Janet Weyandt
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Sep 22
Blind match racers challenge the women
Sailors stuck ashore due to fog in Sheboygan Fog and lack of wind continue to cause problems for the Buddy Melges Challenge, the third event of the 2016 WIM Series and also the Women’s Match Racing World Championship. In the difficult Thursday conditions, Principal Race Officer Rich Reichelsdorfer couldn’t get any racing at all going: …
Sep 22
Dave Perry shares experience coaching blind match race
Recently I was fortunate to have the opportunity to run a North U Match Racing Clinic for the vision impaired sailors preparing for the 2016 World Sailing Blind Match Racing World Championship, being held at the Sheboygan Yacht Club in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, September 21-25, 2016, and sponsored by Sail Sheboygan and SEAS. Four teams participated, …
Sep 21
The weather hoaxes Sheboygan sailors
2016 WIM Series third event delayed by endlessly shifting winds “If you don’t like the weather in Sheboygan, just wait 15 minutes.” The local proverb has probably never been more appropriate than on Wednesday, when racing in the Buddy Melges Challenge, the 2016 WIM Series third event and also the Women’s Match Racing World Championship, should have kicked …
Sep 21
Roble & Breault U.S. hopes on Lake Michigan
Sheboygan Yacht Club welcomes the world elite this week The Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series). The Women’s Match Racing World Championship. The Buddy Melges Challenge. Three coveted and prestigious events in a perfect match, beginning on Lake Michigan on Wednesday. WIM Series Champion Stephanie Roble and U.S. Women’s Match Racing Champion Nicole …
Sep 19
Swedish team poised to extend lead over competitors
This week is the Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series) midway event, the Buddy Melges Challenge in Sheboygan. With a line-up of nine teams from six countries, the event also holds World Sailing status as the 2016 Women’s World Match Racing Championship. Swedish World #1 Anna Östling sits at the top of the WIM …