The next monthly meeting of the WYC will be held at Gilford Town Hall on Friday, Dec. 6th beginning promptly at 8:00 P.M.

Commodore: Pete Crosby Vice-Commodore: Jack Donohue Rear Commodore: Ed Philpot Secretary: Marcia Wadsworth Treasurer: Keith Nix

Trustees: Dave Keller, Kevin Coons and Casey Nickerson

Volume 58 Number 11 NOVEMBER 2013

Winnipesaukee Yacht Club

JIB SHEET

Dockham Shore Road ,Gilford NH www.wyc-nh.org

FROM THE COMMODORE

November already? Seems like not

so long ago we were launching boats and doing the spring cleanup.

Just a few quick thoughts. I could

easily fill this whole jib sheet with thank you's to members for what they have con-

tributed through the year, whether it is helping a fellow member launch or haul a

boat or pitching in to clean up after an

event or raising your hand to get some-thing fixed. The level of cooperation

amongst members that I have had the

privilege to witness is truly remarkable. It

is something we should all be proud of.

As the Commodore I would like to personally thank each and every one of

you for the contributions that you have made. It has made my job a pleasure and

it is a privilege to be associated with such a great group of people.

Thanks,

Pete

Winnipesaukee Yacht Club’s Annual Meeting

Saturday, January 11, 2013 Gilford Community Church

Cocktails 6:00 pm - Dinner 7:00 pm More details will be in next month’s Jib Sheet

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!

WYC HAPPENINGS

We would like to send a special Thank You to

Charlie Boucher, Rob Johnson, Jon Muller, Sandy Storer, Dave Richardson and Lee

Willett for replacing the wooden wall at the shoreline of the swimming area.

HOUSE COMMITTEE

HAM & BEAN SUPPER

On October 16, over 80 members

and guests mourned the end of summer and celebrated a successful haul out by

attending the “occasional” Ham and Bean Supper. There was a lot of boisterous dis-

cussion about the season just past and the winter ahead.

Peter and Alida Millham and Gail and

Rod Dyer acted as hosts assisted by Caro-lyn Scattergood, Al and Annie Posnack,

and Lee and Janice Donahue.

Be forewarned, they may be tempted to try it again!

THANK YOU

I'd like to thank the following Yacht

Club members in helping me paint the dingy dock: Steve and Chris Fay, Dave

Richardson, Robert Johnson and my wife Alley.

A special thank you to Dave and Ka-

tie Ewing for donating the cost of the sup-plies to paint the dock.

Charlie Boucher

WYC mobile kitchen set to serve

the hungry haul out crew 75 tasty hot pastrami sandwiches

LUNCH AT THE YACHT YARD

COLD DUCK RACE

WYC HAPPENINGS CONT.

The 42nd annual Cold Duck Race was held in typical Cold Duck condi-

tions with a little rain, a little cold and a good stiff breeze. Overall the event had the look, feel and excitement of past events with 20 boats and

over 60 sailors participating in racing and cruising classes.

This year’s fleet was broken into two starts, with 12 non-spinnaker

racers going off first followed about 7 minutes later by the 8 spinnaker boats. Our fleet was diverse, ranging from a home built Core Sound 17 to

a classic L-33 in the cruising fleet and from an F31 tri hull to an L-16 in

the Racing fleet.

We quickly spread out over the lake on a course that took us from

the WYC, around Middle-Ground Shoal and back to the club. The course

was perfect for the breeze and we returned in time to enjoy our famous

Cold Duck Chili and Dark and Stormy’s.

Many of the participants remarked on what a great event this was,

and the club had a great feel as sailors and guests enjoyed telling their

stories and simply enjoying each other’s company. The racing was great,

the food was better and the friendship and comradeship was unsurpassed!

The overall trophy for the boat winning their class by the largest

margin (corrected time) went to Don Parsons. The Cold Chicken went to

Chris Weinmann and Jim Rogato.

Special thanks go out to our Race Committee (Mike Curtin, Don Roper, Larry (LML) Routhier and Rolly (boy I love this boat!)Mailloux, our

chili committee (Don Roper, Chuck Coons, Bruce Johnson, Kevin Coons,

Steve Nix, Mike Curtin and anyone who I may have forgotten). We un-

veiled a new perpetual trophy and a new chicken. This year’s prizes were arranged by Roberta Coffee of Corporate Images (Dick Waite would have

been proud!).

Thanks to everyone, and sorry if I missed anybody.

Ed Philpot

WYC HAPPENINGS CONT.

Spinnaker Division:

Gostosa — Kevin Hayes/Ed Philpot/Kevin Coons

Pressure — Guy Nickerson/Warner Nickerson/Jeff Rabinowitz/Chris Diodato

Jolly Mon — Jon Rochlis

Flying Colors — Adrian Curtis

Whimsy — Al Posnack

Hobie 21 — Seth Keller

Hi Ho — Tom Sullivan/Al Fasshauer

Dash — Pete Crosby/Ben Crosby/Conor Hayes/Graham Philpot

Non-Spinnaker Division:

Anticipation — Don Parsons/Hans Dahl

Isle of Skye — Rob Johnson/Mark Petrozzi

J. Vickey — Bruce Gokey/Andy Howe

Air Express — Charlie Boucher/Rich Nelson

Mirimar — Jim Kennedy

Airborne — Steve Nix

Nantucket Bound — Chuck Moretti/Roberta Coffee

Watermark I — Jerry Slagle/Deb Hastings

Boat — Chris Weinmann/Jim “Vito” Rogato

Freewill II — Chris Rich

Nirvana — Chuck Healet

Blue Canary — Josiah Ahlgren

COLD DUCK — FINAL RESULTS

Fall came way to fast this year, es-

pecially when the last couple weeks of September were so gorgeous.

Haulout prep day was September

28th. We were able to get all but one bro-ken tie replaced, fixed some curb rail, and

thanks to Al Herte, got the weed whacking done. Trailers got moved, the car wheels

got greased, and, under the TLC of Dave

Keller and Sandy Storer, the winch truck was once again made ready to pull. A

smaller crew including proposed members Seth Keller and Jeff Rabinowicz rebuilt the

platforms platform supports on the car and made it a little stronger. Thanks to

Adrian Curtis for fastening all of the hard-ware back on.

Haulout was held on Saturday, Oc-tober 12th under less than the ideal

weather that had been forecast. A cold, raw wind kicked up from the East that

made the day seem like November and gave the car crew a little anxiety getting

some of the boats on their cradles. In to-tal, 14 cradle boats and 3 trailer boats

were hauled, but the best part of haulout was coffee by Laura Cameron and Dave

Williams (including fresh lemon poppy seed bread, pumpkin bread, and bananas

along with the regular fare) and our tradi-

tional hot pastrami lunch served up by Rob Johnson and John Heckman. That

really hit the spot!

Pulling boats off the car with Scott

Davis’s truck before pulling them into po-

sition with the winch truck made the work go faster. Pete’s tractor made pulling the

trailer boats easy. Fortunately, there was plenty of help to move cradles and boats

around and we were done by 2:00. It was good to see so many members participat-

ing or coming down for the camaraderie and many proposed members learning the

process.

John Knox and I will be turning off

the water on or about Monday, October 29th. PLEASE----

Pick up any loose debris, lumber, or unused cover materials and take

them home. Make certain halyards are fastened so

they don’t slap all winter. Mark your trailers with your name on

the tongue so I can easily identify it. Call me if you have any questions or

special needs as to where your trailer gets parked.

Thanks once again for all who pitch in to make the Yardmaster’s job easy, es-

pecially Steve Fay who does all of the books for us and takes care of the little

issues that crop up for me.

Have a great winter. Let’s target Launch

2014 for May 10th.

Kevin Hayes

Yardmaster

WYC HAPPENINGS CONT.

YACHT YARD UPDATE

A small traffic jam

was spotted in Smith’s

Cove during

haul out this year

WYC HAPPENINGS CONT.

PETER FERBER PRINTS STILL AVAILABLE

Don’t wait to start your holiday shopping.

A beautiful Peter Ferber print would make a great gift.

Please contact John Goodhue, jgoodhue@rocherealty.com or 603-387-1822 to make

arrangements for pick up or delivery. All proceeds go back to the club.

See below for more information on the boats shown in the painting.

Pictured above are Downeaster, a Morse, Pompano an Elco, Marda a 22’

Chris Craft Sportsman, Henry Angles’ double ender sailboat, a Steel Craft, Lightening, Capri 22 and several Penguins on the dingy dock.