Three Amigos
The club’s three Wayfarers sailed together in quiet but pleasant conditions on Baseline Lake Saturday, Sept. 9. Left boat: Edson Chagas and Jim Rennell. Center: Klaus Wolter and Mel Racelis. Right: Chas Child and...
MICHIGAN SAILING CLUB Blog
Trapeze artist
Club member Ovidiu Adam gave a clinic on the trapeze on Saturday, Sept. 16. Trapezing, an important technique of dinghy racing, keeps the boat flat for faster speeds in moderate and high winds. After...
Fall Laser Regatta Results
Rick Lyon from Portage Yacht Club was the winner of our 2017 Fall Laser Regatta. We had 12 boats racing in mostly light conditions. Our own Ovidiu Adam took 2nd place and Jim Myer...
Getting the Dutchman ready to Fly!
Our new (used) Flying Dutchman is nearly ready to sail. Ovidiu Adam put on a rigging clinic for club members last Saturday. The 20″ boat is a high performance sloop that you can trapeze...
Rookie Regatta 2017
Our Rookie Regatta for 2017 was held on July 16th with fair winds and nice weather. First place was won by Souha and Paul. Second place was won by Eric and Jane. Third place...
Learn to Windsurf
July is learn to windsurf month. Each Saturday during July we’ll have trainer boards set up and windsurf instruction available from 10am – Noon. Bring your swim suit and come try this fun sport!...
July 4th Weekend Events
Lots to do at the club this weekend! Friday evening barbecue 6:30pm. Please bring a dish to share. We’ll have grillables such as burgers, veggie burgers, brats, and hotdogs plus all the fixin’s. We...
Rick Lyons wins Laser Regatta
Rick Lyons from the Portage Yacht Club took first place in the 2017 Spring Laser Regatta. Scott Salter finished second and our own Ben Sinder finished out the podium. We had an awesome sailing...
2017 Tawas Trip
Sixteen club members ventured north to sail on Tawas Bay and Lake Huron June 1 -5 . We took two 470’s, the Wayfarer, a Hobie 1 man, a Macgregor 26 and a kayak. Despite...
2017 Dan Rice Regatta
In a very close set of races, the team of Ovidiu Adam and Jane Tucker won the 2017 Dan Rice Regatta by one point over the team of Carey Jones and Sean Tychenor. Third...
