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Volume 57, Issue 8 August 2013

Mabel Rose keeping cool off the coast of Newfoundland

In this issue:Guy Moulton Regatta - Hot, Hot, Hot!Old Launch Renovation CompletedUS Sailing Safety Clinic Big Hit Mabel Rose circumnavigating NewfoundlandFleet News, Sale Loft, and much more

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The TelltaleNyack Boat Club Newsletter

59 Gedney StreetNyack, NY 10960

www.nyackboatclub.orgOffi cers

Commodore: Kieran Quinn Vice Commodore: Jeff Levy Rear Commodores: Facilities: Morris Azar

Programs: Bob Shoemaker Secretary: Martin Muller Treasurer: Stephanie Mayo Chief Financial Offi cer: Jon Simpson Financial Secretary: Jim HiselerBoard of Governors: Warren Frerichs, Bill Mann, Cliff Selover, Bill Watters, Ruth Yannelli, and Bill Medrano

Editor: Lee H. LucePrinter: Kevin Tremble @ TechRepro

Send all Telltale news, announcements. regatta results, letters to the editor, fl eet news, etc., to Lee Luce, 29 Kings Ridge Road, Warwick, New York 10990, or e-mail Lee at luce01@optonline.net. For business ads, advertising copy is priced at $25/quarter page/month. All ads are subject to review and must be pertinent to the general membership.Any NBC member may list items want-ed, or items for sale, in the Sale Loft for three months free of charge. Contact the Telltale editor to place a listing.If you are not receiving your monthly Telltale, please contact Ken Kolkebeck at 201-767-7711, or e-mail kkolke-beck@yahoo.com, after checking your current listing online for accuracy at www.nyackboatclub.org.

Th e next meeting of the General Membership of the Th e next meeting of the General Membership of the

Nyack Boat Club will begin at 8 pm on Th ursday, Nyack Boat Club will begin at 8 pm on Th ursday,

August 1, 2013 at the Clubhouse. August 1, 2013 at the Clubhouse.

Please note, in the interests of reducing all budgets Please note, in the interests of reducing all budgets

by at least 10%, there will be no September by at least 10%, there will be no September TelltaleTelltale

issued this year.issued this year.

August Events at the Club

Aug 1 Th ursday, 8 pm General Membership MeetingAug 3/4 Saturday/Sunday Bowline Cruise - Cruising FleetAug 9 Friday Junior Sailing RegattaAug 10 Saturday Cruising fl eet BBQ & Pier PartyAug 13 Tuesday Wednesday Night Racing

Aug 14 Wednesday Lightning NA Championships

Aug 15 Th ursday Lightning NA Championships

Aug 16 Friday Lightning NA Championships

Aug 17 Saturday Lightning NA Championships

TBD TBD Junior Sailing Awards & BBQAug 24 Saturday Lobster/Steak NightAug 28 Wednesday Last Wednesday Night RaceAug 31 Saturday/Sunday Labor Day Regatta

August Snack Bar/Galley Schedule

August Launch Schedule

Day From ToSundays (Continental Breakfast) 11 am 7 pmWednesdays 4 pm 10 pmFridays 4 pm 10 pm

Day From ToTuesdays 4 pm 9 pmWednesdays 4 pm 10 pmTh ursdays 4 pm 9 pmFridays 4 pm 10 pmSaturdays 9 am 10 pmSundays 9 am 8 pm

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Th e Commodore’s Column

August 2013

One of the great pleasures of serving as Commodore is to meet all the new members. They’re a diverse group; their commonalities are enthusiasm and surprisingly strong sailing records. I urge you to join me in welcoming them to the Club. By mid-August the porch should be restored. I look forward to the opportunity to relax and chat with new and

long-standing members alike. This time last year we were re-powering the RC signal boat, repairing the Maritime Skiff, and awaiting Coast Guard inspec-tion of the recently repaired small launch . Within the past few weeks we stabilized the bulkhead, installed a new ramp to the Lightning dock, relaunched the small launch, and replaced the Sonar hoist. Please join me in thanking Bill Mann and Steve Roland for their leadership in advancing the bulkhead stabiliza-tion –28 cubic yards of foamed concrete was pumped behind the bulkheads and adjacent to the main hoist to fi ll voids eroded by Sandy and Irene and to stabilize these structures. There’s no glory in a project like this, but it’s essential to continued stability of the bulkheads, the hoists, and the lower yard.Now that the bulkhead is stabilized we expect to repave the disrupted areas of the lower yard. We’re constructing the new dinghy ramp. The fi nal element of the mast stepping dock is on order. I appreciate your patience as we bring the Sandy recovery to completion. The Sandy repair group – Morris Azar, Warren Frerichs, Bill Mann, Stephanie Mayo, Bill Medrano, and Gary Tenenbaum – developed a plan, organized to complete the plan, strove to keep the members informed, monitored progress and adjusted the plan, and relentlessly focused on completion. We all should feel beholden to them.

Commodore Kieran Quinn

The House Interior Chairman polled the membership by asking “How many of you seated here have a mother or wife that live at the Nyack Boat Club?” Stephen Sellinger promptly shot up his hand. The question then turned to Judy “Would you like to clean up after everyone?” Much to our surprise, Judy declined the job. Having tried to fi nd a mother for the whole Club, and having failed, the chairman requested that each and every member clean up after themselves and leave the Club a little better than they found it. The membership agreed to try.During June a new freezer was procured for the galley, enabling the caterer to return to a full menu.Automatic air fresheners were installed in the rest rooms. They are automatic, so please don’t touch them.LED lighting was installed in the Galley and the Governors Room. This signifi cantly reduces the heat generated and the electricity used in these rooms. The Governors Room is air con-ditioned so removing the heat allows the air conditioner to work less, a win - win. We keep that room cool for fi rst aid purposes and it is available to anyone at the Club who is feeling the ill effects of the heat. Please be sure to not leave anything behind in the Governors Room. The lamps were obtained as samples, so there was no expense to the Club.The fi rst aid kit and AED is located in the top drawer of a lateral fi ling cabinet just inside the locker room. Be sure to hold the bottom drawer closed before attempting to open the top drawer.Our Caretaker, Mike Brennan, has agreed to take over the janito-rial services at the Club. We believe we will get better services and eliminate the premium paid for an outside service. Please let us know how we are doing. As always, we welcome your ideas and suggestions.

House Interior Goes Personal!by House Interior Chairman Warren Frerichs

Nyack Boat Club I Renovations Completed by Lee Luce

On Wednesday, July 17th, Nyack Boat Club I, aka the Old Launch or the Small Launch was put into the water once again. Built in 1980, she is a 23-foot Squadron Launch built by Old Port Marine in Newport, RI. Aft er some words by Commodore Quinn, some ceremony accompa-nied the launching with the reading of John Vigor’s Re-Commissioning Ceremony for Boats. (Th is is an important step to bring good luck to all vessels on the sea.) Th e renovation project took eight weeks from start to fi nish and in-cluded a complete engine over-haul (Roy VanTeyens), repaired wiring (Richie Stark), new graphics (Robin Foley), new wood trim (Matt Lydon), NYS registration (Carol Marsh) and new cosmetics including painting, varnishing, bright-work and hardware installation by a

host of volunteers including Morris Azar, Zoran Dicic, Jillian Hesse, Paul Kisala, Henry Koeppel, Curt Koster, Vin Landers, Jeff Levy, John Little-fi eld, Jim Luce, Pete Moltzen, Larry Nathanson, Frank Neeson, Richie Quelch, Howie Rinehart, Prateek Rishi, Paul Shein, and Peter Sloat. More than 450 labor hours went into the project. Despite the heat, and many rainy day delays, the fun and camaraderie working on this project were palpable to anyone passing by. Even though Nyack Boat Club I is now in the water, there is more work to be done including engine tuning,

touch-up cosmetics, a professional survey, and Coast Guard re-certifi ca-tion. Many thanks to everyone who

played a role in this project and support for this grand old vessel of the Nyack Boat Club.

l to r: Richie Stark, Jim luce, Paul Shein, Rich Quelch, Paul Kisala, Lee Luce, Howie Rinehart, Ernie Schlesinger, and Matt Lydon

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Th e three capsized boats near the Club docks on July 13 were not victims of a sudden squall. Th e 420, Lightning, and Th istle were demo boats for a lively US Sailing safety clinic that drew about 60 members to sharpen their skills. Safety and seamanship expert John Rousmaniere underscored key messages: cruisers and small boat skippers need to have emer-gency plans, discuss and imple-ment them with their crew, know their own and their boat’s limits, and avoid chronic risk-taking and complacency (an “it’s always worked for me” attitude).John has led or participated in more than 100 safety and seamanship seminars, and a new edition of his Annapolis Book of Seamanship will be pub-lished this winter.He and US Sailing instructors Stu Gilfi llen and Steve Maddox also emphasized the need for every club to have a crisis plan for serious incidents, and to establish relationships with the Coast Guard and nearby emergency responders as part of that. Stu prepared a 30-page workbook for the clinic, a helpful resource based on US Sailing publica-tions and input from Nyack sailors. John led off the clinic with an overview of safety issues for both centerboard and keelboat sailors. He discussed hypothermia and drowning, types of life jackets (PFDs), techniques for getting sailors onto a boat from the water, ways to avoid capsizing and going overboard, the risks of entrapment under a turtled boat, and retrieving an overboard sailor with the Lifesling and the boat handling “quick stop” method. Lightning sailors Peter Browne, Amy Villalba, Dan Parietti, and Eric Kent, joined by Race Patrol member Marja van Zeijl, re-counted their experiences during the Last Blast regatta last October. A 35 knot gust capsized three boats with spinnakers fl ying, and all needed Race Patrol assistance. Several sailors had signs of hypothermia as they struggled to right their boats. Eric’s boat turned turtle and its mast broke during eff orts to free it from mud on the river bottom. Marja said the tough conditions made

communication with sailors and rescue eff orts diffi cult. Stu and Steve focused on small boat capsize safety, Stu from the perspective of sailors, and Steve from the Race Patrol perspective. Th ey noted that sailors usually try to right the boat on their own and con-tinue racing, but Race Patrol boats need to monitor and communicate with capsized boats, analyze the situation, and be prepared to assist if the sailors face problems or risks.A focus was the risk of entrap-ment under a turtled boat, a cause of several recent fatalities. John participated in a review

of one such incident involving a 420 in An-napolis, and clinic participants discussed causes, prevention, and responses to turtling and entrapment. Th e Club’s junior sailing program is using “fl oaties” on the mastheads of 420s to prevent turtling. Th e instructors also discussed emergency communication with VHF radios and cell phones. Use of, or even carrying radios, by small boats while racing until recently was usually banned, but a new trend is to require that they be carried for use in emergencies. Aft er lunch, John led a show and tell ses-sion for cruising and Ensign sailors, includ-ing demonstrations of the Lifesling, with Steve Sellinger and Judy Long on their ketch

Bentana, Osman Kurtulus on his sloop Nerosh, and Bob Jackson, on Bob Shoemaker’s Ensign Miss Maggie.Small boat sailors and Race Patrol members grappled with the three capsized boats, learning and practicing righting tech-niques from patrol boats under the guidance of Stu and Steve. Lightning fl eet captain Dick Leonard organized the clinic in cooperation with Rear Commo-dore and education coordinator Bob Shoemaker, Safety Patrol co-chairman Cliff Selover, Th istle

fl eet captain Tom Lawton, Cruising fl eet captain Os-man Kurtulus, and Junior

Sailing Committee chairman Carmen Yannelli.Photos by Lou Kalmar and Jim Luce

US Sailing Clinic Spotlights Capsize and Crew Overboard Safety

by Senior Fleet Captain Dick Leonard

US Sailing lecturers John Rousmaniere, Stu Gilfi llen, and Steve Maddox

Stu, Carmen Yannelli and Dave Ambler readying a 420 for capsize

Cruising sailors listening and swapping man overboard advice from the dock as Bob Jackson talks aboard Bob Shoemaker’s Miss Maggie

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MABEL ROSE CIRCUMNAVIGATING NEWFOUNDLAND

[To our readers - time to get out your North American Atlas and follow Karl and Robin on this wonderful voyage!]

FIRST DEPARTURE We left Nyack Boat Club with the aft ernoon tide on Th ursday June 27, and had fair winds all the way down the river. At 2230, just as we were on our last tack out through Am-brose Channel in a 15-20 knot South wind and a moderate chop, something in the bow went “bang” as we smashed into a head sea. Th en there was a ripping sound and all hell broke loose, with the backstay shaking like crazy. Th e weld on our stemplate had failed, and the forestay was dangling the anchor roller and anchor in the air. Bad luck, yes. But the stemplate was going to fail sooner or later, and it was not likely to fail in our Hudson River sailing. So of all the places and times to fail, this was about the best with a fair wind and tide to take us back up the river to home. I can think of much worse places and conditions to lose the forestay! I stabi-lized the mast with our inner forestay and a taut halyard to the bow pulpit. My fi rst thoughts were “Th ere goes our trip around Newfoundland this year” but as Robin and I talked it out we had hope of salvaging the trip. We got back to Nyack Boat Club at 0400, and by noon on Saturday, Robin had found a friend from work who could weld stainless and I had fi berglass and epoxy supplies to rebuild the deck where the stemplate ripped out. Ev-erything was back together by sunset Friday, and we were ready to go again. We set out again early Saturday Morning, June 29, and again rode the tide straight out to Ambrose. Th is time we had to motor part of the way with light unfavorable winds. By 1430, we were south of Jones Beach, reaching east in a southerly breeze when I heard a thump like we had brushed a piece of drift wood. I looked astern to see a humpback whale waving its fl ipper at us! Robin checked the bilge for leaks, but I wasn’t worried about the Mabel Rose, or the whale. We had a relatively easy fi ve day passage to St Peters, Nova Scotia, with generally southerly winds force 4 and 5 - a nice reaching breeze. We hit unfa-vorable currents on the edge of the continental shelf south of George’s Bank, and the usual fog south off Nova Scotia. But I have a new water-powered

generator, which gave us plenty of juice to run the radar. We picked our way into St Peters aft er midnight July 3, tied up at the canal entrance, and cleared in to Canadian Customs by phone.

THROUGH THE BRAS D’OR AND ON TO NEWFOUND-LAND We transited the St Peters canal to the Bras d’Or lakes fi rst thing in the morn-ing of July 4 and sailed on through the Barra Strait. Th ere were some tense mo-ments when fi rst the bridge tender radioed to say he was having trouble getting the bridge to open, then when we sailed through the very tight opening. We sailed on to the pleasant town of Baddeck, where we spent a quiet night at the marina aft er dinner out and local music at the parish hall. Friday morn-ing, July 5, we made minor

repairs and re-provisioned. We headed out through the Great Bras d’Or channel in

the aft ernoon, bound directly for Bonne Bay, Newfoundland, 250 miles away. By sunset we were sailing north past the Bird Islands and Ingonish. An early dawn (0300) found us ghosting along with a favorable current near rocky, uninhabited St Paul’s island, and the exhalations of whales nearby. Robin’s 0400 watch started out in the middle of a pod of humpback whales feeding in the shoals around St Paul’s, and a visit from some local fi shermen who wondered where we were bound. By July 8 we were sailing and motoring in fog, hoping to make Bonne Bay before dark that evening. As we approached, a fair wind rose and the fog lift ed to reveal high mountains, then rolled back over us down the Bay. Aft er poking around Woody Point unsuccessfully looking for a safe place to tie up in the gusty NW wind, we headed across the bay to Norris Cove to tie up at a protected fl oating dock just as the fog lift ed to reveal the snow patches in the mountains over Woody Point. Another successful passage!

GROS MORNE AND ON TOWARDS THE STRAITS OF BELLE ISLE We spent three nights resting from the sea in Bonne Bay. A local named Zach adopted us almost immediately and of-fered a ride to the Gros Morne trail head fi rst thing Tuesday morning the 9th. We took advantage of the free ride and

Karl Coplan and Robin Bell circumnavigating Newfoundland aboard Mabel Rose

Beaufort Scale

Force MPH Knots

3 8 - 12 7 - 10

4 13 - 17 11 - 16

5 18 - 24 17 - 21

6 25 - 30 22 - 27

7 31 - 38 28 - 33

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spent the day climbing the highest peak in Newfoundland called Gros Morne. Wednesday we took the ferry to Woody Point to ex-plore the table lands in the morning, and sailed up the East Arm fj ord in the aft ernoon. I walked off towards the gas station a mile away with jerry jugs to top off our fuel tanks, confi dent I would end up getting a ride, and, sure enough, I had a round trip ride in a pickup truck driven by one of the friendly locals. On Th ursday, July 11 we took advantage of a forecast of strong favorable winds to head 60 miles up the west coast of Newfound-land to St John Island off of Port au Choix. Th e anchorage on the island was narrow and deep, without much swinging room for adequate scope. We eventually got our Fortress anchor set in 35 feet of water near the edge. We spent a bouncy night as the wind continued to blow force 5 all night. In the morning, a toothless man in a fi shing boat came out to inform us we were snagged on some mooring cables. Sure enough, our anchor was snagged on a cable, but we were able to unsnag it with the windlass. We set off to make the next 40 miles to Flowers Cove, which we reached at a very reasonable time that Friday aft ernoon. We circled the harbor three times looking for the best place to tie up, since the protected face of the wharf was already occupied by an empty sailboat, the Te-Pah-Tu. We ended up tieing off to the end of the wharf, bow into the stiff aft ernoon westerly, but we were comfortable enough. We walked around town, went shopping, and chatted up the commercial fi shermen who were fi shing for capelin. Th e forecast for the next day was for southwest winds at 25 knots - a good fair wind to get the next 70 miles to the Straits of Belle Isle.

STRAITS OF BELLE ISLE - ICEBERGS, WHALES AND A GALE ALL ON CUE With a dead run up through the straits of Belle Isle, we set out early Saturday morning under jib alone. Th e wind started out at force 5, but soon increased to a more-than-forecast force 6 with gusts into the 30s. Eventually the forecasts caught up with the reality. When our speed got up over eight knots and the steering got squirrelly in the 4-7’ seas, we rolled up our ocean gennie and set a small Yankee on the inner forestay, which slowed us down to a very comfortable and manageable 5 knots. Th e weather was crystal clear, with Labrador clearly visible across the strait. Robin spotted some whale fl ukes. By 1200 we saw our fi rst iceberg - vis-ible from over 12 miles away - it must have been enormous. But since it was six miles downwind from our destination in a gale, we decided not to go investigate any closer. We sailed in past the Sacred Islands and a few smaller islands to fi nd a nice anchorage at Hay Cove. Sunday morning we walked down the road and

found the back entrance to the Anse aux Meadows archeologi-cal site - the location of the fi rst European settlement in North America, where Leif Erikson’s expedition set up a base camp in 1000 A.D. We walked into the recreated sod hut just as the local “interpreter” Wayne was getting his Norse costume on. Th at aft ernoon we sailed from Hay Cove around Cape Bauld to Griquet. On the way we spied a mid-size berg just two miles off our course. Since the weather was settled, we went over for a closer look and a photo run by. I donned a wet suit and launched a kayak to get some pictures. [See the cover photo on this issue of the Telltale!]

HEADING DOWN THE NORTHEAST COAST TO FOGO ISLAND With a forecast for west to southwest winds for Monday, July 14, we hoped to make it south of Hare Bay to Croque harbor, but the morning winds were light, and when the aft ernoon breeze came up to force 5 with rain squalls we decided not to keep beating against the weather. We headed into Saint Anthony, the biggest town on the Northern peninsula. Here we raft ed up to Te Pah Tu, the Shannon 38 we had seen in Flowers Cove. Alistair and Gillian, transplanted Brits, served us tea. We walked two miles up the road to get Internet access at a Tim Hortons. Th at evening, the west winds piped up to gale force, and I had to double up on the rapidly chafi ng lines. Tuesday, July 15, we headed south again with a crystal clear northwest wind varying between Force 3 and 5. By 1600 hours we entered the rugged, isolated fj ord called Fourche, site of an abandoned whaling station and an abandoned town. Wednesday, July 16, we headed across White Bay towards La Scie on another crystal clear day. With light airs, we spent several hours off the desolate Horse Islands. We did investigate one more small-ish iceberg on the way, and we were visited by several pods of dolphins, as well as more distant whales. We had to motor the last ten miles to La Scie. La Scie is a fi shing port, with a dramatic headland at the entrance to the harbor - worth a hike to take a look. A huge iceberg was visibly grounded just off Cape St John. Th ursday, July 17 we took advantage of another forecast for strong favorable winds to head off to Fogo Island, 60 miles away. Light winds in the morning quickly increased to gale force gusts off the headlands of Cape St John, then diminished, then increased. We were constantly tieing in reefs and letting them out again. At one point we were overpowered under jib alone, blasting along at nine knots with bits of ice from the grounded iceberg fl oating about to add to our worries. But we rolled in some jib, and by the time we were clear of a very spooky look-ing Gull Island, we had a more moderate southwesterly reaching breeze for pleasant enough passage to Fogo in the cold rain. We decided to pick our way through the rocks and islets west of Fogo Island to tie up at the Fishermens Union wharf in Seldom, which off ers hot showers, electricity, and Internet. And that’s where we are, docked in this pleasant little fi shing town, exploring the traditional fi shing villages, resting up for our next passage (to St Johns) and waiting out a forecast southerly gale.

--Karl CoplanS/V Mabel RoseSeldom, NewfoundlandJuly 20, 2013

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Fleets: Cruising, Thistle, Open, Lightning, Sonar, Ensign, and 420. We also hosted a HRYRA group of junior sailors compet-ing in a junior championship qualifying event. The Ensign Fleet wishes to acknowledge all those members and volunteers who

made the event successful:Georgine & Frank Richards - RegistrationDes & Geraldine Shaw - Food service ticketsPaul Shein & Ron Hoffman - ScoringBob Shoemaker & Ruth Yannelli - HRYRA CoordinatorsEliot Sorkin & Jon Simpson - Sound techsCheryl Watson, Steve Koesterer, Frank Neeson - Event planning think tank & clean up crewWinner of the prestigious Guy Moulton award was won by Ken Kolkebeck with six bullets out of eight races. Congratula-tions, Ken!

Thanks to the Ensign Fleet for another memorable weekend.

Another Very Hot Guy Moulton 4th of July Regatta July 6th - 7th“The forecast was a heat advisory in the high 90s Saturday (‘will feel like 100° - 105°”), a 30% possibility of thunder-storms, and a repeat (although a little cooler) on Sunday.” These were the opening lines from last year’s Telltale coverage of the Guy Moulton 4th of July Regatta. See, history does repeat itself!Once again the air was light, the tempera-tures were high and nobody seemed to object to a cool one on the porch at the end of a hot day of racing on Saturday. The Ensign Fleet, and Richard from the Galley, served up a wonderful $15/person BBQ of hot dogs, burgers and cold salads while a DJ played our favorite tunes in the back-ground. Sunday morning saw more light air, but enough to get wind for races in both the Cruising and one-Design fl eets. The Guy Moulton Regatta was a terrifi c event, thanks to those who made it so. There were 28 boats registered, representing all major NBC

SONAR FLEET WINNERS

ENSIGN FLEET WINNERS

1st Place - Crew Gary Tenenbaum, Ivaylo Gornichev with skipper Ken Kolkebeck

Ensigns mixing it up before the start of Saturday aft ernoon’s race

1st Place -Reiner Grauerholz, Matt Talty, Steve Murrell and skipper

Bob Shoemaker

2nd Place - skipper Bill Watters

3rd Place - Skipper Jonathan Simpson with Eliot Sorkin and Frank Neeson

3rd Place - Mike Esmay with crew Nancy Bolan

2nd Place - Rick Feldman with Ruth Yannelli, Candice Robbins and Joe

Giardina

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LIGHTNING FLEET WINNERS

THISTLE FLEET WINNERS

CRUISING FLEET WINNERS

1st Place - Bob Sengstacken & crew

1st Place - Vincent Troia and John Michael in C&C 30 Encore

1st Place - Dave Foster

2nd Place - Penny Sengstacken, Lauren Browne and skipper Peter Browne

2nd Place - Osman Kurtulus, Tom Mulrenen, and Eric Baumes in Hee Soo

3rd Place - Skipper Jared Ridder and Erin Hardy

3rd Place - Dick Leonard & Laura Rice

3rd Place - Lee & Jim Luce with crew Spencer Sheehan in Tartan 30 Aeolus

2nd Place - Don Dexter with crew Jane & Melissa

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of the fl eet for fi rst place. By virtue of a very strong close to the series, Jon Simpson eked out a narrow win over Rick Feldman for second, with Rick reeling in a third. Th e Guy Mouton Regatta, hosted by the Ensign fl eet, and ably helmed by fl eet captain, Rick Feldman, was a great success, with a fi ne turnout of racers and guests. Th e burgers and dogs cookout worked great in the rather oppressive heat, and Traci Simpson presiding over the DJ booth making sure that everyone got their groove on. Chris West, as always, provided great awards. In a very close contest on the water, Bob Shoemaker eked out a narrow victory as Guy Moulton Champion over Rick Feldman, with Jon Simpson bringing in a third. Th e regatta marked the beginning of the Summer Series, and it looks to be more of the same with lots of close racing.

Steve Koesterer

Hiya hiya hiya guy. Dave Foster here with a Nyack Th istle Fleet 41 update. As July bleeds into August we are keeping at it, when we can avoid weed-whackers, in-laws, etc. Our starter numbers have been reaching 6 and threatening 7 on a given Summer Sunday. We

hosted the multi-districts in June wherein Jared Ridder and crew fi nished decently (4th?) - we have striven to make them pay since then. Later this summer Jared, Don Dexter, and Tom Lawton are attending the Nationals in Sandusky, Ohio (I know). New members Kat Esswein and Erik Young, crewing with Tom

Bridge builder must monitor fi sh for safety

Nyack - Acoustic receivers are being installed along the bottom of the Hudson River to monitor the movement of endan-gered sturgeon during the construction of the new tappan Zee Bridge. The receivers, placed from the George Washington bridge to Stony Point, will track fi sh that have been tagged over the years by the state Department of Envi-ronmental Conservation and the National Marine Fisheries Services. Tappan Zee Constructors, the bridge contractor, is also charged with capturing and tagging an additional 120 short-nosed and Atlantic sturgeon in diff erent stages of development to expand the pool for re-search about their life in the river. Fishing for both species has been banned for years. Th e monitoring is one of many require-ments in a 19-page DEC permit that seeks to minimize the impact of fi ve years of construction on the Hudson’s water quality and ecosystem. An independent environ-

mental compliance offi cer will be on site to ensure the requirements are followed and report directly to the DEC.Dredging restricted Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson lobbied for many of the safeguards in the permit, including a $11.5 million fund that will restore oyster reefs, tidal wetlands, fi sh spawning habitats and natural shorelines aft er construction is fi nished in 2018. But the spotlight now, before the window opens for dredging for the fi rst time Aug. 1 to Nov. 1, is on the endan-gered sturgeon. dredging is limited to Aug. 1 to Nov. 1 each year to avoid their peek migration and spawning periods. Noise controls for the fi sh In addition to tracking the tagged stur-geon two days a week and fi ling reports about their movement with the DEC, Tappan Zee Constructors will be required to look every day it is dredging or driving permanent pilings for stunned or dead fi sh. Th e live sturgeon have to be removed to

It’s Like E-Z Pass for Sturgeonby Judy Rife, Times-Herald Record

a holding tank, tagged and released beyond the construction zone, and the dead ones subjected to necropsies and held on ice until the DEC can collect them. In some cases, their stomachs will be pumped to gain better information about their diets. Other conditions of the permit require Tappan Zee Constructors to use bubble curtains to safe guard fi sh from the noise of pile driving and to confi ne the activity to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Piles will also be vibrated into place rather than hammered to the extent possible to curtail noise. Still, the DEC estimates as many as 86 Atlantic and short-nosed sturgeon could be impacted by construction and as many as four of them killed. last year, there were 12 reported sturgeon deaths in the Hudson.

n.b. - the author may be contacted at judyrife@gmail.com. She notes that she encourages interested readers to check out the entire DEC permit online, found on the state DECs website. Judy says the permit is full of nuances that are likely to be of interest to NBC membership, more so than to the general public. - ed.

FLEET NEWSTh e Ensign racing Fleet is on its way to another suc-cessful season in spite of a number of unique chal-lenges. At the end of last season, Pandemonium (Watson/ Koesterer), one of the regular Sunday fl eet, was lost to Hurricane Sandy. Th anks to the gracious

help of Mike Esmay, she was replaced on the line by Ursa Major, with nary a hiccup, and Cheryl has had a great early season. Th e fl eet has had its share of health issues with both Ron Hoff -man and Dave Lazarus dealing with situations that kept them off the water. Happily, both Ron and David are now back in the saddle, and, hopefully, will return to their accustomed slots. And the addition of Bob Jackson as a Sunday regular has helped keep the fl eet numbers up. Th is marks the fi rst season in anyone’s memory that the Grand Master and Patron Saint of the Ensign fl eet, Henry Ridder, is not on the starting line. Aft er the better part of a century on the water, Henry decided it was time to hang up the marlin spike and enjoy the pleasures of watching the rest of us fi gure out big-ger and better ways to blow a spinnaker set. It is impossible to overstate the remarkable contribution that Henry has made to the fl eet and the club as both a sailor and a human being. He will be sorely missed. In spite of all the issues, the fl eet has still managed to put 5 or 6 boats on the line for most races, and the racing has been extremely spirited and closely fought. Th e Spring series ended with perennial front runner Bob Shoemaker besting the rest

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Lawton and myself respectively have fi t into the fl eet nicely. Th e Schecks, Keir Rothney, Lisa McNeil, Betsy Turk, Erin/Harper, Melissa Dexter, Erik Young and Drew Dexter continue to make the scene. We look forward to more fl oaty, idyllic escapades as sun retreats south and the fi gs fall down, down, down.

Dave Foster

Now is the time of year for the summer doldrums, and, right on cue, we’ve sustained two lost races in a row due to blazing heat and not enough wind to move a boat against the current. Th e smart cruis-ing boats have left to sail out to Block Island, and

the more adventurous (like Mabel Rose) to circumnavigate Newfoundland. One bright note has been the many new cruis-ing boats added to the fl eet to replace our lost craft from Sandy. Pretty soon we may have a new fl eet of Beneteaus to rival that of C&Cs or Tartans! Not to mention Jeff Levy’s new beautiful wooden catboat Gannet. Don’t miss the Cruising Fleet Pier Party Saturday, August 10th, to welcome all of the new boats into our fl eet.

Lee Luce

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HumminBird VHS $25; Wooden Tiller $50; Twist lock Tiller Extension $25; Solar Panel(Battery Maintainer) $15; SnapFurl Furling(Model #139522) $200 ; Telescoping Boat Hook $15; Traditional Anchor 4 ibs $15;Dinghy $25 as is. Contact Donna Avdoyan at www.hodogdon-na@verizon.net. (Posted 6/13).FOR SALE: A nice 1985 Catalina 27 Rolling Home”, widely used for over 20 years. Universal 14 HP diesel has been well maintained. Bottom recently stripped and barrier coated. Upgraded, Egger, NJ made sails with Furlex furling system. Shoal draft 3’ 5” . Great for cruising , sailed many times to Long Island sound , Cape Cod, Narragansett Bay and Block Island, the New Jersey shore including Cape May and Kingston, up river on the Hudson. Included are new Lewmar 30 self-tailing winches , a very stable dingy which folds up to less than 5” and a Navico 5000 automatic tiller pilot . Also, an improved shelf storage system in the cabin. Located on Barnegat Bay at Forked River, N.J. Asking $12,000 .. Contact Roger Abbott 732-849-5592 or rogerabbott3@comcast.net. (Posted 7/13).FOR SALE: 300 pound Dor Mor. Includes 42’ of good ½” chain, two swivels, the big shackle to secure the chain to Dor Mor and 5/8” shackles to secure the swivels. Only $750 for every-thing. Contact Bob Werb at bob@bobwerb.com or 845-358-5790. (Posted 7/13).FOR SALE: Racing braid: 60’ x 10mm (3/8”) New England VPC (Vectran) Hybrid Performance Braid, white w/ red fl eck, 6,500# tensile, recommended by Practical Sailor, new unused, $50.00 (Defender $1.34/ft .). Would make two great genoa sheets for 22-28’ boat (non-spinnaker).Also, 50’ x 6 mm (3/16”) New England Flight Line (polypro-pylene double braid) light air spinn sheet w/ NAB plastic snap shackle, yellow w/red fl eck, new unused, $25.00. Contact Dick Bracken 845-268-2863 or dbracken@optonline.net . (Posted 7/13).FOR SALE: JOWI Steel Cradle for 25 ft boat (up to 5,000 pound capacity) $450; 4 HP Mercury engine - long shaft 2 stroke O/B $200; Complete set of Ensign cabin cushions $100. Contact Barry Sorkin at (201) 391-7746 or b2sorkin@yahoo.com. (Posted 8/13).FREE STUFF: Free pair of Ensign cabin doors, and Free En-sign sails. Contact Barry Sorkin at (201) 391-7746 or b2sorkin@yahoo.com. (Posted 8/13).BEST OFFER: Complete Sunbrella canvas suite consisting of Full Dodger, Zip-In Connector, and Bimini with sky-lite is for sale. Th is canvas is used but in excellent condition and is cur-rently installed on a Beneteau 34. We’re changing boat colors so this is a great opportunity for someone with a thirty something sailboat interested in installing this almost new suite of canvas which is fi nished in Sunbrella “Heather Beige” and possibly save thousands. You would need to acquire and install your own

FOR SALE: 1974 Island 17’ sailboat + trailer + all equipment. $500. Call John @ 914-806-2983. (posted 5/13.)FOR SALE: M&M 34’ S-2 1985 - Gra-ham & Schlager design, fast (117 PHRF), comfortable cruiser, offshore rated. Mint condition, many upgrades and extras, 44-inch wheel, 3 cyl, very low hours Yanmar diesel, fresh water cooled, CNG gas stove, Adler/Barbour refridge, recent keel fair-ing. Located Stony Point, NY. $30,000. Call Tony Orwin 914-262-2303. (Posted 5/13).

FOR SALE: 1991 Hunter 28 “Ares”. Clean, great layout with huge open V-berth, U-shaped main salon settee, galley, navigation station, private aft cabin, private head AND only 744 hours on her immaculate Yanmar diesel. Wheel,

2003 Quantum mainsail, Furlex roller furling headsail system, 2002 dodger and connecting bimini, lots of electronics, walk through transom. See photos and full specs listed on web with Samalot Marine. Asking $16,900 or best offer. Contact Ron Man-ganaro at ronmango2@optonline.net or phone 201-327-4859. (Posted 5/13).FOR RENT: Mooring location C-12 available for sub-lease for 2013 season. $300. Contact Tom Stefanic at Anania.taswell@gmail.com. (Posted 5/13). FOR SALE: Icom transceiver IC-M72 with car and home char-gers and manual. $30.00; Danforth type anchor,’ 10’ chain, 200’ rode (new) $40.00; 4 West Marine red boat cushions $25.00; 5’ Featherbrand paddle (new) $20.00; Jowi-type steel cradle for 20 to 24 ft . boat, comes apart with 12 bolts for easy transport and storage. It has 4 carpeted poppets. I can keep it until haul out. $150.00; Titan fl oating winch handle $25.00; Home made rudder and 2 stainless pintels for 22’ or larger boat. It is 1 1/2 inch thick, 5’ tall and is covered by 3 layers of fi berglass cloth and West Sys-tem epoxy. Mounting holes and painting have been left undone $50.00.All proceeds will be donated to the NBC Old Launch Renovation project. Eugene Smith, 201 768 7043, eugenesmith7601@yahoo.com. (Posted 6/13).Mooring for Rent: Close mooring C16 for rent for 2013 season. Contact Ron Manganaro at 201-327-4859. (Posted 6/13).FOR SALE: 1993 SeaRay 200 Overnighter LTD. Includes trailer, porta potti, convertible top, winter cover, tube, water skis, shop manuals. For NBC member includes Dor Mor mooring set up to the new Club specs and mooring spot paid for season. Length: 20’2”; Beam: 7’7”; Draft (Stern Drive Down): 33”; MerCruiser 4.3L Alpha engine. Cuddy Cabin. Engine rebuilt in 2002 by Guy Kiefer of Action Marine and maintained by him since. Replaced bellows and maintained outdrive spring 2013. Clean boat in excellent condition parked next to yellow garage on 2nd Ave. Asking $6,850. Contact Bob Werb at bob@bobwerb.com or 845-358-5790. (Posted 6/13).FOR SALE: Handheld submersible VHF $75;

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stainless tubing and deck hardware. Both dodger and bimini stainless steel frame kits can be purchased from Sailrite.com for approximately $631 each, plus shipping, or you can contact Bruce Gregory at MarineTailor.com - 201.400.1442, who is fabricat-ing our new canvas and perhaps have Bruce do a custom install for you. If interested in making an off er please contact NBC members, Dave & Karen Horton at 201.906.1089 with any and all off ers. (Posted 8/13).

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16 Provisional members. 1 Of who are currently being consid-ered for active membership. Moorings Committee- Rich Gressle/Dave Prouty – Reported on work at placing moorings. Next season we will require members to arrange with us to have their moorings placed and moved due to constraints with access to Trimble GPS locating unit. A current chart of the fi eld and published GPS locations coming shortly. Looking ahead we will be working out a winter stick solution to present to the club shortly. The mooring committee would like to thank the membership for working with us through a diffi cult re-adjustment period.Sunshine Committee- Hope & Henry Ridder –A sympathy card was sent to Larry Nathanson and family upon hearing the death of his father, Marvin Nathanson. A Get Well card was sent to Henry Ridder when he was admitted to the hospital on June 13th for a Kidney infection which required a weeks stay for antibiotic IV treatment. He is at home now and recuperating very nicely, and his energy and appetite is slowly coming back. Henry thanks all of you for your cards, phone calls and well wishes, and hopes to be back on Honeybe real soon!FINANCE GROUP- Chief Financial Offi cer- Jon SimpsonTreasurer- Stephanie Mayo- Disbursements: $50,097Major items included: Jr. Sailing Equipment: $7,444, Lightning Ramp: $6,800, Real Estate Tax: $6,145Insured Sandy Expenses: $4,268, Operating Balance: $282,222, Capital Contingency Reserve: $63,098Murray Green Fund: $29,675

FACILITIES GROUP- Rear Commodore- Morris AzarHouse Interior- Warren Frerichs- Reported anecdotally that each and every member clean up after themselves and leave the club a little better than they found it.A new freezer was procured, enabling a return to a full menu. Automatic air fresheners were installed in the rest rooms. They are automatic, so please don’t touch them. LED lighting was installed in the Galley and the Governors Room. The fi rst aid kit and AED is located in the top drawer of a lateral fi ling cabinet just inside the locker room. The caretaker has agreed to take over the janitorial services at the club. As always, we welcome your ideas and suggestions.

Commodore Quinn called the meeting to order at 2000 hours with 52 members present constituting a quorum.Approval of the Minutes:Absent any corrections to the Minutes of the June 2013 General Membership Meeting as published on the NBC Web Site and in the Telltale, Commodore accepted the minutes.Secretary- Martin MullerThe Secretary read the minutes of the June 2013, Board of Gov-ernors Meeting. Additionally, he read the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Board of Governors on July 4, 2013EXECUTIVE GROUP - Commodore -Kieran QuinnCommodore presented a power point presentation the Sandy Repair plan to date. Items covered were Pilings, Utilities and other pier related action items. Additionally, he covered the major issues with the bulkhead including the project to pump concrete into the bulkhead to stabilize it. Also reviewed were all lower yard projects. In conclusion the Commodore discussed the porch & deck replacement. The Commodore wished to thank Larry Parisi for all of his hard work. Which where all provided at no charge to the Club. The expected completion date will be August 15th. Sandy Recovery Plan ReviewSandy Gift Fund: The recovery fund is now $30,920.00.Question (Joe Scarmato); asked about amount left in Contingen-cy Reserve Fund. This was answered as approximately $63,000.Question (John Lucanera); on whether we requested for grants or loans from the state. Answered : Many applications have been submitted but no action yet.Emergency Response- Paul Shein –Training for 15 Club mem-bers occurred in April and June. The training was ably conducted by Rockland Paramedics Service staff and was well received by attendees. AEDs will be in the club house and dock shed. First aid kits are located on the dock in the bench at the at the launch operator station. Thanks to Gary Tenenbaum for his work. and in the locker by the NE corner of the shed as well as in a fi le drawer by the patio entrance to the clubhouse locker room. Please contact Paul Shein or Harvey Chertoff with any questions or sug-gestions. ADMINISTRATION GROUP - Vice Commodore - Jeff Levy No membership changesProvisional Membership - Alan Asarnow- At present, there are

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PROGRAM GROUP-Rear Commodore- Bob ShoemakerAnnouncement by Richard Leonard on the Capsize and Crew Overboard Safety Clinic. Thanked Lightning Fleet for refresh-ments and also to Ensign Fleet for running the Guy Moulton Re-gatta. We ran the quarter fi nals for HRYRA on Saturday. Thanks to Rick Feldman, Ron Hoffman, Paul Shein. Chris West and the race Committees for making this happen. Area B Junior Sail-ing Championships will be hosted July 19-21, (Triple handed). Thanks to Sonar Fleet for loaning their boats for this event. Thanks to following for hosting our visitors for two nights.Rick Feldman Family, Dave Prouty Family, Brigitte and Philip Carmichael, plus John and Rita Borst. Any who wish to volun-teer please contact Ruth Yannelli or me.

FLEET REPORTSSenior Fleet Captain- Dick Leonard- Reported on capsize and crew overboard Safety clinic.Cruising Fleet- Joe Glogiewicz Reported on July 5th Bowline Fireworks which was attended by ten boats.Ensign Fleet- Rick Feldman- Reported on Guy Moulton Regatta and thanks to those who made it so. 28 paid boats registered, representing all major NBC Fleets, Thistle, Open, Lightning, Sonar, Ensign, 420. We also hosted a HRYRA group of junior sailors compete in a junior championship qualifying event. I want to acknowledge all those fl eet members and volunteers who made the event successful: Georgine & Frank Richards, Des & Geraldine Shaw, Paul Shein & Ron Hoffman, Bob Shoemaker & Ruth Yannelli, Eliot Sorkin, Jon Simpson, Cheryl Watson, Steve Koesterer, Frank Neeson. On behalf of Ensign Fleet 51, thanks! See everyone at next season’s Guy Moulton Regatta!Laser Fleet- Jon Marsh Reported on Firecracker on July 4th and thanked Eric & Ann Beck. Lightning Fleet- Dick Leonard; Report on the need for volun-teers for the 2013 Women’s, Juniors’, and Masters’ Lightning North American Championships and Classic Rally hosted by the club on August 14 – 17. Up to 50 Lightnings and their crews will be our guests for top level racing on the Tappan Zee. The event is spearheaded by Bob Sengstacken and Eric Kent. We will be signing up volunteers at tonight’s meeting, and members can also contact me directly – email: rleonardnyc@yahoo.com and phone 914 478 2824. Capsize and Crew Overboard Safety Clinic, Saturday, July 13: joint report with Rear Commodore Bob Shoemaker. It is spon-sored by the Education Committee, Race Committee and Race Patrol, and the Cruising, Lightning, Thistle, and Ensign fl eets and organized in cooperation with US SAILING with a cost-sharing arrangement. Thanks to Bob Shoemaker, Cliff Selover, Tom Lawton, Osman Kurtulus and Carmen Yannelli for their help. The clinic will be run by US SAILING instructors Stu Gilfi llen and Steve Maddox, and seamanship and safety expert John Rousmaniere, author of The Annapolis Book of Seaman-ship. This is a great opportunity for members to sharpen safety preparedness and skills.HRYRA- Alan Fligor- reported on upcoming Regatta’sRace Committee- Bill Mann- Gary Tenenbaum – Thanked PRO’s for all their hard work.Race Patrol- Steve Sellinger- Expressed need for additional help due to man power shortages.New Business: Administrative Group Master Plan- VC Jeff Levy/ Joe Scarmato,

Reviewed line by line the AGMP for all Committee’s.There was a vote to approve. The vote passed unanimously. Open Forum- Harry Juris wished to thank Lee Luce for her help when he passed out. Gary Tenenbaum- Asked if the Cows are up to par. RC Azar reported that all areas of improvement are being looked at. Larry Nathanson – asked about Seminars for club equipment.Warren Frerichs- Reported on vigilance with members mooring gear and always guard for wraps.Bob Jackson – Thanked Doug Cassidy For all his hard work on the pier water piping.Carmen Yannelli- Reported on safety items on the bulkhead specifi cally, electric issues & lifting gear.Comm. reported that the Risk Management group is responsible that all this.VC Levy mentioned the Online Punch listAnnouncements- Comm. Quinn – Anniversaries: Maureen and Frank Neeson, June 1988 – Thirty fi ve yearsGerry and Dick Bracken, July 1963 - Fifty yearsAdjournment- Absent any other business, Commodore adjourned the meeting at 2134, hrs.

Respectfully Submitted; Martin Muller (Secretary), Nyack Boat Club –July 7th, 2013

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August 2013 Telltale Index

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NBC August Events Schedule 2August Snack Bar/Galley Schedule 2August Launch Schedule 2Commodore’s Column 3House Interior Goes Personal 3Nyack Boat Club I renovations Completed 3US Sailing Clinic Spotlights Safety 5

PageMabel Rose Circumnavigating Newfoundland 6 - 7Guy Moulton Regatta July 4th Another Hot One 8 - 9It’s Like E-Z Pass for Sturgeon 10Fleet News - Ensigns, Thistles, Cruising 10 - 11The Sale Loft 12General Meeting Minutes June 6, 2013 11-14

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Dear Editor, I read the minutes of the June 6 general membership meeting in the July issue of The Telltale, which include the follow-ing statement in the Program Group report, referring to the upcoming Lightning championships at Nyack in August, “We are expecting 50 boats, including 15 junior teams. This makes it one of the biggest regattas in the club's history. (The 1997 Ensign Nationals had 47 boats)." That prompted me to check my records from the 1972 Highlander Nationals at NBC; at that event, we had 57 boats competing, which is very likely the largest attendance ever at an NBC event. And these were big dinghies... 20'! Since at least half of the competitors had crews of four, and the rest three, we had a lot of guests! I will never forget how every fl eet in the club pitched in. It was a huge success; we even had wind! Dick Bracken

Letter to the Editor