From the Helm 1-2

Upcoming Events 3

Club Information 4

Membership 5-6

Blood Drive 7

Commodores Cup Review 8

Labor Day Review 9-10

Defining a Community (Good Old Boat) 11-12

Crossword Puzzle (Knots?) 13-15

Boat Docks Wanted & Available 16

Soundings 17

Club Classifieds 18-20

Sponsor Advertising 21-24

Calendar of Events 25-26

Sailing Humor 27

HILLSBORO INLET SAILING CLUB October 2020 Lighthouse Point, Florida

From The Helm Inside This Issue

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What a crazy year 2020 has been. Thankfully, as of this writing, I am unaware of any of our members that have contracted COVID-19 or have fallen ill from it. Where the disease has affected us as a sailing club, has been cen-tered around trying to keep it that way.

Most affected areas are Youth Sailing, Cruising, and Social Events. While Race is in full swing, the beloved after-parties are still canceled for the foreseeable fu-ture. This situation has required us to be creative in all that we do, and for this I would like to thank the volunteers that have tirelessly worked to bring us the event we have been able to hold. These recent events include the Labor Day

By Dale Kern Commodore

2020-21 S/V Wind Punk

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Cruise to Bahia Mar, Fall Series Race 5&6, and the Commodore's Cup Race and Party. Commodore's Cup party was a great success at the hands of the Social Com-mittee, I encourage you to read the article about it in this newsletter. The party is directed at honoring the Club's Past Commodores. Without their ser-vice and leadership, this club would not thrive. I want to acknowledge their efforts and the stellar performance. At their hands, HISC is a great Sailing Club. When I signed up to be commodore I had no idea the unique challenges the year would bring. I signed up optimism, high-hopes, and a long list of goals for the year. These goals included expanding Youth Sail, creative cruises, boosting membership and retention, instituting a monthly Happy Hour, and the list goes on. Needless to say the spotlight was quickly removed from these ambitions. The goals shifted to trying to keep the club safe while, at the same time, keeping momentum and holding activities deemed appropri-ate. And what a task this turned out to be. Many have said that the situation has robbed me of the opportunity to fulfill my potential as commodore. Some have suggested that I serve another year, so that I can experience this leadership role under normal circumstanc-es. While I'm flattered by the suggestion, I'm not sure if this is allowed or appropriate. However, what I intend to do is to be the best Past Commodore that I can. I will stay engaged and involved and will carry my list of goals forward into 2021 under the guidance of Paul Alcock who will be our Com-modore come March. By this time I am hoping that things have begun to return to normal. Dale Kern Commodore

Are you following the club Facebook page? Catch up on the many posts by Club members. You can find out page at

https://www.facebook.com/groups/hisc.org/

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10/1 Board Meeting (Zoom)

10/08 Blood Drive (at GM)

10/08 GM (Galuppis & Zoom)

10/22 Virtual Happy Hour

11/05 Board Meeting (Zoom)

11/12 GM (Galuppis & Zoom)

11/26 Virtual Happy Hour

12/3 Board Meeting (Zoom)

12/10 Holiday Dinner Dance

12/18 Holiday Parade (????)

01/07 Board Meeting

Upcoming Events

Cruising Calendar MONTH DAY(S) EVENT HOSTS LOCATION

Oct 24-25 Octoberfest TBC

Nov 21-22 Thanksgiving Cruise

TBC

Dec 31-01/02

New Years Cruise TBC

Date Race Manager Host

10/18 Fall Series #7 & #8

TBC

11/1 Fall Series #9 & #10

TBC

11/14 Mary Wells Race TBC

01/23 Key West Race

Races, Regattas & After Race Parties Schedule

HISC 2019 Governing board

Commodore Dale Kern

Vice Commodore Paul Alcock

Rear Commodore Ross Hunton

Past Commodore Jeff Sussman

Treasurer Peder Sahlin

Secretary Jeff Keiser

Two Year Directors Ken White

Joe Gomez

One Year Directors Christeen Pozniak

Elizabeth White

Staff Commodore Doug Knickerbocker

TBC: To Be Confirmed—Subject to the Pandemic.

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Monthly General Meeting The Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club holds a monthly membership meeting generally on the second Thursday of each month, 7:00pm at the Galuppi’s 1103 N Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, Florida 33062, Tel: (954) 785-0226. Please check the monthly calendar or call the editor for any changes in the meeting dates, times, or locations.

BOAT US MEMBERSHIP

Boat US membership dues are $30.00. Since we have a group membership; current HISC Members as well as any new HISC Members in 2016 should only pay $15.00.

Our Group Number is GA83724S If you need any additional information call me,

Tim Leonard, Boat US Coordinator at (754) 367-1085 or e-mail to tbleonard@comcast.net

The Club Purpose The purpose of the Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club is to develop, encourage, promote, and stimulate interest in sailing, and to encourage the fellowship and camaraderie associated with sailing and sailors in the Hillsboro Inlet area from Palm Beach to Miami and beyond.

Membership An application for membership in HISC may be obtained from membership chairperson Bob Schuldenfrei at (954) 864-9791 (membership@hisc.org) or by contacting any club member. There is a $30.00 initiation fee and annual dues of $150 (family), $125 (single), are payable upon joining and every January thereafter. After June 30, the dues are 75.00 (family) or $62.50 (single) for the rest of the current year for new members.

Club Links: Club Website: https://www.hisc.org Club Youth Sailing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HISCYouthSailing/ Club Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/hisc.org Club Photos Online: https://hisc.smugmug.com/ Club Calendar: https://www.hisc.org/events/ Hillsboro Inlet Soundings: https://www.hisc.org/inlet-info/

Want to get your Local Knowledge into Print? Could you write a Local Knowledge article? We’re looking for arti-cles about Lake Boca, Hillsboro Inlet, Boca Inlet, Port Everglades, The ICW from Port Everglades to Hillsboro Inlet, and other areas. We’re looking for Articles for 2020 Issues of the Inlet Outlet. Please contact the Editor if you would like to author a Local Knowledge article.

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It is hard to believe another month has sailed by. We are making slow progress with return-ing our Club back to pre-COVID-19 opera-tions. Races have run, cruises have taken place at dockside rendezvous, and the September General Meeting was actually an in-person meeting. I think we will really have an in-person Holiday Party on December 5th. Through it all we have been welcoming new members. By the time the next Roster is pub-lished at the end of February 2021, I expect that Commodore Year (CY) 2020 will actually see an increase in membership. The CY is our metric of growth. I cannot say enough about the hard work Commodore Kern and his leadership team has done. There are over 80 elect-ed and appointed positions that keep operations sailing smoothly. That repre-sents a significant proportion of our membership. At the Hillsboro Inlet Sail-ing Club everybody pitches in and all enjoy the benefits of that effort. Tony Galluzzo has been inducted into our Club. He was born in Ca-labria, Italy and came to the US when he was young. Tony had always dreamed of learning how to sail so when he retired, he could live on a sail-boat and travel. When he was talking with a friend, who was moving out of Florida, he was told about this great sailing club and that he should look into joining it. Currently he has no sailing experience at all but he would very much like to learn all that he can. His sponsors are Robert Schuldenfrei and Sherry Sussman. Board Member conducting the interview was Secretary Jeff Keiser. Omar & Veronica Olortegui are now members of the HISC. They re-cently bought a house in Oakland Park with their 2-year old daughter, Sara. Omar left his native Peru for Florida in 2001. He is an avid scuba diver, which he mostly did from previously owned inflatable boat. Omar found HISC through Facebook. He is interested in the sailing experience and hopes to learn the ropes and eventually buy his own boat to enjoy with his family. He looks forward to enroll his daughter in Youth Sailing once she is old

Membership By Bob Schuldenfrei

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enough. They are looking forward to our meetings and to get involved in our activities. Their sponsors are Tim Leonard and Robert Schuldenfrei. Board Member conducting the interview was Two Year Director Joe Gomez. Roz Koether & Brian Stephanak have been inducted into our Club. They are both seasoned sailors who grew up sailing on Long Island Sound, and the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club. They are experienced with cruising, racing including open-ocean races and have participated in races to destina-tions such as Bermuda and Key West. Roz and Brian have relocated to Flori-da and are looking to be involved in the local sail community and are looking to get involved in the HISC events. Their sponsors are Paul Chasse and Hal Steward. The Board member who did the interview was Commodore Dale Kern. Jerry & Susan Lowenstein have joined the HISC. Jer ry Lowenstein, now 67, has lived in Florida since his family moved here when he was 9. He’s grown up as a Florida boater, as his family lived in North Miami and his father kept a boat on Biscayne bay. Jerry learned to sail at Dinner Key. His wife Susan is also a long-time sailor, and both of them are dedicated cruisers. After being a helicopter pilot in the Army, Jerry came home to become an en-trepreneur starting several businesses. While doing charitable work in Haiti, Jerry and Susan first met their (now) adopted daughter Hanna. After several years of effort, they were finally able to bring her home at the age of 7. To-day she’s a recent entrant in the Naval Academy, Class of ’24! The Army-Navy rivalry at home provides good entertainment for the family. These days Jerry runs successful construction & roofing businesses. Recent-ly, he found a great deal on a 2016 55’ Beneteau in Annapolis he named Northstar. Their sponsors are Joe Gomez and Robert Schuldenfrei. The Board member who did the interview was Rear Commodore Ross Hunton. Pascal & Heloise Epaule are now members of the HISC. Pascal did a lot of sailing as a teenager, on 420's and larger club boats on both sea and lakes. Owned a boat with his brother but does not own a boat at present. Has sailed quite a bit, and recently was crew on a large yacht that was being delivered from Miami to Washington, DC with Club member Geoff Jarvis. Their spon-sors are Sully Sullivan and Robert Schuldenfrei. The Board member who did the interview was Vice Commodore Paul Alcock.

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Commodores Cup and After Race Partty By Paul Alcock—Editor

It takes more than a pandemic to keep a good club down and the 2020 Commodores Cup was an exciting example of that. The weather was light air on Saturday September 19th, barely enough wind to fill the main prior to the start, but that didn’t last long. After watching some of the boats head backwards across the start line with more current than wind, things picked up and 19 boats were soon carving up the Ocean off of Hillsboro Beach. On shore, the Beach Committee kept everyone in line (well, as much as they could before the wind assist-ed.) Which boats took part? Basically everyone that could get their boat out there that day. It felt like that, all of the classes were loaded. Once the wind picked up there was some real racing going on. Your editor was crewing with Cookie Monster, we had a great sail, and were not alone. The after race party was held outside at Galuppi’s

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Labor Day Cruise 2020 By Paul Alcock

Yes, we’re in the middle of a pandemic, Yes we’re still in a partial lockdown, but we’re ‘Sailors’ and somehow we work at having fun. This years Labor day Cruise was to The Bahia Mar Resort and it turned out to be a great event that was very well attended, there were 6 boats (ok, so one was a din-ghy from Vitimin D) and 3 additional boats were represented by car. A total of 35 peo-ple took part at the Bahia Mar, all the while practicing Social Distancing and wearing facemasks (most of the time). Celebrations on Saturday didn’t end, literal-ly! They continued into Sunday morning. By Celebrations, I mean—drinks, food, and tales that stretched from stem to stern. The dockside party where folks brought their own chairs as well as something to share resulted in food left over and every-one that wanted one (or more) Ice Creams had everything from Cheese and Crackers, Tortillas, Cookies and more. Typical HISC event, ‘Come Hungry and Come Early’ Highlight of the event, between rain showers, was the planning for the evening singa-long, we knew that Judy Keiser had brought song sheets with songs that were respectful of ‘Labor Day’ so we all tried to guess what those songs would be. Rain spoiled the singalong before it started. But we still made up for it. Even Gettin Nauti got it’s butt cleaned up and sporting a new graphic. Thanks to everyone for bringing your boats or coming out. Looking forward to our next cruise. See you on the water. Paul Alcock Cruising host. Ps. You can see your cruising points online at hisc.org

Boats that Attended Affection Eximius Cookie Monster Windpunk Gettin Nauti Vitimin D (dink) Additional Attendees (by Car) Cherrios Commotion Kokomo Bob & Pat Schuldenfrei

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In this issue, we say goodbye to two sailing luminaries, Brion Toss and Patrick Childress. Since I assumed this role, we’ve also said goodbye to Doug Peterson, Glen L. Witt, George Cuthbertson, Everett Pearson, and Jeremy McGeary. All of them made notable contributions to our world. Our world. Listening to NPR this morning, I learned of the death of Milton Glazer, the graphic designer who came up with the logo that we all know. News of Glazer’s death spread to millions of people. And this makes sense; he created a bit of pop culture, and so his passing bears interest. Yet, despite the meaningful and significant contributions Brion and Patrick made, we didn’t hear about their deaths from mass media, and it doesn’t make sense that we would. Sailing is a small world. I’m gratified to see they are both be-ing celebrated in the sailing magazines and on sailing social media, the news of their lives and deaths spread to thousands of people. Our people. Soon after I started working for Good Old Boat co-founder Karen Larson, she said she saw her magazine as engendering a communi-ty. I told her I didn’t see it. This was a sailing maga-zine that arrived in sailors’ mailboxes, and they read and enjoyed it individually. I I didn’t know any of them. Her notion was too amor-phous and airy and wishful. This magazine wasn’t about community. “If that were true, it

This article is included in our October Issue of the Inlet Outlet Newsletter thanks to the Good Old Boat Magazine. I felt that it was a very poignant but very appropriate article in these current times. By Paul Alcock—Inlet Outlet Editor For additional information about Good Old Boat—Click here

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would break my heart,” she wrote. Well, her heart can remain safely intact. I was wrong. We are sailors, boaters, defined by our common interest. All over North America and around the world, we use common terminology and we know the names of people who are especially relevant to us, even if we’ve never met them—people like Brion and Patrick. And this means we are the people who know what they meant to sailing, who know they are gone; along with their families and friends, we are the people who will re-member them. Maybe more than anything, this marks for me the community of which we are a part. For a short time at least, they’ll be on all of our minds. They are but two of the founts of knowledge and inspiration we all seek as sailors. And that knowledge and inspiration lives on, added to the sailing canon. In that regard, Brion documented comprehensive instructions related to his trade and craft in several books. Patrick informed and inspired via his adven-tures, his writing in sailing magazines and, more recently along with his wife, Rebecca, his excellent and entertaining videos on their YouTube channel (see this month’s Websightings, on page 3). Their works, like those of countless sailors who came and left before them, many of whose names we collectively still know after more than 100 years, are a part of the fabric of our community. And that fabric is tightly wo-ven because much about the sea and sailing doesn’t yield readily to change—a comforting attribute given the ever-increasing pace of change in just about every other facet of our lives. Nonetheless, however slowly, change happens, even in our world, and that’s not all bad. It means there is always room for people like Brion and Patrick to emerge from those among our community and share their discover-ies, innovations, and inspiration. I just wish we were all here to appreciate them. That some of us are gone is not just a wake-up to me that we are a community, it’s a reminder of how fragile a community can be.

Reproduced with the kind permission of Michael Robertson. This article was originally included in the Sept/Oct 2020 edi-tion. Thanks Michael, If you are ever here in South Florida, contact us.

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October 2020 Crossword Puzzle

Boats eg. Boat Types—like ‘Catarmaran’

Send a picture of the solved crossword puzzle To britinusag1@gmail.com

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October Cross Word Puzzle Clues It would be nice to know that someone is reading this. Let me know. Thanks. Paul Alcock—britinusag1@gmail.com

Across 2 Head of Main is away from the mast 4 Fast, but really cold weather boats. 7 Lots of sails and masts. 10 Asian with large Triangular sail held aloft from the center of a gaff 12 Two masts, 2nd staysail aft of the forward mast 16 One mast, jib on a bowsprit 17 Dinghy with two transoms Down 1 Large fully Battened Sails 3 Foresail doesn't go all the way up the mast. 5 One mast, two sails mast between hulls 6 Two masts, both carry a sail away from the mast 8 Venetian with a long single oar 9 Lightweight round boat used for fishing 11 2nd mast forward of the rudder 13 Two sails not end to end 14 One mast, nothing up front 15 Two masts, aft is aft of the rudder

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Solution for the September Crossword Puzzle

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Wanted: Urgent! Dock to rent for 32-ft. sloop drawing 6ft. 2 inches. "Fleur de Beaulieu" 32 foot sloop draws 6 feet 2 inches Carole Fielder sailcarole@aol.com Please call Carole at 954-946-2956 or 954-234-8262 (can also text this number).

Wanted: Dock space with a lift for 24' yamaha ar240 Weighs about 5500lbs. Needs to be on a lift as it is a twin jet drive so cannot sit in the water. Contact: Andy Ryder Ph: 954.719.6116 Email: andy.ryder9@gmail.com

Wanted: Looking for a dock for a 27' Island Packet that draws 4 feet. Please4call Ken White at any time on 954-480-7100.

If you have or need dock space, the best place to post it is on the Club’s Facebook Page. We will post it here if you send an email to the Inlet Outlet Editor (it will al-so get included in the Club Classifield Ads Online at hisc.org ) Please make sure the email includes the following information: Length of Dock available / required Depth of Dock or Depth of Boat Any special needs (eg. Lift, Power, Water, etc.) Contact name Contact Phone Number & Contact Email

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The Hillsboro Inlet Soundings are pro-vided by Jack Holland, we hope you find them useful when Navigating the Inlet Jack Holland Chairman Hillsboro Inlet District Staff

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Club Classified Note If you have a boat, dinghy or other Marine item to sell, please provide a description, one or two photos and the correct contact information. Deadline for submission is the 15th of the month. Thanks. Paul Alcock—Inlet Outlet Editor

For Sale:- Up for sale is Alebrije. A flexible cruiser/racer maintained in tip-top con-dition and ready to race or cruise to take you to social isolation in pure HISC style! Alebrije is a1999 Hunter 380, that is safe, fast, and capable of long-distance shore cruising at the same time that it offers a unique social platform with a spacious cockpit and interior. It is equipped with AIS receiver, Radar, Sirius Weather, AC, Diesel genera-tor, a feathering 4-blades propeller, icemaker, full sine-wave inverter, electric freshwater WC, electric winch and windlass and in-mast-roll main. New Bimini top, new and shiny faucets, all LED lights, new fans, new curtains and V-berth. Alebrije is listed at $72,000 but HISC members will get a preferential price. Call or email Hector Arrillaga at 954-389-4091 or hemares@yahoo.com

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FOR SALE: ISLAND PACKET 31, Hull # 197-Bot new '89 safe Ocean Vessel-one own-er-Yanmar 27 hp diesel(low hours)--Excellent-safe-sturdy-shoal draft (4-feet) full keel.Lots of Equipment & extras:Boat recently hauled, and bottom painted--Many extras-- Special Discount for Club Members $31,500 CALL DENNIS BERG, @954-296-6422

Club Classifieds

FOR SALE: Spinnaker pole. 10.6 Ft. long, 2.6" Diam. Needs fixing or replacing end piece. No dents. Good condition otherwise. Please make offer. TOM GARVEY (954)790-5235

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FOR SALE: Sassy 1993 Catalina 42 $79,500 This Catalina 42 is roomy, easy to sail and well maintained, the bottom

was blasted and sealed with 4 coats of sealer and 2 coats of paint in

2019.

Draft 4'10", 3 staterooms 2 heads 3 showers. Seafrost refrigeration/freezer, ICOM M710 SSB/AT-130 tuner. Yanmar 50 hp/4300hrs, Gar-min 1040XS with a 10 inch screen at the helm, Garmin 3205 below. 2 CruiseAir AC/heating units, Xantrex Inverter/Charger, Garmin 18 inch RADAR, Autohelm 6002 Autopilot, Autohelm ST60 wind, depth/speed instruments. Harken Ball berring mast track and cars, Dutchman, Spin-naker sail/pole. Holding tanks/plumbing/macerators replaced, MSC holding tank gauges. Victron Battery monitor, Uniden UM380 VHF, FM Stereo/AUX IN/4 speakers, Large Bimini/enclosure Microwave, Garhauer outboard hoist, Deck wash down, Maxwell 800 windless/100 ft chain/delta 45lb anchor, storm jib and a feathering prop.

Call John at 954 781 6011

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Inlet Outlet Editor Paul Alcock

The Inlet/Outlet is published by the Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club. Items for publication should be submitted to the Inlet Outlet Editor: hisc.editor@gmail.com in text format. Paper documents or photos should be delivered or mailed to: Paul Alcock - Inlet Outlet Editor 5804 NW 18th Court Margate FL 33063 Tel: (954) 736-7114

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