Newsletter of the Rochester Canoe ClubBayshore Blvd - Irondequoit - NY

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"Saturday night there's a dance- they're trying to get a small orchestra,but Doc Barry's great at the piano. TheBeahans are the stewards again thisyear, and they are serving dinnerSaturday night and Sunday noon, on theporch Yes, breakfast too,"

"It's an obstacle race onSunday. All the Larks, Dinghies,Comets, and Lightnings can be enteredwe have TOsail to PointPleasant, Birdsand Worms, Whitehouse, Glen Havenand Glen Edith and buy the crew a beerat each bar! Think we'll make it back?

"The Angles and Trimhles willbe over from Huntington Hills to swim.Chuck has a motor boat and I'm goingto try to stand up on the aqua-plane. n

"They have been working onthe tennis court beside the club thisyear, and it's in pretty good shape. It'sso near the swamp; it's hard to keep it incondition. Tell your Mother that Mr.and Mrs Ramsey are going to bechaperons. They have the room at thetop ofthe stairs. "

Yes, the Deimarles are coming.You knawDick's mother makes Nance'smustard. and some of the other menwork for the French Company. So wehave to have both kinds on the table.Such afuss about mustard. n

'They have fire-works on thenight of the 4th too. Bring your swimsuit-the water's wonderful, and theyhave a diving board n

"Seeyou then - bye. "

94

After much spade work byDoug Kaukeinen and Mike Fortnerand easy endorsement by the Board ofGovernors, plans are underway to hostthe 1996 Sunfish North Americans atour club June 24-28. What anopportunity for our club and SunfishFleet 1201 Our fleethas been recognizedas one of the largest fleets in the countryand our hosting of the regatta is ink~ing with upstateNew York's historyof involvement in one design sailboatracing. We will need help from all clubmembers ~ someway. Parking, housing,race cornnuttees etc. But most help willbe needed long before June 1996: WithS~e Skewes's surveyas a basis coupledwith the Club's internal survey ofprioritised fixups, we plan to hit the floorrunning next spring.

But Club time is not all work:One of my favorite glimpses of the pastcomes from our Honored Life MemberAlice (and Toby) Hill who wrote~passagefor the August 1966Jib Sheet

Frank Colgan271-1577'

A Telephone Conversationin July - (1930's)

"Hello, Peg - this is Alice.We're invited to the Canoe Club for theweekend On Irondequoit Bay.Remember the narrow Windy dirt rooddown the hill? The men sleep in themen's bunk-room downstairs, and thegirls will have rooms upstairs. They'vejust fixed up some of the rooms withporch furniture and curtains and theylooknice.l

COMMODORE'S

COMMENTS

More frosty days. Longernights. The Sunfish ranks havethinnedon Sundays to frostbiters while othersailors start thinking ofgetting thatbetterjamb cleat or glassing the board thiswinterfor sure or maybejust settling forskiing until the spring runoff makes ourthoughts turn to theBay again.

What is it about sailing andracing that keeps bringing us back? Is itthe challenge of ~"'Y weather whenstaying afloat sometimes seems moreimportant than reaching the mark? Is itthe fascination of the Jekyll and Hydetransformation of sailors on land and seaor is it just realizing that sailing withyour friends has just got to be - just isthe best ofall possible worlds? It's whatreallymatters.

Because we really didn't domuch more than sail this year and partyon shore. We square danced, banqueted.clam baked, had regattas, ski partiedandhad our mid winter get together. And thatshould have been eoough although weworried about recruitment But as luckwould have it, societal trade winds blewnew members our way and enrollment isup. Our aging club house and dockscaused us to considera storage polebamanddock repairs.We didn't get around toeither but we bad fun counting ourcurrent assets and planned less ambitiousalterations.

What really matters is that clubenthusiasm for racingis great

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1.) Unexplained weight gain.2.) Nightmares. I wake up in themiddle of the night in a cold sweat.My nightmare being that I forgot toreport in before the first race andBarb Flaherty is at the finish line witha green and yellow Uzi, refusing to letme finish.3.) Unquenchable urge to indulge inmultiple cheese dips and crackers onlate Sunday afternoons.

The wsease is chronic. Th~is no cure . Once contracted. you area sailaholic for life. They have notpinpointed the cause. For some, it isprogressive. For others, they try itonce and are hooked. Some say thereis a heredity factor involved. Hereare some tell tale signs and symptomsto watch for, which indicate you mayhave this disease, There are three: 1.)You experience an increase in heartrate when you step outside and noticea heavy breeze. 2.) There are stacksof Sailing World magazines in yourbathroom, or worse, in the bedroom.3.) Compulsive use ofa sailboat.

My specialist said the bestthing to do to help with withdrawal isto get together with others that havethe same affliction until you can getyour next fix. This winter we will behaving a ski day, a great time at abeautiful place, and a winter social,at Frank and Meg Colgan's, anothergreat time at a beautiful place.

FROM THE VICE

COMMODORE

It has been a while since theclub has been closed and all the boatsput to rest for the winter. Lookingback at the past year, I would like tothank everyone who helped withputting the social activities together.The ice breaker party (Skillman's)and the Fall Bash (Fritz's) are two ofmy favorite parties. I enjoy goingfrom punch bowl to cheese dip tobunch bowl to vegie tray to punchbowl to pizza to punch bowl etc. Imust be maturing in that it has beenseveral years since I've ended thoseparties with hugging the toilet bowl.The open house (Kaukeinen,Jolkovski) has increased outsideawareness and interest in the club.We had a rousing square dance(Kaukeinen). I have been out of townevery time we've had a square dance,but I'm hoping I can make the nextone. We hosted the Fall FrontierThistle Regatta (Brigham, Bryant),undoubtedly the best sailing of theseason. Don VanVechten took careof overseeing two successful SunfishRegattas that were run at the club.We had our first club clam bake.AWESOME! Great beer, deliciouscom on the cob (Tompkins), tastyclams (Wirtz), beautiful night withbonfire, and sophisticated music? Inoted the main people responsible forthese activities. There were manymore that helped and I thank you all.

There is an issue that I needto bring to the attention of all clubmembers. Those that attended thefall banquet have already beenenlightened. I, Bill Bradburn, am asailaholic. How did I discover this?Well, I haven't been feeling well sincethe club closed. I went to a specialistwho made the diagnosis that I amsuffering from sailing withdrawal.These are three withdrawal symptomsthat I have been experiencing: .. ... . ....:

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Bill Bradburn342-6059

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FROM THE REARCOMMODORE

Another projecthelp is needed!

There are two projects thatwill make things a bit easier forsailing: the first is to buy or build anadditional steel shed down by thewater for storage of all the batteriesand race committee sailingequipment. The second project isalso for organizing gear; this time forthe Optimus sailingdinghies.

The new shed by the edge ofthe water is to be electrified so thatthe power boat's batteries will onlyhave to be carried from the water'sedge to the new shed. It also getsthese batteries out of the club house.The race committees gear will also bea lot closer - so getting ready for arace will be a bit easier. Doesanybody know if the present steelshed was built or purchased from asupplier? It might be easier to justdouble our shed capacity if they arestill for sale. Ifnot, we will see aboutgetting something else that is secureand simple. The electric lines are nottoo far away but will require someonewith experience on buried electriccables to help out.

The storage for the Optimusdinghies is envisioned as an externalshed that is to be placed on the westside of the building. It is thought thatit might go where the garbage cansused to be. This space is next to themetal shed that has the lawn mowerand garden tools; it might eveninclude replacing that small metalshed which houses the mower. Atpresent, the Optimus gear is stored insome of the cubbyholes on the southwall of the club and the sails arejammed into the north wall near theboat hoist switch, right close to wheremy sunfish sails are! We are going toneed help in designing and selectingthis shed. For example, what is it to

be made from, what is it to look like,and how are we to build it? Doesanyone know about buying thesesheds? What do we need? Both ofthese projects will take all the help wecan get!

The time line for sheds is toget them done one or two weeks afterboats-out-day in the spring. Thismeans that the organization should becompleted before boats-out-day.

Ifyou would like to help giveme a call at home, 586-8571, or 275­4082, at work.

Steve Burns

NOTES FROM THE

HARBOR MASTER

Seasons Greetingseverybody. I hope the holiday seasonfinds you in good spirits. I think thatmother nature was using the Juliancalender this fall rather than theGregorian calendar, hence our fallwas the extended version. Mind you Iam not going to complain and risk herbringing the wrath of winter's pastupon us.

I have given Marie Jolkovskithe order form for the parts for thedocks and they should be delivered ina few weeks. New 2x4xlO's for therub rails have been cut to length andwill be ready to go on in the spring.We will have a work day before thefirst work day to remove the oldboards and install the new boards.

Those of you who had thechance to frostbite but didn't missedsome excellent sailing. I'm sureothers have written about it so Iwon't be redundant except to say ITWAS AWESOME. The highlightwas seeing Mike Fortner becomeadjusted to his new boat. Evidentlyhe wasn't use to its speed because hefell out of it one day in 4 knots ofbreeze, as he accelerated out of a720!

I hope that everyone has agreat winter and stays nice and warm.

I think that our little respite fromwinter weather has ended. Have agreat holiday season and we will seeyou at the winter social and the skiday.

Jim Gindling865-6192

Sunfish FleetCaptain

The Club's annual awardsbanquet, held last week at the SpringHouse, was an event I'll not forgetfor a long time! It seems thatsomeone knew that in May I'd hadmy 75th birthday and that maybe alittle recognition for it was in order.So, a giant birthday card was created,and , in the weeks which followed, itwas secretly circulated around theclub for everyone, but me, to sign. itwas presented to me at the banquet,along with nice things being said,plus a bottle of champagne. I wascompletely taken by surprise... anddeeply touched. Not sure I deserveall the compliments paid me but Iwant to thank you all for them justthe same. What a great bunch offolks you are!

When Doris and I joined theclub about 28 years ago, there were, Ithink, about five or six Sunfish on thepremises. Since that time, we'vegrown to be a fleet numbering overforty!! Growthhas been phenomenal.The key to success has been, I'm

sure, our own race course, shortraces, lots of 'em. This year, forexample, 37 skippers competed in thethree series. There were a total of 98races. In addition, two Sunfishregattas were held at the club,drawing 26 entries for the first one,and 19 for the other, (in spite of arainy day). '

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The frostbite series has beenan overwhelming success in terms ofnumbers of sailors this year. Thiswas due, in part, to the summerlikeweather we enjoyed for the Fallmonths. Also, a number of peoplepurchased a pre-Christmas presentand couldn't wait until Spring to tryout their new Sunfish. This year wehad a couple of diehards traveling infrom Oswego each Sunday, too.

The race courses this year, asin previous years, are challenging andhopefully fun. (We don't want peopleto get bored.) Not only must youremember which way ( port or

Bermuda. Come to think of it, I thinkI crashed my moped that very samenight. Bermuda did not have anypoverty stricken areas like many ofthe Caribbean Islands. It was pretty"well to do" probably because of itsEnglish descent and very expensive.The island thrives on tourism.

The temperature typicallywas in the 70-80 degree range and thewater temperature was around 70degrees. Winds varied from 5 knotsto 30 knots on the last day. OnFriday, there were many breakdownswith the new plastic rudder cheekblocks and spars. Doug's boomsnapped in two at the gooseneck after3 capsizes.

J. Kaukeinen

FROSTBITE '94

starboard) to take the marks, but, forexample, whether it's just awindward, leeward, and finish or ifyou must circle the starting lineclockwise or counterclockwise on thedownwind leg. One race even calledfor a person overboard drill on one ofthe legs using a tennis ball to simulatethe person.

We have raced for 5 Sundaysand had a total of 27 races. A totalof 26 people have participated in theseries with 18 racing on the first day.The standings, thanks to DougKaukeinen, are included below. Iwould like to thank Pat and AmyTompkins and my wife Phyllis forenduring the cold in an aluminumrowboat to run the races for us.

1994 RCC SUNFISHFROSTBITE STANDINGS

(14 races needed to qualify)

Place Name % RacesD.Kaukeinen 0.90 9MIngham 0.87 12M. Weider 0.82 9T. Flaherty 0.81 5

1 J. Giodling 0.81 222 M. Fortner 0.76 253 1. Tompkins 0.69 274 M. Faist 0.63 145 J. Kaukeinen 0.63 216 T. Gregaway 0.61 19

G.Seary 0.59 57 C. Bayer 0.58 24

M.McCourt 0.55 78 D.Tonkin 0.54 14

D. Jolkovski 0.46 129 L. Brigham 0.45 17

D.McCrave 0.41 10B. Siebodnik 0.40 12

10 S.Forsyth 0.39 2411 G. Skillman 0.36 24

J. Sayre 0.32 1112 R. Connelly 0.30 2313 M. Jolkovski 0.18 17

Joel 0.1 12B. McLaughlin 0.07 3Meg McCourt 0.06 1

Pts17.2522.2525.533.7537.7538.7543.755053.7558

CountryBermudaVenezuelaUSABermudaUSAUSABermudaUSAUSABahamas

# Name

Final Results:

I MalcumSmith2 Eduardo Cordero3 PJ Patin4 Steve Dickinson5 Bruce Mahoney6 Hank Saurage7 Paula Lewin8 Doug Kaukelnen9 Bruce Sutphen10 Donnie

Martinbourough

by Doug Kaukeinen

The 1994 Sunfish Worldswas sailed in the beautiful waters ofBermuda during the week ofNovember 12-20. Doug Kaukeinenqualified and made the trip to sailagainst 76 other competitors from theUS, Venezuela, Bahamas, DominicanRepublic, Bermuda, and Canada.Since SunfishlLaser Corporationcould only send down 40 boats, theseries consisted of 6 qualifying racesin which the fleet was broken into 4divisions and 2 divisions raced eachother at a time. The top 40 boatssailed 3 additional races on Friday,while the bottom balf of the fleetsailed 3 races on Thursday. All theraces counted toward thechampionship with 1 throw outallowed. The boats were the 1995edition, yellow and blue hulls withmostly white sails except for yellowcenter panels. For the first 3 days ofracing, competitors could not alter theboat in any way. It had to be sailedthe way it was rigged. Talk aboutone-design racing! On Friday, sailorscould modify certain aspects of theboats, but it really didn't matterbecause it blew stink!

Bermuda was a wonderfulisland with many sights to see. Theaquarium, south shore beaches(pinksand), St. George's, Hamilton, RoyalNaval Museum, and the many fortskept the competitors busy when notracing. Transportation consisted ofmopeds and motor scooters. Dougtook a spill while trying to make aturn. Good thing for helmets It tooka while to get used to driving on theleft hand side of the road. Thecocktail party at Bacardi was a highlight of the week. They don't like itwhen you ask for Mount Gay in

1994 Sunfish WorldsSpanish Point Yacht Club

Nov. 12-20, 1994Bermuda

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1996 SUNFISH NORTH AMERICANSPRELIMINARY THOUGHTS

GOAL: TO HOST THE 1996 SUNFISH NORTHAMERICANS IN THE ROCHESTER AREA.

The Rochester Canoe Club has been given thego ahead to host the 1996 Sunfish North Americans.On October 21st, a committee of 7 people met at DonVan Vechten's house to discuss the feasibility andlogistics of running the 1996 NA's. During the 2 hourmeeting we discussed the following items:

We determined that it is in the realm ofpossibility, but it would take a total club commitment.The committee decided to "talk it up" at boats outday, at the Banquet, and at the next Board Meeting.

We felt that RCC could host it ifwe sailed onthe lake. At the last couple ofNA's, competitors havegotten used to sailing a great distance out to thecourse, so the sail to the Lake wouldn't be too big ofadeal. I have measured the club grounds and I knowthat 100 boats could fit on the lawn where the Thistlesare and the grassy area near the south beach. Parkingwas an issue, but we felt that we could fit enough carsat the club and on top of the hill. We could erect ahuge tent on the front lawn to accommodate all thepeople for dinners. The food could be catered and theNewport House could possible do the awards dinner.Housing wouldn't be a problem because most club

• Tent,• Possible dates ..••

• T-shirts,• Protest committee,• Spectatorboats,

members would let a guest stay with them. There areplenty of hotels/motels in the area, and there iscamping at Webster Park. We didn't feel that the lackof showers was a big problem. The sailors couldshower back where they are staying or rinse off in thebay. Port-a-potties could facilitate a large group andnot ruin our leech field. We also felt that theRochester area has plenty to offer non-sailing guestsand family members. (Seabreeze, Kodak, wineries,Red Wings, Durand Beach, etc.) In order tofinancially achieve this adventure, we would need tosolicit sponsors such as Kodak or Genesee beer.

The biggest problem that we saw was gettingthe proper racing equipment (crash and committeeboats) and experienced people to run them. I amcurrently trying to contact RYC to see if they couldhelp out in that respect. Also, since the regatta isduring the week, it would be difficult to get enoughpeople to help out in the many aspects of running aregatta.

If we decide that we could undertake such ahuge regatta, then we should draft a proposal to theRCC Board to get the go ahead. After boardapproval, we must submit a proposal to the SunfishClass President, Brian Weeks, and to the NationalRegatta Chairperson, Lois Blodgett ASAP. Oneother club in the Minnesota area has already proposedto host this regatta in 1996.

Ifyou have any comments or questions, pleasecontact one of the committee members. Theyare ....Pat Tompkins, Mike Fortner, Doug Kaukeinen,Mike Ingham, Don Van Vechten, Tom Flaherty, andMark Weider.

Sincerely,Doug Kaukeinen

Sponsors,Scoring,

• Parking,• Race committee boats,

crashboats, and otherracingequipment,

• Registration,

• Location,• Dinners, lunches,

breakfasts, and banquet,

• Race committee andcrash boat people,

• Trophies, •• Housing (club members, •

hotels, camping),• Racing instructions,• Toilet facilities,• Otheractivities for non­

sailingguests,

• Measurement,• Entertainment,

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VICE COMMODORE Bill Bradburn report:

September 28, 1994

Pat Tompkins, the chairperson of the NominatingCommittee (other members: Doris VanVechten and JimSayre) presented the following slate for 1995:

There were no nominations from the floor. JackWirtz made a motion to accept the slate. Dave Jolkovskiseconded the motion and it passed.

PURSER Marie Jolkovski report:

REAR COMMODORE Chip Bayer report:

MEMBERSHIP Marie J. for Joe Kaukeinen:

Copies of a list of ideas for club improvementswas handed out to the membership-please rank in order ofpreference, and get back to Frank C. or Judy T.

Accomplishments this year:• Front of club house painted and trim painted.• Race Committee locker painted.• New back staircase was designed and Jim G. got it

built.• Trim on the back ofthe club was painted.• Two new burgees on the club-thanks to Tom Flaherty.• New telephone with outside speaker-thanks to Frank

C.• Clover in the lawn was sprayed-thanks Joe Kaukeinen.• Leo Balandis painted the benches along the seawall.• And he maintained the patio-to keep the weeds down.• Don VanVechten painted the pontoons on Committee

boat.• New flowers in the gardens.• Hope to accomplish soon:• Caulk windows at the workday.• Clean out area behind the club (tires, etc.).

Marie handed out and then reviewed the 1994Cash Flow sheet (see attached). She pointed out that the$1300.00 in the Capital fund covered the cost of the springsurvey.

Mike Fortner suggested that a separate categoryfor Junior Sailing be introduced into the budget, possiblywith three sub-eategories: boat parts, regattas, and thesailing program.

Jack Wirtz mentioned that there seemed to beabout a 15% surplus-why not decrease dues and thusdecrease surplus? This was followed by some discussionabout the overall neglect in maintenance (possibly thereason for the surplus??). Is it time to change and spendmore to improve the club? What if one of the crashboatsneeds to be replaced? The club should wait to reduce duesuntil ideas for improvements are decided on. It is hard toget people to volunteer for jobs now-should the club spendmoney to make jobs easier?

There has been a net gain of 3 new members todate. There were 5 resignations (2 Regular and 3Associate) at the beginning of the year, and a total of 8 newmembers (Frank Granata, Michael and Delia Ingham,Dennis Klem, Kevin and Mimi Lofftus, Donna McCrave,Matthew Playfair, Per-Lennait and Ann-Margaret

Frank Colgan (2nd year)Bill Bradburn (2nd year)Steve Burns (Ist year)

Steve Skewes (Ist year)Judy Tompkins (2nd year)Jim Gindling (2nd year)Phyllis Kaukeinen (RC Chr)Rich Connelly (2nd year)Jennifer Kaukeinen (2nd year)Tom Bannister (1st year)

Commodore:Vice Commodore:Rear Commodore:Purser:Secretary:Harbor Master:Directors:

Present: Bill Bradburn, Mike Fortner, JudyTompkins, Frank and Meg Colgan, Dave and MarieJolkovski, Don and Doris VanVechten, Tom Bannister,Steve Wirtz, Jim and Pat Tompkins, Steve Skewes, DonnaMcCrave, Jim Gindling, Rich and Jan Connelly, MartinMcMillan, Eric Gesner, Jack Wirtz, Bob Slebodnik, NeilArmstrong, Dick Ahlman, Mark Weider, Chip Bayer, LeoBalandis, Bob Bryant, Lynda Brigham, Gary Skillman,Steve Bums, Gary and Carol Fritz.

The meeting was called to order by theCommodore at 7:15 PM.

MINUTES OF THE ROCHESTERCANOE CLUB ANNUAL

MEETING

The 1994 list of events.

• January Ski Day• Winter Social at Fritz's• Open House/Wine Tasting• Square Dance• Summer Sunfish Regatta• Fall Frontier Thistle Regatta• Clam Bake and Bonfire• coming soon....• Fall Sunfish Regatta• End of Season Bash• Fall Banquet at Spring House

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Westesson, and Celia Wright). The total club membershipincludes 52 Regular, 16 Associate, 5 Life, 2 Under 30, 2Junior, and 2 Honorary members.

HARBOR MASTER Jim Gindling report:

Jim started by thanking the "stair crew" (Eric G.,Mike F., Mark W., Gary F., Rich C., Chris C., and SteveS.) and Steve Burns who purchased the new motor andkept it running. Sunday October 2 will be a dredgingworkday-to dig out below the hoist. Will get the DEC tocome down and inspect the area and then probably get abackhoe. Firehose is ready to put on the docks when theycome out-and all docks need new hinges, pins, etc. The 2old motors will be used as parts to make one good reservemotor. Bob Bryant brought up the idea of building longer,more permanent docks in the future.

SUNFISH FLEET CAPTAIN - Don VanVechten:

A total of 28 boats competed in the summer series,and 21 in the fall. There were 26 Sunfish at the summerregatta. The fall regatta will be October 1. He would liketo see a Junior regatta at some point. Don also wanted tothank Dave Jolkovski for writing a letter to the D&Cexplaining what our racing is all about.

TmSTLE FLEET CAPTAIN - Mike Fortner:

• Thursday Night Series very successful-let's do it againnext year.

• Thanks to Phyllis K. and crew for running races.• Thanks to Jim Tompkins for doing the scoring.• Encourage the entire fleet to go to the 50th anniversary

Thistle celebration in Cleveland.• Thanks to Eric Gesner for the new sail shelves.• Thanks to Bob Bryant and Lynda Brigham for running

the Fall regatta.• Mike will be having a fleet meeting over the winter to

discuss:

•1. Keep sailing wI NYC?2. Sail on bay on Sundays?3. Sail on bay on Saturdays during the summer?4. Buy a sea-worthy boat for lake sailing?5. More fun races (maybe with mains only)?6. Sponsor a race day for charity?7. Make some plaques to hang at the club, listing

the past champions in each class?

COMMODORE Frank Colgan report:

The Optimist regatta this summer was a success­13 boats--thanks to all that helped. Thanks to Eric G. forthe sail shelves, to Doc and Corey Gates for researchingthe pole barn idea, and to Leo Balandis for doing the clubhistory.

PRESENTATION by Steve Skewes:

Steve presented the results of his project (whichwas based in part on the results of the survey handed outlast spring), along with his groups' suggestions to the club.

JIBSHEET Rich Connelly

Thanked all the board and general members whocontributed articles to this year's Sheet.

NEW BUSINESS

Mike F. feels that club participation in a mall boatshow would be a good idea, and that should be consideredthis winter.

There was much discussion about therecommendations of Steve's project for the club:1. Adult sailing lessons--already had 4 adults in this

summer's program. Timing a problem with work, etc.Combine with Thursday night series?

2. SponsoringlParticipating in regional regattas-hostsome Sunfish regionals? Get lots of Thistles registeredand dues paid for 50th regatta. What to do for "stay athome" Thistles?

3. Community outreach-sailing lessons! Museum sailingcourses always overbooked.

4. Definitely continue with the Open Houses. Differentlisting in phone book?

5. Crashboats-Should we put money into a lake-worthyboat? Leo suggested maybe getting a lake-worthysailboat-could be chartered by members during week?Need to get additional people to run races and boats, ifone fleet is on lake, while other is on bay. How oftendo Thistles actually go on lake?

A suggestion was made that the comments on thesurveys be given to the board for future reference. It wasalso suggested that the club form a long range planningcommittee.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 PM.Respectfully submitted,

Judy TompkinsRochester Canoe Club Secretary

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BOARD MEETING OF THEROCHESTER CANOE CLUB

November 9, 1994

The meeting was called to order by Frank Colganat his home at 6:40 PM.

Present were: Jen K., Don V., Mike F., Doug K.,Marie 1., Frank C., Phyllis K., Pat T., Bill B., Steve B.,Judy T., Jan C., Rich C., and Mark W. Absent were: JimG.

Minutes from the last board meeting were read andapproved.

COMMODORE

There was some discussion about the work thatneeds to be done on the docks and around the hoist area. Itwas decided that the docks will be repaired before the firstspring workday (tentatively April 22, 1995). Mike F. isplanning a Thistle Fleet meeting on January 4, 1995, anddiscussion concerning new ideas for dock arrangement willbe on the agenda.

MEMBERSillP

A motion was made to accept Bill Mclaughlin(who has recently purchased a Sunfish) into the club. Themotion was seconded and passed.

It was decided that the secretary should keep acurrent list of new members (updated as necessary) andsend to all board members to ensure that new members areincluded on all mailing lists.

PURSER

Marie J. requested that those to whom the clubowes money should bring the receipts to her, so that therecords can be cleared up by the end of the year. Mariealso made a motion thatpayment for winter boat storage bemade in advance, and then refunded if necessary. Themotion passed, and she will make the proper changes to thedues notice.

FUTURE REGATTAS

Doug Kaukeinen gave a short presentation andthen led discussion on the proposal for the RochesterCanoe Club to host the 1996 Sunfish North Americans.The basic information on the regatta: about 100-140 boats,

2 race courses needed (Seniors and Juniors), 15 totsSaturday through Friday, meals should be provioe,Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and an Awards BanquetFriday, typical entry fee is -$180/skipper (-$20,000 total),potential date is June 29 through July 5.

Doug's presentation was followed by muchdiscussion concerning the potential problems (space atclub, lake-worthy boats, manpower, distance to lake, etc.),and possible solutions (parking elsewhere and usingshuttles, chartering boats and maybe race committee fromother area clubs, etc.).

It was decided that Doug will write a proposal tothe Sunfish Class, requesting that the Rochester CanoeClub be the host for the 1996 Sunfish NA's.

Mark Weider asked if the club would be willing tohost the 1995 Regional Sunfish Regatta next June 24-25.This regatta would be a two day event with approximately40 boats. The board decided to go ahead with the plans forthis regatta.

CLUB IMPROVEMENTS

Judy read the top 5 improvements (based on 5ranked club improvement lists): 1. Add another small shed,or replace current RC shed with a bigger one (withelectricity), to store batteries and miscellaneous Optimistparts, 2. Better storage for Optimist parts; rack for blades,get flotation out of cubby holes, etc., 3. Get a professionalopinion about overall improvements, 4. Neater storage forbeer and pop, 5. Buy a good shop vacuum, withattachments, for routine cleaning.

There was some discussion about these ideas.Marie J. made a motion to start with improving the clubstorage facilities. Don V. seconded the motion and itpassed unanimously. Steve Burns will do some research onthe building of two new sheds-one down by the water nearthe current RC shed, and one in the former garbage areanear the back dooor. Mike F. made a motion that the clubbuy a shop vac, and he offered to do this. The motion wasseconded by Rich C. and passed.

NEW BUSINESS

The next Jibsheet is planned for the end ofNovember. Please get articles to Rich and Jan soon.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Judy Tompkins,Secretary

- Rib Sheet Page #11

ROCHESTER CANOE CLUB1994

MEMBERSHIP SURVEY

THANK YOU!!! For allowing me to conductthis survey on our membership.

The objective for this survey was to help the cluband get me through a class at UofR

For this project we had five objectives:

December '94 -

I must say that my research partners were verysurprised to find that the most important attribute to themembers is the friendliness of the membership. Being amember ofthe club, this was no surprise to me.

To identify the types of facilities/programspotential members would be interested in we segmentedour member population into those members who havebeen in the club for 5 years or less. We felt that thesemembers could fairly represent what potential newmembers would be looking for in a club. The mostsignificant attributes for members less than five years (inorder ofpreference) are:

To develop that long survey we read even moreon one-design racing, and interviewed Frank, Joe, Don,etc. (Thank you for taking your time!!!!)

And now the results: The most importantattributes to the general membership are (in order ofpreference):

The number one objective was to find out whattypes of facilities/programs potential members would beinterested in. However due to time constraints andlogistics we developed a survey for our currentmembership with the thought that our curr~nt

membership are the types ofmembers that we are lookingfor. If we know what facilities/programs interest youthen we know that potential members would enjoy theclub and probably join.

_In addition to identifying potential club facilityand program improvements we wanted to test thehypothesis that there is a national decline in one-des~gn

racing in the US. We accomplished ~s through r~gvarious publications and working WIth the US SailingAssociation (USSA).

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Provide the club with a questionnaire to be given topotential applicantsIdentify opportunities for attracting new membersSurvey current members to determine whatfacilities/programs the club should implement tosatisfy current membersDetermine the state ofone-design sailing in the USGet me through a class at UofR.

1) Friendly Members2) Quiet - Uncongested Waterways3) Low Annual Fees4) Adult Sailing Lessons

When comparing this list to the generalmembership's list (which the members <5yrs. are part of)one sees that friendly members is consistent. Howevercompetitive racing isn't as important as adult sailinglessons.

The ranking of clubhouse improvements was avery general question. We were looking only to identifywhat area of the club the membership wanted toconcentrate on. We were not looking to make veryspecific suggestions (i.e. redwood deck around theswimming pool) - That's a joke!! The ranking offacility improvements in order:

1) Clubhouse Renovation2) Dock Improvements3) Improve Committee/Crash Boats4) New Furniture5) New Storage Facility6) Olympic Size Covered In-Ground Swimming

Pool with Redwood Deck

Our board has developed a detailed list ofpossible improvements which should be reviewed by all.

1) Friendly Members2) Quiet - Uncongested Waterways3) Offers the Boats that Members like to Sail4) Competitive Racing5) Low Annual Fees

- Rib Sheet Page #12 December '94 -

One-Design Racing in the US • Administer the Survey to Open House Guests

"A Swimming Pool is Too Small to Race in."

One person's comments summed up the results ofthe survey:

Our membership is interested in competitivelyracing against good friends period. This is not a surpriseto any ofus. Our challenge is to ensure that this traditioncontinues for the next generation of RCC members.

For the community outreach, Mike Fortner hasvolunteered to donate his Thistle, and brand new Sunfishto go to local boat shows. We are in the process ofsetting these up and will be in touch for volunteers to mana booth.

Do Not Add Another Fleet - We should fullydevelop the fleets we have through outreach. Otherclubs have demonstrated that adding another fleet canbe detrimental to the club's survival

Do Not Change the Club's Name. There is verystrong feeling with regards to this issue.

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As of the all club meeting the membership hasagreed with the general recommendations of adult sailingprogram, continuation of the Thursday night series,community outreach, and the administering of the surveyto Open House guests.

The good news is that both the Thistle andSunfish are significantly above the average number, andthe Optimist is on a upswing. While the Thistle andSunfish are significantly above the average, there doesnot appear to be any movement (either up or down) in thenumber of regattas held each year.

Develop an Adult sailing programContinue the Thursday Night SeriesConsider Revitalization ofthe Green Fleet(when we get a larger fleet)

It's not on a decline, there just isn't any growth.We came to this conclusion based on data obtained fromthe USSA. They gave us information on the number ofregattas held for each class over the past 12 years. Weassume that the if a class or one-design sailing/racingwere on a decline that the number of regattas would bedeclining. This is not the case. Over the past 12 years,the number of regattas held each year has remained flat.

Recommendations:

Based on our findings we have recommended thefollowing (not in any order):

• Build on our unique strengths of friendly membersand competitive racing

• Ensure Survival of the Fleet - Don't be anotherRhodes Bantam

For the next newsletter we will share more of thewritten in comments. Until the next newsletter... HappyHolidays

SponsoringIParticipating in Regional RegattasCommunity OutreachEstablish instructional sailing wi YMCA, ICC,Towns, Museums, etc.Show off our boats at local winter boat showsHave additional Open Houses

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P.S. If you have any questions please feel free to callme at: 482-6154

• Undertake Moderate Improvements to the Clubhouse

Locker Room ImprovementsShowersDo this with Little or No Increase to the FeeStructure

• Depending Upon the Improvements the Club Decidesto Make, There mav have to be a Slight Increase tothe Fee Structure

- Jib Sheet Page #13 December '94 -

George Harris - A Canoe Club Founder

The Sunday Morning Herald carried the following article on Oct. 1, 1882:

The Canoe Club lately organized here is something of a surprise to our citizens, and has evokedmany inquiries regarding the nature of the association. The object of its originators, as expressed inarticle second of the constitution, is "to unite the amateur canoeists of Rochester for the purpose ofpleasure, health, exploration and historical research; by means of meetings, camping, paddling,sailing, racing and foot-journeys, and by keeping logs of voyages, records of waterways and routes,details, drawings and collection of maps, books, and objects of special interest." While several ofthe gentlemen comprising the association are members of the Rochester Academy of Science, andpropose to unite business with pleasure, by making special voyages and journeys in the interest oftheir particular courses, of study, the Canoe Club is a distinct organization, and will make canoeingits special feature, in the hope that this healthful and delightful recreation will become as popularwith Americans in the near future, as it has been with our Canadian neighbors for many years.

In a few years, the club would gain famefrom the racing canoe designs of Ruggles, butthat's another story. At the time, GeorgeHenry Harris, an organizer and first presidentof the club was resident manager, since 1877,of the Reynolds Arcade. The Arcade was builtin 1828 and replaced in 1932 on its originalsite at 16 E. Main St. It contained the postoffice, telegraph stations, clubs, the ReynoldsLibrary, and numerous offices and shops.Patent attorney George B. Selden was there,who would become famous for his automobilepatent and losing battle with Henry Ford. Hisclient, George Eastman quit his bank job in1881 to make photographic plates full time.Electricity and the telephone were just arriving.

Harris was born in West Greece, NY, onDec. 29, 1843, but spent time in Green Bay,Omaha, Peterboro (Ontario), and Detroit, andwas a sergeant in the Civil War. He marriedJulia Hughes, a Rochester School principal in1872 and had three daughters, one of whommanaged the Arcade after his death on Oct. 5,1893 at the age of 49. One daughter was bornin the Arcade where Harris had an apartment.

In frail health from youth, he spent muchtime out doors on medical advice, which led todirect contact with indians in his travels, andhe furthered this interest with research. Akeen observer, he searched for old indiantrails and sites and collected relics. Becauseof his interest in the Seneca, the tribe adoptedhim with the name, "The Pathfinder." His

knowledge of indian treaties was useful to theIndian Nations in protecting them from falseclaims. Through him, the Canoe Clubobtained a ceremonial canoe called "The ElmBark" from the Tuscarora Indians in 1890.

He wrote the first fifteen chapters ofRochester's history in 1884 on indian and earlypioneer history of WestAm NY. In addition, hewrote 26 articles and papers between 1879­1892, mostly for local news papers, and all onhis specialty. His account of The CanoeClub's First Cruise in October 1882, a four dayodyssey full of detail on geography, geology,and history, appeared as a five part newspaperseries. Two canoes were shipped by rail toPerry, and the first day was spent on SilverLake, The second day was a hike ofLetchworth Park, The Falls, and Glen Iris, withthe canoes transported ahead by wagon. Thefinale was a two day paddle (with portages) onthe Genesee River to Rochester; a distance offorty miles on a straight line but over sixty onthe meandering river.

Harris was also a member of theRochester Historical Society, The Academy ofScience, and others. He was remembered byhis friend A. O. Bunnell in a sketch 22 yearsafter his death, from which his history wasobtained. It is fitting that George Henry Harrisis remembered again by The Canoe Club.

Leo Balandis,Nov. 22, 1994

- Jib Sheet Page #14 December '94 -

September26. 1994

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Roger Bullock, Lisa Haniford and I year old sonRutger have joined the club. They live in Webster and listmany interests: voUeyball, softball, skiing, golf, traveling,and others. Roger has been sailing with the Skillmans andLisa participated in the Thursday Night Sailing. They are ~the proud, new owners ofYin Yang, 2961.

Bill McLaughlin from Ridgeway Ave in Rochesterhas joined the club. He has been at the club several timesthis fall with his 6 year old grandson rigging or sailing hisbeautiful new, teal, Sunfish. Bill's lists his other interests asskiing and ultralight flying . He has had experience withlarger sailing boats and got in a day ofFrostbiting

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Rachel IsabeUa Faist was born at 12:23 AM Sept. 14, 1994.After 20 hours of labor both mom and Rachel were fine!! (except formom's bloodshot eyes from pushing so hard!)

Rachel is now 2 1/2 months old and she's an angel baby. Shesleeps I 1-12 hours through the night and is a happy little cherubduring the day.

Her favorite toys are Eeor from Whinie the Pooh (given to her byJimmy & Lori Gindling) and a string of plastic fisheyes (Mark saysthis means she's going to love the Sunfish) (Oh Help!) Rachel isstarting to discover her hands and she smiles aU the time at her goofyparents. Best wishes for all the holidays.

The Faist Family

Hello, my name is Corey Joseph Kaukeinen,better known as "Club Baby". Many of you have seenme hanging around the club on Sundays after racing.My parents are pretty nice people. They took mesailing for the first time this year in a big ugly greenboat. See me smiling in the picture above? My daddidn't want to give me that big long stick with a ball onthe end of it. I'm not sure why. My mom had a deathgrip on me and pappy was wearing that silly hat. Itwas like taking a tubby, only I didn'tget wet.

I love to come to the sailing club after my napon Sundays so I can run around the huge lawn and hillydriveway. I also enjoy watching all the people . Thereis always this one tall guy with big feet that eats up allthe hors d'oeuvre and has a loud obnoxious laugh . One time he even rode my red wagon. There are so many new faces thatI am glad that I see grandma and pappy andNonny and grandpa there too. I wish I knew who thatwoman is who tries toscare me. She always brings down the delicious chocolate cake desert. I especially like to watch all the people mix thatclear bubbly liquid stuff with the green thing and the boo-boo ice in it. They all seem to be in good moods after mixing a

couple of those.Well, I hope to see all ofyou next year. Maybe I can go sailingmore often.

- Jib Sheet Page #15

Easy Vegetarian Lasagna

from Lisa Gambino

(prepare 24 hours in advance)1 lb. package lasagna noodles (uncooked)215 oz. containers ricotta"1 egg*8 oz. shredded mozzarella"1/2 cup grated parmesan (or romano) cheese110 oz. pkg. offrozen chopped spinach (or

broccoli) - cooked and squeezed very dry1/2 tsp. of cinnamon (or nutmeg)1 26 or 32 oz. jar of tomato sauce

* (substitutions for low fat version)low fat cottage cheese or fat free ricotta2 egg whitesfat free mozzarella

Mix all ingredients well (except lasagna noodlesand sauce). Lightly grease pans (usually makes one 9by 13 pan and a smaller 9 by 6 pan). Layer ingredientsas follows: sauce. uncooked noodles, cheese mix ­sauce, uncooked noodles, cheese mix - etc., toppingwith layer of uncooked noodles (there will be 4 noodlelayers and 3 filling layers). Spread remainder of sauceliberally over taysrs- let stand overnight in refrigerator ­(by moming lasagna noodles will be soft and ready tobake). Bake at 400° till hot and bubbly (-45 minutes),and serve.

Three Bean Chili

from Pat Tompkins

3 cloves garlic, minced1 tbs. olive 0111 28 oz. can tomatoes (or equal amount fresh)1 cup water1 tbs. chili powder1 tbs. Dijon mustard1/2 tsp. ground cumin15 oz. red kidney beans15 oz. great northern beans15 oz. garbanzo beans6 oz. tomato paste1 tsp, dried basil1 tsp. dried oregano1/2 tsp. pepper

1 cup chopped carrots1 cup whole kernel com1 cup chopped zucchinihot pepper sauce

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pannesan cheesegreen chili peppers

Cook minced garlic in hot oil in large soup pot.Stir in undrained tomatoes (cut up), water, tomato pasteand seasonings. Add drained beans, bring to boil andsimmer 10 minutes. Stir in carrots, com and zucchini.Cover and simmer 10 minutes more. Add hot peppersauce and chopped chilies to taste. Serve withPannesan cheese.

Serves 6.

Winter Bean Soup

from Jan Connelly

2 cups mixed dried beans (kidney, yellow andgreen, split peas, lentils, black-eyed peas,black beans, etc.)

1 cup chopped onion2 cloves garlic crushed1 can plum tomatoes (28 oz.)3 cans beef broth11/2 cups diced celery1 to 1 1/2 tbls crushed basil2 bay leavesfresh ground pepper to taste1/2 to 1 pound turkey Italian or chorizo sausage

(precooked and cut up)

Discard imperfect beans. Wash. Combinebeans with water in large pot and soak ovemlght. Rinseagain. Lightly brown onion and gar1ic in small amount ofolive oil. Add to bean pot. Add tomatoes, broth, celery,basil and bay leaves. Stir to mix well. Bring to boiling,reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours or until beans aretender. Add meat about one hour before beans aredone. Remove bay leaves before serving.

Note: These three dishes wereall prepared and served at the1994 boats-in day.

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Series Dates Total Races # to Qualify # of SkippersSpring Series: May 8th - June 19 30 15 27Summer June 26th - Aug. 21 31 15 29Fall Aug. 28th - Oct. 16th 36 18Overall 97 48

Skipper Sprina Summer Fall OverallWeider, Mark 2 2 1Faist, Mark 3 3 2Colgan, Frank 4 1 4 3Van Vechten, Don 3 2 5 4Flaherty, Tom 6 4 5Bayer, Chip 5 6 6Jolkovski, Dave 7 6 8 7Siebodnik, Bob 11 7 7 8Kaukeinen, Doug 1Skewes, Steve 8Bums, Steve 9 5Jolkovski, Marie 10 9De Fabio, Tony 12Ingham, Mike 1

FROM THE EDITORS

after the August issue, whichhad so many excellent articles, wasmailed, there was some concern onour part about how much materialcould be left for this issue. After all,what was left to say? Summers over.Clubs closed. Thanks. Blah, blah,

blah...Clearly the concern was not

justified. The authors picked up thechallenge to inform and entertain.The contributions have been rolling infor a month! They are excellent andcontinue to reflect the high level ofexcitement and social/sailing activityat RCC. We extend a big 'ThankYou" for all your hard work.

As many of you have alreadyguessed, we have been playing agame called "hide typos and errors ineach issue - see who can find them."

Since we do this deliberately for yourenjoyment, there is no need to reportthem to us; just have fun with it.

This was not the case in theAugust issue when the wording at theend of the first paragraph in thearticle, Rochester Canoe Club andIrondequoit Bay in the 1890's, byLeo Balandis, got all jumbled up. Itshould have read:

.. , and sail racing canoes of thetime. The name "Huff' reputedlycame from the huffing and puffingthat members did when paddlingthe club's 30 foot long by 50inch wide. war canoe ca1Ied Huffthat Ruggles built in 1891 to carrya crew of 18 plus guests, or justabout the whole club.

Please get out the Augustissue (you do keep your back issues,don't you?) and reread the articlewith the corrected text. (There'sgoing to be a test, don't you know.)Our apologies to Leo.

April 15 to November 27;what a summer! That's what it wasfrom the spring banquet at theCartwright Inn to the last day ofFrostbite, 1994. Seven months andtwelve days; what a summer.

Jan and Rich Connelly889-4996

-o: 12 e5ailing CJ)ays of C!"is/masby... The Elves of2031

On /he CJfJCRe5rcday of 0rns1mas. my !me love gcwe 10 me asuit of sails If.aL were tJenjf asL

On /he e5eelAiCJ)day of 0rns1mas. my !melove gaee to me 2 sailing g/ooes.

On /he 1:SJlrFflCJ) day of 0rns1mas. my !melove gtWe to me 3 slop wa1eIres.On fire~rcg{ day of 0rns1mas. my lme love gcwe 10 me 4- /Jellec1lcuk.On fire~ day of 0rnsImas.my !me love gcwe to me 5 (fun and 7:omcsOn fire e5gxrcg{day of 0rns1mas. my !me love gcwe 10 me 6 mlJ,J &locks.

On lire e5ecvccnrcg{day of 0rnslmas my lme love gcwe 10 me 7 pairof fmee pads.

On lireC9~ day of 0rnsImas my !melove gcwe 10 me 8 lelHales

One:C)l9C)ircg{ day of 0rns1mas my !meIooe gcwe 10 me 9 generaJ~.

On lire rcecnrcg{ day of0rnslmas my lrue love gave 10 me 10 fuwls ofwind.

On Ihe C£CC)Jccnrcg{ day of etuislmas my !me love gaee 10 me 11 /Jelleel tnarfz roundings.

On /he ~cE:J1lS/{ day of 0rnslmas my true Iooe~ to me 12 fxxJs e1Jenj e5undag!

December 1994

the Jib SheetNewsletter of the Rochester Canoe ClubBayshore Blvd . - Irondequoit - NY

c/o Jan & Rich Connelly710 Chestnut Ridge RdRochester, NY 14624

Judy Tompkins7300 Briggs Rd. Apt. BLima, NY 14485

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