Winter 2015 - Presque Isle Yacht Club

A Seasonal Bulletin of The Presque Isle Yacht Club
The
Masthead
Winter 2015
Volume 5
PIYC Website
www.presqueisleyc.org
See Page 2
Featured Stories
Calendar Events
Meeting Photos
Marlin Spike & More
New Yacht Club Visits
Member Adventures
Member News Items
Treasurers Report
No. 1
Our Mission Statement- To promote activities, tourism, and a spirit of comradeship among boaters
interested in the welfare & development of Lake Huron's beautiful Presque Isle Harbor.
Words from the Commodore
Winter of 2015 begins at Presque Isle and Grand Lake
Annapolis Boat Show
Light Houses in Michigan
Time to Retrofit
Winter has begun
and opportunity for
cold weather sports is
again here. Northern
Michigan enjoys more
than just warm waters for sailing and
the gamut of boating
activities. Personal
water craft turn into
snow mobiles for some, others trailer their launches to the Gulf. As we
start the new year, I want to wish everyone and their families Best
Wishes and Safe Travels until we have the joy of meeting and comparing notes and travels with each other at our first event in the Spring !
Bob Young
Events
January
PIYC Member Dues & Seals for ID cards
January 7
January 16-17
Newberry—Tahquamenon Dog Sled Race
Spice & Ice festival, Harbor Springs
Check Web site for Absolute Michigan Event Calendar
The Annual Moose Jaw Safari, Boyne City; Snow mobile from
Harbor Springs to Lark’s lake
www.visitboynecitymichigan.com/calendar/winter.php
February
Discussion begins on Page 2
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What was the coil of line called shown in
the header of Page 1 ?
Meeting pictures from the September
& October meetings of 2014
It was the Fireman's Coil ! Any length of rope over
three feet will tangle. The fireman’s Coil is the tidy
way to keep your lines out of harms way, easily accessible—quick and easy to untie and use.
Securing the loop and allowing the rope to
hang , “like many coils- when and if you need
them—they’re ready” !
Knowledge Quiz
Name 4 symptoms' of carbon monoxide
poisoning?
Are they as relative to a boat, as at
home?
(See page 6 for the answers)
Marlin Spike
Knots & Rope Work
This is a continuation of information from the
last Issue. Knots span a number of use categories and meet both practical and safety needs.
(See Page 3 for discussion)
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Marlin Spike
Member Announcements
Knots & Rope Work
Ted MacKinnon is doing well following his late summer hip replacement. Please provide information you
wish to be published by contacting either Bob or Gwen.
Continued from page 2
USER GROUPS
Angling/Fishing
Boating/Sailing
Caving/Climbing
General Purpose
Yacht Club Visits and Reciprocity
While visiting Pennsylvania and the Knoxville areas this
fall, your editors thought a visit to local Yacht Clubs could
uncover some new stories for our members visiting other
clubs around the globe.
Materials
Ropemakers' brochures and leaflets usually contain tables
listing the minimum average breaking load of every type
and size of their cordage products. Unfortunately, the data
differs from company to company, depending upon the
tests and equipment each firm uses, making comparisons
difficult.
SPECIFICATIONS
Product specifications may blur the facts: for example, a
"mooring line", made for specialized markets, may consist
of an elastic nylon core inside a hard-wearing polyester
sheath, while many mass-produced and comparatively
cheap cordage items, sold for the domestic market, can be
much weaker.
The first Club visited was near Knoxville. Tellico Village
is a planned development started about 20 years ago on the
bank of the TVA which created Tellico Lake. The development runs approximately 15 miles long but produces
almost 50 miles of shoreline:
The area which has 150 miles of deep water in both directions from the village, only requires winterization of power
trains and vessel—water systems on an exception basis
since the climate is moderate 4 season. Complimenting
water sports, the village sports 3 PGA designed golf
courses, a new library, wellness center and combination
Yacht and Country Club.
Continued on Page 4
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Yacht Club Visits and Reciprocity
(Continued from page 3)
Yacht Club Visits Continued
The Yacht & Country Club is open to the public and welcomes visitors with information and
value pricing. A view of the coast line and facilities are provided below:
Member Adventures
Linda Fletcher and Richard attended the US Sailboat Show
in Annapolis last fall. This amazing show is one of the largest and oldest ‘in-water’ in the world/ considered the
In a separate road trip, the editors were returning
from New York state and while passing through
Erie Pennsylvania, stopped to visit our name’s
sake yacht club ! Yes, another Presque Isle
Yacht Club (www.piyc.com/). The Club is nestled
in Lake Erie's
beautiful, historic
Presque Isle Bay
in Lake Erie.
‘Grandaddy of all boat shows’.
The weather left a lot to be desired so we were only able to
go one day. I never saw so many Catamarans in one place.
Until this year its been all new boats but for the first time
ever they added a Brokers Cove so that you could take a
peek at great used boats too. If you're interested in almost
any type of boat you'll probably be able to see it - Continued on Page 5
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Member Adventures Cont’d
.
Thanks to Contributors
Bob Young, Ted MacKinnon, Linda Fletcher,
The Club and the Editor appreciate any material from members
for The Masthead.. For this issue, the following people have
provided articles and/or images:
Planning Ahead for the Spring Issue :
The Editorial Staff Needs Your Help
If you have pertinent sharing's or information of general
interest, please send it to your Editors ‘Gwen & Bob’—via
Email. Please submit text in either “text,” “rtf, ” or MSWord
format. Images in ‘jpg’ or ’bmp’ format are preferred, although
others can be handled. Where pictures are highly pixeled, if
they could be zipped or otherwise compressed it will also assure delivery.
Member Adventures Cont’d
at this show and get a feel of how it sits in the water.
We picked our favorite, a 42"Leopard. Storage space is an issue
There are countless vendors in tents with an atmosphere
of a festive medieval fair to inform and entertain you.
Selling fixtures, rope, fittings, electronics, cleaning products; personalized T-shirts, cups and towels; machinery,
jewelery, canvas, magazines, gadgets and inventive doodahs of all descriptions. We always find something intriguing and useful. The United States Sailboat Show in
Annapolis falls on the Columbus Day long weekend each
year which is also the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend (our harvest—-
however, so it will remain on our dream list. We did fall in love
with a 90' wood laminated sailboat and I think we should all
chip in and make it our new clubhouse. It's only
$5,500,000.00...
Admiring a variable-draft Southerly 49 sailboat, we’re always
curious about other shallow-draft yachts so we checked out the
Antares and Gunboat catamarans, Seaward Yachts with their
radical interior design and also took a good look around Jimmy
Cornell's (author of World Cruising Routes, founder of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) new Garcia Exploration 45, Aventura,
which he attempted to sail through the Northwest Passage last
summer as part of his
new rally the Blue Planet
Odyssey.
Take a seminar, talk to
experts, sign up for a
winter cruise. Opportunities abound...
comes earlier) so sailors drive or fly in from all over the
USA and Canada as well as many foreign countries.
You really find yourself amidst an enthusiastic likeminded crowd!
This article is intended to be the first in this series and is
a near by adventure that the editors have personally
thought about for years, let’s get launched !!
(See Pg 9 for a listing of Boat Shows)
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The Masthead
This publication of the Presque Isle Yacht Club is issued
4 times per year; in the fall, winter, spring, and during the
summer of each year. Depending on the amount of input
from members, the size may vary as needed.
We welcome any comments, ideas, concerns, congratulations or complaints, but especially appreciated
are pertinent articles or images that will be of interest
to our members. Please submit such communications
to the Editors as soon as possible and at any time.:
2015 Sailing Classes will be
a Great Program for All !!!
From Gary Hagen
Mailing address is 21635 US Hwy 23 South, Presque
Isle, Mi. 47777. telephone number is 989-884-2919.
Bob & Gwen Mitchell Email: RMITCH4@hotmail.com
GMITCH1010@Gmail.com
PO Box 98
Presque Isle, Mi 49777
(586) 899-3323 cell
Note for communications:
Contact by email or phone is critical !
PIYC Mailing Address:
18966 Evergreen Rd.
Presque Isle, MI 49777
Website: presqueisleyc.org
989 595 5239 (Bob Young)
Knowledge Quiz Answers
Irritated eyes, Headache, Nausea & Dizziness
(Symptoms that are unusual to the person (boat & home)
Presque Isle Yacht Club Membership Dues for 2015 require your
attention
Next years youth sailing on grand lake will be July
27-31. We usually have about 35 youths attend theses
sessions. I would hope parents, grandparents, aunts,
uncles, cousins, family members, and friends would
mark their calendars to enroll their favorite youth.
Sign up for a gift certificate and a lesson seat
for 2015 (Celebrate Birthdays or Special occasions)
Web site: grandlakesailing.org
With the addition of the JY15's we have the ability
now to take a beginning sailor and take the student to
international sailing with the yngling sailboats. Since
2010 the Yngling is one of the Vintage Yachting
Classes of the Vintage Yachting Games.
The Presque Isle Yacht Club is a civic organization dedicated We are seeking youths who want to become certified
to the establishment and growth of a yachting community in instructors. These sessions are a life long memory
Presque Isle Michigan, contributing to the greater good of experience for the youths.
Northern Michigan.
Annual dues are $100 with a one time burgee fee of $25.
There is no initiation fee for membership. From time to time
various clothing and nautical accessory items may be available
at market prices.
Our major sponsors of the program have been with us
since the beginning. Presque Isle Harbor Association,
Presque Isle Community Men's Club, the Grand Lake
Sportsmen's Club, and the Presque Isle Yacht Club.
We say a big thank you for these organizations.
The club membership year is January 1st through Decem- email address is youthsailing@hotmail.com.
ber 31st. Applicants filing after September 1st are consid- Telephone number is 989-884-2919. If there are any
ered as having filed as of the following January 1st. The questions one of these will get you the answers.
months between are free.
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Officers
More Directors
Commodore
Treasurer
Bob Young
Ted MacKinnon
18966 Evergreen Rd
For Dues : Winter Address
Presque Isle MI 49777
989 595 5239
Betty Ruczynski
7283 Grand Point Rd
Presque isle, MI 49777
19534 Warwick
989 595 5330; Primary: 352 697 0089
Beverly Hills, MI 48025
Email— betnjer@gmail.com
Email:
bob@youngappliance.com
248 647 1628
Vice Commodore
Summer Address
George (Gus) Hoster
Gary Hagen
17537 Grand Lake Blvd
Presque Isle MI 49777
PO Box 59/8784 E Grand Lake Rd 5777 Bastille Place
21635 US23 South
Presque Isle MI 49777
989 595 9007
Email:
gchag@hotmail.com
Email: nw8w@arrl.net
Treasurers Report
Presque Isle, MI 49777
Columbus, OH 43213
989 595 2132 Summer
614 367 1318
Email— skeeking3@aol.com
Robin Spencer
See Page 8
Email: hatie1@charter.net
Summer Contact
Secretary
PO Box 84
Curtis Eagle
Presque Isle MI 49777
101 N Industrial Dr
989 595 6970
Alpena MI 49707
During Winter
989 356 2726
754 Munson Ave Traverse City, MI 49686 231 929 4684
Email cdeagle@
eaglecompanies.com
NOTE:- Officers are Directors
Apparel & Supporting Materials
What
Who
ID Tags & Apparel Paul Hawkins
PI Yacht Club Clothing
How
989 734 5663
We are always looking for new styles and new items
for our members. It will be Spring again Soon !!
Great items for you and the rest of your family !!
(Make suggestions i.e. Coffee Cups, glassware, clothing)
History
The West German freighter Nordmeer was on its first voyage through the Seaway when it was wrecked on
Nov. 19, 1966. The 12-year-old ship was up bound in Lake Huron and on its way to Chicago when the 470
foot, 8 inch long vessel ran into Thunder Bay Shoals. This story will be expanded for the Spring issue—
stay tuned… (provided by Ted MacKinnon)
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Treasurers Report
Dues for 2015 are due and soon will be overdue! Elsewhere in this edition is a statement about dues in general, but
please be aware that the PIYC dues collection process has changed, but not very much. From now on, please send your
$100 dues check made out to “Presque Isle Yacht Club” to Ted MacKinnon, 19534 Warwick, Beverly Hills, MI 48025.
To keep this simple, use this address in the summer months because Ted’s mail is forwarded to Presque Isle. However,
the address at Presque Isle is 17537 Grand Lake Blvd, Presque Isle MI 49777 if anyone wants to use it during the summer months.
As this is written at the end of 2014 our membership count stands at 4 paid for 2015, 28 paid for 2014 and 10 who
paid for 2013 but did not renew for 2014. All of these numbers represent 42 ‘membership/family units’ and include a
total of 75 people. Those who paid only for 2013 are invited to bring their membership status up to date by taking care
of 2014 and 2015 together. An Email will soon be sent to the affected people asking for clarification on their membership intent. If you are unclear on your status, please contact me by phone or Email so that the records can be corrected if
in error and/or brought up to date. (Ted MacKinnon, 248 647 1628; or nw8w@arrl.net.)
Figs in USD $
Category
INCOME
Apparel Sales
Dues 2014
Dues 2015
Misc Merch Sales
TOTAL INCOME
PIYC Transitional Banking
Summary*
8/6/2014 through 12/31/2014
8/6/2014 to
9/30/2014
10/1/2014 to
12/31/2014
TOTALS
344.00
200.00
0.00
0.00
544.00
112.00
200.00
100.00
168.00
580.00
456.00
400.00
100.00
168.00
1124.00
EXPENSES
Uncategorized
Apparel Expense
CheckPrinting
Entertainment Expense
Fees & Charges
Food & Dining
Internet Website
InternetConnectivity
Printing
TOTAL EXPENSES
0.00
296.80
169.06
0.00
320.00
0.00
0.00
616.80
169.06
300.00
3.50
90.00
131.28
0.00
477.29
1467.93
0.00
6.00
0.00
0.00
236.85
0.00
562.85
300.00
9.50
90.00
131.28
236.85
477.29
2030.78
OVERALL TOTAL
-923.93
17.15
-906.78
Current PNC Bank Balance:
* Treasurer post responsibility change August 6
$5,392.42
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Summary of Boat Shows in Michigan
Ultimate Fishing Show - Detroit
January 8-11, 2015
Suburban Collection Showplace
www.facebook.com/ultimatefishingshow
MBIA - Spring Boating Expo - Novi
March 12-15, 2015
Suburban Collection Showplace
www.springboatingexpo.net
Michigan Winter Dog Classic - Novi
January 15-18, 2015
Suburban Collection Showplace
www.themichiganwinterdogclassic.com
Midwest Fly Fishing Expo - Warren
March 14-15, 2015
Macomb Community College Sports & Expo Center
www.midwestflyfishingexpo.com
MARVAC Camper & RV Show - Novi
February 4-8, 2015
Suburban Collection Showplace
www.marvac.org/marvac-rv-shows
Midwest Fly Fishing Expo - Warren
March 14-15, 2015
Macomb Community College Sports & Expo Center
www.midwestflyfishingexpo.com
Mich-Ohio Sport Fishing Show
February 7-8, 2015
M.B.T. Expo Center Monroe County Fairgrounds
www.huronvalleysc.org
MARVAC Camper & RV Show - Flint
March 19-22, 2015
Perani Arena & Event Center
www.marvac.org/marvac-rv-shows
Deer & Turkey Expo - Diamondale
February 13-15, 2015
Summit Sports & Ice Complex
www.deerinfo.com/michigan
Antique & Classic Boat - St. Clair
June 26-28, 2015
St. Clair City Marina
www.michacbs.com
MBIA - Boat Show - Detroit
February 14-22, 2015
Cobo Hall
www.boatmichigan.org
Fishing & Outdoor Show - Birch Run
March 6-8, 2015
Birch Run Expo Center
www.flintsteelheaders.com
Michigan Golf Show - Novi
March 6-8, 2015
Suburban Collection Showplace
www.michigangolfshow.com
Dow Diamond Boat Show - Midland
usually early March, 2015 TBA
Dow Diamond, 825 East Main Street
www.theboatshowatdowdiamond.com
THE MASTHEAD
A SEASONAL BULLETIN OF THE PRESQUE ISLE
YACHT CLUB
1st Class
Postage
THE PRESQUE ISLE YACHT CLUB
18966 EVERGREEN RD,
PRESQUE ISLE, MI 49777
For Information
Email: eastgrandlaker@gmail.com
Commodore Bob Young
989 595 5239
Website: presqueisleyc.org
MEETING LOCATION
PIYC meetings are on the 3rd Thursday of
the month, April through October unless
special notice is given. Social hour begins at
6:30 p.m., dinner / meeting follows.
The current clubhouse of PIYC is the Portage Restaurant at Presque Isle Harbor.
State liquor laws must be observed during
all club functions at this establishment. No
drinks will be served after 2:00 a.m. and all
parties must vacate the premises by 2:30
a.m. or upon the earlier closing of the Portage. All liquor consumed on the premises
must be purchased from the Portage Restaurant. Open liquor or beer may not leave the
establishment
Visiting mariners and guests are welcome
at all club functions provided they are accompanied by a member in good standing .
PI County Rd 638
Grand Lake Rd
Portage Restaurant