March, 2016 Volume 44, Issue 3

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1 Blackbeard Sailing Club NEWS & FEATURES PAGES From the Commodore 1-2 US Sailing Hanson Award 3 Workday 4 PracBce Flare Shoot 4 Derelict Stuff in the Trees 5-7 Dinghies & Kayaks 8-11 Around the Clubhouse Racing News 14 Social CommiOee Special Exhibit 17 Pet Report 18 Cruising Members 19 Race Calendar Officers and OrganizaBon 22 BLACKBEARD S EPITAPH Save These Dates March 12 Spring Workday March 13 Navigation before GPS Exhibit at the Oriental History Museum March 19 NYRA Invitational April 2 NYRA Commodore's Ball & Regatta April 2 Practice Flare Shoot at BSC April 23 & 24 ETYSA Blackbeard May 7 NYRA Cinco de Mayo May 28 & 29 North Carolina Offshore Championship From the Commodore Brrrrrrrrr As I write this column, winter has us in her cold grasp, but it is almost over! Snow one weekend and almost 70 the next, you gotta love winter in NC. Spring is right around the corner, and with that, spring workday on March 12. Our dinghy captains have been busy trying to identify owners of boats on racks. Pictures of unidentified have been published in the past couple of Epitaphs. If these boats aren t claimed by workday, they will be disposed of. Richard Schott is putting together a list of workday projects, from rebuilding the steps on the deck, to picking up large rocks in the parking lot where the fill was spread. Remember, gate cards will be changed out on workday so you need to show up to get your new card, or make arrangements with me Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC con$nued next page!1

2 From the Commodore (continued from page 1) to get your card at a later date. We understand that everyone can t make workday. If you can t make it, get in touch with Richard and see how you can best help. I know that before/after the last workday some folks filled holes in the parking lot, serviced and repaired all the dock carts and painted the bathhouse, just to name a few tasks. If you haven t been to the club recently you might be surprised by the appearance. We had over 40 trees cut down or trimmed back. The trees on the fence have all been trimmed so the lowest branch over our property is at least 40 feet. The new dry storage area close to the gate has been opened up by the removal of some trees and the trees overhanging the driveway. Windex wrote me a letter complaining that since we cut the trees down they have had to reduce their revenue forecast. In addition to the tree work, all of the windows have been replaced in the clubhouse with new low E Thermal windows. Mark Brennesholtz and Mike Foster led the efforts on the trees, Ed Doughty spread the refuse and Richard Schott worked with the window company to get the windows replaced. Make sure you thank them for their efforts! Here are our current committee assignments. Please contact the chair if you would like to participate on any of these committees: ο Membership: Dave Whitney ο Finance: Bill Braun (Chair), Jan Green, Ed Weber ο Strategic Plan Committee: Bill Green (Chair). Currently, Bob Stevens, John Knie, Jim Floyd, Arch Altman, Bill Drechsler and Eddy Parker have agreed to participate. ο Website Committee: Joni Floyd (Chair). Bill Green, John Knie and Jeremy LeRay are members of this committee. The goal is to make the website more user-friendly. A survey has been developed to send to the membership for their input/needs. ο Bathhouse Committee: Joni Floyd (Chair). Wendy and Arnold Giles are interested in being part of this committee since they were involved in the recent major cleaning project. ο Clubhouse Committee: Susan McCrocklin (Chair). ο Epitaph Committee: Stephanie Davies (Chair). Members include Bruce Woods, Bill Green, Jan Green and Tom Bass. ο Racing: Bob Stephens, Doug King and Gay Whitney If you are not aware, Blackbeard Sailing Club is a member of Boat US. All our members get a discount to Boat US. Our group number is GA82038S. As a final note, for as long as I have been a member of the board, which is over 10 years now, the club loses about 10% of our members every year for various reasons. This means we need a steady stream of new members coming in. Please think about this when you meet sailors around town or in your hometown. If you know of someone who might be interested in membership, especially families with kids, encourage them to come to the club and see what it is all about. Eddy Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!2

3 US Sailing Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal is Awarded for Bravery on the Waterways. PORTSMOUTH, RI (February 1, 2016) The US Sailing Safety at Sea Committee awarded the Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medals to eight boats for their heroic efforts when a microburst storm hit the 2015 Flying Scot Atlantic Coast Championship, hosted by the Blackbeard Sailing Club, in New Bern, NC on September 12. A rainstorm storm was forecasted, but nobody expected or predicted the accompanying 60 knot microburst. It descended instantly, for a short duration, causing chaos throughout the 23-boat fleet. Many sailors reported having been trapped in lines when the boats capsized. These sailors were able to release themselves from the lines before drowning. Robin Schaffer, who provided assistance to sailors after the storm abated, described it as coming to the scene in the movie Titanic with boats and people in the water everywhere. Several of the eight rescue boats were race committee boats; others came from the shore who recognized additional assistance was needed. A local phone rescue system was utilized where volunteer rescuers input their phone number to the system. People on the water can call for assistance with their message recorded, which is dialed out to all volunteer rescuers. All sailors in distress were recovered with no injuries reported. The following were awarded the eight US Sailing Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medals at a ceremony hosted by Blackbeard Sailing Club on January 9, The medals were presented by US Sailing Regional Race Officer and Club Judge Joleen Rasmussen. Learn more about the individual rescues in the reports below: Eddie Parker and Richard Schott rescued four sailors Ken Gurganus and Jeff Thomas rescued at least five sailors Dave Brown, Polly Brown, and Joe Gormley rescued one sailor Jim Zahradka and Mark Brennesholtz rescued four sailors Roger Brake and Eric Rasmussen rescued three sailors Skip Byrum and Claire Brock rescued four sailors Malcolm and Robin Schaffer, and Charlie Marr rescued two sailors Bill Harwell and Bill Braun rescued at least five sailors Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!3

4 Spring Workday Spring workday is March 12 th and we have numerous projects posted on the website. Please sign up to help with these tasks. This is our club and these projects will improve BSC. Your new gate cards will be available on workday so don t forget to pick them up when you check in upstairs for your meal ticket. Please bring extra tools such as battery-powered drills and crow bars for working on the docks, rakes and wheelbarrows for the driveway, and pitchforks and hoes for cleaning the drainage ditches. After lunch, Bill Braun will demonstrate the proper use of our new gasoline-powered pump for rescuing sinking boats. Richard Practice Flare Shoot Fairfield Harbour Yacht Club has asked if they could do a practice flare shoot at Blackbeard Sailing Club. BSC members are welcome to attend and participate. FHYC will make arrangements with the Coast Guard and will have a fire truck standing by, just in case something goes awry. If you want to try out some of your old flares, or see how the different devices work, come out on Saturday, April 2 at 1:00. I did this a couple of years ago and it was pretty eye-opening how little time an aerial 12 gauge flare spends in the air. If you haven t done this before, I would recommend you participate. Eddy Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!4

5 Derelict Stuff in the Trees by Mike Foster, Dry Storage Captain Thank you to those BSC Members who ed letting me know which items in the Trees were yours. The club appreciates it. If you have something in the trees, it is time to put your name on it. Review the photos here to see if any of these items belong to you. On workday, Bruce Woods has offered to help members tag their property. Please see him in the clubhouse. In the attached pictures items #4, #7, #8, #12 and #19 will be disposed of on workday unless claimed. If you wish to identify something please me, Remaining unidentified property will have action taken in the near future. And please, don t shoot the messenger here, I am doing as the BSC BOD has directed. Thank you. #1 Stainless Steel Box #9 Hard Dink,Pennsylvania Plate XGE-1283 #10 Boston Whaler Trailer, Pennsylvania Plate XGE-1283 #11 Unknown Brown Trailer #13 Reliance Trailer - NC Plate CA #14 Trail-N-Sail Trailer NC Plate CF Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!5

6 Derelict Stuff in the Trees Continued from page 5 These Items need to be claimed and tagged with the owners name #1, #9, #10, #11, #13, #14, #15, #16, #18 & #19 #15 Rusty Trailer - Painted, Galvanized #16 Rusty White Steel Trailer #18 Trail-rite Badly Rusted White Steel #19 Walker Bay??? Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!6

7 Derelict Stuff in the Trees Continued from page 6 #4 Wooden Box #7 Abandoned Dink & Cover #8 Seaworthy Inflatable on Junk Trailer #12 Abandoned Inflatable Hard #19 Walker Bay??? If owners can t be located, #4, #7, #8, #12 & #19 may be removed and could be aucboned for the benefit of the club. #17 Double Axel Galvanized Trailer Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!7

8 Dinghies & Kayaks Some Progress - More Needed!! by Chris Davies, Dinghy Co-Captain This is the next phase of sorting out who s where. I have taken pictures of some of the Dinghy Racks. I would like you dinghy owners to carefully look over the pictures and determine whether I have your name and dinghy in the correct location. If not, please contact me, Chris Davies (christopher.l.davies@gmail.com) to let me know what needs changing. We want this to be complete and correct by March workday. No one wants to lose his/her dinghy. If owners can t be located, #C81, #C82, #C84 may be removed and could be aucboned for the benefit of the club. Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!8

9 Dinghies & Kayaks Continued from page 8 If owners can t be located, #F89, #I101, #I102, #I103, #I104, #I105 may be removed and could be aucboned for the benefit of the club. Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!9

10 Dinghies & Kayaks Continued from page 9 Nothing here is illegal, but please check and see that your dinghy is in the correct locabon that you expect it to be in. Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!10

11 Dinghies & Kayaks Continued from page 10 Nothing here is illegal, but please check and see that your dinghy is in the correct locabon that you expect it to be in. Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!11

12 Around the Clubhouse Great Blackbeard Sailing Club Window Replacement Project Out with the old and in with the new... windows, that is. Just wait until you see the difference in person. Keep watching as improvements continue this Spring. Painting of the clubhouse will be scheduled soon. Updated gardens will greet you at the front gate in early Spring. All ready for the installers, Thursday February 25 (Photo by Susan McCrocklin) Photo by Gay Whitney Exterior window before (Photo by Susan McCrocklin) Newly installed exterior windows (Photo by Susan McCrocklin) Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!12

13 Around the Club House Windows, Windows, Windows Continued from page 11 Old and occluded (Photo by Susan McCrocklin) Installing installation to the new window exteriors. (Photo by Susan McCrocklin) New and clear. The screens barely show. (Photo by Susan McCrocklin) Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!13

14 Racing News Not Quite Spring, But Close Enough by Mark Brennesholtz The sailing gods smiled on the NYRA Commodore s Regatta February 20 th. The temps on the water never hit the promised 66, but the breeze held in pretty well in the 8-12 range with the exception noted below. PRO Jarvis ran three races for seven spin boats and three non-spin/cruisers. In the first race, Divine beat Sarah Parker in Granny s Hoe by 13 seconds corrected, while Boartaint beat Drew McCrocklin s Team Elite by 15 seconds. And in non-spin, Bob Stevens in Velocity beat Ed Doughty in Super Bueno by 17 seconds. The racing was even closer in races 2 and 3. One difference was a single second and another was three seconds! On the final leg of the last race, the wind picked up to about 20 knots, which caused some mayhem in the fleet. Tom McKnight got into a death roll and broached. The spinnaker ripped and the lost time allowed Team Elite to pass him and take first. Simo Waananen was not lucky either and tore Divine s spinnaker. Following a broach where a man nearly went overboard, Charlie Nelson in Water Phantom got the chute wrapped around the forestay and could not get it down for more than twenty minutes after the race finish. The forestay was damaged and the kite may have been ripped as well. Dave Whitney in Silent Pursuit saw the carnage ahead and decided not to launch the chute for the final leg and was happy with his decision. The Commodore s Ball banquet later was full of war stories and the awards were well deserved. For the day s racing, Divine took first over Granny s Hoe with two firsts and a fourth. The Hoe had two seconds and a third. In Spin B, Boartaint beat Team Elite by a single point. And in Non-Spin Velocity beat John Jackson and Ed Doughty with two firsts and a second. NYRA Commodore Presents Annual Awards Besides the trophies for the day s racing and the Winter Series (reported last month), NYRA has several awards for boats and crew for performance throughout the racing year, which ended with this regatta. Spinnaker Boat of the Year was Tom McKnight in Boartaint. Non-Spinnaker Boat of the Year was Joe Mattea in Old Glory. Crew of the Year was Dave Furna. Finally, Sportsman of the Year was Doug Longhini. All of these are very prestigious awards in Eastern North Carolina. When you see these folks on the dock, be sure to congratulate them. March, April & May Racing Events March 19 & 20 is the NYRA Invitational. This is a Boat of the Year and ICRC Sailor of the Year event, and the first upriver regatta of Spring. PHRF, Ensigns, SJs and Sunfish. Contact Drew McCrocklin at andrew.mccrocklin@mac.com or April 23 & 24 is the ETYSA Cup out of Blackbeard. This supports the youth sailing program at BSC and is also NYRA BOTY and ICRC SOTY. PHRF (SJs and Ensigns sail with PHRF). Contact Doug King at dougking888@yahoo.com or May 7 is the NYRA Cinco de Mayo for SJs, Ensigns, and Sunfish, as well as other one designs. Probably in New Bern off Union Point. Contact Drew McCrocklin. May 28 & 29 is the North Carolina Offshore Championship in the ocean off Beaufort. Wonderful sailing. And it counts toward annual awards. Contact TBD. Mark Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!14

15 Social Committee News by Gay Whitney Nationally, and at BSC, February focused on heart health. Our Social Committee tries to have a program every now and then. February s social focused on safety and educating members on recent changes at the club that might benefit us all. In spite of horrible weather, this meeting was attended by 58 locals who cooked wonderful food to share. Being housebound inspires many of us to cook, cook, cook our favorite dishes. Our Dockmaster, Bill Drechsler, cautioned us to be more careful with our power cords on the docks. He found one recently hanging in the water. Bill also mentioned that all wooden ladders have been replaced with aluminum ladders that extend deeper into the water for easier access.. He also mentioned that our many fire extinguishers have recently been serviced onsite. Bill Green outlined some features of the new pump we have in the emergency dock box. A new gasoline-powered pump arrived this week. Two members recently had the misfortune of finding sinking sailboats. Bill and others who assisted realized our equipment needed updating. Members were reminded to properly clean equipment they use so it is ready when (not if) needed again. These new pumps are in a dock box marked with a large Red Cross on the walkway leading to C dock. Dr. Kathie King talked about CPR and our new AED (defibrillator). If you call 911 from the club, a team comes immediately from Fairfield Harbour... although it takes 8-10 minutes at best. Every minute counts so we need to be proactive. We are finalizing plans to offer a CPR course to interested members. Our new AED is on the wall next to the big TV and is user friendly/dummy proof. We viewed the video showing the use of this equipment thanks to Chris Davies AV skills and that wonderful smart TV. There is a Good Samaritan Law which protects us from liability. I pointed out the location of a First Aid Kit on top of the AED. Additional kits are located in the tool room below the clubhouse and another in the ladies side of the bathhouse. Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!15

16 Social Committee News Continued from page 15 First Aid Kit in the Ladies side of the Bathhouse First Aid Kit in the Tool Room under the Clubhouse Dockbox by C-Dock where you can find the Pumps Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!16

17 Special Exhibit on Navigation Before GPS Continues at Oriental s History Museum with a discussion on HAM radios Before GPS, smartphones, and electronic charts, boaters navigated using a sextant, dead-reckoning, and other traditional aids, while plotting their course on paper charts. Early electronics also played a role. LORAN systems, Radio Directional Finder devices, hand-held radio VHF/FM transmitter/receivers were all early electronic aids for the boater. Then and now, HAM radios function as a means of emergency communications, for the exchange of messages, and much more. On Sunday, March 13 at 2 pm at Oriental s History Museum, Tom Finta, a member of the Pamlico Amateur Radio Society, will talk about the uses of Amateur Radios while on long or short cruises. He ll also be discussing the daily radio nets that provide weather and cruising conditions, as well as safety communications for the boater and family members on shore. The current exhibit Hey Mate, where are we? Navigation before GPS, runs through May. For more information contact us at or museum@dockline.net. The Museum is located at 802 Broad Street in Oriental. Hours are: Friday 11-3, Saturday 1-4, Sunday 1-4. Admission is always free. For Sale Catalina Catalina 22 American Pie with trailer. Asking $2,300. Upgrades include: Reupholstered cushions Epoxied keel Cockpit drains added Upgraded stanchions Boat will be thoroughly cleaned prior to sale. Please call Chip Athey at (C) or (H) Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!17

18 Pet Committee Report Dog Show in Raleigh There will be five Dog Shows in Raleigh at the Fairgrounds March 23 through March 27. Parking and admission are free. There will be about 2000 dogs in 125 different breeds exhibited. If you are interested in the show events contact me about a week before and I will tell you the time that each different breed will be exhibited. The times will be between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. I will give you a guided tour of the event. Don t Forget BSC members please send me pictures of your pet enjoying a sail and/or a BSC experience. Pet sea stories work too. My is listed below. Be a responsible and considerate pet owner while you and your pets are at BSC. Larry Sorenson llsoren@earthlink.net Funsize underway on his boat s/ v Funsize (Toy Poodle) Twizzle enjoying a BSC experience (Papillion) Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!18

19 Cruising Members! Bahamas Report BSC Member Doug Laurie I just wanted to give you an update on the trip Windfall (me singlehanding), Our Freedom (Tom/Ollie Foster) and Non-Linear (Jon/Marcia Petersen) are having to the Bahamas. As you may know, the weather has been not quite perfect, as the storms, squalls, and fronts continue to roll through the Bahamas. We continue to have multiple day weather stops. We departed Lake Worth, Fl 1/24 and crossed the Gulf Stream hitting the Bahama Banks just above Memory Rock (near West End) stopping at Mangrove Cay. Next day, on to Allens-Pensacola then on to Green Turtle Cay (check into the country). After a weather window it was through the "Whale" and to Great Guana Cay for a stop at Nippers and Grabbers Pubs. Next we travelled from Great Guana to Marsh Harbor where we were able to see the Super Bowl while waiting for a weather window south. Thursday 2/11 we were able to get down to Little Harbor (Pete's Pub and Foundry) where we placed the 1st of the 2 Blackbeard Sailing Club Burgees on the ceiling of the Pub BSC is now a permanent part of the Abacos (pictures and maybe a short go-pro clip will follow once we get some wi-fi). On Friday 2/12 we departed Abacos via the Tongue of the Ocean to an anchorage near Royal Island Eleuthera and yesterday we sailed from the Royal Island area to Rock Sound Eleuthera where we will once again be forced to wait out a number of fronts/squalls before we can cross the Atlantic again for Wardrick Wells Cay in the Exumas. Once we get to Georgetown Exumas we will affix the second BSC Burgee in the "Chat and Chill" at Volleyball beach on Stocking Island in Georgetown. Bahamas Report BSC Members Dave & Polly Brown Have been in Great Harbour for 5 weeks waiting for a prop for our dinghy motor. Finally received it from U.S. Key West Suzuki, air freight, but now waiting for weather to go south to Exumas. Today (February 7) weather is terrible k west winds. We have had a great 5 weeks at this safe hurricane hole. By staying for a month or more, the cost for our boat is about the same as a mooring ball, but we have the same comforts as being at BSC. Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!19

20 Race Calendar Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!20

21 Race Calendar Continued from page 20 Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!21

22 Blackbeard Sailing Club Club Location Upper Broad Creek on the Neuse River 2115 Barken$ne Drive New Bern, NC N W Mailing Address PO Box 24 Bridgeton, NC Website Be sure to visit the BSC website which is loaded with official informa$on, current news, membership directory, slip informa$on and much more. to Epitaph Editors Epitaph Submission Guideline Submissions to the Epitaph are due by the 23rd of each month for the following month s publica$on. We welcome the membership s input including: stories and cruising ar$cles how-to ar$cles and other news commi`ee reports racing news and reports photos in jpeg format event announcements and calendars 2016 Officers & Directors Commodore Vice Commodore Secretary Treasurer Director Director Director Director Director Director Dockmaster Dry Storage Dinghies Dinghies Eddy Parker Richard Schott Sandy Drechsler Stephanie Davies Bill Green Joni Floyd Arch Altman Mark Brennesholtz Gay Whitney Bob Stevens Bill Drechsler Mike Foster Wes Jorgensen Chris Davies Please send all material to the Epitaph s editors at bscepitaph@yahoo.com. Boats US Group Discount Number GA82038S. Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!22