HERE - Arizona Yacht Club

Photo courtesy Pete Burgard
Vol 44 No. 7 August 2011
Some of the Summer Scurvy Sailing Crew at Lake KinnikiniCk representing the Tucson Sailing Club during the
AriZona Yacht Club and Lake Pleasant Sailing Clubs annual Summer Kampout in Northern Arizona.
+INNIKINICK+AMPOUT
Frank Putnam & Mo, Glenn Brostedt, Alan Burgard and I spent the weekend sailing the Lasers at Kinnikinick Lake, an
out-of-the-way picturesque
f. We joined the Arizona Yacht Club
Lake Pleasant Sailing Club for the AYC
. The
was nine miles
into the back country on a dirt road. The drive passed through large open meadows filled with wildflowers and sweeping
views of the San Francisco Peaks. The lake located below the camp in pinyon & Juniper flora filled a large open meadow.
The 10/12 knot breeze with puffs offered a great afternoon of sailing with long runs downwind on fast plane. The water
temperature was in the high 70’s which was good as we all had a swim or two. The evening was spent around a large
campfire, great fun, and the night sleeping under the stars with the Perseid meteor shower providing the show and, a four
a.m. wake up call courtesy of a pack of Coyotes. Glenn provided the hot, strong coffee and and a cool morning was spent
watching the sun hit the tops of the Ponderosa pines and listening to the forest wake up. On the return drive we took the
Stoneman Lake Road to I-17. A 19 mile primitive road which, prior to dropping into the Verde Valley, ran along the edge of
the rim providing a a great view of the red cliffs of Sedona. Next year if possible, all attendees agreed, five days should be
the minimum stay to walk, hike and sail this beautiful country.
Pete Burgard
(More photos p. 4 & 5)
August Program
Thomas Kuehl
Radio 101,
about operating VHS radios
Commodore’s
Corner
August 2011
What a wonderful time we had at the Loft
Party. Many Many thanks go to Lisa Rundle
and Lou Sellyei. I can not believe they let the
TSC to pillage and plunder their lovely home.
What was your favorite spot? My was the
bathtub. What a great idea to put all those
beverages in the bathtub. How about those
great sounds of John Minnella and Rich
Watson. Also kudos to Deana, Ned, Glenn
and all those who help make that night a
special night.
The new web site is up and running. Please
take at look at it and let Garry (G3) and I know
what you like or do not like. Looking to what is ahead.
The annual fall picnic is Sept 11. Glenn Has
got everything under control. Looking forward
to a great day of sailing, story telling not to
mention the great food we will have. Thanks
Glenn.
The fall Regatta is on. Rich Watson has
agree to be the race chairman. Thanks Rich.
So, start polishing those hulls and lubing the
winches. It The Regatta is being held in San
Carlos on Nov 5th 6th. Then the cruise is off to
point unknown (at least at this time)
Tony Hodges has accepted a traveling job and
has had to relinquish his duties with the club.
Great for Tony, sad for us. We may see Tony
around, but for now we need find a new Rear
Commodore. If you are interested in helping
out give me a call.
Loft party, Fall Picnic with Top Gun Race, San
Carlos Regatta, and the cruise of a life time. Can you believe how much fun we are having?
I am glad I am member of the Sailing club.
How about you? Let someone else know and
bring them to one of our functions
Have a Passion for the Sea (lake)
Brad
Tucson Sailing Club
Bridge Meeting
Minutes
August 1, 2011
Attending:
Bridge–Brad Young, Frank Putman, Carolyn
Watson, Ned Pos
Standing Committee Chairs– Deana Pos,
Mark McDade, Alan Burgard, Glenn Brostedt
Committee & Other Club Members– Loretta
Peto, Scott Sebree, Rich Watson, Pete Burgard, Bill Ahrens, Darleen Young
Treasurer: Frank – There is approximately $7,850 in the bank. That amount
is reduced by the check of about $2,000
that the San Carlos Yacht Club has not
cashed yet.
Absent:
Bridge–Ed Gray, Matt Alexander, Fritz Hennings
Standing Committee Chairs–Carol Ray, Stu
Willoughby, Garry Morris 4, Cassie Pundt,
Garry Morris, Jerry Helm
Racing: Tony will be unable to perform
the duties as Racing Chairman because
he will be working out of town. The
Club will proceed with replacement of
the Racing Chairman.
Meeting called to order by Brad at 7:07 p.m.,
at Cody’s Beef & Beans Restaurant, Tucson,
AZ.
Minutes of July 11, 2011 meeting were submitted by Carolyn for review. Minutes were
approved as published.
Old Business:
Brad said the Loft Party was well received.
About $1,400 was spent for the event per
Frank.
Group of TSC members are going to the Arizona Yacht Club Kinnikinick Lake Kampout
on August 5, 6 & 7. A t-shirt or sweatshirt
will be given to the AYC Commodore as an
appreciation gift.
New Business: Brad was informed by email
that Tony has resigned as Rear Commodore.
Nominations and elections will be requested
at the August 24th General Meeting.
Programs: Brad said Thomas Kuehl is
scheduled to speak at the next General Meeting. The title of the program is “Radio 101”
about operating VHF radios. Brad will send
Glenn an announcement for the newspaper.
Membership: Mark – No new members.
Dues were given to Frank.
Club Store: Deana – Store remains the
same. Still have several sweatshirts in
the inventory.
Cruising: Stu (absent) – Loretta said
there will be no formal cruise package unless someone else wants to put
something together. Information about
the cruise in November will be provided
soon.
Picnic: Glenn – Date for the picnic
is September 18th. The beer left over
from Loft Party will be used for the
picnic.
Website: Garry 4 (absent) – A message
was sent to Brad that there can be two
types of administrators for the website
– Content and User Administrators. The
Content Administrator can add events,
news and sea stories. The User Administrator can perform the same tasks as
the Content Administrator plus add new
members. It was decided that the Commodore, Windbreaker and Membership Chairs will all participate as User
Administrators.
Windbreaker: Garry 3 (absent) – no
report
The meeting was adjourned at 7:47 p.m.
Submitted by:
Carolyn Watson
Secretary
Kinnikinick Kampout
Photos these two pages courtesy
Peter Burgard
g. Morris tall ship photos
So you’ve read Patrick O’Brian...
even read the dictionary of terms.
Quick, in 30 seconds name all
the lines shown in these photos....
And you thought your boat had
a lot of lines....sheeeeeesh...The
Tall Ships Hawaiian Chieftain
and the Lady Washington visited
Coupeville on Whidbey Island.
(And these aren’t really very
large tall ships, as tall ships go.)
Carl Schwerinsky finally catches
his first Silver Salmon in Port
Townsend up in Washington this
summer!
Ask Herm about this photo...
Fall Cruise, 2011
Plans are in process for the fall cruise. The cruise starts Monday, November 7, 2011 from San Carlos. We are
still trying to formalize the destination. Currently, we are considering Topolobampo -- 180NM southeast of San
Carlos on the Mainland. We also are looking at the Loreto area and the possibility of combining both
Topolobampo and Loreto.
The combined cruise would head down the mainland coast to Topolobampo, a large city with lots of amenities.
While in Topolobampo, we may take a 2-day bus tour of Copper Canyon -- one of the must-see sights of the
area. The weather pattern in November is such that to return to San Carlos, you would sail across to the Loreto
area and then back to San Carlos. Cruisers with enough time can also sightsee around Loreto. A combined
cruise would probably last 10-12 days, depending on weather.
The plans are tentative, so watch the website and Windbreaker for updates. If you have any questions, contact
Loretta at [email protected] or 520-881-6568.
Tucson Sailing Club
Bridge Meeting Minutes
July 11, 2011
Attending:
Bridge–Brad Young, Frank Putman, Carolyn
Watson, Ned Pos, Fritz Hennings
Standing Committee Chairs– Deana Pos, Mark
McDade, Alan Burgard
Committee & Other Club Members–Henrietta
Moses, Loretta Peto, Scott Sebree, Rich Watson,
Pete Burgard, Marshall Williamson
Absent:
Bridge–Ed Gray, Tony Hodges Matt Alexander
Standing Committee Chairs–Carol Ray, Stu Willoughby, Garry Morris 4, Cassie Pundt, Garry
Morris, Jerry Helm, Glenn Brostedt
Meeting called to order by Brad at 7:02 p.m., at
Cody’s Beef & Beans Restaurant, Tucson, AZ.
Minutes of June 13, 2011 meeting were submitted by Carolyn for review. Minutes were
approved as published with correction of the
spelling of Topolobampo (a seaport on the Gulf
of California in northwestern Sinaloa located 20
km from Los Mochis) and Kinnikinick (lake &
campground is located 38 miles south of Flagstaff within the Coconino National Forest).
Old Business:
Brad said Loft Party has received a good response to date. Music for the party is still to be
determined. Rich said he would be performing,
as well as David Watson and Catalina Ross. Other musicians will be invited to perform and Rich
will bring his sound system and microphones.
Tables, shade and catering have been scheduled. A request will be sent for people to bring
desserts and a reminder email will be sent out.
The Calling Committee, Carol and Brad, will
contact those who have not responded to the
invitation. The party theme is Hawaiian clothing / shirts. Set up and clean up help is needed.
Beer and rum, requested by-Loretta, bottled
water and soda will be purchased.
voice for the tables for the Loft Party and will
need a check.
Frank said the Arizona Yacht Club Kinnikinick
Lake Kampout is to be held on August 5, 6 &
7 and a description of the event can be found
on the AYC website (arizonayachtclub.org).
Brad suggested that TSC host a happy hour for
the Kampout. Pete is taking the lasers for the
event. The information will be sent to Garry to
be published to Club members.
Cruising: Stu (absent) – Also announced by
Loretta were the Cruise dates, which are from
November 7th through the 18th. Cruising south
was suggested and received agreement by those
in attendance.
Programs: Tony (absent) – Pete met someone
at Lake Pleasant whose father could speak
about ice sailing possibly in August or September. Another suggestion was to have Al
Lehman present about sailing his 26’ sailboat
to Alaska from Seattle. Brad also has someone who could speak about operating VHF radios. Pete brought up having the North Sails
representative for America’s Cup as one of the
programs. Frank asked about the Club paying
to bring speakers in, which will be reviewed.
Loretta suggested tapping into our members as
well.
Membership: Mark – No new members.
Treasurer: Frank – The Club lost about $260
on the May Race. Frank distributed Revenue
/ Expense Report / Graph. The Bank Balance
as of June 22, 2011 is $8,249. Brad has an in-
Club Store: Deana – Store is going well. Only
have a few shirts from the May Regatta, but
still has about 50 from the November Regatta.
Racing: Tony (absent) – Loretta said the date
for the Fall Regatta is November 5 & 6, 2011.
Picnic: Glenn (absent) – Brad said the date for
the picnic is September 18th. The permit has
been purchased.
Website: Garry 4 (absent) – The website is almost finished per Brad.
Windbreaker: Garry 3 (absent) – There will be
no publication of the Windbreaker in July, but
Brad said Gary will publish a short announcement to be sent to the Club members.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:41 p.m.
Submitted by:
Carolyn Watson
Secretary