIES [back to index]
Lake St. Clair, site of the 1999 Mallory Regatta May 8-9, is situated south of Lake Huron and north of Lake Erie. It is the ninth largest body of fresh water in the world, 460 square miles. During the summer about 200 yachts sail on three courses every Saturday as well as on three weekdays. On the western shore are the five Grosse Pointe communities and the Grosse Pointe YC, the host club for the Mallory.

In mid-May the air is cool - 50-70 degrees - and the water is 40-45 degrees, the winds 5-20 knots, and the weather sunny and clear. Appropriate gear such as a wet or dry suit is needed. The Mallory course will be approximately 200-300 yards off the Grosse Pointe YC seawall from which spectators can view the racing. Competitors will find Lake Clair's own brand of "sweet water chop."

A landmark in the Midwest, the Grosse Pointe YC offers impeccably maintained world class facilities, with the equipment and personnel to support a championship event. Skippers, crews, their families, coaches, and judges will feel at home in a very friendly family club. - Jack Sullivan

SHORT TACKS [back to index]
• As part of its support of school sailing, Vanguard has extended fleet pricing for the Vanguard high school version 420s and CFJs. When schools organize volume purchases, Vanguard will offer discounts. Combining purchases with other area schools will make per boat prices even lower. Schools have to put together an order for the high school version with exactly the same specifications, delivery date and site to get the discounts. Initial price breaks are for orders as small as four boats and nine boats. If interested in further details, call Vanguard at 401-683-0960. And check out Vanguard's listings of used boats and fleets on its website www.teamvanguard.com.

¥ USNA and former Canadian National Sailing Coach Pat Healy is available at no cost to you to help with your coaching since he is donating his time and an anonymous benefactor is providing transport. So far New England, Mid-Atlantic, Northwest, and Pacific have signed on for Pat's coaching seminars. Others are arranging dates. Pat will be available in the Fall as well. Please coordinate dates with your District Director. Call ISSA at 860-739-3253 or e-mail to: lawrence_a_white@ juno.com for more details.

¥ Contemporary Team Racing, A Manual of Team Racing Tactics and Strategy by Gavin D. O'Hare is available from ISSA for $7, shipping prepaid. This is one handy booklet for both those experience in racing as a team and those just getting started. Order yours today.

BILL SCHNEIDER:
FAMILY SAILING EXPANDS TO A DISTRICT[back to index]
For the better part of 10 years Bill Schneider has led the Mid-Atlantic School Sailing Association (MASSA) as its Director, seeing it become the district with the third most members behind NESSA and PCISA. It has been no mean feat. MASSA has neither the tradition for school sailing of New England nor the support from colleges, not to mention the climate, the Californians enjoy.

The 58-year old Schneider came into sailing late. His younger days were spent in flying airplanes, racing sports cars, and skiing. He put away airplanes and sports cars when he discovered sailing at a U of Maryland course conducted by the Annapolis Sailing School. Since his epiphany he divides his afloat time between cruising and racing.

Bill grew up in Massachusetts, spent four years in the Air Force as a medic, and then went to college, first at Worcester Tech, then Hartt College of Music, and finally the U. of Maryland for a Ph.D in Microbiology. He now works for the Environmental Protection Agency 's Office of Pesticide Programs. As he describes his job, he specializes "in the assessment of genetically engineered organisms and transgenic plants when they are used as pesticides."

As his two sons grew up, Bill became deeply involved in their sailing. He began sailing El Toros when his elder son Geoff was in Optimists in the mid-1980s and the family still owns and races four El Toros in Annapolis-area regattas. When Geoff was graduating to 420s, his younger brother Karl was just getting into Optimists.

As the boys grew up, Bill spent "many years" on the road with Optimists and 420s from Mexico, Florida and New Orleans in the winter to Canada in the summer. He served as a director for the Optimist association and even sailed in the Snipe Class as the boys qualified for the Worlds in Sweden. Sometimes he faced a conflict. When Geoff went to the 420 Worlds in Italy, Bill would have gone with him. Instead, he went with younger son Karl to an Optimist regatta in Cancun.

Clearly Bill became involved in school sailing the same way a lot of parents do, as the parent of school sailors. But his involvement has been more than casually parental. He has worked hard to organize a widely diverse school membership from Long Island to Norfolk, Virginia, from centers of two-man dinghies in Annapolis and Long Island north shore to almost exclusively singlehanded Laser racing in New Jersey.

His organization depends heavily on communication. Bill's website www.toad.net/~mariners is a model for school sailing. Add to this his periodic newletters and MASSA may have the most complete news circulation of any district. As evidence: Bill's personal philosophy is that "the main object of sailboat racing is not to win the regatta, but to come back with the best story afterwards."

This is the first in what we hope is an ongoing series of sketches of ISSA officials, sailors, coaches, and friends. If you get a request for a brief bio plus maybe a photo, please help us out - Editor

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD LOOKING FOR RECIPIENTS [back to index]
Winning a regatta, even a national championship and the Mallory Trophy, is certainly impressive. But the most notable award any school sailor can earn is the Bullivant Trophy for Sportsmanship. Winning it tells the world that the recipient has honor, that selflessness is more important than ego. The Bullivant is your award by which the tradition of good sportsmanship and fairness so typical of competitive sailing continues to be encouraged to the benefit of all of us.

At the end of every school year ISSA collects nominations from districts and individuals for the sailors or even whole teams who exemplify sportsmanship. It may be a single act or ongoing demeanor, in a single race in a regatta or year-long in practices and/or regattas. Only superb examples qualify for the Bullivant. If no nominations are truly exemplary, the trophy is not awarded. Yet, we know that year in, year out real sportsmanship is a routine part of school sailing.

Help us honor sportsmanship. Look for instances of selfless behavior that strike you as worthy of recognition, then report them, preferably in writing, to your coach, district director, or directly to ISSA.

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.

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 childrens' camps offering Sunfish and Master Crafts. Contact Richard Krasker, 951 Woodchester Drive, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

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 25' 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 14' 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 MAINE'S 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

TWO SAILING INSTRUCTORS: Established children's summer camp on spectacular lake in the Berkshires of western Mass. seeks experienced Sunfish and Laser instructors to teach all aspects of basic and competitive sailing to boys and girls ages 7-16. Season June 26-August 21. Salary plus room and board. Contact: William Hoch, Camp Watitoah, 28 Sammis Lane, White Plains, NY 10605 Tel. 914-428-1894; Fax 914-428-1648; e-mail bihoc@aol.com

RESIDENT INSTRUCTORS FOR WINDSURFING/SAILING wanted for outstanding Conn. summer camp on Bantam Lake, Litchfield Hills using Sunfish, Zumas, and daysailers plus windsurfers. Instruct morning classes and schedule races for afternoons and weekends. Ability to repair fiberglass a plus. A great place to spend the summer with some great sailing water. Salary plus room and Board June 20-August 21. Contact: Buzz Ebner, Box 355, Bantam CT. 06750; 800-662-2677; www.awosting.com

TEACH SAILING IN DENVER: Community Sailing of Colorado, Ltd. is looking for three enthusiastic, fun sailing instructors for the summer of 1999. Kids and adults learn on Sunfish and then move up to higher performance boats. Fun work-OK pay. Strong sailing and teaching skills required. Red Cross or US SAILING certification preferred. Contact: Steve Frank at 303-757-7718 or send letter and resume to PO Box 102613, Denver, CO 80250-2613

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