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M E T E D E C O N K R I V E R Y A C H T C L U B<br />
<strong>Smoke</strong> <strong>Signals</strong><br />
Volume 28, Issue 4 www.metedeconkriveryc.org<br />
MAY 2008<br />
Commodore’s Log<br />
I hope this issue of <strong>Smoke</strong> <strong>Signals</strong><br />
finds you excited about the upcoming<br />
season. Things are already off to a<br />
great start. Following a successful work<br />
day, the clubhouse, grounds and docks<br />
are in great shape for Flag Raising and<br />
the full sailing and social season. The<br />
club has had an active spring, with Friday<br />
Night Dinners sponsored by the Bar<br />
Committee every week, several rentals,<br />
and most significantly, hosting the Interclub<br />
Dinghy Nationals April 18-20.<br />
Preparations for this<br />
event included an<br />
early commissioning<br />
of our expanded fleet<br />
(be sure to check out<br />
our new red Zodiac inflatable for the<br />
Juniors and Boston Whaler for evening<br />
Patrols). Hats off to our Fleet Captain,<br />
Janice Baier, our Regatta Committee,<br />
and all our volunteers for supporting this<br />
national event on the <strong>Metedeconk</strong>.<br />
Flag Raising is May 3 and I am<br />
looking forward to seeing you all there.<br />
Be sure to pick up your membership<br />
packet while you are there. It contains<br />
your 2008 <strong>Club</strong> Directory and membership<br />
card. Please take a moment to review<br />
the directory. In addition to telling<br />
you who is who and what happens when,<br />
it contains our By Laws and Policies<br />
(some new) which you should become<br />
familiar with. Your membership card<br />
will provide you with the new combination<br />
to the west door of the clubhouse.<br />
Following Flag Raising, our<br />
sailing season kicks off with Sunday One<br />
Design and the PHRF Tuesday evening<br />
series. Get ready!<br />
See you on the water,<br />
Eric Wagner<br />
Commodore<br />
JUNIOR POWDER PUFF CELEBRATES ITS 25 TH ANNIVERSARY<br />
Friday, July 11, 2008<br />
This year our yacht club will be hosting the 25 th Annual Jr. Powder Puff Regatta. This regatta has become the largest allgirl<br />
regatta in the nation! Last year we hosted over 225 young women sailing Opti’s, Lasers, 420’s and Sunfish. The success of<br />
this regatta is due to the many volunteers from our club. Most of the volunteers no longer have children sailing in the regatta.<br />
Since their children had such positive memories, they continue their support so other children can have the same experience.<br />
We rely on corporate sponsors, store donations and club member donations to sustain this regatta. The girls are given a<br />
beach bag (donated by <strong>Club</strong> Member Mary Holder of Mary Holder Realty) filled with products solicited by our committee. They<br />
also receive a Teddy Bear with a printed T-shirt in their bag. Everyone goes home a winner!<br />
We are looking for donations of products and goodies to fill these bags. In the past we have had donations of perfume,<br />
water bottles, calculators, pens, playing cards, stationery, chap stick and numerous other items. We also have a gift table comprised<br />
of many assorted items that have been donated by club members, club organizations or local establishments. (All items are<br />
geared for young ladies ages 8 – 18.)<br />
If you know someone (who knows someone or has a contact) that can get us products, please let Karen Haupt or Vivian<br />
Dooren now. We have solicitation letters for this very purpose ready to go.<br />
We are also looking for cash donations this year to offset the commemorative sterling silver charm each participant will<br />
receive with the 25 th Anniversary MCYC Jr. Powder Puff Logo on it. If you are interested in being a Gold $750, Silver $500 or<br />
Bronze $250 sponsor, please contact Vivian Dooren for details and forms. We are also offering a Patron Sponsorship for $50 and a<br />
Booster Sponsorship for $25. Your check can be made out to the 25 th Jr. Powder Puff Regatta and sent directly to Jenn Alldian at<br />
642 Point Avenue, Brick, NJ 08724.<br />
We thank you in advance for your continued support as this is the largest regatta held at our club. It has become one of the<br />
most popular sailing events at the Jersey Shore due to the efforts of many club members like you.<br />
Come help and be part of this 25 th Anniversary Celebration.<br />
Karen Haupt, Jr.<br />
Vivian Dooren, Founder<br />
Powder Puff Regatta Chairman 732-899-1082 oecc@verizon.net<br />
732-262-2020 khaupt211@aol.com
PAGE 2 SMOKE SIGNALS VOLUME 28, ISSUE 4<br />
Vice Commodore Report<br />
Stop the presses!!! Allow me a<br />
moment of self-indulgence. I need to<br />
make two announcements. First, for<br />
those of you who are faithful readers of<br />
my articles, you might recall the saga of<br />
my college graduate daughter. She graduated<br />
from Susquehanna University last<br />
May. At the end of last summer she got a<br />
job working on the crew of a tall ship in<br />
Key West taking tourists out for a sail for<br />
a few hours and getting them even more<br />
intoxicated. I was disappointed in her<br />
job, but at the same time envious. Well<br />
I’m proud to say all our nagging paid off.<br />
She took our advice and now has a job<br />
worthy of a college graduate. She is<br />
working as marketing coordinator for The<br />
Westin, a Starwood resort. It’s a real 9-5,<br />
Monday through Friday type job, with all<br />
the stress and pressure of the real world.<br />
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS RECEIVED<br />
The following applications have been received.<br />
In accordance with <strong>Club</strong> policy, these names<br />
are published for information to current members only.<br />
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM TELLING YOUR<br />
FRIENDS that you saw these names in SMOKE SIG-<br />
NALS. If no written objections are received within<br />
twenty (20) days following publication, these applicants<br />
will be considered for membership. Comments<br />
should be addressed to:<br />
Tom Dunn, Chairperson<br />
33 Lenape Trail<br />
Brick, NJ 08724<br />
(732) 899-8029<br />
GREGORY & ROSANNE DULLY<br />
Brick, NJ<br />
DAVE & MAUREEN (DOCKERY) FELSER<br />
Brick, NJ.<br />
RAYMOND POKORNEY<br />
Brick, NJ<br />
TOM & NANCY QUINN<br />
Summit, NJ & Bay Head, NJ<br />
BRIAN & THERESA SCHMIDT<br />
Brick, NJ<br />
CATHLEEN STUDDIFORD<br />
Far Hills, NJ & Bay Head, NJ<br />
Did I mention where this hotel is located?<br />
You got it, Key West. To think I<br />
was worried.<br />
Second announcement. My son<br />
got engaged. He is a lieutenant in the<br />
Navy, currently teaching navigation and<br />
seamanship at the Naval Academy. His<br />
fiancée, Kristin, is from the Annapolis<br />
area, and is a beautiful, intelligent lady.<br />
We welcome her into our family. For all<br />
of you who remember my son as a sailor,<br />
fisherman, boat enthusiast, and experienced<br />
party animal, you need to revise<br />
those images. Those days are gone; he<br />
just doesn’t know it yet. We are looking<br />
forward to a February wedding at the<br />
Naval Academy chapel.<br />
That’s it for personal stuff....<br />
now back to the yacht club.<br />
JUNIORS – There will be a junior parent’s<br />
meeting on Friday<br />
June 6 at 6:00 PM with<br />
Friday Night Dinner to<br />
follow. The bar will be<br />
open early, grab a drink<br />
and attend the meeting.<br />
For those who can’t make<br />
that one, there will be another<br />
meeting Saturday<br />
morning on June 7 at 10:00<br />
AM. Look to your e-mails<br />
and <strong>Smoke</strong> <strong>Signals</strong> for<br />
swimsuit times and places.<br />
The Junior Committee puts<br />
so much time and effort<br />
into this program. If you<br />
see them, please give them<br />
a pat on the back.<br />
SOCIALS – By the time<br />
you read this Flag Raising<br />
will be either done or a few<br />
days away. Many thanks<br />
to Kathy Fazio and her committee for<br />
their efforts. Since I am writing this in<br />
mid-April, I assume we all had a great<br />
time and the weather was perfect. The<br />
next event will be the Commodore’s<br />
Cocktail Party on Saturday, June 14, so<br />
mark that date. At that event we honor<br />
our past commodores, and introduce our<br />
new members. Looking forward to seeing<br />
you there.<br />
BAR – The Friday Night Dinners sponsored<br />
by the bar have been a huge success.<br />
We have members playing bridge,<br />
watching sports, and just relaxing in our<br />
room with a million dollar view. It is a<br />
very relaxing time. Why don’t you join<br />
us? I have been racking my brain to come<br />
up with a name for these dinners in order<br />
to distinguish between the volunteer dinners<br />
and the bar dinners. The best one so<br />
far is “TGIF Dinners”. Any other suggestions?<br />
Let me know. These dinners are<br />
served at cost, so the club barely breaks<br />
even. The sole purpose is to bring us together,<br />
patronize the bar, and enjoy our<br />
club. I think Rick Haupt has created<br />
something of considerable value to the<br />
camaraderie of our club. I hope it continues.<br />
By the way Rick, I liked the new bar<br />
bill. It is the only thing I get in the mail I<br />
can read without my glasses.<br />
FRIDAY NIGHT DINNERS - Contact<br />
Terri Gelenitis to reserve a date. Gelen505@aol.com.<br />
Tom Glowacki and<br />
crew have already signed on for two<br />
dates, along with a few others, If you are<br />
new and want to help out, she will put<br />
you in touch with the right people and get<br />
you involved. Join this great MRYC tradition.<br />
RENTALS - If you wish to rent the club<br />
for your party, contact Colette Commisso.<br />
Prime dates are going fast. Remember<br />
the rental of the club is for members only.<br />
IN SYMPATHY<br />
Rick Eytel<br />
Vice Commodore<br />
The officers and members of MRYC extend<br />
their sincere sympathy to the family of Greg Collins<br />
who died on April 17th. Greg and his family have<br />
been members of the club since 1977. A sailor, a fisherman,<br />
and a great family man, Greg will be missed<br />
by all who knew him.
VOLUME 28, ISSUE 4<br />
SMOKE SIGNALS<br />
PAGE 3<br />
Rear Commodore’s Comments<br />
By the time you are reading this<br />
the official start of the 2008 season should<br />
be under way. Your committee members<br />
under the Rear Commodore believe we<br />
are ready to go. We are finalizing some<br />
last minute touches to the club and will<br />
continue to monitor the club grounds as<br />
we move forward through the 2008 season.<br />
We want all members and guests to<br />
be proud and impressed with our facilities<br />
We welcome our Spring Sailing<br />
Season for 2008, with an Interclub National<br />
Regatta on April 18 (Class Measurement),<br />
19,20! The PHRF Spring Series<br />
begins Tuesday, April 29. Thanks to our<br />
many members who were instrumental in<br />
preparing our Fleet for 2008: Fred Underwood,<br />
Al Miller, Ed and Pat Maritz, Paul<br />
Egee, John Schwind, Brandon Underwood,<br />
Joe Duffy, Bob Reago, Bill Rodenberg,<br />
Rick Eytel, Fritz and Allison Baier,<br />
Barry Pearce, Kipp Heacock, Jim Carson,<br />
Peter Zanowic, Herb McCutchan, the<br />
Husak family, Jody Lutz, Bud McArthur<br />
and Len Dooren.<br />
Please be sure your MRYC<br />
Member ID Stickers are on the port stern<br />
of all of your boats. Call or email me if<br />
you need an MRYC Member ID Sticker.<br />
Cjanbaier@msn.com, / 732-892-5524 -<br />
aiming for 100% compliance!<br />
Slip Rental Agreements - please<br />
fill the forms out and return them to<br />
MRYC P.O. Box 281 Brick, NJ 08723<br />
ATT: Mark Connell, MRYC Treasurer.<br />
whenever you visit.<br />
Work day in early April went<br />
very well. The weather forecast was for<br />
rain but we carried on and were rewarded<br />
by one of the nicer days of<br />
Spring. My thanks go out to all the<br />
members who came on that Saturday to<br />
help the club get ready for the season.<br />
Your time and effort was greatly appreciated.<br />
Special thanks goes out to Fran<br />
FROM THE TOP OF THE MAST<br />
A NOTE FROM THE FLEET CAPTAIN :<br />
He will mail you an invoice and forward<br />
the agreement to the Fleet Captain. The<br />
Slip Agreement is on our website.<br />
Patrols - Call or email Janice<br />
Baier or Matthew Diessner (Patrol Coordinator)<br />
with dates that you are available<br />
to patrol cjanbaier@msn.com, 732-892-<br />
5524, mbdiessner@aol.com - cell 201-<br />
919-7467. We have new equipment for<br />
patrolling, enjoy a day on the water by<br />
patrolling in a new boat! We care about<br />
the well being of our sailors!<br />
Lets keep MRYC in Ship<br />
Shape - Keep your property neat! Be<br />
proud of our club, many members work<br />
very hard at keeping our club the best it<br />
can be! Volunteer and volunteer often,<br />
please!<br />
April - All boats should be in<br />
their assigned spaces, Wet Slips and Dry<br />
Slips. Interclub Dinghy’s should be near<br />
the volleyball area or home. I will be<br />
walking the property identifying boats.<br />
Thanks to the Regatta Committee<br />
for working diligently on our Regatta<br />
Lynn for providing the breakfast and<br />
lunch for the members. Thanks, also tothe<br />
group on Friday that helped put the<br />
hoists motors back: Pete Zanowic, Whiting<br />
Stulz, Rick Eytel and our club manager<br />
Al B.<br />
As usual, we have many sailing<br />
and social events this year. We’ll stay on<br />
top of the club and grounds so all goes<br />
smoothly and the club looks good.<br />
Regards,<br />
Jody Lutz<br />
SAVE THE DATE<br />
Sunday,<br />
June 14<br />
Father’s<br />
Day<br />
Brunch<br />
Schedule. Creating our sailing schedule<br />
involves many hours of work all winter.<br />
<strong>Metedeconk</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong> has a full<br />
calendar of sailing events!<br />
Please email me with questions<br />
or concerns regarding our Fleet. It is my<br />
pleasure to serve.<br />
Yours in service,<br />
Janice Baier<br />
Fleet Captain<br />
Child Care – Nursery – Pre-Kindergarten – Kindergarten<br />
OCEAN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER<br />
Shore Summer Camp<br />
58 Princeton Avenue<br />
Brick, New Jersey 08724<br />
Vivian K. Dooren<br />
Director<br />
732-840-0422 Open 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
PAGE 4 SMOKE SIGNALS VOLUME 28, ISSUE 4<br />
SAILING NEWS<br />
THE SAILING CALENDAR<br />
Friday, April 25.......................2000 ................................................Contestant’s Seminar & Early Registration<br />
Tuesday, April 29....................1815 ...................................................................First Warning, PHRF Race # 1<br />
Sunday, May 4 ........................1300 .....................................First Warning, One-Design Spring Series Day #1,<br />
......................................................... ...............................................................Lightning, Sanderling, Sandpiper<br />
Tuesday, May 6.......................1815 ...................................................................First Warning, PHRF Race # 2<br />
Sunday, May 11 ......................1300 .....................................First Warning, One-Design Spring Series Day #2,<br />
......................................................... ................................................................................ Sanderling, Sandpiper<br />
Tuesday, May 13.....................1815 ....................................................................First warning, PHRF Race # 3<br />
Sunday, May 18 ......................1300 .....................................First Warning, One-Design Spring Series Day #3,<br />
......................................................... ...............................................................Lightning, Sanderling, Sandpiper<br />
Tuesday, May 20.....................1815 ....................................................................First warning, PHRF Race # 4<br />
Sunday, May 25 ......................1300 .....................................First Warning, One-Design Spring Series Day #4,<br />
......................................................... ................................................................................ Sanderling, Sandpiper<br />
Tuesday, May 27.....................1815 ....................................................................First warning, PHRF Race # 5<br />
Sunday, June 1 ........................1300 .....................................First Warning, One-Design Spring Series Day #5,<br />
......................................................... ...............................................................Lightning, Sanderling, Sandpiper<br />
Tuesday, June 3.......................1816 ....................................................................First warning, PHRF Race # 6<br />
Registration closes 45 minutes prior to First Warning<br />
Check the Official Notice Board for Details and Changes<br />
<strong>Club</strong> PHRF – The Commodore of Manasquan<br />
<strong>River</strong> <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong> has issued a<br />
friendly challenge to <strong>Metedeconk</strong> <strong>River</strong>’s<br />
PHRF fleet to compete for a new perpetual<br />
trophy to be awarded by the host club.<br />
The MRYC/MCYC Challenge Cup Regatta<br />
will be sailed on an ocean course off<br />
the Manasquan Inlet Sunday, June 22.<br />
The event, intended to foster local offshore<br />
racing, includes a dockside post<br />
race party at Manasquan.<br />
A Cat Fleet – The Barnegat Bay A Cat<br />
Fleet will kick off the 2008 sailing season<br />
with the Wanamaker Weekend, June 13 -<br />
15 The biennial weighing of the fleet will<br />
take place at DeRouvilles’ boat yard on<br />
the afternoon of the 13 and a cocktail<br />
party will follow across the river at the<br />
Island Heights YC. The big cats will<br />
compete for the Wanamaker Trophy in a<br />
three race series starting at noon Saturday,<br />
June 14 on the Toms <strong>River</strong>. A postrace<br />
dinner dance is planned at Island<br />
Heights. Sunday, June 15 will see the A<br />
Cat Women’s World Championship at<br />
10 am.<br />
J/24s – The US National Championship<br />
will come to the NY/NJ Metropolitan<br />
area when the Richmond County <strong>Yacht</strong><br />
<strong>Club</strong> in Staten Island hosts the event<br />
from May 15- 18. The regatta, to be<br />
sailed in New York’s lower harbor, is<br />
expected attract 70 boats from across the<br />
United States as well as international entries.<br />
The 2008 event will also be a celebration<br />
of the 30 anniversary of the J/24<br />
Class. The 2008 J/24 Parkway Series will<br />
continue on May 24-25 with Raritan YC’s<br />
Memorial Day Regatta and Cape May<br />
Corinthian’s Dead Crab Regatta June 14-<br />
15.<br />
PHRF Mid-Atlantic – PHRF Mid-<br />
Atlantic and the New Jersey Racing Conference<br />
have announced their schedule for<br />
the 2008 sailing year. The season opens<br />
with Keyport YC’s Leukemia Cup June<br />
(Continued on page 5)<br />
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Surf and Offshore<br />
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CMCLEANSOS@AOL.COM<br />
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Rigging<br />
1-800-442-6754 732-892-8303 Fax: 732-892-8367<br />
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VOLUME 28, ISSUE 4<br />
SMOKE SIGNALS<br />
PAGE 5<br />
SAILING NEWS<br />
(Continued from page 4)<br />
21-22. Next up is the 58 th running of Raritan YC’s Red Grant Regatta and Atlantic Highland’s<br />
Ocean Race July 19. To qualify for the seasonal championship, a boat must sail in at least four of the nine regattas that have<br />
been designated NJORC qualifying regattas.<br />
Jim Gelenitis<br />
The 2008 BBYRA A Cat Fleet's season kicks off with the Wanamaker Weekend June 13-15. Here Raven<br />
competes for the 2007 Beaton Cup and World Championship.<br />
The 2008 J/24 National Championship will be held at Richmond County YC May 15-18th. <strong>Metedeconk</strong> sailors,<br />
including Stu Challoner (US 1132), are expected to compete.
PAGE 6 SMOKE SIGNALS VOLUME 28, ISSUE 4<br />
AUXILIARY FLEET NEWS<br />
Joyce and I are planning a sail to<br />
Block Island at the end of June. If anyone<br />
has suggestions concerning the Island or<br />
interesting stopovers in the Sound, please<br />
let us know. I’m sure we will have some<br />
favorites to share on our return.<br />
If anyone has an interesting boating<br />
experience, let me know and we can<br />
share it with other members.<br />
Mark your calendar for Saturday,<br />
August 2 when we will have our Auxiliary<br />
Picnic on the south lawn of the club.<br />
Rain date is Sunday, August 3. We had<br />
a great time last year with specialties<br />
contributed including Jack Whitman’s<br />
“Special Island Punch,” which was not<br />
to be missed.<br />
Let me know if you would be<br />
interested in a raft up on the <strong>Metedeconk</strong><br />
this summer.<br />
RECOMMISSIONING TIP<br />
I recently changed my engine fuel filter<br />
which is located in a tight place. It has<br />
been difficult to capture fuel as the filter<br />
was removed. This year I encapsulated<br />
the filter with a large plastic freezer bag.<br />
This caught all of the fuel during the<br />
process without spilling a drop.<br />
Sal Maraziti<br />
Auxiliary Fleet Captain<br />
WOMENS WET WEDNESDAYS<br />
The warm weather is almost here<br />
which means it is time to start getting<br />
your Sunfish ready for Women’s Wet<br />
Wednesdays (WWW). If you haven’t<br />
sailed with WWW before, now is the year<br />
to join us. WWW is a great opportunity<br />
for experienced and new sailors to get out<br />
on the water and improve or learn new<br />
skills, as well as take part in some racing.<br />
The sailing is fun and is followed by a<br />
casual dinner. All that you need to do is<br />
bring your Sunfish and yourself!<br />
WWW will begin at 6 pm on<br />
June 25 and will run each Wednesday<br />
evening through August. Each evening in<br />
July will include classroom instruction/<br />
discussion as well as time on the water.<br />
The speakers and topics scheduled<br />
so far are:<br />
July 9<br />
John Cutting will speak about<br />
barrel roundings.<br />
July 16<br />
Jared Lynn will speak about<br />
downwind racing<br />
July 23<br />
Jim Carson will speak about starts<br />
Sailing in August will include<br />
the Powder Puff Championship race series.<br />
If you don’t have a Sunfish,<br />
now is a good time to start looking for<br />
one or to line up one that you can borrow<br />
on Wednesdays. Contact Fleet Captain<br />
Janice Baier to make arrangements for<br />
keeping your boat at the club.<br />
If you have any questions about<br />
WWW, just give Ellen Reago a call at<br />
732-920-0737.<br />
Beginners are welcome! We<br />
hope that you’ll mark your calendar now<br />
to sail with us on Wednesday evenings<br />
this summer! We look forward to seeing<br />
all of our returning sailors as well as<br />
some new faces.<br />
Debbie Wernoch<br />
MRYC CLUB<br />
RENTALS<br />
Are you interested in renting<br />
the <strong>Club</strong>house for your next<br />
function?<br />
Call/e-mail—<br />
Colette Commisso<br />
for availability and information<br />
732-920-2865 -<br />
Sail.family@verizon.net<br />
Rentals are for members only.<br />
Please do not give the rental<br />
chairperson's phone number or<br />
email to non-members.<br />
520 Main Avenue<br />
Bay Head, NJ 08742<br />
Bus: 732-295-9799<br />
Fax: 732-295-1723<br />
Toll Free: 888-295-9799<br />
Cell: 908-278-0118<br />
JODY K. SOWELL<br />
REALTOR Associate<br />
Mitchell Hnatt<br />
Agent<br />
An Independent Agent Representing Aflac<br />
616 Washington St.<br />
Toms <strong>River</strong>, New Jersey 08753<br />
732-557-5375 x 16 office<br />
732-822-9184 cell<br />
732-557-5094 fax<br />
Mitch_Hnatt@us.aflac.com<br />
Aflac.com
VOLUME 28, ISSUE 4<br />
SMOKE SIGNALS<br />
LIGHTNING FLEET NEWS<br />
PAGE 7<br />
The Lightning Southern Circuit,<br />
sailed in March, attracted large numbers<br />
at all three venues attesting to the strength<br />
of the Class. Forty-nine crews showed up<br />
for Savannah’s two-day regatta. Saturday<br />
was a wipeout with 40-knot winds gusting<br />
to over 60-knots that made even launching<br />
boats impossible. However, an early<br />
St. Patrick’s Day fair in downtown Savannah,<br />
the traditional Oyster Roast at the<br />
YC and a novel knot-tying contest directed<br />
by Southern Circuit Chair Amy<br />
Linton kept everyone well occupied. As<br />
for the sailing, Savannah’s race committee<br />
squeezed the entire three-race regatta<br />
into Sunday despite a dying breeze that<br />
made finishing against the tide a true test<br />
of skill (and luck). David Starck of Buffalo<br />
took top honors but the talk of the<br />
regatta was why the scoreboard showed<br />
two firsts and two seconds in the third<br />
race. In granting redress for a race committee<br />
boo-boo, the protest committee<br />
awarded first and second race positions to<br />
two OCS boats that just happened to cross<br />
the finish line first and second. Who says<br />
a head start doesn’t help? <strong>Metedeconk</strong>’s<br />
only entry, Jim Carson, managed a respectable<br />
16 th place.<br />
So, on to Miami where despite<br />
uncommonly light winds and unusually<br />
cloudy skies, all five races were comfortably<br />
sailed on Biscayne Bay. Mrs. David<br />
(Jody) Starck took up where her husband<br />
left off, easily defeating a 53 boat fleet.<br />
Jim Carson turned back a few years to<br />
man the front of the boat for co-skipper<br />
Eric Reitinger (Brant Beach) as they<br />
sailed to 20 th place. Then on to St Petersburg<br />
via famous Alligator Alley. Yes, we<br />
saw alligators. Jim returned to the tiller<br />
for the final series that also served as the<br />
mid-winter Masters Championship. Day<br />
one was a total loss. Following a long<br />
up-wind sail to the starting line, the<br />
breeze completely quit. The lack of wind<br />
and threat of storms kept the fleet off the<br />
water for the entire day. Again Chair<br />
Linton pulled out the fun and games to<br />
keep frustrated sailors amused until party<br />
time. Day two was something else with a<br />
morning 12-knot southwesterly wind<br />
building to a good old Barnegat Bay<br />
blow in the afternoon. One difference -<br />
big waves. Three races were sailed by<br />
the 69-boat fleet. It was a great day for<br />
the heavyweights with Class Secretary<br />
and sailmaker Brian Hayes showing the<br />
way. After a Saturday night party honoring<br />
Lightning legend George Fisher,<br />
Sunday dawned chilly and ominous but<br />
with enough wind to get everyone to the<br />
starting line for what the sailors hoped<br />
would be a couple of quick races to salvage<br />
five of the scheduled seven races. It<br />
was not to be. After a number of recalls,<br />
one race was finally completed as the<br />
wind came in strong, then dropped to<br />
near nothing at a shortened finish. With<br />
the time limit looming and the Fleet edging<br />
toward shore, the race committee<br />
wisely decided another race would be<br />
impossible. Brian Hayes held on to secure<br />
the win. Taylor Lutz, sailing for the<br />
<strong>Metedeconk</strong> Fleet wound up 14 th and<br />
Jim Carson was 27 th . Jim managed a<br />
third out of 17 Masters behind Dick Hallagan,<br />
Newark NY, and Bill Mauk, Miami.<br />
Circuit winner was current World<br />
Champion, Rolex <strong>Yacht</strong>sman of the<br />
Year, etc. Jeff Linton, Sarasota FL followed<br />
by Allan Terhune and Brian<br />
Hayes. Complete results, pictures and<br />
details are on the Lightning Class website.<br />
On the administrative side, the<br />
ILCA Governing Board voted unanimously<br />
to table consideration of allowing<br />
GPS enabled compasses on Lightnings,<br />
announced a 1 for 8 North Americans<br />
quota, and awarded the 2009 North<br />
Americans to Sodus Bay on Lake Ontario<br />
in the Finger Lakes region of New York<br />
State.<br />
As reported last month, the local<br />
Lightning season commences with the<br />
annual Long John Regatta sailed on the<br />
Navasink from the Monmouth Boat <strong>Club</strong><br />
in Red Bank April 26-27. <strong>Metedeconk</strong><br />
sailors are itching to get afloat and are<br />
expected to show up in force. Check the<br />
L i g h t n i n g C l a s s w e b s i t e<br />
www.lightningclass.org for results.<br />
The Lightning Fleet wraps up<br />
spring sailing with their <strong>Club</strong> Championship<br />
Series, three races each day on May<br />
4, 18, and June 1, (five to qualify and<br />
three drops if all nine races are completed.)<br />
These races are open to other area<br />
Lightnings as a part of the Open Spring<br />
Series although the Championship is<br />
scored independently. The last race of the<br />
series is for the Paul F. Newman Trophy.<br />
<strong>Club</strong> winner qualifies for the Sail-Off on<br />
August 17 for the <strong>Club</strong> Overall Championship<br />
that will be sailed this year in<br />
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Mermate<br />
News<br />
The Mermates are off to a great start this<br />
season. Our “Spring Fling” was a great<br />
success. Many thanks to Colette Commisso,<br />
Jodi Sowell and the fourteen members<br />
who donated gifts for the auction. All<br />
who attended had a wonderful luncheon.<br />
Allen Farms was a very fitting location<br />
and the food was excellent.<br />
Our next event will be the Fathers<br />
Day Brunch on Sunday, June 15<br />
from 9 am to 12 pm. The Mermates, and<br />
some spouses, will be cooking up a grand<br />
buffet for all. The menu will include:<br />
scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, french<br />
toast, potatoes, fresh fruit salad, assorted<br />
breads, juice, coffee and tea. We will also<br />
have a cereal option for kids. The cost is<br />
$12 for adults, $6 for children 4-10, and<br />
ages 3 and under free. Reservations are a<br />
must! Please contact either Fran Lynn at<br />
7 3 2 - 2 0 6 - 1 3 8 6 o r<br />
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SUNDAY, JUNE 15 9:00 –12:00<br />
732-295-9772 or<br />
f r a n d o c k -<br />
ery@comcast.net.<br />
If you are<br />
alumni of our Junior<br />
Program, a<br />
former instructor,<br />
or know of any<br />
alumni over the age of 21, please mark<br />
your calendar for Saturday evening,<br />
August 23. The Mermates will be<br />
sponsoring the first ever reunion for our<br />
former juniors. This will be a fundraiser<br />
to add money to the Andrew<br />
Brennan Memorial Fund supporting the<br />
Junior Sailing Center. It should be a<br />
fun evening for all. An auction will<br />
also be held to raise money. More details<br />
will follow as we get into the summer,<br />
but now is the time to start contacting<br />
everyone you know to save the<br />
date.<br />
Your Mermate Board is looking<br />
forward to a busy, fun season and I<br />
hope many of you will join us in these<br />
activities.<br />
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Mermate President<br />
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MAY SELECTION<br />
HEADHUNTERS<br />
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Wednesday, May 5<br />
Meet at Joyce Maraziti’s House<br />
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732-223-4792<br />
To go to Spring Lake Library @ 7:30 to<br />
hear the author talk about his book.<br />
Discussion<br />
Monday, May 12<br />
At the club—12:30<br />
Bring your own lunch.<br />
<br />
JUNE SELECTION<br />
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By Ann Patchett<br />
Monday, June 23<br />
At the <strong>Club</strong> - 7:30 p.m.<br />
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VOLUME 28, ISSUE 4<br />
SMOKE SIGNALS<br />
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SMOKE SIGNALS<br />
The newsletter for the members of the<br />
<strong>Metedeconk</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
EDITOR….<br />
LISA FORTUNATO<br />
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