Mainsheet Volume 50, Number 10, October 2017 Latitude: 30°32’29”N Longitude: 87°54’14”W From the Commodore The Wadewitz and Capdevielle Racing I want to first thank Rear Commodore Once again, the big boats went out Scott Hartwell, his Regatta Committee, on long legs around the bay on all the volunteers and our staff on a Saturday, finishing with trophies and a band for a great Wadewitz Regatta. This regatta fun evening below takes about six months of planning to decks. pull off and their dedication made it The One-Design happen. I want to thank Martha Payne, racing was a two- Regatta Equipment manager, for all the day event, great winds Saturday hours she put in getting ready so that all and chased in by a the race courses had everything they rain storm as the Byron scored again with the PHRF could possibly need. Also I want to boats returned to win on Saturday sailing. thank Ellis Ollinger and Raymond Long for bringing the Flowerwood crew Sailing in the down to help with beach and grounds Optimist R/W/B races, Chandler clean up; everything looked great. We Taloney took the had a great turn out and everyone I over-all winner tro- talked to had a great time, because of all phy the hard work they did on behalf of our club. It was incredible to have the From the Wadewitz Family join us this weekend Rear Commodore, even going out on the race course to harbor. Sunday Scott Hartwell: dawned beautiful watch and help out. To everyone who worked, planned, with spanking winds and spent time, talent, and treasure We have gotten the decking around the steady at 14k gusting to 20k and on the 70th Annual Wadewitz back of the pool finished and will be everyone eager to prove their skills. Regatta, I cannot adequately doing some other maintenence now that Spread out from the South marker express my gratitude to all of you to the North marker, we had 6 race with words. I will simply say Thank the pool use is diminished. We also will courses with nine different class of be replacing boards on the piers. You, but know that I appreciate boats and sailors from Texas, New every minute of effort you spent The dining room has been getting York, New Englnd and across the helping make our regatta a success! pretty busy these days; please consider Gulf Yachting Association. From the race committees, to the making reservations, as this helps the Sailing the final Capdevielle race support boats, and the safety offi- in Flying Scots, Fort Walton YC won staff to make sure you enjoy your experi- cials, or the monitors, and also the their fleet, watched by the first club staff, it was breathtaking and ence. Capdevielle boats, Fish Class and a humbling to see our club singularly We are looking forward to a great fall! large fleet of the next contenders, focused on providing a superior sail- Join us for the Halloween party as well the Vipers. To keep the record ing experience to all of our members as the other events the Entertainment straight, PYC won the Fish race and and visitors. 135 boats over 6 cours- FYC won on the Viper. es stretching all over the compass Committee has planned. Thanks to the volunteers who put rose is no mean feat to pull off, and on a great Wadewitz and showed the it was easy because of the work each Thank you, descendents of our founding and every one of you put into it. Randy Fitz-Wainwright Commodore, Otto Wadewitz how we Thank you again, and let's do it honor him with the 70th sailing of again next year! Commodore the Wadewitz Regatta More Wadewitz sailing and pictures! Viper 640 Championship The Viper 640 Gulf Coast Championship returned to Fairhope, Ala., for the second year in a row on September 30-October 1, running in conjunction with Fairhope Yacht Club’s 70th annual Wadewitz Regatta. Seventeen teams from across Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi were greeted with warm temperatures and a light northwesterly breeze on Saturday. Three races were sailed with three different teams taking race wins. Ollinger/Northrop on Team Trigger Warning won the first race, while Max Albert’s team from Pontchartrain YC won the second race and Karl Kleinschrodt and Team Buccaneer YC took the last race of the day. The racing featured The Northern side of the Wadewitz family join the FYC crowded mark roundings and many lead side of the family, Bob and Tallulah Bung, Past changes, putting a premium on consistency. Commodore Paul Ring and Commodore Randy Fitz- Ollinger/Northrop won the day with finishes Wainwright with the special Wadewitz Trophy. of 1, 4, and 2. On Sunday, the breeze shifted to the east VX One and PHRF views bringing 18-20kts of breeze to the race course. With two races scheduled, the sailors From the large boats starting on their long fetch down and were treated with full-on planing and many around the Bay to the very fast-moving VX sport boats, the wipeouts. John Dane on True Grit won the Western race course was full of action. first race of the day while Baker Potts on Taking the PHRF trophy was Byron Team SYC won the last race. Team SYC Yoder and the VXOne racing was won the final day with an impressive 1-2, handly won by Chris Alexander. but Team Trigger Warning with Kevin Northrop helming along with Ellis Ollinger, John Marshall and Camille McGriff hung on to win the Gulf Coast Championship and the GYA Wadewitz regatta.
Pictures taken by Sandi Adams The Mainsheet is published monthly by the Fairhope The Layline ~ Sailing Director Holly Murray Yacht Club, a member of the Gulf Yachting Association and Proverbs 20:7 says Dorman, Elijah United States Sailing Association. “The righteous man Healy, and Circulation includes all Fairhope Yacht walks in integrity; his Brayden Club members and GYA affiliated children are blessed Mahatekar clubs. The Mainsheet, Fairhope Yacht after him.” crewed in their Club, P.O. Box 1327, Fairhope, AL I am truly blessed to first event; 36533, or e-mail to have such a wonderful Colman [email protected] by FYC family, your sup- Kennedy sailed port following my dad’s his first advance the 20th of the month prior to publica- passing was a comfort Optimist race. tion. to me. There were many different We also had acts of service some excellent BRIDGE that you provided finishes, Commodore - Randy Fitz-Wainwright during my time Chandler Vice Commodore - Chris Dabney of grief and I am Taloney and Nate Hartwell taking Rear Commodore- Scott Hartwell thankful for all first and third in advance Optis; Fleet Captain - Phillip Durant the help. I felt Cruz Dabney finished 3rd in white Fleet Surgeon - Dr. Rick Childs loved knowing fleet Optis; Nathan Valentine and Secretary - Bill Meck you paused your Adler Rux finished 2nd in 420 non Treasurer - Brian Snider own lives to com- spinnaker class. Also sailing for FYC fort me. were, Liam Bishop, Parker French, BOARD OF GOVERnORS This month was Emily Allen and Taylor Hunley. Raymond Long a busy month for FYC host- John Adams sailing with the start of high school ed the Martha Payne sailing and clinics. I am very proud SEASIA Michael Amos of the work all of qualifiers Ray French the youth has put for the Ellis Ollinger forth in improving Cressey, Joe McIntosh their sailing skills. which is During the the high Wadewitz Regatta school sin- COMMITTEE CHAIRS we had several gle-handed Memorial Pat Colvin first times for champi- Entertainment Christine Banjanin sailors. Emmy onship. Sailing Lasers for FHS were Building/Grounds Chad Allen Kuhn sailed her Camille and Pete McGriff. Pete won Food & Bev Chris Dabney first green fleet his division and will go on to the Insurance/Marine Safety David Barr event; Madison National Championship in St. Harbor Sandy McCall Johnson and Gavin Valentine skip- Petersburg, Fl at the end of October. Associates Christine Banjanin pered their first event; Molly This is also a first for FHS!! We Membership Mike Landers wish him the best of luck as he rep- Offshore Byron Yoder resents our area. Congratulations Cruising Stan Brown Pete!!! Water Front Director Holly Murray It’s not too late to join in on our Adult Sailing John Helmstadter sailing clinics; we will be sailing Race & Regatta Scott Harwell Thursday and Saturday till Junior Commodore Camille McGriff November 16. Feel free to contact me Juniors Advisors Elizabeth & Kelly if you have any questions. McGriff Historians PC Barbara Brown Sarah Johnston-Cox SEASIA photos taken from the RC boat Guardian John Adams GYA Coordinator Philip Durant Attention kayak owners: If you had a kayak on the rack at FYC and Mainsheet Editor nancy Fitzpatrick have not registered they have been moved. At the end of the Mainsheet Photos Jacque McCants; Dawson Morgan month these kayaks will be listed for sell. Contact the waterfront Long Range Planning director if you have any questions. ICRC FYC Auxiliary Elaine Postma Club boats DID YOU KNOW Members can learn include: Office: Mon-Fri 8:00am-12:00, 1:30-4:30pm Prams to sail for FREE and get checked out Phone: 251-928-3276 Fax: 251-990-8602 Sunfish to use Club Owned Sailboats? Email: [email protected] Lasers Club Office: 101 Volanta, Fairhope AL 36532 420’s Call Adult Sailing Coordinator Mailing Address: Box 1327, Fairhope AL Rhodes 19 36533 Flying Scots John Helmstadter (956) 495-5147. Web address: www.fairhopeyachtclub.com Junior Commodore’s Report Happy fall everyone! September was a as the fall season kicks up. New skippers Taloney, winner of great building month for the juniors, as on the team debuted in the Wadewitz Wadewitz Regatta, we extended our fall program to new Regatta as well. as well as Nate activities and made the most out of our Wadewitz regatta saw our single and Hartwell, Cruz pre-winter season training. double handed sailors succeed as well, Dabney, and other High school sailing started shortly after with Sara Boyd placing first in the Laser participants. We Labor Day, with practices on Tuesdays 4.7, Kai McCullins placing 3rd in the were very excited and Wednesdays every week. We are lucky Laser 4.7, Nathan Valentine and crew in to debut a few new to have included several new sailors from 2nd in the collegiate 420, and Gavin green fleeters as the middle school who are avidly training Valentine and crew placing 3rd in the col- well! in Rookie Camp every Thursday after- legiate 420. Crew Elijah Healy placed first As the weather noon. The Laser group has also been prac- in the collegiate 420 with skipper Evan cools off, the wind ticing sporadically on Monday evenings. Garrison (LBYC). Camille McGriff, crew- gets heavier, so expect to see our juniors We also hosted the SEISA Cressy ing for Kevin Northrop on Viper 640 out on the water almost every day of the Qualifiers on September 23, and sent our "Trigger Warning," placed first in the GYA week as we prepare for our fall and winter first-ever qualifier, Pete McGriff in the Sportboat Series. seasons that are right around the corner! full rig, on to Nationals. Congrats Pete! Optimist sailing has also been in full I'll see you out on the water! The high school team will attend a regat- swing with advanced fleet, green fleet, and Camille McGriff ta three out of four weekends in October learn-to-sail. Congratulations to Chandler Junior Commodore
The Green Fleet lines up and Optis fill the Bay!
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Nomination Committee WHAT’s Happening at the Club! Report for 2018 MEMBERSHIP MEETING NIGHT Fall and shorter day, time is now 5-7pm. If Board of Governors: Pasta Buffet! Choose the pasta, sauce and the weather is bad, we will retreat to the Tony Lowery ingredients you like for $10. Fireside in the Ballroom. Johnnie Roberts SUNDAY FUN RACES: Join us! Sign OCTOBER 15: Rock Bottom Trio will Dan Herzog in at the bar to know your handicap. Join be playing at the Poarch Social Long Range Planning: the after-sailing fun at the bar to talk OCTOBER 24: LADIES NIGHT Tony Taloney about your race. OUT All ladies of FYC are invited Charlie Hill Monday night POT LUCK: 6:00, Bring Tuesday, Oct 24 from 6-8 PM. Bring an Thomas Toombs a dish and meet FYC members. appetizer to share. Cash bar. Come and Michael Smith TACOS on Tuesday: Sunset on the Bay meet the members of the FYC Ladies Cathy Cromartie and tacos. What could be better! Auxilary. Membership: 3rd Wednesdays: BEER & BINGO 6:30 OCTOBER 25: CHAMPAGNE TAST- Erik Schmitz to 8:30. Fun with friends and a chance to ING from 6-8PM. More details later! Martha Payne win a pot! OCTOBER 28: HALLOWEEN Steve Samry 3rd Thursdays: REGATTA COMMIT- DANCE 7-10 PM. Come in costume and Jill Godard TEE meets to plan and support club and join the fun! Dance to the El Dorados Beverly Bradley GYA racing events. Everyone is invited to with your favorite pirate or spook, enjoy Harbor: join the fun. special party eats and drinks. Reservations Don Faircloth 1st Fridays: AUXILIARY LUNCH are suggested! John Adams 11:30 each First Friday, with lunch and NOVEMBER 26: THANKSGIVING Mike Bosarge programs that are designed to expand par- BUFFET! Always a great event to gather Additional nominations from the ticipation in the club/ together with family and friends and floor may be made at the November 2nd Fridays: MOVIE NIGHT and sup- enjoy a wonderful spread of food, from general meeting. Voting by Equity per for our young members while you soup to nuts. Seating times are 11AM Members takes place at the Special enjoy the service in the Dining Room. through 2PM so make your reservations Annual Meeting called after the 3rd Sundays: PORCH SOCIAL: With now! December Meeting. Restaurant & Bar Hours Of Operation (251-928-8888 for Dinner Reservations) Happy Hours 4-7pm EVERY NIGHT! Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 11am-8pm 4-9pm(Bar) 4-9pm(Bar) 4pm-9pm 4pm-9pm 11am-10pm 11am-10pm November~2017 1 2 3 4 Pasta Bar 5 6 7 6:30 JrYC Auxillary 6pm PotLuck 7:30 M’ship Lunch Meeting 11:30 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Membership Movie Night Taco Tuesday! 6pm PotLuck Comm. 6:30pm
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29 30 Holiday hours for Thanksgiving: 6pm PotLuck Buffet Dinner: 11am-Last seating 2pm Bar: 11am-5pm Sunfish Womens NA Championship GYA Lightning Class Championship Eight perfect through three were completed Fighting for the Wadewitz Regatta races for the by twenty-three participants; women. There the fourth race only twent-two Overton Trophy as well as the GYA were two beauti- finished. Winds were light aver- Lightning Class Championship seven ful days on the aging six to ten knots. sailors competed in the racing. They easterhn shore at Fairhope Sunday, October 1, race com- Yacht Club. mittee ran another four races in sailed five races with First place going to The women from around the much stronger winds, starting Jeanne Herman from SYC. region and country came to sail out at fifteen knots with gusts It is great to have the Lightning Class their championship and compete to twenty. In races five through sailing at FYC again. on Sunfish sailboats. Twenty- eight, there were seventeen five ladies were registered to competitors. race the series. Anne Patin won first place, Saturday, September 39, the Anne Edwards second and Gail race committee lead by Clinton Murphy Heausler was third in Edwards, Principal Race Officer, the competition. ran four great races. Race one Submitted by Janace Batty FYC AUXILIARY REPORT GET TO KNOW when lunch is served. Programs teer activities have allowed the THE FYC AUXILIARY are varied, and feature speakers group to donate generously to the By Sabe Fink or entertainment from the club or clubís ongoing charity, Children’s The Fairhope Yacht Club the community. In the summer of Alabama, and to award a col- Auxiliary was established to pro- months, meetings are out in favor lege scholarship to a graduating vide a way for spouses of mem- of trips to visit other clubs along senior who is the child or grand- bers to play an active role in the the coast for lunch and fellow- child of a club member or an life of the club. It was formed to ship. employee. In addition, they have support events and projects of the All is not fun and games and recently improved the under-the- club, to assist in promoting sail- lunch, however! The Auxiliary club party area with the addition ing, racing, and other club activi- has initiated and participated in of six bistro tables constructed ties, and to provide opportunities a number of philanthropic activi- around the existing pillars, and a for friendship and social interac- ties over the years. In 2015, the resurfaced floor designed to repli- tion among club members and group created the FYC Auxiliary cate a sandy beach. For the past their families. Cookbook, with over 300 recipes several years, the Auxiliary has Any spouse of a member-or any submitted by club and Auxiliary sponsored their own Ladies at member of the club-may join the members. They volunteer to deco- the Helm regatta, encouraging Auxiliary for a fee of $10.00 per rate the club for Christmas and members to get involved in rac- year, making it a real bargain. New Years, and have held a ing. The group has regularly sched- fund-raising fashion show for the This month, the Auxiliary will uled meetings on the first Friday past several years. In addition, host a Ladiesí Night Out, on of each month from September the group raised the height of October 24 from 6:00 to 8:00 at through May. Meetings are held two tables and purchased eight the club. All ladies of the club are in the Jubilee Room, and consist tall chairs for the dining room, to invited, and are asked to bring of a “meet and greet” beginning provide more window seating. an appetizer to share. There will at 11:30. Attendees order lunch The Auxiliary organizes and be a cash bar. Come check out as they arrive, then enjoy a short sponsors the wildly popular FYC this great group and consider business meeting, an informative Chili Cook-off every January. joining in on the fun and the program, then socialize again Funds raised from their volun- service to Fairhope Yacht Club! PHRF sailors join the Wadewitz competition Fun and wind and joy on the water brought 15 boats out to race around the bay and then head back to enjoy the fun ashore, trophies, adult beverages, music and friendship.
Pictures this month were provided by Grce Talbert, Joseph Cazalas, Martha Payne, Sally Weeks, Jacque McCants, Dawson Morgan, Chad Allen, Carl Wegenerm Brian Snider and others. Thanks. Sunday Sailing Report From The Harbor Committee: SLIP RENEWALS SUNDAY FUN RACES of Skedadle. As usual the wind picked up to FALL SERIES about 8 knots for nice sailing the last 2 legs. According to the 9/10: LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY. 9/24: To sail or not to sail. that was the Harbor Committee Weren't we lucky that IRMA only gave question. It was another "iffy" day but 6 bylaws slip renewal us winds too high to race last Sunday. boats did come out to see what it was all applications are due by Hopefully we will be able to start our about. The course was set at X-E-S-W-X October 31. Fall Series next Sunday. and the race started in light winds. Application forms are available online 9/17: The wind was FLUKEY, FLUKEY, However somewhere along the race strong at FYCHarbor or Pat Colvin’s office. FLUKEY. That's what I always told my wife winds showed up and had the boats on a Return them to Pat’s office by if I was late getting back from a day of sail- strong heel. A couple of boats were flying October 31. Failure to complete the ing. And FLUKEY it was Sunday. Six boats spinnakers and had an extra exciting time. application process by December 1 were out to try and figure out the Light and When it was all over New Wake had come may result in reassignment of slip. Variable wind. The course was set at X-W- on strong to win (Great job Dan, glad to see Please complete the application, X-SW-X-E and there was just barely enough you out there.) with Tigress in 2nd and breeze to move the boats. And then there Damn Yankee (remember her?) in 3rd. attach current proof of insurance and was an exceptionally strong current. All of No "Official" Sunday Fun Races the next 2 registration. Our preference is that this made it hard to see why the competition weeks as FYC puts on their Biggest Regatta you send this to the harbor committee was doing what they were doing and going this week-end and the popular Lost Bay via email to [email protected] in where they were going. As it turned out Regatta at Perdido Bay is the following pdf format. Alternatively, please drop Tigress lead wire to wire and Wander came week-end. The competition begins again on off at the FYC business office or mail back from a late start to take 2nd just ahead October 15. Come on out and join us. to the club addressed to the Harbor Committee. Safety Report - David Barr Sandy McCall There was a hornet nest in this trailer neck, it was near FYC Harbor Committee the crane, it was a hot languid, windless Sunday afternoon when members were rigging up to launce and to hopefully Membership Report sail. All of a sudden a young lady started yelling and scream- ing while fleeing the area, I heard the skipper alerting the September 2017 crew HORNETS! HORNETS! Run! I had a can of spray, so I took it to one of the male crew who is younger and faster Invited to Associate Membership than I. He destroyed the hornet nest and removed it! Too Michael Chamblee late for the lady crewmember; she was seen to be by a hose Arthur Owen pipe out of the danger zone try- Charles Daughtry ing to cool the burn. Rita Scott There are FIRST AID treatments available; one is John Hart Hydrocortisone Cream 1%. There are others that are stronger; Ross Wittendorfer Invited to Out of Area Non-Equity you might want to add them to your FIRST AID kit. William Kennedy There are basically two types of spray. Invited to Equity Membership The one on the left is like a rifle small Jill Godard spray and shoots farther. The one on the right is like a shotgun, Alfred Hardman more volume and does not spray as far. You will probably want both. Timothy Douglas I am not recommending either brand. Martha Allegri Ironically another sailor almost sat down on the trailer neck prior Martin Myrick to the swarm, this may have for a more exciting story! Hornets like David Brasfield to build nests in enclosed structures and we have quite a few at the Welcome Aboard club, they are trailers and boats. Also hornets like to return to the Mike Landers same location multiple times, boat owners can attest to that. Membership Chair Please support the Members whose Ads support the Mainsheet
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