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The ALCA Sail-N-Soak a huge success!
With Dave Stiemsma as the Regatta Chairman and Andy Lenczycki as the Race Committee Chairman, the Austin Lake Regatta went off without a hitch. Saturday had 5 solid races with winds that started at 5-10 MPH and built to 15-20. A variety of race course numbers were employed, including the popular A-C with gates courses and a course 7 (ACABCAC) to finish off the day (for us 'old-timers' that remember an ABC type course). The Open fleet boats (Tiger, H16 Solos, and H18's) got to run an extra A-C lap each race to minimize the between-race wait time. There was seldom a delay of more than 10 minutes between races, and that was usually to allow the awesome course adjustment team of David and Austin Lee to tweek the course marks as needed to keep things interesting. Sailors were off the water by 3 PM in time to partake in hot tubbing for relaxation. Jerry and Lori Mohney hosted the dinner on Saturday night with lots of great food supplied by fleet members and the fleet and a keg that lasted into Sunday! A slide show of (669!) pictures taken from the committee boat was displayed during the night for all participants to marvel at just how great they look on the water (and Myles and Audree IN the water)! Near sunset, everyone was treated to a phenomenal, DOUBLE rainbow that extended from one shore of Austin Lake, to the other. It remained visible for almost 20 minutes.
Sunday started out a little slower, with a 1 hour delay due to a few low hanging rain clouds, but by 11 AM the rain lifted and Race Committee got to work again. The first race started a little slow with 5-10 MPH winds, but by the second race, the wind had increased again to 10-15. The committee boat had the sailors off the water by 1:30 PM in time for everyone to meet back at Jerry & Lori Mohney's to finish off the food and beer left, and for the door prize and trophy presentations. Dave Stiemsma did a wonderful job with the laser-etched trophies, and was able to go 5 deep in both fleets! While everyone talked about the great fun they had over the weekend, Sundays pictures of the racers from the committee boat were again presented in a slide show for all to see.
For all that were there, thanks for supporting our little regatta. For all that didn't make it, plan on attending next years event!
[2008 Austin Lake Regatta - June 28-29, 2008]
Summer Series Week 10 of 10 - Tuesday, September 9, 2008 (Last Race of the Season!)
HOST LOCATION FOLLOWING RACING - Win & Margaret Larsen's
Reminder: this is a BYO Beverage.
(NOTE: All Directions begin from the intersection of
Portage Road and Zylman)
Go East on Zylman Avenue toward Highland Drive. Turn right onto Cox's Drive, Turn Left onto East Shore Drive. Go approx 2.7 miles to 3223 Woodhams. (East Shore takes a 90 degree bend at the Austin Lake Dam. Stay straight to follow Woodhams around the lake to Win and Margaret's home.)
ALCA YEAR END PARTY - October 4, 2008
***AVAILABLE CREW***
Looking for a Host for a Hobie 16 Sailor
MEMBERSHIP/RACING DUES
RACE COMMITTEE PERSONNEL
Results/After Sailing Meeting Locations
We have quite a few dates open for the host sign-up.
If you are interested in hosting the results for a
Tuesday after racing, please let Gail Stiemsma know. A date that is available is indicated by TBD.
Results (and snacks) will be disseminated at various fleet members houses throught the Spring and Summer sailing season. Gail Stiemsma emails everyone that she has current member info on each week with the latest info. Below is the sign-up list as it currently stands:
Lifejackets are MANDATORY!
Those participants that do not following this new requirement can be protested by another sailor or disqualified immediately by the Race Committee personnel. Penalty by protest will result in a DSQ if the protest is upheld. Please - think safety, wear those life jackets, and let's leave those protests for more serious issues.
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TUESDAY'S FORECAST...
30% chance of isolated thunderstorms, High 83 F, Winds NW at 9 - NNW at 5 mph. Sunset at 8:02 PM.
NOTICE: As always, if you are looking for an update on the current status for racing on Tuesday, please check with Win Larsen, our ALCA Race Chairman, at (269) 838-2467.
3223 Woodhams (on Austin Lake)
Also, our hosts are not obligated to provide food. So, any munchie provided by our hosts (chips, pretzels, cookies, etc.) are a bonus.
The general membership has also selected October 4, 2008
as the date for the year-end party. This party honors
our racing members with trophy and/or prize presentations.
THE PARTY LOCATION IS 2812 EAST SHORE DRIVE, THE HOME OF JERRY AND LORI MOHNEY. GET THOSE EYE PATCHES OUT, IT'S A PIRATE THEME. EVENT BEGINS AT 2:00 PM WITH DINNER FOLLOWING. MORE DETAILS ON THE EXACT TIMES, MENU AND FEES WILL FOLLOW.
Nickolas Smith wants to crew with another sailer. He
just purchased a Hobie 16 last summer. You can contact
Nickolas Smith by e-mail, propwash@mechjock.com.
Brian Horvitz, Hobie 16B Fleet skipper is
looking for a host on Austin Lake where he
can keep his boat for the 2008 season.
e-mail: brian.horvitz@wmich.edu
cell: 812-320-7160
Remember, you don't have to own a boat or EVEN sail to
be a member of ALCA. For the nominal fee of $10.00,
you can become a member of the Austin Lake Catamaran
Association. This fee is for the FUN activities for
which we have a very well organized (and inventive and
creative) party committee. For those members that do
own a catamaran and want to race, the racing
membership is an additional $20.00.
If you are interested in being part of our treasured
Race Committee personnel, we would love to have you
on the RC Boat. It's a way to be involved with the
fleet even if you don't have a catamaran. If
you are interested, contact Win at 269-838-4267.
HOST LOCATIONS UPDATE
The group that attended the results party at Mulligan's
has voted that Mulligan's will be the official Spring
Results site. If you are interested in hosting for an
evening for the summer series, please send your e-mail to
getinker@yahoo.com.
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