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Lake
Shore Sail Club has maintained a Coast Guard approved race course
located NE of Gaukler Point in Lake St. Clair for almost forty years.
Over those years, the marks and course configurations have changed a
number of times. The current course consists of seven 8"
diameter PVC pylons arranged in a 2.6nm mile diameter hexagon.
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Lake
Shore Sail Club sponsors the very popular Wednesday Spring and
Summer Sunset Series Races, which are open to all area sailors. These
two six-race series regularly attract about 100 of the areas avid
racing skippers. Weekly results are announced at Jack's
Waterfront Restaurant after each race and series awards are
presented at parties after each series at the Harper Woods Community Center.
Our
members only race program include a Sunday Series and Special Club
races. There are six regular Sunday races and six special races; the
Thomas Cup and Commodore's Cup long distance races, the Petticoat,
Juniors, Jack & Jill, and Single-handed races. A very popular
part of our race program is the after-race hot dog roasts and awards
parties held at Jefferson Beach Marina. These are held after each
race and are open to all members.
Lake
Shore Sail Club also sponsors the annual Inter-Club
Team Championship Race. Each of the twenty-eight member DRYA
clubs is invited to enter four boats representing their club to
compete as a team for this prestigious trophy and area bragging rights.
Members
of Lake Shore Sail Club are eligible for reduced rates for the
Spring and Summer Sunset racing series.
Our
members are also involved in the DRYA race program as not only
participants in the races, but as race officers serving on the race
committee for each race and as members of the DRYA Executive
Committee. Our members have also developed the scoring program used
by the DRYA for over twenty years to score their races.
More
complete information may be found by in the 2008 Lake Shore Sail
Club Race Schedule and Racing Instructions. |
