December 2017 Volume XCIII Number 12 KYC Wahine Sailors Honored in 2017 Tennis Fleet Deckhands Ice Boating
December 2017 January 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER Junior Xmas Tree Deco 2 KYC Awards Dinner MP UD 5p MP UD 4:30p Snack Bar 11a-3p Bar Food 3:30-7p 3 Locker 10a-Noon Brunch 9-11a MP LH 5p Snack Bar 12-3p Bar Food 3:30-6p 4 Bar Food 4-7p Yoga UD 5-5:45p; 6-7:15p 5 CG #17 UD 6:30p Deckhands LH 6p Bar Food 4-7p 6 CG #14 UD 6:30p MP LH 5:30p Cribbage/Bridge 6:30p 7 Locker 5-7p Dinner 6-9p 8 MP LH 4p MP UD 5p 9 Commodore s Ball SB/Bar Food CLOSED 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Locker 10a-Noon Brunch 9-11a Snack Bar 12-3p Bar Food 3:30-6p Membership UD 6p Bar Food/Window 4-7p MP UD 9a MP LH 10a F+P (Com. Rm) 6:30p MP UD 6p Cribbage/Bridge/Mahjong 6:30p Locker 5-7p Diner 6-9p Ladies Tennis 8a KYC Keiki Xmas MP UD 9a MP UD 5p MP LH 6:30p Snack Bar 11a-3p Bar Food 3:30-7p 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Locker 10a-Noon Brunch 9-11a Snack Bar 12-3p Bar Food 3:30-6p MP UD 6p MP LH 7p Bar Food/Window 4-7p Yoga UD 5-5:45p; 6-7:15p MP UD 9a Bar Food 4-7p Cribbage/Bridge 6:30p KYC Xmas Party (Choir) Snack Bar 11a-3p Bar Food 3:30-7p 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CHRISTMAS EVE Locker 10a-Noon Brunch 9-11a Snack Bar CLOSED Bar Food Closed CHRISTMAS DAY OFFICE/BAR/GALLEY CLOSED BOD UD 6:30pm Cribbage/Bridge 6:30p Locker 5-7p Diner 6-9p Tennis Fleet Dinner Snack Bar 11a-3p Bar Food 3:30-7p 31 KYC New Year s Eve Party SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 JANUARY Commodore s Reception 2 CG #17 UD 6:30p Deckhands LH 6p 3 CG #14 UD 6:30p 4 5 Locker 5-7p 6 MP LH 4p Snack Bar 11a-3p Bar Food 3:30-7p 7 Locker 10a-Noon Brunch 9-11a Snack Bar 12-3p 8 Membership UD 6p 9 MP UD 9a 10 Mooring UD 6:30p 11 12 13 Bar Food 3:30-6p Bar Food 4-7p Bar Food 4-7p Cribbage/Bridge 6:30p Locker 5-7p Dinner 6-9p 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Locker 10a-Noon Brunch 9-11a Snack Bar 12-3p Bar Food 3:30-6p Martin Luther King Jr Day Bar Food/Window 4-7p MP UD 9a Fleet/Club Ops UD 6:30p F+P UD 6:30p Cribbage/Bridge/Mahjong 6:30p Locker 5-7p Diner 6-9p Ladies Tennis 8a Locker 5-7p Tennis Fleet LH 6p MP UD 6p Snack Bar 11a-3p Bar Food 3:30-7p 21 Locker 10a-Noon Brunch 9-11a Snack Bar 12-3p Bar Food 3:30-6p 22 Bar Food/Window 4-7p 23 BOD UD 6:30pm Bar Food 4-7p 24 Cribbage/Bridge 6:30p 25 Locker 5-7p Diner 6-9p 26 27 KYC Opening Day/Boat Blessing Snack Bar 11a-3p Bar Food 3:30-7p 28 Locker 10a-Noon Brunch 9-11a Snack Bar 12-3p Bar Food 3:30-6p 29 Bar Food/Window 4-7p 30 31 Cribbage/Bridge 6:30p On the cover: Wahine Skipper of the Year Leah Magaña sails J80 Papio in the KYC Wahine IRF series. Photo: Ken Case 2
It has been an honor to serve as your Commodore this past year, and now quicker than I would have believed possible, it is time to turn over to my relief. This will be my final article for Telltales, and I would like to say thank you very much to all of the Committee Members, Board Members and other volunteers that have made my tenure as Commodore successful. I would also like to thank all of our professional staff and the staff of our catering partner for all of their support throughout the year. I would ask that you support Frederic as you have supported me. 2017 has been a successful year - we have accomplished much. While some of my priorities for this year were ultimately overcome by other, emergent, needs overall I think the Club is in fine shape and I am confident that the incoming Commodore and Board of Directors will have much continued success. As I have said any number of times in my writings over the last three years, KYC is what is because of who we are. KYC is not the facility, it s not the slips, nor the longhouse, nor the bar. It is us, and we are it. Aloha. COMMODORE Tom Wood Merry Christmas KYC Members!! Thanks to everyone for another great year at the Club. If being in charge of all the vice at the Club were any easier well, be creative on filling in that blank. Oh, an no forget - Commodore s Ball Dec. 9th. More vice to come. MEMBERSHIP REPORT Michael Swede Olson VICE COMMODORE Frederic Berg Membership Count as of November 4, 2017 SENIOR....................608 LIFE........................60 ASSOCIATE.................34 INTERMEDIATE..............15 FAMILY......................4 LIFE FAMILY.................38 JUNIOR.....................23 NON-RESIDENT.............110 SERVICE....................16 TOTAL.....................908 Aloha Members, The Holidays are upon us and the temperatures are cooler, but there s still a lot of activity at the Club. Haul Out is underway, the Awards Banquet is this Saturday and the Commodores Ball is ahead of us (depending upon when you read this). I d like to offer a Mahalo for those of you who showed up at the Annual General Membership meeting which allowed us to avoid a repeat at significant expense to the Club. I d also like to thank you for your vote of confidence for next years Board. I have completed my list of goals and projects I would like to pursue for 2018. After I coordinate it with the incoming Commodore, I ll include it in the next edition of Telltales. I m looking forward to Pacific Cup in July and all of the activity and excitement leading up to the event. If you ve never participated in this event or any of the committees hosting the event, you re missing out on a fun activity. Contact me or any of the Club staff to see how you can get involved. Hope you all have a safe and fruitful holiday season. Aloha, Ralph Foulger REAR COMMODORE Ralph Foulger Saturday, December 16, 2017 6:00 p.m. Makani Kai will provide the lead boat, listen for instructions on VHF channel 68. COURSE Boats will circle north of Coconut Island, pass by G buoy for Makani Kai then head to KYC for a pass by the bulkhead about 7:00-7:15 then tentatively head out for a drive by at the Kaneohe Marine Base marina pier. Potluck to follow on G-Pier near slip G-62 3
Rules of the Road Commodore Tom Wood As promised in last month s article, this month I am addressing some of our financial aspects to both expand upon and complement last month s article on corporate governance and also re-iterate some of the information we presented at the Annual General Membership meeting in November. As I discussed last month, KYC is a corporation, with a corporate charter. We have by-laws that govern how the corporation is run and sets the bounds of the authorities of the corporate officers. Each member of the Board has a Duty of Care as follows: Under the duty of care, Board Members must act in good faith using the care that a prudent person would use in similar circumstances. In carrying out this duty, Board Members must regularly participate in the Club s governance and must be familiar with the Club s finances. Over the years, our various Board members have all dedicated an enormous amount of time, effort, and skill to effectively managing our Club, and I am particularly proud to have served with the effective and dedicated group of people that have been on this year s Board. No single board will ever be able to address every issue, shortfall, complaint, desire etc. for every member. And, ultimately part of their role is to achieve a balance of progress, with comfortable consistency for the members while effectively managing the corporation on behalf of all the members. Rapid or drastic change is not generally what our membership desires, and anyone who read the Member survey results knows what I mean when I say comfortable consistency. Some of you may wonder at some of the rules we enforce whether that is how and to whom we sell alcohol, who we allow to use the facility, our (relatively) restrictive guest policy, our membership committee process, etc. Most of the specific rules are derived in some fashion from one of two very important and specific issues: KYC s status as a private club KYC s status as a tax exempt organization KYC is a private club, and maintaining that status requires us to pay attention to a lot of very specific rules. The key factors involved in maintaining private status are: financial reports, and make recommendations to the Board regarding major fiscal policies and decisions. Our overall financial health is due in significant part to the efforts put forth by these members who work behind the scenes, and we all owe this committee a big thank you for their work. The committee members this year included: Katie Cruise, Bob Wrigley, Ian Lange (also newly elected to the Board as Secretary), Beth Grainger, Seth Bond, Brett Phillips, and Adam Sutton. If you see them, say thanks I am sure they will appreciate it. In terms of scale, KYC is roughly a $2.5 million a year business. The majority of our revenue comes from dues, with mooring, bar, and member parties making up most of the rest. As presented at the annual meeting, our FY 2017 actuals are as follows: Income...2,577.10 Expenses...2,330.5 Gross Profit...246.60 Minus Initiation fees...(77.0) Net Profit...169.60 We are a non-profit, so the excess revenue generated will be re-invested back into the club in a way that it provides benefit back to the members. The Board is working with the Manager on several initiatives to do just that. This is my last Rule s of the Road article and I hope that you have found these to be useful. We are responsible as members to know our club and run our club no one does that for us. We have a professional staff that supports us but that is no substitute for member-owners involvement, and as you can see from the earlier paragraph member management is one of the key tests of a private club. Whenever and wherever each of you has the opportunity, I ask that you consider how you can give back and keep KYC in excellent shape that it is. 4 1. Is the club owned and operated entirely by its membership?; 2. Is the membership selection process limited?; 3. Are the club s facilities open to the public; i.e. a public accommodation?; 4. Does the club advertise to the public? Among other things, maintaining this status exempts the club from a number of provisions of state and federal laws that would otherwise be applicable. A particular example is our liquor license, which is predicated on us being a private club. If we as an organization fail to pay attention to the guidelines, and allow uses that abrogate our status as a private club we put the entire Club operation at risk. So, please understand the Board is not simply being arbitrary when, for example, we disapprove the use of the club for a fundraising event for an outside entity, even when that event is member sponsored, or when we require people to actually be members to use the club. With regards to tax exempt status, the Club is designated as a 501 (C) Tax Exempt Non-Profit Organization by the IRS. Maintaining this status also requires us to follow a number of guidelines many of which relate to, and are similar to, the private club guidelines, but they are separate. An IRS determination of tax exempt status does not equal private club status, nor vice versa. Moving on to more specific fiscal issues, we reported the financial condition of the Club at the annual meeting. In general, the club is doing well, we see no near term need to increase fees or dues and we are fully funding our long term recapitalization account. As I said at the meeting, the Finance and Planning Committee, Manager, and Board have done an excellent job of keeping our overall financial plan on track. Not including the land we sit on, KYC owns roughly $7.5 million in fixed assets. A significant but not the only role that the F&P Committee plays is working with our reserve study to plan and manage the recapitalization of those assets. That by itself is a big job, and it only one of the functions this committee performs. They also develop the draft operating budget, review each capital improvement project, review our monthly
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Congratulations KYC Wahine Sailors Cathy Pratt John M. Doc Wilson Memorial Trophy 2017 Yachtswoman of the Year The following is an excerpt from the Trophy Presentation given by Dee Darby at the HYRA Banquet Leah Magaña North Sails 2017 Wahine Skipper of the Year The following is an excerpt from the Trophy Presentation given by Katie Cruise Doc Wilson was a retired navy seal who was very active in our racing community acting a harbor master at rainbow marina and helping to organize and host the first ever us sailong instruct courses held here in the islands. He, along with Jo Mogle, Rick Mogle, and Teresa Hillstromb organized the first women's keelboat sailing class held in Cal 20s at WYC and Rhodes 19s at Rainbow Marina. Now...this was way back in the day cause Rick Mogle was young back then. This first group of students called themselves "first class". And they knew that yacht racing is really all about the party. So their class culminated with a graduation cruise up to Pokai Bay followed by a grand gala at WYC. Unfortunately some years later Doc Wilson was night sailing along with his wife and some other crew when he was tragically lost overboard and never found. This was a great loss to our community. The women of first class then donated the doc Wilson memorial trophy in his honor and it is now the trophy for Yachtswoman of the year. This trophy recognizes not only commitments to sailing but also to our sailing community. This years recipient is most definitely committed to racing, cruising, boater safety and education and she is a selfless and tireless volunteer constantly taking on the oust challenging tasks and giving them her 110% effort every time. When it comes to racing she will sail any time with anyone who asks her. She started racing at Kona Kai Sail Club back in 2006 on her NACRA beach cat. She also started racing a Ranger 33 from Makani Kai Yacht Club and joined Kaneohe Yacht Club. At KYC she began sailing with Ho onanea and she crews on the J80 Alohalani in every IRF race. On Ho onanea in 2015 she met the boat in Tahiti for some cruising (synonymous with rum drinking) and then helped Dave and Randy deliver the boat back from Tahiti to Honolulu. Now this passage between Tahiti and Honolulu, may not have gained the notariety of recent Tahiti passages, but it should because it was a completely uneventful and timely passage as most well prepared and well crewed passages should be. And I did mention she volunteers. She is a active member of the power squadron dedicated to boater safety and education, she has been Pacific Cup Entertainment Chair in 2012, 2014, 2016 and I am guessing 2018. In 2017 she chaired the committee to host boats being awarded the Claire Lang outstanding volunteer award. Congratulations Cathy Pratt, 2017 Yachtswoman of the Year. On behalf of the Wahine Racing Series and Leslie Foster, I am really excited to get to present the 2017 North Sails Wahine Skipper of the Year trophy. Every year, this honor goes to the wahine with the best record over a marathon 7 regatta series - the Fastest Woman in Hawaii. This year s series had a new record of 26 skippers and more than 100 crew participating. In chronological order, skippers have raced 420s at HYC, Cal 20s at KYC and WYC, Catalina 18s at PHYC, IRF at KYC, Capri 14s at PYC, and big boats offshore Waikiki. They also fundraised for junior wahine sailing with HKBC and hosted impromptu racing clinics around the island. There is no other series in Hawaii that demands this level of versatility. And really, the talent that our wahine sailors exhibit, day in and day out, on and off the water, is astounding. This year s wahine skipper of the year was new to the series, but she has been been sailing and racing for thirty years. Seventeen years ago, she was named a college sailing All-American and was a sailor on the team that won the Fowle Trophy, which recognizes the college sailing team with the best record at national championships each year. Fifteen years ago, she taught me, and many other wahine, to sail as an instructor at Kaneohe Yacht Club. Ten years ago, she won her first Fastest Wahine at Bullship. This year, she was never over early, never involved in a protest, and her season score was ½ the next best finisher s. She won the Sweetheart Regatta, the Wicked Wahine Regatta, the WYC Cal 20 regatta, and the PHYC Wahine Regatta. She started an initiative for wahine to provide advice, mentorship, and coaching to each other. I continue to look up to her for her skill and her grace, and I can t wait to see what she does next. I m honored to present this year s Wahine Skipper of the Year trophy to Leah Magaña.
Friday Night Dingh y Series 2017 The 2017 Friday Night Ding h y Series started April 7 and ended September 22 this year. The last race was sailed in near complete darkness, but after sailing the courses all year the sailors brought all the boats safely back to KYC. We had a total of 182 starters on the line for 63 Friday night races. We averaged ten competitors per Friday. Our average numbers are down a little this year because our El Toro sailors (and boats!) went to Richmond YC for the North Americans in the middle of the summer. The series had 5 different classes of boats racing; Toppers, El Toros, Bics, Lasers Radials, and 420s. The 2017 winners in each class were; Makani Andrews - Bic Jesse Andrews - El Toro Kawika Stone - Topper Giancarlo Batungbacal - 420 Mani Pahuatini - Laser Radial Need to sell a car or a boat t? Or buy a car or boat t? This year we are recognizing two Special KYC junior sailors. The Most Improved Friday Night racer goes to Sofia Batungbacal. This young lady started in Toppers and by the end of the season was pushing the leaders in the Bic Class for first place finishes. She attended almost every Friday Night race and graciously helped new comers and the younger sailors. Watch out for this young lady---she is dedicated and competitive. The second Special Award goes to Cameron Barra. This young up and coming sailor jumped into boats all year long to crew for other junior sailors when the wind came up. H e crewed on at least 6 different boats during the year and when others did not need help he sailed a club boat himself. For his selfless attitude, competitive spirit, and the true friendship he showed to other sailors all year long he is awarded the Crew of the Year Trophy for the Friday Night Ding h y Series. Special Thanks goes to Jesse for fixing boats on the fly, t he Hawaii Kai Boat Club parents and sailors for supporting the Friday Night races, and our new Commodore, Fred eric Berg for showing up almost every race night with his beautiful wooden El Toro and setting the example for fair sailing and sportsmanship to all the participants. Next Year we start racing April 11, 2018 the week after the I-14 s hold a Junior sailing clinic on April 8 at KYC during the PAC RIM regatta. Make plans to come down to the club at 6PM on Fridays this summer to listen to music, watch the ding h y racing, and get Chef s wonderful Friday Night dinners----it s a family affair at KYC. Maybe I can help Over 40 ye ars experienc ce in car an d boat sales. Call Mike @ 808-554-8984 e-mail: mtjb70@hotmail.com Wahine Sailors - KYC IRF Photo Kenneth Fitzgerald-Case 7
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TENNIS FLEET Donlei Darnell Have you seen the hills around the club? Green, green, green.so pretty! But all that loveliness comes at a price and our price this time was a cancelled tournament. Sometimes it rains just an hour or so, just enough to get the cancellation and then the sun comes out! But it was the real deal for our November tourney and it rained all day. The theme for the fleet Holiday Dinner, on December 30, will be WE ARE THE WORLD. Each table will pick a country to decorate and dress and sing, highlighting their choice. Several countries have already been spoken for so be sure to call June Williams with your reservations and country choice. The winners for 2017 Total Points has just been announced and they are: Men: Tied for first Greg Siok and Kit Beuret Ladies: First is Lynn Pease and second is Donlei Darnell Realizing that for this trophy, showing up is 80% of the score, here are four players who made all seven tournaments: Aaron Phillips, Donlei Darnell, Kit Beuret and Lynn Pease. Thanks to all the players in all the tournament you make it fun!!! Happy Holidays Everyone! DECKHANDS Margaret Peebles Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. It is hard to believe that Christmas is right around the corner. This weather sure makes it feel like winter. Thank you to everyone who came and supported the Special Christmas Locker Sale. The support shown is always amazing and appreciated. Now that the club is being decorated for Christmas here are a few events you will not want to miss: Junior Christmas Tree Decorating Party Friday, December 1 In the L onghouse 5:30-7:30 pm for J unior members to age 16 and for KYC members children ages 11-16 Keiki Christmas Party Saturday, December 16 10:00-12:00 pm Polar Snow, fun and games for KYC Member children and grandchildren to age 10) Deckhand of the month for December: Donlei Darne ll. Donlei, you receive 25% off a purchase of up to $100.00. Congratulations! Please come by and visit the Deckhands in the locker. Locker Hours: Sunday 10:00- NOON Thursday 5:00-7:00 pm Friday December 1 & 15 5:00-7:00 pm Bevy of Beauties We will be closed Christmas Eve and New Year s Eve so shop early and often!! Don t know what to get for that "C ertain S omeone " for Christmas? The locker has gift cards you can purchase!! Cindy & Greg Siok Dana Nottage & Lynne Pease Photos: Donlei Darnell 9
Ice Boating on Lake Champlain By Glenn D. Clark Jr. It was the year 1942. Our family lived on the west shore of Lake Champlain in the north east Kingdom of NY State! We lived about 2 miles from the RR Station in Plattsburg, NY where my Dad was baggage master. Eight passenger trains a day passed through our town, originating in the world famous Grand Central Station on West 40th St in NY City. It was truly one of the most international trains in the world. The 360 mile journey ran from NYC north along the Hudson River, past Albany, NY and continually north across the international border between US and Canada. The latter part of the trip in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains and thence along the shoreline of Lake Champlain and Richeleau R iver ran ac r oss the St. Lawrence R iver to Montreal Station. The trains were emptied, fueled, cleaned and sent back south to NYC. Please be aware airlines had not made their presence yet and the trip by car some 360 miles was on second class roads, nothing like what we have today. Gas was at the start of rationing. Lake Champlain s shores were the location of the North-South movement of various wars, like the French and Indian War of 1700, the Revolutionary War in 1776, the War of 1812 and remnants of the Civil War in 1860 in St. Albans, VT. Abundent with fortresses and protective zones, it also was home to sailing ships of War, built in Canada and American ships built in Vergennes, Vermont. The lake was 128 miles long north and south, and filled with islands and open water 10 to 16 miles wide and filled with islands and reefs that sometimes help shape the outcome of the engagement one way or another. With a North latitude of 44.6995 it was very near halfway to the North Pole. Normal winds were westerlies across the lake and southerlies blowing the length of the lake. The water in this year in the lake was clean and free of any chemicals. There was no runoff from rain or fertilizer. When seeds were planted they were on their own, they grew! And being free of chemical runoff the lake froze early and often and became very safe and often more than 18 thick. Before the gas rationing kids used to ski by being pulled on a towline behind a car. We would move off to the right side of the road into a farmers field as the car pulled 3 or 4 of us. You had to whip the towline over his mail box which we all managed to learn how to do. Unable to do this as often as we wished because of the rationing, we took interest in a gaff rigged ice boat which my Uncle Walter had come by and left with us. My Uncle Walter was like a second father to me. I was fortunate. He was a good athlete and later coached a semi-pro basketball team made up of employees at Lockhe e d - Bell in Buffalo, in w estern NY. The ice boat came with a similar phrase that was on the many boxed toys bought for children ~ some assembly required. Using Dad s knowledge and skill it all came together in the great configuration of a aero-shaped hull with a cross plank for the side runners and a banjo trip structure at the rear of the boat to hold crew. A single runner to steer by made it up to the cockpit where a long steering stick for someone to guide the boats direction. The cotton sails turned out to be home for many spiders that were not at all happy about being disturbed. We had a place on the shore by Banker ' s Dock to leave the boat, and only 2 miles from home we could walk to save gas! The boat was greatly built but by whom we never found out. The two side runners were steel angle iron secured to a 2 thick mahogany plank turned up, forward and tapered off on the trailing edge. They were quite heavy and did not require any maintenance. When berthed after use the three runners were placed on a block of wood to prevent them from freezing in! Now all we needed was ice enough to hold the boat with 4 or 5 kids on it. This would be with great care - at least 2 thick ice and no snow on 10 the surface and no open areas. Sometimes we never got our wish. Please take into consideration that the two people on the runner plank setting up could see ahead pretty well, where as the man on the tiller and steering could not see very far ahead. And much of this was happening while we were moving 50 to 80 mph. And there might be a cloud with snow burst that restricted forward vision. Also, there were shant iess, or bob-houses sitting on the ice in selected places with people both inside and outside fishing! Care was needed. There was another ice boat that was very well maintained and polished and varnished. It did not sail often! And of all things, my Uncle Harold Chick Porter crafted a boat just like ours, hand sewed the 24 ft luff sails, 12 ft boom and sailed with us on the weekends. The boat he built was very nice and lasted for years. It was about this time that the war department decided to use the many barracks and buildings on the Bluff south of Plattsburgh by putting a contingent of Navy Midshipmen on the premises. Many came with their families. And because they were learning to navigate they came with charts of the lake, sextants and stopwatches. They practiced their navigation on our movement and could calculate our speed. Per their calculation we never cracked the 100 mph barrier, but we had many 95 mph and higher. I was disap p ointed and because I was usually laying down facing where we were going, and moving so fast, I always said we were over 100 mph. Facing low close to the ice was awesome! What a ride! Along this stretch of the Hudson River near Hyde ' s Park the Roosevelts ' domicile, is where the NY Central Express would be headed north to go to Chicago. The wind coming from the west was just what a medium sized ice boat was looking for. The winds were forceful enough to propel the ice boat to pass the Chicago bound train with passengers watching. Both traveling at 90 mph or more. The general rule we early ice boaters lived by, and I often heard that on the beam reaches you were capable of three times the speed of the wind you are sailing in. Newspapers around town were writing many stories about ice boating and the speeds they reached. However the cost of the boat and sails was beyond what the average worker could afford. Eventually the news of ice boating spread to the Detroit News. Talk soon became action and a 12 ft shell boat was designed and on three runners with the steering forward and a single sail was soon seen all over Lake Michigan. Eventually plans were available and they appeared on lakes and frozen ponds from that area to Cape Cod and the New England states. It was called a " DN " and is now all over the world. Ice boating didn t last forever for me, the ice boat perished in a fire at our camp at Valcour and the next fall I was accepted with 900 boys at King ' s Point Merchant Marine Academy. I graduated from King ' s Point in 1951, there were only 300 of our original 900 class. I always kept up with my sailing magazines, etc, looking for info on ice boating. Eventually I came across a picture of an ice boat, very similar to our boat, and the story said the boat had topped 138 mph on lake Michigan in 1937. Ice Boat Facts: 1670- Jesuit Missionary Claude Allouez is credited with inventing the ice boat. Frustrated with walking on ice he rigged a canoe with a sail and zoomed off to Chicago. Per ice boat historian Jon Soyka, the current Ice Boat speed record is 143 mph.
SPRING 2018 KYC JUNIOR SAILING PROGRAM KYC's 2018 Spring Junior Sailing Classes are held every Saturday from February 17 th through May 12 th. Whether or not a student was enrolled in a sailing class before, the Spring Sailing Program is a great opportunity to get more individual instruction in smaller classes than the Summer Program. As a primary benefit, the Spring classes are normally a smaller class size so students can take advantage of a better instructor to student ratio. It is also a 13-week program vs. the 10-week Fall program. Students in the Topper class will also have more opportunities to sail by themselves and accelerate up into other classes at a faster pace. These classes focus on safety, fun and sailing skill building. In addition to regularly scheduled classes, the program offers participation in local regattas, Friday night Dinghy Races, and Sunday Laser and 420 Races. Novice Topper Sailing - This is a Learn-To-Sail class for students aged 8 to 18. If a student has little to no sailing experience or has taken a few years ashore and wants to rediscover sailing, this is the class. Classes are primarily taught in Toppers, our beginning sailboat. Boats are provided for all students enrolled in this class. Curriculum will include the basics of sailing, including parts of the boat, points of sail, and boat handling. The goal of this course is to have fun in a safe and educational atmosphere. Classes will be held on Saturday from 9:30AM to 12:30PM. Introduction to Racing - This is for the sailor who understands the basic fundamentals of sailing: rigging, points of sail, docking and terminology. Sailors must be competent in capsize recovery and be able to sail a boat by themselves. Sailing will be in El Toro s, Open Bics, & 420 s and will introduce racing skills. The goal of this class is to improve sailing skills and to gain a basic understanding of sailboat racing and tactics. Classes will be held on Saturday from 1:30PM to 4:30PM. Advanced Racing - No messing around!! Junior Sailors interested in more advanced levels of sailing including racing, tactics, boat handling, and boat maintenance, should enroll in this class. Students who participate in this class will work closely with students of all ages to improve sportsmanship, leadership and sailing competence. This class will require more time and effort on the part of the sailor and will require attendance at local regattas. El Toro/Open Bic classes will be held from 9:30AM to 12:30PM. Laser and 420 Classes will be from 1:30PM to 4:30PM. *** Special Notes for Intermediate and Advanced Class Students: Additional fees for regattas are $10.00. Parent participation is appreciated to help with loading and unloading of the trailers and transportation of sailors to and from the regatta sites. Sunday Class Boat Racing- On scheduled Sundays throughout the Fall, 420s and Lasers are welcome to race in the KYC Classboat races. The start is at Noon and there will be three races a day around the harbor buoys. There is no entry fee for the series. If you would like to use one of KYC's 420s, a reservation must be made for the boat through the KYC Office. Costs Please refer to the Spring Junior Sailing Application for pricing details. *Please note that there are no refunds after Friday February 16 th and class costs will not be pro-rated for missed days. Registration & Pricing Registration paperwork will be handled through the KYC Office. Please call or email KYC@kaneoheyachtclub.com for an application. All appropriate registration forms along with full payment must be completed in order to guarantee a place in the class. For further information contact Jesse Andrews, Director of Sailing, Kaneohe Yacht Club, 247-4121, ext. 122 or by e-mail: andrewsjesse@gmail.com Class Requirements Coast Guard approved Life Jacket (Type III) and Reef Walkers or closed toed shoes are required. These can be purchased at Costco, Target, West Marine and Windward Boats. A hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, water bottle, towel and change of clothes are recommended. 11
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