• Laser and Sunfish Clinic this Saturday
• No Wind - But Things Got Done
• Forty Years Ago

• July 14. Monday. Discover Sailboat Racing. Class 2. 6:00 to 8:30 PM.
• July 15. 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.
• July 16. Wednesday. Laser and Sunfish Racing. First of four races starts at 6:30 pm. Spagnoula's for pasta, liquid refreshment and "the Rules Quiz" after racing.
• July 19. Saturday. Laser/Sunfish Seminar and Clinic. 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
• July 20. Sunday. Lightning Racing - Race Day 13. 12:30 Skip Mtg. 1:00 First of Three Races.
• July 21. Monday. Discover Sailboat Racing. Class 3. 6:00 to 8:30 PM.
• July 22. 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.
• July 23. Wednesday. Laser and Sunfish Racing. First of four races starts at 6:30 pm. Spagnoula's for pasta, liquid refreshment and "the Rules Quiz" after racing.
• July 24. Thursday. Crew Race Day - Crew Takes the Helm. 6:30 PM.
• July 27. Sunday. Lightning Racing - Race Day 14. 12:30 Skip Mtg. 1:00 First of Three Races.
• July 29. 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.
• July 30. Wednesday. Laser and Sunfish Racing. First of four races starts at 6:30 pm. Spagnoula's for pasta, liquid refreshment and "the Rules Quiz" after racing.
• July 31. Sunday. Lightning Racing - Race Day 15. 6:30 First of Three Races. No Skip Mtg, Check in with RC on Water.

• July 20 (Sun): Terry Kleiman and Dave MacKenzie
• July 27 (Sun): Blaine Severin and Merrick Hurlbutt

• No coverage is scheduled in the immediate future. Sign up to receive notices of future telecasts by Gary Jobson (ESPN) at www.jobsonsailing.com

Laser and Sunfish Clinic this Saturday

Vice Commodore Mike Moody has everything ready for the Laser/Sunfish Seminar this coming Saturday, July 19th. It will start at 9 AM, break for lunch and continue in the afternoon. If you want to sail better, faster, smarter and safer - this is the clinic for you. Techniques and drills used at the Rick White Seminar held in Key Largo each spring will be employed.

Laser and Sunfish sailors will use their our own boats and other members can take advantage of the three Club Sunfish and the Club Laser (Please sign up in advance to use one of these Club Boats at the Club House - first come-first served).

Mike alerts us that there will be an important information meeting promptly at 9 AM to set up the format for the day - so he asks that we have our boats rigged and ready so we can start on time. The price is right - just bring yourself and a lunch (or funds to get a sandwich at a local eatery). Mike also suggests we bring dry clothes and plenty of water to drink.

This is going to be a great and fun day. See you there.

No Wind - But Things Got Done

For the second Sunday in a row, there was seldom a breath of moving air on Lake Lansing. After postponing for a while, the Race Committee and sailors gave up on waiting for wind and cancelled racing. But, this did give some of the sailors an opportunity to jump into a couple of projects.

The Racing Shed was cleaned, old marks were retired, outdated equipment was tossed, hooks were installed to hang the inflatable marks, handles were put on all the marks and a new device to shorten the anchor line was installed for each mark. Adjustments were made in the hoist for the Safety Boat so the cockpit will drain properly. The chain tying the dock to the hoist was repositioned so that the dock is closer to the hoist. A new mainsheet block was installed on a Club Sunfish where the old one was broken off.

With no racing, there are no changes in the Lightning standings, but you can refresh your memory and find complete results through the Race Results page of the Club web site at www.lansingsailing.org.

Forty Years Ago

LSC member Larry Koster has kept in touch with Johanna de Kok, now of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Johanna and her Spouse Anton were charter member of the Lansing Sailing Club and of the Lake Lansing Lightning Fleet. Anton passed away about a year and a half ago. Johanna sent Larry this brief tidbit about the origins of the Lansing Sailing Club forty years ago.

"Hi Larry: Thank you for forwarding the e-sheet of LSC. The club seems to be very active this summer. How wonderful! I had just been thinking that it was 40 years ago that we sailed our little pram around the lake. Anton didn't dare go to the organizational meeting of LSC because he didn't have a "real" boat. He carried with him images of Commodores with blue blazers and white caps! Needless to say that he got a different impression after spending an evening with Tom Braxton, Dr. Mack, Tim Goyt etc. at the bar. Great fun was had by everyone during that first summer. I'll look through my photographs and slides one of these days. The first race committee boat was a scream."