We have a week with no racing between the Spring and Summer series (June 30th) , and were wondering if there was an interest in getting together at Latitude 42. Depending on the number, we could reserve a large table. If there’s a huge response, we could try to get the room where we had the year-end party. We’d need to know relatively soon since it’s coming up fast. Let us know as soon as you can, so we could make some plans.
Dave Stiemsma competed in the 2015 Hobie North American 17 Championships June 8-12, 2015 in Clear Lake, Iowa. Out of 24 boats, Dave had (2) 2nd place, (2) 3rd place, (1) 4th place and (1) 5th place finish out of 19 total races, to end up 7th overall! Congratulation Dave, you did our fleet proud.
Dave Stiemsma and fellow Div 10 sailor, John Bauldry.
Three major items on the agenda for this week’s e-mail:
You all should have received another invite for the committee boat sign-up page. We have been fortunate to have Dave D, Steve C. and Jeff D. provide a pontoon boat for the Spring Series, thanks guys! However, we only have a single 2 week slot signed up for summer, and that’s by Dave S. in August (thanks Dave!). WE NEED BOATS FOR JULY, or we will not be able to start the summer series! You can forward your invite to anyone else you may think is interested – including non-fleet members who live on the lake.
After sailing results this week is at the Taproom at the Airway Fun Center at 5626 Portage Rd. Portage, MI (see map below for trailer parking areas). Next week and July 7th we go back to Brewster’s. I think everyone enjoyed Brewster’s last week – I really appreciated their huge menu selection! We will try to secure more Tuesday’s at Brewster’s if everyone likes it, but there is another group who has the room on alternate weeks, and we may need an alternate site. The parking situation at Latitude 42 remains an issue, since even at 8 :45 pm on a Tuesday night, the parking lot is packed!
2015 ALCA Pontoon Boat Party: We have a volunteer host location for the post float dinner, for July 18th or July 19th. (Thanks Jim and Kathy Kuk!). During announcements this Tuesday, we will vote on these dates. If anyone cannot attend either the July 18th or 19th (but would if it were on a different date) please let us know!
Tap Room at Airway Lanes & Trailer Parking – Click on Pic for larger version.
Fleet member Steve Weatherford is organizing another sailing promotion event with the local MedMates (which is an organization for ALL resident physicians and medical students, their spouses/significant others and their families) organization. We did this with the group 2 years ago, and with the beautiful weather and moderate winds, both sailors and MedMates had a great time. The event is scheduled for Sunday, June 28th. Steve is asking for 3-4 skippers to volunteer themselves and their boat to take MedMate members for short sailing runs. Expected time is from 11 AM to 2 PM. Contact Steve Weatherford.
Just a reminder to everyone: we could not put together a welcome dinner at Latitude 42 for Friday evening (5/29/15). Instead, we are gathering at the Larsens’ place. It’s BYOB at this time, and we will distribute a list of restaurants that will deliver pizza and other casual types of food. Come on over and meet your fellow sailors!
