e-Sheet - June 16, 2003

e-Sheet — June 16, 2003

A periodic newsletter of the Lansing Sailing Club. Copies of previous e-Sheets are in the archives section of our web site at www.lansingsailing.org. Send info for publication to the Publisher by using the Contact Us page of the Lansing Sailing Club Web Site.

In this Issue	Coming Events
Laser Regatta Huge Success Moody Rolls - Koster Reunites Masters Crew Sunfish Regatta Next Saturday, June 21 Practice Night a Winner	June 16. Monday. Discover Sailboat Racing for Juniors Class 2 - 6:00 to 8:30 PM. June 17. Tuesday. Lightning Skipper and Crew Practice. Anyone interested in crewing is invited to participate. Contact the Crew Coordinator to help assure sufficient skippers are participating or show up and take your chances. June 18. Wednesday. Laser and Sunfish Racing. First of four races starts at 6:30 pm. Spagnoula's for pasta, liquid refreshment and lots of laughs after racing. June 20-22. Friday thru Sunday. Lightning District Championship. Crescent. June 21. Saturday. Sunfish Regatta. Registration begins 9:30 AM. Skipper's Mtg at 10:30 AM. First of six scheduled races at 11:00 AM. No race after 4:00 PM. June 22. Sunday. Lightning Racing - Race Day 9. 12:30 Skip Mtg. 1:00 First of Three Races. June 23. Monday. Discover Sailboat Racing for Juniors Class 3 - 6:00 to 8:30 PM. June 24. Tuesday. Lightning Skipper and Crew Practice. Anyone interested in crewing is invited to participate. Contact the Crew Coordinator to help assure sufficient skippers are participating or show up and take your chances. June 25. Wednesday. Laser and Sunfish Racing. First of four races starts at 6:30 pm. Spagnoula's for pasta, liquid refreshment and lots of laughs after racing. June 28. Saturday. Cadette Girl Scouts Working on Smooth Sailing Merit Badge. Morning and Afternoon. June 29. Sunday. Lightning Racing - Race Day 10. 12:30 Skip Mtg. 1:00 First of Three Races. June 30. Monday. Discover Sailboat Racing for Juniors Class 4 - 6:00 to 8:30 PM.
Race Committee Reminder
June 21 (Sat): Sid Mook, Mike Moody, Blaine Severin and Doug Carlson June 22 (Sun): Joel Shapiro and Jim Ault
Sailing on TV
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Laser Regatta Huge Success

Saturday's Lake Lansing Laser Regatta was a huge success. Twenty sailors participated - more than in any recent year - as we crowned a new Michigan District champion. Although out-of-towners claimed all the top places, six of our LSC sailors were among the group and acquitted themselves well. Doug Carlson just missed winning race three. Pat Dolan led race two for several legs, and scored a fourth that race. Dave MacKenzie came away with the "Highest Finishing Novice" award. Other LSC sailors were John Fishbeck, Bob Miller, Mike Moody, and Chris Strugar-Fritsch. Our hats are off to John for leaving his Sunfish behind for a day to get back into a Laser.

John Van Tol of Grosse Point Park won the event with 8 points (lowest score wins). He had three first place finishes to go with a second and a third. Tom LaBelle of Rochester Hills came in second. This regatta was also the O'Day National Single-Handed Championship qualifier and a bonus for John of winning is participation in the National Championship in August.

Moody Rolls - Koster Reunites Masters Crew

Mike Moody, sailing with newcomer Peter Kuhn and Doug Carlson, posted a second and two first place finishes in Lightning racing yesterday. Pat Dolan, Bob Miller and Gil Chesbro on "Wind Dancer" took the other first and had two seconds to complete their day. George Siegle, with Ann Siegle and Sheila Troxel on board, scored threes across the board. Competition was very keen with many of the nine participating crews taking the lead at various times. The wind was great, and it was a beautiful day on the water.

FUBAR’s 1998 North American Master’s crew had a reunion of sorts today at LSC’s Sunday Lightning races. That year the North American Championships were sailed out of the North Cape Yacht Club at Lake Eire, 9 miles north of Toledo, Ohio. To sail in the Master’s Championships, the skipper must be 55 and the combined crew age must be at least 130 years. Larry Koster, Walter DeGruyter and Tom Rasmussen today sailed Bill Davidson’s Shibumi, our first time together in several years. The combined age for the three sailors is now 216 years. Said Larry Koster "We do not know how we placed for the races we sailed...but we gave the other younger crews something to think about! It was a great day to be sailing"

Complete results and standings available soon through the Race Results page of the Club web site at www.lansingsailing.org.

Sunfish Regatta Next Saturday, June 21

Now It is time for the Sunfish sailors to show their "stuff". Their regatta on Lake Lansing is this coming Saturday, June 21. Check out details on the LSC web site at www.lansingsailing.org. Click on "Calendar" then on "Sunfish Regatta Info". Let's have all our local Sunfish sailors participate in this event.

Practice Night a Winner

There has been very good participation in our newly instituted Tuesday practice night. This is an opportunity for sailors to come to the club and get in some practice time. Come out to the club and join in. This activity is for both skippers and crew - Lightnings and single-handers. There are structured activities for those that want to focus on specific skills - and help is available from some of our top local sailors. We encourage anyone participating on Lightnings to let our crew coordinator Pat Dolan know so that sufficient boats can be made available.