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09/08/2010
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Labor Day scores have
been published. 9/8
Day room. This past weekend a
small group, the Lawrences and Japikes, renovated the club
day room. They removed the old flag and radio lockers and
the old cork bulletin board. The flags are in plastic bins
in a cabinet in the kitchen by the telephone. The radios and
chargers are also located there. The P.A. system amplifier
is now located there. Pictures and various plaques have been
re-hung on the walls. Supplementary slide bolt locks have
also been installed on the doors. Touch-up painting hid the
bare spots where the lockers had been. 8/29
Thursday evening racing. A group of women,
led by Cindy Fisher decided to try evening racing. For this occasion Cheryl
Khury launched her new Flying Scot. Results.
8/26
Women’s
Weekend. This year’s Women’s Weekend, held August 6-8, offered a
delightful variety of activities for the 24 participants. Chalk talks for
both beginning and experienced sailors alternated with time on the water in
a wide choice of boats. Both new and seasoned sailors practiced taking the
helm, crewing, and even capsizing! Additional highlights included morning
yoga sessions led by Yamilca, and a wonderful dinner of Indian food prepared
by Carolyn Getschow (Karin’s daughter). On Saturday night we had a perfect
center-lake view of the lovely Cowan Lakefest fireworks. A handful of
sailboats ghosting about, each sail illuminated by a flashlight shining
upward, added to the special effects. (Much thanks to Ken Irwin for
operating the Pink Lady Ferry all day, getting the fireworks as well as us
observers to the right place at the right time.) A weekend of creating and
renewing friendships, focused around sailing, what could be better? Sharon
Petko-Bunney led her team of able helpers (Stephanie Buckley-Waugh, Judy
Hearn, Connie Sheets, Alice Shoemaker, Wendy O’Toole, and Carolyn Price) to
make it all happen. 8/17
Women's Championship. The 2010 Women's
Championship was sailed Saturday, August 14. It was a hot humid day with
a light south to southwest breeze. Three races were sailed in the morning,
and after a fried chicken lunch by Stephanie Buckley-Waugh's husband Pascal,
sailed three more in the afternoon to allow a throwout race. There were 4
competitors, three Thistles and a Laser. As race six was winding up an
approaching thunderstorm was already beginning to announce its coming with
soft rumbling. It didn't rain until after all boats were put away and the
fury did not hit until after most had left for home. Karin Getschow sailed
her Thistle to victory for the fifth time in six years. Cary Nelson in her
Laser was amazingly close behind as the Thistles couldn't seem to put much
distance on her. She even beat some Thistles scratch. Read the
race results.
8/14
Walk-in cooler. Our treasurer has
revealed the cost to run our walk-in cooler is over $200 a month. This was
considered a waste not being used during the week. A timer has been
installed to control the intervals the cooler should be on. Currently,
unless there are scheduled Saturday events, the cooler only operates on
Sundays. With this mind, do not leave perishables in the cooler when you
leave as they will spoil. Use the fridge in the kitchen. 8/13
Junior Camp pictures. Pictures by Andy
Gardner posted on Gallery page. 7/23
2010 Youth Sailing Week. Another great
youth sailing week is history! 42 youth between the ages of 8 and 17
participated in our camp week this year - it all added up to a great time. Read
the report. The Youth Sailing Page has also been updated for 2010.
7/5
Floating dock. The Thursday evening
harbor crew assisted by Michael More reinstalled the floating dock in time
for junior camp week. The installation was redesigned and resulted in a more
stable and longer usable dock free of exposed posts that snag boat rigging..
The new hardware design should allow it to remain in place even through
flood conditions. 6/24
Decks cleaned. The wood decks at the Pram and Sunfish docks have
accumulated layers of algae over the years and become very slippery to walk
on. This past Saturday the Sunfish deck was pressure washed as well as half
the Pram deck. The Pram deck will be completed next Saturday. This has made
a huge difference. You can see the wood again. 6/21
YouTube video. John McKean passed along
this video he took on a Thistle on Sunday at Cowan. It was Martin James'
boat with Julie Shrand steering.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYMU3ULPWA4 6/6
2010 Champion of Champions. This Memorial Day
Saturday was the sail-off of the 2009 fleet champions or their runner-ups to
determine the Champion of Champions for the season. This time there were a
couple of surprises. The first was Jay Carey. His Snipe fleet locally has been
dominated by Bob Rowland, who has also won the Championship of Champions several
times. This prevented Jay from the opportunity to show what he could do in the
championship which taxes skippers ability not so much in their own boat, but all
the class boats at CLSA. Bob couldn't sail this time due to another commitment
so runner-up Jay got his chance. Yes, he pulled it off and is our new champion.
This has a special meaning to Jay as his brother Jamey before him has won it and
also their father had won it years ago. The other surprise is for the first time
the Laser fleet was represented in the championship. This is no small thing. The
addition of the Laser to the mix presents an extra challenge to the bigger boat
champs. Well, Andy Shoemaker, the Laser champ sailed each boat and showed his
versatility by earning second place in the championship.
Details. 5/31
Series qualification.
Questions were raised about the effect of cancelled races on the qualification
requirements. The answer is that the number of races counted in a series is
reduced by one for each race cancelled. The same is true for fleet regattas held
during the series. If the club sails 2 Sunday races on a regatta weekend, that
fleet has the number of races counted for the series reduced by 2. For the
Spring Series, as of now, 9 races must be sailed to qualify unless the fleet has
a regatta during the series. Furthermore, if there are no boats present for a
fleet start, it still counts as a fleet race. 5/23
New water sanitizer. The club water supply,
like all private water systems is always at risk for contamination. We recently
had the water tested and found it contains no dangerous pathogens, however
during discussions, members Jon McClean and Lloyd Barnwell, who are in that
business, offered to donate UV (ultra violet light) sanitizer units for both the
clubhouse and shelterhouse water systems. The installation has been completed
for the clubhouse system. If the water tastes like chlorine this Sunday, it is a
result of shocking the system with high strength Clorox to sterilize the inside
of the plumbing system. It is temporary and should flush away shortly. UV
systems are state of the art and kill all organisms - bacteria, viruses and
protozoa. We hope to get the unit for the shelterhouse installed before Memorial
Day. 5/14
Prototype mooring anchor. It has always been a
difficult task installing the auger type mooring buoy anchors and they are not
always secure. We are trying a different type, an inverted concrete pyramid. We
poured the prototype Thursday evening. It weighs about 400 lbs and functions
partly as a mushroom anchor and partly as a dead weight anchor. They are
reported to be quite effective. If you wonder what that strange thing is by the
sea wall near the Pink Lady - that's it. Pics.
5/6
Racing - sailing a
shortened course. As mentioned in an earlier paragraph, CLSA changed the
shorten course part the Sailing Instructions to be governed by the RRS rather
than the procedures we adopted some years ago. There has been some confusion in
the case where the course is shortened to finish at the leeward mark when a
leeward gate is used. In this case the finish line is between the two marks of
the gate, not between the nearby mark and the RC boat. The RC boat anchors at a
position where they can judge when finishing boats cross the finish line. They
are not part of the line. 4/26
Changes to the Racing
Rules of Sailing. Most racers know that the Racing Rules of Sailing is
reviewed and rewritten every four years, just after the summer Olympics year.
Many do not realize that every year at the ISAF Annual Conference in November,
small changes or tweaks are made, often to fix unintended consequences of a rule
change. The principal change this time is to rule 18.2, Giving Mark-Room. It
went in effect January 1, 2010.
Read the text. 4/10
Changes to CLSA Sailing Instructions. Some
years ago, after ISAF had changed the process of shortening course after the
start, some members of our PRC felt it was too complicated and confusing and
adopted what the thought was a simpler rule and implemented it in our Sailing
Instructions. The current thinking is that it is not a good idea to use one
method in club races and be faced with the different method at regattas. This
year, our PRC has changed the CLSA Sailing Instructions part 15 to bring it in
line with the International Racing Rules of Sailing as described in rule 32.
Simply stated, the RC may shorten course for any or all fleets by anchoring a
finish boat by any mark of the course, display code flag S with the blue finish
flag and make two sound signals as the lead boat is approaching. There is no
warning at the preceding mark and no signals on the committee boat unless it is
used as the finish boat. The sound signals will be repeated for the lead boat of
each fleet affected by the shorten course. 4/3
Race Committee assignments. The 2010 race
committee assignments have been published. There will be some fine tuning and
the youth races RC has not yet been finished. Every attempt was made to use
requested dates and avoid those listed on the returned forms. Priority was given
those who mailed their forms in earliest. 4/2
Club open. After
enthusiastic workers toiled many hours on Saturday, the club was spruced up, the
clubhouse cleaned and made ready for the start of the season. The moorings were
installed and the club vessels were readied for launching. This involved
installing the motors, hooking them up and reloading the equipment on the Pink
Lady and committee boat. The 3 jon boats and the Pink Lady were launched. The
committee boat had a motor issue and will launch later. The RIB for the youth
program will launch just before Memorial Day. It requires little preparation.
There will be additional work parties scheduled for grounds and harbor cleanup.
The lift parties began today. 3/28
Thursday night harbor
night. Last season harbormaster Steve Nelson and Ken Irwin instituted a
Thursday night harbor work program. Virtually every Thursday evening we were
there for harbor and boat maintenance. We also offered to assist members with
their boat or lift repairs or adjustment since it isn't a good idea to work
alone in the harbor area. We plan to do this again this season beginning next
week. Generally we arrive about 5:30 or so and stay until about dark. It would
be good to know if someone plans to take advantage of this. 3/24
BOG Meeting.
Saturday, Feb. 6, the Board of Governors convened by conference call because of
the snow storm. The treasurer was happy to report the 2009 financial year ended
in the black. A copy of the financial report is in the Members Only section.
Acquiring 10 new members last season was important in reaching this goal. While
several 2010 initiatives were decided upon, improvement of the shoreline of East
Beach will be appreciated. The 2010 calendar was approved and has been posted in
the Schedule of Events. The calendar is not closed and additional events will be
added. The board expressed concern that barely half of the membership has sent
in their renewals. The published deadline is February 15. It is essential to get
the money in to pay for the docks. 2/6
Racing rule changes.
Just when we think we understand the 2009-2012 Racing Rules of Sailing, they are
altered. This account, taken from eussailing.com, outlines the changes in
detail. This should make good winter reading for those who want to keep abreast.
Read changes
12/2Women's Championship
pictures. Phil Beatty took some good sailing action pictures at the Women's
Championship. Check them out.
PhotoShow
9/1
Women's Championship.
Saturday, August 29 the rescheduled Women's Championship was sailed. Unlike the
original day, when it was stormy, the weather was beautiful - sunny and about
75°. Best of all was the sailing breeze. A little challenging for a few, but
most enjoyed the 8-16 mph westerly. Congratulations to 2009 women's champion
Karin Getschow. Read the results.
8/29
Women's Weekend 2009.
A good time to remember.
7/28
2009 Youth sailing camp. This
year we had a banner year at camp thanks to the efforts of Pete Japikse and his
elves. Read the report.
7/6Club vessel use. As enacted last season, there are
restrictions for the use of the club power vessels. The reason for the
restrictions is our special horsepower exemption from the State of Ohio. Our
exempted vessels (those over 10 horsepower) may only be operated in scheduled
events. More information in our regulations
page. 4/5
Member communication. Since we no
longer publish our mailed newsletter, the Jibsheet, important
announcements are made using our Google Groups email listserv. It is important all members
are subscribed. Some business email systems filter out this kind of
messaging and home addresses may be necessary. If you have not been
receiving the occasional listserv messages this past season, contact the
webmaster to get subscribed.
11/27
One Design Class Council. The one council of US Sailing
that affects us most is the One Design Class Council. To be in the loop of what
is going on in one design, subscribe to the listserv. To subscribe, send an
email to
odcclist-subscribe@ussailing.org from the email address you wish to receive
list messages. 3/6
CLSA logowear. CLSA is making available several pieces of
merchandise with CLSA logo. Pete Japikse is selling these as a CLSA junior
training fundraising project. When he reaches the 48 piece minimum he sends in
an order. Details 2/25
So you really want to understand the rules? If during the
winter you wish to sharpen up your understanding of the Racing Rules of
Sailing, consider browsing the official rule interpretations found in the
ISAF Casebook.
Link 1/9
Boater education requirement. Effective Jan 2000 a boater education
requirement was mandated for all persons born after Jan 1, 1982 to operate a
power boat over 10 HP. That means members under about 26 need to be certified to
operate most of our RC boats. More information as well as links to online
courses may be found here.
Many of our teens are already doing this and the off season is a good time.
12/1
First Aid, CPR & AED Course online. The American Red
Cross now offers several training courses online. This answers a need for people
too busy to schedule a classroom based course.
Link 11/22
Flags. Sailing instructions make reference to "signals
made ashore". In the past, this referred to certain signal flags flown from the
RC boat at the dock to provide information to sailors on shore before racing.
CLSA is acquiring a larger version of these flags so we may fly them from the
clubhouse flag pole. This would make the information available before the
sailors went down the hill - perhaps saving them the trip. Although mainly for
regattas, there is some application for club races. For how this will work,
see details 11/19
Dogs on club grounds.
For many years club rules and regulations have stated members dogs are not
welcome on club grounds, whether on leash or not. Please make other
arrangements for your pets when you come to the club. 6/2
CLSA burgees. We have acquired a number of small CLSA burgees. they are
12 x 18 and cost $15. See Judy Hearn.
All those signal flags! On the occasion of replacing our
signal flags with larger ones, we have taken the time to produce a primer for
our more casual racers. What does that mean?
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