Saturday, March 30, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Saturday, March 30, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAiLY , Banning Beer for Fun in the Sun: Ah, how sweet it is! It may be a little early-possibly under- mining a whole semester's worth of hard work -but how can you avoid thoughts of spring? With the temperatures on the rise and the last flakes of the white stuff long disappeared, the one thing that itches in the back of your mind is the spring season that's hiding just beyond this weekend and the long, glorious summer that just has to follow. It doesn't really seem possible, but another winter term is rapidly drawing to a close, and the days of new white Levi's, Coppertone, and cold beer under a hot sun are near at hand. No matter how important it seemed two weeks ago to pull that A in Psych, thoughts of grades or four months of work or more school are drowned in drowsy dreams of a new summer. Yet no matter how strongly summer's haunting call affects you, it can't compare with the effect that the arrival of warm weather has on members of the Michigan Sailing Club. Forced indoors by the biting December cold, the sailing club takes to the water once again as frozen lakes and rivers yield to the spring sun. Keeping order among the large member- ship is a major problem for the club leadership, but has been handled well in the past. Ab- solutely no drinking or rowdy activities of any sort are allowed on the club property, and leaders are always at hand to make sure members treat the property and rules with due respect. Oddly enough, this policy has not caused any problems for the club. Members bent on drinking or noise-making are simply removed; no appreciable drop in membership has ever resulted from the rules' enforcement. The main concern of the club has always been, logically enough, sailing. Each summer the club's boat school and training program turn out dozens of new sailors. When spring replaces winter in Ann Arbor, beer and beaches may occupy the minds of most, but to the Michigan Sailing Club its time once again to get back on the water- Summer is for Sailing. -P.B. THE WEATHER makes all the difference for members of the Michigan Sailing Club. Real thrills result when a good stiff wind fills the sail and w hips a fine spray at the craft's occupant (above). At moments like this, a little body english may be re quired to make navigation possible. But there are always some of those calm days (right) when all you can do is hold the tiller and pretend. Summer and the Sailing Club THE CLUB FLEET (above) consists of ten fiberglass Skipjacks, three Jet 14s, also fiberglass, and two power boats. New boats are purchased every six years out of a replacement fund maintained by the club. Plans are now under way to produce a new craft, the 'Michigan 15,' under club auspices. Designed by club com- modore Hans Muhlert, a naval architecture student, it will be large enough to accomodate either two or three persons. By PHIL BROWN leaders. A bigger move-possibly than most boats of comparable When you talk about the Mich- the biggest in the club's history- size. igan Sailing Club and you're not was made in 1952, when a deal Muhlert says the annual budg- a member, you have to have a lit- was arranged with the Universi- et for all club operations exceeds tle envy in your voice. ty's Zoology Department to lease $10,000, with all the money com- Probably the most affluent of 200 feet of frontage on Base Line ing from members' dues. The ros- all undergraduate campus organi- Lake for club operations. ter of club' members drops to less zations, the club is also ranked Moving Up than 200 during the winter, be- first in the country in, intercol- The move to a permanent club fore ballooning for the summer. legiate competition. site solidified the organization, The number of members gained The club owns fifteen boats, has and probably did more than any- for the summer creates special a summertime membership of thing else to give it its big boost problems for club leaders, but more than 400, and holds a long- on campus. they are met very deliberately. The term lease on a nice little piece of Memoersnip expancted immeac- biggest is maintaining good rela- property on Base Line Lake. ately after the move, and again in tions with other property owners And to top it all off, it costs '58, with the new fleet of Jets. around the lake and with the Uni- each member something like 25 Another spurt in membership Avoiding Trouble dollars a year-really not bad. came in 1965, when the Jets were Residents of the lake area have The club's story is a fascinating replaced with fiberglas Skipjacks. not taken well to student rowdy- one, going back almost 30 years, Three glas Jets were purchased at ism in the past, and rules are now but is certainly no more intriguing the same time; bringing the clubstritenfstced ricesnire than the possibilities for its future. fleet to 13 boats. strictly enforced which minimize Back in '38 This club-owned fleet is the possibilities for future trouble. Begun in 1938 by a handful of organization's strongest selling University relations are important naval architecture students, it has point, and is helped by a replace- because the low-cost lease can grown by the proverbial leaps and ment fund designed to get the broken if enough pressure is put bounds to its present stature club an entirely new fleet every on the school. through the efforts of a relatively six years. Dues money is set aside Club leaders have found that small group of sailing enthusiasts, each year in a special account, intercollegiate racing causes the They were sailing Tech Dinghies and collects interest until the new most trouble for the club. Hand- at that time. These 12-foot wood boats are purchased. ling large numbers of students not jobs were tough, but notoriously More To Come familiar with club rules often re- slow, and in 1958 the club made And plans for the future in- sults in complaints from neigh- the move to Jet 14s. Also built of elude club production of a new bors around the lake. wood, the newer craft were two design called the 'Michigan 15.' Training, Too feet longer than the Techs. Designed by club commodore Hans But while keeping out of trou- But buying bigger boats was just Muhlert, the craft will be able to ble is an important task for the another step in the ladder for club handle three people, one more club, it is not the most impor- tant. Training new sailors and *"r.-giving active members a chance to use club boats is the primary ob- Sjective of the organization. n k$Club boats are always in use during the months of good weath- er, as members sail for pleasure and newcomers train under the watchful eyes of more experienced sailors. The club awards ratings to members who complete training programs. A Cruise rating denotes completion of primary training, while Helmsman indicates ad- vanced proficiency with boats and with club operations. Very Advanced For the very advanced, there is, a Skipper classification-a plateau gained by only a few expert sail- ors. Familiarity with every art and science related to sailing is necessary for a Skipper rating. And only those who have been so designated are entrusted with handling club leadership duties. The club publishes "The Michi- gan Sailor" for the general edi- fication of the membership. It lists all club regulations and contains basic instruction in sailing. Obviously enough, the club's most active period is during the summer. A shore school and boat school are organized and taught by advanced sailors in the club. Programs are also arranged for advanced members, and everyone is free to use the club boats dur- ing the week. Iceboats, Too An intraclub racing series is car- ried through the summer, with racing each Sunday morning. For those adventurous souls who can't get enough of the wind in the summer, the club owns three iceboats, which the members sail on Whitmore Lake. The light- weight craft can easily outrun the wind, attaining, speeds up to 40 miles per hour. The club also supports an in- tercollegiate racing team, which has recently become the top-rated team in the country. Hans Meyer and }Chris Chatin skippered their craft to titles in every regatta they entered last fall, including the prestigious Timme Angsten Memorial in Chicago and the Sug- ar Bowl in New Orleans. The club racing team travels to Annapolis for a regatta with East- ern sailing powers this weekend, then prepares for the national championships, which will be hosted by Yale in June. Frosting The racers' success has not greatly altered the club's position on intercollegiate competition, however. It is looked upon as "frosting on the cake" for the club's best sailors, and is not sup- ported at the expense of other club programs. The club is a model for other organizations, which too often consider publicity the most impor- tant product. Services for, and privilege of, members rank first, and outside help has never been needed or sought. The club has done admirably in the past, serving all of the Uni- versity community, and should do equally well in the future. It deserves a little envy, and the congratulations and thanks of all who enjoy the use of its facilities and services. HANS MEYER A PAIR OF JET 14s (above) of the older wood variety maneu- ver on Base Line Lake, where the club maintains its headquarters during the sailing season. The sailors leased property from the University's Zoology Department in 1952, and have since built on it a small clubhouse, head, boathouse, and dock facilities. Petitioning for JOINT JUDICIARY COUNCIL 5 seats available Pick up petitions in SGC offices. Sign up for interview. Petitions due in SGC offices 5:00 P.M. Wed., April 3. A HANDFUL of the club's many trophies rest on a Skipjack in storage in. the Student Activ- ities Building (above). More brass can be found at the club house and in homes of individ- uals who won them as club members. f 1. 14CUAC Summer Flight No. 4 MAY 20 -AUG. 12 TWA JET N.Y.-London-Paris-N.Y. IS DEFINITELY FLYING r LEN QUENON Believes: RACING DAY finds a swarm of club craft jockeying for position at a buoy (above). Michigan sailors, who prefer to concentrate on internal activities instead of facing the trouble involved in inter- collegiate competition, are now rated the best in the country. They won every competition they entered last fall, and travel to Yale for the national' championships in June. For information - Call 662-4431 EXT. 23 or Stop in at UAC offices SOME SEATS STILL $230 Rebate if flight full AVAILABLE ! "The University and City Council Must Plan Together" DEMOCRAT SECOND WARD Vote Monday, April 1 iceboating: for the Frozen Few Paid Political Announcement II __ _ __ - I! a #i/lel UN ION-LEAGUE DR. ALLEN GROSSMAN Stimulating Poet and Professor of English at Brandeis University will present a program at I! GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL presents a Bagel and Lox Brunch Sunday at Noon nr' Al I~I N rPcgkAK SYMPOSIUM '68 presents A FACULTY PANEL SHAW LIVERMORE ROBERT SKLAR BRUCE WHITE discussing the