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From the Helm 1-2
Upcoming Events 3
Club Information 4
Holiday Party Photos 5
Chilli Cookoff 6
Change of Command Dinner Dance 7
Youth Sailing Program 2021 8
2021 Cruising Program 9
What did you do during the Pandemic 10-13
2021 Slate of HISC Officers 14
Crossword Puzzle—Anchoring 15-17
Docks Available and Wanted 18
Soundings 19
Club Classifieds 20
Sponsor Advertising 21-24
Calendar of Events 25-26
Sailing Humor 27
HILLSBORO INLET SAILING CLUB January 2021 Lighthouse Point, Florida
From The Helm Inside This Issue
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At this time of year, we look to ring in the new year. I believe that many are anxious to show 2020 the door with hopes that 2021 will be a significant improve-ment. COVID num-bers have continued to rise, and are at the highest point ev-er. I'm guessing the
numbers will begin to decline in early 2021 as the new vaccine and some level of "herd immunity" will start to have it's effects. For some this year has been a very difficult one, and the virus has only given us cause to magnify the other diffi-culties this year has dealt us. On the bright side, the club has marched for-ward. To my knowledge, we seem to have beaten the national and state averages
By Dale Kern Commodore
2020-21 S/V Wind Punk
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with very few reports of members contracting the virus. At this time I have taken a moment to pause and reflect on the year, and real-ly, it does not seem that bad. It is true that we had to modify our activities in some form or another, but we pressed on. What lies ahead for 2021? I can't say, but I do have high hopes. As cliche as it may be, pressure does create diamonds, and I believe that we will emerge better and stronger. We have had a solid year for new members who are eager to get involved. I could also say there is a "pent up demand" to get out, cruise, sail, and social-ize. This will lead to a new beginning for our club and it's members. I hope everyone has reflected on this past year, and taken the time to put to-gether their new year's resolutions. Well.... actually that's not exactly true. New Year's resolutions are noble, but to me, they are synonymous with a full gym in January, and an empty one in February. Nonetheless, let me challenge you to this... this one goal for the year: Get Involved. What is the use of having a sailboat, if it never leaves the dock? What is the point of a sailing club if you do not get involved? Sailing is a great way to enhance our lives through adventure and journey. The sailing club gives us a healthy social environment to share these experiences, I wish everyone a great new year. May 2021 bring us together with a new zest for life and a renewed sense of camaraderie. Dale Kern Commodore SV Windpunk
Are you following the club Facebook page? Catch up on the many posts by Club members. You can find out page at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hisc.org/
Our Crew Page is at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1969062466531180
And our Youth Sailing page is at:
https://www.facebook.com/HISCYouthSailing
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01/07 Board Meeting (Zoom)
01/14 General Meeting (Galuppi’s)
01/16 Nautical Flea Market (???)
01/28 Virtual Happy Hour
02/04 Appreciation Event and Board Meeting (Zoom)
02/11 General Meeting
02/25 Virtual Happy Hour/ Alternate
02/27 Change Of Command Dinner Dance
Upcoming Events
Cruising Calendar MONTH DAY(S) EVENT HOSTS LOCATION
Feb 13 Chilli Cookoff TBC
Mar 9 Change of Com-mand Raft up
TBC
Date Race Manager Host
01/23 Key West Race
Races, Regattas & After Race Parties Schedule
HISC 2019 Governing board
Commodore Dale Kern
Vice Commodore Paul Alcock
Rear Commodore Ross Hunton
Past Commodore Jeff Sussman
Treasurer Peder Sahlin
Secretary Jeff Keiser
Two Year Directors Ken White
Joe Gomez
One Year Directors Christeen Pozniak
Elizabeth White
Staff Commodore Doug Knickerbocker
TBC: To Be Confirmed—Subject to the Pandemic.
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Monthly General Meeting The Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club holds a monthly membership meeting generally on the second Thursday of each month, 7:00pm at the Galuppi’s 1103 N Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, Florida 33062, Tel: (954) 785-0226. Please check the monthly calendar or call the editor for any changes in the meeting dates, times, or locations.
BOAT US MEMBERSHIP
Boat US membership dues are $30.00. Since we have a group membership; current HISC Members as well as any new HISC Members in 2016 should only pay $15.00.
Our Group Number is GA83724S If you need any additional information call me,
Tim Leonard, Boat US Coordinator at (754) 367-1085 or e-mail to [email protected]
The Club Purpose The purpose of the Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club is to develop, encourage, promote, and stimulate interest in sailing, and to encourage the fellowship and camaraderie associated with sailing and sailors in the Hillsboro Inlet area from Palm Beach to Miami and beyond.
Membership An application for membership in HISC may be obtained from membership chairperson Bob Schuldenfrei at (954) 864-9791 ([email protected]) or by contacting any club member. There is a $30.00 initiation fee and annual dues of $150 (family), $125 (single), are payable upon joining and every January thereafter. After June 30, the dues are 75.00 (family) or $62.50 (single) for the rest of the current year for new members.
Club Links: Club Website: https://www.hisc.org Club Youth Sailing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HISCYouthSailing/ Club Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/hisc.org Club Photos Online: https://hisc.smugmug.com/ Club Calendar: https://www.hisc.org/events/ Hillsboro Inlet Soundings: https://www.hisc.org/inlet-info/
Want to get your Local Knowledge into Print? Could you write a Local Knowledge article? We’re looking for arti-cles about Lake Boca, Hillsboro Inlet, Boca Inlet, Port Everglades, The ICW from Port Everglades to Hillsboro Inlet, and other areas. We’re looking for Articles for 2020 Issues of the Inlet Outlet. Please contact the Editor if you would like to author a Local Knowledge article.
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Photos from the Holiday Party 2020
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Chilli Cookoff 2021 The date is set for February 13. Location: To be determined, but most likely Sunrise Bay or Lake Boca. Event: At the time of printing, raftups are still no allowed and so it would mean individual boat anchoring. Unless the restrictions change due to the number of the public vaccinations, the plan is something like this (yes, that’s a bit wishy washy, but this is still planned for the mid-dle of a Pandemic.) Friday: Boats start to arrive at the venue. Friday Night: Socially distanced Cocktail Party also Zoomed. Saturday: Prepare your Chilli. Saturday: 5pm. Host boats will visit your boat to pickup the Chilli Sample, 4 individual cups of chilli. Saturday 6pm: Judges complete their tastings on the host boats. Saturday 6:30pm: Hosts announce results on #68 Saturday 7pm: Hosts deliver prizes to contestant’s boats. O/C: General dink and drift, BYOB.
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Change of Command Dinner Dance
The Change of Command Dinner Dance is planned for either Febru-ary 25th or Saturday February 27th. The Flag Officers and Board of Directors will be meeting (Zoom) on Thursday January 7th to work out the details. Our endeavors are centered around making the event suitable for all club members. Of course, the Pandemic is affecting our ’usual’ social formats, including the Change of Command Din-ner Dance, but this is a high priority event that signifies the start of the new Commodore Year. The good news is that the State has announced that Vaccinations are now available to anyone over the age of 65 starting as early as Janu-ary 4th. That should ease the restrictions on large gatherings by the last week of February and thus open up this event to more of our club members. We will start blasting out details as soon as they are confirmed, most likely before the General Meeting (Zoom) on January 14th.
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Youth Sailing has received approval from Broward County to conduct class this year. Because of COVID restrictions we are limited to the number od students we can handle. There are some new registration and waiver forms this year. I am working on getting them on our website but for now I can send them out directly. Contact me as soon as possible to sign up. I am opening registration to the Club in advance of the general public. Spring classes begin 27 Feb. Barry Simmons [email protected]
Youth Sailing Program 2021
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Helloooo, Cruisers!
Well... 2020 was a very odd year for the boater community and certainly, our cruising program took also a hit with the pandemic. We hope that 2021 will be the beginning of a new era where things go back to normal and maybe even better. Cruising and racing are the two main reasons sailors have to use their boats. And while the authorities continue to restrict gatherings, there are ways to perform our activ-ities in a safe and fun way. So with these objectives in mind, we are re-launching our cruising program with the central idea of providing the perfect excuse to use your boat even though the social element will be limited. Cruising events in 2021 will be "destination" events. This means that you will score a point for sailing (or motoring) to the destination, regardless if you stay overnight or not. That's right you show-up on your boat, then you get a point. The new event hosts duties will be: + Choosing the destination. + Taking the names of the boats that showed up. + Write a brief article about the event. As customary every captain is responsible for the security of their crew and vessel. You define what precautions to take or not. You may be taking care of a high-risk person, your occupation may be putting you close to infected people, you may have been exposed to the virus or you simply prefer to "play it safe." All of these are good reasons. Then, to make things easier you should use the "T" flag (same as the French flag but backward) meaning "Keep clear of me" on the international maritime flag rules. The flag will let people know that you are not tak-ing visitors. On the other side, you may be immune, had the vaccine, recently recovered from Covid, or simple feel safe. In that case, you can use the "K" flag (half yellow, then blue,) meaning "I wish to communicate with you" on the international maritime flag rules. We hope to see you on the water. Our next event will be Saturday, February 13th at Boca Lake. Regards, Hector
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What did you do during the Pandemic Earlier this year I asked our Members to send in a review of things they had done
during the Pandemic. Here’s some of the responses:
Captain Doug Knickerbocker Being sequestered to home in Boca Raton, except for helping maintain several commer-cial boats, it sounded like a great "vacation" in Ft Pierce for a week in July. Not quite, but tolerable. Had to put one of our catamarans on the hard for a bi-annual hull exam by USCG. Do this every year for either cat. We use a marina in Ft Pierce because they have a big enough travel lift. Means spending the week supervising the inspection, bottom paint-ing, and necessary hull repairs. Usually stay at a boutique hotel out on Hutcheson Is-land. NOT. Because of Covid I chose to drive my rental car (truck) back and forth from/to Boca each day (100 miles one way). Boring time on I95 but otherwise okay. Makes a long day. Goal was to launch on Friday, first thing in the morning, for the sail home to Boca. As soon as the boat went in the water, one of the motors refused to start. So spent sever-al hours resolving the issue (electrical). Didn't make it out of Ft Pierce Inlet until noon. Since it's normally an 8 hour trip, that means getting to the Boca Inlet after dark. Busi-ness as usual. After an hour heading south and outrunning several squalls, the wind turned on the nose (naturally). So close hauled with motors. Still dodging squalls (seas 3 to 5 at times plus rogue waves). Good news though because we caught a half dozen tuna. Breaks up the boredom. Reached the Boca Inlet at 9:30 pm. Seas had settled down. We worked our way into the inlet in the dark with an outgoing half tide, and the bridge operator was still awake (amazing). Tied up at the Boca Resort. Great thanks to the other experienced captain (Albert) that worked with me all week. We do this together every year so are comforta-ble working together. Long week but an interesting "vacation". Looking forward to next summer so we can do it all again, hopefully without re-strictions. Captain Doug Knickerbocker
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Sharon Holland
The pandemic gave me plenty of time to make more of the knitted Caps for Cancer Victims. Here are ones I donated last month to a cancer treatment cen-ter so gals who lose their hair can keep warm. I have made over 400 of these the past few years. Keeps me busy while watching TV especially dur-ing COVID.
Paul Alcock Since retiring in 2015, I’ve been busier than ever. Projects on the boat (Working on making new Cabin Cushions and new Cabin Table right now, and doing a com-plete upgrade on the Boat Electrical sys-tem). At the outset of the Pandemic when there was a shortage of PPE, I started making Face Masks, a total of about 50 that went to friends, neighbors, they family even sent some up to Ohio and New York. We did manage to get the boat out a few times including July 4th, Thanksgiv-ing Cruise and a couple of other short trips. Most fun project? Expanding my Bread Baking. Again, Neighbors were test tasters: Whole Wheat Bread, Cinnamon Loaves, Fogasse, Japanese Milk Loaves. I should own stock in King Arthur Baking Company. Even starting my own, from scratch Sourdough Starter. Not sure how that will turn out :) Stay safe everyone!
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Geoff Jarvis My 2020 sailing year has been one of downs and ups.
It started in spectacular fashion with a 1,160nm thrash from Pompano down to St Maarten to deliver a Leopard 45 catamaran. I was the 3rd on board with the owner and a Captain friend. After some 40 years sailing, on this trip I achieved what was the holy grail of sailors from the 1970s – over 200 miles in a 24-hour run under sail. 30kts+ of wind for about 36 hours 150nm East of the Bahamas in big rollers with a top recorded speed of 21.96kts was truly Champagne Sailing.
I was at a 10 on my personal sailing scale and it was still only January...
Spectacular plans for over 50 days afloat were in place up to the middle of the year:
• March – Miss Kirsty (Sunreef 62) 10 day delivery to the Bahamas
• April – the 2-day Palm Beach Cup on Delta House (98ft custom mega yacht) • April – as Principal Race Officer for the 2-day Palm Beach Atlantic University invitational collegiate regatta • May – 2-days for the Hillsborough to Palm Beach Race on the Catalina 42 Lou Nautics • May – the Block Island Race, 7 days including deliveries, on the Tartan 4100 Pinnacle • June – New-port to Bermuda, 28 days including delivery, race preparation on Pinnacle
Perhaps I might be able to amp it up to 11 as they did in Rob Reiner's masterpiece Spinal Tap...
The end of February was the time to start preparing to get Miss Kirsty over to the Bahamas and there were rumors of the Islands closing to visitors due to COVID-19. I didn't really pay much attention to that until we started hearing talk of a lockdown here in the US. In early March we made the call to postpone the ride to the Bahamas because I thought that I may have trouble flying back. Although the Sunreef 62 is a beauti-ful luxurious vessel, the prospect of being stranded on the boat with the 2 female owners and their highly strung Weimaraner dog and laid back cat was not particularly appealing.
Delaying that departure proved to be the right decision as our own country began to shut down.
Then it really hit. In the space of about 2 weeks, ALL of those planned 50+ days had evaporated. Block Island and Newport Bermuda races were cancelled. Local races were cancelled. The Intracoastal was off limits to everybody except mariners with commercial licenses. Miss Kirsty was stranded at anchor at Lake Sunrise, and negotiating with the park rangers for access to the closed park to walk that dog.
From 10 to 0 in one precipitous drop...
We all stayed at home, isolated. I bought a case of wine and seemed to get through all 12 bot-tles within a week.
Watching the web sites for the islands it was possible to track the rapidly changing entry rules for Page 1
recreational vessels. But, what if we didn't go to another country, and stayed in the US? Isn't St Thomas part of the USA? Could get the boat down to the Northern end of the island chain?
In mid April I spoke with Miss Kirsty's owner who expressed a desire to get down to Grenada to be outside of the hurricane belt for the season. We started monitoring the Grenada government web site with a view to moving the boat down there in one long trip. The authorities said 14 days quarantine for admission into Gre-nada. On closer examination, those 14 days quarantine started AFTER reaching Grenada – you stay on the boat at anchor and are only permitted to come ashore after displaying no symptoms following the isolation
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period.
That was not going to work for me; 4-5 weeks on one boat, the last half bobbing at anchor in sight of the is-land was not my idea of fun.
The Intracoastal restrictions were lifted towards the end of April so I get myself down to Miss Kirsty to get her out on a shake-down sail.
The needle had moved up to 1...
After 5 months of non-activity, everything was seizing up. If it needed lubrication it wasn't working. The main didn't want to come down at the end of a couple of hours running up and down the coast, but that was nothing a generous dose of MacLube on the cars and track wouldn't cure.
Returning to Lake Sunrise on that first Sunday in May there were more vessels out on the Intracoastal, and where we had left were the beautiful lines of Michael Duvall's Imagine, who was to be out for the night at an-chor. I guess it was Memorial Day weekend, although with the lockdown I had no idea. On that Sunday evening we made the decision. Lets get Miss Kirsty on route to the Caribbean in early June,with a target of St Thomas as the destination which was open to US vessels. The owners would then island hop down to Grenada.
We're now at 2 on that scale...
The rest of May was spent working through boat systems and preparing for the ride down there. We left on June 8, and 1039nm later a blocked fuel line on the port engine forced us to stop at Puerto Real on the West-ern end of Puerto Rico for repairs. What happens when you leave a half empty fuel tank in the Florida heat – that bacteria grows in the air space above the diesel above the tank and clogs the fuel lines and Racor filters.
Despite the failure to reach St Thomas, I'd comfortably moved up to a 3...
As I flew back from San Juan, what seemed like a desperate non-sailing year was looking a whole lot better.
In June my membership of HISC was confirmed and I'm now at 4...
July saw me captain a Hylas 63 over 700nm from Wilmington, NC down to Palm Beach – an easy 5 on the scale... August was the 850nm move of a Saba 50 from Fort Lauderdale to Hampton VA – now I'm up to 6...
September sees me joining Warren Goff on Deadline for a few HISC Sunday morning races in the Gunk-hole fleet and now I'm at 7...
October was the return passage of that Saba 50 with 1,148nm from Newport RI to Fort Lauderdale – and the score is up to 8...
November? Stay at home, catch up on work and decline a number of delivery trips down the Eastern Sea-board.
So here we are at Thanksgiving, and in this new virus-restricted world, as all my fellow HISC members know, it is possible to get out there and sail. I'm looking forward to getting out there and meeting more of you in 2021.
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HISC 2021-2022 Slate of Officers
Commodore: Paul Alcock Vice Commodore: Ross Hunton Rear Commodore: Mike Megarity Treasurer: Peder Sahlin Secretary: Brenda Duvall One Year Director: Joe Gomez One Year Director: Ken White Two Year Director: Astrid Hunton Two Year Director: Kendall Marcelle
At the November 2021 General Meeting (via Zoom) the following Slate of Officers was approved.
The Nominating Committee approved the following Committee Members: Audit Committee:
John Kaelblein 1 year Maureen Leonard 2 year Sherry Sussman 3 Year (new)
Nominating Committee:
Michael Duval 1 Year Dave Lockman 2 Year Christeen Pozniak 3 Year (new)
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2021 Crossword Puzzle
There will be 12 puzzles this year, let’s start with an easy one.
Lights and Lamps (clues on next page)
Send a picture of the solved crossword puzzle To [email protected]
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January 2021 Cross Word Puzzle Clues Ok, Bottle of Whiskey (Full) to the first member that solves this one. Paul Alcock—[email protected]
Sailors use lights and lamps all over the boat and when navi-gating. This puzzle takes a bit of thinking, shouldn’t be a problem before the new year.
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Solution for the December 2020 Crossword Puzzle
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Wanted: Urgent! Dock to rent for 32-ft. sloop drawing 6ft. 2 inches. "Fleur de Beaulieu" 32 foot sloop draws 6 feet 2 inches Carole Fielder [email protected] Please call Carole at 954-946-2956 or 954-234-8262 (can also text this number).
Wanted: Dock space with a lift for 24' yamaha ar240 Weighs about 5500lbs. Needs to be on a lift as it is a twin jet drive so cannot sit in the water. Contact: Andy Ryder Ph: 954.719.6116 Email: [email protected]
Wanted: Looking for a dock for a 27' Island Packet that draws 4 feet. Please4call Ken White at any time on 954-480-7100.
If you have or need dock space, the best place to post it is on the Club’s Facebook Page. We will post it here if you send an email to the Inlet Outlet Editor (it will al-so get included in the Club Classifield Ads Online at hisc.org ) Please make sure the email includes the following information: Length of Dock available / required Depth of Dock or Depth of Boat Any special needs (eg. Lift, Power, Water, etc.) Contact name Contact Phone Number & Contact Email
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The Hillsboro Inlet Soundings are pro-vided by Jack Holland, we hope you find them useful when Navigating the Inlet Jack Holland Chairman Hillsboro Inlet District Staff
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Club Classified Note If you have a boat, dinghy or other Marine item to sell, please provide a description, one or two photos and the correct contact information. Deadline for submission is the 15th of the month. Thanks. Paul Alcock—Inlet Outlet Editor
Anchor Line and Chain $175 Contact Ira Wechterman https://miami.craigslist.org/brw/bpo/d/deerfield-beach-anchor-line-and-chain/7225009078.html
"Cheerios" a 1994 Catalina 34 is for Sale. If you are interested in purchasing this good sailboat with excellent gear on board, please email [email protected] for more information on the vessel's specifications and equipment included. Thank you, Paul Chasse. 561 703 4367.
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Inlet Outlet Editor Paul Alcock
The Inlet/Outlet is published by the Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club. Items for publication should be submitted to the Inlet Outlet Editor: [email protected] in text format. Paper documents or photos should be delivered or mailed to: Paul Alcock - Inlet Outlet Editor 5804 NW 18th Court Margate FL 33063 Tel: (954) 736-7114
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