2025 Spring Long Distance Race to Whiskey Rock

What. A. Day.

     All week the docks were buzzing—who was racing, who might fly a chute and whether the forecast would finally deliver. Well, we had seven boats on the line, no one flew a chute, and the wind? Oh, it delivered.

     For those without instruments, A Foot Short clocked a peak of 27 knots True Wind at the Idlewilde mark—and what a rounding that was. This was a big boat day, no doubt about it. If you were on one, you probably had a more comfortable ride than the rest of us!

     With a strong southwesterly breeze, it was Mahana’s race to lose—and while we gave it a good chase, she powered through, even surviving a 30-minute float fest at the finish to claim both line honors and a corrected first-place finish. Show Faith kept the leaders honest, charging hard down the line to nearly close the gap, but it wasn’t quite enough to correct out over A Foot Short, who took second place.

     Huge congrats to all who raced today—this one will be hard to top. Here are the RESULTS. And for those curious about what it looks like to be heeled over 60 degrees and still under full power, visit the 2025 Gallery.

Steve Straughen
LPOYC Commodore

2025 Father’s Day Cruise - June 15, 2025

This year's Father's Day Cruise will go up the lake to Whiskey Rock on Sunday, June 15. Approximate departure from Bayview is 9 AM. A few boats plan to spend the night at Whiskey Rock and return on Monday. Hope to see you there.

June 8, 2025 - The 2025 Spring Rum Runner Series is complete. Click below for results:

Spring Series Final Results

May 26, 2025 - The 2025 Goat Float Regatta is in the books. Click below for results:

Goat Float Final Results

LPOYC's Annual Goat Float Regatta is coming up May 24-25, 2025! Click on the links below for details:

Notice of Race

Sailing Instructions

Online Entry Form

Annual Spring Meeting, Saturday, March 22, 2025

Save the date! LPOYC's annual Spring Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 12 noon. The location will be in the upstairs room above the store at MacDonald's Resort. All members and interested sailors are invited. Among the topics to be discussed:

• Off-season analysis and proposed changes to the rating systems for the Red and White Fleets.

• Distribution of the proposed 2025 Race Schedule.

• Discussion and scheduling of 3 long distance races this summer.

• Discussion and scheduling of cruise events.

• Payment of 2025 membership dues will be accepted. Or visit the MEMBERSHIP page to use PayPal.

• Other input from members pertaining to the upcoming 2025 season.

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Awards Banquet and Election of 2025 Officers, October 19, 2024

During a delicious awards banquet at the Taverna Trattoria restaurant in Bayview, we presented 2024 perpetual trophies and elected officers for 2025. In all respects, the reports for membership, new boats, race attendance and revenues were up. We look forward to an even better year in 2025.

Perpetual Awards

Challenge Cup, Red Fleet - "Kestrel"

Challenge Cup, White Fleet - "Journey"

Commodores Cup, Red Fleet - "Spirit"

Commodores Cup, White Fleet - "Show Faith"

Looking Good Trophy - Mike Finch

​2025 Officers and Board Members

Commodore - Steve Straughen

Vice Commodore - Jon Totten

Race Commodore - Paul Franz

Cruise Commodore - Mike Finch

Treasurer - Jimmy Candelaria

Secretary - Guy Doran

Member At Large - Jacob Sheetz

 

Pearl Island Race, October 12, 2024

The results are in! 9 boats started the race and 5 finished. We had a wide range of conditions, ranging from 0-18 knots and coming from every point on the compass. Pretty much standard Lake Pend Oreille racing. After more than 18 hours on the water we had 4 boats finish within an hour and a half of each other. For some boats the finish occurred at 1:30 AM with a 180° wind shift in the pitch black just outside of the no wake markers. Thank you to Gary and MacDonald’s Resort for sponsoring the race. Here are the results:

1. "Show Faith" (both line honors and corrected time)

2. "Moon Star"

3. "Foot Short"

4. "Rival"

5. "Fuller House"

DNF - Kestrel, Silkye, Mr. Pringle, Kittiwake

We plan to do other long distance races next year, so dust off your coolers, get out the cockpit cushions and pack your duffle bags!