A PUBLICATION OF THE TAMPA SAILING SQUADRON EDITOR: Susan Bishop @ [email protected]Inside This Issue FROM THE HELM BOARD NOTES TSS CALENDARS DOCKMASTER REPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS GASPARILLA REGATTA 1 2 2 3 4 5 THANKSGIVING LIGHTED BOAT PARADE COMM. EGGNOG PARTY OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 6 7 8 9 CALENDAR OF EVENTS CRUISING REPORT CHRISTMAS CRUISE SUNFISHING 10 11 12 13 NEW YEARS EVE RULE CHANGE WOMEN’S SAILING THE MOVIE CORNER 14 15 16 17 Circulation 325 Vol. 2006 Issue 8 November 06/December 06 The Lighthouse The TSS web page http://www. Tampasailing.org
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A PUBLICATION OF THE TAMPA SAILING SQUADRON EDITOR: Susan Bishop @ [email protected]
Inside This Issue
FROM THE HELM BOARD NOTES TSS CALENDARS DOCKMASTER REPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS GASPARILLA REGATTA
1 2 2 3 4
5 THANKSGIVING LIGHTED BOAT PARADE COMM. EGGNOG PARTY OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
6 7 8
9
CALENDAR OF EVENTS CRUISING REPORT CHRISTMAS CRUISE SUNFISHING
10 11 12 13
NEW YEARS EVE RULE CHANGE WOMEN’S SAILING THE MOVIE CORNER
14 15 16 17
Circulation 325
Vol. 2006 Issue 8
November 06/December 06
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Happy
Thanksgiving!
“THE OBJECT OF THE SQUADRON IS TO CONDUCT AND OPERATE BOAT REGATTAS OF ALL KINDS UPON THE WATERS OF TAMPA BAY, HILLSBOROUGH BAY, THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN; TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS OF THE SQUADRON IN BOATING, SAILING, AND YACHTING, GENERALLY;....” (FROM THE BYLAWS OF TAMPA SAILING SQUADRON, INC.)
2005/2006 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GENE DINISIO ED JOHNSON PAT AUSTIN
AUTUMN FELS DARLA VEGENSKI
RAY DUPUIS DELL COOPER
GREG JOHNSON BOB EDENS
COMMODORE VICE COMMODORE REAR COMMODORE
SECRETARY TREASURER
1 YR DIRECTOR 1 YR DIRECTOR 2 YR DIRECTOR 2 YR DIRECTOR
COMMODORE
Gene Dinisio
From The Helm
November 7, 2006 If you have not given the Dock Master your boat registration and insurance or submitted your compliance forms you could loose your slip. A slip is a privilege and it is at the Board’s discretion whether to allow renewal of a slip lease. The Board will be sending out slip lease renewals for 2007. The Board will be reviewing all the leases that are submitted. The Board approved signing a new contract with Golden Rule Pest Con-trol. We have received the results from the soil test from the railway we will have to dispose of one of the piles as hazardous waste and the other as industrial waste. We are getting bids for disposal of the soil from a li-censed and accredited companies. The wash pad print will have to be changed again slightly at the request of the EPC. We also had to do a test on 5 section of the railway area one of the samples is question-able. We may need to remove more soil for disposal. Autumn D Fels Secretary TSS
Order your 2007 TSS Calendars now.
A great way to keep track of events going on at the club!
Contact Francine Webb this month to place your
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634-1314
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BOARD MEETING NOTES
Announcements
Membe
Marine Surveyors *
John M. Towne, AMS 6337 Jamacia Circle East Apollo Beach, FL 33572
Telephone: 813-645-4896
My thanks to Charlie Bruno for heading up the work party in my absence. By the sign-in sheet, the club had “58” members sign in to help make the club beautiful. I did leave Charlie a “list of things to do” and they all were accomplished. Thanks again to Charlie and to all “58” members who showed up to work. A reminder… all boat slip leases are terminated this coming December 31 and then renewed (maybe) on 1 January 07. Slips are renewed if the slip holders are in compliance with the rules and regulations of TSS. As of this newsletter there are 32 people on the wet slip waiting list waiting for your slip. Thank-you, Dave Squier TSS Dockmaster
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Dockmaster’s Report
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ATTENTION WET & DRY SLIP HOLDERS
AND WAITING LIST MEMBERS
Compliance forms, insurance policies, and boat registrations must be up-to-date
or you may lose your slip.
Members who are in compliance may renew their leases (wet/dry) on
January 1, 2007 subject to board approval.
Leases and compliance forms are on the website ( www.tampasailing.org ) or at
the clubhouse.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Work parties are cancelled for November
& December
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Tampa Sailing Squadron
Gasparilla Regatta
February 10th and 11th
THANKSGIVING
November 23, 2006 - 2 P.M
Desoto Point National Memorial Park
Bradenton, Florida
YOU ARE INVITED
There will be a shared Thanksgiving Day dinner at De-soto Point National Memorial Park sponsored by Paul and Flo Slater. Paul and Flo plan to sail to Desoto Point the day before Thanksgiving, (November 22) and invite anyone who wants to go early, to sail along with them. If you need directions to arrive Thanksgiving Day by boat, call the number below. The anchorage is at Desoto Point Park in the Manatee River (about due South of the Portavant Indian Mound on Snead Island). If you want to drive down, take 41 South to Bradenton, West on Manatee Avenue to 75th Street West, Turn North to end of road. Park in the lot outside of the gate and walk around the gate into the park picnic area. There will be a sign up sheet posted in the Clubhouse. See what everyone else is bringing, then add your own Thanksgiving dish that will make the holiday special. In case of inclement weather, the dinner will be held at TSS Clubhouse beginning @ 2 P.M. If there are any questions, call Paul or Flo @ 633-6196
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LIGHTED BOAT PARADE
December 16, 2006
Hosted by the Tampa Sailing Squadron in cooperation with the Apollo Beach Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus is coming to the Lighted Boat Parade
Bring your kiddies, your grandchildren, your neighbors to talk to Santa. He'll be arriving at 3pm and taking wish lists till 4:30 on Dec. 16
All children are welcome!
Special Treats!!
Special viewing area for the parade is being set up.. stay for Chili!
Chill Out with your BEST CHILI Join the Chili Contest -- bring a pot of your favorite chili to the
Lighted Boat Parade
Cook your family favorite... or try something new... Chocolate Chili Cornmeal chili Chicken Chili Seafood Chili
Tofu Chili
We will need about 12 pots of Chili -- so don't be shy. If you need a recipe, email [email protected]
Awards for best ever, spiciest, most original! Chilled beer will be provided!
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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5 6 TSS Board Meeting 7:30
7 Sea Scouts 7:30
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9 Rules &Bylaws Meeting 7:30
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11 Club Race 2:00
12 13 YS Board Meeting 7:30
14 Sea Scouts 7:30 p.m
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20 Member-ship Meeting 7:30 pm
21 Sea Scouts 7:30 p.m
22 Long Range Planning Meeting 7:30 pm
23 Desoto Point
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26 Womens Sailing 1:00
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28 Sea Scouts 7:30 p.m
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November 2006
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Christ-mas Cruise St. Pete
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4 TSS Board Meeting 7:30
5 Sea Scouts 7:30
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7 Rules Bylaws Meeting 7:30
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9 Club Race
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11 YS Board Meeting 7:30
12 Sea Scouts 7:30 p.m
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16 Lighted Boat Parade
17 18 Comm’s Eggnog Party 7:30 pm
19 Sea Scouts 7:30 p.m
20Long Range Planning Meeting 7:30 pm
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24 31 New Year’s Eve Party
25 26 Sea Scouts 7:30 p.m
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Cruiser’s Calling Lighthouse article for November
By Len Berkstresser
A group from TSS including Mickey/Angus Regar, Leah/Ed Peters, Rick Linton, Drew Barrett/Lauren Merritt and Len Berkstresser ac-companied a fleet of 10 boats from Davis Island Yacht Club on their Longboat Key Cruise. We had a good and were able to make some new cruising friends. They are a wonderful group with whom to go cruising. I have posted some pictures of the weekend on the Web-site. DIYC is looking forward to our next joint cruise on February 3rd to downtown to attend the Tampa Bay Lightning Game. This cruise will be hosted by Bob Sardo. He has a great time planned so stay tuned for details. November is shaping up to be a very busy month. There are several cruises planned. Bill and Elaine Cullen will be cruising Tri-umph for a week that will put them back in St. Pete on Saturday, No-vember 5th. This is just in time for the Strictly Sail Show which takes place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday the 4th, 5th and 6th. Sev-eral TSS boats plan to attend the show, raft-up in the Vinoy Basin Saturday evening and meet Bill and Elaine for word on their trip. The following weekend is Rib-Fest in St. Pete. There is a big rib cook-off, lots of live music by big-name bands, an arts and crafts festival and generally a great time. Several boats are planning to sail over to the Vinoy Basin on Saturday morning to enjoy the fes-tivities. If you’d like to go, please sign-up on the board. The annual trip to Desoto Point at Thanksgiving will occur again this year and be hosted by Paul Slater. A lot of information is already posted at the club for those of you interested in attending. This is a great time, judging from those who have attended in the past. With the change in the weather, cooler days and nights are upon us. It is a great time to take a trip on your boat. Give the ol’girl some exercise and release the dock lines. See you on the wa-ter, Len
Christmas in the Park Cruise December 1-2-3
Ken and Jan Boucher aboard “Keeja”, and Elaine and Bill Cullen aboard “Triumph” will be the hosts for this annual cruise. It was a lot of fun last year. Starting Friday night there is lots to downtown St Pete, including a free concert. Early Saturday there’s a “Morning Market” that’s just grand, and then at 10AM there is a Christmas Pa-rade that’s a hoot. At Noon, we plan to go watch the “Kids & Kubs”, 75 (yrs old) and over softball game for a little inspiration. Then we’ll have cocktails on the South beach of the Vinoy Basin un-der the palms mid afternoon. Then there’s caroling, and a snowball fight in the park. See the list of all the activities including the Or-chestra, the Tai Chi, the walking tours, and all the other stuff avail-able to you this weekend. More info on the cruising board in the clubhouse. (2 pages worth!) For questions call Bill at 988-1130 or Ken at 571-3404
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Sunfishing (TSS Sunfish Fleet)
The TSS Sunfish fleet continues to make progress. There have been some Tuesday night races, and it would be fun for someone to report results. Three boats have now been repainted (one for the second time), with six sailable hulls. There are five usable rigs and five usable rudders. Again, many thanks to all who have helped get the boats back in shape, particu-larly all the folks whom I’ve Tom Sawyered into helping during the work parties. Also, thanks to Bob Varney who is now in the process of making racks for the rudders and daggerboards. Thanks also to Bruce at West Ma-rine in Apollo Beach who has been very supportive in getting us the TSS discount The new racks make it much easier to store the boats, but I do ask you take care in not dragging the hulls across the beach on the rocks or near the racks. This creates much extra work in repairing and repainting the gouges and slows down the project. I appreciate those who have been using the sign-out sheets and noting problems that need to be addressed. I’m work-ing those problems as I can get to them. The clipboard with the Sunfish sign-up sheet has now been moved into the shed next to the rigs. The rule sheet is posted just below the sign up sheet. Also, when you return the boats to the rack, please make sure the boat is resting on the rubrail, not on the chine, as that has resulted in fiberglass damage to at least one boat. Also, when they are tipped that way, the cockpit faces the ground and doesn’t fill with water. The boats, rigs, rudders, and daggerboards are still in the process of being numbered. Hopefully this will make it easier to identify items that need work, and also for consistency in putting the same boat together for racing. The rigs on the lower rack in the shed are the complete ready-to-sail rigs, along with the masts. We can still use any spare gear that you may not need, such as small blocks, line (1/4”, 5/16”), cleats, etc. Finally, it would be great to see more people using the TSS Sunfish fleet. That is, after all, why we’re fixing them up. There’s not much better pure sailing than on a Sunfish. See you out sailing. Geoff Lockwood
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PROPOSED RULE CHANGE In accordance with the Bylaws, before being approved and implemented by the Board, this proposed amendment will be read from the minutes and discussed again at the December Board meeting and the November membership meeting. This notice meets the requirement for publication in the Lighthouse. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT COULD BE AS EARLY AS JANUARY 1, 2007. ANYONE WITH INPUT SHOULD ATTEND THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING.
Article VII. Boat Storage TSS provides dry slips for boats with trailers plus wet slips for the convenience of its members. In order for the Squadron to comply with restrictions in its deed, we must insist that all members abide by the following regulations: TSS provides slips for the convenience of its members. A slip is a privilege. The Board is responsible for and has authority over all matters relating to slips and the slip waiting lists. The Board delegates some of its administrative re-sponsibilities to the Dockmaster and his agents, including, but not limited to the Dry Slip Manager and the Compliance Forms Administrator. The Dockmaster will maintain slip waiting lists and slip assignment lists, which will be included in the Board meeting records. [Paragraphs A – Y are not included here for convenience.] Z. Leases for wet or and dry slips will beare effective from January 1 through December 31. At the time of the lease renewal (for members currently in slips) or the initial lease (for members moving into a slip), the member must be in compliance. Compliance means that the member has submitted compli-ance forms quarterly and those forms show that the member has met the applica-ble standards set forth below.
1. All slip-holders lessees and slip waiting list members are expected to submit compliance forms quarterly, render service to the Squadron each calendar year and are expected to attend a minimum of twofour membership meetings each calendar year. Opportunities for service include, but are not limited to, the following: Officer, Board of Directors, Chair or member of a Standing Committee, Chair or member of a Special Committee, Work PartyParties, Race Committee, Leader-ship of Youth Sailing or Sea Explorers, Sponsor club cruise, Sponsor potluck dinner, Write newsletter article, Assist with Special Event, As-sist with Squadron Regatta, Other service as approved by the Board of Directors or Dockmaster.
2. Boat Maintenance
a. Wet Slip Boats: The requirements for CUR-RENT REGISTRATION, PROOF OF LIABILITY INSUR-ANCE, MINIMUM SIZED DOCK LINES, PLUS CLEAN AND PRESENTABLE CONDITION AT ALL TIMES are affirmed. Sails, mast, canvas and all rigging shall be kept in proper order and properly secured. Boat bottoms shall be clean. b. Dry Slip Boats: The requirements for CURRENT REGISTRATION, PROOF OF LIABILITY INSURANCE, FUNCTIONAL/MOVEABLE TRAILERS, APPROVED TIEDOWNS AND CLEAN AND PRESENT-ABLE CONDITION AT ALL TIMES are affirmed. Dry slip boats shall be tipped, covered, or maintained in such a manner as to prevent pooling or water in or on the boat. Sails, mast, canvas and all rigging shall be kept in proper order and prop-erly secured. The area immediately surrounding a Dry Slip shall be kept in a neat and tidied manner by the respective Dry Slip Lessee.
3. BOAT USE: Boat use means the slip lessee taking the boat out of the slip and motoring or sailing it. All Wet and Dry SlippedSlip boats must be used at least twiceone time each quarter of each calendar year. 4. If a Slip Holderslip lessee fails to meet the requirements of #1, #2 or #3 by the end of the annual lease period, the lease maywill not be renewed and the boat may have towill be removed from the slip. The slip holder may appear beforelessee may request the Board of Directors to requestgrant a variance due to mitigating circumstances that prevent the slip holderlessee from meeting these requirements.
5. If a waiting list member fails to meet the requirements of #1, the Board will refuse to lease a slip. The waiting list member may request the Board of Directors to grant a variance due to mitigating circumstances that prevent the waiting list member from meeting these requirements.
Ahoy! Here we are, it’s the month of November and another review is at hand. So many great movies are available to review, but only one for this month could make the cut. Ahrrrr…., it seemed only natural to stick with a pirate theme after
last month. The title for this issue is “Cutthroat Island”. Well, me hearty’s, the films synopsis say’s, “Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise, Beetle Juice) and Matthew Modine (Married to the Mob, Full Metal Jacket) deliver a tidal wave of nonstop action and adven-ture in the swashbuckling saga of ruthless pirates, buried treasure and blood-thirsty betrayal.” So, I say’s, it’s truly a pitiful smidge of a synopsis, barely touching the waterline of the movie. Cutthroat Island critically, was not well received, but me thinks there’s not a sailor among them. Nor pirate neither. The director is Benny Harlin (Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger). Aye, so we can be expecting “nonstop action” and that there’s plenty. The story however, has as many holes as a 30year old sail. Three brothers and a daughter, Lady Pirate Morgan Adams (Geena Davis), start the beginning of the story. Each brother has a portion of a treasure map. Frank Langella is the evil brother and Captain of the Reaper. The killing and mayhem is on. Morgan is quite the pirate. The plausibility of her actions not with standing, are easily kept to the dark side of the eye patch. Have I told you enough, maybe not quite? The cinematography in this movie is out-standing. Shot on location in Malta and in Thailand with real ships. It will take you back to a time when there was a reason men became pirates. This movie was originally released in 1995. I bought it at Best Buy on line for $9.44. I’m sure it is available at most rental places. This may not be the best price so shop around.
Despite the brutishly basic story, lacking believability, I still enjoyed this movie! There is quite a bit of violence and some strong language, but still a family film. This movie is an action packed keeper! Single Reef (SF) Now, we’re seeing something worth watching. Cutthroat Island is a little rough around the edges, but a solid ride with plenty of entertain-ment value. This is a movie you’ll want to see multiple times and parts will be memorable.
My rating is:
Single Reef (SF) Now, we’re seeing something worth watching. Cutthroat Island is a little rough around the edges, but a solid ride with plenty of entertainment value. This is a movie you’ll want to see multiple times and parts will be memorable.
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