LMSRF [ 4th Quarter 2003 Newsletter ]

LAKE MICHIGAN SURF
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN SAIL RACING FEDERATION

Volume XXIV, Number III
October 2003

Table of Contents

Commodore's Corner
LMSRF takes Richardson Cup
Annual Board Meeting Agenda
Sailing News in the Chicago Tribune
Barkow Wins RIWKC
LMSRF Yahoo Group

Commodore's Corner

Because my term is expiring this fall, this will be my last Commodore’s article. I want to take this opportunity to thank the board and the staff of LMSRF especially Don Glasell for all of their help. It has been a fun and productive couple of years and thanks again for all of the support.

Now that the season is winding down, it’s not too soon to start planning for next year. Get your club to get a Safety-at Sea Seminar or a Race Committee training day on next spring’s schedule.The LMSRF office can help with the details. Upgrade your own skills over the winter. Attend a judge’s seminar or a RC class or even a First Aid/CPR course. Contact your local Power Squadron and brush up on your navigation skills. Take your whole crew! Sailing requires many ancillary skills to make a complete seaman. And if you already have these skills, volunteer to teach a class yourself. There is no better way to master a subject than to prepare and teach a class on that topic.

Have a great off-season and see you in the spring.

John Strassman

Real Estate Taxes Too High?
Call for a Free Review

Craig A. Burnam
Attorney at Law

For Owners of Commercial, Industrial, or Income Real Estate

312.228.0000
Fax 312.228.0027
155 N. Harbor Dr., Suite 6 Concourse, Chicago, IL 60601

25 years of experience concentrating in real estate taxation appeals.

LMSRF Takes back Richardson Cup

2003 Richardson Cup - YRUGL's Match Racing Championship - - Perfect weather conditions prevailed September 13 & 14 for the 64th running of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes’ Richardson Trophy Regatta, cohosted by Port Huron Yacht Club and Sarnia Yacht Club. Six teams, representing Lake Ontario (LYRA), Lake Erie (I-LYA), Detroit Regional Yachting Association (DRYA), Lake Huron (LHYA), Lake Michigan (LMSRF), and Lake Superior (LSYA) competed in a double round robin series sailed in S2 7.9’s on Lake Huron off Sarnia, Ontario.

Saturday’s round robin, sailed in shifty 8-14 knot offshore breezes, left Chris Van Tol (Lake Erie) and Hank Stuart (Lake Ontario) tied in first place, with Sarah Buckley (Lake Michigan) third. Sunday in building 10-20 knot winds the LMSRF team had an outstanding day with 5 wins, for an overall series win in a tie breaker with Lake Erie. Sarah Buckley, Derrick Reig, Justin Hood, Tom Kent and Brian Smith took the Richardson Cup back to Lake Michigan for the first time since 1967.

The last winner of the Richardson Trophy for Lake Michigan was Harry Nye of the Murphy and Nye Sailmakers fame.

Scott Spaeth
President, YRUGL

www.lmsrf.org/yrugl

Learn to Sail... Fast!

PRELIMINARY MEETING AGENDA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REPRESENTATIVES & COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
9:30 A.M. Saturday November 8, 2003 followed by
1: 00 P.M. LMSRF Annual Meeting
Chicago Yacht Club Monroe Station

1. Approval of Minutes of June 27, 2003 Board Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.

2. Commodore's report

3. Elections and Appointments

_ New Membership Applications approval

4. Executive Secretary's Report
_ Yacht Club & individual membership status _ Newsletters - Next newsletter January _ LMSRF combined area race & yearbook 2003 status _ 2003 LMSRF year to date fiscal & personnel operations _ Status of office automation project _ “Strictly Sail” booth 5. Treasurer’s Report _ Audit review 6. Endowment Fund Report _ Current status of funds 7. Council Reports _ Offshore _ Youth _ One Design 8. Standing Committee Reports _ Nominating _ Appeals _ Membership _ Advisory _ Publications _ Finance _ Championship _ Race Management _ Measurement Rules _ Grants-in-Aid 9. Functionary Committee Report _ Donations 10 . Old Business _ Race Mgmt/Scoring Program Report 11. New Business _ Reports from US SAILING Annual meeting _ Next Board Meeting, March, 2004 Location TBD _ Adjournment for Dutch lunch prior to Annual Meeting

Will you be one of the 70%?
After age 65, you have more than a 70% chance of needing some kind of long-term care.* To learn how our Long-Term Care Insurance can help you handle the costs of extended care, just talk to your neighborhood State Farm Agent listed below.
WE LIVE WHERE YOU LIVE.^TM

Shawn O’Neill, Agent
State Farm Insurance
4256 W. Irving Park Rd.
Chicago, IL 60641
Phone: (773) 685-3600
Fax: (773) 685-2262
E-mail: shawn.oneill.gh1f@statefarm.com

Sailing News from the Chicago Tribune

Bert D’Ottavio’s Great Lakes 70, Thirsty Tiger, completed the Chicago to St. Joseph, Mich., leg of the Tri-State race in a course record 6 hours, 21 minutes, for a 1st place finish in the 24-boat PHRF 1 section, 9th overall on adjusted time in the 80-boat PHRF fleet. D’Ottavio is vice commodore of Chicago Yacht Club.

Robin Monk’s Diversion from Newport, R.I. with local sailors Dean Tank Jr. and Suzy Phelps as crew, won the Shields class national championship sailed Sept 4-6 off Belmont Harbor.

Kevin Teborek of Winnetka finished second in the 70-boat fleet at the 2003 Laser 2-class World Championships in Hoorn, Netherlands, in August. Ireland’s Noel Butler was the overall champion

from Chicago Tribune, Sunday 9/14/03 by Mike Esposito, CYC

The Captain's Emporium, Inc.
An Eye for Excellence

Discover our rare collection of
nautical gifts and awards...
Go to www.CaptainsEmporium.com
and click on "Products" at the top of the homepage.
The treasures are yours to seize!

We also provide personal engraving for select items.
Contact Don Glasell
1663 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
Tel (773) 276-2333, Fax (773) 276-2343
Email DonGlasell@compuserve.com

BARKOW WINS RIWKC

Annapolis, MD - Sally Barkow of Nashotah, Wis., and her crew of Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.), Carrie Howe (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) and Annie Lush (Bournemouth, England), have won US Sailing's 2003 Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship. Going into the final races, Barkow's team held a 20-point lead over the 66 teams competing. In light 8-10 knot breezes, the foursome once again showed command of their boat-handling skills and the scoreboard. With finishes of 3-8, they maintained a healthy lead on the fleet and became champions in what has become one of the world's most prestigious women's sailing regattas.

"It feels awesome to have won," said the 23-year-old Barkow, a two-time college All American from Old Dominion University (class of '02) who only started sailing keelboats one and a half years ago. "We approached today with confidence just like we approached every other day. We didn't worry about the more mature teams, because they can make mistakes just as easily as us. We have learned a ton here, from communications, to boat handling to mentally focusing for five days. They were big lessons. We'll take those with us. It was a big step for our campaign." Barkow, Capozzi and Howe are on the US Sailing Team and hope to be the USA's representatives in the Yngling class at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. - Media Pro Int'l, http://www.ussailing.org/

Sally Barkow/Team Seven, 44
Paula Lewin/Team ACE Group, 58
Carol Cronin/Team Atkins, 60
Mary Brigden/Team San Diego, 71
Nancy Haberland/Team VC Performance Rigging, 80
Karleen Dixon/The Lion Foundation, NZL, 84
Dominique Provoyeur/Team Orion, RSA, 100
Betsy Alison, Newport, R.I., 101
Lorie Stout/Team Stoutgear, 113
Phebe King/Team Legal Source, 116

For some truly awesome RIWKC photos: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/

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.