March 2014
Does it seem silly to anyone other than myself that when the Sailing Season has come to an end, and the days have gotten shorter, the weather is colder, and the lake has dropped we hold the “Commodore’s Gala?” Gala means a festive celebration; a public entertainment mark-ing a special occasion. If you love sailmark-ing, love being around sailing, or just love being near the water isn’t our upcoming Commissioning Party & Rocky Top Regatta (April 26th & 27th) our true ga-la – Commodore or no Commodore? Warm days, spring winds, the raising of the lake, and the Club buzzing with activity is what I consider truly worthy of a celebration.
Well that celebration is only 37 days and counting! We still need to ready the facilities with only two (2) spring work parties left: Satur-day’s - March 22nd, and 29th. Rear Commodore, Richard Love and his crew of workers have ac-complished so much but there are many projects still needing to be tackled. Please make an all-out effort to attend at least one of the work par-ties where you’ll not only contribute to the Club
club looks due to your personal efforts.
Once the facilities are ship shape the work doesn’t stop because we need to man the social events, participate in race committee duty, chair committees, and volunteer where needed to make sure all the programs we offer to “the next generation of sailors” run smoothly and efficient-ly such as Sail Camp, High School Sailing, and UT Collegiate Sailing. We also need members to stop thinking in terms of “them” and “us” be-cause there is only “us.” “Us” is anyone of any age that loves the sport of sailing. You can label it CYC, CSC, UT Sailing, racer, cruiser, or Adult Learn-to-Sail, etc., but it all boils down to one label…sailors who aspire to be good servants to the sport of sailing.
I encourage all of you to change your CYC per-spective from “what’s in it for me” to “what can I contribute?” I challenge you to be good servants to the sport we all love and share - Sailing. If you do, you will be amazed at the difference it will make in our club and the sport of sailing in East Tennessee.
Sandra Ford-Johnson Commodore
865-806-0107 or [email protected]
Although much was accomplished during
the year’s first work party held on March
9th, there is still much to be done to get
CYC in ship shape and Bristol condition.
Please participate in one of the upcoming
work parties on March 22nd, and 29th.
We need your help!
ADOPT A PROJECT
I need someone to provide periodic
maintenance of Smith's Shed and the
Clubhouse store rooms. We nearly lost
our Occupancy Permit from the Knox
County Fire Inspector because we had
combustible material stored against the gas
furnaces. Person who accepts this task will
have their work hours completed by
check-ing the area every month. We have a lot of
different activities at the Club and we need
to keep these areas cleared of
combusti-bles. That is one of the drivers of marking
more storage in bathhouse.
It's our Club and it's time to get it ready for
the sailing season.
“Do not hesitate to volunteer your assistance on any additional projects or jobs around
the club. The joint effort and cooperation of everyone is essential to the successful
operation of our club. Do your part.”
CYC Handbook - Section D - Page 2If you are a member who chose to use the payment option for Club Dues, the
next payment must be post marked or received by Monday, March 31, 2013.
Avoid unnecessary late fees by making your payment on time.
Tom Dorsey
Treasurer
2nd Quarter Due$ & Fee$
In this edition of the Luff Letter are the 2014 CYC Racing Calendar and Race Committee (RC) assign-ments (Page 4). In addition to being published here, the RC assignments will also be published in the 2014 Handbook and on the CYC website (under the Racing Tab).
Summer Races
The races scheduled between the July 4th and La-bor Day Regattas are different this year than in previous years. There will be races every Sunday during this period which will alternate between the Dinghy and the Keelboat fleet. There will not be Wednesday night races during this period.
Race Management Seminar
There will be a race management seminar conduct-ed on April 5, 2012 at 10 am in the bunker. This seminar will be a detailed review of racing at CYC. All club members that serve as PRO or on RC are invited to attend this seminar. All attendees will receive two (2) work hours for attending the semi-nar.
Race Committee Assignments
Serving on RC is a requirement of membership.
Members do not receive work hours for their RC assignments. Work hours will be earned for subse-quent RC service. If you miss an RC assignment, you will be responsible for no-show fees, even if you serve as RC on subsequent dates. Members not planning to serve your RC assignment are asked to contact me so that we may schedule ac-cordingly.
Conflict With Assignment
If you have a conflict with your RC assignment, you may swap with another member. The PRO’s for both dates need to be notified of the change as well as notifying me. Note that PRO’s can only switch with other PRO’s. Document the swap on the back of your work card before the date of the first affected race. Once documented, each mem-ber is responsible for their new date including fees for no-shows.
I want to extend an advanced thank you to each Principal Race Organizer (PRO) and RC member for helping to make this a great year of racing at CYC!
J
J
J
ason Williams
ason Williams
ason Williams
(865) 671-0402 / [email protected]
And the Survey Says…
And the Survey Says…
If you have not completed the CYC Skill/Talent
Survey,
please do so
ASAP
!
Date Day Time Event PRO RC1 RC2 RC3 RC4 4/25 Fri 1400 Pre-Rocky Top Races Ron Mitchell TBD
4/26 Sat NOR Rocky Top Regatta Tom Hudson T. Zucker T. Sears K. Conway L. Greeley 4/27 Sun NOR Rocky Top Regatta Tom Hudson T. Grove C. Noon M. VanDoren
4/30 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Johnny Ballatin Terry Long H. Webber K. C-Hutson 5/3 Sat NOR Admiral Farragut Tom Hudson D. Kopp J. Fagan RG Smithson C. Flett 5/4 Sun NOR Admiral Farragut Tom Hudson D. Kopp J. Fagan RG Smithson C. Flett 5/4 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Max Dawson J. Sitgreaves S. Smith E. Slater
5/7 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS John Bocko UT1 UT2 UT3
5/11 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Jeff Gamey J. Sullivan Tim Long D. Longford 5/14 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Fred Griffin A. Reeves M. Whalen M. West 5/18 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Craig Johnson A. Terry M. Tinkler J. Holberg 5/21 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS John Storey S. Litherland J. Berry J. Brennan 5/24 Sat NOR Memorial Day Regatta Bert Toney S. Noe C. Sheets S. Nagy M. Hundley 5/25 Sun NOR Memorial Day Regatta Bert Toney C. Ramsey T. Schmidt D. Laverne J. Bristow 5/28 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Dana Dawson T. Dorsey C. Holbrook R. Bryant
6/1 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Richard Love R. James L. Trapp C. Miller 6/4 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Eric Nichols D. Tankersley G. Gitschlag R. Gibson 6/8 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS RG Smithson M. Schaad K. Johnson M. Casalena 6/11 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Dwight Guinn R. Hodge M. Barnes 6/15 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS John Bocko B. Bosson C. Eshbaugh 6/18 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS John Storey B. Kenyon J. Cressman 6/22 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Fred Peretz A. Dixson B. Donahoo 6/25 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Chuck Meyer J. Dodd D. Busby 6/29 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS RG Smithson D. Douthat L. Farmer 7/2 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Neil Quigley M. Patti S. Richters
7/4 Fri NOR Independence Day Regatta Bill Bradshaw A. Elkins P. Campbell C. Eshbaugh R. Pevey 7/5 Sat NOR Independence Day Regatta Bill Bradshaw S. Elmore M. Shoffner J. Hale R. Bonner 7/13 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Mark Oxley G. Hall C. Rech
7/20 Sun 1400 Dinghy HWS Dana Dawson A. Hitchcock B. Layton 7/27 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Lloyd Parker R. Hodge R. Summitt 8/3 Sun 1400 Dinghy HWS John Tyner J. Keith D. Leonard 8/10 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Herb Williams B. Stoess H. Kempner 8/17 Sun 1400 Dinghy HWS RG Smithson J. DeLaurentis T. Baer 8/24 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Leslie Brock W. Cutler I. Pierce 8/31 Sun NOR Labor Day Regatta Kerry Saltmarsh M. Saltmarsh G. McMillan B. Trainor 9/1 Mon NOR Labor Day Regatta Kerry Saltmarsh M. Saltmarsh J. Swindeman T. Gregory 9/3 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Neil Quigley E. Lundin A. Herda 9/7 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS S. McGuire W. Horton M. Davis 9/10 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Neil Quigley J. Macek M. Murdock 9/14 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Todd Weir V. Tyler H. Beckner 9/17 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Brad Russell D. Valone G. Floodquist 9/21 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Bill Wickman B. Parks D. Liebman 9/24 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS George Hubbell M. Pardee J. Barkley 9/28 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Randy Schonagen D. Cross S. Boyce-Woodall 10/1 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Neil Quigley R. Ramsey C. Kite 10/5 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Tom Hogan T. Lillestolen B. Terwilliger 10/8 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Robin Herrington S. Pfundston J. Wright 10/12 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Sam Ruple S. Johnson B. Sadlowe 10/15 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS Gary Grimac B. McNutt P. Montgomery 10/19 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS Mike Cox D. Sturdevan S. Fisher
10/25 Sat NOR Fall Regatta Vlasta Kunc J. Karnowski C. Montgomery B. Morris B. Nicholson 10/26 Sun NOR Fall Regatta Vlasta Kunc S. Ludwig J. McCague T. Northcutt J. Payne
[email protected] / (865) 675-2938
If you plan/want to occupy a Summer Slip for the 2014 High Water Season (May 1st thru October 31st) you need to make a for-mal request via the CYC website:
www.concordyachtclub.org Click on: (1)
Members (2)Reservations (3)Boat Spaces & Slip Requests Form. Please provided ALL the information requested.
Requests must be received no later than
April 1, 2014. Slips are assigned by seniori-ty. Every effort is made to accommodate all boats.
Summer Slip fees are $35.00 per month and not billed with your 2014 dues. Once you’ve been notified of your assignment the Treasurer will issue an invoice which will be due within 30 days of receipt.
Despite the cold winter, February proved to be a surprisingly good month of sailing. Sundays seemed to be the magic day between cold spells and the low water series sailors took advantage of it. In fact, February 23rd found 8 boats on the starting line! March is
shaping up to be a good month of sailing as well. There are several more weeks in the se-ries, so come on out and get tuned up for the spring season.
The series will continue every Sunday, weath-er pweath-ermitting, through the middle of April.
It is that time of year again. The weather is be-ginning to warm and the many tasks that have been waiting at CYC are ready to be tackled by our intrepid spring work parties.
One work party has already taken place. On Saturday, March 9th a gaggle of CYC members tackled a number of clean up tasks in and around the club. Some of the activities included cleaning up the fence line along Northshore; cleanup around the clubhouse and grounds; burning debris; priming the new siding on the Marine Railway and Boat Lift Storage Building; converting the center room of the Bathhouse to
a storage area; repairing the breezeway fans and balancing blades; cleaning the walls and corners of the clubhouse interior; general or-ganizing of Smith’s Shed; and much more. Did everything that needed to get done get done? Certainly not! While a lot was accomplished, the To Do List is still long.
So, dust off your tools, find your work gloves and make plans to attend one of the upcoming work parties...currently scheduled for Saturday, March 15th, 22nd, and 29th. All hands on deck!!
In Case You missed it in the Vice-Commodore’s Article...
Race Management Seminar!
April 5, 2014 at 10AM
To help members perform their RC Duty, a Race Management Seminar will be conducted
on Saturday April 5th, starting at 10:00 am in
the bunker classroom. All club members that
serve as PRO or on RC are invited to attend either of these seminars. All attendees will receive two (2) work hours. Please make eve-ry effort to attend one of these sessions.
Outdoor KnoxFest is two full days of Urban Adventure for everyone from outdoor enthusiast to those who simply love to get out and play. Adventurers can experience Knoxville from a bicycle seat, stand up paddle board, canoe, trail, climbing wall, slack line and more during Outdoor KnoxFest. It is produced by Legacy Parks Foundation, presented by Pilot Flying J and is a signature event of the Dogwood Arts Festival, a nationally renowned, month-long celebration of the natural and cultural beauty of East
Suggestions include:
Sail Camp anecdotes (camper
feed-back, experiences, etc.)
How you came to the club, and why you continue to stay!
Friendships you've made and/or skills you've learned as a result of your in-volvement
Why you love being a CYC member
Your favorite program/event in the Club (i.e. racing, raft-ups, socials, etc.)
Please submit your brief story (50-250 words) and pictures (if you have them) to:
Sandra Ford-Johnson at [email protected]
We NEED them in time for this year’s KnoxFest because Legacy Parks will use these stories to promote CYC leading up to and after the event. If we don’t use your tes-timonial this year there will be more opportu-nities every time we participate in the com-ing years. Please take the time to write and send them - the more, the merrier.
As you may have heard, CYC/CSC will participate in Outdoor KnoxFest this year (April 26-27). In honor of our inaugural participation in this HUGE event, Legacy Parks has graciously agreed to help promote and market our presence.
To do this, we need YOUR help to showcase and promote CYC/CSC by sharing a brief story/testimonial (50-250 words) and pictures (if you have them) about how the Club has impacted your life, the life of your child(ren), someone you know, or the Knoxville community in
general.
Coming Up in March
March 2
Keelboat LWS
March 9
Keelboat LWS
March 15
Work Party
March 16
Keelboat LWS
March 22
Work Party
March 23
Keelboat LWS
March 29
Work Party
March 30
Keelboat LWS
March 31
Dues Payment
Deadline
April:
A Look AheadApril 5
Race Management
Seminar
April 6
Keelboat LWS
April 13
Keelboat LWS
April 25
Rocky Top
Warm-Up Races
April 26-27 Rocky Top Regatta
April 26
Commissioning
Party
April 30
Dinghy HWS
Picture & Story Courtesy:
Farragut Press Thursday, March 13, 2014
How Cold
Was It This
Winter?
Cold enough that ice hockey was
played on Ft. Loudon Lake over
at Cove Park which is right next
door to Concord Yacht Club!
Ship 300’s sixteen (16) Sea Scouts sailed every week in the month of February! Ask youth you know, “What did you do last weekend?” If they are a Sea Scout, he or she will say, “We went sailing.” Member-ship in Sea Scouts is open to boys And girls, ages 13 & 8th grade to age 21. Ship 300 needs more youth to complement crews for its fleet.
There are just four achievable ranks in Sea Scout advancement that many achieve by just putting their mind to them, a little bit several times each week. When complet-ed, the achievement can lead to advanced entry into the Coast Guard as an E-2 or E-3, qualify for college scholarships, and for those interested, introduction to maritime related careers.
Pictured above is Boatswain’s Mate Ap-prentice Sea Scout Justin Douthat at the helm of Nan, his Pearson 26 with crew (L to Rt) Liam Decker, Anthony Appleba, and in back of Justin looking over the stern is his cousin from the Townsend area, Logan Heil.
Above: Liam Decker, lovin’ it while taking his first sail on February 9th. A member of troop 246, Liam will have a dual member-ship upon joining Sea Scout Ship 300.
Ship's Boatswain, Apprentice Sea Scout John Walker is coaching rowing to Liam Decker March 2nd. Boatswain is the high-est ranking youth officer.
Pictured at left are new Sea Scouts casting-off for their first sail aboard Windsong, Ship 300’s keelboat (Hunter 25.5). Bring a friend and join the FUN. Madison Appleba, one of five girls in 300, is on the bow. Ship 300 sails when the temperature is 40° F degrees or higher and no precipitation.
Ship 300 welcomes adults interested in becom-ing volunteer leaders, too. Anyone interested in joining Sea Scouts should contact:
George Hubbell
[email protected] (865) 980-0879. When a youth joins, they are joining a roster of 16 other boys and girls, making new friends. (Continued from page 9)
The CYC library has a wide selection of books and CDs in the areas of navigation & piloting, seamanship, racing, cruising, equipment & maintenance, history/adventure and introducto-ry sailing. New selections are being added regu-larly. If you have any book requests or sugges-tions, please contact Steve Litherland.
Copies of the current and past Practical Sailor magazines are available in a 3-ring binder to the left of the fireplace. They are on the open shelv-ing and are available to read 24/7. Original is-sues are only available during library hours. The March issue features – Favorite Bottom Paints by Region, Wind Sensor Testing, Some Propane Dos and Don’ts, and Boat Review: Jackett Packet.
Call yourself a sailor? Josh-ua Slocum’s “Sailing Alone
Around the World” is one of those mandatory reads. At age 62, the author is the first person to singlehandedly sail around the world. Written in a laid back, matter of fact style his story will make you chuckle and appreciate the art and hazards of sailing in the late 1800s. It’s in the CYC Library. Check it out
Interested in volunteering for library duty? Earn one work hour for each library duty worked. Slots are available every Sunday starting April 6th and every Sunday thereafter. Please volun-teer and get your choice spot. If you inquired earlier and were told no April spots were availa-ble, please call again.
Hours: Sunday’s 12:15pm to 1:15pm Location: Clubhouse Lobby
Month Library Schedule:
March 2nd ... Leonard March 23rd…………..Terry March 9th ... Leonard March 30th…………..Terry March 16th……….……..Terry
BOARD MEMBERS
Commodore Sandra Ford-Johnson [email protected] 1st Vice Commodore Jason Williams [email protected] 2nd Vice Commodore Ron Mitchell [email protected] Rear Commodore Richard Love [email protected] Secretary Carol Rech [email protected] Treasurer Tom Dorsey [email protected] Assistant Treasurer Bryson Bosson [email protected]Members at Large
Education John Tyner [email protected] Social Cathy Miller [email protected]CONTACTS
Luff Letter Bill Wickman [email protected] Clubhouse Reservation Jennifer Cross [email protected] Harbormaster Gary Grimac [email protected] Phone Committee Catherine Trapp [email protected]Current Membership Count: 195
Active-148, Young Active-5, Senior-22, Associate-2,Student-7, Honorary-11, Inactive-28 Membership Openings: 35
Board Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of Every Month
Carol Rech
(865) 690-9411 / [email protected] February/March - New Members John & Renee Guarino
Interest: Cruising and day sailing.
No boat yet, but plan on joining the training fleet
Erik Kenney & CJ Grabenstein
Boat: Aloha 34
From Sweetwater, TN, they will bring youth and enthusiasm to the club
February/March - Status Changes NONE
February/March - Resignations Michael & Elizabeth Wright Neil & Jin Harmon
Brian & Jody Kenyon
James Bristow & Bente Flatland
Interests: Racing, Cruising, Day Sailing
Completed Adult Learn-to-Sail at CYC and looks to continue their sailing education.
Matt Hundley
Children: Zen, 17, and Nastasia 13 Boat: Hunter 18.5
