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February 2010 Vol. 40 No. 2 February in This Issue February 2010 Vol. 40 No. 2 February In This Issue: Sat 6 Racing Rules Seminar 1:30 Commodore’s Dinner Mon 8 BOD Meeting 7:00 Fri 12 Race Management 7:00 Membership Updates Thurs 18 Commodore’s Dinner 6:00 Sat 20 TAM Class 1:00 Junior Camp Updates Fri 26 Race Management 7:00 March Training Opportunities Fri 5 Race Management 7:00 Sun 7 First Frostbite Race 1:00 Sun 7 Sail Trim Seminar (North U) Fri 19 Race Management 7:00 MEMBERSHIP TAM Certification Please help me welcome our newest batch of club members! The Board of Direc- Class tors approved the following membership applications in November: Larry Logan. Larry is a former member, previously sponsored by Walt Rupp. Larry and his wife, Carol, own a Catalina 38 named Surprise, which is Want to assist SMSA Friday moored in Solomons Landing. Larry and Carol have indicated an interest in several Night Social Volunteers? of our programs, including racing, cruising, junior, social and membership. Attend a one-day course on February 20th 2010 to Larry Selvage. Larry owns an Ericson 35 named Lady J, which is moored at Cal- become TAM Certi- vert Marina. Larry was sponsored by Gary Shaw and has indicated an interest in rac- fied. Sign up by sending ing, cruising, social, training and education, membership, junior, and facilities. your name to train- Bill Kozel. Bill owns a Lightning named String Theory, currently kept at DC Ma- [email protected]. If at least rina, although he plans to move it to Solomons this year. Bill was sponsored by 10 members sign up, the Kristi Yurko and has indicated an interest in racing, cruising, social, facilities and class will be held at the membership. SMSA clubhouse. Laura Comeau-Stanley, Membership Chair Training February 6th COVER ART DESIRED FOR 2010 YEARBOOK Racing Rules 1:30 pm Do you have a drawing, painting or really cool picture you'd like to submit for consid- eration in the 2010 SMSA Yearbook? We are looking for the cover that everyone will At the clubhouse, love! If you have something you'd like to submit, contact Tim Flaherty at [email protected] or call 301-481-7474. Just show up! Tim Flaherty Metrocast Channel 10 St. Mary's county, MD 301-373-5409 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SPRING The Commodores Dinner CLEANUP DAY: February 18th is the next opportunity to add to that Bring your rakes, loppers Commodore's Din- list. Some boats don't do and hand clippers to help ner. The theme is Car- middle distance or long with the Clubhouse and ribean food. But the distance races, but have Ground Cleanup Day on theme is also Crew Thursday, February very experienced crew Saturday, March 27. Be at Night! This is an oppor- members who want to the clubhouse by 10am tunity to invite anyone 18 sail. This is also an op- and a list of tasks will be you know who is inter- portunity to see each available for you to help ested in sailing to talk Doors Open at other during our Winter us get ready for Opening with other sailors and get 6:00 Doldrum period. What Day and the new sailing signed up to crew some- else do you have to do? season. time during the year. All boat owners talk about the difficulty of having enough crew. Here is the PAGE 3 THE CLEW Do you have a tale to tell? MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS It’s that time of year again! necessary changes on your Submit your sailing stories for entry into the clew. By now you should have re- renewal form. If you have (honesty optional) Just send your story to ceived your 2010 Member- any questions, please don’t [email protected] ship Renewal mailing. As a hesitate to send me an email Share your pictures & stories with all… reminder, payments are due at [email protected]. on or before February 20, 2010. If you plan to race your boat in our Big or Small Thank you, Boat program, please be sure Laura Comeau-Stanley Summer Camps Update to include your race fees and race entry forms with your Membership Chair We’re planning a full season of summer Jr. remittance. To ensure that camps as well as intro programs for children, your information is included teens and adults. Please contact Junior@SMSA if and accurate in the yearbook, you, or someone you know is interested in partici- please be sure to make any pate in some sail training this summer. RACE: GETTING READY FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON February is the time to clean up the marks and get them into the water at the end of the month. I have a list of volunteers to help, but if you did not, email [email protected]. Painting them with bottom paint is a requirement to help keep them floating tall. E-mark is in need of repair and I need to have that done since my welding skills don't exist. If you know of where I can get some inexpensive chain, I would appreciate the connection. Thanks, Joy Dorethy, Race Governor One last systems check before Sunset North U Annapolis Racing Trim Seminar Invitation David Dellenbaugh, winning Americas Cup tactician and the author of Speed & Smarts and Learn the Racing Rules, will be the instructor. For further information or to register for the semi- nar, please: visit: www.northu.northsails.com or contact: [email protected] Special Discount: Code: SMSA-7245 Entitles you to the Additional Crew Level Tier Pricing Indicate Code either under "Comments" on line, or when you call in. Race Committee Seminars Fri, 12 Feb - 7:00 Anchoring the Race Committee Boat / Setting a Square Line Fri, 26 Feb - 7:00 Starting & Finishing Races / Scoring the Race Fri, 05 Mar - 7:00 Is winter over yet? Race Committee Options / Things That Cannot Be Changed Fri, 19 Mar - 7:00 Advanced Race Committee HELP WANTED! SMSA Race Committee Boat is in need of interested indi- viduals to clean and wax the hull while the boat is hauled out. Work can be performed YEARBOOK SEEKING PICTURES only on weekdays. This boat work needs to be completed It's time to forward the pictures you took during before launching March 1. the 2009 sailing season to the yearbook editor so Those interested should con- they may be included in the tact the Boat Captain at 301- 2010 edition. Anything to do with SMSA events or 481-0802. SMSA members: sailing, events at the clubhouse, cruises, etc, are desired. Mailing a CD with your ictures in a jpeg format works best, although pic- tures can be emailed as long as the files are not too There is other maintenance big. that the RC Boat needs that can be performed on weekends Mail your CD's to: Tim Flaherty, PO Box 284, for those persons that can Solomons, MD 20688. Email your pictures to: only help out on weekends. [email protected]. THESE ARE NEEDED Please consider giving some NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 20TH for inclu- of your time to keep this sion! club asset in great condi- tion. John McKinney VOLUME 40 ISSUE 2 PAGE 6 KEY LARGO….LOWER LATITUDE, HIGHER TEMPERATURES! For most folks the idea of dards, we placed 2nd, pretty good considering the were first in the race by sitting in a crowded mini- competition. nearly a minute. Unfortu- van, for 19 hours, eating Saturday’s winds were sustained around 20 knots, nately upon crossing the truck stop food, and watch- with a more than a few stronger gusts...one of which finish line were called OCS ing tired DVD’s doesn’t we caught before the start of the races for the on the start, awarding us 12 sound like much fun, and I day...causing an exciting capsize under spinnaker...it points instead of 1...not would have to agree. But good. for me, that is just a small Sunday started off about the price to pay for escaping “IT WAS THE LONGEST, SUSTAINED same as Saturday, with a the cold of winter, and get- PLANE I HAD EVER EXPERIENCED, I capsize in the first race, we ting away for 3 days to sail COULD FEEL THE HULL CAVITATING were on the way to the last and race in the warm air BENEATH MY FEET!” leeward mark, competing and water of the Florida for 3rd place, when we lost Keys. Upper Keys Sailing gave us plenty of opportunity to practice our recovery control and went over. We club again invited us to race skills, which would prove to come in handy later in the managed a fast recovery, for the three days preced- regatta. There were three races Saturday, we im- coming up with our spinna- ing the MLK holiday, and proved in each race, Our first race started off well, we ker drawing, and speed into the trip was nearly perfect. were 2nd rounding the first mark, but a fouled spinna- the last mark...we managed We arrived shortly after ker as a result of our pre-race capsize, kept us from to pass two boats before the noon on Friday, un-stacked staying with the leaders, and dropped us to 7th. Dur- finish, scoring a 7th. We our boats, and were racing ing the 2nd race we were holding a tight 4th, when the finished the regatta with a by 3:00. Friday’s winds two leaders were caught by a rogue puff, and capsized. bullet in the final race, pass- were over ten knots, and We managed to keep our boat upright, and in so doing ing the leaders, on the last turned out to be the light- scored a 2nd.
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