2018 Newsletters

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December 2018
LMSRF Hosting Newer Sailor Racing Rules Seminar at Chicago Boat Show, Lake Michigan Performance Handicap Racing Fleet Moves Fast Forward, Best on Lake Michigan Awards, Life Vest Event at Chicago Yacht Club, Personal Safety Devices, Boat Show Follows Holidays-Volunteer!, Volunteer Wanted - LMSRF Offshore Council Chair, Lou Sandoval Wins Entrepreneurship Award, Area 1 Boat of the Year, Area 2 Boat of the Year, SEAS Transitions, Teaching with Small Boats, Area 3 Boat of the Year, Chicago Yacht Club Named To Top Yacht Clubs in America, Ocean Donated To California Maritime Academy, Sail Chicago Party Concludes a Great Sailing Season, Area 4 Boat of the Year, Area 5 Inshore Boat of the Year, Inaugural Star Junior World Championship, Melges 14 Class Joins the Melges World League, Lake Michigan Performance Handicap Racing Fleet Moving Forward, New York Yacht Club to Host 2020 IRC/ORC Worlds, Safe Powerboat Handling Course, Seeking Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award Nominees, Cool Things Clubs on Lake Michigan Have Done, Lake Michigan Area Major Championships, Sailing Education, Sailed Over The Bar, National Sailing Hall of Fame Inducts Six, LMSRF Classifieds, US Sailing Seminars, Training and Leadership, November Update, What Happened …

November 2018
Notice of LMSRF Annual Meeting, Best on Lake Michigan Awards Presentation, Double Goat Induction, What I Learned About Inflatable PFDs, Safety-Related Incident Reporting, SafeSport AND US Sailing, Area 1 Boat of the Year Award Presentation, Area 2 Boat of the Year Award Presentation, Rochelle Pennington Returning To SEAS, From the SEAS Team, Area 3 Boat of the Year Award Presentation, Star Boat Watercolor, Area 3 PHRF Fleet Awards Party, Area 4 Boat of The Year Award Presentation, Skeleton Key Dominates J/111 North Americans, Area 5 Inshore Boat of The Year Award Presentation, Irish Boat Shop to Build New Harbor Springs Waterfront Building , Finn Class Dropped For 2024 Olympic Games, Best on Lake Michigan Awards Presentation, SYRF Developing Scoring App, Cooperation Builds for IRC and ORC, First Annual ORR Conference Caps Dramatic Year of Growth, Midwest Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association Annual Meeting Reminders, New Adaptive Sailing Manual, , Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation Instructor Certification Grant, New WIM Series Event in Shanghai 2019, Cool Things Clubs on Lake Michigan Have Done, Lake Michigan Area Major Championships, Sailing Education, Sailed Over The Bar, US Sailing Seminars, Training and Leadership, 2018 US Sailing National Championship Calendar, Cory Sertl Elected President of US Sailing’s Board of Directors , 2019 National Sailing Programs Symposium , October Update, SailGP Receives World Sailing Status, What Happened …

October 2018
Gary Comer Inducted To Lake Michigan Sailing Hall of Fame, US Sailing Regional Symposium Coming To Columbia Sailing School, 2018 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, 2018 BlueFuture Grant Recipients, Michigan City Sees Tremendous Growth In 2018, Chicago Yacht Club Launches Inquiry into Auto-Inflate PFD Safety, Two Tips for Storing Boats Over the Winter, Planning Considerations for 2019 Racing, South Shore Yacht Club Bartender Credited With Heroic Save, SEAS and Sail Sheboygan Hold Para World Sailing Championships, Hoofer Sailing Club Getting New Marina, Louie’s Last Regatta Change in Leadership, 2018 Fall Chicago Bridge Lift Schedule Released, St. Joseph River Yacht Club 2018 Season Recap: What Powers Us?, 2018 Harbor Hospice Regatta Race and Fundraiser, Past Commodore Dave Irish And Wife Ann Named Citizens of the Year, Soling Class Measurement Rules Changes Approved, Lake Michigan PHRF Elects Interim Executive Director, Lake Forest Halloween Spectacular, Wisconsin Advanced High School Sailor Clinic, College Sailing Survey, Four Inducted To College Sailing Hall of Fame, No Adaptive Sailing at Paris 2024 Paralympics, Cool Things Clubs on Lake Michigan Have Done, Lake Michigan Area Major Championships, Sailing Education, Lake Michigan Sailing Hall Of Fame’s Rearick Publishes “Spirit of a Dream”, Sailed Over the Bar, US Sailing Seminars, Training and Leadership, 2018 US Sailing National Championship Calendar, 2019 National Sailing Programs Symposium, US Sailing Adds Peter Glass to Leadership Team, What Happened …

September 2018
Wake Brings the 2018 Sears Cup Home to Lake Michigan, Scholz Wins Sunfish Junior North American Championship on Lake Michigan, A New Day for the Lake Michigan Performance Handicap Fleet - LMPHRF, Nominations Are Open for the 2019 Hall Of Fame Class, Safety Reporting Regulation, New Lake Michigan Smart Buoys, Are Your Boat’s Led Lights Causing Your VHF Radio or AIS To Go on the Fritz?, Joey Shepro Memorial Doublehander Results, Save June 28 for the 2019 Queen's Cup, SEAS Program Continues To Grow, Congratulations Geoff Rudolph!, Do You Have Your Costume Ready?, 2018 Fall Chicago Bridge Lift Schedule Released, Waterspout Passes Through Muskegon Yacht Club Docks, 2018 Laser Fall Babel Cup, Jackson Park Juniors Make Dinghy Expedition with Camping, Get Ready For High School Sailing, Fall Qualifiers and Championships, MCSA Fall Season Is Here, Clagett Boat Grant Program, Grant Recipient Reports, 2018 US Sailing Junior Championships; Team Wake, Grant For 2018 Sunfish North American Championships, 2018 Area K U.S. Junior Championships Qualifier and Clinic, Level 1 Instructor Training Report, Independence Cup 2018 Lessons on a 2.4m Boat, 2018 US Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championships Report, Cool Things Clubs on Lake Michigan Have Done, Lake Michigan AREA Major Championships, LMSRF Classifieds, US Sailing Seminars, Training and Leadership, US Sailing Sanctioned Safety at Sea Seminar, 2018 US Sailing National Championship Calendar, 2019 National Sailing Programs Symposium, 2019 Youth Sailing World Championships Athlete Selection System, US Sailing Hires Greg Fisher as Chief Operating Officer of Olympic Sailing, 2018 US Sailing Reach Initiative Grantees Announced, What Happened …

August 2018
David Rearick Inducted To Lake Michigan Sailing Hall of Fame, Jon Santarelli Lost In Race to Mackinac, Inflatable PFD Care and Use, Corporate Member RailMeets Seeks Race Committee Beta Testers, Joey Shepro Memorial Doublehanded Race 2018, 80th Queen’s Cup Race Challenged Boats and Crews, Seas Update, Sailing Education Association Of Sheboygan Has Moved!, Seas Facilty Dedicated, Mise En Place Crew on Channel 11’s Chicago Tonight Show, When the Regatta Party Goes Green, Columbia Sailing School’s Skyline Regatta, Grant Recipient Reports, Level 1 Instructor Certification Report, Cool Things, Sailed Over The Bar, Lake Michigan Area Major Championships, National Sailing Hall of Fame Reveals 2018 Inductees, Sailing Education, LMSRF Classifieds, US Sailing Seminars, Training and Leadership, 2018 US Sailing National Championship Calendar, 2018 US Youth Olympic Sailing Team Named, What Happened …

July 2018
Congratulations to Burnham Park Yacht Club On Their 80th Anniversary!, LMSRF Youth Championship at Grand Traverse Yacht Club, Defiance Takes Junior Sailor for Waukegan To Chicago Race, Double Goats Raising Funds for Blazer Patch And Plaque Maintenance, NMMA Spearheads New Efforts to Combat Asian Carp, Open Houses, Kenosha Yacht Club Racing Is On!, Seas Growth Notable, Kenosha to Welcome Tall Ships Festival In 2019, Area 3 Boat of the Year Offshore Championships, 2018 ‘Round the Island Race And More, Beaver Island Awaits Returning Mackinac Racers, CCYC to Host The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, Grant Recipient Reports, Us Sailing Level 2 Instructor Course Review, How Will You Be Involved In the Para World Sailing Championship, Cool Things, Sailed Over the Bar, Major Championships, Funding Granted For Economic Analysis of Outdoor Recreation, Special Member Benefits, Sailing Education, LMSRF Classifieds , US Sailing Seminars, Training And Leadership, 2018 US Sailing National Championship Calendar, What Happened …


June 2018
Dave Rearick Hall of Fame Induction Set, 2018 Summer Sailstice, About Lake Michigan SuRF and LMSRF, 2018 Corporate Member Directory, Sportsmanship, DSC-VHF Radio Safety, Club Open Houses, Wednesday Night Fun Race, SSYC 2018 Queen’s Cup Race, Exploratory Site Visits, Successful Day for Skippers, Crew, SCAMP Camp #11 at SEAS, SEAS Building Update, Area 3 BOTY is Back and Better Than Ever, Comprehensive 2018 Area 3 Offshore Schedule, SJRYC Rhumbline Regatta, Plan for Return of Founders Cup Race, Sailing Classes for Women, JPYC Foundation Launches At-Risk Scholarships, Going Strong at 91, The Summer of Fun(D), South Haven Thursday Racing, Little Traverse Dinghy Racing, Round the Island Race, ORA Executive Director Johnson Dies, 2018 Inshore One-Design Schedule, USA Selection Plan for Pan American Games, Kaszube Cup Set, Wente Cup Set, Lamphere: NEISA Sportsman of Year & All-NEISA, Grants-in-Aid News, Grants-in-Aid Reports, SEAS Adaptive Sailing Update, Sailing Simulator Unveiled, Cool Things Clubs Have Done, Lake Michigan Major Championships, Letters to the Editor, Special Member Benefits, Sailing Education, LMSRF Classifieds, US Sailing News, NMMA News, What Happened, 2018 Best on Lake Michigan Offshore Championships, 2018 Inshore One-Design BOLM Announced, Crew Boards, Sportsmanship Considerations, Recent Seiche Reminds All to be Safe, Become a Life Jacket Loaner Site, Can Invention Stop Asian Carp?, Club Open Houses, LMSRF Area 1 Boat of the Year Series, LMSRF Area 2 Boat of the Year Series, Milwaukee Saturday Afternoon Series News, Queen’s Cup Countdown, 2018 St. Joseph River Yacht Club Events, Dash to the Dock, 2018 Chicago Yacht Club Technology Showcase, Spring Chicago River Bridge Lift Schedule, Chicago Area Sail Racing Association Entries Open, LMSRF Area 4 Boat of the Year Series, LMSRF Area 5 Boat of the Year Series, LMSRF Area 5 Inshore One-Design BOTY Update, 2018 BOLM Offshore Championship Registration Open, Fair Competition in Offshore Sailing, New Inshore One-Design BOLM Series Launched, Jackson Park Launches Golf/Sailing Junior Program, Youth Sailing in Monroe Harbor Contemplated, 2nd Annual MCSA Women’s Clinic, Apply for US Etchells Youth Team, Grants-in-Aid News, Grants-in-Aid Program, Blind Match Racing Worlds in Scotland, Lake Michigan Major Championships, Match Race Championship and Richardson Qualifier, Letters to the Editor, Special Member Benefits, Sailing Education, LMSRF Classifieds, US Sailing News, World Sailing News, What Happened

May 2018
2018 Best on Lake Michigan Offshore Championships, 2018 Inshore One-Design BOLM Announced, Crew Boards, Sportsmanship Considerations, Recent Seiche Reminds All to be Safe, Become a Life Jacket Loaner Site, Can Invention Stop Asian Carp?, Club Open Houses, LMSRF Area 1 Boat of the Year Series, LMSRF Area 2 Boat of the Year Series, Milwaukee Saturday Afternoon Series News, Queen’s Cup Countdown, 2018 St. Joseph River Yacht Club Events, Dash to the Dock, 2018 Chicago Yacht Club Technology Showcase, Spring Chicago River Bridge Lift Schedule, Chicago Area Sail Racing Association Entries Open, LMSRF Area 4 Boat of the Year Series, LMSRF Area 5 Boat of the Year Series, LMSRF Area 5 Inshore One-Design BOTY Update, 2018 BOLM Offshore Championship Registration Open, Fair Competition in Offshore Sailing, New Inshore One-Design BOLM Series Launched, Jackson Park Launches Golf/Sailing Junior Program, Youth Sailing in Monroe Harbor Contemplated, 2nd Annual MCSA Women’s Clinic, Apply for US Etchells Youth Team, Grants-in-Aid News, Grants-in-Aid Program, Blind Match Racing Worlds in Scotland, Lake Michigan Major Championships, Match Race Championship and Richardson Qualifier, Letters to the Editor, Special Member Benefits, Sailing Education, LMSRF Classifieds, US Sailing News, World Sailing News, What Happened


April 2018
Comer and Rearick Elected to Hall of Fame, Growing the Fleet: Why Have a JAM Section?, Boaters Gain with Recognition of Outdoor Industry, How to Get a Boat Loan without a Hiccup, TowBoatUS in Racine and Waukegan, New Resource Guide for Skills Instructors, Spring Commissioning Checklist , Open Houses, Area 1 Offshore Boat of the Year Series, 2018 100 Miler Registration Open, Area 2 Offshore Boat of the Year Series , 2018 Milwaukee Crew Search Party, SEAS Building Partially Occupied, On-Line Entry is Open for 2018 Queen’s Cup, The HOOK: Death’s Door Challenge, Rudoph Named Executive Director for SEAS, Will There be a 2018 Area 3 Boat of the Year?, Sail Chicago Racing Season Will Soon Be Here, How to Get Started in Offshore Sailing in Chicago Area, Jackson Park Foundation Gains 501(c)(3) Status, Update on North Point Marina Pool, Chicago-Mackinac Race Named Best Regatta, 2018 ISMA Maritime Day, Race Committee Meet and Greet at Bayshore, Macatawa Bay Reviving Leukemia Cup, Support the Port Sheldon Buoy Now!, LMSRF Area 4 Offshore Championship Reminder, 2018 LMSRF Area 5 Offshore Boat of the Year Series, 2018 LMSRF Area 5 Inshore Boat of the Year?, 2018 Best on Lake Michigan Offshore Championships, Best on Lake Michigan One Design Championship?, Spring High School Sailing is Here, Midwest College Sailing Excellence Takes Dedication, College Sailing Schedule to Shrink, Optimist Regatta Host Needed for 2018, Grants-in-Aid News, New Format for 2018 Para Worlds, Adaptive Program Open House, 49er Team Rast-Burd Profile, Cool Things, Women’s Sailing Clinic 2018, Match Racing News, Letters to the Editor, Special Member Benefits, Sailing Education, Sailed Over the Bar, LMSRF Classifieds, US Sailing News, World Sailing News, What Happened


March 2018
LMSRF Relaunches Learn to Sail Programs Pages, 2018 US Sailing Leadership Forum, 2018 Summer Sailstice, Medical Injuries and Illnesses at Sea Survey, Five Tips to Stay Safe When Checking Boat, Open Houses, Green Bay Sail and Paddle Event Makes TV, Area 1 Offshore BOTY, Boat Speed and Sail Trim Seminar Fundraiser, Milwaukee Area Sailor Racing Pacific Cup, SEAS Names New Executive Director, 2018 Milwaukee Crew Search, SEAS Construction, Education and Special Events, Area 1 Offshore BOTY, 2018 Queen’s Cup Race, Jackson Park Yacht Club Launches Sailing University, Sail Chicago Gets Raves at Boat Show, Winthrop Harbor Embracing North Point Marina Upgrades, Save the Date:  2018 Chicago River Day, 2018 South Haven Invitational, 2018 West Michigan Race Week, 2018 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup Regatta, Area 5 Offshore BOTY, Larry Rosenfeld Joins SYRF Board of Directors, 2017 MCSA All Conference Awards, Sheboygan High School Sailing Forming for Spring, 2018 US Youth Championship, Grants-in-Aid News, Warrior Sailing is Coming to Traverse City in 2018, 2018 Clagett and US Para Sailing Championships, Adaptive Activities in Sheboygan, Community Sailing Forum at US Sailing Leadership Forum, 2018 Women on the Water Seminar Being Planned, NWSA Sailing Conference in Marblehead, Cool Things, Lake Michigan Major Championships, Canada’s Cup Update, Thoughts on Redeveloping Canada’s Cup Competition, Letters to the Editor, Special Member Benefits, Sailing Education, Sailed Over the Bar, LMSRF Classifieds, US Sailing News, World Sailing News, Your Opinion is Needed, World Sailing First to Achieve ISO Standard, What Happened



February 2018
LM-PHRF Sailors, We Need Your Help, You Need Ours; Dick Stearns Steps Down; Chicago Boat Show Brings Notable Success; Lake Michigan SuRF Newsletter; Corporate Member Directory and Links; Keep Your Placement in Chicago-Mackinac Race; Turn the Tide: Virgin Island Relief Report; Calling all Past Collegiate BUSA Tour Team Members; Mackinac 2018 Safety Regulations; Women’s Sailing Needs Attention; Leland Harbor Served Mac Racers in 2017; Open Houses; Nominate for 2018 National Sailing Hall of Fame; New BoatUS Advocacy Tool; 2018 Area 1 Boat of the Year; Manitowoc Marina Acquires Nestegg Marine; Plan Now for 2018 Queen’s Cup; 2018 Area 2 Boat of the Year; Corinthian University Grows Its Presence; Columbia Yacht Club Magister Navis; Crew Finder Meet, Greet, and Learn; Jackson Park Yacht Club Crew U; Spring Sailing High School Fundraiser; 2018 Area 4 Boat of the Year; 2018 Area 5 Boat of the Year; Irish Boat Shop Growing; 2018 Best on Lake Michigan Input Sought; Lake Michigan PHRF Renewals Distributed; 2018 Star Great Lakes at Paw Paw Lake; 2018 Lightning Class Boat Grant Program; Investigation leads to J/70 Class Suspensions; Scholastic Sailors Event; US Selection Process for Youth Match Race Worlds; Midwest Collegiate Sailing Association Update; US J/70 Youth Championship; Brazil Gets First Look at Blind Sailing; Cool Things; Grants-in-Aid News; $21,016.36 Available to Grant in 2018; Race Management Volunteer Sought; Rules Rules Rules; CASRA to Host Women’s Sailing Conference; “Women Offshore” Video Being Distributed; Sweet Water Roots – Salt Water Dreams; Lake Michigan Major Championships; Match Racing News; Special Member Benefits with UPDATES; Letters to the Editor; Sailing Education; Sailed Over the Bar; LMSRF Classifieds; US Sailing News; Environmental Cleanup by US Sailing Team in Miami; Duncan, Reineke Named Rolex Yachters of Year; World Sailing News; What Happened

January 2018
Commodore’s Message; Jere Sullivan Inducted to Hall of Fame; Come See Us at the Boat Show; 2018 LMSRF Memberships Now Available; Lake Michigan SuRF Newsletter; In This Issue; Corporate Member Directory and Links; Meet Commodore Jordan Owen; Make Your Club’s Summer Sailstice Plans Now; GLSS Annual Meeting; 8 Signs A Boat is a Storm-Damaged Lemon; 100 Miler Announcement; SEAS Busy During Off Season; Hoofer Sailing Club Lakefront Improvement; Your Opinion Counts in Urban River Edge Lab; New Trail and Habitat Restoration at Winthrop Harbor; Changes Coming to Jackson Park; Navy Pier Hotel Brand Announced; Resident Rates at Centennial Wheel; Dalton DeVox Returns from Boat Trip Around World; Little Traverse Sailors Looking Forward; Irish Boat Shop-Charlevoix Remodeling; Irish Boat Shop-Harbor Springs Wins Display Award; Thanks to Peter Reichelsdorfer; SYRF at the Yacht Racing Forum; 2018 LMSRF Youth Calendar Posted; 2018 CISA Clinic; US Sailing Coaching Symposium; Judd Goldman Program Update; Cool Things; Grants-in-Aid News; Thank You to Linda Orlow; Race Management News; Thanks to Eric Lind; Volunteer Sought; Lake Michigan Major Championships; Match Racing News; Special Member Benefits; Letters to the Editor; Sailing Education; Sailed Over the Bar; LMSRF Classifieds; US Sailing News; World Sailing News; What Happened; 2018 LMSRF Meeting Schedule