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At the Next Mark March Fri. 2 Ales and Tales - 1730 Wed. 7 Wednesday Night Dinner - 1800 Salmon En Croute $23 with Magician: Mike Rose Fri. 16 St. Patrick’s Day Ales and Tales - 1730 Wed. 21 Wednesday Night Dinner - 1800 Roasted Pork Loin $22 Burn Your Socks! Wed. 21, 28 RC Laser Racing Fri. 23 Racing Rules of Sailing - 1800 with Rollin Browne Sat. 24 Race Committee 101 - 0900-1200 Fri. 30 Ales and Tales - 1730 with Band: Night Watch April Sun. 1 Easter Brunch Cocktails - 1100 Brunch - 1200 Easter Bunny - 1300 Egg Hunt - 1330 4, 11, 18, 25 RC Laser Racing Sat. 7 Clean Up Fix Up - 0900-1200 Ariel Dinner - 1800 Sun. 8 Annual Meeting - 1630 Wed. 11 Wednesday Night Dinner - 1800 (Bob Roe - RC Laser Presentation) 13, 20, 27 Ales and Tales - 1730 Sat. 21 Mark Boat Clinic - 1000-1200 22, 29 Shields Spring Series - 1325 Sat. 28 Penguins and Comets Spring Invite Commodore’s Message February was a great break out month for the new season at TAYC. We had a very popular first Ales & Tales, followed the next week by a large crowd for our first WND featuring Tad duPont as our guest speaker. Tad provided a highly entertaining narrative about the early days of racing and social activities at the club, in- cluding descriptions of the antics of some of our current senior members, when they were just getting started in our early Jr. Sailing program. Tad’s presentation included a table of fascinating racing memorabilia, dating all the way back to the Clayton Ewing era. The following week we had a robust and raucous crowd for Triv- ia. All had a great evening, including even the Commodore’s team despite its dismal performance. To avoid embarrassment, we will not identify the individual who actually knew the answer to the Bar- ry Manilow question. And now the osprey are back and the geese (or at least most of them) have headed north: sure signs that Spring is upon us. So, it is time to get ready for an active TAYC racing season, that commenc- es this month with the RC Laser fleet back on the water on the 21 st and 28 th . And further to that end, we have two events scheduled to foster interest and participation in club/fleet racing: With great leadership from Katrina Greer and Mac Sommerlatte the FOS group will be sponsoring a “Racing Rules of Sailing” presentation by P/C Rollin Browne on Friday, March 23. This will be an excellent opportunity for those new to racing, as well as those with some experience, to fine tune their understanding of the basic rules governing our club and regatta events. Then, on March 24, those interested in the important Race Committee side of our events most definitely should attend “Race Committee 101" orga- nized by Governor Karen Singleton. See the announcement inside; this will be a great opportunity for both new and experienced com- mittee volunteers. Finally, we congratulate Robert Lippincott on his election as our new Star Fleet Captain. We thank P/C Richard Lippincott for his many years of service in that position – he could not have a worthi- er successor, witness Bob’s latest accomplishments in the Star Win- ter Series detailed inside. Four months into my Commodoreship, I continue to be amazed by, and most thankful for, the incredible efforts of our staff, our Board of Governors and our many volunteers who lead club activi- ties, all of whom deserve great thanks as well from our member- ship. We are a most fortunate club. Tom Alspach, Commodore Photo Credit: Tom DeMarco March 2018 Volume 72 Issue 2
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At the Next Mark
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Fri. 2 Ales and Tales - 1730 Wed. 7 Wednesday Night Dinner - 1800 Salmon En Croute $23 with Magician: Mike Rose Fri. 16 St. Patrick’s Day Ales and Tales - 1730 Wed. 21 Wednesday Night Dinner - 1800 Roasted Pork Loin $22 Burn Your Socks! Wed. 21, 28 RC Laser Racing Fri. 23 Racing Rules of Sailing - 1800 with Rollin Browne Sat. 24 Race Committee 101 - 0900-1200 Fri. 30 Ales and Tales - 1730 with Band: Night Watch
April Sun. 1 Easter Brunch Cocktails - 1100 Brunch - 1200 Easter Bunny - 1300 Egg Hunt - 1330 4, 11, 18, 25 RC Laser Racing Sat. 7 Clean Up Fix Up - 0900-1200 Ariel Dinner - 1800 Sun. 8 Annual Meeting - 1630 Wed. 11 Wednesday Night Dinner - 1800 (Bob Roe - RC Laser Presentation) 13, 20, 27 Ales and Tales - 1730 Sat. 21 Mark Boat Clinic - 1000-1200 22, 29 Shields Spring Series - 1325 Sat. 28 Penguins and Comets Spring Invite
Commodore’s Message February was a great break out month for the new season at TAYC. We had a very popular first Ales & Tales, followed the next week by a large crowd for our first WND featuring Tad duPont as our guest speaker. Tad provided a highly entertaining narrative about the early days of racing and social activities at the club, in-cluding descriptions of the antics of some of our current senior members, when they were just getting started in our early Jr. Sailing program. Tad’s presentation included a table of fascinating racing memorabilia, dating all the way back to the Clayton Ewing era.
The following week we had a robust and raucous crowd for Triv-ia. All had a great evening, including even the Commodore’s team despite its dismal performance. To avoid embarrassment, we will not identify the individual who actually knew the answer to the Bar-ry Manilow question.
And now the osprey are back and the geese (or at least most of them) have headed north: sure signs that Spring is upon us. So, it is time to get ready for an active TAYC racing season, that commenc-es this month with the RC Laser fleet back on the water on the 21st and 28th. And further to that end, we have two events scheduled to foster interest and participation in club/fleet racing:
With great leadership from Katrina Greer and Mac Sommerlatte the FOS group will be sponsoring a “Racing Rules of Sailing” presentation by P/C Rollin Browne on Friday, March 23. This will be an excellent opportunity for those new to racing, as well as those with some experience, to fine tune their understanding of the basic rules governing our club and regatta events. Then, on March 24, those interested in the important Race Committee side of our events most definitely should attend “Race Committee 101" orga-nized by Governor Karen Singleton. See the announcement inside; this will be a great opportunity for both new and experienced com-mittee volunteers.
Finally, we congratulate Robert Lippincott on his election as our new Star Fleet Captain. We thank P/C Richard Lippincott for his many years of service in that position – he could not have a worthi-er successor, witness Bob’s latest accomplishments in the Star Win-ter Series detailed inside.
Four months into my Commodoreship, I continue to be amazed by, and most thankful for, the incredible efforts of our staff, our Board of Governors and our many volunteers who lead club activi-ties, all of whom deserve great thanks as well from our member-ship. We are a most fortunate club.
Tom Alspach, Commodore Photo Credit: Tom DeMarco
March 2018 Volume 72 Issue 2
RC Laser Fleet News
FOS Fleet News
Racing Rules of Sailing
Overview
Presenter - Rollin Browne
Friday, March 23 1800 hrs
Open to all club members!
Kids are welcome too.
Hot Dogs and Potato Salad hosted by FOS
TAYC Bar will be open as well.
Please RSVP to:
Instructional Sailing is in the works for the upcom-ing FOS season. Mac Sommerlatte and RJ Cooper have designed a basic Ideal 18 course. This two day course in May, will be a great refresher and sharpener of skills. If you haven't sailed a dinghy in years, or are returning to
sailing, this is a great way to get back to skippering! Clas-ses will be small, so please email [email protected]
if you have interest. Costs and dates to be determined
An Intermediate Racing Clinic will also take place in May. This will be a small group with emphasis on rules and skills. Please look in next month’s Tide for
more details on these events!
Happy Anniversary!! Congratulations to our longtime members celebrating big TAYC Milestones:
The 2018 RC Laser Fleet is gearing up for a great year of active racing. Right out of the winter, five of our fleet mates
will be racing in several Florida RC Laser Southern Circuit regattas in Coconut Creek, Punta Gorda, Naples and Marco
Island starting February 8. Jim Karr, Pete Bailey, Harry Henkel, Roger Baldwin and Dave Branning are registered for
some or all of these events. The April Tide will report the action.
Our upcoming Spring Series at TAYC has some new faces and we are looking forward to starting our Wednesday
Night Racing on March 21. Our Co-Fleet captains, Bob Roe, and Roger Vaughan, have given us some late winter study
hall assignments with a rules video, tuning and boat care tips (from fleet expert, Don Barker) and winning sailing strate-
gies. Pop Quiz to follow! For those of you who want to give RC sailing a look-see we have boats for sale and boats to
try! Reach out to us and we can help you experience the fun.
Our fleet has four sponsored regattas this year with two major events at TAYC immediately following the big STAR
WORLDS. Our fleet hopes to be able to help the club and regatta management with making this a memorable event
for everyone. Here’s to a fun RC racing season ahead!
30 Years (Joined in ‘88)
Paul & Kate Cox
Totch & Lisa Hartge
Rick & Debbie Heaton
Ken & Kelly Kennerly
Marshall & Hatsie Long
Geoffrey Longfellow
20 Years (Joined in ‘98)
John Knud-Hansen
Midge Menzies
10 Years (Joined in ‘08)
Jim and Donna Alpi
Jack and Martha Austin
Henry Blair
Dave & Elaine Branning
Ed & Laura Cassidy
Robin & R.J. Cooper
Simon & Marcelle Cooper
Joe Robillard
Peter & Beverly Rohman
Ben & Millicent Sheets
Susette Windsor
50 Years (Joined in ‘68)
Jerry & Carole Kinney
Jim Thompson
40 Years (Joined in ‘78)
Bunny (Martien) Bond
Kevin & Lisa Callahan
Jim & Nandy Corson
Doug & Becky Firth
Tom & Cathy Hill
Doris Hughes
Peg Keller
Susie Wheeler
What are our members up to?
Lippincott Competes in Star Miami Series with Top Rank Crew
TAYC member Bob Lippincott and crew Arnis Baltins from Annapolis who is ranked 6th in Star Crews in the World, competed on Biscayne Bay Feb. 8-11, 2018. The Star Winter Series combined the Walker Cup and Mid Winters Series into one Regatta in which no throw outs were allowed. No less than 8 past World Champions were competing. The first two races saw light air which favored Lippincott and his Chesapeake crew. They were ahead of Paul Cayard (past World Champion and Volvo Ocean Race Winner) by the end of the first day. Wind picked up as well as chop for the rest of the week. Very few sailors except the Youth winners from Ireland saw all finishes in the top 10. Lippincott and Baltins finished 17th overall with their last race being sandwiched between past World Champs.
Click here to view the final results of all 47 competitors: https://www.yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=4456 Skipper Bob Lippincott
Bob and Arnis working upwind in breeze Windward Mark Day 2 Lippincott (8059) and Past
World Champ MacCausland (8521)
Past Commodores Jerry and Tot O’Mara, Peter Schneider and Howard Lapp visiting Sarasota Florida this winter!
The Shields Fleet’s winter get together at the Seemans’ home, with special guest, Commodore Tom Alspach
Race Committee 101
Saturday, March 24 0900-1200 hrs
Interested in learning more about what’s involved in serving on a race committee? Or you’ve volunteered
on race committee in the past, but would like a refresher? Then our new Race Committee 101 is for you!
Several of our club’s most experienced PRO’s and race committee volunteers will be on hand to walk you
through all the key elements of successful race management - before, during and after the races. This will
be a lively, informative program with lots of visuals. All participants will receive a handy Race Committee
Guide prepared by TAYC’s Race Management Team.
RSVP’s are requested (but not required) so we’ll be sure to have enough handouts and know how many
dozen donuts to bring!
Race Committee 102 — Mark Boat Clinic
Saturday, April 21 1000-1200 hrs
Interested in volunteering for Mark Boat duty during the upcoming sailing season? Whether you’d like to
drive your own boat or help out aboard fellow members’ boats, plan to join US Sailing - certified
Principal Race Officer John Devlin for this two hour Mark Boat Clinic.
John will conduct his briefing inside the clubhouse before leading the group out to the new floating dock
(weather permitting) to watch him direct a Mark Boat team setting marks and streaming starting pins just
a few dozen yards from the dock. Again, RSVP’s are requested but not required.
Race Management Training!
Attention PHRF/ORC/CRCA Skippers!
Registration is now open!
Go to: www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=4679
or
http://tayc.com/racing
Stay tuned for details in the April TIDE about this exciting new event
co-sponsored by AYC and TAYC.
Junior Sailing News Steps Toward Safety—No Joke...
I hope you’re looking forward to this summer as much as I am. We will have a safe program, an awesome staff, and of course- an amazing facility for learning how to sail. Some recent experiences and
reflections feel noteworthy...
I can remember taking CPR courses, literally, around 15 times over the years. Mind you, I was always the kid who mastered motor skills because of work ethic and repetition... NOT because of natural talent. I won’t embarrass myself with a description of my attempts at the “electric slide” at middle school and high school dances, but you can imagine...
Sailing an event just a few weeks ago, a fellow competitor suffered a heart attack. This was scary, to put it lightly; luckily, it appears he will be fine. A safety boat sped him to shore, and several of us lifted him out of the boat and onto the dock; EMT’s were on their way. He had labored breathing and a faint pulse, and so taking turns with others...I engaged in chest compressions. To some degree, motor memory took hold, but this was NOT like doing chest compressions on the American Red Cross dummy... and remember - I am that “electric slide guy.” Despite receiving training more recently than I, neither the person who did compressions before me, nor the person who did them after me,used the same kind of fast repetitive force that the EMT used once she was on the scene.
Later that same week, I attended the US Sailing Leadership Forum in St. Petersburg, FL. A workshop on Emergency Action Plans (“EAPs”) conveyed that in order to create muscle memory for this task, one needs to
have practiced 1500 compressions. Keep in mind, that despite imperfections... my story had a happy ending. Chest compressions don’t have to be perfect to save a life. Nonetheless, when I take CPR this spring, I will be going at this with imagery in my mind of real-life experience. And in my mind, even when I don’t have a dummy available, I will continue doing multiple repetitions to really master the skill. I encourage you to do the same. Don’t procrastinate on this... we will offer CPR at the club, but with the club or on your own- TAKE CPR. Remember my story, as if it was you pulling somebody out of a boat; make the experience real so that if/when it is YOU who needs to step it up... you know you can.
Further, stemming from my experiences at the Leadership Forum, I plan to work with Andrew Parish, other TAYC members, local emergency responders, plus incoming Junior Sailing staff to ensure that our EAP is solid, detailed on laminated paper, and well-rehearsed.
On a brighter note, the Leadership Forum was not just about dealing with safety and crises... there were inspiring discussions centered on how to maximize learning and fun. There was discussion of “un-regattas” where kids do crazy courses, dodge obstacles, and even do push-ups on their boats. And there was discussion of US Sailing’s REACH curricu-lum, whereby kids learn science, technology, engi-neering, and math skills while also learning the basics of seamanship and how sailing works from a physics perspective. Whether they become hard-core racers or simply sailing enthusiasts, we have such a brilliant opportunity to get kids sharing our passion for this lifelong sport. See you this summer! -Tim Herzog, Jr. Sail Director
Star Worlds Preview
The Star Class is holding its annual Bacardi Cup March 5th through 10th in Miami. This is an iconic international event currently with 80 teams registered to compete in this year’s event. This will be a similar event to the World Championship that we are hosting in October. Our own Bob Lippincott will be sailing in this regatta aboard USA 8059 named Re-Pear. To follow
Bob and to get a preview of what to expect in Oxford this October, watch the regatta live at: http://www.starsailors.com/ . Again, racing is Monday, the 5th through Saturday the
10th with coverage daily. Times of the live coverage are not posted yet, but we anticipate live coverage beginning at 11am daily.
2018 TAYC Spring Cruise
June 15 - Patuxent River - Anchor in Mill Creek
June 16 - Wicomico River - Tie up in Salisbury at Port of Salisbury Marina (410-548-3176)
June 17 - Layover Salisbury to visit The Ward Museum, etc,
June 18 - Crisfield - Tie up in Crisfield at Somers Cove Marina (410-968-0925)
June 19 - Layover Crisfield to visit Assateague Island, NASA, etc.
June 20 - Great Wicomico River Reedville Tie up at Reedville Marina (804-453-6789)
June 21 - Layover to visit Stratford Hall
June 22 - St. Mary’s River off Potomac River - Anchor off St. Mary’s College for concert ashore
June 23 - Patuxent River - Anchor in Battle Creek
June 24 - Home
Any questions and/or to have me make reservations at Marinas please call Sandy King at 410-714-4189 or 410-822-9141 or email [email protected]. I must have a head count for arranging land
transportation. Thank you, Sandy King
Yes, we DO need you...for a true “behind the scenes” volun-teer opportunity, if you have some free time and
enjoy working with numbers.
The Board is eagerly looking for a member willing to sift through various types of information from the club’s records and archives. Then, after the data is compiled, we hope it can be summarized and portrayed creatively using charts and ta-bles. If you like working with numbers, but aren’t familiar with
computer graphics hopefully we can identify another member to work together with you on that aspect of the project.
Your efforts will help the Board prioritize and better support club activities and initiatives, while also establishing a valuable, permanent baseline of information that we can keep
current going forward.
If you’d like to learn more about this project to see whether it’s something you might
enjoy, please contact Richard Ward, the Board's Governor for Member Engagement at:
TAYC Happenings
Ales and Tales
March 2 1730 hrs
Wednesday Night Dinner
March 7
Happy Hour: 1800 - 1900 hrs
Dinner: 1900 hrs
Salmon En Croute $23
Fresh Baked Rolls and whipped butter, Garden Salad
with House Vinaigrette Dressing, 6oz Salmon Filet
wrapped in a puff pastry with Pesto compound butter,
Yukon Gold Potatoes, Roasted Brussels Sprouts with
Scallion butter, Pineapple Upside Down Cake with
whipped cream and toasted Coconut,
Fresh Brewed Coffee
With entertainment by Magician: Mike Rose
Reservations are required!
Wednesday Night Dinner
Burn your socks! March 21
Happy Hour: 1800 - 1900 hrs
Dinner: 1900 hrs
Roasted Pork Loin $22 Fresh Baked Rolls with butter, Garden Salad with
House Vinaigrette Dressing, Roasted Pork Loin with Sherry Cream Sauce, Roasted Potato Fingerlings, Veg-
etable du jour, Dessert and Fresh Brewed Coffee Reservations are required!
St. Patrick’s Ales and Tales
March 16 1730 hrs
Ales and Tales
March 30 Cocktails - 1730 * Dinner - 1730-1930
Listening Room Concert by Night Watch - 1930
After Ales and Tales, Night Watch returns for a “listening room” music experience. Liz Fisher, Randy Welch and TAYC member Bob Roe will perform songs of the likes of Bob Dylan, Grate-ful Dead, Old Crow Medicine Show, Simon &
Garfunkel, Alison Krauss and more. The vibe is upbeat folk, songs of the sea with a bit of coun-try, rock and alternative Americana thrown in,
Please make reservations to attend the concert.
Attention TAYC Offshore Racers and Cruisers
US Sailing - Safety at Sea Seminar - March 24-25 US Naval Academy
For info and to register, visit: mtam.org/events/
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OFFICERS
Commodore: Thomas T. Alspach
Vice Commodore: Ed Cassidy
Rear Commodore: Douglas Abbott
Fleet Captain: Sandra Wellford-King
Secretary: John P. Knud-Hansen, M.D.
Treasurer: P/C Joseph Weaver
Fleet Chaplain: The Rev. Kevin M. Cross
Fleet Surgeon: Douglas Wiseman, M.D.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Thomas Campbell · Bruce Wellington · Karen Singleton
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Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 1 2
Ales and Tales
1730
3
4 5 6 7 Wednesday
Night Dinner With Magician
1800
8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 St. Patrick’s
Ales and Tales 1730
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18 19 20 21 Wednesday Night Dinner
Burn your socks 1800
RC Laser Racing - 1700
22 23 Racing Rules of
Sailing with Rollin Browne
1800
24 Race Committee
101 0900-1200
25 26 27 28 RC Laser Racing
1700
29 30 Ales and Tales
with Night Watch
1730
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March 2018
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