Our Commodore Mark Lindeman has update his Commodore’s Corner with new information on:
You can read the latest news from the Commodore’s Corner here: https://csyc.org/commodores-corner
Hello everyone, Happy New Year, the winds are freshening!
As promised, here is the first in a series of video presentations on the racing rules of sailing for 2021 through 2024. This first set of links to these three videos covers Rule 18. Rule 18 covers giving ‘mark room’ at course marks and at obstructions. It is advantageous when reviewing these videos to have your rule book open to the definitions pages. In rule 18 there are many terms used that have very precise meanings which every racer should understand. For example, what defines an obstruction, or a continuing obstruction. These terms are explained in the definitions section of your rulebook and they are also explained to some degree during the video. There are three videos covering Rule 18 because it’s a complex rule covering many situations with numerous rights and responsibilities depending upon your position at the mark or obstruction.
Please review the videos at your leisure but complete all three before the end of January, as we’ll be moving on to other Rules to review in the following months.
Thanks for tuning in, and please accept my sincere thanks for taking the time to study these videos. I believe your racing will benefit as a result.
Mark Lindeman
CSYC Commodore
Here are the links:
Rule 18.1 – When Mark-Room Applies: Racing Rules of Sailing 2021-2024 – SailZing
https://sailzing.com/rule-18-2-giving-mark-room-racing-rules-of-sailing-2021-2024
https://sailzing.com/rule-18-mark-room-part-3-passing-head-to-wind-in-the-zone-and-gybing-at-a-mark/
Six months ago in Deltaville Virginia, we purchased an old IOR ¼ ton racer which had been abandoned in its slip for several years. The boat (now named Zulu) has no doubt an extensive history of racing and passage making. The only problem is, we know none of it! We bought Zulu from a marina manager who told us that the old racer had been abandoned there by its previous owner, and had been sitting in its slip for the past 6-7 years in neglect. Every few months the marina manager would pump out any rainwater that had accumulated, but apart from that the boat had been left to the elements.
In regard to Zulu’s history, what we do know is that she was built in Holland in 1970, made her way across the Atlantic at some point, and was last registered in Colorado in 2015. That is literally it however. There is no documentation to be found, and as hard as we search, we cannot find any record of her anywhere online. This brings us to the purpose of our article. This is a call to anybody in the sailing community who has any memory of a boat resembling Zulu in Colorado, or anyone who knows someone who might. The sailing community is generally a small one so we are hoping someone will have seen this boat before or may know someone who might have. We would be extremely grateful for any information given regarding the Zulu’s history.
Please refer to the pictures for identification, if more are needed, please feel free to contact us.
Here are some vessel specifics that may prove useful:
Make: Dekker en Zonen
Model: Defender 15
Year: 1970
Length: 26.25 ft
Rig: masthead sloop
Color: Blue or Green or Red or Yellow, depending on the decade (there are several layers of paint on the topsides)
We would like to thank in advance anyone who is able to tell us some of Zulu’s history.
Contact: Harry Kempton (harrison@kempton.dev) or (757.870.6148)
Email or Texting usually work best
Hello Chatfield Sailors!
Welcome to Sailing and Racing on Chatfield Reservoir in 2023. This coming year your Board of Directors has a full schedule of events planned for both the off-season and the sailing season! Goodbye Covid!
First up is a Chili Cook Off social event. Festivities commence at 5:30pm on Friday the 20th of January for a fun get together. The location has been sent to all CSYC members via email. So dust off your world famous chili recipe and get ready! We’ll all be voting on our favorite Chili recipe and prizes will be awarded.
Please RSVP to: social.director@CSYC.org with the number in your party and what you’ll bring to the potluck. Side dishes and something to put out the mouth fire are also encouraged.
Other social events are planned as well and we’ll notify all via the email blasts from the website. The calendar page on our website also has the dates and details of all the events we have planned for 2023. Just click on the event title to get all the details of that event. So check that out.
Another fabulous racing season will kick off on Saturday April 15th with the annual Skippers meeting at Seagull’s Restaurant in the Chatfield marina. This year we are planning a practice ‘Rust Remover’ race on the Wednesday following the skippers meeting, April 19th. It’s an un-scored opportunity to get out on the water and practice. The spring series keelboat racing begins on April 26th.
One initiative you’ll be hearing more about this year is a ‘rules refresher’ to help us all be more aware and competent at applying the Racing Rules of Sailing while on the course in the heat of competition. Most Importantly the rules keep us all safe. They also dictate our actions during a race to insure a fair competition. We all agree to abide by these rules whenever we enter a race. So, it is incumbent on us all to have a detailed working knowledge of our rights and responsibilities while racing. To help us all gain that working knowledge, your Board of Directors has developed a training requirement. It’s new this year and will be required of all helmsmen and Skippers in order to participate in racing. This refresher training will consist of watching a few short video presentations online and taking a short quiz. We are ironing out the details and will post the requirements on the CSYC website and send an email blast in the near future.
Other big news this season is that we are back in the regatta business! Dean Lenz, our 2022 Commodore, is spearheading the planning effort for an ‘Autumn Winds Regatta’ sponsored by CSYC on Chatfield Reservoir the second weekend in October. This event will require a large cast of volunteers. We’ll be calling on all members to pitch in and help pull off a great season ending event
Finally, I want to encourage all our members to go to the CSYC.org website and sign up for the email news blasts. It’s our best tool to get Club info to all our members quickly and efficiently.
Happy Holidays
Looking Forward to a great season,
Mark Lindeman
Commodore
Bring your Crew. Let’s Celebrate a great Season
Sign Up and Pay Here –> CSYC Commodore’s Ball
Date: Friday, November 4th 2022
TIME: 6:30 – 9:30
PLACE: Meadows Gold Club Clubhouse
DINNER: Prime Rib, Lemon Chicken, Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans Almondine, Fettuccini Alfredo, Garden Fresh Salad, Chocolate Mousse & Celebration Cake
PRICE
Details:
Friday – Early Evening – July 29th – Please join other fellow sailors for a social, unique and fun cruise, preceded by a meal and social time with good conversation!
This event is open to all Chatfield Sailors.
The Club will provide the Hamburgers (per our normal $3/each.) Please bring something to share – dessert, side dish, etc. You are welcome to bring your beverage of choice.
Join us starting at 4:45 PM on the marina party food docks, west of the Marina Bldg. We will dine first and depart for the Cruising about 6 PM.
Each Captain will pick up a “score/time card” between 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm with race instructions. Cards to be turned in for prize considerations and awards by 8:15 pm.
This event is going to be fun!
And, maybe, a bit challenging.
Please RSVP by Thursday, July 28th by texting or calling Trey Hegstrom at 720-443-0663
Or email to Cruising@CSYC.ORG
Sponsored by Colorado Sail and Yacht Club
Always short of bills when you try to pay for your burgers at our post-race BBQ. Don’t worry. You can prepay for the race season at a discounted rate,
You only pay $25 a person for the Spring Race Series or $50 a person for both the Spring and Summer Race Series.
You can prepay here.
Our Skippers’ Meeting for the upcoming race season will be Saturday, April 9th⋅10:00 am to noon at the Seagulls Restaurant at the Chatfield Marina
The meeting will cover the latest news on the racing schedule and the NORs & SIs. Also you will be able to sign up for RC & Burgers, pay racing fees and meet other sailors and crew members. Safety and RC procedures will be reviewed.
The CSYC Board has established the policy that every CSYC racer must have a new PHRF certificate at least every third year. It has been three since all racers were required to submit a new PHRF certificate. Details on the CSYC PHRF Policy and how to apply for PHRF certificate can be found here.
Hello CSYC Members,
Now that the holidays are over and the possibility of some relief from the pandemic, we can begin to look forward to Spring and the start of another sailing season. It is closer than you think! I want to welcome back our members to the 2022 edition of the Colorado Sail & Yacht Club. I would also like to introduce our 2022 Board of Directors, as well as provide a quick summary of our plans for the 2022 sailing season.
Commodore – Dean Lenz – Capri 22 – Tranquility
Vice Commodore – Mark Lindeman – Capri 22 – Icarus
Secretary – Scott Haerbig – Flying Scot – Queen Bee
Treasurer/Membership – Brooke Moreland – Catalina 25 – Autumn Winds
Race Director – Michael Kline – J22 – Naughty Moose
Social Chair – Lauren Klepac – Why-Buy
Webmaster – Larry Morland – Catalina 25 – Rainbow Chaser
Dinghy Chair – Open
Recent Past Commodore – Gary Simon – J22 – Chance
We also have our advisory panel of past Commodores: Robert Kline, Trey Hegstrom, Dan Griggs, & Ken Ross
The primary board members can be reached through the “Contact us” tab on the CSYC website. Feel free to drop us a note on anything you wish to know or comment on about the club!
We’ve been working on our plans for 2022. First on our agenda is the Wine and Cheese party that will be held at the Ken Caryl ranch house on Saturday, March 19th. This is a great time to reconnect with fellow club members and meet a few new sailors as well. Invitations have been sent out with all the details. This event is open to members and non-members so if you have someone who might be interested in sailing, bring them along!
We have our 2022 Skippers meeting on April 9th at the Marina starting at 10:00 am. We will walk through what we have in store for racing this spring and summer along with a quick rundown of any rule changes, a short safety briefing, and a refresher of the operational aspects of the committee boat. We’ve also opened this meeting to non-members with an opportunity for those looking for crew and to get to know potential new members. Our fleets are still strong, with growth in the J22, PHRF, and Flying Scot fleets as well as increased participation of the Why-Buy J22 boats. We are excited to have many new faces. Even if you are a seasoned racer who thinks you’re already up to speed, there’s bound to be something new and you will enjoy reconnecting. So, join us!
This year, as a precursor to the beginning of series racing, we plan to hold a practice race on April 13th. Those who are in the water can take the opportunity to shake off the remains of winter’s wear and tear, tune up your rig, and dust off your crew. This race will not count in the series standings, it’s just for fun.
Our racing season dates are set on our calendar with keelboats starting on April 20th and the dinghy season starting May 24th. So please log on to (www.csyc.org/calendar) for all the 2022 dates. Of course we have not left out the FAGAWI, and Pursuit races.
Finally, you may have heard from previous years about our bi-weekly Monday night Practice: a meet up and beer can race around marks. We are finalizing our plans for this event but it’s safe to say it is just an excuse to get out on the lake with friends and potentially meet up with new sailors to encourage them to buy a boat and join our club.
I hope you are getting excited for the sailing season, and I look forward to seeing everyone on the lake! Don’t forget to log on to csyc.org for club information and interesting articles.
Fair winds and good sailing!
Dean Lenz
2022 CSYC Commodore
We will be meeting virtually through ZOOM. Normal board meeting attendees will be sent a ZOOM link via email. If you haven’t received link or want to attend, contact commodore@csyc.org for link.