November 2014 Dec 1 BOG Meeting Dec 13 WSC Holiday Party Windycup Club Champion Roger Kerr Crew Bryan Wutzke Commodore’s Report November 2014 Well, this is my first report as Commodore and I have some large shoes to fill. I want to thank Terry for his service to the club and feel a little more comfortable having him as Past Commodore in a nice advi- sory position. I would like to thank IV McNamara (Rear Commodore), Harvey and Marsha Baker (Activities Captains), and Roger Adams (Fleet Captain) for accepting their position on the board. We have an unpleasant duty that needs to be addressed this month. With the increase of about every- thing, we are proposing about a 9% dues increase. Our current lease with the Corp of Engineers having run out quite a long time ago and now just getting updated we are looking at about three times the ex- pense. One of our break-waters is about at its end of functionality and is going to need to be replaced soon. To counter-balance these upcoming needs and just the increase in our day to day needs, we feel that this increase is needed to provide the current status quo. I am one that does not want to spend any more money than I have to, but if you look at what we get for the money that is spent belonging to Windycrest it is quite a deal. I would like to invite any member of Windycrest to our December meeting to voice their opinion on this matter. Even thought our racing season is coming to a close we still have activities to attend. The Holiday Party is just around the corner on December 13 at OU Schusterman Center (same location as last year). We have the I Hate Bowl Regatta/Raft-Up on January 1. We still do not have a date for our Awards Assem- bly or location but will soon. We lost one of long time member this last week. Don Bradshaw past away and will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Darrel Past Commodore’s Report November 2014 Racing is winding down as the cold weather has arrived and with it, club activities begin to wane. Not so for your Board of Governors. The annual budget is being prepared and the schedule of activities for 2015 will be developed in the next couple months. Much work for your leadership team during these chilly months ahead. As I step into my 2nd and final year on your board, I want to thank the past board for their dedication and support for your club in 2014. It was a good year as our Predator chase boat was replaced with the new Sea Ark, a new board boat dock was installed and replacement of the anchor chains continued and now will be completed in 2015. As usual, the coming year will have its challenges. We will have a new lease from the Corps to deal with and an aging breakwater that begs significant improvement and there will be other significant issues as well; we just don’t know what they are yet. This weekend we were informed of the loss of another of our long time members and pillar of Windycrest, Don Bradshaw. We will miss Don with his wonderful soups and dishes at our social events, (even if they arrived a little late) along with his participation in any and all long distance races. His South Coast was always the first to start and usually one of the last to finish but always in the hunt after the handicap was applied. We will miss you Don. I look forward to my final year on your board as an advisor and an active Old Hulk. I anticipate a good year with the new board members that have been elected; IV McNamara, Rear Commodore, Harvey and Marsha Baker, Activities Captains and Roger Adams Fleet Captain. These new members along with your team from last year make a strong leadership group. Thanks them for their service when you see them. I look forward to seeing you at the club and on the water soon. Terry Rainey Commodore 2014 Hi Windycrester’s! First, I would like to thank you for voting me in as Rear Commodore. I am looking forward to serv- ing Windycrest and its Members. The Rear Commodore has 2 responsibilities. 1. The mainte- nance of the Club Boats and B. the sailing training program. I am finalizing my plans but have the following goals. I am going to personally inspect all the club boats and verify they are in good working conditions. I am going to plan a curriculum for the training program over the next couple of months. If you have specific goals you would personally like to achieve please let me know. During January and February i would like to have some a class room instruction. This in- cludes Adult and child CPR, sailing basics, intro to racing, Join the Race Committee, and maybe a couple of others. In the summer I am planning a youth sailing program that focuses on teaching kids to learn to sail a centerboard boat. The adult program will be designed to teach new boat owners and prospective boat owners alike safe operation of a sail boat. If you have something specific you would like to learn... i.e. VHF radio etiquette, how to anchor, sailing with a spinnaker, etc. please reach out. You can call/text me at 918-978-4232 or email me [email protected] Thanks! IV McNamara Rear Commodore About IV: IV grew up sailing on Oklahoma Lakes. Sailing on Grand Lake with his parents on a Catalina 30 and then campaigning a Capri 14.2 at area club races around Tulsa. After College IV acquired a free E Scow from a back yard in midtown and refurbed the boat then joined windycrest in 2002. After 2 seasons on the E Scow a Santana 20 was purchased and literally dragged down the interstate racing in Oklahoma City, Long Beach CA, Norman, Kansas City, Grand Lake, Eugene OR, The Columbia River Gorge, Coronado Island CA, Mission Beach CA, and The Sierra Nevadas. IV also has experience offshore sailing helping friends with boat deliv- eries a few times a year and cruising the east coast and Caribbean aboard his parents boat, La- dy, when visiting them. Currently IV races a MC Scow primarily at Windycrest, these days crew is usually his 5 yr old daughter and 1 yr old son. A Level 1 & 2 Certified US Sailing instructor, IV has coached the Windycrest youth sailing program and taught the adult classes. WSC Board Minutes November 3, 2014 The Windword Call Meeting to order: Darrel Daniel (Commodore), Marcus Fairless The official publication of Windycrest Sailing Club (Vice Commodore), IV Mc Namara (Rear Commodore), Sally Dan- iel (Secretary), Tom Proctor (Treasurer), Roger Adams (Fleet Cap- Windycrest Board of Governors tain), Harvey and Marsha Baker (Activities Captain), and Terry Commodore Rainey (Past Commodore). Darrel Daniel 918-865-2719 [email protected] Vice Commodore Guest that were present: Jack Stewart (Facilities Manager), Julie Marcus Fairless 918-520-5699 Stilwell (Windword Editor), Richard Ferguson and Lisa Adams. [email protected] Rear Commodore IV McNamara 918-978-4232 The following dates will be the Board of Governor’s meeting dates: [email protected] Jan. 5, Feb.2, Mar.2, Apr. 6, May 4, Jun 1, Jul 6, Aug 3, Aug 31 Past Commodore Terry Rainey 918-369-5493 (Sept), Oct. 5, Nov. 2, and Dec. 7. [email protected] Secretary Richard Ferguson wanted to report that the committee in charge of Sally Daniel 918-865-2719 the 50th anniversary of Windycrest have been meeting and discuss- [email protected] Treasurer ing some things that they would like to be done at this time. The Tom Proctor 918-496-8205 committee has been working diligently on the anniversary festivities [email protected] for Windycrest and requesting that they may need some more fi- Fleet Captain nancial assistance The committee have their next meeting on No- Roger Adams 918-627-0443 th th [email protected] vember 11 to discuss what is left to do for the 50 anniversary . Activities Captains Richard has been making some brochures about Windycrest and Harvey & Marsha Baker 918-812-0500 he has put some of them at West Marine. [email protected] ___________________________________ Approval of minutes of last meeting and secretary comments: Facilities Manager There were no changes to the last meeting’s minutes and they Jack Stewart 918-747-3163 [email protected] were approved as presented. Windword Editor Julie Stilwell 918-633-2167 Windword editor comment: Julie asked that the articles be turned [email protected] on November 9th or 10th. Website Manager Richard Ferguson 918-369-5712 [email protected] Treasurer report: Club Scorers Tom reviewed monthly finance statement: The statement showed KB-Roger Kerr 918-252-7551 CB-Harvey Baker 918-812-0500 that we are in good shape financially with expenses below budget MC Scow Fleet Captain and income greater than budget year to date. The liability insur- Harvey Baker 918-812-0500 ance has been taken care for the year. The increase of dues was Catalina 22 Fleet Captain discussed and Tom provided a rough draft of proposed increases. Dean Kohlwey 918-494-3023 Keelboat Handicap Racing Fleet Captains Bob McGinnis 918-629-9308 Vice Commodore report: Barbara & Warren Graham M. Fairless has been working on the slip and mooring list. At the Catalina 25 & 27 Fleet Captains Barend & Claudia Meiling 918-749-3722 present time it is all up to date.