October - Pultneyville Yacht Club

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Signals from the Commodore
Here are some
possible ingredients
for a great story: the
2011 Commodore’s
Challenge, issued by
PMI Commodore
Gary Borkhuis,
hosted by PMI,
slated to be sailed on
Precision 23, eventually sailed on Catalina 22,
skippered by yours truly and crewed by Fleet
Captain Jon Flowerday and PMI boat owner
Mark Hager.
We had a fabulous start, sailed into a hole and
then … well, there’s always next year. Thanks
to all who came out – and on the water, too –
for the festivities. Special thanks to Steve
Heffron and Bob Hamilton for their words of
consolation.
but, I trust, that the reasons for them will be clear.
Please join me in offering congratulations and a
helping hand on projects and events to the newly
elected members of the Executive Committee,
Treasurer, Pam Bray, Rear Commodore, Mark
Laffin and Vice Commodore, Nancy Gong.
I would also like to thank Robin Wilkinson, for
offering the motion at the September meeting and
Earl Chapman for agreeing to serve as Chair, for
an ad hoc Committee which will look into the
resource requirements and operations of the PYC
racing program. Jon Flowerday will serve on the
Committee and as liaison with the Executive
Committee.
Larry
Who knows? By the time we get to the Annual
Banquet, Saturday November 5, this story and
some of your own boating tales will have a life
of their own. You’ll just have to attend to find
out.
As those of you who were at the September
General Meeting know, there are some other
aspects to the Commodore’s ‘Challenge.’ At
best, it is to serve the interests of the whole
Club membership by standing with and behind
the other members of the Executive Committee.
Our decisions will not always be popular
Activities
This Month
(& Beyond)
Oct-08
Oct-15
Oct-22
9:00 AM Second Cradle Day
7:00 AM Second Haul-out Day
9:00 AM Fleet Captain Work Day
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2011
Nov-05
Dec-04
Evening Fall Banquet (Jack"s Place Durand Eastman Golf
Course 1200 Kings Highway N 333 Rochester NY
14607)
1:00 PM Annual General Membership Meeting; Pultneyville
Fire Hall
www.Pultneyvilleyachtclub.org

Notes from the Vice Commodore
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our club.
We had a nice end to the month of
September. Thanks to Diane
Boesel,Pat and Steve"Beer
Master"Sangster for all their help
making Oktoberfest a successful
event. It was fun spending time with
our neighbors across the creek at
PMI . Thanks to everyone that came
over to support our Commodore and
October is another busy month we begin with our second
Cradle Day on October 8th @9am. Then on October 15th is
Secretary’s Corner
Hello PYC members,
Please welcome new members
Amy and Scott Boesel. This
brings our membership to 84 voting,
6 non-voting, 0 social and 2
PMI reciprocal members.
On September 20 I phoned into the
International St. Lawrence Board of Control teleconference.
The Board is expecting Lake Ontario water
level to drop slightly below average through the Fall
(see graph). The ISLRBC indicated that the IJC was
on schedule to release a new regularity plan by the
end of the year and hold public hearings next Spring.
I will keep you posted as I receive more information.
You can see the entire ISLRBC presentation at http://
ijc.org./conseil_board/islrbc/en/activities.htm.
our second Haul Out@7am. Let's hope the weather is as nice
as it was for first Haul Out. October 22nd is Fleet Captain
Work day. See Jon's article for more information.
Please save the date. Saturday November 5th @6pm @
Jack's Place in Durand Eastman Park, our Fall Banquet.. It is
a beautiful place with plenty of room for all to come. Sure to
be an enjoyable evening with great food and great friends.
See attached flyer. Enjoy the rest of the season.
See you at the club.
Kathy
On September 23 Ron Hilgert and myself meet with a
representative of RG&E and NYSEG for an energy review.
I want to thank Dave Weagley and Russ Palum
for taking time to come to the Club for the first meeting
which did not occur, due to a schedule conflict. We
came away from the meeting with a few lighting
change suggestions but not much else. We will share
these with the rest of the Executive Committee to see if
we can save some money on our electrical bills as we
make improvements around the Club.
Last, for those members who could not attend the September
general meeting, Please congratulate our new
Vice Commodore, Nancy Gong; Rear Commodore,
Mark Laffin; and Treasurer, Pamela Bray. Also I
want to second Commodore Larry Rice’s invitation that
everyone come join us at this year’s Fall Banquet. It
should be a great time for everyone and a wonderful
way to wrap up the season.
Hope to see you at the Club
Barry
LAKE SOUNDINGS is published monthly for PYC members,
February through December. Letters to the Editor,
suggestions, commentaries, wit, memoirs, tales, seaworthy
tips and maritime art are welcome. Submissions will be
edited and published as space, temperament and
accommodations allow
©2011- Pultneyville Yacht Club.
NEWSLETTER STAFF:
Barry Gheer - Secretary
Stage/Markovitz - Distribution
Earl Chapman (echapman@rochester.rr.com) - Editor
Special thanks to those who have contributed to this issue.
PYC OFFICERS:
Larry Rice - Commodore
Kathy Fedick - Vice Commodore
Ron Hilgert - Rear Commodore
Barry Gheer - Secretary
Garland Nichols - Treasurer
Jon Flowerday - Fleet Captain
Lake Soundings Oct 2011

Notes from the Sail Bag
It’s that time of year again when
we start putting away our boats,
and unless you have a cruise to a
warmer location planned this fall
or winter saying goodbye to summer
activities for a while.
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stand or walk under the lifting frame or a boat this being
hauled, and where appropriate WEAR your hard
hat..
The next event on the calendar is our second haul,
scheduled for Saturday October 15 th . We will start at
7:00 AM sharp and hopefully will be able to complete
the haul in one day. In preparation for the haul on the
15 th we will be moving and placing all of the remaining
cradles on Saturday October 8 th at 9:00, and after they
have been placed we will move the remaining picnic
tables from the pavilion and install the remaining set of
mast racks. Once haul is competed for the year we still
need to remove the floating docks. This activity is
scheduled for the Saturday after second haul: October
22nd. This date coincides with the Fleet Captains
Workday so there will be lots to do for everyone that
day and Jon and I can use all the help we can get.
Just be there at 9:00 when we start.
We hauled15 boats during early
haul, and while this is always the
slower and more difficult of the two hauls we did encounter
a delay getting started. While the crane was
delivered on Thursday the counterweights were not
installed and the crane was not ready to lift boats until
9:00. While this delay is something we can live with
during early haul it is not acceptable for our second
haul. I will be talking the situation over with Clark Rigging
to ensure we do not see this type of delay in October.
For those members who were on time ready to
go at 8:00 I apologize for the delay.
We were fortunate in that we did not incur any injuries
this year. But I still want to remind everyone to get help
when taking on a task involving any rigging, don’t
The list of assignments for the second haul is included
in this month’s issue. Please check your assignment
and shift and be there ready to go to work by the designated
start time. Please check that you are on the
list if you are hauling on October 15 th , and remember
that your job ends when all the boats are hauled, the
equipment is stored; not when your boat is hauled or
when the crane is finished, please do your part to help
complete the day.
Also please remember that we may need you to move
your boat from your current dock to a slip closer to the
crane to be hauled to facilitate the most efficient use of
the crane. If you can’t or will not move your boat it is
possible that we may not be able to haul you. So
please think about this if you winterize your boat prior
Lake Soundings Oct 2011

Notes from the Sail Bag (cont’d)
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to hauling.
As a reminder, if you are using stands your stands must have pads under them and be chained together
to prevent movement over the winter; in addition NO concrete blocks will be allowed. There is an extensive
shoring policy in the Membership Log (see page 7.13-7.14) that will be strictly followed this year. The
policy is for everyone’s safety and if your equipment does not meet the policy we reserve the right to not
haul your boat. I also would be remiss if I didn’t remind those using cradles that these also need to be
structurally sound and in good repair. If your cradle needs a little TLC please get this done before your
haul day
PYC 2011 Second Haul
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Please note that the second shift is scheduled to start at 11:30.
Based on last year it is possible that we could start even earlier.
Please consider arriving before your schedule time just in case.
Ron Hilgert
7:00 AM FIRST SHIFT
Crew Chief:
T Belaskas
Fork Lift:
P. Fisk
Sling Crew:
G. Fitzpatrick
T. Wozniak
S. MacDonald
D. Byrnes
T. McCoy
G. Soule
R. Hibbard
R. Wilkinson
Lines:
J. Bopp
D. Boesel
Cradles:
R. Walker
T. Jayne
R. Thurston
Spray:
K. Venne
S. Boesel
11:30 AM SECOND SHIFT
Crew Chief:
D. Axtell
Fork Lift:
B. Hamilton
Sling Crew:
D. Muth
T. Bolt
J. Herko
L. Rice
S. Nichols
R. Palum
S. Strobridge
D. Hunt
Lines:
J. Flowerday
K. Cylke
Cradle:
R. Leavitt
C. Fitzgibbons
J. Markovitz
J. Wurtenberg
Spray:
S. Gillen
J. McLean
Lake Soundings Oct 2011

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Fleet Captain’s Report
Well it’s that time of year again,
not my favorite but we’ll get
through it! I am pretty happy with
the turn out we had with the
racing program this year but I still
think we can improve on it. Really
think hard about getting your non
sailing or inactive sailing friends
involved. We are building on a
great program and need to keep
the momentum. Looking forward
to working with a committee to
look at ways of improving our program further. Earl
Chapman has agreed to chair this committee and I
thank him.
It’s also that time of year when I am preparing all the
Cups and Flags. Soon I’ll be spending and evening
with our Score Keeper sorting out all the data. There
are two parts we need your help with, the cruising
awards which are given to the Power Boat & Sailboat
which have logged the most cruising miles this year.
Please submit your Cruising Miles to me ASAP to
jonflowerday@gmail.com . It also appears that the last
recipient of the “Goody Two Shoes Award” is not
following tradition, so if anyone wants’ to dish out the
fun contact me with your nominee.
I would also like to extend a warm welcome to Scott &
Amy Boesel & their 4 wonderful children, who have
purchased a beautiful blue Laser 28 “Chaos” having a
sister ship for “Pandora” in the harbour is fantastic,
building a area fleet would be great too. With Chaos,
Pandora, & Walkabout at BYC all actively racing and
Class legal it would make sense that this is a boat
making a comeback. There are many active Laser 28’s
in the Ottawa & Montreal area with fleets as big as 18!
There are several on the market right now and I have
posted links to them on the PYC facebook page. They
are a major BANG for the buck boat! I also have been
in contact with the Canadian Fleet and I am working on
getting a good portion of them to make the trek to the
south shore for either or both the SBYC Challenge Cup
in June & LYRA which will be hosted by Oswego Yacht
Club in July 2012.
Enjoy your fall and we’ll see you at Cups & Flags in
November!
Jon
Lake Soundings Oct 2011

2011 Pultneyville Yacht Club Calendar
Updated June 29, 2011
(Changes/updates will be sent by email and published in the Lake Soundings)
Date Time Event
Jan-19 11:59 PM Annual Dues Renewal Deadline
Feb-27 1:00 PM Winter Cabin Party
Apr 16 – 17 7:00 AM Launch Boats (April 17 only if needed)
Apr-30 8:00 AM Fleet Captain Work Day
May-07 8:00 AM First Club Work Day
May-14 8:00 AM Second Club Work Day
May-28 1:00 PM Commodore’s Review
May-29 9:00 AM Bowersox Memorial Day Race
May-29 5:00 PM Memorial Day Picnic
Jun-04 11:00 AM Commodore’s Brunch and New Member Reception
Jun-04 1:00 PM General Membership Meeting
Jun 17 – 18
Scotch Bonnet Race
Jun-19 1:00 PM BYO Picnic* (Cornwall Pavilion)
Jun-23 7:00 PM Jim Ely Memorial Moon Race (Full moon Fri Jun-15)
Jun 25 – 26
SBYC Challenge Cup
Jul-02 TBD Club Cruise – Fairhaven Yacht Club
Jul-02 TBD PYC Long Distance Challenge Race
Jul-16 9:00 AM Pultneyville Homecoming and Open Boats(11 am – 1 pm)*
Jul-16 3:00 PM Fun Race / Tacky Light Night
Aug-06 11:00 AM Ladies Skipper Race
Aug-06 5:00 PM Club Roast
Aug-15 11:59 PM Haul Signup Deadline
Aug-20
Hospice Race (Rochester)
Aug-27 1:00 PM Commodore’s Challenge* (PMI Host)
Sep-03 9:00 AM Bown Race
Sep-03 5:00 PM BYO Picnic (Cornwall Pavilion)
Sep-10 9:00 AM First Cradle Day
Sep-10 2:00 PM General Membership Meeting and Officer Elections
Sep-10 4:00 PM Oktoberfest
Sep-17 8:00 AM First Haul-out Day
Oct-08 9:00 AM Second Cradle Day
Oct-15 7:00 AM Second Haul-out Day
Oct-22 9:00 AM Fleet Captain Work Day
Nov-05 Evening Fall Banquet (Jack"s Place Durand Eastman Golf Course 1200
Kings Highway N 333 Rochester NY 14607)
Dec-04 1:00 PM Annual General Membership Meeting; Pultneyville Fire Hall
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* Event shared with Pultneyville Mariners

PYC Fall Banquet
Saturday, November 5, 2011 6:00 pm
Jack’s Place
Durand Eastman Gulf course
200 Kings Highway N.
Rochester, NY 14617
CASH BAR opens at 6:00 pm and dinner begins at 7:00 pm. Evening entertainment includes a look back over
2011 at PYC, door prizes, 50/50 raffle, PYC Club awards, followed by the grand finale of the 2011 Racing awards.
See you there!
Prime Rib - $ 24.00
Chicken French - $ 23.00
Broiled Haddock - $ 22.00
Dinner options include soup and salad, baked potato or rice,
vegetable, coffee bar and dessert. A vegetarian option may be
available upon request, please contact me to discuss. Thank
you.
No later than October 25 th , please send your dinner choices
and payment (checks made out to PYC) to:
Pat Sangster
4341 State Route 31
Palmyra, NY 14522
(585-503-4594)
Due by October 25, 2011 Mail to:
Pat Sangster
4341 State Route 31
Palmyra, NY 14522
Name(s) ___________________________________________________________
Payment enclosed $________________________
Dinner Choice(s)
_________ Prime Rib - $24.00
________ Chicken French - $23.00
_______ Broiled Haddock - $22.00