Sailing
Sailing
Welcome to the Lake George Club Adult Sailing Program.
On behalf of the Lake George Club, the 2019 Waterfront Flag Officers welcomes you to a new and exciting season for our members and friends. Our primary focus is to create a safe, inviting, fun, water-based environment that members and their families will value for years and promote for future generations.
Commodore
Welcome to the Lake George Club Adult Sailing Program.
On behalf of the Lake George Club, the 2019 Waterfront Flag Officers welcomes you to a new and exciting season for our members and friends. Our primary focus is to create a safe, inviting, fun, water-based environment that members and their families will value for years and promote for future generations. This year we welcome Erin Badcock as Fleet Captain and her first-step into Flag Officer rotation. Erin is an example of how successful this program has been in instilling a love of sailing, swimming and the overall waterfront program and now she is paying it forward by volunteering to continue that legacy for her family. I feel fortunate to too have Erin on the team and value her as a friend and sailing comrade.
The waterfront staff hiring process is in full gear. We are fortunate to have Caroline Patten come back this year as our head sailing instructor. Many of you are familiar with Caroline who did a fantastic job last year and has already filled all the instructor positions for sailing. Caroline brings a wealth of experience and has invigorated junior sailing with many great ideas. We are looking for more success from her this season with the added responsibility of running the Cheeseburger regatta which we host this year.
We have hired a new head lifeguard this year, Erin Pruess, who came highly recommended. We have about 6 of the 10 lifeguards/swim instructors filled and need a few more. If you know of any well-qualified young adults looking for a great summer job, pass their names to Tracey and we will follow-up.
The 2019 Senior Sailing program kicks off early this year on June 22nd thru August 24th. Dave Dougal will be our Professional Race Officer (PRO) again this year and he does a great job implementing the race courses and directing the staff. We are always looking for more sailors to join in on the Saturday racing. This year we are looking at trying to run the races only on Saturday morning and opening the afternoon to spend more time with family and friends. There are several J22s for sale and we can easily connect new or perspective sailors with a great sailing boat. Contact me for more information or any questions about joining the fleet or becoming a Sailing member. The Sports Banquet will be on Saturday August 31st with a theme to be announced. This year we are working to include the tennis/pickle-ball athletes too make it an event were all members can be recognized for their accomplishments in all LGC adult sports programs.
Behind the scenes, there are many logistical items being taken care of to provide a safe and secure environment. Dock padding has been installed to protect member boats. Inspections are being schedule for the mooring field and hoists to ensure everything is operating correctly. Waterfront staff are being hired with the skills and certifications necessary for their professions. The waterfront boats will start to inspected, tuned and commissioned to handle the workload anticipated for a great season.
We look forward to seeing everyone again this year and if you have any ideas or concerns about anything I have mentioned, please contact myself or any of your Flag Officers. Your Vice Commodore is Rob Fraser, he is responsible for the equipment, Kyle LaVoy is Rear Commodore and he runs the junior programs, and finally Erin Badcock is Fleet Captain in charge of Senior Sailing.
Thank you and see you soon.
Joe Favero – Commodore 2019
On behalf of the Lake George Club, the 2019 Waterfront Flag Officers welcomes you to a new and exciting season for our members and friends. Our primary focus is to create a safe, inviting, fun, water-based environment that members and their families will value for years and promote for future generations. This year we welcome Erin Badcock as Fleet Captain and her first-step into Flag Officer rotation. Erin is an example of how successful this program has been in instilling a love of sailing, swimming and the overall waterfront program and now she is paying it forward by volunteering to continue that legacy for her family. I feel fortunate to too have Erin on the team and value her as a friend and sailing comrade.
The waterfront staff hiring process is in full gear. We are fortunate to have Caroline Patten come back this year as our head sailing instructor. Many of you are familiar with Caroline who did a fantastic job last year and has already filled all the instructor positions for sailing. Caroline brings a wealth of experience and has invigorated junior sailing with many great ideas. We are looking for more success from her this season with the added responsibility of running the Cheeseburger regatta which we host this year.
We have hired a new head lifeguard this year, Erin Pruess, who came highly recommended. We have about 6 of the 10 lifeguards/swim instructors filled and need a few more. If you know of any well-qualified young adults looking for a great summer job, pass their names to Tracey and we will follow-up.
The 2019 Senior Sailing program kicks off early this year on June 22nd thru August 24th. Dave Dougal will be our Professional Race Officer (PRO) again this year and he does a great job implementing the race courses and directing the staff. We are always looking for more sailors to join in on the Saturday racing. This year we are looking at trying to run the races only on Saturday morning and opening the afternoon to spend more time with family and friends. There are several J22s for sale and we can easily connect new or perspective sailors with a great sailing boat. Contact me for more information or any questions about joining the fleet or becoming a Sailing member. The Sports Banquet will be on Saturday August 31st with a theme to be announced. This year we are working to include the tennis/pickle-ball athletes too make it an event were all members can be recognized for their accomplishments in all LGC adult sports programs.
Behind the scenes, there are many logistical items being taken care of to provide a safe and secure environment. Dock padding has been installed to protect member boats. Inspections are being schedule for the mooring field and hoists to ensure everything is operating correctly. Waterfront staff are being hired with the skills and certifications necessary for their professions. The waterfront boats will start to inspected, tuned and commissioned to handle the workload anticipated for a great season.
We look forward to seeing everyone again this year and if you have any ideas or concerns about anything I have mentioned, please contact myself or any of your Flag Officers. Your Vice Commodore is Rob Fraser, he is responsible for the equipment, Kyle LaVoy is Rear Commodore and he runs the junior programs, and finally Erin Badcock is Fleet Captain in charge of Senior Sailing.
Thank you and see you soon.
Joe Favero – Commodore 2019
Waterfront Officers
The Flag Officers this year are:
Joe Favero – Commodore
Rob Fraser – Vice Commodore
Kyle Lavoy – Rear Commodore
Eric Badcock – Fleet Captain
Samantha Hayes - Junior Commodore
Ryan Brodie - Junior Vice Commodore
Joe Favero – Commodore
Rob Fraser – Vice Commodore
Kyle Lavoy – Rear Commodore
Eric Badcock – Fleet Captain
Samantha Hayes - Junior Commodore
Ryan Brodie - Junior Vice Commodore
Regattas
| May 1–August 28 | Lake George Wednesday Night Racing |
| June 22-August 24 | Lake George Club Racing |
| September 14 | Alexanderson Cup |
| September 21-22 | J22 Lake George Open |
| September 28-29 | J24 Changing of the Colors Regatta |
