2010 Youth Sailing Schedule
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2010 youth sailing schedule...
Be The Best On Lake Michigan!
Champions
and award winners for the 2009 season’s Best on Lake Michigan Season
Championships Series are announced! Best On Lake Michigan award winners
will be recognized at the LMSRF Annual General Meeting Saturday Nov.
21, 2009, 10 AM at the Chicago Yacht Club Monroe Street Station. Detailed
full-fleet results and rankings are available and will soon be posted
in Results section under "Best On Lake Michigan" in the left
margin of this page.
Best TARTAN 10
The Best TARTAN 10 on Lake Michigan in LMSRF’s 2009 T-10 Offshore Championship series is WINNEBAGO, campaigned by Tim Rathbun and his crew. Arvid Eiesland’s WILD NORWEGIAN won 2nd overall. Both skippers have been consistent top placers in this series.
Best Beneteau First 40.7
The Best Beneteau First 40.7 on Lake Michigan in LMSRF’s 2009 Offshore Championship series is none other than Fleet Captain Ron Buzil’s VAYU. Ron and his crew have been stalking this very competitive fleet championship as a high placer for a number of seasons now, and this year they give up the role of Spoiler for Fleet Champion. Placing second overall was Jay & Cindy Muller’s DAS BOOT. Third was Tom & Deb Weber’s LA TEMPETE. Fourth place overall was won by the coalition of Bartz, Hardy & Schmidt on their TURNING POINT.
Best LM-PHRF@ boat
The Best LM-PHRF@ boat on Lake Michigan in 2009 in the LM-PHRF@ Offshore Championship Series is Vern McCain’s Sidney 41 SPIRIT WALKER with an outstanding season-long record. Placing 2nd overall was Frank Giampoli’s J/120 JAHAZI, a dark horse newcomer to this series. The 3rd place overall award was won by Jamie Hummert and his Milwaukee Bay crew on Sidney 41 SCOUT, a past fleet champion and perennial top placer in this series.
Area 4 racers steal the 2009 LMSRF Area Team Championship from Area 3 by a fine whisker!
Each year 3 boats from each of the 5 LMSRF areas are selected from among all
Best On Lake Michigan championships entrants to compete in a series of race
events for the PALMER JOHNSON/EDWARD WILLMAN Offshore Team Championship Trophy.
Area 4's Spirit Walker and Gauntlet, through outstanding performance all season long were able to successfully offset the race record of Ticklish, who were able to sail only one of the events, but placed high. The steadier, more solid overall performance by the Area 3 team of Goblin, Painkiller 4 and Maskwa couldn't quite overcome the fall-out of Spirit Walker's exceptional season.
The 2009 LMSRF Best On Lake Michigan Area Team Champions:
Vern McCain -- SPIRIT WALKER / Sidney 41
Guy Hiestand – GAUNTLET / Kaufman 44
Landman's – TICKLISH / SR 33
Submitted by Gary Hendrickson, LMSRF Treasurer
2009 LMSRF Yearbook
Click the above image to be directed to
the Members Only page and access
to the 2009 LMSRF Yearbook.
This is available for 2009 Members only. Your password is the email address
provided to the LMSRF office on your application (case sensitive).
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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2009 "Boats of the Year" Championship.
CLICK HERE!
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