2001 Cedar Lake Spring Regatta Results
Cedar Lake YC, WI
May 12 - 13, 2001

(Results submitted by B. J. Best on May 13, narrative by Rick Trester submitted on 15 May, 2001, Picture by Dan Fink)


L-to-R: Rick Trester, Hardy Will, Brian Heimsch, Tim Fredman, Zack Clayton

Cedar welcomed 25 MC scows and 15 C scows to Spring Regatta this past weekend. It was an exciting and challenging weekend with many different conditions.

Race #1
Course: Windward/Leeward 3.5
Winds: 10-15 mph from the North
With the wind coming out of the north, the sailors had the opportunity to sail most of the length of the lake. At the start, leeward end of the line was favored with the key being able to tack onto port and clear the rest of the fleet. This was achieved by Brian Heimsch, who was then able to gain an early lead. However, the large velocity shifts that oscillated from one side of the lake to the other forced the sailors to really concentrate both upwind and down. Brian maintained his lead the entire race and won the first bullet of the regatta.

1st Brian Heimsch
2nd Hardy Will
3rd Ray Klemp
4th Zack Clayton
5th Terry Mestan

Race #2
Course: Windward/Leeward 4.5
Winds: 3-8 mph from the Northwest
After lunch, the sailors headed out for race two but were delayed by general recalls in the C fleet and postponements as the wind tried to settle down. The shifts continued to oscillate as the wind picked up and died down repeatedly. The key to success in this race seemed to not get stuck in the middle, but rather play the sides. Bill Biersach led at the first windward mark followed by Rick Trester and Dan Fink. On the first downwind leg, Brian, Dan Zack, and Deb Ziegler rode a puff into the lead. Brian and Dan continued to battle with each other over the next couple of legs, but neither could catch Deb who won the race.

1st Deb Ziegler
2nd Brian Heimsch
3rd Zack Clayton
4th Dan Fink
5th Tim Fredman

After the race everyone came back to the club for a free cocktail party and CLYC’s famous steak and salmon dinner. The grills were hot and there was plenty of food for all. For the brave, Jello shots were served for dessert.

Race #3
Course: Windward/Leeward 3.5
Winds: 8-12 mph from the Southwest
Sunday morning brought yet another view of Cedar with a southwestern wind. Once again, Brian Heimsch took off on an early lead from port end of the line and was caught by the rest of the sailors. The oscillating winds continued throughout the race and once again required the sailors to be very focused.

1st Brian Heimsch
2nd Zack Clayton
3rd Hardy Will
4th Tim Fredman
5th Brett Setter

Pl Skipper Div Club/ST Sail R 1 R 2 R 3 Total
1 Brian Heimsch A CLYC/WI 2061 1 2 1 4
2 Zack Clayton P Quantum 2067 8 3 2 13
3 Tim Fredman M PLYC/WI 2057 6 5 4 15
4 Hardy Will M LBYC/WI 1818 2 13 3 18
5 Rick Trester M CLYC/WI 2046 7 6 7 20
6 Dan Fink A LMYC/WI 2044 10 4 8 22
7 Debbie Ziegler W PYC/WI 2077 9 1 15 25
8 Brett Fetter A LDSC/IA 2041 11 11 5 27
9 Bill Biersach M PLYC/WI 1904 12 9 6 27
10 Ray Klemp M CLYC/WI 1868 3 7 18 28
11 Terry Mestan M CLYC/WI 1980 5 14 12 31
12 Peter Harken   PYC/WI 1841 4 16 13 33
13 Dave Harrison A LGYC/WI 2076 13 12 9 34
14 Harvey Schaefer GM CLYC/WI 2038 16 8 11 35
15 B.J. Best A CLYC/WI 1930 21 10 16 47
16 Bill Mueller A CLYC/WI 1915 20 17 10 47
17 Peter Toumanoff M PYC/WI 1273 19 15 14 48
18 Chuck Nichols AM LGYC/WI 2054 14 18 17 49
19 Brad Gummow     1932 17 19 20 56
20 Michael Wolaver     1552 18 22 19 59
21 Doug Stryker GM PLYC/WI 1515 15 21 25 61
22 Megan Trester W CLYC/WI 1846 23 20 22 65
23 Dick Kroner     334 22 24 21 67
24 Anita Hauske W CLYC/WI A-51 24 23 24 71
25 Vic Murn     960 25 25 23 73