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THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AN EPHRAIM REGATTA

Ephraim Yacht ClubP.O. Box 331, Ephraim, WI

December 2008

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In This Issue

From the Commodore ....................................................1

State of the Club Report.................................................2

Director's Report ............................................................3

103rd Ephraim Regattta ................................................. 5

Clubhouse, Fleet & Education Reports......................... 8

Personnel Report ............................................................9

2009 Flying Scot NAC News ......................................10

Bridge & Bunco ..........................................................13

Junior Activities ...........................................................14

Bratfest, Explorers and Teens ....................................15

First Mates ................................................................... 16

EYC Gear, Instructor Housing, Thank You's & Racing

Results ...........................................................................17

Memorials/Tributes & Communications ...................18

EYC Officers & Directors, 2008-2009

David Sauter (Commodore)

Paul Pillat (Vice Commodore)

Max Robinette (Rear Commodore)

Marsella Fults (Secretary)

Paul Pillat (Treasurer)

Rich Bierman

Quinn Brennan

Nancy Claypool

Andy Huey

Jay Lott

Scott Pearson

George Reynolds

Donna Scattergood

From the Commodore

DAVID SAUTER

Well, winter is upon us and the EYC is all tucked in. We

pray you all had a festive Thanksgiving and preparations

for Christmas, Hanukah, and New Years are going well.

Looking back on 2008 brings fond memories of

celebration and fun both on the water, on the dock and in

our newly refurbished clubhouse. Once again thank you

to all those who contributed in time and treasure to this

much needed and utilized project. We have given future

generations a wonderful gift! As we look to the

uncertainties in the world of 2009 we should all count the

blessings we have in our little EYC community of friends

and fellow sailors. The EYC is a wonderful oasis and we

will all find it gleefully waiting for our return.

The 2009 Flying Scot North American Championship

Committee is hard at work organizing and planning for

this once in a lifetime event. Our hosting of this event is

not only an honor but also many years in coming to Eagle

Harbor. It is good for the EYC to support the Flying Scot

fleet that has been our primary boat for so many years.

Please consider taking on a role if you have not already,

many hands do truly make light work.

I am excited to announce that Christian Pillat will return

for the 2009 season and a number of the 2008 team are

leaning our way. We look forward to great leadership andan even more experienced team.

As we continue to make the club easier to manage and

operate, more changes will occur. We are doing well on

posting more timely information on the site and have

added EYC groups in Facebook, MySpace, Linked In and

Plaxo. We have video on YouTube and a large and

growing photo library on Flickr. What a great way to stay

in touch over the long winter months.

If there is anything you want to share or have questions or

comments in the off-season, please contact myself or

another Board Member. We had a great 2008 and arelooking forward to the 2009 season!

June 1, 2009: Opening Day!


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State of The Club ReportDAVID SAUTER DELIVERED AT ANNUAL MEETING

The Ephraim Yacht Club is in tremendous shape due to

the diligence and foresight of the Board, our membership

and many dedicated individuals that have volunteered

countless hours to get us to where we are.

First, I wish to acknowledge Christian Pillat for running a

smooth and efficient operation this summer, he and his

team have done an exceptional job at making the club a

cool hang out as well as a fine educational and racing

facility. The power of the club is its sense of shared

community and that is more evident now than ever before.

Thank you again to this years Instructor Team and our

quiet but ever dirty Equipment Manager Drew Witteborg!

Bill Hoag was the fundraising chair and Quinn Brennan

was the man in the trenches that made the dream of a

revitalized clubhouse a reality. Again, thank you from themembership! While we have additional enhancements

planned, Bill and Quinn brought this huge project in ontime and under budget. Our contractors providedconsideration for the club and we encourage you toconsider them in any project. They are Baylake Electric,

Concrete Forms, Inc, Paul Malmgren Architect,

Bridenhagen Landscape and Rachel Chomeau Landscape.

George Kraemer and Paul Pillat are undertaking

additional dock enhancements to help us improve the

safety and usability of the dock for the 2009 season. Wehave tested a few things such as the arrangement of the

boats and the catwalk docks. We are learning and will put

more efforts into practice for next season.

Racing and Regattas were well attended and well raced.

Our fleets are growing and skills are increasing. We will

continue to improve what and how we keep the spirit of

competition alive at the EYC.

Carol Claypool, Jay Lott, Ryan Malmgren and Nancy

Claypool are hard at work with many others to make the

2009 Flying Scot North American Championships the

best ever. There is much more to come but if you have

not stepped up or been approached to help, please know

that we need you!

We continue to improve our equipment. The fleet is in

better shape than ever with additional upgrades planned.

We will complete the refurbishment of our sails this

winter and go into next season in fine shape with the help

of Mad Sails and Ryan Malmgren. Thank you, Ryan.

We currently have 357 paid members at various levels.There are 13 new members this year so far. We continue

to have a healthy active membership.

Our club is well insured and our fleet fully registered after

many tedious years of work by Brud Sturgis. Thank you,

Brud!

Our scholarship program is operating well with six

students this season. It provides great community and

good will. Thank you to Kirk Brown for helping to get

this program off the dock!

Our lease is solidly in place and our future insured.

Thank you to Max Robinette for having the foresight to

make this a priority.

Our education program continues to make great strides.

We taught over 200 student sessions with the level of

quality and fun continuing to rise again this year. Online

registration was a huge help in removing confusion and

extra hours of administrative work. Donna Scattergood,

with input from the Instructors, will undertake curriculum

changes that will incorporate Sailboat Cruising for those

not as interested in racing. We encourage more adults toparticipate as well as youth that do not get the racing bug

but want to stay on the water under sail. We are even

exploring sponsoring some big boat races and acquiring alarger keelboat for instruction! Many of the enhancement

ideas over the last few years have come directly from the

Instructors.

We have many traditional events and activities that once

again made this summer one of fun and camaraderie. Inaddition, we added some new ones to the program. Liz

Gheorghita got the Teen program going. Explorers are

growing for our youngest members and we added

Monday night ladies BUNCO. There are a growing

number of adhoc gatherings occurring amongst club

members and we have more hanging out happening on the

dock and around the clubhouse with our swim platform

and brightened ping-pong area. Junior Activities continue

to see tremendous participation. Thank you to AllisonHuey for leading this the last two years. Thank you to all

who help make these events happen and to those whoparticipate.

Our merchandise was again fabulous. Unending thanks to

Susan Reynolds-Smith for her tireless efforts to outfitmost of Door County! She again outdid herself, which

resulted in a contribution of almost $8,000!

I have one housekeeping issue; our seasons are short and

packed with activities. So, if you see something that

concerns you or have a problem or suggestion pleasecontact the staff that can help. If you feel a procedure

change should be considered immediately, contact the

Commodore by either email or phone. We want and need

to know issues and concerns in order to address them

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The state of our club is now on a more solid foundation.

We look forward to many summers even better than this

one!

Directors ReportCHRISTIAN PILLAT

To begin with, I would like to thank a number of peoplethat made it possible to make this one of the most

successful years for the EYC in recent history. First off,

thank you to Bill Hoag and Quinn Brennan who worked

so hard throughout the year to finish the clubhouse

renovation. The new clubhouse made many of the

teaching successes we had possible. I would also like tothank David Sauter, Donna Scattergood and Sara Latreille

for all of the time they put into this club. Lastly, and most

importantly, the staff this year was incredible. Jillian, Liz,

Julian, Alex, Ted, JP, Sarah, Matt, Olivia, and Woody

were all spectacular.

Staff: The staff this year consisted of nine people whogrew up around the EYC and three that did not. Being

able to recruit college sailors from outside of the program

at the EYC has tremendously improved the level of

instruction. All of the instructors this year were US

Sailing certified. This is something the club should strive

for in the future because the US Sailing Instructor course

not only makes sure the instructors are competent sailorsbut it also teaches the instructors how to teach. It gives a

number of ideas for games and activities to play on and

off the water, rain or shine.

This summer, we also experimented with JuniorInstructors. This was also a success. Woody, Matt, and

Olivia all had double duty. They not only had to keep the

clubhouse clean but they were going on lessons as well.The idea was to have them going on lessons with

instructors in the beginning of the season so they could

learn some teaching methods. I am happy to say that all

three of them showed enough maturity, confidence, and

competence to take out their own groups for session D.

Jillian Brown fulfilled the role of Activities Director this

year. She went above and beyond my expectations. Not

once this summer was I ever worried about an activity not

running smoothly. I want to thank her for the excellent

job she did and for all of the extra hours she put in to

make all the Activities at the club a success.

Liz Manley took over the role of Racing Director. She

brought an enthusiasm about racing to the club and I amhappy to say that Opti and FJ races happened almost

every scheduled racing day. This is quite different from

the past when the staff would fight over who worked

those nights because it was almost always guaranteed a

night off.

Clubhouse: I again want to thank Bill Hoag and Quinn

Brennan for all of their off-season efforts. The new design

is very effective for our lessons program. The open area

allows the instructors to sit down with their kids and have

a lot of room to chalk talk. We also installed twowhiteboards that make up a majority of the east wall

downstairs. These have proven to be a great area to talk

before the kids go out on the boats.

The instructor office is a big hit with all of the instructors

but I also think it was much needed. It utilizes the space

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The Jet Ski was especially useful. It is very easy to relay

messages or get kids out that show up late. It also helps

me get on the water quickly if a boat is in distress. I

recommend that the club keep a fast boat for that

purpose.

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Ephraim RegattaNANCY CLAYPOOL

The 103rd Ephraim Regatta was a great success on all

fronts -- for the racers, the spectators, and all the club

members who volunteered and otherwise participated in

the social activities. The good news is that we continue to

attract good, out-of-town Flying Scot racers who look

forward to racing with the sailors at our club and alsoenjoy the opportunity to be racing in a fleet of 30+ boats.The regatta provides competition for our junior sailorswho may not otherwise have the opportunity to travel to

compete against others. As one new crew to the Ephraim

Regatta said, "I've never raced in a fleet this big!" Yes,

our regatta is good racing.

Our regatta weekend started with the welcome partyhosted again by Jay Lott. As we all know, Ephraim is a

destination. After our out-of-town racers drive toEphraim, it is a great opportunity for them to have a

chance to socialize with competitors, renew friendships

and meet club members. As with all EYC functions, the

welcome party is open to any member. Jay did anothergreat job of providing local fare for the sailors.

Hugh Haggerty (former EYC Sailing Director, who isgainfully employed after graduating from college)

appeared out of nowhere on Saturday morning ready torace in Big Tex. It turns out that his crew was his uncle,

Mike Haggerty, a nationally ranked sailor, who wasmaking his first appearance at the Ephraim Regatta in

many years. (Mike's most recent accomplishment was

being crew for the Austin, Texas team that won the 2008

U.S. Men's Sailing Championship for the Mallory Cup in

September at the San Francisco Yacht Club.) It was nice

to see Mike back racing in Eagle Harbor.

Ryan Malmgren took a sabbatical this year from racing

and, instead, served as the Race Committee Chairman in

the absence of John Peterson (who with Deanna, Isak and

Stefan took the summer off to cruise Lake Superior in

Charrette, their 38-foot Beneteau. John will be back next

year to work on the North American Championship).

Ryan Malmgren worked with John Archibald and his

crew to get off five races. This was a challenge withconstantly changing conditions. The racers experienceddead calm to shifting winds, people sailing into holes,

changes of course, and wind bringing the back of the fleetto the front. No two races were alike.

Our regatta meals chairperson, Karen Brown, and herteam made sure that all the racers had breakfast in the

mornings and lunches for the water. On Saturday, the

racing moved quickly and the racers were able to get in

early with time to spare before heading to the 33rdBratfest hosted by Bill and Rosie Klein and family.

Thanks go to Susan Reynolds-Smith for regatta apparel,

Quinn Brennan and his committee for towing and safety

boats, Jay Lott for publicity, and Joani Lewis for trophies.

The winner of the Vail Cup, which is awarded to the

winner of the first race, was Hugh Haggerty in Big Tex.

The winner of the Wisconsin Cup, the highest overallstanding after the first three races, was Hugh Haggerty.

The winner of the Charlie Sauter Memorial Trophy,

which is awarded to the winner of the first race on

Sunday, was Randy Adolph of Madison, Wisconsin who

started at the starboard end of the line next to the race

committee boat, got out in front and stayed there. Thewinner of the Peder Knudson trophy for the highest-

ranking boat with a wife husband team was Frank Gerry

with his wife Marianne from the Delavan Yacht Club

sailing in Helga. The winner of the Sturgis Trophy for thehighest ranking skipper under age 18 was Matt Smith in

Malcolm II with his crew Robert Harlan and WillGheorghita, the "KC Crew" (they are all from Kansas

City). The overall winner of the Ephraim Regatta was

Hugh Haggerty. The complete results are on the right.

Remember, "There Will Always Be An Ephraim

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Clubhouse ReportQUINN BRENNAN AND RICH BIERMAN

Our newly renovated clubhouse was very well received

by the membership. Much of the enhanced functionalityand safety was used to its fullest extent throughout the

summer by the staff, students and club members.Socially, the clubhouse was enjoyed for events, BBQ

picnics and day fun. On any given day, you could findswimmers and people having fun on the dock and around

the club. As planned, the use of maintenance free

products and materials will lower cost and the enhanced

design should keep it dry and organized for a long time to

come.

We have a few plans for the coming year to further or

finish a few things we did not achieve. We would like toadd stone pavers to the parking area, another sail storage

box and the concrete floor needs to be polished and

sealed. In addition, we would like to update the electricalin the upstairs as well as the lighting in the trophy lounge.

We are discussing retractable awnings for the water

facing west side to add shade during the day we have

heavy sun.

If any member knows someone who can help design and

paint a floor mural of Eagle Harbor, complete with bluffs,

docks, and landmarks like Horseshoe Island; pleaseforward their contact details. We are planning to

complete a scale drawing of the harbor to help with

racecourse design, race strategy and sailing instruction(and it would look really cool).

FleetSCOTT PEARSON

We are happy to report that the fleet is in good and

improving shape. We continue to focus on the Flying Scot

repairs and are well on our way to being prepared for

Nationals next year. Mad Sails will assess all our sails this

fall and give us a plan and estimate on various

improvements. We added three sets of Flying Scot Racing

sails this year and have three sets on order for 2009.

The Flying Junior (FJ) fleet is in good shape but currentlyunder review for replacement by 420s. It is our currentintent to ready the FJ fleet for the 2009 season bypurchasing new sails and making minor hull repairs. We

will look to replace the FJs with 420s for the 2010

season.

The Optis remain in great shape. We did not add any new

boats this year but are considering adding two next year.

The Optis are a wonderful teaching boat and provide and

effective introductory racing platform for younger sailors.

I am happy to say that in the closing two weeks of the

year, we had 6 to 8 boats participating in Opti races.

EducationDONNA SCATTERGOOD

We had a great season with much thanks to David Sauter,Christian Pillat and the EYC staff! Christian has class

tallies in his report; I want to focus on what we

implemented this year and what we aspire to in the

coming years.

Most significantly, we have enjoyed a great staff groupthat reported a good esprit de corps that has influenced the

atmosphere during sessions most positively!

On-line registration was implemented this spring. This

greatly improved the registration process by minimizing

volunteer time requirements, allowing for greater

management of class sizes, scheduling and revenue

collection. The active.com service had been effective forour needs and has additional service options that we mayexplore in coming seasons.

The season now includes four two-week sessions with

both morning and afternoon options, and a fifth one-week

session. We have sailing camp for those who have

completed first grade, levels I IV, and ARTs (advanced

racing tactics.) All of this resulted in 205 student sessions

this past summer.

We are now providing a report card to parents for all

youth participants that provides information on the skilllevel achieved and recommendation for the next class.

This has facilitated communication between staff and

parents that has been met with satisfaction from parents.

We developed and implemented a follow-up survey forparents of participants to provide consistent feedback and

to continue to fine-tune our program. The survey goes out

via email after the students have completed the two-week

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We continued to assign leadership roles amongst the staff,such as activities coordinator, adult education coordinator,technical support coordinator, etc.

We are now emailing the activities of the week tomembership.

We began a teen activities program for those who havecompleted their first year of High School.

The Red Cross certified all Instructors for First Aid andCPR (adult and child). Senior Instructors are all USSailing certified.

There are many planned initiatives for the future. Theyinclude further defining the junior staff role, updating thesailing curriculum as needed, exploring a cruising

program to complement the racing program, adding a linkfor the curriculum and staff profiles to the EYC website,refining the report card and land drills. We plan to revisitsession fee rates, staff compensation and scheduling of a

regular daytime off on occasion for staff. We would liketo developing a racing association for various class boatswith handicap scored racing and develop a collegiate level(or advanced high school level) EYC sailing travelingteam if there is interest. We will be refining the adultinstructional curriculum, record keeping and scholarshipcriteria. Lastly, we will be updating our medical andsafety policies and adding a laptop computer with off-sitedata storage and access.

There were six scholarships awarded thisyear!

When in doubt, let it out. -

Anonymous

Personnel ReportDAVID SAUTER

We had an excellent season. Our team did an outstanding job! Christian will return as Club Director but we are

accepting applications for the following positions:

Full-Time Seasonal Instructors Part-Time Instructors Full or Part-Time Junior Instructors Facilities and Equipment Manager Club Manager and Head Coach Specialty Directors




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Regatta Chair for 2009 Flying ScotNorth American Championships(NAC) AnnouncedDAVID SAUTER

The Ephraim Yacht Club Board of Directors is pleased toannounce the appointment of Carol Claypool as the chair

of the 2009 Flying Scot North

American Championship that

will be hosted by the Ephraim

Yacht Club, August 1-7, 2009.

In addition to being a member

of the Ephraim Yacht Club,

Carol is a member of the Lake

Norman Yacht Club in North

Carolina. There, she serves on

the Race Committee and has played an active role in the

following events:

Flying Scot Husband-Wife NationalChampionship

MC Scow National Championship (over 80boats)

Southeast Regional Opti Championship (over110 boats)

High School Regattas/Championships -- 26 racesover 2 days

At Lake Norman, she is a member of Flying Scot Fleet 48

where she serves as the secretary, treasurer and scorer forthe fleet and assists with the food and beverage

responsibilities for the annual Spring and Fall Flying Scot

regattas.

Carol is the regular crew for Bill Ross, the Immediate

Past Commodore of the Flying Scot Sailing Association.

She raced with him in the most recent Flying Scot North

American Championship.

Carols vice-chair will be Jay Lott, 2007 EYC Regatta

winner and devoted sailor and racer.

a fast boat anyone can sail.- Gordon Sandy Douglas, Flying Scot Designer

2009 Flying Scot North AmericanChampionshipsCAROL CLAYPOOL

EYC will host the Flying Scot North American

Championship (NAC) from Saturday, August 1 through

Friday, August 7, 2009. This regatta will be very exciting

for both members and visitors. All EYC members are

encouraged to sail in the regatta, volunteer to help with

the regatta (and the parties!) and/or provide housing to

visiting sailors and race officials.

The event starts Saturday and Sunday with measuring and

registration. All competitors' boats and sails must be

measured to comply with the Flying Scot Sailing

Associations class rules before being registered to

compete. A Junior Championship and a Womens

Championship will be held on Sunday. Qualifying races

for the NAC will take place on Monday and Tuesday to

divide the competitors into a Championship Division and

a Challenger Division. The Championship andChallenger Divisions will race Wednesday through

Friday.

In the evenings, there will be several dinners and parties

to which everyone in the club will be invited. In addition,

the Flying Scot Sailing Association (FSSA) will also be

presenting awards for achievements by fleets throughout

the country, contributions to the Flying Scot class'

magazine, Scots n Water and service to FSSA.

A lot of organization is required for an event of this

magnitude. The Flying Scot class provides guidelines and

recommendations, and they have a National

Championships Committee (NCC) whose job it is to

oversee all of its nationally sanctioned regattas. (These

include the Midwinter Championship, the Husband/Wife

Championship, the Masters Championship and the NAC.)

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recommendations and organized a number of committees.The Committees and their chairs are listed as follows:

Committee Chair

Race Committee John PetersonPRO & Judges Carol Claypool

Registration Nancy ClaypoolMeasuring Donna ScattergoodLaunching Paul PillatTowing & Safety Quinn BrennanMerchandise Susan Reynolds-SmithFood Sue VolkmannTrophies Suzanne LislePublicity Jay LottSponsors Scott PearsonHousing George and Linda CareyHospitality Marsella FultsMeeting Facilities Max RobinetteVillage & EYH Liaison Bill HoagWebsite David Sauter

Budget Carol Claypool

Planning is in progress for all committees, and a numberof members have already volunteered to help on one ormore committees. Thank you to those who havevolunteered so far. If a committee chair asks you for yourhelp, we hope you will say yes and help EYC put its

best foot forwards so our guests will be sure to have agreat time and be glad they traveled over a thousandmiles, in many cases, to our neck of the woods.

We are pleased to be able to announce at this time thePrincipal Race Officer (PRO) and judges who have beenapproved by the NCC. The PRO, who will be in charge

of the racing, will be Jim Tichenor. Jim is a US SailingCertified National Race Officer from Houston, Texas,

plus he also is a US Sailing Senior Judge. Jim has yearsof experience with national level regattas for keelboats,centerboard boats and one design classes including FlyingScots. This last summer he also ran all of the U.S.Olympic qualifying races that determined which U.S.sailors competed in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

The Chief Judge will be Harry Foote from Cherry Hill,New Jersey who is a member of Ocean Gate Yacht Club.He has previously served in this position for a Flying Scot

NAC and has served as a judge at several other regattas.The two other judges will be Dean Cady, a Senior Judge

from Milwaukee Yacht Club, and Dan Goldberg, a Judge-in-Training (and FSSA Member), from the MoraineSailing Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Although lodging information has been made available toall regatta participants, there is a long tradition of sailorsstaying with other sailors when they travel to regattas.This helps to defray costs for them, and it is a great wayfor local club members to get to know some terrific

people. Our club is expected to find housing for our out-

of-town race committee personnel and judges. If anyoneis willing to house race officials or sailors, or can providespace for camping or an RV, please contact our housingchairs. We thank you for your support.

We are also looking forward to as many of our membersas possible participating in this event. Unlike many other

high-level regattas for other classes, the Flying Scot NACis open to anyone who wants to participate. Becausethere is a Championship Division for skippers withgreater racing skills and a Challenger Division forskippers with lesser racing skills, everyone can feelcomfortable competing. If you do not have a boat, therewill be sailors looking for crew, and there will be a CrewFinder section on the NAC website where you can postyour information.

As additional information becomes available, it will be posted at www.fssanac.com. We will try to provide asmuch information as possible regarding the schedule,activities, eligibility requirements and answers to

frequently asked questions. For example, did you knowthat only half of the competitors will be on the startingline during the qualifying or NAC races? Please checkthe NAC website often to be sure you have the latestinformation. In the meantime, if you would like tovolunteer or have questions, please contact CarolClaypool, NAC Chair at [email protected] or JayLott, Vice Chair [email protected] .

FS NAC 09Housing RequestGEORGE CAREY

The FS NA Championships willtake place at EYC next summer,

from approximately August 1-9. Several members havealready volunteered to house some out-of-town judges,dignitaries, and sailors, but we need to locate more roomsthat are available. If you would be able to providehousing for this week in August, please contact George orLinda Carey via email and let us know what

accommodations you are able to offer.

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FS NAC SponsorshipsDEB RITTER

If you would like to be a sponsor of the 2009 FSNA

Championships, we welcome you! If you would like to

highlight your business or simply represent your family as

a supporter of the championships, please contact ScottPearson at 630-677-6385 or Deb Ritter at 630-918-4476

[email protected].

If you happen to know someone or a business that might

be able to provide any of the items listed below, we would

also appreciate any leads you can provide!

We are looking for the following items:

Signal Flags: A, B, C, H, I, L, M, N, P, R, S, V, X, Y, Z,

General Recall, AP, RC flag, blue, orange (Extras are

needed for some letters)

Racing Marks: One set of yellow 5 ft. marks(cylinders), Alternate set of 5 ft. orange marks(tetrahedrons), Offset marks & Start/Finish marks

Anchors

Weights for marks

Lines for marks

VHF radios

Family/short distance radios (inexpensive ones

available at Wal- Mart)

Cranes: Need two. One two lift and weigh boats. The

other to launch boats possibly at Andersons Dock.

Portable launch ramps

Launch Vehicles, ie. Modified golf carts with hitches,

ATVs or cars with hitches.

Gas for boats

Stick-on Bow Numbers: 2 sets per boat

Streamers & safety pins

Bow numbers: Need 2 sets per boat.

Streamers and safety pins to be attached to mainsail clues.

Office supplies and equipment: printer, copier, lots of

paper, pens, pencils, erasers, staplers, clipboards,

labels/stickers.

Registration bags or folders.

Parking Shuttle services

Audio Visual Equipment: Microphone, speakers, podium,

speakers platform.

Beer, wine & water bottles.

Breakfast and lunch items: Chips, cookies, sandwiches,muffins, pastries, coffee, juice, etc.

Tents, tables and chairs.

Trophies

Thank you gifts for officials and volunteers.

Giveaways for racers

Freebies for all competitors who register.

Giveaway/raffle items for sailors and non-sailors

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EYC BridgeSUZANNE J. LISLE

The bridge offerings at EYC were well received and well

attended this season. Both open play and lesson formats

were offered. We continue to receive calls from

prospective members who then join for the primarypurpose of taking bridge lessons or just to have a playing

venue.

Open play was held on Monday afternoons beginning at

1:00 p.m. Attendance has been consistently good and the

group played into September.

Couples bridge continued again this year. The group

plays on Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. and optionally gathers at a

nearby restaurant for dinner after bridge. Please note thatcouples need not be married! Playing on either Monday

afternoon or Tuesday afternoon does not require advance

registration or sign-up. All club members are welcome.

Norma Hammerberg again taught two eight-week coursesthis year, with enrollment just over 40 people between the

two classes. One class filled before the season began and

the other had just a few openings.

Sailing is just the bottom line, like adding upthe score in bridge. My real interest is in thetremendous game of life. - Denn is Conner

Ladies BuncoSARA LATREILLE

The ladies of the EYC and their friends now have awonderful entertainment option on Monday nights - ladies

bunco. Sara Latreille, Laura O'Rourke, and Nancy

Koneckny had a successful kick-off to the new ladies bunco night this past summer. Bunco is an easy dice

game that is fun for all ages. Whether you are a bunco

veteran or novice, you and your guests will have fungetting to know other members of the EYC and winning

great prizes. This past summer the "most wins" prize

included dinner gift certificates at The Whistling Swan,

Mission Grille and T. Ashwell's. In addition, the "most

bunco's" winner received a $40 gift certificate for EYCGear. So come see what all the hoopla is all about. Join

us Monday nights at 7:30 (we will hold a place for those

that are sailing Scots) and bring $10 and your favorite

beverage. Be prepared to have a fun time.

Volunteers are needed to host Bunco nights next summer.

All you need to do is set up the tables, coordinate the foodand provide ice. For further information, contact Sara

Latreille, Laura ORourke or Nancy Koneckny.


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Junior Activities UpdateALLISON HUEY

The Junior Activities program (for children completing

first grade and up) had a successful season this summer.

Each event saw huge turnouts. Yacht club members'

children, grandchildren and friends were invited to jointhe fun.

The activities included an evening at Northaven, where

the Konecny family graciously hosted us again for acookout along with swimming, volleyball, basketball and

tennis. Thank you, Konecnys! We also had fun at The

Sister Bay Bowl, The Red Putter, and The American

Folklore Theater. Thank you to these local businesses

that welcome us year after year. A good time was had by

all at Game Night at the EYC. Thank you to Laura

O'Rourke, Sara Latreille and the other moms that helped

with this event. The Barn Party at the Pillats was a bighit. Music, Dance Contests, Ping-Pong and Volleyball

were the highlights. Thank you to the Pillat family for

(once again) inviting us over!

Jillian Brown was the Junior Activities Staff Assistant.

She did an awesome job. Her enthusiasm and

organization was much appreciated. Thank you Jillian.

Also, thank you to the staff for attending the events. You

add a lot of fun to the activities. We had many parents

volunteer their time to drive kids to events, chaperone,

bake brownies and be scorekeepers for games. Thank youto all who participated!


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33rd EYC BratfestROSE MARIE AND BILL KLEIN

354 adults and children attended the 33rd Bratfest. It was

our good fortune to have so many who came to help; First

Mates, Officers and Directors, members who support and

encourage, the sailing instructors who are alwaysenthusiastic and more than half a dozen members who

just wanted to do anything helpful. The Claypool family,my wife Rosie, our sons Bob and John, daughter-in-law

and granddaughters were busy before, during and after the

party. Very much of our financial success is due to the

generosity of our beer donorsremarkable supporters ofthe club. We owe them our sincere Thank You as well as

the listed members named above. After paying all known

bills, the sum of $851 was presented to the Treasurer. In

closing, your help and support has made the event much

easier!

Bratfest Statistics

EYCers consumed

590 brats, 41 dozen ears of corn, 60gallonsof Michelob and 264 cans of soda!

ExplorersDUSKA PEARSON

The Explorers was again successful at serving our

youngest members. We had events at Sand Bay and the

Sister Bay Beach.

Teen ActivitiesLIZ GHEORGHITA

The Teen program (High Schoolers) got off the groundthis year with a lot of help from our instructors. We had a

bunch of events from movies, games and a band at Fred &

Fuzzys. It is nice to keep our kids involved at the club as

they get older.


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First MatesRUTH SAUTER

The first mates of the Ephraim Yacht Club did another

great job this year handling the social events. Following

is the annual report of our activities.

We began the season on June 21st with our Opening

Social & Clubhouse Christening. It was fabulously

organized by Prilla Beadell & Sue Volkmann. They had

everything in place. Bill Hoag had the honor of

smashing the enormous champagne bottle against a new

post in the clubhouse to christen it. Thank you Prilla &

Sue, and to all the members who helped with greeting,

nametags, pouring and brought wonderful horsdouevres to enjoy. Prilla has been doing this job for

many years and would love to have someone begin to takeover the responsibilities next yearwith her help of

course!

July 6th was ice cream day. Our Ice Cream Social proved to be a fun event, thanks to Steve Chomeau &

Stephen Sauters families chairing the event. Thanks toall who brought toppings for Sundaes, and special thanks

to Icecreamsource.com, for donating the ice cream!

July 10 saw our celebration of Founders Day. JoaniLewis chaired this event once again. Joani ordered the

cake. Everyone who attended brought their own meat to

cook on the grill and delicious food to share. Thanks

Joanie for your faithfulness to the club.

Di Tallion and Laura ORourke chaired The First Mates

Potluck Dinner on July 16th. We thank them heartily for

another memorable evening. There was a record turnout

once again filling up the entire upstairs of the club. It was

an evening of enjoying delicious food, fun games,

awesome prizes and great conversation. Nice job ladies!

Karen Brown chaired the Regatta Lunch this year. She

had lots of help with the sales and handing out of food for

both lunches and the continental breakfasts. Thank you

Karen and all the volunteers. Karen you put on a really

nice spread!

Brat Fest Prep was on the Friday morning before Brat

Fest and was very well attended this year! Thank you toSuzanne Lisle for calling and checking with all the

volunteers who signed up to help. As we all know, many

hands means light work. Thank You to all the womenfor helping get the prep work done. I know the Kleins

and Claypools appreciated it.

July 30th was the EYC Ladies Regatta. This was the

seventh year for this event, chaired by Donna Scattergood

& Liz Gheorghita. Thank you, Donna and Liz, for all

your care in seeing that the Regatta was well attended.

We had nine boats this year with great wind conditionsand a wonderful social following the races. It is alwaysloads of fun to watch the joy that the lady sailors derive

from this event. I recommend that you all consider

spending some time on the dock extension watching next

summer!

The final party of the season was the Commodores

Cocktail Party, chaired by Di Tallion and Laura

ORourke. It was held at Bay Ridge Golf Course. Peterand Diane Trenchard took care of many details, for which

we are grateful. Thank you, Di & Laura, for a great job of

organization. Thank you to the volunteer wine pourers,entry greeters / cashiers and all members who provide a

delectable array of appetizers. We all hate to say good-

bye to one another and to summer, but the schedule for

2009 is already being considered, so we will look forward

to another delightful season!

I heartily thank all the chairpersons and all the volunteers

who gave lots of time so happily. Next year will be busy

with the FSNAC, so we will need all hands on deck to

make 2009 an even more successful year.


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Membership Statistics

2008 Membership stands at 357. The breakdownis as follows:

Family Membership: 227 Honorary Membership: 4 Life Membership: 23 Senior Membership: 85 Single Membership: 18

"Sailors, with their built in sense of order, serviceand discipline, should really be running theworld."

- Nicholas Monsarrat

EYC GearSUSAN REYNOLDS SMITH

We had a banner year for EYC merchandise and

accessories helped in part to having samples posted on

our website. As a result, inventory is really low with asell out of shirts, regatta t-shirts and burgees.

Early in 2009, you will be able to see the latest EYC and

Regatta wear and products that will be available.

See the new gear at www.EYC.org.

Instructor Housing Needed NextSummerMARSELLA FULTS

Every summer, we need to house a few Instructors. So,Im starting the search early. If you can spare a room

anywhere from a couple weeks to the whole summer, Iwould love to hear from you! Please contact me at 214-

794-9971 or [email protected].

Thank YouTo our contractors who provided consideration in the

build out of the clubhouse, enhancement of our f leets

sails and ice cream! They are

Baylake Electric, Concrete Forms, Inc, Paul MalmgrenArchitect, Bridenhagen Landscape and Rachel Chomeau

Landscape, Mad Sails/Ryan Malmgren and

Icecreamsource.com.

Please consider them in the future!

Summer Racing ResultsRYAN MALMGREN

We conducted various successful regattas and series races

this year. Although our racing fleets are improving we

need to review all our operations, safety factors and

schedules.

We are also exploring sponsoring some special big boat

races in Eagle Harbor.

There were a few incidents surrounding insufficientstaffing for high wind racing. The race and personnel

committees will review procedures to assure quality and

safety. Current options are to staff for 2 on race times orhave an on-call staff member for heavier winds or high

turnout. Congratulations to all our racers!


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Opti Regatta July 12

Fox Valley Sailing School (FVSS)

Camille FVSS: 1, 2, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 = 12

Connor FVSS: 3, 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 2, 2 = 23Taylor FVSS: 5, 1, DNF, 3, 3, 6, 4, 3 = 32

Brian Ritter: 2, 6, 5, DNS, 2, 5, 3, 4 = 34

Will Gregg: DNF, 3, 1, 4, 5, 2 , DNF, DNF = 36

Jack Brennan: 4, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, DNS, DNF = 40

Charlie FVSS: 6, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF,

DNF = 55

FJ Regatta July 19

Woody Heidler: 1, 1, 1, 2, 1 = 6

Julian Slagter: 3, 2, 2, 1, 5 = 13Katie Huey: 2, 4, 3, 4, 3 = 16

Matt Smith: 4, 3, 5, 5, 4 = 21

Scott Pearson: 5, 5, 4, 3, 5 = 22Megan Bierman: 7, 6, 6, 6, 6 = 31

JR ORourke: 6, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF = 38

Richie Hall Jr. FS Regatta July 27

Woody Heidler: 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 = 6

Matt Smith: 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 = 9

JR ORourke: 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15

Ladies Regatta July 30

Nancy Claypool: 1, 1, 1 = 3

Sarah Lisle: 3, 2, 3 = 8

Liz Manley: 6, 4, 2 = 12Olivia Demarinis: 4, 5, 5 = 14Jillian Brown: 2, 6, 6 = 14

Donna Scattergood: DNF, 3, 4 = 15

Liz Gheorgita: 5, 7, 7 = 19

Memorial Gifts & TributesThank you for all the Memorials and Tributes that havehelped support the club this year and last. Please

remember to keep the EYC in mind.

Email & Website CommunicationsDAVID SAUTER

We continue to send out and post announcements on theDockside Blog and Email and will continue to do so

throughout the season. If you have an event or

announcement that should go out to the membership,

please submit it to [email protected]


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The Eagles Cry is published periodically bythe Ephraim Yacht Club, P.O. Box 331,Ephraim, WI 54211. For all questionsregarding this correspondence, e-mail

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