February - Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club

HILLSBORO INLET SAILING CLUB
February 2015
From
The
Helm
Lighthouse Point, Florida
Inside This Issue
From the Helm
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Events/Cruising Calendar/Strictly Sail
Miami/HISC Brochures
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Membership/Hillsboro Bridge Update
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Racing
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HISC in 2014
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And now I must confess,
I could use some rest.
I can't run at this pace very long.
Yes, it's quite insane,
I think it hurts my brain.
But it cleans me out and then I can go on.
New Year’s Eve Cruise
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Chili Cook Off Cruise Flier
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Change of Command Dinner Dance
Flier
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-Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season
-Jimmy Buffett
Advertising
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Crew Pool
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Wow! Here it is the middle of January 2015. Can
you believe that? And you know what else? This
is my last From The Helm.
Club Classifieds
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Calendars
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A lot has gone on in December and is happening
in January.
Tides
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By Frank Tippett
Commodore
Condor
As I said last month, HISC had a great showing
in the Pompano Beach Boat Parade. Not only did
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Hillsboro
Inlet
Sailing Club
we have seven boats participate, three of them
won awards. Kokomo won best Club Representation, A rgo Best under 30 feet, and Magic, Best
First Time Participant. Congratulations to you all.
Other events that happened were the New Years
Eve Cruise; no one had any fun that night. The
HISC picnic took place on Sunday January 11th,
a very blustery day. Both were well attended.
Inlet Outlet
Editor
Walter Betkowski
Ra
Three of our boats participated in the Ft. Lauderdale to Key West race. All three did well. 24
Heures finished 4th in PHRF B, SusimiX, 2nd
PHRF C and Grand Cru 1st in PHRF D. Way to
go troops!
The Inlet/Outlet is published
by the Hillsboro Inlet Sailing
Club. Items for publication
should be submitted to the
Inlet/OutletEditor
[email protected] as an
attachment in “Word format” Officers
Commodore Frank Tippett
Vice Commodore Suzi Wehe
Paper documents or photos
Rear Commodore Larry Geller
should be given or sent to
Secretary Melinda Betkowski
Walter Betkowski
Treasurer Chris Waidele
925 Cypress Drive
Delray Beach, FL 33483
Board of Governors
Deborah Menagh
2 Years
DEADLINE THE 15TH OF Graham Danvers
2 Years
THE MONTH
Walter Betkowski
1 Year
Tel: (239) 826-4008
Robert Schuldenfrei
1 Year
Please notify Inlet/Outlet of
address changes so you will
Past Commodore Maureen Leonnot miss any issues.
ard
Staff Commodore Anita Garvey
Coming up at the end of January is the Pompano
Nautical Flea Market. This is a major fund raiser
for our Youth Sailing program.
Then there is Jack and Sharon Holland's Super
Bowl party on the first of February. The next
weekend is the Chili cook off (see flier page 9),
and then the following weekend is Strictly Sail
Miami (see info on page 3).
Then finally on February 28th is the Change of
Command Dinner Dance (see flier on page 10),
and this is the slower time of the year...
Club Credo
That, that, that's all folks!
The purpose of the Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club is to
develop, encourage,and stimulate an interest in sailing in
the Hillsboro Inlet area. It is our responsibility to promote
fellowship and camaraderie among sailors in our club,
among sailors in the area and among our guests.
Always have fun no matter what you do.
Be kind to your fellow sailors as you would want
them to be kind to you.
Membership
Please don't fall down.
An application for membership in HISC may be obtained
from membership chairpersons Robert and Patricia Schuldenfrei at (561) 582-3340 ([email protected]) or by
contacting any club member. There is a $30.00 initiation
fee and annual dues of $150 (family), $125 (single), are
payable upon joining and every January thereafter. After
June 30, the dues are 75.00 (family) or $62.50 (single) for
the rest of the current year for new members.
Monthly General Meeting
The Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club holds a monthly
membership meeting generally on the second Thursday of
each month, 7:00pm at the Lighthouse Point Yacht and
Racquet Club, 2701 N.E. 42nd Street, Lighthouse Point,
Tel: (954)942-7224. Please check the monthly calendar or
call the editor for any changes in the meeting dates, times,
or locations.
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Upcoming Events
Date
Event
February 1st
Super Bowl Party at the Hollands
February 5th
Strictly Sail Miami
February 12 to 16th, 2015
Miamarina
At Bayside Marketplace
Miami FL 33132
Board Meeting and Appreciation Dinner
February 7 - 8th Chili Cook Off Cruise
February 12th
General Meeting at LHPYRC
Contact Robert Schuldenfrei (561) 582-3340 or [email protected] if you would like to support the club in attracting
new members and get a chance to enjoy the show.
February 12 16th
Strictly Sail Miami
If you are coming to the show be sure to drop by the HISC
booth!
February 28th
Change of Command Dinner
Dance
See you there!!!!
NEW HISC
BROCHURES
ARE AVAILABLE
Help to support the club by distributing our new club brochures. Drop
copies at local marinas, on boats in
nearby canals or to members of
clubs to which you belong. This is a
really easy way to draw attention to
the best buy in South Florida for fun
and friendship.
Write to Walter Betkowski at
[email protected] simply
stating the number of copies you
think you might use and he’ll see to
it that you will receive the copies
that you requested.
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
HISC 2014-15 Cruising Calendar
MONTH
EVENT
HOSTS
LOCATION
February
7-8
Chili Cook Off
Paradocs, Calypso, Cracker
Jack
Boca Lake
7-8
Raft Up
Change of Command
TBD
Boca Lake
March
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Membership
Hillsboro Inlet Bridge Construction Information
By Patricia and Robert Schuldenfrei
Esprit du Vent
.Beginning January 5 through April 30, the bridge
will be closed nightly to navigation from 7:30
p.m. to 7:30 a.m. through April 30, 2015. Mariners may request an opening during these time
periods by providing a four-hour advance notice
to the bridge tender or by calling (954)-943-1847.
New Members
Tony Darnell has become a member of the
HISC. Tony Darnell is a native Floridian who
lives in De Leon Springs which is up near Daytona. He bought a Tayana 37 in Southeastern
Florida and has decided to leave it here because
of the good access to the ocean, the Keys, and
the Bahamas. This means a commute to enjoy
the boat. He is primarily interested in cruising,
but would like to race as crew on other boats.
The vertical clearance will be reduced by 2 feet
for the duration of the project. From 7:30 p.m. on
January 20 through 7:30 a.m. on January 21, the
bridge will be closed to navigation, while the
bridge control house is moved. The north and
south side channels will be closed to navigation
during this entire time frame as there will be turbidity barriers in place and a small barge will be
behind the fender system.
His sponsors are Michael Peteler and Tom Jockers. The Board member who did the interview
was Commodore Frank Tippett.
William & Cindy Brender have joined the
HISC. Bill and Cindy are here about 4 months
out of the year. They keep their 33’ Hunter in
New Jersey, however, they are contemplating
bringing it here. They work with the Sea Scouts,
teaching them sailing, in and around the Long
Island Sound. They are interested in cruising
and joining in on many of the club functions.
The waterway will be closed to navigation from
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. for a
two week period between April 5 and July 4.
Their sponsors are Gus Sclafani and Brenda Duvall. The Board member who did the interview
was Vice Commodore Suzi Wehe.
Roster Updates
Darnell, Tony
Box 975
De Leon Springs, FL 32130-0975
Poca Pony - Tayana 37
(217) 419-3393
SkyBuff@gmai
Brender, William & Cindy
6795 Huntington La.
Delray Beach, FL 33446
Baaja
(561) 865-5966
[email protected]
www.d4fdot.com/bcfdot/
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Racing
pot! As the driver, I remembered the rule – IF
YOU DRIVE, YOU DIVE, and quickly started
pulling off my gear as the crew dropped the spin
and stopped the boat. I grabbed the sheath knife
(which race rules required us to have in the cockpit), dove in and cut the line. I was in the water
(which wasn’t too cold) for just a few seconds.
By Larry Geller
Third Tri
Three HISC boats participated in the 2015
FORT LAUDERDALE TO KEY WEST RACE
with SusimiX , Grand Cru and 24 Heures participating in this 160 mile overnight ocean race.
We re-hoisted the spin, and were quickly back on
track when we realized that while I had cut the
line, the buoys were still wrapped around the
keel. Once again, we pulled down the chute,
stopped the boat, and I dove back in. The buoys
were just floating around the keel, so they were
easy to pull away before I hopped back on board,
while the crew hoisted the spin and got the boat
moving again.
I had the pleasure of racing with Michael Carrington and aboard SusimiX , along with Randy
Tice, Carl Wehe, Eduardo Rabadan and Brian
Broad. We all enjoyed lots of laughs and were
treated to some of the best racing ever.
Needless to say, the Hobie 33 pulled away during
this excitement (they too had snagged a pot earlier in the race, but didn’t need to dive in to get unhooked), and while we were unable to catch
them, we were happy with a second place in our
fleet.
The fun began early, as we enjoyed close up
looks at awesome yachts such as the new Rambler 88 (which finished in less than 12 hours!),
the Class 40 Spookie and the Swan 80 Chessie
as they geared up for their starts just south of
Port Everglades.
Our overall elapsed time was 23hrs, 57mins and 5
seconds, and the trophy for the best corrected
time for an HISC boat went to 24 Heures, which
beat us by about 90 minutes on corrected time.
Congratulations to Dave and his crew!
Weather conditions were near perfect with
warm temperatures, a nice 10 – 15 knot northerly breeze and calm seas. We sailed under spinnaker for 90% of the race, trying to hold a
course in the shallowest water possible (while
still staying outside the reef!), in order to stay
out of the strong northbound currents.
More information about the race, along with
photos and race results can be found at
www.keywestrace.org .
We worked our way close to Fowey Rocks before dark, and then settled into our overnight
mode with two three-man crews rotating two
hour shifts. We enjoyed a beautiful star lit
night, a moonrise at about 2:00am, and some
VERY close racing and crossed throughout the
night. At sunrise the next morning, we were
well ahead of every boat in our fleet except for
the Hobie 33 Holey Toledo, who was off of our
port bow, and well ahead on corrected time.
At about 10:00am, I had a chance to drive for a
while, with the plan to push hard to get by
Holey Toledo by the end of my shift. We sailed
high with our smaller spinnaker, making small
gains only to see Holey Toledo pull back ahead
whenever the wind dropped or shifted aft. This
continued until oh s#&t - we hooked onto a crab
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HISC
New Year’s Eve
Cruise
By Vice Commodore Suzi Wehe
Glory Daze
We have had another New Years Eve raft up
come and go and I believe a fun time was had by
all. With five boats hosting we had plenty of
room for all our guests and for many tasty hors
d’oeuvres and Julies shots served in shot tubes
for fun.
This was followed by our One Hit Wonder music
and guessing the artist and names of songs, our
first place winner was Gail and Jim Toups on
Fantasy.
The following boats joined us for this wonderful
evening, Joie de Vivre, Magic, Glory Daze,
Shoal Mate, Endeavor, Kokomo, Cheerios, Fantasy, Bleu Belle, Diversion, and Ira Mistic.
We had several people came back to ring in the
New Year and have champagne toasts and dancing.
I hope everyone had a great start to this new season.
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Member of HISC Since 1984.
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Crew
KING for Boats
Barry Simmons and Jamie Remacle ar e available to cr ew for the Wednesday night Beer Can Races. Call: (305) 3190873.
Cindy Kehoe – Able bodied “crew person” would like to join other HISC sailors for fun in the sun racing/cruising. I
have crewed on Karma, Aloha, Danse de Lune, and Condor. (561) 445-0770 (C) or [email protected].
Bob & Barb Stevens – Part-time Hillsboro Beach residents with 10 yrs. of bare boat charters on 25’-45’ boats. Would
like to race and cruise when in town throughout the year. (812) 371-1356 (C) or [email protected].
Catherine Wingate is inter ested in r acing and offshor e cr uising. She has raced on several HISC boats, and in nonHISC BBYRA races, and has crewed on tall ships in various OpSail events. She is a J/N with the U.S. Power Squadron. email: [email protected]. phone: (954) 725-9335 or (954) 242-7117.
Renee Wylie – Has crewed & raced with several club boats and is looking to do some cruising on some of the cruising
boats. (954) 425-2082 or [email protected].
Ira Wechterman is a r ecently r etir ed dentist who has cr uised and r aced for the past 40 year s. He and his wife have
bare boat chartered in the Virgin Islands multiple times. They currently have a Pearson 39 for sale in Huntington Long
Island NY. They are now permanent residents here in Fla. During his last season racing with the Setauket Yacht Club
his boat was first in their division. Ira and his wife both like to day sail and cruise. Ira especially likes to race and is
looking to be a regular crew member. Please give him a call if you need crew to either race or cruise. (631) 834-6374.
David Livingston is ASA Certified 101, 103, 104 and 114. If you require crew, call me at (561) 843-6328 and I’ll see if
I can help out. Fair Winds and Following Seas!
Jerry Freedman has gr eat cr edentials and wishes to cr ew on cr uises and r aces. Sailing (Captain) my own boat
Chitter Chatter, a Coronado 25 sloop with fixed keel, main, 150 genoa, and a cruising spinnaker, 9.9 OB powered for
over 40 years. Regions sailed are: Plymouth Bay Mass (2yrs., O’DAY Javelin); Chesapeake Bay (Annapolis); South New
Jersey Coastal Ocean (24 yrs.); Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Coastal, Lower NYC harbor (2 yrs.), 1 winter sailing a HOLDER 12 on Lake Worth FL ShakeALeg Miami Volunteer (Captain/Crew) for 6 years on Biscayne Bay with Special-needs
kids for sailing students using Catalina 22s Other Regions sailed are: BVI bare boat charter (Moorings 36 ft. sloop), Norfolk-to-Annapolis Morgan 42 boat delivery, Annapolis-to-Ocean City NJ boat delivery. Contact: [email protected] or from Nov.to April 30 (561) 369-8503 and from May 1 to Oct 31 (732) 446-7475.
Boats L
KING for Crew
Susimi X Michael Car r ington
[email protected]
welcomes potential cr ew member s for HISC club r aces. Contact: mcar r ing-
Esprit du Vent Bob & Pat Schuldenfr ei and Chr isteen Pozniak & Fr anco Cer vetto will welcome any member to
enjoy a day-sail on our Catalina 34. If you would like to join us please send an e.mail message to [email protected].
Danse De Lune: I need crew for occasional cruising or racing. If interested, please call Jim Flaherty at (561) 495-9263.
Note: Any HISC member looking to crew, or Captains (boats) looking for crew, can be added to our new Crew/
Boat pool. E-mail a SHORT description of your interest & experience (cruising/racing/both) to the crew pool
chairman, Brenda Duvall, at [email protected] by the 15th of any month and we will add the info to the list. Any
questions just give me a call (954) 249-9539.
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Club Classifieds
For Sale: Magic, Cal 2-27, 1979, hull #627. Contact
TRADE: Use of 8.9 ft. Car ibe R.I.B. with new Suzuki Michael Duvall at [email protected] or (954)
6HP. 4 stroke engine for: Storage. Please call Tom @
531-4538 for details.
(954) 790-5235
Dock space for rent in Lighthouse Point maximum Dock space for rent in SE Boca. Up to 45’ - up to 6
½’ draft. No live-a-boards. Water and electricity.
LOA 40ft, draft 5ft, water and power on the dock, 15
minutes to inlet. Please contact Hans (954) 421 Very secure and private. Only 20 minutes to the Boca
inlet. John Van Blois (561) 251-0579 or (561) 4141569.
5388. [email protected]
For Sale Anchor Line 300 ft 1/2 inch New England
Ropes 3 Strand Nylon. Pre-stretched, abrasion resistant, red tracer, windless quality. $120.
(600ft
$220). Brand new, never used, original spool. Call
Ira. (631) 834-6374 or Iwechter [email protected]
For Sale 41.5’ Beneteau Bill Glenn’s Talaria II, racer/
cruiser in very good condition, AC, generator, water
maker, 2 showers/heads. Boat near the Yacht Club in
LHP. Call (954) 786-8794.
For Sale - Third Tri - 2007 Corsair Sprint 750 Trimaran. Boat has upgraded foils, halyards, rigging and
new nets. Discounted price of $37,500 to any club
member(s) who agree to keep her racing in the club
fleet! Price includes a full suite of sails, motor and
trailer. Contact Larry Geller if you are interested.
[email protected] – (561) 212-4157
For sale 9.9 Mer cur y ($1200) or tr ade. Motor has
been used less than 10 hours so the paint is still on
the prop. I want a smaller motor and will consider a
trade of a 6 hp engine with a remote tank. Call Andy
Anderson at (954) 295-3310.
For Sale M y L ove (M i Am ore) It is with a ver y sad
heart that I must put my TAYANA 37 up for sale due
to my medical issues and age. Mi Amore needs a serious buyer who wants a world cruiser and club racer.
Asking $72 K as is. Many upgrades and refurbishments. No teak decks. I will rent my dock to the buyer. Call (954) 614 8024 or (954) 782 1880
For Sale - Anchor - 45 lbs Harbourfast CQR , good
condition. $150 Steve Wright at (561) 289 5328
For Sale 2007 Tar tan 4100. Nino was designed,
built and fully equipped for long range cruising. Her
center board draft is 4’3”/8 which makes cruising the
Florida Keys and the shallow areas of the Bahamas
very accessible, She has been maintained to the highest standards and is ready to cruise. Price $299,000.
Contact Gus Sclafani (516) 279-8142
For Sale 1980 AMF 2100 sailboat on EZ loader
Torsion suspension trailer, cushions etc. Mast 26ft,
(mainsail, jib and storm jib AC stored)
Asking $2,500.00 [email protected]
For Sale: 14 ft. day sailor with tr ailer . Lido 14
$1.000, (954) 491-6539 Please leave message.
The Inlet Outlet will accept classified ads at no charge from members in good standing. These ads will be
run for one(1) issue only unless renewed. Ads must be submitted in writing. You must notify the editor for
each issue in which you wish the ad to run.
BOAT US MEMBERSHIP
Boat US membership dues are $30.00. Since we have a group membership;
current HISC Members as well as any new HISC Members in 2012 should only
pay $15.00.
Our Group Number is GA83724S
If you need any additional information call me,
Tim Leonard, Boat US Coordinator at (754) 367-1085
or e-mail to [email protected]
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Super Bowl Party at
the Hollands
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Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club - February 2015
Mon
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Chili Cook Off
Cruise
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Board Meeting
and Appreciation
Dinner
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Strictly Sail Miami s
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Chili Cook Off
Cruise
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Strictly Sail Miami
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General Meeting Strictly Sail Mi- Strictly Sail Miami
at LHPYRC
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Change of Command Dinner Dance
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Change of Command
Raft Up
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St. Patrick’s Day
Cruise
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General Meeting
at LHPYRC
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Board Meeting
(Budget Planning)
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Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club – March 2015
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St. Patrick’s Day
Cruise
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Change of Command
Raft Up
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Tide Predictions for Hillsboro Inlet, Coast Guard Light Station, Florida
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