The Boys (and Girls) of Fall

Football, changing leaves, crisp air and RACING. Dont’cha love it? Here is your mid- October update: (can you believe it? Freaking October!) The Fall Series racing results are in, and posted under the Racing tab. So are the Spring series results. If you are one of the highly fortunate to be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd,…

License to Chill

What happens when you host a sailboat regatta and the wind does not blow? You have a License to Chill. With the 42nd annual Governor’s Cup Regatta in the rear view mirror, and I have had some time to rest a little, here are my thoughts: That was a lot of fun! What a great…

Winner Takes It All (Sammy Hagar’s Version)

Can you feel it? I mean, CAN YOU FEEL IT?? The excitement! The preparation! The rush! The 42nd Annual Governor’s Cup is almost here! WOOOO HOOOO! But first……. The 1st Annual Cruiser’s Cup was a success! 11 boats participated and the winners are: 1. Moonraker  2. Charmed  3. Old Glory. Congrats to the winners! And…

What is Your Quest? We Seek the Grail

With apologies to Python (Monty) the Holy Grail that we seek is The Cup. These races are coming up fast, here is what you need to know: Sept 24- Cruiser’s Cup! This one is for everyone- Social members and racing members alike. It will be a reverse start race, based on your boat’s rating. No…

Our Cups Runneth Over, Even When the Shrimp is Well Trimmed

Lots of folks to thank, lots of stuff to do! Stick with me for a second or two….. First of all, how about Al Declerq from North Sails? Fresh off of winning the Chicago- Mac race (In the boat his dad built back in 1963) he came here from Detroit to help us with sail…

When The Sun Goes Down

Hello LSYC friends and family!  Here is your schedule for the next few weeks, and we are featuring days when the activity continues when the sun goes down. Save/ print this email or follow the bouncing ball. (There really is not a bouncing ball, I’m not that good with tech) First of all, last weekend we…

Kinky Reggae

Fall Series – August 20th Skippers Meeting- Saturday August 20, 9:00 AM, Shark Park Please attend the Skippers meeting if you plan to race Saturday.  This will kick off the Fall Series of racing. We will also evaluate the weather and determine if we will push the starting time out past noon.  Current forecasts show the rain clearing…

Say, was that your husband driving by in that station wagon?

Hello LSYC friends! Congrats to Old Glory for winning the Moon Light Madness Distance Race! Wow, what a beautiful evening that was. The Water Battle for Edge Island was SO MUCH FUN! We had 7 teams out there and my crew could not stop laughing.   What’s next? This weekend is another “2 fer”: Saturday evening is…

Start Me Up

  I’d like to start this chat with a huge THANK YOU to Guy and Todd for throwing the BIG EEEEEEVent! Outdoor movies, horseshoes, tunes, dinner, and a keg proved to make for a really good time! 900 dock showed up and dropped a horseshoe challenge to E dock. The Club is lucky to have…