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COLUMBIA SAILING CLUB APRIL 2015 the Telltale 2015 Easter Regatta Special thanks to everyone that made this year’s Easter Regatta a success. Columbia Sail Club showed up once again to put on an outstanding event. Even mother nature pitched in with some great weather and most importantly...wind! Below are photos from that weekend. PAGE 1 COLUMBIA SAILING CLUB APRIL 2015 At The Helm Commodore J.C. Moore The Easter regatta has come and gone, and most folks will remember it as a great affair. What was not to like? The wind gods decided to grace us with some of their best work for all three days – almost unheard of! But before the race committees could work their magic, a many members and spouses put in a lot of work to make it look effortless. Spring Work Day turned into two days with crews coming early and staying late. All of that hard work showed inside and out. The Auxiliary and their helpers added the special touches around the clubhouse and laid on the food. The crews could not believe the quality and quantity of the meals. The crane work, the parking – everything that goes on just below the surface went beautifully. Many thanks go out to everyone that contributed to the effort. As every youngster will tell you, the regatta is just a nice way to get ready for the Easter Egg Hunt with the special visit for Mr. Bunny. The kids really had a good time which is what it is all about. During story time, one little guy kept nudging his friend and whispering, “It’s Mr. Bunny! It’s really Mr. Bunny!” Thanks go to the commodore’s wife and her group of volunteers for a great Easter Egg Hunt. May 2 is the Past Commodores / Past Presidents Party. A terrific way to honor those who have served before. Please RSVP. If you have not gotten your invitation, please let me know. PAGE 2 COLUMBIA SAILING CLUB APRIL 2015 CSC Auxiliary News President Diana Wrisley Notice how quickly we forgot the bitter cold snaps of winter when Spring sprang into action! And, as almost always is the case, CSC produced plenty of breeze for its famous Easter Regatta on Lake Murray. And your loyal CSCA was ashore working its magic to feed and entertain. The auxiliary helped with serving breakfast each morning and served its awesome Burger Lunch on Sunday. And the packed weekend did not end ‘til trophies were awarded and the children waited in anticipation of the appearance of a giant Easter Bunny. Would he make it again this year? He did! Right on cue. And lots of helpful folks pitched in to make the weekend unfold successfully, including Kim Milling, Marybeth Mahrer, Elizabeth Selkinghaus, Dan Clayton, Lee Bell, Pat & Bill Freeman, Dupre Young, Karen Brooks, Rebecca Dotterer, Joan and Scott Leamy, Rick McGill and ALL who helped in every way, from food preparation, cooking, serving and clean-up, to help make the regatta’s hosting duties so successful. Teamwork like this keeps ‘em coming back for more. Although we did not have a Ladies Night Out in March, CSCA was not idle. We planned for the Easter Regatta and other projects. Also, CSCA’s March 27th Friday Food and Fun Night Potato Bar was a smashing success. Many thanks to Pat and Bill Freemen, Elizabeth and George Selkinghaus, Rebecca and John Dotterer, Nan Nussler, and David Wrisley for making it such a fun evening. Our April meeting was well attended and focused on continued support for Sistercare. Donations throughout the year are requested as the need runs non-stop. Special thanks to Nan Nussler and Kris Kenline for their hard work at the Ship’s Store, which was open several times during the Easter Regatta featuring new items for all ages. Mark your calendars – May 2nd. Planning is underway for the upcoming Commodores/Past Presidents Party. We need help preparing for this event, so if you didn’t make April’s meeting to sign-up, you may be getting a call from us. This is a special party where we honor those who have served as CSC Commodores and CSCA Presidents, so please mark your calendar and plan to attend. It’s always a fine party! Many thanks to Redick Loring and Donna Rone for the delicious and nutritious meal served at April’s meeting. Our next meeting is May 12th with dinner served at 6:30pm by Alecia Milling and Candace Leaphart. The meeting follows at 7:00pm. Hope to see you soon! PAGE 3 COLUMBIA SAILING CLUB APRIL 2015 The Rear View Dan Robinson As I write this article just a few days after the Easter Regatta, I am in awe of the efforts of our club members who made this regatta a success. Many of you spent the entire Easter weekend at the club and on the water to support our first major event of the year. Alex Bolan, the regatta chairman, deserves special recognition. In his second year in this role, Alex increased the number of boats entered and provided excellent food and entertainment to ensure that our guests had a memorable time. His organizational skills and ability to rally his fellow sailors to host a first class regatta is impressive. We should all take great comfort that the future of our sport is in good hands with young men like him. Of course, I can’t go without praising the efforts of Dick Dommel, the regatta PRO. He assembled a strong team of race officers and race committee volunteers who ran excellent races and gave the competitors a full dose of sailing over the weekend. It is what we have come to expect from the Admiral, and he always delivers. Now it is time to move on to our next sailing events. We have some time to get rested and prepared for the full slate of summer activities. The Thursday night dinghy races begin June 4 and continue into August. The first week of Youth Sailing Camp follows on June 8 and the second week wraps up on June 19. Finally, the U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship begins on June 25. What a month! The work to plan and host the sailing events for the year at our club is a marathon. Through the dedication and perseverance of our club members, all of our sailing events are sure to reach the level of excellence achieved for the Easter Regatta. See you at the finish line! PAGE 4 COLUMBIA SAILING CLUB APRIL 2015 Membership News Andrew Clarkson Applied for Membership: Jeff Kremlick is sponsored by Hootie Bushardt. Jeff began sailing with his family on Lake Hartwell at Western Carolina Sail Club on his father’s S2 9.2 named Tinker’s Toy. In 1988, the family moved from Greer, SC to Grosse Point, MI. During an eight year stint in Michigan, he enrolled in Bayviews’ Junior Sailing Program and spent several summers going to Mackinac Island with family tending to race committee duties for the Detroit Mackinac sailboat races. In 2007, Jeff sailed with Hootie Bushardt on his J-24 for the Spring and Fall Series. Most recently at the Columbia Sailing Club, served on the Race Committee for the summer LMYRA races in 2013; worked with David Brett during the Championship of Champions; and raced in the Summer overnight race in 2014. Jeff’s wife Lindsey sailed with Hootie on foredeck during the 2013 evening summer races, the 2013 Fall LMYRA series, and part of the 2014 Spring LMYRA series until becoming pregnant. She also served on the race committee in March 2014. Jeff and Lindsey have one son, Jones, who will be one year old this August. Something New... We have taken steps towards digitizing our membership application. Now it can be filled in from a computer. All required steps in the membership process remain the same. And all required signatures still need to be gathered. The intent is to make information on the form more legible. So with this little bit of streamlining of the process, I ask each of you to keep an eye out at work, in your professional organizations, at church, or in other circles of interest for folks you feel would be a good fit for our club. And most importantly, if you do plan to bring someone you’d like to propose to the club, please let me know and I will make either myself and/or someone else on the membership committee is available to meet as well. As a reminder, this year’s membership committee members are: Charles Bumgardner, Harry Davis, Jim Edwards, Stanley Hassinger, Brion Kenline, Steve Szymanski, II & Andrew Clarkson. Stay tuned... There are also other great candidates in the pipe. If anyone questions or needs a membership application, please contact Andrew Clarkson, [email protected]. PAGE 5 COLUMBIA SAILING CLUB APRIL 2015 Tiller Talk Hootie Bushart I would like to thank race committee for their service for LMYRA buoy races 3 & 4. PRO Bob Meyer, Hootie Bushardt, Patsy Fulmer, Ted Koberg, Gary Dowdey, Kathy Tabor, Jeff Shull, Katie Chaffee. Thank you again helping us enjoy our sport. Results are listed on the LMYRA website – lmyra.org. Next Race: Race 5 Saturday, April 18. This will be an island race. RC will set-up near Wise Key (old 166) North of Doolittle Island. Weather report is good for the race. Let’s just have a little wind. Hope to see you there. Sail to the Pig Regatta: This one day regatta will be held on May 9 on Lake Murray and is sponsored by Windward Point Yacht Club, WPYC.