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AUSTIN YACHT ClUB

JULY/ALJGUST 1991 AUSTIN YACHT CLUB 5906 BEACON DRIVE LAKE TRAVIS

AYC OFFICERS COMMODORE ...... Gail Bernstein VICE-COMMODORE ...... •...... Dave Wahlberg SECRETARY ...... Vicki Bremer TREASURER ...... Roy Smith RACE COMMANDER ...... Ray Shull BLDGS & GRNDS COMMANDER ...... Howard Shirey FLEET COMMANDER .....•...... Dave Henderson PAST COMMODORE ...... Terry Meyers SAIL TRAINING COMMANDER ...... Barbara Hawn AYC FLEET CAPTAINS CAPRI 14.2 ...... Bob Jones ...... Bi 11 Word CENTERBOARD HANDICAP ...... Fred Stearns ...... The Bingamans & The Lackeys ENSIGN ...... Bi 11 Hawk 420's ...... •...... Ravi Subramanian J-22 ...... Debra Phillips J-24 ...... Kirk Livingston HANDICAP ...... Mary Lynn Painton A-FLEET ...... Mike Mayfield B-FLEET ...... Rick Sharp C-FLEET ...... John Vance D-FLEET ...... Ty Johnson E-FLEET ...... Dieter Roy F-FLEET ...... Mike Allen ...... Fred Schroth ONE-DESIGN ...... Eric Nelson SOUTH COAST 21 ...... Mary Marcia Mott ...... Shirley Slaughter

( COVER PHOTO COURTESY OF TY JOHNSON -- Turnback Canyon Regatta, May 25, 1991 -- After a tough day of drifting around on Lake Travis, the saLilors rafted up in the cove at the K-Bar Ranch. The photo was t:aken with a 20mm lens from the very tip-top of Bob Tesch's J-29 AVALANCHE. BUSINESS OFFICE ... 266-1336 CLUBHOUSE .•. 266-1897 FAX ... 266-9804 .JULV/AIUGUST 1991

1 From the Commodore ....

AYC is right in the middle of a busy summer schedule. The results of a lot of time spent by our standing committees, club volunteers, and hard working staff are obvious.

Our 1991 training program has had something for everyone. We completed a very successful adult race clinic program, held a USYRU instructors course, and put on a complete junior summer program including three weeks of day camp and four weeks of overnight camp. The two pre!-camp day clinics were designed to get our very young kids feeling comfortable in a . Plans for ladies' sailing camp are well underway and it will be next weekend. Our adult learn to sail clinic is scheduled for August. We truly covered all ages with various stages of sail training. Our youngest student was four, but I won't tell the at~e of our oldest student!

Buildings and Grounds Committee has been busy installing new grills, renovating Cabins 2 and 3, and working with the neighborhood oak wilt committee. In addition to these 1991 projects, they have been spending a great deal of time studying some longer term issues. Erosion on the point is getting more sever and there is not a quick simple answer. The B&G Committee is putting together a multi-year plan to preserve the point and its vegetation. They are also studying and defining a plan for our boat work area. Programs like these produce visible results slowly and must be completed in stages, but having the initial overall plan is very important so that there is continuity from year to year.

AYC hosts six major regattas every ye3ar: Spring, Centerboard, Turnback, Governor's Cup, Junior Roadrunner, and Fall. Our regatta chairpeople, their committees, and our staff put in lots of time planning and prnducing these events. Turnback Canyon hosted 65 AYC racers and 127 non-AYC race3rs. We split Governor's Cup Regatta into a Centerboard Weekend with 46 A YC racers and 69 non-AYC racers and a Keel Weekend with 62 AYC racers and 16 non-AYC racers. In order to help improve regatta participation, this year the board approved several format changes. Now it is time to review our overall regatta program. Is it serving the needs of our members? Is it providing the right opportunity for prospective new members to race at AYC? Is our trend to smaller more specialized regattas better or should we eliminate some for fewer larger regattas? I will be forming a reg1atta research committee to look into these and other regatta issues. If you would like to service on the committee please let me know. Otherwise just be ready to give us your opinions and suggestions. We want to hear from you whether you raced or not. For those of you who raced, what did you like and will ·you be back? If you did not race, we want to know why and what it would take to get you out for future regattas.

I'll close on a safety note. Please, keep track of your children while they are at the club. We want them to enjoy being at the club and learning to sail, after all they are our next generation of dues paying members, but we also want them to be safe. You would not leave your kids unattended at home, please don't leave them unattended at the club.

See you at the club or on the race course ......

2 FROM THE EDITOR

TELL TA,L~-- ~TAF:_f_ COMMODORE ...... Gail Bernstein MANAGING ED ITOR ...... Vicki Bremer ABOVE & BEYOND EDITOR Stephanie Roy PHOTOGRAPHIC EDITOR Ty .Johnson

SPEC IAL_ CONTRIBUTORS_ Gail Bernstein, Ray Shull, Ty Johnson, Dennis Awbrey, Lanelle Montgomery, Jim Caston, Bob Pillmore, Lee Vaughan, Howard Shirey, Vic Manning, Ted Smith, Char l ene Allan

FLEET CONTRIBUTORS Gail & Mike Mayfield, Rick Sharp, Bay Peterson, Ty Johnson, Michael Wellman, Dan O'Donnt~l 1, Steve Brown, Bruce Foster, Bob Freeman, Claudia Foster, Fred Schroth, Bob Jones

From the Commodore ...... page 2 Above & Beyond ...... page 4 Caroline's Croft is Dedicated ...... page 4 Summer Series Race Results ...... page 5 From the Bui 1dings & Grounds Commander ...... page 6 1991 Turnback Canyon Regatta Race Results ...... page 7 A Rea 1 Life Sea Adventure ...... page 8 1991 Governor's Cup Reg at ta Race Results ...... page 1 0 Cat Sheet ...... page 1 1 AYC Adult Learn to Sail Clinic ...... page 1 2 Race Commander ' s Report ...... page 14 Lakesai lors Take on TORC Race Week ...... page 1 5 Family Day ...... page 1 8 LTCA's Overnight Navigational Race ...... page 1 9 PHRF Handicap Report ...... page 20 Singlehanded Championship ...... page 2 1 Rick Sharp Cha llenge Series ...... page 22 FLEET TALK ...... Keel F l eet A ...... page 23 Keel F 1 eet B ...... page 24 Keel Fleet C ...... page 24 Kee 1 F 1 eet D ...... page 25 J-24 F l eet ...... page 26 J-22 Fleet ...... page 27 E11sign Fleet ...... page 28 South Coast 21 Fleet ...... page 29 Sunfish Fleet ...... page 29 C- 15 Fleet ...... page 30 Laser Fleet ...... page 31 Capri 14. 2 F 1 eet ...... page 32

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4 SUMMER SERIES RESULTS

Centerboard Handicap (8 boats) C-15 (6 boat avg.) 1. Vic Manning, Sunfish 1. Claudia Foster 2. Tom Gunderson, M-20 2. Steve Cauffman 3. Pat Manning, Sunfish 3. Sallie Buchner 4. Bob Jones, Capri 14.2 4. Keith Lackey PHRF F (4 boat avg.) Ensign (5 boat avg.) ,----:-,:;m Vicknair 1. Clift Price 2. Joe Thiel 2. George Dahmen 3. Tom Gro 11 PHRF ~- ( 5 boat avg.) 1. Bob Goldsmith, Ranger Fun 23 SC-21 (5 boat avg.) 2. Vern Harris, .5 1. Ray Shull 3. Byron Warren, Hunter 30 2. Bob Freeman 3. Bob Johnson PHRF D (4 boat avg.) 1. Larry Ratliff, Pearson Tri. J-24 (9 boat avg.) 2. Hal Hayden, 1. Bill Levens 2. Dave Broadway PHRF c (7 boat avg.) 3. Evert Broersma 1. Bay Peterson, 4. Mike Eitelman 2. John Vance, Pearson 26 3. David Wahlberg, Kiwi 24 Catalina 22 (6 boat avg.) 1. Bi 11 Word PHRF ~ (6 boat avg . ) 2. Walter Allan 1. Mike Chambers, Olson 25 3 . Steve Pervier 2. Steve Bangs, Merit 25 3. Dave Henderson, Santana 23 J-22 (4 boat avg.) 1. Steve Brown PHRF A (6 boat avg.) 2 . Tripp Alyn 1. Terry Meyers, J-29 2. Smith/Spademan, Olson 30 3. Bob Tesch, J-29 OPEN FOR LUNCH WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 11:00 AM <><><><><><><><> FRESH HOMEMADE BREADS MRYDAY <><><><><><><><> FRESH PASTA <><><><><><><><> WOOD ARED PIZZA LUNCH: lla.m. Tues.-·Pri. <><><><><><><><> DI lfNER: 7 nights a tMek OVIR 30 DISHES <><><><><><><><> FINE WINES TAKl-001-WELCOME

5 FROM THE BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMANDER

by HowaA-d SfuAe.y

It has been a wet year, and the grounds have never looked better. Brad and Gary, two of our super staff, have done an outstanding job keeping things trimmed and looking good. Give these guys an "attaboy" the next time you see them. It takes a lot of work to keep the grounds looking this good. Renovations to cabins #3 and #2 are finished . Tommy Kozlowski has done an excellent job on this project . Claudia Foster and Bonnie Lackey topped it off with just the right decorating touch­ es . Cabin #3 was in pretty bad shape and has been off-line for about 6 months. Tommy and crew did a wonderful job replacing the floors, carpet, and air conditioning as well as fixing the tile in the bathroom and firing out the west wall to prevent more dry rot. Claudia and Bonnie, with just a few dollars for a new comforter, new pillow cases and pillows, and a few pieces of donated furniture really made the place quite comfortable. Thank you guys . Bar-B-Que Grill Phil Spletter and crew planted 5 new grills on the grounds just in time for Governor's Cup. You may have seen two of them around the clubhouse. The other three are located close to the cabins . Check them out. At this mid-point in the year perhaps a little reflection is in order. In addition to our normal plumbing problems and mainte­ nance, we have completed several other capital projects such as providing electricity to the race committee dock, adding a dry sail storage area for boats that are not used frequently, repair­ ing the road to the barn, and refinishing the wooden chairs in the clubhouse. I am happy to report that, although the final numbers are not yet in, only two projects came in over budget. The others are well below budget. The remainder of the year depends upon how the money is holding out. We still have several projects scheduled for this year, but we may have to postpone or cancel some of them. An a..d hoc. buildings and grounds committee has been studying several long term projects that need to be done. These projects are too expensive to try to accomplish in a single year, but with a moderate amount spent over several years they will not impact the budget too much. Most of these projects are concerned with addressing erosion around the grounds. Erosion is becoming a bigger problem each year, and the time has come to do something about it. Our analysis isn't complete so I can't go into a lot of detail now. But we do have a starting point. As things firm up, I' 11 keep you informed.

6 1991 TURNBACK CANYON REGATTA RACE. RESULTS

Hobie J_e_ (5 boats) PHRF ~ N-SPIN (9 boats) 1. Bobby Crouch 1. Bradford, S-2 7.3 2. Tom Cummings, Irwin 25 Nacra 5.8 (7 boats) 1. Kathy Comer/Troy Lawson PHRF l N-SPIN (14 boats) 2. Jason Browning 1 . Rod Ethridge, Buccaneer 25 2. Joe Thiel, Catalina 27 Prindle~ (5 boats) 3. Bruce Willman, Pearson 26 1. Ed Echols 4. R.B. Klug, SJ 24 2. Kirk Leclear 5 . Keith Renard, Catalina 27 Hobie~ (14 boats) PHRF H N_-SPlli (13 boats) 1. Steve Gray 1. Grant Wolfe, Holder 20 2. David Lewis 2. Bill Byrum, Santana 525 3. David Perkins 3. Vern Harris, Hunter 26.5 4. Robert Hamilton 5. Steve Pervier PHRF ~ N-SPIN (10 boats) 1. Jerry Jones, J-34 Portsmouth~ (12 boats) 2. Kirk Livingston, J-24 1. Jim Casto, Nacra 5.2 3. Barry Bowden, J-30 2. John Ridley, Nacra 18 sq. 3. Matt Bartlett, Nacra 5.2 PHRF E SPIN (6 boats) 4. James Shults, Nacra 18 sq. 1. Knox Key, Cal 25 2. Gary Cooper , Catalina 27 Portsmouth a (11 boats) 1. Dave Hilfer, Prindle 16 PHRE ~ SPIN (7 boats) 2. Steve Powell, Nacra 5.5 1 . Bay Peterson, Catalina 27 3. Currie Evans, 2. Ray Shu 11 , SJ 7. 7 4. John Beletic, Prindle 16 PHRF D SPIN (8 boats) Catalina~ (8 boats) 1 . Tommy Pullen, Holder 20 1. Hal Hayden 2. David Jamail, J-22 2. Jim Parker 3. Hap Mccollum, SJ 28 3. Stephen Knetig PHRF Q SPIN (8 boats) Ensign (7 boats) 1. Fred Schroth, J-24 1. Hap Arnold 2. Carl Morris, Merit 25 2. Tommy Kozlowski 3. Randy Leo, Cal 9.2

Cat. £2.. Spinnaker (10 boats) PHRF ~ SPIN (10 boats) 1 . Rick Abe 11 1. Wendell Gregory, Moore 24 2. Marilyn Boemer 2 . Pete Reinhart, Moore 24 3. Tom Bishop 3 . Walter Zagst, Soling Cat £2.. N-Spin (14 boats) PHRF A SPIN (8 boats) 1. Joe Roddy 1. Ken Koelling, Olson 30 2. Stan Hinson 2. Steve Spademan, Olson 30 3. Calin Popescu 3. Craig White, Hobie 33 4. Dave Tucker 5. Ron Howard PHRF KN-SPIN (10 boats) 1 . Eric Jensen, SJ 21 2. Ty Johnson, Pearson Renegade 3. James Powell, Tartan 27

7 A REAL LIFE SEA ADVENTURE by Ty John..bon.

Sometimes you just have to 13et out there! You know, off shore. Like, away from land. Ther1! 1 s just something magical about casting your eyes on that deep blue water. Don't get me wrong. I enjoy hunkering down with my new copy of Sa i 1 or Cruising World as m1Jch as the next lubber. But to te 11 you the truth I always skip the technical stuff and turn right to the sea adventure stories. The tales of ocean crossings, storms, and faraway places -- that's what I read first. The articles on "How to Build Your Own Vang" or "Increase Your Up Wind Boat Speed with Polar Plotting'' are great. But they just don't hold my attention like a good sea story. So it was another Monday morning when I answered the phone. It was Joe Taylor, a sailing friend from Houston. Joe wanted to know if I would like to join him in Biloxi, Miss. "Why would want to go to Biloxi?" I aslked. "There's a J-44 down there called SPOILER, and I'd like you to help me sail her over to Galveston," he said. Well, the way I saw it, that was a pretty darn good reason to pack my BARTLETT BAG. "When?" I asked. "Friday," he replied. "Ahhhhh, I hate it when you do this," I told him. You see, there was only one small problem. I had a job. So it was time to get out my knee pads to cushion the groveling session with the boss. And it worked. On Saturday morning, June 22, I was cruising ... down the aisle of the GITNEY GIANT in Biloxi. Mary Louise Butters, my first-and-only-mate, was with me as we gathered supplies for the four-day crossing. No peanut butter fold-overs on this trip. It was ~oing to be a Chardonnay cruise if there ever was one. It's the 90's so we couldn't have spaghetti. Our bags were filled with fresh pasta, sweet basil pesto sauce, a vegetable medley, homemade herb bread, and full-bodied '87 Groth, Sauvignon Blanc. SPOILER, a two-year old, dark blue J-44 was ready to shove off at 1400 hours . The five-person crew consisted of J.T. (the captain), Kay (the airline stewardess), Bob (the owner's son), Ty (that's me, the sea dog trainee), and M.L. (first mate and offi­ cial dolphin counter). We motored down the lntercoastal Waterway before setting a course for Ship Island. It was two hours before we passed R#12, the sea buoy, and into the Gulf of Mexico. Mary Louise was at the helm when we made the transition from motoring to sailing. A moder­ ate, offshore breeze filled the sails and SPOILER dipped her shoulder slightly into the swell. M.L. planted her feet and, with a grip on the wheel that matched the serious look on her face, drove that $400,000 yacht out to sea. Her expression was priceless. All evening the wind gradually went right, lifting our course as we passed the Chandeleur Islands. The log read "2100 hrs, sail­ ing main/full , boat speed 7.9 knt., course 170/m, SW wind 12- 15 true, seas 1-2', moon 3/4 full, pos:29 52.206'n I 88 43.089'w.

8 SEA ADVENTURE (cont'd)

Then it was my turn at the wheel -- sitting down low, the way the rock stars do. I had one eye on the speed-a and the other on the inside jib telltale. My left hand was firmly attached to that big leather covered wheel . My right hand to a cold beer. I've seen those guys on TV with their Old Milwaukee Light and a bunch of clams talking about. how it doesn't get much better. Well, they were wrong! Sailing 500 miles across the ocean can be exhausting work. Let's see ... during the days there's navigating, napping, eating, looking at the water, and drinking beer. At night there's navigating, napping, eating, looking at the stars, and drinking beer. You must remember that SPOILER was equipped with all sorts of goodies. The autopilot took care of the steering. GPS took care of the navigation. And Captain Joe took care of the fishing. J.T. explained that our course would take us an extra 60 miles south, all the way down to 28 degrees N latitude to stay clear of all the "hazards to navigation . " That means oil production platforms, ships, and any other stuff that one might crash into. The real reason -- to get out into deeper water and better fish­ ing. We caught five fish on the crossing including one wahoo. We said "yahoo!" and broke out the cilantro, garlic and butter and cooked that fish "on back down." Sunday night I was up on the foredeck watching Venus, Mars, and Jupiter form a rare planetary trio. The brilliantly-clear west­ ern sky formed the perfect backdrop for their unusual planetary dance. But as I returned to the cockpit, disaster struck . It happed swiftly and without warning. My bright yellow SONY Walkman jumped out of my pocket and plopped into the black ocean. My Rastafarian tunes had taken the big plunge. I was aghast. Fortunately, we were in 2,000 feet of water so I had plenty of time to mull over my machine's slow silent descent. Overall, it was smooth sailing for SPOILER and her crew. Togeth­ er we watched the "dawn's early light" and the "twilight's last gleaming." And on Tuesday evening, at 18:15 hours, SPOILER entered the Galveston jetties with a dolphin escort.

9 1991 GOVERNoR·s CUP REGATTA CENTERBOARD AND KEEL RESULTS

UT 420'S (5 boats) PHRF A (8 boats) 1. Ravi Subramanian 1. Jim Smith, Hobie 33 2. Sung Oh 2. Smith/Spademan, Olson 30 3. Russell Painton, J-29 Portsmouth A (12 boats) 1. Dennis Stoll, FD PHRF ~ (8 boats) 2 . Quentin Baker, FD 1. George McDonald, Moore 24 3. Craig Tapley, FD 2. Tom Lott, Lindenberg 26 4. Mike Mikeska, 3. Steve Bangs, Merit 25 Portsmouth B (7 boats) PHRF C (8 boats) 1. John Vance, Alpha 1. Voldi Maki, J-22 2. Charles Quade, 2 . Tonvny Gairloff, Harmony 22 3. John Saunders, J-22 C-15 (11 boats) 1. Claudia Foster PHRF D (9 boats) 2. Mark zuteck 1. David Wahlberg, Kiwi 24 3. Steve Cauffman 2. Bay Peterson, Catalina 27 4 . B i 1 l Sm i th 3. Eddie Calogero, SJ 7.7

Capri 14.2 (5 boats) PHRF ~ (7 boats) 1. John Welch 1. Ed Radzik, Capri 30 2. Bob Jones 2. Dick Van Hooser, Merit 25

JY-15 (11 boats) PHRF .E.. (7 boats) 1. Bryan Oyer 1. R. B. K 1 ug, SJ 24 2. Roger Bodycomb 2. Tripp Alyn, J-22 3 . Eric Jakimier 4. Jim Bragg PHRF g_ (8 boats) 1. Ken Miller, Catalina 25 Laser (17 boats) 2. David Tucker, Catalina 22 1. Scott Cheney 3. Jim Parker, Catalina 25 2. Fred Schroth 3. Jerry Reynolds Catalina .2...£ (9 boats) 4. Bill Levens 1. David Moore 5 . Bi 11 Mitchell 2. Walter Allan 3. Steve Frederick Sunfish Senior (27 boats) 1. Tom Presswood Ensign (5 boats) 2. Curtis Tarpley 1. To111T1y Kozlowski 3. Charlie Mitchell 2. Tom Groll 4 . B i 1 l Ger 1off 5. Jerry Parlee J-24 (9 boats) 6. Ron Presswood 1. Evert Broersma 7. Gary Cooper 2. Dave Cheney 3. Eric Nelson Sunfish Junior (11 boats) 1. Rebeka Lien 2. Joe Erickson 3. Lauren Meyers 4. Stephanie Jones (9 boats) 1. Jim Kincaid 2. David Smedley 3 . Bill Draheim

10 CAT SHEET by J,lm C~..to

Believe it or not, there IS a fleet at AYC. We had our first series races in?? years and had excellent participation from members and non-members,. We averaged 10 boats and had a total of 18 boats participating. Races were held on Saturdays with a 1 p.m. white flag. To make it simple for the RC, we had a single start with one Portsmouth class. We ran standard buoy courses except for having the reaching leg perpendicular to the wind. Crew work at mark rou1ndings was at a premium due to boat­ speeds and the small size of the courses we were able to set on our lake. Even though we had a wide range of boat types, there were always three Nacra 5 . 2's, and for the first race we had 5! First place went to non-member Gary Mosier. Gary is an ex­ national champion on the Nacra 5.0, and some of you may remember him as Rick Sharp's crew for the Olympic Trials in '88. Second place went to Rick and Beverly Sharp. It's amazing how they can do so well racing hung over, and you should see Rick try to raise his mast alone. These two are great supporters of cat racing, and we've had some great evening parties on their J-30. Third place finisher was John Ridley on his vintage Nacra 18 sq. meter. It's a pleasure to see John at the front of the fleet instead of at the back of the fleet where he still corrected over you anyway. Fourth place we,nt to Glenn Bilawsky on a Nacra 5.5. Glenn's a quick learner, and we expect if he can remember to un­ sheet in the puffs, he' 11 bei at the front of the fleet next time. I want to thank some people without whom this series wouldn't have been possible . Bill Hawk was especially helpful as our PRC representative and helped with two weekends. Also helping on RC were members Ed Radzik, Kelly Hawk, Troy Lawson, Cynthia Casto and non-members Lynn Sutter, Mark Hammonds, Chris Bullock, and Brad Bain. Because of the success of this series, we'll be asking the Board for another series in the Fall. I hope the additional publicity we now have with a completed series will bring some more cats out of hiding. Remember, the Fall Regatta is open to cats, and we can use this next series to get valuable fleet racing experience. Just a note -- we had a notice in the last Telltale about this summer series, and yet I heard a lot of people say they didn't know anything about it. What do you want? Pictures of the bikini types we had racing? Would that get you out? Maybe next Telltale!

11 A U S T I N Y A C H T C L U B

1'3'31 A D U L T L E A R N T O S A I L C L I N I C

BEGINNING ADULT SAILING CLINIC

The 1991 Adult Learn to Sail Clinic is for the beginning sailor, with emphasis on Water and Boating Safety, and the fundamentals of Sailing.

EMPHASIS: Basic sailing skills for beginners including: Water & Boating Safety Launching and recovery including Docking Maneuvering Points of sail Basis rules of right of way on the water

BOATS: Sunfish (please bring your own boat)

SCHEDULE: Saturday, August 17th, 08:00 AM till late and Sunday, August 18th, 09:00 AM till 4 PM.

COST: AYC Members, before August 1 ' $ 50.00 AYC Members, after August 1' 50.00 Nc,n - Members, (reg i strati c,n ,:,pen after August 1 ) 60.00

DEADLINE: August 9, 1991.

LIMITED: To 20 Participants.

LIFEJACKET: Participants are required to bring a lifejacket

1 2 ADULT LEARN TO SAIL CLINIC

1991 ADULT BEGINNING SAILING CLINIC AUGUST 17 & 18

REGISTRATION roR AYC ADULT LEARN TO SAIL CLINIC

NAME:

ADDRESS:

CITY/STATE/ZIP:

PHONE: CHOME) (OFFICE)

REGISTRATION FOR: (circle one)

AYC Member (registering before August 1) ------$ 50.00

AYC Member (registering after August 1) ------$ 60.00

Non-AYC Member Copen after August 1) ------$ 60.00

Paid by Check# Cash Charge#

I will be brining my own Sunfish, Sail #

Sailing Experience:

Things I would like to learn:

AYC members will receive priority and a discounted rate if registered prior to August 1. After August 1, applications will be accepted from members and non-members on a first­ come-first-serve basis.

DEADLINE FOR ALL REGISTRATIONS: August 9. No telephone reservations will be accepted. Check, or AYC charge number must accompany registration form. Individuals charging to an AYC account may register by FAX -- 266-9804. Return to:

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In attending this clinic, I release Austin Yacht Club, its officers, members, agents, and counselors from all l iability for injury to myself or my tioat, that arise out of the conduct of the clinic.

Signature Date 13 RACE ·coMMANDER·s REPORT by R~y Shu....l.t

Since the last Telltale we've successfully completed the Turnback Canyon Regatta, the Su1TV11er Series, and the Series. Light winds plagued this yE~ar's Turnback Canyon which brought up the question of whether or not we need to include a ~hoJL...t.~~ colVL-6~ option in the Sailing Instructions. The last time we had light air during Turnback Canyon -- several years ago -- it was decided not to include any provision for shortening course in order to allow racers to decide if they could sail to the finish line within the time limit by knowing approximately how far away they were. The disadvanta~~e of not shortening course is that you may not have any finishers in several classes if both days have light winds . One option that might be considered next year is to prohibit shortening on the Saturday race, but allow shortening at any mark on the Sunday racE~ . This would require all boats to round all marks on Sunday. Another recommendation for next year is to have time limits stated such that each class has a given number of hours to finish after their respective start . Attendance was up significantl y for the centerboard boats during the Summer Series . The first AYC Multihull Series showed an average of eight boats and was judged to be successful enough to be continued. Trying to speed up the scoring process after regattas and series races is a challenge taken on by Tom Romberg. Tom has obtained a new scoring program which was being tested during the two Gover­ nor's Cup weekends . The key to the success of speedy scoring is having all the appropriate data first of all -- boat types, fleets, correct handicaps and correct sail numbers. Secondly, the finishing results need:s to be communicated to someone at t he computer as the fleets finish rather than waiting for t he results to come in with the RC boats . After an evaluation is made as to the success of Tom's c hallenge, a decision will be made on full implementation . For those of you who have done scoring for regattas and/or series races, you can understand the complex it i es involved in trying to score quickly and accurately. Lastly , it appears that radio communications may need improvement during requests for assistance. Apparently, not al l compet i tors are aware of the rad io frequenc ies used by the Race Committee. For your information, the Race Committee will use channels 9, 68, 69, 71, or 78 for normal communications. Also , Race Committee will attempt to monitor Channel 16 during i nclement weather. Hope to see you out rac ing during the Saturday Evening Series or just out on your boats enjoying the summer weather.

14 LAKESAILORS TAKE ON TORC RACE WEEK by Ted Smith t.aA.e..6cu...lo~ (t.aA.-~a..l'eA.-6) n. 1. those who navigate the fresh, clean waters of an inland lake on a sailing vessel. 2. derogato­ ry term used by those who navigate the coastal waters to describe sailors from inland lakes who have the audacity to think that they can tackle the open waters and be victorious. 3. descrip­ tive term coined during 1991 Texas Offshore Racing Circuit Race Week awards ceremonies for the AYC Olson 30 Racing Syndicate, usually spoken in disbelief. The word .la.ke..6tu..lo~ sounds better every time I hear it, not only because those offshore types had to say it so many times at the awards ceremonies, but because after a week of that horrible, lumpy, green, blech saltwater, the fresh, clean waters of Lake l >· Travis have never looked so good. It makes you wonder why per­ .•, fectly intelligent people would venture away from this beautiful lake in favor of the Texas Gulf Coast. Well, it makes you wonder about two seconds, because you quickly think about the memories that you will NEVER forget. Mere moments in time that seemed to last forever but were over so quickly, the stuff killer stories are made of. I wi 11 attempt to do justice to a coup 1e of those moments . • I But first a little history to set the stage. Two years ago, the Olson 30 owners, then Mike Mayfield, Steve Spademan, and Steve Vaughan, decided to pool resources and equipment to do the TORC series, a hot laborious series spread out over three or four months requiring thousands of highway miles. The series provid­ ed a good number of memorable moments and a large pile of silver, qualifying it as a success. The bad memories of heat and salt­ water lingered a while but were long gone by the next year when four of us had the opportunity to race to Vera Cruz. "Us" being Mike Mayfield, Steve Vaughan, Steven Jr., and myself (Ted Smith) . New definitions of heat and misery were found, but also new heights in the memorable moments category. Those would be hard to top. Enter 1991. A new thing for the TORC this year was a "Race Week" format where the whole series was squeezed into one week, a distance race from Corpus Christi to Galveston the first weekend, followed by five day races out of Galveston. Plus it was in early May, i.e. cooler. Let's see ... less traveling plus cooler weather equals fewer negative memories .... Sure, let's do it! No one required too much arm twisting, and in January prepara­ tions began. The trailer got revamped, reservations got made, crew got recruited, equipment got collected, vacation scheduled, logistics figured out, and oh yeah, the boat, let's not forget that, Obsession was deemed best equipped to handle the task.

We delivered the boat to Corpus the weekend prior to the event and thanks go out to Hans Dahle and Ray Lott for their assistance in getting the boat launched and set up. While I'm at it, thanks go out to al 1 the "groupies", i.e. wives, girlfriends, and Mike's dad Al, who made preparation and logistics possible. Also, thanks go to our sailmaker, Pete Reinhart, for a storm jib and sail repair kit which we fortunately never needed.

15 LAKESAILORS TAKE ON TORC RACE WEEK (cont'd)

The distance race began at about 1:00 Saturday with a good breeze and Steve Vaughan as the designated skipper. The crew consisted of Jim Henson, Mark Jensen, Mike Mayfield, Ted Smith, Steve Spademan, and Steve Jr. The lumpy seas quickly took its toll on the crew . Appetites dwindled, especially for Mark , who took up residence on the stern rail. It was such a shame too, Steve had prepared quite a feast for the occasion. Then came one of those memorable moments. In the dead of night, I awoke from a much needed nap to find out that we are along at 10 to 12 knots, and had been doing so for about 20 minutes . We were off the wind with the 155 up. This kept up for another 25 minutes or so and I wasn't about to go back asleep and Steve Vaughan wasn't about to give up the helm. He was happy. When was the last time you planed for 45 minutes on Lake Travis? Daylight saw light to non-existent wind and a lot of radio chat­ ter from boats dropping out. It was basically dull sailing, until we got near Galveston that is. Within 15 minutes or so, we went from the spinnaker to the #2, to the #1, back to the #2, then to the #4 and a reefed main. The last 20 miles was quite a beat with winds building to about 45 knots. We entered the channel with about four other boats just ahead. Darkness had set in and, combined with the rain and spray, had made visibility pretty bad, so the escort was appreciated. So there we were, blasting up the channel a few degrees off of close-hauled, the stern light of a boat a few boat lengths ahead barely visible, the spray stinging like someone's pointing a car wash wand at you, when the wind and the waves worked together to send the boat r ocketing forward at over 10 knots. Can you say planing upwind? Sure I knew you could. Mike got kind of excit­ ed, not because of the speed, but because we were headed for the cockpit of the boat ahead. But alas, it was brief, but definitely memorable. We went on to finish, and thanks to some attrition, got a first in class. Tuesday ' s day race was skippered by Steve Spademan and began with a stiff breeze, #4 and a reef conditions again. Mid-race saw more Olson like conditions though and we managed to briefly take the lead. A wind shift near the weather mark dropped us to second though and an aggressive spinnaker leg was in order. It was kind of reachy and we were in the broach-a-matic mode. ELUSIVE, a 47 foot custom racer, was anchored with a broken . It would have been nice to plane by them in our little Olson 30. But alas, the show we gave them was that of a double broach that put the boat significantly on its side and the crew mostly under water. We recovered though to get a second in class and top honors for the broach. Wednesday it was my turn to be skipper and the thoughts of the day focused on the weather. Black ominous clouds filled the skies of Galveston, thunder and everywhere, and reports of tornadoes in Houston. Nice, real nice. With a 15 to 20 knots of south wind at the start, and a forecast for north wind, we were expecting a 180 degree wind shift, it was just a question of when and how hard. Well, the wind shifted about mid-race, but

16 LAKESAILORS TAKE ON TORC RACE WEEK (cont'd) instead of the high winds •experienced in the previous races, we got a light breeze and a heavy downpour of rain. Not a lot of fun, but a second in class finish . Thursday was one of those 1Perfect "Olson" days. Mike was the skipper of the day and could do no wrong in the light, 5 to 10 knot breeze. We managed t•:::> catch a few of the "faster" boats of the first start (we were in the second start). There was some dialogue between us and the other AYC'ers on ex-AYC'er Rick Smith's J-36 about wagers and rum and who would be first to finish . I believe we were crossing ahead of them at the time. Seems, unbeknownst to them, we had a shorter race course, and baring disaster we could easily finish first. Sometimes it's hard to be humble. We got firsts in both class and fleet that day and Mike was some kinda charged up. (We were in the fastest of three classes comprising B fleet.) Rick's boat? Well, they gave us some sob story about a missing mark . Friday was Steve Vaughan's day again. The arrangement being that the skippers with the best record would get the Friday and Satur­ day races . Although the race course was a repeat of Thursday's, the wind conditions were not. It was mostly #3 wind, where J-29 s have the advantage and we only beat two of the three, settling for a third place finish. I don't know how he did it, but Mike ordered perfect Olson breeze for Saturday and got it. To make it even more perfect, the "A" fleeters in the first start got a general recall, having then to restart at the end of the sequence. This allowed us to be THE first boat to the weather mark and we had the luxury of watching all the spinnakers fill the horizon off our stern . A truly magnificent sight and excellent way to cap a week of racing. It wasn't until a couple of miles from the finish that the Santa Cruz 50 and J-44 caught us. We waved but they probably were moaning something like "piss-ant Olson". Needless to say, Mike was floating on air, even before we got to the free rum at the party. Again we had gotten first in class and fleet . All in all a very rewarding week of racing. Good times were had by all. Well, maybe all, two boats did sink and two boats had rudder failures. Mother nature in general was not real nice to us. But regardless, we got to new heights in memorable moments, brought back overall firsts in class and fleet and gave the locals a new meaning for ~a.Jie..-ba..l.to.lt.-6. ,,i-

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17 .,,,/... PENNY SEARq-1 s:4. B UCf<'=T B RI GJ\DE: ---- ,I'>- BALLooN Pop ~ ,4 3 L E"c;,G ED RAce_ :,(.. WA-rtcR BA.LLooN Toss >4- t::-1s1-11NG Cc,N"T"fiss.,- iJ. sw I/vi lvilNc. CoNTtsr (By AGes) LTCA"S OVERNIGHT NAVIGATIONAL RACE AUGUST 24, 1991

As many of you already know, twenty years ago, LTCA launched the first overnight race and named it ''The Overnight Navigational Race". The race was k i eked off by Don Marsh's donation of the large silver bowl trophy which is still being awarded today. That first year, Don Marsh's name along with the year, 1971, were engraved on the silver bowl. During the 20 years since, sever a 1 Lake Tr av i s s a i 1ors ' names have been added . Denn i s Awbrey, Charles Baltzer, Galen Lyons, Miles Wood, Steve Vaughan, Jim Draheim and Steve Spademan are now among the 20 winner's names. This year we expect to have at least four of these previous winning skippers racing again, Dennis Awbrey, Jim Draheim, Steve Spademan, and Steve Vaughan .. Come out and challenge these sailors for the 1991 name engraving .. Traditionally, the race has been run in November starting from AYC to Lago Vista and back. Over the years, this format has been changed many times. The race has been held in September as well as October and, due to low lake levels, has occasionally been run as twice around frc,m AYC to Lakeway and back. The marks of the course have varied from no marks or restrictions to light­ ed marks at every bend. The original purpose of the race was the challenge of improving your navigational ski 1 ls. This year we are continuing in this tradition, and expect to improve on it by making it the most fun you've ever had on the race course. This year, the race time has been moved from fall to August 24 to ensure more pleasant weather conditions, take advantage of the lull of the usually hectic racing schedule on Lake Travis, use the abundant water, use the kids while they're not in school, and generally top off your summer sailing season.

Non-sp innaker as we 11 as spinnaker f 1eets wi 11 be started (we'll finish 'em too). Boats who do not wish to participate in all this fun racing are encouraged to camp out along the race course and cheer for their favorites. Starting format will be a staggered sequence of boats based on their handicap. This un­ cluttered start means all boats finishing close to the same time. This provides everyone a chance to en joy the cont i nenta 1 break­ f ast being served afterwards and p 1 enty of ti me to grab a good seat for the trophy presentation following breakfast.

This year's goal is 30 to 50 racers. Shirley Slaughter and Steve Vaughan are heading up this year's activities and invite your comments and suggestions on the proposed race format.

But the most important th ii ng is "COME ON OUT AND SHARE IN THE FUN"

19 PHRF HANDICAP COMMITTEE REPORT by v~ Awb,i,e..y

The AYC PHRF Rating Committee has completed the 2nd quarter of 1991. Boats reviewed during this period were the Blackwatch 24, , Capri 30, Hunter 30.2, Kiwi 24 #3260, Precision 23, and a Wilholtz catboat built by Deke DeKeyser. The presentations provided by all of the interested parties were exce 11 ent and greatly ass i stedl the committee in our evaluations. The following decisions were made by the committee: Old Rati__ng_ New Rating Change Blackwatch 24 243 ( prc,v.) 270 Capri 22 198 204 +6 Capri 30 102 108 +6 Hunter 30.2 174 180 +6 Kiwi 24 210 210 Precision 23* 231 231* Wi lholtz Cat* 363 363* *These ratings are provisional and are subject to change to any level at any time during the quarter. Rating changes are effective as of the 1st day of each new quar­ ter. These ratings became effective 7/1/91. REMINDER: All modifications of any kind to the hull, rigging, or sails must be reported to the Rating Committee and must be shown on your rating certificate. Not all changes result in a rating change. However, to avoid confusion and misunderstanding, it is necessary to document the changes. The 3rd quarter open meeting is scheduled for August 8, 1991, at the AYC Clubhouse at 7:30 p.m. There are no boats up for review during this quarter. HoweverJ, if any of our fleet members would like to meet with the Rating Committee to discuss any rating related topics, please contact Dennis Awbrey in order to be included on the agenda.

20 SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP y

September 21, 1991

Registration: 9:00 - 9:45 AM Skipper's Meeting: 10:00 AM Preparatory Signal : 11 : 00 AM Member Registration: $15.00 Non-Member Registration: $20.00 Number of Races: 1

*** COME OUT AND SHOW WHAT YOU CAN DO ***

21 Rick Sharp Challenge Series

Every Friday Evening

Part/clpa.11 ts: All PHRF Rated Keel Boats

Start/111 LJ.11~ 4 Between the Wind Sock on the Point and the FJ11Jslli.11r LJ.11~: End of Kellers Most Outboard Boat Dock

Cours~: I J K D B f (6.5 miles)

Ha.11dJcap Syst~m: AYC PHRF (Add 6 Seconds for Non-Spinnaker)

Ral~s: Governed by USYRU (720 Rule in Effect)

Start/111 Tim~: Times Listed Below - Official Clock In Clubhouse

Prot~sts: To be Decided by All Racers Over a Cold Drink of Your Choice WJ.1111~r: First Yacht ot Finish

Trop/JJ~s: Bragging Rights for the Week

Cost to Partic/pan ts Any Losses from Wagers Made Before the Race

Letal Dilclal•er: neu nHta are aot 1,ouored 117 ••J l•dl•"••l or oqaalut loa. PartldJatl•• ii at ,oar ••• rilk.

PHRF Start Time PHRF Start Time PHRF Start Time

270 6:30:00 204 6:37:09 156 6:42:21 252 6:31:57 198 6:37:48 144 6:43:39 243 6:32:56 195 6:38:08 138 6:44:18 240 6:33:15 192 6:38:27 126 6:45:36 234 6:33:54 189 6:38:47 108 6:47:33 228 6:34:33 186 6:39:06 99 6:48:32 225 6:34:53 183 6:39:26 90 6:49:30 222 6:35:12 180 6:39:45 87 6:49:50 219 6:35:32 174 6:40:24 216 6:35:51 168 6:41:03 213 6:36:11 162 6:41:42 210 6:36:30 159 6:42:02

22 * * F L E E T T A L K * * A FLEET NEWS by Gail and Mike Mayfield Let's see. Oh yes, Turnback he took home the first place Canyon. Some of us would rather trophy. Meanwhile, in A-fleet forget this regatta maybe, as the first race was "WON" by JIM non-AYC boats took two of the SMITH/JOHN BARTLETT, EXCEPT - trophies. Our own they weren't fast enough to get SPADEMAN/SMITH team upheld the to the finish mark on time. club's honor with second place TERRY MEYERS and the overall. At least the first SMITH/SPADEMAN team weren't too place boat was an Olson - only happy with JIM and JOHN, but the fair, since it was LIGHT air. rest of us were more neutral. (I think the conditions were This non-race was notable for described with other words, like the mark roundings . The poor FRUSTRATING, and maybe worse, boats at F mark when A-fleet being used.) Any ideas about showed up suffered thru "blanket how to dry sail three Olsons us­ city" and at D the rest of the ing one trailer? Just kidding, fleet returned the favor to the we only need to dry sail two 01- parked A-fleet boats. All the sons now. Summer Series was J-29s rounded together, trading dominated by TERRY MEYERS and verbal jousts - laughingly we the SMITH/SPADEMAN team, each thought - it was all in good capturing two firsts, and fin­ fun, right?! The second race ishing first and second overall. was a much shorter around the The real battle was over third buoys deal, but SMITH/BARTLETT place, a battle just BARELY won still managed a horizon job, by BOB TESCH (Guess who was while the rest of A-fleet had a fourth!). Several finishes were race. The next day - um - let quite close, making the series a us see - did we race Sunday? Oh 1ot of fun. It was the f <:>urth yes, this one was a dual between race though that made the big­ DENNIS AWBREY and SMITH/SPADEMAN gest impression on most of A­ (if you two don't cut this fleet. When the squall hit, trophy stuff out, we're going to most of A fleet was at D, our change our descriptor for you jibe mark; the resulting wind two to just ASSETS for short!). swirls managed to toss most of Third went to guess who - the the boats around or over, with other Hobie, making JIM SMITH some boats fairing better than the overall regatta winner . others. The Sages promise not This third was achieved in spite to ever mention windward broach­ of sailing around an EXTRA mark, es in connection with TORC if fooling two J-29s in the proc­ the rest of you will forget that ess. In this last race, another our spinnaker pole used to be J-29 took first also, albeit on purple. At least that was his own course. Let's see - easier to fix than Tracey Asch­ that's half of A-fleet - you erfeld's arm, which she doesn't mean we should actually read the even know how she broke. (This race instructions?! This Gover­ race wasn't really delayed for nor's Cup was noted for another the thunderstorms - was it?!) rare event, a regatta without Summer Seri es a 1so saw thE~ Obsession. STEVE and LEE are return of BOB ALLISON's Etchell the new owners of a Soverel 33 and ED RADZIK's Capri. BOB and and you can probably guess what ED also raced Governor's Cup, new (RED) color they painted but neither in A-fleet. The it. Now let us get this f 1eet sp 1 it put the Etche 11 l in straight - when you own TWO B-fleet, and ED chose to race you don't have time to non-spinnaker in E-fleet where race either ONE! Did we get

23 LASER NEWS (cont'd) CAPRI 14.2 NEWS (cont'd) Hasti? Cheney?" I asked. "No, sailing with 115 centerboards it was Maguire." (The 1971, showing for their part of a 1972 Junior Champion is now an divided regatta. This many official geezer.) sailboats on a buoy course all at once makes quite a spectacle . There's no way I can write more; my arthritis is killing me. In addition to the two-weekend Maybe I should put on a Lawrence schedule, another innovation Welk tape and take a nap . this year was a new computer program for scoring combined ******************************** with early RC boat-to-AYC communication of race results. CAPRI 14.2 FLEET NEWS The end of racing Saturday brought a few surprises in the by Bob Jones posted results. Especially when my son Erik and I discovered With the reopening of that we had managed a first Threadgill's for Saturday break­ place standing in the Coronado fast, the Capri 14.2 Fleet •s in fleet. Sunday morning it was May indulged in its favorite clear the RC was solving these pastime of eating. Another teething problems with the new successful late breakfast with system and we were back with the untold calories and cholesterol. Capri fleet . Following the In June, a few faithful fleet races Sunday, the new system members took a daysail to the proved its worth with the end of Devil's Hollow and ex­ promptest presentation of Gover­ plored the falls. nor's Cup t r ophies in memory. Congratulations to JOHN WELCH Fol lowing the Centerboard and CESAR JIMENEZ who took first Regatta, the Capri sailors were place. Second place was not a little too relaxed to make a settled until the last race, but one- design fleet and so sailed Erik and I finally managed to centerboard handicap in the edge out STEVE and MERI SHEPARD­ Summer Series. This became a SON. little more intimidating when we realized that our new Portsmouth rating was 9 points lower than previously. (Cou1d be the belated impact of switching to racing sails.) The Summer Series served up its usual capricious winds including a thunderstorm front moving through an otherwise drifter afternoon. My son Erik and I took fourth place in centerboard handicap. For Governor's Cup, the fleet had the pleasure of having BOB GALLANT racing with us after a Booze & Boats sojourn in a South Coast and a Coronado 15 . Also returning Ddn'tMix from an offshore job experience was CESAR JIMENEZ who crewed for JOHN WELCH. And, putting in a good performance at the helm was SUZANNE BRADFORD when husband MARK finally gave her a turn. This was a great weekend of

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