May 7, 2018
Club is open!!
There has been a lot of activity at the club as members are cleaning and polishing their boats for spring launch. We all got a late start this year due to winter refusing to let go. But it’s finally warm, the trailer lot has been mowed and the power washer has been turned on. It’s time to get those boats in the water!
Kate McMillan and Cody McCoun have been planting flowers around the club. Be sure to thank them for their effort when you see them.
We are in the process of getting bids to replace the gravel floor of the Race shelter with a paver stone floor. This will be much safer in rainy weather. We are also going to add some drainage to keep the parking lot runoff from flooding the race shed area.
We have a number of jobs posted on the jobs board. Please sign up for a project to make sure you get your work credits for the year. The link is here: CLICK HERE FOR PROJECT SIGN UP
April 6, 2018
Annual Property Walk
The Grounds Committee did its annual “property walk” in early March to make a list of repairs. This has become an annual tradition and it helps keep the club in good working order. We have a number of infrastructure-type items that need to be addressed and we will be taking those to the board for funding. These include:- Filling in cracks in the main drive
- Upgrading the electrical system
- Repairing some of the older buildings
- Improving the drainage at the club
- Repairing worn dock boards
- Replacing broken picnic tables
Spring Work Party
We had our spring work party on Saturday March 31. We had about a dozen workers show up. Many stayed well past noon. John George brought some Bean Soup for lunch and Geoff Endris grilled hamburgers for those who stayed into the late afternoon. We got a lot of work done: Got the upper shelter spruced up. Replaced some broken picnic tables. Put the RIB lift back in the water (CLICK HERE to check out the Facebook video on that). We even did some drainage work to give drain water a better path to the lake. Colin Leatherbury continues to make great progress clearing out dead trees and cutting back the bushes and thorns around the outside of the club. When you come out this spring, you will see a much better maintained and much more open club grounds. For those of you who missed out on the work day due to spring break or Easter holiday, fear not. We still have plenty of work to do. We will most likely have another work day to clear up the leaves that have accumulated in between the boats once the boats are out of the parking lots. [divider height="30" style="default" line="default" themecolor="1"]Other Work Projects
We also have a number of projects that people can perform at their leisure. These will be posted on the club web site. You can go to the web site and sign up for the project, report its conclusion and get your work credits. Some projects include:- Painting some of the buildings/sheds
- Replacing and painting the siding on the Commodore’s shed
- Replacing some roof decking and shingles on the Commodore’s shed
- Applying sealer to the new dock boards so they last longer
- Applying sealer to the new picnic tables
- And much more
Landscaping Committee
I am still looking for volunteers who want to work on the Landscaping Committee. We need gardeners who would like to plant flowers and shrubs around the grounds to make the place look a little nicer. Please contract the Grounds Committee if you want to help. [divider height="30" style="default" line="default" themecolor="1"]Trailer Parking
We will be mowing the upper trailer lot in April as soon as the swamp drains. We have lots of standing water up there now. The sign at the top of the hill says no trailers until May 1st. This is to give us time to get the field ready. If we get some dry weather and can get the field mowed, we might open up the lot prior to May 1st. Please monitor the Facebook page and your email box. Note that we have a few trailers that appear to have been abandoned and do not have stickers. If these are not claimed by the end of the month, they will be removed from the club premises. Contact Dennis Robertson if one of the trailers belongs to you. Geoff Endris - Grounds CommitteeMarch 5, 2018
Improving Club Appearance
Things are coming together to get the club ready for the 2018 sailing season. We’ve done a lot of work to clean up the club and make it more appealing and enjoyable to members and guests.
We have two new gas grills at the club. One at the Race Shed and one at the lower shelter. Feel free to make use of them as you enjoy a cookout with your family and guests. We also have a charcoal grill at each location for you “traditionalists.” Be sure to bring your own grilling utensils and as a courtesy to the next user, please clean the grill when you are done. If you use the gas grill, please turn off the gas when you are done.
Last year, we replaced the picnic tables in the lower shelter. We will continue to replace a few picnic tables each year, so we have good, sturdy tables at each location.
We removed all of the dead Ash trees from the property, trimmed back the brush along the outside edge of the property, and attacked the Poison Ivy / Poison Oak on the property. We also removed the scrap metal and wood behind the Harbormaster’s Shed and lower Shelter. Thanks to Colin Leatherbury and his crew.
As you can see, we are making a concerted effort to “beautify” the club by throwing away old and broken equipment (i.e., chairs, tables, grills, etc.) and replacing them with new items. Many of the replaced items were dropped off at the club by members who “donated” them in the hopes that someone at the club would find them useful. That is a great sentiment, but we ask that you check with the Grounds Committee first to see if we need it and where to put it.
Upper Trailer Lot
The upper trailer lot has been cleared of brush and expanded a little to add a few more spaces for trailers. We will mow the entire field the first week of April before we let people start storing their trailers. If you have a trailer in the lot (and you should not!), please move it by March 31st so we can mow the field.
Spring Work Party
Our spring work party is coming up on Saturday March 31st. We will meet at the Lower shelter at 8:30, where I’ll have coffee and donuts for workers. We’ll also be serving lunch for the volunteers. Rain date is April 7th. I have several projects lined up, so keep the first couple of weekends open. Projects on the list include:
You can see from the list that these projects will help make our club safer and more enjoyable. You can see the list of jobs at this link: CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR ECSC GROUNDS WORK. Please sign up for a job so I know how many are coming. We need people to bring leaf blowers, tarps, rakes, portable saws, portable drills, ladders, shovels and other hand tools.
Don’t forget, you get valuable work credits for your efforts. And if it is warm, you can get a start on preparing your boat for spring launch.
Anyone have a power post hole digger?
We have a special project to re-install two parking lot posts near the race shed. If anyone has a power post hole auger that we can use, please let me know ASAP. Once we get the posts re-installed, we will re-install the decorative rope around the corral.
Landscape Committee needs Volunteers
We are still in need of volunteers to help plant and maintain the flower beds and planters. So far, I have one volunteer. I am looking for 5-6 more to spread the workload out. If you have a green thumb and want to help with the landscaping, please send me an email. Note, you will get work credits for your work.
Grounds Committee Annual Property Walk
The grounds committee will be making its “property walk” on March 10th to make a list of all repair, maintenance and capital projects for the year. This will undoubtedly increase the number of projects to be done, but it will make our club safer and more enjoyable for everyone. Stay tuned.
Geoff Endris
Grounds Committee Chair
Last year, we replaced the picnic tables in the lower shelter. We will continue to replace a few picnic tables each year, so we have good, sturdy tables at each location.
We removed all of the dead Ash trees from the property, trimmed back the brush along the outside edge of the property, and attacked the Poison Ivy / Poison Oak on the property. We also removed the scrap metal and wood behind the Harbormaster’s Shed and lower Shelter. Thanks to Colin Leatherbury and his crew.
As you can see, we are making a concerted effort to “beautify” the club by throwing away old and broken equipment (i.e., chairs, tables, grills, etc.) and replacing them with new items. Many of the replaced items were dropped off at the club by members who “donated” them in the hopes that someone at the club would find them useful. That is a great sentiment, but we ask that you check with the Grounds Committee first to see if we need it and where to put it.
Upper Trailer Lot
The upper trailer lot has been cleared of brush and expanded a little to add a few more spaces for trailers. We will mow the entire field the first week of April before we let people start storing their trailers. If you have a trailer in the lot (and you should not!), please move it by March 31st so we can mow the field.
Spring Work Party
Our spring work party is coming up on Saturday March 31st. We will meet at the Lower shelter at 8:30, where I’ll have coffee and donuts for workers. We’ll also be serving lunch for the volunteers. Rain date is April 7th. I have several projects lined up, so keep the first couple of weekends open. Projects on the list include:
| · Unstack the picnic tables in the upper shelter |
| · Build 5 new picnic tables to replace the 5 worst ones on the property |
| · Rake leaves |
| · Paint the Kayak shed |
| · Install new LED rope lighting on the upper shelter stairs |
| · Re-install two posts in the parking lot near the Race Shed |
| · Replacing worn dock boards |
| · Install decorative rope between parking lot ropes |
| · Replace worn steps on upper shelter stairs |
You can see from the list that these projects will help make our club safer and more enjoyable. You can see the list of jobs at this link: CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR ECSC GROUNDS WORK. Please sign up for a job so I know how many are coming. We need people to bring leaf blowers, tarps, rakes, portable saws, portable drills, ladders, shovels and other hand tools.
Don’t forget, you get valuable work credits for your efforts. And if it is warm, you can get a start on preparing your boat for spring launch.
Anyone have a power post hole digger?
We have a special project to re-install two parking lot posts near the race shed. If anyone has a power post hole auger that we can use, please let me know ASAP. Once we get the posts re-installed, we will re-install the decorative rope around the corral.
Landscape Committee needs Volunteers
We are still in need of volunteers to help plant and maintain the flower beds and planters. So far, I have one volunteer. I am looking for 5-6 more to spread the workload out. If you have a green thumb and want to help with the landscaping, please send me an email. Note, you will get work credits for your work.
Grounds Committee Annual Property Walk
The grounds committee will be making its “property walk” on March 10th to make a list of all repair, maintenance and capital projects for the year. This will undoubtedly increase the number of projects to be done, but it will make our club safer and more enjoyable for everyone. Stay tuned.
Geoff Endris
Grounds Committee Chair
February 3, 2018
The Following is a report from our Grounds Committee Chair Geoff Endris:
We are off to a great start for 2018. We have two of our most important jobs filled. Roger Knapp has volunteered to perform water testing on our well water again this year. This is a very important task as it allows us to open up our restrooms for the year. Jim & Sherry Weir have volunteered to take over bathroom cleaning duties – again a very important task.
I sent out an email asking whether anyone wanted to join a volunteer committee to help plant and maintain the grounds flowers and other landscaping. So far, I have one volunteer. I am looking for 5-6 more to spread the workload out. If you have a green thumb and want to help with the landscaping, please send me a note.
The focus for January and February is getting our volunteers lined up and getting bids for the grounds landscape contractor. The landscape contractor is responsible for the following items:
These are all in addition to the normal Spring work party tasks of unstacking picnic tables, repairing picnic tables, raking leaves, painting sheds, and sprucing up the grounds. You can see from the list that all of these projects will help make our club safer and more enjoyable. If one of those projects sounds interesting to you and have the requisite skills and/or tools, please consider volunteering. You will earn valuable work credits and the club will look much nicer for your efforts.
The grounds committee will be making its “property walk” on March 10th to make a list of all repair, maintenance and capital projects for the year. This may add to the projects list above and will help further define the work to be done on the Spring Work Party day.
Geoff Endris
Grounds Committee Chair
- Apply weed killer to keep weeds under control
- Mow lawn areas (upper shelter, hillside, shoreline, camp area, juniors area)
- Mow trailer field, partial weed trimming each month
- Trim bushes at main shelter and trailer lot
- Empty trash cans twice weekly
- Apply mulch to flower beds
- Water flower beds/pots
| · Install new LED security lights (5) |
| · Install light switches & timers on security lights |
| · Install a better rock barricade for septic macerator at main shelter |
| · Build new firepit in campground are near the lower shelter |
| · Install a concrete race shed floor |
| · Repair the pump house electrical box |
| · Install ropes on parking lot posts |
| · Repair wiring under the Main shelter |
| · Add flooring to race shed attic |
| · Re-stain the Kayak deck |
| · Install new rope lights for upper shelter stairs |
| · Repair picnic tables |
| · Paint PSC shed – Purdue students |
| · Install a flagpole at the Purdue Race Shed |
October 6, 2017
September was a busy month for us at ECSC. We hosted 3 regattas, closed out our Summer Series and started the Twilight Series.
The Wednesday and Sunday Summer Series have concluded. Results have been posted to the 2017 Series Racing page of the web site. Winners of the Series’ will get valuable points towards the Boat of the Year trophy.
Speaking of Boat of the Year, the current standings have been posted to the web site. The final event for the BOTY is the Hornback. Scoring is set up such that the Hornback standings can significantly affect the overall BOTY standings.
second on a Catalina 25. Bob McCoun was third on his S2 7.3. Other competitors included: Tom Newgent on his S2 7.3, Les Miller on his S2 6.9, Chuck & Nancy Goff on their Cataline 25, Steve Earnhart on his Catalina 25, and Dan & Karen Orndorff on their ODay 23. Special thanks to Rich Fox for coordinating this event for the Blue/White fleet boats and to Tom Moore for helping out on RC.
The Governor’s Cup regatta had a lighter than usual turnout this year. We didn’t get any Highlanders and no ISC J24s. Winds were light and variable, but we managed to get 7 races in over 2 days. We had 2 Green fleet boats – a Laser and a Finn. It ended up being a grudge match. One White fleet boat, 2 J-22’s and 5 J-24s.
Don’t forget to go to the RC Signup page to sign up for RC duty. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084ca9ac22a4f58-2017
Weekly Series Update
The Wednesday and Sunday Summer Series have concluded. Results have been posted to the 2017 Series Racing page of the web site. Winners of the Series’ will get valuable points towards the Boat of the Year trophy.
Speaking of Boat of the Year, the current standings have been posted to the web site. The final event for the BOTY is the Hornback. Scoring is set up such that the Hornback standings can significantly affect the overall BOTY standings.
September Events:
The Purdue Sailing Club hosted their Boiler Cup regatta on Labor Day weekend after a several-year absence on the collegiate sailing calendar. Turnout was light due to the late notice, but the sailing was fierce. The clubs were tied going into the last race. We hope to have better turnout next year as the Boiler Cup is now back on the sailing calendar. Thanks to Tom Moore for helping out on RC. The Indy 200 Regatta was a huge success again this year. We had 8 boats compete and almost 40 people participate. Larry Conrad won the Regatta on his Seward 26. Bob Hickok finishingsecond on a Catalina 25. Bob McCoun was third on his S2 7.3. Other competitors included: Tom Newgent on his S2 7.3, Les Miller on his S2 6.9, Chuck & Nancy Goff on their Cataline 25, Steve Earnhart on his Catalina 25, and Dan & Karen Orndorff on their ODay 23. Special thanks to Rich Fox for coordinating this event for the Blue/White fleet boats and to Tom Moore for helping out on RC.
The Governor’s Cup regatta had a lighter than usual turnout this year. We didn’t get any Highlanders and no ISC J24s. Winds were light and variable, but we managed to get 7 races in over 2 days. We had 2 Green fleet boats – a Laser and a Finn. It ended up being a grudge match. One White fleet boat, 2 J-22’s and 5 J-24s.
- Ed Spengemon from Louisville won Green Fleet on his Laser.
- Les Miller won White Fleet on his S2 6.9 .
- LeRoy Leeman won the Red Fleet on his J-22.
- Rick Graef won the J-24 Fleet.
Hoosier J24 Championships
This year our ECSC J24 competed in the second year of the Hoosier J24 Championship series. This series includes ECSC's Governor's Cup and Mayor's Cup Regattas and ISC's Geist Guzzler and Keelover Regattas. Last weekend 8 J24s raced in the final regatta (the Keelover regatta) at our sister club across town. While ECSC Member Richard Graef and his crew aboard Don't Panic won the regatta, ECSC member Jason Hubbard scored enough points to claim the Overall title for the 2017 season. Jason Scored 23 points overall and raced in all four regattas. Congrats to Jason and his team aboard Green Hornet for the individual title. The club championship was awarded to ECSC again for the 2017 season. This series has been successful in building our local J24 fleet. This year we had 12 boats from both clubs that participated. Results can be found below.| Club | Sail number | Mayor's Cup Score | Geist Guzzler | Keelover Regatta | Governor's Cup | Overall | ||||
| 1 | ECSC | 1745 - 2253- 2903Hubbard | 7 | J24 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 2 | ECSC | 2607 - Graef | 0 | J24 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 3 | ECSC | 4146 - Shulze | 2 | J24 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 4 | ISC | 1458 - McGinty-Varga | 3 | J24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5 | ECSC | 2783- Hickok | 5 | J24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6 | ISC | 2720 - Dyar | 0 | J24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 7 | ISC | 4510 - Rogers- Lawhead | 1 | J24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 8 | ISC | 3525 - O'Brien | 0 | J24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 9 | ISC | 2253 - Onndrejack | 4 | J24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 10 | ECSC | 1473 - Douglas | 0 | J24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11 | ISC | 4146x - Townsend | 0 | J24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 12 | ISC | 440 - J. Jordan | 0 | J24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
October Sailing
The ECSC Championship regatta will be held on October 7. This is the first year for this regatta. All boats will race both in fleet and PHRF on the same course with a single start. We will announce a fleet champion and an overall club champion. Qualifiers for the event include: Tom Newgent, Larry Conrad, Les Miller, Bill Grant, Rich Fox, Mike Clark, Geoff Endris, Chuck Goff, John Kohne, Scott Douglas, Rick Graef, Bob/Janet Hickok (J24), Nan Schulze. Our final regatta for the year is the Hornback regatta. This is always a fun race because it is a pursuit race. This means that instead of starting everyone at the same time and adjusting the finish times, we stagger the starts so that the first boat over the finish line wins the race. Always a good time and always some interesting courses. This year, we are bringing down Purdue Sailing Club members to crew. So, if you need a crew, send an email to Geoff Endris. The Hornback is now included in the Boat of the Year standings and can have a huge impact as the Hornback is scored as a single fleet.Don’t forget to go to the RC Signup page to sign up for RC duty. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084ca9ac22a4f58-2017
September 6, 2017
As we head into September, we still have a lot of sailing to do. In addition to our weekly series racing, we have 3 regattas.
[/one_third] [one_third]We have 3 more races for the Wednesday Summer Series. We continue to have great turnout. More importantly, we continue to have great wind. Results are posted on the club’s Facebook page and on the ECSC web site.
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Our Fall Twilight series begins on Wednesday September 27. Note that because it is getting darker earlier, the start time is at 6:40, not 6:50.
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Weekly Series Update
[one_third][/one_third] [one_third]We have 3 more races for the Wednesday Summer Series. We continue to have great turnout. More importantly, we continue to have great wind. Results are posted on the club’s Facebook page and on the ECSC web site.
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Our Fall Twilight series begins on Wednesday September 27. Note that because it is getting darker earlier, the start time is at 6:40, not 6:50.
September is Packed full of Sailing!
September will be a busy month for regattas. Our first regatta will be on Labor Day weekend when the Purdue Sailing Club will be hosting a collegiate regatta at ECSC. PSC is expecting 6 boats to compete. Each competing school brings 2 teams – an A and B team. Each school’s A team sails two races, then switches with their B team, who then sails two races and switches with the A team again. We have lots of PSC students coming down to help with race committee. The Indy 200 Regatta is scheduled for September 9th. This is always a favorite and we typically have at least a dozen boats participating. It is a one-day regatta for cruising boats with a PHRF rating of 200 or greater. Basically, this is the Blue/White fleet. Rich Fox is the PRO, with help from Tom Moore. The Governor’s Cup regatta is the following week on September 16&17. Geoff Endris will be the PRO for the race. We expect J-24’s, J-22, Catalina 22’s, Highlanders, and our Blue/White fleet. Don’t forget the live band/party on Saturday night. We reached out to club members to volunteer and got great response. Thanks to all who volunteered. Don't forget there will be a live band on Saturday September 16. Music will start at 7:00. Come on out and have some fun!October Sailing
We have two events in October. First it the ECSC Championship. This will be a one-day regatta for those who placed in the Wednesday Spring and Summer series. All boats will race both in fleet and PHRF on the same course with a single start. We will announce a fleet champion and an overall club champion. So, get those boats hauled out and cleaned off! Our second and final regatta for the year is the Hornback regatta. This is always a fun race because it is a pursuit race. This means that instead of starting everyone at the same time and adjusting the finish times, we stagger the starts so that the first boat over the finish line wins the race. Always a good time and always some interesting courses. Don’t forget to go to the RC Signup page to sign up for RC duty. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084ca9ac22a4f58-2017 Geoff Endris Racing
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Weekly Series Update
[one_third][/one_third] [one_third]Well, the Wednesday Summer Series is in full swing. We are getting about 20 boats participating. What a great turnout!
Sunday races are still a challenge as we haven’t had any Sunday races since May 14. If you have any suggestions on how to make Sunday racing more appealing, I’d love to hear them.
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September will be a busy month for regattas. We have the Purdue Sailing Club regatta on Labor Day weekend, followed by Rich Fox's Indy 200 Regatta on September 9th, followed by the Governor's Cup Regatta on September 16-17. See below for details.
Beach Party Regatta Results
Our annual Beach Party Regatta was a moderate success. We had only 7 boats. But we had about 150 people show up for the Saturday night beach party. Results are posted on the racing page of the web site. Hats off to Nick Mates and his crew for putting on a great evening. The meal was catered by Stacked Pickle. Tunes were provided by local band “Dwight Lightning and the Conch City All Stars.” We still have plenty of T-shirts for sale (design at left). Please contact Les Miller if you want one. They are $15.
September is Regatta Month
Our next regatta will be on Labor Day weekend when the Purdue Sailing Club will be hosting a collegiate regatta at ECSC. This is an exciting regatta with lots of short, fast races. Races typically last 15-20 minutes. Each School will have two crews per boat and the crews change out every other race. It should be great fun to watch. Geoff Endris will be the PRO for this event. He could sure use some help running mark set boats and helping out on the RC boat. If you have some time to volunteer, please contact Geoff. The Indy 200 Regatta is scheduled for September 9th. This is always a favorite and we typically have at least a dozen boats participating. It is a one-day regatta for cruising boats with a PHRF rating of 200 or greater. Basically, this is the Blue/White fleet. Rich Fox is the PRO. Contact Rich if you want to help with Race Committee and earn some work credits. Immediately after the Indy 200 is the Governor’s Cup regatta on September 16&17. Geoff Endris will be the PRO for the race. We expect J-24’s, J-22, Catalina 22’s, Highlanders, and our Blue/White fleet. Don’t forget the live band/party on Saturday night. Again, we need volunteers to help with Race Committee. Volunteers get a free cooler, all meals, and valuable work credits. Contact Geoff if you can help. Don’t forget to go to the RC Signup page to sign up for RC duty. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084ca9ac22a4f58-2017 Geoff Endris Racing
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