[Sonar] Able Body Team Racing in Sheboygan

[Bert Foster]

Hi Hans,
Team Racing here at WYC is new.  I have copied the Sonar Fleet as a 
number of them went to Texas to match race in Sonars.  They got 
turned on to it and would like to do more.  They have expressed 
interest in Team Racing opportunities in Sheboygan and accept your 
invitation to work out a date to send the WYC Match Racing Team to 
Sheboygan.  Suggest you look at your schedule and see if there are 
openings for the WYC Team to come over.   The WYC person you talked 
to last fall was "Tom Brown" <Tbrown9163 at comcast.net>.

I think you could "Reply All" to try to come up with a date.

Regards,
Chairman RC WYC
h 952-473-2240
w 952-544-1100
c 612-281-9999



>>At 08:29 PM 1/27/2009, you wrote:
>>>Thanks Bert,
>>>
>>>I'm thinking of disabled Match Racing.   I'm naive when it comes 
>>>to disabled sailing, but I am eager to get involved.  We're 
>>>designing our new sailing facility to be very Disabled 
>>>Friendly.  Jon Ruf has peaked at our plans, added an extra 
>>>handrail to our ramp, but otherwise given us the thumbs up.
>>>
>>>I appreciate your willingness to talk up Sheboygan Match/Team 
>>>Racing around your club.  We've been experiencing great growth in 
>>>our Match Racing center here.  I hope someone from Wayzata tries 
>>>to qualify for the USMRC(formerly known as POW).  Area K's field 
>>>is stronger than ever.  The Quarters(May 15 - 17), and Semis (June 
>>>26 - 28) are in Sheboygan this summer.  In 2010 the semis will be 
>>>in Detroit.  Wayzata might consider hosting an Area K Quarters, or 
>>>semis some time in the near future.  This will be the second year 
>>>in a row we've held the quarters, and semis so I suspect Area K 
>>>sailors will want a new venue in 2010.
>>>
>>>We're very keen to add team racing to our program.  I remember 
>>>talking to someone from Wayzata on the phone(I'm sorry but his 
>>>name escapes me, should have written it down) last fall about the 
>>>possibility of putting something together.  We've got a well 
>>>matched fleet of boats and sails.  You folks could make the trip 
>>>in rented bus.  We'd be sure to put together some nice places to 
>>>stay for you, and maybe find some place to have a party.
>>>
>>>Talk to you soon Bert,
>>>
>>>Hans
>>>
>>>920-946-1188
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Jan 27, 2009, at 4:54 PM, Bert Foster wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi Hans,
>>>>Were you thinking of Disabled Match racing or Able-body Body 
>>>>Match Racing?  Betsy Alison has been my coach on the US Sailing 
>>>>Disabled Sailing Team for 2 years.  She loves match racing, but 
>>>>coaches fleet racing.  I assume that if you were talking about 
>>>>Able-body sailing your Sonars would be used.  If it was disabled 
>>>>match racing I would probably have to bring my Paralympic Team 
>>>>Captain Hook Sonars which is equipped with bench and rail for 
>>>>wheelchair sailors.  I think the Disabled thing would be 
>>>>difficult to pull off as my disabled crew are in Baltimore and 
>>>>Sacramento.  I personally haven't match raced since sailing a 
>>>>Sonar in St. Pete in the finals of the POW in 1990.
>>>>
>>>>Match Racing
>>>>However, there is a strong group of match racers here at the WYC 
>>>>who would love to come over and match race.  I will start the ball rolling now.
>>>>
>>>>Team Racing
>>>>In addition there is a group in our Sonar Fleet #5 who have 
>>>>travelled to Texas to team race and got turned on to it.  Is 
>>>>there a chance to have a second event for team racing in Sheboygan?
>>>>
>>>>Star of the North Regatta & Sonar North American Championship 
>>>>Regatta in September 2010
>>>>Could they be put on their trailers and brought over here for 
>>>>these events in September or are they limited to your match racing programs?
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Bert
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>At 11:53 AM 1/26/2009, you wrote:
>>>>>Thanks for heads up Bert.
>>>>>
>>>>>Would you be interested in sailing a Match Race here in 
>>>>>Sheboygan sometime in 09?  I've touched base with Jon Ruff, and 
>>>>>Betsy Allison about the possibility, and they seem stoked.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hans
>>>>>On Jan 6, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Bert Foster wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi Hans,
>>>>>>I received your email address from Tom Brown.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm chairman of the Race Committee of the Wayzata Yacht Club 
>>>>>>and a 23 year Sonar sailor.  I'm on the United States Disabled 
>>>>>>Sailing Team and own Sonar # 24 and # 757.  I understand your 
>>>>>>club has 8 Sonars and does a lot of match racing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>We invite you to a wonderful regatta, Star of the North, 
>>>>>>September 18-19-20, 2009.  This is a one design fleet regatta 
>>>>>>for Sonars, Capri-25s, and S2 7.9s.  Principal behind this 
>>>>>>regatta is lots of racing, good food, live band, and most of 
>>>>>>all great fun.  There are 4 buoy races Friday, a distance race 
>>>>>>(well as much as we can get on Lake Minnetonka, maybe 25 miles) 
>>>>>>Saturday morning, and 2 buoy races Saturday afternoon, and 2 
>>>>>>buoy races Sunday morning.  WYC Fleet # 5 now up to 20 
>>>>>>Sonars.  We are hoping for a fleet of 25 to 30 boats foe the 
>>>>>>Star of the North regatta.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm sending you this invitation early in hopes that the dates 
>>>>>>can be made to fit into your schedule and that a number of you 
>>>>>>will come.  The WYC has a 10 ton jib crane put you boats 
>>>>>>in.  There may be a couple of Sonars that can be borrowed. We 
>>>>>>will house all your people in our homes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Regards,
>>>>>>Bert
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