LAKE GRANBY YACHT CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES - HARDWATER REGATTA

March 21, 2009 at the home of Dick and Jan Scheurer

 

NEW 2009 OFFICERS AND POSTS

 

Commodore Denis Butler

- Vice Commodore Mike Role

- Past Commodore Jeff Davidson

Treasurer Terry Pratt

Race Chairman Sid Brugger

- Vice Race Chairman Jeff Davidson

- Race Tabulator Dick Williams

Webmaster Don Baldwin

 

BYLAWS AND MINUTES

 

No bylaw changes were made this year.  Last years minutes were unanimously approved with a resounding piratical  ?ARRRGH!'

 

FINANCES

 

            2008 Net (+ $415.16)

There was $4,275.46 in the bank account on 1/1/08 (as noted in last year's minutes), and there was $4,690.62 as of 12/31/08, representing a net gain of  $415.16.  

 

Income (+ $1,755.00)

Dues continue to be the primary source of club income, at $1,215.00.

Race fees are still our major secondary source, at $480.00.

A small amount of additional income came from

   little stuff like burgee and hat sales, at $60.00.

 

Expenses (- $1,339.84)

Happily, our primary costs were (as usual) in support of partying, at $677.99.

The cost of race supplies, forest service fees,

   and race awards supported the excellent cause of racing, at $351.86.

A reasonable expense to help create a new generation of sailors

   came in the form of contributions to Community Sailing, of $210.00.

A small annual expense for our website fee totaled $99.99.

 

Terry reminds us to encourage new membership; the more the merrier!

 

 

 

RACING

 

            Spring Series, Summer Series, and Manifest Destiny Race

 

            There will be a Spring Series, Summer Series, and Manifest Destiny Race.  The Spring Series and Summer Series will each have 3 days of racing (with 2 races per day), and 1 throw out race for each series.  Dates for the races will be announced later.  The Forest Service has requested that we not race on Labor Day.

 

            Race Committee Volunteers:     

                        Peer Bjornstad volunteered for two races (July and August) in the summer series

                        David Gillespie

                        Dick Scheurer

                        Johann Stockstad

                        Terry Pratt

 

Beer Can Races

 

            There was some debate regarding the Beer Can races, which were not well attended last year.  One suggestion of a 5pm Friday start was followed by others' observations that front-range people can't get there so early, and that people are tired by then and don't want to start that late. Sid suggested a mid-day (1 or 1pm) start on weekends when another race isn't scheduled.  At Jeff's recommendation, Jack moved that the races be abolished as they currently exist, until the Race Chairman can decide whether and how to hold them.  That motion was generally approved.

 

Rulebook

 

The Sailing Association of Intermountain Lakes (SAIL) provides a rulebook to member clubs (annual $60 dues), sells them to nonmembers for $26, and sells them to individual members for a discounted amount.  (http://www.rmsail.org)  A series of motions and discussion resulted in the decision that (1) the officers of the club will investigate obtaining membership in the association, which deserves local support from clubs such as ours, and (2) depending on what the officers decide, LGYC will obtain a rulebook either by becoming a member organization, or by purchasing a copy through Terry Pratt, who is an individual member of that association.

 

LAKE AND MARINA REPORT

 

            Jack Bakken let us know that the lake level was still way down, warning, There's not anywhere near the snow surrounding the lake that's been present in past years, but Peer indicated the basin as a whole is at 108% of normal.  Note that graphs showing the lake's current level and its level through the past years is available on the LGYC website.  (Select the ?About Lake Granby' link on our homepage: http://www.lakegranbyyachtclub.com) Jack also noted, interestingly, that years ago the original use profile of the lake's water was divided 90% agricultural versus 10% domestic, but those figures are now reversed.

 

            Jack also reported that Zebra mussels have been found in Williams Fork and Wolfer ? they are suspected to be present in Granby, but our lake has been considered too cold for them to breed.  (Let's hope that turns out to be accurate ?)

 

            The Grand Elk Marina (Mike is the manager) has passed word to us that rumors of foreclosure are not true.  Grand Elk, Shore Fox, and Horn Ranch share ownership; everything is fine with Grand Elk, though Shorefox is in foreclosure.  Grand Elk is expected to remain in business for the foreseeable future, and certainly throughout this summer.

           

 

COMMUNITY SAILING

 

            Steve Frank, head of Community Sailing, was very welcome in joining us again this year.

(www.communitysailing.org) Community Sailing has done a lot of good work since its inception in 1995; its sailing programs for young people at Standley Lake and Cherry Creek Reservoir have taught somewhere in the neighborhood of 4000 young people to sail, so far.  They had only 6 or 7 boats when Sid and Steve first met; they now have 70 boats, 8 instructors, and in their 14^th season last summer they had 375 kids (28 of whom were on scholarship).  Community Sailing has now started working 1-day programs for special needs kids. 

 

If we're lucky, some of those kids may find their way to Lake Granby and join the club when they're sailing as adults.  After the meeting, individuals made donations and the Club made a matching donation of $200.00, which goes to the Lake Granby Yacht Club TS Smith Endowment Fund.  (This fund was started by the Yacht Club for Community Sailing in 2004; the Club voted to authorize making a donation to match individual donations, up to $250.00 this year.)

    

SPECIAL THANKS AND HONORS

 

Please take time to thank the folks in the club who, year after year, have made their homes available to us for all our parties and socializing we wouldn't have anything LIKE the wonderful times we've had together, but for them.  So, special thanks this year to Kathy and Dave Jensen for letting us all mingle at their home on the lake so many times, and to Jan and Dick Scheurer for providing a cozy and beautiful early spring forum for the Hardwater yet again.

 

Jeff Davidson was thanked for his outstanding service as our Commodore, with the traditional Past Commodore's flag, a book, and the whole group's sincerest gratitude.

Jeff, thank you so much

 

Ruth noted, to everyone's general acclamation, that Terry is the Elmer's Glue of the club, in serving so reliably and capably as Treasurer.  Thanks, Terry!

 

It should be noted that Jeff Davidson has been an absolute rock for us, holding the race series' together and taking on such a big organizational task.  Hmmm maybe we should say, 'our anchor' instead of 'a rock', eh?  ;)     Jeff, we truly appreciate all the work you've gone to.

 

Sid and Ruth Brugger were honored with a gift of the retired Manifest Destiny Regatta plaque (on which their names appear so many times), with special recognition of the fact that they are the last remaining charter members of the Lake Granby Yacht Club (the original group in 1977 included them, Ted Smith, T.S. & Annie Smith, Hoppy Gross, Bruce Matthews, and Woody Anderson).