Monroe Boat Club Sail Fleet

Monroe Boat Club can trace its Sailing History back to early days as Monroe Yacht Club. Monroe Yacht Club had as many as 100 yachts from the Detroit & Toledo areas participating in the annual regattas held on the 4th of July.

Many people attribute an increase in women sailing to the America³ syndicate that sailed for the America's Cup in 1992. Well, it could be women in sailing started right here in Monroe. Miss Cordelia Greening, daughter of Commodore Chas Greening, the first Commodore of Monroe Yacht Club, came to considerable attention as an expert yachts-woman in the 1911 races.

Monroe Boat Club welcomes any yacht to participate in their regattas, provided the skipper/yacht are registered with an active ILYA or AYC affiliated yacht club.

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Mel You Will Be Missed By All!!

A Celebration of Life
More than 300 friends of Mel Russell,
from all around our Great Lake came to
Monroe Boat Club on Sunday, August 28th
to share their fond-est memories, with Ann and their family.

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6th Annual Solo Challenge
PHRF-A
1) Yuk-Fu, Walt Norris, MBC
2) Heartbreaker, Fritz Peterson, MBC
3) Shere Khan, Don Fillion, MBC
PHRF-B
1) Hat Trick, Dan Sadoski, MBC
2) Presto, JD Gordon, NCYC
JAM
1) White Star, Rodger Dutton, MBC
2) Chasseur, David M. Ryan, Jr. MBC
3) Sweet Carmella, Dick Frazier, NCYC

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Club Historian Ray Morrow shared race instructions and a newspaper article from the first Race for the Sisters held July 27, 1968.

Penske Earns Top Spot in Sailing Race
Nels Penske, of the North Cape Yacht Club with his family as crew, sailed the Skidoo to first place in the first annual "Race for the Sisters" of the Monroe Boat Club Saturday.
The race, for cruising auxiliaries drew 16 entries, 14 from NCYC, was from the mouth of LaPlasiance Creek and around West and Middle Sister islands, then back to the starting point.
It was sailed in brisk 25-mph winds out of the southeast, with the last leg sailed in a driving wind. The weather was so bad it forced the postponement of the second race for the one-design craft.
Penske, who won the Island Cup for being first in the entire cruising class on cor-rected time, also won the Commodores Cup for being first in Cruising A and the Monroe Boat Club trophy for being the first boat to cross the finish line.
Second place went to Warrior, sailed by Walt Swindeman of NCYC, third place to Wind Dancer of Jim Young of NCYC, and fourth to Jim Bernard in Anna Mae, also of NCYC.
Reg Bourne in Sea Itch, won a trophy for being the first MBC boat to finish. It was the feature race of the Associated Yacht Clubs' Regatta.
Bernard Windeman took first place in the Dragons, George Meodon second, and Stan Clift third, all from NCYC.
Other one design classes:
 Rhodes-Bantams: Lee Meidler, NCYC; Kevin McEnery, Erie PA; Dennis Dieball, TIYC
 Universal: Nistor Potcova, MBC; Larry Hetter, JRSC
 Rebels: Ed Fromme, Mike Bureau, Jack Evans, all PBC
 Catamaran: Larry Zardonick, NCYC
 Optimist Pram: Matt Thurber, John Henry, Joe Phillips, all MBC
 Lightning: Bill Rogge, John Straub, Steve Thomas, all NCYC
 Interlake: Art Barrie, Bob Pearson, JRSC; Greg Meyers, MRYC
 Comets: Tom Taggart, TSC; Dave Torok, Tom Wright, JRSC
 Thistles: Tom Adkins, Paul Julius, NCYC; Joe Arnold, JRSC
 Penguins: Sherry Miller, Jim Marriott, JRSC; Lon Ethington, BVYV
 Nippers: Tom Atkinds, Don Dreps, Wick Colchoff, unattached

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 2011 SAIL CAMP
The entire class of seven youth attending North Cape Sail Camp sailing Advanced FJ (Flying Juniors) during the week of June 27-July 1 was made up entirely of MBC scholarship kids!
Pictured in their new shirts below:
Bottom row (L to R): David Howey, Johna-thon Davis, Andrew Adkins, Peter Adkins. Top row (L to R) : Brad Kroma, Jackson Glanville, Sharon Kroma

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