THE ANCHORLINE Harbor Island Yacht Club June/July 2018 Volume 51 Number 5 GREATER NASHVILLE S OLDEST YACHTING MONTHLY In This Issue COMMODORE S COMMENTS DOCK, MOORING, AND TEMPORARY SLIP WAIT LIST Double Hander Sail Camp July 4th Paul Latour takes his crew and boat to the NOOD Y-Flyer National Championship Cruising: Big Loop Adventure
COMMODORE S COMMENTS First-Sail Protocols I remember my first sail on a boat other than my 1962 Sunfish. My friend Doug Anderson invited me aboard. Although I enjoyed my solo sunfish experience, Doug skillfully introduced me to protocols of big boat sailing. His skillful and thoughtful introduction set the stage for my love of sailing. As a big boat owner myself now, we have introduced many friends and curious acquaintances to the experience of sailing. Some of those were good experiences and. some were NOT so good. One of my favorite sailing magazines, Good Old Boat, outlines some good reminders in to help newcomers to sailing remain calm and engaged. Most seem obvious, but their list is a good reminder. Here are a few suggestions, with a couple of personal comments. 1 - Invite only when the weather is favorable. Bad weather is not good for a novice. (Moderate wind, not flat or gusty) 2 - Bring along at least one experienced crew member to help handle the boat and help guest. 3 - Bottle your enthusiasm. Too much education and information overwhelms the guest. 4 - If they want to be active crew, request they leave all devices below. Sailing is about getting away for cell phones and cameras 5 - Three goals, do not frighten, do not bore, and do not induce sickness 6 - Welcome everyone, but encourage guest to NOT bring a spouse or children who has no interest. There is nothing fun about forcing someone to sail. 7- Provide guest with a list of what to bring, including appropriate jackets and shoes 8 - Set expectations about time. If a guest has a time sensitive commitment, reschedule. 9 - Be prepared. Sails ready, engine warmed up. 10 - Fit everyone with a PFD and show them where they are if needed. (even on Old HIckory) 11 - Restroom on shore, but show them how to use the head. 12 - Start only with mainsail. Teach them / Show them how it works. Play with the mainsheet 13 - Practice tacking under main alone to help them understand what will be happening under full sail. 14 - Set the jib only when everyone is comfortable and eager to keep sailing. 15 - Head back to the dock sooner rather than later. Explain task necessary to land the boat. The purpose of HIYC.. to promote sailing. Take folks out Share the joy, tell the story, build our sailing community. R. Gene Lovelace 2018 Commodore
New Members Please join me in welcoming our newest members. Derek Benda and his wife Dianne were approved for associate membership at our May Board Meeting. The Benda s are new to the Nashville area. They are the owners of a Hunter 29.5 which will not be kept at Harbor Island. The Benda s formerly sailed out of the Oklahoma City Boat Club. Derek is retired from the United States Coast Guard. He is now employed as a pilot. Derek is interested in racing so if you are looking for crew be sure to give him a call! We are happy to welcome back former members Owen and Amy Joyner as Associate Members. The Joyners were also approved for membership at the May Board Meeting. The Joyners are life long residents of Nashville and are very active in their church and a number of arts and philanthropic organizations. Mark Shiver was also approved for associate membership at the May meeting of the Board. *** Dock Slip and Mooring Waiting List ***
Double Handed Race May 26th delivered light and variable winds with a threat of rain squalls and thunderstorms as the afternoon progressed. PRO Mark Fortune assisted by Jim Waller set a course with a start just off of Harbor Island and a first mark off of Drakes Creek. After rounding, the fleet proceeded to Lindsey Light followed by a final leg to the finish line. While much of the race was sailed in light air to drifting conditions, a thunderstorm that hit on the last leg provided some powerful gusts and driving rain for the final beat to the finish. Congratulations to class winners Dave Hardesty, Steve Vague, Markley Gordon, and Paul REGATTA 2018 Double Handed RACE# PRO Fortune WIND L "L"= < 8, "M"=8-14, "H"=> 14 Latour. With all boats back safely to Harbor Island, the weather cleared in time for the Cheeseburger in Paradise party! Thanks to all skipper s and crew and to the Race Committee! Fleet Start Time (24 hr) Hours Minutes Seconds A 11 30 0 B 11 30 0 L 11 30 0 C 11 40 0 Finish Time (24 hr) Elapsed Corrected s e M SKIPPER BOAT FLEET PHRF c Hours Min Sec Time (sec) Time (sec) Place Dave Hardesty C&C 99 A 102 13 56 30 8790 8182 1 Steve Vague Northstar 500 B 228 13 55 6 8706 6941 1 Jim Doran Tartan 31 B 165 13 51 57 8517 7315 2 David Brandon Swiftsure 33 B 198 13 59 48 8988 7419 3 Matt Steinhauer O'Day 28 TM B 195 14 2 3 9123 7558 4 Drew Griswold Pearson 33 B 183 14 11 9 9669 8125 5 Markley Gordon Catalina 25 C 233 14 33 48 10428 8267 1 Don Kaufman Catalina 27 C 201 14 45 0 11100 9130 2 Dan Haskell O Day 272 C 228 DNF #VALUE! #VALUE! Gene Lovelace Beneteau C 150 DNF #VALUE! #VALUE! Paul Latour S2 7.9 L 168 13 33 37 7417 6347 1 Andy Carson Olson 30 L 111 13 34 39 7479 6880 2
Cheeseburger in paradise Our amazing social committee had a major dilemma. With the Cheeseburger in Paradise party just hours away thunderstorms and rain squalls rolled up Old Hickory lake bringing driving rains and high winds that brought all of the outside set up to a halt. The problem was where should they set up the party? Inside the club house? On the deck? What about the band? What would be a safe dry location to place the band? Fortunately, The weather cleared and Cindy Lovelace and Beth Marshall and their amazing team of volunteers went into high gear and were able to get decorations completed, tables and chairs placed and drinks and food prepared in time for the opening notes of the band. It was HIYC at its best, volunteers making great things happen! Thanks to all who worked hard to make this a memorable evening. Special thanks to JD Powell who worked the grill and John Marshall who made a science out of burger cooking!
Yes! A good time was had by all!
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Editors Note: I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for those club members who venture far from our home waters of Old Hickory Lake. In each issue I hope to highlight some of our members who proudly carry the HIYC Burgee to other clubs or who simply explore other waters.
*** 4TH OF JULY *** This year we will celebrate our nations independence on Wednesday, the 4th of July. 4-9 pm Senior Governor Brian Smokler will take the helm for this much anticipated event. Come and make a day and a night of it! Events include: 4:00 pm Meet-up; Kids Activities 5:00 pm Adult Opti Relay Race 6:00 pm Boat Parade (prize for best decorated boat) 6:30-7:00 pm All-American Supper (hamburgers, hotdogs, of course) 8:30 9:00 pm Fireworks! Volunteers are needed Please sign up at https:// www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0848a8aa2ba46-hiyc This is a great opportunity for new HIYC families to get to know other members! Please contact Mary Ann or Brian Smokler at 615-969-4323 or msmokler@bellsouth.net if you have questions. See you on the 4th!
Sea Scout News It rained and rained and rained yet the day was a rip-roaring success. But wait I get ahead of myself. Planning for the annual Sea Scout Pfeffer Regatta started in January. In the past we have had multiple Sea Scout ships come to join us for this event held at Boxwell Boy Scout camp on Old Hickory Lake. And this year we had hopes of multiple units joining us again. But being a district event the Scout office gets involved and they set the date. Not taking into account the fact that this was a weekend of many proms and graduations. And two weeks out we were faced with the realization that no one was coming. But that same weekend of the Regatta there was a venturing rendezvous also scheduled to be held at Boxwell Boy Scout camp. And thus the youth involved in planning these events got together and decided that Saturday morning we would do sailboat training and then spend the afternoon taking people sailing. And we should have a good turnout from Venture Scouts that were also there for the rendezvous. But Saturday it rained hard most of the day and all sorts of changes to the schedule were made including sailing. And we ended up with only 1 hour inside a storage building where we gave a short class on sailing. So why was this such a big success. The youth made it a big success. And yes we added yet another Scout to our group as a result of the weekend. I so love these kids. The week before the rendezvous we had a brother and sister to come visit us during one of our Thursday evening meetings. Due to the amount of wind we were going to be using the larger boats. It was clear the young lady was enthusiastic about going sailing but her brother wanted nothing to do with it. But our scouts encouraged him to go anyway. Fast forward about 90 minutes and we were back to the club after a great evening of sailing. I was talking with the young man's dad and saw his son come running up to him and with a loud voice proclaiming "Dad we have got to buy sailboat!". And that's all I'll say about that. In other news Sea Scout and Boy Scout Nathaniel Widick's Eagle Scout ceremony was held at the Yacht Club Sunday April 29th. Nathaniel had a choice of holding the ceremony at the troop s sponsoring Church or at the Yacht Club. I guess it's clear the importance of this sailing organization to this young man. And we wish to thank HIYC for allowing the ceremony to be held in the yacht club. And thanks to Commodore Gene Lovelace for his work in securing the use of 4 of the Vanderbilt flying Junior sailboats. This is already proving to be a wonderful addition to our program. Thank you so much. And to the persons that contributed to the Sea Scout bilge sale we wish to say thank you. It was by far the best we have ever had. On May 6th I received an email stating the following."congratulations sir, you have been selected to receive the Sea Scout Leadership award for the Southern Region Area 6". Wow I am blown away and deeply honored. But I must point out that this journey has not been taken alone. I received a lot of assistance from my wife and some fantastic adult leaders also involved in our program. Andy Griswold
Second No More! Team Hofmeister Captures Lightning District Championships
S/V Domino 1977 Hunter 30 Excerpt from Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Cruising Adventure - by Zyg Durski December 2, 2017 It was getting dark and I was worried. The next safe anchorage was still 22 miles ahead and at my maximum cruising speed of 6.2 mph it would be at least 3.5 hours before I arrived. The morning had found me on the transient dock of Columbus Marina, Columbus, Mississippi. At 0500, a quick peek outside revealed a cool and damp but clear morning. By 0530, with coffee in hand, I cringed as I watch wiry wisps of fog start to form over the water. By 0600 I could not see the bow of my 30-foot sloop from the cockpit. Not good. I needed to be off by 0700 to make it to the next safe anchorage by dusk. It would be 1030 before the fog lifted sufficiently to allow me safe passage. Now at 1830, the sun had already set behind me, but the promise of the rising full moon filled me with anxious optimism. Should I continue in the dark? To anchor anywhere here in the narrow river was not a good option. Barges would pass me in close proximity all night long and if the fog closed in, I would be very vulnerable. I had all the necessary equipment on board to cruise in the dark: a Raymarine a98 chart plotter with WAAS, AIS and C-Map inland river charts that had proved accurate to within +-10 feet. But I did not have radar. And worst, I was single-handed so there would be no one on the bow to watch for logs, off station buoys or any other debris that could damage the boat. Weighing my options, I decided to continue in the dark. It was a magical night, clear, cool, the light breeze from my movement flowing across my face and hair, just as I had imagined it would be all those years in my armchair preparing for this adventure. The full moon was now in all its glory, shimmering off the water, lighting my way through God s pristine creation. And then at mile marker 294, as I made the turn before the Westervelt Renewable Energy Plant, a tow ahead of me. No! AIS showed she was making only 4 mph. At night, in the narrow river channel, I dared not try to pass. I settled in, following her one-half mile behind. It was going to be a very long night. Still, the next 27 miles to Howell Heflin Lock and my anchorage just past the lock were very rural and the river swerved and curled in and out of channels, coves and swamps. Having a scout to follow and keep me company would be much appreciated. As I travel, I usually put my VHF radio into scan mode and soon it payed off. The captain of the tow in front of me and the captain of a tow coming upstream toward us started talking. They were obviously friends. Here in this desolate landscape, by the light of the moon and the sound of passing water they discussed job opportunities, family situations, compared benefits and salaries of different barge companies, talked about retirement. We could have been in a living room in front of a fireplace with drinks in one hand. It occurred to me that these captains were just like everyone else. All they wanted was the best for their families and the best opportunities for themselves. Eventually, the conversation turned to business. The downstream captain asking my captain about the upstream river conditions at which point my captain said, Yea, and I got this sailboat following me about a half mile astern, no idea what he is up to. Well, I couldn t resist a reply to which I said, Yea, I m back here just trying to stay out of youse all way. After a moment of hesitation, I was relieved to hear a chuckle and a reply, Glad to see you at least have all your lights on! Not bad coming from a couple of salty river boat captains! (Yea, I really did say youse. Remember, I m on the river in the deep South. Let s just say neither captain corrected my English. Domino at Columbus Marina
Over the next several hours we talked back and forth. Domino met the first tow in a sharp bend, so I asked the captain where he wanted me in the channel and I complied immediately. In return, he dimmed all his lights so I could see the right river bank more clearly. As he passed, he thanked me and warned that fog was starting to appear down river. Domino met a second tow in an S curve. AIS did not list a vessel name so I hailed the captain and asked. I remarked how pretty the name was and from then on addressed her by that name. As I rounded the second curve I saw that the captain had stopped his tow against the left bank to let my captain and then Domino pass in safety. I thanked him and apologized saying he should have let me know and I would have pulled over for him. It certainly would have been much easier for Domino. It is now 1115. We had been silent for some time but now it occurred to me that I was on the wrong side of the approach to Howell Heflin Lock and Dam. So I asked, Captain, are your intentions to transit the lock this evening? After a slight hesitation he replied, Of course. Possibly with a very tired and wistful voice I replied, Thank you. He was commercial, I was pleasure. I was now looking at at least an hour and a half wait while he went through the lock. That anchorage was so close yet so far away. A few minutes later I heard the captain hail the lock master and to my surprise say, Hey, I have this sailboat behind me and if it is ok with you it is ok with me if he locks through with me. I was speechless. This is almost unheard of even more so given it was the dead of night. When I hailed the lock master I could hear the respect in his voice as he told me the captain had said it would be ok for me to lock through with him. I was humbled and very grateful. I will forever remember that lock through. The little sailboat Domino on one side of the lock, the immense Rosinton with her tow on the other. I knew this was something special when the lock master came to the wall to talk to me in person. He asked where I was going and recommend the anchorage just past the lock as a perfect anchorage for the night. As a final courtesy, the captain said he would wait to depart the lock until the little sailboat had time to exit and drop anchor. I was and still am without words. Everything changed that night. I would never again see a commercial vessel as them, as the enemy, as something to be shunned. I was accepted by them because I had taken the time to show them respect, ask questions and defer to their experience and knowledge. That night I learned a lesson I will never forget. It has forever made me a richer seaman. Zyg Durski is a member of Harbor Island Yacht Club, Old Hickory, TN. He and S/V Domino Left Harbor Island Yacht Club for the Big Loop Adventure in October 2017. For questions or information, you can contact him at: zdurski@durskisystems.com (615) 300-4292 COMING SOON: Travel Blog at: domino.blogstop.com Preparing to travel at night The Rosinton leaving the lock passing my anchorage Approaching the Westervelt Renewable Energy plant by Moonlight The Rosinton in Howell Heflin Lock
Y-Flyer National Championship comes to Harbor Island July 9-13 Harbor Island Yacht Club is proud to announce that we are hosting the 2018 Y-Flyer National Championship Regatta this Summer. Junior racing will take place on July 9th and 10th, followed by the Challenger and Championship fleets on July 11th-13th. Between 25-40 Y-Flyers are expected to descend upon our club during this time, bringing energy, excitement and just a little bit of the pomp that comes along with a major National Championship Regatta. we will need help from HIYC members to show our guests what our club is capable of. Please take a look at our regatta website, www.yflyernationals.com. On this website racers can register through Y-Flyer Fleet 62 s US Sailing: Regatta Network account and volunteers can sign up for various jobs that we need to be filled to make this event what we know it will be. Please take a look at our site, and consider volunteering some time to assist with this great event. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to either of us. Regatta Chairs: Ray Marley Anthony Passafiume Y-Flyer 2606 Y-Flyer 2757 615-944-3585 270-519-3634 rpmarley@gmail.com yflyer2757@gmail.com
Harbor Island Yacht Club PO Box 8117 Hermitage, TN Harbor Island Yacht Club Located on Old Hickory Lake Visit us On-line at www.hiyc.org 2018 Officers Commodore Gene Lovelace Vice Commdore Bob Carlton Secretary Don Kaufman Treasurer Fred Beesley Rear Commodore Randall Butler Senior Governor Brian Smokler Governor Dan Haskell Junior Governor Jim McCann TO: Schedule of Events July 2018 04 Wed 4th of July 10 Tue Board Meeting August 2108 07 Tue Board Meeting 25 Sat Low-CountryBoil and Raft Up 09 Mon 13 Fri Y-Flyer National Championships at HIYC Sea Scouts meet every Thursday at 6:00 PM