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Volume 25, Number 7 July 2015 Lake Michigan SuRF Official Newsmagazine of the Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation CHICAGO-MACKINAC RACE AS EARLY AS IT CAN BE 2015 LMSRF Corporate Members by Gail M. Turluck Broad Reach Sailing The Chicago Yacht Club 2015 Race to Mackinac is approaching quickly, with the Copacetic Stores cruising fleet start on Friday, July 10 and Lake Michigan Performance the racing fleet start on Saturday, July Handicap Racing Fleet 11. About five years ago both Chicago and Bayview Yacht Clubs agreed to back Manitowoc Marina up the races one weekend; now the annual walk of dates on calendars has National Marine Manufacturers Association backed them up to as early as they can Skyway Yacht Works be and not include Independence Day! The 2016 race is set for July 23 as the West Marine Chicago race is second and the calendar skips back. World Yachts For information on becoming an LMSRF Corporate There are extensive social plans for sailors and followers alike this year: Member, email [email protected]. Ashore Thing: Saturday, July 11, 10:00am-2:30pm Navy Pier, East End, Chicago, Illinois Enjoy a breath-taking view and lounge in luxury while sipping Veuve Clicquot, Belvedere cocktails or ice cold All The News That Fits ... Best on Lake Michigan ................................................. 1 Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy and Peroni at our Defiance Awarded Constitution Trophy .............. 2 premium cash bar. Come out for this family affair at Lowery Lake Michigan Match Race Champ ........ 2 2015 Ocean-Great Lakes Challenge ....................... 2 Navy Pier in the perfect summer setting. Enjoy face painting, balloon 2015 ORR Great Lakes Championship .................. 3 artists, “Buoy Buckets,” and other child-friendly activities! Following the Operations Notes from the Office ........................... 4 2015 Hook Race ............................................................. 7 parade of boats, enjoy a live performance by Chicago's hit rock 'n' roll SEAS Newsletter ............................................................. 7 musical Million Dollar Quartet and dance the afternoon away to one of North Sails Rally ............................................................. 9 2015 Rhumbline Regatta ......................................... 11 Chicago’s hottest DJs! 2015 Tripp Memorial Cup ...................................... 11 Harbor Spring Laser Racing ................................... 12 Boyne City Yacht Club Seeks Racers ................... 13 The Grand Porch Party, Presented by Wintrust & Veuve Clicquot 2015 Supermac ............................................................ 13 Sunday, July 12, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT Lake Michigan's Summer Sailstice ...................... 14 Area V Vice Commodore Profile ........................... 15 The Porch Party is one of the most anticipated afternoons for friends, Making a Clearer Path ............................................... 15 families and volunteers who are on the island awaiting the racers to cross 2015 Pan American Games ..................................... 16 Coming Back From the Mac .................................... 16 the finish line. Join us on the longest hotel porch in the country to toast the Race Management Committee .............................. 17 race, its many supporters, the Grand Hotel, and our sponsors, Wintrust and Special Member Benefits ......................................... 18 Hospice Championship to Texas in 2016 ......... 18 Veuve Clicquot. Men are required to wear a coat and tie. Dresses are Dr. Leland's Soiree ..................................................... 19 preferred and hats are encouraged for women. Advance tickets for the Moore Scholarship Gala ........................................... 19 Porch Party are $50 and must be purchased by Friday, July 10. Tickets are AdventureSail ............................................................... 19 Cool Things .................................................................... 19 available at the door for $60. Please call the Chicago Yacht club front desk Morgan Kiss Women's College Sailor of Year . 20 at 312-861-7777 with questions. This is an adult party. A children’s party Open Houses ................................................................. 21 Lakefront Events Listing .......................................... 21 is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Reservations for the children’s party are Epic Racing .................................................................... 21 available through the club. Fun Racing in a Sailing Heaven ............................. 22 Alone on an Island? .................................................... 23 Mediterranean Classic Yacht RRS ........................ 24 Other Important Dates and Times: Grants-In-Aid Reports .............................................. 25 Heard On The Rail ...................................................... 26 July 9, 2015 Registration (10:00 AM - 07:00 PM) Volvo Newport Stopover ......................................... 28 July 9, 2015 VIP Party (05:00 PM - 06:30 PM) Microbeads Ban Proposed ...................................... 31 Major Championships ............................................... 31 July 9, 2015 Warning Gun Party Presented by Wintrust (06:30 PM - Sailing Education ........................................................ 32 08:30 PM) Letters to the Editor .................................................. 35 US Sailing News ........................................................... 36 July 10, 2015 Skippers' Meeting - Morning (09:00 AM - 10:00 AM) LMSRF Classified ......................................................... 37 July 10, 2015 Registration (10:00 AM - 04:00 PM) What Happened ........................................................... 38 About Lake Michigan SuRF ..................................... 60 July 10, 2015 107th RTM Cruising Division Starts - (03:00 PM-03:30 PM) Lake Michigan SuRF Newsmagazine July 10, 2015 Skippers' Meeting - Evening (05:00 PM - 06:00 PM) July 10, 2015 Mac Party (07:00 PM - 11:30 PM) July 11, 2015 107th Race to Mackinac Racing Divisions Starts - (11:00 AM - 03:00 PM) July 14, 2015 107th Race to Mackinac Sailors' Celebration (02:00 PM - 05:00 PM) July 15, 2015 2015 Last Call for all boats to leave harbors - (12:00 PM - 12:01 PM) Sail smart, sail fast, and be safe! HOLY CRAP! THE RIG IS GONE ... by Gail M. Turluck The Tartan Ten Tenacity lost her rig in the second race of the 2015 National Offshore One-Design-Chicago Regatta. There were six aboard: Suzanne Philbrick, Owner and Skipper, Ryan Freeman, Stephen Freeman, Herb Philbrick, Mike Halpin and Gail Turluck. It was the second race of the regatta, a windward- leeward course, twice around, and we were on the second beat. We were nearing the port layline and had just tacked to port; a puff hit as we were trimming up. I was done with the mainsail trim, Steve was putting the last turn on the jib trim when BANG! Rather than not really being able to climb to the high side because we were hard over, the boat leveled out unexpectedly. Immediately I looked up and, holy crap, the rig was gone! I turned to Steve who was next to me, under the boom and mainsail that were just inside the winches alongside the cockpit. By the time I reached to him he was climbing out from under it all. He seemed slightly dazed, very surprised, but when asked if he was OK he insisted yes. A number of us asked him, asked if he was hurt and he insisted he was fine. So, we counted heads (everyone was aboard), double-checked that everyone was OK, I looked below to make sure we weren't taking on water and then started assessing what to do next. First calls were to recover the jib, the spinnaker pole and disconnect the outhaul from the mainsail to lessen the forces of the rig washing back and forth on the rail of the boat in the waves. As we started to work, I could see that the mast was broken right at the spreaders. I did not see the rig come down, so I don't really know what caused the failure. Each of the tasks were multiple person tasks, so they took some time. As work began to remedy the situation, we radioed the Chicago Yacht Club Race Committee to notify them of the broken mast and ask that they stand by. After the jib was recovered, the spinnaker pole recovered, the outhaul disconnected, and the boom disconnected and lashed to the deck,we looked at the mast, with the mainsail on it, to determine if the six of us could work to bring the mast aboard the boat successfully without hurting anyone. Tenacity safe and sound at Crowley's after motoring from NOOD-Chicago race course. Photo by Gail M. Turluck. I thought back to last year when I was rigging a Tartan Ten mast in the shipyard before it was stepped and how it took three adults simply to turn it. It wasn't full of water. It didn't have all the rigging in it. It didn't have electronics rigged on it. It didn't have a wet mainsail on it. It wasn't on a bobbing platform on a increasingly wavy Great Lake. It wasn't leaning way away where we couldn't get leverage on it. Considering the crew aboard and the situation, the owner deduced that the only safe option was to jettison the broken mast. Upon her order, the crew got very busy, opening shackles, pulling halyards and control lines, pulling ring dings and cotter pins, and methodically shifting from item to item, leaving the one line with full load that was holding the mast firmly in place on the boat for last. The Race Committee safety boat handed over a second bolt cutter that was