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