MICHIGAN SAILING CLUB Blog

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....

Wednesday Evening Racing

We have an enthusiastic group of Wayfarer racers on Wednesday evenings. We have boats on the water as they are rigged and have crew. Usually the first ones go out around 5:30, and there...

Rick Lyons wins Laser Regatta

The MSC Spring Laser Regatta was held in good conditions with the overcast skies keeping powerboat traffic down. The breeze ranged from 5 to 12 knots and was fairly consistent out of the southeast....

Wednesday Wayfarer Racing

Wednesday Wayfarer Racing

Four Wayfarers went out on the water last Wednesday, including new MSC member Dave Wilpula in his Mark I woodie (W453) with visitor Sam Durbin on crew. Carey and Joel manned the club Mark...