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- Annual Meeting: SAIL's annual meeting will be held Saturday,
November 7, 2009 from 10:00 AM to noon at the Cherry Creek Meadows Clubhouse, 8821 East Amherst, Denver, CO 80231.
All are welcome. The agenda includes
awards of Tour trophies, nomination & election of officers,
2010 regatta schedule and other business.
Clubs are asked to submit their dates for open regattas prior to the meeting
and come prepared to negotiate any conflicts.
- Officer Nominations: Though nominations can
also be taken from the floor at the annual meeting, the following
have accepted nominations for 2010 elected officers:
- Commodore: Matt Driscoll (CSYC & USC)
- Vice Commodore: Starr Malouff (DYC)
- Rear Commodore: Ross Simpson (CSYC)
- Treasurer: Joe Beierl (DSA)
- Secretary: Heidi Mills (CSYC)
- Area F Representative: Ralph Taylor (DSA, DYC)
Colorado Governor's Cup: DSA hosted the Colorado Governor's
Cup for keelboats & dinghies on September 12-13, 2009 at Cherry Creek Reservoir.
The keelboat Cup was won by Cliff Begnaud and the dinghy Cup by Jim Daus.
Click here for the results.
- Junior Regatta Support & Guidelines:
At its September 1 meeting, SAIL adopted guidelines for conducting junior
sailing regattas; you can read them here.
SAIL decided to help hosting clubs to defray the costs of junior regattas by
reimbursing $100 for regattas which meet the guidelines.
- Pay your SAIL dues; re-join for 2009: SAIL memberships are valid only for a calendar year.
If you haven't paid your 2009 dues, you're not a member now. Adults, go
here to see
a printable membership form which you can fill out and mail in with your
check. Juniors, your form is here.
Membership in SAIL helps the sport of sailing in the Rocky Mountain region
and gives you individual benefits too. SAIL's only revenue stream is
membership dues.
- Carrie Howe Kids' Clinic: On April 5,
2009 from 11:00 to 2:00 at Cherry Creek Reservoir, Carrie Howe
— Olympic & world champion sailor
— conducted a free
sailing clinic for children ages 8-17 sponsored by Community Sailing
Foundation. Despite the chilly weather, the clinic was attended by about 30
youths, inspired by Carrie's enthusiasm. More information at
admin@communitysailng.org
- SAIL's Safety Program: SAIL has developed a "Sailing Safety" program, specifically targeted to sailors.
It is being offered to member clubs at no to minimal cost. (Sail has invested in the
development costs & will pay the instructor.) E-mail Commodore Ross for
more information & to
schedule a date for your club at your lake.
- Colorado Governor's Cup was superbly hosted by DSA on September 13-14, 2008
at Cherry Creek Reservoir.
- Saturday saw four races with enough wind to make spinnaker errors costly on the separate courses for dinghies & keelboats.
Sunday turned into a drifter, with no races started on either course.
- 45 boats competed, 20 keelboats & 25 dinghies.
- Competition within some fleets and for the keelboat Governor's Cup trophy was close, being decided by
tie-breakers.
- Tom Sweeney won the Keelboat Governor's Cup & David Spira
(again) won the Dinghy Governor's Cup.
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Click here for the official
results..
- Junior Regattas: Colorado Sail & Yacht Club
hosted a one-day regatta for juniors at Chatfield Reservoir on Saturday,
July 11, 2009, & Denver Sailing Association hosted another excellent event
at Cherry Creek on August 29. These will repeat and more are planned for
2010.
- Keesling/Jackson win Fireball Nationals.
Frank "Gorilla" Keesling & "Rockin' Robin" Jackson won the 2008 Fireball
Nationals held on Lake Dillon in mid-June. Here's a picture of the winning
form:
Frank on helm & Robin on trap. |
Robin & Frank with trophy |
- SAIL Tour: On March 29, SAIL held a meeting
of clubs and interested parties to consider
what to do about declining participation in its season championships.
Results from the survey at
http://www.cattle-fax.org/ss/wsb.dll/simpson/sail_tour_survey.htm
were the basis of the discussions. The long→short
version: The Tours will continue in 2009; see the
Notice of Series.
- Sailing Instructor Course: SAIL's US
SAILING Level 1 Sailing Instructor Course
on Cherry Creek at the end of May. Seven candidates took the 2009 course;
7 graduated. Look for the course again in May 2010.
- 2009
Memberships: & PHRF Applications available
Click here
for membership, and here for PHRF. .
- Membership Survey:
SAIL is surveying present and potential members to better serve the Rocky Mountain sailing community. Go to
http://www.cattle-fax.org/ss/wsb.dll/simpson/sail_survey_a.htm to register your needs, wants & desires.
- Tour Video Available: Randy and Lisa Shelton from Chatfield race in most of the events on the SAIL Tour. They also are
excellent videographers, shoot while they race
and have put together two exciting videos called "Colorado Wind" &
"Sanity" which include the 2007 & 2008 tour races at Alcova, Aspen, Carter, Chatfield, Cherry Creek, and Dillon.
To see it, go to the Cruising World website,
http://www.cruisingworld.com, and then go to the
top right of the home page where there is a tab for member
videos. Click on the tab and find Colorado Wind
there. If you like what’s on the website, you can buy a much cleaner DVD
version (color, clarity, sound) from Randy and Lisa for $10
plus postage. Email them at
randy@grcbuilders.com for more information.
- Sailor overboard, drowns: On May 23,
2008 Bob Snare,
a respected sailor, was on the foredeck of his boat at Cherry Creek Res. when a sudden gust of high wind
caused him to go overboard. He was not wearing a personal flotation
device; when the crew got the boat back to him, he was no longer visible. His body was
recovered that evening. The coroner has ruled his death due to accidental
drowning.
- Scuttlebutt:
Check out the
Scuttlebutt
link.
for your daily digest of sailing news from around the world updated
daily.
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A Magic sailing
day
Spinnaker parade
Ruedi Reservoir
sailing
Lake Dillon, by
Kristin Skvorc & courtesy
of Summit Daily News
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To promote the sport of Sailing
in the Rocky Mountain Area and encourage excellence in it. To represent US
Sailing and to participate in US Sailing's annual National Championship by
organizing Area championships and by ensuring excellence in race management
and judging.
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Pram racing,
Cherry Creek |
S.A.I.L is the regional sailing
association for Colorado, New Mexico, western Nebraska and Wyoming .
Strictly a volunteer operation, it is a 503c Colorado "Not for Profit"
organization. Officers and volunteers receive no compensation other than
good will and the satisfaction of helping the sport..
S.A.I.L. was formed in 1972 to provide a communication route
with Colorado State Parks to help facilitate sailing clubs to
organize sailing and sail racing events within the state. Its role has
broadened to include coordinating sailing event schedules & education &
training. It promotes & provides programs to promote & improve sailing in
the greater Rocky Mountain region.
S.A.I.L. provides representation to sailors, clubs & fleets in its
region within US Sailing, the National Governing Body for the
sport of Sailing. It provides services to promote and encourage
excellence in sailing.
SAIL works to promote and improve the sport of sailing. Annual race
management seminars upgrade the quality of racing. A series of four monthly
seminars in the winter and spring help sailors stay abreast of
developments and improve their knowledge & skills.
S.A.I.L., along with
make up Area F of US Sailing
See also [Area &
Region]
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Boys &Toys, Denver Boat Show Jan 2005
Rigging up at
Cherry Creek |
