Austin Lake Catamaran Association

ALCA Spring Fling Party, Saturday, April 25, 2009
Commodore Jeff (Daane) will be hosting the ALCA Spring Fling Event at his house again this year.

We'll be renewing our memberships for 2009 ($10-social; 20-Racing Privilege), discussing the 2009 sailing season, and discussing ALCA events/parties and the ALCA regatta. Please be sure to bring your calendars so we can plan the party events.

WHEN:
Saturday April 25, 2009

WHERE:
9918 East Shore Drive
269-329-1819

SCHEDULE:
3:00 PM: Rules and/or H16 Tuning Seminar (if the weather is good). (There were some rule changes/modifications for 2009).
4:00 PM: Meeting
5:30 PM: Dinner
Bonfire following dinner – weather permitting

MENU:
Main Course will be White Chicken Chili provided by the Stiemsmas and ALCA. Our Fleet will also be providing the remaining beer and soda pop from the year-end party, but you are also encouraged to bring your own beverages.

A thru L – Munchies/Appetizers
M thru Q – Dessert
R thru Z – Salads/Fruit/Casseroles

Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 23rd, so we can have enough chili.

RSVP to Gail or Lori at:
(Lori - thank you as always for helping me out!)

Gail: gtinker@flowserve.com or 760-2666 (my cell and leave a message)
Lori: Hobie01@sbcglobal.net or 327-4565
Gail: 269-323-2822, after 8PM (Answering Machine at home is broken, again - cheap technology!)

Spring Series Week 1 of 8 - Tuesday, May 5, 2009 (First Race of the Season!)
TUESDAY'S FORECAST...
TBD
NOTICE: As always, if you are looking for an update on the current status for racing on Tuesday, please check with Steve Chapman, our ALCA Race Chairman, at (269) 329-3221.

HOST LOCATION FOLLOWING RACING - TBD
Reminder: this is a BYO Beverage.
Also, our hosts are not obligated to provide food. So, any munchie provided by our hosts (chips, pretzels, cookies, etc.) are a bonus.

The 2009 ALCA Sail-N-Soak Regatta Dates Set!

Dave Stiemsma has already volunteered to be the 2009 ALCA Regatta Chairman.
Planned date for the regatta is June 20 & 21, 2009.
Watch here for more details!

The 2008 ALCA Sail-N-Soak a huge success!

With Dave Stiemsma as the Regatta Chairman and Andy Lenczycki as the Race Committee Chairman, the Austin Lake Regatta went off without a hitch. Saturday had 5 solid races with winds that started at 5-10 MPH and built to 15-20. A variety of race course numbers were employed, including the popular A-C with gates courses and a course 7 (ACABCAC) to finish off the day (for us 'old-timers' that remember an ABC type course). The Open fleet boats (Tiger, H16 Solos, and H18's) got to run an extra A-C lap each race to minimize the between-race wait time. There was seldom a delay of more than 10 minutes between races, and that was usually to allow the awesome course adjustment team of David and Austin Lee to tweek the course marks as needed to keep things interesting. Sailors were off the water by 3 PM in time to partake in hot tubbing for relaxation. Jerry and Lori Mohney hosted the dinner on Saturday night with lots of great food supplied by fleet members and the fleet and a keg that lasted into Sunday! A slide show of (669!) pictures taken from the committee boat was displayed during the night for all participants to marvel at just how great they look on the water (and Myles and Audree IN the water)! Near sunset, everyone was treated to a phenomenal, DOUBLE rainbow that extended from one shore of Austin Lake, to the other. It remained visible for almost 20 minutes.

Sunday started out a little slower, with a 1 hour delay due to a few low hanging rain clouds, but by 11 AM the rain lifted and Race Committee got to work again. The first race started a little slow with 5-10 MPH winds, but by the second race, the wind had increased again to 10-15. The committee boat had the sailors off the water by 1:30 PM in time for everyone to meet back at Jerry & Lori Mohney's to finish off the food and beer left, and for the door prize and trophy presentations. Dave Stiemsma did a wonderful job with the laser-etched trophies, and was able to go 5 deep in both fleets! While everyone talked about the great fun they had over the weekend, Sundays pictures of the racers from the committee boat were again presented in a slide show for all to see.

For all that were there, thanks for supporting our little regatta. For all that didn't make it, plan on attending next years event!

[2008 Austin Lake Regatta Results - June 28-29, 2008]

MEMBERSHIP/RACING DUES
Remember, you don't have to own a boat or EVEN sail to be a member of ALCA. For the nominal fee of $10.00, you can become a member of the Austin Lake Catamaran Association. This fee is for the FUN activities for which we have a very well organized (and inventive and creative) party committee. For those members that do own a catamaran and want to race, the racing membership is an additional $20.00.

RACE COMMITTEE PERSONNEL
If you are interested in being part of our treasured Race Committee personnel, we would love to have you on the RC Boat. It's a way to be involved with the fleet even if you don't have a catamaran. If you are interested, contact Steve Chapman at 269-329-3221.

Results/After Sailing Meeting Locations
HOST LOCATIONS UPDATE

September 8, 2009 - TBD

Lifejackets are MANDATORY! Those participants that do not following this new requirement can be protested by another sailor or disqualified immediately by the Race Committee personnel. Penalty by protest will result in a DSQ if the protest is upheld. Please - think safety, wear those life jackets, and let's leave those protests for more serious issues.

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