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ILYA – #FairSailing Initiative

David Dellenbaugh’s Speed & Smarts newsletter had a great issue on sportsmanship and what it means in sailing. David has allowed the ILYA to use this document to help in the quest to bring fairer sailing back to the world of Scows.  The ILYA Board of Directors recently approved spending

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Posted in ILYA, NCASA

ILYA Championship 2017 Wrap Up

The 2017 ILYA Championship Regatta at Geneva is in the record books. Only sixteen A Scows registered for the event – we need to work hard to get our numbers back up! Next year the ILYA Championship Regatta will be at Minnetonka and we saw last June what a great

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Posted in ILYA, ILYA Championship, NCASA, Pat Hughes, Tom Freytag, Vincent Porter

Tight At The Top, Hughes’ Melvin In Overall A Scow National Championship Lead By One Point

Lake Geneva, Wisc. – Day two of the 2013 A Scow National Championship hosted by the Lake Geneva Yacht Club commenced with an early on shore AP enabling another batch of rowdy thunderstorms to make their way east. Around midday, PRO Hank Stuart lowered the AP as a stable SSW

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Posted in Andy Burdick, ILYA, John Anderson, Mike Keefe, Pat Hughes, Rob Evans, Terry Blanchard, Tom Freytag, Vincent Porter

Battle Of Champions Takes Hold On Day One Of A Scow Nationals

Lake Geneva, Wisc. – Day one of the 2013 A Scow National Championship, hosted by the Lake Geneva Yacht Club was put on hold almost right from the get go. A terrific line of thunderstorms threatened Lake Geneva with high winds and torrential rain, forcing PRO Hank Stuart to AP

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Posted in Andy Burdick, ILYA, ILYA Championship, Interviews, John Anderson, Mike Keefe, Nationals, NCASA, Pat Hughes, Terry Blanchard, Tom Freytag, Vincent Porter

An Interview with the 2012 ILYA Inland Champion, Pat Hughes

Pat Hughes, native of Minnetonka, MN and owner of Melvin took the time to reflect on his huge win at the 2012 ILYA A Scow Championship and how he plans to prepare for the 2013 season. He also discusses what it is about the A Scow that he can’t get

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Posted in ILYA, ILYA Championship, Interviews, Members