January 2016 - Thunderbird Sailing Club

Mainsheet
Thunderbird Sailing Club
2016 TSC Officers
Commodore
Keith Campbell
405-826-1031
kc2glox@gmail.com
Past Commodore
Phil Moershel
405-208-1532
phil@moershel.com
Vice Commodore
Mike Devenitch
405-200-1668
sentrymike@yahoo.com
January 1, 2016
Norman, Oklahoma
Happy New Year On (and In!) the Water
We had it all - Sailors, Swimmers, and Revelers. We hosted the Oklahoma City-Norman Triathlon
Club Polar Bear Plunge and had great pot luck. There were four or five different black-eyed pea dishes, salads, desserts, scalloped potatoes, breads, candies, cookies…all were wonderful. There were at least 20 brave swimmers
taking the plunge. Jim Eller had a bonfire set up for a little warmth by the
beach. Surprisingly the swimmers did not make a beeline for the hot showers. The Sail Was Glorious. Wind 5 to 10 and temps in the 40’s made for
pleasant sailing. Shamrock, Great Pumpkin, Second Chance, Synchronicity,
and Dreadnought were a great fleet to start the New Year.
Thanks to everyone who brought food, helped set up, clean up, or brought a boat. Special
thanks to Jim for arranging the fete with the triathletes.
Phil Moershel, Past Commodore
Rear Commodore
Jason Pudlo
405-226-3045
jpudlo@ou.edu
Fleet Captain
Melissa Campbell
405-637-6568
lass.campbell@gmail.com
Secretary
Doris Dewberry
405-205-2146
ddewsail@aol.com &
Ed Shoemaker
405-205-2511
edconnieshoemaker@
gmail.com
Treasurer
David Craigie
405-613-7774
Incipient@msn.com
Mainsheet Editors
Paul & Sandra Carter
405-774-9308
mainsheet@
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Taking the Plunge
Is it just me, or do they seem to be moving faster in this direction?
Second Chance
Bobby Cockerham Enjoying the New Year
The Plunge is done and the Fleet’s ready to sail
Heading Out for Adventures
From your Treasurer and Membership Secretary, David Craigie
Greetings, Thunder Sailors,
Joyce and I both hope that your Christmas was
happy and blessed and that your New Year will
be prosperous and happy, too.
Sadly, or not so sadly, I will not be at the next
two meetings. In January, we will be in Chicago
to attend our first ever Chicago Boat Show. It will
be an adventure with St Louis trailer/sailing
friends to hook a ride on the Amtrac to Chicago
for this event.
In February, we will head out to Florida for a
month. Two weeks will be spent on a different
kind of cruise for us; we will be on a Carnival
cruise out of Miami to see the Caribbean.
So while we will miss some club activities, we will have everyone in our thoughts. We are hoping
for great weather all around.
What is an Anchor Light?
Membership
Information
If any of your membership
information has changed,
please contact:
David Craigie
9100 Pine Creek Dr.
Midwest City, OK 73130
405-613-7774
Incipient@msn.com
Thunderbird Sailing
Club membership is a
bargain! Be sure to
renew yours early.
Regular Members
$75 per year
An Anchor Light is a small light used to discharge the battery before daylight.
Family Members
$75 per year
Renewing your TSC membership:
Associate Members
$37.50 per year
It is that time of year when we again ask you to show your support for TSC, in a financial way. It
has been slow going for membership renewals this year and I am hoping that if you are among
those who have yet to return yours that you will consider doing so as a sort of New Years resolution. We really need your support. Thanks!!!
If for some reason you have not received your renewal, or perhaps misplaced yours, please get
in touch with me.
For those who have received and promptly returned your renewals, Thank You very much!!
If you failed to renew your membership for 2015, there is still time. If you
have any questions, please get in touch with me. We need you!! We need your support!!
Thank you for all your support!
See you on the water,
David
Student Members
$15 per year
Group Membership
$75 per year
Final Notes from the 2015 Rear Commodore
Wow…what a grand Holiday Potluck and party! Altus Boren and his musician assistants sounded wonderful, as did our entire group. Kids (and some of us bigger folk) enjoyed making gingerbread houses. As I said before, I have enjoyed my time serving TSC as Rear Commodore. It’s
been fun and educational in both a culinary and nautical sense. TSC comprises a great group of
talented folks, always willing to help. Thanks to so many folks who continue to help set up, provide food, clean up…
and the countless other jobs around and donations to the BoatHouse. For the Christmas Party, I’d like to especially
thank Rick Shaw for setting up tables, Doris Dewberry, Mary Ann Secrist, Sheryl Tiffany, and Joyce Craigie and daughter for decorating and filling in when my mind went blank. Thanks to Les and Kerry for grabbing the decorations from
the attic. I could go on with thanks…most all of you have made my time as Rear Commodore fun and productive at
some point. Welcome to Jason Pudlo, the 2016 Rear Commodore, and to the entire TSC Board for 2016! A few reminders below...
Lorrie Sylvester, 2015 Rear Commodore
January 16, 2016: First TSC Meeting of 2016!
Jan. 16 is also National Nothing Day,
and Appreciate a Dragon Day
…neither of which help with planning a meal…nevertheless….
Food (Potluck starts at 6:30 on the 16th): Think warm and toasty – it’s bound to get cold soon. Soups, casseroles, whatever warms
your tummy. The club will provide beverages. Alphabetically-oriented folks, see below for ideas.
a-g: main dish (soups/casseroles, etc.)
h-m: veggies (hot and cold)
n-s: appetizers/fruit
t-z: desserts/breads
Program: Shawn Lobree* will talk about RACING TACTICS
Happy New Year to you all!
Lorrie
* [Editor’s Note: We have this bit of information from our new Commodore, Keith Campbell: “Captain Lobree was a competitive
laser and, I believe, opti sailor. But I don’t have his Sailing C.V. My concept for the coming winter-spring months was to do racing rules and starting tactics during the off-season.”]
2016 Board
Rear, Left to RIght:
Sandra Carter
Paul Carter
Phil Moershel
Ed Shoemaker
David Craigie
Jason Pudlo
Mike Devenitch
Front, Left to Right:
Keith Campbell
Melissa Campbell
Doris Dewberry
Officers’ positions are
listed on page 1.
TSC's First Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta
Hello, TSC Members, James here, just giving you a heads-up, “God willing and the creeks don't rise,” we
are going to try again to host the First Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta! June 4th-5th 2016. This time we are
going to get an earlier start in the organizing, fund raising, and all that's involved in making this a Great Regatta and for a Great Cause! We are looking for volunteers to help with the race committee and with various
tasks needed to make this regatta happen.
Last year due to the flooding of the BoatHouse, the regatta was canceled but we were still able to hold
the silent auction and raised a little over a thousand dollars. We will have another auction this year and
sometime in March or April we want to have a “Kick-off Party” to get the ball rolling. We will have more information to share as we go so I plan to have an update in the Mainsheet in the months leading up to the
regatta.
So hold this date, June 4th-5th, in your calendar! It's going to be a great time! And you can call or email
me if you want to help with the regatta.
Cheers,
James Anderson
jandersonone@gmail.com 405-249-1768
Click to view:
Regatta Information & Recruitment Video
Sail because you love it!
Sail to cure cancer!
Welcome New Members to TSC
We were privileged to have two new members during the past months. Please welcome aboard Jim and
Judy Chapman from Norman. They currently sail a McGregor/Venture 17 named Kerri Lyn. We welcome you
and hope that you will become active members in TSC as your schedule permits.
See you on the water,
David Craigie
2016 BH & Thunderbird Sailing Schedule
Date
Month
Day of Week Time
Event
th
January
Saturday
4:30 pm
Executive Change-over Meeting
16th
January
Saturday
6:00 pm
Club Meeting
20th
February
Saturday
6:00 pm
Club Meeting
13th
March
Sunday
2:00 am
Set clocks forward
th
March
Saturday
6:00 pm
Club Meeting
16th
April
Saturday
6:00 pm
Club Meeting
21st
May
Saturday
6:00 pm
Club Meeting
4th & 5th
June
Sat & Sun
18th
June
Saturday
6:00 pm
Club Meeting
16th
July
Saturday
6:00 pm
Club Meeting
20th
August
Saturday
6:00 pm
Club Meeting
17th
September
Saturday
6:00 pm
Club Meeting
October
Sunday
October
Saturday
9
19
15
th
Leukemia Cup Regatta
Layton Regatta
6:00 pm
Club Meeting
15th & 16th October
Sat & Sun
Thunderbird Messabout
6th
November
Sunday
Hiram Dougas Regatta
6th
November
Sunday
2:00 am
Set clocks back
19th
November
Saturday
6:00 pm
Club Meeting
10th
December
Saturday
6:00 pm
Holiday/Christmas Party
Club Racing: Every Tuesday @ 6:00 pm, and every 3rd Sunday @ 3:00 pm
(day after the Club Meeting), through October
Sea Scout Ship 5790 meets every Saturday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Please send all official schedule changes to TSC Secretary Doris Dewberry at 405-205-2146
or ddewsail@aol.com, and cc: mainsheet@thunderbirdsailingclub.org
Sea Scout Ship 5790
The Sea Scouts wish everyone at TSC happy holidays and invite
you all to come sail with us. We would welcome any adult or
youth (13 & up) to join the ship for sailing activities.
Call Skipper Rick at 405-306-8597
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to the following TSC members. If you would like
to help your friend celebrate their birthday, contact them by
one of the many mediums that are available, and wish them
Happy Birthday on their special day. All birthdays are listed in
your TSC Membership Directory.
If your birthday is not included, it is probably because you did
not share that information with your Treasurer/Membership
Secretary. If you want to share your special day, please contact
me at: Incipient@msn.com or phone 405-613-7774. Thanks,
David Craigie
January
February
2
3
4
9
9
10
15
16
17
19
21
22 `
25
26
27
30
30
30
2
2
5
7
8
12
13
13
15
19
20
20
23
Karen Mellgren
Mary Doezema
Connie Divine
Rita Hendricks
Tony Bradley
David Craigie
Howard Haines
Liane Ozmun
Roger Elliott
Barbra Rains
Gary Claybrook
Beth Brown
Dorrie Trent
Reggie Frank
Amy Pudlo
Bobby Cockerham
Walter Hedrick
Wilma DeBerry
Deresa Claybrook
Linda Monroe
Virginia Fitzpatrick
John Miller
Gray Graham
Karen Rieger
Liz Hedrick
Brenda Shinn
Sue Kendrick
Kenneth Kerby
David Hendricks
Tracy Stevens
Marles Bradley
Lake Thunderbird TMDL
Compliance & Monitoring Plan
On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, the Norman City
Council endorsed the City of Norman’s Lake Thunderbird Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Compliance and Monitoring Plan, and directed city staff to
submit the Plan to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) by the prescribed deadline of November 10, 2015. When approved by
ODEQ, but no later than January 11, 2016, implementation of the Plan by the City of Norman will
begin.
In November 2013, the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality (ODEQ) finalized a TMDL
study and report for Lake Thunderbird that determined the reduction of pollutants (total suspended
solids, chlorophyll-a, nitrogen and phosphorus) required in the lake to meet water quality standards.
The study results concluded that compliance and
monitoring plans should be developed to determine
best management practices designed to reduce pollutants in the next 20 years and show sustained progress toward reduction in daily amounts of total pollutants entering Lake Thunderbird.
Final Lake Thunderbird TMDL Compliance & Monitoring Plan
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Bill also operates a business that caters to small
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Bill if you are in need of repairs. 405-922-7787
TMDL Resolution
For more information about the TMDL please contact Mr. Scott Sturtz, City Engineer or Mr. Joe
Willingham, Storm Water Engineer in the Public
Works Engineering Division, at 366-5452 or
scott.sturtz@normanok.gov or
joe.willingham@normanok.gov.
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