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December 2004 News Archive
| Happy Holidays from ISC |
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The members of the Indianapolis Sailing Club would like to wish you a Happy Holiday Season!
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| December 17, 2004 |
| Nominees for the 2004 US Sailing Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Announced |
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US Sailing has announced the nominees for the
2004 Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Award.
The nominees for the 2004 Yachtsman of the Year are:
- Congressional Cup Champion Ed Baird (St. Petersburg, FL)
- 2.4 Metre Paralympic Silver Medallist Tom Brown (Northeast Harbor, ME)
- J/80 and J/105 North American Champion Glenn Darden (Ft. Worth, TX)
- Interlake National Champion Skip Dieball (Toledo, OH)
- 470 Men’s Olympic Gold Medallists Paul Foerster (Rockwall, TX) and Kevin Burnham (Miami, FL)
- Around-the-world sailing record holder Steve Fossett (Chicago, IL)
- Rolex Farr 40 World Champion Terry Hutchinson (Annapolis, MD)
- Lightsurf International 505 World Champion Morgan Larson (Santa Cruz, CA)
- Tornado Olympic Silver Medallists John Lovell (New Orleans, LA) and Charlie Ogletree (Houston, TX)
- Rolex Farr 40 World Champion Jim Richardson (Boston, MA/Newport, RI)
- Sonar Paralympic Bronze Medallist John Ross-Duggan (Newport Beach, CA)
and the nominees for the 2004 Yachtswoman of the Year are:
- ISAF Women’s World Match Racing Champion Sally Barkow (Nashotah, WI)
- Olympians Lanee Beashel (Aliso Viejo, CA), Carol Cronin (Jamestown, RI), Meg Gaillard (Pelham, NY/Jamestown, RI), Katie McDowell (Barrington, RI) and Isabelle Kinsolving (New York, NY)
- U.S. Jr. Women’s Singlehanded Champion Paige Railey (Clearwater, FL)
- U.S. Women’s Match Race Champion Cory Sertl (Rochester, NY)
- Lightning North American Champion Jody Swanson (Buffalo, NY)
The winners will be announced in January and honored during a luncheon at the New York Yacht Club in New York
City, on February 25, 2005, where they will be presented with Rolex timepieces. US Sailing has a
press release here.
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| December 16, 2004 |
| 2004 US Sailing Coaches of the Year |
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US Sailing has named its 2004 Coaches of the Year.
The awards are divided into three categories: National Coach of the Year is Skip Whyte (Wickford, RI);
Developmental Coach of the Year is Tom Coleman (Hixson, TN); and Susan Kaseler (Bainbridge Island, WA)
was named Volunteer Coach of the Year.
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| Racing Rules of Sailing 2005-2008 |
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US Sailing has posted another excerpt
from Dave Perry's Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing Through 2008 detailing Rule 42.2 - Prohibited Actions. You can order
Perry's book from the US Sailing online store.
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| December 9, 2004 |
| Racing Rules of Sailing 2005-2008 |
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US Sailing has posted another excerpt
from Dave Perry's Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing Through 2008 detailing Rule 14 - Avoiding Contact. You can order
Perry's book from the US Sailing online store.
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| December 4, 2004 |
| Addition to the Photo Gallery |
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I've added some really phenomenal photos shot by club member Bill Kennedy on the Indianapolis Cruising Club's August
charter in the San Juan Islands of Washington state. Hopefully,
Bill's photos will give you a flavor of the kinds of charters that the Cruising Club does. In the past, the Cruising Club has chartered
in the following:
- Florida Keys
- Lake Michigan at Green Bay
- Chesapeake Bay
- Mobile, AL
- Greek Islands
- Canada's North Channel
- Mexico's Sea of Cortez
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| December 2, 2004 |
| Racing Rules of Sailing 2005-2008 |
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US Sailing has posted another excerpt
from Dave Perry's Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing Through 2008 detailing Rule 17.1 - On the Same Tack; Proper Course. You can order
Perry's book from the US Sailing online store.
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