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A Seasonal Bulletin of The Presque Isle Yacht Club
The
Masthead
Our Mission Statement- To promote activities, tourism, and a spirit of comradeship among
boaters interested in the welfare & development of Lake Huron's beautiful Presque Isle Har-
bor.
Summer 2014
Words from Commodore
Volume 4
No. 3 PIYC Website
www.presqueisleyc.org
Summer 2014 at Presque Isle and Grand Lake-
"THIS IS IT... summer is here, so enjoy it!" You ARE
in control of what you do this summer.
Summer 2014 has turned out to be a pretty nice "Up
North" summer. So enjoy it, and grab the gusto. You might want to count the re-
maining weekends until Labor Day, or until, you take out your docks. If that doesn't kick you in the pants, nothing will. So- plan that outing, head to the Portage for din-
ner or get that ice cream cone and walk on the docks at the PI Harbor.
Do some summer stuff, and make some summer memories. (this isn't the practice
round, get out and live it up a bit!) Seriously, enjoy the Summer of 2014 here in
Presque Isle, and we hope to see you on July 17th at our July meeting and dinner.
The Port Huron to Mackinac race is about to take place and we're sure to have some
visitors on the return trip down-bound. If you wish, put on your PIYC shirt or hat,
introduce yourself and welcome our guests (Barbara and Dean would appreciate the help). Lastly, if you know of a project that fits our mission, or benefits the Presque
Isle Harbor, bring it to our meeting on the 17th, and we can discuss it.
Bob Young Events
July 12 Grand Lake fishing Derby Begins
July 12 Bayview Yacht Club, Port Huron to Mackinac Race
July 17-27 40th Brown Trout Festival, Alpena
July 19 Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago to Mackinac Race
July 19-20 38th Art on the Bay, Alpena
July 28 Sailing Classes Begin (see grandlakesailing.org web site)
July 30-Aug 4 Rogers City Michigan Nautical Festival
Oct. 9-12 Michigan Lighthouse Festival
Presque Isle lights
from altitude
The New light
Rare Double rainbow
See Page 2
Featured Stories
Calendar Events
Meeting Photos
Marlin Spike &
More
Yacht Club Visits
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It was the Good Luck knot ! Both robust and a striking finished appearance one can use it for gift wrapping or
hang it from a belt as an novel chatelaine for keys
(creative key chain). See: http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=dqogaUgS26c
By Friday April 25th it was open sailing again
on Grand Lake Ice in the Harbor was down to a
few chunks, Lake Superior had numerous ice
flows, the Great Lakes had seen a rise in levels
and further sustainability in deeper waters
would result from both a lack of evaporation/
hard winter & 90%+ Great Lake ice coverage
and flooding down the Mississippi allowing Chi-
cago gates from Lake Michigan to be managed
on a restricted basis…
Photos from the first meeting are shown in the
following column:
What was the knot shown in the header of
Page 1. ?
New members Sandy & Tom
Boaks were welcomed.
Knowledge Quiz
The term: “Abaft the Beam”
What are the roots of the term? What does
it really mean? What is the history ?
(See page 6 for the answers)
Marlin Spike
K n o t s — O r i g i n s a n d U s e s
This is a continuation of information from the
last Issue. Since knots span a number of use
categories and meet both practical and safety
needs, further discussion might be of inter-
est.(See Page 3 for discussion)
1st meeting of PIYC , 2014 was April
24th and a lot has happened !
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Marlin Spike
K n o t s - H i s t o r y , O r i g i n s a n d U s e s
C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 2
As previously written , new knots emerge every year
from the fingers of innovative knot tiers to increase
the existing numbers.
KEY TO KNOT USER GROUPS
Angling/Fishing
Boating/Sailing
Caving/Climbing
General Purpose
MYSTICS AND MEDICS The practice of knot-
ting is an ancient one. Roman scientist and histo-
rian Pliny the Elder (AD 23-79) advised that
wounds bound with a Hercules knot (a reef or
square knot) healed more quickly. Indeed, those
who learn first aid today still use this knot for
slings and bandages but are unaware of the reason
why.
Preserved in the medical collections of the 4th cen-
tury AD Greek physician Oreibasius of Pagamum are
18 knots, Originally described three centruries earlier by Heraklas as surgeons' knots. These have been interpreted
to include the overhand knot, reef (square) hum the clove
hitch, a noose, a fisherman's loop knot.
A monkey's fist ,door-stop is shown below:
S e e p a g e 4 f o r c o n t i n u e d d i s c u s s i o n
Member Recognition
Ralph Gates, PI, Grand Marshal of the Alpena July
4th Parade
John Vogelheim, RC, Grand Marshal of the
Rogers City Nautical Festival starting July 30th
Club Reciprocity and SYC report
In prior news letters topics have included :
Registry
Worldwide Yacht Club Reciprocity and requirements
for visiting members from PIYC to far away places.
The Club may wish to consider areas our members visit & strike up relations with far off places ? (Ref
Spring Masthead issue for detail .
Your editors met the chair of the
reciprocity committee (Jerry Cald-
well) when they visited the Seattle Yacht Club. Protocal included
writing the reception about two
weeks in advance, chatting with the
chairman and being given an invitation to join the m in a weekly event known as the Rope-yarn . Rope-yarn as it
turned out was an informal gathering, that on occasion, has
a brief introduction or- presentation or a theme like "New Members" but it's for everyone's enjoyment. A power
point presentation was prepared on PIYC and our region of
the Great Lakes and provided to the Reciprocity committee
for their next meeting.
We are providing a brief overview of SYC for your infor-mation with the hope that it will inspire our leaderships dis-
cussions and planning efforts, allow surveys of our growing
membership with inspiration of directions for PIYC going
forward. (see page 4 and attachment 1 for more detail)
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K n o t s - H i s t o r y , O r i g i n s a n d U s e s
Continued from page 3)
Romantic allusions to the true lover's knot continu-ally crop up in English literature after 1495 AD. Al-though there is no clue as to whether such a knot existed, several contemporary knots, with two inter-locking identical parts, are referred to by the same name.
CLASSIC KNOTS
Who invented or discovered all of these classic knots?
Some of the simpler ones must have arisen spontane-ously, in separate regions of the world, wherever some-
body picked up a flexible bit of material and idly toyed
with it. Then again, others are likely to have been
spread by foreign traders and occupying armies. Imag-ine tracing a particular knot — say the distinctive jug,
jar or bottle sling — from hand to hand and back
through the centuries to its originator (an impossible notion, of course). History, as far as the activity of peo-
ple was concerned, might have to be revised or modi-
fied….
Information in this article were excerpts from
Geoffrey Budworth, author of The Ultimate Ency-
clopedia of Knots & Ropework
Founded in 1892, Seattle Yacht Club is one of our
country’s most active and long-established yacht
clubs. 4,500 member strong— more than 50 club committees plan cruising, & racing events, book
clubs, hobby groups and special interest activities.
The primary facility is in Seattle but the club owns 10 outstations along the shores of the Pacific between
Washington State and British Columbia which are
safe harbors/electrical/laundry and amenities for members. The Club has established reciprocity
agreements with 200 other yacht clubs domestic and
international.
They publish a monthly magazine and weekly news
letter to keep everyone up to date. A Women’s Group among others organizes charity events, kids
activities, supports the youth sailing school and out-
ings to community events.
The Club offers regular and provisional memberships
with detailed information provided in Attachment 1.
See: www.seattleyachtclub.org
Member Announcements
Members please advise of new births, marriages, and
other life changing events for the next publication
Tom & Sandy Boaks
SYC Overview
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The Masthead
This publication of the Presque Isle Yacht Club is issued
4 times per year; in the fall, winter, spring, and during the summer of each year. Depending on the amount of input
from members, the size may vary as needed.
We welcome any comments, ideas, concerns, con-
gratulations or complaints, but especially appreciated
are pertinent articles or images that will be of interest
to our members. Please submit such communications
to the Editors as soon as possible.:
Bob & Gwen Mitchell Email: [email protected]
PO Box 98 Presque Isle, Mi 49777 (586) 899-3323 cell
Note for communications:
Contact by email or phone is critical !
PIYC Mailing Address: Website: presqueisleyc.org
18966 Evergreen Rd. 989 595 5239 (Bob Young)
Presque Isle, MI 49777
The 2014 Grand Lake Youth Sailing Camp will be
July 28-August 1, 2014, the location will be the same
as previous years ( Presque Isle Harbor Association Beach Club). Last year we expanded the program to
allow the kids who graduated from the beginners
class to move into the intermediate class that in-cluded the JY15 boats. The JY 15 boats are dual
sails, bigger and faster. This is the introduction to
real racing.
The Camp would like to continue to thank Bob
Young and Lucian Leone for donating boats for the
program.
If the kids who graduate from the intermediate sail-
ing skills and would like to experience Lake Huron
sailing out of Alpena there are also opportunities.
The program would love to have a couple of the stu-
dents become certified. They could then instruct the
Kids in the Grand Lake Program. This is a great sum-mer job and the rewards are many.
The program is growing which takes students from
the age of 8 years old to ?? and can advance to inter-national racing and/or become a certified instructor..
The Grand Lake Regatta is August 2, 2014.. If any-
one has any questions I can be contacted at 989-884-
2919.
Mailing address is 21635 US Hwy 23 South, Presque
Isle, Mi. 47777. telephone number is 989-884-2919.
Sailing Class Status
From Gary Hagen
Web site: grandlakesailing.org
Presque Isle Yacht Club Member-
ship and Dues / 2014 The Presque Isle Yacht Club is a civic organization dedicated
to the establishment and growth of a yachting community in
Presque Isle Harbor Michigan.
Annual dues are $100 with a one time burgee fee of $25. There is no initiation fee for membership. From time to time
various clothing and nautical accessory items may be available
at market prices.
The club membership year is January 1st through December 31st. Applicants filing after September 1st are considered as
having filed as of the following January 1st. The months be-
tween are free.
Please send to Robin Spencer at his Summer Address shown
on page 6
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Thanks to Contributors The Club and the Editor appreciate any material from members
for The Masthead.. For this issue, the following people have
provided articles and/or images:
Planning Ahead for the Summer Issue : The Editorial Staff
Needs Your Help:
If you have anything that is pertinent or of general interest,
please get it to the Editors via Email. Please submit text in either
“text,” “rtf, ” or MSWord format. Images in ‘jpg’ or ’bmp’
format are preferred, although others can be handled.
Officers
Commodore Treasurer
Bob Young Robin Spencer
18966 Evergreen Rd Summer Contact
Presque Isle MI 49777 PO Box 84
989 595 5239 Presque Isle MI 49777
Email:
[email protected] 989 595 6970
Vice Commodore During Winter
Gary Hagen 754 Munson Ave
21635 US23 South Traverse City, MI 49686
Presque Isle MI 49777 231 929 4684
989 595 9007 Email:
Email:
Secretary
Curtis Eagle
101 N Industrial Dr
Alpena MI 49707
989 356 2726
Email cdeagle@
eaglecompanies.com
NOTE:- Officers are Di-
rectors
Apparel, Etc ID Tags & Apparel Paul Hawkins 989 734 5663
Burgees Gus Hoster 989 595
Bob Young, Ted MacKinnon, Gary Hagen,
Dick & Cathy Spencer, Gus & Linda Hoster
More Directors Winter Addresses
Barbara Dietrich
17251 Highland Pines Rd
Presque Isle, MI 49777
989 595 6680
Email— [email protected]
George (Gus) Hoster
PO Box 59/8784 E Grand Lake Rd 5777 Bastille Place
Presque Isle, MI 49777 Columbus, OH 43213
989 595 2132 Summer 614 367 1318
Email— [email protected]
Ted MacKinnon
17537 Grand Lake Blvd
Presque Isle, MI 49777
989 595 2309 Summer
Email— [email protected]
19534 Warwick
Beverly Hills, MI 48025
248 647 1628
PO Box 502
White Springs, FL
32096
386 397 1191
PI Yacht Club Clothing We are also looking for new styles and new items for our
next meeting. It will be Summer Soon !!
Great items for you and the rest of your family !!
Contact Paul Hawkins
Explanation of the term: “Abaft the Beam”
The nautical term stems from an arc of the horizon—between a line that crosses the ship at
right angles, or in the direction of her beams, and that point of the compass toward which
her stern is directed (an angle 180 deg from her bow course).
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Attachment 1
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Attachment 1 Continued
For Information
Email: [email protected]
Commodore Bob Young
989 595 5239
Website: presqueisleyc.org
MEETING LOCATION
1st Class
Postage
T HE MAST HEA D
A S EAS ONAL BUL L ETI N OF T HE PR ES QU E ISL E YA CHT CLU B
T HE PR ES QU E ISL E YA CHT CLU B
18966 EV ERG REEN R D, PR ES QU E IS L E, MI 49777
PI County Rd 638
Grand Lake Rd
Portage Restau-
rant
PIYC meetings are on the 3rd Thursday of
the month, April through October unless
special notice is given. Social hour begins at
6:30 p.m., dinner / meeting follows.
The current clubhouse of PIYC is the Port-
age Restaurant at Presque Isle Harbor.
State liquor laws must be observed during
all club functions at this establishment. No
drinks will be served after 2:00 a.m. and all
parties must vacate the premises by 2:30
a.m. or upon the earlier closing of the Port-
age. All liquor consumed on the premises
must be purchased from the Portage Restau-
rant. Open liquor or beer may not leave the
establishment
Visiting mariners and guests are welcome
at all club functions provided they are ac-
companied by a member in good standing
