The Marks of the Course

Carlyle Sailing AssociationMarks of the Course40 Shadowridge Dr.St. Peters, MO 63376

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Table of Contents 2 Commodore’s Corner 3 Splinters from the Board 4 Cat Tales 5 Cabin Fever / Scow Fleet 6 Flying Scottlebutt 7 LCR Kick-off Party 8 CLA Important Notice10 Adult Sail Seminar Notice 11 CSA Memorial Bricks12 2008 Calendar

March 2008

Editor: David Crosby

Carlyle Sailing Association, Philippi Harbor, Carlyle, Illinois

davidcrosby@charter.net

CSA junior sailors, Megan Crosby (foreground) and Bryan Burke (back ground) racing in the 2007 Inland 20 Junior National Championship.

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byPaul Hanson

As of the end of February, we’ve had a good turnout for membership renewals. If you haven’t sent yours in yet, please do so as the roster book will go to print this month. Also, the fleet captains should be receiving soon a list of your fleet members that have not renewed yet for 2008. Vice Commodore Crosby has been putting in a countless number of hours getting everyone registered and doing a fantastic job. Thank you David for all your hard work.

I’d like to thank the members who stepped up and volunteered to fill the open positions on the 2008 staff. The only remaining open position is a Chairman for the Fall Work Party Lunch. Let me know if you’re interested.

The Commodore’s Staff Meeting will be April 5th from 9am to 11am. This meeting is for the Commodore’s Staff and Fleet Captains to get together prior to the start of the season. The meeting will be at the Edwardsville YMCA Meyer Center. This is the new building on Goshen Rd on the east side of town. Please be on time as the meeting will start promptly at 9am. More info for staff will be coming at a later date.

This year the parking lot barricades will return in the boat lot to keep cars out. Please respect the barricades and keep the cars out of the boat parking lot. If you need to get your boat out because you’re leaving town for a regatta then please replace the barricade upon your exit from the boat lot.

Another off-season project taking place will be the replacement of the missing tie downs. Also, additional tie downs will be added in various locations to accommodate the different boats that CSA hosts.

Good news, a new Scow Fleet has been formed. It will be a combination of E’s (both Sym & Asym Chutes), I 20’s, C’s, MC’s & Melges 17’s. I’ve been told it’s a one year experiment to race under a handicap system to promote participation. Best of luck to the Scow Fleet.

The Spring Work Party will be on April 12th beginning at 8 am. As usual lunch will be provided. Please start plan-ning now to attend and help open the Club.

Commodore's Corner

Registration for the 2008 CSA Adult Sailing Seminar is now open. This year will be like no other. We will have three different classes of boats for the students to learn on. For those interested in learning on a Monohull we will use Flying Scots, Interested in Cabin Boats we will use San Jaun 21s and Catamarans, Hobie 18s. Class size will be limited to thirty students, fifteen from within CSA and fifteen from outside CSA.Now is the time to start talking to your family and friends about learning to sail or sail better. This program is set up for beginners and intermediates. We will have Classroom, on shore and on water exercises. Each student will receive breakfast, lunches all three days, a US Sailing book titled “Start Sailing Right” and a certificate stating the skill sets that they have achieved, The course will cost $130 for nonmembers and $80 for Primary Corporate Members. The notice and registration form is elsewhere in this issue of the Marks and on our CSA website. csa-sailing.org This has always been a very well attended class and will fill quickly, so talk it up, act FAST and get in.“The Excitement is Building”Dave Leimbach

(Whose Birthday happens to be July 29th.)

CSA

Adult Sail SeminarWednesday, Thursday, Friday

June 18, 19, 20, 2008

splinters from the Board

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byRick Bernstein

At our February Board of Director’s Meeting, Commodore Hanson presented his first draft of CSA’s 2008 budget. I recall stories from the past of these review sessions going hours long, with various personalities battling over nickels and dimes and what committee should get what, yada, yada, yada. This time, Paul did a great job as his budget skated through almost untouched. Also, Paul has been working with Director Sepanski and Vice Commodore Crosby refining our financial statements. Now, BOD members, who are not used to reading Profit and Loss statements and the like, can better understand CSA’s financial picture. Thank you Paul, Andrea and Dave for your effort. CSA is embarking on a few major projects this year. I say this as our bathroom floors are being reviewed by engineers to determine how to stop the settling situation. Mud jacking is the option being labeled as the best plan for now, we are seeking bids at this time and should we go this way, we are talking thousands of dollars. More on this as it develops, and it’s determined when we have to do this. It’s been roughly 8 months of work on behalf of members and our new Harbormaster; Director Dewille reports the upgrades and improvements to the house are almost done. A HUGE thank you to members who volunteered their time to make Mary and family’s stay with us more enjoyable. Carlyle Youth Sailing School, the not-for-profit junior sailing program is doing very well. Director Beier, a mainstay in the development and growth of this program, reports it’s on solid financial ground and CSA’s assistance creating this program was and is a very positive move. The future is very bright for our junior’s which in turn makes CSA’s future bright. The next stage of the program will be to hire a youth coach. The board approved the budget presented by Director Hill to have 250 of our boat tie downs replaced. This project will commence in April with half of the work conducted prior to the season and the remainder at season’s end. For decades, CSA members have received a printed roster. Thanks to technology and the Internet, the BOD is devising a program to get our roster, password protected, on CSA’s website. What will this do? It will save CSA roughly $2,000 per year in printing costs. It will allow us to make immediate changes and updates. It will reduce the minutia work conducted by members so more attention can be directed towards improving our product at the physical club level. Chairman’s Note: Despite the pulls away from sailing families of today feel, with kids being more involved in a number of school and sports activities, CSA is still very stable. I’m excited how many fleets are stepping up to improve their efforts regarding juniors. They are the future, and we have to embrace programs getting them involved. From Harbor Mice to Junior Sailing Camp to our Junior racing program, there is a fit for all levels of sailing; it’s up to you parents to motivate your kids to at a minimum, to try some of these programs out. Thank you!

Rick BernsteinChairman of the Board

the outdoors in at our upcoming fleet recruiting event in April. We are planning to set up a Cat in one of our local malls and demonstrate how fun and exciting it is to be outdoors, especially on a Catamaran. Contact Jan Wilson for more details and watch your email for information. The age of the computer has been wonder-ful, but the cost has been high and we can see it clearly reflected in our fleet numbers. Let’s get out there and welcome them in!

We have a committee hard at work developing and launching our Cat Fleet Junior Sailors Program. Please read your email, continue to give input to the proposal and encourage our CSA juniors to pursue Cat sailing. The rip-roaring exhilaration of Catamaran sailing (per-haps not in August) is certainly an activity any adrena-line seeking junior sailor should want to experience and should have the opportunity to do so. Up and coming are the Performance Midwinters in Pensacola, FL, hosted by Key West Sailing and Mr. Kirk Newkirk. We are looking forward to seeing John McDonald and other old friends. Joe and Daniel Paoli (at time of writing) are planning to join us. I will tell you all about it next month!!

Cat tales

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byHolly Conklin

Displacement – when you dock your boat and can’t find it later. (Possibly a problem down at Key West Race Week!)

Howdy, Catsters!!

There has been a noted phenomenon of cat racers migrating to monos recently. Scary thought! (Though, of course, I am guilty myself.) Recently, Tom Paoli and Joe Leonard have had excursions to the marvelous state of FL for regattas. Tom joined the Vindicator crew and Joe was on Rum & Cola (if I remember right) down in the Fabulous Florida Keys for Key West Race Week. Both boats are high performance and vastly overpow-ered Melges 24s. It sounds like it was quite the experi-ence. The wind that prevented our Tradewinds regatta from being what we had hoped whipped through Key West that next week with a vengeance. Races were can-celled on Day 1 due to winds 15-20, gusts up to 30 and beyond. Down there, the waves have plenty of room to build before they reach shore, adding to the excitement. Days 3 & 4 were much quieter, with no racing on Day 3 due to almost no wind. They set a record for KWRW of 2 days without races. At one point, the Vindicator crew sighted a shark as they were surfing down a wave. Nothing like being in high seas and being reminded that you are not at the top of the food chain!

Tom also sailed the St. Petersburg (FL) NOOD with Vindicator. The fleet was 48 boats strong, the winds ran 10 knots or less, perfect for the Melges 24. The water was flat, giving our lake sailors an experience advan-tage over folks who typically sail in sea breeze. They finished midfleet, with an unfortunate protest affecting their standings significantly.

During a stimulating conversation with Shirley we discovered one of the main reasons for our diminish-ing numbers of recreational sailors: Nature Deficit Disorder. People are spending far too much time indoors and therefore outdoor sports participation has diminished overall. Unfortunately, this is a society-wide problem that I fight everyday with my patients and I don’t know the solution. Perhaps with awareness growing from media (Thank you, Opus!!) we can see change. I, personally, am looking forward to bringing

byShara Taylor

byTed Beier

CaBin fever sCow fleet

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Attending the Sail Show in Chicago helped liven up the beginning of February. As usual, there were lots of new boats to drool over, a whole slew of go-fast doodads and thingamajigs to pon-der about and possibly purchase; and numerous interesting and informative seminars to attend. Also, we got to visit with a number of Cabin Fleet friends. This all made for a blast of a week-end, even in cold, snowy Chicago. However, a sailboat show in Chicago in early February does leave something to be desired. I’d much rather be looking at these beautiful boats at a dock in warm water in a very warm location. That would really get me in the mood for sailing!

Denny and I did venture to a warmer climate (namely, Florida) for half the month. We weren’t the only Cabin people to head down there to avoid some of St. Louis’ nastiest weather. The Karls, Huhns, Woodses, Lischers, Hollands, Jan Wilson and possibly others got as far south as possible to enjoy the sunshine and pleasant tem-peratures at least for a while. By the way, the weather in Florida was absolutely perfect! We were fortunate enough to get to sail on Tampa Bay with Bob Lischer on his gorgeous 36 ft. Beneteau. What a pleasant way to spend a day on the water!

We missed the seafood dinner at the Weinmans’ but know it was a great party. They’re such gra-cious hosts, and parties at their home are always fun.

Looking forward to the coming of spring and getting ready for the sailing season.

Take care and think warm thoughts.

Combined Scow Fleet Formed Looking Toward World Dominance

CSAs E Scow and Inland 20 sailors have agreed to form a combined Scow Fleet for the CSA Racing program. This group will replace the E Scow Fleet for the 2008 season. The objective is to get more scow type boats racing by giv-ing them more opportunities for competition, and more chances for awards. Initially three types will be racing against each other based on Portsmouth handicapping; Asail E Scows, Classic E Scows, and I-20s. We are encouraging other scow types found at CSA, and elsewhere in the St. Louis area, to join us. If other smaller scows want to join in, we will form a “High Portsmouth Division” consisting of Cs, MCs, M-16s, and Melges 17s. After each CSA series, Portsmouth numbers may be adjusted to make the competition tighter if warranted.

Jeff Melly, past E Fleet Captain was railroaded, er, elected Fleet Captain of this group. Dick Shindel was re-elected treasurer. Each sub-group will maintain its own treasury if they wish, and a combined treasury may be established in the future if the need arises. Right now we are focused solely on the racing program and social events. The next party, at which a short meeting may break out, will be held at John and Erika Sepanski’s home on 5 April. Anybody got a map of Edwardsville, Illinois?

Also, we agreed to investigate holding some combined activities with the Creve Coeur Lake Sailing Club. More about this later. Anybody got a rubber chicken? Those CSA members who have not heard of a rubber chicken race, pay attention this year. You may be confronted by one before the ’08 season is over.

byBetty Struckhoff

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It was a windy, bitterly cold winter day on February 10 but some brave Flying Scots found warmth and camaraderie at Shirley and Brian’s condo clubroom in Clayton. Between ping-pong, watching a video on sailing rules and a rousing game of “Apples to Apples” we managed to devour plenty of hors d’oeuvres and potluck. Not to mention, the white elephant gift exchange. What a diverse group we are – world travelers Bill and Joanne brought a basket of goodies from all over the globe; crew wan-nabe Chris showed up with beautiful new work shoes (snapped up by workaholic Rich); Jim came with a 3-D steamboat puzzle. I was happy to bring home with a colorful painter’s hat ready for an off-season project.

Here are some important dates for 2008:March 16 Fleet meeting at the Harris’. Watch your email for details. We’ll be orga-

nizing the Egyptian Cup so you’re likely to be assigned trash clean up if you don’t come to the meeting.

March 23-27 Midwinters in St. Petersburg, FL. A great excuse to head south. See web-page for details

May 23-25 Leukemia Cup regatta. May 30-June 1 Combined Egyptian Cup regatta and Midwest Districts. Lots of fun with

sailors from Chicago, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kentucky and who knows where. Plus Greg’s dinner!

June 7-8 Wife-Husband regatta in Oklahoma City. Not too far this year and they say the wind always blows.

July 20-23 Nationals at Tom’s River, NJ. We were there in 2001 – wonderful people and a beautiful area. They are keeping the shorter format used last year.

September 13-14 Whale of a Sail. Not too early to make motel reservations.

See you on the 16th!

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nominations from memBership at large to the Csa Board of direCtorsthe deadline is marCh 15, 2008

Mail nominations to Carson Menges6128 Victoria Ave.

Saint Louis, MO 63139Enclose a photo and brief biography of experience within CSA

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For the eighth year in a row, CSA will host the Leukemia Cup Regatta this coming Memorial Day Weekend. To kick things off, the event held their kick-off party Friday night February 29th at the Kemoll’s Top of the Met banquet facility. This year’s event featured many exciting presentations and world class racer Terry Hutchinson from Annapolis.

The event began with an hour long cocktail party and Hutchinson’s DVD highlighting last year’s America’s Cup where he was the tactician for New Zealand’s second place finisher; more on this later. The evening’s presentations had many purposes. The honored patient for this year is 17 year old Rachel Bramman who’s a Webster High School Junior. Rachel has been through it all since the age of 3, and today is healthy and free of the disease. Rachel’s mom, a pediatric oncologist, joined us to discuss the pains their family went through during Rachel’s treatment, and in turn, she discussed the wonderful help the Society gave her family. Folks, it’s this reason we continue to support this great event; the monies we raise stay right here to help our own.

In attendance this evening were members, Flag Officers and board members from the 4 clubs on the lake that organize and run the regatta. I hear that one of the commodores’s put up a club challenge to see who can raise the most money for the Society. Not sure of the details, but this friendly challenge will surely heat up so stay tuned.

Stacey Zerban and Rey Neville, regatta chairpersons, both gave talks on how to go out and raise money, and the importance of finding sponsors and advertisers for the regatta and our great printed program. If you’re interested in joining us, and need some guidance on how to start, please contact the society in St. Louis at 314-878-0780.Then it was Terry’s turn to capture the crowd’s attention. Unlike the past dignitaries we’ve had at this event , that includes America’s Cup Champions Gary Jobson, Buddy Melges and Russel Coutts, a few of us have had the honor of actually sailing

and getting to know Terry. Tommy Paoli, my wife Heather and I raced with Terry last fall in a match race regatta and found him to be an incredibly humble and a genuine person. I asked him then about coming to St. Louis for our event and he didn’t blink an eye accepting my invitation. Since that regatta, we spent time with him last month in St. Pete at the NOOD regatta and he spent real time with us helping our sailing program over the past 4 months. All of this I believe really enabled him to first and foremost, have a really good time with all of us at the kick off, and, our getting to know him enabled him to relax and be himself during his presentation and his time here. He joked about highs and lows of racing, he discussed his family, he was emotional about their loss to the Swiss in the America’s Cup and overall, his presentation was very informative. He even spent time getting down and dirty explaining to folks the reality of becoming better sailors. For more detail on this, I’d recommend talking to someone who attended.

In the end, 97 sailors and many non-sailors met a very nice man; one who I’m sure will make a return trip here in the future. Thank you to the Maune Raichle Law Firm for helping to underwrite the event. Thank you to everyone who attended. And finally, thank you in advance to all the great participants and volunteers who help make our regatta nationally recognized and an important event that truly helps families and folks stricken with these deadly diseases.

byRick Bernstein

lCr KiCK-off party

Rick introduces Rachel and her mom, our honored patient and her mom

Regatta Organizing Committee with featured guest, Terry Hutchinson.Rey, Rick, Bonnie, Terry, Stacey, Felicia

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CARLYLE LAKE ASSOCIATION, INC.

Oppose the Corps of Engineers Carlyle Lake Budget Cuts

CSA members should be deeply concerned about this issue. Closing other campgrounds will make thecampgrounds where our sailors stay more crowded, and the cessation of dredging and bank maintenance willcause water depths in the lake to decrease. Please read and respond to this call for help from CLA.

February 21, 2008, Carlyle Lake Association, Carlyle, IL—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers atCarlyle have received reduced budgets for 2008, resulting in a $700,000 shortage for “bare bones”needs. The actual deficit is $2,000,000 from year 2000 levels based on a flat budget in constant year2000 dollars. The impact to the area will be drastic, and it’s up to the citizens and visitors who supportCarlyle Lake to oppose these reductions and have these downward budget trends reversed.

The Corps has released information that reduced camping seasons, reduced services, and reducedsupport for local events will be necessary. The smaller staff reduces organized hunting opportunities,campground patrols, campground availability, lake maintenance (dredging and bank stabilization), andoverall, a standard of service that will be less that we’ve come to expect in years past. These cuts resultin a tremendous negative impact to recreation, the environment, the local economy, just to name a few.

This latest cut brings to light a disturbing trend—a downward spiral of funding available forCarlyle Lake to employ in providing operation and service for the lake. The appended graph shows thecontinual reduction in funding starting in 2001 that has not kept up with inflation. Next year’s budget,for instance, will be “more of the same.” These shrinking budgets have impacted available staff andresources for the last several years, and now, the impact will send a ripple effect through the region.

Even if you’re not a visitor of Carlyle Lake, but just a local citizen, these reductions will affectyou. Fewer visitors means less money spent in the area, and fewer jobs. Disappointed visitors willpermanently stop coming to Carlyle Lake, and Carlyle Lake’s regional economic impact (estimated $68million per year spent in the local area) is at risk of free-falling with reduced camping seasons and areduced ability to attract visitors. Further, maintaining existing boating facilities such as dredgingaround launching ramps and dock areas is not happening.

The central question—why have these budgets been reduced? The Corps claims that theirbudgets are developed based on performance. The Carlyle Lake Association has learned that CarlyleLake is among the top visited Corps of Engineers projects in the nation and the lake provides atremendous amount of flood control. In fact, the entire Kaskaskia Watershed has been recognized by theCorps as a “model” of how other watersheds should operate. Thus, based on performance Carlylefunding should not be cut, when other projects with less visitation are not cut.

There is also a general misunderstanding about fees collected from visitors at Carlyle. All feescollected at Carlyle Lake do not become available to Carlyle Lake for use, but go to the nationaltreasury. However, all other federal agencies that collect recreation fees are allowed to retain them andput them to good use for maintenance of their own facilities.

“The reasons for reducing Carlyle Lake’s budget don’t add up,” says Greg Kintz, owner /operator of Tradewinds Marina. “The lake is too valuable and enjoyed by too many people for this tohappen.” He added that it is up to motivated citizens and Carlyle Lake visitors to make their voicescollectively heard by the people that can answer these difficult questions and become our representativesfor change; our elected federal legislators.

Please take the time to contact these Congress persons, even if you are not an Illinois resident.Let them know that Carlyle Lake is critical to the area, that you are a frequent visitor, and Carlyle

CLA Governmental Affairs

c/o Tradewinds Marina

10 Tradewinds Drive

Keyesport, IL 62253

636 532 1900

contact@tradewindsyachtclub.com

deserves to have its necessary funding restored. This would be $7.5M instead of $4.1M in 2008, and7.7M instead of $4.2M in 2009. Your silence will insure that these downward trends continue, and ifthey do, expect the level of services and availability to continue reducing.

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Here are addresses and phone numbers for elected officials:

Senator Barack Obama Senator Richard J. Durbin713 Hart Senate Office Building 309 Hart Senate BuildingWashington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510202-224-2854 202-224-2152

Congressman John Shimkus Congressman Jerry F. Costello2452 Rayburn House Office Building 155 Lincoln Place Court, Suite 4Washington, DC20515 Belleville, IL 62221202-225-5271 618-233-8026

Via email, you may contact your elected officials through the www.congress.org website. In thebox for “My Elected Officials,” enter zip code 62231 for Senator Obama, Senator Durbin, andCongressman Shimkus. Enter zip 62208 for Congressman Costello. An email may be sent through the“Contact Via Web Form” link.

You may also write the Corps of Engineers directly in Washington, D.C. to voice your concernat this address:

U.S. Army Corps of EngineersMajor General Don T. RileyDirector of Civil Works441 G Street NWWashington, D.C. 20314

Contact the Carlyle Lake Association for information or questions, please call Greg Kintz, 618-749-5649, or Ted Beier, 314-353-3168. Remember that Carlyle Lake is our lake, and it is ourresponsibility to make sure that funding is increased so Carlyle Lake can continue to operate at fullservice and continue to support the community.

CSA Adult Sail Seminar Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

June 18, 19, 20, 2008 OBJECTIVES Fun, Safety, Meet People just like You, LEARN TO SAIL Beginners and Intermediate

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Three types of Training Boats Mono Hull (Flying Scot) Cabin Boat (San Juan 21) Catamaran (Hobie 18) INSTRUCTORS CSA Members US Sailing Level I Dinghy Instructors REGISTRATION $130.00 for Non Member $80.00 for Primary Corporate Member

(Includes Instruction, Sailing, Reference Textbook, Continental Breakfast and Lunchs)

CONTACT Dave Leimbach 314.481.1924h or 314.960.7005c ehdave@aol.com Send registration to Dave Leimbach at 4421 Ridgewood Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Registration Form Must be over nineteen years of age.

Name_____________________Phone#__________________ E-Mail____________________ Address___________________________City/State/Zipcode___________________________ Sailing Experience ____________________________________________________ If you own a sailboat, state the class. ____________________________________ Type of boat that you prefer to learn on (Check One) [ ] Mono Hull (Flying Scot) [ ] Cabin Boat (San Juan 21) [ ] Catamaran (Hobie 18) [ ] Not Sure

You as a Sailor Safety and You Parts of a Sailboat Wind Awareness How Sails Work Rigging the Boat Learn to talk like a Sailor

Your first Sail Sailing Directions Sailing Upwind Sailing Downwind Capsize Recovery Overboard Recovery

Leaving and Returning Improving Your Skills Right-of-Way Backup Skills Weather, Tides & Currents Knots and Lines

MEMORIALIZE LOVED ONES AT CSA FOREVER

INTRODUCING OUR

CUSTOMIZED ENGRAVED BRICKS PROGRAM

Introducing CSA’S MEMORIAL BRICK

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CARLYLE SAILING ASSOCIATION Memories for life at CSA

In Memory Of Our Father Augie Paoli

This first time program at CSA is designed to have your loved ones made a forever part of CSA’s landscape. The location of the bricks is to be initiated by the membership. Some locations suggested have been around the BBQ pit, stacked around the columns of the Pavilion, in and around the islands on the car parking lot. Send your dedication today with this order form and check payable to CSA to: CSA Brick Program, c/o Rick Bernstein, 8212 Exchange Way, St. Louis, MO 63144. ($100 per brick, 25 characters per line. Use back of form for more than 2 bricks)

Donor’s Name: Address:

Phone #: Relationship to dedicated:

Brick #1, Line #1: Line #2

Brick #2, Line #1 Line #2

Number of Bricks ordered: Total Enclosed: $

Forever Loved Ed Philippi

2008 Calendar of events

MARCH xx Commodore’s Staff Mtg P. Hanson 25 Marks’ Deadline D. Crosby

APRIL 12 Big Spring Work Party All 25 Marks’ Deadline D. Crosby 26 Planned Harbor Opening All26-27 Lightning Mid-Continent Regatta TBD 27 Annual “Burning of the Socks” All

MAY ??? New Members’ Orientation Day TBD 3-4 Melges 24 Regatta R. Bernstein4 Club Races Begin All17 2nd Annual Blessing of the Fleets L. Cherry 25 Marks’ Deadline D. Crosby 23-25 Leukemia Cup Regatta R. Bernstein S Zerban 30-1 Flying Scot Egyptian Cup Regatta J. Harris (Flying Scot Midwest Districts)30 Hare & Hounds Race #1 All

JUNE 7 Visitors’ Day N. Karl/TBD 9-13 Junior Sail Camp Crosby’s/Lacker’s14 Firecracker Regatta (Jrs) Crosby’s/Lacker’s 14 Hare & Hounds Race #2 All18-20 Adult Sail Camp D. Leimbach 25 Marks’ Deadline D. Crosby 28 Luau & Fireworks M. Leonard 28 Hare & Hounds Race # 3 All28-29 Inland 20 Regatta D. Crosby

JULY 10-13 San Juan Regatta C. Guthrie25 Marks’ Deadline D. Crosby TBD Club C of C Regatta D. Haile

AUGUST 2 Hare & Hounds Race #4 All9-10 Y-Flyer Beer & Boats Regatta J. Klug 24 Hare & Hounds Race #5 All 25 Marks’ Deadline D. Crosby 30 Strawberry Daquiri Women’s Regatta A. Sepanski31 Holiday Regatta All

SEPTEMBER 13-14 Whale-of-a-Sail TBD20-21 Muddy Waters Regatta M. Hill25 Marks’ Deadline D. Crosby 27-28 Snipe Silver Cup A. Sepanski27 Hare & Hounds Race # 6 All

OCTOBER 4-5 E-Scow Silver Cup Regatta D. Shindel 11-12 Laser Regatta P. Hanson 25 Marks’ Deadline D. Crosby 26 Harbor Closing- All Boats MUST Leave

NOVEMBER 8 Big Fall Work Party All 14 Work Chits Due D. Crosby 14 Annual Membership Mtg & Election All 25 Marks’ Deadline D. Crosby

DECEMBER 25 Merry Christmas (No Marks’ for January ‘08)

JANUARY 17 Commodore’s Banquet TBD

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