Carter Lake Sailing Club LOG
August 2002
Editor- Lana Lohe
- Carter
Lake Sailing Club’s 44th Year
Carter Lake Sailing Club, 3511 S. County Rd. 31, Loveland, CO 80537
"To sail is the thing," wrote
Arthur Ransome in his children's classic Swallows and Amazons. And just what is that thing? Every sailor knows. It's what the poets say and the pictures
show, and everything else, too; it's the joy of casting off and the delight of
returning home, and it's all the winds and waves in between. It's the beauty of a boat and a power of the
currents, the sound of ratcheting winches and the strain of the wheel; it's the
fair breezes and sunsets, the storms
and luffing sails. It's the beer in the
bar when the race is done, and the moment when you feel you'll never get
there. It's what sailors mean when,
safe and dry, standing on solid ground, they look at you and say "I'd rather be sailing."
By - Anne Depue
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FROM
THE COMMODORE- DUANE CHALOUPKA
Commodore’s Comments:
The sailing season is more than half gone,
but some of the best sailing is still ahead.
Now that most of the big events are over, we can relax and enjoy our
time at the lake for the pleasure of sailing, instead of spending it on the
business of sailing. Hopefully, many of
you who have been taking part in the Rookie series will join the Fall Series
and the McGann Cup. Late season sailing
is usually the best of the season, with cooler temperatures and steadier winds.
The silent auction was held Sunday, July 28,
and was a great success. About $1500
was raised to help with expenses for Junior Sailing. Thanks to all who contributed items, and to all who bid so
generously. I think we must have set a
record price for a bottle of rum.
The water level is still good for this time
of year, but it is dropping, and we should end the season with a little more
water than last year. The big concern
is that there isn’t enough water available to refill the lake over the
winter. The e-board will be meeting
soon to discuss options for dealing with future low water years.
Duane
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VICE COMMODORE- CARRIE PFISTER
We all have seen
the level of participation building at CLSC this summer. It is incredible. (If you missed the "flotilla" between the docks after
the Lady Victory Race, you need to ask someone for details.)
We also have a
lot of new things.... (the extension on the courtesy dock, new grills, active
crewing members) and new events (the auction, women's sailing days, supervised
junior sailing days). In addition the
club has had quite a presence (both crew and boats) at regattas outside of
Carter Lake. We have have been at the
WY and NE Govenor's Cup, the Leukemia Cup and in AZ's Lake Pleasant starting
this past January. Dillon will be this
weekend. Members of this club have placed well, and some have won at all of
these events. That has to say something
for our racing program.
I spent last
weekend at Chatfield for the Leukemia Cup, and last night at their Wednesday
night series (one race every Wed night starting at 6:30). I can say that I am done bobbing around in
chop (and sailing backwards for that matter), and postponements /shortened
courses for no wind for some time. I
have been told this is unusual but am looking forward to returning my boat to
her slip at Carter, and actually sailing.
: ) Ready for the fall
winds? (Didn't we just get rested from
the spring ones?)
Lots of exciting
events (with a few new ones) coming up, so please read through all of the
Committee Sections so you don't miss anything.
Thanks to everyone for their support for the Leukemia Cup. SPLASH was once again the top fund raising
boat with almost $1000 coming from CLSC members.
Carrie
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JUNIOR
SAILING REPORT- DAVID & MARILYN HUGHES
The 2002 Sail Camp was a fun learning experience for everyone involved;
jr. sailors, instructors , volunteers and camp counselors! The camp numbers
were extended for the first time to allow for 20 Jr. Sailors nine of whom were
new to sailing. There were 12 girls and
8 boys ranging from ages 10-14. Mike
Ruwitch age 15 volunteered as a Jr. Instructor for the camp as well. The four
day camp concentrated on basic sailing skills, dry land activities and more
advanced techniques for the returning sailors. For the first time the kids had
a chance to use bigger boats. Dale Quakenbush,, Steve Johnson, Ivan Andrade and
Jeff Gruver donated the use of their boats so that the Jr. Sailors could
practice with a jib and a main sail. In
addition, there were 11 sunfish loaned by club members and friends of club
members as well as the two club boats. It was great fun seeing the Jr. Sailors
progress and have a good time while they were sailing. Special thanks to Ivan Andrade and Jim
Jacobs for volunteering their instruction for the Jr. Sailing program.
Thanks to Floyd Harrison’s digital photography and help from Walter
LaMendola and Tracy Ireland there will be a Jr. Sailing Web site. Check it out
and see the new pictures posted from this year. A picture sailing is worth a
thousand words!
The day after the camp the ANNUAL JUNIOR REGATTA was held. Tom Ruwitch
and Ken Owens were the race committee with a host of volunteers. Another first
for the Regatta was that every Jr. Sailor showed up to try their hand at
racing. There was an A fleet of returning sailors and a B fleet of new sailors.
There was even a new Jr. Instructor class initiated. The Regatta made the front
page of the Loveland Herald for Monday July 15th. (Jeff Gruver has extra copies
if anyone wants to see it.)
REGATTA RESULTS:
A Fleet
1st place Mackenzie Jacobs
2nd
place Gavin Jacobs
3rd
place Haley Heer
4th
place Jenny Gruver
5th
place Avana Andrade
6th
place Toni Owens and Anna Smith (crew)
7th
Jonah Miller
B Fleet
1st place Megan Johnson /Corrianne Felker (crew)
2nd place Garret Morgan/Mack Jones (crew)
3rd place Kara Haines/Stefanie Pilcher (crew)
4th place Allen Moench/Jeremy Kniss (crew)
5th place Anson Kirkpatrick/Matt Kniss (crew)
6th place Caitlin Owens/Jenna Poulsen (crew)
Jr. Instructor class
1st place Michael Ruwitch
To help the Jr. Sailors keep improving their skills there will be a number
of supervised OPEN SAILING DAYS throughout Aug. Please watch for the Jr.
Sailors practicing on the next 3 or 4 Saturdays. Jr. Sailors: call Ivan Andrade
if you are going to attend an Open Sail Day.
SILENT AUCTION:
Two weeks after the Regatta Jr. Sailing hosted a Silent Auction
fundraiser to help pay for the cost of courtesy dock expansion and sunfish
racks on the dock. The new dock and racks greatly enhanced the sail camp this
year and thanks to eboard approval and long hard work by Ivan Andrade, Jim
Jacobs and Tom Ruwitch it was all finished by the start of camp.
The auction was held on Caribbean Night after the Rusty Nail and was a
great success. Extra credit goes to Tonya Andrade and Molly Scherrer who called
club members personally about the auction and Ivan Andrade who sent out
explanation/donation cards to each member. The proceeds from the auction
totaled $1613.04! Great things were donated from many club members and members
were incredibly generous in their bidding. Thanks to all the folks who donated
items and services:
Ivan and Tonya Andrade
Jim Jacobs
Ken and Barb Owens
Lance and Raegan Morgan
Mike and Jan Morgan
Rob and Lana Lohe
Steve Linton-The Anchorage
Bill Padget-Safe Harbor Boats
Bob Carlson
Floyd and Norma Harrison
Judy and Tom Ruwitch
Mike Ruwitch
Ken Poulsen
Stan and Shirley Connally
Dave and Marilyn Hughes
Dale Quakenbush
Mike Wilson
Carrie Pfister
Jeff Gruver and Dr. Dean Hall (aerobatics
pilot)
Kent and Mary Jo Andrews
Mike and Denise McMillan
Thanks to everyone who helped make the Jr.
Sailing Camp successful this year.
David & Marilyn Hughes
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MEMBERSHIP
REPORT- NANCY VAN DE MARK
No new members this month.
July was another busy month for the Carter
Lake racers. We have wrapped up the summer series with congratulations to Paul
Scherrer for taking first in the “A” Fleet and Bob Miller for taking first
in the “B” Fleet. The complete series results are posted on the website.
Also congratulations to all the women who
competed in the Lady Victory Cup, especially to Carrie Pfister who was our
winner. This race had a huge comeback from prior years with 4 boats entered and
a total of 17 women participating in all. Not to mention a great party
afterwards. Plans are already in the works for a larger event next year making
it a 2-day event.
Our Fall Series kicks off on August 10th
& 11th with our race committee being Bob Miller and Russ
Stamets. The rest of the series is wide open for race committee so we will be
looking for volunteers that first weekend. Thanks to Bob and Russ for signing
up in advance.
The Rookie Series will be wrapping up in
August on the 17th. The standings are close right now, so good luck
to everyone in the last race. If you still need to sign up for race committee,
the fall series is your last chance. Please contact us as soon as possible.
Other notes of Congratulation go to Todd
Rogers and Nina Simmers for taking first in the Night Race and also to Paul
Scherrer for bringing home the Nebraska Governors Cup from the race at Lake
McConaughy on July 5th.
Let’s hope he can make it 3 for 3 with the Colorado Governors Cup in
September.
Remember … Fall Series starts August 10th. Skippers meeting will be at 11:30 at the
committee boat!
GIRLS NIGHT OUT!
The participants in the Lady Victory Cup have
scheduled Friday, August 23rd for a “Girls Night Out”. Plans are still formulating, but we have
planned on doing some sailing, swimming, a cookout and generally having a good
time. There was also talk of some girls staying overnight on their boats. Please hold that date open if you are
interested and more details will be our in the next week or so. Since a lot of women work, we will probably
be gathering around 5:30 – 6:00. If you have any question or suggestions,
please give me a call at 303-215-0136.
SOCIAL COMMITTEE REPORT
RAEGAN MORGAN, STAN AND SHIRLEY
CONNALLY
Wow!
We've had some great potluck turnouts this year! Let's keep it up!
Here's
what's happening for the rest of the season...
All
potlucks have a "cocktail" hour starting at 5:30 p.m., with dinner
served at 6 p.m. Unless specified, they are BYOB. If there is no host, bring a
main dish (or meat to grill) and either a side or dessert to share.
We
are encouraging all members to wear name tags at the potlucks. We have new members and they tell us it
really helps them when we have name tags on. Put your boat name/type too if you
want.
***Also, mark your calendars for
the year-end banquet, November 2, at the University Club at CSU (same place as
last year). Dinner choices, prices, and information will be available in the
Sept. log.
UPCOMING
POTLUCKS:
August
10th- Howdy Pardners...The Gruvers and the Connally's are hosting
the August 10th Boots and Suits Potluck...Come sail, swim, socialize and eat!!! With the drought this country has seen and
the heat bearing down on us...don your bathing suits, dust off your western
boots, break out your bronc gear, and kick up your heels with a bunch of Cowboy
Sailors...On the fire...BBQ at its best and up to y'all is the rest...Club is
providing Texas style BBQ
and frosty, cold, long necks (and we don't mean badly built horses)!
A - I....................Sweet
stuff that you eat when the BBQ is all gone
J - Q .................Horse Dervies
R - Z...................All
those good eatin's that sit next to the BBQ
Round-up
(not from gusty wind) at: 5:30 Grub at 6:00......
Now
git yourselves up to that there clubhouse and jawjack with your buds...
Be
there or y'all are in for a hangin'...................................
Aug.
17 - Chicken and Chocolate!!! hosted by Heer's and Hughes'
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Help finish off the Rookie Series in style. Join us for Chicken and Chocolate:
The club will provide the barbecued chicken, club members please bring A-F
Appetizer, G-S side dish and T-Z Dessert.
All
you dessert people remember it is CHOCOLATE dessert. Let your imagine run free!
Also if you have an idea how to incorporate chocolate into an appetizer or a
side dish go for it! Remember chocolate is healthy! Bring your own beverage
(make sure it goes with chocolate.)
There are still 2 unclaimed potlucks (dates below) just waiting for
you and a new member. And the choices are unlimited. Some famous ones not hosted yet are Mardi
Gras, Jimmy Buffet night, Christmas in July (August or September will work) or
come up with a never before done theme.
Aug.
24 No hosts yet...
Sept.
21 Potluck hosted by the Pfeifers... watch for details to come!
Sept.
28 No hosts yet...
See you there,
Raegan, Stan & Shirley
SLIP COMMITTEE REPORT- MIKE MORGAN
Is this year flying bye or what? There are no
big announcements as far as the slips are concerned. There are a few small
projects that need completed if anyone needs work hours. The gate section of
the new slips needs spray painted with gray paint and the screws of the decking
need tightened. These would be good projects for anyone that needs work hours
during the week.
When it cools down we need to look at putting
foam into the Breakwater tires.
Hopefully this will help keep the tires floating over the winter. What
we want to try is mixing liquid foam in
bags and placing them in the tires. As the foam cures it expands and molds into
the tires. This is one solution that a number of clubs and marina's have used
to solve the problem of a sinking Breakwater over the winter.
If anyone else has any ideas for the
Breakwater please let me know. This is definitely something that needs to be
taken care of as launching the breakwater has become harder and more time
consuming every year.
Later, Mike Morgan
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CLUBHOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT-
MIKE & JACKIE GURLEY
Other
than thanking Lana Lohe for purchasing the new BBQ grills for the clubhouse we
have no report this month.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND ADS
If
you missed the Caribbean Night potluck well that's a shame. There was a recipe that Tonya Dunn(host of
Caribbean night) made and it was a huge success. Tonya forwarded the recipe to share with the club. Enjoy!!!
Here's
the family recipe all the way from Trinidad:
Mango Chutney
1
whole garlic bulb (or to taste) minced
1
lb. onion, minced
2
large green (underripe) mangoes with skin, diced
1
pint white vinegar
1
t. salt
1
T. pickling spice with pimento in cheese cloth
1
scotch bonnet pepper less seeds, minced (this is very hot, use your descretion.
I only used 1/2 pepper)
Boil
the above ingredients until mango is tender.
Add:
2 lbs. brown sugar and boil until thick and bubbly. Pour into sterilized jars.
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