Matt Wierzbach

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Sail Sheboygan Volunteer Appreciation

Saturday April 25th Sail Sheboygan and SEAS hosted a volunteer appreciation event  to thank the scores of volunteers that helped make the 2014 season a success. Over 50 volunteers were in attendance out of a master list that went well over 100 individuals. Volunteers were presented with navy vests as a token of appreciation for …

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Co-Hosting the 2015 Blind World Fleet Racing Championship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Chicago to Host 2015 Blind World Fleet Racing Championship Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago Match Race Center, Sail Sheboygan to Co-Host Regatta in September   CHICAGO (April 3, 2015) – The Chicago Yacht Club, along with Sail Sheboygan and the Chicago Match Race Center, will host the 2015 Blind World Fleet Racing …

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2015 Events Posted

The NOR for the Buddy Melges Challenge and the Richardson Trophy have been posted. More information will be posted as available.   September 16-20, 2015 Buddy Melges Challenge NOR: BMC2015 NOR October 1-4, 2015 YRUGL Richardson Trophy Regatta NOR: Richardson 2015 NOR

2014 Buddy Melges Challenge

September 23-28, 2014 Overall placings 1. Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen, Josefine Boel Rasmussen, Malin Holmberg 2. Stephanie Roble, Janel Zarkowsky, Maggie Shea 3. Anne-Claire Le Berre, Alice Ponsar, Mathilde Geron 4. Caroline Sylvan, Frida Langenius, Louise Kruuse af Verchou 6. Anna Kjellberg, Linnéa Wennergren, Annie Wennergren 5. Juliana Senfft, Gabriela Nicolino, Luciana Kopschitz 7. Madeline Gill, …

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IFDS Blind Match Racing World Championships to be held in Sheboygan, WI –September 2014

IFDS Blind Match Racing World Championships to be held in Sheboygan, WI –September 2014 Sheboygan, WI July 8, 2014: Some of the world’s best sailors will compete for the Blind Match Racing World Championship this September in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. IFDS (The International Association for Disabled Sailing), in conjunction with Sail Sheboygan and SEAS (Sailing Education …

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Media: IFDS Blind Match Racing World Championship 2014

Source Headline Date Wisconsin Lion International Blind Sailors to Race in Sheboygan Aug-14 Lions clubs blog Lions blind sailing championship 9-Sep-14 WISN ABC 12 TV Sheboygan to host sailing regatta for the blind Morning news 8-Sep-2014 WISN ABC 12 TV Blind Match Racing World Championship taking place in Sheboygan Nightly news 8-Sep-2014 620 WTMJ You …

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IFDS Blind Match Racing World Championship 2014

IFDS Blind Match Racing World Championship 2014 September 9-14, 2014 BMRWC 2014 NOR IFDS SI September 15 The weather on Sunday improved for the semi-finals and finals with breeze building to 10-15 and sunny skies. The Americans were knocked out of the B2 and Canadians the B1 Categories by the respective Italian teams. In B1 …

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Sheboygan GL70 Regatta

Sheboygan GL70 Regatta August 23-24, 2014 Sheboygan GL70 Regatta NOR 2014 2014 GL 70 Sheboygan Regatta Sail Sheboygan Results are final as of 4:56 on August 25, 2014 Overall Sailed: 7, Discards: 0, To count: 7, Ratings: TCF, Entries: 5, Scoring system: Appendix A Rank Fleet Boat Class SailNo Club HelmName Rating Race 1 Race …

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2014 Lightning North Americans

LIGHTNING 2014 North Americans NOR Lightning 2014 North Americans SI What to Expect: Sailing in Sheboygan NATIONALS Entry List WOMEN’S & JUNIOR’S Entry List RESULTS Qualifier Series Thursday, August 7 1000-1900 WJM Measurement and Registration 1600 Greg Fisher Clinic 1900 Welcome/Competitors Briefing Friday, August 8 1000 WJM Racing Free Keg of Craft Beer after Racing …

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Thistle Nationals Results

Thistle Nationals Results Thistle class veteran and non-professional sailor Dr. Lloyd Kitchin, with his son Brian, and daughter in law Catia won the 2014 Thistle Class Nationals. Team Kitchin also won the Houpt Trophy for highest finishing husband and wife team, and the Valla Trophy for highest placing all family team. The Championship team placed …

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