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Columbia Sailing Club February 1, 2019

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At the Helm Commodore David Mosely

As I write this article, we are

busy working on so much for

CSC in 2019. What a great start

to have 25 people sign up for

the US Sailing Race Seminar

which was held at the

club! The flag officers, sailing

director, and SAYRA folks are

gearing up for a three day

weekend at the SAYRA annual

conference in Hilton Head.

CSC’s sailing director, David

Van Cleef, will be giving

a presentation and we’re super

excited! Planning for the

dinghy spring series, LMYRA

spring series, junior program

spring series and all the

summer camps is wrapping

up and we have already had

incredible interest in all.

Our lake is down, but we are

so fortunate to still have water

for our boats in the back cove

as well as a huge beach

area! Mike Mayfield has done

a wonderful job as back cove

chairman. His communication

about water levels, boats in

need of their owners, and his

interest in filling up our back

cove is certainly timely and

very appreciated. We

anticipate water levels going

back up around the first of

March but maybe sooner,

depending on rainfall and

successful weed eradication.

Our search for a new Resident

Manager is also ongoing.

Although we have not

advertised this position, we

have had some interest. I ask

Just a reminder • • •

Invoices for the CSC Quarter 1

2019 dues and fees were

mailed early in January!

The due date for payment is

on or before February 8, 2019.

If your payment is not

received by that date, a 5% late

fee will be added to your bill.

Your payment must be in the

hands of the Treasurer or the

Bookkeeper by that date...the

postmark date does not

count!

Last minute payments can be

left in the cigar box in the

canteen!

There is no need to include a

copy of your invoice with your

payment if you are paying the

total amount due. Do include

your invoice number in the

memo section of your check.

Alecia Milling

[email protected]

(803) 920-0943


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each of you to think about

someone you know who may

fit the bill to be our next

resident manager. I have

attached a position description

which you are welcome to

share with those who may be

interested. As a hiring

manager in my professional

role outside of CSC, I always

like to hire people I know or

who are known by my trusted

staff. I like to know what I'm

getting. This is why I ask you to

help us in the search instead of

hiring an outsider who we

don't know.

I would like to thank those who

came to our board of stewards

meeting on January 9th, and

thank you for the robust

dialogue about our budget,

docks and future. For those

Duties of the Resident Manager

Columbia Sailing Club

Columbia, South Carolina

The resident manager (RM) shall live as a full-time resident at 292 Shuler Road, Columbia South Carolina. In

general, the RM will be responsible for overseeing the security and maintenance of the Club property under

the direction of the Commodore and Flag officers. The listing of duties that follows should not limit the RM

from other duties asked of him/her that may be needed at the Club from time to time. The spirit of the

relationship between the RM and Club members is that of an employee/employer but is also based on

mutual respect and trust.

This document is part of the employment contract.

1. Maintain the security of the Club grounds and facilities, as well as the property of its members on

site.

2. Be familiar with Club rules and report any violations to a flag officer.

3. Report any damage to member’s personal property.

4. Maintain a list of all vendors necessary for the maintenance of the Club facilities and arrange for

vendors to visit property for deliveries, repairs, and maintenance.

5. Be available for all Club functions, working with organizers to arrange furniture, tables, chairs and

any needed items for the event. In addition, be available for post event removal of tables, chairs,

and other items in a timely fashion so that clean up can be performed.

6. Prepare the Clubhouse and be available to assist a member who has rented the facility.

7. Schedule cleaning of the clubhouse periodically or after events.

8. Maintain a schedule for trash pick-up and recyclables haul off.

9. Oversee Club landscaping and maintain a schedule for grass cutting, etc., to keep Club and grounds in

excellent condition.

10. Manage and operate the canteen. This includes purchasing and maintaining the inventory, weekly

reporting of expenses/income to the Bookkeeper and reporting the inventory quarterly to the

Treasurer. In addition, prepare hot dogs, chili, and condiments for the canteen each weekend.

11. Attend monthly board meetings and report on canteen operations


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who are new members, these

monthly meetings are open to

all members and I encourage

you to come and

participate. Attending the

business meetings allows

members to know the "why's"

behind the decisions and learn

about the activities that are

taking place.

I want to give a shout out to

Dick Dommel for organizing

the race committee for the

Easter Regatta and for the

Lightning Regatta. Thanks to

all those who have agreed to

help; we look forward to

continuing to make these

events at CSC special. There

are still plenty of volunteer

opportunities available at these

events-on and off the water-

including the Tommy

Whiteside Memorial Regatta on

April 6-7, and the GSC Open

Regatta on March 2nd. The

following weekend in March

will be our club workday, so

make sure you come get our

club looking good for all those

upcoming events!

See you on the water!

David

Please recognize those individuals

that excelled in sailing or service to

CSC in 2018!

2018 CSC Award Winners

Outstanding Service - Crawford Milling

Lifetime Service - Dave Mahrer

Sportsmanship - Margaret Clarkson

Outstanding Sailor - Stanley Hassinger

Outstanding Crew - Matt O’Connor

Outstanding Junior Sailor - Catherine Jowers

Junior Sportsmanship - Katherine Tapp

Junior Coaches Award - Ryan Hargrave

Junior Outstanding Crew - Matthew Hassinger

And the

Jesse H Helms CSCA Outstanding Service

award to Judith Williams

Note: You may be able to fulfill

your work day by helping with

upcoming Regattas and Events!

Contact Allie Hassinger at

[email protected] for more

information!


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The Vice Report Vice Commodore Bruce Seiffert

We are officially

“open for business”

for 2019 new

member applications.

As previously noted,

you are our best

source for new

members along with

our Sailing Program under the direction of David

Van Cleef. He has a great schedule worked out for

this year and we are hoping these programs will

generate interest in joining CSC as it did last year.

We had our first Membership Committee meeting

January 8th. The membership committee consists of

Ryan Lavisky, Peter Korn, Brandley Anderson,

Emery Clark, Amber Phillips, Nora Fowles, and

yours truly. We reviewed CSC’s procedures hope to

build on the recent success stories of the past two

years. Jan Jernigan and David Mosely both did an

outstanding job. We stressed that it will be

incumbent on the sponsoring member(s) as well as

the rest of us, to make sure we have new members

become engaged in our culture of sailing at the

beginning of their membership and encourage them

to take advantage of all CSC has to offer.

We had our first educational program on January

19th which was the US Sailing Race Management

Course. This

was attended

by many club

members who

learned how

regattas are

managed and

who is responsible for what. We have been very

fortunate over the years to have Dick Dommel and

his loyal following run our regatta’s but we need to

have some young blood and new faces learn the

tasks

associated

with running

regattas. This

was a great

first step. Our

next

educational

event will be on February 16th featuring “The Great

American Loop on Steal-Away“ with Jim and

Beverly Holland hosting. If you have not yet

RSVP’d, please do so as it promises to be very

entertaining and educational.

You will see pictured here the Lightning Bar loaded

on a flatbed trailer donated by Craig Milling. It went

down I-20 to Florence where it is getting some badly

needed “TLC” and will return prior to our

upcoming regatta schedule and take its rightful

place on the

East End of

the front

porch for all to

gather around

and share a

libation or

two.

Happy Sailing and see you on the water!!

Bruce


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The Rear Commodore’s Report Rear Commodore Jim Edwards

They say that only mad

dogs and Englishmen go

out in the midday sun, but

on New Year’s Day only

striped bass and CSC

sailors swim in Lake

Murray! With water

temperatures in the 50’s

and air temperatures

unseasonably warm in the mid 60’s, the intrepid

crew led by Commodore David Mosley went for a

polar plunge that

has become a

tradition at the

club. Because of

the lake level

draw down the

plungers had a bit

of a hike to reach the water but were undeterred

after the warming effects of Mimosas and other

libations. After the Plunge, there was more

camaraderie and tall tales around the fire pit, along

with some impromptu fireworks and cannon fire

provided by Bill Freeman and Braxton Sorg. I know

swimming on New Year’s Day seems like a crazy

thing to do but something keeps these nuts coming

back. Maybe I’ll give it a try next year. You in?

Soon, the dinghy sailors began to rig their boats

even though the forecast of a southwesterly 10 knots

with gusts to 25 seemed a long shot. Luckily, a light

breeze filled in just enough to encourage the fleet to

launch. PRO, Crawford Milling, assisted by

Michelle Davis, Bill Freeman and Matt O’Connor

were able to set a course and complete five races for

the fleet, consisting of Sunfish sailors; Elaine

Parshall, 1st Place, Walter Everett, 2nd Place, Robert

Key, 3rd Place, followed by

John Young, Margaret

Clarkson, Andrew

Clarkson, David Mosley,

Holder skipper, Ben

Simmons and junior

sailors, Logan Mosley

sailing a Bic and Catherine

Jowers sailing an Opti.

All of this activity worked

up quite an appetite for a traditional New Year’s

Day meal of Ham, black eyed peas, collard greens,

rice and gravy, corn bread, cobbler, tea, and of

course, mimosas enjoyed by 105 members and

guests. The success of an event like this is not

possible without fantastic volunteers. My sincere

appreciation and thanks go to Sarah Edwards and

Pat Freeman for decorating the tables, serving and

ROBERT KEY

CELEBRATING HIS 3RD

PLACE FINISH.

NOT A LOT OF BREEZE, BUT ENOUGH!


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managing the kitchen along with Julie Calhoun,

assisted by Charlie, Hilarie Brush, Tommie Everett

and Erin Mosley. Thanks to Julie, we also had a pot

of New England hot buttered rum! The CSC family

likes to give to those in need, so the left-over food

was donated to Walter’s Retirement Home in the

Eau Claire area of Columbia. There were many

smiles and heart felt thank-yous from the residents.

Now that New Year’s Day has past, we are busy

planning the sailing activities for the year including;

the Spring Dinghy Series, the Tommy Whiteside

Regatta, the Easter Regatta the Lightning Regatta

the Spring, Summer, and Fall Dinghy Series, the

Midlands Regatta, and the Wednesday night PHRF

series. There is something for everyone. So, when

the weather warms and the wind picks up, I hope

you will join us on the water.

Jim

Columbia Sailing Club Auxiliary

Presents

Jim and Bev Holland discussing their

first stage of the Great American Loop

on their 34’ ketch Stealaway

Italian Dinner included

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Time: 5:00pm

Tickets: $20 per person

RSVP to: David Van Cleef at [email protected]

WEST MARINE AFFILIATE PROGRAM

Columbia Sailing Club is thrilled to be part of the West Marine Affiliate program in 2019. This means that any

time you shop there, West Marine will donate 5% of your purchase back to our Junior Program allowing us

to better serve our community and continue to spread our enthusiasm for sailing! You can link to West

Marine through the banner located on the bottom of every page of the CSC website or you can print out the

affiliate card and take it with you to the store.

In 2018, our CSC Junior Program received $1,328 from West Marine!


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CSC AUXILIARY NEWS

President Allison Hassinger

I can’t believe that January has gone by so fast. It won’t be long and we will be back on

the beach, cooling off in the lake, and watching the wind fill our sails around the club. But

before we get to the summer heat, we have some fun winter events coming up at CSC.

A big thank you to Kim Milling for cooking our dinner at the CSCA meeting on January 15.

It was delicious as always.

Please remember that our CSCA meetings are held the first Tuesday after the first

Wednesday each month. We would love to see new faces and some that we haven’t seen in

a while. It is always a fun time! Our next two meetings are February 12 and March 12. Our

annual Mardi Gras celebration and Sister Care pajama drive will be held on February 12 at

DW Fuscos. Please join us at DW Fuscos at 7 pm for a fun dinner. We will be collecting PJs

for Sister Care as well as other items listed on their emergent needs list (deodorant, hairbrushes, combs, etc).

Be on the lookout for a CSCA email requesting RSVPs.

The Great Loop dinner is coming up quickly. It will be held on February 16 at 5:00 pm.

I know we are all looking forward to hearing about the Holland’s adventures. Please

join the CSCA for an Italian dinner of lasagna, salad, bread, dessert, and a glass of wine.

Cost of dinner is $20/dinner. We will be requesting RSVPs in the coming weeks. Don’t

miss your chance to hear about the Holland’s Great Loop trip and enjoy a delicious

dinner at CSC.

Our second annual St. Patty’s Day Beer Tasting Party will be held Friday, March 15, at

7:00 pm. Last year’s event was a lot of fun including some great beer, some homemade

beer, and delicious food. Please put it on your calendar, and don’t miss out on a fun

evening at CSC.

We would love to see some new faces join us! If you are new to CSC and are looking to meet people, or just

feel like you would like to reconnect, the CSCA is a great way to do that. Mark your calendars and join us

for some of these events and meetings.

Allie


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CALENDAR OF EVENTS – *

2/5/19 Membership Committee Meeting

2/6/19 BOS Meeting

2/12/19 CSCA Meeting - Mardi Gras

2/16/19 Great American Loop - Hollands

*See the CSC online

calendar for more

Gamecock sailing dates!

3/2/19 Gamecock Sailing Club Open Regatta

3/5/19 Membership Committee Meeting

3/6/19 BOS Meeting

3/9/19 CSC Workday

3/12/19 CSCA Meeting

3/13/19 Spring Dinghy Series

3/15/19 CSCA St. Patty’s Day Beer Tasting



COLUMBIA SAILING CLUB

the Telltale

Margery Ballowe, editor

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JOE REYES VISITED THE BOY SCOUTS HIGH ADVENTURE SEA

BASE IN ISLAMORADA -FLORIDA KEYS- WEARING HIS CSC CAP.

Back in 1987, Joe participated with the Boy Scouts on a High

Adventure Sail from the Sea Base to the Dry Tortugas, 150 miles

from the Sea Base (75 miles beyond Key West).

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