| In This Issue · Change Winter Social Event to Feb 5 · DeGruyter Iceboat is For Sale · UK Sailmakers Rules Quiz 13 Available · Get Sailing Screen Saver · Alingi at Match Point Against Oracle · Good Hotel Deals for Strictly Sail Coming Events · Jan 30 (Thu) - Feb 2 (Sun). Strictly Sail - Chicago. Navy Pier. · Feb 5 (Wed). LSC Winter Social Event. Coral Gables. 6 PM. · Feb 10 (Mon). LSC 2003 Dues Deadline · Mar 12 (Wed). Informal LSC Gathering. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Spagnoula's. · Mar 22 (Sat). LSC Work Party to prepare for Docks In · Apr 12 (Sat). Docks In |
Sailing on TV · Jan 18. LVC Finals Race Day 6. OLN. 9:00-11:00 PM. · Jan 19. LVC Finals Race Day 7 (if necessary). OLN. 9:00-11:00 PM. · Jan 20. LVC Finals Race Day 8 (if necessary). OLN. 9:00-11:00 PM. · Jan 21. LVC Finals Race Day 9 (if necessary). OLN. 9:00-11:00 PM. |
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Change Winter Social Event to Feb 5
Please note this change. The LSC Winter Social Event will be on Wednesday evening, February 5th (NOT Friday the 7th), beginning at 6pm at Coral Gables. Please come, have a drink or dinner and socialize with other LSC members. The agenda will also include: · Presentation of Sunfish Fleet Awards at 7 pm · Sunfish Fleet Meeting at 7:30 pm · Lightning Fleet Meeting at 8:00 pm. Treasurer Bob Miller will be on hand if you want to pay your 2003 dues (they are due February 10th) and avoid the cost of an envelope and stamp. You can also sign up for your Race Committee duty (the good dates are usually taken the first night). |
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DeGruyter Iceboat is For Sale
Those of you wanting a new sailing experience should give Walt DeGruyter a call. Walt's "DN" Iceboat is for sale. It is made by the GOUGEON BROTHERS, well known iceboat Builders from BayCity, has a BOWERS sail, an aluminum Mast with complete rigging. Walt will also toss in another Bowers sail and an older blue sail made by Skip Boston Sailmakers from Mt.Clemens. This iceboat also has a new cover. With all the extras, this will make a great boat for anyone interested - all for the low price of $2300.00. Contact Walter at 517-339-9349. |
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UK Sailmakers Rules Quiz 13 Available
UK Sailmakers has posted the newest Rules Quiz to their web site. Quiz 13 has a mark rounding situation that involves the buoy room rule and the port and starboard rule. You can view all 13 quizzes at www.uksailmakers.com. You can also purchase a CD with all the quizzes through the UK Sailmakers online store. The cost is $40 and shipping within the U.S.A is $2. |
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Get Sailing Screen Saver
UK Sailmakers offers a free screen saver with over 20 images. Photos include exciting spinnaker rides, huge waves, and stunning cruising scenes. It's perfect for sharing the sport you love with other sailors as well as with non-sailors - to say nothing about giving you a few moments on the water during your work day. This is the fourth edition of UK's screen savers. The screen saver will run for six months before you have to download a new copy from the web site again. Currently the screen saver only runs on PC machines. Download the screensaver at www.uksailmakers.com. |
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Alingi at Match Point Against Oracle
From "SCUTTLEBUTT 1242". For a free subscription to Scuttlebutt, send a blank email to: join-scuttlebutt@listsrv.PoweredBySAIC.com. In another tension-wracked match, Alinghi and Oracle BMW Racing put up a sensational battle on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf today, with each team holding the lead at different stages of the race and the outcome never certain until the closing stages of the final leg. At the finish gun, the Swiss Alinghi yacht, skippered by Russell Coutts, swept across the line to go 4-1 up, needing just one more win to take the Louis Vuitton Cup. The Louis Vuitton champion takes on Team New Zealand for the America's Cup on 15 February. The tension was high from the very beginning as the yachts towed out to the race course, sent off to battle by their loyal supporters. When Oracle BMW Racing won its first match of the finals in light airs and flat water conditions yesterday, the big question was whether a momentum switch had taken place. Would the San Francisco-based team skippered by Chris Dickson be able to build on its first win and seriously threaten Alinghi's early dominance? The answer was provided in a spellbinding contest with both teams sailing well, but Alinghi coming from behind and showing enough of an edge to claim a vital victory. The Gulf turned on perfect racing conditions with a southerly breeze of between 11 and 14 knots and flat water - not as shifty but otherwise similar to the combination that saw Oracle BMW Racing excel yesterday. Despite a slow start on port tack, USA-76 climbed out to an early advantage and led around the first three marks. But, on the second downwind run, USA-76's previous superiority off the wind was not in evidence and Alinghi rolled into the lead under gennaker. From there, the Swiss were relentless in protecting their lead and took the final gun by 13 seconds. - Louis Vuitton Cup website, full story: http://www.louisvuittoncup.yahoo.com/story1719.html. SERIES STANDINGS: Alinghi leads Oracle BMW Racing 4-1 in this 'first to five wins' series. The two crews now have a lay day to develop their plans for the final race(s) of this series. |
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Good Hotel Deals for Strictly Sail
When last we looked, there were some great hotel deals in Chicago during Strictly Sail Chicago January 30th thru February 2nd. Strictly Sail Chicago has become the Midwest's leading sailboat show, attracting sailors from 20 states. Now in its 8th year at the Navy Pier, a popular downtown waterfront location, Strictly Sail Chicago is the ideal venue to host sailors ready to get their sailing season started. You’ll find a large selection of new sailboats, sailing equipment and services from over 250 exhibitors at this sail-only show. And a wide variety of free seminars and attractions for all ability levels keep sailors current with what matters to them. In a recent advertisement, the Westin Chicago River North (adjacent to the theater district and Magnificent Mile shopping) and the Westin Michigan Avenue (in the center of shopping on the Magnificent Mile) were offering rates from $119 per night. The Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers (just off the Magnificent Mile and near Navy Pier) was offering rates from $109 per night. |