AMIDSHIPS:
Scuttlebutt & Race Yarns

Coming Events listed first, then Race Yarns (click-able list of event dates at bottom of port column). We tease, embellish and exaggerate, so don't take anything you read here too seriously.  

Memorial Day Breakfast - SORRY CANCELLED

We appreciate Tom & Krystal Harrell's willingness to host this event, but due to weather uncertainties and construction related circumstances we will have to cancel this year's breakfast.  We hope to have a July 4th breakfast, but are in need of a host.  If you are interested, please contact Tom Schroeder at 317-873-1637, or the GLOA office at 812-342-1219.

Hosts Needed for July 4th & Labor Day Breakfasts.

The holiday breakfasts are popular with our homeowners and help us keep in touch with each other. 

We need hosts for the July 4th & Labor Day breakfasts.

Considerations:

But what if it rains?  No problem. It’s fine to host on a “weather permitting” basis - few can accommodate a crowd under roof. 

That’s a lot of coffee and donuts.  Gotcha covered: We provide coffee makers and coffee, cold drink cooler/dispensers and misc. supplies along with $150 to cover donuts, juice etc. 

Keep it simple!  It’s not about the food.  Everyone just wants to get together and talk. 

If you can provide a place, and put out the coffee, donuts and juice, you’re qualified!

Please consider hosting one of these events. Leave a voice mail for Tom Schroeder at 317-873-1637, (please mention your lot number for validation)  or call or email the office if you are interested or have questions about logistics, etc.

SPRING SOCIAL & NEW LOT OWNER WELCOME APRIL 27

Its a pitch in of appetizers, and BYOB

We hope you can join us at Margaret Powers home at 6:30pm for the kick-off to another fun season at the lake.  And we will welcome and introduce new lot owners to the Grandview Lake community.

Thanks Margaret for hosting again!

Other than newcomers who are our special guests, we ask that you renew your membership, or join the Yacht Club at the door when you arrive. This is an evening pitch-in of appetizers, and BYOB on cocktails.  Coffee and tea will be provided.

Although it may appear otherwise, uniforms are not required.  Tucked vs. untucked is still an unresolved issue

Yacht Club members and newcomers expressing interest have received e-mailed invitations with all the details.  If you weren't contacted and would like to attend,  please call  317-873-1637 and leave a detailed message including your name, email address and lot number and we will contact you.

Many thanks to Margaret Powers for hosting this event for the second time!

Another fun season is about to begin!

2018 Season HIGHLIGHTS

This post is a brief summary of our 2018 season.  It accompanies the 2018 sailing awards post that follows, and the “photo version” of the 2018 Season at the top of the Starboard Column (smartphone users will have to click on the "view web version" to see the full blog with port and starboard columns).

Our 57^th season featured very favorable winds for nearly every race, which was a real pleasure.

 

This race featured two torrential rain squalls with accompanying strong winds (no thunder or lightning).  No one capsized and sailors reported really enjoying the challenge.

 

Like this one, we had plenty of well-timed, near-simultaneous starts.

There were crafty maneuvers and strategies, and several protests settled on the water with the offenders taking their penalty 360-degree turns.  All protests were settled on the water. None reached the protest meeting.

Several minor mishaps (above) provided opportunities for “Good-Samaritans” to help in recoveries

Like this one, we also had lots of very close finishes

 

One surprising finish was "won by a hare"

 

We bid a fond adieu to the Jennings family and their fine sailors,  Tom and Andy,  pictured above, who we will miss.

And a "couple" of our best sailors were on injured-reserve for most of the season, but we look forward to their return in 2019.
 

43 different individuals participated in our races as either captain, crew or volunteer.

27 sailors raced, and we welcomed 2 new sailors, Phil Bush and Jeff Cartwright

 17 committee boat volunteers, helped out, many of whom served multiple times.  And we welcomed a new volunteer, Margaret Powers. 

Here is the best way to run a Committee Boat:

Step 1: Start the race by blowing the horn

Step 2:  Enjoy a gourmet lunch while you watch the race from the best vantage point on the lake

Step 3: Watch the finish line and record the elapsed time for each finisher.  On a day with good winds you may have to wait to have dessert during the 2nd race.

Our 2018 roster of sailors and  wonderful volunteers are listed in the  “Port” (left) column.

We averaged 8 boats per race with a high of 11 boats and a low of 4.

We averaged 11 sailors per race and 6 committee boat volunteers per race So on an average race day we had 17 people participating.  That is 1 more than last year in each of the categories mentioned.  

 

Our overall champion was Matt Bartlett (above left).    Matt had plenty of racing experience prior to he and Cindy moving to Grandview Lake several years ago.  Matt also won 1^st place in the Laser Class and won the July 4th "Trophy Race"

John Auld shown above with crew Paul Hass won 1^st place in the International Class

Phil Bush pictured above (amidships) won 1^st place crew and “Rookie of the Year". (The post that follows this one has photos of all those who won awards and some of the fun we had at the final protest meeting of the year.)

The Yacht Club also plays a role in the greater community at Grandview.  We again sponsored the Holiday Breakfasts,  post-race “protest meetings” and Spring Social.

Our hosts make it all happen though.  This year we are grateful to

Donna Mount – Spring Social

Steve and Marisa Willment (again this year!) – Memorial Day Breakfast

Arlene Truex– July 4^th Breakfast

John & Gwen Cord and Bill & Nan Russell - Labor Day Breakfast

By the way, Please consider hosting any of the 2019 breakfasts as we are still in need of volunteers.    Thanks to Margaret Powers for volunteering to host the 2019 Spring Social!

 

Max Henry organized the paddleboard and kayak race again this year.  This time at the Labor Day Breakfast. Matt Bartlett was the first paddleboard and Jason Carroll was the first kayak to finish.

Arlene Truex hosted us for all of our protest meetings and our second annual "sock burning" (above)  Thanks Arlene!
 

There are more photos and comments and stories in the Starboard Column-->
(and yes some duplicate photos).

The 2018 sailing award winners are recognized in the next post.

Thanks to Beth Auld, our Committee Boat Chairperson, Lisa Duret, our Secretary/Treasurer, and Kevin Preuss, our Race Chairman. And thanks to the 50 families that are members of the Yacht Club.