Midwest
Midwest
The Midwest District encompasses fleets in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Our active fleets are at Wilmette Harbor, Lake Carlyle, and Clinton Lake in Illinois, Lake Freeman in Indiana, Lake McBride in Iowa, Medicine Lake in Minnesota, and Ephraim, Madison, Neenah, Delevan Lake in Wisconsin and Capital City in Missouri.
Our District Governor is Jim Crabtree. The Midwest District is also home to FSSA Past President Bill Vogler.
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Story by Deb Aronson
Well, at the risk of tooting my own (really Fleet 135's) horn, I'd say the Glow regatta was pretty much a success. The weather was a little toasty, but still reasonable for camping. We had the very able PRO Dan Goldberg squeeze two races out of the light, north-northeast winds Saturday and then two more great races Sunday when the wind finally arrived from the south.
In Saturday's first race Bill Vogler and Jack McClurkin caught Bruce and Lynn Kitchen, who have been... Read More
If you're wondering what happened at the 2016 Glow in the Dark Regatta, the picture above is a sneask peak from the first race that was won by Bill Vogler and Jack McClurkin flying sail #5892. The results are here. A story is coming soon! Read More
Delavan Lake Yacht Club hosted the Midwest Districts on August 12-14, 2016. While it seems like it was hot everywhere else in the country, it was actually a little cool in Wisconsin. Twenty-four boats participated from several fleets in the Midwest!
There was wind on Saturday when there were 3 races before the wind pretty much died. But the wind gods were less friendly on Sunday and there just was no wind! In the final accounting, there was a 4-way tie for... Read More
Clinic by Harry Carpenter - photo by Jennifer Ikeda 1st Place Ryan Makmgren and Stacey Rieu - photo by Jeanne Papenthien
You’ve probably been wondering what happened at the Ephraim Regatta last week. Well, here’s the scoop from Jennifer Ikeda:
Under the leadership of regatta chair, Nancy Claypool, a cadre of volunteers helped to welcome 37 competitors to the 111th Ephraim Regatta, including guests from FL, TX, TN, MD, LA, OH... Read More
Story by Linda Vitt, pictures byJeannette Beier and Rachel Bowling. Full results are here.
Things heated up this weekend at Carlyle Sailing Association with the Egyptian Cup Regatta. It was no surprise that the parking lot seemed to melt under your feet and the downwind runs reminded you of a rotisserie oven. The only relief was a wonderful cooling tent set up on the asphalt desert by our wonderful Fleet 83 Captain Bronson Bowling and the welcome AC in the Observation/Club... Read More