76 SEASON CLOSES! the Bicentennial Summer of 1976 Is Now Past and Boaters Will Be Spending the Month of October Putting Away Their Boats for the Long Winter Months
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r OCTOBER, 1976 South Shore Yacht Club SOUTH SHORE PARK MILWAUKEE. WIS, PHONE W-2331 76 SEASON CLOSES! The Bicentennial Summer of 1976 is now past and boaters will be spending the month of October putting away their boats for the long winter months. Activi• ties at the club for the rest of the year will be minimal — those being the Elec• tion of Officers, October 28th, a Fall Dinner Party & Dancing, November 6th, and the Winners Dinner, December 4th. Lowell Marks, club entertainment chairman claims the November Party to be the biggest and best ever. He is also planning some activities at the club for New Year's Eve. The club will be closed on Mondays during the winter months. However, the bar room will be open Tues• day thru Sunday and a Fish Fry will be served every Friday. Be sure to join fellow yachtsmen at the club during the quiet months, there are always plenty of stories of summer cruises and past races to warm the winter nights. A iieview OF THE riser lu 'Tt* NORMAN HUNDT POSES NEW CHALLENGE TO 210 FLEET The Spirit of '76, Norman Hundt's re• arm. On the inside the sheds walls were cently completed 210, was launched on covered with old pictures and newspaper the last day of the 210 National Champ• articles depicting the early days of South ionships held at South Shore Yacht Club Shore Yacht Club's glorious Q Fleet in August. The Spirit of '76 was con• which Norman helped to establish, and structed by Norman with the help of many articles from South Shore's past John Karl from the salvaged parts of history. As construction progressed older 210's and newly crafted wood com• visitors to the shed were on occassion ponents. summoned to help with the turning and Norman and John began the project positioning of the increasingly growing last fall with the construction of a shed haul, these memorable events were on the hill, behind the skid lot, across usually celebrated with the emptying of ('^^from the Yacht Club. As the various a quarter barrel or a vintage bottle. parts were moved in and construction be• The building of the Spirit of '76 was gan, the shed began to take on the char• truely a Bicentennial event in it's own acter of a nautical museum. The spin• rite. She is a fine boat and will be a good nicker pole off the famous racing yacht competitor with Norm's experience to Gypsy was erected to serve as a mast and guide her. One can only wonder what a 210 spinnicker pole was used for a yard will take place inside that shed this winter. 2 From The ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE FLAG PLANS EXTRAVAGANT PARTY NOV. 6TH BRIDGE On Saturday evening, Nov. 6th, at 7:00 p.m.. South Shore Yacht Clubs dinning room will be converted into one of Milwaukee's finest night clubs. To kick off the evening. Cold Duck and By J- Thomas Poth hors d' oeuvres will be served followed Commodore, SSYC by what promises to be a fantastic dinner. Music will be provided in the dinning The summer of 1976, according to all room by the Ken Niessen Trio. Ken's weather statistics, was one of the nicest usual home is Cudworth Post on Prospect. on record for several years. Hardly a week• He has been recommended to me by end was marred by inclement weather. several of our members, and will bring As all good things must come to an back the kind of music to South Shore end, such is the case for another boating that has long been in absence. The kind season. October means getting boats of music where twice as many couples ready for winter storage. As everyone will be accommodated on the Lille E knows, October 31st is the deadline for dance floor because of the togetherness haul out. this music will generate. The candle• In the next few weeks I'll be shorten• light atmosphere and fabulous decor• ing the hours of tender operation con• ation should make for a truly romantic siderably, and during the middle of the atmosphere, when joined with dreamy month tender service will probably be music and our million dollar view. The discontinued entirely. The hours will be cost for this truly delightful evening will SAIL RACE SEASON ENDS posted as the changes are made. If any• be $6.00 per person. Reservations will Race Committee Report one needs gas, I will try to personally be limited to 130 members and guests. By Gerald Schlosser accommodate them for a last minute fill. Tables of eight will be reserved with ad• The locks on the gates have finally vance notice. Tickets will be available in been put into service. I hope by this the bar. The season ended and now the Race time every member has a key in his For the lighter of heart our club room Committee can breath a sigh of relief. possession. If by chance there is anyone will provide entertainment with a disco All that remains to be done is lay up thf^ who has neglected to get one, they are beat. Starting at 9:00 p.m., the very pop• boat, pull the buoys and buy the prizes. ^ obtainable from the office girl. There is ular group, Gregory James with his very It has been a successful season, I be• no charge for the key for a member, but beautiful, talented and energetic lead lieve. We hosted the National Champion• a deposit of $3.00 will be charged for any singer, will be seen and heard to make ship for the International 210 fleet that additional keys needed. Don't find your• this the most memorable evening South turned out a great success. The easterners self on the outside looking in, or as I Shore has ever experienced. Gregory came to Milwaukee with visions of a mill have seen some members who managed James is the same dynamic group that pond, and left Milwaukee with great re• to get their car on the grounds having appeared at the Oueen's Cup and returned spect for our lake and our racing. If we difficulty getting it out due to the gate to us as a special favor. had planned from a "How To Do It" being locked and their not having a key Everyone is welcome to enjoy this book it would not have been any better. to open it. great evenings entertainment and there the winds were great, the weather excel• I do not have anything further that is will be no door charge for entertainment lent, and the management of races very particularly noteworthy. I do want to alone; although those attending the dinner professional. The many committees in• stress the importance of every member will have the option of reserving their volved in this great affair should take attending the general membership meet• tables and will naturally have first seat• pride in a job well done. ing and the annual election of officers, ing choice in the dinning room. All Another successful event was the directors and LMYA sail and power squad• "ADULT" members are welcome to en• LMYA Championship held in late August. ron delegates. Membership is the back• joy either band. Again, the out of towners came to Mil• bone of any organization, but it is also The evening is sure to be a sell-out waukee expecting long distance races, and essential to elect officers to provide stim• as all of our dinner dances have been. So left Milwaukee with new enthusiasm for ulus and inspired leadership. it is advised to purchase tickets early. the Olympic course. They had three ex• Don't be just a card carrying member. cellent course races in ideal weather. Exercise your right to voice your opin• Needless to say, the performance of any committee is not a one man job, and ions and vote for the persons you feel YACHT INSURANCE I want to thank my committee members who will best represent your interest and that SPECIALISTS who gave tireless hours to scheduling, of the club. Remember the date, October Connplete Insurance Service hearing protests, compiling results. With• 28th at 8:00 p.m. out their help I doubt that much of any• Real Estate thing would have been done properly. Next year seems like a long way off, MILWAUKEE YACHT PRODUCTS 645-6300 but we do have to begin thinking about ^\ what can be done to improve racing at CONVERTIBLE AND CAMPER TOPS PONS & CO. established 1887 South Shore. There should be a meeting DODGERS - SAILCOVERS of the Sail Division in October to review CUSHIONS - UPHOLSTERY 929 W. Mitchell Center the season just ended and lay plans for Philip Fons Active Member 1977. Time and place of the meetingwill 836 N. 67th Street 258-9400 be announced. 3 1976 POWER BOATING On the subject of winter storage, I PREDICTED LOG RESULTS would like to pass along a favorite habit ^ SEASON ENDS of mine. For years I have changed my oil SEPT. 18 - HARBOR NITE CLASSIC Bill Dickinson at the season's end, rather than in Spring. (HankWitz Cup) The reasoning here stemmed from some• 1- FREEDOM - Ed Horn Well, haul out season has begun thing I read once in an article in the Hot The last race has been won. Rod Magazine. Oil, as it is used not only 2- EVANGELINA II-Al Skack And the "Last Blast" has been fun. collects solid contaminents, it also de• 3- SNOOPY-J.