GREATER NASHVILLE’S OLDEST YACHTING MONTHLY

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In This Issue

September 2018 Volume 51 Number 6

COMMODORE’S COMMENTS

Y-Flyer National Championship Regatta

Sail Camp Report

July 4th

New Members

Dock Slip and Mooring Wating List

Iron Skillet Regatta Notice of Race

Lots A Lasers Notice of Race

Sea Scout News

COMMODORE’S

COMMENTS

The summer months are typically light wind months at HIYC. Cindy and I took this opportunity to celebrate an “0” anniversary sailing for a week out of Camden Main. On a Sunday afternoon we boarded the Schooner Lewis R. French, America’s oldest Windjammer. She was launched in 1871 as working vessel along the eastern coast until 1973 when she was refitted for passen-gers. The French is 65ft long, carries 3000 square feet of sail and no inboard engine. A yawl boat “Greyhound”, located at the stern, pushes the boat when necessary. Sailing her is much like sailing 150 years ago. It takes at least 10 crew (us) to raise and lower one sail and almost 10 minutes of muscle on the 4 person windlass to raise the 100 feet of chain and anchor. We navigated in the crisp mornings with the melody of a manual, bellowed fog horn and the lobster fisherman waving to us as they headed to work. All meals were prepared by our chef who cooked, from scratch, on a wooden stove in the small forward kitchen. . Since we went to bed around 9:00 each pm, I rose early each morning to watch him handcraft meals for the day. We ate and washed our dishes on the deck, protected by a canvas tarp when needed, stretched across her 19 foot beam. I share these words to you this month to follow back on my opening comments as I took the helm of HIYC earlier this year. At that meeting in January and in my first article as commodore, I expressed appreciation of all those who have gone before us. I gave thanks for the 58 commo-dores and hundreds of other volunteers who have made HIYC what she is today. And now, having crewed on a vessel which takes me even further back in history, I am thankful to those who have gone before us, sailing on the coast, as well as across the oceans, in vessels with the technology of one of our OPTI sail camp boats. Sailing is a sacred, restorative, and even a spir-itual experience for most of us. To quote one of our HIYC founders, Cully Cobb . “ I learn something important almost every time I go out in my boat “ Thanks to all for making sailing possible at HIYC. Gene Lovelace HIYC Commodore

*** Dock Slip and Mooring Waiting List ***

Burgee Exchange at Y-Flyer Nationals

One of the wonderful traditions we are proud to con-

tinue, is the swapping of burgees with visitors from

visiting yacht clubs. The burgees that we have re-

ceived are displayed in the clubhouse.

Commodore Lovelace was thrilled to be asked to ex-

change burgees with Angel Crowe who was repre-

senting the Louisville Sailing Club.

Pictured are Angel Crowe, Regatta Co– Chair Ray

Marley, and Commodore Lovelace.

Three of the 29 boats racing in the senior division

were from fleet 12, with Angel sailing with 3rd place

finisher Pat Passafiume and Patrick Crowe sailing

with Neal Deaves.

Harbor Island Yacht Club played host to 140

campers at this year’s sail camp! It was a

sold-out season, and the kids had a great

time. Clearly, they had fun, because we had

a lot of returning campers each week. They

received good instruction from a group of

well-trained counselors, and best of all, they

had lots of tiller time on the water.

We got great feedback from both campers

and families about their experience. We’re

now in the process of reviewing the positives

for the summer, as well as looking at any

areas in which we can improve for next year.

Special thanks to HIYC member Laura Johnson for the excellent management she brought to

the camp through Leadership Academy. And thank you to our cognizant adults who volun-

teered their time during the four weeks of camp.

Already looking forward to 2019!

Mary Ann Smokler HIYC/Nashville Sailing Foundation

Sail Camp 2018

Photos : Andy Griswold

4th of July Fireworks

Thanks to Brian Smokler and his entire team for putting on a wonderful

day of events. From a boat parade, to Opti races, to a cookout followed

by amazing fireworks it was truly a spectacular way to honor our inde-

pendence!

New Members

Hello, we are the Lehmann Family! Our family of four started when Brian and I met in Eastern North Carolina, pursuing degrees in medicine. I’m now a pediatrician and Brian is a cancer researcher. Our love for the water started there as we frequented the local oyster dives and fishing holes. We relocated to the Nashville area in 2008 and have lived in Hendersonville for 10 years. We are proud parents of Josie, 8 and Ansel, 5. After 9½ years, we finally moved to a house on a cove off Old Hickory Lake. As fate would have it, we were given a Flying Scot that had been collecting weeds. Over the last 2 months, Brian and his dad have worked hard to restore her to her original glory. Now "Sweet Carolina" is ready to fly! Fate blew us one more kiss when we realized our homestead is directly across the lake from HIYC, and it all seems very meant to be. We are excited to become part of the HIYC community and for the opportunity to know all the sailors here! Thank you for including us! -

Kevin Stack, Josie Robins, Ella, Sarah & Henry Stack

“We are so excited to be joining HIYC! We (Kevin and Josie) met in college. After moving around a lot (NY, CA, DC), we have lived in Nashville for eleven years and have three teenage children.”

Kevin is on the faculty at Vanderbilt Law School, and Josie is an elementary school administrator at the University School of Nashville. They live near Elmington Park, off Whitland Avenue, in West Nashville.

“Our eldest daughter, Ella, is just heading to her first year of college at Carleton College in Northfield, MN. Our middle child, Sarah (17), is in her senior year at board-ing school in Andover, MA. Our son, Henry (13), is just starting eighth grade, and is our chief sailor.” Kevin and Henry spent the first six months of 2018 in Sydney, Australia, where they caught the sailing bug. “We loved sailing in Sydney Harbor and are really excited to get out on Lasers on Old Hickory. We are also looking for a Vanguard 15 as a family boat.

We look forward to meeting you all!”

Ashley L. Evans

Originally from Chicago, Ashley coached various sports growing up –

from Swimming / Life Guarding (15 years), to Rock Climbing and Snow

Boarding, and has run 6 half-marathons. She was also a photographer /

graphic designer for Major League Baseball.

In the Fall of 2011, Ashley moved to Nashville, landing work in the mu-

sic industry. After designing the brands, albums, and merchandise for

over 200 emerging artists, she was Taylor Swift’s first in-house graphic

designer (1989). She started a music showcase, Spotlight615, the ONLY

all original music show on Broadway. The show has featured over 300

original acts and has raised over $40,000 for St Jude Children’s Re-

search Hospital.

Ashley got interested in sailing about 4 years ago (thanks to Ted Cha-

pin), began participating in the Vanguard 15 fleet last summer, and now

has her first sailboat (thanks to Ray Marley). Please say hello when you see her, share some wise sailor ta-

les, tricks, advice…. And let her know if you ever need crew!

Whether you need shirts for the heat of summer or cool weather jackets

for our fall and winter racing season the Harbor Island Yacht Club Online

Ship Store is your shopping answer.

One Particular Harbor: The Y-Flyer 2018 National Championship Regatta

Contributed by Elizabeth Eckert Passafiume

The weekend of July 4, just two short weeks before the 2018 Y-Flyer Nationals was set to begin at HIYC, I sat in the

boardroom behind an assembly line of sorts I had created. It was one of the hottest Saturdays of the summer, so I

can’t say I minded being in the air-conditioned clubhouse. I was hand stenciling about forty bags for the sailors -

each one had a sail number on it. As I painted in the Y-2-7-5-7 (our number), it hit me that over a year of planning

was about to become a reality...

I was just one of many who spent months preparing our club to host a national regatta. Ray Marley and Anthony

Passafiume, co-chairs of the event, spent countless hours with HIYC volunteers getting the logistics in order - finding

lodging for our guests (special thanks to hosts Beth and John Marshall, Captain Jack, Dana and Paul Latour, Dave

Hardesty, Dave Deforges), preparing the dinghy lot and clubhouse (Anthony, Ray, and Sam Anderson among

many), and getting the Y-Flyer sailors pre-registered on the beautiful website created by our own Ashley Evans. The

amount of work that goes into this sort of event is hard to believe, but it was a sight to see when sure enough, on

Saturday July 7, cars pulling Y-Flyer trailers started rolling in.

The first two days of the week were devoted to boat weighing and sail measuring, junior racing, and general camara-

derie of the class and HIYC members. The beautiful Ania Gorska manned the registration table and welcomed each

sailor on behalf of our club. Spirits were high despite what must have been record breaking temperatures. We had

eight junior boats this year (a whopping sixteen juniors) - the most in recent memory thanks to some amazing Nash-

ville juniors, a handful of Atlanta kids who came up for the week, and others from Illinois, Kentucky, and South Caro-

lina.

The race committee, chaired by Ted Chapin and PRO Paul White, longtime Y-Flyer sailor and enthusiast, set out on

Heaven, Ted’s beautiful 44 foot boat, and got in several races for the juniors in less than ideal wind. Help on the

safety and mark boats was provided by Anthony Passafiume, Clint Webb, Dave Hardesty, Andy Griswold, Joe Bal-

lard and more. The juniors were fed by treasured HIYC volunteers Beth Marshall and Pam Vague, and soon devel-

oped into a tight knit group of friends and future leaders of the Y-Flyer Class.

On Tuesday night, the adult portion of the regatta kicked off with a festive Welcome Aboard party in the clubhouse,

where Lavon Hatcher prepared food and Gene and Cindy Lovelace welcomed everyone on behalf of the club to get

the party started! I was honored to be the musical entertainment of the evening and was joined by my band in enter-

taining the crowd. I’d be remiss not to mention sponsors Old Dominick, who provided delicious whiskey and vodka

punches for the evening, and Yazoo Brewery, who provided the beer. As we musicians like to say, “The more you

drink, the better we sound!”

Wednesday was a disappointing day as we didn’t have enough wind to race, but we sat around and drank coffee

provided HIYC member Scott Howard’s company Portside Java … that is, until it was late enough to drink beer!

Thursday would become our main racing day. The morning was slow, but sure enough the wind kicked in around

noon and we got in four races over the course of the day - enough to ensure that we would crown a National Cham-

pion this year. Bryce Dryden, an Atlanta Yacht Club sailor, and his superstar crew, our own Mandy Hofmeister,

came out on top for the day with several boats hot in pursuit.

Friday’s wind wasn’t as good, so we headed out onto the water but came in before getting any races in. That

evening’s awards banquet was a beautiful event with emcee Ray Marley, Lavon and her volunteers preparing the

food, and class members presenting the host of traditional awards that are passed around each year. Bryce and

Mandy were crowned National Champions, and I narrowly escaped being awarded the “Golden Sow “ for taking an

accidental swim as we docked our boat on Thursday!

After the hubbub ended and several of us sat around at the Tiki Hut that evening, exhausted and drained from the

week, we did what sailors do. We hashed out every detail of every race - if only we’d gone left instead of right in that

second upwind leg, if only we’d made that last mark rounding a little tighter - you all know the conversation well.

Sometimes I think the analysis is just as important as the actual racing.

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Tight action at the mark: Ed Bigus (2744) rounds in close pursuit of Tony Passafiume (2670) and

Amanda Hodges (2660)

As we basked in the glory of a regatta well-run and executed - thanks to the help of so many Y-Flyer Class and HIYC

friends - we all devised our plans for winning the Nationals next year. And in a few more years, we hope to be able to

host this time-honored tradition again. Of course we couldn’t have done it without your time and support, so deep

from the hearts and souls of the Y-Flyer Class: thank you, thank you, thank you.

Elizabeth Eckert Passafiume

Bryce Dryden and Mandy Hofmeister

Hitting the starting line at the gun!

2018 Y-Flyer Class National Champions!

National Champion Skipper Bryce Dryden and Crew Mandy Hofmeister

Sea Scout News Twenty Five years ago the HIYC board under the leadership of then commodore Mark Endicott approached my

wife and me about the possibility of starting a Sea Scout Ship. This was to be part of the club’s public outreach.

Cathy and I were already involved in Boy Scouting and had been youth leaders at our church several years earli-

er. So working with youth was something we were already enjoying. I saw this as a wonderful opportunity to get

out to the lake more often while continuing to work with youth. Little did I realize how much of a blessing this or-

ganization would be for me or imagine that 25 years later we would still be going strong.

Saturday July 21st we held a 25 year celebration of Sea Scout Ship 851. For that we had a pretty good turn out

of current and prior Sea Scouts. That being around 30. And that day we were blessed with wonderful weather.

The wind blowing at around 12-15 knots. And for some reason everyone wanted to go sailing. We used my

Pearson 30 Makena, the Scout’s Pearson 30 Triad and Drew and Katie Griswold’s Pearson 33 Tilt'N'Hilton. And

a few of the Scouts took one of the Flying Junior sailboats out as well. I think a total of 36 persons got to go sail-

ing that afternoon. This was followed by a wonderful dinner and then presentations. I was pleased to recognize

several of our leaders such as Brian Laidlaw, Randy White and Gail Beckman for their contributions over the

years. And was overjoyed by the 25 year service award presented to me by the club.

So what’s next? By the sound of things they want to go sailing. So preping for the Sea Scout commodore’s cup

in Atlanta in late September will be keeping them busy for awhile.

Andy Griswold

Sailing Instructions: Iron Skillet Regatta:

A complete set of Sailing Instructions may be downloaded at

www.hiyc.org/racing/iron-skillet

Sailing instructions will also be available at Regatta Registration

Notice of Race : Lots-A-Lasers 2018

Lots-A-Lasers

For Lots-A-Lasers sailing instructions:

Please go to www.HIYC.org/racing/lotsa-lasers

You may download a complete set of sailing instuctions.

Sailing Instructions will also be available at registration

Proxy

HIYC Quarterly Meeting: September 29, 2018

I, ________________________________ being an Active Member of Harbor Island Yacht Club, entitled to vote at the

Quarterly Meeting, do hereby constitute and appoint _____________________________ as my

proxy to attend said Quarterly meeting to be held on September 30, 2017 or the continuation or adjournment

thereof, with full power to vote and act for me in my name, place and stead, to the same extent and with the

same effect that I would have if personally present. Any proxy or proxies heretofore given to any person or

persons whatsoever are hereby revoked.

Signed ______________________________________ date _____________

Quarterly Meeting

TO:

Harbor Island Yacht Club

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Schedule of Events

2018 Officers Commodore—Gene Lovelace Vice Commdore Bob Carlton Secretary— Don Kaufman Treasurer—Fred Beesley Rear Commodore—Randall Butler Senior Governor—Brian Smokler Governor— Dan Haskell Junior Governor— Jim McCann

Harbor Island Yacht Club

PO Box 8117

Hermitage, TN

October 2018

02 Tue— Board Meeting

13 Sat — McDougall Cruiser Regatta

27 Sat —28 Sun Mcdougall Open Regatta

31 Wed Halloween

Photography contributed by Andy Griswold, A&C photography. Thanks to Elizabeth Eckert Passafiume for

her article “One Particular Harbor”, Mary Ann Smokler , Ashley Evans for her Y-Flyer Poster

September 2018

03 Wed— Labor Day Holiday

04 Tue—Board Meeting

15 Sat— Iron Skillet Regatta

22 Sat —23 Sun Lots-A-Lasers

29 Sat — Fall Clean up day & Lunch

29 Sat- 1300 Quarterly Meeting

Sea Scouts meet every

Thursday at 6:00 PM