2007 MYC Fall Championship  

Maxinkuckee Yacht Club, IN

Forty scows made it to Culver, IN this past weekend for the MYC Fall Championship. Twenty-five C scows and fifteen MC scows battled it out Saturday and Sunday in difficult conditions.

The forecast called for a light easterly breeze Saturday morning. Unfortunately, the breeze was even lighter than expected, as it went completely flat towards the end. Frank Davenport, with crew Anne Porter, jumped out to an early lead with John Becker hot on his heels. These boats led the charge most of the race until the wind completely died. Towards the end Joe Schaub made a strong push in the dieing breeze passing both Davenport and Becker to take race one.

Due to lack of wind, the MC fleet was unable to finish their race in the allotted time. Saturday’s racing was later cancelled.

Sunday’s conditions were much more favorable, as the breeze blew 5-15mph from the North. Ideal sailing conditions on Lake Maxinkuckee! On this day the MC fleet fared much better getting two solid races off to decide this years’ champion. Mike Greeson from Lake Beulah took both races in convincing fashion. Mike spends the majority of his time sailing with Kent Haeger on the C scow, and is regarded as one of the best crews out there.

MC SCOW TOP FIVE

1. Mike Greeson
2. John Hans
3. Jack Sanderson
4. Phil Weiler N/S
5. Ron Curio N/S

The C fleet also had two races Sunday to decide the overall winner. Frank Davenport, John Becker, and Jamie Kimball led at the top mark in race one. These three would exchange leads several times throughout the race. Becker would go on to win this race with Kimball finishing second. In race two the leet would separate. Kimball led the charge on the left, while Becker led on the right. At the top mark, Kimball led Becker close behind in second. Brian Brickler and Joe Schaub rounded out third and fourth respectively. These four boats would eventually separate from the rest of the pack for an exciting finish. Several lead changes occurred up the last beat. Ultimately Kimball took the final race, followed by Schaub, Brickler, and Becker respectively.

C SCOW TOP FIVE

1. Jamie Kimball N/S
2. John Becker N/S
3. Joe Schaub
4. Frank Davenport N/S
5. Brian Brickler