Good Seamanship

With repetition come good habbits, with good habbits comes good Seamanship, with good Seamanship comes security and with security comes enjoyment.

John Rousmaniere

Did you pay your Calhoun buoy for 2010, Hurry !!!!!!!

Sailboat Buoys
The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board annually issues permits for 345 sailboat buoys on lakes Calhoun, Harriet and Nokomis
Minneapolis Resident

Non-Minneapolis Resident
Seasonal
The public drawing will be held Tuesday, April 13, at Lynnhurst Recreation Center, 1345 Minnehaha Pkwy. W.


Lake Harriet - 6:30 p.m.

Lake Calhoun - 7:30 p.m.

Lake Nokomis - 8 p.m.

To be included in the April 13 drawing, all permit applications must be received by midnight on April 9, 2010. Applications received after the deadline will be considered for assignment after drawing assignments have been made.
 
http://www.minneapolisparks.org/documents/permits/bouy_maps/calhoun_sailboat_bouy_location_map.pdf
 

For the true boatman

For the true boatman, final satisfaction comes with harmony of thought and action, of anticipation and response, that makes his craft an extention of his will.

Henk's surprise Birthday Party, Friday March 26, 2010

Dear Friends,

I thank you so much, and my wife Wenona in particular for all the work she did and white lies she and you all had to tell me, for being there and all the gifts I received.

I hope to see you soon at the lake.

Henk.

Calhoun Yacht Club Annual Spring Brunch

Calhoun Yacht Club
Annual Spring Brunch April 25, 2010

CELEBRATE THE NEW SAILING SEASON
SPRING HANDOUT AND RACING SCHEDULE!

Place: Loop Bar and Restaurant Downtown
606 Washington Ave North
Minneapolis, MN 55401

Date: Sunday April 25, 2010

Time: Breakfast Buffet 10:30am
Cost: $12.95 per person plus beverages and tip


Please RSVP by April 20, 2010 to Kathy Drozd 612-825-0312,
k-droz@umn.edu

Dear Lake Calhoun Keelboaters

With the rain and unusually warm weather it won't be long before the ice on Calhoun will bid a fond farewell and get sailors thinking about warm summer days on the lake.
We feel that the addition of the keel boaters was a great boost for the Calhoun Yacht Club and we thank you for your participation--we hope you had fun.

We were happy to see the number of boats that turned out for racing on Saturday mornings and we would love to see your ranks grow this summer.

We have scheduled three race series for keel boats that will run throughout the summer, each of which will include a traveling trophy. We've titled them the "Leadbelly," the “Partyboat,” and the “Calhoun Handicap” series. In addition, we plan to expand the number of social activities that will make you feel more attached to the club.

You are all invited to the CYC spring brunch on April 25 (more information to follow) where we will distribute the 2010 yearbook containing the 2010 race schedule. Hope to see you then!

Saving Sailing

Sailing is in trouble. The number of people sailing is down over 70% from its high in the late 1970s, and down 40% from 1997. A new book written by a midwest sailor to address this issue has taken the sailing community by storm. See a review of Saving Sailing over on CruisingLakeHarriet