Skipper - Clinton Hayes
Crew - Tyler Baeder &
Steve WiddisFleet 85, ILCA Mentor
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Clinton grew up in East Haddam, Connecticut. As a junior he sailed
out of Pettipaug Yacht club on the Connecticut River and raced in
the Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association. He started sailing
Optis, attending all the major regattas throughout year. After Optis
he raced 420s and lasers. He attended the US Youth Champs twice, in
2004 sailing a 420, and in 2005 sailing a laser. One of the major
reasons why he applied for the Lightning Boat Grant is because he
enjoyed sailing them so much at the Sears Cup finals in 2004 at
Mallets Bay Yacht Club in Vermont. Currently, Clinton is a
sophomore, attending the University of Vermont and majoring in
Biological Science. This fall he was the starting A Division boat as
Vermont entered the national college rankings for the first time
since 2001. In the summer Clinton sails on the Mumm 30 kaizen and is
a regular crew for them at big events such as the Miami Grand Prix.
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Tyler
is from Cranston, Rhode Island. He is Junior Entrepreneurship major
at The University of Vermont. Before becoming the B Division
skipper Tyler began as a junior sailor at the Edgewood Yacht Club
and learned to race at Greenwich Bay Sailing Association. With GBSA,
Tyler successfully raced Optis in NBYA and ECSA. After Optis Tyler,
and crew Austin Brown moved on to 420s and had even more success
racing in NBYA, ECSA, and parts of Massachusetts. In 2005 when
Tyler attended Youth Champs in Milwaukee, it was the furthest
regatta he had ever traveled to. A major reason why Tyler applied
for the Lightening Boat Grant is to get a better understanding of
the challenges and benefits of campaigning a boat. Tyler has had
success racing close to home without any logistical effort. The
Lightening Boat Grant is an opportunity for Tyler to gain experience
putting together a good regatta with the added responsibility of
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Steve grew up sailing and racing at Tom's River Yacht Club in
New Jersey. He is a junior at University of Vermont where he
studies Mechanical Engineering. This spring he will be the
fourth team racing boat for the 20th ranked Catamounts. When
Steve isn't practicing on Lake Chaplain, he can be found skiing
at Jay. During the summers he sails Vanguard 15s and is looking
forward to a fun and competitive summer racing on the Lightning
circuit. Last summer he had a lot of fun on Martha's Vineyard as
the 420 race team coach at Edgartown Yacht Club, but is looking
forward to living in Newport this summer.
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2008 Sailing Schedule
June
5/31-6/1: Lake Champlain
Spring Open
14th-15th: Ct/RI District
Champs(depending on fleet affiliation)
July
5th-6th:70th Anniversary
Regatta
12th-13th: NE
Districts(depending on fleet affiliation)
26th-27th: ACC's
August
8th-14th: NA's
23rd-24th: Squam Lake
Annual Regatta
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