Cruising Sail Fleet 12 Station Improvements4

CRUISING SAIL FLEET By Tom Falck, Past Chair, Cruising Sail Fleet

While sailboats provide the perfect venue for social distancing, the Cruising Sail Fleet is about socializing as well as sailing. Unfortunately, both were in short supply this past summer. The fleet had great plans for the season, including three cruises, two community service cruises, several casual boat parties, and the Lady Skipper Race. Except for the Lady Skipper Race, all our planned summer events were canceled due to COVID restrictions and replaced by several CSF Virtual Happy Hours.

The Cruising Sail Fleet’s Lady Skipper Race attracted a record 10 boats competing this year and coincidentally became the CYC sailboat racing season opener. The annual Lady Skipper Race, sponsored and promoted by the Cruising Sail Fleet, is open to any sailboat owned by a CYC member and helmed start to finish by a woman. Our congratulations to all the participants. The 1st, 2nd , and 3rd place winners were awarded at the End Of Season celebration outdoors at the Monroe fire-pit on October 17th.

2020 Cruising Sail Fleet Open Lady Skipper Race June 27, 2020

PLACE BOAT SAIL NO. BOAT TYPE LADY SKIPPER

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FINISH TIME

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ELAPSED TIME

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CORRECTED TIME

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1 Skidmarks 40900 Tartan 10 Megan Sunderland 126 12:03:31 12:51:22 00:47:51 00:46:01 2 Retention 410 Tartan 10 Aimee Smith 126 12:01:26 12:50:51 00:49:25 00:47:31 3 Ob La Di 1414 J35 Marian Liautaud 81 12:05:44 12:52:17 0046:33 00:47:57 4 Waterworks 26302 Tartan 10 Anyssa Van Horn 126 12:01:42 12:51:41 00:49:59 00:48:04 5 Karma 55367 Beneteau 36.7 Carolina Sandoval/ Sonia Sandoval 78 12:02:34 12:51:32 00:48:58 00:50:41

6 Amateur II 15630 Tartan 10 Felicia Platzke 126 12:01:25 12:54:26 00:53:01 00:50:59

7 Flash

Tartan 3400 Lynda Lane 8 Intangible 52239 Tartan 3700 Mary Falck 9 Ali Gusto 50 Catalina 445 Lisa Haag 174 12:01:54 12:59:56 00:58:02 00:52:06

114 12:06:18 13:01:56 00:55:38 00:54:28 135 12:02:29 13:02:41 01:00:12 00:57:07

10 Wine Knot Beneteau Oceanis 41 Sally Jo Rudnick 120 12:07:23 13:15:29 01:08:06 01:06:04

At the Cruising Sail Fleet Annual Meeting September 23 rd, the fleet committee members elected Peter Ellis as Chair and Jerry Gurthet as Vice Chair. Initial plans for the balance of the year and for 2021 were presented by Peter and Jerry and discussed by the committee and will be communicated to all CSF members and the club as the calendar is firmed up in coming months. As outgoing CSF Chair, I thank the members of the Cruising Sail Fleet, the CSF Committee, and CSF Steering Committee members Lisa Haag, Cynthia Szczepanski, Eric Moore, and Vice Chair Peter Ellis for their support over the last two years. Most importantly, I thank and recognize my wife Mary for being the true force behind the past two years of CSF successes. Mary’s tremendous support, insight, guidance, determination, research, planning and execution of CSF events and communications were invaluable. I look forward to enjoying 2021 CSF activities under the leadership of Peter and Jerry.

MONROE & BELMONT IMPROVEMENTS

DURING SHUTDOWN By Nick Berberian

While the Club was closed due the pandemic, your Stations Committee, in conjunction with your Club’s Board of Directors and Flag, was actively engaged in getting both the Monroe and Belmont facilities ready for the reopening, especially in light of meeting the challenges caused by the rising lake levels and our need to maximize outdoor dining space in light of the regulatory requirements imposed by COVID-19.

At Monroe, we undertook three substantial projects:

1. Raising the level of the southern portion of the parking lot with a retaining wall and repaving the entire lot

2. Restoring docking along the eastern and southern walls by installing wooden dock fences that boats could dock off of and replacing the electrical service to provide full functionality to the pedestals that were also raised

3. Replacing all of the wood planks on our northern docks together with new electrical service that was raised to run directly below those planks in order to avoid contact with the water

The new raised parking lot has not only protected against flooding from the high lake levels but has also provided attractive space just south of the Mac Bar for additional outdoor food and beverage service as well as a site for private events outdoors. Tents, umbrellas and fire pits are being utilized to further enhance the usage of that space. The retaining wall steps have also provided an attractive place for members to sit and relax at the water’s edge. The dock fences have proven to also work well and provide an attractive location for members to order carry out to enjoy on their boats. Secretary Rick Lillie deserves a very special shout out for the success of these projects due to the substantial time he expended with respect to his onsite supervision on a daily basis. Everything was ready to go for Fleet Review as planned! We also spruced up the entry way to Monroe by refinishing the woodwork and polishing the brass on the doors and light fixtures on each side, together with the brass behind the Mac Bar. Our very own Lloyd Karzen also worked with the Staff to refinish the table in the Captains Cabin so make sure to check it out while you enjoy the expanded outdoor dining on the patio made possible with the addition of another tent.

At Belmont, our projects included:

1. Adding two tents on the patio which provide a wonderful opportunity to fully enjoy the Belmont patio, as well as food 2. Refinishing the floor upstairs so we will be ready to use that space when we need to do so.

The Club, like all organizations, has confronted substantial challenges in the face of COVID -19, which were further compounded by the rising water levels and the fact that social clubs were excluded from federal assistance under the PIP forgivable loan program. However, thanks to our strong membership, which made these significant improvements possible and the Club’s rigorous COVID-19 protocols, we believe we have enhanced the ability of all of our Club members to fully and safely enjoy the Club facilities at both Monroe and Belmont within the constraints imposed by the pandemic. Please stay safe and enjoy the Club when you can. Your continued support is critical to our success.