This will be held on Saturday October 29th from 8:00am – Noon.

Calling all mates, the list is long and we need your help…

The meeting opened at about 6:30pm with a salute to former Commodores: Lee, Gary, Herb, Barry, Doug, Carol and Frank..

Purser Sanders thanked the club for allowing Cub Scout Pack 610 to hold their Raingutter Regatta at the club, almost 40 scouts attended.

The Orec and Dixie Cup Regatta was discussed, Barry Sanders will be making his famous wings as usual. Thanks to all who attended and those that brought boats.

The Trashmaster’s cleanup was held on Saturday September 17^th. Gary Reimer wishes to thank all involved who turned out. This is always beneficial to cement our relationship to the Corps.

The last regatta will be the Great Minnow which will take place on October 1^st. We will forego the Rita Regatta this year; maybe we can have it next year.

Purser Sanders reports that he has signed the insurance check for this year and also that the Corp fee will be $1500. Barry also mentioned that POYC members can get a discount on BoatUs products but you need to sign up. See Barry for more information.

We are dismayed to report more vandalism at the club, someone released Alan Cannon’s boat from the dock and it was later recovered in the cove, also Matt Reimer’s trailer tires were slashed and last month our donated cement countertops were smashed. We will be placing some cameras on the club grounds and dock to see if we can catch these people in the act. If you see people that you don’t know or acting suspiciously please challenge them, or call the sheriff.

Purser Sanders mentioned that our sister club the Commonwealth Yacht Club at Green Turtle Bay will be having Regatta’s and events the week of September 24^th. Please visit http://cycgtb.com/page/regatta-home for details.

Purser Sanders also mentioned that once again it is Cub Scout popcorn time, please contact Barry and support the scouts.

The Scribe will be putting out an On-line survey to give the Officers feedback on your thoughts about rebuilding the Pavilion and a few other topics. Please take a few moments and fill this out on-line. This won’t take more than a few minutes and will give everyone a chance to anonymously respond.

Yardmaster Reimer remarked that we have 10 boats on the dock, please be courteous and share he dock spaces, if you aren’t actively sailing them please take them out so others have a chance to park there.

Commodore Champion and Vice Commodore Cannon need someone to help plan the Xmas party, this year we want to allow people to order off of the menu to keep costs down. We need ideas on where we can have the party and need someone to plan and contact restaurants where we can get the use of a room, preferably for free. If you can be on this Committee, please contact Alan Cannon or Debbie Champion.

Our next meeting will be Friday October 14^th, this will be a Chili cook-off, bring your best efforts to the meeting. The Knot of the Month will be the best variation of the Bowline which all sailors should know.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm.

Gary Guss – Scribe

The meeting started as always with a salute to past commodores by Commodore Debbie Champion.  Herb Siewert, Lee Huddleston, Gary Reimer, Doug Roberts, the Kerstings and Barry Sanders were  all saluted.

The Glow Regatta and The Karl Millen Regattas were discussed, as was the upcoming Raingutter Regatta. The Raingutter Regatta is a cub scout event to be held at the Club on Saturday August 27th from 2-4pm for about 40 children who will sail model boats down a raingutter.

A new Regatta was proposed by Kevin Klarer and his brother Bill who became a new/old member this month. This Regatta will be held after the Great Minnow on Saturday October 15th. The Regatta will be called the “Rita Regatta” after Kevin and Bill’s mother. This will be a one day Regatta and is open to all. The Klarer boys have been racing a long time and this should be a welcome addition to the schedule.

Yardmaster Gary Reimer stated that the docks are once again attached to the dock arms. Gary also stated that he was told by the Corp. that they would hold water through October.

Commodore Champion stated that all should dock with the Bow facing in and that a large Fender buoy should be used attached to the dock to prevent damage to the dock. Forward breast lines can be used to hold the boat steady to the dock.

Purser Barry Sanders reports that the bills have been paid and that we are putting money aside to pay the upcoming $2000 insurance bill. Barry is looking for alternatives to our present insurance which has gone up by 20% despite us not filing any claims, if you know of anyone in the commercial insurance business please funnel this information to Barry.

We plan to have an executive board meeting to discuss finance in September.

Lee and Herb once again stated that the present pavilion is rustic and good and another pavilion is not needed and would result in vandalism etc.  We are seeking opinions on this issue, if you have one please contact one of the club officers. As the scribe, I would like to float an on-line survey of the members to see what the majority thinks about this.

The Knot of the month was the soft shackle, no one brought one of these to the meeting.

Lee Huddleston ties a Rolling Hitch

Lee Huddleston gave an excellent lesson on the uses of the rolling hitch and a good demonstration on the various ways to tie it.

We would also like to welcome Steve Mansfield

Steve Mansfield

to the club, if you see Steve around, please say hello, he’s the one sailing the Venture 21.

The Meeting was adjourned around 7:30pm.

Gary Guss – Scribe

Commodore Champion opened the meeting with a salute to past commodores: Bill Miller, Gary Reimer, Ronnie Hendricks, Herb Siewert, and Lee Huddleston were in attendance.

Hardmaster Report: Hardmaster Reimer reported that the dock is still tied to the trees at 9.5 feet over Summer pool. He is looking to get an engineer to determine how to extend the arms on the dock. Expect the lake to be at summer pool by month end.

Treasurers Report: Not available Barry Sanders is at Kenlake with the Boy Scouts. Discussion that we need to get a proper accounting of finances to determine future plans. We need a formal report. Also mentioned that those over 62 years old are supposed to have their dues frozen and they want to know who is eligible and at what rate their dues are to be frozen.

Commodore Champion asked if any mates plan to crew in the Bluegrass games at Kentucky Lake and posted a sign up sheet on the board.

Commodore also mentioned that the Yankee Doodle was hot and had not much wind but the dinner was well attended and the pig was devoured.

Next Race is the Infinity Race on July 16^th. This new regatta is around the islands and Racing chair Doug Roberts needs help on the Committee boat. Herb Siewert mentioned the need for the Committee boat to fly the American Flag.

Bill Miller presented a pavilion report. Construction costs are rising and are around $4388 for a 30×30 pavilion with a gabeled truss metal roof and 6×6 posts. To have a cedar gabeled end will increase to $4750. This will need to be pre-paid. Max Vinson has offered to supervise construction, as he has a background in this. Lots of discussion back and forth, as to the need for a new pavilion, type of roof structure for sail storage etc.  This project would need to begin in November with the teardown by POYC members of the old pavilion. We are still looking for input from the members on this project, if you have ideas or plans let the officers know.

More discussion but no conclusion on Lee Huddleston’s Suburban donation as a put in take out vehicle. Max Vinson offered to help people put their boats in and said he has the assorted sized balls to do this.

Max showed several people how to make a Turks head knot and this was very informative.

Next Months knot will be a Soft Shackle splice. I’ll try to find something on this and post on Tell Tale on line.

We need cooks for the next two months, please contact Alan Cannon if you can help.

Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.

Gary Guss – Scribe

POYC at Culebrita

After flying the POYC burgee through 900 miles and 13 islands in April-May, Diana and I settled on a more limited goal for this trip: just go to some quiet and pretty places in the Virgin Islands. For me that usually means places with sandy beaches, palm trees, and not a lot of people. The two photos were taken at the exact kinds of places I was looking for. The first one is the bay on the north side of Culebrita in the Spanish Virgin Islands off of Puerto Rico. This island is a turtle sanctuary and is uninhabited, except by turtles, birds, fish, and an occasional sailor. The second photo is Sandy Cay in the British Virgin islands.

POYC at Sandy Cay

It is also uninhabited and is a nature preserve. A walk through the trail that circles through the island brings you into close contact with lizards, red crabs, hermit crabs, and all kinds of birds. It can get busy with boaters during the day, but if you slip in late in the day and leave early in the morning, you can have the island to yourself.

Larry Caillouet

 Yardmaster Gary Reimer is cooking ’cause the pigs all ate up… Meeting starts at 6pm  with social hour.

Bring your Turks Head knot knowledge and a side or desert to share.

See you there Mates !

The June meeting was held on June 10th at POYC. Commodore Champion opened the meeting with a recognition of all past Commodores present. Barry Sanders, Carol and Frank Kersting, Ronnie Hendricks, Gary Reimer and Doug Roberts all were present.
Max Vinson gave a great presentation on making Shackle lanyards and provided all present with fids and enough line to create these useful items. Thank you Captain Max for your interesting presentation. These lanyards sell for $5 at West Marine.
As Bill Miller was not present, no report on the Pavilion rebuild was forthcoming. Gary Reimer would like those that are able to take a look at the stone columns at Covington Park in Bowling Green as an idea of whats possible. Debbie Champion asks that all forward their ideas to her for possible inclusion in the planning of this project.
Due to high water the dock continues to be tied to trees, if you tie to the dock please also set a stern anchor to help take pressure of of the dock. The lake is expected to reach summer pool around July 20th.
The heads have been repaired and are in working order per the hardmaster.
The purser reports that we are in sound fiscal shape.
Our next race is the Yankee Doodle on July 2nd and Herb Siewert is presiding, we will have the usual pig roast and the cost for dinner will be $10. The skippers meeting will start at 10am and the races at around 11am. Herb needs at least 2 volunteers to help on the committee boat. Herb plans to have a t least 3 races for this event.
The Club has made at least $300-400 dollars on the regattas this year. We have race t-shirts for sale for $15 each.
Vandals broke the concrete sink which we had donated to us last month. We may be able to salvage part of the counter top from this for use in an outdoor kitchen later.
The knot of the month this month will be the Turk’s head knot. The meeting was adjourned at about 6:30 pm.

A Turk’s head knot is a decorative knot with a variable number of interwoven strands, forming a closed loop. The name is used to describe the general family of all such knots rather than one individual knot. While generally seen made around a cylinder, the knot can also be deformed into a flat, mat-like shape. The knot is used primarily for decoration and occasionally as anti-chafing protection. A notable practical use for the Turk’s head is to mark the “king spoke” of a ship’s wheel; when this spoke is upright the rudder is in a central position. The knot takes its name from a notional resemblance to a turban though a turban is wound rather than interwoven.

The Turk’s head knot is used as a woggle by Scout Leaders who completed their training course and were thus awarded with the Wood Badge insignia.

TURKS HEAD KNOT