FALL/WINTER 2020 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 Dinghy racing on single-handed Lasers and Mac Jacob continue as Board and setbacks for the club, our Board of or family members sailing 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 Melges 24’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 Jib & 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 nd 2 McFly, Sean O’Brien 2 Wind Czar, Rich Lehmann 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 nd 2 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.