SAN DIEGO SAILORS WIN ANNUAL ANTEATER REGATTA [back to index]
The University of San Diego HS won the 2000 Anteater Regatta sailed December 9-10 at the Newport Harbor YC. With 43 school teams competing, the host district PCISA elected to divide the entrants into separate Gold and Silver fleets in what will be customary in major West Coast regattas from now on.

Skipper Brian Lake of U. of San Diego HS led the Gold Fleet A Division. He had three first places and two seconds in nine races while becoming the overall low-point skipper. Runner up was Santa Barbara HS. Joseph Roberts was low point skipper in B Division as he led his team from Chaminade College Preparatory to third place. This was the first time Santa Barbara HS and Chaminade Prep have finished in the top-five in a major PCISA regatta, perhaps a sign of new times as the 2000 national fleet champion Newport Harbor HS fell to 12th in the 22-school Gold Fleet.

The Point Loma HS JV team led the 21-team Silver Fleet with second and third places going also to JV teams, University of San Diego HS JV and Newport Harbor HS JV.

Two fleets each sailed 18 races over the two days, a record that attests to the expertise of the Race Committee.

2001 ANTEATER REGATTA RESULTS • TOP FIVE FINISHES

CORONADO AND SERVITE HIGH SCHOOLS
TAKE TOP PRIZES IN ROSE BOWL REGATTA [back to index]
The University of San Diego HS won the 2000 Anteater Regatta sailed December 9-10 at the Newport Harbor YC. With 43 school teams competing, the host district PCISA elected to divide the entrants into separate Gold and Silver fleets in what will be customary in major West Coast regattas from now on.

Skipper Brian Lake of U. of San Diego HS led the Gold Fleet A Division. He had three first places and two seconds in nine races while becoming the overall low-point skipper. Runner up was Santa Barbara HS. Joseph Roberts was low point skipper in B Division as he led his team from Chaminade College Preparatory to third place. This was the first time Santa Barbara HS and Chaminade Prep have finished in the top-five in a major PCISA regatta, perhaps a sign of new times as the 2000 national fleet champion Newport Harbor HS fell to 12th in the 22-school Gold Fleet.

The Point Loma HS JV team led the 21-team Silver Fleet with second and third places going also to JV teams, University of San Diego HS JV and Newport Harbor HS JV.

The two fleets each sailed 18 races over the two days, a record that attests to the expertise of the Race Committee.

2001 ROSE BOWL REGATTA RESULTS • TOP FIVE FINISHES

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE [back to index]

Dear Sailors and Friends,
By now, every team should have the latest Directory/Yearbook, a copy of the ISSA Procedural Rules, Gavin O'Hare booklet on team racing, and an application for a Port Supply discount purchase card. The new teams qualifying for the West Marine grants have all been nominated, and we have been forwarding the West Marine Certificates as we receive them. So far 51 schools have been nominated, with another dozen or so about to go in. More growth, more leagues, more participation Ñ that's what's happening.

With all that comes a challenge to the districts to accommodate the increased activity, to schedule events for new and developing teams, to keep the playing field level and accessible for all. Well, "playing water" would be more accurate. And it's happening. New series are being created, new leagues are springing up. And with that growth comes more growth as more people find out how much fun it all is. Small teams are also growing both from people wanting to learn and to get involved and because small teams cannot play all the games there are in school sailing.

The ultimate game, the most fun, is team racing. That goes beyond the skills of fleet racing and uses all those skills and more. The tactics and boathandling are fantastic. To help teams develop, districts are scheduling events open to even the smallest teams, encouraging them by having them on the water. We want to be inclusive, not exclusive, and it's working.

We have held three coaching clinics so far this year, with several more scheduled. Through this system we can best help our sailors. There are other clinics planned on team racing and on the racing rules in the fall. ISSA stays with the 1997-2000 rules until after the championships this spring. The Procedural Rules also will not change until next autumn.

The final district allocations for the spring championships have been made, so it's on to the Mallory at Charleston May 12-13 and the Baker at Tabor Academy May 26-27. The preliminary Cressy allocations for next fall have also been made, but those are made final based on district membership totals for the school year ending in June. There's a wonderful season ahead; have fun with it.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

Larry White, President

ISSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEETS ON WEST COAST [back to index]
Continuing the new policy of moving meetings among all the districts, the ISSA Executive Committee met January 19 in San Diego. One major discussion centered on development issues. Vice President Roy Williams reported that the ISSA web-site job bank is the most active among similar lists at US SAILING and college. The Committee agreed that a price structure needs to be established for website advertisers. Williams will investigate.

The booklet Guidelines for ISSA Championships is ready for printing with only the format to be agreed on. VP Williams and Secretary Roger Rawlings will rewrite the ISSA Procedural Rules before the 2001 season as necessary to reflect the 2001 Racing Rules of Sailing.

The next meeting of the Executive Committee, to which representatives of member schools and anyone else interested in school sailing are invited, will be at Newport YC (RI) March 3, 2001 at 1000.

The Committee also announced that the 2001 Annual General Meeting of members is September 29, 2001 hosted by PCISA at a site to be announced.

ALLOCATIONS FOR 2001 ISSA CHAMPIONSHIPS SET [back to index]
The final district allocations for berths in the 2001 Mallory and Baker National Championship Regattas have been set and the preliminary allocations for the 2002 Cressy are available. These final allocations for the 2001 Mallory doublehanded fleet championship and the Baker team racing championship were made based on year-end dues received from the member schools in each district. The final allocations for the 2002 Cressy singlehanded championship will be made at the end of this school year based on district membership totals.

Allocations are made on the basis of the school membership of each district either for the past year or the current year, whichever is higher and determining what proportion of that membership is of the total membership of all the districts. This year SAISA in particular has benefited from a surge that increased its allocations.

Cressy aspirants elect which rig they will use for the entire series from eliminations to finals. The 2001 Mallory Regatta is at College of Charleston Sailing Center, Mt. Pleasant, SC, May 11-13. The 2001 Baker Regatta is at Tabor Academy, Marion, MA, May 26-27. The 2002 Cressy Regatta is at Kingston, Ont., Canada October 13-14, 2001.

ISSA DISTRICTS BY STATE

2001 SUGAR BOWL REGATTA
WON BY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL [back to index]
Jesuit HS of New Orleans handily won the 2001 Sugar Bowl regatta sailed January 6-7 at Southern YC as its B Division crew of Edward Levert/Alan LeBlanc took overall low point honors with two first places and five seconds in the seven race series.

Jesuit's A Division crew of Marcel Marquette/Mark LeBlanc upheld its end with three first places including two in the last two races to help Jesuit win going away. Behind Jesuit the next three teams were tightly placed, Mandeville HS in second, Country Day School third led by its A Division low-point crew of Robbie Swayze/Keith Deane, and Academy of the Sacred Heart fourth.

Seven schools raced the 14-race regatta in mild temperatures and wind conditions that ranged from 5-10 knots in Club 420s.

2001 SUGAR BOWL REGATTA RESULTS

REPORTS FROM THE DISTRICTS [back to index]
NWISA
District Director John DeMeyer reports that NWISA has strengthened its organization with the addition of Scott Boye of Friday Harbor and Grey Hawkin of Anacortes as administrators.

The first district regatta will be March 17 at Oak Harbor. The district fleet championship and eliminations for the Mallory Regatta will be at Anacortes April 28-29 in Lidos. The team racing championship/Baker eliminations will be at Friday Harbor May 5-6 in Vanguard 15s and Laser 2s. To keep its eliminations at a time when sailors are thinking about school sailing, hence encourage participation, NWISA has scheduled its eliminations for next Fall's 2002 Cressy regatta this Spring, on May 19-20.

Sue Athmann from Oak Harbor is taking on the district web site.

NESSA
NESSA Secretary/Treasurer Rob Hurd reports that NESSA has created a new e-mail list open to anyone interested in high school sailing in New England. To subscribe send a blank e-mail to NESSA-subscribe@topica.com To post a message send e-mail to NESSA@topica .com Every member school is encouraged to have at least one representative on the e-mail list as most of NESSA's business for the rest of the year will be conducted using e-mail.

By Spring NESSA's web-page will be up and running. Check out its address: www.highschoolsailing-ne.org

The 2001 NESSA Yearbook was mailed in January.

Most of the dates and venues for NESSA qualifying and championship regattas are set. The NESSA fleet racing championship for the George O'Day Trophy will be April 22 in 420s at Bristol YC with Portsmouth Abbey School as host. Fifteen schools, determined by five qualifying regattas the day before, will compete to determine the NESSA champion and the five NESSA berths in the national Mallory championship.

The NESSA team racing championship for the Fritz Mark Trophy is scheduled for May 19-20 in 420s at Tabor Academy, site of the 2001 national championship for the Toby Baker Trophy. Eight schools will be selected based on the results of their spring team racing meets.

The NESSA Women's Fleet Racing Invitational for the Herreshoff Trophy will be May 27 at the US Coast Guard Academy.

The eight-member Fairfield County Sailing League seems ready to increase by at least another four schools. Led by Kevin Baker, the FCSL has a mixture of varsity athletic and club teams and sails out of five area yacht clubs. The League is requiring all coaches of member schools have Red Cross CPR and a US SAILING Level I Instructor Certificate.

George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill is hosting the Downeast Fleet Racing Championship at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine May 19-20 in 420s with a limit of 20 school teams.

The Connecticut High School Championship is May 19-20 at the US Coast Guard Academy. Contact is Nancy healy at 860-739-4011.

Plans are underway to schedule one or two additional open regattas next fall. NESSA is headed for 80 members by spring.

PCISA
The Pacific Coast district had 71 member schools as of mid-January with very active school sailing programs. In the first two district-wide regattas there were 43 teams sailing the Anteater and 45 teams sailing the Rose Bowl Regatta. These events have become so popular and the district membership so large that they have outgrown their venues when sailed as single fleets. As a result a system of dual fleets, a Gold and Silver, has been developed.

In addition to the district championship regatta schedule, PCISA has established two regional series, one in southern California, the SoCal series with seven separate one-day regattas, and the other in northern California. These series are intended to give less experienced school sailors an opportunity to compete.

PCISA has allocated the $25,000 it received as its share of the annual $100,000 grant given to CISA by Roy Disney to support youth sailing in California and Hawaii. The district has purchased 50 suits of sails to be used in all PCISA championship regattas with $20,000. The remaining $5000 has been earmarked to help Hawaiian school teams with travel expenses.

PCISA lost one of its supporters when Bill Wakeman's father Norman passed away in January. Norman Wakeman was one of those who helped start collegiate sailing on the West Coast.

The school sailors competing in the Rose Bowl Regatta p ay a photographic tribute to Roy Disney in thanks for his first annual grant for young California sailors.

SAISA
Member schools in the north and south regions will each have the opportunity to sail in six pre-qualifying regattas leading to the SAISA District championship. The eight schools from each region will race April 21-22 at College of Charleston for the three SAISA berths in the Mallory championship.

By mid-January three of the six regattas in the northern division have been completed and two in the south. The top schools in each region at this early stage include in the north Pinewood Preparatory School, Academic Magnet HS, and New Hanover HS and in Florida Lakewood HS, Community School of Naples, and Martin County HS.

Participation in doublehanded racing in the northern region has been high whereas in the Florida schools in the southern region doublehanding has been increasing but has lagged behind. According to District Director Tom Monkus parents and coaches are becoming aware of the opportunity afforded by team sailing versus singlehanding and the similarity of team sailing to what sailors will find in college sailing.

SAISA has been growing fast this year. Interest in the doublehanded fleet championship has been particularly keen in SAISA because the district hosts the ISSA National Championship for the Mallory Trophy at the College of Charleston May 11-13.

MASSA
The best news out of the MidAtlantic district is that district director Bill Schneider is thriving and active following his illness last fall. Bill has been offered some help administering MASSA by Andrew Cole. Cole is a lawyer, former school sailor, and a member of the ISSA Board of Directors to whom he contributes legal advice. St. Mary's HS of Annapolis won the district fall championship series followed by Key School and Southern Regional HS.

The MASSA championship and qualifier for the Mallory Regatta will be at US Maritime Academy at Kings Point May 19. In the meantime, MASSA has been encouraging local and league regattas in addition to all-district events.

One very active region of MASSA has been the Virginia association in the Norfolk area. VISA has been strongly encouraging team racing, scheduling five team racing regattas climaxed by the VISA Team Racing Championship April 28-29 at Old Dominion U.

MWISA
MWISA is looking at a membership increase by spring. Coupled with a shortage of doublehanded boats, the district's membership growth seems hindered by "single-sailor schools" whose involvement in school sailing ceases when that sailor graduates. The district is working on attempts to encourage such lone sailors to be more active in helping increase the size of teams within their schools.

On the MWISA schedule is the Icebreaker Regatta, an open event, at the Belmont Harbor Station of the Chicago YC April 21. This is the weekend before the MWISA Doublehanded Championship and Mallory qualifier April 28-29 at Monroe Harbor co-hosted by Columbia YC and Chicago YC.

Tentatively the MWISA Team Racing Championship and qualifier for the Baker national championship is May 5 at Lake Forest. The St. Joseph HS Sailing Team is hosting a singlehanded regatta May 12.

COACHES SEMINARS:
SCHEDULE ONE BEFORE NEXT SEASON [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 - Roger Rawlings, rawling@snet.net.

TIM HOGAN:
HELPING SCHOOL SAILORS FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS[back to index]
People get involved with organizations such as ISSA that serve youth for divers reasons Ñ the desire to repay a sport for what it has given, part of a job as a school teacher, simply being a good Samaritan, etc. But perhaps the most common reason is to contribute where one's own children are participating.

No one better exemplifies all of the good results of becoming involved than ISSA Vice President and PCISA District Director Tim Hogan. Clearly as a lifelong sailor he has wanted to help other develop the love of the sport that he has had. Clearly too he saw the need to help schools and their students develop the organization that would let them fully realize their skills. And, with four children who would become deeply involved in sailing, Tim has had a natural interest in contributing what he could to their growth.

Tim grew up sailing the boats that kids sailed in the late 1950s and the 1960s, Sabots, Snowbirds and eventually Lido 12s, Snipes, Finns, and Solings. In 1966 he finished second in the Sears Cup, emblematic of the national junior championship. As a college sailor sailing for USC Tim was All-American for three years, climaxed in 1970 by leading USC to a national collegiate championship and College Sailor of the Year.

After college he won the national match racing championship for the Prince of Wales Bowl in 1972 and the Santana 20 nationals in 1978. He won the Etchells 22 Class North American Championship in 1988 and still campaigns his Etchells The Fighting Irish. Add to these the Lipton Cup and the Balboa Challenge Cup. Meanwhile he has given back to the sport in full measure. He is President of California International Sailing Association (CISA), an organization very active providing grants to California sailors and recently the recipient of an on-going grant of $100,000 from Roy Disney aimed at helping youth sailing in California. He is also President of the Collegiate CFJ Class. These are in addition to his role as President of the Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing Association and, as an ISSA Vice President, a member of the ISSA Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

Tim has been the moving force behind school sailing in the Pacific Coast district. Since he became involved, California school sailing has grown from desultory participation in a few southern California high schools to an organization with 70 member schools throughout California and Hawaii and perennial ISSA championships in both fleet and team racing.

When Tim first became involved in school sailing he was a Director of the Newport Harbor YC Junior Program. The yacht club and the Newport Harbor HS were closely allied as the club offered its facilities to the school and much of the school team were also junior club members. He is parent advisor for the NHHS team and is still Co-director of the NHYC Junior Program.

Tim is also certainly an involved parent. His daughter Casey was on the 1993 Newport Harbor HS team that won the Baker team racing championship, the BSDRA international team racing championship and, for sportsmanship, the ISSA Bullivant Bowl and the USSAILING Van Alan Clark Trophy. In 1995 Casey was skipper on the NHHS team that easily won the national fleet championship for the Mallory Trophy. After Casey came son Patrick, who was a member of the NHHS 1996 national team racing champions that sailed the Baker regatta without a defeat. The following year he led the NHHS to the national fleet racing championship and the Mallory Trophy.

In 1998 son Scott was on a NHHS team that again sailed through the Baker series without a loss, and the following year won the Baker again. Last year he topped even that feat by leading his team to victories in both the 2000 Baker and Mallory championships. Casey and Patrick both became college All-Americans and can anyone doubt that Scott will match them? And there's more to come. Tim's youngest son is 13 and actively sailing Sabots.

To be so helpful to school sailing and young sailors requires neither a background of national championships nor extraordinarily competitive offspring. But with Tim everything helps and for that West Coast sailors and school sailors everywhere can indeed be thankful.

SCHOOL SAILING TAKES HOLD IN PARADISE [back to index]
One of the regions where school sailing is growing fastest is Hawaii. Scott Melanger, Junior Sailing Director for the Hawaii YC, describes the special plusses and minuses that go with getting involved with sailing for high school students. The state of sailing in Hawaii has the added significance that already there is talk about scheduling the Mallory regatta there in the not too distant future.

The Hawaiian islands offer the world's best sailing conditions: year-round temperatures in the 70s and 80s, a water temperature about 72 degrees, and tradewinds that blow from the northeast at a fairly constant 10 to 20 knots. This paradise lends itself well to all types of outdoor activity, particularly sailing. Strangely, though, sailing especially dinghy sailing, is not as popular as one might think.

While Polynesia has a strong link to sailing Ñ the original Polynesian inhabitants of Hawaii were thought to have arrived on sailing canoes Ñ boat ownership is not common. The lack of natural harbors and challenging conditions may be part of the reasons. Nevertheless, local yacht clubs have hired full-time program directors and purchased fleets of boats to interest youth in sailing. So, although youth programs in the islands have been around for the past 30 years, it is only fairly recently that high school sailing programs have begun to catch on.

Because of its small population and isolated geography (the Hawaiian islands are the most remote landmass in the world), Hawaii did not send sailors to national high school events. The cost of airfare was prohibitive and, as a member of PCISA, Hawaii sailors had to travel to the eliminations held in California. Then, if a team qualified for a national event, it meant a second trip.

With the help of local funding and the creating of the Maui Divers Interscholastic Challenge Cup awarded to the Hawaii winner of the Cressy eliminations, sending successful Hawaiian singlehanders to the national championship became possible. In 1992 and 1993 Roger Arnemann representing St. Louis HS was the first island sailor to attend the Cressy. Roger was a member of the Waikiki YC Sailing Program under coach Guy Fleming.

Following Roger were Matt Cochran of Punahou School in 1994, and in 1995 Ken Haig, who finished third in the Cressy and went on to the high school Worlds in Ireland, and Paul Kaseburg, both representing Punahoe HS. More importantly Hawaii singlehanders consistently finished in the top half of the championship fleet.

For 1996 Hawaii secured one of PCISA's allotted berths in the Cressy and not longer had to send sailors to California to qualify. The success of Hawaii's entries in the national regatta justified giving Hawaii an assured berth. Other successful singlehanders followed: Kaya Haig of Punahoe in 1997, Adam Corpuz-Lahne, who won the Bullivant Bowl for Sportsmanship at the 1998 Cressy, and Andrew Lewis, who won the 2000 Cressy championship in the strong winds off Galveston, TX. Both Adam and Andrew sailed for the Assets School.

This strength in singlehanded sailing is due to the prominence of the Laser fleet in Hawaii and to local standout singlehanded sailors. Sam Kerner, who grew up sailing off Waikiki, did well in the Finn Olympic trials in 1992 and 1996 while fellow island sailor John Myrdal was fourth in the Olympic Laser trials in 1996 and won in 2000 to qualify for Sydney. In part as a result of these role models, local programs focused their efforts on singlehanding.

Most local sailors in their early stages came from the Waikiki YC sailing program under coach Fleming. Fleming, a US SAILING Master Instructor Trainer, credits advisor Connie Smales for creating the early interest in high school sailing. "Connie advocated the creation of a teen novice class which was geared toward high school-aged youth," says Fleming. "She saw the way to get new sailors interested in the sport was to start at the ground level and work your way up."

All high school sailing was done in Lasers and the biggest program is at Waikiki YC. For several years in the early to mid 1990s there were a dozen keen Laser sailors sailing on Wednesday afternoons and weekends. Both public and private schools were represented and the sailors had mostly come up through yacht club junior programs.

For years the only boats used for instruction were singlehanded Lasers and El Toros. The only doublehanded boats were the CFJs used by the University of Hawaii Sailing Program. Some sailors considered the lack of doublehanded sailing as an advantage. Kaya Haig commented, "Sailing Lasers made me appreciate the physicality of sailing as well as the mental. I'm not afraid of 20 knots and I enjoy the confidence that comes with years of singlehanded sailing."

With doublehanded sailing in the future, the High School Doublehanded State Championship was created in 1997 using the FJs at University of Hawaii's sailing facility at Keehi Lagoon. These events became very popular as the opportunity to sail with a crew is limited. Two dozen sailors showed up for the first regatta with similar turnouts for the next two years . This planted the seed for one day getting more doublehanded sailing in Hawaii.

In 1999 one event gave doublehanding practical impetus: Hawaii hosted the 1999 National Junior Championships for the Sears, Bemis, and Smythe Trophies. The Bemis Trophy regatta is sailed in doublehanded boats and a by-product of hosting the event would be the chance to purchase the fleet used after the regatta at a discount. Junior sailing supporters lobbied yacht club boards to purchase the fleet. Waikiki, Hawaii, Kanoehe, and Pearl Harbor Yacht Clubs plus University of Hawaii were all interested.

The type of boat was a dilemma. The Bemis had been raced in 420s for a number of years, but the University had already an established fleet of 16 CFJs. The debate between 420s and CFJs was spirited: whether to go with an already established fleet to start anew.

Eventually the 420 came out ahead, mostly because of its option for spinnakers and trapeze. Kanoehe YC coach Jesse Andrews was in favor of the 420 because of its versatility. "The local conditions are such that the 420 would be fun for kids to sail," Andrews said. "And it is emerging as the boat of choice for national doublehanded junior events."

There are now 27 420s in Oahu with a reported eight more on the way. The doublehanded era began in the fall of 1999. A series of eight regattas were sailed weekday afternoons. Because no one knew how popular the sailing would be, the rules were open: skipper and crew could come from any middle or high school and they needed little experience. After three regattas with an average fleet of 12 boats, it was apparent that this was going to be a growing phenomenon.

In November a team from Kalahoe HS, Michael Cervantes/Erick Lindstrom, won the qualifier for the 1999 Great Oaks Regatta where they placed 11th out of 16 and greatly enjoyed the experience.

In the spring the series continued with events at Waikiki and Kanoehe YCs and a team from Kalahoe HS went to the PCISA doublehanded district championship. They came away from the event with a firm respect for the high level of sailing from the California teams.

The future of high school sailing in the islands is linked to getting more schools involved. Currently organizers are proposing area schools provide PE credit for the sailors to encourage them to organize teams. The organizing bodies for high school sports, in Hawaii the Oahu Interscholastic Association for public schools and the Interscholastic League of Honolulu for private schools, will recognize sailing as a sport if there are more than three schools with teams.

— Scott Melander

OYSTER BAY ADVANCED RACING CLINIC
SET OR MAY 26-28, 2001 [back to index]
The 13th Advanced Racing Clinic sponsored by the Oyster Bay Sailing Foundation will be held Memorial Day weekend at the US Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point. The clinic involves both one-the-water drills and coaching plus and lectures and presentations on high performance sailing all overseen by top-level coaches. Boats are available for charter or you may bring your own. Housing is available. For further details contact Susie Trotman at 516-367-3238 or STrotman@compuserve.com

ODDS and ENDS [back to index]
o West Marine continues to support school sailing through new school grants and Port Supply discount cards. Don't forget to say, "Thank you" and send in team pictures to:

Susan Altmann, Senior Manager
Donations and Sponsorships
West Marine
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076-2700

And please send a copy to ISSA as well.

o Welcome back to Robin Rafferty, now Principal of Central Catholic HS in Morgan City, LA. Robin was SEISA Director for several years and then moved back to Yankeeland. Now he's back home.

o Welcome also to Heather Richard, the new Race Coordinator and Junior Program Advisor at St. Francis YC. Heather is a former Buckingham, Brown and Nichols sailor (NESSA) and competed in the Mass Bay League before moving on to college sailing and now back in the game.

o All of ISSA's trophies are now on display at Tabor Academy until we can identify a new home for them. We want them to be seen by school sailors and others at no cost. They are quite hard to move about. The Mallory Trophy in particular is topped by a large sterling silver model of an Atlantic Class sloop, sails and all. Atlantics were the championship boat for several of the first years of the then IYRA's life 70 years ago.

o The next annual general meeting of ISSA will be in PCISA September 29-30, 2001 at a site to be announced. Last year the AGM moved out of New England and from the traditional spring date to the fall, reflecting the national growth of the Association and its activity throughout the school year.

o Our new liaison with college sailing, ICSA, is Mike Segerblom of the Long Beach sailing Center. We will be receiving the new college directory when it becomes available and distributing copies to all ISSA member schools.

o The new ISAF Eligibility and Advertising appendices to the RRS should not affect school sailors who are members of ISSA through their school teams. ISSA is a Supporting Member of USSAILING. All ISSA events are Category A, no advertising allowed, so there's no mix-up with the complex rules involving the display of advertising on sails and hulls.

o Rotation of the sites for the national championships has been under review. Our arrangement with Vanguard means the venue for the Cressy is tied to the site for the collegiate singlehandeds. Rotation of the Mallory and Baker remain at our discretion and has followed a schedule published for several years. However, a recent change has moved the 2002 Mallory from NESSA to PCISA with the Baker remaining scheduled for MWISA. A study is currently underway to formulate an alternative schedule for 2003 and beyond, a schedule that better reflects equitable travel demands.

NOTICES OF RACE FOR 2001 ISSA CHAMPIONSHIPS:
MALLORY AND BAKER TROPHIES[ back to index]
2001 ISSA NATIONAL DOUBLEHANDED FLEET CHAMPIONSHIP
FOR THE CLIFFORD MALLORY TROPHY
WHEN: May 11-13, 2001

WHERE: College of Charleston Sailing Center, Mt. Pleasant, SC

HOST: South Atlantic Interscholastic Sailing Association (SAISA)

BOATS: Vanguard Collegiate 420s RULES: The 1997-2000 Racing Rules of Sailing will remain in effect.

TEAMS: 20 teams with two doublehanded crews each for a minimum of four and a maximum of eight team members who shall be from the same school that is a member of ISSA and accompanied by a designated team leader/chaperone recognized by the school in that capacity.

COACHING: Team leaders, chaperones, advisors, coaches and other support personnel shall not go afloat in the sailing area May 12-13 unless with permission of the Regatta Chairman. Team members, coaches, and spectators will be able to watch the racing from the Marina outer pier or from the aircraft carrier Yorktown.

QUALIFICATION: Entries will be determined by qualifying within districts and the number of entries from each district will conform to allocations set by ISSA.

ENTRY FORMS AND FEES: Entry forms must be filed with the Regatta Chairman by May 1 (postmarked by April 30) unless the Chairman is notified of a delay because of later qualifying regatta results. An entry fee of $35 must accompany entry. There is no damage deposit. Registration: 1200-1800 May 11 at College of Charleston Sailing Center Note: a list of area accommodations is included with the Notice of Race.

PRACTICE: Boats will be available for practice 1200-1800 Friday May 11 after registration. RACING: The first warning signal will be 1030 Saturday May 12 after a mandatory skippers' meeting at 0930. The warning signal Sunday, May 13 will be 1000. No race will be started after 1600 unless a sail-off is needed. The racing area will be in Charleston Harbor near the Charleston Harbor Marina. Racing will be in two divisions of 20 boats each.

CONTACTS: Regatta Chairman, John L. Gervais, III, 843-556-4226; e-mail: ABRAC@AOL.COM Principal Race Officer, George. K. Wood, 843-795-5913, e-mail woodg@cofc.edu Chief Judge, Burton Howell, 912-897-5780, e-mail aweigh@worldnet.att.net SAISA District Director, Tom Monkus, 727-821-2626, tpmonkus@saisa.org

2001 ISSA NATIONAL TEAM RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
FOR THE TOBY BAKER TROPHY
WHEN: May 25-27, 2001

WHERE: Tabor Academy, Marion, MA

HOST: New England Schools Sailing Association (NESSA)

BOATS: Collegiate 420s supplied by Tabor Academy and Beverly YC

RULES: The 1997-2000 Racing Rules of Sailing will remain in effect. Appendix D Observer System will be used as in past years.

TEAMS: 12 teams with three doublehanded crews each for a minimum of six and a maximum of eight team members who shall be from the same school that is a member of ISSA and accompanied by a designated team leader/chaperone recognized by the school in that capacity.

QUALIFICATION: Entries will be determined by qualifying within districts and the number of entries from each district will conform to allocations set by ISSA.

ENTRY FORMS AND FEES: Entry forms must be filed with the Regatta Chairman by May 11 unless the Chairman is notified of a delay because of later qualifying regatta results. The entry fee is $300 that includes meal packages and racing fees plus a $300 damage deposit whose unused portion will be returned ASAP after the regatta. Registration: 1500-1800 May 25 at Tabor Academy Sailing Center Note: a list of area accommodations is included with the Notice of Race.

OPTIONAL PRACTICE: Boats will be available for practice 1500-1800 Friday May 11. RACING: Saturday and Sunday May 16-27 after a mandatory skippers' meeting at 0915. On Sunday no race will be started after 1600 unless a sail-off is needed. The racing area will be in outer Sippican Harbor on Buzzards Bay.

COACHING: Team leaders, chaperones, advisors, coaches and other support personnel shall not go afloat in the sailing area May 25-27 unless with permission of the Regatta Chairman. Coaches will be able to watch the racing from the school-ship Tabor Boy.

CONTACTS: Regatta Chairman, Rob Hurd, Director of Sailing, Tabor Academy 508-748-2955, e-mail RSHurd@aol.com Housing, Louise Nadler, 508-748-2885, e-mail LKMN123@aol.com

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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

ASA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS WANTED at Camp Kiniya on Lake Champlain (140 girls, co-ed staff of 60) Experience in c420s, Lasers, etc. Room, board, and excellent salary. Eight weeks to begin June 15. Contact: 802-893-7849 or e-mail Kiniya@webtv.net

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