Presenting the Bridge, set for anew year andeager to move intotheir new roles,Commodore ChrisDabney, ViceCommodore ScottHartwell, RearCommodore PhilipDurant and thenew man on theBridge, MarkMcCullins servingas Fleet Captain.

In the true spirit of FYC and the GYA, the GYA Juniorrepresentatives took the 420 Circuit Trophy to the

winner, Liam Bishop, who was at his job the night ofthe Winter Meeting! The presenting crew included Mallory

Edwards, GYAYouth Commodore,Ricky Welsh fromLong Beach and afrequent Opti coachat FYC, and PeteMcGriff andCamille McGriff,both Past FYCJuniorCommodores. Liam qualified

for this award byparticipating andplacing well in all the 420 Circuit races this past year. Liamwas also honored by the club as the Most Outstanding Juniorfor 2018 at the Commodore’s Ball. Along with his contempo-raries, the club salutes his achievements as an FYC Junior andlook forward to a great sailing future!

The New Year’s party was out-standing. If you missed it, wehad great food, band, and fellow-ship. Thanks to our staff for agreat job on food and service.The GYA winter meeting went

very well. A lot of issues weresettled for different areas in theGYA. Everyone loved the venueand the outstanding club weenjoy. I heard nothing but greatfeedback from the visiting clubsand their members.The Junior Commodore’s Ball

was awesome. It is so great tosee all the active juniors we havein the club. The junior club mem-bership has grown by leaps andbounds. Thanks to all the ladiesthat organized the event. Juniorsailing has started even with thechilly weather. The 420 crew isgetting regatta-ready and prac-tice Sunday afternoons. Opti’sare also hitting the water to pre-pare for Gulf Coast Champs atthe beginning of March.Please may sure you purchase

your DRAWDOWN tickets fromPat Colvin in the office for yourchance to win a BIG CASH prizeon April 5, 2019. We will havethe Tip Tops for your entertain-ment. Tickets come with dinnerfor two and beverages. Pleaseinvite your friends that are notmembers to buy tickets, so theycan enjoy it with you. Thank you,

Chris Dabney,Commodore

From the Commodore 2019 Winter Meeting at FYC

The 2019 FYC Bridge

Volume 52, Number 2, February 2019 Latitude: 30°32’29”N Longitude: 87°54’14”W

The Mainsheet

The final Chili Bowl Regatta race was windless but 10 boats came out!

I would like to commend ourjunior leadership in their fore-thought and support of ouryouth sailing program. I amexcited to announce a new boatclass to our junior fleet calledthe RS Feva, a double-handedsailboat with simple sail con-trols. The RS Feva is the per-fect training platform for devel-oping skills at any level. TheFeva’s uncluttered large cock-pit makes training and racingaccessible to all abilities ofsailor. The asymmetric spin-naker allows even youngsailors to get in on the action.

It is a stiff, strong boat, requir-ing virtually no maintenance,which is another reason thisboat is a great fit to our fleet.The addition of the 3 Fevas

will allow us to remove the420s from the “learn to sailportion” of our camp so theymay be utilized primarily forhigh school and GYA racing.As soon as the boats are deliv-ered to FYC, I will schedule ademo day, so that anyone cancome down to the club andcheck them out. This is anexciting addition to our pro-gram, potentially increasingthe retention rate in sailorsfrom our summer sailing pro-gram. Not only do we want torecruit more sailors, but wewant to retain and developthem throughout their sailingcareer.

At the time this newslettercomes out, I will be returningfrom the 2019 US SailingSymposium in Jacksonville Fl.These events provide greatopportunities to share ideaswith other programs fromaround the country and to seewhat they are doing to improvetheir programs. It not just ourgoal to have a surviving sailingprogram, but we want one thatis thriving.

The Mainsheet is publishedmonthly by the Fairhope

Yacht Club, a member ofthe Gulf Yachting Association and

United States Sailing Association.Circulation includes all Fairhope YachtClub members and GYA affiliatedclubs. The Mainsheet, Fairhope YachtClub, P.O. Box 1327, Fairhope, AL36533, or e-mail tomainsheet@fairhopeyachtclub.com bythe 20th of the month prior to publica-tion.

BRIDGE Commodore - Chris Dabney Vice Commodore - Scott HartwellRear Commodore - Philip Durant Fleet Captain - Mark McCullins Fleet Surgeon - Dr. Robbie Rux Secretary - Joe McIntoshTreasurer - Kay Robberson

BOARD OF GOVERnORSTony LoweryJohnnie RobertsDan HerzogRandy Fitz-WainwrightMignon BishopJohn ClarksonKevin northrup

COMMITTEE CHAIRSMemorial Pat Colvin Entertainment Angel Overton Building & Grounds Chad SmithFood & Bev Insurance/Marine Safety David BarrHarbor John Adams Associates Membership Jill Godard Offshore Don FairclothCruising Stan Brown Sailing Director Holly MurrayAdult Sailing John Helmstadter Race & Regatta Philip DurantJunior Commodore Parker FrenchJuniors Advisors Elizabeth & KellyMcGriff Historians PC Barbara Brown

Sarah Johnston-Cox Guardian John AdamsGYA Coordinator Philip DurantMainsheet Editor nancy FitzpatrickMainsheet Reporter Martha Payne Long Range Planning ICRC FYC Auxiliary Kate Gibson

Office: Mon-Fri 8:00am-12:00, 1:30-4:30pmPhone: 251-928-3276 Fax: 251-990-8602

Email: office@fairhopeyachtclub.comClub Office: 101 Volanta, Fairhope AL 36532

Mailing Address: Box 1327, Fairhope AL36533

Web address: www.fairhopeyachtclub.com

The Layline ~ Sailing Director Holly Murray

At Half MastCentury Heritage Member

George Dyson, JuniorMembership Comittee

MemberSteven Samry

USODA Valentine’sStPeteYC-Feb 9/10USODA Gulf Coast

BWYC-Mar 8/10Alfonso Sutter

Laser D14 ChampsOpti Circuit #1

Laser/Laser Radial Circuit #1

GYC-Mar 16/17HS Team ChampBWYC-Mar 16/17

DogwoodFYC-Mar 23/24Wet ‘n Cool

FYC-Mar 30/31

The Junior Report

Junior Commodore’s Report

JuniorRegattas

Thank you tothose whoattended ourSeventh AnnualJuniorCommodore’sBall on January

18, 2019- it was a blast!Congratulations to Liam Bishop,recipient of this year’s Marty Cupin recognition of continued dis-play of sportsmanship and leader-ship within the Junior program.We also congratulate Brig Baischfor receiving the Lil Dave “Boat”

Cohen Award. Baisch, aged eight,competed in the Opti MidwinterChampionship where he was rec-ognized for participating as theyoungest competitor in the 275boat fleet. The High School Sailing Teams

will resume regular practice start-ing February 4th. Following prac-tices will be held every Mondayfrom 3:30 to sunset. I look for-ward to seeing you on the water.See you on the water.

Parker French,Junior Commodore

We were very excited that theAnnual Junior Commodores ball wasso well attended! We were able to cel-ebrate a high school program that hasgrown into over 25 students andteams at two schools; our JuniorLipton team; an Opti program thatcontinues to grow with three of oursailors qualifying for team trials; andone sailor qualifying for the highschool and US sailing Youth champi-onships. Waterfront director HollyMurray awarded the Stuart Adams “ILove to Sail” trophy to Pete McGriff

and the Boat Cohen award forOutstanding first year Junior to BrigBausch. Past Commodore RandyWainwright presented the Marty cupto graduating senior Liam Bishopwho also won the GYA 420 circuit thisyear. The Junior program will missour graduating seniors: Liam Bishop,Connor Cobb, Nathan Valentine,Warren Wegener, and SloaneHopkins.Thank you for another great year

on the water!

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17 MardiGrasSocial5-7pm

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Restaurant & Bar Hours Of Operation(251-928-8888 for Dinner Reservations)

February~2019

MEMBERSHIP MEETING NIGHTPasta Buffet! Choose the pasta, sauceand ingredients you like for $10. SUNDAY FUN RACES: Join us!Sign in at the bar to know your handi-cap. Join the after-sailing fun at thebar to talk about your race.Monday night POT LUCK: Bring adish and meet members. 6:00pm TACOS Tuesday: Sunset and tacos:6pm with your friends3rd Wednesday: BEER & BINGOtake a chance with your friends for funrewards. 6-8pm1st Friday: AUXILIARY LUNCHAuxiliary meetings start at 11am forgreeting and lunch, followed by meet-ing and a program. Everyone is wel-come.2nd Friday: MOVIE NIGHT kid-approved entertainment and supperswhile you enjoy an evening in the din-ing room. 3rd Friday: SEAFOOD JUBILEE3rd Sundays: PORCH SOCIAL: Onthe porch as long as the weather per-mits and inside when the cold windsbegin to blow.FEB 14 & 16: VALENTINE’SDINNER: The Chef is planningtwo special nights to share with

your best partner. The menu for thefour course wine-paired event, both 2/14and 2/16 is on the next page. The music

for Saturday’s Valentine’sDinner will be from 7-10pm byour own Doc Rogers and the

Rock Dodgers Band.Reservations are necessary. We will alsooffer a small menu in the lounge area forthe non-romantic.FEB 15: SEAFOOD JUBILEE: evenwith 2 Valentine’s Day special feasts,Chef Jacob will still present the seafood-lovers with their Jubilee of the best theGulf has for us!FEB 17: MARDI GRAS AT THESOCIAL: with the BAY CITY BRASSbringing us the best music of the sea-son, food and fun in the spirit of laissezles bons temps rouler! Start FairhopeCarnival Weeks at the Porch Social. 5-7pmFEB 19: AUXILIARY LADIES MEETAND GREET: New members and oldhands get together over favorite appetiz-ers for an evening of fun and sharing,6:30 to 8:30, introducing the Auxiliaryand their activities done for the good ofthe Club. MARCH 17: ST PATRICK’SDAY with music and food so Irish

you can hear the brogue!MARCH 24/25: OUR DOGWOODREGATTA The Spring event thatstarts our sailing year with multiplerace courses annd opportunities foreveryone to join the excitement. Expectto hear from Rear Commodore PhilipDurant for how you can participate.MARCH 30/31: JUNIOR WET ‘NCOOL REGATTA Our Junior eventthat brings young sailors from acrossthe GYA to compete in several classes.Expect to see the parking lot full ofsmall boats, watch the races from thebalcony, cheer for the teams that gatherafter the races, be patient about parkingand young sailors walking and draggingboats about the lots.APRIL 5: FYC DRAWDOWN WITHTHE TIP TOPS 6:30-10:30A party evening with a drawdown to helpraise money for a club powerboat.Drawdown tickets are $100.00 with achance to win a BIG CA$H PRIZE.Friends who may not be club memberscan join you for the festivities. Tickets get2 adults in drawdown for dinner, selectbeverages, and entertainment. Tickets areavailable at the Club Office. You cancharge to club account, pay cash, check, orcredit card.

WHAT’s Happening at the Club!

For you and your Valentine!

17 Porch SocialSt Pat’s Day!

18 6pm PotLuck

19 Taco Tuesday!

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Planning for a romantic evening? Chef Jacob is proposing two evenings February 14 and 16 and a four-course wine-paired menu of special dishes starting at 6pm!

First Course choice of one per couple:House Crab Cakes (2) served with bearnaise sauce or

BBQ shrimp over whipped mash with a creamy bbq butter sauce (shrimp would be U12) orMarinated feta in a lemon pepper oil served with warmed pita

Second Course choice of one per person:Charred Caesar Salad with torn bread croutons or

Endive with toasted walnuts, torn-bread croutons with a citrus vinaigrette orChilled smashed beet salad with nigella seeds and pistachios

Third Course choice of one per couple:Lamb Chop with charred cherry tomatoes with creamy polenta and grilled asparagus or

35-40oz Porterhouse for two, charred in our iron skillet topped with a red wine Au Poivre Sauce with lyonnaise potatoes and creamed spinach or Pan Roasted Halibut with house succotash and dill herb-roasted baby potatoes

with a creamed bouillabaisse sauce

Four Course choice of one per couple:Chocolate Grasshopper, Ice Cream Tart, Blue Berry Pecan Gallette or Crème Brule

This will be priced $85 per couple plus tax and gratuity.

A limited menu will be offered in the lounge area starting at 5pm. Seating in the main dinning roomwill be for the coursed meal only on Thursday and Saturday with main first courses starting at 6pm.

Auxillary Report ~ Chili Bowl Regatta and Cook-OffWell, the FYC Auxiliary did it again!The Chili Cook Off was a roaringsuccess. Starting with the planning,decorations, Judges, awards and 21pots of delicious creative pots of chilifor the tasting. Attendance was morethen even hoped for. The 50/50 raffle(split the pot) netted the lucky win-ner $205.Our Chef Jacob came through witha special Sorbet pallet-cleanser forthe judges. Our three chefs wereChef Greg Parker from the GrandHotel, Tamara, from Tamara'sUptown Fairhope Restaurant andChef John Matuse. The Chili Bowl Regatta winnerswere based on one race. Two otherraceswere cancelled due toweather conditions. Two classes, theracing class and the cruising class.Winners of these classes are: Racers-1st Tigress; 2nd White Hawk and 3rdDamn Yankee. In the Cruiser classGypsy Wind took 1st place, 2nd goingto Alouette and 3rd Nepenthe. Winners of the Chili Cook Off were,First Place went to Becky Harris,Second Place winners made theirChili on site but we have misplacedtheir name! Third place was theWooten Family and Holly Clarksonran away with the People's Choiceaward.Many thanks to all the dedicatedfolks who made this such a success.

Race One! Yes, it was chili enoughto have a Chili Bowl Regatta.Amazingly there was a great turnoutof hearty sailors in 10 boats. Thewinds were strong, maybe 15 knotswith some gusts up to 20 knots.Nellie Belle had steering problemsand Friday Night Gigilos tore uptheir rudder and later shredded theirpretty spinnaker. Sorry about that.The racing boat class had 6 boatsparticipating with Tigress leading theway by a good margin and WhiteHawk beating Damn Yankee by only40 seconds for 2nd place. Scoring wasas follows:Tigress 5 ptsWhite Hawk 4 ptsDamn Yankee 3 ptsWanderer 2 ptsMOJO 1 ptThe Cruising Class had 4 boats par-

ticipating with Gypsy Wind winning.Scoring was as follows:Gypsy Wind 5 ptsAlouette 4 ptsNepenthe 3 ptsKeep your Cold Weather Gearhandy as the next race looks like itmight be very CHILI.

Race Two! Baby it's cold outside.Please be informed this race has beenCANCELED. Wind Chill has driventhe FUN FACTOR way down andinadvertent swimming in the Bay isnot recommended.There are a couple of really goodFootball games on today. See younext week for Race #3 and some real-ly good Chili.

Race Three! It was really nice to seeanother big turnout for the 3rd Race.I think I counted at least 10 boats.Unfortunately there was hardly anywind and not enough for any boats toget to the 1st mark after an hour and15 minutes so the Race was Canceled.Hard to believe that the WeatherPredictions were pretty accurate for achange at 3-4 knots going to zero. Itdid re-affirm the old adage thatSailboats are No Darn Good WithOut Wind. That's OK, it was stillFUN. The Final RegattaResults were as follows:RACERS1st Tigress2nd White Hawk3rd Damn YankeeCRUISERS1st Gypsy Wind2nd Alouette3rd Nepenthe

AND WHAT A GREATPARTY AT

THE CHILI BOWLCOOK OFF - GREAT JOB AUXILARY!

OK Just a little over a week until westart our Sunday Fun Race SpringSeries. Mark your calendars and getready for some great racing. Here isthe schedule:RACE DATES2/10, 2/17, 2/243/3, 3/10, 3/174/7, 4/14 5/5, 5/1910 RacesNO RACE - REASON2/3 - Super Bowl3/23 - Dogwood4/21 - Easter4/27 - Dauphin Island5/11 - Children's Hospital, 5/12 - Mother's Day5/26 - Memorial Day WeekendThe Score Sheet will be in the Bookprior to the Race.

January Membership Committee Report

Chili Bowl Racing

Invited to AssociateMembership:

April SingletonWilliam E. JamesJackie CalhounJonathan McKenzie

Accepted to EquityMembership:

William H. ClevelandDaniel B. LestageDavid Howell

Welcome aboardJill Godard

Membership Chair

Race One photos from Scott Laughlinonboard Nellie Belle. Above, Nepenthesails ahead of Nellie Belle. Below: CrewBrandi Hattenstein and Jake Walkerhandle the wind and waves!

This is what last week felt like but cold-er so we can’t fault the sailors who pre-fer to sail the Bar on a day when thewinds are up and the temp is down!

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