• Dudley, Harvey and Harrison Take First Place Sunfish Finishes
• Carlson, Siegle and Moody Dominate Laser Fleet
• UK Sailmakers Releases New Rules Quiz

• August 24. Sunday. Lightning Racing - Race Day 18. 12:30 Skip Mtg. 1:00 First of Three Races.
• August 26. Tuesday. Lightning Skipper and Crew Practice.
• August 27. 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.
• August 31. Sunday. Lightning Racing - Race Day 19. 12:30 Skip Mtg. 1:00 First of Three Races.
• September 1. Monday. Labor Day Picnic and Fun Regatta. Picnic at Noon, bring dish to pass. Regatta after picnic.
• September 2. Tuesday. Lightning Skipper and Crew Practice.
• September 3. Wednesday. Laser and Sunfish Racing (last fleet racing for Sunfish in 2003). First of four races starts at 6:30 pm. Spagnoula's for pasta, liquid refreshment and "the Rules Quiz" after racing.
• September 6-7. Saturday-Sunday. White Cap Regatta (Lightnings) sponsored by the Pontiac Yacht Club. Cass Lake. Info at www.lightningclass.org/fleet54/.
• September 7. Sunday. Lightning Racing - Race Day 20. 12:30 Skip Mtg. 1:00 First of Three Races.
• September 9. Tuesday. Lightning Skipper and Crew Practice.
• September 10. Wednesday. Last Day of Laser Fleet Racing for 2003. First of four races starts at 6:30 pm. Spagnoula's for pasta, liquid refreshment and "the Rules Quiz" after racing.

• August 24 (Sun): Alanna Harvey, Dan Harris and Stacy Kotecki
• August 31 (Sun): Walt Benenson and Bill Davidson

• August 21 (Thu): Transat; Clipper 2002; Singapore Straights Regatta. 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. OLN.
  
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Dudley, Harvey and Harrison Take First Place Sunfish Finishes

The Sunfish fleet was certainly competitive Wednesday evening with five of the six sailors finishing in the top three at least once in four races. Dennis Dudley showed the way in the first race with Neil Harrison coming in second and Dave Vietti third. In race two, Alanna Harvey took over and registered a first, followed by Dudley and Maribeth Fletcher.

Race three found Neil Harrison crossing the finish line ahead of the others. Dave Vietti followed with a second and Dennis Dudley came in third. In the last race of the evening, Alanna Harvey took charge again for a first place finish. Neil Harrison was second and Dave Vietti third.

The Sunfish have only two more Wednesday evenings of fleet racing in 2003. If this week's weather is an indication of what to expect...the rest of the Sunfish sailors don't want to miss some great wind, mild temps and good competition.

Results and standings are available from the Race Results page of the LSC web site at www.lansingsailing.org.

Carlson, Siegle and Moody Dominate Laser Fleet

In some of the most competitive and exciting racing of the year, Doug Carlson, George Siegle and Mike Moody practically went bow to bow toward the finish line in each of the four races. Carlson ended up the winner in three races and Moody in one while Siegle scored a series of seconds. The last race of the evening was an example of how close it was. With 75 yards to the finish, Carlson crossed Siegle and tacked on top of him. However, George squirted out just enough for a clean tack. He then showed tremendous athleticism with a roll tack on to starboard. Doug immediately tacked into a strong leeward position and they sped to the finish. At the end, George shot the finish to come out on top of this mini-battle.

Ann Siegle wasn't far behind the three leaders at the end of any of the three races she sailed - finishing fourth twice and fifth in the last race. Bob Miller sailed a very strong second race, nipping hard charging boats at the end. He then provided some humor for the evening (it probably wasn't funny to Bob) by snagging the gybe mark with his main sheet.

UK Sailmakers Releases New Rules Quiz

UK Sailmakers, in their August Newsletter received by your editor yesterday, announced release of their newest rules quiz (Number 15) in an animated series of quizzes. Watch it several times before reading the answer in order to test your knowledge better. If you have previously registered at their site to see the answer of any of the quizzes, you can log back into the site by typing your e-mail address. If you have not registered on the site, you'll need to fill out a registration form. Their site is found at http://uksailmakers.com/home.asp.