WelcomeWelcome to Leatherlips Yacht Club, located on the northwest side of Columbus, Ohio (USA). We’re a casual sailing club with a membership made up of racers, pleasure sailors, and those learning to sail.
New members are always welcome!
Commodore’s Reception, honoring our Commodore, Jack Boyles
Friday, May 17, 6 PM
Leatherlips Yacht Club.
City Barbecue provided. Please bring a side dish to share and your own beverage.
New Member Day, previously scheduled for Saturday, May 11th, has been postponed. New Member Day will be rescheduled. Jack Boyles, Commodore
It was a dark and gloomy day. Huge storm clouds rolled over each other as they raced in from the west. White caps covered the water, boats rigging creaked and docks rocked as they struggled against their moorings. But still one lone sailor remained on the water …
This has nothing to do with the minutes, just trying to get you to read them:)
Leatherlips Yacht Club
Meeting Minutes
March 25, 2013
BOG In Attendance:
Kevin Flanagan
Jack Boyles
Rick Wohleber
Tom Clarke
Ben Terrien
Lee Vance
Mike Clowes
Bruce Cameron
Guests:
Christie Whitt
Dave Chapman
Blaise Pierson
LYC UPDATES
Jack called the meeting to order.
February meeting minutes were approved via email before the BOG meeting.
LTS - Blaise asked that the BOG reconsider having a YLTS program for a two week session. After discussion from both pro and con, it was decided that a committee be formed to determine what a 2 week program would look like. The committee consists of Tom, Lee, Blaise and Mike. Tom volunteered to head the committee. It is expected that this would provide the building block for the future YLYC program. The 2 week program for youth is to be presented at the April BOG meeting. This timing is important to allow for advertising and preparation should the plan be approved.
Mike shared that he has LTS flyers to pass out at Docks IN.
Racing & Safety – Lee proposed buying a ladder for the North dock. He pointed out the work that Anne and Steve did on the rules that go in the Directory.
House – Kevin reviewed quotes for fixing the fireplace. He looked at several alternatives including gas logs and a fireplace insert. Quotes ranged from $1,300 to $4,600. There is no budget line item to fix the fireplace. Dave suggested getting an additional quote from a fireplace builder he knows.
Secretary – Bruce handed out a membership update showing members paid/unpaid and dropped.
Jr. Racing – Dave has a coach in mind and is currently conducting a background check. Informed the BOG that he has submitted a grant for $7,500. Grant will be awarded April 16th. Dave explained that the Jr Racing program would like to move to 420’s which he shared was the future of racing. The added benefit of 420’s is that they are also viable for LTS. Asked for a future discussion around selling the FJ’s and replacing them with 420’s. The 501c3 has sponsored the purchase of (2) used 420’s for the Jr. Racing program. If the grant is secured, it is intended for the purchase of 420’s.
Budget – Tom reviewed the budget with each committee head asking for approval or modification. It was stressed that the budget is tight for 2013 and that each line item must be adhered to and expenditures must be approved by the board member responsible. Tom pointed out that the Jr Racing budget included $3,000 for the purchase of a 420 for the Jr. Racing program. It was noted that a material purchase over $1,000 needs to be approved by the members. The boat purchase was approved by the BOG for submission to the membership at Docks IN*. Cost for the boat was separated from the Jr. Racing line item to a line of its own.
Jack made a motion to approve the budget. Tom seconded. Motion passed.
Miscellaneous
Rick asked that Joe McHenry have his membership dues (associate) waived. Tabled for discussion.
The balance of the meeting revolved around Docks IN and being sure that all aspects were covered.
Tom made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Lee seconded asking that each member police themselves in future meetings to help ensure a 2 hour meeting. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned.
*Addendum: The decision to present a Jr. Racing boat purchase to the membership was later reversed via email discussion. It was decided that the total budget for Jr. Racing be presented at Docks IN without a boat purchase line item. A decision to purchase another 420 with club funds will be reviewed and voted on at a later date. The current budget will be used to fund items other than material assets.
Meritline has an 8L waterproof dry bag for $3.49 with free shipping. Deal good today only.
The Race Results page has now been updated for week 5. Winds were south east swinging to east and bacback, and varying from less than 5 miles an hour up to 10 miles an hour. The Interlake class provided the race committee.
Four races are needed to qualify for the Spring Series awards.
The March 2013 Mainsheet is now available!
The Board of Governors would like to share key items for 2013:
The board began last fall, and has been meeting regularly throughout the winter, to build a fiscally responsible strategy for 2013, that strengthens the club as well as supports the LYC mission and vision: To promote and facilitate the sport of sail yachting and of sail yacht racing, and secondarily to provide a social center for the members, their families and guests. With that being said, the Board of Governors agreed to make changes to the Learn 2 Sail program for 2013. The Youth Learn2Sail program will not be offered in 2013. We will spend 2013 retooling the program in order to fortify the structure, as well as build on the best practices learned from years past. The program will also be benchmarked against other successful programs in the country. The Youth Learn2Sail program will return in 2014. The Adult Learn2Sail program will be offered in 2013 as always. Youth, ages 15 and over. are invited to participate in the Adult Learn2Sail program.
Stay tuned for more updates and schedules.
We look forward to a great season at LYC this year!
The LYC Jr Sailors would like to thank everyone for being so generous at the annual LYC banquet. The raffle raised over $900 for the Jr Racing Team.
The January 2013 Mainsheet is now available!
From While many people may think of sailboating as a fairly tranquil activity, Paul Larsen has long equated sailboating with extreme speed. In Wired, Adam Fisher has profiled the Australian-born Larsen’s search for the perfect speecboating runway, which he found off the coast of the small African country Namiba. This windswept coast is where Larsen has spent the last decade attempting to break the boating speed record — recently by piloting the Vestas SailRocket Mark 2, a craft that Larsen describes as “50 percent plane, 50 percent boat.” If you’ve never heard about the world of high-speed boating, there are some technological and human feats in Fisher’s piece that go far beyond what comes to mind when most of us think of boating — when Larsen and his team broke the outright world speed sailing record in November, the Vesta SailRocket Mark 2 was regularly going in excess of 60 knots.
Dear Friends and Family,
As some of you may know, I have spent the last six weeks in the New York and New Jersey area doing recovery work (restoration of 911 and cell phone service) that was caused by Superstorm Sandy. I arrived before the hurricane made landfall remained there working everyday since until a couple of days ago. I’m sure you have all seen the photos and videos on the news, but sadly, the devastation is far, far worse than what has been depicted on TV. Thousands and thousands of people have lost absolutely everything. Many of them lost their lives or family members and friends. Everyday, I thought I had seen the worst, only to find out on the next day that I had not. At last count, over 22,000 homes had been destroyed and over 350,000 were damaged. In some areas, you can drive for miles and miles and not see anything but abandoned houses, schools and shops. Many areas still do not have electric and water, and the National Guard in still in control.
Am am sending this to all of you, to ask for your help – not for me personally, but for the people who’s lives have been turned upside down by this event. This storm happened in October, when it was still relatively warm out. Now December, things are not really any better than they were a month ago, but now the residents of this stricken area are also faced with not having warm clothes, coats, a roof over their heads – and no Christmas.
There is an organization in New York called the Robinhood Foundation. This is the same group who came together after 911 to help the victims of that tragedy. Amongst other things they are doing now to help, the biggest one is a benefit concert which will occur this Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. The concert is being called “12*12*12”. It will be the concert of the century with more major musical legends that you can count. This fundraising event will be broadcast around the world on may TV stations, radio stations, websites and in some theaters with the goal of reaching two billion people. I will copy the link for info below, as well as link directly to the Robinhood Foundation to make donations. 100% of every penny they receive will go to the the victims of this horrible event. As you are doing your Christmas shopping, I would ask you to think about the families out there who now have nothing, and perhaps, instead of buying one
more gift for someone who is warm in their home, consider instead helping someone who no longer even has a home.
In the spirit of the season,
Dave Chapman
Link to concert info:
http://www.121212concert.org/
Link to donate:
https://www.robinhood.org/take-action/SandyRelief.aspx
Congratulations to Nick And Lynn M who have welcomed grandson number 2 into their family!
The October 2012 Mainsheet is now available!
Up Your Flue Regatta, Sat Oct 6
Name Sail # 1 2 3 Total Place
Jack Boyles 11479 DNS DNS DNS
Kathy Muenz 4205 6 6 DNS 19 7
Gary Savage 681 1 2 3 6 2
Sarah Giesman 180527 7 7 4 18 6
Ben Terrien 799 2 1 2 5 1
Anne Filbert 57516 5 5 5 15 5
Bill Kotys 1415 3 4 6 13 4
Steve Nearing 810 4 3 1 8 3
Women’s Handicap Championship Sept. 22, 2012
Corrected results
Race 1
Anne Filbert Laser Radial
Tami Chapan Daysailer
Liz Terrien Interlake
Race 2
Tami Chapman Daysailer
Anne Filbert Laser Radial
Liz Terrien Interlake
Race 3
Anne Filbert Laser Radial
Tami Chapman Daysailer
Liz Terrien Interlake
Overall
1 Anne Filbert
2 Tami Chapman
3 Liz Terrien
AJ Savage made a time-lapse video on-board Whack-a-mole’ for a few laps of the Endurance Race. Enjoy!
Subscribe
