Telltales
	September 2004
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September here? It can’t be already! The summer has gone quickly - without floods, drought, or hot weather. Just great sailing under blue skies and mostly fair wind. It doesn’t get much better than this. School has started, the drag racers are in town, and “Sky Concert” ads are running on the radio every 15 minutes. Consequently, it must be time for the Labor Day Cookout. Rich and Angie White host the event and are ready to cook up lots of burgers for us. I am going to let you in on a great “secret.” Cheryl Roberts is having a hayride at the Club September 25th and I am inviting you to join her. This was a new event last year and the group that showed up had a wonderful time with the cookout, the rides on the hay wagon, and the tales around the bonfire. The beverages and smores were popular also. I still have photos from last year’s hayride on the refrigerator. So, bring the kids, some lawn chairs, a good attitude, and join the fun! Thanks to all who attended the Mardi Gras Commodore’s Dinner. Approximately one-hundred members and guests came out for the evening and kept the DJ and the caricature artist busy all night. And, I finally figured out why it is called the Commodore’s Dinner...we had 13 past Commodores in attendance! Two are shown with me in the pic (Bruce & Tim). A special thanks to Keith Phelps for giving the flagship a tow when I ran out of gas at the head of the cove a couple of weeks ago...the act was greatly appreciated. Till next month . . .

Social

Cheryl Roberts

Hope you didn’t miss out on the Mardi Gras party on August 14th hosted by Don & Judy Birt. The food was great, the DJ played lots of great music, and the caricatures were enjoyed by everyone. Here I am with Bruce & Bill. Don’t forget to wrap up your summer by attending the Labor Day Cookout on Monday, September 6th at 5:00pm. Rich and Angie White will be hosting this event. The Club will provide hot dogs and hamburgers... members are asked to bring a covered dish to share. Three weeks later, Harold Hankins will be bringing his tractor and trailer for the Hayride/Bonfire at the lower shelter house (on Saturday, September 25th at 5:30pm). Again, the Club will provide hot dogs and hamburgers...members are asked to bring a covered dish to share. Only two more social events are planned for 2004, the Hornback Chili Cookoff in October (start looking for that special recipe now) and the Final Bash in November. If you, or someone you know, would like to be on the Board, please be sure to let a Board Member know so we can get you nominated. It is a great way to get involved in the Club and get to know your fellow Club members.

Harbormaster

Bob Hickok

Jim Dolder

Water Level The summer is winding down and so is the water level. From the tables, best I can tell it’s dropped about one foot from July 25th to August 25th...so be wary in the docks area and on the water for shallow areas. Don’t get stuck or ruin your nice keel. Wood Pile Looks like someone’s been splitting the wood pile by hand! If anyone feels like they need a workout or want lessons, see Evan Williams. Any blisters? Good job by the way...and I hear the challenge is set. Can anybody split a pile taller than Evan’s? Bob Bodish has the ax and wedges ready! Editor's Note: That's our Harbormaster on the Hobie above with Janet sailing nearby to pickup the pieces! Bush Trim Randy Beattey’s done a great job keeping the roadsides and entrance cleared of summer brush overgrowth. Thanks, Randy…for allowing us to see oncoming traffic at our entrance. Keep Sail’N and enjoy the warm windy days.

Racing

Charlie Brehob

Bruce Cameron

Governor’s Cup Regatta Don’t miss Eagle Creek’s BEST regatta of the year. It is our largest with more than 40 boats expected to participate. Notice of Race and Registration Forms were mailed in the August Telltales and are available on-line (and in the Race Bulletin Board). There’s a $5 discount for all that pre-register. A welcome party, sponsored by the Highlander Fleet, for the participants will be Friday evening (September 10th) starting at 7pm. Saturday Registration closes at 10:30am, Skippers’ meeting is at 11:00am, and the first race starts at 12:30pm. Catered dinner begins at 6:30pm. All ECSC Members are welcome. Dinners are $12 each. See Jack Hale or Ted Azbill, regatta co-chairman for dinner tickets. 5 for 5 Regatta Otherwise known as Wayne’s World, will be on Saturday of Labor Day weekend, September 4th. Skippers’ meeting is at 11am. Cost is just $5. Ah…and there might be 5 races…5 for 5! See Wayne for more information. No Pre-Registration…just show up at 11am for some fun on the water. September Race Assignments Wednesday’s: Sept. 1st – IUPUI; 8th – Sprowl and Kaschak; 15th – Lowe. and Black; 22nd – IUPUI; Sept. 29th – Dolder & Edenborough. Please arrive at the Club by 5:30pm and on the water by 6pm for the first flag at 6:50pm. Sunday’s: Sept. 19th – McCoun & Tate, P; 26th – Hickok and Wodock. Sunday RC should be at the Club by 12:15pm and on the water by 12:45pm for the 1:30pm warning signal. If you cannot make your assigned date, please trade with someone and let Charlie or Bruce know. Note: No Sunday Series Races Scheduled for Sept 5th and 12th. September Fun Events: J-24 Fleet Races are planned for Saturday, September 25th at the Club. Skippers’ meeting will be 11am at the picnic table near the launch ramp. Harbor gun at 11:45am with first start at 12:30pm. This will be Fleet Racing (all J-24’s start together) and as many races will be run as possible with the last start no later than 4:30pm. Awards and libations follow (BYO). The Highlander Fleet is responsible for running the J-24 races, please see Fleet Captain, Craig Johnson, to volunteer to help. August Fun Results: The Highlander Match Race (E-CUP) was held Saturday, August 21st with six boats participating. Congratulations to Chauncey Olin for SINGLE HANDING his Highlander and winning TWO MATCHES (while flying his chute solo)!!!! Also to Shaun Maloy for remaining undefeated against the Schaub team (last year’s winner) for the second year and to the Brehob/Ford team for the best record 4-1. The super-duper awards (wood match sticks) were enjoyed by all. Mike Gray and Ki Hickok ran 5 flites (3 races each) in shifty but building conditions. Thanks Mike and Ki for a job well done! Full Moon Sail The July Full Moon Sail turned into a Club raft-up due to light (or no) wind and a beautiful evening. Over 15 boats joined the party and entertainment provided by the Catalina 22 Fleet with their synchronized sail-by (drifting?) under the full moon with brilliantly lit sails in unison. Thanks GANG…it was AWESOME and made the night for many. On Water Incidents Unfortunately, there were more than one on-the-water collisions recently in a series race. They happened on one of those rare windy Wednesday evenings with large gusts from the west. This is the most difficult condition at Eagle Creek for setting a course due to the high banks and the coves on the west shore swirling the gusts...making them come from different directions seemingly, at the same time. Luckily, there were no injuries and the boats needing repair have been. No protests were filed with the Race Committee, so we didn’t get the opportunity to formally hear what happened on the water and resolve the “who’s at fault” issue in a constructive manner. Why should I bring this up now? We’re near the end of the racing season (October will be here before we know it…bringing an end to this year’s competitive sailing). Neither incident was handled on the water properly. Since the potential is there for more hard feelings between ECSC Members yet this season, I thought it best to outline the proper procedure to follow on-the-water the next time it happens. When there is a collision (excluding the incidental ones usually found at mark roundings in light air) there is a rule violation. If there is damage to a boat then there definitely is a rule violation. If there is major damage to a boat, then all boats involved in the collision run the risk of being protested by a third party (another boat not involved) and/or the Race Committee...and those not protesting could be retired from that race. If you are in doubt and have been involved in a collision that caused damage, you could ask to be scored as “retired from the race.” What to do in a collision involving damage to a boat: 1. Immediately say, “I PROTEST YOU (add the name the boat or the sail number if known).” And, IMMEDIATELY fly your PROTEST FLAG (Red Flag) from your boat. This flag must remain flying until you finish unless you do not intend to formalize the protest later. All the boats involved can protest. Simply saying “do your turns” is not a valid protest and will be thrown out by a protest committee. Also, failing to immediately fly your protest flag is grounds to “throw out” an otherwise valid protest. 2. If you feel you may be at fault, do your turns (720) at the earliest opportunity and out of the way of other competitors. Even if they think you did not violate a rule, you can do turns which may help you later. Penalty turns should done on the same leg as that in which the incident occurred on. 3. Upon finishing, inform the Race Committee ON THE WATER that you are protesting, the name of boat, sail number, or competitor. And, if you intend to follow through with the protest on land, let them know that as well. If it was resolved on the water by completion of penalty turns, inform them of that also. 4. If following through with a formal protest in writing, upon docking, obtain a protest form from the Race Committee or from the race bulletin board. Complete the form and return it to the Race Committee of that day with-in 30 minutes of the Committee Boat docking. A hearing will be held as soon as practical (not necessarily the same day if during series racing) to determine the outcome of the protest. We’re not encouraging protests at ECSC. But, when it becomes necessary to have one, this is to inform you of how a formal protest should be done so that it can be resolved properly. This topic will be added to one of our winter race meetings for further discussion and learning. SAILBOAT RACING IS FUN…when you know the rules Remember, all we wanna do is have some fun!!

Ladies For Sail

Janet Hickok

Our ECSC Skipperinas completed the second Ladies' event of this season Saturday, August 7th. It was a Sadie Hawkins theme. Fortunately. the weather God was watching...she made sure winds were calm enough that no drinks were spilled. Much thanks to those members "womaning" the RC & Safety Boats and setting up the course. And, it was not a difficult decision to forego the second race and do a raftup instead! Thanks to everyone who came. Our Ladies' events are becoming a normal fixture in our Club now. At right are most of the Skipperinas from the Sadie Hawkins Regatta.

IUPUI Sailing

Ryan Widau

With the start of the fall semester at IUPUI, Collegiate FJ practice has come to a peak. Twice-a-week practice on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings this past summer has made our sailors much more competitive. Wayne Myers and Phil Tate have leant their expertise in teaching not only IUPUI Sailors, but several Purdue sailors to fine tune their skills on FJs and Lasers. This semester, we plan to give the other rival teams in the MCSA (Midwest Collegiate Sailing Association) a run for their money! We will compete in three regattas for the fall semester. The first being Purdue’s Boiler Cup September 11-12th, followed by Indiana’s Hoosier Daddy Regatta, and ending with IUPUI’s Last Call Regatta. MCSA Events: Purdue’s Boiler Cup September 11-12th A-Fleet: Skipper: Ryan Widau Crew: Rebecca Dark B-Fleet: Skipper: Undecided Crew: Undecided IU Hoosier Daddy Regatta October 16-17 IUPUI Last Call Regatta October 23-24 Offshore Regattas: Tri-State Regatta September 3-6 ECSC Race Committee Duty: Wednesday, September 1 Wednesday, September 22 Denison University’s Damaged FJ Early April 2004, Ohio State University hosted a regatta on their home waters at Hoover Reservoir in Columbus, Ohio. Twelve schools were in attendance that weekend, making for a busy and hectic starting line. During the second day of racing, IUPUI’s B-Fleet was involved in a Port-Starboard collision (IUPUI at fault) in which three boats were damaged along with an IUPUI sailor who suffered a dislocated knee. Our skipper recovered and arrangements were made between IUPUI and Denison University to repair their FJ that was damaged in the collision. The original agreement was tossed out the window by Denison University and IUPUI received a bill for $760 for a fractured hull four months later...in early August. After further negotiation, we are happy to announce that we have reached agreement with Denison and will only pay for the cost of materials needed to make the repair (approx $100). Many ECSC members offered to help in the pickup, repair, and delivery of the FJ from Columbus, Ohio. We would like to extend our gratitude for their help with this.. Need Crew? Keep IUPUI Sailors in mind when you put together a racing team for next season. Many of our sailors are interested in sailing highlanders and keel boats on Wednesday night. If you would like to have crew for next season, please contact me (Ryan Widau) at sail@iupui.edu. See You on the Water….

Safety & Education

Wayne Myers

Rick Graef

Something To Think About I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change...it's because we all came from the sea. All of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean and therefore we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, and in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. When we go back to the sea (whether it is to sail or to watch it), we are going back from whence we came. - John F. Kennedy When I was just learning to race, my father kept saying to me, "Son, if you want to do well in the sport, be first at the start, stay out in front, and increase your lead.” - Buddy Melges Sailboat racing becomes a game of chance only when you are not prepared. - Buddy Melges Sailing is a good sport. You don't have to beat up the other guy like you do in boxing or football You just try to outsmart him, outsail him, and then you go out and have a beer with him. - John Kolius Below fifty degrees south there is no law. Below sixty degrees south there is no God. - Old Sailor's Saying U.S. Olympian Paul Forester was asked, “What's the single most important piece of advice you could give to the younger sailors?” He replied, "The journey and experience is where the reward is." - Junior Sailing Notes Those sailors that would like to race in the ECSC Governor’s Cup Regatta September.11th & 12th on the FJ's, need to contact me. There are two teams already signed up. Wayne Myers and Tyler Andrews are setting up a team to go to Carlyle, IL on September 5 & 6th with lasers. Any sailors wishing to go, contact us. Tyler & crew finished 3rd in the Junior Thistle Nationals in Michigan City...out of over 20 boats. We have an opening for a junior laser sailor for the two-day Lake Lemon event in late September. Sailing School: Open Saturdays at 9am Small boats sailing Closed on race days Calendar Laser ~ Carlyle, IL. Sept. 5 & 6 ECSC Jr. Gov. Cup ~ FJ's Sept. 11 & 12 Laser ~ Syracuse, IN Sept. 18 & 19 Laser/Finn ~ Lake Lemon Sept. 25 & 26 Laser ~ FJ ~ Finn (Hornback) Oct. 9 & 10

Urgent Request

Trouble

Bob’s dog, Trouble, has complained bitterly lately about strange dogs in his territory. Just a reminder that members' dogs are not permitted on the Club grounds. If you want to take your dog onto your boat, please keep it on a leash and go directly from your car to your boat or boat to car. Trouble will certainly feel better if you do.

Membership

Rich Fox

My apologies for messing up a last name in the last issue of Telltales of one of our new members. It is actually Sven and Sandy Check of Indianapolis who joined our Club in July. No new members to report for the month of August. Membership count remains at 267. Editor's Note: Apparently, Nick & Keli's anniversary falls on the Commodore's Dinner event. Here they are celebrating their 11th year.

Tag Article

Rick & Sandy Graef

Well, I guess I’m “it” this month, so here goes. My wife Sandy and I joined ECSC in 2001 (sure feels like a lot longer ago than that). We have two sail-club juniors, twelve year old R.J., and nine year old Austin (with me in the pic). They are the ones that you probably have sailed by to check on when they repeatedly practice capsize drills, and yes, they can right those boats! Our boat is Sandpiper, a Hunter 26 on C-Dock. We enjoy trailering it up to Door County, Michigan, or Lake Erie when we can. I also love one design dinghy racing...so you’ll often find me on a laser, F.J., or a Finn. I am the Assistant Principal Horn of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Sandy (with me in the pic below) is one of the Zionsville Middle School Band Directors as well as a freelance flutist in the central Indiana area. My introduction to sailing and racing came at a very young age when my father bought the family a sunfish...which we sailed off of the north shore of Chicago on Lake Michigan. I eventually joined the local Junior Fleet and began racing and was hooked. While a junior sailor, I raced and sailed Hobie 16s and 18s, Sunfish, Lasers, Windsurfers ,Thistles, and J24s. Our first introduction to our Club was back in the early ‘90s when my accountant’s partner, Larry January, invited me out for Sunday races aboard Jack Hale’s Merit 25. Soon after that, we bought a Hobie 16, which we sailed off of Hobie Beach through the nineties. After a great sail with Chuck and Elizabeth Dunn in 2000, we found ourselves back at the Club and decided that we had to jump from Hobie Beach over to ECSC. Currently, I am Assistant Safety and Education for ECSC. In this role, and the role of father to two of our juniors, I have come to several conclusions regarding junior sailing and its benefits to young sailors and to our Club. While our boys have always enjoyed sailing; crewing on our big boat was not as much fun for them as it had once been. But, after going through the junior sailing program and learning boat control, sail trim, right of way, and racing rules (and finally getting to HELM their own boat), their passion for the sport began to emerge again. We saw in them what had brought us to sailing. They thrived for the control and the responsibility that goes with the helm of a single-hand boat. The first thing I hear on every trip to the Club is: “Dad, can I take out a laser today?” ….and the answer is almost always “Yes.” Since we’ve been at ECSC, the Junior Sailing program has grown by leaps and bounds thanks to the tireless work of Wayne Myers and his long list of volunteers. Hats off to all of our juniors and to their parents for their commitment of time and energy to Junior Sailing. The inclusion of the IUPUI Sailing Team at our Club also further propels our Junior Sailing program. The IUPUI sailors train several days a week out of ECSC and often our juniors work with them. The youth of our Club is our Club’s future and we love to see it grow. Come out and get your kids (or yourself) on a laser, pram, or F.J...and enjoy. If you need information about the Club boats or junior sailing, feel free to contact Wayne or me. Oh, and ... TAG ... You’re it……… Editor's Note: Pic on left is Sandpiper in Door County

Captain's Mast

Cap'n Lou Werde

The Cap'n took a break this month...he's having his decks swabbed!

August 13th

Sarasota Sue

Log of Sarasota Sue on Friday, August 13th, 2004. I’m listening to Bob Marley Watch’n reports of Hurricane Charley. Drink’n rum to keep me numb. Windows boarded – Duct tape in hand, Wait’n to see when Charley makes land. He’s move’n east @ 1 o’clock. Most likely will hit Ft. Myers dock. Another look as you can see, Ft. Myers is as safe as can be. Charley inches north instead of east, And, is turning into a hurricane beast. Punta Gorda, Florida was hit very hard, While Charley moved on without disregard. Taking down trees and what was in his path, Leaving a terrible aftermath. He finally left and Florida stood still. Having tested the strength of the citizens’ will. Volunteers come from Sarasota and Tampa Bay, Knowing it could have been us, we help and we pray.

2004 Board Meetings

September 14 October 12 (Executive Committee Only) November 6 November 9

For Sail

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Upcoming Events

Sep 4	5 For 5 Regatta
Sep 6	Labor Day Cookout
Sep 11/12	Governor's Cup Regatta
Sep 11/12	IUPUI Boiler Cup Regatta
Sep 25	J-24 Fleet Race
Sep 25	Hayride & Bonfire

At right, the DJs at Bill's Birthday Bash!

Club Stats

Members	267
Slip Waiting List	73 (20 Passed)
Wet Slips	166
Water Level	789.86 (790 Normal)

2004 Racing/Social Calendar

5 for 5 Regatta	Sat. Sep 4th	Wayne Myers
Labor Day Cookout	Mon. Sep 6th, 5:00pm	Rich & Angie White
Governor's Cup Regatta	Sat, Sep 11.12	Jack Hale & Ted Azbill
Hayride/Bonfire	Sat. Sep 25th, 5:30pm	Harold Hankins & Cheryl Roberts
Hornback Regatta	Sat. Oct. 9-10
Chili Cookout	Sat. Oct 9th, 5:30pm	Roger & Michelle Knapp
Final Bash	Sat. Nov 6th, 6:00pm	Cheryl Roberts
Thanksgiving Regatta	Fri. Nov 28th

Sailboats Inc. of Indiana

Editor's Note: Not too sure it Bob is sleeping here or analyzing race results.....

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