Merry Christmas and Happy Sailing days in 2011
Wenona and Henk
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Kevin Jewett and Michael Kuschner campaign for the 2012 Olympics
Kevin Jewett and Michael Kuschner campaign for the 2012 Olympics
Many of you remember Kevin Jewett and Michael Kuschner from their years with the Lake Calhoun Sailing School (LCSS). Both of these sailors now have extensive racing resumes!
Kevin taught sailing and coached some of the first successful LCSS racing teams, at the time using the X-Class boats. He was devoted to success, and developing our young sailors who showed interest in competitive sailing. Kevin’s sailing resume includes his 2004 Olympic Campaign for a US Boardsailing position.
Michael was in the LCSS sailing program for three seasons, and showed immediate enthusiasm and desire to develop his skills in competitive sailing. He exhibited early success in the X-Class, and also went on the learn and compete in other class boats. His sailing resume includes a position on the US Sailing Team during the 2005 Kiel Week.
Now, Kevin and Michael have teamed up to sail the highly competitive 49er Class boat in the upcoming Olympic Trials in preparation to gain a position in the US Sailing Team for the 2012 Olympics.
Your support is needed at this time, to help fulfill their dreams of Olympic sailing and to win a Gold Medal!
The Calhoun Yacht Club has resolved to support Kevin and Michael through a matching grant donation. Donations to the Jewett/Kuschner Olympic Campaign Fund, through the Geneva Lake Sailing School, are tax deductible for the donor, while CYC funds are not. To encourage individual contributions, CYC will match individual donations, up to a total match of $500. When you donate to the JK Olympic Campaign Fund, inform CYC Commodore Mike Elson at melson@visi.com of the amount. Your donation will be kept confidential. Again, CYC will match the first $500 total of the individual donations. (CYC is assuming you want the deduction for the 2010 tax year.)
On their website www.jksailing.org you will also find more detailed information on Kevin and Michael’s campaign, as well as sailing items which will generate additional contributions to the fund.
Manny thanks for your consideration.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
To all CYC members "To acquire a 1985 Class A boat".
Hi All Sailors,
As many of you know a group of Lake Calhoun sailors have ventured out in an effort to expand our sailing experiences to acquire a 1985 Class A boat. We have join the White Bear Lake sailors and are one of 9 A boats racing Monday nights during the summer.
We are entering our 5th year and are looking to expand out group. This is a little different arrangement because all the sailors own a equal portion of this boat. We are looking to expand our group of five to as many as ten for the 2011 season.
Members come and go and the group has shrunk to four racers. To join we ask for a buy in fee (used to improve the boat) and a annual operation fee ( used for maintenance, insurance and fees). Total would be under $2,000 for 2011 and the operation fee has been between $350 and $450 per year each. If the group chooses to sail in an off lake regatta the people racing will cover those cost. As you may know there are 6 positions on an A boat. What makes the A boat so fun is that of all scows the A boat is more dependent on the team that any other. The positions include, jib person, board person, spinnaker person, spinnaker helper and back stay person, mainsail person and skipper. We will need help in any and all positions. New crew members are expected to race with us on Monday nights on White Bear Lake from late May until mid September.
Sailors are expected to show up between 5 and 5:15 Monday nights. We are off the lake between 8:30 and 9. We understand every one cannot make every night. This is why we want as many as ten owners. There is talk on also sailing on Sunday nights if there is enough interest.
If this opportunity in interesting to you please call me.
Bill Coppage
Office 952-942-5322
Intelnet 8*207-3597
Cell 952-221-5965
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Rolex / Daniel Forster
Over the years, the Rolex Sydney Hobart and Cruising Yacht Club of Australia have had marked influence on international ocean yacht racing. The club has influenced the world in race communications and sea safety, maintaining the highest standards for yacht race entry.
http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/editorial.asp?key=527
Over the years, the Rolex Sydney Hobart and Cruising Yacht Club of Australia have had marked influence on international ocean yacht racing. The club has influenced the world in race communications and sea safety, maintaining the highest standards for yacht race entry. The club’s members have also fared well in major ocean racing events overseas, with victories in the Admiral’s Cup, Kenwood Cup, One Ton Cup, the Fastnet Race and the BOC Challenge solo race around the word, not to mention the America’s Cup.
Read how the Rolex Sydney Hobart began in David Colfelt's obituary of Peter Luke, CYCA co-founder. Article courtesy of David and Offshore Yachting, Dec/Jan 08 issue.
http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/editorial.asp?key=527
Passion for Sailing Yields CYC Awards for Research Data Director
Passion for Sailing Yields Awards for Research Data Director
Posted on Dec. 8, 2010
Sailing has always been a passion for the Owens family. “It’s really fun when the wind is right and you can feel the power,” said Ed Owens Jr. MS, DC, director of Office of Data Management at Wolfe-Harris Center for Clinical Studies. The Owens family was recognized on Nov. 14 by the Calhoun Yacht Club for their performance at the weekly races on Lake Calhoun.
They received three prizes including the Most Improved Sailor award. “This award indicates that some of the more experienced sailors are getting worried that I might be able to beat them soon,” Dr. Owens joked.
The Owens’ family also received the Family Participation Bowl, which is awarded to the family who participated the most and works as a team. Dr. Owens’ wife, Lilli, enjoys spending time with her family on the lakes. “We are unable to resist being on the water and enjoy where the wind takes us,” she said.
The Owens daughter, Emily, a student at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, received the Knoblach Bucket award for the most spectacular crash of the season. “It was most spectacular because it involved a double flip over and finally, the boat sailed away with no one on board,” Dr. Owens said. “I maintain that it was all a training exercise, and it demonstrated how the bottom of the boat is clearly marked, ‘I meant to do that!’”
Emily said the crash was the perfect learning opportunity. “I was honored and excited because I did something extreme and I’m very proud to learn from my mistakes,” she said. “My only worry was when the boat sailed away without us!”
Dr. Owens said his family joined the club two years ago and has enjoyed meeting new people. “There are some great folks in the club that will go out of their way to help each other out,” he said. “We were quite pleased to receive the awards and they came as a complete surprise.”
http://www.nwhealth.edu/nwtoday/edwardowens.html
Congratulations.
Posted on Dec. 8, 2010
They received three prizes including the Most Improved Sailor award. “This award indicates that some of the more experienced sailors are getting worried that I might be able to beat them soon,” Dr. Owens joked.
The Owens’ family also received the Family Participation Bowl, which is awarded to the family who participated the most and works as a team. Dr. Owens’ wife, Lilli, enjoys spending time with her family on the lakes. “We are unable to resist being on the water and enjoy where the wind takes us,” she said.
The Owens daughter, Emily, a student at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, received the Knoblach Bucket award for the most spectacular crash of the season. “It was most spectacular because it involved a double flip over and finally, the boat sailed away with no one on board,” Dr. Owens said. “I maintain that it was all a training exercise, and it demonstrated how the bottom of the boat is clearly marked, ‘I meant to do that!’”
Emily said the crash was the perfect learning opportunity. “I was honored and excited because I did something extreme and I’m very proud to learn from my mistakes,” she said. “My only worry was when the boat sailed away without us!”
Dr. Owens said his family joined the club two years ago and has enjoyed meeting new people. “There are some great folks in the club that will go out of their way to help each other out,” he said. “We were quite pleased to receive the awards and they came as a complete surprise.”
http://www.nwhealth.edu/nwtoday/edwardowens.html
Congratulations.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving 2010
To all Sailor Friends,
Happy Thanksgiving we sure miss you guys.
Henk & Wenona
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