Flyers have been mailed to members for the very popular Lobster Dinner ’13. The dinner will take place on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 1800 hours. The menu will consist of cole slaw, steamers, baked potato, Long Island corn, steamed lobster, dessert, coffee and tea. Remember it is B.Y.O.beverage and plates, cutlery, claw crackers and picks. Dinner for members is $30 and $35 for guests. Dinner without lobster is $15. If you wish to attend send checks made out to Hempstead Harbour Club to Meredith and Dennis Brosnan.
Seating is limited though.
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Junior Sailing: Regattas, Raffles and Racing
Junior Sailing’s busy summer came to a peak last week with JSA regattas, our annual fundraiser and a first annual Junior Sailing Champagne race. July 15th marked the start of Larchmont Junior Race Week with 6 HHC program participants venturing across the Sound to participate in three days of competitive sailing. Aisling Sullivan, Peter Budraitus, Caroline Lucas, Alex Rebuffi, Katerina Gaun and Olivia Occhi made a solid mid-fleet showing in the Laser and Pixel classes. Competition was tight in very light winds and scorching heat. On Friday of that same week, Junior Sailors were partnered with Champagne racers to compete in the first annual Junior Sailing Champagne Race. The event brought record participation for a Champagne Race with 12 boats on the line. The weather responded in kind with 18 knots out of the SW, providing a special night to remember for 12 Juniors and several parents who participated as crew and/or passengers on a warm but breezy night.
Saturday’s Annual Junior Sailing Cocktail Party & Raffle event was a tremendous success. Raffle items included everything from US Open tickets to gourmet food baskets, HHC fashions, and more. The event additionally featured several special silent auctions, including original artwork, custom marine canvas and private race coaching from Junior Sailing’s Head Instructor Shanna Rae Savignano. Bidding was very competitive with several attendees waiting until the final minutes so as not to be out-bid. A special presentation was made to Margaret Garay for her generous donation of Brigadoon to the Junior Sailing program. Brigadoon, a Pearson 26, is providing additional ‘big-boat’ sailing experience to our class of 2013.
Finally, on the morning of Sunday, July 21st, 7 junior sailors headed over to Port Washington Yacht Club to participate in the annual Make-a-Wish regatta. The event featured a total of 82 boats in classes which included Optimists, Pixels, C420s, Lasers and Blue Jays. 
HHC had a tremendous showing at the event with Greg Zito and Sophia Duff competing in the Opti ‘Green fleet’ (reserved for first-time racers) and Caroline Lucas, Samantha Zito, Emily Budraitus, Roselle Caccio and Joe Traina racing in the Pixel division. In his first-ever regatta, Greg Zito secured 2nd overall in the Green fleet over the course of 4 races. HHC Pixels scored a solid 2nd and 3rd place in their division under skippers Roselle Caccio and Caroline Lucas. Later that afternoon, Head Instructor Shanna Rae was off to Cedar Point YC in Westport, CT for the C420 and Laser week with sailors Aisling Sullivan, Peter Budraitus, Alex Snow and Vidar Minkovsky. Alex and Vidar secured 5th place overall and, in doing so, qualified for the JSA C420 Championships. Aisling and Peter finished mid-fleet in the very competitive Laser division.
Congratulations to all our Junior Sailors and a special thank you to Jim Kowchefski for his hard work in keeping our coach boat fleet in working condition.
Junior Sailing Cocktail Party & Raffle: Saturday, July 20th
Come down to the club on Saturday, July 20th for Hempstead Harbour Club’s annual Junior Sailing Cocktail Party and Raffle. This event is for the whole family with fantastic raffles from private donors, local artists and merchants and is the principal fundraiser for the club’s growing Junior Sailing Program. Bring your own libation and an appetizer to share — Junior Sailing provides all mixers, music and an evening of fun. All proceeds benefit Junior Sailing.
Interested in bringing a raffle item? Please contact Chris Lucas at 674-2412. Saturday’s event starts at 1800 hours and all proceeds benefit our Junior Sailing Program. Admission for Adults is $10 and kids are free. Non-members are welcome. Don’t miss this fun event!
Country/Western Barbecue a Success
Thanks to John Power and his reliable ranch hands over one hundred cowboys and cowgirls enjoyed an evening of eating, dancing and yeehahing under the stars. The Club was decorated Texas- style which provided the backdrop for a real Texas Barbecue. On the menu was pulled pork, ribs, brisket, chicken, salmon, corn,baked beans and salads. After dinner boots and jeans were on view instead of the usual topsiders and shorts as everyone made their way to the floor for professionally led line dancing. Good times!
HHC Appleby Regatta: Sunday, July 14th at 1000 hours
Appleby Race Sunday July 14, 2013 1000 hours (10 AM)
Appleby Race Committee Chair – Bill Banks
The following is an amendment to Hempstead Harbour Club’s 2013 Racing Circular for club races. The 2013 Appleby race has been designed as a tune up for the 2013 Around Long Island Race. Regatta Chair Jimmie Underwood created this 15-mile race to prepare crews for the ALIR.
A course has been chosen which will go west towards Manhasset Bay, and is designed to provide sailing on all quadrants of the compass ensuring maximum practice.
The time limit for the course is 5 hours after the actual start. Course Chart includes Cow Bay (Manhasset Bay) Racing Association PDF for course marks west of HHC Racing chart http://www.manhassetbayyc.org/files/CowBayChart.pdf
Start and finish will be from HHC race committee boat Sunset. Marks are as follows:
- Hempstead Harbour Mark E to Port. Cow Bay Association chart has this Bell as Mark F. Green Bell 23 off Prospect Point
- Cow Bay Racing Mark J to Port. Gong 1 E of Hart Island
- Cow Bay Racing Mark D to Port. Green Gas Buoy 29 off Hewlett Point
- Cow Bay Racing Mark J to Starboard. Gong 1 E of Hart Island
- Hempstead Harbour Mark E to Starboard. Cow Bay Association chart has this Gong as Mark F. Green Bell 23 off Prospect Point
Retricted area to HHC racers:
Per Cow Bay Chart, no boat shall pass between Mark T (Obstruction Buoy SW by W of Execution Rocks) and Execution Light; nor between Nun 44 NE of Execution Light and that light.
HHC Country Western BBQ
Join us at the Hempstead Harbour Club on Saturday, July 13th at 1800 hours for a night of rollicking fun, great BBQ, country western music and line dancing. No need to know how — we’ll have excellent instructors on hand to show you the ropes. Just don yer boots, hats and spurs.
Menu
Baby Back Ribs, Brisket, Pulled Pork, Salmon, Chicken, Corn on the Cob, Baked Beans, Salad, Cole Slaw, Potato Salad, Coffee/Tea and Dessert.
— BYOB —
Attire
Hats, Boots, Vests — anything Western (leave your six-guns at home, please)
To Attend
Contact John Power to reserve your spot. $25 per person (Under 12 – $15.00)
Make your check payable to Hempstead Harbour Club and mail to:
John Power
923 Brush Hollow Road
Westbury, NY 11590
DEADLINE July 6th! (HHC Members and invited guests only)
HHC Race Results Online
Hempstead Harbour Club race results for all HHC Series, including Wednesday Night, Champagne, Commodore’s Trophy and Laser Fleet are now available online at https://hempsteadharbourclub.com/racing/raceresults/. Race results will be updated as soon as possible following each event.
The most recent results will be displayed by default, but past results can be accessed as well.
Regatta News
Here we go! Regatta season has started and we find ourselves enjoying friendly competitive sailing. Ten out of nineteen registered boats raced the first week of Wednesday Night Series. The first Champagne race enjoyed amazing weather and competitive results. The first five boats crossed the line within 40 seconds of each other along with our first virtual tie between Bottle Rocket and Speedway Boogie. Congratulations to all the Captains!
Champagne #1 was sailed on May 31 – Course S-Z-Y marks to starboard
Results:
1. Bottle Rocket & Speedway Boogie (tie!)
3. Moonshine
4. Sweet Caroline
5. Bag of Tricks
6. Susie B
7. Grey Goose
8. Navigator
IMPORTANT DATES:
June 8 & 9 @ 1200hrs: Meechum Memorial Series – City Island Overnight Pursuit
Friday, June 14 @ 1900hrs: Champagne #2
Friday, June 21 @ 1900hrs: Champagne #3
Next weekend (June 8 and 9) we will be sailing over to City Island for the first of two overnight trips. This year we will be returning to Stuyvesant Yacht Club. SYC experienced extensive damage to the facility, but their launch dock survived Sandy’s fury. I would like this year for us to support SYC by eating at their restaurant and enjoying the bar. Please email hhcregatta@gmail.com to confirm your interest.
-Jimmie Underwood
Laser Fleet Racing at HHC to Start on May 14th
Tuesday, May 14th marks the official start of Hempstead Harbour Club’s 2013 Laser series. Racing takes place on Tuesday evenings beginning May 14th through October 3rd with the first start no earlier than 6:30pm. Racing takes place in Hempstead Harbor south of Glen Cove Breakwater and is open to non-members. Guests are invited to launch from Hempstead Harbour Club.
Additional information, Sailing Instructions and other race documents are available at https://hempsteadharbourclub.com/racing/laser-fleet/.
For additional information, please contact Bill Banks or Anne Kochendorfer.
Helix Moorings in Hempstead Harbor
Several HHC members are exploring the installation of helix moorings in our harbor. Helix mooring anchors offer increased holding power, longer life and significant cost savings over traditional mushroom anchors. Pull-tests conducted by BoatUS Insurance and Cruising World Magazine have shown that helix anchors have 4 to 5 times the holding power compared to other alternatives. Properly installed, a single helix anchor can withstand the pulling force of a 800hp tug boat. Test pulls have registered in excess of 20,000 lbs of holding power.
Helix anchors are highly cost-effective and include a 15-year warranty on the anchor material. Helix anchors recommended for our mooring field have 1-1/2″ square shafts and are hot-dipped galvanized. Anchors would be turned 15′ into the substrate with three (3) helices (8″/10″/12″) and a mooring termination. Each anchor would produce between 12,000-20,000 lbs of holding power and last 25-30 years. We are being offered variable pricing based on the total number of helix anchors ordered (pricing includes installation). If we have 12 members order helix anchors, the price is $1,250/each. The price drops to $1,150/ea if we have 25 orders. This price includes the helix anchor and installation, which requires specialized equipment. Additional tackle (chain, shackles, mooring ball and pennant) is available for an additional $800-1000/mooring, though you may choose to use your existing tackle (if compatible).
Additional information about helix mooring systems is available at BoatMoorings.com
Interested?
An ad hoc committee has been formed to gauge the level of interest others may have in upgrading their mooring. An informal meeting is being scheduled in the near future to answer questions members may have about helix moorings, benefits, costs, etc. If you would like to be notified about this meeting, please contact Xavier Wauters.
