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Awards Banquet a Lot of Fun

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Sailor Gathering Wed Dec 13 at Spags

2006 Season Complete. Thanks to all members for fulfilling their race committee obligations and making this another great season of racing.


Table 3 was all smiles as they won most of the trivia challenges and took home most of the door prizes

Olav Messerschmidt took on Master of Ceremonies duties at the Awards Banquet and led us in an evening of fun as well as awards. Trivia was the name of the game, with extra raffle tickets being handed out to those tables who came up with the most answers. More than forty sailors and their families participated, and at the end of the evening, some great door prizes were handed out to the holders of raffle tickets that were drawn. Gift certificates to the West Marine, All Seasons Biestro, Dusty's and Beggars were among the door prizes.

In addition to awards for Sunfish, Laser and Lightning qualifiers, there were special awards for:

  Jonathon Ahlbrand - Rookie Skipper of the Year
  Gil Chesbro - Crew of the Year
  Dennis Dudley - Most improved Sunfish Sailor
  Jim Fletcher - Corinthian Award
  Alanna Harvey - Wet Bottom Award
  Merrick Hurlbutt - Challenger Division Champion
  Matt Hurth - Junior Sailor of the Year
  Michael-Soloman Jost - Rookie Crew of the Year
  Larry Koster - Most Improved Lightning Sailor

Pictures of Special Award Winners


Gil Chesbro
Crew of the Year

Matt Hurth
Junior Sailor of the Year

Dennis Dudley
Most Improved Sunfish

Larry Koster
Most Improved Lightning

Alanna Harvey
Wet Bottom Award

Jonathon Ahlbrand
Rookie Skipper of the Year

Jim Fletcher
Corinthian Award

Michael-Saloman Jost
Rookie Crew of the Year

Holiday Gift Ideas

If you are looking for some gift ideas for your sailor, here are some web site links that may be helpful:

  APS Gift Ideas
  West Marine
  Layline
  Boaters World
  Sailing Pro Shop

Hurlbutt Receives Challenger Division Award


Merrick at the helm

Merrick Hurlbutt took home the Lightning Fleet Challenger's Division Championship Award for 2006. This award recognizes the Lightning skipper who finishes ahead of all but Champions of the past five years. Close behind Merrick was Larry Koster whose 2006 finishes were the most improved of all Lightning sailors from the previous year.

Moody BloKarts in Gwithian


On the beach at Gwithian

"On a long weekend in November, with sightseers, surfers, kite boarders, speed sailors, and other beach worshipers, there you may find also a group of half crazed but dedicated blokarters, ready to test their skills against the forces of nature. And nature does not disappoint here," reports Mike Moody. Mike had made the trek from Lansing to Gwithian on the southwest coast of England.

"There was every kind of weather. Wind, rain, storm, gale, and even sun on the last day," said Mike. "It was a challenge having to deal with tides, surf, surfers, the control lines of kite boarders, horses (yes, they allow horse riding on the beach) large rock formations on the race course, small streams across the race course, sudden gale force winds with that trade mark horizontal rain, followed by relative calm, a carnival of B-karts at the choke point and an inability to see anything but salt water and sand spraying off my face shield, and sand embedded in body openings I didn't even know I had! ! ! WHAT A BLAST ! ! !!! "

For more details, read Mike's writeup at the BloKart Forum (https://secure.macnet.co.nz/www.blokart.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=784)

Coming Events Detail

  • December 3 (Sun) LSC Board Meeting. 3-5. Location: Dolan's.
  • December 13 (Wed) Sailor Gathering. 6:30. Location: Spagnoula's.
  • January 10 (Wed) Sailor Gathering. 6:30. Location:. Spagnoula's.
  • February 1-4 (Thu-Sun) Strictly Sail Chicago. Navy Pier..
  • February 14 (Wed) Sailor Gathering. 6:30. Location: Spagnoula's.
  • March 14 (Wed) Sailor Gathering. 6:30. Location: Spagnoula's.
  • April 11 (Wed) Sailor Gathering. 6:30. Location: Spagnoula's.
  • April 14 (Sat) Docks In.

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