The 2022 ILYA Championship were held August 18-21 at Lake Geneva, WI. Approximately 200 boats raced in four classes – A Scow, E Scow, C Scow, and MC Scow. We caught up with the top performers in the E and…

The MC Scow class is thriving with top sailors, both amateur and professional, joining the class and willing to share their knowledge. Melges and the sailmakers provide excellent support. These developments make it easy to get tips from pro sailors…

In this post, we discuss the rules related to room at obstructions – Rules 19 and 20. Rule 19 addresses room to pass an obstruction. Rule 20 addresses room to tack at an obstruction. Remember that these rules are in…

Our third installment on Rule 18 – mark-room covers Rules 18.3 and 18.4, regarding passing head to wind in the zone and gybing at a leeward mark. In 2018, the Inland Lake Yachting Association (ILYA) and SailZing, LLC partnered on…

Our second installment on mark-room is Rule 18.2 – Giving Mark-Room. We covered Rule 18.1 separately and we’ll update Rules 18.3 and 18.4 in a future post. In 2018, the Inland Lake Yachting Association (ILYA) and SailZing, LLC partnered on…

Our next series of rules articles cover Part 2, Section C – At Marks and Obstructions. Section C covers Rules 18, 19, and 20. Rule 18 – Mark-Room is complex, so we’ll cover it in three separate articles, starting with…