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05/12/2025

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09/15/2023

Southwestern Senior High School Sailing Team kicked off the Fall Season at Rochester Yacht Club on Saturday, September 9th. This was the very first high school level regatta for Avi Whitmore, Ethan Arnone, and Jack Webb, with Annika Hedin being the senior sailor on the event’s team. Winds were moderate and the weather was mild throughout the day. The course was made challenging for all competitors with the windward mark being located near natural shoreline features that blocked the wind; starts were also especially competitive.

Avi Whitmore and Ethan Arnone sailing in Boat 1 finished in 2nd place in two races and earned four finishes in the top 5. Jack Webb and Annika Hedin sailing in Boat 14 had a finish as high as 7th place. “Every team fought for their placement in each race,” said Coach Hunter Farris. “I’m proud of how much our sailors accomplished in their first high school level regatta.”
Farris continued, “We’re starting the season with an enthusiastic group who are making great strides in their sailing experience.”

Southwestern Team 1 finished 6th Overall, and Team 2 finished 14th Overall.

Southwestern Team (left to right) Avi Whitmore, Ethan Arnone, Annika Hedin, Jack Webb

09/15/2023

E-Scow Nationals Photos and Results Lake Mendota

CLYC sailors participated in the largest one design events ever held for E- scows in Madison Wisconsin over the weekend.

The 100th anniversary of the E-scow class design was recognized during the running of 65th anniversary of NCESA National Championship Regatta.

The very first E National Championship was held at our own CLYC in 1959

There were 126 entries in this year’s event with over 500 competitors on the racecourse simultaneously representing 26 different yacht clubs.

Brooks Turcott sailing CH-57 Smooth Operator sailed in his very first Nationals in the “rookie” designation sub fleet finishing 95th overall but beating 31 other entrants. Brooks finished 20th our of a fleet of 34 entrants in the rookie sub-fleet. Brooks commented “it was a huge thrill sailing with so many other competitors.

Brad Turner sailing CH-7 Tigre finished 41st besting 85 other entrants.

Rick Turner sailing CH-6 Big Bopper finished 40th with the same number of points but winning in a tie breaker with Bradley. Rick was advised to buy a lottery ticket because the chances of two CLYC boats being tied in such a large fleet was extremely low. Rick also finished 13th in the “masters” sub- fleet out of 31 other “masters “ competitors.

Photos include the first race start, windward mark roundings , fleet sailing, a photo of CH-6 in competition.

09/12/2023

Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club Inc represented us in their first race on last Thursday at Lake Mendota:

Brad Turner sailing Tigre CH – 7 His crew will be Will Turner, Reid Gustafson and Ean Bosse

Brooks Turcott sailing Smooth Operator CH - 57. Crew will be AJ Smith, Matt Connor, and Mark Modzelewski

Rick Turner sailing Big Bopper CH -6. His will crew will all be members of the Southwestern Sailing team and participants in the Sailing Foundation programs, Phillip Myers, Matt Leffler, and Siri Duboise.

09/12/2023

09/03/2023

CLYC Sailors to Participate in 2023 E-Scow Nationals

Three boats of the CLYC E-Scow fleet are headed to Madison Wisconsin to participate in one of the largest one design fleet ever assembled for a National Regatta, September 6-10, 2023. As of September 1, 2023 , there were one hundred and twenty-eight boats registered for the competition to be sailed over the 4 day competition. Due to the size of the fleet, all starting at once, the starting line is expected to be almost a mile long! The event will be hosted by Lake Mendota Yacht Club in cooperation with the National Class E- Scow Association. ( NCESA). The National Championship is annual event. The very first national competition was hosted by our very own Chautauqua Lake YC in 1959. Since that time CLYC has hosted this event 10 times.

This year’s event carries special significance for the National E Fleet. 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the design of the of the E-Scow first conceptualized in 1923 and built in Fontana, Wi. The National Association is memorializing this year with special events at all the local regattas throughout the country culminating in grand celebration and banquet at this year’s National Championship.

Traveling to Madison this year representing Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club will be:
Brad Turner sailing Tigre CH – 7 His crew will be Will Turner, Reid Gustafson and Ean Bosse

Brooks Turcott sailing Smooth Operator CH - 57. Crew will be AJ Smith, Matt Connor, and Mark Modzelewski

Rick Turner sailing Big Bopper CH -6. His will crew will all be members of the Southwestern Sailing team and participants in the Sailing Foundation programs, Phillip Myers, Matt Leffler, and Siri Duboise.

Information and results and regatta updates may be found at www.e-scow.org or Facebook: E Scow Nationals 2023 or Instagram .

Wish our local competitors , best of luck!

08/04/2022

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05/24/2022

Sign up today for JP 2022. Week one begins June 28 and runs Monday-Friday 9-3pm through August 5th. Junior Program is a swimming and sailing program for youth aged 7-14 at the Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club. Open to the public forms and further information can be found at our website www.sail clyc.org click on JP!

02/28/2022

JP 2022 Forms & information now live at www.sailclyc.org. Early bird discounts available until April 1st!