SYRACUSE – The morning racing in the 2015 Independence Day Regatta could not have started any better. But for the E-Scow and especially Lightning sailors of the Wawasee Yacht Club, the opening of the Fourth of July weekend fizzled to a dud. Friday morning’s 10 a.m. start was … Read More
SYRACUSE – Another turn of the calendar offers yet another chance for a generation to experience what their parents and grandparents have enjoyed for decades. The sailors at the Wawasee Yacht Club have long since upheld a tradition of family among its mission to grow the sport. One … Read More
SYRACUSE – There was a shot that the Independence Day Regatta would be a dud. Winds weren’t predicted during the week to be very high, and sailors know the one element needed besides lake and vessel is the wind. The Wawasee Yacht Club ended up getting what it … Read More
SYRACUSE – Good things come to those who wait. After a week’s worth of tying knots, avoiding the boom, judging wind and “arrrrgh”-ing like a pirate, the sailors-in-training in the Junior Sail Program at the Wawasee Yacht Club (WYC) finally got a real treat late Friday morning. In … Read More
SYRACUSE – After a Fourth of July without needed wind, the Wawasee Yacht Club finally got some wind in its sails Sunday morning for the only day of its scheduled Independence Day Regatta. Sailing for the regatta was scheduled for Thursday and Sunday for the E-Scow and Lightning … Read More
The Wawasee Yacht Club in Syracuse hosted the 2012 Inland 20 Scow National Championship Regatta, beginning with Friday afternoon races on Lake Wawasee. Racing will continue this weekend with a pair of races scheduled for Saturday and another on Sunday. The I-Scow series boats are a little shorter … Read More
Dick Tillman’s No. 22 E-Scow provided early fireworks on Lake Wawasee Sunday morning, taking second place in the first race of the Independence Day Regatta then winning the second round. The Wawasee Yacht Club veteran crew on Tillman’s E-Scow gave way to a great sail from Rick Lemberg … Read More
