August 2007 - Pontchartrain Yacht Club
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August 2007 - Pontchartrain Yacht Club
Volume 40 Issue 8 August 2007 Commodore’s Corner “Pontchartrain is probably the best example of getting a design-build program put together, agreeing on what they were doing and getting it up and going”. Ron Richards, GYA Vice Commodore – Times Picayune 7/8/07 July 2007 - What an amazing month! Not only did we take possession of our beautiful new clubhouse just in time for a July 4 party, but we hosted two [2] major regattas, almost back-to-back! The Chart August 2007 PONTCHARTRAIN YACHT CLUB We should all feel proud! Thanks to our architects Mike Piazza and Lynn Mitchell, the New Building Committee, John Cramer, Bill Dietrich, Joe Huffman and Ian Prosser for a job well done. Thanks to the many volunteer members, whose efforts helped bridge the financial gap between the clubhouse we wanted and what we could actually afford, becoming a reality. Thanks to Janie Eshleman and Janet Miller-Schmidt co-chairs for the 5-day “Ida Lewis” regatta. Thanks to the many volunteers, from the “Dorm Diva’s” to the “Food Diva’s” and all the volunteer support on and off the water. A tremendous amount of organization went into the planning and hosting for no less than 70 ‘teenage girls arriving with an entourage of judges, coaches and US Sailing officials. Hosting this prestigious National event was indeed an honor, but we could not have done it without VOLUNTEER SUPPORT! Last but not least - “Junior Liptons” chaired by [who else?] Janie Eshleman. Co-PRO’s David Bolyard and Gene Wanless, Registrar Pat Ross, Scoring Controller Julie Bolyard, Head Judge Karen Reisch and Race Committee members Jenny and Cecelia O’Hara; all the course boats Steve & Caron Choate, Rob Doolittle, Billy Ross, Larry Ruthven, David Bolyard Jr. and respective crews; Yard “dogs” Hew Hamilton and Huey Kliebert, the “Burger Babes” Barbie, Leigh, Jamie, Peggy and Pat Brinks. The usual well oiled “Regatta Machine” just swung into action once again to put on another amazingly successful regatta. To top it all, our new Junior Lipton team achieved a solid 5th place overall. In fact, they came in 2nd [18 boats] at the previous weekend’s Capdevielle event in Mobile! So, watch out for these young guys in 2008. As we make ourselves at home in this our 3rd clubhouse in 40 years, let’s also consider the difficulties and challenges faced by many of our fellow sailors along the Gulf Coast who struggle with not only rebuilding yacht clubs but also their homes. We are really fortunate but also, we are really, really first! Yours aye Kelvin From the Vice- Commodore - Jane Eshleman The first order of business is to express my appreciation and admiration to all of you who worked so hard for six consecutive days to make the U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship (Ida Lewis) a success. I don’t think the club has ever put on an event of this magnitude for so many days, but in true PYC form, you all “just showed up” to make it happen! You are all champions to me! Please let me know if I’ve forgotten anyone, because we plan to do something special for all of you! Barbie & Uwe Adler, Food & Beverage/ Art/Housing Roy & Colleen Hollyfield, Race Committee/Food & Beverage Pat Ross, Program/Registration Rebecca Barclay-Choate, Program Sharon House, Food & Beverage Billy Ross, Club One-Design Chair/Race Committee Joy Berndsen, Dorm Diva Bridget & Tom Jarvis, Club Social Chair/ Entertainment/Boats/Housing Jamie Sieverding, Food & Beverage SnoAnn Jones, Race Committee Vaughan & Stefani Sollberger, Club Membership Chair/Power Boats/Food & Beverage/Dorm Diva David & Julie Bolyard, Boat Yard/Medical D.J. Bolyard, Boat Yard Pat Brinks, Food & Beverage Co-Chair Steven & Caron Choate/Race Committee/Dorm Diva John Cramer, Race Committee Phyllis & Susan Danielson, Dorm Divas Anne David, Dorm Diva Marshall & Nick David, Boat Yard/ Awards Dinner Gail Ledet, Food & Beverage/Dorm Diva Joel & Mary Lindsey, Club House &Grounds Chair/Food & Beverage/Dorm Diva Janet Miller-Schmidt & Gene Finnell, Event Co-Chair/Housing Mark Oswald, Boat Yard Leigh Wanless, Food & Beverage CoChair/Registered Nurse Bill Evans, Boats Barry Pierce/Race Committee Cleve Fair, Race Committee Erin Powell, Housing Peggy Gele, Boats/Dorm Diva Tom & Cindy Quinlan, Race Committee/ Spectator Boats/Dorm Diva Bob Reedy, Boat Yard Karen Reisch, USSA Judge Hew Hamilton, Charter Boats & Yard Dog Brent Roberts, Physical Plant Megan Hamilton, Dorm Diva Ashley/Ryan/Collin Ross, Boat Yard,/ Awards Dinner Terri Hamilton, Club Race Chair/T-shirts/ Artwork Eric Traill, Club Staff Kelvin Troughton, Commodore/Race Committee Janie Eshleman, Event Co-Chair Betsy Green, Food & Beverage Bev Toebben, Transportation Co-Chair/ Dorm Diva Jenny O’Hara, Race Committee/ Food & Beverage/Dorm Diva Stacie Palazzo, Club Manager Jack Gilbert, Food & Beverage Celeste & Gary Thorson, Transportation Chair/Race Committee/Housing Debbie Ross/Dorm Diva Dottie Williams, Food & Beverage/Dorm Diva Stewart Williams, Race Committee Suzana Williams, Club Junior Chair/ Event Photographer/Dorm Diva Jonathan Wilson, Club Staff Emily Winchell, Food & Beverage Chuck & Nancy Wyllie, Cash Management/Food & Beverage Georgia & Larry Young, Transportation I would also like to offer my sincere thanks to Ian, Joe, John, Bill, the Rodicks, and all of the volunteers on the building committee who have worked tirelessly to have the club opened for this event, and who managed to continue working during the six days of chaos! Our hats are off to you! Finally – congratulations to Shan Kirk, who was just elected as a national director of the United States Optimist Dinghy Association (USODA); and happy birthday to the Flying Scot, which turns 50 this year! Janie Eshleman Page 2 T H E C H A R T A U G U S T 20 0 7 From the Vice Commodore - cont. And from one of the national chairs, a note of congratulations to all! Janie and Janet and PYC I want to thank both of you for the tremendous effort you put forward in hosting this event. It was wonderful and the girls truly had a great time. Several of them told me how much they actually liked staying in the cabins because they were all together and could just hang out. Believe me when I tell you that no event of this magnitude goes on without a few hitches. After seeing first hand what your local situation is, I am astounded at what you accomplished for this championship. No other club has ever done what you did with such enthusiasm and support, after such devastation. You and your group of volunteers should feel very proud of your club. Personally, it was a pleasure for me to get to know both of you over the past year and I'm sure our paths will cross again. Thank you for hosting me and running such a great event. I hope you are relaxing now!!! Carolen Amarante US SAILING National Chair Page 3 T H E C H A R T A U G U S T 20 0 7 FYI - Legislation which could affect YOU For 34 years the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has exempted discharges from recreational boats from the Clean Water Act permit system. Regretfully, a recent court ruling cancelled this permit exemption. EPA is required by the court decision to develop and implement by September 30, 2008 a national permit system for ALL vessels in the United States for a variety of normal operational discharges. Fortunately, the Recreational Boating Act of 2007 (H.R. 2550) has been introduced by Representatives Gene Taylor (D-Miss) and Candice Miller (R-Mich) which would protect recreational boats from being swept into this unnecessary and expensive permitting system. It is critically important that H.R. 2550 be passed and your support is essential. Please contact your Congressman and Senators TODAY and ask that they cosponsor or support H.R. 2550. If the permit system becomes a reality, Page 4 you will be required to pay for a state permit for each of your boats. EPA will be monitoring your deck runoff, grey water, bilge water, engine cooling water, and the use of copper bottom paints. The original lawsuit that led to this court decision sought to address ballast water discharges from large ocean-going ships, which can introduce damaging aquatic invasive species into U.S. waters. Keeping our waterways clean and preventing the spread of invasive species is of utmost importance to the future of boating. But taking a complex permitting system designed for industrial dischargers and applying it to recreational boats will not yield significant environmental benefits and it will come at a very high cost. Requiring recreational boaters to purchase a permit would not prevent the spread of invasive species. Please ask your elected federal representatives to support H.R. 2550. It is common-sense legislation. As you send your emails to your Members of Congress, T H E C H A R T A U G U S T 20 0 7 please copy BoatUS [email protected] . We’d also like to ask you to send a copy of your correspondence to the EPA, so they can see how this will affect citizens. However, please know that if you choose to send it to EPA, it will become a part of the public record. EPA’s email is [email protected] , and your email needs to have a subject line with Docket ID No. OW-2007-0483. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Margaret Podlich BoatUS Government Affairs [email protected] 703-461-2864 or 703-461-2878 x8363 Membership - K. Vaughan Sollberger Jr Our latest membership applications were accepted by the board of directors include: Douglas and Michele Seal of Folsom Frank Tardo of Mandeville Amalie Danielson of Mandeville John and Angie Bell of Mandeville Bill and Sara Taber of Mandeville J.C. and Ruth Evans of Mandeville Dr. Sue and Joe Leblanc of Hammond Wolfgang Teller of Metairie James and Charlotte Carrere of Mandeville Patrick Ruiz of Mandeville ing Junior Member Our Membership Committee has been very busy with membership duties: Chuck Wyllie, Phyllis Danielson, Bob Lipscomb, Tom Jarvis and Tom Quinlan and we are all thankful to have their help. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact any one of us. John and Jacqueline Cummins of Lacombe Ben and Tanja Lyons of Mandeville Stacie Wyllie of Mandeville Bill and Marsha Lane of Baton Rouge Ken Weise of Slidell Current Applications for Non-Resident Membership: Whitney and Patrick Banks of Baton Rouge Chris Morency of Slidell Dale and Nancy Phillips of Abita Springs Current Applications for Junior Membership: Current Applications for Resident Membership: Patrick Siener – Return- VOLUME 40 ISSUE 8 Page 5 The Chart Ads VOLUME 40 ISSUE 8 Page 6 Chart Ads In boating there‘s a “right of way” In dentistry there’s a “right way” Dr. Michelle LeBlanc 985-624-8011 VOLUME 40 ISSUE 8 Page 7 [email protected] - Suzana Williams Wow! Summer Sail Camp is almost over. I would like to take a little space in this CHART to thank everyone who has helped make it a success: and cheer our sailors on, they need your support! First and foremost are our AWESOME team of counselors Daniel Ramsey, Ashley Howard, Eva Conner, Ashley Ross, Ryan Ross and Jacob Lindley, you guys are the best, sail camp could not happen without your dedication and PATIENCE!!! Special thanks to Ross Kirk, our counselor’s helper who is always willing to go the extra mile to make sure the kids are having a great time. Thanks to the PYC staff, Johnathan Wilson, Brent Roberts and Stacie Palazzo. Thanks to Commodore Troughton, Stewart Williams, Vaughan Sollberger, Bill Ross and Max Albert, who are always available to help with broken dinghies, power boats or anything that may be needed. And again, it takes a lot of parental involvement to make this all happen, so all parents, pat yourselves on the back for your commitment to this program! Vaughan, Dennis, Billy, Howard, Kelvin, and Stewart a BIG thanks for keeping our powerboats in running order! This month our juniors will be traveling out of town to participate at regattas in Gulfport (Galloway) and Long Beach (inter club). Lastly I would like to thank everyone who made Junior Liptons a terrific success this year. I have never seen so many families together enjoying our club. There was something for everyone, on and off the water. PYC continues the tradition of putting on a great event. As Leigh Wanless says See you on the water Suzana In September we have Back to School Regatta, which is always a big event. Fell free to drop by Our Junior Program is also progressing and growing. Coaches Max Albert, Stewart Williams and Chris Morenci are doing a terrific job of running this program and getting our kids excited about sailing and racing. The program is being refined, and, as with any program its gone thru some growing pains….but we have help and guidance. Thanks to Shan Kirk for all his expert advice, and for his help in getting our Optis rigged correctly. Thanks to Stewart Williams for taking the time to put together a curriculum that the kids enjoy and look forward to. Thanks to Chris for all his patience with the little Harbor Mice. VOLUME 40 ISSUE 8 Page 8 [email protected] - Bill Ross First of all, I would like to thank everyone who helped with School’s Out, Ida Lewis, and Jr. Liptons Regattas. It took a lot of people on and off the water to make these races a success. Janie has mentioned everyone individually in her article, I thanks you also, we could not do it without your help and support. Thank you to the PYC staff for going above and beyond their duties in helping us put together another great series of events! Our Jr. Lipton team practiced went to Mobile Yacht Club to practice for Jr. Liptons, finishing 2nd out of 18 boats. Thanks to Brian and Ann David along with Dan Ramsay, who helped our team prepare. Congratulations to all teams who sailed and we hope to see more Jr. Liptons were held ay PYC July 21-22. Our team finished 5th out of 15 well trained teams, and it was fun to watch them sail so well. teams participate next year. Sailing for PYC in Jr. Liptons were , Ross Kirk, Collin, Ryan and Ashley Ross, Wesley Howden, Patrick (and Mason Sheen on stand by). PYC Junior sailing program is moving forward with a lot of future potential. Keep it going guys. Page 9 T H E C H A R T A U G U S T 20 0 7 Page 10 T H E C H A R T A U G U S T 20 0 7 More Photos on our website WWW.PONTYC.ORG VOLUME 40 ISSUE 8 Page 11 2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Commodore More Club Contacts Kelvin Troughton - [email protected] PONTCHARTRAIN YACHT CLUB 1501 Lakeshore Drive P.O. Box 633 Mandeville, LA 70470 Phone: 985-626-3192 E-mail: [email protected] Administrative Manager: Stacie Palazzo Vice-Commodore Emailing and email list Jane Eshleman - [email protected] Georgia Young Rear-Commodore [email protected] Jay Conner - [email protected] Webmaster & The Chart House & Grounds Suzana Williams Joel Lindsey - [email protected] Social [email protected] Victoria Class Bridget Jarvis - [email protected] Hew Hamilton Juniors [email protected] Suzana Williams - [email protected] One Design Just Show Up! Bill Ross - [email protected] Membership K. Vaughan Sollberger [email protected] We’re on the WEB Race Terri Hamilton - [email protected] www.pontyc.org JP1 Schedule August Wednesdays & Sundays JP2 Schedule Tuesdays & Thursdays Prince of Wales Regatta August 18 & 19 PYC Friday Twilight Series Skippers Meeting 6pm Race starts at 7pm