July 7 Mendota YC Opti Racing

Four sailors competed on Lake Mendota on Sunday, July 7 to cap off the holiday weekend. Brian Anderson reports that race conditions were perfect with a south wind at 6 to 10.  Waves were minimal, and unlike the week before, motorboat traffic was reduced (slow no wake on other area lakes seemed to send all power boats to Lake Mendota the previous week making for hairy conditions for the Opti sailors).

Lev Kerlow showed great improvement this week winning one race and Martha Anderson continued her upward trend finishing second in another.  Oscar Anderson played the course well winning three of the five races.  Will Segersten raced in four of the five races winning one race. Brian describes Will's sailing as "just fast, all the time."

More photos on Brian's picasa page.

Mendota sailors succeed at Beulah

Three Opti sailors from Madison participated in the Lake Beulah Sailing School Regatta on Monday, June 24. Known for shifty wind conditions, Lake Beulah did not disappoint. Meta Simon raced in the RWB fleet and finished 4th out of 55 boats in a long day on the water. The RWB fleet finally completed three races (having also abandoned two races -- one due to a huge wind shift and the other for a mark that floated away) over the course of a day filled with light, shifty winds. Fritz Simon and Will Segersten completed six races in the Green Fleet with Fritz taking the top prize and Will having a strong 4th place finish.  Congratulations to all!

Additional photos on picasa.  Full racing results: RWB fleet Green fleet

First week of Mendota YC Opti Racing

It was a great first of Mendota YC Opti racing on Sunday, June 16. Seven kids sailed four races in a nice breeze with tight competition among the group. The most thrilling finish of the day was when Will Hanson and Oscar Anderson finished with a foot between them.  See photos on Picasa.

LOPN Regatta on Lake Okauchee

Sailors from Lac La Belle, Okauchee, Pewaukee, and Nagawicka lakes participated in the LOPN regatta on Lake Okauchee, Thursday June 20, 2013. The sailors were divided into junior and senior fleets. Nine sailors raced in the junior fleet (9 yr and under) and completed 4 races in light and shifty winds. Fritz Simon won the event with finishes of 5, 1, 1, 1.  A great first regatta win for Fritz!  Meta Simon competed in the senior fleet against 23 others and finished 8th overall. Photos on picasa.

Mendota Yacht Club Opti Racing

The Mendota Yacht Club will be hosting an Opti racing series.   Races will be held in Warner Bay at 2:00pm on the Sunday afternoons listed below.   Please contact Jamie Hanson for more information  Jamie.Hanson@tasconline.com

June 16, 23.   July 7, 14, 21, 28
Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25.

See you on the water!

2013 Opti Regatta's

Listed below are the 2013 area Opti regattas.

LOPN                                            June 20th Thur.        Okauchee YC WI
Lake Beulah Sailing School Reg.     June 24th  Mon.
USODA Midwest Champ.              June 29-30th  Sat.    Gull Lake Mn
Upper Midwest Jr. Olympics           June 30- July 2         Wayzata YC Mn
USODA Girls Nationals                  July 10th                   Grosse Point YC MI
Kaszube Cup                                  July 9-10                  South Shore YC Racine WI
Geneva Lake Sailing School            July 10th Wed.       
USODA Nationals                          July 11-14th              Grosse Point YC MI
No Tears                                         July 22 Mon              Nagawicka YC  
ILYA Championship                         July 28-30th              Beulah YC
Pram Power                                    Aug 9th Thur              North Lake WI