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Summer Series Week #6 – August 15, 2023

Ahoy! 

Week 6 is upon us already. Weather is looking decent at temps in the 70s and winds forecasted anywhere from 2-12 but it appears that there is a shift predicted around that time tomorrow, we’ll see if it comes in early or stretches out further. I’m also only looking at one model so who knows.

John Hayward is RC again this week! Thanks in advance, John! 

Jacs after as usual. 

We have a date set for our year end party/ awards banquet. It will be Friday October 6th at Travler’s Pub, further details in the coming weeks.

This Week CRAM held a Regatta in St. Ignace on Lake Huron. Wind was AMAZING the whole regatta we got 11 races in over the course of 3 days! ALCA was represented well with First place taken by myself and Lidsay, and third place taken by Michael Kucharski in the Hobie 16 Fleet.

Larry Maniak Took first place in the open Fleet on his A-cat. 

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Fair Winds

Walter (Wall-E) Elsner

ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary 

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Summer Series Week #5 – August 8, 2023

Good Morning, 

I believe we are on week 5, its tough when we skip a couple.. lol 

weather is looking good for Tuesday! Right around 80 Mostly sunny. winds forecasted to be 7-12 sustained gusting 14. should be a beautiful day!

John Hayward is our race chair! thanks John!!! 

Jacs after sailing! 

This weekend come join CRAM for st martins bay! CRAM Sailing – St. Martin’s Bay

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Fair Winds Walter (Wall-E) Elsner

ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary 

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Summer Series Week #4 – August 1, 2023

Ahoy all,

Week 4 is here! Hopefully we get more wind than last week. Weather is looking to be in the mid 80s and partly cloudy. The wind is looking a little light at the moment at about 4 mph out of the NNE. HOWEVER that forecast has DOUBLED since yesterday afternoon. So we’ll keep an eye on it and see if we can get something to work with. DO YOUR WIND DANCES!!! 

John Hayward is race chair, Thanks in advance John! 

Jacs afterwards for results, dinner and drinks.

Fair Winds

Walter (Wall-E) Elsner

ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary 

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Summer Series Week #3 – July 25, 2023

Ahoy hoy, 

Welcome to week 3 everyone. Weather looks like upper 80s and sunny. Wind… looks pretty light depending what you look at, it may fill in like it did last week and be a great night of racing!. I think we need to do our wind dances a little tonight.

Race Chair is John Hayward! Thanks in advance John! 

Stay tuned for potential cancellation notices, in the event of a cancellation we will still meet at Jacs. 

Fair Winds – Walter (Wall-E) Elsner

ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary 

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Summer Series Week #2 – July 18, 2023

Good Morning All,

Week 2 is here! forecast looks to be High 70s partly cloudy, 6-8 mph WNW should be a decent night assuming the breeze is consistent. Maybe the forecast will build! (fingers crossed) 

A few of us will have our Hobie 14s out this week! So if you have one you should bring it out!!! Mine will be for sale as well if anyone is interested… 

Committee boat / Race committee will be Jerry Mohney, thanks in advance Jerry. 

After racing we will meet at Jac’s per usual. 

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Fair Winds

Walter (Wall-E) Elsner

ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary 

News, Series Racing

Summer Series Week #1 – July 11, 2023

Ahoy sailors,

Welcome to the first week (of 8) of our summer series! Hope everyone had a safe and Happy 4th of July.

The Forecast for Tuesday looks like a low 80s mix of clouds and sun, very low chance of precip. Winds forecasted to be 11 -12 mph gusting 14-18 mph. Should be a great night!

Committee boat / Race committee will be Jerry Mohney, thanks in advance Jerry. 

After racing we will meet at Jac’s per usual. 

Congratulations to Bruce Williams for taking 1st place at CRAM’s Caseville regatta this weekend and Congrats to Wall-E and Lindsay for taking 2nd place! Way to Represent ALCA  519!!! 

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Fair Winds

Walter (Wall-E) Elsner

ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary 

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Spring Series Week #6 – June 27, 2023

Good morning all,

Tuesday marks the last night of our spring 2023 series! (seems like it just started right!?) 

Finally some much needed rain! Looks like it’ll steer clear of us for tomorrow night! Forecast looks to be Low 70s mostly sunny with wind NW 12-17 mph sounds like another awesome night out there to me! 

Be sure to get registered! Officers will have forms and they are attached to this email.

Jeff will be RC this week! Thanks in advance Jeff! 

PARTY TIME! 

After Sailing this week we have a bit of a change. It’s TACO TUESDAY at the Lenczycki’s! @9833 Woodlawn Dr.

The Fleet will provide turkey tacos and Lemonade. BYOB and bring a side dish or dessert to pass. 

Party will happen even if we cancel! 

Also last week you all remembered course 6… we had several people go through the gate incorrectly or cross through the start finish line when not starting or finishing. Please refer to the document ALCA Standard Sailing Instructions. 

See you there! 

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Fair Winds

Walter (Wall-E) Elsner

ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary 

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Spring Series Week #5 – June 20, 2023

Ahoy,

Happy Juneteenth everyone. Apologize in advance as I’m typing from phone, enjoying my holiday away from my computer. 

Hope I’m not jinxing anything but I’m excited for Tuesday… we’re looking at upper 80s mostly sunny and ESE winds sustained 10-13 mph gusting 17-19 mph so bring those trap harnesses and crew its going to be a fun night!!! ENSURE you have a righting line!

Make sure to register and pay dues. Forms in previous emails and I’ll have some with me at the landing. 

Race committee will be Jeff Dane thanks in advance Jeff!

Jacs (in portage) after as per usual.

Fair winds!

We’ll see ya at the start!

Walter (Wall-E) Elsner

ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary 

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Spring Series Week #4 – June 13, 2023

Hello all, 

Woof been a rough start this year hopefully that means you’re all ready to start racing, right!? 

RIGHT!?

Anywho, last week’s situation was unprecedented and we decided to play it safe, after discussions with various entities whom are involved with weed treatment it sounds like they will try to avoid Tuedays and that we probably would’ve been okay to sail and not grown any extra appendages. Cameron and Olivia went out and had a blast and they seem to have survived. 

So putting all that concern behind us we are ready to give week 4 a shot. Weather looks to be in the mid to upper 60s with mostly cloudy with a small chance of showers. (we won’t melt). Wind looks to be out of the WNW pretty widespread for velocity with forecasts ranging from 4-24 mph depending where you look… so who knows, hopefully it lands somewhere in the middle. The Lake is warm but with the air being a tad cooler make sure you dress appropriately.

So here’s hoping for 8-14 mpg and sunny skys! 

We have Jeff Daane as Race Chair tomorrow, Thanks in advance Jeff.

Be sure to get your membership forms and payment turned in. I’ll have the forms at the landing.  

We’ll rendezvous at Jacs after sailing as usual. stay tuned for updates. 

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Fair Winds

Walter (Wall-E) Elsner

ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary 

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Spring Series Week #3 – June 6, 2023

UPDATE: As of 4;00 PM we are officially CANCELLED for racing tonight, due to the lake being treated today with various chemicals to help control the weed population. This is to comply with the requirements of the Michigan DNR that permitted this project. We will be meeting at Jac’s on S. Westnedge at 6:30 PM if anyone is interested. Hopefully we have better luck next week.

Ahoy hoy,

Tomorrow is week 3 of the Spring Series already! 

The weather looks to be partly cloudy with temps in the high 70s. The water is pleasant. I had to capsize last week to test it out for myself . The wind forecast looks decent this week, with forecasts showing sustained winds of 8 MPH with gusts of 12 MPH out of the NNE. 

Please be sure to fill out your membership form and bring either cash or check! Some of us officers will try to have some forms on hand as well. 

First race start sequence is at 6:30pm, please check in with Race Committee prior to the start of the first race.

Race Chair for this week is Commodore Kathy (maybe) Committee boat is Jeff Daane, Thanks in advance!

Stay tuned for potential cancellations. TBD what we’ll do or where we’ll meet if canceled. 

We plan to go to Jac’s at 7640 S. Westnedge after racing each week. 

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Fair Winds

Walter (Wall-E) Elsner

ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary