South Shore Host to Penguin Regional Championship Races
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Page 2 SSYC Compass October, 1951 there were quite a few protests. negligable and so that no place is South Shore Host But due to the Penguin fleet's last as a result, the penalty is as unique method of penalizing, the above, but the percent loss is 40. fouls had no effect on the results. Class III - If position is lost, the To Penguin Regional Their system makes fouls some• penalty is 4 points or 80% of the thing to be avoided, but not ruin- first place points whichever is the eous. It has merit from other fleets greater. Boats that foul lose their Championship Races and warrants some explaination. bonus points which are .7 of a point for first, .3 for second, and .1 for From the preparations that were For Penguins, there are three de• third. Points are scored: one for •made for it, it would seme that it grees of fouls. Class I - If the of• finishing and one for each boat fending boat does not interfere was a complete surprise to the beaten. with, or put to disadvantage any South Shore Yacht Club that the other contestant, the penalty is the After the races the 6th district 6th Regional 1951 Penguin Cham• loss of not less than two points or held a meeting at which Robert pionships were held there Sunday, 20% of the points the winning boat Pegel of the Columbia Yacht Club, receives, whichever is the greater. was elected Region Vice President October 21st. Class 11 - If the offending boat does for 1952, succeeding William F'raser Now ordinarily fanatical sailors hinder another, but the effect is of the Racine Yacht Club. stop racing their boats about the middle of September and put them The final standings: away in mid-October. They consid• Skipper Points Yacht Club er the water a little cold when it Tony Herrmann 59.8 Racine .gets down to a few degrees above M. Neilson 54.3 Chicago Corinthian freezing. Fall is for watching foot• J. Downing 54 Columbia ball games, especially via television G. Comer 48 Jackson Park where it is warm. But not these W. Fraser • 43.2 Racine Penguin sailors. Most of them R. Smith 37.1 Columbia lead psudo-normal lives in the sum• L. Corsiski 35.1 Racine mer sailing less rugged boats like Al. Meske 32 South Shore Stars or Thistles, but when the V. Houdek 30 Racine frost comes on the pumpkin the Mr. F. Blatt 24 Columbia Hyde comes upon them and they R. Pegel 16 Columbia ^ ' take to sailing these small center- R. Thomas 12 South Shore boarders. R. Wilt - 9 Jackson Park B. Caraher Jackson Park Evidently their definition of "cold water" is a little different than the average man's. In fact, if the stuff didn't get hard as it be• comes tepid, they would be sailing all winter. East Side e^ocet In contrast to the usual 30-35 mile an hour breeze for these races, the series at South Shore this year was sailed in comparative light air "Serving the Lake Shore" —about 10 to 12 miles an hour. The 1816 No. Farwell Ave. weather was threatening both from rain and an advertised small gale CHARLIE KOTOVIC, Skipper of the "PEGGY" that was supposed to get up to six• ty miles an hour—too much for even these fellows. Accordingly, the races were all run in the morn• ing in an effort to get them over bofore the bad weather struck. In- rHently, it didn't, the afternoon was sunny. J OYS Headquarters for A fourteen boat fleet raced in• SAILS and BOAT side the breakwater off the yacht club. The courses were windward leeward with the wind cooperating SUPPLIES to the extent of giving the fleet a Buy with confidence from our complete line of beat up the length of the long, nar• Marine hardware, rigging, rope, paint, glues, row harbor. One of the youngest, covers, and boating accessories of all kinds. if not the youngest, skippers won— Tony Herrmann with Jim Rooney as crew from the Racine Yacht club; N. Neilson from Chicago Cor• inthian, was second, and J. Down• JOYS BROS. CO. ing from Columbia, third. Sailmakers Since 1844 .As might be expected from such 129 N. Water SIreol • MilwaukM 2, Wltcontln a large fleet sailing in close waters. October, 1951 SSYC Compass Page 3 ABOVE IS what is known in the photographic world as an abortive at• tempt at pictorial composition. In any event, it is supposed to be a shot of the crew that has done most of the work on our new addition. From lefi to right. Farmer Nowack, Bill Dreher, Bones Meyers, Bud Schweitzer, and down at the bottom doing his best to please the photographer, is Lyle Thompson. Any one want to hire a good photographer? NOTICE Start Saving Your Money! WIJ^I^ER'S DINNER December 15th GRAND OPENING Late November (we hope) 3 Pag© 4 SSYC Compass October, 1951 ligbfning flashes -:- Splicing The South Shore's 1851 season ended and finished in front of the club with two races on Sept. 9. We had house and the finish of the first Main Brace a good turnout, about 12 boats, and four boats was very close. Walker's We have two important cele• due to the lack of activity in the Quest won again, this time sailing brations coming up which will Star and National fleets, we were the entire race with a reef. Harold v/arrent considerable planning. Al honored by the presence of Phil Lemke's Valkyrie was second, with Nickel will be entering his thirtieth Nickerson, who sailed Milt Arm• Sparky, Hall and Jelnick, third. It year as financial secretary this strong's Impromptu and John looked like Phil Nickerson would year. Incidently, he states, and he Christianson, who saild Bad Penny. bring Impromptu in second, but un- means it, that this will be his last The weather was ideal for racing, fortunatly, he was on a port tack year. We will probably want to with a heavy southeast wind that when two boats approached on star• give him a party bigger than the blew around 20 all day. board — well, that's life. coming open house. Harold Walker, of MYC, finished The hard luck man in the series In 1953 the Queens Cup will be the season with a bang by winning was Art Hoernke, who had the mis• one hundred years old. It is now both races. McCormick's Trade fortune to pull off one of his jump• tbo oldest yachting trophy in the Wind was second in the morning er struts with his spinnacker in the V/ORLD. It'is not too early to start race and Milt Armstrong's Im• morning race. Nothing daunted. Art n^annmg our Queen's Cup celebra- promptu, third. Milt was disquali• sailed in with his jib, took out his tirn. fied, however, because they carried spar and went to South Milwaukee Your Editor should like to make a crew of four. Phil Nickerson, not to have it welded and then put his one comment on the recent election. being able to find a sitter for his spar back in in time for the after• If the fellows in the small boat little boy, took him along for the noon race. So what happend? His fleet think they are not getting a ride. crew put up his spinnacker upside b'-eakwhen it comes to representa• The afternoon race was started down! tion among our officers and direc• The season's s tanding follow: tors, it's too darn bad. The way they Valkyrie H. Lemke SSYC 48 stay away in droves when it comes to election time, they would never Trade Wind M. McCormick SSYC 38 be able to elect a dog catcher. That's enough about our new of• Sparky Hall-Jelnick SSYC 361/4 ficers, small boat owners or not, Quest H. Walker MYC 351/2 they look like good ones. Bad Penny L. Gardinier SSYC 29 Tashtego Dave Telander MYC 20 The Cover... IN ORDER to give the Penguins a Chewink R. Becker MYC 19 n, 111 e post-cbitum publicity, the Debra A. Hoernke SSYC 18 Etafi of the South Shore Yacht Club Compass have decided to put a pic• Barb G. Skrivner MYC 17 ture of one on the cover. We also want our readers to know that you Alert W. Krogstad SSYC 8 do net have to own a "Q" boat to Impromptu M. Armstrong SSYC 7 gst cn the cover of this great pub- Doodlebug M. Ruess SSYC 4 Hcation. If you want to know all about the Penguins, read the ar• Lea Fred Becker MYC 3 ticles about them in this issue. You Tosa J. Carl _ MYC , 2. ' can't of ford to miss it. AL HUNDT MOTOR CO. AUTHORIZED STUDEBAKER SALES & SERVICE Miracle One for '51 We Reoair All Makes of Cars SHeridan 4-6461 October. 1351 SSYC Compass Page 5 pii—^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ABOVE ARE the winners of the Penguin Regatta, from Racine. South Shore sailors didn't look too good hcl:" ai our club on Sunday, Oct. 21st. From left to in this regatta. The best we got was Al Meske's 8th. lighi^ J. Downing of Columbia, who won third place; Our pce in the hole, Pete Tanger, was not allowed Tony Hsimsnn ci Racine, the winner; M. Neilson, to sail because his rudder was an inch too big. Talk Chiccgo Corinthian, second; and handing Tony the about Star boatsl Ircphy, Williem Fraser, the regional vice-president that Jack would walk off with the Star fleet decided to try the practically everything.