September Meeting – Highlights

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The meeting came to order as usual with a salute to past Commodores… Sanders, Roberts, and Miller.

Purser’s report:

Alan Cannon reports that the insurance bill has been paid for the next 6 months.  Alan is currently seeking new quotes for insurance, but the current policy looks competitive. Alan stated that we have 22 members delinquent and that after calling them all,  found 6 people who stated that they are no longer members.

We would like to welcome Jay and Nan Mortenson, they have a Westwight Potter 19 and Jay makes a mean chocolate biscuit cake ! See the other post for the recipe for this stuff.

The Commodore has stated that all should bring their wives or significant others to the October Meeting. This will be October 12th.

Vice Commodore Vinson related the running of the Dixie Cup race by Rob Wyatt. Rob ran it as a windward/leeward race which worked well and allowed for many races. Rob also gave away some of the old leftover trophies as well as flags for this event which all hands really liked. Good Job Rob !

Our last regatta of the year will be the Great Minnow which will be a two day regatta on Saturday and Sunday September 29th and 30th. Barry Sanders will be cooking his wings for the event.

The Corp has said they will not drop water in the lake until October 15th, which will give us a few weeks more of sailing in October.

Hardmaster Report:

Hardmaster Miller was dis-heartened to report that when he tried to mow the yard and under his boat, he found the mower and gas can empty – IF THE CAN IS EMPTY FILL IT AND YOU WILL BE REIMBURSED . – THIS MEANS YOU !

Our Fall Work Party will be held on Saturday November 10th, please attend and bring implements to weed whack, rake, leaf blow etc. I’ll post more about this as I get more details.

Max Vinson has purchased the donated Glassline 22 for $900, said monies to be used to buy a replacement Defibrillator for the club. Those of us who probably would be subjected to jumper cables or line voltage as a heart stimulant thank you.

We discussed the upcoming Trashmaster and pictures of this are up on the website ( thanks Kim Hawkins).

Our Christmas party this year will be on December 8th at Mt. Victor Warehouse which is at Lovers Lane and Old Cemetery road. Details are still nascent at this time, the club will foot the bill to rent the space and members will order off of a catering menu to be determined. Rob Hatcher Social Chair is working out this event.

Rob Hatcher suggested the club consider having a Sunfish Camp to run one or two weeks in the Summer. This would be a way to get children interested in sailing and also perhaps increase membership in the club. River City Community Sailing in Louisville does this on the Ohio river, see the link for their program.

RCCSP Youth Camp

Finally Doug Roberts gave an excellent explanation of “refinishing your bottom”, which is how he is finishing his Catalina 25 after finding blisters and leaks from a previous owners repair. He also explained how he raised his boat off the trailer and noted that the club has 6 jack-stands available to members (back of the shed).

Finally: Please remember to keep locking the gate behind you both if you are leaving for the day or going to be out on the lake for awhile. Our problems with vandalism have diminished and we want to keep it that way.

The meeting adjourned around 7:45 pm.

Fair Winds – Gary Guss Scribe

Trashmasters – Booty and More !

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These pictures are by Kim Hawkins. Thanks to all who gave up their time.

The guys liberated Davy Jones’ cool 27″ TV . Now they can watch Sail TV.

Commodore Champion and Barbara at the Registration table

Rob Hatcher liberated this new fangled deck cleaner

Chocolate Biscuit Cake by Capt. Jay Mortenson S/V Flying Bassett

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This is the recipe for the Chocolate Biscuit Cake, Jay made and brought to the club meeting Friday night.. One more reason to come to the clubs potluck dinner meetings! Thanks Jay.

 

 

Ingredients :

8 oz. good-quality dark chocolate, chopped

1 stick unsalted butter

2 large eggs

1/2 cup sugar

8 oz tea biscuits or graham crackers, broken into almond sized pieces

zest of one orange

1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts, walnuts, or almonds

1/4 cup raisins, soaked in 2 tablespoons of rum or sherry

Directions

1. Melt chocolate in a double boiler. in another saucepan melt butter.

2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the eggs and sugar until mixed well. Add melted chocolate and butter. Add orange zest, raisins, and nuts to the chocolate mix. Gradually fold in crushed biscuits until they are evenly distributed throughout the chocolate.

3. In a 2 pound loaf pan lined with plastic wrap spread the mixture and smooth out evenly. Cover entire pan with plastic.

4. Refrigerate overnight. cut into slices.

Enjoy!  Jay MortensonSV “Flying Basset”mort.j@hotmail.com

2012 Glow Regatta Results

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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.

The Karl Millen Regatta Results

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A good time was had by all, we didn’t have a lot of wind, but we managed to finish 3 races. It was a very pretty day to be on the lake.

Cruisers: 1-Kevin Klarer, 2-Deborah Champion, 3-Greg Glass
Dinghies: 1-Dale Sturm, 2-Larry Caillouet, 3-Bill Klarer
Sunfish: 1-Barry Sanders, 2-Rob Hatcher, 3-Rob Wyatt

Scoring Link   POYC Race Results

Bob Millen was on hand and sailed his fathers Sunfish.

August Meeting Highlights

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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.

Karl Millen Regatta – Saturday August 18th

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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.