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Well, well. Another amazing LOOT summer adventure has come to close. I sadly drove Roberto to the airport this afternoon, I know he was very anxious to be with his family again. They were all going to welcome him at the airport and then go on a family holiday together. However, I did see a bit of sadness in his eyes about the ending of our summer. He is an amazing coach and human being. How many coaches out there are this talented in their field and also agree to live in all kinds of arrangements all summer long, drive a van/bus full of ipod blaring kids whilst towing a large trailer, be with our children virtually 24/7, repair boats, play sports pyschologist, play psuedo parent, etc. etc.?  I told him by the time his children reach our children's ages he will be the perfect expert parent!
Let's reflect on moments of the summer: Sailing and lots of it, in almost every kind of wind condition, training, racing, seeing the team's results climbing up the result sheets, our welcome dinner at the Turners, swimming, water trampolining, tubing, power boating, tsunamis, music videos, roller coasters, Roberto's first time on a roller coaster and likely his last, long crazy drives arriving at "ungodly" hours and then to turn around a race again the next day, our amazing team dinner, the Eiseners goofy joke gifts and speeches, our yummy and gorgeous loot cake, our team photo books, our wonderful team photo, the girls new team name "LOST"( Lake Ontario Shopping Team), the singing, the teasing, the laughing, the throwing up ( Roberto, Georgia and Sebby!) and, yeah, some crying but all in way to help our children grow into strong, confident young adults.
Thank you to everyone for all your help, your parents and friends help, your support, effort, kindness, humour and for having your kids be part of this magical thing called LOOT. Enjoy the rest of the summer and hope to cross paths with you all again. Over and out for LOOT 2012!
Ingrid and Gord

CORK Day 2

Hi everyone, since many of you are here much of this is irrelevant but thought I email whole group. Weather turned out to be lovely today ( not what weather man was calling for) they did 3 races with similar wind to yesterday but a little stronger overall. Results are now up and loot has 7 members in the top 14 and the whole team is firmly planted well into the top half. Sadly, Sebby coil not sail today. She was throwing up all night and has been sleeping all day. Good news is that she seems better now and is holding juice down. We are doing everything we can to get her ready for her big trip to china to Tomorrow ! 

Our team dinner is tonight. Wish you were all here. I love all your kids! They are so great. Just watching them in action last night, they have really come together as a team! Just one more day..Ingrid

Results:

1st Ceci
2nd Mikey
7th Georgia
8th Jessica
9th James
12th Jillian
14th Christian
20th Cameron
26th Declan

Sebby sick

CORK - Day 1

Hi all, so sorry for taking so long to connect with you all! It has been a whirlwind day. Team arrived at the dorms at 3:45 am (not kidding!) boys went to sleep ASAP but girls, believe it or not, I had to shhh at 4 am! They slept in til about 9:30 and after  quick breakie off to harbor to unload boats, rig , competitor meeting and racing. Weather held out, and they completd 3 races. Decent wind for 1st race, light and shifty for second and very light for third. Results are up www.corkkingston.ca. Pretty great Showing by loot after not a heck of a lot of sleep! They are great kids, never even appeared tired today at all, ahh the resilience of youth! We are still in Roberto's infamous debrief and then off to bed. Which I might be the first one to go! See many of you tomorrow. Ingrid 

Results Day 1 - 3 races

1st Ceci
2nd Mikey
7th Sebby
9th James
10th Georgia
14th Jillian
23rd Cameron
24th Declan
26th Jessica
27th Christian

On The Road

9:34PM

they are on their way from Newport to Cork - travel is going smooth so far - I have talked to Dan and Jessica a few times.  They will be late to get to cork - but - last I talked to them the van was beginning to quiet! So hopefully they get some sleep in the van - that is the plan - I also know Ingrid has communicated with the drivers all the instructions to get the kids into the dorms as quick and as smooth as possible.

2:55AM

We have arrived at cork 

Final Day New England's

Well we had a delay this morning due to fog and a couple of large ships in the harbor. After postponement they got on the course around noon and have one race done and just starting the second .... No results as yet. We are all set ashore for a quick turn around and hitting the highway to CORK.  More later 

Final Results:

19 Mikey (4th Blue)
27 Ceci
49 Sebby
55 Jessica
67 Jillian
68 James
70 Christian
92 Georgia
116 Cameron
121 Declan

Day Two New England's

Results are preliminary but here they are

Ceci. 21
Mikey. 25
James. 55
Sebby. 56
Christian. 59
Jessica. 64
Jillian. 70
Georgia. 97
Declan. 118
Cameron. 122

Congrats to all the kids for the good showing especially Cameron for moving up 37 places

These could move some as it does not show results of protests

New Englands first Day

All

Just a quick update Today started with light winds and they postponed on shore for an hour while waiting for the see breeze to fill in. Once on the water they got three races in and got back to shore around 430 to 500. As it stands now all I get from the kids about the races is could of done better. Roberto James Declan Mikey and Christian are still at the club as Mikey is a witness and Declan and James are protesting the race committee due to flying the general recall instead of the individual recall flag. Apparently when
the RC figured it out they changed the flags but the boys had turned around an headed back so they are trying to throw out the race or ask for redress The boys finally got back from the club and they won a redress so the got an average of their first two races for the third race.

When you drive into Fort Adams park in the morning it s just a sea of opti sails....over 350 boats here

Results for the first day of racing are

22  Ceci
33  Mikey
53  Sebby
54  Jessica
64  James
71  Christian
73  Jillian
89  Georgia
101  Declan
159 Cameron

Here are some pics from Practice Day and Day1

Arrival for New Englands

We made it to our house last night around 730 and got everyone fed and off to bed it was a long day of travel. Today we got up and Roberto thought the winds were good so the kids went sailing we launched by Ida Lewis yacht club and they were out sailing for about 4 and half hours. When they got in we had to load everything back up in the trailer and brought it back to the house. Tomorrow we are of to sail Newport to unload again!!! Right now Roberto is debriefing.
Lorie the house is perfect and would recommend it to anyone

8/3/2012

They just left to sail for the day.  Very light wind and very warm.  Tonight we will pack - do the final pack in the morning - make lunches for the van - and then off to Newport!  If I get any more pictures I will post them tonight!

LOOT 2012 Logo

8/12/2012

Sorry for not blogging! Time is going very fast.  The kids went to the mall on Tuesday.  They love that!  They then got here just in time for a quick storm.  After the storm passed they wanted to swim (in the rain) - most swam nearly till dark I had to call them in.  We had dinner, then bed.  Yesterday- they sailed all day - nice weather - light wind - and then Ingrid brought us dinner which was Great!  Everyone loved the potatoes and the steak, so we will all need the reciepes.  We ate well!  Today - they again had a nice long day of practice.  All wanted to swim after a quick snack of carrots and nuttella (also to be added to the LOOT cook book - thank you Declan!) - so Dan took us out to the Lake for an hour or so (see the pics). They then had a great debrief and then dinner of chicken and the left over steak from last night.

Tonight the kids must have jumped off the boat 100 times each!  I have some great pictures - I will continue to try and post.  Also - Roberto has a GREAT video of the kids doing a drill!!! Sooo funny! We are all in hopes to add it to the blog - I would have no idea how to do that.  Maybe - Declan and Jillian will get that done on the way to Newport!!  There is also talk of another music video.  The kids are learning alot! I would not mind to have them for the entire summer! They are all Great kids!  So fun - So funny! 

Tuesday - Mall day

After a bit of a sleep in and an excellent bfast at the Turners we hit the road to head to the Leitz's.  On the way we stopped at a large mall near Rochester and the kids did a little shopping, girls buying cloths.....and the boys helicopters, skateboards, spots stuff.

Kids passed on to Dan.........

Cedar Park

Team LOOT at Cedar Park

Monday, the Park......we arived at around 10am and quickly hit the big rollar coasters.  The smart ones went with Marc (Will and Christain) leaving Roberto to ride with the rest.  Ride 1 good.......ride 2 our coach went down.  It was a coaster were you stand up, it does flips, goes fast.....upside down...truely not a ride to take on your first go....

Roberto took some time off and called it a day for rollar coasters.  Kids split into girls boys and had a great day.  We ended up leaving close to 6:30pm and headed on our drive to the Turners arriving after 11pm.

Kids slept well.

Day 4 US Nationals

Day started with a skippers meeting.  Weather did not look good with wind 0-4knts, another problem is the amount of recreation boats cuasing unusual waves.  Race Committee was able to get 2 races off with very mixed results for Team LOOT.

Gold Fleet

Jillian, Mikey and Ceci with US Nationals Prizes:

Mikey 12 3rd blue
Ceci 27 3rd girl
Georgia 45th
Sebby 63rd
Christian 80th
James 91st.

Silver

Jillian 9th and top girl
Jessica 25th
Cameron 59th
Declan 98th
Will 111th

Notable results declan a 2nd jessica 3rd and 7th, jillian 5th (you guys may go broke this summer, looks like she will be coming to bda nationals.......)

Overall a very hard day on the water but the kids are all happy. Going to join gnarly for a pizza dinner tonight and they are all looking forward to the park tomorrow. Looks like lots of sailors will be there.

Dinner with Gnarly

I've told the kids they need to wear there orange team racing bibs........so we can keep track of them....

That's it from sunny sandusky

Day 3 US Nationals

Today was a great day of racing the RC got off 4 races in steady 15-19knts.　

　

Preliminary results after 7 races:

　

Ceci 4^th and top girl

Mikey 9^th and 2^nd blue
Sebby 34^th
Georgia 44^th and top Canadian A
James 81^st
Christian 92^nd
Jillian 115^th
Jessica 155th
Cameron 175^th
Declan 192^nd
Will 200^th

　

After sailing we had diner at the venue and they had a band playing.　 On the way home we stopped for some small (very big) ice creams.　 Kids are now showering and packing up.　 Plan is to put the big bags in the trailer tomorrow and kids are packing an overnight bag for the hotel and after sailing uniform.　 De briefing starting…………..

Picture of the waterspout dring the skippers meeting.

　

Kids are all eager for the park on Monday.　

　

LOOT GIRLS

Sebby getting her prize.  Go LOOT Girls.....

Declans Birthday Breakfast

Day 2

Again the race committee sent everyone in early due to approaching storm clouds.

Kids are all home and getting ready for a birthday dinner for Declan.　 Lasagna, baked ziti, salads and bread followed by birthday cup cakes (Shannon’s specialty).　 The girls also got a balloon for Declan’s birthday.

On the water we had a good day.　 After two days overall results are:

Ceci – 7^th

Mikey – 12^th
Sebby 24^th
Georgia 27^th
Christian 62^nd
James 76^th
Jillian 87^th
Jessica 132^nd
Will 158^th (he had a 26^th)
Cameron 185^th
Declan 201^st

So we should have 7 in the gold fleet so far.　 Not sure if they will split tomorrow or do another round of qualifiers.

Threatening weather lead to a postponement at the beginning of the day here in Sandusky. The fleet was only able to sail one complete race today. Sailors were placed in 3 fleets of about 90+ boats in each.　 Stay tuned for more racing in the Qualifying Round tomorrow.　 Storm finally came at about 5:30pm tonight with some heavy rain.

　

Overall results:

https://ssl4.westserver.net/usoda.org/site/uploaded_files/regattas_results/Files/2012%20EVENTS/2012%20NATIONALS/2012%20FLEET/Day%201%20Nats%20Final.htm

　

So far standings are:

Ceci 4^th

Georgia 46^th

Sebby 52^nd

Mikey 58^th

Christian 61^st

James 114^th

Jillian 150^th

Jessica 153^rd

Cameron 192^nd

Declan 201^st

Will 254^th

　

Results by fleet:

http://opti.sanduskysailingclub.org/regatta/results/2012%20USODA%20National%20Championship%20Race%201.htm

　

Only 1 race so far so lots could change.　 They plan to try for 4 races tomorrow and then go into Gold, Silver and Bronze on Saturday and Sunday.

　

Jessica had a protest against the jury today and won.　

　

As kids came back early they de rigged and then socialized with the other sailors.　 I took the boys home and Roberto came latter with the girls.　 We then had a cook out with BBQ Steak, Chicken and baked Ziti and fresh bread.　 All ate well and followed up with Klondike bars…guess what’s the team favorite flavor?

　

Now the kids are having a de brief with Roberto, then maybe a little TV and then bed.

　

　

Girls US Nationals 2012

The Girls had a great day!!!!  Roberto said the all sailed very well!

Congratulations Sebby!!!!   Top 5 Girl!!!!!

PIctures from Team Racing at Nationals

LOOT 2012

7/24/2012

Please see Marji's post below!  This however is the "all winter" talked about            "LOOT/Gnarly" Team Photo!  Please see it proudly posted on the Team Gnarly Face Book Page! A Great Group of Kids!  They all looked Great!  All very happy!!  Dan Spoke with Roberto - Roberto feels they all sailed very well! He was happy with the sailing. Roberto mentioned they sailed against some of the best USA teams, top sailors, and felt they did very well, so all is good!  Tomorrow is Girls Nationals - Dan and I will help with all of that.  Marji and the Boys have plans for Mini Golf and Lunch!  Amy Turner comes tomorrow, as do the Wollmanns - so it will be great to be altogether again!  I will try to keep the Girl Mom's up to date with the racing and all tomorrow.  Hope to get pics!   I will post more.  So see older posts!

Team Racing at Nationals is Finished

Hi guys!
I'm sorry that I haven't posted on the blog.  I'm hoping that you know that I have been using this time to love all over your kids and take care of them like they're my own.  I'm already feeling sad about leaving them on Thursday.  They are a really special group and I'm so grateful to them for allowing Christian to join them.
Today was the final day of Team Racing, and although they didn't place, they had 3 intense days of racing and learned a lot.  Right now I"m listening to Roberto in the debrief and he is discussing "room at the mark" in great detail.

Girls Nationals

GOOD LUCK LOOT GIRLS!

Jillian OK for Team Racing

We forgot to post significant information yesterday:( The terrific wind on Friday generated a mishap for Jillian between her main sheet, centerboard, and right hand. Thankfully a relatively quick trip to the local urgent care center for X-rays revealed no fracture, and after a day of rest on the coach boat, ice, and elevation, she is ready to sail with her team today. Best of luck LOOT!

Team Arrives for Nationals and Team Racing!

We arrived to 20 knots of wind and a great facility for racing!

Kids had fun on Friday for practice and came back wet and happy!

Unfortunately Sat brought back the hot weather and no wind!  We did boat repairs, measurements (done in a record 40 minutes relative to last year where we were calling boat manufacturers and sanding center boards for hours on end) and bedazzled the dollies (each with a special multicolored bow).

Marji successfully arrived with a car full of groceries and a big smile.  We past on the LOOT folder and keys.  First dinner was a success of Chicken and Mashed Potatoes.  Girls went to the mall and boys went swimming.

Shannon and Devin will stay for 24 more hours to help with the transfer to the house and the team will be off to NATIONALS!!!!

Best of Luck!

D&S

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CAMERON