GREATER NASHVILLE’S OLDEST YACHTING MONTHLY

Harbor Island Yacht Club

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In This Issue

October 2019 Volume 52 Number 7

Photo by Tim Parshall

—Commodore’ Comments

—New Members

—Dock Wait List

—Iron Skillet Race Results

—Lotsa Lasers Race Results and Pics

—McDougal Regatta NOR

—Sea Scout News

—Bond Cruising Report on Mahina

COMMODORE’S

COMMENTS

Growing Pains.

The bathroom renovation is now in full swing. Expect the water to be turned

off everywhere except the kitchen until November 9th at which time the work

should be nearly complete and the facilities ready for use. John Marshall,

Maribeth Hagan, Jessica McCann, Joe Ballard, and David Brandon have all

contributed a lot of their time in order to make this happen.

Clean Up Day.

Thanks to everyone who turned out for the fall cleanup day. We only have

two cleanup days a year and need everyone to participate. We were able to re-

pair the boat lift, trim trees & shrubs, clean out flower beds, pressure wash the

back sidewalk, clean the inside and outside of the clubhouse including the

windows, clean up the top of the hill, and paint south, west, and part of the

east sides of the clubhouse. About 20% of the membership contributed.

Quarterly Meeting.

We had our quarterly meeting during the cleanup day lunch for the second

time and I believe that is a good use of everyone’s time. We have been blessed

this year with two outstanding new members of the board for next year. It is a

multi-year commitment and there are no benefits that accompany either of the

positions. The next time you see Ray Marley and Valendia Nelson be sure and

thank them for committing to serve you and the club. More importantly, when

they ask you to help with a club related event over the next couple of years be

sure and step up when you can. Please send me any comments you have con-

cerning adding two weeks to the summer sail camp and adding web cams to

allow members to monitor activities at the club.

See you out there,

Bob, The Commodore

New HIYC Memebers: David & Cynthia Moroney

We are looking forward to getting back to sailing and spending time on the

water after David’s retirement at the end of this year. We both grew up in

New Orleans where we enjoyed boating and water activities. As an adult,

David sailed our Hobie 16 during Florida beach vacations.

We’ve lived in Nashville through a large part of our adult life. We also lived

in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee for about 15 years, returning to Nashville

in 2016. Cynthia enjoys gardening and cooking, she makes a seriously

good gumbo. David has had a career as a physician and medical director.

In addition to sailing, his recreational interests include golf….and LSU foot-

ball.

Our two daughters, son and four grandchildren are all scattered around the

country doing good things. We are looking forward to sailing, socializing

and serving in the HIYC community.

Race Results

Lotsa Lasers

Vanguard 15 Fleet results at Lotsa lasers Regatta

Laser Fleet Results

This page has a simulated heel of 3 degrees, optimum heel of a laser.

Not long after the start of the first race a massive hole swallowed the entire right side of the racecourse, becalming those who had ventured that way hoping that pressure would come from the Hendersonville shore in a fickle soft southerly breeze. Fearing that it could become worse and becalm more I allowed the race to continue. Fortunately the breeze settled a bit and made the subsequent racing all the more exciting. 16-year old James Wilson of Australia by way of MBA won the next race. Tom Hart won the last two races of the day in a borrowed boat (thanks to Ted Chapin) after a 15-year hiatus from sailing. And Sunday the promised SW breeze filled in and freshened to 12 knots after 14-year old Myles Wilson won the first race. Scott Binzer and John Coolidge du-eled through five legs of the last race; neither could tell who had won at the finish but it proved to be the culmination of a solid series for John, marked by consistent finishes in all conditions.

The event was remarkable for an unprecedented number of “first-timers” (9) and juniors including Sailing Camp “graduates” and Sea Scouts. In a telling testimonial to youthful energy, grandmaster (age 55-64) Michal Osborne and great-grandmaster (age 65+) William Hofmeister, both previous winners of this regatta, “fought” for the “dreaded MOP” -- the Middle of the Pack award! Myles Wilson’s performance was especially noteworty: the youngest sailor in the fleet finished fourth overall and was the top junior. Also noteworthy was Little Rock junior Hartley Meyer’s series, finishing sixteenth overall ahead of radials and a few full rigs, in a 4.7 rig that carries a sail a little more than half the size of a full rig’s sail!

And there were an unprecedented number of parents supporting young sailors on the water (Doug Hunt, Troy Wilson, Marcella Meyer), ashore and aboard Vanguard-15’s (Todd McBee, Chris Cline, John Wendgraf and Kevin Stack).

Vanguard-15’s were welcomed to the weekend of racing as practice for their Nationals in Chicago the next weekend…which is merely practice for the McDougal Regatta next month and for Nationals here next year! Todd and Ella McBee won every race but the one that included an unplanned swim. Eleven year-old Silas and father Chris Cline improved with every race.

Thanks to Don Kaufman for driving Bob ‘n Jack, for raising and lowering flags (a tribute to his orthopedic shoulder surgeon!) and for closing remarks at the awards ceremony…to Peter Ben-nett for his guiding observations and steadying voice from the windward mark and finish line with Doug Hunt…to Jim Milliman and Jodi on the Whaler for setting square starting lines and gates…to Ray Marley for volunteering for anything and doing everything -- helping with registra-tion, setting marks, sighting lines and taking over when I abandoned ship to support a disabled Laser….to Dan Haskell for driving his “photo boat” so that Andy Griswold could take photo-graphs of Saturday’s sailing (Pictures are up at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HqEbiFvMFuu3Ryhw9)

…to our neighbors from Green Harbor (Gene and Cindy Lovelace, Jerry Humphrey and Gary Cooper) who helped keep the race course safe…to Dock Fielder for managing the registration table… to Paul Latour as always for sharing his nimble Scout…to all those who loaned boats (Dave Young, Bill Killebrew, Steve Jones, Ted Chapin, Bruce Richards and the Nashville Sailing Foundation (NSF)… to Greg Theriot for preparing the NSF Lasers… to Chandler Owen for de-goose-pooped-carpeting the docks… to Michael Underwood for preparing dinner and to all those who helped out in the kitchen including Mandy, Sarah and Sam…to those who promoted the event (Steve Jones at regional Junior Olympic Regattas, Commodore Bob Carlton via Friday’s Blasts, Drew Griswold through the HIYC website, Ashley Evans and Julie Bollinger through Vanguard-15 Fleet 77’s communiques)…to William Hofmeister for scoring… to Jim Waller and John Robert-son and Jim Doran for volunteering to hear protests (although happily there were none)…to David Hardesty for readying the committee boats…and as always to HIYC’s support of this traditional weekend of Laser racing.

And in case you ever wondered, cauliflower is not a regatta food!

Smooth sailing, Bruce Richards, PRO and regatta organizer

Lotsa Lasers

https://photos.app.goo.gl/HqEbiFvMFuu3Ryhw9

Jim and Michelle Bond

Race Results

Iron Skillet Regatta

Sea Scout News Sailing is about a lot more than just knowing how to make a boat efficiently Sail upwind. And it comes as no sur-prise that in Sea Scouting we teach a lot of skills other than sailing. Including boat maintenance and how to run an

organization.

At a recent Thursday night meeting we had no wind. Thus the scouts turned their attention to some other require-

ments. One of those being the swim test. The requirement calls for being able to swim 75 yards using strokes such

as the American crawl and breaststroke. They should then swim an additional 25 yards using the backstroke. And

then float on their back for 1 minute. In the past we have always had the kids jumping in at the launching ramp

dock and then swimming to the D dock and then back to the launching ramp dock before doing the float. But NO

that's not good enough now. They used a long tape measure to measure out 25 yards. This task was done using a

rowboat. At the end of the 25 yards they dropped an anchor with a life jacket attached to it. The requirement says

100 yards and by golly they wanted it to be 100 yards. And yes everyone passed the test.

Knowing how to use a rowboat can be a valuable skill when around the water. After the swim tests were finished

the remainder of that evening was spent in the rowboats. For some this was easy and for others not so much. But I

think all gained a much better level of skill before the evening was over.

In the late spring Triad a Pearson 30 received a new bottom. Which after 7 years in the water was much needed. A

few weeks later we had both Triad and Makena out for an evening of sailing with the scouts. Both of these Pearson

30s should be fairly well-matched. But Triad now had a new bottom and good race sails while Makena had a very

dirty 3 year old bottom and very tired cruising sails. Needless to say Triad was much faster. But in mid August

Makena came out for a new bottom which was done by the scouts. And she received a new set of sails. All this

happening just before the Iron Skillet Regatta.

The conditions during the Iron Skillet Regatta were difficult with light air and a lot of holes that many competitors

got caught in. Which added greatly to the frustration of those crews I know as I’ve been there more than once.

There were several boats in our fleet but when all was said and done the race was really between two boats. Make-

na which was raced by the Scouts and Triad which was raced by several of the Scout parents. Both boats now have

new bottoms and good sails. So it all came down to making good decisions, paying attention to the sails and some

luck. Note that I was on Makena with the Scouts as this is required by policy when racing boats of this size.

So how did it go???

Let's just say the Scouts earned some bragging rights that afternoon. And a first place trophy as well. Congratula-

tions to Sam and crew. But don’t give your parents too hard a time as they may come back and beat you next time.

TO:

Harbor Island Yacht Club

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Schedule of Events

2019 Officers Commodore—Bob Carlton Vice Commodore—Don kaufman Secretary—Greg Theriot Treasurer—John Robertson Rear Commodore—Gene lovelace Senior Governor—Dan Haskell Governor— Jim McCann Junior Governor—Sam Anderson

Harbor Island Yacht Club PO Box 8117

Hermitage, TN

November 2019

03 Sun — Daylight Saving Time Ends

09 Sat — Arnold Nye Regatta

09Sat — Lobster Boil

12 Tue — Board Meeting

16 Sat — Beesley 50K

28 Thu — Thanksgiving

30 Sat —Flotsam/Jetsam Regatta &

Decorate Clubhouse

October 2019

08 Tue — Board Meeting

12 Sat — McDougal Cruiser Regatta

26 Sat –27 Sun — McDougal Open

31 Thurs— Halloween

Sea Scouts meet every

Thursday at 6:00 PM