Pub. Mail Agreement No. 40650589 Return Undeliverable Canadian Mail to: Vernon Yacht Club 7919 Okanagan Landing Road Vernon, BC ,V1H 1H1 Delivery Address: End to End Race (Summerland—Vernon) View from above . Photo by Ronald Franzmann November 2009 Features • Executive Reports Page 3-5 • Little Miss Magic makes History (cont) Page 6 • Bouquets of Roses; Grey Cup Party Page 7 • Security Team Update; Crane Day Page 9 • Book Corner Page 10 • Annual Pig Roast Page 11 • Messing about in Boats Page 12 • The Carefree Sailor Page 13 Photo by Dave Ellis • Members’ Classified Ads Page 14 • Canadian Power Squadron Page 15 • September Wind on Okanagan Lake Page 16 • “Allegro” Nonsuch 26 Page 17 • Cont. Nonsuch 26 Page 18 • Cont. Nonsuch 26 Page 19 • November Calendar Page 20 Page 1 VYC - 2008—2009 Executive 7919 Okanagan Landing Road, Vernon, BC V1H 1H1 Name: Position: Home: Cell: Jim Caldwell (Susan) Commodore 260-5846 (250) 540-5846 Tim Amy Vice Commodore833-2444 833-2444 Stewart Bye Rear Commodore545-6005 308-9039 Nicola Windsor Staff Captain 938-2285 938-2285 Bob Montquire Fleet Captain 545-8851 308-7879 Graham Doyle (Gale) Treasurer 546-2702 306-0733 Sonya Olsen (Bill) Secretary 542-0801 309-1960 Rob Ladan (Lorraine) Past Commodore 549-7464 306-3349 Directors: Dan Irvine 549-0119 549-0119 Ron Paziuk (Peggy) 549-5086 309-8370 Joanne Jacubo (Terry) 542-1577 309-3481 Ben Hoy (Judy) 545-5809 558-9655 Fritz Luetgeb (Wilma) 549-1595 308-8482 ….. Heather Clark (Dean) 549-2958 309-1658 Vernon Yacht Club phone number 545-5518 Tiller Topics’ Team to date: Vernon Yacht Club fax number 545-0388 Hanny Kooyman - Layout & Design John Clark - Proof Reading Cees Kooyman - Mailing Office hours Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10:30 am until 2:30 pm. Rob Ladan - Website Occasional changes to these hours will be posted on the office door. ………….. - Advertisement Please leave a message if no one is there to answer your call. Regular Contributors: All phone messages are followed up. Kerry Richardson - Bookcorner & various Vernon Yacht Club fax number 545-0388 Doug Stewart - CPS News Ron Heuman - Security Team Vernon Yacht Club - Email Address: [email protected] Carol Craske - Valley Girls; Racing; Sailing Lessons Vernon Yacht Club - Website: www.vernonyachtclub.com Dave Atkins - Messing about in Boats * Submissions for Tiller Topics can be sent via e-mail to: Dave Horsham - Sailing Fleet [email protected] Executive members and **Deadline for submissions : the second week of each month. many occasional writers and photographers. Important Notice to All Members : If you access the clubhouse with your key card and are confronted with the alarm going off while you are inside, please follow this procedure: Re-swipe your card at either en- trance. Then call the security company and identify yourself and have them cancel the alarm. The phone number is posted at both entrances. If you fail to do this, the club can be billed up to $150.00. Your coopera- tion is greatly appreciated. Page 2 Commodore's Report Jim Caldwell AGM. In accordance with the Societies Act, all Resolutions will be mailed out at least 14 days prior the AGM. Where has the Crane Day is scheduled for November 14 at time gone? It 8:00 am, please be at the Yacht Club if your seems too soon to pack up the boating gear for boat needs to come out of the water by crane. the season. Soon it will be time to trade the cool beer for hot toddies and mulled wine….hmm As always Friday night steak nights and once a maybe there is something to look forward to. month special dinners will continue throughout the winter, so hope you’ll come out and support November means it is time for our AGM. This your club and keep in touch with your boating year it will be held November 30. We have had buddies! 2 information meetings this fall to discuss issues Regards and resolutions that will be presented at the Jim Vice Commodore’s Report Tim Amy The Club’s fascinated by boats and activity on the water. fiscal year is Some of us have delusions of America’s Cup winding down sailing competition, others are into waterskiing, and the Execu- drifting and socializing in the sun, relaxing and tive is putting to- getting away from the daily demands of life gether a budget for presentation at the Novem- ashore or just generally messing about in boats. ber AGM. So far it appears that while there are The Vernon contingent of Canadian Power and long term challenges, these can be met by short Sail Squadron finds a steady interest in courses term prudence and creativity. Maintaining and related to boating and the Club’s annual sailing building the membership, completing the dock lessons are well attended. renewal and expansion and keeping the Club affordable for a cross section of the community Along with 50 gourmets, we had a delicious are some priorities. Thanksgiving dinner at Sidney Yacht Club’s tiny dinning room, prepared by a contracted chef in It may be time to revisit the Club’s purpose, to that clubs miniscule, bathroom sized kitchen. redefine the interests which bring people to- The chef also provides a dinner and lunch menu gether. While the Okanagan is not a ‘maritime’ at scheduled times through the week in a setting community, we know that many local people are Cont. page 4 Page 3 Cont. from page 3 priority for early in the new-year, giving members similar to VYC, necessitating a drive to the out- an opportunity to identify ideas and general di- skirts. Perhaps it is time for VYC to revisit an ex- rection for the Executive to consider. panded dining service. Only 33 shopping days till Christmas. There has been no Long Term Planning meeting with members this year and this might be a Tim Attention AGM November 30th, 2009 7:00 pm at the Clubhouse Your attendance is important! Jim Caldwell, Commodore Rear Commodore’s If you are looking at buying a different boat please ensure Report you contact the office to advise them of the change. We may or may not be able to accommodate you in a different Stewart Bye size slip right away. Secondly if you have sold your boat and are not requiring your moorage for next year please send an email to the of- fice as soon as possible as we have many members waiting No report. for a slip . Busy with the Fall Clean Up! Rachael Page 4 Fleet Captain’s Report Bob Montguire Another boating If you wish to move to a different slip for the win- season comes to an ter please give me a call, as some slips have al- end. I really hate to ready been booked. see the water shut off on the docks as it To those mem- means winter is bers who have here. I want to thank the members for making gone or are go- my year as Fleet Captain a mostly enjoyable ing away for the experience. Your co-operation was greatly ap- winter have a preciated. Merry Xmas and a Happy With the help of Roger Price and Ken Smith I New Year. finally completed a project that I wanted to do for See you in the a long time. We now have numbers on the end spring. of the fingers, making it much easier to find the correct slips, especially for visitors. Bob Please members, if you are storing your boat on the lot for the winter, you must fill out a storage form. It is imperative that we place a decal on Be Part of the Future! your trailer or blocks so we can identify the owner. The Vernon Yacht Club is looking for enthusiastic mem- bers to join the Staff Captain’s Report Executive for 2009-2010. Nicola Windsor If you or someone you rec- ommend wants to get in- A very BIG Come down to volved in administering your the club house thank you to Mary Club, please contact: Jean Watson for do- and watch the game on our ing an awesome job Rob Ladan, Past Commodore new big running the Pig and Chair of the 2009 Nomi- screen TV, Roast. Thanks also to nation Committee. Bob Montquire & Reg bring some friends with Maidment for carving of the pigs also. Joanne Rob Ladan (250) 549-7464 or you. Jacobo for helping organize the volunteers with [email protected] Mary Jean. Everyone who helped Mary Jean & New Years Joanne with the roasting of pigs, to making the Closing date: Nov. 9th salads and decorating & clean up also a very big tickets will be thank you. It was another success Roasting of available the Pigs. shorty. Watch for the posting at the bar and on the mes- November 29th, I have been told is Grey Cup, sage board. the ball with 2 pointy ends, right. Sincerely Nicola Windsor Page 5 The (continued) story of “Little Miss Magic makes History” An account of the first ever Okanagan Lake End - to – End Sailboat Race . After zig zagging back and forth a number of times Then the wind we saw to our dismay a power boat heading towards switched to the the gap between our bow and the rocks - making no South, and for attempt to slow down, it shot through missing us by a the first time in the race the spinnakers went few feet. A close call. In spite of this scare, our gam- up. The finish time for the race, 4.p.m., soon ble worked as we could see a number of boats ahead came with two boats making it all the way to the sitting in an area of no wind.