The Inland20 Class convened from the east and west at centrally located Cedar Lake, Indiana

last weekend for the 2010 ILYA Invite Regatta. This was the second time the ILYA I-20 Invite was held at Cedar Lake Yacht Club and the fourth time they have hosted an Inland20 class regatta. The famous Cedar Lake Indiana hospitality was in full swing all weekend, from dinner upon arrival on Friday night, full run of the facilities, free housing to many sailors, and a full weekend meal package including Saturday night's pork-chop dinner. A few storms rumbled through on Friday night, but sailors awoke to clear skies on Saturday morning. With the threat of additional storms throughout the weekend (which have been quite typical for the Midwest this year), the sailors elected to sail four races on Saturday. Conditions varied from light to gusty, and were certainly shifty and challenging. Racing was tight between the top five boats including young Steven Catlin (Neenah), John Spargo (Mendota), Stefan Schmidt (Mendota) and Willie Crear (Minnetonka). However, it was reining class champion Steve Scheck and his crew Leigh Leonard who led the pack with the most wins and most consistent scores of the day. Come Sunday morning the race committee and sailors were happy that four races had been completed the day before as a looming storm front stretching from Wisconsin to Missouri required the race committee to abandon races for the day. The final results had Steve and Leigh taking away another regatta victory. Steven Catlin finished the regatta in second place after a winning the tie breaker with John Spargo. Rumor has it that defending champs Steve and Leigh will not be able to attend the upcoming ILYA Inland20 Champs in Neenah, so odds are on local sailor Catlin to be the favorite. The Inland20 class wishes to thank Regatta Chair Pat Kardos, the entire Cedar Lake Yacht Club and ILYA PRO Mike Sherin for a fabulous event. We look forward to seeing everyone in Neenah this August!