August already, and in less than a month, most kids will be back to school, Friday night

high school football and Saturday afternoon football starts up, and planning begins for

fantasy football leagues. August is also the last full month for the pool to be open as

the Labor Day Weekend is soon approaching.

Last month I commented that the pool had been used extensively due to the number

of 90+ degree days. I stand corrected: the pool has been used extensively due to the

number of 100+ degree days! It seems if the temperature hits 90 degrees, it’s a cool

down! Again, thanks to Eric for keeping the pool in

compli- ance with the Health Department regulations

and the pool Chairpersons and staff for keeping the

pool area cleaned and providing a safe swimming ex-

perience. Hopefully, you will have a chance to visit the

pool be- fore the summer swimming season ends.

Thank you to the volunteers who installed piping for the

sprinkler system around the north end of the marina.

Over the years, the staff has worked hard to create a

watering system to keep the grass green during the

dry times of the year. For those who may not know, the water used is obtained from

the lagoon.

Congratulations to FCoS Ramon Eickert, the Jr. Sail Committee and all those who

worked the PCYC North Coast Jr. Regatta. The weather was extremely hot, atrocious

may be the appropriate adjective to use, but according to Ramon, a record number of

junior sailors participated in the race. As a result, the grounds were extremely con-

gested and the Board would like to thank everyone for their patience. Following the

Regatta, the Junior Race Team went to Put-in-Bay and participated in Junior Bay week.

Congratulations to all the junior sailors and see Ramon’s report for the results.

Don’t MissDon’t Miss

Bloody Mary Socials Saturday Mornings Includes Mimosas and

often snacks.

From The Commodore, Todd Bickley

August 2012

Port Clinton Yacht Club PO Box 127

Port Clinton, OH 43452

PCYC Jib Sheet

Please note that the next membership meeting is 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 2. Com-

modore snacks will once again be provided, so plan on coming early, eat some snacks,

attend the meeting, and rest and relax for the remainder of the evening. Two big

events are planned this month – the Parking Lot Party and the ever popular Chum

Bucket. Tickets for the Chum Bucket go fast, so keep an eye out for when the ticket

sales begin!

Again, stop down and enjoy your Club.

PCYC Ship Store

Handtowels

Boat BarWare

Kid’s stuff

Cover-ups

His Shirts

Her Tops

Sweatshirts

Beachtowels

New stuff arriving

all the time!

What a gorgeous day!! I did not

get this writing task completed

late last night by deadline so I

am spending my lunch hour on

the beach at PCYC. I am sit-

ting on one of our benches

(thanks to the bench repair

crew of last summer) over look-

ing beautiful Lake Erie. The

sky is a cloudless solid blue

punctuated by an over flying B-

17 historic aircraft. The water

in the shallows appears crystal

clear and there is hardly any

muck along the break wall this

year. The water is an aqua,

blue-green mix with white caps

dotting the horizon due to a

strong south breeze. (this is

where I hit the wrong button

and deleted everything on my

first attempt.) I feel like I am

on a South Sea tropical island.

The young children are playing

on the exposed sandbars that

reach half way to the exposed

rocky Crib. The water has been

really low this weekend and

usually we do not get this clear

of a view of the obstruction just

offshore. I have a need for a

boat ride to Put-In-Bay.

This past weekend there was so

much going on in Port Clinton

and at your club. I started off

at the Grand Opening of the

Liberty Air Museum, then a

quick stop for breakfast and

Bloody Mary's at the ever so

popular PCYC morning gather-

ing on the deck. It was then

time to take my Russian guests

out on the lake for swimming,

skiing, and wave running. On

return to the Club it was time

for the pool and then on to

watch the talented Jeff Bugbee

in a Playmakers performance. I

had to miss The Ohio State

Alumni Band at Lakeside but

the play was outstanding. On

Sunday I participated in the

Rim Fire Match at Camp Perry

before returning to the Club

and the pool. It is amazing

that many of the thousands of

participants at the National

Matches do not know they are

on the edge of a water wonder-

land.

It is getting really hot out here.

Time to head back to air condi-

tioning!

August will be a great month

at the club. While you enjoy the

facilities others will be working

on a water meter project. We

have continuous other activi-

ties including water leak re-

pairs, lighting maintenance,

trash usage analysis, irrigation

installation, storm damage

pickup, weed and lawn control,

window washing,

other projects and

strategic planning.

If you are looking for

something to do con-

tact Eric, Chuck, or

myself. The pool is

fantastic!!! Come

over and enjoy your

Club.

PCYC Memories:

In the 70's, August was con-

sumed by trips to the Bay, wa-

ter skiing, and sailing. We re-

ceived a dock credit because

the boat was away from the

dock more than it was tied up.

It was impossible to keep up

with Ken Hershey on the num-

ber of excursions to Put-In-Bay

but I tried my best. It is proba-

bly hard to believe that Ken

and I ever drank a beer back

then, but we consumed a few.

On one late night return, I was

instructing my friend how to

navigate by the stars and oper-

ate the boat while I rested my

eyes. As we turned the corner

in the lagoon he commented

about the campfire down by the

hoist. I thought about it for a

minute before realizing that 1.

city ordinance does not allow

open fires within 50 feet of boat

docks or houses and 2. who

would be having a campfire at

2:00 am. I jumped up, took con-

trol of the boat and sped down

to the fire. Yes- I made a wake

in the lagoon! I bowed in to the

nearest dock, jumped off the

bow and told my friend to go

dock my Dad's boat. I forgot

that he had never docked the

boat before.

The back end of a Lyman was

engulfed in flames. I grabbed a

hose and started putting out

the fire. It was only later that I

realized I was standing on top

of a burning gas tank. After the

fire was

extin-

guished I

noticed

the canvas

was par-

tially

opened on

the boat

on the same dock. I looked in to

see the glow of a cigarette of

someone trying to get to sleep.

I suggested he not flick his

cigarette out unless he knew it

would land in the water on not

on the adjacent boat. After

alerting the Caretaker of the

need for a fire watch it was

home to much needed sleep.

Avoid the Crib, put your ciga-

rettes out, and enjoy August!

Rear Commodore

Mike Hablitzel

The Rear Perspective, Mike Hablitzel

Page 2 PCYC Jib Sheet

August 2012

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1. 2 3. FNS

BBQ Beef sands,

salads, fruit, $6. pp

6:00—?

4

5 6 7 8 9 10. The The The The

Italian Beef Sandwich Italian Beef Sandwich Italian Beef Sandwich Italian Beef Sandwich Marinated Mushrooms Marinated Mushrooms Marinated Mushrooms Marinated Mushrooms and Artichoke Hearts and Artichoke Hearts and Artichoke Hearts and Artichoke Hearts Veggie Tray and More Veggie Tray and More Veggie Tray and More Veggie Tray and More Surprise Dessert Surprise Dessert Surprise Dessert Surprise Dessert $5.00 (Senior Citizens$5.00 (Senior Citizens$5.00 (Senior Citizens$5.00 (Senior Citizens------------$2.00 ID may be re-$2.00 ID may be re-$2.00 ID may be re-$2.00 ID may be re-quired!)quired!)quired!)quired!)

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12 13 14 15 16 17. Friday

Night Brats

& Burgers

$6.00 ea

6:00-7:30

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19 20 21 22 23 24 25.

26 27 28 29

30 31.

chicken ‘wiches

potato salad,

corn-on-the-cob,

veggies & desert.

$6, 12 & under $3.

5:30-7:30

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Ok, where did July go? It seems just last week it was the 4th of July Celebrations at the club and we were looking forward to the Middle Bass Island Yacht Club Cruise Out July 20 – 22. As I write this Jib Sheet article I am happy to say, despite some nasty weather on the 20th, the Cruise out was a huge success! We had 21 boats and 70 people attend the event. This is also the first time for me that I ran

out of all the fixings (liquid type) for the Saturday morning brunch!

August will be upon us very soon and we have 2 Cruise outs planned. First, August 3-5 at Kelley’s Seaway Marina, which has been renovated and looks great, although some of us may have to raft off depending on how many boats go to Kelley’s Island. As of

this writing we have around 15 boats scheduled.

Secondly, Thursday August 9th will be a day at Rattlesnake Island, beginning at 12:00 noon. Last year we had about 90 people attend and everyone had a ball. Please check the Cruise Out Registry in the bar as some people have signed up to go but have no boat, so we will have to “buddy up” on the boats that are attending and take some other members with us. Within the next week I will be check-ing with everyone who has signed up to go to confirm the details

about Rattlesnake.

It’s hard to believe but on the horizon is the dinghy/small boat Poker

Run on Sunday, September 2nd.

Please enjoy the rest of summer and stay cool.

Regards,

Dave Mehl FCoP

Port Clinton Yacht Club PO Box 127 Port Clinton, OH 43452 www.portclintonyachtclub.com Club 419-734-2424 Hrs M-T 3-12, F 3-1, S 2-1, Sunday 1-10 Pool 419-732-2064 Hrs 12-8

Learn to Sail

We had a packed 2nd session in

both the morning beginner Opti

class and the afternoon Advanced

Opti/Beginner 420. We had 6 sail-

ors out of this group racing our

Opti's in various Regattas.

Thank you to all of our sail

coach's. Tristan Nighswander

(Race Coach/Learn to sail), Jane

O'Brien (Race Coach/Learn to

sail), Chelsie Mallett (Race Coach/

Learn to sail) and Ian Kyle (Learn

to sail).

They did a great job and made

learning fun for the kids.

Another special thank you goes

out to Dr. Suzie Leone for running

the Learn to Sail Program and

again to Tristan Nighswander for

going beyond his hired role as In-

structor by maintaining the boats

and running the Race Team pro-

gram.

Auxiliary Boats

August 3-4 is Senior Bay Week.

I hope we will be as successful as

our Jr. Sailors......to be continued

next week.

Ramon Eickert (Fcos)

Junior Race Team

Congratulations to our 2012 race

team. The team had one of the

best seasons and Bay Weeks since

our program restarted 15 years

ago.

Jr. Bay Week results are as fol-

lows,

Ian Kyle - 1st place Full Rig Laser.

David Leone - 14th place out of 30

Radial Laser.

John O'Brien/Amber Waite 420

fleet 7th place out of 47.

Michael Leone/Abby Waite 420

fleet 9th place out of 47.

Our sailors did a great job compet-

ing and representing the PCYC all

season.

Sail Fleet News, FCoS, Ramon Eichert

Power Fleet News, Dave Mehl, FCoP