4/15/06......PLEASE
NOTE THAT AS OF TODAY, THIS WEB SITE IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED. YOU
NEED TO GO TO THE NEW SITE AT
www.lcyc.info
3/6/06....New
website is up and running. You can view the new site at
www.lcyc.info
The events calendar is posted for the coming summer as well as new
stories including Team Horton/Nichol and their bid to win the
Bacardi Cup on Biscayne Bay. The new site is totally interactive
with all members encouraged to enter content, join forums, enter web
logs (blogs) and stay current with LCYC news and events.
Contact Jason, Dale or Ernie for help on getting a username and
password.
2/17/06.....New
website is well underway.....Jason and Dale Hyerstay are working
on the new website. It should be ready for viewing within the next
week. Stay tuned here for the new address.
1/29/06.....LCYC
member Andy Horton and his crew Brad Nichol have completed and
won the Silver Medal in the 2006 Miami Olympic Class Regatta being sailing in the waters
of Biscayne Bay Florida.
Follow their day by day reports here.
Final Results
Miami
OCR
12/10/05....Dues
Reminder. It's that time of year once again. While summer
sailing is only a distant memory now, the deadline for paying club
dues for the upcoming 2006 season is rapidly approaching. All
payments for dues received after January 1, 2006 are subject to a
late payment fee so don't delay. Send your payments to Lauri Landau
today!!
11/10/05....LCYC
Regatta Committee receives donation from Etchells Fleet 25.
Details
11/02/05....Antares
is on the move once again. Leonard and Lynnea Rosner are heading
south with a destination being the Bahamas as their next
exploration. Follow the trip on their website.
Details
10/22/05.....Attention....HIGH
WATER LEVELS at the club...Steve Landau and Pierre, the club
diver have already rescued a Dyer Dingy with a small outboard on the
back...( a Merc I believe??) The boat was pulled up higher and motor
taken for repairs. Contact Steve for details. If you have any boats
left near the shoreline, you'd better have a look or it may claimed
by Champ!
10/17/05....The
LCYC Fall Annual meeting was held on Saturday at the conclusion
of a rather cool, soggy workday. At the meeting, the proposed
Bylaws change to create a 14th Board member responsible for
Boating/Cruising programs was approved. In addition, the nominees
for Commodore (Charlie Lord), Board of Governors (Dot Hill, Don
Rathbone, Steve Booth, Ted Lattrell and John O'Rourke), Treasurer
(Steve Walkerman) and Auditors (Don O/Brien, Greg Doremus, Peter
Phillips) were all elected unanimously. Congratulations and thanks
to these folks for volunteering to serve the club in this way.
Lastly, thanks to all of those who came out for workday and
especially the hardy ones who stuck it out until the end. As
usual, St. Pierre's chili and cornbread was worth waiting for.
P.S. There are still some jobs
left to do (including the removal of the awnings if we ever get a
dry spell), so contact Gene Cloutier (workday coordinator) or Bob
Turnau (House chair) if you missed workday and can help out.
10/06/05....Awards
Dinner is fast approaching ! Friday night October 14th, the LCYC
clubhouse will be the site of this years awards dinner. The
festivities kick off at 1800 hrs with cocktails, followed at 1830
hrs by the the dedication of the J. Dinse with special guest John
and Ann Dinse. Dinner and awards will follow at 1900.
Details
10/04/05....The
Fall Annual Meeting will be held on workday, Saturday October 15.
Check out the details of the important issues.
Details
9/13/05.....Check
out the new
National Weather Service Interactive forecast link.
9/4/05....Lady
Skipper's Race results have been reposted.
8/30/05.....Storm
preparations at LCYC
Details
8/27/05....Kingston,
Ontario....LCYC's Brad Harris took the Gold Medal in the 71
boat Laser Radial Silver Fleet at the Canadian Olympic training
Regatta at Kingston (CORK) sailed August 20-24 with finishes of
2, 4, (14), 2, 11, 12, 1. CORK is one of the largest one design
regattas of its kind in the world with the total number of boats
approaching 500 and 240 boats in the Laser Radial and Laser Full
Rig Fleets alone. The wind conditions over the 5 days included
everything from 20+ to light and shifty...and everything in
between. MBBC's Peter Hazelett also finished 28th in the Radial
Silver Fleet and the old man (aka the Commodore) finished 21st out
of 51 boats in the Laser Full Rig Silver fleet.
Complete results
Photos
8/26/05....State
Police Warning - A recent Marine Patrol inspection of
our moored boats yielded a list of about 20 boats without proper
state registration or state validation stickers for documented
boats. This list is posted at the club. The police intended to
stop boats this past Wednesday but since we were being filmed by
VPT they held off thanks to a request by Tony Lamb. Next week
could be the time so be warned - get your boat legal and avoid
a ticket.
8/25/05....Sailing
Sailing....a beautiful night to be sailing....The wind gods were
with us as C4 was a spectacular night to be sailing in Vermont! The
planets and stars all lined up to serve up wind, sunshine, gorgeous
early fall lighting and of course the brilliant colors of 44 boats
dotting Shelburne Bay. VPT got some great shots. Watch for it to air
sometime after the first of the year. It'll be posted here.
8/21/05....It
was a real sailors day....a steady 18-22 knots of breeze with
gusts to 30 ! 11 double handed teams went out, 11 finished and in
the end the team of Stevens and Besse took the honors overall.
Results
Photos
8/20/05....LCYC
to be featured on Vermont Public Television....This coming
Wednesday nights race C4, will be taped for future showing on
VPT's Outdoor Journal. A camera crew and producer will follow the
events of the day starting with a brief shakedown sail with Dale
Hyerstay on Tumbleweed 2.0 in the afternoon, followed by the racing
action in the evening as seen from the J. Dinse and RIB on the race
course. So bring out your best duds, pack up your boat with smiles
and lets hope that we have some breeze. No wind date will be the
following Wednesday, August 31st.
8/18/05.....C3
reminds us that there really is wind on Lake Champlain. A great
night of sailing for the competitors, some anchoring woes for the J.
Dinse at the finish line but all in all this is what sailing should
be all about ! Results
8/16/05....Proposed
By Law changes are posted.
Details
8/16/05.....RC
Boat to be named the J. Dinse..After much deliberation and
review of the many great submissions from LCYC members, the BOG has
decided on naming the new RC boat after John Dinse, current member
of the club. The “J. DINSE” will help us remember John's many
contributions to the club, most notable of which the driving force
in the purchase of the land which we all hold so dearly today and
past commodore. It’s an honor to place his name on the transom for
all to think about as the saga of the club moves on. While the name
will go on shortly, there will be a short naming ceremony coming in
the fall when all the folks involved can be brought together at the
club.
7/25/05....Junior
Sailors have a great day of breezes, racing and fun at LCYC's
annual Junior Sailing Regatta held July 14th at the club.
Photos
Results
7/23/05....Smythe
Area A championship results..
LCYC Sailor Brad Harris finished
3rd in a very strong Area A fleet behind Thomas Barrows (St Thomas
USVI, Eastern Yacht Club) and Michael Easton (Portland ME, Portland
YC). In a light air regatta sailed Thursday and Friday in
Marblehead, 5 races were sailed with one throw out. Barrows was
first with 7 pts, Easton second with 8 pts and Harris third with 12
pts, with finishes of 4, 1, 4, (5), 3. Barrows and Easton are
arguably amongst the very best Junior Laser sailors in the country
having finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in last year's Smythe
National Championships and Barrows having won the US Youth Laser
Championship earlier this summer. Barrows and Easton move on to
the national championship.
7/20/05....Annual
Boat Tour/Tag Sale - A fun evening - Over two hundred
members and guests enjoyed a beautiful enjoyable evening at the
annual Jr. Sailing Boat Tour and Nautical Tag Sale this past
Friday July 15th. A really classy display of
boats, tasty refreshments, tag sale treasures and visiting
regatta folks all made for a busy enjoyable event. The Board of
Governors thanks all who contributed to this ever growing
event.
7/18/05....Sailing
at the UNH Sailing Center on picturesque Mendum's Pond, LCYC
Sailor Brad Harris qualified Saturday for the Area A Semi-Final
Championships for the Smythe Trophy. The Smythe Trophy is US
Sailing's Youth Singlehanded Championship and is sailed in
Lasers. Brad (168527) finished second out of 14 competitors in
the Northeast Sailing Association Championship behind Michael
Easton (177370) of Portland YC. Brad (12 pts) and Michael (9
pts) dominated the light air regatta finishing 1, 2 in all 7
races. The Area A regatta will be held this coming Thursday
and Friday at Eastern YC in Marblehead, MA. The top 2 finishers
from Area A go to the Smythe Finals in Newport Beach, CA in
August. Photo
7/18/05....The
second running of the LCYC Finn Regatta was held in near
perfect conditions at LCYC on July 16-17 with 14 boats
participating. Participants came from Montreal, Ottawa,
Massachusetts and New York. Winds for the first day were 5-10
knots, and the second day's winds were 10-15 with an occasional
higher gust. The 14-boat fleet fit in seven races, four the
first day and three the second. Although the top two boats were
well out from the rest of the fleet in total points, only three
points separated 3rd place from 6th place, with LCYC's Dave
Powlison finishing sixth. LCYC's Rick Howell also participated,
finishing 10th. The fleet enjoyed a catered dinner on Saturday
night, and to maximize racing time, lunches were served on the
water each day. Special thanks go to PRO Bob Goodwin, who was
assisted over the course of the two-day event by Hal Greig,
Bette Reuter, Ernie Reuter, Meredith Powlison, Alec Antel, John
Kwiatkowski, Brad Harris and Patrick Healy. Denny Bowen helped
coordinate the Saturday dinner, provided by St. Pierre's
catering, and Lisa Powlison dealt with the on-the-water lunch
arrangements. We received excellent feedback from competitors
on every aspect of the event.
Results
Photos from Jan Waller at
www.regattaactiveimages.com
7/16/05....10
Finn sailors enjoyed a perfect day--sunny skies and 5-10
knot winds--for a clinic on Finn sailing, run by James Lyne, who
coached the US Olympic representative in Finns at the Athens
game. After some mast tuning ashore, the fleet sailed a dozen
or so practice races, which James videotaped. That afternoon,
the fleet looked at the videotapes and listened to James
critique what he saw on the water. The clinic received rave
reviews from the participants.
Photos
7/13/05....LCYC's
junior sailors Meredith Powlison and Kate Weaver finished 5th
in the NSA Bemis Championship, held in Kennebunkport, ME on July
11. Although the top two teams clearly dominated the fleet, the
next three places were close, with Meredith and Kate just three
points out of third. The top three teams advanced to the Area A
Bemis Championship, to be held later in July in Marblehead, MA.
The event was held in 420
dinghies, in sheltered water, but in winds that averaged in the
high teens with occasional gusts to around 25. Meredith and
Kate's best finishes in the 7-race series were a second and a pair
of thirds. They were one of two all-girl teams participating in
the event. The other team finished 8th. Meredith and Kate
qualified for this event by finishing second in the NSA West Bemis
Championship.
7/11/05.....Photo's
from E2
from John Harris
7/11/05.....Mayor's
Cup Results & Photos....Racing
Cruising
Portsmouth
Photos
7/10/05....Junior
Sailing Regatta.....Coming up this Thursday July 14 at LCYC.
Joining us at the club will be Juniors from Lake George and MBBC.
This is great sailing to watch....looks like a large Opti fleet.
Come out and cheer our sailors on....
7/3/05.....Boat
Tour & Nautical Tag Sale....coming up Friday night July 15th.
Details
7/1/05....The
Reuters sail across the Atlantic with Bruce Schwab on Ocean Planet.
Some have asked about our trip and how we got on board OP. Here
are some of.....Details
and photos
6/28/05....Overall
Fleet Ranking for Wednesday night JAM & SPIN is now up and
posted in the Racing section. This will be updated throughout the
summer as we move from series to series.
6/25/05.....Sailing
Photo's taken by Jonathan Couture from A4 Photos
6/21/05.....From
the race course on Lake Michigan and the beautiful skyline of
Chicago.. read some of the news from our team of USA 740
Powlison, Harris and Hurwitch.
Daily reports
NA
Final Results
6/20/05....Reminder:
Per Club rules all Dinghies on the docks MUST be secured
with a stern anchor and be clearly labeled with the owner's name
and/or mooring number. This insures that you are not damaging your
neighbors' dinghies (or your own), are not occupying more than the
allocated space on the dock and that the Stewards can contact you if
there is a problem with your dinghy. As of Sunday, there were
numerous dinghies which were not properly secured, few that were
labeled and several that were in various states of disrepair (e.g.
partially deflated inflatables). Effective Sunday June 26th, the
Stewards will be authorized to remove any improperly secured or
deflated dinghies from the docks to the beach area at the club. If
you have not already done so, please get your dinghy labeled and
properly secured ASAP.
6/16/05....A4
is another night of shifty but steady breezes. Some great
battles shaping up in Series A
overall. Check it out!!!! Many great photos taken last night by
Jonathan Couture so keep an eye on this page for details...
6/12/05....Antares
returns from another great winter season of cruising. Check out
the details of the trip north on the
Rosner's site
at........details.
6/8/05....LCYC's
summer Cruise highlights from Ted Latrell
Details
6/5/06....Tea
Kettle a drifter while the Opening cocktail party a huge success.
5/19/05....Race
Committee Volunteers are still needed to help run races. You
need not have a boat nor any race experience. Go to the RC
Signup link below right or
click here.
5/18/05....Dockers
Do It! Talk about a "working club" - the docks guys did it
again! Look out at the docks and admire the beautiful new kiosks
sporting power, water, and lighting.
Details
5/16/05.....Sailing
Instructions and Notices of Race are online in the Racing link
to the left.
5/15/05....Check
out this new racing rules quiz game.
Its time to get the cobwebs out and refresh your knowledge.
Details
5/10/05....Lot's
of progress on the RC boat from the weekend crew. The hull has
been compounded and waxed, teak has been sanded and treated, the
handrails have been power buffed, epoxy has been laid-in at the base
of the stanchions, and leaky cabin port-holes have been replaced.
Wow, this is great! Big thank-you's go out to Tom Glynn, Glen
Findholt, Jeff Lynner, Sherm White, Dave Powlison, Bruce Hill, and
Tony Ellis, for their efforts. Also Bruce Polick and Kate Snow, new
members, did a great job on interior woodwork.... From Bette Reuter.
5/9/05....Pre-workday
workers photographed getting LCYC ready for official Workday on
Saturday, May 14th. Many Club members who do only the official LCYC
Workday miss out on a lot of fun working with other club members to
make sure everything actually gets done to get the club rolling.
These photos show club members, who on Saturday, May 7th, installed
the club's awnings and rewired and re-plumbed the docks. Keep an eye
on the LCYC web-site for additional opportunities. Even after
Workday there will be special projects where members can pitch in to
keep the club humming, affordable, and affable. From the Docks Guy,
Mike Barker........Photos
5/8/05....
Awning goes up in perfect conditions...from Bette Reuter. I
want to thank everyone so much for joining me to put up the East and
South awnings yesterday. We could not have picked a finer day to do
it -- no wind and mostly sunny skies (unlike Sunday the 8th). It
really helped to have a relief team: Mike and Laura Dunphy who
stepped in after Bob and Mark had to leave. Young Jack even pitched
in, but was happiest when we were done. We wrapped up just after
2pm; not quite as fast as the prior teams that include Ernie. But we
figured it out and got it done....FYI, Ernie will hang the corner
piece when he returns this week. Thank-you all, and a round of
applause to the core team of Mark Sperry, Bob Turnau, Bob Platt,
Judy Bond, Joss & Jack Besse and myself.
5/6/05....Name
the new RC boat....put on your thinking caps and help us to name
the RC boat. We'll be bringing her down from Mallets Bay next
week and she will be put on a mooring until the docks are in on
Saturday. Late in the morning, we'll bring her into the dock for the
first look see. Be creative and put your suggestion into the box at
the top of the steps. The Board will then pick out the 5 most
popular and make the decision.
5/3/05....To
All Docks Heroes....On Saturday, May 7th, at 9:00 am, there will
be another opportunity to join with other selected LCYC members to
get the docks ready for Workday installation. The morning work party
will finish the wiring and installation of the water/power/lighting
kiosks. Under the stewardship of our genial leader, David Kelton, a
satisfying productive time is anticipated. This is possibly the last
chance to substitute for the official Workday obligation. Please
email Mike Barker if you plan to avail yourself of this rare
opportunity. MIKE
m.barker@madriver.com
5/2/05....And
the first boat of the year in the mooring field..............find
out here
4/12/05....Race
Registration is now available online. Follow the link below to
sign up for summer racing at LCYC. Both members and non-members are
invited to use the online form.
Register here
4/10/05....Race
Committee Volunteer signup is now posted. Our new RC boat
and Race Committee will require the usual volunteer assistance from
fellow racers. As per past seasons, you are required to volunteer
for one race in a 2 year period. Sign up at the following link.....Details
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