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RSVP for Annual Banquet Due Wednesday |
Don't forget to RSVP by Wednesday, October 29th for this years Awards Banquet and Annual Meeting. Send your RSVP to Stacy Kotecki. The Awards Banquet and Annual Meeting is Friday, November 21, 2003. When you contact Stacy, please indicate the names of those in your party and each person's preference for chicken, fish or prime rib as an entre. Remember, this awards banquet is also our crew recognition night - so you skippers be sure to invite your crew. Cost is $25 per person. The event starts at 6:30 PM with cocktails(cash bar) and dinner will begin at 7:00. The Brookshire Inn, 205 W. Church St. in Williamston will be the site of this years banquet and meeting. Awards will be presented and door prizes will be given away. |
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Are You in Pictures from Docks Out? |
The docks came out last Saturday and Lori Katz was on the spot with her photo journalist credentials. She caught Don Baron marooned on some dock sections with no way back to shore. She found Terry Kleiman's mischievious side lining up a car with his forklift. She also got the fans in the stands watching to see if the boat lift would voluntarily jump out of the water. See the results through a link on the home page of the LSC web site at www.lansingsailing.org or go directly there by going to http://home.comcast.net/~pdolan/DocksOut2003/DocksOut2003.htm. Everyone did a great job and the club is now ready for winter activities. All we need is some ice on the lake - and it won't be long before that happens. |
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MSU Sailors Do Well |
MSU sailors came home Sunday with the first place trophy from the Boudeman Regatta held on Gull Lake. They scored four first place finishes and two second place finishes for a total of eight points - ten points better than the Wisconsin team. Laura Schmidt and Corey Schoenherr sailed in the "A" division against stiff competition from Indiana's Barrett Rhoads (who won the recent Spartan Singles Competition) and his crew. MSU captured a slim lead at the windward mark, but lost it when going past the Committee boat on the way to the leeward mark while Indiana went on the other side of the boat and found a puff of wind. Race two was also close, but Rhoads took charge coming into the windward mark and led the rest of the way. In race three however, Laura and Corey got off to a great start and dominated the entire race. In "B" Division, MSU Captain Mary Vorel and crew Jaime Ziegler got on top quickly in their first race and were first at the windward mark. On the ensuing downwind, Wisconsin got an inside overlap and were first heading back to the finish. However, MSU was able to take advantage of a Wisconsin decision to tack away from a pin for more wind. When the boats came back together MSU had to duck the starboard Wisconsin sailors, but were on the lifted tack and finished first. Race two for "B" sailors found MSU up quickly with a good start and they never trailed. Race three was a total triumph for MSU "B" sailors. Catie and "Tripper", sailing in a second MSU boat, nailed the best start of the day, and were just behind Mary and Jaime at the windward mark. Going downwind, however the MSU 2 had great speed and rounded first to head for the finish. Mary and Jaime then turned on the speed, found a left shift and more air to finish first - but it was all MSU green and white in the first two boats. LSC sailors Doug Carlson, Mike Moody and Pat Dolan were on hand at Gull Lake serving as coaches for the clinic portion of the event and were very proud of the entire MSU team for their performance. Four MSU sailors went
to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin the weekend of October 18-19 to participate
in the Single Handed Championships - sailed in Lasers. Laura Smidt, LSC
member and one of the sailors, sends us this report. Unfortunately however, light and flucky winds dominated the two races run on Sunday before the remaining races were abandoned - and those guessing the wrong side of the course paid a price. Still, Mary finished fourth and Laura finished fifth in a strong field. The Sunday story on the men's side was much the same. Four races were sailed, but with winds 1-4 they were guessing too and ended up slipping a few places. |
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Lansing Sailors Heading for Bluenose Regatta |
At least six Lansing sailors will soon be headed down I-69 and I-65 to Nashville, Tennessee for the Bluenose Lightning Regatta. This is one of the largest Lightning regattas and attracts many top sailors. "Moody's Booty" and "Wind Dancer" will be trailered by Pat Dolan, Terry Kleiman, Bob Miller, Mike Moody, Susanna Tellschow and Lisa Winters on Thursday, October 30 to Indianapolis - then on to Nashville on Halloween for a clinic put on by Skip Dieball of North Sail's Toledo Loft. The Regatta will be November 1 and 2. Rumors are they may be other Lansing sailors attending, but there was no firm word as press time. There may be some tired, but hopefully pleasant memory filled Lansing people showing up for work on Monday, November 3. |
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Where Did "As The Crow Flies" Originate? |
| The October 21 issue of Scuttlebutt explains that the term "As The Crow Flies" came from British coastal vessels that customarily carried a cage of crows. Crows detest large expanses of water and head, as straight as a crow flies, towards the nearest land if released at sea - very useful if you were unsure of the nearest land when sailing in foggy waters before the days of radar. The lookout perch on sailing vessels thus became known as the crow's nest. Subscribe free to receive Scuttlebutt by email at www.sailingscuttlebutt.com where you can also read back issues on-line. |
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