May NYC Newsletter. 17 (Wed) KSA BOD Meeting 5 to 6:30 pm. 18 (Thur) Race #1, Junior Invitational Race Series. 5 pm

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1 May 2017 May Calendar 1 (Mon) Kaua`i Channel Race Planning Committee. 5 to 6 pm. Please come and help with planning our 2017 KCR! This is the largest NYC event of the year which generates funds that in turn helps keep membership dues down! This benefits all NYC members! All are welcome! 4 (Thur) Race #5, Louie Abrams Memorial Rum Race Series. 5 pm start. Windspan & the Race Committee hosts. 4 (Thur) NYC Cinco de Mayo After Race Dinner catered by Amaize, Inc. (Marcie s new catering company). You must have a ticket in order to eat dinner, but if you would like to just come up and have a drink and share in the celebration, that is fine too! No host bar will be available; food service begins around 6:30 pm. All are welcome! 6 (Sat) Garden Committee. 8 am. Lend a helping hand to maintain our garden! 9 (Tue) NYC Meetings ~ Race Committee 5 to 6 pm BOD 6 to 8 pm 11 (Thur) Race #6, Louie Abrams Memorial Rum Race Series. 5 pm start. Bonjolea II hosts. 13 (Sat) Mid-year General Membership Meeting. Cocktails 5:30 to 6 pm. Dinner 6 to 7pm Meeting 7 to 8 pm Complimentary dinner will be provided by the Board of Directors. NYC Newsletter 17 (Wed) KSA BOD Meeting 5 to 6:30 pm. 18 (Thur) Race #1, Junior Invitational Race Series. 5 pm start. Race Committee hosts. Hamburger & Dawg Night! Menu includes: Hamburger or Large Hot Dog, Baked Beans, Chips, and Ice Cream Sundae Bar. All for $8 per person! Hope to see all of our sailors after the race! 20 (Sat) NYC Game Night. 5:30 pm. Pot Luck Dinner. Hosted by Bill & Sea Peterson. All are welcome! 25 (Thur) Deadline for submissions to the June Newsletter. Please be on time. Mahalo. 27 (Sat) Race #3, Offshore Race Series. ~Nawiliwili to Hanalei Bay~ 9 am self-start from Nawiliwili Harbour. Skippers: self-recorded finish times to Vice Commodore Kevin Arndt at ksarndt@live.com. Mahalo! 27 (Sat) NYC Memorial Day Hanalei Picnic. Hop on a boat and sail north or drive up. Then join us at the Hanalei Pavilion between 2 pm and 8 pm to welcome our sailors, enjoy potluck food, talk story, play some lawn games, just relax. Complimentary hamburgers and hot dogs for all will be provided by NYC Race Committee! A side dish to share is welcomed, and drinks will be provided for a small donation. Paper products and utensils will be provided.

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3 29 (Mon) Race #4, Offshore Race Series. ~Hanalei Bay to Nawiliwili~ 9 am self-start from Hanalei Bay. Skippers: self-recorded finish times to Vice Commodore Kevin Arndt at ksarndt@live.com. Mahalo! June Calendar 1 (Thur) Race #2, Junior Invitational Race Series. 5 pm start. Fast Company hosts. 5 (Mon) Kaua`i Channel Race Planning Committee. 5 to 6 pm. Please come and help with planning our 2017 KCR! This is the largest NYC event of the year which generates funds that in turn helps keep membership dues down! This benefits all NYC members! All are welcome! 5 (Mon) to 9 (Fri) KSA Summer Sailing Intermediate Camp. 10 am to 4 pm. For more information contact Shale Shore at kauaisailing@gmail.com. 8 (Thur) Race #3, Junior Invitational Race Series. 5 pm start. Kato hosts. 10 (Sat) Race #5, Skippers Choice Offshore Series. 9 am Skippers meeting. 10 am self start. Skippers: finish times to Vice Commodore Kevin Arndt at ksarndt@live.com. Mahalo! 12 (Mon) to 16 (Fri) KSA Summer Sailing Beginner Camp. 10 am to 4 pm. For more information contact Shale Shore at kauaisailing@gmail.com. 13 (Tue) NYC Meetings ~ Race Committee 5 to 6 pm BOD 6 to 8 pm 15 (Thur) Race #4, Junior Invitational Race Series. 5 pm start. Race Committee hosts. 17 (Sat) NYC Game Night. 5:30 pm. Pot Luck Dinner. Hosted by Bill & Sea Peterson. All are welcome! 18 (Sun) NYC Keiki Fishing Tournament 10:30 am to 1:30pm. For more information contact Janice Portillo at sailingjanice@ gmail.com. See poster page xx. 22 (Thur) Race #1, Horse & Pony Race Series. 5 pm start. Ozone hosts. 24 (Sat) NYC Work Day. 9 am to 3pm. Many projects for everyone! Please come out and lend a hand in maintaining and improving our beautiful club! Bring your gloves, buckets, and any tools you think you might need. Hope to see you there! 25 (Sun) Deadline for submissions to the July Newsletter. Please be on time. Mahalo. 26 (Mon) to 30 (Fri) KSA Summer Art & Science Camp. 10 am to 4 pm. For more information contact Shale Shore at kauaisailing@gmail.com. Early July Calendar 1 (Sat) Race #6, Offshore Race Series. ~Nawiliwili to Hanalei Bay~ 9 am self-start from Nawiliwili Harbour. Skippers: self-recorded finish times to Vice Commodore Kevin Arndt at ksarndt@ live.com. Mahalo! 1 (Sat) NYC Independence Day Hanalei Picnic. Hop on a boat and sail north or drive up. Then join us at the Hanalei Pavilion between 2 pm and 8 pm to welcome our sailors, enjoy potluck food, talk story, play some lawn games, just relax. Complimentary hamburgers and hot dogs for all will be provided by NYC Race Committee! A side dish to share is welcomed, and drinks will be provided for a small donation. Paper products and utensils will be provided. 3 (Mon) Kaua`i Channel Race Eight-Boat Minimum Registration Deadline. If less than eight boats have completed registration by this date, the race will be canceled. 4 (Tue) Race #7, Offshore Race Series. ~Hanalei Bay to Nawiliwili~ 9 am self-start from Hanalei Bay. Skippers: self-recorded finish times to Vice Commodore Kevin Arndt at ksarndt@live. com. Mahalo! Hours worked will be logged to receive $50 off 2018 dues for ten hours of service at Facility or Garden Committee Work Days or setup/cleanup for Party Events and the Kaua`i Channel Race. Note: Dates/times subject to change, and event additions/ cancellations do occur on occasion; please check online website calendar at nawiliwiliyachtclub.org for accurate dates, times, and event details. For more information please contact Secretary Charlotte Ross at info@nawiliwiliyachtclub.org. Mahalo! New Website Feature A Thursday Night Menu has been added to the front page of the NYC website for easy reference to members and guests! Check it out weekly!

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5 MAY 20 GAME NIGHT SATURDAY 5:30PM NYC MEMBERS, CHILDREN, & GUESTS POT LUCK BRING A GAME IF YOU WISH NO HOST BAR

6 Commodore s Corner Aloha and Happy Lei Day! As I m sure you kama ainas know, May Day is Lei Day in Hawai`i. It s also the beginning of a fun song we sang in elementary school. I attended Lanikai Elementary on the windward side of O`ahu, where we danced around a decorated tether ball pole on Lei Day. Such good memories the 60s treated me very well. It was while living in Lanikai that I caught the sailing bug at the age of 7. We had a fiberglass El Toro that was so easy to rig and launch off the beach. I would sail that puppy out to the Mokulua Islands and bask in the sun after landing on the larger of the twin islands. Think I ll go back and repeat that fun adventure! Speaking of adventures what a great time Fast Company guys had competing for the Lipton Cup! I don t want to repeat what may already be written in this newsletter, but it s fair to say they have us inspired to join them next year. Thank you Jim Saylor for leading the way, and thanks also to the Fast Company crew and to Charlotte Ross for capturing such wonderful action photos during the race. Be sure to visit our website for all the photos and other fun activities coming our www. nawiliwiliyachtclub.org/ Please mark your calendars for the Spring General Membership Meeting for Saturday, May 13, We need a strong turnout from the membership. Remember that dinner is provided by the Board all you can eat! The bar will be open and the floor will be yours for the evening. Please come and share your input on things that are good, and things that you d like to see changed. There are few changes to the By Laws that need your vote. Hope to see you there! Lease Renewal Update As you know from last month s newsletter, NYC is now on a month-to-month lease until September 1, In response to our meeting with DLNR in late February on O`ahu, NYC received a formal letter from DLNR inviting us to submit an application for state lands as a non-profit 501(c)(3) and by-pass the public auction process. This opens the door for direct negotiations with DLNR and lower rental fees. As a result, board members from both NYC and KSA created a special hybrid Lease Committee to forge the way. Unfortunately, NYC is a nonprofit 501(c)(4), and as such would not qualify for this special opportunity. With little time to respond, the committee requested that KSA, who DOES qualify as a non-profit 501(c)(3), take the lead. Fortunately, our DLNR property manager in Honolulu is receptive to our intent. So, we will proceed with diligence, and carefully produce our application before the May 24, 2017 deadline. Mahalo, Commodore Fred Styer Racing News Hawai`i Life Flight The open enrollment ended on April 3 rd for the group discount from Hawaii Life Flight insurance. New Members and existing members can take advantage of this discount next year in March when there will be another open enrollment period. Thanks again for NYC members Shaun Lehman and Janice Portillo for making this possible! Offshore Race #2 Skippers Choice The weather conditions were perfect for the second Skippers Choice Offshore Race on Saturday, April 8. With 10 knots of trade winds and sunny skies overhead, the skippers agreed to race out to the Z buoy and back. The start area had Bonjolea II, Speedy, Trinity, and Fast Company, along with the canoes from the local canoe club, enjoying a day on the water. The self-start race began promptly at 10 am with the boats leaving the harbor on a broad reach to the buoy 5.5 nm away. Fast Company broke away from the group to practice for the upcoming Lipton Cup. Speedy set her spinnaker while Trinity

7 and Bonjolea II sailed conservatively due to the absence of regular crew members. The boats rounded the fish aggregator buoy as fishermen looked on wondering why everyone was in such a hurry. The reach back had Bonjolea II in the lead finishing 70 seconds ahead (1:49:50 corr.) of Speedy (1:51:00 corr.). Trinity finished third with a corrected time of 1:59:32. Skippers Choice Offshore Race #2 Results v PHRF Open 1 st Place Bonjolea II 2 nd Place Speedy 3 rd Place Trinity v Club Open 1 st Place Speedy 2 nd Place Trinity 3 rd Place Bonjolea II Lipton Challenge Cup One Fast Company skipper Jim Saylor and crewmembers Bruce Raymond, Thor Temne, John Ross, Colby Curtis, and Kevin Arndt were in Honolulu during the April 22th weekend participating in the 2017 Lipton Cup. They warmed up by competing in the Hawai`i YC Friday Night Beer Can Race that featured a staggered start and a race out to the Diamond Head buoy and back. The race had a large fleet, and we walked away with second place (and a credit of two pitchers of beer at the HYC bar, not yet collected on.) The Lipton Cup started on Saturday with the race course off of Waikiki Beach. The conditions had gusty, shifty winds which presented a challenge to the four boat fleet. The defending champion, Waikiki Yacht Club s Humboldt 30 High Tension was the boat to beat, but after gear failure that sent two crewmembers overboard on the first leg of the first race, it became apparent that there was going to be a change in venue for the trophy cup. Along with bringing their best crew and gear, they must have brought a shipping box with them because Kane`ohe Yacht Club s Hobie 33 Yellow Dragon sailed a flawless regatta scoring four first place bullets and elected to retire for the fifth race. During one of the races, as if to surrender the cup and concede defeat, High Tension mistakenly hoisted up their chute sideways. This secured KYC s victory and essentially put the postage on the trophy s shipping box. Fast Company performed well, and it was heard from the spectator boats that our impressive teamwork was a force to be reckoned with! The crew of Fast Company was honored by the hospitality of WYC, the efforts of the Race Committee, and the comradery of racing amongst the best crews that Hawai`i has to offer Lipton Cup 1 st Place KYC Yellow Dragon, Hobie 33, 9 pts. 2 nd Place HYC Mayhem, Hobie 33, 11 pts. 3 rd Place WYC High Tension, Humboldt 30, 13pts. 4 th Place NYC Fast Company, Olson 30, 18 pts. Fast Company Crew for 2017 Lipton Cup from left to right: John Ross, Kevin Arndt, Bruce Raymond, Thor Temme, Skipper Jim Saylor, Colby Curtis, back row Jeff Dorn.

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9 Louis Abrams Memorial Rum Tequila Race Series At the time of this article, we have completed the third race of the six race series. The racing has been competitive and will only become more competitive as some boats have new crew members learning the ropes. These are the fleet points at mid-series with one throw-out. Louis Abrams Memorial Rum Tequila Race Results v PHRF Open Ozone 2 points Fast Company 4 points Kato 6 points Papa A u 6 points Weatherly 8 points Bonjolea II 9 points Kaos 10 points Speedy 12 points Trinity 17 points Coyote 18 points Lelele 19 points v Club Open OZone 4 points Papa A u 5 points Weatherly 5.5 points Kato 7 points Fast Company 7 points Bonjolea II 8 points Speedy 9 points Kaos 9.5 Points Trinity 14 points Coyote 15 points Lelele 20 points Junior Invitational Race Series This four-race series begins on May 18 th. To qualify, each boat must have a junior (age 8 thru 18) on board and wearing an approved USCG PFD while underway. Please pass the word to your young crew that the club will be offering a more youngster friendly and affordable menu for the after-race dinner. The dinner for the first race will be your choice of a large hotdog or hamburger, bag of chips, cup of baked beans, and a chocolate sundae ice cream bar all for $8! If we have a good turnout we are planning to have a pizza night, a taco night, and a spaghetti night. Pass the word! Offshore Race Series ~Hanalei Race~ Memorial Day Weekend will be the Offshore Race! Saturday, May 27 th at 0900 at Nawiliwili Harbour will be the self-start for the race up to Hanalei Bay. We will be having a BBQ at the Pavilion between 2 and 8 pm. Master Chef Kevin Arndt will be cooking up your choice of either a complimentary hotdog or hamburger for your enjoyment. If that s not appetizing enough, bring something to grill. Bring a side dish to share! Utensils, plates, cups napkins, and cold drinks (for a small donation) will be available. The return race to Nawiliwili will be on Monday, May 29 with a self-start at Kaua`i Channel Race August 4 th The word on the docks, be it here on Kaua`i or on the other islands, is that we can expect a large number of racers this year! I ve gotten feedback from past participants that the hospitality that the racers receive from Nawiliwili Yacht Club is second to none. It s the volunteers that have helped out on the race make it a success, and that success grows each year. We need volunteers for the 2017 KCR: v Set up on Thursday August 3 rd v Boat Greeters on the evening of the race August 4 th v Snack Bar Servers/Cashiers on the evening of the race August 4 th v Dinner Entrée Servers/Cashiers on the evening of the Race Awards Ceremony August 5 th v Drink Ticket Sales for both evenings August 4 th & 5 th v Clean-up on Sunday August 6 th We also have received generous sponsorships from Koloa Rum Company, Sierra Nevada Beer, Menehune Water Company, and Amaize Catering. If you would like to sponsor the event in any way, we offer different levels of sponsorships and benefits starting as low as $100. Contact VC Kevin Arndt at ksarndt@live. com for further information on sponsorship or volunteering.

10 NAWILIWILI YACHT CLUB in conjuction with K NE`OHE YACHT CLUB Friday August 4, 2017 K ne`ohe to Nawiliwili Kevin Arndt

11 Burgee Exchange NYC/Green Harbor Yacht Club, MA burgee exchange on April 13, 2017 Commodore Fred Styer and Vice Commodore Kevin Arndt welcomed Mac & Vickie McDonough visiting from Green Harbor, MA. They brought along their Green Harbor Yacht Club burgee to exchange with NYC. Mac & Vickie joined us for dinner, and it was great to hear all about their club! Mac is a lobster fisherman, and he manages the slips at GHYC. They have his & hers boats; his is a fishing boat, and hers is a house boat! They shared some photos, and what a beautiful small club and east coast harbor! Mahalo, Rear Commodore Kevin Arndt Level One Coaching If you see Astrid Andersson at the club wish her good luck, she will be KSA s first Junior to attend the level one U.S. Sailing coaching class on O`ahu May 19th. Way to go Astrid! Summer Camps It s that time of year again! Summer Camp madness is almost upon us. We have some new and exciting classes to offer this year. Zena will be joining us from Moloka`i to run SART, a Summer Sailing and Art Class. We will also be offering a sailing and science class! To sign up the please go to kauaisailing.org. v June 5-9 Intermediate Camp Colby and 420 Madness v June Beginner Camp v June Science and Sailing STEM v July 3-7 SART Sailing and Art Camp v July Beginner Camp Kaua`i Sailing Association Mahalo to everyone who went and ate at RumFire for KSA s month! Jan, Ken, and Shale at RumFire receiving the check for $ On the Water Easter Egg Hunt The fifth annual KSA on the Water Easter Ggg Hunt was a blast! Six boats and eleven keiki attended. To see more great pictures by Charlotte go to the KSA website (they are pretty funny). Eggs! Get the eggs!!!

12 FATHER S DAY KEIKI FISHING TOURNAMENT Sunday, June 19, 2017 NAWILIWILI SMALL BOAT HARBOR Register from 10:30-11:00 at the NAWILIWILI YACHT CLUB $5.00 entry fee (includes hot dog & soda) AGES 3-13 ~ young ns bring an adult Bring your bucket, pole & bait [gear not provided] Contest ends at 12:30 pm (no more fishing) PRIZES AWARDED at 1:30pm A COMMUNITY EVENT SPONSORED BY NAWILIWILI YACHT CLUB INFO: Shaun Lehman sailingshaun@gmail.com ; info@nawiliwiliyachtclub.org

13 Photos This Issue Burgee ~ KSA Easter Egg Hunt ~ Lipton Cup ~ Charlotte Ross Game Night ~ Sea Peterson Scuttlebutt Race to Hanalei by Alison who crews on Ozone SJ s boat MAPUANA is for sale: Gene Wells One-of-a-kind design wooden cutter rigged sloop and built by Gene Wells in 1994, 36 LOA, 7 beam. $28,000 Contact: sjlehoven@gmail.com Quiz 98 Approximately 30 seconds before the leeward mark, Boat X releases the spinnaker guy from the spinnaker pole, and a crew member holds the guy by hand, leaning out over the lifelines so as to maximize the distance between the hull and the guy until the spinnaker is lowered. Lifelines are required by class rules. Boat Y protests X for this. You are on the protest committee; how would you decide this? ANSWER Boat Y s protest is disallowed. Rule 49.2, Crew Position; Lifelines, permits the torso of a crew member to be outside the lifelines briefly when performing a necessary task. It is necessary to continue controlling the spinnaker once the spinnaker pole is down, and the crew was over the lifelines for only a brief amount of time. (See US Sailing Appeal 72.) Answers to Dave Perry s 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes are based on The Racing Rules of Sailing for For a comprehensive explanation of the rules, read Dave Perry s Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing through 2016, which is available from US Sailing: 1 (800) or Permission to reprint this quiz for non-commercial use is granted by the author. For Sale Beer Can Race by Jo Evans Olsen 30 Partnership $5500 ~ 50% ownership. Included: Experienced partner and a great crew! Ready to race. Super fun and fast boat. Contact:

14 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Commodore Fred Styer Vice Commodore Kevin Arndt Rear Commodore Fleet Captain Shaun Lehman Port Captain Bill Peterson Secretary Charotte Ross Treasurer Dick Olsen Director Paula Saylor Director John Ross Past Commodore Ken Martinez STAFF COMMODORES on the Board of Directors Doug Tiffany Jim Saylor Doug Gibson Kaua`i Sailing Association Executive Director Shale Shore WHO YA GONNA CALL??? Clubhouse Use & Scheduling Bill Peterson Facility Development Jim Saylor Finance Committee Dick Olsen Silent Auction Jeff & Bev Jakus... Kaua`i Channel Race Kevin Arndt Landscape Carol Marsh Membership Paula Saylor Newsletter Editor Liz Olsen Bulletin Board Manager Liz Olsen Publicity Shaun Lehman Race Committee Kevin Arndt Sailing Program Shale Shore Boat Use Skills Test Shale Shore & Carl Andersson Sailing Instruction Carl Andersson Sailing Instruction Shale Shore Ship s Store Janice Portillo... sailingjanice@gmail.com Webmaster John Ross... jmr44n44@hawaii.rr.com Keiki Fishing Tournament KSA Fleet Maintenance Carl Andersson... carl-construction@hotmail.com We need chairs for the following committees, events, or activities: Fund Raising (Needed immediately!) Please contact Commodore Fred Styer if you are willing to help fstyer@hawaii.rr.com info@nawiliwiliyachtclub.org P. O. Box 3661, Līhu`e, Kaua`i, HI 96766