Tell Tales. April 2012 Let s Go Sailing! Race Results. and more... Issue 3 April

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1 Tell Tales Lake Townsend Yacht Club PO Box 4002 Greensboro NC April 2012 Let s Go Sailing! Race Results 1 and more...

2 Call People. Go Sailing **** REACH OUT AND CALL SOMEONE **** In an effort to involve more sailors in the Club s Sailing Events and Racing Programs, this Available to Crew list is published in each newsletter. If you have a boat and would like to participate in the Summer or Frostbite Race Series, call one of these folks for your crew. Alternatively, if you need a cruising partner on your boat or would like to team with someone on one of the city sailboats for a day sail or a race, contact someone on this list. If you are interested in crewing and would like to add your name to the list, please let Joleen, Newsletter Editor, know. Joleen has the best intentions of calling each new member if she doesn t hear from them to encourage them to sign up on the Crew List. (See the Help Lines box located in this newsletter). Available To Crew Name Phone Bill Byrd Lacy Joyce lacyjoyce@gmail.com John Kuzmier / cjkuzmier@infolinktele.com Jonathan Kreider jon@robbinskreider.com Chris Maginnis cmaginnis@triad.rr.com Dawn-Michelle Oliver oliverd@rockinghamcc.edu Remik Pearson darlene_pearson@volvo.com George Shen stock_78750@yahoo.com Keith Smoot Gwaihir23@Embarqmail.com Robert Riley rriley@wakehealth.edu Bill Young / woyoung@triad.rr.com Have ideas, articles,photos or contributions for inclusion in the newsletter? Send them to newsletter@laketownsendyachtclub.com. Instructors Needed Junior sailing classes - contact Bill Young Adult classes - contact Russel Dorrell or sign up online I hope you are gearing up for spring, and are getting excited about another year of great sailing on Lake Townsend. You had expressed interest in teaching sailing this year with LTYC. As you hopefully have already seen, there is a signup for instructors on the LTYC website, and we are still looking for a number of instructors for the regularly scheduled classes as well as the junior classes. Here is the link: docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0aprbem1phs2l dedxwxi1mvljtep0c2s0ve9usjfdeue&hl=en_us#gid=1 I also have a number of individuals who have ed me recently about individual lessons, and would like to know if you would be interested in teaching 1 on 1 or 1 on 2 individual lessons. Please me directly and I will send you the information. Thanks for all your support that makes our sailing education program successful. As a reminder: instructor training day is Saturday, April 21st, more information to follow. - Russ Dorrell All members are encouraged to update their CPR and First Aid training. Local courses are available from the American Red Cross: UPCOMING EVENTS Racing April 14 11:00 a.m. Lake Townsend Piedmont Interclub Race April 15 11:00 a.m. Lake Townsend Instructor Mtg/Workday 3 April 21 10:00 a.m. Lake Townsend Classroom Board Meeting May 3 5:45 p.m. Greensboro College; Proctor Hall West, 226 Cat Class May 5 & 6 Lake Townsend Classroom Racing May 12 & 13 11:00 a.m. Lake Townsend Let s Go Sailing May a.m. - 3 p.m. Lake Townsend Full Calendar is posted on the website, both a one page version and a month by month. ON THE COVER: Luke Hayes Rounds the mark in one of the March races. Photo by Mark Hayes. 2

3 The View from SCAT 1 Photos by Kim Young, 3/10/2012 On this beautiful March Saturday there were 13 boats participating in the last Frostbite Series race of the season. There were 8 Flying Scotts, three Lasers, one Catalina 22 and one of the city s Capris. Attendance was high, sunshine was plentiful, winds were typically variable, and Wanda s breakfast casserole before and chili afterwards were worth the ride out to the lake. 3

4 The View from Magoodness by Christopher Maginnis, 3/10/2012 On the first race, we were coming down the line toward the committee boat on port tack, and the entire field was on starboard tack coming at us. As the horn sounded, we began to tack across the line which would have put us on a starboard tack. However, had we continued, Starling would likely have ended up under our boat; or as an ornament on the starboard bow. So, Magoodness fell back to port tack, and gave the entire field the scare of their lives! Not to mention, the crew of Magoodness sat in sheer terror as they piloted the big 22 footer through the mêlée. The Catalina 22 displaces 3100 pounds, not including 600 pounds of crew. We looked like an Orca in the middle of a pod of seals. Incidentally, this was the first race series that Magoodness actually finished a race. 4

5 LTYC invites you... LET s go sailing! The club s second annual community outreach EFFORT Saturday, May am - 3 pm Lake Townsend Marina CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS* Join the LTYC near the water as we showcase the City s marina, rental boats and our own Learn-to-Sail programs. *Free tasty lunch for LTYC Volunteers! Please volunteer - smiling faces are needed in the following areas Sailors with boats to give rides Burgee making/coloring/craft booth Dock hands Knot tying booth LTYC club & sailing class info booth Pontoon boat rides Display your boat Or let us know if there is another way you can help Signup is already in progress - 5 Scratch sheet is on the web at

6 I crewed with Starling, coming round a pin with the spinnaker pole in hand I heard boats scraping, I dropped the pole,not because of the hit but for about a half a second I was wondering if I was going to end up in the water but it was a very light collision no damage done. I wished I could have seen Starling s face expression when he heard that sound, but for that split second I was about to go into survival mode especially after hearing bout Starling, and Tad s turtleing drill few weeks back... lol... Steve Raper and his crew probably could give you a little more detail about it. We all had a blast that day, very memorable race it was, 1104 made 2nd all three races even though we had lousy starts! The wind was all over the place - Lacy Joyce Photos by Mark Hayes 6

7 Be a Fan on Facebook LTYC has a Facebook page. If you want to keep up with what is happening at LTYC, what other club members think or LTYC Trivia, become a Fan. Help promote our club in the region. 7

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9 1981 Isotope $$Price Drop$$ - $2000 with sails and galvanized trailer. Many parts replaced; enhancements made. Good boat for a beginning racer or someone looking to get back into racing a cat. She won the 2005 Governor s Cup and continues to give challenge to the fleet leaders. We have owned this boat since She s gotten us hooked on Isotopes, so much so that we have upgraded to a 2006 model. Call or Joleen (see Help Lines) if interested. Buccaneer 18 for sale due to relocation. Craig Huey chueygman@yahoo.com Asking price is $1325 with trailer, paddle, 2 hp Johnson outboard, and manuals, rigging guides Isotope - $3000 with trailer & boat box. Call or David Duff david.duff@analog.com, Isotope specifications: Isotope Fleet Activities: calendar.php. Sailing and rigging instructions included with purchase. Buccaneer 18 - I am selling my 1980 Chrysler BumbleBee model. It has new North Sails worth $1700, and Schaefer and Harken fittings. The galvanized Cox trailer is in very good condition. There are also a good set of working sails; the original Bumble black and yellow sails, and a new 60% size main, which is outstanding for single-hand sailing. There is no spinnaker. I am selling for $3000 OBO. Chris Munson, or kayschrism2008@verizon.net. Sailboats for Sail 1969 Douglas and McCloud - Hull number 509. This original Highlander classic has just undergone a complete restoration and is in mint condition. Trailer has been completely sanded and painted white with red fenders; new tires and wheels. Aluminum mast with mahogany boom and rudder. Ship set includes 3 main sails, 2 jibs, 1 spinnaker, plus all rigging set up for racing. Boat hull and deck have 2 coats of marine primer and 3 coats of marine paint. The hull is the original color black with red water stripe. The deck is semi-gloss white. All deck rails and rub rails have been sanded and varnished. The teak seats and interior running teak have been sanded and teak oiled. The inside is the original gray and white splatter paint. Also has sailors tailor-skirted mooring cover. The Black Pearl is in a Greensboro garage on trailer ready to go to her new owner for $4,500. David J. Schlosser, Sr., djschlosser@aol. com or (336) FS #1939 is for sale. The core is in good shape. Hardware and rigging are in good shape except for the running rigging for the spinnaker which is in workable condition. There are two sets of North Sails (in good shape and one main has two sets of reef points). There is also a set of Fisher sails in workable shape; they would be good for cruising or day sailing to save wear and tear on the North sails. Also is a spinnaker. I also have a new style motor mount, new hubs, tires, lights and spare for the trailer and a new Sailer s Tailor boat cover (the style is for the mast up and boom on the mast). The center board gasket was recently replaced and has new rollers. A like new Minn Kota Truxx 55# thrust motor can go with the boat. It has infinite variable speed with digital energy miser (it is supposed to run longer with the energy miser). I have reduced the price and offering the boat and trailer for $3400. If you have an interest in the boat cover (Sailors Tailor) we will work out a price. - Rick Connelly LOOKING FOR: a used (very good condition) Sunfish or detailer - for our 14 year old. Please contact Lora Bradsher or Michael Bradsher Call for volunteers for Let s go Sailing Saturday, May 26 Last year s community outreach event drew a good crowd, and this year we want to reach more of our neighbors. We need sailors with or without boats for giving rides, crew, volunteers for crafts and more! Contact mcrouch@guilford.edu

10 NOTICES Lasers available for racing Uwe Heine has a couple of Lasers available, if someone would like to race them during an upcoming LTYC event. Please give Uwe a call - with a few days advance notice heineu@bellsouth.net Babysitting Opportunity Howard from the Carolina Sailing Club is asking for a babysitter during the Interclub race Sunday, April 15. If you or someone you know is interested, work out the particulars by contacting Howard Mendlovitz at mendlovitz@ .unc.edu. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Four volunteers are requested to serve on the 3410 Committee (the committee responsible for the maintenance and repairs of the club Flying Scot #3410. There will be 4 members, one for each of the following responsibilities: (A) Standing rigging and deck hardware; (B) Running rigging; (C) Deck, hull, rudder and centerboard; (D)trailer. Rick Connelly will be available for training and or advice as needed. Please Rick (crickconnelly@embarqmail.com) if you will serve on the committee and copy to Adam (adam_zahand@yahoo.com). Lake Townsend Yacht Club Help Lines Commodore: Adam Zahand/Phil Leonard R adam_zahand@yahoo.com Races: Alan Taylor (Vice Commodore) C alan@lakelevel.com Education: Russell Dorrell (Rear Commodore) R sailusna85@bellsouth.net Finance: Hudson Barker (Treasurer) R hudsonbarker@att.net Publicity/History: Steve Morris (Secretary) C samorris@triad.rr.com Equipment: OPEN Cruising: Nancy Collins-Heine R heineu@bellsouth.net Membership: Joleen Rasmussen joleenrasmussen@embarqmail.com Social: Wanda Williams wkawilliams@juno.com Webmaster: Steve Raper Steve.raper@greensboro-nc.gov Junior Sailing: Bill Young C woyoung@triad.rr.com Mayor s Cup Regatta: Uwe Heine R heineu@bellsouth.net Fleet Captain: Bob Hoffman C bobh9447@aol.com Newsletter/Directory: Michael V. Crouch R mcrouch@guilford.edu What s a Scratch Sheet? A few years back, big regattas started posting scratch sheets on the internet to drum up interest and promote participation. As there is typically no cost to signing up, Scratch Sheets give a good indication of who is thinking about going to an event. It helps the organizers plan and prepare for the event. Last year, LTYC set up a Scratch Sheet in Google documents for its events. It was a good move. If you expect to be at some of our upcoming events, take a few moments to step through the different Scratch Sheets and let us know to expect you. Don worry about last minute change of plans, Scratch Sheets are only an indication of your intentions. If you need crew, want to crew, would like to help with the social, or have some other creative idea, just list it in the Scratch Sheet. The Scratch sheet is available from the home page or the LTYC Website. 10

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13 Carolina Sailing Club Raleigh, NC Lake Townsend Yacht Club Greensboro, NC 6th ANNUAL PIEDMONT INTERCLUB CHALLENGE SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012 Lake Townsend, Greensboro NOTICE OF REGATTA To promote sailing and interclub camaraderie in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, Lake Townsend Yacht Club challenges Carolina Sailing Club to a one-day competition. RULES The Interclub Challenge is a handicapped regatta open to all boats with a U.S. Sailing Portsmouth handicap rating. The racing will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing. Sailing Instructions will be provided on the day of the regatta. REGATTA SCHEDULE Competitors Meeting: 11:00 am First Signal: 12:00 pm SCORING Three races are scheduled, one of which is required to constitute a regatta. The club winning the most races wins the Interclub. The races are scored on a low point system (1st finisher = 1 point, 2nd finisher = 2 points, etc.) For each race, the top five boats from each club are awarded points based on finishing position. The club with the lowest total points wins the race. The winner of the Interclub is the club winning the most races. In the event only two races are held and each club wins one race, the Interclub is scored as a tie. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY Competitors participate in the series regatta 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. PICNIC SOCIAL The Lake Townsend Yacht Club will host a picnic social after the races. Food and beverages provided. FURTHER INFORMATION Lake Townsend Yacht Club invites all Carolina Sailing Club members to join us for our regular season races on Saturday, April 14. Competitor s meeting at 11:00. First Start at 12:00. Boats may be left on premises overnight. CONTACTS Alan Taylor, Vice Commodore, Lake Townsend Yacht Club, alan@lakelevel.com 13