COMPASS a Newsletter of the South Shore Yacht Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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COMPASS A Newsletter of the South Shore Yacht Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin August/September, 2008 Earth Voyager Trimaran Coming to SSYC on August 14 byDaveWehnes or nearly four years the Healing Our Waters -Great Lakes Coalition has been working to ensure Restoration of the Great Lakes. The 2008 summer Fcampaign has taken on a very public face with the Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives Tour, as the amazing 60' trimaran. Earth Voyager - the fastest sailing vessel on the Great Lakes - provides a media backdrop for events in 13 cities around the Lakes. This public awareness campaign was launched with the support of the Wege Foundation and Peter Wege, a Michigan philanthropist and former CEO of Steelcase Inc. In May 2004, the Foundation helped to convene a meeting COMPASS of more than 70 leading environmentalists, ecologists, scientists and academicians. During the two-day summit, these leading conservationists worked together to outline a plan for restoring and protecting America's greatest freshwater resource, the Great Lakes. That conference and the ensuing report that came out of it—"Healing Our Waters: An Agenda for Great Lakes Restoration"— provided the inspiration to form a coalition whose mission was to push for a comprehensive plan to restore the Great Lakes and the federal funding needed to implement it. Earth Voyager will arrive in Milwaukee on August 12 or 13 and will be at SSYC for a morning reception on Thursday, August 14. The reception will begin at 8:30 AM and will conclude with a mid-morning press conference. While seating is limited, all SSYC members are invited to attend. Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact [email protected] to make your reservation, u^. Sailing is HOT for Women & Girls! by Trudy Durand banged up, but they put out and don't bother about a bruise." he great increase of girls in our summer Junior sailing classes is Erin is from Sturgeon Bay and was in Tanother evidence of the continuing lessons from the time she was nine. enthusiasm of women for the sport of "We had only two girls In my classes." sailing. Erin sailed in college and then for pleasure. She loves it and enjoys "We sure do have a lot of girls in our introducing the sport to the youngsters in classes," said Erin Watton head sailing her class. "I see parents offering sailing instructor for our Junior summer to their daughters at younger ages. The program. "We have 28 girls and they are nsideThis Issue girls encourage each other and become excellent. They are competitive; they work friends." The Junior Program keeps very hard. They work at teamwork; they them in contact during the winter as well Helping Hands pull out boats together, and there is and friendships are maintained. Entertainment News always someone who will spontaneously "On Board" - Boating count for the pull out. They know they Role models are important and the girls need each other and they work together. have them. Sally Barko from Neshota, Safety Tips The boys weigh more and may be two time winner of the Rolex Woman Powerboaters News stronger so the girls know they have to Yachtsman of the Year, will compete in Auxiliary News work harder." the Olympics In the Yngling Class. Short Bights "It's amazing," Erin continued. "The Betsy Allison, Olympic sailor and a three time Rolex Woman Yachtsman of the Life Lines Feature Article Intermediate Class represents the transition from the Optis to the 420s, and Year sailing keel boats is coaching the & More! can sometimes be a drop out time, but the girls are right in there working. They Continued - Please See Women's know they can get a bit bruised and Sailing- Page 8 From the Helm Fore & Aft by James Hutchison Congress' turn. And they're acting pretty fast in Washington. The Senate The following Committee Meetings and Judiciary Committee held a very positive events have been scheduled as of this hearing on Wednesday, July 30 with press date: Robert W. Aring Senator Russ Feingold in the chair. Commodore, SSYC Senator Herb Kohl is also on the •Sunday, August 10 is the Lady Skipper Committee and spoke in favor of early Race sponsored by the SS/SSS Fleet. passage. Both senators have signed on The first warning is at 12:55 PM. as original co-sponsors of the Senate •F & B Manager Dan Hensley and Bar ember Glyn Livermore presented Joint Resolution 45 and they are both Manager Mark Miller will host a Tequila to us a burgee from the Royal pushing for prompt action. Tasting on Tuesday, August 12th at 7 PM. Western Yacht Club of England. MiI A similar proposal was advanced out of Advance sign up is required and the This burgee was given to us by Nigel the House Judiciary Committee without seminar and tasting is limited to the first Astbury-Rollason, a member of that club hearing on July 30. In the Milwaukee 40 persons who sign up. Call for avail• and friend of Glyn, who was impressed area, Gwen Moore and Jim ability. with our club. Check out the history of Sensenbrenner have signed on the this club at: http://www.rwyc.org/rwdb/ •The Special Events Committee will meet proposal and have also encouraged article/view.asp?id=3&sm=History noting on Tuesday, August 12 at 7 PM in the swift action. In the House, the especially some of the past Conference Room. The purpose of the Committee on Transportation and commodores. We are sending Nigel one meeting will be to recap the Queen's Cup Infrastructure is also required to review of our burgees, to be displayed in Race and begin planning for the Winners' the proposal. England. Dinner scheduled for Saturday, November Before the Senate adjourned on Friday, 15. Dave Wehnes is the Chairperson and Another member, Sharon Cook has been August 1 for the Summer recess, they the remainder of the agenda will be very active in the passing of the Great passed the Compact. The House went announced at the meeting. Lakes Compact. She has submitted the home without taking action so when they following report: •Powerboater's Thursday will be held on return in September, there will only be a August 14 at 6:30 All Eight Great Lakes States passed the few weeks for them to act before they PM. See e-mail and .Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water adjourn for the elections. While that may fliers for details. iResources Compact. Now it's make the tim.ing difficult, it's apparent the will is there to try and get the compact •The third and final Custom Line Splicing, LLC ratified by the end of the year The push Double Handed is on. Race is scheduled Great Prices on Line for Friday, August Members should be encouraged to 15th. and Hardware contact their Representatives in Factory Certified Congress and US Senators to thank •CORN ROAST - Splicing them for supporting the compact and Saturday, August 16th - 5 PM until ? See encouraging its passage. article in this Compass for details. •Cruising If you want more information, you can •Powerboater's Thursday will be held on •Racing contact her at: [email protected] or August 21 at 6:30 PM. This is scheduled •Power go to http://www.greatlakes.org. to be the margarita night. See e-mail and fliers for details. •Running/Standing Rigging Finally, your yacht club has just signed a •Lifelines very favorable lease agreement with M & I •The Powerboat Committee will cruise to Racine for the weekend of August 23rd & . Bob Pingel Bank for the balance of our construction 24th. See e-mail and fliers for more •Dock Lines [email protected] loan. This has lowered our interest by details. •Leatherwork 262.662.0864 Piione several points and helps keep things 262.227.5241 Mobile within budget. lu •The Grounds Committee will meet on 262.662.5437 Fax Tuesday August 26 at 7 PM in the v-^ Conference Room. Peter Haase is the SSYC Member Chairperson and will announce the \- \- \^ agenda at the meeting. Members are welcome to join this committee by It's smooth sailing with W.J. Mooring & attending this meeting. Karl W. Krueger Ssflvage Services •The SSYC Car Show returns on Satur• (414) 604-1412 day, August 30 from Noon to 4 PM. See "r ti^r'lSWSsa [email protected] details in this issue of the Compass. , www.karlkrueger.com To sign up for one of our standing William J. committees, call me or the Committee Box 293 Chairperson for details. Big Bend, Wl 53103 i Re,a'ty lOO-i 262-662-0197 "Qri ipard'l • iMt^^^^^ Safety Tips Entertainment by Gerry Hussin Update ^ iesel engines have a reputation them and your outboard filter has to take by Bruce Nason for reliability and long lasting. This care of this. e're almost able to taste Dis because they are generally Even with good filtering and a clean tank sweet corn, brats and beer heavier built with fewer moving parts and you might still wind up with problems. W I'm sure August 16 is marked no ignition systems. Some newer The reasons are chemical and on your calendar, it's the event that diesels even have computerized biological. Microscopic bugs live on makes us forget our diets and meet electronic injection systems making diesel for food, but they need water friends that perhaps we haven't seen them cleaner burning. For these Eliminate the water first. Keep your deck since last year Let's hope the rain reasons, diesel engine maintenance is fill snug and the tank full to eliminate stays away and we're back to a huge often overlooked.