Windjammer May 2013

Houston Yacht Club May 2013

2012-2013 Flag Officers Commodore: Bob Wright,

[email protected]

Vice Commodore: Nancy Edmonson, [email protected]

Rear Commodore: Robert Williams,

[email protected]

Line Officers Fleet Captain: Gordie Keenan: [email protected] Secretary: Ken Humphries,

[email protected]

Treasurer: Steve Gillett, [email protected] Measurer: Derek Beck, [email protected]

Trustees Gary Banks: [email protected]

Madonna Breen: [email protected]

Farley Fontenot: [email protected] Paul Francis: Pfrancis@ Bakerlaw.com

Lawrence Maher: [email protected]

Andrew McStay: [email protected] Bob Wells: [email protected]

Jack Yoes: [email protected]

Honorary Officers Fleet Historian: Sam Akkerman 713-526-0482

Fleet Surgeon: Dr. Michael Lucas 281-881-0265

Fleet Chaplain: Rev. Dr. Linda Christians 713-875-7454

Other Contacts Ensigns: Carol Lee Hollister 281-867-5068

Entertainment: Barbara Matuszak 281-471-1988;

Debbie Cardenas 281-470-6602; Danna Jennings 713-247-9331

Harbor Committee: Bob Wells 281-471-0066

Heritage & Standards: P/C Ginny Garrett 281-471-6131

House & Grounds: Ed Matuszak 281-471-1988

Ladies Association: Martha Gillett 281-471-4568 Membership: Andrew McStay 713-522-3201

Memorial Fund: Judy Lamkin: 281-471-2130

Mosquito Fleet: John Peter 281-471-8468 Race/Regatta: June Shaw 713-629-7747

Ragnots: Amy Beck, 281-480-0278; Maya Houston,

713-723-0868 WSA: Terry Eukel 281-531-7123

Yachting Committee: Jack Yoes 281-480-1115

Staff General Manager: Ross Tuckwiller Ex. 106

Harbor & Facilities: David Hampp Ex. 107 Food & Beverage: Sandy Tuckwiller Ex. 104

Accounting: Barbara Belansky Ex. 141

Sailing Director: Katrina Williams Ex. 149 Member Services Administrator: Julie Dunlap Ex. 100

Marketing: Jennifer Glass Ex. 150

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La Porte, TX 77572-1276.

Telephone 281-471-1255 Fax 281-471-9260

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Commodore’s Corner

I am not officially half-way through my

Commodore year, and I can’t believe how

fast the time is passing. It has been a won-

derful ride so far, and I am looking forward

to the coming months as your Commodore.

It is humbling to be a part of such a great

organization, and to be part of its governing

body is truly amazing. As the summer kicks

into high gear, I hope that everyone will be-

come more active and consider how you can

make an even bigger contribution to the HYC

family. There are opportunities for anyone

who wishes to be involved, and I want to

encourage you to let me or any of the other

flag officers know if you have a special inter-

est or talent that you would like to share or if

you have an interest in serving on the Board

or Flag.

As we all know, HYC is successful not only

because of its facility and staff, but also be-

cause of its members. On March 21, the

HYC membership stepped up once again to

display to the public what makes this Club so

special at the In-the-Water Boat Show at

South Shore Harbor. Championed by our

ever amazing Jennifer Glass, the HYC booth

at the show this year was not only eye-

catching, but enjoyable. Jennifer worked

hard to staff the booth not only with her won-

derful self, but also with member volunteers

– me included - who chatted up the benefits

of HYC membership with any and all who

would listen. The booth was always busy,

and because of everyone’s Herculean efforts,

a number of potential members were identi-

fied, and Jennifer is actively following up on

all the leads.

On the other side of the event grounds,

Cheryl Thomas worked her magic by recruit-

ing volunteers and being an ever-present

smiling face on behalf of the Leukemia Cup

Regatta, not only making the public aware of

the Leukemia Society and the Regatta, but

putting yet another face of HYC out to the

public. Stephanie and I had the honor of

joining with Cheryl and numerous other vol-

unteers to help spread the message of the

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and recruit

participation for the Leukemia Cup Regatta

which will be held at HYC June 21-23. If

you haven’t started making plans to sail or be

involved in this event, now is the time to get

out, recruit crew, raise some money, and

enjoy one of the finest sailing events of the

year.

On Easter weekend, the Mosquito Fleet,

cruise-directed by Jack and Cissy Yoes,

made their annual trek to Oak Island for

Easter festivities and family fun. There was

a record crowd making the trip, and the

group - consisting of power, sail and land

yachts - filled the marina. Friday night found

everyone feasting yet again on delicious left-

over barbecue from the rodeo cookoff, and

on Saturday, everyone enjoyed the Oak Is-

land Easter Egg Hunt and judged the Easter

Parade for the local community. The day

capped off with a fun-filled evening of food,

music from Jay Grills and John Peter, danc-

ing and the usual entertaining HYC camara-

derie.

A special thanks to Jack and Cissy for not

only planning such a great event, but for also

arranging for the beautiful weather that not

only graced Oak Island, but also blessed

HYC, where members were treated to a won-

derful Easter buffet and well-attended Easter

Egg Hunt, coordinated by the Ragnot Moms.

Thanks to everyone for your efforts to make

the weekend so enjoyable and, as always, a

heart-felt thanks to Chef Joseph and the HYC

Staff for being there for all of us and for

giving up their family time to make the

weekend so special.

The Elissa Regatta on April 5-7 kicked off

the month with an amazing event. The turn-

out was great, and HYC hosted 76 boats

racing to raise money to benefit the tall ship

Elissa, the three-masted, iron-hulled sailing

ship built in Scotland in 1877 that now calls

Galveston home. While the Elissa was un-

able to make the sail to HYC this year, that

BY BOB WRIGHT Commodore

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May 2013 WINDJAMMER 3

ON THE COVER Flags were flying high for Opening

Day Weekend at the Houston Yacht Club. Please see photos

on page 4.

Cover Photo by Ed Matuszak

FEATURED INSIDE

HYC members made their an-

nual trek to Oak Island for Easter

festivities and family fun. See

photos on page 5

FEATURED INSIDE

More than 70 boats sailed in the 2013 Elissa Re-gatta which was held recently at

HYC. Please see article and photos on pages 12-13.

Commodore’s Corner

didn’t stop local sailors from enjoying the fine

weather and excellent race management. In

addition, Martha Gillett, Laura Donley and

Dana Jennings, along with a host of other dedi-

cated volunteers, banded together to provide

one of the best after-race events the Club has

seen. The extensive auction items displayed

both Friday and Saturday night caused more

than one bidding war, and the live auction held

Saturday night during the dinner was a huge

success, raising a significant amount of money

to aid the restoration of the Elissa. My con-

gratulations and thanks to everyone who

worked so hard to make the event a success.

The second weekend of April brought yet an-

other beautiful weekend, and this one was filled

with all types of activities. Following the new

member reception and happy hour on Friday,

11 new boats were christened into the HYC

fleet (including the Wright’s 5th boat in 8

years), and a special blessing was performed for

nine of the HYC Ensign fleet. As most of you

know, the Ensign fleet is 50 years old this year,

and this was a truly fitting way to acknowledge

this long-standing group of boats and sailors. If

you haven’t had a chance to do so, take a min-

ute and look at the Ensign memorabilia and

timeline on display at HYC. Not many classes

of boats survive 50 years, and the strength of

the HYC fleet bodes well for the future of the

Ensigns.

Saturday night turned cold and windy, but that

didn’t stop a large number of die-hards from

grabbing their chairs and blankets and banding

together to watch “Dirty Dancing” on the big

rolling screen (aka By’s trailer) and dancing the

night away. It was a great evening – albeit

brisk – and everyone seemed to have a wonder-

ful time. And not to be outdone by the “old

fogies,” the youngster displayed more common

sense by watching their movie in the comfort of

the Ragnot room. Thanks, Ragnot Moms, for

making that opportunity available to the kids. It

is nice to know that while the adults are enjoy-

ing themselves, the kids have a safe environ-

ment to do the same.

Opening Day dawned beautiful and still, allow-

ing those who had moved their boats over to the

guest dock to get them back to their slips in

relative comfort (which was a good thing given

movie night!). Early in the day, P/C James

Liston took the Ragnots under his wing and

instructed them on the proper etiquette for flag

raising and cannon firing, and by the time the

Opening Day ceremonies began, you would

have thought that they had been doing it for

their entire lives – which, come to think of it,

some of them had. I got through the ceremony

with a minimum of faux pauxs, the sky stayed

clear, and everyone enjoyed the champagne

reception outside the Porthole following the

event. A big “thank you” to the La Porte High

School Band who provided the music for Open-

ing Day again this year, and a personal thank

you to Rev. Dr. Linda Christians, my Fleet

Chaplain, who was a true blessing to the week-

end.

There are a couple of big events coming up this

month that you need to make a note of. First,

on May 18th, a Who Done It Murder Mystery

Dinner will take place involving a number of

unlikely suspects and a great script written by

none other than our own Debbie Cardenas. As

one who has a part in this event, I can assure

you that you don’t want to miss it, so make

your plans (and reservations) now by calling the

HYC office.

Also, the Mosquito Fleet is cruising to Harbor

Walk May 24-27, and from what I understand,

another fun-filled time is planned. Bob Wells

tells me that the sign-up is going really well and

even if the Dock “A” slips fill up, there are

plenty of other slips in the marina available. If

you have an interest in going to Harbor Walk,

give Bob a call or send him an e-mail to make

your reservations. His cell number is 281-468-

4654, and his home e-mail is Well-

[email protected]. You don’t have to have a

boat to participate – just come by “Land

Yacht”!

As the weather is improving, and I have not

ordered any further cold fronts….. I hope to

see you all for the fun Spring events planned at

HYC.

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Opening Day 2013

Sandra Baldridge, Chris Larson and Becky Peter were on hand for Opening Day.


Opening Day Weekend at HYC

(Pictured Left to Right) Stephanie and Commodore Bob Wright, Rev. Dr. Linda Christians, Laura and Jason Thomas, Rick Snell, Steve Fetherston and Dorothy and John Flato were some of the participants in the Boat Christening Ceremony held April 13 at HYC.

Patricia Shockley, John Peter and Doug-las Shockley

V/C Nancy Edmonson with Rod and Lythia Powell

Bob Chapman and Balvy Bhogal

Honorary P/C Henry Arnold

Kay and Andrew McStay HYC members enjoy Drive-In Movie Night which was held after the Boat Christening Ceremony.


News

HYC members recently enjoyed a cruise to Oak Island. Pictured are Pete deBoisblanc and Fran Goeken with Gerald and Daphne Pickering.

HYC members enjoy the day at Oak Island.

Bitts and Tales By Vice Commodore Nancy Edmonson

Opening Day at HYC (our 116th, for those who are counting) was

April 14. Amid sunshine and pomp, we kicked off another great

year at HYC. But the cruising season kicked off a couple of weeks

earlier with a trip to Oak Island in Chambers County. Eighteen

boats big and small journeyed across the Bay for what has become

the traditional start of a busy cruising calendar that stretches from

March to December. There is about one cruise per month sched-

uled. I want to use this article to inspire and motivate all of you to

join in on some of the weekend cruises this year. As beautiful as

our boats look in the harbor, they look even better parading down

to Bay to new adventures.

Let’s talk about some of the upcoming opportunities. The Mos-

quito Fleet is organizing a cruise to Harborwalk Memorial Day

weekend. For those of you who are not familiar with the location,

it is west of Tiki Island on the Intracoastal Waterway outside of

Hitchcock. It is lovely facility, with nice docks, a beautiful pool

area, and a restaurant. The cruise is great for sailboats and power

boats, but if you have a very deep draft boat, take care coming in

off of the ICW. Like the channel to Oak Island, the channel can be

very narrow and shallow at places.

Texas Mariners’ Cruising Association (TMCA) is taking a trip to

Allen’s Landing June 14-16 and has invited any interested HYC

boats to join them. HYC will not host its usual October trip to

Allen’s Landing this year because the park will close this summer

for renovations. For those of you who have cruised to Allen’s

Landing before, you will remember the derelict building at the

park that we hoped would someday be refurbished. Well, it is

finally happening. The Buffalo Bayou Partnership has raised

enough money to redo the building as its headquarters, with an

eventual goal of kayaks, concessions, and other amenities on site.

I am not sure how long the park will be closed, so get your down-

town cruising fix in June while you can. Allen’s Landing is the

only cruising destination in our area that sailboat cannot join in

due to low bridge clearances.

You can also join a HYC group going to Moody Gardens in Gal-

veston on July 19-21. This cruise would be a good one for fami-

lies to try—your slip rental gets you into Palm Beach and the ho-

tel pool. And of course, you can visit the rain forest, aquarium,

and IMAX. The kids will certainly not be bored. For those look-

ing for adult distractions, the Moody Gardens Hotel has a great

bar and restaurant with dynamite views. Moody Gardens is on

Offat’s Bayou, which provides deep water access and protected

slips or anchorage for power boats and sailboats.

In closing, I want all cruisers to be thinking about a new destina-

tion for HYC in 2014. Let’s get a group together and go a bit fur-

ther afield—Lake Charles? Port O’Connor? Rockport? Corpus?

We’ll call it the Commodore’s Cruise, so that I will have an offi-

cial excuse to disappear for an extended weekend or week. The

coast is calling – let’s answer. Douglas Haberman and Kathryn Ley enjoy the cruise.


WSA

This year, HYC’s Women’s Sailing Asso-

ciation and Windward Bound Women’s

Sailing Camp celebrate their 30th anniver-

sary. The following is the fourth in a se-

ries of interviews with WSA members

about the history of this group. In addition

to these articles, WSA is celebrating with

special events throughout the year.

“Sailing is not my bag.”

That’s what Mary Ann Allen told us in an

interview last month. So, why are we fea-

turing her as part of the Women’s Sailing

Association’s 30th anniversary? Well, we

have a very good reason. Even though

Mary Ann was never an avid sailor, she

has spent many an hour supporting those

who do love to sail.

Growing up, Mary Ann spent her summers

at the family beach house in Galveston.

She married Sonny Allen in 1953. They

joined HYC in 1982, and she was immedi-

ately recruited for the Entertainment Com-

mittee, helping stage parties for the sailors

to enjoy when they came in off the water.

Sonny loved sailing and they owned three

boats while members of HYC, an En-

deavor 32, a Hunter 34 and Mary Ann’s

Sunfish, purchased after she went to camp

during the first Windward Bound residen-

tial camp in June 1983. She was soon re-

cruited to serve as camp director, and was

a member of the committee that organized

the Women’s Sailing Association in the

fall of 1983. She served as WSA’s presi-

dent in 1994-95. She is still a member and

stands ready to help whenever asked.

Outside of WSA, Mary Ann has supported

sailing through Race Committee participa-

tion, working both ashore and on the water

to support local, regional, national and

international events. In 1989, she was

housing director for the Tornado Worlds,

matching HYC hosts and hostesses with

scores of sailors from countries around the

globe. She has also housed her share of

sailors, judges and photographers.

“I’ve had more people in my house,” she

laughs. “I heard from the Tornado sailors

who stayed with me for years. These days,

I get pretty much whomever I want as

guests. “If I want a judge, I can get a

judge. If I want the team from a certain

state, I ask for them.”

WSA and Windward Bound “WSA was hatched in Anne Sheffield’s

living room,” Mary Ann recalls. The first

WSA meeting was held on Oct. 19, 1983.

“In those days, WSA and Windward

Bound were completely separate organiza-

tions, the two groups were run by different

people, had separate finances and focused

on different things.”

Today, there is a close alliance between

Windward Bound and WSA but their fi-

nances are still handled separately. Camp

directors sit on the WSA board and one of

WSA’s purposes is to sponsor an instruc-

tional sailing camp for women. Windward

Bound funds, although subject to WSA

board scrutiny, are still handled through a

separate bank account, and Windward

Bound has its own treasurer who is ap-

pointed by the camp directors. “I was al-

ways in favor of keeping them separate for

accounting reasons,” notes Mary Ann.

She worked on camp for several years in

the mid-80s, and then bowed out. “It was

hard, to give it up, you know. You’re not

sure if the next group will take care of your

Mary Ann Allen: A Sailing Contradiction BY ANN BORDELON

Special to the Windjammer

Mary Ann Allen pictured in 1988 and in 2013.

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S onny Allen used to say that his wife Mary

Ann’s hobby was talking. “She talks 250 words per

minute, gusting to 600,” he would say. We agree that Mary

Ann tells a good story. I hope you enjoy the ones we’ve

shared in this article. – Ann Bordelon


WSA

baby properly.” Then, in December 1993,

a fire caused extensive damage to the

Clubhouse. Repairs took more than a year,

so the guest rooms on the third floor were

not available for camp in 1994. Mary Ann

had an idea. “Everybody was used to stay-

ing on sailboats and there’s not a lot of

difference between a sailboat and a

trailer,” she says. Camp directors Ruth

Keenan and Suzan Platzer agreed, and

Mary Ann helped the Club manager pick

out the trailers and arrange to have them

delivered.

“We were always heavy into pranks,” she

recalls. “Just before camp, Suzan was bus-

ily putting cellophane over the toilets in

the trailers, and as she stepped out of a

trailer, she missed a step, fell down and

broke her leg. So I stepped in and helped

Ruth finish out camp.” She was back in the

business of teaching women to sail.

About That Sailing Thing In the ‘80s and ‘90s, WSA sponsored day

sails, evening sails and the Women’s Re-

gatta, but Mary Ann was not a regular par-

ticipant.

“Sonny bought me a Sunfish after I at-

tended camp, but I never would sail it by

myself. I conned someone into going with

me one day. We got down the bay quite

apiece, and that thing was making a beauti-

ful hum. I said, ‘There’s something wrong

with this new boat; it’s humming.’ My

friend said, ‘That’s because you have it

ideally placed in the water. It’s supposed

to hum like that.’ Shows you how much I

knew about sailing.”

However, she was good crew, and spent

five years as a Race Committee volunteer

aboard Saltshaker, a powerboat owned by

Lloyd Wells. She was walking to docks

one day in 1993. Sonny had died in De-

cember of 1992, and she was feeling

lonely. “Lloyd said nobody would go out

with him to set marks, so I said I’d go,”

she recalls. “I thought I’d just go out for

the day, but, it turned out I’d signed up for

a five-year career on Race Committee.

Lloyd volunteered for almost every race,

and I went with him almost every time.”

Once again, she was supporting the sailors.


By the mid-1960s HYC had recovered from Carla, Pier 9 sported

a row of shiny new Ensigns and most of them showed up on the

starting line. Of course I had to have one! I had only started

racing a couple of years before in the waning Corinthian fleet.

Ensign #739 – named Valkyr - arrived in December with snow in

the cockpit. I had sailed on a couple of Ensigns and was con-

vinced the boat needed a main sheet traveler instead of the stan-

dard two-point bridle.

Class rules had been amended to allow a traveler but no one in

Fleet 2 had installed one. Bud Smith felt it wouldn’t make that

much difference – he was a wonderful sailor but no gear head!

Bud was winning most of the races that Lars Winquist didn’t and

I was on a whole new learning curve. A few races confirmed that

the No. 2 jib was useless and the working jib was for 18-20 knots

and up. (The blade was years in the future). Everyone flew the

big No. 1 as long as possible and luffed the main to keep the boat

on its feet - more or less - in anything over 10-12, but the vang

couldn’t begin to keep the main flat.

So, I installed a crude but effective traveler and before most real-

ized what a novice I was, I was winning races in the spring

winds, almost entirely by being able to keep the main flat and

way out when needed. By the next season others were installing

travelers but my head start gave an advantage that lasted beyond

the first year. I won the fleet championship for three seasons

before I fell for the next pretty face, a Soling named

Wizard of Id – but that’s another story.

Oh yes, another sailor joined the fleet who showed promise. His

name was Dean Snider and I hear he had a good bit of success in

later years. I like to say I taught him everything he knew about

the Ensign – in 1966! But in truth the sum total of that wisdom

was to install a traveler!

A Moment in Ensign History: Welcome, Traveler BY BILL SCHLEUSE

Special to the Windjammer


WSA

The 30th Anniversary committee is making good progress sorting

through the mountain of archive material to create a retrospective

of how much it has changed over the years (or maybe that is how

much the members have changed over the years), and how much

it has stayed true to its charter to encourage women to get out on

the water sailing.

For a different perspective, WSA just took a photo of our current

members - the face of WSA today. We will all get to laugh when

we revisit the photo for the next anniversary. In WSA tradition,

wine, cheese and fellowship rounded out the afternoon.

Windward Bound Camp 2013 is just around the corner - June 5-

8. There are 19 eager campers ready to take on the WSA chal-

lenge. Camp directors Madonna Breen and Anne Lee promise

this will be another year of work hard and play hard, with lots of

surprises in the middle. After each camp it seems impossible to

have a better camp next year, but somehow the directors find a

way. Sailing directors Anne Banks, Linda McKee, and Julie

Goetschius have plans for each skill level to maximize the learn-

ing and experience for each camper.

Andrea Zaite is organizing the Women's Sailing Weekend for

July 13-14. Look for more details as this special event gets

closer. Patty Ward is organizing a Moonlight Anniversary Sail,

July 20. If you have a keelboat and would be willing to take

other WSA members on the Moonlight Sail, please contact Patty

at [email protected].

Cindy McMordie is staging a very special style show featuring

WSA fashions through the years. Special attention will focus on

Sail to High Tea fashions and camper gear then and now. You

don't want to miss this event! Put July 27 at 11 a.m. in the HYC

ballroom on your calendar now. Watch for more details coming

soon. The style show is also the WSA scholarship fundraiser this

year.

This only represents our events through July. Don't be left out -

join in the fun!

Women's Sailing Association Is Having a Busy, Fun Year BY TERRY EUKEL

WSA

The Women’s Sailing Association was established in 1983 and the first WSA Board members are pictured above from left to right: Rochella Cooper, Jean Sheffield, Anne Sheffield, Judy Covin, Patti Frederick and Maude Bell.

Anna Matthews, Jack Yoes, Linda McKee, Tara McDougal and Patrick Lashford were on hand for Las Vegas Night held recently at HYC.

Barbara Matuszak, Pat Gano, Judie Williams, Fount McKee and OJ Young enjoy Las Vegas Night at HYC. The event was spon-sored by the Entertainment Committee.


Ladies Association

We had the most fantastic outing to Shangri La Botanical Gar-

dens and Nature Center. Several of us and some Lakewood La-

dies headed to Orange, Texas on April 12.

This place was so beautiful and so amazing that we said we defi-

nitely want to go again next year. For those of you who could

not make it this year, please be sure and mark your calendar early

next year so you don’t miss out.

Casino and Spa Trip In May, we have the L’auberge Casino and Spa trip planned for

May 8, 9 and returning on May 10. This should be a great deal of

fun. If you are interested in joining us on this trip, contact Danna

Jennings at [email protected] or 713-247-9331. For this

trip you need to remember the saying “what goes on in Vegas,

stays in Vegas!

The HYC Ladies Association Board will also be hosting the LYC

Ladies Board for a luncheon. We do this once a year to stay in

touch with them as we do many events at each of the clubs

throughout the year.

Ladies Association Picnic Then in June, we will be having the annual picnic at the lovely

home of Danna Jennings. It will be on Friday, June 14. We will

not only enjoy lunch and beverages, but also will be enjoying her

beautiful back yard and pool.

Check your e-mail, and if the Club, or Ladies Association, does

not have your correct e-mail address, please send it to us. Hope

to see you around at these great events.

Ladies Association Has A Fun Trip and A Picnic Planned BY MARTHA GILLETT

Ladies Association


News

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE NEWS By Andrew McStay By the time you read this we will have completed what we hope will be

our most successful Family Fun Day recruiting event and yielded a num-

ber of new members for HYC. Events like this are only successful be-

cause of the hard work and dedication of our staff and the members of

the Membership Committee. This year we were aided in this effort by a

great group of Ragnots, Ragnot parents and our sailing director who

worked together with us to recruit for the summer youth program and for

HYC members. Thanks to all.

HYC is a very friendly place. Please help us to make any and all feel

welcome and at home. When you see a new face it is likely to be a new

member or someone touring

the club considering member-

ship. Take a moment to say hi

and shake hands. This is a

simple act that may mean the

difference between gaining or

retaining a new member.

We are making a special ef-

fort this year to increase our

junior membership. HYC has

two levels of junior member-

ship (based on age) and both

are attractive and affordable

options for those who are

interested. If you know of

some young person who loves

the water, sailing or boating,

tell them about HYC. Perhaps

you know a young person

interested in Kayaking, if so

HYC might be the perfect

place for them. In addition to

all our club has to offer, junior

membership carries the same

reciprocal privileges we all

have because of our HYC membership and is a real plus for helping to

network up the career ladder. Contact us about a prospective junior

member and we will take it from there.

We are in the part of the

year when HYC is at its

best. Hope you all can

spend many enjoyable

hours at your home on the

bay. Smooth sailing and be

safe...

The following applications

were approved at the April

Board of Trustees Meeting:

John and Paige

Reinhard, Senior

Membership, Recruit-

ing Sponsor: Wise

Family

Walter and Gail Kris-

tiansen, Limited Retiree

Membership, Recruiting

Sponsor: Paul Francis

The following applications

were submitted for May:

Igor and Rosana

Escobar, Senior Mem-

bership, Recruiting

Sponsor: Membership

Committee

Mark and Melanie

White, Senior Member-

ship, Recruiting Spon-

sor: Membership Com-

mittee

Richard and Susan

Manning, Limited Re-

tiree Membership, Re-

cruiting Sponsor: Steve

Morehouse

Paige, Zachary, John and Sawyer Reinhard

Walter and Gail Kristiansen

Michael and Katharina Upchurch


News


Race and Regatta

Again another Elissa Regatta is behind us

and by all accounts this year was a success.

As Co-Chair along with Judie Williams

and Beth Gibson we wish to extend our

special thanks to each of the many Volun-

teers (more than 40) who made this event

both fun and successful. This regatta

benefits Galveston’s tall ship or the Offi-

cial Tall Ship of Texas. The final tabula-

tions are not in but your efforts raised in

excess of $8,000.

A special thanks goes to the Port Arthur

Playboys and their sponsors (Baldridge

Family, Gibson Family, Bob Green and the

Williams Family). After P/C By Baldridge

and I declined to cook crawfish Jay Grills

stepped up and declared he would pick up

the bugs and folks you should have been

there as he and Troy provided/sponsored/

cooked some wonderful Cajun fare includ-

ing corn, mushroom, potatoes and onions.

The band and bugs were all gone by 6 p.m.

The plan was to have music and bugs for

the sailors and volunteers as the boats were

entering the harbor. Love a plan that

comes together.

Pass the word that next year may be a re-

peat and perhaps we can draw more than

the 75 entries for 2013.

Race and Regatta Chairman June Shaw

considered using three lines this year and

this was well received by the participants.

We had a Pursuit Line and two windward/

leeward lines on the water which chal-

lenged our assets but as usual our members

stepped up filling the voids. Thanks to

Dwight Bengtson with Scott and John

Lacy for providing the lower bay signal

and mark set boats. Our PRO’s were Terry

Cantrell, Pursuit; P/C James Liston, W/L;

BY R/C ROBERT WILLIAMS Special to the Windjammer

CONTINUES on page 13

Elissa Regatta Was a Success

On-the-water action during the Elissa Re-gatta. Photos by Dmitriy Yegorov


Race and Regatta

and Brian Hawboldt, W/L each of whom

ran the maximum races. Curtis Wolff,

Gary Manuel and Steve Rhyne provided

chase boats. The J/24 fleet enjoyed quality

racing on their circuit stop and we recog-

nized the 50 year Ensign 2 Fleet. Noted at

the event was the 30 year anniversary of

the J/22 and our first sighting of the

emerging J/70 fleet. Congratulations to

all.

Associated with the 27th Elissa Regatta are

the annual auctions – both silent and live.

The auction tables filled our building be-

cause of the tireless efforts of Martha Gil-

lett, Laura Donley and Linda McKee.

There are too many donors from HYC and

area merchants to list individually but

thanks to everyone for your contributions

and purchases. Did we fail to mention

John Cardenas? He was in a zone con-

ducting the live auction and would not

leave the microphone until the guests pur-

chased all items to include P/C Pat Gib-

son’s snappy slacks when no other items

were available. Thanks John.

Representing the Tall Ship Elissa were

John Moran and Jamie White who pro-

vided several beautiful artifacts of the

Elissa.

We have discovered that our club always

steps up to make our regattas a success

from art work to harbor. Thanks to our

staff, all of you, and thanks to my wife for

making me look like I was in charge.

Laissez les bons temps Rouler



Ragnots

Pictured above are some of the Ragnots who participated in the Easter Egg Hunt.

Pictured above are some of the Ragnots who participated in the Color Me Rad 5K Run held recently at Reliant Park.

RAGNOT NEWS By Marie Wise The HYC Easter Egg Hunt is a favorite

tradition every year. Ragnots moms Dora

Murone and Teri Walston colored and hid

all the eggs for this year's hunt, a big Rag-

not Thank You to both of them! Tess

Harmon, Audrey Bermack, and Harrison

Banks each got the most eggs in their age

groups. An afternoon of great fun was had

by all the egg hunters!

In Ragnot news, 420 sailors Ian Beck and

Richmond Keeling have been accepted to

participate in the invitation-only Chicago

Yacht Club 2013 Neill Advanced Sailing

Clinic. Props to Ian and Richmond!

Ragnots were at the Austin Yacht Club

Road Runner Regatta April 6-7, and two

Ragnots, Abi Beck and Paul Houston, are

headed to USODA Team Trials in Pewau-

kee, Wisconsin the first week of May.

Fast sailing to the both!

And finally, Ragnots ran the Color Me

Rad 5K at Reliant Park on March 30. The

run was a benefit event for the Special

Olympics and a great team event for the

Ragnots as well. Thanks to Sailing Direc-

tor Katrina Williams for putting this to-

gether!

(Pictured Above) Tillman Banks and his Granddad Gary Banks relax after the 2013 Easter Egg Hunt at HYC. (Pictured Right) Sawyer and Zachary Reinhard discuss their egg hunting strategy during the Easter Egg Hunt.


Dining Room Specials Wednesday Night Specials May 1 – Fried Snapper Amandes May 8 – Shrimp Kebabs May 15 – Chicken Cordon Bleu May 22 – Baby Back Ribs May 29 – Shepherd’s Pie Thursday Night Specials May 2 – Poached Salmon with Dill May 9 – Oysters Rockefeller May 16 – Shrimp Scampi May 23 – Italian Buffet May 30 – Seafood Pasta Au Gratin

Dining Room Hours of Operation Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch

Wednesday and Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. for diner

Friday from 6 to 10 p.m. for dinner and Friday night buffet

Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

2013 Leukemia Cup Regatta Schedule of Events:

Monday, May 13: Mike Ogden Golf Tournament with Commissioner Sebesta

Tuesday, June 11: “Sip & Sail” party at Sullivan’s in Houston

Friday-Sunday, June 21-23: Leukemia Cup Regatta at HYC. Visit us online at houstonyachtclub.com for online regatta registration and the schedule of events.

Friday-Sunday, Dec: 6-8: Fantasy Sail with Gary Job-son in Captiva, Florida

For Sale 3546 Miramar Drive -- 1 block from HYC and easy walking distance -- watch your family on the water from your front porch. $145,000 obo

0 Shadylawn -- bayview lot across the street from 3546 Miramar. Great views of the bay too. $40,000 obo.

For more information, please contact Beverly Van Zandt at 281-212-3705.

HOUSTON YACHT CLUB

3620 Miramar Drive

Shoreacres, Texas 77571

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