•Trophy Banquet, Saturday, October 11.
•Old Guard Race Sunday, September 14

Regattas
•September 3-6, E Nationals, Chautauqua, NY
•September 5-6, Laser Great Lakes, Toronto, ON
•September 6-7, Fall C/ MC, Maxinkuckee, IN
•September 12-14, C Blue Chip, Pistakee, IL
•September 13-14, Laser No Coast, Wawasee, IN
•September 13-14, A Worlds, Pewaukee, WI
•September 13-14.Fall, All Scows, Lake Harriet, MN
•September 13-14, MC Fall Classic, North Lake, WI
•September 12-14, Fall MC, Spring Lake, MI
•September 19-21, E Blue Chip, Pewaukee, WI
•September 20-21, MC Blue Chip, Spring Lake, MI
•September 20-21, Sonar Fall Regatta, Lake Geneva YC
•September 20-21, Laser Border Challenter, LaCrosse, WI
•September 24-27, US Championship of Champions, Lake Geneva YC,
•September 27-28, C/MC Polar Bear, Davenport, IA
•October 4-5, J-24 Great Racing Regatta, Lake Geneva YC
•October 11-12, C North Americans, Lake Geneva YC
•October 11-17, Melges 24 Worlds, San Francisco

Youth News
Three of our young sailors competed in the ILYA Youth Champs at Minnetonka in late June. Paul Ericson and Bri Porter competed in full rig Lasers, Gordy Lamphere in the Laser Radial.

The annual GLSS Class X Invitational had 64 teams competing. Will Rosenheimer of Pine Lake was the winner. The Geneva team of Patrick Doran/Charlie Morris won the third race and placed 7th overall.

Clifford/Grace Porter were 10th. Other Geneva teams competing included: Gordy/Duncan Lamphere, Jake Jacobs/Dan Hodgman, Bri/Davis poter, Ellen Ericson/Ronnie Doran, Matt Sheppard/Kevin Doran, Chris Graff/Tim McGlaughlin, Spencer/ Michael Simms, K. Bair/M. Six.

60 Optimists sailed in the GLSS Opti Open. William Haeger from Lake Beulah was the winner, with the next eight boats also from Beulah. Clifford Porter placed 11th overall, Ronnie Doran, 15th. Charlie Morris, Duncan Lamphere, Chris Graff and Dan Hodgman rounded out Team Geneva in the championship fleet. Charlie Vogel, Kevin Doran, Dylan Freytag, and Malcom Lamphere sailed in the 19 boat Green fleet.

Delavan Lake YC held the ILYA Class X Champs in late July. Light air on the opening day gave way to 20 plus mph the second day, and 30 plus on the final day caused the final race to be cancelled. 66 boats sailed in the Senior fleet with Zachary and Adelaide Hester from Minnetonka sailing superbly to take the championship. Bri/Davis Porter won the last race and placed 6th overall. Patrick Doran/Charlie Morris took 10th. Also competing in the senior fleet for Team Geneva were: Jake Jacobs/ Trent Taylor, Ellen Ericson/ Ronnie Doran, Laura Vogel/Tracey Muskat, Matt Sheppard/Kevin Doran, and Dan Wright/ James Seidman. The Junior fleet had 71 boats participating. Anne Haeger from Beulah was the winner. Team Geneva had Gordy/Duncan Lamphere placing 6th, Clifford/Grace Porter, 8th. Also competing in the Junior fleet were Coye Harrett/John McCarthy and Chris Graff/Tim McGlaughin.

Following the X regatta, the Optimists went to Delavan to sail a light air series for the ILYA Champs, won by Stephanie Roble from Beulah. Representing Team Geneva in the 84 boat championship fleet were Ronnie Doran, Charlie Morris, Clifford Porter, Davis Porter, Duncan Lamphere, Chris Graff, and Lars-Erick Brunk. In the No Tears event, Malcom Lamphere placed 4th the Junior fleet, Matt Ripkey was 11th. Kevin Doran competed in the Senior fleet.

221 Optimists competed in the U.S. Nationals in Chicago the first week of August. Clifford and Davis Porter found their first major Opti regatta to be an awesome experience.
30 top notch Class X teams qualified for the Blue Chip regatta at Cedar Lake August 8-9. Team Geneva was represented by Spencer/Michael Simms and Jake/ Giancarlo Jacobs.

Gordy Lamphere was one of the ILYA youth sailors who sailed in the Laser Radial class at the Canadian Olympic Regatta Kingston (CORK) Youth Festival. He placed 28th in the 81 boat fleet.

The last weekend in August Vincent and Bri Porter sailed in the U.S. Laser Nationals on Great South Bay, Long Island, NY. In the 114 boat fleet, Vincent's best race was a 3rd in the fourth race and he finished 20th overall. Bri found big time Laser racing a real challenge. Gordy Lamphere sailed to 51st the 80 boat Radial division.

Thanks to the Race Committee
The superlative efforts of the faithful members of the Club Race Committee have provided the racing sailors with an outstanding racing season that could have been even better had the wind gods co-operated.

A "high five" to Dan and Sandy Barker, Maude Brennan, Gene Brownell, Sue Carlson, Debbie Doran, Devin and Sue Farley, Dot Ferris, Martin and Hilary Ford, Joan Freytag, Merilee Holst, Leo Jean, George Kummer, Art Larson, Gloria Melges, Jim O'Brien, Jim Phillip, Bob, Jane and Susie Pegel, Dennis, Steve, and Mary Jane Schalk, Nancy Schloemer, Cyndi Sheard, Jan Sheppard, Mike and Diane Sherin, Helen Sherry, Dave and Kathy Williams, Bob Winter.

During the annual ILYA regatta in Madison, Bob Pegel, was awarded the ILYA Bilge Pullers Cannon in recognition of his long time service as an ILYA race officer and judge. Martin Ford was the honoree in 1994, the only other LGYC member to have received the award.

Around the Club
On August 9th a full house enjoyed the Williams Bay fireworks following a delicious dinner on the upper deck. This is lake living at its best.

Volvo Leukemia Cup Regatta Huge Success
The VLCR held August 22/23 raised over $44,000 in contributions for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. The lakes area community enthusiastically supported the event and thoroughly enjoyed the racing, food, entertainment, raffle and auction.

The committee members who planned and executed this outstanding event included: Dave/Kathy Williams, George/Beverly Kummer, Jan Sheppard, Dave/Judi Peterson, Tony Trajkovich, Martin/Hilary Ford, Don/Merilee Holst, Dan Barker, John/Judy Graff, Ron Schloemer, Marie Kropp, Tim/Debbie Doran, Kathie Walton, Mark Indyke, Pat Wakefield.

Regatta Results
July and August are the traditional ILYA regatta months. All the scow classes have ILYA Invitationals and then the ILYA championship. Geneva was well represented in these events.

The Class A Invite was at Minnetonka in July. John Porter finished 6-1-2 to win the 16 boat event, followed by Bud Melges in the Anderson/ Weinberg boat. Other Geneva sailors competing were: Andy Burdick at the helm of John Galley's "Silverhawk" and Chuck Lamphere. Trivia: The sailing career of each of these skippers began in Class X, some time in the last century.

John Porter continued the regatta season by successfully defending his Class A ILYA Championship at Lake Mendota. In this series Andy Burdick finished 2nd and Bud Melges, 3rd. Wendell Sherry and Chuck Lamphere rounded out the Geneva contingent.

In class E, Sheldon Ecklund won both the Invite at Gull Lake, MN and the ILYA Championship. Brian Porter placed 5th and Bud Melges was 8th in both events. Mike Lynch also competed at Gull Lake. John Porter took an E helm and placed 20th at Mendota. Erick Youngquist , Frank Davenport, and John Simms also raced in the E Inland.
Bill Barrett was the only Geneva entry in the C Invite at Pewaukee. He found it a humbling experience, but he's determined to come back strong. Norm Reese and Frank Davenport sailed in the C Championship. They enjoyed seeing old friends and competing against the new crop of hot shots.

LGYC was host to the MC Invite in early July and 58 boats participated. The winner was Tim Krech from Pewaukee. Andy Burdick finished 2nd; Peter Wright, 5th and top Master (sailing his first MC regatta); Kelly Reese, 7th. Jim Phillip, Bri Porter, Charlie Harrison, Kevin Neal, Brian Hutchinson, Tom Schmidt, John Zils, Devin Farley, Dan Wright, Paul Wood, Laurie Morrissy, Bill Freytag, Nathan Quist, Bob Palsedge, Jim Pyott, Suzi Reese, Leo Jean and Rod Rieger also represented the host club.

Andy Burdick topped the ILYA MC Championship. Kelly Reese was 4th in the light air series. Also representing Geneva were Dan Wright, Paul Wood, Bill Freytag, Rod Rieger, Charlie Harrison, Bri Porter, Chuck Nichols, Tom Schmidt, Suzi Reese, and Paul Ericson.

In late June the MC Masters Championship was held at Pewaukee. Tom Schmidt, Devin Farley, Rod Rieger, and Bill Freytag were among the participants.

Tip of the Month
You can only improve if you compete at every opportunity, in Club and regatta races