Corinthian Sailing Club

 May 2003   White Rock Lake          Dallas , Texas

 UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Registration for Junior Sailing Camps is Open
May 14 - Wednesday Night Fun Races Start
May 17 - CSC Boat Show
May 23 - Dawn Riley Speaks at Fundraiser         

May 24-25 - Snipe Southwestern Regatta
May 25 - Memorial Day Post Race Fiesta
May 31 - Corinthian's Captains Challenge
June 4 - Sailing for Rhinos
June 6 - First Friday Celebration

June 7-8 - Sears Cup - Area F Qualifier

June 11 -Special Olympics
June 14-15 - Dallas Youth Race Week (DYRW) - CSC

June 21-22 - Lightning Districts - CSC
July 4^{th  -} Full day of activities

 

FOR THE LOVE OF THE LAKE (FTLOTL)

 

FTLOTL had its annual Adopt-A-Shoreline (AAS) Appreciation Lunch on Friday, April 25, 2003 .  The 3-way tie for the AAS Group of the Year award went to Mariner Sails, Kayak Power, and Flotsam Flotilla.  Chris Dukeminier is the group leader for Mariner Sails and he is a member of the Flotsam Flotilla.  The two groups that received the AAS SuperHero award for revitalizing participation in the Second Saturday Spruce-up were the Corinthian Sailing Club and Caroline Gardens .  Susan Justus is the group leader for Caroline Gardens .  Another active AAS group is Virginia Cook Realty, and Mark Pinkston is their group leader.  As you can see, CSC members are active participants in the FTLOTL organization.

 

In the past, CSC has had a Volunteer Appreciation Night at the clubhouse for the FTLOTL members.  The gathering is to thank the many volunteers who participate in the Second Saturday Spruce-up and to give them the opportunity to see the lake from a different viewpoint; they are able to appreciate White Rock Lake on a sailboat rather than from the shoreline.  CSC is having the next Volunteer Appreciation Night on June 28, 2003 .  The FTLOTL volunteers bring food and drinks, and CSC members take them for sails on the lake.  If you are available to participate in the Volunteer Appreciation Night, please contact Lauri Block at 214/821-3933.

 

Wednesday Night Fun Sails Start May 14

Monday Night Fun Races are starting May 14 and will run thru August 27.  Come join the fun of low key racing, learning and comradery.  Tom Miller will coordinate.

 

Fund Raiser Benefiting
The Carol Gough Educational Foundation

Sponsored By The Women's Racing Program

GUEST SPEAKER -- DAWN RILEY

Dawn Riley is one of the world's foremost women sailors and match racers. She was 1999 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year. Dawn was team captain of America3, the historic all-women America 's Cup team in 1995, America True CEO & Captain, America 's Cup 2000, and was a TV anchor person for the last America 's Cup. She is the first  American, man or women, to have raced on three America 's Cup teams and two Whitbread Round-the-World sailing teams. Her book 'Taking the Helm' tells the story of the all women crew in the 1993-94 Whitbread.  Dawn is currently President of the Women Sports Foundation. 

Friday May 23, 2003
6 P.M.   Sunset Cocktail Hour (with hors d' oeuvres)
7 P.M.   Three Course Dinner

                                   8 P.M.   Dawn Riley

Live Music during Cocktail Hour and Dinner
Cost: $65 tax deductible contribution to the 
Carol Gough Educational Foundation

RSVP by May 16 via  email at wrp@cscsailing.org or by phone Kai Kunnapus 214-324-4593 or Greta Mittman 214-324-9610. 

 

What's New on the Web

 

Registration forms for the Juniors Sailing Classes, the Sears Cup Area F Regatta and the juniors Dallas Race Week are now on the web.  Regatta and series results have been updated.  The events page has also been updated.  The new membership roster is online with the new password which is the gas locker code on the back of your membership card.  This will be updated in the next couple of weeks as membership renewal process comes to an end.

  

Race Calendar

 

May	ERC	Adrian
14		Wed Night Series Begins
16-18		Volvo Cup - DCYC
17		CSC Boat Show
18	Corinthian
24-25		Snipe Southwestern
25	F/S	Memorial Day Post Race Party
26		Memorial Day
31-1		F/S Districts - LCYC
31		Captains Challenge - Corinthians
June	ERC	Mittman
1	Lightning
4		Sailing for Rhinos
7-8		Sears Cup - TSA Qualifier - CSC
7-8		FWBC Regatta
8	F/S
11		Special Olympics
14-15		Dallas Youth Race Week (DYRW) - CSC
15	C-15
17-18		DYRW - Grapevine YC
20-21		DYRW - RCYC/CLYC
20-22		F/S Husband/Wife Nationals - Little Rock , AR
21-22		Lightning Districts - CSC
22	Snipe
29	F/S

 

 Butterfly  Wrangle Regatta

   

The Wrangle Regatta for Butterflies and Lasers was held the weekend of May 3-4.  The regatta was sailed in conditions varying from shifty-light air to a steady 20 plus from the South with gusts approaching 30.  Of the sixteen Butterflies competing, Bruce Faust, once again, took top honors.  Among the six Laser/Laser Radial fleet, Chris Henkel won the tie-breaker over Doug Peckover to finish first.  Paul Denison took the award for Top Junior, finishing in a tie for fifth overall in the Butterfly fleet.  The award for Top Woman Butterfly Finisher went to Susan Justus.

 

The competition among the Butterfly fleet was tight going into the last day of the regatta.  With two races remaining on Sunday, there was a battle for first with Bruce and Lisle Eddy one point apart and a fight for third with Bob Biegler, Gary Eppink and Sandy Denison all within one point.  In Sunday's first race Sandy led all the way until hitting the last windward mark before the downwind leg to the finish, allowing Bruce to maneuver by him to finish first with Sandy in second and Lisle in third.  In the second race on Sunday Bruce and Sandy battled it out for first until Bruce capsized at the jibe mark allowing Sandy to scoot by and take first with Gery Osowiecki sailing well in the heavy air taking second, followed by Frank Richards in third.  When all the dust settled after the last race, Bruce's consistent finishes with three bullets and no other finishes worse than third (except for the DNF when he capsized in race six) gave him first place honors putting him three points ahead of Sandy, who made up for a slow start in the regatta by finishing with two firsts, a second, and a fourth in the last four races.  Sandy also got a little help from Lisle who retired from the sixth race with an injury, but who still took third place overall in the regatta with top four finishes in all five races in which he competed.

 

Congratulations also to Susan Justis who squeaked by Jackie Carver and Katherine Holt to come away with the award for Top Woman in the Butterfly fleet.  Before retiring with mechanical problems, Susan was consistently finishing among the leaders.

 

The Laser fleet was a face-off between Chris Henkel and Doug Peckover, with each trading firsts and seconds throughout the regatta.  At the end of the day both finished with identical scores of 9, with three firsts and three seconds each.  The winner was decided by the final tiebreaker with Chris beating Doug in the final sixth race.  At the awards ceremony Chris tried to decline acceptance of the first place trophy, professing that his victory was tainted since Doug had given him a head-start in the last race.  I think they settled it by agreeing to each keep the trophy for six months during the year.

 

Special recognition should also go to Top Junior Paul Denison.  Paul was competing in the regatta against adults, some of whom are among the best and most competitive Butterfly sailors in the country.  He was always in the thick of things throughout, consistently finishing up with the leaders.  The only thing holding him back was having enough ballast to keep the boat flat in heavy air; but he sure made up for it on those screaming reaches.  By next year, we all fear that after the start all we will see of Paul is the transom of his boat.

 

Finally, special thanks to the Flying Scot fleet, especially PRO Richard Wade, who set some great courses, which led to some great competition and a fun time by all.

 

The Butterfly fleet conducts regular Saturday races year-round with first gun scheduled for 10:30 a.m. during the warmer months and at noon during the winter season.  If you are interested in some great single-handed sailing, please consider joining us on the starting line.

 

2003 Wrangle Regatta Results

 

Butterfly			May 3-4-2003
Place	Last Name	First Name	Club	Total Pts
1	Faust	Bruce	WRBC	17
2	Denison	Sandy	CSC/WRBC	21
3	Eddy	Lisle	WRBC	28
4	Richards	Frank	CSC	37
5	Noeding	John	WRBC	48
6	Denison	Paul	CSC/WRBC	48
7	Biegler	Bob	WRBC	50
8	Eppink	Gary	WRBC	51
9	Charland	Tom	WRBC	53
10	Osowiecki	Gery	WRBC	57
11	Koegl	Dave	WRBC	57
12	Landi	Tomaso	WRBC	58
13	Crawford	Gary	WRBC	76
14	Justis	Susan	CSC	78
15	Carver	Jackie	WRBC	85
16	Holt	Catherine	CSC	88