The annual GRYC vs SLYC will take place on Reeds
Lake on Wednesday August 2. This regatta is one that
all the GRYC AND SLYC sailors look forward to. Lets
hope for some great wind and good luck sailors. By the
way great job GRYC at Lake Forest. Taking 1st, 2nd,
and 4th on boats you do not sail and against kids
16yo-19yo against our 13yo-15yo is very impressive. Great
job!!
Howdy!<br><br>So, I'm sitting in the drive-tru,
getting a burger, and there, on a nearby table sit 3
Butterfly sailors! <br><br>"Hey!", I say, "You going to the
Western's or the Blue Chip?"<br><br>"No," one replies, "I
have football practice."<br><br>Football?
Yuck!<br><br>Well, I guess you need to have something set up for the
colder months!<br><br>So, when does football practice
season start? I want to make sure we plan around it next
year!<br><br>Thanks. - <br><br>Pete
Howdy!<br><br>So, I'm sitting in the drive-tru,
getting a burger, and there, on a nearby table sit 3
Butterfly sailors! <br><br>"Hey!", I say, "You going to the
Western's or the Blue Chip?"<br><br>"No," one replies, "I
have football practice."<br><br>Football?
Yuck!<br><br>Well, I guess you need to have something set up for the
colder months!<br><br>So, when does football practice
season start? I want to make sure we plan around it next
year!<br><br>Thanks. - <br><br>Pete
The official daily schedule for this year's Blue
Chip in Spring Lake Michigan has been
posted.<br><br>Chec out the following
link:<br><br><a href=http://butterflyer.org/bc2000rn.htm
target=new>http://butterflyer.org/bc2000rn.htm</a><br><br>I'll be there, with
probably the only pumpkin colored
hull on the starting line. See you there!
Here is the schedule for the Western's <br>August
8-12, as received by Cindy Knape by mail. <br><br>71st
Annual WMYA Regatta <br>Schedule & General Information
<br><br>General Information <br>Commodore Steve Schiller (231)
755-2420 <br><br>Accommodations <br>Holiday Inn (231)
722-0100 <br>Quality Inn & Suites (231) 739-9429
<br>Cornerhouse Motor Inn (231) 733-1056 <br>Comfort Inn (231)
739-9092 <br><br>RV Sites & Camping <br>RV sites will be
available at Torresen Marine, located at 3126 Lakeshore
Drive <br>(contact Steve Schiller for more
information). <br>RV campers under the age of 21 must be
accompanied by a responsible <br>adult Camping is not allowed
at MYC. Campsites may be reserved at <br>Muskegon
State Park (located on the Northwest side of Muskegon
Lake). <br>Please Note The Black Rag rule (WMYA version)
will be utilized. <br>Racing Rules of Sailing of the
U.S. Sailing Association, 1997 -2000, shall apply.
<br>Participants must be a member of a member club of the Western
Michigan Yachting Association. <br>VHF radios are allowed
in all classes except butterfly and laser.
<br><br>Tuesday, August 8 <br>Registration 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
<br>(Each entrant will be eligible for a $5 registration
discount by <br>showing their U.S. Sailing Membership
card) <br><br><br>Wednesday, August 9 <br>Registration
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM <br>Skipper's Meetings <br>9:00 AM
E Scow, MC, Laser <br>1 :00 PM C Scow, M20,
Butterfly <br>Racing Schedule <br>10:00 AM E Scow <br>12:20
PM MC Scow. Laser <br>2:20 & 3:30 PM C Scow,
Butterfly <br>2:25 & 3:35 PM M20 <br>Lean In Party
Following completion of last race Muskegon Yacht Club
<br><br>Thursday, August 10 <br>Racing Schedule <br>10:00 AM C
Scow, Butterfly <br>10:05 AM M20 <br>12:20 PM E Scow
<br>2:20 & 3:30 PM MC, Laser <br>Family Party 6:30 PM
Muskegon Yacht Club <br><br>Friday, August 11 <br>Racing
Schedule <br>10:00 AM C Scow, Butterfly <br>10:05 AM M20
<br>12:20 PM MC Scow, Laser <br>2:20 & 3:30 PM E Scow
<br>Commodore's Ball 7:00 PM Rafferty's Restaurant
<br><br>Saturday, August 12 <br>Racing Schedule <br>10:00 AM MC
Scow, Laser <br>12:20 PM C Scow, Butterfly <br>12:25 PM
M20 <br>2:20 PM E Scow <br>Awards Ceremony Following
completion of Muskegon Yacht Club Last race
<br><br>*Coffee/Donuts and Sailors' Lunch will be offered daily at
Muskegon Yacht Club --"- <br><br>Stay tuned to
<a href=http://www.butterflyer.org target=new>http://www.butterflyer.org</a> for
any more official news and official
information!
Due to a conflict at Spring Lake Yacht Club, the
Blue Chip had to be moved to a new date.<br><br>The
<br><br>Spring Lake Yacht Club<br><br>is proud to host the
<br><br>National Butterfly Association's<br><br>Butterfly Blue
Chip Regatta<br><br>Thursday, August 17th & Friday,
August 18th<br>skippers meeting 1:00 pm Thursday
<br>followed by two races<br>last race no later than 3:00
friday <br>this regatta is open to all Butterfly
sailors<br>qualifying sailors will recieve a special award<br>for more
details check <br><br><a href=http://www.butterflyer.org
target=new>http://www.butterflyer.org</a>
71st Annual Western Michigan Yachting
Aassociation Regatta <br>August 8-12<br>Muskegon Yacht
Club<br><br>Registration Tuesday, Butterfly racing Wednesday through
Saturday.<br><br>This is a big event! Multiple feet racing including
Buttefly, M20, MC, E, Laser<br><br>Hope to see you
there!<br><br>For full schedule check <a href=http://www.butterflyer.org
target=new>http://www.butterflyer.org</a>
<br>or contact Commodore Steve Schiller (231) 755-2420
<br>or petehoffswell@...
Check out ussailing's homepage - <br> <br><a href=http://www.ussailing.org
target=new>http://www.ussailing.org</a><br><br>We even have a picture
there!<br><br>It will only be there a few days....
Howdy - <br><br>I had a great time sailing with
22 others in the open class fleet this week. There
were also 23 boats in the junior fleet. We got 5 races
off for each group, and saw some fair winds. (Maybe a
little light, for someone my size!)<br><br>The official
results will be posted soon to the
<a href=http://www.butterflyer.org target=new>http://www.butterflyer.org</a>
website. Make sure to check it out.<br><br>I
learned a lot. Mostly that I need practice!<br><br>Anyone
else have comments on the regatta?<br><br>- Pete
Howdy - <br><br>I had a great time sailing with
22 others in the open class fleet this week. There
were also 23 boats in the junior fleet. We got 5 races
off for each group, and saw some fair winds. (Maybe a
little light, for someone my size!)<br><br>The official
results will be posted soon to the
<a href=http://www.butterflyer.org target=new>http://www.butterflyer.org</a>
website. Make sure to check it out.<br><br>I
learned a lot. Mostly that I need practice!<br><br>Anyone
else have comments on the regatta?<br><br>- Pete
Hi - <br><br>I've created a flyer in Microsoft
Word 97 that promotes Butterfly Resources on the
web.<br><br>If you have a Butterfly club, and/or Butterfly event
coming up, please consider obtaining a copy, printing it
off, and passing it out the sailors.<br><br>Promotion
of the Butterfly Web sites will heighten interest in
Butterfly sailing as a whole. That's a good
thing!<br><br>For a copy of the flyer, please email
petehoffswell@...<br><br>Thank you!
July 1, 2000<br><br>To: <br><br><br>From: Jean
Pinckney<br> Commodore, National Butterfly
Association<br><br>Re: National Butterfly Regatta<br> Grand Rapids
Yacht Club<br> Reeds Lake, East Grand Rapids<br> July
11- July 14, 2000<br><br><br>For Your
Information:<br><br>The Grand Rapids Yacht Club is hosting the National
Butterfly Regatta the week of Tuesday, July 11 to Friday,
July 14, 2000.<br><br>There will be about 30 boats for
either Junior Division (2 sailors per boat) or Open
Division (1 person per boat) with about 50 sailors
participating. Many are local/regional sailors (primarily youth)
but several adults from out of state.<br><br>Race
schedule is as follows:<br><br> Tuesday, July 11 4:00
P.M. Tune-Up<br><br> Wednesday, July 12 10:30
(Juniors 2 races)<br> 2:00 (Open 2
races)<br><br> Thursday, July 13 10:30 (Open 2 races)<br> 2:00
(Juniors 2 races)<br><br> Friday, July 14 10:00
(Juniors 1 race)<br> 11:00 (Open 1
race)<br><br>Trophy presentation to follow last race on
Friday.<br><br>We would appreciate any coverage you can give us.
This is a National Regatta and many local sailors will
be participating.<br><br>The Grand Rapids Yacht Club
phone number is 949-8466. My home phone number is
245-1781. Please stop by the yacht club and see first hand
the activities.<br><br>Thanks for your time.
Here's mroe news from one of the top butterfly
sailors, Bruce Faust:<br><br>--------<br><br>It was great
for me and Joe Rotunda. We won!!!<br><br><br>Juniors
sailed separate, thank goodness. There were about 50
something <br>boats, 34 in the senior division and 26? in
the Juniors.<br><br><br>The wind was around 10 mph
and faded down to 5-7 by the last race. The 5th
<br>race was cancelled because of no consistent win. Joey
won all his races and <br>in our fleet a differnent
person won each race.
Here's a quick note from Sandy in Dallas, who
attended this year's Single Handed Nationals in Lake
Lottawana:<br><br>Note the results here are UNOFFICIAL. Keep your eyes
peeled to <a href=http://www.butterflyer.org
target=new>http://www.butterflyer.org</a> for the official
results.<br><br>-----------<br><br>They put on a great regatta. I vote for
having it
there every year.<br><br><br>Bruce Faust won, Mike (?)
Cantrell second, Jim Young third, and Bob<br>Beigler
fourth. Bruce and Bob are both from Dallas. I finished 7
or 8<br>in the 3rd race but either DNF or DNS in two
races looking after my son<br>who was sailing in his
first regatta. It was great to watch him make
it<br>around a course for the first time and beat a few boats.
I capsized in<br>the 2d race when the main sheet
somehow got knotted on my lifejacket.<br>After righting
her I still caught up with a few boats and
finished.<br><br><br>I would like to see the results posted. They seemed
to have everything<br>computerized so I suspect Jim
Young will post the results on the<br>Butterflyer site
when he gets back home.<br><br><br><br>Sorry you could
not make it.<br><br><br>SRD.
The Grand Rapids Yacht Club is proud to
host:<br>The NBA National Championship Regatta<br>July 11-14,
2000<br><br>Rules: US Sailing Rules 1997-2000 and National Butterfly
Regulations<br><br>Schedule of events:<br><br>Tuesday, July 11<br> Tune-Up
Race, Open and Juniors 4:00 P.M.<br> Registration
2:00-8:00 P.M.<br><br>Wednesday, July 12<br> Continental
Breakfast 8:30-9:30 A.M.<br> Registration 8:00-10:00
A.M.<br> Skipper’s Meeting 9:30 A.M.<br> Races 1&2,
Juniors(back-back) 10:30 A.M.<br> Lunch 12:00-1:30 P.M.<br> Races
1&2, Open(back-back) 2:00
P.M.<br> Dinner 6:00 P.M.<br> Casino Junior Party 7:30
P.M.<br><br>Thursday, July 13<br> Continental Breakfast 8:30-10:00
A.M.<br> Races 3&4, Open(back-back) 10:30
A.M.<br> Lunch 12:00-1:30 P.M.<br> Races 3&4, Juniors(back-back) 2:00
P.M.<br> Social Hour 5:30 P.M.<br> Dinner 6:30
P.M.<br><br>Friday, July 14<br> Continental Breakfast 8:30-10:00
A.M.<br> Race 5, Juniors 10:00 A.M<br>Race 5, Open 11:00
A.M.<br> Lunch 12:00 P.M.<br> Trophies 1:30 P.M.<br><br>No race
will start after 1:00 P.M. on
Friday.<br><br>Registration Fee:<br>$45.00 Juniors may compete in the Open
Division without an additional fee. Skippers must be a
member of the NBA. A nominal fee will be charged for
lunches and dinners to cover expenses. T-shirts will be
available for purchase.<br><br><br><br>General
Information:<br> Skippers must be in good standing with the NBA.<br>Sail
numbers must be properly displayed and sails may not be
changed during the regatta.<br>All Juniors must sail with
a crew in the Junior Division races and both must
wear a life jacket.<br>Juniors must have not reached
their 17th birthday by July 11, 2000.<br>Crew
substitutions will be allowed in both divisions.<br>Races will
be sailed under IYRR and NBA Rules only as modified
by the race committee.<br>No race will start after
1:00 P.M. Friday, July 14, 2000.<br>Official Sailing
Instructions will be posted on the Official Notice
Board.<br><br>Local Lodging:<br><br>Harley Hotel 4041 Cascade Rd.
S.E. 1-800-321-2323<br>Best Western Midway Hotel 4101
28th St. S.E. 1-800-528-12343<br>Amway Grand Plaza
Hotel 187 Monroe N.W. 1-616-776-6450<br><br>Any
questions please contact Jean Pinckney (616)
245-1781<br> 1417 Pinecrest S.E.<br> Grand Rapids, MI
49506<br><br><br>Note: Perpetual Trophy Winners: If not attending,
please return the trophies to the<br> Pinckney’s
address.<br><br>---<br><br>Jean is also available via email at Tabooma@...
<br><br>See you there!<br><br>- Pete
Hi - <br><br>I have a old butterfly that's short
one centerboard and a sail. I'd like to get it
sailable, and need that stuff!<br><br>Anyone have an old
sail and/or centerboard they can part
with?<br><br>Thanks!<br><br>- Pete<br>616-292-6018
The May 2000 Butterflyer newsletter hit the
mailboxes this week. Did you get yours?<br><br>If not, feel
free to drop a note to the NBA Commodore, and I
believe she can send one out to you!<br><br><br>NBA
Commodore<br>Jean Pinckney <br>1417 Pinecrest S.E. <br>E. Grand
Rapids, MI 49506<br>616-245-1781<br>Tabooma@...
<br><br>Have a great holiday weekend. Hope you spend it on the
Butterfly!
We're on track in Grand Rapids, Michigan for
another great summer of sailing lessons. There will be
two sessions for juniors (ages 9-16), 4 weeks each.
For adults, one series of weekly sessions. Contact me
at mjiams@... if you want more info!
Well loved butterfly - built in mid/late 80's.
Stored for several/many years, we've sailed it the last
3 summers. My son finished 5th in nationals in it,
one year. Contact me at mjiams@... if you're
interested.
Hi!<br><br>I managed to get out and sail Friday
afternoon, after months of Michigan winter. The wind was
moderate, and the air warm. Beautiful day for
sailing.<br><br>My daughters are 3 and 5, and love holding on to the
sheet and splashing through waves.<br><br>We sail on
Lake Macatawa, in Holland Michigan. Lake Macatawa is a
good size lake, connected to Lake Michigan. Check out
this image, we are that little lake next to the 42
degree 45' mark on the east
side.<br><a
href=http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/greatlakes/lakemich_cdrom/html/area4.htm
target=new>http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/greatlakes/lakemich_cdrom/html/area4.htm\
</a><br><br><br>Has anyone else gotten their butterfly's out after
the annual sailing hiatus?
The Butterfly Single-handed <br>Championship
Regatta<br>June 17 & 18, 2000<br><br><br>The Lake Lotawana
Butterfly fleets are proud to announce that the year 2000
National single-handed championships is to be held at Lake
Lotawana, Missouri, the home of one of the largest
Butterfly fleets in the world. The regatta dates are June
17 and 18, 2000.<br><br>(Lake Lotawana is located on
the eastern edge of the metropolitan Kansas City
area, just south of Blue Springs, MO. Over 50
Butterflies call Lake Lotawana home. Fleet racing is held
throughout the summer on Tuesdays, Wednesday, Saturdays and
Sundays.)<br><br>Registration will open at 2 p.m., Friday, June 16. Regatta
entry fees are $15 for juniors and $30 for adults. A
National Butterfly membership is required at $10 per
skipper. Memberships will be sold at the regatta. The
regatta will begin Friday afternoon with a tune-up race
at 3 p.m. for early arrivers. A reception at
Missouri Yacht Club is planned for Friday evening. Formal
competition will begin Saturday morning with a 9 a.m. (CDT)
white flag. Regatta organizers will aim for five races
on Saturday and on Sunday.<br><br>The regatta will
be broken into two divisions: junior and adult.
Juniors are sailors who are sixteen and under up until
June 16th. Both divisions will sail on the same
course, though they will start five minutes apart.
Juniors may sail with a crew, though the crew must remain
on the boat for all races.<br><br>Trophies will be
awarded to the top five skippers in each division. Also,
the top female skipper will receive a
trophy.<br><br>Lunches will be provided Saturday and Sunday for
$5.<br><br>Registration should be mailed to:<br><br> Janet
Filberth<br> 4aS Street<br> Lake Lotawana, MO 64086<br><br>Housing
will be provided in homes on the lake at no charge on
a first-come, first-serve basis. <br><br>A limited
number of loaner Butterflies can be made
available.<br><br>Inquires may be directed to Gordon McBride,
816-578-5850.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Schedule of events<br><br><br><br>Friday,
June
16<br><br> 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.—Registration open<br> 3:30
p.m.—Tune up races, both classes<br> 6 p.m.—Reception at
club<br><br><br>Saturday, June 17<br><br> 7 a.m.—Registration
opens<br> (Donuts and coffee at the club)<br> 8:30 a.m.—Skippers
meeting (at MYC)<br> 9 a.m.—One hour gun<br> 10
a.m.—White flag, races one and two<br> 12 noon (following
race two)—Lunch<br> 1 p.m.—One hour gun<br> 2
p.m.—White flag races three and four<br> 6:30 p.m.—Party at
club<br><br><br>Sunday, June 18<br><br> 8 a.m.—Breakfast at the club
(coffee, rolls and juice)<br> 8:30 a.m.—One hour
gun<br> 9:30 a.m.—White flag, race five <br> (Lunch and
trophies at the club to follow the last race)
Howdy everyone - <br><br>I have submitted the
1999 West Michigan Yachting Association Championship
results to <a href=http://www.butterflyer.org
target=new>http://www.butterflyer.org</a> . You should see
them soon.<br><br>Until then, here's a sneak
peak:<br><br>Butterfly Open<br>1st - Ben Fredricks, Spring Lake Yacht
Club<br>2nd - Duane Pierson, White Lake Yacht Club<br>3rd -
Bryan Kishman, Spring Lake Yacht Club<br><br>Butterfly
Junior<br>1st - Joe Rotonda, Spring Lake AND White Lake yacht
clubs<br>2nd - Mike Pinckney, Grand Rapids Yacht Club<br>3rd -
Ben Martin, White Lake Yacht Club<br><br>All finishes
are on the Butteflyer site. Check it out!<br><br>-
pete
Good afternoon, Butterflyers!<br> <br>There's a
bunch of good new information on the butterfly website,
including 1999 regatta results, NBA officers, and NBA
membership forms. More to follow!<br><br>Drop by
<br><a href=http://www.butterflyer.org
target=new>http://www.butterflyer.org</a><br><br>For the latest!
Hello all you Butterfly Sailing
Fans!<br><br>Please take a moment to come visit the Butterfly Sailing
Calendar, at our Butterflyer club site. This is a GREAT
place to post your Butterfly sailing activities. A bit
of on-line promotion may go a long way to making
your Butterfly Regatta super
event.<br><br><a href=http://calendar.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/butterflyer
target=new>http://calendar.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/butterflyer</a><br><br>The
Calendar is part of the Butterflyer on-line
sailing club at clubs.yahoo.com. Make sure to join while
you are there. The link is below.<br><br>If you
haven't already, make sure to join the butterflyer
mailing list as well! The link is below.<br><br>Spread
the word! Please forward this message to your
Butterfly sailing friends!
Good day to my fellow Butterfly sailing
enthusiasts!<br><br>I have just had a great conversation with Jean
Pinckney, of the Grand Rapids Yacht club on Reeds Lake,
here in Michigan. She informs me that plans are
proceeding with the Butterfly Nationals events for 2000! I
have <br>the following to share with
you:<br><br><br>Butterfly Single Handed Nationals<br>June 16-18 (Father's
day Weekend)<br>Kansas City (unsure of the exact
venue)<br>Contact: Gordon McBride - 816-578-4866<br><br>Butterfly
Open and Junior Nationals<br>July 11-14<br>Reeds Lake,
Grand Rapids, Michigan<br>Contact: Jean Pinckney -
616-245-1781 - tabooma@...<br><br>Jean is working on
developing a good mailing list and flyers for both events.
Jean assures me that she will let me know of any
updates. We will be sure to post them to the Email list as
they become available.<br><br>If you are not already a
member of the Email Mailing List, be sure to join by
accessing the link below.<br><br>If you know any other
Butterflyers on the Internet, be sure to forward this email to
them. Spread the word!<br><br>Fair winds to you
-<br><br>- Pete Hoffswell<br>Butterfly Sailing in Lake
Macatawa, Holland,
Michigan<br>pete@...<br>616-292-6018<br>Butterflyer Email List
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