LAKE ERIE MULTIHULLS 2008
Gary Hall Series
Way back in 1997, Fred
Babson and
Mark Kelly pitched the concept of the Western Erie Sailing Association
to promote the sport of sailing for both Cruising and Racing sailors.
The WESail Series culminated in individual championships for each
fleet, including a championship for Multihulls. Boats from across the shores of
Lake Erie, from Detroit to Cleveland, participated in these events. Lake
Erie Multihulls borrowed their moniker for our own race series and a
single-handed multihull sailor, Ray Mason III and his company,
Columbus Truck and Equipment answered the call to sponsor all the
First-to-Finish Flags and the Multihull Championship, donating a flag
we called the Top Dog Flag. Ray was our benefactor for 5 years.
Jim Heron, Product Rep for Mike’s Hard Lemonade, stepped forward in 2002 as the sponsor for all the First-to- Finish Flags for the Point-to-Point Races like the Mills Race, Sandusky Is. Race, Green Is. Race, etc.
Now we have another benefactor, Gary Hall, who generously donated a sum of money, which we will use to sponsor the Multihull Championship. We’re looking for a Perpetual Trophy, and of course, there will be a championship flag. We’ve renamed the series the Gary Hall Series.
Below you will find a tentative schedule for the 2007 series. Your five best races out of the nine designated races will count toward the series with at least one race from each of the three regions; East, West and Central. I-LYA Bay Week Regatta, Fall Bay Regatta and the Trans-Erie Race will count as either East or West. Rick White will also be holding one of his Sailing Seminars for Offshore Multihulls at Put-in-Bay on the weekend following the Mills Race.
Learn more about Lake Erie Multihulls: Check out our website at: www.lake-eriemultihull.com Send me an E-mail at lemultihull@cros.net and I will put you on my E-mail list. Get all the latest news!
Gary Hall Series 2008
|
DATE |
CLUB |
EVENT |
REGION |
CONTACT |
PHONE |
DESCRIPTION |
|
6/01/08 |
NCYC |
Commodore Perry Race 24.6nm |
W |
Keith Gilford |
|
This race is on Sunday. Leave your boat at NCYC in preparation for the Mills Race just one week later. Shorten Course Provision. |
|
6/6/08 |
TYC |
Centennial Mills Trophy Race Long Course-75.15nm |
W |
Donald Wood
Ron Soka |
734-459-0661
419-726-3485 ext#6 |
Night Race from Toledo YC, around the Erie Islands to Put-in-Bay. Great parties at both ends! Includes dockage at both ends and Champagne Awards Party for the finale. www.toledoyachtclub.com |
|
6/21- 6/25/08 |
EYC |
Lake Erie Interclub Cruise/Race |
E |
Chad Klahr |
814-725-5815 800-233-1810 Klahr@velocity.net
|
5 Race/5 Day Series which zigzags across the east end of Lake Erie. Starts at Buffalo Yacht Club, NY. Finishes at Erie Club, PA. Daily Awards and Overall Trophies. www.erieinterclub.com |
|
7/5/08 |
SSC |
Sandusky Islands Race 38 nm |
C |
Bryan Huntley |
419-625-4514 infrared@lrbcg.com
|
Sail a figure 8 thru the Lake Erie Islands. Includes shorten course provision. PIB roundhouse Party on Friday Night. ssailclub@aol.com |
|
8/2/08 |
SSC |
Sandusky Deepwater 12.5nm |
C |
Jim Johns |
419-499-4269 |
Feeder Race from SSC, Sandusky, OH to Put-in-Bay, South Bass Is. for Bay Week Regatta.. Dockage included. www.I-LYA.com |
|
8/04-8/6/08 |
PIBYC |
I-LYA Bay Week Regatta |
E C W |
Deb Schaefer |
419-635-2691 lemultihull@cros.net
|
Three days of racing and partying at Put-in-Bay. Daily Awards. Free Beer after the day’s races. Full schedule of social activities. Put an Island in your life! www.I-LYA.com |
|
8/22 8/23/08 |
GIYC |
Trans-Erie Race 140nm |
E C W |
Kevin Lemonds |
734-676-0211 |
Long Distance Race running east to west, from Erie YC, PA to. Grosse Ile YC, MI www.transerie.com |
|
8/31/08 |
PCYC |
Green Island Race and Multihull Raft-Up 17.5nm |
C |
V.C. Mike Nitz
PRO Doug Young |
419-797-9824
419-797-6441
|
Largest Multihull Event on Lake Erie! Labor Day Weekend. Raft-up on the Portage River. Picnic under the trees. Large Triangle Race from Port Clinton, around Green Island and Starve Island Buoy and back. Dockage included Saturday and Sunday night. Great facilities and hospitality to spare. www.portclintonyachtclub.com |
|
9/27/08-9/29/08 |
PCYC |
Snow Flurries Regatta |
C |
John Schaffner |
419-732-2154 |
Three Windward/Leeward races out of Port Clinton YC. Keep boats there for Fall Bay on the following weekend. All dockage included. www.portclintonyachtclub.com |
|
10/4- 10/5/08 |
NCYC |
George O’Connell Fall Bay Regatta |
E C W |
Jim and Deb |
419-635-2691 summer.storm@cros.net
|
Three race series at Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island. Island racing at it’s best! Headquarters at the Boat House. Register on site. All dockage included. Last Hurrah! |
OTHER PHRF RACES: The following races are NOT counters for LEM, but are a regular part of our 2007 race schedule with starts for Multihulls. Call Jim or Deb with any questions at 419-635-2691 or e-mail us.
|
7/26-27/08 |
YYC |
Youngstown Level Regatta |
|
Tom Reese |
716-745-7565 |
Two Days of Buoy Racing. Tom provides all the meals. Best Party! |
|
8/3/08 |
GIYC |
Detroit Deepwater 27.6nm |
|
Ron Stempian |
313-675-4368 |
Feeder Race from Grosse Ile YC, MI. Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island for the Bay Week Regatta. Dockage included. www.I-LYA.com |
|
8/30/08 |
SSC |
Funday Race |
|
Paul & Shawn Randall |
330-644-5432 |
Just for Fun Feeder Race for the Green Island Race. Pursuit Race from Sandusky Sailing Club, Sandusky, OH to Port Clinton YC. You're encouraged to have a Junior Sailor on Board. Cookout at PCYC ssailclub@aol.com |
|
8/30/08 |
NCYC |
Dedication Day Race |
|
Keith Gilford |
|
Green Island Feeder Race out of LaSalle, Michigan |
