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Dining, dancing and handing out the hardware

PYC’s annual year-end dinner and dance again provided laughs, congratulations, farewells, and wild times. Former Members of the Year stand with the 2011 recipient, Ricardo Oben. Bruce Liese, Joan Allen, Shirley Cline, Ricardo Oben, Terri Tilford and Jean Dodd congratulate Ricardo.

Jeff Brinkmeyer won the “Bob the Builder” honor. (lower left). The club racing championship went to Bill Mendel and his crew: son Nathan and Matt Gatewood (lower right). Marilyn and Matador awards, Left, Cyndy Ackagi, Terri Tilford and Penny Morgan received a “Matt’s Angels” award for their committee boat work (bottom left).

December 27th, 2011 | Category: Social Events | 3 comments

From our Dock Master

Winter is quickly approaching in the PYC harbor

Lee Cline - December, 2011

I just pulled my boat (I know it’s sad) but many will leave their boat in all winter.  Just a few reminders about in-the-water winter boat storage…

After club closing, many slips will be empty till the spring. Those that choose to stay in the water can use these slips. If you do use an empty slip, please give the owner/lessee a call to inform them your boat is in their slip. A general recommendation is to group these boats together at the end of the dock to get maximum use of all the bubblers. Bubblers must be on a thermostat so it does not run all the time. Set the thermostat for 30 degrees, it is also important to use the 30-amp outlet (three prong twist lock plug) at the dock, not the 20-amp (three prong like you use at home).

Remember it is important to have your boat back in your assigned slip as early as possible in the spring. A request from your Dock Master, if you are not returning or are changing your club status, please let me know. The only way I have to know is when you send in your application and pay your dues in full. If I know what slips are available, the assignments will go much smoother.

December 21st, 2011 | Category: Announcements, BOG News and Updates | Leave a comment

Club Closing and Fall Membership Meeting

PYC members relax after club closing and fall membership meeting

December, 2011

A beautiful fall day provided the backdrop for this year’s club closing and fall membership meeting on October 29th.

The Sailin’ Sisters started off the morning by hosting a pancake breakfast fundraiser.
Their bellies full, industrious club members worked with their respective crew chiefs accomplishing a lot in a short period of time.  Crew chiefs, who with their crews, completed the following  projects:

• Jim North – All junior sailing boats and gear were gathered up and stored.
• Chris Dryer – cut and hauled firewood, clearing the beach of a lot of driftwood
• Matt Gatewood – hauled & winterized the committee boat
• John Anderson – reset anchors on the breakwater, more anchors to come
• Gregg Paste – cleared back lot filling a 20’ dumpster with enough debris  left to fill another
• Penny Morgan – storage shed got a new roof
• Terri Tilford/Shirley Cline – organized and cleaned the clubhouse
• Bruce Liese – installed 20 – 30 new cleats on the distal section of Rodeo
• Bob Sharkey – winterized the docks
• Jeff Brinkmeyer – replaced boards on the clubhouse stairway’s
• Spencer Brinkmeyer – picked up trash around the grounds

After a scrumptious lunch of brats and BBQ, organized by Sue Clegg, the fall membership meeting got underway with commodore Monroe Dodd at the helm.  Highlights included:

• The 2011 winter meeting membership minutes were approved
• The treasurer’s report was accepted and approved
• The 2012 slate of officers were voted on and approved:
• Commodore: Mij Frierson
• Vice Commodore: Mike Webb
• Rear Commodore: Matt Gatewood
• Secretary: Nancy Frierson
• Treasurer: Rich Wells
• Dock Master: Lee Cline
• Sail Education: Jim North
• Buildings & Grounds: Penny Morgan
• Communications Director: Bruce Liese

These members of the board of governors are in the middle of their two-year terms:

• Harbor Master: John Anderson
• Assistant Treasurer: Doug McCall
• Social Director: Sue Clegg
• Yearbook Editor: Jean Dodd
• Past Commodore: Monroe Dodd

The quality of PYC is defined by its members. Thanks to the many volunteers who participated, it is through your efforts that our club remains the premier sailing facility in the area.

December 21st, 2011 | Category: Social Events | Leave a comment

Sailin’ Sisters: Learning how to Stop

Charlene Howard and Becky Stone expertly launch their anchor.

Sailin’ Sisters held a very well attended, hands on class on Saturday, October 8th covering the important topic of how to stop your boat. TEN women filled the cockpit of Joan Allen’s Ericson 29 and sent Becky Stone scrambling to find more life jackets to keep us legal.

With Amy Wilson at the helm, we motored out to the cove near the bridge for a practical lesson on anchoring. Charlene Howard used her anchoring experience on the foredeck to coach deployment and retrieval while Amy led the lesson from the cockpit. Several women tried their hand at communicating with the helmsperson using verbal and visual signals, picking a suitable spot and lowering the anchor. Once the proper scope was let out and the anchor set, we covered how to take bearings to check for drift. Later we learned the correct way to retrieve it — even when very well stuck on Perry’s muddy bottom.

Once everyone had the opportunity to anchor, we set sail and learned how easy it is to maneuver the boat into the hove-to position and then how simple it is to begin sailing again. By this time it was getting late so we came back to the club and enjoyed a great barbeque dinner prepared on the club’s new smoker: A perfect ending to a perfect day out on the water with friends.

Joan Allen
allenhouse4@sbcglobal.net

December 21st, 2011 | Category: Sail Education, Sailing Sisters | One comment

Classified Ads – December, 2011

These classified advertisements are provided as a service to PYC members and the sailing community.

Trashing your old sails? Junking any small hardware? Don’t throw them away! Let me recycle them into something useful and fun. ANY condition will do! Please call Joan Allen at (913) 648-6028 or email allenhouse4@sbcglobal.net

1988 Beneteau First 285 Liberty Cup Edition “Espadon.” A well maintained performance cruiser in good condition. Large saloon with lighted nav station, enclosed v-berth cabin and aft cabin, fully enclosed head. Full galley includes ice box, and propane range, stainless steel sink with pressure water and hot water heater. Edson wheel steering with instrument cluster that includes depth, wind speed/direction, knot meter. Sails include fully battened main with Dutchman flaking system, 150% roller furling genoa, and asymmetrical spinnaker with whisker pole. 2 Lewmar primary and 2 Lewmar secondary winches. Inboard Diesel Engine: Volvo Penta 2 cylinder 18 hp. 2 battery house and starting bank with isolation switches and built in smart charger. 12 volt DC house electrical system plus 120v AC shore power system. Alpine Stereo system with 6 disk changer, cockpit and cabin speakers. VHF Marine Radio. Wing keel draft 3’11”. Includes cradle. LWL 28’3″ LOA 28’9″ Beam 9’10″ Draft 3’11″ Ballast (standard) 1,764 lbs. Displacement 6,173 lbs (approx). Sail Area 447 sq. ft. Located PYC, Rodeo Drive slip 12, $22,500. For more information and pictures contact Jim Swords, 816-665-4306, Jswords@earthlink.net. http://www.beneteauusa.com/community/boats.php?boat_id=99&type_id=1

1994 Hunter Vision 32 Wing keel, Yanmar 27, 4 self tailing winches 1 electric for main, jiffy reefing, lazy jacks, furling jib, full winter cover, bimini with cover, free standing mast, corian countertops, Origo stove/oven, icebox, 2010 Mermaid heat pump air/heat, vhf, speed, depth, wind, stereo w/cd/xm, led lighting salon area, 2 cabin. Water heater, charger. Boat LOA: 32’, Beam: 11’4”, LWL: 28’7”, Maximum Draft: 4’3”, Displacement: 11,900, Ballast: 4,200. Boat located at Milford Lake with slip and trailer available. In excellent condition Contact 620-755-1164 for additional information and pictures.

HawkEye handheld sonar system, depth finder, air and water temperature. Floatable, waterproof. Never opened. $75 obo. J/M Dodd, (913) 631-2043 or dondod1996@gmail.com.

1985 Hunter Legend 40. LOA 39′ 7 ½ ”, LWL 32’6″ Beam 13’5″, Draft 6’6″, Displacement 17,400 lbs., Engine Single diesel, FWC, 4 cylinder, 40 HP. Fuel: 38gallons, Water:105 gallons, Holding: 2 X 20 gallons Accommodations: The perfect live aboard boat. The master stateroom is aft with a centerline queen berth.  A large hanging locker on each side, shelf space to port, and sliders and shelves on each side of the berth provide plenty of storage space.  The aft head and shower opens to both the aft stateroom and main cabin.  2 hatches and 4 ports provide ventilation aft.  The galley is L-shaped with double stainless sink, large in-counter AC-DC refrigerator, as well as a smaller front-loading Norcold refrigerator with a small freezer.  Forward of the nav station is the saloon with a large settee that provides extra sleeping space for a guest both to port and starboard.  The drop leaf table is to starboard with a wrap-around settee.  Guest stateroom (v-berth) with hanging locker and private head and shower. For further details of the many amenities e-mail Scott president@kestek.com or phone 816-392-947 or go to http://sailingtexas.com/201009/shunter40102.html.

Spinnaker for sale: I – 35.0,  J – 11.5,  JC -  12.5, P – 38.8, E – 13.0. 787 sq. ft. For 27 – 30 ft boat. Red & White UK airx . Good all-purpose spinnaker. $600. Terril Cook, 913-220-7971. jamminsailing@aol.com

1988 Catalina 30.  Dessert First.  Well equipped and maintained:  a classic design that combines large cockpit and spacious interior. The perfect family boat for Lake Perry.  In the water and ready to sail: Rodeo Dock.  $26,750.  Contact Bill Craig, 913-406-2916 or bcraig@lakemaryctr.org.  See add at http://www.sailboattraderonline.com/listing/1988-Catalina-C-30-96784732

1983 Catalina 25′ Tall Rig. Comes with 5 sails (3 are standard, 2 are mylar racing sails). This boat has new topside paint, multi-season bottom coat, VHF radio and microwave oven. Also included: AM/FM/CD radio, bimini, self-tailing winches, marine head, depth gauge, 700 watt converter and more. $9,000. Call Dan at 785-845-7804.

2000 Precision 15. With trailer, sailed four times. Beam 7′, draft 3′ 8″, displacement 390 lbs., sail area 130 sq ft, mast height 25′ 4″, main and jib, self-bailing cockpit. Large forepeak locker w/watertight door. Like-new condition $4,250. Contact Paul Goehausen at 913-341-3361.

Scrimshaw mugs, hand-engraved. Picture on mug is any photo you provide: sailboats, lighthouses, nautical scenes, or otherwise. Great PERSONAL gifts. Affordably priced at $12-$25 to PYC members. For more information and examples go to www.geocities.com/scrimshawmugs or e-mail clifbencke@aol.com.

1983 Siedleman, The “Fare Exchange.” 1/2 ownership and slip fee. 2,600.00. Call Randy Wills (785) 478-1780.

Want to place an ad in the classifieds?  Contact Bruce@KansasCitySailing.com.  Please let us know when your boat or item has been sold so that we can remove it from the list.

December 21st, 2011 | Category: Classified Ads | Leave a comment

Commodore’s Corner: At Year’s End We Worked Hard and Partied Harder

Monroe Dodd - December, 2011

PYC’s 40th anniversary year finished the way it ought to.

One weekend we donned old clothes and work gloves, fixed things that were broken, cleaned up the grounds and stowed gear for the winter. The next weekend we put on our Sunday best and dined and danced the night away. That’s how Perry Yacht Club has survived so well through its first four decades – by members working and playing with equal passion.

Traditionally the final events of the club season are the fall membership meeting, club-closing work day, and the year-end dinner and dance. This year the Board of Governors combined the first two on October 29. The weather smiled on us that day, providing sunny skies and coolish temperatures for volunteer work crews. And what work we did!

We, the members, re-roofed the storage shed. We removed much of the array of discarded objects from the back storage lot. We repaired the wooden steps that ascend from the east parking lot to the clubhouse. We replaced loose cleats on the end of Rodeo. And we did the annual chores: cleaning and organizing the clubhouse, turning off water to the docks, winterizing the committee boat, storing junior sailing boats and cutting firewood. Property manager Gary Templeton, who each year organizes and gets material for the work day, marveled at this year’s results. That afternoon, a new Board of Governors for 2012 was elected at the fall membership meeting. Sandwiched before and after that session, club committees worked on problems and began figuring out a schedule for the major projects that lie in PYC’s future.

In sum the day was a lot of toil and sweat with excellent results. What better reward for us all than the year-end dinner and dance on November 5? The plans laid by our social director, Sue Clegg, worked out like a charm. The banquet room was good and the food was fine. The ceremony was – fairly – short! And the music kept us hopping until midnight. Once again, John Huffmire found for us a thoroughly great band.

An important part of ever year-end party is recognition and this year’s began with the racers. Congratulations to Bill Mendel and the crew of Fast Lane, this year’s over-all winner. The John Gall Member of the Year Award went to Richard “Ricardo” Oben. The 2011 board was honored for its work and the 2012 board presented.

As always, of course, the recognition belongs to all the members for making Perry Yacht Club an exciting and satisfying place to sail and gather with friends. That makes 40 years, and we’re still going strong.

Thank you for the opportunity and honor of being your commodore. I’ve appreciated your support through the year and urge you to give the same to Mij Frierson as he once again steps up to the commodore’s job.

December 21st, 2011 | Category: Commodore's Corner | Leave a comment