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Scuttlebutt Club Newsletter - 2001 archivesChris Cyrul Retains AYC Club Championship!
Chris Cyrul is the new 2001 AYC Club Champion and retains the title after winning it in 2000. On September 29th, thirteen ace sailing teams, challenged by drastically changing winds, sailed five races to determine who would reign as the new AYC Club Champion. Chris and crew Nile Hatcher won with a 2-point lead over Bryce Dryden and crew Alex Padgett. The first race was great with reasonably steady wind out of the east at about 8-10, but that didn't last long. The wind began to drop and shift to northeast for the second race. The wind continued to lose velocity and shift more to the north and then to the northwest throughout the day. In fact, the wind was shifting so much before the third race, that it took the Race Committee an hour to set a course and get the race off. By the end of the day wind had died and only small zephyrs appeared sporadically around the race course. Many thanks go to the Race Committee, headed by Means Davis, and including Kathleen Fricker, Emmie Kohler, Don Dixon, and Mary Ann Hackbarth. Kudos go as well to Frank Briggs, Jim Womble, Katherine Womble and Ed Strong who manned the safety and mark boats. All these folks did terrific jobs on a long and trying day of sailing. We also sincerely thank the Y- Flyer Fleet who supported this year's Championship by supplying thirteen great boats for the competitors. It was wonderful to see a full slate of qualifying sailors from all four AYC fleets. Thank you Fleet Captains for spearheading the efforts to get sailors competing throughout the season to meet the Championship qualifications. Be sure to give Chris and Nile your congratulations when you see them! Click here for Competitors and their points and finishes... 11/01 Amanda Hodges Is 2001 AYC Ladies ChampionCongratulations to skipper Amanda Hodges and crew Kate Hodges, our 2001 AYC Ladies Champion! With 3 bullets, she dominated the largest Ladies Regatta in many years. Twelve Y-Flyers were on the starting line on August 25th when John Muhlhausen and his great Race Committee began the five race series. Good winds prevailed through out the day, with the sailors showing some very competitive sailing skills. Second and third places were hotly contested with only one point separating Allison Simmons and Jennifer Tumlin. A welcome lunch and break in sailing was provided at the picnic pavilion to all competitors. Following the Regatta, numerous bruises and sore muscles were soothed with the return of the traditional Mimosa Party. Thanks to all who competed, as well as to the Race Committee and those who provided safety boats. Also thanks to Amanda whose hard organizational work resulted in getting so many ladies and Y-Flyers on the water. It was a great day for sailing at AYC! Click here for Sailors and finishes Click here for photos 10/01 Clayton Dixon is 2001 AYC Junior Champion!The AYC Junior Championship Regatta was held on July 1st with 11 competitors participating. Five races were sailed in good winds in the morning, but which softened later in the day. The race for first place was very close with Clayton Dixon and Sean Adams both having 13 points at the end of the Regatta. Clayton was declared the winner by having two first place finishes over Sean’s one first place finish. Amy Thompson came in third with 19 points, Clint Hodges was 4th with 20 points and Pete Gregory was 5th with 23 points. John Muhlhausen headed up the Race Committee, which did a great job with keeping the races the right length for the changing wind conditions. Ice cream and drinks were provided after the Regatta and awards were later given out at the Clubhouse. Congratulations to all the competitors for participating and making this another great Junior Championship Regatta. Thanks also to the Y-Flyer and Thistle Fleets who agreed to change their scheduled fleet races to allow more Juniors to compete in the Regatta. Click here for Sailors and finishes Click here for photos 10/01 The EZ Blow Fog HornAs told by Liz Riker Five fog horns were given to me recently by Pat Gupton, an ex AYC Flag Officer. While preparing to move, he found these EZ Blow Fog Horns that were given to him years ago by the widow of Shep Smith, an AYC Thistle sailor. He was to dispose of these Extra Fog Horns but somehow never got around to it. The fog horns I received from Pat were wrapped in newspaper dated August 20, 1950. This is the origin of the Fog Horns. In the early days of AYC, some displaced Yankee Sailors thought it would be a good idea for all skippers to have a Fog Horn to hail and signal other boats. Shep Smith, the Thistle sailor, was asked to purchase a number of EZ Blow Fog Horns. A few AYC members still have one of these horns and there is one of these early horns on display in the Trophy case in the Adult Lounge. 10/01 2001 AYC Open Regatta is Superb!What a great turnout for the AYC Open this year! 48 boats were on the line to sail on one of the prettiest spring weekends in Georgia. This is up 11 boats from last year’s regatta. Also notable were the 9 non-AYC sailors competing this year, which we hope to build on in the future. The weekend was warm and sunny with good winds at the start of the regatta, which became lighter, and more changeable as the regatta proceeded. Special thanks go to Carl Owens, the Principal Race Officer, who reworked our Sailing Instructions to accommodate the new starting sequence and to Race Committee members Don Dixon, Hal Myers, Emmie Kohler, and Kathleen Fricker. Safety and mark boats were provided by Carl Owens, III, Patrick Reese, Alan Thompson, Kemper Anderson, and Bob Duckworth. Registration was superbly handled by Janet and Jess Coburn. An outstanding turkey dinner, catered by Richard Trice, was enjoyed by all on tables decorated with gorgeous azaleas, thanks to Mary Thompson, Gini Andersen and Kitza Muhlhausen. Kudos also to Renae and Phil Moulthroup, and Jonna and John Carson for Saturday lunch, Kari Beebe for the happy hour treats, Ed Marks for Sunday breakfast, Kara Musser, Rita Adams, and Kay Redmond for Sunday lunch, and the Junior Yacht Club for helping with the Clubhouse clean up. Volunteerism by AYC members helped make the regatta a great success. And now for the winners! Note... winners listed in Race Results Jill Stang & Ed Marks 06/01
But Mom, you're looking a little green about the gills! Ladies Just Wanna Have Fun!Ohhhh, MY!!! If you weren’t among the Free-Wheeling Female Funseekers at the lake over the weekend of May 4-5, you may never know what you missed.Because even though I’m going to write it right here in 1000 words or less, that really won’t do the job. You just had to be there! Julia Martinroe’s brainchild of a Sleepover / Spa / Total Indulgence Weekend for ladies only finally came to fruition this spring when she found team captains with enough enthusiasm to match hers. Jennifer Tumlin and new member Kari Beebe stepped into the triangle to help plan a weekend of total frolicking that none of us will soon forget. Picture a -- well, let’s say eclectic! -- group of AYC women gathering on Friday night at the Clubhouse. (All fleets and no fleets, age range 20’s to 80’s!) All sorts of activities on the menu, but no schedule that couldn’t be juggled a little to fit in an evening walk or another bottle of wine. LAID BACK was the word du jour! We began by feeding our faces with sumptuous home-made hors d’oeuvres (food was Kari Beebe’s department -- I vote we keep her!) and washing them down as needed. Then we got down to more serious stuff. Among other things, Jennifer was in charge of Personnel Beautification and Stress Reduction, which included a massage pad, tootsie tinglers, hand waxing (trust me, it’s cool!), cold spoons over the eyelids and all kinds of other things you probably didn’t know existed unless you are a spa-hanger-outer. The photo-ops soon popped up as we got into Jennifer’s mystery jars: you have heard of playing in the dirt? Well, this was playing in the mud! Slather of every hue and aroma was soon gracing the lovely countenance of everyone in the ballroom, with cool mint green winning the popularity contest hands down. Such a night for mirrors! Next we gathered for Julia’s I Am Woman! trivia quiz -- some of us were a little more savvy on famous females than others, but Jonna Carson beat us all by a mile and was rewarded with a prize. By that time it was almost midnight -- time for bed? Nope, time for the tub! We meandered down to Stout’s, where A had the hot tub waiting for us to soak ourselves into oblivion for an hour of steamy warmth under the cool night sky. Then, back at the clubhouse, a little midnight snack before bedtime: cheesecake, YESSS! I’m proud to say we lost only a few folks when it was time to tuck in. Those who didn’t wimp out for the comforts of "home" bedded down in sleeping bags and mattresses in the adult lounge next to soothing sounds from Beth’s CD player, sleeping soundly and dreaming of breakfast. (Like we needed it!) Next morning we rose when we got around to it, and sure enough there was breakfast, complete with gourmet coffee. A few early birds went for a run or a walk, then we all hunkered down in front of the tube for Yoga and Tai Chi. One of the photos I didn’t send in reveals how relaxing these can be -- Mitzi fell asleep on the floor! Meanwhile one at a time disappeared to the cool of Julia’s cabin, where a masseuse was waiting to smoothe and soothe us into total Jello. Nice! Returning, we walked into the hub of Craft City. Julia had brought her smorgasbord of papers, stamps, inks, embossing tools and such for us to play with, so we all hopped around from "station" to "station" like a swarm of little kids on art day. Reluctantly we paused for lunch -- and then not so reluctantly after all when we saw Kari’s spread! Though the affair was officially over, those who could stayed and played through the afternoon, making it last as long as possible. What a hoot! Thanks, Julia, Jennifer and Kari, for your creativity and energy in putting it together! Next time we do this -- and there WILL be a next time, I can assure you -- make sure it gets a big red circle on your calendar. Ranks way too high on the Fun-o-Meter for anyone to miss! "Miss Mudpack" 06/01
Tom & Shirley Gore... AYC Jesters Outing
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