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Lake Champlain Race Week Recap

Under the leadership of Bretton Gardner from MBBC this past week saw the reincarnation of an old lapsed tradition (MBBC Race Week) into a hopefully new tradition of Lake Champlain Race Week. For a first time event with an unproven concept the outcome exceeded all expectations. At its core this event was really about promoting participation in racing on Lake Champlain and exposing folks to the broad spectrum of racing opportunities that exist between MBBC, LCYC and the Community Sailing Center.

Ladies Cup History: The "Deed of Gift"

With the Ladies Cup coming up next weekend, Club Historian Bern Collins thought it would be a good time to share some important documents about the origin of the Cup from our archives. While there was no formal "Deed of Gift" for the Cup, what we do have is the minutes from the September 1, 1888 LCYC Executive Committee meeting in which the gift was accepted and the rules governing the competition for the Cup were set. We have posted copies of both the original handwritten minutes as well as a transcribed typed version that was done some years later.

LCYC 1917 and Now

LCYC Historian Bern Collins dug this out of the archives to provide some historic perspective (with a little ironic "twist") to this week's BOG decision.

Introducing the LCYC Clubhouse menu from almost 100 years ago. LCYC was quite the place then...and still is now (albeit with a slightly less exotic menu).

Aren't 15 cent cocktails about the same as free beer ?

LCYC Summer of 1963

Here's an interesting document from the LCYC archives:

A letter from Commodore Dinse to the membership regarding the upcoming "happenings" of the 1963 season, which was our 75th anniversary and the second season of operation after revitalization of the club.

Anyone up for having the Stewards give swimming lessons ?

Race Committee Volunteers Needed!

Dear Club Members,

We need Race Committee Volunteers!

Edit: Thanks for all the new signups since this posting! Just a few to go.

There are 35 sailboat races at Lake Champlain Yacht Club this summer. A Principal Race Officer (PRO) has been assigned to each race, and he/she will be responsible for all of the mechanics of running the race and for making the difficult decisions. Each race also needs a Race Committee comprised of a leader and two assistants. Racing skippers and others have volunteered for most of the races, but we need RC teams for a few more events. Would you be willing to serve?

The events needed are listed in the RC Signup sidebar.

You do not need to be a racer to serve as a Race Committee leader. You will help the PRO aboard the comfortable RC Boat Dinse (stable, sheltered, full marine head) to conduct the race. Your duties would be to recruit 2 adult friends to help you, assist the PRO with getting the Dinse off and on the dock, check in boats on the race course, raise and lower signal flags on command from the PRO, observe the weather and events on the course, and record the finish time of each of the racers as they cross the finish line at the Dinse. No special skills required – just a willingness to do some work and follow instructions.

Serving as RC is a great way to learn more about sailboat racing, and provides a front-row seat for an exciting event. Please contact me or Keith Kennedy, the Chief PRO, if you would like more information about what is involved.

If willing, please sign up for a Race Committee assignment on the LCYC website (http://lcyc.info/) . On the right-hand side of the main web page you will see a section labeled “RC SIGNUP” where available races are listed. Click on the race you are interested in, and follow the instructions. If you have any difficulty completing the process, please contact Jason Hyerstay or me.

Thank you for helping with this important work for our Club,

Gerry

Gerald S. Davis, MD
Regatta Chair

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LCYC is a member-run yacht club located in a sheltered cove on the southwest shore of Shelburne Bay in Shelburne, Vermont, USA. We offer moorings, activities, and community for our members, most of whom own a sailboat or powerboat. The object of the Club is to promote and encourage boating and sailing on Lake Champlain, while emphasizing racing, cruising, and education, without financial gain. Click here if you are interested in joining LCYC!

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Lake Champlain offers some of the best freshwater cruising in North America. The beautiful scenery and charming lakeside destinations make it a great place to explore. LCYC organizes several rendezvous events. Spontaneous cruising events also materialize throughout the season. We have a number of scheduled events planned for the summer season. Cruisers are out and about just about every weekday and weekend throughout the summer.

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Lake Champlain Yacht Club has an active junior sailing program, open to all children ages 8-17. We use Optimist prams and Flying Junior dinghies for instruction and racing. Full and half-day sessions are offered for all ability levels over an eight week period each summer. All of our Instructors are US Sailing certified and have extensive experience.

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