eNewsletter of the Lansing Sailing Club
| e-Sheet — October 9, 2006 | eNewsletter of the Lansing Sailing Club |
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Great Day of Racing Brings Season to a Close |
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Racing began a little late Sunday as LSC volunteers wrapped up race management for the MSU "Cedarfest" Regatta. There was plenty of wind left over by the collegians however and six Lightning crews went at it in the final fleet race of 2006. Aboard "Wind Dancer" was Tom Vickers, a guest Lightning sailor from Crescent Sail Yacht Club who was in town to watch his daughter Lindsey crew for MSU. Tom tucked himself into the front of the boat during the first two races as Pat Dolan and then Gil Chesbro took turns at the helm - then took over the tiller himself for the finale of the season at Lake Lansing. Vickers acquitted himself well, scoring a bullet. Susanna Tellschow was at the helm of "Moody's Booty" with Commodore Mike crewing along with Stephen Wagner. Susanna showed how skilled she has become in only a little over a year of driving the Lightning - winning the first race and finishing second in the remaining two races.
Larry Koster, Michael-Soloman Jost and Gary Marx were aboard "Shibumi". This trio sailed to the tune of 2-6-3. Their first race was particularly well sailed as they pushed the first place boat all the way to the end, consistently finding wind on the left side of the course. Jonathan Ahlbrand, although shorthanded with only John LeFevre on board as crew, nevertheless sailed well - much better than their final numbers (5-4-5) showed. Blaine Severin put in another solid performance. Blaine was aided by veteran crew Julie Pierce and Tom Deits. They showed particularly exceptional speed on the downwind legs and finished with a fourth, a third and a fourth. Jim and Maribeth Fletcher, had some very good moments, particularly in one race where they led the fleet for two legs. In the end however, without the third person they were at a disadvantage and lost ground in the key boat handling situations where those extra hands make a difference.
Gil Chesbro took a turn at the "Wind Dancer" helm to show that he still has the touch. It took a couple of legs for Gil to begin feeling really comfortable, but then showed his stuff at a leeward mark rounding to get inside the second place boat - and quickly tacked to starboard to be in phase. When he came back onto port in the next left hand shift, Gil was in front of the fleet - and stayed there to the end. Pat Dolan was third in his stint at the "Wind Dancer" helm, but had already locked up first place in fleet racing for the fourth consecutive year. Mike Moody again finishes second for the season. Mike has finished second each year since 2001 when he was Fleet Champion. Detailed results and standings can be found soon through links on the "Racing" page of the LSC web site at www.lansingsailing.org. |
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