Hurricane Irene and the Truelove by Lee Huddleston

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Gary,

Would you let the Club Members know just for their information that Hurricane Irene is about to hit s/v Truelove, my 45-foot, steel-hulled, center-cockpit, cutter-ketch which is on the hard just north of Beaufort, North Carolina.  The center of the hurricane is expected to be at 34.4 deg N. / 76.66 deg W. in about 24 hours.  Cape Lookout, which is a few miles south and east of Truelove is at 34.62 deg N. / 76.525 deg W.  This will be the twelfth time Truelove has been hit by a hurricane.  Three of those times I was on board, twice at a dock and once anchored out off of the Pamlico Sound.  Truelove will probably be safe this time because she is out of the water.  Oddly enough, the most dangerous thing about hurricanes is usually the huge surge of water that they push up in front of them.  Water is so dense, almost nothing can withstand a mountainous wave.  Until the wind gets up to Category 3 or higher, the wind is not as dangerous.  For that reason, lots of people make arrangements with boatyards to pull their boats out of the water when a hurricane threatens.  A  lot of insurance companies will even pay for it.

For many years I wrote stories about sailing Truelove.  I have attached a couple that dealt with hurricanes. You are welcome to send them out as you       wish.  I just thought that with Irene in the news, some of the Members might find them interesting reading.

Lee

Epilogue: Lee said the Truelove made it through the storm okay.. I’m putting the stories up on here for your viewing pleasure

August Meeting Highlights

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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

Karl Millen Results – by Doug Roberts

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Although the wind was light we managed to get in 4 races for the annual Karl Millen Regatta. The results are as follows: Cruisers: 1-Carol Kersting, 2-Gary Reimer Open Dinghies: 1-Kevin Klarer, 2-Dale Sturm, 3-Doug Roberts, 4-Emerald Harrington, 5-Don Novosel Sunfish Class: 1-Barry Sanders

Complete timing and scoring at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmHJiBQcMXCRdGpoZUdmMV9qSDBFMEdyY0JyNUpWRmc&hl=en_US#gid=0

The Glow Regatta Results

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The Glow Regatta is in the books. Despite Mother Nature’s attempts to dampen our spirits, just after dinner the sky cleared and we went racing. It was a great night to be on the water. The results are as follows:
1- Gary Reimer (3 & 1),
2- Carol Kersting (2 & 2),
3- Lee Huddleston (1 & 6),
4- Kevin & Denise Klarer (4 & 3),
5- Greg Glass (5 & 5),
6- Debbie Champion (7 & 4),
7- Larry Caillouet (6 & 7)
Thanks to Gary and Linda Guss, and David Graff for the help on the committee boat. Thanks to all the racers and crew who came out for dinner the regatta.
Complete timing and scoring at https://spreadsheets.google.co​m/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmHJiBQ​cMXCRdEhsRWw0Q0xXZ1pSRlYwZlVZd​TdjZFE&hl=en_US

To Infinity and Beyond !

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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.googl​e.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=​0AmHJiBQcMXCRdE5IUl8xQkl1T​i1aVUQ1MVdpZWFrQUE&hl=en_U​S

Commodore Judge Joe Huddleston Passes – by Lee Huddleston

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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