Tuesday August 6 – FERGBURGS from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in support of the Sailing School. Bring a dish to share if you wish.
Tuesday August 6 – Membership meeting at 7:30 p.m. There will be a Board meeting on Tuesday following the general membership meeting for the purpose of reviewing club future planning committee findings.
Wednesday August 7 – Hell or High Water sailboat race series continues. Last week’s results follow below.
Friday August 9 – Cocktails at the Club starts about 5:00 p.m. Bring an appetizer if you desire and see who shows up.
Sandy is taking reservations for the tenderloin dinner slated for Saturday August 17. Please call or text her at 231-690-6224 to reserve a spot.
Future activities in August:
August 6 Membership meeting – 7:30 p.m. Fergburgs precedes at 5:30 p.m.
August 9 Friday Cocktails at the Club
August 13 LYSS alternate Tuesday – Brats
August 16 Cocktails at the Club
August 17 Tenderloin Dinner
August 20 Fergburgs for LYSS
August 23 Cocktails at the Club
August 24 Pulled Pork Dinner
August 27 LYSS alternate Tuesday – Tacos ( one choice, traditional beef or chicken TBD)
August 29 Thursday night—Corn & Brats
August 30 Cocktails at the Club
Secretary Denny
Good afternoon friends.
I have to say if you weren’t out on the big lake last night you missed a great one!
The field of 5 were treated to a very steady NW wind of 12 kts with gusts reaching 15 kts for the duration of the race. Steady 2′ waves accompanied the great wind.
Although a reach-reach out to the weather buoy would have been exhilarating, the decision was made to run south to the project and I did not regret a single minute of it.
There is nothing like the excitement and beauty of close racing action on the big lake and last night did not disappoint. Although the Admiral may beg to differ when it comes to some of the full speed cross tacks.
When the dust had settled and the numbers tabulated, here is what the order of finish looked like:
| Boat | Place | Elapsed Time | Corrected Time |
| Harmony | 1 | 1:29:10 | 1:12:58 |
| Adelicia | 2 | 1:29:40 | 1:14:22 |
| Poppy T | 3 | 1:33:26 | 1:18:08 |
| Dragon Fly | 4 | 1:37:00 | 1:26:12 |
| Seize the Day | 5 | 2:58:00 | 2:35:30 |
Fantastic job to all the captains & crews:
Harmony- Jeff Laman, Bill Walker
Adelicia Connelly Bowling, Jeff Koup, James Kuk
Poppy T- Shelley Tibbits, Tim Tibbits, Bridget Hubbard, Dick Hubbard, Scott Lakari
Dragonfly- Gary Ferguson, Zach Buskirk, Mallory Shinn, Dave Golder
Seize the Day- Allen Olson, Jim Webster
Special recognition this week goes to Dragonfly and Adalecia for adding extra crew members that may not otherwise have had an opportunity to get out sailing. Getting more people exposed to the sport we love will ensure the future of our club and sailing in Ludington.
Also wanted to recognize Allen Olsen and Jim Webster for “gutting out” the entire course despite the fact that meant finishing in the dark. As a matter of fact I feel that Allen and Jim were the biggest winners of the night as they got to spend almost 2 more hours sailing than any of the rest of us!
As always, thanks for coming out.
See you all next week.
Ludington Yacht Club 