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| Commodore |
As this will be my last article as your Commodore, I will soon begin preparing for the more relaxing position of Past Commodore. It has been my pleasure to be able to serve this great Club for the last several years in various capacities. I’m privileged to have worked with so many individuals who are dedicated to preserving this hidden paradise. I’d like to thank this year’s board members who have helped make my term a “relatively” stress free year. And thanks to the Commodorable Edna Sprowl who has put up with my periods of “relative” stress while I’ve paced the floor trying to write these articles or prepare for board meetings.
When I retire at the Final Bash, please join me in welcoming Evan Williams and offer your support as he steps up to the Commodore post. I’m certain that he will do a great job.
Upcoming Events:
October 8th
November 12th It has been my pleasure….
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| Social |
This will be my last article as Social Chair. I would like to thank everyone who hosted or assisted a host for one of the social events. It is amazing how quickly the three years have gone by and I know it is because of the wonderful people who volunteer. Thanks so much!The weather for the Labor Day cookout was wonderful, and the turn out was great. Thanks goes to Rich and Angie White, veteran hosts for this event, and their crew – Jim and Sherry Weir and Don and Judy Birt. Note: Pic at left from the Commodore's Dinner Dance. Start warming up that crock pot now for the Chili Cookoff! The Chili Cookoff is immediately following the Hornback regatta on Saturday, October 8th. Again, please bring a covered dish (or crock of chili) to share. The Club will be providing lots of bowls and spoons for testing, along with burgers and hot dogs. Please don’t forget to get registered now for the Final Bash – to be held on Saturday, November 12th at the Rathskeller downtown. Dinner, dancing, and let’s not forget the racing awards. “Uncle JuJu” will be providing music following dinner and awards.
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| Harbormaster |
Water LevelThe water has been down and back up about one foot in September but, the waterworks usually starts to lower the levels in the fall. So, be warned of low spots in the main body and in the dock area. If you don't know those spots, please ask. Don't be caught having to dig out of your dock because the level dropped too quick.
Winter Parking
Slip Waiting List
Power Sprayer
Special Thanks Remember, take pride in your wonderful Club!
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| Safety & Education |
Laser Racing at Wawasee Yacht Club24 boats on the line in what turned out to be a no wind match, with lots of motor boat chop that made you feel like the inside of a washing machine on the rinse cycle. Wawassee is 146 miles north on Highway 31 from Indy...a large lake with homes and cottages and many docks around the lake. Our ECSC Sailing Team unloaded Friday night late, with tent and van camping...1st race at 11am. They have a small club house with around 100 members. Sunfish, Lasers, and some big " E " machines are members’ boats. Launching is feet wet from your dolly with 24 Laser sailors from round the Midwest at the same time. Saturday’s first race was in light to lighter winds out of the North with lots and lots of motor chop to deal with. Tyler Andrews finished 2nd, Jason Hubbard 4th, and Wayne Myers back of the pack. Sunday’s only race was light from the South to East, no major chop. Wayne Myers finished 7th, Tyler Andrews 9th and Jason Hubbard middle of the pack.
Note: Pictured left RJ & EJ
A Job Well Done
Something To Think About
Calendar Sailing School is closed for the year. Have a teenager that will be just staying home and playing the video games this summer? Let us help .... Junior program open to ages 13 - 18, m/f...
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| Racing |
Where did the year go? It seems like only yesterday we were starting racing. October brings the final racing events of the season plus conclusion of series racing. I’m pleased to report that more of you have been racing on Wednesdays this year. We’re averaging over 25 boats weekly now.
Hornback Regatta
Other
October Race Assignments
SAILBOAT RACING IS FUN…when you know the rules |
| Membership |
Please welcome our new members to the Club.Hugh & Diann Sutherland, and their children Sean, Camilla, and Callum. The Sutherland family sails a Laser II. Leigh Ann Cadick, and her children Rebecca, Benjamin, and Jacob from Brownsburg, sailing a Hunter 23. John and Gloria Welch of Indianapolis, sailing a Hunter 260. Jane Schmidt of Indianapolis, sailing a Hutchins Compac 19 and Laser II. Pete and Nancy Combs, of Avon, sailing a Starwind Mutineer. Roger and Candace Dearnaley have returned to our Club, sailing a S2 7.3.
If your address has changed, please contact the Membership Chair with your new address at ecsc_membership@yahoo.com. The address in our Membership Database where we will mail the 2006 Annual Dues and Fees Statement in January 2006. Membership Count: 265
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| Tag Article |
Tagged by my partner in race committee crime, Joe Traub, I’m it!My father, Larry Bruce, and I have been sailing on this lake sporadically for many years. We started in a sixteen foot boat that neither of us understood nor did either of us have the wisdom to ask for….LESSONS. Those were the eventful high school years with most of the sailing memories centered around afternoons drifting along with Dad. College interrupted and not much sailing occurred for several years until around a decade ago when Dad obtained a Catalina 22. We still didn’t know much, but the sailing was far better. The most vivid memory of the Cat 22 was one blustery fall day. Dad and I raised the sails and began sailing from the harbor toward the dam. As we began a gybe north, the wind accelerated and we began spinning. All lines went every way they weren’t supposed to go and we were both scared out of our minds. Needless to say, we dropped sails and headed back in. Did you know that the holes in the bottom third of a mainsail aren’t to let the wind through….ropes actually go through them for the purpose of shortening and thus depowering the main sail…we now call it reefing the main…Ah, what experience teaches us!
Since that lesson, we have begun taking the boat to multiple ports of call. The roads and trailer have taken us to Kentucky Lake two and soon to be three times in the fall. We have enjoyed sailing and camping in Destin, Florida twice (Choctawhatchee Bay/Henderson Beach State Park). Lake Michigan via New Holland provided us with a great sailing experience this summer leaving me with a four centimeter souvenir on my forehead…..those blasted trailer winch handles! Lake Monroe coves have seen a lot of swimming and we look forward to the destinations of next year!
Well, we’re officially bitten by the bug. It was an honor to serve on the race committee Wednesday the 16th and we look forward to becoming even more involved as the kids age. Well, that’s about all for now…see you around the club!
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| Ship's Store |
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One last chance to buy ECSC merchandise - Sweatshirts for those fall sails—Christmas presents for the kids or spouse! We’re open the last time for the year at the Chili Cook-off on October 8th. After that, see you in the spring….
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| How It Works |
This is the last Webtales before the Final Bash...which doubles as our Annual Meeting for our "Corporation" in which we elect our Board members to run our Club.
Eight members' 3-year terms are expiring at the Bash. For giving of their time and energy to Club, thanks goes to: Don Birt, Carole Branham, Charlie Brehob, Jim Dolder, Joyce Mallette, Cheryl Roberts, Angie White, and Evan Williams.Three of those eight were nominated for another 3-year term...since they've volunteered to hold leadership positions again if elected: Joyce Mallette (Ship's Store), Cheryl Roberts (Treasurer), and me (Commodore). If you can't make the Bash this year, you're encouraged to vote for the Board members anyway. Just printout this ballot and send it in as directed. Note: Picture above right is of drawings made on the wall of a garage of one of our members. Looks like Rick Ahrbecker just might have another profession awaiting him!
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2005 Social Calendar, Click Here.
2005 Racing Calendar, Click Here.
2005 Overall Club Calendar, Click Here.
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The Final Bash will be your opportunity to vote for new board members to fill several vacancies. Look for the slate for this year’s election in this issue of the Telltales.
Club Closing Work Party
ECSC Junior Racing
Governor’s Cup Regatta
The 2006 Annual Dues and Fees Statement will be mailed out in mid-January. The 2006 Annual Dues and Fees are due on Tuesday, February 28th. Dues that are postmarked March 1st or later are considered late. This is an important date for wet slip owners and members on the wet slip wait list. Wet slip owners who miss the February 28th date risk losing their slip and will be placed on the bottom of the wet slip wait list effective the date their outstanding dues and fees are received and paid in full. The same applies to members on the wet slip wait list. Please don’t be late!
Fast forward to the summer of 2003. Now that Julie (my wife), Nicole (11), Sarah (8), Joshua (7), Michael (5), and I are in Zionsville doing much more sailing with Dad, the Catalina became a bit cramped and a Hunter 260 was born. This is where the real sailing adventures began. With the graciousness of Tom Moore of Sailboats, Inc fame, we began understanding what sailing could be on Eagle Creek. For Dad’s 65th birthday, I asked Rick Ahrbecker for an afternoon of lessons. With that, we were officially off and running. Rick helped us really understand what we could do and couldn’t do with this boat. 
With all the trailering, though, our best memories have been built on the back of the Wednesday nights I have set aside for my kids and dad to spend with my Eagle Creek family. We were encouraged in the Telltales to come and race. The “crew” and I took up the challenge in the Spring of 2004. Since then, we’ve been regulars in the white fleet scene most Wednesdays. If I had to guess, I imagine the kids are in it for the hotdogs – thanks Bill Harrington, but I’m in it for the time with Dad and the kids…it sure isn’t for the powerful Wednesday night winds! Some of the best nights have been in light winds when the kids could get to swim before the races…oops..secret’s out…don’t tell the Ranger!