The Tell Tale The Point Yacht Club Newsletter August 2015 Vol. 14, No. 7 The Point Yacht Club Mission Statement This Club exists to provide water related recreational opportunities for its members. We are dedicated to encouraging the safe and skilled operation of vessels owned by the members. The Club is a not for profit organization operated for the benefit of the members. Many improvements have been made to the interior of the clubhouse in July. The cabinets donated by the Ashers and Erikssons were installed by Don Fuqua, Mike Graham, Kenny Menck and Hank Jordan under the direction of Mike Hawkins. New countertops, donated by Hamby s Kitchen Center in Lillian, were also installed. Brett and June Holk have installed the electric outlet covers and some interior/exterior light fixtures which will help give the club a more finished look. Robert Clark has also installed the kitchen sink and dishwasher. The interior painting of the clubhouse is almost complete. I want to send a special thank you to all who helped in this endeavor Paula and Kenny Menck, Becky Graham, Veda and Jack Kelley, Lani Bond, Barbara Evans, Pam and Alan Lamiere, Rivers Brink, Harold Gibson and Cindy Jordan. The clubhouse really looks great so please stop by and see these improvements. The Landscape Committee, consisting of Diane Bunch, Kathy Cunningham, Susan Carr and Paula Menck, developed a plan for the street side landscaping around the clubhouse and the street entrance. These plans were presented to the developer and approved. Materials are being delivered to begin the project and more volunteers will be needed soon for the installation. 1
Thanks again to all the many volunteers and donors who have helped to make our club a facility that we can be proud of and enjoy! The Fast Women Regatta will be held on August 1 st and our members are encouraged to participate in the race and come to the awards presentation and party in the afternoon. The Annual Poker Run will be held on August 22 nd. The various stops are hosted by club members and Mike Hawkins is looking for volunteers to assist at these stops. More information will be provided soon on this popular event. And remember, you don t have to wait for a club function to come out and enjoy the view or watch the sunset or just sit on the deck for a while. I want to encourage all PtYC members to utilize our beautiful new club. Fair Winds, Hank Jordan, Commodore Becky Graham maintains our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pointyachtclub Share our page with your friends and don't be afraid to "comment or like" on the posts! Facebook is a Board of Governors The Point Yacht Club Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore Treasurer Secretary Fleet Captain Social Committee Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Tell Tale Editor Hank Jordan John Horner Mike Hawkins John Shaw Paula Menck John Bozeman Veda Kelly Nick Steen Bill McGarry Robert Clark Don Fuqua Jay Warthen 1984-2015 6606 County Road 95 Josephine, Alabama 36530 251-424- 2596 www.pointyachtclub.org Member: Gulf Yachting Association (GYA) Since 1992 2
Rear Commodore s Report My sincere thanks to the paint crew for all their work painting the inside of the clubhouse. It looks great. Brett & June are trimming out the electrical outlets. Robert Clark will install sink faucet & dishwasher this week. We also have a roofer coming this week to fix leak around the plumbing roof vent. We need 5 to 7 club members to host spots for the club poker run on August 22. Please contact me if you are willing to host a stop this year. Last year we raised $800.00. This year with all your help we are shooting for $1000.00. Thank you, Mike Hawkins NOR FAST WOMEN REGATTA The Notice of Race for the Fast Women Regatta will be found on the last two pages of the Tell Tale. Need a Point Yacht Club Name Tag? If you need a Point Yacht Club Name Tag, our vendor is Kay Cee Engraving. They take orders via email. For each member please send your first & last name and the name of your boat. KCTAGS@yahoo.com. 3
THE POINT YACHT CLUB 2015 Schedule of Events January 6 Board of Governors Meeting February 2 Board of Governors Meeting 21 Chili Cook Off, Membership Meeting March 2 Board of Governors Meeting 14 Wheelbarrow Race & Party 28 Ingram Bayou Raft- Up April 6 Board of Governors Meeting 11 Cheeseburger Race & Party May 4 Board of Governors Meeting 9 Spring Poker Run 16 Red Fish Point Raft- Up June 1 Board of Governors Meeting 13 Loo Wow Party, Blessing of the Fleet, Membership Meeting 19-21 Sailstace Raft Up, Redfish Point July 4 Cookout at the Club 6 Board of Governors Meeting August 1 Fast Women Regatta - GYA Open Event 3 Board of Governors Meeting 22 Annual Poker Run September 1 Board of Governors Meeting (Tues.) 12 Commodore s Cup Race and Party, Membership Meeting 28 Board of Governors Meeting October 3 Lost Bay Regatta GYA Open Event 31 Lillian Bridge Race and Halloween Party November 2 Board of Governors Meeting 13 Gumbo Cook Off, Membership Meeting, Nomination of Officers for 2016 December 4 Christmas Party, Membership Meeting & Election of Officers 4
Email your ads to Jay Warthen, jwarthen411@gmail.com Sunfish for sale. IR8C ( Irate Sea ) has sail countless hours around the Gulf Coast and needs a new captain. This 1991 Sunfish has rolled edge construction, dry hull, and fresh white sail. Magic Tilt trailer included with new tires, axle, lights, and springs in 2013. $1,200. Call Ford for a test sail 251-981-9381. Wooden Skiff 14 Glen- L Marine built locally. West Systems epoxy barrier on hull. First Place Winner in Heritage Harbor Wooden Boat Show. Garage kept. Boat and Trailer, $2,000. Please call Jay Warthen, 251-979- 2808 5
Want to rent January and February 2016 two bedroom condo facing Gulf in Orange Beach or Gulf Shores Contact 478-361-0997 (6/15) 39 Mainship Trawler (2000), Only 350 hours on 300 HP cat. Long list of extras. Call for details. Bill Gunther 987-1652. (4/2014) Whisker Pole needed. Please Call Bill McGarry 615-481- 4291, if you have one for sale. (5/14) 1984 42 Formosa twin diesel Trawler. New Bottom, props, thru hulls, battery. Please call Henry Langford, Foley, AL 251-747- 9397. (5/2014) 34 Californian Long Range Cruiser (1979) twin 200hp diesel engines, $55,000. Call Mike Hawkins for details, 251-294- 1609 (7/14) Point YC has 9 pieces of leftover tin roofing to sell. It is 26 gauge material, 40½ wide, and we are asking $1.75 per linear foot. Lengths are: one 24 long, four 20 7 long, and four 21 6 long. Please call Hank Jordan, 986-3535, if interested. (3/15) For Sale: 110 waterfront lot on Canal in Stone Quarry, Josephine, Alabama. Sea wall in place, dock with power and water, pilings in for 40 boat and for a 12 boathouse. Please Call Mike Hawkins, 251-294- 1609 (4/15) These boats offered by Carolyn Waller. Call 251-961-7286. Nice 20' 2013 South Bay pontoon boat with 50 hp Yamaha 4-stroke, very few hours. Has been in covered slip in a lift. Well-made bimini top, full mooring cover with ventilated stanchion supports and a galvanized trailer. Asking $18,500. 42' Burnscraft houseboat 1977 with flying bridge. Twin gasoline MarinePower 5.7 L Vortec engines installed in 2007, 2 Aqua Air A/C heating units (one is brand new, but needs to be installed.) Galley with full-sized refrigerator/freezer/ice maker, washer/dryer, inverter, generator, aft stateroom and large cuddy below. Lots of storage. Good boat for liveaboards. Come see and make an offer. 6
1. RULES POINT YACHT CLUB, Josephine, Alabama Notice of Regatta Fast Women Regatta August 1, 2015 1.1 The race will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-2016 and the prescriptions of US SAILING. 2. ELIGIBILITY and ENTRY 2.1 The regatta is open to all mono- hull PHRF boats that complete a race registration form and pay their entry fee by the close of registration. 2.1.1 Registration forms will be available at Registration. 2.2 Female class boats shall have no males aboard while racing. 2.3 On Mixed class boats at least 50% of the crew shall be females and there must be a female at the helm at all times while racing. 2.4 Additional Eligibility and Entry requirements apply for the Trilogy Series Trophy and will be detailed in Appendix A. 2.5 Additional Eligibility and Entry requirements apply for the Virgin Skipper Perpetual Trophy and will be detailed in Section 7.2. 2.6 Time- on- distance PHRF scoring will be used at this regatta. Boats without a current valid GYA PHRF certificate may be assigned a rating by the Race Committee. The assigned provisional rating will be based upon boats of the same design rated in the GYA PHRF database minus 6 seconds or the lowest rating in the US Sailing PHRF database, whichever is less and shall be at the discretion of the Race Committee. Designs with no PHRF rating available in the databases may be assigned provisional ratings by the committee based upon boats of similar design at the discretion of the Race Committee. Provisional ratings are not subject to redress. 3. FEES The entry fee for this regatta is $35.00. Day of Race $40.00 (Continued on following page) 7
4. SCHEDULE Saturday, August 1, 2015 0930-1100 Registration 1100-1115 Skippers Meeting 1255 1 st Warning After racing Awards Ceremony 5. FLEETS, CLASSES, and DIVISIONS 5.1 There will be Spinnaker (Spin) and Non- Spinnaker (Non- Spin) Fleets. 5.2 There will be Female Spin, Mixed Spin, Female Non- Spin and Mixed Non- Spin Classes. 5.3 Additional divisions of classes for starting purposes, or awards, may be made at the discretion of the Race Committee. 6. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Sailing Instructions shall be The Point Yacht Club Standard Sailing Instructions for Invitational Regattas and shall be available at the Skippers Meeting. 7. AWARDS 7.1 First, Second, and Third places will be awarded in each class. 7.2 Only those skippers for whom this race is the first time they are a skipper are eligible for The Virgin Skipper Perpetual Trophy award. The award will be given to the skipper who places highest in their class with the precedence given to Female Spin class, then Female Non- Spin, then Mixed Spin and lastly Mixed Non- Spin. 7.3 The All- Female award will be given to first place boat in Female Spin class. If there are no Female Spin boats then the award will be given to the first place Female Non- Spin class. 8