and is open to all to at-tend. Please join us along with local officials for this very meaningful ceremony. A reminder to pick up your 2015-2016 yearbook/calendar at the bar before May 27th. To date around 200 have been picked up and I want to thank those members for helping us save on the postage! Also, there are a limited number of extra copies for those who need an extra copy. On May 22nd the

New Member Welcome event will be hosted at the Club. I encourage you to come to this event to meet & greet the new members that have joined this great club over the past year. It is coupled with a Friday Night Snacks at 6 pm followed by a short pres-entation in the Ballroom.

That’s all for now. See

you at the club!

May is always an exciting month around the Club. The grounds come alive with green grass, the boats show up in the marina and the social calendar is chock full of great events for all to enjoy! I want to thank all the members and spouses who worked on the spring work party. It was one of the most suc-cessful work parties in recent history thanks to RC Dave’s organiza-tional efforts. His article will contain more spe-cific information of how many people and the great things that were accomplished. The Member’s Input Meetings held in April were very success-ful and quite informative too. A special thanks to PC John Bolte for all his hard work he has done to date on this project. Please take a look at his article in this Jib Sheet for additional informa-tion. At the May 7th gen-

eral membership meeting he will be providing the results of the surveys, a progress report and an-swer questions. Denny Ladd will once again be providing vessel inspections for our boating members. For several years now Denny, under authority of the Port Clinton Power Squadron, has inspected any member’s vessel upon request and provided a sticker upon successful inspection. That sticker is piece of mind knowing your ves-sel is compliant with the state regulations. The sign-up sheet for the in-spections will be located in the bar. On Memorial Day, Monday the 25th, your Flag Officers and the past Commodores will be holding their an-nual Riverfront Memo-rial Service to honor our present and past military members and their ser-vice to our country. The ceremony starts at 9 am

F r o m y o u r c o m m o d o r e

P O R T C L I N T O N Y A C H T C L U B

Jib Sheet May 2015 Volume 15, issue 5

Commodore

Don Rodwancy

The season is officially here! Our marina water is on and boats are steadily filling the docks. The pool is being commis-sioned and the grounds are being prepared. Finally after such a long winter!

I want to thank our volun-teers who make our club the best yachting facility on the great lakes. During the spring work party we had over 90 people participate, a record in recent history and we ac-complished many jobs which needed to be done. During the riser party we had 13 volunteers (Guess who had the most "floaters")! There is always a list of big and small pro-jects to be done around the club. If you couldn't make the work party please put in some time by seeing Caretaker Eric, PC Chuck, or me. If you have an idea for a project please let us know and we can add it to the list.

Some thoughts as we open the season:

• We have replacement dock boxes for sale at $400. If you have an old junk one please think about replacing it. We want to stay with the standard dock box to en-hance the YC appearance.

• Please do not staple table-

cloths to the picnic ta-bles. This causes the tables to rot quickly and causes cuts when we handle the ta-bles. Remove your table-cloths each week after use.

• Jet ski dock pricing is re-duced to $300 from $500 in an effort to reduce hoist usage and free up dry sale area, which is limited. If you paid $500, expect a refund. Jet ski docks are nice but underutilized.

• Portable pump out can

only be operated by Eric, period. Our license re-quires this so if you need a pump out either at the hoist or at your dock, make arrangements with Eric. No charge, but tip-ping appreciated.

• We cannot burn on the

east beach any longer, If you want an open fire please consider the Wolf property beach and see Eric in advance who can likely help you with some scrap logs.

• Finally if you see some-

thing which needs done, please tell Eric, Chuck, or me. Your ideas are just as important as ours!

RC Dave

T h e r e a r p e r s p e c t i v e

P a g e 2

Dancing at the Club It’s Spring “Get up and Move” Try Intro to Social Ballroom Dancing with “Cookie Dance”. Learn to Foxtrot , Waltz, Rumba, Cha-Cha and Swing! May 5th – June 9th $60. SINGLE, $90 COUPLE *Intro to Social Ballroom Dancing 6pm to 7 pm *Advance Social Ballroom Dancing 7 pm to 8 pm Registration preferred but not required. Walk ins welcome, Partners not required. Call Ann Duez 419-734-5611 for additional information and registration.

J i b S h e e t

I started sailing at the age of seven at the Port Clinton Yacht Club on the southern shore of Lake Erie. I wanted to join the learn-to-sail pro-gram but I had to complete the swim test before I could join. I was deter-mined to sail so I had to learn to swim. The weekend before the be-ginning Opti session, I was on vaca-tion at Put-In-Bay. In the Crew’s Nest Pool I finally got up the nerve to swim across the deep end. The Crew’s Nest Pool is where it started for me. Maybe it started somewhere else for you, maybe your parent’s or grandparent’s sailboat? We were boaters … power boaters. Occa-sionally my dad would crew with some of his friends and there was something about sailing that in-trigued me. By using the wind as my motor, I could make my boat go. I had a blast over the next few sum-mers learning the basics. Within a few years, I had some Opti regattas under my belt. With the opportunity to crew on some big boats and the encouragement of some of Dad’s sailing friends, I was ready to step up to the PCYC Race Team. It was the summer of 2014

and it was the best summer ever. I sailed almost every day. You see, if I wasn’t sailing the 420 as part of the race team, I was sailing with my family on a new-to-us J/24 the “Juice Box Hero.” We’re now a sailing family. My race team friends and I even had the opportu-nity to crew in Sr. Bay Week. It was a blast. We took home a flag! The only person over the age of 15 on the boat was my friend Jayson’s Grandfather, our skipper. My race team friends and I wanted to sail bigger boats. 420’s were for 2 sailors and we had 3. Jayson Miller sails a Laser year-round and on bigger boats with his Grandfa-ther. Ben Springer and I sailed a 420 last summer and while our families have sailboats, we were too young to take them out by our-selves. So one day at the 2014 VBC-PCYC Jr. Regatta we were headed out of the marina and Jayon needed help getting to his Laser on the other side of the river. He hopped in our 420 and we took him to his Laser. With three people in the 420, Jayson said, “Hey guys, look we’re a Thistle.” Half way across the marina is where it started for us. We wondered what it would be like to sail a Thistle. A week later at Jr. Bay Week we began to discuss it. Ben’s Cousin had been successfully sailing a Thistle for a long time and said, “It’s a great boat to sail and it’s like no other.” Within a few days, we were looking for a Thistle and came across Thistle #2770. The boat was in decent shape for an older fiberglass Thistle. Over the winter Jayson and his Grandfather repaired the hull and replaced the ugly yellow color with a new white epoxy bottom and a red boot stripe. We’re working on rigging, going through the sails, and looking for-ward to lessons from Ben’s cousin.

We can’t wait to get started.

It is great to see the marina filling up for the season. Before we know it summer will be in full swing. As you read this, the first Cruise-Out of the year should be in the books. Hopefully the late April weather will have cooperated and all will have had a great trip to PIB. The June 19th-21st Sandusky Yacht Club Cruise-Out has un-fortunately been cancelled. Cancellation was do to booking issues. I am currently looking into alternative locations for the same weekend. An email will be sent out when a destination is scheduled. Happy boating, RJ Basil FCOP

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Spring is finally here and out Jr. Race Team is ready to rock and roll. PCYC for many years sailed Thistle Sailboats in the Jr. Race Series. In lieu of my report this month I have included an article written by Will Taylor on the new Race Team Entry. Learn to Sail is well on its way thanks to Matt Wenzinger. We look forward to a great summer. Spring is here! I think. Jim Miller FCOS

Where It Started

By: Will Taylor, PCYC Jr. Race Team

P o r t C l i n t o n Y a c h t C l u b

P l a n n i n g C o m m i t t e e

P a g e 4 J i b S h e e t

To: PCYC Membership Date: April 22, 2015

A big “Thank You” to the 126 members and the 53 spouses who attended the membership input meetings conducted by the Planning Committee the first two weekends in April. Thanks also to those who were unable to attend the meetings but responded to the email taking the time to re-view the presentation material and return the survey. 196 surveys were returned from 144 members, 48 spouses and 4 unknown authors. The feedback was diverse from a broad range of Club members who use the Club in different ways. In addition to rating the various statements, many members took the time to add comments and sug-gestions that are also very helpful. The Planning Committee is very appreciative of your input and that input will drive our efforts. The following snapshot takes a look at the feedback in regard to the major questions about which the Planning Committee was looking for immediate direction. The complete survey results and analysis will be presented to the membership at the May 7th general membership meeting. Please plan on attending if you are able. For those members who are interested in the results but cannot attend that meeting, a weekend meeting can be scheduled if there is interest. Simply let a Board and/or Planning Committee member know your interest in scheduling such a meeting.

Topic Disagree Indifferent Agree

Whether to consider a new location for the pool:

The Current Pool location is satisfactory. 8% 13% 77%

I like the proposed location of the pool near the lake. 60% 9% 26%

How far to go with pool improvements at current location:

Option #2 – Converting current pool to ‘Non-Diving’ pool 41% 11% 28%

Option #3 – New pool within the current pool 33% 18% 33% Option #4 – New pool layout w/zero entry, swim lanes & slide 25% 8% 60%

Option #5 – Same as #4 with Diving Well 57% 6% 16%

Whether to include a diving well:

The Club will lose members without diving boards. 60% 22% 16%

I am willing to pay more to maintain diving boards. 63% 15% 20%

Concerning the clubhouse concepts:

Flat roofs are fine – replace them 60% 15% 16% Glass House is fine – replace it 54% 16% 21% If we can economically change roof lines, convert glass house 7% 8% 80%

to a permanent structure, it makes sense to consider. It makes sense to consider a moveable wall between:

The bar and the ball room 23% 18% 56% The bar and the lounge 24% 21% 50%

May 2015May 2015May 2015May 2015 SunSunSunSun MonMonMonMon TueTueTueTue WeWeWeWe ThuThuThuThu FriFriFriFri SatSatSatSat

1. Cinco de mayo 2.

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10. 11 12 13 14 15 16. Jr. Sail Cookout

17. jr sail seminar 18 19 20 21 22 23.

24. Auxiliary club race 26 27 28 29. 30

31. Auxiliary club race

THE CAPTAIN’S

FRIDAY NIGHT SNACKS

5:30 pm – ? $6.00

FEATURING LOBSTER BISQUE

WALLEYE NUGGETS LAKE ERIE PERCH

SALT WATER SNAPPER FRENCH FRIES & SLAW

New Member Welcome w/Friday Night Snacks 6:PM, Montgomery Inn Pork Sliders, sides and dessert $5.00

Colonial Club

Board Meeting

Board M

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Mem

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ALSO ON Sat 5/23

POOL OPENS!

Bloody Mary Bloody Mary Bloody Mary Bloody Mary Socials BeginSocials BeginSocials BeginSocials Begin 10101010----11:30 am11:30 am11:30 am11:30 am

25. Memorial Day Fish Fry….Fresh Fried Fish and Fries, Slaw, Cake and Beverage...5-7:PM

2. Derby Day Bar Party

Horses will be drawn through out the day from the party members. Race starts

shortly after 6 PM

Pork sliders, slaw

and derby des-

serts 5 – 7

$5.00 pp

BYOS

(Bring your own some-thing to grill and table service) 5pm-7pm $3 children, $6 adult

Salad bar, baked potato bar, rolls and desert

Brunch

29.

NIGHT SNACKS Italian Sausages. Italian Sausages. Italian Sausages. Italian Sausages.

Potato Salad, Relishes Potato Salad, Relishes Potato Salad, Relishes Potato Salad, Relishes and Brownie and Brownie and Brownie and Brownie 6PM, $6.6PM, $6.6PM, $6.6PM, $6.