e-Sheet - May27, 2004

e-Sheet — May 27, 2004

A periodic newsletter of the Lansing Sailing Club. Copies of previous e-Sheets are in the archives section of our web site at www.lansingsailing.org.
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Include LSC Memorial Day Picnic in Your Plans

The annual Lansing Sailing Club Memorial Day Picnic and Fun Regatta next Monday, May 31st promises to be a terrific event. Don't forget that the Picnic begins at noon. Members and their guests are invited. LSC provides hot dogs, brats, soft drinks and paper/plastic. Bring a dish to pass.

Moody Leads Laser Sailors in Opener

Mike Moody Picture
Mike Poses After Winning 3 of 4

A beautiful evening on Lake Lansing with a pleasant wind of 5 to 10 mph provided the backdrop for racing. Six Laser sailors participated.

Olav Messerschmidt won the first Laser race of 2004 on Lake Lansing yesterday (Wed). Then Mike Moody took over and won the three remaining races - coming from behind on the last leg each time. Mike had a second to go with this three firsts.

Olav finished the evening with a first, two seconds and a third. Also at the top of the fleet was George Siegle. George finished 3-4-2-3. Right behind the leaders were Pat Dolan (4, 3, 5, 4), Blaine Severin (5-5-4-5) and Chris Strugar-Fritsch (6-6-6-6).

Complete results and Standings will be available soon on the LSC web site.

Gil Chesbro Wins 3 of 4 Sunfish Races

Gil Returns from Racing Wednesday

Six Sunfish sailors were on the water for their opening day of racing. Gil Chesbro led the fleet with three first place finish and one third place finish. Jim Fletcher sailed only the last race - and won.

Neil Harrison had a good night of sailing - finishing second twice. Dave Vietti also sailed well, capturing a second and two thirds. Fleet Captain Alanna Harvey finished 4-4-5, Paul Davis 2-5-5-4.

Squall Capsizes Many at the Gorge

The North American Women's Collegiate Championships got under way yesterday (Wed) on the Columbia River. Michigan State has five sailors at the event including LSC member Laura Schmidt. Eighteen teams raced in a dreary 8-10 knots and rain. Later in the day a squall bringing rain and winds at 15-20 knots capsized over half of the B Division. Then, after a brief break, the day finished in 10-15 knot breeze and very light rain. A Division completed six races and B Division finished four races. Racing continues in FJ's through Friday. Event website: www.collegesailing.org/nwicsa/na/default.htm. For Michigan State, Mary Vorel '05 is skipper of the A Division Boat with Jaime Ziegler '04 and Meghan Walter '06 crewing. Laura Schmidt '06 is skipper of the B Division boat with Erin Holcomb '07 and Jaime Ziegler '04 crewing.

Dolan Rigs His Optimist - Participates in Rescue

Dolan Opti Picture
Dolan's New Opti

Don Baron had gone sailing in his Lightning and Pat Dolan was rigging his new Optimist on a nice Wednesday morning. Suddenly, Don Baron was seen being brought to the Club in a small motor boat by a lake resident. His Lightning had capsized - and turtled. There are only a couple of places on Lake Lansing deep enough for a sailboat to turn completely over - and Don had found one. Using the new Committee boat, and with advice and assistance from Walt DeGruyter and a couple of fisherpersons in the area, Don's boat was soon righted and sailing again.

Meanwhile, Pat returned to getting his Opti rigged. His 10 year old grand-daughter Laura will sail it when she visits - but Pat wants some prospective junior sailors whose families are Lansing Sailing Club members to test it out too. Let Pat know if you are interested.

Race Committee Reminder

May 30 (Sunday): Pat Dolan, Gil Chesbro.
June 6 (Sunday): Julie Pierce, Stacy Kotecki.

Coming Events (See Below for Detail)

May 27, Power Squadron Picnic
May 30, Lightning Fleet Racing
May 31, Memorial Day Picnic
June 1, Lightning Practice
June 2, Wednesday Racing
June 4, LLPOA Potluck Picnic
June 5, Pine Lake Traditional Small Craft Assn Outing
June 6, Lightning Fleet Racing
June 7, Adult Sailing Class

Sailing on TV

Wednesdays: Annapolis Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series. On the web at www.t2p.tv each evening after racing.
May 31 (Mon): Board Sailing on High Five. OLN. 1:00p-1:30p.
June 10 (Thu): Russian Sailor on Wild Survival. OLN. 11:00a-11:30a.

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/

Coming Events Detail

May 27 (Thu). Lansing Power Squadron Picnic - 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM. (LSC Members welcome - bring meat to grill, a dish to pass, beverage, and table service)
May 30 (Sun). Lightning Fleet Racing. Skippers Mtg 12:30. 1st of 3 races at 1:00 PM.
May 31 (Mon). Memorial Day Picnic and Fun Regatta. Picnic at Noon - bring a dish to pass. LSC provides brats, hot dogs, soft drinks and paper/plastic. On water activities to follow picnic.
June 1 (Tue). Lightning Practice. New Sailors Welcome. 6:30 PM until dusk.
June 2 (Wed). Wednesday Evening Sunfish/Laser Racing. 1st of 4 races begins at 6:30 PM.
June 4 (Fri) LLPOA Potluck Picnic. LLPOA Potluck Picnic. South Park. Picnic at 6:00 PM. Band Concert at 7:00 PM (bring your own non-alcoholic beverage and a dish to pass)
June 5, Pine Lake Traditional Small Craft Assn Outing at LSC 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (LSC Members welcome to stop by and check out boats build by members of this group)
June 6 (Sun). Lightning Fleet Racing. Skippers Mtg 12:30. 1st of 3 races at 1:00 PM.
June 7 (Mon). Discover Sailing for Adults - Class 4 of 4. Lansing Sailing Club. 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM.