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DECEMBER 2011 The FLYC Telltale
Folsom Lake Yacht Club
PO BOX 156
Folsom, CA 95763
Representing Folsom Lake Sailors for Over 54 Years
Website: www.flyc.org
Visit us on Facebook
Event Calendar:
Date Time Event Location Coordinator
Dec 3 9:00 AM Clubhouse Assembly Day Folsom Lake \ Top of the Main Ramp Dave Strain
Dec 25 Merry Christmas!! Santa Clause
No December membership meeting, have a safe, fun
holiday. If you go boating, bring appropriate gear as
the water is very cold right now.
Inside this Issue:
Commodore’s Column 2
Racing Corner 2
Membership Update 3
Treasurer Report 3
FLYC Banquet 3
Clubhouse Work Photos 4
Banshee Beat 5
Santana 20 Fleet 12 News 5
2012 Membership Form 6
2012 Calendar 7
Contact Info 8
Hobie Cove Ramp is Open
Main Marina Ramp is Closed for the year
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DECEMBER 2011 THE FLYC TELLTALE
Commodore‘s Column Todd Craig
Hello, Fellow Members.
One thing you can say about FLYC;
we're a club that can get things
done! It seems like we just started
the process of moving off the docks
and the clubhouse is already reas-
sembled on a cement pad in our
new home overlooking the Marina.
There is still some work to do, but the major effort is com-
plete. My sincerest thanks go out to all the wonderful
members that showed up to help on the work days and
particularly to Dave Strain who has managed this whole
process. The view from our new location is terrific. Stop
by and check it out next time you are at the lake.
The holiday season is upon us. Official FLYC events resume
on February 11th with the first Spring Series race. We have
some time to prepare ourselves and our boats for the 2012
season. The membership voted to increase the number of
series races, so we will now have 5 race days for both the
Spring and Fall series. Fall will see an additional Sunday race
day. The 2012 Calendar is now available on the flyc.org
website. I expect to see a supplemental calendar up by next
year with all the RC assignments.
The FLYC Awards Banquet was a great success, to the best
of my recollection. The food and location was Top Flight
(pun intended), and I'd like to thank everyone who made it
possible. I apologize to all in attendance for not being at my
best that night as I was suffering from a rather nasty cold.
Despite that, I enjoyed the event and the company im-
mensely and hope you all did as well. I am honored to be
selected for another term as Commodore and I couldn't ask
for a more supportive membership.
Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Todd Craig
Commodore
Racing Corner Dave Strain
With the first series race of 2012 not until Feb, the racing
news consists of encouragement to read the rules, tidy up
your boat, get the sails mended, or ordered. However, the
real race of 2011, this last race, is one against the clock.
The race was one of work power vs. the rainy season. It
seems at this point that the workers have scored. . The
FLYC clubhouse on ―H‖ dock is no longer on the dock, but
newly reassembled on the hard. Go back to the Oct issue
to see one of the reasons for the move (ROT) A team of
FLYC members cleared out the interior first, took down the
overhang, and disassembled the roof, and took down the
walls. Sort of a barn raisin‘ in reverse. The folks at the Ma-
rina gave the use of a floating dock to pile the stuff on.
They floated it to the ramp and the ―FLYC crew made good
use of a trailer that hauled the stuff up to the site. On the
Tuesday before Thanksgiving the pad was formed and the
cement truck came. There were some tired puppies by the
end of that day! Then, Thanksgiving gave a break. By Dec
3-4 the wall went up, the roof was finished, and the job was
pretty near complete. This looked like the barn raisin‘ for
real. It has taken many, many man hours to do this, but the
race against the clock and the rainy season is over, FLYC=
1, weather= 0. 1000 thank yous need to go to Todd and
Barb Craig, and Dave Strain for getting this under way. Bob
Backer was there along with Lanette Strain, Mark Erdrich,
Scott Fredrickson, Steve Galeria, Jim Goldberg and Lana
Chang, Scott Hefty, Randy Hollingsworth, Drake Johnson,
Kerry and Joyce Johnson, George Koch, Phil Hodgson, Mike
and April Meyer, Mike Rayfuse, John Speight, Jarian Westfall,
Mark Werder, and probably more. These workers re-
sponded with their time, their tools, their bodies, and the
critical element, their positive attitudes. If I‘ve left anyone
out, please forgive. The next ―race‖ of the club is the one
that will occur on the inside of the clubhouse. So far, it is
an empty room with potential. If you have any ideas of
how best to use this space, drop Todd or me a line. Your
input is always welcome. There are things yet undone on
the outside, including paint, so this is the time for ideas.
After all, it is YOUR club.
Dave Strain
Editor’s note: You don‘t need to be a club officer to sub-
mit content for the Telltale, the publish date is typically
around the 5th of the month. Articles regarding your ex-
periences on Folsom Lake or surrounding areas are wel-
come. Send them to: [email protected]
Thanks,
Mark Werder
THE FLYC TELLTALE DECEMBER 2011
Page 3
Treasurer‘s Report Scott Fredrickson
November report………..
12/3/11 5:30 pm I just got back from the lake, and our club-
house has 'swallowed the anchor' and is now resting on its
new foundation overlooking the marina. Others will cover it
in more detail, but our construction boss, Dave Strain, man-
aged to bring this part of the project in well under the pro-
jected cost--<$1000.
The site was literally swarming with workers, and the re-
assembly project moved along at near breakneck speed.
We had so much manpower we realized that by the time
we figured out an 'easy' way to do things, we could simply
have plowed through the task with muscle power. Between
hoisting joists and roof panels, while several of us were
leveling some of the sand used for fill that we were tired of
stumbling over, Dave muttered something about 'human
backhoes'. That was the kind of energy present.
It's going to be a great place to watch what goes on at the
launch ramp and Mark Werder noted that with radio com-
munications it will be a great place to observe and run small
boat marina racing.
The building is almost as weather-tight as it has ever been,
ready for the coolers, life jackets, boat parts, etc. to be
moved back in, right after it gets a fresh coat of paint.
P.O. Box 156
Boring, boring, boring this month. Bank statements and
advertisements. The only communication worthy of com-
ment was the Poimiroo's reply to the banquet invitation that
Stephanie Erdrich received, and I got second-hand with the
banquet checks.
Good on you,
mates!! : )
Membership Lanette Strain
FLYC membership renewals are due by Feb.1st. There is a
lot of fun yet to be had for your membership support. This
year, we will have a place of our own, like a proper club-
house. Some of your membership dollars went directly
into the relocation of the clubhouse.
Be sure to renew. It‘s the great thing to do. Please fill out
the membership form that is on line at the website, or that
is in this edition of the TellTale. (Page 6)
FLYC Banquet a BIG HIT Lanette Strain
Thanks to Stephanie Erdrich, the banquet was a success.
The restaurant, The Aviator, was an easy to get to venue,
and the buffet style service was delicious. She and Madeline
Rayfuse decorated the place to the nines, and Mike Rayfuse
had photos projected onto a screen for a sailing backdrop.
As it turns out, the Sacramento Wheel Men occasionally
stop there for a quick biking refresher. Several members of
FLYC are also bikers (in the good sense of the word).
Awards went to Mark Werder for the Dan Buckley Award
for journalism, Lanette Strain received the Golden Cleat for
her work in many areas of the Club over the past year, and
the Sportsman Award to Mike Meyer for his extraordinary
recruitment to encourage sailing in general, and Wed.
Night Beer can racing specifically. Congratulations, sailors.
Mark Erdrich received the First place finish for the Spring
Series, while Mark Werder garnered a second. In the Fall
Series, Todd and Barbara Craig earned a First place, with
Mark Werder again taking a Second. Jim Goldberg and Lana
Chang got a Third place win. Rob Cram sailed to a first
place in the centerboard racing during the Fall Series.
Commodore Craig announced the new board members for
the upcoming year. He will continue as commodore, Dave
Strain will stay on as vice commodore, Scott Frederickson
continues as Treasurer, and Mark Werder will keep publish-
ing the TellTale. New board members are Jim Goldberg,
who will be rear commodore, keeping those pesky marks in
line. Lana Chang will be the new secretary and membership
person, and Joyce Johnson, the hospitality chairwoman.
CONGRATULATIONS, MEMBERS OF FLYC. IT WAS A
GREAT YEAR.
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DECEMBER 2011 THE FLYC TELLTALE
Clubhouse Work Photos Lanette Strain & Mark Werder
Lana and Jim ―Power up‖ with
this assortment of tools.
Hauling the disassembled club-
house up the launch ramp.
Mark, George, Phil, Scott and Dave hand
unload the window portion of the club-
house.
A very empty looking dock and
the end of an era.
Assembly day showing our new
home on the hill with a view.
Boys at play. Off
loading stuff from
the Marina‘s trailer.
What a help it was.
THE FLYC TELLTALE DECEMBER 2011
Page 5
*Photos by Jim Foust
While the 2011 ‗Turkey Shoot‘ Regatta on Lake Washing-
ton, held on November 19th, did not start well it finished in
fine fashion. There was a nice but light breeze when every-
one put in, and then the wind died. To add insult to injury,
after bobbing around for a half hour the wind filled in nicely,
but everyone was asked to leave; actually we were asked to
leave the turning basin to make room for a freighter that
was coming. The freighter took an hour and a half to show
up, turn around, and then go back down the channel to a
fertilizer plant; all under the watchful eye of a Coast Guard
escort with machine gun at the ready. After the delay we
were good to go and we got in four quick races in excellent
conditions. As usual the Lake Washington Sailing Club was
a very gracious host and served a delicious hot meal right
after the racing ended. Overall, the race organization was
good, the competition was tight (see photo), no one
dumped their boat, and everyone had a good time.
‗Starboard!‘ [Craig Lee crossing in front of Wayne
Cassingham at the 2011Turkey Shoot]
Results:
BANSHEES – fun people, fun times - and here‘s hoping eve-
ryone has a happy holidays and another great season of Ban-
shee racing in 2012.
Banshee Beat Steve Galeria
Huge Thank You to Mark and Stephanie Erdrich for hosting
the Fleet 12 party at your wonderful home. It was a fun eve-
ning attended by Todd and Barb Craig, Jim Goldberg and
Lana Chang, Mike Meyers, Mel and Kathy Morrison and
Stacy and myself. The potluck snacks were delicious and
there were a couple requests for the recipe to the bread
that Lana baked. Yumm!
After food, beverages and lot‘s of Santana 20 war stories (or
are they fish stories?) we covered our annual meeting
agenda. Todd and Barbara Craig won the Fleet Champion
award for their first place performance at Camellia Cup.
The Enforcer trophy went un-awarded as our fleet did not
race in any away races with a fleet start. Mark Erdrich gave
Stacy and I his ―extra‖ trophy from Whiskeytown and
shared with everyone the story from that trip. There will be
an effort this year to fill in the gaps on the perpetual tro-
phies as we have lost some of the winners names. The fleet
opted to keep me on for another year as Fleet Captain al-
though I didn‘t see many volunteers. We looked ahead at
the 2012 calendar and agreed to sign up as a fleet for Fol-
som events in advance to get scored as a Fleet and possibly
our own starts. It is undecided how many will travel to the
Nationals or High Sierra as they are back to back weeks. I
filled in everyone on my plan to consolidate fleet funds into
a local bank account and finally, we raffled off some very
tasty adult beverages. Thanks to everyone that made it out!
2012 is looking good with at least 5 boats planning on racing
in the FLYC Spring Series if not more. The competition
should be tight, can‘t wait! Have a safe and wonderful Holi-
day Fleet 12.
Skipper Sail# 1 2 3 4 Total
1. Craig Lee 8061 1 1 2 3 7
2. Charles Witcher 8063 3 2 1 2 8
3. Dean Eppley 8000 2 4 5 1 12
4. Wayne Cassingham 007 5 3 3 4 15
5. Steve Galeria 8069 4 5 6 6 21
6. Beth Richard 2000 8 6 4 7 25
7. Mack Bishop 6801 6 7 7 5 25
8. Mark Werder 8062 7 8 8 8 31
Santana 20—Fleet 12 News Mark Werder
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DECEMBER 2011 THE FLYC TELLTALE
FLYC RENEWAL/MEMBERSHIP 2012 SEASON
Please send completed form with check payable to “FLYC” to: Folsom Lake Yacht Club P.O. Box 156 Folsom, CA 95763
Please print clearly and complete entire form. Double check your e-mail address First name: ________________________ Last Name: ___________________________ Street address: __________________________________________________________ City: _____________________________ State: _______ Zip: _____________________ Day phone (____) __________________ Eve phone: (____) ______________________ Dock number ______________________ Where? ______________________________ Email address: __________________________________________________________ Additional family members (taxable income family) Name:_____________________________ Relationship: _______________________ Name:_____________________________ Relationship: _______________________ Name:_____________________________ Relationship: _______________________ Please list all boats you own:
Dues (please check as appropriate)
Race Fees (includes three races/day (conditions permitting) and post-race party)
TOTAL (Membership + Race Fees) = $ Please rank what interests you most about the Folsom Lake Yacht Club (1 = highest interest)
Boat type: Boat name: Sail #: PHRF
Boat type: Boat name: Sail #: PHRF
Boat type: Boat name: Sail #: PHRF
Boat type: Boat name: Sail #: PHRF
Renewing member
$180/year/immediate family if paid by Feb. 1 $
$190/year/immediate family if paid after Feb. 1 $
$200/year/immediate family if paid after Apr. 1 $
Installment Plan - $95 due Feb. 1, $95 due Apr. 1 $
New Member - $180/year/immediate family, pro-rated at $15/month $
Student member - $40 (below age 25 and full-time student) $
Series Race Season Pass - $40 for all series races $
Individual Series Races - $10 non-member/$8 member per day (pay on day of race to Race Committee)
$
Series racing Wed. Night Fun Races Regattas Race Committee
Club Dinghies Cruising Monthly meetings Social programs/parties
Sailing lessons Youth programs Woman‘s programs New friends
Reciprocal privileges Discounts Sharing sailing info Mentor
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THE FLYC TELLTALE DECEMBER 2011
2012 FOLSOM LAKE YACHT CLUB CALENDAR DATE EVENT LOCATION RC: Lead/ Assist February 02-11 Sat 10am Spring Series #1 Folsom Lake 02-14 Tue 7-9pm Membership Mtg Inland Sailing 02-25 Sat 10am Spring Series #2 Folsom Lake March 03-10 Sat 10am Spring Series #3 Folsom Lake 03-13 Tue 7-9pm Membership Mtg Inland Sailing 03-24 Sat 10am Spring Series #4 Folsom Lake 03-31 Sat 10am Spring Series #5 Folsom Lake April 04-10 Tue 7-9pm Membership Mtg Inland Sailing 04-14 Sat-Sun Camellia Cup Regatta Folsom Lake 04-28 Sat 9am Trans-Folsom Race Folsom Lake May 05-02 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 05-08 Tue 7-9pm Membership Mtg Inland Sailing 05-09 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 05-16 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 05-19 Sat 9am Katherine Eavenson Race TBD 05-23 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 05-26 Eugene YC Memorial Day, Whiskeytown Regatta 05-30 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake June 06-06 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 09-10 GCYC Go for the Gold Regatta Scott's Flat 09-11 9/11-14 C22 Nationals Scott's Flat 06-12 Tue 7-9pm Membership Mtg Inland Sailing 06-13 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 06-16 Sat 9am Lady and the Tramp Race Folsom Lake 06-20 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 06-27 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake July 07-04 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 07-07 FYC High Sierra Centerboard Weekend Huntington Lake 07-11 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 07-14 FYC High Sierra Keelboat Weekend Huntington Lake 07-18 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 07-21 LWSC Dinghy Ditch Lake Washington 07-25 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 07-28 Sat 9am Centerboard Regatta Folsom Lake August 08-01 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 08-08 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 08-15 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 08-18 Sat 9am Steele Cup/Dinghy Wknd Rancho Seco 08-22 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 08-25 Sat 9am Singlehanded Regatta Folsom Lake 08-29 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake September 09-05 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 09-08 Sat 9am Governor's Cup Folsom Lake 09-11 Tue 7-9pm Membership Mtg Inland Sailing 09-12 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 09-19 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 09-23 Sun 10am Fall Series #1 Folsom Lake 09-26 Wed 6pm Beer Can Race Folsom Lake 09-29 Sat 10am Fall Series #2 Folsom Lake October 10-07 Sun 10am Fall Series #3 Folsom Lake 10-09 Tue 7-9pm Membership Mtg Inland Sailing 10-13 Sat 10am Fall Series #4 Folsom Lake 10-21 Sun 10am Fall Series #5 Folsom Lake November 11-10 Sat FLYC Annual Banquet TBD 11-11 LWSCTurkey Shoot Lake Washington
FLYC Regatta Event External Event
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DECEMBER 2011 THE FLYC TELLTALE
Folsom Lake Yacht Club was organized in 1956 to foster and perpetuate the sport of sailing and to conduct sailing activities; to conduct and encourage growth and development of sailboat racing;
to conduct social activities among members of the Club and mutually interested organizations and to uphold the principles of good sportsmanship and the highest standards of the sport of sailing.
FLYC is a member of PICYA, USSail and YRA.
Folsom Lake Yacht Club PO BOX 156 Folsom, CA 95763
2011 Board of Directors 2011 Committee Chairs
Commodore Todd Craig (916) 952-3926 Merchandise Sherron Hart (916) 456-6388
[email protected] [email protected]
Vice Commodore Dave Strain (916) 933-2346 Telltale Editor Mark Werder (916) 213-8079
[email protected] [email protected]
Rear Commodore Kerry Johnson (916) 933-3453 Webmaster Mark Erdrich (916) 685-4869
[email protected] [email protected]
Secretary Lanette Strain (916) 933-2346 Hospitality Director Stephanie Erdrich (916) 798-3551
[email protected] [email protected]
Treasurer Scott Fredrickson (530) 626-1812
[email protected] 2011 Fleet Captains
Directors at Large Sherron Hart (916) 456-6388 Centerboard Fleets Steve Galeria (916) 635-3911
[email protected] [email protected]
Mike Rayfuse Santana 20 Fleet 12 Mark Werder (916) 213-8079
[email protected] [email protected]
Staff Commodore Mark Erdrich (916) 685-4869 Open Keel George Koch (916) 967-0820
[email protected] [email protected]
Banshee Fleet 1 Steve Galeria (916) 635-3911
Catalina 22 Dave Strain (916) 933-2346