October 2013 - Tahoe Windjammers Yacht Club

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OCTOBER 2013
VOLUME 40 ISSUE 9
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AHOY WINDJAMMERS
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WYC SURVEY
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THE EXECUTIVE BOARD WILL BE CONTACTING EACH
beneath our
CLUB MEMBER TO GET YOUR OPINION ON SEVERAL IS- are also voting on
SUES:
keels. The
some language
1. SHOULD WE PURSUE A CLUB HOUSE?
last time Deb 2. WHAT ABOUT ALTERNATIVES TO A CLUB HOUSE?
changes in the
and I had
By-Laws.
3. POSSIBILITY OF COMBINING WITH THE SLTYC?
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Russ
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THE STATE OF THE REAR COMMODORE:
END SEASON THOUGHTS
STEVE KATZMAN
The thought process leading up to the postponement of Fannette Isle Race is long
and fraught with sleepless nights
Hi Steve,
Should the hi winds materialize on Sunday is there a plan "B" ?
~viola
Fellow Windjammers and Racers,
In view of the very windy forecast for Sunday September 29 there is a possibility of
this race being postponed and resailed. I ask racers to hold Sunday 6 October as a
reserve day. Any decision to postpone this Sunday would be made reluctantly. I will
not postpone for a forecast. Postponement/abandonment would be made on the water before or after the start. SDK for the LTWYC
Steve
Good call on
the race.
My wife pulled
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Bob
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Check out the wind direction. It varies 100 degrees!
South Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL/TVL)
METAR:
KTVL 291653Z AUTO 22015G30KT 170V270 10SM FEW055 13/M02 A3018
RMK AO2 PK WND 18033/1633 SLP174 T01331017
KTVL 291553Z AUTO 19011G29KT 10SM CLR 12/M03 A3018 RMK AO2 PK
WND 18029/1546 SLP176 T01171033
KTVL 291453Z AUTO 19017G28KT 10SM CLR 11/M04 A3017 RMK AO2 PK
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FANNETTE ISLAND RACE
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REAR COMMODORE
WND 19028/1452 SLP174 T01111039 56000
TAF:
KTVL 291120Z 2912/3012 18012G24KT P6SM BKN140 WS020/23045KT
FM291600 19025G40KT P6SM BKN050 OVC080 WS020/25045KT FM300200
19020G30KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC080 WS020/24045KT
And finally, from Sleddog
South Shore Lake Tahoe Windjammers Yacht is the host of the annual Fannette
Island Race, held the last Sunday in Sept.. I've been crewing this fun event for
over 15 years.
Driving to Tahoe up Highway 88 from Stockton is pretty, especially past Silver
Lake, over Carson Pass, and down through Hope Valley, where the aspens are
changing to yellow and gold. I forgot this weekend is also "Street Vibrations" in
Reno, where 40,000 motorcycle riders gather, in search of hog heaven.
We were ready to go on V & D's Moore 24 AIRBORNE. But the RC wisely postponed the Fannette Island Race one week. It was already blowing 20 at 9 a.m.
and the forecast was for SW winds increasing to 20-30, with gusts to 45.
To clear the spider webs, we went sailing anyway, with a #5 jib and reefed main.
The water was smooth up under the west Tahoe shoreline. Lenticular clouds
were evident in the north, east, and southern quadrants. A couple of 35 knot
puffs off the slopes of Mt. Tallac sent us skittering. But nothing not manageable.
After an hour of fun, we attempted to sail back into the Tahoe Keys Channel. 25
knots of wind was blowing directly out of the channel, which is 100 yards long
and two lengths wide.
No joy. We didn't want to short tack every 5 seconds, and end up aground outside some homeowner's front window. We bailed on the idea and sailed back
out onto the Lake.
Denis went below on AIRBORNE, grabbed the 27 pound, 2 hp Honda outboard,
and had it on the stern mount and started in less than two minutes. We dropped
sails, and motored merrily up the channel and into our slip.
A pleasant time had by all.
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LTWYC EXECUTIVE BOARD 2013
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