Knoxville, TN Luff Letter November 2016 Navigating This Issue- From The Helm– AGM Proxy Form November Birthdays October Fresh Regatta News From The Harbormaster CSC Donation Tips! Important Bits and Pieces Holder 20 Nationals/Fall Regatta Results Boats / Items For Sale Holder 20 Nationals Pictures Secretary’s Report Fall Festival Pictures PLUS MORE! Latitude: 35º50’55.27”N Longitude: 84º09’4.809”W Neil Quigley Print this page, complete and give to your delegate. There will Commodore also be an email blast sent out that will include the proxy form. [email protected] 2016 November 2016 No. 512 2 October Fresh Regatta October 7 & 8, 2016 A very windy day resulted in a single race before conditions became excessive for all competitors and even one entrant incurring near catastrophic hardware failure. A rare experience for our club sailing events for certain! The afternoon turned out to be a very cozy social event with a perfectly tapped keg of Lager enjoyed by around 35 guests! Dinner was served early and we all feasted on Lasagna, Burgers and Pizza and plenty of sides. We also hosted a handful of evacuees from North Carolina as Hurricane Matthew pounded the East Coast and provided the shifty 15-20+ mph breeze. A handful of youngsters enjoyed a water balloon launcher and large target in the yard below the clubhouse for an all-around entertaining evening. The kids really enjoyed the prizes and activities provided by West Marine! Our racers and guest adults also enjoyed the Vols game and an overly intense final few minutes which ultimately left Vol fans with an upset. Not enough boats would attempt the Sunday start and the event came to a close. A great time was had by all! (except perhaps one who had boat repairs to look forward to!) 1st Place– John Tyner 2nd Place– Jeff Gamey 3rd Place– Rodney Meryweather Photos courtesy of Ted Piehl and Maureen Murphy November 2016 No. 512 3 The Nina and Pinta sail to Knoxville Two ships have sailed around the world to take on a larger scale so more people could be families on a blast from the historical past, all the accommodated. way to 1492. The purpose of the ships is to educate kids about People from East history. Tennessee are used to "They think these are big seeing large boats on pirate ships but hopefully the river, but ships by the time they leave they from 1492, not so learn these ships were used much. Replicas of for exploration," said Christopher Captain Sanger. Columbus's Nina and Which is why Captain Pinta are here in Sanger sails around the Knoxville, and they United States 11 months are as closed to the out of the year. real thing as it gets. "I do it for the kids," said "They're considered Captain Sanger. the most accurate The ships are docked replicas of Christopher Columbus's favorite ships." outside Calhoun's on the River until November 1. said Stephen Sanger, captain of the Nina and Pinta. They can be visited from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Adults are The replica of the Nina was constructed in Brazil $8, Seniors are $7, and kids over five are $6. without electricity and was built using the same methods and tools that were used 500 years ago to Taken from WVLT-TV website- http://www.local8now.com/content/news/The-Nina-and-Pinta-sail-to-Knoxville- build the original shipbuilders. 397860811.html "When you're walking aboard the Nina you are walking on the most accurate replica ever constructed," said Captain Sanger. The replica of the Pinta on the other hand was built Save The Date Annual Membership Meeting – November 13th The meeting will start at 4:00 PM, and chili will be served afterwards for $5.00 per person. If you cannot attend, PLEASE complete the Proxy Form found in the At The Helm section, page 2, and give to the person you designate as your proxy! November 2016 No. 512 4 How can YOU help CSC? Everyone can participate in the following 3 programs! The price to you does not change, the companies donate from their profits! The more you buy from them, the more you help! You already have the Amazon Smile info, but this is our unique link: https:// smile.amazon.com/ch/62-1627978 CSC is now a West Marine Affiliate - Every time anyone shops online or in-store - CYC members pay the same price as always, but West Marine donates 3-10% of their profit to CSC when you mention it in store, or follow the link to purchase online at http:// www.kqzyfj.com/click-8175410-12310275-1464883281000 CSC is also a Kroger Community Rewards Partner. Go online to https://www.kroger.com/ Log into your Kroger Account Click "Community" drop down box appears Click "Kroger Community Rewards" Click "enroll now" and follow the prompts and directions CSC member number is 24779 If you want more information, please contact Ann at [email protected] or [email protected] THANK YOU!!!!! Ann Zimmerman November 2016 No. 512 5 Holder 20 Nationals & Fall Regatta Note From The PRO Special thanks to a host of CYC race committee members who stepped up big time during the weekend of Oct. 21-23, as the club hosted its annual Fall Regatta, as well as the Holder 20 National Championships. John Sullivan, Jeff Stichler, Budd Terwilliger, Gus Floodquist and Linda Smithson worked the Friday Holder races. Bud also brought his powerboat to help with setting marks, since the club's mark boat is out of commission. After learning the Holder regatta also needed a powerboat on Saturday, Budd volunteered to come back to help the assigned crew that included Bob Hunt, Tom Grove and Brian Nicholson. Philip Spurlin also pitched in at the last moment, as did new members John and Kellie Mzik. Philip volunteered to be the PRO for the CYC Fall Regatta both Saturday and Sunday. Tom also skippered his boat to help set Holder marks. Both regattas wrapped up Sunday with Tommy Northcutt and Marta Nagy joining Bob and Philip. Chuck Meyer also helped with the Fall Regatta wrap-up. Both regattas enjoyed great wind throughout, so all the crews were kept busy, but were well up to the task. Congrats and thanks for jobs well done! R. G. Smithson And The Results!!!! Holder 20 National Championships- 1st– Vlasta Kunc 7th– Ray Gresham (South Carolina) 2nd– Justin Chambers (Georgia) 8th– John Storey 3rd– Neil Quigley 9th– Jim Rosaschi (Las Vegas) 4th– John Tyner 10th– James Little (Tennessee) 5th– Jeff Gamey 11th– Don Busby 6th– Matt Gundlach (Minnesota) 12th– Rick Gloeckler Fall Regatta- 1st– Frank Larimer 2nd– Max Dawson 3rd– Mark Van Doren 4th– Rodney Meryweather November 2016 No. 512 6 Holder 20 Nationals Thursday Prep! Photos courtesy of Lauren Ballatin Racing! Photos courtesy of Ted Piehl November 2016 No. 512 7 More Racing! Photos courtesy of Ted Piehl Friday Night’s Party! Photos courtesy of Maureen Murphy November 2016 No. 512 8 Holder 20 Nationals The Finish! Foggy Morning Pulling Out The Boats At The Dock At The Dock Fog On The Water Boat Retrieval 1st Place– Bill Bradshaw, Vlasta Kunc (Skipper) Trophy Presentation– John Storey and John Lindahl Waiting For Results! Photos courtesy of Lauren Ballatin 2nd Place- Justin Chambers (Skipper, center) and NOTICE!! crew One of the club’s handheld VHF radios was misplaced during last week’s regattas. If anyone finds a radio laying around the club’s grounds, please contact R.G. Smithson at [email protected] Waiting For Results! November 2016 No. 512 9 Holder 20 Nationals Ground Crew The event was no doubt a great success! But, it couldn’t have happened without LOTS of planning, organizing, vision, attention to detail, dedication and HARD WORK! IF ANYONE was omitted in the acknowledgments, PLEASE send Lauren an email, and this grave oversight will be remedied in next month’s Luff Letter!!! The Architects! John Storey was regatta chairman and prime instigator of the event. He was the primary link to the Association and the northern fleets. He also arranged the trophies. Don Busby was registrar and handled all of the web site registration details. Rick Gloeckler handled most of the volunteers, especially the Fun Sailors Group. And, Rick, along with Mike Brown, helped Catherine set up the round tables in the clubhouse. John Tyner was the liaison to the southern Holder fleets. Jeff Gamey handled t-shirts, logistics, finances and was party whip, harassing people to follow up and get things done! Breakfast and Lunch Crew! “It was a great weekend! Not all of the sailors signed up for the breakfast and lunch meal deal, but those that did, I assure you, ate well. We went through 25 lbs of meat, dozens upon dozens of eggs - and 80 giant cinnamon rolls! I had a great time working hard with Jodi Busby, who, among her many, many cheerful talents, makes a heck of a good apple oatmeal! Our other help in the kitchen came from Dave Roberts, who just showed up on Saturday morning and wanted to be helpful! What a guy! Dave had lots of great stories to tell and made sure everything went smoothly. Of course, we have to thank Girl Scout Troop 21101 for making and donating all those cinnamon rolls! Between the Tyners and the Busbys, there were always kids around to help, too. We all pulled together and made some great memories in a wonderful regatta!” Jane Tyner Friday Night Dinner Crew! Photos courtesy of Lauren Ballatin On Friday night, attendees were treated to a yummy dinner provided by Holy Smokin’ BBQ, while DJ Bob Morris filled the air with music! In addition to other members mentioned throughout, these folks get a warm THANK YOU, having worked Thursday for Set Up, Friday & Saturday and Tear Down Sunday.