RE: THANKS!

Congratulations and a huge thanks also need to be given to Scott Wilson for organizing such an amazing event! This was no small feat as evidenced by this massive list of volunteers and supporters. It was a pleasure to be part of this great group of people, and is great to see the level of support youth sailing has in our area. We should all be proud.

 

It is enough work to try to pull together one event of this magnitude, but to pull off two back to back events with this many moving parts in very trying conditions with such great success, deserves a huge round of applause. You did a great job, and I also heard many compliments from those in attendance both weekends who had attended and organized similar events.

 

Thanks Scott!

 

Thank you,

Erik Mann | Broker, Realtor®, SRES

Windermere Real Estate/Whidbey Island

32785 SR 20, Suite 4 | Oak Harbor, WA 98277

 

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From: scottjwilson@gmail.com [mailto:scottjwilson@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Scott Wilson
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Subject: THANKS!

 

Thank you to everyone who helped put on two great regattas these last two weekends.  One parent whose daughter has now attended 6 of these events in a row (high school and college) said that the race management and hospitality was the best they have ever seen.  There were a ton of people who helped make the regattas great.  I hope I didn't forget anyone, but if I did, please reply all with who and what they did so we can all appreciate their efforts.  Hopefully next time we will get wind and weather like today!   Be ready in a couple years when we do this again for another event!  Thanks again, you are all amazing.  Keep in mind most of this work was done in very cold and rainy conditions!

 

Thanks to Shea Walker - For organizing the high school team to help.  Shea helped both weekends on race committee, helped make sail bags, unload boats, load boats, number boats, number sails, move lasers multiple times, and much more.

 

Thanks to Terry Tevelli - Terry was a huge help getting ready for the event by reserving docks, organizing anchors and marks and flags.  Launching ribs and getting them repaired.  And keeping all the BYC gear organized. Also for helping move Lasers and helping Nick.

 

Thanks to Andrea Hood, Teresa Werner, Shawn Walker and Liz Sterling for organizing, preparing, buying, and serving all the amazing food both weekends!  Loved the soup and the apple cider!

 

Thanks to Megan Link for helping with on the breakdown boat.  Helping move things with her truck.  Helping load boats. And keeping BYC gear and facilities organized.

 

Thanks to Liam Hood - For organizing the high school team to help.  Liam helped both weekends on race committee, helped make sail bags, unload boats, load boats, number boats, number sails, move lasers multiple times, and pull up marks!

 

Thanks to Steve Hood for organizing sail bag making, coming up with the water bottle design, being race committee both weekends.

 

Thanks to Ben Glass and Jen Glass for being the PRO and race committee for the college nationals.  I heard lots of good compliments on race management.

 

Thanks to Kyle Eaton for being PRO of the Cressy.  And mark boat for college nationals. 

 

Thanks Lisa Collander, Benj Stark, Mallory Hood, Brendan Fahey, for managing the finish boat at least one of the weekends.

 

Thanks to Alex Jones, Elsa Balton, Miles Johannessen, Jake Fetterman for helping on the start boat.  

 

Thanks to Courtney Starks for helping on the start boat, unloading boats, loading boats, moving boats, and creating a great registration website.

 

Thanks to Jeffrey Werner - For helping on race committee, unloading and loading boats and finish boat duties.

 

Thanks to Mike Allsop and Nick Kaiser for providing spectator boats both weekends.  Also thanks to Joe Orem and Gary Baker for offering their boats for spectating.  Additional thanks to Mike Allsop for providing a trailer and truck for Nick to use.

 

Thanks to Nick Ewenson and LaserPerformance for providing the lasers and managing them for two weeks!

 

Thanks to Danielle Richards for being the ISSA and ICSA rep both weekends. 

 

Thanks to Andrew Nelson for surviving both weekends on a small rib at the pin end of the start line.  Thanks also for moving so many ribs and helping get them launched or unlaunched.  

 

Thanks to Mike Powell for taking amazing pictures at the Cressy.

 

Thanks to Burke Thomas for the use of a whaler, yellow marks, radio, start system, and the use of his work boat for pictures.

 

Thanks to Scott Boye for managing finishes at the Cressy, and bringing over the San Juan Rib.

 

Thanks to Erik Mann, Jeff Davis, Jerry Roloson, Nino Johnson, Kyle Eaton, Ben Glass, Andrew Nelson, Cameron Hoard, Laurian Toland, Jared Hickman, the BYC, Tim Mumford, The Sailing Foundation, and CGRA and Chris Brown for providing or towing a support boat for either event.

 

Thanks to all the high school team who helped unload boats, load boats, move boats, number sails, number bows, number transoms, move boats again, and helped on race committee or food prep.

 

Thanks to those WWU Sailors who helped unload boats or move boats or help with race committee.

 

Thanks to Jon Knowles and the rest of the BYC for providing the facilities and scheduling rooms.

 

Thanks to Robyn Lesh for being our hometown hero and sailing awesomly!

 

Thanks to my wife Mallory for managing registration with a baby in one hand both weekends!  Thanks to Lisa Collander also for helping at both registrations.

 

Thanks to the remaining race committee Mike Karas, Molly Jackson, Steve Trunkey, Sarah Hanavan, Casey Pruit, Ben Kaas, Ashley Vincent, Randy Nulle, Anthony Boscolo, Haley Lane, Will Schaefer, Adam Didomizio, Jazzy Gerraty, and Mallory Hood for braving the cold weather and pulling up marks!

 

Thanks to West Coast Sailing for donating water bottles!

 

Thanks to all the parents who helped make the amazing soup!!

 

Thanks to the judges Bryan McDonald, Dave Pyron, Craig Daniels, Lorne Chapman, Jared Hickman, Don Martin, Tom Sitar, Eric Rimkus, for being awesome judges.

 

Thanks to Kelly Hart, Jerry Roloson, Terry Tavelli, and Shawn Walker for hosting judges.

 

Scott Wilson

Coach - WCS

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