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GREATER NASHVILLE’S OLDEST YACHTING MONTHLY
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Harbor Island Yacht Club
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Late Summer 2014 Volume 47 Number 6
Is the deck listing to starboard or has the photographer had too many beers?
God Bless America!
July 4th Opti Regatta Results
Skipper Place
Mandy Hofmeister 1
Greg Theriot 2
Bill Hofmeister 3
Mike Osborne 4
Joey Groszek 5
Bruce Richards (Isaac) 6
Steve Vague 7
Kathy Osborne 8
Dave Brandon 9
Ted Chaplin 10
Marcelo Perez 11
Sean Theriot dnf
D.Theriot dnf
A. Passafiume dns
Another fabulous 4th; an Opti regatta for old people
(although Isaac, Bruce Richard’s grandson won a water-
melon), great food and, of course, terrific fireworks by
the Club’s explosives expert, Greg Theriot.
Summer is over, Labor Day has flown by, the kids are back in school, and we are quickly moving into the fall season. How time is flying by! Just seems like a couple of weeks ago that we were be-
ginning Sail Camp. I actually saw Christmas stuff on the floor at Costco last weekend. Can you
believe that!
At the last Board meeting, we approved a request from Joe Hagan to make some improvements to the Catalina 22 club boat. Joe has ordered a new motor and other items that will improve this pro-
gram. Also, we have agreed to allow the Sea Scouts to use this boat on Thursdays and in return, they will assist in maintaining it. I think you will find these upgrades to your liking if you use that
boat.
In addition, we received permission from the COE to remove the dead tree in front of the club
house and that has been done, thanks to Danna Latour. Danna is also looking for some volunteers, with green thumbs, to help maintain Irene’s Garden. We are in need of some ”younger backs” she says, to maintain this garden which honors our first Commodore’s wife, Irene Bryan. If you would
like to be part of this group, please contact Danna.
Need a new Iron Skillet? You can get one on the 13th, but be carefully, you may end up cooking for the fleet. But that’s a year away, right? So mark your calendar and let’s kick off the fall season in
a big fashion, lots of boats on the water. For you Laser racers, it’s Lots-A- Lasers on the 27th.
The October Quarterly Meeting will be on Saturday, the 4th, beginning at 5 PM with our annual Chili
Cook-Off and the meeting beginning at 6 PM. This is a very important meeting in which we elect next year’s Secretary and Jr. Governor, so please plan to attend. In addition, we have a special
treat planned. Mike Liles, a former member of HIYC has recently completed a book “Hero’s Loop” which tells of his time at HIYC and some of his more interesting adventures. He will join us at the Quarterly Meeting and talk about the inspiration and experience he received as a member, which
gave him the foundation to make the 6000 mile Loop trip. To learn more about the book and his
adventure go to www.herosloop.com
We wish Team Music City USA the best of luck as they represent HIYC at the New York Yacht Club Qualifying Series September 2nd through the 6th. We will try to keep you updated on their results
as we get them.
Finally, I would like to welcome the new members who joined back in July. David and Joyce Robin-
son, Richard and Patti Petz, and Owen M. Hines III.
Good Sailing!
Dave Brandon
LOTSA LASERS
September 27-28 NOTICE OF RACE
Harbor Island Yacht Club invites you to sail in the thirty-ninth annual Lotsa Lasers Regatta on Old Hickory Lake September 27-28, 2014. We plan short-course races following three-minute starting sequences gov-erned by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing with changes made to RRS 29.1 (Individual Recalls will be hailed), A2 (Scoring to exclude a “throw out” if six or more races are completed) and 67 with respect to 42 (Propulsion will result in an excludable disqualification) as detailed in the sailing instructions. These may be reviewed at the website, www.hiyc.org (.Regattas .LotsaLasers) along with directions (.About HIYC .Driving Directions and .Map) and weather. Breakfast and lunches will be provided and there will be a lasagna dinner Saturday night. And there will be awards...for the top three juniors (age 17 and un-der) and for the top “new junior” (sailing in a district Laser regatta for the first time)...for the first la-dy...apprentice master (35-44), master (45-54), grand master (55-64), great grand master (65 and over), featherweight (under 60 kg), Clydesdale (over 80 kg)...and for the top four finishers overall. All will be eligi-ble for the dreaded MOP (middle of the pack) and for the highly prized Bookend Award (presented to the skipper who starts in every race and finishes with the highest point total). Radials will compete as a sepa-rate class for “top three” awards.
The registration fee will be $35 which includes lunches Saturday and Sunday, dinner Saturday night and breakfast Sunday morning. Juniors will also receive a $10 discount. Saturday only sailors’ fee is $20. Sun-day only sailors’ fee is $15.
Please call Bruce Richards at (615) 383-8749 ([email protected] ) if you have any questions or if we can assist you with your planning. If you plan to arrive Friday night, you will need to call to obtain the combina-tion to the gate across the causeway. If you would like to use one of HIYC’s boats to sail in this event, con-tact Greg Theriot (615) 578-3084 ([email protected])
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY SEPT 27 1000 HOURS Registration
1130 Skippers' meeting
1145 Lunch
1300 First race with others to follow
1830 Dinner
SUNDAY SEPT 28 0800 Breakfast
1000 More races (no starts after 1230)
1330 Lunch and trophy presentation
Iron Skillet Regatta—September 13 NOTICE OF RACE
1. HISTORY -–
The Iron Skillet Race was established on the questionable premise that a winning skipper can be a winning chief. Each year, the winning skipper and crew are given an ”Iron Skillet” trophy to be used to prepare a meal the following year for all regatta participants. While the cooking results may not always rank in the Betty Caldwell’s top ten for culinary excellence, recent winners have spared little effort in making up with quantity and quality for that which may be lacking in elegance.
2. RULES 2.1. The race will be governed by the rules as defined by The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). 2.2. Changes to the following RRS sections will be made for this race: 29.1 (Individual Recall), 32.2 (Shortening of Course after the Start), 35 (Time Limit and Scores), 42.3(h) (Propulsion-Exceptions), 61.1(a) (Informing the Protestee), 62.1(a) (Redress), A4.1 (Low Point Scoring System), A8.2 (Scoring – Series Ties), A11 (Scoring Abbreviations), Race Signal AP (Postponement).
3. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS - The Sailing Instructions will be available at registration.
4. CLASSES - 4.1. Heavy handicap class A: displacement above 5000, PHRF ratings of 145 or less, Spinnaker assumed. 4.2. Heavy handicap class B: displacement above 5000, PHRF ratings 146 and greater. Spinnaker assumed, but may sail without spinnaker and take a 12 second allowance. 4.3. Light handicap class. Displace-ment below 4999, Spinnaker assumed. 4.4. JAM class. Jib and Main only. 4.5. The Regatta Committee may combine or split classes at its sole discretion.
5. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY 5.1. The regatta will be open to all cruiser or racer/cruiser boats properly reg-istered with HIYC. Participants may enter the race by completing registration at the table in the HIYC club-house before the skippers' meeting. 5.2. Each boat sailing in a handicap class must have an established PHRF rating that has been assigned by the HIYC-PHRF Committee. If your boat is not listed on the HIYC Ratings List, please submit a HIYC Rating Application prior to the regatta. To obtain a PHRF rating, please contact Pe-ter Bennett at [email protected]
6. FEES - The Regatta registration fee is $20.00
7. SCHEDULE 8:00 am: Registration, 9:30 am: Skippers’ Meeting 10:55 am: Warning Signal 8. SCORING 8.1. Wind dependent HIYC PHRF handicaps and Time on Time adjustment factors will be used. 8.2. Time Cor-rection Formula (TCF) = 700/(f+PHRF) where f = 650 for light air, 550 for moderate air, and 450 for heavy air as assessed by the Race Committee. 8.3. Ties will be broken in favor of the boat with the lowest sum of cor-rected times for all races.
9. RACING 9.1. The racing will consist of a river distance course for all classes. 9.2. One race will constitute a series. 9.3. No races will be started in less than three (3) knots of sustained wind as determined by the Race Committee.
10. THE SITE, RACING AREA AND COURSE 10.1. Harbor Island Yacht Club will be the site of all shore-side activities. 10.2. The racing area is between mile Cumberland River 216.5 and mile 227 on Old Hickory Lake. The Distance Course will begin at a starting line between mile 220 and mile 225. The course is described in the Sailing Instructions. 10.3. The course, set on Old Hickory Lake, may intersect the navigational channel. Commercial traffic (barges) and deep-draft craft in the channel have right-of-way over sailboats and must be treated with utmost respect. When a boat sailing under these rules meets a vessel that is not, the rules of Part 2 (When Boats Meet) are replaced by the Inland Navigation Rules. Any boat impeding the passage of a right-of-way vessel is subject to protest by the race committee or the protest committee.
11. ON-THE-WATER COMMUNICATIONS – VHF radio channel 68 will be used by the Race Committee for
warnings and communications to the competitors while on the water.
12. PRIZES - Trophies will be awarded for all classes to the top three (3) finishers.
13. WAIVER - Competitors in this event are participating entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. Competitors agree that the race organizers (organizing authority, race committee, protest committee, host club, sponsors, or any other organization or official) will not be responsible for damage to any boat or other property or the injury to any competitor, including death, sustained as a result of participation in this event. As an inducement to the race organizers to produce the regatta, each competitor agrees that by partic-ipating in this event each competitor is deemed to have waived all claims against and released the race organ-izers from any and all liability associated with such competitor’s participation in this event to the fullest extent permitted by law and is deemed to have warranted that he has obtained this same release of the race organ-izers by each crew member.
14. INSURANCE - Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance.
15. FURTHER INFORMATION - For further information please contact Jim Waller, 615-385-0011 or send email to: [email protected].
Sea Scout News
A summer full of fun including a trip to Charleston, SC where we raced on a 47 foot sailboat and got a very personalized tour of the Aircraft Carrier - USS Yorktown. We've additionally taken sev-eral groups sailing this summer including Boy Scout Troop 461 where a total of around 20 per-
sons enjoyed a day on the water. And then the local Sea Cadets where a total of 47 enjoyed an-other day of sailing.
Andy and Cathy Griswold
Gardeners and racing widows—Dana needs your help
Irene’s Garden, like most in Nashville, has gotten out of control.
Too little rain, too many weeds—yikes! So, please toss a lifeline to
Dana Latour, our Grounds Chair and help her bring the garden
back to its springtime beauty. She promises to have great wine at
the garden planning “party” she’ll be hosting in early September.
Please contact her her at [email protected]. This is a volun-
teer Club and a little help from a lot of folks is what keeps makes
us special.
September 2014 Dock Slip & Mooring Waiting List
A Dock B Dock C Dock Causeway Dock Temporary Slips Moorings
Adm: Allen Mirse Adm: Dave Desforges Adm: Paul Latour Adm: Randall Butler Harbor Master: Decho Iliev
Mbr since Name Mbr since Name Mbr since Name Mbr since Name Mbr since Name Mbr since Name
5/13/1971 Easterling 5/13/1971 Easterling 7/19/1990 Upchurch 5/13/1971 Easterling 5/13/1971 Easterling 5/7/2011 Pierce
10/22/1982 Cunningham 10/22/1982 Cunningham 10/3/2007 Grissom 10/22/1982 Cunningham 10/22/1982 Cunningham
7/19/1990 Upchurch 7/19/1990 Upchurch 3/17/2009 Powell 7/19/1990 Upchurch 08/131994 Campbell
7/16/1995 Smokler 8/13/1994 Campbell 7/6/2009 Potter 8/13/1994 Campbell 12/12/2006 O'Dell
10/12/1995 Osborne 7/16/1995 Smokler 6/15/2011 Holcomb 10/12/1995 Osborne 9/10/2007 Knapp
12/12/2006 O'Dell 12/12/2006 O'Dell 11/8/2011 Briggs 12/12/2006 O'Dell 10/3/2007 Grissom
9/10/2007 Knapp 9/10/2007 Knapp 2/7/2012 Patin 9/10/2007 Knapp 3/17/2009 Powell
10/3/2007 Grissom 10/3/2007 Grissom 4/10/2012 Barton 10/3/2007 Grissom 7/6/2009 Potter
12/1/2008 Eubanks 12/1/2008 Eubanks 7/11/2013 Miller 12/1/2008 Eubanks 9/13/2011 Grant
3/17/2009 Powell 3/17/2009 Powell 8/16/2013 Durski 3/17/2009 Powell 6/15/2011 Holcomb
4/26/2009 Carroll 4/26/2009 Carroll 11/23/2013 Hedges
4/26/2009 Carroll 11/8/2011 Briggs
7/6/2009 Potter 7/6/2009 Potter
7/6/2009 Potter 4/10/2012 Barton
4/20/2010 Netherton 4/20/2010 Netherton
4/20/2010 Netherton 7/11/2013 Miller
9/13/2011 Grant 9/13/2011 Grant
6/15/2011 Holcomb 8/16/2013 Durski
6/15/2011 Holcomb 6/15/2011 Holcomb
9/13/2011 Grant 11/23/2013 Hedges
11/8/2011 Briggs 11/8/2011 Briggs
11/8/2011 Briggs
4/10/2012 Barton 4/10/2012 Barton
4/10/2012 Barton
7/11/2013 Miller 7/11/2013 Miller
7/11/2013 Miller
8/16/2013 Durski 8/16/2013 Durski 8/16/2013 Durski
11/23/2013 Hedges 11/23/2013 Hedges 11/23/2013 Hedges
Please send requests for changes to this list to the Rear-Commodore at [email protected]
National V15 Sailing Event to be Hosted at Percy Priest
For the first time Vanguard 15 Nationals is being hosted in Nashville. The V15 is a 15 foot, two person
sailboat. The event will be the weekend of October 4th and 5th on Percy Priest Lake. The boats will
launch out of Hamilton Creek Marina on Saturday and Sunday with a practice course set up on Friday
night. We expect no fewer than thirty boats from all over the country. It is the V15 fleet's goal to get
every boat in town out on the water and champion over talented out of town sailors from sailing strong-
holds in Chicago, Florida, and Annapolis.
As with all regattas, the V15s are always looking for help; especially on the weekend of the event. If
you are interested in helping at the registration table or on a mark boat, please contact Joey
([email protected] or 440-241-8856).
Leadership Lessons from the Bridge
The ship’s captain was interrupted by one of sail-ors who’d just come down from the crows nest:
”Sir, there’s a pirate ship on the horizon and clos-ing on us fast!” “Son,” the officer instructed,
‘Bring me my red shirt from the hanging locker in my cabin.” The sailor obeyed, the pirates ap-proached and were defeated by the captain and
his crew.
The following day, the same sailor came from the
same crows nest with a similar report; “But, this time, there’s two pirate ships!” “Bring me my red shirt and let’s go get those bastards,” the captain
ordered.
After another successful battle the sailor asked
the captain about his red shirt. “You see, son,” the captain explained, “as the ships leader, I can-not let my crew know if I’m wounded and bleed-
ing - they must fight on even if I am to bleed to
death.”
The next day, the sailor raced down from the top of the mast reporting the “There are SIX pirate ships on the horizon!!” The captain looked at him
firmly; “Go to my cabin and bring me my
brown pants.”
Brock’s Rock
As reported by the Commodore in a recent blast, a group of Club members set three marks along the shallow ledge that hides a number of menacing, tree stumps. Collisions with these obstructions have caused boat damage, cracked ribs and set-backs on the race course. Our request to the Corps of Engineers to permit us to place and maintain these marks is under consideration and the current marks will remain there until a final approval is received. In the meantime, we received the following note from Past Commodore, Rick Smith:
This past weekend I installed a brand-new chart plotter on II True but had to order the inland Navionics charts to get high res charts and information for inland waterways.
Yesterday my Navionics charts (chip) came in and last night I updated it with the latest in marks and navigation aids. Today, I went to the boat, put the chip into the plotter and turned it on to see some wonderful new and high resolution charts for our lake… and would you believe it, the danger mark is on the charts labeled "Flooded Timbers."
This was NOT on the original charts -- only after I did the most recent update did it show. I'm telling you this as it appears the COE or whomever you sent gps coordinates to (or perhaps the local USCG-Aux) has marked the uploads on the most re-cent Navionics charts.
The three marks run on a NW/SE axis just west of the first green channel mark due west of Harbor Island (to the left as you exit our harbor). Coordinates are: South Mark: N36` 15.425' W86` 34.481'; Middle Mark: N36` 15.443' W86` 34.470'; North Mark: N36` 15.470 X W86` 34.444'.
Lifestyle II, Mike and
Denniese’s Marine
Trader, above. On the
right is the cover of
their book—a must
reader for Nashville
sailors. And, you can
get an autographed
copy at our next
Quarterly meeting,
Saturday, October 4th
as the authors will be
there with behind the
scenes anecdotes that
didn’t make it into the
book. Don’t miss this
great opportunity.
Club Loopers
Hero’s Loop – Stories of Boating and Adventure
Authored by Mike & Denniese Liles
Reviewed by Water G. Rat
Everyone near water in the Eastern half of the US knows a little something about the Great Loop
and this story is about a Nashville couple and their dog, Maggie who actually experienced it.
Former Club Members Mike and Denniese Liles lived their dream to make the trip and bought a 1984
Sun Deck, Marine Trader – “a Taiwan boat with a great reputation…lots of teak…stately looking…great lines.” The couple sure loved the look and feel of the boat; but, later we learn their initial as-sessment that the “Ford Lehman diesel…is low maintenance and very dependable” would be wishful
thinking. No disasters, but plenty of annoying and inconvenient maladies.
In conclusion (these words are often used in the final third of a speech to let the audience know that their suffering is near the end), this book confirmed several opinions I have formed during my years
aboard vessels of all sizes and propulsion systems:
Boating, our pastime passion can be characterized as “hours and hours and hours of dullness in-
terspersed with moments of sheer terror.” Similar with the Great Loop experience, near as I can tell. Not bad for those needing no more notches in their career belts; but, short of the need for continuous stimulation the younger generations have come to crave in this 24/7 hy-
per-connected always on world.
Unlike most books and movies we experience, there is a lot of mundane crap that needs to get
done while on a boat trip; cooking, cleaning, walking the dog, getting haircuts, staying con-nected with select family members, making the grass back home is getting cut. Life stuff…. But Mike and Denniese make it very clear that all this ordinary stuff is worth suffering
through; the sunsets are spectacular, the quiet mornings help us reflect on the good things we’ve experienced and the occasional “Look out!” that keeps sufficient adrenaline for our
heart to rise above 60. Now that’s living.
Boating, whether sailing, motoring or rowing is about 30% seamanship, 10% financial manage-
ment, 5% culinary cleverness, 8% medical caregiving, 7% patience and 40% mechanic.
What I liked about the book: Straightfor-
ward, offering background of their journey to start the journey (including positive com-
ments about their experience in mastering the trade assisted by helpful Members of both our local Clubs) as well as more than a
few admissions of the kind of mistakes we’ve all made. Gives a pretty clear sense
of the pleasant ordinariness of daily life
while cruising in mostly protected waters.
This couple clearly loves their dog, their boat, other Loopers and the many shore-
side citizens who were so very helpful. Kind of restores one’s sense of the goodness in America. And, it’s an encouragement for
the rest of us to shove off and start a jour-
ney.
What I missed: Where are the charts? Few
nautical stories these days include much in the way of geo-locating support; maps,
charts, overlays, isobar maps or satellite photos. I might be criticized for wanting more of a picture book; but, it would be a
richer read if the story teller would pinpoint to the reader exactly where the ideal an-
chorage is near Mile Marker 38.
Also missed the plans for their sequel – cer-
tainly these intrepid travelers will finish their driveway and cast off again. And,
hopefully we’ll get another good nautical read.
From Owen Hines;
I have been a part of Harbor Island Yacht Club from the first day my parents joined the club in 1970, 44 years ago. They had a Lightening Class boat and joined the fleet and we raced here and at many clubs. I was the jib person, father helmsman and mother jumped over the center board as the middle person. HA! I had my own little boat and when the Meade family from Alabama came up to race Sunday afternoons, Mike their son and I would play on my little boat as kids after the races in the harbor as there were NO cruising boats in the harbor. Then at Christmas I was given a new red Laser Class boat from Dewitt Kinnards Sail Boat Shop and Commodore Bruce Sinclair Smith asked me and Irene and Ross Bryan to appear in a promo picture with our boats for the Spring Tennes-sean Regatta. Purity Dairies wanted a commercial of a typical family drinking milk and sailing (parents and 2 children) so we borrowed Nancy Pittman (club member) and sailed our lightening in the harbor. I have raced Sunfish Class and have enjoyed sailing and racing different classes at different yacht clubs thru the years and also racing with different friends in regattas here at the club.
My mother as well as Fred and Ann Beesley are now about the longest active members of the club. I plan on continuing the tradition, on the course set, and enjoy sailing. Currently I have a small boat and probably will be looking for a cruiser as my mother still has her cruiser.
Owen
Welcome New Members
Joe Ballard Rescues Sinking boat
At least it’s a good place for it to sink—on the ramp.
Good Samaritan, Joe Ballard and David Brandon
were helping David Vaughn pull his recently pur-
chased 1965 Island Balboa when a rotting bunk fell
away and the strut supporting the bunk holed the
fiberglass. They patched the 4’” gap with flexible
plywood inside bolted thru to an outside piece of ply.
To slow the leak, they used an inner tube between
the outside ply and the hull.
But the real story here was that Skipper Vaughn told
us that the family feel and warm hearted assistance
from the HIYC members “...almost made me cry….”
Ya gotta love our Club, especially ‘pumper-outers’
like Joe.
Welcome New Members
Dave and Joyce Robinson
Joyce and I moved to Del Webb in Mt. Juliet from North Canton,
OH in 2012. Recently we relocated our 1986 Person 28-MK2
from Hamilton Creek Marina on Percy Priest to HIYC. In North-
east Ohio we sailed a Catalina 22 and a Victoria 18 on an inland
lake. We look forward to participating in club activities and get-
ting out on the lake and beyond. We first need to become famil-
iar with this lake.
I have a BSEE from The Ohio State University (GO BUCKS!!!)
and retired from Lockheed Martin after a 33 year career. Be-
tween us we have 4 children and 4 grandchildren living in cen-
tral and northeast Ohio as well as Wisconsin. I am originally
from Southwestern Ohio.
Joyce has a background in higher education administration as
well as healthcare administration and is currently at a university
in Nashville.
Other activities we enjoy are canoeing, fishing, camping, and
RC Sailing. Joyce and I are enjoying the Nashville and Middle
TN area and are still learning the many state parks.
Richard and Patti Petz
We recently moved to Mt Juliet from Dayton, OH in November 2013. We enjoy sailing and have sailed several times in The British Virgin Islands in the past 15 years on a 37’ Beneteau from the Sunsail rental fleet. Previous to the BVI, I sailed a 20’ Soling for a couple of years. We do not own a boat at this time, but are looking forward to participating in the club activities and getting out on the lake.
We are both retired, although I still do some en-gineering consulting. Between us we have 5 children and 11 grandkids (ages 5-13) living in Colorado, Georgia, Ohio and Tennessee. We do spend a good amount of time ‘on the road’ for visits. Patti is originally from Jackson, TN and I am from upstate New York.
We are enjoying the Nashville area with the great county music, restaurants and new friends.
TO:
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Schedule of Events
2014 Officers Commodore—David Brandon Vice Commodore– Mike Osborne Secretary— Marc Fortune Treasurer—Fred Beesley Rear Commodore—John Robertson Senior Governor—Drew Griswold Governor— Marcelo Perez Junior Governor— Bill Putnam
Marc Fortune 1026 Overton Lea Road
Nashville, TN 37220
September
8 Full Harvest Moon
This full moon’s name is attributed to Native Ameri-
cans because it marked when corn was supposed to
be harvested and is the full Moon that occurs closest
to the autumn equinox which occurs on September
22.
9 Board Meeting
13 Iron Skillet Regata
27-28 Lotsa Lasers
October
4 Chili Cook-off & Quarterly Meeting
5 Vanguard Nationals (at PPYC)
8 Full Harvest Moon
The Full Hunter’s Moon also referred to as the Blood
Moon, or Sanguine Moon. Many moons ago, Native
Americans named this bright moon for obvious reasons.
11-12 McDougal Open
14 Board Meeting
18-19 Mc Dougal Cruiser
