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Newsletter Summer 2005 Edition

In This Issue Message from the BOARD

Ì July Events Greetings fellow Bark Shanty Sail Club BARK SHANTY RACE/CRUISE/FISH
Ì Cookbooks Members AWARD FLAGS
Ì Clothing
Ì Cruising Wow, what a wonderful start to the sailing We have had some difficulty this past sea-
Ì Racing season! The weather & temperatures son with getting the flags printed. We have
Ì Membership Update have been so wonderful. Who would have now found a new source to help us out. So
Ì Fish/Sail, Sept. 04 thought we would be wearing shorts in the flags are being finished up & will be
June in the marina &, yes, even on the ready by July 4th weekend. We apologize
Visit the BSSC water. Imagine that!!! Everyone seems for the delay & appreciate your patience.
website to be settling back into weekend marina John Budinski, Essence
life. It is so great to see so many new
• Calendar of Events faces. Welcome everyone! COOKBOOKS
• Bylaws Just a reminder the cookbooks are in. They
• Club Officers With the continued growth of the sail club are available most every weekend & at all
• Great sailing links membership, the board members gath- BSSC gatherings. They are $10 each &
• On-line newsletter ered a few weekends ago to discuss the are chocked full of wonderful, delicious
• Membership info. Sail/Fish Labor Day Weekend Activities. recipes from club members. They make
• and more It was decided to change a few things in unique gifts for the holidays. Get a bunch!
www. order to keep the party for safe, fun, & Julie Seyfried, MSJ
portsanilacmarina. organized for our fellow marina family. Kathy Smothers, Liberty
com/bssc
We will still have the annual sail/fish ARGHHHH! - BSSC CLOTHING LINE
event, games for the adults/children, The catalogs are available to order from
50/50 raffle… etc….. We hope to see most weekends and at all BSSC gatherings.
everyone there & look forward to a great You also have the option of bringing you
time together. Mark your calendars & own favorite thing to be embroidered with
watch for updates per your email the BSSC logo. There are so many things
address! to choose from: baseball caps,
tote bags, sweatshirts,
Bark Shanty Board Members t-shirts, etc…… So,
be sure to
~ /) ~ ~ /) ~ ~ /) ~ ~ /) ~ ~ /) ~ order today!!

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES & Kathy Smothers,
MEMBERSHIP CARDS Liberty
These are available in the clubhouse. If
you haven’t picked yours up, please stop
by. The club does not mail these out.

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Upcoming Events

Fourth of July Weekend Social Activities

Sunday, July 3rd, decorate your boat!!! DO IT!!
All are invited at 2100 to put some snacks out on their dock box to share with others

& to view the many decorated boats.

Monday, July 4th, 10 am pancake breakfast at the clubhouse
$3.00 per club member

$5.00 per non club member (guests welcomed!)
Parade is at 1 p.m. & Fireworks are at dusk

Sat., July 23 - Beach Potluck

At Jim and Molly Walker’s Cottage on Lake Huron
3226 Lakeshore Drive, which is 6.5 miles North of Port Sanilac
Bring your place settings, meat for grilling, beverages, & a dish to share.

RSVP by Thursday, July 21 to [email protected]
Start time is 1530

Cottage phone is 810.376.4220, please call first, if there is any question
We should have a great view of the Port Huron to Mackinac Race in the late afternoon.

Authorized sales and service:

B & G Electronics - Raytheon

Authorized service:

Mercruiser - Yanmar

Services available at Port Sanilac Marina:

Marine towing - Ships store - 27 ton hoist
Rack storage - Mast up winter storage - Indoor storage
Fiberglass repair - Woodworking - Painting - Insurance work

810-622-9651
www.portsanilacmarina.com

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BSSC Racing

The first series of the 2005 season is already in the record books. We’re off to a great start with
more boats on the line than we’ve seen in years. We’ve gone to a golf handicapping style sys-
tem to rate boats & the competition is close. We’ve had MANY different boats place in the top 3
positions. Although some would argue the rating calculation is as clear as a gray November sky,
the system is working. Even if your goal is not to “race” it’s a great reason to get the boat out
from the dock, shake off a few spider webs, & improve your boat handling & sailing skills.

Here’s the results from the Spring series: Also racing in this series were:

1st—Saralysia, Chester Kolascz Frantic, Jack Bell
2nd—Unplugged, Tim Clayson Oh Real-ly, Jeff Harrison
3rd—Trilogy, Bob Bensen Freedom, Phil Hull
4th—Liberty, Gary Smothers Sea Pup, Bruce Leidal
5th—Oh Real-l-y, Jeff Harrison Idle Vice, Kirk Remsburg
6th—Sentient, Jim Giffin
7th—Kinship, Rob Edgecomb

The next races we have are Fourth of July Weekend (Holiday Series) &
the Summer series begins the following weekend.

We have three BSSC boats entered in the Port Huron to Mackinaw race:

Bill Weiner’s Controlled Chaos, Chester Kolascz’s Saralysia, & Tim Clayson’s Unplugged.
A number of other club members will be crewing on these boats including: Rick Johnson &
Chester’s three daughters: Sarah, Alysia, & Monya (plus two other crew from the Kalamazoo Col-
lege women’s sailing team for a crew of five women & two men!) & Bruce Leidal & his son, Brian,
will join Tim’s sons, Chris & Brian, on Unplugged.

Our Annual Bark Shanty Regatta is scheduled for August 27th. This is a long distance race,
typically to Lexington & back, & is our event to HOST in the Lake Huron Yachting Association

calendar when we have, hopefully, boats from other clubs coming in to race with us.

Thank goodness we sail
in the Great Lakes!

Photo of a shark following a boat named
“Sharkbait”.—no kidding— in the recent
Bermuda race. This had to be one huge fish—

look at the wake!
See the photo series at:
http://www.sailinganarchy.com/forums/

index.php?showtopic=19779

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Cruising News

As you read this newsletter our first cruise of the season will be history. The Kincardine trip was
June 23rd – June 26. Three of this year’s boats planned the 2nd annual night sail. Other boats
were planning to arrive during the day. I am sure a great time was had by all. We will give a
synopsis of the trip in a later newsletter.

The next big event will be the trip to Bayfield. That is scheduled for July 16th & 17th. For those of
you new to cruising, this is a great opportunity to get your feet wet (no pun intended). If your
hesitant about venturing out on your own, we can hook you up to cross the lake with other boats.
We’ll have a group of boats leaving on Friday for a long weekend.

We had such a fun time last year with the potluck, & the musical entertainment by our very own
club members by the campfire. This year we will add a nautical trivia game so get out that
Chapman’s & do a little brushing up.

The summer cruise will leave on July 30th & rendezvous with other club members in St. Ignace on
August 1st & 2nd. From there, we will travel over to Lake Michigan with destinations of Beaver Is-
land, Charlevoix…….. This is a great time to practice those anchoring skills, build new friend-
ships, & just relax with good company.

The mystery cruise will most likely take place on September 10th in the club house where we will
gather to share stories & pictures from the past cruising season & future plans for the cruising
season of 2006.

Looking forward to seeing you on the water. Sign up sheets for the Bayfield, & Lake Michigan
cruises are in the club house. You can also email me at [email protected]

Happy Cruising, Everyone! Big fun & a must try:
A spinnaker makes a wonderful sea anchor!
-Rear Commodore, Cruising
Gary Smothers, Liberty

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Cruising News

Obtain your ADVANCED COASTAL CRUISING certificate
Aboard a Lord Nelson 35 cutter sailing from Michigan to Florida, Via the Erie Canal

ASA Certification. Able to safely act as skipper & crew of a sailing vessel about 30-50 feet in
length. This is a day and night time standard in coastal & inland water, in any weather. In this 7
day cruising course you develop advanced coastal cruising skills including long distance & night
sailing, standing watches, & sailing in varying weather conditions. You will visit several Michigan,
Canadian & Atlantic coast ports of call & anchorages. The classroom is the boat & one of your
“textbooks” will be the cruise.

INCLUDES:

• Sailing theory, boat & sail trim • Knots

• Weather analysis & prediction • Advanced docking techniques

• Heavy weather sailing & equipment • Boat handling

• Long distance cruise planning, navigation & • Advanced anchoring techniques
sailing

• Sea anchor & drogue deployment • Towing procedures

• Moorings

Four legs to choose from:
• Port Sanilac to half way through Erie canal
• Canal to Chesapeake
• Chesapeake to North Carolina
• North Carolina to Florida

No less than 3, no more than 6 people on board. Scheduled departure; September 21, 2005
$1800 per couple for Certification
$600 for non-certification
Contact Buck Cutlip, Seahawk Sailing School for further information at 810.346.3443 (ad p. 4)

Sounds like a great adventure for some fantastic voyaging.

Keep tabs on your boat, the weather, & other activities in the marina on the new WEB CAM.
This year a new Web Cam has been installed at the Marina, courtesy of the Port Sanilac Marina. The
web cam can be accessed through the BSSC web site or from the Port Sanilac Marina web site. Enjoy
the views! A note to everyone at the harbor, behave yourselves, you never know who’s watching :-)

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BSSC Membership Changes/Additions

Please add the following changes/additions to your directory:

Benson, Robert, Karen, Brendan & Blaine Regular, Race

Dahlman, Skip & Lou 03 Carver 32 - Skip II My Lou
Regular, Fish

Kalis, Fred, Kris, Erika, Amy, & Elizabeth 04 Hunter 29.5 - Sanctuary
Regular, Race, Cruise

Seyfried, Mark & Julie Hunter 36 - MSJ

Smothers’ email: [email protected]

Spencer, Ed & Anne 99 23' Wellcraft - Ed's Boat
Regular

Keep in mind: The smoothness of your docking varies inversely
with the number of people standing on the dock watching you. Remember the new WEB CAM !!!

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THANKS TOOAtLhLerFNOeRwCsOOKBOOK

Bark Shanty Sail Club is most appreciative of
Wanda M. Carter, Cover Art Artist for
the BSSC cookbook.
Wanda is a local artist
& associate member of our club
She paints in Pastels, Oils, & Acrylics
Specializing in Pets & People Too.
She is listed in the directory, so

when you are ready to have her paint a one of a kind
portrait of your boat, call her.
Thank you, Wanda!

New Lines for Some

Several members have started this year with new boats. Kirk & Theresa Remsburg purchased a
Catalina 380 & named it Idle Vice. Rick & Mary Sears purchased Isle of Skye—a Hunter 356, &
Mark & Julie Seyfried are the proud owners of a new Hunter 36, MSJ. The Sears’ previous boat,
Blue Skies is now sailed by Ted & Bernice Wagg. John & Norma Budinski now own
the cheerfully orange Essence.

The Port Sanilac Summer Festival is July 29-31

Answers to the quiz on page 8 (over)
1. Popeye
2. Noah
3. Captain Hook
4. Jonah
5. Ulysses
6. Sinbad
7. Captain Nemo
8. Leander

Bark Shanty Sail Club

P.O. Box 145
Port Sanilac, MI 48469

FUN QUIZ - Can you identify these NAUTICAL Characters? (answers on page 7)
1. A powerful sailorman, also a green vegetable lover. . .?
2. Boat builder & first recorded zoo keeper. . .?
3. Villain, bother by a tick, pursued by a reptile. . .?
4. Subject of a miraculous man-overboard drill. . . ?
5. Traveler & irascible host, who spun an epic yarn explaining

a 10 year absence to his long suffering wife . . .?
6. This adventurer stole a ride on a bird. . . ?
7. He stuck to deep water,

but touched bottom anyway . . .?
8. A strong swimmer who was undone by

HERO worship. . .?