Fall 2011

In This Issue

From the Commodore

GEORGE KRAEMER

From the Commodore ................................................1 106th Ephraim Regatta .............................................2 From the Club Directors ............................................3 Club Reports.5 Equipment Upgrades .................................................7 Instructor Articles.....7 2011 Sailing Lessons....8 75th Annual 100 Miler...8 Social Activities .13 2011 Donations ....................................................... 15 Racing Summary ..................................................... 16 Announcements and Communications.......................18 Welcome Aboard....18 Passages..20

Well, fall is here and EYC is all buttoned up for the season. The boats have been stored, the swim platform has been stowed, and it is very quiet on the dock. It is hard to believe that a few weeks ago, it was crowded with sailors, swimmers and spectators! We enjoyed a wonderful summer full of social activities, beginning with the Fyr Bal Cookout and Opening Social, carrying though with the Ice Cream Social, Founders Day Cookout, Mens Night, Regatta Welcome Party and Bratfest, and ending with a beautiful Commodores Party. We had a very popular racing season, with more racers than boats available in some series. We are working on plans to give our avid racers more chances to enjoy competition next summer. The 106th Regatta was held in a variety of wind conditions, but enjoyed by all. Junior activities, bridge and bunco were once again wellattended. We even added a yoga group this summer. There is plenty to do at EYC, even if you dont get out on the water. Membership continues to grow, and we appreciate the new members as well as friends who have encouraged them to join. For the first time in five years, we will have a slight dues increase to offset some of our fixed costs. Alex Zalar and Ben Schallip did a wonderful job of managing the club this year. We set records for student sessions taught and increased the level of instruction, thanks to the new curriculum Alex wrote last winter. We also did a better job of communication with parents and students. Many students passed their skippers tests, making it possible for them to use club Scots. After many years of discussion, the board voted to replace our aging Flying Junior fleet with a slightly used 420 fleet. This is the boat that is most used in college sailing competition, and we hope that some of our junior sailors will be encouraged to participate at that level. Fundraising efforts have already begun, which we hope to complete next summer, with the fleet going into use in 2013. Dock improvements for next summer will include a step system for easier entrance to the swim area, as well as floating docks that can change with our low water levels. We have purchased accounting software which will allow us to better manage our expenses. As EYC continues to
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EYC Officers and Directors, 2011-12

George Kraemer (Commodore) Jack ORourke (Vice Commodore) Marsella Fults (Rear Commodore) Nancy Claypool (Secretary) Deb Ritter (Treasurer) Heather Andersen Rich Bierman Bjorn Hooper Rick Hoyerman Jay Lott Sibylle Tasker Sue Zingsheim

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grow, this will also permit us to set budgets and control our costs more efficiently. As always, we encourage you to become involved in the club and let us know if you have any skills and abilities that can assist our all volunteer effort. If you have suggestions for the club, I welcome your comments. Many of us will be hard at work over the winter. Now is not too soon to start planning for next year. Have a great winter. See you in the spring.

5th Place: Larry Klick of Medicine Lake Sailing Club and crew Jeff Holwell (33 points) Other Ephraim Regatta trophy winners were: Vail Cup (winner of the first race): Ben Williams and Deb Aronson of the Clinton Lake Sailing Association. Sturgis Trophy (highest finishing skipper age 18 or under): Alden Crowe with crew Joani Lewis and Christina Davis Charlie Sauter Trophy (winner of the last race): Jay Lott and David Sauter Peder Knudson Trophy (highest finishing husband/wife team): Ben Williams and Deb Aronson Other highlights of the Ephraim Regatta included the Regatta Welcome Party (hosted for the fourth year in a row at Jay Lotts house) and the legendary Bratfest (hosted as always by Bill and Rosie Klein and their numerous friends and relations). The Ephraim Regatta is a complex event. A lot of work goes on every year behind the scenes to make the event run smoothly for competitors and EYCs guests. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped organize and run the 2011 Ephraim Regatta: Regatta Chairman Jay Lott planned the event and recruited volunteers; registration was smoothly managed by Liz Gheorghita, Nancy Claypool and Duska Pearson; Bjorn Hooper took care of the scoring without a glitch. Our Principal Race Officer was Martin Ford of Ellison Bay, ably seconded by Race Committee members John Peterson, Jack ORourke, Kate Rebmann, Eric Berger, Bill Dean, Emily Rebmann, Kristin Hooper, Bjorn Hooper, Michael Hooper, Ryan Malmgren, and Ralph Blankenburg. Martin, John, Eric and Bjorn also generously donated the use of their powerboats as Race Committee boats. David Lott and Helena Appleton provided the judges boat and carried our three volunteer judges, Fred Horwitz, Bob Aring, and John Archibald. Towing and rescue boats were provided and manned by Quinn Brennan, Rich Bierman, Kris Gruner, Lal Burridge, Matt Winnacker, Mike Smitty Smith, and Carrie, Rob and Tammy Stollenwerk. Also, thanks to all the EYC volunteers who made the Optimist Regatta happen: Regatta Chairman Bjorn Hooper, Publicity Head Jeanne Papenthien, and Principal Race Officer John Peterson. For complete 2011 to www.eyc.org/racing EYC race results, go

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The Ephraim Regatta saw light winds on Saturday, August 6, but EYCs excellent race committee was able to finish three quality races just before the wind croaked. On Sunday, August 7, racers and spectators were treated to a classic Ephraim northerly blow with winds building to the high teens and 3-foot-plus waves, which provided challenging and thrilling conditions. 1st Place: Larry Taggart of Southern Yacht Club and Carrie Berger of the Ephraim Yacht Club (17 points) 2nd Place: Ben Williams and Deb Aronson of Clinton Lake Sailing Association (19 points) 3rd Place: Jay Lott and David Sauter of the Ephraim Yacht Club (22 points) 4th Place: Jason Brown and Kirk Brown of the Ephraim Yacht Club (23 points)

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Bratfest
BILL KLEIN

Regatta Welcome Party

Its hard to believe that the 2011 Regatta Welcome Party (a/k/a the Roadkill Party) was already the fourth annual! Again blessed by cool, dry summer weather, the Roadkill party, on the Friday evening preceding the Ephraim Regatta, was another success, featuring smoked salmon, goose liver pate, beer, duck and kielbasa kebabs, two kinds of salad with fresh local ingredients, a deep fried turkey, fried chicken, and of course smores. There was volleyball and great conversation and music. And beer. A big thanks to all the volunteers who helped run this years Regatta Welcome Party (in no particular order): Jay Lott, Sibylle Tasker, Marsella Fults, Tim Fults, Marilyn Backer, Lisa Gifford, Joan Heelan, Myra DeLong, Matt Winnacker, Kristin Kobylinski, Kay Bush, Kathie Hart, Laird Hart, Jeff Johnson, Amber Kloss, Peter Moegenberg, Laura Moegenberg, Mike Faugust, Leslie Harsch, Joel Dykman, Matt Smith and Ben Schallip. Special thanks to Ron and Lois Litterst, who signed up for one-hour volunteer shifts and then worked for the entire three-hours-plus party!

The 36th Bratfest was attended by 325 adults, children, and family workers. The support and cooperation was outstanding! Members and their spouses, directors, officers, First Mates, and committee heads were there to meet and complete each task. One new member, Jeff Johnson, worked alone on the tent table and chair setup and covered the tabletops with plastic sheeting before moving on to other tasks. Our family, Rose Marie, sons John and Bob, three granddaughters and others worked most evenings and days prior to the party. Bratfest evening a nephew from Florida and the three Claypools joined in with their help. Sincere thanks to everyone who attended, helped, offered encouragement and all who were so supportive. Making this a success takes many participants!

From the Club Director

ALEX ZALAR

I would like to start out with saying thank you to the Board and members of the Ephraim Yacht Club. The record breaking enrollment in 2010 led me to believe that we had something special, and this years new record enrollment is proof of that. The hard work our staff has set forth, along with the vision of the Board of Directors, has taken our program yet again to a higher level. Congratulations are certainly in order for all. Last summer I made the US Sailing Level II Certification required to teach the Advanced Racing class. I was extremely happy to see almost every full time instructor take the class this year. I credit this class more than anything as the reason our lessons went so efficiently. Special recognition should be given to Woody Heidler for his diligent work teaching ART, as well as revamping our Laser Fleet, and to Murphy Zingsheim for bringing our Flying Scot Fleet to the most efficient level it has been in
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years. In addition, special recognition should also be given to Peter Moegenberg, who received many compliments from adult lesson members and parents of students, and to Erica Heidler, who quietly worked her way to teaching lessons after a few weeks on staff. Many changes were made to our lesson format this year, all for the better! The decision to move our one-week session from the end of the season to the beginning has paid large dividends and will be continued in 2012. I personally spent the offseason writing individual plans for every day of every level we have in sailing. This added credibility to the program, provided a tool for our staff to teach from, and also answered questions parents may have about what tests fit our new text book. Homework was assigned each day, and I was extremely impressed to notice several instructors taking the liberty to increase their own class effectiveness by writing quizzes for the students to take mid-week. Having lesson plans is a powerful tool for our staff, and I will continue to refine them in the future. I would like to reiterate my thanks to the Board for instilling trust in me again this season. Working with this staff and watching them grow is an absolute pleasure. I look forward to continuing to raise the bar of excellence for the education program as we begin to move forward into a new era of professionalism and excellence that the members of the Ephraim Yacht Club deserve.

writing of lesson plans, the scheduling of the teaching staff, on-the-water direction of staff, and anything else directly related to the teaching of lessons. The remainder of responsibilities at the club fell under my position. This included dock projects, maintenance of boats, upkeep of the clubhouse, and all the administrative paperwork that goes along with the day-to-day operation of EYC. With the increased size of our staff, we felt this was the most efficient way to handle the operation of the club and the lesson program. Our hope was that this division of roles would improve the overall quality of the club. The Ephraim Yacht Club has seen a number of improvements this year in regards to the physical facilities and the maintenance of the boats. The club now owns and maintains a fleet of 33 sailboats and 4 motorboats. Murphy Zingsheim assumed the role of helping me to maintain the fleet because of his talents and capabilities with boat repair. Keeping a fleet of 37 boats in working condition is a full time job, and Murphy helped keep the fleet in racing condition all summer long. The following is just a short list of the types of boat projects that were undertaken this summer: re-conditioning the donated boat Milton and bringing her up to racing standards, fairing and repairing centerboards that had been chipped as a result of previous years groundings, removing extraneous hardware from the Scots so that they are more streamlined for student/member use, re-enforcing Laser mast steps to prevent future damage, and fiberglassing hulls to prevent deterioration and water damage. Boat projects were only part of the improvements that were made this summer. The staff also took care of dock and clubhouse changes. A major upgrade was the installation of a new mooring anchor for the swim platform. In the past, the swim platform would shift downwind in a strong north breeze and would move dangerously close to the dock. The Schoendorf family graciously allowed us the use of a much more robust mooring. It was modified, moved into place, and now holds the swim platform securely. The staff also took care of many other things which included upgrading the south crane, repainting the dock, improving the north hanging dock, improving the layout of the area underneath the north deck, and deep-cleaning and pressure washing the clubhouse. Perhaps the biggest progression I have seen in my three years with the club is in the mindset of the students and staff when it comes to the way everyone takes care of the boats themselves. Alex and I have tried to change the older mentality of Oh, its just an EYC boat or It doesnt matter, the boats not mine. The staff now treats the boats with much more care, and this helps keep them in good working condition. Lines are coiled properly at the end of the day, Scots are not beached, and boats kept
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From the Administrative Director

BEN SCHALLIP

Most of you already know that the Board made the decision last year to split the Directors position into two separate roles. Alex Zalar became the Director of Education, and I was asked to step into the new role as the Director of Administration. Everything within the lesson program fell under Alexs direction, which included the

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on the dock are always tied down properly. EYC is a topnotch program, and in order to keep the quality of instruction and racing high, we need to keep the quality of the boats high. The Equipment Committee has the goal of re-furbishing the Scots with new rub-rails and new paint to spruce them up so that they look new again. I believe the staff we have would be ready to take care of these boats and treat them like the racing machines they are. This would be another step forward for the club and would solidify our place as one of the best sailing programs in the Midwest. Working for a yacht club that is such high caliber has been an absolute honor and a privilege. Thank you so much to everyone on the Board of Directors for giving me the opportunity to instruct at such a great place for two years and then be given the opportunity to come back this summer as a Director. The irony of this job is that I was hired here to teach. But in reality, I have learned more than I ever could have imagined. I have learned not only about boats but also about people, management, and how well-run organizations function. Thank you so much for this opportunity and for teaching me so much.

few people who would be willing and able to take about two to three hours to complete some punch list items. Please drop me an email at bierman4dc@gmail.com if you would like to be on the list to participate when we schedule these projects. Thanks again and I look forward to all of your help and suggestions.

Clubhouse Report
RICH BIERMAN

Thanks Helpers

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Close-Down

It seems every year seasons come and go more quickly than the previous one. Sadly, this is the time of the season that we have to put everything away and wait for spring to arrive againhopefully as quickly as summer has passed. I want to thank everyone who showed up for the club closing. As you know, it was very successful and we accomplished everything on our list. With all of you coming down to volunteer, the saying held true that many hands make light work. Lets keep it up and continue that same great turnout this spring. This year around the clubhouse we had a great opportunity to take our breath and enjoy many of the projects we finalized, only having to tweak a few items. Our main goal was to keep the club organized and work on developing systems. The staff did a great job keeping the mission of a clean and organized clubhouse. As my duties have expanded into more involvement on the dock and helping out the Equipment Committee with some of its requests, I will need to plan for a couple of "fun" projects that will take some time in the off season. For example, the list includes a new laser rack, a portable kayak rack carrier and possibly some other dock projects that are out there for us to tackle, which leads me to my next request. I am introducing an opportunity for a few people to extend the season at the EYC and tackle some small projects. If you're interested, just before the spring opening and some time yet this fall, I would like to get a
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A big thank you to all EYC members who helped out putting away boats and closing down the EYC clubhouse on the morning of Saturday, September 3. We had lots of willing hands, so all the big projects got done, like taking apart and stowing boats, and removing the hanging piers. There are always House and Dock projects which need doing. If you are interested in helping with future House and Dock projects, please contact House and Dock Chairman Rich Bierman bierman4dc@gmail.com. Again, thanks to those who helped: Bill Andersen Matt Andersen Chris Bierman Karen Bierman Megan Bierman Rich Bierman Christine Bridenhagen Lal Burridge Joel Dykman Marsella Fults Walker Fults Rich and Prudy Hall Deb Heidler Erica Heidler Skip Heidler Eric Hoyerman Rich Hoyerman

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Denise Kung Jay Lott Pete Moegenberg Sam Moegenberg Adam Moore Katie Moore Jack ORourke J.R. ORourke Deanna Peterson John Peterson Stefan Peterson Paul Pillat Jack Puisis Jennifer Puisis Joe Puisis Justin Puisis Bob Richter Eric Richter Stephanie Richter Sydney Richter Steven Richter Brian Ritter Deb Ritter Bill Schult Matt Smith Christian Swensen Nate Treleven Rob Treleven Matt Winnacker

Membership Renewal. At the August board meeting, after a number of years, the board voted to increase the 2012-2013 family dues to $175 with an early bird price of $160 and the single/senior dues to $150 with an early bird price of $135. Student memberships remain at $50. The 2012 membership renewal forms will be mailed in early January. This year, renewals postmarked no later than Wednesday, February 29, 2012 will be eligible for the early bird discount Directory Deadline. Besides taking advantage of the early bird membership dues, early renewal will ensure your inclusion in the EYC directory. The directory contains the names of all paid members as of April 1. If you return your membership renewal after April 1, please be prepared to show your membership card as proof of membership if needed. Donations to EYC. In response to suggestions from a number of members, we will now add a line on the membership renewal form to make an optional donation to EYC. You will also be able to designate how the funds should be used. All donations to EYC are tax deductible to the extent provided by law as EYC is a 501(c)(3) organization. In addition, please remember the Ephraim Yacht Club in your will. Reciprocal Memberships. Your membership in EYC allows you reciprocal privileges at many other yacht clubs because of EYC's membership in the Yachting Club of America. To check on clubs where EYC membership will be honored, you can find the YCA website with the EYC User ID and Password on the reverse of your membership card. Membership/Holiday Gifts. Membership in the Ephraim Yacht Club is a wonderful gift. Consider giving the gift of membership for the holiday season. As a reminder, a Junior Member is not required to pay any initiation fee to become a Single or Family member if the Junior Member becomes a Single or Family Member no later than one year following his or her 25th birthday. (Current initiation fee savings amount to $200.) Updated Contact Information. If your address, phone or e-mail addresses change, please e-mail the changes to me whenever they occur. This will make sure that we have your most current information for mailings, the directory, and our e-mail communications.

Membership Report
NANCY CLAYPOOL

New Members We've had 44 new members join since last year! Thanks to all of our members who encouraged friends, neighbors and family members to join the club. If you know of someone who would like to join, the application is on the EYC website along with all the instructions. Call me if you have any questions.

Thanks. Thanks to all of you who return your renewals timely and who so conscientiously check your directory information and keep me updated with changes. It makes the membership job much easier and makes for a much more accurate directory.

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Merchandise Report
SUSAN REYNOLDS-SMITH

seeing many years of EYC fleet use under the ownership of Jack McCoy, Steve Sauter and finally EYC. For 2012 and in future years, EYCs goals are to continue to improve the quality and readiness of its fleet, while continuing to build a culture where students, juniors, members and staff take excellent care of EYCs fleet, maintaining our boats as if they are constructed from unicorn horns and pink fluffy bunnies.

EYC merchandise sales finished the spring/summer season up 25%, partly due to a cooler than normal June which kept sweatshirt sales brisk! My special thanks to Stephanie Richter and Linda Franczyk for all of their help during the season and Joan Balistreri and Lynn Martin for the additional manpower during the Ephraim regatta. It is never too soon to think about Christmas gifts from EYC! To order, simply click on eyc.org merchandise to view samples, download the form and mail to me. I will ship from Ephraim. Or call me anytime, as additional items and colors became available in season (920) 8542175. Thank you members for supporting EYC apparel and accessories. May we wear our colors proudly!

An Instructors Point of View

WOODY HEIDLER

US Sailing Level I & II Certifications Increase Staff Excellence

I hope that this issue of the Eagles Cry is finding everyone having a relaxing close to the 2011 season in anticipation of the great 2012 season ahead! This summers sailing season was very successful as an academic breakthrough as well as a competitive year. I believe one of the reasons for the growth and new found strength of the education program at the Ephraim Yacht Club is because of the US Sailing Level I and II courses that the staff has taken over the past few years. These certifications help to increase the understanding of different teaching methods as well as new and better ways to introduce new subjects to students.

Equipment Upgrades in 2011

EYCs staff and volunteers worked hard in 2011 to keep our fleet of 33 sailboats (eight Flying Scots, eight Flying Juniors, eight Optimists, and nine Lasers) and four powerboats in good working condition. With a higher degree of organization and with several staffers spending most of their time maintaining boats, EYCs fleet experienced a relatively high degree of readiness in 2011. EYC also added new Flying Junior and Laser racing sails, and upgraded its newly acquired fleet of used Lasers with updated hardware, bowlines, and mast step reinforcements. For 2012, EYC has received a donated Optimist to bring its Optimist fleet to nine (thanks to Joel and Suzy Dykman); and has received another donated Scot (thanks, Lal and Pat Burridge), enabling EYC finally to retire the Laura II, built in the early 1960s and on its last legs, after
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It was a dry, moderately warm day when Matt Smith and I walked into our US Sailing course in the summer of 2007. We had no idea what to expect. Originally, I had signed up for the course just to be able to teach at EYC, not realizing that I would gain many skills that I now use in

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my classes each and every day at the yacht club. The goal of the US Sailing Level I course is to train instructors how to teach safe, effective, and more creative classes. During my Level I certification, I learned how to create a lesson plan and run an effective class. In order for students to get the most out of a class, the key is repetition and organization. This includes getting the students involved in on-and-off-th- water drills, assigning reading for the students to do before that day of class, and creating drills that are fun and enjoyable, but teach the subject at hand. This was a huge help and improved the effectiveness of my teaching greatly. The US Sailing Level II course applied more to the Advanced Racing classes that I currently teach at EYC. This course helps to teach an instructor the effectiveness of a coach/player relationship. The key concepts of this course are designed to provide coaches with information on how to effectively develop each students performance, boat handling skills, racing tactics, as well as ethical behavior and sportsmanship in sailing. At the beginning of this summer, I started to teach the course as if I were the coach and the students were my sailing team. The students seemed to like this teaching method better and their skill levels seemed to increase at a faster pace than before. One of the benefits of teaching this way is that it shows the students more respect by teaching them like adults. The AR program continues to evolve and improve each summer, producing new racers from the Ephraim Yacht Club. The US Sailing Level I and II courses have helped to improve EYCs education program over the past five years. Personally, the two classes have helped me to improve my teaching skills and I feel that I can speak for the rest of the staff in saying that the classes have done the same for them. I hope that each of you has a fantastic and WARM winter and that I will see you next summer!

2011 Sailing Lessons Wrap Up

One of EYCs fundamental purposes is education in the sport of sailing (the other is encouraging amateur sailboat racing). EYC had a safe, successful and record-breaking year in its lesson program in 2011. Helped by favorable weather and a numerous, skilled, trained and enthusiastic staff, EYC set several records in both the number of group lesson sessions taught (252 in 2011 vs. previous record of 224 in 2010, an increase of over 12 percent!) and lesson revenues (up by a double-digit percentage from 2010). As in previous years, EYC offered nine weeks of group lessons in five sessions. Session A was one week; the remaining sessions two weeks each. Every year, EYC volunteers and staff work to improve EYCs lesson program. In 2011, improvements included: Instituted a written curriculum and lesson plans. A big thank-you to EYC Education Director Alex Zalar, who authored this curriculum on his own time during the winter of 2010-2011. Focused several staffers on keeping EYC boats in sailable condition, resulting in more boats available for lessons. Thanks especially to Murphy Zingsheim and Ben Schallip, who worked heavily on EYC boats with excellent results. Improved staff training on teaching, safety and seamanship. Offered an adult evening beginner class on Thursday evenings, which proved popular and will be repeated in 2012. Many instructors took the US Sailing Level II certification course (only a few were previously Level II certified). Posted requirements for graduating from each level on the EYC website Education page, for parent and student reference. Communicated with students and parents by email consistently, clearly and in a timely manner. Offered regularly scheduled Skippers tests, as well as by appointment. EYCs Education Committee is already working on more improvements for the 2012 season.

75th Annual 100 Miler

JOHN PETERSON

It Was Never About Winning: How Team EYC Came To Race the 75th Annual 100 Miler
During my younger days, my family spent many a weekend traveling to various big boat racing events at various locales around the bay of Green Bay. We had a slow boat and we were frequently short-handed, so it was
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never about winning. We were lucky, on occasion, however. My father would often explain to us that winning consistently required lots of money in order to purchase the latest and fastest boats that were designed to outsmart the handicap rules that defined how boats competed against each other back then. Fortunately, the handicap system has evolved to allow fairly even competition between a wide spectrum of production boats; yet, for 10 years, I resisted the thought of seriously racing our Beneteau First 38 Charrette. Yes, we had dabbled in jib and main only family day racing with some success, but could we really be competitive in an event like the 100 Miler with an older boat, basic equipment, and low tech Dacron sails? I wasnt so sure. But, during a cruise with some of the EYC staff the summer before last, the subject of racing came up. The next thing I knew, the mantra of my young friends became lets do it!" Never one to back away from a challenge, I slowly began to internalize the realities of what wed have to do to prepare, and after breaking down each step, the idea became more real and less daunting. Pre-Race Preparation. The first order of business involved obtaining a Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) rating certificate which determines your handicap or the amount of time that you will have to give other boats or other boats give to you. The number assigned to us was 105, meaning that a boat with a rating of zero would owe us 105 seconds per mile. This means that, for a distance of 41.8 nautical miles, the distance of the 100 Miler, that same boat would have to finish more than 73 minutes in front of us in order to beat us. After studying the ratings of other boats of similar size, this seemed to be a fair handicap. The next order of business was to assemble all of the running rigging necessary to handle Charrettes 1,117 square foot spinnaker. This involved spending many hours of my free time on eBay bidding on the blocks, shackles and cordage necessary to properly handle the "kite. Unlike a Flying Scot, Charrette requires the use of two spinnaker guys, two spinnaker sheets and a downhaul. In addition, two spinnaker halyards are utilized depending on the side on which the spinnaker is set. All of this rigging requires various blocks and shackles placed in strategic locations throughout the boat. The final piece of preparation involved the location and study of polar diagrams that indicate the fastest downwind angle to the wind for a given wind speed. These polar diagrams are boat specific and are an important tool for maximizing a boats downwind speed with a spinnaker.

Selecting the Crew. After studying the websites of several racing boats of similar size, I was able to determine that we would need a crew of eight in order to cover all of the assignments. The requisite positions included a bow person who handles things in the front including jibing the spinnaker pole, a mast person to handle the aft end of the spinnaker pole and to trim the spinnaker, and a pit person to handle the halyards, pole lift and downhaul as well as bringing sails up and down from below during sail changes. Back in the cockpit, we would need a mainsail trimmer, two jib trimmers, a driver, and a tactician. Now I just needed to put the right personnel in those positions. Since my EYC staff friends had been eager and willing the summer before, this seemed to be a great place to start. Some of the selections were easy. For example, a good bow person needs to be tall, strong, not too heavy, and just crazy enough to do anything semi-dangerous that might be asked of them. Matt Smitty Smith fit that description perfectly!

Woody Heidler was initially chosen to be the mast person based on his kite trimming skills but later proved himself as a capable driver. Alex Zalar was selected to trim the main and Ben Schallip would be joined by my son, Isak
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Peterson, trimming the jib. My wife, Deanna Peterson, was chosen to be the pit girl based on her keen ability to multi-task as well as her intimate knowledge of the boats food supply, an important part of a race that could last considerably more than eight hours. I appointed myself the principal driver, yet we still needed to fill that all important tactician position. The perfect candidate would have lots of experience distance racing in larger boats and would be willing to coach a young, fairly inexperienced team. Immediately, my friend, Peter Grimm, came to mind. Peter grew up sailing on the waters of Green Bay and had become a professional sailor and sailmaker. Peter has done a Whitbread Round the World Race campaign, an Americas Cup campaign, and now races super yachts all over the world. Would he come to Menominee to do the 100 Miler with us? I knew it was a long shot, but it was worth asking. To my surprise, Peter was available, thought it would be big fun, and agreed to fly up from his home in Fort Lauderdale for the race. Practice Makes Permanent. The crew committed to practicing every Tuesday night after working all day at EYC, but there were still some days that we werent able to assemble the full crew because of evening work schedules. Regardless of this, with each passing week, the crew absorbed something new. By the fifth time out, we had practiced numerous spinnaker sets, take downs, countless jibes, as well as every other possible situation that I could conceive including headsail peals (changes) and reefing the main. Being really good sailors, the crew learned quickly and did their own problem solving when something went less than perfectly. I figured that many of the situations that we practiced would probably never be required, but was content that wed practiced just about every conceivable situation at least once. Would everyone remember what to do on race day? Would some situation arise that we wouldnt know how to handle? I wasnt sure, but after our last practice, I told Peter that the crew now knew enough to be dangerous". 'Twas the Night Before Race Day'. Living aboard a boat means that you carry thousands of pounds of things that make life aboard convenient for you but arent necessary or desirable to carry while racing. This includes things like the microwave, the electric hand mixer, heavy pots and pans, soaps, detergents and other solutions, bedding and other heavy personal gear, as well as the pantry where hundreds of pounds of extra cans are kept. All of this had to go and there was no better night to do this than during the First Mates Pot Luck. I knew that Deanna would feel as though her home was being decimated, yet it had to be done. The gear was placed in cars, dock boxes, and even the dinghy. By the time the boat left for Menominee, we were carrying little more than the bare essentials. What wasnt needed on race day would be carefully tucked away in the van that

the crew would drive over the Friday evening before the race. That day finally came and I sailed the boat over with my sister, Christine Bridenhagen, while Deanna picked up Peter in Green Bay. The EYC instructor crew arrived later that evening clearly excited for what the next day would bring. After getting acquainted with Peter, the younger adult members of the crew completed their prerace preparation with a late night viewing of the movie Captain Ron. Race Day Prep. We awoke early to a building northeast wind that followed a cold front that had passed through during the night. During breakfast, I felt that it was important to reiterate our goals for the day: Have fun; learn as much as we possibly could from the experience; and perform at the highest level that we were capable of. Peter stressed the importance of staying really focused on every task throughout the day. After breakfast, Peter and I attended the competitors meeting while the rest of the crew made final preparations and unloaded non-essential gear into the van. The water tanks were drained and the anchor was moved from the bow locker to the base of the mast. One half hour before the start of the first division, we left the harbor for the starting area.

And were off! Pre-start maneuvers were fairly uneventful. We were to start with the Section II boats which was the largest of the sections. We had the highest rating of the section which meant that everyone in our section would owe us time. Getting a good start and then doing our best to keep our competitors behind us seemed to be a good strategy. Well, we got a little too aggressive at the start and had to put in a last minute tack and jibe in order to keep from being over early. This put us in a position of playing catch up from the very start but, after rounding the first mark of the course, shoal buoy R2A, we soon settled in on a nice close reach towards
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the south end of Green Island. During that second leg, Peter called for a tighter baby stay which is the stay that controls the amount of mast bend. In the process of doing this, the stay became disconnected from the fitting located two-thirds of the way up the mast which resulted in a loud noise as the cable came down and landed on the deck. After quickly determining that the fitting had simply become unscrewed and that the other end of the fitting was still attached up on the mast, Peter, without hesitation, said, Ok, whos going up in the chair to fix this? Everyone looked towards Isak who had been the hero of the previous summer when the main halyard had become lost at the top during our cruise, but I felt that we needed to send someone smaller and lighter to do the task. After all, we were close reaching in 18 knots of wind with 2 foot swells doing over 7 knots. Was this even a good idea? Well, before I could ponder this much further, Ben had volunteered. Our pit girl had retrieved the bosuns chair from down below and Peter was winching Ben up the mast. Be calm, steer the waves, stay focused on driving, and dont look up, I told myself. Ben is depending on me to do those things. Unfortunately, the problem wasnt able to be resolved even after a second trip up with additional tools. The mast was simply bouncing around too much and the fitting was lost during Bens attempt to reattach. Peter was really concerned that wed struggle upwind without the baby stay and even expressed the concern that we might unload the mast off the back of the boat without it. Since the topping lift for the spinnaker pole exits the mast in approximately the same location, I suggested that we use it as a jury rigged baby stay. Peter was skeptical at first but this did work fairly well when attached further forward near the headstay. As we approached the end of Green Island for the turn upwind, the wind began to build to over 20 knots. After some discussion, Peter and I decided that we needed to change our headsail from the larger 145% overlapping genoa to the 100% blade jib. Peter felt that this could be most efficiently accomplished by doing a bald headed change where the first sail is quickly lowered and the second one is hoisted seconds later. This wasnt something that we had practiced, but after talking through the steps, it seemed rather straightforward. The job went fairly smoothly and, in no time, we had the blade set and were trimming it in when a loud bang occurred which can only be best described as sounding like a shotgun blast. Immediately, I recognized that the large ring and webbing that attaches the jib sheet to the clew of the jib had pulled loose from the sail and was now trailing in the water. The crew now had to battle through another bald headed sail change and since another sail choice wasnt available, we were forced to go back to the 145% genoa. By this point, there was carnage everywhere, and it would have become very easy for the crew to become confused as to what needed to be reattached or rerouted. Peter wisely ordered the crew to remove the existing sail before returning the
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original headsail to the deck. From my perspective as the driver, this took what seemed to be an eternity to accomplish, but I did my best to keep the boat sailing as fast as possible under main only while Peter and the crew sorted things out. Boat after boat climbed by us to windward and within a short timeframe, it appeared as though we were in last place not only for our division but for the entire fleet. I must admit to wondering if we would even finish the race at that point. Finally, the crew had us moving again under large genoa and a reefed main (which we had only practiced once) and I was able to keep the boat more or less on her feet. Soon thereafter, we pulled in a second reef which helped even more. The crew was noticeably quiet after all of this, and even I was searching for the silver lining in what had just happened. Peter must have sensed this and quickly refocused our efforts. There is still a lot of racing ahead of us! he exclaimed. Were just going to outwork everyone else. After a brief conversation between the two of us, Peter made the call to sail a long port tack all the way into Egg Harbor. At the time, this seemed to be somewhat of a flyer, but perhaps thats just what we needed. I soon learned that the strategy was pure genius, as Peter knows well how the shoreline affects the wind on a northeaster. In no time, we were sailing almost directly up the rhumb line through the Strawberry Channel. One by one, we began picking off other boats and putting them behind us. By this time, Alex had become expert at trimming the mainsheet and was essentially steering the boat through every wave and every puff. While this was great fun, I had been steering for more than two hours and needed a break. Peter asked me who I wanted to pass the helm to and I confidently replied that Woody had done a nice job going upwind during one of our earlier practice sessions and that I thought he could handle the conditions that we were in.

Peter called forward to the crew sitting on the rail to send Woody back to drive which he did quickly and without hesitation. I went below briefly to retrieve my feed bag
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and when I returned, things were going so well back in the cockpit that I took Woodys position on the rail with the rest of the crew and ate my lunch there, not feeling the need to quickly return to the afterguard. Just as I began to think that the worst of our troubles were behind us, the port primary winch used to trim the big genoa locked itself into high gear making it virtually impossible to trim the jib in all of the way. I took a look at it briefly, and despite repeated beatings with a channel lock, she would not succumb. While I did have the necessary spare parts aboard to do a complete overhaul if necessary, I felt that disassembly under the current conditions would be too risky and so we continued on with Isak and Ben double teaming the beast in order to make the best of what we had. After hitting a few more amazing shifts that Peter dialed up, we were soon on the Welkers Point to Horseshoe Island lay line. A seemingly record number of boats were anchored at Horseshoe and I began to wonder just exactly how we would make it through such a large flotilla. I decided to take the riskier inside route closest to the island and just hope for the best. As we weaved through the anchored boats, the crew frantically trimmed the sails in the fluky winds coming through the lee of the island. In the process, we barely lost any speed at all and I later heard that we were the only boat crazy enough to choose that route, but I have to think that this shaved at least a minute or two off of our overall time. As we came through, Matt Winnacker took some amazing photos of us from Duska Pearsons boat as did Frank Heidler from his. These photos have become some of my most cherished sailing memorabilia. The reach to the north end of Chambers Island was fairly uneventful until a slight wind shift allowed us to finally hoist the spinnaker. I was a bit nervous about hoisting a 28 year old spinnaker on a close reach in 18 knots of wind, but Peter insisted that its a carry. Some miscommunication during the hoist resulted in the spinnaker pole becoming jammed at the slide along the front face of the mast. Despite the efforts of several crewmembers, including Peter, we were unable to get things under control until I finally made the decision to head downwind away from the mark which lead to a quick resolution. Soon after that, we were rounding the bell that marks the shoal off of the north end of Chambers and were rocketing downwind towards the finish line with Peter trimming the kite. Minutes later, Peter asked what was going on with the spinnaker sheet because it wasnt moving. A quick glance back at the spinnaker revealed that the sheet had somehow become jammed between the side of the block and the sheave that the sheet rotates on. Once again, Woody came back to drive while several of us attached a backup spinnaker sheet and then began the daunting task of getting the jam worked loose. It took 20 minutes of cutting, prying and hammering with various tools before we were finally able to work the sheet free from the block and re-attach it. With this problem behind us, we executed a flawless jibe as we began to hit some of
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the shifts downwind. Up in the distance, we could see some dark clouds and some occasional lightning as the wind built to 22 knots. Helming the boat under these conditions demanded constant attention both mentally and physically. One mistake and we would wipe out which wouldnt be good under these conditions. I needed a break, so we dialed up Woody again. He came back and, in short order, he was doing an excellent job of pressing the bow downwind yet deftly preventing a crash jibe which could be catastrophic under these conditions. Exhausted both physically and mentally, I sat at the base of the mast and gazed back at the hard working crew in the cockpit. After concentrating so intently on driving, it was nice just to be able to live in the moment and take it all in. As we closed in on the finish line, we began to see boats ahead of us. We began to draw nearer to one dark hulled boat in particular and soon it was evident that wed be finishing at approximately the same time. This was going to be a problem as we were on starboard tack and they were on port. The finish line was coming up quickly and just beyond was the steel and concrete break wall that forms the Menominee Marina. Piling into that doing 8+ knots with the spinnaker up wouldnt be good, so we worked out a plan to drop the spinnaker on the deck right at the finish line and then quickly head up with most of the crew laying on top of the spinnaker and sheets to keep it all in the boat. By this time, we were neck and neck with the other boat and heading up wasnt going to be an option unless we were intent on splintering lots of fiberglass, so I called for a jibe instead. This worked well except that Alex got the mainsheet wrapped between his leg and the fiberglass cabin top. Luckily, what could have been a very serious injury turned out to be just a really nasty bruise.

Coming Full Circle. As we returned to the dock, you would have thought we had just won the Americas Cup! We were so excited. We brought the boat in, cleaned up the mess, and never gave a second thought as to what our overall result might have been. As a team, we had just battled together for six hours and 49 minutes, and during that entire time, we continuously worked the boat to
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improve our position on the race course. In the process, we had learned a lot about ourselves and each other and had some fun along the way. You can therefore imagine our delight later in the evening at the awards ceremony when it was announced that we had not only won our section but were second overall. In fact, by the smallest of margins, a mere minute and fifty-three seconds of corrected time separated us from the overall winner which ironically turned out to be that dark blue boat that had crossed the finish just moments behind us. This might have been frustrating to some, but our experience far transcended any disappointment that we could ever have in our overall placement. I now realize where my parents passion for racing came from. Simply put, it was never about winning.

that even a low-score day of bridge at EYC is better than not being there! Open play was offered on Monday afternoons beginning at 1:00 p.m. Attendance was consistently good, with as many as 24 people regularly playing. No partner or registration is required for this time. The group played until the end of September, with extra Thursday morning sessions after the lesson series had ended. The couples bridge offered on Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. provided the opportunity for pairs to play and it was followed by an option of dinner out. Any member is welcome to join this group; just bring a partner and come to play. Margaret Graham coordinated the couples group this year and there was strong interest shown. She is always interested in gathering names of members who may have an interest in attending. Also look on the bridge information sheet in January to indicate prospective interest. Norma Hammerberg returned to teach an eight-week lesson series this year on Thursdays, with a full enrollment of 32 students. She continued to teach the class how to raise the level of their game, and some members are now playing (successfully) in sanctioned games to earn master points! Information about next seasons schedule will be sent with the membership/dues packet, and also be announced via email distribution. Please be sure that you have kept the membership chair informed of any email address changes.

EYC To Host 2012 Flying Scot Midwestern Championship Regatta

EYC has been selected to host of the Flying Scot Midwestern District Championship Regatta in 2012. The last time EYC hosted this regatta was 2005. The Midwesterns will be held in conjunction with the 2012 Ephraim Regatta, and can be expected to result in higher turnout for the Ephraim Regatta. In 2005, the combined Ephraim Regatta/Flying Scot Midwesterns attracted 54 Scots, and directly led to EYC being selected to host the 2009 Flying Scot North American Championship regatta.

We continue to maintain a list of prospective beginners to see if there may be sufficient interest for that level of instruction, so keep us informed by noting you are an interested beginner when the form is distributed for 2012. We will work diligently to try to accommodate that level if enough people identify interest.

Junior and Teen Activities

HEATHER ANDERSEN

EYC Bridge 2011

SUZANNE J. LISLE

What a fun summer was had by all of our Juniors and Teens on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. A huge thank you to many hosts and chaperones who made it all possible during our busy and relaxing Summer 2011. Our teens enjoyed a relaxing evening of sailing on the beautiful boats of John and Deanna Peterson and Christine Bridenhagen. We took to the water again with Jay Lott and Bill Andersen for a night of power boating, hiking and picnicking at Horseshoe Island. We added a fun get together for the Teens on Kangaroo Lake at the Andersens home. A new event was beach volleyball at the sand courts on Hwy A in Gibraltar. The season
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The bridge opportunities at EYC were again well received and well attended this season. Both open play and lesson formats were offered. We welcomed new members for whom this activity was the primary reason for joining and supporting the club. Many then went on to become involved in other club activities! The common belief is
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concluded with a scavenger hunt designed and run fearlessly once again by Duska Pearson. The Juniors enjoyed the water games at EYC, bowling at The Bowl and an evening of theater under the stars at AFT, just to mention a few. All of our young members enjoyed the clubs most popular eventthe Barn Party at the Pillats. A huge thanks to Duska Pearson and Betsy Steele who coordinated our Juniors. We will bring back lots of favorites next year, not let the First Mates' Pot Luck interfere with our childrens social lives, and build lasting friendships for the years to come. We will be adding some EYC clubhouse game and movie nights next year. We will kick off next year for our kids at Fyr Ball 2012.

Winter Activities!
Think the only EYC fun takes place in the summer? Join in for winter activities, too! Holiday Dip In The Pool Calling all EYC swimmers! Please join us at the pool party Thursday, December 29th from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. for swimming at the YMCA in Fish Creek, and pizza from 7:30 - 8:00 p.m. Those under the age of 8 should bring along one adult to supervise them. Otherwise, you can be dropped off. Parents are welcome to attend!!!! Please bring $7 to cover the cost of the pool and pizza. Questions? Please email Duska Pearson at duskapearson@me.com. Look for the email blast in December. Hoopers Holiday Party! All are welcome to come to the Hoopers house for a holiday party! When: Tuesday, December 27th at 6 p.m. Where: 10665 Westwood Drive, Sister Bay Attire: Dress is casual

I encourage anyone who wants to help get the Young Explorers (children under 6) off the ground again next year to please contact me. Also, if you have any new ideas or want to get involved with Juniors or Teen activities, please contact me over the winter at heather@brecklodge.com. I will be posting the full summer schedule in the Spring Eagles Cry, so best to share ideas sooner than later.

All you need to bring is holiday cheer! R.S.V.P. to Kitty at (239) 450-2600 or kitty@thehoopers.net by December 23rd. Holiday Ice Skating Party EYC members and guests are welcome to join together for the annual ice skating party between Christmas and New Years Eve. Watch for the date and time to be announced via EYC email the week before. Contact Nancy or Rob Treleven with any questions at (847) 4129717 or ntreleven@ameritech.net. New Years Eve What: Open House at Joani Lewis's

Where: 3026 Anderson Lane, Ephraim When: 6-10 p.m. Bring an appetizer if you wish. No R.S.V.P. needed. Any questions, call Joani (920) 8544656.
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Another Flying Scot Donated To EYC

A big thank-you to longtime EYC members Lal and Pat Burridge, who donated their Flying Scot, Lals Single Malt to EYC, together with its sails and trailer. This boat, in race-ready condition, greatly increases the overall quality of EYCs Flying Scot fleet. Remember, because of its educational and amateur athletic mission, EYC is qualified as a charity under Federal tax law, and therefore your donation is taxdeductible. EYC would be grateful for your donation of cash, appreciated securities, and equipment. Among the items which EYC would particularly like to receive are: * Flying Scot, Optimist, Laser and 420 sailboats * Powerboats from 13 to 20 feet, suitable for use in the EYC lesson program * 4-stroke outboard motors. * Shore Stations and similar boat lifts EYC will also gladly accept other boats and marine items in good condition which can be used in EYCs programs or sold to raise funds for EYC. And, remember EYC in your will!

More Donations for 2011

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Avoid Frustration - Buy A Sailboat

Are you frustrated because the Flying Scot you borrowed from a friend is missing a key part? Or because your child showed up eager to race and then didnt draw an EYC-owned boat? Or because the EYC boat you drew doesnt seem to be as fast as the privately owned boats, or is rigged in a way which you dont like? Do you have children coming up through EYCs lesson program, and you want to encourage them to sail more on their own outside of lessons, and ensure they can race with confidence? Heres your old-fashioned solution: buy your own sailboat. EYCs fleet is limited in numbers, sometimes has boats out of commission for maintenance, and suffers a lot of wear and tear from almost daily use by inexperienced students and other sailors. Despite the constant efforts of EYC staff and volunteers, EYC-owned sailboats will never be in like-new condition like a privately-owned boat can be. And, of course, EYC-owned boats must be shared with all other EYC members. Despite the best efforts of EYC staff and volunteers, sometimes there are not as many EYC-owned boats as there are EYC members wishing to race them. Used sailboats are relatively inexpensive, and with a little care, keep their resale value. Used Lasers can be found (often with trailer, sail and cover) for $1,000 to $1,200, in good condition. Two used Optimists (at least one of them
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The Ephraim Yacht Club was selected as the charitable organization benefiting from the July Donation Creation Pizza at The Wild Tomato. It was also the best month in its history. The club received $424.00! This Fish Creek restaurant is owned by parents of EYC junior member, Levi Unkefer. Also, thanks to Jessica Sauter for suggesting EYC for the donation selection!
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in superb condition for under $1,000) are for sale on EYCs Classified Ads page. Used Flying Scots in good condition can be found, with sails and trailer, for $3,000 to $4,000. Keep an eye on the EYC Classified Ads web page, the EYC clubhouse bulletin board, your local Craigslist boats-for-sale classified ads, the Laser Forum for sale ads at www.sailingforums.com/forums/Laser_Sales and the Flying Scot Sailing Associations for sale ads at http://www.fssa.com/ht/shop/shop-caveat-emptor.htm.

with 25 Scots dealing with conditions ranging from light winds with multiple 180-degree shifts on Saturday, to a heavy northerly on Sunday with 3-foot-plus wavesa Womens Regatta which was windy enough to remind some competitors to ease the boom vang before rounding the weather mark, to avoid broken booms and capsizescrowds of EYC juniors at many of the weekly series racing boat draws (better to have more competitors than boats, than to have too few competitors)parents sailing with their children in Flying Scot and Flying Junior racesformer EYC instructors, now parents, relearning that an FJ can tip over even when tied to the pierparents racing against their children in the Laser racesEYC members racing with other peoples children as crewbig crowds of parents watching and encouraging their juniors from the EYC pier and from spectator boatsparents helping their children rig and get ready for raceslots of enrollment in EYCs Advanced Racing classPetersons Charette winning its division in the 100-Miler race with EYC members and staff as crewthe Family Regatta drawing thirteen (!) skippers seeking to compete on its originally scheduled dateand EYC juniors who got better at racing every day and are now skilled enough to compete at a high school or college level. Congrats to the series trophy winners:

2011 Racing Summary

Congratulations to all 2011 EYC racers! We had the biggest racing season ever at EYC, with more race participation than ever before. Racing is half of EYCs core mission (sailing education is the other half), so a high level of racing participation indicates a healthy EYC. Look at these series race participation levels: Monday Flying Scots: Tuesday Optimists: Friday Flying Juniors: Friday Lasers: Saturday Flying Scots: Saturday Optimists: Sunday Flying Juniors: Sunday Lasers: 19 boats 19 skippers 28 skippers 15 skippers 21 boats 16 skippers 21 skippers 7 skippers

Monday Flying Scots: 1st Reindeer Jay Lott and Annika Pearson 2nd Undaunted Joani Lewis and various crew 3rd Skizot Woody Heidler and various crew Tuesday Optimists: 1st Eric Hoyerman 2nd Steven Richter 3rd Sydney Richter Friday Flying Juniors: 1st Teddy Papenthien 2nd Will Gheorghita 3rd Megan Bierman Friday Lasers: 1st Ally Dykman 2nd Brian Ritter 3rd Eric Richter Saturday Flying Scots: 1st Reindeer Jay Lott and Matt Andersen 2nd Undaunted Joani Lewis and various crew 3rd Skizot Woody Heidler and various crew

Plus, each of the Ephraim Regatta, the Womens Regatta, the Family Regatta, the Optimist Regatta, and the Rich Hall Junior Regatta saw high levels of participation, every available EYC-owned boat being used. Some of the highlights of the 2011 racing season included the Rich Hall Junior Regatta, which saw brisk winds and determined young competitors, who got right back on that horse even after capsizing...a classic Ephraim Regatta,

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Saturday Optimists: 1st Sydney Richter 2nd Steven Richter 3rd Gretchen Pearson Sunday Flying Juniors: 1st Matt Andersen 2nd Will Gheorghita 3rd Gretchen Pearson Sunday Lasers: 1st Ally Dykman 2nd Teddy Papenthien 3rd Max Werner Fyr Bal Regatta The Fyr Bal regatta featured three races in medium winds, an excellent kick-off to the summer racing season. 1st 2nd 3rd Reindeer II (3 pts.) Blew by U (7 pts.) Skizot (8 pts.)

Family Regatta The second annual Family Regatta had to be rescheduled once due to a lack of wind. Results were: 1st (11 points) Matt Winnacker, Liz Gheorghita, Margaret Gheorghita (13 points) Annika Pearson, Scott Pearson, Gretchen Pearson, Ingrid Pearson (15 points) Max Werner, Jeff Werner, Nicholas Werner, Valeria Werner

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Rich Hall Junior Regatta 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Teddy Papenthien and Benjamin Therien Stefan Peterson and Topher Andersen Ally Dykman and Will Andersen Womens Regatta Seven boats competed in the Womens Regatta, held August 3 in windy, wavy, challenging conditions. 1st 2nd 3rd Nancy Claypool with crew Carrie Berger and Prudy Hall Annika Pearson with crew Maura Zingsheim and Byrn Dyar Ally Dykman with crew Morgan and Suzy Dykman

Optimist Regatta In windy conditions, each race in the Optimist Regatta was won by a different EYC junior! 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Will Gheorghita (16 points) Charlie Sidles (16 points) Gretchen Pearson (19 points) Sydney Richter (25 points) Tommy Papenthien (27 points).

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Summer: Fish Creek Dave and Marilyn Backer Tucson, AZ Summer: Ephraim Dick and Claire Bierman Ephraim, WI Eric and Helen Conlon Brookfield, WI Summer: Ephraim Children: Catie and Maggie

EYC Wants Your Photos

If you have good photos of EYC people or events from 2011, please submit your photos to EYC. EYC will post the photos in its public online photo archive at www.flickr.com/photos/ephraimyachtclub/collections. Your photos may also be used in the Eagles Cry. Do you think that would take too much time? How about submitting just your three FAVORITE 2011 EYC photos? We especially like good sailing action photos, and photos of EYC members and juniors having fun at various EYC events and activities. We also like older photos scanned into digital format! You can submit your photos by e-mail to dockside@eyc.org. If you have too many photos to email, contact dockside@eyc.org to learn alternative methods to submit your photos. Please submit your photos! We want to build an EYC photo archive which future generations can look back on with a smile!

Dave Ellmann Fish Creek, WI Bob and Nancy Evanson Kansas City, MO Summer: Ephraim Dan and Pat Fetterley Milwaukee, WI Summer: Ellison Bay Alby and Tracy Gallun Evanston, IL Summer: Ephraim Children: Fritz, Peter, Lucy, Robo and Gunnar Tim Garland and Ami Moris Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Summer: Green Bay Children: Mikhail and Ryan Jim and Ginny Gilmore Fond du Lac, WI Summer: Ephraim Philip and Amy Goldman Minneapolis, MN Summer: Ellison Bay Children: Nicholas, Julia and Nadia Nathan and Jean Guequierre Whitefish Bay, WI Summer: Baileys Harbor Children: Felix, Clara and Pieter Norma Hager Ephraim, WI Joan Heelan Ingleside, IL Summer: Ephraim
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Welcome Aboard!
EYC welcomes the following new members
Dirk and Tracy Ahlbeck Park Ridge, IL Summer: Sister Bay Children: Emma and Brendan Jay and Jennifer Anderson Northbrook, IL Children: Brinn, Caroline and Keaton Priscilla Apfelbach Lake Forest, IL
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Curt and Laura Holland Overland Park, KS Summer: Ephraim Children: Emily, Jack, Matthew, Ryan, Sarah and Andrew Jeff and Amber Johnson Santa Monica, CA Summer: Fish Creek Children: Charlotte Brian and Kristin Kobylinski Mequon, WI Summer: Fish Creek Children: Klara, Greta and Sophie Michael and Britt Maltby Sister Bay, WI Children: Max, Eliza and Marshall Lynn Martin Ballwin, MO Summer: Ephraim Frank and Cheryle Mitvalsky Cedar Rapids, IA Summer: Sister Bay Adam and Barb Moore Lake Bluff, IL Summer: Ephraim Children: A.J. and Katie Paul and Lisa Olson Johns Creek, GA Summer: Baileys Harbor Children: Sarah Ginny Olson Sister Bay, WI Steve and Joyce Paoletti Park Ridge, IL Summer: Sister Bay Children: Annie, Stephen, Joe and Julia Jack and Martha Pohl Apple Valley, MN Summer: Ephraim Children: John, Emily and Mark John and Karen Rankin Urbandale, IA Bob and Em Rogers Geneva, IL Summer: Fish Creeek
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