2010 Event Involvement
Hobie 16 North American Championship
US Pan Am Games Qualifier
October 10-15
A regatta in the Mojave Desert was the unusual location for 49 Hobie
16s to battle it out, but Lake Mohave is a great sailing destination. 16
races over four days was more than enough. Matt was the PRO for the
event, designed the logo and managed the Facebook and Twitter pages /
feeds. The event got lots of coverage on the various sailing news websites:
Hobie 16 NAs on PressureDrop »
Hobie 16 NAs on
Sailing Anarchy 1 »
Hobie 16 NAs on
Sailing Anarchy 2 »
F18 Canadian Championship
September 24-26
Etobicoke Yacht Club in Toronto was the host to this major event, the second largest F18 gathering in North America. Matt was the principal race officer
and designed the event logo (left).
F18 Canadians on Cat-alist.com »
F18 Canadians on
Sailing Anarchy»
A-Class Catamaran North American Championships
September 11-17
Hosted by North Cape Yacht Club in LaSalle, MI on the western end of
Lake Erie, the A Cats feature some of the highest technology in beach
catamarans. Matt was the principal race officer, did the scoring and
designed the event shirts.
A-Class North Americans »
Hobie North Central Area Championships
Hobie 17 / Hobie 18 North
Americans
September 3-7
Held on Lake McConaughy, NE over Labor Day weekend, Matt was the principal race officer, did the scoring,
was chief judge, managed the Facebook page and
designed the event logo.
MAC-NAC on Facebook »
Racine Catamaran Championships
F18 North American CHampionships
August 9-13
Hosted by the Racine Yacht Club in Racine, WI on the
western shore of Lake Michigan. Matt was the principal race officer for
the F18 Course which had 51 competitors from all over the continent and a few
from Europe and Australia. The event was covered live by Sailing Anarchy.
Racine Catamaran Championships Website »
F18 North Americans on Sailing Anarchy »
Ensign
Region V Championships
August 6-7
Superb hospitality was the theme at this event, held on
Lake Superior and hosted by the Marquette (Michigan) Yacht Club. Matt
was the principal race officer, chief judge and made a lot of new
friends.
Marquette Yacht Club »
Bemis
/ Smyth / Sears Area E Semi-Finals
July 25-27
The Bemis, Smyth and Sears Championships are the US SAILING National
Junior Championships for singlehanded (Lasers), doublehanded (420s) and
triplehanded (Lightnings) boats. This was the eastern Great Lakes area
qualifier for the finals held in San Diego. Run out of Matt's home club
(Crescent Sail Yacht Club, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI), Matt was the PRO
for the Laser / 420 course.
Rock
Hall, MD Junior Olympic Festival
July 9-11
Rock Hall Yacht Club hosted 178 juniors from six states and twenty
different junior programs at their fantastic club on the Chesapeake Bay.
For the first time in JO history, multihulls and windsurfers were
included. Matt was the PRO for the Hobie 16 circle and served as the
chief judge.
Rock Hall Junior Olympic Festival »
Soling North American Championships
July 2-4
A return trip to Bath, Ontario Canada
for Matt, serving as principal race officer and on the jury for the
event. Matt's long-time friend, John Hooper from Australia, helped set
marks and served on the jusry as well. The highlight of the event was
being told by Dr. Stuart Walker, "The line's too damn short!"
Canadian Soling Class »
Detroit NOOD Regatta
June 3-6
Due to the Gulf Oil Spill and the cancellation of the Hobie
17/18 North Americans, Matt had this weekend free, so he was a
B.I.M.B.O. - riding the weather mark boat with Gary Viola from Bayview
YC. Nice to be able to relax and just pluck and chuck marks for a
change.
Detroit NOOD coverage on Sailing World »
Bayview
Yacht Club Spring Match Race Invitational
May 1-2
Match racing is always a intereting time, like two gladiators
clashing with sword and shield. Held right off the breakwall of Bayview
Yacht Club in the Detroit River, Matt was the PRO for this ISAF Grade 3
event that served as a qualifier for the ISAF Grade 2 Detroit Cup in
September.
Bayview Yacht Club »
JY15 Midwest Championships
April 24-25
Held on Base Line Lake and hosted by the University of Michigan
Sailing Club, Matt served on the protest committee with Brook Smith and
Clark Chapin. A photo of the hearing was used to illustrate a
Sailing
World article on protests. Our decision was held up on appeal which has
become Appeal 105 in the US SAILING Appeals Book.