TenSpeed Spring Edition February 2013 Inside TenSpeed : 1,15, Rebuilding Liberty Rebuilding ‘Liberty” and 16 From The President—Scott 2 Staying Compliant to OD Rules! Irwin Chief Measurer’s Report—Steve 3 By Ray Douglas vey was completed by Jack, we had Gregory Fleet #1 Waukegan, IL the boat yard swing her into the wa- National Fleet Captain Report— ter for our sea trial. The Farymann 4 Ted Mahoney rowing up in Southern Califor- L30 fired right up (to my surprise) nia, I learned how to sail aboard and we set off for a sail on the Sus- Fleet Update #1, Waukegan IL 5 G a Lido 14 on Newport Har- quehanna River where the mouth Lay Lines Revisted—Andrew bor. Dinghy racing soon followed on feeds into the Chesapeake Bay. My 6-8 Kerr various boats including Lasers and Ho- "crew" was Jack Horner and two boat- bie Cats. I was lucky to get some great yard hands from Havre de Grace Ma- BayView One Design Regatta 8 ULDB rides crewing for owners of Santa rina. Hoisting old cruising sails, the Cruz 33s, 40s, 50s and the big SC- T10 just took off in 12-15 knots of Fleet Update #10, Chesapeake 8 70s. After moving to Chicago 19 years fresh onshore breeze. I was ago, I discovered the Tartan 10 sold. Within two weeks, the big rig Fleet Update #19, Cleveland 9 fleet. Art Strilky invited me to race with tractor trailer pulled into Larsen Ma- Harbor his Wombat team in 1998 and I quickly rine in Waukegan to have hull #124 Fleet Update #22, Lower Lake re-discovered the truest of racing on 9 offloaded and launched. Huron one-design boats. The T10 fleet was Fleet Update #21, Milwaukee and is the most competitive and tal- Christened "Liberty", I put a team of 10 WI ented anywhere. Just a few years later I friends together for our first regatta, decided to put my own racing program the Chicago Fleet Tartan Ten 25th Lake Erie T-10 Championship 10 together. Anniversary Regatta, where we fin- ished in last place in all three Fleet Update #2, Chicago 11, 12 I found hull #124 in a sleepy little fish- races. After the regatta, I was ing village named Havre de Grace near (Continued on page 15) Winter Meeting Notes 13, 14 Annapolis, MD. I flew out on a hot sum- mer day in July to Tartan Ten & Stability—Ron check her out and 17-19 Kallen take her on a sea trial. I hired Jack Building A Better T-10 Mast 20-22 Horner, one of the Step– Steve Gregory most experienced ma- T-10 LITE—Tim Rathbun 23, 24 rine surveyors in the business, to complete Rig and Chain Plate Inspec- a thorough sur- 25, 26 tion—Brian Barker vey. There were a few moist areas forward of Dr. Tenspeed 27 the keel and some wet spots aft, but nothing Supporting Supplier and 28-30 too severe. The deck, Sailmaker however, was solid Class Officer 31 and dry. After the sur- TenSpeed | February 2013 Page 2 From Our President—Scott Irwin tee can choose to make an interpreta- St Clair, and Erie to make plans tion of our one design rules and pro- early to attend this premiere event! vide transparency to all decisions on Please direct any questions to our website under governance and [email protected] or then interpretations. I think we can all (419)794-2501. agree, this is something our class has needed for some time. The primary Race fans, Charleston Race Week intent of this committee is to ensure is April 18-21, 2013. At last check, the one design integrity of our one de- we have 6 T-Ten boats registered sign sailing rules. for the event and nearly 300 total entries. The venue at Charleston Our 2013 North American Champion- Harbor Resort and Marina is mag- ship will be held at North Cape Yacht nificent and the regatta manage- Club in LaSalle, Michigan. The regatta ment is top notch; trust me, find a racing dates are July 25-28, 2013. way to get there. Preparations are well underway and I want to personally invite all class mem- In closing, this is my 4th and final inter greetings from NW bers to my home club for this year’s year as your acting class president. W Ohio to all frigid T-Ten championship. This location is near It has been both a rewarding and members! There are many happen- the center of our T-Ten universe and if challenging position to perform ings going on with the T-Ten Class you have never been to North Cape it is well. I have no regrets and feel this winter. Our winter meeting was a stunning venue. North Cape is on the humble to give back to the class held in Toledo, January 19th, 2013. waterfront on the west end of Lake that has been my one design racing With the formation of our Class Erie; the club, the racing venue, and home since the early 80’s. There is Measurement Rules Committee, we the membership are poised to deliver no other group of one design sail- now have a group of individuals to an incredible event. We are working ors I would rather give my time, interpret our one design rules and with Jefferson Beach Marina(Ex Toledo support, and effort than the Tartan make rulings on inquires made by Beach Marina), an adjacent marina, to Ten One Design Sailors. Thank you our class members. This group is provide launching facilities for all mem- for a lifetime of sailing memories. comprised of our Chief Measurer, bers planning to trailer to the event. Past President, and our Vice Presi- Our goal for attendance is 40 boats. SI dent. If an inquiry is made by a We will need competitors from all of Tartan Ten Class President class member as to whether a boat our primary venues to meet that goal. USA 343 Team Iball modification is legal, this commit- I welcome teams from Lakes Michigan, Upcoming Edition of TenSpeed: Pre-Season Fleet News and Go Fast Send in an article for the June 1, 2013 Issue! Deadline May 15, 2013! Any suggestions or comments or if you would like to submit articles for the next newsletter, please send them to: [email protected] and [email protected] TenSpeed | February 2013 Page 3 Chief Measurer’s Report 2012 By Steve Gregory, Chief Measurer he Class Measurement Rules Committee T (as defined in the bylaws this committee consists of the Chief Measurer – Steve Gregory, Vice President – John Barker, Immediate Past President – Leif Sigmond) is in full swing. All ques- tions on rebuilding or rules interpretations will now go through the committee. Its’ first order of busi- ness was to approve Navtec “lollipop” style T-Ball swage fittings as replacements for standard T- Balls in standing rigging applications. Navtec Traditional T-ball fitting with its’ backing plate. Note the bend in the claims these fittings align better with the rigging swage end to align with the forestay. The backing plate is what’s in- load and reduce stress on the swage. These fit- stalled in the mast. You only see the raised part in the middle when it’s tings require a new backing plate to be installed in installed. the mast to accept the fitting, so they may not be the best choice for a refit, but would be a viable option for a new mast. I am looking into the failure of Friendship’s stem head fitting from the NAC last year. I will file a full report when I am finished. In the meantime I ad- vise everyone to inspect their stem heads this spring before stepping the mast, especially where it passes through the deck. I have started several new threads in the forum on the class website about proposals for changes to our OD rules. Please check in and read the com- Lollipop style fitting with its’ backing plate. The plate is spherical ments and add your own. I’d like to get everyone’s where it interfaces with the fitting allowing articulation. The plate requires a hole in the mast rather than a slot. opinion on them before moving forward. If you’re buying new sails this spring, remember all sails must be measured and accepted by a T-10 measurer before they leave the loft. Your sail maker cannot measure your sails themselves. Your sails are officially acquired on the day they are measured, that is the only date that matters in the life of a sail. See you on the race course. Steve Gregory Chief Measurer (216) 571-1732 In this view you can see what allows the lollipop fitting to swivel [email protected] against the backing plate compared with a regular T-ball. TenSpeed | February 2013 Page 4 National Fleet Captain Report Status of T-10 Website and TenSpeed By Ted Mahoney, T-Ten National Visit ‘T-10 Class Association’ and like The 2013 North American Cham- Fleet Captain us so we can move up on the search pionship will be July 25-28 at engine. North Cape Yacht Club. Scott Ir- win, our President, promises hope everyone enjoys this Ten- We are also making some changes to great racing and fun for everyone. Speed. The articles should get the website over the next couple of I Start planning now and let’s make you thinking about working on your months. The goal of the website re- this one of the top regattas for boat.