Calhoun Yacht Club members waiting on the submerged dock for a decision to sail or not in the storm. Left to right- Will Tajibnapis, Dale Borgeson, Eric Protzman, Jake Waddington, Mike Biele, Greg Stauffer skippers waiting on submerged dock on a decision to sail or not in the storm.
John Dyer, Lars Hanson and Joe Dickenson were the top three laser sailors. Laser sailboats are car top carried. There are two lasers in the picture. On this particular Thanksgiving, there had been 12 inches of snow the night before.
Calhoun Yacht Club sailors gathering on Lake Calhoun's main dock. Some of them are: Dick Carlson in yellow shirt, Tom Nixon in light blue stripped shirt and Eric Bloomquist in red headband on the far right.
Letter is in response to changes in rules governing buoy distribution, preferences and lay out of the space. This change gave preference to city residents and discriminated against two boat families.
left to right- Lionel Bening, treasurer, Jack Perecman, Commodore, Fred Hird, Head Judge, Dale Borgeson, Sailing Captain, preparing to launch the new Glastrom judges and safety boat.
Lake Harriet commodore Rome Riebeth presents Lake Harriet/Lake Calhoun X fleet regatta trophy to Lake Calhoun commodore Austin Caswell. This was an annual regatta between the two city lakes.
This X fleet regatta was an annual event between Lake Harriet Yacht Club and Lake Calhoun Yacht Club for skippers 16 years old or under. These boats are tied to the main dock on Lake Calhoun.
E Scow racing on Lake Calhoun at the Aquatennial Regatta. This boat was built at Johnson Boat Works, White Bear Lake. Don Whiting is preparing to step forward to remove the spinnaker pole. The skipper is Erle Reiter
The Calhoun Yacht Club Board of Directors, left to right front row: Bloomberg, Griswold, Benson. Left to right back row: Cunningham, Reiter, Dick Garwood, Brennan, Merriman.
These cannons are used by the judges at the starting and finishing lines for sailboat races. They were purchased by Calhoun Yacht Club August 27, 1936. these are 10 gage cannons, black powder, smmoth bore and manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The cost was $19.80. These cannons give off a puff of smoke that can be seen anywhere on the lake.
Calhoun Yacht Club C Scows at starting line at Lake Calhoun. Left to right, the boats are C14 Erle Reiter, C4 Harry Dye, C1 Bob Wood, C9 Herb and John Bloomberg.
Record book showing minutes and the budget for 1935- November 1951. Note: some blank pages and one trophy presentation 1950 handout with names listed. There is also a map of the buoys on Calhoun.