October 2012
Concord Yacht Club will Host the Third MARINE RADIO OPERATORS TEST Annual USCG Approved Captain’s Classes. (Test Given - Will Supply Study Guide) OUPV February 17 Sat 4pm (56 Hrs of Instruction) FIRST AID/CPR-AED February 2-3 Sat/Sun 9am-6pm (To be Determined) February 4-8 Mon-Fri 6pm-10pm Class size is limited, early registration is February 9-10 Sat/Sun 9am-6pm encouraged. TEST DATE: During the last day of the OUPV Class we will February 13 Wed 5pm-10pm administer: CAPTAIN’S PARTY USCG Required Drug Test USCG Required Physical (required for (For all students and Licensed Captains) renewal) February 10 Sun 5pm All students’ needs for the classroom supplied
TOW ENDORSEMENT by TrueCourse. (4 Hrs of Instruction, Including Test) February 14 Thur 6pm-10pm TrueCourse will arrange: USCG Physical UPGRADE TO MASTER Perform USCG Oath Feb 15-17 Fri-Sun 9-6 Provide the USCG Drug Test SAIL ENDORSEMENT Students are asked to bring 2 copies of their (4 Hrs of Instruction, Including Test) Government Issued ID. February 14 Thur 1pm-5pm Cost & Registration Information will be RENEWAL OF LICENSE forthcoming. For more information please email Sandra Ford-Johnson - [email protected] February 12 Tue 9am-6pm
$15.00 Adults (13 & up) $7.00 Children (12 & Under)
Adults: Bratwursts or Chicken Children: Hot Dogs German Potato Salad, Sauerkraut, Spiced Apples, Salad Beverages
Cancellation Deadline No Later Than October 16th
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406-3091 or [email protected]
This is a public service announcement scheduled work party of the year. As of from your rear. right now the list looks to be mainly landscaping chores, so tools appropriate CYC’ers, need just a couple more work for that would be great. If you have any hours this year? Well you are in luck, on ideas of things that need repaired, email SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13TH from me and I will get it on the list. 8:30 till about 1PM we will hold our last
Hours: Sunday’s 12:15pm to 1:15pm Location: Clubhouse Lobby
Items may be checked out for two weeks. To ing and dock lines, galley layouts and cooking return library items when the library is not strategies, sailors guide to marine insurance, open, place the items in the book return box and tips for saving on boat insurance. under the table near the phone. Earn one work hour for each library duty Copies of the current and past Practical Sailor worked. Interested in volunteering for library magazines are available in a 3-ring binder to duty? Contact Steve Litherland at 483-5917 or the left of the fireplace. They are on the open [email protected]. All slots for the high water sea- shelving and are available to read 24/7. Origi- son are filled. Low water slots are all available nal issues are only available during library starting with November 25. Volunteer now hours. The September issue features – a first while the low water choices are good. look at eco bottom paints and hard ablatives, pros and cons of drysuits, the mobile sailor travel bag, round two for chafe gear for moor-
October Library Schedule: October 7th: ...... Layton October 21st: ...... McGuire
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Johnny Ballatin [email protected] (423) 884-2442
The annual Labor Day Regatta went off without ducted for the Dinghy, Spinnaker Keelboat, and a hitch, thanks to the excellent race manage- the Non-Spinnaker Keelboat fleets. The Regatta ment efforts of Kerry Saltmarsh Harkins and her results are: Race Committee Team. Four races were con-
DINGHY FLEET KEELBOAT FLEET KEELBOAT NON-SPINNAKER 1st Place Brad Russell 1st Place Jeff Gamey 1 st Place Eric Nicholls 2nd Place John Tyner 2nd Place John Storey 2nd Place Tom Hogan 3rd Place Bill Bradshaw 3rd Place Craig Johnson 3rd Place Chuck Meyer 4th Place John Bocko 4th Place Sid Fulton
The Fall Regatta is rapidly approaching, being part to the beautiful fall weather and the held on October 20th and 21st. The Regatta and favorable sailing winds. So, get your boats and the associated October Fest party are well appetites ready for some fall racing and party attended events by members and guests, due in fun.
A number of our CYC members have been taking to the roads this summer to compete in out-of-town racing events. Here are a few hi-lights from three such racing events.
John Storey - Setting the Spinnaker @ Holder 20 Continued on Page 5 Nationals
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The Tennessee Valley Challenge Cup (TVCC) is an winds overall, and lots of sun on Sunday, six annual inter-club racing competition held for six races were conducted for the TVCC series. In the sailing clubs located on the Tennessee River: final tally CYC did very well. John Tyner, sailing Browns Creek Sailing Association; Muscle his Lightning with Brent Pilon and Johnny Shoals Sailing Club; Wheeler Yacht Club; Pickwick Sailing & Cruising Association; Lake Guntersville Sailing Club; and Privateer Yacht Club. The competition is divided into three separate fleets: The Keelboat Spinnaker Fleet, the Keelboat Non-Spinnaker Fleet, and the Dinghy Fleet. The scores of the top 3 fleet finishers of each club are totaled, and the club with the lowest overall score is declared the Challenge Cup winner.
John Tyner - Accepting TVCC Trophy Ballatin as crew, took 2nd place honors in the 11 boat Dinghy Fleet. John Storey, sailing his Holder 20 with Alex McLemore and Mike Cox as crew, was tied for second place in the 8 boat Keelboat - Spinnaker Fleet. The points tie was broken, and John took 3rd place trophy honors. The overall
John Storey - Leading the Fleet
For the first time in the TVCC history, Concord Yacht Club was invited to participate in the Challenge Cup event, held on September 8th and 9th. With great enthusiasm, two of our CYC skippers took up the challenge, and brought their boats to race at Privateer Yacht Club, the John Storey - Accepting TVCC Trophy host club for this year’s TVCC. The competitive Challenge Cup was won by Privateer Yacht Club, racing, fun social activities, and the general with CYC taking 4th place honors overall. Maybe friendliness of PYC and the race participants next year, we will have a Keelboat boat to made this event a really great time. With some (Continued on page 6) rain and heavy winds on Saturday, good racing
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compete in the Non- Spinnaker class, thus improving our chances of taking home the Challenge Cup.
In late August, John Storey took his Holder 20, to When racing concluded on Sunday, John was his first ever Holder one-design regatta. It just so tied for 5th Place on points, with the tie broken, happened that the regatta was also the annual he took 6th Place overall. Holder 20 National Championship Regatta, held John said that many of the competitors at Lake Wissota, in Chippewa Falls, WI. Veteran expressed an interest in coming down South Holder sailors, primarily from the Upper during their six months of lake ice (burr! That’s Midwest, converged on Lake Wissota Yacht Club cold). So, he would be looking for other Holder to vie for the championship honor. With a big 20 sailors in the Southeast to try and put wide lake and winds in the 8 – 14 mi/hr range, together a Holder race event in the warmer John and his crew, a friend from Madison, WI, climes. Perhaps we will see them at CYC. took to the race course on Friday afternoon.
Jeff Gamey, one of CYC’s premiere Laser sailors, just how tight the racing really was. Bottom line, ventured out this September to compete in the Jeff had lots of fun at the Lotsa Lasers Regatta. 37th annual “Lotsa Lasers Regatta,” sponsored by Harbor Island Yacht Club. This event held on Old Hickory Lake, near Nashville, saw 23 top Laser competitors answering the starting signal, with some boats coming from as far off as Chicago and Michigan. Needless to say, the racing was extremely competitive, with finish times and finish positions very close within the fleet. On Saturday, with 8 – 12kt winds, Jeff managed to sail to 6th place overall in the 4 races conducted. Sunday saw a little lighter wind, in the 3 - 8kt range, with big holes on the race course according to Jeff. In the final count, Jeff wound-up tied for 8th place overall, but, lost the tie breaker and took 10th place. The fleet also had a three way tie for first place, indicating
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Sea Scouting is a coed outdoor program for young adults and their adult advisors. Discover the resources that make Sea Scouting the place to be: Coast Guard Barque Eagle cruise National Sea Scout Boatswain nominations VFW "Scout of the Year" Scholarship William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup PADI Dive to Adventure Scholarship Program activities that normally one can only dream Advanced enlistment in the Coast Guard about. NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program Ten years of Sea Scouting at CYC is a long time. Is ten years long enough for a Sea Sea Kayaking Adventure Scouting program at CYC? Wh a t BoatU.S. Foundation Grassroots Grants individual CYC members are interested Sea Scouting provides young men and in seeing a Sea Scouting program further women who are part of the program with flourish at CYC? We need your amazing opportunities to experience participation on a regular basis. We need you to pass the word to boys and girls about this great program through your contacts at work, at your church, and other community activities. Without you, we sink.
(865) 980-0879, George Hubbell [email protected] (865) 588-6514, Boy Scouts of America, Knoxville
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1976 Santana 30 New bottom job in October of 2008 Yanmar 20 diesel engine (almost new) Two burner Origo alcohol stove Pressure fresh water Refrigerator Marine head with macerator Automatic bilge pump Wheel Steering AM/FM Radio Six foot + headroom Magma stainless steel bar-b-que grill Hood Roller reefing jib New Bimini Shore power battery charger Inverter with 115 volt outlets Solar-powered battery charger Solar-powered ventilation Main, Jib and Roller reefing jib Working jib
$8,500.00
Ed Roberson 865-679-6445
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Commodore Randy Schonagen [email protected] Low Water Railway Rental 1st Vice Commodore Johnny Ballatin The railway may be occupied continuously during the Low [email protected] Water period beginning on November 1st and ending on April 2nd Vice Commodore 15th and the river level being above 811 for one (1) week. Todd Weir 865-603-2266 Cost is $300 for the season. Selection of the occupant Rear Commodore will be decided by a random drawing on October Ross Ramsey 15th from all submitted (railway certified) mem- [email protected] ber user requests. Requests must be submitted Secretary Sandra Ford-Johnson between October 1st and noon October 15th. After [email protected] the Low Water period, the daily occupancy rate of $15/day + Treasurer sales tax will apply; if however, the railroad is reserved by an- Tom Dorsey [email protected] other member and the railway is not vacated the Assistant Treasurer Piers Vandermerwe are eligible to use the railroad in consecutive seasons if they [email protected] are the only member submitting a request. Members at Large Education Send your requests via to: [email protected] Ann Zimmerman [email protected] Social Kathy Cheek-Hutson [email protected] 865-531-3707 / 865-599-0751 [email protected] CONTACTS Luff Letter Sandra Ford-Johnson September New Members: None 531-3707 or 599-0751 [email protected] September Resignations: Clubhouse Reservation Jennifer Cross Patrick & Alissa McMahon 865-288-7308 [email protected] Harbormaster Lift/Marine Railway Scheduling Sandra Ford-Johnson Current Membership Count: 202 531-3707 or 599-0751 [email protected] Active-159, Young Active-3, Senior-15, Associate-3, Phone Committee Student-9, Honorary-13, Inactive-27 Aggie Swails Membership Openings: 28 865-966-3165 [email protected]
Next Board Meeting: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 www.concordyachtclub.org
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