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Mainsheet
Volume 48, Number 4, April 2015
From the Commodore
This is my favorite time of the year.
Temperatures are rising, the sun is setting
in front of the club, daylight savings time
has returned, flowers are blooming,
afternoon sailing is back, and soon a
comfortable evening sail will be in my
future. Earlier this evening I enjoyed a
few minutes with PC Paul Ring and he
shared with me he “used” to be from
Michigan. We laughed and then he
pulled up the weather forecast from
Michigan and the temperature was 2° F
for the next 4-5 days. He smiled and
said, “That's why I used to be from
Michigan.” While many people around
our country are looking forward to
enjoying Spring we are already feeling
the warmth and renewal it brings to us
each year.
Our Dogwood Regatta was held March
28 and 29. To all the racers, volunteers,
and spectators I offer my congratulations
and thanks for your participation and
comradery. Our club was founded to
support all types of boating including
racing, crusing and power boating.
Whatever your choice I hope you will
come and enjoy it as we celebrate Spring
and move into Summer.
We invite you to come enjoy our annual
Easter Celebration. Chef Rob and our
staff will offer a fabulous selection of delicacies to delight your plate followed by
our annual youth and of course adult
Easter egg hunt. Make your reservations
for lunch followed by the Easter Egg
Hunt at 2:00PM.
Highlighting our April events will be
the Mobile Big Band Society Dance on
April 11. Our Entertainment Chair,
Gwen Ledger has planned a wonderful
evening for your dancing and dining
pleasures. The band will be offering
wonderful music from the Glenn Miller
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Latitude: 30°32’29”N Longitude: 87°54’14”W
Wet & Cool and Dogwood!
After an iffy week of weather the Dogwood
couldn't haven't been more beautiful, and I
want to thank everyone who came out and
joined us! The winner of the Henry Hoover
memorial trophy for the 1st overall PHRF
non-spinnaker was Yvonne Hoover on
Arcturus, Rick Skinner finished 2nd and
Mike Wierszalowski got 3rd. The PHRF
spinnaker class A finishes were, Lee
Creekmore (MYC) 1st, Erik Schmitz 2nd,
and Chad Foster 3rd. The PHRF spinnaker
class B finishes were Dave Strickland 1st,
Rick Byrne 2nd, and Ken Lacey 3rd. The
Portsmouth class finishes were Jack Ardrey
1st, John Helmstadter 2nd, and Jack
Bystricky 3rd. Along with our ‘big boats’ we
had the VXone fleet finish Donnie Brennan
1st, Cesar Roca 2nd and Billy Ellis 3rd. The
Rhode 19 fleet finishes were Byron Yoder 1st,
PC Stuart Adams 2nd and PC Steve Odom
3rd. Along with the Jrs who sailed it was nice
to see everyone out enjoying the weekend, we
had the Rock Bottom Band play Saturday
night and everyone seem to have a great time.
I want to thank everyone who helped out this
weekend, the PRO's Ellis Ollinger (Green
Fleet), Joe East (Opti R/W/B), and Kevin
Northrop (Laser/Sunfish) the crews, Bill and
Sandra Cashion, Martha Payne, Ed Marty,
PC Carl Wainwright, Daryl Haskew,
Raymond and Kelly Long, Kelly McGriff,
Commodore Gary Garner, Joe McIntosh, and
Mike Amos. It takes a lot to run any event
and I am grateful to all who gave their time
this weekend to help out our club put on a
great regatta. Next up is the Warm Up and
DI Race so be sure to go to the website and
check out the sign up genius link and see
where you can help; if you have any question
you can always contact me!
Rear Commodore
Randy Fitz-Wainwright
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 3 P.M. in the ballroom for the film “A History of Fairhope Yacht Club” with a
photo by photo review to follow at 3:30 P.M. You can focus on the photos of the early history of Fairhope
Yacht Club and gain more insight into founding and growth and development of the club as it is today.
The Mainsheet is published monthly
by the Fairhope Yacht Club, a member of the Gulf Yachting Association
and United States Sailing
Association. Circulation includes all
Fairhope Yacht Club members and
GYA affiliated clubs. The Mainsheet,
Fairhope Yacht Club, P.O. Box 1327,
Fairhope, AL 36533, or e-mail to
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by the 20th of the month prior to
publication.
BRIDGE
Commodore Gary Garner
Vice Commodore John Hirsh
Rear Commodore Randy FitzWainwright
Fleet Captain Ray French
Fleet Surgeon Dr. Margaret
Meyers-Selby
Secretary Joe McIntosh
Treasurer Brian Snider
BOARD OF GOVERnORS
Glen Cunningham
Mark Elliot
Tommy Fuller
Sabe Fink
Joe Comer IV
Scott Douglas
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: [email protected]
Club Office: 101 Volanta, Fairhope AL 36532
Mailing Address: Box 1327, Fairhope AL 36533
Web address: www.fairhopeyachtclub.com
From the Commodore
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Tommy Dorsey Era as well as other wonderful tunes to tickle your musical
palette. I’ll be in my Tux with a beautiful
dancing partner and I invite our gentlemen to dress the same and invite your
favorite muse to join you for this extravagant evening. Reservations are only
necessary if you want to enjoy the spectacular buffet provided by Chef Rob.
Finally and most importantly we are
the host for the 57th Annual Dauphin
Island Race for 2015. Make your plans
to attend the Warm up Race on April
19, Ground Level Fault playing afterwards, and the 57th Dauphin Island
Race Skipper’s Meeting and Party on
April 24 at the club with Soulshine. The
race, on April 25, will be followed by the
celebration and trophy presentation on
Dauphin Island with music provided by
the Rock Bottom Band. Vice
Commodore John Hirsh needs volunteers to help support this event. Please
contact him to help stage this gigantic
party.
We have a wonderful year in front of
us. As always feel free to talk to me anytime to share your ideas to improve our
club.
Commodore
Gary Garner
Mother’s Day
Buffet Menu
April 5, 2015 $24-Adult, $12, Children
Carving Station
Carved Prime Rib with Au Jus
Salads
Tossed Salad;
Fresh Fruit Display
Soup
Roasted Red Pepper Bisque
Action Station
Cooked to order Pasta Station
Entrees
Whole Baked Fish Display;
Seafood Primavera; Fried Fish; Grilled
Chicken Breast with Asparagus;
Swiss Beef Tips with mushroom caps
Sides
Broccoli and Cheddar Casserole;
Home style Creamed Corn;
Turnip Greens; Red Beans; Rice Pilaf;
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Desserts
Chef’s Station with Pancakes,
French toast and Waffles.
By Popular Demand,
an Ice Cream Sundae Bar as well as
a wide assortment of desserts.
At Half Mast:
Past
Commodore
Burleigh
Whiteside
6/301922
3/20/2015
Don Pruitt
4/5/1924
3/19/2015
Dr. Edmond Dowling : Slainte!
The family of Edmund Dowling, who passed
away on Monday, February 9, 2015, invites
friends and colleagues to join in a Celebration
of Life on Saturday, May 2, from 2:00 to
5:00pm at the Fairhope Yacht Club.
Junior Commodore’s Report
Forrest Pearson
Spring has arrived
and sailing is in full
swing. This past
February, FYC just
held the first ever
high school regatta,
Wet n’ Cool. There
were 43 sailors on
the water. Fleet racing was on Saturday
while team racing
was Sunday. On the water were fifteen
420s throughout the weekend, teams
from Ocean Springs, Fort Walton, and
Panama City joined in with the two
teams from Fairhope. There were also 2
Lasers and 5 Opti Green fleet with 4
Opti Red, White, and Blue. After the
racing was complete Fort Walton came
out on top, but Fairhope followed close
behind in second and Ocean Springs in
third. As some of you may know, we had
a “Grill your Own” after the regatta. It
was a huge success! On March 21,
Fairhope took 7 sailors to Ocean
Springs Yacht Club, where they held a
one day team racing event. Winds were
strong and currents caused for tough
starts. On the weekend of March 28 and
29, Fairhope High School will be traveling to Southern Yacht Club in New
Orleans to participate in Mallory Cup.
Thank you for all your support and
participation.
Forrest
Junior Events
North U Youth Match Racing Clinic
April 17/19, SYC
Opening, Apr 11/12, SYC/NOYC
Leiter Clinic, Apr 24/26, SYC
GYA Opening, May 2/3, FWYC
Spring, May 15/16, BucYC
USSA D-Smith/Benis/Smythe,
May 15/16, JYC
Juby Wynne,
May 23/24, SYC
Team Race Championship,
May 30/31, SYC
School’s Out, Regatta,
June 6/6, PontYC
GYA 420 Championship,
June 13/14, LBYC
Juniors are on the water!
FHS Sailors(From left to right) Samuel Koser, Nathan Valentine, Pete McGriff,
Commodore Gary Garner, Crawford Stitt, Forrest Pearson, FHS Coach Chris
Dabney, Camille McGriff
March has officially kicked off the
2015 Sailing Season for the Juniors of
FYC! Starting with Wet n' Cool
Regatta, then Alfonso Sutter in
Gulfport, MS High School Team
Racing and finishing Mallory
Qualifiers and Dogwood on the last
weekend of the month- our sailors
have been on the water!
In April, we have a group traveling
to a Dave Perry Match Racing Clinic
at Southern Yacht Club and another
group headed to the Leiter Clinic.
Sidney Williams and Caleb Milham
sail in after a long morning of Team
Racing
Eight Fairhope High School sailors
traveled to Southern Yacht Club on
March 28-29 for the SEISA Mallory
qualifying regatta. Winds on
Saturday were typical Ponchartrain6-10 from the east and absolutely
"swirly". Sunday brought 15-20 from
the S/SE and were more constant.
Despite several strong 2nd and 3rd
place finishes, our team finished 4th
overall behind St. Stanislaus, Jesuit
and Great Falls. The Great Falls team
will compete in the Mallory cup in
Annapolis in May.
Please LIKE us on Facebook at Fairhope Jr. Yacht Club!
Wet & Cool Regatta!
Fairhope High School Sailing Team competed in the 1st
High School Sailing regatta in Alabama March 7-8 2015 at
the Wet n' Cool Regatta at Fairhope Yacht Club. The regatta was a great success. We had teams from Florida and
Mississippi that attended the regatta. Fairhope High School
would finish 2nd in Fleet racing on Saturday, 2nd in Team
racing on Sunday , and 2nd Overall for the weekend. The
team includes Camille McGriff, Pete McGriff, Forrest
Pearson, Crawford Stitt, Sam Koser, Nathan Valentine.
Congratulation to them for their hard work.
In the Open Class of 420's 1st Place was Mallory Edwards Opti Green Participants(From left) Millie Ollinger,
with Dylan Taylor, 2nd Place was Max Morgan with Caitlyn Brody Quattlebaum, Carter Smith, Nate Hartwell
Back, 3rd Place was Caleb Milham with Sidney Willams.
The FYC advantage, launching from the beach
and a pier for parents to be close to the action of
the green fleet.
Anne Dobbins and other mothers of
the FYC Juniors served a delicious red
beans and rice lunch for everyone at
the conclusion of the regatta.
& the Dogwood winners are!
Fairhope High School Sailing
Team participated in the
Mississippi High School Team
Racing Championship March
21, 2015. The team included
Camille McGriff, Pete McGriff,
Forrest Pearson, Nathan
Valentine, Max Morgan, Liam
Bishop, Caleb Milham.
FYC Junior Mary Ellis Ollinger won first place in the Sunfish class with Parker French in
2nd and Nathan Valentine, 3rd; Elsa Engeriser-Opti Blue 2nd and her brother Wilson
Engeriser was 2nd in the White Fleet; Pete McGriff 3rd Laser; Philip Dobbins 2nd Laser
Our amazing Juniors!
Every month we share our Juniors' sailing accomplishments but this month we can't pass up the opportunity to share their amazing talents off the water as well.
Two weeks ago FYC jr member, Margaret Ollinger, pole vaulted 13 ft 6 1/4 inches to become the
number one high school female pole vaulter in the NATION!
Philip Dobbins not only won the state chess championship with his Bayside team, but also won first
place at the Faulkner University Computer fair and will be competing at the state level later this spring.
Restaurant & Bar Hours Of Operation
(251-928-8888 for Dinner Reservations) Happy Hours 4-7pm EVERY NIGHT!
Sun
11am-8pm
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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April~2015
Don’t forget the
Pasta Buffet Special for $10 on
Membership Meeting Wednesday!
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Easter
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6pm PotLuck
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6pm PotLuck
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Taco Tuesday!
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Pasta Buffet!
6:30 JrYC
7:30 M’ship
Meeting
Membership
Comm.
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GIRLS,
SHOES, AND WINE
11AM-1PM
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Dauphin
S eafo od
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J ubilee
Warm-up
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Beer & Bingo
6:30 to 8:30
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film - 3pm
Porch Social
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Taco Tuesday!
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Return
Race
6pm PotLuck
Taco Tuesday!
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1st Saturday
Clean-Up!
Meeting
11am-1pm
Movie Night
6:30pm
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Big Band
Dance
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Dauphin Island
Skippers meeting &
Race to the Island
WHAT’s Happening at the Club!
Weekly dinner specials: Wed: Fried Catfish; Thurs: Country-fried Steak;
Fri: Prime Ribs; Sat: Baby-back Ribs
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.
First Saturday Grounds Clean-Up! Join in
the fun, meet more members and help keep
your club clean.
Sunday Fun Races: The Sunday Fun Race
Spring Series started 2/1/15, 2:00pm. Just
sign in at the bar and check your handicap
start time.
Thursday Fun Races: Start when Daylight
Savings Time ends! 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 in the
Ballroom. Try your luck and take home the
pot!
2nd Fridays: Movie night and supper for our
young members while you enjoy the service
in the Dining Room.
3rd Fridays: Seafood Jubilee: Great local
Crab, Oysters and Shrimp for a great meal
3rd Sundays: Porch Social: 6-8pm now the
sun has come back up the Bay and we can
enjoy the milder temperatures and the great
food, music and friends back outside!
April 5, Easter Buffet and the Easter egg
hunt. If you’ve been before you know we also
have an adult hunt! Reservations!!!
April 10, April Auxiliary Meeting , since the
1st Friday is Good Friday, April’s meeting will
be on the 10th, still starting at 11AM. Join us
April 11, Big Band Dance 7-11PM, reservations requested!
April 15, GIRLS, SHOES, AND WINE,
Auxiliary fashion show from 11:00 a.m. to
1:00. The show will be held in the FYC
main dinning room. The show is open to
everyone and the cost to attend is $25 per
ticket. Invite friends and family to join you.
There is room for about 100 + attendees.
April 18, Dauphin Island Warm-Up Race
Skippers meeting Friday night with the start
at 11AM Saturday. Party after under the
clubhouse!
April 19, History of Fairhope Yacht Club,
3PM with a photo by photo discussion of the
event or members in the pictures afterwards
at 3:30PM in the Ball Room.
April 24,25,26, The Dauphin Island Race,
the Skipper’s Meeting on Friday at the club is
a party you don’t want to miss, sailing from
FYC on Saturday morning and lots to do on
Dauphin Island while waiting for the race to
finish. A band will be playing, drinks to be
had, and food will be available at the rodeo
site. There will be FYC members working to
see to it that everyone has a good time! Don’t
forget the Return Race on Sunday back to
the club!
May 2, The Kentucky Derby televised showing in the Bar, with drink specials. Wear your
hats and searsucker suits!
May 9th, Martini Night, with a Frank
Sinatra-esque flair! Martinis will be half price
in the ballroom.A piano bar atmosphere will
take you back to the "Rat Pack" days.
Gentlemen don your fedora's and Ladies wear
your pearls! Truly a night for Glamour!
Tickets are $25.00 per couple, or $15.00 per
individual. Make your reservations early!!
May 10, Mother’s Day Dinner Buffet Show
your appreciation for Mom and let our fantastic staff provide a meal to remember and
saves you washing the dishes!
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
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for $10 on Membership Meeting Wednesday!
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FWYC 6pm PotLuck
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Spring-BucYC 6pm PotLuck
Porch Social
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Taco Tuesday!
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Membership
Comm.
Beer & Bingo
6:30 to 8:30
11am-1pm
Movie Night
6:30pm
Opening
FWYC
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Spring-BucYC
FC ChampSYC
Weekly dinner specials: Wed: Fried Catfish;
Thurs: Country-fried Steak; Fri: Prime Ribs; Sat: Baby-back Ribs
Meet our Staff! MEET MOLLIE LARISEY
By Sabe Fink
“I came to
work here soon
after the new
club opened,”
explains Mollie
Larisey. “I had
been at
Roussos, with
Pauline and
Skip and Teresa,
and when
Pauline called
and asked if I’d
like a job here, I jumped at the opportunity. I didn’t know anything about the
Fairhope Yacht Club, even though I had
grown up in Daphne, but when I saw the
beautiful setting – and the sunset – I
knew it was the place for me.”
Mollie says that the family atmosphere
among the staff, and the friendliness of
the members, combine to make FYC a
great place to work. “We have a good time
while we’re working,” she says, “and we
hang out together when we aren’t working. We take our kids on outings, go places
together, have fun together. And I love
serving the same people over and over – I
feel as if I get to know the members, and
care about them, and they care about me.
Even when it gets busy in the kitchen,
when I walk out that door with the meal I
have a smile on my face, and it’s genuine.”
Mollie is a single parent of eight-yearold Braeden, who is, in his own words, a
gamer. “Video games – and all the equipment they entail – are his passion. But he’s
also a runner, and did cross country this
year with the Daphne Middle School kids,
where my dad is a teacher. I’m very fortunate to have lots of family around, in
Spanish Fort and Daphne, and Braeden’s
dad is in Fairhope. I have a great support
system.”
After graduating from Daphne High
School, Mollie earned her AA at Faulkner,
and is now just a couple of courses shy of a
business degree. “I’m not at all sure what
direction that will take me, but it’s good
to be prepared for the future. Right now
I’m totally happy here at FYC.” When
asked if she has any aspirations in the
kitchen, Mollie laughed. “No way! The
members wouldn’t want me cooking! I
can cook, but I have no desire to do it as a
career.”If Mollie could order anything
from the club menu, it would almost
always be the tuna. “I love tuna, and sushi,
and so does Braeden. That, and the tomato-vodka shrimp.”
Next time you’re lucky enough to
have Mollie wait on you, let her know
how much you appreciate what she and
the rest of the staff do to make our club so
special.
Just Crusin’
This 1968 Pontiac GTO belongs to
Gary & Celeste Thorson, from
Pontchartrain YC.
Sunday March 22 was our Vintage
Car Show and Adult Toy Party. Doc
Rogers and the Rock Dodgers played
under the club house. The day started
out extremely wet and scared off
some of our car crowd. We still had
very good participation. We had a
wide variety of unique cars, motorcycles and the Music was wonderful for
a Lazy Sunday Afternoon.
April 3. Cruise will be for one
night up the Delta to the Blue Gill
Restaurant. Mike Connell will be our
cruise leader. You can come by car or
boat and have dinner at the Blue Gill.
We should be arriving by boat around
4:30 PM Friday, April 3. We will
return to FYC around 5:30 Saturday
April 4.
May Cruise will be Memorial
weekend. The Cruise leader is Milton
Adams. We will leave out Saturday
May 23 and return home Monday
May 25. The cruise is to Dauphin
Island. This should be a fun and a
good way to celebrate Memorial Day.
June 5, 6, 7 & 8 Cruising; The
Cruise leader is David Lucas. This
cruise will be three nights to some
new locations and with a different
format. We will be going to Opal
Beach, Spring Branch and Hammock
Bay. Where in the world are these
anchorages? A week before our
planned departure date, Tere will
send to those interested in participating a list of the locations and the
nights we plan to anchor there with
their latitudes and longitudes. You
will then need to brush the dust off
your charts and scrape the rust off
your dividers and figure your course
to the anchorages. Come along for a
new adventure.
Fair winds and seas and a leak free boat,
Tere Mills
Cruising Captain
[email protected]
FYC Auxiliary News
n March during the
Arts & Crafts Fair
Cybele’s was kind
enough to allow us
to use the area just
outside of their
store to set up a
table to sell the B.
Sumerall prints.
We had three lovely
days of sunshine. A
big thank you to all
twelve of our volunteers that helped man the table during that time.
Our April meeting date has been changed from Good Friday (April
3) to the second Friday, April 10. Jennifer Fidler from the Fairhope
Public Works Department will be our speaker for the meeting. Bring
your questions about our city and receive answers. It will be very
interesting. Don’t miss it.
April 15th will be our Spring Fashion Show “Girls, Shoes and
Wine” in the FYC main dining room. The show is open to everyone
and the cost to attend is $25 per ticket. There will be lunch, door
prizes and a silent auction.
Invite your family and friends
to join you. The men are welcome. They might even find a
lovely Mother’s Day gift at the
show!
The Dauphin Island
Skippers Meeting will find us
helping with registration and
selling of the food and drinks.
See you there!
Our May 1st meeting will
provide a delightful program.
“Bloodhound Becky” will tell
us her tale of suspicion, detec-
tion and capture! Come
and enjoy our
last meeting
until
September. We
will continue to get together
during the summer to visit
other yacht clubs for lunch.
Watch your e-mail for the date
and time and meeting place.
On May 6th the Auxiliary is hosting a very special program. Christel McCanless will be giving us a totally
absorbing power point presentation of her life story.
She will take us through her early days in Germany,
WWII, escaping from Germany and her life since arriving in Huntsville. Christel and her husband, George,
have been members of FYC for several years. This program is open to everyone and extremely interesting. It
will be given from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the Ballroom
before the FYC General Meeting on Wednesday, May 6.
Safety Always Comes First!
Past Commodore Gary Moore got a surprise that we all hope
won’t happen very often. There is not a completed report on
Gary’s boat; Safety Chair David Barr is waiting on FFD for
the final word but tell me I may say, “Please don’t leave gallons of flammables & combustibles or even rags containing
same on any boat. Someone commented that ‘we all do it’.
Hell no, we don’t and those that do need to STOP please!”
The hero was 12 year young Miss Mary Francis Bailey. who
gave the first alarm and Zane Yoder who extinguished the
blze.
Far Star Home Aer 'Round e World Voyage
FYC circumnavigator Kennedy McLeod
brought his 39-foot Southern Cross sailing
yacht Far Star back to Fly Creek on ursday,
March 12, aer nearly a five and a half year
absence. During that time, Far Star, a 39-foot
Southern Cross cruiser, voyaged around the
world with Kennedy at
the helm.
Far Star had completed
its circumnavigation at
Trinidad in 2014 and this
final leg of the voyage
returned the yacht to its
home berth at FYC. Far
Star's arrival was delayed
by thick fog, but the weather did not dampen
spirits as sailors gathered to assist Kennedy
docking.
Greeting Far Star and Kennedy were Past
Commodore Paul Ring and Louis Zadnichek
who had attended the sailing party years ago
that sent Far Star on her voyage. Also there to
greet Far Star with champagne was Gwen
Ledger, FYC entertainment committee chair.
Kennedy is the first FYC member to sail
around the world from Fly Creek and return.
Now that Far Star is safely in its berth,
Kennedy will be pleased to share his stories
and experiences with Club members and their
guests.
Club Sailing-The Hemlstadter Report
3/8/15 It looked like the rain was going
to hold off until after our race, and since
the winds were predicted to be out of the
East (South-East) I wasn't surprised to see
the wind blowing out of the West. Our
Clairvoyant Race Callers set the course as
X-SW-NE-X-S and sure enough the wind
was soon out of the Southwest. The
winds gradually increased during the race
and probably reached 15 to 18 knots
before the day was over. Damn Yankee
crossed the Finish Line 1st with Patriot a
couple of minutes behind. Good job
Rick. These 2 boats have already shown
they are the boats to beat as they each
have 17 points in the Series. Ogopogo was
3rd another minute behind. It was very
scary to see someone fall off a boat into
the cold water at the 1st mark. Good to
keep your Life Jackets on as you never
know. Thanks to a quick rescue all
returned home and are OK.
3/15/15 FUN FUN FUN. Yes it was a
FUN day and a FUN race. Conditions
were great-Sunny, Mid 70s and a light
wind (5 to 7 knots) to start, building to
around 10 knots the last 2 legs. Eight
boats came to race, plus I saw Skedadle
lurking around checking things out. The
course was set at X-SW-NW-NE-X.
There was definitely some excitement
going on as I heard several "Starboard"
hails and even know of one foul and a
720° penalty. Then there was that VX-1
darting back and forth who won the race.
Way to go Billy. Ogopogo just nosed out
Damn Yankee for 2nd place. (21 second
difference.) Also a very close finish
between Patriot, the J-22, and Arcturus.
It should be noted that we track
times/points/etc. by boat rather than by
Skipper, so Don you'll need to share the
points with Tracey on the J22.
3/22/15 It didn't look like it would be a
very good day to sail, but a quick glance
at a weather report about 12:30 indicated
that the rain had moved away and the
winds looked pretty good. 8 boats must
have been watching the same thing as
they showed up to have a good race. The
HAVE YOU SEEN THE CLUB'S RHODES 19 LATELY?
You may not recognize it. It has been cleaned inside and out, new floor
boards installed, electric motor repaired, backstay repaired, cover
cleaned, sails cleaned and more to come. All due to the efforts of
RICK BYRNE. Thank you so much. It is now very ready to sail and
available for sailing for all Club Members that are Certified.
HAVE FUN SAILING
course was set X-S-N-X-E and the race
started with wind about 10 to 12 knots.
It wasn't long before the 15 to 18 knot
winds kicked in, and I really started missing my crew. They are really valuable.
It was a pretty fast race with Skedadle
edging out the VX-1 by 16 seconds with
Ogopogo in 3rd place a little over a minute
later. We are almost to the 1/2 point of
the Spring Series and the leaders are:
Damn Yankee and Patriot with 21 points,
Ogopogo with 15 points and the VX-1
with 14 points.emlstadter
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