EAGLE’S

CRY
Ephraim, Wisconsin
From the Commodore
“THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AN
EPHRAIM REGATTA”
Summer 2005 and the 100th Ephraim
November 2005 Regatta are now history. What a wonderful
celebration! But hold on, 2006 marks the
100th anniversary of the EYC and a terrific
In This Issue schedule of special events. In addition to the
Commodore’s 101st Regatta and all normal Club activities
Comments……………Page 1 we’re adding a 100th Anniversary Banquet
on July 22 and a Boat Parade and Fleet
2006 Fleet Parade……Page 2 Review on July 29, 2006. So mark your
EYC Regatta…........…Page 2 calendars, volunteer to help with these
special events, and contact Don Nelson for
District Race Synopsis Page 5 the Banquet and Weed Vail for the Boat
Race Results..………...Page 7 Parade.
Youth Education...…...Page 7
I’d like to thank George Carey, past
First Mate’s Report.....Page 8 commodore, for his tireless leadership and
Women’s Regatta……Page 9 dedication in a very busy year. George was
always on the spot with a helping hand.
Bridge………………...Page 9
Junior Activities…….Page 11 Sailing lessons in 2005 took on a special
meaning as over 200 of all ages had a
Officers and Directors of the
chance to experience the thrill of warm
Ephraim Yacht Club
wind, full sails and the beauty of Eagle
2005-2006 Harbor. Thanks to Skipper Harsch and his
Max Robinette (Commodore) staff for a great year! Hugh Haggerty has
Dave Sauter (Vice Commodore) been appointed Director for 2006 as Skipper
George Carey (Rear Commodore)
Diane Taillon (Secretary) furthers his law career.
Paul Pillat (Treasurer)
Kirk Brown Major progress has been made on the Dock
Barbara Hambleton
Suzanne Lisle extension with the final engineering
Ryan Malmgren drawings and application to the DNR in
Scott Pearson process. We are moving forward with a high
George Reynolds
Brud Sturgis degree of confidence that this major project
The Eagle’s Cry is published periodically by the Ephraim
Yacht Club, P.O. Box 331, Ephraim, WI 54211. For all
is now becoming a reality. Thanks again to
questions regarding this correspondence, e-mail us at George Carey, Bill Hoag and Dave Sauter
commodore@eyc.org or visit our website at www.eyc.org
for their ever patient efforts to keep this
Copyright 2005 by Ephraim Yacht Club. Photocopying,
reproduction or quotation is strictly prohibited without the project on track.
express written consent of the publisher.

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John Peterson will be leaving the Board this
year. Thanks for all your fine contributions
as Commodore and Board member. We all
wish you the best with your new
responsibility as 101st Race Committee
Chairman. A special thanks to Frank and
Sally Heidler for 30 years as Race
Committee Chairs.
Congratulations and welcome to Kirk
Brown, newly elected to the EYC Board.
Kirk, Karen, Jason and Julian are well
known sailors and we look forward to Kirk’s
participation in our meetings.
Max Robinette, Commodore
NOW HEAR THIS!
TO ALL EYC MEMBERS including
sailors, power boaters, land lubbers, staff,
families and friends…
The date? July 29, 2006!
On that date, the EYC will celebrate its 100th
birthday by presenting, for the entertainment
of all, a special Boat Parade and Fleet
Review. Participants will include any and
all sailboats and power boats that expect to
be in the Ephraim area at that time.
The Parade will be similar to other Venetian
Nights except…this will occur during the
daytime, and will be held off Ephraim’s
Anderson Dock. It will feature – in addition
to the Parade— a blessing of the fleet, a real
(but much shortened) sailboat race, spectator
stands for guests, judges and dignitaries, and
perhaps a live band and appropriate food
and beverage concessions, pending permits.
While this Review is a celebration of our
100th Anniversary, the main idea is for
everybody to have fun! Each entrant will be
expected to dress his or her ship in any way
they wish, so long as it is in the spirit of
good sportsmanship. Appropriate prizes
will be awarded to the best dressed boats in
the sail and power categories.
There will be a small ($15.00) entrance fee
to help defray expenses, and, of course, any
contributions will be helpful.
More information will be coming later, but
if you have any questions and/or comments,
please write: Malcolm Vail, 999 James St.,
Geneva, IL 60134, or call: 630-232-2734.
100TH EPHRAIM REGATTA
Sallie Heidler
EYC’s 100th Regatta was quite a delightful
experience, especially since the EYC has the
longest-running continuous regatta on the
entire Great Lakes, and in addition it was the
largest Flying Scot regatta in over 30 years.
With over 50 boats registered (which
included the Mid West District
Championships) this was a definite
challenge for our expert Race Committee.
We were guided by the visiting “PRO”
(Principle Race Officer) and numerous
Protest Judges who decided that the racers
should be divided into 2 groups,
Championship and Challenger. We were
blessed with good winds and weather all
three days.
One hiccup occurred when we lost one boat
only to find the skipper had changed boat
number and division. The matter was
resolved, but this brings back memories of a
regatta years ago when we started back-to-
back Saturday morning races with all
registered boats starting. As we finished the
first race, one boat was missing, which is a
Recording Secretary’s nightmare. We began
the 2nd race one boat short, but finished with
all boats accounted for??? Seems that one
boat went to Nicolet for a picnic lunch
because the day was so nice!!
The efficient and loyal Race Committee
together for many years was composed of
Frank Heidler—Chairman; Sallie Heidler—
Recording Secretary; Max Robinette—Boat
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Captain; Lindy Robinette—Flags; Mike
Lisle—Anchor Man and Fusilier; Suzanne
Lisle—Assistant Recording Secretary; Weed
Vail—Spar Judge; Mary Johnson—Time;
plus John Archibald—PRO.
All in all, the 2005 EYC 100th Ephraim
Regatta was successful, and enjoyed by both
participants and spectators.
EPHRAIM 100th REGATTA
& Flying Scot Midwest
District Championships
Co-chairs: Nancy Claypool, Don Nelson,
and Ryan Malmgren
The 100th Annual Ephraim Regatta with the
Flying Scot Midwest District Championship
was one for the record books…literally. We
had an all-time District attendance record of
fifty-four boats. Fully half of those boats
were from out of town. (This may also have
been an EYC regatta record for one class of
boats.) Bill Ross, president of the Flying
Scot Sailing Association, personally
congratulated EYC on having successfully
hosted fifteen more boats than the 2005
Nationals in Houston. Flying Scot
boatbuilder, Harry Carpenter, was so
impressed with EYC hospitality and our
venue that he and Karen plan to return next
summer. (Harry and Karen spoke very
kindly of the EYC folks and said they had
never been treated so well and “felt like
royalty”. At the awards ceremony, he also
made special mention of how impressed he
was with the number of juniors who raced in
the regatta.)
But they weren’t the only ones who
were impressed. I’ve spoken to at least
three-quarters of the people who traveled to
attend our regatta, and every single one of
them had good things to say about their
experience in Ephraim. Here are just a
couple snippets I have received in person or
by email:
“It was a wonderful regatta. Thank you.”
(Walt Barniskis, FSSA Midwest Governor)
‘We felt so welcome. The EYC people
were wonderful. Thank you! (Karen Gillen,
Madison).
‘Fantastic time. Great job. Can’t wait to
come back. (Willi Liddicoat, Madison)
‘ It was great. No, it was REALLY great.
In fact… (long pause)… I think it is
probably THE best regatta I’ve ever
attended.” (Frank Gerry, Lake Delavan -- a
prolific, compulsive, national regatta circuit
traveler who means what he says).
Sometimes it seemed that the folks from out
of town were a little bit surprised that we
were able to pull it off so well. Even more
surprising, some people from within our
own club seemed as impressed as the out-of-
towners! Here are a few of their comments:
“Wow.” (Guy Bush Jr.)
“Awesome.” (Andrew Reynolds)
“Are we good, or are we good?” (Dave
Sauter)
"Just great for a little yacht club with only
four parking places!" (Susan Reynolds
Smith)
“This is one of the best things we’ve ever
done at EYC…ever!” (Joani Lewis)
“No. It IS the best thing. Ever.” (Larry
Lewis)
It worked for many reasons involving
everything from good luck to super pre-
regatta planning and marketing (read: Nancy
Claypool), good skill, super weather, super
race committee work, super on-the-water
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boat support, and the “supers” go on and
on.... The 100th Regatta added special
events and included a revival of regatta
activities from yesteryear. It was non-stop.
Regatta Friday started out bright and early
with lots of activity around the Registration
Tent where sailors picked up their
registration packets. These included
specially commissioned regatta mementos
such as the 100th EYC regatta mugs. At
10:00 a.m., Harry Carpenter gave a
"standing room only" Flying Scot boat
rigging seminar at the Municipal Launching
Ramp. Even experienced sailors picked up
new tips. Meanwhile, back at the club, the
apparel tent and the regatta raffle desk
opened. Business was brisk. So brisk that
the specially designed 100th apparel sold out
before the end of the weekend. By noon,
with tents, banners and flags flying, people
converged on the club in ever increasing
numbers with excitement starting to build.
Friday afternoon, sailors had to make
choices-- race in the practice race, race in
the single handed race or attend a seminar
on the racing rules of sailing given by Mike
Posey, US Sailing Senior Judge. Decisions,
decisions. No sooner than this was finished,
sailors, members and regatta volunteers met
at the club at 4:30 p.m. for the Welcome
Reception. The highlight was the arrival of
Janet Baxter, President of US Sailing, who
cleared her busy schedule to make a special
trip to Ephraim on the occasion of its 100th
regatta. After giving an interview to the
Door County Advocate and being welcomed
by regatta co-chairs and Commodore
George Carey, she congratulated EYC on its
historic event. There was no shortage of
members and juniors who gathered around
to meet her. The Welcome Reception would
have gone on for hours except for the fact
that it was time to move on to the 7:30 p.m.
seating of the fish boil at the Old Post
Office. One hundred people attended the
fish boil -- a first for many of our visitors.
Saturday morning, after volunteers assisted
with launching and towing racers to the race
area, the Registration Tent again became a
hotbed of activity. The junior set started
registering for the Baby Beauty Contest,
Swimming Races and other activities that
were revived from yesteryear. (The
Ephraim Regatta historically offered
activities for those who were not on the
water that could be viewed from the shore.)
There were lots of prizes for the participants
and winners.
Racers ate their fabulous EYC box lunches
on the water while spectators gathered
around Eagle Harbor. Some people climbed
the tower to get a better view; some went
out on the water to spectate; while others
held impromptu regatta watching parties
from homes along the northern shore and
bluffs of Ephraim.
In the late afternoon after a full day of
racing, sailors headed in to get ready for the
30th Bratfest. The Bratfest crew had
prepared for a record number of attendees.
They were not disappointed. Over 500
people attended! There was ample parking,
additional seating under a large white tent,
plus the best ever brats, corn and beer.
Guests were spotted who had not been to the
Ephraim Regatta in over 25 years. As the
evening wore on, racers and non-racers alike
mingled, watching the slide show of regatta
photos on the big screen.
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Sunday, the races concluded. A parade of
raffle prizes were awarded, followed by an
extended awards ceremony that not only
awarded trophies to the sailors but offered
prizes in special 100th regatta categories.
But what really made this all so special and
what really made it all work comes down to
one word: VOLUNTEERS. When boats
started rolling in -- as early as the
Wednesday before the regatta -- EYC
volunteers (and some out-of-town volunteers
too) started coming out of the woodwork,
stepping forward to help and assist in ways
large and small. And it continued all
weekend long. So many (at last count there
were 155), that a list would be impossible
because there would inevitably be terrible
omissions.
So let me put it this way:
THANK YOU EYC REGATTA
VOLUNTEERS. YOU MADE IT
POSSIBLE AND YOU MADE IT
HAPPEN!! IT WAS AN EVENT TO
REMEMBER!
2005: 100th Regatta/Midwest
District Race Synopsis
Ryan Malmgren
Saturday, August 6th
What a sight it was to see: 54 boats either
sailing out from the EYC or being towed out
and dropped in deep water from the Ephraim
city ramp (25 boats stayed at the fire-house
parking area) at 9 a.m.
It all started with a very faint, teasing
northeasterly wind which died by 9:15. At
9:30 wind began to trickle in from the west
and eventually grew to 5-8 knots by 10:00.
The 54 boats were split into two fleets: a
“Championship” fleet of 30 of the top
sailors and a “Challenger” fleet of the next
tier of 24 boats. (The Championship fleet
always started 5 minutes before the
Challengers, and participants only compete
with one another within their respective
fleets.)
Race 1 (Sat. -- 10:30am):
The race committee set an “A” course –
which entailed crossing a start line near the
northeastern corner of Eagle Harbor heading
upwind to a buoy just west of Horseshoe
Island and then back downwind (with
colorful spinnakers flying) to the original
start area buoy and then back up to finish off
of Horseshoe (three race “legs” in all).
Ryan and Kimber Malmgren held off
Madison’s Tim Devries and Eric Riley in a
fierce tacking duel at the finish to win the
first race of the Championship Division.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Thomas and Joani
Lewis finished first with JP Pillat and Jillian
Brown close on their heels in the Challenger
Division.
Race 2 (Sat. -- 12:30pm): By now the
winds had grown a bit to 8-12 knots;
because of this, the race committee smartly
decided to set a larger “C” course -- which
involved an additional trip up to the
Horseshoe buoy and back downwind (five
“legs” in all). The winds were a bit shiftier
in this race – varying as much as 15 degrees
out of the west. Ryan and Kimber again
found themselves in a tough tacking duel on
the last leg -- this time trading tacks with
EYC’s Jason and Kirk Brown. It was a
close finish, with the Malmgrens just
nipping the Browns at the line. Jay and Ted
Lott followed in 3rd. This time it was Mary
Sullivan’s turn to pull off a victory on her
boat “Stormalong” in the Challenger group -
- with her brother Joe and sister Maggie
crewing. JP and Jillian showed consistency
with another second place finish.
Race 3 (Sat. -- 2:30pm): The winds
remained out of the west on average for this
race, but had become a bit flukier – with
shifts back and fourth that didn’t ever seem
to last for more than a couple minutes in any
one direction. The wind speed had also
dropped back to a somewhat light 5-8 knots.
There were plenty of areas where the wind
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was particularly light – especially on the
“right” – or northerly – side of the course as
the boats headed toward the buoy near
Horseshoe. Among the boats in the
Championship fleet that skillfully “played
the shifts” on the favored left side of the
course was Maryland’s Harry Carpenter and
his wife Karen. (Harry is the sole builder of
the Flying Scot and a former FSSA National
champion). He pulled out the win by a
comfortable margin over the ever-tenacious
Jason and Kirk Brown. The Challenger
Division’s Mike Sullivan and Pat Swan
sailed their boat “Sweetie Pie” to victory
over the consistently fast Mary Sullivan and
company (no relation to Mike) in this race.
The 54 boats sailed back to their respective
mooring areas following race 3 around 4
p.m. All were in good spirits following a
beautiful day of sailing in Eagle Harbor.
Race 4 (Sun. -- 10am): The winds started
stronger and came out of the Southwest on
Sunday – averaging 8-12 knots for race one.
This time the race committee set the course
starting line near the northeastern corner of
Eagle Harbor. The upwind buoy was set
under the shadows of Peninsula State Park
bluff. Folks on the tower were really treated
to a spectacle as all 54 boats charged
upwind. Championship sailor Harry
Carpenter again showed his consistent
sailing skills as he worked up the left side of
the three-legged “A” course. He led from
wire to wire, followed by EYC instructor
Hugh Haggerty. Crewing for Hugh was the
young, eager, and very able duo of Matt
Smith and Isak Peterson. Meanwhile in the
Challenger Division, it was JP and Jillian’s
turn to lead the parade of Challenger boats
around the course as they sailed “T-Bone” to
victory. EYC sailing instructor Sarah Lisle
followed close behind in 2nd with her brother
Mike and Nicole Reisdorf crewing aboard
“White Whale”.
Race 5 (Sun – 11:45): By now the winds
had increased to a healthy 15-20 knots (still
out of the Southwest). Spray and slight
streaks of foam were beginning to appear.
Given the stronger winds, the race
committee set a longer five-legged “C”
course. Behind Harry Carpenter in the
overall standings by several points, the
Malmgrens started this race aggressively by
jumping off the left side of the starting line
in a somewhat risky “pin-end” start. The
strategy seemed to be paying off as they led
for 3 of the 5 legs. However, as the wind
continued to increase, the heavier boats
began to shine. Eventually, Minnesota’s
Larry Klick took the lead, followed by a
determined Jay and Ted Lott (Jay and Ted
were very consistent all through the regatta -
- never finishing lower than 6th). The three
boats finished in that order. Meanwhile,
Mary Sullivan worked her way to 1st and
held on in the blustery conditions over the
ever-present Pillat and Brown. (JP and
Jillian were extremely consistent -- never
finishing lower than 3rd; see scores).
Overall, Harry Carpenter managed to pull
off the win in the very tight Championship
standings (amazingly, only 2 points
separated Carpenter, Lott, Malmgren, and
DeVries for overall line honors -- see final
results). JP Pillat and Jillian Brown took the
win in the Challenger Division (10 points) --
with Mary Sullivan finishing second overall
with 16 points (see results).
It was an exhilarating end to a weekend of
some of the finest sailing conditions to be
found anywhere. But good sailing
conditions don’t mean much without good
race committee work. And the race
committee work for this entire regatta was
absolutely outstanding. It is an
extraordinarily difficult thing to manage this
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many boats in a venue like this -- but this 3 Woody Heidler
group made it seem almost effortless. Many JY Series B, 2 boats, 6 races:
thanks to Frank and Sallie Heidler and their
loyal crew for the excellent job they did 1 Andy Hambleton
managing this enormous fleet. What a way 2 Kirsten Aarsvold
to celebrate their 30th regatta race committee Sunfish Regatta, 7 boats, 5 races:
swan song! And thanks also to Lal Burridge 1 Allison Chase
and John Peterson for fine mark setting 2 Skip Heidler
work, and to the judges and crew under the 3 Woody Heidler
leadership of John Archibald, our guest US
Division Championship, 30 boats, 5 races:
Sailing Principal Race Officer.
1 Harry Carpenter
EYC 2005 RACE RESULTS: 2. John Lott
3. Ryan Malmgren
Flying Scot Series, 17 boats, 21 races:
Division Challenger, 24 boats, 5 races:
1 Dan Engelke
2 Hugh Haggerty 1 JP Pillat
3 Jonathan Thomas 2 Mary Sullivan
3 Jonathon Thomas
Flying Scot Series A, 12 boats, 12 races:
1 Hugh Haggerty SUMMER 2005 EDUCATION
2 Dan Engelke PROGRAMS
3 Jonathan Thomas David Sauter
Flying Scot Series B, 16 boats, 21 races: Our youth lesson program had another very
1 Hugh Haggerty successful year. We taught over 330 student
2 Jonathan Thomas sessions this summer. This is a tremendous
3 Jason Brown increase from days gone by. The fact that
Richie Hall Junior Regatta, 5 boats, 3 races: we can manage this many kids and provide
such a high level of instruction balanced
1 Matt Smith with fun is a testament to our stellar
2 Isak Peterson instructors.
3 Murphy Zingsheim
Optimist Regatta, 12 boats, 4 races: The afternoon Opti intro program continued
1 Stephan Peterson successfully this summer. What a great
2 Isak Peterson thing to be able to bring the kids in as such a
3 Phil Morley young age. We also added a new program,
ART or Advanced Racing Tactics. We had
Optimist Series A, 18 boats, 11 races:
limited but spirited participation. It is a
1 Woody Heidler geared towards students who desire to take
2 Isak Peterson their racing skills to the next level. We
3 Stephan Peterson encourage parents and students who have
Optimist Series B, 8 boats, 16 races: completed or are completing the Advanced
1 Isak Peterson training to strongly consider ART for 2006.
2 Stephan Peterson
3 Woody Heidler Our adult and private lessons also
experienced growth and some fun trips to
Optimist Sunday Series, 4 boats, 7 races: Fred & Fuzzys. No member of any age
1 Stephan Peterson should feel that they do not have a way to
2 Isak Peterson
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learn the fine sport of sailing. Thanx to
Sarah Lisle for heading up this effort.
We continue to experience success and
make changes to meet the desires of
members, watch the spring Eagles Cry for
what is in store for 2006.
FIRST MATES REPORT
Linda Carey
In this memorable year of the 100th Regatta,
the First Mates were even busier than usual.
As always, we began with a First Mate’s
Coffee, where we renewed friendships, and
cemented our plans for all the exciting
events that were upcoming.
The first all-club event is always our annual
Champagne Opening Social. Thank you
to Prilla Beadell, who was again the
chairperson for this much-anticipated party.
We gathered to drink a toast to another
wonderful summer at EYC. Everyone had a
delightful time, and the weatherman
cooperated by producing a lovely sunset.
Unlike last year’s terribly cold evening, we
had a splendid night this summer for our Ice
Cream Social on the Fourth of July
weekend. Our chairmen Deanna and John
Peterson gave us a calorie-filled good
time…in large part due to the generosity of
Steve Sauter, who donated the ice cream!
We thank you all.
The Founders Day Cookout is always fun--
Thanks to Joani Lewis for getting it together
and ordering the wonderful birthday cake.
Deanna Peterson chaired the Ladies
Potluck Dinner in July, along with Allison
Huey and other helpers. We had a terrific
turnout of about 55 women, all of whom
brought delicious food to share, and all of
whom had a grand time. We enjoyed a quiz
on EYC history, and yachting terms. The
winners took home a centerpiece, anchored
by a 100th Ephraim Regatta mug. Many
thanks for a wonderful evening.
During the two days of our 100th Annual
Regatta, the breakfast and lunch was
handled with aplomb by Nancy Pillat. The
orange juice, donuts, muffins, watermelon
segments, and coffee were complimentary to
sailors each morning. Because of the huge
number of boats (over 50) in the regatta
fleet, a different arrangement was required
for lunch this year. No lunch break was
planned for sailors between the races.
Therefore, many women helped to prepare
and bag 135 lunches for the sailors and race
committee before 8:15 a.m. each day, a real
feat! Other lunches were sold at noon. The
sailors gave a hearty “thumbs-up” to the
lunches themselves, as well as to the ease of
having them ready so early in the morning.
Many thanks to Nancy, and to all her
volunteers.
About a dozen people arrived at Rosie and
Bill Klein’s home on the Friday before
regatta, to assist in the Brat Fest
preparations for this great party. The staff
also helped, by coming over one afternoon
to get out all the tables and chairs and other
paraphernalia needed. Thanks to you all.
Two extra events were brought back this
year, especially for the 100th regatta. They
were the Baby Beauty Contest, with Mary
Rotheray as chairman, and the Swimming
Races & other Water Events, chaired by
Gretchen Meilinger. Both women and their
helpers made these events go off like
clockwork. Thank you so much for all your
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work and enthusiasm. The many adorable
little children paraded around while we all
watched with happy smiles, and the
delighted laughter and cheering of the older
children during their races was a joy to hear.
Many thanks to Donna Scattergood, who
served as chairman for the fourth annual
Ladies Regatta. This event grows each
year, and more women and girls seem eager
to participate. Donna loves the camaraderie
of this race, and you will see her report
elsewhere in this issue.
The Commodore’s Cocktail Party at Bay
Ridge Golf Course was very successful,
thanks to Anne and Dick Van de Ven, who
chaired the event. We also thank Diane and
Peter Trenchard for taking care of all the
“production details”. Everyone brought
delicious Hors d’ouevres to share, and good
conversations were enjoyed by all. There is
often a bittersweet feeling on this evening,
because it signals the end of summer. It’s
not too early to begin thinking of the good
times we will all have together next summer,
as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the
Ephraim Yacht Club. I look forward to
seeing all of you at all the events!
EYC WOMEN’S REGATTA
Donna Scattergood
Ahoy! An intrepid fleet of women sailors
persevered through two postponements to
participate in the fourth annual women's
regatta at EYC. The seven Scots were
rewarded for their tenacity with a
challenging and fun 3 race series replete
with spotty winds but gale force enthusiasm.
Regatta results were as follows: FIRST:
Carol Claypool (#3994) with crew Nancy
Claypool; SECOND: Donna Scattergood
(#4150) with crew Ali Scattergood and Gail
Sleeting; THIRD: Kelsey Mazeski (#769)
with crew Joanie Lewis and Kelly Mazeski.
Hats off to the on-shore supporting crew
who cheered on the sailors and met them
afterwards with "rations and rum!" Thanks,
too, to Joanie Lewis for securing trophies,
race committee for running the races, EYC
staff for making racing clinics available,
Linda Carey for sign up, and to both George
and Linda Carey for their support!
We hope to increase our "flock of gulls"
(fleet participation) for our 5th annual
regatta! Come out and sail! There are many
opportunities to learn and or refine your
skills via private or group lessons, racing
clinics and social sails to Fred and Fuzzy's.
Create your own memorable salty tales in
2006!
Stay tuned for specifics from next year's
committee. And please....let me know ASAP
if you'd like to join the women's regatta
committee, or simply want to contribute a
few suggestions!
Until then, wishing you smooth sailing!
BRIDGE
The summer bridge groups at the Yacht
Club this year again included both lessons
and open play. Instruction was provided by
Norma Hammerberg on Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons with full enrollment of
40 people between the two days. Lessons
are open to men and women.
The Monday group met for lunch followed
by play at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday open play was
held in the morning. Both groups wish to
remind everyone that no advance signup is
required for these times.
Couple’s Bridge, Anyone?
This year, if there is enough interest, a
couple’s bridge group is being considered.
They will meet on Tuesday evening from 4-
7 with the opportunity to go out for dinner
after bridge. We would like to formulate a
list of couples, any two people who might be
interested in playing; therefore, if you think
you would like to participate please e-mail
Donna Nelson at donelson@hotmail.com
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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Plans are well under way for the 100th
Anniversary Gala to be held on July 22,
2006. The evening event will be held at
Maxwelton Braes and include cocktails, a
buffet dinner and fundraising auction.
Separate mailings will announce details, but
be sure to plan on being in Door County for
the special event. The 100th anniversary is a
rare chance to celebrate our past and look to
our future. Save the date and plan on being
present.
ANNIVERSARY AUCTION
Suzanne Lisle
Remember--the celebration of the founding
of EYC will be marked by more special
events in our anniversary year of 2006.
The evening events will include a silent
auction fundraiser; if you have not already
done so, please consider items, services, and
activity opportunities that could be donated
or procured. We are in the process of
accepting offers from members. Please let
Suzanne Lisle know of any items or ideas
you may have for this segment of our
celebration.
EYC HISTORY
George Carey
Linda and I have been busy getting your
Clubs centenary book together. We want to
thank all of you who have sent us your
contributions. Our goal is to have the book
available for you by mid July, in time for
the 100th Anniversary dinner, which you
will learn all about in the spring letter. The
price of the book will be discounted to
members and their families. The plan now
is to have the purchase information
included in the late winter dues and sign
up packet. Celebrating the 100th
Anniversary of the EYC will be a lot of fun.
Summer 2006 will be one to remember.
PIER IMPROVEMENT
George Carey
At this writing your dock committee has
been busy, and we are pleased to report
some progress. As you know, our plan is to
have a 100 X 20 ft. extension to the existing
dock. This extension would angle off to the
southwest of the current dock and provide us
with much needed protection from west and
northwest winds. The extension would
further provide temporary dockage on the
north side in a south wind.
To date we have received permission to go
forward from our Yacht Harbor neighbors
and have now received the approval of the
Village of Ephraim Coastal Management
Committee. On October 10th, the plans were
approved by the Village Board. After this
process is completed the plans will go
before the Wisconsin DNR for their
approval. In the mean time we have made
some wave studies and preliminary
engineering studies to go with the plans to
DNR. This has all taken some time to
prepare, so when you see your committee
members, Max Robinette, Dave Sauter and
Bill Hoag; give them a good pat on the back.
If successful, we hope to resume our fund
raising campaign in the near future.
BOATS AND MOTORS
George Carey
The 2005 summer was another good year
relative to the club-owned equipment. The
three outboards performed without fail.
There are times during the summer when
our staff is called upon to rescue non EYC
boats in trouble and it’s nice to know our
motors are ready when needed.
Your club made good use of the six Scot’s,
six JY-15’s, and six Optimists. The Opti
fleet will be expanded to eight boats next
year with a replacement program going
forward for the JY fleet. The Board’s
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decision is to replace the JY with the 420.
This beautiful little boat is the collegiate
boat of choice in the country now. Below,
two of our staff members, J.P. Pillat and
Jason Brown, take it for a spin.
EYC 30th Annual Bratfest
Bratfest 2005 was held in conjunction with
the 100th EYC Regatta. A record turnout of
512 people ate 796 brats, 70 dozen ears of
corn, 96 gallons of Michelob and 600 cans
of soda. Wow!
We’d like to thank Rosie, Bill and the Klein
family for hosting another outstanding
event. Thanks to all the volunteers for the
hard work and dedication to make this such
a huge success.
EYC JUNIOR ACTIVITIES
Debby Heidler
First and foremost, none of the events would
have been successful had it not been for the
support of the EYC staff and numerous
parent volunteers—thank you!
New to us all was our first event held at
North Haven in Fish Creek on June 22nd.
The 40+ in attendance enjoyed a good
dinner and had fun playing tennis,
volleyball, basketball and swimming in both
the indoor and outdoor pools. There was
something for everyone! Thank you to
Nancy and Mike Konecny for organizing
and hosting the successful event. We’ve
already reserved the facility for the same
day next year! Also, the Progressive Dinner
was changed to the Kids’ Pot Luck this year.
Due to the large number of kids who attend
the events, it was difficult to find homes to
host the different courses. It is my opinion
that it is a lot to ask anyone to host 50 or
more kids for anything! The Pot Luck
worked well however, and the kids had fun.
Events included the following:
June 29—Bring your own dinner & mini
golf at the Red Putter
July 6 – AFT (Thank you Ruth Sauter!)
July 13 – Scavenger Hunt & Ice Cream
(Thank you Tricia Tuminello!)
July 19 – Fun at White Fish Dunes State
Park & bring your own dinner
July 27 – Kids Pot Luck (included
swimming off the dock, Bingo and painting
old Scot sails)
No event was held the last week of Session
D due to the 100th Regatta
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