Klaban
Repeats as Lightning Regatta Champion |
Tom
Klaban, of the Pontiac Yacht Club, won the 39th Annual Lake
Lansing Fleet 387 "Tune-Up" Regatta. Tom gathered
three first place finishes, a second and two thirds during
the day. With a toss-out, he ends up with 8 points and a solid
winning performance. Tom also won last year's Regatta.
Ten boats participated
in the Regatta, including seven from the Lansing Sailing Club.
Four of the seven took away trophies by finishing second through
fifth. George Siegle, Fleet Captain, was runner-up with a first,
two seconds, a third and two fourths - scoring 12 points with
his toss-out. George also took home the "Ye Olde Silver Platter"
award for being the highest finishing Lake Lansing Boat, as
well as a cup for being the highest finishing MSU graduate.
Mike Moody finished
third in the regatta, including a first, second, two thirds,
a fifth and a sixth place finishes - for a total of 14 points
after tossing out the sixth. Terry Kleiman had finishes of
5, 6, 6, 4, 2 and 4 for a total of 21 after tossing a sixth
- and fourth place in the regatta. Pat Dolan finished fifth
with a 2, 5, 1, 6 before calling it a day after broaching,
falling overboard and having to expend a little too much
energy getting back in the boat.
It was a very successful
regatta thanks to the volunteer help of many Fleet members
and Club members Jim Ault, Sid Mook, Joel Shapiro and Bill
Wadland who served on Race Committee. |
Come
to the LSC Memorial Day Picnic |
| All
members and their guests are invited to participate in the annual
Lansing Sailing Club Memorial Day Picnic and Fun Regatta on Monday,
May 31st. The Picnic will begin at noon with LSC providing hot
dogs, brats, soft drinks and paper/plastic. Bring a dish to pass.
Lots of fun activities are in the works. You will have a great
time. |
"Wind
Dancer" and "Fins" Take Sunday
Firsts |
George
Siegle got Sunday (May 23) racing started with a first place
finish. With Ann Siegle in the front of the boat and Laura
Harvey in the middle, George went on to sail "Fins" to a third
in race two and a second in the final race of the day.
The "Wind Dancer"
team took first place finishes in the last two races to go
with a second in the first race of the day. Stacy Kotecki handled
jib and foredeck, Gil Chesbro was in the middle calling tactics
upwind and trimmed the spinnaker downwind. Pat Dolan drove
the boat.
Terry Kleiman was
fortunate to have spouse Mary and Lori Katz aboard for two
races in which they finished third and second. Then Lori took
charge of young Katz while Matt went sailing with Mike Moody
and Terry to score a fourth in the final race. This was Matt's
first sailboat racing - and Terry was very complimentary of
his work.
Don Baron and son
Dave got their Lightning on the water for the first time this
season - putting up a fifth place finish. John LeFevre took
Scott Watkins and Susanna Tellschow in his Lighting and improved
every race - putting a sixth, fifth and third on the tally
sheet for the day. Julie Pierce and Tom Deits crewed for Blaine
Severin and came in fourth twice before retiring for the day.
It was a beautiful
day of sailing - and everyone was off the water before the
big storm of the day went through. Thanks to the race committee
of Lary Koster, Bob Miller and Bob Brook for their fine work
on a day when moving marks during the race was necessary to
keep pace with big wind shifts.
Complete results
and Standings will be available soon on the LSC web site. |
LeFevre
and Vietti are LSC Heros for Installing Water at Ramp |
| John
LeFevre and Dave Vietti are our heros of the week for installing
water at the launch ramp. All of us can now rinse our boats off
as we pull them out of the water - or take them to the ramp for
a cleaning. The new system got an immediate test by Lightning
Regatta participants - and it worked to perfection. Dave Vietti
helped John get the project started as the two of them used a
trencher to put in a water line. John made the system operational
Saturday by installing a hose with a take- reel. Thanks - you
two are terrific. |
New
Committee Boat a Hit - Dock Raised |
The
new LSC Committee Boat was used for the first time during Saturday's
Lightning Regatta - then again on Sunday for Lightning fleet
racing. It scored an immediate hit. The motor is one of the
new four-stroke variety - much more reliable and better for
the environment. The boat's stability is obvious the moment
you climb on board. Operating the boat takes a bit of orientation
- so be sure to get checked out before using it. Doug Carlson
has headed this project and done outstanding work.
Another waterfront
change happened Sunday at the Club - necessitated by all the
rain we have received. The new Committee Boat dock was raised
so it is above the water level by about six inches.
Thanks to Terry Kleiman, Susanna Tellschow, Mike Moody, Scott
Watkins, George Siegle, Ann Siegle and Pat Dolan for getting
this job done. |
MSU
Sailing in National Championship this Week |
| Four
MSU women are headed for Cascade Locks, Oregon for the Collegiate
Sailing Women's North American Championship. Wisconsin
and the University of Michigan join them as the only midwest
teams that qualified for the 18 team field. Racing will take
place in the Columbia River Gorge (the "Gorge") May 26th through
the 28th. There will be two divisions of FJs. Lansing Sailing
Club member Laura Schmidt is also a member of the MSU Sailing
Team and is one of the sailors participating in this event. |
First
Optimist Shows - LSC Kids Can Test It Out |
Members
can soon get a look at Optimist Dinghys on Lake Lansing. Three
of them have been purchased to sail here by families living
on Lake Lansing. This is a great boat for kids to learn to
sail in. When you get a chance, check out the one Pat Dolan
purchased. His 10 year old grand-daughter Laura will
sail it when she visits - and he also looks forward to having
some of the LSC kids get a chance to test it out. Let Pat know
if you are interested.
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Welcome
New Members: Rosenbaums, Janet Smith and Scott Watkins |
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Board of Directors has approved membership applications for three
new members. Scott Watkins, who is sailing regularly with Merrick
Hurlbutt this year, is a new Associate Member. Janet Smith, who
had never sailed before until taking a Sunfish out a few days
ago, is also a new Associate Member. The Board also approved
a Regular membership (Rack-only) for the Rosenbaum family. The
Rosenbaums recently purchased an Optimist, and we look forward
to seeing ten year old Austin on the water soon. |
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Race
Committee Reminder
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- May 30 (Sunday):
Pat Dolan, Gil Chesbro.
- June 6 (Sunday):
Julie Pierce, Stacy Kotecki.
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Coming
Events (See Below for Detail)
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- May 24, Adult
Sailing Class
- May 25, Lightning
Practice
- May 26, Wednesday
Racing
- May 27, Power Squadron
Picnic
- May 30, Lightning
Fleet Racing
- May 31, Memorial Day
Picnic
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Sailing
on TV
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- May 19 (Wed):
25 Years Sailing - Hosted by Gary Jobson. ESPN Classic. 9:00 PM.
- May 18-21 (Tue-Fri):
J-22 World Championships. On the web at www.t2p.tv each evening after
racing.
Note: Sign up to receive
notices of future telecasts by Gary Jobson on ESPN at www.jobsonsailing.com.
Check out OLN's schedule
at www.olntv.com.
t2p.tv's on-line
broadcast schedule is found at www.t2p.tv/
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