Come and shake the winter blues, visit your friends (and boat), if not racing, come for Sat. night dinner (whatever it is?), Sunday breakfast, or just ride on the committee boat. The weather forecast for the weekend is perfect, we have Flags as prizes, You can’t afford to miss this one! Skippers meeting at 10:30 am CDT.
Our Own Dale Sturm takes Second Place !
Kevin Klarer and his friend Gary also attended
We didn’t have much wind but we had a good time anyway.
First Place Lee Huddleston
First Place – Lee Huddleston ( Simulated Lee Huddleston used for picture as real one was not available)
Second Place Joe Brownfield
Joe Brownfield – 2nd Place 2012 Glow Regatta
Third Place Rob Hatcher
Third place – Rob Hatcher
A Good Time was had by all. Thanks to all who came out and raced under the half moon.
We had a gourmet meal cooked by Doug Roberts and all mates were well fed also by the great sides everyone brought. We have no shortage of good cooks in POYC. Thanks to all who brought food.
Vice Commodore Vinson opened the meeting at 6:30pm with a salute to past commodores,as the Commodore was away on vacation.
We have two new members to welcome to the club this month, Jay Mortenson and Scott Southwood, please say hello to them if you see them around the clubgrounds. Scott is the proud owner of a Chrysler 22.
The Race Committee is offering up a great schedule of events:
August 18th – The Karl Millen Regatta – this is POYC’s dinghy regatta, but all classes are welcome to compete
August 25th – The Glow Night Regatta – this is also a great event held at night under the moonlight
September 8th – The Dixie Cup
The Race Committee is always looking for help on the Committee boat, please contact Doug Roberts at dm.roberts2@gmail.com to volunteer, as always no experience is necessary, we will train you. This is a good way to break into racing.
The Yard Master has set November 10th as our Fall Work Party, all hands on deck !
Purser’s report: The bills have all been paid and we are in good standing with the Corp. We have about $3200 in reserve, with more expenses to come. If you are in arrears please pay up now. Next years dues bills will be sent out promptly on December 31st.
The Friends of Barren River Lake will host their annual Trashmasters Championship on September 15th. Vice Commodore Vinson reports we will use our Committee boat in this effort and we need volunteers to man it and collect trash. This will begin at around 8am on Saturday September 15th. This is our home lake, let’s all try to help in this worthy event to keep it clean and pristine.
Larry Caillouet is missing a yellow sail bag with a sail from his Flying Scot in it. If you come across this somewhere, please notify Larry and stick it in the shed.
Lee Huddleston gave an interesting talk on using the sail drying pole to help raise the mast on Lisa Howletts yacht. This is a possible help if your mast is heavy and or very long.
Vice Commodore Vinson adjourned the meeting at 6:51pm.
Saturday August 18th – POYC’s Dinghy Regatta – However All Classes of racing welcomed – Skippers meeting at 10:00 AM. Racing soon after.
Come out and enjoy your Club. Contact Doug Roberts to help on Race Committee. No training needed, Doug will train you! This is a great way to learn how racing works and its a big help to the club. Contact Doug at Doug Roberts to volunteer.
The race will be held Saturday August 25th. We will have dinner (hamburgers and hot dogs) before the race, around 5:30 PM. The skippers meeting at 6:30 PM and then start racing between 8:00 and 8:30 PM. A great opportunity to raft up after the races. There is no entrance fee for this race. Come on out and have some fun by the light of the silvery moon.
This Saturday August 20th — Skippers Meet at 10am, Racing starts at 11:30 or so. Chow after !
The first POYC Infinity Regatta is in the books (yes there was an end to it). It turned out to be a great day for sailing and racing. Thanks to all of those who showed for the racing, dinner and camaraderie. Thanks to Kevin Klarer for the help on the committee boat and the Champions for the meal.
The results are as follows.
Cruisers: 1-Gary Reimer, 2-Dale Allison, 3-Keith Sparks
Dinghies: 1-Doug Bebensee, 2-Dale Sturm, 3-Rob Wyatt, 4-Allen Graf, 5-Connie PolkDetailed scoring can be found at:https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmHJiBQcMXCRdE5IUl8xQkl1Ti1aVUQ1MVdpZWFrQUE&hl=en_US
How to do well in a Sailboat Race – Pay attention to the details
I have always believed that in order to do well in a sailboat race you must pay attention to every minute detail, non-stop, throughout the entire race, to the point of obsession.
Even before you launch you check the mast to ensure it is properly adjusted. You check your sails to ensure they are in good order. You check your wind indicators. You check your hull.
During the race you must pay attention to details. You must monitor the wind at all times, and trim the sails accordingly. You must pay attention to the line you are running to ensure it is the fastest way around the course, each degree of pointing you gain or lose on the most direct line to the mark means time. You must watch the waves to ensure they help carry your boat and not cause a header. You must keep a watchful eye on your competitors to ensure they do not gain a position to put you at a disadvantage. You must mind the tiller, for each movement of the tiller is akin to putting on the brake. You must keep you boat on its best plane, minimize the surface contact.
But as I learned recently, you must also pay attention to the non-verbal instructions of the race committee before the start of each race.
If the course is a standard triangular course, there are nine different races that can be run from that configuration. The sign on the side of the committee boat is there to inform you as to what course to run. You should check it between the time the class flag goes up and the start of the race. (oops I missed this instruction on the first race last of the Yankee Doodle)
The flags are also part of the non-verbal instructions of the committee boat, get to know the color of flag for your class and watch for that flag to be raised. This is your indication to start the race. Verbal cues and horns are optional. Regardless of the preliminary instructions at the skippers meeting, the race committee may change the instructions. These non-verbal cues are the way they communicate with us on the course.
Attention to detail is a key to doing well in a race.
Hope to see you at the Infinity Regatta.
Doug Roberts – Racing Chairman
on Sailors ! It’s time for the annual Yankee Doodle Regatta. The Honorable Herb Siewert is the Racing Chair for this event. The race will be held on Saturday July 2nd with the Skippers meeting at 10am, and the racing will commence at 11am. Trophies have been ordered for 3 classes: Dinghys, Cruisers and Sunfish. If enough Multihulls enter, we will order trophies for them after the race. The plan is to have 3 races and Herb will need to have 2 people on the Committee boat to help. Please contact Herb via email at h.siewert@insightbb.com or by phone to volunteer. Dinner will be a pig roast and will cost $10 per person, the sides will be included, as well as Beer and Pop. Please bring a desert to share if you wish … Come on out and enjoy a great day of racing at our club and some great food to eat later.
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