October 2009
Autumn arrived on September 22. We all Bob Paterson, a club member, has been know what that means. Not just football contracted to remove several dead trees. in Tennessee but cooler temperatures and Several new pylons will be installed on the return of steady breezes. It also means Dave’s and the West docks. time to get your work hours before the The Long Range Planning Committee end of the year. Following is a list of pro- and sub-committees are finalizing the pro- jects to help you complete your work hour posal for a new west dock system. Details requirements while improving the clubs will be available in the near future. The appearance. Hurry, now’s your chance! plans for a mast hoist/ladder system to as- Work cards will be tallied November 15th. sist members for making repairs to their This past spring we were rained out on masts without removing it are still in the one “official work Saturday”. As a result design stage. Details will be available in several projects were not completed. To- the near future. wards the end of the week of October 5th, PLEASE TURN OFF ALL LIGHTS, AP- a large dumpster will be located near the PLIANCES AND FANS AND LOCK west ramp. This is for depositing all the THE DOORS BEFORE YOU LEAVE shoreline debris that has accumulated over THE BUILDINGS. the summer from the rain swollen river and all the shrub cuttings from work pro- As always, if you have any concerns or re- jects. Members are asked to pick a project pairs to be made, that meets their ability. Many of the pro- please contact me at jects involve a truck, chain saws/heavy your convenience. duty weed eaters and ability to move the debris and scrub brush to the dumpster. I will lead a work party on October 24th for those who are available. Rear Commodore [email protected]
Club House Project Description Repair Details/Suggestions Kitchen Counters near sink & stove Re-glue laminate Parking Lot Scrape gravel at repair site Patch w/asphalt cold patch Downspout on South Install new straps Straps located in Smith’s Shed Flag Pole Replace sheave for US Ensign Rent Hoist @ United Rentals, Kingston Pike. See Jerry/Dwight Guinn 1st
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Club House Project Description Repair Details/Suggestions Gutters Clean the outside of all gutters Dwight Guinn has cleaning strategy Shake Siding Clean with Armor All Dwight Guinn has cleaning strategy Leaf Removal Collect all fallen leaves Last job in Late Autumn Concrete Deck Project Description Repair Details/Suggestions Tables & Benches Repair/Scrape/Paint as needed Concrete Joints Scrape joints and caulk Bunker Project Description Repair Details/Suggestions Caulk cracks Use backer rod & acrylic caulk Bushes Trim as needed Bath House Project Description Repair Details/Suggestions Walkway Canopy Lights Replace as needed Flower Bed Landscape timbers @ West End Replace All Bathrooms Add Motion Senor Lighting See Jerry deLaurentis 1st Doors Install door closures w/5lb pull See Jerry deLaurentis 1st Boat House Project Description Repair Details/Suggestions Roof peak @ both ends Open vents allow birds to enter Close opening w/screening Pres. Washer Shed Project Description Repair Details/Suggestions Work Area Paint peeling/siding loose Secure siding/pressure wash/paint CSC/JY Sails Bldg Project Description Repair Details/Suggestions Base Plate Rotten Replace 2x6’s w/PT Lumber Bulletin Board Replace Buy new or build new/prime & paint Exterior Lights Add Motion Sensor Disconnect switch Shingle Missing Replace Opti Dock Project Description Repair Details/Suggestions Storage Box Electrical outlet Rewire per code West Dock Project Description Repair Details/Suggestions All Many loose boards Replace loose nails w/screws Main Ramp Missing/loose rungs Screw loose one’s, replace missing Main Walkway Several bad planks Replace 2x6x8 nr #3, several 2x6x5 Main Walkway @ 11/12 Bad Plank Replace 1ea, 2x6x12 Main Walkway @ 29 Bad Plank Replace 1ea, 2x6x12 Finger #6 & #8 Bad Planks 2ea, 2x6x8 Finger #9 & #11 Bad Plank Replace 1 ea, 2x6x8 Finger #14 & #16 Sideboard coming loose Re-attach sideboard Finger #13 & #15 Bad Plank Replace 1ea, 2x6x12 #32 Broken L-Bracket, Main dock Replace L-Bracket
to finger attachment
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West Dock Project Description Repair Details/Suggestions #33 & #30 Loose Slip Numbers Install screws in metal plates Finger #38 & #40 Bad Plank Section, can probably Replace 1ea, 2x6x3 cut out bad section Hose Bib Leaks Replace washer Dinghy Dock Attach end sections securely Attach w/chain or cable Work Platform near Shore Place dinghy on Dinghy Dock Move work platform to shore line on opposite side of the work dock Dave’s Dock Project Description Repair Details/Suggestions Sunfish Dock @ beginning End joist has broken loose on Reconnect or replace 2x10x16 of Main one end Main Walkway 3 warped planks Replace 3 planks, 2x6x6 Dinghy Dock Carpet loose Re-tack carpet JY Dock Replace 2 to 3 planks, rotted/broken Replace 3 planks, 2x6xvariable Main Walkway Loose fasteners on plastic sections Tighten fasteners, need Torx driver. Slip #31 Finger end piling retainer broken Rebuild end piling retainer or convert to chain type
RALPH “R.G.” SMITHSON COMMODORE
CYC has lost Secretary, Bonnie McCormick as a Board member, but not the McCor- mick’s as club members. Recently, Mark took a job with a coal company in Bristol, Tennessee, and Bonnie re- turned to school full-time at ETSU. The McCormick’s are living in Johnson City during the week and Knoxville on the weekends. Feeling she couldn’t adequately fulfill her duties as Secretary, Bonnie reluctantly re- signed last month, just a few months shy of completing her second year on the Board. Sandra Ford Johnson agreed to step in as club secretary for the remainder of the year. We wish Bonnie great success in this new endeavor and thank her for all she’s contrib- uted to CYC over the years. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain
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Interim Secretary [email protected]
Next Board Meeting will be Tuesday, October 13th - 7pm
Daniel Leibman Don & Jackie Lesmerises Sailboat: MFG 19 Sailboat: None at the moment Interest: Racing, Cruising, & Day Sailing Interest: Racing, Cruising, & Day Sailing Steve & Rosemary Noe Ricky & Linda Summitt Daughter: Rachel Son: Eric Sailboat: Bayfield 25 Boat: Mirage 18 Interest: Cruising & Day Sailing Interest: Day Sailing Michael & Lucy Schaad Alex Folkard Children: McKinley, Harrison, & Boat: Helms 27 Lucian Interest: Cruising & Day Sailing Sailboat: Herroshoff Reproduction 21 Student Member Interest: Day Sailing
Keen Wong
Adam Bonomo Vade Scruggs Doug Toney Ervin Grove Brian Smith HB Urrutia Andrew Jones Alexander Stein
Current Membership - 216 Active - 196 Honorary - 11 Student - 9 Inactive - 24 Board Meeting Minutes are kept in the Clubhouse Library.
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OctoberOctober 31st31st thruthru NovemberNovember 1st1st HorizonHorizon YachtYacht ClubClub ~~ BlueBlue SpringsSprings MarinaMarina CYC is formally invited for the Annual Fall Challenge Cup
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 15th!
Friday, October 30th there will be a meet & greet at the Club- house starting at 7pm. Please come and join us for appetiz- ers, beer, and a good chat.
Saturday, October 31st 9:00am: Captains meeting will be held at the Clubhouse. 7:00pm: Costume Party, Dinner, & Entertainment Put on your best scares & join us for dinner and an evening of entertainment and fun. Don’t be late and remember...BYOB. Dinner Menu: BBQ Pork, Smoked Chicken, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Potato Salad, Potato Chips, Buns & Rolls, Iced Tea & Lemonade. Confirmation is required for dinner! Dinner RSVP to [email protected] Sunday, November 1st 10:00am: On the water with as many races as possible. 1:00pm: Awards Ceremony
Questions regarding the regatta, boat accom- modations, or concerns please contact: Larry Luke, HYC Vice Commodore [email protected]
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OctoberOctober 31st31st thruthru NovemberNovember 1st1st
Forms are due by October 15, 2009 Please confirm boat entry Racing: 3 Trophies in each of the 3 Fleets:
Boat Entry Fee $15.00/Pre Register or $______
$20.00/At Door $______
___ Each Meal @ $20.00 * $______
___ Each T-Shirt @ $20.00 each $______
TOTAL: $______
SKIPPER’S NAME: ______
BOAT NAME: ______
TYPE & LENGTH: ______
SAIL #: ______
SPINNAKER: Yes____ No ____
*Confirmation needed for dinner - RSVP Email to [email protected]
Mail Form & Fee to: Horizon Yacht Club 3952 River Road ~ Ten Mile, Tennessee 37880
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Brian Smith Commodore - UT Sailing Club [email protected]
The University of Tennessee's Sailing Club woke up Saturday morning from their tents to meet nine visiting colleges (the most UT has ever hosted at CYC) and a steady 6-8 knot breeze on the lake to start the 2009 fall regatta. However, the wind stopped being so generous after only five of the necessary six races needed to complete the regatta. Fortu- nately, after a spontaneous game of ultimate Frisbee and slip-n-slides by the glassy lake we completed our last race in a light thermal breeze. UT fell to sec- ond place by only one point overall when Georgia Tech placed first in the final race. UT Sailing would like to thank Frank Larimer for being our P.R.O. and Fred and Libby Griffin for working Race Com- mittee. They did an amazing job getting off the six races required to constitute a regatta in difficult conditions. Also a big thanks to our judges Tom Hud- son and Elizabeth Schonagen, luckily we had a clean regatta with no protests. Pictures courtesy of Joshua Miller. To view more photo’s click on the link below. http:// www.joshuam.com/Events/UT- Regatta/9698745_bF9Mm#655448181_VtXTA
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October 15th - 18th, 2009 $325.00 up to October 7th. After October 7th the cost is $375.00. All participants at CYC will be an intense full ten (10) must join US Sailing as well. Instructor hour day of chalk talks, land and water drills Trainer will be Freddie Sambolin of south- and testing. Tuition includes instructional west Florida. Dany Kopp is coordinating texts. Participants must be at least 16 this class, all information is posted on line at years old, have a Small Motor Certification, US sailing.org http://www.ussailing.org/ and join US Sailing to training/calendar/ take the class. To teach sb_calendar.asp you need the same re- quirements as above Small motor plus your first aid and boating certifica- CPR certifications. To tion information receive your Instructors may be found Certification you will at http:// need to show proof of www.state.tn.us/ the first aid & CPR train- twra/boated.html ing. CYC and CSC Registration can be com- use US Sailing pleted on-line at http:// Certified Instruc- www.ussailing.org/training/ tors in all our calendar/sb_calendar.asp education pro- grams; Sail Please be sure to read Camp, High the prerequisites prior to registering for the School Sailing, Adult Learn to Sail and Keel class. We currently have nine candidates Boat Certification courses. Many of our in- signed up and there is room for twelve stu- structors move onto teach in other states dents - that means three more! Tuition is and have proved to our nation that East Suzi Richters & Dany Kopp [email protected] & [email protected]
During the UT Fall Regatta on Saturday, Septem- ber 19th a Vanderbilt sailor left her book “The Strain” at CYC. She would really like to get that book back. If you know the whereabouts of the book please email: HB Urrutia at [email protected] Thank you!
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The CYC Library, located in the lobby of the clubhouse, is open every Sun- day from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Items may be checked out for two weeks. To return library items when the library is not open, place the items in the book return box on the table near the phone. Copies of the current and past Practical Sailor magazines are available in a 3-ring binder to the left of the fireplace. They are on the open shelving and are available to read 24/7. Origi- nal issues are only available during library hours. The September issue compares head sail furlers, Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) systems, harnesses, and acrylic finishes. All October duty slots are available. If you need 2009 work hours, here is your opportu- nity to get them near the end of the year. After October 18th Library work hours will count toward 2010. After October, all low water slots are available. Sign up now while the selection is good. Earn one work hour for each library duty worked. Interested in vol- unteering for library duty? Contact:
[email protected] or 483-5917
October 2009 Schedule ~ *Available date, need volunteer. September 27th: Williams October 18th: Available* October 4th: Available* October 25th: Available* October 11th: Available*
SandraSandra FordFord--JohnsonJohnson Harbormaster [email protected] I want to thank two members who have gone above and beyond their minimum 15 work hours, and in so doing make a lasting impression on the Harbor/Trailer areas and make my job easier. First let me thank CHUCK FLETT. No matter how often I call on him for assistance he is always right there. It doesn’t matter if it’s a trailer/s that I need to move, boat we have to rescue, or wrangling huge debris before it can harm boats in the Harbor. I just want to say “I could not do this job without Chuck!” Second, I want to thank BOB PATTERSON, aka “Mack Daddy of the East Trailer Area.” Thanks to Bob’s heavy equipment, experience, and crew the East Trailer Area is usable. Yes, he does charge CYC, but not nearly enough. Just last week he cleared the trailer area, cut down many trees, and removed the “hump” (was the de- bris from the Quonset Hut). The East Trailer Area is now twice the size!
To Chuck & Bob I just want to say…”thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!”
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WE ARE DESPERATE! 1988 O'Day 272 - Must Sell · Good Outboard Motor · Roller Furling Jib · Newly Upholstered · Attractive Interior It's a comfortable boat that easily sleeps four adults. If you are willing to scrape the crud off the bottom and give it a good coat of wax you could have a nice boat for a bargain price. $6,800.00 We could let it go for less if we need to. David Wilt: 675-5774 or [email protected] This could be the best deal you will ever get.
Dual Marine cockpit & West Marine cabin “Celtic Winds” speakers 2008 Pop-top cabin-snap on window & screen enclos 1989 Catalina–25 All new water lines-’06 Tall Rig with Wing Keel New battery-’06 Single burner butane stove in galley Main Sail & 110% Jib New Sani-Potty-’04 Nissan 9.9 Longshaft 2-cycle Motor Curtains in main cabin •w/Electric Start & Generator Cockpit cushions EZ Loader Roller Trailer Bimini Newly Covered Main Cabin Cushions-’07 Self tailing winches in the cockpit Topping Lift Non-self tailing winches on cabin top Boomvang Rewired with Blue Sea fuse panel-’07 Split Backstay Main cabin wired for 120v AC and 12v DC Spinlock XAS Rope Clutches-’08 Danforth anchor with chain/rope rode All halyards & control lines lead aft to cockpit Custom made Sheet Bags in cockpit Reduced Price -- Asking $10,000 Uniden Depth Sounder installed-’08 Contact: Greg Little 2-piece Telescoping Whisker Pole H: 440-984-7189 or C: 865-441-4244 All exterior teak refinished-’08 [email protected] Dual Marine Stereo w/WX, CD, iPod input-’08
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NOTICE OF RACE B o o t s w e t t k a m p h
Keel Boat: Saturday, October 17th & Sunday October 18th Dinghy: Saturday, October 24th & Sunday, October 25th
RULES REGISTRATION 1.1 The rules will be governed by the current 5.1 Sign in sheet must be filled out com- Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) pletely 1.2 The Organizing Authority is the Concord Yacht Club SAILING INSTRUCTIONS CLASSES Sailing instructions will be available at registra- tion 2.1 Dinghies 2.2 Keel Boats COURSE The course will be described in the sailing in-
ELIGIBILITY structions 3.1 Open to all CYC members that are in good standing SCORING 8.1 The low point scoring system will be SCHEDULE OF EVENTS used 4.1 Registration 11:30 8.2 Dinghies and keel boats will be scored separately Skippers Meeting 12:00 First Race 1:00 4.2 As many races will be attempted as appropriate for the conditions. One race will make a regatta Tom Hogan 4.3 Awards will be presented at the annual 2nd Vice Commodore banquet [email protected]
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Now in its 40th year, the United States Sailboat Show, October 8 - 12, 2009, attracts more than 50,000 boating enthusiasts from around the world to the waterfront of historic Annapolis, Maryland. The Chesapeake Bay town is also home of U.S. Naval Academy. Recognized worldwide as the premier sailing showcase, this is the place to buy, sell or dream. The Sailboat Show is followed by the United States Powerboat Show, October 15-18, 2009. Both shows are the oldest and largest, new in-water boat shows in the world.
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BOARD MEMBERS Commodore Ralph “RG” Smithson [email protected] 1st Vice Commodore Eric Nicholls [email protected] Becoming a Sea Scout devel‐ membership of the yacht 2nd Vice Commodore ops an individual association club. This is an opportunity Tom Hogan with the Boy Scouts of Amer‐ to share your seamanship [email protected] ica that one can carry and knowledge of sailing Rear Commodore throughout his or her life and with a bright, upcoming gen‐ Jerry deLaurentis to any BSA camp, reserva‐ eration, and just plain mess‐ [email protected] tion, and sea base. For those ing about with boats. How‐ Secretary Bonnie McCormick who excel in the program ever, if a person does not [email protected] and academically there are have a wealth of this knowl‐ Treasurer scholarship and vocational edge, he or she can still be an Ellen Oblow opportunities. Email effective adviser thanks to [email protected] [email protected] or the leadership courses and Assistant Treasurer phone 980‐0879 to learn skill‐specific courses offered Bill Wickman more about these scholarship to advisers in this youth pro‐ [email protected] and career opportunities. If gram for boys and girls ages Education, Member at Large Neil Quigley fun outdoors, fun on the wa‐ 14 to 21. An adviser attends a [email protected] ter, and just messing about in minimum of seventy percent Social, Member at Large boats peaks your interest, or of the meetings and seventy Ann Zimmerman to learn more about these percent of the Ship’s activi‐ [email protected]
scholarship and vocational ties outside of regular meet‐ opportunities, email ings, including overnight CONTACTS [email protected] or cruises and long cruises. Ad‐ Luff Letter phone 980‐0879 or give a visers are provided with Sandra Ford-Johnson hail to the Ship’s youth leader their training from the Na‐ 531-3707 or 599-0751 Boatswain Luke Schwarzen‐ tional Council of the Boy [email protected] traub at [email protected] or Scouts of America. Men and Clubhouse Reservation phone 567‐9158. women age 21 and over are Elaine Proctor 671-8408 As the eighth sailing season encouraged to apply. If you [email protected] draws to a close for Ship 300, are interested in becoming Harbormaster the ship is interested in hav‐ one of these advisers in Ship Lift/Marine Railway Scheduling Sandra Ford-Johnson ing more of its active, regis‐ 300, please contact George Hubbell, preferably by Octo‐ 531-3707 or 599-0751 tered advisers come from the [email protected] ber 15, 2009. Phone Committee Sandra Ford-Johnson 531-3707 or 599-0751 [email protected] 980-0879 or [email protected] www.concordyachtclub.org
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