May 2011 Newsletter of the Brookville Lake Association The Mainsheet

From The Helm By Randy Jones Catalina 310 ~ Fever III Slip B-1 at Quakertown Marina

Commodores Notes early BLSA activities are the committee boat. The 8 May 11 being postponed or next meeting will be at the canceled so check your e- Liberty Restaurant Not a normal spring! We mail for updates. The Saturday June 4 at 9:00 are used to using the boat committee boat has all AM. All Members are some by mid April, but required permits and welcome. See you on the not this year. My trip to stickers in place; however lake in a few weeks, I Quakertown Marina we decided not to move it hope. Saturday after the board to Hannah Creek at this Randy meeting found shockingly time. At the board high water and major meeting we damage to the facility and discussed Commodore Jones support buildings. It will Membership surely take a long time for dues, renewal Calendar things there to return to dates, lake and normal. The water level dock status, Upcoming Events had been dropping about social 1 foot per day but was just activities, June low enough for them to racing 767.3 ft. or 19.3 ft. above 4th enter the buildings. Our activities and Welcome Back Cookout summer pool Steak Dinner Portsmouth Race 1 BLSA BOARD MEMBERS 12th Commodore Social Director Treasurer Communications Series Races Randy Jones Mike Chrisman John Johannemann Bill Beglin 18th [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Wine Tasting Cell: 513-320-4463 Cell: 513-604-8650 Cell: 859-380-6798 Cell: 317-447-7550 Portsmouth Race 2 Summer Sailstice Vice Commodore & Racing Director Secretary Harbormaster 26th Membership Chair Ashli Slawter Cathi Ege Cory Chadwick Series Races Mike Burd [email protected] Egepropertyrental cory.chadwick@ [email protected] Cell: 859-630-5289 @fuse.net hamilton-co.org Cell: 513-515-8137 Cell: 513-307-6510 Cell: 513-236-5829 www.blsa.us Page 2 The Mainsheet May 2011 Hanna Creek 767.1 ft. 5-5-11

Entrance guard shack

High water mark of 767.29 ft. on 5-4-11 Quakertown Page 3 The Mainsheet May 2011 Kent’s Harbor Marina from Ainsley’s deck

D+E Docks

View from Harbor Links golf course - Note the ‘point’ is almost submerged ! Page 4 The Mainsheet May 2011

Social Calendar Mike Chrisman….. ~ Escape Slip 38 at Hanna CreekMarina

As you know, the big news this in the water. Look for the Prairie Wind, after the month is the water levels at the additional emails from me this name of the boat we shared: lake. Based on the rate the lake month. is receding and the forecast of By now I am overdue for my I had not tried mango flavored more rain, I have consulted fix of sailing at the lake this rum previously, but they were Fill a tall glass with ice with the Board and decided to year. It would be much worse giving free samples at the St. Add 1 or 2 shots of cancel the Welcome Back if I had not been a part of a Thomas airport. A nice thing Cruzan mango rum Picnic scheduled for May 21st. group of Brookville about this is that the Cruzan Hopefully, we will be able to sailors who went to the BVI at flavored rum is not as potent as Fill the rest of glass with welcome everyone back to the the end of March. Not having some other brands. You can orange juice lake by the Steak Dinner chartered before, it was a great tweak the mixture to your own Top with a splash of scheduled for June 4th. By mid learning experience for personal taste. Of course, cranberry juice May, I will reassess the me. The sailing conditions enjoy this in moderation, after situation and come to a were perfect and it was great to the boat has been tied up and Garnish with orange decision on the Steak Dinner. I get away AND be on a boat. put away. slice and cherry and would hate to change the date Apart from the usual t-shirts, enjoy since most members’ we found rum to be in good I plan to enjoy a few as I watch weekend schedules fill up supply. Painkillers are the weather forecast and lake quickly this time of year. Still, I everywhere in the BVI, but level on line for the next few think a delayed Steak Dinner sometimes it’s nice to have weeks. would be better than a something different, with cancelled steak dinner! maybe a little less emphasis on I hope to everyone at the lake “pain” or “killer”. soon. As reported previously, we have a new grill and I for one Here is a recipe that Bill Mike am ready to try it out. We will Ralston (he is so creative) came just need to wait and see how up with based on what supplies Hanna Creek dries up and how we had on the boat. We call it quickly we all can get our boats

Sailing the BVI Scott Webb….. ~ Le Hannah Slip 70 at Hanna Creek Marina

Even with state of the art in the ocean). Captain Hook performed the What could be better than electronics, and 4 competent ceremony. spending your birthday at the And so it began. sailors, we overshot the bay, Bitter End on Virgin Gorda? “By the powers invested in me and had an exciting turn to With Mike Burd as my best by the state of intoxication and We awoke the following weather instead of falling off man, and Mike Chrisman as maritime law, I now morning with our longest sail gently into the bay. It was an Annie’s maid of honor, pronounce you man and wife” yet in front of us; a beautiful exhilarating turn and as we downwind run in the Atlantic dropped sails, and made our along the north side of Tortola way between the buoys marking to Cane Garden Bay. 25 knot the entrance to the anchorage, winds and building, the sky was we were ready to dinghy to clear and we had following seas shore and celebrate our to help us along. triumphant run with some rum drinks on the beach. Sitting and laughing with friends over 2 for 1 happy hour rum punch & pain killers, thoughts turn naturally to romance. 6 or 8 drinks later, it was suggested that as our captain, Rick could marry Annie and I, so long as we were on a boat (or at least standing Page 5 The Mainsheet May 2011

restaurant on the shore (that cooks dinner on a barbeque It was April Fools Day ! grill) with dancing lasting into the evening. Marrying your sweetheart on the shore in Tortola is better than a birthday at the Bitter End.

But then again…

With the rest of our before dusk, watching the sun companions as witnesses, set over Jost Van Dyke. The Annie and I were married just reception was held in the finest

Why Did You Buy Your Boat Tim Fry….. ~ Peace of Mind Slip 74 at Hanna Creek Marina

The rudder came off! The what happens when one sails I toured a rudder came off! hard for a couple of years. beautiful, air- These un-panicked, urgent, I bought the 240 from Strictly conditioned words from the helmsman Sail in 2009 after taking a last solidified another last place sailing class in their Montego summer during finish. Actually the rudder 25. Thirty-five years had the Big Bubba didn’t come off, but broke, passed since my most recent event. The likely due to previous damage sailing experience. Back then, headroom and over the past year. all I could get my hands on was AC were Of course, it cost a few bucks a Sunfish on a small Wisconsin glorious. Later to replace the rudder, but the lake. Since joining BLSA, I in the summer, good folks at Strictly Sail had have been fortunate to sail a I spent the me back in the race within a few other boats besides mine, afternoon on a week or so. Despite the cost, each one with something Paceship 23 this event was the culmination special to recommend it. The J and loved the ease and hope to start a continuing of another wonderful day -24 is fast, exciting, and was a precision of its handling. The dialogue in the newsletter sailing my Hunter 240 on great introduction to Hunter 240 is perfect for two among BLSA members on the Brookville Lake. As one of the racing. The is couples to enjoy some wine and topic of why they bought the crew said, “That rudder gave us thrilling, but maybe just a touch cheese after an impromptu boat they bought. all the fun it had to give.” I cramped in the cabin for a guy after work sail. took it all in stride and that’s 6’-4” and north of 250 pounds. In my case, the various If you are still with me, you possibilities quickly boiled to may be wondering why I am the choice between the Hunter telling you this story. I imagine 240 and the Hunter 260. I was most of the BLSA members too old and too big to buy the have far more experience than I Sunfish of my youth and I did have and have sailed many not have the confidence or more boats over the years. I money to buy a brand new 30 am wondering about those footer. I wanted to buy locally boats and why you picked because I wanted someone who them. What did you like and could guide me through the dislike about each of them? process and help with the Are they fast or slow? Were details. I live about a mile from they comfortable or cramped? Strictly Sail in Cincinnati. I Were they easy to own or were drove past it every day for years they money pits? In essence, I before I caught the sailing bug Page 6 The Mainsheet May 2011 and stopped in. How and named her “Peace of convenient! They were Mind.” It is my first boat and I wonderful and I am glad I have been very pleased with the bought there. purchase.

Having a sailboat shop almost Now that I have sailed “Peace in the backyard solved the buy of Mind” for a few years I locally requirement. My next believe I made a good choice. I two needs were that the boat also think it is time to move on. be in great condition and that it be easy to sail. Price was My wife, who is 5’-5”, has no important, but definitely not at problem with the cabin size, the top of my list. The 240 on but I want something bigger. I the Strictly Sail lot was very like camping in the boat on the clean, it is easy to sail, and as a weekend and think some bonus, the price was right. It amenities like AC and shore folks on Hobie Cats are always sailboat spectrum. I am not turns out that its great power would be nice. I nibbled having a blast, but I probably sure what I will do, but I know condition was the deciding lack the athleticism for those the search for my next boat will factor. I did not want to at racing last year and think that boats. There is a wonderful old be fun. I know why I bought apologize to my crew if the something faster would be fun. boat had a beat-up appearance. Creature comforts, a large wooden Lightning at the lake. my boat. Why did you buy After several weeks of looking cabin, and speed may be hard It is simple, beautifully your boat. and convincing my wife that we to find in the same package, but maintained, and I wonder if I needed a boat, I bought the 240 maybe your boat has them. The should consider that part of the Tim

Please join all BLSA members in wishing founding member Tony Hayden a swift and full recovery from his recent prostrate surgery.

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