March - Carlyle Sailing Association

March 2016
MARKS
OF THE
COURSE
Photo by B. Winston
Carlyle Sailing Association•Philippi Harbor•Carlyle Illinois•CSA-Sailing.org
Editor: Mike Niehoff
What’s Inside:
2-Splinters
3-Jr. Sailing Camp
4-Board Nominees,
Race Committee
5-Sailing for
Veterans/Sailing
for a Cause
6,7-SFV/SFC
Benefactors
8-Adult Sail
Seminar
9-Brenda Bernstein
10-Carolyn Philippi
11-CSA Calendar
12-Do You Know...
to help out in this capacity please let these
gentlemen know.
Plan on attending the "Big Spring Work
Party" at CSA on April 9th. After a hard day of
work enjoy a meal provided by Barb Huhn and
her staff. Watch for information to RSVP for
They say "If you don't like the weather in St this event.
Louis just hang around and it will change."
Our Harbor will open April 16th and our
That statement has held true this winter. Last
club races begin May 7th. I look forward to a
week on one of our winter days I slipped on ice great sailing season. This year should be an
and broke both bones in my left arm. Ouch!
off year for flooding (crossing my fingers) so
Last Friday and Saturday we enjoyed 77 decome on out and enjoy. Please bring along
gree weather wishing we were sailing and toyour friends and introduce them to a wonderful
day, Feb 24th, I'm catching up on CSA work at sport for all ages, the best sailing facilities at
home since it is "Snowmageddon" outside.
Carlyle and just a great group of folks from the
Hopefully, spring will slide in quietly followed
center of the mid-west.
by a fair summer with gentle breezes. One can
only hope!
See you soon,
My staff has been busy planning for our
Patti Davis
2016 sail season. We are finalizing the calendar so check the website to see if your race or PS
fleet events have been added correctly. We
"Sailor" my black lab puppy has tripled his size
are planning some new activities that we hope and weight. Brice calls
will engage all of our members and their fami- him the "gift that keeps
lies.
on taking." Had I not
Clean up from winter floods will garner a
been getting his leash
few extra dates, so watch out for work day
from the truck with an
postings and lend a hand to help keep our fa- icy patch nearby, I would
cilities in pristine condition.
not have fallen and broCSA staff and friends will be meeting at the ken my arm. For now, I
Wooden Nickel in Glen Carbon on Thursday
have had to postpone
night March 3rd. Please contact me if you
his obedience classes
would like to enjoy a few tacos around
until my left arm heals
6:15. Meeting will begin at 7:00 to discuss the enough to lead.
up-coming season. If you would like to become more involved with CSA join us and find
a place to serve.
March 12 and 19 Larry Wilson and Jim
Akins will be needing help with docks. "All
hands on deck, I mean docks!" If you are able
Commodore’s
Corner
Photo by B. Winston
Photo by B. Winston
5. We need
more co-chairmen for the Commodore’s staff committee heads. If you’re a committee head we’re encouraging all of you to find a suitable assistant; one
who in your absence can lead, and someone who can
carry on the torch should you step down. Talk to Patti
for more insight here.
6. We’re investigating adding regatta software from
Good day sailors...your Board of Directors met on
US Sailing for 2 of our events this summer. This softFebruary 17th preparing for another great sailing sea- ware eases the burden of managing the data from
son at Carlyle Sailing Association. Here’s what unfold- registrations and assists in things such as scoring and
ed:
updating the various media outlets we use to distribute information. The trial events this year will be the
1. Bill Kesler reported he and Mike Pitzer met with
Flying Scot Regatta and the Whale-of-a-Sail.
officials at IDNR discussing our parking lot plan. Alt7. No update on the budgets for this year as the
hough broke, the state was sympathetic to our needs Commodore was icing her wrist; more next month.
and it is on their radar, which is a good thing. The
FYI: registrations are open for Adult Sail Seminar and
parking lot committee is busy working on alternative Jr. Sailing. For CSA adult members, this year’s camp
plans making sure our needs will remain in their eye- will introduce a Learn to Race segment of the camp,
sight.
taught by CSA’s very best racers, on Melges 24’s.
2. Our Super Committee, aimed at increasing CSA’s
membership, brought many thoughts and ideas reIt’s time my friends for another spring thaw and begarding their plans for this year. We’ll be placing ads fore you know it we’ll be talking opening day....oh,
in strategic print materials and adding more events in reminder, don’t forget to get your contracts mailed
which CSA will be marketed.
in. Take care.
3. The Commodore, although absent do to a broken
wrist (we hope you’re doing well Patti) did send a re- Rick Bernstein
port stating: “CSA’s calendar has been updated. The Chairman of the Board
Sailing for Veterans Regatta management and planCarlyle Sailing Association
ning is moving forward with the event’s date set for
Memorial Day Weekend. The Wooden Nickel is the
place for March’s committee head meeting; check
herein. Greg and Linda Vitt are co-chairing CSA’s
Open House; thank you Vitt’s.”
4. Work continues on installing a new and improved
weather station at CSA. Of course this will greatly enhance our weather awareness abilities of in-coming
Photo: J. Beier
inclement weather. More to come here.
Splinters
from the
Board
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Other requirements: Campers must
We are very excited and looking forward to anoth- provide their own boat
er successful camp. Our theme again this year will be (either Optimist, Bic or
“fun and adventure”. We will play many on the wa- Laser Radial, no exceptions). We have some
ter games like Siamese Twins, Rubber Ducky Tag,
Buzkashi, Capture the Flag, and more. Since the LDV Optimist, Bic, and Laser
(Long Distance Voyage) was such a success, we’ll do it Radial rigs available for
lease on a first-comeagain this year. We’ll also have many off the water
games like Steal the Bacon, Scavenger Hunt, Minute first-served basis. CSA
does not have Lasers
to Win It, and some exciting new ones.
for lease.
Don’t forget about all of the awesome food that
camp has to offer. We can’t wait for some of Ms.
You can find a Lease Application here: http://
Laura’s fruit pizza and our fantastic picnic lunch cawww.csa-sailing.org/CSA_Junior_Camp/Page2.html.
tered all the way to Allen Branch.
Important note: Fees are due with the applicaOnce again we will tent camp on the CSA grounds
tion. Available staff and facilities limit us to 40 campwith adult supervised camping. Whether it’s your
ers. Applications will be accepted on a first come,
child’s first or fifth time to attend camp, it’s a great
first served basis.
way to meet other children their age and enjoy the
We are sorry, but we will NOT be able to accomsport of sailing. All activities are fully insured, and
modate
any special food requests at camp this year.
supervised by Certified US Sailing Instructors who are
qualified in CPR and first aid. We also have a doctor
on staff 24 hours per day to attend to any scrapes or For more information: contact Mark Hood at
[email protected] or join our Facebook
bruises.
group at “CSA Junior Sailing Camp”.
We will end the
week with the annual Firecracker Regatta. This CSA tradition is a fun way for
your child to finish
camp and show a
thing or two about
Photo R. Bernstein
what they learned
throughout the week. It is open to all campers and
other juniors 10-16.
The Camp Application can be found at http://
www.csa-sailing.org/CSA_Junior_Camp/
Page1.html. If not a CSA member, please go here for
a CSA Membership Application: http://www.csasailing.org/aLibrary/CSA_Membership_App.pdf.
Welcome to the annual
CSA Junior Sailing Camp.
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The Nominees are….
The Board of Directors are now seeking nominations for
Directors from the membership at large. The deadline for
submitting your nominations is March 15, 2016.
Send your nomination with a brief biography of experience within CSA and a
photo to CSA Board Secretary Mike Pitzer, 12327 Creekhaven Dr., Des Peres,
MO 63131. Please make your submission in a pdf format.
Race Committee Duty Roster
Set for 2016
The chart to the right lists the race
dates, type of race and the Fleet responsible for race committee duty. Fleet captains will be recruiting and assigning individuals within their fleet to perform
committee duty on the dates assigned to
their fleet. Please contact your fleet captain to volunteer for duty. Positions are
available as the PRO, Committee Boat 1
crew, Committee Boat 2 crew, Mark Set
Whaler 1 crew and Mark Set Whaler 2
crew. The Mark Set 2 crew are handy as
either alternate crew or race committee
staff. Each fleet is responsible for
providing 5 Race Committee crew for
each race date. Fleet captains are to
complete the Race Committee sign-ups
and return to Bronson Bowling by April
2.
March 2016
Date
1-May
8-May
15-May
22-May
29-May
5-Jun
12-Jun
19-Jun
26-Jun
3-Jul
10-Jul
17-Jul
24-Jul
31-Jul
7-Aug
14-Aug
21-Aug
28-Aug
4-Sep
11-Sep
18-Sep
25-Sep
2-Oct
9-Oct
16-Oct
23-Oct
30-Oct
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Activity
BUOY RACE
BUOY RACE
BUOY RACE
RACE CLINIC
SV REGATTA
PURSUIT RACE
BUOY RACE
BUOY RACE
BUOY RACE
PURSUIT RACE
BUOY RACE
BUOY RACE
BUOY RACE*
BUOY RACE
PURSUIT RACE
BUOY RACE*
BUOY RACE*
BUOY RACE
PURSUIT RACE
BUOY RACE*
WHALE
BUOY RACE
BUOY RACE
BUOY RACE
BUOY RACE
BUOY RACE
BUOY RACE
Fleet
Scow
Scots
Cat
BEIER
David Crosby
Lightning
Cat
Scots
Lightning
Cat
Lightning
Scots
Lightning
San Juan 21
Cabin Fleet
San Juan 21
Cat
Scots
Scow
Lightning
Patti Davis
Cat
Lightning
Scots
Cat
Scow
Scots
PRO
BEIER
BEIER
MELLY
2016 CSA Sailing for Veterans / Sailing for a
Cause Regatta, May 27 – 29, 2016
am concerned about dividing interest in a fund raising event. So,
Commodore Davis and I have been working a plan. We are going
to make this a two weekend event. Saturday, May 21st is slated
as CSA's Open House. Separate from the Open House, we are
going to have a Trivia Night in the OB Building starting at 7:00
pm. Each table will have eight players and we hope to have at
least 10 tables. All proceeds from this event will be donated to
The Marfan Foundation.
The following weekend (May 27 – 29) will be Sailing for Veterans. The running of this event is going to continue with tradition
and will have very little change. All of the traditional fund raising
activities will be 100% focused towards “Sailing for Veterans.”
However, along with those fund raising activities, we will also
offer sailboat rides in exchange for a donation to one of the following organizations: Greater St. Louis Honor Flight, Focus Marines Foundation or The Marfan Foundation.
Within this issue of the Marks, you will see descriptions of
each of our benefactors. Please plan on sailing these two weekends. Please encourage friends, family and neighbors to venture
out to Carlyle Lake and go for a sailboat ride.
I hope you will all get in the spirit of helping CSA make this a
great event. Start thinking of ways that you can generate donations. As mentioned last month in the Marks, silent auctions at
your place of employment are a good option. Getting people to
sponsor your sailing in the event is another idea. Or set a challenge and solicit people to sponsor it. Maybe you set a goal to
sail 100 miles in one weekend; or, to sail to and visit each of the
clubs on the lake in a single weekend. You get documentation
from each club to prove that you arrived via your sailboat. Your
sponsors donate a predetermined amount if you achieve your
goal. If you have other suggestions, please share them. Regardless, get out and go sailing!
If you would like to help with the regatta, please contact me
at [email protected] or (636) 795-9005.
Did you notice the add on to the “Sailing for Veterans” Regatta name? As most of you are aware, CSA raised funds for the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for many years and then
switched the event to “Sailing for Veterans.” Some of you were
upset with the change in benefactor, some were pleased. Others
are in this simply for the sailing.
Well, we are all touched by some event in our lives. While I
was Commodore in 2009, my mother was slowly but surely losing her ability to control her body from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). After four years, she lost the fight. I would have liked to
have had a “sailing” fund raising event for ALS research. CSA was
already fund raising for LLS. I felt asking for a second fund raising
event was just asking too much of the membership, so did not
attempt it.
A year or two later, Mary Bartman (our past harbormaster)
had thought up the idea of fund raising for veterans based on
her son serving in Afghanistan. She did ask the BOD. The feeling
was two events were just too much for the club. Although, apparently it was time for a change and “Sailing for Veterans”
came into existence and fund raising for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society went away.
Recently, Patti Davis (our current commodore) lost her son to
Marfan syndrome and CSA has another member whose child has
the same disease. Commodore Davis had requested a second
event to fund raise for Marfan syndrome. This idea has been
bouncing around since last fall and I have been in full support of
Commodore Davis and helping her with an extra event.
Howard Harris (past commodore) has a strong interest in Junior
Sailing and has indicated he would have liked to fund raise to
promote the future of sailing. I am sure other past commodores
and future commodores all have an organization they would like
to support.
I have received the approval to rebrand the event as “Sailing Sincerely,
for Veterans / Sailing for a Cause.” We will continue to fund raise David Crosby
2016 Sailing for Veterans Regatta Chairman
for Veteran organizations. However, the current commodore
each year will be able to select an additional cause for which to
fund raise.
With all of that said, and my digging into the tasks at hand, I
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There are also several disorders related to Marfan syndrome
that cause people to struggle with the same or similar physical
problems, and anyone affected by these disorders needs an early and accurate diagnosis.
The SFV / SFC Benefactors
What is Marfan Syndrom?
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s
connective tissue. Connective tissue holds all the body’s cells,
organs and tissue together. It also plays an important role in
helping the body grow and develop properly. Connective tissue
is made up of proteins. The protein that plays a role in Marfan
syndrome is called fibrillin-1. Marfan syndrome is caused by a
defect (or mutation) in the gene that tells the body how to make
fibrillin-1. This mutation results in an increase in a protein called
transforming growth factor beta, or TGF-β. The increase in TGF-β
causes problems in connective tissues throughout the body,
which in turn creates the features and medical problems associated with Marfan syndrome and some related disorders.
Because connective tissue is found throughout the body, Marfan
syndrome can affect many different parts of the body, as well.
Features of the disorder are most often found in the heart,
blood vessels, bones, joints, and eyes. Some Marfan features –
for example, aortic enlargement (expansion of the main blood
vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the
body) – can be life-threatening. The lungs, skin and nervous system may also be affected. Marfan syndrome does not affect intelligence.
Marfan syndrome is a serious condition, and some complications
can be potentially life-threatening. Although there is no cure for
Marfan syndrome, advances in medical care are helping people
live a normal lifespan. And that is why early and accurate diagnosis is so important, not only for people with Marfan syndrome, but also for those with related disorders.
People with Marfan syndrome are born with it, but features of
the disorder are not always present right away. Some people
have a lot of Marfan features at birth or as young children – including serious conditions like aortic enlargement. Others have
fewer features when they are young and don’t develop aortic
enlargement or other signs of Marfan syndrome until they are
adults. Some features of Marfan syndrome, like those affecting
the heart and blood vessels, bones or joints, can get worse over
time.
This makes it very important for people with Marfan syndrome
and related disorders to receive accurate, early diagnosis and
treatment. Without it, they can be at risk for potentially lifethreatening complications. The earlier some treatments are
started, the better the outcomes are likely to be.
Knowing the signs of Marfan syndrome can save lives. Our community of experts estimates that nearly half the people who
have Marfan syndrome don’t know it. This is something we are
working hard to changeOnly through your donations can we
create a brighter future for the thousands of children and famiWho has Marfan syndrome?
lies living with Marfan syndrome and related disorders. The
About 1 in 5,000 people have Marfan syndrome, including men Marfan Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, thereand women of all races and ethnic groups. About 3 out of 4 peo- fore, your contribution is tax-deductible as allowed by law.
ple with Marfan syndrome inherit it, meaning they get the gePlease join us in our fight for victory by making your gift today.
netic mutation from a parent who has it. But some people with
Marfan syndrome are the first in their family to have it; when
this happens it is called a spontaneous mutation. There is a 50
percent chance that a person with Marfan syndrome will pass
along the genetic mutation each time they have a child.
Knowing the signs of Marfan syndrome can save lives
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s
connective tissue. Connective tissue helps to hold the body’s
cells, organs, and tissues together and also helps to control how
the body grows and develops.
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Focus Marines Foundation, originally known as Midwest Marines
Foundation, is a nationally recognized organization based in St.
Louis, Missouri. It was conceived, designed, and established by
Marine Corps veterans with the
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mission to help our current generation of Marines, Sailors, Navy
Corpsmen, and other service members.
The organization was founded in 2010 with a commitment to
address the needs of our country’s embattled post 9/11 veterans and their struggles with the invisible wounds of war – post
traumatic stress (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Our
supporters and strategic partners have pooled our time, talents
and financial resources to help wounded, ill and injured service
men and women returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to make successful and rewarding transitions from military
to civilian lives.
When leaving military life, depression and lack of direction can
result in confusion and despair. This situation is understandable
when these Marines realize that they can no longer pursue their
dreams of being fully functional Marines or Corpsmen and that
they are leaving a way of life that is rich in heritage and friendships of brothers and sisters in uniform. In addition, the scars of
war that include Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post-Traumatic
Stress (PTSD), and physical disabilities with possible disfigurement, can make the scope of the challenge overwhelming.
The Mission of Greater St. Louis Honor Flight is to recognize our
veterans – most urgently our World War II veterans – with a day
of honor, remembrance and celebration. We do this with a oneday, all-expenses paid trip to Washington, DC to visit the World
War II Memorial, built to honor their service and sacrifice.
A gift to Greater St. Louis Honor Flight is a wonderful way to
honor those who sacrificed so much for our great nation. We are
enriching veterans’ lives, but we cannot do it without your help.
We welcome and appreciate your support of the mission of
Greater St. Louis Honor Flight and we offer opportunities to give
at any level.
Greater St. Louis Honor Flight is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, funded entirely by corporate and individual contributions.
All donations are tax deductible.
With the support of successful professionals in a variety of fields
such as industry, education, academia, medicine and law enforcement, in 2011, the Focus Marines Foundation (FMF) developed a program called FOCUS. The objective of FOCUS is to help
each Marine and any post 9/11 veteran become an active member of society and realize his or her dreams, goals and full potential.
FMF has since teamed with several veteran support organizations with missions consistent with ours. Two of the most significant organizations are the Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) , and the U.S. Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment (WWR). Working together, we have had the opportunity
to serve nearly 500 marines, sailors, and soldiers in our efforts
with the FOCUS program.
Please support Focus Marines Foundation whose mission is to
develop and administer programs for wounded warriors. The
FMF FOCUS program assists our veterans in their transition from
military to civilian lives. Your donation will make a significant
difference in their ability to establish meaningful and productive
lives after their brave and selfless service and personal sacrifices
for our country.
FOCUS Marines Foundation is a tax exempt not-for-profit organization.
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B Kesler
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Thursday, Friday, Saturday
June 9, 10, 11, 2016
This three-day on-the-water and classroom course is
designed for beginners and intermediates interested in
getting into or improving their sailing techniques.
• Objectives – fun, safety, meet people just like you
• Beginners – learn to sail
• Intermediate – sail better, with more confidence
• You will be able to rent a boat as part of our boat
rental program.
We will have three classes of boats on which students
can learn:
• Monohull – Flying Scots,
• Cabin boats – San Juan 21s
• Catamarans – Hobie 18s.
This year we are adding a racing element to the curriculum. Here we’ll use an additional boat, probably the
Melges 24, and bring on a new set of racing instructors.
This has always been a very well attended class and
will fill quickly, so talk it up, act FAST and get in.
You can get more information and registration form
from the seminar flyer found here: http://www.csasailing.org/aLibrary/AdultSail_Flyer.pdf.
Fees:
$340.00 for non-member
$290.00 for primary corporate member.
Registration includes instruction, sailing, U.S. Sailing
reference textbook and the Little Red Book, breakfast
and lunch all three days.
To register use the online form found at
https://docs.google.com/forms/
d/1HiEB9lqytSzanZk0mY0_FHBQCmV3VYUV7ujN
_bb2L-M/viewform, then mail your check,
or use the pdf registration form at
http://www.csa-sailing.org/aLibrary/
AdultSail_Flyer.pdf.
Make checks payable to:
Carlyle Sailing Association
Send registration and check to:
Rick Bernstein
714 Yale Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63119
Dear members,
It's hard to say where the love of God goes when the
waves turn minutes to hours….the loss of my mother
Brenda Bernstein, and one of the founders of CSA, is
so hard to swallow as the waves of disbelief grew
larger and larger the past month. In exactly 2 ridiculously short weeks after hospitalized, mom succumbed to lung cancer and died on February 2nd with
all of us family members and so many of her extended CSA family there or having been there. Paoli,
Zerban, Woodworth, Harris, Sepanski, Folwell, Beier,
Burridge, and so many more, many of CSA's truly "old
guard" came as we sailors do; we always
and forever remain friends for life and I will
never be able to say how thankful I am to
everyone.
Of all the family activities in my life, sailing
was #1 going back to the late 60's when the
Burridge family turned our motorboat lives
around. Mom and dad got WAY into it…dad
and his passion to literally building CSA and
mom helping to start the Marks-of-theCourse and the women's CSA Windlass group that
helped to organize many club functions. I can picture
once a month, spread all over the dining room table,
the all-paper newsletter layout and the clanging of
that little silver ball on the IBM Selectric typewriter. It
was always a mad dash to beat the deadline and get
that manila folder to the printer…then it was folding,
stapling, stamping and rushing the box to the post
office. Memories: just a few weeks ago Dan and Tobi
Moriarty recalled getting their work hours doing all
that prep work with mom getting the Marks ready to
mail. From cookbooks to bakeries, Jr. sailing to crewing, mom was a CSA sailor through and through. Although not as active these past few years, always, always did she ask about how sailing's going? What
boats were the kids sailing? Who’s causing trouble at
the lake…and how passionate was she about sailing?
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She hand wrote in her Will she wanted me to continue
to be a CSA member throughout my life. I won't disappoint.
In the end, mom refused to go, she fought and she
fought hard…just as she instilled in all of us; this passion to live and she was going to tell us about it no
matter what it was. After hearing of her terminal cancer, I seriously thought, oh my god she's going to be
impossible to live with because to every nurse and
doctor, waitress and salesperson, she was going to
say exactly what was on her mind, such as, "Ok,
whatever, I'm dying of cancer so move out of my
way." The blessing in the end was she didn't
suffer, at all. She quietly fell sleep and
passed with 3 Catholics and her Jewish son
in the room…how awesome is that, and it
was in a Catholic hospital to boot; only you
mom would have said, isn't this just fun.
My final to you is this; I lost both of my parents to the effects of smoking cigarettes; one
direct smoker, one second hand smoker.
Please, please find a way to stop this horrible
habit. It's going to suck the breath and then the life
out of you and the outcome is going to be devastating. It's how I feel as I so deeply do care, and I'm sorry for preaching.
Thank you to everyone for your love and care, kindness and thoughts. RIP Brenda Bernstein, mom, baba; you were
one-of-a-kind.
Rick Bernstein
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Carolyn D. Philippi
Carolyn D. Philippi (nee Peterson), age 88, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, February 12, 2016. She was born in Webster
Groves, MO and raised her family in St. Louis. Carolyn and husband Ed were
long time members of Valley Sailing Association, and founding members of
Carlyle Sailing Association. Our harbor is named after her husband, Ed. She
moved to Albuquerque 20 years ago. Her life's focus was her five children, eleven grandchildren and
fourteen great-grandchildren.
Services were held at the Kutis South County Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry Road on February
19. She was interred beside her husband at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.
Carolyn is survived by her children, Mark (Terri), Keith, Gail, Steve (Judi) and Jan (Karl
Moser). She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Edward N. Philippi, her parents and her siblings. Memorial donations are suggested to the American Heart Association, www.heart.org, or to
the American Cancer Association, www. donate.cancer.org.
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CSA 2016 Calendar of Events
Month
March
Day
3
12
19
25
April
9
16
24-25
25
May
7
8
14
14
21
25
27-29
27-29
June
4-5
5
9-11
11
12-17
17
18
18, 19
24-26
25
26
July
2
3
3
10
16
16
17
23
24
25
August
7
7
7
13-14
13
21-26
25
27-28
September 2-4
4
10
16-18
17
24
24
24
25
October
22
23
25
30
November 5
10
January
12
25
28
Event
Commodore staff meeting
Docks work day
Docks work day
Marks deadline
Big Spring work party
HARBOR OPENING
Lightning Mid-Continent Regatta
Marks deadline
Cinco de Mayo (Scots host)
Club Races Begin
New Member Orientation
Hare and Hound #1
Open House
Marks deadline
Sailing for Veterans
Jr lympic Regatta
Mississippi Valley District Championship
Regular Sunday races - Pursuit race
Adult Sail Seminar
Hare and Hound #2
Junior Sail Camp
Firecracker regatta
Full Moon Sail/Membership Party
Spring Laser Regatta
FnS Egyptian Cup Regatta
Marks deadline
Harbor Mice #1
4th of July Celebration
Regular Sunday races - Pursuit Race
Harbor Mice #2
Harbor Mice #3
Hare and Hound #3
Strawberry Regatta
Harbor Mice #4
Christmas in July
Harbor Mice #5
Marks deadline
Regular Sunday races - Pursuit race
Harbor Mice #6
Membership Party - Lightning Fleet
Beer and Boats Y Flyer Regatta
Hare and Hound #4
Hobie 17 / Multihull Nationals
Marks deadline
Champions of Champions Regatta
Flying Scot match race
Regular Sunday races - Pursuit race
Membership party - Cat Fleet
Whale of a Sail
Hare and Hound
Sailors' Sail
Hare and Hound #5
Fall Laser regatta
Marks deadline
Pumpkin Glow Chili Dinner
Last races of season
Marks deadline
LAST DAY - BOATS MUST LEAVE
Big Fall Work Party
Annual membership meeting and elections
Work chits due
Marks deadline
Commodore's Banquet
Chairperson
Patti Davis
Larry Willson/Jim Akins
Larry Willson/Jim Akins
Mike Niehoff
All
Rick Bernstein
Mike Niehoff
Bronson Bowling
Ted Beier/Bronson Bowling
Pinar Connan
Jerry DeWille
Jeanette Beier
Mike Niehoff
David Crosby
Ted Beier
Michael Reed
Ted Beier
Rick Bernstein
Jerry DeWille
Mark Hood
Mark Hood
Cabin Fleet
Howard Harris/Troy Tolen
Bronson Bowling
Mike Niehoff
Mike Hill
Rick and Janice Watson
Ted Beier/Bronson Bowling
Mike Hill
Mike Hill
Jerry DeWille
Jerri Franlkin/Joy Bode
Mike Hill
Patti Davis
Mike Hill
Mike Niehoff
Ted Beier
Mike Hill
Lightning Fleet
Dan Haile
Jerry DeWille
Ashley Enders
Mike Niehoff
Howard Harris
Bronson Bowling
Ted Beier
Cat Fleet
Tom Wyman
Jerry DeWille
Jerry DeWille
Howard Harris/Troy Tolen
Mike Niehoff
Greg and Jerri Franklin
Ted Beier/Bronson Bowling
Mike Niehoff
All
Arthur Merdinian
Mike Niehoff
Arthur Merdinian
Note
$1.00 tacos, potluck sides, pinata, music
Grill-ready potluck,ice cream social, fireworks
Grill-ready potluck, photographer, Elvis
Grill-ready Potluck
Grill-ready Potluck
Chili potluck, pumpkin carving
March 2016
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Photo by C. Niehoff
Do You Know …
that the Galway Hooker was an Irish sailboat used in Galway Bay off the
west coast of Ireland? These boats plied the bay in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The hooker was developed for the strong seas there and the shallow waters of
the bay. It is distinguished by its sharp, clean entry, bluff bow, raked transom and
pronounced tumblehome. The sail plan consists of a single mast with a gaffrigged main and two foresails. These Irish hookers are traditionally black with
dark red-brown sails as pictured here. There are four classes of hookers based
on their length-overall. The Bád Mór (big boats) ranges in length from 35 to 44
feet. The smaller Leathbhád (half boat) is about 28 feet in length. Both the Bád
Mór and Leathbhád were decked forward of the mast and were used to carry turf, or peat, and seaweed manure which
was used as fuel across Galway Bay. On their return trip home these vessels would carry essential goods. The
Gleoiteog ranges in length from 24 to 28 feet, and the Púcán, is similar in size to the Gleoiteog but has a lug mainsail
and a foresail. In early America, when the Irish settlers in Boston, MA needed fishing craft, they built the familiar hooker;
these boats then became known as Boston Hookers, Irish Cutters or Paddy Boats. There was a revived interest in the
Galway Hooker in the 1980s and the boats are now being built and raced across Galway bay in highly contested regattas.
Now you have some Irish sailing trivia to impress your fellow St. Patrick’s Day celebrants.
Be Safe, Be Happy,
Mr. Editor
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galway_hooker?oldid=703480312 and
http://tradboats.ie/projects/west/typical-galway-hooker/.
Photo By Belfast_Titanic_Maritime_Festival,_June_2010_(06).JPG:
Ardfernderivative work: Sswonk (talk) - Belfast_Titanic_Maritime_Festival,_June_2010_(06).JPG, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://
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