e-Sheet — December 22, 2006
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2007 Season sign-up coming soong.

It's the Holiday Season - Give Associate Membership as Gift

Someone looking for a great Holiday, birhtday or Valentine gift need look no further. An Associate Membership in the Lansing Sailing Club for $150 is a great gift.

For more information, contact Membership Chairperson Jonathan Ahlbrand by email at membership@lansingsailing.org.

The holiday season is always a good time for some retrospection and to begin creating excitement for the next year. So it is too with the Lansing Sailing Club.

Some blessings we should cherish include:

  • A wonderful resource called Lake Lansing on which LSC members enjoy a prime piece of property to take advantage of all it has to offer.
  • Many hard working and talented people as members of LSC. The commitment our members make to continually improve our Club is terrific.
  • A very high proportion of LSC members actively involved in sailing.

Thinking about next year, here are some resolutions to consider:

  • Continue to make sailing a priority in your life. Put it in your calendar as a "must do".
  • Invite others to come sailing with you. Introduce them to this great sport and pasttime as well as to our wonderful Lake Lansing resource.
  • Be sure to take advantage of all the great LSC programs like junior sailing, women's sailing, moonlight sails, crewing, holiday fun regattas, and others.
  • Keep volunteering to help out with activities and projects that improve our Club.

To all our members and friends we send our best wishes for the holidays and for a prosperous sailing new year.

Deck Duties Sign Up

Those having signed up for deck duties are shown in the list below. If you know the Deck Duty Assignment you want for 2007, contact Commodore Pat Dolan (commodore@lansingsailing.org). Otherwise, Pat will be making assignments. An early reply increases your chances of getting a job you prefer. LSC has organized its deck duties under a Team format. Usually at least several people work together on a task. Here is a list of duty areas for 2007 along with those who have signed up to date:

Special Events - Moody (team leader)
• Memorial Day Picnic
• July 4th Picnic
• Labor Day Picnic - Pratts
• Annual Awards Banquet
Sailing Program - Chesbro (team leader)
• Coach Junior Sailing - Quensen, Messerschmidt
• Identify, train and coordinate crew for Lightning racing
• Serve on Race Committee for a Regatta (Lightning, Sunfish or Laser)
• Coordinate Race Committee sign-up by members
• Coordinate paid Race Committee members
• Make sure racing equipment is up to date and properly maintained
• Promote safety
Community Relations and Membership - Ahlbrand (team leader)
• Media and Community relations
• Membership
Club Boats - Carlson (team leader)
• Orient members to the use of Club Boats
• Assure club boats are properly maintained
Docks and Grounds - Fletcher (team leader)
• Coordinate paid assistance for lawn mowing
• Update Landscape plan
• Assist with plantings
• Arrange sand for beach area and gravel for drive as needed
Facilities - Loescher (team leader)
• Keep kitchen and changing rooms properly supplied
• Handle building maintenance needs
• Participate in developing a proposal for a new Clubhouse or rennovations - Ahlbrand, Kleiman, LeFevre, Strugar-Fritsch
Finance - MacKenzie (team leader)
• Audit Committee
• Prepare and mail annual invoices for dues and fees
• Process incoming dues and fees
• Prepare finance reports and post them to the website
• Send email reminders to members whose dues/fees are overdue
• Pick up mail at post office
Information Systems - Tellschow (team leader)
• Oversee website development
• Maintain the LSC database
• Prepare and email e-Sheet
• Maintain race results and post them to the website - Fishbeck
Communication - Hurlbutt (team leader)
• Prepare and email official notices to members
• Monitor the Club’s telephone answering system
• Keep minutes of meetings and post them to the website

Sleuths Check Timbers on Clubhouse


Pilings supporting the LSC Clubhouse

Chris Strugar-Fritsch and Wayne Loescher were at LSC last Saturday to check out the condition of pilings that support the LSC Clubhouse. Good news. The pilings seem solid and in good condition all around.

Their pilings check is part of a project to study options for improving our Clubhouse situation. With solid pilings, it may be possible to make improvements to the existing struture - although there are many other considerations that would go into making that decision. Another possibility is that the existing pilings might serve as a foundation, or part of a foundation for a new structure - or for expansion.

The Board of Directors will be meeting January 6th to continue their consideration of Clubhouse issues.

Winter Sailing Seminars

LSC Member Neil Harrison writes to tell us that the Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association holds seminars at various Detroit area Yacht Clubs every Wednesday night during the winter. They are FREE to the public. The seminars are:

  • January 10 - The Joy of Sailing hosted by Grosse Pointe Yacht Club
  • January 17 - Onboard Safety hosted by the Ford Yacht Club
  • January 24 - A female Perspective hosted by Bayview Yacht Club
  • January 31 - Storm Clouds hosted by Bayview Yacht Club
  • February 7 - Navigating Through Rough Waters hosted by North Star Sail Club
  • February 14 - A World of Sails hosted by North Star Sail Club
  • February 21 - Handicapping hosted by Grosse Isle Yacht Club
  • February 28 - First Aid Afloat hosted by Edison Boat Club\
  • March 7 - Rules of the Road hosted by Great Lakes Yacht Club
  • March 14 - Sail the Course hosted by Detroit Yacht Club
  • March 21 - Heavy Weather Sailing hosted by Grosse ointe Yacht Club

For further information contact Neil Harrison at 517-676-6340 or nharrison@messa.org.

Coming Events Detail
  • January 7 (Sun) LSC Board Meeting. 1 pm to 3 pm. Pat Dolan Home.
  • January 10 (Wed) Sailor Gathering. 6:30. Spagnoula's.
  • January 10 (Wed) DRYRA Sailing Seminar - The Joy of Sailing hosted by Grosse Pointe Yacht Club
  • January 17 (Wed) DRYRA Sailing Seminar - Onboard Safety hosted by the Ford Yacht Club
  • January 24 (Wed) DRYRA Sailing Seminar - A female Perspective hosted by Bayview Yacht Club
  • January 31 (Wed) DRYRA Sailing Seminar - Storm Clouds hosted by Bayview Yacht Club
  • February 1-4 (Thu-Sun) Strictly Sail Chicago. Navy Pier..
  • February 7 - Navigating Through Rough Waters hosted by North Star Sail Club
  • February 14 (Wed) Sailor Gathering. 6:30. Spagnoula's.
  • February 14 - A World of Sails hosted by North Star Sail Club
  • February 21 - Handicapping hosted by Grosse Isle Yacht Club
  • February 28 - First Aid Afloat hosted by Edison Boat Club\
  • March 7 - Rules of the Road hosted by Great Lakes Yacht Club
  • March 14 (Wed) Sailor Gathering. 6:30. Spagnoula's.
  • March 14 - Sail the Course hosted by Detroit Yacht Club
  • March 21 - Heavy Weather Sailing hosted by Grosse ointe Yacht Club
  • April 11 (Wed) Sailor Gathering. 6:30. Spagnoula's.
  • April 14 (Sat) Docks In.
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