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notices:Afterdeck Reservations

If you are interested in reserving the Afterdeck for NSA activities or renting the facility for a private function, please contact Past Commodore David Parrish, e-mail [email protected] or call 316-688-1163.

The official Newsletter of the Ninnescah Sailing Association

Vol. 43 No. 12 • December 2014

IN THIS ISSUE:New Sailing Program ...................... 2Winter Activities ..........................4-5NSA Annual Meeting Minutes ..7-11B.O.G. Minutes.....................12-14Classifieds .................................15NSA Calendar ......................17-18

THE

Message from the Commodore❱ ❱ ❱

The start of a new year for NSA is always exciting, especially this year since it is the 50th year of existence for our beautiful sailing Club. I am honored to have been elected as Commodore again and will work diligently to try and make 2015 an outstanding year. That will be made easier with the help from an outstand-ing Board of Governors. I would like to welcome Bruce Rowe (Secretary), Dale Gronniger (Yardmaster) and Andy Woodward (Commodore Elect) to the Board, and thank Jaime Kissinger for serving another year as Vice Commodore. Many thanks goes out to outgoing Board Members David Parish, Rick Stump and Bob Born all of their hard work over the years. Also a Huge Thank You to Past Commodore Paul Faber for his outstanding leadership in 2014.

I would like to congratulate all of the various Award winners announced at the Annual Meeting for 2014, especially Doug Veith who was named Worker of the Year not only for all of his hard work this past year but in previous years also. A couple of notable recent projects that Doug has invested many hours of his time and expertise in are 1) The New Crane Foundation Wall 2) New D Dock Walkway. Thanks also to all of the other members of our Club for their tireless efforts in continuing to make our facility one of the best in the Midwest.

I want to mention three of my priorities for the upcoming year at NSA. 1) Starting up NSA’s Learn to Sail adult sailing education classes headed up

by Kent Carter and Jaime Kissinger. This is a very exciting opportunity for NSA to both promote the sport of sailing and our Facility. Hopefully we can promote this program to the general public as well as offering it to our own members for their continued sailing education. You will see an article from Kent later on in the Mainsheet with more details on this exciting new Class.

2) Setting up a formal Marketing /PR Committee that will look at both Long Term and Short Term Marketing goals for NSA with an emphasis on Mem-bership retainage and recruitment. I am hoping to have a committee in place and begin meetings in January. If you are interested in helping with this Committee please contact me.

3) NSA 50th Anniversary Celebration. It is an outstanding accomplishment to have made this milestone anniversary with the Club is as strong as ever. So we will find various ways to celebrate this in the upcoming year. More details will be coming out soon on upcoming events.

Have a safe and happy holiday season. Hopefully we will all acquire some new gadgets or needed parts for our boats over the holidays as the new Sailing Season is just around the corner

Thank You

Gregg Greenwood2014-2015 NSA Commodore

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events (such as dinners and races) and ads, must be received by the first Thursday of each month.

• Email will be accepted until 6:00 p.m. the first Sunday of each month.

• Any late material will be published the next month.

• Email your material to Sheryl Born at [email protected].

• Commercial advertising rates are listed on the Classified page.

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NEW SAILING PROGRAMS

A new Learn to Sail Program is coming to the NSA starting in June, 2015!

The Board of Governors announced at the annual meeting that the NSA is launching a new adult sailing education pro-gram, with three classes tentatively scheduled as follows: Class #1 - June 23, 27, 28; Class #2 - July 21, 25, 26; and Class #3 – August 11, 15, 16. The goals of the program are to: (1) Generate interest in sailing and teach sound fundamental sailing skills in both small boats and keel boats, (2) Provide small craft safety education and promote safety in all aspects of sailing, and (3) Promote the desirability and benefits of NSA membership.

The new sailing class will include an introductory 3-hour classroom session to be held in Wichita on a week night prior to the sailing weekend. Students will then learn to sail on Sunfish from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm the following Saturday. On Sunday, the students will receive an entire day of hands-on keel boat training while sailing with experienced NSA keel boat owners and their crews. Both days of sailing will also be punctuated with several brief periods of onshore demonstrations and classroom work.

We hope this new class will appeal to current NSA mem-bers who would like to gain more experience on small boats and those who would like to learn new skills or increase their current skill level in sailing a keel boat. The course will also be marketed to folks new to sailing and who are looking for a permanent sailing home. Small boat students will sail with an instructor to quickly develop skills and improve proficiency in a Sunfish. While on a keel boat, students will gain experience both as crew and helmsman while learning all the basic operations of a larger boat from the keel boat owner/instructor and crew.

The club is now looking for NSA members who are inter-ested in becoming small boat or keel boat instructors in this program. We currently have five small boat instructors and are looking for at least five more. All small boat instructors will par-ticipate in a 4-day, 40 hour training class conducted by the US Sailing Association at Cheney in mid-June. Those completing the training will be certified as a Small Boat Instructor – Level 1 by the USSA. Most costs of the training are to be paid for by the NSA. The club is also asking that those instructors, in turn,

make a 2-year commitment to teaching in the program. We are also seeking keel boat owners and crews wanting to become part of this new educational effort. Those interested in volunteering boats and crews will also receive instructional guidelines and will participate in a coordination meeting with all instructors prior to the kick-off of the program.

Our new program is truly a great opportunity for NSA members to share your knowledge and expertise with newer and prospective members. In keeping with the commitment to our mission statement, we feel this learn to sail program will, indeed, promote interest in sailing and safety awareness in our sport. And it will certainly provide a wonderful showcase for our club facilities, while building appeal to attract new members in the future.

If you are interested in becoming a small boat or keel boat instructor and would enjoy sailing with some new folks this summer in our adult sailing education program, please contact Commodore Gregg Greenwood, Vice-Commodore Jaime Kiss-inger, or me (email: [email protected] and mobile number 316-655-4993). I wish to invite all interested members to become part of this exciting new effort as the NSA steps into the next era of training new sailors and developing new mem-bers for our club! Be sure to read future issues of The Mainsheet when more details about the program will be released.

Kent CarterNSA Sailing Instructor

2015 Adult Sailing ClassesJune 23, 27 & 28July 21, 25 & 26August 11, 15 & 16

Contact Kent Carter at [email protected] or 316-655-4993 for more details.

Become an Adult Sailing InstructorClasses are being offered at the NSA Afterdeck!

US Sailing Certification course taught by Rick Shaw

June 11, 12, 13 & 14Contact Jaime Kissinger at 519-4411 for more details.

Course requiredment: You must be certified in First Aid and AED


Last minute Holiday Gift Ideas for your Sailor

To arrange getting merchandise in the Wichita area, contact Norm Dodson at 316-529-7577 or email [email protected] or Ronnie Leonard at 316-425-0729, or email at [email protected].

Koozies $2.50

Coffee Mugs $5.00

Tumblers $7.00Tumblers also available in royal blue

NSA Hat $15.00

Special Holiday Prices*

*Prices good til the Winter Party


Save The Date

NSA Winter Party

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Details Coming Soon!

Limited Supply—Buy Yours Today! Ninnescah Sailing Association

2015 Calendar$1295

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For Sale at the NSA Winter Party or call Scott Fry at (316) 706-7071.

The 2015 calendar is a collection of photos taken by NSA members that were submitted for the 2014 NSA photo contest.

Ninnescah Sailing Association 2014 Photo Contest Entries

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Photo by Ronnie Leonard


Photo by Donna Veith


Photo by Allen Johnson

WINTER ACTIVIES AT NSA


— S a v e t h e D a t e —

Time for action, snacks, beer, and hard-hitting fun!In anticipation of an extremely exciting Superbowl, and an excuse to get together with your NSA friends.

Come join us at the Afterdeck!Watch for more information to come.

Super Bowl SundayParty at the Afterdeck

February 1Super Bowl Sunday

Party at the Afterdeck

February 1

Welcome in the new year with your NSA friends at the Afterdeck!December 31 • starting after 7:00 p.m.

Bring snacks and let’s celebrate a new year to sail at lake Cheney!

Call the park office at 316-540-3664 to reserve a cabin in Cheney State Park if you don’t want to drive home!

WINTER ACTIVIES AT NSA


NSA lost a very special sailor. Leslie Beyer lost her battle with breast cancer last Monday November 24th, at the age of 33, six days before her 34th birthday. She is survived by her Hus-band Mike and their 4 year old daughter Bella. Leslie was the daughter-in-law of Rich Beyer (D dock, Crimson and Blue). She will be missed by all of her NSA friends.

The sound of waves that calm the soul is my song to help you sleep. Then the wind I'll send to fill your sail will be my gift for you to keep.

In Memory of Leslie Beyer

The NSA yearbook is adding a business line description The NSA has added a business line description to yearbook entries. If you would like to empha-size your business or service, we can print an additional line under your contact information in the yearbook. Let Allen Johnson know if you would like to add it to your yearbook contact information. See the 2014 yearbook under Paul Faber and Ron Jackson for examples.

NSA Annual Invoices were mailed out Friday, December 5, 2014.

If you have not received your invoice, contact Allen Johnson.First half payment is due January 1.

Contact Allen too if you want to change your mem-bership, slip or yard space status. If you have changed or dropped your home phone number within the last year or so, please check the member information form enclosed with your renewal invoice and please let us know your new

or alternate numbers. It seems that our phone numbers for the yearbook is getting rather out of date. I've had reports that work committee chairs trying to contact their members for work credit hours are having a hard time getting hold of some members.


NSA Annual Meeting Minutes – November 9, 2014

November 9, 2014 Commodore, Paul Faber, called the 2014 annual meeting of the Ninnescah Sailing Association to order at 2:00 P.M. Present were: Commodore Paul Faber, Commodore Elect Gregg Greenwood, Past Commodore David Parrish, Operations Officer Norm Dodson, Harbormaster Doug Veith, Secretary Bob Born and Vice Commodore Jaime Kissinger. Treasurer Ronnie Leonard and Yardmaster Ricky Stump were absent.Also present are Property Manager Pat Adams, Webmaster and Mainsheet Editor Sheryl Born, Public Relations Chairman Andy Woodward and approximately forty-five members were present.The 2013 annual meetings minutes were reviewed and a mo-tion was made to accept the minutes as published in the De-cember 2013 issue of the Mainsheet (Bob Born/Allen Archer). Due to Ronnie Leonard’s absence, the Assistant Treasurer James Janson presented the Financial Report of 2014. A mo-tion was made and approved by the membership to accept the financial report as presented (Hieger/Fresh). Long Range Planning Report:Past Commodore, David Parrish updated members of plans and recommendations of the Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC). He reiterated that the BOG recommended no increase in dues or fees for the 2015 sailing season.

Jetty and Outer Harbor Update – Gregg GreenwoodNSA 2015 Annual MeetingI. Review of existing Jetty Project to date

A. All Jetty Material has been installed and they are com-plete plus some additional work to cleanup and repair the shoreline between the Shelterhouse and campgrounds.

B. Removal of old Jetty is complete leaving about 4’ of depth at conservation pool. It will still be marked with buoys provided by the Park.

C. Old Ramp will be repaired but not expanded or replaced.D. Red (red right returning) and Green Lights are up at the

end of the Jetties.

II. Remaining Items to be completedA. Placement of the CXT Toilet. No running water.B. Electrical items for ramp lights and power to new toilet

and Shelterhouse patio area. Replace Main circuit feed and box in Shelterhouse.

C. Final Cleanup and sodding of the grass areas that were disturbed.

D. New Public Dock by the Ramp. The old dock remains NSA property and will likely be placed next to the exist-ing docks in the small cove, sailboat only area.

E. Replacement of Sailboat Only buoys where they were before in the small cove.

F. Repair and overlay of Park Roadway system including the NSA Roadway and Parking areas.

KDWPT paid or will pay for all of the work mentioned in this report up to this point through several funding sources. We owe many thanks to Ryan Stucky, Keith Sex-son, and Linda Lanterman with KDWPT.

III. Outer Harbor Plans. Responsibility of NSA.A. Review of existing plans for additional slips.B. Move D Dock to Outer Harbor and Orientation

possibilities.C. Design of new D Dock with Utilities including widen-

ing some slips on D Dock.D. Relocation of Pump out Dock.E. Wave attenuation needs.F. Have met with and taking proposals from MDI and

Atlantic/Meeco.G. Time Frame. D Dock relocation by spring of 2016.

Beyond that as needed.H. Committee members for relocation planning are Andy,

Doug, Jim C, Patrick, GKG.

IV. Naming of New Jetty As you know, the two existing large jetties at NSA are named Stones Jetty and Adams Jetty after prominent members of our Yacht Club. After gaining approval from KDWPT officials, the Board voted that new Jetty is also going to be named after an NYC Member. The member chosen was NSAs most influential person in making the Jetty and Outer Harbor Project happen and, has worked tirelessly and relentlessly over the last 30 years to make it happen. He made the contacts and attended many, many meetings over the years that eventually made this happen. The new Jetty, going out from the Shelterhouse, will be referred to as Andy’s Jetty. Andy was presented a replica of the markers that will be placed on the Jetty.

David Parrish presented the Long Range Planning Committee Report Pro Forma financials.

Steve Hieger, a member of the Kansas Water Office – Reser-voir Advisory Committee and the Wichita Metro Chamber Water Leadership Task force, provided on overview on the committee’s activities as they relate to Cheney Reservoir.

NSA Adult Sailing Program: Kent CarterAs most of you know, after 35 consecutive years of provid-

ing sailing instruction at Cheney Reservoir, the American Red Cross Midway-Kansas Chapter (ARC) Learn to Sail program officially ended late in 2014. The Adult Learn to Sail Course was developed in conjunction with the U.S. Sailing Associa-tion. Kent Carter and many other volunteer sailing instructors have held classes at NSA for the last 20 years and with the ARC sail program closed there is now a void in teaching adults to sail. Following is an outline of the plan, intent, format, needs and benefits of the new NSA Adult Sailing Program.


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Previous Red Cross Learn to Sail Program• 35 years - 20 years at NSA• 46 Current members & family members graduates of

program

Today, BOG wishes to announce a new NSA adult sailing pro-gram to launch in 2015Goals

• Generate interest in sailing & teach sound, fund. sailing skills

• Provide small craft safety education & promote safety in all aspects of sailing

• Promote desirability & benefits of NSA membership

Class format• 3 classes, 1 each in June, July, and August (schedule an-

nounced later)• Introductory 2-3 hour classroom session (evening) in

Wichita during week• All day Saturday class conducted on Sunfish, starting w/ 2

hour classroom• All day Sunday session on keelboats, taught by owner/in-

structor & crews of current NSA members• Sunfish instructors to participate in US Sailing Level 1

Small Boat Instructor Class in May & on completion, will receive USSA instructor certification

• Training will appeal to- Current members wanting more experience on small

boats or keel boats- Folks new to sailing & looking for a permanent sailing

home (aka NSA)

NSA looking to membership for interested sailors (NEEDS)• Becoming a certified instructor to teach students on Sunfish• Keelboat owners & crews to offer boats & instruction for 1

or more Sundays• Additional training & coordination of all will be provided

next Spring

Look forward to this exciting new program at NSA next year (BENEFITS)

• Opportunity for current members to share your knowledge & expertise w/ newer members & prospective members

• Help promote interest in sailing & safety awareness in our sport

• Provide showcase for our club & build appeal to attract new members in future

Property Managers Report: Patrick AdamsAs always, and perhaps better than ever, Patrick presented

quite an amusing synopsis of this past year. Without question the best moment was Patrick parading a poster size picture (they say a picture is worth a thousand words) that made it all to clear how time takes its toll on ALL equipment and people. This is one of those moments that timing, execution, and content all came together and unfortunately, words cannot express it-- you would have to have been there. Patrick expressed that these are

exciting times and we have outstanding leadership and experi-ence on the board to move us forward. Patrick finished with, “Thanks to each Board Member for your service to the club and your support for me personally. I appreciate the opportunity and I hope I can continue for, I believe, my 26th season.”

Members/Forum – No questions or comments from the membership

Board of Governors written reports are in addendum B fol-lowing the minutes.

AWARDS: Awards and trophies were presented for the out-standing character, leadership, and sportsmanship to several outstanding NSA sailors.

Sportsman of the year: Tom Olsen (presented by vice com-modore Jaime Kissinger)Worker of the Year: Doug Veith (presented by past commo-dore David Parrish) Picture of the year: Dakota HarmsSkipper of the year: No Award Given

JUNIOR SAILING TROPHY WINNERS AWARDED BY TEXIE RANDLE:Sportsperson of the Year: Evan Evans

Evan was a true trooper this summer. Despite having his own Hobie 14 and really wanting to sail it he was happy to help with the new sailors, sailing with them on their boats as they became familiar with the mechanics of sailing, working with them until they gained enough mastery to sail solo. His en-couragement and cheerful attitude helped make even the hard work of clean-up fun! And yes, he did get to sail his Hobie! He enjoys racing and traveled to at least one regatta this summer, and has traveled to regattas other summers as well.Most Improved: Delaney Shaw

Delaney attended her first sailing camp this summer, but was unable to attend the second camp. She did so well that we encouraged her to compete in the CSSA Jr. Championship Regatta as a Green competitor. She knocked everyone’s sock off as she did a fantastic job following the course and needing very little coach support on the water during the regatta! Skipper of the Year: Jaiden Cape

Jaiden skippered the Club 420 with Amber Hempe during both camps this summer. She also was content to give up some of her own camp sailing to assist with teaching the new Sunfish sailors during the first camp. She was a great help and example to the other Jr. Sailors this summer.Jr. Sailor of the Year: Sophia Randle

Sophia has spent many summers sailing with her family and in recent years has become an able and adept sailor of her own Optimist, sailing for fun and competing in regattas. This summer she had the chance to be a leader of new Opti sailors, helping them check their rigging, giving helpful tips while out on the water and showing them where things go at the end of the day. Future Coach in the making!

Jr. Sailor Worker of the Year: Tom Brown



Tom, or Mr. Brown to the Campers, was a huge help this summer. Whether Texie asked him to help with boat repair and maintenance, make parts runs into town, or I asked him to keep an eye on kids from shore, be in the water with an Opti on a tether while helping a new sailor figure out the finer points of tacking and jibing, he was always just as happy as could be to say YES! As a bonus, he also brought his delightful granddaughters to camp with him!

It’s a lot of work but the outcome is great with bringing chil-dren in to learn the fun of sailing. They are our future!!! Thank you NSA for all of your support to make Jr. Sailing a success!!!!

Presentations: -Commodore Faber presented plaques to outgoing board members David Parrish, Bob Born, and Rick Stump. Paul also expressed his appreciation to the membership for putting their trust in him and electing him to serve as Commodore this last year. He noted that he kept his promise to the membership to have the exterior of the Afterdeck resealed. The resealing, which is a protectant from the elements, has been deferred for the past three years and was overdue to be completed.

-Paul made a special presentation on behalf of the Board of Governors and the membership recognizing Patrick Adams for his twenty-five years of employment and service to the club, and presented to Patrick a sculpture made by Babs Mellor

BOG Vote by the Membership-The slate for the 2015 Board of Governors Nominations

(Addendum A) was presented to the membership. A motion was made to accept the nominations as presented and was seconded. The motion was passed by the membership (Gary Cheatum/Rob Fresh).

-After the vote, Paul Faber presented new Commodore Gregg Greenwood with the Commodore’s Burgee.

-Gregg Greenwood presented outgoing Commodore Paul Faber with a NSA jacket

Commodore’s Comments - Gregg Greenwood2014 was a very good year for Cheney Reservoir and NSA.

The Lake was above Conservation Pool Level all year until late August. Most members took advantage of this and got their boats in the water with many days of beautiful sailing through-out the year. The water level is still higher than most years at this time, which should rise over the winter, and we can count on starting 2015 with plenty of water depth.

Our membership has rebounded some over the year after several years of drought. One of the items I would like to concentrate on in 2015 is the recruitment of new members. As we all know NSA is the finest sailing facility in the region so we must get the word out to existing sailors and potential new sailors in the area. We can all help in this effort, and if you do not know, you can earn $100.00 from NSA if you bring a new member in to the Association. You may want to consider, as some have in the past, to donate the $100.00 to the new mem-ber to offset their Initiation Fee realizing the potential benefit to NSA for each new member.

NSA will also be offering Adult Sailing Classes for existing members and the public (potential new members) beginning in 2015. Kent Carter working with Vice Commodore Jaime

Kissinger will head this effort up. Kent has been the head of the Red Cross Adult Learn to Sail Program for the last 35 years. Since that program has been unfortunately discontinued, we see a very real opportunity to pick up where they left off and provide a service to the Members as well as to the public.

The most exciting project that has happened for years at NSA is the new jetties at NSA creating a new outer harbor. This new harbor offers a great opportunity for NSA to move D Slip into that harbor and to move E Slip to D Slip’s current lo-cation insuring better water depth for more slips and allowing us to add additional slips in the future. We owe thanks to the KDWPT Staff primarily Keith Sexson, Linda Lanterman, and Ryan Stucky for making this happen.

Andy Woodward and numerous other NSA members for many years have worked to coordinate making this project possible. In 2015, we will be working to determine the best placement for D Dock in this area as well as coordinating the move with existing slip holders on D Dock and those that would want to move out to D Dock from other Docks. As we go through this process, we will be asking members for input throughout the year, with the goal of having D Dock moved to the outer harbor in time for the 2016 Sailing Season with minimal disruption to the 2015 season.

One of the Commodore Elect’s responsibilities is to moni-tor the Property Manager’s activities throughout the year. It is truly an eye opening experience to see what all Patrick does for this Association. I would like to thank Patrick for the many hours of hard work and his commitment to taking care of the facility and members.

The 2015 sailing year will be very exciting but probably the most fun will be celebrating our 50th Year as of existence since NYC was Chartered in 1965. We are working on several special events throughout the year to celebrate this achievement. I hope that many former members can come back and help us celebrate throughout the year. Andy and I are forming a com-mittee to come up with the plans for this celebration. There-fore, if you have any ideas to help make 2015 special please let Andy or I know what you think.

Let’s make 2015 special and enjoy another fabulous year of Sailing at NSA on our beautiful lake.

Motion to adjourn 3:30 P.M. (Gary Cheatum/Bob Born)

(Addendum A)Slate of Nominations for the 2015 Board of GovernorsGregg Greenwood - Commodore Andy Woodward – Commodore-elect Paul Faber – Past Commodore Ronnie Leonard - TreasurerDoug Veith - HarbormasterDale Gronniger – Yardmaster Norman Dodson – Operations Officer Bruce Rowe – SecretaryJaime Kissinger – Vice Commodore

Addendum B2014 Board of Governors Reports


NSA Annual Meeting Minutes – November 9, 2014- continuedYards and Landscape 2014 summaryYards:

Jack Kramer and Dale Gronniger reconfigured some East Boatyard spaces to add 12’ wide spots, and eliminate some 15’ spaces, which were not in demand.

We replaced some old yard space signposts with new, and changed out many old number placards.

We appreciate the members keeping their spaces mowed nicely this year for fire safety and appearance—our Contract Maintenance Mowing program is more popular than ever, it gives our members more Lake Time on their tillers instead of behind a lawn mower.Grounds and Landscape:

Our Landscape crew helped get our facility looking good after the drought/flood. Sharon and Dave Goodwin, with Rob and Nancy Fresh again did a wonderful job with the flower beds at the Bathhouse, Afterdeck, and slip picnic areas. Larry and Deanna Schneidewind worked hard as always keeping the foliage looking good at the Afterdeck.

Landscape Chairman Scott Fry and crew rebuilt the planter boxes and retaining wall at the Clampett Playground.

Some trees killed by the drought were removed. The Park Staff were most valuable in this effort. Many more trees need to be taken care of in our area.

All members are thanked for their efforts in keeping NSA’s ten acres looking good.

Yardmaster – AbsentHarbormaster – No Report2014 Operations Annual Report - Norm Dodson

There are many people that are owed a huge debt of thanks for helping in Operations this year. Along with the return of the water, came new members and returning old members. This brought along an increase in participation in our club, both on the water and on the dock.Website and Mainsheet – Sheryl Born

Sheryl Born took over publication of the Mainsheet in 2013 and continued putting out the finest newsletter anywhere in 2014. Every issue has been a pleasure to read. In addition to the Mainsheet, Sheryl also maintains our website which is one of the most professional looking websites in the region. Many of the announcements that go out for the events and special communi-cations are designed by Sheryl as well. Sheryl has been invalu-able to me in her efforts, and I can’t thank her enough. NSA Calendar - We put out a calendar again in 2014 and these were made available for purchase. Sheryl was responsible for putting this together, and Scott Fry handled distribution and collection of funds for the project. The calendars are an incredible asset to NSA as they provide a twelve-month adver-tisement of our club on the walls of businesses and offices all across Wichita and surrounding communities. I encourage you to purchase one or two copies, as they bring enjoyment to you and are a worthwhile project as a marketing aid for promoting the club. The 2015 calendars are currently available for sale. Thanks to Sheryl Born and Scott Fry for their efforts. Rapid Communication Hub (RCH) – Frank Hopper

I would also like to thank Frank Hopper for his work on the Rapid Communication Hub. This has become a very effective tool for communicating events and issues to the member-ship very quickly. Frank took over responsibility in 2014, and

despite a severe injury to his leg while launching a boat at the club, he continued to keep the announcements flowing. Yearbook – Stan Chase, Editor

Stan Chase continues to put out a very high quality yearbook for the club year after year and sees that it is distributed. It is an invaluable tool to me for reaching out to people and I owe Stan a debt of gratitude for taking on this project year after year.Merchandise – Norm Dodson, Chairman

In 2014 it was decided to begin stocking a limited amount of merchandise for members to purchase. We now have koozies, coffee mugs, and tumblers with the NSA logo available for purchase in the Afterdeck. These were purchased from US Logo on West Street in Wichita. They have our logos and can embroidery these on a variety of apparel and accessories. Feel free to stop in and check at their brick and mortar store, or look on line at www.uslogo.net .Facebook – Bob Born

Thanks to Bob Born for getting the NSA on Facebook and keeping the content up and going. We had 69 likes our first month and are up to 108 as of this writing. Liking the NSA Face-book page is a great way to receive announcements of upcoming events and see pictures of what is going on. To become a fol-lower click on the Facebook logo on our NSA website homepage or any recent edition of the Mainsheet and then once you get to the NSA page make sure you LIKE us and rate us a 5-star.Social

With the return of the water came an increase in attendance at the social events. I would like to give a big thanks to all the event hosts that coordinated the events throughout the year to help keep this club coming together to enjoy each other’s company.

Thanks to Brad and Patti Sweet for hosting our Memorial Day Picnic this year to kick off the social season. The members enjoyed the traditional hamburgers and hot dogs and provided a table of delicious sides themselves.

The Blessing of the Fleet and Summer Sailstice were wel-comed events this year. For the first time in two years the boats were blessed IN the water. Thanks to Ray Keller and Larry Greenwood for their continued efforts for conducting the ceremonies in keeping with this time honored tradition. A big thank you to Gregg and Cindy Greenwood for putting this together and providing snacks and refreshments for the members. Also

Andy Woodward coordinated the Progressive Dinner for the third year in a row. This year saw a return of this beloved event to the docks where it was intended to be. This year was a South of the Border Theme. Andy always makes these events memo-rable and this year was no different. A big thank you to Andy for his efforts.

The July 4th picnic was hosted by Roger and Joan Gibson. Roger and Joan are seasoned hands at putting these events together and this year was no exception. There was an excellent turnout and a good time was had by all. Thanks Roger and Joan.

Thanks to Pat and Heather Coulter and Dave Parrish for handling the Labor Day Dinner and Celebration again for the 3 year in a row. This is our grand finale of the year with the ini-tiation of the new members, the summoning of King Neptune, and big fireworks display at the end. This year was especially nice since we actually have new members to welcome into the club! Everything went extremely well and the event was very well attended.



We wound up the social season, as always, with the Shrimp Boil & Allen Johnson’s annual 50th Birthday Party. This year it was held on the lawn of the Afterdeck which adds to the enjoy-ment. The Goons have never failed to provide entertainment and this year was no exception. Thumper and Allen Johnson and Mary Kearbey have this event down to a science and have made it one of the favorite events of the year.

I would also like to thank Patrick Adams for being there to assist in preparing for every event. He is always there to assist with getting the air on early or set picnic tables if needed or anything you ask him to do. His service to this club continues to be invaluable in so many areas.

Lastly, I would like to thank you, the membership for all your efforts in attending these events as well as helping with the clean up afterwards. I am truly amazed at the amount of pride and ownership that this club has for the property. After every event the tables and chairs are put up, the trash is taken out, and the kitchen is cleaned in record time because so many pitch in and help.

Vice Commodore - Jaime KissingerThis year in the important role of Vice Commodore my

largest obstacle was getting volunteers. This is a large club and getting volunteers shouldn’t be this hard to find. Yes, maybe with no water for several years contributed to the lower participation at the club. But the renovation of the committee boat showed once again that there are people who still find this club exciting. It was incredible to see the club member’s rally together donating money towards the renovation and having a great time.

Special thanks goes to Frank Couch, Patrick Adams, Gary Shepard, Rich Shull, Jack Kramer, and Allyn Lamb who donated their time and talents in renovating the committee boat it looks brand new again. The club boats continue to be a challenge but are slated to be one of our large projects for next year. The first one is the Lund we haven’t sold it but blew up the engine….go figure….but; we have another opportunity and will get this sold. On a more positive note we did pick up a 13 ft. Boston Whaler for next to nothing but needing a motor see what I’m saying don’t they all. In addition, the Red Cross donated an 18 ft. Boston Whaler in almost perfect condition and it has a motor.

We held four regatta’s this year!!! The first being the 43rd year Colossus Cup a big thank you goes out to Kevin Findley as the PRO could of not pulled it off without him. The first

place winner was Screamin’ Eagle captained by Tom Olsen and crew. The second regatta was The Whitecap once again a big thank you goes out to Tom Olsen as the PRO. This regatta wasn’t just your ordinary club regatta it had participants from Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. This regatta was made pos-sible by Gary Shepard bringing more participants to the race. The third and final regatta of the year was the famous Corn regatta and again a big thank you goes out to Allen Archer as PRO and Gary Shepard winning the San Juan’s fleet.

The junior sailors participated in the CSSA Junior Champi-onship regatta that had 26 sailors participating this year and it was a great turn out! Thanks to Regatta Chair Texie Randle and Scott Randle as PRO. One of the clubs favorite events is holding junior sailing camp it once again shows how young sailors are the new generation. A big thank you goes out to Charlene Randle and the assistant coaches for making these events successful.

This was brought back due to popular demand the ability to obtain a US Sailing Level 1 Certification for jr. sailing instruc-tors. It was a combination of students from OCBC, WVSC, and NSA. Rick Shaw from Thunderbird Sailing Club provided instructorship and has agreed to provide services again if enough students agree to sign up in upcoming years and we know because of the great leadership this will happen in 2015.

I have enjoyed crewing on Predator II this year with KBRS. I would like to thank this crew for taking me on as I have always been a cruise sailor and never raced. This crew took a chance and let me continue to race all year even if I was an anchor. Again I would like to thank each and every one that has given me advice and encouragement to do this job. We should also be extremely excited about the adult sailing classes that will start in 2015 how exciting that NSA will be in existence for half a century. Let the party began!!!

I would like to award Tom Olsen as the Sportsman of the year. He won the Colossus Cup along with stepping up to volunteer and being a terrific PRO. Without his expertise, the regatta would not have been as successful. It’s because of people like Tom that make this club, continue to be a fun place to hang out.


NSA Board of Governors Minutes – Dec - 2014Commodore Gregg Greenwood called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. BOG members present are Greenwood, Kissinger, Faber, Veith, Gronniger, Rowe. Leonard, Dodson and Wood-ward were absent.

Also present are Property Manager Patrick Adams, Donna Veith and Viki CheatumMinutes: Bruce Rowe, Secretary

The board accepted and approved the November minutes as published in the November Mainsheet (Rowe/Faber)Financial Report: Ronnie Leonard

No reportProperty Managers Report: Patrick Adams

Club boats – The Zodiac is in for service. Our new 15’ Whaler will be next. The Pontoon will go when all member’s boats are retrieved and out of the slips. It is instrumental for breaking up ice with its 115hp. bubbler so boats can get to the crane.

Slips – The crane and power washer have worked perfectly even in these low temperatures. Fewer than ten boats are re-maining in the water and all but one are committed to removal soon. We appreciate our members taking such good care of our equipment.

Afterdeck – The Afterdeck has been busy: family gatherings, birthday parties and a square dance just over the Thanksgiving weekend. Earlier, 100 Boy Scouts were here for a campout and turkey dinner in addition to our Annual Meeting.

Member are reminded of the requirement of keeping the glass doors of the fireplace closed to facilitate adequate draft in keeping smoke from back drafting into the room. If left open, even though it is not noticeable at the time-the building smells like smoke the next day.

The coffee maker is in for repairs. A mouse has been re-ported in the kitchen without a leash. I left a membership card out for him, but reminded him about the “no pets” policy in the building.

We are receiving proposals for replacing the windows in the building.

The building alarm is usually set during the winter, so have the number code and password handy.

Yards – Members are reminded to check on their boats in the yards occasionally. Leaves and other debris can clog cock-pit drains. Please lock up the gates when you leave.

Weather has slowed the progress on the WiFi improvements. Equipment has been purchased for an additional access point for the utility campground sites. Justin Fremin is working on fine tuning router assignments etc. The signal is much better and will improve even more.Administrative Secretary Report: Allen Johnson

No reportMarketing Committee Report: Faber/Greenwood

V. Cheatum was present to report on advertising. Most local ads deemed too expensive.

Proposed Existing ad has phone number to call for more information-ie: for more info, call. Rates were listed for several area publications: Haysville, Sedgwick County Westside Story, Cheney Times Sentinel

Suggestion made by Doug Veith’s wife Donna to perhaps get an ad into the Messenger which is a south central Kansas area wide publication located in Haven. Need to find out their rates. Also discussed investigating advertising at Bridal Fare Events. We need to update the Afterdeck brochures to reflect the new rates, etc.

Gregg is going to assemble a committee to study strategies for Long Term and Short Term marketing with an emphasis on membership Recruitment. Paul Faber will be the Board Rep-resentative on the Committee. Hope to have members found to be on the Committee and meet by Mid-January. If you are interested in participating contact Gregg Greenwood.

D. Veith reminded the Board that last summer we had a few member complaints about too many exclusive use weekends between Memorial and Labor Day Weekends. The Board will review and approve each request for Rental of the Afterdeck during that period.

Member/Guest Introductions and ForumViki Cheatum was present to report on merchandising and

advertising.

Board Members ReportsSecretary: Bruce Rowe

Outgoing secretary Bob Born was gracious enough to take the minutes of the annual meeting. Several reports were late in arriving for inclusion at the meeting and were added later. The resulting delay ran past the due date for the November Main-sheet, so the minutes will be in the December issue.

Mainsheet Editor Sheryl Born will also recheck the email assignments for the new board members.Treasurer: Ronnie Leonard

I will be counting boats at 11:00 am. January 1 to send to the Reno County appraiser. We might have a potluck breakfast prior and/or brunch following. Other BOG members might mark this date and come up to help.Yardmaster: Dale Gronniger

No reportHarbormaster: Doug Veith

The removal of member’s boats has proceeded without any problems. As Pat has mentioned, there are only ten boats yet to retrieve. Only one boat may be wintering.

Electricity is off to D and E docks.I would remind members to review the winter rules.

Operations: Norm DodsonThe Winter Party is scheduled for Saturday, January 24,

2015. Dean and Renae Pusateri will be hosting this year. Renae is preparing a “save the date” announcement for the Mainsheet with some help from Sheryl Born.

The rest of the social calendar should be essentially the same as in past years with the possible exception of the 50th An-niversary Celebration. The celebration committee will let us know in the coming weeks what they have in mind for this event. The tentative dates for this year’s events are as follows:

Memorial Day Picnic Sunday, May 24thBlessing of the Fleet Saturday, June 20th

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Continued: NSA Board of Governors Minutes–December - 2014July 4th Picnic Saturday, July 4thProgressive Dinner Saturday, July 18thLabor Day Dinner Sunday, Sept. 6thLow Country Boil Saturday, Sept. 26thViki Cheatum and I have taken some pictures of the mer-

chandise that’s available for purchase and sent to Sheryl to put an ad together to be sent as a RCH announcement. It will also go in the Mainsheet. Hopefully we can generate a little revenue from the holiday season. I’ve reduced the price of things a little for the season as well.Vice Commodore: Jaime Kissinger

CSSA Meeting in Tulsa November 2014• Duncan McBride from TLG is CSSA commodore 2015• CSSA is working towards an updated and user friendly web-

site• There was a bidding of 12 Regatta’s (3 are youth regatta’s) see

calendar of Regatta’s• 2015 CSSA will provide Jr. Championship Regatta’s t-shirts• NSA Regatta’s Colossus Cup July 4, 2015• NSA Whitecap Open Regatta July 18, 19, 2015• NSA Labor Day (CORN) 1 day open regatta

September 6, 2015Judge Seminar on calendar at NSA Afterdeck April 4, 2015.

Richard Mallinson will be instructing.There are 12 judges in Area F, half of which are within the

CSSA, split equally between OK and KS; However, Bernie is the only active judge in Kansas and has retired have given us 35 years of service. Area F has 34 Race Officers, eight of which are in the CSSA with seven in OK and one in KS. I heard from 4 from OK that will attend the seminar and a few from the NSA Membership. Please look on US Sailing website for in-formation or contact Jaime Kissinger 519-4411. Look for more details next month. However, please mark the date.Adult Sailing Classes 2015 dates are set

• June 23, 27, & 28th• July 21, 25, & 26th• August 11, 15, & 16th• Please contact Kent Carter for more details.Max class size 12 per sessionThree classroom meetings during the week: 6:00-9:00pmSaturday on Sunfish or larger center boarders: Laser, 420,

Sweet 16 etc. Sunday on keelboats: 25 to 30 footers, but also a few 22’s.

Not everyone can afford a big boat as their first sailboat.Our adult sailing program will be known as: NSA Learn to

SailAdult instructors will be certified for three years.

US Sailing Certification at NSA Afterdeck 2015• June 11, 12, 13, and 14th.• Rick Shaw will be instructing.• We have 5 instructors for this class. We need 5 more please

contact Jaime Kissinger at 519-4411 for details.• Course required before taking class First Aid and AED

Jr. Sailing Camp 2015 dates at NSA• July 6 thru 10

• July 20 thru 24• For more information please contact Texie Randle at 316-

729-6358Jr. Sailing Racing Team

• Paul Beddow and Mark Evans will be working on a Jr. Sail-ing racing team to travel to different Regattas for 2015. If you are interested please contact Paul or Mark.

• CSSA NSA Jr. Championship Regatta August 8, 2015Thank you goes out to Fleet 27 for offering to buy 2 trophies

for multi hulls for 20 winners for Jr. Sailors.Thank you goes out to Texie & Bill Randle has offered to buy

a 420 trophy for the jr sailors.Regatta Calendar1. 4/25-4/26 Dogwood Regatta at Fort Gibson Lake2. 5/16-5/17 Windycrest Invitational Free Regatta at Keystone

Lake3. 6/13-6/14 Lighthouse centerboards Regatta at OCBC4. 6/20-6/21 Lighthouse keelboats Regatta at OCBC5. 7/4 NSA Colossus Cup Regatta6. 7/18-7/19 NSA Whitecap Regatta7. 7/25 Youth Dock Rats Regatta at OCBC8. 8/8 NSA Jr. Championship Regatta 9. 9/6 NSA Labor One Day (CORN) Open Regatta10. 9/18-9/19-9/20 Governor’s Cup at Lake Stockton11. 10/3-10/4 Indian Summer Regatta at OCBC12. 10/17-10/18 Frostbite at TLG Fort Gibson13. 11/1 Hiram Douglas Memorial Regatta at Thunderburg

Sailing Club(Keel boats only)More Regatta’s to come soon and activities.Name change for CORN-NSA Open RegattaRemove Memorial Day race on May 23, add Memorial Day

Regatta on 24th?Lund – Wichita Marine is in the process of providing us with a serviceable 115hp. motor for the Lund. This motor will not be large enough to get the boat to plane, but will give us another boat in the water if we need it.Commodore Elect: Andy Woodward

No ReportPast Commodore: Paul Faber

I have developed a calendar with Patrick’s input that lists all afterdeck events for the coming year. If the entry has: NSA pre-fix then it is a club event. The EX prefix denotes an exclusive use event. It is a primary tool to coordinate events with Patrick and myself and provide a visual aid in preventing confusion. Currently anyone can edit, but we would like to restrict this only Pat and me to prevent unnoticed changes. I have passed around copies of this calendar as it exists today.

Gregg Greenwood suggested such a calendar could be useful for all club events. Note there is an EX scheduled for Decem-ber 13: Farmers COOP. Check the calendar for more dates.Jetty Project/Cove Update: Greenwood/Woodward

The new jetty is essentially complete. Remaining work will involve a general cleanup, re-sodding of grass where needed, construction of new pit toilets above the 100 year flood plain and new guest dock. The state is responsible for all this work and is working on its own timetable.


The area around the flag pole is unchanged with the excep-tion being the removal of the brick bbq. The fire ring is still there and usable. Cleanup and Sodding not complete yet. We are waiting for proposals from Marine Development and MEECO for wave attenuation and moving “D” dock to its new site above Adams jetty. 2015 NSA Budget: Ronnie Leonard

As presented by Gregg Greenwood sitting in for Ronnie. Copies of the proposed FY 2015 Budget developed by Ron-nie, Paul , Andy and Gregg were passed around to each board member present by Gregg Greenwood who was sitting in for R. Leonard. Gregg wanted everyone to check the numbers and notes along the edge of the sheets, especially as to how they ap-ply to each member’s area of duties. He wants input from each BOG member as to whether these numbers will work pertain-ing to their area. He would like any changes to be sent to him or Ronnie via email by January 1, 2015. Feel free to call him or P. Faber with any questions.

NSA 50th Anniversary Celebration Update: Gregg GreenwoodAugust 1 is the tentative date for the celebration event since

there is not a whole lot going on in August and it would be before school starts. A committee is being formed. If you are interested in helping to plan events please contact Gregg. January and November BOG Meeting Dates

Due to unavoidable circumstances Gregg would like to change the January BOG meeting to January 8 and the Novem-ber meeting to the 4th at the usual time and place. Location of March and June 2015 BOG meetings

The March meeting will be at the Breezy Lake homeowner association clubhouse: 119th and Maple. (R. Leonard’s). The June meeting will be at the Afterdeck.

Announcements BOG Breakfast – Tuesday December 17, 2014 Next BOG meeting – Thursday January 8, 2015Motion to adjourn at 8:30: Kissinger/Faber

Continued: NSA Board of Governors Minutes–December - 2014

Mark Your Calendars for these Future Social EventsJanuary - Winter Party • February - Super Bowl Party

March - Slip Exchange


BOATS FOR SALERODGERS 24, 1982 (Semi-Custom Race Boat #21 of 30 built) Specs: (See http://sail-boatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=222 )• PHRF 189. Rates with 27-28 ft cruisers. Light air performer.Includes:• Dual axle, with lights and spare• NEW (used twice) North Sails Nordac racing main. And Dacron main, jib and spin-naker with all rigging. (a Catalina 22 Genosa fit and are readily available.)• All new running rigging and hardware (Mostly Harken Carbo), Adjustable Jib Leads, etc. More new items not yet installed and beautiful mahogany to finish cabinets. Needs hiking stick, nav lights, spar fly and included items installed.The boat was completely restored 5 years ago with input from designer, O.H. Rodgers. Ev-erything except standing rigging is new and high quality. The centerboard bolt and lifting mechanism is new and stronger. New Imiron topsides and VC17 bottom.Interior is bare bones for racing (no berth cushions.).• It includes a head, sink, etc., currently out of boat for weight savings. It has LED interior lights, nice electrical panels and on-board battery charger.• Since restoration, it has been dry-sailed only. Stored inside during previous winters. Excellent condition. Can be seen at WVSC dry storage.$3000 FOB Valley Center, Kansas1979 CATALINA 27 The Catalina 27 features a spacious interior with 6' headroom. A forward stateroom con-tains a v-berth and locker, there is a separate head compartment, a dinette, settee berth and galley in the main salon. The dinette collapses to convert to an aft berth as well. It has cushions for the dinette. The cockpit area is large with storage seating. 9.9 outboard motor. Two main 150 sails two jibs and one spinnaker a rolling furler CID. All in great shape. Covers on all sails. Heavy duty trans-port trailer. Extras: Microwave, Grill, AM, FM, CD radio and a GPS. $7,500. Please call 316-239-1472 or email [email protected]

91 CLASSIC LAGUNA 26. 8hp Nissan electric start 4 stroke, '04. Tandem axle trailer. Fin keel draws only 3'1”. Knot and depth, VHF and stereo. Shore power, Bimini, self tailing Lewmars. Handcrafted yacht from Chanute, KS. A well built, nicely equipped, stable sailor in very good condition. Deep slip transfers with BOG approval. $8,900. To see this boat at the club call Patrick at 316.540.3674.

1978 HOWMAR PHANTOM SAILBOAT 14ft., 2 seat day sailer. Good condition, Road ready Yarbrough trailer with lights & Buddy Bearings. Includes all rigging, dagger board, tiller, clam cleats for mainsheet, multi-color sail which is relatively new and boat cover. Rudder is about to split, will require repair. Phantoms are similar to a Sunfish, only considered a little faster & lots of fun! $950, OBO. Call Laszlo after 3:00 PM on any day @ 316/542-9892.1999 CAPRI 13 with canvas cover and trailer. Quick, good looking boat, eats Sunfishs for lunch. Boat in great shape. You can see this boat at Cheney Lake. $1,499. Call 316-540-3674.1981 CATALINA 22 Swing Keel, trailer in great condition, Merc 4-stroke 6 hp, new main sail, LED lighting, stereo, cockpit and inside cushions all good, kitchenette, toilet, swim ladder. $3,000. Call or text Stan at 316-737-2753.PRICE REDUCED - 21' LUND WITH TRAILER 1990 center cockpit deep V powerboat and trailer. 2004 Johnson 140 hp 4-stroke. Dual batteries with charger, dual bilge pumps. Can view boat at Wichita Marine, ask for Tracey, 316-524-0101. $3,800 or OBO.1979 CATALINA 30 SAILBOAT, Standard Rig, Bow Split, Fin Keel. M15/5411 Diesel Engine. Drip free stuffing box. Cleanest bilge you have ever seen. Edison wheel steering. Emergency tiller. Large Bruce anchor and nice anchor roller. Force 10 propane furnace and stove. New 120 V refrigerator and new microwave oven. VHF. Raymarine ST-50 Tri-data. AM/FM/CD. USB outlets. Shore power. Fresh VC17 bottom job last fall with multiple coats of West System Epoxy barrier coat. Spent $1500 just for materials to refinish the bottom. Her bottom is smooth! Folding

prop. Blue Bimini and blue sail cover. Boat is striped and named in red, yellow and blue. Mylar racing main. Mid-boom sheeting with traveler. Recently upgraded boom with new internal 7:1 out haul and new boom end pulleys. Harkin furler. Dacron 100 jib. Asymmetrical spinnaker. Exterior teak is fair to good and freshly oiled. Interior is beautiful. In process of sealing windows and installing a lazy jack system. All records indicate this is a fresh water boat that came from the Great Lakes to Wichita, KS. Selling because we have replaced this boat with a larger blue water cruiser on the coast. Catalina 22 plus cash is possible. $15k or best acceptable offer. Cur-rently slipped at WVSC. By appointment only! Chris Collins 316-371-4040 HOBIE WAVE, trailer, new cover. $2,950. Call Wilson at 580-541-2326. PRICE REDUCED. CAL 9.2 (30 FT.). New mainsail, genoa (new in 2000), spinnaker, stereo, VHF, Bimini, cockpit cushions, and BBQ grill. Very good Universal diesel engine. Excellent trailer. Price reduced to $9,999. Call 316-540-3674 to see this boat.CATALINA 25, 1981. Swing keel, trailer, slip with board approval. VHF radio, ra-dio/CD player, microwave, air conditioner, head with holding tank. Good main, roller-furling, North genoa, spinnaker with ATK sock, new Lewmar self-tailing winches, Bimini top, new cockpit and cabin cushions, 9.9 outboard, and more. $9,500. Call Tony Scuka at 316-942-1990.

CAPE DORY 19' TYPHOON WEEKENDER. Liebchen. New bottom paint and teak refin-ishing Spring 2011. Main, jib and 150 genoa (Nuclear Dacron–almost new.) Windex, Danforth anchor, porta potty, British seagull engine. Galvanized “Dilly” trailer with new lights. Asking $6,000 OBO. Call Tom at 316-260-6820 or cell 316-259-7656. Also, have 3-hp. to sell with or separate.

COLUMBIA 26, 1978. Price $4,500. Length: 26 ft.; Keel type: fixed; Draft: 3 ft. 2 in.; Weight: 6,600 lbs.; Average condition mainsail, jib, and genoa; sound hull; good interior; tiller steer; dodger, bimini, stack pack; stand-up cabin, 6ft. 2 in. Call Bill Clark at 316-681-0820.

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KBRSAhoy there mate! Racing season is over but the NSA "old salts" still like to get

together to "chew the fat" Wednesday nights at Emerson Biggins Sports Bar & Grill starting at 5:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to spin a yarn of summer's past sailing days. It's a good time hanging out with sailing buddies drinking some grog and ordering some grub. You don't have to be a part of KBRS to join in with the camaraderie of the "old salts" of NSA. Emerson Biggins is located at 2330 N Maize Rd.

COLUMBIA 26 MARK II 1969, Fixed keel 4'4", 2 main sails, Jib, and genoa, 8'6" beam, nice interior and exterior cushions, 9.9 out-board motor, bottom paint 2 years old, nice boat, $4,500 call Tim Peppard 316-838-8214 or email [email protected] .

IRWIN 25 -1974. 25' with an 8' beam. Mainsail, heavy duty hinged mast step, cabin will sleep six. Foresail is on a roller furling with lines to cockpit. She has a table, sink, closet storage, head and tan-dem trailer. Sailboat and trailer together are $3,500. For more information contact Gil Nye at 316-788-3454 or email at [email protected].

J 24 WITH TRAILER. Located at Cheney. Large sail inventory of crisp and average sails $3500.00. Contact Stan at 316-737-2753.

NEWPORT 30, 1976. Located at Perry Yacht Club, KS. 30 foot Sailboat, Beam 10.5 feet, Draft 4.75 feet, Displacement 8000 lbs. Triple Axle Road trailer (needs tires and new bearings for highway service) 2 year old heavy winter cover. New battery (1 of 2), New bilge pump, Yanmar Diesel inboard with new impeller, Wheel steering (back up tiller included), Good cockpit and cabin

cushions, Large cabin due to wide beam, 5 headsails, Spinnaker, Sleeps 6, Bimini, Boat is ready to enjoy! $15,300 or best offer. Cash only, no trades Contact: Beth Whitson at [email protected]

PHOENIX SNIPE 16'. 1982, BOAT # 25196, completely renovated, and race competitive. It has minimum weight, flex-ible mast. Can be capsized, re-righted and continue sailing. Includes two suits of sails, large face compass, pole launcher, and all sail controls. The trailer alone is worth the $1,500. price. Contact Ken Rix at 316-684-6086, or email at [email protected].

RANGER 26, 1970. Price $1,000. Length: 26 ft., draft 4 ft, 4 in., fixed keel, tiller, mainsail, jib, and genoa, sound hull, needs cosmetics, average condition, no trailer, no engine. Call Bill Clark at 316-681-0820.

SNIPE. Fiberglass Balsa core, alum. mast and boom, sails maroon hull clear natural mahogany deck. $1,500.00. Call Dick at 316-685-8611.

MISCELLANEOUSNATIONAL SAIL 155% ROLLER FURLING GENOA for a 1991 Catalina tall rig with

bow sprit. Sail is lightly used and in excellent condition. Dacron sail is white with a blue Sunbrella UV screen on the port side of the sail. The sail has a #6 (6/32") luff tape. SAIL MEASUREMENTS: Luff - 42.2', Leech - 40.85', Foot - 21.58',Area - 430', Weight 6.5 oz. $750 OBO. Contact Steve Hieger at 316-761-5972 or [email protected]. Sail is located in Wichita, KS.

WANTED: Fiberglass rudder and dagger board for Phantom or Sunfish. Any repairable condition, need not be competitive. Call Dale Gronniger 316 -371-7891 or email: [email protected]

OLD LASER PARTS. Good parts for sale. NACRA 5.2 PARTSUsed Mains: (Skip Elliott) $275.00Used Jibs: both are in good shape, show signs of wear need a few minor repairs. $175.00; Rudder Blades: $250.00 ea.; Dagger Boards: Used $300.00, New, still in package, $450.00; Trailer: $300.00 or everything listed $1200.00. Contact Jaime at 316-519-4411

FOR SALE 2001 SUNFISH HULL - $100 OBO. See in Afterdeck basement. Contact Texie Randle at 316-729-6358.

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December 2014 25 Thursday Christmas Day 31 Wednesday New Year Eve Part - Afterdeck

January 2015 1 Wednesday New Year's Day 24 Saturday Winter Party - Afterdeck

February 1 Sunday Super Bowl Party - Afterdeck

March 8 Saturday TBA Slip Exchange - Afterdeck

April 2 Sunday Super Bowl Party - Afterdeck

May 24 Sunday Memorial Day Picnic - Afterdeck

June 20 Saturday Summer Sailstice / Blessing of the Fleet Afterdeck and Shelter house

July 4 Saturday Fourth of July Picnic - Afterdeck 18 Saturday Progressive Dinner - Afterdeck

August 9 Saturday Youth Championship Regatta 23 Saturday NSA Golf Tournament 31 Saturday CORN Regatta

September 6 Saturday Labor Day Dinnerl 26 Saturday Low Country Boil

NSA Calendar Dates are subject to be changed.


April Event Hosted by Location

25-26 Dogwood Regatta TSA-La-Gi Yacht Club Fort Gibson Lake, OK

May16-17 Windycrest Invitaional Free Regatta Keystone Lake

Centerboards only

June13-14 Lighthouse Regatta OCBC Lake Hefner, OK Centerboards only

20-21 Lighthouse Regatta OCBC Lake Hefner, OK Keelboats only

July4 NSA Colossus Cup Regatta Ninnescah Sailing Association Lake Cheney, KS

18-19 NSA Whitecap Regatta Ninnescah Sailing Association Lake Cheney, KS

25 Youth Dock Rats Regatta OCBC Lake Hefner, OK

August/September8 NSA Jr. Championship Regatta Ninnescah Sailing Association Lake Cheney, KS

9/6 C.O.R.N. Regatta (Labor Day) Ninnescah Sailing Association Lake Cheney, KS

9/18-20 Governor’s Cup Lake Stockton Yacht Club Lake Stockton, MO

October3-4 Indian Summer Regatta OCBC Lake Hefner, OK

17-18 Frostbite Regatta Tsa-La-Gi Yacht Club Fort Gibson Lake, OK

November1 Hiram Douglas Memorial Regatta Thunderbird Sailing Club Lake Thunderbird, OK Keelboats only

2015 CSSA Regatta Calendar Dates are subject to change. TBD: To Be Determined


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Board of GovernorsCommodore Gregg Greenwood 253-7435 [email protected] Andy Woodward 841-8318 [email protected] Paul Faber 744-7888 [email protected] Jaime Kissinger 519-4411 [email protected] Ronnie Leonard 425-0729 [email protected] Bruce Rowe 620-326-5708 [email protected] Norm Dodson 518-3910 [email protected] Dale Groninger 371-7891 [email protected] Doug Veith 772-7575 [email protected]

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