Holiday Series

We had great participation at the first 2 0f 3 regattas in the Holiday Series. For the first time this year we had 5 Capri -14s in the race. Brain Rackohn, skipper and Commodore Bob Amenta, crew took first in the Trick or Treat regatta and Charles Heatherly was first in the Turkey regatta. Liz Frank won the C-18 race on both days. Dereck Thomas was first in the FJ's at each regatta and Roberto Stevens was first in both races sailing in the Sabot.

The winds for the "Trick or Treat" regatta were howling and several FJ's were over on their sides throwing the sailors in the water. They are a hearty bunch and climbed back in to complete all the races.

Only moderate winds arrived for the "Turkey" regatta however we all had a great time. The Lido fleets from Marina Del Rey were on hand and they vowed to return for the Kris Kringle on Sunday, December 13th. All club sailors are asked to reserve a boat ASAP because they were gobbled up last week. Don't wait until the day of the regatta and expect to have a club boat. Private boat owners are requested to arrive early so that the port captain can let you in the gate.

If you have any queations, consult the Telltales or email me.

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Sail-A-Thon

The 2009 Sail-A-Thon was a great success. Fifteen junior sailors participated. Hayden Luff sailed the most laps and his name will be added to the perpetual trophy. The money raised will be presented to the Westlake Nautical Foundation. Last year we bought a new Sabot for our juniors and we were able to give three scholarships to juniors for our Summer Sailing Academy.

The Sail committee decided to request the purchase of a Laser Radial to be used by our high school sailors at away competitions. The Nautical Foundation will meet this month and take our request under consideration.

The next regatta at the club will be on August 23rd. It is the Vrooman Sabot High Point Series. The series consists of ten races held from Santa Barbara to King Harbor. The Vrooman is the first in the ten regatta series. WYC also will host the 6th in the Series next March. We are expecting many sailors from many yacht clubs as well as our own. Registration is from 1100-1200 and the Skipper's meeting will be at 1230 hours.

The Commodore's Cup

Rear Commodore Rob Schaefer writes, "The Commodore's Cup was sailed with fluky winds and high temperatures. The perpetual trophy was awarded to Jackie Hollander who received three firsts and one second sailing in the CFJ fleet. This is the second time Jackie's name is placed on the trophy. Other results were C-14 fleet 1st Commodore Bob Amenta, C-18 fleet 1st Charlie Bornhauser."

It was a great day despite the weather.

Morning Light

The Westlake Yacht Club was treated to a special event provided by Roy Disney Jr. Roy presented a preview of his documentary featuring a crew of young sailors who sailed in the TransPac Race. Using the Disney boat they performed brilliently. See the comments by sailor Ole Eichhorn on his blog http://w-uh.com/posts/090326-Morning_Light.html

Olympic Gold Medal Regatta

The Olympic God Medal Regatta is in honor of two WYC sailors who won the medal at the 1988 Soul Olympics. Allyson Jolly and Lynn Jewel were club sailors who won the medal in the 420 class competing against the best women sailor in the world. They were the first women to win a gold medal in sailing.

Following in their footsteps, Megan Stephens won the perpetual trophy for the second straight year. Megan won sailing in a Sabot.