Regatta Updates
Junior Sailing - I-LYA & Beyond
The Junior Sailing Committee of the Inter-Lake Yachting Association is the Organizing Authority of the I-LYA Junior Traveler's Series Regattas, the I-LYA Junior Championships, as well as encourages attendance at Regional and National Sailing Events, many of which are within driving distance.
Required for Laser registration. ALL Lasers Register their Top Sail Number. Contact ilya.juniors@gmail.com if you have issues, changes or requests for topsail numbers.
Registration Links for I-LYA Traveler's Series Regattas
Please register as soon as possible (for more than one event) by clicking on the links for each regatta (located in the sailing calendar link above). The $30 registration fee (Regatta NOR will have fee) is due at check-in via check or cash for each and every attended I-LYA Traveler's Series Regatta. Help the regatta organizers plan for the day by completing your registration as soon as possible! There is a Late Fee for registrations received after 12 o'clock noon the day before the I-LYA Traveler's Series Regattas (except for Opti Green).
Registration links for the Traveler's Series Regattas will be posted as soon as available. You will register for the Regattas in CLUBSPOT (https://theclubspot.com).
I-LYA Traveler's Series Regatta Registration is completed on CLUBSPOT (https://theclubspot.com). When registering for the first time, you will be prompted to Renew your "Membership" to I-LYA Juniors. This "Membership" is FREE and allows for Series Scoring of the Regattas for the season. Once Registration is complete, look for an email with a waiver which covers ALL of the Traveler's Series Regattas for the season. Please click on the waiver email, review the waiver terms and details and accept the terms.
2024 I-LYA Travelers Series Results:
I-LYA Travelers Series for 2024 (CLUBSPOT):
TS-1 Buckeye Lake
TS-2 Erie Yacht Club
TS-3 North Cape YC
TS-4 Edgewater YC
TS-5 Cleveland YC
MHYC JOs / TS6 Sunday Only
TS-7 Port Clinton YC
TS-8 Hoover SC
Series Overall - top 4 scores in series.
Regional Championships (CLUBSPOT):
USSailing Area E - Hoover Sailng Club
I-LYA Junior Champs-PIBYC
I-LYA Opti Champs- Chautauqua Lake YC
C420 Great Lakes - TBD
2023 I-LYA Travelers Series Results:
Overall Traveler’s Series Season by the numbers:
All-Class Race totals: 272 races
Total Sailors:
420 - 372 (186 boats)
Laser - 262
Opti/Green - 323
Thistle - 18 (6 boats)
Sailing Club of the 2022 Season: Edgewater Yacht Club
Series Overall (results)
I-LYA Travelers Series for 2023 (CLUBSPOT):
TS-1 Buckeye Lake
TS-2 Erie Yacht Club
TS-3 North Cape YC
TS-4 Edgewater YC
TS-5 Cleveland YC
MHYC JOs / TS6 Sunday Only
TS-7 Vermilion Boat Club
7/30 TS-8 Hoover SC (results)
Series Overall (results) - top 4 scores in series.
Regional Championships (CLUBSPOT):
USSailing Area E The Cleveland Yachting Club
I-LYA Junior Champs-PIBYC
I-LYA Opti Champs- VBC
2022 I-LYA Travelers Series Results:
Overall Traveler’s Series Season by the numbers:
All-Class Race totals: 188 races
Total Sailors:
420 - 418 (209 boats)
Laser - 269
Opti - 214
Opti Green - 45
Thistle - 21 (7 boats)
Sailing Club of the 2022 Season: Hoover Sailing Club
Series Overall (results)
I-LYA TS Registration (CLUBSPOT):
6/4 TS-1 Buckeye Lake (results)
6/18 TS-3 North Cape YC (results)
6/22 TS-4 Edgewater YC (results)
6/25 TS-5 Cleveland YC (results)
7/8-10 MHYC JOs / TS6 Sunday Only (results)
7/15 TS-7 Port Clinton YC (results)
7/30 TS-8 Hoover SC (results)
Series Overall (results) - top 4 scores in series.
Championship Registration (CLUBSPOT):
6/18-9 Women & Jr Thistle Ntl Champs (results)
7/5-6 USSailing Area E Bemis/Smythe-Sandusky (results)
7/12(13) USSailing Area E Sears(Thistle)-Vermilion (results)
7/17-21 I-LYA Junior Champs-PIBYC (results)
7/23 I-LYA Opti Champs-Sandusky (results)
8/26-28 USODA Optimist Great Lakes Championship-Rochester YC (results)
Chubb US Junior Championship, 8/8-12, Macatawa Bay YC, MI (results)
I-LYA Junior Championships:
Photos from I-LYA Junior Championships by Fontevero Photography (Robert Keim)
2023 Dates: July 16-20
2021 I-LYA Travelers Series Results
TS #1: Buckeye Lake Yacht Club 6/5
TS #2: Hoover Sailing Club 6/12
TS #3: North Cape Yacht Club 6/19
TS #4 @ Edgewater 6/23 (Wednesday)
TS #5 @ Cleveland Yachting Club 6/26
By Fontevero Photography (Robert Keim, Sailing Dad) took great photos at CYC! Main gallery: https://www.fonteverophotography.com/p578953228
Highlight Photos: https://www.fonteverophotography.com/p1054239572 Each gallery has a slideshow button that allows for convenient full-screen viewing. Anyone who visits a gallery can download photographs by clicking on the down-arrow icon, located above the image. Please feel free to download files and use the photos as you see fit. If they are included in a publication, it's helpful if the caption gives photo credit to Robert Keim. Prints and canvas wraps can be ordered directly through website.
TS #6 & USA Junior Olympics Sailing Festival Clinic @ Mentor Harbor Yachting Club (7/9-11)
TS #7 @ Vermilion Boat Club 7/16
TS #8 @ Cowan Lake Sailing Association 7/31
TS #9 Finale and Awards @ Erie Yacht Club 8/7
Opti Championships
I-LYA Opti Championships @ Sandusky 7/24
US Sailing Area E Results
Area E Qualifier - 420 and Laser (Bemis/Smythe) @ Sandusky Sailing Club 7/ 1-2
Area E Qualifier - Thistle (Sears) @ Hoover Sailing Club 7/6
Class Updates
Class website: www.club420.org
ILCA (Laser) class website: http://www.laser.org/
Contact Matt Fisher (matthewvfisher@gmail.com) for other local sailing opportunities.
Thistle class website: http://www.thistleclass.com/
Opti Class website: usoda.org
Interested in a Summer Opti Travel option? Contact Jill.