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November 2017 KEOWEE CLUB

Board Elections It’s time to choose your elected KSC officials for 2018. Photos and bios of the nominees begin on page 3. Ballots will be mailed to members in the next two weeks and will be counted in conjunction with the November BOS meeting. Please return your ballots as soon as possible to ensure your voice is heard in this election.

2017 Turkey Shoot Regatta...

...is coming up quickly on November 3rd to 5th. KSC boats will compete against each other as well as against boats visiting our club to enjoy some fall sailing.

For Racers — There is an online form on the KSC website to register your boat. Registration includes two days of racing (weather permitting), scheduled meals and one sweatshirt. Online registration is required but you do not have to pay online. You can register online and then pay by cash or check when checking in to the event. Registering early helps the Race Committee plan for the regatta. Photo from our 2016 Members wanting to participate ­— For those members not Turkey Shoot Regatta planning on racing but wanting to be involved in the regatta, there are plenty of opportunities. As always, Race Committee members are needed. Please use the KSC website to volunteer for these very important positions.

Also needed are volunteers to make the weekend run smoothly. Members are needed to help with registration, both Friday and Saturday. Volunteers are also needed to assist with set up, clean up and meal preparation for Friday (hors d’oeuvres only), Saturday (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and Sunday (breakfast and lunch). To volunteer for any of these options, please contact Vice Commodore Liam Cunningham at [email protected]. Continued on page 2

1 A KSC Story the power company pumps water out of Keowee and back By Ed Stoll up into Jocassee during the night when power is cheaper, so we were concerned that the lake level might go down even A couple weeks ago, Nancy and I came more. The forecast was for the wind to continue through the down to Lake Keowee to spend a couple night, blowing us further in the direction of shallow water. days, keen on taking a night sail when the By morning there would be increased wind and waves to moon was full and the sky was clear. So compound matters. after dinner at the Lighthouse, we set sail right after sunset from the restaurant dock. So we needed help, and fast. The first people we thought of Undecided about our final destination, we were Hank and Kip Goodman. So we called them. First of found ourselves in the western arm of the all, most people won’t even answer their phone that late in lake, but changed our minds and decided the evening. But Hank and Kip not only answered our call to sail on further south. The breeze was for help, but dropped everything and drove the half hour freshening as we cut through the islands drive to the club. Once they arrived at the club, Hank fired to get back out in the larger portion of the up the club’s new panga with the 70 HP motor. Kip handled lake. I was running parallel to a shoal that the tow line duties. Together they made a highly skilled I usually approach on a perpendicular team. On the fourth try, Hank pulled us off the shoal and we course. The moon was up and I figured were back in business. Ever the professionals, they asked I should be able to see the white shoal us to confirm that we had no water in the bilge before they marker eventually. Well we sailed right into left to return to the club. Everything was fine and we sailed the reef on a beam reach doing nearly hull on to our anchorage and had the hook down by 10:30 pm. speed. After a couple of hops we came to a complete stop. Run aground! Subsequently, Nancy and I have offered to somehow pay Hank and Kip for both their rapid response and their It was after 9:00 pm on a Monday night. specialized skills demonstrated that night. Their response Nobody else was on the lake. We tried a was a flat “No way, this was friends helping friends.” They couple of maneuvers with the sails and are two special people in my book. the engine, but our wing keel acted like a pedestal balancing our hull in water that I just thought you should know about what kind of folks we was 6” shallower than our draft. have in this club.

Eventually our rudder became jammed in the clay bottom. I also remembered that Commodore’s Corner will return in the next Waterline.

2017 Turkey Shoot Regatta continued Members wanting to enjoy the festivities — Raffle and Silent Auction — One of the most Members not participating in or assisting with exciting and fun aspects of the social activities the regatta can still join the racers and other club at the Turkey Shoot is the Raffle and Silent members for dinner on Saturday night. Tickets must auction to be held Saturday night. The auction be purchased online on the club website for $15 per committee has been busy gathering fabulous person. This will entitle you to a wonderful catered donated items to be sold and raffled to lucky turkey dinner. Tickets must be purchased before winners. All proceeds from this year’s Raffle online registration ends. Go online now to register and Silent auction will be donated to the so that you don’t miss out! American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. We at KSC have seen just a bit of hurricane Sweatshirts — While buying tickets online make destruction at our club — this is our chance sure you also view the great 2017 Turkey Shoot to help those much harder hit than ourselves. sweatshirts available for purchase for $20. These Please help by donating items, bidding at the must be ordered ahead so go online now! silent auction and purchasing raffle tickets.

2 Board of Steward commitment to KSC, and I am willing to take on projects while keeping the spirit of our self-help Nominations: club in mind, and remembering its roots as we set sail into the future. The following officer candidates have been nominated. For Vice Commodore - Bill Hurni For Commodore - My name is Bill Hurni Liam Cunningham and I am running for the position of Vice LIAM Commodore. In the past, CUNNINGHAM FOR I have served five terms COMMODORE as a Steward and three My passion for sailing years as the Dock Master. began in 2003, when Currently, the Keowee I joined the Clemson Sailing Club membership University Sailing Club, is at capacity and with an occasional waiting barely knowing a thing list. We are the of many other clubs with about the sport I now love. My involvement with declining memberships and financial problems. CUSC ultimately led me here to KSC, where I It is great to be a part of an organization that officially became a member in 2011. is doing so well and I want to see it continue to prosper. By continuing our wise spending Since then, I have been amply involved in practices and maintaining our facility, we can do numerous club projects and events over the past just that. Your vote would be much appreciated. six years. In 2015, I had the privilege of being Thank you. elected to KSC’s Board of Stewards, and this past year I served as Vice Commodore under Steve Barnes. For Secretary: Sharon Hamilton Sharon has been a I am also very active on the water, having raced member of KSC for in several Keowee Cups and Turkey Shoot over five years but has Regattas. When not cruising around Keowee, been actively crewing you can sometimes find me in Charleston, where in the fleet I have participated in Charleston Race Week, for almost nine. She raced the Gulfstreamer, and competed in the has felt at home racing Charleston to Bermuda Race. In May of 2016, her whole life, my girlfriend Jill and I became the owners of a belonging to various J24, which we are currently improving for future sailing clubs around the country. Sharon retired adventures. in 2005 from a variety of business positions and since has volunteered and served on several other As one of the club’s younger members, I look community boards. She served as KSC Secretary forward to serving as your Commodore to help in 2015 and 2016. She lives on the south end of KSC make choices that will benefit the club Lake Keowee and when not at the club, sails long-term. I hope to invest in and grow our her and enjoys other water sports from facilities, youth sailing, and the racing program, home. in order to focus on KSC’s mission. I have a deep

3 For Treasurer - Edisto Challenge, in a boat he built himself. He Terry Patterson continues to build boats and teach classes on Terry, Colleen and building the Puddle Duck Racer. Shane would Michael have been like to be more active in the club, and racing in members of KSC since the coming years. Feb of 2012. Terry is a of the US Jean Marie Dolenc Naval Academy with a has a lifetime of BS in Physics and has recreational sailing from an MBA with a focus Sunfish, Snipes, in finance from the to Hobie Cats on Lake University of Nebraska. He spent five years in Geneva, Wisconsin the Naval Nuclear Submarine service and had and Flathead Lake, 39 years of experience in the commercial nuclear Montana. Upon my industry prior to retiring this June. During his move to Lake Keowee, 39 years of industry experience, he served in sailing and membership a number of management positions including in KSC was a priority. plant manager at two different nuclear stations Even with a strong recreational, sailing history and Site Vice President at the Fort Calhoun and prior to my application to KSC, I attended Nuclear Station. He has managed multi-million and completed ASA sailing courses in BVI to dollar budgets for the majority of his industry specifically demonstrate to KSC my interest in career. He has been active in sailing since 1972, sailing and in being an active member of the club. having skippered racing boats from Snipes • Accepted as a provisional member in July 2015. to the USNA’s premier 60-foot racing sloop. Completed over 70 hours of volunteer support in Previously, he has been a Red Cross certified my first year. sailing instructor. He was elected treasurer for • Assistant instructor for both weeks of the 2017. Youth Sailing Camp for the last two years. • Committed crew member on the Ultimate 20. We are also very fortunate to have a • Committee Boat participation. Also attended group of individuals willing to govern the PRO course. the club as your Board of Stewards. • Continued volunteer support including significant involvement in 2017 Change of Watch Short bios of each of these members event. follow in alphabetical order: Rodney Fowler Shane Bryant (No bio supplied) Shane is a potter from Easley, South Carolina. He has been a member of KSC for over 10 years. He owns a US 25, and Chebacco 20. He recently participated in his first adventure- type race, the

4 Bob Graves “Banging a corner” another optimistic sailor Have owned eight generates creative alternatives that inspire. At sailboats ranging in the windward , several boats round ahead, size from 14’ to 38’. reminding us to be humble. But we set a good Currently own Flying chute and run with the pack, making friends all Scot # 5545; the while. Rounding the leeward mark, we’re member since 2014. fouled by a novice racer but raise no protest as • KSC Flying Scot we wish to encourage the enthusiasm of new Fleet Captain talent. In the end we finish mid fleet, reminding • Youth Sailing Camp us of the excellence surrounding us. Finally we • Active in KSC and dine together, exaggerating sea stories while District racing toasting cherished moments. How we love KSC • RC duties sailing where new-found friends abound. I can’t Social functions: grandkids enjoy beach and wait for the next race. Club boats. KSC was one of the main attractions in deciding to move to this community. We Mark Halstead have enjoyed the activities, camaraderie and My wife Jody and I have competition at the Club and, if elected, would been KSC members for welcome the opportunity to serve on the Board 8 years. We are active in of Stewards. the cruising fleet. My goal while serving on the Jim Hackett BOS is to represent all When Sam’s members and to work nomination came in, I toward building a KSC was excited. “Nancy,” Community that unites I said, “this is like a the unique interests of all. Saturday race.” Above me at the Ted Hardwicke start is the fifteen- Ted Hardwicke has year-old daughter been a life-long sailor, of a KSC cruising growing up on Hobies sailor. Smitten with and Lasers. He has also sailing, she represents sailed wind surfers, the youthful future of our club. Beside me, the 420s, and chartered “old padre” dedicated to this club and passing boats in the Caribbean on its traditions. Below me, our fleet captain and Mediterranean. He representing sound leadership navigating us is married and has two through challenges. Approaching on port and children. looking for a hole is our workday coordinator representing the camaraderie shared when Rich Kolb maintaining and improving our club. Moved to Greenville in 1994. I work as a Sales Mindful of experienced KSC counsel, Nancy Consultant for Halco and I get a good start. We cross and consolidate, Lubricants. Been a looking back at a strong fleet of fellow members. member of KSC since

5 2010. Married to Julie Kolb and together we sail Melanie Williams an Oday 25. Would like to serve on the BOS to I have been a member further my knowledge of sailing and the inner of Keowee Sailing Club workings of club membership. for almost a decade. During that time, I have Robyn Strickland come to love this club I have been a member and all it has to offer. of KSC since 1998. My Although I myself do husband David and I not race, my daughter have been active in both Shelby has a great the racing and social interest in the youth aspects of the club. racing program, making Most recently I served it very important to me. As a board member, I as Events Chair and would support all the great things our club is am currently serving already doing in this area. as a board member. I enjoy being part of the Daryl Wurster group that guides our amazing club and would Many eons ago, a appreciate the opportunity to continue doing so! college friend of mine and I used to Roger Sulhoff sail a on Serving the club youth lakes and once took as the coordinator for it to the Florida Gulf one week of Sail Camp Coast. A couple of is Roger’s favorite years ago, I purchased volunteer activity. He a 1978 Paceship 23 has been distance racing and refurbished it. I his Catalina 250 WK have sailed in several with one first place in long distance races, and I am not always last. a Turkey Shoot. He I had the opportunity to crew on a Mason 54 crews regularly with from Charleston, SC, to Annapolis, MD, over Bob Graves on Bob’s Memorial Day weekend. A group of us were Flying Scot in club series races and regional supposed to sail in the BVIs this December, but regattas. Roger’s son-in-law and daughter, hurricane Irma had other plans. Ryan and Sarah Taylor are KSC members with a Hunter 27. He holds US Sailing and ASA I have worked on the race boat, helped during certifications Basic Keelboat through Costal work days and can sometimes be found working Cruising/Navigation. Also, ASA 114 in the kitchen during events. More recently, I am and 201 Keelboat Instructor. He is married to helping to improve the parking and upgrades/ Nancy and resides in Gainesville, Ga. They are repairs to the clubhouse. My wife, Kris and I love blessed with six married kids and 12 grandkids. being members of KSC and the great events. We have made a lot of good friends. We are currently sponsoring Walt Dickinson and Holley Burke, provisional members.

6 KSC on the Road at the Hospice Regatta by Sam Secrest

The Hospice Regattas started in 1982 in Bob Graves scored the best with a 3rd place Annapolis, Maryland. After that first event, other in the Flying Scot Fleet that was the largest regattas began around the area and continued one design fleet in the regatta. Oh, and Nancy to spread across state lines. Today, there are Hackett scored big winning the Raffle grand Hospice regattas in 15 states. It is an event prize of a flat screen TV! where everything is donated and all proceeds go to the local Hospice organization. Membership News

We have been attending the event every Please join us in welcoming year at Western Carolina Sailing Club since Jay and Tracy Cormier who were voted in to 2011. Every year there is an increase in the provisional membership number of boats and dollars. This is an event in at the recent BOS which the whole club participates. It is a huge meeting. The Cormiers undertaking, from logistics of food, parking, live in Weaverville, NC, race courses (there are three going on at one where he works in water time), to a raffle raising more dollars, selling treatment reclamation hats, shirts, etc. with all donations going to and she is a physical therapist. Jay has extensive Hospice of the Upstate. This year the goal sailing experience both in the US and the US was to raise $75,000.00. There were 95 boats Virgin Islands. Tracy is excitedly looking forward to learning to sail. They are in the process of registered and they raised over $80,000.00 investigating boats to purchase. On the Road with KSC took 12 boats and 25 members of the club. In addition, please congratulate Jim and Charity Smith who have moved from provisional to regular membership. Current membership stands at 223. 7 How to Tie Your Boat in KSC Slips

Photo Contest Winner Shelby Robinson took this shot, and won first place in a photo contest at Daniel High School.

8 Got Game? WHAT’S COMING UP: Game nights continue at KSC! Oct 28 1:00 Fright Series #6 Come join these folks, many Saturday eves — Nov 3 - 5 Turkey Shoot Regatta especially after a race day. 11 1:00 Frostbite Series #1 18 - 19 Keelboat Championships 18 10:00 BOS Meeting 25 1:00 Frostbite Series #2 26 1:00 Thanksgiving Day Distance Race Dec 2 10:00 KSC Skiffs 101 9 1:00 Frostbite Series #3 14 6:00 Sailing School 17 1:00 RC Series 31 1:00 New Years’ Distance Race

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