Happy New Year!!! Hope every-one had a safe and happy holidayseason.First, I would like to give ashout out to Randy Fitz-Wainwright for the great job shehas done the last two years asCommodore. It is my pleasure to be able toserve as FYC Commodore for2019. We will be looking aheadto a great year with a lot of out-standing things to come in 2019.This month we will have the

GYA winter meetings at FYCJanuary 12 and 13. If you areinterested in learning moreabout the GYA, this meetingwould be great to attend.The Chili Bowl Series will starton Sunday, January 13, and con-tinue January 20 and 27. OnJanuary 27, there will be a ChiliCook-Off contest. Please sign upand participate with your bestchili recipe.In April, we are planning tohaving a drawdown at FYC tohelp raise money to be able topurchase more powerboats forthe club. These boats will help inregattas and junior summer sail-ing. Tickets are $100.00 and canbe split between multiple peopleand sold to friends outside of theclub. Only two people will be per-mitted to enter per ticket forfood, beverage, and entertain-ment. More information to followsoon.

Thank you,Chris Dabney,Commodore

From the Commodore

Fair game for any and all FYC great sailors and cooks! Test yourskills on the water or at the stove! The Chili Bowl Regatta, Racingon Sundays January 13, 20, 27-the Chili Cook Off on January 27.Ask any Auxiliary member or Sunday Sailor for the rules!

The Commodore’s Ball in spite of rain!

Volume 52, Number 1, January 2019 Latitude: 30°32’29”N Longitude: 87°54’14”W

Christmas season at the Clubpoured down with record rain at thestart of the evening but nothing put adamper on the spirit of the party. Theawards for service to the club; the fan-tastic job by Chef Jacob and his cooks;the set-up and service by George andhis staff; the decorating by ourEntertaiunment Committee all madethe night magical.The Ed Coley Award for service to

the Club was awarded to MarthaPayne for all she did with regattas tomake the way smooth for the RaceCommittees and the sailors.Trophy for Fall Series went to Teri

Loftin and the Crusing Trophy wentto Kennedy McLeod.

The Mainsheet

Read the Mainsheet on theFYC Web Page to see morepages of pictures of the month’sfestive events participants.Wonderful pictures were takenby a host of helpers and we’vetried to use them all.Thank you to all of them!

A wonderful evening to celebrate the family of FYC

We celebrate the end of the year

I believe 2019 will bring someexciting sailing for our juniors.There are plans being made andschedules being set.We have our dates set for our 2019FYC Sail Camp. They will be pub-lished online along with an EmailDrop Box. The link provided onlinewill ask you one question, “what isyour email address.” Type that inthe box and you will receive anemail the day camp registrationopens.

Camp Dates:Session 1 - June 3-14Session 2 - June 17-June 28Session 3 - July -July 19Session 4 - July 22-August 2Sailing practices are gearing up,.

We have some 420 spin and trapclasses in preparation for the 420Mid-Winter Championship inFebruary. Even though we haveonly a couple of boats going we have

rallied several other boats from thecoast area to come practice with us,which will make for some very pro-ductive practices.

Advance opti practice will startsoon to prepare for USODA GulfCoast Champs in early March.

We plan to start our high schoolpractices just as soon as the sunstarts setting later in the day.

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 tomainsheet@fairhopeyachtclub.com bythe 20th of the month prior to publica-tion.

BRIDGE Commodore - Chris Dabney Vice Commodore - Scott HartwellRear Commodore - Philip Durant Fleet Captain - Mark McCullins Fleet Surgeon - Dr. Robbie Rux Secretary - Joe McIntoshTreasurer - Kay Robberson

BOARD OF GOVERnORSTony LoweryJohnnie RobertsDan HerzogRandy Fitz-WainwrightMignon BishopJohn ClarksonKevin northrup

COMMITTEE CHAIRSMemorial Pat Colvin Entertainment Building & Grounds Food & Bev Insurance/Marine Safety David BarrHarbor John Adams Associates Membership Jill Godard Offshore Cruising Stan Brown Sailing Director Holly MurrayAdult Sailing John Helmstadter Race & Regatta Philip DurantJunior Commodore Parker FrenchJuniors Advisors Elizabeth & KellyMcGriff Historians PC Barbara Brown

Sarah Johnston-Cox Guardian John AdamsGYA Coordinator Philip DurantMainsheet Editor nancy FitzpatrickMainsheet Reporter Martha Payne Long Range Planning ICRC FYC Auxiliary Kate Gibson

Office: Mon-Fri 8:00am-12:00, 1:30-4:30pmPhone: 251-928-3276 Fax: 251-990-8602

Email: office@fairhopeyachtclub.comClub 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 MastSaturday, December 8, 2018Century Heritage MembersWilliam Joseph Godard

3/28/1929-12/8/2018Daniel Alexander Benton

12/3/1938-12/8/2018

Liam Bishop, Marty Award for the

Most Outstanding JuniorLiam Bishop is a senior at Fairhope High School andhas been a steady support for the High School Teamsince its formation. He has supported new sailors learn-ing the skill needed be competitive, crewing as he teach-es and strengthens their skills. He has been a member ofevery FYC Capdevielle Team this year.

Brig Baisch, Boat Cohen Award for the

Most Improved First Year JuniorBrig Baisch is 8 years old and attends Bayside, in the3rd grade. This was his first summer on the Bay. Hewent from Summer Sailing Camp, rookie camp, Green inthe Alfonso Sutter/Galloway Regatta to sailing Wadewitzin Green Fleet. His first advance race was Opti Mid-Winter, against 250 entries.

Junior Commodore’s Report

Presenting this year’s outstanding Juniors!Presenting this year’s outstanding Juniors!

Orange Bowl International Regtta!

Pete McGriff got 3rd in Laser Standardfleet at the Orange Bowl InternationalRegatta Photos of Pete on the water from TomWilkes Photography

Happy NewYear!Here is our

junior bridge for2019:Commodore:Parker French

Vice Commodore: Adler RuxFleet Captain: Nate HartwellTreasurer: Charlie TickleAssistant Treasurer: Eli VannoyOpti Chair: Joe ComerFrom December 26-30, Pete

McGriff sailed a full rig Laser atthe Orange Bowl InternationalYouth Regatta at Coral ReefYacht Club in Coconut Grove,Miami. The first day of the regat-ta was 20 knots, followed by 2days of medium to light wind.Pete placed well consistently andfinished his class in 3rd place. We are looking forward to the

Junior Commodore’s Ball. Thisseventh annual event will be heldJanuary 19th. All junior member

tickets are free and guest ticketsare $10.Towards the end of January, theFairhope and St. Michael’s HighSchool Sailing Teams will resumepractice in preparation for thespring season.I’m excited about the coming

year. See you on the water.Parker French,

Junior Commodore

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SANTA COMES TO FAIRHOPE YACHT CLUB!

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WHAT’s Happening at the Club!MEMBERSHIP MEETINGNIGHT Pasta Buffet! Choose thepasta, sauce and ingredients youlike for $10. SUNDAY FUN RACES: Join us!Sign in at the bar to know yourhandicap. Join the after-sailing funat the bar to talk about your race.Monday night POT LUCK: Bringa dish and meet members. 6:00pm TACOS on Tuesday: Sunset andtacos starting at 6pm with yourfriends3rd Wednesday: BEER & BINGOwill start again January 23.3rd Tuesday: REGATTA COM-MITTEE: Committee will meetagain after the GYA schedule ispublished.1st Friday: AUXILIARY LUNCHAuxiliary meetings start at 11amfor greeting and lunch, followed bymeeting and a program. Everyoneis welcome.2nd Friday: MOVIE NIGHT3rd Friday: SEAFOOD JUBILEE

3rd Sundays: PORCH SOCIAL:On the porch as long as the weatherpermits and inside when the coldwinds begin to blow.JANUARY 12/13: GYA WINTERMEETING: Hosted this year atFYC! Visitors will be with us allday Saturday and Sunday. GYAAwards Banquet will be Sat. night.Please have patience with our visi-tors and the full parking lot. JANUARY 13, 20 & 27: ANNUALCHILI BOWL RACE SERIESAND CHILI COOK-OFF: RacingJan 13, 20 & 27. The Cook-Off-Sunday, Jan 27, sponsored by theFYC Auxiliary. Tasting will be lateafternoon to allow the sailors to getin, put up the boats and sample thechili.JANUARY 19: FYC JUNIORCOMMODORE’S BALL: Theevent of the Season for our JuniorYacht Club sailors: Dinner, dancingand awards. Free for Jr. membersand $10 for guests.

The FYC Staff wouldlike to express theirthanks and gratitudeto the membershipfor the Christmas

Bonuses. Your caring for usmakes the role we

play in the daily lifeof the Yacht Club apleasure to work

here.

Auxiliary December Report

Auxiliary Bazaar successful again!What a success the Christmas Bazaar and

Luncheon turned out to be.The many dedicated committee membersgave it their all and pulled this event togeth-er in 3 weeks time. I am personally so proudof this Committee and Auxiliary membersfor their work and time spent to make thissuch an outstanding event.We sold 116 luncheon tickets ( we wereshooting for 100). The ball room was packed to capacity withvendors andshoppers.Carl Clarkof SouthernVerandagave anexcellentpresentationin the art ofcenter pieceand garlandassemblyusing re-purposeditems addedto some newer pur-chases. Carl left uswith a wealth ofknowledge alongwith several cen-terpieces to sell forour Auxiliary.The 50/50 raffle (split thepot) netted $405.00 dollarswith the lucky winnerreceiving $202.50 . ThankYou to Becky Harris andMolly Cunningham andher friend Christen.Kathy Lambert offeredher Condo in OrangeBeach and 3 designer bags

for the live auction which creat-ed much excitement in the bid-ding process.Attendees enjoyed the silentAuction and the WhiteElephant table. Many wenthome with some real bargains.There was a large assortment

of door prizes to give out. 3 of our members dis-tributed those. Santa Clause drew the numberswhile Mrs. Santa kept the vendors entertainedin the Ball Room.A big shout-out to George, our Chef and thestaff for going beyond to make this all work forus. There have been many compliments fromattendees regarding the great work they per-formed. Thank You to our office manager Pat forher help and so graciously doing everything pos-sible to make things work from her end.

The Auxiliary was treated to a Champagnecelebration at the December 7 luncheonmeeting. We celebrated Christmas with FYC friends

and the success of our Christmas Bazaar, which washeld on Dec 4. The guest speaker was Connie Cazort, a profession-al Storyteller, who shared Christmas Memories andsongs. Kate Gibson held a brief business meeting todiscuss the past year and our future projects. Afterlunch the ladies enjoyed a gift-swapping game andChristmas celebration.The Auxiliary’s focus is now on the Chili Cook-Offon Sunday, Jan 27. All members are encouraged toprepare a pot of chili and sell tickets for this annualevent with prizes for sailing and chili.Auxiliary members pictures for the AuxiliaryRegistry will be made again at our January meetingon Friday, Jan 4.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED BYLAW AMENDMENT by the Board of Governors

CURRENTARTICLE VI – VISITORS

Section 4. Courtesies of the Club shall be extended to themembers of the family and household of a Club Member,except to adults, other than spouses, who are of an age formembership in the Club.

PROPOSED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORSARTICLE VI – VISITORS

Section 4. Courtesies of the Club shall be extended to theClub Member’s spouse and to his/her children who areunder the age of 21. Courtesies will be extended to children21 and older that are full time students, until their 24thbirthday.

ByLaw Amendments to be voted on at the January 9, 2019 General Membership Meeting.

12/2 An overcast morning turnedinto a sunny, cool afternoon on the It was a great Fall Series with

decent weather and lots of participa-tion (11 different boats scored points).

The Fleet just after rounding the lastmark and heading to the finish.water. The wind was light but steadyat 5-7 out of the SW for the entirerace. Eight boats went around thecourse with 2 flying their spinnakers.The leading 4 boats traded placeswith every tack and stayed closely

clustered the entire race. No boatdropped too far behind though withfinish times spread evenly across 13minutes or so between the super slickspinnaker boat taking first and theheavy traditional racer-cruiser clos-ing out the fleet.And the winners were: 1st placeMOJO. Teri has done a significantjob through out and proved to besomeone to be reckoned with.Congratulations. 2nd place DamnYankee. Rick always seems to be near the front. 3rd place Tigress.

Hope everyone has a nice holidayand gets all the boat stuff you arelooking for. Some of us are lookingfor a whole boat.Next up is the CHILI BOWL

REGATTA in January. At left: Alouette with Eddie Manes.Above: Heading for home.Photos taken by Tracy Hirsh aboardGypsy Wind.

2019 Membership Committee

Mark your Calendars for the Chili Bowl Regatta,Racing on Sundays January 13, 20, 27 with the ChiliCook Off featuring the best FYC cooks on January 27.

Club Sunday Sailing

Jill GodardErik SchmitzMartha PayneSteve SamryBeverly BradleyZack GonzalezJohn LucePatricia McPhersonSteve Savarese

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