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Junior Program - Racing

Junior Program May 2022

May 15, 2022 - By Katie DeGrella

Juniors would like to recognize Perry Cameron for his contribution of his time, skill, and ultimately the creation of a completely electronic 2022 Sailing Camp Registration. We would not have been able to do this without his generous contribution. Perry, thank you so much, we are truly grateful!

Juniors are preparing for 3 weeks of Sailing Camp in June. We will be welcoming a total of 60 campers to join us at ECSC for summer sailing and a whole lot of fun. We have 3 counselors returning from last year (Olivia, Dunkin, and Julia) and we are welcoming 2 new ones (Nick & Drew) to the team. Also, Matt and Olivia are getting into shape for the 2022 racing season.

JUNIOR SAILING CAMP 2022
All three class-weeks are filled up!

Week 1: June 6 – 10 (12 – 18 years old)

Week 2: June 20 – 24 (8 – 12 years old)

Week 3: June 27 – July 1 (8 – 12 years old)

But, check the Web Page, there might be some late opens.

The 8-12 age group filled up within 2 weeks. We lost three instructors due to moving and/or going to college. We require all instructors pass the US Sailing Level 1 Course, Instructors course, CPR, and Red Cross certificates. Those that pass the first time, will have US Sailing Level 1 fees reimbursed. They start at age 15 and also must have an Indiana Power Boat Permit.

JUNIOR TEAM NEWS
Oliva DeGrella and Matt Johnson will be out practicing each weekend in the month of May on Eagle Ocean. Our first I-LYA Traveler Series is on June 11th at Buckeye YC (just South/East of Columbus, Ohio). It’s flat water with a real nice club house and restaurant.

The team will leave June 10th mid-day, camp overnight,and sail up to 5 races on Saturday.

Matt Johnson should be finishing his US Sailing Level 1 course this weekend.

For more update news and pictures check us out on Facebook (click here) – this is a Public Group with over 160 members: ECSC Junior Sailing Team

Katie DeGrella Wayne Myers

Junior Program Chair Assistant Chair
Racing - Safety & Education

Safety & Education May 2022

May 15, 2022 - By Abigail Harlan

Safety and Education has been busy behind the scenes ordering First Aid supplies, scheduling fire extinguisher inspections, and working with the Coast Guard Auxiliary to plan Vessel Safety Checks. Lots of fun educational programming is in the works too!

Vessel Safety Checks

With a Vessel Safety Check, you will have the peace of mind that your boat meets federal safety standards and that in an emergency, you will have the necessary equipment to save lives and summon help. In many cases, boating insurance agencies offer discounts for vessels which undergo a Vessel Safety Check every year. If your boat does not pass, no citation is issued at that time. Instead, you are provided a written report on how to correct any discrepancies. As soon as a date is confirmed for this Safety Check by the Coast Guard, it will be shared via email, Facebook, and flyers at the club.

First Aid Kits

First Aid kits will be fully stocked by May 13th. A map of first aid kit locations will be shared.

Yoga

Whether you are a cruiser or a racer, strength and balance are vital for performance and safety when aboard. Free yoga classes will be held every Saturday at 10am beginning June 4th. More info to come.

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Save the Date! The ECSC Ladies Sail will be held on Saturday, August 6th. More info to come!

Abby Harlan
Safety & Education Chair
Racing

Racing May 2022

May 15, 2022 - By John Kohne

Racers and Non-Racers,

Dedicated Race Committee

We are excited about the great start we’ve had in establishing a Dedicated Race Committee at ECSC. Three Wednesday night races have been run so far with this new program and we’ve had great participation by our new PRO (Primary Racing Officer) team who have been running these races (and learning to do it well!).

The new PRO’s are:
R Tom Moore
John Anderson
Linda Hukill
John Thompson

Alternate PRO’s:
Jerry Brickley
Charles Maiers
Les Miller

A special thanks to Tom Moore in getting this program off the ground. Tom has been the PRO for these initial races and has been helping the other PRO’s get up to speed with our specific ECSC process. Thank you to Geoff Endris, as well, who taught an initial course on Race Management and has remained a continuous advisor to us.

We couldn’t be more excited about the talent, skills and enthusiasm these volunteers have for the program. This new system and focused talent should bring many improvements to racing at ECSC. I hope you will give a strong welcome to these new volunteers and share feedback with them often.

Upcoming Mayor’s Cup Regatta – May 21 & 22

The Mayor’s Cup Regatta is coming up quick. The regatta will take place on May 21^st and 22^nd. The NOR, SI and Registration form are posted on the racing page of the ECSC website (click here). We need racers to sign up as early as possible to help us prepare trophies, awards and food for your enjoyment. Whether it is your 10^th regatta or your very first regatta, I hope you will join us! We very much welcome beginners to these events and will do all we can to help you learn. Volunteers are still needed to assist on the race committee and support functions of the event. This is a good way to earn work credits that help pay for your membership dues the next year. Please get on the Racing page of our ECSC website and click the SignUp Genius icon to sign up to for racing or non-racing volunteer activities at this event.

Volunteering for Racing Activities throughout the Year

There are many racing activities and events planned this year. A schedule for all of them is posted on the ECSC Racing page of our website. ECSC’s normal racers participate in these but we are particularly interested in providing opportunities for non-racers to come out, observe, and become more familiar with racing. One way to do that is to encourage non-racers to volunteer on race committee or to help with other pre- or post- race activities. We know members that enjoy just being around the racing activities, while not racing themselves. We hope that many non-racers will volunteer by going to the SignUp Genius on the ECSC Racing page and start enjoying their time with us! Work Credits that help pay for your membership dues the next year will also be earned.

This SignUp Genius site has just opened up so many slots are available to fit any schedule. We hope to see you soon!

John Kohne Nancy Goff

Racing Chairs
Publicity

Publicity May 2022

May 15, 2022 - By EJ Williams
I hope you all are enjoying the Telltales!

I’m still looking for volunteers to help post pictures on our club’s Instagram account. We have a couple members who have stepped up already, but I’d like a team of 4 or so to keep our Instagram account active. If you are interested in helping with ECSC’s Instagram account, please reach out to publicity@ecsail.org.

The Ship Store will be open at the Father’s Day brunch on June 19th. However you can also find me at the club on some Wednesday evenings.

My Ship Store inventory now includes (see images below):
- 1/4 zip sweatshirts (more sizes being ordered). $25
- soft shell jackets (20 in stock). $35
- t-shirts (plenty of mens and women in stock). $10
- NEW can coozies (skinny and traditional). $1
- NEW towels. $20
- NEW burgees. $20
Sizes & colors are limited to what’s in stock. First come, first served!

LOOKING FOR IDEAS! Please email publicity@ecsail.org if you have ideas for what other apparel or items ECSC should sell in its Ship Store. Burgees and coozies are already on my list.

EJ Williams

Publicity Chair

Towels & Coozies:

Soft shell jackets:

t-shirts

1/4 zips

ECSC quarter zip jacket

ECSC LOGOS DOWNLOAD: www.dropbox.com/sh/1auwrtcg6io2vgz/AAAXWwJfjJBZ9OFk4hWFt3xla?dl=0

(.png files have transparent backgrounds. .eps files are the “vector files” needed by most printers)

Join our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/ecsail

Follow our Instagram: @eaglecreeksailingclub

Ship’s Store

Apparel can be purchased through Coral Reef Sailing’s website. They custom print or embroider our logos onto the clothes they have available.

Click here to access the Ship’s Store
Commodore

Commodore April 2022

April 2, 2022 - By Ki Hickok

Wow! It’s already the end of March – which means our sailing season is upon us! Soon the trees will sprout leaves, the sun will warm up our faces, and the wind will be in our favors. I am so excited to see everyone around the club…getting the boats prepared, cleaned, and in the water.

As most of you know, a couple weeks ago there was a horrible fire at the Walmart Distribution Center…sending hazardous debris all over ECSC. I immediately contacted club member, Dr. Karen Bumb Lauer, who is a past President of the Eagle Creek Park Foundation. She put me right through to the Regional Manager of Eagle Creek Park, Brittany Davis. Brittany was in contact with city officials and they sent out Heritage Environmental (paid for by Walmart) to clean up the debris to protect our drinking water supply, natural habitats, and sensitive bird sanctuaries at Eagle Creek Park – including Eagle Creek Sailing Club. They ended up getting dozens of bags full of debris and cleaned up our land, beach, and waters. The majority of the hazardous debris is gone, but there is still plenty of work to be done around the club. Please contact Bill Harrington to volunteer for work credits during the Spring Work Party which is April 16th (or really work anytime this year).

I am thrilled to get somewhat “back to normal” this year and we can celebrate together with fun regattas, events, and the beach party! I am truly looking forward to seeing you around the club and hanging out at the new cozy Captain’s Corner…as well as the upcoming new Pirate ship playground for the kiddos! Also in 2022, Eagle Creek Park is celebrating its 50th Anniversary! The picture on the park pass is a throwback of sailboats on Eagle Ocean from the 1980’s with our very own Tom Newgent along with others being in the photo! I want to take this opportunity to encourage ECSC members to get your Eagle Creek Park passes directly from the Eagle Creek Park Foundation…as the proceeds stay at Eagle Creek Park (https://eaglecreekpark.org).

With the days growing longer and the weather becoming favorable, I look forward to seeing all you sailors around the club and on the reservoir.

“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than those you did. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the wind in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

Ki Hickok,
Commodore
Secretary

Secretary April 2022

April 2, 2022 - By Rich Fox

In my last article, I shared with you the decision of the Board to apply a financial penalty to members who fail to place a membership decal on their boat and trailer by December 1. Please refer to the General Rules posted on the website to review this new rule.

At the February meeting, the Board also approved an update to the Bylaws that the Chairperson of each Standing Committee, subject to review and approval of the Commodore, may appoint an Assistant. The exception is the Chairperson of the Racing Committee may appoint two Assistants – the second Assistant being responsible for scoring club races and regattas.

For Committees that have a full plate of organized activities and work responsibilities, Assistants help the Committee Chairs perform a variety of duties. In many cases, an Assistant may also be groomed to become a future Committee Chair, although this is not required. Although every Committee may have one Assistant, if the expected activities and work responsibilities being pursued by a Committee do not justify filling the Assistant position, then the expectation is that an Assistant position will remain vacant. Thus, the policy includes review and approval by the Commodore.

The Board also approved clarifying language in the Bylaws that Officers, Committee Chairs and Assistants shall be entitled to receive a waiver of current year’s membership dues. This is not new. However, it was necessary to clean up the language.

At the upcoming April meeting, I am presenting a more thorough policy on work credits that has already been circulated for feedback to the Board. The proposed work credit policy will create five categories of work credits – standard, project-based, custom, professional-based, and leadership-based. If approved, the policy should then be available on the website.

Rich Fox

ECSC Secretary
Facilities

Facilities April 2022

April 2, 2022 - By Bill Harrington

Work party April 16th at 8am.

Bathroom cleaning crew hired.

Lawn mowing contractor hired.

Lawn fertilizer / weed killer hired.

Waiting on playground pieces and parts – most likely in the next week or
two.
– 5 members have volunteered to help
– Probably a few more will be needed

Hope to spray & clean shelter floor then seal.
– Will need at least 6 people to help move tables
– Hopefully can be started at work party

Bill Harrington

ECSC Facilities

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Ship’s Store

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