White Rock Lake Dallas, Texas
THE MAIN SHEET
CORINTHIAN SAILING CLUB
APRIL 05 ~ WHITE ROCK LAKE ~ DALLAS, TEXAS
LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA
The Corinthian Sailing Club hosted its 2nd Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta on White Rock Lake in Dallas on April 22-24. Participating fleets this year included Flying Scot, 420, Laser, Butterfly, Sunfish, Optimist Pram, and Portsmouth Handicap. Two courses were set up and managed by committee from Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club.
Complete results are available on the web site
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please make note that Wednesday Night Fun Racing begins May 11. Historically these have been enjoyable and the level of competition is variable. It’s a great time to enjoy your boat and hone your skills without the extreme heat…..
Also the junior program is gearing up for the annual youth camps. Register soon so as not to be excluded.
Adult Sailing lessons are filling up fast contact Bob Harrington for details
Don’t forget the First Friday evening get together. These promise to be enjoyable as the current social chairs Jim & Bowman O’Connor take us on a round the world tour of eclectic cuisine and merriment
MESSAGE FROM MEMBERSHIP
We have received new petitions for membership and as these are approved new members will be listed, please make welcome all new comers.
The Club is pleased to announce a Level 1 Sailing Instructor Course will be held beginning May 27 thru May30.
PIER PLANNING COMMITTEE
Plans are moving forward on repairs to the Club House this will include removing and replacing damaged siding with an improved material, installing new weather friendly sill @ all windows and installing an interlocking system as a decking above the south and west exposures so that these areas can be used in inclimate weather, greatly increasing the usability of the areas. Great care has been taken to be sure that an appropriate contractor can handle the task in the time frame necessary for the usual operations of the club. Please contact a member of the committee for further details or questions. As this project becomes complete others will be considered so that the CLUB benefits in areas as needed.
If interested in the Lightning District Regatta Please contact Jeff Bodkin or Scott Anderson for confirmation of dates, these may be moved to June 11 –12.
MEMBER SERVICE REQUIREMENT REMINDER
At the CSC Annual Business Meeting held on January 15th, 2004 at Royal Oaks Country Club, a By-Laws addition was approved that encourages involvement by all club members in club activities. As an all volunteer organization, without any paid staff, we depend entirely on our membership to keep the club afloat and functioning. The By-Laws change defines a minimum service requirement that has been set at 8 hours for 2004 and applies to each regular and associate membership. This requirement may be fulfilled by the member, or the member's spouse or dependents.
To assist the membership in fulfilling this requirement, projects, such as helping with Spruce-Up Day, special club regattas or social events, cleanup or special construction tasks, will be identified in our club newsletter, The Mainsheet. In addition, a new Help Wanted forum will be added to our website where requests for assistance may be posted.
FOR THE LOVE OF THE LAKE
The White Rock Lake Museum’s grand opening was Saturday, September 18, 2004. The museum is located inside the Bath House Cultural Center. Visitors can tour the museum, learn about the human and natural history of the lake and park, and view the documentary-style video and artwork by White Rock Lake area artists. For The Love Of The Lake is the underwriter for the White Rock Lake Museum.
The Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce-up is on going! Thousands of volunteers have been helping to keep White Rock Lake’s shoreline, park, and lake clean for more than100 consecutive months. The Corinthian Sailing Club is one of 44 groups who have adopted a portion of the shoreline and park to reduce the litter and make White Rock Lake safe and enjoyable for everyone.
FLEET NEWS
The Corinthian Fleet in conjunction with the KMD association has been surveying moorings including condition and length in preparation of a long awaited realignment. This is to better facilitate ability to sail on/off moorings. And provide consideration for sailing in and out of the north canal between davits, piers.
All interested parties are urged to contact Corinthian Fleet Captain, Bob Manning or KMD association representative Warren Lyon. Also the Corinthian Fleet has just hosted its first regatta of the season. The Captains Challenge was held Saturday April 16, Conditions were light and variable (we all know how much fun that is) for the first race, and wind filled in to 4-8 out of the east/ southeast for the second and third races. 7 Boats made the event, Dave Barrett took top honors, Ken Brown and Warren Lyon finished second and Bill Wilson and Alane Capen (1 point back) took third. In an unusual Corinthian style two boats were OCS at the start for the second race.
Thanks to the Race Committee PRO John Diggins, Jeff Harold, Cindy Hannafin, Bowman O’Connor, Jim O’Connor, Judy Sworski,and forgive me if I forgot anyone.
Thanks to the Pinkstons for their contribution and proving refreshment.
Some really great photos were taken by Jim, thanks.
News from various fleets are strongly encouraged and should be e-mailed to the secretary in a format ready for print.
All other news and tidbits will be edited at the discretion of the secretary
THE MAIN SHEET - YOUR NEWSLETTER
The Main Sheet belongs to each member of the club. This is an invitation to all members to submit articles about the club, regattas, meetings, fleets, awards, members, family and community. The deadline for information is the 20th of the month. Please submit articles to Secretary@CSCSailing.org. Any suggestions concerning improvements to the newsletter are welcome. If you have experienced formatting problems with the newsletter, please contact me at the email address above.
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.
