MAINSHEET

2019 TSC Officers

Commodore Lorrie Sylvester (405) 250-6956 Lorraine-Sylvester@ouhsc.edu

Vice Commodore Jim Madsen (405) 301-1742 jimmadsen@yahoo.com Rear Commodore David Gray (405) 447-7946 swimcoach@cox.net Fleet Captain Jim Waller (580) 320-1551 jimwaller46@gmail.com Secretary Hadley Jerman (405) 706-6027 hjerman@ou.edu Treasurer Fredrica Cottrell (405) 364-9902 facottrell@att.net Mainsheet Editor Ted Streuli (405) 657-9935 ted@tedstreuli.com BoatHouse Manager Phil Moershel (405) 208-1532 phil@moershel.com Past Commodore Jim Chapman (405) 556-1035 81windrose@gmail.com

Thunderbird Sailing Club Norman, Oklahoma

Happy summer everyone!

What a busy month! TSC

volunteers are the backbone

of our club, and we especial-

ly appreciate them all as June

activities descended.

The RS Teras and Zests ar-

rived. Thanks to Phil for tactful-

ly shepherding the boats from England to Nor-

man and to all of the volunteers who helped

unload and put them together. They have been

put to the test in youth sailing classes for two

weeks in June. By all accounts, the kids and

instructors love the boats. Again, thanks to Jerry

Lojka, Phil Moershel, Jim Waller, Jim Chap-

man, Gray Graham, Paul Reynolds, Frederica

Cottrel, Mary Ann Secrist, David Gray, Devon,

and others, not to mention the awesome food

provided by David and Joyce Craigie!

Sailing class instructors and volunteers

were very well fed! These classes provide a

wonderful opportunity for youth to learn sailing

skills, engage in physical activity, become com-

fortable around the water, and make new

friends. These classes are top notch and we are

lucky to have so many skilled volunteers to

manage these classes (and the children).

July 2019

Cmdre. Lorrie

These new boats were christened at a lovely ceremony just prior at the start of our potluck on June 17.

Thanks so much to Jim Eller for officiating at this event. New boat names were unveiled, and the boats

were duly doused with fizzy water. Thanks to all those who donated to make the new fleet a reality.

June is bursting out all over

AUGUST 17: RECEPTION 6:30-9:00 Celebrate 50 years of sailing fun, education, racing, and fellowship. Seeking volunteers to provide appetizers/finger foods. Cakes already in the works!

Let Lorrie know if/what you can bring!

This fleet of RS Teras is shown in Great Britain. (Photo courtesy of RS Sailing)

Boat/Name By

Chad C – Zest Jim and Bea Waller

Wy Knot- Tera Jim and Judy Chapman

Wasp – Tera Phil and Diane Moershel

Hornet – Tera Phil and Diane Moershel

Gabby Anne - Tera Dave and Joyce Craige

Black Pearl – Tera Jerry Lojka

Raptor-Tera Linda Lojka

Skipper Andy – Tera Kathy Anderson

Hiram D – Tera Hiram Douglas Family

Divine – Zest Connie Divine

Patsy Louise – Zest Les Cummings and Camisa Stewart

Kathy Zoe – Zest Frank Lawler

Weekly Commodore’s Cup Sailing

Stay tuned for upcoming weekly races! It is warming up and the weather is improving a bit allowing for some racing! Reminder: Skippers in these races must be TSC members!!

You can still join the text message list for weekly Commo-dore Cup Races. Contact Jim at jimwaller46@gmail.com or

580-320-1551.

Upcoming Regattas

Some of you have tentatively volunteered to chair

these events – Interested in helping organize? Please help!

Leukemia Cup Regatta/Silent Auction: September 7, 2019 – Lorrie Sylvester and James Anderson

Jerry Layton Regatta:

October 5, 2019 – Phil Moershel, organizer

Hiram Douglas Regatta/

Annual Chili Cook-Off: November 3, 2019- Organizer TBD – Want to help?

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month Help raise awareness and funds by registering for our 4th

Annual Regatta.

When: September 7 (registration onsite Sept. 6-7 as well as online); racing on Saturday, Sept. 7; outdoor entertainment

(maybe Jimbo “Big Train” Madsen and his group!)….AND….SILENT AUCTION! Auction will be online in

August (link TBD).

We need: Help to run the race, silent auction items, volun-teers to help with auction! Get your boats and teams togeth-

er now and register at: https://www.leukemiacup.org/events/thunderbird-sailing-club-leukemia-cup-regatta

Racing Report

Adult Small Boat Sailing

Volunteer help is needed and welcomed

July 9, 10, 11, 12 from 5pm-9pm

July 13, 8am-4pm

(Mary Anne Secrist)

July is for Cheeseburgers in Paradise

FOR SALE 1979 Chrysler 20 · $2,000

• Solid hull, new mast, and

good trailer • 4 sails, Nissan 5 HP out-

board, Swing keel • Designed by Halsey

Herreshoff. • LOA: 20 ft. Beam: 7 ft • Displ: 2200 lbs • Draft: 1.9 - 5.6 ft

Calling all Parrotheads

Nothing says summer to a sailor more than Jimmy Buffett. And nothing says Jimmy Buf-fett more than "Cheeseburgers in Paradise"!

Join us for this month's program featuring our annual Cheeseburgers in Paradise party, complete with a build-your-own cheeseburger including

"lettuce and tomatoes, Heinz 57 and French-fried potatoes" and lots more. Hamburgers provided by TSC. And don't forget the live band playing Jim-

my Buffett, blues and lots of everything else that's fun to listen to in the summer. Don't miss this opportunity to join in on the fun. Be sure to bring a

lawn chair and sit out in the shade and enjoy your burger and some Buffett. Now THAT sounds like summer!

Looking ahead to future programs:

AUGUST: 50th TSC Anniversary Celebration!; Boats/Blues and BBQ in September; Sailing Knot Bee in October. November meeting program is pending (Have an idea? Let Jim

Madsen know!) Of course, our holiday party is in December.

Contact Lorrie if you are interested in getting

more involved in any of the activities and

events listed above, or if you are interested in

learning about one of the positions on our TSC

Board for next year!

Sailing School

Tuesday June 25: 12 graduates of the beginner course had a

good first day in the Intermediate class. We tackled sailing to

weather, pushing to get the sailors out on the edge to balance the

boat, and into the groove to move fast upwind. Winds were per-

fect, 8-12 mph. The wind will build tomorrow and the plan is to

to sail double handed with Zests and Americans, all the way to

Little Axe Cove, then reach back in gusts to 20. We'll also con-

tinue to address racing, and introduce the start sequence tomor-

row.

This kind of fun and learning on a muddy reservoir in the

heart of the prairie would never happen without the generous

support of donors and volunteers like YOU. The new RS Teras

and Zests are great; smooth and easy to sail, and quick to rig. I

want to thank in particular Phil Moershel for the hours and

months of hair-pulling persistence to bring these boats to our

beach.

Running a class takes a village - and having a superlative and

free lunch ready for the volunteers is real treat .... THANK YOU

DAVE AND JOYCE CRAIGIE !!! As many of you know

they've had more than their share of health challenges and adjust-

ments lately, but instead of tuning out and dropping off, their

commitment to others has only deepened. Thanks again Dave and

Joyce.

Here is the rest of the village for this class alone: Paul, Phil,

Les, Jim W, Christian, Mary Anne, Jim C, Gavin Campbell,

Brenda & Jim S. (Christian has been a hardworking volunteer at

every camp so far, and drives up from Duncan each morning).

Thank you, Paul

Photo by Les Cummings

Here is some neat teamwork - the lost sunglasses were successfully found.

Doris Dewberry, 3-Jul

Steve Bradford, 5-Jul

Jenny Lao, 6-Jul

Michael Galoob, 7-Jul

Corbett Brown, 9-Jul

Allison Tran, 10-Jul

James Waller, 11-Jul

Greg Stevens, 12-Jul

Les Cummings, 17-Jul

Bill Rains, 18-Jul

Jennifer Waldrop, 18-Jul

David Brockus, 19-Jul

Chadwick Cox, 20-Jul

Bob Kendrick, 20-Jul

Ed Shoemaker, 20-Jul

Judy Chapman, 22-Jul

Mary Burrows, 23-Jul

Phil Dame, 24-Jul

Adam Gibson, 24-Jul

Thunderbird Sailing Club has a Shared Boat program. For a few

more dollars than our basic membership, you get access to a sailboat in

good to excellent condition. We launched this program with Shamrock,

an O’Day 24, and have members who are a part of the Shamrocker

Team. We have one Shamrock spot that has become available if you are

interested, contact Jim Eller, wjimeller@gmail.com or 405-924-3148.

Adding a Third Boat Soon

We are taking names for a third shared boat. We have purchased a

Precision 23 for our next shared boat and are looking for a few more to

fill our team. We have a list of eight who people who have expressed

strong interest. Shared Boat teams are limited to ten members. If want

to join this team email or call, Jim Eller at wjimeller@gmail.com or call

405-310-3556

This is an Inexpensive way to enter a wonderful sport. Join now

while there is still room. No slip fee, no purchase required. Just a year

by year commitment.

Boat sharing available

Bowline

Membership Information If any of your membership information has changed, please contact: Fredrica Cottrell 3704 Ives Way Norman, OK 73072 405-760-2894 facottrell@att.net

Thunderbird Sailing Club Membership: Regular Members: $99 per year Associate Members: $50 per year Student Members $25 per year

I had the pleasure of taking my two sisters, Paula Cottrell and Donna Archer, to the June monthly meeting. Both sisters had a

great time and commented about what a great group of people I hang out with. They enjoyed the music the food and friendly peo-

ple.

2019 TSC Membership Directory

You should have received your copy of the new membership di-rectory via email in pdf format. If you did not receive, or are have corrections to the Directory, please let me know at facot-trell@att.net

Treasurer’s Report

Delinquent Membership Renewals

It is never too late to renew your membership. Sadly, I still have

several members who have not renewed their memberships for the

current year. This makes it difficult to keep our budget goals and

it makes my volunteer job harder having to personally remind

you. If you have not taken care of the current year’s renewal,

please do so now. We really need you and we desperately need

your financial support. Please.

If you have any questions about your membership, please contact

me. Thanks.

2019 BoatHouse Schedule

If changes need to be made to this schedule, contact Ted Streuli ted@tedstreuli.com

July 9th-13th, Adult Small Boat class

July 20th

4:30pm TSC Board Meeting

6pm TSC Potluck—Cheeseburgers in

Paradise

August 10th, OK ADAPTIVE SPORTS AS-

SOCIATION (OKASA)

August 17th, 50th Anniversary Celebration

September 7, Leukemia Cup Regatta

September 21, CAST

October 5th, Layton Regatta

November 3rd, Hiram Douglas Regatta

Recurring Events: Wednesday night

sailboat races, staring at 6pm and Tri

OKC swimming at 6:30pm most Tuesday

and Wednesday evenings. Also see on

line calendar at

www.thunderbirdsailingclub.org

NOTE: We have a new Google Calendar for our BoatHouse activities. Here is the link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=thunderbirdsailingclub%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FChicago

First Sail First Sail is a new initiative organized by US Sailing with the goal of promoting the benefits of sailing, encouraging individuals to get out on the water and growing the

sport of sailing across the United States. So, folks from out of town may be contacting us about going for a sail for $50 each. Proceeds from the program will go toward up-

keep of the share-boat fleet. Thanks Jim Chapman! Check it out at https://www.ussailing.org/education/adult/first-sail/

2018

RS SAIL TRAINING FLEET

DONORS

Thank you for making the new fleet a reality!

Kathleen Anderson

Nathan Boren

Tony and Marles Bradley

Paul Cargill

Jack Chapman

Jim and Judy Chapman

Fredrica Cottrell

David and Joyce Craigie

Les and Camisa Cummings

Connie Divine and Ray Psikal

Hiram Douglas Family

Jim Eller and Jeannie Himes

Roger and Cheri Elliott

David Gray

Howard and Cleo Haines

David and Rita Hendricks

Glede and Teresa Holman

John and Mary Holter

Anne Hutchison

Frank Lawler

George and Jill LeVan

Jerry Lojka

Linda Loika

Chris and Ann Luppens

Gary and Jeanna Miller

Diane Moershel

Phil Moershel

Jyotsna Ramachandran

Andy and Karen Reiger

Sylvia Ritzky

Barbara Schindler

Mary Anne Secrist

Paul Reynolds and Lorrie Sylvester

Phil and Anita Trotter

Jim and Bea Waller

Phil and Holly Wennersten