Carter Lake Sailing Club LOG
September , 2002
Editor- Lana Lohe - Carter Lake Sailing Club’s 44th Year
Carter Lake Sailing Club, 3511 S.
County Rd. 31, Loveland, CO 80537
"Sailing
is a good sport. You don't have to beat
up the other guy like you do in boxing or football; you just try to outsmart
him, and outsail him, and then you go and have a beer with him."
-John Kolius
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FROM THE COMMODORE- DUANE CHALOUPKA
As you all know we are experiencing a very
severe drought, but the lake water level will be adequate to finish this season
with about 25 feet of water above the end of the boat ramp. There is very little water available to pump
into the lake over the winter though, so we will start next season with the
lake at least 30 feet below full. It is
projected that next year the lake level will drop below the end of the boat
ramp in late July or early August, so we will have a shortened sailing
season. The Water Conservancy District
also plans to construct a new outlet at Dam 1 over the winter of 2003-2004, so
the lake may not be full for the start of the 2004 season even if the drought
has ended. The club is facing some
tough decisions regarding how to deal with membership and slip fees so that we
can still enjoy at least some sailing the next couple of years, and remain
financially viable. The two major
expenses regarding slips are: servicing the bond debt, and maintaining the
contract with Carter Lake Marina. Both
of these expenses are fixed costs, so our options are limited. We will discuss the situation at the Fall
Banquet, so be sure to attend.
A workday has been scheduled for Saturday,
September 28. There is a small section
that did not get finished when we re-chained the breakwater a couple years
ago. We need to finish the job, and
also remove the old chain that was left in place. The extra weight of the old chain is contributing to the sinking
problem. Also, the courtesy dock will
be reconfigured into a more rectangular shape, to make docking easier, and more
weight will be added to anchor it more securely. After the two jobs are complete, the breakwater will be wrapped
around and tied to the courtesy dock, and anchored for the winter. That will be one less job to deal with on
pullout day. And speaking of pullout
day, it is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, with the following weekend as a
backup in case of bad weather. We will
need at least 15 people for the Sept 28 workday so please make plans to attend,
and be prepared to get wet and muddy.
It’s time to be thinking about officers and committees
for next season. The officer positions
are Commodore, Vice-Commodore, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, and
Corresponding Secretary. If you are
interested in running for one of the officer positions, you need to collect 10
signatures and submit them to the nominating committee. The nominating committee consists of Jon and
Kathy Bockelman, and Mark Stieber.
There are four committee chair positions open. They are Membership, Clubhouse and Grounds,
Docks/Breakwater/Slips, and Boats. If
you are willing to take one of the committee chair positions, or are willing to
help with these, or any, committee, please let me know.
Duane
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VICE COMMODORE- CARRIE PFISTER
Hard to believe the season is almost
over. Reviewing the schedule, it sure
looks like a busy end to the season.
Please make sure to read through the entire log to ensure you don't miss
any races, potlucks, slip work days, slip removal days or banquets....
With the fall winds at Carter, please make if
your boat is in a slip, that your dock lines are on correctly and will work
with winds from all directions, and that the masts are staggered a bit. If nothing else, call it a courtesy to the
boat next to you. Also remember to fill
out your hours on the work log located on a shelf under the kitchen table in
the club house.
We have a lot of XL t-shirts and a few larges
from this year's Regatta....now available at a discounted price of $10. Interested?
They are located in the e-board room..... Make checks out to CLSC. We also have CLSC burgees available. See Marge Marcy for details.
Carrie
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JUNIOR
SAILING REPORT- DAVID & MARILYN HUGHES
Sail Camp has come and gone but Jr. Sailing
is still going strong. Lots of Jr. Sailors have attended the follow up Open
Sail Days held in late July and Aug.
Just seeing them out on the lake it is clear that the kids are
continuing to gain in proficiency and confidence and there
is so much enthusiasm that several more families have bought sunfish. On Aug. 25th, four of our Jr. Sailors, Mackenzie Jacobs, Megan Johnson, Mike Ruwitch and Gavin Jacobs, attended the Wes Prisbey Memorial Regatta held by the Denver Sailing Association at Cherry Creek Reservoir. Mike took a 1st place in the Junior Category and Gavin Jacobs took a 2nd place. Please give these kids a pat on the back for their participation, willingness and success.
Jr. Sailors: please return your comment
sheets. We would like to get your views on how to make the jr. sailing program
even better.
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with
the Open Sailing days and special thanks to Jim Jacobs, Ivan Andrade and Tom
Ruwitch for their efforts to encourage Jr. Racing. We are hoping to host a Jr.
Regatta next year where participants from other youth programs can attend.
First, second and third place winners in the A fleet of this year’s Jr.
Regatta please attend the fall banquet so you can receive your trophy formally.
It has been a great year for Jr. Sailing and we are looking forward to seeing
the program continue to grow.
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MEMBERSHIP
REPORT- NANCY VAN DE MARK
Please welcome new members; Mary and Neal
Foxworthy, 303-530-2725, maryfox@attglobal.net. Be sure to update the work hour log for the
season.
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RACE COMMITTEE- KEITH MARCY
NOTE: SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR THE FALL SERIES AND McGANN CUP
Fall Series - September 7 (Race Committee Tom
Ruwitch)
Fall Series – September 8 (Race Committee
Bill Padget)
McGann Cup – September 21 (Race Committee
Todd Rodgers)
McGann Cup – September 22 (Race Committee Ken
Ownes)
Congratulations to Judy Ireland for taking
first place in the Rookie Series.
Complete results will be posted on the website. Thank you to all who
participated it was a great learning experience for everyone!
Race Committee – Keith and
Marge Marcy
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SOCIAL COMMITTEE REPORT- RAEGAN MORGAN,
STAN AND SHIRLEY
CONNALLY
Don't miss the last two potlucks of the 2002 season!
Information about the Fall Banquet is on the last page of the
log. Please print off, fill out and
return to Raegan Morgan.
Sept. 7 No Host potluck... bring a meat to grill
and a dish to share!
Sept. 21 Come celebrate the last clubhouse social of the season at an old-fashioned fish fry hosted by the Pfeifers!! Dennis & Bonnie will be frying up the fish and hushpuppies. Everyone else can help 'em out by bringing dessert(A-M); or a salad or side dish (N-Z) -- someone's gotta bring cole slaw! You won't want to miss this one!!
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SLIP
COMMITTEE REPORT - MIKE MORGAN
Well, it's time to plan for
"Pullout". We have set the date for pulling the slips as October
19th. This will give us a fall back weekend if the weather were to turn bad.
Please make sure to have your boats out well before this weekend so we can do
prep work for the Pullout.
We also have scheduled a work day for
September 28th. We need to add more weights to the Courtesy Dock as well as
reconfigure it. In addition we need to re-chain some of the Breakwater. At the
same time we will remove some of the
old chain that was left on a few years ago. This old chain is probably some of
the cause of the problems we have had keeping the Breakwater floating over the
winter. If we can we may also try to add more floatation to the tires by
putting foam into them.
After this work is completed we will haul the
plastic sections of the Courtesy Dock out into the lake and wrap the Breakwater
around it for the season.
In order to complete the work we will need to
have all of the SunFish removed from the Courtesy Docks before the workday. If
you have a boat on the racks please be sure to have it off before we go to work
on the Courtesy Dock. We can't reconfigure the sections with the boats on there.
Good Fall Sailing, Mike Morgan
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CLUBHOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT-MIKE & JACKIE GURLEY
One
item needs repair in the clubhouse. The
hot water heater needs the pressure valve replaced. I tried to remove the old one but could not get it to budge. If anyone wants to work on this please do
so, the new valve is on the shelf. Otherwise we will have to buy a new
heater.
We
have conquered the ants! For those of
you who don't know we had a large ant infestation. They decided to nest in the first aid kit and the upper
cupboard. The club is in the woods with
lots of bugs and animals running around.
Food left in the cupboards might be a nice thing for the home but at the
sail club is is a disaster waiting to happen and it did.
PLEASE
toss out or take home leftover food.
PLEASE don't leave half used cartons of food. We had ants in the spices, open sugar bowl, salt and pepper
shakers and everywhere else. Your help
is appreciated.
Now for a nostalgic moment--
Ten
years ago, August 1992, we had 75
members in the club. Today we have 80
members. How many members were
members in 1992 and are still members?
(not including corresponding members).
E-mail your answer to us. The
winner wins a bottle or Rum. We will also let you know who they are in the next
log.
WE
NEED YOUR HELP! We are attempting to organize the records for Carter Lake Sail
Club. If you have any old logs or
information, we would love to take a look.
We are especially missing the years from early seventies back to the
fifties. We also would like to put
together a complete list of past commodores.
If you remember a commodore in the past will you please let us know the
name and year they were commodore? We
needs the names prior to 1990.
Mike
& Jackie Gurley
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Fall Banquet
Alas, the end of the 2002 Sailing season is near. But it will end with a bang! The Fall Banquet has been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 from 6–10 p.m. at The University Club and Cherokee Room, Lory Student Center, Colorado State University in Ft. Collins. There is plenty of free parking, and maps are available at the following website address:
http://www.colostate.edu/Admin/Maps/fullmap_main.html
Cocktail hour is from 6–7 p.m.; cash bar (no credit
cards accepted) and appetizers.Dinner
will be served at 7 p.m. Choice of entrees; prices include dinner, tax, and
gratuity.Meal Choices:
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Please send the reservation below and a check
(payable to CLSC) to Raegan Morgan, 1913 Glenview Drive, Berthoud, CO 80513. Reservations
must be received no later than Oct. 16, 2002.
Name: __________________________________________ Phone: ________________
–––– Alberta Chicken @ $22.50 each
____ London Broil @ $26.00 each Total enclosed:___________
Dietary restrictions________________________________________________________