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Commodore’s Report NOTICE continued from page

Saltspring Island Sailing Club General Meeting Tues, Sept 28, 2010 • 1900 hrs Call to Order by Commodore Jon Healey at 1900 hours, and confirmation of a quorum Commodore’s remarks Minutes of May 25, 2010 GM Business arising from minutes Treasurer’s report: Eric von Soeren Officers’ reports: Vice Commodore: Chris Gadsby Rear Commodore: Ron Sturm Past Commodore: Nick Hodson Fleet Capt, Racing: Peter McGovern Fleet Capt, Dinghy: Mario Tello Fleet Capt, Cruising: Rob Denny Wharfinger: Hugh Preddy Staff Captain: Susan Castle

Dock Committee: TellTales Recommendations New business

Adjournment

Notice of Information Meeting Dock and Dredging Project Thursday, Sept 23rd, 2010 – 1900 hours

The Dock Committee has been hard at work investigating the various options to resolve the ongoing issues of silt build-up, renovation of our existing but deteriorating docks, and the related electrical supply issues. The Committee is now ready to share the outcome of the many considered options with the membership and obtain direction on the way forward. Please come out and contribute your thoughts at this important meeting, which could chart the course of our next major improvements to the Club, and lead to a formal resolution at the General Meeting on September 28th.

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SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES September 2010 Treasurer’s Report By ric van Soeren

As of August 3, 200, the club The following significant variances from budget is using ust over 36,000 of its have occurred to date overdraft facility, and all material bills have been paid. oreshore Lease – We had expected to continue to et income for the year to date pay the previous year’s amount of 6,033, but is ust under ,000. aor were surprised to find that the rovince had events had these results decided to increase the fees, raising the lease amount 22,6, an increase of 6,35. Round Saltspring Island Race a breakeven operation, but an excellent race and a great club Insurance – A discussion with our insurance broker event with a high and spirited volunteer turn out. made it clear that we were likely significantly Revenues Sponsors 2,700 underinsured, and would have been considered co- Registration 9,092 insurers in the event of a loss. A replacement cost Food & beverage 7,513 survey confirmed this. Replacement cost is PHRF fees 495 2,02,000 but we had been insured for only 19,800 ,65,000. This led to an increase in our insurance Expenses General race expenses 8,344 premiums of approximately 5,600. Food 9,755 Liquor 1,676 Dock and Dredge roject – xpenses during fiscal 19,775 Net profit 25 200 to date have been 2,500. These expenses, though required to proceed with analysis of the possible upgrades, were not included in the Round Saltspring Clothing A great ob by 200200 budget. Louise with a great product line.

Revenues Clothing sales 11,665 Expenses Products purchases 11,147 In general, the club’s financial condition is good, Net profit 518 even though some expenses have been higher than expected. Our credit is good, interest rates are still endee Salt Spring ice profit for a great event. low and we continue to have the ability to pursue Revenues Registration 4,957 significant improvements to the docks if that is the Expenses All expenses 2,367 wish of the membership. Net profit 2,590

Junior Sailing rogram Registration was below S budget, mostly because of a slow start to the season. The ,000 Service Canada Grant is still outstanding. ot a money maker this year, but a F R E E F O R T H E A S K I N G great community service that was enoyed by the kids and their parents. A big thanks to ario, FREE CHARTS OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND WESTERN atrick and on for making it happen. NORTH AMERICA – These charts are a mixed lot and have Revenues Registrations 33,506 been to Mexico and the South Pacific and back. Complete Expenses Employee expenses 39,020 coverage, including Alaska to Bora Bora and Hawaii. Come ‘n’ General program costs 2,604 get ‘em. Contact: Fuel costs 525 Hugh Greenwood 42,149 Phone: 537-9231 E-mail: [email protected] Net loss (expected to improve when $7,000 grant received) (8,643)

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SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES September 2010 Rear Commodore’s Report y Ron Sturm Stray voltage and corrosion ground, it can then appear on your boats fittings. I know some of you have wondered about my mental WARIG Do not be tempted to defeat this by stability recently, when Ive been disconnecting your boat ground from your panel spotted pacing the docks, – that ground is your last bastion of protection muttering to myself while against electrocution! simultaneously carrying various meters and a somewhat bewildered epression. How serious is stray AC voltage Weve been searching for the elusive stray voltage It varies. In and of itself it may do no damage, but monster, which poked its ugly head onto our docks it has the potential to do damage. Stray AC recently. Several boats with fancy electrical panels voltage can be thought of as a problem lurking reported red warning lights indicating possible around, looking for a place to happen. When stray reverse polarity. pon investigation, we found voltage finds a situation that it likes, a circuit or a no reversed wiring in our installation. We did find, corrosion cell can be completed, and current can however, that we had a problem with stray voltage, begin to flow. Then we have stray current i.e. voltage that can be measured in places where corrosion and damage can be done. AC voltage, there should be none. Sometimes however, is cyclic by nature it it was high enough to trigger changes polarity times per those red lights. second so it will normally not be part of a galvanic corrosion Although highly undesirable, it is cell. Galvanic corrosion is a DC not uncommon to have some phenomenon. A sacrificial zinc, stray voltage around docks for eample, has to remain because the very nature of constantly anodic (positive) marinas provides a particularly within its cell in order to inviting environment for it. The continue functioning. A concern electrical situation in a marina is regarding AC voltage is that not the same as it is in our homes, there are situations in a marina where we are normally isolated that can act to polarize it. In the from one another electrically. right circumstances, for eample, something like a metal boat or a long metal keel can act as a sort of It is essential for us to realize that all boats plugged crude rectifier and gather a positive or negative in to shore power are connected to each other at charge. This charge could then become part of a all times. The volt black hot wires in your boat corrosion cell. may be shut off, but the white neutral wires and the green ground wires usually remain connected to the What can you do to protect your own network even while your euipment is not boat and others operating. An electrical fault that eists in the shore Stray voltage poses a troubleshooting problem power, or on any boat, or in any extension cord, because it is not consistent and may be multi may thus be spread throughout other connections sourced. It may be related to euipment that in the marina. Also, your boats system will automatically cycles onoff, like refrigerators, connect marina ground to everything that is battery chargers, bilge pumps, heaters, etc. There bonded, including engine blocks, shafts, props, are so many interrelated connections in a marina thruhulls, etc. If voltage appears on the marina continued on pae

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to eep our eterior connection clean and lectricit and oat ere not necearil meant tigt and dr for eac oter la ue caution eer leae te eluga caiar in our fridge unattended . Inspect behind your electrical panels and

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The Racing Forum By Peter McGovern, leet aptain, Racing

The end of summer is always a Summer is the time for Wednesday night races little bittersweet. We look back at and casual camaraderie on the docks afterwards. all those days of sunshine and This year’s races fell into a somewhat predictable wonder where the time went – pattern with tantalizingly strong winds at the start, why we didn’t make the effort a which slowly died as the races progressed. But the few more times to take the boat races were not without drama, with mast jousting out and let the wind take us, why between lectra and inal Dash and asis we have to spend so many hours on boat spectacularly losing her mast while tacking in maintenance! An odd summer in many ways – moderate winds. Imp, Imp and aramour were the cold wet to start and then 0 plus days without winners of the three monthly series with Imp rain and, more unusual, reasonable wind, even on taking the overall honours for the Series races. race day! This year’s Jack and Jill race was unfortunately This year’s Saltspring endee fell into the early not well attended with only three boats starting. summer period with good winds the first day This is a race that we have had difficulty attracting allowing all boats to finish the leg from Saltspring interest in over the last few years to a point where to Maple Bay but light winds on day two reuiring for the second year running we had a cross a much shortened course from Maple Bay to dressing male posing as a ill. Our male skippers Southey Point. Nevertheless, the event was a great are really getting desperate! The about-to-be- success attracting 33 boats, of which only seven married Craig Leitch and partner ulie on Tigger were local boats. udos goes to our race were the only boat to finish, with the ay D crew organizers, Roger ibble and committee and to being disualified at the start for over-ambitiously une Simmons for her gourmet food preparation hoisting a spinnaker, before retiring to the Harbour on both the Friday and Sunday night. Along with House for a pancake breakfast, and aramours the RSSI race this has become a very popular skipper giving up in light wind, presumably having event on the local race calendar and with a limit of spent uite enough time having to look at Philippe 3 boats it nearly always fills up rdmer in his kilt and alluring top. uickly. With the racing year in its last phase, there is still time to complete the revost hallenge, which is open to all club sailors (sorry no engines allowed). Roger ibble is slowly acuiring prizes to be drawn for at the December awards night by those who have attempted the circumnavigation. A great and challenging way to spend a windy day on the water!

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SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES September 2010 Vendee Saltspring 2010 By Roger Kibble, Race Committee Chairman

Racing doesn’t get much better than the Vendee Greg Slakov on his Saltspring. It’s a single- and/or double-handed Martin 241, Imp, traded race in changing winds and currents around a tacks with ampire and spectacular 42-mile racecourse over two days, Radient eat, interrupted by great meals and generous the two J 30’s hospitality. No wonder it attracts a full house each of Don Miller year comprising many leading race boats and and Tony owners from a wide area including the Mainland, Brogan, Electra, Vancouver Island and the US – plus, of course, Roger Kibbles boats from Maple Bay Yacht Club and Saltspring Aphrodite 101 Island Sailing Club, the joint host clubs. and Bullet Proo, Nigel Martin’s The fleet of 33 boats assembled at SISC on Friday Olsen 911 evening and feasted on scotch-marinated coho throughout the salmon, rosemary potatoes, seasoned couscous, race. Ahead in Division 1 were Gary Robinson in salads, strawberries and raspberries, coffee cream Tracks, a Hotfoot 31, Interim, Stewart Kilgour’s cake, and Harlan’s gelato. It was tough going! Ross 930, Fiasco, John Schnellback’s Olsen 30, Mad Dash, David Jackson’s Dash 34, Mike Woodward On Saturday morning more sunshine than clouds in Radio Flyer, his Hotfoot 27 and Bob Jones created near perfect conditions. A wise five-minute impressively sailing Oasis, his Beneteau 41. postponement by starters Derek undy and Martin Herbert ensured a great start for all three Ron Jewula in Kairos scored line honours finishing Divisions. The wind filled in and the 5-10 knot at 1437, with most of the fleet finishing before breeze made for close and exciting racing for the 1700, an excellent day’s racing. Paul Jenkins in next 22 miles. Many similar rated boats raced in ae Reies won the coveted Yellow Jersey for close company for long periods beating up to the first day’s racing presented by the Race Director Beaver Point and then raising their spinnakers just Roger Kibble and Vendee veteran, David Wood. before Fulford for the run to Pillar Point and then A mighty roast beef and Yorkshire pudding dinner onwards through the contrary and challenging at MBYC kept everyone well fed for the next day’s winds of Sansum Narrows. This year most boats combat. were able to fly their chutes all the way through. continued on page P H O T O S :

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Vendee Saltspring 2010 Secretary’s Report continue o age By Michael Clark

The wind filled in right on time for the Sunday The Club has received a letter start in front of the MBC with Bullet oo, from the BC Sail and Life and lecta leading the first start in a 5 knot N Training Society SALTS breee. The wind went light under the power lines reminding us of the good work and the familiar duels of the day before were which they do providing sail and repeated to Southey Point, eciting stuff. leadership training to over 2,000 nfortunately the wind subsided in Trincolmali young people each year. The Channel and the fleet slowly floated to Fernwood Society is supported by donations including the before the short course at the end of Wallace donation of boats for which a receipt for a Island was called. charitable donation is provided. We all age and have changing interests and at some point this may Back at SISC, after downing some cold ones and be an effective and ta efficient way of solving that munching on lamb burgers, cake and more ice hole in the water that consumes money and at cream, it was Paul enkins in ae eie who the same time supporting a worthwhile youth clinched the overall win. Tony Brogan in aiant program. Complete information on SALTS eat captured the single-handed victory and Bruce program can be found at httpwww.salts.ca van Borstal in ea u kept his winning ways to take the Multihull division. Mike Woodward in Appearing elsewhere in this issues are two meeting aio le won Division 1. notices for an Information Session September 23rd on the Docks and Dredging and a second one for Perhaps the most spectacular performance was our quarterly General Meeting on September 28th. that of ic an oeen winner of the most Both meetings will be highly informative and outstanding crew award who, while single probably set the clubs major program for the net handing his Hunter Legend 35, aaou, climbed few years. I hope that you attend and support your his mast while racing to retrieve and reattach a Board who have put in many hours on these issues. broken jib halyard thus emulating the stuff of world vendee racing after which the endee our club is also processing si applications for Saltspring is named. new memberships. This is a strong signal that we remain a very desirable place to socialie and enjoy A much pried yellow boating in this best place on arth. jersey was awarded to une ion who directed all the delicious food and Staff Captain’s Report many cheers went to By Susan Castle the small endee Hope you all had a great summer Saltspring committee boating and sailing The Annual of Bo one eg lao le eating ee Salmon Barbeque is on Sunday, un aie Nei Nic laene and September 26th at 1800 hours. three hardworking young daughters, Brian Tickets are available at olume II Farquar MBC, race chairman oge ile Bookstore. There are only 65 and the other SISC and MBC volunteers. So the tickets available. These tickets go endee Saltspring seems to have unstoppable quickly, so purchase yours soon As this is a large momentum. It certainly is the circumnavigation event, I am looking for several volunteers to help. for the rest of us Please call Susan at 537-850.

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