The April meeting was held at the lake on April 8th at 6:30 pm.

The Commodore opened the meeting with a salute to past commodores, with Barry Sanders, Ronny Hendricks, Herb Siewert and Doug Roberts all present.

A discussion was held regarding getting Plank Park ready for the Blessing of the Fleet on April 30th. Commodore Champion and Capt. Max Vinson will work on the stained glass; Linda Guss will attempt to make some new commodore bricks for the yard,
Capt. Doug Roberts and Teresa will provide finger foods for this event and Capt. Gary Guss will work on the program. We have Father Michael from the Episcopalian church coming to give the blessing.

Purser Sanders reports that the bills are paid and money is in the bank. Three quarters of the dues have been paid so far and the rest are expected to come in soon.

Capt. Roberts is in need of helpers for the Committee boat for the Huddleston Regatta which will be held on May 28th and 29th, we will train you, no experience is necessary, just a keen eye and attention to detail. A strong back to pull up the anchors is helpful.

The Executive Committee will meet in 2-3 weeks to view the plans for the proposed Pavilion rebuild, and discuss dues structures etc. It looks like it will cost about $2500 for the initial build of the pavilion, but we are in the early stages of planning. Ronny Hendricks reported that Phil Sansom donated a large concrete countertop with a sink, this will be nice if we can build an outdoor kitchen as planned. This work is planned to begin in November of 2011.

Purser Sanders will purchase flags for those officers who need them.

The Knot of the Month for May is the Monkey’s Fist, the most elaborate Monkey’s Fist will win the prize and the prize will be determined by the Commodore. This months winner was Capt. Doug Roberts who received a wonderful colorful rubber band ball for his tying prowess on the Jug knot.

Sailing School – We need people to sign up for these classes, we have only one person thus far. If you know of anyone with an interest in Sailing, please make mention of this class. These classes will be held at the Lake each Saturday starting April 30th and through May, from 9:30 – 11:30 am with a sailing portion on the lake at 12:30. Cost is $45 each/ $75 for a couple. Capts. Bill Miller and Rob Wyatt will teach the classes. This is a great opportunity to learn sailing and get acquainted with our club.

Randy Wheeler and Max Vinson were the first club members on the water this year. The lake is at Summer pool and the ramp and docks are ready.

We enjoyed a fine meal of country ham prepared by Capt. Hendricks – Thanks Ronny !

Next months meeting will be May 13th with a potluck at 6pm, Faye Stinnet will be preparing the main course, please bring a side to share.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:19pm.

Gary Guss – Scribe

The April Meeting is Friday April 8th at the Lake.Ronny Hendricks is cooking and the Knot of the Month is the Jug Handle knot. Please join us and bring a dish to share. Cocktails and Dinner at 6:o0 pm with meeting to follow.

The meeting was held at 6:30PM on March 11th at the club grounds.

Commodore Debbie cooked white chicken chili  which was enjoyed by all the mates.

Purser Barry Sanders commented that Board members should fly their flags at club events and meetings, a discussion of who had and needed flags ensued.

We discussed the need to rehab our Plank park and Max Vinson, Debbie Champion and Linda Guss all expressed interest in rehabbing the stained glass. The need to explain who is listed on the bricks in the park and their history was talked about. Captain Lee Huddleston will get a sign made and posted in the clubhouse to accomplish this. Commodore bricks are needed for the past several years. Past commodores can buy these for $25 each.

Our Purser – Barry Sanders reported that we have cash and the bills have been paid ( hope he doesn’t mean Bill Miller and Bill Champion ). Next year our bill from the Corp of Engineers is $1250 /year or $6250 for the next 5 years.

The knot of the month is the Jug Sling Knot. This knot was used on dhows in ancient times and also to provide a handle to enable hauling multiple amphorae at a time. Max Vinson is our go-to person for this knot (and most knots ). Ask Max who has a great knowledge of these matters and can tie this knot three different ways.

Sailing School at the Club – starts on April 30th and runs every Saturday from 9:30-11:30 through Saturday May 21st. The fee is $45 for each person and $75 for two people. Each Saturday at 12 noon there will be a sailing portion of the class, we need skippers and boats to sail with the new students and explain our sport. Classes will be held rain or shine.

Capt. Max Vinson needs to have some crew to help him with his boat. This is an excellent opportunity to learn from the master and will let Max sail more often. If you are interested and would like to sign up for weekends when Max is available, please contact Debbie Champion. If you have any experience in setting up a web based calendar scheduling system please contact your Scribe Gary Guss. We would like to be able to set something like this up on our website and match up skippers and crews. This will give us all a chance to sail more often and learn the differences between boats.

We just had the Spring Work Party on March 18th. Attendance was great and we got a lot accomplished. Thanks to all who attended and worked. Please see Yardmaster Reimer if you can help with some of the items left unfinished.

The Blessing of the Fleet will be held on April 30th at 11:30 am. Father Michael from Christ Episcopal will be presiding at the ceremony.

The next monthly meeting will be April 8th at 6:30pm for potluck at the lake. The Kerstings will be cooking “Shashlik”, the Ukrainian National Summer Entrée’. Here in Kentucky we call it BBQ.

The List for Saturday:
Need Tools – Extension Ladder if anybody can bring one – Powerwasher also

WORK PARTY LIST
SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2011
1) DOCK EXTENSIONS
2) INSTALL FLOOD LIGHTS
3) POWER SPRAY INSIDE HEAD
4) PAINT INSIDE HEAD
5) DRINK BEER
6) CLEAN/ORGANIZE SHED
7) REORGANIZE SHELTER LOFT
8) CUT & TRIM GRASS AROUND BOATS
9) RE-ARRANGE DINGY ROW
10) POLICE YARD
11) PAINT GATES
12) CLEAN HEAD AND SHED ROOFS
13) CLEAR RAMP
14) CUT BACK DECORATIVE GRASS
15) CLEAN AND COVER CLUB BOATS
16) REMOVEOLD TIES FROM LAKE PATH
17) REPLACE TIES ON PATH TO UPPER LOT
18) CLEAN MAYFIELD PARK

Yo, shiver me timbers … we meet at 6pm for potluck, meeting is at 7pm. Please bring a dish. Remember to be able to tie your Midshipmans hitch.

Picture by Alan Cannon