April 30, 2010 at 08:44 PM
This weekend, sailors from the newly formed, Oconomowoc High School Sailing Team, head east to Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, in search of a chance to place in the prestigious Toby Baker National Regatta.
Teams from across the Midwest will compete for the coveted spot, to represent the MISSA at this event. Qualifiers will move on to the event, held on May 21-23, in Seattle, Washington, at “Sail Sand Point”, Seattle’s Community Sailing Center.
Participants from Oconomowoc High School are Senior: Ben Otten, Juniors: Connor Trepton, Katrina Debbink and Bridget Murphy, Sophomore: Brittan Keck, and Freshman: Dan Groskopf. Smooth Sailing and Fair Winds to our local metro Milwaukee kids!
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May 01, 2009 at 07:59 PM
Minnesota may be the “Land of Lakes”, but in Wisconsin, we like to claim that we are the heart of the Midwest’s Lake Country. From the stunning cityscape along the Milwaukee Lakefront, to the beautiful spring fed lakes, and chain of lakes throughout Southeastern and Northern Wisconsin, Wisconsin boasts some of the best water frontage in the country!
Water recreation comes in many forms, but a passion near and dear to Southeast Wisconsin, is SAILING! The
Inland Lakes Yachting Association dates back over 150 years. Big boat sailing
has an equal and passionate following on Lake Michigan.
A recent addition to the club, is the newly formed,
Milwaukee Youth Sailing Team, a group of high school teens, committed to competitive sailing. Milwaukee Yacht Club is host to the group, consisting of several area high schools. MYST, as the team is referred to, trains as a collective, and then competes in smaller groups by high school. They sail 420’s and Lasers.Oconomowoc High School, Marquette High School and Trinity Academy all have official high school teams. Other students compete as mixed teams, from various high schools in the area.
MISSA, the Midwestern Interscholastic Sailing Association, is our region’s governing body of ISSA, the national group. Our Midwest kids are some of the best sailors in the country, and are competitive on a regional, as well as national basis. Many have sailed nationally and internationally since they were young kids, in the opti.
On May 9th and 10th, MYC will play host to the region’s area schools. Kids will be here from Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. Follow the action on
Sailgroove, or on any of the websites linked to these organizations.
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