E-Scow Grant Program Winner Profiles (for young BBYRA sailors)

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Chase Hillyer

Chase, a member of Island Height Yacht Club, has been crewing on E-Scows for the past five years for both class veterans like Cliff Campbell and Fred Slack and young hotshots like Carl Horrocks and has raced in multiple Eastern and National championships.

Chase competed in FJs, 420s, Lasers and Sloops for Washington College, earning a varsity letter all four years. He was a member of the third-place team at the ISSA Keelboat Nationals in 2006, recorded several top finishes at intersectional regattas as a B division skipper, and served as captain of the Washington College team his senior year. After graduating in 2008, Chase is working as a financial specialist for Wachovia Bank in Parsippany, N.J.

Chase’s E-Scow team for the 2009 season includes bowman Derek Packard, a former Washington College teammate and longtime scow sailor from Minnetonka; and two high-powered women in the middle: Meredith Dodd, another former Washington College teammate and a two-time winner of the Adams Trophy championship as tactician; and Leigh Kempton, a former Optimist National Champion and youth worlds team member who was a skipper on Boston College’s women’s national champion dinghy team in 2008 and received Honorable Mention All-American recognition.

Eric Horrocks

Eric, a member of Lavallette Yacht Club, began his E-Scow career a decade ago crewing for top skipper Paul Magno and has gone on sail to sail with a mix of veterans and newcomers including Tim Faranetta, Peter Hurley and Chad Hillyer. He has competed in several Eastern and National Championships, as well as the 2007 Blue Chip, where he crewed for his older brother Carl.

Eric is currently a student and member of the intercollegiate dinghy team at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. He has been a successful skipper in a variety of classes including Laser, M-Scows, 420s and FJs. In the Laser, he placed third in the 2004 high school nationals, 12^th in the 2004 U.S. Youth Champs and 19^th in the 2005 U.S. Nationals. In recent years, he has branched out to sailing the doublehanded M-Scow, recording a sixth-place finish in the 2007 Nationals and taking 4^th in the 2008 BBYRA series.

Eric will be campaigning this summer with an experienced crew of bowman Jason Comer and middle crew Katie Wight and Colleen Kelly. They plan to conduct an extensive practice and regatta schedule beginning in late May.---Glen Dickson

Click on the following link to donate to the island Heights Sailing Foundation E-Scow Grant Program
http://www.ihsailingfoundation.org