commodore`s corner member of the month
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commodore`s corner member of the month
November 2010 commodore’s corner Thanks to Sharon Berry, Vanessa Leffler, and Bonnie Stanford for our Halloween party fun! Guy and Sallie were a big part of the festivities, the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood served us well! If you missed the party, you can enjoy it vicariously through all the great pics that Sara took. Thanks to Coach Karen Tone for running the Hank Gartner Costumed Regatta for our youth sailors – they had a lot of fun, sailing around in costume and playing after the races! The Halloween bash was just one of several parties that will be held between now and next May. Most are associated with regattas but we have our traditional holiday celebrations as well. Every event we have here at the Sailing Club requires a group of dedicated volunteers, whether they’re serving on race committee, as cooks, decorators or clean up crew! Our club is famous for its volunteer spirit, but I still see the same faces working hard at every event. If you haven’t stepped up, please consider doing so. Pick a date or an event that appeals to you, and get in contact with the Board member who is responsible for that event. You can see that list posted right here in Signals. By the time this newsletter reaches you, we will already have packed a lot into one weekend, between the spaghetti dinner to raise funds for the Mark Sorensen Youth Sailing Program, the Open House, keelboat sailing lessons, and the Ladies’ Upper Keys Invitational! But wait, there’s more! Our Dockmasters’ Regatta, the Black Betsy, and a Thanksgiving feast are all scheduled to happen in November. Early December is also jampacked, between our Flail and Sail and the Key Largo Regatta. If you can’t volunteer, please do come out and join the fun! Ginette Hughes member of the month Speaking of seeing the same faces at every event, there’s one face we are sure to see every time: BONNIE STANFORD, our Decorating Queen and November Member of the Month! Sara Kahler nominated Bonnie, who is always on hand to make sure the UKSC is the best-decorated sailing club in the state. Bonnie spends a lot of her time keeping our huge stock of decorations organized, and she spends of lot of her money on those decorations, too! Members like Bonnie make the sailing club a fun, welcome place for all of us. Be sure and say THANK YOU to Bonnie! Signals is a monthly publication of the Upper Keys Sailing Club, Key Largo, FL. Co-editors: Sara Kahler ([email protected]) and Chris Sandifer ([email protected]). November 2010, Page 1 from the rear commodore Eco Week was November 1 through November 7. It isn’t just for pipe-smoking, sandal-wearing, Volvodriving tree huggers anymore. Eco Week is supposed to remind us to keep our environment healthy. Our little sailing club always does its best to recycle bottles, cans and cardboard and keep things clean and green. Please turn the water off after washing your boats and sails. That way we don’t waste water and we’ll have a lower water bill. We have a handicap parking space by the front door now. Legally we don’t need one but it’s a nice thing for our members who may have a little difficulty walking on the gravel. The club bar now offers Jello shots. That’s right. Jello for adults in Pina Colada rum, Orange vodka, and other flavors. Sally Lange the dockmaster dreamed these up. It’s a fun, interesting dessert for $1. Larry Koenig from the vice commodore I'm happy to announce that we have a new Associate Membership, Bruce McCord and Margie Phipps. Bruce is an avid Force Five sailor and has raced in several of our regattas including the Force Five Mid-winters. If you happen to see Bruce and Maggie at the club please introduce yourself and give them a big welcome. As of November 1, 2010 the UKSC membership statistics are as follows: Memberships Regular Associate Founding Regular Founding Associate Life Regular Total Members Regular Associate Total Until next month. Materials: Any recyclable food or beverage containers, cardboard, duct tape. Exclusions – Components must fit into a regular recycling bin i.e. no 55 gallon drums or appliance boxes allowed. Make sure you NAME your boat! Classes: Class A – length limit of 3 feet, cargo is two 6-packs of soda Class B – length limit of 6 feet, cargo is teammates Rules: All boats must remain afloat for one minute while carrying 2 units of cargo. Ties will be broken by adding six-packs or teammates (by class) at one minute intervals. Prizes: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Most Seaworthy. Most Creative/Artistic. Booby Prize for the Least Seaworthy. We have a lot of boat builders in the club – let’s see what you can do! PHRF Racing, Saturday, November 13, skippers’ mtg. noon, first flag 1 p.m. Dockmasters’ Regatta Dinner, Saturday, November 13, 7 p.m. Tommy and MaryLou Chambers are fixing a special dinner for this event – a roast pig (YUM!) and also turkey as entrees. $12 per person for a real feast. Portsmouth Racing (Fall #4), Sunday, skippers’ mtg. noon, first flag 1 p.m. Awards to follow the racing on Sunday We are also going to reinstate the famous “Fastest Boat on the Dock” race! Stay tuned for details. If you want to help, talk to Guy or Sallie, or for kitchen crew, contact MaryLou or Tommy Chambers. 159 65 224 Joe Worley Thanksgiving at the club dockmasters regatta Dockmasters’ Regatta, Saturday, November 13 – Sunday, November 14 Team Recycled Boat Building Contest, Saturday, November 13, time TBA You can check our web site any time for details (www.upperkeyssailing.club.com), but here is the essence of it. 88 36 4 1 1 130 We're celebrating Thanksgiving Day at the UKSC! We will be serving turkey, roasted and deep fried, ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, yams, cranberries , bread, and all the trimmings! We already have volunteers for many things so if you have a specialty let us know and we'll get you included in the fun!! Special desserts are always welcome and I hear the Pie Fairy (aka Commodore) may pay us a visit!! Dinner will be served at approximately 3 to 4 p.m. Another e-mail will follow with the exact time. Lindi had a great idea to have a food donation box for the Burton food bank so please bring along something non perishable to give on Thanksgiving! Along with that, Leah thinks it would be a great idea for you to reserve a table and decorate it in the traditional way your family did. So get your creative side going and we'll have the UKSC looking great! We have about 40 signed up for the event so far so if you're interested contact Pat ([email protected]) or Sara ([email protected]) via email to sign up. Please sign up no later than November 13 so we know how much food to get and no one has to go hungry on Thanksgiving. We have to cover our costs and will be charging members $12.00 per adult and $6.00 for small children. Those who have already signed up only need to confirm the number in your group if you were unsure before. We're looking forward to a great day and hope this will become another great UKSC tradition!! Pat McLaughlin November 2010, Page 2 from the fleet captain Fall is here and the winds are up! This month gives us a little bit of a break in our schedule. The big regattas this month are the LUKI and the two-day Dockmasters. In addition to the “first off the dock” race, our Dockmasters have some special plans for us including the first annual cardboard boat race. I am sure it will result in more than one Facebook moment. I am looking for helpers on a few projects, If any of you can lend a hand please let me know. Clubhouse VHF antenna lead is broken. Pontoon boat needs a bottom job. Weather station replacement. Install electric air horn on Signal boat. Sunfish repairs. The club is also searching for some offsite parking for our rarely used powerboat trailers. Hope to see you at the club for Thanksgiving Dinner. Fair Sailing Chip Short flail and sail 2010 Can’t seem to buff up your brassie or put a shine on your spoon? You say you can no longer bedazzle us with your baffy or that you might confuse us with your cleek. If you are fastidious about your midmashie shot, then maybe your niblick’s not a threat. Or does all this golf speak make you want to chuck your jigger or pitch your wedge? What if your highfield lever isn’t up to the task, or your barber isn’t hauling quite right? If your headledge is hurting or your gudgeon is grounded? What if a Bombay runner has taken your bonded jacky? What if your canze iron is currently caught in a cringle? What’s a USKC bunny to do? Join us on December 4th and 5th for the annual Flail and Sail, a day of collegial golfing in the Redlands (Saturday) followed by a day of friendly sailing on Buttonwood Sound (Sunday), punctuated by a delicious yet reasonable Saturday dinner at the Club. We’ll be playing best shot in the golf matches, and all sailors can add their golf scores to their boat’s corrected elapsed times to arrive at a winning low score. We especially hope to get all of our novice golfers out on the links to experience, first hand, one of life’s most… most… uh, bracing sports. To get the 2010 Flail and Sail up and running, we need sign-ups for the Saturday golf games and the delicious dinner planned for that evening. Once we have an idea of numbers, we’ll get a set of Rules and Regulations out to all of you, so you can start practicing keeping your portion of the house behind the tee line in time for the bonspiel. Ooops! That’s from curling. Sorry. Heady stuff, this mix of turf and surf. Reply to Bill Stanard ([email protected]) with the names of those whom you wish to enlist in the best ever Flail and Sail of 2010. race committee Welcome back to all of our seasonal members! It’s not only nice having you around again, but a relief to have you rejoin race committee. During the months you are away we have a somewhat limited pool of volunteers. Thanks to your return some will get a much needed break. But they won’t rest for long, the calendar is jam-packed with regattas at this time of year. We still need race committee volunteers for Dockmasters and Flail and Sail. Email one of us if you can help out with either of those regattas. Barb [email protected] Debby [email protected] Kim [email protected] Barb Short, Debby Lloyd, Kim Hamilton Race Committee Committee race results Columbus Day Regatta, October 9 – 10 Portsmouth Races, October 9 1st Leah White Wave 2nd Dave White Wave 3rd Garrett Munshower Laser PHRF Races, October 10 1st Bob Sandifer Mischief 2nd Dick Saylor Saylorman II 3rd Pat McLaughlin JibSea Halloween All-Comers Race, October 31 PHRF 1st Mark Leffler Bohica 2nd Bob Sandifer Mischief 3rd Dick Saylor Saylorman II Portsmouth Multihull 1st Dave White Wave 2nd Leah White Wave 3r4 Rick White Wave Portsmouth Monohull 1st Dominic Marsden Laser 2nd Garrett Munshower Laser 3rd Ginette Hughes Wing board of directors Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore Fleet Captain Treasurer Secretary 2-year Director Director Director Director Director Youth Sailing November 2010, Page 3 Ginette Hughes Joe Worley Larry Koenig Chip Short Barbara Bauman Sara Kahler John Sorensen David Adamusko Bill Andersen Bill Stanard Bonnie Stanford Lynda Munshower mark sorensen youth sailing program Congratulations to the Mark Sorensen Youth Race Team! This was a very busy month for our racers, starting with a fundraiser bagging groceries at Winn Dixie over Columbus Day weekend. The following weekend was their first regatta of the season at River Romp in Ft. Meyers. With combined fleets of over 200 boats, our team did a fantastic job. Ben Althouse placed 1st in Green Fleet consisting of 88 boats! Our first time Green Fleet regatta sailors Ella Marsden, Emma Marsden, Caroline Althouse and Ethan Osborne all had great finishes. Red, White and Blue Fleet had 112 boats and our own Ryan Guth placed 29th in Blue! What a great way to begin the season. The Hank Gartner Costume Regatta followed on Saturday October 30th. This was a true regatta followed by fun races, capsizing and costume contest. Congratulations to Alex Orhmundt for his first place finish in the costume contest. Thanks to race committee Karen Tone and judge, Ginette (Lord Nelson) Hughes. Our sailors will travel to Naples on November 13 for their next regatta. Lynda Munshower hank gartner costumed regatta (10/30) Photos: Lori Guth Hank Gartner Costumed Regatta, October 30 Green Fleet Team Racing 1st Bryce 1st Tyler and Olivia nd 2 Olivia 2nd (tie) Ben and Ella 3rd Tyler 2nd (tie) Sam and Alex Blue/White Fleet 4th Bryce and Emma st 1 Sam 5th Ryan and Caroline 2nd Ben 3rd Ryan Best Costume Alex Ormundt Photo: Dominic Marsden winn-dixie grocery bagging Alex Photos: Lori Guth November 2010, Page 4 swap shop FOR SALE: Freestyle - a beautiful Nonsuch 30 Ultra. Asking $72,500. Contact Karl Langefeld at 954 755-9108, [email protected] or for complete details and pictures go to nonsuch30forsale.com FOR SALE. Aries Wind Vane, fully operational, complete, came off Westsail 32. Steve Morisky 305-245-2622 FOR SALE. JY 15 sail boat. 2 sets of sails, unregistered trailer. Can be seen at Upper Keys Sailing Club dry storage $1200. Jimmy Norrie 305-878-2603 Kim Hamilton 305-394-0643 FOR SALE. Moving sale. Too many items to list. Please call 305-923-9995 for inquiry or apt. Nancy Joe. FOR SALE. A King Size Sealy Posturepedic Pillow Top bed. It comes with the mattress, box springs, and rails. We would like $800. Retailed for $1400 and has about 2 years use out of it. We have had it for about 4 years. Stain free and still in great condition. Contact Blair Ellis, 305-393-5475 or [email protected]. FOR SALE. Bimini - 16’ wide 8’ long. Heavy Gauge Stainless Steel with blue Sunbrella cover. Off of 18’ beam catamaran. Mile marker 101.5 $980. Price is firm. 2005 Harley Davidson 1200 Custom 3409 Miles. Price is firm. Motorcycle Helmets - KBC TKX. One large, one medium. $35 each. Mosquito Magnet Defender Mosquito Trap 650 BTU. $190. Used only once. Pressure Washer – Ex-Cell XR2600 with Honda GC160 5HP motor. Includes extra 50’ hose and sand blasting nozzle in addition to standard hose and nozzle. Used very little. Cost $515 in 2005. Sell for $290. Price is firm. Dan Hazel 305-434-0195 FOR RENT. Manatee Bay Club boat slip. In Manatee Bay, off of Barnes Sound, Ocean Side. Up to 36 feet. Water, elect, cheekee hut, parking, pool, ice machine. Call Marc Buller 305-444-3517 or [email protected] WANTED. Long Time Key Largo resident (professional who works at the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant) seeks rental (2/2) with deep water dock privileges. Care taker position possible. Steve Morisky 305-245-2622 business ads Members and non-members may now place commercial advertisements in Signals. Signals is distributed to over 200 UKSC members and to a much larger audience through our web site www. upperkeyssailingclub.com. Rates are a bargain: $50 per year for a standard business card ad; $10 for a simple classified ad in 2 issues. Use Signals to advertise your special events and sales. For more information, contact Sara Kahler ([email protected]). Kim Hamilton www.mytupperware.com/kimhamilton2 305-394-0643 [email protected] Key Lime Sailing Club and Cottages Open to the public/sailing lessons available Vacation Cottages + FREE 22’ sailboat, kayaks, paddle boats, water toys/floats, fishing/ snorkel gear, and Sunset Sails on our 40’ catamaran with water slide. Just $140/night. UKSC members get discount on boat rentals and cottages. Reservations and info: 305 451 3438 www.keylimesailingclub.com November 2010, Page 5 GLEE Expo (11/01) upcoming events November 2010 UKSC Open House LUKI volunteer opportunities Saturday, 11/06, 9:30—11 am LUKI Dinner LUKI Awards Saturday, 11/06, mtg 11 am, 1st flag noon Saturday, 11/06, 7 p.m. Sunday, 11/07 Dockmasters’ Regatta PHRF Dinner Portsmouth Saturday, 11/13—Sunday 11/14 Saturday, 11/13, mtg noon, 1st flag 1 pm Saturday, 11/13, 7 p.m. Sunday, 11/14, mtg noon, 1st flag 1 pm Membership Comm. Mtg. Tuesday, 11/16, 7:30 p.m. Board of Directors Mtg. Thursday, 11/18, 7:30 p.m. General Membership Mtg. Friday, 11/19, 7 p.m. covered dish, 8 p.m. meeting Black Betsy Race & Raftup Saturday, 11/20—Sunday 11/21 Thanksgiving Dinner December 2010 Christmas Tree Decorating Thursday, 11/25 Friday, 12/03, 6 p.m. Flail & Sail Saturday, 12/04—Sunday 12/05 Key Largo Regatta Friday, 12/10—Sunday 12/12 Membership Comm. Mtg. Tuesday, 12/14, 7:30 p.m. Board of Directors Mtg. Thursday, 12/16, 7:30 p.m. Christmas Party Saturday, 12/18, 7 p.m. St. Nick’s All-Comers Sunday, 12/26 New Year’s Eve Party Friday, 12/31 Each Director on the Board is responsible for events during the year, and our members also host regattas. Here is a list of the events and the assigned person. Step up and help out as a volunteer. 11/06 - 11/07 LUKI 11/13 - 11/14 Dockmasters Regatta 11/20 Black Betsy Race & Raftup 12/04 - 12/05 Flail & Sail 12/10 - 12/12 Key Largo Regatta 12/18 Christmas Party 12/26 St Nick's All Comers 12/31 New Year's Eve 01/01 New Year's Brunch 01/01 Hangover Regatta 01/08 - 01/09 Fleet Captain's Regatta 01/14 - 01/16 Dead Dogs & Tin Whistles 01/28 - 01/30 Mark Sorensen Championship 02/12 - 02/13 Commodore's Regatta 02/18 - 02/20 JY15 Midwinters 02/24 - 02/26 Force Five Midwinters 03/12 Marlin Cup 03/19 Glander Cup & Dinner 04/02 President's Cup 04/09 - 04/10 TIB Regatta & Dinner 04/24 Easter Brunch 05/07 Change of Watch 05/08 Mother's Day Brunch November 2010, Page 6 Joe Worley & Ginette Hughes Dockmasters n/a Bill Stanard Jerry Creasman & Andy Sikora Bonnie Stanford n/a Ginette Hughes Barb Bauman Barb Bauman Chip Short Ginette Hughes Lynda Munshower Ginette Hughes Barb Short Steve Perry Sara Kahler John Sorensen Andy Sikora Larry Koenig Bill Stanard Ginette Hughes Bill Stanard race committee columbus day regatta (10/08-10/10) Veteran UKSC PRO "Chico"....supported by first time "expert" flagman (flagpig?) "Priscilla".... position the Committee Boat for the beginning of the "Columbus Day PHRF" Race.........See, even the Animals can volunteer for Race Committee......When is your turn?? Our Friday night gala—Happy Birthday to Cris! Photos: Sara Kahler phrf winners portsmouth winners 1st-Bob Sandifer 2nd-Dick Saylor 3rd-Pat McLaughlin 1st—Leah White 2nd—Dave White 3rd—Garrett Munshower November 2010, Page 7 river romp (10/16-10/17) halloween party (10/31) November 2010, Page 8 Photos: Lori Guth