e-Sheet July 26, 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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Laser-Sunfish Clinic a Success

Eleven sailors took advantage of the 2004 Laser-Sunfish Clinic featuring World Champion sailor Derrick Fries. With winds cooperating, Derrick and LSC Commodore Mike Moody put the sailors through a series of drills and races - coaching constantly to help each participant improve.

Mike took video of each sailor for debriefing purposes. In addition, Mike got video of Derrick demonstrating roll tacks, roll gybes and other techniques so that LSC members will have a resource they can play back to refresh their memory of the coaching they received.


"Wind Dancer" Crew Takes Two of Three Lightning Races


Gary Marx, Larry Koster and Bob Brook had smiles after racing Sunday
Pat Dolan, Susanna Tellschow and Gil Chesbro sailed "Wind Dancer" to a second and two first place finishes in Lightning Racing Sunday. "Moody's Booty", sailed by Mike Moody, Lisa Winters and Helio Vogel took the other first place finish.

Larry Koster, sailing with Bob Brook and Gary Marx, started slowly with a fourth in the first race - but came on to take second place in races two and three. Merrick Hurlbutt, with crew Scott Watkins and Adrianne Tuttle, were third in the first race before fading a little to take fifth in races two and three. Meanwhile, Neil Harrison started slowly with a fifth in the first race, then turned it on with the help of crew Julie Pierce and Alanna Harvey to finish with thirds in the final two races..

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


Crew Race Sailors Make Skippers Very Proud


Ken, Lisa, Susanna, Bob and Tom
Last Thursday's crew racing made skippers very proud as each of the crew who sailed demonstrated a lot of skill in the helm position. Ken Knight drove "Moody's Booty" to two wins in the two races he skippered. Susanna Tellschow skippered "Wind Dancer" to wins in the other two races - but in each case the final result was very close with the other boats putting a lot of pressure on at the end. Bob Brook, Tom Rasmussen and Lisa Winters also drove very impressively. Check out a picture story on this event by going to the home page of the Lansing Sailing Club Web Site at www.lansingsailing.org.

Delay in Gear Order

Those of you who put in orders earlier this summer are probably wondering what happened. Ann Siegle writes to let everyone know there has been a glitch in preparing the LSC image because a font needs to be recreated. Ann hopes the gear will arrive by mid-August. More info as soon as the exact date of arrival is known.

Moonlight Sail/Cruise this Friday at 8 PM
Race Committee Reminder
  • August 1 (Sunday): Joel Shapiro, George Zimmermann.
  • August 8 (Sunday): Olav Messerschmidt and Dave MacKenzie.
Coming Events (See Below for Detail)
  • 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
Sailing on TV
  • July 28. 8 PM to 9 PM. Intercollegiate Sailing Championships. CSTV (channel 210 on Directv).
  • July 29. 2:30 AM to 3:30 AM. Intercollegiate Sailing Championships. CSTV (channel 210 on Directv).
  • July 29. 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. Intercollegiate Sailing Championships. CSTV (channel 210 on Directv).
  • 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/

Coming Events Detail
  • July 26, (Mon) Discover Racing Class - Class 3 of 3. Lansing Sailing Club. 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
  • July 27, (Tue) Lightning Practice. New Sailors Welcome. 6:30 PM until dusk.
  • July 28, (Wed) Wednesday Evening Sunfish/Laser Racing. 1st of 4 races begins at 6:30 PM.
  • July 30, (Fri) Moonlight Sail. Bring Dessert to pass at 8 PM followed by sailing/cruising.
  • July 31-August 1, (Sat-Sun) Higgins Lake Lightning Regatta.
  • July 31-August 1, (Sat-Sun) Leeland Laser Regatta.
  • August 1, (Sun) Lightning Fleet Racing. Skipper's Mtg 12:30. 1st of 3 races at 1:00 PM.
  • August 3, (Tue) Lightning Practice. New Sailors Welcome. 6:30 PM until dusk.
  • August 4, (Wed) Wednesday Evening Sunfish/Laser Racing. 1st of 4 races begins at 6:30 PM.
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