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JULY 2011

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2 Commodore’s Corner_Andrea Sepanski

3 Splinters_Rick Bernstein

4 Cat Tales_Dave Waugh

5 Sail Camp_Megan Crosby

6 Firecracker Regatta Results

7-9 Sail Camp_Shirley Allen

10-11 Notices

12 Safety Article

Just a Silly Thought,what if we had some “huts” to rent during the flood season?

During a time of trying to deal with “Nature”, keep your mind open to new ideas no matter how silly they may seem.

CONTENTS

2 JULY 2011

Commodore’s CornerRecent quotes received by your illustrious commodore.... (yeah I just called myself illustrious)

“ since you are the first two time commodore you get two floods in one season???”

“hey, did you have a flood back in 2000?”“will we see the boat parking lot in June?“

The following addresses each quote... I guess, no, and yes we saw the boat park-ing lot in June for a short time.

The week of Junior Sailing Camp was one week the boat lot was above water and it was a great week for the kids, with exception of the fact I think it rained each day leading us to our current situation... If you check Facebook or talk to any one of those kids that hung out at CSA the middle week of June you will hear what a great time they had. The recent purchase of the OpenBics was a AWESOME decision, and the kids learned tons in them and the Optis & Lasers. Thanks to all the GREAT ADULTS who made this week an AWESOME week for the future of CSA. Since I know I will forget someone, I’m not going to call anyone out specifically, but you all know who you are THANKS!!!. It’s a wonderful site to see the faces of the future of CSA so bright and shiny on the waters of lake Carlyle.

Now for us ADULTS, it continues to pain me to inform the membership of our flooded conditions, so if anyone knows how to control the water GODS please let me know and I’ll get on that...

The Adult Sail Seminar scheduled for the week after Jr Sail Camp is now scheduled for August 10th thru 12th. The Open House and Luau have been moved to tAugust 13th and CSA will continue to need the memberships support with these activities please let the appropriate staff members know if you are willing to assist with any or all of these events.

Hopefully, this crest will come and the waters will recede quickly and CSA will get back to “Normal” for the second time this year of the first second time commodore (say that 3 times fast :))

Thank you all for your understanding in things that are again beyond our control.

Andrea Sepanski

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Splinters from the BoardFor the first time we held an open Board Meet-ing for CSA members to attend. To accommo-date the light crowd we moved June’s meeting to Vice Commodore Robb Preston’s Clayton Law offices. On the agenda:

The waters “were” going down at the board meeting and I was going to write that this hasn’t deterred folks joining CSA as the Cabin spots were just about full. The board is investigating if we have appropriated enough spots for this type of boat or if a change is needed.

The Commodore has finalized her banquet plans; 1/21/12 in Edwardsville.

We’re in the final stages of evaluating bids for tree trimming and stump removal.

I’m sure many of you have noticed trou-bled times with our Wi-Fi. We are narrowing down the problem and plans are underway to rectify this. Improvement should be evident at the time you’re reading this.

The BBQ pit that looked like it was blown to pieces by 2011 flood #1 is being replaced by a totally new system. The board approved funds to purchase 3 pits similar to those found in parks. They hopefully will be in by late July.

Our friends at St. Louis Sail and Paddle had their grand opening in late June. CSA was a proud sponsor of this event.

I know this may sound like a broken record, but we continue to investigate all options regarding the boat parking lot. Thankfully it’s not close to being in unusable condition; it’s heading there though. Unfortunately state funding is all but dried up, so we’re working many other options such as SBA loan, grants, and federal programs.

Had a scare with the OB HVAC a few weeks ago; thought it had passed away on us. Mary and Joe found a filter that looked like something from the 70’s, changed it and all is great with the cooling world. The scare did cause us to seek bids to replace our system. I can report for now, the $5,000 will remain in our bank account.

The lights on our grounds are old and many simply don’t work anymore. Through research, we believe we’ve found really good replacements at prices in our ballpark. We’ll be deciding in the next few months when to make this happen.

In 2011 Flood #1 the 3 canopies that protect our whal-ers were damaged. Glenn Grummon and Director Beier, plus a few others, have been working on getting these fixed and at press time, they were all but good to go.

Thanks to the great project management job of Direc-tor Folwell, the bridge to the OB has become reality. At this writing John was working on finalizing aesthetics.

To all of the Directors that make up CSA’s Board; to Commodore Sepanski and VC Preston; to all of you that gave your all before, during and after the first flood of 2011, THANK YOU. Now we’re faced with Flood #2 as you read this. It doesn’t appear to be as significant as the first, but CSA is going to need a lot of help again. With this said, I’d like to put out a heartfelt request to those who couldn’t help with the first go around, and ask that you find a little time to help CSA when the time comes to be put her back together again. We have some really big events coming up starting with the Leukemia Cup Regatta the last weekend in July, then two weeks later the Adult Sailing Seminar, Open House and Luau. We can do it, all of us need to gather up some gusto, some energy and come out and put our beloved club back together in the coming weeks. Take care.

Rick Bernstein

Chairman of the Board

Carlyle Sailing Association

Cat Tales4 JULY 2011

by Dave Waugh

High water makes for low bridges.

Funny how those things go together. It also means that boats, sheds, picnic tables,

Optie racks, Bics, and assorted club stuff must be moved to higher ground twice in

the same year . . . What fun.

I want to put in a plug for the Sunday morning practices races. For those of you who

want to learn the basics of racing, this is your chance and it’s not hard to get in on

the action. Just have your boat rigged and ready by 10:00am Sunday morning. At

10:00am go down to the committee boat and tell them you want to participate and

they will give you the lowdown on what is going to happen. Usually there are several

practice starts. They will set a line and go through a modified starting sequence. The

object is to be as close to the starting line a possible without going over early. Once

you’re across the line, you just turn back around and another sequence will begin.

After you have done this a few time they will have a very short race. You will start,

then beat to the first mark, maybe 100 yd or so, round the mark, and go back to

the starting line for another race.

These short exercises will help in several ways. First you will become comfortable

sailing in a pack of several boats. You will learn how to judge boat speed. And you

will learn how to sail up wind to a designated spot. Plus, it’s a lot of fun when you

beat another boat to the mark. And best of all no one cares if you make mistakes…

Everyone out there will be making the same mistakes as you. So get up a little early

on Sunday, come out and try racing. You will be glad you did.

If anyone would like to partake in these morning races but are a little intimidated by the thought of racing I will be glad to go out with anyone to help them get started. Just send me an e-mail at waughd1@sbcglobal.net. I’ll be glad to help.

Sail Camp 2011JULY 2011 5

by Megan Crosby

“Freaking awesome” – that is how many campers described Sail Camp 2011 which was held June 12 through June 18. It was a lot colder then expected, but there was plenty of wind the whole week. There were 28 campers in all, plus Instructors, Junior Counselors, and other staff.

Camp started on Sunday night with people check-ing in their boats and then doing team building activi-ties. We raced to turn a sail over without letting the sail touch the ground, and played other games like Swoosh.

On Monday we had a great day of sailing. The beginners got to get out on the water for their first time, and the BIC group got to “open Christmas presents” and test out the new boats. There were five groups in all: Lasers, BICs, Intermediate Optis, and two beginning Opti groups.

After we sailed all day, it was time for dinner. We did the Sailor of the Day and always had an ice cream raffle. Most nights we also had people sing songs if they had lost something throughout the day. The Bar-ney song, Row Your Boat, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and other songs all ended up being sang.

Then there was a nightly activity. One night there was a scavenger hunt, and another a piñata. Sometimes we would just play basketball. Tuesday night we did rides on “big boats”. Kids got to go out on a Melges, E-Scow, or a J-24. Most of them said that they liked experiencing sailing on a different boat. Afterwards we would go back to the campground, and several nights we had a campfire. John Sepanski and Alex Smith would sing and play the guitar while everyone else had Smores. Sleeping in the tents went good, but we had some nights that it stormed and we had to be brought back to CSA. There were also a few storms that hap-pened during the day, but we just waited them out.

Overall, it was an awesome week of sailing. We ended it with a great night of racing. This year for the first time the Firecracker was held on Friday evening starting at 3:30 p.m. For once the Firecracker actually had wind, and we got nine races in. All of the competitors did great!

WINNERS OF THE FIRECRACKER:

Firecracker Regatta Results 6 JULY 2011

by David Crosby

2011 Fire Cracker

Lasers RACE1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9

Alina Moriarty 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 2Megan Crosby 3 1 4 1 2 1 2 2 1Brandon Jensen 2 2 1 4 3 4 3 4 5Shannon Lacker 4 5 3 5 4 3 4 6 3Melina Crosby 6 3 5 3 5 5 5 3 4Noah Krause 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6

Int. Opti

Kyle Shapiro 1 1 1 1 1 1Chris Dinkel 4 3 3 2 2 2Matt Bald 2 2 2 3 4 4Adam Bautz 3 4 4 4 3 3

Bics

Jacob Bernstein 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2Sarah Schott 4 1 2 1 3 3 3 4Allison Lacker 3 2 2 3 4 2 4 3David Hill 1 4 3 4 2 4 5 5Kyle Bernstein 5 5 4 5 5 5 2 1

Beginner OptiNick Flath 1 1 3 1 1 2 1Everett Dwyer 2 5 4 4 4 3 2Robyn Gill 5 7 2 2 5 4 5Brianna Glassco 6 2 6 8 2 5 3Payton Flowers 12 6 5 3 3 1 8Pietro Galante 7 4 1 7 9 6 4Katie Toftemark 3 8 7 5 7 10 7Will Weinman 4 9 9 9 6 7 11Sam Glassco 8 11 8 6 11 8 9Tyme Sampson 11 10 10 10 8 9 6Eric Toftemark 9 3 11 11 10 12 11Katie Earnest 10 12 11 11 12 11 10

2011 Sail Camp photo by Helen Buchta

Beginner Opti Sail Campers must have been tired from being awaken two different nights because of storms, but they didn’t show it. The thirteen beginners were enthusiastic about sailing the drills and the much dreaded, sailing up wind. Under the guidance of instructors: Shirley Bild, Jack Firse, Alex Smith and myself and counselors: Melina Crosby and Bobby Lacker, they were sailing upwind by Thursday.

Although we had several storms, they were spaced either during the night or meals and really didn’t interfere in what we were trying to accomplish. The weather made it possible for them to get out of a harbor a couple of times, which they really appreciate. Beginners will learn to sail if we have light winds and can spend ample time on the boats during the week. If wind is too heavy or too light and we can’t spend major time on the water, it just doesn’t happen in 5 days.

The highlight of camp was the Firecracker regatta. It was an all new Firecracker. We sailed it n Friday, late afternoon and evening and the beginners sailed in the harbor. The starting line was the end of one dock and a pin. This was done to save time sailing out onto the lake, however it had a benefit that I didn’t anticipate. Parents stormed the docks, eager to watch the races. We had done practice races the day before and the campers knew how to be on the line at the start. They were lacking some of the finer points of

sailing. One young man missed the starting line entirely, sailing outside the pin. I told him right before the finish. He politely listened and then did a circle. He had remembered that sailing a circle ‘fixed’ many sailing mistakes. How could I argue?

Anyone there would agree, the Beginner Opti races were more exciting than a World Series game. The docks were full of screaming fans: parents, siblings, grandparents. Enthu-siasm filled the harbor. The races were close and with the exception of our first place winner, Nick Flath, with several bullets, the outcome of each of the seven races was totally unpredictable. Twelve of the thirteen campers participated in the regatta. They were all pumped because of the fans.They were sailing those little boats so hard. It made the wins sweeter and the defeats harder. There were a lot of tears, some of them mine. I really wanted them all to win and they did! It was hard to believe that most of them had only started sailing five days ago. They all completed a couple of races and most completed all of the races. They were incredible and although the scores showed some did better than oth-ers; they are all winners. I hope the families continue to cheer their little sailors on to a lifetime of sailing.

One proud instructor,

Shirley Allen

Opti and Laser photos by Donna Schott

Bic Sailboat photos by Ann Lacker

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photo by Ann Lacker, above

photos by Rick Bernstein

Notices10 JULY 2011

CSA’s Dan Moriarty and Carson Menges crewed on the winning boat, Desire, in the Spinnaker Division at CYC’s Carlyle Cup in June.

Bill Bertrand is all smiles after winning CYC’s Carlyle Cup; Jib & Main Division

photos by Rick Bernstein

New WalkwayJULY 2011 11

The people who helped with the project are: Joe BartmanJay BuchtaSteve KemperDan MurphyTom PinkelMichael ReedRay SherwoodCarol SherwoodLarry Willson

Mary Bartman helped in lots of ways. Bringing sup-plies from town, providing refreshments, etc. John Folwell

Thank YouJohn!

Doesn’t Look Like Drowning12 JULY 2011

The new captain jumped from the deck, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the couple swimming between their anchored sportfisher and the beach. “I think he thinks you’re drowning,” the husband said to his wife. They had been splashing each other and she had screamed but now they were just standing, neck-deep on the sand bar. “We’re fine, what is he doing?” she asked, a little annoyed. “We’re fine!” the husband yelled, waving him off, but his captain kept swimming hard. ”Move!” he barked as he sprinted between the stunned owners. Directly behind them, not ten feet away, their nine-year-old daughter was drowning. Safely above the surface in the arms of the captain, she burst into tears, “Daddy!”

How did this captain know – from fifty feet away – what the father couldn’t recognize from just ten? Drowning is not the violent, splashing, call for help that most people expect. The captain was trained to recognize drowning by experts and years of experience. The father, on the other hand, had learned what drowning looks like by watching television. If you spend time on or near the water (hint: that’s all of us) then you should make sure that you and your crew knows what to look for whenever people enter the water. Until she cried a tearful, “Daddy,” she hadn’t made a sound. As a former Coast Guard rescue swimmer, I wasn’t surprised at all by this story. Drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (televi-sion) prepares us to look for, is rarely seen in real life.

The Instinctive Drowning Response – so named by Francesco A. Pia, Ph.D., is what people do to avoid actual or perceived suffoca-tion in the water. And it does not look like most people expect. There is very little splashing, no waving, and no yelling or calls for help of any kind. To get an idea of just how quiet and undramatic from the surface drowning can be, consider this: It is the number two cause of accidental death in children, age 15 and under (just behind vehicle accidents) – of the approximately 750 children who will drown next year, about 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent or other adult. In ten percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch them do it, having no idea it is happening (source: CDC). Drowning does not look like drowning – Dr. Pia, in an article in the Coast Guard’s On Scene Magazine, described the instinctive drowning response like this:

Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologi-1. cally unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing. Speech is the secondary or overlaid function. Breathing must be fulfilled, before speech occurs.

Drowning people’s mouths alternately sink below and reap-2. pear above the surface of the water. The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drown-ing people’s mouths are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water.

Drowning people cannot wave for help. Nature instinctively 3. forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the water’s surface. Pressing down on the surface of the water, permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.

Throughout the Instinctive Drowning Response, drowning 4. people cannot voluntarily control their arm movements. Physiologically, drowning people who are struggling on the surface of the water cannot stop drowning and perform vol-untary movements such as waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment.

rom beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response 5. people’s bodies remain upright in the water, with no evidence of a supporting kick. Unless rescued by a trained lifeguard, these drowning people can only struggle on the surface of the water from 20 to 60 seconds before submersion occurs.

(Source: On Scene Magazine: Fall 2006 (page 14)

This doesn’t mean that a person that is yelling for help and thrashing isn’t in real trouble – they are experiencing aquatic distress. Not always present before the instinctive drowning response, aquatic distress doesn’t last long – but unlike true drowning, these victims can still assist in their own rescue. They can grab lifelines, throw rings, etc.

Look for these other signs of drowning when persons are in the water:

• Head low in the water, mouth at water level

• Head tilted back with mouth open

• Eyes glassy and empty, unable to focus

• Eyes closed

• Hair over forehead or eyes

• Not using legs – Vertical

• Hyperventilating or gasping

• Trying to swim in a particular direction but not making headway

• Trying to roll over on the back

• Appear to be climbing an invisible ladder.

So if a crew member falls overboard and everything looks OK – don’t be too sure. Sometimes the most common indication that someone is drowning is that they don’t look like they’re drowning. They may just look like they are treading water and looking up at the deck. One way to be sure? Ask them, “Are you alright?” If they can answer at all – they probably are. If they return a blank stare, you may have less than 30 seconds to get to them. And parents – children playing in the water make noise. When they get quiet, you get to them and find out why.

Contributed by Michael Max

http://mariovittone.com/2010/05/154/