Starboard Spring Quarter March 1, 2003

Yacht Club/YMCA “ Season” a Inside this issue: Grand Success (B.E.R.T.) and Coast 2 “Culture of Care.” Guard Auxiliary More than 60 have joined

“Sailing Season” to make Claudia Wilcox-Boucher was able to provide the it an overwhelming suc- “Naupaka” Ameri- 2 YMCA’s , a cess. can 25, safety boat and life- The combined effort of our Classifieds guard and Nick was club and the YMCA to able to convince mem- sponsor our first “Sailing Sunfish Fleet is Ready Skipper in the Spot- 3 bers of our club to dedicate Season” has brought both light, YMCA Class, their time and instructional organizations many new Schotte, Mauricio Barbis, 2002 Champion ability. members and introduced Stefano Barbis, John Lu- Club Site, Sunfish, 4 new sailors to the sea. The first day of “Sailing chau, Kim Magnuson, Sunfish Restoration Season” brought more sail- Kevin Horton, Jon Olson, “Sailing Season” is headed ors to the beach on that Larry and Robbyn Peck, by Nick Rees who began blustery January day than Arjun Clarry, Mac Haiku, coordinating instructors Sailing Season 5 were anticipated which Jacques Peysson, Joel and boats at the end of (cont’d), made the day exciting and Rutter and Debbie Kuntz. last year. Nick’s vision very busy for Nick and the Thank you to all Volun- was to provide an oppor- rest of the volunteer in- teers and participants. Club History, DLNR 5 tunity for everyone who structors. Can you imag- Boating had any desire to sail to For Participants: Bring ine seven Sunfish and be able to get out on Sunscreen, hat, shirt, nearly 50 people wanting to boats. He wanted to have footwear and PFDs (life sail? Membership 6 the best instruction, train- jackets) each Saturday ing aids and equipment Nick and Claudia’s efforts 10AM through March 15. for those who wanted to in rounding up volunteers There will be racing, sail and with it he estab- produced the following awards (trophies) and Pot- lished the catchphrase, busy individuals: Evelyn luck on the 15th. Club Officers w Commodore: Larry U. S. Sailing Instructor Class Peck w Vice Commodore (East): Scheduled for March 25 John Luchau w Vice Commodore (West): Have you ever had the are always looking for starting on March 25. Vacant desire to become a certi- people who will help with The course is an intense fied sailing instructor? sailing instruction for four day training ses- w Rear Commodore the many programs that U. S. Sailing Require- sion. Days may last 8 to are available for kids and Power: Carl Shioji ments are that you have 10 hours and the cost is adults throughout the current CPR and First approximately $350 in- w Rear Commodore Sail: year. Aid Training, be a good cluding U. S. Sailing Mauricio Barbis swimmer and have excel- Instructor Trainer Mary membership. If inter- w lent sailing skills plus Wood of U. S. Sailing ested call Mary now. Secretary: Nick Rees more. and also the YMCA is Mary Wood—885-7420 w Treasurer: Robbyn heading up the course at Our club and the YMCA Peck Kawaihae this spring Boating Emergency Response Team (BERT)

Since our club began one of our us aware that there are many over- the CG building Port of Hilo. main objectives was to provide lapping objectives in the two organi- This is a great opportunity to re- assistance to boats and boaters zations. The Coast Guard Auxiliary ceive professional training in the that are in distress. We have been is made up of volunteers who accept ways of the sea and to expand your able to divert disaster on many a great deal of responsibility and knowledge as well as provide a ser- but not all occasions because we receive professional training from vice to your ocean community. Call have maintained a network of in- the U. S. Coast Guard. They have Harvey Egna at 933-9333 for more dividuals who are willing and able invited any of our members who are information. to respond when emergencies have interested in the auxiliary’s mission presented themselves. to join them. Meetings are at 8:30AM every 3rd Saturday in the Our recent meetings with the Coast Guard Conference Room at Coast Guard Auxiliary have made

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“Naupaka” is still in the boat- and some cabinet work would yard at Wailoa. Her bottom be nice. When that is complete has been patched, glassed and and someone donates an out- painted and work is being board she’ll be ready to go back done on her sides. Several in the water and will be avail- members have expressed a able for use by club members desire to keep “Naupaka” as a who have completed a sailing club boat and now is the time checkout. “Naupaka” will be a to volunteer your time or dol- great training platform for the lars to her repair and mainte- next step up from . nance. For information about how you So far the majority of work and can help “Naupaka” call John at contributions have been made 982-5959. “Naupaka” by Henry Peterson, Bob Rioux and John Luchau. She needs new and a couple of new valves. Her running lights, some new cleats mast wiring needs to be sorted out

Classifieds

PFDs (life jackets) for “Sailing Lewmar traveler, recent haulout $1423 (Herreshoff design), call Season” ordered through John and new paint 17K. Call Barry, John 982-5959. “Start Sailing ([email protected]) 982-5959 961-4474 —13ft Ali'i Kai Right!” book $15 and “Sm. Boat for $20. Specify Child 30-50lbs, w/15hp 4stroke Honda $2500 Sailor Cert. Record Book $1. Youth 50-90, or Adult. Get and a 15ft Ali'i Kai w/45hp & See Evelyn or Nick on the your orders to John by noon of 6hp kicker $4500. Call Peter beach. the Friday before sailing ses- 981-0827 — 28ft , call Jon Olson is offering up his sions. This offer is made possi- 965-6373 — 29ft Cascade, treasure chest chock full of ble via Peter Bukas of P&P Kay- call David 938-9361- 16ft Hobie great sail and power boat items. aks—966-4999 who is a Kayak, Cat, call Gene 964-1832—El Give him a call at 965-6093. Hobie and Escape sailboat Toro (8ft sailing ) plans He may have exactly what you dealer. $20, 8ft “Sabotoro” or “El Abot” are looking for. sailing/rowing dinghy $238, 12ft “Olali” a Cal 2-30, new ProFurl, sailing/rowing spritsail sloop Genny, Bimini, Dodger and “Orinoco” w/trailer/motor

Page 2 Starboard Quarter Skipper in the Spotlight jungle on “Bat” island. David Bolland, Captain of and played night clubs on “Merlyn” is our Skipper in the west coast and in the David watches over our YC site and the spotlight for spring. far east. David fell in love you can find him there when he’s not with boats, sailing and the working on “Merlyn.” He has many David brings decades of liveaboard single lifestyle suggestions about improving the sailing experience to Hilo he enjoyed in the 60s and grounds at the club site and he is an Bay. “Merlyn’s” red 70s and has fond memories encyclopedia of knowledge about has graced Reeds anchor- of his big 1925 66 foot steel boats and sailing. Have a chat and age area for quite some German made 70 ton sail- get to know David, “Merlyn’s” able time and you can see the ing vessel named “Astrid.” Captain and you’ll never regret it. efforts of David’s labors in On this subject David her improvements over could reminisce and tell His Chinook 34, “Merlyn” is the boat the years. stories to us for hours. design that started the Cascade pro- duction line and is one of the first David hails from Fresno Mexico, Costa Rica, Pa- fiberglass boats ever produced. They and went to sea via the nama Canal, the Virgin have been working with fiberglass for Navy during the Vietnam Islands and the east coast nearly 50 years era. David developed mu- and back to South America www.cascadeyachts.com sical talent and played are journeys he can relate folk music as well as wrote a Captain to. He can regale stories about few songs, cut a few recordings David’s his 120 acre homestead in the “Merlyn” YMCA Plans Spring Sailing Class

Claudia Wilcox-Boucher is planning spring Sunfish Sailing Camp for kids ages 10-14. Dates will be March 24-28. Cost will be approxi- mately $100 for Y members. Y membership is $15. Call the Y office to get more details—935-3721. The Waiakea Settlement YMCA and our Yacht Club have established a special relationship because of our shared goals of training sailors and getting youth safely out on the water. The Y owns the Sunfish used in training and provides safety boats and lifeguards. The Yacht Club provides the instructors and does boat maintenance. Because of this relationship there have been nearly 100 individuals First Lesson: Learning to Cap- ages 7 to 70 who have been able to participate in sailing activities In size and Right Boats Safely Hilo since the spring of 2002. Champion’s Trophy Awarded/Other News

New Boat News—Barry and Pat Bolln have gone to Mauricio Barbis (who you see in the white hat in the Honolulu to pick up their new 1975 Fuji 45 ketch photo in the article above) was awarded the Cham- “Pacific Voyager.” Currently they are undergoing hau- pion’s Trophy for most accumulated first place victo- lout at Keehi Lagoon. New bottom paint, new dark ries for 2002 at a recent Yacht Club Potluck. Mauri- green hull with tan trim, new radar, etc., etc.. They cio is an avid sailor and a former Peruvian Cham- send their greetings and hope to bring their new prize to pion. For more information on the trophy check our Hilo via a few stops very soon. Yes, this means “Olali” website. is for sale. I guess they don’t want more than seven boats at a time. I don’t know why.

Important volunteer Yacht Club positions available: Mem- Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences had the bership Chair, Fleet Captain, Visiting Yacht Host/Hostess, following students graduate from Sunfish Sail Program Chair, YC Site Chair, Fiberglass repairer. Con- Classes: Cole Rogers, Muhayla Dobbs, Angela and tact Larry at 960-1314 or John at 982-5959. Louis Bartlow and Kurt Loeffler, Congratulations!

Spring Page 3 Yacht Club Site—Use it please!

The Yacht Club site is located at the ban- yan tree end of Ocean View Drive. Go as if you were driving to the Port of Hilo and take Kumau St. to the left (as if you were going to use the GasPro park- ing lot) then go to the stop sign and turn right on Ocean View Drive. You will see two brown Matson con- tainers and a couple of picnic benches right next to the bay on a large concrete slab. You have arrived! Our able volunteers headed by Barry are the ones who uncovered and recovered the area from the jungle and built the picnic tables. The state has granted us access. Please come down and explore. The containers hold BBQ gear and boating emergency items. We want all club members to use the site. Sunfish Sailboats

Sunfish sailboats have been produced more than 50 years and still enjoy a large following. It is probably the most widely seen board type boat in the Americas. The reason for its popularity is its stable simple de- sign and ease of rigging. Running rigging consists of one halyard and a sheet which is attached to a bridle at the stern. It is a very easy boat to right after cap- size and with its hard and low aspect rig has great initial stability. Weight of the Sunfish is sup- posed to be about 120—130lbs but does vary because of the way some folks patch the hull and how much moisture is absorbed into the flotation foam. Even with its great popularity there aren’t that many to find on the Big Island. So if you are in the market for one start putting out your feelers now. The nearest Crews launching on Hilo Bayfront with a rudder in the kick-up position and the leeward distributor is on Oahu. Call North Sails. Want to launching vessel’s crew politely waiting their turn. If both boats were underway and in this relative position the leeward (white sail) boat would have the right of way. Windward/ help maintain the Sunfish? Call the Y at 935-3721 Leeward Rule (Both are starboard tack)

Nick Restores two Sunfish Here is Nick Rees in a beautifully restored Sunfish showing how someone might capsize if sitting to lee- ward while Kim explains what happens when your weight is to leeward and the wind pushes on your sail. Nick did the restoring of this Sunfish and “Old Red,” of the Y Fleet. They turned out good as new and surprised those that had seen them before his meticulous work. We are always happy to find someone with enough talent and time to help us keep these boats in tip top Caption describing pic- shape. If you have a bit of carpentry talent for rud- ture or graphic. ders or daggerboards or are good at refinishing. Give John a call. 982-5959.

Page 4 Starboard Quarter Sailing Season

Top left is a bow- line. Photo above is a knot tying ses- sion. To the right the crew is applying the bowline to connect sheet to bridle (or traveler). At the bottom left are the fruits of the crew’s labor. She gets to go sailing after rigging the boat correctly using the most handy knot called a bowline (pronounced “bowlin’) Club History

A L ittle C lu b History: T he N a Hoa the breakaway Hilo Sailin g C lu b (broke R eed s B ay a bit m ore an d shelter it Holom oku of Hawaii Y acht C lu b was away from the Hilo Y acht C lu b) which from the win ter N orth swell. M ayor established in late 20 0 0 by a “ban d of later becam e the R eed s B ay Sailin g K im u ra was in office at the tim e. All in ren egad e p irates” who had an in terest in Association . 35 years ago the Hilo Sailin g all they had m u ch the sam e goals as we boats located in an d arou n d R eed s B ay. C lu b began with 4 6 C harter M em bers. con tin u e to hav e tod ay. P rim ary T heir p rim ary in terest was to establish a am on g them is to p rom ote safe boatin g T he Y acht C lu b objectiv es were established recreation al boatin g area in R eed s B ay to an d sailin g. an d p u blished in N ov em ber 20 0 0 an d can in clu d e a safe m oorin g area. T hey were be read in the bylaws at www.hilo- In 1969 the Hilo Sailin g C lu b ban n ed activ e in writin g to State officials in clu d - boatin g.org or www.hilo-sailin g.org. together an d ord ered 8 C oron ad o 15 sail- in g then gov ern or John A. B u rn s an d to C harter M em bers who ru shed to sign u p boats so they cou ld m atch their racin g the Arm y C orp s of E n gin eers. A p rop osal p rior to D ecem ber 31, 20 0 0 n u m bered 4 7. skills equ ally. T hey took d eliv ery of the they p u t forward was to bu ild an ad d i- O u r cu rren t Y acht clu b is an off shoot of boats from M atson in Jan u ary 1969. tion al breakwater which wou ld en close DLNR Boating comes to Hilo

Hawaii District Manager, Nancy Murphy (extreme left), Remembering Jack Dolan took comments and questions Former Charter Member passes on from the public at a meeting February 9th. Many Club Members of boaters last Sunday. Many will remember Jack as a Courtesy Ma- boaters voiced their opinions rine Examiner and instructor for the about boat ramps and facili- Coast Guard Auxiliary. He was a pro- ties. John Luchau presented ponent of boating safety in his many a case for a boat ramp on the important positions with the Auxiliary. Bay Side of Wailoa Bridge to We wish Jack “Fair Winds and Follow- assist sailboaters in launching ing Seas.” Jack was 80 years of age. safely. DLNR Boating 329- 4997

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Is this your last issue? Please renew now . Regular fam ily m em bership $36. Associate (off island) $24 and Junior (under 18 or fulltim e student) $20. Send your dues to the address above. Reminder for Directors and Officers—Board of Directors Meeting changed to March 3, 6PM at Larry and Robbyn’s

Potuck at YM CA in M arch Welcome New Members

2003. That’s really the address label our records indi- good and I know cate we haven’t received your dues. we’ll bring in more If you have a membership card that if each of us con- says 2003 then you are renewed. tacts our friends Welcome new members: Louis and who have an inter- Angela Bartlow, Jerry and Barbara est in boating. So Benoit, Anthony and Tia Borgioli, please do that. Hal Brauner, Jane Buckle, Tomas, Contact your Chylkova and Tatiana Chylek, Brian friends and invite and Lisha Crawford, Stephen De- them to our pot- bus, Muhayla Dobbs, Kalisha Don- luck. nelly, Joseph Harold, Maile Hoita, If you haven’t re- Eric and Jacob Kendra, Carol La- newed consider fond, Kurt Loeffler, Skip and Kath- sending in your leen Nielsen, Colleen Pryor, Stacey Some of our Sailors with Six Sunfish at a Saturday check to the return Reed, Mathew and Tiffany Rippa, “Sailing Season” Session address listed Cole Rogers, Saul Rollason, Jacques above today. If you and Renee Sebag, Tom Staas, Lynne Since our Club began in late 2000 stop getting a newsletter it will Stamoulis, Chris and Barbara our membership has steadily grown. probably be that your address has Tamm, Clayton and Janice Watkins We started with 47 Charter Mem- changed or we haven’t received your and John White. bers and have had as many as 92 membership renewal. Our Treas- including honorary members. As urer keeps our membership rolls Yacht Club Potluck is at the you know, membership ends on De- and sends out membership cards. If YMCA 300 W. Lanikaula St., cember 31 of each year and we al- you haven’t gotten your cards and 6:30PM, Monday, March 10 ready have 68 paid members for there is an asterisk by your name on