JuneJuly2016 - Austin Yacht Club
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JuneJuly2016 - Austin Yacht Club
AUSTIN YACHT CLUB TELLTALE Turnback Back to Tradition! June / July 2016 Photo Bruce McDonald IN THIS ISSUE Board of Directors Reports Notes from your GM Welcome New Members Turnback Canyon Recap J/22 SW Circuit Regatta Catalina 22 Nationals Blasts from the Past SAVE THE DATE Fleet Captain Updates MoonBurn Regatta Recap Sail with Steve Summer Series Photos Linda McDavitt’s Race Around the World Jul 9 Dog Days Series #2 Jul 15 MoonBurn Series #2 Jul 16-17 ASA 101 Jul 16 Dog Days #3 Jul 23 Dog Days #4 Jul 30 Dog Days #5 EOS Aug 6 Big Brothers/Sisters Take a Kid Sailing Day Aug 13 Cruise Clinic Aug 20-21 ASA 101 Oct 1 AYC Fleet Challenge Photo Bill Records Hiking Practice More information page 19 Photo Jim Johnstone From The Commodore by Molly Lewis A lot has happened around AYC since the last TellTale was published! Here’s a quick re-cap and a look ahead: “WWCKD? “– Sign on Coleman’s Desk We said goodbye to AYC’s first-ever Sailing Director Kate Noble with a well-attended goodbye party on May 22, and welcomed Coleman Terrell as our new Sailing Director. Kate left the junior sailing program in incredible shape, and Coleman has enthusiastically taken over the helm and is doing a fantastic job in his new role! “I think I’m going to stay home instead and hit myself in the head with a ball-peen hammer. It hurts less and I can stop anytime.” – Unknown AYC sailor when asked if they were planning to sail Turnback Wade Bingaman, Diane Covert, Vic Manning, and a host of other volunteers ran a truly awesome 2016 Turnback Regatta! Comparisons to various forms of self-inflicted pain aside, most AYC sailors were very enthusiastic about the return of the old-style Turnback. Thanks to the above-full lake level, the willingness of the City of Lago Vista to host our regatta camp over, and the efforts of many AYC volunteers and our amazing staff, over 60 boats sailed to Lago Vista, enjoyed the Lago Fest food and festivities, and camped overnight before the sail back the next day. There were enough shifty winds, stretches of no wind at all, and overnight rain to know that this was, in fact, a true Turnback Regatta, and everyone had a great time! “Do not stumble drunkly down the stairs into the night; Grab the rail, the rail in the dying of the light.” (apologies to Dylan Thomas) The stairs and rails to the docks were completed in late May, allowing more accessible and safer access to the docks and a dock-to-stairs connection system that allows for easy adjustments as the lake level rises and falls. This project has been on AYC’s list of things to do since at least 2009, and became a high priority last year as the lake began rising and we moved boats back into the cove. “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” – William Arthur Ward Speaking of the lake rising and falling, this is one of the challenges we have and will always face here at AYC – the need to adjust plans and priorities according to lake levels. Over the past several years, the adjustments were due to less and less water in Lake Travis. This year, we have fortunately had the opposite issue to deal with. The rains gave us a full lake … and then continued to fall and made the lake over-full. AYC staff and board members spent a lot of time in June watching the forecast and talking to LCRA about lake level predictions, developing and implementing Plans A, B and C, depending on conditions. Many thanks to all the volunteers who moved boats out of the Dry Storage Area, cleared picnic tables, the Coke machine, the refrigerator, etc. from the patio, and then helped move it all back once we got the all-clear. The moving of boats also gave us a much-needed opportunity to clean up the DSA. Thanks to efforts of more AYC volunteers for coming out for an impromptu workday to assist with the clearing and to the staff and Chris Thompson for coordinating professional brush clearers to knock back the weeds and brush that were encroaching on the storage area. During this period, we had to skip only one series race and one PB&J Saturday, and heaved a huge sigh of relief when the lake re-opened on the Friday before Summer Camps were set to begin! “I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott Summer sailing camps and PB&J are in full swing! We’ve had full sessions and things are going great. Thanks to Coleman and his crew of counselors and counselors-in-training and to Bill Records and the PB&J coaches and volunteers, the summer of 2016 looks like it’s going to another fun and successful year for juniors learning to sail! “It’s a marvelous night for a moon dance.” – Van Morrison Moonburn Series Race #1 was held on June 19. More details are included later in this TellTale, but by all accounts, this was a really fun addition to our summer line-up of sailing and racing activities. Thanks to James Parsons and Ed Taylor for organizing this! If you missed the first one, we’ll have two more opportunities on July 15 and August 19. “On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty.” – Rumi And of course, the sailing and fun continue around AYC. Yes, it’s hot out there, but we’ve got a full lake (which feels amazingly refreshing – jump on in!) and have continued to enjoy pretty good wind for much of the time. We are in the middle of the Dog Days (Saturday afternoon) series, Wednesday night Laser and Sunfish Series and Junior Endless Summer Series, Friday night Beer Cans, and Saturday Free Sails. Come out and sail! Harbor Report by Joe Roddy Memorial Day would not be complete without the rain that seems to come on or about this time. This year was no exception with rain continuing for the next week or so with the lake level to rise to within a few feet of the pool level. The dry sail boats were moved in mass to higher ground but very little water covered this area. Thanks to Tom, Jackie, Wade, John and the countless others volunteers who made this move in such a short time! The LCRA managed levels with the opening of multiple gates for a number of days and the Club did not suffer any damage. We have taken the opportunity with boats out of the dry sail area to do a much needed clean up with tree and brush clearing as well. A thanks goes to Molly and the great folks who contributed to the clean up challenge! At this writing the launch ramps are open and most of the boats will be relocating back to their dry storage assigned spots. continued next page 3 The new walkways with roller design have worked well during the various stages of water going up as well as down. For most of us, we have never been able to have a level walk from parking area to ramp to dock! Awesome while it lasted! Thanks to Rand for completing this timely addition. While it has been nice having the lake full…There are some predictions that we will see an especially hot summer with little rain like we experienced a short time ago. We will be adjusting the docks and plans accordingly. WELCOME JUNE / JULY NEW MEMBERS NOT SHOWN: Felipe Payet Senior The flooding has put some projects behind but we will update in more detail as we get more info. Thanks again to all the members who stepped up in help with the cleanup and moving of boats in and out of the dry storage area! Building and Grounds Report by Chris Thompson The AYC staff and our core group of dedicated volunteers have been hard at it, both in pre-flood preparations and the ensuing stand down. This was my first major flood event as an officer so I was grateful for the guidance of more experienced hands and the willingness of members to pitch in and help. Kudos to all. A partial list of those on deck is below and I’m sure we missed some of you; if you could not make it out to help, be sure to buy these guys and gals a beer – (except those underage!!) (or at least let them butt in line!) Volunteers for the DSA and Shoreline Cleanup Molly Lewis Jeff Linn Jim Johnstone Ravi Subramanian Robert Anderson Fiona, Ben, Wendi, Katie and Ethan Froelich Steve Pervier Annie and Charlie Lancaster Jennifer Loehlin Gus Tenrreiro John Maddalozzo Jeff Brock Jim Tillinghast Move Back to DSA John Grzinich Steve Frick Bruce McFarland Steve Pervier Ray Shull George Robison Steve Brown Christopher Renner Senior Probationary Member Sail Training Report by Bill Records Junior Camps are in full swing, week-long camps as well as PB&J. New Sailing Director Coleman Terrell has hit the deck running. He has put together the best camp staff that we ever had including Nikki Goodwin, Ben Froelich, Spencer LeGrande, Etienne Denis, Gracie Bulgerin, and Noah Zahm. The kids taking camp are being taught by the best! For PB&J I have adult Vic Manning Kirby Attwell John Howard There will be some B&G projects underway over the next few weeks. Some of this work can present hazards and any such areas will be marked with warning tape, pylons, and signs. PLEASE RESPECT THESE WARNINGS as they are in place to protect YOU as well as the workers and equipment involved. If you have any questions or concerns regarding any of the off limits areas or time frames, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me or the office. Thanks for your patience in advance. • The bath house will be closed July 6-8 for the sand blasters to remove the “old yeller” paint. Mirrors and wall hangings may be removed or covered. • Water line and electrical trenches will be dug north of the work area, playscape, and around cabin 1 & 2 dates TBD. 4 assistants Charlie Pitkin, Steve Ward, and Cyndy Loseke as well as junior coaches Lucy Brock, Nicole Prado, and Keira Loseke. A lot of the parents have signed their kids up for multiple camps. continued next page The next adult clinic will be the Cruise Clinic on August 13. This is the third year that we have offered this class. It covers anchoring, motoring sailboats in and out of slips, and other keelboat skills. This year’s Turnback showed the need for this class! We are in the process of hiring an assistant junior coach to work with Coleman and will make a decision soon. Our target date is the end of August. Check the calendar for Harry Polly’s ASA classes. Rules for cruise chartering are getting more stringent and various degrees of certification are required. Turnback Canyon Regatta Slip Kid Crew Having started racing in the eighties, I enjoyed the “Golden Age of Sailing” on Lake Travis. In those days, regattas were major events with huge turnouts, including non member boats from most marinas. Turnback would draw over 300 boats and many from out of town. Back then the Governor’s Cup was awarded to the out of town yacht club with the most entries and the Governor of Texas would present the trophy. That tradition ended when Governor White was tossed in the pool! We didn’t have as many series races and we had open weekends before and after regattas. In recent years, we have scheduled more series races and regatta attendance has dwindled. If it wasn’t for the junior participation, added five years ago, the attendance would be meager. There have been a lot of ideas and suggestions thrown around to improve regatta participation, but it all boils down to “FUN”. Wade Bingaman made a huge step in the right direction when he chaired Turnback a few years ago. With the lake level preventing a race to Lago Vista, he created a “Beach Party” on the point. A load of sand was brought in, multiple bands played, crawfish boil, and lots of crazy dancing happened. The bottom line was that we all had FUN! This year’s Regatta Chair, Diane Covert, along with Wade’s direction, made it fun again. On Friday evening, the fun started. Boats from other marinas were arriving and directed to safe tie up spots. The Keel Fleet hosted a happy hour with a keg and a speaker, Jim Merritt, long time boat builder. The next morning, the Club was buzzing with activity, tuning rigs, cleaning bottoms,checking sails, and provisioning boats for the trip to Lago. There was quite a variety of boats, some that we haven’t seen for awhile – Tartan 28, C&C 9.1, Hobie 33, C&C 37. My boat was in the first keel class to start and when we reached Arkansas Bend, the view back to marker 9 was amazing. The lake was full of boats coming upwind! We reached Lakeway by noon and could see people watching from their decks, probably sipping lattes or maybe martinis! About the same time a fleet of cigarette boats came by on their poker run, the noise much worse than wakes! As we reached Pale Face Park, tattooed bikers were leaping from large rocks into the lake. Finishing the race under spinnaker with a helicopter overhead made the day! Most everyone survived anchoring, rafted up, and took a cool dip before going ashore. The food service was terrific and the gumbo was incredible. After an amazing light show, (compliments of mother nature), some bad (good) kareoke, a cool gentle rain, we all slept well. The trip back was typical Lake Travis, light air and power boats, but we made it! This was the best regatta that I can remember and the credit starts with Diane Covert! Regattas at AYC are FUN again. Photos Courtesy Bill Records Tattooed bikers in the lake Purple People Eater 5 Notes from Your GM by Jackie Wheeless • What a BUSY, BUSY month!! I think you all know what Tom and I’ve been doing! Constant watch of the lake levels, flood prep, evacuation coordination and now getting things back to “normal”! A HUGE thank you to Tom, Coleman and all of the crews of volunteers who participated in numerous work events to keep the Club afloat!!! • New Sailing Director Coleman Terrell hit the ground running with the beginning of Summer Sailing Camp on June 13. He’s stepped right into Kate Noble’s cubicle and taken command! If you’ve been trying to schedule private lessons or have questions about upcoming events, he’s a hard target to hit right now! If you need immediate assistance, please contact me; however, if it’s a matter that does not require immediate attention, Coleman will return your calls and emails just as soon as he can. b. Use of adhesive numbers to identify which dry storage your boats are assigned to! Having the name AND the dry slip number would make return to dry storage such a breeze!! Finally, please take note: Due to insurance restrictions, aircraft, including drones of all sizes are not permitted on AYC grounds or off of AYC property, including docks and club-owned boats. LOST BUT NOT FOUND: E On June 14, Michael Tita reported two trailer spare wheels and tires missing from his dry storage slip #83. His spare wheels were in good condition and carefully stored in his dry slip. Michael’s wheels were not up for salvage so he’s requesting that anyone who may have prematurely claimed his wheels as salvage please return them to slip #83 or to the AYC office. E On June 23, David Wahlberg reported that he had lost a spud wrench while moving his boat from the work area over the weekend of June 18/19. If you found his wrench somewhere between the work area and the South ramp/DSA, contact David or please turn it in to the AYC office. • The cabins continue to be occupied on a regular basis! You should plan ahead if you think you may want an AYC cabin weekend getaway!!! • I have UT Sailing Team apparel in my office for sale (shirts, hats), some UT Sailing Club shirts, a few J22 Circuit Stop hats and a very few Turnback sail bags ... come get them while the supply lasts! • All DSA members should make it a priority to come to the Club ASAP and check the following: 1. Is your boat in the correct DSA slip? If missing, check the Back 40 area. 2. Is the boat on your trailer securely? 3. Are all of your belongings with your boat (cover, etc.)? Are you missing anything? 4. Is your trailer in movable condition?? – Several trailers continue to have low or flat tires, if your tires were low, they are probably off the rim now! 5. Is your trailer hitch lubricated? 6. Trailer jacks need to be in working order!! • Things we learned from our recent Flood Evacuations: 1. Most everything went really smoothly and we’re very thankful that the water stopped when it did! 2. The evacuation of dry storage seemed to be quite effortless thanks to all of the volunteers who worked together and made it a real assembly line operation. 3. The return to dry storage also went very smoothly; however, we have discovered a few nitpicky items that may make the next evacuation and return much simpler next time. 6 a. A first name initial along with your last name on the trailer tongue would be helpful if you have a last name that is fairly common (Miller, Harden, Smith, etc.) Photo Jim Johnstone Photo by Jim Johnstone Dog Days Cooks: Bethany and Susy (Social Committee Chair) Summertime Fun Photos Bill Records 7 “Get Back” to Turnback Recap by Diane Covert, Turnback Canyon Regatta Chair AYC’s Turnback Regatta 2016 was a great success, thanks to the hard work of many people. And we got lucky. Turnback 2016 was held during a brief good-weather window, and we snuck in the regatta before flooding closed Lake Travis and the park at Lago Vista. For the first time in five years, there was enough water in the lake for Turnback to return to its historic long-distance up-and-back overnight format. A good time was had by all, and there was a big turnout – 66 boats and about 250 people. Some boats came from as far away as Louisiana. The big Memorial Day weekend regatta got started on Friday evening, May 27 with registrants, speaker and a keg provided by Keel Fleet. Sailing instructions, maps were distributed. The cool regatta t-shirts sold out. A large group of skippers, crew, guests, and volunteers arrived at AYC early on Saturday, May 28 for breakfast tacos, doughnuts, and the skipper’s briefing. The 20-mile sail up to Lago Vista was under blue skies with fair winds. There was a great downwind spinnaker run from Point Venture into Lago. Keel boats anchored offshore in the cove adjacent to Bar-K Park and tied off to metal stakes driven into the beach the day before by the AYC advance crew. Multihulls and centerboard boats were pulled ashore. Sailors’ gear was unloaded from the AYC U-Haul and a “tent city” sprang up on the beach and around the playground at Bar-K Park. Photos Bruce McDonald That night, the party at Lagofest was a blast. The bands were great, particularly “The Eggmen” who covered all the classic Beatles tunes for the dancers and listeners who crowded into the park. The Lago Vista Chamber of Commerce, which organized the party, sold cold beverages, and vendors sold BBQ, fajitas, Cajun food, and various arts & crafts. Our Austin Yacht Club contingent, sleeping on boats at anchor and in tents on shore, experienced a distant lightening show but only a light overnight rain and woke to pancakes cooked on the beach. On Sunday, everyone sailed back for the awards party at AYC, featuring burgers cooked as a youth sailing fundraiser (along with much-needed cold beer). Everyone who participated in Turnback 2016 was a winner, and those who finished at the top of their classes were awarded prizes – handmade tote bags made by SailagainTx.com from recycled sails. See the AYC website for a list of finishers and awardees. After Turnback 2016 had concluded, the comments from sailors, crew, guests, and workers were uniformly positive. As AYC Commodore Molly Lewis said in a post-race email thanking all the volunteers, “I think AYC was ready for this kind of Turnback and I am so happy with the way it all turned out!” Everyone else who participated in Turnback 2016 was happy too, and we hope to have another successful Turnback in 2017. 8 continued next page Turnback Canyon Regatta Photos Bruce McDonald continued next page 9 Turnback Canyon Regatta Photos Bruce McDonald continued next page Photos Bruce McDonald continued next page 11 Turnback Canyon Regatta Photos Cheryl Pervier continued next page 12 Photos Cheryl Pervier continued next page 13 Turnback Canyon Regatta Photos Cheryl Pervier Keel Fleet Update MoonBurn Series Recap by Karen Bogisch by James Parsons Summer Series Wrap-up The first round of our new series was more successful than I could have imagined. The weather, sailboats, motorboats, race committee, cooks, and moon all lined up to make for an amazing night. After having one race cancelled due to the closure of Lake Travis, the Summer Series ended on June 12, with a beautiful day of racing on the lake. A Fleet had another great turnout with 10 boats racing in at least one race. Ed Taylor’s Air Supply ended up in first place for the series followed by Claude Welles on Jack Rabbit, and Chris Hargett on Rush. B Fleet had four boats that raced. John Maddalazzo in his Capri 25 took first over Bob Goldsmith’s Zydeco, and Dane Ohe’s Aphaia. Nine boats competed in C Fleet with Mack Warner leading the pack, followed by Bill Records and James Parsons on their Pearson 26s. Weather – The forecast for the first race was amazing. 12 knots, getting up to 17. In the end, it was quite a bit less than that, which allowed for tactics and lake positioning to become a factor. MoonBurn #1 The inaugural MoonBurn race took place on Friday, June 17, beginning with beer can burgers and a skippers’ meeting before the race. 18 boats started the race at 8:30 p.m., heading off into a beautiful sunset towards Mark 11, the turning mark for the race. A Fleet’s Air Supply took line honors finishing the race in just under two hours, with all the finishing boats returning in under four hours. Chris Thompson led a race committee of Karen Bogisch, Steve Pervier, and Emily, one of James Parsons’ volunteers. Steve and Emily followed the fleet in a chase boat and stationed themselves at Mark 11 until the final boats rounded. Chris and Karen manned the committee boat at the finish line, placing a strobe light on one of the no-wake buoys at the entrance to the harbor and using the committee boat as the other end of the line when the second strobe light failed to work properly. The racers made it easy for scoring by either radioing in on approach to the finish line or shining a light on their sail numbers at the finish, or both. It was a beautiful night for sailing, enjoyed by all!! Please come out on July 15 for the second race! Photos Courtesy James Parsons Sailboats – Coming into the pre-registration period, there were 11 boats registered. In the end, we had 18 boats registered. In my mind I initially thought 15 boats participating would be nice. Motorboats – What motorboats? There were motorboats? Exactly. They go home before dark for the most part. Keel Fleet Events Keep on coming out for the Beer Can races on Friday evenings. The Independence Cup Regatta took place on July 2, and the 2nd Moonburn race will take place on July 15. THANK YOUS! The Keel Handicap Fleet Board gives a big thank you to all of the A Fleeters helping out as Beer Can chefs in June and early July! Race Committee – Everyone on race committee has been rather instrumental in the lead up to the race, so it was great having them take part. Chris Thompson has been a real catalyst for getting the idea off the ground. It started with him being the first person I mentioned it to, and he followed it up with encouraging me to bring it up at the Keel Fleet meeting at the end of 2015. He continued that effort by being PRO, and continued next page Photo by Annie Lancaster Wednesday Night Laser and Sunfish Racing 15 also working with Tom to make sure the lights on the RC boats worked. Emilie Lynch has been out night sailing on the Pirate Unicorn many a time, so it was great to have someone helping out that had experienced night sails with me so much. Also, after a certain man overboard incident involving yours truly, Emilie had the idea of using glow sticks for crew in the case someone goes over. This made its way into the regatta, as did her festive Christmas lights aboard the chase boat. Karen Bogisch has been very enthusiastic about the race all the way through, and helped to guide me along in the Keel Fleet Board meetings. With her boat unable to race MoonBurn #1, she jumped on the chance to be on RC, and also to help with the registration process for the first time. Steve Pervier was also very enthusiastic the whole way, and is always looking for ways to help out. He's looking forward to racing his boat for the rest of the series. Cooks – John and Claudia Bartlett and Claudia's daughter, Lauren Crouch. Having food before the Beer Can and MoonBurn was crucial, and they were happy to come earlier than normal. They ended up helping from 6pm to 10pm. Moon – From 30 minutes before the start, the moon was out and continued illuminating the night for us. It helped us to spot where more pressure was, and where the holes were. It also helped pick out a certain dark blue hulled 26 footer whose running lights gave out after 30 minutes. When getting nearby, we swore we heard ghost noises. Actually, they were coming from my boat, so we definitely heard the noises. Speaking of my boat, I had joked around since the early stages of creating MoonBurn, that it was my best chance for my first win, and it turned out to be true. Most of my sailing is at night, as going out for a relaxed sail in the middle of the day with no wind, lots of power boats, and the risk of a sunburn seems rather insane to me. So I go when there is a steady wind, very few powerboats, and it's impossible to get a MoonBurn. Thank you to everyone who took part or helped out. It was a truly special evening. For those who were not able to make it, registration is available for the rest of the series (July 15, Aug 19). There is a party after the last race, with some awesome trophies, beer, and some floating things that we throw money into that we can sleep on/in. P.S. A gentle reminder to insure your boats. While there were no incidents, racing at night is inherently more dangerous than during the day. Actually, sailing during the day is more dangerous than not sailing. I might be approaching Captain Obvious levels, but there are a few 16 amongst us who are uninsured. If you are at fault and need to pay $500 to $30,000 to fix a boat (there’s your boat too), it is more expensive than having insurance of around $250 a year. If you need a name, BoatUS is the company a number of us use. Ensign Fleet Update by Fred Ford We wanted rain and we got it…as in too much at once. The harbor was even with the clubhouse lawn and the high water mark bordered the playground. Dry storage boats cluttered the campus high ground. Summer Series four was cancelled. The Ensign Fleet had RC duty for Summer 3. Summer 5 became the last day of a three-day series. SailBoat 1 588 Styf Kop 21414 Prickly Pear 3 578Chula 41770 Festina Lente 5695Sundance 6739Abaco 7324 J. Seagull 8 1152 Blue Dreams 9716 One With the Wind Skipper George Dahmen Bill & Kelly Hawk Tom Groll Randolph Bertin Elliott Bray Dave & Anne Morley Jonathan Baker Eric Creamer Dave Gamble Some things to note for this series, the fleet put nine boats on the line. George Dahmen, Bill Hawk, Elliott Bray and Jonathan Baker all sailed a first place during the series. Jonathan Baker sailed only one scored race and that was to a first place…if this were only baseball. Congratulations to all sailors who braved the sometime unusual conditions to sail a very competitive series. Rain caused the fleet to reschedule the Ensign Regional Championships to October 5-8. October should bring pleasant temperatures and good winds. One other event yielded to the laws of nature. The Chaparral Regatta is rescheduled for October due to high winds and wet weather. The rescheduling gives a few more members a chance to reach the entry age of 70. Friday night Beer Can continues to be a popular Ensign evening. On June 10 there was no post race grill on the patio. The Ensign sailors gathered for an impromptu picnic at the clubhouse. Don’t miss out on the fun. Good sailing, good friends and beautiful sunsets, what is not to like? And now, you have a chance to test your skills by identifying the sailors in the following photos. continued next page Perhaps we should have indulged ourselves further Friday night-- Saturday morning was slooooow! The winds were light and no races were started that day. Sunday we caught up and had three good races in northeasterly and then easterly winds. There were two “over early” boats in the first race, which was most understandable as the racers were chomping at the bit to get going! After that, everyone behaved and we all had a great time. Photo Courtesy Kelly Hawk Photo #1: The Hawk twins, Tracy and Erin, at age 3 months, are getting their first sail in an Ensign. Can you identify the young couple holding them? Photos Courtesy Bob Mathison 1st Place Keith Zars and crew Two Lake Canon Yacht Club sailors moved ahead of the fleet and finished in first in all three races. Congratulations to LCYC sailors Keith Zars (Baby Lips) who took first place followed by Frederick Lindsey (Cactus Jack). Photo Anne Morley Photo #2: An Ensign, crewed by a motley lot, is lost somewhere on Lake Travis. Can you identify them? “Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call, Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall. You’ve seen it all, you’ve seen it all.” Jimmy Buffett J/22 Southwest Circuit Regatta by Bob Mathison Lake levels are UP and the Southwest District J/22 circuit race, May 13-15 was ON after a multi-year hiatus! The event was a great success, despite its being held the weekend of Friday the 13th! Leading up to the event J/22 volunteers took over grill duties after the Friday night Beer Can Race. We stuffed our tummies with cheeseburgers and brats with our regatta guests and then hit the hay early in preparation for the big race. 2nd through 5th place winners Third place belonged to AYC sailor John Halter (Project Mayhem) followed with Terry Schertz (Liten’ Up) in fourth, and Jim Jay (Stampede) in fifth. The remaining sailors, in order of finish, included Michael Tita (Big Air), Renee Ruais (Bubbles), Bruce Uphaus (Riff Raff), Ken Taylor (Frankly Scarlet), Chuck Waldron (Scorcher) and Rosanne Butera (Crash Course) right behind him. Thanks to all the participants bringing their game to Lake Travis. Our racing wouldn’t be tops without a great bunch of volunteers, beginning with Ray Shull as our PRO and the J/24 fleet that provided RC volunteers. Thanks to John Parker, J/24 fleet captain, for organizing his folks. Thank you to ALL of our J/22 volunteers, with a special thanks to Renee Ruais for acquiring the beautiful stained-glass trophies (created by our very own Sun Hi!). Here’s a very special thanks to Robbie (aka Robin Mary Drummond), who took over the duties of organizing this event in my absence. She did a wonderful job of planning and executing this event and I hope all of you who participated will give her a BIG thanks next time you see her. She often crews for me on the 401(J). See you on the water! 17 J/24 Fleet Update already qualified for the 2017 J/24 World Championship event. It will be pedal to the metal as the teams drive back in time for the HOOD event the following weekend! On May 21-22, the Dallas Corinthian YC (DCYC) hosted the 3rd stop of the 2016 J/24 TX Circuit Regatta as part of the Corinthian Heritage Cup. It was another solid J/24 Circuit turnout with 19 entries, including 7 J/24s from AYC. At the end of Saturday racing and despite two 20% alternative penalties, Natalie/Bob Harden’s Giggles team remained just one point out of first place. On Sunday, they returned with convincing two bullets to win the regatta by just one point over James Freedman’s Miss Conduct, the reigning 2015 Circuit winner. Jorge Martín-de-Nicolás and crew on 3 Stray Dogs finished in the top 10 at #8. At the local level, the J/24 fleet kicked off the Dog Days Series with five entries on the line, including Doichin Tzolov and Erich Meiske for their first race on their new ride. Stu Juengst’s Vang Go led the way with 2/1 finishes to currently stand in 1st place. However, only one point separates Dave Broadway’s Superman (1/3) and Jorge Martínde-Nicolás’ 3 Stray Dogs (3/2). Steve Ehlers and Adolfo Bernal put together the 3 Stray Dogs team while Jorge was out of town. With four race dates remaining in the series, it will be closely contested! After the Dog Days #1 racing, a Fajitas and ‘Ritas social was held at the J/24 picnic table area. More social events are being planned so watch for the fleet email blast announcements! by David Broadway On June 11-12, the Corpus Christi YC hosted the Surfin’ Safari, the 4th stop of the 2016 J/24 TX Circuit Regatta. The 12 entries included six J/24s from AYC. With good breeze for some downwind surfing and little jib conditions, Natalie/Bob Harden’s Giggles team picked up where they left off at DCYC. After a 3rd place finish in the opening race, they made a statement with five bullets to win the regatta by five points over 2nd place James Freedman’s Miss Conduct. Having won all four events so far this season in a best 5 of 7 regatta score format, it is safe to say they will win the 2016 J/24 Texas Circuit Regatta after taking 2nd place on the 2015 Circuit. With the first top 5 Circuit finish for Stu Juengst and his Vang Go team, they are currently in a solid 7th place overall, just two points behind Jorge Martín-de-Nicolás on 3 Stray Dogs in 6th place overall. Meanwhile, Jolly Bevo 1 ownership has been transferred by John Parker to the UT Sailing Club (UTSC)! John has graciously put the UTSC on the J/24 map over the last several years by acquiring Jolly Bevo 1 and assisting the UTSC not only in developing a learning platform for UT students, but in creating a J/24 TX Circuit Regatta entry for those students wanting to go to the next racing level. Jolly Bevo 1 is now fully owned and operated by the UTSC. Thanks John for everything you have done for the UTSC and for continuing fleet leadership!! Coming Soon! AYC FLEET CHALLENGE The AYC Fund is pleased to announce the 6th ANNUAL AYC FLEET CHALLENGE Saturday, October 1, 2016 This year’s Fleet Challenge will be held in conjunction with the AYC Luau, so plan to stay after the racing for a fun and festive evening! The AYC Fleet Challenge is the annual fundraiser for the AYC Fund and supports numerous sail training, junior development and facility support initiatives for sailing in Central Texas. Courtesy J/24 International Class Association The three remaining 2016 Circuit events pick up in September at the Houston YC HOOD Regatta on September 17-18. On September 8-11, both Natalie/Bob Harden’s Giggles and John/Meiling Parker’s ChupaCabra teams will be racing the 2016 J/24 North American Championships at the Port Credit YC, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. There are already 45 entries signed up! This will be a very deep fleet as many top J/24 teams will be testing the waters as this will also be the site of the 2017 J/24 World Championship! The Giggles team has 18 Luau! Catalina 22 Update by Steve Pervier Summer Series 2016 ended with most of our Catalina 22s safely high and dry! After a good race day on May 1, and a stormy second race date, C22s flew spinnakers on the light air, east wind day of May 22. And then the waters came. Dry Sail, where the majority of our active racing fleet is kept, was cleared on June 2. The lake was closed to boating soon after that, enroute to a peak elevation of 692.7 ft above MSL, all day June 7. Thankfully, the water came up only just to the play area, and barely onto the grass at the top of the old stairs above our docks. Racing resumed -- for those boats stored in wet slips only -- on the end of series date of 6/12. Redress and “average points” might have changed the final standings, but instead we had a new 2016 trophy winner in 2nd, Steve and Meri Shepardson, and the same 1st and 3rd places as in Spring. Best need crew or want to crew. You’ll enjoy racing with C22s all the way from new to Silver Champion! CHEERS FOR RACE COMMITTEE! To our June 25, 2016 Race Committee members: Thanks to each of you for a job well done on Race Committee yesterday, June 25, 2016! Photo Chris Renner From SC21 we had PRO Tom Meyer and Fleet Captain Bob Musselman. First year AYC member Chris Renner and his young daughter were there, and also Caroline Bloom, a fairly new and quite active racing crew member for James Parsons (thanks!) and others. From C22 we had Brett Wilson and his wife Cindy Higgins, Joe Roddy, and Cheryl and Steve Pervier. Thanks to each of you for serving! This was my first attempt to score with the iPad, and though there is a learning curve it worked pretty well. It does take someone full time during the finishes to run the iPad, while the usual line calling, timing, signaling, and paper recording is also going on. I found it hardest when we had several boats finishing within a short time. So far the best technique for tight finishes may still be audio (video?) recording, but the iPad system has good potential and produces scoring-ready results. Summer Series winners Meri and Steve Shepardson, Cheryl and Steve Pervier of all, the south ramp reopened in time for MoonBurn #1, and Dry Sail was refilled on 6/22. The first MoonBurn race saw 18 boats in three starts at 8:30pm, with the moon already high and a beautiful sunset in progress. Two Catalina 22s participated, one of them a visitor from outside AYC. Brian Grothues did well enough for second in his start of seven boats, beating four 25 to 27 footers boat for boat. And, he had the best nav lights of anyone that evening, a new installation of LEDs powered by an AGM battery. The biggest news in Catalina 22, though, was made by John Grzinich, with crew Ted Owens and John Howard. They won the Silver Fleet at the 2016 Catalina 22 Nationals! Congratulations to John and his crew for their dominant performance in Fort Walton Beach. No more silver for you, now it’s on to Gold Fleet! See John’s article in this Telltale. We’re hoping for a more normal Dog Days Series, and more fun with Beer Can and MoonBurn. Any of these races are great for C22. Don’t miss the chance to socialize with us before or after, and please contact me if you In Race 2 there was an exciting finish between two Ensigns, when a wind shift suddenly allowed #1414 to cross #588 on starboard, with less than a minute to their finish. Each boat tacked once, then #588 held on to port and pinched up to cross the line, using their 3000 pound displacement well! Boat #1414 needed to come back to starboard for a chance to save their finish via a port-starboard at least, but they held on to port, seeking the pin end. Front row seats from the RC boat! On the water and afterwards around the clubhouse we heard many thank you’s, and quite a few compliments on the good races we ran. I have to credit our PRO, Tommy Meyer, for choosing appropriately short races this afternoon, given impending rain showers, and with heavy clouds reducing the useful daylight. There were 28 boats listed in our official results, in Multihull, PHRF, and One-Design classes. RC was given complimentary and delicious post-race dinners of “fish tacos”, and when I found these were steelhead trout I thought I could have eaten an entire filet. After dinner and social time, some of us happened to see some amazing sunset colors of pink and red reflected in the harbor. It was a great race day, thanks to every one of you! 19 Catalina 22 Nationals by John Grzinich This year the Catalina 22 Nationals was required to be an eastern US venue. Once again it was to be held at the Ft. Walton Beach Yacht Club, Florida. I’ve been to the C22 Nationals at that club twice before and had go again as it is such a perfect place for a regatta. The sea breeze fills in every day around 11 am. The Ft. Walton Beach Yacht Club is a super friendly, you feel very welcome. Members actually volunteer to move their boats somewhere to free up slips for regatta sailors. It all came together this year leading to a successful regatta for myself and crew. In the fall I purchased hull 752 from Wade. This is significant because there is this C22 mystique of owning and racing one of the first 1000 C22s produced. A significant portion of the C22s at the Nationals, and many at regional events are below hull 1000 (over 15,000 have been built). At this year’s regatta there were quite a few double digit hull numbers with hull 8 the oldest. All those boats were built during 1970 and 1971. The restoration work and paint jobs on many of those boats was spectacular. Some C22s were rigged with no winches. Instead they are set up for the crew to banjo the genoa sheets to trim. It’s fast, less weight. Anyway, my boat, hull 752, did not have any of that as I barely had enough time to fix critical parts to make the boat race ready. All the spring rain slowed getting work done, and cut down on practice sailing. for the National Championship. That is the Gold Fleet. We had a dozen boats in our fleet. Sunday had a practice race, we missed it. Instead, we went out later and practiced on our own. Since Ted was now living in Florida, this was the first chance we had to sail together, and work out crew duties. I just got a brand new genoa from UK. This was only my 2nd time to use it and tune up with it. The 1st was an AYC beer can. Anyway, there is another mystique in the C22 Nationals, it is bad luck to finish 1st in the practice race, so you see boats dodge the finish line. This actually happened to me in 2014, we came in 1st in the Sunday practice race. While in 2nd place on the last day of the regatta, we missed a schedule change notice, and missed 2 races. Monday, racing started. A Spinnaker race is run every morning before the sea breeze fills in, so pretty flaky conditions, and on day 1 the race was abandoned. By afternoon, we had great southerly 10-15 knot Getting ready for a windward mark rounding conditions on Choctawhatchee Bay. RC ran 3 races. We won all 3 races! My crew pushed me hard to execute some very aggressive tactics, plus great sail trim, compass management, and foredeck work from the crew made it happen. The boat seemed to be well balanced and fast in those conditions. Great teamwork! Day 2 had enough wind in the morning enable a spinnaker race to complete. This was our opportunity to race with some of the Gold Fleet, including many past National Champions. After a very aggressive fleet start, we felt good, rounding the windward mark in 4th, but we got passed downwind and finished 7th out of 12 boats. 2 more Genoa races in the afternoon, we got a 1st and 2nd. This a new experience for me leading a regatta. This year I was fortunate to have a “Dream Team” crew. Ted Owens, who recently retired and moved onto a sailing catamaran in Florida agreed come up from St. Petersburg and be tactician and trimmer. Ted’s sailed and successfully raced a C22 for almost 25 years. Great friend John Howard, normally a trimaran sailor, who has crewed for me in the past, agreed to make to trip to Ft. Walton, and do foredeck. For a change, trailering the boat to Florida was uneventful. We got a condo on the beach, a nice aspect of going to a regatta in Ft. Walton. The C22 Nationals are run with the racing scheduled Monday through Thursday, 7-9 races, no throw outs. I signed up to race in the Silver Fleet (Genoa) and Spinnaker Fleet, meaning we were not in the running 20 Crossing the finish line - spinnaker fleet - day 2 continued next page On day 3, in the morning, the wind died during the Spinnaker race, we missed the finish time limit with half the fleet. In the afternoon, another new experience, we now became hunted. Boats were chasing us around the starting line, and sticking close to us. Also, it was a light air afternoon, only 5-7 knots. The close competitors were even more competitive, especially downwind. We finished 3rd in both races, losing some of our point lead, but still in pretty good shape. BLASTS FROM THE PAST The AYC Preservation Committee is digitizing old photos to preserve the memories. If you have photos you’d like to donate, please contact John Howard at [email protected]. Need help with the photos below! On Thursday, we skipped the morning spinnaker race as we needed to recharge our energy after a long hot Wednesday. Two afternoon races were scheduled for the final day. Now we’re thinking, don’t screw up, don’t get penalized, because, with a large fleet, no throw outs, and a small lead, we could still get knocked out of trophy range. No need to worry, with the wind back in the 10-15 range, we sailed the same game plan. With our two closest competitors chasing us, we won the 1st race, and cheered when RC announced, no more races. 1997 flood, we think. Do you? Photos Courtesy John Grzinich In the lead - final race - downwind finish That gave us enough time to pull the boat, take the mast down, and tie everything down for the trip home. They had very a nice awards ceremony and banquet in the clubhouse that evening to complete another wonderful C22 Nationals at very friendly Ft. Walton Beach Yacht Club. Winning the Silver Fleet means I must sail in the Gold National Championship Fleet in all future C22 Regional and National Regattas. Next year the C22 Nationals is scheduled to be held on nearby Lake Worth on the west side for Ft. Worth, hope I can encourage a few more AYC sailors to make the journey. Who are they and what year? What’s the kid on the left doing? Anyone know this little guy? We have the original to give you. Crew John Howard, Ted Owens, skipper John Grzinich - 1st Silver Fleet We know this one! It’s Atwell Lagow, 1959 Austin Sailing Club Commodore. Summer Series Race 3 Photos Anne Morley continued next page 22 23 “Sail With Steve” Blog by Steve Ward SAILING TO MEXICO part 1 A crew of five races 456 nautical miles from Tampa to Mexico on a 38-foot sailboat Race Day The dark loops on the weather map are right in our path. It’s six a.m. and we’re in the van heading to St. Petersburg Yacht Club. I’m reading a new email on my iPhone from our weather router, Mike. Russ dials Mike and puts him on speaker. We work through the forecast and talk over the strategy for our 456 nautical mile race. How can we avoid a big contrary current and find good wind? It will be hard. A high pressure system will likely block the steady trade winds, making our ride slow. Add an unusual current and we’re scratching our heads. We decide on a route that swings far south near Cuba, hoping to avoid the currents. The Start After a quick breakfast at the club we board our boat. Everyone is on a job. I’m punching coordinates into the GPS (chartplotter) on deck. Just before nine Russ says, “let’s go” and we shove off and head to the starting area. We’re racing on Russ’s 38 foot Catalina sailboat. It’s a solid, big boat he bought almost twenty years ago. Blue Heron is very well outfitted: a/c, fridge, generator, even a laptop and printer. It also has the safety gear you need for offshore sailing. Things like an inflatable life raft, EPIRB satellite rescue beacon and a ditch bag with life saving medical kit and food rations. Near the starting line we warm up, practicing tacks and gybes. Everything on this boat is bigger and heavier than on my lake boat. Grinding the winches is a chore. We watch other boats in our racing class. Russ’s friend, Tom, is on a 46’ Beneteau. A Hylas 54, Jeanneau 45 and our Catalina 38 round out the class. Everyone is eyeing the big Hylas: there is room enough on her deck for a comfortable stroll around the entire boat. A sixty-two foot catamaran is out here too but it’s a support boat carrying supplies instead of racing. The radio crackles with announcements, “Three minutes until preparatory flag down with sound.” The starting line stretches between a race committee powerboat and a yellow floating mark a quarter mile away. The fleet is milling around without purpose yet; tacking, gybing, pointing high, sailing low. “Squeearrk,” the horn whimpers and we’re off! The Blue Heron steaming toward the starting line. (photo credit: Kent Irving) We have a great start, second across the line. We sail into the Bay toward the Sunshine Skyway Bridge connecting St. Petersburg to points south on Tampa Bay. The winds are squirrelly, a mix of fresh breezes and dead calms. As we near the bridge the breeze freshens noticeably – so much that we have to shorten sail to control the boat. We have to carefully steer between the concrete pylons of the bridge. Too far left and we’ll stall and lose control; too far right and we risk being pushed into a pylon. Bob Hoadley, Russ’s nephew, steers while we approach the left pylon. After much maneuvering and closely watching the gap we make it through. In a few hours the rush of the start wears off and we settle in. As the afternoon sun dips we see only two other regatta boats. The rest are far ahead or behind. Military Time It’s midnight, my first night shift. I’m trying to wake up in the pitch dark and the bunk is tilting and rolling. I have to find my shoes, hat, glasses, knife, flashlight, headlamp, life jacket and harness. I can’t see a thing and don’t remember where this stuff is. I stumble around, find a headlamp (red beam to prevent night blindness) and get myself ready. “It’s more military,” Russ says, describing the watch schedule later. No kidding. To keep the boat moving 24 hours a day we use two watches of twelve hours each, with breaks spread throughout. I’m on A shift with Bob; Rick and Wells are on B. The first night is tough but it’s just a warm up. The midnight shift gets harder each day. Thankfully Russ is ready with hot chocolate and coffee when we come on duty each night. That’s how things work for the entire trip: we A and B shift guys on a strict schedule and Russ “floating” in and out when we need help with the sails or advice on a ship we’ve sighted. I don’t know how Russ does it. He gets less uninterrupted sleep than anyone. to be continued next issue 24 Linda McDavitt’s Race Around the World from Linda’s Blog After two consecutive podium places since leaving Seattle in April, things have fallen into place for ClipperTelemed+ on this American Coast to Coast Leg, and Linda added: Thanks to Doug Kern for helping to pull together this overview of the ClipperTelemed+ first place win in Race 11, the Panama to NYC leg in the Clipper Race. “That’s the beauty of the US. The final sail up the Hudson was also really exciting, especially to sail past the Statue of Liberty because I’ve never been that close to it.” CLIPPERTELEMED+ WINS PANAMA/NYC LEG! TODAY Show: Competitive sailing takes 69-year-old on dangerous journey at sea. Linda McDavitt is on the final leg of a roughly 40,000 nautical mile journey sailing in a clipper ship around the world. Dylan Dreyer met up with the 69-year-old as she talks about her “adventure of a lifetime” dealing with cramped quarters and horrible weather conditions. by Doug Kern Hooray! What a great way to make your entrance to New York City. Linda got some prime time on NBC’s TODAY Show June 18, 2016: Congrats to the ClipperTelemed+ team for winning the Panama-NYC leg (Race 11), their first overall race win in the Clipper Race and second podium of the series. Great quote from the video: The team crossed the line Thur June 9 after passing Garmin in the middle of the night, extending their lead to the finish of the race from Panama by around nine nautical miles. Linda: My mindset when I got on was ‘If something happens to me, don’t worry. I’m doing something I’ve always wanted to do. Here I am and whatever happens is what happens.’ For round the world crew member Linda McDavitt, a former band teacher from Texas, the lasting memories of the race were those final hours battling with Garmin. “We were ahead and then they were ahead, we were ahead and then they were ahead and finally we were counting down five more miles, four more miles, three, two, one. So it was very exciting, the countdown was really cool.” TODAY: In all honesty, this is a dangerous endeavor. Were there any moments when you were scared? Check out the video by visiting this link: http://www.today.com/video/ competitive-sailing-takes-69-year-old-on-dangerous-journey-atsea-708168259925. The ETA into Derry-Londonderry in Northern Ireland is July 7-11, and July 30 into London. Then home to Austin! 25 AYC 2016 RACE CALENDAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Commodore Past Commodore Vice Commodore Secretary Treasurer Race Commander Buildings & Grounds Cdr. Harbor Commander Sail Training Commander Molly Lewis Barry Bowden Wade Bingaman Annie Lancaster John Howard Ed Taylor Chris Thompson Joe Roddy Bill Records AYC STAFF General Manager Head Caretaker Sailing Director Jackie Wheeless Tom Cunningham Coleman Terrell AUSTIN YACHT CLUB 5906 Beacon Drive Austin, Texas 78734-1428 Office: 512-266-1336 Office FAX: 512-266-9804 Clubhouse: 512-266-1897 E-MAIL AND WEBSITE www.austinyachtclub.net [email protected] NEWSLETTER Susie McDonald, Editor [email protected] AYC BUSINESS HOURS Wednesday - Sunday CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY 9:00A - 5:00P Jul 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Jul 2 Jul 6, 13, 20, 27 Jul 6, 13, 20, 27 Jul 9 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 30 Beer Can Races 7:00p Independence Cup Regatta Endless Summer Jr Series Sunfish/Laser Series 6:00p Dog Days Series #2 4:00p start MoonBurn Series #2 7:00p Dog Days Series #3 4:00p start Dog Days Series #4 4:00p start Dog Days Series #5 EOS 4:00p start Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 Endless Summer Junior Series 5:30p Aug 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Sunfish/Laser Series 6:00p Aug 5, 12, 19, 26 Beer Can Races 7:00p Aug 19 Moonburn Series #3 7:00p AYC 2016 NON-RACING EVENTS Jul 9, 16, 23 Jul 9, 16, 23 Jul 11 - 15 Jul 16 - 17 Jul 18 - 22 Jul 25 - 29 Jul 28 PB&J 3 9:30 - 11:00a PB&J 4 11:00p - 12:30p Jr Sailing Camp 4 9:00a - 5:00p ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Certification 8:30a - 5:30p Jr. Sailing Camp 5 9:00a - 5:00p Jr Sailing Camp 6 9:00a - 5:00p AYC Board Meeting 7:30p Aug 6 Aug 13 Aug 20-21 Aug 25 Big Brothers/Big Sisters Take a Kid Sailing Day 6:00 - 11:00p Cruise Clinic 1:00 - 5:00p ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Certification 8:30a - 5:30p AYC Board Meeting 7:30p Closed Club Holidays: New Year's Day January 1 Easter Sunday April 5 Independence Day July 4 Thanksgiving Day November 26 Shopping Day November 27 Christmas Day December 25 BOARD OF DIRECTORS E-MAIL ADDRESSES [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Commodore Molly Lewis exchanging burgees with Spiros Tzivelekis from Marina Del Rey Yacht Club, California RECEIVE $100pp Onboard Credit upon booking Star Clippers & Accent Travel would like to educate Austin Yacht Club members about this fabulous vacation option. 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