OSHKOSH (NBC 26) — This week in Oshkosh, more than 80 sailing teams took to Lake Winnebago for the annual Midwest championship, a chance for sailors to compete in the sport they love.

The 2025 ILYA Regatta Championship set sail off the coast of Menominee Park in Oshkosh.

The competition brings together sailors from across the Midwest.

Over 80 boats competed this year.

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As Nick Clemence and his sailing team, Haulin A, pack away their boat after Wednesday’s races, he remembers his start in the sport.

“I remember my grandma was like, ‘I'm signing you up for sailing school,’ and I was like, ‘Grandma, I do not want to spend my summer in school,” Clemence says.

And 25 years later, he’s grateful to be sailing Lake Winnebago with

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