[Sonar] Invitation to Team Race Sonars in Sheboygan

Thu Apr 16 20:30:07 CDT 2009

Wow!  Sounds like a great opportunity.
I have added this to our Sonar Web site (link on bottom of front page).

Mark

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Bert Foster <Bert at apexq.com> wrote:

>  Hi Sonar Fleet #5 Sonar Sailors,
> *BRING YOUR CHECK SATURDAY TO FLEET MEETING
> *You are invited.  First come first served.  You can accept by sending a
> check in for $133 USD to:
> Bert Foster,
> Skipper,  Paralympic Team Captain Hook
> 19150 Park Ave
> Wayzata, MN 55391
> h 952-473-2240
> w 952-544-1100
> c 612-281-9999
>  www.paralympicteamcaptainhook.<http://www.paralympicteamcaptainhook.org/>
> org <http://www.paralympicteamcaptainhook.org/>
>
> *Sheboygan Invitational Team Racing Championship and Clinic
>
> **Introduction*Hans Graf, Executive Director at the US Sailing Center of
> Sheboygan and Bert Foster, RC Chair of the
> Wayzata Yacht Club are organizing the event.  The purpose of the event is
> to introduce and further the interest in “Team Racing” in Sonars to adult
> sailors who have been fleet racing for some time and want to try “Team
> Racing”.  It will take place at the US Sailing Center of Sheboygan in their
> 8 matched Sonars plus one additional Sonar being towed over from the WYC
> (probably #757 Captain Hook).  Sheboygan has 9 matched suites of North 3DR
> sails to be use on all nine boats.
>
> *SCHEDULE OF EVENTS*a)      Thursday, August 27 i)        1600 – 1900
> Practice for Invited Teams ii)       1800 --       Drinks and Snacks at
> Sheboygan YC b)      Friday, August 28 i)        0800 – 0900
> Registration SONAR teams. Continental Breakfast ii)       0900 – 1700
> Team Racing Clinic with Coach Legler iii)     1800 – 1900      Drinks and
> Snacks at SYC.  No Scheduled Dinner c)      Saturday, August 29 i)
> 0800          Initial briefing with first umpire’s briefing to follow ii)
> 0900 -- 1700      Racing iii)     1800          Debrief with refreshments
> at SYC iv)     1900          Drinks and dinner at SYC d)      Sunday,
> August 30 i)        0800          Initial briefing ii)       0900
> Start of racing iii)     1400          Deadline for last warning signal. iv)
> ASAP        Debrief with refreshments and prize giving. *Coach**Ken Legler
> * has been engaged to coach the clinic and the 2 days of racing.
> *
> *Ken Legler is the current preeminent sailing coach with the Tufts
> University Sailing Team.  Past accomplishments include All-American sailor,
> US Sailing Team Coach, and national champion in college dinghies, team
> racing, one-design, offshore, and blind sailing as a sighted guide. Ken has
> participated in sixteen world championships as a competitor, principal race
> officer, head judge, commentator, and US Sailing Team coach.  Since Ken
> began coaching at Tufts University in 1980, Tufts has won 19 college
> nationals have earned a collective 93 All-American honors.  Prior to Tufts,
> Ken coached at the US Merchant Marine Academy and the US Naval Academy.
>
> Race Management is one of Ken's greatest areas of expertise. Since 1994 Ken
> has been a Principal race Officer at Acura Key West Race Week, the biggest
> and best regatta in the United States.
>
> Team Racing is a particular passion of Ken's, which he shares as
> commentator at the British Open for the Wilson Trophy in West Kirby, England
> and the Team Racing World championships at various venues.
>
>
> *Coaching with Kattack*We will bring Kattack units for the 9 Sonars and
> the WYC projector.  At the debrief at the end of each day we will project
> the activity on a screen and Ken Legler will enlighten the group of 27
> sailors.
>
>
> *Invitations*Three teams will race with 3 boats on a team.  The teams
> being invited are:
> *a.      *WYC Fleet #5
> *b.      *The Winnipeg Sonar fleet with fill in from Fleet #5
> *c.       *The Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit.
>
> *Racing*Racing will be mainsail and jib only (no spinnakers).  There will
> be no boat swapping.  The course will be a short windward leeward with a
> center start finish with one time around.  It will make the races 8 to 15
> minutes.  Team A will race B while C watches.  Then A races C and B watches,
> then B races C and A watches.  During the ”watching” Ken will do some
> debriefing/coaching.  The coach and PRO could change this
>
> *Umpiring*Because this is more of an introduction and learning experience
> event, the umpiring will be less formal than would be used in a high level
> event.
>
> *Prizes*Prizes will be awarded.
>
> *Cost*The entry fee is $1200 per team.  Three boats per team.  Three
> sailors per boat. That’s $133.00 per person and will include continental
> breakfast, lunch, water, and debrief refreshments for Friday, Saturday and
> Sunday, Friday night cocktails, Saturday night dinner and an award for each
> skipper and crew. Extra dinner tickets can be purchased for $25 per person
>
> *Summer Team Racing Training*In the planning stage is one Friday night
> Team Racing evening per month at WYC with 6 boats and RC plus team racing
> coaching evening by Blake, Gordy, and Dave Elsmo (head of Wayzata Sailing
> School)
>
>
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Mark
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