Author: Andy van Staveren

First Winter Meeting of 2020

From incredible voyages to an active class racer, delightful daysailor or trainer, the Wayfarer is a very versatile boat. The class has not only survived but thrived for over fifty years. Club member Peggy...

End of the Season

Our end of year work party was held on November 2nd. We had a great turnout and most everything was completed in one day! Thank you to the membership for a great 2019 season!...

2019 BoneChiller

Our BoneChiller Regatta was held on October 27th under gray skies and 8-18 knots of wind. PRO George stopped the races just before the rain started after 5 races. In first place was Paul...

2019 Fall Laser Regatta

Under overcast skies and light wind, we had 14 lasers on the start line on Sunday. It was great to see lot’s of sails jockeying for a good start. After six races, Jim Meyers...

Labor Day Sailing

  We had a new fun event for Labor Day, Meg organized the kids to build sailboats and then race them. It was great to see the enthusiasm and laughter. We also had a...

Capsize Training

A significant part of our mission at Michigan Sailing Club is instruction. Our programs include Saturday Boat School, Tuesday or Thursday classes, plus the advanced classes & clinics that run throughout the sailing season....

2019 Rookie Regatta

Our Rookie Regatta was sailed under very light conditions. First we had to delay as there was no wind. After we finally got started, the wind would stop and start. There were lots of...

July 4th Picnic

We had a great turnout for the July 4th potluck. Mother Nature attended also with regular thunderstorms so there was no sailing in the afternoon. Reminder: The gate and door combinations have been changed....