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How Our Long Range Plans Do Work ,
page 2
Maintenance Update, page 4
Lassies Roll at Rainbows, page 5
Pitching In Pictures, page 10
Ballbusters, page 13
Youth Sailors’ Success,
page 15
. Photo by Rachel Harvey
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I’m sure when some people find the Squadron they wonder how this
place came to be. Is it some kind of happy accident? Was it some
kind of natural, organic growth?
Anyone who’s been around awhile knows the kind of work and
vision it’s taken but we do enjoy being a bit rough around the
edges and maintain-ing an ―old Florida‖ feel. The Sarasota
Herald-Tribune recently described us as the yacht club’s
―gritty, non profit counterpart‖. Sand and shell vs. concrete and
pavement; screen porches and verandas vs. an air condi-tioned club
house; native flora vs. manicured landscape…you get the idea.
But one only needs to read our collection of long range plans to
see the common threads of direction running through our membership
year after year. I’ve read these documents going back 25 years.
Many of them are simply revisions and updates to a prior year.
However, several stand out as ―watershed‖ years where important
concepts are introduced establishing our direction for years to
come. Albeit, as sailors there may be some tacking involved.
1987 was the first reference to windsurfers and called for an
extended no wake zone (realized in 2010), board overlap with SYSP
(2010) and a full time manager. 1994 led to the creation of The
Corinthian Fund, an expanded clubhouse, a new entrance on the south
fence and the finger pier slips on the wave fence. It was also
suggested we petition the City for the ―radio station property‖.
2001 suggested pursuit of a mooring field agreement with the State
of Florida. 2008 called for expanded meeting space, adult sailing
lessons and to for-malize our relationship with the SYSP
(2011).
2010/11 was another ―watershed‖ year since it’s the first
specific mention of a new building on our southern border which
will be the first point of contact for visitors. It will have an
office and foyer staffed by people prepared to introduce the
general public to what the Squadron has to offer. It will be a
portal into our property, a place where people can sign up for
adult sailing lessons, rent boats and also where we can inte-grate
different types of water activity.
While we have made provisions for kayak storage on prop-erty and
currently house about 22 boats we see this as a sig-nificant growth
opportunity. Kayaks (referenced in the LRP), stand up paddle
boards, para-sails and other small craft are the new marine growth
industry. These are the types of water-craft people can more
readily afford to buy and store.
We know this and so does the City of Sarasota.
The city recently asked the squadron for a kayak storage
proposal to be implemented on the land we call the old radio
station property. It is outside our gates but surrounded on 3 sides
by our lease hold. This request was not a surprise and may dovetail
nicely into elements of our 2010/11 Long Range Plan.
Currently, an ad-hoc committee is working on a draft proposal
for City review and a meeting is planned with Sarasota Parks &
Recreation to discuss how to move forward.
Nothing happens without board approval and given the fact at
least two bureaucracies are involved this will not unfold any more
quickly than other long-range aspirations but it’s an ex-citing
development which has the potential for membership and revenue
growth and will undoubtedly increase our value to the community at
large.
1717 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasota, Florida 34230 Phone: 941-388-2355 Fax:
941-388-5524
[email protected]
www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org
Interim Manager: Florence Depont
Webmaster: Mike Halliday
([email protected])
Maintenance Technician: Mark Schiffman
([email protected])
Burgee Editors: Jenifer & Mo
Tamman([email protected])
Board Members Commodore: David Jennings (941-650-7354)
[email protected]
Vice Commodore: John Huber (941-650-7020)
[email protected]
Rear Commodore: Bill Niblock
[email protected]
Treasurer: Michelle Lee
[email protected]
Secretary: Mike Halliday (941-388-1569)
[email protected]
Race Captain: Robert Miller (941-795-4646)
[email protected]
Fleet Captain: Sara Allen (941-224-9025)
[email protected]
Regatta Director: Gregg Knighton
[email protected]
Social: Chris Ranney (941-586-0104)
[email protected]
Education: Scott McWilliams (941-412-3618)
[email protected]
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David
Jennings
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MEMBERS OF THE SSS! FOR DETAILS,
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By Bob Twinem
The winter season is in the books and the winner of this
season schooled us all on great boat speed mixed with
brilliant tactics. Firth Lady came out on top with consist-
ently top finishes in all conditions. They were followed
closely by Team Eightball and Team Tanner. The at-
tached results show that lots of different boats had days
of glory throughout the fine sailing season. Many of our
fleet sailors head north for the winter and I'm sure when
they hit their local fleets in the northern climates they
will
be tuned up and ready to dominate.
Final winter series race date report:
Great fleet in the water today but too many with the common
sense to decide 20k is unnecessary. Huge com-mendation to Chuck
Koch who single-handedly RC'ed three long races from Big Ben, in
real wind and chop. That was a job for two or more Navy frogmen.
Thanks to Daryl Lamb and Dave and Kim Thinel who helped Fred
Chanell and John get their high wind exercises with Jim, Richard,
Ron and other crazies.
Spring Race day 1
Great day of racing last Sunday with Ron and his pris-tine
(mystery deal) Schurr main and chute combo run-ning away from Chuck
K and the rest of us. Dang.
Spring Race day 2
Good to see Bob L., Tom, Winnie, Fred, Daryl, and Richard today,
and thanks to Jim E. Chuck K continued to trade five races with Ron
and Barry in steady 14 - 16k with smallish chop, starting at C and
racing to D. Those guys have generally been too solid upwind and
down of late. ( Fred nipped Chuck and Ron by a comfy five inches
the last race.) Lately many of our fleet have enjoyed sail-ing in
the Friday night series and have also been seen on Big Ben putting
in some RC time. Lots of great racing opportunities. Sail fast!
Flying Scot Fleet 36 News
Tip of the day. Don't hesitate to ask for pointers from the
daily win-
ners on sail trim, etc. Everybody likes to share thoughts on
boat speed. It elevates the whole fleet.
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By Mark Schiffman, maintenance technician
You may or may not have noticed the subtle improve-ments to our
Squadron property over the last few months. One of the more visible
improvements we have been working on is our security lighting to
make a safer and more secure club for our valued members.
We are proud to inform you that phase one of the light-ing
project has been completed. All elevated perimeter flood lights
covering the main boat yard have now been replaced with new units.
These flood lights will operate from dusk to dawn and aid us in
tracking any activity throughout the yard with our 24 hour video
surveillance system. The vines and branches intruding upon the
light poles have also been trimmed back.
Phase two is already underway and includes two additional light
poles to spread light through the center of the yard.
This next phase will also include the replacement of the
lighting to the south of the property covering the small boat yard
and dingy racks. To do this and keep costs down we shall utilize
the best of the working lights re-moved from phase one.
This project has been well thought out using available resources
from club members. We would like to recog-nize our valued member
Kelly Green for his efforts in assisting Mark Schiffman in making
this project come together quickly and smoothly. Kelly was involved
with replacing these lights ten years ago and has proved to be very
resourceful and helpful. We would also like to thank member Ed
Steinstra, with his one good arm, for his assistance throughout the
project.
Watch for other visible improvements coming soon.
Maintenance Update
The Sarasota Youth Sailing Program needs donations!
Pay NO SALES TAX on boats purchased from the SYSP! Call for
updated list—new boats come in regularly.
Boats can be seen at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, City
Island,1515 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL .
941-504-4236
YSP is a 501c(3) Non-Profit Corporation, P.O. Box 2706 ,
Sarasota, FL 34230
DON’T SELL YOUR BOAT … GIVE IT TO THE KIDS!
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Lassies Sweep Rainbow
Regatta By Linda Kammire Tiffan, 1
st Officer
One of the biggest racing events of the year was held in
April…the Florida Women’s Sailing Association (FWSA) Rainbow
Regatta. This competition is open to all 11 sailing clubs that make
up the membership of the FWSA. This year the regatta was hosted by
the Salty Sis-ters of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. The race was
held in St. Pete. The Luffing Lassies fielded the largest group of
competitors – one Pram team composed of 4 team members and 12
individual Sunfish sailors. Several Pram and Sunfish sailors also
competed in their class Master’s division for sailors who are over
the age of 60.
Both Sunfish and Pram sailors prepared for the regatta for weeks
in advance. We held coaching sessions and equipment sessions to
ensure that our sailing skills and our boats were in tip-top shape.
Boats and equipment were transported to St. Pete in advance of the
regatta. Competitors booked hotel rooms in St. Pete for the
night
before the event in order to be fresh for a 7:30 am check-in on
race day.
Our official contingency consisted of:
Pram team: Jane Owens, Gail Seidman, Jacki Booker, Kimberly
Duplissey
Sunfish: Linda Schwartz, Nanette Reuss, Jib Brown-ing, Robin
Wall, Ursula Olson, Loretta Garber, Lisa Dodds, Rita Steele, Dottie
Schell, Michelle Lee, Pat Com-stock, Jo Dzina
Officials: Linda Tiffan – Sunfish Race Committee, in charge of
flags
Fran Mericle – Pram/Opti Race Committee, in charge of flags
Support Team: Suzy Conover, Julie Burnett, Rachel Harvey, Robin
Callahan, Joan Johnson, Christine Brown, Linda Tiffan, Fran
Mericle, Carrol Dzina, Willy Dodds and Frank Girardin.
As luck would have it, the weather forecast for race day was for
high winds, possible tornados and heavy rain. Therefore, the
regatta was postponed until the next day. This resulted in lots of
logistical maneuvering –
Ursula Olson. Photo by Rachel Harvey
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everything from boat deliveries to hotel reservations. De-spite
this, the Luffing Lassies were ready to sail on Wednesday, August
6th.
Although the skis were clearer than the day before, big
challenges remained in terms of it being a good sailing day. All
our girls shined in some really harrowing condi-tions and that is
an understatement. Tampa Bay was a washing machine!!! We had NE
winds from 10 to 20 mph and, combined with the current and breaker
wall, we had 4 to 5 foot seas. Everyone has some harrowing tales to
tell – of survival, bravery, skill and near disaster. Only the
Sunfish fleet completed a race and therefore the regatta. It was
all decided on one wild race in which plenty of screaming and curse
words were heard and several sail-ors ended up in the drink.
Eighteen boats started the Sunfish race and only seven finished.
Under extremely adverse conditions, the Luffing Lassies swept the
Sunfish awards by crossing the finish-ing line in the following
order (with no capsizes):
1st: Rita Steele
2nd: Ursula Olson
3rd: Nanette Reuss
In the eyes of the judges, however, everyone deserved a trophy
for simply being out on the race course. That makes this year’s
winners all the more deserving of ku-dos. And speaking of kudos,
Ursula Olson and Linda Schwartz arrived at the Rainbow Regatta
fresh from the Mount Dora Regatta, April 2
nd and 3
rd. Mount Dora is
lake sailing and it included 12 classes of boats. Ursula won
five out of six races and placed first overall in the Sunfish
class. Linda placed third in two Sunfish races and she was fourth
overall.
Back to the Rainbow Regatta: Both the Pram and Opti races were
aborted due to the high seas and dangerous conditions. Several Pram
and Opti racers capsized before
the race even started. The Luffing Lassies Pram team looked
awesome out there and managed to stay upright for the duration. Big
congratulations to all of you for rid-ing that Bronco.
Thanks a million to our support group that came out to load and
unload boats and provide moral support. The Luffing Lassies had the
largest group there. As always, we are grateful to our "Starboard
Studs" for their back breaking work!! Our official photographer
Rachel Harvey took some amazing photos of the action. You can view
the photos on her website:
http://ThatsMe.zenfolio.com/rainbow.
The stories and celebrations will continue for weeks to come as
a result of this sailing adventure. If you know anyone who sailed
in this year’s Rainbow Regatta, ask them about their experience,
but be prepared for a long and colorful response.
The Squadron needs your input!
Please take a few minutes to complete the online survey at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7NQ6Q7S
It's completely confidential, and the results will help guide
the Squadron in serving your needs.
Thanks to Education Coordinator, Scott McWilliams, for designing
and hosting this survey.
Gail Seidman. Photo by Rachel Harvey
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At the Starting Line By Bob Miller, race captain
Venice “Sharks Tooth” regatta: Five brave skippers participated
in the ―Breezy‖ regatta this past month. The captains that left on
Friday afternoon competed in the ―Sharks Tooth Feeder Race‖.
RunAway could not leave until Saturday morning and almost missed
the race as a strong South wind made getting to the Venice jetty
very wet and difficult. The Venice Yacht Club hospitality was
terrific. Thanks to all who participated….
“Shape-up and Ship Out Marathon Series:” Earn your Squadron
Marathon T-Shirt when you complete at least 26.5 miles. The course
and information on how to participate can be found on the Breezy
Blast.
“Labor Day Regatta Planning Meeting:” We are look-ing for a ―few
good SSS members‖ to join in the prepara-tion of our largest (over
240 entries) annual regatta. We are looking for sponsors to help us
underwrite this event and just a few possibilities include: $1,000
Gold sponsor gets a logo and name on the T-Shirt, $2,500 Platinum
Sponsor will have the regatta named after their company plus many
other benefits. We also have $500 and $100 dollar sponsor levels.
Banners with recognition as well as local and regional advertising
will be provided to our Plati-num and Gold Sponsors. Call me soon
and I will give you the details.
Enjoy the Squadron and come on out to the ―Starting Line‖….
Bob Miller-Race Captain 941 773-9353
A sailing note …
With a beautiful evening of light winds and warm weather, our
first of the year "Jack Attack" attracted over 26
ships at sea including three E-Scows who did their own thing. It
looked like "Misty" outlasted the Melges for
honors at the finish line in the Spinnaker class. Solitude and
MoAir were looking good for the Non-Spin
class. Thanks to all who participated!!! It was a great sight
and a special thanks to a great RC
committee. Some glitches in the pursuit timing information will
be corrected for next month.
— Bob Miller, race captain.
Standing Rules Committee Meeting Thursday, May 12th at
6:30pm
Make the Squadron work for you. If you have issues with any of
the Squadron's rules (or lack of), here's your chance to be
heard.
The purpose of the Standing Rules Committee is to review the
existing standing rules and bylaws, and rec-ommend changes to the
Board. Please attend this meeting, or send email to:
[email protected]
Mooring Committee Meeting There will be a special mooring
committee meeting on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 6 PM in the SSS
club-
house to answer questions concerning the mooring field
transition.
Please contact Fleet Captain Sara T. Allen for more information:
[email protected]
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Pitching In, Cleaning Up, Looking Good
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Welcome New Members! Raymond & Ginger Markahm, Dale &
Carylon Wettlaufer, Stewart Ogilby, Joe & Debbie Federsel,
Donald McKeon,
Leonard & Christina Succar, and Tom & Jode Davenport
Minutes of 8 March 2011 Board Meeting Call to Order
by Commodore David Jennings at 7:00pm.
Roll Call
The roll was call and a quorum certified with 7 directors
present.
Directors present: Sara Allen: Fleet Captain, Mike Halliday:
Secretary, David Jennings: Commodore, Gregg Knighton: Regatta
Director, Bob Miller: Race Captain, Bill Niblock: Rear Commodore,
Chris Ranney: Social Coordi-nator
Directors absent: John Huber: Vice Commodore, Scott McWilliams:
Education Coordinator
Meeting Minutes
Motion by Bob Miller & 2nd by Gregg Knighton to approve the
Minutes of the Feb 8 Board Meeting as read.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Member Access
Member Chuck Fuller volunteered to help with enforcements of the
dead boats rule.
Organization Reports
Sarasota Youth Sailing Program
No report.
Luffing Lassies
Sailing has been limited this winter because of colder weather
and wind. They are planning to organize a Spring Cleanup as part of
the Monthly Work Party
[1] on Mar 19.
Sarasota Bay Yachting Association (SBYA)
Gregg Knighton reported on the success of the Cherry Pie Regatta
[2]
and Venice Windjammer [3]
. Bob Miller com-mended Venice Yacht Club for their hospitality.
Bone Island Regatta will be from Sarasota to Key West this year,
and will be a BOTY event.
Red Cross
Scott McWilliams is working with Red Cross to arrange a CPR
class.
Sailing Alternatives (SALT)
David Jennings suggested that this item be removed from
subsequent reports, as it appears that SYSP may take over the SALT
program and its resources.
Manager’s Report
Florence Depont reported on the profit/loss of recent regatta
events. Letters and emails are being sent to 60 and 90-day
delinquent member accounts. The Open House on Feb 26 generated 1
new member, but considerable inter-est. There are currently 825
active members; 10 joined and 6 resigned since last month.
Old Business
Treasurer: following the resignation of Pamela Paschall, John
McKay reported that the Finance Committee had spoken with past
Treasurer Michelle Lee, and that she is willing to serve. The
committee therefore recommends that she be appointed Treasurer for
the remainder of Pamela’s term.
Motion by Bob Miller and 2nd by Sara Allen to appoint Michelle
Lee as Treasurer.
Motion adopted unanimously. (Michelle joined the Board)
Towing Tractor: no progress since last month.
General Manager Search: David Jennings thanked Florence for her
patience as interim manager during the search. The list was
narrowed to 3 candidates, but 1 has withdrawn. Committee will meet
again to review options.
YSP Celebration of Sail: David Jennings reported that the full
page ad had worked out well for the Squadron.
Open House: next one is on May 14 [4]
.
Monthly Work Party: next one is Mar 19 [1]
.
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New Business
Under other reports.
Board/Committee Reports
Treasurer: Michelle Lee
No report.
Fleet Captain: Sara Allen
Mooring Field Inspection: still working on inspections, and
issues found are being addressed with boat owners.
Dead Boats: currently discussing ideas for dealing with dead
boats in the mooring field. Bob Miller suggested ―red tagging‖ all
dead boats.
Race Captain: Bob Miller
Pot O’ Gold Regatta [5]
had 10 PHRF boats and 4 E-Scows out. Racing Committee meeting
[6]
on Mar 16 to dis-cuss general issues with racing, and to assign
RC duties for Friday Night races
[7], which start on
Apr 1.
Regatta Director: Gregg Knighton
No report.
Rear Commodore: Bill Niblock
Main Dock Replacement: 4 bids received for removal of the main
dock, ranging from $4,000 to $22,000. Decided to create a plan of
the old dock & ask for more information from each vendor about
the replacement phase.
Electrical Survey: has been completed, and the drawing is
expected soon.
Cold Weather Door: Bill has designed the door, and is currently
planning its construction.
Dolly Rack: Bill has promised to design a dolly rack in time for
the next work party on Mar 19.
Education Coordinator: Scott McWilliams
Sarasota Power & Sail Squadron has proposed to share its
education program with Squadron members in ex-change for exposure
at the Squadron.
Motion by Sara Allen and 2nd by Michelle Lee to fully cooperate
with the Power Squadron.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Survey: Scott has designed a survey which all board members are
encouraged to review.
Social Coordinator: Chris Ranney
Chris will organize a cook-out for the Work Party [1]
on Mar 19.
Vice Commodore: John Huber
No report.
Secretary: Mike Halliday
Standing Rules Committee: met on Mar 2, with only 4
participants. More are needed. Mike reviewed some of the ideas the
committee is discussing for rules changes.
Executive Committee: David Jennings
Discussed the Treasurer’s resignation, past dues of a member
& the relationship issues between vendors & mem-bers. Past
due letters will be sent to 90 day delinquencies. Decided to
require that scheduling of the work space be scheduled by the
member instead of their vendor/contractor. One member has locked a
Squadron locker with own lock.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn at 8:46PM by Gregg Knighton & 2nd by Bob
Miller was adopted by common consent.
The next Meeting is on Tuesday 12th April 2011. Executive
Committee meets at 5:30pm, full Board at 7:00pm.
Respectfully submitted, Mike Halliday Secretary, Sarasota
Sailing Squadron
URLs in this post:
[1] Monthly Work Party:
http://sarasotasailingsquadron.org/calendar/monthly-work-party/
[2] Cherry Pie Regatta:
http://sarasotasailingsquadron.org/calendar/sbya-cherry-pie-regatta/
[3] Venice Windjammer:
http://sarasotasailingsquadron.org/calendar/sbya-venice-windjammer/
[4] May 14:
http://sarasotasailingsquadron.org/calendar/open-house/
[5] Pot O’ Gold Regatta:
http://sarasotasailingsquadron.org/calendar/pot-o-gold-regatta-2/
[6] Racing Committee meeting:
http://sarasotasailingsquadron.org/calendar/racing-committee-meeting/
[7] Friday Night races:
http://sarasotasailingsquadron.org/calendar/friday-night-spring-series-i/
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As we celebrate Cinco de Mayo this month, Commodore Cleat says
"Muchos gracias to Katie, Dave, Ray, and Cal.
If you would like to feed the cats on Mondays on a weekly basis
or be a substitute feeder to cover vacations. please call Joanne
Hawkes at the number listed in the Squadron directory. She will no
longer be receiving email at [email protected].
By Pat Murphy
SQUADRON DATE 032311 Another Florida spring day with cold
temperatures early in the morning and warming up fast (getting
hot). Wanda didn’t show up today as she worked the bar this
weekend, usually by herself for the One-Design Midwinters and
stayed home to rest. How-ever, Stu Barnette began the stocking of
the bar that later was finished by Ruth Nordman. Ruth’s husband
Chuck, along with Stu Barnette, Gerd Boysen and later Robert Frost,
raked up seaweed along the beaches. Gerd Boy-sen and John Dougherty
rolled up all the curtains that were left down while Chuck Watkins
did yard work out back. Allan Titcombe & Dennis O’Brien gassed
all the boats and went to Marine Max and filled about 5-6 empty gas
cans in the Mako. Old member Jaye Villain put a plastic bucket form
around the base of the charred piling at the entrance to the porch
and will pick up concrete for pouring next Wednesday. Afterwards,
he and I walked around the property talking about improvements that
we could make to the property.
SQUADRON DATE 033011 No cold temperatures this morning, just hot
and getting hotter as the wind was gust-ing up to 20 and beyond out
of the south. As usual Wan-da was here early (before me) and
already hard at work at the bar. Stu Barnette got here next and
caulked the flashing above the north office windows which leaked
when it rained as water blew in under the flashing as a very small
gap had opened since they were last caulked. These windows leaked
dramatically during the hurricanes 6 years ago and were
consequently caulked till they leaked no more, however, as drying
took place they be-gan leaking again. Dennis O’Brien and Alan
Titcombe with the aid of Larry MacMillian checked boat gas first
and then spent the rest of the morning bailing rainwater out of the
large number of dinghies left in the water and ended up pulling 2
very decrepit dinghies out of the water and carting them to the
area back of the dumpster for
temporary storage and cut-up and disposal. David Jen-nings and
Stu Barnette cleaned and put back chairs & tables in the
Pavilion with John Doughtery finishing the BBQ area and scraping
dirt and yard debris off the con-crete apron that surrounds the
Pavilion and digging a shallow trench at its east end to allow rain
water to drain better. Larry MacMillian replaced two red light
bulbs be-hind the bar with two small floods that better illuminate
the bar area. Ron & Don straightened up the porch tables and
moved tan colored chairs to the main dock deck, green chairs to the
porch (where they belong) and white chairs to the Pavilion area and
probably replaced a clock battery behind the bar.
SQUADRON DATE 040611 The coldest day we have had in months with
a strong, brutal wind out of the north-east. Wanda, as usual, was
the first to arrive and begin stocking the bar and was aided by
Ruth Nordman later on. Jaye Villain came a bit later with a long
panel truck with a small, beautiful dinghy (that he built) in the
back along with a load of carpentry tools. He also brought a 40 lb.
bag of concrete so he could begin to repair the base of the burnt
piling along the walkway in front of the club. Robert Melendez
began cleaning out the charcoal and rusty metal from the BBQ grille
and was helped early by John Dougherty in preparation for a rebuild
job to be done by Brian Clark who arrived later on to do just that.
Ron Birney and Don St. Clair removed old plastic feet from the
office chairs and attached new rubber feet. Da-vid Jennings arrived
relatively early and threw away a decrepit old mooring line covered
with barnacles which had been left on the dinghy dock by someone.
Chuck Nordman began digging out grass and dirt from the plant-ers
that parallel the entrance sidewalk, being joined by Bruce
Abramowitz after he did the same to the planter on the north side
of the Pavilion and John Dougherty and Robert Melendez, Larry
MacMillian and David Jennings later. Alan Titcombe and Dennis
O’Brien moved new
Reminder: When using the cash register, please
drop off any $20.00 bills in the safe bellow the
bar and after 10:00pm, drop off all bills. (see be-
low picture of the safe).
April’s Ballbusters
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pressure treated lumber to the small boat rack to the south and
brought down some two by four structures that are used to rinse
Opti’s, as they prevented access to the storage area on the south
side of the small boat building. Later most of us participated in
removing two large heavy regatta boards from the ceiling of the
Pavilion for rehab later.
SQUADRON DATE 041311 Very cool (cold) at home but much warmer at
the Squadron. Larry MacMillian ar-rived early and watered the new
planter beds at the drive thru and in front of the Main Dock.
Dennis O’Brien gassed the boats that needed it while Chuck Nordman
along with Larry MacMillian cleaned sand and shell out of the
sliding door track and then began transferring new mulch into the
new planter beds at the main dock, entrance to the club along the
sidewalk and by the BBQ pit. Ruth Nord-man, in the absence of
Wanda, did the bar and cleaned in the clubhouse as well as the
kitchen. Jaye Villain brought his nail gun and with cedar trim that
he donated, trimmed out the gaps created by the installation of new
kitchen windows over a year ago. Next week he will bring drywall
patch and fill some of the holes in the wall that were caused by
the hinges on the lid of our large freezer. He also unscrewed the
plastic ―bucket‖ patch on the burnt entrance piling and began the
process of finishing off the concrete. It looks good and blends in
with the piling. Rob Barnette replaced a 2 by 10 section of the
dinghy dock that had broken while Carl Myers did an inventory of
the dinghies stored in the racks. John Dougherty, Larry Mac-Millian
and David Jennings cleaned up the stainless BBQ at the BBQ area for
Brian Clark who later on will begin the rebuilding of it. John tore
a steel plate off the back of the stainless shelf back of the
grille which was unneces-sary and only added weight to the
structure so he could replace the hinges which had pulled off the
sheet of stain-less due to the excessive weight. Dave Finley dug
out big weeds growing behind the boats lining the west side of the
club entrance road which sprout in spring and grow rapidly. There
are others that will have to be eliminated later.
SQUADRON DATE 042011 Today is for me the first day of summer as
last night, unable to stand the intense heat, I closed the condo
windows and put the air on, laid down at 12 PM and woke up for the
first time at 5:09 AM the longest uninterrupted sleep I have had in
probably 20 years. The first one to arrive today was Wanda who did
the bar along with Ruth Nordman and later on Larry Mac-Millian who
arrived very early and watered the new plant-ings put in several
weeks ago, starting with those by the entrance gate and ending with
those close to the club-house. Alan Titcombe and John Dougherty
attached a white dock box to the side of Owen’s Condo so the 4
pro-pane tanks in the gas storage area could be stored there.
Afterwards John helped Brian Clark clean the extremely dirty BBQ
grill that Brian had rebuilt the Wednesday be-fore. I have never
seen the BBQ as trashed as it was this time. Users are supposed to
clean the grill when they finish using it as it’s much easier to
clean when the metal grill is hot. When Brian finished he pulled a
delaminating Squadron dinghy out of the water and began the long
process of rehabbing the rub-rail. Besides rehabbing grills he also
rehabs dinghies and has been doing this for sev-eral years at the
Squadron. Stu Barnette began digging out an old piling hole where
the old entrance gate had been located on the western side of the
property that had
been demolished by someone who should have a very injured car or
trailer. Unfortunately the electrical conduit and wires had never
been removed and as far as I know never shut off, consequently they
had to wait until our maintenance guy arrived and tested the wiring
for power before finishing the job. Ron and Don looked for metal
grommets so they could begin fixing our curtains on the Pavilion.
Chuck Nordman and David Finlay cleaned up trash under a couple of
palm trees towards the southwest side of the property.
IN MEMORIUM
Few present members will remember Clem Flynn who passed away on
Sunday or as Tom French told me ―Mr. Flynn left the planet on
Sunday.‖ Clem was born in Ire-land and achieved citizenship by
serving in the U.S. Ma-rine Corp. sometime in the past before he
arrived at the Squadron. He was well noted for having an unusual
sense of humor that would probably make Lenny Bruce blush. He was
responsible for suggesting that we build a ―hut‖ at the entrance of
the main dock and that we build an office in the northwest side of
an unused part of our north porch which he and Tom French with the
aid of the Ballbusters did with him and Tom French doing the tile
floor and the Old Original Bandstand just past the hoist. Later,
Clem and Tom built the nearly 300 foot wave fence one summer
basically by themselves with the piling being erected by a dock
company. I haven’t seen Clem in sev-eral years but he is definitely
one you will remember and be glad to have known.
. Photo by Rachel Harvey
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By Maria Rocha
April was a very busy month for the Sarasota Youth Sailors, two
high school teams attended a qualifier regatta and one attended a
team racing regatta. The Laser fleet attended a Championship and
the Optimists and 420’s a one day regatta in Englewood.
District Double-handed Fleet Racing Championship/ISSA National
Qualifier for the Mallory Trophy was hosted by Davis Island Yacht
Club on April 9-10. Thirteen high schools who had qualified
competed in this event from Florida, the Virgin Is-lands, Georgia,
South Carolina and North Carolina. The conditions were light winds
and a total of eight races were finished. Sarasota High School
finished in 3rd place and Pine View School in 12th place. The
top three high school teams will compete in the 2011 ISSA National
Double-handed Fleet Racing Champion-ship, Mallory Trophy on May 7-8
in Austin Yacht Club, Austin TX. Congratulations to the Sarasota
High School team of Maggie Ruvira, Jason D'Agostino, Christopher
Stocke, Jack Faminglietti and Sarah Hawthrone for quali-fying for
this event.
On April 16-17 St. Petersburg Yacht Club hosted the Gulf Coast
Laser Championship. The first day presented windy conditions with
gusts up to 27 mph. In the Radial Fleet a total of 35 boats
participated in 9 races. Jeremy Herrin finished in 12
th place, Ravi Parent in 14
th, Sam
Armington in 18th, Sophia Schultz in 27
th and Wendy
Reuss in 29th. In the Full Rig 11 boats participated in 8
races, Brian Firth finished in 8th place.
Jabbo Gordon Regatta was hosted by the Venice Youth Sailing
Association on April 23
rd. Sarasota Youth
Sailing was well represented with many finishing in the top
places. A total of twenty sailors from Sarasota Youth
Sailing competed in this event. In Green Fleet Hallie Schiffman
took 3
rd place and Hunter Hysmith 7
th place. In
R/W/B Aaron Burnett finished in 2nd
place and Trevor Stone in 3
rd place. In 420’s Stephan VerHulst and Zach
Jordan finished in 1st place. For more results visit
www.veniceyouthboating.com.
SAISA District Team Racing Championship & ISSA Qualifier for
National 2011 Baker Trophy at Hollywood, FL took place on April
22-23. Six high schools participat-ed in this regatta. Sarasota
High School took 5
th place.
XXIX Garda Optimist Meeting in Riva del Garda, Italy from April
21-25 was attended by 641 sailors from over 40 countries. Team USA
was represented by 19 sailors, Nicholas Schultz finished in 71
st place.
Sarasota Youth Sailing is having its Sailfest Regatta May 14
& 15. The event will raise funds to support the Sarasota Youth
Sailing. We are expecting over 120 boats in the Optimist, Laser and
420's classes. Sponsors in all levels are welcome.
More Youth Sailing Success
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