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South Shore Yacht Club SOUTH SHORE PARK MILWAUKEE, WIS. PHONE 481-2331 September 10,1982 Motors Stolen by Bold Thieves Thieves have been active from time to time along the South Shore water• front, but what appears to be the most brazen foray to date occurred here in early August. According to a witness who did not realize until too late what was going on, two people helped themselves to Alex Schnelke's dinghy and went for a ride around the harbor. They removed outboard motors from five yachts swinging on hooks. Three of the victims were Club members. The looters came ashore, put the dinghy away, loaded the motors into a white Cadillac and drove away. The police are looking. Besides the obvious lesson — keep — Harken photo portable, valuable things out of sight It looked like this when the North American Finn championship was decided in below decks and locked as securely Milwaukee in 1979. They'll do it again in the 1983 Gold Cup here. as possible—there are others. Perhaps the most important is, be suspicious if anybody offers you too good a bargain. 1983 Finn Gold Cup Races Here Tell the cops. The Board of Directors asked that The Finn Gold Cup Regatta, a world introduced Brucato at the August members report thefts to the Club office championship event with special meeting of the SSYC Board. so we have a record of who is missing significance in the shadow of the Brucato reported that the Community what. This will be a help in responding Olympic Games, will be sailed off Sailing Center would be the base for to inquiries by authorities. Milwaukee August 13-21, 1983. the big race series. Forthetime being, Expected are about 100 participants, the yacht clubs are being informed ofwhom about 25 will be American, 15 just as courtesy but their help in estab• or so Canadian and perhaps 60 from lishing a pleasant working and social other continents. environment will be formally requested The Lewis Legacy Skippers of the gut busting little at some later time, Brucato said. single handers liked their treatment The Finn organization provides its here and the testing Lake Michigan own race committee, protest commit• gave them in the 1979 North Americans, tee, measurers and other officials. said Peter F. Brucato, a memberof the Brucato said a yacht club might be Gold Cup organizing committee and of asked to provide stake boats, a press Milwaukee Yacht Club. boat or an assistant committee boat John Christiansen, a South Shore and, of course, hospitality. life member and veteran Finn sailor, Miller Beer will be the major sponsor of the event. Sitting Pretty, Well Heeled Peter Barrett and Jack Van Dyke are Financially, South Shore Yacht Club organizing committee members. Van /^aWs along about right. Financial Dyke flew to Europe to observe this .-ecretary Dick Strassman reported at year's Gold Cup. Ihe August meeting of the Board. Gerry Schlosser, Special Events Budgeted expenditures and contin• Chairman for SSYC, was designated — Ross A. Lewis gency fund for the rest of the year by the Board to maintain liaison with "Fed up with those parking hassles totalled about $129,000 and we had the organizing committee and to sit in at SSYC? Ross was, even when prices about $130,000 on hand. on its meetings. were lower." 2 From The FLAG BRIDGE • • • By Walter C. Fuhrman Commodore, SSYC For those that attended — and there was a full house — it was another demonstration of what makes South Shore Yacht Club tick. The brat, corn and beer party held Aug. 21 again showed a well planned committee function and how to make it operate. With the thought that a name would — Bill Dicl<inson surely be forgotten if I tried to list them, Despite Bill Dickinson's label in this charming sketch, we bet he was inspired by let me just say "a job well done" to all R-O-wley's Bay in Door County, which cruisers visit. those that participated. Along with the above came the band — 12 pieces — and as if that was not enough for a Cruisers, Come On Into The Limelight perfect evening, even the weather We're beginning to talk about laying story a month, at least, on somebody's was on our side. up boats, and that, we're sorrying to favorite harbor or gunkhole. note, means we face a string of months Sitting back and looking at the Don't worry about fancy writing style. with little activity on the water here. calendar, it's sorta hard to figure what Put it down the way you'd tell it to the happened to summer. Two more That gives a chance to share the guy on the next bar stool. If the spelling months and the harbor will start looking contemplative life. All summer long or gram mar needs a little help we have very deserted. Oh, well, another year the emphasis has been on competition, people that can do it, but we'll change for the books. which is a stimulating part of life afloat as little as possible. but not all of it. We want some stories Coming up next month (October) will Stories should not be longer thar. about cruising in the Compass. be our annual elections. I know the one typewritten page, about 250 worr'^ Nominating Committee members will How about picking over your pictures No need to send all your pictures; t, do their best. If you have a good and your memories, and supplying us best one or two are all we can use. candidate, by all means make his name with some of each? We'd like to use a Drop copy and pix at the Club office. known to the committee. But remember You don't have to limit yourself to one thing: to hold an office or to be on What's Going On pieces about places, either. Tell about the Board of Directors is not a popular• a storm, an encounter with other ity contest. Workers only, please. Sat. Sept. 11 Duchow 210s interesting yachtsmen, a mishap . Sun. Sept. 12 Duchow 210s just a good yarn of any kind is what Again I can only say how happy I am Mon. Sept. 13 Monday closings begin we're hoping for. Thanks — and don't that everything is running smoothly. Tues. Sept. 14 Lake Michigan put it off! The problems that have arisen were PHRF meeting certainly not anticipated but were the Wed. Sept. 15 Last SS/SSS type that could easily be handled by Fri. Sept. 17 Grudge Series the various committees. Sat. Sept. 18 Grudge Series Sail Away PHRF Course Race Dinner Schedule Changing MORC Fall Series OnA Sun. Sept. 19 Brunch This is transition time for Saturday Tues. Sept. 21 SSYC Board Summer Breeze night dinners. Manager Dave Semling Wed. Sept. 22 Movie of the Week notes. Here's the schedule: begins Sept 11, closed for private party. Sun. Oct. 3 Brunch This Winter Sept. 18 and 25, dinner will be served. Tues. Oct. 5 Ladies Auxiliary 3 Days • 7 Days • Or Longer! Beginning in October, dinner will be Bareboats* Crewed Boats* Power Boats available only the second and fourth Florida • California • Hawaii Saturdays of the month. YACHT • BOAT • YACHT • BOAT Carribean • Greece The enormously popular Friday Hotels • Apartments • Villas complete night dinners will continue weekly, of Rental Cars • Airline Tickets course. So will brunches, on the first INSURANCE Cruise Ships and third Sundays. service Call BARRY KARP at Business-Auto-Home-Boat 873-0600 TELEPHONE SYSTEMS Gain efficiency & reduced cost by owning your PONS & CO. est. 1887 own electronic Key or PABX teleptione system. 929 W. Mitchell Center ffl CREMERENGINEERINGCO., INC. Milwaukee, Wl. 53204 01PITOL COURT TWl/EL SERl/ICE 321 N. 121st St., Milwaukee, Wl 53226 873-0600 In rhe Moll or Copitcl Court 414-774-8300 645-6300 Phil Pons FULL SERVICE COMMUNICATIONSCOMPANY 5500 W. Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, Wl 53216 3 SS/SSS Now Enters Twilight Zone PHRF Winners ^0-1^ By Paul Bargren Show Style Competition in tine Soutli Shore The PHRF fleet keeps right on plow• Social Sailing Series is heading into ing furrows in Lake Michigan, en route its final weeks, with the last race to its final official rounding of the buoys scheduled for Sept. 15. Sept. 18. Although some races have been By August, some consistent winners shortened due to light wind, none has had established themselves and given been canceled. other contestants in the big fleet Fleet Captain Jerry Kedziora said something to shoot at next season. that the results for the June 23 races Results of recent races: are missing. Anyone who might have August 14— Racine: picked up the results by mistake should Div. 1: 1-Fro//c (Hawley& Floyd Boyce). 2-Zyklon contact Jerry or return the results to (Hans Asmussen). 3-Harmony (Jeff Winkelhake). the Club. Div. 2: 1-Joye/te (Ray Sabinash). 2-lntertude (Ted Crawford). 3-Charisma (Don Rychlinski). Results of recent races: Div. 3: 1 -Michelle (Jerry Beaudry). 2-Hawkeye — Bob Aring August 4: (Richard MuHarky). 3-Crazy Horse (Jerry Klimowicz). Div. 1: 1-Ba(ateur (James Matthias). 2-Fensalir (Ed Shogun (Gordon Luedtke, 356) and August 21: Grandgeorge). 3-Ann Marie III (Orville and Ron Lemke). Surprise (Scott Bruesewitz) Div. 1: •\-Froiic. 2-ea(a/eur(James Matthias). 3-Zyklon. Div. 2: 1-Pr/meW/(BillO'Rourke). 2-Fat Cat crossed paths. Div. 2: 1-Joye/te. 2-Sea Dancer (Don Redlin). 3-lnterlude. (Ralph Bruesewitz). 3-Comanche (John Murphy). Div. 3: 1-Michelle 2-Wildfire (Peter Welty S Ted Morden) Div.