Volume 59, Issue 2 Th e Telltale, February 2015 Page 1 Volume 59, Issue 2 February 2015 In this issue: Commodore’s Corner New Billing Method Explained History of the Murphy Cup Fleet News - Ensigns, Lightnings, Th istles, Cruising Fleets USSA Membership Discount Th e Sale Loft & much more Page 2 Th e Telltale, February 2015 Volume 59, Issue 2 February Events at the Club Feb 1 Sunday OUPV Sea School Feb 5 Th ursday, 8 pm General Membership Meeting Nyack Boat Club Newsletter Feb 7 Saturday OUPV Sea School 59 Gedney Street Feb 8 Sunday, 11:30 am Lightning Annual Mtg & Brunch Nyack, NY 10960 Feb 12 Th ursday, 7:30 pm Nyack History of Boat Building Feb 14 Saturday Valentine’s Day party www.nyackboatclub.org Feb 22 Sunday, 6 pm Oscar Awards Party Offi cers Feb 28 Saturday, 1 pm Cruising Fleet Annual Meeting & Elections Commodore: Gary Tenenbaum Vice Commodore: Bill Mann Rear Commodores: Facilities: Jeff Levy Th e nnextext mmeetingeeting ooff tthehe GGeneraleneral MMembershipembership ooff tthehe Programs: Cliff Selover NNyackyack BBoatoat CClublub wwillill bbeginegin aatt 8 ppm,m, Secretary: Bill Medrano Th uursday,rsday, FFebruaryebruary 55,, 22014014 iinn tthehe CClubhouselubhouse Chief Financial Offi cer: Osman Kurtulus Financial Secretary: Paul Kisala Snack Bar/Galley Schedule Treasurer: Kaprel Ozsolak Th e Snack Bar is closed until the Spring. Board of Governors: Nancy Owen, Eric Baumes, Dave Horton, Dave DeVries, Ron McCormack, and Alan Gordon Nyack Boat Club Wi-Fi Connections Telltale Editor: Lee H. Luce There are two wi-fi addresses at the Club, one “old” Printer: Kevin Tremble @ TechRepro and one ”new”. One address is strong (listed as Send all Telltale news, announcements. Nyack Boat Club WiFi) password is GedneyStreet regatta results, letters to the editor, fl eet and will reach out to the edge of the mooring field. A news, etc., to Lee Luce, 29 Kings Ridge weaker address, but good for around the Clubhouse Road, Warwick, New York 10990, or e- patio uses the password ‘59gedneyst’. mail Lee at [email protected]. For business ads, advertising copy is On the Cover priced at $25/quarter page/month. All ads Jeff Levy’s Gannet is 25.5’ X 11’8”, draws are subject to review and must be perti- 2’8” with the board up, and her displacement is nent to the general membership. about 12,000 lbs. She was built by the Landing School in Maine in 1984. Her hull is mahogany on an oak frame. Any NBC member may list items wanted, Originally named Mamie, she was donated to Mystic Seaport or items for sale, in the Sale Loft for three Museum around 2000, then sold to a Nantucket resident. Jeff , a months free of charge. Contact the Tell- devotee of wooden boats, bought her and sailed her from Nantucket to Nyack with the help of several NBC members. She winters over in the tale editor to place a listing. water at Haverstraw Marina. If you are not receiving your monthly Gannet is a Fenwick Williams traditional Cape Cod catboat. Williams summarized Telltale, please contact Ken Kolkebeck the original design philosophy as: “Th e ample beam made the use of stone ballast feasible … the high bow provided good support for the unstayed mast … the at 201-564-7789, or e-mail kkolkebeck@ barn door rudder provided adequate strength … high coamings served yahoo.com, after checking your current to keep water out of the large open cockpit … side decks provided a listing online for accuracy at www.nyack- handy ledge on which to set a lobster trap.” Catboats are known for their shallow draft and large cockpits. Th ey were originally boatclub.org. built as work boats in the New York area around 1840 and were in use in the waters around NJ and up through New England. Th ank you, Jeff , for sharing Gannet with us. Volume 59, Issue 2 Th e Telltale, February 2015 Page 3 Commodore’s Corner s w e b e g i n t h e n e w y e a r I a discussion. Certainly, over the years , many new members A am pleased that the Club started out as crew and made the correct decision to join the has returned to a sound fi nancial Club. I am concerned that fewer are taking this route. I even position aft er the devastation of know of former members who resigned, yet still come to the Hurricane Sandy. Th is has been Club to take advantage of our programs. made possible by our fi nancial of- Lastly, we are going to open the discussion of the updating fi cers and the cooperation of the of our House and Grounds Rules. Some of these Rules have membership in keeping expenses mostly in line with our budget. become outdated, and some no longer properly address the We are hopeful that the 2015 season will be equally successful. changing needs of the membership. Th e Board has no interest Th e most diffi cult part will be growing our membership. We are in producing additional rules and restrictions. No one is served planning to repeat several programs that have contributed to this by restricting our freedom to enjoy ourselves. Th en again, we goal, but the best way to recruit new members is still by word of should not be made uncomfortable when thoughtless behavior mouth. We are the best ambassadors of our Club and I urge you interferes with our enjoyment. Th ese rules are intended to enable all to continue to let your friends and neighbors know that the us to get along with the least possible restriction. None of the Club is a wonderful place for recreation and meeting new friends. proposed rules and changes are etched in stone and none will be Be sure to remind them that there is no requirement to own a enacted without the approval of a majority of the membership. boat in order to join. Bear in mind that rules are only as useful as their enforcement Another source of new members is your crew. Many of us and, since each member is responsible for this enforcement, have non-member crew who have sailed with us for several years. none of us wants to be in the position of reprimanding a fellow Th ese people have the good fortune to enjoy their weekly recre- member. A gentle reminder or kind word should be suffi cient to ation with no obligation to the Club. Th ey pay no money and alert someone to the correct way of doing something. provide no service yet they get the rewards the rest of us enjoy. I Commodore Gary Tenenbaum know this is a tricky subject but I feel it is time to bring it up for Annual Dues Billed Electronically Th is Year Payment Allowed by Credit Card I hope you all had a great holiday break and are looking forward to has 4 pages and it is your billing statement for 2015. Th e bill is a new season with lots of wind (around 10-15 knots but not more similar to the one you received by mail in previous years. Th e than that). I know you will be pleased to learn of a few new things fi rst page is your billing statement, the second page contains with regards to billing operations this year. the general instructions, the third page is the new credit card First and foremost, we are now able to accept credit cards. Th e payment form and the fourth page is the Murray Green Fund third page of your billing statement will have a form for you to fi ll information letter. Please complete the document, including out, if you choose to pay your membership bill with a credit card. additional facilities, if any. Sign the statement and include a Th is process comes with a cost and we need to recover that from check for the full amount, or follow the credit card instructions the members who choose to pay with credit cards. Th e cost of each above. transaction is 3% of the charge. If you pay with a credit card, we Th ird: Membership dues must be postmarked no later than will automatically add 3% to your total. As we say in the fi nance February 20th 2015. I know you are aware of this but it bears world, there are no free rides or lunches. repeating. Th e real cost to NBC is more than 3%. Th e Club incurs an annual Chief Financial Offi cer fee regardless of the degree of participation but it is well within the Osman Kurtulus limits of bearable administration costs and worth the convenience. If you want to pay by credit card, please check the box on the second page of your bill where it says Credit Card (item 6) and “ROUND sign next to it, on the line says Signature. In addition, you must IT UP” CAMPAIGN fi ll out the credit card payment form, which is on the third page of Support the Murray Green Fund your statement, and include it with your completed bill. Once we When you pay your 2013 dues, please remember complete the transaction, we will destroy the credit card payment to “Round It Up” to the next fi nancial increment with form. We will not keep any record of your credit card informa- which you are comfortable. For example, if your bill is tion in our fi les, although the rest of your bill will be retained as in $423, consider rounding your bill up to an even $500 (or the past.