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Minutes from July 12, 2008 District Summer Meeting

2009/2010 District Officers-Elect (as of October 1, 2008)
Commodore: Dan Egan
Secretary/Treasurer: Sterling Bush

2008 SQUAM LAKES LIGHTNING REGATTA
August 23 – 24
Holderness, NH

Fleet 332 invites Lightning sailors to join us for a weekend of spirited but friendly racing on the beautiful waters of Squam Lake.

Saturday, August 23

9:30 – 11:00              Registration and launching for visiting boats at the Squam Lakes Association (SLA) on Route 3 in Holderness (exit 24 off I-93, and follow Route 3 south through the centers of Ashland and Holderness and on, just over one mile past Holderness center, to the SLA headquarters on the left.)

11:30                         Skippers meeting at the SLA headquarters

12:00                          Harbor Start

12:30                          Warning signal for the first race, committee will try for three races.

5:00(approx.)             Cocktails and snacks at the SLA headquarters

Sunday, August 24 (Sunday schedule subject to change for weather conditions and/or number of races completed on Saturday)

10:30                          Harbor start for first of two races.

2:30(approx.)             Refreshments for all and awards for the first three places.

3:00                            On the road after a perfect weekend

Lodging options include:

Comfort Inn                603-968-7668

Yankee Trail Motel    603-968-3535

White Oak Motel       603-968-3673

Bethel Woods Campground  603-279-6266

Entry Fee: $45 for racing, prizes, and refreshments on both days.

 



2008 Junior Champions

Juniors Runners-Up                                                          Juniors 3rd Place
   
Junior's District Champion: Ian Schillebeeckx, Will Schwarz, Connor Aswad
Master's District Champion: Georges Peter, Alison Peters, CH Ritt
District Champions: Bill Fastiggi, Suzy Coburn, Kolby Kruger
District runner-up: Peter Hazelett, James Unsworth, Derrick Deming

2008 New England District Summary Results
MBBC Spring Regatta: Bill Fastiggi, Suzy Coburn, Kolby Kruger
Spofford Dave Fitch Memorial: Ben Wallace, Karen Wallace, Tris Wallace
District Master's: Georges Peter, Allison Peter, CH Ritt   Photos from Masters and Juniors Racing
District Women's: (none)
District Junior's: Ian Schillebeeckx, Will Schwarz, Connor Aswad  Photos from Juniors Racing and Awards 
    Photos by Brent Larlee
District Championship: Bill Fastiggi, Suzy Coburn, Kolby Kruger
Brian Hughes Newburyport: Joel Humphrey,
Atlantic Coast Championships: 4th Bill Fastiggi 18 Clinton Hayes, 19 Heather Ambrose, 23 Brian Gibbs
NA Juniors: Josh/Ryan/Kyle Gershuny, 18th
NA Masters: Georges Peter 7th, John Hughes 12th, Mark Gardner 17th, Guy Corcoran 23rd
NA Women: Sterling Bush 5th
North Americans
     Championship: Bill Fastiggi 19th
     Presidents: Chad Miller 15th, Peter Hazelett 16th, Don Brush 19th
     Governors: Clinton Hayes 3rd, Brian Gibbs 5th, Bob Bush 7th, Heather Ambrose 8th, Brian Comfort 10th, Nick Aswad 13th, Dan Egan 28th
Squam Lake:
Lake Massabesic:
Ed Hinds Bow Lake:
MBBC Leaf Peeper:

2008 District Circuit Championship (in progress): 1. Bill Fastiggi 2. Heather Ambrose 3. Peter Hazelett 4. Don Brush
2008 New England District Sportsmanship Trophy:
2008 Len Pratt Trophy for Outstanding Service to the District:

New England District Constitution

District Officers

District Commodore

Bob Shapiro 

finallybk@gmail.com

Cell: 978-761-3289

District Secretary 

Tris Wallace

tewallace@yahoo.com

 

Fleet Contacts

Fleet 14 

Centerboard 

John Tozer 

johnjet@mint.net

Fleet 121  Newburyport Patrick Gallagher  patrick@AmericanYachtClub.org
Fleet 145  Spofford Bob Bush  rcb01@aol.com
Fleet 151  Annisquam Georges Peter  Georges_Peter@brown.edu
Fleet 189  Marblehead  Rick Humphrey dhumphrey@rtacpas.com
Fleet 227  Bomoseen Ray Harrington  IBWVT@comcast.net
Fleet 273  Massabesic Walt Colantuono  w.colantuono@att.net
Fleet 280  Wellfleet Robert Cutting  bob_cutting@staffingpower.com
Fleet 301  Lake Champlain Arnie Tran  atranvt@comcast.net
Fleet 332  Squam Lake  PJ Blankenhorn  pjblankenhorn@comcast.net
Fleet 493  Bow Lake Ned Hinds, Bob Shapiro ned@clubnedusa.com,finallybk@gmail.com

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2008 New England District Schedule
 
Dates Days Event Waters Location
May 31-June 1 Saturday-Sunday MBBC Spring Regatta Lake Champlain Malletts Bay Boat Club, Colchester, VT
June 21-22 Saturday-Sunday Dave Fitch Memorial Lake Spofford Spofford Yacht Club, Spofford, NH
July 4-5-6 Friday-Sunday 70th Anniversary Regatta Skaneateles Lake Skaneateles, NY
July 11 Friday Women's, Master's, Junior's Districts Atlantic Ocean Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead, MA
July 12-13 Saturday-Sunday District Championships Atlantic Ocean Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead, MA
July 14-18 Monday-Friday Youth World Championships St Lawrence River Royal St Lawrence Yacht Club,
Montreal, Canada
July 19-20 Saturday-Sunday Brian Hughes Regatta Merrimac River American Yacht Club, Newburyport, MA
July 26-27 Saturday-Sunday Atlantic Coast Championships Langford Creek at Chester River,
14 miles from Chesapeake Bay
Rock Hall Yacht Club, Rock Hall, MD
August 4-7 Monday-Thursday WJM NA's Narragansett Bay Newport, RI
August 8-14 Friday-Thursday North American's Narragansett Bay Newport, RI
August 23-24 Saturday-Sunday Annual Regatta Squam Lake Squam Lake Sailing Assoc., Holderness, NH
September 6-7 Saturday-Sunday Annual Regatta Lake Massabesic Massabesic Yacht Club, Auburn, NH
September 20 Saturday Ed Hinds Memorial One Day Bow Lake Strafford, NH
October 11-12 Saturday-Sunday Leaf Peeper Lake Champlain Malletts Bay Boat Club, Colchester, VT

 
 

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