LAKE MICHIGAN SURF
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN SAIL RACING FEDERATION
Volume XXV, Number I
March 2004
Table of Contents
Commodore's Corner
Laser for Sale
Support Boat Program
Seminars! Seminars! Seminars!
RACING RULES & SAILING SHARP
BASIC RACE MANAGEMENT
HOW TO ROUND A MARK
SAFETY AT SEA
Recycle your old Sails and Spinnakers
Youth Sailing Schedules Due
AED/Crew Safety
LMSRF Yahoo Group
LMSRF Office Updates
www.CrewSignUp.com
Lightning Worlds 2003
Port Huron Offshore 100
Commodore's Corner
A Lake Michigan sailor’s calendar consists of “pulling your boat for winter storage, eating some turkey, opening a present, and launching your boat”. The turkey is gone, the presents have been opened, and so it must be time to launch the boat. However, as I look out over the frozen eastern shore of Lake Michigan on a sunny February day, it is apparent that it is not quite time to launch your boat. However, It is not too early to think about the upcoming sailing season.
Your LMSRF Board of Directors has been discussing ways to improve and expand services to our members and to increase the membership within LMSRF. We currently have active programs in race management, appeals, judges, juniors, offshore and one design racing to name a few. Our Grand-in-Aid program supported several teams representing LMSRF at the Richardson Cup, Optimists Finals, Mallory Cup, Adams Cup and O’Day Finals, as well as sailors sailing in the Olympic Trails. We have supported two Lake Michigan youth teams to compete in the Smythe-Bemis Jr. Olympics Championship. We have also sponsored the “Best on Lake Michigan” Championship Series for a number of PHRF and one design fleets. We have provided sponsorship for two race management seminars and six judges training sessions held around Lake Michigan this past year and have similar plans this year.
Membership is another important part of the LMSRF success. We need your continued support to allow us to expand and improve our advancement of sail racing on Lake Michigan. Those of you reading the Newsletter are the “choir”. We need to reach out to a wider audience for our membership. It is one thing to pay your dues as part of a regatta registration, and another to pay you dues to support all the activities of LMSRF. It’s like attending breakfast. The chicken is participating in breakfast, the pig is committed. I would like to see each of our members committed to LMSRF and consider “kicking” their membership “up a notch”, and enlisting two new members to LMSFR this year.
Although we have a number of active programs underway at LMSRF, we are interested in hearing from our membership about what additional services they would like to see offered by LMSRF. We have discussed the expansion of a “Ships Store” on our Web Site. Other suggestions are increasing our support for youth and women sailing events, sponsoring an off season seminar program to improve sailing skills, and expanding the direct benefits to our members. It is time to hear from you, our members. Please go the Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation Web Site at lmsrf.org and use the “Feedback” button to give us your ideas on how we can serve you better. The Board will be considering different options at our next board meeting and would appreciate your input.
Best Regards,
Don Crandall, MD
Commodore, Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation
d.crandallmd@comcast.net
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LASER FOR SALE
1993 Laser
All Rigging Included
Shorelander Trailer
Asking $2,200
Contact:
Glenn McCarthy
(312)425-2369
Support Boat Program: Designed for yacht clubs, sailing schools, coaches, and more
US SAILING and Zodiac of North America (ZNA) have teamed up to create a support boat program designed specifically for yacht clubs, sailing schools, coaches, instructors, race organizers, and any organization involved in supporting on-the-water sailing activities. Under the new program, US SAILING and ZNA are providing three types of custom-fitted rigid-hull inflatable boats (RIBs) at special prices to US SAILING member yacht clubs and sailing organizations.
The new US SAILING RIBs have been designed with input from US Sailing Team coaches, yacht clubs, and regatta organizers and are available in three sizes: US SAILING 420 (13’ 9”), US SAILING 470 (15’ 5”) and US SAILING 600 (19’ 8”).
The US SAILING 420, 470 and 600 RIBs are designed with a V-shaped fiberglass hull with tracking strakes for improved steerage and performance. The RIBs are equipped with a two-person jockey console, molded non-skid deck, aluminum engine support plate, reinforced cone ends, bow locker, bow D-ring, two transom tow eyes, four point davit lift, self-bailer, bow roller, raised profile rubbing strake, carrying handles, lifelines and repair kit. All three models are available with red or gray air tubes (removable tube system).
The US SAILING RIBs are available in various engine configurations, including bare boat, two- and four-stroke engine packages. Later this month, ZNA will deliver the first 470 and 600 RIBs to the US Sailing Team for use in training and competition, including the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. The US Sailing Team’s 470 and 600 RIBs will be equipped with Evinrude E-TECTM outboard engines provided by Bombardier, which feature the latest in two-stroke technology.
For more information about US SAILING’s support boat program, contact a local Zodiac or AVON dealer.
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Learn to Sail... Fast!
Seminars! Seminars! Seminars!
Racing Rules & Sailing Sharp Seminar
The seminar is designed around the concept that knowing the racing rules of sailing, makes racing an enjoyable and safe contest while using one’s skill, seamanship, and applying the principles of sportsmanship, and fair play.
The conversation will include all elements of a race and the rule or rules that apply. Seminar handout material will be given to each participant. The event is open to all sailors racing under one-design and handicap rating systems. The seminars are hosted by yacht clubs around the shore of Lake Michigan.
Panelists include US Sailing Senior and International Judges: Allan A. Teske, Don Glasell, Robert Sargent, Ted Jones, Warwick L. Coppleson, Andrew J. Kiener
The cost of the seminar is Twenty Dollars ($20.00). A lunch is included in the cost of the seminar and will be provided by the host club. The starting time for all sessions will be 09:00 local time and end at 16:00 Bring your rule book.
Racing Rules and Sailing Sharp
Session dates and host clubs
1. March 20, 2004 -
Columbia Yacht Club
312-938-3625
2. March 27, 2004
Sheboygan Yacht Club
920-467-3998
3. April 10, 2004 -
Bay Harbor Yacht Club
231-439-2110
4. April 17, 2004 -
Macatawa Bay Yacht Club
616-355-5815
Make the check payable to:
Allan A. Teske, RR&SS Seminar
Mail To:
9900 South Longwood Drive,
Chicago, Illinois 60643
Phone: 773-239-4440
email: ateske821@aol.com
Basic Race Management Seminar
March 27
Muskegon Yacht Club
3198 Edgewater St
Muskegon, MI USA
Contact:
Peter Blacklock
Phone: 1-231-759-8596
email:
peter@torrensen.com
April 17
Columbia Yacht Club
111 N Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL USA
Tom Hytry
Phone: 630-553-1768
email: hytry@wans.net
April 24
Milwaukee Yacht Club
1700 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive
Milwaukee, WI USA
John Strassmen
Phone: 414-332-7119
email: jstrassman@wi.rr.com
HOW TO ROUND A MARK— Turn without spinning!
Rules gurus Dick Rose and Ben Altman will teach you how to slide through a crowd, leave everyone in your dust and look cool.
The emphasis of this seminar is on mark roundings (Racing Rule 18), the related tactics and strategies and how to avoid the protest room. The workshop will include a lot of audience participation. Please bring your rule book or download the rules from the US SAILING Racing Rules web site http://www.ussailing.org/rules/ Parts 1 – 7 at the bottom of the page. You only need Part 2, When Racing Yachts Meet.
Saturday, May 8, 2004, Chicago Yacht Club, Monroe Station in the Commodore Room, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, lunch is included. Join Dick and Ben in the Mac Bar following the seminar (not included in the fee)
The fee is $34 payable by credit card or club account. After May 1, the fee will be $45. No cancellations after May1.
Please fax your registration form to Ali Donoghue, Race Committee Coordinator, 312.861.9351
Parking is available in the Chicago YC parking lot for members. A limited number of non-members may park in the Club’s parking lot for a $10 charge, reserved at the time of registration. Overflow parking is in the Monroe Underground.
Students should email Ali Donoghue (Donoghue@ChicagoYachtClub.org) for limited seating at a reduced fee.
Dick Rose is the Chairman of US SAILING’s Racing Rules Committee and has been a member of the rules Committee for more than 20 years. He is a 10-year member of the ISAF Rules Committee and was a member of the Working Party that drafted the simplified racing rules under which we now sail. He is a US SAILING Judge, columnist for Sailing World, served as rules advisor to three Olympic teams, and importantly, has raced for more than 50 years. Ben Altman has raced boats of all sizes on four continents, as skipper, crew and tactician. In the Etchells class, he is has won European and Canadian championships and finished in the top ten at four World championships. He has been a member of the US SAILING Rules Committee since 1998. Ben helped to write the simplified rules.
It is expected that this seminar will sell out. Please reserve early!
Download the PDF by clicking here
Or contact the LMSRF office for a copy (773.278.3130)
US SAILING Safety at Sea
This is a One day seminar that will be held at Columbia Yacht Club on May 8 and will be open to all cruising and racing skippers, crews and their families and recreational power boaters. The seminar, designed and conducted by expert sailors in their field, will provide novice and experienced mariners with vital information and skills required to prepare for sailing offshore, boat preparation, handling heavy weather, recommended safety equipment and emergencies at sea.. Captain John Bonds Sr. will be the Moderator and John Rousmaniere will be one of the speakers
The cost will be $ 90 per person with a $5 discount for US SAILING members. Seating will be limited to 150 people.
Persons interested in attending the seminar should email Nicole at nicole@COLYC.com and indicate "Safety at Sea" in the re: line.
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Recycle your old Sails and Spinnakers!
It appears there is a demand in the community for your old sails and spinnakers that can’t be repaired. Many local non-profits and individuals would LOVE to take that extra fabric off your hands (and out of your garage/attic!) and put it to some creative uses.
LMSRF and Boater’s World have developed a program to help distribute the fabric that would normally be thrown away or take up your storage space. And best of all, you get a tax deduction. How often does that happen for taking out the trash?
Simply bring your old sails and spinnakers to LMSRF, receive your tax deduction receipt and we will take care of the rest. You can even choose a non-profit for the material to go to! You will be helping others, the environment and yourself all at once.
Contact LMSRF at 773.278.3130 or by email at captains@rcn.com if you have any further questions.
Anyone with LMSRF Youth Regatta dates should get them to Cookie Mueller so that they can be included in the 2004 youth schedule. She can be reached at cookiemueller@wi.rr.com
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AED/Crew Safety
Worth Considering?
Most of you know that there was a loss of life at Key West recently. The following story is from a paramedic who was on the scene. Perhaps this can be of use as a discussion item for Race Organizers and Race Committees on Lake Michigan.
-Don Glasell , LMSRF Secretary.
The number one greatest responsibility onboard a racing vessel is not to win, but to insure the safety of the crew. On Sunday, Jan 18, while practicing for the Key West race week, the crew of the swan 68' Chippewa & I witnessed a medical emergency on a J-24. Being a Paramedic and CPR/1st instructor for the American Red Cross, we offered our assistance. Upon examination the 45 year-old male, Marty Dwinell, was in Full Cardiac Arrest. Despite 15 minutes of CPR, the 45 year-old sailor was pronounced dead 30 minutes later at t3he hospital. Later that day I felt a great sadness - such a young man to be passing.
Earlier last year we discussed Purchasing an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for Chippewa. How sad I thought for $3000, a fraction of our annual sail budget, this sailor could have been up and sailing in months. Statistics have proven you can increase the chance of surviving a heart attack by 90% with early AED intervention. AED's are now no bigger than a large cigar box, self contained, no charging need. The units can only administer a shock when the right rhythm is present, and anyone can use them. So as of March 5th, at the upcoming Heineken Regatta, Both Chippewa & Equation will have AED's aboard. Since the announcement of this I have had dozens of other yachts interested, and I can think of no better way to remember a fallen sailor than this. Marty Dwinell was not known for being a great sailor, but he is making a difference now. I think it's just great. Marty's passing is going to save lives in the future. And I'm glad his passing was not in vain.
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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.
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LMSRF Office Updates
It’s almost that time again - time to register for races and check results, of course!
Last year we saw some big changes to the LMSRF website and this year we will reap the benefits. Now you have TONS of options on how to easily register for races and check the results. Here are some of the highlights:
- No separate LMSRF and Area III fees! Now you can pay for it all at once on the combined entry form.
- This year, all forms are in the racebook and online (http://www.lmsrf.org/McKforms.asp) from the beginning of the season on.
- You can call your DNF into the office (773.278.3130) as soon as you know and we will be able to include that in the scoring after the race.
- Protests now go through the LMSRF office so that there is one central location and tracking system.
- Race results will be uploaded to the internet right after each race.
As always, contact the LMSRF office if you have any questions at all!
(773.278.3130 or captains@rcn.com)
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It provides a web link between the owner and their crew. It is not for finding new crewmembers. With it you can create a web site that enables individual crew members to indicate their availability and you to select who will race.
Its simple and its FREE!
Just:
* Click on "Add-a-Boat" and enter information about your boat.
* Enter a list of crewmembers, giving them ID's and passwords.
* Select a list of events.
Then:
* The crew members can sign on and indicate the events they are available for.
* You can select from those available to form a crew for each event.
* Everyone can keep their information up-to-date.
And:
* Email is automatically sent to all affected parties when changes are made.
* There are lists of most Chicago big boat events that are easy to include in your boat's schedule. But you don't have to race in Chicago to use the site because you can manually enter any event, even work-on-the-boat days.
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A Report From Lightning Worlds 2003
LMSRF member Bill Faude from Chicago with Jared Drake from Milwaukee and Ernie Dieball of Toledo was one of the teams, with financial help from LMSRF Grants-in-Aid committee, which participated in the International Lightning Class held its World Championships on April 13-18, 2003. It was hosted by both Coral Reef Yacht Club and Biscayne Bay Yacht Club in Miami, Florida. Teams that pre-qualified traveled from Europe, North America, and South America to show a record attendance of 59 boats.
They began the regatta strong. They finished the first three races with top ten finishes. In the fourth race, the team earned a second place. Things were looking hopeful. Unfortunately, trouble hit in the sixth and eighth races. Our team was a victim of a growing trend in race committees, the dreaded OCS. Race committees are becoming increasingly aggressive with larger fleets. Instead of general recalls, they are calling each and every boat they see over. The Midwest team ended the regatta at fourteenth.
A positive that the Team encountered in their time in Miami, was the support from people at home. With the Internet, those who are not at the event can follow how their friends are doing. One thing that Bill, Jared, and Ernie said that was really great was the constant emails of support from their friends at home.
Suzy Phelps, LMSRF Office
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Port Huron Offshore 100
A challenging offshore 100 nautical mile race
July 2nd & 3rd, 2004, Friday A.M. start
Course: Port Huron to Goderich to Port Sanilac and finish in Port Huron
A great tune-up and prelude for the Bayview Mackinac Race
Docking, awards, and party!!! at Port Huron Yacht Club
Classes: PHRF, One-Design, JAM
John Blunt Memorial Race (short course)
App. 70 mi. Friday evening start
Sarnia to Kettlepoint to Port Sanilac to Port Huron
Lake Huron Yachting Association sanctioned offshore race
For informtation visit www.phyc.org
