LAKE SOUNDINGS 1976 Lake Soundings Vol. 1 No. 1 PULTNEYVILLE. NEW YORK Jan. 29, 1976 DOCKS -DAMAGED NE YE 1 To greet the opening of the PYC Bi~Centennial year and the celebration we in th~ Yacht Club are planning 1 we present for your The cold weather has.done enjoyment, greetings in a revised fo~at. more than chill the your nose. Through the efforts of ------------ The bitter cold has created an Editor, Tom Barker we are unusually early freeze in the pleased to wish all PYC members AHOY! harbor and the powerful ice has ,..Fair Winds and Calm Seas for already take it's toll of docks. 1976." We are excited with the JUNIOR SAILORS Surprisingly the new steel piles prospects for the new season and hope that this new •newsn type A Junior sail program may be have lifted. Our rear commodore in the offing this year. This will be watching with crossed format will help keep you informed of every activity we would be in conjunction with the fingers and as we have done in Mariners. While there is· at the past, a work party will be have in store. We intend to keep an up-to-date log of events tftis time no idea of the cost to organized as early as possible the club or the participants, we · (mid-March weather permitting) as a re<Jular feature in every are trying to get some idea of to begin to get the docks back issue. ~ii th your inputs we also the amount of interest such a in good shape for the Spring would like to share your venture would have for the 10-14 launch+ experiences with other members in such areas as cruising, year-olds who would be in the racing and cooking. program. ANNUAL_MEETI NG. So you can see this is very Since we share the harbor much your newsletter and should with the Mariners, this looks A turn-out of better than reflect the Soundings of the like a good opportunity to share l/3 of the membership attended Lake much like the sonars we some of the fun of sailing with the PYC annual meeting on Dec. have to keec us on course. them. It also is a. great. 17, 1975. While Tom will be contacting opportunity for the next Some of the highlights of members from time to time for generation of sailors to sharpen the past year included the tips and information, feel free their skills and have a good relocation of overhead wiring in to drop him a line or give him a time at it. the dry sail area to orevent call about information that the rleet captain, Pete Loberg demasting, the addition of water club membership would be is waiting to hear from those to 10 docks, an automatic interested in sharing. 10-14 year-olds who would be lighting system near the club interested in participating in house and the harbor the program. rededication. Among other The proposed change to the sig~ificant accomplishments constitution to give the spouse reviewed were the Lightning of a member equal membership Regatta and the large numbers of standing was tabled after a new members. lengthly discussion of the The board of Govenors' wording and the imcact on a report stressed that the club is single member. - in good financial shaoe due to The full minutes are frugal finance policies: included with this mailing. It was shown that the current assessment meant more real income to the club, since it represents a 100% dollar WELCOME!! while the dues is worth only 50% Your 1976 membership card to the club as it is tied in New members: (in bi-Centennial PYC colors) is with the lease, The surplus of ready. All we need is your the assessment was subsequently Howard R. Kyper and his wife Joy dues/assessment and it will be voted into a reserve and as 22' O'Day in the mail.Those of you who funds to build . a storage have already paid will find it bui;d~n~ and pump-out Bob Thompson and his wife Jean enclosed with this issue of LAKE facilities, The reserve will be 25' O'Day "JEBO" SOUNDINGS. used for future dredging. \ Page 2 LAKE SOUNDINGS Jan. 29, 1976 - ··--•· - A HELPING HAND - ·--· The other dav I went down to ........ the harbor. It was a beautiful _,,,,,-,:=:.--·- .___ winter. day--sun shining on the .,..., snow, foot-cracking sounds when ~ -- 1 you walked in the 10 degree weather and two or three hearty ducks swimming in the ice-floed I I I 11 II I harbor current. The fiber­ ' - glassed cocoons that in the I ! I .~ Spring will become boats again I I I I I I I all stood guard waiting for our - I - I I i return. We have completed a i I I I I I I I i L I most successful season and to ,, ! I - top it this year will be a I I f I I challenge to all. It reminded me l t I' I I I i ' of the old time sailor's adage i ! - when they climbed the ratlines I I I I I I I I I and teetered on the yards of the I . clipper ships. It's an adage I I I that will stand us in good I I I I I I I stead today--one hand for the ship and one hand for yourself. We can paraphrase that to mean one hand for our boats and one hand for our Club~ If STORAGE BUILDING called upon to serve on a committee or turn out for a The storage building that the membership voted funds for at the workday, do so willingly, just annual meeting will be more than a drawing by mid feb-Mar if as in the past. We want to top project leader Clay Woodard has his way· and the snow holds back fo.c. our record of last year---r 'm a weekend. certain we don't want PYC to be. The building should prove to known as a topless Club! be a very sturdy structure CRUISING TIPS M~F. Wright capable of standing up to the strong nor'easters that blow in "'76ers" from the lake. It will house Here• s the fir.st rec i'Pe for the club equipment which seems 1976 which comes through the to either clutter up the club galley of the QUEEN a. Mel says house or end up in a member's the name is certainly S'Piced garage for safe keeping. with tradition, but call them Besides the good weather, what you want, you will call Clay needs a good work crew to these pancakes good! assemble the building. Volunteers are· requested to call 2 cups pancake mix either Don Fien (315-589-9262) l to l l/2 cups milk or Clay Woodard (586-6345). 2 eggs 2 Tbs melted shortening or oil 1/2 cup dark rum , ~A$\MAT.. 1/2 large can of sliced THE vt l<USII: ANN.1 peaches ·- Stir to a thick batter. Dice peac·hes in small chunks and add LAKE SOUNDINGS Bl· to the batter with a small THE PYC N'E'WSLETTER amount of juice. Stir in the rum STEP - and cook slowly. ROGER P. DOOLEY Do you have a favorite COMMODORE, UP recipe? Send it in. l:'ood l:asts MELVIN F. WRIGHT better when it's shared. SECRETARY THOMAS B. BARKER EDITOR Frank and Rosalie Harris will be berthing a new Ericson 27--MS MAGOO II on the North side. Congratulations!!! GOLDEN GIRL has gotten fatter and longer but there's no diet in PUtTNEYVlC..tE YACHT sight, for the Bolts will be bringing her from Youngstown in the CL.US Spring, The Pearson 35 will give Stan and his family a real work out learning the ropes (lines)of this big baby. LAKE SOUNDINGS PAGE 3 armchair er using ' PYC IN THE ADIRONDACKS; or HAUL SPEED: 50mph --: . ~ - c:::::::::::::: ~--s;::i_:;:, ~ce::;;:;;;;,- ~ - A state-run campground, Indian La~e Islands is one of the few with campsites exclusively accessible by boat. It has a good launch area~ and the lake usually provides excellent sailing. Indian Lake is man-made, created about a century ago to provide a water supply for· paper mills •. The lake is deep and is about 12 miles long with an average width of a mile or so .... The shore drops off fast and the fewishoals are: clearly marked on the map avail.able from the ranger. All the campsites are fully developed (no THE FOLLOWING IS PRSENTED AS electricity of course) and are very far AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF apart - privacy is easy to enjoy~ Many CRUISING STORIES LAKE SOUNDINGS offer a good harbor or beaching area WILL BE PUBLISHING-rifTHE FUTURE. suitable for a Mariner .. Although there WHILE THIS STORY IS A COUPLE OF are no reservations, a campsite is always YEARS OLD, WE THINK IT TELLS obtainable - no trailers or Winnebagos ABOUT AN INTERESTING ASPECT OF can enjoy this great place. There is a THE SPORT. minimum of development on the lake+ Most THIS APPEARED ORIGINALLY IN of the land is state-owned and. is in a THE o*DAY MARINER NEWSLETTER. IF wild, forested condition. We really YOU HAVE A STORY OF YOUR CRUISE, lucked out~ for the ranger suggested we WE WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO GET IT camp on an islan4 in Johnny Mack Bay. IN A FUTURE ISSUE. PICTURES, EVEN It looked good on the map~ so we plunked SLIDES CAN BE REPRODUCED ALONG down our week's rent and were the proud WITH IT.