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Konocti Bay Ripples Newsletter December 2017 Live Slow Sail Fast www.kbsail.org

Our New Board

Commodore- Brad King 707-279-9007

Vice Commodore- Bob Robinson 707-277-0322

Secretary- Bill MacDougall 707-900-8116

Treasurer- Tom Malley 707-245-1648

Membership Chair- Chet Britz 707-281-4047

Past Commodore- Paul Richardson 707-281-4049

Director-at-Large- John Diederich 707-900-8608

Director-at-Large- Don Ford 707-744-1102

Director-at-Large- Valerie Adase 707-995-0823

Harbor Master- Jim Westman 707-279-2248

Newsletter Editor/Webmaster- Valerie Adase 707-995-0823

Table of Contents

Front page………………………….1 Commodore’s Message………..2-3 Vice Commodore’s Message…4 Minutes……………………………..5-7 Velociteks & RaceQs……………8

Club reminders & OSIRs……..9

December Calendar…………….10

Commodore’s Message

And so it begins,

Many of you have heard me say I have some reservations regarding my skill set and how they will aid me and

the Club as I begin my service as Commodore. I have to remember ages ago when I took over administration

of the race program how much i had to learn and yet I continually got both thanks and congratulations for

my efforts. In my logical mode, I know that I have a get-‘er-done attitude and also know i am a decent

problem solver. These will hopefully offset my penchant for, say, forgetting people’s names even if I’ve

known them for years. I’m sure, like all Commodores that preceded me, I will just assume the attitude that I

will work to the best of my abilities and strengths to keep our Club happy and prospering. I will continue to

always appreciate your consideration and support.

As we thank Paul Richardson for his service the last two years, I want to recognize his success as well as

that of the Board and members at large in advancing those goals in so many ways. Through their efforts we

have increased our presence in the community and are regularly seeing, at least at OSIRs, an increase in

people showing up to sail the lake. While it may not immediately increase our membership, the fact that the

Club is more recognizable to the community as an active organization with a lot to offer should ultimately

pay dividends. I also have come to appreciate the recent years how we come together as a family to support

each other in so many diverse ways. I continue to see our members step up to help, regardless of how minor

or extraordinary the need. We’ve had our share of both and I don’t expect the situation to change but it

reflects a greater connection than our simple love of our Club’s main purpose.

I also should thank Bob Robinson for his hard work helping keep the Club boats crewed up and being our

most active “greeter”. You all have him to blame for getting me hooked on sailing and there are quite a few

others that got their first taste sailing on Tranquillity Base. He is tireless in his efforts to make new arrivals

welcome. He is also been dedicated the work of creating a slate of candidates for the Board. I am excited to

be working with one such Board and they should all feel honored that Bob thought them worthy and

capable. I hope we can all make a difference.

Continued on next page…

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Commodore’s message continues:

Next month, there is no Board meeting but some of the things we are looking forward to for 2018 are

planning for the 34th(!) annual Konocti Cup (4/28/18), our annual Crab Feed (2/3/18), adding another

Dorn Bay overnight. We also now have Club burgees and are working on an order of Club Shirts-not regatta

shirts but ones that help you represent your Club here and abroad. And speaking of representing: we may

enter a boat into the Kelseyville Xmas parade. Let’s have a fun and safe holiday and keep sailing!!

Brad King, Commodore


ROUND AND ROUND WE GO!

Howdy sailors …. it is good to be back in the race director role. The new board is now in place for next year

and I, will have a trial run with the Turkey Race to get back into the flow of the vice- comm. position for our

next season.

We will be trying out some new possibilities with our racing next year. The declining numbers nationwide

for sailing events is affecting our club also and we are considering a number of new ideas. Due to the small

fleet sizes, struggling to turn out the minimum of 3 boats to start a race is now a challenge. We are

considering combining the fleets together again for the buoy races, and or starting races with as little as two

boats, (match racing), a possible long race that includes a loop around Rattelsnake Island, a change in date

for the Monster race, (Lakeport and back), to a possible time with more wind and the possibility of another

permanent sailing day each week, most likely a weekend day to include those who are at work all weekdays. I

am interested in any ideas that club members have and appreciate you saying hi and, “Bob, here is an idea

for you.”

It is important to remind ourselves that the racing we do is secondary to the enjoyment of sailing and

socializing together. We are not here training for the Americas Cup, we are here sailing, racing and club

building with friends and new members. The practice races on Wednesday and the weekend races, buoy and

long, are about becoming a better sailor first and finishing first is secondary. I know how big of a challenge

this is because it is one of my biggest challenges also.

We have a great, but small sailing club and we need all the help we can get from any of our members. It is

always exciting to look ahead to a new season and hope to see all of you on the lake soon! We are lucky to

have such a full service sailing club in a small country area like Lake County …. Come on out, bring a friend

and keep the good times rolling and round and round we will go!!

Bob Robinson, Vice Commodore

Vice Commodore’s Message


MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING 11/08/2016

Call To Order: By Paul Richardson - 13:01

Paul Richardson, Brad King, Bob Robinson, Tom Malley, Val Adase, John Diederich and Don Ford were in

attendance with guest Cecil . Chet Britz and Bill MacDougall were unable to attend. The October meeting

minutes were approved after a motion by Tom Malley and a second by Brad King.

Treasurer Report:

Bill MacDougall will email the treasurer report to the board members at a later date.

Vice Commodore’s Report: By Brad King

The Commodore’s Cup was well attended except by the wind. Chet Britz, on Lakota, maneuvered his way to

the win with Brad King as crew. Last long race of the year is the Turkey Race on Saturday November 18th,

possibly with a get together after racing.

Membership Chair Report:

No new members that anyone is aware of this month. Chet Britz will be busy with

December-February with renewals and sign ups. A reminder was mentioned about dues waiver for

new members in 2018 that was voted in at our October meeting.



Minutes continued….

Media Update:

Val Adase (our new promotion person) will be giving the board updates each meeting

about our website and newsletter. No changes with the website at this time. Any suggestions,

submissions or ideas by the membership on what we want in or out of the newsletter are

welcomed. Sailboats for sale by non-club members and/or club members in the newsletter was

discussed and given a go ahead. This will give our members first shot at them if interested.

Articles and new submissions have a deadline of the 3rd Wednesday of the month for the newsletter.

Social Chair Report:

Dropping Treasure Hunt and Sunday sails and having other sailing games instead was discussed

and may come to fruition this year. Adding another Dorn Bay overnight was discussed.

Brad brought up putting a Google calendar link on our website.

Brad will reserve Buckingham for the Crab Feed. Paul (pretty much) volunteered to take charge of

the Crab Feed. Praises went out to the kids from Middletown for their work at last year’s feed.

Lunch on the Lake events are popular at Richmond Park and we will keep having them. TJ will be

putting together the calendar again for 2018 and we need to remind him so he can start with the

known events, i.e., Crab Feed, K Cup, Buoy Races and other confirmed events.

Old Business:

Never too early to start on the Konocti Cup preparations. Items discussed were: shirt designs, ice

bags, brag flags and sponsors. The half page ad in Latitude was approved not to exceed $600 after

a motion by John Diederich and a second by Brad King. Last year’s ad had pictures of the 3

winners. The 2017 winner’s pictures will be put on the ad. There was no multi-hull winner so it

was decided that the ½ Cup winner’s picture (John Todd) will be included. Val will look for



Minutes continued….

pictures and send to Chet because he has the base ad. Burgees are for sale now for $20 each.

TJ is working on awards to be presented at the Crab Feed.

Paul Richardson relinquished his duties by presenting Brad King with the Commodore flag and Tom Malley

with the Secretary flag. (Thank you Paul and Julie for all your service to the club these past years.)

New Business:

Tags on awards are different and Brad will see if Disney can supply the different tags consistently even if we

have to buy a supply and provide them for engraving. We don’t want all awards to have the same tag but

each award should have its own specific tag. Chet and Brad will work on what awards we need for this

season .

Decorating a sailboat and entering the Kelseyville Christmas in the Country Parade was discussed and will

be great event to promote our club. This will be spearheaded by Brad and the rest of us will follow his lead.

Promoting weekend sails and committing 3 boats for prospective and new members was discussed. Creating

some kind of structure and having them reserve a spot, giving us a commitment was mentioned.

Adjournment:

Meeting was adjourned at 14:07 after a motion by John Diederich and a second by Paul

Richardson.

Tom Malley, Secretary


Committee boat repairs and maintenance will be coordinated with

members and completed.

There was a discussion about moving our mast crane to another location

and not waiting for the marina to do it as well as improving the winch

ratio.

Brad wants to work with Custom Ink on KBSC logo shirts with our club

motto (Live Slow Sail Fast) and possibly the burgee.

There are old files in a cabinet that need to be consolidated and/or

purged. The dock rescue ladders are here and we will work on their

installation.

Record and replay your sailboat race in 3D with this simple tracker App. Launch it with just the

push of a button and you can relive your 3D sailing adventure from any computer. Evaluate your

sailing performance in 3D and create your virtual sailing journal online. You don’t need any special

equipment, just this app and your smart phone.

Free, No Cell Phone signal required, Record your entire racing fleet, Automatic upload tracks over

Wi-Fi or Cell Signal, Works below the decks to keep your phone safe

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Sailors! Get out your GoPro’s and Cell phones and shoot a race segment or the whole thing. We can put in all

the action on our website and newsletter. Brad shows us the way with this short video starring Paul Samberg

and John Diederich on the tiller . With Albert Cummings’ song “Meatlocker”.

If we download all the velociteks after a day of racing we can see the tracks of each boat.

If you download the Raceq app you too can get in on the fun putting your own tracks up on the internet.

Brad’s RaceQ log of races

RaceQs about raceQs.com Sports app


http://raceqs.com/members/12241/journeys/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_rfpXNfLUwhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=raceQs.comhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=raceQs.comhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=raceQs.com

Weather Station

Wind Finder

Windyty

Upcoming events

Last Long Race- The Turkey Cup

Nov. 18 (3rd. Sat.)

Festive potluck after the race

Old Salts in Retirement (OSIRs)

Though not affiliated with KBSC, many of our

members sail with the “OSIRS” every Wednesday

rain or shine, winter or summer. Skippers meet at

noon for lunch and course discussion. Racing

begins at 1 pm.

Come enjoy beautiful Clear Lake with this fun group

of passionate sailors at Braito’s Marina. Bring a bag

lunch and a willingness to learn. A boat and

retirement are not required. OSIRs (Old Salts in

Retirement) | Facebook

Club Reminders

• No Board Meeting in Dec.

• 2018 Membership Renewals starting end of December

• Crabfeed – Feb.3, 2018


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December 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

3 4 5 6 OSIRs

Meet-up noon Sail @ 1pm

7 8 9

10 11 12 13 OSIRs


No Boardmeeting

14 15 16

17 18 19 20 OSIRs


21 22 23

24 Christmas Eve

25 Christmas Day

26 27 OSIRs


28 29 30

31 New Year’s Eve

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