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(note: On the Ice Blogger - some people were getting virus attacks, or re-directed to an undesirable site. This was due to hacking, and has been fixed)

Past Commodore Aaron Stange has made the front page of the Toledo Blade:

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100201/NEWS16/2010311

It was A great Weekend... With so many enjoying the bay, it should come as no surprise that we have to form a LOST and FOUND section on this page!

LOST: Set of Keys. (Possibly in a small bag) Out on the ice, or near the 125th street launch.

LOST: One Glove. somewhere on the bay. probably blown to Turtle Island By now.

LOST: One Sony Camcorder Battery. Out on the bay.

LOST: pair of prescription glasses at ORYC Party Saturday night.

FOUND: One Mitten Liner. Found at Bakers.

LOST & FOUND: One DN on a failed Flying Dutchman Mission (unmanned). Attempted to sail to Put-In Bay, but was blown over past the second crack. Recovered safely.

LOST & FOUND: One Snowmobile off Lost Peninsula. Seems a certain person took the instructions of NOT going too far from shore too literally.

Any questions or comments, Lose or Find Something... contact the webmaster or a TIYC Officer.

kent*b*@*B*e*x*.net (loose the asterisks to make it work)

Below - the way to the public launch:

For an interactive map (zoomed to 125th street access) click on: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=41.713195574358146~-83.4697294237651&lvl=15&sty=r

Birds Eye View of launch: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qykjsd819pjv&scene=13366122&lvl=1&sty=b

Weekend of January 16th:

Lake Charlevoix, MI:

Sunday, January 16th: There were about 31 boats in Gold Fleet and 25 in Silver. Wind was fluky at times, and the bart rule came in to play for many of the races. Gold and Silver Fleets each had three races. Opti Fleet had two races. Most sailors had a great night last night in Boyne City. Nice Casual restaurants, and fun bars. The outlook for racing to day is rather pessimistic amongst the early risers. Forecasts range from 3-10 MPH. Hopefully, we will get a couple more races off today.

Friday, January 15th: About 2 dozen DN's were rigged and 6-8 boats did scrub racing Friday Evening. Ice was hard Green ice, but had a clear snow-ice layer on top that isn't nearly as hard. Warm weather and sun tends to get that top 1/2" or so soft. Nevertheless, it seemed like 3/16" inserts were the runner of choice.

Registration will take place at the RV at the Launch in the morning.

Saturday January 9th: Snow stayed soft overnight! Skippers meeting called for 10AM. Scouts found bird holes froze over with 1-1/2" minimum thickness. Still not safe for sailing there, but were marked with red lath, and are mapped out with GPS as seen below:

update: Light wind today. Races will postpone until Sunday. 10 AM skipper meeting!

Weather forecast is a bit light today at 5-10, but Sunday will be 10-20

December 27th: Big Fun on a small lake. 6 TIYC sailors made up about half of the boats that lined up for scrub-races up at Pontiac Lake Sunday.
Those who arrived early were treated to good winds, and big puffs. Ice was very hard but with bumps. about 1 inch or less of powdery snow on top. As more boats arrived the wind seemed to die down. Initially, the fleet was split in two to make racing this small course safer, but as the wind dropped, about 10-12 boats began starting at once on a shortened course. Sherry, Struble, Stange, Harper, and Grogan were amongst the Gold-Fleeters there showing the way.

January 9th-10th: (POSTPONED)

Western Region DN Championships: (Hotline#:608-204-9876 X4)

February 6-13:

Gold Cup / European Championships: Poland

February 19-21:

AYC Commodores Ball: At Holiday Inn French Quarter (See Tim Crites for tickets before December 15th)

February 27 - March 6, 2010:

IDNIYRA North American Championships

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