We had a perfect February day for a race. Winds were about 12 mph and steady. Temp was in the upper 60’s and sunny. Eight boats raced. (See results below) Following the races Ken Griffin and company provided 23 people with an excellent chili supper. Thanks go to those who helped with the hors d’oeuvres, table settings and cleanup.

OSYC Chili Cookout 2.23.08

No better way to spend a February morning… (Click to photo for full size)

The 2008 sailing season kicks off this weekend, January 12 and 13 with Frostbite races #1 and #2. The weather is forecast to be 59 degrees and sunny and Race Chair Greg Phillips has changes in store to mix things up a bit, so don’t miss it!

Watch your mailbox, the OSYC 2008 Membership Renewal forms are headed your way. Please return the information form with your check as soon as possible. The dues for 2008 are $260 and the dock fee for slip holders totals $225 and the due date is the end of January. Sincerely, Jay Harrell, OSYC Treasurer

What better way to ring in the New Year than sailing 7 miles downwind in just an hour surfing the whitecaps on Lake Sinclair…

Temperature was in upper 40s and wind was about 20 mph. At 12 noon on January 1 2008 Tom and Donna took the plunge. Spectators on Hand to Watch the Plunge In They Go Photos by Warren Aabrams and Jimmy Harrell

{{ {{{Dock D}}} }} A few months ago, floating dock D was in the early stages of tearing itself apart. Ronnie Young began the process of rebuilding the dock. So far, new skirting has been added to prevent boats from slipping under the decking and being damaged, one of the floats has been replaced, several pieces of reinforcing brackets have been rebuilt and installed, and some of the decking has been replaced. There is still more to be done and we are working on it slowly. Particularly, we have to remove the old poles. The board discussed someone’s idea of rotating the dock 90 degrees so that it ran more or less parallel to the shore and so that we could reposition the poles making the dock was more boat friendly. This past week Ronnie repositioned the dock to the new position and the contractor came and put in the new poles. The potos show the new poles in place. {{ {{{New Slips}}} }} While we were discussing the repositioning of the Dock D, we got permission from Georgia Power to add stand off poles next to the stationary part of Dock D and next to Dock E (near the pavilion)so that boats could be tied up at these locations without damage. Notice the new poles next to these docks in the photos. Those on the waiting list will soon be notified that the new slips are available. Photos were taken by Dick Mueller.