Corinthian Sailing Club

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Corinthian Sailing Club

May 2003 White Rock Lake Dallas , Texas

UPCOMING EVENTS

Registration for Junior Sailing Camps is Open
May 14 - Wednesday Night Fun Races Start
May 17 - CSC Boat Show
May 23 - Dawn Riley Speaks at Fundraiser

May 24-25 - Snipe Southwestern Regatta
May 25 - Memorial Day Post Race Fiesta
May 31 - Corinthian's Captains Challenge
June 4 - Sailing for Rhinos
June 6 - First Friday Celebration

June 7-8 - Sears Cup - Area F Qualifier

June 11 -Special Olympics
June 14-15 - Dallas Youth Race Week (DYRW) - CSC

June 21-22 - Lightning Districts - CSC
July 4^{th -}Full day of activities

FOR THE LOVE OF THE LAKE (FTLOTL)

FTLOTL had its annual Adopt-A-Shoreline (AAS) Appreciation Lunch on Friday, April 25, 2003 . The 3-way tie for the AAS Group of the Year award went to Mariner Sails, Kayak Power, and Flotsam Flotilla. Chris Dukeminier is the group leader for Mariner Sails and he is a member of the Flotsam Flotilla. The two groups that received the AAS SuperHero award for revitalizing participation in the Second Saturday Spruce-up were the Corinthian Sailing Club and Caroline Gardens . Susan Justus is the group leader for Caroline Gardens . Another active AAS group is Virginia Cook Realty, and Mark Pinkston is their group leader. As you can see, CSC members are active participants in the FTLOTL organization.

In the past, CSC has had a Volunteer Appreciation Night at the clubhouse for the FTLOTL members. The gathering is to thank the many volunteers who participate in the Second Saturday Spruce-up and to give them the opportunity to see the lake from a different viewpoint; they are able to appreciate White Rock Lake on a sailboat rather than from the shoreline. CSC is having the next Volunteer Appreciation Night on June 28, 2003 . The FTLOTL volunteers bring food and drinks, and CSC members take them for sails on the lake. If you are available to participate in the Volunteer Appreciation Night, please contact Lauri Block at 214/821-3933.

Wednesday Night Fun Sails Start May 14

Monday Night Fun Races are starting May 14 and will run thru August 27. Come join the fun of low key racing, learning and comradery. Tom Miller will coordinate.

Fund Raiser Benefiting
The Carol Gough Educational Foundation

Sponsored By The Women's Racing Program

GUEST SPEAKER -- DAWN RILEY

Dawn Riley is one of the world's foremost women sailors and match racers. She was 1999 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year. Dawn was team captain of America3, the historic all-women America 's Cup team in 1995, America True CEO & Captain, America 's Cup 2000, and was a TV anchor person for the last America 's Cup. She is the first American, man or women, to have raced on three America 's Cup teams and two Whitbread Round-the-World sailing teams. Her book 'Taking the Helm' tells the story of the all women crew in the 1993-94 Whitbread. Dawn is currently President of the Women Sports Foundation.

Friday May 23, 2003
6 P.M. Sunset Cocktail Hour (with hors d' oeuvres)
7 P.M. Three Course Dinner

8 P.M. Dawn Riley

Live Music during Cocktail Hour and Dinner
Cost: $65 tax deductible contribution to the
Carol Gough Educational Foundation

RSVP by May 16 via email at wrp@cscsailing.org or by phone Kai Kunnapus 214-324-4593 or Greta Mittman 214-324-9610.

What's New on the Web

Registration forms for the Juniors Sailing Classes, the Sears Cup Area F Regatta and the juniors Dallas Race Week are now on the web. Regatta and series results have been updated. The events page has also been updated. The new membership roster is online with the new password which is the gas locker code on the back of your membership card. This will be updated in the next couple of weeks as membership renewal process comes to an end.

Race Calendar

May	ERC	Adrian
14		Wed Night Series Begins
16-18		Volvo Cup - DCYC
17		CSC Boat Show
18	Corinthian
24-25		Snipe Southwestern
25	F/S	Memorial Day Post Race Party
26		Memorial Day
31-1		F/S Districts - LCYC
31		Captains Challenge - Corinthians

June	ERC	Mittman
1	Lightning
4		Sailing for Rhinos
7-8		Sears Cup - TSA Qualifier - CSC
7-8		FWBC Regatta
8	F/S
11		Special Olympics
14-15		Dallas Youth Race Week (DYRW) - CSC
15	C-15
17-18		DYRW - Grapevine YC
20-21		DYRW - RCYC/CLYC
20-22		F/S Husband/Wife Nationals - Little Rock , AR
21-22		Lightning Districts - CSC
22	Snipe
29	F/S

Butterfly Wrangle Regatta

The Wrangle Regatta for Butterflies and Lasers was held the weekend of May 3-4. The regatta was sailed in conditions varying from shifty-light air to a steady 20 plus from the South with gusts approaching 30. Of the sixteen Butterflies competing, Bruce Faust, once again, took top honors. Among the six Laser/Laser Radial fleet, Chris Henkel won the tie-breaker over Doug Peckover to finish first. Paul Denison took the award for Top Junior, finishing in a tie for fifth overall in the Butterfly fleet. The award for Top Woman Butterfly Finisher went to Susan Justus.

The competition among the Butterfly fleet was tight going into the last day of the regatta. With two races remaining on Sunday, there was a battle for first with Bruce and Lisle Eddy one point apart and a fight for third with Bob Biegler, Gary Eppink and Sandy Denison all within one point. In Sunday's first race Sandy led all the way until hitting the last windward mark before the downwind leg to the finish, allowing Bruce to maneuver by him to finish first with Sandy in second and Lisle in third. In the second race on Sunday Bruce and Sandy battled it out for first until Bruce capsized at the jibe mark allowing Sandy to scoot by and take first with Gery Osowiecki sailing well in the heavy air taking second, followed by Frank Richards in third. When all the dust settled after the last race, Bruce's consistent finishes with three bullets and no other finishes worse than third (except for the DNF when he capsized in race six) gave him first place honors putting him three points ahead of Sandy, who made up for a slow start in the regatta by finishing with two firsts, a second, and a fourth in the last four races. Sandy also got a little help from Lisle who retired from the sixth race with an injury, but who still took third place overall in the regatta with top four finishes in all five races in which he competed.

Congratulations also to Susan Justis who squeaked by Jackie Carver and Katherine Holt to come away with the award for Top Woman in the Butterfly fleet. Before retiring with mechanical problems, Susan was consistently finishing among the leaders.

The Laser fleet was a face-off between Chris Henkel and Doug Peckover, with each trading firsts and seconds throughout the regatta. At the end of the day both finished with identical scores of 9, with three firsts and three seconds each. The winner was decided by the final tiebreaker with Chris beating Doug in the final sixth race. At the awards ceremony Chris tried to decline acceptance of the first place trophy, professing that his victory was tainted since Doug had given him a head-start in the last race. I think they settled it by agreeing to each keep the trophy for six months during the year.

Special recognition should also go to Top Junior Paul Denison. Paul was competing in the regatta against adults, some of whom are among the best and most competitive Butterfly sailors in the country. He was always in the thick of things throughout, consistently finishing up with the leaders. The only thing holding him back was having enough ballast to keep the boat flat in heavy air; but he sure made up for it on those screaming reaches. By next year, we all fear that after the start all we will see of Paul is the transom of his boat.

Finally, special thanks to the Flying Scot fleet, especially PRO Richard Wade, who set some great courses, which led to some great competition and a fun time by all.

The Butterfly fleet conducts regular Saturday races year-round with first gun scheduled for 10:30 a.m. during the warmer months and at noon during the winter season. If you are interested in some great single-handed sailing, please consider joining us on the starting line.

2003 Wrangle Regatta Results

Butterfly			May 3-4-2003

Place	Last Name	First Name	Club	Total Pts

1	Faust	Bruce	WRBC	17
2	Denison	Sandy	CSC/WRBC	21
3	Eddy	Lisle	WRBC	28
4	Richards	Frank	CSC	37
5	Noeding	John	WRBC	48
6	Denison	Paul	CSC/WRBC	48
7	Biegler	Bob	WRBC	50
8	Eppink	Gary	WRBC	51
9	Charland	Tom	WRBC	53
10	Osowiecki	Gery	WRBC	57
11	Koegl	Dave	WRBC	57
12	Landi	Tomaso	WRBC	58
13	Crawford	Gary	WRBC	76
14	Justis	Susan	CSC	78
15	Carver	Jackie	WRBC	85
16	Holt	Catherine	CSC	88

Laser Full Rig and Radial

1	Henkel	Chris	WRBC	9
2	Peckover	Doug	WRBC	9
3	Mauney	Scott	CSC	18
4	Jones	Anderson	CSC	28
5	Junkins	Jennifer	CSC	30
6	Mauney	Natalie	CSC	36
7	Moore	Bruce	WRBC	42

Junior Sailing Program

Summer Junior Sailing Classes

The registration form for the Summer Junior Sailing Classes can now be downloaded from the junior page on the CSC website. http://www.cscsailing.org/junior_camp_registration_03.PDF Copies are also posted on the bulletin board in the clubhouse. The available spaces in the classes are rapidly filling up, particularly for the June 23-July 4 General/Beginner Sailing Class. For the best chance at securing a spot in the session of your choice, submit your registration form today.

A table will be set up during the CSC Boat Show/Open House on May 17 on which registration forms and other information regarding the program will be available. Representatives from the program will be present throughout the day to answer your questions. Some of our more experienced junior sailors will also be there sailing an Optimist and Laser Radial, which are the two primary classes of boats used in the program.

The schedule for the summer junior program is as follows:

June 7-8 - Sears Cup Area F Qualifying Regatta. Hosted by CSC and sailed in Flying Scots. See below for more information.

June 9-21 - Advanced Racing Clinic and Dallas Race Week. This session will be open to junior sailors who want to compete in the three regattas of Dallas Race Week. The session will begin with one week of clinic format practice from June 9-13, followed by a week of three separate two-day regattas. The first regatta will be at CSC June 14-15, followed by regattas at Grapevine Sailing Club June 17-18 and Rush Creek Yacht Club June 20-21. Parental support of junior sailors participating in this session, particularly help with transporting boats to the different venues, is required.

June 23-July 4 - General/Beginner Sailing Class. This two-week class will be open for beginning sailors and those CSC juniors who are not interested in or ready for racing.

July 7-17 - Intermediate Racing Class. This camp will be open to sailors who have completed a previous two-week beginner class, who have demonstrated their competence to begin racing and who want to become involved in our junior racing program. This session will also be open to our more experienced sailors and will be focused on preparing for Texas Junior Race Week.

July 18-26 - Texas Junior Race Week. CSC coaches will accompany our junior sailors to compete in Texas Race Week on Galveston Bay .

July 28-August 8 - General/Beginner Sailing Class. This two-week class will be open for beginning sailors and those CSC juniors who are not interested in or ready for racing.

Sears Cup Qualifier

Any junior sailor interested in forming or joining a team to compete in the Sears Cup Area F qualifying regatta at CSC June 7-8 please contact the Sailing Education Commodore at ed@cscsailing.org. We have a couple of junior skippers who are looking for crew to fill out their three person teams. So, even if you do not feel ready to skipper in a regatta, if you have experience as crew, particularly on a Flying Scot, this regatta should be a lot of fun and a great experience. As an added bonus, CSC junior teams will be have the once in a lifetime opportunity to be coached by world class sailor Dawn Riley during the day long clinic on May 24th which she is hosting for the Women's Racing Program, and at which juniors competing in the Sears Cup may attend.

The Notice of Regatta and Registration Form are posted on the CSC website and copies are also available in the clubhouse. The winner of the CSC regatta will represent Area F in the championship regatta at Detroit Yacht Club on August 10-13.

CSC Junior Race Team

Those Juniors interested in racing and in competing at TSA Junior Circuit events, in the Sears Cup Qualifying Regatta, or in our Club fleet races, please contact the Sailing Education Commodore at ed@cscsailing.org for more information on joining the CSC Junior Race Team.

Club dues are now overdue. If you have not yet paid your annual dues, please contact Dudley Bayne immediately.

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Corinthian Sailing Club

Membership in the Corinthian Sailing Club is open to anyone with an interest in sailing. Club facilities are located at 441 E. Lawther Drive on beautiful White Rock Lake . Phone 214-320-0841. Email address is info@cscsailing.org. Mailing address is Corinthian Sailing Club, PO Box 180087 , Dallas , TX 75218 .