THE HIGHLANDER Volume LVII, No. 1, January 2011 Bryan Hollingsworth and crew enjoying some action at the 2010 Bluegrass Photo by Anne Hollingsworth The Highlander Page 2 January „11 The Highlander Official Publication of President’s Corner The Highlander Class International Association President I am pleased to report that we are Prepa- Jon McClean making progress on a number of fronts, rations are 8364 Wycliffe Drive and that much is being done “behind now under- Cincinnati, Ohio 45244 the scenes” now to grow our class. way for the [email protected] At the November board meeting, 2011 Na- (513) 652-2465 Boyd Barnwell unveiled an exciting tionals at new branding and identity for the class. Rock Hall Commodore All of those present were very im- Yacht Club Dan Hopkins Euclid, Ohio 44123 pressed with Boyd‟s professional job, in Mary- [email protected] how fresh everything looked, and im- land, and Pres Norris Bourdow Vice President portantly how true to the class his work Ed Spenge- Pete Breidenbach Englewood, Ohio is. man has Jon McClean Secretary The new branding will be launched been ap- Erin Spengeman when the new website goes live, which pointed Chairman of the Nationals Race Louisville, KY will be before you read the next edition committee. Ed will waste little time get- Treasurer Sue Bauer of The Highlander. ting e-mail invitations out I am sure. We Westerville, OH In this edition, you will see insight have also agreed on tentative dates for Chief Measurer from Gary Vinicky, who has done a the annual regatta circuit. Mark Redmond Annapolis, MD tremendous job building and sustaining If you have a boat that you would O: 703 933-6725 H: 410 991-1660 [email protected] Fleet 14, (p-7). All of the Fleets can loan to visiting Highlander sailors, please learn much from Gary‟s approach; for let me know. We now have a number of Secretary-Treasurer example not rotating fleet captains good sailors who would attend but per- Bryan Hollingsworth every year, but giving the role a two or haps can‟t bring their boat. As we go to 410 Holiday Road three year tenure makes sense and of- press we have had an approach to host Lexington, KY 40502 fers more effective local leadership. the 2012 Nationals. It‟s a world class Ph/fax 859 269-3130 Two aspects of what is happening venue and I am very excited for the class Mbl 859-806-5908 at Edgewater Yacht Club are worth to be able to return here. [email protected] reflection; enthusiasm, and being pre- Jason Hubbard‟s Grand Prix pro- sent. We all know that enthusiasm is posal was accepted unanimously by the 2010 National Champions Ernie Dieball, Skipper infectious, and this is seldom absent Board, and so we will add this exciting Jim Allen, Crew when in the company of Highlander concept for 2011, (p-5). Tyler Allen, Crew sailors. We are also invited to join the High- Directors Think now about being present; I lander sailors at Edgewater Yacht Club Dick Doyne („09-11) don‟t mean literally, but figuratively as and Whiskey Island Marina for their Mirek Posedel Cleveland, OH („10-12) well. How many fellow sailors do we Rock and Roll Hall of Fame cruise, (p-7). know who just go through the motions This unique daysailing opportunity adds Mike Shayeson („09-11) Cincinnati, OH of being fleet captain, or serving as a another dimension to sailing Highland- Ed Spengeman („10-12) director on a board? Being present ers. I hope both initiatives, the Grand Louisville, KY doesn‟t just mean turning up. It means Prix series and the ‟cruise‟ will be well (Associates) arriving prepared, and willing to actu- supported. Bill Price („10) Springfield, OH ally do something positive for the class. I will be moving to live in Wisconsin Editor - Mike Feldhaus I am talking about „you‟, I hope you in 2011, and it‟s a great credit to Bridget realize. my wife that not one time has she ever 7109 Green Spring Drive We are forming a number of com- suggested selling #2001. She merely ac- Louisville, Ky 40241 mittees imminently with specific remits knowledged that I‟ll have (slightly) far- H 502 228-8725 O: 502 495-5113 and deliverables. I have approached ther to drive. Off (fax) 502 495-5114 Highlander sailors who have the par- We joined the other Highlander sail- [email protected] ticular ability to lead these committees ors from Fleet 4 for our annual dinner in Builder: Allen Boat Company Inc. and deliver what is asked of them. November, and it was exciting to see the 370 Babcock Street th [email protected] They will make recommendations enthusiasm for celebrating the 50 an- Buffalo, NY 14206 716 842-0800 to the Highlander board of directors, nual Mad Plaid Regatta at Lake Cowan and we will implement their recom- this coming summer. We ate and drank Highlander Web Page: mendations as our budget permits. as you might expect, but it occurred to www.sailhighlander.org We‟ll use the Yahoo Groups system to me as I was enjoying the evening; it‟s Webmaster: Fanny Timmer advertise these committees, and to so- always good to be in the company of [email protected] licit for volunteers. If you feel that you Highlander sailors, isn‟t it? can contribute, please do so. The Highlander January „11 Page 3 the faster ones, similar to the system that the keel boats use where no two boats are Something a Little Different alike. I‟ve never been much of a fan of this By Harold Bauer kick-off event for the annual RHYC type of racing but for this event it doesn‟t Sometimes, you just have to do Invitational Regatta. Camping here is much matter, as I look at it as an oppor- something different. Take the road less easy and they have good clean showers tunity to spend an afternoon cruising in a traveled. to begin and end the days. We spent very fast and comfortable boat. The scen- We love the regattas; all the racing, Thursday evening watching the sun set ery along the course is awesome as you seeing all of our friends, our regatta fam- on the Chesapeake from the fly bridge travel through farm country past some ily. In April of „10, we went to the Mid- of Redmond‟s winters at Lake Norman, and in May we home sipping sailed the first-ever Potluck Regatta at cool drinks. What Cave Run in Kentucky. We always have a way to cap off a a great time at all of these competitions day on the road. and even experienced some success. The journey was But this past June, when we would very good and as normally have gone to another regatta, it turns out, the Stefanie and I decided to take a different inn was pretty road and not follow the one that we had darned good too. taken for many years. Instead, we chose Friday morn- an event that didn‟t have a lot of High- ing was a typical landers. In fact, we were the only High- Eastern Shore lander on the race course. No matter, we day with bright were headed east to the Chesapeake Bay sunshine and for the Annual Down River Race. warm tempera- We left home in Ohio on Thursday tures. We got morning for the nine to ten hour drive ourselves organ- through the mountains of western Mary- ized and headed Photo by Harold Bauer land. The trip doesn‟t need to take that up the road to long but it has been said that sometimes Chestertown Stefanie Bauer at a rest stop on the road less traveled as she and the journey is better than the inn. We where we would husband, Harold, enjoyed Rock Hall‟s 2010 „down river race.‟ took a little extra time to do some sight- launch and where seeing and take in some of the awesome the race begins. stately mansions and plantations. vistas along the way. The Down River Race starts in I was concerned that the wind may be We drove to Rock Hall Yacht Club Chestertown and runs 12 nautical miles too heavy for just the two of us so I had on the Eastern Shore where we set up down the Chester River on Maryland‟s packed a set of old Thistle sails up under camp for the night and met up with Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay the foredeck. They make excellent storm friends Mark and Debbie Redmond who and finishes in front of Rock Hall sails for a Highlander. had traveled across the Bay from Anna- Yacht Club on Lankford Creek. But as it turned out, the wind started polis in “Aquilla,” their home which is a The race is a timed event where all in about 4-6 mph and built to no more beautiful 48 ft Kady Krogen trawler. boats start together and use a rating than 10-12. There were some times that RHYC is one of the sponsors of the system that allows more time for the the wind died altogether and we had only Annual Down River Race which is the slower classes to be competitive with (Continued on page 4) The Highlander Page 4 January „11 first shift off the start instead of following Steinbachs Shine the Thistle class. Having learned at Harvest Moon from painful experi- ence that on Atwood By Gary Steinbach no lead is safe we The traditional motto at Atwood‟s pressed hard both Harvest Moon Regatta, “Why let the times.