By Adele Keegan

Commodore

     Most of you are signing up in a timely manner for special events 2 days before at least, however, the procrastinators are causing events to be cancelled for lack of numbers. If you don't know WOTZ UP.... YOUR FAULT! Postcards go out,with a great deal of effort on the part of Kris and Rich...and YOUR money spent for materials and postage.Our website is up to date, thanks to hours spent by Hobie to keep you informed. Go on, at least weekly,...daily is better to catch Jim Kusche's sailing link for up to minute weather and many interesting links and photos. Thanks gentlemen for your time spent to benefit and inform our members.

     I am eagerly waiting for our internationally acclaimed resident artist to put her finishing touches, on what I call OYC's "Sistine Chapel" painting.Janie D's. efforts are so beautiful, especially from the water.

     You may not realize how fortunate we are to have so many devoted people, who give up their time, to keep our Club going and improving all the time. Please remember to be a part of these efforts by picking up after yourself, put chairs and equipment back, make reservations on time, and be mindful of Club regulations. A THANK YOU to all doing an exceptional job, or those giving above and beyond..is always A GOOD THING! I thank one and all for your time, enthusiasm, cooperation and creativity, to make OYC the best it can be.

As ever,

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By Rich Knaul

Treasurer

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By Kris Belz and Joan Macholl

Social Director

Times for the other events are:
     Kidz Day ~ 3:30-5:30
     Buffets ~ 5:30-7
     Entertainment ~ 7-10 And the last day to use chits is Aug. 23.

Enjoy the rest of the summer,

Your Social Committee

Kris and Joanie Questions or comments? E-mail us!
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By Ralph Estrich

Waterfront Director

OYC Boatlift Wait List

By Tom Graber

Grounds Director

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By Ellen Cotter

Swimming Director

     Are we halfway through the season already? It seems as though it has just started. We’ve had nice stretches of steamy weather to motivate us to enjoy the lake, and just recently on a somewhat cooler day, Brigi and I could be seen watching the clouds scuddling by from our cozy spot in sleeping bags on the chaises in the hot box.

     The diving raft was treated to a new system of float barrels and anchors this year, thanks to Matt Sloan and Bob Sloan. I don’t know how some things would get done without them. Our trampoline raft tried to take a trip in a heavy wind recently, but thanks to the work of two of our lifeguards, Chelsea Leone and Reagan Cuddy, and our Steward Joanie Macholl, it didn’t get far. We patched it up, and thanks to Preston Chaffee, Matt Valvo (our newest guard), and Jack Wessel, the anchor is rechained and it’s secure again. Thanks, everybody.

     Three of our lifeguards will be returning to school during the last week of August, so we will need another guard or two to take us through Labor Day. If anyone out there is available and interested, send them my way (255-0045 or smellencotter@yahoo.com).

     Completely off the subject, has everyone else noticed the surge in the populations of red squirrels and chipmunks at the Club this year? They’re especially bold, too, and I’ve heard some funny stories of socks being stolen, stowaways in bags of chips making it into the car and escaping during the trip home, and chipmunks face-down in smoothies. So, with this in mind, come down and test your toes in that water, but keep a lookout for your valuables.

Ellen

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Jim Kusche

Sailing Director

     I hope I don’t jinx the rest of the season but so far the winds this year have been the best I can remember in a while. The winds have been challenging and the racing competitive. It’s good to see. We’ve tried to put the marks near the clubhouse on brunch Sundays to provide some early entertainment.

     The sailing lessons are complete and we have two special thank you’s to the instructors that them successful. Tony St Phillips has taught the young and grownup for many years. The things he’s done to make the program successfull are too many to list but we all have seen him return the club sunfish from their grave, bring boats in from Wells College for lessons when the participation went up, and devote at least 2 weeks a year to the lessons themselves. Tony has taught most the kids at our club at one time or another and had some returning students this year for the third time. It really showed this year. Their skills and enthusiasm showed both on and off the water and made the club buzz with activity.

     In addition to bringing the Wells Fleet for the lessons Tony brought his own personal boats. He acquired 3 Lasers that to add to the lesson fleet. Three fortunate members are now the owners of these boats for continued use at the club. It would be nice to resurrect the stained glass Laser trophy should any of the Laser owners decide to join us for racing.

     Tony offered these boats for sale because he’s decided to retire from teaching. I’m not sure if it has anything to do with the guys being let in at Wells or not but it will be our loss as well. His legacy will continue with some of the folks who have helped Tony the last few yeas. Bob Sloan, Marty Fefer, and Ralph Estrich have assisted and are especially welcome as the class sizes got larger. Bob has agreed to spearhead the program next year so let’s give him some help if you’re available. Thank you Tony.

     We’ve also just completed windsurfing lessons. Sailing member Tom Lepak returned this year to put on another windsurfing class for 10 future windsurfers. Tom is a professional instructor for ABK Boardsports and travels around the country doing what he loves. He donated not only his time but the equipment to learn on. Windsurfing is not an easy sport to learn but Tom’s easy going style, patience and teaching expertise brought everyone up to real windsurfing easily and in a very short time. From Joanie Macholl’s pontoon boat base station anchored a Deauville, everyone got personalized instruction and by the end of the day looked good. To prove it, you can see some these hotdogs on the sailing web page. Thanks Tom

     The sailing season’s not over yet so I hope to see more of you sailors with small boats (i.e. Lasers, Sunfish, 14s) etc. There will be very short courses and the ability to switch out sailors/crews if you want. Participation will determine if this is a regular schedule or just a few nights.

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By Valerie McKenzie

Kitchen Director

Galley

      We are working to make our schedule of events more equally distributed throughout the summer months...although we don't have many to chose from! We are working to make the summers more enjoyable for everyone.

Ships Store

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Buildings Director

      It's the end of July and all the buildings of the club are still there waiting for some work to be done.

      We have made some progress on the smaller items. We installed a fire extinguisher in the garage, repaired part of the roof fascia and soffit at the steward's cabin, and finally, the long awaited roof replacement of the bunk house if tentatively scheduled for the week of July 23.

      The next small projects on the agenda: replacement of all outside electrical receptacles along the perimeter of the clubhouse, repair of the north wall of the garage and some miscellaneous painting.

      The one big item remaining is the encasement of the clubhouse roof fascia boards with aluminum or vinyl.This project, if it goes through, will be expensive and will require an outside contractor.

      Well, enjoy the rest of the summer, and if any one has noticed a need for any improvements, please let me or any other board member know!!

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