Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club. . . www.byscnet.com

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Recurring events:

Water Aerobics Monday, Wednesday & Fridays at 9:30am

Needlework Wednesdays at 2pm

9/9 PHRF #1 5pm Sunset Friday 6pm 9/11 Fall Series #3 2pm 9/13 BYSC Board Meeting 6pm 9/14 Steak Night 6pm 9/16 PHRF #2 5pm Sunset Friday 6pm 9/18 Fall Series #4 2pm 9/23 PHRF #3 5pm Sunset Friday 6pm 9/25 Fall Series #5 2pm 9/30 PHRF #4 Final Friday 6pm Final Friday Theme: Tailgate! Sport your game gear and bring your favorite tailgate food. Upcoming Events: 10/27 Annual General Meeting 6pm 11/12 Change of Watch 4pm 11/16 Wine Tasting 6:30pm 12/11 BYSC Holiday Party 4-7pm

September Events Open to all

Commodore’s Message

Hi all, With Labor Day behind us, we are officially headed into the

Fall season. It was great to see all of the boats on the river this past weekend sailing in our annual Labor Day Regatta. Sally Post unveiled a perpetual trophy honoring her late husband, George, who served as regatta chair for this regatta for many years. Marvin Day was this year’s recipient after selflessly dropping everything to assist a fellow competitor who had capsized. Con-grats Marvin!

I cannot say enough about our volunteer program and all of the

people who choose to participate. After former hurricane “Hermine” passed through last Friday our General Manager, Mitch McGuigan, was able to pull together a dozen volunteers on very short notice. They spent most of Saturday making the club look like nothing had happened. That enabled another team of volunteers led by David Roos, Jim Thomas and Marilyn Marino to order up some great weather and put together a great event on Sunday and Monday. We will be looking for ways to expand the program in the near future.

The weather is beautiful and the pool will be open all month so

come and enjoy your club John Potter Commodore

Commodore

General Manager’s Message: Mitch McGuigan The high heat and humidity are finally gone and we can enjoy the wonderful fall weather. I hope that many

members will enjoy the great line-up of fall events. I encourage you to mark your calendar with the Annual Gen-eral Meeting on October 27, the Change of Watch Party on November 12 and the Holiday Party on December 11.

Based on the great success of the Wine Tasting event held in the spring, we will hold a second tasting on No-

vember 16. We are limited to 50 guests, so sign up right away when the official invitation is sent out. To give everyone a fair chance, we will not accept reservations until then.

Steak Night

We can comfortably seat and feed 75 only people. Reservations will be accepted for the first 75 who sign up. We cannot take reservations at the door.

The online sign-up or email reservation will be closed Monday, September 12 at 5:00pm or before if we reach 75 guests.

We prefer you use the following link to sign up. Steak Night. Note: you can use your credit card even if you do not have a PayPal account. Paypal will acknowledge your reservation.

If you have trouble with the online registration, you may email the club at bysc@islc.net Your reser-vation will be acknowledged by email. Please indicate how many adults and the kind of meals you are ordering.

If you reserve by email, please pay by check or cash at the door. There will be no refunds/credits if people decide not to attend.

Bartending

We need help for September Open to sign-up. Bartending Signup

Volunteer Work Days

The Board has approved quite a few projects that will enhance the club. Below is a partial list. I encourage members to come out and help. We provide a great lunch. Look for an email outlining dates and details.

Replace damaged siding on the sail shed and clubhouse Replace lighting in the sail shed and workshop. Renovate the kitchen Repair the docks Improve landscaping Paint the clubhouse porch and trim Sunset Friday Favorites There has been some interest in recipe sharing from some of our members for the great appetizers that show up at Sunset Friday. If you have a favorite you would like to share, please email it to the club and we’ll include the recipes in the upcoming Bow Watch publications. I look forward to seeing you at the club. Mitch

2016 LABOR DAY REGATTA RESULTS BIC: Noah Dando 1st, Edmund McCallister 2nd JY: Nathan Akers LASER: Ricky Aker s 1st, Chr is Hoogenboom 2nd MC: John McIntosh 1st, Marvin Day 2nd, Everett Ballenger 3rd OPTI: Arabella Duer 1st SUNFISH: Andy Kinghorn 1st, Tom Baumfalk 2nd VX: John Potter

Photo Credit—Bruce Harmer

Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club PHRF Racing

Fall Series 2016 Sailing Instructions

1. Rules The Series will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing. 2. Entries Competitors may enter by contacting the BYSC PHRF Class Captain (Simon Jenkins). Competitors may enter at any point dur-

ing the Series. There is a $25 fee for the 2015 Frostbite Series. 3. Notices to Competitors Notices to competitors of the course to be sailed will be posted on the official notice board located on the white board at the

BYSC pier head. 4. Communication All communication from the Race Organizer will be on Channel 72 5. Postponements Postponements will be made in 15 minute increments to allow for ease of computing competitors new start times (due to reverse

handicap starting system). 6. Schedule The schedule of races is Sep 9,16, 23, 30 and Oct 7, 14, 21. Race start sequences will begin at 1730. Subsequent boat start times will be given as part of the Sailing Instructions at the Com-

petitors Meeting on Sep 9th at 1700 on the dock. 7. Marks & Racing Area The marks of the course are-orange inflatable balls and for Course “C” Federal Channel Marks The course will be chosen based on forecast wind strength. Courses are shown in the following attachments. Course “A” & “B” racing area will be located in the Beaufort River in sight of the BYSC. The course is located North of the

SC 802 bridge and South of Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Course “C” will start at BYSC, then G41, G39 , G37. There will be one start line and one start time for this course. Each boat is

responsible for recording their finish time and informing the race organizer after the race. Course “A” will be one circuit (2) miles. Course “B” will be two circuits (4) miles. Course “C” will be one circuit (9) miles. The choice of course will be announced on VHF in a timely manner prior to racing. 9. Navigational Dangers No boat shall pass to the West of Buoy R242 . A boat will be scored DNF should this occur. 10. Starting Time The first competitors will start at 1730. Start times for consecutive boats will be Issued in the attachment to Sailing Instructions issued at the captains meeting. In order for all competitors to use the same time, a time-check will be initiated from the dock prior to racing, which will also be

broadcast on VHF Channel 72 11. Starting and Finishing Lines The Start / Finish Marks will be two inflatable orange balls located West of the BYSC floating

docks. Competitors will Start and Finish between the orange balls. The Start / Finish Line isclosed once a boat has started ex-cept when Finishing a race. Competitors are asked to keep clear of the start line on the course side, when racing is due to start – so as not impede other boats starting the race.

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Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club PHRF Racing

Fall Series 2016 Sailing Instructions

12. Finish Position Each competitor shall try to record the “Boat Ahead” and “Boat Behind” of them AS WELL AS THEIR OWN TIME OF FINISH.

This will be used to alleviate any discrepancy in finish position and aid scoring. These records shall be delivered to the BYSC PHRF Class Captain for scoring purposes.

13. Time Limit The time limit for each race on COURSE A/B will be 2 hours. Boats that do not finish within the 2 hour time limit will be scored DNF. The time limit for COURSE C will be 3 1/2 hours. Boats that do not finish within the time limit will be scored DNF. 14. Protests Protests are discouraged, but shall be delivered to BYSC PHRF Class Captain within thirty (30) minutes after the last boat finishes. All parties involved will be notified ASAP. Hearings will be held as soon as possible after a racing

committee can be mustered. This may not be on the same day – depending on CC’s availability. 15. Scoring A minimum of six races are scheduled in the Series. There will be one “throw-out”. One race constitutes a series. The Low Point Scor-

ing System will be used. Ties will be broken in accordance with The Racing Rules of Sailing for the first 4 places. 16. Engine Use A boat may only start and/or use their engines… In an emergency situation…to protect craft or personnel from injury. That boat’s captain will notify the Class Captain and the rest of

the racing fleet, via radio channel 72 that they had started their engine. There will be a 2 (two) point penalty added to their score. If a craft uses their engine to recover from grounding, or other “non-emergency” situations or is deemed to have gained a “significant advantage” that competitor will retire from that race.

On Course “C” to pass through the bridge. Undue acceleration through the bridge will be deemed to be ungentlemanly and skippers

should refrain from this con-duct.

NOTICE OF RACE THE DATAW ISLAND CUP – October 29, 2016

Sponsored by the Dataw Island Yacht Club RULES: The race will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing. A life jacket is re-

quired to be on board for each sailor. All participating boats must have at least two people on board during the race.

ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY: The race is open to mono-hull sailboats currently rated in the US Sailing PHRF

manual that are at least 18’ LOA. Spinnakers will be allowed in this race. REGISTRATION: Boats may register in advance by using the Registration Form that accompanies the No-

tice of Race and sending it to Roy Crocker, 1013 Curisha Point North, Saint Helena Island, SC 29920 or by E-mail to lcrocker@me.com. Registration will also be available at the Skippers Meeting on Dataw Island on Fri-day, October 28.

COST: The fee is $30 per boat if entered by October 19. For boats entering after October 19 the entry fee is

$35. SCHEDULE: Friday, October 28 – Skippers Meeting at the Gazebo at Dataw Island Marina at 6:00 PM. Q&A, Sailing In-

structions and registration. Informal cocktail party - provide your own beverages, appetizers welcome. Saturday, October 29 – Warning gun for start of race planned for 11:30 AM - depending on conditions this

time could be changed slightly. Dinner and awards at 6:00 PM at the Gazebo on Dataw Island. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS and NOTICE of RACE: Sailing Instructions and Notice of Race will be available

at the Skippers Meeting and on the racecourse. THE RACECOURSE: The plan is for the race will start in the area of Green “201” in the Coosaw River (just

east of the Brickyards) and proceed down the Coosaw River to St. Helena Sound. Boats will round Green “11” in St. Helena Sound and sail up the Morgan River to finish at Dataw Island Marina. Total distance is about 22 miles. Low tide is at about 2:24 PM in St Helena Sound; this means that, for the most part, boats will have a fa-vorable current both heading down the Coosaw River and up the Morgan River.

Depending on conditions the Race Committee may change or shorten the planned racecourse. If there is a course change the change will be announced at the Skippers Meeting and/or on the water.

SCORING: The fleet will be divided into two classes based on PHRF ratings with the lower rated boats in one

class (A), and the higher rated boats in the other class (B). Places will be awarded to each class. The intent is to have more similarity in ratings among boats sailing with each other. The makeup of the classes will depend on the number of boats and the range of PHRF ratings of the boats entering the race. Boats will be started in groups based on their PHRF rating with the higher rated boats starting earlier. Individual times will be kept for all boats and the corrected times will be used to determine the order of finish.

PRIZES: Keeper prizes will be presented to the top finishing boats in both Classes A and B depending on the number of entrees. The boat with the lowest corrected time from both classes combined will be the winner of the Dataw Island Cup. There will be a keeper trophy for the winner of the Cup, and the Dataw Island Cup with the winners name on it will be permanently displayed in the Yacht Club Room at the Community Center at Dataw Island.

DOCKING: There is ample space to dock at Dataw Marina for visiting boats,

www.Datawmarina.com. The Dataw Island Yacht Club www.Datawyachtclub.com will pay docking fees for participating boats the night of the race.

CONTACT: For information contact Race Chairman Roy Crocker – Home phone 843-838-

2453, Cell phone 843-271-0823, E-mail lcrocker@me.com.

DATAW ISLAND CUP REGISTRATION

OCTOBER 29, 2016

SKIPPER/OWNER___________________________________________

ADDRESS _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

HOME TELL_____________________CELL______________________

E-MAIL ___________________________________________________

BOAT NAME_______________________________________________

BOAT MAKE/MODEL_________________________________________

LOA____________ LWL____________PHRF (if known)_____________

SAIL NUMBER____________________

REGISTRATION FEE $30.00 - $35.00 IF PAID AFTER OCTOBER 19

AMOUNT PAID $_______

RELEASE AND CERTIFICATION

I certify that the above boat is correctly described. I agree to be bound by the Racing Rules of Sailing and all other rules that govern this event. I release the Dataw Island Yacht Club, the race organizer and the regatta Race Committee of all liability for injury to myself or my crew, or damages to my boat. I understand that it is the skipper’s responsibility to decide whether to sail or continue to sail.

AWARDS DINNER - Chicken pulled pork, barbecued chicken plus beer and wine for $25 per person.

NUMBER OF DINNERS_____ X $27 = _______

TOTAL PAID (registration plus dinners) _____________

Please return to Roy Crocker by e-mail or by mail to 1013 Curisha Point N.,

St Helena Island, SC 29920

Dan Stover’s trip to Edisto Island Yacht Club There’s a new opportunity for club members thanks to the efforts of our Club Manager. One of the great

things about being a yacht Club member is the ability to visit other yacht clubs near and far. BYSC has en-tered into an informal reciprocity agreement with the Edisto Island Yacht Club located on Big Bay Creek at the southern tip of Edisto Island. This is a very nice “informal” club located a reasonable day sail offshore or about a six hour trip via the ICW and St Helena Sound. It is about 39 NM from the BYSC via the offshore route and about 30 NM via the ICW (if you are able to take the short cut based on the tides).

Check your charts very carefully as there is a lot of thin water at the mouth of St. Helena Sound between

Harbor Island/Hunting Island to the Southwest and Edisto Island to the Northeast. You may have to either go a few miles out and back into Edisto or thread your way through some shallow passages to get over to Big Bay Creek. Make sure your charts are up to date and be careful if you decide to take the short cuts. I didn’t try the short cut since it was dead low tide when I left the Edisto Yacht Club.

The entrance to Big Bay Creek is deep as is the creek itself. The Edisto Island Yacht Club is about 1 mile

up the creek on your starboard side past the Edisto Island Marina. There is an 80 foot T-head floating dock parallel to the river making it easy to tie up. To the shore side of the dock there is a large, elevated covered deck and on shore an attractive white Clubhouse overlooking the creek. Like our club, there is no signage in-dicating it is a yacht club but you might see their burgee flying (blue and red) and an American Flag. There is no electricity at the dock but there is fresh water.

The club itself is comfortable with a full tended bar as well as a large dining area. They serve meals there

and the fresh flounder I had was excellent and at a very reasonable price. They also have specials on certain days. Dress is casual for even Sunday dinner (shorts are fine but I don’t think I’d go in a swimming suit.) You’d be way out of place in a tie at this club, which is the way I like it. Everyone was quite pleasant and welcoming as I know our club members will be if they come to visit us.

It is about a ½ mile walk directly across the island to Edisto Beach. If you keep your eyes open you may

find a handful of small (very small) shark’s teeth along the beach. There are other restaurants within reasona-ble walking distance. I didn’t ask if there are taxi’s available on the island but you can check when you call the club if you decide to visit. To arrange your visit call Charlie Vincent, the Edisto Island Yacht Club manag-er at 843-869-4189. Their website is http://www.edistoislandyachtclub.com. I know I’ll sail back there soon . Dan Stover

BYSC Book Club

Thursday, October 6 2pm

ALL WELCOME

To kick off the fall season and return to Book Club we are excited to an-

nounce that we will be reading one of our very own club member’s books

Tidewater Rip

By Martha Twaite Weeks

Martha has kindly accepted our invitation to come out and speak to the group.

What a great way to start!

For more information about the Book Club, please email the office

at bysc@islc.net

STEAK NIGHT Steak Night is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 pm. The cost is $18 per person

for the full steak dinner and $10 for the non-steak option.

Reservations are a must! Please reserve through PayPal. If you do not wish to use PayPal,

please email the club indicating your name, the type of meal option, and how many reservations

you would like to make. Reservations close Monday at noon prior to each Steak Night–making

your reservation early helps our volunteers!

Club email: bysc@islc.net

The meal includes salad, baked potatoes, garlic bread and des-

sert! Our creative volunteers often add a new side dish which

always make each night special!

Members may offer to make a dessert for 7-10 people. (please

contact Ulrike or Angie)

Of course, we are always looking for volunteers to help.

Email Ulrike Poppeliers ulrikepop@gmail.com or

Angie Williams angeinbeaufort@yahoo.com

To make your reservation through Paypal, open the link below.

Steak Night Reservations

Tips on using Paypal:

Once you hit “Buy Now” it will take you to the page where you can indicate the number of

meals you wish to purchase. Make sure you hit the little “update” button..

Then scroll down to the right to the line: Pay with a debit or credit card or Paypal Credit .

That takes you to your payment screen. If you put in your email address, you will get a confir-

mation email from Paypal that your reservation is completed.

Marshmellow has been a well maintained boat throughout her years and is in great shape outside of some scratches on the hull from the mooring ball. In the three years that we have owned her, we have kept that tradition alive. Upgrades include: Raymarine chart plotter 2014, new Ulman mainsail 2015, new Ulman roller furling 135% jib 2015 and added new stainless steel exhaust in 2016. She has served us well in club racing consistently finishing in the top three at our club rac-es. She has also been great for overnight trips. As our horizons have expanded, so have our boat dreams.

2016 135% Jib 150% Jib fair condition

110% Jib good condition 2015 Mainsail great condition

2nd Mainsail fair condition Spinnaker great condition

Furlex rolling fulling system 4 self tailing winches

Raymarine Chart Plotter Bluetooth AM/FM/USB JVC Stereo with speakers

Handheld VHS Radio Custom made helm seat

Danforth anchor with 10 feet of chain and 150 feet of line Everything you need to sail.

FOR SALE

27' Catalina 27 tall rig FOR SALE

Fiberglass Monohull Racer/cruiser 1 cabin $10, 500

DOLCE - a 2003 C&C 99 has been relisted

Details available at North Point Yacht Sales by clicking the link below. New, lower price.

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2003/C%26C-99-2963292/Beaufort/SC/United-States#.V0i64fkrK00

"This is thirty-two and a half feet of refined sailing excellence. Long water-line, balanced hull lines and construction techniques unmatched by other pro-duction builders allows the 99 to make good on the promise of race-winning performance while offering comfortable, family-friendly accommodations".

Tim Jackett, Chief Designer & Chief Operating Officer, Tartan/ C&C.

FOR SALE:

17’ Mako Center Console

Classic 1974 Mako 17 with 90HP Mercury 4-Stroke Outboard (2004). Great for fishing or cruising around. Shallow draft lets you explore creeks and inlets. This boat is a classic. She needs some work to be pretty again but runs well. Solid trailer.

Call or text Dave Roos at 843-575-1700.

FOR SALE

Grady White Adventure 208 20’

LOA with cuddy cabin.

FALL DISCOUNT : $22,500

This is a great boat for our waters and in superb condition.

Dropped to $22,500 for fall sale. You can pay $50-60k if you like for the same

type of new boat but why do that when this boat is excellent for our conditions on the ICW. I’ve been in the creeks in 24” and offshore to Charleston and Savannah.

2009 Suzuki 225 hp, like new-only 210 hrs. Professionally maintained by Marv’s Mobile Marine. 1994 hull but these don’t get old if maintained well and this one is. Aluminum double axle trailer (no surge brakes). Garmin 2010 chartplotter (large size). Bimini with new (2014) plexiglass windows. Second bimini over rear cockpit-removable. Full top mooring cover. (2) (3) anchors and rodes (2) heavy duty fishing poles (6) lifejackets

Cushions in cabin have been recovered. Porta potty (never used). VHF radio with fixed antenna. AM/FM/CD changer. Frank Pontious, (c) 843-252-4900, (h) 843-522-3320, (e) fponti@islc.net.

Boats for Sale

Touring Kayak

16 foot, two water-tight compartments, paddle, $495. Calvin Smith 843-838-5359

Laser for Sale

Full Rig Laser 197569

Seitech Dolly

Kitty Hawk Laser Trailer

Top and Bottom Covers

Inspection Port with Bag

Racing Sail

Intensity Practice Sail

Local Boat

Call 843-524-5003 or 843-812-6275

Boat for Sale

1984 Boston Whaler 17’ sporter model.

1999 Yamaha 90. Needs cosmetic love. $2000

Call Ricky Akers 843-812-1408

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