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Commodore’s Log
by Peter Cipes
Prepare Your Boat for Summer Sailing
Ahoy fellow RYC Members! I am excited to be preparing
to launch our boat, and plan to do so within the next few days. I
know quite a few other members who are also planning to launch
soon. Prior to launching there are some items that need to be repaired (aren’t there always?). Here is a hopefully humorous accounting of some of those problems and their solutions.
Like many—if not all—boat owners, I have a list of things
to do. My list is organized by levels of priority: critical items like
engine issues or torn sails go to the top of the list. Less critical
ones, like latches on cabinet doors go to the perpetual list. In other
words, they have been on the list for years, and could be for years
into the future. So my cabinets sometimes open on their own when
the boat heels a lot. But so what, my engine runs well and my sails
are white and crinkly. And a few times a season I need to refold, restack and and re-closet my boat clothes. Oh well.
Sometime during the last couple seasons I noticed that
every time I ran the engine (an inboard diesel) there was an annoying little trickle of water that ended up on the cabin sole. It would
roll around there until wiped up. Upon further investigation I discovered that the raw water pump (which is an integral part of the
engine cooling system) had a small drip, drip, drip. “Aha” I thought
to myself. I called the experts who told me, and I quote: “Oh yeah,
that pump is designed to leak, through a weep hole, when it needs
rebuilding.” He continued with, “Don’t worry, it won’t get any
worse. But it also won’t get any better.” So that was pretty much at
the top of my list.
Then, about a month before the end of last season I flipped
on one of the cabin lights and heard a pop. And the lights went out.
Obviously there was a short, but I couldn’t seem to trace it down.
Bummer. That was also right up there, near the top of the list.
Because I am not a very good mechanic, at least not with
engines or DC electrical stuff, I was resigned to finding and hiring
someone else to do the work. That way they could get bloody
knuckles and use all the four letter words in their vocabulary instead
of me. I had planned to tow the boat up to Portland and let the pros
do their thing. That’s a long tow with a wide load. I was not looking forward to it.
Then I discovered that there is a guy in Medford who advertises his Mobile Marine business. He has a fully equipped box
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chanic and appeared to know how to fix both problems. Because
the boat was on her trailer, I brought her over to his current shop.
It’s huge and also very well equipped.
Upon arriving at his place, after backing the boat into the
shop, I handed him the water pump rebuild kit and invited him to
come aboard to check out what was going on with the cabin lights.
I said, “So, when I flip this switch, the circuit breaker will pop”.
Then I flipped the switch, and guess what? It didn’t. WTF? Isn’t
that just beyond typical?
In any case, I am going over to pick up our baby later today and am optimistic that the newly re-built water pump won’t
leak, and that the lights will continue to shine when they are
switched on. At least now, when my clothes fall out of the closet,
they won’t get all wet.
RYC 2016 Calendar
M a y
4, 11, 18, 25—R A CE—Spri ng D in ghy Se ri e s
WHEN: Wednesday 5:15 p. m.
WHERE: West end Emigrant Lake
7 Saturday—EDUCATION—Free, Intro. to Sailing Class
WHEN: 12:00 No Host Lunch 1:00 p. m. Class Start
WHERE; Lost Creek Resort Cafe
CONTACT: John Spillman [email protected]
21 Saturday—WORK DAY—Launch Barge, Set Marks
WHEN: 12:00 p. m.
WHERE: RYC Shed at Howard Prairie Lake
WANT TO HELP? Contact: Jay Harland
[email protected]
(Calendar continued page 4)
RYC VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
May 7, 2016: Free sail class: we could still use some
help here. Especially if you have a boat at Lost Creek which might be
used during the on-the-water portion of the class. Please contact John
Spillman for more information. [email protected].
May 18-20, 2016: St. Mary’s sailing classes:
We need two or three volunteers to teach sailing and/or run the rescue boat during this event at Emigrant Lake. Please contact Dick
Barbara to sign up. [email protected].
July 23 & 24, 2016: Our Annual Regatta is ON,
and we need volunteers for race committee, registrations and dinner
prep. Please contact Jeanne Barbara and let her know you can help out!
CLUB TREASURER NEEDED: This is a part-time,
unpaid position. Are you good with numbers? Do you enjoy writing checks and sending out welcome letters to new members? If so,
this could be just what you’ve been searching for. Come join our
lively Board of Directors and help out your club. Please contact
Peter Cipes for more information. [email protected]
P. O. Box 723, Medford, OR 97501
http://www.rogueyachtclub.org
S a i l i n g
E d u c a t i o n
Free Sailing Class Offered May 7
Rogue Yacht Club’s Annual Free Sail Class is a
unique opportunity for community members interested
in getting their first sailing experience to learn some
basics and get out on the water. All that is required is
some sunscreen, appropriate footwear (sneakers or water-shoes) and a sense of adventure. If you are interested in taking the class send an inquiry to John Spillman, who is heading up the class organization this
year. If you are interested in attending please email
him at [email protected]. He will contact
you with additional information as the date approaches.
The plan as of the date of this posting is to hold the
event at Lost Creek Lake Cafe (on the deck) with a no
host lunch at noon and class beginning at 1:00 p. m. on
the water afterward.
R a c e r ’ s
C o r n e r
Spring Dinghy Series Off to Slow Start
Due to scheduling conflicts and poor weather
conditions the 2016 RYC Spring Series Races were canceled for April. However, the series races scheduled for
May and June are still on the schedule.
Bring your Laser, Sunfish or other small boat out
to Emigrant Lake on Wednesdays at 5:15 from May
through the third week in June. There is a google group
email that provides updates on race plans for a given
week - if you want to subscribe to the email list contact
Jay Harland [email protected] or John Spillman [email protected] to be in the know! We typically get in
3-4 races per night and finish with a little socializing
post-race. Lasers and other boats with dollies can easily
launch from the west shore which is where the race arena is. Larger trailers launch from the county launch
ramps. Hope to see you on the water!
Marks & Barge Launch May 21,
First Time Since 2013
Thanks to plenty of water from a very wet winter,
Howard Prairie Lake will have sufficient water this season for Rogue Yacht Club run club races from June
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through August in 2016. Most of the races scheduled will
be perpetual trophy races. However, RYC is making
plans to bring back the annual Southern Cascades Regatta
to be held Saturday and Sunday, July 23—24. According
to many the annual RYC regatta is one of the best in the
region.
RYC work party will meet at the shed at noon 5/21/16.
Broadwater Solo Single Hand
S c h e d u l e d f o r J u n e 11
The Second Annual Broadwater Solo Single
hand Race will be held using a course set up with temporary marks at Lost Creek Lake. Skippers will meet at
2:00 p. .m on the Lost Creek Lake Restaurant deck. All
sized sailboats are welcome and multiple boats of the
same type will complete as a class. Dinghy's with dollies can easily launch from the "beach shore" southwest
of the resort which is adjacent to the racing area.
There will be a raft-up social following racing.
Located on the swim dock. For those without boats on
Lost Creek Lake there will be transport from the marina
to the raft-up location. Please bring a dish to share for the
pot-luck raft up.
Te a m M a d i s o n Ra ces f o r Ko noc ti C up
Article provided by Jay Harland
Team Madison trailered our Ultimate 20 to Clear
Lake for the 32nd Annual Konocti Cup Regatta on April
23rd. Sailing conditions were light from the west northwest
at around 5-7 kts. We were fouled at the start but let it go
with an acknowledgment from the offending tactician and
sailed onward with 26 more miles to go. We practiced our
wing and wing technique which gained us several boat
lengths and we rounded the Mark 1 in third place behind two
Wylie Wabbits
(right).
We chased
them both up the beat
to Mark 2 and gained
on them most of
the way. The wind on
the entrance to Mark 2
was tricky and the two
Wabbits gained back
most of the ground
they had given up.
Spinnaker work was a little tricky getting out of Mark 2 and
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the third Wabbit in the fleet briefly overtook us to windward.
We heated up and passed them to weather heading into Mark 3.
The course to Mark 4 is a broad reach and the two
lead Wabbits found speed we did not have and extended their
lead. The course to Mark 5 was a closer reach than usual
with winds more westerly than is typical. Jesse took the helm
for most of this leg to give me a much needed break. The
lead boats pretty much held their positions through this leg
and into the downwind legs from 6 to 7. Coming into 7, we
again used our wing-n-wing technique to great advantage and
gained on the rest of the fleet. Jesse is becoming a master of
this technique and it can be an incredible weapon in point-topoint races like the Konocti Cup. We maxed our height with
the kite from Mark 7 to the final mark 8 by unfurling the
jib. This allowed us to hold the kite the entire leg. We gained
on the entire fleet during this leg and had even closed the gap
on the two lead Wabbits.
As we rounded Mark 8, the wind began to
lighten. Dick did a superb job with the binoculars looking for
wind. We went left toward the middle of the lake because the
lead Wabbits looked to be hitting a very soft patch. The
Wabbit that rounded in fifth at Mark 8 worked even further
left, gained ground and actually passed us a bit to weather. At
this point we sailed into a convergence zone that was
very light and fluky. We kept our wits about us but it was not
easy and we simply stitched every patch of wind we could get
to continue making progress to the finish line. As we
were stitching together patches of breeze we made one last
tack to the right side to chase a patch of breeze to the right
while the Wabbit who had caught up to us chased a patch to
the left. This final tack cost us the cup.
At this point the wind completely died but we could
see a wind line up the lake on the west shore. The two lead
Wabbits were becalmed on the east shore. This whole time
we were battling the convergence zone there was still wind
further down the lake and all the slower boats had continued
to sail and gain ground on us. As the new wind built, a patch
got to the Wabbit about 200 yards up the course and to
port. This patch got him to the new wind and he immediately
took off on a nearly direct course to the finish line. Unfortunately, it took about 8 more minutes for the patch to move to
us. When it did we took off as well.
The rest of the fleet had gained tremendous ground
and none of the other boats had to sail through a similar patch
of light wind. Two of the B-fleet Capri 25s got good
wind early and both of these boats corrected out against us
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with the first Capri 25 capturing the cup. The boat was
h e l m e d b y a g o o d f r i e n d a n d e x c e l l e n t s a i l o r,
Jim Carlson. Pat Brown was on that Capri 25 as well and it
was the slowest boat he had ever raced in the cup and it
was his first time winning it after numerous attempts. The second Capri 25 corrected out against us as did the Wabbit
that was first to catch the new wind on
the final leg.
We ended up fourth overall and
second in PHRF A. We sailed well
throughout. You cannot have good performances without good crew and I believe I have some of the best. Jesse
Repp is a phenomenal trimmer. Dick
Barbara does all the little things to keep
things running smoothly while always
thinking about the big picture to keep the
team's perspective on our overall race
and regatta strategy.
A r o u n d
t h e
D o c k s
E n o u g h W a t e r t o F l o a t Yo u r B o a t
As of April 30, Howard
Prairie Lake is 70% full.
at 42,428 acre feet. The
surface elevation is
4,516.42 feet above sea
level; making the lake
surface approximately
15’ - 5” deep at the end
or foot of the resort
launch ramp. Water level is still rising. The BOR and TID managers are forecasting
the lake elevation will peak at 4518 around June 1.
RED = AVERAGE, GREEN = LAST YEAR, BLUE = 2016 Water Year.
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J u n e
(Continued from page 1)
1, 8, 15—RACE—Spring Dinghy Series
WHEN: Wednesday at 5:15 p. m.
W H E R E : We s t e n d E m i g r a n t L a k e
4 Saturday—RACE—Broadwater Solo
WHEN: Skippers meet 2:00 p. m.
WHERE: Lost Creek Cafe Deck
4 Saturday—SOCIAL—Post race raft-up
WHEN: After race about 5:00 p. m.
WHERE: Lost Creek Lake swim dock
BRING: An ample side dish to share and BYOB
11 Saturday—EDUCATION—Racing Rules Clinic
WHEN: 11:00 a. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
INTERESTED? email Jay Harland at
[email protected]
11 Saturday—RACE—Icebreaker Trophy (Portsmouth)
WHEN: Skippers meet 12:00 p. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
2 5 S a t u r d a y — R A C E — J e n s e n Tr o p h y
WHEN: Skippers meet 12:00 p. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
25 Saturday—SOCIAL—Potluck dinner
WHEN: 5:00 p. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
BRING: Something to throw on the grill and a
generous side to share. BYOB.
J u l y
9 Saturday—RACE—Stamm Memorial Trophy
WH EN : Skipp ers mee t 1:00 p. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
2 0 We d n es day?— BU SINE SS—B oard Me et s
WHEN: 6:00 p. m. — 8:00 p.m.
23/24 Saturday/Sunday—RACE—Southern Cascades Regatta
Information to come
A u g u s t
1 3 S a tu r da y—RACE —Commod ore s Cup &
Johnston Trophy
WH EN : Skipp ers mee t 1:00 p. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
13 Saturday—SOCIAL—Potluck dinner
WHEN: 5:00 p. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
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C l u b
B u s i n e s s
RYC Board Meeting: April 12, 2016
Meeting Notes
[T h e f o l l o w i n g s u b m i s s i o n o f b o a rd n o t e s h a s n o t , o n
d a t e o f p u b l i c a t i o n , b e e n a p p ro v e d b y t h e b o a rd , — e d .]
The meeting was called to order at 7:40 pm
Meeting was attended by the following board members:
Peter Cipes—Commodore, Dick Barbara—Rear Commodore,
Karen Cipes—Secretary, Michael Gutman—2nd Trustee, Jay Harland—Vice Commodore
Club Members in Attendance:
John Spillman—Free Sail Co-Chairman, Derek Budd—Free Sail
Co-Chair.
Absent Board Members:
Cindy Broadwater—Treasurer, Jeanne Barbara - 1st Trustee
Reports:
• The Minutes from the March meeting were approved.
• There was no Treasurer’s Report due to Cindy Broadwater’s absence.
Old Business:
•Sunfish Registration The OSMB has requested more information. Peter and Dick are following up.
• Letters to New Members still need to be sent out.
• Tell-Tale Ad Invoices still need to be sent out.
• Boat Storage:
• Jay Harland will order tarp for Sunfish.
• Audit RYC Books
Kristy has agreed to audit the RYC books but she cannot get
to it until after tax season. Still need to contact her.
•Free Sail Class:
John Spillman and Derek Budd are teaming up to run the
Free Sail Class scheduled for May 7, 2016 at Lost Creek Lake.
PSA’s have been sent out already. They will make up flyers and
postings. There will be two hours of presentations after which they
will go out on the water. They are working on getting volunteer
boats to use. It was decided that a rescue boat would be required, if
there are small boats on the water.
New Business:
• St. Mary’s Sailing with Dick Barbara on May 18 - 20, 2016 at
Immigrant Lake
A waiver/release form is needed for students/parents to sign.
Peter will send this to Dick.
Student participants will join RYC as student members.
Dick still needs two volunteers to help out with the event.
The rescue boat will be needed. The students will bring their
own life jackets. And they will have their boater’s cards.
• Sunfish Work Party
We would like volunteers to help with cleaning and outfitting
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the Sunfish with all the required safety equipment prior to the beginning of the sailing season on Emigrant Lake.
The club
will provide 6 PFD’s with whistles, throw-ables and paddles.
• Sunfish to Sheriff Dept for inspection
After the safety gear is intact, Dick will tow the boats over to
Sheriff’s Dept for a required inspection prior to registration.
• Sunfish Insurance Estimate
Peter found out that insurance for all the sunfish and other
small boats will cost about $135.00 per year.
• ASA Class Update
Randy Williams offered his boat for ASA Classes this season.
• Bernie and Helga Binder gave the club several trophies which
can be reused for the regatta, etc. Peter to send out a thank you note
on behalf of the club.
• Club Photos Availability
John Spillman will make historic photos of club events available via a link to a private one-drive folder.
HOWARD PRAIRIE LAKE - 2016 - FULL POOL POOL
© 2016 M. Warwick & P. Cipes
RULES:
1) THIS IS A 50/50 POOL WITH 50% OF MONEY AWARDED TO WINNER & 50% OF MONEY DONATED TO RYC.
2) TO PARTICIPATE, PURCHASE ONE OR MORE 1/10 FT. SLOTS; $10 EACH OR THREE SLOTS FOR $25.
3) PURCHASE AS MANY SLOTS AS YOU WISH. AN AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL WILL WRITE YOUR NAME IN.
4) SLOTS PURCHASED BY SINGLE ENTRANT MUST BE SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY AT LEAST TWO OTHER SLOTS.
5) THE WINNING SLOT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE OFFICIAL USBR FOREBAY READING ON JUNE 1, 2016 AT 0.00 HOUR.
6) IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF A TIE THERE WILL BE A BLINDFOLDED DINGHY RACE TO DETERMINE WINNER.
7) ALL INFORMATION & DATA IS APPROXIMATE, PROVISIONAL & SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THIS GAME IS INTENDED FOR
ENTERTAINMENT ONLY, NOT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.
OVER THE TOP
4527
100% FULL
4526
K. Gurley
4525
K. Gurley
K. Gurley
4524
Warwick
Spafford
4523
Broadwater
Warwick
4522
Broadwater
Spafford
NEXT MEETING: Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 6pm, at Jay Harland’s Office
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm
ENOUGH WATER
UNTIL HALLOWEEN
Broadwater
Cipes
Harland
4521
Klein
Budd
Cipes
Warwick
4520
Spillman
Harland
Spafford
Klein
4519
Anderson
Harland
4518
Cipes
4517
McClain
4516
ENOUGH WATER
UNTIL LABOR DAY!
4515
J. Gurley
4514
4513
J. Gurley
4512
4511
THE SHALLOW END
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