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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.

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

8/25/05....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.

8/11/05....Champagne Race Notice of Race is posted. Don't miss THE event of the summer as sailors and power boat skippers test they're skills against the clock in this exciting bay to bay race. Details and NOR

7/25/05....Junior Sailors have a great day of breezes, racing and fun at LCYC's annual Junior Sailing Regatt 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 throwout. 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

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.

7/3/05.....Boat Tour & Nautical Tag Sale....coming up Friday night July 15th. Details

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

6/12/05....Antares returns from another great winter season of cruising. Check out the details of the trip north on the Rosner's site at........details.

5/20/05....As of 5/20/05 from Steve Booth, Regatta The following are the new locations for race marks "S" & "C". Please reference p. 7 of the Sailing Instructions and Notices of Race, 10.0 Marks.
The "S" Mark is now at: N44 26.038 W73 14.327
The "C" Mark is now at: N44 24.647 W73 13.942

5/15/05....Check out this new racing rules quiz game. Its time to get the cobwebs out and refresh your knowledge. Details

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....A memorial service for Gardiner Lane .....is coming up this Wednesday, May 11th, 2005 at 1700 hrs. It will be held at a place near and dear to Gardiner's heart, the Fireside Room at Bolton Valley Resort. Come and join in a celebration of Gardiner's life and share in his many contributions to Vermont's outdoor community.

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.

5/2/05....And the first boat of the year in the mooring field..............find out here

4/23//05....Calling All Moorings By Steve landau - Harbormaster

The ice out and our club diver is getting organized to start on our mooring field. For those who took their mooring floats and pennants home for the winter - it's time to cart them back. Please be sure your name and mooring # are permanently painted on the float.

When placing gear back on the lawn try to spot your relative position in the line up. It is organized by mooring field row - if you can't spot you place just leave it by the shed. The sooner gear is back the sooner the diver can begin work. All gear must be back by May 1st to avoid incurring extra cost to the club or yourself..

Any gear requiring repairs will be corrected and billed to the owner.. Members will be notified if anything significant is required. Worn pennants will not be installed. Our diver Pierre LaRocque is expert on LCYC mooring standards and he will supply first quality Chicago (US made) hardware and handmade pennants at better than competitive prices. You may contact him at 233-1479 or pierrer@champlaindivers.com

4/18/05....Pre-workday Heroes By Mike Barker, Docks.......On Saturday, April 16^th at 9:00am a select group of 13 LCYC members gathered at the club to begin the arduous task of re-wiring and re-plumbing the docks as well as other critical maintenance items. Details

4/14/05....Just heard from Commodore Harris that the ice is out on Shelburne Bay. Time to get serious...

4/04/05....A sunny afternoon prevailed as Dennis Fox pulled into the boat yard at Cloth'n Canvas with a treasured cargo. On the back of his transport trailer lay the Albin 27 Express cruiser which was purchased down in Annapolis Maryland....its new home....LCYC.....it's intended purpose...our new committee boat. Details

1/26/05.....Dave Schaefer continues to sweat and grunt over his computer, most recently for the biker-style cruiser magazine, "Latitudes and Attitudes". Recent efforts are a profile of the Tallship Unicorn in the November issue, and a piece in the January issue on Reedville, VA, a cruiser destination on the Chesapeake. Unicorn is a PR client of Dave's, which gives him a chance to sneak away to boat shows. In November, "Latitudes and Attitudes" publisher Bob Bitchin hosted his advertiser aboard Unicorn at the St. Pete's Boat show. This one did not end in fist fights, as did the general beer party for L&A readers the next night.

1/5/05....New Membership Category created at LCYC....“Associate Member” is any Individual or Family Member who has been granted Associate Membership status by the Board of Governors. Associate membership is reserved for those between the ages of 18 and 30 and will have reduced initiation fees, as determined by the Board of Governors, and dues equal to one half the amount for Full Members. Associate Members shall have no mooring rights, voting rights or eligibility for office except by conversion to Full membership. All other responsibilities, rights and privileges of Club membership apply, with the exception of these. Associate Members will have the right to keep a one design sailboat at the club in compliance with the Grounds section of the Club Policies and Guidelines. In the calendar year the individual or eldest family member are age 31, as of January 1, Associate Members must pay the prevailing initiation fees, minus any initiation fees paid at the time they became Associate members, and convert to Full Membership status in order to remain Members in Good Standing.

12/03/04....The Reuters sail across the Atlantic with Bruce Schwab on Ocean Planet.....Details and photos

3/05/04......An early reminder.......Pierre the club diver now has two interested parties to participate in a regular bottom cleaning program.......Don't get left out. Check in with him early to be sure to get on his schedule. Pierre pierre@champlaindivers.com

8/31/03.....Spectacular Conditions for Etchells Practice Races........A half-dozen Etchells showed up for what turned out to be a fabulous day of racing with sunny conditions and winds around 10 knots. The fleet got in five races in just three hours, sailing short, windward-leeward courses. Ernie Reuter, skippering Mango Challenge, won the first race, and since these were practice races that don't count toward the series championship, we all assumed Ernie would win the rest of the races. However, other race winners included Joss Besse, skippering Ruffian and Rick Stevens on Rascal. Ray Harrington was guest skipper aboard Dave Powlison's Pied Piper, and won a race, and Dave skippered Pied Piper to a first in the final race of the day. Meredith Powlison, also aboard Pied Piper, skippered their boat to a fourth-place finish in her first time at the helm for an entire race. Thanks go to Gene Cloutier, his father, and Jesse for running some great races!

6/21/03...Etchells On-the-Water Clinic... Eight Etchells from Lake Champlain Fleet 25 took advantage of a rare opportunity to receive a Saturday of on the water coaching from one of the great sailors in the world of Etchells sailing, Jud Smith. Jud has won the Etchells North Americans several times, and most recently the Jaguar Series—a three-event midwinter championship. The fleet spent four hours sailing a number of short, windward-leeward courses on June 21, while Jud offered advice and suggestions from the LCYC inflatable. Midway through the session, he rotated through the fleet, sailing aboard almost every boat and again offering his help. Jud works for Doyle Sails in Marblehead, Mass. Ernie Reuter won the award for the most races won that don’t count. Senior Moment earned a certificate for a discount at a local fiberglass repair shop, and inflatable driver Bob Penniman earned the “most information gathered” award. It was a fabulous learning experience for all who participated.

4/9/03....The International Etchells Class has a new link. Bookmark it at www.etchells.org

9/27/02.......And the winner is ........USA 478 sailed by Dave Powlison and crew. See the complete Overall Summer 2002 fleet results. Another great summer of racing on Lake Champlain with newcomers Goodwin and Greig showing promise at the end of the season while Howell and company had some great races this summer. Our fleet already shows signs of additional growth for the summer of 2003. Next fleet meeting will be coming up.

9/15/02......The Etchells fleet experienced one of the most spectacular Saturdays yet, with south winds around 10 knots to start with and building to around 20. Eight boats participated, and the fleet sailed three races in the bay, from the Shipyard mark to the Club mark. In the first race, Mango Challenge squeaked out a win over the Rascal crew, riding in a puff to slide into the lead right at the finish of the windward-leeward course. The second race was a double-windward leeward. Hot Chocolate and Pied Piper dueled for the lead all the way up to the second windward mark rounding where Hot Chocolate moved ahead and went on to win. In the final race, a windward-leeward-windward, Pied Piper took the lead early on and never looked back, with Rascal finishing in second. Kudos go to Mango Challenge crew Steve Walkerman, who noticed a large (probably 75-80% of the way through) crack in Mango's mast at deck level, just as they were about to finish the second race. They quickly doused the spinnaker, finished, the dropped the main and jury-rigged a system to keep the mast up until they made it back to LCYC. Thanks also to Don Rathbone and his crew aboard Maverick who provided the fleet with some excellent races.

7/15/02.......If you missed this one, you missed one of the best! Sunny skies,
temperatures in the upper 70s and winds that started around 15 and, over
the course of the racing, dropped to around 5-10. Eight boats turned
out for three double-windward-leeward races, and since the wind was not
as strong as we thought it would be, we sailed in the bay, from the
Shipyard mark to the Club mark, which turned out to be the right
decision in the slowly dropping breeze. By the time we got back to the
club, the bay was pretty flat.
    The big news is that, after a brief hiatus from the front of the
pack, Mango Challenge is back. In the second race, Ernie & crew led
until just after the final weather mark, where they lost the lead to
Pied Piper. But in the final race, they put the throttle down at the
start and were never challenged. Ruffian also made some appearances in
the top of the fleet. Nice going, crews!
    Special thanks to Charlie Lord and Bob Dunn who were our race
committee. This year, Charlie has been RC for every (yes, every)
weekend race the club has hosted--volunteerism at its best. Bob hopped
aboard aboard at the last minute to fill an unexpected vacancy. They
had some mechanical difficulties that kept them from setting up a
perfectly square line for the second two races, but everything still
worked out. Thanks again, Charlie and Bob!
........From Dave Powlison on US 478

5/22/02.....Launch Day 2002 was a bit cool but we got 7 7/8 boats in at the the sailing center. Castle,Lampman and Boynton got the mast up but ran out of time. They are always first anyway so last on this one is OK.......Photos

5/16/02.......Thanks to Reid Krakower for his generous contribution to the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center in the name of Etchells Fleet 25. A new 3Ton hoist is being secured today to replace the old 2Toner that will now be retired as a spare.