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Leschi Ramp installed

Submitted by Wayneb on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 10:43pm
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The new Leschi ramp was installed on Wednesday June 9 and Wayne used it to launch his boat.

2010 District Regatta Schedule

Submitted by Wayneb on Sun, 02/21/2010 - 6:26pm
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Attached is a word document with the 2010 Fleet 61 schedule including weeknight racing and Seattle regattas.


 

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2010 Fleet 61 Schedule

Balsiger wins Sequim Bay Regatta with 5 Bullets

Submitted by Wayneb on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 10:55pm
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Balsiger wins Sequim Bay Regatta with 5 bullets

By Wayne Balsiger

Wayne Balsiger, Karen Gilbert and Daryl Mondor (3664) won five of eight races at the 2009 Sequim Bay regatta August 15-16th.  Ted Sumner, Mike Rees and Paul Cone (3590) closed to within two points when Balsiger fell to sixth in the last race. Dwaine Trummert, Terry Lettenmaier and Laurie Weitkamp took third. 

With good starts and good speed Balsiger won 4 races to gain a 7 point lead on Saturday in 8 - 12 knots of wind and temperatures in the upper sixties.  Sunday saw 7-10 knots with warmer temperatures in the seventies.

CYC Team Racing Program

Submitted by rlhamon on Mon, 03/09/2009 - 7:11am
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All Thistle Sailors are Invited to Join CYC’s Team Racing Program

Fast, Fun, & Exhilarating

Designed to:
  • Educate: Teach the sport of Team Racing (no prior experience required)
  • Involve: People from all fleets of all ages
  • Compete: Build a team to represent CYC in National events
Kickoff Monday March 23rd. Come and learn more.
Bar opens at 5:30 PM.
CYC Membership not required to participate in the education program.

Work Party #1 Scheduled

Submitted by mob on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 5:43pm
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THE SURVEY IS NOW COMPLETE.  An overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents selected March 21st as the preferred date for our spring dock work party.  Everyone is invited to join us at the marina from 9AM to 1PM on Saturday March 21st.  Please come prepared to help move one of the large floats, remove and reinstall cradles, and inventory items for future repairs.  Tools such as cordless drills, hammers, etc. will be helpful.

RSVP to Rusty Lhamon:  lhamon@comast.net

Fleet Cross-Country Ski Trip a Success

Submitted by Wayneb on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:26am
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2009 Ski Trip

On Sunday January 25, five boats were represented on the cross-country ski trip to Hyak.  We skied on the John Wayne Iron Horse State Park trail along Keechelus lake. This is on the East side of Snoqualmie Pass and is now a state park along the former Milwaukee Road RR roadbed.

Balsiger Takes 2nd at Memorial Day Regatta

Submitted by wisemore on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 7:03am
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Congratulations to Wayne, Karen and crew on their 2nd place in the Memorial Day regatta in Eugene.  This regatta counts as part of the PNW travelling circuit as does the Vancouver Lake Regatta on June 7-8.  For complete results see Memorial Day Results PDF.

Spring Tuning Clinic and Practice Drills

Submitted by wisemore on Sun, 03/30/2008 - 2:57am
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Rusty Lhamon has generously offered to run on-the-water practice drills on Saturday afternoon, April 5th to help get everyone back into the racing mode.   He's arranged for a whaler (and a big megaphone). We plan on video taping some of the exercises for review and discussion after the session.  The rough schedule will be:

9 am - noon            Launch and Rig Help
10:30                      Rigging Discussion by Joe Burcar
12 noon                  Clubhouse Chalk Talk & Lunch
1:15 - 3:00 pm       Practice Drills
3:00 - 4:30 pm       Review video, discussion, drink beer

We need a critical mass of 4-5 boats for the exercises and discussion to be meaningful.  If you would like to participate, please RSVP to me or Kerry by Saturday, March 29. 

Login to the site to get all of the details (here in the news section)

Race Strategy Panel Discussion

Submitted by wisemore on Sun, 03/30/2008 - 2:44am
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Race Strategy for Winning on Lake Washington 2008 Edition

Come hear Paul Bogataj, Dale Dunning and Doug Stumberger discuss their methods for winning on Lake Washington:

Friday April 4th at CYC Leschi Clubhouse
Social and bar opens at 6:30 PM
Panel starts about 7:00 PM and ends at 8:30 PM

Thistle 3955 Arrives at Qwest Field

Submitted by wisemore on Mon, 01/21/2008 - 7:14pm
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With some Sudoku worthy thinking and fine off-the-water boat maneuvering, Thistle 3955 was retrieved from Marty's storage basement and delivered to Qwest field for the Seattle Boat Show.  She's one boat among 10 other CYC fleet boats making up the CYC One Design Sailing Exhibit for the show.  Thanks to Dave Casey, Doug Stumberger, and Jack Wisemore for the work setup effort.  We can still use some Thistle volunteer representation on each Friday of the show (Jan 25 and Feb 2).  Call or email me if you are interested - Jen Wisemore 425.444.0945 or jen@wisemore.info.

Thistle 3955 Arrives at Qwest Field
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