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The Tell Tale
Commodore's Corner
Commodore
Keith Sugg
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Fellow sailors,
Wow! Time
really flies. I
guess it’s been 25 or so years since I last served as Commodore. It
certainly doesn’t seem that long. And
it’s amazing with all that has changed over the last few decades how
much is still the same. Most
of us still feel the same draw to our boats and the water, and we
still find the same satisfaction from sailing and the camaraderie of
the docks.
We started off 2017 with our annual membership meeting on Jan 21 at
the Iron Mountain Marina conference room. Thank
you to David and IMM for making the room available to us again free of
charge. If
you haven’t paid your 2017 dues please do so now. Don’t
forget that
to avoid a $10 late fee, dues must be paid (received by Treasurer)
before Feb 15. Send to:
Jay
Schafer
10
Woodstock
Little
Rock, AR 72227.
The minutes of the meeting will be available on the IMYC website and
Facebook page, but I’ll list the highlights here:
First, thanks goes out to George Boger for very successfully manning
the helm for us for the last two years. He
left the club in good shape going into 2017. George thanked
all those who helped him over the last two years, with a special
recognition of Ron, Jeff and Lance for their major contributions
toward completing the pavilion project.
The business and activities of the club for 2017 will be managed by:
Commodore
Keith Sugg
Vice Commodore Kathy
Aldrich
Secretary/Treasurer Jay
Schafer
Race Coordinator Eddie
Zeiler
Communications John
Bomar
Special Announcement and Invitation: The
IMYC family is invited to attend and celebrate the marriage of Kathy
Aldrich and Ken Ledoux on Saturday, September 30th,
2:00 p.m. at Iron Mountain Marina.
6/16/2015
July 4th Celebration
The Iron Mountain Yacht Club Independence Day
celebration is Saturday July 4th.
We’ll celebrate with America’s quintessential food – hamburgers
and hotdogs – with the Barbara and Keith Sugg and Darrell and
Lynn Coston hosting the meal. Deserts are potluck. After dinner
we’ll form a flotilla to parade out to see the fireworks on the
lake.
To get an accurate estimate for the event, please
RSVP via the surveymonkey atIMYC
Annual July 4th Events - RSVP.
(If the link doesn’t work, copy and pastehttps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XM5DJH2 into
your browser’s URL.) The survey will ask how many IMYC members
and guests are coming.
Greers Ferry Lake Regatta
The weekend of June 6th,
Eddie and Frank Zeiler, Ron Nash and I traveled up to Heber
Springs to participate in a regatta with the Greers Ferry Lake
Yacht Club. George Yerger, a member of GFLYC, invited Eddie and
his Z-Cat Catalina 22 to a club race on Greers.
This past spring, George trailered his Catalina 22
to DeGray and participated in two of our regattas. (Each regatta
is 3 races.) In his first regatta, he finished the day first
overall, and Eddie was second. In his second regatta, Eddie
finished the day first overall, and George was second.
George doesn’t lack confidence in his sailing
ability, and will certainly let you know about it. To see what
happened, read the write up by Ron Nash athttp://www.imyc-memorialday.blogspot.com/ (Click
on the left picture.) The last picture in Ron’s write up shows
us swapping club burgees with George. The GFLYC burgee given to
us is now hanging at the west end of our pavilion.
The Pavilion
Seeing Eden Isle Marina, where GFLYC is located,
made us appreciate our docks at Iron Mountain Marina. We have
covered walkways to relax under and a pavilion for club
gatherings. One GFLYC member, who recently had seen our docks,
commented on how great these things were as we sat on a sailboat
under a bimini top, one of the few places on the dock we could
go to get out of the sun.
In the near future, we need to plan on refloating
our pavilion with new flotation blocks to keep the wood joists
and flooring from touching the water and rotting. That’ll
guarantee us having many more years of club gatherings at the
lake. See everyone soon at the lake.
George Boger, Commodore
Taps for Rick Moore...
Fellow Sailors, It is with great sorrow that I report to you that Rick
Moore has died in an auto accident this Tuesday afternoon. Words
are lost on me for this one...
My deep, heart felt sympathy goes to Lucy and Rick's family. Rick
is a friend, a fellow sailor, and will be deeply missed.
God Speed, Rick Moore...
"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as
in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must
sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail,
and not drift, nor lie at anchor."
--
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
In lieu of flowers
the family has asked that you please consider making a donation to
Arkansas Hands and Voices.
Arkansas Hands & Voices
PO Box 512
Conway, AR 72033
501.569.8907 (Voice
or Relay Services)
info@arhandsandvoices.org
Click here to download our brochure.
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The Chili Cook-Off was a blast. We also had the great Pumpkin Carving to
boot. The Professional Judges for the Chili and the Pumpkins were
on hand to make the serious choices for the winners. Although the judges
were lured to the pavilion on the pretense they would be judging a wet
T-shirt contest, they did their dutiful job of choosing the best Chili
and the best Carved Pumpkin.
AND, THE BEST CHILI WENT TO SUSAN SCHAFER!!!! CONGRATULATIONS SUSAN.
THE BEST PUMPKIN WAS KAYE WOODY!!!! GREAT JOB.
Now, understand, there were some awfully good Chili and some great
carved Pumpkins. I especially liked the Sugg spaghetti hair pumpkin. ***Check out the
pix on the link below***
http://www.photoshop.com/users/imyc/albums/7fb69de5d6d442138fd2aaddc393b20f
THE BEST PUMPKIN WAS KAYE WOODY!!!! GREAT JOB.
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And, in a unanimous vote, Susan Schafer
won the Silver Bowl Chili Cookoff Best Chili!!!
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Do you know the proper use of the Arkansas flag on your vessel?
Note: This section does not cover the use of yacht club burgees, owners’
private signals, U.S. Power Squadron Flags, United States
Coast Guard Auxiliary Flags, foreign flags, or social and courtesy
flags. Rules for these
are well established and may be found in existing literature. The U.S.
Ensign with a
16 canton of 50 stars (as the U.S. Flag is called while in nautical use)
and the U.S.
Yacht Ensign, with a canton of 13 stars, are interchangeable on all
types of recreational
vessels while in national waters. Because the preferred location for the
U.S. Power
Squadron Flag is also the starboard spreader, it may be flown beneath
the Arkansas Flag.
The U.S. Ensign and the Arkansas Flag are normally flown from
sunrise to sunset. However, at
most yacht clubs “colors are made” at 0800. This timing is proper when
in the company
of other boats simultaneously making colors. The U.S. Ensign is flown
first and lowered last.
If the Arkansas Flag is flown on sailing vessels: Sloops, cutters,
and schooners while underway — sailing vessels with one mast should fly the U.S.
Ensign at the stern staff, two-thirds of the way up the leech of the
main sail (or at the top up the leech of the main
sail (or at the top of the leech, if gaff-rigged). The Arkansas Flag
should fly at the starboard spreader, or on the forward mast of a
schooner.
While at anchor — The U.S. Ensign should fly from the stern staff and
the Arkansas Flag from the starboard spreader. Yawls and ketches
While underway — The U.S. Ensign should fly at the stern staff or at
position two-thirds up the leech of the mizzen sail (or at the peak of
the leech of the mizzen sail, if gaff-rigged). The Arkansas Flag should
fly at the starboard spreader (“at the starboard spreader” means the
spreader on the most forward mast if more than one and from the most
outboard hoist of that spreader).
While at anchor — The U.S. Ensign should fly from the stern staff and
the Arkansas Flag from the
starboard spreader. If the Arkansas Flag is flown on motorboats:
While underway and at anchor — the U.S. Ensign should fly from the stern
staff and the Arkansas Flag may be flown from the forestaff in lieu of a
yacht club burgee. Motor boats with auxiliary masts should follow the
rules for sailboats.
Iron
Mountain
Yacht Club has Signed On with Boat/U.S.!
The Boat/U.S. Cooperating Groups
program has proven so popular with members that club officers are
renewing our partnership for another year.
Boat/U.S. provides a vast range of
services, information and savings to recreational boaters,
including:
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Members-only discounts and
Member Rewards with Boat/U.S. and West Marine equipment
purchases
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Discounts on fuel, overnight
slips, and repairs at more than 750 marinas nationwide
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On-the-water towing, with your
choice of service levels – from $50 per incident (with
Membership) up to Unlimited service – provided by the nation’s
largest towing network
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Access to high-value, low-cost
group-rate boat insurance
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Full year subscription to the
award-winning Boat/U.S. Magazine, as well as the 1000-page
Boat/U.S. Annual Equipment Catalog
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An effective lobby that fights
unfair taxes, fees, and government regulations that single out
boat owners
Because of this special
arrangement, you can get 50% off the regular annual dues rates
when you join Boat/U.S. – the nation’s largest Association
of recreational boat owners.
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For
more information, contact: Jay
Schafer, Regional Manager, Staff One, Inc.,501-224-1827
office direct, 866-501-1818 toll free, 501-346-4104 cell phone
If you are
renewing your Boat/U.S. Membership,
be sure to mention our Cooperating Group ID number
GA83130Y to get the specially reduced rate. Club officers encourage you
to take advantage of this valuable program that is available only to
Boat/U.S. Cooperating Groups like us.
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