AUGUST 2023
Wolf Lake Yacht Club newsletter from which all pertinent signals shall be displayed
THE
UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS
•
Private Party August 12th
• Board Meeting September 7 at 7pm
• Club Garage Sale August 17-19th held at
Jackson Indoor Storage Lee Rd 9am-3pm
• Wolf Lake Festival Saturday August 26th
• Pancake Breakfast Sunday September 3th
9am-noon
• Fall Cleanup NOON followed by the General
membership meeting 1pm Sunday October 1st
YARDARM
BUSY AUGUST
Please plan on stopping out to the club and enjoy all the
festivities at the Wolf Lake festival on Saturday August 26th
starting at 4pm with free kid games, cardboard boat race, dinner
5-8pm and the live band “BIG NASTY” playing from 6-10pm. This
is the clubs biggest fundraiser this year. Please, spread the word
to your family and friends and come out and support this fun
filled event!
DECK
Our annual garage sale is Thursday-Saturday August 17-19th. It
will be held at Jackson Indoor storage. Your donations and help
PROJECT
are needed. The last pancake breakfast is Sunday September 3rd
hosted by the Abbotts. Help is desperately needed. If you need to
fulfill your 5 hours, please consider volunteering. All these events
are also a great way to meet club members and to have fun too!
$20 in raffle tickets were mailed out last month in the Yardarm. Please consider
buying or selling them or return them so we can sell them at the festival. Tickets
and money can be dropped off to Angie Stoker, our treasurer, at Jackson Indoor
Storage on Lee Rd or mailed to our PO Box 528 Grass Lake, Michigan 49240 or
brought to the festival before 6pm. Drawing will be held at the festival Saturday,
August 26th, 2023 at 6:30pm.
 SAILING NEWS
We have a yellow club sunfish for any club member to use and enjoy. Sailing is
on Tuesdays at 3pm. Everyone is welcome to sail or if you want to learn
contact our fleet captain, Matt Heywood (pic below)734-678-5712. Good Luck
to Matt who is sailing in the ILCA US National Championship sailing race on
Lake St Clair this weekend.

WOLF LAKE YACHT CLUB

Location: 357 Highland Drive
Mailing address: PO BOX 528
Grass Lake Michigan 49240
Email: wlyc2013@gmail.com
Wolf Lake Yacht Club is located on the north shore of Big Wolf Lake. The club was founded in 1939
by lake enthusiasts to enjoy and promote water activities including sailing, boating and social events.
Come out to the club this year and celebrate our 84th anniversary on the lake!

2023 WLYC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Commodore: Paul Henning 517-392-7874
Vice Commodore: Dave Montambeau 248-974-2073
Secretary: Mary Covill 517-936-6079
Treasurer: Angie Cochrane-Stoker 517-945-8327
Building and Grounds: Tim Parsons 734-502-5361
Member at Large: Julie Confar 614-204-1247
Member at Large: Kathy Cyphers 517-581-7945
Fleet Captain: Matt Heywood 734-678-5712
Past Commodore: Jerry Kutcha 517-769-2039
Social Committee: Coordinator: Jo Ivy 517-712-5252
 Minutes from the August 3,2023 Board Meeting
Meeting began at 7pm
Board members present: Paul Henning, Dave Montambeau, Mary Covill, Angie Stoker, Kathy Cyphers, Jo Ivy,
Tim Parsons absent: Julie Confar, Matt Heywood, Jerry Kutcha
Club Members present: Chris Epperly, Tina Roth,Benedicts, Butcharts,Michelle Conaway,Gary
Strickland,Oscar and Sheryl Flores, Linda Hutchinson
Minutes were read and approved from the July 13, 2023 meeting
Treasurer report: raffle ticket sales brought in over $700 so far. T shirts were purchased to sell at the breakfasts
and festival ($457). Festival donation $20 from Jim Towler and $500 from Kendra and Bob Lyke Checking:
$56538.43 savings: $10053.95 Total accounts: $66592.38
Vice Commodore report: Cathy Rice was interviewed and unanimously voted in as a new senior member. The
senior membership roster is 62(2 over the max). Dave Montambeau made the motion that Jessica and Rodney
Dameron and Jerry and Clara Williams move up to senior ll membership, Mary Covill 2nd, the board
unanimously approved pending the completion/payment of Cathy Rice new senior membership. Senior 60,
senior ll 13, Life 12 Total 85 voting three sailing non- voting. Any new senior applications will be put on a wait
list. There are no more senior members eligible for senior ll until January 2025 (Kathy Cyphers, Matt Heywood,
Brent and Amanda Williams)
No Fleet report: Matt is competing in the National Lazer sailboat races this week. Good Luck Matt!
Social report: Jo Ivy, the festival chairman, reported on all the festival details and everything looks good. Lots of
volunteers and coordinators: Laura Z kids events and cardboard boat race, Deb Chamber raffle baskets, Frank
Ivy parking and security, Michelle Adams, kitchen, Kenny Wright Bar, Cody Zaski cooking chicken, Jo and
Mary will do the shopping, liquor license paperwork submitted by Kim Crabtree, but no word yet. Abbotts
hosting the Sunday September 3rd breakfast and Paul will provide support and help buying and procedures.
The July 4th breakfast made over $1500 and served 300 people. Garage sale August 17-19th at Stokers/ Jackson
Indoor Storage Lee Rd donations coming in. Help is need especially Thursday and Friday morning and tearing
down.
Building and grounds: More cleaning supplies (hand soap, mop heads, scrub brushes) were bought, Purchased 2
mats (runners) for the inside doors
· Purchased 4 x 6 mat for the outside
· Purchased spider spray for outside
· Chris and Dave installed the door opening filler upstairs
· Chris and Dave and Greg smoothed over the cement at the edge of the outside bar (potential trip hazard) This
will help for next year’s deck replacement.
· Both properties were mowed by Jerry Kutcha and Tim. It was suggested NOT to mow the hill for a few years
to avoid erosion. Charlie cleaned out the lower shed of sailing equipment, Mary and Chris cleared the upper
shed
· Paul Henning did maintenance on the ice machine
· Yellow Duck Flags were purchased for docks. One pole end was broke at the end (still usable)
· Poles and other pieces will be brought up and put by the shed.
· Hangers were installed on the wall in the larger stall of the women’s bathroom
· Last but not least, anyone that steps into the clubhouse can tell the Michele has been here, so Tim wanted to
thank her for her services this summer.
Michelle suggested we power wash the club especially by the lights before the festival.
Old business: The process of the commodore following up with liability insurance when alcohol is served for a
private club rental is working according to Paul Henning, our current commodore. It was also suggested that
the insurance policy number and any details be noted on the hall rental agreement in the treasurer file for a
paper trail in case of any litigation. The club website upgrade will be tabled at this time to further evaluate our
finances. We have a full membership at this time. Thank you to Tina Roth for her help and insight on our
current website and possible upgrade. The internet/DISH issue will be tabled for now. WOW Business charges
Stoker businesses on Lee Rd $155 month for internet. The club currently pays $110 a month now for DISH. Paul
Hennig will follow up with Tim Z.
New Business: Two club rentals October 28th Butcko and Rice August 12th were approved. Both will serve
alcohol and Paul will follow up. Phase 2 of the deck project will begin in October. All boats must be out of the
water October 1st. The general membership meeting and workday will be that day too. Another fall cleanup will
be sometime in November when the leaves are down.
Mary made motion to adjourn, Tim 2nd.Meeting adjourned at 7:41pm. The next board meeting is September
7th at 7pm.

CARDBOARTD BOAT BUILDING AND RACE TIPS

Key Elements:
Going for speed - a well-designed boat with good paddles
Going for beauty - a boat that will float long enough to race
Going for fun - a boat built by you and family for the experience
Sink or Float:
A box 1 X 1 X 3 will float 180 pounds ...if sealed
Why?
A boat will support the weight of water it displaces
1 cubic feet weighs 60 pounds
If your crew weighs 180 pounds / 60 = 3 cubic feet
1 cubic feet = 7 Y2 gallons
1 gallon = 8 pounds
Design elements:
• Make a drawing
• Make a small scale model
• longer boats go faster but are harder to turn
• Wider boats are easier to maneuver and tip over less
• Boats shorter than 10 feet are harder to steer
• A flat bottom boat is recommended. V shaped bottoms tend to tip
• Reinforce to withstand water pressure
• Brace the hull with rigid pieces
• Don't step on cardboard before using
• Sides shouldn't be higher than 2 feet
• Try to make your boat symmetrical and balanced
Construction elements:
There is NO right way to build a boat, but plenty of wrong ways
• Must only use cardboard for the entire boat
• Best materials to use
o Tape (duct, clear, etc.)
o Glue adhesive (hot glue, caulk, etc.)
o Paint (not tempera) NO OIL BASED
o Carpet tubes
• Overlapping seams important
• Exposed surfaces should be paint
• More cardboard means more weight! Design effectively
Things to remember:
• Have an EMERGENCY kit for race day (tape, scissors, etc.)
• You must be able to pick up the boat and place it in the water and, bring it
back out.
• Everyone participating WILL get wet ...even when launching
• Wear old clothes and water shoes
BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are lots of ideas and tips on the internet
The race starts on the east side club shore out to the end of the dock around a
pontoon boat (rescue boat) and back to shore approximately 330 feet.
Everyone is welcome to race. Team up
with a spouse, friend, child or
grandchildren. Wear shoes and bring
dry clothes. It will be fun!!!
Help is needed for our annual garage sale. In the past this major fundraiser was
held in the spring but due to the deck project we postponed it until now. The
Stoker’s have offered their warehouse at Jackson Indoor Storage on 9353 Lee Rd
around the corner from the WLYC. Please look around your house and donate any
unwanted items to this club’s biggest fundraiser to help defray the cost of the deck
replacement. The sale will be held on Thursday and Friday August 17-19th 9am -
3pm and Saturday 9am -noon. All items can be dropped off starting today through
August 16th. Please no electronics. Clothes, coats, toys, kids’ items, sporting goods,
linens, furniture, etc sell good. All unsold items will be donated to the area charities.
Help is also needed to sort and to man the sale and to box up unsold items to donate
and to take the tables back to the club. Any questions please call or text Angie
Stoker 517-945-8327 or Mary Covill 517-936-6079.

The fall cleanup is at NOON and the general membership

meeting at 1pm on Sunday October 1st Boats and poles must be
out by October 1st. Please consider running for a board position.
You must attend one general membership meeting (spring or fall)
OR two board meetings and if you have a boat spot or on the wait
list you must help out at the spring or fall cleanup (there will be
another fall cleanup when the leaves come down in November).
Thank You. The WLYC Board
The last pancake breakfast of the year will be Sunday September 3rd 9am-noon. Kris
and Luke Abbott are hosting this event but could use your help cooking serving and
bartending. Please give them a call or text if you can help:734-637-7397.

NEW SENIOR MEMBERS

The club welcomes five new families to our senior member roster and moved two
hardworking senior clubmembers to senior ll status. We are at maximum capacity
with senior members(60).

Randy and Amy Leffel, from the Jackson area but currently live in
Owosso, sponsored by Michelle Hall. Randy is retired from the Army National
Guard after serving 32 years. He is a volunteer fireman and currently works for the
State of Michigan in the LEO Department helping our state veterans with
employment services. Amy is a Middle/High school principal in Owosso. They have
one daughter and enjoy camping, boating, biking and travel.

Roland and Veralynn Klink, from Jackson, sponsored by

Jo Ivy. Roland works for Chelsea Milling (Jiffy) and Veralynn works for the
University of Michigan as an event coordinator and an adminstative assistant for
the insurance department. They have one daughter and enjoy gardening,travel and
being on the water.

Katie Klink, from Jackson, sponsored by Jo Ivy. Katie is a

program/grant coordinator for NASA in Michigan which is part of the NASA
funded space consortium. She has a dog named Woodson and is the daughter of
Roland and Veralynn Klink.
 Brad and Becky Goldsmith, from Jackson, sponsored by Dave
Montambeau. Brad is an accountant/financial advisor and Becky is a Mental Health
clinician. They have four teenage chilkdren and enjoy boating, downhill mskiing,
golfing, kayaking and playing euchre.

Cathy Rice, from Jackson, sponsored by Ann and Mike Silveus.

She is a realtor with over 30 years experience. Cathy enjoys golf, boating and
landscaping and lives on Wolf Lake.

NEW SENIOR ll MEMBERS

Jessica and Rodney Dameron have been

consecutive active members since 2007.
 Clara and Jerry Williams joined the
club in 1987 and have accumulated membership over 25
years.