S/V Charrette

Another terrific program at our weekly meeting! Captains John and Deanna Peterson of the SV Charrette joined us to talk about sailing, team building and leadership.

John and Deanna race - quite successfully - the Charrette, a 38 ft sailing vessel, with a youth crew (18 minimum age) against bigger, lighter boats with more experienced crews. Their secret to success? It’s “The Charrette Way”:

1. Know your requirements
2. Build diverse teams
3. Do something different
4. Out work your competitors
5. Be the coach, not the driver
6. Level the playing field- each crew member is responsible for themselves and their performance and each has input
7. Give everyone a chance to shine & don’t prejudge what position players are going to play
8. Define success at a high level
9.Never let the team quit
10. Go to the party - Celebrate!
11. The prize is nice but building leaders is priceless

Thank you John and Deanna!

Featured photo from the 100th Bayview Mac

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A super fun weekend with these rock star sailors from the Ephraim Yacht Club three of which were first timers on S/V Charrette. Third place in our section in absolute Champaign sailing conditions. We can't wait to sail with this talented group again! Shout out to David Troup who won our section Full results may be found here:https://mmyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-MMYC-100-Miler.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3PRuaIVkzPeeISARd5XrFtaeiWj5sIpd-pN-XrVjN2R5DLdqUoTf4u67U_aem_FFUnrq7AJTchNaXMoXIDjQ

So proud of this team and what we collectively accomplished in the 100th running of the Bayview Mackinac Race in a very challenging and tactical race. This crew battled hard right to the finish. More photos to follow. Full results maybe found here:

https://bycmack.com/results/

SV Charrette is getting ready to race the 100th running of the Baview Race to Mackinac. With over 330 boats, this will be the largest fleet that any of us have ever sailed in. It will also be cool to race the original course that the 12 boats sailed in 1925 which no one still living has ever done. More information on this storied race may be found here:

https://www.byc.com/Club_Info/History #:~:text=By%201924%2C%20Bayview%20members%20extended,Port%20Huron%20to%20Mackinac%20Island.

Our start is at 12:30EDT and we are in Division II Class J. You can follow along on the YB Tracker app

https://bycmack.com/tracking/

or listen to professional commentary throughout the race on the ORC YouTube Channel

https://m.youtube.com/

A Queens Cup Sectional 4 peat and 16th overall) for this amazing team as we sailed through big chop followed by hours of heavy rain and periods of light wind that really shuffled the deck throughout the night. There's nothing "fair weathered" about this squad!

S/V Charrette is at South Shore Yacht Club in Bay View getting ready for the Queens Cup. Information about this storied race may be found here:

https://www.ssyc.org/queens-cup-history

We are in Section 6 this year and will be racing at 5:05pm CDT. The course this year takes us to South Haven, MI and if you'd like to follow along, you may track our progress using YB Tracker.

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S/V Charrette just completed a fantastic 4 day weekend racing with amazing Canadian sailors at the Georgian Bay Regatta! 7 races in 4 days with social events each night followed by overnight anchoring with over 40 boats participating. Shoutout to Jeannette DeFriest who drove all the way from Chicago to be Charrette’s driver. The Canadians really know how to throw a party!





https://www.sailwave.com/results/GBR2023.htm

S/V Charrette is on the move toward our next regatta in Georgian Bay! Stay tuned for more details.

Tobermory or bust! See the interactive map.

Congratulations to this amazing crew! A hard fought 3rd place in Section 3 which produced the overall winner.

Charrette is in Racine prepping for the 40th RYC Hook Race. Our start is 0930 CDT on Saturday July 15th. For those who would like to track our progress throughout the race, you may follow us by clicking on the link below:

2023 HOOK Race

2023 Queens Cup Section 7 Champs!

What an amazing crew!

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Team Charrette gets a visit from Harken Pro Hannah Lee Noll

For those of you who would like to follow us during the race tomorrow evening, you can do so on yb tracking. Search for SSYC Queens Cup 2023. Our start time is scheduled for 3:25pm CDT.

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Today! Registration opens at 10:00 a.m. Check in! This evening, toast the 2022 winners at the rum pour tonight at 6:00 p.m. Grab a bite and stick around to dance to a command performance by The Five Card Studs. See you on the dance floor and on the starting line!

S/V Charrette is at South Shore Yacht Club in Bay View getting ready for the Queens Cup which is an overnight sail race from Milwaukee to Muskegon MI this Friday night. If you're in the area on Thursday evening and are interested in seeing a lot of cool boats, meeting sailors and listening to live music, stop by to see us beginning at 6:00pm when we will be honored as last years winners at the ribbon cutting ceremony at 6:00

2023 LMSS Double Handed Championship

In sail racing, it is often said that a great crew can make the skipper look good but after yesterday, I would posit that a great skipper keeps the crew ON the boat. Such was the case yesterday when Deanna kept me on the boat and S/V Charrette under control when we got hit with a sudden 35kt straight line wind that came up suddenly. We persevered through hours of upwind sailing and big chop and managed not to break the boat. We're pretty sore today but definitely proud of our result!

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S/V Charrette stopped to visit the Kewaunee breakwater light today on our way to the LMSS Doublehanded Championship that starts from Winthrop Harbor, IL on Thursday. There are 57 boats entered sailing two different courses with multiple divisions but we are new to this type of racing so our goals are modest. We will give you a full report after we finish in Port Washington.

Humbled to be a part of this event that benefits the Make-a-Wish kids. Tommy Papenthien drove a great race and it was an honor to sail with him!

Charette takes home first place in our division and 3 place overall in the 2022 100 Miler!

Introducing Captain Deanna!

Master of Self-Propelled Vessels Including Sail or Auxiliary Sail of Less Than 50 Gross Registered Tons (GRT) upon Great Lakes and Inland Waters.