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News about Series (Spring or Summer) racing.

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Spring Series 2018 – Week 1 – May 8, 2018

Happy Spring everyone!  What a great weekend to get boats into the lake and ready for our sailing season to begin so let’s get started!!

This Tuesday, May 8 our first race is at 6:30 pm sharp, Dave & Kathy will be our Race Committee along with Keith Mortlock.  Watch the website and facebook page for updates as the weather looks light and variable….we will see how it goes.

Attached is the 2018 Directory and a Membership form to fill out and bring if you haven’t joined yet with your check to pay when we gather after sailing at Brewsters, 5135 Portage Road (or at 7:00 if racing gets cancelled).    Brewster’s Fine Food & Spirits

Hope to see everyone out on Tuesday!

Julie Lenczycki, ALCA Secretary
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Spring Series 2018 Begins on 5/8/18

For those that weren’t in attendance at the Spring Kick-Off meeting on April 21, you missed a great ALCA member gift card auction hosted by Julie Lenczycki…Going once… going twice… SOLD!

It was recommended by the fleet officers (and approved by the fleet members in attendance) that due to the less than spectacular spring we have been having, that we postpone the start of the Spring series this year to May 8, 2018.  We will run 8 weeks of Spring series (to June 26th).  We will take the next week off for the week of July 4th, then start the Summer series on July 10th and run for only 8 weeks to August 28th.  Done before the Labor Day weekend.  If weather permits and sailors are inclined we may have a short Fall series after Labor day, stay tuned.

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ALCA Spring Meeting on Saturday, April 21, 2018

Happy Spring!!  The weather may not be cooperating but it’s finally time to start thinking about the 2018 Sailing Season!!
The officers have met and decided to have our 2018 Spring Kick-off party on Saturday, April 21 starting at 5:30 pm if you want a tour of the new Dunlap/Rubino Lake House; the meeting will start at 6:00 pm with dinner and door prize auction immediately following.
To encourage timely membership payment this year, the officers decided to auction off some gift card door prizes at the meeting.  If you bring your filled out attached 2018 ALCA Membership form and payment (racing or social) you will get ALCA Bucks to use in the auction. If you haven’t already RSVP’d via the facebook page, please reply to make sure we have enough for everyone to eat.
2018 ALCA Spring Kick-Off Party
2018 ALCA Spring Kick-Off Party
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Summer Series Week #10 – 9/5/2017

WOW, the last night of racing is upon us and it looks to be a wild night…
Partly Cloudy 65°
15%
 chance of precipitation 47%
humidity and a WNW 15 mph
SAVE THIS DATE – Saturday, November 4 for the YEAR END Party!!  Place to be determined so we will update you as we figure things out.  Can you please message me back either way if you think you will be able to make the November 4 party date or not and how many will be with you…thanks!
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Summer Series Week #9 – August 29, 2017

This summer is racing by – only this week and next left for the 2017 Sailing Season!!  Did you see that beautiful reddish orange sky Monday??  What’s that saying…Red sky at night, Sailor’s delight?? Tuesday night’s forecast looks like mostly cloudy skies, 75 degrees tempatures, 15% precipitation, a humidity level at 52% and a NNW wind at 5 mph…another beautiful night of sailing!!
SAVE THIS DATE – Saturday, November 4 for the YEAR END Party!!  Place to be determined so we will update you as we figure things out.
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Summer Series Week 7 – August 15, 2017

Hey gang – can you believe the summer series is 2/3’s over…WOW, where is the summer going??  We continue to have an awesome summer, just need a little rain.  The weather for Tuesday night looks a little iffy….NE wind at 6 mph and 79 degrees but this could all change so watch the facebook page for updates as we get closer to race time.
We want to welcome our newest members – the Seifert’s – Jim & Katie!
 
Anyone on the cc’d list are people who have been members in the past but haven’t joined this year either as skippers or social members. 
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Summer Series Week 4 – July 25, 2017

Enjoying this weather??
Today is week #4 of the 2017 Summer Series and the weather looks like its a Heat Wave and you need to be a Pinball Wizard to understand it!!  If we cancel, watch the facebook page and gather at Brewsters around 7.
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Summer Series Week #2 – July 11, 2017

Hopefully everyone had a nice 4th of July and got some free sailing in!!
Tonight is week #2 of the 2017 Summer Series and the weather looks hot and sticky!  84 degrees, WNW winds at 6 mph with a 15% chance of precipitation.  The Lenczycki’s will be the committee boat this week with Julie the race chair, setting the course is Andy & Chad.
We would like to welcome and congratulate Sarah & Dan Troup on their new little sailor – Nolan Edward Troup was born on June 28 at 1:20 pm, measuring in at 8 lbs 10 oz and 21 inches long.  If you want to send them a card, please do so at:
Dan & Sarah Troup
2622 Bay Side Avenue Portage, MI  49002

Pontoon Float – we have a host house – the Mohney’s on August 20.  Details to follow as we develop the plan.
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Summer Series Week #1 – June 27, 2017

Hello everyone – tonight starts the Summer Series for 2017 and the weather looks fabulous!!  WNW winds at 12 mph; 72 degrees and little to no humidity!!
We are off next week for the July 4th week, but will resume with week #2 of the Summer Series on July 11th.
We would like to welcome back Joe & Tina Kuchenbuch on their Hobie 16 and two new skippers who will be sharing the sailing of a Hobie 16 – Chris Faith and Chris Eck, friends & cousins of the Kuchenbuch’s.
The Lenczycki’s will be the committee boat with Andy the race chair, setting the course with Chad.
Pontoon Float – we are still looking for a host house, you get to pick the date – July 23 or August 20.
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Spring Series Week 8 – June 20, 2017

WOW, where has the spring gone??  Tomorrow night is the last night of our 2017 Spring Series and the weather looks great – WNW wind at 11 mph and only a 15% chance of bad weather….NICE!!
Fleet updates:
Please welcome an old friend – Greg Allen who used to race with us and reached out to join us again!
Don’t Forget – We go immediately into the Summer Series NEXT week, June 27th, then take the next week off for the 4th of July, resuming again on July 11th.
Committee Boats & Race Chairs – we need people to sign up for this or we will forfeit racing after July 11!!  Andy & I will move our dates from the last two weeks to June 27th & July 11th to get us into Summer Series but we need Race Chairs and boats for the rest of summer….PLEASE MESSAGE DAVE DUNLAP OR ME BACK TO SIGN UP!! dadworksmi@gmail.com or crew480@yahoo.com  As a reminder – you do not need to be a member of the fleet to supply a Committee Boat but you do need to be a member if you want to be a Race Chair.
Pontoon Float – we are still looking for a host house, you get to pick the date – July 23 or August 20.