Category Archives: Summer Series

Results for the Summer racing series.

Summer Series Week #8 (Last Week)- August 30, 2022

Ahoy hoy,

Sadly this is our final week of racing for the Summer Series! 

Weather looks good however, mid 70s 10-13 mph sustained gusting 17-20 mph WNW direction. 

Committee boat and race Chair is Jeff Danne. Thanks Jeff! 

Year end party: 

Scheduled for November 5th at Travelers Pub. More details to come. 

PLEASE REGISTER FOR:

* DISCOUNTED RATES EXTENDED THROUGH END OF MONTH!!! *

2022Hobie 16 North American Championships are coming up! September 11-16 This will be a high profile HOBIE event right in our own backyard! normally you would need to travel 10+ hours for an event of this caliper!  Hobie 16 North American Championship 2022 – International Hobie Class Association

We currently have 43 boats registered !!!

Fair Winds Walter (Wall-E) Elsner ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary  CRAM H-16 Fleet Captain

Summer Series Week #7 – August 23, 2022

Ahoy, 

I can’t believe we’re almost to the end of our season… 

Weather for Tuesday: temps High 70s. Partly cloudy. winds NW pretty steady around 7 mph hopefully it’ll pick up some. 

Jeff Daane is race committee for our last 2 weeks. Thanks in advance Jeff! 

After sailing (or in the event of a cancellation) we will be meeting at Jac’s Cekola’s Portage  https://jacscekolaspizza.com/.  I would encourage people with boats to park either in the back or to the north (by Habitat or Colonial Kitchen).

Former ALCA fleet member Jim & Kathy Kuk will be in town on Tuesday and plan on being out on the committee boat. If racing is cancelled, we will still meet at Jac’s Pizza, but those wanting to catch up with the Kuk’s will leave around 9 PM to go to Dave Dunlap & Kathy Rubino’s house on Long Lake for a fire and visit with the Kuk’s.

7640 S Westnedge Ave, Portage, MI 49002 

https://goo.gl/maps/Fe9YfKVtfKPeeiKJA

Fair Winds Walter (Wall-E) Elsner ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary  CRAM H-16 Fleet Captain

Summer Series Week #3 – July 26, 2022

Ahoy,
Welcome to week 3! 
Weather for Tuesday night looks to be in the upper 70s partly cloudy, wind looks to be light around 4-6 MPH and out of the South. However, that may change between now and then. Stay tuned here and on Facebook for any cancellations. I’m hoping for the forecast to build!!! So do your wind dance! 
Win Larsen will be providing committee boat and serving as RC this week and next. Thanks in advance guys we couldn’t do what we do without people volunteering their time and boats!

After sailing (or in the event of a cancellation) we will be meeting at Jac’s Cekola’s Portage  https://jacscekolaspizza.com/ I would encourage people with boats to park either in the back or to the north (by Habitat or Colonial Kitchen)7640 S Westnedge Ave, Portage, MI 49002 https://goo.gl/maps/Fe9YfKVtfKPeeiKJA

PLEASE REGISTER FOR 2022 Hobie 16 North American Championships – Coming up September 11-16, This will be a high profile HOBIE event right in our own backyard! Normally you would need to travel 10+ hours for an event of this caliper!  Hobie 16 North American Championship 2022 – International Hobie Class Association

IF any of you have questions about the event please reach out!!! 

Fair Winds
Walter (Wall-E) ElsnerALCA Fleet 519 Secretary  CRAM H-16 Fleet Captain

Summer Series Week #2 – July 19, 2022

Ahoy Sailors, 
Tuesday: is looking like mid 80s partly cloudy 0% chance of rain with winds forecasted 8-10 mph sustained gusting 15 mph out of the SW so should be a great night for racing. 
Our race committee will be Steve Chapman on their pontoon. Thanks in advance!

Michigan City Regatta 7/15 - 7/17/22
Michigan City Regatta 7/15 – 7/17/22

This past weekend in Michigan City with Fleet 126 – Hobie Class Division 10 and CRAM was a blast!  We all got a bunch of good practice in for NACs.  We had 12 Hobie 16s registered all of which sailed 2up… we had sailors from Alabama, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, and of course Michigan. Including a few of us from ALCA! Michael Estes even came down for his first big water race and crewed for Dave Stiemsma! 

Michael Estes & Dave Stiemsma
Michael Estes & Dave Stiemsma

 PLEASE REGISTER FOR 2022 Hobie 16 North American Championships. They are coming up September 11-16! This will be a high profile HOBIE event right in our own backyard! Normally you would need to travel 10+ hours for an event of this caliber!  Hobie 16 North American Championship 2022 – International Hobie Class Association

IF any of you have questions about the event please reach out!!! 

Fair Winds
Walter (Wall-E) Elsner ALCA Fleet 519 Secretary CRAM H-16 Fleet Captain