Winnipesaukee Yacht Club JIB SHEET

Dockham Shore Road ,Gilford NH www.wyc-nh.org

Commodore: Jack Donohue Vice-Commodore: Ed Philpot Rear Commodore: Casey Nickerson Secretary: Marcia Wadsworth Treasurer: Keith Nix Trustees: Robyn Pallis, Bill Nutter, Mike Curtin Volume 60 Number 5 MAY 2015 The next monthly meeting of the WYC will be held at WYC clubhouse on Friday, May 1st beginning promptly at 8:00 P.M. FROM THE COMMODORE

Greetings All! * Launch has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 16 th . Ice Out is imminent and the club is beginning to really buzz with activity. Af- * Also on May 16 th (noon), is the “Get ter this winter, it seems like a long time in coming! Started in Racing” seminar

This edition is another great one! A few * Sunday, May 24 th is our first regatta key items: of the season. Please come out and participate in this great event * Our May Meeting will be held on Fri- day, May 1 st , 8 PM, WYC Around the club house you will soon see the replacement derrick in * Spring Cleanup is scheduled for Sat- place. It is a serious piece of craftsman- urday, April 25 th , 8:00; Roadside ship, constructed by several dedicated Cleanup will follow immediately members, under the leadership of Scott thereafter. Please touch base with Davis; thank you, Scott and crew! Rick or Lynda Nelson if you can participate. When you receive the next Jib Sheet, we will be in full swing!

* The Ice Breaker party is Saturday, th Take good care, May 9 . Please contact Tom & Trudy Sullivan if you would like to -Jack Donohue, Commodore contribute. WYC NEWS

MEMBERSHIP NEWS The following four proposed mem- Greg Goddard sponsored by Mark bers will be presented for a membership Petrozzi and Hayden McLaughlin vote at the 5/1/15 monthly meeting: Patrick Obed sponsored by Al Bill Moran sponsored by Scott Davis Fasshauer and John Knox and Ron Egan Craig Nutter sponsored by Chuck A new member Matt Buck spon- Moretti and Don Roper sored by Ed Philpot and Bruce Gokey was proposed at the April meeting.

SOCIAL COMMITTEE The club is getting thawed out and dance well into the evening! Please get we are ready for the upcoming Ice your reservations into Chris Weinmann Breaker Cocktail party Saturday May early and certainly by the deadline as this 9th, hosted by our newest members year we will have racing guests from the and Tom and Trudi Sullivan. The next Ida Lewis Yacht Club joining us. event is the Steak Dinner Dance, Satur- day June 6th. This great event will fea- See you at the club! ture steak tips, baked potato, Bruce's fa- mous mushrooms, tossed salad and as- John, Tom, Dick, and Keith sorted cheesecake. It is BYOB. Music will 2015 WYC Social Committee be by the RED HAT BAND and we will

SHAKE DOWN FOR HOSPICE

The Race Committee is excited to invite all sailors and power boaters to this year’s Shakedown for Hospice. This year’s even will be held on May 24 th and will feature a reverse start PHRF sailboat race, with a few twists and a powerboat scav- enger hunt. All of the proceeds will benefit Central New Hampshire VNA and Hos- pice.

We are proud to support the efforts of Central New Hampshire VNA and Hos- pice, and hope that this event will be memorable for all of you for our great venue, top notch event administration and terrific onshore activities.

Please mark your calendar and come out and support the mission of hospice, which is promoting dignity, independence and well ‑being through the delivery of quality home health, hospice and community ‑based care services. We hope that you will give generously, partake heartily, and enjoy thoroughly.

The official notice is attached. Please tell all of your friends and neighbors!!

Pete Crosby, Event Chairman WYC NEWS CONT. WHAT TO DO WITH USED SAILS Most of us have one or two old the bags from your sail if you wish. If sails that we don’t use anymore but you are not interested in a bag, he can really don’t know what to do with them provide you with a form for a tax de- (too good or too valuable to just throw ductible sail gift that will benefit kids away, right?). My daughter has a friend learning to sail through SAIL MAINE. who works for SEA BAGS, Maine who will be glad to help you clean out your sail For more info on the bags visit loft. www.seabags.com or contact Cam at 207-807-8854/ [email protected] . Cam Dyment will make arrange- Now is your chance…….I’ve already ments to pick up your sails at your home started a list from our 2000 sail acquisi- or the club. Typically, they will trade a tion! bag for a sail based on size and condi- tion. They also have the ability to make Kevin Hayes

SHIP STORE

The Ship Store is getting ready for a We are excited about new shirts new season! The clothes for this summer and sweatshirts for women, men, and have been ordered and should be in for kids as well as new hats. the July Fashion show. If anyone is interested in helping to sell clothes at any of the club events, please contact Tari Selig.

INTRODUCTION TO SAILBOAT RACING

A Seminar for Beginners Presented by the Winnipesaukee Yacht Club, Lake Win- nipesaukee Sailing Association and Fay’s Boatyard

Welcome sailors new and seasoned! This program is intended to introduce sail- ors to sailboat racing, to provide a basic overview of the racing Rules of Sailing, and to provide tips and information intended to demystify racing in order to make first time or novice racers comfortable in trying racing. We will cover some basic sailing theory, race signals and definitions, very basic rules and some of the customs and practices that will make new racers comfortable showing up at a race.

We will have numerous handouts available for participants, and we will ask them to sign up and provide basic contact information. We will also have photos and video during breaks to help people get excited about the sport. We will have a list of resources on and off the lake, and sign-up sheets for boats looking for crew and crews looking for boats. See the seminar agenda for more information. WYC NEWS CONT. HOUSE COMMITTEE

Mark your calendars! WYC Spring Clean- We look forward to seeing you all on Up will be on Saturday April 25 th beginning Saturday April 25 th ! at 8:00 am. We will have the usual raking and kibitzing and reminiscing to do but If you have any ideas for projects please remember that this is a great op- or concerns about the property please let portunity to introduce your proposed us know. member to the membership. Chris Weinmann Please bring your rake, leaf Dick Burpee blower, driveway broom or any other equipment you feel will come in handy to pitch-in and help in any needed way.

YACHT YARD NEWS

What a difference a week makes! If your boat is stored on its trailer When I was in the yacht yard on April and you need help accessing it, give me a 11 th , there was still a lot of snow left. call (724-7957) or send me an email Five days later it’s almost gone. Not so ([email protected] ). If your for the ice on the lake but we can be op- boat is to be trailer launched, let me timistic, can’t we. know so we can decide when & how to launch those boats. The water should be turned on by the time you are reading this and the Please remember to pick up and portapotty is in place. Launch is sched- properly dispose of all your cover and uled for May 16 th at 8:00, a week later staging materials – do not leave it adrift than normal to give everyone that extra in the yard and make certain your cradle time to put the last coat of wax on their is properly marked (name on the stern boat or to get fresh bottom paint on. Re- end and BOW on the bow end) before member that you should bring clean you go in the water. gloves to handle all of those shiny hulls and wear good shoes or boots - NO All we need is a few good days and SNEAKERS. Coffee around 9:00 so even if the ice to go out soon. you aren’t launching, come over for a cup of coffee. Please let me know if you are Watch for news on the fence pro- NOT going to be ready on the 16 th so we ject. That will be a June Saturday morn- can work around you. Remember to start ing project –date TBA. and check your engine before you get on the car or have arrangements made for a Enjoy Spring!! tow to club. Kevin Hayes Yardmaster WYC NEWS CONT.

FROM THE HARBOR MASTER The Annual Mooring Check Party You may have seen the new der- th will be held on Saturday June 13 start- rick in the cellar. As I write this it is ing at 8:00 AM promptly. All those who nearly ready to be re-installed. We all have a mooring must attend this work owe a big thanks to Scott Davis, who has party or designate a representative whose name must be given to Andy led this effort; his main construction help Howe who is in charge of this event. The came from Dave Richardson, Bruce Harbormaster will alert those who will be Gokey and Andy Johnson; thanks to required to replace their chain this year. Sandy Storer and Dave Richardson for I will tell them what the record shows for rewiring it including renovating the “blue chain length but it is highly recom- light” at its top; Al Fasshauer for his mended they re-measure their location skillful metal work to re-enforce the tip for accuracy. Do not forget the proper chain length is 2’ above the high water of the derrick; and Pete Crosby for loan- mark. Those who are replacing their ing his truck to haul away the old der- chain must have it cut to length, fire rick. We will re-install the winch where hose installed on the bottom 2-3’ with the derrick is raised, likely done by the bottom shackle attached including Sandy and Dave who removed it last fall. stainless steel wire, and the chain plus the member must be on his/her boat at Thanks for a job well done! the time of replacement. All old chain must be removed immediately and taken to shore for disposal or reuse. Contact Andy Howe if you have any questions.

Winter is finally behind us!

Be sure to join us for the kick off to the season at this year’s ICE BREAKER PARTY on Sat. May 9th. WYC NEWS CONT.

DID YOU KNOW?

There was a time when WYC mem- When all voting is complete, the bers who lived more than 15 miles from box is opened and the balls displayed. If the lake were not allowed to vote. They there is a single black ball among the could be full members in most respects, votes cast, the candidate fails. Histori- but in this one important aspect of club cally, the principle of such election rules life, they were definitely not equal! in a club is that it is self ‑perpetuating to preserve the current ethos of the club, Change did eventually come, but by ensuring that candidates are conge- before that happened, a group of mem- nial to all the existing members. In this bers in the “15+” club created this but- system, new members are elected by ton to wear to club functions, identifying unanimous or near ‑unanimous agree- them as the disenfranchised few! Their ment of voting members (depending on not-so-subtle message was eventually the number of black balls allowed). heard, and the rule was changed. Today all regular members, in good standing, are entitled to vote on all Club issues, regardless of where they live.

One of our principal responsibilities as members is to elect new members. Today, new members are elected by a two-thirds majority of the ballots cast for the election. This was also not always the case.

At one time, WYC elections were conducted on a “black ball” system. One negative vote would eliminate a candi- date.

In this system, supply of black and white balls is provided for voters. Each voter casts a single ball into the ballot box under cover of the box, or of a com- bination of a cloth and the box itself. This is so that observers can see who votes but not how they are voting.

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RACE COMMITTEE

The 2015 season is upon us!! The The Get Started in Racing seminar race committee has set a goal of increas- is followed on May 24 buy our Kickoff ing participation in all of our events this charity event which will be run for the year by 10%. If we succeed, we will see benefit of Lakes Region Hospice (the thirty boats on the line and racing in Second Annual Shakedown for Hospice). various events for the first time in years. This is a reverse start sailboat race and We came close last year with a high of powerboat event. The notice of race is 27 boats, and we know we can do bet- in this month’s Jib Sheet, so mark your ter! We hope everyone will mark their calendars! For more information, to vol- calendars and come out and support our unteer or make a donation, contact events this season. event Chairman Pete Crosby at clew- [email protected] We kick off this season on May 16 with a beginners racing Seminar starting We are always looking for volun- at 12:00 at the WYC. This is open to teers to help with registration, on water anyone who is interested in getting race committee, photo and spectator started in sailboat racing. The seminar boats, 50/50 sales and more so even if will include some basic sail trim for rac- your not racing, come out and join our ers, rules and hopefully some tips to de- team and have some fun on the water! mystify the sport and make it easier to get started in racing. If you are inter- If you are interested in helping ested, come join us. If you know any- out, contact Mike Curtin at mcurt- one else who might be, bring them along [email protected] as well!! Be sure to check out the semi- nar agenda in this month’s Jib Sheet. Thanks for all of your support and Contact Ed Philpot at we hope to see you on the race course [email protected] with and questions this summer! about the seminar.

ROADSIDE CLEANUP

Spring Roadside Cleanup will take 1/2 hours to pick up the trash along the place on Saturday, April 25th directly fol- stretch of Route 11 that the club has lowing the WYC yard cleanup. sponsored, and it is always entertaining. The bigger the crew, the quicker it is fin- Rick Nelson and Lynda Nelson will ished. be heading up the crew this time so please reach out to them if you are inter- Thank you for your support! ested in helping. It usually take about 1 Robyn Pallis WYC HAPPENINGS CONT.

Introduction to Sailboat Racing A Seminar for Beginners Presented by the Winnipesaukee Yacht Club, Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association and Fay’s Boatyard May 16, 2015

Faculty: Pete Crosby, Mike Curtin, Sara Laroux, Dan Morrison, Ed Philpot

Agenda:

Welcome and Opening Remarks: Mike Curtin, WYC and Dan Morrison, LWSA 11:55-12:00

A. Introduction EDP/DM 12:00-12:30 What groups are involved in racing on the lake A very short history of lake Winnipesaukee sailing and sailors Why we do it!!

B. The Basics: What do I need to know to get started? PETE CROSBY 12:30-1:15 Basic Sailing theory- What makes them go? Sail controls- What they do and why? How sailing in a race is just a little bit different than cruising (they all look so close together, Is it Safe?) -15 Minute Break-

C. The paperwork! MIKE CURTIN/DAN MORRISON 1:30-2:00 Registration and Skippers meeting Notice of Race/Sailing Instructions PHRF

D. Basic Signals and Courses: Buoys, Pins and Flags , Oh My! (Not to mention horns and whistles!) MIKE/SARA 2:00-2:40 Starting Upwind Rounding Running and Reaching The Finish!!

E. The Racing Rules of Sailing ED 2:40-3:30 Introduction Some very basic rules, simplified version!

F. Wrap Up PANNEL 3:30 - Q&A Your thoughts? How else can we help you get started? Guide to US Sailing or other publications that may be helpful WYC NEWS CONT.

Seminar Faculty

Meet The Cast:

Pete Crosby, Mike Curtin, Sara Laroux, Dan Morrison, Ed Philpot

Pete Crosby: Immediate Past Commodore of the WYC, Pete Crosby is a 1987 gradu- ate of Maine Maritime Academy. While at Maine Maritime, Pete raced in various classes of boat as a member of the sailing team. He has completed numerous Gulf of Maine races and well as a Marion to Bermuda race.

Now retired from the merchant marine, Pete held an unlimited tonnage masters license and convened various types of ships as a master during his career. Ironically, he still needs a New Hampshire Marine Patrol boater’s license to operate a commercial vessel (even a really small one) on the lake!

Today Pete sails an F-30 trimaran with his family and friends. The Crosby’s haul the boat and travel to Maine at least once a year to get some salt on the sails. His current home port is at the WYC in Gilford. Pete is the head sailing coach at Brewster Academy, he holds a U.S. Sailing level 1 teaching certification. Pete regu- larly races on and off the lake as a member of the crew of the J-80 Gostosa and has participated in numerous championship events. Pete is involved as a member of the WYC race committee in event planning and administration.

Mike Curtin: Mike is the chairman of the WYC race Committee, and is our chief scorer. He is responsible for both on and off water race related activities at the club and for managing his large and often unruly committee! Mike is the Principal Race Of- ficer (PRO) for WYC events, and he is a fixture on the Thursday J-80 races and at all of our weekend events. Mike recently completed a US Sailing race administration cer- tification class.

In the early 1980's, Mike was an Instructor for North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS) and collaborated with the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School taking teens on multi-day island to island excursions on 30-foot open Ketches off Camden Maine. He also occasionally crewed on his cousins Tartan 26 and later Is- lander 36 off the Connecticut coast during the summers while in college and beyond. Mike has also crewed on J-80's on the lake.

WYC NEWS CONT. MEET THE SEMINAR FACULTY CONT.

Mike purchased a Bristol 24, Tranquility, in 2006 and floated her at Fay's Boat- yard until becoming a member of the WYC. Now, when not making racing happen for all of the rest of us, Mike can be found plying the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee in his Bristol.

Sara Laroux: Sara grew up on the Chesapeake Bay on the Eastern Shore of Mary- land, and learned to sail and race on a sunfish when she was 12 years old. After high school, Sara spent a few summers living on Nantucket and had the opportunity to race on a J24 during that time. In 1990, she moved to Oregon to attend the Univer- sity of Oregon. She began racing on Fern Ridge Lake in Eugene in 2005 and spent several years in the foredeck position with a Santana 20 fleet.

Sara moved to New Hampshire in 2011, and started racing with a small Santana 20 fleet on Long Lake in Maine. Two years ago, Sara found a Santana 20 for sale that had just been donated to the LWSA. Last summer was the first summer the boat was put in the water and Sara raced it with the help of another Lakes Region sailor.

Sara is hoping to spend this summer crewing for other sailors in the WYC, and is eager to learn as much as possible about sailing on Lake Winnipesaukee. She joined the race committee to learn more about what it takes to organize and success- fully plan a sailboat race.

Ed Philpot: Ed has been around boats for his entire life (so far!). He grew up as a motor boater in New Jersey, but got the sailing bug early on during an extended fam- ily stay in the Virgin Islands. This progressed to sailing in high school on the Tom’s River and Barnegat Bay in the 1970's. Ed is currently the Vice Commodore of the WYC, and is a past Commodore of the LWSA.

After high school, Ed’s sailing was limited, but he spent several years on motor- boats in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and sailing only occasionally. Sailing came back with a vengeance in 1985 when Ed came to the Lakes Region and became a part of the very active sailing community on the lake, crewing on various boats until 1991, when he purchased and raced a J-24. Ed and the crew of Impatient (USA 4183) be- came fixtures on the J-24 sailing circuit and on the lake as well.

The J-24 gave way to a J-80 and the traveling and lake racing combination con- tinued. Ed continues to crew regularly and is involved as a member of the WYC race committee in event planning and administration. Ed also owns and occasionally even sails a Laser, but is otherwise between sailboats. Ed and his wife Dianne, currently owns a motorboat. WYC NEWS CONT.

Memorial Day Race for Hospice May 24, 2015 Presented by the Winnipesaukee Yacht Club Notice of Race

Invitation: The Winnipesaukee Yacht Club is pleased to invite all sailors and motor boaters to the 2nd annual Regatta and Scavenger hunt which will benefit Central New Hampshire VNA and Hospice.

Eligibility: The regatta and Scavenger hunt are open to any skipper or owner who wishes to par- ticipate. Participants must meet all regatta requirements before becoming official com- petitors. We ask skippers who would like to take willing Hospice/VNA employee or vol- unteer on the water to please contact Peter Crosby as soon as possible.

Rules: This regatta will be loosely governed by the 2013-2016 Racing Rules Of Sailing (RROS ) Including US SAILING Prescriptions , this notice (except as to any modifica- tions by the sailing Instructions), and the sailing instructions. Scavenger hunt partici- pants will be bound by all rules for safe operation consistent with NH laws and regula- tions.

Scoring: The low point scoring system, as modified in the instructions in the event, together with the score for the powerboat team member. The 2 Turns Penalty RROS, shall not apply. If you do something bad, impose a fair penalty on yourself.

Entry: There is a $35.00 entry fee for this event ($30.00 for US Sailing members). Tax de- ductible donations to Central New Hampshire VNA and Hospice will be gladly accepted. Each team is asked to secure pledges in the amount of $100.00 or more to benefit the charity (contributions will be gladly accepted). This is a charity event. All proceeds are to benefit Central New Hampshire VNA and Hospice.

Site: Racing will take place on Lake Winnipesaukee in either or both of the following loca- tions: A. The area known as "The Broads" B. The area known as "Sanders Bay"

Contact: Call or e-mail Pete Crosby at 603 455 5357 [email protected]

Prizes: Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers and to the teams raising the most for the charity.

Social : A dock party and awards ceremony will be held at the WYC immediately following the race. The cost will be $5.00 per person. The event is BYOB and we request that par- ticipants bring an appetizer to share on the dock.

Schedule: Sunday 5/24/2014 08:00-10:30 Meet @ WYC 10:30 Opening Meeting 12:00 1st Start in the area of Sanders Bay 13:00 Scavenger hunt start WYC NEWS CONT.

REGATTA ENTRY FORM

Skipper's Name: ______Boat Name:______

Address:______City:______State: _____ Zip: ______Home Phone: ______Business:______e-mail address:______Boat Type (make):______Length:______PHRF Rating ______Hull Color: ______Sail No. ______

Owner's Name (If not Skipper)______Ad- dress:______City: ______State: _____ Zip:______Home Phone:______Business Phone:______e-mail address:______Number of crew members:______

CLASS: Spinnaker Class:______Non Spinnaker Class:______

Completed Entry Form along with: 35.00 Entry Fee ($30.00 US Sailing Members) Signed Waiver Form filled out and turned in on the first day of the regatta at any time prior to the first race

Waiver The undersigned agrees to be bound by The Racing Rules Of Sailing, Including US Sailing Prescriptions 2013- 2016 and all other rules that govern this event. The undersigned acknowledges that the competition in which he/she has entered is dangerous and assumes all risk of accident, loss of property and personal injury or loss of life. The under- signed also acknowledges that the establishment of any equipment regulations, and/or the inspections of boats is merely for the purpose of ensuring fair competition and neither serves as a certification that the boat on which he/she is compet- ing is safe nor relieves the undersigned of his/her sole and exclusive responsibility to maintain the boat in a sound, prop- erly equipped thoroughly seaworthy and safe condition. The undersigned represents that the boat on which he/she will compete in this event is sound, properly equipped, thoroughly seaworthy and safe. The undersigned represents that all equipment aboard, including, but not lim- ited to, safety and emergency equipment, is properly stowed, has been well maintained, is in good operating condition and is appropriate for this competition. The undersigned also represents that he/she and any crew permitted aboard the boat are experienced and competent, are physically fit, and capable of swimming or treading water in full sailing attire, and have been instructed in the use and location of all safety equipment aboard the boat. The undersigned acknowledges that the decision to start and/or continue racing is the sole and exclusive respon- sibility of the undersigned. In consideration of the acceptance of this entry, the undersigned certifies that each of the foregoing statements and representations are true and accurate and, on behalf of himself/herself and his/her heirs, successors and assigns, hereby releases and forever discharges The Winnipesaukee Yacht Club and the Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Associa- tion and their respective members, volunteers, employees, agents, Officers, Board of Directors, Race Committees and Juries from any and all liability arising out of my participation in this regatta and all social events connected therewith, whether such loss is due to property damage, personal injuries or loss of life, even if such loss is due to the negligence of any party so released.

Skipper: ______US SAILING ID#: ______

Don’t miss the kick off to the 2015 WYC Social Season!

Our first event of the 2015 season is sure to be a big hit! Our newest members will be serving up a great assortment of deli- cious appetizers and sweets.

Saturday, May 9th beginning at 5pm This will be a BYOB affair. We will provide soft drinks, mixers, coffee, ice and glasses.

Come meet our newest members, reconnect with other mem- bers you haven’t seen over the winter months and enjoy some great food.

Cover charge only $4.00. BYOB and we’ll take care of the rest!

NO RESERVATIONS NECESSARY! QUESTIONS? Call: Tom Sullivan at 293-8151

2015

WYC DINNER DANCE

Saturday, June 6

Dancing to the music of the RED HAT BAND

Cocktails 6 pm - Dinner 7 pm Menu:

Marinated steak tips with mushrooms, baked potato, salad and cheesecake

BYOB and table settings if desired

COST: $20 per person

RSVP to Chris Weinmann no later then Wed, June 3. Email: [email protected] ; send money to 328 Turner Way, Laconia, NH 03247 ------Name: ______

I am attending the Steak Dinner with a party of ______

I have enclosed a check for $______