Lake Townsend Yacht Club PO Box 4002 Greensboro NC 27404-4002 www.greensboro.com/ltyc Tell Tales Issue 11 November 2005 Schedule of LTYC Events EVENT DATE TIME LOCATION Board of Directors 1 December 2005 1745 hrs Benjamin Pkwy Public Library Branch Meeting Frostbite Series Begins 3 December Skippers Meeting Lake Townsend Marina 2005 1100 hrs Board of Directors 5 January 2006 1745 hrs Benjamin Pkwy Public Library Branch Meeting Frostbite Series 7 January 2006 Skippers Meeting Lake Townsend Marina 1100 hrs Change of Watch Banquet 14 January 2003 TBA TBA Inter-club Regatta Report On Saturday November 4, members of the Oak The following skippers sailed for LTYC: Hollow Yacht Club joined members of LTYC on Lake Townsend for the annual Inter-club Bill Grossie Buccaneer Regatta. It was a beautiful day for sailing. Keith Smoot Snark The temperature was in the low 70s and winds George Bageant Tanzer 690 moderate but variable. Jere Woltz, PRO was Steve Morris FS 3500 able to set a windward-leeward course for the Esther Khoury Tanzer 1440 first two races in 4-7 mph winds and for the John Russell FS 2300 last race; he set a modified Olympic course. Rudy Cordon Capri 4645 Pete Thorn Tanzer 1427 The Lake Townsend Yacht Club retained the John Hemphill FS 4043 Neil Benson Inter Club Cup winning all three of the races. The following skippers sailed for OHYC: John Wikle Capri 4646 Charles Eldred Hobie 80666 Harry Herman Hobie 16 77747 W. Mitchell Hobie 16 86425 Nancy Valego Hobie 1 501 Art Martz Precision 16 999 The Results Race 3 (LTYC 16 points-OHYC 39 points) Results with finishing order based on corrected elapsed time with the top 5 boats FS 4043 First LTYC from each club reported: FS 2300 2 LTYC Tanzer 1427 3 LTYC Race 1 (LTYC 21 points- OHYC 34 Snark 4 LTYC points) The winner has the lowest points. Hobie 1 5 OHYC FS 3500 6 LTYC FS 4043 First LTYC Hobie 80666 7 OHYC Hobie 77747 2 OHYC Capri 4646 8 OHYC Tanzer 1427 3 LTYC Hobie 77747 9 OHYC Tanzer 1440 4 LTYC Hobie 86425 10 OHYC Snark 5 LTYC Hobie 86425 6 OHYC Annual Yacht Club Membership Meeting Hobie 80666 7 OHYC Some thirty sailors gathered for the annual Tanzer 690 8 LTYC Yacht Club membership meeting at St Francis Hobie 1 9 OHYC Episcopal Church. Capri 4646 8 OHYC The 2006 Club budget was adopted with Race 2 (LTYC 16 points-OHYC 39 points) $11,380 in projected income and $9,630 in planned expenditures. Tanzer 1427 First LTYC FS 4043 2 LTYC Past Commodore George Bageant presented a Tanzer 1440 3 LTYC slate of Officers and Board Members for the FS 2300 4 LTYC consideration of the membership. This was Hobie 1 5 OHYC adopted without objection. FS 3500 6 LTYC Hobie 86425 7 OHYC Lew Johnson will become the Club Commodore Capri 4646 8 OHYC at the Change of Watch Banquet on January Hobie 77747 9 OHYC 14. Esther Khoury will serve as Vice Hobie 80666 10 OHYC Commodore and Randy Crum will serve as Rear Commodore. John Hemphill will continue as the Treasurer. Other Board Members and there areas of responsibility are: Bill Grossie, Directory and Newsletter; David Duff, Junior Sailing; Valerie Nieman, Mayor’s Cup; George Bageant, Cruising; Paul Leslie, Socials; Alan Hawkes, Membership; Rudy Cordon, Nominating. The Board is still seeking a Secretary. Lake Townsend Yacht Club Help Lines Commodore Rudy Cordon 336-540-8848 Thanks were extended to Jean Leslie, Pam [email protected] Cheek, Keith Smoot and Jeff Taylor for their Races/Property: Lewis Johnson service to the Club during the last year. (Vice Commodore) 336-656-4971 R [email protected] Show the Burgee Education: Jeff Taylor Some members have said they would like to (Rear Commodore) 336 674-3887 R purchase a Lake Townsend Yacht Club burgee. [email protected] The burgees are not kept in the club’s Cruising: Keith Smoot inventory, and a minimum of six burgees must 336 996-6734 R be purchase from the manufacturer. [email protected] Membership: Randy Crum The size of the burgee is 10 inches on the 336 375-6465 hoist by 15 inches on the fly. The price is $17 [email protected] per burgee. The material of the burgee is Publicity/History: Pamela Cheek heavy weight, polyurethane coated nylon and (Secretary) 336 299-1948 R seamless webbing with two grommets. The [email protected] burgees are appliquéd and not screen-printed. Social: Paul Leslie 336 644-7207 R [email protected] Your order with a check made payable to Lake Townsend Yacht Club for $17 per burgee is to Finance: John Hemphill be mailed to Lake Townsend Yacht Club, P.O. (Treasurer) 336 632-0864 R [email protected] Box 4002, Greensboro, NC 27404-4002 no later than December 1, 2005. In the event, Junior Sailing: David Duff members do not order six burgees, the checks 336 282-7773 R [email protected] will be returned. Mayor’s Cup Regatta: Jean Leslie SOUTH ATLANTIC YACHT RACING 336 644-7207 R [email protected] ASSOCIATION (SAYRA) Newsletter/Directory: Bill Grossie SAYRA Web Site: www.sayra-sailing.org 336 643-1730 R [email protected] US Sailing Web Site: www.ussailing.org Nominating: George Bageant 336 629-2750 R SAILBOATS FOR SALE! 336 626-1966 B Mirage 5.5 [email protected] 1984 Cabin Cruiser $2,900. (Lots of Extras) Mirage 5.5 on Magictilt Trailer, (new wheels, hubs & bearings, w/ bearing Webmaster: Steve Raper buddies) 4 HP 2stroke Mercury Motor, with new spring assist [email protected] Popup motor mount. $500 discount to Lake Townsend Yacht Club members. Call Bill Snider at 336/349-6755. Call People. Go Sailing. In an effort to involve more sailors in the Club’s Sailing Events and Racing Programs, this “Available to Crew” list is published in each newsletter. The people listed have taken our Learn to Sail class or have other previous sailing experience and are looking to get more time on the water. So, if you have a boat and would like to participate in the Summer or Frostbite Race Series, why don’t you call one of these folks for your crew? Alternatively, if you need a cruising partner on your boat or would like to team with someone on one of the city sailboats for a day sail or a race, contact someone on this list. If you would like to add your name to the list, contact John Hemphill, Treasurer or Bill Grossie, Newsletter Committee (See the Help Lines box located in this newsletter). Available To Crew Name Home Phone Work Phone E-mail Bill Byrd 336-635-1926 N/A Chip Cromartie 336-601-0464 336-274-3559 [email protected] Lewis Johnson 336-656-4971 336-334-3448 [email protected] Paul/Jean Leslie 336-668-2874 336-272-7102 x276 [email protected] Cynthia & Sam Reichelson 336-540-1279 336-273-2511 [email protected] Deborah Stephenson 336-272-4517 336-279-3966 [email protected] Pamela Reynolds 336-299-1948 336-832-7484 [email protected] Jeff Taylor 336-674-3887 336-9544364 [email protected] Gary Wulf 336-674-2498 336-373-8361 [email protected] The Isotope results were misstated in the October newsletter. The final standing for the Saturday Summer Series are corrected as follows: Isotopes Wolf, A ISO 007 7 7 59 Rasmussen, E ISO 42 5 6 57 Duff, D ISO 2450 6 5 42 Rasmussen, J ISO 1027 4 2-DNS 31 Moore, G ISO 1776 2-DNF 2-DNS 10 .