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The Tell Tale The Point Yacht Club Newsletter April 2014 Vol. 13, No. 03 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.
In this issue:
P. 1-2 Commodore’s Log
P. 3 & 4 Activities Calendar
P. 5 Social Committee
Report/ Fleet Captain’s Log
Commodore’s Log
P. 6 Cheeseburger NOR
Sailing season got underway with Wheelbarrow Race March 15. P. 7 Club Racing Rules
Nine boats started the race from Pirates Cove on a b eautiful afternoon on the water even though there were a few rain showers. The awards P. 7-9 Fore Sail
and party from Pirates Cove Sand Bar was hosted by Nick and Linda Steen and Paula and Kenny Menck drew a large crowd. Eric Nelson was awarded first place in the racing fleet on his B-­‐one. Brett Holk on Clewless took first place in the cruising fleet, followed by John Horner on Hula Girl and Bill McGarry on Chanticleer. Congratulations to all the winners. Thanks to Paul Sykes for running the race and handing out trophies and Hank Jordan and Denny Blume for their help with the marks. Thanks also goes to Nick and Linda Steen and Paula and Kenny Menck for setting up and decorating the Sand Bar. Weather for the annual Ingram Bayou Raft Up turned out great and several boats managed to spend both Friday and Saturday in the bayou. 2 6 memberships were counted at one time during the day Saturday. Thanks to Don Fuqua and Mike Graham for organizing the bonfire Saturday night. Everyone had a great time. March 1 5 was the final day to vote on the new Bylaws. They passed with no opposition and are now in effect. Thanks to everyone for their support and comments during this process. The new Bylaws are posted on www.pointyachtclub.org. The next planned event is Cheeseburger Race and Party scheduled for April 12. Registration followed by the 10:45 am Skippers Meeting will be held at Pirates Cove Sand Bar. Jack and Veda Kelly, Diane and Darryl Bunch and Roy Mortensen are hosting the party and awards ceremony at Josephine Park b eginning at 5:00 pm. Directions to the park from County Road 95 are turn east on County Road 42 (Josephine Road) headed toward Camp Dixie. The park will be on the right just before the boat launch. Everyone is asked to bring a side to go with the burgers and the club will supply beer and wine. Please be mindful of parking along County Road 42 where no parking signs are posted. There should be plenty of parking inside the park. 1 At the March Board of Governors Meeting the Property Acquisition Committee gave a detailed report of plans to construct a covered pavilion attached to the existing bathhouse structure. John Shaw is working with an engineer to complete a set of plans that can be presented to the Baldwin County Building Department as part of the required documents for a building permit. Initial plans are for a 36’ X 56’ covered pavilion. It may be necessary to reduce the width to 32’ if the engineer feels the support structure requires it. The minutes with all the details will be posted to the website as soon as they are approved at the April 8 Board of Governors Meeting. Excitement is building as we near closing on the new clubhouse site. It looks as though the process could be completed later this month. It will surely be a monumental day for Point Yacht Club and I look forward to reporting to the membership as soon as it is complete. Fair Winds, R obert Clark
Comm odo re Board of Governors
Commodore
Vice Commodore
Rear Commodore
Treasurer
Secretary
Fleet Captain
Social Committee
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Robert Clark rclark@rivierautilities.com
Larry Chapman laneair1@aol.com
Bud Eriksson jaelleall@gmail.com
Paula Menck lizzytoad7@centurylink.net
Matt Taylor matt@grantsanderstaylor.com
Kathy Hawkins hawkins@gulftel.com
Jay Warthen jwarthen411@gmail.com
Bill McGarry wmcgarrys@gmail.com
Susan Storey storeycom@gulftel.com
Nick Steen nesles@att.net Tell Tale Editor Jay W arthen 2 THE POINT YACHT CLUB
2014 Schedule of Events
January
21
Board of Governors Meeting
February
11
15
Board of Governors Meeting
Chili Cook Off, Membership Meeting
March
11
15
22
Board of Governors Meeting
Wheelbarrow Race & Party
Ingram Bayou Raft-Up
April
8
12
26
27
Board of Governors Meeting
Cheeseburger Race & Party
Dauphin Island Race @ BucYC
Dauphin Island Return Race @ FYC
May
3-4
13
17-18
24
31-1
GYA Opening Regatta @ SYC *CD
Board of Governors Meeting
Spring @ BucYC *CD
Red Fish Point Raft-Up
Candler @ StABYC *CD
June
4
10
11
14
18
20-21
25
Wednesday Night Sunfish Races**
Board of Governors Meeting
Wednesday Night Sunfish Races**
Dock Party, Member’s Boat Show, Blessing of the Fleet,
Membership Meeting
Wednesday Night Sunfish Races**
Gulfport to Pensacola (Offshore) GYC
Wednesday Night Sunfish Races**
2
5-6
8
9
12-13
16
19
23
26-27
26-27
30
Wednesday Night Sunfish Races**
Meigs Regatta @ FWYC *CD
Board of Governors Meeting
Wednesday Night Sunfish Races**
Summer Regatta @ MYC *CD
Wednesday Night Sunfish Races**
Fast Women’s Regatta – GYA Open Event
Wednesday Night Sunfish Races**
Bikini Regatta @ NYC
Weatherly Regatta @ GYC *CD
Wednesday Night Sunfish Races**
July
3 THE POINT YACHT CLUB
2014 Schedule of Events
August
2
9
9-10
12
16
30-31
Race for the Roses @ PBYC
Annual Poker Run
Knost @ PCYC *CD (Female Skippers)
Board of Governors Meeting
Loo Wow Party
Sir Thomas Lipton @ PCYC *CD
September
9
13
27-28
Board of Governors Meeting
Commodore’s Cup Race and Party, Membership Meeting
Wadewitz @ FYC *CD
October
1
4
11-12
25
Board of Governors Meeting
Lost Bay Regatta – GYA Open Event
WFORC @ PYC (Offshore)
Lillian Bridge Race and Halloween Party
November
11
15
Board of Governors Meeting
Nomination of Officers for 2015
5
Christmas Party, Membership Meeting & Election of Officers
27-28
Sugar Bowl Regatta @ SYC *CD
December
*CD- These are all the races in the GYA Cape Deville Flying Scot Series. Our club is encouraged
by the GYA to participate in all of the races in this series as part of our membership in the GYA.
The series kicks off at the GYA Opening Regatta in May and ends with the Wadewitz Regatta in
Fairhope in September. It would be great for our club to reengage this series.
** Wednesday night Sunfish races, every Wed Night in
June and July. Contact Brett Holk. (Informal event, BYOS
(bring your own Sunfish, club has a few)
Photo from Mullet Wrapper, March 29, 2013 4 Ingram Bayou Raft Up a Huge Success!
Point Yacht Club hosted a raft up on a beautiful Saturday, March 22 in Ingram's Bayou. We had a mixture
of 15 sail boats and power boats that rafted and stayed the evening. Even more folks boated in for the day
and enjoyed the beautiful weather!
Special thanks to Donnie Fuqua and Mike Graham for the bon fire. A good time was had by all.
Everyone is looking forward to the next raft up at Red Fish Point on May 24. We invite all to attend.
Kathy Hawkins, Social Committee Chair
Fleet Captain’s Log Matt Taylor S/V Madcap Quick note from your Fleet Captain, A couple of long-­‐term dates to keep in mind: Dauphin Island Race, April 26th, several boats are planning on sailing up together on Friday the 25 th. The Perdido Wood Boat Association will hold the Pirates Cove Wood Boat Festival May, 2-­‐4 at Pirates Cove with the Pirates Ball held on Friday night, May 2. I have heard mention of possibly some P oint Yacht Club b oat possibly headed to Mexico on May 7 & 8 for the Regatta al Sol, sponsored b y the Pensacola Y acht Club, how cool is that?? We could always use more. The FL 120 for trailerable sailboats will sail May 14-­‐18. Starting from Pensacola Beach/ Shoreline Park, the cruise begins with a run to Spectre Island, the first big island east of Navarre. Following overnights are Sand Island, then Grassy Point at the north end of Escambia Bay. Usually about 40 boats participate. Full details at Yahoo Groups/ Fl 120 or call Jay W arthen, 251-­‐
979-­‐2808. Matt Taylor S/V Madcap 5 POINT YACHT CLUB Notice of Regatta 2014 Cheeseburger Race April 12, 2014 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS The Point Yacht Club Standard Sailing Instructions for Steeplechase Races shall apply. ELIGIBILITY Open to all members in good standing, sailing yachts in the non-­‐spinnaker class with valid PHRF Certificates. Yachts without valid certificates may be assigned a PHRF rating by the race committee, such rating shall not be subject to protest. SCHEDULE Registration will be held at the Pirates Cove Sand Bar. Registration: 09:30 to 10:30 Skipper’s Meeting 10:45 Warning signal: 11:55 Scratch Boat Start: 12:00 ENTRY FEE $25 at time of registration. AWARDS – Awards will be made during the Party, 5 pm. START TIME CALCULATION The scratch boat and course length will be announced at the Skipper’s Meeting. The scratch boat will start at 12:00. The remaining boats starting times will be calculated as follows: 1. Scratch Boat PHRF minus the Competing boats P HRF equals N umber of Seconds allowed per nautical mile. 2. Number of seconds allowed per nautical mile times course length equals total number of seconds allowed. 3. Number of seconds allowed divided by 60 equals the start time handicap in m inutes and seconds for your boat. 4. That handicap time will be added to12:00 to obtain your start time. Cheeseburger Race Party Hosted by Jack & Veda Kelley, Diane & Darryl Bunch & Roy Mortensen
5pm April 12 at Josephine Park Everyone please bring an appetizer, side or dessert
Beer and wine provided
6 POINT YACHT CLUB Sailing Instructions for Steeplechase Format Races 1. RULES -­‐ The races will be governed by the rules as defined in “The Racing Rules of Sailing”. 2. ENTRIES -­‐ Competitors may enter b y delivering a completed entry form and the entry fee to the Race Committee at the designated location at the appointed time on race day. 3. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS -­‐Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board at the registration location by the Race Committee. 4. SCHEDULE -­‐ A Skipper’s m eeting will be held at 10:45 AM on the morning of the race. The race shall be a PHRF Bermuda start with the warning signal for the race at 11:55 AM. The scratch boat will start at 12:00 noon. 5. RACING AREA -­‐ The racing area will b e in Arnica Bay and Perdido Bay as announced at the Skipper’s meeting. 6. COURSE and MARKS-­‐ Unless modified by the Race Committee or in the Notice of Race, the course will be from a start/finish line in Arnica Bay eastward past ICW marker # 60, leaving marker # 60 to port, proceeding up Perdido Bay rounding marks placed by the Race Committee and returning to the start/finish line after leaving marker # 60 to starboard. 7. START and FINISH LINES -­‐ The start/finish line will be placed in Arnica Bay by the Race Committee as conditions dictate. 8. TIME LIMIT -­‐ The time limit for each race will be four (4) hours for the first boat to finish. 9. PROTESTS -­‐ Protests are not contemplated in this type of Club only racing format. 39’ Mainship Trawler (2000), Only 350 hours on 300 HP cat. Long list of extras. Call for details. 11’ 2’’ Seaworthy Inflatable (Boat US purchased May 2002). Needs cleaning.. $200 or best offer; 15HP Nissan 2-­‐stroke, manual start. Purchased 2001 Less than 20 hours. Been in storage. $500 or best offer. Bill Gunther – 987-­‐1652. 1982 Cape Dory 33 full keel sailboat for sale. Cruise equipped, with hard dodger,
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Where to Get Your Point Yacht Club Name Tags
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
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