July
24 Laser-Sunfish Clinic Just Two Days Away |
| One
of the premier events at the Lansing Sailing Club for 2004 is
only two days away. It isn't too late to sign-up
for the July 24 Laser-Sunfish Clinic featuring
World Champion sailor Derrick Fries. See Clinic information
on the LSC web site at www.lansingsailing.org for
details on how to sign up. |
Crew
Race Sailors: Tonight is the Night |
| Bob
Brook, Tom Rasmussen and Larry Koster are ready to sail "Such
a Deal" in the crew race tonight and challenge all comers.
Come on Lightning sailors - step up to the plate and join in
the fun. The first of three or four races begins at 6:30. Check
in on the water. |
Carnage
at the Windward Mark |
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Mike Moody's cell
phone displayed radar pictures of the upcoming storm cells
yesterday as the sailors readied themselves to race - but it
looked like bad weather was still about an hour or so away.
So, with a threatening western sky, the Laser and Sunfish sailors
launched to see if they could get at least a couple of races
in.
With a pleasant
8-12 mph wind, race one got underway right at 6:30. Doug Carlson,
Mike Moody, Joel Shapiro and Olav Messerschmidt finished 1-2-3-4
in a ten boat Laser field. For the Sunfish, it was Gil Chesbro,
Dave Vietti, Neil Harrison and Susanna Tellschow in an exciting
1-2-3-4 finish.
Race two got underway
without incident. Pat Dolan and Mike Moody were OCS (Pat for
the second time in two races) and went back to restart. Both
were passing boats one by one, working their way toward the
top of the fleet. Coming in to the windward mark, Mike and
Blaine Severin came together and Mike capsized. Just then
the wind suddenly came up to about 18 mph and shifted about
90 degrees - from the south to the west. Blaine did a circle
but capsized near the mark during the gybe portion of the circle.
Pat Dolan went around both boats and gybed around the mark
- capsizing. Within seconds two more Lasers and a Sunfish were
over. Wish we had a picture of the carnage to show.
Everyone worked
together to get the boats upright, back to the Club and de-rigged.
A quick check was made to make sure everyone was accounted
for. When we found Wayne Loescher's hat floating toward shore
and delivered it back to him, all the boats and equipment were
also accounted for. There were a bunch of DNFs that second
race.
Everyone got wet,
but the water and the rain were warm and spirits were high
as we changed to something dry and headed to Spagnoulas for
the pasta special and liquid refreshment.
Detailed results
and standings are available through links on the Racing page
of the LSC web site at www.lansingsailing.org. |
LSC
Duo Shines at Laser Masters |
Laser Masters Sailors Up on a Plane |
Mike
Moody and Doug Carlson not only had a great time at the Laser
Masters Regatta in Milwaukee last weekend - they also sailed
very well. At the end of the first day, Mike was in second
Place before falling victim to some light air winds on Sunday.
On the other hand, Doug hung in there on Saturday and then
profited in the light air of Sunday to end up third for
the Regatta.
Both Mike and Doug
reported that they had a great time. They took the new fast
ferry and saved a lot of driving time. Both report that Milwaukee
is a great place to sail. When the wind and waves are up, they
sail inside the breakwater as they did on Saturday. On Sunday,
they sailed in Lake Michigan. |
LSC
Committee Boat and Motor for Sale |
| With
the new Committee Boat in place, the Lansing Sailing Club Board
of Directors has decided to dispose of the old Committee Boat,
with members having first opportunity to make an offer. A
note has been sent by email to all members with details. If a
member does not wish to purchase the boat and motor, it will
be posted for sale to the general public. |
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Race
Committee Reminder
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- July 22 (Thursday
Crew Race): John LeFevre and Neil Harrison.
- July 25 (Sunday):
Joel Shapiro, Volunteer Needed.
- August 1 (Sunday):
Joel Shapiro, Volunteer Needed.
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Coming
Events (See Below for Detail)
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- 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
- August 3, Lightning
Practice
- August 4, Wednesday
Racing
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Sailing
on TV
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- 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.
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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