Dan Rice Regatta Cancelled
Mother Nature dealt us a combination of blue skies and zero wind last Sunday. As a result, the Dan Rice Regatta has been cancelled.
Author: Andy van Staveren
Memorial Weekend Events
Mother Nature has finally decided to provide us with good weather. We have many options for fun at the club this weekend: Friday Dinner: $3.00 per burger or brat. Bring a dish to pass....
Invitation to Club’s Road Trip to E. Tawas
Sailors, You are invited to the club’s annual road trip to E. Tawas, Mich., on Lake Huron. We rent cabins on the beach of protected Tawas Bay. We tow boats from the club. And...
Dock-In Work Party
We had a great turnout for the annual dock-in on April 28th. While the docks were already in, all of our boats needed to have masts stepped & rigged. In addition to the anticipation...
Spring Projects
Spring really is around the corner, time to start getting ready for the sailing season. Official Dock-In is scheduled for Saturday April 28, look for more info to come for the traditional “opening day”...
Stormy weather
Steve Considine, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, explained the mysteries of thunderstorms at a meeting of club members at the Dexter library on Thursday, March 29. Gusty winds often precede an approaching...
Future of our Fleet – Winter Meeting
Jeff Kaloustian led a discussion with club members on the Future of our Fleet on February 22nd. There were a number of viewpoints regarding the likes and dislikes of our current fleet. General consensus...
Celestial Navigation
We had a great turnout for Celestial Navigation with Carey Jones on January 18th. Carey did a wonderful job explaining latitude & longitude, minutes & seconds and how they relate to finding your position....
Winter Trip to Pellston
A hardy group of club members traveled north to the U of M Biological Station in Pellston on January 11 thru 16. Great fun sailing on the hard water and enjoying the snow. Many...
Winter Meetings
It’s cold and the water is hard so we having a series of indoor educational meetings this winter. Our first meeting was held December 21st at Ron Sell’s workshop and a group of 10...
