News
Final Spring 2009 MISSA Rakings
June 10, 2009

Alumnae Make 2009 All-American Team
May 27, 2009
SAILGROOVE
Anne Haeger (Lake Forest HS) and Andrea Savage (Grosse Pointe North HS) have been named to the 2009 ICSA Women's All-American Team based on their collegiate sailing performances during 2008-2009. Stephanie Roble (Cathedral Catholic HS) and Maggie Shea (New Trier HS) were named Women's Honorable Mention. Savage, a senior at College of Charleston, was also named one of three ICSA/Quantum Women's Sailor of the Year Finalists, later awarded to Jane Mackey of Yale. Haeger, Roble, and Shea attend Boston College, Old Dominion University, and Connecticut College, respectively. Congratulations ladies! Click here for the
complete list.

MISSA Team Racing Regatta
NOR | RESULTS
May 16-17, 2009
Chicago Yacht Club
Chicago, IL

ISSA Mallory: New Trier 13th & Loyola 17th, New Trier 3rd B Division
RESULTS
May 11, 2009
The ISSA High School National Double Handed Championship for the Clifford D. Mallory Trophy was hosted by the University of South Florida and the St Petersburg Yacht Club the weekend of May 8-9, 2009. New Trier and Loyola finished 13th and 17th, respectively. NT's Stephanie Hudson, with crews Scott Bartuska and Cole Rice, finished third place overall in the B division. Read the complete 2009 ISSA Mallory Regatta Report.

New Trier Sweeps Spring Qualifiers
With MISSA Baker Champs Win
NOR | RESULTS | SAILGROOVE | REPORT
May 2-3, 2009
The weekend of May 1-2, Chicago Yacht Club's Belmont Station hosted the Midwest Team Race Championship. The top six high school teams from the Midwest Fleet Racing Championship, which was sailed previous weekend at Grosse Pointe, MI, competed for the opportunity to represent MISSA at the 2009 High School National Team Racing Championship. Read the complete 2009 MISSA Baker Qualifier Regatta Report.

New Trier & Loyola Qualify For Mallory
NOR | RESULTS | SAILGROOVE | REPORT
April 25-26, 2009
Grosse Pointe Yacht Club hosted the 2009 MISSA Mallory Qualifier for the ISSA National Championships during the weekend of April 25-26. Sailors from Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota completed. After 18 races, New Trier High School of Winnetka, Illinois was crowned champion. The Trevians won both A and B divisions behind co-captains Stephanie Hudson (A) and Drew Shea (B). Loyola Academy of Wilmette, Illinois earned the district's second position at Nationals by outlasting defending champion Lake Forest. Grosse Pointe North (MI) finished fourth followed by Minnetonka HS in fifth. Read the complete 2009 MISSA Mallory Qualifier Regatta Report.

New Trier Takes ISM Team Race Regatta
NOR | RESULTS | SAILGROOVE
April 21, 2009
The New Trier High School sailing team won the International School of MN Team Racing Regatta this past weekend beating teams from Lake Forest High School, Minnetonka High School (MN) and 6 other high schools. Sailing on New Trier's winning squad was Stephanie Hudson (Sr.), Drew Shea (Jr.), Michael Cornew (Sr.), Cole Rice (Soph.), Amy Baxter (Sr.), Kim Johnson (Jr) and Scott Bartuska (Jr).

The New Trier team won the regatta with a strong performance over two days and 17 races, winning all of its races. Lake Forest High School's team took second place with a 13-4 record. Sailing for Lake Forest was Will Haeger (Jr.), Maxime Deguime (Sr.), Ian Schappe (Jr.), Lindsey Taylor (Jr.), Connor Adams (Jr.), Katie Hall (Soph.), Alex Woloshyn (Fr.). Other teams competing were Milwaukee YST (Oconomowoc HS, Trinity HS), White Bear/St Thomas, Wayzata HS, Blake School, Hopkins HS and Big
Foot (WI).

From Coach Gordy Bowers
The ice officially went off Lake Minnetonka April 13. We were able to get out to the Lighthouse Island and get most of the 420s rigged. The next day we put in docks and started practice. The regatta was held Saturday and Sunday April 18-19. It was only possible due to much hard work by our sailors, parents and volunteers.

Participation has risen dramatically from six teams two years ago to twelve teams this year. Twelve is the number of teams at a Baker National Championship. The winds were northerly both days at around 4-12mph. Saturday we were able to sail a full schedule of 66 races starting at 10am and ending at 6:30pm. We had to re-order food! Sunday we were able to get in a full set of races for gold, silver and bronze. Many thanks are due to our PRO David Gross and his team of John Peterson, Dan Crear, Willie Crear, Bruce Martinson and Steve Bernstein for the long hours on the water.

The winner was New Trier High School with a perfect record of all wins. They are setting a high standard for all other teams in our district. Second was Lake Forest. All of the teams improved dramatically over the weekend which is the reason we worked so hard to put on a team racing regatta of this size. Congratulations to all the competitors.

Loyola Takes MISSA High School Invitational & Team Race Titles
NOR | SAILGROOVE | RESULTS & REPORT
April 4, 2009
Due to the timing of Spring Breaks and a sailing clinic on the west coast, ten teams arrived at the High School Invitational Regatta representing six schools. Unlike the previous weekend, sunny skies and 50 degree air temperatures greeted the sailors on Saturday morning. Easterly winds were light and variable for the event. Read the complete 2009 MISSA High School Invitational & Team Race Regatta Report View the Results.

Loyola Takes MISSA Ice Breaker Title
NOR | RESULTS | SAILGROOVE | REPORT
March 31, 2009
Eighty five high school sailors traveled to Chicago during the final weekend of March to compete in the annual Ice Breaker Regatta hosted by Chicago Yacht Club's Belmont Station. Aptly named for the frigid 35 degree Lake Michigan water temperatures typical of this time of year, the teams arrived for the first regatta of the spring MISSA season representing Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin area high schools. Read the complete 2009 MISSA Ice Breaker Regatta Report.

CISA Clinic Participants
February 06, 2009
The California International Sailing Association (CISA) will hold its annual Advanced Racing Clinic from April 4 to 7. The program will be hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, CA. It consists of lectures and on-the-water drills including tactics, strategy, sail trim, boatspeed, etc., together with information on what is important for developing a successful Olympic campaign. Read the complete 2009 CISA Clinic MISSA Report.

2009 MISSA Racing Schedule
SPRING 2009 SCHEDULE | FALL 2009 SCHEDULE
February 06, 2009
View the complete 2009 MISSA Racing Schedule.

MISSA Fall 2008 End Of Season Report
February 06, 2009
From MISSA President, Don Shea
Another season is complete and ice has formed on all our lakes. It is incredibly cold all over the Midwest and rumor has it that the Minnesotan teams and coaches are sailing on the ice (again!). Read the complete 2008 MISSA Fall 2008 End Of Season Report.