Commodore
Mike
Vining
Aloha,
Happy Turkey
month. I encourage you to stand up and be elected and serve your
fellow club members; ILYC was represented in some competitive October sailing,
and you really should plan to participate in the boat parade, it's great
fun.
I encourage all of
you to consider taking a position on the board of directors, it's not
really too time consuming and getting some different folks involved will
provide some new energy and a fresh approach. The election meeting will
be on a Saturday in December so plan to attend.
In addition to the slate provided by the election committee,
we'll take nominations from the floor. As usual, bribes are
almost always considered acceptable practice. It’s lots of fun for a
couple of hours on a Saturday so plan to attend.
Lipton Cup was lots
of fun and you were well represented, Alex and I did not bring back the
cup, but we did enjoy some great sailing in K-bay in Cal-20's with
some Olympian sailors. It's always lots of fun learning a new boat as
we sail with the best of the best.
Tony and I enjoyed some sailing 'round the
island, as part of the annual Holoholo and were just rounding Makapua while you
all were shaking in your shoes. Fortunately, a tsunami wasn't created and
included as part of the fun that morning, the wind and rain alone were
enough for me.
HYC is having their
annual boat parade on 9 December, the first judging is at 1730 in front of
the HYC club, then it's off to Aloha tower to show your stuff. Last year there
were over 30 boats, it was a great show to see from the water. There will be a
buffet afterwards and the proceeds go to Harbor House, providing meals to needy
families. This year "An Elvis Christmas" is the theme, so break
out those jumpsuits and lights and plan to participate. For more
information call Barbara Silvey 926-0250.
Well it's been a great run this year, what with a
new pier, roof on the club house, and the fencing and paving
should be complete by years end as well. Thanks for all your support
throughout this year.
seeyouonthewater,
Mike
Vice Commodore
Louis Rogers
Aloha, to all members,
Another month has passed and this year is
counting down. However, don't count yourself out yet! There's still
a lot of exciting events remaining before we cheer in the New Year. For
example, don't forget the annual Hawaii Youth Sailing Association (HYSA)
Seafeast/fund raising; to be held at The Kaneohe Yacht Club on Saturday,
November 11th, from 10 am till 3 pm. Plan on a day of fun on the
other side while you meet other boaters, represent Iroquois Lagoon and most of
all know that your time and energy will have helped a good and
worthwhile cause.
On
another note, election time is here for the new board members. If you
have some good ideals that may further increase our club's ability to reach our
collective goals, don't hold back, come forward and nominate yourself or
nominate that person you know to be a good leader with an open mind and
passionate heart. However, whatever you decide, just be present to
vote. Mahalo, see you at the club.
Louis
RC for Sail
Tony Snodgrass
We didn't
pull off any club races this month--but ILYC was well represented at key
events. Mike and I entered the Holoholo (around Oahu)
race under the special category of double handed vessels. We placed
second in that division and 5th overall. Also, Mike and Alex raced in the
Lipton One-Design Challenge at Kaneohe Yacht Club. They came in fifth
overall and got a 2nd place in the first race--this race had Olympic and
National champions as competitors. Great work and a good showing for the
club!
This month is the last of our racing
season. With only a few points separating several competing boats, the
Inshore race on the 11th and the Offshore on the 18th will decide the winners
of the great prizes in December.
Finally, this month the nominating committee
will present new people for the board. If you want to be the RC for Sail
next year or any other officer, please let this committee know so they can put
you on the ballot and improve our little corner of paradise.
Tony
RC for Sail
RC for Power
Tom Hargreaves
Hey
All
Just to remind, fishing tourney the 5th of
November...OVER $200.00 in the pot...General meeting this Wednesday...Think
about the elections coming up...stay safe ;-}
Tom
R. Hargreaves
Rear
Commodore For Power
Iroquois
Lagoon Yacht Club
Secretary
Allan (sea story) Cameron
The good news
is that we continue to get new members joining our club every month. Keep up the good work everyone, if you know
of anyone that has an interest in boating, or just hanging out with crazy boat
owners, please bring them on down to the club and show them around (of course
remember to sign them into the guest book).
November is a
month of distinction for ILYC, first at the General Membership meeting we will
vote on the dues and fees we will charge ourselves for next year. I’m sure Charlie will speak to me about
letting the cat out of the bag, but now is the time to speak up, if you don’t like
the fees we are charging, if you think we should be charging more so we can
build better piers, a new storage building or even a bigger and better
clubhouse, or for some reason you think we should be charging less (which is
just silly). Now is the time to let your
voice be heard.
Also this
month the nominating committee is putting together a list of candidates for
next year’s Board of Directors. Every
position on the Board is up for grabs every year. None of us have a lock on any position on the
Board, and there are no prerequisites for serving in any capacity on the
Board. So if you are interested talk to
Roger, Beth, Lori, Marcus and or Tom Youngblood.
And this
month is the end of the sailing race season; there are no races in
December. I know it is silly, I don’t
know why we don’t race every week of the year but some members seems to think
they need time away from sailboat racing.
That is just crazy talk as far as I’m concerned. But anyway, come on down to the club this
month and join in on the races, either as skipper of your own boat, or there is
always room for crew on someone else’s boat.
Speaking of
crew, I want to thank Tim for crewing on Puff this last Saturday. Only Jacare and Puff we showed up for the
race, and we decided to go out and have a fun day of cruising on the water
instead of racing. Both boats left
together and sailed on down to Diamond Head. After Tony lost part of his crew overboard
(they jumped in for a swim when the boats got in the lee of Diamond
Head), we both headed back to Pearl. In keeping with the twinsee theme of the day,
both boats hoisted asymmetric spinnakers and we had a great chute ride back to
the channel. For Lori and I this was our
fist sail since August due to ill health, first Lori then me trading off
feeling bad for all of September and the first half of October. But Saturday almost made up for it all in one
fell swoop. And Snoopy was dancing out
in front of Puff…thanks Tim.
Port
Captain
Tim DuBois
Aloha All
For those of you worried about who was at the
top of the retired list (and possibly bumped out of a slip) you
can breathe a little easier, there are now a couple of empty
slips and no one is in imminent danger of being bumped. Next workday I am
hoping to put some rain covers over the power outlets on the new pier,
hopefully that will solve the problem with the GFCI breakers tripping in the
rain. We will also continue to do patch work on the old pier.
With the club election day getting close I
would like to officially say I will not be running for Port Captain next year,
it is a great position that offers a FREE slip!! If you have ever thought about
becoming a club officer now is the time. All you have to do is let one of
the election committee officials know you’re interested and they will put your
name in the hat for next years Port Captain.
Overall
pretty quiet on the PC front, see you at workday!
Port Captain
Tim
Director
of Activities
Willy Bethea
Up and coming
activities: Work day, sail boat races, fishing derbies, Christmas and the
elections. Speaking of elections, the activities spot will be available next
year. I would love to continue on but as
with a lot of active duty people, I will be moving on to other things next
year. The activities position is very rewarding and can be a lot of fun.
Looking ahead, the Christmas party this year
will be ran the same as last year. At our next board meeting we’ll try and pin
down a date. It will be an Adult only party and a gift exchange, why is it
called a white elephant? Where did a name like that come from? We’ll have
a potluck prime rib dinner with the club supplying the meat and potatoes as
usual so stay tuned.
Staff
Commodore
Tom Youngblood
Time to think
about two important club events coming up. At the November meeting we vote on
next years fees. If you can’t attend
at least provide input to a board member. To borrow a phrase”, no vote, no
grumble.” I recommend you attend and be part of it if at all possible. It’s
your $. Second event is nominations for 2007 board of directors. Get involved! The nominating committee will be contacting
the membership soon.
UH
football team has a very good and exciting team this year. Consider going to Rainbow by boat, get a
guest slip, and tailgate at the pier/boat. Then a short walk to the game. No
hassle parking a car or driving home. If you prefer, you can drive to Rainbow.
On game day they allow only military affiliated to park there. If interested, talk
to me or Mike for details. Good fun eh!
US Coast Guard
Auxiliary news:
Flotilla 16 of the Coast Guard Auxiliary is still
looking for ILYC members to train as crew, coxswain or vessel examiners.
Staff
Tom
“Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill”
Treasurer
Charlie Crews
Aloha and thanks to
the majority of members who paid their mooring fees on time. For the few
stragglers (you know who you are J) I will be sending out reminders.
Lot
of business coming up – Budget at the November meeting and elections in
December. Come on out and support your club.
Mahalo,
Charlie
Rusty's
Tips:
Ticks on kids, pets or yourself can be easily removed by applying a
cotton ball with a dab of dish soap. The
soap makes it back out, the cotton catches it and you throw it away.
Director of Facilities
Gary Sutton
Sorry for no
newsletter input for the past few months, I am now back on line.
Thanks to everyone for the great help on workdays and for all the support
between those scheduled days. The new fence is just about complete and we
are waiting for our locksmith to transfer the original lock to the new gate
(the small gate). The next workday is on Saturday 4 November, See
You There.
Aloha, Gary
November ILYC Events
Calendar
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November 1st (Wednesday)
– 1930 – ILYC General Membership Meeting – 1830 Board of Directors
Meeting
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November 4th (Saturday)
– 0800 – ILYC Work Day
Ø
November 5th (Sunday) –
ILYC Fishing Tournament
Ø
November
10th (Friday) – Veteran’s
Day (Federal, State & Local Holiday)
Ø
November 11th (Saturday) – 1100
– ILYC Inshore Race Day, Skipper’s
Meeting / Race Start @ 1200
Ø
November 18th (Saturday) – 1100
– ILYC Offshore Race Day Skipper’s
Meeting / Race Start @ 1200
Ø
November
23rd (Thursday) – Thanksgiving
(Federal, State & Local Holiday)
Ø
November 28th (Tuesday)
– Deadline for
Articles/Ads for October’s The Arrow
Chandlery
Beth Snodgrass and Lori Cameron
If you missed the
Chili Cook-off then you haven't had a chance to check out the newest Iroquois
Lagoon t-shirts and tanks. Due to budget limitations, we were only able
to order a limited supply and the tanks were the first to be sold out
(yeeaa!). We still have a few red t-shirts available and quite a few of
the new blue and grey t-shirts. We're currently out of hats but should
have some coming in soon. As money allows, we'll be putting in orders for
more polos and more tanks. The Chandlery also has some beautiful pictures
(overhead shots) of the club and lagoon available in a variety of sizes and
prices starting @ $4.00.
Let either Lori or I know if there's something you'd like to see in the
chandlery. See you at the club!!
Thanks! Contact Beth
at 341-5029/email tbtas@earthlink.net
Beth & Lori Lori at 674-0960/email lorancameron@msn.com
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T-Shirts
(All Styles) $15
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Burgees $25
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Sweat
Pants $16
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Breast
Emblems $25
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Polo
Shirts (silk screened) $18
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Hat
Pins $2
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Long-Sleeved
Shirt $15
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Stickers $1.75 ea (or 3 for $5)
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Coozies $3
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Photos price varies with size
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ILYC 2006 OFFSHORE Sailing
Race Schedule
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January 26th
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March 18th
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April 22nd
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May 20th
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June 24th
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July 29th
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August 19th
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September 23rd
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October 21st
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November 18th
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2006 ILYC OFFSHORE Sailing Season Standings (High Point Scoring)
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Boat
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Skipper
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Standing
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Points
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Jan
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Coconut Rhumb
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Tim & Joelle
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4th
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3
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CNX
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CNX
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1st
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CNX
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-
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CNX
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-
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-
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CNX
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Doghouse
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Craig
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7th
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1
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CNX
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CNX
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-
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CNX
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5th
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CNX
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-
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-
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CNX
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Jacare’
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Tony & Beth
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2nd
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9
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CNX
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CNX
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-
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CNX
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2nd
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CNX
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1st
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2nd
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CNX
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Moonrunner
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Mike & Doreen
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3rd
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5
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CNX
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CNX
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3rd
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CNX
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4th
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CNX
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-
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1st
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CNX
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Puff
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Lori & Al
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1st
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10
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CNX
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The Arrow