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What a fantastic week of Celebration for the clubs 50th anniversary!! I think each event when fantastically! Special thanks to all the volunteers who helped plan, set up, cook, tear down and participate! If you missed any event check the sailing club’s Facebook pages for pictures and videos.
50th ECSC Regatta and Beach Party day had great winds of 15 knots + and great competition with 13 boats sailing and a pursuit race format. Three total races in some incredible heat. The Winner take all was the J24 Douglas crew, 2nd Robertson – Hobie Tiger, 3rd Wishart – J24 and 4th Hickok – J24.
Next Regatta is the INDY 200 Regatta – one day Regatta for all PHRF boats over 200 with a cabin and no spinnaker JAM only. Saturday, August 31st at 11AM registration – PRO is Rich Fox.
Don’t miss the chance for a tasty LOBSTER and a chance to win the GOVERNOR’S CUP! On 9/14-15/2019!!! This will be the second year we have combined the Lobster social and Governor’s Cup racing. That special reward for the racers after the first day of racing on Saturday September 14th with the selection of your choice: LOBSTER or STEAK! You can’t ask for a better combination. Be sure to get registered for the regatta and fest by mailing in a registration and pay by check or pay through Zellepay: https://www.zellepay.com/ to ecsctreasurer100@gmail.com and scanning a registration to me by the September 5th deadline. See the racing page on the website: https://www.ecsail.org/racingmain-2/ Look for 2019 Governor’s Cup Regatta and Lobster Fest NOR, SI and REG Form documents. Plan to see fleets of Catalina’s, J22/24’s and PHRF fleets.
Cool prizes and awards as always!!
Summer Series is in full sail mode on Wednesdays and Sundays. Come out and try it you’ll like it!
Please, Congratulate the Spring Series Champions. Spring Wednesday’s Blue/White: 1st Miller – S2 6.9, 2nd Grant – MacGregor 26, 3rd Kelly – Catalina 25. Green2: 1st Segner – Highlander. Red: 1st Hickok – J24 2nd Douglas -J24 3rd Kohne –J22. Spring Sunday Honor Series, Blue/White: 1st Roshel – O’Day 23. Green1: 1st Robertson – Hobie Tiger. Green2: 1st Segner – Highlander Red: 1st Goff – S2 7.9.
Spring Awards will presented after Wednesday evening’s racing August 14th and before the August 18th Sunday’s race.
Bob Hickok and John George – ECSC Race Committee
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Welcome to new members John Anderson and Kelly Haupt of Fishers. Their family also includes Phoenix, Connor, Nathan and Margaret Ann. They will be sailing a Hunter 23.We have now had a total of 12 new members in 2019. We are in’ wait list status’ for wet slips at this time. And due to limited kayak rack space, we now have a wait list for any new member who would like to leave their kayak at ECSC.As our summer winds down, just a reminder, please let us know of any changes in address, email or phone numbers.Also a reminder that we have a functional AED unit located on the east wall of the racing shed. This has been in place for over two years.Jane Schmidt and Christy Merriman -
Well Boys and Girls, RESULTS FROM JR. BAY WEEK:
With 38 boats on the line this year, Your rookie’s were turn into sailors!
Sam Riley, age 15 finished 9th in the GOLD fleet with a best of 5th.
Grant Goff; age 18 finished 10th in the SILVER fleet with a best of 5th.
Deanna Nicholas, age 17 finished 14th in the SILVER fleet with of best 7th.
Olivia DeGrella, age 15 finished 16th in the SILVER fleet with of best 11.
Thanks to all of the ECSC Jr. Bay Week Support Team:
Tony Hubard, Ralph Merriman, Dan and Barb Nicholas, Reagan Lessick and Matthew Davis.
And a special thanks to Geoff Endris.
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Go for the GOLD!
This year’s Laser Race will be doing battle for the GOLD.
It’s Full rig VS Radial rig.
September 7th and 8th
Two days of hard racing!
Notice of Race will be posted on F/B club page.
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There are 4 races left for 2019
Go for the Gold, September 7 and 8th – ECSC
Lake Lemon, September 21 and 22
Laser Race, October 12 and 13th – Carlye Ill
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Check us out ECSC Junior sailing Team
On Face Book.
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Ahoy ECSC Members and friends,
The Dog Days of Summer (August) are upon us. Our 50th Anniversary celebrations during July were a fantastic club event. Congrats to all who were involved to make this week such a special week for our club.
I was sorry to miss out on these events as I was racing with my big boat crews on Lake Michigan and Lake Huron for the annual Mac-race circuit. It seems we had at least four other members also racing the 333 mile Chicago to Mackinac race. This got me thinking about how so many of our members represent Eagle Creek Sailing Club all over the country and even the world.
Just last weekend I had the honor of joining team “Still the One” (Chuck and Nancy Goff’s S2 7.9) at the Lake Huron Championships. It has been phenomenal to watch their growth from non-sailors (just 4 or 5 years ago) to seasoned sailors, taking their boat on the road to a championship level regatta. This is a testament to the community atmosphere that we have developed at ECSC. Our greatest surprise of the weekend happened on the shoulder of northbound I-69 while fixing a blowout on the S2 trailer. Geoff Endris popped out of his car and asked if we needed a hand. It seems Geoff was on his way to Lake Erie to work as Principal Race Officer for the I-LYA Bayweek regatta. ECSC Member, Marcus Rogers is a member of the executive committee of the J24 national Association and recently won the J24 class at Cleveland Race Week. ECSC Member, Rich Fox has served the Catalina 22 national Association for many years and is currently the editor and Webmaster for their National Association. Our former Junior Sailors have represented collegiate teams across the country and many continue to race and sail all over the country. Inactive member and former Junior Laser racer Tyler Andrews and his wife Carrie are the current builders of the Flying Scot. Inactive member Jim Grant and his family are the founders and owners of the Sailrite company in Northern Indiana. We have members and inactive members with cruising boats all over the world living their dreams the right way. The list goes on and on and on.
ECSC may have its home on smallish Eagle Ocean, but our reach is definitely far and wide. So, next time you are away at a yacht club or regatta far far away, wear your ECSC hat or shirt and spread the warmth of ECSC.
Rick Graef
Publicity
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50th scheduleWe are almost halfway through the sailing season. The Spring Series is wrapping up. We’ve conducted two great regattas. The social events are well underway. There are a lot of exciting things happening at the club.
New and Ongoing social events:
Our 50th Anniversary celebration is coming up quickly. Vickie Greenough, Nick Mates and their planning committee have been hard at work planning a full week of events for you. It should be a great event! Be on the lookout for email blasts and FaceBook postings on the event – not to mention all the placards posted around the club. Check out Nick’s full write up at the end of the Commodore article.
Nan Schulze has organized several of the ladies into a Ladies Sailing Association. They have already adopted and upgraded the various flower beds around the club and have held a couple of social events. This a growing group within the club. They are organized. They are involved. And they have a plan. Check it out by contacting Nan.
Ballroom dancing in the upper shelter continues on Thursday evenings. This is a great event with about 15-20 members attending. I dropped in towards the end of the session last week . Everyone was having a great time. This could be a regular club event. If this keeps up, we may need a bigger dance floor at the Final Bash.
Rich Fox has organized a Remote Control Sailboat fleet within ECSC. The group sails the DragonForce 65 RC boat. The group meets every Monday at 7:00 pm at the race shed. Members without boats are encouraged to attend and sail a “loaner boat.” The DF65 costs about $250 and takes about 4 hours to build. It’s very affordable and very easy to rig and control.
The July 4th Pig Roast is coming up on July 4th (Duh!). This is a very popular event. I hope you can come out for a great meal, then take your boat out on the water to watch the downtown fireworks.
Dry-dock Storage
Ki Hickok has assigned dry slip spaces to everyone. Now, we have to get the boats moved around. This will be a multi-year project as we have a lot of boats to move. Please be patient and work with Ki when he contacts you about moving your boat. We are impacted a bit by the empty trailers stored in the lower lots. See “Trailers, Trailers, Trailers” below.
Dock Captains
I am still looking for people to step forward as “Dock Captains.” If you are interested, please contact me. Here’s a chance to earn the respect and admiration of your fellow club members. Plus, you have the opportunity to say: “Well, I can remember when I was a Dock Captain back in ’19…” Or some such nonsense. Anyway, contact me if you are interested. If nothing else, we need someone to let us know about dock boards to be replaced.
Boat Stickers
Now for a little housekeeping. We took a stroll around the club and found over 40 boats still without current club stickers. That is 20% of our members! This is becoming a problem. The purpose of the sticker is two-fold.
- It lets us know at a glance that the boat is owned by a current member.
- It forces members to visit their boats at least once a year to assess its condition.
When we see a boat with out of date stickers, it tells us the boat is slipping into decay and may soon be abandoned. A boat with stickers two or three years old is considered abandoned, or at the very least, extremely neglected.
Our General Rules require all boats to have a current club sticker by June 1 or 30 days after joining the club. If you haven’t done so, please come out to the club to put your sticker on your boat. Otherwise, expect a call from the Harbormaster asking what you want to do about your neglected or abandoned boat. In the future, we may start assessing fines for boats without current stickers in order to correct the problem.
Trailers, Trailers, Trailers
We also have a lot of empty trailers around the club. The club is nearing capacity and we need to aggressively manage our limited parking spaces for dry slip boats and car parking. If your trailer is sitting in a dry slip assigned to someone else, then it will be moved to the upper lot to open up that slip.
If you need to work on your trailer or your boat, then contact the Harbormaster so we can get you an open spot in the maintenance area. Of course, if you have a dry slip, you can work on your boat there.
Sail on,
Geoff
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ECSC 50th Anniversary Week
There’s Something for Everyone
Please join us in celebrating our Sailing Club!
It all starts on Tuesday, July 16th at 7:00 P.M. with
Beethoven on the Beach
Wednesday the 17th is the first race of the Summer Series begins at 6:50 P.M. and, and is also part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration. We will have post race special acoustic music by Chris Gordon of T and G productions (you know the DJ for Mayor’s Cup)!
Friday, July 19th Food Truck and RC Sailboat Racing (Radio Controlled Sailing) Regatta starting at 6:00 P.M. in the cove
Saturday, July 20th is the BIG day!
10:00 A.M Little Pirates Beach Party (ages 3-12) this event is expected to be a blast for the kids. Fun activities for every age group and the day include snacks, drinks and treats. Plan to bring your kids or grandkids and enjoy our fabulous facility (lower shelter area).
12:00 Noon ECSC Regatta Competitor’s meeting at 10:30 A.M. Pursuit style racing. We’ll be handing out fabulous awards just before the Beach Party (around 5:00 P.M.) Pre-register by July 16th (for t-shirts, or polo shirts and dinners).
5:00 P.M. The annual Beach Party. A great band, great food and really fun people.
Make sure that you R.S.V.P. by July 16th
We don’t want to run out of food!
Sunday, July 21st ECSC Brunch
Please bring a covered dish and enjoy our sailing club with friends and family.
Sunday, July 21st Race 1 of the Summer Honor Series 3:00 P.M.
Any questions please contact Nick Mates or Bob Hickok.