MAINSHEET July 14, 2017 VOL. 5THE LAKE BEULAH YACHT CLUB= REGATTA EDITION

Commodore’s CommentsRegatta season is upon us in full force. In the month of July, X boats have five regattas in four weeks – whew! Team Beulah made a strong showing at Quad Lakes, with 5 B’s in the top 11 finishers. All the X boat sailors are clearly improving, thanks to lots of time on the water and great coaching from our LBSS instructors. Optis also are

busy, with three regattas in July.

This weekend, Beulah hosts the ILYA MC Invitational. This is a regional event, with sailors from all over the ILYA, and is not a small undertaking. We are hoping for 40-50 boats and will roll out the Beulah hospitality, including housing, great food, and stellar launch support. Once again, the Porter family has stepped up to lead, with Candace as the regatta chair, and Dave as the PRO, supported by dozens of volunteers.

Next week, C boats travel to LaBelle for the C Invitational, and MCs travel to Cedar for the national MCSA Masters Championship.

Go Beulah! See you on the water!

-Al Haeger

ANOTHER GREAT YEAR OF

LAKE BEULAH FIREWORKS

The Lake Beulah Fireworks committee thanks all of you who donated to a fantastic 2017

show. Jim Kutschenreuter, Ron Jarecki, Brian Jarecki, Brandon Bortoli and a host of others

donated their time and talent to make this year’s display one of the best yet. A big ‘thank

you ‘ goes out to our Beulah boys and their friends. It’s never too late to donate for this

year’s show or plan ahead and donate in advance to next year’s show.

Your donations are vital to the success of the production and are greatly appreciated!

LBSS AMAZING RACE FULL STORY IN THIS ISSUE

SATURDAY JULY 22, 5:00PM

MC-FLEET PARTYFull invite inside on insert flyer!

From the Sailing CommodoreThe 4th of July events at Lake Beulah Yacht Club did not disappoint. The Pancake Breakfast was great as usual. The Egg Toss had young winners. It was a joy to see the generations of families old and young having fun. Fortunately, the weather cooperated and the Fireworks and were outstanding. They just keep getting bigger and better. My boys were in town and came to Beulah. Our family enjoyed a round of golf at Morningstar. To top it off, I got a hole-in-one on the 3rd hole! A grand time was had by all, especially me! It was truly a Lake Beulah 4th of July to remember.

July is a month of regattas. The Optis had the LBSS Opti at Beulah and GLSS at Geneva. It is a traveling month for the X fleet. They have Trap at Pine, Quad at Nagawicka, GLSS at Geneva, Extreme at Oshkosh, WYA at Pine, and ILYA at Geneva. For MCs, LBYC hosts the ILYA MC Invite on July 14-16. Please visit the club, participate in the festivities, and welcome the visitors. The following weekend is MC Masters at Cedar. The C’s, after having a busy June, have the C Invite at LaBelle.

Each weekend, I go to the Signal Boat to familiarize the teams with the windlass. This past Sunday, was fortuitous. The PRO anchored at the start, and when it came time to set the finish, he lost his anchor. The Signal Boat was prepared to anchor in the deepest part of the lake. Bob Mueller took charge of the pedals, and mastered the art of dropping the anchor. No problem, the Signal Boat stayed put and the C’s finished. When the last C crossed the line, Bob hoisted the anchor. Job well done!

Looking forward to the MC Invite, hope to see you on the water.

Your Sailing Commodore, - Steve Barth

Date Class Time PRO Chase Signal Team

Fri. July 14 ILYA MC Invite 10:30 Dave Porter Candace Porter

Sat. July 15 ILYA MC Invite 10:30 Dave Porter Candace Porter

Sat. July 15 OC/OG 5:00 Ben Porter Jeff Mueller

Sun. July 16 ILYA MC Invite 10:30 Dave Porter Candace Porter

Sun. July 16 C 3:00 Steve Barth Dale Roble / Joe Katcha Mitzy Dorn

Sun. July 16 OC/OG 5:00 Anne Muller Brad McNeil

Wed. July 19 MC 5:00/6:05 Jeff Lippert Ron Clayton

Sat. July 22 MC (HC 10:30 David Bohl Neal Klement / Joelle Cook Sandy Rotier

Sun. July 23 MC (HC) 10:30 David Bohl Jeff Komas / Mary Berg Carol Stein

Wed. July 26 C & MC 5:00/6:05/6:15 John Porter Dennis Smalley

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July 1st C Fleet Race Signal Boat- How Many People does it take to find the C Class Flag?!

ROBLE-SHEA OLYMPIC NEWS:

In a flash fundraiser, the LBYC C Fleet donated $12,400 to the Roble-Shea Olympic campaign. Thanks to Steph for the brief presentation on her aspirations for Tokyo; thanks to Joe Sko for the great idea and thanks to the most generous C fleet and Roble supporters for the nice kick-start to 2020.

Don’t miss your opportunity to support a future Beulah Olympian by visiting ILYA.org or view your next Scowlines.

Fisherman’s ParadiseHere’s another massive Largemouth Bass from Beulah!!

21" probably my biggest from Beulah.

-Jason Bonifield

Socially SpeakingHi All! The C fleet party was an awesome event! It was so nice to see the young families in attendance. I loved seeing all the little ones running around and enjoying themselves.

Fourth of July pancake breakfast was a HUGE success! Many folks came for the wonderful breakfast and fun carnival games. Special thanks to

Wendy Mikacich, who came out of “Pancake Breakfast Retirement” to help organize games and ordered the prizes, and Candace Porter, also out of “PBR”, graciously came over, to fry up bacon bright and early Fourth of July morning. Thank you so much ladies! Fun upcoming events at LBYC... MC invitational this weekend,

Friday July 14th - Sunday July 16th.

Wednesday Night Cookout, July 19th , Wendy and Dave Bitter and Committee will be serving up scrumptious Toothpicks’ “Beulah Burgers”, potato wedges, fruit, salad and ice cream sundaes.

Next Saturday, July 22nd at 5:00pm is the MC fleet party to be held at Milt Haeger/ Bill Hudson homes, please look for the flyer in this mainsheet for the details.

Wednesday Night Cookout, July 26th, Carolyn and John Becker and Committee will be having a delicious menu of Toothpicks’ “French Dip”, Becker’s “veggies of the week”, and a yummy dessert.

Looking forward to see everyone at these events!

Cheers! -Chrissy Kubicek

State of the House & Groundsby: John Porter

As I approach the end of my term as house and grounds, I want to give you an update on the state of the grounds as I see them. Most of our equipment is in good shape, but there is no denying that we have aging items around the club. In particular, the various coolers, HVAC, seawall, landscaping, and piers are items that will continue to need attention in the near future. As we budget, the coolers in the kitchen and bar are requiring more and more attention. The HVAC needs biannual checkups that are always finding small repairs needed. The 1978 section of the seawall is crumbling, needing some masonry work soon. We have taken down a lot of dead trees this year and the desire to replace those trees has been expressed by some of the membership. The piers are old enough that repairs and painting are regular needs.

My point here isn’t to complain or raise alarms. These items are normal given the age and use level of our house and grounds. What I do want to say is that the job is getting bigger, not smaller. When there is a new face behind the House and Grounds, they deserve unwavering positive support, both verbally and with contributions toward solving problems. During my time in this role, the best thing I learned was who I could lean on when I couldn’t solve a problem alone. Please strive to be someone who is a resource to the club facilities and an ally to the person in the role, even when you see something that you feel isn’t perfect. It has been a great pleasure to contribute to the facilities of LBYC in a meaningful way. Thank you for your support and I hope you will join me in enthusiastically contributing toward a positive, fruitful term for the new House and Grounds person.

DID YOU KNOW?!LOCAL OPPORTUNITY TO RECYCLE!

Did you know that the Boy Scouts in East Troy collect cans for their troop? Bagged cans are collected behind Martin’s Hardware ON MAIN STREET.

It’s a great way to recycle and provide funds to a local cause.

LBSS Amazing Race Results! By: Jeff Hudson

The Board of Directors of the Lake Beulah Sailing School (LBSS) hosted its annual fund raiser with an Amazing Race followed by dinner and silent/live auction. Proceeds from the evening help to defray instructor and equipment costs.

At 4:45 pm, twelve teams of eight players received their instructions during a competitors briefing at the LBYC. Teams then boarded pontoon boats with designated drivers, following safe boating practices throughout the competition. Five local properties were designated as sites for skill challenges. At each site, twelve sailing school students assisted with docking of boats and timing for each of the nine challenges. While driving back to the yacht club, teams did their best to answer thirty one Lake Beulah trivia questions. Correct answers generated time credits, reducing each team’s skill challenge aggregate time.

Following dinner at the club, auctioneer Kent Haeger delivered both silent and live auctions. With over 100 attendees, the action was lively and often very entertaining. Bidding was especially hot for a week’s stay in Jackson Hole, an LBYC parking spot, freshly baked cookies, etc.

On behalf of the students, the Board thanks all who participated including our many generous donors, contributors, student volunteers, and race participants. Congratulations to the winning race team – Lindey’s Crawlers. Top Trivia Team was Red Eye.

CUSTOM WOOD PIERS

Handyman Services

BRIAN JARECKI 414-416-8789

LBYC Alumnus

Jon Ekstrom 262.993.1760

jekstrom@shorewest.com

Wendy Ekstrom Bitter

414.550.0075 wekstrom@shorewest.com

wendysellslakehomes.shorewest.com

Your Lake Beulah Experts!

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Lindey’s Crawlers Winners of the LBSS Amazing RaceCharlie Kutsch, Scott Sullivan, John Barr, Will Norris, Kathleen O’Neill,

Betsy Kutsch, Lindey & Rick Neudorff.

What’s Happening at the LBYCFri. 7-14- Sat. 7-16 MC ILYA Invite Regatta

Wed. 7-19 Cookout #8

Sat. 7-22 MC Fleet Party 5:00P Bill Hudson/Milt Haeger Residences, South Shore Drive

Tues. 7-25 Sidestays Noon Social 12:00P

Wed. 7-26 Cookout #9

Sat. 7-29 MC Galvanized Cup Event

Bill Hudson tries his hand at Blindfolded Bocce Ball.

Live Auction by Kent Haeger in progress. The bidding was HOT!

David & Mary K. Davenport with Croquet mallets in hand for their team.

2017 Opti RWB Fleet

Top Row:Alex Mueller

Ashley MuellerIsabelle Rietz

Bottom Row:Luke Clayton

Caroline LeRoy

Sidestays’ CornerIt is amazing to see the wonderful happy times that the LBYC provides for our families. Fourth of July was truly spectacular! Thanks to everyone who attended and helped make this event the “reunion event” of the season!

If you weren’t able to attend the first noon social of the season, be sure to join us for the next. The next noon social on July 11 will occur before this publication arrives, but two more are scheduled before the summer ends, July 25 and August 8. Thanks to Carol Stein, Sandy Rotier, and Peggy Krueger for hosting our first meeting and to Kathy Will, Karen Mueller and Sandy Rotier for hosting the second. Please come and join us! Enjoy great food and conversation; and even stay for games after lunch.

Please watch for details regarding the Golf Outing (August 4) and the Sidestay’s Annual Outing (August 17th. We hope you can join us.!

- Lynn Welscher

Don’t Forget to Shop the Shoppe!

Sidestays Golf Outing Information! The Sidestays Golf Outing is set for Friday August 4, 2017!

The Atkinson’s and Heckman’s have put together the Sidestays Annual 9 Hole Golf Outing to be held at Alpine Valley Friday, Aug 4th with Tee Times beginning at 3:30PM. If your spouse is a golfer and you are not, please join us for dinner. We will golf the Summit Course with Dinner, Prizes, and of course the Joke Contest to follow all onsite at Alpine Valley Resort.

Cost is $18.00 per person for 9 Holes of Golf, and $14.00 For Fish Fry Dinner. Other Menu Items available at Alpine Valley, prices vary. Please add $3.00 per person to your golf amount for prizes-Thanks!

Please reserve your spot by August 1, 2017:

Tom or Barb Atkinson 262-642-3125 or batkin0112@aol.com

Chuck or Maryellen Heckman 262-642-7595 or checkman@aol.com

Watch For FURTHER Details In Upcoming Mainsheets

Watch For FURTHER Details In Upcoming Mainsheets

Five Lasers came out participate in the 2017 Laser Open on the 4th of July: Pictured left to right: Nicole Hudson, Neal Klement & Christine McNeil.

Charlie Kutsch and the winner Glenn McMurray not pictured.

Have you seen it? Kent Haeger’s new WASZP saw plenty of action over the 4th of July weekend between Annie Haeger, Will Haeger (pictured above), Luke Ramsay and of course Kent. The WASZP

features the latest trend in sailing technology, foiling, to fly above the water. From what this reporter can tell, you spend as much time IN the water as foiling ABOVE it.

July 19th CookoutToothpicks’ “Beulah Burgers”,

potato wedges, fruit, salad and ice cream sundaes.

July 26th CookoutToothpicks’ “French Dip”,

Becker’s “veggies of the week”, and a yummy dessert.

$8 per person

Editor’s Note:Summer is off to a running start! It is so awesome to be back at it for the season! Warm weather & fair skies arrived this week. We are in need of content for the next issue! Please send all photos, articles, ads, and other information to NKLEMENT@SHOREWEST.COM by Midnight on JULY 23RD for inclusion in the next issue. As always, feel free to let me know if you have any questions regarding the Mainsheet.

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