Mark your calendar’s for Saturday December 6, that is the next long distance race. The early morning temperature for the last distance race was 20 degrees. The forecast temperature for Saturday, is in the upper 30s, with the temperature in the upper 50’s for the race, almost balmy conditions. Last race we had winds of 1-3 mph, this Saturday’s forecast is for 8 mph. Compared to last race we will be racing in a tropical storm. So we have the temperature scheduled to be in the 50’s, with more than twice the amount of wind forecast for this race. Since we had 5 boats racing in the first race under less than ideal conditions, we should have twice the number of boats racing this weekend……..Do you like my logic? The race format will be another long distance race, with more details to follow on Thursday of this week. Gop

Next Saturday on November 22, we are having a long distance race. This will be the first of three for this series. The first one will be from the club around Goat Island and back, we will call this one the {{Goat Island Challenge}}. The next one will be from the club to Crooked Creek and back, we will call this the {{Crooked Creek Run}}. The final race will be from the club to Oconee Springs and back, we will call this one the {{Oconee Springs Crawl}}. If they are letting water out of the dam and you are going against the current and you do not have much wind, this could be a really long race or a “Crawl” Trophies for this series will be awarded at the Spring meeting. As an added bonus you will earn points for next year’s “Cruiser’s Quest” for each of these races. So mark your calendar for the race this Saturday, we will be looking at the forecast to determine the if all systems are go and will give you the final details on Thursday. Gop

The front had finally passed by and by 9AM the rain had stopped. We knew there would be wind but it was just getting started. By the time most of the members had their boats ready to sail it was after …. [Click Here for the rest of the article->http://osyc.net/cruising/Bob Horan November Foliage Cruise.pdf] and [Click Here for more photos.->http://picasaweb.google.com/jimmy.harrell.photos/OSYCFoilageCruiseNov1516200802]

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There is a cruise being organized to sail from OSYC on the 15th of November up to Crooked Creek Restaurant & Marina. We plan to depart OSYC on Saturday, 15 November, at 9AM or after. We will anchor and/or tie up to the Crooked Creek Marina docks to have dinner at the Restaurant. (Please do not use the fuel dock) After dinner we will split up to anchor or stay at the dock for the night, whatever you choose. Drag your dinghy or whatever if you think you would want to anchor and dinghy in. We will sail back the following day to OSYC. With good wind we may be stopping for lunch at Goat Island or Airport Island if we are ahead of schedule on either day. Have you found the Goat Island Cache or the Airport Island Caches yet? This cruise will count on everyone”s 2009 Cruiser Quest scoresheet. You now only have to sail more than 50% of the round trip to get full credit, so if we have to motor some, it is no big deal. There are some of you that have never been up the lake as far as Crooked Creek Marina. Pack your warm sleeping bags and come out to join the fleet for probably the last scheduled cruise of the year. Your Cruise Committee Bob Horan

OSYC 2008 Annual Halloween Open Regatta October 25 and 26 Sailboat Races Saturday Dinner Costume Party and Contest Raffle to Raise Money for Tiling Indoor Showers Racing Portsmouth Handicapping. Bring whatever boat you have. Dinner Contact Jimmy at jimmy.harrell@riverside.net for reservations $6 for adults and $3 for children under 11 (Profit will be donated bathroom tile project.) Our own Ken Griffin will fire up the grill for supper Saturday night. Please bring side dishes, bread, desserts, and appetizers. Please bring any beverages you might desire. Costume Party and Contest Anyone not dressed for the occasion will be fined one ticket. For some of us it will be hard to tell if we are in costume or not so fines will be voluntary. Prizes will be awarded for several categories including best family group, individual, sailing theme etc. Prizes will also be awarded for winners of games. Fund raiser and Raffle One Sailor’s Trash is Another Sailor’s Treasure If you have a card table that we can borrow to display the items, please bring it. The club would like to improve the two indoor showers by tiling them. Please bring donations for the raffle. Look high and low in your home, boat, attic, garage, closets, and office for items that could be used for our ticket raffle. Items can be new, used, former Christmas presents, projects never finished, tapes, books, jewelry, clothes, skills you can offer, art, or items you don’t use any more. Bring lots of things. We already have a good selection of items stored in the basement so it should be fun. You can buy as many tickets as you want for $1.00 or $.50. Some items will be a $1 bid and some will be a $.50 bid. You bid as many tickets as you want for any item. Winning bidder will be drawn. The more tickets you put into the basket, the greater your chances of winning. Schedule Friday, Oct 19 If you plan to arrive Friday and are not a club member contact Jimmy Harrell at 706 484 1405 and someone will open the gate and clubhouse. Saturday, OCT 25 12:00 Skippers Meeting 1:00 Racing Begins 6:00 Dinner Costume Contest Raffle Games and Prizes Sunday, OCT 26 12:00 Skippers Meeting 1:00 Racing Begins After the Race Awards If you would like to help out, here are the contacts: Racing: Greg Phillips (478) 552-9334 Costume Party, Decorations and Raffle: Grayson Smith at (478) 474-7695 or graysonsmith10@hotmail.com Food preparation ,serving, clean up: Ken Griffin (478) 454-1255 For more information, contact: jimmy.harrell@riverside.net

No Excuses. Our fall racing series will start this weekend, Sept 13 and 14. We will have a very informal meeting to discuss simplified rules and tactics starting at 11:00 AM. If that is not enough we are going the extra mile to set up a start line and practice starting at 12 noon. The race will start at 1:00 PM. We will probably have 2-3-4 races depending on the wind or the lack there of. I have it from a very reliable source that the racing leaders of the year, Ken and Jennifer are having boat troubles. They are having rudder issues and their sails are not up to par. Could this mean that we will finally have someone else winning a race? After saying all that, I am sure they will find a way to be very competitive and win. I can tell you from a personal point of view that the back of the pack is not all that bad. So come on out and challenge the leaders or sail in the back of the pack with me, either way you will have fun and improved your sailing skills. Be there or be square. Gop

Chef Ken will fire up the big grill and it will be ready for grilling about 6:30. Bring your meat and drinks of choice. The Club will provide side dishes. If you have the time and talent, Appetizers and Desserts to share will be welcomed.

The Lake Juliette Sailing Club would like to extend an official invitation to the members of OSYC to join us this Saturday night for our Moonlight Sail. I will be at the club Friday night and for the workday on Saturday or you can call me for details at 478-955-7938. Come join us for a little nautical frolic in the moonlight. Michael Dortch

{{July 19 Work Day }} We have a work day scheduled for this coming Saturday. We will start about 9 and finish by noon. Arlene Mueller will prepare the traditional lunch of dogs and beans or whatever she decides. Projects for the Day – Cut Grass and Weed Eat. -Gutter on front of Clubhouse needs additional braces installed. – Cut off and remove remaining two old dock poles. We removed the big one last week. – Caulk Gutter near the mail entrance. – Blow off roof, deck and under deck. – Blow off pavilion – Blow off the barge – Clean Bath Rooms – Clean main room -Clean Kitchen – Continue construction of outdoor shower. – Add slides on aluminum dock where ramp is abrading. – Add cable between Alum dock and poles. Repositioning Parked Boats and Trailers – We need to look at the parking situation and possibly reposition some boats so that can more boats can be parked. Remember that the club rules require that empty trailers not be parked next to the chain link fence and that these spaces be reserved for boats on trailers. Several members have two and some three trailers/boats on the grounds. Although there are no club rules about having more than one boat on the grounds, please consider storing any extra boats which you are not using off the grounds. Hope to see you Saturday. Jimmy