Boulder Yacht Club Boulder Bits Bits Bits and Pieces. Some Noteworthy; none newsworthy. Vol. XXXVII/No. 11 http://www.boulderyc.org November 2014 --FROM THE COMMODORE--- As I write this I have to pause and reflect on the was the 2014 sailing season. By the numbers, we spent as many days and nights on the boat as last year, but the summer seemed shorter. Now Island Time is sitting back in its cradle awaiting the winter cover. The Halloween party is nearly upon us and we will be putting the cover on the following day. So ends another season of sailing and one final BYC event at the lake. Looking ahead a bit there is the Ladies Luncheon in December and then into the new year, the No Boat Banquet. McGurks will lay out the welcome mat for the ladies this year and the men will be forced to gather at an old but familiar joint called Johnny’s on Russell in Soulard. I understand they have ok food but really cold beer. So we’ll suck it up and meet the ladies afterwards. As it stands now, my first choice for the No Boat is GC Cuisine, a company owned and operated by Karol and Bill Hatton. You have seen them on their Hunter 25 with their dog Jake. GC Cuisine is located in Edwardsville, IL, about 45 minutes from St. Louis. More information will be forthcoming at a later date. I hope everyone has enjoyed the 2014 season as much as I have. There were just enough warm days to allow for some great overnight raft ups in Coles Creek. Thanks to all who pitched in and helped at the events this year. I’m already looking forward to the 2015 season. Steve Cantino, BYC Commodore ---FROM THE VICE COMMODORE--As I write this article I am gathering up the items needed to winterize my boat. This is a sad time of year for all of us but a necessary evil to prevent any damage from the coming winter, hopefully it will not be as harsh as last year. The chili cook off was a great success this year once again, we had a lot of really diverse and delicious chili’s as well as some fantastic desserts. Prior to the chili party we were suppose to have the Commodore’s Cup, but because of high winds and seas the race was cancelled, the correct call I might add. Well that didn’t satisfy the sailing bug for a bunch of us so Jeff Morrison, captain of Gail Force, offered up his boat to the weather gods and invited anyone willing to brave the wind and cold to go for a sail. About 10 of us took up the challenge, and with weather gear and flotation devices the dress code of the day, we set out on an exhilarating few hours of bow spray and rail in the water sailing. With rum to keep us warm and enough volunteers to man the helm, we braved the Carlyle tempest and eventually made it safely back to harbor. Thanks Jeff for a great time, now if only my fingers would thaw out! Timothy E. Bira, BYC Vice Commodore [email protected] Boulder Yacht Club is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation. All rights reserved. © 2000 - 2014 Boulder Bits 2 November 2014 ---FROM THE SECRETARY/TREASURER--What a beautiful weekend for October! The wind wasn’t great, but the temperature made it great to get those things done for pull out or just plain being on the boat. The Chili Supper on October 4th was a super event, but we have come to expect that from Pat and Donna. In the past this event has been the one party we have tried to make a little money and this year’s event was true to form. We fed 50 people, one person forgot their money but we fed them anyway. Once again thank you Pat and Donna for a terrific party. The Commodore Cup was postponed due to high winds but was held the following Saturday. The results are on the club website as well as the other races this year. Sunday following the Chili Supper we held our fall business meeting and elected the BYC Officers for the 2015. Since there were no multiple nominations for any office a motion was made and passed to except the nominations by acclamation. The officers for 2015 are: Commodore Bill Rathburn; Vice Commodore Donna Krockenberger; Sec/Treasurer me again; Race Chair Steve Rice; Social Chair Pat Oneal; and Ron Robertson voted onto the Board of Directors. I think we have another excellent group of officers again. There was some discussion on the upcoming parties but I will let those responsible for them explain. For a little while this office is not so busy until the No Boat and club dues in February so I hope I can say I saw you at the Halloween Party. Bill Schmidt BYC Sec/Treasurer [email protected] -----THE SOCIAL CHAIR ---Hello Everyone! The annual BYC Halloween Party is this Saturday, November 1 at 6pm. This is a free event where you can expect hot dogs/chili dogs, smores, costume party, trick playing, and treat making. Thanks to everyone who made the Chili Dinner a success! Donna Krockenberger, BYC Social Chair [email protected] ----FROM THE RACE CHAIR ---Another great BYC racing season has ended. All in all, it was a near perfect season with just two postponements (one for no wind and one for too much). In the end, we were able to get all the scheduled races in. I want to thank all who participated in this year’s BYC racing program, whether you skippered, crewed, helped set marks or worked on the committee boat. My hat is off to you for making this fantastic season happen. October 4 was our scheduled date for our Commodores Cup, but not for the lack of effort of Pam and Spero on Paradise. We just could not get the committee boat out the channel due to some extremely high winds. The following weekend provided much more favorable conditions. October 25th, CYC hosted the “Great Race”, I unfortunately was not able to make it. I did hear that it was an exciting race, hope you were able to attend. As always even though the racing season has ended you can count on a few more events at BYC this year, the Halloween party is this weekend so be sure to check the events calendar. Bill Schmidt is posting the race results, be sure to check it out. Thanks Bill. See you at the lake. Mike Shelton, BYC Race Chair [email protected] http://www.boulderyc.org Boulder Bits 3 November 2014 -----FLOTSAM & JETSAM ---Many years ago two sport bikers showed up at Boulder Marina. Dressed in full riding gear they wandered a bit aimlessly around the docks looking for a boat because they were “going cruising”. Instead of being laughed off the premises they were welcomed aboard by the strangers sitting around in various cockpits. They bought a boat, rented a dock, and found a second home. They learned their way around a boat and the lake; fixed broken stuff; rode out ugly weather. Fifteen months ago we said good-bye to close friends, but Boulder off Kintala's stern, and went cruising. It turned out to be nothing like we thought and nearly everything that we hoped. Though we haven't sailed as much as we wanted, Kintala has put 2000 nm under her keel. Many of those miles were in big, blue water miles deep and out of sight of land. For two lake sailors that is pretty exciting. We anchored in water so clear we could see the hook set in the sand. And we anchored in places so remote our boat was the only sign of human kind. For two lake sailors that is pretty exciting as well. We sailed with dolphins! This is harder than we expected. Nearly every day is a work day. Kintala has proved to be a difficult boat to live with; too much stallion and not enough draft horse. But she has kept us on top of the water in spite of our climbing up the learning curve, a learning curve that was not as steep as it might have been. Our friends at Boulder taught us more than we realized. Maybe more than they realized as well. And we miss you all. Fair winds. Tim and Deb Akey ---EDITOR’S NOTE--Hello! If you want the Bits by e-mail, or would like to contribute to next month's edition, please contact me at [email protected]. This year, the monthly deadline for each article entry will be set for the 25th day of each month. This deadline will give me more time for me to get the printing press going for those who receive snail-mail copies. I encourage everyone to send articles of interest to share with the BYC family. You don't have to be an officer; you just have to have an interesting story or fun pictures to share. *Submission Instructions: just email your article or pictures to me at [email protected]. Please copy and paste any text from a word document directly into the email text body to ensure there are no formatting translation errors. Event flyers should be submitted in PDF format unless you would like me to check them for errors, in which case a word document is fine. If you have any questions, feel free to email me or come find me on Jost Von Dock aboard the Dehler 31 Pascagoula Run. See you all out on the lake! Emily Elden, BYC Bits Editor [email protected] http://www.boulderyc.org Boulder Bits 4 ---Message in a Bottle (AKA, Editor's Literary Contribution)--A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea Allan Cunningham A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast, And fills the white and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast-And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. "O for a soft and gentle mind!" I heard a fair one cry; But give to me the snoring breeze And white waves heaving high-And white waves heaving high, my boys, The good ship tight and free; The world of waters is our home, And merry men are we. There's tempest in yon hornèd moon, And lightning in yon cloud; And hark the music, mariners! The wind is piping loud-The wind is piping loud, my boys, The lightning flashing free; While the hollow oak our palace is, Our heritage the sea. http://www.boulderyc.org November 2014 Boulder Bits 5 2014 BYC Commodore Vice-Commodore Secretary-Treasurer November 2014 OFFICERS Steve Cantino Tim Bira Bill Schmidt Race Chairman Mike Shelton Social Committee Chairpersons Historians Boulder Bits Editor Webmaster Co-Webmaster Social Ambassador Fire Marshal Donna Krockenberger Sharon Schmidt & Laurel Juenger Emily Elden Rob Schmidt Bill Schmidt Donna Krockenberger & Pat O'Neal Kevin Sheer Directors Chairman Secretary Other members Pam McBride Sharon Schmidt Jeff Morrison, Thorsten Schaette, & Gary Luttrell Also Steve Cantino- ex officio, non-voting Web page:- http://www.boulderyc.org http://www.boulderyc.org
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