• Siegle Wins Two As Wind Blows
• Spartan Singles Laser Regatta is this Saturday
• MSU Sailing Teams Finish Second and Fifth at Purdue
• Yes, Sailing will be on TV this Week

• September 19. Friday. Talk Like a Pirate Day.
• September 20-21. Saturday-Sunday. Spartan Singles Laser Regatta. Sponsored by the MSU Sailing Club and the Lansing Sailing Club. LSC Laser Sailors invited to participate Saturday.
• September 20-21. Saturday-Sunday. Red Flannels Lightning Regatta. Chicago.
• September 21. Sunday. Lightning Racing - Race Day 22. 12:30 Skip Mtg. 1:00 First of Three Races.
• September 27-28. Saturday-Sunday. Wawasee Lightning Regatta.
• September 27-28. Saturday-Sunday. No Sweat Laser Regatta. Portage Lake.
• September 28. Sunday. Lightning Racing - Race Day 23. 12:30 Skip Mtg. 1:00 First of Three Races.
• September 28. Sunday. LSC Board Meeting. 7:00 pm. Siegle Home.
• October 4-5. Saturday-Sunday. No Sweat Laser and Sunfish Regatta. Portage Yacht Club.
• October 4-5. Saturday-Sunday. Ice Breaker Lightning Regatta. Crescent Yacht Club.
• October 5. Sunday. Lightning Racing - Race Day 24. 12:30 Skip Mtg. 1:00 First of Three Races.
• October 8. Wednesday. Lansing Sailors Informal Gathering. 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Location TBA.
• October 11. Saturday. Blow Out Lightning Regatta. North Cape.
• October 12. Sunday. Lightning Racing - Race Day 25. 12:30 Skip Mtg. 1:00 First of Three Races.
• October 18. Saturday. Docks Out. 9 AM to Noon.
• November 12. Lansing Sailors Informal Gathering. 7:00 to 9:00 PM Location TBA.
• November 21. Awards Banquet, Crew Recognition and Annual Meeting of the Lansing Sailing club.
• December 10. Lansing Sailors Informal Gathering. 7:00 to 9:00 PM Location TBA.
• January 29-February 1. Strictly Sail - Chicago. Navy Pier www.sailamerica.com/boatshows.cfm?show_id=chicago&mode=home.

• September 21 (Sun): Olav Messerschmidt and Volunteer Needed
• September 28 (Sun): Mike Moody and Ken Knight

• September 16 (Tue): Moet Cup Coverage. 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM. OLN.
• September 17 (Wed): Moet Cup Coverage. 2:00 AM to 2:30 AM. OLN.
• September 17 (Wed): Moet Cup Coverage. 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM. OLN.
• September 18 (Thu): Moet Cup Coverage. 2:00 AM to 2:30 AM. OLN.
• September 18 (Thu): Clipper 2002 Round the World Yacht Race. 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. OLN.
• September 18 (Thu): Moet Cup Coverage. 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM. OLN.
• September 19 (Fri): Moet Cup Coverage. 2:00 AM to 2:30 AM. OLN.
• September 19 (Fri): Moet Cup Coverage. 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM. OLN.
• September 20 (Sat): Moet Cup Coverage. 2:00 AM to 2:30 AM. OLN.
• September 20 (Sat): Moet Cup Coverage. 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM. OLN.
• September 21 (Sun): Moet Cup Coverage. 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM. OLN.
  
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Siegle Wins Two As Wind Blows

George Siegle won two of three races on Sunday (September 14), sailing with Ann Siegle and Laura Harvey. Pat Dolan won the other race, with Gil Chesbro and Stacy Kotecki aboard "Wind Dancer". The southerly wind was a solid 10-12 mph with gusts in the 15 mph range, ideal sailing conditions except for the threat of rain. However, the Race Committee of Paul Davis and Dave MacKenzie ran all three races with only a few drops of rain to spoil the day.

Five boats lined up for the first race with the windward mark at 190 degrees from the starting area and the usual oscillating wind centered from that direction. George Siegle split from the fleet at the start to successfully work the right side of the course and grab an early lead. Dolan's "Wind Dancer" was close behind with the "Shibumi" crew of Larry Koster, Tom Rasmussen and Paul Marttila in striking distance. The boats held their positions on the first downwind, but rounding the leeward mark, "Wind Dancer" went into high gear and climbed into a lead half way up the second windward leg. Although Dolan and crew crossed the finish line first, they unknowingly had their spinnaker hit the windward mark during the hoist as they rounded the mark, and accepted a disqualification. Koster ended up in second place. Merrick Hurlbutt, with Bill Cramer in the middle and Scott Watkins in the front finished third.

George Siegle, was the master of race two, getting in phase on the windward legs and his crew showing excellent boat handling to sail to their second win of the day. The wind had come up a little, causing several boats to find their way back to the Club. Meanwhile, Dolan and crew finished second while Hurlbutt was third again.

Merrick Hurbutt scored another third place finish in the third race, while Siegle came in second. Dolan was first, capturing an early lead that was never relinquished.

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

Spartan Singles Laser Regatta is this Saturday

Okay Laser sailors. Get your boat ready early this coming Saturday for one last day of Laser racing on Lake Lansing this year. "Spartan Singles", a regatta sponsored by the MSU Sailing Club in cooperation with the Lansing Sailing Club is the event. Racing is scheduled to begin as soon as possible after a 9 am Skipper's Meeting. Sailors will rig and launch from the Lansing Sailing Club. An $8 entry fee includes lunch. After racing concludes about 4:00, there will be video and analysis of the day's sailing.

Collegiate sailors will continue the regatta on Sunday but for the non-collegiate group this is a one day regatta. There is still a need for volunteers to help with race management by serving on race committee or in a safety boat. Please contact Pat Dolan to volunteer.

MSU Sailing Teams Finish Second and Fifth at Purdue

Yes, Sailing will be on TV this Week

Outdoor Life Network (OLN) will begin airing sailing's Moet Cup on Tuesday, September 16 at 7:00 PM ET. The coverage will continue through the weekend. In the first of a series of America's Cup Class events preceding the next America's Cup, the 2003 winner of sailing's most prestigious prize, Alinghi, will face off against the Challenger of Record, Oracle BMW Racing, on the San Francisco Bay for the first time since the races in New Zealand concluded earlier this year. The event will be hosted by Peter Isler, Gary Jobson and Dawn Riley.

The two-part Moet Cup will feature a daily match race known as the Owner/Driver Series, which will consist of five races worth one point each. The second part of the Cup, the Pro/Driver Series, will feature seven races each worth a point, with the silver Moet Cup awarded to the overall winner. For airdates and times see the "Sailing on TV" section above.