John Ruf - Bronze Medalist
and US-Sailing sailor of the week
Nick Scandone, Maureen McKinnon-Tucker & John
Ruf
US SAILORS of The Week - Nick Scandone, Maureen
McKinnon-Tucker & John Ruf
For their outstanding medal-winning performances, US
SAILING is proud to name U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team
members Nick Scandone & Maureen McKinnon-Tucker
(SKUD-18) and John Ruf (2.4 mR) as this week's US
SAILORS of the Week! Nick and Maureen were both
first-time Paralympians and are the USA's first
Paralympic sailing gold medalists. In
addition, McKinnon-Tucker entered the history books as
the first female gold medalist in the history of
Paralympic Sailing. John Ruf (2.4mR),
also a first-time Paralympian, entered the event as an
underdog, but proved his talent securing a coveted
bronze medal in the tight 2.4 mR fleet.
Congratulations Nick, Maureen and John!
(http://olympics.ussailing.org/The_Team/John_Ruf.htm)
Vincent Porter wins the Wawasee Regatta ~
Final Results
Walter Smedley's racing number retired -
see the resolution
Walter has been ill for a while and was unable to attend the
E-Nationals this year because he has been hospitalized some with
congestive heart failure.
Derek Stoldt had this to say: "I'm not sure people know
this but Walter is largely credited with "creating" or at least
coming up with the idea for the NCESA. He approached
representatives from the ILYA and BBYRA and the association was
born from there. He declined to be the first commodore, but I
believe he was the NCESA's second commodore."
There is an article about E-boats and the Nationals with a nice
photo on page 9-10 in the current issue of Sailing World
A picture of Tom Monroe approaching the
leeward mark, at the Western Michigan Championships, that is
just in front of an "obstruction"! Picture
Burdick Wins ILYA Championships. Lack of wind
resulted in no racing after Day2 -
FINAL RESULTS
Rob Terry wins 2008 WMYA Championship in
breezy conditions, with Pete Price taking second in a tie-break
over Tom Munroe.
The event was hosted by Grand Rapids Yacht Club at Muskegon,
Michigan.
Rob Terry (CR-66) of Crystal Lake edged Doug
McNeil (WH-111) of White Lake to defend his title at the WMYA E
Invitational, hosted by Torch Lake YCC.
Report &
Results
Six sailors will have their names entered
into the Barnegat Bay Sailing Hall of Fame on Saturday, October
4. The Barnegat Bay Sailing Hall of Fame promotes the area’s
maritime heritage by recognizing individuals whose
accomplishments on the water and/or on shore have significantly
enhanced Barnegat Bay’s maritime character and strengthened its
status as a maritime center. The 2008 inductees are:
Henry Bossett (Manasquan River YC), Willie decamp (Mantoloking
YC), Garry Hoyt (Beachwood YC), Mike Spark(Surf City YC), Dick
Wight (Mantoloking YC) and a posthumous award will be given to
Dick Bertram (Mantoloking YC).
ILYA Invite Day-3,
Final Results -
report to follow later
National Championship Regatta -
Results Day 1 Note: to see the results by race, click
on the race number. For more info, surf the the tab above
that says '2008 E Nationals!'
Melges has recorded approximately a 5 lb net
gain on the conversion to the asymmetrical spinnaker
configuration. The NCESA leadership says boats will not
be re-weighed at the Nationals simply because they have made the
conversion (assuming they had a valid weight sticker attached
beforehand.)
Eastern Region meeting will take place on Saturday morning
January 12th at 11 AM. It will be held at the
Gaming Labs International office in Lakewood, NJ.
The conference call in number is 1-866-228-5702 with a pass code
of 633542.
Agenda:
1. Finalize 2008 Regatta Schedule.
2. Discuss second fleet for boats not yet converted.
3. Discuss conversions schedules.
Eastern Asymmetrical Group Conversion February 20-26 -
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