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BLACKBEARD SAILING CLUB
Upper Broad Creek On The Neuse
PO Box 1543, New Bern, NC 28563
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September 2010
Volume 38, Number 9
Blackbeard’s Epitaph
From the Commodore
On Saturday, September 11, the Blackbeard Sailing
Club held its annual nominations meeting in conjunction
with the first social dinner of the fall. Nominations
to the slate were added from the floor to both
officer and board positions. The full slate for your
consideration is posted in this issue of the Epitaph.
Look in the October issue of the Epitaph for candidate
introductions and their belief why you should
vote for them . The Club‟s future is in each vote cast.
Please participate by marking and returning your
ballots.
The September board meeting was held Friday,
September 10.
The board took the following actions: Approval
of Live Aboard status for Jimmy Sellers effective
July 1, 2010;Junior Sailing: Approval of request for
BSC sanctioning of offsite Junior Sailing event at
Mumfest; Approval of Club supplied t-shirts for the
Junior Sailors; Approval of proposals to address the
infield drainage problems and improvements to A
dock.
The board discussed the following: Meter testing
to determine if meter lights are running through the
meter counter – the test has been operational for two
weeks on meters at the end of A dock. The meters
were read and locked for the test. The lights are operational
at night on the test meters. To date, the reading
has not changed. The test will continue for at
least two more weeks. This brings up a very important
safety issue. If your meter‟s light is not operating
at night – please notify a Board member so it
can be changed. If you have removed the light for
fear you may be paying for electricity to operate the
light, please put the light back. This endangers everyone
on the docks and should not occur.
The board has received the Easement Agreement
for the future waste water hook up to Fairfield Harbor.
The Commodore will execute the documents for
recording.
The October 1 board meeting has been changed
to OCTOBER 15, the night before the Fall Workday.
Lu-Ann Perryman
Slate for 2011
Officers
In alphabetical order
Commodore Susanne Pendleton
1 year position Dave Whitney
Vice Commodore Jim Sellers
1 year position Dave Watrous
Treasurer Ken Gurganus
1 year position Jerry Harwood
Board of Directors Bill Braun
2 year positions Mike Flanagan
Vote for 2 Janet Harrison
David Pfefferkorn
Bill Talbert
First Aid for
Boaters
Fairfield Harbour Yacht Club extends
an invitation to members of Blackbeard
Sailing Club to attend their program
on first aid for boaters, Friday,
October 15th, 900 – 1100 am. The program
will be presented by Kathie King,
MD. The date is the day before our upcoming
Work Day and new member
orientation.
The program will be at the Fairfield
Harbour Community Center, adjacent to
the firehouse on Broad Creek Road. I
would like to know if you plan to attend,
so we can have a better idea of how
many people to expect. You can send an
email to me, at
bobkatf@suddenlink.net, or call me
at 252 637 9125. Also, feel free to contact
me with any questions you may
have.
Bob Fortenbaugh

September 2010
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Why Did We Spend
All This Money on
These Electric Meters,
Anyway?
The question above is a good one
and I appreciate the question because, as
a nonprofit executive for more than 25
years, it is appropriately challenging to a
nonprofit board. Since I wasn‟t a member
of the board at the time the decision
to install meters was made, I think I can
say the BSC board‟s decision on this
subject reflects a non-profit board at its
best. How so? The board heard concerns
from members about the size of
the club‟s electric bill and the fairness of
how the bill was being paid. The board
considered the situation, explored the
alternatives, presented a plan to members,
and implemented a solution that
has addressed the issue.
This was the situation as I understand
it before meters were installed.
There was no way to determine how
much electricity each wet slip holder
was using. BSC paid Tidewater Electric
a total of approximately $11,000 in
2007, and the club‟s electric bill had
grown to $12,400 by 2009. The dock
portion of the bill was estimated to be
$9,250 by 2009, although the amount
isn‟t precise because some of the dock
electric charges were combined with the
clubhouse and other club facilities. The
club recouped only $2,250 each year
from wet slip renters through a fixed
electric fee, and the remaining $7,000
electric bill for the docks was paid for by
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the membership at large.
One solution the board considered
was simply to increase the electric
charges to all wet slip holders, but a significant
number of wet slip holders
claimed to use no (or almost no) electricity
and objected to paying more. To
address that issue, the board investigated
meters and found the cost to purchase
and install the meters would be about
$7,000. Although that represented a
significant investment, it was the only
way to stop the socialized approach to
paying a growing electric bill, and also
free up money from the general fund to
support the needs of the club overall.
With the assistance of Julie Burbank,
our bookkeeper, and Harrison
Marks, a member of the finance committee,
I have analyzed the data on dock
electric use for the first two quarters of
2010. The two charts attached to this
article will provide a picture of the situation
and, I believe, validate the board‟s
decision.
Looking at the
graphs you will see the
total amount of electricity
billed was much
greater in first quarter,
$3,566, vs $1,220 in
the second quarter,
which is weather related.
The “dollar range
brackets” are on the
bottom row on each
graph. Figure 1 & 2
begin with the ranges
$0,

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Winds Spur Spin
Wins
Except for a brief starting windward
leg in Broad Creek and a one-mile reach
near Oriental, Labor Day weekend was
ideal for the spinnaker fleet. In fact, in
the Michelob Cup on Sunday, spinnakers
were all that were needed from start to
finish – a 20-mile run! And predictably,
spinnaker boats took the honors.
In Saturday‟s Oar Race, after a short
windward leg, the fleet ran before the
wind in rather light air. Boats tended to
sail either the north (north seemed a little
better) or south shore going to Minnesott,
but a lot of gibing was required to
keep up boat speed. On Compass Rose
we gibed the chute at least 15 times to
keep moving. Past the ferry, it was pretty
much a straight shot to Adams Creek,
where we rounded and jib reached to
Oriental #1. At 4 – 6 hours, it was not a
quick race. Several boats in non-spin
and cruising dropped out in order to
make the steak and shrimp dinner in
Oriental.
Ed Doughty and Chris Moorman
(and crew) sailed their first race in the
beautifully refurbished Santa Cruz 27
Super Bueno using sails that may have
been original on that 1976 boat. The
first four spin boats finished within four
minutes of each other. Tight after that
distance and time.
In non-spin, another vintage boat
new to the area won the class in the Oar
Race – a 1970 Sparkman & Stephens
Dolphin 24. We hope to see more of this
boat. In the cruising class, Arch Altman
in Julie was first and Dave Watrous was
third in his Catalina 34 Ocean Road.
Sunday the wind switched from
Saturday‟s NW to ESE, so we hoisted
the spinnaker before the pursuit start in
very light air. By the time the last and
fastest boat started, we were only a quarter
mile down the course, so when the
wind slowly filled in, the early starters
were easily overtaken. Lee King‟s newto-him
Sabre 38 Cloud Nine was among
the stalkers and took first in nonspinnaker.
Super Bueno was third in the
spinnaker class. Eddy Parker in Brown
Eyed Girl was fifth in spinnaker as
Blackbeard‟s second-best finish in that
class. Arch Altman‟s Julie was first in
the cruising class by more than 30
minutes.
It‟s great to have the Michelob
Cup back on the schedule, and with 26
boats entered, it should be a feature
again next year.
October, November & December
Racing Events
October 2 is the Neuse Solo Race
in Oriental. This is an area favorite
despite the fact that the skipper has no
one to blame for the boat‟s mistakes
except himself. The logistics are certainly
simple enough. Single-handers
Water Phantom just after passing Compass Rose
(Zahradka photo)
September 2010
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of all boats of the PHRF classparticipate.
There is one race about ten miles, with a
relaxed pursuit start. Jib and main only.
Race HQ is the Whittaker Pointe Marina,
which is lovely and has slip availability.
See www.orientaldinghyclub.com for the
NOR and registration form, or contact
Bill Kirsch at 252-745-8034.
October 30 is the Halloween Regatta,
a.k.a. the first of the Winter Series
races. Remaining dates are November
13, December 4 & 18, and January 8 &
22. We expect to have some fresh racers
from the Labor Day races in the non-spin
and cruising classes, which have grown
in recent years.
Mark Brennesholtz
"Chris and Michelle Moorman with Ed Doughty at
the tiller aboard Super Bueno, their newly restored
Santa Cruz 27 (Zahradka photo)"
One Design Regatta Photos here and elsewhere in this issue - Judy Hills

September 2010
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Junior Sailing Program
There are 14 kids that have sailed
with us not counting the guests at the
BSC Regatta; the regulars are Joshua
LeRay (new BSC member), Cora Talbert,
and Emily, Trevor, & Katie Bornarth.
At the beginning of our sessions,
Katie & Trevor could already steer &
handle a sheet, so they set a high standard
for the others.
We have studied the parts of a sailboat,
the funny names and functions.
The Optimist Pram has some parts that
are unique, and doesn't have some other
parts that are standard on most boats. So
we add to the land-lessons by walking
the docks & playing 'name that part.'
We've also studied the how the wind
occurs, it's patterns, and a little bit about
the weather. All the regular kids now
understand the sea breeze and recognize
it when it comes in!
On the water, we have several practice
exercises on sailing to windward,
tight maneuvering, tacking & gybing,
and the ever-popular Right-Of-Way
rules. The great thing about these exercises
is that they focus on learning &
practice one particular skill, so the students
are learning in a systematic way
rather than just a scattershot of doing
everything at once
Photos for collage by Judy Hills
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Now that we have worked on the
basic skills, we have several games. The
most popular one so far is a kind of
"boat basketball" where everybody has
a ball (literally!) and the boat is the basket.
It's a challenge for all skills & all
levels of ability, and it's HUGE fun.
Volunteers are Arch Altman, Bill
Talbert, and Archer Watkins. Michelle
Moorman also coached during the BSC
Regatta. Alan Hills is helping to fix up
the Optis (which we acquired very
cheap, and you know what that means).
I think all the volunteers are having a lot
of fun, I know I am!
Doug King

Blackbeard’s Epitaph
October 2, 2010
Blackbeard’s Sailing Club
October Potluck & Social
FUN, FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN
3:00-5:00PM: “Open Hatch” Dock Crawl
Show your boat off, and learn new ideas from fellow members!
Each dock will have 45 minutes to host interested members, then we will rotate to the next dock.
5:30 PM: Social at Clubhouse
Appetizers & Hors d‟oeuvres
6:00 PM: Potluck Dinner
Treats or beverages are optional for each owner to provide…
Clean your boat off and join in the fun!
Call Leigh Pfefferkorn at (252) 229-9275 to register your boat.
(You don’t have to open your boat to participate, but it is strongly encouraged.)
7:30 PM: Outdoor Movie “Captain Ron”
Climb aboard for the funniest high-seas adventure in years!
A must see for all sailors of all ages!
Bring your chairs and coolers.
Popcorn will be provided.
“Special Initiation” for first time viewers !
NOTE: In case of bad weather/bugs, movie will be shown indoors.
September 2010
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September 2010
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New Member
Orientation in
August
Blackbeard Sailing Club welcomed
five new members to our club on August
14, just prior to the Annual Shrimp-A-
Roo. Led by our Membership Chairman
Ken Caviston and his committee, all
those attending received their new member
packets, which contained a member
directory, BSC license plate, and a copy
of the current bylaws and other club documents.
The group was taken on a complete
tour of the facilities, interspersed
with some stories of our club‟s history.
Our dockmaster thoroughly reviewed
the dock policy and answered new members‟
questions. The new members were
encouraged to get involved right away by
signing up for a committee. When you
see a new member or an unfamiliar face
at the club, please introduce yourself!
Laura and Doug Brauninger
Rita Brodegard & Brett
Parkhurst
Cole and Tracy Hankins
Mary Ann & Jeremy LeRay
Robert “Buddy” Stallings III
Susanne Pendleton
Hurricane Earl
Taxi Boat Report:
Hurricane Earl certainly gave us a
reason to sit up and pay attention. It
could have gone either way, as some
computer models had it coming quite
close to our coast, which could have
resulted in very high water at BSC and
strong 60 to 70 knot winds in the creek.
So, just what was Earl to BSC? A
very good chance for a dry run for much
worse storms that will hit us. I was able
to test my largest Danforth and its companion
Bruce anchor and was pleased
with their ability to hold, as evidenced
by the struggle getting both of them back
up on Saturday. Our most valuable assets
are our docks and the only way to protect
them during a hurricane is to empty
them of boats. Past experience has proven
that heavy boats can and will snap off
pilings, damage docks and other boats at
will during heavy hurricane conditions.
For the protection of our facilities boats
must be removed.
Without any powerboats owned by
the club, we fully depend on the volunteer
powerboats of our members to assist
in anchoring out. Stepping up to assist,
Ted Clark, Scott Wade, Mike Bonner,
Doug Longhini, Ken Gurganus, and a
number of smaller inflatable dinghies did
a yeomen‟s job on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
A number of members discovered at
the last minute engines wouldn‟t start, or
props were fouled with barnacles, not
allowing them to leave the dock without
assistance. We towed a number of boats
out into the creek. This is not the best
way to anchor a boat, as it‟s hard to really
set the anchors without some way to
“back down” on the anchors. If not already
done, make sure your boat is capable
of moving itself in any conditions. A
properly prepared boat and anchor system
is much easier to deploy in times of
need, and a lot easier on the volunteer
taxi boats. Take the time to make sure
your boat is ready for the next one, as it
may already be on its way.
For the “Taxi Boat Fleet”
Ken Gurganus
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Use One – Put One
Back
The freezer that sets just outside the
men‟s restroom is something that I use a
lot. You put a jug of water in and let it
freeze and you have ice for your cooler.
The next day you swap it out and you
still have ice for your cooler.
Over the past year there have been
several times that I could not find a jug
with my name on it, so I borrowed one
from someone else and then put it back.
The other day I went to change out my
ice bottles, the top 4 inches were frosted
over and the frost was curled around the
opening. Upon careful examination, I
realized that the lid would not close because
the freezer was too full of helter
skelter bottles tossed in. So I decided to
defrost and organize the freezer. Bottles
that were split, cracked or missing
lids were put discarded. Several members
stepped forward and helped with
the throw away effort.
At the end of the day the freezer
was turned back on and the bottom was
covered with free standing bottles ready
for your ice chest. Through this process,
many club members made observations
and suggestions. As a result here are
some suggested freezer guidelines:
Freezer is for „water ice‟ only
Put bottles of water in without names.
Use sturdy plastic bottles with screw
on lids (Juice, Gatorade, and Soda
bottles work best)
Use gallon size or smaller.
Use what is in there now as a base.
Keep the freezer less than 2/3 full.
When you use one, put one back
I have made a chart of Freezer
Guidelines and will post them just above
the freezer.
I would appreciate any suggestions
for improvement. Call me: 919 614-
5 3 4 0 , o r E - m a i l m e : j a -
net@StrategiesInAction.com, or meet
with me Saturday morning, October 2 nd ,
2010, at 9:00 A.M. in the clubhouse.
Janet Harrison

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Blackbeard One
Design Regatta
This year‟s edition of our One Design
Regatta must have set a record for
the smaller boats at BSC.
Looking out over the parking lot
early on that Saturday morning, I counted
maybe a dozen boats or so. But that
was at 9:00 AM. By 10:30 AM, it was
hard to walk across the parking lot without
running into a boat & trailer. What a
sight it was, as our club came alive with
eager sailors putting together their boats
for some fun on the water.
Totaling up the boat count, the number
of boats racing in the river reached
44. Add the 7 Optis that raced in the
creek and we hit the 51-count mark of
small boats. That‟s 12 Flying Scots, 12
San Juan 21s,
6 Sr. Sunfish, 7 Jr. Sunfish, & 7
Tanzer 16s, for the two-day Regatta on
the river. Adding that to the 7 Optis that
raced in the creek just off the end of C
dock and it made for a huge fleet of One
Designs.
I was delightfully surprised at the
number of Jr. Sunfish that registered. At
the skippers meeting I asked that all the
Jr. Sunfish Skippers meet with me briefly
after the meeting as I needed to know
what level of sailing they were at. After
meeting them and their parents, they all
wanted to race with the “big guys” out
on the river with the Sr. Sunfish. Not
only that, but some of them showed a Sr.
or two how it‟s done. What a great
group of young sailors. On Sunday
morning during the last race, one young
girl overturned near the windward mark.
Quickly racing to her assistance, we
stood by as she righted her craft twice
before getting it under control. As she
climbed back on board and got herself
together, I asked if she was going in
now. NO! she replied. I‟m still racing!
And away she went, hopelessly in very
last place, but determined to finish at all
costs. What a great attitude.
Out in the River, looking back up
the creek as the fleet came out on Saturday,
it almost seemed that you could just
about walk across the creek on small
boats and not get your feet wet. What a
sight it was! The racing the first day gave
them every type of racing there was.
Starting off with little of no wind, the
fleet took 45 minutes to get out to the
start line. As the wind slowly came up,
shifted around, settled for a while, gave
up a cooling quick shower, PRO Bill
Jarvis, got a race started at the scheduled
time. With a light but steady breeze the
first race was completed. Then, the next
start had to be blown off with 15 seconds
to go, as a 40-degree shift to the right
remained solid. Resetting the marks to
the shift the second race went off with a
steady building wind. Then back to the
dock to cool off and get ready for the
catered meal by Moore‟s BBQ. Serving
over 90 meals, Moore‟s handled the affair
with their usual expertise. What a
meal!
After the Saturday evening meal,
Doug King assembled everyone upstairs
on the upper deck for the awards for the
one day Opti Regatta race in the creek.
An outstanding group of young Opti sailors
accepted the awards and enthusiastic
applause of the members and guests on
the deck. This is the future of our sailing
club, our youth.
The Sunday racing on the river was
with fair, steady wind as Bill Jarvis was
able to get in 2 good races in the time
allowed.
I‟d like to thank all the members of
the Race Committee for an outstanding
job both days. Bill Jarvis as PRO making
the tough decisions, Mike Foster
calling the line on starts and finishes, Bill
Drechsler assisting everywhere, Wayne
Freeman on flags and scoring along with
Carol Farmhan. Richard Schot and Conner
Atkinson on the Mark boats, moving
marks and watching over the fleet for
any boats in trouble. You couldn‟t have
asked for a better crew than this bunch.
Scoring
Tanzer Class: Peter Thorn, Arch
Altman, Paul Manis
Flying Scott Class: Joe Brake, Breit
Creelman, Charlie Buckner
SJ 21 White Sails: Hans Lassen,
Margaret Alexander, Doug Longhini
SJ 21Spinnaker Class: Dan Bornath,
Mike Evans, Tinka Talbert
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Senior Sunfish Class: Ebele,
Reiner Zeppenfield, George Sechrist
Junior Sunfish Class: Levi Kremar,
Kara Wheeler, Nicole Edwards
Ken Gurganus

September 2010
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Blackbeard One Design
Regatta (Photos by Judy Hills)

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Another Successful
Shrimp-A-Roo!
Member Larry Basden with
his crew of cooks gathered in the
picnic shelter with their equipment
and seasoning to cook up
some delicious shrimp for our
annual event, held on Saturday,
August 14. For several years
now, Larry has taken the role
of master chef at BSC for many a
Work Day meal and Shrimp-A-
Roo. This year, it was evident he
was preparing to “pass the spatula”
to next year‟s Head Shrimp
Cooks, Billy Starr and Mike
Kirkman. They delivered in a
big way. George Nauman,
Tom & Ollie Foster,
a n d A r n o l d & W e n d y
Giles coordinated the raft-up in
Upper Broad Creek. Eighteen
boats were rafted together using a
new anchoring method this year
for added security and safety.
Three boats set their anchors
with space in between for other
Collage Photos - Archer Watkins and Susanne Pendleton
September 2010
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boats to tie up in between
them. And Mother Nature
cooperated with superb
weather for the raft-up. Eroica
found her place near the center of
the raft-up and served as honorary
“shrimp” boat. Members trekked
over and around the rafted boats
to get their shrimp booty. The
sharing spirit and fellowship of
this gathering continually make it
a “don‟t miss” event on members‟
calendars each year!
Susanne Pendleton

September 2010
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BSC Schedule for 2010
October 1, 2010 Board Meeting, 7:30 PM
October 2, 2010 Covered Dish Social*
October 9, 2010 MUMFEST
October 16, 2010 Fall Work Day & New Member Orientation
November 5, 2010 Board Meeting, 7:30 PM
November 6, 2010 Annual meeting, 3:00 PM
November 6, 2010 Covered Dish Social*
November 20, 2010 Turkey Trot Regatta
November 25, 2010 THANKSGIVING
December 3, 2010 Board Meeting, 7:30 PM
December 11, 2010 Christmas Flotilla
December 11, 2010 Covered Dish Social*
December 31, 2010 New Years Eve Party (informal gettogether)
January 1, 2011 39 th Annual Fred Latham Regatta
January 7, 2011 Board Meeting, 7:30 PM
January 15, 2011 Installation, Awards & Dinner/Dance
* Socials begin at 5:30 pm / Dinner served at 6:30 pm
Dates & Events are Subject to Change
Deadline for the Epitaph is the 11 th of each month
Blackbeard Sailing Club
PO Box 1543
New Bern, NC 28563
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BSC September Social
As our happy hour neared an end, we discovered more
tables were needed for dinner. There were 90 or
so members and guests who enjoyed the dinner. I wish to
thank those who contacted me in advance letting me know
they would be available to help set-up and clean-up for the
social and dinner. Mike Penny, Elizabeth Schott, Archer &
Sherri Watkins, Arnold & Wendy Giles, Jan Green, Joni
Floyd, Clare Troutmann and Audrey Von Dolln helped
out. As usual the membership set the tables and chairs
away. Club social activities on Oct. 2nd include boat
tours.
George Nauman