The members approved several significant changes to by-laws, some of which date back to the time when the organization consisted solely of a group of New England prep schools. Among the changes, the annual meeting was moved from the Spring to the Fall, and the number of schools that can apply to join ISSA as a district was increased from three to 10 with boundaries set by the ISSA Board of Directors. At present there are seven established districts roughly akin to the collegiate sailing districts. Only some of the plains and mountain states with no member schools are not part of existing districts.

The members voted to increase the size of the Board of Directors by two, a change necessitated by the increase in representation by districts on the Board.

A change proposed for adoption at the next meeting of members would include corporations as members as well as schools and individuals.

Members took a hard look at ISSA finances and concluded that in addition to a dues increase (see sidebar) for 2001, it was time for a development committee to review both fund raising and the fiscal structure of the corporation. The Treasurer's report painted a picture of ISSA living within its means, but rapid growth threatens to outstrip the simple financial system currently in use.

The members approved the venues for future championship regattas and reaffirmed the policy of rotating the championships around the country. The 2001 Mallory championship will be at Charlestown, SC with SAISA as host district and the 2002 regatta at a New England site. The 2001 Baker team racing championship will be at Tabor Academy with NESSA as host and the 2002 Baker most likely at Chicago YC with MWISA as host district. The 2002 singlehanded championship for the Cressy Trophy will be at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, with MASSA as host district.

The venues for the 2000 championships are set: the Mallory is at the US SAILING Center at Long Beach, CA, May 13-14 with the Pacific Coast Sailing Foundation and PCISA as hosts. The Baker championship is scheduled for Old Dominion U., Norfolk, VA, May 20-21 with MASSA and VISSA the hosts. The 2001 Cressy regatta is at Sand Point YC, Seattle, WA November 11-12, 2000, the first national championship hosted by NWISA.

Periodically for several years ISSA has tried to understand athletic departments and eligibility requirements as they differ from state to state. ISSA has appointed Jim Terkelsen, Nicole Breault, and Betty Minson to find some answers.

At the conclusion of the meeting Ray Teborek was recognized for his superb contributions by being awarded the Jeff Spranger. President White presented service awards to out-going Board members Hart Kelley, Sarah Davidson, Tony Smythe, Josh Adams, Jim Casesa for his development of SAISA, and Natalie King. Natalie's award recognized her 20 years membership as a Director.

The President also presented a plaque to the National Sailing Industry Association (NSIA), commending its six years and $6000 per year of support for ISSA and our promotion of school sailing. A plaque was awarded to US SAILING Foundation in recognition of its support of the ISSA overseas programs with annual grants totaling $50,000 in 10 years.

MEMBERS ELECT ISSA OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS [back to index]

At the annual meeting ISSA members elected its officers and Directors. At a brief meeting following the meeting of members the Board of Directors re-elected Larry White President. The Directors also re-elected the Executive Committee consisting of the President, Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer.

PRESIDENT : Lawrence A. White

VICE PRESIDENTS: Tim Hogan, Ray Teborek and Roy Williams

SECRETARY: Roger Rawlings

TREASURER: Nancy Healy

DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES:
NESSA Roger Rawlings
MASSA Bill Schneider
SAISA Tom Monkus
MWISA Richard Wolney
SEISA Chris Clement
NWISA John DeMeyer
PCISA Ted Gazulis

AT-LARGE MEMBERS:
Nicole Breault, Kevin Baker, Guy Fleming, Steve Gay, John Gervais, Betty Minson, John Pope and Jim Terkelsen

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE [back to index]

MDear Sailors and Friends,

It seems impossible for each year to be better than the last, but that's the news as we start the Spring season. The doublehanded national championship for the Mallory Trophy is at the US SAILING Center at Long Beach, CA, in new CFJs and the team racing nationals for the Baker Trophy are a week later, May 20-21 at Old Dominion University also in CFJs. Usually we have two weeks between these two championships, and we will next year, but the schedule did not quite match up this time. District allocations governing these events are in this newsletter, along with a brief description of the sailing waters.

As school sailing develops, sometimes progress is difficult and teams do not survive the loss of key talent. That's why building a real team is so important., one with a flow of talent, not just one ace or two. We have many teams which started with one hot sailor, teams which now compete credibly in doublehanded and team events. The team effort, the fun of working together to reach a common goal, that's what this can be about - participation.

Local leagues continue to develop, some more rapidly than others. This is the real key to school sailing, and it is worth the added effort. People make things happen, not organizations or schedules, people who care - sailors, coaches, advisors, parents, school teachers, and athletic directors. That's the team that makes school sailing happen.

And growth generally is up, insofar as numbers tell the tale. Smiling faces tell a better one. That's why I go to all the championships. Our program is to help coaches to develop is growing also. We have had four coaching seminars this year. They're free, and participants get the reference materials free as well. We want sailors to have the best support possible. That comes with better coaching, wiser mentors.

In the area of equipment Vanguard Sailboats continues to offer fleet discounts to groups of schools buying boats and to supply boats for our nationals when we need them - all the boats for the Cressy singlehanded championship each year and CFJs or 420s at our other championship regattas. Our new partner, West Marine, has come forward with help for new and existing teams, both administered through ISSA. So far 43 new school teams have received this assistance and existing teams will very soon.

Each year several ISSA Board members leave us and we welcome new volunteers. Josh Adams, Jim Casesa, Sarah Davidson, Hart Kelley, Natalie King, and Tony Smythe leave the Board this year, each having served school sailing to their capacity. Natalie King has been an ISSA Director for over 20 years and will continue to help us, as will several others. Jim Casesa served in the South Atlantic district for seven years, bringing that district to maturity. Tom Monkus is picking up that challenge. Steve Gay is taking over in Texas from Tony Smythe; Kevin Baker and Jim Terkelsen, from Sarah and Hart in New England. Jim is also Vice President of NESSA and coach at Barnstable HS. John Pope is helping in the Northwest with John DeMeyer, who started that district several years ago. We'll run Board profiles in this newsletter every so often so you can get to know them.

There's much to tell, it's hard to stop.

Have a great season; have fun with it.

Larry White, President

DUES TO GO UP FOR 2001 [back to index]
ISSA has grown and prospered without a dues increase for the last five years. This has been possible because many individuals and supporting organizations have contributed funds and services, making development possible without relying on dues from member schools. With an all-volunteer group and determined to stay that way, ISSA has been able to pass through most of member dues and much of the grants and donations directly to members as benefits.

Now ISSA has come to the point where some routine operations, started with donated seed money, must now be paid for out of dues since we cannot expect our benefactors to pay for day-to-day operations at the expense of needed special programs. For years ISSA has been extremely fortunate to have so many people eager to help with new projects.

Here are a few of the vital functions that heretofore have been supported by grants and donations but which we now feel should be at least partially funded by dues:
• Annual Directory/Yearbook
• Coaching Seminar Program
• Trophies
• Publication Printing and Postage
• Office Equipment

There's more, but that is the nub of it. For the 2001 school year - next Fall - ISSA school dues will be $75, an increase of $25 from the current rate. The Board of Directors and members at the annual meeting discussed this increase exhaustively and concluded that the increase was justified and overdue and so voted.

For the value of a strong national organization dedicated to service the still modest dues remain a real bargain. - LAW

RAY TEBOREK RECEIVES THE JEFF SPRANGER AWARD [back to index]

US SAILING AWARDS RESCUE MEDAL TO
ST. SEBASTIAN HEROES [back to index]
On February 28, Christopher Patterson and Patrick Rynne were awarded US SAILING'S Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal. The two received the medal for saving the life of a third student, Christopher Pine of Manchester HS, during a dual team racing meet last April. Pine's 420 capsized, tangling his foot and threatening to drag him under when it turtled.

Christopher Patterson, skipper of a St. Sebastian's 420, dove into 40-degree water and wrestled with the capsized hull in an attempt to keep the boat on its side. The high winds made this a nearly impossible feat.

Seeing Chris standing on the boat's capsized rail and recognizing the seriousness of the situation, another St. Sebastian skipper, Patrick Rynne, jumped into the water in an attempt to disentangle Pine from the sinking boat. Stripping off his life-vest and opening and flooding his dry suit with water, Patrick managed to overcome buoyancy and dive down to Pine. He took about eight more dives - each at increasing depth - in order to free Pine. Patrick's quick and accurate assessment that he could not save Pine without shedding his own safety gear truly saved the day.

The US SAILING Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal is given to skippers of pleasure boats or race support vessels who effect rescues of victims fromthe water. Last Fall Chris and Patrick, in recognition of their heroic rescue, were awarded the Stephen B. Leslie Award for sportsmanship by NESSA and nominated for the Hanson Rescue Medal.

WEST MARINE: "THE REST OF THE STORY…"[back to index]
West Marine's partnership has grown beyond the help offered to new teams with store vouchers which was reported in the last newsletter to include support for existing teams. Forty three new teams have received West Marine vouchers, teams identified by ISSA and nominated to West Marine for that support. All this has been handled through ISSA, and no one should go direct to West Marine for this benefit. Several teams are still on the list and eligible.

Existing teams will receive from ISSA an application for a discount card for equipment purchases. Once again, all transactions are through ISSA, not direct to West Marine. Completed applications are to be returned to ISSA, who will send them to West Marine for processing. If all goes well, teams should have their voucher cards in one month, by mid-April - well, those that send their applications in to ISSA quickly.

We are most grateful to West Marine for coming forward with this supportive program which will benefit all our teams.

If you have questions, contact ISSA. - LAW

ANNUAL MEETING MOVES TO FALL [back to index]
ISSA is a corporation registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is governed by its by-laws on file in that state. The annual meeting of the corporation has for years been held the first Saturday in March as specified by the by-laws.

Now that we are two-season in many districts and reckon our activities on a school-year basis, it makes sense to have the annual meeting at the beginning of the year - in September. The meeting has also been in New England where it all began. While New England is still the largest district in the number of member schools, interest is truly nationwide and a meeting more attuned to members' needs is overdue. We hope that this first annual meeting in the Fall will offer more to members than just a business meeting, perhaps extend to Sunday beyond the last Saturday in September.

We'd welcome ideas on what to include and where to have the meeting.

General meetings will still be held at ISSA regattas to exchange ideas and learn what's happening. - LAW

TEAM RACING BOOK AVAILABLE [back to index]
ISSA has purchased at discount a quantity of the new (1999) team racing book produced in the UK under the aegis of the Eric Twiname Trust. This is the book you want if you are going to team race. In fact, every member of your school team should have a copy. The new book is called "Team Racing for Sailboats" by Steve Tylecote and is published by Fernhurst Books, a respected name in sailing books for many years.

To order send $16 (checks made out to ISSA) for each copy to ISSA, Box 397, Niantic, CT 06357-0397.

DISTRICT ALLOCATIONS SET FOR ISSA 2000
MALLORY, BAKER AND CRESSY CHAMPIONSHIPS [back to index]
Based on membership totals as of January 1, the following are the final allocations for the 2000 Mallory and Baker national championships and tentative berths for the 2001 Cressy regatta next Fall:

Note: Cressy sailors elect which rig they will use for the entire series from district eliminations to finals.

The Mallory doublehanded fleet championship is at Long Beach (CA) Sailing Center May 13-14. The Baker team racing championship is at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA May 20-21. The 2001 Cressy singlehanded championship is at Sand Point (Seattle), WA, November 11-12, 2000.

How are the allocations arrived at? The procedure for determining each districts berths in the championship regattas is as follows:

1. Allocations are based on a mathematical proportion of each district's paid memberships to the total ISSA membership nationally and the fixed number of berths at each event. Thus, if a district has 30 member schools, 10% of a total of, say, 300 schools nationwide, then that district has 10% of the berths in the championship; in the case of the Mallory, 10% of 20 berths or an allocation of 2.

2. The dues year according to the by-laws is January 1 to December 31, but memberships for the current year are accepted through the end of the school year and the total membership for the year is based on the figures at the end of the school year.

3. Allocations for berths in the championships are made twice a year: in late June final allocations for the Cressy regatta in the Fall and preliminary allocations for the next year's Mallory and Baker championships, all based on end-of-school numbers, and in January final allocations for the Mallory and Baker and preliminary allocations for the Cressy based on the total paid memberships for the current year. The more members, the higher the proportion in determining allocations.

Districts cannot fall below the past year's membership total for determining the proportion for the final allocations. Thus, if a district's memberships on January 1 for the current year are less than its end-of-school total for the previous year, the latter are used for its proportion. However, if the total on January 1 is higher, this is the number used to determine the proportion for allocation and thus may increase the allocations for that district. This is why it is so important to districts that their member schools to pay their dues when they are due by December 31 rather than waiting until Spring.

REPORTS FROM THE DISTRICTS [back to index]
PCISA
District Vice President Tim Hogan reports that PCISA now has 67 school members active in Southern and Northern California and Hawaii, with Hawaii the fastest growing area now that they have doublehanded 420s as well as an established Laser fleet. Recognizing the growth in Hawaii, PCISA proposed Guy Fleming as a ISSA Director At-Large. Guy is in charge of the Hawaiian school sailing program.

With three of the five regattas that comprise the PCISA championship completed, Newport Harbor HS continues to have a narrow lead over runner-up Coronado HS. The two schools have swapped wins in the three regattas. NHHS won the first two and Coronado HS the third, the Cardinal Regatta February 26-27. Also at the top of the standings are University of San Diego HS, The Bishops School, and Marin Catholic HS. PCISA has been averaging 40 teams in each regatta. The fourth regatta, the Gaucho, remains before the heavily weighted Pacific Coast Championship that will determine the PCISA competitors at the Mallory regatta. Tim reports that his district is looking forward to running the Mallory Regatta at the US SAILING Center. Mike Segerblom is event chairman and the racing will be in the ocean inside the breakwater. Twenty new suits of sails will be available for the matched fleet of FJs.

Tim notes that the challenge for his district is to increase the quality of sailing while increasing participation. Typically most of the district regattas have been sailed in small bays where is has become very challenging to maintain good sailing with 40 boats on the race course. One possible solution: the district is looking at ways to divide the fleet into gold and silver divisions next year.

Check the PCISA website at www.pcisa.org

MASSA
According to District Director Bill Schneider MASSA now has 40 member schools and anticipates additional ones. More than other districts, MASSA consists of several active regions, notably Long Island, Annapolis, southern Chesapeake Bay, the New Jersey coast, and the Rochester area of New York. Randy Stokes reports that the southern Chesapeake region - VISSA - has eight school teams and will be the support for the Baker regatta at Old Dominion U in May. Annapolis YC and Severn Sailing Center continue to provide practice facilities, coaching support, and regatta sites and whose combined fleets will allow as many as 24 schools to participate in the April 8-9 regatta. Fleets and facilities are also becoming available at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum at St. Michaels, the U. of Maryland Baltimore County and Loyola U in Baltimore Harbor, supplementing the long-time support from the US Naval Academy and St. Mary's College.

In Rocherster Rick Sullivan and Cory Sertl now back coaching in Rochester see steady growth in a fledging program as school sailors bring back positive experiences with school sailing. On Long Island, led by Betty Minson and George Linzee, sailing is centered around Port Jefferson and superb regatta sites at Kings Point and NY Maritime.

The New Jersey region, concentrating on singlehanded school sailing, is still savoring taking both top spots in the 2000 Cressy championship - Southern Regional HS's Steven Weber in the full-rig Lasers and Lakewood HS with Peeter Must in the Radial rig. The two schools share the championship.

MASSA now has more actively competing schools than can be accommodated by any collegiate fleet and is developing a system of qualifying. For this Spring nine schools will qualify based on the standings of the Fall championship and the other nine will be determined by results of the Annapolis YC regatta April 9. Meanwhile, MASSA will work on a system for next Spring.

Bill also reports that Severn School won the MASSA Fall doublehanded championship based on the two best regatta results plus the Fall championship regatta which counted double. The top positions were tight as Severn had 59 points, Pt. Pleasant HS 57, and Annapolis HS 52. Annapolis HS won the last two regattas including the MASSA championship at St. Mary's, but Severen accumulated more overall points during the series.

At the annual district meeting in February Bill Schneider was re-elected District Director and, with Betty Minson At-Large, represents MASSA on the ISSA Board of Directors.

For up-to-date district info, check the MASSA website www.toad.net/~mariners

NESSA
New England schools will continue to have qualifying regattas for the doublehanded O'Day district championship regatta that serves as qualification for the Mallory national championship. Qualification for the Team racing championship and the Mark Trophy will again be by resume and season record in dual meets.

Tabor Academy will host the 2001 Baker regatta, the second time the school has done so.

Roger Rawlings, elected President of NESSA at its annual meeting last Fall, has announced that the district website will be on line this Spring.

The fastest growing region in New England seems to be the Fairfield County League in southwest Connecticut. There is also most promising development in Maine, notably in the Mt. Desert area as the MDIHS with the Northeast Harbor Fleet have just acquired a dozen new Vanguard 420s to replace the venerable fleet of Dragonflies.

NESSA already boasts more than 70 member schools and expects to hit 80 by year's end. NESSA representatives on the ISSA BOD include Roger Rawlings and Barnstable HS Coach Jim Terkelsen as well as Kevin Baker from the Fairfield County League.

NWISA
The last district to develop, Northwest ISSA, now has 10 member schools, according to John DeMeyer, as distance between schools and regatta venues remains the biggest hurdle to expansion. Still, NWISA is readying to host the 2001 Cressy championship next Fall, November 11-12 on Lake Washington at Sand Point. John Pope and John DeMeyer share leadership of the district with John Pope as Chairman and an ISSA At-Large Director and John DeMeyer as the district representative on the Board.

Regattas this Spring include the Kick Off Regatta March 18-19 at Oak Harbor, a team racing weekend at Poulsbo April 15-16, the Mallory eliminations at Anacortes April 29-30, and the Baker elims at Bainbridge Island May 6-7 plus home-and-home regattas for member schools.

SAISA
After seven years Jim Casesa stepped down as Director of the South Atlantic district, replaced by Tom Monkus. Since some of the schools in the district seem to consist of one or two-person teams, Tom has pledged to work toward expanding team size. SAISA has made a formal bid for the 2001 Mallory regatta at Charleston, sailing out of either College of Charleston or James Island YC. In addition to Director Monkus, John Gervais of Charleston represents SAISA on the ISSA BOD.

SEISA
School sailing has continued to expand into Texas and into the Florida Panhandle area under the guidance of District Director Chris Clement. Working with Chris especially in the Texas is Steve Gay of Austin, sailing coach of Westwood HS, and Bob Yarborough of TYA.

MWISA
With its website up and running (missa@missa.net) and burgeoning interest in team racing, heretofore an alien concept in the Midwest, this is a district that has real signs of growth. The Milwaukee area is developing as well as the lake areas of Minnesota and Wisconsin. The district qualifying regatta for the Mallory will be at Lake Mendota, WI, April 29-30.

Rick Wolney is the district director and representative to the ISSA BOD, supported by ISSA VP Ray Teborek, Chris Mitchell, Dierk Polzin, and Cappy Capper, among others.

MWISA is slated to host the 2002 team racing championship for the Baker Trophy, an event that will surely attract interest in team racing around the Great Lakes.

COACHES' SEMINARS:
THEY MAY BE JUST THE ANSWER [ back to index]
Perhaps the most beneficial program ISSA undertakes for young sailors is the coaching seminars it presents. Experienced coaches such as Pat Healy, Roy Williams, and Roger Rawlings conduct the seminars which are provided at no cost to those willing to host them. Participation includes qualification for the high school module of the Level 3 US SAILING coaching certification.

The typical seminar outlines the structure of school sailing, the form of the ISSA procedural rules, and the levels of interscholastic competition. It goes on to look closely at the role of the team coach: the ethics of coaching, coaching rules and protests, and running practices with drills, as well as race management.

Districts, leagues, or even just groups of schools can host a coaching seminar. The host arranges the venue, promotes the seminar, and may, if the seminar presenter has to travel a distance, be asked to provide overnight accommodations. ISSA provides the leader of the seminar at no cost to the host and requires the hosts make attending the seminar free of charge to coaches.

To get more details or arrange for a ISSA coaching seminar, contact ISSA.

A WORTHWHILE EVENING FOR SCHOOL SAILORS [ back to index]
The Fairfield League has been organzed for only two years but already it has developed several innovations.

On Sunday, March 5 two teams of the Fairfield League, Brunswick and Greenwich Academy and Greenwich HS hosted a Night with the College Coaches for high school sailors and their parents.

Coaches Brad Churchill, Boston U; Rick Domenique, Kings Point; Brian Doyle, Dartmouth; Ken Legler, Tufts; and Yale alumnus David Perry answered questions about college sailing, including recruiting and admissions, ease of participation on teams and regattas.

After the discussion, the coaches joined over 100 sailors and parents for dinner and further discussion. Two points made by the coaches - college sailing is for anyone who wants to sail, although some teams are more competitive than others. And students should not pick a college solely for sailing; that college should still be their first choice even if they can't sail there.

There are more opportunities for women in college sailing than for men. While sailing coaches may not have tremendous leverage in the admissions process, the lessons of high school sailing are important to add on college applications. College coaches can be contacted through www.collegesailing.org.

NOW IN OTHER NEWS… [back to index]
• The dates for the regattas in the UK this summer for which the winners of the Mallory and Baker are eligible are June 27-30 for Itchenor and July 3-5 for the British Schools Dinghy Racing Association (BSDRA) international team racing championship.

• Sailors in Milwaukee will be getting organized soon under the guidance of Jack Strassman of Milwaukee YC. Jack held a high school sailing night recently which was well attended and presents a strong possibility of several school teams being organized and sailing in a local league. Milwaukee has been a center of junior sailing and has strong potential for offering a school program which will attract new people as well as keeping sailors interested in the sport.

• Team racing is a candidate for the Olympics, perhaps by 2004. For school teams it offers unique opportunities to learn more about boathandling and tactics in a team effort which is very exciting and calls for the highest skills and coordination.

• Oklahoma sailors are showing interest in ISSA and its programs and Director Kevin Baker is turning his able hand to helping them get started with a local league - the real answer to getting underway with some sport and fun as soon as possible. After his success starting the Fairfield League and the written plans he prepared for helping teams to get organized and for convincing school administrators of the desirability of having a sailing program, Kevin is in big demand.

• Chicago's school system is showing interest as well, reviving what was once a lively league, now some years ago. It is still not certain whether a community or a club-based program will emerge, but Midwest directors are on the case.

• Norfolk schools continue to work out at Christopher Newport University under Dan Winter's tutelage. The school system has adopted the sport for city schools, though while many sailors and new candidates participate, so far few school teams have been formed. If the interest is there, teams will form and schools will join.

• The Downeast Fleet Racing Championship at Maine Maritime Academy is May 13-14, open to NESSA teams and hosted by George Stevens Academy. Contact: Jim Modisette at 207-667-3107

MEET THE FOLKS WHO MAKE ISSA WORK —
NICOLE BREAULT [back to index]
Contact: Mitch Brindley at 757-683-3387.

Nicole has been an ISSA Director At-Large for two years, currently serving on the Board as the representative of school sailing alumni. Appropriately as the voice of current school sailors, she is the youngest Director. She grew up sailing 420s out of the Niantic Bay YC and was so good at it that she traveled to Europe and Japan to compete in international 420 events as a high school student. In Old Lyme HS she helped organize and lead the sailing team. After high school she went to Yale U where she was an All-American collegiate sailor and spent 10 years teaching sailing on Long Island Sound. Despite having just missed the growth spurt in school sailing herself, she got involved in organizing and coaching school sailing at Branford HS (CT) four years ago and as an alumna has helped the East Lyme HS team as well. Do you have a question about going on the college sailing or a suggestion on how ISSA can help you as a school sailor, contact Nicole at 203-481-3096 or by e-mail at nbsailor@aol.com

2000 ISSA CHAMPIONSHIPS [back to index]
National Fleet Racing Championship for the Mallory Trophy
May 13-14 at US SAILING Center, Long Beach, CA
Host district: PCISA

Twenty schools with two doublehanded crews racing CFJs in two divisions. Participants to be determined by districts by elimination and per allocations.

Contact: Tim Hogan at 714-434-4400.

The Mallory regatta will be sailed in the Pacific Ocean just outside of Alamitos Bay, Long Beach. The racing will be off the Belmont pier inside the breakwater. Conditions in mid-May will have the typical ocean chop but the swells will be limited. The wind will be from the south and southwest gradually shifting to the west. The wind velocity is approximately 7-8 knots building to 15-18 knots. Spectators will be able to watch from the pier and the beach.

Overall the area should be ideal for the Mallory. We plan to have 20 new CFJ's for the event and look forward to hosting the regatta. - Tim Hogan

National Team Racing Championship for the Baker Trophy
May 20-21 at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Host district: MASSA

Twelve school teams consisting of 3 doublehanded crews racing as a team. Teams determined by districts by elimination and per allocations.

Contact: Mitch Brindley at 757-683-3387.

Old Dominion University is located on the east side of the Elizabeth River near Hampton Roads Harbor. The sailing area is considered an open water, heavy wind site. The wind may come from any direction based on weather front involvement. There is very little current to contend with while sailing. However, the waters are shallow which can result in a fair amount of wave chop.

The average May temperature is in the 70's and the water temperature should be rising through the 60's to near 70 degrees. The mean wind speed in the afternoon during the month of May is 10 knots. - Mitch Brindley

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 at top Maine children's camps offering Sunfish and master crafts. Contact Geoffrey Newman, 2914 Medinah St., Weston, FL 33332

RACING COACHES/INSTRUCTORS WANTED: YMCA Camp Letts on Chesapeake Bay is looking for enthusiastic sailors to team youth 8-16 in Lasers, Bytes, Optimists, Flying Scots, windsurfers, and 25-ft. 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 or e-mail irfallon@annapolis.net

ABOUT THE ISSA NEWSLETTER … [back to index]

ISSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS [back to index]

THESE CAN HELP… [back to index]
ISSA offers plenty of material to help organize a sailing team, drum up support, improve competitiveness and run a regatta.