A U SI YA I H I I LU B ry/,ffi ITssJ IT* $;q6&3S$S r#"Se* MAY/JUNE teez AUSTIN YACHT CLUB 5906 BEACON DRIVE LAKE TRAVIS AYC OFFICERS COMMODORE ... DaveWahlberg VICE-COMMODORE Keith Lackey SECRETARY........... Vicki Bremer TREASURER........... DennisAwbrey RACE COMMANDER........ ........ Ann Baylor BLDGS & GRNDS COMMANDER........ Howad Shirey FLEET COMMANDER........ ........ Roy Smith PAST COMMODORE........ ... Gail Bemstein SAILTRAININGCOMMANDER........ BATbANA HAWN AYC FLEET CAPTAINS CATALINA 22 ........... Dick Finnegan CENTERBOARD HAND1CAP............. .... Fred Steams CORONADO 15 .. Steve Caufrman & Wade Bingaman ENSIGN George Dahmen 420's JayAllen J-22........ Claudia Foster J-24........ Kirk Livingston KEEL HAND!CAP....-........ Joe Thiel A-FLEET ...Ted Smith B-FLEET Tim Vicknair C-FLEET Vic Manning D-FLEET Mark Bradbrd E-FLEET Dave Boemer F-FLEET .. MikeAllen LASER ... Fred Schroth ONE-DES1GN......... .. Eric Nelson SOUTH COAST 21 ........... ..... Charles Pope SUNFISH Pat Manning MAY/JUNE 1992 FROM T'HE COMMODOR,E EgB A lot of wats's gone down tlre river since my last note to you, but it seeru like things have been standiag still. Part of thal is because I've been working so hard lately for truth, justice, and the Americanway (i.c., keepingmy clients out ofjail) that I've hardlyseen tlre lake. Thc otrcr factor is thA things HAVE been at a Gmporarystandstillin our rebuildiqgprocess. But now that we've finallyreceivedthe insurancemoney,we will be seeingprogressin the necessaryrcconstruction. FLTOODREPAIR-- Afhrourcalledmeetiagof the membershipto discussthe variousoptions availableinreconstruction: (1) Rebuildas is, wherc is with modifications;(2) Utilizecabinrepair funds to add a 3rd levelto the clutrhouse,and (3) Stop and plan for eventuallyraisingfloor levels ta 7 17 ' ,tle Board decided to implementa combinationof options I and 3 . In general tcrrrs this will mean restoringthe interiorof the ctubtrouseto pre-floodconditionwith some flood-proofing modifications,rebuildingtlreRace C.ommitteeroomand the ice machinearea(yes, replacethe ice machine), completethe restorationof the batlr/showqareas (new plumbingwherc needed, new hot water Mters, etc.) and repair the office area to a functional standard (improvementsto be deter mined in the fufure). As you know, we have the pool back in functional condition, and we are workingon replacementof the frontgate. All otfrerrepairlrestorationis on temporarylrold u/hile weeryageinsomelongtermplanniag. Ihaveappointeda"TlTCom",itteet'consistiqgofformer commodoresplus Keith Lrckeyto examinethe regularory,financial, insurance, and engineering issuesrelatingto establishinga comp'rehensiveand unifiedplan forthe lorytermcompliancewith flood plainregulationsand our fufuregrowth. This committeehas alreadymet severaltimes and ishardatworkinexplslingsomevariationswiththecountyandtheinsuranoecarrier. Iexpecta stahrsreportat each Boardmeeting. I also expectthatthisgxrupwillsolicityourinputboth individuallyand tlnoughsome futurememtrershipmeetings. I am forwardinga[vrittensugges- tionswhich I receiveto this committee. OLYMPICS * You may have seen floug Kern at Scholtz' Grden, in ttE local daily, and on tele- vision lately. He is part of the # I Soliry team treaded to Brcelona for the Summer Olympics . Crreat worlq Doug! Be surc to congratulalehim and also to thank him for the way he rcpresents (and tlrereby promotes) this club. Also, coryatulationsto Paul Foersterand Steve Bourdowwho recentlywon the FlyiagDutchman Worlds in Puerto Santa Marie, Spain. Next on the agenda will be the Olympic Trials June 13-24 at the Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA. You may have TIAZARD=W.4RIUI{G - noticed my Kiwi near the work area,'ernd patientlywaiting for me to find the time to polish her bottom. With CAVEAT out of the water thc Moore 2i[ also getting a bottomjob, I have finally splashed my Sunfish. You are trereby advisedthat I don't know how to gybe or tack a Sunfish BUT I DON' T CARE. So, if you s€e an el&rly Sunfish sitting low in the water KEEP CLEAR. GOOD NEWS - Welcome back to Claude, JoAnn, and Debbie Welles who decided that nilrile Austaliawas an interestiagdiversion,there 'snoplacelikethegoodol'U.S. of A. and Austin, TX. EUUBEEIruIE-- As I writethis I am lookingforwardto agreatupcomingschedule: two Eveniqg_Series, TurnbackCanyonRegatta, CrnterboadRegdta,and tnro Crovernor'sCup we k""-d.._Hey,ifyoucan'thavefuninthisschedule,youhad-betterchect<toseeifyoustill'havea pulse! Irt's go sailing... PDW 2 FROM THE ED I TOR TELLTALE STAFF COMMODORE Da.ve hlah I berg MANAG I NG ED I TOR Vick i Br emer PHOTOGRAPH I C ED I TOR Ty John son SPEC I AL CONTR I BUTORS Dave Wah I ber g, Ann Bay I on , V'ick i Bremer , Gai I Bernstein, Tr ipp Alyn, John Bartlett, Karen Van Hooser, Vic Manning, Jay Allen FLEET CONTR I BUTORS Ted Mann'ing, Mank Bradford, Smith, Tim Vicknair, Vic 'l Dave Boerner , Steve Brown , M'i chae l We l man , Mary Marc'i a Mott , D i ck F'innegan, Wade B i ngaman, Tom Gro I 1 , Fred Schr oth, Fred Stearns , Pat Mann'ing THE I NS I DE TAl ES From the Commodore page 2 Long Range Planning Committee page 4 From the Desk of the Secretary ... page 5 From the Race Commanden . .. page 6 Above & Beyond and Letter to the Ed tor page 7 Team Exxon W'ins Olympic Sol ing Tria s ... page 8 Membership Corner ... page 12 Paul Foerster & Steve Bourdow Wi nFD Wor lds page 14 why Ask Why? page 17 Spn i ng and M'id-Spr i ng Ser i es Race Resu l!-tL5 page 18 I t Doesn't Get Any Better Than This! ! ! page 1 9 Women's Racing Camp page 20 UT Sailing The Final Tel'lta'le? page 22 Spring Regatta Race Results page 23 Adult Learn to Sail C'l inic page 24 Sai I Training Calendar page 26 Jr. Sai I ing Program page 27 Membership Directory Updates page 28 Footnotes ... page 29 FLEET TALK A-F 1 eet page 30 B-F I eet page 30 C-F I eet page 31 D-F I eet page 31 E-Fleet page 32 J-22 page 33 Catal ina 22 page 33 J-24 page 34 South Coast 21 page 34 Ens'ign page 35 Centenboard page 35 C- 15 page 35 Laser page 31 Sunf i sh page 30 COVER PHOTO : C ouzLe-+U ol Vllclt L B+emz* Long Range Planning Committee The Long Range Planning Committee, betterknown in some circles as the 717 Committee,hasheld three full meetings and several subcommittee meetings. Serving on the committee are: Hap Arnold Gail Bernstein Keith Lackey Ray Lott Frank McBee Terry Meyers Tom Romberg Russell Painton David Wahlberg Trenton Wann Claude Welles The filst meeting was spent getting organized and subdividing into three research groups. tr Government Regulations tr Insurance Issues n Construction Issues The government regulations group started to investigate federal and county flood plain regulations. This brought up several other issues and definition such as habitable structure, business dependent upon lake side location, and waterproof construction. They are also looking into construction permitting issues. The Travis County ordinances were written in response to the requirements of the Federal Ernergency Management Agency. As a practical matter, it may be years before Travis County has a well-defined policy on rebuilding in the flood plain. In the mean time, existing residential sfl'uctures may be grandfathered for repair or rebuilding in a flood plain, but only to a value less than 50Vo of their pre-disaster market value. Repairs beyond 50Vo reqaire a permit and permits will not be given for residential sfructure below 717. Existing non-residential sffuctures in flood plains may be repaired to any degree if done so with adequate flood proofing. While the level of adequate flood proofing has not been challenged in Travis County, we beiieve this standard could apply to the repair of the bath house, office, and Clubhouse. The insulance gloup started wotking with our insurance committee to clarify replacement value vs. market value issues and concerns regarding rebuilding in new locations. This is coming along quite well and we have received an initial settlement check. The insurance company realizes that as we learn more about rebuilding regulations the claim may change. Our claim is still an open active file on their books. The consffuction group started researching AYC land elevation, septic system location, and construction costs. The comrnittee still has a lot of work to complete and our board recommendation ls not finalized. However, the following six points outline our curlent thinking: i. Rebuild the clubhouse as water proof as possible so as to sustain minimal damage in future floods. 2. Return the office building to condition suitable for use as an event management office, scoring room, ffrd protest room with a minimum investment. 3. Rebuild Cabins #1,2, and 3 as a new building or set of buildings above 717 on the back of the property. These building(s) will contain employee housing, permanent office, and future rentaVcamper housing. 4. Leave the roofs and foundations from the original Cabins #1,2, and 3. If plausible, repair them as screened, covered porches for camping and parties. 5. Repair Cabins #4,5,6, and 7 using the most wateqproof materials and methods available. We will continue to refine this plan and will present our recommendation to the AYC board at their regularly scheduled June meeting on Thursday, June 25, at7,30 PM in the AYC Clubhouse. In ttre mean time, if you have any comments or suggestions please feel free to call, Gail Bernstein, during the day at250-4486 or send me a FAX at250-6137. 4 SECRETARY Vlckl Brercr HIGHLIGIITSOF THE MARCII26. I 992 MEEIING: r Thc Board appovedto raisc our outridorooountrnt'rrderyrcfinoac'tirrcto llllyz. o In mponac to the prcvious nonfr'r Hrrtor Rulc I 4 rt*,i;wr onc rncmbcr was aslrod to ralinquifr hie atp imtr dirbly and two mmbcm wcrc granted a rix-month crlonrion. o ThcBoardapprorodOlynpiooampeigndonationrof$S0otoPaulFo€rerand$400toDouglftrn. ConsidEra- tion fc frulhcr donationgwill bc looked at wlpn morc fundr booorc availablo. o Sovual orrcnt brudgota rrcro apporrcd : Sail Training Sominar, Turnbaolc Canyon Rogatta, Conb,rboard Rogatta, and Opcning Day C-crmoaicr Wrap-Up.