2001 Midwest Regionals
Devil's Lake, Michigan
September 15-16, 2001
Write-up by Rich Chapman
The weekend featured a great lack of wind but a lot of camaraderie! Saturday
dawned with only whispers of wind on the lake which soon died to nothing. We
spent most of the day on the beach catching up with friends and tinkering with
boats. Races were canceled at 3:30. The evening consisted of some sailors
braving the 2-3 knot evening breeze for some roll tacking practice followed by
some excellent Go-Kart racing on the local slick track oval. (There was some
consideration of deciding the Regional Champ on the track if the wind didn't
come in the morning!)
Sunday brought light northerly air and we quickly got out into it to get in at
least one race. The 23 sailors fought shifty, fickle and dying winds around the
course with Derrick Fries finishing first followed by Rich Chapman, Dan Feldman,
Jim Irwin and rounding out the top 5, Kyle Lyke.
The fleet waited for the wind to come back, but no luck. The racing was canceled
for the remainder of the day and the regatta was finished!
Other sailors in the top 10 were Bruce Hubbel, Ron McHenry, Gail Turluck and
Peggy Malecki. Congratulations to junior sailor Eric Hanselman on his 6th place
finish!
Thanks to the Devil's Lake Yacht Club for hosting the 58th annual regatta. They
did a great job!!
Results
| Pos | Name | Location |
| 1 | Derrick Fries | Clarkston, MI |
| 2 | Rich Chapman | Libertyville, IL |
| 3 | Dan Feldman | Highland Park, IL |
| 4 | Jim Irwin | Highland Park, IL |
| 5 | Kyle Lyke | Lansing, MI |
| 6 | Erik Hanselman | Libertyville, IL |
| 7 | Bruce Hubel | Davisburg, MI |
| 8 | Gail Turluck | Chelsea, MI |
| 9 | Ron McHenry | Cortland, OH |
| 10 | Peggy Malecki | Elk Grove, IL |
| 11 | John Huebner | Chicago, IL |
| 12 | Mike Scriver | Waterford, MI |
| 13 | Craig Gabel | Sylvania, OH |
| 14 | Melissa Bearns | Chicago, IL |
| 15 | Leland Brode | Lake Bluff, IL |
| 16 | David Yanoff | Chicago, IL |
| 17 | Jim Fernamberg | Ft Wayne, IN |
| 18 | Tom Katterheinrich | New Knoxville, OH |
| 19 | Mark Melling | Clarklake, MI |
| 20 | Anne Weber | Centerville, OH |
| 21 | Laura Turluck | Saginaw, MI |
| 22 | Steve Kraft | Washington, MI |
| 23 | Seth Horowitz | Lake Bluff, IL |