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LITTLE TRAVERSE YACHT CLUB Newsletter NEWS FROM THE COMMODORE TOM TRAUTMAN n the words of controlled and safe environment. the next with a mostly new Board of Jerry Garcia, On the bright side, we were able to Directors. I would like to welcome “what a long, remain open for most of the season aboard Louise (Lulu) Finkelstein, Jan strange trip it’s providing lunches, dinners, drinks, and Mancinelli, Sean O’Brien, and Beth been”. Due to the some limited social events. We were Varner. A special welcome to our Ilooming pandemic, able to provide club racing on Little new and returning Vice Commodore the summer of Traverse Bay with good participation in Debi Schoenherr and our new Rear 2020 presented our Tuesday night and weekend series. Commodore Dunne Saal. Kevin Larson many challenges on single-handed Lasers and Mac Jacob continue as Board and setbacks for the club, our Board of or family members together on Members with their terms ending in Directors and our members. We had 420’s was especially popular. LTS was 2021. I look forward to working with this to adjust our sails, implement many open and sailing through Covid. They enthusiastic and competent group. I’m changes to our programs and even cancel walked a fine line of safety, cautious confident that together we can make the some events. Some of these decisions optimism, and acknowledged the fact best decisions for the club, overcome any and changes were very difficult to make, that providing some structured activity obstacles and keep this ship on a proper but all were made with the best interest and employment to our youth was course. of the club, our staff and our members important during these times. The The calendar for 2021 is in draft form in mind. I understand the difficulty that Beaver Island race happened with six and starting to fill up. The highlights for these challenges bring to our sailing and boats competing for top honors. All next year will be the 125th Anniversary social community. The anxiety, stress things considered, it was a pretty active of the LTYC and the 60th Anniversary of and inconvenience can certainly seem season both on and off the water. our beloved Ugotta Regatta. I have some overwhelming at times. I want to thank everyone for their big shoes to fill as your new Commodore, We can’t look into a crystal ball and patience, understanding and cooperation I’m honored to serve and promise to do know what the summer of 2021 will while we navigated and sailed through my best for the club and our members. bring, but we are all hoping that things these uncharted waters. I want to offer up As always, please feel free to contact me will be getting back to some semblance of a huge thanks to our staff and volunteers, if you have questions or concerns. normalcy. Going forward our continued our frontline workers who persevered I’ll sign off with a quote from Joseph priority will be for the safety of our throughout the season. Thanks to our Conrad that resonates with the events of members, staff, guests, and volunteers. social committee, race committee and this summer: “Any fool can carry on but Our greatest strength as a club should to all our committee members who kept a wise man knows how to shorten sail in be our ability to rally and cruise through things going during these difficult times. time”. adversity. The Board of Directors and the As always, it’s a team effort and I’m Wishing everyone a wonderful winter LTYC Staff are committed to providing proud to be part of this team. season. Be kind and stay safe. the best possible member experience in a We are ending this season and starting FROM THE VICE “Nice COMMODORE DEBI SCHOENHERR Matters”

I DON’T KNOW The summer of 2020 delivered many ABOUT YOU, BUT I disappointments to all of us. One of the biggest disappointments was the AM SO LOOKING last-minute cancellation of Ugotta. FORWARD TO The Regatta Committee worked 2021! OUR 60TH hard to make safe and compliant ANNIVERSARY OF decisions to host the event during LITTLE TRAVERSE difficult times, but in the end, we YACHT CLUB had to pull the plug. Commodore Tom Trautman and I would like to INVITATIONAL REGATTA WILL BE HELD thank the volunteers on the Regatta JULY 29 – AUG. 1, 2021. PLANS ARE Committee for their work and I WILL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST ALREADY MOVING FORWARD WITH perseverance this past year: TIME I HEARD MEADE REFERRED TO MOST OF OUR RACE COMMITTEE “A • Terry Farquharson AS THE ‘PIED PIPER’ OF LTS. WOW, TEAM” RETURNING ONCE AGAIN. SAVE • Andrew Wells FITS PERFECTLY, I THOUGHT... ALL THE DATE, AS VOLUNTEER REQUESTS • Commodore Jack Carruthers THOSE KIDS FOLLOW HIM AROUND, WILL BE FORTHCOMING IN THE LATE • Karen Adams HANG ON HIS EVERY WORD AND SPRING. AS YOU KNOW, IT TAKES • Marno Lane ADORE HIM!! I HAVE KNOWN A VILLAGE TO RUN A NATIONALLY • Dick Swarthout MEADE SINCE HE WAS A TODDLER ACCLAIMED REGATTA AND WE COULD • Julie Matthews AND WATCHED HIM GROW UP TO NOT DO IT WITHOUT ALL OF YOU! • Dan Thompson BECOME A KIND, INSPIRATIONAL YOUNG MAN. We will endeavor to return to 2 courses, • Dick Neville • Sue Holmes the Tour Course, and the One-Design Meade started sail school at LTS at the Course. The “Big boats” including the • Beth Cassidy age of 9, when he graduated, he became TP 52’s will be returning, along with our If you would like to join the Ugotta an Instructor, and in 2015 accepted the hotly contested one-design fleets of J/70’s, committee, please contact me: debi. position of Director & Head Sailing ’s, Alerion 28’s and others. You [email protected] Instructor of LTS. I remember Meade will not want to miss it. being around almost 24/7 on the water or onshore, always ready to lend a hand for LTYC racing, running dinghy races or come to the aid of a sailor in need. SOCIAL DISTANCING VS Sometimes, we would just sit around and SOCIAL COMMITTEE chat about all things Sailing! “It breaks my heart to inform you, our Louise Finkelstein, memories is after all... priceless. We members, that Meade Maxwell sailed Social Committee Chair are gearing up for next year so say on September 26, 2020. Fair winds and goodbye to the bummer summer... following seas, Meade, you will be dearly Think about it - Social Committee 2021 HERE WE COME! missed.” - from Debi Schoenherr is the antithesis of social distancing, A final version of the 2021 calendar on behalf of the LTYC family. yet our LTYC Social Committee will be available early next year. Please came together to create wonderful, monitor our online calendar at www. Further Information: www.verheyden.org/ warm gatherings for all to enjoy. We ltyc.org and our weekly newsletter obituary/510887/Hampden-Maxwell welcomed new members, introduced for announcements, key dates, and Mahjong, sang til our hearts content more. Also jump over to Facebook In lieu of flowers, Meade’s Family has with Singo nights, had cocktails on the as a great way to stay connected with requested donations to Little Traverse veranda and music on the porch. Our members and friends of LTYC, or to Sailors. www.littletraversesailors.org/ committee is dedicated to bringing share a memory www.facebook.com/ product/donate fun filled events because creating LittleTraverseYachtClub

2 | LITTLE TRAVERSE YACHT CLUB LTYC CLUB RACING RESULTS 2020 SPRING TUESDAY SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP Racing NIGHT SERIES SERIES, ONE DESIGN Alerion 28 Fleet Alerion 28 Fleet 2020 1st Seiche, Michael Fitzsimons 1st Rock Steady, Sandy Burley he Summer of 2020 nd nd was different from any 2 Moonbeam, Carruthers/Holton 2 Moonbeam, Carruthers/Holton rd rd other summer. The 3 Blues Power, Geoffrey Keenan 3 Blessed, Chal Curtis late spring was filled J/70 Fleet J/70 Fleet with uncertainty, not sure if we 1st Measure Twice, Duff Family 1st McFly, Sean O’Brien Twould be able to race or even put 2nd Denali .5, Bill McKinley 2nd Tres Burritos, Scott Sellers our boats in the water. It is my 3rd Sundog, Chal Curtis 3rd USA-224, Rob Matthews pleasure to report, with some added precautions, we safely had a PHRF 1st USA-824, Chelsea Simms SATURDAY SERIES, full season of racing. ONE DESIGN On June 9, Tuesday Night & Main Fleet Racing began with the J/70s, 1st Mischief, Larry Haras Alerion 28 Fleet Alerion 28s, PHRF, and Jib and 1st Moonbeam, Carruthers/Holton Main classes racing. Saturday One 2nd Bay Breeze, Buzzelli/Holben th SUMMER TUESDAY rd Design racing started on June 20 NIGHT SERIES 3 - Absolut Glory, Clas Nilstoft with the J/70s, Alerion 28s, and Alerion 28 Fleet J/70 Fleet NMs. Though there were a few st 1st Rock Steady, Sandy Burley 1 Tres Burritos, Scott Sellers less participants than previous nd 2nd Wind Czar, Rich Lehmann 2 McFly, Sean O’Brien years due to the pandemic, there rd was still plenty of competition on 3rd Blues Power, Geoffrey Keenan 3 Measure Twice, Duff Family the water. The J/70 and Alerion J/70 Fleet NM Fleet st 28 classes remained strong with 1st Tres Burritos, Scott Sellers 1 Osprey, Team Osprey nd about 10 boats competing in each 2nd McFly, Sean O’Brien 2 Tomahawk, Adam Lowry class. rd 3rd Downtown Escape, Wagner Family 3 Intuition, Tom & Nick Post The Beaver Island Race had good participation with 6 boats PHRF Fleet NM JULY CHAMPIONSHIP competing. The weather on the 1st Gosling, Dunne Saal way to the island was pretty 2nd Green Flash, Bill Petzold NM Fleet st extreme due to a storm moving 3rd USA-824, Chelsea Simms 1 Tomahawk, Adam Lowry nd through and most boats reached 2 Istar, Ray Leyman Jib & Main Fleet rd the island in record time, arriving 3 Intuition, Tom & Nick Post 1st Mischief, Larry Haras in Saint James Harbor around 2nd Zone, Gary Stewart 2:30pm. rd NM MID-SUMMER A special thanks to our Sailing 3 Moonbeam, Carruthers/Holton CHAMPIONSHIP Director, Dan Thompson, who NM Fleet because of the pandemic, single FALL TUESDAY NIGHT SERIES 1st Tomahawk, Adam Lowry handedly operated the Committee Alerion 28 Fleet 2nd Osprey, Team Osprey Boat and started the races. Also, st 1 Oriole, Stephen Kircher 3rd Intuition, Tom & Nick Post thanks to all our wonderful race 2nd Moonbeam, Carruthers/Holton volunteers, Debi Schoenherr, 3rd Blessed, Chal Curtis Gretchen Dorian, Beth Varner, NM AUGUST CHAMPIONSHIP Tom Varner, Terry Farquharson, J/70 Fleet 1st NM-21, John Podmajersky 1st Pronto — Hill/Ford Lulu Finkelstein, Anne Ryan, and 2nd Tomahawk, Adam Lowry 2nd McFly, Sean O’Brien Ian Beckley for their time and 3rd Eyrie Too, Bruce Aikens talent on the water this summer. Jib & Main Fleet Thank you and congratulations 1st Mischief, Larry Haras BEAVER ISLAND RACE to all participants sailing in the 2nd Zone, Gary & Susan Stewart 2020 season, especially our flag- 1st Irregardless, Paul Siegel winners. 2nd nosurprise, Scott Sellers 3rd Gryphon, Robert Matthews

FALL 2020 | 3 2020 Debi Schoenherr HonoraryAWARDS inducted to the Commodore LTYC Lipscomb Memorial Hall of Fame Trophy DEBI GAINED A PASSION FOR SAILING IN HER YOUNGER YEARS THAT LED HER DOWN AN EXCITING PATH OF RACING, VOLUNTEERISM, AND KNOWLEDGE. SHE HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE A TRAIL BLAZER FOR WOMEN IN SAILING.

Over the years she has competed in International Events, North Americans, US Sailing COMMODORE LIPSCOMB Championships, Mackinac This year it was presented to Dave Irish; Races, Caribbean Circuits, MEMORIAL TROPHY received by his daughters Sue and Perry and prominent Match Racing The Commodore Lipscomb Memorial on his behalf. Thank you Dave and Events. Debi’s quest to learn Trophy is awarded to a LTYC member family! more led her to become involved who has made an outstanding in our National Authority US contribution to the overall good or RACE COMMITTEE AWARD Sailing, where she assumed many betterment of the Little Traverse The honorary Race Committee Award roles within the organization. Yacht Club. Recipients exhibit a deep was presented to Ian Beckley for his During those years, she became dedication to the club, and as a result of service, dedication and enthusiasm a US Sailing National Judge their efforts, the club has improved in towards bettering racing and dinghy and Umpire, ultimately being some way including facilities, activities, sailing on Little Traverse Bay. Thank you, appointed a WS International membership or financial condition. Ian, for all you do! Umpire. Event Management seemed to fit in nicely, so Debi THE ELIZABETH chaired an North MARY AWARD Americans, US Sailing Women’s Match Race Championship, Formerly the binnacle of the Elizabeth numerous International Match Mary, LTYC’s former committee boat, Racing events, along with others. this is a unique and special award. It is She accepted the nomination as presented to an individual who makes Fleet Captain for Bayview Yacht an outstanding contribution to the Club and was named Member of advancement of sailing on Little Traverse the Year in 2010. Bay. It has been awarded for exceptional performances of Fleet Captains, Regatta Today, Debi is a Harbor Springs Chairmen, Committee Boat Captains, resident, past Commodore of etc. This year’s recipient is Ali Hill for her LTYC, and you can find her on leadership, dedication, and passion for the water sailing with friends or Little Traverse Sailors. Congratulations behind the scenes working on and thanks for all you do! Regatta and Race Management.

4 | LITTLE TRAVERSE YACHT CLUB J/70 Fleet REPORT ALERIONRECAP OF 2020 28 By Scott Sellers, J/70 Fleet Captain By Bryan Burley, Alerion 28 Fleet Capitan THE J/70 FLEET FEELS hat kind of boat Differences aside, the boat that is well FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD A is that? She sure prepared and well sailed wins the race. GREAT SUMMER OF RACING ON is pretty!” Having One bad tack or a missed wind shift moored our Alerion has a bigger impact than whatever LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY DURING A Express 28 (AE28) at the City dock construction differences exist! TIME OF SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY. “whichW hosts plenty of tourist traffic, Like every other aspect of our MUCH OF THE FLEET, INCLUDING Sandy and I have fielded numerous lives, we were presented with some THE DUFFS ON MEASURE TWICE inquiries like this over the past few obstacles during the 2020 racing AND THE CURTIS FAMILY ON seasons. As all Alerion owners and crew season. Despite the constraints within SUNDOG SAILED PRIMARILY WITH know, comments on the classic lines of which we were forced to sail, the AE28 the boat are the most common. She is fleet thrived again this summer. Our FAMILY MEMBERS. THIS HELPED pretty, indeed. events included Tuesday Night Spring, ENSURE THE FLEET WAS SAFE AS What the tourists likely do not know is Summer and Fall Series, Saturday POSSIBLE ON THE RACE COURSE. how much fun they are to sail. Whether One-Design Series, and our Summer The fleet stalwarts were welcomed cruising around the bay with family or Championship. Participation in these by a couple of new additions with the knocking around a racecourse with the events was strong with sometimes 10 Matthews family chartering a J/70 and fleet, the AE28 is easy to sail. However, boats on the line. Thanks to all our Matthew Romano out on Narwhal. sailing it well is the challenge. owners, crew, and race committee The Wagner’s helped our attendance The LTYC AE28 racing fleet continues for persevering through difficult with two boats on the starting line with to rise to meet that challenge. Members circumstances to get boats on the Polk chartering Downtowner while of the fleet have stepped up their water. Trip and friends sailed Escape. respective games; competition has Looking ahead to 2021, we hope The Tuesday night series started become closer and more spirited. Crews to introduce some fleet development slowly with a number of cancellations are further developing their skills in programs that will help us all pool but finished strong with the season title the “big three” components of race knowledge and further advance the coming down to the last race. The fleet management, which include boat setup, entire fleet. Ideas are welcome and championships also came down to the race preparation and race execution. The expert presenters will be appreciated. last race with Sean O’Brien on McFly entire fleet is sailing faster and smarter. Please let me know if you can edging Merritt Sellers on Tres Burritos. We accept that there are differences contribute. Special thanks to Dan and the rest of RC in boat construction. Due to design In the meantime, sail fast, sail fair for running great races all summer. Good changes over the years, the AE28 is not and sail on! luck to McFly and Narwhal who are a strict one-design fleet. In fact, we have traveling South this winter for the J/70 dubbed ourselves a “similar-design” fleet. circuit.

NM FLEET By Bill Brown, NM Fleet Captain The NM Fleet has stood the test of time, an individual provenance for each perpetuated by owners and friends, number, to be completed and ready for past and present. This year the Fleet production well in advance of the Fleets celebrated it’s 86th anniversary as a 100th anniversary. timeless ONE DESIGN. This is the first call for photos, written notes and We’ll once again look to have a articles long since pushed to the back Development Day next year at the LTYC of desk drawers and any and all verbal clubhouse. Topics up for discussion may anecdotical comments to be converted include: sail trim, equipment swap or to the written word. The purpose is trade, racing rules, and jib & main racing. that I have begun the production of

FALL 2020 | 5 LTYC DINGHY FLEET REPORT By Meredith Moran

AS WE WATCH THE CHANGING COLORS OF FALL AND BREATHE CRISP AUTUMN AIR, IT IS HEARTWARMING TO REMINISCE ON THIS PAST SUMMER’S SAILING In the radial division, the Little Racing this summer would not have SEASON. DESPITE THE MANY Traverse Race Team dominated the been possible without the deliberate and DIFFICULTIES INDUCED BY COVID, podium and showed great development dedicated work of the race committee WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE A throughout the summer season. and Dan Thompson. They were able to SPECTACULAR RACING SEASON. Congratulations to Maren Matthews set square courses every Monday and PARTICULARLY IN THE DINGHIES and Cade Miller for their respective first Thursday and run races efficiently while and second place finishes. It also was maximizing nightly wind conditions. I (THE LASER AND 420 FLEETS), satisfying to see Race Team members can speak on behalf of all sailors saying WE HAD CONSISTENT RACING Nathan Gantala, Oliver Lehman, and we greatly appreciate your efforts! TURNOUTS FROM WEEK TO WEEK, Hannah Sellers battle it out and put their CREATING GREAT COMPETITION skills to the test during the races. I am A final big thank you to this year’s fleet captain Ian Beckley. He did an ON THE RACECOURSE. confident this fleet will be better than ever next season. excellent job this summer organizing the dinghy fleets, consistently going above Finally, congratulations to Merritt Sellers and beyond by providing us detailed for her first-place finish in the 4.7 Laser conditions reports and rapidly updated division! Merritt performed solidly week results. No doubt his efforts contributed to week, and significantly advances her greatly to creating a picturesque Harbor sailing skills with time on the racecourse. Springs sailing summer. I hope I can Unfortunately, other sailors, including maintain these same high standards! Kate Moran and Elizabeth Grin, were just shy of qualifying yet proved to be For those of you that do not know me, speedy competition during the season. my name is Meredith Moran, and I am I am looking forward to watching this an instructor with Little Traverse Sailors. A veteran of the Little Traverse learn- In the full Laser fleet division, the top fleet grow in the future with up and to-sail program as well as the race team, 3 finishers for the season were Ian coming younger sailors in the Little I enjoy all the opportunities this yacht Beckley, Mike Duff, and Ryan Higgins, Traverse program. club offers sailors to utilize their sailing respectively. Ian performed efficiently Although weather conditions proved skills in a more advanced race setting. I this year in Lasers, accumulating many challenging when creating a solid basis will be the dinghy fleet captain for the first-place finishes, regardless of how the of 420 results, many family boats showed upcoming year, and I am eager to make wind was blowing on a given evening. up to the waterfront enthusiastically your racing experience as enjoyable as Close behind him, Mike Duff sailed when races were on. The Sellers, possible. If you have suggestions for next consistently throughout the summer, Matthew’s, Wagner, Grin, Kost, Keffer year, please do not hesitate to contact me attending every single race! Finally, and Moran families all delivered strong at [email protected]. I will Ryan sailed impressively this summer, performances, and it was fun to see be in touch in the coming months with showing great improvement on the the camaraderie on the water. I am ideas on enhancing dinghy fleet racing water. These sailors were challenged by optimistic next year that we will be able at LTYC. For now, I wish you all a happy tight competition from the full fleet but to keep family boats prominent in the fall! managed to end the season with podium fleet and add additional boats with an finishes. Great job sailors! ease in COVID restrictions.

6 | LITTLE TRAVERSE YACHT CLUB ANNUAL From the Desk of MEMBERSHIP DUES the GENERAL LOOKING AHEAD We’re eagerly looking forward MANAGER to 2021 and having many of our members back as we’re safely allowed to under CDC guidelines. We also thank our membership for supporting us and staying with us through a unique summer. Next year should prove better given some luck and perseverance – staying healthy & positive! Lastly, the early part of next year LTYC will process Annual Membership Dues, which will come over two installments. First on February 1st and then May 1st. Please ensure your payment info and member profile are up to date. For any assistance here, for membership questions, or information please contact Daniel at the office or via email at info@ ltyc.org. Thank you everyone!

By Daniel and working to continue to bring you DeWindt, wonderful service, added value, and a Are you receiving the LTYC General welcoming space for lasting memories. Manager We are also all immensely grateful for LTYC E-blast Well, here we those who supported us throughout. are on the other Membership retention was significant, Updates? side of another many continued to support dining at the Email is the number one way for season gone by club, attending events, and contributing LTYC to share up-to-date news at the clubhouse. Wow, what a season in other ways, all while practicing social and upcoming events with you. it was - filled with physical, mental, distancing and wearing masks. Thank E-blasts go out to all members and financial challenges. Yet, we faced you! We also recognize those who did weekly during the summer and them head on to the best of our ability, not visit the club this year for one reason monthly in the off-season, with adjusting our sails accordingly. As hard or another. Know we missed you greatly extra updates as needed. If you are as we thought it would be to predict yet understandably recognize your safety not getting these emails, search and plan for the number of people we and wellbeing are the highest priority. your messages, including your would have visit and how to best operate We look forward to everyone being back spam folder, for messages from safely and successfully, taught us how in 2021. Stay well and positive. [email protected]. Sometimes, internet to stay flexible and accept change. One service providers block messages Please keep in touch and should you more thing is certain. That is, you have sent to lists. If you are not receiving need anything contact the office or email a dedicated board, many of whom are the LTYC E-blasts, send a note [email protected]. Have a great winter and new this year, who carry a resounding to Daniel DeWindt, the General wonderful Holiday season. passion for the club and you. In the off- Manager ([email protected]) for help. season we’ll be collaborating, planning,

FALL 2020 | 7 LITTLE TRAVERSE SAILORS SAILING THROUGH COVID 2020 WAS POSSIBLY THE MOST and one-on-one coaching and safety And in the end, we made it through UNUSUAL SUMMER IN THE 59-YEAR skills. Additionally, all staff participated the summer with no known cases of in a leadership workshop facilitated by COVID-19 tied to LTS programming! HISTORY OF LITTLE TRAVERSE Molly Baker of TOPOnexus. From the SAILORS, BUT WE PULLED IT OFF very first day of sailing school, LTS staff But we could not have pulled it off AND HAD A BLAST ON THE WATER! embraced these extra responsibilities, without the following: leading by example and tapping into the • A committed and involved Board of The most challenging task for LTS this pent-up enthusiasm of young people Directors: Owen Beckley (treasurer), year was to adapt our programing to emerging from the cocoons of their home Matt Breckenfeld (vice president and incorporate best practices for youth state “Stay Home, Stay Safe” orders. programming during the COVID-19 fleet management), Martin Grin (youth pandemic. We developed protocols The focus on single-handed sailing regattas), Merritt Keffer (curriculum for daily health screening of staff and limited LTS session capacity to about development), Beth Kost (secretary students; encouraged physical distancing one-third of usual enrollment, but we and social media), Jill Sellers (race team at all times; required the use of LTS- were still able to add the following to liaison and general font of knowledge); branded buffs (or masks) on shore and our usual Learn-to-Sail and Race Team • Terrific staff who rose to the challenge, on the dock; set up hand sanitizing programming: youth regattas on most in particular recognizing our senior stations on shore, on the dock and in all Friday afternoons (see results below); staff including Head Instructor Robert powerboats; added daily boat disinfecting Bug/Pram racing for newer sailors on Duff, Executive Director in charge of routines to our to-do list; and retooled Wednesday nights; private lessons on administration Natalie Simmons, Race our curriculum to focus on single-handed weeknights, and during 2 hour windows Team Head Coach/boat maintenance sailing only with Learn-to-Sail in Bugs during the AM and PM sessions; and wizard Dan Thompson, Race Team and Prams and Race Team in Lasers. dinghy racing for Lasers and a small 420 Assistant Coach Ian Beckley and 12 fleet of family crews on Monday and staff members who stuck with us even Week 1 became a training week for Thursday evenings, led by fleet captain after we told them that LTS positions all staff, focused on introducing and Ian Beckley with race committee staffed would all be part-time this year; practicing new COVID-specific protocols by LTS instructors.

8 | LITTLE TRAVERSE YACHT CLUB • AND the LTS youth sailors and their fundraiser during our final week of sailing families who supported our mission school. We raised over $22,000 from our The Teddy Brown Annual Youth and adopted our protocols with amazing LTS/LTYC community of friends, Regatta, held in memory of Teddy gratitude and grace. family, and sailors. WOW! Additionally, Brown, 7/31/20. This year’s traditional we were pushed well over our fundraising regatta party was replaced by • LTS is a volunteer organization goal by an incredibly generous gift from certificates for ice cream cones and our board and staff members Irish Boat Shop, who donated a significant generously underwritten by Yummies. are tremendously thankful for the portion of the proceeds of their 2020 help and support we receive from Ugotta Regatta t-shirt sales to LTS. Thank Radial Laser our LTYC family and community you Irish Boat Shop for your ongoing 3 Trip Wagner members. We would like to support of youth sailing in Harbor Springs. 2 Hannah Sellers recognize a few key volunteers who Thank you all! 1 Maren Matthews stepped in this season: 4.7 Laser • Mike Duff worked with US Sailing to INTRODUCING MEMBERS 3 Elizabeth Grin host the in-person portion of Level OF 2020 LTS RACE TEAM 2 Kate Moran 1 instructor certification at LTS in 13 members of the 2020 LTS Race Team 1 Merritt Sellers early July, a huge benefit to our first- trained and practiced 5 afternoons each year instructors. He also helped with week under the direction of Head Coach dock maintenance; and Dan Thompson and Assistant Coach The Traveller Regatta, named after the Ian Beckley: Bobby Dodge, Claire Fink, famous boat, owned by Dave Irish, was • Allison Larson helped with our Joseph Fisher, Nathan Gantala, Caroline held 8/7/20. fundraiser by volunteering to Grin, Elizabeth Grin, Oliver Lehmann, represent LTS at an LTYC Tuesday Maren Matthews, Cade Miller, Kate Radial Laser evening dinner. Moran, George Piceu, Hannah Sellers, and 3 Caroline Grin Trip Wagner. In addition, Merritt Sellers’ 2 Nathan Gantala Which leads us to a huge shout out and particular enthusiasm and commitment 1 Maren Matthews thank you to the terrific ad hoc fundraising to improving her sailing skills earned her committee of Merritt Keffer, Beth Kost 4.7 Laser (2 entries) an honorary spot on the race team as we and Matt Breckenfeld, who pulled off an 2 Merritt Sellers progressed through the summer. incredible 5-day “Sailing through COVID” 1 Elizabeth Grin YOUTH REGATTAS AND RESULTS And finally, the Collaboration Regatta, Little Traverse Sailors hosts four (4) named after the Grin family’s boat of that Friday afternoon youth regattas each name, was held on 8/14/20. This regatta summer, open to all interested area was particularly poignant this year as we youth sailors. This year all regattas were lost Dr Oliver Grin in early April. sailed exclusively in single-handed boats. Martin Grin stepped in to run the events, Radial Laser including warmly congratulating winners 3 Maren Matthews and gently consoling those who had a 2 Trip Wagner tough time on the racecourse. Awards 1 Nathan Gantala ceremonies were held after each regatta. 4.7 Laser (2 entries) 2 Maddie Swarthout The Tomahawk Regatta, named after 1 Merritt Sellers the Lowry family’s boats, was held on 7/3/20. We encourage you to look to LTS when you are in search of crew - what youth Radial Laser sailors lack in experience they make up for 3 Jack Miller in enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. 2 Trip Wagner 1 Nathan Gantala Once again, thank you for your ongoing and generous support of Little Traverse 4.7 Laser Sailors. We’re looking forward to seeing 3 George Piceu you on the water in 2021! 2 Elizabeth Grin 1 Merritt Sellers

FALL 2020 | 9 THE LTYC CORINTHIAN FUND

By Terry Taylor-Farquharson, SAILORS ALIKE) HAVE GENEROUSLY Harbor Point Golf Club. Unfortunately, Corinthian Fund Chair DONATED TENS OF THOUSANDS due to COVID, we were unable to hold this event. In lieu of the 2020 Cocktails OF DOLLARS AS CORINTHIAN SIX YEARS AGO, THE CORINTHIAN for Corinthians, “Team” members will FUND WAS ESTABLISHED AS A FUND DONATIONS. receive a set of two beautiful burnished copper Mule mugs, with LTYC WAY TO FIRMLY GROUND THE Corinthian Fund Members, who donate Corinthian “Team” Member on one side LTYC’S WATERFRONT PROGRAMS $250 or more, are designated Corinthian and LTYC burgee on the other. Please WELL INTO THE FUTURE—BOTH Fund “Team” members and are, look for these to be distributed around generally, shown our appreciation with TO ENSURE THE CONTINUATION the Holidays. OF OUR RACING TRADITIONS, AS Cocktails for Corinthians. Thank you all, once again, for your WELL AS ENABLING THE ONGOING Although 2020 has been difficult for all, support of the LTYC waterfront INVESTMENTS REQUIRED TO we still raised only slightly less than 2019 programs. Through the Corinthian and are overwhelmed by the generosity BUILD INTO THE FUTURE. OVER Fund, we look forward to building on of the LTYC membership. We had just THESE YEARS, WE ARE PROUD TO our already-strong traditions of an over 60 members donate at “Team” level REPORT THAT INDIVIDUAL CLUB outstanding yacht club for generations and planned to thank “Team” members to come. MEMBERS (SAILORS AND NON- with Cocktails for Corinthians, at the

DONORS William Anton Louise Finkelstein Tim McDermott Scott Sellers Dean Bonesteel Michael FitzSimons Michael McMurray David Small William Brown Geri Flick Priscilla Mead Gary Stewart Jack Carruthers* Chris Ford Daniel Murphy Martin Sutter Sara Carruthers David Fuger Clas Nilstoft Ed Throckmorton Susie Carruthers Carol Gove Stephen Nolan Jeff Towner Tom Carruthers Rick Holton Maxine Noll Roland Trombley Joseph Charles David Irish Margaret Peabody Michael Van Lokeren Charlotte Corbett Grant James Michael Pettibone Polk Wagner* Clifford Cox Jeff James* Thomas Post Robert Wibbelsman* Roger Craton Merritt Keffer Donald Riefler Bill Winslow Joan Culver Ross Kogel Sarah Riopelle John Zahnow Marguerite Demmer Thomas Krawczyk Ross Roeder * Part of the 20 member William Demmer Richard Lehmann* Matthew Romano team that founded the John Dohan Patricia Lowry Emily Schoeny Corinthian Fund Terry Farquharson* Bill Martin Robert Sellers*

10 | LITTLE TRAVERSE YACHT CLUB MISSION Statement “TO ENHANCE THE ENJOYMENT OF BOATING IN AND AROUND LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY FOR ITS MEMBERS, THROUGH ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE RACING, CRUISING, INSTRUCTION, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIP”

- BY LAWS OF LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY YACHT CLUB. 1895

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FALL 2020 | 11 OFFICERS FLEET CAPTAINS

Commodore, Tom Trautman Alerion 28, Bryan Burley [email protected] Dinghies (Laser & 420), Meredith Moran Vice Commodore, Debi Schoenherr J/70, Scott Sellers [email protected] Northern Michigan, Bill Brown Rear Commodore, Dunne Saal [email protected] COMMITTEE CHAIRS Treasurer, Jan Mancinelli [email protected] Social Committee, Louise Finkelstein

Secretary, Mac Jacob Sailing Committee, Dunne Saal [email protected] Grounds, Suzie Jacob & Bill Moore

DIRECTORS Little Traverse Sailors Liaison, Sean O’Brien Mac Jacob, 2021 Ugotta Regatta, Debi Schoenherr Waterfront, Mac Jacob Kevin Larson, 2021 Finance, Jan Mancinelli Tom Trautman , 2022 Membership, Kevin Larson Debi Schoenherr, 2022 Merchandise, Allison Larson & Sue Holmes Louise Finkelstein , 2022 Historian, Bill Brown Sean O’Brien, 2023

LITTLE Jan Mancinelli, 2023 STAFF General Manager, Daniel DeWindt TRAVERSE Dunne Saal, 2023 YACHT CLUB Sailing Director, Dan Thompson Beth Varner, 2022

Little Traverse Yacht Club | P.O. Box 584 / 343 E. Bay Street, Harbor Springs, MI 49740 EMAIL [email protected] | OFFICE (231) 526-7919

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