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Championship of Champions
August 20th at MYC - 6:00pm - Dinner at 8:00
WYC Spectators Encouraged to Attend

WYC will once again compete in the Lake Minnetonka Championship of Champions.
 
Representatives of each major MYC and WYC fleet will compete in 420's for the title of Minnetonka Champion.

Spectators are encouraged! Our racers need your support!

Everyone is invited to a fantastic dinner at Lighthouse Island after the race to celebrate sailboat racing on Lake Minnetonka.   (need info? ask)

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Burton Cup / MS Cup / TeaMSail
August 23rd During the Burton

Blake Middleton is continuing his TeaMSail fund raising efforts. All sailors have the opportunity to contribute to their fund raising efforts by making a donation HERE.

Burton Cup
It's August 23rd. It's THE race to do.  It's the oldest race on the lake. It's your chance to t-bone an A Scow or yell for rights against an X boat. It's got a great Corn Roast on the Island later in the day. It's the Burton Cup.
Be There!
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J22 Worlds
Congratulations to....YOUR NAME HERE....

J22 Worlds are happening August 17-24 in Rochester NY and WYC is sending at least four teams. Come on people, represent! Bring home something shinny from the awards ceremony.  Go...Oranje, Norwegian Woodie, Bandit, She Might, and Defiance. Let me know if I forgot anyone)

• http://myyc.org/j22worlds

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Olympic Online Resources
Finally, something worth watching. The commentary is even halfway OK.

No Sailing on TV this year, but here are some links Harken has provided. 

• Beginning July 29, read Olympic Sailing Committee Chairman Dean Brenner’s daily blog from Qingdao: http://www.ussailing.org/olympics/blog/dean/index.asp
• In conjunction with Dean’s blog, US Sailing’s PR officer will provide features and information specific to the U.S. team: http://olympics.ussailing.org/Olympics.htm.
• Visit NBC Sports If you want to do something really great for our sport. They are featuring more than 20 events on the web and sailing is one of them. The more traffic we can drive to the site, the more they will cover us in the future. http://www.nbcolympics.com/sailing/index.html.
• To check on your other favorites: http://www.nbcolympics.com/
• Plus: http://www.amazingawaits.org/#/universe.video/   (note from me: this link is just plain stupid)

Have a better link? Please e-mail me. 

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US Jr. National Championships
Congratulations to Kaye Siemers and Hilary Kenyon 
2nd in US Sailing's Jr. Doublehanded National Championship

With one race remaining Hilary and Kaye (daughter of Ross Seimers) have secured second place at the US Sailing doublehanded National Championship. This is a huge accomplishment and represents the peak of US 420 sailing. Few sailors are able to even attend this uni-sex ladder event, but these two WCSC sailors have qualified and kicked some rear. Way to go!  More and  FULL REPORT

Eric Sauter Also Rocks
Longtime Team Wayzata sailor Eric Sauter is expected to finish mid-fleet in the Singlehanded National Championship. But this is a ladder event that requires sailors to qualify just to attend, and making it to the show is a big deal.  More and FULL REPORT

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Big Boat IRC National Championships
Congratulations to Chewbacca
IRC 3 National Champions

Bill Peterson, the Nimmers, and all the Jedi are celebrating their win at the recent IRC National Championships. IRC is a common rating system used for big boats, this year the nationals took place after the Chicago Mac.
More: http://www.ltyc.org/

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Chicago-Mac Overall
Congratulations to Zig Zag

In the Mackinac Cup overall division Jim Vauldreuil and crew on his J109 Zig Zag finished 17th out of 180 boats.  Overall Results