e-Sheet — June 7 , 2007
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John Fishbeck Looking for Mainsheet
If anyone found a Sunfish mainsheet after last Saturday's Sunfish Regatta, it belongs to John Fishbeck. You'll get a big hug if you can find it for John.

June 9 (Laser Regatta):
   Sid Mook
   Wayne Loescher
   Bob Miller
   Julie Pierce
June 10:
   Doug Carlson
   Maureen Soergel
June 17:
   Walt Benenson
   VOLUNTEER WANTED

Nine Laser sailors and five Sunfish skippers found Lake Lansing to be at its best for sailing Wednesday night with mid 70's on the temp guage and winds 8-10.

The Sunfish mixed it up pretty well - and most individual scores read like a rollercoaster ride. John Fishbeck: 1-2-4-1, Jim Fletcher: 2-1-3-4, Neil Harrision: 4-3-1-3, Dave Vietti: 3-5-2-2 and Michael-Salomon Jost: 5-4-5-5. Neil Harrison holds onto his first place standing in the season totals to date.

Among the Lasers, Doug Carlson, Olav Messerschmidt and Mike Moody put up all the ones, twos and threes Wednesday and continue to lead the fleet. Doug had a 1-1-2-1 night while Olav scored the other bullet in a 3-2-1-2 set. Mike was 2-3-3-3.

In the next tier of Laser Sailors were George Siegle with four fourth place finishes, followed by Susanna Tellschow who was late for the first start and finished eighth, but followed that with a 5-6-5.

It was good to see that Blaine Severin was back on the water and he had a couple of mid-fleet finishes. Wayne Loescher went to school in the first three races and was sailing an excellent final race until he got the worst of a starboard-port situation. Bob Miller and Pat Dolan were the victims all evening of an unreasonable expectation that the wind was going to go back right. It never did and their preoccupation with that side of the course had the predictable result.

Results are on the Lansing Sailing Club web site at www.lansingsailing.org. Click on "Racing" - then on the Laser or Sunfish symbol to see full details and season standings.


Carlson and Messerschmidt tack to cross the fleet
in a left shift at the Laser start

A close Sunfish finish shows
competitiveness in that fleet

Lasers Go At It Saturday


A crowded mark rounding at last year's Regatta

Skippers meeting gets called Saturday at 9:30 am for Laser sailors in the Annual Lake Lansing Laser Regatta. The first of six scheduled races is set to start at 10 am. Laser sailors from throughout the area are expected.

Last year's winner was Chad Coberly, of Gull Lake, who bested 16 other Laser sailors to claim his championship. LSC's Doug Carlson was second.

This year's event is well organized by Doug Carlson, Laser Fleet Captain. This Regatta is known for high quality Race Committee work, the usual shifty Lake Lansing breezes and an outstanding cook-it-yourself BBQ.

Junior Class Full - Adult "Learn to Sail" Detail Posted

This summer's Junior Sailing Class is full and the group will be meeting for the first time next Tuesday evening. The informal racing portion of the class will begin in mid-July and additional experienced junior sailors may be able to join in at that time.

Meanwhile, details of the Adult "Learn to Sail" program are now posted on the Lansing Sailing Club website at www.lansingsailing.org. That program begins Thursday, June 21st.

New Zealand and Alingi Meet in June 23 America's Cup

The 32nd America's Cup will begin June 23rd with New Zealand earning the right to meet the defending Cup holders Alingi by soundly defeating the Italian Luna Rossa team 5-0.

The Versus Channel is carrying this event live from 8:30 am to 11:00 am on race days. They are then broadcasting reairs from noon to 2:30 pm and again from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Versus is found on East Lansing Comcast Cable Channel 65 and on DirecTV Channel 608.

Coming Events Detail
  • June 9 (Sat) Laser Regatta.
  • June 10 (Sun) Lightning Fleet Racing - 12:30 Skipper's Meeting, 1:00 First of Three Races
  • June 12 (Tue) Junior Sailing - 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
  • June 13 (Wed) Sunfish-Laser Racing - 1st race 6:30 pm.
  • June 17 (Sun) Lightning Fleet Racing - 12:30 Skipper's Meeting, 1:00 First of Three Races
  • June 19 (Tue) Junior Sailing - 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
  • June 20 (Wed) Sunfish-Laser Racing - 1st race 6:30 pm.
  • June 21 (Thu) Adult Learn to Sail - 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
  • June 23 (Sat) Barton Pond Laser Regatta
  • June 23-24 (Sat-Sun) Lightning Michigan District Championship - Higgins Lake
  • June 23-24 (Sat-Sun) Summer Sailstice
  • June 24 (Sun) Lightning Fleet Racing - 12:30 Skipper's Meeting, 1:00 First of Three Races
  • June 26 (Tue) Junior Sailing - 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
  • June 27 (Wed) Sunfish-Laser Racing - 1st race 6:30 pm.
  • June 28 (Thu) Adult Learn to Sail - 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
  • June 29 (Fri) Moonlight Sail - Dessert at 8 followed by sailing. Moonrise at 9:15
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