Carter
AUGUST, 2004
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EDITOR LOG - LANA LOHE
Thanks to all the
ladies who participated in the Lady Victory race on June 24th. Thanks to Walter
La Mendola, Dave Hughes, John McGinley and Bob Miller for
providing RC for the race. We had 7
boats out racing and we were able to complete 3 fun races. Congrats to Nancy Van de Mark for winning the
overall Lady Victory Cup. Results are
posted on the website. Also thanks to
everyone for purchasing your tank top even if you didn’t race. Please mail me
your check if you have not done so yet. The after race party was held up at the
clubhouse where we started a fire to warm up and had a great party, complete
with appetizers and lots of stories.
Several women talked about wanting a Lady Victory series race next
year. With maybe a
spring, summer and fall race.
Hmmm!!!!!
Can you believe
it’s already August??? Sail, Sail,
Sail…….
Lana
Lohe
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13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>FROM THE COMMODORE - CARRIE
PFISTER
Well! July was quite the month, rain, rain, sleet
and then the heat! Leaving the Junior
Olympic Sailing Festival on Sunday, it felt like summer was finally here and to
top it off, the lake is higher than it was this spring.
I am not sure
where the count wound up, but I counted 27 boats at the Junior Olympic Sailing
Festival on Saturday.... a HUGE
success! We had Optis
(how cute were those kids!), Lasers, Sunfish and Snipes....no wind and
postponements through too much wind with abandon races. For those of you who
missed it, there were clinics both on and off the water, shore side activities
for non-boaters, a band.....amazing! The kids (and parents) were grinning non
stop. The press was everywhere....
August is
shaping up nicely with the racers off to Dillon, the start of the Fall Series,
and a few of the Specialty Races: the Rusty Nail (keep your skipper dry!) and
the TransCarter (night Race). Details are in the log. Potlucks include
On a personal
note, I would like to thank the membership for their support for the 2004
Leukemia Cup. CLSC had 4 registered
boats (Mike Wilson, Megan Johnson, the Strathmans,
and myself), three raced and all placed for
trophies. The club continues to donate
quite a sum of money towards this event and it is more than appreciated. My boat (Splash!) reclaimed the Leukemia Cup
for top fundraiser with raising $8,000 for the event. Tentative figures were at $30,000 for the
weekend! How nice is that? This event is incredible,
my crew was amazed at what happens at this regatta (now part of the SAIL
tour). If you are interested in details
for next year, please ask Nina Simmers, Todd Rogers, Steve and Bev Johnson, or myself). There is now a catagory
for "Phantom Sailors" as well (sailors who wish to participate, but
not bring their boat). I have details or
that if you are interested.
I also want to
thank members for their patience with the County negotiations. The Task Force continues daily (hourly?)
conversations and research to ensure we are doing the best we can for the
club. I apologize for seeming a bit
irritated at times....we are working very hard and non-stop, and need all the
support with our requests from you that we can.
Taking this position for the 2004 year, my goal was to assure we have the
best Executive Board and Negotiating Team we could to preserve CLSC, it's
history and future. We have those people
in place. Sometimes we are just plain
tired and frustrated trying to keep it all going in a direction we know to be
the best for CLSC. (Yes, it has almost
been 1 year!) We look forward to September.... and stress free fall sailing at
the lake. If you have questions,
comments, etc...please contact Dave Lock, Mike Gurley
or myself. We will also talk to you and
answer your questions.
On a final
note, I know we have all been busy this summer with vacations, family etc. Please....
participate in the activities and work days. We are seeing a lot of the same people this
year. Some I have not seen at all, and
there are new members I have yet to meet.
The fall comes quickly, and work hours will be due. This club's strength comes from it's membership and that stems from our camaraderie. We are one of the only club's I know of where
we know each other and continue to do things together off season. By coming to potlucks, helping with Race
Committee, clubhouse and slip work days, etc., you meet members and as we have
all learned, some of your best friends.
You can contact a Committee Chair with any available time you have, and
we will have a project within hours.
Carrie
Pfister
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VICE COMMODORE LOG
– JEFF GRUVER
Hello
fellow sailors. Several people have
asked questions about the artist that did the painting on our open regatta
shirts. He just started a website that
should answer any questions you might have.
Take a look at www.jerrymcclish.com.
I've not had any luck with schedules at work lately and have not been
able to get any weekends off nor will I in August. Therefore I will not be able to
do the raft-up-movie this year but I would be more than happy to assist anyone
who is willing to give it a shot. I have
the movie screen, we just need to put together a sound
system and a quiet generator to power it all.
I can help with the advertising as well.
Let me know if anyone is willing to pick up the ball on one of the most
popular summer events we have. Still a few kid sized
regatta shirts left at cost so give me a shout if you are interested. See you on the water, on the weekdays that
is.
Jeff
Gruver
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TREASURER LOG - DENISE MORIARTY
Everything is
going smoothly with the Club finances.
Please remember to have receipts approved by committee heads, and then
mail them to me, with instructions for who is to receive the reimbursement,
what address to send it to, and the budget line item that the expense should be
posted to. This is particularly
important for slips and docks, as is it hard for me to tell whether the expense
relates to slips, breakwater, or dock.
Denise
Moriarty
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SAFETY & EDUCATION LOG -
ROBERT LOHE
No report this month.
Robert Lohe
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JUNIOR SAILING LOG - DAVID
& MARILYN HUGHES
Junior
Sailing has taken large steps forward this year and as always it is due to the
willingness of members to participate. Additions this year included four main
aspects. One was having the safety and
rescue boat course in June for adults who planned to help at camps and the
Junior Olympic festival. This was hosted and instructed by Steve Linton of The
Anchorage who was excellent in giving us core knowledge on safety and rescue
boat operation.
Secondly, there was an amplified course
offering in the camps including weather, VHF operation, towing boats, and use
of throw bags in rescue.
The third change was in the intensity of the
B camp for younger sailors. This was a direct product of the number of adults
who were willing to loan boats to the program and to be partner sailors with
youngsters many of whom had never sailed before.
The fourth addition was the four racing
seminars for 15 to 18 year olds. The last meeting was Thursday evening July 29.
Craig Fleming, a collegiate racer who works for The Anchorage, did a great job
instructing. We had near perfect weather and young sailors showed large
improvement in racing skill. They were a pleasure to watch on the water.
Regarding
the B Camp partner sailors, we found that our ability to put kids on boats as
soon as possible the first morning taught them more and elevated their level of
interest in learning LOTS more than the traditional explanation first and then
practice method. Fourteen accomplished sailors went out with Fourteen 10 to 12
year olds each on their own sunfish and just sailed. In the process they all
had a great time and learned lots. Explanations were reserved for the afternoon
after the rain rolled in. This succeeded so well that we could add more content
as mentioned above.
Everyone
solo sailed early in the camp and all are competent Sunfish sailors. We are
pleased to have them on the water.
Thanks
to following adults who partner sailed with the campers: Lana Lohe, Jackie
Gurley, Eileen Winans, Adi Chesley.
Each of these areas of growth are places for club members to contribute ideas, time and
effort. We have been fortunate that people have come to us to offer their
services. New members may feel unsure how to engage themselves so an example
may help.
Peter
Blommaert and his wife Marlene, owners of the
Bavarian Bakery in
visit, and decided to bake a large assortment of breakfast rolls for
everyone to enjoy at breakfast the morning of the junior regatta. What a cool
gift. Thanks to everyone for being so
generous.
David & Marilyn
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MEMBERSHIP LOG - TODD ROGERS AND NINA SIMMERS
"Welcome to
our newest member Eldred Himsworth. Eldred raced with Tim Shoechle
at the regatta and decided to join. He
will, again, be racing Tim's boat in club races. Also we had a call from a gentleman in
We would like to
remind CLSC Members
that your required work hours must be completed within the
calendar year to remain a member in good standing, which impacts slip
assignments and waitlists. For those
needing hours, this is the perfect time to look at upcoming events and
opportunities to volunteer some time, help the club, and complete your hours.
Happy Sailing
Everyone!
Thanks,
Todd Rogers
and Nina Simmers - MEMBERSHIP CO-CHAIRS
CLUB HISTORIAN LOG - JACKIE
GURLEY
MEMBERSHIP
THOUGHTS NEEDED: Criteria for Honorary and Lifetime Memberships
Jackie Gurley,
Club Historian
Since the first
years of the Carter Lake Sailing Club, there have been a variety of membership
categories that have changed over time. Some membership designations have
included regular, associate, junior, introductory, regular slip, regular
non-slip, and several non-voting "Special Memberships". At this time, the following Special
Memberships are in the Club By-Laws in addition to Corresponding and Crewing
special memberships:
Annual Honorary Memberships: "This type of membership is granted on
an annual basis by the Executive Board or by the membership and pays no dues or
fees. They may use the clubhouse
facilities and attend club functions, but shall not vote, hold office or be a
member of the Executive Board." The
Club has not designated anyone to receive this honorary membership in many
years. The last mention I found was in the late 1970's when the Girl Scout
Mariner Troop #777 and their troop Leader, Mrs. Lula Josehpson,
were made Honorary Members. Several
"Honorary--Log Only" members included The Carter Lake Marina and the
Larimer County Recreation Board in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
Life Memberships: "This type of membership is granted by
the Executive Board or by the membership and pays no fees or dues. They may use the clubhouse facilities and
attend club functions, but shall not vote, hold office or be a member of the
Executive Board."
Only three couples have ever been
designated lifetime members.
First were Otto and Emmie
Koehler, who participated in the formation of the Denver Sailing Club, found
and secured the Club site with the County, served as secretary and wrote the
first history of the Club, and were instrumental in the development of many of
the structures in the race, budget, clubhouse and social aspects of the Club. I find mention of them as Lifetime Members in
1968.
In the 1970's, Roy and Maravene
Clark were given Lifetime Membership.
Their daughter was a member of the club, and although they did not sail,
they contributed many hours working in and around the clubhouse and grounds.
In 1997, as Commodore, I proposed Bill and
Lynn Keiser to the E-Board for Lifetime Membership. Bill and Lynn had been CLSC members for 40
years, Bill had been Commodore and negotiated the first written lease with the
County. He had headed the committee that
had completed the clubhouse in 1962.
Last winter, the
e-board discussed developing criteria and a process for awarding the
memberships. In the early years of the
club, the title of honorary or lifetime member could be "conferred upon a
person by a two-thirds vote by ballot of the voting membership present at any
annual meeting," but there is no criteria for who would be nominated for
such an award. The e-board would like to
hear member's thoughts.
So, on behalf of
the E-Board, what criteria do you feel are important to consider for these honorary
memberships? What do you think the
process of awarding these memberships should be? Please send me your thoughts, and I will take
them to the E-Board for consideration.
Thanks-- Jackie Gurley
PS--Last month,
several people told me the crossword puzzle did not scan very well, so I have
placed several copies (with the answers, for those of you who are waiting to
check your work! at the clubhouse.
Jackie
Gurley
RACE COMMITTEE LOG - BRIAN JONES
The summer
series is over with a total of 19 boats participating. The preliminary results:
PHRF A: 1st Chaloupka; 2nd Rampey; 3rd Scherrer
PHRF B: 1st Wilson; 2nd Miller; 3rd McKnight
A
big thanks to the Star
fleet and Paul Kresge for donating $100 to the CLSC
race program!
August 14 - Fun racing afternoon and evening!
Dusk - Night
Race, standard PHRF club rules (minimum fleet=3). Test those nav lights
first.
Fall
Series: There will be no skippers
meeting and no significant changes to the existing SI’s. The RC coverage for the fall series looks
dismal with at least three days without RC.
The anticipated number of racing skippers for RC were
reduced when some people doubled-up and others have schedule conflicts. Does anyone know of a professional PRO for
hire? I had hoped to extend the season
by moving the McGann Cup to October but that doesn’t
look promising.
I only had
one boat interested in PHRF C, so it won’t happen for 2004. I am going to begin planning for a
questionnaire for input on the race schedule format in 2005 (ie: Saturday only, Sunday only, weeknight series in summer
instead of weekends, etc).
Brian
Jones- RCC
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- SHANNAN TENZE
Upcoming potlucks:
AUG 7th –
CANE CARTER BAY- Hosted by the Scherrers,Morgans and Pfisters
Tucked away in a secluded
corner of the world, dressed with peach sand beaches and the rare Lodge Pole
Palms, is the famous
Boat drinks and appetizers at
Appetizers: J-P (conch fritters, mango salsa)
Side and Salads: Q-Z (fruit salad, mango chutney, plantains, blackbeans and rice?)
Desserts: A-H (key lime pie, banana creme pie, rum torte, coconutballs?)
AUG 5TH (Thursday) – USPS POTLUCK – CLSC MEMBERS INVITED
Bring a
dish to share
AUG 14TH
– CHEESEBURGER IN
Hosted
by Rich & Shannan Tenze
and Peter & Marlene Blommaert
After the ‘Rusty Nail’ come relax to the
sounds of Jimmy Buffet
and enjoy a home cooked meal.
Don’t forget – the night race after dinner!
Club will provide Cheeseburgers
&Paradise
Social Hour at
Members Bring:
A-L side dish M- Z dessert
AUG 28TH
– MEXICAN NIGHT
Join hosts Jan & Ken Poulsenand
Raegan Morgan for a Mexican Fiesta!
The club will providequesadilla appetizers.
Social Hour at
A-H bring a side dish (corn, salad, rice,beans, etc)
I-R main dish (tacos, enchiladas,tamales, etc)
S-Z dessert (flautas,
sopapillas, icecream,
chocolate! etc)
After dinner, we'll have a piñata for thekiddos!
SEPT 11TH – POTLUCK
SCHEDULED – NO HOST YET!!!!!!
Not hosted, bring something to
grill and a dish to share
SEPT 25TH
IRISH POT-O-LUCK NIGHT
Details in the next log
See
you at the lake-
Shannan Tenze, Social Chair
SLIPS COMMITTEE LOG - MIKE
MORGAN
There is not
much that needs covered about the slips this month. One item that has come to
my attention is that the gates to the slips have been left open numerous times
this summer. It is very important that the gates be closed behind you whenever
you enter or leave the slips. It wasn't that many years ago that we had some of
the boats broken into. Please keep the slips locked up at all times.
As for work
hours, there is a small project that could be handled during the week. When our
club was inspected by the Burough last month the only
item on the slips that they came up with was the gaps between some of the
boards on the North Slips. There are about three sections on the North Mains
where wood should be added or boards slid down. This would make a good week day
project for any members needing work hours.
Later,
Mike
Morgan
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CLUBHOUSE COMMITTEE LOG - DALE QUAKENBUSH
Private parties
this month are listed below:
8/5 - Boulder
Power and Sail mid afternoon and
evening potluck. ALL CLSC MEMBERS
INVITED
8/7
Boy Scouts – morning only.
8/24 Private party
- daytime