Boat-Of-The-Year' Awards Pettit, Deher, and Weiler
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South Shore Yacht Club ) SOUTH SHORE PARK MILWAUKEE, WIS. PHONE 481-2331 , March, 1986 '86 Budget Approved, Club Officers Installed Members unanimously approved an operating budget of $416,635 at the Dec. 12 General Membership meeting. The 1986 officers and new board of directors also were installed with Peter Reiske officiating the traditional ceremony. The 1986 officers are: Commodore, SSYC's Flag Officers for 1986 are, from left. Vice Commodore John Martin, Commodore Jim James E. Putney; Vice Commodore, Putney, and Rear Commodore Roger Pettit. Bruce Nason Photo Roger Pettit; Corresponding Secretary, William. P. Dreher; Treasurer, Victor hi. f Weiler and Financial Secretary, Harold ZYKLON, FIREFLY, MICHELLE II O. Wehnes. Putney is serving his second term as commodore. Continuing to serve their second terms, respectively, are Win 'Boat-of-the-Year' Awards Pettit, Deher, and Weiler. Martin, the A full house honored the skippers and sen's Moewer38, a Class R boat, captured club's Financial Secretary in 1985, steps crew of the 1985 yacht racing season the overall spot for the club's Wednes• in as vice commodore for Jim Stollen- Dec. 7 at the club's annual Winner's day night South Shore Social Sailing werk, who chose not to run in 1986. Dinner. Following the awrds banquet Series (SS/SSS) and the Performance Wehnes, who has served previous terms upstairs, which was limited to 150 partic• Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) Division I as Corresponding Secretary, was elected ipants, the club sponsored a dance down• "Boat-of-the-Year" award. to succeed Martin. stairs open to all members and their The Boat-of-the-Year awards are spon• guests. The new board of directors installed, sored by The Milwaukee Journal. In 1985 and the length of their term, were; John It was a good season for ZYKLON's the awards were presented to the skip• (Continued, Page 2) Hans Asmussen and his crew. Asmus- pers of boats winning the respective di• vision in fleets from the PHRF, Interna• tional Ocean Racing (ICR) and Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) competing in sanctioned races in Milwaukee Bay. Other PHRF Boat-of-the-Year winners honored during SSYC's Winner's Dinner were Jon Fischer, skippering FIREFLY, a Scampi 30, to Division H's top spot, and Jerome Beaudry, sailing MICHELLEII, a Catalina 27, to first place in Division III. Seventy-five boats raced 14 PHRF- sponsored races for these coveted awards. A complete listing of the boats that placed first, second and third in the club's SS/SSS and PHRF series was published in the November 1985 Com• pass. The Winner's Dinner also honored the skippers and crew from the El Toro and International 210 fleets who cap- PHRF 'Boat-of-the-Year' winners, from left, Hans Asmussen, Jon Fischer and Jerome Beaudry are all smiles after accepting their cup trophies at SSYC's Winner's Dinner. John Repensek photo (Continued, Page 4) 2 • * * FROM THE HELM • • • James E. Putney Commodore, SSYC The refurbishing in the l<itchen and since the November storms. Let's all dining room started right on schedule. hope we make it past Mother's Day with• Past Commodore Marshall Reckard, Vice out additional damager. Commodore John Martin, the Refurbish• A very important reminder, no un• ing Committee and many members have authorized personnel are allowed on the been working hard to save club funds; slip docks until the barricades are re• taking on many tasks that were pre• moved in spring. viously scheduled for outside con• On behalf of the Flag Officers and tractors. directors, I wish each of you a Happy Bob Franke and Tom Lemke race in the cold Mr. Martin, Mr. Reckard and myself New Year and continued safe, enjoyable afternoon sun. A few minutes later, Tom have been maintaining daily hands-on yachting in 1986. found a hole. The boat suffered some dam• control of all aspects of this project. A age, but a wet Tom walked safely away. complete expense accounting will be presented at the March General Mem• bership meeting. At the December board meeting, the Insurance Costs Rise in 1986 directors of your club voted unani• (Continued from Page 1) mously to present their views and the facts regarding the proposed lake cause• Schmuhl, John Dillon and Dennis Noble, Lakes yacht clubs," Weiler noted, as he way and shoreline arterial road. We each serving three-year terms; and Bruce explained the cost hike. initiated a letter to the goverment of• Nason, filling the final year of Roger In other business, the general survey ficials and legislators involved in this Strube's three-year term. Strube, who results from a questionnaire sent to all issue at federal, state and local levels. moved to Green Bay, Wis., resigned from club members were announced by the This letter was not political and it in no the board late last year. Other directors Long-Range Planning Committee, the v way expressed any opinions on other serving on the board include Ned Reiter, Grounds Committee reported on the routes for the expressway. It did, in fact, Jerry Schlosser, Marshall Reckard, extent of damage to the south seawall list all the pros and cons as to the effect Lowell Marks and Bob Aring. and south side grounds, and the Slip this causeway or shoreline arterial would The 1986 budget, which was presented Committee reported that it's in a "wait- have on SSYC. by Weiler, was a deficit budget by $6. He and-see" mode before it can assess win• added that the monthly minimum now in ter storm damage. Please feel free to call me if you have use should help to offset that deficit, and any questions on this matter. According to Martin, the new House he expects the club to be a "break-even Committee chairman, the club is collect• We have been fortunate that our slips operation" in 1986. "The committees' ing an average of $1,200 per month in have not incurred additional damage expenditures also are expected to be on monthly minimum revenues. The good target," Weiler said. news for the bar and restaurant opera• Insurance costs are expected to in• tion is "we expected to break even in crease the greatest in 1985 compared to 1985, and we did," he said. We are your 1986 costs, Weilercontinued. Insurance expense is projected to increase from Sailmaker,.. $54,000 budgeted in 1985 to $70,000 this Club Manager Resigns year. The jump represents higher pre• miums. "This is a marina insurance trend Gary Lukitsch, South Shore Yackt that apparently is happening at all Great Club's restaurant and bar manager, And when we are resigned Dec. 31, 1985. For an interim period, Ed Zaieski, the club's chef, is act• what else is Gene & Avril Walentoitonn / 242-5665 there to say? ing restaurant manager. Bob Flebelkorn remains the club's full-time bar manager. Samng Members Meet March 13 The next SSYC General Membership of IVIequon, Limited meeting is 8 p.m., March 13 at the IRWIN • O'DAY • AMF ALCORT LASER • BUTTERFLY clubhouse. Custom Sai/s SHIP'S STORE Nautical Gifts • Clothing • Accessories An accounting of expenses for the^ 930 Erie St. Fiberglass Repair • Storage remodeling and refurbishing of the club Racine, Wl53402 Rigging: Swaging & Nicropress 4146343044 and an update of the slip, dock and sea• 10406 N. Cedarburg Rd., (Hy57) Mequon,WI wall damage will be discussed. 3 Can you teach sailing? Instructors Apply Now at Club John Schmuhl, SSYC's Junior adviser, announced applications for sailing in• structors are now being accepted. Ap• plicants must be age 18 or older. Appli• cation forms for the job are available at the club office. The deadline for apply• ing is April 1. The forms should be returned to the club office or to Schmuhl, 3275 N. Hackett Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. 53211. The sailing instructors teach the bas• ics of sailing, advanced sailing, safe boating practices and racing tactics primrily to SSYC's Juniors using the club-owned Flying Junior fleet. A six- week sailing program begins as soon as the Milwaukee area schools close. New Year's Eve revelers dance up a storm as they wait to toast the magical midnight hour welcoming the new year. -Bruce Nason Photo Schmuhl noted that the job was an excellent opportunity for adults who have summers off from a full-time job to sup• '86 Queen's Cup Race Will be 'Grand Event' plement their income. by Gerry Schlosser tem (MHS) division this year. The fees Special Events CIrtairman for the race will remain the same as 1985, but safety rules in 1986 will require a Auxiliary Holds Plans for the 1986 Queen's Gup party working marine radio. and race are well in hand. Auxiliary mennbers LeeAnne Dukes and Pat The Special Events Committee also is T-shirt Contest Rakowski are handling the arrangements leaning toward having class flags for the the annual party, which will be June Performance Handicap Racing Fleet For Queen's Cup '. this year. (PHRF). A fleet flag will assist the Race Committee in correctly recording the South Shore's Auxiliary is sponsoring The Special Events Committee has proper start for each boat entered in the a T-shirt design contest for the 1986 had several meetings and plans are race. The flag would besimpleand inex• Queen's Cup race. Members, Auxiliary developing on schedule for the race to pensive in design. Members with design members and their families are invited to Grand Haven, Mich., which will start at 6 ideas for the fleet flag, should submit test their talents at designing a T-shirt.