Smoke Signals - Metedeconk River Yacht Club
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PAGE 6 SMOKE SIGNALS VOLUME 28, ISSUE 4 AUXILIARY FLEET NEWS Joyce and I are planning a sail to Block Island at the end of June. If anyone has suggestions concerning the Island or interesting stopovers in the Sound, please let us know. I’m sure we will have some favorites to share on our return. If anyone has an interesting boating experience, let me know and we can share it with other members. Mark your calendar for Saturday, August 2 when we will have our Auxiliary Picnic on the south lawn of the club. Rain date is Sunday, August 3. We had a great time last year with specialties contributed including Jack Whitman’s “Special Island Punch,” which was not to be missed. Let me know if you would be interested in a raft up on the Metedeconk this summer. RECOMMISSIONING TIP I recently changed my engine fuel filter which is located in a tight place. It has been difficult to capture fuel as the filter was removed. This year I encapsulated the filter with a large plastic freezer bag. This caught all of the fuel during the process without spilling a drop. Sal Maraziti Auxiliary Fleet Captain WOMENS WET WEDNESDAYS The warm weather is almost here which means it is time to start getting your Sunfish ready for Women’s Wet Wednesdays (WWW). If you haven’t sailed with WWW before, now is the year to join us. WWW is a great opportunity for experienced and new sailors to get out on the water and improve or learn new skills, as well as take part in some racing. The sailing is fun and is followed by a casual dinner. All that you need to do is bring your Sunfish and yourself! WWW will begin at 6 pm on June 25 and will run each Wednesday evening through August. Each evening in July will include classroom instruction/ discussion as well as time on the water. The speakers and topics scheduled so far are: July 9 John Cutting will speak about barrel roundings. July 16 Jared Lynn will speak about downwind racing July 23 Jim Carson will speak about starts Sailing in August will include the Powder Puff Championship race series. If you don’t have a Sunfish, now is a good time to start looking for one or to line up one that you can borrow on Wednesdays. Contact Fleet Captain Janice Baier to make arrangements for keeping your boat at the club. If you have any questions about WWW, just give Ellen Reago a call at 732-920-0737. Beginners are welcome! We hope that you’ll mark your calendar now to sail with us on Wednesday evenings this summer! We look forward to seeing all of our returning sailors as well as some new faces. Debbie Wernoch MRYC CLUB RENTALS Are you interested in renting the Clubhouse for your next function? Call/e-mail— Colette Commisso for availability and information 732-920-2865 - Sail.family@verizon.net Rentals are for members only. Please do not give the rental chairperson's phone number or email to non-members. 520 Main Avenue Bay Head, NJ 08742 Bus: 732-295-9799 Fax: 732-295-1723 Toll Free: 888-295-9799 Cell: 908-278-0118 JODY K. SOWELL REALTOR Associate Mitchell Hnatt Agent An Independent Agent Representing Aflac 616 Washington St. Toms River, New Jersey 08753 732-557-5375 x 16 office 732-822-9184 cell 732-557-5094 fax Mitch_Hnatt@us.aflac.com Aflac.com
VOLUME 28, ISSUE 4 SMOKE SIGNALS LIGHTNING FLEET NEWS PAGE 7 The Lightning Southern Circuit, sailed in March, attracted large numbers at all three venues attesting to the strength of the Class. Forty-nine crews showed up for Savannah’s two-day regatta. Saturday was a wipeout with 40-knot winds gusting to over 60-knots that made even launching boats impossible. However, an early St. Patrick’s Day fair in downtown Savannah, the traditional Oyster Roast at the YC and a novel knot-tying contest directed by Southern Circuit Chair Amy Linton kept everyone well occupied. As for the sailing, Savannah’s race committee squeezed the entire three-race regatta into Sunday despite a dying breeze that made finishing against the tide a true test of skill (and luck). David Starck of Buffalo took top honors but the talk of the regatta was why the scoreboard showed two firsts and two seconds in the third race. In granting redress for a race committee boo-boo, the protest committee awarded first and second race positions to two OCS boats that just happened to cross the finish line first and second. Who says a head start doesn’t help? Metedeconk’s only entry, Jim Carson, managed a respectable 16 th place. So, on to Miami where despite uncommonly light winds and unusually cloudy skies, all five races were comfortably sailed on Biscayne Bay. Mrs. David (Jody) Starck took up where her husband left off, easily defeating a 53 boat fleet. Jim Carson turned back a few years to man the front of the boat for co-skipper Eric Reitinger (Brant Beach) as they sailed to 20 th place. Then on to St Petersburg via famous Alligator Alley. Yes, we saw alligators. Jim returned to the tiller for the final series that also served as the mid-winter Masters Championship. Day one was a total loss. Following a long up-wind sail to the starting line, the breeze completely quit. The lack of wind and threat of storms kept the fleet off the water for the entire day. Again Chair Linton pulled out the fun and games to keep frustrated sailors amused until party time. Day two was something else with a morning 12-knot southwesterly wind building to a good old Barnegat Bay blow in the afternoon. One difference - big waves. Three races were sailed by the 69-boat fleet. It was a great day for the heavyweights with Class Secretary and sailmaker Brian Hayes showing the way. After a Saturday night party honoring Lightning legend George Fisher, Sunday dawned chilly and ominous but with enough wind to get everyone to the starting line for what the sailors hoped would be a couple of quick races to salvage five of the scheduled seven races. It was not to be. After a number of recalls, one race was finally completed as the wind came in strong, then dropped to near nothing at a shortened finish. With the time limit looming and the Fleet edging toward shore, the race committee wisely decided another race would be impossible. Brian Hayes held on to secure the win. Taylor Lutz, sailing for the Metedeconk Fleet wound up 14 th and Jim Carson was 27 th . Jim managed a third out of 17 Masters behind Dick Hallagan, Newark NY, and Bill Mauk, Miami. Circuit winner was current World Champion, Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, etc. Jeff Linton, Sarasota FL followed by Allan Terhune and Brian Hayes. Complete results, pictures and details are on the Lightning Class website. On the administrative side, the ILCA Governing Board voted unanimously to table consideration of allowing GPS enabled compasses on Lightnings, announced a 1 for 8 North Americans quota, and awarded the 2009 North Americans to Sodus Bay on Lake Ontario in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. As reported last month, the local Lightning season commences with the annual Long John Regatta sailed on the Navasink from the Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank April 26-27. Metedeconk sailors are itching to get afloat and are expected to show up in force. Check the L i g h t n i n g C l a s s w e b s i t e www.lightningclass.org for results. The Lightning Fleet wraps up spring sailing with their Club Championship Series, three races each day on May 4, 18, and June 1, (five to qualify and three drops if all nine races are completed.) These races are open to other area Lightnings as a part of the Open Spring Series although the Championship is scored independently. The last race of the series is for the Paul F. Newman Trophy. Club winner qualifies for the Sail-Off on August 17 for the Club Overall Championship that will be sailed this year in Family and Cosmetic Dentistry William Hnatt Exclusive Agent ROBERT A. WOJCIAK, D.M.D., P.A. 842 Arnold Avenue Point Pleasant, NJ 08742 Telephone: (732) 295-8899 24 Hour Customer Service Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company Town & Country Shopping Center 1900 Rt. 70, Suite 224 Lakewood, NJ 08701-7324 Phone 732-477-6900 Fax 732-477-6957 Auto, Home, Business and Life
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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
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