Volume 54, Number 5, May 2021 Latitude: 30°32’29”N Longitude: 87°54’14”W
From the Commodore 10th Anniversary of Children’s Cup Regatta, May 8, at FYC It's been a beautiful Spring at the The 10th Regatta at $100, Bronze at $500, Silver at yacht club! I hope you have all The AMnniversary ai$750n, Gold ast $1,0h00 and Geuardiean at t enjoyed it to the fullest. This really is a great time to come down and Children's Cup $5,000. All entry fees, donations and items take advantage of all we have to Regatta and donated for the silent auction are tax offer. Silent Auction is deductible. If you could just add that FYC We have a couple of changes I would May 8, 2021 at members can drop off silent auction dona - like to announce. Please help me FYC. The regatta tions at the club with their name and welcome Brandi Walker as our Dining Room Manager & Event and silent auction address or call Kerrie 251 610-4969 for Coordinator. She has many great (noon until 7:00pm) benefit Children's of pick up! ideas for both the dining room and Alabama, who treated more than 1800 private events that I think you will patients last year from Mobile and love. Also, member Jason Harrelson has stepped up as Entertainment Baldwin Counties. Committee Chairman. With our Registration is $50 for 'big boats' (PHRF, state Covid protocols relaxing, it is Portsmouth, Viper 640, VX-1, and any past time for us to begin having other boats which want to race), and $25 more events for our members. Take a for Juniors (420, Laser Radial, Optimist look at the calendar here in the Mainsheet to get a sense of what's in RWB and Green Fleet). There is also a store. "Cruisers Crawl" for boats wanting to just Congratulations to our Opti Sailors be out on the Bay but not participate in who participated in the Optimist racing. All participants will receive a Team Trials in Houston! That regat - regatta t-shirt and extras will be for sale. ta is easily the toughest fleet they will encounter all year, and they Following racing, in addition to the Silent accounted well for themselves in Auction, enjoy the sounds of Doc Rogers challenging conditions. and the Rock Dodgers and $5 BBQ plates. Our High School teams have also Donations to Children's may also be been busy this past month, with Fairhope High School very nearly made through the Children's web site at capturing Mississippi's coveted Rock give.childrensal.org Sponsors are also wel - 12 year old Gulf Coast patient of Children’s trophy at the Gulf Coast High School come. Sponsorship levels are Raingutter of Alabama, Ava Smith, takes the wheel! Championship! St. Michael also dom - inated a field of other mostly Catholic schools in New Orleans a few weeks later. Please join me in congratulating them all! Children's Cup is coming up in May. Please be sure to participate to the fullest! All proceeds go to Children's Hospital in Birmingham, and it is a great cause. After the race, Matthew will have BBQ for sale under the club, and I hear we will have some pretty unique items for sale at the silent auction. I can't wait to see you all there! Scott Hartwell Commodore
This year marks the 10th anniversary of FYC’s relationship with Children’s of Alabama. Let’s make it the biggest and best ever by making this the year we hit $200,000 for Children’s. The Mainsheet is published The Layline ~ Sailing Director Holly Murry monthly by the Fairhope Yacht Club, a member of have closed all sessions before the Gulf Yachting Association and the start of camp! We have 10 United States Sailing Association. new level one instructors com - Circulation includes all Fairhope Yacht ing on board to help our 5 Club members and GYA affiliated returning instructors drive the clubs. The Mainsheet, Fairhope Yacht Club, P.O. Box 1327, Fairhope, AL summer camp in some fun 36533, or e-mail to times. [email protected] by The Gulf Yachting the 20th of the month prior to publica - High School sailing and tion. Association is host - spring clinics are ending as we ing their quarterfi - BRIDGE get ready for our Summer Sail nal eliminations for Commodore - Scott Hartwell Camp. Our high school teams the US Sailing Vice Commodore - Philip Durant have done a wonderful job of Triple-handed Junior Rear Commodore - Mark McCullins representing their schools. It is Championship (Sears Cup) Fleet Captain - John Buziak a wonderful feeling having on May 15 & 16 at Fleet Surgeon - Dr. Robbie Rux Buccaneer Yacht Club in events take place this year. conjunction with the Spring Secretary - Tracy Hirsh The sailors have shined with Treasurer - Kay Robberson Regatta. Competitors shall all the hard work and dedica - bring their own Viper 640. BOARD OF GOVERnORS tion they put in this past year. All sailors must be 13 yrs old John Adams I am proud of our Optimist by the day of the event and Elizabeth McGriff Team Trials sailors. They left must not turn 19 in this cal - Jeff Valentine on a Friday all set to sail with endar year. Carl Wegener the ODT2 team. ODT2 is a The top two GYA teams Don Faircloth developmental team offer to will advance to the US Sailing Area D Semifinals at Dan Beasley the top 20 sailors in the area. Steve Sararese Fairhope Yacht Club on They sailed Saturday and June 26 & 27. They will com - Sunday with 30 sailors from COMMITTEE CHAIRS pete against the top two Memorial Pat Colvin around the US. They had a teams from FSA, SAYRA, & Entertainment Jason Harrelson b r e a k o n Monday, and we DIYRA in supplied Viper Building & Grounds Bob Kayser practiced on Tuesday, then 640’s. Insurance/Marine Safety David Barr proceeded to measurement. The winner of the Semi’s Harbor Tracy Hirsh We started the regatta on will advance to the Finals at Associates PC Gary Garner Thursday sailing 4 days and Eastern Yacht Club in Membership David Roberts completing 12 races. We had Boston, MA on August 10-13. Offshore Don Faircloth Finals will be sailed in sup - several learning experiences plied RS 21’s. Cruising Bob Knapp with 2 redresses and one suc - Sailing Director Holly Murray All teams shall register for Adult Sailing Holly Murray cessful protest. the quarterfinals before May Race & Regatta Mark McCullina Congratulations to Joe Comer 13th by contacting the GYA Junior Commodore Robert Montgomery for finishing 12th in silver US Sailing Area D Juniors Advisor Ann Hartwell fleet. Layton Duggar, Alec Representative, Holly Historians PC Barbara Brown Ward and Isaac Sprayberry Murray at holly@fairhopey - Sarah Johnston-Cox had some nice sailing in the achtclub.com or (228) 363- Guardian John Adams difficult conditions and tough 0073. All teams must also GYA Coordinator John Buziak register for Spring Regatta. competition. They sailed every FYI: Link to Final’s informa - Mainsheet Editor nancy Fitzpatrick wind direction during the week Long Range Planning tion- ICRC TBD in heavy breeze. https://www.ussailing.org/co FYC Auxiliary Linda Fontenot We are all set to have a stel - mpetition/championships/20 lar year with summer sail 21-chubb-u-s-junior-champi - camp. This is the first year we onship/
Office : Mon-Fri 8:00am-12:00, 1:30-4:30pm Phone: 251-928-3276 Fax: 251-990-8602 At Half Mast Email : [email protected] April, 2021 Club Office: 101 Volanta, Fairhope AL 36532 Dot Yeager - Surviving Spouse Mailing Address: Box 1327, Fairhope AL 36533 & Mother of Commodore Yeager Web address: www.fairhopeyachtclub.com From the Junior Commodore Though April brought many showers, High school practice will end on May Regatta. With high school sailing com - the FYC juniors were able to get in a 5. Four of our Opti sailors raced in the ing to an end, we are already preparing lot of great days of sailing. The high 2021 KO Sailing Optimist Team Trials for a very busy summer of Jr Lipton’s school teams started off with the from April 22-25 at LakewoodYacht and Summer Sail Camp. The first ses - Mississippi and Gulf Coast Club in Seabrook, TX. Joe Comer sion of sail camp will begin on May 31. Championships regatta in Gulfport, placed 12th, Isaac Sprayberry placed We can’t wait for a great month of sail - MS. Then finished out their season 73rd, Layton Duggar placed 94th, and ing and a summer full of juniors on the with St. Michael traveling to New Alec Ward placed 111th. water! Orleans, LA for the New Orleans Yacht On May 8, the Fairhope YachtClub is Robert Montgomery Club High School regatta. hosting the Children’s Cup Charity FYC Junior Commodore StMichael’s wins again! Jrs at GC High School Champs! After a very scary early morning front that came across Baldwin County, Fairhope and St Michael High School teams drove to MS for the Gulf Coast High School Championship on Saturday April 10th. Six teams competed from MS & AL. The winds were breezy and cool with sunny skies!
FHS sailors were Parker French, The St. Michael Sailing Team trav - Elijah Healy, Adler Rux and Gavin eled to Lake Pontchartrain April 24 Valentine. to round out their season at the New Orleans Yacht Club High School Regatta. There were 6 high schools with 8 teams competing. All but one team were from other Catholic High Schools in the New Orleans area. Winds were 12-14 knots out of the SW, with 18-20 knot gusts taking a hard right; in those conditions, both A & B fleets won first place giving SMCHS a 1st place overall! Fairhope High School won second SMCHS sailors were Robert Congratulations, Nate Hartwell, place overall. St Michael High Montgomery, Ava Cocke, Sullivan Robert Montgomery, Ava Cocke, School won fourth place overall. Stankoski, Nate Hartwell and Cole Sullivan Stankoski & Cole Gunter! Gunter .
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For the good of our Club My name is Brandi TTHHEE EEAASSTTEERRBBUUNNNNYY AATT FFYYCC!! Walker and I am proud to The most be your new Event important Coordinator/Operations Manager at FYC. In my find at Easter short time here so far, I is the Easter have met so many amazing Bunny! members and bounced off lots of ideas to make FYC even more amazing than it already is! My husband Jake and I live in downtown Fairhope with our French Bulldog, Kevin. We love sailing, boating, and anything on the water. I look forward to meeting each and every one of you and speaking to you about what I can do for you to make your time at FYC the best possible! You can reach me by phone, 928-3276 , or email me
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Buildings and Grounds report: Water Safety It has been a busy month as we prepare for the upcoming regattas and our summer season. Sidewalk replacement will be and you! completed on May 5 with the addition of a new walk from the “CLEAN WATER IS THE FOUNDATION . . .” northwest corner of the Clubhouse to the parking lot. With all of our sea faring vessels bringing us A new VHF antenna has been installed on the roof of the recreational enjoyment in our lakes, rivers, bays and Gulf, you Clubhouse which will allow much better reception of signals can see how profoundly we can impact our marine environment. from boats during regattas as well as those from visiting yachts With a little common sense and the desire to increase our knowl - seeking short term slips. Special thanks to Wes Stanley for his edge, we can all have cleaner waterways to enjoy and maintain a help in running the new cable through the Club attic! healthy aquatic environment. The trees in and adjacent to the Junior sailing area have been As we clean and prepare our boats we find a multitude of prod - trimmed of storm damage, and cleared of branches that would ucts available to us for the work, and their toxicities range wide - strike masts of the Jr. Sailing boats as they are launched. A ly. Since most of this kind of maintenance work is done when our side benefit will be an enhanced view of the bay from that side boats are in the water, careful use of these substances is essen - of our grounds. tial to keep them from washing overboard. Within the next three weeks we anticipate repaving the Some cleaners, bleachers, teak cleaners, paint thinners, etc. are Visitors parking lot. This activity will require that all boats and toxic; read the labels carefully and handle the products accord - trailers be removed for the two to three days required to com - ingly. Do not assume the product labeled “biodegradable” is safe. plete the work. As soon as we have a precise date, we will notify A number of maintenance product manufacturers list toll free owners. This is a major expense for the Club and it will be “800” phone numbers on labels. Call them with your questions essential that all boats be gone in order to do a proper job. We when in doubt. appreciate your cooperation, recognizing that it may be incon - Some of the best actions we can take to reduce toxic products is venient! to use fewer products and more elbow grease! Whenever possible, Necessary repairs have been done to the air conditioning, the use biodegradable boat cleaners. If you use chemical products on elevator is in the process fo being repaired, and significant elec - your boat, minimize their use while your boat is in the water. If trical upgrades have been made in the kitchen to enhance this cannot be avoided, plug your scuppers and wipe away any worker safety and efficiency. Finally, the restroom doors in the spills or residue. Buy products in sizes you can use within a year. lower level of the Club are expected to be replaced during May. That way you won’t have to dispose of any stale products. We are awaiting submission of pricing from the vendor. Clean water is the foundation for safe and enjoyable boating. An upcoming project that will need several volunteers with be It’s up to those of us who appreciate and recognize the privilege the replacement of fence boards on the garbage bin gates on of using our beautiful waterways to protect this resource now and both the upper and lower levels. If you can lend a few hours of for future generations work, please contact Bob Kayser, the chair of the Buildings and Bill Fallin, FSO-Marine Safety U. S. Coast Guard Aux. Grounds Committee, 315-567-6308
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April Membership Committee Report Accepted to Equity Membership: David Reeves Charles Codding William Fallin Bananas Foster Bread Pudding Kevin Hollingshead Key Lime Parfait Howard McNair Cakes Pies Invited to Associate Membership: Jacqueline Guinan David Lewis Sloan Feenker Jason Breaux Robert Hays Tess Slay Steven Solberg Brian Kane Annie Drago 2021 Fairhope Yacht Club Auxiliary Ryan Coleman Scholarship Jarrad Easterling Karen Keel $1,000 Scholarship to be awarded to John Allen a High School Senior in June 2021 Jonathan McCardle Invited to Out-Of-Area Non-Equity To be eligible, applicant must be a child, Membership: Neill Guilbert grandchild or great grandchild of a Invited to Transitional Fairhope Yacht Club member or employee. Membership: Jessica Douglas Welcome Aboard Applications may be picked up in David Roberts the FYC Office. Membership Chair Sunday racing 4/11 It was a race against the 6th Whatshername 4:07:00 4th SKeDADDLE 3:22:17 clock! Out of eight boats start - 7th Alouette 4:11:00 5th Knot Sure 3:22:45 ing, the first boat needed to 8th Gypsy Wind 4:19:00 6th Tigress 3:28:00 7th MOJO 3:29:30 8th Dancin' with Wind 3:42:42 DNS Moving Target
make the first mark within 1 hour to keep the race going. After 50 slow minutes, the wind came in, a little, and Come on down and join us on boats started rounding that Sundays. It's a great day to first mark and the race was on! spend a few hours exercising Sunday, April 25, starts The wind had started out your boat and boating skills, 2021 Sunday Series 2! All start almost non-existent at the And plenty of fellow sailors to times will go back to base start, out of the SW. The aid you in your efforts, espe - times. Remember, consistency cially during the ever impor - is what wins series! If you need crew, let me know! Same if you want to crew. We always have people that want to get involved with racing and, most - ly, always have boats that need Rhodes 19 National Championship course was set at X-SW-SE- cAruegwu.s t 16-20, 2021, the NE-X. When the winds came in tant post-race review! Check-in Rhodes 19 Fleet 5 will host the at 6-8kts, the competitors under the club around 1, to get Rhodes 19 National began to spread out along the your start time and be at the Championship at Corinthian course. The finishes were X-mark by 2. Look forward to Yacht Club, Marblehead, MA recorded as follows: seeing you all out on the water! The Gulf Coast Championship between F’leet 4, FYC, and Fleet 4/18 A clear, bright day with 7, SYC and NOYC, has not been cool winds from the NW at a scheduled. steady 6-8 knots saw nine We need to encourage all fleet boats sign up to race. While the members to join the class. wind was mostly light, it Attached is a list of the current remained steady and it made members. Any who needs to regis - for an interesting race day! For ter can do so at our last race in Series 1, we http://rhodes19.org/fleet- didn't have much change in activity/join-us/ on the class web - series position but we did have site or some shake ups to the usual https://www.regattaman.com/ . single day finishes! The course Please encourage your fleet to was set at X-NW-SW-SE-X and come and join us at the 2021 1st Tigress 3:56:58 the race was on. Finishes were National Championships this 2nd SKeDADDLE 3:58:59 recorded as follows: August. 3rd Knot Sure 4:02:00 1st Alouette 3:15:55 More info can be found at
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