July 24 Laser-Sunfish Clinic is Next Saturday

Crew Race is Thursday

"Wind Dancer" Wins Three - Hurlbutt Coming On

Hurlbutt in the 2003 Lightning Regatta

The "Wind Dancer" team found its way to the finish line first in each of the races Sunday. Stacy Kotecki, Gil Chesbro and Pat Dolan were aboard - and registered come from behind wins in each race.

Merrick Hurlbutt came to the Club without crew, but picked up Terry Kleiman. After a first race spent figuring out trimming solutions, they kicked it in gear and finished second in races two and three - spending a lot of time in first place during each race.

Blaine Severin and the UFP" crew of Julie Pierce and Tom Deits had a second and two third place finishes. Larry Koster, Tom Rasmussen and Bob Brooks scored the other third place finish.

Detailed results and standings are available through links on the Racing page of the LSC web site at www.lansingsailing.org.

"Fins" Sails at Tawas

The 2004 Fins" crew sailing in the Lansing Lightning Regatta

Editors Note: George Siegle, Ann Siegle and Laura Harvey took "Fins" to Tawas Bay last weekend to sail in the Lightning Regatta there. George provides us with this report.

At the Tawas Bay Regatta, there was an abundance of wind. The first race was at noon on Saturday, and the regatta started in 18-20 mph. Seven boats raced, and it was an "all star" regatta with NA Champion Jim Allen, with Sean Fidler, John McCree, Ryan Flack and of course the Princings and Chris Jacobsen from Bay City being the other skippers. Talk about a tough crowd! Many district and regatta champions. Like sailing in the North Americans, one bad tack and you are in last place. Fortunately, we kept out of that position all but once. Most finishes saw all boats crossing the line within a minute of eachother over the 8-mile (total) course length. The winds built throughout Saturday, and approached class limits by 3 PM. The downwinds featured screaming planes and "wooo hooo" was heard from a lot of boats. Only four boats finished all the four races Saturday.

Sunday brought lighter conditions for the start, but by the middle of the first race, everyone was again overpowered. Two more races were run, with the Pricings taking the first. Sean Fidler won the second race. Temperatures both days were in the low 70s, with zero clouds and plenty of wind. A regatta not to be missed. Final results are pending, but will be posted on www.tbyc.net.

George Asks for Member Help to Fight Cancer

Editors Note: George Siegle sends us this note asking for help from Lansing Sailing Club Members.

As some of you know, Ann’s grandmother is in the hospital in Traverse City, MI battling cancer and complications from chemotherapy. Ann and I are dedicating our cycling rides to her. Many of our fellow sailing club members have been affected by cancer in one form or another, and we all remember those who are no longer with us. Now there is a good way for all of us to help.

As many of you know, sailing is just one of my hobbies. I also enjoy rallying, cycling and open wheel racing. Less than one month ago, a friend from Chicago and I were thinking about how we could combine our passion for cycling and open wheel auto racing (namely the Champ Car World Series). Our idea literally started with two guys who just wanted to go for a bike ride on the race track. But we both thought BIG, and wondered how we could make this into something important. Now, the “Tour de Road America” is an official part of the Grand Prix of Road America on August 7 in Elkhart Lake, WI. We will cycle the Road America circuit for one hour with Champ Car and Trans Am series drivers in support of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Our “little bike ride” is now a major event with a goal of 500 riders raising $25,000.

Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist, Lance Armstrong, the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) seeks to promote the optimal physical, psychological, and social recovery and care of cancer survivors. The LAF is working to identify and improve cancer survivor services and facilitate the delivery of those services—and a large dose of hope—to the patients, their families, and other loved ones touched by the disease.

Now, I am asking you to join me as I help the Lance Armstrong Foundation in their efforts to improve the lives of cancer survivors. We need help to make our event successful! The biggest area is in donations for the event itself (called "in-kind donations"). This helps to pay for event expenses like printing, banners, publicity, web space, etc. It is analogous to the kindling that starts the fire. These donations will get leveraged many times over, and at this stage, are absolutely key to our event. You can make an instant and secure on-line (in-kind) donation via PayPal (e.g. Visa, MasterCard, etc) by visiting our web page at www.tour-de-ra.org and going to the Contact page. Anything you can do to help is appreciated....from $50 to $5.

If you would prefer to donate directly to the LAF, you can do so by clicking on https://secure.laf.org/Donations/donate_amount.cfm?sid=200141842 . If you prefer to send a check or money order, please e-mail me at sieglege@msu.edu and I’ll give you the details.

On behalf of all those whose lives are affected by cancer, I thank you for your support – with your donation we can make a positive impact on the lives of all cancer survivors. Your friend, George

• July 22 (Thursday Crew Race): Pat Dolan.
• July 25 (Sunday): Joel Shapiro, Volunteer Needed.
• August 1 (Sunday): Joel Shapiro, Volunteer Needed.

• July 19, Junior Sailing Class
• July 20, Lightning Practice
• July 21, Wednesday Racing
• July 22, Crew Racing
• July 24, Laser-Sunfish Clinic
• July 25, Lightning Fleet Racing
• July 26, Discover Racing Class
• July 27, Lightning Practice
• July 28, Wednesday Racing
• July 30, Moonlight Sail
• July 31-August 1, Higgins Lake Lightning Regatta
• July 31-August 1, Leeland Laser Regatta
• August 1, Lightning Fleet Racing

• Swedish Match Tour. Previous events shown continuously on the web at narrowstep.tv.
• Wednesdays: Annapolis Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series. On the web at www.t2p.tv each evening after racing.