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Ok, sharpen your runners and pack up your gear for the 2006 GTIYC Fun Regatta. Baring a major snow event during the next several days, the 2006 GTIYC Fun Regatta will happen this weekend (March 18 & 19) on either South Lake Leelanau at the Bingham Road Launch or on Houghton Lake off the DNR launch in the SW corner of the lake.

South Lake Leelanau will be sailed tomorrow and Houghton Lake will be sailed on Thursday. The final venue call will be announced on Thursday evening by hot line, E-mail and web sites. Launch site maps will be available at www.gtiyc.com on Thursday evening.

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Primary site: SOUTH Elk Lake, Michigan
Backup site: White Lake, Whitehall, Michigan

South Elk Lake Launch Site:
Launch off Whitewater Twp. Park, Park Road, then north 1.5 miles to new plate of Ice 4 ½ inches thick.

White Birch Lodge is CLOSED! They went to Costa Rico!

There is currently NO access to the regatta plate from 3rd street in Elk Rapids OR from White Birch Lodge as of 3/1/2006.
New ice in the north part of Elk Lake only measured 2.5 inches as of 3/1/2006.

Registration at Grand Traverse Yacht Club, check their web site
for directions, 7-9 pm Friday night or on the ice
http://www.gtiyc.com

Primary Location:
Elk Lake, Mi