WEEKLY UPDATE.

VILLAGES SAILING CLUB. No word. See note from 2 weeks ago.

OCALA SAILING CLUB. Their regatta April 3 to 5th. Newsletter on web site indicates Spring racing and youth sailing plans. Phone numbers are available on newletter accessed on the web site. If interested in any of their activities I suggest you call ahead.

LAKE EUSTIS SAILING CLUB.
The cold front of Sunday, March first, blew away the racing at the Lake Eustis Sailing Club before it got stated, but the brisk winds on Saturday, the last of February, left exciting racing for everyone.
Most fleets had big mixes in the finishes in the several races, but the eight boats of the Flying Scot Class finished both of their races in the same order each time. Larry Klick was first, Jack Bazner second and Don Browning third.
In the Wayfarer Fleet Andy Douma, visiting from Canada, was first, Jim Lingeman second and Jim McIntyre third.
David Moorhouse won the MC scow races with David Moring second and Scot Tillema third.
Randy Rea of Crystal River won most of the eight Laser races with Rob Krentel second and Alejandro Illera third. Darcy Jensen was the first youth and the first woman.
At Ferran Park for the Saturday morning George Fest activities, the advanced Optimist Pram class thrilled the crowd with a drill of seven boats capsized, righted, and bailed out. In the afternoon one 420 high school boat did the same, just before the canoe races.
Club racing will continue at the sailing club next week before the Mid Winter Regattas start in two weeks. Then many sailors from the frozen north will be visiting Lake Eustis for instructional clinics from the Melges Boat Company and a chance to take a break from ice boating.

LAKE MONROE SAILING ASSOCIATION. The Trans Monroe Race on March 28 and Bouy Races on March 29. plus
Well folks, we missed you all on the water this Sunday! FYI, you missed the Mardi Gras cupcakes!!!
SailGator, Dauntless, & The Great Pumpkin showed up to play on the 'Great Lake Monroe'. I don't think I missed mentioning anyone, as the lake appeared more riddled with small fishing boats than Club Members! The forecast called for greater winds than there actually were.
After a few necessary replacements and repairs to the good 'ole Pumpkin, we headed out. Chris decided we would stay within the channel and make a run toward the bridge. Jerry and Kyle hung with us for a while, then left us to our own. As we approached the last marker prior to the bridge we entered some kind of crazy vortex. Wind, no wind, shifting wind, no wind. Tack, tack, tack, OMG!!!(My arm is still sore) I am praying, 'please don't make me do this all the way under the bridge to the other side'. Alas, the decision was made to come about. Now, looking into the East the Lake appeared as smooth as glass, except where we were. I thought to myself, it was due to this little vortex at the bridge. But as we sailed East, the wind seemed to be following. No, it was growing! Moving ever so swiftly ahead. And so it was, looking to the sky, that 'The Front' that had been promised was showing it's tail. Wow, what a fun little ride!!! It looked like SailGator saw its' approach and decided to put her sails back up. Dauntless was elusive all afternoon. It was now around 5pm or so. Since there seemed to be NO ONE to raft up with, we went in early and voted to go to the 'Willow Tree' for drink & food. Poor, lonely cupcakes!
There is a 'Chrome & Leather Bash' at the Museum of Florida Art in DeLand Friday night, and the DeLand Bike Fest is this Saturday on Mainstreet.
If we don't see you downtown, we'll catch you in March!
Kimberly DeLoach
LMSA ReporterLake Monroe Sailing Associationwww.flalmsa.orgPO Box 297Sanford, FL 32771


CENTRAL FLORIDA YACHT CLUB. No report from them and the Co-commodore has requested I not e-mail him so he is off the list. I get lost trying to find something on the "message board" of their web site. Maybe Linda or someone in the know will tell us what is happening. I assume the Clemens Cup still on for March 14 and 15 at Hickory Point.

THE SAILING CLUB OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. We are into the March and April newsletter available on web site which indicates that they are trying to set up a program with the sea scouts, they had races in January and February, next racing will be March 8. Meetings still scheduled for Colonialtown Community Center, but I have been told that the meetings have moved to different location. The telephone numbers are on the newsletter and I recomemd calling someone if interested in lessons, teaching, racing, attending, or charter trips-- I think it is still going on.

LAKE HARRIS SAILING CLUB. No recent note.