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COMMJIORE -------------------------------R. E. (Bud) BOUCHER IMMEDIATE PAST COMMOIORE ----------------?. CLIFT PRICE VICE-COMMOIX:>RE --·-----------------------JACK BREEN SECRETARY -------------------------------JACK KERN TREASURER -------------------------------RUSSELL PAINTON RACE (X)MMANDER --------------------------JOHN LOHR BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMANDER -----------PAUL KELLER FLEET COMMANDER -------------------------ED HALTER

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FLEET NEWS ------------------------------JODY JONES ADS & OTHER -----------------------------PHOEBE SEITZ

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

FROSTBITE SERIES RACES -----------------~FEBRUARY 1, 1976 FROSTBITE SERIES RACES ------------------FEBRUARY 8, 1976 FROSTBITE SERIES RACES ------------------FEBRUARY 15, 1976 FROSTBITE SERIES RACES ------------------FEBRUARY 22, 1976 FROSTBITE SERIES RACES ------------------FEBRUARY 29, 1976

OFFICERS OF THE DAY

BARRY MADJERICH -------------------------FEBRUARY 7-8, 1976 JERRY EPSTEIN ---------------------------FEBRUARY 14 - 15, 1976 CHESTER SNYDER --------------------------FEBRUARY 21-22, 1976 BILL LEVENS -----------------------------FEBRUARY 28-29, 1976

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PHOEBE SEITZ -------· ·--------------------MANAGER, SECRETARY TOM CLARK ---------------------------~---MAINTENANCE STEVE BILGER ------~---------------------DOCKS & SECURITY

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Whalers were splendid examples of how self-sufficient sailing vessels could be. Though seldom weighing over 300 tons, they

. carried as many as 38 men on voyages lasting as long as four years.

'.The distinguishing features of a whaler '. were the five boats slung overside, the bulky

hull, the sails smoky from the tryworks on deck, and the top-gallant crosstrees crow's· nests on fore and mainmast.

AT 1HE JANUARY 26th MEETING OF nIE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

· A ·251. RAISE IN DUES WAS VOTED ON AND APPROVED.

IF YOU WISH TO PAY YOUR DUES BY 1HE YEAR - iT WILL

BE $ 125 OR IF YOU WISH TO PAY ON A MONnILY BASIS -

$ 12.so PER M:>NTH. IN YOUR NEXT BILLING YOU WILL

RECEIVE A NOTE CONCERNING THIS RAISE - SO WILL YOU

PLEASE FILL IN THE BLANKS AND RETURN TO THE OFFICE.

THANKS

·ENSIGN FLEET NEWS by Arak Bozyan 1be Ensign-Electra annual business · meeting wa~ held on Nov . 21st at the home of Gloria and Clift Price. Fleet officers were elected for 1976, Arak Bozyan, Fleet Captain, and Bob Lee, Secretary/Treasurer •• Retiring Fleet Captain Gene English has been appointed Commander of Ensign Region IV which includes Ensign fleets in Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, and Dillon, Colorado, as well as the AYC fleet. Ensign activity will be intense this year since the Nationals\ will be held in Houston in August, and regionals will be at Lake Dillon around July 18 (the lake, at 9100 feet does not thaw much before t that). 1be local Ensign fleet now has enough members to send three contestants to these events. So get going and win a berth. 1be Winter Series was won by Bill Holman, who has returned to the Ensign scene with his skills intact. Arak Bozyan took second with two firsts to Bill's four. 1be fleet voted at its meeting to require that all new sails must be measured before being used in a race so .see John Weiler and get your new additions measured. John, is your tape long enough to do the job on the new 588 spinaker? A check of the rules reveals that that huge skirt is perfe~tly legal: · Want an Ensign? Gene English keeps tabs on the market. Two or three are. are advertised on the bulletin board at ' AYC and two are listed in the current issue of Yachting. Prices range from $3400 to $5100 ••••• .

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THE PSYCHOI.OGY OF PSAIL, or HOBIE ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUS?

by Jane Van Praag

Much of modern psychology seeks to know about others; too much of i t -- in Bruno Bettelheim's opinion - without an equal ' commitment to knowing the self. Well, I can take it, Bruno; I came to terms with myself a long time ago. Openly all us catamariners admit to sailing away our frustrations, and in our secret hearts recognize the difference between the neurotic who toodles around on a Hobie and the psychotic who races one. It is no coincidence our fleet maintains a resident psychiatrist.

I haven't confirmed my ideas on the sub­ject with Ted Sousares because I haven't wanted him to know what's on my mind (if you know what I mean) but it's possible he will agree:

An exhibitionist is any female past puberty who goes out on the wire in short shorts or less. Impotence is when your tack in heavy weather put you in irons. A part-object fixation means you want to replace your ma.in arrangement with' a Harken Hexaratchet; a whole-object fixation means you want to replace all your blocks with a set of Harkens. An oral fixation, on the other hand, explains why the skipper always yells so much. Projection is expressed when the skipper yells blame to the crew. You can spot "':~c guy with the Oedipus complex;, he's the one calling different people mother some­thing-qr-other. Impulsive behavior is when you spy another multihull on the water and start up a brush-race. Compul­sive behavior is when you begin racing debris floating .nearby. Frigidity is the experience of a wintertime capsize without a wetsuit. Insonmia is the condition of of sleeplessness the night before a major regatta; pathological weeping qr laughter in dreams may occur the night after. Un­expected victory or defeat my produce a

·-0 ~iority complex or conversely, an

J.:.nferiority complex. Obviously derranged, a fellow once called me in the middle of the night when I had the flu and 104 temp wanting me to crew in an upcoming event. "One of us i s sick", I said. And since I agreed to get well for him I guess it was me.

Amnesia is that state when you find your­self in a pack of boats approaching the gyl>tmg_ JIIUJ!i. You lmow a rule exists but

. y-our mlnd is a complete blank. Parannesia, however, is a clear~ case of deja vu. You and 7 other boats approach the leeward mark exactl,y like the illustration you remember on page 64 of the 7th edition of Elvstrom• s Little Red Book: You can see the heading, ttRule 42.2(a), Rounding With Maey' Boats". You can see the precise number of squi.ggles representing each boat wake. But., alas, you cannot make out. the fine print. Don •t confuse this with other forms of extrasens­org perception, that intuitive g:Lt't which, as your lower tip buries and the weather hull flies ever higher, enables you to say ''Oh-oh, I lmCM what• s going to happen! "

Self:;:anaJ,ysis results once you ponder the satisfactions of carpentry, or you decide to return. to needlepoint. As for me, 11\V group therapY session meets in the Cl.ub­house after each race, which is, after all, nothing more than the exchange of yams over beer.

At our January meeting we decided to (1) hold another on February 26 at Gus and Linda Voelzel•s, (2) hold a combination fun/series April 4 and the weekend of May 8-9, (3) to work with Waco and possib~ San Antonio fleets for a points regatta June 12-13, and (4) Lewis Thompson and Hal Brown should build our own buoys which we can use for all the above. Lewis also presented the beginning session on racing rules . and we saw some films en Hobie stuff.

DEFINITION FOR SUCCESS TO LAUGH OFTER AND MUCH TO WIN THE RESPECT OF INTELLIGENT PEOPLE AND THE AFFECTION OF CHILDREN, TO EARN THE APPRECIATION OF HONEST CRITICS AND ENDURE THE BETRAYAL OF FALSE FRIENDS ·. TO ·APPRECIATE BEAUTY. TO FIND THE BEST IN OTHERS. TO LEAVE THE WORLD A BIT BETTER, WHETHER BY A HEALTHY CHILD, A GARDEN PATCH OR A REDEEMED SOCIAL CUSTOM. TO KNOW EVEN ONE LIFE HAS BREATHED EASIER BECAUSE YOU LIVED. THI S I S TO HAVE SUCCEEDED.

OCEAN RACING by Jody Jones

Ocean Racing Is Born over Turtle Soup ..••.... excerpt from II Showdown At Newport" giving a brief history of how ocean racing came into being in the U.S.

In 1866 an article in one of the newspapers complained that although New Yorkers were proud of the NYYC, it was " ... high time its great schoo­ners raced offshore and not merely over the ridicuous course from Hobo­ken to the Southwest"Spit."

So ..• at a lively October dinner at the fashionable Union Club, over what was reported to be much "turtle soup," the first Transatlantic Race was conceived. Two yacht club members must certainly have had their share of "turtle soup," for no one in their right mind would have planned such a race to connence on December 11th. The two gallant yachtsmen who had responded to the challenge were George Osgood, son-in-law of NYYC C0111T10dore Vanderbilt, and Pierre Lorillard, Jr., the tobacco magnate. These two men agreed to put up $30,000 apiece, winner take all. The race would start off Sandy Hook with the finish line off the Needles, Isle of Wight. Neither Osgood nor .Lorillard were foolish enough tp actually take part them­selves - the North Atlantic can get cold and rough in the dead of winter -but it would be a great race all the same. The newspapers had a field day: Ill1TIE!diately, the sone of the owner of the "New York Herald, 11 James G. Bennett, Jr., wanted to be permitted to enter. He would race aboard his yacht. The swashbuckling Bennett was only 21 and his $30,000 brought the race's purse to a tidy $90,000 - the largest cash prize ever offered {be­fore or since) in a yacht race.

Surprisingly, the 3 boats were evenly matched, all approximately 106 ft. long overall, and not more than 5 tons wt. difference betwee·n them. Bennett's "Henrietta" finished on Christmas day after 13 days 2l·hrs. and won the race by a little ove·r 8 · hrs; 11 Fleetwing11 was second, 40 min. ahead of "Vesta. 11 However, tragedy · had struck the Lorillard vessel when 8 men were swept over the side and 6 were lost.

THISTLE FLEm' f/91 by Lee De Keyser

All Thietlers end Guest spent a most enjoyable evening at La. Tapatia on J anua.ry 16.

A short bu.sine~s meeting followed the ma.:rgari tas anu. good food. Introductions of new 1'histlers: George and Joanne Ro bi son, ~173 ,rsNAUG", and Sandy Robertson, ·#1964, 1'!1HlJRAIN". So nice to have our Assoc.ia.te menber, Charlie P.nd Phoebe Seitz join in too. Also a big welcome to "I·msn David Richardson. Connie t:rul.y deserves a standing ovation, for 'tis the case she knew what being a partner lCR.EJt!) means before signing thn:t :ilife" contra.ct with Ce;,tain David. We wish them both smooth sailing on land and seat l

Announcement of Tom Leach a.a 1975 Fleet Champion was no surprise to many. llonestly Tom, isn't your trophy room i'ull ???

Our famous "Paddle" tmost improved novice) was m-,arded to David filcha.rdson

' flnd the "Shaft" lskippel;' hindered most by frantic-mouth crew) was presented to Pat Halter. Need I sq more\ .

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Ch;urman, Terry Hight and committee will soon announce plans for a successful Eovice Series. We want to see all Thistles on that line And lolow~ Terryr s vim and vigor, this will be the year. So come on guys ?.nd gals, lets make it mu: great '76.

Look-out st. Pete, Pat and Ed Halter, Terry and crew Voldi are preparing to go to Mid-Winters. COllle on Ron - find that crew and help bring home the silver. .tlcet l!i.nety-Oners' nre behind you sill 10096

To end our evenings ?,Ctivi ties ve had election of 1976 officers.

. Ten-y Hie.ht, by a unanimous vote was elected our Fleet Captain end yours truly, Lee De Keyser as .1''1).eet Secretary.

AlTI--iOUlCi;!{E:!·:T: Next .l!~eet Party will be hosted by Marian and Jack Breen, ttid83", :March 12. ~,ore info:nnation will follow in next Tell-Tale.

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M-20 FLEET

by Tom Bauer

The past year has shaped up as a very successful sailing season for the Austin M-20 fleet. Started in the cold of February by literally scrapping the bottom of the lake in Dallas, the year ended with the return of olympic adventurists.

A complete list of accomplishments by the fleet and its members would be lengthy, but as a challenge to continue the pace of excellence being developed in the fleet a few general obs ervations are in order.

Series races have drawn as many as eleven boats on a given day and seldom less than five. When cool and/or heavy weather, (these condit­ions produce the fastest learning environment for the novice cir advanced sailor), kept many sailors from vent­uring into the waves, the M-20 fleet with four or five boats often equaled or surpassed the size of other fleets on the lake, (excepting perhaps, those bastions of the waves, the keelboats). New faces as skippers and as crews were seen. More _spinnakers semed to fly in control 0£ the skipper this year and a couple of new ones were seen, just flying.

Local regattas once again provided the variety of weather conditions that tested the nerves. Five boats attem­pted such sailing as the drifter to Point Venture, which after over four hours all boats finished no further apart than they had started. And, Lakeway, where the .daring with spinnakers aloft sailed from the sight of the conservatives who pre­ferred less spectacular transportation. Finnally, there was Turnback Canyon. With winds somewhere between zero and forty-five knots plus, the survivors will always wonder what went wrong and will there ever be a next time.

Out of town competition ranged from the lure of Florida in ~he winter to the beckon of Wisconsin in the summer.

Two to four boats, with the aid of a triply stacked trailer, traveled to places like White Rock Lake, Dallas; Fort Gibson, Oklahoma; Neenah and Madison, Wisconsin; and sunny Florida.

The Spring Nationals attracted ten Austin Yacht Club boats matched against an equal number of out­of-towners. Competition all year, both interfleet and against other fleets, had its ups and downs, but the overall edge must be considere up.

For instance, consider some of the extracurricular activities of flee sailors. These · activities include administrative, coaching, and raci· duties at the club, state, and national levels. Of particular merit is the participation of three fleet members in various aspects of the U. s. Olympic effor

Social events accompanied most of the serious sailing, with wives, family, and friends welcome to provide condolences to the losers, listen to the yarns of the winners and generally join in the fun.

In hopes that fleet members contin to take advantage of the high quality of sailing the fleet is

achieving, next year should lead to an even more successful and exci_ting season!

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"Blue Jean" Wins California Cup by David Hall

When Bill Corbett returned to California after briefly calling Austin his home port, he presented a fine perpetual

trophy to the A.Y.C. quarter-ton fleet. To be comneted for

annually as the symbol of Lake Travis quarter-ton sunremacy, it was christened the California Cup.

This .year three San Antonio sailors responded to the Regatta invitation and one of them went south with the Cup. Bob Wallick and crew Jean Wallick, Jim Wiedin.g, and Terry

Kellam sailed the San Juen 24 "Blue Jean" to victory over

twelve competitors in the 5-race series held Jan. 10-11 and 17-18. In winds varying from placid nothing to blustery

20 mph Wallick and crew demonstrated impressive teamwork

with crisp, ag~resRive mP.rk roundings in the Olympic races and almost flawless tactics in the distance races. The fact that "Blue Jean" was .Bill Corbett's old boat and P.ob his

nephew had no effect on the regatta outcome, claimed Jean; she attributed the victory to outstanding crew work.

Rod Malone forced ''lallj.ck to come from behind to earn the· Cup. Leading after the first three races, Rod was too

soon at the line and too late with some sail chP.nges in the

last light-air distance race. Ch::.rles Baltzer won that one by over 20 minutes and set up one of those -a.ny of the to-p

4 can win it all" races. Wallick had the correct sail com­binations in the last heavy-air race and just sailed fe.ster than everybody else.

The quarter-tonr.ers initiated a novel handicap system for this regatta. Last yenr•s winner was selected for thts

year's race committee duty. nave Hasti did all the flag waving and horn tooting and won g1:atitude for a precision set of races.

Place 1 2 3 4

Skipper Home Total Pts. Bob Wallick San Antonio 65.850 Rod Malone Austin 64.400 Charles Faltzer Austin h2.075 Sandy Lungren San Antonio 58.800

RACE COMMITTEE NEWS by John Lohr

The Race Committee met with fleet captains January 20th to discuss the coming season. Barring any unforseen conflicts the schedule will be similar to last year's with several minor changes. The winter series will end before the December AYC .banq­uet. Since the business meeting is separate from the revel, there may now be the possibility of presenting fleet championship hardware at the banquet. For al 1 you mothers we are saving Mother's Day for special race activity. Rather than the usual Lakeway Regatta, this Spring we will sail to Pt. Venture and camp there a'la Turnback Canyon. This first Pt. Venture Regatta will be an open event and the Fall Pt. Venture will be a closed regatta. A significant change in operating procedures this year regards cancellation of series races. Each fleet is being asked to draft a set of guidelines to be used in deciding whether condit­ions warrant cancellation of its race. The guidelines will be administered by the race committee representative for the day, who will have the responsibility to interpret the . conditions and ,. guidelines. The specific details are still tenative, but probably the cancellation time will be one hour after the scheduled start. Contact your fleet captain to present your input on ~he guide. lines. EQUIPMENT: I would like to remind all the fleets that the AYC racing equipment is available for their use for tune-up races and other racing activities. To avoid conflicts and disappointments give me a call when you would like to schedule such activity. FROSTBITE SERIES, The frostbite series begins January 25th and will run through February. Grit your

teeth, stock up on cognac and bring your Laser. There will be no sexist divisions or other male supremeist activity unless the ladies insist. A typical day will include a tune-up race and three official races followed by a get­together in the clubhouse. While the series is planned for Lasers, the race committee of the day will be glad to also run races for other classes, time permitting. Finally, as you travel around the country to other Yacht Clubs you will soon find that the AYC competition and race management compare favorably with the best. If you have gripes, suggestions for equipment we might need, or any other comment - good or bad, please buttonhole me or a race committee member and lay it on us. We can always get better.

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