history

When the newly constructed facilities were opened in the spring of 1977 at Lake Pleasant, a cruising, educational and social club for sail boaters was proposed. The Lake Pleasant Sailing Club (LPSC) was formed at the lake in September 1977. Our first Commodore was George Lauman, who was re-elected in 1978. George is now our Senior Staff Commodore.

In 1979, under Commodore Bill Wright, our club was incorporated as a non-profit organization and the by-laws were accepted. Our first cruise to Santa Catalina Island consisted of four boats.

In 1980, our Commodore was Dan Hoehner. During Dan's term, the Lauman's instigated the dinghy rowing races; Fred Bailey suggested our first Wine and Cheese Party; and our Commodore initiated the cruising trophy. Our Santa Catalina cruise this year was ten boats.

During 1981, under the leadership of Commodore Bill Carugno, the year was one of tremendous growth. There our membership grew to sixty-three members. We also held the first club cruise to Roosevelt Lake. This year we also adopted the policy of only the Membership Director handling the new members forms with the dues going directly to the treasury - a year of many firsts.

In 1982, we held our first Thanksgiving Cruise to Lake Havasu. Our Commodore, Bill Reeves, got us involved in the Cerebral Palsy Telethon and we showed a group of Senior citizen ladies the joy of sailing. During this year, our by-laws were amended to add a Social Director, Membership Director, and Director at Large, plus a few other changes. Also, a racing series was started. Commodore Reeves started the Arizona Sailing Counsel, which represented all the sailing clubs in Phoenix.

The year 1983 proved to be yet another year of exciting events for the club. Under Commodore Mike Ging, there was a by-law change reducing the dues of members that move out of state. The first Treasure Hunt Cruise and sailing dinghy races were held in conjunction with the rowing dinghy races. We participated in the Gompers Charity Regatta where LPSC members donated rides on their boats. We also had a First Aid Course and CPR program. Officer's flags were also presented this year to the Board of Directors. We also held two progressive dinners at the lake, which also proved to be great fun.

In 1984, our club was seven years young and had grown to over 100 family memberships. Our Commodore, John Cummings, built a closer relationship with the Arizona Yacht Club by combining different activities between the two clubs with the help of AYC's Commodore, Tom Ohlin. A club library was started by Jim Sullivan, which contains books and videotapes for club members to enjoy. This year a Cruise Skipper's flag was adopted. Members Russ and Beth Eis and Clyde and Mary Ellis buried a time capsule on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Hank Weldon skippered the first back-to-back Santa Catalina/San Diego Cruise. The club adopted a humpback whale named Olympia through a project sponsored by the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

The year 1985 brought us Commodore Marty Sturhahn who graciously served our club an extra three months to bring our elections from October to January. Cruises this year included Lake Havasu, Santa Catalina Island, Roosevelt Lake and Lake Powell. There were races for rowing, dinghy and just for fun. We also had a treasure hunt this year and revised our cruising sheet point system. Eleanor Hamric, the Cruising Director for this year, compiled material of interest for those participating in these various cruises away from Lake Pleasant into a Cruising Director's file. Much of the information was shares through the Pleasant Times. Plans went under way to greatly increase the size of Lake Pleasant by the early 1990's by constructing the Waddel Dam.

In 1986, Commodore Dennis Dyke brought a new interest to the club as members took group scuba diving lessons. Guest speakers at membership meetings included Tom Hamilton, Gerry Cunningham, and member Warren Barrett. Charlie Rogers made a donation of books to the club library. Club events kept everyone on the go this year as events were scheduled almost every two weeks. We had a display at the Arizona Boat Show this year and our first Sunflower Raft up/Progressive Dinner with about twelve boats participating. Dave and Joan Hensley flew over and took photographs after first placing their own boat in the raft up. The annual Ice Cream Social was held at the Lauman's new residence west of lake Pleasant, Rancho Loma Vista.

LPSC became ten years young in 1987 and growing strong than ever before. Under commodore Steve Landry, many exciting events were planned, including a Moonlight Cruise on Lake Pleasant and the Sunflower raft up. In spite of low water levels at Lake Pleasant, the club went on undaunted, scheduling more events than ever away from lake Pleasant so as not the lose any sailing fun. We visited places such as Rocky Point, Lake Roosevelt and Lake Mead. The club enjoyed its traditional Thanksgiving Day Cruise at Lake Havasu. Perhaps one of the most enjoyable cruises of 1987 was to San Carlos thanks to Bob Mills.

In 1988, Commodore Steve hook brought the club new and exciting events. An education workshop was put on by club members, featuring Anchoring Techniques by Dale Jacobson, Safety Afloat by Mike & Cindy ging, Knot Tying by Tom Monson and Docking Procedures by Steve Hook. The Hooks organized a camping trip near Flagstaff which included a scavenger hunt starting at the campsite and ending at Lake Ashurst; everyone got to test their skills at rock skipping and also enjoyed a fireworks display. In the highest spirit of seamanship, club members safely gave sailboat rides to Girl Scouts on what turned out to be one of the windiest days at Lake Pleasant that year.

The year 1989 brought us our first female Commodore, Cindy Ging. Under Cindy's dedicated and enthusiastic leadership, the club once again flourished and we had many, many of its traditional events, such as the Wine & Cheese Party, Santa Catalina Island/San Diego Cruise, Lake Mead Cruise, Thanksgiving Cruise, and Sweetheart's Race, all of which proved to be a great success. The Hook's skippered several cruises to Rocky Point, Mexico. the skippers of each cruising event made each occasion a very pleasant one for all those who attended which made all the events a huge success. Tom Errickson donated some sailing tapes to the club library and Jack Fisher donated a movie screen to be used at club events. Even though the lakes around Arizona were 'down a bit" that did not deter anyone from participating in club events.

The first year in the decade of the 90's brought us Commodore Leigh Prettyman and many innovative changes for the club. Two by-law changes were made regarding annual renewals and a member running for the office of Treasurer. A Charity Fund was established; minutes of board meetings were published in each newsletter to keep members better informed. A great workshop was organized by Dotty (Millar) Bauer which included: anchoring knot tying, navigation and building a barbecue for one's boat. Along with other exciting events, several club boats experienced 8 foot seas during a cruise to San Carlos, Mexico skippered by Steve hook. Steve skippers an exciting cruise!

1991 brought Russ Blanchette as our Commodore. Russ was a real asset to the board, along with his wife Thelma. The board bestowed a pair of headphones as a thank you for a great year; and the Commodore and his First Mate say they worked great for communicating in private! The video library was expanded considerably this year, with the addition of several different subject videos on sailing. Great cruises this year ...a lot of fun on the lakes and sea.

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When the newly constructed facilities were opened in the spring of *1977* at Lake Pleasant, a cruising, educational and social club for sail boaters was proposed. The Lake Pleasant Sailing Club (LPSC) was formed at the lake in September 1977. Our first Commodore was George Lauman, who was re-elected in 1978. George is now our Senior Staff Commodore. In *1979, under Commodore Bill Wright, our club was incorporated as a non-profit organization and the by-laws were accepted. Our first cruise to Santa Catalina Island consisted of four boats. In 1980, our Commodore was Dan Hoehner. During Dan's term, the Lauman's instigated the dinghy rowing races; Fred Bailey suggested our first Wine and Cheese Party; and our Commodore initiated the cruising trophy. Our Santa Catalina cruise this year was ten boats. During 1981, under the leadership of Commodore Bill Carugno, the year was one of tremendous growth. There our membership grew to sixty-three members. We also held the first club cruise to Roosevelt Lake. This year we also adopted the policy of only the Membership Director handling the new members forms with the dues going directly to the treasury - a year of many firsts. In 1982*, we held our first Thanksgiving Cruise to Lake Havasu. Our Commodore, Bill Reeves, got us involved in the Cerebral Palsy Telethon and we showed a group of Senior citizen ladies the joy of sailing. During this year, our by-laws were amended to add a Social Director, Membership Director, and Director at Large, plus a few other changes. Also, a racing series was started. Commodore Reeves started the Arizona Sailing Counsel, which represented all the sailing clubs in Phoenix. The year 1983 proved to be yet another year of exciting events for the club. Under Commodore Mike Ging, there was a by-law change reducing the dues of members that move out of state. The first Treasure Hunt Cruise and sailing dinghy races were held in conjunction with the rowing dinghy races. We participated in the Gompers Charity Regatta where LPSC members donated rides on their boats. We also had a First Aid Course and CPR program. Officer's flags were also presented this year to the Board of Directors. We also held two progressive dinners at the lake, which also proved to be great fun. In 1984, our club was seven years young and had grown to over 100 family memberships. Our Commodore, John Cummings, built a closer relationship with the Arizona Yacht Club by combining different activities between the two clubs with the help of AYC's Commodore, Tom Ohlin. A club library was started by Jim Sullivan, which contains books and videotapes for club members to enjoy. This year a Cruise Skipper's flag was adopted. Members Russ and Beth Eis and Clyde and Mary Ellis buried a time capsule on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Hank Weldon skippered the first back-to-back Santa Catalina/San Diego Cruise. The club adopted a humpback whale named Olympia through a project sponsored by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. The year 1985 brought us Commodore Marty Sturhahn who graciously served our club an extra three months to bring our elections from October to January. Cruises this year included Lake Havasu, Santa Catalina Island, Roosevelt Lake and Lake Powell. There were races for rowing, dinghy and just for fun. We also had a treasure hunt this year and revised our cruising sheet point system. Eleanor Hamric, the Cruising Director for this year, compiled material of interest for those participating in these various cruises away from Lake Pleasant into a Cruising Director's file. Much of the information was shares through the Pleasant Times. Plans went under way to greatly increase the size of Lake Pleasant by the early 1990's by constructing the Waddel Dam.	In *1986,* Commodore Dennis Dyke brought a new interest to the club as members took group scuba diving lessons. Guest speakers at membership meetings included Tom Hamilton, Gerry Cunningham, and member Warren Barrett. Charlie Rogers made a donation of books to the club library. Club events kept everyone on the go this year as events were scheduled almost every two weeks. We had a display at the Arizona Boat Show this year and our first Sunflower Raft up/Progressive Dinner with about twelve boats participating. Dave and Joan Hensley flew over and took photographs after first placing their own boat in the raft up. The annual Ice Cream Social was held at the Lauman's new residence west of lake Pleasant, Rancho Loma Vista. LPSC became ten years young in *1987* and growing strong than ever before. Under commodore Steve Landry, many exciting events were planned, including a Moonlight Cruise on Lake Pleasant and the Sunflower raft up. In spite of low water levels at Lake Pleasant, the club went on undaunted, scheduling more events than ever away from lake Pleasant so as not the lose any sailing fun. We visited places such as Rocky Point, Lake Roosevelt and Lake Mead. The club enjoyed its traditional Thanksgiving Day Cruise at Lake Havasu. Perhaps one of the most enjoyable cruises of 1987 was to San Carlos thanks to Bob Mills. In *1988,* Commodore Steve hook brought the club new and exciting events. An education workshop was put on by club members, featuring Anchoring Techniques by Dale Jacobson, Safety Afloat by Mike & Cindy ging, Knot Tying by Tom Monson and Docking Procedures by Steve Hook. The Hooks organized a camping trip near Flagstaff which included a scavenger hunt starting at the campsite and ending at Lake Ashurst; everyone got to test their skills at rock skipping and also enjoyed a fireworks display. In the highest spirit of seamanship, club members safely gave sailboat rides to Girl Scouts on what turned out to be one of the windiest days at Lake Pleasant that year. The year *1989* brought us our first female Commodore, Cindy Ging. Under Cindy's dedicated and enthusiastic leadership, the club once again flourished and we had many, many of its traditional events, such as the Wine & Cheese Party, Santa Catalina Island/San Diego Cruise, Lake Mead Cruise, Thanksgiving Cruise, and Sweetheart's Race, all of which proved to be a great success. The Hook's skippered several cruises to Rocky Point, Mexico. the skippers of each cruising event made each occasion a very pleasant one for all those who attended which made all the events a huge success. Tom Errickson donated some sailing tapes to the club library and Jack Fisher donated a movie screen to be used at club events. Even though the lakes around Arizona were 'down a bit" that did not deter anyone from participating in club events. The first year in the decade of the 90's brought us Commodore Leigh Prettyman and many innovative changes for the club. Two by-law changes were made regarding annual renewals and a member running for the office of Treasurer. A Charity Fund was established; minutes of board meetings were published in each newsletter to keep members better informed. A great workshop was organized by Dotty (Millar) Bauer which included: anchoring knot tying, navigation and building a barbecue for one's boat. Along with other exciting events, several club boats experienced 8 foot seas during a cruise to San Carlos, Mexico skippered by Steve hook. Steve skippers an exciting cruise! *1991* brought Russ Blanchette as our Commodore. Russ was a real asset to the board, along with his wife Thelma. The board bestowed a pair of headphones as a thank you for a great year; and the Commodore and his First Mate say they worked great for communicating in private! The video library was expanded considerably this year, with the addition of several different subject videos on sailing. Great cruises this year ...a lot of fun on the lakes and sea. (next page)