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1 The Anchorline Harbor Island Yacht Club August/September 2016 Volume 49 Number 6 Greater Nashville s Oldest Yachting Monthly IN THIS ISSUE: Summer Sunset and the Chestnut Oak from C Dock by Drew Griswold Dog Days of Summer reviewed in Sunsets and Storms, Salty Opti Racers and HIYC Patriots, Sail Camp Skippers and Southern Hemisphere Adventurers, with HIYC families and friends. In Memory of a Beloved Commodore Save the Dates for Chili Chefs and Volunteers--Welcome New Members AND the return of Fall Winds NORs for our first Fall 2016 races.

2 READ THIS IMPORTANT NEWS REQUIRING ACTION! EVERY BOAT trailered in the Parking Lots MUST BE LABELED WITH CLEAR IDENTIFICATION BEFORE OUR FALL WORK DAY ON OCT 29 OR IT WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES per Commodore Order! ATTENTION ALL RACERS and MEMBERS--WE NEED YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS! If you are not receiving the Friday , please go to and update your address AND it to This is also how you receive changes to NOR! Remember to send your photos to for Anchorline and for website. Thanks to Drew Griswold, Patty Grissom, Joe Hagan, Nelson Miller, Cindy Lovelace, Sean Theriot, Tim Naesar, Jane Brock, and members who post on FB. DEADLINE AUGUST 31! NOMINATIONS FOR 2017 BOARD Rear Commodore Mike Osborne is taking nominations for Jr. Governor and Secretary to join the board in All nominations will be presented to the nominating committee of past Commodores in September and to the membership at the Quarterly Meeting October 1, Send your nominations to our Rear Commodore at or call him at no later than August 31. Calling all Chefs or Wannabe Chefs--The annual Chili Cookoff at the October 1 Quarterly meeting is your chance to show off your culinary skills and impress your HIYC family. Start the recipe hunt now. FALL WORK DAY IS SATURDAY, OCT 29 Skilled and unskilled volunteers needed! P. S. You may be recruited.

3 COMMODORE S COMMENTS Ahoy Fellow Club Members, Hard to believe summer is nearing its torturous, hot end good riddance! We certainly love the burgers on the grill, fresh corn, peaches and blueberries; but, geez, please cool off! Little wind this time of year makes sailing less fun and the heat makes it nearly impossible to check off items on the boat s todo list. Plus, no racing; even the Wednesday night races at Priest have experienced no wind, too much heat or the thrilling, fast moving front that blows through and leaves calm. Bye bye, summer; hello, election season good grief, we need to go sailing! The next event on the Club Calendar is the Iron Skillet Regatta on September 10 th, followed by Lotsa Lasers two weeks later. While laying out your plans for October, make sure you plan on the Quarterly Meeting on October 1 which will include our annual Chili Cook-off. Then, on the 29 th is our Fall Cleanup Day. Cleanup Captains anyone is welcome to volunteer for those positions, will lead work crews. If you have a special interest like cleaning toilets, pulling weeds or scrubbing boat bottoms, please let me know. Alternatively, check your caller ID for my number, as I ll be soliciting volunteers for Captains. Meanwhile, I am delighted to report that Jan Mattix is making good progress on updating our Notebooks, which we should have available for you at the October Quarterly Meeting. Other initiatives underway include our motor boat Bosun assignments; John Robertson overseeing the Whaler and Jim Milliman looking after Bob n Jack. These are important and valuable Club assets and need a little more TLC as they age. (Don t we all?!) And, there s the new cage under the Clubhouse, the home that s needed by Costa Tchernouchenko, our Harbormaster. This stuff includes expensive chain and related gear for the upkeep of mooring field anchors, rodes and balls. This will mean that the stainless bimini top frames that live under the Clubhouse will have to find new homes. This will be rectified at the Cleanup on October 29. The Clubhouse and grounds are for the storage of boats and trailers that are used by members, not for the storage of unused or discarded stuff or abandoned boats or docks. Consequently, I am asking members to put clear identification on their boats on trailers in the parking lot. Unidentified boats and trailers will be removed from Club property. This notice gives Members over two months to make appropriate plans. Thank you! See you on the water, Marc@MarcFortune.com

4 NOTICE OF RACE The Iron Skillet Regatta September 10, INVITATION - Harbor Island Yacht Club cordially invites you and your crew to attend the Iron Skillet Regatta, September 10, 2016 on Old Hickory Lake in Old Hickory, TN. 2. Notice to 1st place finishers (change from previous years) The 1st place winners in each class will be asked to host the following year Iron Skillet post race social gathering. Previous year winners can combine efforts to provide beverage and snacks or the post race social. 3. RULES 3.1. The race will be governed by the rules as defined by The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) Changes to the following RRS sections will be made for this race: 29.1 (Individual Recall), 32.2 (Shortening of Course after the Start), 35 (Time Limit and Scores), 42.3(h) (Propulsion-Exceptions), 61.1(a) (Informing the Protestee), 62.1(a) (Redress), A4.1 (Low Point Scoring System), A8.2 (Scoring Series Ties), A11 (Scoring Abbreviations), Race Signal AP (Postponement). 4. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS - The Sailing Instructions will be available at registration. A draft is available at 5. CLASSES - The following classes are anticipated for this event Heavy handicap class A: displacement 5000/Lbs and greater, PHRF ratings of 145 or less, Spinnaker assumed Heavy handicap class B: displacement 5000/Lbs and greater, PHRF ratings 146 and greater. Spinnaker assumed, but may sail without spinnaker and take a 12 second allowance. The decision to sail without spinnaker remains in effect for the current year Light handicap class. Displacement 4999/Lbs and less, Spinnaker assumed C class (previous known as Jam). Jib and Main only The Regatta Committee may combine or split classes at its sole discretion. 6. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY 6.1. The regatta will be open to all cruiser or racer/cruiser boats properly registered with HIYC. Participants may enter the race by completing registration at the table in the HIYC clubhouse before the skippers' meeting Each boat sailing in a handicap class must have an established PHRF rating that has been assigned by the HIYC-PHRF Committee. If your boat is not listed on the HIYC Ratings List, please submit a HIYC Rating Application prior to the regatta. To obtain a PHRF rating, please contact Peter Bennett at peter.bennett@nissan-usa.com 7. FEES - The Regatta registration fee is $20.00 pre-register or $25.00 the day of race. 8. SCHEDULE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, :00 am: Registration, Coffee and Donuts 10:30 am: Skippers Meeting 1 11:30 am: Warning Signal After Race: Winner Social Gathering and Trophy Presentation

5 9. SCORING 9.1. Wind dependent HIYC PHRF handicaps and Time on Time adjustment factors will be used Time Correction Formula (TCF) = 700/(f+PHRF) where f = 650 for light air, 550 for moderate air, and 450 for heavy air as assessed by the Race Committee Ties will be broken in favor of the boat with the lowest sum of corrected times for all races. 10. RACING The racing will consist of a river distance course for all classes One race will constitute a series No races will be started in less than three (3) knots of sustained wind as determined by the Race Committee. 11. THE SITE, RACING AREA AND COURSE Harbor Island Yacht Club will be the site of all shore-side activities The racing area is between mile Cumberland River and mile 227 on Old Hickory Lake. The Distance Course will begin at a starting line between mile 220 and mile 225. The course will be further described in the Sailing Instructions The course, set on Old Hickory Lake, may intersect the navigational channel. Commercial traffic (barges) and deepdraft craft in the channel have right-of-way over sailboats and must be treated with utmost respect. When a boat sailing under these rules meets a vessel that is not, the rules of Part 2 (When Boats Meet) are replaced by the Inland Navigation Rules. Any boat impeding the passage of a right-of-way vessel is subject to protest by the race committee or the protest committee. 12. ON-THE-WATER COMMUNICATIONS VHF radio channel 68 will be used by the Race Committee for warnings and communications to the competitors while on the water. All competitors MUST have and use a VHF Radio 13. PRIZES - Trophies will be awarded 1st place only in all classes. 14. WAIVER - Competitors in this event are participating entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. Competitors agree that the race organizers (organizing authority, race committee, protest committee, host club, sponsors, or any other organization or official) will not be responsible for damage to any boat or other property or the injury to any competitor, including death, sustained as a result of participation in this event. As an inducement to the race organizers to produce the regatta, each competitor agrees that by participating in this event each competitor is deemed to have waived all claims against and released the race organizers from any and all liability associated with such competitor s participation in this event to the fullest extent permitted by law and is deemed to have warranted that he has obtained this same release of the race organizers by each crew member. 15. INSURANCE - Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance. 16. LAUNCHING & ACCESS - Launching, docking and hauling may be done at Harbor Island Yacht Club free of charge. Access to the club is through a security gate. Non-HIYC members may scroll down to and dial CLUB on the gate control panel and ask that it be opened. 17. FURTHER INFORMATION - For further information please contact Tim Naeser. Send to: tnaeser@comcast.net or call

6 NOTICE OF RACE Harbor Island Yacht Club invites you to sail in the fifteenth annual Lotsa Lasers Regatta on Old Hickory Lake September 24-25, 2016 We plan short-course races following three-minute starting sequences governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing with changes made to RRS 29.1 (Individual Recalls will be hailed), A2 (Scoring to exclude a throw out if six or more races are completed) and 67 with respect to 42 (Propulsion will result in an excludable disqualification) as detailed in the sailing instructions. These may be reviewed at the website, along with directions and weather. Breakfast and lunches will be provided and there will be a lasagna dinner Saturday night. And there will be awards...for the top three juniors (age 17 and under) and for the top new junior (sailing in a district Laser regatta for the first time)...for the first lady...apprentice master (35-44), master (45-54), grand master (55-64), great grand master (65 and over), featherweight (under 60 kg), Clydesdale (over 80 kg)...and for the top four finishers overall. All will be eligible for the dreaded MOP (middle of the pack) and for the highly prized Bookend Award (presented to the skipper who starts in every race and finishes with the highest point total). Radials will compete as a separate class for top three awards. The registration fee will be $35 which includes lunches Saturday and Sunday, dinner Saturday night and breakfast Sunday morning. Juniors will also receive a $10 discount. Saturday only sailors fee is $20. Sunday only sailors fee is $15. Please call Bruce Richards at (615) (rich4302@comcast.net ) if you have any questions or if we can assist you with your planning. If you plan to arrive Friday night, you will need to call to obtain the combination to the gate across the causeway. If you would like to use one of HIYC s boats to sail in this event, contact Greg Theriot (615) (theriotgreg@hotmail.com) SCHEDULE SATURDAY SEPT Registration 1130 Skippers' meeting 1145 Lunch 1300 First race with others to follow 1830 Dinner SUNDAY SEPT Breakfast 1000 More races (no starts after 1230) 1300 Lunch and trophy presentation

7 The Adventures of La Peregrina with Joe and Maribeth Hagan--Dateline We took four days to sail from Guanaja to Livingston, Guatemala. We had glorious, fast sails to Roatan the first day, and to Utila the second day. Each day offered 20 knot winds from the ESE, and La Peregrina seemed to enjoy the romp downwind under genoa alone. Each of these islands is unique and inviting. We would love to come back and spend more time exploring them. It was an overnight sail from Utila to Livingston in generally light air, though we had a thunderstorm during my midnight to 4 a.m. watch with 44 knot winds and a deluge of rain. Maribeth slept through it, oblivious to the whole thing. Clearly, she's become accustomed to travelling under sail. Guatemala promises much to see and do. The motor up the Rio Dulce from Livingston to Frontera is spectacular. After months of open salt water, we suddenly found ourselves on a narrow ribbon of green fresh water squeezed between 300- foot walls of limestone and jungle. There are hundreds of thatch-roofed houses along the river, and a handful of restaurants and tiendas. There are no roads, so all travel is by boat. Everyone seems to have a cayuco, a traditional boat that sits low in the water and is paddled like a canoe. There are also water taxis and ferries with outboard motors that carry larger parties up and down the river. On El Golfete, a natural lake along the way, fishermen use traditional techniques as pelicans float nearby, hoping for a free lunch. We did the trip in a few hours, but could easily spend several days getting to know it better. There is a tall bridge over the river at the town of Frontera, which, confusingly, is also referred to as "Rio Dulce." Here is where hundreds of sailboats that have traveled the Caribbean Sea since the fall are now waiting out hurricane season. We are much better protected from storms here than we ever were in New Orleans (we weathered 2 hurricanes in our 6 years there.) The town is interesting and busy. There are Mayans here! I guess I assumed the conquistadors had wiped them all out. But they are still very much alive and well, very distinctive in their appearance and culture, even if they are no longer in charge. There are also a few Garifunas, and many Creole, which are a mix of Spanish, African, and Amerindian. And a bunch of salty, weathered sailors. We haven't really seen much yet. We had La Peregrina hauled out of the water for the summer. We'll repair the damage to the keel that resulted from hitting the reef at Crooked Island on March 30, and she'll be given a fresh coat of bottom paint. But first, we'll head back to Estados Unidos, the good old U.S. of A., the land of abundance, home sweet home. As I write this, we sit in the airport bar at the international airport in Belize City, waiting to board our flight to Houston. It's been quite the adventure getting here from Rio Dulce, involving taxis, a "ferry," a bus, and some interesting strangers. We should be in Middle Tennessee sometime this weekend. Excited to see everyone! Joe Editor s Note--Joe and Maribeth visited HIYC over 4th of July weekend. Joe wrote this latest adventure as they waited on their flight back to the States from Belize City International Airport. It arrived after the publishing of the June/July Anchorline issue.

8 Editor s Note--Vice Commodore Randall Butler asked member Brock Short to share some thoughts and memories of his good friend Larry Boroviak, former HIYC Commodore, and an active member, sailor, and racer at HIYC for many years. MEMORIAM--Larry Boroviak On July 18, 2016 we lost a fellow club member and former Commodore, Larry Boroviak, to cancer. He lived to be eighty years old, and all but his last days were very active, joyous, vibrant, interesting and rewarding. Larry and I were very good friends, and so I would like to share with you a little about his life. Larry was a good man, a faithful husband, a Christian, an athlete, an adventurer, an educated person, an educator, and a teacher. He was a good citizen; he served in the Air Force. Larry loved to sail. Larry could also be funny, sometimes without meaning to be. If you hung out with Larry for very long you would start to notice a bit of a pattern. It was never predictable, nor could you see it coming, but something odd or strange, often comical, would occur during the course of a day or an event if you were with Larry. Those of us who knew Larry well sometimes referred to this as the Boroviak Effect, not to be confused with the Boroviak Maneuver, a highly studied sailboat racing starting technique. As a husband, Larry was truly loyal and devoted to his wife of 22 years, Denise. He refused to join us on our Boys Trips to Montana because he couldn t stand to be away from her for an entire week. Denise was a very good wife to Larry as well. She was patient, kind, loving, attentive, and smiled at his funniness. At the end she was an amazing person. It was not easy, but she personally cared for Larry to his last day with patience, kindness, skill and love. Larry and Denise met via the Nashville Ski Club and married during a ski trip to Colorado. They spent the day skiing, and were married in the afternoon. On their last run Denise suffered a fairly serious knee injury, but she still managed to limp down the aisle to begin an adventurous marriage to Larry. I would propose she had experienced one of the first signs of the Boroviak Effect. Shortly afterward, they joined HIYC and that s where we first met. Larry was a Christian. He was raised in, and returned to, the Holy Catholic Church. Even in time away from regularly attending mass, he never lost his faith. He knew me to be a Christian, and a man of faith. In Montana my wife and I serve as Chaplains for our ski resort, conducting a ski-in church service every Sunday. Larry and Denise always honored my wish that guests in our home join us in worship on Sundays. Larry lived his whole life as a man of peace, patience, knowledge, and understanding. His example, teachings and our discussions of faith remain very important to me, and he taught me a lot. He was a steady and calm person. I never saw him angry, only understanding. Those were certainly Christ-like qualities. Larry shared with me in the last of his days that he was at peace with his fate, strong in his faith, and grateful for such a good life. Larry was an athlete. Until one year ago, he seemed so much younger than his age. He was almost 25 years older than me, yet that was hard to fathom because he was so active. Together we ran, biked, golfed, skied, snowshoed, traveled, hiked, and sailed. We completed several half marathons together, while he was in his 70 s. In 2009 he was still able to run 13.1 miles in two and a half hours. We rode bikes to downtown Nashville, on the Natchez Trace, at Cades Cove, and other challenging places, along with other club members such as David Desforges and Wayne Upchurch. Larry would often beat us downtown. Larry was an adventurer. He and Denise made the river trip to Kentucky Lake on several occasions, both to race and to cruise. When visiting me in Montana he would gladly get up before sunrise to snowshoe in below zero temperatures, climbing up the mountain to the perfect place to watch the sunrise and to pray. He liked camping, in the Smokies and elsewhere. He traveled far and wide, both in the U. S. and abroad.

9 He was a good skier, although the Boroviak Effect was often in play. On one occasion, in some difficult terrain, at age 77, he strayed a little off the path I was guiding us on and quickly lost a ski. We watched it tumble down the mountain and out of sight. He had to wait while I skied down to find it, which I was lucky to do, and then ride back up the lift to bring it back to him. This we call the Wait of Shame. Nevertheless, he stepped back onto his ski when I delivered it to him, and he slayed the rest of the run as though it was no big deal. On another occasion, also while skiing at Big Sky, on an extremely steep and wooded run known as War Dance, Larry dipped out of sight. Suddenly we heard strange noises, like a man wrestling a bear in some thick woods. When I got over to check out the situation I found Larry on his back, ski s hanging up in the air, his body stuck in a four foot tall pine tree on a very steep slope. How do I get out of this? he asked. Since there was a good stash of deep snow all around him, I replied, Simple, gravity! and proceeded to shove him out of the tree. He plopped out somewhat gracefully, got up, dusted the snow off himself, and finished the run like a true champ. As a sailor Larry would never quit. He loved to race, though he struggled to win. However, he was on more winning teams in the Arnold Nye than anyone else in the club. There s a room full of cannons at his house to prove it. He loved to care for his Beneteau 32, which now belongs to Gene and Cindy Lovelace. In his last trip to Kentucky, Jane and I got the opportunity to crew and win with Larry and Denise. He was so happy and excited to finally win a race after years of trying. That adventure brought out a smile on him I will always cherish. So I hope you will pause to reflect upon the loss of our former Commodore. He truly was a good man, a good husband, a Christian, an athlete, a leader, an adventurer, an educated man, a teacher, a good citizen and more. His was a life well lived. And above all, he was a good friend. Respectfully Submitted, Brock D. Short Larry s last sail with Brock and Jane Short on their Beneteau-Kentucky Lake

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12 Racers discuss strategy.. Racer briefing appears to go well. Race Pro in charge! (?) What could go wrong??? Rigging...CHECK! Tiki Hut Spectators are well stocked with cheer! Results were still being disput.uh tabulated at the time of this printing of the August/ September Anchorline

13 **Leif Asgeirsson has reactivated membership and is pending on this list. Proxy HIYC Quarterly Meeting October 1, 2016 I, being an Active Member of Harbor Island Yacht Club, entitled to vote at the Quarterly Meeting, do hereby constitute and appoint as my proxy to attend said Quarterly meeting to be held on October 1, 2016, or the continuation or adjournment thereof, with full power to vote and act for me in my name, place and stead, to the same extent and with the same effect that I would have if personally present. Any proxy or proxies heretofore given to any person or persons whatsoever are hereby revoked. Signed Dock Slip & Mooring Waiting List Jul/Aug June/July 2016 ** 2016 A Dock B Dock C Dock D Dock Temporary Moorings Adm: Allen Mirse Adm: Dave Desforges Adm: Paul Latour Adm: Randall Butler Rear Commodore Harbor Master M br since N ame M br since N ame M br since N ame M br since N ame M br since N ame M br since N ame 13-Aug-94 Campbell 13-Aug-94 Campbell 10-Apr-06 Hentsch 13-Aug-94 Campbell 13-Aug-94 Campbell 7-May-11 Pierce 12-Oct-95 Osborne 12-Oct-99 Hall 10-Jun-07 C, Ow en 12-Oct-99 Hall 12-Oct-99 Hall 17-Nov-15 Anderso n 12-Oct-99 Hall 10-Apr-06 Hentsch 6-Jul-09 Potter 10-Apr-06 Hentsch 10-Apr-06 Hentsch 10-Apr-06 Hentsch 12-Dec-06 O'Dell 12-Sep-09 Ablamowicz 10-Jun-07 C, Ow en 10-Jun-07 C, Ow en 12-Dec-06 O'Dell 10-Jun-07 C, Ow en 12-Aug-11 Passafium 3-Oct-07 Grissom 3-Oct-07 Grissom 10-Jun-07 C, Ow en 3-Oct-07 Grissom 8-Nov-11 Briggs 1-Dec-08 Eubanks 12-Sep-09 Ablamowicz 3-Oct-07 Grissom 1-Dec-08 Eubanks 12-Jun-12 Gorska 17-Mar-09 Pow ell 17-Jan-11 Konstantin 1-Dec-08 Eubanks 17-Mar-09 Pow ell 11-Jul-13 Miller 26-Apr-09 Carroll 12-Aug-11 Passafium 17-Mar-09 Pow ell 26-Apr-09 Carroll 16-Aug-13 Durski 6-Jul-09 Potter 13-Sep-11 Grant 26-Apr-09 Carroll 6-Jul-09 Potter 23-Nov-13 Hedges 12-Sep-09 Ablamowicz 8-Nov-11 Briggs 6-Jul-09 Potter 12-Sep-09 Ablamowicz 10-Dec-13 Dorn 20-Apr-10 Netherton 9-May-12 Theriot 12-Sep-09 Ablamowicz 20-Apr-10 Netherton 14-Oct-14 Eller 17-Jan-11 Konstantin 12-Jun-12 Gorska 20-Apr-10 Netherton 17-Jan-11 Konstantin 10-Dec-14 McDonald 7-Mar-11 Cullen 11-Jul-13 Miller 17-Jan-11 Konstantin 7-Mar-11 Cullen 10-Mar-15 Porter 15-Jun-11 Holcomb 16-Aug-13 Durski 7-Mar-11 Cullen 15-Jun-11 Holcomb 12-Mar-15 Girone 12-Aug-11 Passafium 23-Nov-13 Hedges 15-Jun-11 Holcomb 12-Aug-11 Passafium 15-Apr-15 Chambers 13-Sep-11 Grant 10-Dec-13 Dorn 12-Aug-11 Passafium 13-Sep-11 Grant 17-Nov-15 Anderson 8-Nov-11 Briggs 14-Jul-14 Hines 13-Sep-11 Grant 8-Nov-11 Briggs 9-May-12 Theriot 14-Oct-14 Eller 8-Nov-11 Briggs 9-May-12 Theriot 12-Jun-12 Gordon 10-Dec-14 McDonald 9-May-12 Theriot 12-Jun-12 Gordon 12-Jun-12 Gorska 10-Mar-15 Porter 12-Jun-12 Gordon 12-Jun-12 Gorska 11-Jul-13 Miller 12-Mar-15 Girone 12-Jun-12 Gorska 11-Jul-13 Miller 16-Aug-13 Durski 15-Apr-15 Chambers 11-Jul-13 Miller 16-Aug-13 Durski 23-Nov-13 Hedges 17-Nov-15 Anderson 16-Aug-13 Durski 23-Nov-13 Hedges 10-Dec-13 Dorn 23-Nov-13 Hedges 10-Dec-13 Dorn 14-Jul-14 Hines Offered 10-Dec-13 Dorn 14-Jul-14 Hines 14-Oct-14 Eller Assigned 14-Jul-14 Hines 14-Oct-14 Eller 10-Dec-14 McDonald 14-Oct-14 Eller 10-Dec-14 McDonald 10-Mar-15 Porter 10-Dec-14 McDonald 10-Mar-15 Porter 12-Mar-15 Girone 10-Mar-15 Porter 12-Mar-15 Girone 15-Apr-15 Chambers 12-Mar-15 Girone 15-Apr-15 Chambers 17-Nov-15 Anderson date

14 Welcome Aboard! My name is Sarah Piper and I am excited to become a member of Harbor Island Yacht Club. I am originally from Clarksville, TN but moved to Nashville a year ago. I am very enthusiastic about sailing and have ten years experience as crew. I have been very active with the local Vanguard fleet for the past couple of years. I look forward to meeting everybody and increasing my sailing experiences. Taylor Rocky Fortune has been involved with Nashville sailing since the (his) beginning. Beginning HIYC sail camp at the age of 7, then moving through the ranks to head counselor, he has been sailing these lakes for some time. At Ernst and Young he travels quite often but is excited to officially join the club to participate in racing, events, and cruising sailboats when he is in town. Chris Johnson hails from Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. In his youth, he raced flying juniors for the Great Lakes Yacht Club and the Crescent Sail Yacht Club. He attended the University of Michigan and transferred to the US Naval Academy. Following graduation, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps. Chris was stationed in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii for three years and while there, he purchased his first Laser sailboat, a 1973 original! Then he was selected for the Marine Corps Funded Law Education Program (FLEP), and was sent to the College of William and Mary School of Law. After graduating, passing the Virginia bar exam, and completing Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island, he was redesignated as a Judge Advocate (military attorney) and was stationed in Quantico, Virginia where he served as a defense counsel for Marines and Sailors. Chris moved to Parris Island, South Carolina where he served both as an attorney, and as the Executive Officer for 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, where new recruits are transformed after 12 weeks into United States Marines. In 2011, he was transferred to Cherry Point, North Carolina where he served on the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Commanding General's staff as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate. While there, he deployed to Afghanistan for 1 year as an advisor to the Afghan National Army. Chris retired in 2014 and relocated to Tennessee where he is now a licensed attorney.he has one son, Braxton, who is the proud owner of his own Laser Pico, "Stingray". Braxton is also a member of the Goodlettsville 7-8 year old Little League All Star team that won their district championship, and is looking forward to the state tournament.. Like his dad, Braxton loves sailing, and just about any sport you can imagine. Mac Barry I am a Chattanooga native, but Nashville has always been a second home. After a 15 year stint in Alabama, it occurred to me I "better head back to Tennessee". Upon arriving in Nashville, my cousin Rob McDonald informed me that the sail boat he had purchased the previous fall was now at Harbor Island. I jumped at the opportunity to see what sailing at HIYC was all about (even though the first month or so we used the motor a lot...). The more times I came out, the more I learned, and the more I learned the more I wanted to come out. I also really quickly could tell by meeting other members that this was something I wanted to be a part of. I still have a ton to learn about sailing, but I am glad to be doing it right here. I look forward to meeting all those I have not all ready met.

15 Don & Carla Ostrander and their three children Garrett, Natasha, and Justin, moved to TN from Massachusetts in Don was born and raised in the Boston area. Carla was born in Faial, one of the Azores Islands, Portugal, and moved to the Boston area at the age of six. Don is a realtor with Exit Realty in East Nashville. Carla is studying interior design. Garrett is a sophomore at Station Camp High School, loves soccer and photography, and he has been an active Sea Scout member at HIYC for the last year. Natasha is going into her junior year at Purdue, where she is studying psychology, and loves reading, writing, and studying the brain. Justin moved to Lexington, KY after graduating from Syracuse University. Don and Carla have been members of PPYC, where they participated in a few events including LATH. The Ostranders are involved with different charities including helping with food and housing the homeless in Nashville. Besides making their dream of sailing come true (they recently purchased the San Juan from the Sea Scouts), they also enjoy hiking, cooking and family time. We are the Gerasimopoulos family. Here are few facts about our family--we have from bottom left to right our two sons Elias and Marios (with an S at the endj, 3 and 8 yrs. old), and from top right to left my wife Erica and me, Michael. Erica and I met at Berea College (Berea, KY) back in 1999 while we were pursuing our bachelor s degrees. We ve been married for 11 years, and chose to live in Nashville all along. Erica s background is in physical therapy; mine is in business. Erica s immediate family resides in Nashville, mine is in Greece. Judging from the long last name, you probably guessed right, I am Greek (born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece), and gained my U.S. citizenship about 5 years ago. We love nature, travelling and hope one day to retire and sail in Greece all summer long. Our favorite Greek island is Santorini. We bought our first sailboat a month ago our goal is to teach our kiddos (and ourselves) sailing and thought joining the HIYC community would be a great fit. We would be thrilled to build fun family memories and relationships while sailing locally in TN, elsewhere in the U.S. and/or overseas. We have a 25ft McGregor sailboat (1979). If you have trouble pronouncing the long family name, I understand your pain welcome to call me with the lighter version, Michael G. or Gman. Thank you much, we hope to meet you around! Gong-Yu Hsu is from China and graduated from the University of Mississippi with Master of Science in Civil Engineering. He is retired from working in Metro Nashville Government as a plan reviewer for twenty years and now works as a contractor and house builder. His wife is a graduate of the University of South Carolina as a financial analyst, and currently is at home with their three children.

16 Gene Lovelace 231Green Harbor Dr.#65 Old Hickory, TN Harbor Island Yacht Club Located on Old Hickory Lake Visit us On-line at Officers TO: Commodore Marc Fortune Vice Commodore Randall Butler Secretary Gene Lovelace Treasurer Fred Beesley Rear Commodore Mike Osborne Senior Governor Bob Carlton Governor Sean Theriot Junior Governor Brian Smokler Schedule of Events August 2016 October 2016 Wednesday 31 Deadline for 2017 Board Nominations September 2016 Monday 5 Labor Day Saturday 10 Tuesday 13 Iron Skillet HIYC Board Meeting Saturday & Sunday Lots a Lasers Saturday 1 Quarterly Meeting & Chili Cookoff Saturday 8 McDougall Cruisers Tuesday 11 HIYC Board meeting Saturday 29 FALL CLEAN-UP Day Looking Ahead NOVEMBER 12 - Arnold Nye & Lobster Boil NOVEMBER 19 - Beesley 50K