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Regatta News

Cedar Lake Yacht Club hosted this year's 35th Class X Blue Chip Regatta.  Traditionally known as a season ending celebration for graduating X sailors and top performers, Lake Beulah sailors received seven of the thirty invitations this season.  Five Beulah sailors attended the Blue Chip.  Click here for results.

The regatta was won by Eddie Cox with crew Cole Lee of White Bear Lake, who won a tie breaker with Pewaukee's Nicholas & Maggie Clemence. Cox won two races to break the tie.  Previously this summer, Cox won the GLSS X Invitational Regatta. In third place was Connor Trepton of L abelle, followed by Beulah's Michael Barr with Gregory Westin. Fifth was Kate Klement with Teresa Westin. (Photo at right from Scowlines) Also participating were the crews of B-6 - 7th place (Cullen & John Barr), B-16 - 11th place (Charlie Kutschenreuter & Alex Keck) and B-303 - 16th place (Sammy Davenport and Caroline Skotarzak).  The regatta was challenged by rain and light winds on Friday followed by severe thunderstorms, high winds, and rain on Saturday of the two day event. Four races were completed.

The top ten was as follows:

1 W66 Eddie Cox Cole Lee 15 542
2 V62 Nicholas Clemence Margaret Clemence 15
3 OO5 Connor Trepton Trevor Trepton 18
4 B66 Michael Barr Gregory Westin 29
5 B111 Kate Klement Teresa Westin 34
6 M67 Addy Ferguson Haley Jewett 36
7 B6 Cullen Barr John Barr 38
8 E3 Natalie Kay Maddie Wohlfeil 39
9 OO26 David Wean Jack Kasbohm 45
10 M99 Anders Ekholm Caitlin McGoldrick 46
Below are Kate Klement and Teresa Westin who finished in 5th place and received top girls recognition.
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