ON THE WATER

by Donna Sue Marks, Yachting Information Chair

US Sailing has an expectation of a few of the US Sailing Adult and Youth Championships happening this summer in and around the country. Please continue to check the US Sailing event website for updates throughout the year. The following Youth Championships planned include a brief description and some of our SPYC past winners at those Championships.

The US Youth Match Racing Championship, in June at Rochester YC (Rochester, NY) is a resume submission event with a deadline fast approaching. This event is an outstanding training ground for young sailors who are passionate about match racing and focused on competing at the next level. S PYC hosted this event in 2012.

The Chubb US Junior Championships for junior sailors ages 13-18, is in August at Eastern Yacht Club - Marblehead, MA. The Championship is comprised of three fleets; single, double, and triple handed. The Area D Qualifier for this event is June 24th-26th hosted by Fairhope YC, Alabama. Several sailors from SPYC have won these national championships and various sportsmanship awards. The Smythe Singlehanded Trophy has been won by Nic Baird 2013, Addison Hackstaff 2012 and Richard Merriman 1978. The Sears Trophy which is a triple and sometimes quadruple handed boat has seen SPYC winners as well; Liam McCarthy, Josh Dochoda and Greiner Hobbs in 2014, Rick Korab, Ryan Druyor and Kevin Reali 2000, Sean Doyle, Nick Hartney and Andrew Nelson 1997, Royce Rarik, Marty Kullman, Michelle Profant, and Chris Bardes 1985. The Cox Sportsmanship Award at this event was awarded to Liam McCarthy, Noah Blacker, Nevin Avila, and Emily Wright 2013. The Bemis Trophy was awarded to Commodore David Mendelblatt and Caj Flynn in 1987 and again in 1981 and 1980 back-to-back years to Mike Funsch and Mark Shepard.

The US Youth Championships is being held in October at Camp Sea Gull in Arapahoe, NC. This is where the top youth sailors from around the country will gather and compete in six high performance classes. Some of the past winners from SPYC include; JJ Smith won the Nacra 15 Fleet in 2019, Nic Baird won the Radial Fleet in 2015, John Wallace won the Laser Fleet in 2010 and Chris Vetter and Kelsee Connon won the 29er Fleet in 2006. Congratulations to our previous winners and to our future SPYC Champions!

US Coast Guard Announces New Law Requiring Use of Engine Cut-Off Switches

Submitted by: Captain John C. Timmel FCYC Vice Commodore & Government Affairs Committee Chairman

The ECOS and ECOSL prevent runaway vessels and the threats they pose. The ECOSL attaches the vessel operator to a switch that shuts off the engine if the operator is displaced from the helm. The ECOSL is usually a lanyard style cord that attaches to an ECOS either in close proximity to the helm or on the outboard motor itself if the vessel is operated by a tiller. When enough tension is applied, the ECOSL disengages from the ECOS and the motor is automatically shut down. Wireless ECOS have recently been developed and are also approved for use. These devices use an electronic “fob” that is carried by the operator and senses when it is submerged in water, activating the ECOS and turning the engine off. Wireless devices are available on the aftermarket and are beginning to become available as manufacturer-installed options.

Each year the Coast Guard receives reports of recreational vessel operators who fall or are suddenly and unexpectedly thrown out of their boat. These events have led to injuries and deaths. During these incidents the boat continues to operate with no one in control of the vessel, leaving the operator stranded in the water as the boat continues on course, or the boat begins to circle the person in the water eventually striking them, often with the propeller. These dangerous runaway vessel situations put the ejected operator, other users of the waterway, and marine law enforcement officers and other first responders in serious danger.

Section 503 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 required manufacturers of covered recreational boats (less than 26 feet in length, with an engine capable of 115 lbs. of static thrust) to equip the vessel with an ECOS installed as of December 2019. Owners of recreational vessels produced after December 2019 are required to maintain the ECOS on their vessel in a serviceable condition. It is recommended that recreational vessel owners regularly check their existing ECOS system to ensure it works, following manufacturer’s instructions.

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Section 8316 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 requires individuals operating covered recreational vessels (less than 26 feet in length, with an engine capable of 115 lbs. of static thrust; 3 HP or more) to use ECOS “links.” Using the ECOSL is required only when the primary helm is not within an enclosed cabin, and when the boat is operating on plane or above displacement speed. Common situations where ECOSL use would not be required include docking/trailering, trolling and operating in no-wake zones.

The Coast Guard believes that the overwhelming majority of recreational vessels produced for decades have had an ECOS installed, so this new use requirement simply obligates recreational vessel operators to use critical safety equipment already present on their boat.

Seven states currently have ECOS use laws for traditional recreational vessels, and 44 states have ECOS use laws for personal watercraft (PWC).

Boaters are encouraged to check the U.S. Coast Guard website for additional information on this new use requirement and other safety regulations and recommendations: https://uscgboating.org/ recreational-boaters/engine-cut-off-switch-faq.php

YACHTING RECOGNITION 2020 AWARDS

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The Yachting Recognition Committee will begin distribution of the Award Certificate & Gift Bags to the recipients of the, 2020 Yachting Recognition Awards, this month. Award Certificates & Gift Bags will be available for recipients to pick-up beginning April 1st through April 15th.

Please see the “Check In/Temp” desk representative when you arrive and provide them your name to collect your award. Congratulations once again to all of last year’s Yachting Recognition recipients!

SPYC Junior Sailing Update by Todd Fedyszyn

The SPYC Junior Sailing Team continues to keep busy attending as many events as possible around the state of Florida. With many Covid restrictions in place, there is a high demand for regatta’s and often times minimal spots available so just getting a spot on the entry list can be extremely tough.

Over the weekend of February 25th-28th, the SPYC Laser Team travelled to Miami to compete in the annual Laser Midwinters East Regatta. Eleven SPYC sailors competed in the highly competitive Laser Radial and 4.7 classes over the 4-day, ten race series. Guthrie Braun was our top finisher in the Laser Radial Fleet finishing in 5th place overall in the 90-boat fleet. Also qualifying for the Gold fleet were Ethan Danielson, Sidney Moyer and Kate Danielson. Also competing for SPYC were Emily Allen, Heidi Hicks,

Trevor Hicks, Preston Weaver, Peyton Weaver, Dorothy

Mendelblatt and Jack Carter.

Over the same weekend the SPYC Opti Team travelled to the Buccaneer Blast Regatta hosted by the Upper Keys Sailing Club in Key Largo. John Hartney was our top finisher in 30th place overall out of 160 Opti RWB sailors. Also competing were Rosie Simpson, Jan Mistak, Sophia

Fuller, Jackson Lee, Bennett Lamb, Parker Connell, Anna Andert, Maija Andert, Finn Cox, Gloria Privis, Jad

Aberdrabbo and Leah Abrams. After a 5 month delay the Florida HS sailing season finally got started on February 19th with the first South Points Regatta hosted at Ransom Everglades School in Miami. Nineteen teams were in attendance with SPYC sailors representing Shorecrest Prep put in a strong performance for the overall win.

Our Opti sailors have also continued competing locally around Tampa Bay, most recently at the Tampa Bay Opti Series event hosted by the Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Our SPYC Green Fleet sailors put in strong performance with Thomas Weidner, Dalton Cellemare and Ethan Cox finishing in 1st/2nd/4th overall.

Also sailing in the green fleet were Cooper Lee, Zade Aberdrabbo, Reece Bizouarn and Scarlett Bizouarn. On the Opti RWB course John Hartney took the overall win followed by Ryder Ellis in 3rd, Jan Mistak in 4th, Adam Mendelblatt in 6th, Reid Mendelblatt in 7th and Chris Shaffer in 8th. Also competing in the RWB were

Sophia Fuller, Anna Andert, Maija Andert, Finn Cox, Jad Aberdrabbo, Bennett Lamb, Gloria Privis, Parker Connell and Leah Abrams.

Birthdays!!Happy APRIL

RADM E. Boyd Acklin Mr. Harvey Adams Mrs. Abbey Ahern Mr. Nathaniel Allen Mr. Kenneth Amos, Jr. Mr. Frederick Arnold Mr. John M. Arsenault Mrs. Mary Ann Aselage Mr. John Auer Mrs. Cynthia Bacon Mrs. Mary Ball Mr. Jon Barber Mrs. Faith Andrews Bedford Mr. Christian Bergstrom Mr. Jeff Boehler Mrs. Virginia Bogue Mr. Daniel Bostick Mrs. Sarah Ellen Brown Mrs. Jacqueline Ley Brown Mr. Ronald Brown Mrs. Joyce Bunch Mrs. Beverly Burchard Mr. Brian Burns Mrs. Gloria Bussey Mr. Stephen Bussey Mr. Gary Cannon Mrs. Gail Cannova Ms. Darby Capellin Ms. Cheryl Carter Mr. Emmanuel Cerf Mrs. Debra L. Chenevert Mr. Madison Clifton Mrs. Evie Colletti Mr. Gene Collins Mr. Andrew Collinson Mrs. Barbara Compton Mrs. Dianne Connolly Mr. Michael Connor Mrs. Roseanna Costa Mr. Kenneth Cowan Mrs. Alta Crawford Mrs. Becky Crosson Mrs. Robin Cunningham Mrs. Sandra Darley Mr. Alwyn Dawkins Judge Harold Dean Mr. Alex DeJesus Mr. Joseph DeLuigi Mrs. Marcia DeLuigi Mrs. Grace Denhardt Mrs. Dawn DePalma Mrs. Kate Diggs Mr. Grant Dumas Mr. Charles Dutcher Mr. Christopher Dutton Mr. Robert Ellis Mrs. Catherine Ellis Mrs. Elizabeth U. England Mrs. Rebecca A. Feeley Ms. Mary Elizabeth Fellows Ms. Ashley Ferrer Mrs. Cheryl Fischer Mr. John Fitzpatrick Mrs. Ann Chadwick Fleeting Mrs. Cyndi Fleming Dr. Rosalind Flynn Mr. Joseph H. Frohock Mr. Felix D. Fudge Mrs. Sandra J. Fuentes Mr. Lloyd Gathings Mrs. Pamela Gehrich Dr. Richard Gibson Mrs. Nina Glover Ms. Betsy Goldbach Dr. Maurice D. Goldman Mrs. Mayling Gonzalez Mrs. Cathleen Gramling Mr. Scott Gramling Mrs. Hannah Gross Mr. Dan J. Gross Mr. Robert “Trip” Guinan Mr. Michael S. Haber Mrs. Sally Habermeyer Mr. Kevin Haffey Ms. Corey Anne Hall Mr. John Hamilton Mrs. Kimberly Harding Mr. Patrick Harned Mr. Ryan Hartney Mr. Antti Heikkinen Dr. Mack Hicks Mr. Mark Higgins Mr. William R. Higgins Mr. Frederick Higham Mr. Richard Hilburn Mr. Robert Hill Mrs. Stephanie Hofmann Mrs. Mary Hogarth Mr. Kevin Holmberg Mr. Peter Hood Mrs. Mary Howe Mr. Jeffery Howells Mrs. Cynthia Huber Mr. Adrian Huber Mr. Hayes Hukari Ms. Kellian Hutchinson Dr. Suzanne Icely Mr. Christopher Ingrande Ms. Sofia Inkapool Mrs. Melanie Jackson Mrs. Ingrid Jacobus Mrs. Torrie Tiernan Jasuwan Mr. Stephen Johnson Mr. Douglas Jones Mr. Frank Joslin Mr. Ben F. Judd Mr. Robert Kapusta Mrs. Carole Kard Mrs. Joan Karins Mrs. Emily Jane Kennedy Mrs. Kelli Kerns Ms. Nancy Kerry Rev. Susan Key Mr. Donald Keyes Mrs. Kara Keyes Mr. John Kirkland Mr. Brian Klingel Past Comm. David H. Knowlton Mrs. Jane Anne Knowlton Mr. Richard C. Koch Mr. John Koko Mr. Joshua Kramer

Birthday wishes from SPYC! Anytime during the month of your Birthday, stop by the Club and enjoy a complimentary entrée & dessert

(Not valid for special events, parties or promotions. No-splitting of free entrée, please.)

(Please contact the Member Services Coordinator if you do not see your birthday listed, or if your birthdate is not correctly displayed and and needs to be updated. Email: member.services@spyc.org)

Mrs. Heather Lalanne Mrs. Susan Langston Mrs. Laurie Lawther Mr. Frederick J. Leadbetter Mr. Warren Leggett Mrs. Helen Leslie Mr. Stephen Levie Dr. Barry Levine Mr. Brian Linde Mr. James E. Lindsay Mrs. Nannette Lloyd Mr. James Lott Dr. Cheryl Lowry Mrs. Suzanne MacDougald Mr. Michael Magidson Ms. Marissa Marckese Mrs. Charlann Mason Mrs. Diane Massie Mr. William E. McCarthy Mr. Jeffrey McClanathan Mr. Sean McClash Mrs. Barbara McCoy Mrs. Judith McFadden Mr. William McGowan Mrs. Susan McKnight Mr. Larry McMillen Mr. Michael McNelis Mr. Joshua McQueen Mr. Robert Mercer Mrs. Diane L. Mercer Mrs. Sandra Merrifield Mrs. Estelia Mesimer Mr. Nick Metro Mr. Laurence Miniati Mr. Markus A. Mittermayr Mr. Stephen W. Mock Mrs. Marian Moore Mr. John Moore Mrs. Evelyn Moorefield Mrs. Jane Morehead Ms. Silvana Muro Mr. Jason Nash Mrs. Judy Nebel Mr. Brian O’Neill Ms. Anna Olecka Mr. Charles Osterholt Mr. Hall Palmer Mr. Barry Papa Mrs. Mary B. Pauline Mrs. Ellen Pavone Mr. Jonathan Payne Mr. Jeffrey Payne Mr. Wilson R. Petitt Mr. Joe Petrella Mr. Thomas W. Pheil Mrs. Kendall Phillips Mr. Donald J. Picard Mr. Charles Pittinger Mrs. Loie Polinsky Mr. Al Pollak Mr. Charles Pucciariello Ms. Candice Queen Mrs. Hilda Randisi Mr. Brian Regan Dr. Denise Remus Ms. Loralee J. Rendina Mrs. Margaret Reynolds Mr. Brad Richards Mr. Glen Richardson Dr. Donald L. Rife Mrs. Charlene Rillings Mr. Thomas S. Rinda Mr. Thomas Ritschel Ms. Megan Roach Mrs. Katie Rodgers Mr. Marshall Rousseau Mr. Courtland L. Rudolph Mr. Robert Ruhlman Mr. J. C. Russell Gen. Leon E. Salomon Mr. Antonio Sanpere Mr. Michel F. Sauers Mrs. Sally Scarola Mr. David Scherer Past Comm. William J. Schoenberg Mr. Robert Carl Schuler Mr. Peter Schwarz Ms. Christina Schwyn Mrs. Michelle Scott Mr. John Sessler Ms. Eileen Shapiro Mr. Jeffrey Sherman Dr. Rosemary Sherman Mrs. Carrie Simon Mrs. Beth Simonetti Ms. Kelley Simpson Ms. Julie Simpson Ms. Lisa Siver Mrs. Michelle Siviter Mr. Cody Skaggs Mrs. Margie Slazas Mr. Douglas Armstrong Smith Mrs. Donna Smolinski Mr. Daniel Spalding Mrs. Judith A. Stanton Dr. D. N. Stern Mr. John R. Stoner Mr. Thomas Strickland Mrs. Katie Sullivan Mr. Crombie Tanner Mrs. Carrie Tapp Mrs. Tracy Terrace Mr. Daniel Thayer Mrs. Pamela Thomas Mrs. Gaelynn M. Thurman Mrs. Anne V. Thyrre Mr. Kevin Tomlinson Mrs. Melanie Toppe Mr. David R. Vetter Mrs. Marianne Vitito Mrs. Kyleigh Vlaming Mr. Michael Wagner Ms. Helen Wagner Capt. William Walker Ms. Amy Walko Mr. William Waters Mr. Elliott Webb Mr. Steve Westphal Mr. James Whalen Mrs. Carol Whaley Mr. Richard B. Wilkes Mr. Ron Wilkson Ms. Amy Williams Mrs. Joyce Wissing Mr. C. Burrell Wood Mr. John R. Wood Mrs. Sharon Yerrid Mrs. Valerie Yost