Mainsheet. Happy Father s Day. Commodore s Message: 2018 TSC Officers. June 2018

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1 Mainsheet Thunderbird Sailing Club Commodore s Message: June 2018 Norman, Oklahoma 2018 TSC Officers Commodore Jim Chapman (405) biker.03@att.net Vice Commodore Jim Madsen jimmadsen@yahoo.com Rear Commodore David Gray swimcoach@cox.net Fleet Captain Jim Waller (580) jimwaller46@gmail.com Secretary Lorrie Sylvester (405) Lorraine-Sylvester@ouhsc.edu Treasurer Fredrica Cottrell (405) facottrell@att.net Mainsheet Editor Jim Eller wjimeller@gmail.com BoatHouse Manager Phil Moershel (405) phil@moershel.com Past Commodore Mary Anne Secrist (405) m.secrist@sbcglobal.net May was a great month for our sailing club. The finishing touches were put on the deck to open up the lakeside of the BoatHouse including full length steps and extra openings to the beach. After the treated wood has cured we ll add a coat of sealant. Our first workday of the year proved to be a great success. Cleanup around the grounds, setting wake buoys, maintenance of equipment, preparing boats for kid s classes and getting the place ready for summer were priority. I was called away for a family emergency but later was told everything went as planned. Thanks to all who showed up. Your dedication and hard work are appreciated. At the monthly membership meeting for May we had a great potluck and the taco bar was a big hit with everyone attending the meeting. We were honored by the presence of two new members, Gary and Jeanna Miller. They look forward to meeting all TSC Members and getting involved in our club activities. The program for June will be a review of Safety on the Water presented by the OHP and the potluck theme will be Summer Time. Thanks to Jim Madsen, Vice Commodore and David Gray, Rear Commodore for their hard work. Speaking of programs, if you missed the May meeting you really shortchanged yourself. Paul Reynolds and Jerry Lojka presented Captain, my captain, not to be confused with the poem cited in the movie Dead Poets Society starring Robin Williams. Their presentation on how to become a certified instructor and licensed captain were worthy of an award. And both Paul and Jerry were rewarded with the speaker s award, a TSC monogramed coffee cup, for their superb presentations. The Leukemia Cup Regatta is schedule for June 2 nd and 3 rd. It ll be a grand weekend of sailing, food, silent auction and music. Jim Madsen, Vice Commodore and his band will perform a memorable evening of Blues and other genre on Saturday night; you won t want to miss being there. However, Judy and I will miss this year s regatta to celebrate our 50 th wedding anniversary and we ll toast you and your successful fund raising event. Our next membership meeting is June 16 th. Please plan to attend; Gary and Jeanna and the rest of us will all be looking for you. Keep calm, sail on!! Happy Father s Day

2 TSC Potluck and Programs June 16th Theme: "summertime and the living is easy" Our program will be Safety on the Water. Dennis Dickens who is our speaker in June Boating safety jumps to the front page in the summer months as more boaters head out on the water, there are more opportunities for accidents to happen. Sometimes with fatal results. Join us for the June meeting where Trooper Dennis Dickens will discuss all aspects of staying safe on the water. This includes any and all required safety equipment to be on board a vessel, rules on right of way, register numbers for a vessel, safe night operations, and what is a float plan. He will also talk about scenarios with a variety of emergencies, and what the plan of action should be when things go wrong. This is a program that you don't want to miss! 6pm gathering 6:30pm program 8pm clean up Potluck: h-m main dishes; n-s vegies; t-z appetizers/fruit; a-g desserts/breads; Our May meeting was fun and informative. David Gray provided amazing decorations. The food was good as always and our cast of presenters Jerry Lojka, Paul Reynolds, and Jim Chapman. They said, Certifications are for more than just to frame and hang on your wall. They are an important way to further your sailing knowledge, become more skilled, have access to boats in chartered fleets, and spread the love of sailing to others. Their presentation told us how to go through the process to become a certified instructor all the way up to becoming a licensed captain. Thanks Jerry, Paul and Jim for an informative evening.

3 Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday to our members. Please, do send along best wishes to our members. You can do so with Facebook, Text, or a caring phone call. See contact information in our TSC directory. LAKE June Birth- THUNDER- BIRD Ted Streuli, 1-Jun Genevieve Betts, 3-Jun CLEAN-UP Ron Humphrey, 5-Jun Courtney Fisher, 7-Jun EVENT Sandra Carter, 8-Jun Gus Shaver Potts, 9-Jun October Karen Thurston, 29, 14-Jun 2017 JB Messer, 14-Jun Jim Shinn, 19-Jun Brianna Teel, 19-Jun Fredrica Cottrell, 22-Jun Buff Burtis, 29-Jun J. C."Chris" Luppens, 30-Jun Raft Up Saturday, June 30th 7-10pm Join in the first raft up of this year s sailing season, weather permitting. It s a great party on the water. Bring food and beverages to share. Meet up in the cove near the Clear Bay Café. The pontoon boat will be there, leaving the BoatHouse Doc about 6:30pm. So, come to the Boat- House, have a great full moon boat ride and a great party. Hope to see you there.

4 17th year of Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse Sailing Camps Only one space in each camp is still open. Register on Website: Two Kids Sailing Camps will be held again this year in June. The dates are June 4-8 with Jerry Lojka as principal instructor and June with Phil Moershel as principal instructor. The June 4-8 camp is nearly filled already! We will need YOUR help this year, experience is not necessary! Classes are held from 9am until 3pm with an hour for lunch. PLEASE try to help us as it provides additional security at the BoatHouse and for the children on the water. Bring your PFD and lunch. Paul Reynolds will be Principal Instructor for the Intermediate Camp from June 28-30, same hours. He will need help as well as Mary Anne Secrist, principal instructor for the Adult (14 and up) Small Boat Sailing Class scheduled on July 10-14, primarily in the evenings.

5 Discover Oklahoma has discovered the Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse Kids Sailing Camps! We have been notified that the Discover Oklahoma TV show will be doing a segment about the Kids Sailing Camps this summer. The production crew have plans to be at the Boat- House on Friday, June 8 for the final day of Camp I according to Principal Instructor Jerry Lojka. As always, Friday is the busiest day with the test review in the morning and the kids getting their boats ready for their final sailing trip. Parents, siblings and other relatives are encouraged to attend in time to have lunch with the kids before their final sail and going out on the pontoon or safety boats to watch the kids close up. While the students and instructors are on the water following lunch, the volunteers clean up the BoatHouse and set up chairs to be ready for the awards ceremony once the kids bring their boats ashore and all the boats and equipment are cleaned and stored away. We need lots of help for these duties! Hopefully we can have a few strong helpers from TRI-OKC and the NAVY CHIEFS AT TINKER. We aren't sure when the show will be broadcast but they will let us know so we can put our TV s on record should we not be around when the show is on. The program will also be available online at the Discover Oklahoma website. THERE'S ALWAYS S O M E T H I N G T O D I S C O V E R IN OKLAHOMA!

6 Dear Friend, May 27, 2018 This is a fundraising letter. Next weekend my daughter Marie and her friend David will sail with me at Lake Thunderbird in our little sailing club s Leukemia Cup Regatta. Last year we raised over $3000, my part about $500, for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Lorrie has organized a silent auction. We started this regatta in order to support a club member whose young grandson fought a terrifying battle with lymphoma, and also because the initial organizer wanted to host a BIG regatta and party, with music, dancing, and LARGE corporate sponsorship. Now in our 3rd regatta we re still small, there s no Chesapeake Oil banner and we haven t improved our dancing one single step. However, because of supporters like you, that grandson is 11 years old, healthy, and about to take our beginner sailing camp! The year after we started the Leukemia Cup, and after more lab draws and tests than I can count, I found myself in a hospital room squirming under a resident as he jammed a double lumen catheter into the side of my neck. Over the next three months I had 8 sessions of plasmapheresis, a mildly medieval procedure with a centrifuge spinning out the heavier plasma cells of my blood, including the proliferated immunoglobulin M, prime culprit in the ultrarare Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia. In the meantime, I entered a clinical trial of the drug Ibrutinib at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. I arrive every 3 months for blood tests and the occasional bone marrow or CT, and pick up my daily dose of this amazing and specifically-acting drug. My severely enlarged spleen is now normal, IgM levels are below the threshold for plasmapheresis, and I m no longer anemic. I breath easy. There is a plaque on the wall at the Cancer Institute, showing the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society gave over $15,000,000 in support. Research is ongoing and expensive. A friend of mine who has Mantle Cell Lymphoma asked his 80 year old hematologist why he hadn t retired. He replied that... in his entire career there has never been a more exciting and hopeful time to be a blood doctor! Here is a link to make a donation: To see the auction: Thanks so much for letting me abuse your busy day and mailbox. Love, Paul

7 LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA CUP REGATTA UPDATE! The RACE Is Here June 2nd & 3rd Plans continue for FUN and FUNdraising event continue. ENTERTAINMENT Saturday night will be Jimbo Big Train Madsen, (aka Vice-Commodore Jim Madsen) and the Blues Band Thunderbird Sailing Club Leukemia Cup Regatta June 2 nd & 3rd, 2018

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9 LLC Silent Auction For the LLC Silent Auction be watching your and the MainSheet for some early looks and maybe bids on neat items!! If you have an item to contribute, please get in touch with Lorrie. We are also looking to collect nice wines/beers for the Wine and Beer Pull. Please let me know or bring your items to the BoatHouse. Contact Auction items include hand-made scarves, stained glass or other ornaments, OU Press set/books, smoked salmon, and great stuff including a secret wine or beer! While the Silent Auction is still a bit over a month away, keep checking back for other items and let me know if you want to bid early! Take a look at this sample of items: Online ends at 10:00 am and site ends at 5:00 when dinner starts

10 Thunderbird Sailing Club Presents-Leukemia Cup June 2 & 3, 2018 Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse, Norman, Oklahoma CLASSES: All keelboat, and multihull classes are welcome. Boats shall register in either Multihull, Spinnaker or Nonspinnaker classes. Three or more boats of the same class pre- registered may constitute a one design class. All boats shall conform to class rules. The primary helmsman of a boat must be a current member of Central States Sailing Association or of another US SAILING Regional Sailing Association if that helmsman resides outside the CSSA Region or a TSC recognized sailing club. REGATTA FORMAT: This is a 2 day mixed format regatta. One day will be devoted to a long distance race and the other day to buoy racing (3 races). The race committee will decide at its sole discretion which format will be raced first. In case of a tie within a class for the regatta, the tie-breaker will go to the lowest scoring boat in that class for the long distance race. RULES: The race will be governed by the Rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing, and CSSA Sailing Instructions with supplemental Local Appendix. SCORING: The PHRF TOT scoring system will be used for keel classes and Portsmouth for Multihull. The Low Point System noted in RRS Appendix A will apply. One race completed shall constitute a regatta. RRS rule A2 is amended; no throw-outs will be allowed. TROPHIES: Trophies will be presented to 1st - 3rd in each Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Multihull, and pre-registered one design fleet. FACILITIES: Ramps for all boats are 1 mile north or ½ mile south of Little River Marina. Courtesy docks are adjacent to the BoatHouse. Beach launching is available at the BoatHouse. ACCOMMODATIONS: Camping is allowed at Lake Thunderbird State Park. view.profile/id.4386 Camping is NOT permitted on the BoatHouse grounds. Showers and toilets are available at the BoatHouse. There are numerous hotels in the Norman area. DIRECTIONS: From the North: I-35 south to I-40, then east to Choctaw Road exit; Choctaw Road south to Alameda Street; east on Alameda to Lake Thunderbird State Park and until the road starts to enter the lake. Turn left (north) to the Regatta site, which will be the first right (east). From the South: I-35 north to State Highway 9, then east on S.H. 9 to 84 th Avenue; north on 84 th Ave. to Alameda Street; east on Alameda to Lake Thunderbird State Park and until the road starts to enter the lake. Turn left (north) to the Regatta site, which will be the first right (east). Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse: 1312 Indian Point Rd, Norman, OK FEES: $75.00 suggested registration for Skipper and Boat/ $ after May 31, 2018 No charge for after race entertainment All net proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

11 REGISTRATION: April 1 May 31 Please complete registration on-line at After May 31 registration may be completed at the Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse, June 1, 2 & 3. STATE LAW requires that all boats have a copy of their registration aboard. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY: Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta. INFORMATION: Phil Moershel phil@moershel.com Leukemia Cup Regatta June 2 & 3, 2018 Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse, Norman, Oklahoma SCHEDULE: Friday June 1 18:00 20:00 Launching and registration Saturday June 2, 08:30 Registration, coffee, donuts 10:30 Registration ends 10:45 Competitors' Meeting 11:20 Harbor Gun 11:50 Warning Signal 1st start Warning signals for subsequent races ASAP after previous finish 17:00 Refreshments: Hamburgers, hotdogs, sides, beverages and live entertainment Sunday June 3 10:00 Competitors' Meeting 10:30 Harbor Gun 11:00 Warning Signal 1st start of Distance race 17:00 Trophy presentation

12 Leukemia Cup Regatta June 2 & 3, 2018 Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse, Norman, Oklahoma Regatta Entry Form Skipper s Name: Phone: Address: City: State: Zip: Boat Class: Sail Number: Boat Name: Home Club: CIRCLE ONE: I wish to enter as a member of the SPINNAKER NON-SPINNAKER MULTIHULL ONE DESIGN fleet I certify that my boat conforms to the (above) Class rules as to sails, spars, hull measurements, propulsion, and all other class rules: Yes No LIABILITY RELEASE AGREEMENT: In consideration of my registration in the regatta, and recognizing the risks associated with the sport of sailing, the undersigned hereby waives all claims for personal injury and property damage and hereby releases the Thunderbird Sailing Club, and their directors, officers, members, employees, and the regatta volunteers and sponsors, of and from any and all claims, including those of negligence and gross negligence, which I or my crew might have, arising out of my participation in the regatta and all activities relating thereto. Skipper s Signature: Date Regatta entry fee: $75.00 registration for Skipper and Boat/ $ (after May 31) $ Make checks payable to Thunderbird Sailing Club Total $ April 1 May 1 Please complete registration on-line at After May 31 registration may be completed at the Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse, June 1, 2 & 3.

13 Highlights from the TSC Board Meeting on Lorrie Sylvester, Secretary Secretary s Highlights TSC is busy! Commodore Cup races weekly; great programs at monthly meetings (Thanks Jerry and Paul for your expertise on April meeting riveting information about skippering and becoming a sailing instructor. Thanks again to David Gray for the great theme and décor...and to all for the food. Summertime is upon us...and with that, our theme for the June 16 potluck is Summertime...the living is easy.... Think picnic and summer fun. Program will be Boat Safety ---something that should be on all of our minds. July and August will continue with summer themes with Boats, Blues and Barbecue in July once again featuring our own Jim Madsen and his group and the program will be Phil s Great Seagoing Adventure! In August we will gather for Cheeseburgers in Paradise...sort of island theme. Lorrie will be making up some flyers to disperse to boats at the Marina...and you can use them to invite some friends and sailing enthusiasts who might enjoy the summer comradery. David Gray will invite the Tri-Athletes to join us for the summer fun. The treasurer is taking good care of our funds we have over $12,500 in dedicated funds. Jim Madsen is working on a T-Shirt design so that we can have some neat shirts for our different events...to promote TSC. Lorrie completed and submitted the US Sailing Roster of contacts for TSC this year which includes: US Sailing Liaison: Phil Moershal; Youth Sailing: Paul Reynolds; Programming Contact: Mary Ann Secrist; Race Regatta: Jim Waller; and Communications Lead: Lorrie Sylvester Classes are and will be going on with youth classes beginning in June. Youth classes are almost full! Mary Anne is ordering T-shirts for volunteers to wear during the classes so that folks can identify the instructors and helpers LTEF may help...working on logos. Discussed having a brief meeting for volunteers so that all know the Safesport rules for ensuring student safety. We will be considering additional lights and possibly cameras as we had a kayak stolen after thieves cut through the back fence. Please all be vigilant! LEUKEMIA CUP AUCTION SNEAK PEAK!!! ONLINE BIDDING IS OPENT AT Leukemia Cup is approaching quickly! Lots of neat items for the auction, and we could still use more beer and wine donations for the beer/wine pull! ($10 donation for a disguised beer/wine...good quality!). Also, see the many items we have to offer so far...if you wish to bid on one of these items early, let Lorrie know. Onsite Bidding ends Saturday evening, June 2 by 8:00pm. If you want to make an early bid, contact Lorrie via - See More Auction Items on pages 8 and 9. The Fleet Captain About Racing 2018 Commodore s Cup Racing Jim Waller If you are expecting to participate in the 2018 Commodore s Cup Racing, please take a few minutes to look at the Deed Of Gift. It s located on Look about half way down the left edge menu that is on most of the pages. The Deed of Gift specifies that the competition is open to club members in good standing. Two fleets are available: Cruising and Spinnaker. You will be asked to state in which fleet you are racing at the beginning of the year to help with the score keeping. Please notice that those who do not race are scored as finishing after those who did race. That is, showing up for the races is important if you want a shot at the trophy. Racing has begun with our first race taking place, last March 21st. We will race every Wednesday, depending on weather, until some time into late October. All communications will be via text message. If you would like to be added to ( or removed from) the message list, send a text to Jim Waller at

14 From your Treasurer and Membership Secretary, Fredrica Cottrell New Members: We are always pleased to have new members; however, we didn t have any in April. Please encourage other sailors who are not members or anyone who likes sailing or just the water to join TSC Membership Directory: You should have received your copy of the new membership directory via . If you did not receive, or are have corrections to the Directory, please let me know. Renewing your TSC membership: For those who have responded with your annual renewal payment, Thank You! However, for those who have yet to send theirs in, it is very disappointing to go to my mailbox and find nothing there. It has been slow going for membership renewals this year and I am hoping that if you are among those who have yet to return yours, that you will consider doing so. We really need your support. Thanks!!! If you have not received your renewal, or perhaps misplaced yours, please get in touch with me. Thank you for all your support J Delinquent TSC Membership Renewals It is never too late to renew your membership. Sadly, I still have several members who have not renewed their memberships for the current year. This makes it difficult to keep our budget goals and it makes my volunteer job harder having to personally remind you. If you have not taken care of the current year s renewal, please do so now. We really need you and we desperately need your financial support. Please. If you have any questions about your membership, please contact me. Thanks. Membership Information If any of your membership information has changed, please contact: Thunderbird Sailing Club Membership: Regular Members: $99 per year Fredrica Cottrell 3704 Ives Way Norman, OK facottrell@att.net Associate Members: $50 per year Student Members $25 per year Current Level on Lake Thunderbird SHEF ID: NRMO2 Lake Thunderbird near Norman, OK STATION TYPE: RESERVOIR PRECIP ELEVATION STORAGE INFLOW RELEASE WIND-DIRWIND-SPEED VOLT- AGE BAT-LOAD in ft ac-ft cfs cfs deg mph volt volt Ccp-Rev Ccp-Rev Ccp-Rev Regi-Rev Regi-Rev Ccp-Rev Ccp-Rev Ccp- Rev Ccp-Rev (US/Central) 05/30 00: /30 01:

15 2018 BoatHouse Schedule If changes need to be made to this schedule, Contact Jim Eller June 2nd & 3rd Leukemia Cup 4 th to 18th Kids Sailing Camp #1 16 th 6-8pm TSC Monthly potluck, meeting and program 18 th to 22 nd Kids Sailing Camp #2 28 th to 30 th Kids Intermediate Sailing Camp 30 th 7-10pm Raft Up in Clear Creek Café Cove July 7th OKASA Summer Water Fest 10-14th Adult Small Boat Classes 21st TSC Month Meeting and potluck, Board meeting before hand 28th 7-10pm Raft Up August 18th 4:30pm TSC Board meeting 6:00pm TSC monthly Meeting and Potluck 25th 9am Bridges Event 7pm Raft Up (weather permitting) September 30th Layton Regatta Recurring Events: Wednesday Commodore s Cup Regattas starting at 6:30pm OKC Tri Club: swims Tuesday and some Wednesday evenings 6pm in May. NOTE: We also have a new Google Calendar for our BoatHouse activities. Here is the link 2FChicago