Saturday April 23rd at the Club! We are in pretty good shape but still need a little work to get in tune for the Blessing of the Fleet. 9am till around noon.
Workparty Clean-up #2
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April Meeting Highlights
It was a cold blustery evening, but we managed to eat fabulous BRATS and chili, drink, and have a meeting and some comradeship. The meeting began by Commodore Hatcher giving a salute to past Commodores .. Deborah, Bill, Carol, Frank, and Gary were all present.
Balmy breezes during the April meeting
Bill Miller using Deborah and Margaret as a human shield to block cold winds .. Blurry because of camera shake caused by hypothermia
Bill Miller gave a recap of his recent WBKO experience discussing the sailing school which went very well and he is planning to go on WBKO Mid-day soon. Commodore Rob Hatcher will be appearing at TJ Sampson to discuss the school this Thursday and also at Bowling Green ballpark on April 26th at a youth camp promo event. We will be offering a 1/2 price Assoc. Membership and dues for 1 year to graduates, this as an inducement to continue what they learn at our school and perhaps to get new members.
Carol K. gave a rundown on plans for the Blessing and we discussed getting some 50th anniversary T-shirts and Coozies (with 2 Coozies for each paid member). We also discussed putting up a sheet in the kitchen for listing out needed supplies. Carol still needs some cooks for Regattas and help with some of the social events during the summer. Bill Miller is looking for volunteer cooks for the meetings. If you have an interest please contact them.
Yard/Hardmaster Steve Stahl reported that Lee Huddleston has donated a lawn tractor to the club and they have it running pretty well. This will enable us to cut our own lawn and save a good bit of cash. The keys for the tractor are on Tag #56. The tractor will henceforth be known to all as the “General Lee” . It is not known whether this thing will be repainted this color or get the #1 number. Please refrain from jumping over boats while running the tractor.
Our racing chair Gary Reimer, is still looking for folks to run races and man the Committee boat, he has a nice hat he will give out to those that step forward. Bill Miller will be running the Huddleston and Lee Huddleston will be running the Millen. Deborah Champion will be running one of the fun races..
RC.Formerdore Reimer is in search of for a new to us motor to replace the ancient one on the committee boat, he recently attended an auction and almost got us a nice Honda 40 4cycle but was sadly outbid. The search continues!
Purser Cannon reports the memberships are starting to be returned and dues are starting to come in. Alan mentioned that David Weber was donating his O-Day 22 to the club. We have a number of these boats in the upper yard and we need to come up with a plan to sell, regift or scrap these. This will be an executive board meeting topic soon. If you are looking for a project boat this might be something to pursue. ( you know the hull is sound, when the water doesn’t leak out).
Our next event will be the Workparty #2, now scheduled for April 23rd. The club is looking good, but we want to polish it up a little before the Blessing of the Fleet..Please come out and help out if you are able.
That’s it for this month, fair winds everyone and see you at the club.
The Scribe
The Blessing of the Fleet
The PORT OLIVER YACHT CLUB
Invites You, Family and Friends to the
2016 Fleet Blessing and Commissioning
Saturday, April 30
12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
Ceremony beginning at noon
followed by heavy hors d’oeuvres.
Join your fellow mates, as we also
Welcome the 2016 Sailing Class
Plan to attend to see your fellow mates & check your boat–
It’s SAILING SEASON on the Barren’
Alerta !!! WorkParty #2 Rescheduled
ALERTA !!! Our Leader Dread Head Pyrate Hatcher has rescheduled the Workparty to Saturday April 23rd at 9am CDT. Hopefully warm dry weather will be the order of the day
April Meeting Friday April 8th – Workparty #2 Saturday April 9th
The April Meeting will be at the Club on April 8th at 6pm for Dinner. Capt. Miller will be cooking. Members please bring a side or dessert. Meeting will start at 7pm.
Workparty #2 will be held Saturday April 8th at 10am. Please bring gloves and rakes etc.
Come on down, the lake is coming up and Spring is upon us!
BVI Spring Regatta aboard the Mary Jewell
Larry and Diana Caillouet are now cruising in the Virgin Islands on their Beneteau 50, Mary Jewell, after placing on the podium in all three events of the 2016 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. Mary Jewell took second place in the first event, the Nanny Cay Cup Around Tortola Race. The course consisted of a two hour upwind leg up the Drake Channel past Beef Island and Scrub Island, then a jibe onto a downwind leg along the Atlantic coast of Tortola. After rounding Brewer’s Point at Cane Garden Bay, the boats raced through the Thatch Island Cut, rounded Frenchman’s Cay, and sailed upwind in the Drake Channel again to the finish line. Although the course is approximately 28 miles, Mary Jewell traveled almost 39 miles to complete the course in 5 hours 18 minutes and 10 seconds. In addition to the miles added by tacking upwind, Larry and his crew followed a strategy of sailing well offshore on the north coast of Tortola to avoid the wind shadow from the mountains. Winds were fairly steady at 18-23 knots. Mary Jewell averaged over 7 knots with a brief top speed of 11.0 knots. The crew consisted of Larry, Richard Collins, and Dan Chaney, all of Bowling Green, and Bill Linehan of Indianapolis.
The second event was the Scrub Island Race from Nanny Cay on Tortola to the Scrub Island Resort and Marina. Mary Jewell took second place again behind the same team from the Netherlands who won the first race.
The third event was a three-day six-race regatta using a combination of islands and floating marks to create interesting and challenging courses. Except for the second race which was held during a howling rain storm, all the races enjoyed perfect BVI weather. Diana Caillouet and Ron Weiss joined the crew for the regatta races. After the first day of racing, Mary Jewell was in fourth place in the fleet of sixteen boats in the charter boat division. After the second day Mary Jewell was still in fourth place, 4 points behind the third place boat. In the fifth race Mary Jewell pulled a stunning upset and placed second, ahead of all three previous leaders, gaining three points to move onto the heels of the third place boat. However, in a controversial decision, the race committee voided the entire fifth race based on a protest against the course instructions, so Mary Jewell remained four points behind third place. The final race was in light breezes, not unfamiliar to Barren Lake sailors. Mary Jewell trailed her target, the third place boat named Thunder Girl, at the windward mark, but steadily pulled ahead on the downwind run to the finish to beat Thunder Girl by four places, earning a tie for third place. In the tie breaker, Mary Jewell’s first place finish in Race 3 awarded them the third place trophy.
At 7 years old, Mary Jewell was the oldest boat in the race and raced against mostly new boats with crisp new sails. In a champagne celebration onboard Mary Jewell after the regatta, Larry toasted “To Mary Jewell –the old girl can still shake it!”
Dan and Larry waving the Red Towel while celebrating the win onboard Mary Jewell. Dan, Diana, and Larry are the three Hilltoppers in the race crew. Other crew members (left to right) are Bill Linehan from Indianapolis, Richard Collins from Bowling Green, and Marty and Ron Weiss from Stamford, Connecticut. The wine decanter and 4 crystal glasses are marked with the logo of the 45th BVI Spring Regatta, Third Place. The framed map of the British Virgin Islands is the award for winning Second Place in the Around Tortola Race. The trophy with the Lucite sailboat sitting on the table is the award for winning Second Place in the Scrub Island Race.
March Meeting Highlights
After our Cleanup on Saturday, we held our first meeting of the year around the good old fire pit, as it was pretty cold. Our wind magnet Deborah Champion, really helped by attracting most of the smoke away from the others..
Commodore Hatcher thanked all that showed up for the cleanup, we got a lot accomplished and the club is looking pretty good. The water and electricity are back on and we are ready for business. The water is just touching the dock, so we have a ways to go for the lake to come up, unless you are launching a sunfish or hobie cat. Steve Stahl has been doing a great job as yardmaster and has watched over the club all winter. Our next spring cleanup is scheduled for April 9th .. Our next Club meeting is April 8th.
Rob recognized our past commodores in attendance, Bill Miller, Gary Reimer, Deborah Champion and Lee Huddleston.
Bill Miller will be on WBKO this Monday 3-21 at 6:25 AM. to discuss the sailing school. Prices will be $40/ person, $75 / two people. And this year it will be held for 4 Saturdays beginning 4/30/16, classes will be 10-12noon with sailing on the lake after. All classes will be held at the Club. Bill will also be back on WBKO at mid-day on 4-26-2016.
We discussed preparations for the Blessing of the Fleet which will be held on April 30th. Plans are coming along, Social Chair Carol Kersting is doing the planning and Gary Reimer will provide a minister for this event. All club members are encouraged to come out and attend this event, which is the start of our season. This is the Clubs 50th Anniversary year!
Our purser, Alan Cannon reports that the bills are out for 2016. All members are requested to send back the enclosed Application, we are trying to update our database of boats and addresses and personal information on members. Thanks for your help on this. The lock combination will be changed soon and all paid up members will be getting the new one.
We will go back to having Friday night club meetings this year and will need cooks for these, the club will reimburse you for the cost of meat and drinks, members attending will need to bring a side or desert to share. Dinner will start at 6pm and the meetings will start at 7pm. We are looking to offer some presentations at these events, so if you have any nautical skills, stirring sea tales, musical talents, or other related things please consider stepping forward and hosting one of these presentations. We have had some pretty good ones in the past, Pete Kafer’s offshore cruising, Lee Huddleston’s Trailering safety, and Max Vinson’s tying a fob demo all spring to mind .. not to forget Bill Millers Guitar playing. Bill Miller is cooking for our April Meeting and brand new member Keith Simpson will be doing a Crab Boil for May ( Wow, what a great start! Thanks Keith). If you see people that are new, please take the time to introduce yourself to them it makes the club a friendlier place to be.
Check the Calendar for the Race events this year, we have all of the old favorites and a couple of new ones, Gary Reimer is looking for people to run some of these Regatta’s and is giving out Race Committee hats for those who are willing to step up. Also, as always we will need help on the Committee boat ( No Experience required, we will train) This is a good way for newer members to see what racing is all about, and a fun way to meet others and get into the club experience if you are starting out.
Here’s to us all having a great season this year and we’ll be looking to see all of you out at the club. I promise I’ll get the transom on the Seaweed painted a better color this year which should be an improvement all can appreciate.
Gary Guss – Scribe
RESCHEDULED : Spring Workparty & March Meeting – March 19th
Please come out for our first workparty and our March 2016 meeting, this Saturday March 19th at the Clubgrounds. The Workparty will begin at 10am. and the meeting at 1pm. Please bring tools to work on the yard, Our menu will be hot dogs and hamburgers.
Happy 2016 and 50th Anniversary!
This special year marks the 50th anniversary of the club charter which was drafted and incorporated in September 1966.
Thanks to the vision and perseverance of the founders, the club was formed and nurtured through infancy until it got on its feet a few years later. The revival, as it became known, was in 1971. It was decided to continue under the original charter of 1966, so this is officially our 50th Anniversary.
For those who are passionate about sailing, the 1966 birth of POYC should be hailed as the greatest thing that happened around here!
Let’s get out on the lake and make this a year our founders would be proud of!
Salvage one ! Way Hay and Up She Rises!
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Back on the Trailer and will live to sail another day! Congratulations!
