4LIYC: 2004-2005 Season

*Photo Credits: Ron Rosten*
Renegade III, an Elmer Millenbach boat now owned by Mike Disbrow	Renegades in the sun.	4LIYC Renegaders Greg Whitehorse, Paul Exner, Andy McCormick, Jack Ripp, and Don Anderson

Photo Credits: Deb Whitehorse

DN rounds the mark	Renegades watching the DN race.
Skeeters Bob Kau, David Koch, and Jordan Glaser	Ken Whitehorse
The stern steerers wait for their race.		Bob Kau
Dan Clapp	Jay Yaeso & Haywire	The Deuce leads the stern steerers up the lake
Jeff & Dave Lallier in the Flying Dutchmen take a sunset cruise.

Saturday, February 19, 2005

Bob Kau

Buddy Melges

Pete Rochelle

Photo Credits: Kevin Barta email: bartak28 AT uwosh.edu
	Clay Georgeson's Renegade	Burly Brellenthin & Fritz Buttons' Boe-Skeeters
Jack Ripp's Renegade	Mike Ripp's Renegade
Men at work: The Deuce crew push her to the race line

Photo Credits: Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith's Yankee	Rob Marsh & Dan Clapp's Skeeters	Here's Paul Krueger in Pete Rochelle's Skeeter.
Boe-Skeeters of Steve Schalk and Burly Brellenthin	Here's me at registration..	..along with Mary Jane.
Pete Rochelle	Ellen in front of Dan Clapp's Skeeter	Rob Marsh
Bob Kau	I know the tall guy is Rick Hennig and the boat is the Lallier's Flying Dutchmen	Rick Hennig and ? in front of the Deuce.
Chip and Eric Sawyer with Eclipse.	Jordan Glaser from Brooklyn, NY	David Koch
Renegade Race	This was Tyler Sternberg's first regatta in a Renegade. He drew the number one position for the first race.	Mike Derusha waits for the Renegade race.

2-23-05: 4LIYC Meeting
Renegade Champions: Tim McCormick 1st, Don Anderson 2nd,
Greg Simon 3rd, and Jeff Russell 4th

*Photos Courtesy of Rob Marsh*
**E Skeeter Class**
Bob Kau's Lost Kaus	Paul Krueger's Rambl'n	Marv Luck's D Stern Steerer
Bob Kau and Dan Clapp	Getting ready to push off	Tom Hyslop rounds the bottom mark
Dan Clapp	Bill Mattison	Pete Rochelle
Bill Dale	Buddy Melges	Paul Krueger
Jordan Glaser and Rob Marsh		Rob Marsh

NIYA A Stern Steerer Champion

Here's Fred Stritt and John Stanley, who sailed first day with Fred on the Fritz belatedly celebrating their first place NIYA victory. Scott Harms sailed on the second day. Fred writes, "We took the cup to the Inn Between with us. We figured if the Americas Cup can go to Chucks. We could take it to our little bar that day. The national C scow meeting was there and at least 30 sailors got to put there lips to it, the sweet taste of victory!"

Sunday 2-20:
I'm back home in Monona this morning after waking up to 3" of fluffy snow in Oshkosh with more on the way. We've only got about an inch here in the Madison area. The storm tracked farther north than predicted. There was a nice turn-out at the banquet last night. With three races in each class, the regatta was called completed.

Saturday 2-19:
The DNs and Renegades raced this morning in light, fluky winds. John Dennis won the DN race. The dying winds were responsible for only 8 Renegades finishing within the 1/2 hour time limit after the winner, Tim McCormick, crossed the finish line. Don Anderson was second. Wind shifts forced quite a few course changes. Finally, at around 3:00, the Skeeters were able to race. Dan Clapp won and Tom Hyslop was second. The stern-steerers were also able to get a race in today. Fritz is leading in the As. The Deuce suffered a crack in the hull yesterday and was unable to complete the regatta. Racing is scheduled for 9:30 AM tomorrow. The race committee is taking a wait and see attitude with the weather.

Friday, February 18
Lack of wind forced a postponement until 1:00 and each class was able complete two races. In the DNs, John Dennis won both races today. The Renegades mixed it up a bit more; in the first race, Tim McCormick placed first followed by Mike Derusha, Don Anderson, Jerry Simon, and Jack Ripp. Mike Derusha won the second race, followed by Don Anderson and Tim McCormick. In the Skeeters, Dan Clapp easily dominated both races. Bob Kau placed second in the first Skeeter race. In the second Skeeter race, Tom Hyslop took second, Bill Mattison third, and Bob Kau fourth.
The winds were about 10 mph and were quite shifty towards the end of the day. About 77 boats registered for the regatta. In the second race, the Deuce suffered a regatta-ending crack to the side of her hull, which according to Rick Hennig is the only place on the hull that hasn't been restored by the Cabbage Patch crew. I'm sure that the Cabbage Patch guys will have the Deuce better than new in no time.

2004 NIYA Defending Champions
DN-John Dennis
Renegade-Tim McCormick
E Skeeter-Bob Kau
Boe Skeeter-Steve Schalk
OA Stern Steerer-R Hennig
A Stern St.- Rick Hennig
C Stern St.-Jeff Seeboth
D Stern St.-Jeff Seeboth

NIYA THE HISTORY
Dateline January 13, 1913.
Wisconsin State Journal.
"Representatives of Oshkosh, Madison, Menominee, and Marinette met at the Hotel Menominee this morning and discussed future of the new NIYA, Emil Fauerbach of Madison commended the Mendota Ice Yacht Club highly in their action in establishing a renewal of the sport and declared that he would do everything in his power to aid the new organization in every manner possible. LF Porter, of Madison, a man who has been connected with several water and ice craft organizations, gave some timely and instructive suggestions in regard to the proper manner of conducting the association. He proposed having two delegates from each club present at a future gathering and from a constitution and by laws at that time."

This historic regatta was first sailed in 1913 in Menominee, Michigan. Skeeters, DNs, and Renegades weren't even invented back then when the big stern steerers ruled the ice. In 1913, Menominee skipper E. Peterson won the first Class A championship in "Square People". Madison, Wisconsin's own Emil Fauerbach won the 1914 championship in the famed Princess II, a boat that went on the win the Hearst International Trophy. Other notable Class A winners throughout the year include John Buckstaff of Oshkosh, Jungbluth and Carl Bernard of Madison in the Fritz (still being sailed today by Fred Stritt), Harry Melges of Lake Geneva (Buddy's father), Carl Bernard again in the Mary B (currently owned by the Haines family), the Debutante currently owned by Mike Derusha, and Buddy Melges in his Ferdinand the Bull.

The DNs were first recognized as a separate class in 1954 when Skip Boston won the inaugural NIYA DN championship. Other notable DN champions include William Sarns in 1956, Jane Pegel who first won in 1960 and went on to capture another nine championships.

Class E Skeeters first raced the NIYA in 1936 when Lake Geneva sailor Harry Melges won in Mickey Finn. Elmer Millenbach took the 1949 trophy sailing his Renegade II back when the Renegades and Skeeters sailed together. Other famous ice boating names who've won the NIYA Class E championship include Bill Perrigo, Howard Bosten, Frank Trost, Jack Ripp, Dave Rosten, Bill Mattison, Lou Loenneke, Buddy Melges, Bob Pegel, and Paul Krueger.

The Renegades first raced in the NIYA as a recognized class in 1958 and of course, Mr. Ice Boat, Elmer Millenbach won his first of many NIYA Renegade Championships in Renegade III. Elmer won every regatta until 1984 when the 4LIYC Jerry Simon took the championship. Other winners include Arlyn Lafortune, Loren Sherry, Jack Ripp, Tim McCormick, Roger Derusha, Don Anderson, and Mike Derusha.