February 2012

I would like to thank the 34 Principal Race

Officers (PROs) for their help and coopera-

tion in assembling the Race Committee As-

signments for the 2012 Racing Season. We

have 50 days of racing scheduled for the up-

coming Race Season, with 182 members par-

ticipating in Race Committee activity. The

Race/Assignment Schedule presented below

can be found in both the 2012 CYC Hand-

book, soon to be published, and on the CYC

web-site, under the “Racing” tab.

I would encourage Club members, especially

the new members, to familiarize themselves

with Section “K” of the CYC Handbook,

which deals with CYC Race Management.

Here you will find information on Race

Committee Duty and Race Committee In-

structions. For a quick review of some of the

more frequently asked about provisions, I

have included some excerpts from the Race

Committee Duty section of the Handbook.

Conflict with the Assigned RC Duty Date

If you have a conflict with your RC Duty as-

signment, you are permitted to exchange with

another member. Exchanges of dates may be

made freely, but, both members must notify

the two Principal Race Officers (PROs) in-

volved, and the First Vice Commodore. A

PRO may only exchange with another PRO.

All exchanges must be recorded, and initialed

by both members on the back of each work

card before the first exchanged race date.

Once an exchange is made, each member is

responsible for the new race date only, in-

cluding any fee for no-shows.

Work Hour Credits

Assigned RC Duty does not count towards

work hour credits. Additional RC Duty will

be credited as work hours for actual hours

served. Performance of additional RC Duty

hours (credited or otherwise) does not relieve

the member of the responsibility for any fees

resulting from no-shows on their assigned or

exchanged dates.

Race Management Seminars

All Club members, who perform RC Duty,

are encouraged and welcomed to attend a

CYC Race Management Seminar. Seminars

will be announced and conducted prior to the

beginning of the racing season. PROs and

Club members will receive two work hour

credits for completing the seminar, after fully

completing their RC duty assignment.

Race Committee Schedule & Assignments on Pages 2 - 4.

Jjb110@tds.net

Johnny Ballatin

1st Vice Commodore

February 2012 No. 477 2

PRO RC Crew Date Day 1stGun Event Race

Grove, E Benefield-A, Jones, Swails Apr 18 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 1

Dawson, M Anderson, Gloss, Tyner Apr 22 Sun 1400 Rocky Top Tune Up 2

Smithson Dixson, Gitschlag, Ludwig Apr 25 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 3

Hudson Conway, Greeley, Sears, Smithson, Zucker Apr 28 Sat 1100 Rocky Top 4

Hudson Bove, Gibson, Grove-T, Noon, Smithson Apr 29 Sun 0900 Rocky Top 5

Storey Bolt, Ruple, Webber May 2 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 6

Hudson Fagan, Flett, Kopp, Ramsey-R, Smithson May 5 Sat 1300 Admiral Farragut 7

Hudson Fagan, Flett, Kopp, Ramsey-R, Smithson May 6 Sun 0900 Admiral Farragut 8

Larimer Benefield-T, Bonner, Brock-L May 6 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 9

Russell, B Keith, Layton, Northcutt May 9 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 10

Gamey Lawson, Long-Tim, Longford May 13 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 11

Griffin Shafer-B, West, Whalen May 16 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 12

Johnson, C Taylor, Terry, Tinkler May 20 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 13

Dawson, D Hutson, Litherland, Long-Terry May 23 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 14

Toney, B Proctor, Ramsey-C, Reeves, Rudolphy May 26 Sat 1300 Memorial Day 15

Toney, B Noe, Schmidt, Sheets, Sullivan May 27 Sun 0900 Memorial Day 16

Dawson, D Holberg, LaVerne, Nagy May 30 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 17

Williams, J Grimac, Lesmerises, Trapp Jun 3 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 18

Scruggs Lindahl-J, Kindervater, Buchanan Jun 6 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 19

Nicholls Johnson-K, Schaad, Tankersley Jun 10 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 20

Guinn Eddy, Isakson, James Jun 13 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 21

Bocko Eshbaugh, Hodge, Holt, Jun 17 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 22

Storey Anders, Barnes-M, Bosson Jun 20 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 23

Peretz Bryant, Casalena, Kopiwoda Jun 24 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 24

Meyer Cressman, Dodd, Kenyon Jun 27 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 25

Bradshaw Campbell-P, Murray, Newton, Slocum Jul 4 Wed 1300 Independence 26

Dawson, D Matvy, Storey, Vath Jul 11 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 27

Ballatin Dorsey, McMahon, Rech Jul 15 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 28

Fulton Campbell-R, Fisher, Freeman Jul 25 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 29

Parker Summitt, van der Merwe, Vogel Jul 29 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 30

Smithson Baer, deLaurentis, McCoy Aug 8 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 31

Williams, H Johnson-J, Kempner, Stoess Aug 12 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 32

Quigley Barkley, Patti, Richters Aug 22 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 33

Mitchell Kappler, Kirk, Montgomery Aug 26 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 34

Saltmarsh, K Hulsey, McMillan, Saltmarsh-M Sep 3 Mon 1300 Labor Day 35

Quigley Gammon, Love, Lundin Sep 5 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 36

Williams, J Cutler, Davis, McGuire Sep 9 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 37

Quigley Macek, Spong, White Sep 12 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 38

Weir Symonds, Traccarella, Tyler Sep 16 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 39

Smithson Horton, Murdock, Valone Sep 19 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 40

Wickman Boyce, Brennan, Wood-S Sep 23 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 41

Wickman Roberson, Sturdevan, Wright Sep 26 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 42

Schonagen Beckner, Cross, Floodquist Sep 30 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 43

Smithson Hunt, Kite, Leibman Oct 3 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 44

Hogan Lillestolen, McNutt, Parks Oct 7 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 45

Smithson Pfundston, Schwarzentraub, Solly Oct 10 Wed 1800 Dinghy HWS 46

Hubbell Nicholson, Stone, Wickman Oct 14 Sun 1400 Keelboat HWS 47

Kunc Trainor, Schaffer-M, Sadlowe, Slater Oct 20 Sat 1300 Fall Regatta 48

Kunc Schoffner, Swartwood, Payne, Brock-J Oct 21 Sun 0900 Fall Regatta 49

TBD TBD Nov 10 Sat 1300 Club Champion 50

Race Committee Members should arrive and report to the PRO approximately sixty (60) minutes prior to the 1st gun.

February 2012 No. 477 3

MEMBER Race

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Anders, R 23 Gitschlag, G 3

Anderson, D 2 Gloss, F 2

Baer, T 31 Greeley, L 4

Ballatin, J 28 Griffin, F 12

Barkley, J 33 Grimac, G 18

Barnes, M 23 Grove, E 1

Beckner, H 43 Grove, T 5

Benefield, A 1 Guinn, D 21

Benefield, T 9 Harkins/Saltmarsh 35

Bocko, J 22 Hodge, R 22

Bolt, D 6 Hogan, T 45

Bonner, R 9 Holberg, J 17

Bosson, B 23 Holt, A 22

Bove, G 5 Horton, L 40

Boyce/Woodall 41 Hubbell, G 47

Bradshaw, B 26 Hudson, T 4 5 7 8

Brennan, J 41 Hunt, B 44

Brock, J 49 Husley, M 35

Brock, L 9 Hutson/Cheek 14

Bryant, R 24 Isakson, K 21

Buchanan, M 19 James, R 21

Campbell, P 26 Johnson, C 13

Campbell, R 29 Johnson, J 32

Casalena, M 24 Johnson, K 20

Conway/Pyle 4 Jones, A 1

Cressman, J 25 Kappler, T 34

Cross, D 43 Keith, J 10

Cutler, W 37 Kempner, H 32

Davis, M 37 Kenyon, B 25

Dawson, D 14 17 27 Kindevater, L 19

Dawson, M 2 Kirk, T 34

deLaurentis, J 31 Kite, C 44

Dixson, A 3 Kopiwoda, P 24

Dodd, J 25 Kopp, D 7 8

Dorsey, T 28 Kunc, V 48 49

Eddy, G 21 Larimer, F 9

Eshbaugh, C 22 LaVerne, D 17

Fagan, J 7 8 Lawson, B 11

Fisher, S 29 Layton, B 10

Flett, C 7 8 Lesmerises, D 18

Floodquist, G 43 Leibman, D 44

Freeman, E 29 Lillestolen, T 45

Fulton, S 29 Lindahl, J 19

Gamey, J 11 Litherland, S 14

Gammon, D 36 Long, Terry 14

Gibson, R 5 Long, Tim 11

February 2012 No. 477 4

MEMBER Race

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Longford, D 11 Schmidt, T 16

Love, R 36 Schonagen, R 43

Ludwig, S 3 Schwarzentraub 46

Lundin, E 36 Scruggs, V 19

Macek, J 38 Sears, T 4

Matvy, M 27 Shafer, B 12

McCoy, M 31 Sheets, C 16

McGuire, S 37 Shoffner, M 49

McMahon, P 28 Slocum, J 26

McMillian, P 35 Smithson, RG 3 4 5 7 8 31 40 44 46

McNutt, W 45 Solly, M 46

Meyer, C 25 Spong, D 38

Mitchell, R 34 Stoess, B 32

Montgomery, P 34 Stone, J 47

Murdock, M 40 Storey, J 6 23 27

Murray, D 26 Sturdevan, D 42

Nagy, S 17 Sullivan, J 16

Newton, Z 26 Summitt, R 30

Nicholls, E 20 Swails, M 1

Nicholson, B 47 Symonds, F 39

Noe, S 16 Tankersley, D 20

Noon, C 5 Taylor, T 13

Northcutt, J 10 Terry, A 13

Parks, B 45 Tinkler, M 13

Parker, L 30 Toney, B 15 16

Patti, M 33 Traccarella, P 39

Payne, J 49 Trainor, B 48

Peretz, F 24 Trapp, L 18

Pfundston, S 46 Tyler, V 39

Proctor, A 15 Tyner, J 2

Quigley, N 33 36 38 Valone, D 40

Ramsey, C 15 van der Merwe 30

Ramsey, R 7 8 Vath, J 27

Rech, C 28 Vogel, R 30

Reeves, A 15 Webber, H 6

Richters, S 33 Weir, T 39

Roberson, E 42 West, M 12

Rudolphy, K 15 Whalen, M 12

Ruple, S 6 White, J 38

Russell, B 10 Wickman, B 41 42 47

Sadlowe, B 48 Williams, H 32

Salter, E 48 Williams, J 18 37

Saltmarsh, M 35 Wood, S 41

Schaad, M 20 Wright, M 42

Schaffer, M 48 Zucker, T 4

February 2012 No. 477 5

Bring Main Dish &

Appetizer or Dessert

February 2012 No. 477 6

As a member of CYC, you may be aware that CYC has adopted a “Clean Marina Practice” to promote environmentally responsible marina and boating practices. With the introduction of the new Greenway walking trail, the sewage holding tank, located on CYC grounds and des-ignated for this purpose, went away. This event made it difficult for Club members to comply with the Clean Marina Practice.

A survey of available waste pump-out facilities, available on Lake Loudon, revealed that the nearest facility was located at the International Harbor Marina, on Gallagher Creek. Not only was the travel distance inconvenient, 11.28 miles round trip, but, there was a charge of $15.00 per use. Consequently, the CYC Plan-ning Committee undertook a project designed to allow CYC to reinstate its Clean Marina waste management practice, and provide a convenient facility for member use.

With bit of investigation, it was discovered that the Clean Vessel Act provided Grant funding for projects involving the purchase and installa-tion of marina waste pump-out systems. After a considerable effort in obtaining bid pro-posals, gathering information on products and services, submitting a Grant Application to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and compiling a comprehensive proposal for Board consideration and approval, CYC was success-ful in obtaining a Grant Funding Contract award.

Here are some important facts on the Waste Pump-Out Project:

The State Grant will reimburse the Club for 75% of the project cost, with the Club re-sponsible for 25%.

The Project Budget is: Grant Funding $17,838.00 Club Share of Expense $ 5,946.00 Total Project Cost $23,784.00

There will be no charge for the use of the waste pump-out system.

The system will be available for use during months when CYC provides water to the docks.

The Hose Stand will have several deck adapters, and a potty wand attachment, to handle all pump-out contingencies, and is useable with removable storage tanks.

Installation of the system will take place in the spring/summer timeframe of 2012.

The system pump will be located in the Race Committee building, while the Hose Stand will be located on the East Dock ap-proach, in an area near the UT 420s float-ing dock.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jason Williams and Dwight Guinn for their ef-forts, and help. They were very instrumental in making this a successful project.

February 2012 No. 477 7

The CYC Library, located in the lobby of the

clubhouse, is open every Sunday from 12:15

p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Items may be checked out

for two weeks. To return library items when

the library is not open, place the items in the

book return box under the table near the

phone.

Copies of the current and past Practical Sailor

magazines are available in a 3-ring binder to

the left of the fireplace. They are on the open

shelving and are available to read 24/7. Origi-

nal issues are only available during library

hours. The January issue features – an engine

winterizing funnel, replacing worn deck non-

skid (an excellent article), LED spotlights,

winter reading selections, satellite phones, edi-

tors power tool selection for the toolbox.

Earn one work hour for each library duty

worked. Interested in volunteering for library

duty? Contact Steve Litherland. Slots are still

available for March 11 & 18 and April 15 & 22

for anyone interested in volunteering for the

low water season.

February Library Schedule:

February 5th: ............... McGuire February 19th: ...................Valone

February 12th: ............. Valone February 26th: ...................Valone

Hours: Sunday’s 12:15pm to 1:15pm Location: Clubhouse Lobby

Casual gatherings less than twenty (20) - No reservation fee required. You may want to fill-out the online reservation form so “it’s official” and on the Club calendar.

Beach/Shelter may be reserved for $25.00 per day. This only reserves the shelter & picnic tables. It does not include beach, fire pit, or grassy area. Reservation required regardless of party size.

$250.00 Use Deposit required for all reservations. Check must be dated with your event date. Will not be cashed unless you break, destroy, or fail to clean-up.

Reservation Fee Check must be dated with current date. DO NOT POSTDATE this check. Post-dated checks will be returned and will delay confirmation of your event.

When requesting facilities online you must “Agree to the terms & conditions (CYC Handbook Sec-tion F&G #19)” and Electronically Sign. Any reservation that this has not been done will be denied.

Take home, wash, dry, and return ALL tablecloths and kitchen linens that you use. Even if you think they “look” clean - take home to launder and bring back clean for the next group.

Helpful Tips for Reserving Club Facilities

February 2012 No. 477 8

The days are starting to get longer and

UT Sailing is coming out of hibernation.

We have been competing locally in the

low water series all winter, but in the se-

cond week in February it will be time to

hit the road again.

The South Atlantic Inter-Collegiate Sail-

ing Association is divided into two dis-

tricts, North points and South points.

Every two semesters we alternate who

hosts the first season opener and champi-

onship regatta. For the next two semes-

ters South Points will be hosting these

regattas, so in two weeks we will be hop-

ping in a car and driving all the way to

St. Petersburg, Florida to sail at Eckerd

College in the SAISA Open Regatta. It’s

hard to justify 24 hours in a car in one

weekend for 12 hours of sailing, but we

do have a club member that is Vice Presi-

dent of SAISA and he has already orga-

nized a theme for all of the colleges com-

peting… NASCAR Open!

The following weekend we will be in New

Orleans for the Nelson Roltsche Intersec-

tional Regatta which just so happens to

fall on the Mardi Gras weekend before

Fat Tuesday. After that we will be in

Clemson and the following weekend,

March 10th, we will be hosting our home

regatta at CYC! I can’t wait for the

weather to start warming up and the

fresh spring breeze to start blowing in. I

look forward to seeing you all on the wa-

ter!

Ervin Grove UTSC Commodore egrove2@utk.edu

2012 - 2013 UT Sailing Club Officers & Instructors Vice Commodore ............................... Andrew Jones

Race Team Captain .......................... Lucas Kindervater

Treasurer ............................................ Mark Buchanan

Equipment Manager ......................... Zach Newton

Instructor ........................................... Amy Benefield

Instructor ........................................... Patrick Kopiwoda

Instructor ........................................... John Lindahl

Instructor ........................................... Vade Scruggs

February 2012 No. 477 9

Portable electrical equipment (such as heaters, fans, air conditioners, dehumidifiers)

shall not be operated on unattended boats.

Unattended boats may only be connected to shore power with a 30amp #10 AWG cable

using a waterproof adapter, if necessary, only to power equipment permanently in-

stalled on the boat with a total load not exceeding 15amps.

Owners (not CYC) are responsible for adjusting dock lines as necessary resulting from

lake level fluctuations.

Sailboats shall be secured with minimum of two (2) bow lines, two (2) stern lines, and one

(1) spring line. The size (diameter) of the lines depends on the size and weight of the

boat.

Keep your boat from sinking or listing on the dock and other members’ property.

Do not tie your stern or bow line to any cleat on the floating finger pier. Cleats on the

finger pier may be used for spring lines or other secondary lines only. Tie your dock

lines to the piling/s whenever possible. These piling are solid and do not move.

Fleet Captain jwill150@hotmail.com or 865-671-0402

Sandra Ford-Johnson Harbormaster

sandrafj@comcast.net

The Keelboat Fleet conducted four (4) races in

January. We squeezed the first race in on Janu-

ary 8th before rain moved in and ended the rac-

ing. The second and third races were conducted

on the 15th in spite of low wind and considerable

river current. The wind blew hard on the 29th and the fleet held the fourth and last race of the month

with a run up to Cox Lighthouse (near Riversound

Subdivision).

As of the 15th, the top three positions in the fleet

were held by “Wind Walker” (Gamey), “B -

Happy” (Ballatin), and San Juan 24 (Mitchell).

There was one new registration in January.

RC assignments for February are:

Feb 5th: John Bocko (from shore)

Feb 12th: Ervin Grove (UT Team A)

Feb 19th: Ron Mitchell

Feb 26th: Dwight Guinn

February 2012 No. 477 10

T he newly created New Member Committee

is responsible for the development and over-

sight of policies, procedures, and activities aimed

at: attracting, and promoting inclusion of new

members into CYC, and its numerous Club activ-

ities.

Their Mission Statement includes a number of

tasks aimed at enhancing the Club experience of

new members:

Development of CYC promotional infor-

mation and resources.

Development and implementation of Club

Outreach Programs and Activities, aimed at

attracting new members, and enhancing com-

munity awareness.

Seeking opportunities to promote the estab-

lishment of new social groups, and sponsor

activities to promote the inclusion of all Club

members, particularly for non-sailing mem-

bers, and their families.

Improve and enhance the Club experience for

New Members.

A Keynote Program of the new Member

Committee will be the New Member Men-

toring Program, aimed at the successful integra-

tion of new members into Club life. Some exam-

ples of activities to be found in this program are:

Mentors will be available for new member

questions on Club policies, rules, groups,

programs, activities, etc. Mentors will initial-

ly conduct a general orienta-

tion session with their new

members to explain Club

operations and basic rules,

Club groups, activities, and

facilities.

Mentors will encourage new members to at-

tend Club social events, and participate in

Club sponsored activities. Mentors will at-

tend social functions to provide a friendly

face, and support for their new members.

Mentors will ensure new members are

properly introduced to Club members at Club

socials and activities.

Mentors will periodically discuss with their

new members their Club experience, to en-

sure the new members expectations are being

meet. Mentors will help resolve any issues

prohibiting a positive Club experience.

P lease welcome the volunteers who will make

the New Membership Committee a positive

addition to CYC:

Chairman - Brian Kenyon Member Since March 2011

Member - Sam Ruple Member Since April 2011

Member - Cathy McCoy Member Since February 2008

Member - Tony Zucker Member Since July 1999

From Knoxville, TN: 865-632-2264

From Chattanooga, TN: 423-751-2264

From Muscle Shoals, AL: 256-386-2264

From all other locations: 800-238-2264 (toll-free)

Get more information by phone: For the latest information on reservoir elevations and stream flows, call

TVA’s Reservoir Information Line from a touch-tone phone:

February 2012 No. 477 11

BOARD MEMBERS

Commodore Randy Schonagen rstulley@msn.com

1st Vice Commodore Johnny Ballatin

Jjb110@tds.net

2nd Vice Commodore Todd Weir

865-603-2266

Rear Commodore Ross Ramsey

volav@comcast.net

Secretary Sandra Ford-Johnson

sandrafj@comcast.net

Treasurer Tom Dorsey

tom@demaximis.com

Assistant Treasurer Piers Vandermerwe

piersvan@gmail.com

Members at Large Education

Ann Zimmerman Heffalumpz@aol.com

Social Kathy Cheek-Hutson cckcscmc4@yahoo.com

CONTACTS Luff Letter

Sandra Ford-Johnson 531-3707 or 599-0751 sandrafj@comcast.net

Clubhouse Reservation Jennifer Cross 865-288-7308

cycreservations@aol.com

Harbormaster Lift/Marine Railway Scheduling

Sandra Ford-Johnson 531-3707 or 599-0751 sandrafj@comcast.net

Phone Committee Aggie Swails 865-966-3165

maswails@tds.net

www.concordyachtclub.org

865-531-3707 / 865-599-0751

sandrafj@comcast.net

Joy Payne Children: Paige & Hanna

Sailing: Venture 18

Interest: Racing, Cruising, Day Sailing

Charles & Virginia Jones Honorary Status

Current Membership Count: 199 Active-156, Young Active-3, Senior-16, Associate-3,

Student-7, Honorary-14, Inactive-27

Membership Openings: 31

Next Board Meeting: Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Michael & Aileen Boone

Gene & Rosemary Burr

Donnie & Margaret Dean

Al & Christy Elkins

Ed & Terry Wilson

Send your information along with a photograph to sandrafj@comcast.net.

Deadline for submission is the 25th of each month.