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Lake Tippecanoe Sailing Club
Our History
Lake Tippy Sailing Club (LTSC) was formed by Jim & Mary Murray along with Herb Gawthrop, George Buckingham, Jack Thompson Harry Bishop, Howard Webb, Ken Zinzer and other good sailors who lived here on the lake.
Jim & Mary Murray lived in Maracaibo, Venezuela from 1959 to 1962. While there, Jim crewed for a Dutch skipper, who was a member of a sail boat club owned by Shell Oil Company. Eventually Jim became a skipper and gained a lot experience while sailing there in Maracaibo.
Jim Murray enjoyed sailing so much that the first thing he did when he returned to Lake Tippecanoe was to buy a Lightning sailboat. He enjoyed the challenge of sailboat racing so much that he rounded up other Lightning skippers and together they formed the LTSC.
Lake Tippy Sailing Club (LTSC) was formed by Jim & Mary Murray along with Herb Gawthrop, George Buckingham, Jack Thompson Harry Bishop, Howard Webb, Ken Zinzer and other good sailors who lived here on the lake.
Jim & Mary Murray lived in Maracaibo, Venezuela from 1959 to 1962. While there, Jim crewed for a Dutch skipper, who was a member of a sail boat club owned by Shell Oil Company. Eventually Jim became a skipper and gained a lot experience while sailing there in Maracaibo.
Jim Murray enjoyed sailing so much that the first thing he did when he returned to Lake Tippecanoe was to buy a Lightning sailboat. He enjoyed the challenge of sailboat racing so much that he rounded up other Lightning skippers and together they formed the LTSC.