Picking up where they left off after Andrew Lewis of The Assets School won the 1999 ISSA singlehanded championship and the Cressy Trophy last Fall, Pacific Coast sailors won the fleet championship for the Mallory Trophy and the team racing championship for the Baker Trophy this spring. The University of San Diego HS defeated 19 schools, taking the Mallory Trophy at Grosse Pointe YC May 8-9. The four top schools were PCISA representatives as Coronado HS was second, Newport Harbor HS, third, and San Marcos HS, fourth.

At the team racing championship sailed May 23-23 at Eckerd College, St. Petersburg Newport Harbor HS successfully defended its 1998 ISSA championship by defeating 11 school teams representing all seven districts.

Conditions for the doublehanded championship on Lake St. Clair ranged from mild and flat to brisk and choppy, yet permitted 14 races in the two divisions, a total of 28 for the regatta. U of San Diego HS as a team had only six first places but maintained the consistency that was low-point in Division A and third in Division B. Bryan Lake skippered A Division with C. Megla, M. Argoud and T. March as crew and in B Division the skipper was Matt Megla with Kevin Moore and Kristin Moore sharing crewing.

Low point skipper for the regatta was Troy Treacar of Newport Harbor HS sailing in B Division with Paige Thompson and Gary Grimes as crew. Runner up Coronado HS was led by Brian Haines/Lauren Maxam in B Division with Mike Anderson-Mitterling/Jimmes Montgomery sailing A Division.

The Mallory was sailed in CFJs supplied by local yacht clubs. Regatta co-chairmen were Jack Sullivan and Rick Wolney. PRO was Marcia Everingham.

The final scores:

The 1999 ISSA Team Racing Championship was sailed in 24 420s supplied by St. Petersburg YC and Vanguard Sailboats. A 66-race round robin determined the seeding for the final four double round championship and the eight-team consolation series. The series involving the final four was 12 races with each of the four teams carrying its first round score forward: Newport Harbor HS and Tabor Academy (MA)each with 10-1 records, Jesuit HS (LA) with 9-2 and Lakewood HS (FL), 7-4.

At the end of the final series Newport Harbor HS had repeated its 1998 championship with 15 wins, Tabor was second with 14, Jesuit third with 10 and Lakewood fourth with 9. The two top teams will represent the US in England this summer at the International High School Team Racing Championship organized by the British Schools Dinghy Racing Association (BSDRA)and in the RYA Youth Championship and a demonstration event for ISAF.

In the consolation round the scores reverted to the original round robin when a round robin could not be completed. Thus St. Petersburg HS (FL) was fifth, Belmont Hill School (MA) sixth, Redwood HS (CA) seventh, Southern Regional HS (NJ) eighth, St. George's School (RI) ninth, Marin Catholic (CA)tenth, Grosse Pointe South HS (MI) eleventh, and Bainbridge HS (WA) twelfth.

The Baker championship was sailed in near perfect team racing conditions: moderate winds and smooth seas. A few races were sailed in light stuff and others in winds preceding squalls. Event Chairman Jim Casesa of the host SAISA district used a tent set close to the racing as event headquarters.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Dear Sailors and Friends,
What a great year we've had, and the memberships are up again. As of this writing, 45 more school teams joined ISSA and took to the water, bringing the total membership of ISSA to 275. And there are many more waiting to join when they develop to the point where they can. Right now they are sailing in local leagues and open events.

The national championships were exciting once again. For the first time it was a West Coast sweep of the three championships: last fall in the Cre

The national championships were exciting once again. For the first time it was a West Coast sweep of the three championships: last fall in the Cressy when Andrew Lewis of The Assets School in Hawaii won, and this spring when University of San Diego HS won the Mallory and Newport Harbor HS defended its team racing title.

The 2000 Cressy singlehanded championship will be in a dual fleet of Radial and full rigged Lasers - take your pick. The Mallory will be in Long Beach and the Baker in Mid-Atlantic next spring. The work-up is where there's lots of fun; getting to the finals is an exciting process.

Over the summer I hope you have a great time, sailing or not. For those who do compete, good luck and have some fun with it. For those who do not, cruising and gunkholing are fun, but so are many things that might take your fancy.

Do think a bit about the fun of sailing with others who respect you and comply voluntarily with the Racing Rules of Sailing and the accepted ethics of sportsmanship. Our sport is quite unique in its dependence on the participants to set the tone of competition.

I wish you all the very best. See you in the fall.

Larry White, President

JUDGING, NORs TOPICS OF ISSA DIRECTORS
The ISSA Board of Directors met June 7 at Newport Yacht Club. Much of the meeting was devoted to minor matters, but the most prolonged discussion dealt with the observer/judging criteria of RRS Appendix D and how to best utilize it for high school sailing. The Directors favored the quick judging system but only if the competitors are better informed about how it works. The discussion included consideration of coaches' role in ethical situations both on and off the water. Prominent was the involvement of coaches in protests. The Board decided to continue to not allow coaches to become involved in protest situations others than those that deal with ethics.

In other matters the BOD elected the following as the ISSA Nominating Committee: Ray Teborek, Jeff Spranger, and Bill Wakeman. The Board also voted to retain existing members of the Advisory Council for 2000 with Bruce McPherson to remain as President. Chris Clement was voted in as Director of SEISA, replacing Tony Smythe, who remains on the ISSA Board as a Member at Large.

The BOD heard that Vice President Roy Williams will be putting together final versions of NORs and Sailing Instructions for ISSA national championships. The versions will mandate the method of boat rotations for the Mallory and require sites for the Baker to have 24 boats. The Directors also stressed the need for consistent regatta reports and is considering naming an ISSA PRO for the championships.

Williams is also binding 100 copies of the high school module for US SAILING Level 3 that will be available for sale. The Directors discussed the idea that participation in the module be required by coaches entering teams in the national championships.

The Board voted to have a general meeting of members the Friday evening before the start of the Cressy championship in October at the site of the regatta in Newport, RI. The meeting will not replace the annual meeting in March but is being held to see if there would be more participation. The problem of scheduling a meeting where there can be more attendance by both school and individual members has been an ongoing frustration of ISSA and a meeting at a championship, the first in recent years, seemed to the Directors worth trying.

The next meeting of the Directors will be at President White's home in Niantic, CT. September 13 at 1500.

GRADE LEVEL CLARIFIED
The issue of what grade a sailor is in between the end of one school year and the next arose this spring. To clarify: a student remains in the grade of the school year just completed until the start of school the following season. Thus an 8th grader remains an 8th grader until the first day of his 9th grade year; a high school senior remains a senior until the first day of the next school year.

REPORTS FROM THE DISTRICTS
NESSA
Rob Hurd reports that 18 schools took part in the NESSA doublehanded championship for the George O'Day Trophy and qualification for the Mallory championship at Bristol YC (Brown University and Portsmouth Abbey School) April 25. Tabor Academy led by skippers Peter Levesque and Colin Gallison, each garnering low-point honors in his division, won the O'Day with the Williams School second and Brunswick School third. Moses Brown School and Falmouth HS in fourth and fifth were the other two NESSA qualifiers.

Tabor also won the NE team racing title and the Fritz Mark Trophy against seven schools at the Coast Guard Academy May 15-16. Tabor had a 11-2 record, St. George's School 9-4, and Belmont Hill School 7-6 to become the NESSA entrants in the Baker national championship.

Proving its team depth Tabor also won the NESSA Women's Invitational May 9 on its own waters. Hotchkiss was second and St. George's third with 12 teams competing.

ISSA has nominated St. Sebastian School team members Christopher Patterson and Patrick Rynne for the US SAILING Rescue Medal. During a meet with Manchester HS April 24 a Manchester boat capsized and its skipper Chris Pine became entangled. As the boat began to turtle and flood, Pine was being dragged underwater. Patterson dove into the icy water to keep the boat from overturning and Rynne went in to free Pine. To do so Rynne had to dive underwater, thus requiring that he shed his life jacket and flood his drysuit. About eight times Rynne dove and finally freed Pine just as the boat sank.

Fairfield Prep won the first Fairfield County Sailing League (FCSL) championship and the Fairfield Cup against five schools May 22. The six schools sailed two divisions of 420s and one of BYOB Lasers. The Fairfield Cup required sailors sailing in both 420s and Lasers. Fairfield Prep was led by skippers Spencer Ogden/Andy DeBergalis and Peter Lelek/Andrew Tedesco in 420s and Bryan Baker and Alex Petisi in Lasers.

NWISA
District Director John DeMeyer is pleased with progress in the last ISSA district to develop. He reports that NWISA has just 11 school teams, but the size and permanence of those programs form a solid base upon which the area can grow. The top eight schools scheduled home-and-home meets with each other, reflecting the solid commitment they enjoy.

The NWISA Mallory eliminations were held at Roche Harbor Resort on San Juan Island where Friday Harbor HS topped the eight-school fleet to win the lone district Mallory berth. Oak Harbor hosted the Kick-Off Regatta with 10 schools. The event was so successful that Oak Harbor plans to expand its fleet and host more school events.

MASSA
Severn HS (MD) won the MASSA spring championship. Southern Regional HS (NJ) was second, McQuaid Jesuit HS third, Pt. Pleasant HS (NJ) fourth, and St. Mary's HS (MD) fifth. In all 19 schools earned points as the total from the MASSA district championship plus the placings in the best two other regattas were used to score the school teams.

The overall standings for 1999 using the results of the fall and spring regattas has Southern Regional HS in first with 90 points, Severn HS HS second with 86, Annapolis HS third with 73, and St. Mary's HS fourth with 66. Complete standings for all the qualifying regattas are available on the MASSA website www.toad.net/~mariners.

Dan Winters reports a "tremendous explosion" in high school sailing in the lower Chesapeake Bay. Two years ago there was but one team; this spring the Virginia Interscholastic Sailing Association consisted of four school plus a composite team from Newport News schools. Next year Dan envisions as many as eight school teams with local colleges and community sailing facilities offering support and sites for regattas. Given such progress in just a short time, Dan "can hardly wait to see what our 'local high school league' will look like at this time next year."

SEISA
District Director Chris Clement has been working with a group of organizers in the Ft. Walton Beach YC (in the Florida Panhandle just east of Pensacola) to develop a school sailing program among four Okaloosa County high schools. The most active organizer has been Tom Garner, Junior Sailing Chairman of the Ft. Walton YC. The plan calls for the school sailing programs to start as sailing clubs. The group has been negotiating for a fleet of 420s in Maine.

NEWPORT HARBOR: NEARLY IDEAL IN OCTOBER
Newport Harbor is spacious, deep and virtually landlocked just inside the mouth of Narragansett Bay. It gives superb protection from ocean storms. The tidal range is a modest 3-4 feet and inside the harbor the tidal current is negligible. The Cressy regatta will be run out of an expansive semi-public sailing facility called Sail Newport located at the south end of and Newport Harbor in Brenton Cove.

Newport Harbor itself is about one mile long, easily large enough to set good Laser courses. Two school teams, Rogers HS and St. George's, use Newport Harbor and in the winter there is a large Laser frostbite fleet that features several rockstars. The Cressy course may also be laid outside the Harbor in Narragansett Bay where the water is deep, there are no moored boats, the wind is less affected by land masses, and the tidal currents are a consideration but not a concern.

From April until the end of October the prevailing breeze is southwest, a delightful, steady sailing condition that has made Newport so favored for those running serious regattas. By October the common winter conditions have begun to take over. The summer sou'wester is increasingly replaced by brisk, dry northwesterly winds. Nor'westers follow cold fronts and by October they may blow 25 knots or more for one or two days, then gradually die, replaced again by a sou'wester. At the end of October most of the 1000 yachts moored in Newport will be hauled out. This lets race organizers use the protected waters inside Newport Harbor itself. Mercifully by late October there is also virtually none of the horrendous congestion — ashore as well as afloat — Newport suffers from during the summer months.

Outside the harbor in the Bay the tidal currents run straight north (for incoming) and south (for ebbing) at 1-2 knots peak velocity. In a course set between Rose Island and Fort Adams, there is little opportunity to take advantage of the current or to avoid it. Better to analyze the frequency and duration of wind shifts as they will likely make more of a difference than current. A sou'wester will have few shifts, but any offshore wind such as a northerly will have serious changes of direction and be gusty. Inside the harbor even a sou'wester will be shifty and puffy.

Although at the end of the hurricane season, October may also be a time of a storm. Typically by mid-Fall we see 2-3 day nor'easters. Pray we don't in late October this year.

Daytime air temperatures at the end of October are generally 50-65 degrees, chillier during a northerly and at night although frost is rare before mid-November. Mitigating the cool air is water that still retains summer warmth, perhaps 60 degree

In short, plan on some wind, bring some warm gear such as a dry suit, gloves, etc. but don't be surprised if conditions for at least some of the three days are like those of late summer or early fall. And while you are in Newport, try to see something of the city. Not for nothing is it called America's First Resort.

ALLOCATIONS SET FOR 2000 CRESSY CHAMPIONSHIP
ISSA Membership totals are final for 1998-99, a 20% increase over 1997-98. Allocations are a straight proportion of the total based on paid memberships. These are final for the 2000 Cressy(Fall 1999 in Newport) and preliminary for the 2000 Mallory and Baker whose final allocations are set after the January 1, 2000 membership dues deadline.

Cressy entrants must elect which rig they will use for the entire series starting at the district level eliminations through the final championship regatta hosted by NESSA in Newport, RI October 29-31. The Mallory doublehanded championship at Long Beach, CA and the Baker team racing championship at a MASSA site (to be announced) will be next Spring.

COACH OF SCHOOL SAILOR RECEIVES
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Joey Harris of Chicago's Columbia Yacht Club was named recipient of US SAILING's Van Alan Clark Jr. Sportsmanship Trophy for 1998 at the Spring Meeting in Dallas March 20. Harris is a sailing master and in charge of the junior sailing program at Columbia YC. At the Midwest High School Singlehanded Championship in which the top three places would qualify for the ISSA Cressy national championship one of Harris' students was in contention. The leading skipper broke his mast and would likely have missed the next race. Harris, however, helped de-rig his boat and raced to shore for a replacement. By the time he returned, the next race which the leader could use as a throw-out had been completed but quick work putting in the replacement mast let the young sailor make the next race and hold his lead. Harris' student ended up third

A colleague of Harris, Cappy Capper spoke of his sportsmanship, "For Joey this was not a single act; it is his way of life. He has touched the lives of hundreds of children." In accepting his award, Harris credited those who had served as role models for sportsmanship

. The Van Alan Clark award annually recognizes the American sailor who best exemplifies the ideals and traditions of good sportsmanship. In 1993 the Newport Harbor HS team was the recipient.

ODDS AND ENDS
• Andrew Lewis of The Assets School, Hawaii, winner of the 1999 ISSA Singlehanded Championship and the Cressy Trophy at Texas Corinthian YC last fall, repeated his performance on Galveston Bay by winning the Junior Olympic Nationals (aka US Youth) at Houston YC last month. At this writing he is lying fourth at the Youth Worlds in Finland with excellent medal chances. Andrew's impressive speed, especially downwind, is stunning to watch. He works each wave and each gust, making up for his stocky build so uncharacteristic of singlehanders

• Amanda Clark, who sailed for St. George's in 1997, is also fourth in the Women's Youth Worlds sailing a Laser radial. Usually a Europe sailor, Amanda does very well in radials. Coaches report that both she and Andrew are on an excellent learning curve.

• Cardwell Potts and David Taylor, who sailed on the Jesuit HS team (LA) to third place in the Baker are doing well in the 420 World, also with a shot at a medal. This team won in 420s at the JO Nationals in Houston.

• The ISSA Coaching Manual is being reprinted with some modest updates and will be available quite soon. o The 1999-2000 ISSA Directory will soon go to the printer and should be distributed to member teams in time for the new school year.

• ISSA Vice President Roy Williams would like to use the ISSA web-site to help coaches. To that end, he is looking for input from school, college and sailing program coaches, particularly of drills and "tips." Coaches willing to share their experiences should contact Roy at 401-846-0884 (phone & fax), 401-846-4021 (voice mail) e-mail: http.\\www.highschoolsailingusa.org.

ISSA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SINGLEHANDED
CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR THE CRESSY TROPHY

ELIGIBILITY:
A team is comprised of one sailor. Competing schools must be members of ISSA. NO STUDENT BELOW THE LEVEL OF 9TH GRADE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE. Teams must be accompanied by a designated adult team leader /chaperone, who may be an advisor, coach or parent and must be recognized by the school.

Selection for the Cressy Trophy will be by district elimination. The regatta has 32 berths, 16 each in Full- and Radial-rigged Lasers.

Sailors should contact their District Presidents to find out details on district qualifiers. Final entries will be sent out after completion of district elimination.

ENTRY AND COMMUNICATIONS:
Eligible schools and sailors must enter by filing an official entry form with the Regatta Chairperson prior to October 18, 1999. (If the elimination for your district is to be held after the entry deadline, please contact the Regatta Chairperson immediately, so special arrangements can be made). Entry fee must be included with the entry form.

BOATS:
Lasers will be provided at no cost for all contestants by Vanguard Sailboats. All equipment, including hull, spars, sails, blades, tillers, tiller extensions, battens, and lines will be provided. Boats will be sailed as provided.

SCHEDULE:
Friday, October 29, 1999

Saturday, October 30, 1999

Sunday, October 31, 1999

REGATTA CONTACT:
Roger Rawlings, President NESSA
Tel: 860 435 3020 (D); 860 435 9479 (E) Fax: 860 435 0327
e-mail: rawlings@snet.net

CLASSIFIED ADS
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.

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

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

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

ST. PETERSBURG YC IS LOOKING FOR ASSISTANT COACH for its Junior Program to start immediately working with entry level Optimist sailors and 420 sailors. Great opportunity for high school or college coach, a recent graduate or present junior program coach. Send resume to Kenneth Andreason, St. Petersburg YC, 11 Central Ave. St. Peterbsburg, FL 33701, fax to 727-822-3901 or e-mail spycoaches@msn.com

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