Awards Presentation 2003

Pictures from our Annual Meeting


View from Gary's Living room	View from Gary's Living room	View from Gary's Living room	Gary cooked lunch	One of Gary's neighbors

Annual Awards Presentation			Spring/Fall Binnacle Cup	Gig Harbor Cup

EC-12 Individual Award

Annual ODOM Award

Joe carved this beautiful award

Howard crafted the EC-12 and ODOM Awards

AWARDS/BBQ MEETING MAY 22, 2004

Along with the Awards presentation and get-together, sailing was also planned at Gary and Jan Kohler's on Liberty Bay in Keyport, WA on May 22, 2004. They have a view to kill for and complete with 95' of low bank frontage. Very conducive for sailing. The event was planned to start at 10AM.

We had hoped against hope that the WX would be conducive to fine sailing. This is an iffy proposition, at the very best, here in the NW and especially in the Northern climes of Washington State. Essentially, the Seattle area and North is generally a convergence zone for all kinds of nasty stuff. Why the other day we had a tornado near Spokane. Tornado in Washington? Come on! Get outta here??!! You're kidding, right? NO.

So, my wife Anne and I were up and about early so that we would depart reasonably close to our ETD. We were greeted with overcast skies and drizzle. I was trying to be optimistic with the thought that normally further North you go up the Olympic Peninsular toward Port Angeles, the less rain falls since the area is protected by a Rain Shadow created by the Olympic Mountains that form the 9,000' spine of the peninsular. At Sequim, our Banana Belt, the northern portion of the peninsular, the rainfall is only 15" a year as opposed to 35" here in the Tacoma area. We left home, here at University Place, at about 8:15AM,

We crossed the Tacoma Narrows and the further North we went the more rain we encountered. This was not panning out as I had hoped. By the time we arrived at Gary and Jan's at about 9:15AM, it was a steady light rain. We were the first to arrive. Soon other members arrived with their wives. Club members and wives that attended were Howard and Neva Rasmussen, University Place, Art Smith, Tacoma, Joe and Anne Brohan, University Place, Bud Pell, Keyport, Harry Lange, Enumclaw, and of course the host and hostess Gary and Jan Kohler.

There was a lot of visiting among the ladies and the guys discussed Gary's remodeling project on the home and a tour, boats, and matters concerning the club. Actually it ended up being a club business meeting when some specific topics were brought up. When 10AM rolled around and the supposed start of the beer can racing, it was still raining steadily. It was then that sailing was "bagged" and club matters were discussed.

Howard Rasmussen brought up the matter of throw-outs allowed in the regattas. He pointed out that he did not feel that it was fair to allow DNS (did not start) throwouts that were as a result of not sailing that heat because the skipper was not there to sail at the starting gun. And also for a skipper to leave the sailing venue and not sail the last few heats. He stated that this is unfair to skippers who are hot on the heels of the leading skipper who leaves the last heats, has them thrown out, and still wins the regatta. It is also unfair to the newer skippers in the club. This is even so more unfair since the other skippers had sailed ALL of the heats. Essentially what we were discussing was DNC, or Did Not Compete, as opposed to DNS, did not start.

After much discussion, the consensus of opinion was that skippers must sail in the first and last two heats in order to get throw outs for DNS. DNS is a throw-out if the skipper is present for all of the heats and attempts to sail them. Obviously, a breakdown DNS would be a throw out. DNC, did not compete, would not be an allowable throwout. The result of not sailing in a heat would be because of circumstances that were essentially beyond the skippers control regarding equipment, etc., and not on previously made engagements, work requirements or personal priorities. Howard R made the motion that the club make the throwout changes as stated above. Joe Brohan seconded, it was put to a vote and carried unanimously.

The 2003 Awards were presented as follows:

	Spring Binnacle Joe Brohan, University Place, WA
	Fall Binnacle Joe Brohan, University Place, WA
	ODOM Trophy Kelly Martin, Gig Harbor, WA
	Gig Harbor Cup Jerry Muridge(Snowbird), Mesa, AZ
	Senior Masters(65+) Joe Brohan, University Place, WA

Along with these awards The Yachtsman of the Year Award is recognition that really has nothing to do with the prowess and skill on the course. It has more to do with service to our club and to the furtherance of RC sailing hobby as a whole. The recipient for 2003 has shown outstanding service that has been crying out for recognition. The presentation of this Award at our Awards/BBQ was prefaced by this ditty:

Yachtsman of the Year Award

Seeing the 12s sailing at Coulon Park

he decided on RC sailing he would embark.

The RC sailing bug bit him good

He liked it so he thought he would.

The Victoria he decided to build first

And so into it he dove headfirst.

In order to sail with other boats like his to be

Up North way he joined the Seattle MYC.

Much sailing he did at the Green Lake venue

Regatta sailing there was his RC sailing debut.

Many times to Coulon Park he would go

To watch the beautiful EC12s sail to and fro.

They are such beautiful boats to watch and sail

And to own and sail one is the usual tale.

So it was to be in this case too

A 12 he bought and built brand new.

Sailing prowess is but a small part of recognition.

Along with furthering the RC sailing hobby is his mission

At work he heads Human Resources and Risk Manage-ment

To say that he is quite busy is quite evi-dent

Add to this a wife with two kids and a house.

A challenge with his hands full, does he espouse.

The organizational skills with him abound

and it’s great that our club has him around.

Things with him in the club just don’t sit.

He just takes the ball and runs with it.

There were two crucial incidents he came up to the plate

and now, with this award, it is important to relate.

The Seattle MYC was about to sink or run aground..

The RC sailing club North on the Puget Sound..

Since their Secretary /Treasurer was bowing out, he volunteered to be

and so he saved the club single-handed-ly.

Next thing was the GHMYC website

and it must be said that it was a fright.

It was outdated and was not up to real time.

You could say that it was a real mess big time.

He heard my comments about its state

and how we had tried to get it up to date.

The next thing we know the club has a GREAT website

He had, with great aplomb and expertise, cured our plight.

It’s a club website now second to none

and one that will not soon be outdone.

Enough rambling on about this presentation

so come up Harry Lange for your commendation.

Joe Brohan May 22, 2004

So it was that I had the great pleasure and honor in presenting the 2003 Yachtsman of the year Award to Harry Lange. Great job Harry! The GHMYC and SMYC are so fortunate that you decided to take up RC sailing. The hobby is and will be so much better for your efforts.

Joe Brohan

NOTE NOTE NOTE May 25, 2004 is ODOM Points Nite. Let's all get out there and get a bunch of those boats out there. The more the merrier. Also, a word about that vexing parking problem: No parking allowed down at the lake parking lot. All parking must be down above near the rental units. JB