Wind Dancer Powers Through on Sunday

"Wind Dancer" leading downwind on Sunday

Seven Lightning crews took to the water Sunday on one of the premier days of the sailing season. A nice breeze from the north with the usual 20-30 degree shifts was the order of the day.

In very tight racing, "Wind Dancer" ran the table, winning all three races. But it wasn't easy. In only one race did the "Wind Dancer" crew of Pat Dolan, Bob Miller and Gil Chesbro lead at every mark.

Each crew shared one of the top four spots in at least one race.In race one, Jonathan Ahlbrand led at the first two marks before sailing into a low wind hole. However, Ahlbrand and crew Mike Moody and John Kolstoe recovered in the second race to wrap up a fourth place spot.

In race three, Larry Koster was the leader at mark one.Larry Koster and Michael-Salomon Jost were almost able to cross the leader on port tack half way up the final leg, but were forced to tack away at the last moment. Although Koster and Jost worked challenged all the way to the end, they settled for second.

In race one, Susanna Tellschow came from behind on the final leg. Sailing with Lissy Goralnik and Olav Messerschmidt, they gybed soon after rounding the windward mark, caught a nice wind gust and worked past two boats to capture second place.

Blaine Severin, Julie ierce and Alanna Harvey were on board "Unidentified Flying Pigasus" and contested solidly in every race. Their final result was a 4-2-3 day.

Merrick Hurlbutt, Adrianne Tuttle and Scott Watkins sailed "Bo Jangles II" to a fourth place spot in the middle race.

Jim and Maribeth Fletcher, who struggled a week ago with a flapping jib and a boat that wouldn't point, spent some time re-turning his boat. The result was a much improved boat that was easily keeping up with the others on the pointing front. "Splash" had a third and a fourth on the day to show for the effort.

Detailed results and season standings can be found on the Lansing Sailing Club webiste at www.lansingsailing.org. Click on "Racing" in the left hand navagation column - then on the fleet icon.

Labor Day Fun on the Water

Boats on their way to collecting puzzle parts

Between thirty and forty members, families and friends participated in the 2007 Labor Day picnic and fun regatta at the Lansing Sailing Club.

Pratts took on responsibility for organizing the event and did a superb job - as usual.

A treasure hunt based on puzzle parts the sailors had to find and put together was the on-water event. The group was up to the challenge and, after collecting the puzzle parts, quickly came to the solution. Soon everyone was sorting through the "booty" for good stuff.

Tasks That Need Attention at LSC

Add Electrical Outlet In Kitchen. Add another electrical outlet in the Kitchen area of the Clubhouse near the one used by the refrigerator. When installed, add a six outlet plug-in like the one in the existing outlet, then plug the refrigerator, water cooler, coffee maker and microwave into the new outlets - removing the extension cord currently in use.

Remove Weeds from 20' of South Berm. Matt Allswede got a good start on this task, but there is still a section or two of weeds to remove from the South Berm (both sides) in preparation for wood chips to be put down. Be careful not to remove evergreens, bushes or ground cover (Bishop's Weed?) planted there. This is a long berm, so there are multiple 20' sections that need attention.

Reinforce Spar/Sail Supports in Small Sail Shed. Reinforce where possible, otherwise replace the spar/sail supports in the Small Sailshed that are loose so that sails and spars have solid resting places.

Recent Tasks Completed - Thanks
Remove weeds from '20 feet of South Berm Thanks Matt Allswede	Repair Siding on Sail Shed Thanks Dennis Dudley