Attention Lake Michigan Racers!
BE THE BEST ON LAKE MICHIGAN!
LMSRF Offshore Season Championship Series sign-ups are now
available for T-10 and LM-PHRF handicap racers. Beneteau First 40.7
Chicago Fleet skippers are already automatically signed up through
their fleet. To view the Notice of Race, the race schedules and to
obtain the entry form, go to 'Best on Lake Michigan' Offshore
Championship Series in the blue left margin or click
here
NOTE: Area 3 racers may also sign up on the 2010 Area 3 combined
entry signup page.
ATTENTION LM-PHRF(c) HANDICAP RACERS LAKE-WIDE!
The BEST ON LAKE MICHIGAN LMSRF Offshore Season Championship is intended for racers like you
all over Lake Michigan. To view and download a flyer describing this series click here.
To view the NoR, race schedule and download an entry form click here.
Terry Kohler of Sheboygan Yacht Club, Sheboygan, WI., has been elected to the Lake Michigan Sailing Hall Of Fame
He will be inducted in a ceremony at SYC on April 15th at 7:00 PM. Terry has been awarded the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy, the most prestigious award given by US SAILING. A successful sail racer winning the Chicago Mackinac with a clean sweep in 1992, and many section races in the Mac. His success in business is widely known and respected. His holding company Windway Capital Holding controls the Vollrath Company and the North Sails Group. He was instrumental in having Sail Sheboygan, Ltd. become the fourth US SAILING Center in the United States. He continues supporting all facets of the sport of sail racing. Click here for complete bio
CMRC Hosts 2010 LMSRF Richardson Trophy Qualifier AND Richardson Trophy Regatta!
The Richardson Trophy Regatta, YRUGL's Great
Lakes Match Racing Championship, comes to Lake Michigan this year, and Chicago Match Race Center is hosting the event
October 8-10, 2010. The Spring CMRC newsletter announces a full and exciting season of match racing events as well as
a comprehensive continuous coaching workshop for racing sailors interested in becoming competitive in match racing. To
view the CMRC March newsletter, Click Here
Gary Hendrickson, LMSRF Delegate to YRUGL
LMSRF Announces 2010 Richardson Trophy Qualifier May 15-16 at CMRC
The Qualifier for Lake Michigan teams to sail the 2010
Richardson Trophy Regatta, YRUGL's Great Lakes match racing championship,is going to be held May 15-16 at CMRC Belmont
Harbor, concurrently and as part of CMRC's Spring Invitational. Entry is by invitation, and there are only a few of the 10
available slots left. So check the Notice of Race and follow the link there to request an invitation. To view the
NoR go here To request an invitation click on
link at bottom of NoR. Contact Gary Hendrickson/LMSRF for info or questions: gwh60083@att.net
2010 Youth Sailing Schedule
Click here to check out the preliminary
2010 youth sailing schedule...
Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation
1st Annual Survey Results
LMSRF has compiled the results of the 1st Annual Survey including all of the essay answers (minus the ones that weren't "G" rated) and has them available for all Lake Michigan Sailors to review. We especially encourage all Organizing Authorities to listen to what the Sailors want. By responding to the needs of your customers, your events may grow and provide better satisfaction for all concerned.
Read the full results at: http://www.lmsrf.org/survey_2009/survey_2009.htm
As a reward for completing the survey, 2 sailors out of 133 who provided their names in a random drawing have won free memberships in LMSRF for the 2009 season. Congratulations Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation Members:
Jon Fischer
Paul Murray
Sincerely,
Donald Thinschmidt
LMSRF Commodore
Update on Donated Boats, Yachts
and Ships
The
new law states that the deduction value of a donated boat, yacht or
ship is limited to the gross proceeds of a sale by the charity on
the open market. There is however, exceptions to the gross proceeds
rule which will allow you to deduct the fair market on the date it
was donated...
Click here for more info
Your
Membership
is a vital support to what we do!
LMSRF s customized programs have developed over the past twenty years
to train Race Management, coordinate major racing Championships, provide
Rules and Judges seminars, provide a boat donation program, provide
financial support grants to deserving sailors of all ages, as they
represent Lake Michigan interests at National US SAILING Association
Championships! LMSRF’s primary operational support for these
programs comes from membership and contributions from individuals
like you. You can do your part to help keep these important programs
afloat by renewing your membership.
Send in your renewal today and continue to support the organization
that represents you within the US SAILING Association! Call Cheryl
at the LMSRF office today and renew your membership.
LMSRF YAHOO GROUP
A free group participation site for LMSRF. It was set up to
foster interest and participation in the sport in the Lake Michigan
area, by providing a boat/crew database and a calendar of
events, interesting links, as well as a discussion area
for anyone to use.
Join by entering your email address below
then clicking on the Yahoo Groups image.
Thank
you and fair sailing in 2008
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Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation