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The Mainsheet
Volume 54, Number 5, May 2021 Latitude: 30°32’29”N Longitude: 87°54’14”W
From the Commodore 10th Anniversary of Children’s Cup Regatta, May 8, at FYC
It's been a beautiful Spring at the The 10th Regatta at $100, Bronze at $500, Silver at
yacht club! I hope you have all Anniversary $750, Gold at $1,000 and Guardian at
enjoyed it to the fullest. This really Children's Cup $5,000. All entry fees, donations and items
is a great time to come down and
take advantage of all we have to Regatta and donated for the silent auction are tax
offer. Silent Auction is deductible. If you could just add that FYC
We have a couple of changes I would May 8, 2021 at members can drop off silent auction dona-
like to announce. Please help me FYC. The regatta tions at the club with their name and
welcome Brandi Walker as our
Dining Room Manager & Event and silent auction address or call Kerrie 251 610-4969 for
Coordinator. She has many great (noon until 7:00pm) benefit Children's of pick up!
ideas for both the dining room and Alabama, who treated more than 1800
private events that I think you will patients last year from Mobile and
love. Also, member Jason Harrelson Baldwin Counties.
has stepped up as Entertainment
Committee Chairman. With our Registration is $50 for 'big boats' (PHRF,
state Covid protocols relaxing, it is Portsmouth, Viper 640, VX-1, and any
past time for us to begin having other boats which want to race), and $25
more events for our members. Take a for Juniors (420, Laser Radial, Optimist
look at the calendar here in the
Mainsheet to get a sense of what's in RWB and Green Fleet). There is also a
store. "Cruisers Crawl" for boats wanting to just
Congratulations to our Opti Sailors be out on the Bay but not participate in
who participated in the Optimist racing. All participants will receive a
Team Trials in Houston! That regat- regatta t-shirt and extras will be for sale.
ta is easily the toughest fleet they
will encounter all year, and they Following racing, in addition to the Silent
accounted well for themselves in Auction, enjoy the sounds of Doc Rogers
challenging conditions. and the Rock Dodgers and $5 BBQ plates.
Our High School teams have also Donations to Children's may also be
been busy this past month, with
Fairhope High School very nearly made through the Children's web site at
capturing Mississippi's coveted Rock give.childrensal.org Sponsors are also wel- 12 year old Gulf Coast patient of Children’s
trophy at the Gulf Coast High School come. Sponsorship levels are Raingutter of Alabama, Ava Smith, takes the wheel!
Championship! St. Michael also dom-
inated a field of other mostly
Catholic schools in New Orleans a
few weeks later. Please join me in
congratulating them all!
Children's Cup is coming up in
May. Please be sure to participate to
the fullest! All proceeds go to
Children's Hospital in Birmingham,
and it is a great cause. After the
race, Matthew will have BBQ for
sale under the club, and I hear we
will have some pretty unique items
for sale at the silent auction. I can't
wait to see you all there!
Scott Hartwell
Commodore
This year marks the 10th anniversary of FYC’s relationship with
Children’s of Alabama. Let’s make it the biggest and best ever by
making this the year we hit $200,000 for Children’s.
The Mainsheet is published
monthly by the Fairhope
The Layline ~ Sailing Director Holly Murry
Yacht Club, a member of have closed all sessions before
the Gulf Yachting Association and the start of camp! We have 10
United States Sailing Association. new level one instructors com-
Circulation includes all Fairhope Yacht ing on board to help our 5
Club members and GYA affiliated
clubs. The Mainsheet, Fairhope Yacht returning instructors drive the
Club, P.O. Box 1327, Fairhope, AL summer camp in some fun
36533, or e-mail to times.
mainsheet@fairhopeyachtclub.com by
the 20th of the month prior to publica- The Gulf Yachting
tion. High School sailing and Association is host-
spring clinics are ending as we ing their quarterfi-
BRIDGE get ready for our Summer Sail nal eliminations for
Commodore - Scott Hartwell Camp. Our high school teams the US Sailing
Vice Commodore - Philip Durant have done a wonderful job of Triple-handed Junior
Rear Commodore - Mark McCullins representing their schools. It is Championship (Sears Cup)
Fleet Captain - John Buziak a wonderful feeling having on May 15 & 16 at
Buccaneer Yacht Club in
Fleet Surgeon - Dr. Robbie Rux events take place this year. conjunction with the Spring
Secretary - Tracy Hirsh
Treasurer - Kay Robberson
The sailors have shined with Regatta. Competitors shall
all the hard work and dedica- bring their own Viper 640.
BOARD OF GOVERnORS tion they put in this past year. All sailors must be 13 yrs old
John Adams I am proud of our Optimist by the day of the event and
Elizabeth McGriff Team Trials sailors. They left must not turn 19 in this cal-
Jeff Valentine on a Friday all set to sail with endar year.
Carl Wegener the ODT2 team. ODT2 is a The top two GYA teams
Don Faircloth developmental team offer to will advance to the US
Sailing Area D Semifinals at
Dan Beasley the top 20 sailors in the area. Fairhope Yacht Club on
Steve Sararese
They sailed Saturday and June 26 & 27. They will com-
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Sunday with 30 sailors from pete against the top two
Memorial Pat Colvin around the US. They had a teams from FSA, SAYRA, &
Entertainment Jason Harrelson break on Monday, and we DIYRA in supplied Viper
Building & Grounds Bob Kayser practiced on Tuesday, then 640’s.
Insurance/Marine Safety David Barr proceeded to measurement. The winner of the Semi’s
Harbor Tracy Hirsh We started the regatta on will advance to the Finals at
Associates PC Gary Garner Thursday sailing 4 days and Eastern Yacht Club in
Boston, MA on August 10-13.
Membership David Roberts completing 12 races. We had Finals will be sailed in sup-
Offshore Don Faircloth
Cruising Bob Knapp
several learning experiences plied RS 21’s.
Sailing Director Holly Murray with 2 redresses and one suc- All teams shall register for
Adult Sailing Holly Murray cessful protest. the quarterfinals before May
Race & Regatta Mark McCullina Congratulations to Joe Comer 13th by contacting the GYA
Junior Commodore Robert Montgomery for finishing 12th in silver US Sailing Area D
Juniors Advisor Ann Hartwell fleet. Layton Duggar, Alec Representative, Holly
Historians PC Barbara Brown Ward and Isaac Sprayberry Murray at holly@fairhopey-
Sarah Johnston-Cox had some nice sailing in the achtclub.com or (228) 363-
0073. All teams must also
Guardian John Adams difficult conditions and tough register for Spring Regatta.
GYA Coordinator John Buziak
competition. They sailed every FYI: Link to Final’s informa-
Mainsheet Editor nancy Fitzpatrick
Long Range Planning
wind direction during the week tion-
ICRC TBD in heavy breeze. https://www.ussailing.org/co
FYC Auxiliary Linda Fontenot We are all set to have a stel- mpetition/championships/20
lar year with summer sail 21-chubb-u-s-junior-champi-
camp. This is the first year we onship/
Office: Mon-Fri 8:00am-12:00, 1:30-4:30pm
Phone: 251-928-3276 Fax: 251-990-8602 At Half Mast
Email: office@fairhopeyachtclub.com
Club Office: 101 Volanta, Fairhope AL 36532
April, 2021
Mailing Address: Box 1327, Fairhope AL Dot Yeager - Surviving Spouse
36533 & Mother of Commodore Yeager
Web address: www.fairhopeyachtclub.com
From the Junior Commodore
Though April brought many showers, High school practice will end on May Regatta. With high school sailing com-
the FYC juniors were able to get in a 5. Four of our Opti sailors raced in the ing to an end, we are already preparing
lot of great days of sailing. The high 2021 KO Sailing Optimist Team Trials for a very busy summer of Jr Lipton’s
school teams started off with the from April 22-25 at LakewoodYacht and Summer Sail Camp. The first ses-
Mississippi and Gulf Coast Club in Seabrook, TX. Joe Comer sion of sail camp will begin on May 31.
Championships regatta in Gulfport, placed 12th, Isaac Sprayberry placed We can’t wait for a great month of sail-
MS. Then finished out their season 73rd, Layton Duggar placed 94th, and ing and a summer full of juniors on the
with St. Michael traveling to New Alec Ward placed 111th. water!
Orleans, LA for the New Orleans Yacht On May 8, the Fairhope YachtClub is Robert Montgomery
Club High School regatta. hosting the Children’s Cup Charity FYC Junior Commodore
StMichael’s wins again! Jrs at GC High School Champs!
After a very scary early morning
front that came across Baldwin
County, Fairhope and St Michael
High School teams drove to MS
for the Gulf Coast High School
Championship on Saturday April
10th. Six teams competed from
MS & AL. The winds were breezy
and cool with sunny skies!
FHS sailors were Parker French,
Elijah Healy, Adler Rux and Gavin
The St. Michael Sailing Team trav- Valentine.
eled to Lake Pontchartrain April 24
to round out their season at the New
Orleans Yacht Club High School
Regatta. There were 6 high schools
with 8 teams competing. All but one
team were from other Catholic High
Schools in the New Orleans area.
Winds were 12-14 knots out of the
SW, with 18-20 knot gusts taking a
hard right; in those conditions, both
A & B fleets won first place giving
SMCHS sailors were Robert
SMCHS a 1st place overall! Fairhope High School won second Montgomery, Ava Cocke, Sullivan
Congratulations, Nate Hartwell, place overall. St Michael High Stankoski, Nate Hartwell and Cole
Robert Montgomery, Ava Cocke, School won fourth place overall.
Sullivan Stankoski & Cole Gunter! Gunter.
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Restaurant & Bar Hours Of Operation
(251-928-8888 for Dinner Reservations)
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
11am-8pm Closed Closed 4pm-9pm 4pm-9pm 11am-10pm 11am-10pm
May~2021
1 GYA
Opening
StABYC
2 GYA 3 4 5 Membership 6 7 8
Opening Meetings
6:00 JrYC A Children’s
StABYC Wedding
7:00 Equity
to Die For! Cup Regatta
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Mother’s Day Membership Spring
Committee
Brunch 11-2 Shrimp Boil
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Bingo Viper GCoast
Spring 6:30-8:30 Champs
23 24 25 26 Harbor 27 28 29
Viper GCoast Committee
Champs Shrimp Boil
TRiViA
30 31
COMING SOON! - Oysters by the Bay!!
For the good of our Club THE EASTERBUNNY AT FYC!
My name is Brandi
Walker and I am proud to The most
be your new Event important
Coordinator/Operations
Manager at FYC. In my
find at Easter
short time here so far, I is the Easter
have met so many amazing Bunny!
members and bounced off
lots of ideas to make FYC
even more amazing than it
already is! My husband
Jake and I live in downtown Fairhope with our
French Bulldog, Kevin. We love sailing, boating,
and anything on the water. I look forward to
meeting each and every one of you and speaking
to you about what I can do for you to make your
time at FYC the best possible!
You can reach me by phone, 928-3276, or email
me
Restaurant & Bar Hours Of Operation
(251-928-8888 for Dinner Reservations)
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
11am-8pm Closed Closed 4pm-9pm 4pm-9pm 11am-10pm 11am-10pm
June~2021
1 2 Membership 3 4 5
Meetings
6:00 JrYC
7:00 Equity
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Membership
Committee
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Bingo
6:30-8:30 GYA Challenge Cup, Gulfport YC
20 Father’s 21 22 23 24 25 26
Day Harbor
GYA Challenge Committee US Sailing Jr US Sailing Jr
Cup, GulfportYC Area D Qualifier Area D Qualifier
27 28 29 30
US Sailing Jr Trivia
Area D Qualifier
Water Safety Buildings and Grounds report:
and you! It has been a busy month as we prepare for the upcoming
regattas and our summer season. Sidewalk replacement will be
completed on May 5 with the addition of a new walk from the
“CLEAN WATER IS THE FOUNDATION . . .” northwest corner of the Clubhouse to the parking lot.
With all of our sea faring vessels bringing us A new VHF antenna has been installed on the roof of the
recreational enjoyment in our lakes, rivers, bays and Gulf, you Clubhouse which will allow much better reception of signals
can see how profoundly we can impact our marine environment. from boats during regattas as well as those from visiting yachts
With a little common sense and the desire to increase our knowl- seeking short term slips. Special thanks to Wes Stanley for his
edge, we can all have cleaner waterways to enjoy and maintain a help in running the new cable through the Club attic!
healthy aquatic environment. The trees in and adjacent to the Junior sailing area have been
As we clean and prepare our boats we find a multitude of prod- trimmed of storm damage, and cleared of branches that would
ucts available to us for the work, and their toxicities range wide- strike masts of the Jr. Sailing boats as they are launched. A
ly. Since most of this kind of maintenance work is done when our side benefit will be an enhanced view of the bay from that side
boats are in the water, careful use of these substances is essen- of our grounds.
tial to keep them from washing overboard. Within the next three weeks we anticipate repaving the
Some cleaners, bleachers, teak cleaners, paint thinners, etc. are Visitors parking lot. This activity will require that all boats and
toxic; read the labels carefully and handle the products accord- trailers be removed for the two to three days required to com-
ingly. Do not assume the product labeled “biodegradable” is safe. plete the work. As soon as we have a precise date, we will notify
A number of maintenance product manufacturers list toll free owners. This is a major expense for the Club and it will be
“800” phone numbers on labels. Call them with your questions essential that all boats be gone in order to do a proper job. We
when in doubt. appreciate your cooperation, recognizing that it may be incon-
Some of the best actions we can take to reduce toxic products is venient!
to use fewer products and more elbow grease! Whenever possible, Necessary repairs have been done to the air conditioning, the
use biodegradable boat cleaners. If you use chemical products on elevator is in the process fo being repaired, and significant elec-
your boat, minimize their use while your boat is in the water. If trical upgrades have been made in the kitchen to enhance
this cannot be avoided, plug your scuppers and wipe away any worker safety and efficiency. Finally, the restroom doors in the
spills or residue. Buy products in sizes you can use within a year. lower level of the Club are expected to be replaced during May.
That way you won’t have to dispose of any stale products. We are awaiting submission of pricing from the vendor.
Clean water is the foundation for safe and enjoyable boating. An upcoming project that will need several volunteers with be
It’s up to those of us who appreciate and recognize the privilege the replacement of fence boards on the garbage bin gates on
of using our beautiful waterways to protect this resource now and both the upper and lower levels. If you can lend a few hours of
for future generations work, please contact Bob Kayser, the chair of the Buildings and
Bill Fallin, FSO-Marine Safety U. S. Coast Guard Aux. Grounds Committee, 315-567-6308
FYC Auxiliary Report
The FYC Auxiliary met on Friday, April 9th for Any member or employee who has a senior in high school
our luncheon. We had a fantastic group of members can apply for this scholarship.
attend. A big welcome back to Audrey Barr, a past member. May 7 will be our last lunch-
We are happy Audrey is back with us. eon before the fall. We hope to
April proved to be a great month for the auxiliary. see everyone there.
We are Happy to announce that the nautical and miscella-
neous yard sale brought in over $1500 dollars. We also hosted a GIRLS
Just a reminder that the applications for the FYC auxiliary NIGHT OUT on April 8. The
scholarship are now in Pat’s office. The scholarship is for laughter and friendship made
$1,000. the night very special.
Eggstravganza
Eggs to order, omelets
April Membership
Committee Report
Accepted to Equity
Membership:
David Reeves
Charles Codding
William Fallin
Bananas Foster Bread Pudding Kevin Hollingshead
Key Lime Parfait
Cakes Howard McNair
Pies Invited to Associate
Membership:
Jacqueline Guinan
David Lewis
Sloan Feenker
Jason Breaux
Robert Hays
Tess Slay
Steven Solberg
Brian Kane
2021 Fairhope Yacht Club Auxiliary
Annie Drago
Ryan Coleman
Scholarship Jarrad Easterling
$1,000 Scholarship to be awarded to
Karen Keel
John Allen
a High School Senior in June 2021 Jonathan McCardle
Invited to Out-Of-Area
Non-Equity
To be eligible, applicant must be a child, Membership:
grandchild or great grandchild of a Neill Guilbert
Invited to Transitional
Fairhope Yacht Club member or employee. Membership:
Jessica Douglas
Applications may be picked up in
Welcome Aboard
David Roberts
the FYC Office. Membership Chair
Sunday racing
4/11 It was a race against the 6th Whatshername 4:07:00 4th SKeDADDLE 3:22:17
clock! Out of eight boats start- 7th Alouette 4:11:00 5th Knot Sure 3:22:45
ing, the first boat needed to 8th Gypsy Wind 4:19:00 6th Tigress 3:28:00
7th MOJO 3:29:30
8th Dancin' with Wind
3:42:42
DNS Moving Target
make the first mark within 1
hour to keep the race going.
After 50 slow minutes, the
wind came in, a little, and Come on down and join us on
boats started rounding that Sundays. It's a great day to
first mark and the race was on! spend a few hours exercising Sunday, April 25, starts
The wind had started out your boat and boating skills, 2021 Sunday Series 2! All start
almost non-existent at the And plenty of fellow sailors to times will go back to base
start, out of the SW. The aid you in your efforts, espe- times. Remember, consistency
cially during the ever impor- is what wins series! If you need
crew, let me know! Same if you
want to crew. We always have
people that want to get
involved with racing and, most-
ly, always have boats that need
Rhodes 19
National
Championship
course was set at X-SW-SE- crew.
August 16-20, 2021, the
NE-X. When the winds came in tant post-race review! Check-in Rhodes 19 Fleet 5 will host the
at 6-8kts, the competitors under the club around 1, to get Rhodes 19 National
began to spread out along the your start time and be at the Championship at Corinthian
course. The finishes were X-mark by 2. Look forward to Yacht Club, Marblehead, MA
recorded as follows: seeing you all out on the water! The Gulf Coast Championship
between F’leet 4, FYC, and Fleet
4/18 A clear, bright day with 7, SYC and NOYC, has not been
cool winds from the NW at a scheduled.
steady 6-8 knots saw nine We need to encourage all fleet
boats sign up to race. While the members to join the class.
wind was mostly light, it Attached is a list of the current
remained steady and it made members. Any who needs to regis-
for an interesting race day! For ter can do so at
our last race in Series 1, we http://rhodes19.org/fleet-
didn't have much change in activity/join-us/ on the class web-
series position but we did have site or
some shake ups to the usual https://www.regattaman.com/.
single day finishes! The course Please encourage your fleet to
was set at X-NW-SW-SE-X and come and join us at the 2021
1st Tigress 3:56:58 the race was on. Finishes were National Championships this
2nd SKeDADDLE 3:58:59 recorded as follows: August.
3rd Knot Sure 4:02:00 1st Alouette 3:15:55 More info can be found at
4th Wanderer 4:04:42 2nd Whatshername 3:18:15 Mike Lane
5th MOJO 4:05:30 3rd Gypsy Wind 3:20:16 President, R19 Class
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