oT Yfasthead=— @ eee addi ait 3. - Ulmer Sails, Own Torrey on Racing Tactics and problems. Harborfields Library, 8PM. : 13 - Membership Night - Mixer & Film: “Hot Yachts-Cold Water". Cash bar. At the Thatched Cottage, gPM. Vol.3, tlo.2 A Publication of The Masthead Cove Yacht Club. March 1981 THE DECK LOG THE QUARTER DECK Lary fees Apel 1981 The Winter wanes and Spring scents begin ete oe rene to spice our activities. Talk of cruises a ag BQ é past turns to future destinations, and the latest go-fast is debated along with the major decision. . . when shall we start the Spring Commissioning? 1 think we all agree that "there is nothing - aboslutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats . . . or with boats. . . in or out of ‘em, it doesn't matter. Ten new members have joined our Club, ad I hope you will welcome them at our meetings and on the water. in our activities. They plan to participate Some members, unfortunately 18 - Executive Board Meeting. Palmer's. 8PM. 23 - Headsail Measurement - required for new or recut sails (incl. spinnakers) and for all new members who wish to race. Spencer's Sails, 8 - 9PM. 24 - Business/Social Meeting. Short Club business meeting followed by socializ~ ing and films. Washington Drive Schoo! Cafeteria, 8PM. APRIL 4- Headsail Measurement. Aeolus' Sails on New York Ave. in Halesite, just north of the 711 store. 11AM to noon. - Annual Spring Social, featuring cock- tails, dinner, dancing, and good company. Original Schooner Restau- rant, Centerport, time TBA. - Executive Board Meeting. 8PM. Place TBA. 20 & 22 ~ Advanced Racing Clinic. Limited enrollment. Registration data will be mailed. Harborfields Library, 8PM, 25 - MCYC Tune-up Race. NCYC/LHYC Joint Spring Series, Race have not participated in our activities. I ‘invite them to do so. Please come to our Programs, volunteer for a committee, race or cruise with us. You will find that “messing about" in the Club is very much “worth doing.” Roger Van Ghent THE STARTING LINE Racing season is almost upon us. The sailing instructions, Club PHRF certifi- cate and Spring entry form will be mailed out in mid-March. PHRF certificate must be filled out returned if you wish to race this sea son, Remember that your largest headsail and spinnaker (if you use it) must be measured if they are new or have deen re- cut. For your convenience in getting sails measured. two dates have been set up with sail lofts in Huntington (see the Deck Log). The and If you wiil not be racing your noat this year and would like to receive the race results, please cail me. June KendrickAll rights reserved. Monthly by Masthead Cove Yacht Club, Inc., © 1981. Pupiisaea a not-for-profit organization. Dead] ine for all material is the 20th of the month. Address: MJ Howard, 119 LaRue Drive, Hun~ tington, NY 11743. Editor..... cevveee-Morton J. Howard Staff....... :-Matt & Ann Berger, Craig Kavafes, Irv Wolf, Ed Ja-Kob, Dotty Elwell, and Tina Van Ghent. YACHT RELIVEPTES LOKI, Rick and Jean Correl]'s brand new Pearson 28 has been delivered to the dealer for fitting out. We shall be looking for it on Huntington waters come spring. John and Pat Brehm are planning to spend more time on the water in 1981 in their new Pearson 32, christened EAGLE. Jim and Joan Baylis traded their P28, KAI IPO for a new used Sabre 34. It could be a one- design club with all the Sabre 34's. The new boat is as yet unnamed. Joani claims that it's Jim's turn to name this boat. Bill and Lydia Baris will also be cruising and racing in yet another new Sabre 34. new yacht will be named LYDIA again. Steve and Linda Obletz placed an order for a new PAPER SAILS, aJ 36, We'll be anxious to hear when it is delivered and news of its performance. Is it possible that Steve plans to blow away all the Sabre 34's on the race course? ‘And congratulations to George and Pat Dow on their new boat, GEM, an Irwin 32 and a gem of a boat. We wish all the new boat owners a lot of happiness and good breezes. Their NEWS AND NOTES by Ann Berger Rumor has it that winter was just too long for Shirley and Tony Cassa so they flew south to Florida for an early spring. all green-eyed. We are Talking of being green-eyed, the Liangs and the Giannonis chartered a boat in the Virgin Islands while the Hansens were off to sail in Grenada. Will they be able to navigate back to the point of charter or will they just sail off into the sunset? Pat and Lance Warren have been unable to se~ cure sufficient crew so they opted for raising their own! We understand that a third deck- hand is on the way. Good Tuck! Roger Van Ghent is recovering from a broken leg resulting from a losing encounter with an icy driveway. We understand that an ankle-to- hip cast is Slowly receding to above-the-knee and more recently to below-the-knee. The prog nosis is very positive and it is expected that ‘in a few weeks he should be back to shoes and socks, not to mention being very wary of icy driveways. Bruce Baylis is recovering from recent sur- gery at North Shore Univ. Hospital. We all wish him a speedy recovery. Racing this spring just will not seem right without that bright red FIRECRACKER out on the course. And, racers, beware! Bob & June Kendrick have just returned from a week on Captiva Island where they attended Steve Colgate's Advanced Racing Clinic. A late flash tells us that Rose Huergo is also recovering from surgery at Lutheran Hospital in Brooklyn. A speedy recovery is wished for you by all of us.Phone THE CRUISING YACHTSMAN The cruise survey has shown the most in- terest in the following cruises: 6/20-7/5 Block Island Race Week 6/27-7/12 Block Island & Newport 7/4-7/18 Martha's Vineyard In addition, one response has been re- ceived for each of the following: 6/27-7/5 Peconic Bay or Essex, Ct. 7/11-7/19 Chesapeake Bay (adults only) 7/11-7/26 Newport & Martha's Vineyard 7/25-8/2 Conn. River & Essex 7/25-8/9 Nantucket & Martha's Vineyd. We must receive more interest in the second list in order to set up cruise planning meetings. These meetings are essential for all participants. They provide an opportunity to get to know the other participants, the types of boats they sail_and their individual capabilities. They also serve to work cout problems that could turn into poten- tial disasters at sea. Please send the Cruise Fleet Captain your preference, data, destination, and ‘crew (number and ages of children) as soon as possible. His name and address Ken Nygren 10 Rutledge Ave. Northport, NY 11768 (516) 757-0966 " gather this is yourtirst attempt 3 uilding yourselaferro-concrete bo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Those of us who were at the Annual Awards Dinner way back in December, 1980 may re- call that we gave out, for the first time, door prizes to several lucky ticket hol- ders. Acknowledgements for those prizes are somewhat belatedly given at this time. First of all,a vote of thanks to our currerit Vice Commodore, Irwin Palmer, for soliciting the local marine emporiums for contributions. And, of course, all of us at NCYC thank the following shops for their most generous contributions: James Bliss Marine, Inc. Knutson's Marine Store Northport Marine Center, Inc. Ship Shop, Inc. Turnpike Marine, Inc. It is hoped that each of us will show our appreciation for these contributions by patronizing the above noted shops and cur advertisers whenever possible during the course of the year. It should be remembered that it is the revenue from our advertisers that makes possible publication of THE MASTHEAD. 32 New York Avenue, Rt. 110 Huntington, N.Y. 11743 (516) 421-3366 DEALERS FOR PEARSON ACHILLES ALLMAND: AVON CAPE DORY_ —- BRITISH SEAGULL. LIPPINCOTT ENSIGN DINGHYS o’DAY MERCURY ENGINES ALOHA STERN DYNA-FURL WATKINS STERN TWIN-STAY STREAM STAY Come Sail With Us...MULTI-CLUB RACING CANCELED The Lloyd Harbor Yacht Club turned down the idea of allowing other Huntington Bay Yacht Clubs to race in the joint Spring & Fall Series. Early this year, all HBYC's were invited to a schedule coordination meeting at Commodore Van Ghent‘s home. A proposal to allow all interested yacht club members to race in the Spring and Fall Series was made. There was considerable interest, but the LHYC Executive Board did not agree to the arrangement because “LHYC was foun- ded to supplement a weak racing program by the established clubs. That situation has not changed," according to Bob Mil1- spaugh of LHYC. ‘The proposal was that other yacht club members would pay $15 per series to race with MCYC and LHYC. They would volunteer conmittee boats, but the races would continue to be sponsored by LHYC and Mcyc. The most disappointed club was the Eaton's Light Yacht Club, a fifty-family “mooring club", like MCYC and LHYC, 1o- cated on Eaton's Neck. ELYC's Vice Commodore, Colin Parker, said that he will be putting on a brief Spring & Fall Series, but that it would have been much more.fun with the other clubs. It was estimated that only 10 - 15 boats at most would have been added to the racing fleet from all the other clubs combined. \y ‘woud they CUSTOM SAILMAKERS RACING SAILS STATE-OF-THE-ART DESIGNS PAINSTAKINGLY BUI THAT LAST INCREMENT OF Si CRUISING SAILS THE TECHNIC, SAILS, PLUS NC-FUSS EASY HANDLING COME VISIT US AT OUR MODERN SAIL LOFT on the water - head of Huntington Harbor MILL DAM ROAD HUNTINGTON, LONG ISLAND, N.Y. 11743 (516) 549-3639