Welcome to the Gull lake Yacht Club (GLYC) web page for the 2009 Inland Lakes Yachting Association (ILYA) Class X Championship. GLYC is honored to host the 2009 ILYA X Championship youth regatta on beautiful Gull Lake located in Brainerd, Minnesota. The +70 years of ILYA youth X boating history places this annual championship regatta at the highest levels of similar youth athletic events in the United States. Successful ILYA X sailors frequently go on to compete at the highest levels of international sailing. Over 100 competitive teams 16 years old and under participated in the championship regatta. GLYC roll out the red carpet to its guests and everyone had a great time.
The 2009 ILYA X Championship dates were July 22-25, 2009 and the theme for the regatta was “iSail”. Results for the race can be seen on the Results page, with the OFFICIAL Jr. Results (34 teams) on the top and a link is provided to view the OFFICIAL Sr. Results (66 teams), which is located lower on the page for all 7 races.
Click here for an explanation of what an X Boat is and photos of last year’s champions.
Located two hours north of Minneapolis and home to over 150 lakes, the natural beauty and world class resorts makes the Brainerd Lakes Area the premier family vacation destination in Minnesota. Modern amenities of water parks, spas, and championship golf courses combine with the regions more traditional activities of waterskiing, sailing, fishing, bicycling, hiking, antiquing, and just plain relaxing in a hammock with a book.
This web site will assist you in your planning to participate in the 2009 ILYA X Championship regatta. The Accommodations Page has a summary of hotels and resorts both on and off the lake. The month of July is peak season for “Up North” vacation land, and accommodations must be planned for well in advance. Other pages of this web site are work in process and will be finalized as details are available.
Charles McQuinn, GLYC 2009 Commodore
Vincent Driessen and Cheryl Cote, Regatta Co-Chairs
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