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Registration for the 2024 Bayview Mackinac Race — the 100th consecutive running of the event — opened on October 8 for all boats who signed up during the pre-registration period, while registration for all other invited competitors opened on October 15, 2023.

“As you can imagine with this being such a significant event, we are witnessing an extraordinary level of interest and enthusiasm for the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race,” says Charlie Trost, 2024 Bayview Mackinac Race chair. “Sailors, both seasoned veterans and newcomers alike, are gearing up to be part of this historic occasion. The race is not only a test of skill, but also a celebration of the enduring spirit of adventure and competition.”

National Fleet Services, the preferred labor source for post-production vehicle customization services for North American fleets, will be the presenting sponsor for the 100th running of the Bayview Mackinac Race, set to start Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. eastern time.

“Our goal in becoming the presenting sponsor of the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race is to help make it a memorable experience for all involved. There is a strong bond between the sailing community and those who are passionate about its growth and success. We look forward to a bright future for the race and sailing growth in new and existing audiences,” says Tim LaRiviere, founder, president & CEO of National Fleet Services.

Competitors will sail on the 1925 Original Course covering 204 nautical miles, used during the first BYCMACK. From its traditional start in Southern Lake Huron, the fleet will head north on one course along the Michigan shoreline before heading west, passing south of Bois Blanc Island, finishing west to east at the finish line between Round Island and Mackinac Island. “The decision to return to the original course for the 100th race adds a unique historical dimension to an already prestigious event, promising an unforgettable experience for participants and fans alike. Bayview Yacht Club has worked very hard behind the scenes to ensure we have a competitive, fair, and fun race for all the competitors,” adds Trost.

The logo for the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race is shaped like the Bayview Mackinac Race plaque that originated with the inaugural race in 1925 and the colors mirror those in the Bayview Yacht Club burgee, while the gold outline represents the 100 years of the race. The 100 in infinity represents that the race has been continuously run for 100 years and will continue indefinitely. “For the 100th race, we knew the logo had to be special, representing the history and tradition of the race and the club, while looking toward the future,” says Trost.

To learn more, visit bycmack.com .

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Summer 2012

BURGEE

a publication of bayview yacht club

HONORARY CHAIRMAN - GOVERNOR RICK SNYDER

The official publicaTion

of bayview yachT club

Cover

Natalie J

owner: Commodore

Philip D. o’Niel III, DDS

Winner of the 2010 and

2011 BYC Division I overall

IrC Mackinac races and

the 2011 Clark-Deroy

Trophy Winner for Best

Corrected Time in both the

Bayview Mackinac race

and the Chicago to

Mackinac race

CoNTeNTS

1 Commodore’s Message

3 race Chairperson’s Message

4 Governor’s Message

5 Congresswoman’s Message

6 Mayor of Port Huron’s Message

7 United States Sailing Association Message

8 Straits of Mackinac Society

9 2012 race Committee

10 Society of Mackinac Island old Goats

12 Double Goats and Grand rams

13 Bayview Yacht Club Foundation

14 2011 Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac

race Winners Awards and Trophies

16 2011 Flag Presentations

20 Keeping our Witz About Us - Jonathan Witz

22 Discovering Port Huron

24 Show Us Your Bell’s

26 2012 race Course Map

27-54 YACHT SHoWCASe SPeCIAl SeCTIoN

39, 42 out & About Mackinac Island

40-41 Blue Water Festival

56 Grand Hotel’s 125th Anniversary Celebration

59 The Griffon, from the “Haunts of Mackinac”

60 Gretchen Dorian Photographs

63 In a league of our own, or ...

Mike & Frank’s excellent Adventure!

66 Charleston race Week

70 WoWing It Up - Women on Water

72 Bernida - restored to Sail Again

77 Boat Match race

78 race Puzzles

80 race Puzzle Answers

PUBlISHer: BAYvIeW YACHT ClUB

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Fax: (313) 822-8020

email: [email protected]

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Publications Chair

Com. Gregory I. Thomas

General Manager

Mark D. Steffke

Assistant Manager

Kerrie Barno

[email protected]

Advertising Director

eric Turin

[email protected]

Art Direction/Design

lynne Wayne

[email protected]

CoMMoDore’S

MeSSAGe

Commodore Jeff Henderson

“As with any event of this magnitude,

our sponsors are paramount to its

success, and this year is no different.”

2012 marks the 88th running

of the Bayview to Mackinac

Race. This year, it’s the “Bell’s Beer

Bayview to Mackinac Race.” On behalf

of the membership of Bayview Yacht

Club and the Board of Governors, we

welcome all returning and first time

sailors, families, friends, and fans to our

jewel of July. Lake Huron

and this race have tested

sailors, from the first timer

to the seasoned “Old Goat,”

on their seamanship skills,

endurance and team work.

Sailing is no longer the

Sport of Kings. Our racers come from all

walks of life and water is a great equalizer

of people.

This great race continues to attract

sailors and boats from around the world.

Our “Yellow Brick” race tracking has

opened our race up to worldwide viewing,

making this race not only a Michigan

tradition and family event, but also

an international event that attracts over

a hundred thousand people in the form

of spectators and race participants, not

counting the half a million web hits.

We would like to thank the City of

Port Huron for continuing to recognize

the economic impact our race has for the

community and structuring the weeklong

Blue Water Fest to enhance our

event. We would further like to thank

the City of Mackinac Island and all the

people from the workers to the residents

who make our annual trek up the

lake memorable and “truly somewhere

in time.”

As with any event of this magnitude,

success, and this year is no different. To

our title sponsor, Larry Bell, and Bell’s

Beer, thank you for signing a three-year

contract; it gives us stability. To Yellow

Brick Tracking: your multi-year

deal will ensure our families and

friends have a bird’s eye view of the

race. This year, we are excited to welcome

aboard our newest sponsor, The

Grand Hotel, who has signed a multiyear

deal: this will be the new home

of our world-famous Mackinac Island

Party. Thanks to Acura Car Company,

Line Honors-Yacht Racing Outfitters and

Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort. A special

mention to our returning sponsors,

Doyle Sails, always a strong supporter of

sailors, Flame Furnace, Gary Marowske

and his team, and Sheplers

Ferry, the official line to

Mackinac Island. Bayview

Yacht Club members, the

Board of Governors and I

thank you and appreciate

your sponsorship and support. May you

be supported through your affiliation

with Bayview Yacht Club!

Bayview Yacht Club is known for

exciting events and this year is no

different. On June 30, Bayview

Yacht Club will be holding a Mackinac

Race Charity Night and Preview

Party: this event will run in conjunction

with the annual Summer Party,

and we hope to raise $50,000 for

local charities while highlighting the

race. This inaugural event will be a

night to remember. Also, this year we

are again participating in the Pro Team

Challenge: four boats will be randomly

selected to represent the Detroit Lions,

Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings and

The Pistons. The winning boat will be

honored at a game, and outfitted with

team merchandise

At Bayview Yacht Club, the racing

and the fun never stop, as we pride ourselves

on many events both on and off the

water throughout the year. Please check

out our web page at www.byc.com for

calendar dates and events.

To the winners of the Bell’s Beer

Bayview to Mackinac race, we will see

you in September at the awards dinner. To

all of you, I look forward to seeing you in

Port Huron on the race course or on the

island. To all sailors, good luck sail, fast

and sail safe.

Commodore

Jeffrey A. Henderson Sr.

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My Turn……

By Greg Thomas,

2002 Mackinac race Chairman

My Mackinac memories

began in 1971, when my father,

Murray, my brother, Geoff,

and I, along with Jack Wood,

Dan Beck, and Bill Waugeman,

hopped into my Dad’s redwing

30 and began the trek north, in

what became the last year that

Bayview ran the Shore Course,

only. The redwing 30 was a

very popular boat back then,

and there were many in our

class, the “boat to beat” being

Lynn Stedman’s venerable

Chanty. Commodore Stedman

was, to me, the sailboat racing

version of Gordie Howe or

Al Kaline, my idol.

For a bright-eyed fifteen year

old boy with no offshore experience,

the trip to Mackinac in

that small boat seemed eternal.

However, I vividly remember

the thrill of waking up on

Sunday morning and finding

out that we were actually ahead

of Chanty, whose spinnaker we

could just make out ghosting

along in the fog behind us.

While I really cannot remember

whether we maintained that

lead (probably not), the fact

of the matter is simple: I was

hooked on this race.

Fast forward almost 30

years, and there is Commodore

Rumptz on the phone, asking

me to serve as 2002 Mackinac

Race Chairman. Of course, the

answer was, “yes.” As it had

been for so many before me, it

was my turn.

It is my turn. It is my turn

to serve as guardian of this

event that has given so much

to so many. It is my turn to

help create a few more of those

memories. Along with some of

the most dedicated volunteers

that you will ever find, to whom

I have a debt of gratitude, I am

sure that we will do so.

On July 13, 2002, we will

begin 78th consecutive running

of Bayview Yacht Club’s Race

to Mackinac Island. Since 1925,

when 12, leaky wooden boats

began the inaugural event,

much has changed. But much

has not. Somewhere, there will

be a bright-eyed fifteen year old

boy who will come-day serve

as Race Chairman.

And then it will be his turn.

MeSSAGe FroM THe 2012 rACe CHAIrPerSoN

Com. Greg Thomas

MY TUrN …

AGAIN

let me take this opportunity

to welcome you all to this

extraordinary event ...

I

wrote the article to the left almost 10 years ago to the

day. I was the Mackinac Race Chairman and one of the

assigned responsibilities was to write a small piece for

the summer Burgee, our official Race Program. I wrote about

how important the Mackinac Race was to me, and how that

had compelled me to volunteer to take its helm. I speculated

that, somewhere, there was a bright-eyed boy who would

someday take its reins.

I was right. I have met that boy. I don’t know who he is

yet, but I know he is there. Bayview Yacht Club is full of

candidates, from the youngsters in the Junior Sailing program,

the legacy children who race because that is what their

families have always done, or the new members who came

in through the “Learn to Sail” program. We have college All-

Americans, Olympic participants, America’s Cup sailors and

even a Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year. Someday, more than

one of them will become Mackinac Race Chairmen. They

will do this because this race is compelling, competitive, creates

so many fine memories for our participants and fans, and

deserving of the attention the chairman is required to give.

Let me take this opportunity to welcome you all to this

extraordinary event, and to thank the many volunteers and

sponsors who make it possible. And let me also thank that

boy, who I know will do a marvelous job.•

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MeSSAGe FroM THe GoverNor

rick Snyder

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GOVERNOR

RICK SNYDER

MeSSAGe FroM CoNGreSS

Candice S. Miller

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MeSSAGe FroM THe MAYor oF PorT HUroN

Pauline M. repp

On behalf of the City Council, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the City of Port Huron. Officially

named the “Maritime Capital of the Great Lakes”, Port Huron has enjoyed a long and rich history of maritime

activity and distinction.

Chief among its accomplishments is the prestigious Port Huron to Mackinac sailboat race, now in its 88th

year of existence. To complement the Race, Port Huron citizens have combined their talents to create the Blue

Water Fest, a time of fun and excitement during Boat Week.

Plan to return August 11th and 12th for the second annual International Offshore Powerboat races held

on the St. Clair River. A joint effort by the City of Port Huron and the City of Sarnia, Ontario, these races

have added a distinctive flair to our summer boating experiences. One of only five races sanctioned by the

Offshore Powerboat Association of America, this event promises to provide another tradition in the City of

Port Huron.

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Finally, our Rockin’ the River concert series, held every Thursday evening in August next to City Hall,

rounds out two months of water-related experiences unique to Michigan.

Thank you for making Port Huron your temporary home during July and August.

Pauline M. Repp

Mayor

City of Port Huron

MeSSAGe FroM THe UNITeD STATeS SAIlING ASSoCIATIoN

Gary Jobson

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STrAITS oF MACKINAC SoCIeTY

T he Straits of Mackinac Society was founded by Bayview Yacht Club to honor all

Mackinac Race Committee personnel who served with untiring dedication for 15

years to Bayview and the sailing fraternity. Without their efforts there would not be a

starting cannon, or any race at all.

Known as “Old Forts,” we thank the many men and women who deserve the proper

recognition by honoring them with membership in the Straits of Mackinac Society.•

Barbette Y. Balcirak

Mary Brieden

Com. Ralph M. Burton

Virginia Burton

Michael Ciaramitaro

John R. Colquhoun

Mary Cunningham

Joseph Dallaire

Com. C. Jay Deeds

Marcia Everingham

Com. Stuart W. Argo

Richard H. Bridge

Patricia Carollo

Alee J. Chapman

Bud Harrison

Calvin Hughes

C. Ronald Johnston

Com. Ted Everingham

Bob Filiatrault

George E. Gerow

Dave Gilbert

Sylvia Graham

Com. Peter R. Griffin

Ray Hickner

Todd Hughes

Patti Kommel

Mary Lynn Konechne

In MeMorIuM

Frank J. Kerwin

Frank McBride

Com. Fredrick B. McGregor

Gerald K. Otenbaker

Com. James Schudel

Lois Sheridan

Robert C. Sheridan

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Dean M. Koppin

Anne Lawson

Carl T. Mowers

JoAnn Niederoest

Com. Rob Niederoest

Dee Otenbaker

Com. John Pappas

Michael Peash

Charles. J. Reader Jr.

Karen Rumptz

Com. Lynn G. Stedman Jr.

Com. Joseph E. Tapert

John Thompson

Brad Tooman

Ed Weiler

Com. William Wiard

Com. Tim Rumptz

Quentin B. Sickles

Gerald Smigelski

Betty Smith

Dave Smith

Gordon W. Smith

Lee Smith

Patricia A. Smith

Grant Stark

Majorie Stark

Mark Stark

Bill Stetson

Michael J. Tapert

Ed Theisen Jr.

Com. Michael A. Thompson

Lois Trost

Com. John R. Werthmann

Bob White

Don Wood

Claude Worden

ADMINISTrATIoN

Chairperson 2012: Com. Greg Thomas

Assistant to the Chairperson: Kerrie Barno

Principle race officer: Tricia Smotherman

Deputy Principle race officer: Brian Keith

Chairperson 2013: Carl Bihlmeyer

Chairperson 2014: Art Levasseur

RuLES AND MEASuRMENT

Carl Bilmeyer

Art LeVasseur

INSPECTION COMMITTEE

Chairperson: Chuck Dennis

Vicki Biggers

Bernard Carrol

Debra Christy

Bill Jenkins

Brian Keith

Howard Keys

Wendy Keys

Richard Kollar

Bob Lenhard

Flo Sears

Bob Smith

Robert Stackpoole

Chuck Dennis

INFORMATION &

COMMuNICATION

Chairperson: Ann Lawson

Michele Adams

Mary Dees

Debbie Griffith

Brian Hickner

Judy Morlan

Toni Pilzner

Barbara Samra

Glory Schappe

Claudia Vanderbeke

Marjorie Stark

FINISH LINE SHIFT 1

Watch Captain, Line Judge/Gunner:

Paul Krietsch

Deputy Watch Captain/Spotter:

Mark Harris

Spotter: Cynthia Harris

Spotter/PR: David Mattingly

Recorders: Denise Cotter, Karen Fink,

Mary Ann Maier

Line Judge: Jeff Maier

Computer/Tracker: Dennis Cotter

Computer: Tristan Cotter

Timer: Judy Krietsch

Radio: Dee Otenbaker

Gunner: Laird Spencer

FINISH LINE SHIFT TWO

Watch Captains: Paul Reader,

Chuck Reader

Line Judge: Linda Rosiek

Spotters: Norm Samra, David E.

Doss Sr., Tara Bratton, Dan Shack,

Linda Evo

Computer: Joanne Niederoest

Radio: Joanne Stellingwerf

Timer: Judy Redmann

FINISH LINE SHIFT 3

Watch Captain: Patti Kommel

Alt. Watch Captain/Radio: Blair Krueger

Gunner: Keith Kreuger

Spotter: Eric Kommel

Spotlt/Spotter: Tim Hilliard

Line Judge: Megan Farrell

Principle Recorder/Timer: Linda E. Johnson

Recorders: Judy Soutar, Colleen Turek

Newbie: Kyle Kreugar

WATCH ONE PERSONNEL

Watch Captain/Line Judge/Gunner:

Deputy Watch Captain/Spotter: Mark Harris

Mary Ann Maier, Jeff Mairer

Gunners: David Mattingly, Laird Spencer

START LINE - STARBOARD

Asst. Chairperson: Carl Bihlmeyer

Skippers: Bob & Liz Rader, Rader Children

Spotters: Cay Bernock, Karen Fink

Visual Signals: Linda Evo, Antoinette Pilzner

Line Judge: Brian Keith

Principle Timer: Ann Lawson

Sound Signals: Charles Reader

Spotter: Linda Rosiek

Spotters/Recorders: Scot Smotherman,

Gary Shoemaker

PRO: Tricia Smotherman

TBD: Dan Moons, Jennifer Keith

END START BOAT

Owners–Just Because: Jim & Edie Limbright

Race Officer in Charge: Gary Viola

Spotters/Recorders: Megan Farrell,

Judy Krietsch, Paul KrietschJim Maier

Recorder: Mary Ann Maier

HARBOR COMMITTEE

Chairperson: Kerry A. Pebbles

Mary Lou Creamer

Jordan Brooks

Don Hallett

Kellas Brown

Carl Bihlmeyer

Dan Van Hamm

George Blaz

Paul Gunner

Board of Governors

STARTING LINE PORT HuRON

Signal Boat: off the Grid - Bob Rader

Leeward Start Line Boat: Just Because -

Jim Limbright

Press Boats: Mack the Knife - Dr. Larry

Stephenson

No Mas - John Johns

Goose - Gordon Smith

Mark Set Boat: Dive version - Dave Losinski

REGISTRATION COMMITTEE

Co-Chairpersons - Registration/Skipper

Check-in: Sue Jasin, Mary Brieden

Janette Bellamy

Barb Trost

Lois Ewen

Mary Jane Shumaker

Julie Christy

Jo Ann Patterson

Margaret Gerometta

Katie Brown

Mary Padilla

Amy Cowan

Amy Andrews

Judy Soutar

MARK - SET BOAT - DIVE VERSION

Chairperson/Navigator: Alan Minsterman

Owner/Operator: Dave Losinski

Co-owner: Debbie Losinski

Deck Crew 1: Jim McQuire

Deck Crew 2: Launey Pyke

Deck Crew 3: Jack VenRyn

Stern Crew 1: Drew Losinski

Stern Crew 2: Kevin

MACKINAC COMMITTEE BOATS

2012 r ACe CoMMIT Tee

INTERNATIONAL JuRY

Chief Judge: Com. Bill Thorpe - IJ, uS

Jury Sec.(s): Colin Dyer, Tracy Thorpe

Com. Ted Everingham - IJ, uS

Com. Peter Griffin - NJ, USA

Bob Declercq - NJ, uSA

Com. Brian Geraghty - NJ, uSA

Leo Reise - IJ, Canada

Kathy Dyer - IJ, Canada

Elliott Levy - IJ, Venezuela

Lynne Beal - IJ, Canada (stand by)

NOR & SAILING INSTRuCTIONS

Chairperson: Peter Griffin

SPONSORSHIP

Chairperson: Com. Greg Thomas

TROPHY

Chairperson: Com. John Burke

WEBSITE

Chairperson: Luiz Kahl

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

General Manager: Mark David

Steffke, CCM

Secretary: Thomas L. Dawson

Treasurer: Christer D. Lucander

Fleet Measurer: Thomas R. Burleson

Fleet Surgeon: Andy S. Ogawa

Fleet Sailing & Regatta Director:

Debi Schoenherr

Commodore Jeffrey A. Henderson, Sr.

Com. Kent M. Colpaert

Com. Malcolm “Tim” Prophit

Bradford C. Kimmel

Hanson R. Bratton

Kenneth W. Morrison

Peter H. Fortune

2 012 Sum m er Bu rgee /// 9

Abbott, Kenneth - 1976

Adams, Raymond S. - 1976

Adams, Winifred A. - 1981

Aitken, Com. Dan - 1976

Alcott, Bill - 1972

Amsler, DO, Com. Robert - 1979

Anderson, Jerry - 1980

Anderson, Thomas - 1966

Argo Jr., Stuart - 1977

Arnesen, Fred - 1965

Backoff, Richard - 1969

Baetz, Kenneth A. - 1982

Baidas, Robert - 1986

Bailey, Robert - 1972

Balcirak, Com. Dean - 1965

Balcirak, David - 1977

Barber, Lynn Howard - 1980

Barbour, Sloane - 1965

Barker, John - 1975

Bayer, Com. Charles - 1947

Bayer, Ed - 1955

Bayer, Edwin - 1967

Bayer, John - 1975

Bayer Jr., Com. Charles - 1947

Becker, Peter - 1976

Benedict, Christopher - 1987

Bennett, Jim - 1985

Bernard, Jack L. - 1960

Bertelson, Gene - 1963

Best Jr., Jim - 1974

Bianco, John J. - 1967

Bihlmeyer, Carl - 1980

Birdsall, Richard - 1972

Blanchard, John - 1969

Bolla, David - 1977

Boyd, Mark H. - 1975

Bradley, Steven - 1985

Brand, George - 1960

Bremer, Steven - 1967

Bresser, Jerry - 1982

Bresser, William - 1982

Brown, Kenneth D. - 1979

Brune, Al - 1981

Bunn, Ned - 1964

Bunn, Robert - 1980

Burkard, Com. John - 1946

Burke, John - 1976

Burke, Marvin - 1970

Burleson, Tom - 1974

Burt, R. William - 1969

Busch, William - 1972

Buse, Philip - 1964

Butler, Michael - 1976

Cady, Donald - 1977

Carlson, Doug - 1982

Carnaghi, J.P. - 1972

Carollo, Joseph - 1965

Carr, Michael - 1977

Cazabon, Michael - 1973

Clemons, Com. Tom - 1973

Clemons, Scott - 1977

Cliff, Frank - 1956

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SoCIeTY oF MACKINAC ISlAND olD GoATS

Sailors who have competed in at least 25 Bayview Mackinac races

Clixby, Gerald - 1969

Coates, Richard K. - 1982

Conger, Dale - 1971

Conger, Phillip - 1971

Connolly, Andrew - 1977

Cooley, James L. - 1986

Coolman Jr., Thomas - 1965

Cooper, Steve - 1966

Cooper III, Winfield L. - 1986

Cope, Darrell A. - 1979

Corneliussen, Paul A. - 1980

Cost, Nick - 1975

Cotter, Dennis - 1977

Culliton, Dennis - 1973

Daoust, Jim - 1961

Darbee, William H. - 1972

Davenport, Bruce - 1947

Davey, Doug - 1978

Decker, Dale - 1976

Declercq, Alex - 1968

Detwiler, Fred - 1970

DeWitt, David A. - 1988

Dewyse, John P. - 1972

Dittus, Ian - 1981

Donaldson, Lawrence - 1974

Dorian, Gretchen - 1967

Duker, Robert - 1976

DuMouchelle, Elizabeth - 1974

DuMouchelle, Ernest - 1963

Dundas, James - 1981

Dunn, Gregory - 1972

Ecclestone, Llwyd - 1953

Elledge, Michael - 1981

Ely, Ed - 1971

Eno, Charles - 1968

Feldman, Mike - 1969

Ferry, Frank X. - 1981

Fick Jr., Alvin D. - 1981

Flaska, Kenneth - 1974

Fletcher, Allan - 1967

Fornal, Dennis - 1979

Fortune, Peter - 1981

Francis, William - 1978

Fullerton, Alexander - 1975

Gates, James - 1976

Gennaro Jr., Anthony - 1985

Geraghty, Com. Brian - 1979

Gerometta, James - 1985

Gerow, George - 1962

Gillespie, Allen - 1965

Gillespie, Jay - 1980

Gleason Jr., Donald - 1971

Gmeiner, Com. Skip - 1954

Goran, Michael - 1978

Graham, Gary - 1980

Gray, Cliff - 1953

Greening, Bruce C. - 1976

Greening III, R.E. Lee - 1980

Gregory, Robert - 1975

Grow, Com. Rick - 1961

Hall, D.D.S., Gary - 1975

Hands, David - 1987

Harthorn, Don - 1968

Harthorn, Steven V. - 1985

Hartingh II, Jo Dan - 1972

Hartwell, Kenneth Walker - 1966

Hastings, Wayne - 1984

Hawkinson, Dr. Roy - 1969

Hayward, Com. Chip - 1971

Heglin, Richard T. “Dick” - 1959

Hellenbart, Andrew - 1975

Henderson, Jeff - 1977

Hendrie, George - 1947

Henry, Joseph - 1958

Henry, William - 1963

Hohn, Kurt - 1981

Hollerbach, Marc - 1964

Holmes, Gary - 1984

Holstein, Donald - 1977

Hopp Jr., John - 1954

Hubbell, Peter - 1975

Hudnut, James - 1965

Hudnut Jr., James H. - 1967

Huebner, Ted - 1974

Hughes, Shawn - 1982

Hulsey, Paul - 1982

Huneke, Richard - 1981

Hura, Douglas “Doug” - 1960

Irland, Peter L. - 1970

Jacobs, Jeffrey A. - 1983

Jacoby, Ed - 1957

Jeffery, Lynn F. - 1987

Jennings, Dick - 1973

Jennings, DDS, William - 1967

Johns, James - 1951

Johnson, Arthur - 1964

Johnson, Don - 1946

Juby III, Charles W. - 1986

Jurcak, Mark - 1983

Kazerski, Ken - 1976

Keefer, Richard - 1967

Keller, James - 1973

Kelly, Dennis - 1974

Kern II, Frank - 1925

Kern III, Frank - 1971

Kerns, Jim - 1965

Keydel, Conrad - 1962

Keydel, Eric - 1968

Keys, Howard - 1963

Kirkman, Robert - 1983

Kleinhardt, Thomas A. - 1981

Koller, Richard P. - 1958

Kolter, Harald - 1995

Kommel, Eric - 1967

Konczalski, Ronald L. - 1966

Kostoff, James - 1972

Kountz, John - 1938

Kraft, Dr. James E. - 1981

Kraft, James F. - 1978

Kraft, Paul - 1981

Kreger, Fred - 1952

Krembel, W. B. - 1955

Kunick, Frank A. - 1955

Kuschnerus, Hans - 1963

La Riviere, Timothy - 1987

LaBute, Timothy W. - 1984

Lady, Paul - 1978

Lang, Donald - 1978

Larivee, Terry - 1982

LaRiviere, Tim - 1987

Lawrence, Mike - 1957

Leone, Gerry - 1942

Lewis, Perry - 1972

Libcke, J. Robert - 1976

Light, Sheldon N - 1986

Lightbody, James - 1958

Lindeman, Lou “Bud” - 1979

Lootens, Dick - 1966

Lundy, Curtis - 1972

Lyden, Earl - 1972

Lynch, Com. William J. - 1971

Lyons, Edward - 1966

MacLaren, David P. - 1971

Maier, Jeff - 1974

Maiorano, Jerry - 1975

Marsh, Richard A. - 1964

Marshall, Dale - 1972

Martin, Bill - 1965

Martin, Sally - 1976

Mattingly, David - 1975

Mayer, John - 1954

McCarthy, Gene T. - 1959

McCormack, Andy - 1958

McCoy, Bill - 1963

McCroskey Jr., George B. - 1964

McDonald, Michael - 1976

McVeety, Mr. John A. - 1978

Meach, Jerry - 1981

Meier, Thomas - 1970

Mihalich, Dr. Steve - 1946

Miller, Candice - 1970

Miller, Mark - 1984

Miller Sr., Com. Bill - 1933

Mistele, Henry - 1965

Moak, Robert E. - 1997

Moll, Doug - 1977

Morison Jr., Ayers, - 1966

Morlan, Andrew - 1987

Morlan, Christopher - 1982

Morlan, Gordon E. - 1981

Morphew, James - 1986

Morrison, Kenneth W. - 1973

Mosher, George - 1953

Mosher, William A. - 1978

Motschall, Jim - 1983

Nadeau, Steve - 1987

Nedeau, Sam - 1980

Nedeau, Sr, John - 1950

Neesley, Jr., Robert - 1955

Niederer, Bruce - 1983

Niederoest, Com. Robert J. - 1968

Noakes, W.C. - 1977

Nutt, Michael J. - 1979

Nutter, Robert - 1985

Odendahl, Richard - 1984

O’Niel III, Com. Phillip - 1977

O’Niel Jr., Com. Philip - 1977

O’Rourke, William “Bill” - 1985

Oswald, Com. Lawrence - 1972

Otenbaker, David - 1982

Otrompke, Jack - 1962

Padilla, Daniel - 1976

Palm, Edward B. - 1957

Pappas, Com. John - 1958

Patterson, Thomas - 1981

Pearson, Brian - 1964

Peseski, Michael J. - 1979

Peseski, Vin - 1972

Peseski, William M. - 1980

Peters, Richard R. - 1967

Petersen, Larry - 1984

Peterson V, P. Eric - 1976

Pettitt, Stuart - 1970

Pfeff, Pete O. - 1977

Piku, Frank - 1966

Pinney Sr., Mark W. - 1968

Ploghoft, Milton E. - 1946

Popowich, Stanley - 1975

Porte, Philip J. - 1986

Pouliot, Reid Royce - 1981

Prophit, Tim - 1983

Purcell, Miles - 1983

Quincy, Kenneth T. - 1983

Ranks, Richard - 1979

Rasmussen, Kenneth - 1948

Redmann, Judy - 1981

Reese, E. James - 1983

Reichelsdorfer, Peter W. - 1951

Reidsma, Jay - 1983

Reinheimer, Herbert - 1965

Replogle, David S. - 1965

Richards, Paul - 1978

Richards, Ralph - 1970

Ritchie, Mark Albert - 1983

Ritter, Thomas C. - 1985

Robbins, Daniel M. - 1969

Robbins, John D. - 1978

Robinson, Robbie - 1947

Roehrs, Timothy - 1987

Rose, A. Duane - 1979

Rossio, Richard C. - 1985

Rossio, Ronald J. - 1984

Ruhland, Patrick. J. - 1980

Rummel, John - 1945

Rumon, Richard A. - 1978

Rupp, Maynard - 1977

Russie, Laurie - 1983

Sackett, Jim - 1974

Saph, Val - 1973

Savage, Matt - 1976

Sbach, Elmer “Sonny” - 1972

Schappe, Dr. R. Scott - 1977

Schappe, Robert H. - 1977

Schappe, Stephen P. - 1981

Schmidt, Russell A. - 1976

Scholfield, Charles E. “Win” - 1953

Schostak, Jerome - 1964

Schram, Ken - 1980

Schuch, John - 1962

Schultes, John - 1974

Schultes, Michael - 1969

Schwall, Lynn A. - 1980

Schwandt, Kent T. - 1974

Scott, Michael G. - 1975

Seckett, James W. - 1954

Sellers, Bob - 1956

Shalagowski, Randy A. - 1982

Shaw, James F. - 1973

Shelagowski, Randy A. - 1982

Sheppard, John - 1974

Sheppard, Steven - 1977

Sheridon, Richard - 1946

Sheridon, Sherry - 1946

Sherry, Ron - 1979

Shinske, F. James - 1968

Shorey, Fred - 1964

Shumaker, Tom - 1965

Sickels, Quent - 1950

Sidenstecker, Bill - 1970

Siudara, Leonard - 1976

Smith, Dr. Ian - 1962

Smith, Lee - 1952

Smith, Robert - 1979

Smith, Wick - 1971

Snow, Paul G. - 1975

Somes, Jon M. - 1969

Stapleton, Jim - 1985

Stephens, Greg - 1985

Stetson, Bill - 1959

Stieber Jr., Donald A. “Chip” - 1976

Stocker, Terry - 1969

Stofflett, John - 1975

Stormes, Ben - 1971

Stormes, Chuck - 1979

Streit, Gerald - 1963

Stridiron, William - 1983

Stuart, Bob - 1968

Synowiec, Richard - 1978

Szalkowski, Ted - 1973

Tenkel, Frank - 1969

Thoma, Richard - 1977

Thomas, Gregory I - 1971

Thomas, L. Murray - 1971

Thompson, Com. Michael A. - 1958

Thompson, Mark A. - 1969

Thompson, Sandra K. - 1961

Thompson, Stu C. - 1986

Thorpe, Com. William - 1971

Tipp, John - 1963

Tompkins, Charles - 1964

Tompkins, John - 1969

Trost IV, John - 1972

Trull, Dick - 1949

Tulupman, Ted - 1981

Turner, Keith - 1963

uznis, George M. - 1964

Vallad, John - 1951

Van Tol, Paul R. - 1976

VandeVusse, Bruce - 1986

Vermet, Edward - 1980

Vigrass, H. Thomas - 1972

Vigrass, Terry - 1974

Vogel, Roger - 1972

Wake, Doug - 1960

Wake, Maggie - 1960

Waldrup, Dean - 1985

Wall, Robert - 1968

Walsh Jr., Clune - 1950

Ware, John - 1962

Warner, Gary - 1967

Weiss, James - 1966

Welch, James - 1978

Wenzler, Peter J. - 1979

White, Tom - 1978

White, William A. - 1984

Wiesen, Robert J. - 1975

Wilhelm, Fred P. - 1970

Wilhelm, Fred R. - 1975

Williams, Thomas - 1980

Argo, Com. Stu - 1955

Baker, Douglas - 1959

Barbier, Roy - 1958

Barbour, Com. John - 1965

Beebe, Ed - 1955

Benkert, Com. Lloyd - 1936

Blunt, John - 1942

Boyle, John D. - 1943

Breadon, Don - 1925

Breck, Douglas - 1962

Bremer, Com. Bill - 1954

Bremer, Joel - 1961

Bridge, Rick - 1965

Brink, Lawrence R. - 1971

Bryant, Bob - 1927

Bulin, Jim - * 1980

Burkard, Henry - 1943

Burt, Bud - 1934

Butler, James E. - 1970

Carter, Clem - 1937

Chapman, Alee - 1955

Clogg, Dick - 1954

Coggin, Ted - 1929

Dawson, Peter W. - 1983

Declercq, Maury - 1949

Deeds, Jay

Dittus, Richard H. - 1981

Drake, Joe - 1953

Dudek, Ralph - 1963

Farnsworth, Com. Ted - 1927

Fitzsimons, Com. Chas - 1954

Fleck, Jack - 1945

Fuchs, Com. Arnold - 1945

Fuller, Dr. Hugh - 1950

Gay, William - 1965

Gerow, Fred - 1962

Gesell, Henry - 1951

Girardin, Com. Howard - 1939

Gmeiner, Com. Toot - 1940

Gmeiner, Doug - 1958

Grant, Ed - 1969

Hanson, Com. Tom - 1947

Harrison, Hugh “Bud” - 1973

Hendrie, Jack - 1948

Hinsby, Floyd - 1952

Hollerbach, N. H. “Holly” - 1945

Hunter, Dave - 1951

Jacobs, Clare - 1937

Jerome, Leonard - 1925

Jones, H. Burton - 1965

Jones, Warren - 1950

Kalitte, Douglas - 1966

Kemp, Jim - 1939

Kerwin, Frank J. - 1964

Keydel, Kurt Com. - 1952

Kimmel, Com. Andrew - 1964

Krembel, Frank - 1955

Leinweber, Roy - 1951

Lietaert, Patrick - 1976

Wing, Harry - 1982

Witton, Frank - 1958

Worden, Claude - 1974

Zyskowski, Phil - 1985

Lowry, T.K. - 1966

Lyon, George - 1964

Macklem, Avery - 1939

Maier, Robert - 1956

Mainwaring, Herb - 1960

Marsh, Marv - 1952

McGraw, Com. Bill - 1963

McMath, Com. Trent - 1928

Miller, Com. John - 1933

Mondry, Gene - 1957

Morison, Ayers - 1966

Muench, Jr., Nils - 1968

Nagel, Com. William - 1928

Neesley, Bob - 1937

Nevins, Les - 1926

Noah, Bill - 1937

O’Laughlin, Dugan - 1971

Petzold, Thomas - 1930

Pokorny, Dr. Paul - 1973

Pouliot, Russ - 1925

Priebe, Com. Ray - 1933

Puddiford, Com. Stan - 1926

Reid, Jim - 1946

Reynolds, Syd - 1947

Roadstrum, Robert - 1925

Schroeder Jr., Gerald - 1971

Schudel, Com. Jim - 1956

Schultz, Al - 1947

Sloss, Com. Dave - 1932

Smith, Don - 1962

Smith, Patrick - 1962

Smyth, Ed - 1976

Snider, Don - 1954

Snyder, George - 1926

Somes, Fred - 1952

Sparagowski, Gary - 1977

Stodgell, Chic - 1927

Swart, Clark - 1934

Tapert, Com. Mike - 1947

Taylor, Norbert - 1941

Thomas, Al - 1939

Thoreson, Bob - 1971

Toti, Edward - 1953

Trost, John - 1944

Van, George - 1929

Wagner, William R. - 1973

Warnke, Hans G. - 1952

Warrick, Com. W. - 1952

Weitzmann, Jim - 1957

Whitehead, George - 1947

Wiley, Earl - 1960

Williamson, Perc - 1925

Wilson, Dr. Carlisle - 1945

Wittliff, John - 1979

Wunsch, Com. Ed - 1935

Yackness, Irvin - 1954

Yackness, June - 1966

Young, Steve - 1974

Youngblood, Thomas - 1979

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BAYvIeW HoNoreeS

Double Goats and Grand rams

The Double Goat Honor Roll commemorates sailors who have completed

a minimum of 25 Bayview Mackinac and 25 Chicago Mackinac Races,

thereby gaining membership into both the Society of Mackinac Island Old Goats-

Detroit and the Island Goats Sailing Society-Chicago.•

GRAND RAMS HONOREES

The title Grand Ram is a highly

acclaimed honor, granted only to those

intrepid sailors crewing 50 or more Bayview

to Mackinac races. From July 25, 1925, when

Bernida was the first yacht to ever cross the

finish line, to our present 88th Bell’s Beer

Bayview to Mackinac race, only NINE sailors

have reached this benchmark.

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CoM. CHArleS BAYer 1947

CoM. rICK GroW 1961

GeorGe HeNDrIe 1947

FreD KreGer 1952

GerrY leoNe 1942

KeN rASMUSSeN 1948

lee SMITH 1952

JoHN NeDeAU Sr. 1950

GeorGe e. vAN Sr. 1929

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011 Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac ra

Awards an

The 2011 Bell’s Beer Bayview

Mackinac race marked the

87th annual sailing from Port

Huron to Mackinac Island.

Please join us for

Bayview Yacht

Club’s 88th sailing

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Jeffrey A. Henderson - Commodore

Kent M. Colpaert - Vice Commodore

Malcolm “Tim” Profit - Rear Commodore

Com. Greg Thomas - Chairman 2012

Carl Bihlmeyer - Chairman 2013

Arthur J. LeVasseur - Chairman 2014

Division overall

Division I overall - IrC

Natalie J Philip D. O’Niel III, DDS BYC

Division III overall - Shore Course racing

Courtesan Christy/Lockhart BYC

Division Iv overall - Shore Course PHrF Cruising

Freedom James Cooper GPSC

2011 DoYle Sailmakers

Yacht Club Challenge

Additional Awards and Trophies

Pickle Boat

rhumb runner - William Howard

Mackinac Island Trophy “Apache” - First to Finish

Windquest - Doug Devos/Dick Devos

New Cove Island Course record - 16:51:25

Gougeon Trophy - First to Finish Multihull

Cheekee Monkee - Ron White

Journalist of the Year 2011

Ted Kalfan, Detroit News

Bayview Yacht Club Team #4

Details Lance Smotherman

eliminator P. Van Tol/B. Vandevusse

Wind Toy Rob Bunn

Detroit Sports Broadcasters

Association Pro Team Challenge

Sorcery/Detroit red Wings Larry Smith/Brian Smith

ce Winners

d Trophies

Beneteau First 36.7 Class - Cove Island Course

1 uSA 25628 Weather edge III Colton Weatherston CSYC

2 uSA 79 la Buena vida William Gilbride GPC

3 uSA 52772 Carrera Rod Spearin CSYC/BYC

CC 35 Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 15560 Contender Gary Graham BYC

2 uSA 5290 Tir Na Nog Steven Sheppard CSYC

3 CAN 4151 Mystery S. Jay/C. Carruthers SYCuSA

Cruising A Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 659 Freedom James Cooper GPSC

2 uSA 25434 Comfortably Numb Mark Miller CY

B

3 uSA 25663 roxy Don Condit GRYC

Cruising B Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 15142 Pogo Fred Bellamy BYC

2 uSA 15152 limerick Darrell Cope/Kevin Pearce CSYC

3 uSA 25341 Miriah Michael Mahar GLYC

Cruising C Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 25658 Mystic Dennis Dettmer BYC

2 uSA 397 Yare John Tipp BYC

3 uSA 25455 Kismet Art Poppert PHYC

Doublehanded (PHrF) Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 45151 C Spray Cheryl Cameron NSSC

2 uSA 566 Pirana C.J. Ruffing BYC

3 uSA 69138 Patriot David Lattie BYC

Gl 70 Class - Cove Island Course

1 uSA 50045 Details Lance Smotherman BYC

2 uSA 70 evolution Kohler/Reichelsdorfer SYC

3 uSA 25168 Stripes Bill Martin BYC

IrC A Class - Cove Island Course

1 uSA 5252 Natalie J Philip D. O’Niel III, DDS BYC

2 uSA 28686 Windquest Doug & Dick DeVos MBYC

3 uSA 50030 Bretwalda 3 Bob Pethick BYC

IrC B Class - Cove Island Course

1 uSA 4215 Tsunami Stephen Polk BYC

2 uSA 7145 vortices Chris Saxton BYC

3 uSA 52875 PeaceMaker Kenneth Flaska BYC

IrC C Class - Cove Island Course

1 uSA 60611 Nosurprise David Irish LTYC

2 uSA 24 Night Hawk Steven Dabrowski CYC

3 uSA 25 Unplugged Tim Clayson BSSC

IrC D Class - Cove Island Course

1 uSA 270 vanda III Jim Mitchell/Jack T. Oliver RNZYS

2 CAN 161 Smokum Too Pete Mather TYC

3 uSA 25208 Shenanigan Dick & Dan Synowiec FYC

J120 Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 25328 Hot Ticket Robert Kirkman BYC

2 uSA 25363 Flyin’ Irish William Bresser DYC/PHYC

level 35 Class - Cove Island Course

1 uSA 43828 Falcon Bayer/Bayer/Barnes DYC

2 uSA 42525 Night Train Chris Herriges NSSC

3 uSA 42968 Mr. Bill’s Wild ride Bill Wildner Jr. NSSC

Multihull Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 24 Cheekee Monkee Ron White CYC

2 uSA 009 Nelda ray Pete Pattullo LYC/TOMA

PHrF A Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 52774 Courtesan Christy/Lockhart BYC

2 uSA 28380 Spirit Walker Bob Hillier LGYC

3 uSA 46892 Fine line Jay Gillespie PHYC

PHrF B Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 43881 Mystic 3 Fred Wilhelm CSYC/BYC

2 uSA 35427 epic Ray and Winnie Adams BYC

3 uSA 42418 rowdy Val Saph PHYC

PHrF C Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 617 Pterodactyl Mark Symonds GPYC

2 uSA 123 Good lookin’ Dean & Lana Walsh PHYC

3 uSA 423 Sorcery Larry & Brian Smith BYC/GLYC

PHrF D Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 15240 Genesis Paul Lee DYC

2 uSA 33623 Spectre B. & G. Schappe GPSC/BYC

3 uSA 9 Bernoulli Michael J. Elliott HYC

PHrF e Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 15370 eliminator P. Van Tol/B. Vandevusse BYC

2 uSA 21827 Tar Baby Don Lang BYC

3 uSA 25981 rebel Williams/Bowen PHYC/QYC

PHrF F Class - Shore Course

1 uSA 345 Chippewa Robert Wall PHYC

2 uSA 422 Albacore Richard Marsh CSYC

3 uSA 15381 Marksman Brian Lang GLYC/LSSC

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011

First Second Third

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Flag Presentation Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac r

Doublehanded (PHrF) Class

Shore Course

ace Winners

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Flag Presentation Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac r

DoYle Sailmakers

Division III overall - Shore Course

Division Iv overall - Shore Course

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Premiere Detroit event Planner Joins Team Bayview

KeePING oUr

WITz ABoUT US

by Sandra Svoboda

When Jonathan Witz got

a phone call last year from Commodore

Jeff Henderson asking him to join the

Bayview Yacht Club team, the long-time

event planner and sponsorship manager

considered it a high compliment.

Jonathan Witz

Witz had been organizing and

operating the City of Port Huron’s Blue

Water Fest for two years, which meant

he’d worked with the Bayview leadership

since the festival and the Bell’s Beer

Bayview Mackinac Race were the same

weekend.

“It wasn’t always easy,” Witz says,

“because I was representing the city’s interests.

There were discussions over whose

sponsors had priority, for example.”

But it wasn’t Witz’s first time “off

the dock” in festival management. His

company, Jonathan Witz & Associates

has created and currently produces two

signature events, including The Motown

Winter Blast, the official celebration of

Super Bowl XL, and Ford Arts, Beats &

Eats (which Witz co-founded in 1998 with

Oakland County Executive, L. Brooks Patterson).

In addition, JWA has been hired

to manage or produce many other high

profile events in southeast Michigan, including

WYCD’s Downtown Hoedown;

Detroit River Days and the NCAA Big

Dance in Detroit in 2009.

Witz and Henderson inked a deal that has Witz recruiting and managing

sponsors for Bayview sailing events. He organized the first Mackinac

Charity preview, the June 30 “Sailing under the Stars,” which raised money

for local non-profit organizations. Witz’s has also partnered with a longtime,

respected Detroit public relations firm, Marx Layne, to handle media

relations for the club.

Working with Bayview creates a relationship that Witz

says reflects respect among everyone. “When you don’t

always agree with them and yet they respect how you

handle the situation, that’s a great situation,” Witz says.

“The thing that most honored me about Bayview being

interested in hiring me was the fact that we didn’t always

agree with each other, yet still had respect for each other.”

In his first few months as the club’s “sponsorship guy,”

Witz has helped extend title sponsor Bell’s Beer for another

three years of Mackinac support. He’s also recruited new

sponsors– Acura and the Soaring Eagle Casino, for example–who see

sailing as a sport that connects with their products.

Witz’s work means financial and in-kind support for Bayview events

and new markets and exposure for his clients. “Bayview offers access to a

real fun, active, generally high to upper middle class demographic who are

willing to follow their passions and interests and are good candidates for

products,” Witz says.

Witz, not a sailor himself, brings a wealth of event management experience

that he’s gained over the last 15 years as he’s emerged as one of the

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region’s premiere festival organizers.

We talked with him about his background, his plans for Bayview and his

philosophy of sponsorship management.

BAYvIeW YACHT ClUB: HoW DID YoU GeT INTo THe eveNT

AND SPoNSorSHIP BUSINeSS?

Jonathan Witz: I came to Michigan in 1989. I had been

working as general manager of a night club in Chicago

when the owner met with Chuck Forbes from the State

Theatre in Detroit. We looked at doing a night club in the

theater district, and that’s what brought me to Detroit and

got my career going. I managed the State Theatre for 3 +

years and then I started my own business in 1993.

BYC: WHAT KIND oF eveNTS DID YoU Do?

JW: Detroit Newspapers was actually my first client. I did

their holiday parties and I did a couple of events for Toyota.

Also I ended up in 1994 working on the World Cup, putting a small festival

together that was noticed. It wasn’t successful because there was a

huge heat wave during the World Cup. In 1998 I got a break. A gentleman

who was an accountant at the State Theater became L. Brooks Patterson’s

director of arts, culture and film. So Brooks said, “I want to do a festival in

downtown Pontiac.” And they brought me in.

BYC: HoW qUICKlY DID THINGS HAPPeN?

JW: I said I needed a 90-day research period but in five weeks Brooks

made it a top initiative in his state of the county address in February. Things

had to happen quickly from there. He got

Chrysler and Kmart involved as sponsors,

and I got Pepsi and Flagstar Bank involved.

We ended up getting the funding

together which is a tough part of it but

we went into the festival in August about

$200,000 short but we ended up making

up that deficit, gave $85,000 to charity and

in 1998 had a very successful event. It’s

taken off from there.

BYC: HoW DID YoUr CoMPANY TrANSITIoN FroM THAT

SINGle FeSTIvAl INTo WHAT YoU Do ToDAY?

JW: Even though we were doing Arts, Beats & Eats, the Super Bowl experience

really took us to a new level. We were having to do our own sponsorship,

our own marketing, working with various public relations firms. I

was definitely getting a education in public relations and process and got to

make a lot of friends and good relationships in the Detroit media. Things

were going well, we got to work with Roger Penske and the whole Super

Bowl team and that was an amazing experience.

BYC: WHAT IS IT lIKe To WorK WITH A YACHT ClUB oN

SAIlING eveNTS?

JW: When Commodore Henderson called, the first thing I told him was

I’m not a sailor. I understand sponsorship relationships, value, marketing

but I’m not going to be a good expert in public relations for sailing-specific

publications. And in general I wanted to bring in an organization to work

“At every

event I’m

involved in,

there generally

has to be some

community tie-in

in some way.”

with me. I thought I could do well with

sponsorship but I would need leads from

sailing industry people. I thought there

were people in my world that I could help

bring to the table.

Most of all I thought I could help

improve the relationships and the communications

with Bayview’s current

sponsors and that we would provide a

good experience for them, with focused

efforts on providing new publicity and

creative activation to help promote the

partnership and get their best out of their

Bayview support. I approached Marx

Layne and asked if they would work

under Jonathan Witz and Associates. So

I was able to bring my sponsorship experience,

my marketing experience and take

a top Detroit PR firm and take their expertise

and make sure there were going to

be no public relations holes. Even though

I had PR experience, to have a specific

agency, a partnership of JWA and ML,

is I think, delivering Bayview a really

good value for the race. It’s been a new

experience for me. In fact I’m looking

forward to going on a sailboat for the fist

time in 20 some years.

BYC: HoW DIFFereNT IS IT

To WorK oN eveNTS AND

SPoNSorSHIP For THe SAIlING

CoMMUNITY CoMPAreD To

YoUr PrevIoUS WorK?

JW: I do think the most interesting aspect

of the sponsorship selling is the fact that

there are some in-kind, traded traditions

that I’m learning the importance of. This

is a really true statement. It’s not always

about earning the dollars for the club:

some of the in-kind partnerships carry as

much weight and value. I think that’s been

the biggest learning curve.

BYC: WHAT’S BeeN THe MoST

FUlFIllING PArT oF YoUr WorK

WITH BAYvIeW?

JW: Helping to put together a three-year

renewal for Bell’s Beer. They are the sig-

nature club sponsor, and I think I would base the entire partnership on being

able to make that deal happen. We were able to enhance that deal and I think

add more value to both parties. That’s No. 1, and I think No. 2 would be

developing the “Sailing under the Stars” concept which is to take a core

value of all the events we’ve been involved in: community and non-profit

enrichment.

BYC: WHY IS THAT IMPorTANT?

JW: We’ve always found that attendees appreciate it, the media appreciate

it, life appreciates doing well for organizations that help those in need. Arts,

Beats & Eats has given away more than $3 million as a festival to local

non-profits, and we’ve had a very successful

preview fundraiser called Arts du Jour.

I thought, “Hey, Bayview. You have such a

big sporting event. Whey don’t we start a

new tradition and have a charity preview?”

BYC: WHAT WIll Be THe BeNeFITS

oF “SAIlING UNDer THe STArS?”

JW: I think it’s going to tie Bayview closer

to the community, closer to local media.

Create more interest in sailing, just turn

people on to the event and the sport and most importantly do good. There’s

nothing better than doing good and so those are the two things. The “Sailing

under the Stars” just tied in to our core values. At every event I’m involved

in, there generally has to be some community tie-in in some way. I have

great expectations for this benefit.•

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“Discover the Blue … shores of eastern Michigan”

Green parks,

boardwalks and

wide beaches

bordering the

shoreline entice

visitors and locals

to lounge along

the water and

breathe in the

natural beauty.

The City of Port Huron, Maritime Capitol

of the Great Lakes, is perched on the edges of Lake

Huron and the St. Clair River. With admirable depths, the

waterways show off incredible colors of cobalt,

turquoise and sparkling sapphire. The stunning hues

restore a sense of freshness and tranquility that can

get lost in the current of everyday life. Green parks,

boardwalks and wide beaches bordering the shoreline

entice visitors and locals to lounge along the water and

breathe in the natural beauty.

Though an attraction all its own, the crystal blue water

is not the only attraction Port Huron has to offer. Summertime

festivals, events and concerts bring laughter

and entertainment to its beautiful shores. July brings

thousands of spectators to join the fun during Blue

Water Fest and one of Port Huron’s biggest signature

events, the Bayview Mackinac Race. The Blue Water

Fest kicks off with a grand parade then live music acts,

carnival, food and activity continue for the weekend.

A spectacular array of sailboats will line the Black

River then depart,

as the City of Port

Huron is the starting

point for the

Bayview Mackinac

Race, one

of the world’s

largest freshwater

sailboat races.

Another boating

event returning

to Port Huron for its second year is the Port Huron/

Sarnia International Off shore Powerboat Race. Catch

all the action as you watch explosive powerboats

thunder through the St. Clair River, all vying to be the

fastest on the water.

A bustling farmers’ market is featured every Tuesday

and Saturday at Port Huron’s Great Lakes Maritime

Center at Vantage Point. The Maritime Center is one

of the best spots for boat watchers to view 1,000 foot

Great Lakes and Ocean freighters traveling along the

St. Clair River. The center is always a whirlwind of

activity, home to the World Headquarters of BoatNerd.

com, the most widely used website for Great Lakes

maritime information.

The roots of this area have grown from maritime

lore. Port Huron keeps its history alive with numerous

maritime museums and artifacts. The newly renovated

Fort Gratiot Lighthouse is now open for tower tours.

Learn how many ships have followed the beacon of

Michigan’s oldest working lighthouse to safety. Plus,

experience the captivating nautical stories by climbing

aboard the Huron Lightship, the only lightship

remaining on the Great Lakes.

Continue enjoying your time in Port Huron with an

array of things to do. For a mere dime, take a trolley to

discover over 40 points of interest in the historic downtown

district. A popular stop, the Thomas Edison Depot

Museum, tells the story of young Edison growing up

in the City of Port Huron during his formative childhood

years. Learn how he worked on some of his very

first experiments and inventions. Rent a bike at the

Museum and ride the waterfront. Cruise the shoreline

on the Huron lady II, a narrated boat tour, and bask in

the impressive sight of the magnificent International

Blue Water Bridges. Swim and play on the region’s

beautiful sandy beaches, delight in the gorgeous views

of Lake Huron or golf some of the Blue Water Area’s

most challenging courses. Dine comfortably at a

waterfront or downtown restaurant, which waits to

serve you with a splendid selection of food and drink.

Come for the day or spend the night and wake

up to a dazzling sunrise. The City of Port Huron

invites you to come “Discover the Blue … shores of

Eastern Michigan.” •

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THANK YoU Bell’S Beer ...

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Bell’s, the largest brewery in Michigan has

sponsored the Bayview Mackinac race since 2009.

“This race is unique to the Midwest and is the longest

continuously run freshwater race in the world.

It features sailing in the Great lakes and showcases

the natural beauty and fresh water resources that are

unique to Michigan,” said Bell. “We welcome sailboats

and racing teams from Chicago and around the world

for this grand event that marks the height of a

Michigan summer.”

Show

Your

Bell’s

for three more years as the Title Sponsor

for Bell’s Bayview Mackinac race!

Us

Bell’s famed summer “oberon” wheat ale.

Bell’s Passion for Better Beer

Bell’s Brewery, Inc. began in 1985 with a quest for better beer and a 15

gallon soup kettle. Currently, Bell’s brews over 20 premium and specialty

brands beers for distribution covering an 18 state area. Small batch beers are

available at their pub, the Eccentric Cafe in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Bell’s dedication to brewing flavorful, unfiltered, quality craft beers remains

today. Their ongoing goal is to brew thoughtfully, creatively and artistically —

bringing an authentic and pleasant experience to all who taste their unique ales

and beers.•

Celebrating at the 2011 Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac awards ceremony.

Above, larry Bell (center)

and friends celebrate

Details first place victory.

www.bellsbeer.com

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Absolute

USA 16826

Owner(s): Donald Hinckfoot/

Art Mason

Macomb Twp., MI USA

Club: North Star Sail Club

Division I - Cove Island

Skipper: Art Mason

No. of Crew: 10

Year: 1982

Make: Peterson 37

LOA: 37’

Hull: Blue

Spin: White/Blue

Affirmed

USA 43940

Owner(s): Jason Geisz

Birmingham, MI USA

Club: Crescent Sail Yacht Club

Division II - Shore Course

Skipper: Jason M. Geisz

No. of Crew: 9

Year: 1992

Make: Tripp 36

LOA: 36’

Hull: White

Spin: Red/White

Alliance

USA 5362

Owner(s):Team Alliance

Rochester Hills, MI USA

Club: Albatross Yacht Club

Skipper: Tom Day

No. of Crew: 7

Year: 1973

Spin: Blue/Red/White

Accipiter

USA 40

Owner(s): Mark Cadotte

Midland, MI USA

Club: Bay City Yacht Club

Skipper: Mark Cadotte

No. of Crew: 3

Year: 1996

Make: F-25c Trimaran

LOA: 27’

Spin: Blue/White

Aloha

USA 13

Owner(s): Pat Lawler

Apollo Beach, FL USA

Club: DIYC/TSS

Skipper: Pat Lawler

Make: Hobie 33

LOA: 33’

Spin: White

Albacore

USA 422

Owner(s): Richard Marsh

Beverly Hills, MI USA

Skipper: Richard Marsh

Year: 1946

Make: S&S Pilot 33

Spin: Blue/Red

Ambush

CAN 30523

Owner(s): Raymond Pierce

Sarnia, Ontario CAN

Club: Bridgeview Yacht Club

Skipper:

Year: 1981

Make: Islander 40DP

LOA: 39’ 6”

Spin:

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Adagio

USA E5

Owner(s): Meade Gougeon

Bay City, MI USA

Division V - Cove Island

Multihull

Skipper: Meade Gougeon

Year: 1970

Make: Multihull

LOA: 35’

Spin: Yellow

Alida

USA 263

Owner(s): William Harmon

Detroit, MI USA

Club: DYC

Skipper: William Harmon

No. of Crew: 8

Year: 1968

Make: Cal 36

LOA: 35’ 6“

Hull: Red

Spin: Red/White/Blue

Anemone

USA 127

Owner(s): Douglas Lowe

Leonard, MI USA

Club: Port Huron Yacht Club

Division III - Shore Course

Cruising

Skipper: Douglas R. Lowe

No. of Crew: 6

Make: Ontario 32

LOA: 32’

Spin: Red/Yellow/Black

Anxiolytic

CAN 416

Owner(s): Michael Poulter

London, ONT CAN

Club: Bayfield Yacht Club

Skipper: Michael O. Poulte

Year: 2008

Make: Hanse 370

Spin: Blue/Pink

Avant Garde

CAN 007

Owner(s): Rob Tamblyn

Windsor, ONT CAN

Club: Belle River Yacht Club

Skipper: Rob Tamblyn

Year: 1986

Make: Elite

Hull: White/Yellow

Spin: Yellow/Black

BadFish

USA 115

Owner(s): Bill Bollin

Sylvania, OH USA

Club: North Cape Yacht Club

Skipper: Bill Bollin

Year: 2005

Make: Melges 32

Bananas

USA 21813

Owner(s): Ted Tulupman

Bloomfield Hills, MI USA

Club: Bayview Yacht Club

Skipper: Ted Tulupman

Year: 1978

Make: NA 40

LOA: 40’

Spin: Yellow/Blue/Red

Ariel

USA 148

Owner(s): Mark W. Aitken

Macomb Township, MI USA

Club: Edison Boat Club

Edison Boat Club

Skipper: Mark W. Aitken

Make: Tartan

Hull: White/Blue

Spin: White/Red

Avatar

USA 15056

Owner(s): Gordon and

Andrew Morlan

Grosse Pointe Park, MI USA

Club: Grosse Pointe Sail Club

Skipper: Gordon and Andrew Morlan

Year: 1980

Make: Santana 35

Bernida

USA 38

Owner(s): Al Declercq

Clinton Township, MI USA

Skipper: Al Declercq

Year: 1921

Make: R Boat

Attitude

USA 188

Owner(s): Jeffrey Euscher

Chicago, IL USA

Club: Muskegon

Year: 1998

Make: J 105

LOA: 34.5’

Azure Mer

USA 123456

Owner(s): Joe McKeown

Ann Arbor, MI USA

Club: Sarnia Yacht Club

Skipper: Joe McKeown

Make: Jeanneau S. O.

LOA: 45.2’

Bernoulli

USA 9

Owner(s): Michael J. Elliott

Fenton, MI USA

Club: Huron Yacht Club

Skipper: Michael Elliott

Year: 1983

Make: Evelyn 32

Spin: Red

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Blitz

USA 31377

Owner(s): Larry Soutar

Oxford, MI USA

Skipper: Larry Soutar

Make: Peterson 43

LOA: 42’ 3”

Boomerang

USA 40864

Owner(s): Matthew Schriner

Skipper: Matthew Schriner

Year: 1985

Make: S2 9.1

LOA: 29’ 10”

Camelot

USA 25459

Owner(s): Ronald L. Konczalski

Grosse Ile, MI USA

Club: Grosse Ile Yacht Club

Skipper: Ronald L. Konczalski

Year: 1979

Make: Tartan 33

LOA: 33’ 9”

Spin: Multi

Blue Dog

USA 52520

Owner(s): Daniel Gourash

Avon Lake, OH USA

Club: Cleveland Yachting Club

Skipper: Daniel F. Gourash

Make: C&C 115

LOA: 37’ 8”

Spin: Blue

Brandilee

USA 40740

Owner(s): Steve Nadeau

Grosse Pointe, MI USA

Club: Grosse Pointe Yacht Club

Skipper: Steve Nadeau

Make: X-402

Hull: Green

Capers

USA 5455

Owner(s): Don Hudak

Mentor, OH USA

Club: Mentor Harbor Yacht Club

Skipper: Don Hudak

Year: 1997

Make: J 120

Carinthia

USA 25497

Owner(s): Frank Kern

Skipper: Frank Kern

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BlueJay

USA 6052

Owner(s): John McVeety

Alpena, MI USA

Club: Alpena Yacht Club

Skipper: John A. McVeety

Make: J 100

Bushwacker

USA 25467

Owner(s): Gerald and Frances Anderson

Grosse Pointe Farms, MI USA

Club: Bayview Yacht Club/Port

Huron Yacht Club

Skipper: Gerald and Frances Anderson

Year: 2000

Make: Beneteau First 40.7

LOA: 39.4’

Carrera

USA 52772

Owner(s): Rod Spearin

Troy, MI USA

Club: Crescent Sail Yacht Club/

Bayview Yacht Club

Skipper: Rod Spearin

Year: 2006

Make: Beneteau First 36.7

Spin: Blue or Green

Catalayst

USA 502

Owner(s): Jeff Bowdish

Club:

Skipper: Jeff Bowdish

No. of Crew: 5

Make: Hunter 30

LOA: 30’

Chippewa

USA 345

Owner(s): Robert Wall

Algonac, MI USA

Skipper: Robert Wall

LOA: 34’

Contender

USA 15560

Owner(s): Gary Graham

Skipper: Gary Graham

Make: C&C 35 MK1

Cheekee

Monkee

USA 24

Owner(s): Ron White

South Bend, IN USA

Club: Chicago Yacht Club

Division V - Cove Island Multihull

Skipper: Ron White

No. of Crew: 4

Year: 1995

Make: F-31 Modified

Collaboration 2

USA 51587

Owner(s): Robert Vickery/

Chris Jungmann

Barrington, IL USA

Club: Midwest Offshore Racing Fleet

Skipper: Robert Vickery

Year: 2001

LOA: 39.3’

Courage

USA 5224

Owner(s): Spencer Channell

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI USA

Skipper: Spencer Channell

Make: Morgan 35

Courtesan

USA 52774

Owner(s): Dane Christy/

David Lockhart

Skipper: Dane Christy/

No. of Crew: 12

Make: Farr 49

LOA: 49’

Chico 2

USA 35009

Owner(s): Jim Weyand

Livonia, MI USA

Skipper: Jim Weyand

Make: 1D35

Comfortably

Numb

USA 25434

Owner(s): Mark Miller

Lake Orion, MI USA

Division III - Shore Course Cruising

Skipper: Mark Miller

No. of Crew: 11

Year: 1987

Make: Beneteau 42 TM SD

LOA: 42’

Covert

USA 33599

Owner(s): Bill Ryzyi

Washington, MI USA

Skipper: Bill Ryzyi

Year: 1984

Make: C&C 41

LOA: 41’

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Cygnus

USA 5231

Owner(s): Chris Greensmith

Sarnia, ONT CAN

Skipper: Chris Greensmith

Make: C&C 35 Mk1

Hull: Dark Blue

Defiance

USA 52575

Owner(s): Dale Smirl/Bob

Warnecke

Oak Park, IL USA

Club: CYC

Skipper: Dale Smirl/Bob

No. of Crew: 17

Year: 2002

Make: JV 66

LOA: 65.94’

Details

USA 50045

Owner(s): Lance Smotherman

Harrison Twp., MI USA

Skipper: Lance Smotherman

No. of Crew: 14

Make: SC70

LOA: 68’

D2 (D Squared)

USA 25215

Owner(s): Charles and Andrew

Drumm

Lakewood, OH USA

Club: The Cleveland Yachting Club

Skipper: Charles Drumm

Year: 1990

Make: Thomas 35

LOA: 35’ 4”

Hull: Grey

Spin: Various

Denali

USA 97363

Owner(s): Rick Hennig

Franksville, WI USA

Club: Racine Yacht Club

Skipper: Rick Hennig

No. of Crew: 16

Year: 1988

Make: Nelson/Marek 68

LOA: 66.81’

Detente

USA 50502

Owner(s):Robert Pollock

Holland, OH USA

Skipper: Robert Pollock

Make: Gulfstar Ketch

LOA: 50’

Dog Dayz

USA 25379

Owner(s): Daniel

VandenBossche

New Baltimore, MI USA

Skipper: Dan VandenBossche

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Days End

USA 25589

Owner(s): Charles Blaty/Russell

Martinak

Farmington Hills, MI USA

Club: Bayview Yacht Club/Lake

Shore Sail Club

Skipper: Charles Blaty

Make: Catalina 320

Denali^2

USA 84002

Owner(s): William McKinley

Harbor Springs, MI USA

Club: BYC/ LTYC

Skipper: William McKinley

Year: 2012

Make: Carkeek HPR 40

Dolphin

USA 77

Owner(s):Larry Ruhland

Club: Tawas Bay Yacht Club

Skipper: Larry Ruhland

Make: Mull

LOA: 54’

Dos Mas

USA 49

Owner(s): Gary Gonzalez

Madison Heights, MI USA

Skipper: Gary H. Gonzalez

Make: J 42

Dynomyte

USA 73269

Owner(s): Gary Warner

Club: AYC/ LTYC

Skipper: Gary Warner

Make: J 35

En Pointe

USA 93096

Owner(s): Frank Kups

Shaker, OH USA

Club: Lakeside Yacht Club

Skipper: Frank Kups

Make: Dehler 39

LOA: 39’

Enchante’

USA 60378

Owner(s): Mark Murray

Ypsilanti, MI USA

Skipper: Mark Murray

Year: 2004

Make: Tayana

LOA: 48’

Double

Jeopardy

USA 31

Owner(s): Sean Murphy

Club: Detroit Yacht Club

Skipper: Sean Murphy

Make: Tartan 10

Hull: Black

Spin: Black/Red/White

Eagle One

USA 22077

Owner(s): Timothy P. LaRiviere

Skipper: Timothy P. LaRiviere

No. of Crew: 2

Make: S&S

LOA: 45’

Engager

USA 25412

Owner(s): Paul Latham

Marysville, MI USA

Skipper: Paul Latham

Year: 1999

LOA: 39’ 3”

Double Time

CAT 13

Owner(s): Marty Foster

Chesterfield Twp., MI USA

Club: VMYC

Skipper: Marty Foster

Make: Reynolds

Eliminator

USA 15370

Owner(s): P. Van Tol/ B. Vandevusse

Skipper: Paul Van Tol

Year: 1975

Make: C&C 35 Mk-II

Spin: Red/Black

Epic

USA 35427

Owner(s): Ray and Winnie Adams

West Bloomfield, MI USA

Skipper: Ray Adams

Make: Beneteau 42s7

LOA: 41’ 6”

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Equation

USA 323

Owner(s): Alcott/Palm/Anderson

St. Clair Shores, MI USA

Skipper: Bill Alcott

Year: 2007

Make: STP Farr 65

LOA: 65’

Euphoria

USA 30352

Owner(s): Joey Baker

Macomb, MI USA

Skipper: Joey Baker

Make: Catalina 38

LOA: 38’

Spin: White w/Gray

Fast Tango

USA 15004

Owner(s): Tim Prophit

Skipper: Tim Prophit/

Peter Wenzler

LOA: 39.73’

Firewater

CAN 4207

Owner(s): Andrew Hellenbart,

Tecumseh, ONT CAN

Club: South Port Sailing Club

Skipper: Andy Hellenbart

Year: 1972

Equinox

USA 25586

Owner(s): John Demers

Skipper: John Demers

Make: Hunter 31

LOA: 31’

Spin: Navy/Lime/White

Evolution

USA 70

Owner(s): Kohler/Reichelsdorfer

Sheboygan, WI USA

Club: Sheboygan Yacht Club

Skipper: Kohler/Reichelsdorfer

Flash

USA 15054

Owner(s):Thomas Riley

Lapeer, MI USA

Club: PHYC

Skipper: Tom Riley

Make: Santana

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Escapade

USA 5041

Owner(s): William Hamilton

Club: Lake Shore Sail Club

Skipper: William Hamilton

Year: 1989

Make: Beneteau Oceanis 350

LOA: 33’ 10”

Spin: Blue/Green

Falcon

USA 43828

Owner(s): Bayer/Bayer/Barnes

Skipper: Bayer/Bayer/Barnes

Make: J-35

Flyin’ Irish

USA 25363

Owner(s): William Bresser

Club: Detroit Yacht Club/

Port Huron Yacht Club

Skipper: William Bresser

Spin: White

Flyswatter

USA 51170

Owner(s): Mark Pirie

Charlevoix, MI USA

Club: Charlevoix Yacht Club

Division IV - Shore Course

Double Handed

Skipper: Mark Pirie

LOA: 39.1’

Gail Force

USA 61367

Owner(s): Robert Duker

Grosse Pointe, MI, USA

Club: Crescent Sail Club/EBC

Skipper: Robert Duker

Year: 2003

Gauntlet

USA 18188

Owner(s): Guy Hiestand

Grand Rapids, MI USA

Club: Macatawa Bay

Yacht Club

Skipper: Guy Hiestand

Make: Kaufman

LOA: 44’

Genesis

USA 15240

Owner(s): Paul Lee

Skipper: Paul Lee

Make: Peterson/Islander 40

LOA: 39’ 7”

Hull: White/Grey

Freedom

USA 659

Owner(s): James Cooper

Skipper: James Cooper

Make: Hunter Legend 37

Spin: White/Grey

Gale Runner

USA 34412

Owner(s): Larry Fair

Fort Gratiot, MI USA

Club: DSA Double Handed Sailing

Association

Skipper: Larry Fair

Make: C&C 29 MkII

LOA: 28.5’

George

USA 40167

Owner(s): Bill Thomas

Milford, MI USA

Skipper: Bill Thomas

Make: Cayenne

Hull: Cream

FreeWay

USA 10211

Owner(s): Doug Carlson

Club: Lake Shore Sail Club/Grosse

Pointe Sail Club

Skipper: Doug Carlson

Make: Morgan

Spin: Blue/Yellow/White

Gallivant

USA 635

Owner(s): Joseph and Paula Butala

Club: Grosse Pointe Sail Club/Lake

Skipper: Joseph Butala

Make: Hunter 34

LOA: 34’ 5”

Gong Show

CAN 41033

Owner(s):Kyle Griffin

Skipper: Kyle Griffin

Make: Soverel 33

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Good Lookin’

USA 123

Owner(s): Dean and Lana Walsh

Crosswell, MI USA

Skipper: Dean Walsh

Hibernia

USA 25627

Owner(s): Greg DeGrazia

Skipper: Gregory DeGrazia

Make: Beneteau 40

Il Mostro

USA 1948

Owner(s): Peter Thornton

Skipper: Peter Thornton

Make: Volvo 70

LOA: 70’

Hull: Black/Red

immisericors

USA 15259

Owner(s): Tim McGuire

Club: Lake Shore Sail Club/

Double Handed Sailing

Skipper: Tim McGuire

Make: Hughes 35

LOA: 35’ 6”

Hull: Red/White

Griffin

USA 69311

Owner(s): Hayward/Huneke/Levin

Okemos, MI USA

Skipper: Richard Huneke

High Priority 2

USA 25411

Owner(s): David Shneider

East Lansing, MI USA

Club: Little Traverse Yacht Club/

Double Handed Sailing Association

Skipper: David Shneider

Make: Corsair F31R

Spin: Red/Yellow/Blue

Indigo

USA 40456

Owner(s): Sebastian

Emery Scheibert

Sanford, MI USA

Skipper: Emery Scheibert

Make: Farr

Hull: Blue (Indigo)

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Grizzly

USA 25524

Owner(s): Charles M. Bayer, Jr.

Skipper: Charles M. Bayer, Jr.

Hot Ticket

USA 25328

Owner(s): Robert Kirkman

Northville, MI USA

Skipper: Michael Kirkman

Irish Mist

USA 6846

Owner(s): David Spiers

Division III - Shore

Course Cruising

Skipper: David Spiers

Year: 1969

Make: Morgan 41 CB

Spin: Yellow/Red

Irresistible too

CAN 152

Owner(s): Gerald and

Joanne Hines

Point Edward, ONT CAN

Skipper: Gerald Hines

Jayhawker

USA 50666

Owner(s): Dave Sandlin

Sterling Heights, MI USA

Skipper: Ken Brown

JS3

USA 25514

Owner(s): Steven Styles

Skipper: Steven Styles

Make: Hunter

Just Chill

USA 5249

Owner(s): David Greene

Club: GLYC

Skipper: David Greene

Make: C&C 39

Hull: Navy

Spin: White w/Navy

Its a Zoo

USA 15057

Owner(s): James F. Shaw

Skipper: James F. Shaw

Hull: Multi

Jeanne Ann

USA 278

Owner(s): Larry Petersen

Club: GLSS

Skipper: Larry Petersen

Make: T-10

Kismet

USA 25455

Owner(s): Art Poppert

Skipper: Art Poppert

Make: Catalina

Hull: Camel

Spin: Light Blue/Dark Blue

Jalapeno

USA 25503

Owner(s): Dave Parkes

Club: GLYC/DSA

Skipper: Dave Parkes

Spin: Red/Green

Jester

USA 25578

Owner(s): Gregory Horvath

Skipper: Greg Horvath

Make: C&C 99

Knot Yours too

USA 25141

Owner(s): Glen Drabant

Ira, MI USA

Skipper: Glen Drabant

Spin: Red/Blue/White

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Leading Edge

USA 15019

Owner(s): Mark Bevins

Club: Cresent Sailing Yacht Club

Skipper: Mark Bevins

Limerick

USA 15152

Owner(s): Darrell Cope/

Kevin Pearce

Plymouth, MI USA

Skipper: Darrell Cope/Kevin Pearce

Make: S2 10.3

Hull: Sand

Major Detail

USA 42763

Owner(s): William Vogan

Port Huron, MI USA

Skipper: William Vogan

Manitou

USA 143

Owner(s): John Burke

Skipper: John C. Burke

Spin: White/Blue/Turquoise

Legend

USA 90

Owner(s): Dan Shriner

Skipper: Dan Shriner

LOA: 36.7’

Madrugada

USA 60409

Owner(s): Richard Corbett

Michiana Shores, IN USA

Club: Michigan City Yacht Club

Skipper: Rich Corbett

Make: Pacer 42

LOA: 42.33’

Spin: Blue/Multi

USA 082946

Owner(s): Fred Ball

Club: Leland Yacht Club

Skipper: Fred Ball

LOA: 49’ 11”

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Liberty

USA 25656

Owner(s): Robert Bert

North Street, MI USA

Skipper: Robert Bert

Make: Beneteau First 42

Majic Star

USA 15025

Owner(s): John Rummel

Skipper: Tim Summers

Year: 1976

Margaret

Rintoul IV

KA 3928

Owner(s): Andrew Kiteley

Katy, TX USA

Skipper: Andrew Kiteley

Make: Frers

LOA: 49’ 6”

Spin: Blue/White

“oNe oF THe ToP TeN ISlANDS

IN THe WorlD.”~Conde Nast Traveler

What to Wear

Day–Smart casual, blue

jeans or khakis and

T-shirts. Bring rain

gear and a good pair

of walking shoes.

Nightlife–Casual city

chic. Upscale resort attire.

Black tie for fine dining.

Shopping

This is a shopper’s paradise! Four small malls

encompass everything from souvenirs to the

exotic. The Gate House Courtyard Shops overflow

with great finds. Shop downtown’s great clothing,

toy, and jewelry stores, plus fine home gifts and

souvenir shops. Contemporary art galleries

sell the works of local artists.

Fudge Shops

Fudge remains the island’s most popular and

tastiest souvenir. The flavors are unworldly. Follow

the mouthwatering aromas to many of the island’s

shops for a taste and a fudge making demonstration.

eateries

From the historic hotels and their world-renowned

chefs to the quaint little eateries tucked away in

special places around the island, explore the wide

range of cuisines. Prices range from economical to

extravagant. The Mackinac Island Dining Guide

is available at the Tourism Bureau on Main Street

or online from www.mackinacisland.org.

entertainment

The nightlife is alive on the island! Everything from

Big Band and ballroom dancing at the Grand Hotel

to pubs with DJs, guitarists, piano bars, jazz, classic

rock, and even comedy. The best way to find out

what’s happening nightly is to stop by the Mackinac

Island Tourism Bureau or pick up the Mackinac

Island Town Crier newspaper for the current listings.

Mission Point resort Theatre–First run

movies Monday, Friday and Saturday. Tickets

available at the door or at Mission Point Resort

activities center. Refreshments available.

It’s an Island suspended in a forgotten, more

innocent time. relive the simple pleasures of life.

Getting Around

Horse-drawn taxis are a way of life and a fun way to get around. Whistling or waving down a taxi is not the way to

get a ride. Taxis are radio dispatched and can be ordered by calling (906) 847-3323, ask the front desk staff or your

bartender to order one up, or stop at the downtown taxi office on Main Street at end of Astor Street. Rates start at

$4.75/person each way.

Walking–The Island is very walkable. Enjoy strolling Main and Market Streets which encompass about five city blocks.

The Island circumference is 8.2 level miles and takes about 3.5 hours to circumnavigate. Walking up to Grand Hotel

or on the lake shore to Mission Point Resort takes around 15-20 minutes. For a quicker solution, renting bicycles or a

“drive-yourself-buggy” are both ideal to view the shoreline trail.

Biking–Biking the eight mile island circumference is a time-honored tradition. Visitors may bring bicycles, and bike

rentals abound. The M-185 shoreline drive has mile markers and signs pointing out natural features. Enjoy the architectural

riding tours of East and West Bluff homes. Guided tours available.

The Great outdoors

Mackinac Island State Park–Admired

for its natural beauty with miles of aweinspiring

nature trails for hiking, biking

and horseback riding. Great variety of

niches supporting over six hundred species

of plants, wildflowers and birds. Visit Arch

Rock, Devil’s Kitchen, Sugar Loafe, and

Skull Cave. Picnic tables. Complimentary

maps available at Mackinac Island Tourism

Bureau downtown. Most paved trails are

easily accessed for persons with disabilities.

Visit www.mackinacparks.com

Marquette Park–Beneath Fort Mackinac’s

ramparts. Newly re-designed playground.

Larger-than-life statue of Father Marquette.

Great Turtle Park–Located in the center

of the island. Soccer field, baseball field,

volleyball court, skateboard park, playground,

BBQ and picnic tables. Restrooms.

listings for restaurants, lodging,

shopping and more, visit:

www.mackinacisland.org

out & about

Mackinac

Island

Itinerary Ideas!

•Stop by the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau

downtown Main Street. Pick up a map and

dining guide. Ask about events.

•Rent bikes and go around the Island (2 hours).

•Night golf at the Greens of Mackinac.

•Horse-drawn sightseeing with Mackinac Island

Carriage Tours including Surrey Hills Carriage

Museum and Wings of Mackinac butterfly exhibit

(2-3 hours).

•Take a stop at Historic Fort Mackinac (2 hours).

•visit downtown historic buildings: Blacksmith

Shop, American Fur Company Store and Biddle

House (1 1/2 hours).

•enjoy galleries and shopping on Market Street.

•Pick up fudge and postcards.

•Watch the sunset from the boardwalk.

•Haunts of Mackinac nightly tour (1 hour).

•Dress up and go dancing at Grand Hotel.

•explore the Mackinac Island Butterfly House

and St. Anne’s Church Museum (1-2 hours).

•Haunted Theatre and Wax Museum (1/2 hour).

•Tour Grand Hotel (2 hours or more).

•Take in the Stu Stuart Comedy Show.

•enjoy salon, spa and massage services.

•visit the Tower Maritime Museum (1 hour).

•Dinner, drinks and music downtown.

•Take a private carriage tour (1-2 hours).

•Catch the views with Mackinac Parasailing.

•Plan a group hayride.

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Things to do on MackIsland

continued from page 39

Island out & about

Historic Sites

British landing–Overlooks Fort Mackinac.

Fort Mackinac–Tip of Southern bluff, overlooks a breathtaking view.

Daily re-enactments, interactive displays, tours and demonstrations.

Historic Walking Tours–Cottages, inns, lodges, resorts and churches,

1800s-early 1900s.

Museums

The richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum–From

Native American baskets to present-day paintings. Interactive displays,

hands-on activities. Kids’ Art Studio. A must see.

Surrey Hills Carriage Museum–Operated by Mackinac Island

Carriage Tours on Market Street. Antique carriages with a working

blacksmith shop. Free demonstrations. Food, souvenirs, picnic grounds.

St. Anne’s Church–Museum of religious history of the island.

Stuart House Museum–Location of John Jacob Astor’s fur trading

in 1800s. Admission by donation. (906)-847-8181 www.cityofmi.org.

The Tower Museum–At Mission Point Resort. Rich maritime history

of shipwrecks and lighthouses. One of island’s best views.

Sports

TeNNIS–Three island facilities.

Public courts–Located behind Fort Mackinac.

Grand Hotel–Clay courts. By appointment. Fee for non-guests.

Mission Point resort–By appointment to resort guests.

GolF–Three courses open to the public. Club rentals available.

Reservations suggested.

Wawashkamo–Rough natural terrain. Par-3s, 4s and 5s. Second set of

tees changes the distances to play 18 holes. Cart rentals. (906) 847-3871

www.wawashkamo.com

Grand Hotel–Two picturesque nine-hole courses, known together as

the Jewel. Short holes. Carts included with greens fee. Grand Nine overlooks

Straits of Mackinac, feels like ultimate executive course. The back

Woods Nine is a golfer’s private escape. Grand Hotel (800) 33-GRAND

www.grandhotel.com.

The Greens of Mackinac–At Mission Point Resort. 18 challenging

holes with sculptured greens overlooking the Straits of Mackinac.

(906) 847-3312 www.missionpoint.com.

Island Safety

Ambulances, police cars and fire trucks are permitted vehicles.

emergencies–dial 911

Mackinac Island Police Department–(906) 847-3300.

Mackinac Island Medical Center–Open 24 hours.

General Safety–Obey all traffic rules. Use sidewalks, look both ways

before crossing the street (yep, mom was right). Stay to the right while

bicycling, or on the left when passing—just like the freeway. When

passing on a bike, look around before proceeding, let other riders know

you are passing by saying something like “passing on your left.”

Horse Safety–Most important Island rule to observe is: give all horses

the right of way and plenty of space. Unlike an automobile, horses cannot

stop on a dime, so be cautious when passing on foot or bicycle. Never

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Activities

Great Turtle Toys & Caddywampus–Kite flying is an Island tradition.

Kite demonstrations at Windermere Point and/or Mission Point.

Haunts of Mackinac Tour–Ghostly happenings on the Island? The SyFy

channel’s Ghost Hunters say … indeed! Tour includes paranormal stories

found in the bestseller, Haunts of Mackinac by Todd Clements.

The Haunted Theatre and Wax Museum–Scary fun for all.

www.mackinachauntedtheatre.com

Professor Harry’s old Time Photos–Costumes from the Wild West

and the Victorian eras. Reservations suggested for groups. (906)-847-6000.

vintage Baseball Game–A July tradition. Played by “gentlemen’s rules”

of olden days. At Scout Barraks at Fort Mackinac. Catered by Grand Hotel.

Live brass band.

Governor’s Summer residence Tours–Michigan’s governors’ weekend

getaway since 1945. Free. No reservation required.

HorSeBACK rIDING/STABleS

Jack’s livery–Mahoney Avenue. Rent a “Drive-yourself-buggy.”

(906) 847-3391 www.jacksliverystable.com.

Cindy’s riding Stables–Horseback riding. (906)-847-3572

www.cindysridingstable.com.

Chambers riding Stable–Market Street and Cadotte Avenue. Pony rides.

Grand Hotel Stables–Open daily to the public.

GroUP HAYrIDeS

Mackinac Island Carriage Tours–(906) 847-3307 www.mict.com.

Cannonball Drive Inn–Offers group BBQ. (906)-847-0932

www.CannonballMackinacIsland.com.

BUTTerFlY HoUSeS–Stroll through a garden of live butterflies.

The Mackinac Island Butterfly House–(906) 847-3972

www.originalbutterflyhouse.com.

Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory–At Surrey Hill.

(906) 847-9464 www.wingsofmackinac.com

HoUSeS oF WorSHIP–Schedules available in the Town Crier newspaper,

at the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau Booth.

touch a horse without asking the driver first. Never approach any horse

from the back or sides, often horses sleep standing up, and can be startled.

Swimming Safety–Swimming shoes/sandals are a necessity on the r

ocky shore and bottom. The east side of the Island is shallow and best for

children. The south side is for experienced swimmers. No lifeguards on

duty. Swim at your own risk.

Persons with Disabilities–The city permits electric wheelchairs or

Amigo style scooters, which are available at many bike rentals. If you are

unsure if your own electric scooter will be permitted, contact the island

police at (906) 847-3300. Horse-drawn carriages and taxis require a person

to be able to stand and climb up approximately two stairs to enter and

exit the carriage. Mackinac Island Carriage Tours has one carriage that is

wheelchair accessible. Reservations 24 hrs. in advance (906)-847-3307.

Marisia

USA 134

Owner(s): Marcos De Lorenzo Tonndorf

Novi, MI USA

Skipper: Marcos De Lorenzo Tonndorf

Make: Allied Seabreeze 35

Spin: White w/Marine Blue; Yellow Stripes

McRags

USA 44529

Owner(s): Larry Peters

Skipper: Larry Peters

Year: 2010

LOA: 44’5”

Momentum

USA 15342

Owner(s): Romer

Club: Crescent Sail Yacht

Club/Lake Shore Sail CLub

Skipper: Rick and Renee Romer

Marksman

USA 15381

Owner(s): Brian Lang

Club: Great Lakes Yacht Club/Lake

Skipper: Brian R. Lang

Make: Islander

Spin: Rainbow/Blue/White

Melange

USA 146

Owner(s): Stephen Hicks

Skipper: Stephen Hicks

Make: Hood 38

Mostly

Harmless

USA 25668

Owner(s): Lee Smith

Skipper: Wick Smith

Make: Beneteau 42

Mr. Bill’s

Wild Ride

USA 42968

Owner(s): Bill Wildner Jr.

Skipper: William Wildner

Mattali

USA 104

Owner(s): Scott Jones

Skipper: Scott Jones

Make: C&C 37

LOA: 37’ 7”

Miriah

USA 25431

Owner(s): Michael Mahar

Club: Great Lakes Yacht Club

Skipper: Michael Mahar

Make: Jeanneau 33

Spin: Blue/Grey/White

Mystery

CAN 4151

Owner(s): S. Jay/C. Carruthers

Point Edward, ONT Canada

Skipper: Stephen Jay

Year: 1971

Spin: Red/White/Black

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Mystic

USA 25658

Owner(s): Dennis Dettmer

Skipper: Dennis A. Dettmer

Make: Beneteau 473

LOA: 46’ 9”

Spin: Gray

Nauti Boys

USA 25329

Owner(s): Ed Vermet/John Hughes

Skipper: Vermet/Hughes

Make: J120

Night Moves

USA 25999

Owner(s): Henry Mistele

Skipper: Henry Mistele

No Rebase

USA 22391

Owner(s): Linda and Ralph

Richards

Skipper: Ralph Richards

Mystic 3

USA 43881

Owner(s): Fred Wilhelm

Skipper: Fred Wilhelm

Year: 1993

Make: Dobroth

Nelda Ray

USA 009

Owner(s): Pete Pattullo

Longview, TX USA

Club: Longview Yacht Club/Texas

Offshore Multihull Association

Skipper: Peter R. Pattullo

Make: Farrier F33R Trimaran

Spin: Royal Blue

nosurprise

USA 60611

Owner(s): David Irish

Club: Little Traverse Yacht Club

Skipper: David Irish

Year: 2011

Make: J 111

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Owner(s): O’Niel/O’Niel

Club: Storm Trysail Club

Skipper: Philip D. O’Niel III, D.D.S.

No. of Crew: 13

Make: TransPac 52

LOA: 52’

Nereus

USA 52308

Owner(s): Glenn Weier

Waterford, MI USA

Skipper: Glenn Weier

Make: Jeanneau

Notorious

CAN 3005

Owner(s): Kevin Brown

Toronto, ONT CAN

Club: National Yacht Club

Skipper: Kevin Brown

Make: Farr 30

LOA: 30.94’

Spin: White or Red

USA 25438

Owner(s): Ron and Donna Whalen

Royal Oak, MI USA

Skipper: Ronald K. Whalen

Spin: White/Red/Grey/Plum

Oriana

USA 3792

Owner(s): Peter Wollschlaeger

Skipper: Peter B. Wollschlaeger

LOA: 36’ 1”

Hull: Navy Blue

Spin: White/Blue/Red/Yellow

Patriot

USA 51678

Owner(s): Ken Sharpe

Clinton Twp., MI USA

Skipper: Ken Sharpe

Make: Beneteau First 36.7’

Notso EZ Money

USA

Owner(s): Michael Medwid

Commerce Twp., MI USA

No. of Crew: 1

Make: Dehler 44 SQ

LOA: 44.94’

USA 69138

Owner(s): Lyndon Lattie Jr.

Grand Blanc, MI USA

Skipper: Lyndon Lattie

Make: J 29

LOA: 29’

Outlet Express

USA 41046

Owner(s): Ken Block

Richmond Hts., OH USA

Club: Edgewater Yacht Club

Skipper: Ken Block

Make: Express 37

Pendragon

USA 26226

Owner(s): G. Thomas/J. Trost

Skipper: G. Thomas/J. Trost

Make: Contessa

LOA: 43’

Ollie

T 1

Owner(s): Tim Walli/Dave Sturm

Club: Saginaw Bay Yacht Racing

Skipper: Tim Walli

Make: Gougeon

Spin: White/Pink/Blue

Passinthru

USA 15332

Owner(s): Eric Slack

Skipper: Matt Sealy/Eric Slack

Hull: Biege

USA 60360

Owner(s): Chris Gerkin

Skipper: Chris Gerkin

Make: Elite 364

Spin: Grey/White

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Phoenix

USA 15351

Owner(s): John S. Gabriel

Skipper: John Gabriel

Year: 1974

Make: Ranger 37

Pogo

USA 15142

Owner(s): Fred Bellamy

Skipper: Fred Bellamy

Make: C&C 40 SD

Praeceptor

USA 13106

Owner(s): Theodore Mayer

Skipper: Theodore G. Mayer, MD.

Promotion

USA 50996

Pirana

USA 566

Owner(s): C.J. Ruffing

Make: J-105

Polarity

USA 32684

Owner(s): Murphy Palmer

Skipper: Murphy Palmer

Make: J 36

Owner(s): Tim Schley

Fraser, MI USA

Skipper: Tim Schley

Year: 1991

Prosecco

CAN 2179

Owner(s): Leon Irish

Hampton, ONT CAN

Club: Whitby Yacht Club

Skipper: Leon Irish

Make: Catalina 36 Mk2

Spin: Blue/Yellow

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Pirate

USA 25664

Owner(s): Jeff Henderson

Clarkston, MI USA

Club: Bayview Yacht Club/NSSC

Skipper: Com. Jeff Henderson

Make: Beneteau Moorings 405

LOA: 39’9”

Pororoca

USA 77984

Owner(s): John Robbins

Skipper: John Robbins

Make: Nelson Marek

Pterodactyl

USA 617

Owner(s): Mark Symonds

Skipper: Symonds

Spin: Multi

Ragtime

CAN 32756

Owner(s): Allan Schmidt

Skipper: Allan Schmidt

Red Iguana

USA 25620

Owner(s): Mark Nagel

Skipper: Mark Nagel

Retention

USA 410

Owner(s): Mark Croll

Skipper: Mark Croll

No. of Crew:6

Make: LS-10

Revelry

USA 25670

Owner(s): Bill Snyder

Skipper: Bill Snyder

Make: Beneteau 343

LOA: 35’ 5”

Spin: White/Green

Rampage

USA 420

Owner(s): Matt Haglund

East Tawas, MI USA

Skipper: Matt Haglund

LOA: 34’ 6”

Regardless

USA 5133

Owner(s): Daniel Padilla

Skipper: D. Padilla

Rowdy

USA 42418

Owner(s): Val A. Saph

Marine City, MI USA

Skipper: Val A. Saph

Rascal

CAN 34850

Owner(s): Jamie Guggisberg

Skipper: Jamie Guggisberg

Make: Abbott 36

Hull: Beige

Relentless

USA 56565

Owner(s): Mark Hagan

Traverse City, MI USA

Club: GTYC

Skipper: Mark Hagan

Make: Schock 40

Rush

USA 32272

Owner(s): Rush Racing

Syndicate

Skipper: Dan Witucki

Make: Evelyn

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Sagitta

USA 25580

Owner(s): Jon Somes and

Larry Oswald

Skipper: Jon Somes/Larry Oswald

Make: J 44

Sea Fever

USA 25006

Owner(s): Dean Balcirak/

Tom Burleson

Skipper: Dean Balcirak

Make: J 34

Serenity

USA 15473

Owner(s): Carl Sommers

Presque Isle, MI USA

Skipper: Carl Sommers

Make: Tartan 30 C

Hull: Light Blue

Shape

USA 23756

Owner(s): Win Cooper III/

Chris Benedict

Flint, MI USA

Club: Port Huron Yacht Club/

Mackinac Island Yacht Club

Skipper: Win Cooper III/

Saralysia

Owner(s): Port Sanilac Marina

Port Sanilac, MI USA

Club: Bark Shanty Sail Club

Skipper: Chester S. Kolascz

Year: 2009

Make: Hunter 49

Spin: Green/Blue

Sea Wise

USA 952

Owner(s): Charles Weiss

Skipper: Charles Weiss

Year: 1967

Make: Bristol

Hull: Light Green

Shenanigan

USA 25208

Owner(s): Dick and Dan

Synowiec

Club: Ford Yacht Club

Skipper: Dick and Dan

Make: J 33

LOA: 33’ 5”

Spin: White/Blue/Green

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Say Uncle

USA US 117

Owner(s): Kevin Lemonds

Skipper: Kevin Lemonds

Make: Henderson 30

Seagoing

USA 26601

Owner(s): John Seago

Grosse Pointe Shores, MI USA

Skipper: John Seago

Spin: Maize/Blue

Sin Duda!

USA 28252

Owner(s): Lindsey Duda

Year: 1994

Make: Santa Cruz 52

LOA: 53.02’

Spin: Silver/White

Siochail

USA 10380

Owner(s): Brian Geraghty

Skipper: Brian Geraghty

Snipe

USA 25326

Owner(s): Dennis Meagher

Roseville, MI USA

Skipper: Denny Meagher

Sorceress

CAN 34433

Owner(s): Luke Brockman

Wolverine Lake, MI USA

Club: SouthPort Sailing Club

Skipper: Luke Brockman

Make: X-Yachts 102

Slainte

USA 332

Owner(s): Joseph Kar

Skipper: Joseph Kar

Spin: Green/White/Orange

Sorcery

USA 423

Owner(s): Larry & Brian Smith

Club: Bayview Yacht Club/Great

Lakes Yacht Club

Skipper: Larry and Brian Smith

Solution

USA 40025

Owner(s): William Francis

Club: Bayview Yacht Club/Grosse

Skipper: Bill Francis

Make: Farr 40 OD

LOA: 40.7’

Sparkle

CAN 5226

Owner(s): Peter E. Carson

Skipper: Peter E. Carson

Sleeping Tiger

USA 15634

Owner(s): John Harvey/Charlie Horner

Skipper: John Harvey

Make: Sabre 34 Mk 2

LOA: 34’ 2”

Solutions

USA 25608

Owner(s): Mark Craig

Skipper: Mark Craig

Make: Jeanneau Sun Odessey

Special-K

USA 25232

Owner(s): Melia Carter

Saginaw, MI USA

Club: Bay City Yacht Racing

Skipper: Bill O’Rourke

Spin: Stunning

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Spectre

USA 33623

Owner(s): B. and G .Schappe

Club: Grosse Pointe Sail Club/

Skipper: Dr. Robert Schappe

Make: Frers F3

Steelin’ Gold

USA 25161

Owner(s): W. White/W. Mosher

Skipper: W. White/W. Mosher

Stripes

USA 25168

Owner(s): Bill Martin

Skipper: Bill Martin

Sundance

USA 15011

Owner(s): John Gillis Jr.

Club: Bayview Yacht Club/MIYC

Skipper: Jack Gillis

Spin: Red/Yellow

Spirit

CAN 16541

Owner(s): Jim Bennett

Skipper: Jim Bennett

Stella Maris

USA 15266

Owner(s): Jim Hudnut

Skipper: Jim Hudnut JR. (JR)

Surface

Tension

USA 64986

Owner(s): Jeffrey Schaefer

Elm Grove, WI USA

Skipper: Jeffrey S. Schaefer

Make: Nelson/Marek

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Spirit Walker

USA 28380

Owner(s): Vern Mccain

South Haven, MI USA

Club: Muskegon Yacht Club

Skipper: Vern Mccain

Make: B&H 41

LOA: 40’ 5”

Strings

X 12

Owner(s): Jan Gougeon

Skipper: Jan Gougeon

Talisman

USA 482

Owner(s): Bruce Aikens

Skipper: Bruce Aikens

No. of Crew: 15

Make: Botin/Carkeek 58

LOA: 58’

Tar Baby

USA 21827

Owner(s): Don Lang

Skipper: Donald Lang

Third Wind

US 34

Owner(s): Chris Herriges

Skipper: Chris Herriges

Make: Tartan 3500

Time

Machine

USA 40937

Owner(s): Robert Gordenker

Club: North Cape Yacht Club/

Albatross Yacht Club

Skipper: Robert Gordenker

Tir Na Nog

USA 5290

Owner(s): Steven Sheppard

Skipper: Steven Sheppard

Spin: White/Green/Orange

TAZ

USA 31126

Owner(s): Hanson Bratton

Skipper: Hanson Bratton

Make: Tartan Ten

Thirsty Tiger

USA USA 87666

Owner(s): Rick Grow/Chas

Bayer Jr./Clas Nilstoft

Club: Bayview Yacht Club/LTYC

Skipper: RickGrow/Chas

Make: SC 70

Titan

USA 25633

Owner(s): Aitken/Schultes/

Dumouchelle

Skipper: Aitken/Schultes/

The Red Boat

USA 23

Owner(s): John Vermeulen

Skipper: John Vermeulen

Spin: Red/Blue

Thunder

USA 6759

Owner(s): Stuart Keys

De Pere, WI USA

Club: Marinette/Menominee

Skipper: Stuart Keys

Make: Peterson 34

Traitor

CAN 5166

Owner(s): David R. Keys

Skipper: David R. Keys

LOA: 34.58’

Spin: Green/White/Blue

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Tribute

USA 25008

Owner(s): Marc Rosenthal

Skipper: Dr. Marc Rosenthal

Turn The Page

USA 791

Owner(s): Larry Walters

Cadillac, MI USA

Skipper: Larry Walters

Make: O’Day 28

LOA: 28’

Hull: White w/Blue Trim

Vanguard

USA 35999

Owner(s): Michael Goran

Skipper: Michael Goran

Make: Mumm 36

Spin: White/Blue/Red

Trick Shot

USA 25079

Owner(s): Joseph Shotwell

Skipper: Joe Shotwell

Make: Mirage 338

LOA: 33.3’

Twisted

USA 32998

Owner(s): Rentaboat Ltd.

Skipper: William H. Darbee

Make: J/N 40

Hull: Silver

Velero VII

USA 15044

Owner(s): J. Sammy Barbour Jr.

Skipper: John S. Barbour Jr.

Spin: White/Green/Various

Vortices

USA 7145

Owner(s): Chris Saxton

Skipper: Chris Saxton

Make: J 145

LOA: 48.1’

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Tsunami

USA 4215

Owner(s): Stephen Polk

Skipper: Stephen Polk

Make: NYYC Swan 42

Unplugged

USA 25

Owner(s): Tim Clayson

Skipper: Tim Clayson

LOA: 36.5’

Voyager

USA 4100

Owner(s): Henry Chisholm

Shaker Heights, OH USA

Club: Mentor Harbor

Yachting Club

Skipper: Henry Chisholm

Make: Tartan 4100

Spin: Red/White/Blue

Walloon

USA 5232

Owner(s): J. Konechne

Mt. Clemens, MI USA

Skipper: John L. Konechne

Weather

Edge III

USA 25628

Owner(s): Colton Weatherston

Skipper: Colton Weatherston

Spin: White & Blue/White & Red

Whirlwind

193

Owner(s): Leo Chartier

Tawas City, MI USA

Skipper: Leo Chartier

Make: Mirage

Spin: Pink/Blue

Wind Dance

USA 43504

Owner(s): Mike Williams

Skipper: Mike Williams

Spin: White/Red/Blue

War Chant

USA 25468

Owner(s): Reid Stromberg

Skipper: Reid Stromberg

Make: Jeanneau 37

Spin: Blue/Gold

West Wind

CAN 28069

Owner(s): Larry West

Bright , ONT CAN

Club: Port Dover Yacht Club

Skipper: Larry West

Make: C&C 33 Mark II

LOA: 32.5’

Spin: Blue/White/Green

Wind Stalker

USA 15482

Owner(s): Gregory Dunn

Skipper: Gregory Dunn

Make: PT 30 Mark II

Wavelength

USA 25129

Owner(s): Chris Delling

Skipper: Chris Delling

Make: Pearson Flyer

LOA: 29’ 11”

Spin: White/Red; Red/White/Blue

Whiplash

USA 97481

Owner(s): Gregg Whipple

Skipper: Gregg Whipple

Wind Toy IV

USA 5119

Owner(s): Rob Bunn

Skipper: Robert Bunn

Make: Morgan 42

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Windancer

USA 52701

Owner(s): John Nedeau/Sam

Nedeau

North Muskegon, MI USA

Skipper: John Nedeau/Sam

Windshadow

USA 416

Owner(s):Jim Murphy

Skipper: James Murphy

LOA: 34 ’5”

Xcessive

USA 51

Owner(s): Warren Roosen

Skipper: Warren Roosen

Make: C&C 110

Windquest

USA 28686

Owner(s): Doug and Dick DeVos

Macatawa, MI USA

Club: Macatawa Bay Yacht Club

Skipper: Doug DeVos

No. of Crew: 18

Make: Max Z86

LOA: 86’

Woodpecker

USA 26700

Owner(s): Donald Holstein

Skipper: Donald Holstein

Hull: Brown

Yare

USA 397

Owner(s): John Tipp

Skipper: John Tipp

Year: 1963

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Windseeker III

USA 25209

Owner(s): William Hyslop

Skipper: Hyslop/Loosecamp

Make: C&C 38 Mk III

LOA: 37’ 9 “

Wyle E. Coyote

USA 20704

Owner(s): Bill Dembek

Skipper: William Dembek

Make: Chaser 29

LOA: 29.25’

Zubenelgenubi

USA 5333

Owner(s): Eric and Conrad Keydel

Brighton, MI USA

Skipper: Eric Keydel/Conrad Keydel

Make: Cal 30

Spin: Blue/White/Blue

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GRAND HOTEL

Welcomes You to Celebrate

Their 125th Anniversary

As a location for a

summertime family

get-together or romantic

getaway,

few places are more

special than Grand

Hotel. This worldrenowned

resort

hotel has been

family owned for

79 years, and sits

majestically above

the Straits of Mackinac

on Michigan’s spectacular Mackinac Island.

Never has the time to experience this truly one-ofa-kind

hotel been better than in 2012, when Grand

Hotel celebrates its 125th anniversary.

exceptional accommodations now include

Laura Bush Suite, Founder’s Suite

No two of Grand Hotel’s 385 guest rooms are

alike, with each decorated by renowned designer

Carleton Varney of Dorothy Draper & Co. Inc. (New

York), the oldest established interior design firm in

the united States. The grandest accommodations of

all are the more than three dozen themed Named

Rooms and Two-Bedroom Suites, from the Lincoln

Suite to the Hollywood Suite. The most recent additions

are the Laura Bush Suite, the sixth First Lady

Suite at the hotel; and the Founder’s Suite, featuring

furniture from the estate of Francis Stockbridge, a

u.S. Senator from 1887 to 1894 who once owned

the land on which Grand Hotel now sits.

Grand Hotel offers many activities which help

make any vacation truly unforgettable: biking

around the island, swimming in the Esther Williams

swimming pool, a visit to Astor’s Salon and Spa,

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or a round on one of Michigan’s most scenic golf

courses, The Jewel, where a horse-drawn carriage

takes you to the back nine featuring woodlands and

five acres of ponds. Stroll downtown to Mackinac

Island or visit one of the hotel’s many shops for

resort wear and accessories, fine art, jewelry, books,

children’s toys and games. Adults can enjoy a bit of

free time while the kids are involved in one of many

complimentary children’s programs, which feature

scavenger hunts, rock collecting on the beach,

games on the front lawn, arts and crafts, hayrides,

tours of Fort Mackinac, and the island’s butterfly

houses.

Grand dining includes many casual options

Throughout the history of Grand Hotel, dining

has been an exceptional feature of the guest experience.

In addition to the legendary Main Dining

Room overlooking the Straits of Mackinac, options

include The Gate House, just down the hill from the

hotel; The Jockey Club at the Grand Stand, overlooking

the first tee of The Jewel; Woods, situated

in an opulent Tudor mansion a short horse-drawn

carriage ride from the hotel; and the newest Grand

Hotel restaurant, Cawthorne’s Village Inn, located

in downtown Mackinac Island.

For as long as it’s been welcoming guests, Grand

Hotel has been known for its porch, the world’s

longest. In the early days of the hotel, the porch

was the principal meeting place for all of Mackinac

Island, a promenade for island romantics. Today,

it’s a relaxing spot for enjoying cocktails, a good

book, or just to gaze out at the Straits of Mackinac.

Every year since 1887, Grand Hotel has welcomed

countless guests and families to Mackinac

Island. Grand Hotel welcomes you to celebrate their

125th Anniversary in 2012. •

Family-owned Grand Hotel Welcomes

Guests for its landmark 2012 Season

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Griffon

the

Robert Cavelier Sieur de LaSalle

FROM Haunts of Mackinac, REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION

BRIEF HISTORy

“Some who report seeing the Griffon’s ghost describe her as being

on an eastbound course, with no visible crew on her decks.”

The first commercial and decked ship

to sail the upper Great Lakes was the

Griffon, also known as “Le Grifon.”

The ship was built during the summer of

1679 under direction of the famous explorers

Robert Cavelier Sieur de LaSalle and Moise

Hillaret. The Griffon was designed as a French

brig weighing around 60 tons with a length

of seventy feet from bow to stern and a width

of sixteen feet. She was the largest ship, at the

time, to sail up into the Great Lakes. Powered

by two sail masts and armed with seven light

guns, this superior ship was designed to help

LaSalle gain a strong foothold in the fur trade

and dominate the industry in the northern

trade route.

On August 7, 1679, the Griffon was completed

and set sail from Cayuga Creek,

near Niagara Falls, for the northern reaches

of the Great Lakes. Her crew

consisted of thirty-four men

including LaSalle, Lieutenant

Tonty, Father Hennepen,

two other missionaries, La Ribourde

and Membre’, the pilot,

Luc La Dane, and twenty-eight others.

The first historic event that occurred on

the Griffon’s maiden voyage was the naming,

by Father Hennepen, of the body of water

north of the Detroit River. Hennepen

decided that the lake

should be named after Saint

Claire, whose feast day fell

on August 11, the day they

arrived. LaSalle broke a

bottle of wine over the

bow of the Griffon

christening the new

lake. From that day

forward the body

of water has

“Hennepen decided

that the lake should

be named after

Saint Claire...”

been known as “Lac Ste. Claire” or today as

Lake St. Clair.

While the Griffon sailed through Lake

Huron, she was caught in a severe storm which

LaSalle believed the ship and crew would not

make it through. Records show that LaSalle

had told the crew they were all “undone” and

feared they would not survive the storm. The

entire crew, except the pilot, Luc, fell to their

knees and started to pray for their lives. Luc,

however, was not going to die in a “nasty lake”

when he had challenged and survived many

storms as an oceangoing pilot. As you will

learn, fate would, in time, catch up with him.

The Griffon reached the mission, at what

is now St. Ignace, on August 27, 1679. While

there, LaSalle learned that two members of

an advance group had deserted and were in

Sault Sainte Marie. LaSalle did not have the

time to search for the deserters, so

instead, he left Tonty along with

twenty men to establish a trading

post and search for the deserters.

He instructed his trusty second in

command that he was to arrest the

deserters, once they had been found. Tonty

was then to proceed with the deserters to

Green Bay, Wisconsin where the rest of the

group would be waiting.

The first week of September, the Griffon

arrived in Green Bay. While there, the ship

was stocked with as many furs as it could

hold. Although the ship was ready to return,

LaSalle was not comfortable sending the ship

back without Tonty onboard. LaSalle delayed

the departure in hope that Tonty would arrive

soon, however, LaSalle was later notified that

Tonty was caught in stormy weather and

would take some time to reach the Griffon.

LaSalle could no longer justify delaying the

Griffon’s departure, especially considering

A Sketch of the Griffon

the ship’s full cargo and the debts he owed in

Niagara. Thus, the Griffon departed with only

a skeleton crew onboard, the pilot, Luc, and

five others.

The Griffon was last seen by Indians in

the northern reaches of Lake Michigan. The

Indians advised the pilot, Luc, to stay near

the shore because the straits of Mackinac had

many shallows and shoals that the ship could

strike. The fate of the Griffon after this meeting

is debatable. Many believe the ship came into a

severe storm and sank with her crew onboard.

Others speculate that the crew either stole the

furs and sank the Griffon or the crew was murdered

by a group of Indians, who stole anything

of value and set the ship afire. Soon after the

Griffon disappeared, furs began to wash up on

the shores of Mackinac Island. It was thought

to be all that was left of the famous Griffon.

GHOSTLy ACTIVITy

Regardless of how the Griffon and her crew

perished, their ghosts continue to sail the

Great Lakes. There are reported sightings of

a phantom French brig style ship traveling

through the Straits of Mackinac. Many believe

this ship is LaSalle’s Griffon. Are the six crew

members and their ghost ship still trying to

reach their destination?

Some who report seeing the Griffon’s ghost

describe her as being on an eastbound course,

with no visible crew on her decks. As the ship

approaches, it slowly vanishes before the witnesses’

eyes. The best time to watch for the illfated

Griffon ghost ship is early, on mornings

with heavy fog. The best place to watch for

the ship is the Island’s west coast, facing the

Mackinac Bridge. •

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GreTCHeN

DorIAN

PHoToGrAPHS ...

the 2012 russia Cham

Above: Angela Bagritsky from Berdsk, russia, in the 2012 russia Championship on lake Baikal.

1-2: Angela sailing home.

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1

Gretchen Dorian with

Chris Williams, Secretary

of IDNIYrA.

pionship

Berdsk, russia

lake Baikal

Siberia

Above: Iceboater, Dmitry volokhov of Moscow, russia. In the background is a Buddhist

“Stupa,” (white building). one of only two in russia, here it is on an island in the middle of

Siberia. They say if you visit, and walk around it, you can feel the energy inside.

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The full moon was

so bright that it lit up

the decks all night

without the need for

any flashlights…a

truly wonderful

November night sail!

The races to be sailed included the legendary

Nassau Ocean Cup Race, the annual Wirth M. Munroe Fort Lauderdale to

Palm Beach Yacht Race, the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, Key West

Race Week, and the Suncoast Race Week. The five races have, in a way,

established a newer, custom version of the old SORC-type tour. Each race

has its own personality with totally different destinations and courses.

The first race, the Nassau Ocean Cup in early November, was across

the Florida Straits from Miami, around Great Isaac and Stirrup Cay, and

down to Nassau Harbor. The wind at the start was out of the northeast

at 12 knots, but it soon proved that a code zero was in order. Hot Ticket

started a little to leeward of Carinthia and after putting up her code zero

put about a + mile lead on Carinthia. When the two boats rounded Great

Isaac they turned about 20 degrees to the right. Carinthia went to a .75

oz. reaching spinnaker and managed to pass Hot Ticket within a couple

boat lengths and put on her own + mile lead. But, as long distance races

go, it was not over as the wind continued to clock. At dusk, and as the

IN A

leAGUe

oF oUr

oWN,

Carinthia and Hot Ticket

or...

This past fall, Bayview Yacht Club dock neighbors and

fierce J120 competitors, Carinthia and Hot Ticket

elected to do a southern racing circuit together.

breeze continued to back, Hot Ticket with her 0.6 oz. running spinnaker,

caught up and rolled Carinthia with a full blast of rock and roll music

that she is famous for. It turns out that Carinthia’s four year old spinnaker

was just too porous and didn’t have enough juice to keep up. In all, Hot

Ticket finished eight minutes ahead of Carinthia, but both boats finished

a very respectable 2nd and 3rd overall in the PHRF division. The conditions

were great ... full moon, steady breeze, and temperatures in the 70s

allowing sailing in shorts the whole trip. The full moon was so bright that

it lit up the decks all night without the need for any flashlights … a truly

wonderful November night sail! The best part about this race was the

ability to hang out at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island afterwards.

The two crews partied into the wee hours of each night and the competition

did not end without a contest for the fastest crewman on the famous

Atlantis Temple waterslide.

The second race in the J120 series was the Wirth M. Munroe Fort

Lauderdale to Palm Beach Yacht Race, more commonly referred to

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“... it was a great way to bring fellow

Bayview members along to share a

mid-winter southern adventure.”

as the “Race to the

Buffet,” in early December.unfortunately,

Hot Ticket missed

the 9 a.m. opening

of the Fort Lauderdale 17th Street

Bridge to reach the Atlantic Ocean and was in jeopardy of

missing the start. After much discussion aboard, Ticket made the decision

to attempt to clear the bridge without waiting for the next opening. In what

ended up being a scary moment, she was able to just clear the bridge with

everyone sitting on the boom. The antenna on the top of the mast scraped

the bottom of the bridge and navigation lights on the spans. With all the distractions

and delay, Carinthia was the first boat to the ocean side of the start

line at the gun with the J105 loki a little behind and to her leeward. Hot

Ticket was noticeably late on the shore side of the line. Carinthia has done

this race a number of years with similar conditions of 15 to 20 knots out of

the north against the current. Carinthia would start with a #1 genoa close

hauled with the wind from the northeast. During the first 10 to 15 miles,

Hot Ticket managed to match speed with Carinthia, but Carinthia made

every opportunity to point as high as she could to sail into the Gulf Stream.

loki soon fell back and Carinthia was the farthest right in the PHRF fleet.

Carinthia soon started getting lifted and continued to get farther right.

About 20 miles up the course, Carinthia was heavy in the Gulf Stream with

the miserable eight foot pounding waves over the bow that accompanied

it. On the conveyor, Carinthia got nearly a two knot kick that catapulted

them ahead of everyone in the PHRF fleet including Ticket. By the time

Carinthia reached the end of the 40 mile course the other J120 was nearly

four miles behind. At the end, Carinthia was headed but made the finish

line without tacking. The boats behind had to tack four times to stay off the

beach. Carinthia ended up 1st in class and 1st overall in the fleet. After the

finish, each boat and crew was met at the docks of the Sailfish Yacht Club

by lovely waitresses and served complimentary rum drinks. The evening

continued as it started, and finished with the “best buffet in Florida.”

The next race in the series was the 37th Annual Fort Lauderdale to Key

West Race in early January. The object of the race is to stay as close to shore

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Mike

&Frank’s

Excellent Ad

as possible along the Keys to stay out of the current of the Gulf Stream. The

race started out with conditions southeast at 20-25 knots, so both J120s

were flying their #3 genoas. Carinthia got a decent start at the boat while

pushing out nearly half the fleet. Hot Ticket was not far behind to leeward.

unfortunately for Ticket, she lost her brand new #1 overboard during a sail

change about 30 minutes into the race and was forced to return to retrieve

it. As the day went on, so did the wind. By the time the two boats reached

the Miami Cut the breeze was under five knots and the two boats spent a

number of hours enjoying the night lights of Miami. Both Carinthia and

Hot Ticket at this point used the incoming tide to gain on the other boats in

the class by sailing towards shore. Eventually the wind clocked behind and

the rest of the race along the Key’s was a run in light breeze. Carinthia did

not finish the race by unfortunately cutting Sombrero Key Reef a little too

tight on a receding tide. Hot Ticket did finish a day and a half after the start,

which is extremely slow for this 160 mile race. She ended up finishing

against the extreme tidal current at Key West in about three knots of breeze

upwind. Again, both crews met up in Key West along with the incoming

sailors arriving for Key West Race Week. Key West has its own personality

with its deep history and the many bars/restaurants available to salvage the

aches and pains from the race.

Hot Ticket elected to do the Key West Race Week in mid-January in the

PHRF A class with a J-subclass scoring system. She raced in a class with

a number other J boats including J111s, J109s, and a J122. The class also

included a number of 1D35s. This was the first KWRW for Hot Ticket

and she sure earned her stripes. The class was very competitive and left

the crew with a number of lessons learned for future races. The highlight

of the week was the trek out to the course each morning amongst some

of the biggest, fastest boats and crews in the world, with the picturesque

vEnturE!

backdrop of the Key West. Each night was equally as enjoyable with the

sights and sounds of Duval Street …

The final regatta in the “Detroit J120 Southern Tour” was the 34th

Suncoast Race Week in Tampa Bay on Florida’s west coast. The first race

was on the last Friday of March and was a 25 mile point-to-point race

from Davis Island Yacht Club just outside of Tampa to Bradenton Yacht

Club on the southeast side of the bay. The race started with a seven knot

wind coming out of the southwest. We tacked all day upwind through

the bay to the Sunshine Skyway and then reached off towards Bradenton.

Hot Ticket led most of the way, battling it out with a couple Farr 395s

in the class, with Carinthia finishing 20 minutes behind. The second race

of the regatta on Saturday was from the previous day’s finish

in Bradenton back under the Sunshine Skyway and northeast to

St. Petersburg. The wind was out of the southwest at 20 knots

but since we were sailing the opposite direction we started with

our code zeros. Hot Ticket had a nice start and pulled in front of

Carinthia by about 100 yards. About 15 minutes into the race,

Hot Ticket’s spinnaker halyard blew and Carinthia managed to

pull ahead. There was a lot of wind pressure, as a Robinson 41, XS

tore off the front of her bow sprit. Eventually, we both switched to

our 0.6 oz runners down the course and then went to our #1 genoas

for the last 2.5 mile leg into St. Petersburg. A large ocean freighter

ended up splitting Hot Ticket and Carinthia apart just before the

Sunshine Skyway with Carinthia making it across her bow (barely

... and with a number of sounds) and Hot Ticket forced to wait for

the pass. Hot Ticket pulled out all the stops as the two approached

the finish, but in the end Carinthia finished 15 seconds ahead in front

of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Ironically, the following day was a

windward leeward race with practically no air. The race committee

boat managed to get off one race in five knots of air with Hot Ticket managing

to finish three minutes ahead of Carinthia. Hot Ticket’s finish on the

final day was enough to place them 3rd overall in the PHRF Spinnaker

division for the regatta. This race series was again unique as we got to

race between three different yacht clubs in the bay. We can’t tell you how

hospitable and appreciative the other sailors were that two offshore boats

from Detroit came to do their regatta. On our last night there, we were

invited by fellow local sailors to cruise the bay and have a few pops together.

Certainly, this was an excellent end to a great tour of the Florida waters.

The entire Southern Tour was a great way for two rival sailboats crews

to share a unique experience together. In addition, it was a great way to

bring fellow Bayview members along to share a mid-winter southern

adventure. The great part about racing together, as well as with our J120

class back home, is that we enjoy beating each other up on the water and

then sharing a drink together at the dock. As far as that goes, we won every

regatta we sailed. Now, it’s time to get back to the fresh waters of the Great

Lakes for more adventures in 2012.•

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CHArleSToN

race

Week

2012

This was the fourth time I have raced in Charleston race week, and it

for sure it will not be the last. For those who have not been, Charleston is a great place to visit, easy

accommodations, great food, awesome social atmosphere, and a close race course with great racing.

One of the virtues of the race week is the regatta village feel. The whole regatta is run out of the

Patriots Point Marina Resort. You put away your boat, walk up to the bar, see all of your fellow competitors,

and then walk into the tent to enjoy the regatta sponsored libations. Then if you are lucky enough,

walk up to your hotel room to reset and get ready for the following day.

The racing is professionally run and if you are sailing on the inshore course the racecourse is about a

ten minute motor from the dock. Charleston Race week brings in big-time PRO’s to make sure the racing

is good and fair, which can be a challenge with all of the current of the harbor.

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by Bora Gulari

“If Key West is

where you see all

the professional

teams, Charleston

is where you see

all of the grass

roots racing teams.”

The Race organizers always do a current talk

before the race week to help newcomers come

to grips with the challenge of the harbor currents

and where not to sail to keep you off the bottom.

If you have the ability to go, I would strongly

recommend it: the race week is run with the

same level of professionalism of Key West Race

Week, but without having to go to the farthest

south point in the uSA. If Key West is where

you see all the professional teams, Charleston

is where you see all of the grass roots

racing teams.

This year we had 33 Melges 24s

and the racing was tight. Our major

competition was Alan Field on WTF

with Jonathan McKee calling tactics,

and Kristen Lane on Brickhouse with

Charlie McKee calling tactics. Troll

(Jeremy Wilmot) and I took a totally

new cast of crewmembers on the boat

for this regatta: Brad Funk, Meredith

Nordhem, and John Casey. The regatta

was tight and it turned into a match race

to decide the victor in the end. Troll did

a great job, and once again we came out

on top, winning our third major regatta

in a row leading up to the Worlds.

Our next stop, the Muskegon One

Design regatta.•

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Women’s event

returns With

New Format

Another Year

WoWing

It Up

Trying to satisfy a group of women can be,

well, let’s say, “challenging.” organizing a sailing weekend

each year for women sailors can be even more so.

But noT impossible, says Laurie Bunn, chair of the 2012

Women on Water regatta.

“Changing the annual event keeps it fresh, exciting and

competitive,” she says. “We’re trying to reflect what our

female sailors want, and that’s a variety of formats.”

Beginner recreational sailors may want to get a taste of

racing. Veterans may want aggressive racing with tighter

competition. Women who don’t normally drive or trim on

mixed-gender crews may want to try out those positions in

less formalized competition.

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So to appeal to all those kinds of female sailors, Bunn,

this year added a Friday evening point-to-point race and

is allowing men to crew to help form more teams, and

the fleet will finish in front of the club. “We expect the

usual dinner crowd but also a healthy spectator audience,”

she says.

Saturday will remain a windward-leeward, one-design

competition, that will provide the excitement more advanced

sailors crave, and beginners can learn to thrive on.

“Yep, something for everyone over the weekend, including

Sunday off,” Bunn says.

Bayview spoke with her about some particulars of the

event and what to expect that weekend.

BYC: WHAT’S NeW ABoUT THe

WoMeN oN WATer eveNT THIS YeAr?

Laurie Bunn: We’ve re-vamped the format

to add a new kind of racing: a PHRF, pointto-point

course that will start on the lake and

end on the river right in front of the club. So on

Friday evening, women will skipper a variety

of boats with a mixed crew. They can be all-

female (which is what I will do) or a mix, as long

as the woman steers. Assuming the weather

cooperates, we also expect some families with

children. On Saturday we will have our more

traditional competition for the WOW, the onedesign

racing. And, it will only be Saturday, no

Sundays this year, so people will have time that

weekend for something besides sailing.

BYC: WHY DID YoU MAKe THe CHANGe?

LB: We wanted to make it a more inclusive

event, and based on the feedback from previous

years, this is what women wanted, a bit

of fun racing, which will be the point-to-point

race, and some tighter competition in a singleday

format. Plus, we’re trying to be mindful

of budget constraints too. And, we’re trying to

provide some great racing and competition, but

not tie up the whole weekend for everyone, as

they may have commitments to other sports,

or non-sailing spouses, or kids’ activities. Our

sport needs to be reflective of modern life.

BYC: WHAT WIll THe CoUrSe Be

For THe PoINT-To-PoINT rACe?

LB: We’ll start somewhere near Windmill

Pointe or Peche Island, round a mark or two

on Lake St. Clair, and finish in front of the

“Changing the

annual event keeps

it fresh, exciting

and competitive ...”

club to hopefully a good crowd. With that

course, there’s no beating against the current in

the river.

BYC: WHAT reMAINS FroM PrevIoUS

WoW reGATTAS?

LB: Of course, the Natalie J. O’Niel Trophy

awaits the winners. That’s a tradition that will

NEVER change! We have the same healthy

competition among friends and well-organized

racing that will satisfy the long-time racers

as well as a good introduction for newcomers

too. As always, the WOW sailors in 2012

will have a wide range of abilities and commitment

levels. Some are serious racers, some are

weekend warriors, and some are new to the sport

entirely—which is great to see.

BYC: WHY Do WoMeN

NeeD THeIr oWN

SAIlING eveNT?

LB: Women’s sailing builds

camaraderie in a unique way

which is good for the sport. For

women who don’t normally

sail together, it can help build

a team for the women-only

u.S. sailing national events, or

match racing. Some women don’t learn as well

with men on board, whether it’s a communication

style difference, or an intimidation factor,

or whatever it may be, a women-only event can

help gain the confidence for other sailing situations.

In general, women’s events are a great

way to grow the sport in ways that might not

happen otherwise. In the past we’ve had women

participate in WOW racing or clinics who

have gone on to do adult sailing or more racing

in general.

BYC: WHAT DoeS THe WoW eveNT

AND WoMeN’S SAIlING eveNTS IN

GeNerAl oFFer To SPoNSorS?

LB: Like all sailing events, the WOW draws

the usual demographic of people involved in

sailing. In general, they are passionate about

their hobbies, their sports, their fitness and

their fun. Plus, at a women’s event, spectators

come out in unprecedented numbers to watch

and help. Participants also tell us it’s one of

their most memorable events. That means years

later, when they pull out that T-shirt or hat

with the regatta logo, and see the

sponsor icon, they make a really

positive connection between the

two for years to come.

BYC: HoW CAN BAYvIeW

MeMBerS HelP MAKe THe

WoW A SUCCeSS?

LB: Volunteer! We always need

help with the race committee and

race management. If you’re a boat

owner, recruit some women to

sail your boat. You can even go along on the

Friday night race. If you’re a sailor, register

to race! And finally, everyone can help spread

the word about the new event format that will

be attractive to a lot of sailors in the area, new

and veteran.•

registration information at:

www1.byc.com/wow

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first mackinac race winner

restored to Sail Again

by Al Declercq

It all started when Ted Everingham approached me at the

Mackinac awards party in the summer of 2005 and introduced me to Bart

Huthwaite. Bart was heading up a group, along with Roman Barnwell, that was

restoring Bernida. Bart found the boat in a barn in Frankfort in pretty bad shape.

Through their fundraising efforts, they were able to pay for the materials and

Roman volunteered his time to rebuild the boat. Roman did a beautiful job and

I suspect the boat looks better today than when she won the first Mackinac race.

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Bernida is an R Boat designed by

George Owens, an MIT professor, and

built by George Lawlet and Sons in

1921. Bernida was designed to the universal

Rule developed in 1904. This is

the same rule that governs six, eight,

and twelve meters. The primary components

of the universal Rule are length

overall, waterline length, draft, beam,

and sail area. Not much has changed

over the years. The same factors that affected

a boat’s speed potential in 1904

are the same constraints navel architects

optimize to today. Bernida won the first

Mackinac race in 1925, skipped the

following race, and won again in 1927.

“Bernida is an r Boat designed by George

owens, an MIT professor, and built by

George lawlet and Sons in 1921.”

The Mackinac Island

group had hoped that they

would be able to use the

boat locally to attract visitors

to the island and draw

attention to other restoration

projects. When that

did not work out, Roman

attempted to sell the boat

without any luck. Eventually,

the decision was

made to auction Bernida

on eBay. This did not set

well with me. I believed the boat should

stay in the area and I was concerned that

someone from one of the active fleets

in Seattle, Cleveland or Toronto would

purchase the boat. So after a few beers at

Dead Mans Curve, I gave Roman a call

and told him I would buy the boat if he

pulled it off eBay. We agreed to a price,

as Jerome handed me my next beer, and

the quest to win a third Mackinac race

for Bernida began.

There were a few structural issues that

needed to be addressed, and I figured

who better than Roman Barnwell to fix

the problems before we picked Bernida

up in St.Ignace last fall. Roman bolted

a few planks that had been

secured by wood screws and

spruced up the top sides and

bright work. The boat was

delivered to Bayview shortly

before Christmas by Gary

Snider. Dean Kuhn quickly

shrink wrapped the boat and

Todd Jones picked up the

mast for updates. The mast

lived indoors at Thomas

Hardware all winter. Thanks

Todd!

It is amazing how many Bayview

members have offered to help get

Bernida to the starting line for the 2012

Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race.

It is the kind of project we like to get behind

at Bayview. Thanks to everyone for

your encouragement. For you naysayers,

we will make it to the finish line, and I

will be dammed if we will be the first

crew to lose a Mackinac race in the boat.

In preparing Bernida for the race, our

first concern was with the rig. It was a

single spreader rig and the panel length

between the supporting shrouds was too

long to provide adequate support. Andy

Groh redesigned the rig and added a

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second set of spreaders. The two spreader

configuration and modern top mast and

running backstay system should insure

we can make it to the finish line without

someone yelling, “timber.” We moved the

head stay up two feet to optimize the “I”

dimension to the R Boat rule, and modified

the masthead unit to accept masthead

spinnakers. This seemed like the easiest

way to get the sail area up to the limit

allowed by the rule. The other option

was to increase the “J” dimension, and

although the boat would have been a little

faster with a longer J, it would have

required way more work and money, and

we wanted to sail the boat in a similar upwind

configuration as in 1925 Mackinac

race.

The next step was to reinforce all the

high load areas. The boat was plenty

strong enough to go for a day sail, but

probably not strong enough to sail under

racing loads. David and Bob LaMere,

Sara’s brother and dad, along with our

son, Matthew, have been working on this part of the project

and have done a terrific job. The next step is to add a manual

gusher pump, similar to the ones found on an Etchells, and a

high capacity electric pump that will be powered by a mini

Honda generator. If we can’t keep the water out, we need a

good method to get rid of it.

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“It is amazing

how many Bayview

members have

offered to help

get Bernida to

the starting line

for the 2012

Bell’s Beer Bayview

Mackinac race.”

I skipped over the most important

step to winning a Mackinac race, and

that is the crew. My first calls were to

long time friends, Ken Flaska and Fred

Detwiler. We have raced more than

50,000 miles together and they were

my first choice to fill out the crew. Ken

and his son, Conner, were enthusiastic

right out of the blocks and signed on

before I could finish asking them. Fred

proceeded a little more cautiously, but

after his son, Ward, signed on, Fred figured

three fathers and three sons sailing

the boat that won the first Mackinac race

was something he shouldn’t miss. I suspect

by Sunday night we will know if

Fred’s concerns were warranted. By then

it will be too late, and we will have no

choice other than to do what we always

do; deal with the problems and try to win

the race.

Look for us to finish Monday night, in

time to have at least a round at Horn’s. I

can’t wait to start a race that is sure to leave

us with more stories, more time laughing, more time telling

the boys how it was when we were their age, than any of the

previous 46 Bayview Mackinac races I have sailed in. The

thought ofthis adventure with two of my best friends and our

sons, has got me fired up. Good luck to everyone sailing and

we will see you all at the best regatta party in sailing!•

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76 /// 2012 Summer Burgee

Boat 2012 BYC Club

Match Race

Detroit Cup qualifier Stage 1

May 12, 2012

Detroit river – Grade 5

8-12 knots:

6 flights and 12 races completed

Our 2012 match racing season started out in

need of a little WD-40 as we proved to be more

than a little rusty after several months off. CVT

was on his game as usual and Spencer showed

great promise under the watchful guidance

of Adam Hollerbach, who made a welcome

appearance after an extended layoff from U20

racing. We had several close and competitive

matches during the day with all the competitors

that reinforced some helpful lessons. Hats

off to Dave Bennett for excellent U20 boat

preparation, as we never had any breakdowns,

and to our experienced umpires who made

sure everything worked smoothly.

Thanks again to Chris VanTol for putting

together yet another awesome event. Also

thank you to the PRO, Trish Smotherman, and

umpires, Debi Schoenherr, Com. Ted Everingham,

Com. Bill Thorpe, Lance Smotherman,

and Hanson Bratton.•

by Josh Kerst

results:

1 Chris vanTol 6-0

2 Spencer Colpaert *4-2

3 Josh Kerst 2-4

4 Gary Shoemaker 0-6

* deducted 2 point penalty for damage

Next stage ... Spring

Invitational Detroit

Cup qualifier!

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2012 race Puzzles

Are You a reAl Sailor?

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18

19

Across

2 after end of a boat

3 measurement of the width of a

boat

7 at or near the stern

9 a slide which travels on a

track and is used for altering

sheet angles

11 the direction and speed of the

wind felt when stationary, at

anchor or on land

12 to hoist a sail

13 floating navigational marker

16 the direction and speed of the

wind felt by thecrew.

Combination of the true wind

and that created by the

motion of the boat

17 a boat's track, behind.

18 a light pole used to hold out

the clew of a headsail when

running

19 the body of the boat

3

16

4

9

5

14

2

15

6

7

8

boat 10

11 track and is used for altering

12 wind felt when 13 stationary, at

17

Down

1 a boat's angle to horizontal, to

lean over to one side

2 to join ropes or wires by

unlaying the strands and

interweaving them

4 above the deck

5 vertical spar to which the sails

and rigging are attached

6 boat with a tendency to swing

into wind unless held on course

8 a flat surface at the back of the

hull to which the rudder is

attached

10 directly to the side of the boat

14 a kitchen on a boat

15 a wind at right angles to a boat's

course

18 the direction from which the

wind blows, towards the wind

(opposite of leeward)

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9-time champion almost had to miss Mackinac race. Then competitors stepped in.

After the lightning strike, any other man would've quit.

But smart money could never bet against Tim Prophit of St. Clair Shores.

"If you want me to do something, tell me I can't do it," he said. "I'll say ... 'watch me.' "

On June 29, lightning damaged four sailboats at Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit. The act of God caused $26,000 in damage on Prophit's Fast Tango and an impossible challenge.

It wasn't about the money. It was about the time.

Prophit, a 62-year-old marketing consultant, needed to rebuild the boat immediately. He had to make a 92-hour trip on the water to get his sailboat from Detroit to Chicago for the 112th annual Chicago to Mackinac Island Race by July 17.

Boat parts couldn't be ordered and installed in time. Insurance payments took too long.

Prophit had 12 days to accomplish what needed to be done.

Yes, he paid $840 in nonrefundable race registration fees. More importantly, he had a reputation to defend as a nine-time winner. But men and women spend a whole year preparing for this grueling 333-mile race across Lake Michigan that would include 231 boats from 11 states and three countries.

Sailing is as much a part of Michigan culture as Ford Motor Co. and Faygo pop.

Just minutes before the storm, boat mechanic Paul Lee had pulled the starter off the engine to repair a fuel leak. He also turned off the battery. He's in there below deck, working with flashlights, kneeling on the wood floor and touching nothing but wood or fiberglass, when he heard what sounded like a stick of dynamite inside the boat. He saw electricity arc from the ground cable. Then he smelled smoke.

Wire antenna vaporized. Screws melted.

"I knew that was lightning electricity," said Lee, 54, of Eastpointe. "I was 2 feet away from active lightning. I suffered no shock or burn. And there wasn't enough time to be scared. We lost all the electronics, instruments, navigational equipment, the radio. Anything electrical was fried. The USB chargers needed to be replaced. But the engine was basically unaffected."

Prophit made the fixes in time to race Chicago to Mackinac on July 17. This weekend, he'll race Port Huron to the iconic island in what's called the Bayview Mackinac Race because it's run by the prestigious Detroit club founded in 1915.

Lee will compete directly against Prophit on the boat Genesis.

"Keep in mind, there's no prize money. It's all about a flag," Lee said. "When we're on the water and the race course, we are enemies. I want to crush him. When we're off the race course, we do whatever we can to help each other out."

Back in 1993, they raced together from Port Huron to Mackinac in winds approaching 30 mph. Other boats could not get control of the wind, Lee said. They were on a Santana 35, the original Fast Tango, and they were flying.

Prophit called to his crew that he would line up sails, expecting them to break into pieces and shred — one after another after another.

"He's ready to wipe out his spinnaker (sail) inventory to win the race," Lee said. "He is ridiculously committed to winning. We won our class" and second overall.

Handsome Pete

So when Fast Tango was hit by lightning, Prophit posted on social media news of the disaster and vowed to stay in the hunt.

He would not quit a race he had won nine times. But the only way he could remain in the race would be with the help of his competitors — people who trained and spent money preparing to sail against him.

Sailors from Bayview Yacht Club and Great Lakes Yacht Club and Grosse Pointe Sail Club called and texted and emailed. People pulled parts out of boxes in their garages and basements and even off boats.

Andrew Morlan of Grosse Pointe Park, Jim Rapelje of Sterling Heights, Sammy Barbour of Grosse Pointe and Brian Smith of St. Clair Shores took the lead. A guy named Dick Booth in Treasure Island, Florida, spent hours on the phone walking Prophit through, step by step, fixing instruments that are no longer made.

They rebuilt Fast Tango like Frankenstein in a week and a half.

After he crossed the starting line in Chicago, it took him 59 hours, 4 minutes and 20 seconds to finish — placing second after a boat named Handsome Pete from Chicago on Monday. They had 16 boats in their class, Section 8.

Prophit turned around and sailed Fast Tango from Mackinac Island back to Port Huron, arriving early Thursday, to then turn around and race back to the island again. The race begins at 11:30 a.m. Saturday with different start times for different size boats.

Fast Tango and its class of competitors will cross the starting line at 1300 or 1 p.m.

Part of the brutality of the race is that it's back to back with Chicago. Chicago is always first in odd years. Port Huron in even years.

"This will be my 39th Bayview Mackinac race but I've only completed 37 of the 38 I've started," he said. "In 1985, I was on a Tartan 10 that made it about halfway before dropping out. The wind was about 25-35 knots (about 30 mph) in huge waves. The main sail split in half, front to back. It was impossible to continue."

Prophit was crew then. He's skipper now, primarily the helmsman.

"My job is to drive the boat as fast as possible in the direction that the tactician tells me to drive it in. For the Mackinac race, we usually have two guys that are really good at weather routing, racing and fleet management," he said. "They figure out, where is everybody else in our class? You might need to be to the left of everybody or the right of everybody. That will influence our decision where we set up at the start. Or whether there's a wind shift about to happen, expected to happen. We have to anticipate it."

For example, you can't sail into the wind. You need to look at the little ribbons on the sails, called telltales, and make sure they're flying straight. You watch wave patterns. You need to decide in big wind if you're going to glide over waves or plow through them. The trick is to keep people dry on the rail. If you hit the back of a wave, you slow down.

One tactician on Fast Tango is a lawyer, another a marketing consultant. They understand how to read weather and how wind affects certain boats.

Fast Tango, a North America 40, was built in 1978 by the famed designer Dick Carter. Prophit purchased it in 2008, sailing mostly in the Great Lakes and around Detroit. It's a good light air boat.

"It's not a modern boat or a sexy race boat," Prophit said. "Kids don't walk down the dock and say, 'That's a really cool boat. I want to sail on that.' But it has tremendous history."

On his own boat and crewing on other boats, Prophit has crossed the starting line on Lake Huron 38 times and won his class nine times. He has raced in 26 Chicago Mackinac races and won his class nine times. He has won Chicago twice overall and Port Huron once overall.

It's a stellar record by any measure.

"Sailing teaches you about wind and weather and aerodynamics," he said. "You need to know engine repair because you're repairing (expletive) that happens when lightning hits your boat or you hit the ground because you got into some shallow water. There's math involved, figuring out the angle of the sail."

This is a man whose tattoos on the left arm tell a sailing story. One tattoo of goats with a Bayview Yacht Club flag, known as a burgee, signifies his first 25 races from Port Huron to Mackinac. Most men wear this image on a patch on their blue blazer.

Completing 25 Mackinac races makes a sailor an old goat. It's a big deal.

A second tattoo of two goats signifies being an old goat for both Chicago to Mackinac and Port Huron to Mackinac races. And, finally, he has a copy of a patch that says "Established in 1959" and refers to the Chicago Mackinac Goat Sailing Society.

"Not every sailor looks like a biker," Prophit said smiling, and looking over his tattoo sleeves on both arms with pride.

He is past commodore of the prestigious Bayview Yacht Club and he is currently commodore of the Detroit Regional Yacht-Racing Association.

He started sailing to meet girls.

"I had a power boat. I still have a motorcycle. I built hot rods. I went skydiving. I took an adult learn-to-sail class at the Detroit Yacht Club at age 23," Prophit said. "They encouraged students to race. I didn't really want to but I did it. You're racing against your fellow students so everyone is at the same basic extremely novice level. I happened to win that first race. And I go, 'Wow, this is a sport I can do and drink beer and smoke cigarettes and be an athlete. Perfect!' "

Everything he has in life now is directly or indirectly because of sailing: work, friendships, all of it. Some guys have sailed with Prophit for 35 years and others are new. It all depends on availability — who can take time off work, who has family commitments or health issues.

After all, Prophit had triple heart bypass surgery in April 2018 — "chest fully cracked open" — and sailed the Port Huron to Mackinac race 87 days later. A week after that, he sailed from the Windy City to Mackinac. He placed first in class and third overall in the Chicago race.

Friends, enemies

This year, he has five sailors who will do both races to Mackinac and five sailors will swap out. He'll race with some sailors in Chicago and against them in Port Huron.

"You kind of find your niche," he said. "I love starts, for example. Whether it's a short race or a long race, having a good start is better than not having a good start. Particularly on a Mackinac race where you get spread out on the lake fairly quickly. The start time is the one time you're in close contact and engagement with your competitors."

In other words, it's a time boats are most likely to touch because they're jockeying for a good position while at the same time trying to block other boats from getting good positions.

"Have I hit people? Yes," Prophit said. "Todd Jones is usually on the other boat. We're really good friends but we hate each other on the water. None of us likes to hit boats. They're not collisions, they're little love taps and bumps. When that happens, one is right and one is wrong and one takes a penalty."

Jones, 55, a businessman from Grosse Pointe, responded, "Once on the water, we both have a killer instinct. Sometimes he's in my way. If he's in my way, I'm going to push him out of the way and vice versa. For most people, what happens on the water stays on the water. You can't take that personally."

Men and women who crew with Prophit say he can't be compared to anyone else. He never, ever yells. He has a roster of 50 people to crew on long-distance races, and he builds teams depending on who's available and what personalities create the best chemistry. Mostly, he values commitment and safety.

"Sailing can be physically challenging. It's certainly mentally challenging," Prophit said. "You have to be physically fit and strong to handle the loads on sails and rigging."

In 2019, he blared a heavy metal song as clouds formed in the distance and Fast Tango was making a turn near Gray's Reef from Lake Michigan into the Straits of Mackinac.

"We were creeping up on somebody and he was setting the tone," said Grant Moore, 26, a sales manager from Port Huron, who plans to race with Prophit on Saturday. "He shreds on a guitar pretty good, too."

The song choice: "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine , Prophit said.

The Chicago Yacht Club canceled the 2020 race because of COVID-19 concerns among race organizers and on Mackinac Island, which delayed its season opening and implemented strict protocols and restrictions. Bayview ran a race with fewer boats than usual. This year, the longer of two courses from Port Huron is canceled because of Canadian border limits related to the pandemic.

Moore's father used to sail with Prophit.

"He's raw, straight up," Moore said. "It's a no-BS operation. We show up to have a hell of a time and leave it all out there."

Now the son trims the sails to capture the wind.

Chocolate and coffee

While other race boats cater meals, Fast Tango does not.

"If the food is up to me, you get peanut butter and jelly and Snickers bars," Prophit said. "I'm bringing the boat. We eat whatever the crew brings. We eat a lot of sandwiches. One guy does barbecued chicken breast — which can make a sandwich, pasta salad or they're great while sitting on the rail (with feet dangling over the water)."

On Fast Tango, the main food groups are protein, chocolate, salty snacks and coffee.

"I'm retired from drugs and alcohol consumption and have been for a few decades," Prophit said. "I did more than most do in a lifetime by the age of 40."

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He has made mistakes on and off the water, he said.

"That's how you learn," Prophit said. "I've had bad starts, gone the wrong way, made poor tactical decisions that cost me races. Now, when I don't win a race, I know exactly why. Either I made a mistake or the people who beat me made fewer mistakes than I did."

Blessed to be out there

He climbs up from below deck of Fast Tango on a breezy morning, having pulled into the Port Huron Yacht Club harbor at the intersection of the St. Clair River and Black River around 1 a.m. He desperately needed coffee.

A cigarette dangled from his lips.

He was waiting for his crewmate, Dave Simon.

Simon, 57, an engineer from Grosse Pointe Woods, planned to meet Prophit in Port Huron on Thursday to take him home to swap out dirty clothes and get life in order before the next race.

Within 48 hours, they'll be heading to the starting line together on Fast Tango.

Sailors say they feel honored to be on teams that Prophit builds, not just because of his sailing skill but because of how he guides and coaches those around him, including seasoned sailors.

"I've been in conditions with Tim ranging from zero wind to 105 knots (or 120 mph) in 2011, and his calmness is a constant positive. Screaming doesn't do any good," Simon said. "We're just blessed to be out there. You're seeing the sunrise over the Manitou Islands (in Lake Michigan). When you hit the (awards) podium, you never take that for granted."

Harry Jones, a Ford retiree from West Bloomfield who worked in human relations for global markets, has seen Prophit turn his passion for sailing into recruitment of young people and adults in Detroit.

The nonprofit organization Challenge the Wind Youth Sailing Program reaches out to families through schools, churches and community centers. Now about 50 kids and 30 adults who might otherwise never think of sailing are learning each summer on Detroit's waterfront.

"Young folks live downtown who ride bicycles over to Belle Isle, get on a sailboat and go sailing," said Jones, director of the sailing program. "Tim has been a big supporter of the youth program. He and I talked about creating the Detroit Community Sailing Center in the old Detroit Boat Club building, now called the Belle Isle Boat House. Tim is the kind of person who doesn't talk talk talk but do do do. We worked hard recruiting people."

People in the program crew on boats from Bayview, Detroit Boat Club and Crescent Yacht Club in Grosse Pointe .

"All of us track Tim's progress in both Mackinac races, and we're absolutely amazed that he got his boat to Chicago let alone finished second. It's pretty remarkable."

Prophit is a board member of the Detroit Community Sailing Center. Without more people of color and women, sailing can't thrive. Prophit wants it to thrive.

"I think there are a ton of people who would love to sail who haven't had the support," he said. "People think, 'sailing is for rich people, I can't do that.' That's (expletive)."

Army vs. Navy

So many people all over Detroit and the state of Michigan and different parts of the country will follow racers online through a GPS tracking system that shows where boats are at all times. It's obsessive for family members who check all through the night, including Prophit's sister Mary.

"I love that app," said Mary Prophit, 57, a retired U.S. Army colonel from Glenoma, Washington. "Sailing is Tim's passion and the highlight of his passion is the Mackinac races, both of them."

She noted that she's a certified diver but Mary Prophit understands the danger of water, and can't imagine the Mackinac races. "I could never do that. A boat is small. ... I need more room. I was in the Army, not the Navy. My brother lives and breathes sailing."

Two die after boat capsizes

In 2011, a couple from Saginaw racing WingNuts died as a result of head injuries and drowning in the Chicago to Mackinac race, according to a U.S. Sailing report. The boat had competed in three races to Mackinac Island before the incident, and the team was considered seasoned, reported the Chicago Tribune in October that year.

The lightweight 35-foot boat was designed for speed and thrills, and its unusual proportions made it vulnerable to capsizing in a race where the potential for extreme weather was well-known, said the report requested by the Chicago Yacht Club, the race organizer.

"Her capable crew and preparation could not make up for the fact that she had too little stability, which led to her being 'blown over' by a severe gust," the report said.

Mark Morley, 51, the boat's skipper, and his girlfriend Suzanne Bickel, 41, died in northern Lake Michigan after a prolonged blast of wind, generated by an intense thunderstorm, caused the boat to capsize, the Tribune reported. The fatalities were the first deaths from an accident in the race's 103-year history. Ten boats abandoned the competition to join in search efforts for the missing sailors, who were ultimately discovered early the next day, their bodies still tethered to the side of the boat.

Looking back, Prophit said, "At the worst of it, we basically laid the boat down on its side, which was safer than trying to sail. We let the wind lay us down. The thought of us dropping out with a boat that was not broken and with a somewhat damaged but still functional sail inventory never crossed our minds."

Competitors refer to Prophit as determined, even legendary.

While many people view sailing a sport for rich white men, he said sailors can sail without owning a boat or paying for upkeep, dockage or insurance. There is little more valuable than someone eager and willing to learn, he said.

"Detroit is a hands-on working-man town and Chicago seems to be a wealthier town, in general," Prophit said. "All that means is that their fleet consists of more new boats. Sailors are sailors."

When he gets to Mackinac Island, he predicted it would be in the wee hours of Monday, the first thing he'll do is get off the boat and wait in line to shower in the public marina. He'll stay on the boat instead of a swanky hotel.

"I can sleep anywhere. I can sleep on a rock. But you can't sleep on a rock on Mackinac or you'll get arrested for vagrancy," Prophit said. "Staying at a hotel doesn't make my boat go faster."

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Editor's Note: The reporter's family has belonged to the Port Huron Yacht Club for more than 30 years and has two relatives currently on the board of directors. She has been going to Mackinac Island during racing season since age 12. Her parents are old goats , and she has a family member racing in the 2021 Bayview Mackinac Race.

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Contact Phoebe Wall Howard: 313-618-1034 or [email protected] . Follow her on Twitter @phoebesaid . Sign up for our autos newsletter .

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Bayview Yacht Club announces registration dates for the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race

Sailing is the focus at Bayview Yacht Club

The reason sailors join Bayview Yacht Club differs for each member.

For some its the camaraderie, for others it may be the restaurant or its location on the banks of the Detroit River. Most agree, though, that it's the club's rigorous focus on sailing that sets Bayview apart from other clubs.

For Lynn Kotwicki, it was the club's legacy of racing champions.

"I knew the history, I knew the reputation. I knew the America's Cup sailors and sailors across a number of classes that were members," says Kotwicki of Royal Oak, who became a member in the early 2000s. A competitive sailor, she grew up around powerboats, but focused on sailing around age 10.

Kotwicki developed the yearly Women on Water regatta at Bayview in an effort to draw more women to the sport. She says Bayview is known globally because members like herself travel the world's waterways leaving behind the club's flag, known as a burgee.

"When I compete, whether it's in Portugal, Brazil or Sweden, or wherever, I always take the burgee and leave it there at that club. It's one of those things that ties you to home, but then again it makes notoriety for the club around the world, as well."

This year, Bayview celebrates 100 years in Detroit. The six-acre club at 100 Clairpointe, off East Jefferson, offers members access to boat wells, banquet facilities, a bar and restaurant and plenty of social activities. For all the stereotypes that may be associated with yacht clubs — exclusivity, old money, polo shirts — Commodore Hanson Bratton says Bayview aims to be inclusive and welcomes anyone interested in the sport of sailing.

"Bayview, as far as private clubs go, has a pretty narrow focus in terms of sailing," says Bratton, who will serve as commodore for one year, per tradition. "We don't have a lot of powerboats here ... we don't have a swimming pool, we don't have racquet courts and all that, so a lot of it is truly focused on sailing."

Bayview hosts regattas regularly. Besides a Thursday night series, the annual Summer Match Racing Invitational will take place this weekend, and, later this summer, the yacht club will host the Detroit Cup Aug. 27-30. The international sailing competition — which partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit — is spectator-friendly and has onsite commentary to add to the excitement of competition.

Bayview is best known for creating the annual Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race, which began in 1925. Frank Kern, a member since 1996, has collected extensive history on the race. Kern says when Bayview opened, there were only six members. Today there are around 1,000.

"Bayview started 100 years ago in 1915 and it was literally a fishing shack on motor boat row, which today is the boat basin owned by Gregory Marina (two miles west of Bayview)," Kern says.

One of the most popular aspects of Bayview in terms of boating is the adult and youth sailing programs, where people of almost any age can learn the basics of the sport. The Junior Sailing Program is open to youths ages 8-18 and offers a two-week "Learn to Sail" program ($450) or a summer-long program ($1,150).

Sailors are not required to be members of BYC, nor do they need to own a boat; they just need some close-toed shoes, a life vest and sun block.

Jessica Dodge of Grosse Pointe Park started her fourth summer in the sailing class last week.

"When I came in, I didn't even like sailing, but I love it so much now," says Dodge, who will be a freshman at Grosse Pointe South High School after her summer on the water. "The community is so nice and everyone is really helpful. I've learned so much about sailing. They teach you everything."

"And it's not just sailing; we play games and you make a lot of friends."

The final youth sailing class begins Monday, adult classes are under way, and a second wave of the program starts in mid-July.

Bridget Nutter joined Bayview as a junior member of the sailing program in 1997. She said Bayview offers a great way to make lifelong connections.

"I grew up in the junior sailing program and I was lucky enough to meet a lot of people who are still some of my closest friends today," says Nutter of Grosse Pointe Park.

"We've always been a club that prioritizes racing over anything else, although the social aspect is a close second. You can walk into the bar almost any time and see someone dressed up for work talking to another member covered in paint, and they're both equally at home because the love of the sport is what brought them in the door."

In addition to beginning sailors, Bayview also is home to champions, as demonstrated by the many shelves stocked with trophies throughout the club. Bayview even supports Olympic sailors. Two Olympic sailing teams — Bora Gulari and Solvig Sayre, and Alex Hume and Matt Graham — are working with the club to compete in the 2016 summer games.

Bratton stresses that while it can be costly to maintain and house a big boat, sailing can be for people in all economic situations.

"People think that it's a rich man's sport. The fact of the matter is that there are people that have money here and lot of what happens requires that financial support — owning a big boat — but people that don't have a lot of money also are very much welcome here and are needed to support sailing," Bratton says.

"All these boats need people to crew, and everybody here is willing to take on somebody and teach them what to do, and not even in the adult sailing program, just one of the regular boats that go out, we'll take them out and teach them how to sail and see if they're interested in it. Eventually, if they think they can become members, they do, but there's no obligation to become a member."

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Clubhouse summer hours: 3-10 p.m. Mondays; 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Sundays.

Membership: Adults ages 35 and older: $2,500 initiation fee, plus $145 monthly dues. Lower rates available for ages 25-35. Bayview Yacht Club is seeking new members, especially younger ones.

Adult Sailing: This year's remaining seven-week programs runs July 28-Sept. 1 and July 29-Sept. 2; orientation on July 23.

Junior Sailing: The remaining two-week Learn to Sail program will start Monday.

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DBusiness Daily Update: Bayview Yacht Club Unveils Plans for 100th Bayview Mackinac Race, and More

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Bayview Yacht Club Unveils Plans for 100th Bayview Mackinac Race

Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit has unveiled its plans for the 100 th running of the Bayview Mackinac race next July and announced that registration is open for the event.

“As you can imagine with this being such a significant event, we are witnessing an extraordinary level of interest and enthusiasm for the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race,” says Charlie Trost, chair of the 2024 Bayview Mackinac Race. “Sailors, both seasoned veterans and newcomers alike, are gearing up to be part of this historic occasion. The race is not only a test of skill, but also a celebration of the enduring spirit of adventure and competition.”

In conjunction with the opening of registration, National Fleet Services was announced as the presenting sponsor for the 100th running of the race, which will begin at approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 20, 2024.

“We are excited to have National Fleet Services and previous Bayview Yacht Club Commodore Tim LaRiviere as our new presenting sponsor,” says Mike Helm, 2024 commodore of the Bayview Yacht Club. “A longtime sailor, Tim shares the same passion for the race as every competitor taking part in the 2024 event.

“With their sponsorship, we will be able to improve various aspects of the event, including safety measures, race logistics and participant amenities. This partnership will not only benefit the competitors, but also help make the race more appealing to sailing enthusiasts and fans.”

According to LaRiviere, founder, president, and CEO of National Fleet Services: “Our goal in becoming the presenting sponsor of the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race is to help make it a memorable experience for all involved. There is a strong bond between the sailing community and those who are passionate about its growth and success. We look forward to a bright future for the race and sailing growth in new and existing audiences.”

For the 100th race, all competitors will sail on the 1925 Original Course, used during the first race. The course covers 204 nautical miles (235 statute miles). From its traditional start in southern Lake Huron, the fleet will head north on one course along the Michigan shoreline before heading west, passing south of Bois Blanc Island, finishing west to east at the finish line between Round Island and Mackinac Island. (The original course started three nautical miles south of the current one, off Lake Side Park, Gratiot Beach. As the race gained in participants, the starting line was moved to its current location to accommodate the required starting line length and sufficient depth over its entire length.)

The logo for the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race is shaped like the Bayview Mackinac Race plaque that originated with the inaugural race in 1925. The colors mirror those in the Bayview Yacht Club burgee, while the gold outline represents the 100 years of the race. The 100 in infinity represents that the race has been continuously run for 100 years and will continue indefinitely.

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$50M in Grants Available to Help Michigan Businesses Grow Talent

Michigan employers looking to take advantage of the Going PRO Talent Fund program will be able to apply for a share of approximately $50 million in competitive training awards over the course of two application cycles from now until Oct. 27.

These dollars help grow Michigan’s workforce and support residents’ access to good-paying, in-demand jobs.

Going PRO Talent Fund helps ensure employers have the talent they need to grow and stay competitive by providing awards to assist in training, developing, and retaining current and newly hired employees. Since the program’s launch, the Going PRO Talent Fund has provided training for approximately 175,000 Michigan workers and supported the needs of more than 6,000 businesses.

Businesses interested in learning more or applying for funding should contact their local Michigan Works! Service Center. Contact information may be found here .

Selected applicants will be announced in December 2023. The second application cycle will open spring 2024.

SBA Ranks Huntington Bank Tops #1 Nationally and in Michigan

The U.S. Small Business Administration released its annual ranking of the top banks participating in its 7(a) program and for the sixth consecutive year, Huntington topped the list, issuing more loans than any other bank in the country, helping more than 7,300 small businesses with more than $1.3 billion in lending.

“We’re proud of our national ranking, of course, but we once again ranked number one in Michigan by dollars and by number of loans issued, investing more than $201 million in more nearly 1,400 small businesses,” says a bank spokesperson. “We’ve held the top rank in Michigan for many years, and I wanted to reach out in case you’re considering covering the 2023 rankings.”

For the complete listing, visit here .

O’Keefe, Russell D. Long Named Receiver for Natrabis Cannabis Operation

Bloomfield Hills’ O’Keefe has been appointed as receiver by Judge Michael Warren of Oakland County Circuit Court over NTBS Holdings LP, NTBS Properties, NTBS Equipment, and NTBS Services (doing business as Natrabis) in Oxford.

AFC Gamma, a real estate investment trust with expertise in commercial real estate lending and cannabis, petitioned the court for O’Keefe and Russell D. Long to take control over the assets of Natrabis to aid in their preservation and sale.

Natrabis’ companies is an inter-related organization of cannabis companies owned and divided into highly regulated, plant and non-plant touching companies.

The Avery Cos. to Offer Financing and Letters of Credit to Rural Broadband Providers

The Avery Cos., a privately held investment holding company in Birmingham, has announced a new initiative aimed at supporting broadband providers that operate in rural and underserved areas.

Recognizing the importance of equal access to digital services and high-speed internet, The Avery Cos. says it’s committed to empowering providers with the necessary financial resources to expand and enhance broadband services in these regions.

“We believe that access to reliable, high-speed internet is a fundamental right,” says Benjamin A. Friedman, managing partner of The Avery Cos. “Through this initiative, we aim to bridge the digital divide by supporting broadband providers in reaching more remote and underserved communities.”

The Avery Cos. will provide tailored financing solutions and letters of credit designed to meet the unique needs and challenges faced by rural broadband providers that receive federal or state subsidies. These services aim to facilitate infrastructure development, improve service quality, and accelerate the expansion of broadband access to remote areas, fostering social inclusion and economic development.

Broadband providers operating in rural areas are encouraged to apply. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to delivering high-quality, reliable services to rural communities. Detailed information on eligibility criteria, application processes, and program benefits can be accessed upon request.

Northwestern Mutual’s Black Founder Accelerator Program Marks Third Year

Furthering its commitment to championing diversity, equity, and inclusion, Northwestern Mutual, in partnership with gener8tor, a nationally ranked startup accelerator, announced this year’s fall cohort of five Black-owned tech startups to its Black Founder Accelerator program, which includes a company in Detroit.

Research shows that Black founders receive less than 2 percent of venture capital. To combat this substantial funding disparity for Black entrepreneurs, each startup is eligible for a $100,000 investment and inclusion in a 12-week intensive program with access to individualized coaching and mentorship from industry-leading professionals.

This is one of many core components to the company’s Sustained Action for Racial Equity (SARE) initiative, which was created to advance bold, sustainable change that accelerates Northwestern Mutual’s commitment to fight racism, prejudice, and social injustice, with a focus on the Black and African American community.

Ashton Keys, founder and CEO of athlytic.io, is the company in Detroit among this year’s cohort.

Athlytic bridges the gap between brands and student-athletes by providing a “seamless connection for name, image, and likeness campaigns through use of data-driven insights and expert recommendations” to pair brands with the perfect athletes for ROI-driven endorsement campaigns.

In addition to the Black Founder Accelerator program, Northwestern Mutual also committed to a $100-million impact investing fund to deliver on the company’s commitment to addressing inequality and the racial wealth gap in the U.S. The fund focuses on three key areas: physical and social infrastructure, access to capital for individuals and businesses, and healthy sustainable neighborhoods and communities.

Precision Metalforming Association to Host West Michigan Supplier Event

The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) West Michigan District in Grand Rapids will host its seventh annual supplier event on Nov. 2, at The Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville, just west of Grand Rapids.

Top metalforming industry suppliers will showcase their capabilities and latest technologies to local manufacturers at the Suppliers EXPO.

Previously called Suppliers Night and recently rebranded as the West Michigan Suppliers EXPO, the event will feature new show hours, from 11-4 p.m.

More than 200 suppliers and manufacturers are expected to attend. Participants will be offered a lunch buffet, beverages, and raffle prize giveaways while making connections, networking, and finding resources within the west Michigan manufacturing community.

Lawrence Tech Preparing for 2024 Robofest

With the future of mobility leaning toward autonomous vehicles, Robofest 2024 at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield will focus on vehicle autonomy.

This year’s game is called “Autonomous Taxi,” during which a robot “taxi” will pick up “passengers” (golf balls) at one end of a table and take them to destinations, boxes placed around the table, maneuvering around “pedestrians,” D-size batteries. One of the passengers must be placed on the “second floor” of a destination box. Simple bar codes will be used to identify the destinations.

Now in its 25th season, Robofest is a festival of competitions with autonomous robots offering students the opportunity to master the principles of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics) and have fun. More than 34,600 students from 34 countries and 18 U.S. states have participated since 1999.

Robofest robots must be completely autonomous, controlled only by software. The registration fee is $75 and any small robot platform and programming language are allowed. (Robot kits for Robofest, from LEGO and other manufacturers, start at about $400.) Teams compete in Junior (grades 5-8) and Senior (grades 9-12) divisions.

This year, for the first time, Robofest teams are eligible for Michigan Department of Education robotics competition grants of up to $1,200 per team. A Robofest sponsor, the Michigan Council of Women in Technology, also offer grants of $750 for all-girl teams.

All Robofest competitors automatically qualify for a $3,000-a-year Lawrence Tech scholarship. Winning teams are eligible for a $17,000-a-year LTU scholarship.

Registration is now open for Robofest teams. International competitions begin in November, with U.S. competitions starting in February and concluding in April. Teams that place high in regional competitions qualify for the Robofest World Championships, to be conducted on the LTU campus in Southfield May 9-11.

There also will be workshops for coaches and competitors over the winter. And Robofest is always looking for local volunteer host sites for its regional qualifying competitions.

For more information, visit robofest.net .

MEDF Celebrates 30 Years of Philanthropy

The Minerva Education and Development Foundation (MEDF) in Detroit is staging a 30th-anniversary celebration titled “Thirty and Thriving Together: A Celebration of MEDF’s Legacy in Philanthropy,” from 2-5 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Roostertail in Detroit.

The event will honor three decades of dedication to the betterment of Detroit residents, students, and nonprofit organizations.

MEDF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing scholarships and grants to college and high school students and nonprofit organizations supporting Detroit residents, students, and families.

Over the past 30 years, MEDF has significantly impacted the Detroit community by granting over $700,000 in scholarships and grants. Funds raised at “Thirty and Thriving Together” will continue to empower MEDF in its mission to provide opportunities and support for Detroit’s future leaders.

“Thirty and Thriving Together” will feature comedian Mike Bonner as the master of ceremonies and a musical performance by Musique Noire – a group of Black women stringed and percussive musicians.

Tickets for this extraordinary event can be purchased here .

Detroit Mercy Theatre Co. Presents ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’

The beloved characters of Arnold Lobel’s classic children’s book series come to life in “A Year with Frog and Toad,” presented by the Detroit Mercy Theatre Co. (DMTC) Oct. 27-Nov 5, at the Marlene Boll Theatre inside Detroit’s Boll Family YMCA.

The musical follows the duo of Frog and Toad as they navigate the highs and lows of friendship throughout the seasons of a year. From sledding on snowy hills to swimming in the summer sun, from raking autumn leaves to baking Christmas cookies, their year is filled with fun, laughter, and plenty of life lessons along the way.

“’A Year with Frog and Toad embodies a heartwarming tribute to the boundless wonders of friendship and the exquisite tapestry of nature’s charm,” says Sarah Hawkins Rusk, director of the production. “This theatrical experience stands as an ideal family escapade, drawing from the treasured literary legacy of Arnold Lobel’s iconic characters.”

Purchase tickets online at DetroitMercyArts.com or by calling the ticket office at 313-993-3270.

John Dempsey Exhibit Opening at The Flint Institute of Arts Oct. 14

The Flint Institute of Arts is presenting “Fabrication in Transit,” a new exhibition opening Oct. 14 and on view through Jan. 7 in the FIA Graphics Gallery. This collection features works on paper by Michigan-native John Dempsey that celebrate and chronicle our shared industrial environments.

The exhibition consists of work in a variety of media, from a series of ink drawings dating from the early 1980s, to an extended series of more recent watercolors, as well as mixed-media work fabricated in Mott Community College’s FabLab.

“The artworks in this exhibition are landscapes of Michigan’s industrial past and present,” says Rachael Holstege, associate curator at the FIA. “They exemplify the industry that built this state and the presence it still has in our daily lives. The FIA is excited to have artworks on view that so many people within our community will be able to connect to.”

The FIA will welcome Dempsey in person for an Artist Talk Q&A at 6 p.m. Nov. 9 in the FIA Theater. Here the artist will discuss the works in his exhibition, followed by a Q&A with the audience. This event is free and open to the public. Guests may email [email protected] to submit questions for the Q&A.

On Nov. 10, Dempsey invites community members to share short personal accounts and memories about their experience working in the ‘shop’ at Buick City or AC/Delco in Flint. This Let’s Talk Shop event will take place during Art Walk at Factory Two (129 N Grand Traverse St.), Flint’s Makers Space and former factory of the Dort Motor Car Co. This event is free and open to the public.

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