December - Fairhope Yacht Club

Mainsheet
Volume 48, Number 12, December, 2015
Latitude: 30°32’29”N Longitude: 87°54’14”W
From the Commodore
It's Sunday morning after
Thanksgiving and that means I have
pushed the deadline to get my last
article of the year for the Mainsheet
almost as far as I can. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday and enjoyed family, food,
friends, and of course football. I had
lots of all four the last few days and
this morning I am whipped.
Yesterday our club was transformed
into a beautifully decorated wonderland by the Auxiliary and a few volunteer husbands. I want to thank
each of them for giving up their
Saturday to provide a wonderful
atmosphere for the holidays and
events we will celebrate over the next
few weeks. We have a lot of activity
Around the Rose Race
This year instead of the Go Daddy
we held the Around the Rose regatta,
a race around the fixed compass
marks off FYC. To liven things up we
had ways to increase the racers ratings, costumes, grills, live pets and
more. Byron Yoder increased his
Melges 24 rating by 45 points. The
race started and finished east of the
More Around - Continued on Page 2
Commodore
Gary Garner
Commodore - Continued on Page 2
Welcome the Season!
Once again the Auxilliary has stepped up
and the club has been decorated for the
holidays! We had a great crew of 14 that
requests
the pleasure of
your company
at
The Annual
Commodore’s
Ball
worked Saturday morning: Jim & Susan
Gilbert, Kate Gibson, CY Fitzpatrick,
Diane Seifert, Brenda Pisarkiewicz,
Sandra Cashion, Pat Albert, Sandra
Bostrom, Jeff Bailey, Alex Correa, Taffy
Zadnichek, Elaine Postma and Diane
Starr.
7 p m , S a t u r d a y,
December 12,
2015
It’s time to think about your Holiday Party plans. Check
with Pauline to let our great staff assist you in having the
best event of the season at the Club.
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BRIDGE
Commodore Gary Garner
Vice Commodore John Hirsh
Rear Commodore Randy FitzWainwright
Fleet Captain Ray French
Fleet Surgeon Dr. Margaret MeyersSelby
Secretary Joe McIntosh
Treasurer Brian Snider
BOARD OF GOVERnORS
Glen Cunningham
Mark Elliot
Tommy Fuller
Sabe Fink
Joe Comer IV
Scott Douglass
Kevin northrop
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Memorial Pat Colvin
Entertainment Gwen Ledger
Building/Grounds Harvey
Cunningham
Food & Bev Chair John nelson
Insurance/Marine Safety David Barr
Harbor John Adams
Associates PC Barbara Brown
Sarah Johnston-Cox
Membership Yvonne Hoover
Offshore Randy Fitz-Wainwright
Cruising Tere Mills
Adult Sailing John Helmstadter
Race & Regatta Randy FitzWainwright
Junior Commodore Forrest Pearson
Juniors Advisors Elizabeth & Kelly
McGriff
Historians PC Barbara Brown
Sarah Johnston-Cox
Guardian John Adams
GYA Coordinator Randy FitzWainwright
Mainsheet Editor nancy Fitzpatrick
Mainsheet Photo Jacque McCants
Long Range Planning
ICRC
FYC Auxiliary C.Y. Fitzpatrick
Office: Mon-Fri 8:00am-12:00, 1:30-4:30pm
Phone: 251-928-3276 Fax: 251-990-8602
Email: office@fairhopeyachtclub.com
Club Office: 101 Volanta, Fairhope AL 36532
Mailing Address: Box 1327, Fairhope AL 36533
Web address: www.fairhopeyachtclub.com
Commodore’s Report, comtinued from Page 1
this month starting with our annual
elections at the December General
membership meeting this coming
Wednesday. Next Saturday we put the
Past Commodores through their paces
with the Annual Past Commodores
Regatta. We always joke about making
them sail in Opti's but thankfully the
Rhodes 19 fleet has graciously volunteered their boats to keep these old
folks safe. Come down and watch
from the deck or the gazebo to see
who gets bragging rights for the next
year.
The following week we celebrate our
annual Commodores Ball. This is a
very special evening and I want to
invite everyone to come and enjoy
great food and music. This year I have
asked Pauline to have extra tables so
we can accommodate our members.
Santa will be arriving on December
20th so bring the kids down and have
their photo made with the jolly old fellow. Finally I'd like to thank all the
members who have contributed to the
employees Christmas bonus. Our staff
does a wonderful job of knowing and
taking care of us and its great to show
our appreciation for their dedication.
You still have time to contribute just
stop by the office or call Pat and she
can take care of your gift.
I hope everyone has a happy and
blessed Christmas and don't forget to
join us as we ring in the new year with
our annual New Years Eve Party, and
yes we will have the big screen up so
you can keep up with your favorite
team.
Gary Garner
Commodore
Around the Rose Race Winners! comtinued from Page 1
East mark and the racers could
go around the compass rose in
which ever direction they liked,
as long as the took every mark
on the outside. Byron Yoder finished 1st in the Spinnaker class
and Pete McGriff finished 1st
in Non Spinnaker.
Looking Back at a great Junior Yacht Club year!
Junior Honor Awards from 2014
The Special Junior Awards are given
each year at the Commodore’s Ball.
Last year’s winner of the Boat Cohen
trophy, awarded to the Most
Improved First Year Junior, went to
Parker French.
The Marty Cup, awarded to the
Junior who is judged to be the best
All-Around Junior member with service to the club and fellow sailors was
presented to Philip Dobbins
Please LIKE us on Facebook at Fairhope Jr. Yacht Club!
Restaurant & Bar Hours Of Operation
(251-928-8888 for Dinner Reservations) Happy Hours 4-7pm EVERY NIGHT!
Sun
11am-8pm
Mon
4-9pm(Bar)
Tue
4-9pm(Bar)
Wed
4pm-9pm
Thu
4pm-9pm
Fri
11am-10pm
Sat
11am-10pm
December~2015
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6
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6pm PotLuck
Taco Tuesday!
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20 SANTÅ! 21
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31
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6pm PotLuck
2:30-4:30
Porch Social
6pm PotLuck
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Pasta Buffet!
6:30 JrYC
7:30 M’ship
Meeting
Taco Tuesday!
Membership
Comm.
10
17
Auxillary
Lunch
11
Movie Night
6:30pm
18
Seafood
Jubilee
25
5
Commodore’s
Regatta
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Commodore’s
Ball
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5-7pm
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28
6pm PotLuck
30
Ladies at the 31
Helm!
6pm PotLuck
Taco Tuesday!
New
Year’s
Eve
1
Happy
New Year!
Holiday Hours will be posted in the Bar
and on the website
WHAT’s Happening at the Club!
Membership Meeting night Pasta Buffet!
Chef Rob has put together a special Pasta
Buffet on meeting night so you can enjoy a
meal prepared for you before attending the
meeting. For $10, you can choose the pasta,
sauce and ingredients you like.
Sunday Fun Races: Join us! Sign in at the
bar to know your handicap.
Monday night Pot Luck: 6:00, Bring a dish
and enjoy the evening with FYC members.
Tacos on Tuesday: Sunset on the Bay and
tacos. What could be better!
3rd Wednesdays: BEER & BINGO will
begin again in February
2nd Fridays: Movie night and supper for our
young members while you enjoy the service
in the Dining Room.
3rd Fridays: Seafood Jubilee: Local Crab,
Oysters, Fish and Shrimp for a great meal.
3rd Sundays: Porch SocialWinter Socials will be earlier, 57pm and frequently by the Fire!
H.J. Carter played Bluegrass
for us at the November Porch
Social! It was a good crowd who
came out to hear him play!
December 5:The Commodore’s Regatta, the
PastCommodores meet in the morning to try
their sailing skills against each other with
lunch and refreshment afterwards.
December 12:The Commodore’s Ball, doors
open at 6 with service starting by 6:30. All
members are invited to join the Commodore
and celebrate the events of the year. Special
service award winners are always presented to
the membership at this event. Don’t miss the
special food and music!
December 20: SANTA CLAUS: The jolly
old elf will come ashore 2:30-4:30PM to
meet the children of Fairhope Yacht Club
and listen to their special requests.
PORCH SOCIAL: The December Porch
Social will be by the Fireside in the Ball
Room, 5-7pm with Keith Burns for entertainment!
December 31: NEW YEAR’S EVE:
Welcome the new year with all the special
things we expect at the New Year’s Eve party,
a smashing dinner, dancing to the band
Tribute, visiting with friends and after the
new year arrives, breakfast to make our trip
home safer!
January 9/10: GYA WINTER MEETING
will be at our club. PC Cathy Cromartie will
be sworn in as GYA Commodore for 2016.
There will be a lot of activity at the Club that
weekend as the various GYA committees
meet and plan for the upcoming year but the
Club will remain open to its members. The
GYA Awards Banquet will be on Saturday
night in the restaurant. There will be a limited menu for member dining Saturday and
seating will be limited to the bar area. Thank
you for your understanding and cooperation
as we host the GYA Winter Meeting.
January 16: MONTHLY DANCE. Band
to be announced! 7:30 -10:30 p.m.
January 17: PORCH SOCIAL 5-7 p.m.
Inside depending on the weather.
January 17: CHILI BOWL RACING, first
of three races begin today with the 2nd race
on Jan 24 and the last along with the Chili
CookOff on Jan 31. Don’t miss the fun and
the food as the racers come in to sample the
offerings of our best chefs. To enter the Cook
Off with your best chili recipe, contact any
member of the Auxiliary!
Restaurant & Bar Hours Of Operation
(251-928-8888 for Dinner Reservations) Happy Hours 4-7pm EVERY NIGHT!
Sun
11am-8pm
Mon
4-9pm(Bar)
Tue
4-9pm(Bar)
Wed
4pm-9pm
Thu
4pm-9pm
Fri
11am-10pm
Sat
11am-10pm
January~2016
Dinner on New Year’s Eve will be open at 6pm until after New
Year’s Day Breakfast-2 or 2:30am. The Bar will be open only
from 11am to 6:30pm with complimentary Good Luck Buffet
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4
5
6pm PotLuck
10
11
Winter Meeting
17 1st Race
Porch Social
6pm PotLuck
Taco Tuesday!
12
Taco Tuesday!
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18
6pm PotLuck
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Pasta Buffet!
6:30 JrYC
7:30 M’ship
Meeting
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Membership
Comm
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25
6pm PotLuck
14
2
8
9
15
Movie Night
6:30pm
Winter Meeting
16
Monthly Dance
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21
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27
28
29
30
Taco Tuesday!
26
Happy
New Year!
Auxilliary
Lunch
5-7pm
24
1
Seafood
Jubilee
2nd Race
31
Last Race &
Chili Cook-Off!
Don’t forget the Pasta Buffet Special for $10 on Meeting Wednesday!
Weekly dinner specials: Wed: Fried Catfish;
Thurs: Country-fried Steak; Fri: Prime Ribs; Sat: Baby-back Ribs
IT’S TIME TO
BOOK YOUR
HOLIDAY
PARTY!!
What about having your family or business
Holiday Party at the Club? We can
accommodate 15 to 150 - lunch, dinner or cocktail party! Contact
Pauline at 928-8888 ext 2. We can
help you throw a spectacular event!
New Years Eve Menu!
Chef ’s Choice Amuse
H H HH H
~ Fresh Salad~
H H HH H
Choice of :
~ Surf & Turf (Filet & Lobster Tail)~
or
~ Grilled Fresh Halibut with Blood Orange
Hollandaise Sauce~
or
~ Chicken Clemenceau~
H H HH H
Choice of Dessert:
~ Raspberry Panna Cotta~
or
~ Molten Lava Chocolate Cake~
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I have started a Facebook Page for the Restaurant for the purpose of
instantly notifying anyone who follows the page of events specials
and just general goings on concerning the restaurant and lounge.
The Facebook page is: Restaurant at Fairhope Yacht Club
FYC Auxiliary NewsRobertsdale. It is a full
service domestic violence program and rape
for our tasting. The table centerpieces by Kate Gibson, Jo-Anne
Crawford, Tracy Hirsh, Pat Albert
We had a trunk-load of clothes to
and CY Fitzpatrick were lovely and
swap at the November meeting.
covered the fall and Christmas
Everyone went home with something themes. The buffet table was full of
new to wear and the very few lefttreats for all to enjoy. Thanks to all
overs were sent to Goodwill with
that participated in making this a fun
vouchers for the Lighthouse residents evening.
to use.
Christmas decorating began on
November 28 under the leadership of
Susan Russell-Gilbert. Thank you to
the nice turnout of helpers. I hope
you all enjoy the Holiday décor.
December 4th our regular Auxiliary
meeting date will be our Christmas
Luncheon. Please bring a gift for our
exchange. It will be a fun time.
Our normal first Friday meeting in
January would have been New Year’s
We had a great time at the Holiday
Day. The date has been changed to
Wine and Cheese Party! Pauline
Friday the 11th. We will have a
and Sue presented “flights of wine”
speaker from The Lighthouse in
crisis program serving victims in
Baldwin County, AL and Escambia
County, AL. I think this is something we should all be more aware of
and educated about. Please come.
We’ll look forward to seeing you in
the New Year.
The Chili Cook Off races will be
Jan. 17, 24, and 31. Following the
last race on January 31 will be the
Chili Cook Off. Be sure to put this
on your calendar. It’s a no miss
party!!!
Fun at a Country Western Hoedown!
Texas TwoStepping in highheel boots brought
out the ten-gallon
hats and the fringed
jackets for a night
of dancing to the
music of the Jon
Miller Band.
Stay tuned for news
about January’s Dance
to be on Jan 16. Who
knows what Gwen has
in store for us that
close to Mardi Gras!
Club Sailing Fall Series
11/5/15: FLUKEY FLUKEY FLUKEY.
That's what I always told my wife whenever I
was late getting back from sailing, and that is
what the winds were Sunday - FLUKEY. The
wind was generally light and bouncing around
directionally about 60 to 90 degrees with an
occasional puff or two. It caused some interesting results beginning at the Starting Line
with many boats all trying to Start about the
same time. Boats were also bunched going
around the marks and boats ahead on one leg
of the race were behind on another leg and in
the end all 9 boats (Yes, it was Great to see 9
boats in the race.) finished fairly close to each
other. The course was X-E-S-W-X and Rick
Skinner's Skedadle crossed 1st followed by
Ben Batchelder's White Hawk in 2nd and
Tracey and Don Faircloth's J-22 in 3rd place.
Next Sunday's race is the last one in the Fall
Series and the Top 3 boats are pretty close:
Skedadle
17 Points
White Hawk 16 Points
Damn Yankee 15 Points
Should be an interesting race for them. The
rest of us will be out there racing for Pride,
and of course FUN. Be sure to check your
Start Times as there were quite a few adjustments after Sunday's race.
11/22/15: Well, Mother Nature wins again
and no one sailed on Sunday. There were a
few people around the Club wishing they
could go out. Personally whenever I see a
weather forecast with a wind speed of 30 I
don't go out.
So the Fall Series is over and we got in 5
races and had at least 10 boats participating.
And the winners are:
1st place-Skedadle
17 Points
2nd
White Hawk 16 Points
3rd
Damn Yankee 15 Points
CONGRATULATIONS
HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING -I'm thankful for SAILING among other
things.
Remember. we will not be keeping score
during December and January just because
you might have other things to do. Also fairly
cold. However if you would like to come out
Membership Report
November 2015
New Associate Members:
Tara McLellan is a nurse practitioner in
Pensacola. She and her husband Richard live in
Fairhope. She was sponsored by David Lucas.
She is interested in all boating including racing.
Hayden Montgomery and his wife Carol
recently moved to Fairhope from Birmingham.
(Their first grandchild lives here.) Hayden was
sponsored by Ben Batchelder. Hayden is interested in all boating including racing.
Robin Sanders is vice-president of sales and
marketing at Performance, LLC. The company provides energy efficient lighting systems to
reduce utility costs. His wife is Rebecca (Becky) and they are interested in power boating
and cruising. Robin was sponsored by William Pennington.
Scott Yeager moved here from Birmingham with his wife Kimberly. He is an attorney in
Fairhope. He is interested in the Junior program for his three children. Scott was sponsored
by John Helmstadter.
New Equity Members:
Terry Moore III is married to Beth Moore. Beth is retired. He is interested in power boating and sailing. Terry was sponsored by Dr. Robert McKee.
Dawson Morgan also moved to equity. She and her husband Brad live in Fairhope. Dawson
is a ceramic artist. The Morgan’s son, Max, has been very active in the Junior program during the past year. Dawson Morgan was sponsored by Bill Goetter.
Welcome aboard,
Yvonne Hoover, Chair
and race, someone could call a course and you
can just start at your nominal time. See
attached sheet with nominal start times, and
there will be one at the book at the bar.
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Now note this.
THE CHILI BOWL REGATTA
will be held on our normal course
at our normal times:
Sunday, January 17th
Sunday, January 24th
Sunday, January 31st Followed immediately by the
THE CHILI BOWL cook-off
with presentation of Sailing awards and Chili
Cook-Off awards while you shake off the cold
with as many bowls of chili as you can eat. Put
this on your calendar.
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Remember
that our
Ship’s Store
has FYC-identified
items
for all your holiday
gift-giving needs!
Pat keeps a great
supply of tumblers,
glasses, shirts, caps
and other gift items to
use or give to show
your pride in
Fairhope Yacht Club!
Cold Water Immersion
This is complied from the report given by
FleetSurgeon Dr. Bill Goetter at the
General Meetingon February 6, 2013.
The Dangers from Cold Water
Immersion
There are 3 distinct phases: Phase 1: The
Initial Immersion (you hit the water) is the
“cold shock response” which lasts 1-2 minutes. First, you gasp; you can’t control breathing; this will pass but if your head is underwater, it might be your last gasp! Phase 2: ShortTerm Immersion (you’re in the water for 10
to 20 minutes) in water less than 75degrees.
The main point here is to get out of the water
as soon as possible. Your muscles will gradually fail so swim to rescue. A PDF is essential to
prevent drowning! If rescue is not at hand,
assume the “Heat Lessening Position”
(crossed legs brought up with arms crossed
across the PFD which you put on before you
went over-board because your arms don’t
work well enough to put on and secure a PFD
in water that cold) and hope for rescue. Phase
3: Hypothermia which will take about 1hour to
become life-threatening. The body starts to shut
down the external areas and as the colder blood
circulates into the brain, more and more areas
shut down, leading to a loss of consciousness
and death. Most Cold Water Immersion
Deaths are directly caused by:1-No PFD. 2Drowning within feet of rescue. 3-Inability to
participate in rescue due to loss of muscle
control. 4-Inability to put on a PFD after
going overboard. 5-Time in the water related
to the coldness of the water. 6-Heat loss is 25
times faster in the water than in cold air.
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