Category: News
Fall Sunfish Regatta was a Success!
2023 Fall Regatta Michigan Sailing Club, Dexter, Michigan October 8, 2023 Autumn roared into the Michigan mitten the weekend of this year’s Michigan Sailing Club Fall Sunfish Regatta. Sunday morning wore temperatures in the...
SE Michigan Iceboating
When the season ends on Baseline Lake and the last boats are tucked away for the winter, another kind of sailing begins—iceboating! I recently joined MSC members Carey Jones and Doug Merchant for an...
Cruising Michigan’s Les Cheneaux Islands
Twenty miles east of the Mackinac Bridge in the UP lie Les Cheneaux Islands, a stunningly beautiful cruising ground of white sand beaches, sparking clear water, secluded anchorages and starry nights. In early September,...
2021 Fall Laser Regatta
We had yet again a great sailing event here on Baseline Lake, the Fall Laser Regatta: 17 boats on the starting line, including all of the nine Lasers the club has, navigating in good...
Modern upgrades make the Sunfish a blast!
Is the Laser too tender? Too small for you? Try the Sunfish! The Sunfish’s hard chine shape makes it much more stable than the Laser. Its deep wide cockpit gives roominess. And the boom...
Thunderstorms, Lightening, Tornadoes and Waterspouts. Oh my!
On Friday, April 23rd, the Michigan Sailing Club welcomes Paul Gross, Meteorologist at WDIV-TV, as our guest speaker. MSC members can access the club’s Zoom account to hear his tales of meteorological terrors plus...
Congratulations, Jim!
There were 50+ DNs on Black Lake near Cheboygan for the 2021 U.S. National Championship Regatta last week. Club member and laser racer Jim G. placed 7th out of 26 DNs in the Gold...
Happy New Year!
The Michigan Sailing Club would like to wish you all a Happy New Year! Thank you all for your support and dedication to the sport we love and for helping to make sure our...
2020 Bonechiller
Sailors, We had yet again a wonderful Bonechiller event. It was a great day to close the sailing season with, we had good wind, fairly steady, no rain, warmer than expected, and a few...