VILLAGES SAILING CLUB: No reply to e-mail.
OCALA SAILING CLUB: No reply to e-mail.
LAKE EUSTIS SAILING CLUB: The past weekend was an OFF RACING one, but Lasers had OFF races and MCs had four boats out sail testing in prep for upcoming mid winter championships. Saturday was lessons for Optis and 420 group. Club Racing this coming weekend and then we are into the Regatta season with something going on every weekend until mid April.
LAKE MONROE SAILING ASSOCIATION: Next scheduled event is the Tequila Race
on Sunday Feb 8.
then the note about the TransMonroe
T R A N S --MO N R O E 2 0 0 9
Notice of Race
The Lake Monroe Sailing Association invites
all sailors to the Annual Trans-Monroe Regatta
Around the lake race Saturday, March 28th, 2009
(approximate. 11 mile circumnavigation of Lake Monroe)
Buoy Races (3 or less) on Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009 Sunday, March 29, 2009
9:00 am – 10:00 am Registration 9:00 am - 9:30 am Skipper’s Meeting
10:30 am – 11:00 am Skippers Meeting 10:00am Start of 1st Race
12:00 pm Start of Race Following Races Awards
Following Race Dinner and Results
Regatta Fee: $50.00 (includes cookout & brew)
US Sailing discount ($5.00)
LMSA Member Discount ($10.00)
Discounts applicable only to registrations received on or before March 20th.
Races shall be governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012, the prescriptions of the United
States Sailing Association, the rules of the classes concerned (except as any of these that are
altered by the sailing instructions), and by the Trans-Monroe Regatta Committee.
Registration forms are available at www.flalmsa.org For more information contact:
Byron Hicks @ 732.674.3180, email: mertland@gmail.com or DJ McCabe @ 407.921.7755, email: dj@usailflorida.com
CENTRAL FLORIDA YACHT CLUB: No report but monthly meeting at Perkins Restaurant the second Wednesday of each month (maybe we will get a note about the program next week) and next sail scheduled is Boca Ciego via Gulfport.
THE SAILING CLUB OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: Next meeting is February 23. Not sure about the program.
LAKE HARRIS SAILING CLUB: Next lunch is Tuesday February 10 at Sarabonde 11:30.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Lake Eustis Sailing Club
Off racing weekend.
The Saturday extra LASER RACES on January 24/09. We were delayed getting started. Fog- no wind- and Sam couldn’t get the RC boat started.. Scot managed to do the starting for us so we sailed from 10:30 to 12:30 with the wind going from light to medium when we finished. There were some MCs working out for the upcoming regattas and testing sails. Two 420s out in the morning and about four in the afternoon high school class. Optis morning and afternoon classes.
Sam was able to follow the boats around and here are some comments.
1) when the wind is really light sit as far forward as you can. Our heavy guy Randy Rea beats us regularly by just pushing a little ahead of the cockpit. Dave C. Sits on the centerboard or just to leeward of it. So does Sam, but he can’t see anything from there and hasn’t figured out how to tack from there.
Wetted surface is the main drag at low speeds so heel th boat to leeward big time even going up wind.
As the wind picks up then wave making becomes the main drag, now hold the boat flat or heel to windward.
A little vang on in light air holds the leach tight. About 8 to 10 inches from block to block and then let the sheet out to where ever you need to keep the boat moving.
2) Good roll tacks gets you about an extra boat length with each tack. Ask to see the Steve Cockerel Upwind Boat Whisperer.
If you have trouble knowing where the next tack will go, sight across the front edge of the cockpit or draw some big black lines across the deck. Check out the lines on Sam’s boat.
In light air to be sure you are on the correct angle before your tack, have your tell tales flowing on both sides of the sail. If the sun is on the windward side and you can’t see the far side tell tale ease the sail out a little and if the windward tell tale begins to wiggle, then just trim in a little. If the sheet takes a lot, then you are sailing too low, head up gently and trim the sail in.
3) Our going around the windward mark is getting better. Get that boom out so you can stay on starboard tack. In the light air have it out past 90 degrees pretty well, so when you heel big time (wetted surface and negative helm and wind stronger off the water) the weight of the boom holds the sail out nice and steady. — try to find a streak of wind and stay in it. (Yes, you are sailing toward the front and looking behind... say that is what my crew used to do.)
4) We need a lot of work on leeward mark roundings. If no one is around, then smooth turn to keep speed up and go by mark close on lee side, not going any further down wind than necessary. When in company then the tactical rounding, coming in wide with smooth turn and exiting close hauled next to the buoy. It helps if you can get the gybe in before the turn. If you are big time by the lee, then you should be able to trim in to get the gybe in. If you do that two or three boat lengths away from the mark that shouldn’t slow you much. Then you don’t have as much sheet to get in marking the turn. We need to be better about taking the long pulls of sheet with both arms. Yes, I know you are steering with the aft hand and arm. You have that long tiller extension, use it.
If you catch the transom (unlucky or not practiced enough) just trim in and go. If someone is right behind you, you want to be wrecking his wind and if you are right behind someone, the next tack will unhook the sheet.
As you go around the mark, head up to close hauled course even if your trimming is slow and the sail has big time luffing. It is just easier to trim then and reserves that close hauled slot for you. Sailing fast in the wrong direction will not help your cause.
5) And at the end we come around to starts. Stay close in light wind because it is hard to get back for the start. Use the 3 minutes A) check the line for bias. B) time the line (helps with speed -distance judgement) C) find a range D) check the current (none). In light air if the fleet will let, you keep moving. When the wind is up a little then do the stop and go thing. That needs practice.
The Saturday extra LASER RACES on January 24/09. We were delayed getting started. Fog- no wind- and Sam couldn’t get the RC boat started.. Scot managed to do the starting for us so we sailed from 10:30 to 12:30 with the wind going from light to medium when we finished. There were some MCs working out for the upcoming regattas and testing sails. Two 420s out in the morning and about four in the afternoon high school class. Optis morning and afternoon classes.
Sam was able to follow the boats around and here are some comments.
1) when the wind is really light sit as far forward as you can. Our heavy guy Randy Rea beats us regularly by just pushing a little ahead of the cockpit. Dave C. Sits on the centerboard or just to leeward of it. So does Sam, but he can’t see anything from there and hasn’t figured out how to tack from there.
Wetted surface is the main drag at low speeds so heel th boat to leeward big time even going up wind.
As the wind picks up then wave making becomes the main drag, now hold the boat flat or heel to windward.
A little vang on in light air holds the leach tight. About 8 to 10 inches from block to block and then let the sheet out to where ever you need to keep the boat moving.
2) Good roll tacks gets you about an extra boat length with each tack. Ask to see the Steve Cockerel Upwind Boat Whisperer.
If you have trouble knowing where the next tack will go, sight across the front edge of the cockpit or draw some big black lines across the deck. Check out the lines on Sam’s boat.
In light air to be sure you are on the correct angle before your tack, have your tell tales flowing on both sides of the sail. If the sun is on the windward side and you can’t see the far side tell tale ease the sail out a little and if the windward tell tale begins to wiggle, then just trim in a little. If the sheet takes a lot, then you are sailing too low, head up gently and trim the sail in.
3) Our going around the windward mark is getting better. Get that boom out so you can stay on starboard tack. In the light air have it out past 90 degrees pretty well, so when you heel big time (wetted surface and negative helm and wind stronger off the water) the weight of the boom holds the sail out nice and steady. — try to find a streak of wind and stay in it. (Yes, you are sailing toward the front and looking behind... say that is what my crew used to do.)
4) We need a lot of work on leeward mark roundings. If no one is around, then smooth turn to keep speed up and go by mark close on lee side, not going any further down wind than necessary. When in company then the tactical rounding, coming in wide with smooth turn and exiting close hauled next to the buoy. It helps if you can get the gybe in before the turn. If you are big time by the lee, then you should be able to trim in to get the gybe in. If you do that two or three boat lengths away from the mark that shouldn’t slow you much. Then you don’t have as much sheet to get in marking the turn. We need to be better about taking the long pulls of sheet with both arms. Yes, I know you are steering with the aft hand and arm. You have that long tiller extension, use it.
If you catch the transom (unlucky or not practiced enough) just trim in and go. If someone is right behind you, you want to be wrecking his wind and if you are right behind someone, the next tack will unhook the sheet.
As you go around the mark, head up to close hauled course even if your trimming is slow and the sail has big time luffing. It is just easier to trim then and reserves that close hauled slot for you. Sailing fast in the wrong direction will not help your cause.
5) And at the end we come around to starts. Stay close in light wind because it is hard to get back for the start. Use the 3 minutes A) check the line for bias. B) time the line (helps with speed -distance judgement) C) find a range D) check the current (none). In light air if the fleet will let, you keep moving. When the wind is up a little then do the stop and go thing. That needs practice.
Friday, January 23, 2009
LAKE MONROE SAILING ASSOCIATION
The Lake Monroe Sailing Association invites all sailors, members and
non-members to participate in a Sunday Social Sail!
Starting on Sunday, January 25th and every last Sunday of the month, the Lake
Monroe Sailing Association will host a Social Sail. All members and nonmembers
are invited to participate.
What better a way to begin the new work week then to sail yourself into it.
Bring loved ones and friends and let them experience the joy of our pastime
and passion of sailing.
Sailing will begin after 2:00pm and last till whenever. Raft up begins when you
see the first boat drop anchor. Bring a dish and beverage that can be shared
and enjoy the socializing with other members and new friends.
REMEMBER: The wind and sunset are free! Enjoy them, that is why you
bought your boat!
MIKE SAYS YOU CAN COME BEFORE 2 pm
non-members to participate in a Sunday Social Sail!
Starting on Sunday, January 25th and every last Sunday of the month, the Lake
Monroe Sailing Association will host a Social Sail. All members and nonmembers
are invited to participate.
What better a way to begin the new work week then to sail yourself into it.
Bring loved ones and friends and let them experience the joy of our pastime
and passion of sailing.
Sailing will begin after 2:00pm and last till whenever. Raft up begins when you
see the first boat drop anchor. Bring a dish and beverage that can be shared
and enjoy the socializing with other members and new friends.
REMEMBER: The wind and sunset are free! Enjoy them, that is why you
bought your boat!
MIKE SAYS YOU CAN COME BEFORE 2 pm
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Tuesday report from LAKE MONROE SAILING
If the first set of races are any indication of how this years Winter Series are going to go, you do not want to miss the next one.
Sunday the Lake Monroe Sailing Association held their first club race of the season to kick off the 2009 Winter Series.
The first three races brought action you should have to pay to see. In the first race, Jerry Brinton and Sail Gator decided to that the windward mark for a small ride which Sail Gator ended up being disqualified for not doing a penalty turn.
Then the Race Committee disqualified three more boats for not rounding the mark in its new position. The Vulcan Mermaid, Monkey Butt and Just Us all received DSQ's.
Randy Pawlowski on White Hawk lead the way to the finish followed by Andy Forrest on Show Me and Chris DeLoach on the Great Pumpkin.Race two looked to be the best race as all the butterflies from the first race settled down.
A small correction on the course by the Race Committee looked like the right thing to do as the winds picked up to 12-15 mph out of the southwest. All boats cleared the line and their off. The first rounding seemed to be perfect as all boats followed White Hawk around the windward mark and headed down wind on complete the first lap. We have some good pictures and hope to have them posted soon.
On the second rounding, there was a little collision between Sail Gator, the Great Pumpkin and the Vulcan Mermaid. Vulcan Mermaid left the course with a small hole on her port side with a small splash of orange paint. No one was injured but Sail Gator and the Mermaid left the racing area.
Once again Randy Pawlowski on White Hawk lead the way followed by Aggie and Carlton Brown on Just Us and Andy Forrest on Show Me.
The third race had two boats start, Monkey Butt and White Hawk with White Hawk finishing as the clear winner.Currently White Hawk leads the series but Show Me is currently the club boat leader in the series.
Our next race will be on February 14th at noon.Thank you goes out to all who participated. Lake Monroe Sailing Associationwww.flalmsa.orgPO Box 297Sanford, FL 32771
Sunday the Lake Monroe Sailing Association held their first club race of the season to kick off the 2009 Winter Series.
The first three races brought action you should have to pay to see. In the first race, Jerry Brinton and Sail Gator decided to that the windward mark for a small ride which Sail Gator ended up being disqualified for not doing a penalty turn.
Then the Race Committee disqualified three more boats for not rounding the mark in its new position. The Vulcan Mermaid, Monkey Butt and Just Us all received DSQ's.
Randy Pawlowski on White Hawk lead the way to the finish followed by Andy Forrest on Show Me and Chris DeLoach on the Great Pumpkin.Race two looked to be the best race as all the butterflies from the first race settled down.
A small correction on the course by the Race Committee looked like the right thing to do as the winds picked up to 12-15 mph out of the southwest. All boats cleared the line and their off. The first rounding seemed to be perfect as all boats followed White Hawk around the windward mark and headed down wind on complete the first lap. We have some good pictures and hope to have them posted soon.
On the second rounding, there was a little collision between Sail Gator, the Great Pumpkin and the Vulcan Mermaid. Vulcan Mermaid left the course with a small hole on her port side with a small splash of orange paint. No one was injured but Sail Gator and the Mermaid left the racing area.
Once again Randy Pawlowski on White Hawk lead the way followed by Aggie and Carlton Brown on Just Us and Andy Forrest on Show Me.
The third race had two boats start, Monkey Butt and White Hawk with White Hawk finishing as the clear winner.Currently White Hawk leads the series but Show Me is currently the club boat leader in the series.
Our next race will be on February 14th at noon.Thank you goes out to all who participated. Lake Monroe Sailing Associationwww.flalmsa.orgPO Box 297Sanford, FL 32771
Monday, January 19, 2009
CURRENT HAPPENINGS
VILLAGES SAILING CLUB-- Commodore Rich Moser and I are discussing how his group can fit in with this blog. They have scheduled Saturday, January 31, an afternoon sail on Lake Sumter. The next monthly meeting is February 11.
OCALA SAILING CLUB-- Commodore Ken Delbeck and I are discussing how his group can fit in with our blog. He thinks it will be useful for him to keep track of regattas they might want to attend.
LAKE EUSTIS SAILING CLUB-- Commodore Hepting has been told we are doing this. We have a turn over of 10 to 20 members a year-- some of these are probably interested in sailing at a different level than small boat racing -- this may give them a view of other activities that are called sailing. We have a number of members from the Orlando area that might be interested in the activities of THE SAILING CLUB OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, LAKE MONROE SAILING ASSOCIATION, and CENTRAL FLORIDA YACHT CLUB. Current notes about LESC activities are below.
LAKE MONROE SAILING ASSOCIATION had the first three races of their Winter Series on Sunday. They have an interesting method of race control--because the scheduled Saturday was too cold, their telephone tree called everyone and postponed the races till Sunday. Altogether seven boats raced on Sunday, three races which included a boat sailing off with the windward mark hooked to his keel, a three boat pile up at the windward mark, and winds better than 20 for the last race that sent several boats home early. More on the winners, etc as I extract that information from people. Next event is Social Sail on January 25.
CENTRAL FLORIDA YACHT CLUB should have just finished a cruise to Silver Glen. February 13-14-15 they have a trip scheduled to Boca Ciego via Gulfport.
THE SAILING CLUB OF CENTRAL FLORIDA has the next club meeting January 26 at the Colonialtown Comunity Center. After the meeting to the Uno Chicago Grill, 4120 East Colonial Drive for refreshments. Interested in sailing lessons, go to web site and fill out application.
LAKE HARRIS SAILING CLUB next meeting a pot luck lunch. The schedule is below and call or email for directions.
OCALA SAILING CLUB-- Commodore Ken Delbeck and I are discussing how his group can fit in with our blog. He thinks it will be useful for him to keep track of regattas they might want to attend.
LAKE EUSTIS SAILING CLUB-- Commodore Hepting has been told we are doing this. We have a turn over of 10 to 20 members a year-- some of these are probably interested in sailing at a different level than small boat racing -- this may give them a view of other activities that are called sailing. We have a number of members from the Orlando area that might be interested in the activities of THE SAILING CLUB OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, LAKE MONROE SAILING ASSOCIATION, and CENTRAL FLORIDA YACHT CLUB. Current notes about LESC activities are below.
LAKE MONROE SAILING ASSOCIATION had the first three races of their Winter Series on Sunday. They have an interesting method of race control--because the scheduled Saturday was too cold, their telephone tree called everyone and postponed the races till Sunday. Altogether seven boats raced on Sunday, three races which included a boat sailing off with the windward mark hooked to his keel, a three boat pile up at the windward mark, and winds better than 20 for the last race that sent several boats home early. More on the winners, etc as I extract that information from people. Next event is Social Sail on January 25.
CENTRAL FLORIDA YACHT CLUB should have just finished a cruise to Silver Glen. February 13-14-15 they have a trip scheduled to Boca Ciego via Gulfport.
THE SAILING CLUB OF CENTRAL FLORIDA has the next club meeting January 26 at the Colonialtown Comunity Center. After the meeting to the Uno Chicago Grill, 4120 East Colonial Drive for refreshments. Interested in sailing lessons, go to web site and fill out application.
LAKE HARRIS SAILING CLUB next meeting a pot luck lunch. The schedule is below and call or email for directions.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
LAKE EUSTIS SAILING CLUB Jan 17-18
Cool temperatures and brisk winds didn’t cool Jim Lingeman who scored four firsts in four races at he Lake Eustis Sailing club over the past week end in the Wayfarer Class including one come- from far behind in the last race. Second place was David Hepting and third Mike Murto.
Flying Scot sailboats were lead by Ray Laguna, second Jack Bazner and third was George Golder.
First place in the MC scows was Dave Moring with Jon Pomerleau second and Mike Baldacchino was third.
Laser sailboat first place was won by Rob Krentel, Sam Chapin second and Patrick Daniel third. Pearce Pomerleau was the first youth.
The high school teams sailed on Saturday in Club 420 sailboats. Ben Getchell and Seth Bahr were first after a tie break with Conner Kechriotis and Bart Eckhart. Lindsey Powers and Craig Yates were third.
Next Club Racing is in two weeks. Optimist pram sailing classes for ages 8 to 15 continue on Saturday with high school sailing Saturday afternoon.
The 10th Annual Wayfarer Regatta will be February 6-7 and 8 with boats from Canada and Michigan coming.
The 39th Annual George Washington Birthday Regatta will be February 21 and 22, a week before the City of Eustis’s George Fest.
Flying Scot sailboats were lead by Ray Laguna, second Jack Bazner and third was George Golder.
First place in the MC scows was Dave Moring with Jon Pomerleau second and Mike Baldacchino was third.
Laser sailboat first place was won by Rob Krentel, Sam Chapin second and Patrick Daniel third. Pearce Pomerleau was the first youth.
The high school teams sailed on Saturday in Club 420 sailboats. Ben Getchell and Seth Bahr were first after a tie break with Conner Kechriotis and Bart Eckhart. Lindsey Powers and Craig Yates were third.
Next Club Racing is in two weeks. Optimist pram sailing classes for ages 8 to 15 continue on Saturday with high school sailing Saturday afternoon.
The 10th Annual Wayfarer Regatta will be February 6-7 and 8 with boats from Canada and Michigan coming.
The 39th Annual George Washington Birthday Regatta will be February 21 and 22, a week before the City of Eustis’s George Fest.
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