Author: OHSC

There are only two more regular season regattas before the Interclub Regatta on November 12.  Come out and practice and enjoy the cooler temperatures that are finally being forecast for us!  This Saturday, September 17, 2016, the HPU students in our sailing class will join us for our September regatta. Race Committee volunteers are Michael Nordahl, Rosalie Austin, Pam Lineberry, Sue Cole, and Stuart Swinford.   Captains and crews, please be rigged and launched prior to our 10:30am Skipper’s meeting so that we can be ready to begin our first race on time.

Thanks, and we will see you on Saturday!

Sign up below on the September scratch sheet….

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R5ZPi7HFRRoa9FD0OJpPkWWuWZ_RXUV0YdMh_98-wUE/edit#gid=1361340320

OHSC Sailors,

Our next social event will be at The Claddaugh Restaurant (130 E Parris Ave, High Point) next Thursday Sept. 1st! (We’ll have another social event at the end of Sept).  We have space reserved in the back room dining area to the right as you walk in.  The Thursday drink specials are ½ price house wine including a selection of various red and white.  Hope to see you there!

thecladdaghrestaurantandpub.com

Your friendly Social Benevolence/Malevolence Committee

Chris Malcom

“For one thing, I was no longer alone; a man is never alone with the wind-and the boat made three.”
– Hilaire Belloc

Oak Hollow Sailing Club held its August 2016 Regatta on Saturday, August 20th, with 30 members present for the event.

Race Committee PRO was handled by Tom Kirkman, with RC volunteers Gary Gooden, Les Eger, Art Hudgins, Mike DuPont, and Orin Sadler.  Thank you gentlemen for organizing us, setting the course, and handling the scoring.

It was a very light wind day, with the forecast for winds to improve slightly by noon. The first race was scheduled for about 11:45 a.m., with 11 boats headed out for the start. Two captains elected not to start the race due to the very light air, with nine others making the decision to start.  Unfortunately, the forecast for improved winds did not happen, and only six boats were able to complete the course, with three DNF’s.  Congratulations to the top three captains and their crew who managed to get the most out of the little wind that we had: after handicap scoring was calculated (Beaufort 1 winds) Dan Shuee and Anthony Paraino finished first, Roger Bates was second, and there was a tie for third between Gene Eldred (crew Ben) and Mike Vitamvas (crew Gail). As winds had died to below 1 knot, further races were abandoned.  Thanks to RC for towing in a few of our boats to get them out of the doldrums.

Handicap scoring and final race results are HERE.

Sailing isn’t just a sport; it’s a life-changing experience that builds self confidence, leadership skills, and strength.  Women on the Water kicked off in early 2016 to get more women involved on the water.  This program was designed for women of varying abilities to sail in a relaxed environment and build their knowledge within the group.  Training included classroom and on the water experience.

On Sunday, September 11th, the sailors will converge at Lake Townsend Yacht Club for a fun filled day on the water while putting their Skipper skills to the test.  Will they be able to read those inland lake wind shifts and come out to play with the boys during the rest of the season?  Stay tuned…time will tell.

Stephanie DeLair

2016 Commodore

Oak Hollow Sailing Club ⛵️

336-209-0328

• Scratch Sheet: Participation Signup   (Click on Sept WOW tab)
• Here is the link to order your regatta shirt.  PRE-ORDERS ONLY through August 31st.  https://wow2016.itemorder.com/sale

Schedule of events

9:30am – Registration, Pick up pre-ordered shirts, Breakfast, Rigging Boats

11am – Skipper’s Meeting

12:30 – First Warning

3pm – De-rig boats

Immediately after:  Social/Awards/Raffle
Sailing partners will be determined on the day of the event with a very experienced female sailor on each boat with each of you.   Sailing instructions below…

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Oak Hollow Sailing Club is holding its August 2016 Regatta this Saturday, August 20, 2016, at Sailing Point, 3700 Waterview Rd., High Point, NC 27265.

We are hoping for temperatures to fall off a few degrees from where they have been the past few weeks, so come out and enjoy the day with us.  We welcome guest sailors to sail with us.

Boats should be rigged and in the water BEFORE the Captain’s Meeting, at 10:30 a.m.  We have just three regular season regattas remaining, so OHSC members should keep that in mind as our 2016 Scoring Guidelines require that a captain sail in at least three regattas in order to be eligible for year-end awards.

We look forward to a great day of sailing and fellowship! Please indicate your intentions to sail, or volunteer, on the google document found at the link below (you will need to select the August 20th tab at the bottom of the spread sheet):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R5ZPi7HFRRoa9FD0OJpPkWWuWZ_RXUV0YdMh_98-wUE/edit#gid=215137099

We hope to see you on Saturday!