INSIDE: • Membership News • Youth • Deck Cleaning • Clubhouse/Club Boat News

September 2015 KEOWEE SAILING CLUB

Sailing Awards Dinner SIMMER SERIES 2015 PHRF A; 1st – Rick Harper; The Awards Dinner was well attended, with 2nd – Hank Goodman; 3rd – Terry Keane most of the recipients present. There was a RECREATION FLEET; 1st – John Gale quick review of a few sailing rules. Dinner was ; 1ST – Rick Harper; provided by Robyn and Jennifer Strickland 2nd – Tony Rochester; 3rd – Hank Goodman and dessert was a birthday cake for Melanie OPEN DINGHY; 1st – Mike Neidig Robinson, provided by the Commodore. The ; 1ST – John Sensor; Youth Awards were also presented at the dinner. 2nd – Sam Secrest; 3rd – Bob Graves Here are the results: YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP FROSTBITE SERIES 2015 1ST – Cooper Moore; PHRF A; 1st – Rick Harper; 2nd – Rob Baldwin; 2nd – Westin Zimmerman; 3rd – Gavin Batt 3rd – Andre Pool Honorable Mention, youngest racer – FLYING SCOT; 1ST – Sam Secrest; Julian Baldwin 2nd – John Sensor Honorable Mention, most improved and most consistent – Westin Zimmerman HOT RUDDERED BUMS SERIES 2015 Board Nominations Open PHRF A; 1st – Rick Harper; 2nd – Rob Baldwin; 3rd – John Rice Nominations for the 2016 year open FLYING SCOT; 1ST – John Sensor; at the September BOS meeting on 2nd – Sam Secrest; 3rd – Glenn Kats September 19th and close at the RECREATION RED; 1st - Dan Eskew; October BOS meeting. 2nd – Keith Crewe; 3rd – Tom Hawkins RECREATION BLUE; 1st – Bill Hurnie Nominations should be received RECREATION GREEN; 1st – John Gale; prior to October 17th and should 2nd – Dave Slepoy; 3rd – Steve Barnes be sent to the Secretary, Sharon Hamilton at sharonhamilton55@ bellsouth.net

1 by Adam Robinson Amazing workday! storeroom. Everyone enjoyed a nice lunch and We had close to fifty then work continued until almost six. Afterwards members spend all day everyone stayed to enjoy a well-deserved steak accomplishing many much dinner. I was very happy to see us work together needed tasks. It was an to improve our friendships and facility. I love this all-around success. We place and it’s nice to see others do too. started early, tackling the ground, the clubhouse, and Many thanks, Adam

Note: Deck Cleaning/Staining Dockmaster Week of September 14 – The decks will Ad Claessens be cleaned and stained by Sherwin Williams. The dry sail area is filled and there are two The crew will be at the club Monday through boats on the waiting list. In the marina, there is Friday, accomplishing as much as they can. just one slip available. REMEMBER – When selling your boat, THE Members will still have access to the kitchen BOAT SLIP IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE! and the restrooms, but please be respectful of the work in progress. Sherwin Williams Club Boats is doing our decks as part of a test for their John Landers product, so there is no charge. They have On the white skiff, there is a 12V pump on done this before at KSC. board, located in a Sunbrella bag. It hooks up to the battery and can be used to pump out Volunteers are needed to prepare lunch swamped boats. for the workers; please e-mail Adam at [email protected] if The gas cans should be left on board the club you are available to do this. boats and John Landers is responsible for refueling them.

Race/Regatta Rob Baldwin and Sam Secrest

There were 12 kids who participated in the youth racing program, either as sailors or serving on the race committees. Participation is needed for committee boats in future races. Sign up online at http://www.signupgenius.com/ go/10c084eaaa728a1ff2-race1 or email Rob Baldwin at [email protected] or Sam Secrest at [email protected]

2 Membership News from Denny Smith

Membership now stands at 223 with the William addition of our two new provisional members. and Lisa The following provisional members have been Pauer live approved by the BOS for regular membership. in Brevard, Tony Clay & Olga Kriskaya, & Aimee NC. He is Duffy, and Jesse Gustafson. a project manager Please welcome the following new provisional for Platt members: Architecture and Lisa is a teacher for the Transylvania Chris Fink Co. schools. They have a son, Barrett, and and Kay a daughter, Erica, living at home. Both have Haskell are in sailed since they were kids. They have a the process of Rhodes 22, which they will be selling and will moving here be purchasing a Watkins 25. from Malvern, PA. Chris is a An update on Steven Cooper and Linda self-employed Thayer, new provisional members: they have consultant just moved to Greenville and their Rhodes 22 in sales and is now docked at KSC. marketing and Kay is a school librarian. They have five grown children. They have extensive Senior Membership: This allows sailing experience in cruising and one-design members who have attained the age of boats. Their Howmar Phantom is now in seventy years or has become disabled and Delaware, but they plan to purchase another no longer keep boats at the club to continue cruising boat when they make their move. as KSC members at a reduced cost. Further, it allows new applicants to be accepted for Provisional Membership in a more timely House manner. Dues for Senior Members are now set Abbas Fiuzat at 50% of Regular Membership dues: $75 per quarter as compared to $150. Please do not place your bottle or cans in the ice machine. If they leak or break, it would Members may be considered for Senior create a serious problem. Membership only when KSC has a waitingFord Riddle DO NOT leave loose or open food around-- it list. As of September’s Board of Stewards’ attracts unwanted critters. meeting, we will have a waiting list for regular

members. NOTE: When you are the last to leave, besides locking the doors and windows, Any member interested in and qualifying make sure the lights and fans are turned off. for Senior Membership should email Remember-- if you are if you are the not sure [email protected] with the subject last to leave… LOCK IT UP AND TURN IT of ‘Senior Membership.’ (Additional criteria is . If someone is still there, they can always OFF given in the Bylaws.) use the code to get back into the club.

3

A View of Future Sailors scoops and WHAT’S COMING UP: Rob Kaiser then continued • 9/12 – Fright 4 on. The more • 9/19 – BOS Meeting experienced I recently had the privilege of being asked • 9/19 & 20 – Dinghy to be a Judge at the US Dinghy avoided Championship National Championships, a five day event, completely • 9/26 – Fright 5 held in Pensecola, Florida in late July. Three- swamping and • 10/1 – Chicks Lunch at Roost hundred-plus young sailors, ages 8 to 15, bailed while Restaurant in Greenville; descended on the Pensecola Yacht Club to they sailed. contact Sheila at compete in the event along with coaches, Very few [email protected] parents and other relatives. In addition to the flipped when • 10/10 – Fright 6 normal Judge duties of hearing post-racing gybing. • 10/17 – BOS Meeting protests each day, the ten Judges were also on • 10/17 – HOSPICE Regatta the water in small outboard boats for all races Starting tactics at WCSC • 10/31 & 11/1 – Turkey Shoot which gave me a great opportunity to watch were also very Regatta how these youngsters handled themselves and interesting. their boats. The starting lines were generously long and hard to see For the first four days of the event -- which both ends; and a strong tidal flow toward the included the Girls’ Championship (82 boats in course side was pushing most of the fleet one fleet) and the Championship Qualifying over early. Because of this, all starts became Series (278 boats in three fleets) -- the wind black flag starts. Most of the fleet simply began out of the northwest at 3 to 5 knots with sailed down the line before the start, but five relatively calm seas. Then sometime between or six of the most aggressive sailors took up 1:30 and 2:30 p.m., the sea breeze slammed a position right next to the Committee Boat in from the southwest at 15 to 18 knots (with a minute or more before the start and made higher gusts) complete with whitecaps on quick tacks back and forth--in the space of 1½ 3 to 4 foot high waves. What I found most boats lengths (12 feet) or less-- to maintain interesting was how well these youngsters their position until just seconds before the handled their boats in conditions that some start. They became the first row at the start KSC sailors would not choose to venture out while ensuring they were not over early. in. If their boat swamped they simply flagged the sail, bailed the boat with their bailing My biggest takeaway: Youngsters are very trainable, and training young sailors at an early age is the future of the sport.

4