It was a rare day of racing Sunday as Thistles and Cabin boats dominated the racing in perfect 12 to 20 mph breezes. Bill Vokac set a perfect W/L course safely in the far southern end of "the Basin".With "the old man"[Dick Hansen] aboard, Gerry Christman was flying on his Thistle all day..

Make plans to tour over 20 tall ships from Europe, Canada and the US. August 24-29. Tickets start at $15, 9 bucks for kids; 60-90 minute sails start at $44.
http://www.navypier.com/tallshipschicago

If you'd like to become "CLSA Certified" for using the CLSA Fleet of sailboats and/or learn where everything is stored, or ride with me on my Flying Scot to get ready to try sailing a CLSA Fleet boat, then come out weds. (Weather permitting, of course)
If not sure about the wx, or if you have questions -- just call me at (217) 369-0015
Bill Vokac -- CLSA "Sailing Practice" Host

It was a day of upsets on Clinton Lake as Race Committee of Chris Wojnar and Dick Hansen ran both a "Full distance" and Windward/Leeward for those who prefered one over the other. It was great to see new faces gaining the top places at the finish. Joe Budden prevailed over the great Gerry Christman after over two and a half hours on the water sharing the honors with his wife Linda on their 26 ft. Macgregor "Making Tyme"winning by 98 seconds! In the shorter competition we saw three different first place finishers in the three races run! The winds were variable out of the south at 3 to 9 mph.

Driving to the lake I was intimidated by the severe T-storm warning and the huge cummulo nimbus cloud towering over the lake. By the time we arrived at the dock their was a thick, nasty, lightning filled mass to our south and east. It missed us.
Ben and Deb arrived shortly thereafter and reported torrential rainfall on Clinton 10 just a few miles away. However, the sky to the west was clear, the wind decreased from 15 to 5kts. We launched.

I was able to download Maptech Viewer at the link below
http://www.maptechnavigation.com/support/downloads.cfm?CFID=2461853&CFTO...
Then I downloaded charts from NOAA, copied them into the source file for the Chart Navigator allowing navigation on my computer.
This link is; http://www.charts.noaa.gov/RNCs/RNCs.shtml
Note these charts do not include Clinton Lake or other small lakes, but does cover the Great Lakes well. I found it very useful on our Door County trip.
Hope you can find this useful.
Commodore
Joe Budden

There are a number of folks using the CLSA Fleet... and the weds. evening "sailing practice" gets them started...
As I'll be in Door County (4 boats going from CLSA !), we need someone to be the "CLSA Host..." for July 28th and August 4th, from 6 - 8 PM.
You'll love seeing the joy on the faces of the CLSA Members you assist !!
If you haven't been a "CLSA Host" before and need more information or wish to volunteer - please contact Bill Vokac at (217) 369-0015 or b.vokac@mchsi.com
THANKS !

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2010 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Midwest
The Lake Saint Louis Sailing & Paddling Club is pleased to present the 2010 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Midwest, on July 16-18, 2010, in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri. We plan to race fleets of Sunfish (singles and doubles), Lasers, Laser Radials and Optis. We will gladly add other fleets if we can get a few boats, so please let us know if you would like to race something other than the boats listed above.

FROM Bill Vokac:
Rolex is proud to present a one hour program on the Gill National College Sailing Championship. For the first time the College Nationals will appear on ESPNU in High Definition. Join the top 18 college sailing teams in the USA as they vie for the national championship. This production features onboard cameras and interviews with over 40 of the contestants. Gary Jobson is the host for the event that took place at the University of Wisconsin.
Original Airdate on ESPNU:
Friday, July 9 at 8:00pm et
Reairs on ESPNU:
Saturday, July 31 at 2:00pm et