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What a weekend we haveplanned for the Labor Dayweekend. The Port ClintonYacht Club is all in to helpcelebrate the Bi-Centennialof the Battle of Lake Erieand the naval victory of theAmerican Fleet over theBritish squadron in 1813.The Parade of Tall Shipswill take place on Thursday,August 29 off South BassIsland. When the boatshave completed their ren-dezvous, they will head totheir respective ports. Twoof them will be coming toPort Clinton and will bedocked across the PortageRiver from PCYC. I have

contacted Bob Gillmor fromOld Fort who built all of thecannons used in the movieMaster and CommanderHopefully, he will bringsome additional cannonsso that we may properlywelcome the two ships on

Thursday afternoon.As part of that welcoming

celebration, PCYC will alsohold a very specialCommodores Wine andCigar Deck Party startingat 5:30. Skip Sorgen willprovide the cigars andTed Wierzba is workingwith Heidelberg Distribut-

ing to provide for us alovely wine tasting to gowith it. The fee to partici-pate is $10, plus achance to view the Tall

Ships.I have been very busy put-ting together e-mails en-couraging my sailingfriends throughout theInter-Lake Yachting Asso-ciation to attend this

years Green Island Race.Past Commodore CindyBolte and I came up withthe theme, Dont Give UpThe Start as a salute tothe Green Island Raceversion of the Battle ofLake Erie. We are stillworking with the two TallShips and the Port Clintonorganizing committee(PORTS) to leave their

moorings on Sundaymorning and to lead theGreen Island Race fleetout to the starting line.

Wouldnt that be neat!?!Then there are the socialactivities surrounding the

Green Island RaceTheChicken Dinner on Satur-day night followed by liveentertainment on thedeck featuring my favoriteband, the TravelinLounge Lizards. Thenthere will be the Green

Island Breakfast on Sun-day morning, Green IslandRibs on Sunday evening,and the Annual Labor DayFish Fry on Monday.

Wowwhat a weekend.The Clubhouse and Clubgrounds are starting toshape up even more. Theoutside of the Club got amuch needed paint job,and the area south of the

Garage has been seededand should start turning

green again soon.My apologies to DirectorRod Miller and the mem-bers of the Port ClintonCommunity Band thatperformed a wonderfulconcert on August 4 onthe deck. I got a littlemixed up (not exactlyearth shattering news)

and referred to them asthe North Coast Concert

Band. Sorry, my bad.Congratulations to mycrew aboard SCOOP andCliff Ruckstuhl and his

From the Commodore, John Schaffner

Port Clinton Yacht Club Newsletter, September 2013

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crew aboard RED DOG fortheir wins in last Satur-days Commodores CupRace. Yes, your Commo-dore won the Commo-dores Cup. We had 9boats participating in all,4 in PHRF (spinnaker)

and 5 in JAM (jib andmainsail). It is a traditionto take a Past Commo-dore on the race, and wehad a good one in PC JeffBugbee (94). John andCindy Bolte raced withJEB. PC Todd Finke sailedwith Rob Kyle on SALLYJO. The race was first es-tablished by my father in1971 the year he was

Commodore so Satur-days race meant a lot tome personally. It is niceto see The PCYC Commo-dores Cup Race coming

back strong again.At the end of the month,we have all of the festivi-ties surrounding the2013 Snow Flurries Re-gatta. We are looking atapproaching several of

the one-design fleets toparticipate again. Yearsago, we used to have abig turnout of Interlakes,Lightnings and Thistlesand would love to see

them come back to PCYC.


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Greetings everyone! As

our summer winds

down, our fall activities

are ready to start. Be

sure to check the Jib

Calendar for all the

events happening start-

ing with Labor Day and

finishing with Snow

Flurries sail boat re-

gatta.

The only active project

going on right now is

the painting of certain

buildings. The painter

was able to get an early

start on the project so

Im hoping by the time

you are reading this it is

almost done.

The irrigation system is

complete in all areasexcept one. That area,

in front of the club and

the infield grass in front

of the boats, will be

done after Labor Day

weekend.

WiFi system is still be-

ing looked at. Most

quotes are coming in

way over what the

Board approved budget

amount was. I am con-

tinuing to try and come

up with a solution that

stays within the budget.

Sorry for any inconven-

ience this may be caus-

ing.

The pool will remain

open for one weekend

after Labor Day which is

the 7th & 8th, weather

permitting of course.

The hours will remain

normal from 12-8pm.

The North Shore roadhas been sealed from

the restrooms to the

turn-around. This com-

pletes the asphalt

maintenance we

started in the spring.

You may have noticed a

difference in the secu-

rity lights on the

grounds. The change is

due to changing them

to a LED type fixture.

This minor investment

will save the Club hun-

dreds of dollars each

year. I want to thank

Eric and Chuck for con-

tinually looking for ways

to save money. Every

little bit makes a differ-

ence.

Thats all for now and

lets hope for long mild

Fall so we can continue

to enjoy our Club and

related activities.

The Rear Perspective

The pool will

remain open for one

weekend after

Labor Day

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artists night. Visit the

club and see what tal-

ent we have. Perhapsstart some holiday

shopping early. Tables

still available. To partici-

pate, call Mary Hetrick

419-734-3682

Please visit the ship

store for new fall mer-

chandise arriving soon,just in time to enjoy the

autumn season at the

club.

October 6th is the sec-

ond annual member

Ship Store & Member Artist Event

The Wet Ones, enjoy workouts in

the pool


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Learn to sail and RaceTeamThank you to our PCYCSailing Instructors Chel-sie Malle, Ian Kyle andspecial Race Team In-structor ThomasMcRitchie for anothersuccessful Jr. Sailingseason. Thank you toVince Leon for keepingour coach boats andsail boats repaired and

competitive and Dr.Suzi Leon for orches-trating the Jr. Learn toSail program. Anotherspecial thank you to JimMiller for helping findand deliver our 2 new

Lasers.

Race Team ResultsDavid Leone (laser ra-

dial) Final Travelers Se-ries 10th out of 55, Jr.

Bay week 11th out of 37Jayson Miller (laser ra-dial) Final Travelers Se-

ries 9th out of 55Michael Leone/Abby

Waite (420) Final Trav-elers Series 8th out of70, Jr. Bay week 9th out

of 48John Obrien/AmberWaite (420) Final Trav-elers Series 26th out of70, Jr. Bay week 19th

out of 48Ian Kyle/Noah Ross(420) Final Travelers

Series 15th out of 70,Jr. Bay week 27th out of

48

OptisLucas Kyle Final Travel-ers Series 13th out of

56Alex Sprenger FinalTravelers Series 30th

out of 56

Ben Sprenger FinalTravelers Series 35th

out of 56

Learn to SailWe had 2 filled sailing

sessions. We had @ 20kids involved. Thosewho have not picked uptheir LTS please call Dr.Suzi Leone 419-360-

3521

LTS Question posed tome the other day: Ihave a good friend thatis not a member, but

they would like to enrolltheir kids in the PCYCprogram. Are they al-lowed. Yes they are,but they have to pay anextra $50.00 boat us-

age fee.

Auxiliary Sail FleetSo far there has been acommon theme. It

looks like being Com-modore makes youfaster. CommodoreJohn Schaffner hasswept our last 3 Auxil-

Fleet Captain of Sail

teen boats that made

the trip up the Detroit

River.

Our final cruise of the

year will be September

20, 21 and 22. We will

be making our way to

the Miller Dock at

PIB. This cruise is al-

ways one of the best

attended events of the

year. Please take the

time to sign up and join

everyone at PIB.

Happy Boating!

RJ Basil

FCOP

Fleet Captain of Power

Looks like summer is

starting to slow

down. Fortunately for

boaters September and

October are two of the

best months on Lake

Erie. We had a very

successful cruise to

Grosse Pointe in

July. There were thir-

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iary Events.

ILYA Sail Bay WeekFeeder Race (Port Clin-

ton PIB) Aug. 1st

Congratulations to thefollowing winners. 1stScoop CommodoreJohn Schaffner, 2ndThin Ice MarkSprenger, 3rd Sea Tur-tle Jim Miller. Thankyou PC David George,

Bob Kyle and Bill Kylefor Committee Boat

Duty.

ILYA Sail Bay Week

Aug 2-4We had many PCYCsailors participating atBay Week but only twoPCYC boats. Commo-dore John Schaffner

Scoop and Jim MillerSea Turtle sailed val-

iantly at the Bay.

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Phrf Auxiliary 2013 seriesCongratulations to the following sailors. 1st Scoop Commodore John Schaffner 2nd Jeb PC ParkMcRitchie, , 3rd Thin Ice Mark Sprenger. Thank you to Mike Robinette (Auxiliary Chair) , Race Commit-

tees Kathy Clark, Kevin Kyle, Kent Felbinger and Ed and Gwen Casey for their time and energy.I would like to recognize the following boats that participated. Luigiann, SallyJoe, Coqui, Sea Tur-

tle, HuggyBare and Red Dog.

Commodores Cup 2013 Results Aug 24th.Phrf 1st Scoop Commodore John Schaffner, 2nd Coqui Ramon Eickert, 3rd Jeb PC Park McRitchie

JAM 1st Red Dog Cliff Ruckstill. 2nd Sea Turtle Jim Miller, 3rd Huggy Bare Mike Robinette.

Thank you VC Mike Hablitzel and PC Mark Hablizel for Committee Boat Duty

Green Island Race 50th AnnPCYC will be hosting the 51th Green Island Race. Beginning Saturday Aug 31, sailboats will be arrivingvia feeder races from various yachtclubs that hail from from Detroit to Vermillion. Sunday Sept. 1th isthe official Green Island Race. The Green Island Race is one of the largest and most successful regat-tas held in the western basin. Bring your family and friends and join us in celebrating this great tradi-

tion. Grab a pitcher of Brandy Alexander and enjoy the live music and great food that will be offeredover this special 3 day weekend.

Fall BayThis year the OConnell Fall Bay Regatta will Sept. 21-22. This is a great

tune up for our PCYC Snow Flurries Regatta being held Sept 28-29.

The sailing season is not over.

Sept. 1st PCYC Green Island Race

Sept. 13th PCYC Sunset Can Race

Sept. 21-22 OConnell Fall Bay RegattaSept. 28-29 Snow Flurries

FcoS

Ramon Eickert

Fleet Captain of Sail, continued

.Jr. Sailors and Flag photo at Jr. Bay Week (below left), Cliff Ruckstill Commodores Cup JAM 1 st place winner, (above)

.Jr. Sailors Racing Coqui for a 2nd place Commodores Cup Lucas Kyle, William Taylor and Emma Eickert (not pictured Ian

Kyle on the tiller), (below right).


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Friday Night

Snacks

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Friday Night

Snacks

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29. Snow Furries

breakfast & lunch

September 2013

4:30-7:00

$9.50 ADULTS

$4 CHILDREN

Grandmasbackyard BBQ

1/2slab Ribs, cole slaw,baked beans, dessert,

$11.

Serving 5:30-7:30

Limited to 175

Take-outs available

MembershipMeeting

BoardMeeting

BoardMeeting

7:00 am. All items $.75

Serving eggs, casseroles,

cereal, muffins, fruit, more!

Reminder to PCYC committees

Please e-mail event times and Cost to

[email protected], leave de-

tails at the bar, or call 419-341-

1670. Deadline is one week prior to

the first of every month.

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Mexican FiestaTacos,Beans,Churros& Extras!$5.00

Green Card required.

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