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A Y C O F F I C E R S COMMODORE••••••••••••••••• TERRY MEYERS VICE-COMMODORE••••••••••••••• GAIL BERNSTEIN SECRETARY • • • • • • • • ••••• STEVE PERVIER TREASURER ••••••••••••••••• BOB TESCH RACE COMMANDER.• • • • • • • • • • • .JIM BAKER BUILDINGS AND GROUNDSCOMMANDER •••• TOMMYKOZLOWSKI FLEET COMMANDER• • • • • • • ••••• ERIC NELSON IMMEDIATE PAST COMMODORE.• • • • • • .CLAUDE WELLES
A Y C F L E E T C A P T A I N S CATALINA 22 •••••••••••••••• NELSON MIKESKA CENTERBOARDHANDICAP •••••••••••• TERI NELMS CORON~DO15 .••.••.••••.•• KEITH LACKEY ENSIGN. • • • • • ••••••• DAN O'DONNELL 420' s . . . • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • ER 1 c FAUST J-22. • • • • • • • • • • .GREG SCHERTZ J- 24. • • • • • •. • • • • • • • • • • • ERI c NELSON KEEL HANDICAP ••••••••••••••• JIM DEETER A-FLEET • • • • • • • • • • • • •• RUSSELL PAINTON B-FLEET • • • • • • • ••••• BOB GOLDSMITH C-FLEET • • • • • • • • • ••• GARY COOPER D-FLEET • • • • •••••••••••• PERRY WELLER LASER • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .FRED SCHROTH SOUTH COAST 21. • • • • • • •••••• BOB JOHNSON SUNFISH • • • ••••••••••••• VIC MANNING BUSINESS OFFICE ••••• 266-1336 (LUBHOUSE••••• 266-1897
SEPTEMBER 1989
1 The Austin Yacht Club has just completed the most successful summer camp season yet. I'd like ' to t€ll you about it and thank the manv folks involved. The adults camp~ continue to get better each year. The Women's Camp was chaired b y Cynthia Darwin and Mary Lynn Painton with the instructional program run by Barbara Hawn. This camp was busting at the seams with 64 women signed up and another 30 on the waiting list. This camp has become so popular it has lead to a new organization called the Women's Sailing Association. While unrelated to AYC, many of its members are crewing at our club and will eventually become members. Check Cynthia's article for the names of those who made this camp the best yet.
The Men's Camp had 50 attendees and was once again a John Bartlett-Terry Nelms show. Doug Kern and Scott Young were in charge of instruction with assistance from many other members. The men had a ball and quite a few are now looking to crew. I'd like to thank John and Terry because I did not get any calls about the Sat urda y night entertainment this ye ar. I am grateful. Our Junior Sailing program under Chairman John Mandell and his committee is setting new records. Linda McDavitt, our Director of Junior Sailing, and Matt Romberg, her assistant, repo~t 140 campers attended 6 weeks of camps. The level of instruction was superior and the campers had a great time. I'm happy to report that a traveling squad of seven of our junior sailors went to a Houston Yacht Club regatta and brought back five trophies. We are giving them a chance for revenge b y holding our own junior regatta September 10th. All this is a result of a very strong summer program. I'd like to congratulate John. Linda and Matt on a great job.
The net result of our successful ca mp pr ogr am is the increased number of people sailing and a building enthusiasm for our sp9rt of sailboat racing. Our future looks bright here at the Austin Yacht Club because we have members like these chairpeople and their man y volu nteer s who are willing to work hard to share their knowledge of sailing. Thank yo u all. I ' m reall y looking forward to next summer. Terry Meyers
2 FROM THE EDITOR , .•
TELLTALE STAFF COMMODORE•••• • • TERRY MEYERS MANAGINGEDITOR •••• • • STEVE PERVIER EDI TOR • • • • • • • • • ...... • • KATHY PILLMORE SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS
CHARLENE ALLAN, KATHY PILLMORE, TERI NELMS, STEVE VAUGHAN
FLEET CONTRIBUTORS Boa GOLDSMITH, TIM VICKNAIR, PHIL SPLETTER, TERI NELMS, KATHY PILLMORE, MEL KUNZE, PAT FEAGIN, AND THE SILVER-TONGUED LIZARDETTE
T H E I N S I D E T A L E S FROM THE COMMODORE••••• • •••••••••••• PAGE 2 WELCOMEDENISE. • • • • • •••••••••••• PAGE 3 SOCIAL COLUMN••••••• • • • • • • • PAGE 5 MEN'S SAILING CAMP RECAP•••••• • • • • • • • • • • • PAGE 6 JUNIOR SAILING PROGRAM••••• • •••••••••• PAGE 7 ABOVE+ BEYOND••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • PAGE 9 BOAT BIRD WARS••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • PAGE 10 ELv Is ISLAND. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PAGE 12 SUMMEREVENING SERIES RESULTS ••• • • • • • • • • • • • PAGE 13 FIESTA DE LA NocHE MEXICANA •••• • • • • • • • • • • • PAGE 14 TORC - SUMMER89. • •. • • • • • • • PAGE 15 FLEET TALK ENSIGN • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PAGE 18 SUNFISH. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PAGE 19 CENTERBOARDHANDICAP •••••••••••• • •• PAGE 20 SOUTH COAST 21. . . • ...... • •• PAGE 20 J-24 ...... • PAGE 21 KEEL A • • . . . • . • • . . . . ••• PAGE 22 KEEL B ...... • PAGE 23 KEEL c ...... , •• PAGE 24 KEEL D • • . • . • . . . • . . . .. • • • PAGE 25 KEEL FLEET CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS • •••• • • • • • PAGE 26 FALL REGATTA••••• • ••••••••••• • ••• PAGE 27 RAVE REVIEWS FOR WOMEN'S SAILING CAMP •••••• • • PAGE 28 WINDCHIMES. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••••• • • INSIDE BACKCOVER
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Denise Wholey (pronounced without the "H"} has officially "I have really appreciated the donned the AYC club manager's man time Wayne has spent with me. tel as of August 8th. He's made the transition period much easier. I wish him the best Denise is a transplanted Phi in whatever he does." she com ladelphian who came to Austin via mented. "I know I will have a lot Houston where she graduated from to live up to and I will do my Memorial High School in 1975. Her best." mom, dad and four sisters (whose names all begin with "D") still Denise also wants to thank the reside in Houston. Board of Directors and especially Terry and Gail for giving her this After graduation, Denise moved opportunity from among the many to the River 'City and has been in applicants they interviewed. the club management business ever since. She started her career at Denise has been given permis Westwood Country Club where she sion to reserve final judgement on spent 6 years before moving on to the merits of her job until she the Courtyard Tennis Club for the has experiences at least one next 8 years .... the last 6 of Turnback Canyon regatta. which she spent as that club's manager. Welcome Denise, you've joined a unique organization with as many Denise's hobbies include bik opinions as members, and as many ing and photography and she says big hearts as mouths!! that her favorite sport is tennis. She admits to having had some sailing experience as crew, and is looking forward to learning more about the sport . She is making a special effort to master the ter minology and special language of sailors. (I can't imagine what she means!) "I'm learning bits and pieces of the language out of despera tion," she allowed. "but I like the challenge of learning new things. I just hope everyone will be patient while I'm getting my feet wet . " she added. Denise is very thankful for the opportunity to work with the Yacht Club and is enjoying her new surroundings.
4 s c0 I A L. by Charlene Allan
A big thanks go to Marti and Howard Shirey for a great job they did on the Summer Evening Series Buffet. There was a smaller turn out than normal but still came out a little ahead. You can always depend on them to say yes when you ask for help . The club is very fortunate to have people l ike t hem. Thank you very much!
The family day is this coming weekend and Charlie and Annie Lancaster have planned lots of fun activities for everyo ne. Patti Meyers is working hard on organizing the games and I'm sure it will be great fun. I'll report on it in th e next telltale.
Bonnie Tobin and I are chairing the Fiesta De La Noche Mexicana party Sept. 23rd. Please believe me, you won 't want to miss the party of the year (excluding the annual banquet of course). You know how Bonnie can throw a party folks . They'll be Mexican Mariachis during happy hour and dinner, along with cervezas and margaritas . After dinner you'll be dancing to "Headfirst " with music from the 60's, countr y western and current hits as well. So it's a cross sectio n of a lot of good music. Dinner will in clude catered beef and chicken fajitas with all the trimmings, rice, beans, chili con queso and pralines. So get your sombreros and Mexican dresses out. We have to notify our caterer by 5:00 Thurs. before the party with an extremely accurate count, so for gosh sakes, please call early and come! Don't risk finding out what you missed. The last reminder is for the fall series buffet, Oct. 1st, chaired by Jennifer Fadal. She's planning a great meal for us with an Italian feast . She's a great organizer and cook so don't miss it, and of course as usual reservations would be nice, please!! See you on the lak e . ..
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It looks like Bartlett and company did it again; another successful Men's camp. At least WEconsider it to be successful, and 47 sunburned and bruised campers have not argued with us.
Camp MommyTeri and Uncle John would like to express our special thanks to our AYCvolunteer helpers who really made this success possible. John and I can only do so much and the~e guys made it easy and fun for everybody~ Our on-the-water and chalk-talk coaches were Paul Forrester, Doug Kern, Scott Young, John Moss, Harold Neel, Bill Levins (in-the-water coach), Gary Burdge, Mark Rylander and Keith Lackey. In a special group all to themselves, Vic Manning and Jim Deeter did an outstanding job as Sunfishers. These guys got all the beginners and undetermined-skill-level campers and ran them through a thorough flip chart lecture and then a flip boat class. Their expertise allowed all of the campers to actually be racing by the last camp day and many gained the confidence to move through the Sunfish and on to the 420s and J29s. Our thanks to Terry Meyers , Bob Tesch, and Tom Cox for the loan of the 29s and I have no idea how many thank-yous we owe to Sunfish owners. All I know is, I didn't know there were so many SFs in this club!
As usual, the campers did their own cooking, or had it 11brought in" and Saturday evening produced the usual high excitement level in anticipation of the Austin Yacht Club Men's Camp Dance Troup . The campers were amazed at the high level of athletic and verbal skills demonstrated by the entertainers, and a good time was had by all . . . and that's probably all I need to say about that. A large percentage of our campers were non-members, and at the end of the camp two graduates asked for membership applications. Old dopey me didn't think about making a membership pitch during the last chalk talk or there might have been several more right there on the spot. We have the list of campers and intend to mail out info to cover this oversight.
Our thanks again to all who helped and to the wind God who gave us comfortable conditions instead of a storm or a drifter for the weekend. We're already making plans for next year, anticipating a large turnout, and we intend to not only streamline and upgrade the training program, but to also hire a ballet and jazz group for entertainment. See you next year. Uncle John Bartlett Camp MommyTeri Nelms Gfunior 8ailing'Program
BY LINDA McDAVITT
WELL, IT HAS BEEN AN EXCITING SUMMER FOR THE JUNIOR SAILING PROGRAM. FOUR WEEKS OF OVERNIGHT CAMPS AND TWO WEEKS OF DAY CAMP WITH 140 JUNIORS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. THE WEATHER WAS GOOD TOUS WITH PROVIDING GREAT SAILING WIND ALL BUT 6 DAYS. 1 THAT S HARD TO BEAT! CAMPERS PARTICIPATED IN SAILING, SWIMMING, COOKOUTS, CAMPFIRES, VIDEO MOVIES, STAR GAZING, MANSFIELD DAM TOURS, SAILING TO STARNES ISLAND, NIGHT CRUISES ON THE BIG BOATS, AND LITTLE REGATTAS, SAIL REPAIR AND SOME EXCITING RACING EX PERIENCES FOR THE ADVANCEDSAILORS. MATT ROMBERG HAS PROVEN HIMSELF TO BE AN EXCEPTIONAL TEACHER AND RACING COACH AS HE HAS WORKEDWITH THE ADVANCED AND STARTED TO GET THE JUNIORS INVOLVED IN REGATTAS WITH OTHER JUNIOR PROGRAMS. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A SMALL RACING TEAM COM PRISED OF JONATHAN & SARAH BAKER, FISHER KEY, BEKA LIEN, AND JESS KIRBY. AFTER ONLY PARTICIPATING IN TWO REGATTAS (LAKEWOOD Y.C. AND HOUSTON Y.C.) WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN A MARKED IMPROVE- MENT. AT HOUSTON Y.C. THEY PLACED: NOVICE (12 & UNDER) BEKA LIEN - 3RD JUNIOR (13 & 14 YRS) FISHER KEY - 2ND SARAH BAKER - 3RD SENIOR (15 - 20 YRS.) JONATHAN BAKER - 2ND JESS KIRBY - 3RD
WE ARE SUPER PROUD OF THESE JUNIORS AND MATT FOR THEIR RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE SUNFISH FLEET FOR ALLOWING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WEDNES DAY EVENING RACES. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN A PRIME FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS GROUP'S SUCCESS ON THE RACE COURSE. THE JUNIOR PROGRAM HAS MANY PEOPLE TO THANK FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND HELP THIS SUMMER. SPECIAL THANKS GO TO ARAK & LIZ BOZYAN FOR STARGAZING TALKS DURING THE OVERNIGHT CAMPS, WALTER & CHARLENE ALLAN, DENNIS & DREMA AWBREY, JAMES & JANE BAKER, JOHN BARTLETT, DAVID & GAIL BERNSTEIN, BARRY & TWILA BOWDEN, VICKI BREMER, HANS & ANNELIESE DAHLE, CYNTHIA DARWIN, BARBARA HAWN, DOUG KERN, KNOX KEY, ROBERT KIER, NORMA& DANNY ~ 7 JUNIOR SAILING PROGRAMCONT'D ••••••
LIEN) JANIS L1v1NGSTONJ JOHN MANDELLJ Vic MANNING) TERRY MEYERS) BILL M1rcHELLJ MARY MARCIA Morr) JOAN MORRIS, RussELL & MARY LYNN PAINTON, GENE & CHERYL PRESTON, BILL RECORDS) TOM ROMBERG, JOHN SAUNDERS) FRED SCHROTH, SHtRLEY SLAUGHTER) CAROL TESCH) DICK VAN HoosER, STEVE SPADEMAN, DAVE WAHLBERG) CLAUDE & JoANN WELLES, STANLEY WERsow, Scorr YouNG, AL ALYNJ WAYNEMcEWEN, CURTIS TARPLEY, BRAD SCHWAB, AND THE SUNFISH FLEET 70. MEMBERSHELPED IN EVENING SAILS, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS) BEING AVAILABLE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO THE DAM, ETC. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP IN MAKING OUR SUMMERFUN AND SUCCESS FUL. JUNIOR VOLUNTEERS WERE JONATHAN BAKER, BRITTAN HLISTA, AND FOR THE DAY CAMPS; FISHER KEYJ SARAH BAKER, JESS KIRBY AND BEKA LIEN.
--~~. . ---,;,:,,-- "I tblnll Jimmy and Carol are finally getting tbe bang of It."
8 ABOVE TOOTING MY OWNHORN ...... Yours truly was one of the 50 + Beyond .... fortunate Austinites, chosen from by Kathy Pillmore among 200± applicants, for the 1990 Leadership Austin class. KUOOS ...... Leadership Austin is a year Pat Manning, of Sunfish fame, long program sponsored by the was recently promoted to an offi Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce cer in the financial management that develops community knowledge department at Texas Commerce Bank. and motivates participants to Pat, the Club will be looking for assume leadership roles. a treasurer soon .. . any chance??? Greg Schertz has accepted a new position with the Federal Highway Administration that will take him and Terry to Denver! Terry was very fortunate to learn that her company will transfer her so she won't have the re -.!.../ employment problem that spouse's transfers often cause. The bad news for the Schertz' is the short (4 months!) sailing season. They will have to take up ice boating in the cold winter months . That is when they're not on the ski slopes. Greg and Terry have already committed to finding a residence with a guest room for all the AYC skiers who will want to visit. Our best wishes go with you. UPDATE...... A couple issues back we reported that Carol Shough was on the "short list" for a teaching position "somewhere" in Europe. Things happened quickly after that . Carol was offered the position in Sicily and within a matter of a few days they were off. Pete is now interviewing for some sort of staff position with the mafia! " Wbat do you mean, you THINK you left tbe batblub running? " Carol had expressed an inter est in a location "near water." I believe she got her wish. There should certainly be no shortage of sailing opportunities on an island .... and think of the wine and pasta!! 9 BOATBIRO WARS By Teri Nelms
I thought I had bird problems enough at home, and then I find out that sailboats are apparently the "in" place for nest building and hatching your feathered family. I should qualify that by mentioning that centerboard boats don't seem to have this problem, so keel boats with.their larger facilities and sails that remain exposed all year are the preferred home sites. After spending hours feeding and cleaning and mothering the huge exotic birds that I raise at home, I found it extremely irritating to go to the boat for some time out on the water away from screeching parrots only to discover that some twit had built a nest in the boom cover. With eggs enclosed. The first time it happened, I carefully removed the nest, put it in a bowl and stashed it below while we sailed. Upon our return, I replaced it on the boom as I had found it, patiently ignoring the screeching parent birds who were hanging out on Welles's boat waiting for us to return. They returned to the nest for a day or so before giving up on it. Conscience free, I removed the "abandoned'' nest and we resumed our sailing. One week later, you got it, another nest, this time with six eggs in it. This mother bird did not appreciate a traveling nest and immediately pitched sevP.ral of the eggs and flew away. The negt went below decks for a sail in heavy air, turned over and scattered the tiny blue eggs all over the boat. An Easter Egg hunt in July. Good grief ... The more recent drama involves the Bremers who actually STOPPED SAILING when they discovered a humming bird was building a nest on their boat.! Big deal. All I had was dumb little sparrow-looking things. I would have stopped for hummers too. When the Bremers were FORCED to leave for the Virgin Islands, they left the boat and nest, with two pin-point-sized eggs in it, in the observation care of Records, the Teschs and Bernsteins. Bad news, time to move the docks. When the final day arrived, the mother bird dive-bombed the boat movers in desperation, but did not follow as the boat was moved out to the point. The next thing I knew, I had an '''mergency call" to come out and rescue abandoned birds that I knew nothing about. I waded out waist deep to the dock with no positioned ramps, balancing a rescue bucket on my head. I carefully peeled the tiny nest off the rope as four beady little eyes watched from two piles of irridescent green feathers. Using a scribbled map, I drove into the heart of Apache Shores to find a Wildlife Rescue station. Georgean Kyle met me at the door and immediately began dehydration remedies to the near-exhausted birds. Looking around, it was easy to see that "Fred and Ginger" ( Records' names, not mine), were in the proper company. Infant Chimney Swifts, Scre e ch owls, cardinals and other twittering fluff-balls filled cages and flights through out the house.
10 Injur~a and orphaned birds are brought here for care and feeding and eventual release. Georgean and Paul Kyle are licensed by the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The next time a bird takes over your boat, they can be reached at 266-2397. Their work is supported by donations only, so bring bird seed. Knowing that the Bremers would never be able to meet their offspring, Records generously took pictures prior to the banding and release of the young birds. His comments on the situation included, but were not limited to: "I can't believe you called Nelms. She might have fed them to the Macaws. I guess we were lucky that they weren't black-capped vireos: we wouldn't have been allowed to move the docks and we'd all be aground by now." Barry Bowden commented, "birds? Just birds? I had squirrels! Now that's something that will get you a new sail out of the insurance company! But birds? ... " Another drama/trauma resolved for everyone. If the bottom of your boom cover is closed, you'd better attach a sign reading "must be able to travel ... " or you'll be sitting around for a while.
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!( 11 By Teri Nelms Much to the despair of many, Elvis Island was only around for a few short weeks. It was mysteriously "eclipsed" on the same night that the full moon disappeared behind a shadow. For those of you who missed it, although I don't see how you could have not seen it in the paper, on t.v., etc., the tiny spit of an island next to Sometimes island was recently decorated with a brown velvet couch and an incredibly tasteful velvet painting of Elvis which was placed on a rock-mounted easel behind it. While observing it first hand one Sunday, two old friends of mine arrived with a pair of blue suede shoes to add to the King's collection. Everyone who stopped by draped themselves across the sofa or leaned on the painting while their companions took pictures . One power boat even plugged in a cassette tape and the mournful lament of "Love me Tender" drifted across the waters . It has been an incredible source of instant laughter for all who have seen or heard of it. On eclipse night, there were alot of boaters ancho r ed around the island and alot of laughter could be heard. Who knows where or who or why, but I always check the shore lines half expecting to see a sofa with an easel propped against a tree . It was a great tourist attraction while it was around, and I had trouble keeping a straight face when out-of-towners, also with straight faces, asked if Elvis was ever o ut the r e . The answer was , "Sometimes .. . '' He probab l y just stepped out to the bathroom.
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Capri 14.2 (4.5-boat average) Catalina 22 (8-boat average) 1. Steve Cauffman 1 . Joe Roddy 2. Mark Bradford 2. Howard Shirey 3. John Welch 3. Calin Popescu 4. Bob Mathison 5. Walter Allan C-15 (6-boat average) J-22 (6-boat average) 1. Bonnie & Keith Lackey 2. Bruce & Claudia Foster 1. Craig Holmes 3 . Jonathan Davis 2. Greg Schertz 4. Claudia Musselman 3. Steve Brown 4. John Saunders South Coast 21 (5-boat average) J-24 (5-boat average) 1 . Pat Feagin (tie breaker) 2. Bob Freeman 1. Roy Smith 3. Ray Shull 2. Kirk Livingston 3. Ryan Minth
Portsmouth (5-boat average) C Fleet (10 - boat average) 1. Tom Gunderson (M-20) 1. John Vance (Pearson 26) 2. Jim Deeter (Sunfish) 2. Eddie Calogero (San Juan 7.7) 3. Vic Manning (Sunfish) 3. Bill Records (Pearson 26) 4. Garry Burge (Kiwi 22) ~A,_..F~l~e=e=t~~<7~--b==o=a=t'--"'a~v~e=r~a-g~e~>~~~~~~5.Dave Wahlberg (Kiwi 24) 6. Charlie Musta (Pearson 26) 1. Bob Tesch (J-29) 2. Dennis Awbrey (Hobie 33) D Fleet (4-boat average) 3. Mike Mayfield (Olson 3t) 1. Bob Pillmore (Ranger 22) 4. Steve Vaughan (Olson 30) 2. Hal Hayden (Catalina 25) B Fleet (8-boat average) 1. Claude Welles (Cal 9.2) 2. Tom Lott (Lindenberg 26) 3. Mike Chambers (Olson 25) 4. Dave Henderson (Santana 23) 5. Kurt Carson (Hunter 20)
13 Don't miss TI1E Party of the Year!!
Saturday, September 23 7:00 p.m
CERVEZA •MARGARITAS• ALLYOUCANEATFAJITAS
MARIACHIS • DANCING TO MUSIC BY "HEADFIRST''
RSVP -AYC 266-1336 $12.50 per Person Adu1ts only, please (includes 2 drinks) 14 TORC * SUMMER89 ~d· AYCOLSON SYNDICATE ...... ,.,... Last year at the Fall Regatta dinner (and after- a few beers), the AYC Olson 30 racers decided ta look into the pras~ect of some long distance racing. Maybe Chicago - Mac? .•. or crew in SORC? ..• or Veracruz? Hey , what about entering one of the AYC Olsons in the Texas Off-shore Racing Circuit (TORC)? You gotta be kidding. No way would one of our guys want to drag their boat off of sparkling fresh Lake Travis and drop it into the salty, oily Gulf for 4 months, only to submit it to 7 rough heavy air races. Except Vaughan (Obsession) . We're talking gung ho. The Olson guys (Vaughans, Mayfields, Spademan) put together a syndicate (and a budget to cover the few expenses) to race the 1989 TORC. Gee, all we had to do was 1) join a local Galveston area yacht club, 2) get Obsession measured and certified, 3) register to race, 4) build a trailer good for 500 miles of 0-30 towing, 5) get it licensed with permits, 6) arr ange for a dock in Galveston, 7) Find a tow vehicle, 8) tow the boat to Galveston, 9) grab a crew, 10) launch, 11) go racing. Piece of cake. Oops! The racing instructions said we had to car r y an outboard, life raft, ra d ar reflector, fog bell, flares, s pare running lights, loran, VHF radio, hor seshoe life ring with attached overboard pole, two bailing buckets, s pare steering system , cha rts, weather radio, safe t y harnes ses , two a nchor s, two bilge pumps, thru-hull emergency plugs, cook stove, head, storm coverings for all hatches, topping lift, and storm sails.
So much fo r ultralight racing. We joined the Galveston Bay Cruising Association CGBCA) and entered the TORC. The TORC races were scheduled to start at the mouth of Galveston Bay. The close s t (and best) affordable facilities for keel boats were at Houston Yacht Club (HYC). The HYC docks were only a 23 mile sail to the starting line. Think about it • .. Turnback's closer ! We decided to ferry the boat on Fridays before each race weekend to temporary docks in Galveston and leave race mornings for the starting line. This year's TORC was a s ix race series with five races in the 25-30 mile range, and one distance race of 100 miles. The courses used oil rigs and channel bouys as turning marks (don't worry about reround ing after hitting one ... y ou'll be sunk already). All courses were WRL with the long distance race being a gold cup. No throwouts. Competitor s were di v id ed into 2 basic fleets, IMS and PHRF. There was only one class in IM13, and PHRF was divided up P,YC- style into "A", "B", and "C" classes. The s lo~·Jest rated "A" clas s boat was our Olson ::;;:o (Obsession) being rated 105 and the fastest was a Santa Cruz 50 whi ch was rated 21! Our "A" cl.ass al.so had 2 Skye 51's, a Swan 44, a Comar 41, a C&C40, a Gran Solei 39, and 2 J36's among others. One of the J-36' s (Flying Cloud) was skippered by ex - AYC great Rick Smith who now sails out of HYC. 15 The first race was the Flagship/Rayban on 4/29 which was supposed to include a turning mark directly in front of the Flagship Hotel in Galveston. The weather was stormy and the wind was blowing so hard that the Flagship Hotel staff was unable to set the turning mark (the only temporary mark in the TORC> before the first boats arrived. Too bad. The race was posponed until July 3. The second race was the Moreland Cup on 4/30 which was held in equally windy (but not stormy conditions). High seas pounding across the deck made for tough sailing, and the Olson syndicate finished a dismal last. The tough crew on Rick Smith's boat (Flying Cloud) came through with a good finish (we think this was because there was ~dditional AYC crew aboard - Peytons, Bernsteins, Gage).
The next race was the YAGA regatta (2 races) on 5/6,7. These were light air (10 knots) and the Olson syndicate walked away with 2 firsts! The Flying Cloud bunch got 2nd •.• not bad! We noticed that a 10 mile weather leg isn't sailed Lake Travis-style •.. tacks are made due to current, waves, and persistant shifts. Beating to weather for 2 hours on the same tack is boring for the crew and tiring for the helmsman. The distance race was Memorial Day weekend. The breeze was 10-15 and very steady. The Olson start was excellent (it took the Santa Cruz 50 about 5 miles to catch us!) and we were the 3rd boat to the first mark (even though the IMS fleet started 5 minutes ahead!). After 80+ miles of racing, Obsession and Flying Cloud were side by side and leading the class on corrected time. In site of the finish line, on a port reach in shallow water in the early morning darkness, Obsession went aground. It took a minute to spin around a get loose and Flying Cloud finished about 5 minutes ahead. On corrected time, though, Obsession wa~; the "A" class winner with Flying Cloud second. Unknown to the Obsession and Flying Cloud crews, lurking in the darkness about an hour behind was the Tarten 10 "Fun" in "B" class that finished well and took ov<:?rall PHRF fleet honor-s. Several things made the distance race special. They were lobster, steak, cheese cake, wine, and rum truffles. Thats r-ight! On the boat! 50 miles out into the ocean on a 30 foot ultralight (in the middle of the distance race) we wer-e eating piping hot lobster/steak kabobs, topped-off with a cool cheese cake dessert and late night frozen r-um tart treats! S. Vaughan was provision officer, and he worked the whol~ week prior to the race to come up with a way to cook the kabobs while underway. He seared the meat, stuck on the raw vegetables and put the uncooked kabobs into a foam cooler containing a half-gallon of boiling water Just before leaving for the boat. The temperature in the cooler was enough to thoroughly cook the kabobs while we were underway. Better yet, he kept the whole thing secret by telling us that the cooler was full of PBJ sandwiches like we had for lunch! Wonder what the poor hungry guys in the big fat boats had to 8-A 16 The Galveston day race was on July 2, and was held in 15-20 knot breezes. A tropical storm was in the area, and attendance was down to the 15 boats still in the trophy category. Obsession sailed well, and with 5 miles to go on the 25 mile race, anyone could win. One thing we noticed, was that we seemed to be catching the boats that had already rounded the last mark. It was true that we were closing fast until we rounded the same mark into a 3.2 knot heading current! That last 5 miles took an agonizing hour and a half in a solid reaching breeze! We took 4th with Flying Cloud ahead. The final event was the Flagship/Rayban makeup race. The breeze was 10 knots, and Obsession had an excellent start. Although the J-36"s passed us early by flying spinnakers on an amazingly close reach, Obsession held on and won on corrected time. Ove~all, Obsession got 4 firsts out of six races against 12 competitors in "A" class. Flying Cloud was the "A" class winnet- on points with Obsession second. Not a bad showing for AYC lake racers! The Obsession Crew: Skippers: Mike Mayfield Support: Anita Davenport Steve Spademan Gail Mayfield Steve VaugJ-,an Elaine F'lettman Bonnie ColeMan Foredeck: Ted Smith Lee Vaughan Steve Vaughan II Nelly Villoz Trimmers: Hans Dahle Sails/Harnesses: Pete Reinhart David Henderson Rudy Pi r-ovi tz Scott Smith Roger Villoz
17 FLEET TALK * * * * * **'* ENSIGN by Mel Kunze A report is just in from our competitors at the nationals at Newport. Harold Neel and crew found heavy tidal currents, swells, fog, two-hour sails to the race area and surprisingly iight air . While that makes for enjoyable sailing, it also causes problems for out-of - town persons. What we're leading to is Harold didn't win. However, his team competed well, against the best of North American Ensign sailors. Next year he'll win! There's a footnote to our report of the regionals of last June. The numbers are in, and the regatta is now in the black. LESWell done, regatta committee! This October marks the 25th anniversary of Ensign activity in the Austin Yacht Club. That deserves recognition. Some thought is being given to a loosely organized fleet social activity during the Fall Regatta, probably on the evening of 14 October. Your thoughts on this would be welcomed. Stay tuned.
We may see Ensign sailors from Houston competing in this year's Fall Regatta. Out-of-town class _competition is very healthy, so make the visitors comfortable. Mark your -¥COMING DECEMBER9TH ! ! calendars for the recog ~ nition of Ensign's 25 years' activity in the AYC, tentatively on the evening of 14 october.
18 e,· SuNf IJA by "The Silver Tongued Lizard" sunfish Fleet 70 continues to north shore of Town Lake just east grow and our newest members are of the Four Seasons Hotel for the Sarah Baker, Jim Henson and John day's competition. There will be Welch. I would like to give you the two divisions: Seniors and Juniors correct name of a member who was (those under 16 years old) and recognized last time; his name is separate starts are planned. The R.B. Klug and he sails "Ducky". Jim race will be governed by Sunfish Swanzy has a new Sunfish with one of Class Rules and USYRU Rules, in that those bright-colored Mylar sails and order. For additional information we're glad to see you back. Too bad or to volunteer to help, call Bill you weren't informed that ISCA Records at 474-4157. declared those sails not class legal for racing before you bought it. Oh As Summer draws to a close, one well, we do lots of Sunfish things would expect the sunfish sailing that don't require class legal activities to start slowing down; sails--we mostly just want to have but not so!! August, September and fun! Beka Lien is another new October are actually the best months Sunfish owner (she got it for her for Sunfishing. The warm water and birthday) and she is doing great good breezes beckon the Sunfish after learning to sail in Junior enthusiast to participate in a all Sailing Camp. types of activities. Mark your calendar and plan to Join Sunfish This year's sunfish Fleet 70 Fleet 70 for the continuation of Championship was held during the Wednesday evening racing through Wednesday Night Series in July. The September; the fun begins at 6 pm. new Fleet Champ is Claude Welles. Upcoming regattas include: Labor Congratulations on an outstanding Day Regatta at Canyon Lake, S.W. performance! (This is the first Regionals in Houston, Endless Summer year we've seen you on a Sunfish; Regatta at Seabrook, Fall Regatta where have you been hiding?) You at AYC, Downtown Regatta, and will be able to recognize Claude on Wurstfest. And don't forget the the water by the chevron he is Last Chance Cruise in October. authorized to display below his sail number. Keep those chants going! One of the big events coming up SUNFISH! SUNFISH! SUNFISH! is the 2nd annual DOWNTOWNREGATTA sponsored by sunfish Fleet 70 and Waterloo Ice House. This one-day regatta on Town Lake is already recognized as a major Sunfish event in Texas. It will be held on September 23rd. Forty or more Sunfish skippers are expected to assemble before 10:00 a.m. on the
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by Teri Nelms I should probably be disowned or at least dis-masted by the fleet for my lack of participa tion this summer. Contrary to what you might think, the "big boat" was not the cause of my absence. Fred - the-slow had by Pat Feagin PROMISED to fix some major rudder and centerboard and UNDERTHE CarIONvXX>D hull cracks, but I have yet to see him on the horizon with the Surrrner is drawing to a close and old epoxy and brush,so the boat the Surrrner Series is over for has meekly remained in the dry ~ail space, quietly melting another year. Fortunately for all into the trailer. Bad place of us the weather was not the unus for a wooden boat to spend more than an hour. ually hot! hot! hot! and we had I do know that the M20 guys sane fair winds. had participated in the evening series and would probably hav e Those of us who participate in the beaten me a ll over th e lake if I'd been out there. The one series had a good time sailing with series race I did sail was in our families. After each race every th e P31 with David Wahlberg and friend on board and we ran one gathered for gin and tonic and so lidly aground. The CBH God a seminar of what happen during was apparently trying to point out that the Fireball does not both races. draw anywhere near five feet so i t served me right . Hurry up, Now it's time to look forward to Fred, big boats are hot and cooler weather and the Fall Series slow. Especially when the keel is "fi xed " in mud . and sane series racing. Our Flying Dutchman from San Antonio, Quentin Baker Thanks again to Dwayne for bring and John Chappel, recently ing the grill and serving as the competed in the FD nationals. When I asked Quentin how they fleet chief! did, his reply was sort of mumbled and included something Hope we have a good turnout for about "not enough practice ". the next series starting 9-10-89! They weren't first, but they weren't last either. Keep of the practice , guys , maybe next year. Now if I can just find Fred , I'll be back out in the FB for the Fall Regatta ... as long as the water stays warm. See you out there ! 20 As the dog days of summer heat Speaking of long roadtrips to up an the lake level subsides, the north, as this article is the principal activity for the being written, Bon Temps is in local fleet has been the Rochester, NY for the Nor,th Saturday evening summer series American Championships. well which was sailed on expect a full report when they intermediate courses. Seven get back. boats competed with Windshift coming out on top followed by Be sure to mark the weekend of the Livingstons. Ryan Minth October 14 & 15 on your and an all-star crew sailed calendars 'cause that's when Run A Muck to third place the show comes to town for the while the Garrisons took AYCcircuit stop . This will be fourth. Hollywood Waltz, the inaugural event for the Running on Empty and Bill 1989 1990 J/24 Texas Loving also came out to add to Circuit. As always, staging an the good racing . event like this is a · lot easier when everyone helps out The fleet had race committee so please help out when asked duty the week of August 12. to do ·so . Thanks to all of those who helped out. We have duty one According to Greg Garrett, more time this year, on Grin N Bare It "took October l, so everyone who possession of him" while Pete missed out will get one more and Carol Shough are in Europe chance. for an extended stay. I don't know any details about Pete Another J/24 Texas Circuit was and Carol's hiatus but we'll held on July 22 and 23 at the miss them both because they Houston Yacht Club. have been strong members of Thunderstar, Psycho, the fleet and always alot of Windshift, mr. happy, Grand fun. Christmas parties won't Slam and Garrison's Tangerine be the same. It sounds as Machine all made the trip. though they left the boat in Thunderstar ended up in second good hands though . Greg is place after going to the third going to put a new bottom and tie breaker to be the only new sails on her so we'll see Austin boat to finish in the them on the lake. Welcome to money. The final stop on the the fleet Greg, we're looking '88 - '89 Circuit will be the forward to seeing you on the Western Open that will be in lake! Corpus Christi on September 9 and 10. PHIL SPLETTER
Several representatives of AYC also went to the J/24 Worlds that were held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada from June 29 - July 7. Congratulations to Paul Foerster who crewed on the third place boat. Thunderstar also made the trip and finished in the mid-teens .
21 KEEL A year. At least not while I was Keel "A" News awake. Let's all do a better job in scheduling next year. HI, Buckaroos. Now that many "A" Fleet boats have been moved to the middle of the Its time for lake, we don't see anyone any another - trip more. Al 1 we see are the enormous through the stinkpots, and their wakes. No never-never land matter, come out and see us . We of big boat sailing. This edition have keg beer. is brought to you by the wonderful LCRA. ( that is an acronym for Did anyone see Nelms hard aground Lower (the) Colorado!, Ruin (the) during the next to last race? Oh, Area), which outfit now explains she always goes that slow, and you to us that the reason the lake is didn't notice? Well, she did it . down is because "the lake loses Forgot she had no centerboard. about a foot of water a month from evaporation. ( ! ) " Wow. That's it! Three weeks after returning from Evaporation! A new phenomenon! TORC Steve Vaughan discovers he And water usage by Austin! They left his dock lines in Houston! must have had billions and He had to drive all the way back billions of acre feet hidden there to get a car full of stuff somewhere, so that these not-so he left. Right on top of it new events are, only now beginning again. Rumor has it that he also to show up in the lake levels! left Steve Spademan there, who is now holding himself ransom, which The Saturday Evening Series, while no one is interested in paying. not a sell out for "A" Fleet, Just kidding Steve(s). Spademan still turned into a rock 'em sock did a fine job working race 'em fight between Rapid Robert and committee with the rest of "A" Dennis (I'm thin) Awbrey. Yours Fleet last weekend. truly was lured to Avalanche for the last, tie breaker race, being Enough rambling this month. If promised that I could simply call some of you characters don't talk someone on their radio when I to me i n the future, this is all needed to get off (early) and get you are going to get! Bye. a ride in. OK, I went. It soon be came obvious to me that nothing Keep your powder dry. on that boat works, including the radio. He spent all his money on the keel. Needless to say, I was t r apped till the end. That was OK though, since it is always fun to beat ultralights, boat for boat . And, I was only 30 minutes late for dinner . The LTCA "Boat Drinks " cruise went off without a hitch, but not without a hangover or two. Due to a sch e dul e conflict with AYC, the turnout this year wasn't lik e last
22 KEELB
By Bob Goldsmith Suderrnann in your Big news since the last Beneteau 30, Byron issue is the Summer Evening Tapley in your Series which featured some of Catalina 30, Rex the best racing your humble White in your correspondent has ever seen in Ranger 28, Steve "B" Fleet. Al though they Wolford in your never showed up, Gang of Four Hunter 31. members, Claude Willes, Torn Lott and Mike Chambers were If I have let your name given first, second and third off, forgive me - this is from force of habit. Actually just a list of the poten that is not true - for once tially interested boats I they were racing for their have seen in series races lives with, for example, Kurt this year or last and Carson in a Holder 20(!) win please come race anyway. ning the last race. Mallory But see what I mean? Cup ace Dave Henderson took Here is a potential fleet fourth in the series in one of of very similar boats his rare, but always welcome, with a rating spread so "B" Fleet appearances. small that we would almost be racing level. Equally exciting is the fact The Fall Series starts on that more boats are corning out September 10, and the and the non- spinnaker fleet turnout of non-spinnaker may be catching on. As far as boats for the series is "B" Fleet is concerned, it going to be crucial to seems to me that this is a the Keel Fleet's decision real opportunity for large as to whether to continue cruising oriented boats in the non-spinnaker racing. plus or minus 30' range. We are planning to race our By the time you read Hunter 28.5 non- spinnaker in this the Keel Fleet party the next series, and if enough will have already taken other boats (at least 3) make place. We hope you had it out, we can have our own the chance to be there. trophies. This is just what you have been looking for: Torn Blair in your Hunter 28.5, Byron Kocen in your Bahama 30, Teri Nelms in your Pearson 31, Roy Dieter in your Buccaneer, Joe Rymal/ Byron Warren in your Hunter 30, Erhard
23 The Complete C Fleet
BY TIM VICKNAIR
A-A-ARG ! WELL MATES You ASKJ "WHO WOULDTEACH ANOTHER FINE SERIES UNDER OUR THESE COURSES?• WHY1 VOLUN BELTSJ CONGRATULATIONS TO TEERS OF COURSE. AND TO MAKE OUR SERIES CHAMPSJ JOHN VANCE MATTERS SIMPLE THE PERMANENT AND CREW. RACE COMMITTEE CAN REQUIRE THE FLEET CAPTAINS TO PROVIDE SUCH. BY THE WAYJ I DID CHECK ALTHOUGHJ I SEE POTENTIAL BENE WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER FITS IN VOLUNTEERING FOR SUCH SERVICE AND WE HAVE HAD A A POSITION. WINDIER SPRING THAN NORMAL. THE ANNUAL AVERAGE WIND SPEED DON'T FORGET WE HAVE AN FOR AUSTIN IS _JUST A LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP FOR A OVER 9 MPH. I HOPE TO DO A NON-SPINNAKER FLEET IN THE STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE WIND UPCOMING SERIES. MOST OF US IN AUSTINJ BUT I HAVEN'T HAD DIDN'T GET THE NEWS UNTIL IT THE TIME OR COMPUTER RESOUR~ WAS TOO LATE FOR THE PREVIOUS CES AVAILABLE TO ME. IT MIGHT SERIES. IF YOU WANT THIS BE VALUABLE IN PLANNING CLUB OPTION IN THE FUTURE BE AWARE EVENTS AND INDIVIDUAL SAIL THAT THESE TWO SERIES ARE INVENTORIES. BEING MADE A TEST CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF A NON-SPINNAKER NowTO SOME HARD-HITTING FLEET. ISSUES. HAVE YOU EVER HAD TOO FEW CREW MEMBERS? HAS YOUR CREW EVER BEEN LITTLE LESS EXPERIENCED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN YOU WOULDLIKE? HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT SOME SKIP PERS HAVE LESS THAN A MASTERY OF THE RULES? DOES AYC NEED MORE MEMBERS? WELLJ THE ANS WER TO SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS MAY WELL BE YEAR-ROUND FREE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. SURELY WE REALIZE THAT SOME AYC MEM BERS COME FROM CREWS. WE MIGHT SPECULATE THAT FREE INSTRUCTION WOULDATTRACT PEOPLE WHO ALREADY TAKE THE USCGA CLASSES AT CAMP MABRY. WE COULD REASON THAT CLASS ROOM INSTRUCTION WOULDSAVE THE VOICES OF MANY SKIPPERS AND THE SENSITIVITIES OF THEIR CREWS. AND FINALLYJ RULE INSTRUCTION WOULDPRO BABLY SAVE A FEW INSURANCE CLAIMS AND ENDLESS COMMENTS ABOUT SKIPPERS' ANCESTRIES.
24 THETHRILL OF rtcTOR'I...... THEAGONY OF 0-FLEET!! by Kathy Pillmore fleet captain know and that you Fleet captain, Perry Weller, show up to support the concept at apologizes for missing the last the annual Keel Fleet Meeting held issue. His demanding work sched usually in January/February. This ule has even kept him off the opportunity doesn't come by often lake. He asked me if I would fill and a lack of support will insure the D Fleet column with words so that it doesn't come by again any here goes. time soon. Perhaps the byline for this If you missed the summer eve column should be The Thrill of ning series ... as most of you Victory ... the Demise of D Fleet! did ... you missed a great series Judging by the meager participa of races. Granted, it was hot but tion of D Fleet sailors in the there was always a good breeze and last couple of series races and the setting sun cooled off the regattas, that title may not be race course quite nicely. We had far from right. It was tough some unusual courses because of making a fleet for the Summer unusual wind directions and some Evening Series. One new member shorter courses than normal so we was sailing under the auspices of wouldn't get caught by darkness as the new non-spinn~ker rules but happened last year. The results because there were not enough are published elsewhere. non-spinnaker boats to score a fleet, he was scored with the I hope we'll see you all back D-Fleet boats .... and it's a good in the fall . .. and Perry, I think thing as his boat in at least 2 of you should talk to Larry about the the 5 races was the 3rd boat ena call he made to Lockheed. bling us to have a fleet for that race. P.S. Welcome new D Fleet member Hal White (Catalina 25). It seems to me that there should be some provisions for scoring boats with another fleet when they can't make a in their catagory. For example, if only 2 D Fleet boats show for the series races, they shouldn't be penalized but rather scored with the C Fleet racers. Many of you have, in the past, expressed an interest in racing non - spinnaker. Several new mem bers have come in to the Club with minimal racing experience, desir ing to race non-spinnaker until they 1) have acquired more racing time or 2) can rig for spinnaker. The AYC Keel Fleet has opened the door for this participation but unfortunately it was opened during the slowest racing period of the year. If you still have an interest, I suggest you let your 25 KEEL FLEET CHAMPI ONSH :J P •** AVERAGEPERCENTAGE SCORE STANDING OF Top 25 RACES FOR KEEL BOATS NON-MEMBERSOF KEEL FLEET) r- .,, .... i,;::. ,,, **** (INCLUDING
RANK SKIPPER # OF AVEF:AGE RANK SKI F'PEF: # OF AVERAGE NAME RACES PERCENT?iGE NAME RACES PERCENTAGE SCORE SCORE
1 TESCH. BOB 21 72.77 51 COOPEF:. GAF:Y 15 13.85 2 WELLES. CLAUDE 19 68.96 52 GOLDSMITH. BOB 11 13.42 53 WARREN. BYRON 7 13.36 '~· RECORDS. BILL 20 66.84 4 CALOGERO. EDDIE 19 66.38 54 HENNIGH. STEVE 4 12.50 5 AvJBREY. DENNIS 19 53.56 55 PORTER. GREG 4 12. 00 , 6 MEYERS. TERF:Y 17 51.20 56 SPLE;TTER. PHIL 4 11 .87 C''7 7 CHAMBERS. MH
A Y C
OCTOBER 14 & 15, 1989
Saturday - Race to Lakeway Vicinity and Back. Sunday - One Round-the-Buoys Race.
Happy Hour Friday along with Check-in.
Dinner and Dancing Saturday Night.
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