Jul 22
Sheboygan, Wis., has long been called the “bratwurst capital of the world,” but the Lake Michigan port is now establishing itself as a sailing capital, too. Read full article here:HLB_June_10-13
Courtesy of Heartland Boating Magazine, www.heartlandboating.com
Jun 26
Youth Match Racing Camp & Regatta
June 22-26, 2011
This ‘clinegatta’ features 2.5 days of coaching with Dave Perry, the USSTAG Women’s Match Race coach followed by a regatta with continued, advanced coaching. Sail Sheboygan’s Sonars will be used so young sailors will learn about match racing, while improving their keelboat sailing and racing skills. Skippers may register with teams of 3 or 4.
The winning skipper/team of Sheboygan’s Youth Match Race regatta will receive an invite to the 2011 Governor’s Cup, an international youth match race regatta hosted by Balboa Yacht Club.
| Competitors | |
|---|---|
| Brandon Wood | Balboa Yacht Club |
| Ryan Davidson | Balboa Yacht Club |
| Will Haeger | Lake Beulah Yacht Club |
| Lucas Adams | Sail Newport |
| Judge Ryan | San Diego Yacht Club |
| Ben Brotz | Sheboygan Youth Sailing Club |
| PRO |
|---|
| John Strassman |
| Umpires |
|---|
| Andrew Alberti CAN NU,J |
| Rob Overton IU/J |
| John Christman NU,J |
| Kathy Lindgren NU,J |
| Rob Rowlands NU |
| Hans Graf NU |
| Mike Lindgren UIT |
| Tom Atkins UIT |
Daily Recap
Friday:
One complete round robin and one flight of the second round robin were completed in a shifty northerly breeze. Judge Ryan and his team representing San Diego Yacht Club went undefeated despite having several close matches. Ryan’s crew includes Kevin Laube, Georgie Ryan and Erica Parker. The 2010 winner of this regatta, Will Haeger representing Lake Beulah Yacht Club and Ryan Davidson from Balboa Yacht Club entered the last match of the round robin tied 3-1. Davidson and crew, Gregg Kent, Megan Kenney and Jeff Tolan defeated the Lake Beulah team of Peter Holz, Sean Hudson and Wheeler Morris to claim the second spot. Completing the top four was another team representing Balboa Yacht Club of Brandon Wood, Cristophe Killion, Colin Averill, and Robert Bachman.
Saturday:
It was a great day of sailing in Sheboygan for the 6 youth teams. The second round robin and first 2 flights of the semi-finals were sailed in a steady 10 to 12 knot southeast breeze.
Judge Ryan from San Diego Yacht Club kept his perfect streak alive to finish the first two days of racing with 12 wins. Even when picking up a pre-start penalty in his match against Will Haeger, Ryan’s team displayed great boat handling and speed to be able to shed the penalty at the top of the first weather leg. The teams started on split takes and sailed to opposite sides of the course. Although Haeger appeared to be sailing in more breeze on the left side of the course, Ryan had gained enough boat lengths sailing on the lifted tack to clear his penalty and still force Haeger to tack away when they met again at the top mark.
Another exciting finish occurred when Lucas Adams, who was 4-5 boats lengths behind Ryan Davidson at the last windward mark, was able to sail faster and deeper on the run to the finish line. Adams closed the gap and crossed the line just inches behind Davidson.
After two complete round robins, the standings are:
1st – Judge Ryan – San Diego Yacht Club
2nd – Will Haeger – Lake Beulah Yacht Club
3rd – Ryan Davidson – Balboa Yacht Club
4th – Brandon Wood – Balboa Yacht Club
Ryan choose the 4th place team of Brandon Wood from Balboa Yacht Club to sail against in the Semi- Finals, leaving the teams of Haeger and Davidson, who were tied in points racing against each for the opportunity to proceed to the finals.
At the end of two flights of Semi-Finals, Ryan was up 2-0 and Haeger and Davidson were split 1-1. Semi- Final racing will continue Sunday.
Sunday:
Racing was delayed waiting for the wind to fill in until nearly 11:00. Racing began in what appeared to a light, but steady 5 knot southeast breeze, but became very light and variable during the course of the race. Ryan experienced his first loss of the regatta as Wood was able to follow the breeze around the course and stay ahead of Ryan. Haeger passed Davidson on the first downwind leg to capture the lead and go on to win. Winds were still light and the Organizing Authority made the decision to terminate the Semi-Finals and move on to a reduced Petit-Finals and Finals once the breeze built to provide good racing conditions.
Finally, the breeze became steady at 5 to 7 knots just before 1:00 pm and PRO, John Strassman, started the final stages of the regatta. It was the battle of the Balboa Yacht Club teams in the Petit-Finals and Ryan Davidson led the race from beginning to finish to claim 3rd place in the regatta. Judge Ryan beat Will Haeger in both of their Finals matches to claim 1st place. Ryan also will receive, as a result of his first place finish, an invitation to the 2011 Governor’s Cup Regatta, an international youth match race hosted by Balboa Yacht Club.
Winning Team: Erica Parker,
Georgie Ryan, Judge Ryan, Kevin Laube
Final standings:
1st – Judge Ryan – San Diego Yacht Club
2nd – Will Haeger – Lake Beulah Yacht Club
3rd – Ryan Davidso -, Balboa Yacht Club
4th – Brandon Wood – Balboa Yacht Club
5th – Lucas Adams – Sail Newport
6th – Ben Brotz – Sheboygan Youth Sailing Club
Thanks to sailing rules author and advisor; 2-time national match racing champion; and sailing coach to the US Sailing AlphaGraphics Women’s match racing team, Dave Perry, this event became much more than just a regatta where wins and losses were counted. Every competitor received 5 days of personalized coaching on how to race keelboats, how to trim spinnakers, how to go fast and how to go slow and why, and oh yeah, how to match race! Dave held daily debriefs with the competitors showing video footage of the teams and drawing scenarios on the whiteboard. The local team representing the Sheboygan Youth Sailing Club received an exceptional surprise Sunday morning when Dave Perry joined Cole Meller, Dallas Wright and Joe Schmitt to spar with the Sail Newport team! “I learned way more than I thought I would”, exclaimed Cole when asked of his experience. Everyone finished this event a winner knowing much, much more about sailing and match racing than they did before.
Sail Sheboygan would like to thank John Strassman and Shannon Bush for their race management contributions to this event, and to Balboa Yacht Club for extending a Governor’s Cup invitation to the winning team. Thanks also to the area families who hosted teams: Chris and Lana Werner, Mary Snyder and Tom Wright, Karla Zahn, Jon and Carmen Dolson, and Karin Jacobson.
Special thanks also to Sail Sheboygan sponsors:
GrandStay Residential Suite Hotel, lodging sponsor providing spacious suite accommodations minutes from the lakefront.
Blue Harbor Resort, entertainment and activities sponsor providing a night of fun for the competitors at the Breakers Bay 43,000 square-foot waterpark featuring water slides and a lazy river.
Harken, sailing hardware and canvas sponsor providing great trophy backpacks.
Jun 22
Results
Results – Friday, June 24, 2011
Results – Saturday, June 25, 2011
Semi-Finals and Consolation Round
Finals – Sunday, June 26, 2011
Photos – Saturday, June 25, 2011
Photos – Sunday, June 26, 2011
Friday:
One complete round robin and one flight of the second round robin were completed in a shifty northerly breeze. Judge Ryan and his team representing San Diego Yacht Club went undefeated despite having several close matches. Ryan’s crew includes Kevin Laube, Georgie Ryan and Erica Parker. The 2010 winner of this regatta, Will Haeger representing Lake Beulah Yacht Club and Ryan Davidson from Balboa Yacht Club entered the last match of the round robin tied 3-1. Davidson and crew, Gregg Kent, Megan Kenney and Jeff Tolan defeated the Lake Beulah team of Peter Holz, Sean Hudson and Wheeler Morris to claim the second spot. Completing the top four was another team representing Balboa Yacht Club of Brandon Wood, Cristophe Killion, Colin Averill, and Robert Bachman.
Saturday:
It was a great day of sailing in Sheboygan for the 6 youth teams. The second round robin and first 2 flights of the semi-finals were sailed in a steady 10 to 12 knot southeast breeze.
Judge Ryan from San Diego Yacht Club kept his perfect streak alive to finish the first two days of racing with 12 wins. Even when picking up a pre-start penalty in his match against Will Haeger, Ryan’s team displayed great boat handling and speed to be able to shed the penalty at the top of the first weather leg. The teams started on split takes and sailed to opposite sides of the course. Although Haeger appeared to be sailing in more breeze on the left side of the course, Ryan had gained enough boat lengths sailing on the lifted tack to clear his penalty and still force Haeger to tack away when they met again at the top mark.
Another exciting finish occurred when Lucas Adams, who was 4-5 boats lengths behind Ryan Davidson at the last windward mark, was able to sail faster and deeper on the run to the finish line. Adams closed the gap and crossed the line just inches behind Davidson.
After two complete round robins, the standings are:
1st – Judge Ryan – San Diego Yacht Club
2nd – Will Haeger – Lake Beulah Yacht Club
3rd – Ryan Davidson – Balboa Yacht Club
4th – Brandon Wood – Balboa Yacht Club
Ryan choose the 4th place team of Brandon Wood from Balboa Yacht Club to sail against in the Semi- Finals, leaving the teams of Haeger and Davidson, who were tied in points racing against each for the opportunity to proceed to the finals.
At the end of two flights of Semi-Finals, Ryan was up 2-0 and Haeger and Davidson were split 1-1. Semi- Final racing will continue Sunday.
Sunday:
Racing was delayed waiting for the wind to fill in until nearly 11:00. Racing began in what appeared to a light, but steady 5 knot southeast breeze, but became very light and variable during the course of the race. Ryan experienced his first loss of the regatta as Wood was able to follow the breeze around the course and stay ahead of Ryan. Haeger passed Davidson on the first downwind leg to capture the lead and go on to win. Winds were still light and the Organizing Authority made the decision to terminate the Semi-Finals and move on to a reduced Petit-Finals and Finals once the breeze built to provide good racing conditions.
Finally, the breeze became steady at 5 to 7 knots just before 1:00 pm and PRO, John Strassman, started the final stages of the regatta. It was the battle of the Balboa Yacht Club teams in the Petit-Finals and Ryan Davidson led the race from beginning to finish to claim 3rd place in the regatta. Judge Ryan beat Will Haeger in both of their Finals matches to claim 1st place. Ryan also will receive, as a result of his first place finish, an invitation to the 2011 Governor’s Cup Regatta, an international youth match race hosted by Balboa Yacht Club.
Final standings:
1st – Judge Ryan – San Diego Yacht Club
2nd – Will Haeger – Lake Beulah Yacht Club
3rd – Ryan Davidso -, Balboa Yacht Club
4th – Brandon Wood – Balboa Yacht Club
5th – Lucas Adams – Sail Newport
6th – Ben Brotz – Sheboygan Youth Sailing Club
Thanks to sailing rules author and advisor; 2-time national match racing champion; and sailing coach to the US Sailing AlphaGraphics Women’s match racing team, Dave Perry, this event became much more than just a regatta where wins and losses were counted. Every competitor received 5 days of personalized coaching on how to race keelboats, how to trim spinnakers, how to go fast and how to go slow and why, and oh yeah, how to match race! Dave held daily debriefs with the competitors showing video footage of the teams and drawing scenarios on the whiteboard. The local team representing the Sheboygan Youth Sailing Club received an exceptional surprise Sunday morning when Dave Perry joined Cole Meller, Dallas Wright and Joe Schmitt to spar with the Sail Newport team! “I learned way more than I thought I would”, exclaimed Cole when asked of his experience. Everyone finished this event a winner knowing much, much more about sailing and match racing than they did before.
Sail Sheboygan would like to thank John Strassman and Shannon Bush for their race management contributions to this event, and to Balboa Yacht Club for extending a Governor’s Cup invitation to the winning team. Thanks also to the area families who hosted teams: Chris and Lana Werner, Mary Snyder and Tom Wright, Karla Zahn, Jon and Carmen Dolson, and Karin Jacobson.
Special thanks also to Sail Sheboygan sponsors:
GrandStay Residential Suite Hotel, lodging sponsor providing spacious suite accommodations minutes from the lakefront.
Blue Harbor Resort, entertainment and activities sponsor providing a night of fun for the competitors at the Breakers Bay 43,000 square-foot waterpark featuring water slides and a lazy river.
Harken, sailing hardware and canvas sponsor providing great trophy backpacks.
Jun 19
June 15-19, 2011
This year will mark the 4th annual Northern Lights Cup taking place in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
The Northern lights cup is an ISAF Grade 3 Women’s Match Regatta that will begin with a 2-day clinic facilitated by US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Coach Dave Perry followed by a 3-day regatta sailed in the 2012 Olympic Women’s Match Racing Boat, the Elliott 6m.The highest ranking skipper not already invited will receive an invitation to the Buddy Melges Challenge being sailed at the US Sailing Center Sheboygan August 22-27, 2011.
Juliana Senfft returns to the Northern Lights Cup for her fourth time and will be attempting to recapture the title after losing to Adrianne Patterson in 2010.
The event will consist of the following stages: a Double Round Robin, a Semi-Final Round, and a Petit/Final Round. The winning skipper will have their name engraved on a sculpture designed by Chicago artist, Richard Hunt specifically for the event and dedicated by the Jacobson family in memory of sailing enthusiast, Frank Jacobson.
| Competitors | |
|---|---|
| Maegan Ruhlman | USA |
| Juliana Senfft | BRA |
| Renata Decnop | BRA |
| Jinnie Gordon | CAN |
| Martina Silva | ARG |
| Becca Dellenbaugh | USA |
| Liz Hjorth | USA |
| Stephanie Roble | USA |
| PRO |
|---|
| Dave Bronson |
| Umpires |
|---|
| Debi Schoenherr, Chief IU,J |
| Tom Rinda IU,IJ |
| Steve Wrigley IU,IJ |
| Bill Thorpe NU,IJ |
| Kathy Lindgren NU,J |
| Hans Graf NU |
| Mike Lindgren UIT |
| Tom Atkins UIT |
Saturday, June 18, 2011
After a morning scare of fog, the day settled in with excellent racing conditions – steady north winds at 8-10 knots and flat water. NLC PRO, Dave Bronson and race committee ran 44 races finishing both the first round robin and the second.
Juliana Senfft and crew Gabriela Sa and Luciana Kopschitz from Brazil had a great day of sailing losing just one match to Maegan Ruhlman. Senfft finished stage 1 in first place with 12 wins. Becca Dellenbaugh sailing with Kendall Reiley and Janel Zarkowsky went 11-3 to finish in second place. The Brazilian team of Renata Decnop, Fernanda Decnop and Tatiana Ribeiro went 10-4 to secure third place. The fourth place position went right down to the very flight of the day when the tied teams of Maegan Ruhlman and Stephanie Roble sailed. It was Roble sailing with crew Maggie Shae and Darby Smith from the Chicago Match Race Center, who led up the first windward leg. Ruhlman had a great downwind leg to close the gap and gain the inside position at the leeward mark. Team CMRC regained the lead during the next upwind leg and was able to fend Ruhlman off to the finish line to win the tie-breaker and claim fourth place.
The top four teams will sail the Semi-Finals tomorrow morning. Ruhlman sailing with Liz Powers and Abby Rowlands will face sixth place finisher, Martina Silva from Argentina in a first to two-point knockout. Sailing with Silva are Ana Lucia Silva and Trinidad Silva. Also sailing a first to two-point knockout for seventh place are Liz Hjorth from Marina del Ray, California and crew, Karyn Jones and Marylyn Hoenmeyer against Jinnie Gordon, Crystle Numan and Laurel Gordon-Taylor from Canada.
The winning skipper of this event will be extended an invite the 2011 Buddy Melges Challenge, an ISAF Grade 1 event being held in Sheboygan August 21-27. The top placing US skipper will receive an invitation to the 2011 US SAILING Women’s Match Race Championship being held in New Orleans this November.
Friday, June 17, 2011
PRO, Dave Bronson, started the 2011 Northern Lights Cup Friday morning with light north winds. Two flights were completed before heavy fog settled in over the race course forcing the race committee to postpone on shore. Several morning matches were very close, including an attempted pass by the Brazilian team skippered by Renata Decnop at the finish line with Connecticut skipper, Becca Dellenbaugh.
Racing resumed late afternoon right off the North Beach area. One more flight was completed in the light northerly before calling it a day. Saturday’s forecast calls for similar light northeasterly winds.
At the end of day one, the standings are:
Dellenbaugh – 3 wins
Juliana Senfft’s Brazilian team and previous 2-time winner – 2 wins
Renata Decnop, also from Brazil – 2 wins
Maegan Ruhlman from Ohio – 2 wins
Martina Silva from Argentina – 2 wins
Stephanie Roble sailing for Chicago Match Race Center Liz Hjorth and her California team and Jinnie Gordon from Canada are still looking for their first wins.
May 15
USSTAG Qualifier Clinic and Regatta
May 9-15, 2011
Four top US women match racers will sail in Sheboygan this May to face off in the second installment of the 2011 US SAILING Team AlphaGraphics Women’s Match Race Qualifying series.
The winning skipper of this event has the option to sail at these upcoming events:
Sail for Gold, GBR – June 5-11, 2011
Kiel Week, GER – June 18-22, 2011
Open Europeans, FIN – June 30-July 17, 2011
2011 Test Event, GBR – August 1-14, 2011
Sail Melbourne, AUS – November 6-12, 2011
Any USA spots that are not used at these events by the winning skipper will rotate back and forth between the second and third place skippers.
These qualifying events determine not only rankings for who represents the US at future events, but also rankings within the US team. Currently, Wisconsin native, Sally Barkow has a 1-point lead over 2008 Olympic Gold winner, Anna Tunnicliffe in the ISAF Sailing World Cup standings in Women’s Match Racing. The US holds the top two positions with Barkow and Tunnicliffe in 1st and 2nd positions. US sailor, Genny Tulloch is also in the top twenty holding 18th position.
The US SAILING Team AlphaGraphics qualifying series will determine the top US Women’s Match Racing team to represent USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics being sailed on the waters of Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour, England.
| Competitors | |
|---|---|
| Sally Barkow | WI |
| Anna Tunnicliffe | FL |
| Genny Tulloch | CA |
| Becca Dellenbaugh | CT |
| PRO |
|---|
| Rich Reichelsdorfer |
| Umpires |
|---|
| Steve Wrigley, IU/IJ, Chief |
| Donald Becker, IU/IJ |
| Kerry Sullivan, NU |
| Sandy Grosvenor, IU/IJ |
| Greg Kiely, NU/NJ |
| Kathy Lindgren, NU/NJ |
| Christine Accettella, NU |
| Peter Nielsen, NU |
May 15
USSTAG Qualifier Clinic and Regatta
May 9-15, 201
Four top US women match racers will sail in Sheboygan this May to face off in the second installment of the 2011 US SAILING Team AlphaGraphics Women’s Match Race Qualifying series.
The winning skipper of this event has the option to sail at these upcoming events:
Sail for Gold, GBR – June 5-11, 2011
Kiel Week, GER – June 18-22, 2011
Open Europeans, FIN – June 30-July 17, 2011
2011 Test Event, GBR – August 1-14, 2011
Sail Melbourne, AUS – November 6-12, 2011
Any USA spots that are not used at these events by the winning skipper will rotate back and forth between the second and third place skippers.
These qualifying events determine not only rankings for who represents the US at future events, but also rankings within the US team. Currently, Wisconsin native, Sally Barkow has a 1-point lead over 2008 Olympic Gold winner, Anna Tunnicliffe in the ISAF Sailing World Cup standings in Women’s Match Racing. The US holds the top two positions with Barkow and Tunnicliffe in 1st and 2nd positions. US sailor, Genny Tulloch is also in the top twenty holding 18th position.
The US SAILING Team AlphaGraphics qualifying series will determine the top US Women’s Match Racing team to represent USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics being sailed on the waters of Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour, England.
| Competitors | |
|---|---|
| Sally Barkow | WI |
| Anna Tunnicliffe | FL |
| Genny Tulloch | CA |
| Becca Dellenbaugh | CT |
| PRO |
|---|
| Rich Reichelsdorfer |
| Umpires |
|---|
| Steve Wrigley, IU/IJ, Chief |
| Donald Becker, IU/IJ |
| Kerry Sullivan, NU |
| Sandy Grosvenor, IU/IJ |
| Greg Kiely, NU/NJ |
| Kathy Lindgren, NU/NJ |
| Christine Accettella, NU |
| Peter Nielsen, NU |
Mar 22
Sail Sheboygan’s Container displaying donor names left the Sheboygan Yacht Club today to head over to Weymouth to meet up with the other Elliott 6ms for the Olympic Test Event being held in July, 2011.
The second stop will be Perth, Australia in December for the ISAF Sailing World Championships.
Finally, the Elliotts will return to Weymouth for the 2012 Summer Olympic games, where Women’s Match Racing will be featured for the first time.
Mar 22
March 2011
Sail Sheboygan is pleased to announce that the 4th annual Northern Lights Cup Women’s Match Racing Clinic and Regatta will be held June 15 to 19, 2011. Dave Perry, 3-time US Match Racing Champion and coach to the US SAILING Team AlphaGraphics Women’s Match Race Team, will begin the event with a two-day comprehensive clinic. A complete ISAF Grade 3 regatta sailed in Sheboygan’s fleet of Elliott 6m boats will follow.
The Perry clinic is one of a series of opportunities offered in 2011 for women sailors looking to take their match racing game to next level of competition. On-the-water drills will be combined with practice races and detailed video debriefings to help sailors faster and smarter. The three-day regatta will provide a great opportunity for participants to put their newly learned skills and tactics to the test in close racing competition with continued coaching by Perry.
Not only will competitors learn match racing skills and tactics from one of the world’s very best coaches and have the opportunity to sail the 2012 Olympic match racing boat, but the top US placing skipper will qualify for the US Women’s Match Racing Championship hosted by Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, November 9 to 13, 2011.
Mar 22
March 2011
A high level match racing camp for youth sailors will be held June 22-26, 2011 at Sail Sheboygan. This camp is open to sailors who have not reached the age of 21 as of June 26th who want to learn the game of match racing from 3-time US Match Racing Champion and coach to the US SAILING Team AlphaGraphics Women’s Match Race Team, Dave Perry.
This 5-day program is an exceptional opportunity for sailors and/or teams training for national or international events, as well as those who would like to learn match racing skills from one of the finest sailing coaches in the world. The final two and one-half days of the program will be an umpired regatta offering the winning skipper (if age- eligible) an invitation to the 45th Governor’s Cup International Junior Match Race Championship hosted by Balboa Yacht Club in July 2011. To sail in the Governor’s Cup, sailors must not have reached the age of 20 as of December 31, 2011. Perry combines classroom instruction with on-the-water drills, practice races, and detailed video debriefings to help you sail faster and smarter and to successfully maneuver in close action. “At this camp I will be teaching the advanced techniques and tactics needed to be a strong match racer, including insights on how to sail a keelboat and trim a spinnaker for speed. Sailors who enjoy tight tactical racing will love match racing”. Perry adds, “Come give it a try!”
Sailors may apply to the Camp as individuals or in teams of 3 or 4 (maximum weight 772 pounds). Skippers interested in qualifying for the invitation to the 2011 Governor’s Cup are encouraged to register as a team and review the age and team requirements atwww.balboayachtclub.com/files/2011GovCupBrochure.pdf
Mar 22
March 2011
The second truckload of Elliotts and one umpire boat are on their way back to Sheboygan. The boats are being delivered by Great Lakes Boat Transport.
We will be up and running very soon, as soon as the ice melts.