Ahoy,
 The first 2010 CLSA Board meeting will be January 13th, 2010 at Imo's Cafe at 6PM to plan out the 2010 Season.
(Take I-74 from Bloomington/Normal or Champaign/Urbana and exit to the South onto State Route 54 at the Farmer City exit. Continue South to U.S. Hwy 150 -- the first stop sign and you are already in front of Imo's Restaurant. Imo's has a LARGE and varied menu, along with VERY reasonable food prices. Imo's has provided CLSA a glassed-in meeting room for years totally FREE to CLSA...please consider purchasing some food to thank them.)

Many CLSA'ers go to this show (www.strictlysailchicago.com) EVERY year -- it's that good an experience!

There are great deals to be had on sailboats and sailing gear, sailing seminars to attend (no additional charge, in most cases...), and "the pond" where you can pilot a Radio Controlled sailboat around a Windward - Leeward course.

Where else can you try out various reefing systems for your main next year, winches, pumps, docking echniques, etc. in the Winter?

Of course, Chicago has many other attractions as well...why not "make a 'Special' weekend out of it?"

Many CLSA'ers go to this show (www.strictlysailchicago.com) EVERY year -- it's that good an experience!

There are great deals to be had on sailboats and sailing gear, sailing seminars to attend (no additional charge, in most cases...), and "the pond" where you can pilot a Radio Controlled sailboat around a Windward - Leeward course.

Where else can you try out various reefing systems for your main next year, winches, pumps, docking echniques, etc. in the Winter?

Of course, Chicago has many other attractions as well...why not "make a 'Special' weekend out of it?"

Many CLSA'ers go to this show (www.strictlysailchicago.com) EVERY year -- it's that good an experience!

There are great deals to be had on sailboats and sailing gear, sailing seminars to attend (no additional charge, in most cases...), and "the pond" where you can pilot a Radio Controlled sailboat around a Windward - Leeward course.

Where else can you try out various reefing systems for your main next year, winches, pumps, docking echniques, etc. in the Winter?

Of course, Chicago has many other attractions as well...why not "make a 'Special' weekend out of it?"

Many CLSA'ers go to this show (www.strictlysailchicago.com) EVERY year -- it's that good an experience!

There are great deals to be had on sailboats and sailing gear, sailing seminars to attend (no additional charge, in most cases...), and "the pond" where you can pilot a Radio Controlled sailboat around a Windward - Leeward course.

Where else can you try out various reefing systems for your main next year, winches, pumps, docking echniques, etc. in the Winter?

Of course, Chicago has many other attractions as well...why not "make a 'Special' weekend out of it?"

Meet between the South entrance to the Marina and the water. Time 10 AM -2

If the water is too hard to sail, we'll do a "dock walk" to check out the boats "wintering over" in the ice. In past years, some have folks walked on the harbor ice across the lake(using a battery drill with a L O N G bit to check the ice depth for safety), while others chose to ice skate!

If the water is soft, cabin boats still afloat will gather a crew and sail briefly. One year, the boats returned to the docks in a snow squall (see photos on the CLSA website...)

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From Greg Jobson's email announcements:

We plan to cover the America's Cup on ESPN360. Note announcement below. It also has an explanation on how to subscribe to ESPN360.

I hope you will watch.

Best Regards,

Gary Jobson

ESPN360.com Weighing Anchor with the 33rd America's Cup

From Greg Jobson's email announcements:

We plan to cover the America's Cup on ESPN360. Note announcement below. It also has an explanation on how to subscribe to ESPN360.

I hope you will watch.

Best Regards,

Gary Jobson

ESPN360.com Weighing Anchor with the 33rd America's Cup

From Greg Jobson's email announcements:

We plan to cover the America's Cup on ESPN360. Note announcement below. It also has an explanation on how to subscribe to ESPN360.

I hope you will watch.

Best Regards,

Gary Jobson

ESPN360.com Weighing Anchor with the 33rd America's Cup

From Greg Jobson's email announcements:

We plan to cover the America's Cup on ESPN360. Note announcement below. It also has an explanation on how to subscribe to ESPN360.

I hope you will watch.

Best Regards,

Gary Jobson

ESPN360.com Weighing Anchor with the 33rd America's Cup

From Greg Jobson's email announcements:

We plan to cover the America's Cup on ESPN360. Note announcement below. It also has an explanation on how to subscribe to ESPN360.

I hope you will watch.

Best Regards,

Gary Jobson

ESPN360.com Weighing Anchor with the 33rd America's Cup

Where:

Parking lot SE of Twin Horn Bay (Houseboat Cove, the powerboaters call it...)

Take Mascoutin Beach Road to the CLOSED beach gate (just before the beach) and turn right, following the short turn Northward and the parking lot will be on your left.

ARRIVE by 1:45 pm, so we know who will be walking with us.

Photos of participants are usually taken for posting on the CLSA site...

2PM -- group heads out on circular path that hugs the Clinton Lake shoreline and pennisula that shelters our Twin Horn Bay from wave action.

Join the CLSA crew for a fun evening to kick off our 2010 sailing season!

US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 84 will be presenting America's Boating Course (ABC) on May 15th at the Clinton Lake Marina. Class begins at 0830 and is $20 to each student. Course material and a brown bag lunch will be provided. An Americas Boating Course certificate satisfies the Illinois Boating education requirements for boaters ages 13-18.

Please contact us at AuxFlotilla84@gmail.com to enroll or reserve a spot in the course.

This is a  F U N  Event for all CLSA Members -- AND  their guests !!
(This is a MAJOR CLSA Activity to "kick off" the Sailing Season by checking out each others' sailboats, socializing dockside, and working together toward CLSA's Goal of promoting sailing in East Central Illinois !! )
 

Join the Captain Morgan Regatta festivites with a before the race brunch.

The Sailing club will provide every thing except your presence.

See you at 10:30.

This year the third annual Sadie Hawkins regatta will be held Sunday, July 4.

This is a once-a-year event where the ladies call the shots. Any boat may compete in the series of short triangle races, but the key is that only women may skipper. Men are welcome on board as long as they keep their hands off the tiller

Imo's Restaurant, Farmer City

The CLSA Banshee and Sunfish are available for members to race in this event.

fall banquet will be at the Ozark House in Bloomington

Announcing the first board meeting of the 2011 sailing season! Monday, January 10th at 6:00PM; Imo's Restaurant in Farmer City.