[J22-Fleet 1] J/22 Fleet #1 2016 Season Recap

Sun Dec 11 11:33:24 CST 2016

One correction...Dave Brasch  (remember the guy who owns 963 :) ) piloted
the boat to the 3rd step on the podium in the combined champ.   I was
having fun cruising around big island with my kids.

It was a great season.  Thanks for all of your hard work and great
coordinating and delegating skills John.

Mike

On Dec 11, 2016 11:07 AM, "John Dyer via J22" <j22 at lists.wyc.org> wrote:

> J/22 Fleet #1 2016 Season Recap
>
>
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> The 2016 J/22 racing season was one of the best in recent memory. 29
> J/22's raced this year on Lake Minnetonka! It’s great to see Fleet #1
> going through a resurgence in boats, drivers, crew, and interest in
> general.
>
> Please read on for some *highlights*, *plans for next year*, and much
> needed *thank-you’s*.
>
>
>
> *Fleet Racing Highlights *
>
>
> We continued to race the Combined Fleet Championship (CFC) with MYC
> hosting Saturday races.
>
> MYC will again host the Saturday racing next year. Bill, Tim & Kaye
> Siemers on Team 643 won the CFC this year. In second place was Holly Jo
> Anderson on #1048, MoXxie, and Mikey Bowers on #963 took 3rd.
>
> Paul Lague and Jochen Koenig on #335 - “Knot Ready” - are our newest
> members. They are in the process of upgrading their boat and sail plan, and
> will be ready to race next year.
>
> Russ Swansen on #724 - “Fill or Kill” - ramped up his program and
> competed in many races. We hope to see more of Russ at regattas next year.
>
> The Women's Team, with Julie, Lois, Janet and friends winning their first
> championship race this year! Go MWST!
>
> Rod Komis on #865 - “Old Skool” - moved up nicely to 2nd overall in the
> Sunset Series. Rod gets better every season steering.
>
> Randy Gould paced #521 - “Chilly Willie” - to some great races including
> 4th overall at the District Championship. He also is the winner of this
> season’s “Gould Cup.” Ask Jane for more info if you dare.
>
> The Wayzata Community Sailing Center (WCSC) has become a rich source of
> new racers. We had many students and instructors sailing on J/22's, and not
> just on Team MoXxie.
>
>
>
> *Regattas On & Off Lake Minnetonka*
>
>
>
> We invited the J/24 Fleet to again race with us at the Dave Cool Ice
> Breaker. This was very popular, especially with the great Socials on
> Saturday night and Sunday.
>
> The ‘24’s reciprocated with inviting us to race our District Championship
> at the UGotta Regatta. Everyone I heard from really had a great time both
> on and off the race course. Bernie Soya’s Shrimp Boil was a big hit. We
> plan to again combine our fleets at both events next season. Many thanks to
> our Regatta Co-Chair, Julie Neal for making the UGotta/Districts a great
> event!
>
> Fleet #1 racers showed off their skills across the country this past
> season. Kevin Kenny won the Annapolis J/22 NOOD Regatta, and was the Overall
> NOOD Champion!!!
>
> Jeff Hames and Kurt Taken-Holtze on Team 1318, along with Bill Siemers on
> Team 643, raced in the Midwinter Championships in Fort Walton Beach, FL,
> and both had very nice finishes.
>
> Team 1209, with Brent Peterson, Jeff Cameron and Bill Rock, qualified and
> raced in the US Sailing's Mallory Cup in San Francisco, CA.
>
> Matt Thompson, Matt Carlson & Lars Hansen raced in the J/22 World
> Championship in Kingston, Ontario.
>
> We had 3 on-lake regattas with over 25 competitors and 3 different
> winners. This demonstrates we have a very talented and deep fleet.
>
>
>
> *Rumbles & Clinics*
>
>
> Sunday Bay Rumbles continued to be very popular. We had 3 of them with
> BBQ’s afterwords provided by our social director, Jill Fynboh.
>
> At the June Rumble, Jon Noller and Rod Komis put on an outstanding
> boat-handling clinic for crew.
>
> *Socials*
>
>
> As mentioned above, Jill Fynboh was kind enough to put socials together
> for each of the Rumbles. She also organized the Dave Cool Ice Breaker
> Socials and the Spring Social at Lyn Lake Brewery. We are very fortunate
> to have her provide these. They are a lot of work and they really make our
> events pretty awesome. Please thank her when you get a chance.
>
> 2017 Winter/Spring Social
>
> Plans are in the works for a Social late winter or early spring. We are
> hoping to expand last year’s Social to include more time for socializing,
> watch a photo slide show, hold a fleet meeting and have a trophy
> presentation for Fleet #1 events. Jill Fynboh will be have details for us
> come the new year.
>
>
>
> *2017 Season & Beyond *
>
>
> Current J/22 World Champion, and North Sails Pro, Mike Marshall will be
> at WYC for a J/22 Racing Clinic. We hope to combine with the June Rumble.
> Mike may also offer private instruction on the Friday prior to the clinic. Jeff
> Cameron is organizing this, and will have details at our Winter/Spring
> Social.
>
> Jeff is also developing plans for WYC/Fleet #1 to host the 2018 US
> Sailing's Mallory Cup, to be raced on J/22's. If you are able to
> volunteer, or loan out your boat, please contact Jeff at  <
> cameron at bipl.net>.
>
> Finally, Jeff is exploring having WYC/Fleet #1 host the 2019 J/22 North
> Americans. If you are interested in more information, please contact Jeff.
>
> *Special Thanks to Our Volunteers*
>
> Jeff Cameron, in addition to all the above clinics and and events he is
> planning, also designed, ordered and distributed over 150 Fleet #1
> t-shirts! He also made a financial donation to make this affordable for all
> of us. The shirts look great, and really do a nice job of branding and
> promoting our fleet at WYC. Many, many thanks go out to Jeff!
>
> Holly Jo Anderson took on the role of the J/22 USA Class Regional
> Representative, maintains the fleet’s web page and Facebook page. She also
> publishes all the fleet communications.
>
> Paul & Suzy Cossette at Lyn-Lake Brewery provided outstanding craft beer
> for several events.
>
> Jeff Hames and The Print Shop donated the awesome cooler trophies for the
> Dave Cool Ice Breaker.
>
> Finally, many of our racers volunteer as members of a leadership circle,
> that manages our fleet’s operations. There is a lot that goes on backstage
> to make our racing happen. I’d like to recognize: Bob Leach, Lars Hansen,
> Mike Miller, Mikey Bowers, Kevin Kenny, Jill Fynboh, and Julie Neal for
> all their help this year.
>
> One last note of thanks to Kevin Kenny. Without Kevin, the fleet and the
> club would come to a grinding halt. The jobs he willingly takes on and
> performs to perfection, are too numerous to list. We all owe him a debt of
> gratitude.
>
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