November, 2016 Volume 44, Issue 11

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Blackbeard Sailing Club BLACKBEARD S EPITAPH NEWS & FEATURES PAGES From the Commodore 1-2 Ensign Series 2-3 Racing Events 3 Rega<a Photos

November 19 Turkey Trot November 24 Thanksgiving with the Marines From the Commodore Annual Meeting and Voting The year is rapidly coming

You should have received an email from Election Buddy with a specific link for your membership to vote.

If you are having difficulties, please contact me and I will help you out. Voting will remain open till November 4 at midnight.

1 Blackbeard Sailing Club BLACKBEARD S EPITAPH NEWS & FEATURES PAGES From the Commodore 1-2 Ensign Series 2-3 Racing Events 3 Rega<a Photos 4 Save the Date 5 Social Commi<ee News 6 Garden Gang 6 Workday Photos 7-10 Race Calendar 11 Officers and OrganizaLon Blackbeard Sailing Club, Ltd. Save These Dates November 3 4th Race Ensign Series November 5 Annual General Meeting Veterans Day Social November 12 NYRA Winter Series #2 November 19 Turkey Trot November 24 Thanksgiving with the Marines From the Commodore Annual Meeting and Voting The year is rapidly coming to an end and that means it is time to identify the next leaders of your club. You should have received an from Election Buddy with a specific link for your membership to vote. Each member can vote only once, so don t share that with anyone! If you are having difficulties, please contact me and I will help you out. Voting will remain open till November 4 at midnight. If you haven t already voted, please do so. The AGM is scheduled for 5:00 on November 5 th when we will announce the winners of the election. Please make the effort to show up for this important meeting. We will review what has been accomplished over the last year and let you provide input for the direction the club should take going forward. The draft agenda is below. Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC con$nued next page!1

From the Commodore (continued from page 1) 1 Call to Order Eddy Parker 2 Quorum Sandy Drechsler 3 Reports from Officers and Directors 1 Commodore Eddy Parker a Welcome b Announce Results c Finance 2

2 From the Commodore (continued from page 1) 1 Call to Order Eddy Parker 2 Quorum Sandy Drechsler 3 Reports from Officers and Directors 1 Commodore Eddy Parker a Welcome b Announce Results c Finance 2 Strategic Planning Bill Green 4 Motions from the Floor Eddy Parker 5 Adjourn Turnout was very low at workday this fall, mostly (I hope) because of Hurricane Matthew. We are keeping up with who participated, or who has taken on a task outside of workday. Please contact your Vice- Commodore, Richard Schott, if you need some direction on a project that needs to be done. You are also welcome to look around the club and take on a task you see that needs to be handled. Just let Richard or me know what you ve done so we can record your service. Ensign Series Enjoys Happy Days Following the cancelled races just before Hurricane Matthew, the Ensign fleet has enjoyed two perfect Thursdays with three races each and three different winners. The top two places are Blue Note (Team Mark & Mark) and Red Stripe (McCrocklin & Eckenroth). We hope they own second place throughout the series, but Darkside (Walt Mayer & Ed Weber) has been sailing very inspired, including a win in Race #6. There are four more Thursdays to go in this exciting series. So far we ve had seven boats on the line in every race. by Mark Brennesholtz Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!2

Ensign Series Enjoys Happy Days November, December & January Racing Events November 3 is the fourth race date

November 12 is the NYRA Winter Series Race #2.

Contact Drew McCrocklin at 252-288-5043 or Andrew.mccrocklin@mac.com.

November 19 is the San Juan 21 Fleet 8 Turkey Trot with Ensigns also participating.

3 Ensign Series Enjoys Happy Days November, December & January Racing Events November 3 is the fourth race date for Ensigns in the Fall Series. There have been seven boats on the line and multiple winners. November 12 is the NYRA Winter Series Race #2. With probable throwouts, late entries in the series can still be competitive. Contact Drew McCrocklin at or Andrew.mccrocklin@mac.com. Remaining series dates are December 3 & 17, and January 7 & 21. November 19 is the San Juan 21 Fleet 8 Turkey Trot with Ensigns also participating. Thomas jennjeff@suddenlink.net. Contact Jeff January 1 is the 46 th or so annual Fred Latham Regatta for San Juan 21 s with a fun race for PHRF boats. There is usually a hot dog lunch beforehand to clear the senses. January 7 & 21 rounds out the NYRA Winter Series. by Mark Brennesholtz Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!3

4 Ensign Series Photos (Continued from page 3) Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!4

5 Saturday, November 5th Veterans Day Social & AGM 5:00 - Annual Meeting Days are getting cooler! Crockpots of chili, stews, soups and chowders will comprise the main course! Breads and desserts will be provided. 5:30 - Happy Hour 6:15 - Crock Pot Dinner Save the Date! more to come! Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!5

Social Committee News by Gay Whitney Our social this month was workday.

It was a pictureperfect day after a distressing weather event. I'm letting our photos tell the story.

Kathy Gormley and Polly Brown are hostessing this event. The theme is paying tribute to our Veterans, past and present.

Jan and Bill Green are hosting our Thanksgiving Day Dinner. This year, six Marines have been invited to join us.

For the Christmas social, Jenny Dark and I are working hard to make this a memorable gathering of friends.

This year, our event is on the same night as a big FHYC event. It will likely be a smaller event than in years past.

6 Social Committee News by Gay Whitney Our social this month was workday. Richard Schott lined up lots of projects and we worked hard, ate well and socialized, of course. It was a pictureperfect day after a distressing weather event. I'm letting our photos tell the story. We look ahead to our AGM in November. Our ladies have made great plans for creating just the right ambiance. Kathy Gormley and Polly Brown are hostessing this event. The theme is paying tribute to our Veterans, past and present. Guests are asked to bring a crockpot dish (stew, soup, chili) or salad to share. Desserts and breads are being provided. Jan and Bill Green are hosting our Thanksgiving Day Dinner. This year, six Marines have been invited to join us. Turkey entrée will be provided so our guests should contribute side dishes and desserts. For the Christmas social, Jenny Dark and I are working hard to make this a memorable gathering of friends. Look for blasts giving more details. Once again, feel free to wear your favorite UGLY sweater or splurge on a new one. This year, our event is on the same night as a big FHYC event. It will likely be a smaller event than in years past. That's fine, but we will try to plan the food by categories more carefully to have variety. Garden Gang Donations Thanks to generous donations from nearly a dozen members, we have reached the $750 goal for fall plantings. Look for red crepe myrtles, Knock Out Roses, dogwoods, and maybe redbuds to be planted this fall above and beyond what BSC has budgeted. Thank you all. We will be back to members again next year for a repeat. Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!6

7 Workday - Fall 2016 Barnacle Bit BSC currently has 199 active members out of 200 permitted by the bylaws with two entries pending. We continue to look for prospective active members to replace the ones that typically drop out at year end. We have a great facility and great membership at very reasonable cost. Recruit your friends. Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!7

8 Workday - Fall 2016 (Continued from page 6) Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!8

9 Workday - Fall 2016 (Continued from page 7) Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!9

10 Workday - Fall 2016 (Continued from page 8) Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!10

Race Calendar 2016 RACE SCHEDULE Provided by Inter-Club Racing Committee 11/1/2016 Date Day Club Event PHRF EnsignSJ21Sunfish Other Location Nov 12 Sa NYRA Winter Race 2 * X New Bern Nov 19

4 * X New Bern Jan 1 '17 Su BSC Fred Latham Regatta X X New Bern Jan 1 '17 Su ODC Instead of Football Regatta X X X Oriental Jan 7 '17 Sa NYRA Winter Race 5 * X New Bern Jan 21 '17 Sa NYRA

of 8) P Protect Ensign Fleet 19 Races: Nov 3 Th FHYC Ensign Fall Series R5 X New Bern Nov 10 Th FHYC Ensign Fall Series R6 X New Bern Nov 17 Th FHYC Ensign Fall Series R7 (Makeup & Party) X

11 Race Calendar 2016 RACE SCHEDULE Provided by Inter-Club Racing Committee 11/1/2016 Date Day Club Event PHRF EnsignSJ21Sunfish Other Location Nov 12 Sa NYRA Winter Race 2 * X New Bern Nov 19 Sa BSC Flt 8 - Turkey Trot X X New Bern Nov 24 Th - THANKSGIVING - Nov 26 Sa MBSC Together for Tanner X X X NB-Minnesott Dec 3 Sa NYRA Winter Race 3 * X New Bern Dec 17 Sa NYRA Winter Race 4 * X New Bern Jan 1 '17 Su BSC Fred Latham Regatta X X New Bern Jan 1 '17 Su ODC Instead of Football Regatta X X X Oriental Jan 7 '17 Sa NYRA Winter Race 5 * X New Bern Jan 21 '17 Sa NYRA Winter Race 6 * X New Bern Feb 25 '17 Sa NYRA Commodores Ball Regatta * X New Bern * NYRA Boat of the Year Race ** Ensigns and SJ-21's sail in PHRF Fleets # ICRC Sailor of the Year Race (4 of 8) P Protect Ensign Fleet 19 Races: Nov 3 Th FHYC Ensign Fall Series R5 X New Bern Nov 10 Th FHYC Ensign Fall Series R6 X New Bern Nov 17 Th FHYC Ensign Fall Series R7 (Makeup & Party) X New Bern Nov 19 Sa BSC Flt 8 - Turkey Trot X X New Bern (Ensign Fleet encourages participation in the 5/7 Cinco de Mayo and 11/19 Turkey Trot races) Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern, NC!11

Blackbeard Sailing Club Club Location Upper Broad Creek on the Neuse River 1215 Barken$ne Drive New Bern, NC 28560 N35 03.75 W76 56.85 Mailing Address PO Box 24 Bridgeton, NC 28519 Website www.

12 Blackbeard Sailing Club Club Location Upper Broad Creek on the Neuse River 1215 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 commiwee reports racing news and reports photos in jpeg format event announcements and calendars 2016 Officers & Directors Commodore Vice Commodore Secretary Treasurer Director-Past Commodore 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!12

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