Great Lakes Scuttlebutt Fall Issue 2010 : Page 18

Mirror Image Detailing Expands Mirror Image Detailing, LLC is pleased to announce an exciting facility expansion. Plans have been made, ground has been broken, and a new 24,000 square foot heated storage building will be ready for the upcoming 2010-2011 storage season. This new, state of the art building will be located at our main location in Port Clinton and will increase our total storage capacity at this site to nearly 50,000 square feet. It will be equipped with a sprinkler system and back-up generator and will also feature surveillance cameras and a monitoring system. We at Mirror Image Detailing, LLC value our storage customers and are excited for the opportunity to expand in this area. Storage customers receive various incentives throughout the winter season, and we encourage you to reserve your heated storage space today. For more information or to reserve your winter storage, contact Mirror Image Detailing toll free at 866-895-4829 or visit www.mirrorimagedetailing.com. The Joy of the Race A Nautical Story Written By Our Very Own Publisher, Erik Kyle Recently, I had an experience that was so wonderful I thought I’d take an opportunity to share it. As a publisher of a boating magazine, I often fi nd myself in awesome situations involved with boating. My staff and I were recently asked to come out to the Detroit Yacht Club and watch the hydroplane races, for example. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend, but our graphic designer and her family went and had a blast. (Thanks, Jack at DYC!) Another example -when the Toronto Tourism Board asked us to come stay with them for a few days and tour the waterfront to write up an article about the area... or when I went on a poker run with Jeff Wilson of Marine Tech Concepts out of Port Clinton and I went over 100 miles an hour on a catamaran! These are but a few of the great places and things I’ve gotten to enjoy in this Job – that’s why I love it so much! I recently was asked by one of our advertisers (David at Kanberra Gel) to attend IRYA sailboat races at the Buffalo Yacht Club. Being a sailor myself, I jumped at the chance. The races have been around for over 100 years and this was only the second time ever it has been on Lake Erie so I knew this would be special. I arrived on Friday night and was greeted by our distributor in the buffalo area – Jerry Fitzgerald. Strangely, Jerry has worked with us for over 4 years and this was the fi rst time we’ve ever met! When I got out to Smith Boys Marina, I was pleased to meet not only Jerry, but about 20 of his closest boating pals. They were all sitting around having a pot luck dinner and enjoying some adult beverages. I actually met a great gal that is going to start writing an article for us about cooking on the boat called the Galley Girl – you can see her first article in this issue actually. Eventually, David came over and picked me up so we could go to BYC and get things started. Kanberra Gel had a booth so we hung out there and had a great time meeting all kinds of people and talking about our love for sailing. On Saturday, we were pleased to be invited by the local BMW dealer to go out and watch the races on the spectator boat – a beautiful 36’ Hatteras. As we made our way out the starting line, we saw about 80 boats all jockeying for position for their class and the start of their race. There was a 36.7 Beneteau class, a Farr 30 class and a Perth class of all kinds of boats that were all handicapped for the speed differences. Being a sailor for years now, I have always wondered what the racing experience was like and I was starting to fi nd out. The start of a sailboat race is one of the most exciting things to be a part of; every boat trying to get the right position in the wind so as to be on the best tack to make the turn around mark. To watch all of these very expensive boats maneuver within inches of each other is nerve racking -if only for the spectator alone; I can’t imagine what the owner of the boat is going through! Once they were all off, we tagged alongside of the fl eet for a while then sped up in order to get to the mark in time to watch the turn for home. The special thing about the turnaround buoys is that there were two marks – one for the Beneteau and Farr Fleet, then the other for the Perth Fleet. The two marks were about 100 yards apart, so we were positioned right between the two marks. Talk about the best seat in the house! We saw the Farr and Beneteau fl eets make the mark and pull up the spinnakers about 50 feet away. Then, we turned around and saw the massive spinnakers barreling down from behind us from the Perth fleet. This was truly an exciting time. There were a total of three races that day and each race went back and forth to the marks two times. So, we repeated our process to stay right in the middle of the action! On a side note, I had never been to Buffalo before and was unaware of the 8 gigantic windmills that skirt the shoreline. When we were at the marks looking back at the fl eets coming towards us, it was as if the windmills were like fans generating the wind these boats needed to be under sail. A very cool picture anyways. And, speaking of pictures, as it would happen I forgot my camera on this trip, so Jan from the Edgewater Yacht Club in Cleveland was kind enough to send me her photos of the race. EYC had 2 boats that participated in the race and represented the Cleveland sailing community very well. I had such a wonderful time that I just want to thank David and the folks over at Kanberra Gel for asking me to come and be part of a fantastic experience. The people of Buffalo and the Buffalo Yacht Club were awesome and I look forward to the time I‘m out in the area and get to stop back. Photos by Jan Histed from Edgewater Yacht Club which hosts the annual Cleveland Race Week in June. Page 18 visit our website at: www.greatlakesscuttlebutt.com visit our website at: www.greatlakesscuttlebutt.com Fall 2010

Press Release: Mirror Image

Mirror Image Detailing Expands Mirror Image Detailing, LLC is pleased to announce an exciting facility expansion. Plans have been made, ground has been broken, and a new 24,000 square foot heated storage building will be ready for the upcoming 2010-2011 storage season. This new, state of the art building will be located at our main location in Port Clinton and will increase our total storage capacity at this site to nearly 50,000 square feet. It will be equipped with a sprinkler system and back-up generator and will also feature surveillance cameras and a monitoring system. We at Mirror Image Detailing, LLC value our storage customers and are excited for the opportunity to expand in this area. Storage customers receive various incentives throughout the winter season, and we encourage you to reserve your heated storage space today. For more information or to reserve your winter storage, contact Mirror Image Detailing toll free at 866-895-4829 or visit www.mirrorimagedetailing.com.

Nautical Story

Erik Kyle

The Joy of the Race Recently, I had an experience that was so wonderful I thought I’d take an opportunity to share it. As a publisher of a boating magazine, I often find myself in awesome situations involved with boating. My staff and I were recently asked to come out to the Detroit Yacht Club and watch the hydroplane races, for example. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend, but our graphic designer and her family went and had a blast. (Thanks, Jack at DYC!) Another example - when the Toronto Tourism Board asked us to come stay with them for a few days and tour the waterfront to write up an article about the area... or when I went on a poker run with Jeff Wilson of Marine Tech Concepts out of Port Clinton and I went over 100 miles an hour on a catamaran! These are but a few of the great places and things I’ve gotten to enjoy in this Job – that’s why I love it so much! I recently was asked by one of our advertisers (David at Kanberra Gel) to attend IRYA sailboat races at the Buffalo Yacht Club. Being a sailor myself, I jumped at the chance. The races have been around for over 100 years and this was only the second time ever it has been on Lake Erie so I knew this would be special. I arrived on Friday night and was greeted by our distributor in the buffalo area – Jerry Fitzgerald. Strangely, Jerry has worked with us for over 4 years and this was the first time we’ve ever met! When I got out to Smith Boys Marina, I was pleased to meet not only Jerry, but about 20 of his closest boating pals. They were all sitting around having a pot luck dinner and enjoying some adult beverages. I actually met a great gal that is going to start writing an article for us about cooking on the boat called the Galley Girl – you can see her first article in this issue actually. Eventually, David came over and picked me up so we could go to BYC and get things started. Kanberra Gel had a booth so we hung out there and had a great time meeting all kinds of people and talking about our love for sailing. On Saturday, we were pleased to be invited by the local BMW dealer to go out and watch the races on the spectator boat – a beautiful 36’ Hatteras. As we made our way out the starting line, we saw about 80 boats all jockeying for position for their class and the start of their race. There was a 36.7 Beneteau class, a Farr 30 class and a Perth class of all kinds of boats that were all handicapped for the speed differences. Being a sailor for years now, I have always wondered what the racing experience was like and I was starting to find out. The start of a sailboat race is one of the most exciting things to be a part of; every boat trying to get the right position in the wind so as to be on the best tack to make the turn around mark. To watch all of these very expensive boats maneuver within inches of each other is nerve racking-if only for the spectator alone; I can’t imagine what the owner of the boat is going through! Once they were all off, we tagged alongside of the fleet for a while then sped up in order to get to the mark in time to watch the turn for home. The special thing about the turnaround buoys is that there were two marks – one for the Beneteau and Farr Fleet, then the other for the Perth Fleet. The two marks were about 100 yards apart, so we were positioned right between the two marks. Talk about the best seat in the house! We saw the Farr and Beneteau fleets make the mark and pull up the spinnakers about 50 feet away. Then, we turned around and saw the massive spinnakers barreling down from behind us from the Perth fleet. This was truly an exciting time. There were a total of three races that day and each race went back and forth to the marks two times. So, we repeated our process to stay right in the middle of the action! On a side note, I had never been to Buffalo before and was unaware of the 8 gigantic windmills that skirt the shoreline. When we were at the marks looking back at the fleets coming towards us, it was as if the windmills were like fans generating the wind these boats needed to be under sail. A very cool picture anyways. And, speaking of pictures, as it would happen I forgot my camera on this trip, so Jan from the Edgewater Yacht Club in Cleveland was kind enough to send me her photos of the race. EYC had 2 boats that participated in the race and represented the Cleveland sailing community very well. I had such a wonderful time that I just want to thank David and the folks over at Kanberra Gel for asking me to come and be part of a fantastic experience. The people of Buffalo and the Buffalo Yacht Club were awesome and I look forward to the time I‘m out in the area and get to stop back.

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