BAY SHORE YACHT CLUB

July - AUGUST 2011
BA Y SHO R E YA C HT C LUB
NEW SLETTER
Latitude: 40’ 41” 37º Longitude: 73’ 15” 02º Sheryl Hecht, Editor Bay Shore NY 11706 COMMODORE’S COMMENTS
COMMODORE’S COMMENTS
The past month has been a very busy one for the Bay Shore Yacht Club. Par:cipa:on at the Club and GSBYRA events is way up this year. Parent/Child Race was the largest ever. The volunteerism from the Club members was impressive. I had the privilege of being onboard one of the patrol boats with our instructors and saw the enthusiasm first hand. I would like to thank Carol Schnorr, Gretchen Stang, Larry Becker and all the other members who helped make this event the huge success it was. Three weeks ago, BSYC hosted the GSBYRA Race Week and I would classify it as an unqualified success. Our membership really turned out to volunteer their :me, talents and boats to insure that Bay Shore’s reputa:on on the Bay for competence and a friendly, welcoming aLtude is well deserved. Several members assumed leadership posi:ons and put in yeoman efforts to make this event a huge success. I want to thank Gretchen Douglas and Regina Swanson for an outstanding showing in providing delicious lunches and arranging a wonderful family barbecue on Saturday night. I also want to note that our members were most generous in providing their boats as patrol and commiOee boats. I want to thank in par:cular Jerry Holwell, George Michels and Bill Linden for making their boats available. Also a big thank you to Jeff Chernoff for making his center console available for us as mark set which was manned by Mickey and Barbara Forde. I congratulate GSBYRA President Mark Stang for an outstanding effort to get the various clubs to aOend and compete. Coming up way too fast is our annual Sailing Awards dinner. Please take the opportunity to aOend this important func:on and honor those members who have competed successfully during the season. I thank you all for your efforts to make BSYC the successful organiza:on it is.
Kevin P. Donohue
Commodore,Bay Shore Yacht Club
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Sailing Instruction
What an awesome season of sailing! I can’t say enough wonderful things about our instructors, the sailors and
the families who all contributed to this successful summer on the Bay. The sound of the kids’ voices out on the water,
laughing and singing while sailing, will stay with me long after the last boat is stored for the season. Participation in the
program was up this year and consequently our presence at the Junior Regattas was up as well. We sailed clean and fast
and the beloved Bay Shore Cup is coming home! We accomplished so much in these past eight weeks. I must say I am
proud of all of us! We can’t wait to celebrate the season on August 27 at 6:00 pm when we don our nautical blues at this
year’s Sailing Awards dinner. I hope to see you all there!
2011 Sailing Instructors
Millie, Eric & Connor
the Haberstroh family - Elizabeth & Joseph, Rachel and John
Returning Member, Angela Baumann
The Membership Committee has posted 6 new member photos on the bulletin board with thanks
to Mark Stang for suggesting the idea; also thanks to our Club photographers for obtaining the
photos and thanks to Jerry & Jean Holwell for donating the photo frame. We still need new
members’ photos, so please, if your picture is not on display, see one of our photographers or
send us a 4 x 6 print of yourselves.
bay shore yacht club • west shore drive • bay shore, new york • 11706
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
CLUB RENTALS
Planning a birthday party? A
family reunion? Another
milestone? Consider hosting your
event at the BSYC. Club rentals
are a member benefit and
available on a first requested,
first served basis. Contact Rental
Chair, Jim Baum (666-9727 /
[email protected]) for more
information!
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SLIPS AND STORAGE INFO
Please remember that anyone
wishing to store their trailer on
the grounds at BSYC must
contact George Michels @
[email protected] or by
phone 666-7521 regarding
Please Note!
The August TGIF has been
canceled due to a scheduling
conflict!
July started off with a ‘home run’ -­‐ BSYC’s first Baseball Night…Yankees vs Mets! It was root, root, root for your favorite home team while enjoying stadium fare! Thanks to our Commodore, Kevin, and his wife, Gail for hos:ng a fun evening, enjoyed by so many members. Many BSYC families and friends celebrated USA’s birthday with the annual 4th of July Pot Luck Dinner, topped off with a fireworks display over the bay. Our Commodore and his wife hosted the 2011 Basin Party on July 16th. 120 members and guests were treated to specialty cocktails and appe:zers by our ‘basin residents’ and followed by a delicious dinner! Rave reviews are s:ll coming in! Thank you, Gail, Kevin and Basin Party commiOee for making it such a memorable night.
We closed the month of July with the annual GSBYRA Race Week Invita:onal. (Read more about Race Week in this newsleOer!) The Entertainment CommiOee hosted the family BBQ Saturday evening. Whether swapping sailing stories, catching up with old friends, or making new ones, the record crowd feasted on a delicious BBQ and yummy desserts . Many thanks to all the BSYC members who donated desserts and helped to make this event such a success! We couldn’t have done it without YOU! UP COMING ENTERTA INMENT EV ENTS
AUGUST 23 & 30
Mini Rendezvous
JEAN & JERRY HOLWELL
581-1823
AUGUST 27
SAILING AWARDS DINNER
JEFF CHERNOFF
969-3696
bay shore yacht club • west shore drive • bay shore, new york • 11706
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FR OM O U R C L U B H I S TO RIA N J O H N G IA N E L L A
BSYC History - CHRIS 4
...fourth in a series
Black Tuesday had come and gone and the economy was beginning to be ‘The Stickman,’ although not quite recognized yet as such. Despite the tenor of the times, some conAidence still existed in the marketplace. For example, at the 1930 National Boat Show, Chris-­‐Craft set an all-­‐time record for deposits at the show on sales of $2.2 million, representing one third of all orders placed at the show. However, many deposits were forfeited. Yet the franchise operation was still strong. Despite this, the 1931 Boat Show in New York, Chris had a new boat, the Cabin Cruiser, a product of intense effort and years of experience. This was not to ignore the other 26 model boats. As a surprise, CC introduced a 15½ foot runabout, propelled by a 43HP to a speed of 30 mph. This boat helped to boost Alagging sales in larger boats. In 1933, only 14 models were offered. You could buy a new Chevrolet for $495. J. Edgar Hoover was made a scapegoat for the troubles of the nation; most were not his fault. He had some good plans, but couldn’t get the type of cooperation he was used to prior to 1930. Certainly, a large number of FDR plans were needed to get the nation going again. Looking back at the accomplishments of Hoover, FDR was loath to include him in any of his plans. How unfortunate that FDR had some imaginary slight by Hoover preventing him from utilizing Hoover’s great abilities as a planner in the WW1 food programs, and later as administrator. That’s politics for you!
Fortunately, Chris managed to keep the company aAloat, despite the early problems of the Depression. Unlike other companies, the members of the Smith family, who were tightly and exclusively involved with the company, wholly owned CC. They didn’t have any playboy or spendthrift members. All concentrated on the success and longevity of the company and were dedicated, hard workers. Thus, their innate work habits and lifestyle helped them survive, while others Aloundered and failed.
CC experienced a turnaround in 1934; optimism grew with new cruisers and utility products increasing to 22 models. To be sure, a luxury market was still there but had to be chased after. Consider that the 27’ runabout by CC with a 250 HP engine sold for $4950, about the same price as most models of a 16 cylinder Cadillac. My father’s cousin had such a 1930 Cadillac Phaeton and offered it to my father in 1936 for $600. Fortunately (?!) my mother was against it. Instead, she got a 1936 Buick Century and kept it for 18 years. For 1936, CC was back in its old operation – offering 66 models. CC had pretty much weathered the storm by the end of 1936. One model was a houseboat without an engine, the motive power residing in a 16’ utility, for an additional $695, which acted as a tug. A red, white and blue Raceabout had 85 HP to reach 30 mph.
In 1937, the name Fishing Cruiser emerged. This later morphed into Sport Fisherman. Labor unrest began. A strike involving painters, mechanics, handlers and electricians was slowly settled. Over the years, CC made 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12 from 25 to 350 HP. All of these were started in part because the WW1 Curtis OX-­‐5 and Liberty engines and their parts stockpiles had started to run out. For 1938, CC offered 105 models, some virtually the same, a production line for 48 & 55 boats, a 16’ racing runabout, model 22, with a 121 HP engine, delivering 44 mph for $1560. War had broken out in Spain and Abyssinia.
bay shore yacht club • west shore drive • bay shore, new york • 11706
July - AUGUST 2011
RE G A T T A N E W S G L E NN SC H M ID T
There has been plenty of regatta news on the Bay this summer! We started with a bang on July 4th,
racing for the Commodores’ Cup and Commodores’ Memorial Cup. The competition for the 2011
Commodores’ Cup included 8 boats, across fleets, scored according to handicap. Mark and
Gretchen Stang secured first place in their Narrasketuck. Four boats of junior sailors competed for the Memorial
Cup. Sean Linden and Ethan Day won in the 420. Congratulations, sailors!
The summer invitational regattas have been in full swing each weekend with 6 of the 8 sailed. Don’t forget the
Bellport Labor Day regatta and Queen of the Bay held on Labor Day weekend.
Junior Regattas have been a rave success this year! See for yourself:
Wet Pants: 75+ boats with over 160 young sailors
Babylon: 65 boats (7 from BSYC) and over 100 junior sailors
Bayberry: 60 boats (12 from BSYC) and almost 90 young sailors
Narrasketuck: 64 boats (14 from BSYC) and just shy of 100 junior sailors
Westhampton: 52 boats (2 from BSYC) and 65 young sailors
The championships on the Bay are almost complete.
> Junior Challenge: Dianne and I escorted the five GSBYRA teams to SUNY Maritime to compete in the
Junior Challenge. A total of 20 teams from Hudson River YRA, GSBYRA, JSAofLIS and Eastern Connecticut
JSA competed. This year, Peconic-Gardner JSA withdrew from the Challenge and was replaced by the
HRYRA. No BSYC junior sailors participated, and the GSBYRA did not fare well.
> Midget Challenge: Dianne, Lenny Pearson and I escorted the 4 GSBYRA, including Quinn Russo and Jack
White from BSYC, to the USCG Academy to compete with the teams from JSAofLIS, Eastern Connecticut
JSA and Peconic-Gardner JSA. While the total GSB team did not fare well, the first place team was in fact from
the GSB --- Austin Hulse, Nick Garone (South Bay Water Sports).
> Midget Mid-Atlantics: JC Hermus (BBYC) and Sean Linden (BSYC) will sail in the single-handed, and
Willey Vakay (WYS) will sail in the double-handed Stonington, CT.
While the 2011 GSBYRA Race Week is a memory now, I would be remiss in not mentioning it. I believe it was
a great success, despite the uncomfortable heat. The GSBYRA RC Chairman’s request for committee and markset boats kept me busy, but as usual, our membership responded:
Boats:
RC Flagship ….. Galatea………………Jerry & Jean Holwell, Barbara &Charlie Becker
X-Boat …………Z Boat………………….Gary Zangre, Jaclyn Zangre
Mark-set 1… …………………………..Matt Rainis
Mark-set 2………………. …………… Mickey & Barbara Forde (using Jeff
Chernoff’s
boat on Fri/Sat), and Kevin Donohue (Sun)
Mark-set 3..........Nutcracker… ………..Gary Skubik (Fri) and Peter Roy (Sat/Sun)
Finish Line……..Black Swan……………Shinnecock YC RCom Kip Allardt(Fri/Sat)
Finish Line……..Ole Duck II…………..Ted & Kristina Everitt (Sun)
RC Opti ………. Ripple…………………..Bill & Helene Linden
Opti Mark-set…………………………..Robby Pearson (Fri/Sat), and Clarence O’Connor (Sun)
PHRF RC Boat....Sentimental Journey…George & Holly Michels
At the suggestion of GSBYRA President Stang, I borrowed a set of “loaner” marks from West Marine. A letter
of thanks, with pictures, has been sent.
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REGATTA NEWS (continued)
Thanks to Jacky and Gary Skubik who responded immediately to my late request for some dockage and were
granted use of 4 slips in the Brightwaters Canal, as well as unlimited dockage for sailboats in Walker Park. A letter
of thanks/appreciation has been sent to the Village. In addition, numerous personnel from other clubs augmented
the BSYC members on all the boats.
Hats off to our Entertainment chairs, Gretchen Douglas and Regina Swanson, and their tremendous ‘supporting
cast,’ for taking such good care of all the social aspects of the event! Your efforts are so appreciated! On behalf of
the Race Committee, and all the sailors, THANK YOU!!!
Still to come is the Sailing Awards dinner and I hope you will all join me in celebrating our sailors, big and small.
In addition, the Notice of Race for the Ray Terry Cup, scheduled for October 8 2011, is posted on the website. We
hope to have our traditional Atlantique rendezvous following the race.
Junior Yacht Club News
On Wednesday, July 20th, JYC hosted our annual Parent/Child races. We had more than
20 families participating, and there was quite a bit of competition. With four Mercs out on
the water, there were five heats and two semifinal rounds. In the end, first place went to
the Mayo family, with Robert Mayo skippering and Ethan Day assisting as crew. The
evening was very successful and we had 103 members attend the races and dinner.
JYC hosted our Junior Regatta on Thursday, July 22nd. We had beautiful weather and
approximately 114 sailors participated. A great day was complete with clean fast sailing.
This past Wednesday, JYC hosted our annual Huck Finn races. We had 141 attendees and
17 rafts participating. The creative talents of all our children was evident in the great raft
designs. The fun continued onshore in the dunk tank and was followed by a full barbecue.
Click here to see the photos! A great time was had by all!
Please do not forget that we will be holding our final Wednesday evening races/family
night on Aug 24th. The Roy family is hosting this dinner. It will go on, rain or shine!
Next week, the sailing instructors will be coordinating different activities for Fun
Week. Monday, August 22 we will be heading to Splish Splash. Please get your
reservations in by Friday evening to guarantee your spot. There will be assorted activities
throughout the week -- please show up at your regular class times.
Check your email for the latest developments for a fun-filled week!
~ Carol Hackman Schnorr
bay shore yacht club • west shore drive • bay shore, new york • 11706
July - AUGUST 2011
BSYC . . . IN T HE SP O T LIG HT
J O H N G IA N E L L A
PAST COMMODORE, ADOLF LINDEN
Optimist competition on the Bay and beyond.
Adolf’s beloved Carol ran regatta registration and
Adolf Linden came to these shores after WWI at the
many mini rendezvous nights. Together they
age of 2. Not too long after, he began his love affair
with the Great South Bay. He was successful with the
enjoyed the friendships and camaraderie the Club
offered, taking numerous flotillas to points east every
girls too. But is was Carol who landed him, and along
came two kids: Gretchen Douglas and William
summer.
This Linden dedication to the Club is clearly passed
Linden. In due time this lifelong resident of Bay Shore
on from the Patriarch. Adolf’s leadership to the Club
had a gaff rigged sloop sailboat named Fi Re. Later
on, an affinity for power boating developed. Thus,
is evident in the many offices he has held: Treasurer
in 1981-82, Rear Commodore 1985-86, Vice
he changed to power boats, naming the first Carol
Jean and later the second, Carol Jean II. But his
Commodore in 87-88, and finally as the Commodore
in 1989. Adolf continues to be an active member of
interest in sailing never flagged. All of this interest in
the BSYC today. Most recently, Adolf was seen
boating and sailing was passed on to children and
grandchildren. Daughter Gretchen has been
manning the radio during GSBYRA Race Week,
keeping track of fleets on and off the water. Adolf
affiliated with many programs and most recently,
chairs the Entertainment Committee. Likewise, son
enjoys attending the mini rendezvous every Tuesday
and proudly presents the Past Commodore Trophy
William is a true boater, taking on after his dad,
each year at our Sailing Awards Dinner. Thus, we see
keeping the fleet ship shape as head of Boat
Maintenance. Grandchildren enjoy the Junior Yacht
that the Adolf holds the Bay Shore Yacht Club and
the Great South Bay in high regard, devoting much
Club activities, and grandson Sean is involved in
of his life to them both.
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SUMMER 2011
~ See more photos at the BSYC page on FaceBook ~
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M a y - Fri.
J UAug
N E5/Sat.
2 0 1 1Aug.
Bay Shore will host the Match Racing at Bay Shore.
6- Bayberry Invitation
Fri Aug 12 - Junior Regatta at Narrasketuck
Babylon will host the Mens and Womens at Babylon.
Sayville will host the Westin Singlehanded
Sat. Aug 14/Sun Aug 15 - Narrasketuck Invitation
all classes
Moriches will host the Junior Singlehanded Smythe .
Sat. Aug 20/Sun Aug 21 - Westhampton Invitation
Bellport will host the Junior Doublehanded .
Sat Aug 27/SunAug 28 - open GSB
Bay Shore will host the Junior Triplehanded at Bay
Shore
Sat Aug 27/SunAug 28 - Narrasketuck
Championship
at Narrasketuck
Westhampton will host the Midget singlehanded and
midget crewed.
Sat Sept 3/Sun Sept 4 - Bellport Bay Invitation
Mon Sept 5 - Queen of the Bay at Bellport
Sat Sept 10 - Narrasketuck East Cup at Bay Shore
Fri. Oct 14 - Fall Awards Dinner at Bay Shore
Championships:
The GSBYRA venues were determined, however
specific dates remain TBD.
The Board of Governors approved a request to hold a
US SAILING Level I Instructor Training Program
June 27---30 at BSYC. Contact me if your children are
interested in obtaining US SAILING certification and
seeking employment as a Sailing Instructor.
Respectfully,
Glenn Schmidt
BSYC/GSBYRA Delegate
US SAILING Area B Director
631-587-3408
Bay Shore Yacht Club
West Shore Road
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Thank you for suppor:ng BSYC’s adver:sers!
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