Harbor Island Yacht Club May 2017 Volume 50 Number 4 GREATER NASHVILLE’S OLDEST YACHTING MONTHLY In This Issue COMMODORE’S COMMENTS (NOW ON PAGE 2) DOCK, MOORING, AND TEMPORARY SLIP WAIT LIST SPRING CLEANUP AND QUARTERLY MEETING ALIVE HOSPICE REGATTA RESULTS KONESKY GREAT RIVER RACE (AND MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO CHUCK) DOUBLE HANDED REGATTA CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE COMMODORE’S COMMENTS April saw monumental changes at Harbor Island Yacht Club. The era of the two cruising boats per one owner is now over! This will provide more space for new members with smaller, dry-sailed boats, J22s, and/ or J24s. The two junked Catalina 22s in the upper lot have gone to deeper waters at zero expense to members. The dark cloud of the USCOE mandate to remove all boats and moorings outside our lease boundary has “provisionally” been lifted! This is due in large part to the volunteer efforts of Mooring Fleet Captain Don Kaufman and his merry band of ball movers that went at it again in the mooring field on Friday, April 15. His team included Greg Theriot, Zyg Durski, Patti Grissom, Ray Shelide, Jim Doran, Konstatin Tchernouchenko, and myself. Don’s team removed 8 mooring balls beyond our boundary and found room for 35 moored boats within it. One mooring with anchor is being water stored against the Cause- way. It cannot be used at this time. We have 4 “open” moorings that are currently awaiting members’ boats, either coming off trailers or out of temp slips. Unfortu- nately, our water space for new members with water stored cruisers is closed. This was hard, messy work to say the least. When you see these members, thank them! They’ve put forth extraordinary efforts on behalf of all of us! That same day, Officer John Baird and a member of his USCOE real estate division came out to HIYC (per my request) to confirm our boundary locations as well as to affirm our commitment to hon- or our lease with the Corp as they have asked. We won’t know the results of that visit until after this Anchorline goes to print. An added bonus of volunteering at the club is getting to know members that you normally just say “hello” in passing at best. Ray Shelide helped out tremendously as we worked out of one of the little whalers together. His Grandparents immigrated from war torn Lebanon. When they arrived at Ellis Island, the authorities mis- spelled/changed his family’s last name from Chedide to Shelide! He books major country stars into big ven- ues such as Bridgestone or Ascend Amphitheatre. That’s pretty cool! Coming in May: A new remodel for a walk-in closet in the clubhouse. The AntiBruce reports work will begin May 1, and should take a couple of weeks. What will tiki-landers do without their mayor? When the Commodore’s Comments were submitted by deadline April 15, who knew the awful events that would unfold soon afterwards. With the untimely and horrible news of Chuck Konesky’s fall, surger- ies, and eventual passing; shock soon gave way to the lonely reality for me and many, that Chuck was no longer with us. I crewed with Chuck some in my early days. A precise tactician and mentor to many, he was always a gentleman. One memory with Chuck is the time he and I took his old C&C 35 up to Kentucky for race week. We stopped at River- front in downtown Nashville for our first overnight stay. Thinking myself a pretty good pool player, I convinced Chuck to play some pool against me at Buffalo Billiards on 2nd Avenue. He skunked me time and again. It wasn’t pretty for me, but the comradery and conversation was worth it all. We left the next day and went on to enjoy an uneventful river trip, as well as enjoying the racing on Kentucky Lake. Those are priceless memories I’ll never forget. Thanks, Chuck. *** Dock Slip and Mooring Waiting List *** Ahoy, fellow Club Members. To be placed on this list, you are required to notify the Rear Commodore by email ([email protected]) or text (615/260-7405). If you want a shot at a slip, please take the proper steps ASAP and remember that any member in dues arrearage is not eligible for slip placement or assign- ment. SPRING CLEANUP DAY A success after a snow delay thanks to volunteers like: Ray Shelide, Joe Ballard, JD Powell, Tom Woodcock, Dan Haskell, Jim Bond, Zig Durski, Pat Wood, Ted Chapin, Tim Naeser, Rick Fielder, Rob Hempel, Beth Marshall, John Marshall, Michael Gerasimopoulos, Nelson Miller, Dana Latour, Tricia Latour, Doc Fielder, Jeanette Levine, Gerry Levine, Garrett Ostrander, Carla Ostrander, Don Ostrander, Sarah Theriot, Tori Theriot, Sean Theriot, Greg Theriot, Hannah Smokler, Sam Smokler, Mary Ann Smokler Brian Smokler, C.J. Pierce, Andy Griswold, Drew Griswold, Fred Beesley, Susannah Widick, Penny Widick, Paul Young, Julie Gordon, Markly Gordon, Jim Milliman, Mel Smith (PPYC—V15 Fleet), Cindy Lovelace, Rafal Ablamowiz, Brian Laidlaw, Rachael Cole, Rob McDonald, Jim Waller, Howard Toole, David Brandon, and Randall Butler SPRING CLEANUP VOLUNTEERS *** In Memory of Chuck Konesky *** 1941—2017 As many of you know we recently lost a HIYC family member, one who was well loved by everyone. As an active contributor to many Club activities Chuck served on the board including a term as com- modore. Chuck and Judy were married for 44 years and he really adored her. Chuck grew up in Youngstown, Ohio. While his father was involved in organized labor, Chuck went in the opposite direction with a career in manufacturing management. He shared some really interesting stories regarding union and management relations with me over the years that we sailed together. After enjoying much success in Ohio, he came to middle Tennessee as vice president of manufacturing for Western Reserve Products. Chuck enjoyed living here, particularly the experience of his involvement in our Club. Chuck loved fast cars and boats - power and sail - and was intensely competitive in all of them. As a teen in Ohio, he drag raced a 1957 Corvette, performing so well that the organizing body forced him to tear down his engine because they just knew he was cheating in some manner – but he wasn’t. That level of accomplishment is familiar to those of us who raced with or against him under sail. I first met Chuck when my sister bought his Lightning in the late 1980s. I began crewing with Ron Miller about the same time and soon thereafter joined the Club. When Chuck bought Ron’s boat he asked me to crew with him and thus began an adventure-filled and just plain fun twenty-five-plus year friend- ship. It was good to be in the right place at the right time, as I found a great friend and enjoyed our many years together. Chuck truly loved introducing people to the sport and teaching them the finer points. Often new crew were startled by the intensity of Chuck’s competitive sailing. I recall several rac- es in which we found ourselves at the convergence of two weather system winds. In the space of 50 yards we set and dropped the spinnaker eight to 10 times. Chuck’s ability to focus for long periods was amazing and that, combined with a great depth of knowledge of the sport, was the key to his consistent success. Aside from his passion for racing Chuck genuinely enjoyed showing his friends and crew a good time. One of my fondest memories was a trip on which he invited Ron Miller, Mark Endicott, Hadley Herford and me to spend a week on his boat Tumbleweed which was moored at the time in Annapolis on the Chesapeake Bay. It was a great combination of folks and we really had a great time. Chuck was quite conservative and a perfect gentleman always. Still, he endured our antics and sometimes rowdy behav- ior with great grace. Of particular note was an evening spent at the Crab Claw restaurant in St. Michaels. Chuck, not a fan of seafood, tolerated with poise our dismemberment of crabs and overindulgence in adult beverages. One of us may even have sung to the waitress. I couldn’t tell if he was covering his face with his hat from embarrassment or in order to avoid watching us eat. Chuck was a great sport and a heckuvalot of fun. Rest in peace my friend. (Contributed by: Rob Hempel, and Mark Stanley) MEMBERS REPRESENTING EXEMPLARY ATTITUDE, SERVICE, AND RESOLVE IN SUPPORT OF HARBOR ISLAND YACHT CLUB FROM THE “TWO-BOAT” CLUB These guys have shown true leadership and probably the most sacrifice with the greatest of positive attitudes: Joe Ballard – “Sol Sister” Removed from North Lot Owen Hines – Catalina 22 Removed from North Lot Todd Anderson – Irwin 30 Removed from North Lot Drew Griswold – Tanzer 22 Removed from North Lot FROM ON THE WATER Chandler Owen—by removing his 2nd keel boat from HIYC Bill England – by removing his moored boat to a trailer Casey Fincher – by removing his moored boat to a trailer Brian Laidlaw/Andy Griswold – Two Sea Scout Boats Removed from mooring field Roger &Marian Maxwell—Sold their slipped boat to allow for tempo- rary occupancy THE 1ST MOORING “MOVING” CREW Greg Theriot David Brandon Don Kaufman Sean Theriot Zig Durski Randall Butler *** New Members *** New residents to the state of Tennessee and have found Mt. Juliet to be our new home. Soon to be married September 2017 on the coast of Santa Rosa beach Florida. Lauren and I met in Birmingham, AL shortly after she completed her master’s degree at Samford University and while teaching at a local high school.