All,

The Whats App for the weekend is working great.

Coach Mitch and Coach Abby are ready to go.

Saturday AM, rigged and ready 845am in Lake Forest at the sailing center.  Meet at the trailer at 745am.

Also, we are including all Fall Opti Sailors into our Fall Banquet on Thursday, November 15 at CYC Belmont.  Sign-up link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAzhufz-RwyRrr3BNpko7e40_YNpTKybq3SsWukDcBFres_A/viewform?usp=pp_url

Cheers,

DG

Physical tests for the Opti sailors on Tuesday , October 23rd!

Opti sailors will pass a series of physical tests with Youssef on Tuesday ,October 23rd at 4pm at Belmont.
Please bring sport clothes, food and water!
The test will include running in intervals, stretching and upper and lower body muscle solicitations.
If a parent thinks that one of the kids cannot pass one of the tests please come back to Youssef.
Youssef's contact details:
TEL - 1(312)566-3985
EMAIL: Akroutyoussef@hotmail.com

All,

Posted a blog yesterday from Marek and Lake Geneva Yacht Club...thanking all of us.

Here is the write-up on the event from Mitch.  He is here this weekend and will discuss with the kids. Please share with them as well.

USODA Midwest Championship September 28-30
16 CYC RWB fleet sailors 2 CYC Green fleet sailors
Geneva Lake Sailing School (GLSS) hosted 85 Optimist sailors September 28-30 at the Buddy Melges Sailing Center for the 2018 USODA Midwest Championship. Chicago Yacht Club was represented by sixteen Red, Blue, and White fleet sailors and two Green fleet sailors. Coaches Dave Gerber, Mitch Hall, and Abby McFadyen held a practice Friday afternoon working on straight line speed, starts, and leeward mark roundings. This was a great opportunity to test the venue prior to racing.
Sailors were welcomed to GLSS by calm winds Saturday morning. The Race Committee hoisted the AP and postponed ashore with updates every couple hours. Chicago YC team members did their best to stay focused and hydrated with the hope of racing if conditions permitted. Alas, a light easterly trickled in and the sailors launched around 4 PM.
Two races were completed in 4-8 knots using trapezoid courses before the sun set over Lake Geneva. Chicago sailors were rewarded for completing their pre-start homework with five team members in the top ten at the first mark. The courses were short, only 25-30 minutes, which emphasized starts and first beats. Several sailors were eager to race causing a couple general recalls and eventually the U-flag penalty.
The big take-away from Saturday’s racing was to stay mentally prepared during long postponements. It’s easy to be distracted from the task at hand but we must stay focused to accomplish our goals. Our field of play is always changing which is one aspect that makes this game so special.

Above: Sailors return after the first day of racing.
Sunday brought an 8-12 knot easterly accompanied by precipitation. Our team was hungry and ready to move up in the standings. Again, Chicago YC sailors were first on the water and testing the race course.
Our strategy was to start conservatively with clean air near the favored end and ‘connect the dots’ on the first beat. The leaders came from both sides of the course and Peter Barnard led the charge. He was followed closely by Christian Prendergrast in third and Dina Fedulova in fifth. Several other team members were hot on their trails.
On-the-water judges penalized several sailors throughout the event for RRS 42 infringements. These include sculling, rocking, pumping, ooching, and repeated tacks or gybes. Unfortunately, a few of our sailors were flagged for these actions during the final race. While we may disagree with the decision, Chicago YC sailors acted appropriately and took their two-turn penalties. It’s important to be aware of judges nearby and refrain from unnecessary movements. Please find the rules concerning RRS 42 at the bottom of this summary and don’t hesitate to ask any questions.
The RC had time for a fifth and final race before the cut-off time. Three sailors were vying for the top spot on the podium entering the last race. Peter Barnard was sitting in second, two points out of first and just one point ahead of third. The USODA Midwest Champion would be decided on the final race. Peter saved his best for last winning the final race and the regatta. Go Team Chicago YC and congratulations Peter!
Leeward Marks

Sail less distance by sailing closer to the

rhumb line downwind.

Congratulations to the following Team Trials Qualified (TTQ) sailors: Peter Barnard
Dina Fedulova
Anne Samis
Avery Baldwin Christian Prendergast
42 PROPULSION 42.1 Basic Rule
42.2 Prohibited Actions
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(e)
(a) (b)
(c)
(d) (e)

Except when permitted in rule 42.3 or 45, a boat shall compete by using only the wind

and water to increase, maintain or decrease her speed. Her crew may adjust the trim of

sails and hull, and perform other acts of seamanship, but shall not otherwise move

their bodies to propel the boat.

Without limiting the application of rule 42.1, these actions are prohibited:

pumping: repeated fanning of any sail either by pulling in and releasing the sail or

by vertical or athwartship body movement;

rocking: repeated rolling of the boat, induced by (1) body movement, (2) repeated

adjustment of the sails or centreboard, or (3) steering;

ooching: sudden forward body movement, stopped abruptly;

sculling: repeated movement of the helm that is either forceful or that propels the

boat forward or prevents her from moving astern;

repeated tacks or gybes unrelated to changes in the wind or to tactical

considerations.

42.3 Exceptions

A boat may be rolled to facilitate steering.

A boat’s crew may move their bodies to exaggerate the rolling that facilitates

steering the boat through a tack or a gybe, provided that, just after the tack or gybe

is completed, the boat’s speed is not greater than it would have been in the

absence of the tack or gybe.

Except on a beat to windward, when surfing (rapidly accelerating down the front of

a wave) or planing is possible, the boat’s crew may pull in any sail in order to initiate surfing or planing, but each sail may be pulled in only once for each wave or gust of

wind.

When a boat is above a close-hauled course and either stationary or moving slowly,

she may scull to turn to a closehauled course.

If a batten is inverted, the boat’s crew may pump the sail until the batten is no

longer inverted. This action is not permitted if it clearly propels the boat.

(f) A boat may reduce speed by repeatedly moving her helm. P2 PENALTIES
P2.1 First Penalty
P2.2 Second Penalty
P2.3 Third and Subsequent Penalties

When a boat is first penalized under rule P1.2 her penalty shall be a Two-Turns Penalty

under rule 44.2. If she fails to take it she shall be disqualified without a hearing.

When a boat is penalized a second time during the regatta, she shall promptly retire. If

she fails to do so she shall be disqualified without a hearing and her score shall not be

excluded.

When a boat is penalized a third or subsequent time during the regatta, she shall

promptly retire. If she does so her penalty shall be disqualification without a hearing

and her score shall not be excluded. If she fails to do so her penalty shall be

disqualification without a hearing from all races in the regatta, with no score excluded,

and the protest committee shall consider calling a hearing under rule 69.2.

Dear sailors, coaches, parents and supporters,

I would like to thank all who took part in the 2018 Optimist Midwest Championship at the Geneva Lake Sailing School. It was our piviledge to host you in Wisconsin and we appreciate your efforts on and off the water that make this regatta a succes. I especially appreciate your patience and good seamanship when it came to dealing with uncooperative weather and late afternoon sailing. In the end we were able to complate 5 good races and determine the Midwest Champion!

Congratulations at all participants for their fair sailing and great sportsmanship. I hope you have all reached your goals and that the experiences you have gained here will help you excel in future regattas. Good luck to all sailors who qualified for the 2019 Team Trials and I hope all those who came short of qualifying will manage to do so the next time.

On behalf of the GLSS board of Directors, I hope we will be seeing you again in a future event at Lake Geneva.

Marek Valasek

Regatta Chair

GLSS Executive Director

Happy Monday.

What a great weekend of "Fall" sailing at Chicago Yacht Club.  Lots and lots of boats on the water on Sunday.  Awesome!

1.  Thank you to Meg Six and Peter Holz.  Always fantastic to have Chicago Yacht Club alumni, assist with coaching.

2.  Congratulations to New Trier, St. Ignatius, Latin and Walter Payton.  All 4 High Schools advanced to the Great Lakes Championships, hosted by Chicago Yacht Club in early November.

3.  This week.  Practice on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  We have Coach Mitch Hall returning.

4.  Some of you have seen Youssef around.  He is in Chicago.  Yes!  This coming weekend he is coaching our Laser sailors who qualified for High School Nationals.

5.  Remember to sign-up for the Halloween Spooktacular the weekend of October 27 and 28.  The event is at Lake Forest...a rocking' weekend.  We have Coach Mitch and Coach Abby lined up.....
5a.  Sign-up on the Google doc and with the event.

6.  Loading for Lake Forest will happen this Sunday after practice.

7.  Mitch wrote an excellent summary of the Midwest Championships and I will post in the blog.

8.  If any questions or comments, please let me know.

Cheers,
DG

P:  (312) 213-1181
E:  gerber@chicagoyachtclub.org

1.  Happy Friday evening.

2.  Nice group of 7 on the water this evening with a few other participants for the unload.  Thank you.

3.  Youssef made Chicago this week and is around to assist this weekend.  He is not our head-coach.  Giving him some time to say hello and check it all out.

4.  For the weekend, we have Meg Six and Peter Holz to lead the charge and coach.

5.  October 20 and 21 we have Mitch Hall.

6.  October 27 and 28, The Halloween Spooktacular we have Mitch Hall and Abby McFaydgen.

7.  November 3 and 4 we have Youssef and on Sunday, November 4...we will do a pot-luck...details to follow.

See all of you tomorrow morning, rigged and ready at 9am.

Cheers,
DG

Monday, October 1.

Awesome weekend.  Congratulations to all of our Chicago Yacht Club sailors.  Great kids, parents and coaches.

Plan for the week:

Mitch will coach an Opti practice on Wednesday from 4pm to 630pm.

Also, we are staffing the race course in Holland, MI this weekend with Mitch on the RWB course and Abby on the Green fleet course.  Therefore, no practice at Chicago Yacht Club this weekend.  If you still want to go to Holland, MI and the JO Festival please sign-up in the next 24 hours...so we have a count.  The load/reload will happen at Wednesday's practice.

Let me know if you have questions.

gerber@chicagoyachtclub.org or (312)213-1181.

Cheers.