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2018 TSC Officers
Commodore Jim Chapman (405)556-1035 [email protected] Vice Commodore Jim Madsen 405-301-1742 [email protected] Rear Commodore David Gray 405-44-7946 [email protected] Fleet Captain Jim Waller (580)320-1551 [email protected] Secretary Lorrie Sylvester (405)250-6956 [email protected]
Treasurer Fredrica Cottrell (405)364-9902 [email protected] Mainsheet Editor Jim Eller 405-924-3148 [email protected] BoatHouse Manager Phil Moershel (405) 208-1532 [email protected] Past Commodore Mary Anne Secrist (405)410-8582 [email protected]
Thunderbird Sailing Club Norman, Oklahoma
Commodore’s Message:
In the September BoatHouse meeting we discussed
the need to upgrade the teaching fleet. The boat that
was suggested as most practical for TSC was from
RS Sailing. The two boats from the RS line that
would best fit our needs are the RS Tera and RS
Zest. These boats cost about $3,500 and $4,000,
respectively. Further discussion and research will
follow. All boats in TSCs’ fleet are owned by LTEF.
At the September monthly Membership meeting a short business meeting was
called to discuss and vote on two issues brought before the Club. The first of
which was the need to make the Capri sail worthy. The Membership approved
a $1,000 transfer from the TSC general account and approved expenditure
reimbursement up to $2,000 by the BoatHouse Committee for the Capri. The
second issue was the need to upgrade the teaching fleet and funding of the
initial purchase. The Membership approved two transfers of $4,000 each to the
LTEF from TSCs’ general account and the BoatHouse account, respectively.
OU Sailing continued in September with limited participation. However, the
Sunfish were sailing actively with an open invitation to all Members who own a
Sunfish to participate. Hopefully, the weather will permit the Sunfish to sail in
October.
C.A.S.T. for Kids was another big success this year. Thanks to Les Cummings
and all the TSC volunteers, as well as, all the other volunteers, organizations
and partners who participated.
You won’t want to miss the October 20th Membership meeting when the TSC
Sailing Instructors will present a program to introduce us to the RS Sailing fleet
upgrade you’ve heard so much about. This is a major upgrade and move for
our Club into 21st Century sailing. The Instructors will explain the features that
make this boat so adapt to our kids teaching program and will hopefully have a
boat we can gaze upon for ourselves. Unfortunately “Jerry Lojka’s BVI Charter”
was again rescheduled. I promise you will be able to hear all about it in the No-
vember meeting.
We finished September with the Fall WaterFest. I’ll look for you on October
20th.
“Life’s a reach, and then you jibe.”
From the back of TSC’s new t-shirt. Get yours at our next meeting,
October 2018
2018 JERRY LAYTON MEMORIAL REGATTA
TO SIGN UP NOTIFY PHIL MOERSHEL 405 208 1532 OR BY EMAIL AT
ATTENTION THUNDER SAILORS and ANYONE ELSE
(even slightly interested in racing)
CREW POSITIONS STILL AVAILABLE!
2018 JERRY LAYTON MEMORIAL REGATTA
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2018 WHAT:
A FUN ONE DAY CATALINA 22 REGATTA TO REMEMBER PAST-COMMODORE JERRY LAYTON BY RAISING FUNDS FOR THE TSC SAFETY/RC BOAT. LUNCHEON AND REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED FOLLOWING THE REGATTA.
PRIZES!:
BRAGGING RIGHTS, YOUR NAME ON A PLAQUE ALONG WITH THE OTHER CHAMPIONS FORM THE LONG HISTORY OF THIS REGATTA AND A CHAMPION’S TSHIRT.
WHEN:
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2018, SKIPPERS MEETING AT 10AM
WHERE:
LAKE THUNDERBIRD BOATHOUSE
TSC Potluck and Programs
Program: “PLANNED FLEET UPGRADE”
Thunderbird Sailing Club has big plans to update its fleet of educational sail boats. Currently
we teach primarily with Sunfish and the Optimist and Vanguard Prams.
These boats have served us well, however, our old Sunfish are falling apart, the sails can't be
reefed, and they often overpower the kids in our classes. The prams are tough to manage once
capsized, much time is lost dumping out the water, and the kids become scared of pushing
their limits. Phil Moershel and our sailing instructors have been leading the research on find-
ing the best replacement options and have a few to share with the membership. Be sure to at-
tend and hear the plan they have in place to modernize our fleet.
6pm gathering
6:30pm program
8pm clean up
Potluck: a-g veggies ; h-m appetizers/fruit ; n-s desserts/breads ; t-z main dishes
October theme is: “Halloween”
RS Teras see below
RS Zest see above
Hiram Regatta—Nov. 4th
Hiram Douglas Memorial Regatta A one day Regatta, Sunday,
November 4, 2018 A distance race, 10 - 18 miles
Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse, Norman, Oklahoma
CLASSES: All boats 18 feet length on deck or greater are welcome. Other boats allowed at the discretion of the Regatta Chair; please inquire. Boats shall register in either Spinnaker, Cruising, or multi hull handicap fleets. The primary helmsman of a boat must be a current member of TSC, a rec-ognized sailing club or sailing association, or a CSSA member. RULES: The race will be governed by the Rules as defined in the 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing, and CSSA Sailing Instructions with supplemental Local Appendix. TROPHIES: Trophies will be presented to 1st - 3rd in each fleet. The traveling Trophy will be present-ed to the Skipper and Crew of the boat with the lowest corrected time in the largest fleet. FACILITIES Ramp at Sailboat Point for centerboard and dagger-board boats and some fixed keel-boats. Ramps for fixed keelboats ½ mile west or 1 mile north of marina. Courtesy dock at the Boat-House.
SCHEDULE: 08:30 Registration, coffee, donuts
10:30 Registration ends
10:45 Competitors' Meeting
11:20 Harbor Gun
11:50 Warning Signal 1st start for Distance Race
16:40 Refreshments: chili and sides, beverages & warm building
17:00 Trophy presentation
DIRECTIONS: Google Map "Lake Thunderbird Boathouse". From the North: I-35 south to I-40, then east to Choctaw Road exit; Choctaw Road south to Alame-da Street; east on Alameda to Lake Thunderbird State Park and until the road starts to enter the lake. Turn left (north) to the Regatta site, which will be the first right (east). From the South: I-35 north to State Highway 9, then east on S.H. 9 to 84
th Avenue; north on 84
th
Ave. to Alameda Street; east on Alameda to Lake Thunderbird State Park and until the road starts to enter the lake. Turn left (north) to the Regatta site, which will be the first right (east).
INFORMATION: Jim Eller, Regatta Chair (405) 924-3148(text) or email: [email protected]
COST:
$20.00 for Skipper and Boat
$ 5.00 for each crew member NO Charge for after race warm-up (or cool-off)
STATE LAW requires that all boats have a copy of their registration aboard.
Hiram Regatta—Nov. 4th
Thunderbird Sailing Club presents:
Hiram Douglas Memorial Regatta
Chili Cook Off, Sunday, November 4, 2018
Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse, Norman, Oklahoma
CLASSES: All chili with beans or without are welcome. Cooks shall register in either Bean or Non-Bean handicap pots with handicapping using the current TSC Sailing Hotsmouth Yardstick heat cor-rection factors. RULES: The winning chili will be voted on by the diners. Diners will be given tokens to cast their vote for their favorite. Chili with the most tokens wins.
TROPHIES: Trophies will be presented to best chilis. FACILITIES: Chili should be hot and ready for judging by 1600.
SCHEDULE: 08:30 Registration, coffee, donuts 10:30 Registration ends 16:00 Chili Judging 16:40 Refreshments: chili and sides, beverages & warm building 17:00 Trophy presentation
DIRECTIONS: The best chili cooks already know the way!
INFORMATION: Jim Eller, Regatta Chair (405) 924-3148(text) or email: [email protected] COST:
No cost to enter a chili!
STATE LAW requires that all chilies have a copy of their registration aboard. Please let me know if you will be participating in the chili cook off. Cornbread, cheese, salad and brownies are also appreciated.
17th Annual CAST for Kids
A huge ‘thank you’ to all the TSC, LTEF, BOR, OKC-TRI, Navy Chiefs, Thunderbird State
Park volunteers and of course the CAST for Kids Foundation for supporting the 17th annual
fishing derby for children with disabilities! In addition we want to thank these donors as
well: BMI Systems, Rococo/Manhattan Restaurants, Legends Restaurant, OKC Downtown
Lion’s Club, Homeland Stores, Miles Associates, Country Corner Store, Alameda Market,
Little River Marina, A&B Rent-All, Arvest Bank, Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Hiland
Dairy, Dr. Camisa Stewart Cummings, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Canadian Valley Bait. A
special thank you to the Edmond Elks Lodge that donated $4,000 to the event again this
year, thanks to their donation, each child and fishing guide received terrific gifts at the
event. We also want to give a special thank you to Pam and her staff at the Alameda
Homeland Store that has all the food and supplies ready for us on Friday afternoon!
We had over 130 people attend including over 20 children and a like number of fish-
ing guides, boats and crew. Chef Roger Elliott along with sous chefs, Camisa Stewart, Cheri
Elliott, Ed Shoemaker, Lorrie Sylvester and all the great helpers served a delicious luncheon.
Greg Snyder once again did a great job as our emcee, introducing all the kids and
their fishing guides while encouraging the kids to share their fishing stories with everyone.
Even with a little rain, for the first time in 17 years, it could not dampen the excite-
ment of all those in attendance!
Thank you everyone from the CAST for Kids Local Committee members:
Ashley Dixson, BOR Jeff Tompkins, BOR
Susie Snyder, Lake T-bird Les Cummings, LTEF
A few photos from the 2018 CAST for Kids event
Current Level on
Lake Thunderbird
THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING THE 2018
FALL WATERFEST!!Steve Scalzo
Wade Abbott – National Seating and Mobility
Dana Shelly – Holt and Associates
OKC Boathouse Foundation
OKlahoma Adaptive Sports Association
Thunderbird Sailing Club & BoatHouse
Lake Thunderbird Educational Foundation
Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday to our members. Please, do send along best wishes to our members. You can do so with
Facebook, Text, email or a caring phone call. See contact information in our TSC di-
Jim Eller, 5-Oct
Mike Klatt, 8-Oct
Judy Carriger, 8-Oct
Eddie Lao, 11-Oct
Frank Lawler, 12-Oct
Jeannie Himes, 13-Oct
Star Humphrey, 14-Oct
Ryan Doezema, 15-Oct
Joyce Craigie, 19-Oct
Warren Fitzpatrick, 23-Oct
Barbara Schindler, 28-Oct
Cheryl Lockstone-Williamson, 28-Oct
Pat Cox, 29-Oct
October Birthdays The Bottle Sling knot
The knot is begun by making a bight in a piece of rope and folding the bight back on itself to make two sepa-
rated loops that are mirror images of each other. Lay one loop on top of the other so that they overlap slight-
ly and create a cat's eye shaped hole above a triangular shaped hole between the two loops. Make a bird's
beak with your index and thumb and weave them down through the loop, up through the cat's eye and down
through the bottom loop, bunching the coils of rope against your fingers. Pinch the section of rope that was
the bottom of the triangle and flip the coils over the pinched section. The flip may take a little practice, but
the pinched section should become a short bight hanging off a circular shaped knot.
T-SHIRTS
TSC has new T-Shirts that are available for $15. The shirts will be available at the upcoming
regattas and all club meetings. Be sure to get your new shirt while there is a wide selection of
sizes.
TSC Membership Renewals
It is that time of year again, Membership renewal. 2019 is almost here. The TSC membership
is from January 1 to December 31. I will be mailing out renewal notices beginning the first
week in November. It is more important than ever that you renew this year. The club has
committed to adding new boats for the kids sailing camp and boats that can be sailed by the
membership. This commitment has drained our funds therefore we need to replenish our cash
reserves. We also need new membership. If you know anyone with a sailboat or anyone inter-
ested in sailing, encourage them to join the club.
If you have any questions about your membership, please contact me. Thanks.
From your Treasurer and Membership Secretary, Fredrica Cottrell
Fleet Captain: Racing Report
Racing News: As of the end of this last month, racing for our Wednesday even-
ing Commodore’s Cup races is finished for this sailing season. But, they will
continue for the next month on Sunday afternoons start with the Layton on Octo-
ber 14th and then will continue at 2pm in front of the BoatHouse on the 21st and
28th. Text announcement will be sent out. For more information contact Jim Waller, 580-320-
1551 or at [email protected]
Why Buy when you can
share a boat.
Capri 22.
Interested? Thunderbird Sailing Club is experimenting with a new Shared Boat program. For a few more
dollars than our basic membership, you get access to a good sailboat in good condition. We
launched this program with Shamrock, an O’Day 24, this year and have ten members who are
a part of the Shamrocker Team. We are considering adding a Capri 22, which is more of a race
boat to our Shared Boat Program. If there is enough interest, we will add the Capri to our
fleet. If you want more information or are interested in joining the Capri Group, please contact
Jim Eller at
[email protected] or by calling Jim at 405-310-3556.
2018 BoatHouse Schedule
If changes need to be made to this schedule, Contact Jim Eller [email protected]
October
5th 6pm Keel Boat Class
12th 6pm Keel Boat Class
14th 8-5pm Layton Regatta
20th 4:30 TSC Board meeting
20th 6-8pm Potluck and Program
24th 1pm BoatHouse Committee Meeting
26th 6pm Keel Boat Class
27th 9-3pm Work Day and Clean Up
November
3rd Noon-4pm Watershed Workshop and Lake Clean Up
4th 8-5pm Hiram Douglas Regatta
17th` 4:30pm TSC Board Meeting
17th 6-8pm TSC Potluck and Program
December
5th 6:30pm BoatHouse Committee Meeting
15th 4:30pm TSC Board Meeting
15th 6-8pm TSC Potluck and Program
Recurring Events: OKC Tri Club: swims Tuesday and some Wednesday evenings 6pm. NOTE: We also 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