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To Infinity and Beyond !
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
Commodore Judge Joe Huddleston Passes – by Lee Huddleston
Gary,
Please pass the word to our fellow Members that Judge Joseph R. Huddleston, “Joe,” died the evening of July 11 in Hilton Head Island.
Joe was the last living founder of the Club. Joe incorporated the Club and was its first Commodore. He worked hard to get the Commonwealth of Kentucky to let us have land at the State Park to put a clubhouse. It would have been on the hill just above the parking lot at the marina. Unfortunately, because it was public land, we would not have been able to serve alcohol. When the governorship changed hands, however, the deal fell through. Thank God for prays not answered.
In the early 1960s our father purchased a old wooden-planked, keel boat, Star, the first Olympic sailing class, from Bud Burford, one of the other founders. Bud had raced it for years on Kentucky Lake but then switched to a Y-Flyer. Bud taught my dad, Joe, Philip, and me how to sail on the Star and then his Y-Flyer. As the oldest brother, Joe took responsibility for keeping the boat afloat, not an easy task. In fact, several years later the folks at Ken Lake State Park Marina let the Star sink while on a mooring.
Later Joe purchased what was at the time one of the largest boats in the Club, a Balboa 20, which he and his wife, Heidi, sailed often on the Lake. Finally Joe and Heidi moved up to a Hunter 26, which they eventually moved to South Carolina. As recently as a month ago Joe was sailing on Port Royal Sound off of Hilton Head Island. Joe also sailed with me on s/v Truelove up the Atlantic coast to Okracoke Island, North Carolina.
Through the extraordinary dedication of Heidi, despite diabetes, Joe was in excellent health. He thought that he had ruptured a disk in his back and went to the hospital to get some help. To everyone’s total shock, it turned out to be cancer. He began to receive treatment and we had hope that he could beat it. Then an extremely aggressive version of the cancer got into his brain and within days he was gone. Of course, I and many others will miss Joe’s good-heartedness, intelligence, generosity, and love of sailing.
Fair winds and far places, wonderful brother.
Lee Huddleston
Soft Shackle Construction
Per the Commodore, this is the”Knot of the Month”. Making a soft shackle.
These are probably easy and cheap to make after you have the line and fids. Can be used on jibs etc. instead of metal shackles.
Learn to sail a Sunfish in 3 days
Good info for Newbies to the Sunfish… and Associate members with no boat.
Download this PDF and get out there and practice SunFish Sailing
Good way to learn by doing, small boats are a good way to learn to sail
July 2011 Meeting Minutes 7-8-2011
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 16th.
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 goes to the Palms – by Larry Caillouet
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
How to Do Well at the Sailboat Race – by Doug Roberts
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
July Meeting is Friday July 8th
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 !
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