Waterline FLAFAYETTE SAILING CLUB www.lafayettesailingclub.net VOLUME 1 2011 COMMODORE S MESSAGE Happy New Year everyone! We have the holidays behind us and I am sure that everyone is looking forward to another season of sailing. January and February are tough months for Indiana sailors. The weather is cold and the water is hard, so daydream with me. The Strictly Sail Show in Chicago, January 27-30 at Navy Pier will take your mind off of the cold winter. A lot of Club members attend and enjoy being around sailboats that are both small and large. For sailors that have never been to this show it is INSIDE and WARM! In March; a winter (cruise) or just a gathering of Club members will be held in sunny Florida! Just drive, sail, or fly to Punta Gorda. Bill and Donna Muir own a nice place, with canal access to Charlotte Harbor. We may sail with the boats that show or just have a fun picnic, Nothin but Warm Fun When we make it to April; we have the Club Ice Breaker Race Series, the Spring Call Out, and the harbor clean up day. The Call Out will be Friday, April 15, 6pm, At The Sportsman Inn Cottage, Monticello, IN. Please bring a friend, neighbor, or anyone interested in sailing. We will help them learn to sail. May has the Club Ice Breaker Race Series finishing, a sailing school, Monday, May 2 nd and a Moonlight Picnic & Sail, Friday, May 13, 7:30pm. June is very busy with Club races, raft ups (in the secret cove), the Past Commodore s Picnic, and a mini cruise to Lake Mississinewa. The month of July has fireworks, more Club racing, a moonlight sail & picnic, and the Club Summer Cruise to the Mackinac Island area. August has me looking forward to more sailing, the BOG picnic, warm water, etc. You know the sailing season will be fun and I hope this message has taken your mind off the long cold winter that we have to endure. Looking forward to seeing you all, Kirk 1
MISSISSINEWA SUMMER SOLSTICE MINI-CRUISE: 2011 by Ray Justice It is time to make your camping reservations at Mississinewa reservoir and campground. The cruise is scheduled for June 24th, 25th, & 26th, which is a great time of the year to camp. The nights are usually warm and the days hot and sunny. With almost 18 hours of daylight at this time of year we should have some great early morning and late afternoon sailing. We can stay in the shade, drink refreshments, eat lunch, and take a nap during the middle of the day. With the moon in its last quarter the night sky should be beautiful. There is no housing buildup around the lake so there is very little light pollution when you are sailing or anchored out in one of the many coves at night. You should make your reservations very soon because late June is a popular time to camp and the camping spots are going fast. I made my reservations for tent site # 454 on December 28th and some of the spots were already reserved. I am in loop B of the back campground and my tent will be directly across the road from where it was last year. I have reservations from June 23rd through June 29th in case any of you want to come over early and stay into the next week. There are many things to see in the area and some of you may want to plan a week of vacation. Everybody enjoying vegetable soup around the campfire 2
Kirk Gilbert has electric site # 372 reserved on the back cul-de-sac and we will use this site as a central gathering place. Another party in our group has site # 371 reserved next to Kirk but there are no sites left on the cul-de-sac. There are other electric sites in other areas but you need to get your reservations in ASAP to assure you get a reservation. The tent sites are $11.73 per day, electric sites $25.50 and they have cabins for $37.45 per day. All are two-day minimums on weekends with a maximum stay of two weeks on any site. Several reasonably priced motels are within 10 miles of the lake. Others may want to leave their boat and commute. The lake is only 54 miles from the LSC Harbor. Reservations can be made online at camp.in.gov or by calling 1-866-622-6746. If you have questions that need an immediate answer please feel free to e-mail or call me at 765-659- 5249 (765-652-3924 cell). Watch for more details in future issues of the Newsletters. Let s all plan on going and having a great time. LSC Sailing School: 2011 The LSC Sailing School will feature Sailing for Beginners, Small Boat Racing, and Capsize Recovery this year. Indoor session will be 6:00PM, Monday, May 2 nd, Lafayette Downtown Tippecanoe Library. The "In The Water" session will be held the following Saturday, May 7 th, 11:00AM. Students are encouraged to stay for the scheduled race at 1:00PM. Bring a picnic lunch. Both sessions will be RSVP. Library room limit is 30 students. Library rules require that we avoid parking near the Library entrance, park at the west end of building. Optional materials fee is $20.00 including US Sailing's textbook "Start Sailing Right." RSVP to davekeller@sugardog.com 3
LSC BoatU.S. Cooperating Group, http://www.boatus.com/ We ve Teamed Up with BoatU.S.! Your club officers have worked out a special deal with BoatU.S. that will add to the membership benefits you already receive introducing the Cooperating Group program! BoatU.S. provides a vast range of services, information and savings to recreational boaters, including: Members-only discounts and Member Rewards with West Marine equipment purchases Discounts on fuel, overnight slips, and repairs at more than 900 marinas nationwide BoatU.S. will pay up to $50 per incident On-The-Water Towing with your basic membership Higher-option per incident towing service levels are available up to Unlimited Access to high-value, low-cost group-rate boat insurance Full year subscription to the award-winning BoatU.S. Magazine An effective lobby that fights unfair taxes, fees, and government regulations that target boat owners Now you can get 50% off of annual Membership dues when you join the nation s largest association of recreational boat owners. You pay one-half of the regular BoatU.S. dues of $30 that s just $15.00 a year! For more information, contact randycariec22@yahoo.com If you are renewing your BoatU.S. Membership, be sure to mention our Cooperating Group ID number GA84516S to get the specially reduced rate. You Can Help Keep Lake Freeman Clean Want to sail on a cleaner Lake Freeman? Just make a $7.00 tax deductable contribution to the Shafer and Freeman Lakes Environmental Conservation Corporation (SFLECC). Stickers are available by mail or in person from SFLECC, 201-C N Main Street, Monticello, IN 47960. Use the form below to purchase your sticker. A $7.00 contribution from you will help enable SFLECC to keep Lake Freeman and Shafer clean. 4
2011 Lafayette Sailing Club Calendar Date Weekday Time (p.m. unless noted) Event Jan 19 Wed 7:00 BOG Meeting Jan 27-30 Chicago Strictly Sail Feb 9 Wed 7:00 BOG Meeting Mar 5-6 TBA TBA Charlotte Harbor Mini-Cruise Mar 16 Wed 7:00 BOG Meeting Apr 2-3 Sat/Sun 12:30 First Ice-Breaker Series* Apr 9-10 Sat/Sun 12:30 Second Ice-Breaker * Apr 13 Wed 7:00 BOG Meeting Apr 16-17 Sat/Sun 12:30 Third Ice-Breaker * Apr 15 Fri 6:00 Spring Call-Out Apr 16 Sat 10:00 a.m. Spring Clean-Up Apr 23 Sat 12:30 Fourth Ice Breaker * Apr 30 Sat 12:30 Fifth Ice Breaker * May 2 Mon 6:00 Sailing School Lafayette Public Library May 7-8 Sat/Sun 12:30 Sixth Ice Breaker * May 7 Sat 11:00 a.m. On-Water Sailing Class May 13 Fri 7:30 First Moonlight Picnic & Sail May 14-15 Sat/Sun 12:30 Last Ice Breaker * May 18 Wed 7:00 BOG Meeting May 28 Sat 11:00 Alternate On-Water Sailing Class Jun 24-26 Spring Mini-Cruise @ Mississinewa Jun 4 Sat 1:00 Long Distance Races (2) * Jun 10-11 Fri/Sat Raft-up Weekend Jun 11 Sat 1:00 Regatta Sat Race Series (2) * Jun 12 Sun 1:00 Regatta L D Series Races (2) * Jun 12 Sun 5:45 PAST COMMODORE S PICNIC Jun 15 Wed 7:00 BOG Meeting Jun 17 Fri 7:00 Second Moonlight Picnic & Sail Jun 18 Sat 1:00 Sun Series Races (3) [on Sat because Father s Day] Jun 26 Sun 1:00 Sunday Series Races (3) Jul 1-2-3-4 TBA Dusk THUNDER OVER FREEMAN Jul 6 Wed 7:00 BOG Meeting Jul 9 Sat/Sun 1:00 L D Series Races (2) * Jul 15 Fri 7:00 Third Moonlight Picnic & Sail Jul 16-30 SUMMER CRUISE Mackinac Hessel 5
2011 Lafayette Sailing Club Calendar Date Weekday Time (p.m. unless noted) Event Jul 16-17 Sat/Sun 1:00 Non-Cruiser Sail Race Series Jul 23-24 Sat/Sun 1:00 Non-Cruiser Sail Race Series Jul 31 Sun 1:00 Sunday Series Races (3) Aug 1 Deadline for reservations BOG Picnic Aug 3 Wed 7:00 BOG Meeting Aug 5-7 Raft-up Weekend Aug 6 Sat 1:00 Regatta Sat Series Races (3) Aug 7 Sun 1:00 Regatta Sun Series Races (2) Aug 7 Sun 5:45 BOG PICNIC Aug 12 Fri 7:00 Fourth Moonlight Picnic & Sail Aug 13 Sat 1:00 Saturday Series Races (3) * Aug 20 Sat 1:00 Saturday Series Races (3) * Sep 7 Wed 7:00 BOG Meeting Sep 9 Fri 7:00 Fifth Moonlight Picnic & Sail Sep 10 Sat 1:00 Long Distance Races (2) Sep 17 Sat 1:00 Make-up Races if needed Sep 23-26 Fall Mini-Cruise Oct 1-2 Sat/Sun 1:00 First Frost Bite Series Oct 7 Fri 7:00 Last Moonlight Picnic & Sail Oct 7-8 Fri/Sat Raft-Up Oct 8-9 Sat/Sun 1:00 Second Frost Bite Series Oct 8 Sat 5:00 OKTOBERFEST picnic Oct 15-16 Sat/Sun 1:00 Third Frost Bite Series Oct 19 Wed 7:00 BOG Meeting Oct 22-23 Sat/Sun 1:00 Fourth Frost Bite Series Oct 29 Sat 10:00 FALL CLEAN-UP/Reservations end-banquet Nov 5-6 Sat/Sun 1:00 Last Frost Bite Series Nov 11 Fri 6:00 FALL BANQUET THE TRAILS Nov 16 Wed 7:00 2012 Organizational BOG meeting 6
Classifieds The ships store will have Pennants, Hats, T-Shirts, and Golf shirts for sale at the Spring call-out. contact Dave Keller davekeller@sugardog.com for any special requests and or favorite sizes. Club Members may list items they want to sell, trade, or buy in this column without any charge. Send your listings to Randy Carie at randycariec22@yahoo.com LSC Web-Site: http://lafayettesailingclub.net Club members are welcome to add pictures to the site. Pictures will be organized in a slideshow format. Pictures should be about 400 x 325 px, 640 dpi jpeg and titled. Not the camera title. Visit the LSC Web-Site at www.lafayettesailingclub.net for current information, documents, and pictures. Reply to LSC Web-Master, Richard Goodner exposit@hotmail.com to have your pictures posted. Remember; all LSC Newsletter are archived on the Web-Site and can be viewed and printed in color. Newsletter Committee: Guidelines 2011 The LSC Newsletter will be called Waterline. Waterline will have 6 publishing's per year: Winter Issue, January 1 deadline for articles, Published January 30 Early Spring Issue, March 1 deadline for articles, Published March 30 Late Spring Issue, May 1 deadline for articles Published May 30 Summer Issue, July 1 deadline for articles Published July 30 Early Fall Issue, September 1 deadline for articles, Published September 30 Late Fall Issue, November 1 deadline for articles, Published November 30 Publishing's should be limited to 6 pages, black type, white pages, standard copy paper. Every member of the LSC should receive a copy of the Waterline via US mail. Every issue of Waterline will be archived on the LSC web-site. The letter type of Waterline should be: Times New Roman, #12 for articles, #16 for headings Waterline content should include, but not limited to: LSC events, pictures, articles from LSC members, Calendar of Events, Application, BOG listing, articles relevant to sailing. LSC Newsletter Editor /Publisher has final say to material submitted. The LSC and LSC Newsletter Editor/Publisher aren't liable or responsible in any way for technical articles published in Waterline. Advertisements of items in Waterline are acceptable; but does not imply endorsements by the LSC. The LSC Newsletter Committee encourages any and all LSC members to send a photo or a story about your sailing adventures to Randy Carie at randycariec22@yahoo.com 7
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