What's New in SAIL?

~~Race Committee Seminar:~~ Tom Downing's usually popular race committee seminar has been cancelled for 2008, due to a lack of sign-ups. As of March 29, only two had e-mailed Tom to express interest. This doesn't justify the commitment of SAIL's or Tom's resources to put on the course. For the same reason, the SailWave seminar has also been cancelled.
SAIL Tour: On March 29, SAIL held a meeting of clubs and interested parties to consider what to do about declining participation in its season championships. Results from the survey at http://www.cattle-fax.org/ss/wsb.dll/simpson/sail_tour_survey.htm to make sure your ideas are considered. were the basis of the discussions. Recommendations go to the SAIL Board meeting on Tuesday, April 1, 7:00 at Bob Malouf's office. To read more, click here.
SAIL Mallory Quarter-finals: Rio Grande Sailing Club is hosting the SAIL region quarter-finals for the US SAILING Men's Championship at Elephant Butte Reservoir on May 2-4, 2008. Click here for the Notice of Race.
Community Sailing Gala Fund-raiser: March 15, 2008, 6:30-10:00 PM. The Gala will again be at Cableland, 4150 Shangri-La Drive in Denver and Dawn Riley (of America's Cup & Whitbread fame)) is the featured speaker. Music, food, drink, & a worthy cause -- what more could we ask? Click here for more information & reservations.
Sailing Instructor Course: SAIL's bringing back the Level 1 Sailing Instructor Course to Cherry Creek May 29th thru June 1st.. Programs, let you prospective instructors know. Candidates, apply now to be sure to get in. Read more. More questions?
Scholarship Offered: SAIL is offering a scholarship to the Level 1 sailing instructor course to be held May 29 - June 1 at Cherry Creek. More details posted here.
Denver Boat Show: The biggest and best boat show in the Rockies was at the Colorado Convention Center Jan 17th to20th. SAIL was there, sharing a booth with Denver Sailing Association & Union Sailing Club. Jim Ulatowski & Roy Burley presented a talk & slide show on sailing in the Rockies. One of the best Boat Shows for sailing in years.
2008 Memberships: & PHRF Applications available Click here for membership, and here for PHRF. The Shelton video, "Colorado Wind", will be given free to the first 50 SAIL members to join or renew at the Boat Show.
2007 SAIL Tour Champions: Bob Stoller won the SAIL Dinghy Championship Tour; Jim Ulatowski won the Keelboat Tour; Duane Chaloupka, the PHRF Tour; and James McKeever, the Junior Tour. Read more about the SAIL Tours.
Annual Meeting: SAIL's annual meeting was held on Saturday, November 3, 2007 at Cherry Creek Meadows Clubhouse. The agenda included:
- 2008 Open Regatta Schedule. See it here.
- Elections of 2008 Officers.
- Bylaws Amendments.
- 2007 SAIL Championship Tour Series Results here.
- Reports by officers on the state of SAIL and sailing in the Rocky Mountain region.
Membership Survey: SAIL is surveying present and potential members to better serve the Rocky Mountain sailing community. Go to http://www.cattle-fax.org/ss/wsb.dll/simpson/sail_survey_a.htm to register your needs, wants & desires.
Tour Video Available: Randy and Lisa Shelton from Chatfield race in most of the events on the SAIL Tour. They also are very good videographers and shoot lots of pictures while they race and have put together a ten or twelve minute exciting video called "Colorado Wind" which includes the 2007 tour races at Alcova, Aspen, Carter, Chatfield, Cherry Creek, and Dillon. To see it, go to the Cruising World website, http://www.cruisingworld.com, and then go to the top right of the home page where there is a tab for member videos. Click on the tab and find Colorado Wind there.
If you like what’s on the website, you can buy a much cleaner DVD version (color, clarity, sound) from Randy and Lisa for $10 plus postage. Email them at randy@grcbuilders.com for more information.
Snipe Nationals at Dillon: 64 Snipes from across the US traveled to Lake Dillon in Colorado for their 2007 National Championship Regatta. See www.snipeus.org for results and a report. SAILors in the Junior Nationals included James McKeever & Bryce Whitehall and Coby Vicksman & Conor Phillips. Joanna Foote & Ross Kelly sailed the Junior/Senior event. Skippers making the Henzerling Series (A fleet) included Blaine McCleskey, Steve Tautz, Peggy Tautz, and Steve Davis. More regional sailors competed and made the B fleet (Wells Series).
Dillon Open hosts 132: 83 keelboats, 26 center-boarders, & 3 multihulls gathered at Lake Dillon for a weekend of racing on two courses. Racing was good on Saturday; the big boats & catamarans completed three races on the main part of the lake and the dinghies (performing before the Tiki Bar grandstand) got in 6. Sunday was a different story; return of the monsoon brought rain, hail, & lightning and racing was halted for safety. See http://www.dillonyachtclub.com/.
Sailor goes overboard, drowns: On May 23, Bob Snare, a respected sailor, was on the foredeck of his boat at Cherry Creek Res. when a sudden gust of high wind caused him to go overboard. He was not wearing a personal flotation device; when the crew got the boat back to him, he was no longer visible. His body was recovered that evening. The coroner has ruled his death due to accidental drowning.

Rocky Mountain International Sailing Association, the fund-raising arm of SAIL, has been incorporated. Find out more about RMISA here.
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A Magic sailing
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Spinnaker parade

Ruedi Reservoir
sailing

Dillon Open
Lake Dillon, by Kristin Skvorc & courtesy of Summit Daily News

Our Mission:

To promote the sport of Sailing in the Rocky Mountain Area and encourage excellence in it. To represent US Sailing and to participate in US Sailing's annual National Championship by organizing Area championships and by ensuring excellence in race management and judging.

Pram racing,
Cherry Creek

Our Profile

S.A.I.L is the regional sailing association for Colorado, New Mexico, western Nebraska and Wyoming . Strictly a volunteer operation, it is a 503c Colorado "Not for Profit" organization. Officers and volunteers receive no compensation other than good will and the satisfaction of helping the sport..

S.A.I.L. was formed in 1972 to provide a communication route with Colorado State Parks to help facilitate sailing clubs to organize sailing and sail racing events within the state. Its role has broadened to include coordinating sailing event schedules & education & training. It promotes & provides programs to promote & improve sailing in the greater Rocky Mountain region.

S.A.I.L. provides representation to sailors, clubs & fleets in its region within US Sailing, the National Governing Body for the sport of Sailing. It provides services to promote and encourage excellence in sailing.

SAIL works to promote and improve the sport of sailing. Annual race management seminars upgrade the quality of racing. A series of four monthly seminars in the winter and spring help sailors stay abreast of developments and improve their knowledge & skills.

S.A.I.L., along with

make up Area F of US Sailing See also [Area & Region]

Boys &Toys, Denver Boat Show Jan 2005

Rigging up at
Cherry Creek