Ludington Yacht Club

Tomorrow, Tuesday July 18 is the “Alternate Tuesday” in support of the Youth Sailing School.

Menu offering includes: Shredded pork or chicken piled high on an ample, toasted bun with a variety of condiments available, tater tots, and special ingredient coleslaw, all for $10 per person.  Serving from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. All proceeds go to the Sailing School. Skip cooking Tuesday dinner, come down to the club, enjoy some yachting camaraderie, and support LYSS.   Members and their guests are welcome.

Then, this coming weekend, Friday and Saturday…

This joint event brings sailors together from the Pentwater Yacht Club and the Ludington Yacht Club for a great weekend of fun and sailing competition.Our Social Committee is hosting an awards dinner at LYC Saturday ~6:00pm. Cost is $15.00/person and will include Fried Chicken, assorted sides and dessert.This dinner is open to all, and a special liquor license will be in effect to allow non-members to purchase alcohol during the event.While reservations are not required, we are asking that you confirm your attendance by emailing Tim Tibbits so we know how many to plan for.

If you are interested in registering please reach out to race coordinator David Bluhm of
Pentwater Yacht Club via email or by cell phone.

If you plan on racing and haven’t done so please fill out a registration form and send it to Dave Bluhn as soon as possible. A schedule of events is attached.Hope to see all of you next weekend!

2023 Chieftain Cup Regatta
July 21-22, 2023

Registration and Sailing Instructions

Registration
Name of Boat: ________________________________
Skipper: _____________________________________
Yacht Club Affiliation: ___________________________
Manufacturer/Model and Length: __________________
Sail Number: ___________
LMPHRF Rating*: Spin Rating Non-Spin Rating____________
*note if you have a current or past (within the last 5 years) certificate please provide a
copy. If you do not, we will use the current LMPHRF database to assign you a Spin/NS
rating.
There will be a registration fee of $10 for the Regatta to cover the costs of awards and
misc. entertainment.

Please fill out this information and forward to PRO David Bluhm at
dbluhm61@gmail.com or provide prior to race #1.

Sailing Instructions

GOVERNING AUTHORITY: The series will be governed by the rules as defined by ISAF 2021-
2024 Racing Rules of Sailing and the US Sailing Prescriptions and Lake Michigan PHRF, as
modified herein.
REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN REGATTA:

• The series is open to all sailboat owners who meet USCG requirements for the size of
  the boat and number of persons on board.
• The regatta will be raced utilizing LMPHRF ratings and skippers shall provide a current
  or past (within the last 5 years) to the PRO. If a certificate cannot be provided the PRO
  will utilize the current LMPHRF database to assign ratings based on make/model and
  year for similar boats operating in the waters of Lake Michigan, for a non-spinnaker
  rating and, if desired, a spinnaker rating.
• Owner shall maintain a liability insurance policy with a minimum coverage of $250,000
  per incident or the equivalent applicable to the boat during the regatta.

CHIEFTAIN CUP REGATTA 2021

• Maintain a working VHF radio and monitor Channel 69 or such other channel as may be
  announced by the PRO at the captains meeting on the day of the race.
  DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY: Competitors participate in every race or series entirely at their own risk. See Rule 4 of RRS, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during or after the regatta or race.
• REGATTA RACING DETAILS:
• The PRO (Principal Race Official) is David Bluhm (SV – Condor) who can be reached by
  e-mail at dbluhm61@gmail.com or by cell phone at 616-560-6373.
• The Chieftain Cup Regatta will consist of two separate races, Race #1 will be held on
  Friday, July 21 and Race #2 will be held on Saturday, July 22.
• Race #1 (Cheiftain Cup Race) will start at 1:30pm and will be from Pentwater to Ludington a total of approximately 12 nautical miles.
• Race #2 (Cheiftain Regatta Race): will start at 1:00pm and will be a buoy race in Ludington on Lake Michigan. Race details will be provided at the skippers meeting.
• Race details will be provided at the captains meeting for each respective race.
• Time limit for completing race #1 will be 3 hours., time limit for race #2 will be 2 hours. If
  any boat finishes within the time limit, all boats finishing thereafter will be scored. Boats
  that do not complete the race course shall be scored DNF. If no boats have finished the
  course by expiration of time limit the race shall be abandoned and not scored.
• 
  CAPTAIN’S MEETING: The captains meeting for race #1 will be held at 12:30pm on July 21 at Pentwater Yacht Club. The captains meeting for race #2 will be held at 11:30am on July 22 at Ludington Yacht Club. Additional details necessary for the race will be provided at the captain’s meetings.
• 
  1.TIMING OF RACE: Each captain will be responsible to maintain an accurate elapsed time for his boat in hours, minutes and seconds from the start horn until the boat finishes. The elapsed time will be entered on a time card signed by the captain certifying the correctness of the information and displaying the date, boat name, elapsed time, the name of the boat ahead at the finish, and the name of the boat behind. The time card shall be turned in to the PRO as soon as practical upon completion of the race course, but not later than 1 hour after the time the last boat finishes the race. It will be at the discretion of the PRO of the Day whether to accept any other form of timing of the race for a particular boat.
• 
  REGATTA AWARDS: Individual race awards will be handed out at the regatta awards
  ceremony tentatively scheduled for 4:30pm, Saturday, July 22 at Ludington Yacht Club or 1
  hour after the last boat finishes Race #2.

What a great rib dinner last evening staged by Adam Lamb, Alex Zaydel, and a suite of helpers.  Seventy four members and guests were treated to fall-off-the-bone ribs, decadent butter & garlic potatoes, cole slaw, and a variety of pie for dessert.  Thanks to everyone who made this event a success.
NEXT UP: Friday & Saturday July 14 & 15, Steve Miller and crew will be hosting a WALLEYE dinner both nights.Cost will be $15 per person cash.  Social starts at 6:00 p.m. with dinner served at 7:00 p.m. Menu to include walleye fillets, hush puppies, cole slaw, twice baked potatoes & dessert. 

Please call or text Sandy to reserve space for this dinner event.  If you text or leave a message please include your full name and which night you wish to reserve.  Reservations will be taken until Thursday July 13.Why the switch from Perca flavescens (lake perch) to Sander vitreus (walleye) you ask?  Perch were not available from any distributor at this time.  So it was decided to serve the perch’s larger family cousin, the walleye, which are readily available and just as tasty! 

Steve is also asking for volunteers to help pull this off so please contact Steve directly by phone or text or via email (millersteve919@charter.net) if you can lend a hand.Also on tap for next week:Tuesday July 11 – FERGBURGS to support the sailing school.  Grilling starts at 5:30 and continues until 7:00 p.m.  $10 per person gets you the best burger in town and a choice of sides (potato salad, cole slaw, beans, or cream corn).

Thursday July 13 – Sailboat racing.

Reminder to all:  At last week’s general membership meeting the issue of building security was discussed.  It is incumbent upon all LYC members who frequent and use the club to ensure that the building is secure when leaving.  All doors and windows need to be closed and locked, including (and this is important) the interior door to the bathroom hallway.  If others are in the building or about the grounds, communicate with them as to who will be responsible to secure the building when leaving.  Do not assume that someone else will “lock up”.Please do not share door combinations with non-members.  If everyone makes it a habit to ensure the building is secure when leaving, we can continue to have the club accessible to all members all of the time.