In this Issue:
One Design 35 Great Lakes Championships
J/35 Great Lakes Championships
Lake Michigan Solo Race
Chad and David race 49ers in Oregon
1998 Governors Cup
Ensign Nationals
Arcadia Michigan

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Editors Note:
    During the weekend I vacationed. While
gone I received top flight assistane from:
Kathleen Torresen, Peter Blacklock, and Ben
Broughton. I thank them for their contributions
to this edition.
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One Design 35 Great Lakes Championship

The regatta took place in Holland Mich.
and was organzied by Macatawa Bay Yacht Club.
The first annual One Design 35 Great Lakes
Championships began on a glassy Lake Michigan
under light wind conditions with barely a puff
over 8 knots to be found the entire day.
Despite a major wind shift in the second
race, leading to course relocation for the
third race, the committee got off three
successful starts Saturday, August 22.
Day two of the 1D35 GL Championship saw
conditions nearly the opposite of day one.
Winds of a consistant 15 with regular
blasts up to 25 knots combined with seas
ranging from 4 to 10 feet to provide a
challenging fast day. Several boats saw 19
on their knotmeters with boat speeds of
15-16 being the norm.
The top 3 places went to Heartbreaker,
Windquest and China Cloud. For complete
results and photos of the action visit:
http://www.torresen.com/races/1998_1D35.htm



J/35 Great Lakes Championships
    This annual event took place in
Muskegon Mich this year. Muskegon Yacht
Club was the host club.
    It was a three day event. Friday
dawned foggy and light with racing getting
off to a late start. 3 races were held on
Muskegon Lake. Saturday saw racing in very
light air again on Muskegon Lake. The
racing concluded Sunday on Lake Michigan
with very large seas and suffient breeze.
    The top 3 J/35's were: Crisis Mode,
Touch of Grey and Aftershock.
For complete results please visit:
http://www.torresen.com/races/1998_j35.htm

Lake Michigan Solo
    The Lake Michigan Singlehanded
Society held its annual Solo Race,
starting Friday August 21st. As I was
of town on my own solo voyage LMSS
member Ben Broughton filed the
following report. Thanks Ben !
    The race was light and long. First
gun was at 0800 on Friday, August 21 for
the 1998 Solo and 2x2 Challenge. The 14
starters had light air and 132 nautical
miles of Lake Michigan ahead of them.
Only 4 or 5 boats managed to cross the
starting line before the start boat had
to go into Muskegon Lake to work on the
J-35 regatta. Everyone else drifted
toward the pierhead in heavy fog. We
declared a "navigational start" and
everyone got moving by 0930.
    By 1330 the fog had burned off
and true wind speed was 5 to 10.
Spinnakers started appearing at 1440 and
were carried by most boats until a 0200
wind shift (which shifted back after
the chutes were down). I got to the
1/4 mark at mid-lake at 1700 with the
wind down to 3.2 knots.
    The second quarter was a slow,
beam reach parade to Wind Point North
Shoal buoy R14. Geronimo was first to
round at 0335 with the rest of the fleet
between 0425 to 0804. I covered 66
miles in 2035 for an average speed of 3.2
knots. Shortly after rounding the mark
the 5th and last boat retired from the
challenge, leaving 9 boats to beat home
in light northeasterly.
    By 1100 everyone was on starboard
tack with a one legged beat to the finish
between the Muskegon pierheads. Half
the fleet found 5 to 10 knot winds for
several hours in the middle of the lake and
the other half had 3 to 7. It was an
absolutely beautiful sail under sunny
skies, but too slow for sailors who had
been at sea for almost 30 hours.
    I crossed the 3/4 point at 1420
on Saturday. Boat speed stayed in the
2.5 to 4 knot range for the remainder of
daylight.
    Geronimo was within 1/2 mile of
the by 1700, but had ever diminishing
winds the closer to land that he got.
Geronimo went into park a tantalizing
1 to 2 tenths of a mile from the pierhead
amid typical Saturday afternoon powerboat
wakes. Three frustrating hours later
Geronimo became the first boat to finish
at 1950 for an elapsed time of 3540 and
an average speed of 3.7 knots.
    By then the rest of the fleet
had closed within about 10 to 12 miles
of Geronimo and small thunderstorms were
building northwest of the fleet. The
rain started about 5 miles out accompanied
by a freshening breeze which clocked to
the southeast. This allowed everyone to
lay the pierhead and the gradually
increasing boat speed lifted everyone's
spirits. The final 3 miles were a beam
reach with wind 14 to 17 and all boats
exceeding hull speed. The next finisher
was Legacies in the 2x2 division at 2234.
The remaining boats charged across the
finish between 2242 and 2329. The final
finisher had an elapsed time of 3920 and
an average speed of 3.36 knots.
    The tired, but exhilarated, sailors
were by about 40 well wishers who helped
everyone safely tie up at Muskegon Yacht
Club. The competitors decompressed for
an hour or so with pizza and beer then
got a sound night's sleep.
    David Rearick's Geronimo was the
Division I winner. The Starr/Starr team
on board Valkyrie won the doublehanded
division. For complete results visit:
http://www.torresen.com/lmss/98soloresults.htm


Spring Lake Sailors Sail in Oregon 49er Regatta

    Chad Hough and David Fox journeyed
to Oregon to sail in the 49er Pacific Coast
Championships in Cascade Locks, Oregon.
    Sailing Gage Motor Mall they finished
11th out of 14 boats. Saturday racing took
place in winds of 15-22 knots. Sunday saw
a further 5 races, with 12-15 knots of breeze.
Chad and David were recognized for "making
excellent improvments through the week."
    Next stop for Chad and David is the North
American Championships in Toronto Canada. Great
Lakes Sail Online will provide coverage of this
event.

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1998 Governors Cup
    West Michigan's larget regatta
will be sailed September 5th and 6th. This
year Mt. Gay is a new sponsor.
    For the PHRF and One Design fleets,
3 races will be held Saturday and 2 on Sunday.
Course type will be windward/leeward. The
double handed and jib and main fleet will
sail 1 race each on Saturday and Sunday,
these being port to port races.
    Entry forms are available at
Muskegon Yacht Club and Torresen Marine.



Ensign Nationals Conclude
    The 1998 Ensign National regatta
finished up last week. It was hosted by
the M&M Yacht Club and was sailed on the
waters of Green Bay.
    Finishing as the winner and class
champion was Dean Snider sailing Little Oil.
2nd was Tom Labelle on Foxy Lady. 3rd was
local sailor Jim Beyer on board Beowulf.
    Also, as a result of last weeks
Great Lakes Sail Online I have received
more information. I reported that 3 sailors
were involved in man overboard incidents.
I also, stated that this happened during
racing and that none were wearing pfd's.
    This is not correct. Dean Cady
who served as chief judge investigated,
and this is what he found.
    Only one happened while racing
and that person had on a PFD.  The other
two incidents involved boats who had
finished and were either on their way
back to the harbor, or in the harbor. 
In both those instances, a PFD was worn.
    Thank you Mr. Cady. Great Lakes
Sail Online regrets the error.
    For results visit:
http://www.torresen.com/races/1998ensign_nats.asp

Arcadia Micigan- Peaceful Port o' Call
    This weekend I paid a sailing visit
to Aracdia Michigan. I decided from my
research that it looked like a nice place
to visit and was rewarded for my decision.
    Arcadia is located north of Frankfort.
You enter the harbor through a well marked
channel. The marina's are located after
making a 90 degree turn to port. Kitty
corner from this turn is a beatuiful house
under construction.
    I spent a night at the Arcadia
Township marina. It is situated in a beautiful
setting. It is seperated from Lake Michigan
by a small peninsula. The dockmaster was as
friendly as they come. The marina was clean
and quiet.
    As to Arcadia the town I can't say.
When cruising I like to stick around my boat.
Still, my advice is to go to Arcadia and
see for yourself, you will enjoy your visit.