| In This Issue · Dolan Takes Two, Weather God One · America's Cup TV Coverage Schedule Race Committee Duty Sunday, Sep 29 - Paul Davis, Scott Schopieray and Mac Spica Sunday, Oct 6 - Volunteers Needed Sunday, Oct 13 - Ann Siegle, George Siegle and Gil Chesbro Sunday, Oct 20 - Ken Knight, Mike Moody and One Volunteer Needed Sailing on TV · Sep 24. Road to LV Cup. OLN. 11:30 PM - Midnight. · Sep 25. Road to LV Cup re-air. OLN. 2:30-3:00 PM. · Sep 30. LV Cup Rnd 1 Rce 1. OLN. Mdnght-2:00 AM. · Sep 30. LV Cup Rnd 1 Rce 1 re-air. OLN. 9:00-11:00 PM. · Oct 1. LV Cup Rnd 1 Rce 2. OLN. Mdnght-2:00 AM. · Oct 1. LV Cup Rnd 1 Rce 2 re-air. OLN. 9:00-11:00 PM. · Oct 2. LV Cup Rnd 1 Rce 3. OLN. Mdnght-2:00 AM. · Oct 2. LV Cup Rnd 1 Rce 3 re-air. OLN. 9:00-11:00 PM. · Oct 3. LV Cup Rnd 1 Rce 4. OLN. Mdnght-2:00 AM. · Oct 3. LV Cup Rnd 1 Rce 4 re-air. OLN. 9:00-11:00 PM. · Oct 4. LV Cup Rnd 1 Rce 5. OLN. Mdnght-2:00 AM. · Oct 4. LV Cup Rnd 1 Rce 5 re-air. OLN. 9:00-11:00 PM. |
Coming Events · Sep 28-29 (Sat-Sun). No Sweat Laser and Sunfish Regatta - Portage Lake (south of Howell). · Sep 28-29 (Sat-Sun). Wawasee Lightning Regatta - Syracuse, Indiana. · Sep 29 (Sun). Lightning Racing. Skippers Meet at 12:30, First of three races at 1:00. · Oct 5-6 (Sat-Sun). Ice-breaker Regatta - Crescent Sail Yacht Club - Lightnings. · Oct 6 (Sun). Lightning Racing. Skippers Meet at 12:30, First of three races at 1:00. · Oct 12 (Sat). North Cape One Day Blowout Regatta - Lightnings. · Oct 12-13 (Sat-Sun). MSU Cedarfest Collegiate Sailing Regatta. Lake Lansing. · Oct 13 (Sun). Lightning Racing. Skippers Meet at 12:30, First of three races at 1:00. · Oct 20 (Sun). Final Lightning Racing of 2002. Skippers Meet at 12:30, First of three races at 1:00. · Oct 27 (Sun). Docks Out 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. · Nov 2 (Sun). Docks Out Alternate Date. 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. · Nov 13 (Wed). Informal LSC Gathering. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Location TBA. · Nov 22 (Fri). Annual Awards Banquet and Crew Recognition 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM. · Dec 11 (Wed). Informal LSC Gathering. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Location TBA. |
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Dolan Takes Two, Weather God One
Pat Dolan, sailing with Stacey Kotecki and John LeFevre, took two first place finishes in Lightning Racing Sunday, September 22nd. The first race saw Dolan's "Wind Dancer" pull away to lead at the windward mark. Then, on the first downwind leg, Mike Moody gybed and stayed with a gust of wind that Dolan didn't get to. The result was that "Moody's Booty" led by two boatlengths at the end of the first leeward leg. Dolan took advantage of a wind shift to get "Wind Dancer" back into first place half way up the second windward leg - and held the lead to finish first. "Moody's Booty", with Ken Knight and Kim Knight crewing for Mike was second. Terry Kleiman, sailing with Scott Watkins and Tom Rasmussen was third. "Fubar", sailed by Neil Harrison with Alanna Harvey and Jim Newtown crewing, was fourth. Race two was marked by a forty degree left shift just seconds before the start. Dolan was at the pin end to take advantage. However, part way up the leg, the wind began to die. Scott Watkins, now driving the Kleiman boat, found wind and got to the windward mark first. In a dying breeze that continued to shift left, Watkins tried to make the spinnaker work, without success. Seeing this as he was coming to the windward mark, Dolan played the next leg as a beat to windward - catching up with Watkins. With the wind moving left again to complete a 180 degree shift, the two boats were nip and tuck as they came to the finish of a shortened course. Dolan was able to come out the winner again, just beating Watkins to the finish line. Moody and Harrison fought it out for third. At the end, Harrison was on Starboard while Moody was on port. Moody executed a perfect duck and had enough speed to beat the "Fubar" crew by inches. By now the wind had almost completely died and the sailors gave up for the day. You can get the complete season results directly from the Scoring Guy or by following links after clicking "Race Results" on the LSC Web Site. |
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America's Cup TV Coverage Schedule
The Outdoor Life Channel continues its series of programs "Road to the Louis Vuitton Cup" on September 24, 11:30AM, EDT. This episode (5) takes a look into the variety of athletic backgrounds that America's Cup crew members came from. Then witness Spy games - the secretive world of Cup racing. And take a ride on Team New Zealand's 60-foot tender. Then see what the training regimens these athletes endure in order to compete on the Cup teams. OLN closes this episode with a tribute to the life and achievements of Sir Peter Blake. This program will re-air: September 25, 2:30 PM EDT on OLN. Live coverage of opening day racing for the challengers is set for midnight to 2 AM on September 30 (you have to stay up late on the 29th to catch this show). A re-air is set for the more reasonable time of 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM on September 30. Life coverage of the second day of racing will be from midnight to 2:00 AM on October 1 with a re-air in prime time (9:00 PM to 11:00 PM) that same day. For more info check out the Outdoor Life Network web site. |