August - Lake Guntersville Sailing Club

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Monthly Member Newsletter
Lake Guntersville Sailing
Club Binnacle August 2014
LGSC Family Be sure to visit our website at
lakeguntersvillesailingclub.com. You can keep up with
all the news and current events. You can also follow
us on Facebook at Lake Guntersville Sailing Club. For
more pictures and conversations with members.
LGSC First Ever Pig Roast
By John Streatfeild
On Saturday July 12th the LGSC hosted a pig roast.
A pig roast has been on my "bucket list" for over 20 years, so when John Burrows mentioned
last year that he was planning a pig roast for
Where it's always a
a company picnic I was all ears. I approached
beautiful day to go sailing!! John about putting together a roast for the club and
he quickly agreed. I then set about building interest
with other club members. At first there wasn't much
Join the Lake Guntersville interest, but I can be persistent when I think
Sailing Club Facebook page something is worthwhile especially if it involves
and share your photo's and
good food. We finally got it on the schedule earlier
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this year. John insisted on arranging for the pig and
providing all of the equipment and accouterments
required. 2014 Tennessee
Valley Challenge Cup
September 2628,
2014
Sponsored by Brown's Creek Sailing
Association, Lake
Guntersville, Alabama
At first he recommended that we do a half pig, but
as the date drew closer he decided we should go all
out and go for a whole hog now I know where that
expression comes from. On Friday John delivered
his pig roaster. This is a piece of equipment that has
been carefully designed for a very specific task. I
don't know what its total weight is, but it took all of
my strength just to lift the lid. Originally it was
designed for a wood burning fire, but time and
multiple fires had taken its toll on the fire box, so
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several years ago John had it converted to propane.
This has had no negative effect on the end result,
Entry Forms are available
but has made the task of keeping a fire going at a
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very consistent temperature for up to 18 hours
much easier.(See photo of John tending to the fire
from his hammock.) The hammock, by the way, is
If you would like to submit
another vital piece of equipment for a successful pig
articles for the Binnacle, you
roast.
may contact me at
[email protected]
On Friday afternoon the pig arrived. It had been
and put Binnacle in the subject prepared by the butcher, so all we needed to do
line. was marinate it and get it on the roaster. Any of you
Thanks!
who have marinated a 70 pound hog know that this
is easier said than done. John prepared the
marinade using a combination of Mexican and
Dock Master
Cuban ingredients. After pouring about two gallons
Quill Briggs
of marinade on the pig we then had to wait for it to
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Call Quill with billing issues do its magic. I took this opportunity to do a little
marinating of my own.
and any
facilities questions.
At around 10:30 PM we put the pig on the roaster. I
think John referred to the pig as being in the "race
PLEASE MAKE PAYMENTS TO position" front legs pointing forward and back legs
tucked under. We then placed an apple in his mouth
LAKE GUNTERSVILLE RESORTS and let the roaster do its job. It took John a while to
get the flame set correctly to maintain 220 degrees.
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At around midnight the combination of heat, fatigue
and a nice bottle of Chardonnay were starting to
GADSDEN, Al 35901 take a toll on me, so I retired to my air conditioned
boat for a much needed rest. John decided to stick
around for a while to make sure the flame stayed lit.
I'm an early riser, so at 4:30 AM I was back out
checking on the pig. Later John told me he had gone to bed around 2:30, so we had close to
continuous coverage all night.
For the rest of the day most of the effort was spent
watching the pig roaster do all the work. John did
occasionally spray the pig with an apple juice based
concoction that apparently helps to make the skin
First Annual Pig Roast!
nice and crisp. Club members starting arriving around noon and the
more adventurous wanted a peek at the pig. As
might be expected, the division of who wanted
to see the pig on the roaster and those only
interested in the final product fell along gender lines.
Thus, we decided it would be best if we did all the
pulling at the roaster and delivered only the meat to
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the club house thus sparing our more squeamish
members the need to "look their dinner in the face."
Unfortunately something gets lost between the time
the meat is pulled off the bone and when it's
available in the club house. The meat straight off
the bone was some of the finest I have ever tasted
incredibly moist and tasty. The Pig Roast Master!
We had about 50 club members and guests attend
the feedback from everyone was very positive and I
think they truly enjoyed not only the great pork, but
all of the wonderful appetizers, side dishes and
desserts members provided. I don't think anyone
went hungry that night. We all owe John a very big "thank you" for not only
lending his skill as an expert pig roaster, but also
significantly underwriting the costs. He provided the
pig for less than half what he paid for it he also
provided the marinade, rub, spray, propane and
incredible homemade barbque sauce.
The Hungry Crowd Awaits.
Pulling the Pork!
A Memorial to Tony
By Ed Miller
The club house will be a little quieter. B dock will be
a little calmer. And even the osprey that hangs out
at Short Creek light will miss seeing s/v Close
Encounters leading the pack to round his nest on
Saturday afternoons. Tony Martin, our most senior
British transplant at 84, passed away after an
illness, last Sunday. A sailing club in the heart of Alabama has always
seemed a bit incongruous to me. College football,
Nascar, pork barbecue and sweet tea, are the
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Tony Martin
Tony Martin
Close Encounters
TVCC 2013
Guntersville Cup
2014
Cruise to the City Docks
March 15, 2014
things I found when I moved to Alabama almost
thirty years ago. My new friends quickly embraced
me in spite of my "damn Yankee" status. Southern
hospitality was real. I learned to eat the food, drink
the tea(and beer), choose a team, and generally
assimilate into the culture. But my interest in sailing
was usually met with the same puzzled looks I got
when I asked what kind of pop they had to drink. Even though I learned to enjoy watching college
football, I still wondered if there was a group
somewhere that knew what a shopping cart was
and the difference between a jib and a boom. And
then I found Lake Guntersville Sailing Club. Sure
there were a few native members, but much like
misfit toyland, here were the people I remembered
from years earlier in Ohio.
Sailors are by and large an eclectic lot. Face it,
there are faster, cheaper ways to get around the
lake. We tend to make simple things complicated,
whether they are race rules or ways to adjust a sail.
The tinkerer, the engineer, the purist is drawn in like
a vacuum to this activity of making something from
nothing. The ability to take the slowest form of
transportation and then spend thousands to go
faster is lost on nearly all of my native friends but
not to this group. And few people embodied this like
Tony. Always the consummate gentleman, where
the rest of us would be outfitted in ratty shorts and
old race tshirts for our club dinners, he could be
seen in his signature blue blazer and ascot . And
just to show us all he had not lost his touch, his tall
rigged Catalina 27 placed first during the past
autumn series with fellow Englishman Dick Potter
as his crew. Tony had served the crown as a member of the
Royal Engineers during the Korean War. Keeping
trucks and tanks running during those brutal winters
was a job he mentioned with pride. His interest in
mechanical things drove him to starting a machine
shop after the war and like all things technical, he
quickly excelled in the complicated metallurgy of the
baby aerospace industry during the late fifties. Even
without a formal engineering degree, his expertise
was quickly recognized and when he and his wife,
Jill decided to move to the states, visas and security
clearances were fast tracked. Once here, Tony
started a new machining business that his two sons,
Neal and Kim shared at various times. Tony stayed
active in the company long after when most of us
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would have been shopping for beach retirement
property. His interest in all things mechanical could also be
found in his other hobby, collecting vintage British
cars. Everything from a Rolls Royce convertible to
Austin Mini's could be found in the garage. Group picture City Docks
Cruise March 2014
Tony could have probably had any boat he wanted
but I often thought that his Cat 27 just fit him well.
Reminiscent of the proper wooden sloops of his
youth, it was easy to handle and easy to tinker with,
as he notably went through an endless series of
retractable mounts for his outboard. And when the
doldrums of summer would sometimes turn our
races into exercises in frustration, Tony would come
silently sliding by, as if powered by the shear will of
his determination. Competitor, husband, father, grandfather, master
tinkerer, our club and in fact the whole world is a
little poorer with his loss.
Smooth sailing, Captain Martin.
Comments From Our
Commodore
George Brown LGSC Racing
TVCC 2013
LGSC Racing
The first annual pig roast was a
huge success, with over 50
members attending. The team of John and John
(Burrows and Streatfeild) did a fantastic job cooking
the pig (all Friday night and thru Saturday). Special
thanks to John Burrows who secured the pig and
essentially donated it to the club. The August Board meeting was followed by a dinner
at "Somewhere", where approximately 20 members
enjoyed good food and great company. The dock repairs are progressing, somewhat slowly.
There was some discussion as to whether the finger
docks would also be redone and they are. All
boards taken up each day will be replaced that day,
but there will be times during the day that access to
your boat may be limited. Best bet, if you are
coming during the week, call Quill to see where the
workers are at. Also remember that anything you
have added to the docks needs to be taken up, like
extra cleats, dock boxes, bumpers and especially
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your nameplates. Over time dock lines naturally
stretch. It has been pointed out to me that some of
the lines are now long enough that in high winds
some of the boats are hitting the docks. Also you
need to realize that as they redo the docks, the
cleats are being taken up and put down in the new
boards, so by necessity your boat will be retied. All
of us need to check our lines and make sure they
are set the way you want them. TVCC 2013
One bit of news the company that sells us our ice
has raised the price of the ice. Since it is
troublesome for us to handle change our bank
requires all change to be rolled before we can
deposit it. Therefore, we decided to keep life simple
and raise the price to an even $2.00 per bag.
Fall is right around the corner, which means the
traditional fall activities will be starting soon (races
and trips). We start with the annual fall trip to
Goose Pond on Labor Day weekend (see Clark's
comments) and we are planning a trip to
Chattanooga in early October (see Will's
Comments). Come join us for a fantastic time.
We have numerous other activities planned for the
remainder of the year so stay in touch with the
Binnacle, the website, Facebook or white board on
the patio so you don't miss anything. See you on the water. George
Comments from Our
Rear Commodore
Diane Seals Hard to believe fall is here! Yep,
that means perfect sailing weather
and time to gather at the marina for
our socials! On September 13th, John and Jean
Streatfeild will be hosting a taco bar with all the
ingredients for chicken and beef tacos. Bring your
favorite appetizer, side dish or desert. October brings the Autumn Challenge (Oct. 18 &
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19th) as usual, but we will have little different spin
on it this year. With all the updating of the docks
and the freshly painted clubhouse, Quill would like
to show off and host an open house. He will be
having someone come in to grill hot dogs and
hamburgers for lunch during the race. Of course,
we will have breakfast with the Captain's meeting,
then maybe some tailgating for appetizers followed
by our usual Italian dinner. I will be contacting the social committee looking for
volunteers to help with both of these, but you don't
have to wait on me to contact you. Feel free to
email me at [email protected] or call 251656
4531.
If you are new to the club, or not on the social
committee, we would still love to have more
volunteers and it is a great way to make new
friends. Diane Comments From Our
Vice Commodore
Clark Mason
Where has the summer gone?! While we may be enduring the
warmest weather of the year,
racing season is just around the corner. Our Club Series resumes on September 6th with
the Captains Meeting at 11. Another Club Series race is planned for the 13th
and the last Sailing Tips session the 20th. Don't forget that the TVCC is the weekend of the 27th/28th. The TVCC Instructions and Notice of
Race are posted on our web site under the Racing
tab. We need a great turnout; can't bring home the trophies if we don't get out there!
Clear Skies and Fair Winds . . . . . Clark Comments From Our
Cruise Director
Will Marsh
Ahoy Sailors.
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We are definitely doing the Chattanooga cruise this
year. We leave Friday Oct 3 for Goose Pond and
head up from there on Saturday morning. At the
time of this writing there are 4 boats planning to go.
All are welcome to go. Or meet us up there for
dinner on Tuesday or Wednesday.
My cell # is 2566940828. I will be monitoring VHF
radio on the way up and back.
Will Forward this email
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