Catalina Fleet 21 - Chicago
Region
FleetSheet Newsletter
April 2003
The meeting is Friday, April 18, at the Burnham Park Yacht Club located at 1500 S. Linn White Drive. Follow the signs to Meigs Field (are they still there??—if not, look for the big X’s!). All are welcome to arrive early and enjoy dinner at the club beginning at 6:30 p.m. A pasta bar for $14.00 is planned. It will include salad, cooked to order pasta, bread, coffee or soft drink. The regular menu will not be available. If you plan to have dinner, please call the Yacht Club at 312-427-4664 for reservations. Tell them you are part of the Catalina group. It is crucial that you make reservations if you plan to have dinner. The program and business meeting begin promptly at 8:00 p.m. Parking in the gated lot next to the Yacht Club should be available.
COMMODORE’S
MESSAGE
We’ve reached that time of year when most sailors
have only one thing on their minds, the weather. The weather dance starts now
and pretty much ends in October. We waltz through the paper daily and if we
don’t like what we see we flip on the TV. We hope they’re right or pray they’re
wrong. With all the work ahead of us we need at least a few good days
PLEASE! Sailors can pretty much tell you what the weather outlook is for
days ahead. We analyze it, discuss it, predict it, agonize over it and yet in
the end succumb to the fact that, “ It is what it is.” Chicago weather can
pretty much leave us guessing. The weather in Iraq is of interest for us as well
these days. Whether you are for the war or against it, you can rest assured
knowing that the Mayor of Chicago is out there in the cover of the darkness
keeping us all safe. This month Roger Bohn is talking to us about the Navy
during a different war. The Civil War, like the war today, was controversial. No
matter your stance on the war, then or now, I encourage you to come and hear
Roger talk about the lives of the true sailors of the sea, The Navy.
Sailing itself is a sport with a wide range of definition. We all have our own idea of what sailing is about. To some sailing is the opportunity to play mechanic, happy if their boat never leaves the dock. Others pay to get the work done so their time is spent enjoying the weather sailing. For some sailing is only about the thrill of a race. Sailing is also a time for the gathering of friends, food and far off places. To my kids sailing means having a home on the dock. They enjoy the city sites, entertain their friends with sleepovers and play endless games of cards into the night.
For as many reasons as we sail there’s just as many reasons that we
participate in the Catalina Club. For 30 years people have been joining the club
for their own personal quests. This month marks that time of year that the
directory will soon be coming out, filled with the names of many new members as
well as old members. Many have joined to participate on the board, making plans,
heading up committees, and getting things done. Others join to come to the
monthly programs for fellowship with other sailors and friends. Some like
to join just so they’ll receive the Newsletter to keep up on what’s happening in
the club. For the many different reasons we choose to join, the one common
reason we have is we are all Catalina owners. We enjoy our boats with each other
and our friends. Our differences and ideas are what make this club so special.
No matter your opinion on sailing or your ideas of participating we all come
together in support of each other. And on May 10th when I sail Northern Crown
home, I’ll be flying the American flag in support of all our soldiers in Iraq.
May God bless
them
Deborah
Ruxton
Commodore
FUND
RAISING
We still have battle-flags and sweatshirts.
Lots of sweatshirts. So many that I won’t be bringing them to the
meetings. Talk to me if you want one. We took our first two case
orders for the anniversary wine just this month. Supplies are limited so
don’t wait. To place your order call Brian at (630) 279-4533 or
(630)858-6500. Cheers!!!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fleet General Meeting, Burnham Park Yacht Club, Friday, April 18
Fleet General Meeting, Burnham Park Yacht Club, Tuesday, May 20
Catalina LMCA Rendezvous. Lake Macatawa July 11 – 13, 2003.
Fleet 21 30th Anniversary Cruise on the Windy, August 9
Fleet 1 Awards Banquet. November 15, 2003.William Tell Holiday Inn.
SAVE THE DATE!
Did you notice
the Anniversary Cruise listed above? We hope so! And we hope you
already have your calendar marked so you won’t miss it.
This year the Fleet
marks its 30th anniversary. We plan to celebrate with a cruise from Navy
Pier on the Windy, the schooner I’m sure most of you have seen out on the
water. We’ll take a private evening cruise (9 – 11 p.m.) that includes
fireworks. Details and reservations will soon be available, but plan now
to participate in this fun evening.
BUY/TRADE/SELL
FOR SALE: 1980 Catalina
25
. Ready to sail! Ice box, stove, vhf,
reconditioned outboard, main, genoa, spinnaker, tiller, dinghy, &
trailer.
Moored at Montrose Harbor for 2003 season. $6500. Call
Neal @ 630-717-1371
FOR SALE: 1988 Catalina 36 tall rig. All standard equipment & manuals. Wing keel. Wind, speed, depth. VHF radio-loran. New 150% genoa & main. All new lines. Autohelm 4000 autopilot. Alpine am/fm cassette with 6 CD changer. Full dodger w/awning & side curtains. 3 burner stove & oven. Microwave. Refrig/freezer. Battery charger. Screens for all ports & hatches. Westerbeke diesel in excellent condition. Teak cockpit sole. Custom winter cover. The boat is very bright, cheerful & roomy below. Looks & sails great. Has been well cared for. Asking $68,500 OBO. Jim Raymond @ 847-498-4792 (h), 847-724-2700 (w), 847-560-6009 (cell) or John Dreyzehner .
Fleet members may list items they want to sell, trade, or buy in this
column without any charge.
Send listings to Fleet Sheet Editor, 306 Linden
Street, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Fax 630-668-8950 email: deare@megsinet.net
Phone:
630-469-6117
Listings must be received by the 1st of the month and will
run for 3 months.
WHAT’S COOKING?
Get
your favorite boat recipes to Lydia Giuliano for inclusion in our 30th
Anniversary Fleet 21 cookbook. What appetizer do you bring to
outings? What do you fix for that special boat breakfast? We know
you’ve got recipes…please share them! Lydia’s address is 516 Beloit,
Forest Park, IL 60130. Or email her at Lgiuliano@aol.com.
OUTINGS
Our outings
schedule is still under construction.
If you have agreed to sponsor an
outing, but have not set a date, please contact the Outings Committee
today. We must publish our schedule in the May Fleet Sheet!
CYA REPORT
By Jack
Bretall & Lori Lauratis
Enforcement of “Y” valve, macerator pump
inspections was again an important topic of discussion at the March 27th
meeting. If you have questions, call Jerry Metzger at 312-747-0737.
Boat yards should also know what is expected of them on this matter. Other
items of interest included:
· Lake levels are currently 8” lower than
last year, but hopefully will go up by June/July
· 59th Street &
Jackson Park outer harbor to be dredged April 20
· Burnham harbor users
should be alert to entrance changes in connection with Soldier Field
project. From 3/27 – 5/15?
Boaters will use Waldron
Drive (south side of Soldier Field)
· Montrose Harbor
harbormaster building construction is about 1 year off
· Belmont Harbor
will see construction of 100 slips on south side beginning in fall of
2003
· Chicago Harbor breakwall lighting project should be completed in
May.
The blue lights are considered “decorative” and are not
intended as an aide to navigation.
Please save clear gallon water jugs
for our Venetian Night entry.
Work gets underway soon. Call
Hazel Luther if you want to help.
Venetian Night is August 2.
RIGGING &
EQUIPMENT
BY Pat McDermott
Backstay modifications
We
like to swim off the back of Sail-La-Vie. The backstay makes it
difficult. The adjuster is in the way, the split is too low, I ate way too
well over the winter. The adjuster isn’t too bad to handle, just loosen it
up and bungee it off to one side. I’ve seen other 30’s that have it moved
to the side. Ted Kuenzli’s solution is in the next paragraph. We’ve
decided to take ours to the rigger here in town and have the split moved 6 feet
higher up and a Johnson adjuster installed. The Johnson is designed to
have the block and tackle mounted to the side with the purchase going down both
sides.
Ted Kuenzli writes: I have made an inexpensive modification to my
Catalina 30 which makes it easier and more pleasant to sit behind the
wheel. I found the backstay adjuster bothered me as it was attached in the
middle of the stern. What I did was move the adjuster to the same
connector as one of the backstays. This was done by purchasing a 3 to 4
inch tang and a longer clevis pin. You will need to enlarge one or both
holes in the tang to fit the clevis pins. Loosen the one side of the split
backstay, remove the clevis pin, insert the new pin with the backstay and the
tang and tighten the backstay. Complete the project by attaching the
adjuster to the tang and you have open space between the split backstay.
I
see no reason why this won’t work on other size Catalinas as well.
WHAT I BOUGHT THIS
MONTH:
No specific products were submitted this month, but
Pat McDermott reports that he sold some of the extra gear that came with his
1979 Catalina 30 project (he’s doing lots of rebuilding!) and immediately used
it (and more) to buy new roller furling from Pete Duerr, all new Navman
instruments, and lots of stuff from Garhauer!
If you bought a new product for your boat, or know of a new product of
interest to all, send it to the newsletter editor Carolyn DeAre and we’ll
feature it in this column.
MEMBERSHIP
The 2003
directory will be distributed at the May General Meeting.
Last month there was some confusion regarding crew membership in Fleet 21. Our bylaws regarding membership are included here. Please refer to them when you recruit new members or encourage crew members to join. Applicants that do not meet the bylaw criteria cannot be accepted as members, but they are always welcome at our programs and activities as your guest. Crew members who did not meet these bylaws have withdrawn their membership. Our entire bylaws will be included in the new membership directories.
ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
The membership shall consist of
the following classes:
A. REGULAR
MEMBER
1. A regular member shall be an owner of a sailboat
manufactured by Catalina Yachts.
2. The membership of a regular member shall include the member’s immediate family and includes the participation of said family members in all fleet activities appropriate thereto.
B. ASSOCIATE
MEMBER
1. An associate member shall be any former member/owner of a
Catalina still interested in the Catalina and the fleet activities.
2. The membership of an associate member shall include the member’s immediate
family and includes the participation of said family members in all fleet
activities appropriate thereto.
C. NON-RESIDENT MEMBER
1.
A non-resident member shall be an owner of a sailboat manufactured by Catalina
Yachts.
2. The membership of a non-resident member shall include the member and his immediate family who reside over 100 miles from Chicago, Illinois and cannot regularly participate in fleet activities and who does not desire to be a regular member.
D. CREW
MEMBER
1. A crew member is a person being sponsored by and serving
on a regular or associate member’s boat. A crew member shall receive the
newsletter, but is not entitled to vote or hold elective office.
2. A crew membership shall not be available to any person owning or having an interest in any boat, other than the sponsoring member’s boat, within 100 miles of Chicago.
SAILING THE WEB
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our web site for the latest Fleet
info, additional for sale items, and lots
of interesting links. Lost your Fleet Sheet?
They are on the web site
too.
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