ultneyville Yacht Club Signals from the Commodore Obladi Oblada. Life goes on Lennon and McCartney. I come bearing glad tidings but this column could have been written by any one of you. We met, we discussed and we voted. In many ways, this may be one of our finest hours. While our discussion and vote specifically pertained to purchase of a Race Committee boat, we made considerable headway toward something that, with some more practice, could come to resemble full valuation of Club assets - including physical/infrastructure and human/ service. Members, with a willingness to serve, are our most valuable asset. Terri Bolt (Chair) and the other members of the 2012 Nominating Committee (Kevin Bouwens, Kathy Fedick, Jane Hamilton and Russ alum) would like to talk with you about your interest filling a position on the 2013 Executive Committee. Over the next several months the YC Executive Committee will continue a Club-wide effort to establish and put forth a schedule for active deployment and full realization of these assets. In this effort, we expect a productive engagement with our Members and with the Cornwall Trust. Chris Densmore met with us at the Club on Saturday March 24 for a walkabout. The Trust has agreed to continue to work with us in 2012 on the following projects (priority): South Shore road (1); Demolition/Removal N11-N15 docks and Stabilization of Shoreline (2) ; Guest Dock Repairs (2-tie) ; Gravel North Shore arking Lot (4); Dead Tree Removal/stump grinding (5) ; Fill Gap in Corner South/East Walls eninsula (5- tie); Gravel eninsula arking Lot (7); Isolate North Shore Water Supply from eninsula (8). As we soldier on in this journey, it s important to understand a couple of things about the above projects. Dredging is not on the list. It just gets done. Individual projects come from a more extensive member generated list. The Executive Committee follows a process, set forth in our Lease, for establishing annual priorities. There is give and take, in both scope and funding, for projects. Our choices, no doubt, involve consideration of a long run vision for the Club and of devilish project details seemingly without limit. But, after all our trials and hard work, how about some well deserved respite? I look forward to joining you for the festivities of our official opening on Memorial Day weekend. Joie de vivre, as it were. Larry May 2012 Activities This Month May 5 8:00 AM First Club Work Day May 12 8:00 AM Second Club Work Day May 26 10:00 AM Commodore s Brunch May 26 1:00 M Commodore s Review May 27 9:00 AM Bowersox Memorial Day Race May 27 4:00 M Memorial Day Flag Raising May 27 5:00 M icnic, and New Member Reception May 28 4:00 M BYOTB & First Tea Time Chef Hors d oeuvres www.ultneyvilleyachtclub.org
Notes from the Vice Commodore What a roller coaster ride mother nature has presented us. Fortunately we had perfect weather for Launch Day. Special thanks to Larry Rice (Zest), Stephanie Fitzpatrick (Libra), Cathy MacDonald (Windward Skye), Diane Davis (Journey), Sally Soule (Sea King) Donna Ecker (RiRa) and Jan Burcroff (Joie de Vivre) for lending a hand and providing great homemade food and hospitality for everyone who helped with the Launch. Great job ladies and gent! Like the first three on the north shore who ve already stepped their masts, we ve got to take those warm days when they come. The rest of the YC family is returning to the harbor day by day. So exciting to see the harbor filling up with boats in the water. We ve also had a crew of guys who launched the floating docks and on the Fleet Captain s Work Day when the channel marks were set. Over two dozen members showed up to pitch in. If you missed it, ask them about the social hour we had when their work was done. Music, food, some dance... Work, but fun. Thanks guys! And Marv Hill (returning new member), thanks for always being there to help! ahead, but it will be fun because as the Beatles sang, We get by with a little (lot of) help from our friends, which is what makes YC so special. Continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks will be provided. Our First Work Day is May 5 th (A-H) will be hosted by Cher Gray (Green Eyed Lady). The Second Work Day (I-Z) which I will be heading up is May 12 th, and I do have a little project I can use help with there. Let me know if you ll be helping with a side dish or baked goods to share. Did I tell you that in my earlier life I worked at the family s restaurant and come from a large family when food was always on the table? And most always, sweet stuff! We have a very busy month of May coming up with getting our boats, the grounds and docks ready. We have lots of improvement and maintenance work Having fun at the Commodore's Review. Things don't always go as expected. Tai an in serious need of the season's blessings or an artist's way of flying colors? Old club merchandise is being cycled out. One per membership unit. If you did not receive your pick while on the early work crews or launch, come see me during lunch break on Work Day 1 or 2. LAKE SOUNDINGS is published monthly for YC members, February through December. Letters to the Editor, suggestions, commentaries, wit, memoirs, tales, seaworthy tips and maritime art are welcome. Submissions will be edited and published as space, temperament and accommodations allow 2012- ultneyville Yacht Club. NEWSLETTER STAFF: Barry Gheer - Secretary Stage/Markovitz - Distribution Earl Chapman (echapman@rochester.rr.com) - Editor Special thanks to those who have contributed to this issue. YC OFFICERS: Larry Rice - Commodore Nancy Gong - Vice Commodore Tim Wozniak - Rear Commodore Barry Gheer - Secretary amela Bray - Treasurer Jon Flowerday - Fleet Captain
Notes from the Vice Commodore (cont d) The crescendo for May will be the first of our social events of Memorial Day Weekend. Escape early. Come Friday night and sleep over! The Commodore s Brunch kicks off the weekend on Saturday, May 26 th at 10 am. Darryl and M I c h e l e, M i c h e l e (Beatles, you had to be there at last summer s cruise) Hunt (Sea Dog) will be hosting the Brunch. Look for the reservation form. Bob Hibbard, Wahoo will be introducing our new Club Merchandise program. New art work and new clothing etc. Very excited. Look for new club merchandise at the Brunch and the icnic. We ll have samples and be taking orders. Saturday, May 26 th at 1 pm is the Commodore s Review, an official opening of the boating season with the Blessing of the Fleet. For those who are new, this is when you ll want to have your boat ready to be running and pretty on the water. Members of the club lead by the Vice Commodore motor or sail by the Commodore s anchored boat with their boats dressed with colorful club burgees, marine pennants and race flags to salute the Commodore and receive their blessings.. In tradition, boaters come dressed in their blues. At YC we have blues and come as you are. Today, the blessing is meant to ensure a safe and bountiful season. It s a beautiful sight and a great feeling to once again be on the water with all our friends. Join us in this tradition bring your cameras. If your boat s not ready, don t fret, it s happened to us a few times. If you get there early enough, you can usually catch a ride. Sunday, May 27 th at 4pm is the Memorial Day icnic. We ll start with honoring our veterans with a flag raising followed by tea time and music by my long time friend acoustic guitarist aul Strowe. Dave and Terry Weagley (Abishag)and eter Fisk and I (Tai an) will be hosting with Jim & Eileen Anderson (Soukara) helping. We ll have kids activities too. Look for the reservation form. Monday, May 28 th, Memorial Day our first Tea Time Chef Hors d oeuvres BYOTB at 4pm. Admission to this event is an out of the ordinary or simply delicious hors d oeuvres beyond crackers and cheese to share. BYOTB, tea or beverage of choice. lease note changes to the calendar: July 21 Sunset: Tacky Light Night and Overnight Hosts: Greg & Stephanie Fitzpatrick July 28 ajama arty, Sunset Host: Sara Flowerday Let the hosts, or me know if you d like to help for workdays or any of the events. As the club comes alive, parking can in some areas become congested simply by the layout of the docks. lease be sure to ask guests to park at the club house or at the west end of the north shore so that there s plenty of room for members to take advantage YC s close access to load and unload vehicles in front of their boats. We re going green! No more plastic table covers! Keep any eye out for some great blues! Also, It s likely I can use some help on the 2 nd Workday, May 12 th since I won t be able to do too much. ultneyville Yacht Club is on Facebook. We d like to hear from more of you around the club and on Facebook. Check it out, Like the page and tell your friends! It s a great way to touch base with YC friends when you re not at the club. In ultneyville, after Workday, Saturday, May 5 th 4-7 pm Dinner for a CURE at the ultneyville Deli. A portion of proceeds go towards Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to find a CURE for type 1 diabetes. The Deli is also catering now. Outside ultneyville Yacht Club a nice little perk. enfield Racquet and Fitness Center is offering YC members a free two week pass to their facilities. If you're thinking about winter's toll, shorts and swimsuits, watch for the handout in the club house. S, the water is warm, 89 degrees! That s it for now. So let s get out there and have some fun! Nancy, Tai an vc_@pultneyvilleyachtclub.org
The Rear Commodore looks around... Meanwhile, Back on Shore In assuming my new role, I have been continually reminded of what I already knew: that our club has a large number of very talented people, quietly working to make sure that the harbor infrastructure and club assets continue to serve our needs. From sounding the harbor, to water and electric service, and forklift maintenance, and everything in between, there are talented, qualified people giving their time and energy to ensure that our club keeps running. There is real ownership here, and that is a key strength of our club. So, in my efforts to catch up with this moving train, I am initially inspired by Jack Kerouac, who wrote in Big Sur (and I paraphrase here): we make lunch, we look around, we make a great effort to realize everything is the same.' And that works for me initially, but, in the long run, keeping things the same is not good enough. We must continually improve in order to provide the kind of experience that our current and prospective members need and want. To that end, I plan to continue the great work and planning of my predecessor, outlined in the March issue of this newsletter. Executing on these plans is a matter of priorities, and matching available funds to projects, and then managing those projects to completion at or below the estimate. Every dollar saved on a project is a dollar that can be put to work elsewhere. As I begin to work with the other members of the EC, the Board of Governors, and the Cornwall Trust, to understand the availability and flow of funding, and set priorities for the larger projects, we must not forget the club workdays, where significant, incremental improvement is accomplished by we, the members of the club. Under the leadership of Stu MacDonald and Joe Davis, there are many projects planned, and supplies are on order. The Key Dates for these are: May 5 th First Club Workday May 12 th Second Club Workday So, please arrive on time and ready to work Additionally, I understand that the harbor soundings are complete and Ron Hilgert has distilled these into dredging estimates, which we will be reviewing with the EC and Trust in order to plan the July dredging operations. Finally, thanks to all who have welcomed me, and I continue to appreciate the help, observations and suggestions, and most of all, your efforts to keep our club operating and improving. Tim YC.rear.commodore@gmail.com
2012 Launch ictures Thanks to Natasha Labelle as the newest official club photographer for the launch pictures (although I explained to her that there really isn t an official position like that, but we really appreciate pictures for the newsletter!) Earl Fleet Captain s Report It s so great to see that the club is bustling with activity again. The joy of messing about with boats, what could be better? Once again I am the last one to get an article to our Editor Earl; he fires many warning shots via email to let me know that the time is short. But I never seem to be able to find the time & now with the boat in the water and a list of things to do as long as the boat it gets even worse. It s going to be a great season this year, many exciting announcements in the near future, please watch the Racing Board in the club house for more details as they become available. The Committee has been put together to proceed with finding a suitable RC Boat and are hard at work. We will keep you posted on their progress. Also it doesn t look like we will have the boat in time for the season opener so I will be RO for a few more weeks. Last month I commented on how vulnerable the channel marks are to weather and Mother Nature showed us exactly what I was talking about, three of the six are now off station after last week s Nor Easter. So again remember, use the range marks on land as a primary means of entering & exiting the harbour. Fair Winds, Jon
Work Day Information Work Days this year are scheduled for May 5th (Members A - H), coordinated by Joe Davis, and May 12th (Members I - Z), coordinated by Stu MacDonald. More detailed information will be included in the May Soundings, and as always is a bit fluid based on the worklist, weather, and resources, but given the first workday is so close to when the next Soundings will be distributed, expected plans for the first work day are included here. Workday, #1, May 5, 2012. All voting members with their last name starting with the letters A thru H, should report to the YC Club House no later than 0800 hours on May 5, 2012. The work day shall be from 0800 through 1600 hours. Breaks and a lunch will be provided. The workday project leaders are as follows: roject Coordinator, Work Day #1, Joe Davis Grounds Coordinator: Ron Hilgert Fork Lift Operator: Doug Felton Dock Coordinator, Carpentry: Larry Fedick Dock Coordinator, Workboat Crew: Stephen Heffron lumbing Coordinator: Joe Griffo All work day participants should bring their own tools for possible use. Assignments will be made on the work day. Tools needed: 12 or 18 Volt Cordless Drills and Drill Bits Yard Rakes Dirt Shovels Stud Finder Weed Whackers Wheel Barrel Chain Saw plus appropriate safety gear for Chain Saw Operator Skill Saw Gig Saw ower Miter Saw Chop Saw Hand runers General Hand Tools Gloves roject Coordinator, Work Day #2, Stu MacDonald A separate email has been sent to Work Day #2 participants, and people on deck for Work Day # 2 need to look at the email and sign up. Thanks for everyone's help. Let's all of us get to know each other, & have a productive and fun work day
Officer of the Day Information Friday Saturday Sunday Holiday Any three hour block between 3M and 9M 3M--6M 3M--6M 3M--6M 5/19 5/20 Heffron Herko 5/26 5/27 Mon 5/28 Hibbard Hilgert Hill 6/1 6/2 6/3 Hunt Jayne Jones 6/8 6/9 6/10 Kay Kukuvka Labelle 6/15 6/16 6/17 Richard Leavitt Robert Leavitt Mac Donald 6/22 6/23 6/24 Markovitz Matteson Matyi 6/29 6/30 7/1 Wed 7/4 McCoy McDonald McLean Muth 7/6 7/7 7/8 Nichols alum Rote 7/13 7/14 7/15 Sangster Shiff Searles 7/20 7/21 7/22 Shultz Soule Stage 7/27 7/28 7/29 Stevens Thurston Venne 8/3 8/4 8/5 Walker Weagley Wilkinson 8/10 8/11 8/12 Wurtenberg Allen Anderson 8/17 8/18 8/19 Axtell Belaskas Bertoni 8/24 8/25 8/26 Don Boesel Scott Boesel Bolt 8/31 9/1 9/2 Mon 9/3 Borresen Bouwens Burcroff Burkwit 9/7 9/8 9/9 Byrnes Chapman Cooney 9/14 9/15 9/16 Critchlow Cylke, Jr. Dasson O.D. 2012 Officer of the Day Hours: Fridays: Any three hour block between 3pm and 9pm Saturdays & Sundays: Fixed hours of 3pm to 6pm Holidays: Fixed hours of 3pm to 6pm Swapping Shifts If you need to change your assignment, please find a member to switch with and note the change in the Swaps column. Duty details are available in the OD & Guest Registration Book.
2012 ultneyville Yacht Club Calendar Updated March 27, 2012 (Changes/updates will be sent by email and published in the Lake Soundings) Date Time Event Jan 19 11:59 M Annual Dues Renewal Deadline Feb 26 1:00 M Winter Cabin arty Apr 7 9:00 AM Launch Floating Docks Apr 14-15 7:00 AM Launch Boats (April 16 only if needed) Apr 21 8:00 AM Fleet Captain Work Day Apr 22 10:00 AM General Meeting YC Fire Hall May 5 8:00 AM First Club Work Day May 12 8:00 AM Second Club Work Day May 26 10:00 AM Commodore s Brunch May 26 1:00 M Commodore s Review May 27 9:00 AM Bowersox Memorial Day Race May 27 4:00 M Memorial Day Flag Raising May 27 5:00 M icnic, and New Member Reception May 28 4:00 M BYOTB & First Tea Time Chef Hors d oeuvres Jun 9 1:00 M General Membership Meeting Jun 15-16 Scotch Bonnet Race Jun 16 4:00 M Tea Time Chef Hors d oeuvres Jun 17 1:00 M BYO icnic Jun 21 7:00 M Jim Ely Memorial Moon Race (Full moon Fri Jun-4) Jun 23-24 SBYC Challenge Cup Jul 6 TBD YC Long Distance Challenge Race (To Cruise Site) Jul 6-8 Club Cruise (Fri Sun) (tentative) Jul 7 TBD Fun Race (Cruise Event) Jul 14 4:00 M Tea Time Chef Hors d oeuvres Jul 15-22 Dredging 21-Jul 9:00 AM ultneyville Homecoming / Open Boats / rogressive Lunch (11 am 1 pm) 21-Jul 3:00 M Fun Race 21-Jul Sunset Tacky Light Night and Overnight 28-Jul Sunset ajama arty 4-Aug 11:00 AM Ladies Skipper Race 4-Aug 5:00 M Club Roast 15-Aug 11:59 M Haul Signup/ ayment Deadline 18-Aug Hospice Race (Rochester) 25-Aug 1:00 M Commodore s Challenge* (YC Host) (Watch for changes) Sep 1 9:00 AM Bown Race Sep 1 5:00 M BYO icnic (Cornwall avilion) Sep 8 9:00 AM First Cradle Day Sep 8 2:00 M General Membership Meeting and Officer Elections Sep 8 4:00 M International Feast Sep 15 8:00 AM First Haul-out Day Oct 13 9:00 AM Second Cradle Day Oct 20 7:00 AM Second Haul-out Day Oct 27 9:00 AM Fleet Captain Work Day Nov 3 Evening Fall Banquet/Cups and Flags (location to be announced) Dec 2 1:00 M Annual General Membership Meeting; ultneyville Fire Hall * Event shared with ultneyville Mariners
Commodore s Brunch & New Member s Reception Saturday, May 26 th 10:00 AM at YC avilion Menu: Scrambled Eggs, Banana Oatmeal ancakes, Cinnamon French Vanilla Toast, sausage links, mixed fruit salad, juice, milk, Bloody Mary s and Mimosas. BOAT STUFF lawn sale by the avilion bring your stuff! YC Merchandise will be available. Reservations Most Helpful By 5/20 # @ $7.00/Adult # @ $3.00/ Child # @ $7.00/ Guests Send Reservations to Hosts: Daryl & Michele Hunt 14 Laureldale Dr ittsford, NY 14534 More info: 585-586-6732 Name_Attending: \ Total
Memorial Day icnic Sunday, May 27th 4:00 M Tea Time / aul Strowe, Acoustic Guitar YC Merchandise Children s games 5:OO M at YC AVILLION Hamburgers, Sausage, Hots, Homemade Veggie Burgers & Baked Beans.. Beer, Wine, Soda, Water, Coffee & Tea will be provided. lease bring a salad if your last name begins with A F. lease bring an hors d oeuvre if your last name begins with G L lease bring a dessert if your last name begins with M Z. Reservations Most Helpful By 5/22 # @$10.00/Adult # @$3.50/Child # @$10.00/Guests Send Reservations to Hosts: Dave & Terry Weagley 41 Buffalo Horn Circle Henrietta, NY 14467 More info: 585-334-9727 Name Attending Total