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Six Boats from Indy Sail in Their First Melges 17 Nationals
Here's what the Indy fleet had to say about Melges 17 Nationals hosted the last weekend of August on White Lake in Whitehall, MI.Chris Katzfey "between racing in Lake Michigan to flying around the course on Saturday afternoon. My crew said it gave him goose bumps when we rounded the windward mark on Saturday afternoon surrounded by 10-15 boats. It was a great learning experience and look forward to sailing with everyone in the future."John Schumacher "Who could ask for more out of three days."Bob Herdrich "Our host, Dick Marvel, was a great host and a great place to stay. As far as memorable moments, I have never sank a M17 while still under sail ...
Posted Sep 25, 2011 4:48 PM by Melges 17 Fleet 9
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2011 Season (finally) Begins May 1
Finally, the weather was acceptable yesterday for racing. All five ISC Melges 17's were out racing yesterday in conditions that included rain, sunshine, and light to moderate wind. There were the first day breakdowns and tweaks to be made. It was good to see Cori back on the water with Tim taking advantage of his rock star crew to take a bullet in race 5. Bullet Bob, gave up the helm after three bullets to trade the back half of the boat with co-owner, Paul. Chris is looking for competitors to sail this Wednesday evening.Thanks to Fleet Captain John for posting scores at https://sites.google.com/site/melges17indy/home/results.
Posted May 2, 2011 4:18 PM by Melges 17 Fleet 9
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First Annual ISC Melges 17 Fall Championship Wrap-up
Wow. What a great Cap to the season for the Indianapolis Melges 17 Fleet 9’s first fall regatta. While clubs throughout the region were pulling their docks from the water for the winter, participants in Indianapolis enjoyed cloudless skies and temperatures into the 80’s. Crews came from Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Indiana. While many were seasoned M17 sailors, two crews raced the M17 for the first time with one of these two, skippered by Casey Call who took 3rd place in the regatta.After a brief postponement due to lack of wind on Saturday a challenging afternoon of 4 races commenced. While the wind was a little shifty, it was more variable in wind intensity. Many sailors watched ...
Posted Oct 12, 2010 3:44 PM by Melges 17 Fleet 9
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