LAKE EUSTIS SAILING CLUB.

Laser finishes for September 14 and 15,2013.  With 13 sailors in 8 races Rob Krentel was first followed by Dave Chapin and Vince Renzoni. Chris Nagy was the first Youth .  Claire Epaillard was the second Youth and the first Woman. Bailey Verkiak was the third youth.
Instruction for youth ages 8 to 18 continues every Saturday.

The Lake Eustis Sailing Club’s MC Scow group got in four races Wednesday evening before the big thunder storms with David Moring leading the way followed by Dennis Oldham and David Helmick.   Charlie Jensen led the Laser group. 

 The summer weekend Laser races finished up this past weekend With Chris Nagy first and first youth Sam Chapin second and Vince Renzoni third.  Bailey Verkaik was second youth followed by Claire Epaillard who was also first Woman.  Previous weekend was won by David Chapin with Rob Krentel second and Sam Chapin third.

Regular club racing and regattas will return in September with the Labor Day.  Learn to sail classes for youth are held every Saturday.

The Lake Eustis Sailing Club’s MC Scow group got in four races Wednesday evening before the big thunder storms with David Moring leading the way followed by Dennis Oldham and David Helmick.   Charlie Jensen led the Laser group. 

 The Weekend Laser races were won by David Chapin with Rob Krentel second and Sam Chapin third.

The Lake Eustis Youth foundation high school sailing team practiced this past Saturday morning and afternoon in preparation for the upcoming high school Florida South Points Race series sailing 420 class boats around the state.

The regular racing season begins in September.

LAKE EUSTIS SAILING CLUB

The Lake Eustis Sailing Club’s MC scow fleet held Wednesday evening races this past week with the Winner David Helmick followed by David Moring and John Houck.    The Laser group sailed over the weekend with David Chapin winning eight of the nine races.  Sam Chapin and Jerry Beck were tied for second and Sam Chapin was awarded second on the tie breaker.

The MC scows will continue to race Wednesday evenings and the Laser fleet every other weekend. Regular club racing and regattas will return in September.

Lake Eustis Sailing Club

At the Lake Eustis Sailing Club brisk winds both Saturday and Sunday led to close and exciting sailing in the Laser races.   Alejandro Illera returned after being gone for several months and led Rob Krentel by one point after twelve races of the weekend.  Patrick Daniel was third. David Moring led the Saturday racing and David Chapin the Sunday races, but neither sailed both days and loose out for weekend. Laser races will continue every two weeks until September when the regular racing season starts.  

The Youth Foundation is holding an evening learn to sail camp this week and next.  The regular Saturday  “learn to sail” classes for ages 8 to 18 will resume in September.

The Lake Eustis Sailing Club had its regular Laser races over the week end with Sam Chapin first followed by Vince Renzoni and Craig Yates. 

While this was going on, the Club celebrated the “International Sailstice”, an activity started in California to get sailors all out on the water someplace in the Northern Hemisphere on the Saturday nearest the Summer Solstice or the longest day of the year.  This year the Lake Eustis Club invited the Mount Dora Yacht Club, the Ocala Sailing Club, the Central Florida Yacht Club, the Central Florida Trailer Sailors and the West Coast Trailer Sailors to come and join them.  Entertainment on Saturday was a Barbeque, live music, Poker run, and moon light sail.   Ann Ireland and Sherry Magno won the poker run in a Flying scot, while a large variety of sail boats cruised the Lake.

Laser racing will return in two weeks.  A learn to sail camp for youth ages 8 to 18 will start July 8^th.  Regular youth sailing on Saturday will start in September.

Rob Krentel mastered the light winds of Saturday and gusty ones of Sunday to win eight of the nine races the Laser fleet had over the weekend at the Lake Eustis Sailing Club.  Jerry Beck was second with Vince Renzoni third in the group of eight boats sailing. Chris Nagy of Orlando was the first youth. The other classes of sail boats take a summer vacation from racing. The Laser group continues a regular every other weekend racing schedule.

The Lake Eustis Sailing Club Youth Foundation will hold an evening learn to sail camp for youth ages 8 to 18 starting July 8^th.   The youth Saturday “learn to sail” classes will start again in September.