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September 2009

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If the National Rebel Class Association needed a team to compete for the Olympic Gold, then this year’s group from Coldwater would be our Phelps. Ok we don’t need any dolphins, but they definitely have a good group of sailors starting with the Juniors Gage and Tony who repeated as champions all the way to a one—two senior finish by Elliott and Tony and John and Gage, respectively. As was said in the e-Rabble, we can only wonder what Gage and Tony will do with their own boat next year given the success that Zach and Isaiah had in their first senior nationals. If it hadn’t been for some serious equipment failures on Monday, these two young sailors would have done better than eleventh. Of course Jack and granddaughter Erin improved to eighth winning the grandparent-child award. John completed the sweep with the Rex Pierson

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… our Rebel family in the upcoming year when we gather on Reeds Lake in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We did have at least one pleasant surprise in the return of a local Junior Skipper. Kirsten Petro crewed for

Jim Quiniff whom she raced against in 2005 in a borrowed Mark I that

lacked a vang. Kirsten exclaimed that Jim is the most patient and polite skipper she have ever had the pleas-ure of sailing with. It helps having a well equipped Mark V. Kirsten works in the local club’s learn to sail program which is run by her mother. In addition to

finding Jim a crew, Tom Ehman was also gracious enough to find your editor one as well. I’m certain that Tom Kimball, who is Tom Ehman’s Interlake crew, did not find me quite as polite nor patient as sir Jim. But, he said he had a good time and I appreciate all the help I can get on and off the water!

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… award as our regatta sportsman. Taking a good

look at the Coldwater group photo, we can certainly identify our future Rabble editor sporting that “deadline is here” expression!

Missing from our annual festivities this year were both our Canadian and Greenwood Lake contingents to-gether with a host of folks from each fleets represented on Portage Lake. Had they all been able to travel, the regatta could have reached 35 boats easily. And look at the absolutely exquisite natural light show you all missed. Hope we are all better able to enjoy visiting

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2009 Junior National Regatta

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2008 Lake Opeka Invitational and District Championships

2009 Junior National Regatta

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Rebel National Championship Trophies 2008

Junior National Champions

Gage Hudak, Skipper

MABEL WOLFORD Perpetual Trophy

Tony Rinehart, Crew

Second Place

Isaiah Grant, Skipper

Erin Sanderson, Crew

Third Place

Zachary Grant, Skipper Patrick Chartier, Crew

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REBEL RABBLE Official publication of the

National Rebel Class Association

Commodore John Washburn 847-550-9908, [email protected] Vice Commodore Bruce LJJ Nowak 517/784-3348 [email protected] Rear Commodore Al Vorel 616/784-0294 [email protected] Secretary Karel Vorel 616/784-7144 [email protected] Treasurer Neil Robb 517/787-3673 [email protected] Rebel Rabble Editor Bruce LJJ Nowak 517/784-3348 [email protected] Immediate Past Commodore Al Vorel 616/784-0294 [email protected] One Year Directors Jack Sanderson, Coldwater Dominic Aprea, Clark Lake Shannon Shank, Clark Lake Two Year Directors John Hudak, Coldwater Pat Vorel, Grand Rapids Dan Hockenberry, Clark Lake Fleet Captains Fleet 2 Clark Lake, MI Dan Hockenberry 517/529-3169 [email protected] Fleet 7 Grand Rapids, MI Karel Vorel 616/293-6137 [email protected] Fleet 21 Greenwood Lake, NJ Bill Selick [email protected] Fleet 23 Des Plaines, IL John Washburn 847-550-9908, [email protected]

Rabble Photographers:

Sharon M. Nowak [email protected] Al Schonborn [email protected]

Official Builder Nickels Boat Works Flint, MI 810/767-4050 [email protected]

Rebel Website Originator Chris Fromme

Webmaster: Neil Robb [email protected]

A Conversation with …

At the Des Plaines Regatta on August 8th and 9th, we discussed the jib window size and location at the be-hest of Greg Fisher who was following up on Fleet 2 comments. He has indicated that after receiving your information that North Sails has increased the over all window size in their Rebel jibs for the 2010 season. The extra area, lower in the sail, should make viewing the race course easier for more skippers and crews re-gardless of their hiking position or physical size. North Sails expects to have the newest jib at the Clark Lake Invitational on September 26th and 27th. Greg also wanted to remind those who are interested that fall is nearly here and as of September 1st North One Design will be offering a 15% discount plus no ship-ping costs through October first. For more info on North Rebel sails see their new ad on page 18 or at www.rebelsailor.com or www.onedesign.com.

And, for the record, everyone should know that neither Dan Hockenberry or Karel Vorel “knew” or is it “remembered” that the jib had a widow! Oh my...

Mark and Peggy Quiniff were instrumental in provid-ing us with many of the photographs we used in this issue. You see Al couldn’t make it and Sharon had schedule conflicts limiting her opportunities to take pictures. Thanks again Peggy and Mark.

A thank you to Doug Blewitt who sent us his Rabble collection. Doug sailed in Des Plaines from 1966 to 1995, he sold his Rebel to Bill Blaine in 2000. Bruce

Visit the Rebel Website http://www.rebelsailor.com

Obtain a copy of the Constitution www.rebelsailor.com/constitutnbylaws.7.15.2002.pdf

In this Issue – Coldwater Dominates Page 1-4

2009 Junior Regatta Page 5-7

Commodore and Board -9

National Regatta Awards Page 10-15

Classified… Page 18

NOR—adverts Page 19

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COMMODORE’S CORNER As I begin my term as Commodore I would like to thank our Outgoing Commodore, Al Vorel, for doing such a great job, these last two years. Al, Karel and the other officers have been showing me the ropes, and I will try to build on their success. Well another sailing season has hit its peak. Portage Lake had a great time. Committing a week out of our busy schedules can be difficult, and we appreciate eve-ryone showing up, pitching in and making the event the success that is was. Thanks to all the staff at Portage Yacht Club for all their efforts. Tom Ehman and his no nonsense team of race officials managed to get all nine scheduled races in, even though all of Tuesday was lost to no wind. The impromptu rules seminar put on by Tom and Clark was an enlightening add on to the event. On the water, com-petition was close with many boats scoring firsts, in the individual races. Congratulations to Elliot for, once again, claiming the championship title! Seeing so many boats at Nationals makes me hopeful for the continued strength of our class. Many of our fleets have added new boats, in the last few years. At Lake Opeka we no longer struggle to get enough boats for a qualifying start. Now is the time to help those new members, get their game on, so they will be confident enough to travel to other club’s regattas. The fun is not over yet. Fall sailing can often be some of the best sailing weather all year. Fleet captains start thinking about getting your reports into Bruce for the next Rabble. There is one more event on the 2009 ...

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… Rebel Tour. Clark Lake is hosting the Tim Dowling Memorial Regatta Sept. 26/27th. It is al-ways a good time and I can’t think of a better way to finish off the season. We would also like to take a moment to congratulate Mindy Faulkner, Phil’s daughter, on receiving her doctorate in microbiology from Harvard this sum-mer. In fact that is one of the reasons Phil was my crew at the Nationals this year as Phil was able to help Mindy move to Cornell where she took up a research position. John _____________________

Greetings to your families.

We are so proud to be a part of the Rebel Family.

Today we read about the Junior Races at Portage online and were so pleased to see the competition. Upon returning home, Mark and Peggy Quiniff filled us in on the excitement and fun of the Senior Nationals.

Jim and I just want all of you to know how much we appreciate the Des Plaines Yacht Club and the Na-tional Rebel Association. We thank you for all the years of fun you provided to us and we wish all of you Happy Sailing. When you visit Des Plaines, you are most welcome to come by and say hello. Special congratulations to the new Commodore, John Washburn.

Jim and Joan Leeney

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Rebel Class National Champion: Elliott Hilsinger

Libby Owens Ford Perpetual Trophy

1st Place Crew Tony Rinehart

Capt. Ibbetson Perpetual Trophy

Third Place Skipper:

Ed Cox

Ray Greene Perpetual Trophy

Third Place Crew Linda Cox

Best Performance by Husband & Wife

Ray Greene Trophy - best performance on the second day of the regatta

Second Place Skipper: John Hudak

Bleimeister Perpetual Trophy

Best Performance Female Skipper

Second Place Crew Gage Hudak

Best Performance by Grandchild & Grandparent

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Fourth Place Skipper:

Dave Nickels Robert Christ Perpetual Trophy

Fourth Place Crew Emelia Oslund

Best Performance by Parent & Child

Sixth Place Skipper: Neil Robb

Perpetual Revere Bowl

Sixth Place Crew Tim Nickels

Second Best Performance by Parent Child


Fifth Place Skipper: Kevin Nickels

Ed Fromme Perpetual Trophy

Fifth Place Crew Nickels

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Seventh Place Skipper:

Jim Quiniff Perpetual Revere Bowl

Seventh Place Crew Brendan Melling

Ninth Place Skipper: Jack Sanderson


Ninth Place Crew Erin Sanderson

Eighth Place Skipper: Mark Melling


Eighth Place Crew Brendan Melling

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Tenth Place Skipper: Bruce Nowak


Tenth Place Crew Tom Kimball not pictured

Twelfth Place Skipper: John Washburn with Judy

Duane Slater Perpetual Revere Bowl

Twelfth Place Crew Phil Faulkner not pictured

Eleventh Place Skipper:

Zachary Grant

Chris Patton Perpetual Revere Bowl

Eleventh Place Crew Isaiah Grant

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Thirteenth Place Skipper: Scott Wright

Kessler Family Perpetual Revere Bowl

Thirteenth Place Crew Soren Wright

Fourteenth Place Skipper: Al Vorel

Herndon Family Perpetual Revere Bowl

Fourteenth Place Crew Karel Vorel

Second Best Performance by Husband & Wife

Fifteenth Place Skipper: Joe Stoodley

Mary & Peasie Herndon Perpetual Revere Bowl

Fifteenth Place Crew Mike Stoodley

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Best Women Skipper

Mary Vorel (2008)

‘Rebel’ Bill Etherton Hospitality

Award (Mint Bucket)

Judy and John Washburn


Most Promising Young Skipper

Isaiah Grant

Dr. Mahan Memorial Trophy

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Youngest Crew

Brendan Melling

First Team Trophy (combined lowest score of 3 boats from one club)

Coldwater Lake Yacht Club

Fleet with Largest Number of Boats Attending Nationals

(excludes the hosting fleet)

Coldwater Lake Yacht Club


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Marie Pierson presents award to John Hudak Jr.

John “Woody” Woodruff

Awosting YS Greenwood Lake

Musselman Service

Award

Bruce LJJ Nowak

Woody & Grandson John Woodruff Complete Results on the Web at http://www.rebelsailor.com

Charles Toberman Anchorman Award

highest score that started/finished all races

Pickle Boat Award

Dean of the Regatta

MIA

Rex Pierson Sportsmanship Award

Bob, Josh, Brennen, Dan, Bill & Bob [Rear-Commodore John Washburn]

Ron Reading & Grandson Patrick Chartier

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Hank HodgsonHank Hodgson

owindsong@gmailcom

Wanted to buy; used set of sails for a Rebel sailboat located in

the Ann Arbor area being brought back to service after a 25 year layoff. Would like the sails to be in fairly good condition ade-

quate for recreational sailing. E-mail Don at [email protected] or call 734-663-5915.

Welcome Back Don

On the road, again! Clark Lake awaits your return!

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Issues 1 2 3 4

Cost Full Page $100.00 190. 270. 340. Half Page 50.00 90. 135. 170. 1/4 Page 25.00 47. 67.5 85. 1/8 Page 15.00 28. 40.5 51. Business Cards Ads for NRCA members will be placed in four issues at a cost of $25.00. NRCA members only may advertise to sell their boats and sails at no cost. Other items for sale by NRCA members is $0.15 per word. Non-NRCA members may also advertise their boats, sails and other boating items at a cost of $0.25 per word. Advertisements are solicited for placement according to the rates published in the Rabble. Advertisements will be run and placed on the internet when payment and copy is received. No Advertisements will be placed on the Rebel website, http://www.rebelsailor.com, without a corresponding ad in the Rebel Rabble. Visit our advertisers, buy a new boat.

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Issue Deadline January 1 December 1 April 1 March 15 Post GRYC Invitational June 1 September 1 August 15

NOTICE OF RACE

Grand Rapids Invitational June 20-21 2009 [email protected]

Rock Hall One-Design Regatta June 2009

Rebel Nationals July 12-17, 2009

Portage Lake, Michigan [email protected]

Des Plaines Invitational August 8-9, 2009

[email protected]

Tim Dowling Memorial Regatta CLYC September 26-27, 2009

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