July - Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club

HILLSBORO INLET SAILING CLUB
July/August 2007
From The
Helm
By Tim Leonard
Commodore,
Meantime
For she is such a smart little craft
Such a neat little, sweet little craft-Such a bright little,
Tight little,
Slight little,
Light little,
Trim little, slim little craft!
Sir William Schwenk Gilbert, Ruddigore
Lighthouse Point, Florida
Inside this Issue
From The Helm
1-3
Upcoming Events
3
New Members Corner
4
Roster Updates
5
Classifieds
6
Beer Can Race Series
7
Programs
7
Race Report
11-12
Calendar
13-14
Trawler Tracks
16
Crew Pool
20
Tide Predictions
21
Race Results
22
Moe and I are just returned from Spain and the last races of
the Louis Vuitton Challenge which as you know the KIWI's
won and will now challenge Alinghi for the Americas Cup. It
should prove to be an exciting match up. Our trip included
several cities in southern Spain and the Mediterranean sea.
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Hillsboro Inlet
Sailing Club
Inlet Outlet
Editor:
Julie Tice
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Officers
Commodore
Vice Commodore
Rear Commodore
Secretary
Treasurer
Tim Leonard
Julie Tice
Bill Shomo
Mary Steward
Rudy Janis
Board of Governors
Jeff Kunkel
Frank Tippett
Stan Frost
Colin Whittaker
Past Commodore
Staff Commodore
2 Years
2 Years
1 Years
1 Years
Hal Steward
John Tucker
Club Credo
The purpose of the Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club is to develop, encourage, and stimulate an interest in sailing in the Hillsboro Inlet area. It
is our responsibility to promote fellowship and camaraderie among
sailors in our club, among sailors in the area and among our guests.
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It was truly beautiful and fun. We ended our
trip with a wild drive to Madrid and two days
in that magnificent city sightseeing, museums,
restaurants etc . We highly recommend this
trip to the port cities of Spain along the Mediterranean.
We had a number of successful races and
social events in early June which you will
undoubtedly hear about in the following pages.
Thanks Betty and Dave Coviello for another
strong turnout Blood Drive. We got 32 pints
out of 37 donors. Very good job. The Buck
Carlisle Memorial Regatta coastal number 2
was well attended and the party was great. I
think we need to reschedule this great event to
be held in perhaps October or November
when all of our racers and cruisers are here and
not on vacation as was the case this year which
accounted for a lower than anticipated turnout.
Kudos to Race committee and Social committee. The Beer Can series is up an running
although Jaime had to cancel a couple due to
weather. He will attempt to make them up in
August. Come out to these races as they are
great fun and a great way to break up the work
week.
Membership
An application for membership in HISC may be obtained from
membership chairpersons Bob & Joyce Tigar @ (954) 781-5910 or by
contacting any club member. There is a $30.00 initiation fee and annual dues
of $125 (family), $100 (single), are payable upon joining and every January
thereafter. After June 30, the dues are $62.50 (family) or $50.00 (single)for
the rest of the current year for new members.
Thanks to Jack and Sharon Holland for responding to my request for old Inlet/Outlets
and minutes of the past board meetings. They
have practically all of them. Our Club Historians Paul and Deborah Maloney will meet
with the Hollands next month to sort it all out.
It will be no small task to configure 36 years of
club history to the computer and from there
onto discs. It will take time but at least it is a
start. We will welcome volunteers and advice.
Monthly General Meeting
The Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club holds a monthly membership meeting
generally on the second Thursday of each month, 7:00pm at the
Lighthouse Point Yacht and Racquet Club, 2701 N.E. 42nd Street,
Lighthouse Point, Tel: (954)942-7224. Please check the monthly
calendar or call the editor for any changes in the meeting dates, times,
or locations.
A big thank you to Julie Tice and Ken Scott for
filling in for me and Hal while we were in Spain.
Don't forget its hurricane season so have a plan
and work your plan. Everyone be safe on your
vacations cruises. See you on the High Seas.
Picture Credits
Paul Maloney, Mike Ordway
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Blood Drive
by Betty Coviello, Boat of Us
Friday May 18th arrived and there were only 6 volunteers
signed up to donate and I had arranged for two vans to
accommodate all the donors! I have great faith in the HISC
membership and I knew we would have a good Blood Drive.
My faith was rewarded---we donated 33 units of blood and
my liason with Community Blood Centers of South Florida
called with a "Thank YOU" to the club. Lenny said that
CBCSF always has willing employees to staff the vans. We
are a fun group of donors and a very reliable source of“blood
for those in need.
I especially want to thank Moe and Tim for turning over their
lovely home for this occasion and to Mary Wells for presiding
over the many contributions of food for our Pot Luck Supper.
Special thanks also to Jan Shomo for donating the coupns for
Dunkin Donut products. There were 10 happy members
leaving“the June meeting heading to the nearest Dunkin
Donute to redeem them. Thanks to ALL who helped HISC
have yet another successful Blood Drive.
FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIALMEETING PLACE:
Lighthouse Cove Resort Tiki Hut
on AIA at the end of N.E. 14th Street in
Pompano.
A pleasant setting, drinks and hors d'oeuvres.
Happy Hour 6-7pm
UPCOMING EVENTS
Board Meeting
July 19th
@ West Marine
General Meeting
July 26th
@ LHPYRC
Spring Series# 6, 7 & 8
July 22nd
After race party 5 - 7 p.m. @
Gene Temkin's
2766 NE 29th Street
LHP
Crew Race
July 28th
After race party 5 - 7 p.m. @
Gene Temkin's
Board Meeting
August 2nd
@ West Marine
General Meeting &
Family Picnic
August 12th
@ Quiet Waters Park
Fall Series # 1 & 2
August 26th
Labor Day Cruise
September 1-3rd
Board Meeting
September 6th
@ West Marine
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New
Member
Corner
racing off Long Island and crewed on 4 Bermuda races.
Their current boat is a Gulfstar 50 Ketch "Bedollin". They
are members of Gulfstream Sailing Club and are looking
foreword to participating in our cruising activities. Richard
& Mary were anchored near the circle raft-up in March. He
confided that they were looking for ways to use their boat
more. He thinks our group offers that opportunity.
by Bob & Joyce Tigar, Diversion
We are glad to welcome these new members and have
We were pleased to welcome 2 new members at the June forwarded their club interests to the appropriate activity chair
people. Feel free to provide our name & phone# to any
14, 2007 general meeting.
people who have interest in joining HISC.
Kathleen & Phil Viscomi heard about HISC from their
friends in the club. They have lived in Boca for 7 years, after
moving from Conneicuit. With their 4 children married, the
plan is to retire in a few years and become live aboard's.
Their boat "Andiamo" is an Island Gypsy 32 Trawler.
Kathleen and Paul have been to some of our raft-ups and
hope to gain some boating expertise from some of our
members. They look foreword to participating in our
cruising activities.
Richard & Joanmary Heidelberger have lived in Ft.
Lauderdale for 5 years. Richard has been sailing for 50
years-mostly in the New York area. He raced a C & C 38
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New Member - Phil Viscomi
The cost of their campaign to get to the Olympics should be
about $60,000 (excluding boat and equipment). The majority of this is in transportation and lodging costs at the various
events. According to Maureen:
"The best way and most painless way to support us is the
giving of Air Miles or Hotel Points. These costs are what
choke the campaign. We need about 12 round-trip, crosscountry airline tickets for training and regattas. Typically a
cross country flight is 25,000 points, it's usually best to
purchase the flight directly using your points, rather than try to
By: John Tucker
transfer them to us. We also need 75+ hotel rooms, primarily
Many of you know our local sailor Karen Mitchell is compet- in Newport RI, Rochester NY." Cash of course would be
ing for the one place on the US Paralympic SKUD sailing appreciated and they have a 501c3 (tax deductible foundateam in the 2008 Olympics. What you probably don't know tion).
is that my cousin Dan's wife Maureen will be competing
against her. They will be sailing in the new SKUD 18' class Please check out Nick's website at www.alove4sailing.com
boats which were designed for sailors with disabilities. The and consider helping them. Be it Karen or Maureen and Nick
SKUD has a main, jib, an asymmetrical spinnaker and a bulb we should support their efforts. You know who I will be
keel. For the Paralympics, the skipper must be categorized rooting for…
as a FCS1 (the most severely disabled category) and the
team must have one female crewmember.
Maureen McKinnonTucker and her quest for
the Paralympics in
Beijing
Maureen is a mother of two, including a toddler, and is a
paraplegic since a fall off of a seawall when they were on
vacation over ten years ago. They live in Marblehead MA
and she teaches sailing for persons with disabilities in Boston.
She, like Karen, wants to be the first woman to medal for the
USA in Paralympic Sailing. In the 2004 Paralympics in
Athens only 4 of the 250 sailors were women. She has sailed
against Karen for years in the Sonar's and now the SKUDs,
and won the USA Pre-trials last year in Newport with her
former partner, Mark Lewis. She has consistently finished at
or on the top in the Paralympic events.
To improve her chances in the Olympics, Maureen has
teamed up with Nick Scandone of Newport Beach Ca. Nick
is an accomplished racer both before and after he was
diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) in 2002. In 2005
he won the World Open Championship in the 2.4 meter class
(one person, mini Soling) against 88 both able bodied and
disabled sailors. Due to his many accomplishments, Nick
was awarded the 2005 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year award.
As his disease has progressed, Nick has lost most of the
strength in his legs and arms. The class allows for power
assisted steering devices and Maureen will be doing the sail
handling. They are excited with their new boat which was
delivered last month and they have a busy regatta schedule
leading up to the Paralympic trails to be held in Newport
October 7th to 15th.
ROSTER UPDATES
NEW MEMBERS
Richard & Joanmary Heidelberger
1518 SE 14th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
(954) 523-1540
bedouin@msn.com
Bedouin - Gulfstar 50
Kathleen & Phil Viscomi
831 NE 72nd Street
Boca Raton, FL 33487
(561) 989-0805
pviscomi@bellsouth.net
Andiano - Island Gypsy 32
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Club Classifieds
DINGHY FOR SALE. 8'6" Zodiac RU260 for sale. Like
New only $400. Includes carrying bag, oars & padded
storage seat. Please contact Randy Tice @ (561) 998-2174.
FOR SALE: 14' THOMPSON SEA SKIFF, 1948. ’68
O.B. 45 H.P. Chrysler. Trailer. Anchor, lifejackets, flares,
FL Title and FL registration for trailer. Survey value 2003:
$7000. Asking $5500. John Antweiler 954 942-8590.
WANTED: Dock space needed for my O’Day 28
(Queen Maus). Draft 4 ft 8 inch. Where I’m now can’t
move the boat for an average of 7 Hrs every day. We
would like to participate in more club functions. Thks for
any lead.. Contact Carlos Trappberger (954) 242 1889.
For Sale: Walker Bay Dinghy, 10'
Exc condition, $450.00 Steve 561 - 289 5328
For Sale: Kindred Spirit. 1968 Morgan 34 Many upgrades.
Yanmar 40hp. Sleeps 6. Propane 2-burner stove. Running
water. A/C. 12v refrigeration.$30,000 obo. Beautiful to look
at; beautiful to sail. Call Peter Wilkinson @ (754) 264-2467.
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nocharge from members in good standing. These ads
will be run for one (1) issue only unless renewed. Ads
must be submitted in writing. You must notify the editor
for each issue in which you wish the ad to run.
BOAT US MEMBERSHIP
Boat US is increasing their membership dues from
$19.00 to $25.00.
They have renewed our 50% discount rate and it will
now cost $12.50 YR
Our reference # is GA-83724S.
If you need any additional information call me (954)
481-9919. Capt Bob Rae, Stingrae
or e-mail bobdee@bellsouth.net
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2007
Beer
Can
Series
Programs
by Paul Chasse, Cheerios
by Jamie Cowan
We sailors love to raise our sails and cruise the ocean waters
moving gently from place to place. Upon arrival at our
destination harbor, when we drop anchor, we like to stay
PUT. That is to say, we want stay right where we anchor; no
dragging, no breaking loose, no waking up in the middle of the
night on a sandy beach or worse yet on a rocky shore.
Free beer! Free T-Shirts! More fun than you can handle with
all your racing friends on Wednesday evenings. If you haven't
done a beer can race, you just haven't been living right! We
are still just half way through the series, so, even if you haven't
made one race yet, you can still come out and qualify for the So, at our July 26th meeting, we are going to have an
overall trophy.
overview of anchoring techniques and equipment. This information will hopefully help you anchor your boat so that you
Many thanks to Tom Garvey for his tireless fund raising. will stay PUT and sleep well.
Checks are trickling in thanks to our great sponsors around
the community. This year's t-shirts are going fast, as any other Brian Sheehan, the Customer Service Manager with Fortress
artistic creation of Pat Anderson tends to do.
Anchors in Fort Lauderdale for the past ten years will be our
guest speaker. He will present information on anchoring
Please note: Our original schedule called for two weeks of no equipment and proper anchoring techniques. Further, with
racing in July… the fourth and the eleventh. As of now we are the hurricane season upon us, Brian will be reviewing anchor
two races behind due to weather, so we plan to do one race deployment ideas to maximize holding power and to insure
on July 11th after all. So change your calendar accordingly. the safety of our boats during a Big Breeeeze.
See you on the water!
Smooth Sailing and Secure Anchoring,
Paul Chasse
Cheerios
Program Chairman
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Race
Report
by Ken Scott
Well we're halfway through our 2007 Coastal Series with the
Buck Carlisle Memorial Regatta being our second of four in
the series. We had 16 beautiful boats come out for a
wonderful day on the water. We saw steady winds out of the
ENE hovering around 15 knots at the start and it felt like it
eased up a little as we moved South. It stayed steady all the
way down to what seemed to be a major intersection, or at
least some of us wished it were = then we would have had
lights to control the traffic! So as we're all watching one large
ship coming out the channel from Port Everglades we realize
that we have outrigger canoes racing in the Lanakila Iki 12Mile Classic (more about them later) sharing the PE buoy
with us as a mark. Oh boy, now we have another large ship
coming, fast, from the ENE heading into the Port. OK you
can guess the rest of this…all I know is I felt much safer on
a sailboat than any of those poor souls in the outriggers! You
should have seen their faces as they spun around and tried to
paddle away from the bow wakes. It all came off without a
hitch, except for the high-speed pursuit between the Coast
Guard and Condor. Thanks Frank for not throwing me under
the bus.
Big congratulations to Brian Broad and Larry Geller on 3rd
Tri/Third Try/III Tri (can you tell they're still working on that)
for the overall win and taking home the Buck Carlisle
Perpetual Trophy. Special thanks goes out to Pete "something came up" Gustafson for once again stepping up to help
on the Race Committee. To Julie Tice for the after race event
and of course the one and only Cindy for race results and
trophies. Oh yeah Team Kia Aniani won the overall on the
12 mile course in about 2 hrs, imagine paddling from the HI
Buoy to the PE Buoy and back up the beach!!
Although it's not a HISC sponsored event we do have the
GTYC Great Turtle Race Regatta, Cheese Burger in ParaRace Report continued on page 12
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Race Report continued from page 11
dise Party and the Regatta Time in the Abacos coming up. I'm
sure that again this year we will have a strong showing and
when all are back home many stories to share.
Next up are our last three buoy races on Sunday, July 22nd
which will conclude our Spring Race Series. This is the
perfect opportunity to get your crew tuned up for the
upcoming Crew Race.
The Crew Race is scheduled for the following weekend,
Saturday, July 28th. Get them tuned up and let them come
out and show their stuff; you'll be surprised by what they can
do if given the opportunity.
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist
expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
-William A. Ward
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Trawler
Tracks
by Doug Knickerbocker,
Yankee Rover
How about stabilizers. Definitely not a sailboat item. Besides, that's what sails are for. On trawlers, however, the full
displacement hulls are noted for their ability to rock, and
rock, and rock... The solution (although some think very
expensive) is stabilizers.
Before the hydraulic and electronic models, there were
"flopper stoppers". These are vanes streamed outboard of
the hull (like fishing trawlers). Very old technology and not
very convenient on the ICW when you are about to be
waked by a "SeaRay" (apologies to Unforgettable). On the
Krogen (Yankee Rover) our stabilizers are mounted amidships halfway between the water line and the bottom of the
keel. They point out at approximately 45 degrees but do not
extend outboard of the rail or below the bottom of the keel
(the relatively protected area of the boat). Ours are hydraulically operated with a hydraulic gyro to figure out the control
(just like a helicopter). The vanes are each 6 square feet in
size. This varies depending on the size of the vessel. The
operation is so smooth you don't sense the movement. I have
to go down to the engine room to watch them move if I want
to make sure they are working properly. The vanes are
counterpoised (move synchronously in opposite directions).
The manufacturers usually recommend that you use them all
the time. The only time they aren't used is when you are
motionless. Then you manually center then with a electronic
switch. Some of the later ones automatically center themselves when motion stops.
Stabilizers reduce helm fatigue both on the ICW and off
shore and save the china and glassware. And allows cooking
under way. Naturally, they only dampen side too side
rocking, not fore and aft movement. Elizabeth testifies it was
the best investment we made in the boat. Again, very low
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maintenance. We just had them serviced before we left on the
current cruise. They've been in 3 years of continuous service
without a problem. The vanes were pulled, seals replaced,
checked for leaks, and put back in service. The companies
that service them are very responsive and support is always
just a phone call away, regardless of where you are.
Last night we were anchored in Mile Hammock Bay, which
is part of Camp Lejune, NC, the US Marine training base.
Watched an Osprey (US Marine type) do touch and go by
the anchorage (during sundowners). Later, after dark, they
put on another show. Three of them with their lights off for
about an hour. The whole boat shook. Better than the air
show!
It's June 15th, and we are in Beaufort, NC, for the weekend.
Met Zebulon (Tom Fagan) at the dock. A cruising point! We
weathered "Barry" just fine anchored up a river just south of
Thunderbolt, GA, on our Bruce with 150 feet of chain.
Swung within a boat length of the marsh, but were still in 17
feet of water. We are about a week behind Plan C (Tom and
Judy Morin), but hope to link up in the Chesapeake for at
least another cruising point or two. Then on to Maine for the
summer.
Youth
Sailing
by Dennis Tynan, Soulmate
Fall Youth Sailing to begin September 8th.
Summer is going by fast so mark your calendar for September 8th and the beginning of Fall Youth Sailing. With
Hurricane Wilma taking all the trees down, there is more
consistent wind for our Junior Sailors. Scott Romberger and
the rest of the Youth Sailing Committee are looking forward
to seeing all former students; as well as any new young sailors
who are interested in honing their sailing skills.
For new members of HISC, the Youth Sailing classes are free
to children of members between the ages of 8 & 16. The
sessions are held at Quiet Waters Park on Powerline Road
in Deerfield Beach. There will be four (4) fall sessions:
September 8th, 15th, 29th & October 13th. Anyone who
would like additional information please call Dennis Tynan @
(954) 785-3666.
Pictures from the May Youth Sailing Picnic
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Tom Jockers - Looking to be a reliable member of your race crew. Crewed on Contrails, Glory Daze & Kindred Spirit.
Dependable crew member, I have participated in almost every club race the past 3 years. (561) 239-7441
Tom.Jockers@bluegreencorp.com.
Toni Lugger - New member taking all of the boating/sailing courses (quick learner) and looking to sail/race with fun
experienced people. She has crewed on various boats (Karma-HISC; Mostly Harmless-GSC; etc.) in many local races
in the last few months. (954) 579-5511 (C) Snowfun150@aol.com.
George Morrissey - Very experienced owner of a Pearson 36 (in Lake Michigan). Has raced the Mackinac race 31
times (1st overall of 300 boats in 2005). HISC new member and part time Delray resident thru the end of March. He likes
racing and his wife, Mary Kay, is a cruiser. (561) 272-0556 (H) or (708) 567-1776 (C) Gmm8141@aol.com.
Stan Rubin - Former sailboat owner with 30 years sailing experience (Long Island, Chesapeake, and Delaware Bay).
Prefers cruising to racing, but happy to race if it gets him on a sailboat.
(561) 271-6163 truecourse@adelphia.net.
Carlos Trappberger - Cruising sailboat owner "Queen Maus" (28' O'Day). Would like to crew with other club members
to cruise or race (JAM or ARC) to gain more experience. Available every 2nd weekend and then 4 days off (Sat.-Tues.).
(561) 395-8787 (H) or (954) 242-1889 (C) caetrapp@yahoo.com.
Fleur de Beaulieu (Ericson 32) - Capt. Carole Fielder looking for crew for day-sailing and weekend cruising. (954) 9462956 sailcarole@aol.com.
JoyRide (Beneteau 38) - Capt. John Sammons looking for crew for club racing and local regattas. (954) 536-2617
joyriders@bellsouth.net.
Note: Any HISC member looking to crew, or Captains (boats) looking for crew, can be added to our new Crew/
Boat pool. E-mail a SHORT description of your interest (cruising/racing/both) to the crew pool chairman, Hutch,
at mastman13@comcast.net and we will add the info to the list.
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Tide Predictions for
Hillsboro Inlet, Coast Guard Light Station, Florida
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