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July 29, 2013July 29, 2013Uncategorized

Nancy Valego

http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Nancy-Valego&lc=4719&pid=166061891&mid=5614785&locale=en_US

Oak Hollow Sailing Club’s Vice-Commodore, Nancy Valego, passed away on Saturday morning, July 27, 2013. (link above to her obituary, which includes funeral arrangements)

Nancy has been a lifelong member of the sailing club, having been a past Commodore, and most recently as Vice-Commodore responsible for education and training. She loved the club and has been a mentor to many new members over the years, and has been the club’s primary resource for rules, regattas, handicapping and teaching the sport, AND Nancy sailing “Blue Chips” was always the boat to beat. We have lost a great friend and sailor.

July 20, 2013Uncategorized

July Regatta

Oak Hollow Sailing Club held its July 2013 Regatta on Saturday, July 20th, with 20 members present, and 16 boats sailing. Race committee duties were handled by Chuck Eldred, Linda Marsh, John Fulcher, and Steve McLeod. Connie Sloan provided morning refreshments. Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen for your volunteer work!

Winds ranged from 4 to about 8 mph for all three races, with occasional higher gusts. Congratulations to Phil Andrews for winning all three races. Also, Michael Nordahl and Minnie had three top three finishes, and Tait and Leslie Humphries had two top three finishes. Andy and Kirsten Squint ran an excellent first race in their Hobie 18, finishing third. ( Just six seconds of handicap-adjusted time separated second, third and fourth places in Race 1).

Whitney DuPont, a rising high school senior at Northern High School in Greensboro, has made “learning to sail” her summer senior project, and she has had several training sessions this summer on a Sunfish with an instructor prior to today’s regatta. She bravely decided to race in the regatta with this being her first experience sailing the Sunfish by herself. She completed both races which she started, and successfully righted her boat on several capsizes, and assisted another capsized sailor at one point. Congratulations, Whitney! This was a very good sailing learning experience for you today!

Thanks!

Paul Walter

Oak Hollow Sailing Club

July 16, 2013Uncategorized

July Regatta

Reminder to all OHSC Members:

This Saturday, July 20th, is our July Regatta. Captains’ Meeting at 10:30. All boats planning to participate should be rigged and ready to sail BEFORE the meeting.

Race Committee will be handled by Linda Marsh, John Fulcher, and Chuck Eldred. Refreshments to be provided by Connie. Thank you ladies and gentlemen!

Forecast conditions (as of Tuesday’s long range forecast) are expected to be 9 to 10 mph winds, with a high of 89 – just about perfect for a July racing day! We have a few new member boats in the fleet since our June regatta, and we hope to see them on the water. Carl and Lois Simmons transported their 19′ Lightning from Maine, Gene Eldred has added a 14′ Hobie catamaran to his fleet, and Tom Kirkman picked up a 14′ WETA trimaran yesterday (to add to his fleet of trimarans). All three of these are fast boats, and it will be fun to have them in the regattas with us. (We haven’t found a handicap rating for Jerry’s new “baby catamaran”, so he will likely be sailing his Aquacat in the regatta).

The Sunfish has been rented for the regatta (Whitney DuPont), but for any member wanting to captain a boat, the 15′ Harpoon is available to rent for $25. It is in great condition, and sails beautifully. Let me know if you are interested in renting it.

Hoping to see a big turnout on Saturday!

Thanks,
Paul Walter

June 17, 2013Uncategorized

June Regatta

Oak Hollow Sailing Club held its June 2013 Regatta on Saturday, June 15th. A beautiful day greeted 23 of our members who arrived. Our newest members, Bill and Janet Inmon, and Genell Hartman attended, and the Inmons crewed with Melissa Palmer. We had a guest, John Andrews (Phil’s Dad) visiting from Pennsylvania, who joined us on the water in Phil’s Sunfish. We had 17 member boats represented, with 14 participating in at least one of the three races which were held. Mike DuPont and Chuck Reavis raced for the first time in 2013.

Thank you to Mike and Marie Schram for furnishing refreshments, and to Art Martz and Les Eger (and their pet snake they found in the Race Committee boat) for handling RC duties. We were able to hold three races with West winds varying between 4 and 8 mph.

Congratulations to race winners Phil Andrews (Races 1 and 2) and Mike Nordahl (Race 3). Also, Andy Squint had two top 4 finishes in Races 2 and 3, which were excellent results for a Hobie 18 in the wind conditions and relatively tight courses required on Oak Hollow. Way to go guys!

Thanks to all who participated. It was a great day on the lake!

Paul Walter
OHSC

June 13, 2013Uncategorized

June 15 OHSC Regatta

Just a reminder that Oak Hollow Sailing Club is holding its June Regatta this Saturday, June 15th.

Boats should be rigged and ready to sail by 10:30 a.m.

Captains’ Meeting 10:30 a.m.

First race: 11:30 a.m.

Race Committee: Art Martz, Les Eger (Mike Nordahl and/or Paul Walter to assist with john boat and pontoon boat at the city marina)

Refreshments: Marie Schram , 9:30 a.m.

Weather forecast for Regatta: 84 degrees, West wind, 5 to 7 mph

Hope to see you all there!