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Next Meeting: October 14, 2019 @ 7 pm
Independence Seaport Museum 211 S. Columbus Blvd.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Topic:
Canals of Pennsylvania Jim Rubilli
Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival XXXVI Friday, October 4 & Saturday, October 5, 2019
10am – 5pm
Please note: Public dates for this event are now Friday & Saturday.
Participant dates are still Friday – Sunday.
Admission to MASCF is included with CBMM’s general admission, which is good for both Friday and Saturday and is
$15 for adults, $12 for seniors, $6 for children ages 6 to 17, and FREE for CBMM and children 5 and under. All
museum exhibitions will be open throughout the event.
On Friday & Saturday, Oct. 4 & 5, 2019, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will host one of the nation’s largest
gatherings of small boat enthusiasts and unique watercraft at the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival XXXVI.
Hundreds of amateur and professional boatbuilders and enthusiasts come from all over the region to display their one-of-
a-kind kayaks, canoes, and other traditional small craft.
Sailing skiffs, rowing shells, kayaks, canoes, paddle boats, prams, and one-of-a-kind boats will be on display and in the
water throughout this family-oriented event. Small craft owners hailing from all over the country will also be available to
share their knowledge and boating experiences with guests.
Scenic river cruises aboard the 1920 buyboat Winnie Estelle will be available Friday & Saturday, along with food, and
beverages on Saturday.
Museum shipyard staff and Chesapeake Wooden Boat Builders School instructors will be on hand Saturday to offer
boatbuilding workshops and maritime demonstrations. Beginning at 1 pm on Saturday, a lively Miles River race of small
craft can be watched from the museum’s waterfront and docks. Festival-goers can also vote for their favorite boat, with
the People’s Choice award and others announced among participants on Saturday evening.
Delaware River Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association October 2019 March 2012
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Nautical Trivia Challenge
1. What type of songs were used by sailors on sailing ships to help synchronize their work efforts?
2. The U.S. Marine Corps Hymn refers to the shores of Tripoli. Where is Tripoli located? A) Italy b) Libya c) Egypt
3. “It’s more like a war, with everything but the bullet” was the phrase used by which winning skipper to describe the America’s Cup Race? A) Dennis Conner b) Ted Turner c)
Bill Koch
4. T of F: A plow anchor is preferred on a rocky bottom.
5. Name the sea mammal that nuclear submarines are designed after.
6. For what extremes is the Canadian Bay of Fundy well known?
7. The centerplate that moves diagonally or vertically is called a ________.
8. T or F: The nautical term for a simple knot that is used as a temporary fastening to an object is a hitch.
9. What is the line called that is used to steady a spar (boom).
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2019 Delaware River Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association Messabout Results
Sailing Races Overall Race Winner: Bruce Robbins Sloop Winners: 1. Bruce Robbins 2. Harold Bernard 3. Al Hinkey Cat Boat Winners: 1. George Loos 2. Tom Shephard 3. Pete Peters
Row/Paddle Races Winners: 1. Sam Kilsdonk 2. Tom Shephard 3. Paul Ware Match Rowing Race 1. Pete Peters 2. Paul Skalka Trivia Contest Winners: 1. Tom Shephard 2. Carol Jones 3. Tie Bill Covert, Bill Stumpfig **The winner of this contest is responsible for running the Trivia Contest in 2020. NO EXCEPTIONS**
Congratulations to all participants!
Nautical Trivia Challenge Answers
1. Sea Chanties. 2. b) Libya
3. c) Bill Koch. 4. False
5. Sperm Whale. 6. Extremes between high and low tides.
7. daggerboard or centerboard. 8. True
9. A guy or a vang.
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Thoughts from Our President By Carol Jones
We’re so lucky to have two excellent places to meet. Just like the 1%, we have luxurious winter quarters, and a waterfront place for the summer, free of jet skis, mosquitos, and salt water taffy. Our
final Union Lake get-together featured perfect weather, enthusiastic racers, great food (thanks, Harold!), and many laughs. This year’s Messabout was a big success. The key ingredient was, as always, the
friendship and camaraderie of the participants, which extends beyond mere boat ownership. We’re a gathering of old and new friends, old and new watercraft, old and new jokes. Thank you all for being
there, in spirit if not in person. The party continues at St. Michaels in a few weeks, with more old friends, watercraft, and jokes. Crabs and sea chanties will add to the festivities. See you there!
TSCA Meeting Notes By Carl Weissinger Secretary
We held an abridged meeting of the Delaware River TSCA Chapter at our annual Messabout at Union Lake on September 14. We decided to donate$150. to the crab fund of the Mid Atlantic Small Craft Festival. Tom Shepherd reminded us to honor our Commitment of $100 annually to the John Gardner fund we now owe $200. Paul Skalka and Pete Peters have been talking with John Brady about how we might best contribute to the Independence Seaport Museum in way of a thank you for our free meeting space. John will get back to them with some ideas. George Loos suggested the museum might want to work on the tuckup. (The stern post has some rot) Finally, the Riverview Restaurant in Bristol will get back to Paul about a holiday party.
Trip on the Rhine By Frank Stauss In September Mary and I were fortunate to take a Viking River Cruise along the Rhine River in Europe. We travelled from Lucerne, Switzerland to Amsterdam, Netherlands and had a wonderful time. I am passing along some photographs I took that might be of interest to our members.
Sailing on Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne Racing on the Rhine
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Racing on the Rhine Racing on the Rhine
Racing on the Rhine Rhine River Traffic
I had to include at least one windmill
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Surprise Discovery By Andy Slavinskas
In early August, we made a stop in Belfast, Maine, and noticed that Silent Maid was hauled at Front Street Shipyard. In checking local results, I see that she won her class on corrected time at the Eggemmoggin Reach Regatta.
Attached should be an image of her in Belfast. I believe when I took the photo, the ERR was complete, and that she was getting packed up to travel back south.
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2019 Meeting Calendar January Monday Jan. 14, 2019 Independence Seaport Museum 7:00 pm Feature: Sailing the Dracken By: Al Hinkey February Monday Feb 11, 2019 Independence Seaport Museum, 7:00 pm Feature: Paddle Making By: Ted Kilsdonk March Monday Mar 11, 2019 Independence Seaport Museum, 6:30pm Show up early to help get set up Feature: Annual Bid and Buy! April Monday April 8, 2019 Independence Seaport Museum, 7:00pm Feature: ISM Workshop on the Water By: Dave Dormond May Monday May 13, 2019 Independence Seaport Museum, 7:00pm Feature: By: June Monday June 10, 2019 Union Lake Sailing and Tennis Club, 7:00 pm Meeting: Open boating starts at 2 pm. Feature: Ravenwood By: Sam Kilsdonk
July Monday July 8, 2019, Union Lake Sailing and Tennis Club Open boating 2 pm picnic 5:30pm Feature: Annual Chapter Picnic August Monday Aug.12, 2019 Union Lake Sailing and Tennis Club, 7:00pm Open boating starts at 2pm Feature: Gaff and Sprit Rigs By: Club members September Saturday Sep 7, 2019 Union Lake Sailing and Tennis Club, 9:00 am Annual Messabout October Monday October 14 2019 Independence Seaport Museum, 7:00pm Feature: Canals of Pennsylvania By: Jim Rubilli November Monday November 11, 2019 Independence Seaport Museum, 7:00pm Feature: Coal Schooners By: Ted Kilsdonk December Sunday Dec 8, 2019 King George II Inn Annual Holiday Party. Brunch 1 pm Feature: Food, fun, friendship, prizes!
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Delaware River Chapter
TSCA
Chapter President: Carol Jones
Chapter Vice President: Mark Showers
Secretary: Carl Weissinger
Treasurer: Paul Skalka
Newsletter Editor: Frank Stauss
Website: www.delrivertsca.net
From the Snuggery
By Frank Stauss We have a very interesting speaker at our upcoming October chapter meeting. Jim Rubilli will be speaking on the subject of Canals of Pennsylvania 1792-1931. Our state was once crisscrossed by a network of over 1600 miles of man-made waterways. These pathways played a key role in America’s expansion westward. This talk will cover the development, heyday, and decline of this now forgotten means of transportation, economic growth, and communication. October 14 is the date. Mark it on your calendar. Just in case you were wondering what the nautical term Dressing Down means. Thin and worn sails were often treated with oil or wax to renew their effectiveness. This was called “dressing down”. An officer or sailor who was reprimanded or scolded was also said to have received a “dressing down”. Now you know.
The Delaware River Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association works to preserve and continue the living traditions, skills, lore and legends surrounding working and pleasure craft whose origins predate the maritime gasoline engine. It encourages the design, construction and use of these boats. Whether you
have an interest in traditional boat building, messing about in small boats, or helping preserve our maritime heritage come join us and share the
camaraderie of kindred spirits.
