Fall 2015 Newsletter - International Nonsuch Association

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Chesapeake Bay Nonsuch® Association
Fall 2015
Alexander
Arendar
Bandersnatch II
Blue Heron
Catastic
Cat Rageous
Chat-eau
Clyde
Companionship
El Faro Verde
Fair Wind
Fate
Commodore’s Log
The splendor of fall is on full display.
Very soon the chill of the coldest months
of the year will arrive. The sailing
season for most is about to become a
closed entry in the cruisers’log book.
This last statement may be true for most
of us, although down in Solomons
reports are that they are loading the
lockers full of polartec garments, the tool
bins with baseball bats for dealing with
ice buildup topsides, and attaching their
ice-breaking prow appendages for
FunSuch
Jade
Joss
Kit Kat
Little Wing
Manatee
Phat
Piu Mosso
Polaris
Rauch
Razzmatazz
Rejoice
Sweety
Swell
Uffda
Vendetta
Wendy Hawk II
Whiskers
Zu Zu’s Petal
Commodore demos boarding
technique ... or cools heels?
clearing away at the waterline in the
sailing season to come! Should we start
calling them “The Arctic Cats”?
2015 was a very successful year for
the CBNA. Once again there were well
over 30 boats in the fleet – in fact, closer
to 40, at least on the roster. If we add
the members who are “boatless” to the
roster, which we do, our membership
climbs to over 40.
A recap of the year starts with a
rementioning of our winter planning
meeting/luncheon at The Boatyard Bar
and Grill in Eastport in February. There,
New slet t er
we set the dates for our two rendezvous in
2015. We also announced that the Board
of the International Nonsuch Association
(INA) was coming to Annapolis in May to
hold their annual spring meeting, and to
invite the membership of CBNA to a
dinner reception they were hosting at their
meeting. When the time came, numerous
members in fact did attend and heard,
among other things, that the INA was
exploring holding the 2016 International
Rendezvous on the Chesapeake Bay.
More on that later.
Meanwhile, Al Burke and Jim
Cosgrove who had stepped up to organize
the spring rendezvous, put together the
event in Fairlee Creek at Great Oak
Landing. The Saturday events at the
rendezvous were memorable for the very
nice parade of sail we had on the upper
Chesapeake Bay north of Fairlee Creek,
whose unique narrow entrance we all got
to experience once again, or for the the
very first time, in some cases. Perhaps the
most memorable thing was the epic
thunderblasting we took right as we
gathered in the comfort and safety of the
marina restaurant for dinner that evening.
It was great to be inside watching the
boats endure the storm down at the dock
slips outside.
Thank goodness Jim Cosgrove stayed
on top of things-CBNA during the
summertime! He kept in touch with
George and Dottie Pacharis about the fall
rendezvous. Luckily George and Dottie
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were going to be at their home on Chalk Point, off
the West River in Galesville, and they graciously
offered to host us there, again, as they have several
times before. Jim put all the details together in little
time, and the September rendezvous he planned
was a great success. There was no letter “I”
hurricane, for one thing, the reception on the
Pacharis’patio was just fantastic, and the sailing
event on Saturday and the dinner at “Pirates’
Cove” restaurant that evening were wonderful
events we all shared. We all owe a lot of thanks to
George and Dottie, to Jim for organizing the
rendezvous, to Jim Hauser for his steadfast launch
services to the anchored boats, and to all the
participants attending by land as well as by sea.
Now to readdress the topic of the INA
Rendezvous for 2016. While the attendees of the
CBNA fall rendezvous socialized on the Pacharis’
patio, we also discussed the potential awarding by
the INA of the honor of hosting this rendezvous on
the Bay. The conclusion of those assembled was
that we should decline the honor – for a variety of
very good reasons. At the same time however
Butch Garren decided to sound out the members of
the Solomons flotilla (The Arctic Cats) about hosting
the 2016 fall CBNA rendezvous, with the additional
idea of extending an invitation to all other
Nonsuchers from outside the Bay. I can report to
you that plans for just such a rendezvous are
already well underway, and you can see some
details about that elsewhere in this newsletter, as
well as on the INA website. Much more on that to
follow, for sure, and please give serious thought to
attending the rendezvous and especially offering
your ideas and help to Solomon Nonsuchers.
Finally, we are making plans for a mid-winter
membership planning luncheon again in the
Annapolis area. The tentative date, which is all but
fixed for certain, is February 20, 2016. We will
meet in a restaurant in Annapolis that offers quiet or
privacy, or both, and ample parking as well. Stay
tuned.
Have a wonderful Fall and Holiday Season, and
see you in Annapolis in February!
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Fall Rendezvous, Sept ember 18-20
Butch & Karen report ...
As you can imagine, there are things that
happen behind the scenes that the masses never
see. The same happens to CBNA rendezvous’.
Jim and Martha Cosgrove made a valiant effort
to have the rendezvous conducted at Herrington
Harbor South (maybe North) and one of the
reasons was keeping the Solomons group in
mind. Plagued with what appeared to be a
business void at that location, the Saturday night
event was moved to the Pirates Cove in
Galesville. As well, George and Dottie Pacharis,
previous Nonsuch owners, hosted the Friday
night event at their home just across the waters
from the Pirates Cove.
Karen and I participated in the pizza party on
Friday at Dottie and George’s lovely home on the
West River. Numerous pizza options were
available along with a delicious pasta salad.
There were other foods available that I never
reached but there was plenty for all. George and
Dottie owned “Fate” a Nonsuch 30 now owned
by Martha and Jim Cosgrove. As George says
“we went to the dark side.” They now own a
beautiful, big cruiser of some sort. If there is no
mast I have difficulty describing the boats. There
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were about 25 people in attendance and it was a
beautiful scene to see the Nonsuch vessels
anchored right in front of the Pacharis home.
Weather was perfect and the camaraderie was
excellent. Commodore Ed Cook conducted a
short meeting. Last year’s Solomons’rendezvous
is still a subject. A favorable one at that.
Discussion regarding the repeat of doing a winter
meeting took place. Suggestion was that it should
take place in February in the Annapolis area.
Further,
it needs to be at a location where
The committee agrees ...
CBNA Official Launch Service
Mary, Karen, Butch and Ed
Commodore Ed on deck.
we can have a reasonable amount of quiet to
conduct business. At that meeting, the locations
of the spring and fall rendezvous’will be
discussed. The main purpose of the winter
meeting is simply to mingle and mix with one
another with a common subject matter
surrounded with food and drink. We reviewed the
request from the INA hierarchy that CBNA
consider hosting the 2016 international
rendezvous. The result of that in-depth
conversation was that there is not enough time to
put one together and form a crack team. It was
also felt that a yacht club of some sort is better
equipped to host something of this nature. There
was no doubt that the thought of a rendezvous in
the Chesapeake would be fantastic and that we do
have a lot of talented people, there was just not
enough time. Commodore Ed Cook was advised
to contact INA president Thor Powell immediately
to advise him that we will not be hosting the 2016
international rendezvous.
More September Rendezvous ...
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Raft Up
Karen, Shobha, et al on the deck at Pirates Cove
On Saturday Karen and I arrived at the Pirates
Cove and socialized with a number of the CBNA
members out on the deck of the restaurant. From
there we could see the Nonsuch vessels at anchor as
well as the Pacharis home. What a beautiful view
on a beautiful evening. Quite enjoyable and
relaxing. We had a great meal and service was
superb. Martha and Jim did a great job
organizing the whole event. Again, Commodore
Ed spoke and thanked George, Dottie, Martha
and Jim for all their work to see that this
rendezvous took place.
During the evening it was hinted at least four
times that people would like to have another
rendezvous at Solomons. See “Fantastic
Rendezvous Planned” on page 5.
Rendezvous “Racing”
Umm, pretty sure Thomas Point Light is out there ...
Committee boat
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Fant ast ic Rendezvous Planned !
By Butch Garren
Mark your 2016 calenders now for another
fantastic rendezvous in Solomons! CBNA's spring
rendezvous has yet to be planned, but the
Nonsuch skippers of Solomons have generously
offered to organize and host next year's fall
rendezvous. Member turnout was high for the last
rendezvous in Solomons and by all accounts it was
a smashing success in terms of fun. Unbelievable
as it may seem, the next Solomons rendezvous
promises to be even bigger and better! Because
the INA will not be sponsoring an international
rendezvous in the U.S. next year (it may be
organizing an event in Halifax), the CBNA
decided to reach out to all Nonsuch sailors and
invite them to participate in the fun at Solomons.
Accordingly, the following notice will appear in the
next edition of the INA Update.
The Chesapeake Bay Nonsuch Association
(CBNA) cordially invites interested INA members
to attend our 2016 Fall rendezvous being
organized by the famous Nonsuch skippers of
Solomons, Maryland. An historic waterfront
town, Solomons is a located where the Patuxent
River enters Chesapeake Bay, about 1.5 hours
south of Annapolis, Maryland by car and about
the same distance from Washington, DC. Local
CBNA skippers proclaim that Solomons is home
to the world’s largest fleet of Nonsuch 22s!
We actually do not know if that’s true, but without a
doubt Solomons offers a superb sailing location,
especially in early Fall, and is the home port of
many Nonsuches.
CBNA’s rendezvous is scheduled for Friday,
September 16 through Sunday, September 18.
Planning for the rendezvous is in the early stages,
but events will likely include a pizza party on Friday,
a group dinner at a local restaurant on Saturday,
and a luncheon on Sunday. There will be informal
sailing events on both Saturday and Sunday and
general Nonsuch camaraderie, fun and good times
on all three days. The main location will be at the
Solomons Harbor Marina, a part of the Holiday Inn.
For those coming by boat, the marina has 18 slips
with electricity and 3 slips without electricity
available. In addition, there is a well protected
anchorage in front of the marina. The hotel will
offer discounted room rates for individuals who
prefer to drive rather than sail to the event. The
Calvert Marine Museum, with its screwpile
lighthouse and many fine exhibits, is a short five
minute walk from the marina.
We hope you can join us and experience the
beauty of the Chesapeake and the friendly
hospitality of CBNA sailors. Mark your calendars
and look for additional details on the forum. Tom
Jones (NS 22 # 12 Kit Kat) will be our Keep-YouPosted guy. Or contact Butch Garren (NS 22 # 30
Whiskers) should you have any questions in the
meantime: theengraver@comcast.net
Solomons Superb Serene Sailing
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Nonsuches Knapp
The Solomons Nonsuch cruise to Knapps
Narrows, as we called it, included:
Tom Jones, Nonsuch 22 — Could not
participate as he was getting spine injections and his
mother was very ill.
Al Rondi na, Union 36 — Sailed solo.
Ed Bahni uk , Nonsuch 26 — Crew: Butch
Garren and Scott Garren
Al Suydam, Nonsuch 22 — Sailed solo.
Ji m H auser, Nonsuch 30 — Joined the group
at Knapps Narrows.
Bi l l Duncan, Nonsuch 26 — Was to either sail
with us or meet us in the Choptank.
We all had a great time. Al Rondina who had
the beautiful air conditioned Union 36 was a true
pleasure to have in the group, fit in beautifully.
Jim Hauser single handed his NS 30 for the
duration and was also a pleasure to have as part of
the group.
Bill Duncan returning from the Southern bay was
planning on joining us at Knapps Narrows for the
Choptank cruise but had engine issues and lost a
couple of days. I did communicate with him mid
cruise, but a violent storm forced him to ride it out
in a hole at the Little Choptank. We rode it out at a
small marina in Cambridge. It was nasty, but all
ended well.
Al Suydam did very well with his NS 22.
Ed Bahniuk did extremely well on his first
cruise with his Nonsuch 26.
We had some really great sailing with winds in
excess of 15 mph while in the Choptank, but the
trip to and from Knapps Narrows was mostly
motoring. We were concerned about the return
trip due to the threat of storms; we beat them by
a couple of hours.
There was some interest in doing another
cruise this September but everyone’s schedule
and other responsibilities got in the way.
This event will most likely take place again in
2016 if anyone is interested. — Butch, reporter
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And t he Winners Were ...
At last year’s Solomons rendezvous, Barb and
Jim Hauser (NS 30 # 461) were the recipients of a
one night’s stay at the Holiday Inn in Solomons as a
result of a drawing taken place during the
rendezvous Friday night festivities. They chose to
take advantage of that this June 2, 2015. Their visit
to Solomons, after checking in, started at the
museum where they met up with Butch Garren (NS
22 # 30). After the lighthouse tour, Butch took them
to meet up with Ed Bahniuk (NS 26 # 92) who is
the Captain on Record of the skipjack, “Dee of St.
Marys.” Ed invited them on board and gave a talk
regarding the “Dee.” Ed and Butch, both
volunteers at the museum and members of the
Patuxent Small Craft Guild (PSCG) took both Barb
and Jim for a tour in both the shop and outside
sites. Jim and Barb completed their afternoon
inside the museum. At 6:00, Barb and Jim joined
Pete Green (NS 30 # 483), Nan and Al Suydam (NS
22 # 43) along with Mary and Ed Bahniuk and
Karen and Butch Garren at the local rib place called
Jim Barb and Ed inside the PSCG shop reviewing
a build of a paddleboat that was popular in the
Chesapeake some decades ago.
Boomerangs. Boomerangs is where Ed, Mary,
Nan, Al, Karen and Butch meet every Tuesday
evening for a rib dinner. It is called their Nonsuch
meeting. Although the plans for them to sail with
Butch that day failed due to terrible weather it
appeared that they had a great day and will return
to Solomons for that sail.
— Butch Garren, corespondent
Great photo of Bill Duncan’s “Joss” at Solomons on the way to
lower Chesapeake Bay single-handed cruise.
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St ock Up!
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CBNA MEMBERS & BOATS
On Board
Skippers & Mates
2015
Jim & Nancy Andrew
2014
2007
2012
Ed & Mary Bahniuk
Brooks Bridges & Maureen Farrell
KO Barrett
1987
Dick & Delcy Barton
1997
Al Burke
1989
Ed & Maria Charest
2003
Ed Cook
2010
2006
2012
Jim & Martha Cosgrove
Rob Crooks
David Darmstadter
2002
Allan & Marily DeWall
1999
Mary Ellen & Jeff Dix
2004
Bill & Shobha Duncan
2012
Carl Engel & Ann Stuchell
1999
Bill & Janet Evans
2010
Butch & Karen Garren
2009
Ryan Gniazdowski
2010
Pete & Lynne Green
2013
Glenn & Marjorie Haggen
2008
Barb & Jim Hauser
2012
Tom Jones
2004
1996
2007
1993
2010
Len & Trudy Keimes
Barbara O’Neill
Mike & Rebecca Ostrow
George & Dottie Pacharis
Scott & Donna Paist
1993
2014
2008
Bill Parker & Billy Jordon
Dan Ryan
Ed Strazzini
2009
Alan & Nan Suydam
2010
Richard Uperti
2010
Phil & Mary Wagner
2004
Roland Wood
1993
John & Elizabeth Zinner
Nonsuch
Sail
Size
Sailing Port
ALEXANDER
CATASTIC
137
30
Magothy River
92
26
Solomons
403
30U
Herrington Harbor
Alumni
LITTLE WING
PHAT
RAZZMATAZZ
FUNSUCH
CHAT-EAU
FATE
43324 26
Larimore Point, South R.
370
30U
Bush River
191
26U
Whitehall Creek
173
26
Middle River
343
30U
West River
BLUE HERON
CAT RAGEOUS
FAIR WIND
JOSS
EL FARO VERDE
COMPANIONSHIP
WHISKERS
ZU ZU’S PETAL
UFFDA
12
22
Solomons
232
30U
Wrightsville Beach, NC
514
30U
South River
122
26
South River
169
30
Baltimore
465
30U
Galesville
30
22
Solomons
275
30
Cambridge
483
30U
Solomons
JADE
RAUCH
KIT KAT
BANDERSNATCH II
198
26U
Galesville
461
30U
West River
23
22
Solomons
156
26
Delaware River, NJ
40
36
South River
196
30
Rock Hall
501
503
30
26
30U
Deale
Rock Hall
Charlottesville, VA
43
22
Solomons
71
354
Yankee Point, VA
230
26U
Clements Ck., Severn R.
214
30
Chalk Point, Shadyside
505
30
Podickory Point
Alumni
Life Member
ARENDAR
Alumni
PIU MOSSO
SWEETY
CLYDE
MANATEE
REJOICE
VENDETTA
SWELL
WENDY HAWK II
POLARIS
Complete membership list — address, phone, email — is available: email Phil Wagner, philmw3@verizon.net.
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A SWELL SALE
Cruise aboard a 26U! Enjoy generous forward
salon, nix to cramped quarterberth. Help spread
the word ... “Swell” i s for sale!
Nonsuch 26 Ul tra,
1987. Well maintained,
comfortable Ultra. Engine
and electronics upgrades:
Westerbeke 21A, 545
hours. New stainless
shaft, coupling, PSS shaft seal, engine mounts.
Speedseal water pump cover. Raymarine
autopilot, 2013. Garmin chart GPS. ICOM VHF
with DSC. B&G electronics: wind speed and
direction, depth sounder, many functions. CQR,
Danforth anchors with rodes. Doyle main, cover.
Dodger. Dinghy-Tow. Shore-storage cover.
Annapolis, MD. $35,000 U.S. Make an offer.
Email for colorful flyer with full info:
philmw3@verizon.net, 410-849-8421,
cell 410-693-8132.
CBNA Commit t ee, Credit s
& Connect ions
Commodore - Ed Cook
Vice-Commodore - Jim Cosgrove
Treasurer - Jim Cosgrove
Newsletter - Phil Wagner
Photos - Butch Garren,
Phil Wagner
Bay / Nonsuch Logo - Ed Charest
INA - www.nonsuch.org
Zazzle - www.zazzle.com/cbnastore
"There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so
much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
— K. Grahame, 1908
2016 Wint er Rendezvous
Watch for emailed details of CBNA’s
2nd Annual Winter Rendezvous luncheon
being planned for February in Annapolis.
If you missed our 1st AWR at the Boatyard
Grill last winter, you’ll surely want to attend
this time. A great time was enjoyed by all!
Flash ! Th is ju st in ...
The CBNA newsletter is published each year
for its members. Send letters, stories, photos, etc.,
preferably by email, to editor Phil Wagner:
philmw3@verizon.net, or by mail to 1714
Westminster Way, Annapolis, MD 21401. You may
visit the CBNA web pages at www.nonsuch.org ...
look for us under Regional Associations.
© Chesapeake Bay Nonsuch Association 2015.
All rights reserved.
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