Social and competitive sailing aspects of our 2023 season are covered below (with lots of photos) including social events, sailing trophy and award winners, recognition of some special people, and a bit of humor.
SOCIAL GATHERINGS.
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| Margaret Powers hosted the Spring Social. (We forgot to take a photo but had this one in the archives from the same event at Margaret's in 2019 - it looked about the same in 2023. Along with others, many of the same people were at the 2023 event) |
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| The Memorial Day Breakfast was held at Tom and Julia Schroeder's |
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| Lenny and Jodi Verebay hosted the Labor Day Breakfast |
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| We held our annual sock burning to celebrate the beginning of barefoot season and get rid of stinky socks. We also read poetry (odes to the odoriferous). |
We are very grateful for all of the hosts for the above-mentioned gatherings.
OUR SAILING SEASON:
We had 7 race days this year.
We had 36 participants, and its about half women and half men
Of these 18 were Sailors and 18
were
Committee Boat volunteers
VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED
We are grateful to our Committee
Boat volunteers!
<---A complete list of our esteemed volunteers is in the Port Column
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| This crew does a fine job officiating a race while enjoying a gourmet lunch |
SPECIAL AWARDS
Ghost Sailor Award
Matt Bartlett and Dianne Fisher each returned their halves of last year’s ghost sailor award which was cut in two. We were glad to see them sailing regularly again.
As promised the super-glued trophy now looks just like it did originally. It was awarded to Paul Hass. We hope he will be back crewing regularly for John Auld once John's Y-Flyer is ship-shape.
The "Jim Riffle Perfect Attendance Award"
This year's prize was a Jelly Donut fresh THAT MORNING (one day fresher than last year).
PERFECT Attendance: Jim Riffle 14 of 14 races & Laura Garrett 14 of 14 races
NEAR-PERFECT attendance: Margaret Powers 12 OF 14 races, Bob Orben 10 of 14 Races and many sailors at 10 of 14 races
"Last Sailors Standing" Award.
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| Last Sailors Standing Award |
For the 2023 season The Booby Prize becomes the "Last Sailors Standing" Award.
The June 25th race was extra-ordinary. Four skippers and their crews experienced wind-driven mishaps that would have qualified them for the Booby Prize, and the rest, except one pair, capsized multiple times.
Only Catey and Elizabeth Hale were able to keep their boat from capsizing and also finished both races unscathed. So rather than award the Booby Prize to eight sailors, we changed the name of the award and recognized Catey and Elizabeth for their seamanship. You can read about that fateful race here.
The Good Samaritans Award
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| The Voelz Family Paparazzi Pontoon |
The Voelz/Garrett Family Paparazzi was awarded the Good Samaritans award for coming to the rescue of Lance and Bianca Snider whose new Y-Flyer capsized, turtled, and required a lengthy tow to shore by our Good Samaritans.
The Anchored in Positivity Award
After the above-mentioned mishap and a long tow to shore, bobbing in the water the entire time, Lance and Bianca Snider were all smiles and happy, commenting about what an exciting day they had just had. This is very much in character for them.
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| Lance and Bianca |
When announcing the award winners, the following poem "The Winds of Fate" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox was read:
One ship sails east and another sails west
With the self-same winds that blow.
'Tis the set of the sails And not the gales
Which tells us the way to go.
Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate,
As we voyage along through life:
'Tis the set of a soul That decides its goal,
And not the calm or the strife.
RACING AWARDS
Memorial Day Race Winner
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| Laura Garrett |
July 4th Race Winner
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| Jim Voelz |
Labor Day Race Winner
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| Tom and Sarah Cartwright |
FIRST PLACE
Sarah Cartwright
SECOND PLACE
John Auld
THIRD PLACE
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| Phil Bush |
LASER CLASS AWARDS
FIRST PLACE
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| Laura Garrett |
Please notice the creative first-place bottle cap trophies created by Beth and John Auld
SECOND PLACE
Jim Voelz (not pictured, but you'll see him again in a moment)
THIRD PLACE
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| Matt Bartlett |
INTERNATIONAL CLASS AWARDS
FIRST PLACE
Tom CartwrightSECOND PLACE
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| Tom Schroeder |
Catey Hale
CLUB CHAMPION
JIM VOELZ
THANKS TO OUR CLUB OFFICERS FOR ANOTHER GREAT SEASON!
Thanks to Beth Auld our Committee Boat Chairperson and Kevin Preuss our Race Chairperson. They are the ones that organize the races and keep them running like clockwork. And to Lisa Preuss our Secretary/Treasurer and is the one that greets you with a name tag and GYC sign-up at our social events. And to Tom Schroeder the Commodore that tries to stay out of their way and help if he can.
