Hobie Fleet 126, Michigan City, Indiana will be hosting a series of one day races on Lake Michigan in 2023. See schedule below. Contact Michael Kucharski for more information.
Hobie Fleet 126 One Day Regattas
Monthly Archives: June 2023
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
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
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
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