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The coming Spring sailing season will be full of opportunities to partici-pate in learning about Race Committe jobs. The Vice Commodore, Scott
Harwell is eager to help you lern how to put on sailing races!
Happy New Year! I hope everyonehad a safe and happy holiday seasonand a very happy beginning to 2018.The incredible cold that started this
new year has caused quite a few prob-lems around the club but hopefullywe've gotten them taken care of andwill be getting back to our normalwinter weather soon.I want to take this time to welcome
our new committee members electedlast month and Thank You for takingthe time to serve the club. We will beholding a Town Hall meeting onJanuary 23 at 6:30 with the FinanceCommittee; they have been looking atthe future of FYC as we near themembership cap of 650. Some deci-sions will have to be made and we feelas members you need to be involved,so please plan to attend and receivethe information first hand.As always we are extremely proud of
our Juniors who attend the OrangeBowl Regatta, its an amazing event.The Auxiliary's Chili Cook Off is the
end of this month; it’s a lot of fun, sosign up to cook or just come for thechili and support The Auxiliary. I would like to encourage everyone as
a New Year's resolution to get moreinvolved. Make this the year that youjoin a work party or help with a regat-ta. Just make that step to find a newniche; we have so make talented peo-ple at our club and there is alwayssomething you can do to help.
Thank you,Randy Fitz-Wainwright,
Commodore
From the Commodore
Mainsheet Volume 51, Number 1, January 2018 Latitude: 30°32’29”N Longitude: 87°54’14”W
The Commodore’s Ball
Notice of the work he has done forthe club this year was the awardof the Ed Coley Trophy to HarveyCunningham.
The food was great, the dancingwent on into the cold night andthe faces you see here show thefun we all had.
We welcomed Santa and had awonderful, tasty, musical,dancing New Year’s Eve. Wehad a blast & we hope you joinus next year!
I hope everyonehad a wonderfulHoliday Season! Ihad the honor oftraveling down toMiami for theOrange BowlRegatta with sever-al of our Lasersailors. It was a
fantastic event to attend withapproximately 600 youth fromaround the world competing inthe USA’s largest youth event.While we didn’t bring home anysilver, we did have some promis-ing finishes with several racesfrom our sailors. Attending the
event for FYC were, Sara Boyd,Parker French, Chandler Taloney,Camille and Pete McGriff.
Our high school and advanceOptimist team will return to prac-tice mid-January to prepare forthe spring season. The high schoolwill be working on boat handlingskills along with preparing for thespring team racing events. Ouroptimist team will be training forUSODA Gulf Coast Championshipwhich FYC will host in March.
This is the last event of the sea-son for optimist sailors to qualifyfor the 2018 Team Trials whichplaces sailors on the USA interna-tional teams. You will be able to find the datesfor summer camp online by theend of the month, there will be adrop box that you can enter your
email address and we will notifyyou the day summer camp regis-trations opens. We will also haveour Bay Buddy Camp again thissummer, as much fun as this wasfor the children, the instructorshad a blast working with thisgroup.
See you on the waterHolly Murray
Sailing Director
The Mainsheet is publishedmonthly by the Fairhope
Yacht Club, a member ofthe Gulf Yachting Association and
United States Sailing Association.Circulation includes all Fairhope YachtClub members and GYA affiliatedclubs. The Mainsheet, Fairhope YachtClub, P.O. Box 1327, Fairhope, AL36533, or e-mail [email protected] bythe 20th of the month prior to publica-tion.
BRIDGE Commodore - Randy Fitz-WainwrightVice Commodore - Chris Dabney Rear Commodore- Scott Hartwell Fleet Captain - Phillip Durant Fleet Surgeon - Dr. Rick Childs Secretary - Charles AllenTreasurer - Brian Snider
BOARD OF GOVERnORSMichael AmosRay FrenchEllis OllingerJoe McIntoshTony LoweryJohnnie RobertsDan Herzog
COMMITTEE CHAIRSMemorial Pat Colvin Entertainment Christine Banjanin
Stephanie Beedy Building/Grounds Chad AllenFood & Bev Chris DabneyInsurance/Marine Safety David BarrHarbor Sandy McCall Associates Christine BanjaninMembership Mike LandersOffshore Byron YoderCruising Stan Brown Water Front Director Holly MurrayAdult Sailing John Helmstadter Race & Regatta Scott HarwellJunior Commodore Camille McGriffJuniors Advisors Elizabeth & KellyMcGriff Historians PC Barbara Brown
Sarah Johnston-Cox Guardian John AdamsGYA Coordinator Philip DurantMainsheet Editor nancy FitzpatrickMainsheet Photos Jacque McCants;
Dawson MorganLong Range Planning ICRC FYC Auxiliary Darlene Sirmon
Office: Mon-Fri 8:00am-12:00, 1:30-4:30pmPhone: 251-928-3276 Fax: 251-990-8602
Email: [email protected] Office: 101 Volanta, Fairhope AL 36532
Mailing Address: Box 1327, Fairhope AL36533
Web address: www.fairhopeyachtclub.com
The Layline ~ Sailing Director Holly Murray
At Half MastSTEVE DELKER
Junior Commodore’s Report
Junior Honor Award Winners
The newest honoree for the Boat Cohen awardis Emily Allen. As a first-year sailor, Emily hastaken sailing camp, served as a CIT in summersailing, sailed with the high school sailing teamand gotten her own Optimist. She has partici-pated in Green fleet clinics all fall. We look for-ward to watching Emily continue to grow as asailor and active participant in the Junior pro-gram.
Chandler Taloney started just three years agoin summersailing learn-ing how to sail.That summer,he found a pas-sion for a sportthat has con-tinued to grow.
This year Chandler has sailedGulf Coast Championships,Midwinter‘s, USODA Nationalsand Team trial qualified in hisOptimist. In addition, he hasbegun sailing Lasers, served asa CIT at summer sailing, andis on the Fairhope High School
team. His excitement about the sport and com-petitive nature will take him far and we lookforward to great things from Chandler.
Hello members! I’m happy to saythat I was voted the JuniorCommodore this past month and Iwill now be following after myolder sister as she heads to collegein the fall. December has been a
busy month as a few junior Lasershave been training for OrangeBowl in Miami, which is one of thelarger Laser regattas of the year.While I was in Miami from the20th-24th training before theevent in the Atlantic, most of thecompetition showed up for a prac-tice day in the 26th followed by 4days of challenging racing inBiscayne Bay. The venue isfamous for being a tactical night-mare for sailors, so our sailorslearned a lot and had lots of funduring racing. Coming up inJanuary our junior programshould be fairly stagnant due tolack of regattas and cold weather,while I will be back in SouthFlorida for the Atlantic CoastChampionships on the 13th. Ihope to see you on the water thismonth!
Pete McGriff
Junior Commodore
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Restaurant & Bar Hours Of Operation(251-928-8888 for Dinner Reservations) Happy Hours 4-7pm EVERY NIGHT!
January~2018
Look for Weekly Specials for the NewYear by E-Blast from Chef Jacob
Santa visits the FYC children!
Every year we have more FYC families
joining Santa for anticipation of
Christmas.
Mardi GrasMardi Gras
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Restaurant & Bar Hours Of Operation(251-928-8888 for Dinner Reservations) Happy Hours 4-7pm EVERY NIGHT!
February~2018
Don’t forget the Pasta Buffet Special
for $10 on Meeting Wednesday!
WHAT’s Happening at the Club!MeMbership Meeting nightPasta Buffet! Choose the pasta, sauceand ingredients you like for $10. sunday Fun races: Join us!Sign in at the bar to know your hand-icap. Join the after-sailing fun at thebar to talk about your race.Monday night pot Luck: 6:00,Bring a dish and meet FYC members.tacos on tuesday: Sunset on theBay and tacos. What could be better!3rd Wednesdays: beer & bingostarts again in January. 6:30 to 8:30for fun with friends!3rd thursdays: regatta coM-Mittee meets to plan and supportclub and GYA racing events.Everyone is invited to join the fun.1st Fridays: auxiLiary Lunch11:30 each First Friday, with lunchand programs that are designed toexpand participation in the club.2nd Fridays: Movie night andsupper for our young members whileyou enjoy the service in the DiningRoom.3rd Fridays: seaFood jubiLeeright out of the Bay and Gulf, thetastiest dishes our Chef can offer 3rd sundays: porch sociaL:With the Winter coming, the hours
are now 5-7; if the weather is lesspleasant, we will meet by the firesidein the Ball Room.january 14, 21 &28: annuaL chiLiboWL raceseries and chiLicook-oFF:
The racing will start on Sunday,Jan 14 with two more races, Jan 21& Jan 28.
The Cook-Off will be on Sunday,Jan 28, sponsored by the FYCAuxiliary. Make plans to come outand compete. Contact the FYCAuxiliary to sign up to test your Chiliagainst other FYC cooks. The tastingwill be late afternoon to allow thesailors to get in, put up the boats andsample the offerings!February 11: Mardi grasparade & Fun3:00 Children's parade around theparking lotMusic 4-7:30 Bay City Brass BandHurricane specials, light bites &bunches of fun!February 17: vaLentinesdance with Doc Rodgers & theRock Dodgers
Look for weekly specials from Chef Jacob,coming to you by E-blast!!!
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Join the fun, either
cooking or sailing,
we have a
chili good time!
IT CAN’T BE A NEW YEAR WITHOUT A PARTY!!!
The New Year bringsour old friend
Hypothermia again!Now that the cold
weather is here, we should be pre-
pared to deal with hypothermia.
There are more that 1200 deaths
per year from hypothermia in the
US. The Bay water temperature
was 54°F this week and at that
temperature, hypothermia can
occur in 1 hour and death in 1 to
6 hours.Hypothermia can be divided into
mild, moderate and severe stagesbased on body temperature. Themild state is a temperaturebetween 98-95° and can be treat-ed without professional help.Symptoms of the mild phaseinclude shivering, clumsy hands,exhaustion and slurred speach.Treatment is to get the person toa warm place, remove wet clothes,wrap their entire body in blanketsor a sleeping bag, and administerwarm coffee or tea with sugar.Keep the person covered untiltheir body tempreature is above98°F.
For moderate to severe stages.Call 911, as this is a true medicalemergency. At this level, the per-son will have quit shivering; they
may be disoriented and may besemi-conscieous and confused. Asthe body temperature drops to 85°or lower, death may occur. Whilewaiting for help to arrive, treatthe person the same as above,ExCEpT do not give any liquids.
please know where the nearest
dock ladder is to your boat andmake sure that you can climb it.Consider placing a quick releaseladder on your boat such as theSafeUp shown by David Barr.Keep a body thermometer, warmblanket or sleeping bag and a setof dry clothes on your boat.
Start the New Year with anEmergency Boat Ladder
As boaters, we have all heard the stories ofpeople finding themselves not able to re-board their vessel after swimming or takinga fall overboard. This is situation is a par-ticularly dangerous prospect for a ‘single-hand’ skipper.
Although our boats might appear relativelyuser-friendly for boarding, that view can bequite daunting from the waterline, lookingup. That thought, and hearing a few unfor-tunate stories, prompted me to shop for a
deployable emergency ladder that could be left in place and easilyaccessed by an overboard sailor, especially in a ‘single-hand’ scenario.
Emergency deployable ladders come in a variety of configurationsfrom rope and slat type ladders to bag ladders that deploy underweight. I selected a bag ladder that has one exposed step that whenstepped on, or pulled, deploys the remainder of the ladder from thebag. The whole assembly can be secured to rails, or some to cleats.
If this is not a piece of safety equipment you currently own, pleasemake it a priority. That few feet from the water surface to the deck canbe insurmountable under certain circumstances. You definitely wantthe piece-of-mind these simple and reasonably priced devices bring.
Marine Safety & Insurance ~ David Barr
The Fleet Surgeon’s Report ~ Dr. Rick Childs
DEcEMBEr 3: Fairly nice day forsailing, (70 degrees, 7 to 8 knots ofbreeze) and we had a good turnoutof 8 boats for this last race in theFall Series. Course was set at X-NW-SW-SE-X. It must have been avery close race as both Friday NightGigilos and White Hawk recordedthe same finish time. The ScoreSheet showed Friday Night Gigilosin 1st place and White Hawk in 2ndso congratulations Zane. Tigressgarnered 3rd place.
The Fat Lady ( I wonder who sheis) sang again ending our FallSeries with the following results:1st Tigress 15 points2nd (Tie) Friday Night Gigilos 9points
White Hawk 9 pointsNote: Trophies for Series Ties go tothe boat that does best in the lastrace. Trophies for 1st 3 places willbe awarded at the CommodoresBall.4th Wanderer 8 points5th (Tie) New Wake 5 points
Damn Yankee 5 points7th Gypsy Wind 4 points8th Skedadle 3 points9th Dagnabit 2 pointsNo more "Official Series Races untilFebruary, but there will be aGeneric Score Sheet in the BlueBook showing your Start Times if
anyone would like to race on eitherThursday Afternoon starting around1:00 PM or Sunday Afternoon start-ing at 2:00 PM
I always ask for pictures andthis time we got a bonus-thewhole sailing crew gathered atthe gazebo for an apres-sailparty. Pictured from left to right,Tony Lowery,Chad Smith,Chappie, Teri Loftin Johnson,Chris Morrison, Tracey Faircloth,Laura Montgomery, Zane Yoder,Don Faircloth, Sharon Byrne,John Helmstadter, (hiding), BenBatcheler, Eddie Manes.
Hope everyone had a GreatHoliday and got all those "GoFasts" that you asked for.Doesn't look like it's warmenough to sail just yet but it isstill 12 days off and after all it iscalled the "CHILI Bowl Regatta".It will be a 3 race Series onSundays 1/14, 1/21, and 1/28.The Racing Instructions for these3 races will be the same as weuse for all of our Sunday FunRaces. This includes all theStarting Time and Spinnakeradjustments. If you don't seeyour name and information onthe Score Sheet, just add it to the
end of the list. Please sign in byChecking if you are racing thatrace, and record your Finish Timeat the end. Let me know if youhave any questions.
And keep in mind the CHILIBOWL COOK OFF after the raceon 1/28. For only $5 you canenjoy up to 20 kinds of Chili andvote for which you like the best.Then the awards (for both racingand the Cook Off) are given out.Great FUN and a good way to getwarm. I understand the awardswill be given out a little later thisyear to give the sailors time toput their boats to bed, clean up alittle and taste enough Chili tomake an informed decision.
Sunday Sailing Report
2018 Membership Committee
Mike WierszalowskiDave StricklandMignon BishopLinda BahamErik SchmitzMartha PayneSteve SamryJill Godard
Beverly Bradley
Mark your Calendars for the ChiliBowl Regatta Sundays Jan 14, 21,28 with the Cook Off on the 28th.
Visions like this is why we sail-thewater, the wind and the open sky. Thanks to Sharon Byrne onboardDamn Yankee for these pictures.
W. Holt Naff
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