• Safety & Education

    Safety and Education January 2018

    January 1, 2018 - By 

    ECSC Junior Sailor Reagan Lessick is currently down in Miami for the Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta.   Being as Reagan is used to training on flat water, she has been out for two trainingsails in the Atlantic. She is getting used to the difference of sailing in the Atlantic.  While a a bit nervous at first, she has quickly gotten used to the conditions and feels she is as ready as she can be for this event.  If you are unfamiliar with the Orange Bowl, it is a large regatta held in Miami every year between Christmas and New Years. Over the past generations, ECSC has sent numerous sailors to this event to learn and to represent our club. Reagan decided to make the drive down to Miami to gain valuable experience that she hopes will pay off this summer in the I-LYA series, as well as Junior Bay Week.  Reagan will be sailing with a sticker on the stern of her boat remembering the late Mark Gummer, who’s family generously asked donations made in Marks memory to be made to the ECSC Junior Program.

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    (Editors Note)  Copied from ECSC Junior Sailing Facebook Page – Final day update from Chuck after Orange Bowl 2017
    Day 4 the final day. She’s out right now about to go finish up the last races while we are loading up to begin the long drive home as soon as she is finished. Gotta say, so proud of her! She has been pushing herself to the limit each and every day, and then coming back for more again and again. She is exhausted, bruised, blistered, and sunburnt, but has been keeping a great attitude and is learning a ton! She says she is sailing better and faster than she ever has, and I see her growing in other ways as well that she doesn’t see herself….definitely worth the trip down here! Great job Reagan! ECSC Junior Sailing Team
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    It is still 2017, and we are already getting a few inquires about 2018 Sailing Camp!   Camp dates have not been set yet, but registration should be ready in late February.  Please keep an eye on the Sailing Camp page of the club website for more information as it is available.
    Chuck Lessick
    Safety and Education
  • Store

    Ship’s Store – January 2018

    January 1, 2018 - By 

    Visit our new ECSC Coral Reef Ship’s Store Page

    The Ship’s Store is no longer selling merchandise. The Club had been carrying a large amount of merchandise that had been paid for with Club money. Last year and this year, we have sold many of these items and merchandise at steep discount of 50%.  While this moved more merchandise out of the Ship’s Store, it meant that the Club received only half what it had paid for the merchandise.  To avoid future financial issues, the club has contracted with Coral Reef Sailing Apparel (CRSA) to provide logo merchandise online for ECSC just like it does for well over 100 other sailing clubs including Indianapolis Sailing Club.  CRSA carries a wider selection with brand names such as Gill, Henri Lloyd, Helly Hansen, Sperry and Columbia. You have two methods to purchase merchandise:

    First, go to https://www.coralreefsailing.com/. Then shop the general catalog by clothing category (men, women, head gear, etc.) using <Navigation> on the left side. When you find your merchandise and place an order, you will be able to select the traditional ECSC logo (eagle head plus sailboat) plus any custom text (e.g., “J24” or “Turbolino (my boat)” or <Name> embroidered on the merchandise. The custom text is a new feature.

    Second, you may click on Ship’s Store on the ECSC members page, which will take you directly to the ECSC page, which is still under construction.  It has only a few types of clothing shown. As was mentioned above, in the future, more types of merchandise including new merchandise for 2018 will be shown. If you want to see some of what will be put on our page, under <Navigation>, click on Ship’s Stores. Then click on the Indianapolis Sailing Club.

    When you go to the ECSC page, you will see several items of clothing with the Club’s logos on them.  These are not the only logo items you can purchase. As was mentioned above, you can shop for any item in the catalog that has a logo.  If the item can carry a logo, you will be able to select which club logo you want.

    Since each item is custom made you can expect delivery in 10 days or less.

    There was some clothing merchandise left over after the Hornback Regatta (the last time for Ship’s Store to sell product). On behalf of the Club, we donated a large tote of clothing to Puerto Rican hurricane relief; a tote of women’s pink polos and t-shirts, to the Indianapolis Dove House, a shelter for women in recovery from various issues; and sweatshirts to Wheeler Mission. These donations will be put to good use and are much appreciated.

     

    Les Miller

    Ship’s Store

  • Publicity

    Publicity January 2018

    January 1, 2018 - By 

    BBBBBrrrrrrrrrrrr,

     

    Most Holiday seasons I manage to make my way down to Miami for the Orange Bowl regatta.  Well,  this season we decided to not make the trip and have had to live vicariously through Chuck Lessick’s daily updates of Reagan in the annual Orange Bowl regatta.  79 degrees, salt spray, and lots of sailors.  Both of my (now sort-of grown up) boys along with several other previous ECSC Junior Sailors have competed in several south Florida winter events and it is great to see Reagan continuing the ECSC tradition.  I am sure she will bring back the skills she has learned and compete at at even higher level.   Check out the Orange Bowl ECSC Pictures on the ECSC Junior Sailing Facebook page.

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    Also don’t forget to check out (and post to) our ECSC facebook page

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    As for ECSC’s bustling Publicity office,  we have updated our website to include next year’s calendar, our new board members and many other useful items.  Please notify me if any items on the calendar are incorrect and I will have our calendar intern fix them as soon as possible.

     

    Rick Graef

    Publicity Chair (and Calendar intern)

  • Commodore

    Commodore – October 2017

    October 6, 2017 - By 
    As our season nears the end, all of our Board members hope you had an enjoyable, safe year of fast sailing and many fun social events. We still have a few more to come with the ECSC Championship, Hornback Regatta and the the Final Bash. 
    Personally, I want to thank ECSC for helping me improve my sailing skills – especially in light air. More importantly, please join with me in thanking all of the ECSC Board of Directors, the Committee Chairs and all of our wonderful volunteers for making the 2017 sailing season a great success. Hope to see you on the water in October and again next year.
    Larry Conrad
  • Social

    Social -October 2017

    October 6, 2017 - By 

    It is hard to believe that our season is coming to an end already!  What a fun filled summer we have had this year.  The Hornback is right around the corner.  On October 14th, we will break up the two day Hornback Regatta with a Chili Cookoff!  Jennifer Curtis will be our Hostess again.  She has plenty of fun and games planned for all ages!   This event will kick off at 5:00pm.  All those interested in participating in the Chili Cookoff should bring your Chili and fixin’s.  Those just wishing to sample and vote can bring a dish to pass as a contribution to the event.

     

    Make sure you mark your calendars and Save the Date for the Final Bash, held on November 4that 6:30pm.   I understand Perry Cameron and his planning team have some nice surprises for us as well!  Be on the lookout for more information and be sure to RSVP!

     

    Vickie Greenough

  • Harbormaster

    Harbormaster – October 2017

    October 6, 2017 - By 

    Ahoy Creekers, this may be my last article as Harbormaster as  the incoming Commodore has another member in mind for the position.

    I have done my best to have our club run as a real Marina.

    If your boat borders the green space (grassy area) when it is on its trailer, please make sure it does not impede the guys cutting the grass, or I will have to move your boat.

    The water level has dropped about a foot in the past week.  There are some boats on C dock that are touching bottom. You can always check the water level at Eagle Creek Water Level.

    Also, remember that NO TRAILERS are to be parked in the car corral prior to the end of the Chili Cook-off (scheduled for OCT. 14th)

    Your current stickers on your boat are the only way I know that you have paid your dues? Under Indiana law if you belong to an organization like this and haven’t paid dues for six months, guess what, we now own your boat.

    I would suggest getting your stickers on as soon as you get them. Currently we have several members that refuse to put their current stickers on their boats and trailers.

    So I am going to submit to the board of directors a motion to fine all members without current stickers on boat and trailer a $100.00 fine. This fine will be multiplied by the last old sticker you have on your boat. Fines will be tallied as I do my usual accounting of boats stored at the club in the very beginning of December. If you get your stickers on by May or June you should be good.

    If you have any comments about  the work of the current Harbormaster  department, talk to members of your board of directors

     

    Thanks,

     

    Kenny Chapman

  • Racing

    October Racing

    October 6, 2017 - By 

    September was a busy month for us at ECSC. We hosted 3 regattas, closed out our Summer Series and started the Twilight Series.

    Weekly Series Update

    The Wednesday and Sunday Summer Series have concluded. Results have been posted to the 2017 Series Racing page of the web site. Winners of the Series’ will get valuable points towards the Boat of the Year trophy.

    Speaking of Boat of the Year, the current standings have been posted to the web site. The final event for the BOTY is the Hornback. Scoring is set up such that the Hornback standings can significantly affect the overall BOTY standings.

    September Events:

    The Purdue Sailing Club hosted their Boiler Cup regatta on Labor Day weekend after a several-year absence on the collegiate sailing calendar. Turnout was light due to the late notice, but the sailing was fierce. The clubs were tied going into the last race. We hope to have better turnout next year as the Boiler Cup is now back on the sailing calendar. Thanks to Tom Moore for helping out on RC.

    The Indy 200 Regatta was a huge success again this year. We had 8 boats compete and almost 40 people participate. Larry Conrad won the Regatta on his Seward 26. Bob Hickok finishing second on a Catalina 25. Bob McCoun was third on his S2 7.3. Other competitors included: Tom Newgent on his S2 7.3, Les Miller on his S2 6.9, Chuck & Nancy Goff on their Cataline 25, Steve Earnhart on his Catalina 25, and Dan & Karen Orndorff on their ODay 23. Special thanks to Rich Fox for coordinating this event for the Blue/White fleet boats and to Tom Moore for helping out on RC.

    The Governor’s Cup regatta had a lighter than usual turnout this year. We didn’t get any Highlanders and no ISC J24s. Winds were light and variable, but we managed to get 7 races in over 2 days. We had 2 Green fleet boats – a Laser and a Finn. It ended up being a grudge match. One White fleet boat, 2 J-22’s and 5 J-24s.

    • Ed Spengemon from Louisville won Green Fleet on his Laser.
    • Les Miller won White Fleet on his S2 6.9 .
    • LeRoy Leeman won the Red Fleet on his J-22.
    • Rick Graef won the J-24 Fleet.

    Rick Graef also won the Governor’s Cup. Results are posted on the web site.

     

    Hoosier J24 Championships

    This year our ECSC J24 competed in the second year of the Hoosier J24 Championship series.  This series includes ECSC’s Governor’s Cup and Mayor’s Cup Regattas and ISC’s Geist Guzzler and Keelover Regattas. Last weekend 8 J24s raced in the final regatta (the Keelover regatta) at our sister club across town. While ECSC Member Richard Graef and his crew aboard Don’t Panic won the regatta, ECSC member Jason Hubbard scored enough points to claim the Overall title for the 2017 season. Jason Scored 23 points overall and raced in all four regattas.  Congrats to Jason and his team aboard Green Hornet for the individual title. The club championship was awarded to ECSC again for the 2017 season. This series has been successful in building our local J24 fleet. This year we had 12 boats from both clubs that participated. Results can be found below.

    Club Sail number Mayor’s Cup Score Geist Guzzler Keelover Regatta Governor’s  Cup Overall
    1 ECSC 1745 – 2253- 2903Hubbard 7 J24 5 7 4 23
    2 ECSC 2607 – Graef 0 J24 0 9 6 15
    3 ECSC 4146 – Shulze 2 J24 0 4 2 8
    4 ISC 1458 –  McGinty-Varga 3 J24 3 1 0 7
    5 ECSC 2783- Hickok 5 J24 0 0 1 6
    6 ISC 2720 – Dyar 0 J24 0 6 0 6
    7 ISC 4510 – Rogers- Lawhead 1 J24 2 2 0 5
    8 ISC 3525 – O’Brien 0 J24 0 5 0 5
    9 ISC 2253 – Onndrejack 4 J24 0 0 0 4
    10 ECSC 1473 – Douglas 0  J24 0 0 3 3
    11 ISC 4146x – Townsend 0 J24 0 3 0 3
    12 ISC 440 – J. Jordan 0 J24 1 0 0 1

     

    October Sailing

    The ECSC Championship regatta will be held on October 7. This is the first year for this regatta. All boats will race both in fleet and PHRF on the same course with a single start. We will announce a fleet champion and an overall club champion. Qualifiers for the event include: Tom Newgent, Larry Conrad, Les Miller, Bill Grant, Rich Fox, Mike Clark, Geoff Endris, Chuck Goff, John Kohne, Scott Douglas, Rick Graef, Bob/Janet Hickok (J24), Nan Schulze.

    Our final regatta for the year is the Hornback regatta. This is always a fun race because it is a pursuit race. This means that instead of starting everyone at the same time and adjusting the finish times, we stagger the starts so that the first boat over the finish line wins the race. Always a good time and always some interesting courses. This year, we are bringing down Purdue Sailing Club members to crew. So, if you need a crew, send an email to Geoff Endris. The Hornback is now included in the Boat of the Year standings and can have a huge impact as the Hornback is scored as a single fleet.

     

    Don’t forget to go to the RC Signup page to sign up for RC duty. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084ca9ac22a4f58-2017