• Racing

    From Racing

    December 2, 2016 - By 

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    Crew of Dutch Mob after placing 2nd in Hornback Regatta. Holding Fag is Nan Schulze - the 2016 Sailor of the Year Winner
    Crew of Dutch Mob after placing 2nd in Hornback Regatta. Holding Fag is Nan Schulze – the 2016 Sailor of the Year Winner
    Brian and Wild Bob after winning the 2016 Hornback
    Brian and Wild Bob after winning the 2016 Hornback
    2016 Flying Scot Regatta - Start Line
    2016 Flying Scot Regatta – Start Line

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    I will be taking over as Race Committee this year. First though, I want to thank Rick Graef for all the wonderful work he did as Race Committee the past 2 years. Thanks to him, the racing program is in good order and the transition went very smooth. I will be continuing a lot of what Rick started. We will have the regular Wednesday evening races, the Sunday races and the 5 major regattas. In addition, we will continue with Rich Fox’s Indy 200 regatta for White/Blue fleet boats, and the Ladies’ sail.

    We will continue with the 4 fleets this year.

    • Red Fleet: higher performance keelboats with low PHRF ratings and gung ho skippers.
    • Green Fleet: dingy/planing sailboats & catamarans
    • White Fleet: keelboats with higher PHRF ratings
    • Blue Fleet: higher PHRF boats and novice racers.

    We have seen a huge increase in the number of “cruisers” who have come out to try their hand at racing in the Blue/White fleet. Based on the numbers, it looks like they are having a good time.

    This year, I want to make a change to the Sunday racing series. I would like this to be a little more “family friendly” and encourage more cruisers to come out. So parents, bring your kids out for a Sunday sail and a little friendly competition. Races will start at 2:00 and end around 4:30 followed by hot dogs or burgers afterwards – just like on Wednesday nights.

    We will also have our major regattas: The Mayor’s Cup in May, the Flying Scot Regatta in June, the ECSC Regatta in July, the Governor’s Cup in September and the Hornback Regatta in October. These are all great events that are well attended. I would like to remind the “non-racers” that everyone is invited to the regatta parties at the Mayor’s Cup, Governor’s Cup and ECSC regattas. We will have music and food for a low fee.

    As a reminder to all skippers: ECSC is sponsoring a Club Race Officers training class on March 11, 2017. This is a great opportunity to deepen your knowledge about how to run a race. Mark the date on your calendar and make plans to attend. More to come next week.

    All racing events have already been posted on the web site calendar. I will be updating the Race Committee signup web site soon.

    As in the past, we will have 3 pre-season racing meetings for those interested in racing this year. During these meetings, we will register skippers for racing, get people signed up for Race committee and go over the rules of racing. The topics are as follows.

    Date Event Topics
    Wed Jan 25, 2017 Race Ready Meeting #1 Racing registration

    Race Committee sign up

    2017 Racing program/events
    Wed Feb 22, 2017 Race Ready Meeting #2 Changes to racing rules

    Rules at the start

    Rules going to windward

    Rules at the windward mark
    Wed Mar 22, 2017 Race Ready Meeting #3 Rules at the leeward mark

    Rules going downwind

    Rules at the finish

     

    [one]Geoff Endris[/one] 

  • Commodore

    The 2016 Sailing Season Draws to a Close

    October 4, 2016 - By 

    We have finally arrived at the dusk of another sailing season.  The Hornback Regatta (this weekend) has traditionally marked the beginning of the end of the season.  The leaves fall,; the coats come out; some days are nice and some days not so much.  Activity around the club begins to increase as it did in the spring.  Boats begin to fill up the parking lot and the blue tarps appear.

    This will be the first year that Sailboats Inc. will no longer be around to assist people in removing and storing boats.  I have received several emails from folks wanting help in this matter.  My only recourse is to forward their email in hopes someone is willing to help.  I am confident that some of the many wonderful people at our club will be happy to assist.

    It is a good thing our Harbormaster increased the parking space around the club.  It appears we will need it to store all the extra boats.
    Perry Cameron
    Commodore

  • Social

    Social – October 2016

    October 4, 2016 - By 

    We had a great social season this year.  As always, our members stepped up and volunteered as hosts and crew.  We really appreciate your efforts.

    Our next event is the annual Chili Cook Off on Saturday October 8, 2016 starting at 5:30.  Bring your favorite pot of chili and enter the contest for fabulous prizes and bragging rights!

    Our final social event will be the Final Bash on Saturday November 5, 2016 at Rick’s Café Boatyard.  More info to follow.

  • Harbormaster

    End of Season Stuff

    October 4, 2016 - By 

    Greetings ECSC sailors!

    Abandoned Boats Update

    The Harbormaster crew has been busy this summer purging abandoned boats from our property.  Harbormaster Robertson is forming a wave of interested parties ready to wash the rest of the scars off of our shores. It is imperative to apply current ECSC stickers to your boat so that we do not consider it abandoned. If you have extra boats that you have not used in several years and you are interested in selling, we may be able to help you.

    Club Closing Work Party

    Mark your calendar for November 5th.  That’s when we will meet at the club for our annual Club Closing Party.  This is when we close up the club, rake up the leaves and trim the weeds before winter sets in.  Be sure to bring your tools, rakes, leaf blowers and weed eaters.  The work party starts at 8:30 am.  We will have hot coffee and donuts.  This is your last chance to earn those work credits.  Rain out day is November 12th.

    End of Season Boat Parking

    Our last and extremely well attended sailing event is coming up in October. As usual parking is a problem for the Hornback Regatta and Saturday evening Chili Cookoff. In order to ease the parking problem the club has a rule that there is to be no parking of boats or trailers inside or around the outside of the parking corral until Sunday after the Regatta. Reserving your space by parking your extra car is not a solution to our parking dilemma. In the event an extra car (or truck) is found in or outside the corral it may be towed at the owner’s expense.

    Boat Parking Tips

    Winter storage for wet slip sailors may be accomplished by Angle parking along the beach. We have widened the road to allow for more boats to be angle parked close together.  I would like to see about 1 foot of space between gunnels or fenders.  We should be able to relocate some other unused boats to the tree line as the purge continues to make room for often sailed crafts.  Please do not lock your trailer in the event it must be relocated.  Call me if you are storing your boat on the property and need to find a spot.

    Finally, check your boat frequently throughout the Winter and for that matter, the whole year to prevent damage from water.

    Kenny Chapman
    Harbormaster

  • Membership

    Membership – October 2016

    October 4, 2016 - By 

    Welcome to 6 new members in September:

    • Dan and Barbara Nichols along with Daniel, Ashley & Deanna of Indianapolis.  They have several kayaks at the present time. 
    • David and Roberta Hillberry of Indianapolis sailing a Passage 14 and paddling a Mad River Canoe
    • Tania Deng of Indy sailing a Catalina 22
    • Randy and Amy Clason of Plainfield sailing a San Juan 21’
    • Frank and Judith Dillard and daughter, Alexis. of Indianapolis sailing a Hunter 23.5
    • Jason Hubbard (son of long time member, Tony Hubbard) of Indy sailing a J-24 – ‘ Green Hornet’

     Please let us know of any changes in email /mailing addresses. (membership@ecsail.org)

     As always, 2017 annual dues and slip fees will be due no later than 2/28/17. 

    Upcoming Events

     Hornback Regatta will be coming up on October 8th.  Plan to attend the Saturday evening Chili Cook-off.  Bring your favorite crockpot of chili and win a prize.  Also mark your calendar for our one dress-up affair of the year – The Final Bash – November 5th at Rick’s Boat Yard. 

    Jane Schmidt & Chisty Merriman
    Membership

  • Safety & Education

    Safety & Education

    October 4, 2016 - By 

    Looking to the Future

     

    The ECSC Junior team and staff had a fun outing at the Lake Lemon Regatta on Sept 24-25th.  While the competition was real, the team usually treats this regatta as some relaxing and fun time together.  Most of us camped at Bloomington Yacht Club for the weekend, and even Wayne competed there, as he has for over 30 years!

    Jon spent the weekend competing in the Finn, against Wayne, but Wayne remains undefeated against the Juniors.  I guess he isn’t showing them all his tricks!

    The two newest members of the Junior Team, Dunkin and Jack were also on hand to get experience sailing in their first regatta.  Congrats boys!  They got to see what it is really like to experience a regatta from start to finish, and they both did a great job!  The boys have been training with Jon and were anxious to see what racing was really like, so this was a great introduction to them.  They may be out at the Hornback, so if you see them be sure to say Hi!  The Junior Team will now shift gears into prep for 2017

    Thanks to Kenny, the site is graded for the new school shed area.  The construction should start shortly .  The new area is going to feature storage space, but the most anticipated feature is some combined teaching space for camp, and workout area for the rest of the time.

     

     

  • Store

    Outfit for chilly weather at the Chili Cook-Off!

    October 4, 2016 - By 

    Autumn is upon us.  Winter is right around the corner. 

     

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    While at the Chili cook off, swing over to the Ship’s Store and check out your new sweatshirt to combat the upcoming cold weather. 

    It is customized with a Balboa Stitched embroidery imprint on the front.

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    THE BALBOA EMBROIDERY STICHED IMPRINT

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    While at the store, pick up a 2016 Governor’s Cup T Shirt for $5.00!  There are a bunch in stock.

     The inventory depletion sale of discontinued items is still in process.  The remaining inventories of these items are beginning to get picked over, but the item you want may still be there!

    SAIL ON – SALE ON

    Al Wilkins