S SU E 48 AMERICAN CANOEASSOCIATION MARCH 2016 NATIONAL SAILING COMMITTEE 2. CALENDAR 4. FOR SALE 5. HOKULE: AROUND THE WORLD IN A SAIL CANOE 6. TEN DAYS IN THE LIFE OF A SAILOR JOHN DEPA website address: http://canusail.org/ 9. RACE RESULTS 13. ANNOUNCEMENTS 14. ACA NSC COMMITTEE 16. SUGAR ISLAND CANOE SAILING
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Picture below is Lake Sebago ACA camp.The15acreCampatLakesebagoislocatedinHarrimanStateParkoffSevenLakesDrive,Sloatsburg,NY,southofBearMountain,northofSuffern,NY.NearbyhighwaysareRoute87,exitforroute17.TheentranceisoffSevenLakesDriveatthegateforsB2,AcAgroupcamp.MoreinformationandDirectionstothecampareavailablefromhttp://aca-atlanticdivisionblog.com/andwww.americancanoe.org/WhatWeDo/CampSebago
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mAy7[rain date MAy 8]SpruceRunReservoirStatePark,Clinton,NJ-AnnualBobCelifarcoMemorialSail.Beginnersarewelcome!MeetatnoonatthecartopBoatLaunch–Coldwaterconditions;wearingawetsuitisadvised.Contact:MarilynVogel215.453.9084orcanusailor@yahoo.comCampingisavailable.http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/spruce.html
Above and right:17foot1926CSmodeloldtownOtcacanoe,allofitswoodworkisingoodshape;theboatisinexcellentcondition.Therearetwominorpatchesinthecanvas.Theoutsidewasrepainted2yearsagowithInterluxBurgundyurethane.Theboathasamaststep,mastthwartandleeboardthwart.
TwosailcanoesfromHawaiihavebeensailingaroundtheworldsince2014.Hokule’a(meansStarofGladness) and Hikianalia of the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) started from Hawaii on a five year worldwide voyage. They are two traditionally designed voyaging canoes, replicas of the canoes that brought the first Hawaiianstotheirislandhome.
Hōkūle’a and sister canoe Hikianalia are 62’x20’ double-hulled canoes, similar to the ones that Polynesian ancestors sailed. Since she was first built and launched in the 1970s, Hōkūle’a continues to bring people together fromallwalksoflife.
This voyage is being done almost entirely using traditional Polynesian navigation methods, called wayfinding, asdidthelateMicronesianMauPiailug.KaleoWongisoneoftheirnavigators.Navigatorscarefullystudyandrevere nature for direction. Wayfinding involves the use of only one’s natural surroundings - stars, clouds, waves, wind,currents,birdsandwildlifetoguidethem.TheNewYorkTimesmagazineMarch20,2016,hasanarticleonwayfinding “Secrets of the Wave Pilots” online and “Sixth Sense” in print edition. Sailing across the Pacific Ocean, theyareamidwhales,dolphins,storms,andcalmwinds.
tendaysintheLifeofacanoesailor,by John Depa(Atleastwehadplannedfor10days)reprinted from TSCA Delaware River Mainsheet
TheendofSeptember,beginningofOctober,isalwaysabusytimeforAmericanCanoeAssociation(ACA)canoesailors.OurnationalracesareheldneartheendofSeptember,closelyfollowedbythepopularMidAtlanticSmallCraftweekendattheChesapeakeBayMaritimeMuseuminSt.Michael’s,MD.Mostyearsthereisaweekortwogapbetweentheeventsbutthisyeartheywerescheduledonconsecutiveweekends.So,ontherecommendationofveterangunkholerMike Wick, a few of us decided to fill the three day gap with a camping/sailing trip at Assateague National Seashore, MD.Thisseemedliketheperfectplansincethevehicleswouldalreadybeloadedwithbothcampingandsailinggear,andAssateagueisnotthatfaroutoftheway,beingonly70milesfromStMichael’s.Car-toppingasailingcanoeisanadvantagesinceacanoeislightweightyetstableenoughforsomeserioussailing.
&TennisClub.Thisisourfavoritevenue,sincethesandybeachisidealforlaunchingacanoeandbecausetheclubmembers are so accommodating. Even with an aging fleet, we still had sailors traveling from four different states. Most stayedatlocalmotels,somecommuteddailyandfourofuscampedatnearbyParvinStateParkbeginningFridaynight.TheParkisabeautifulcampgroundlocatedjust12milesfromtheULSTC.LarryHaffandIsharedonesitewhileJoanKrilla and Bob Akins shared another. It has become a tradition to display our “Old Guys Rule” sailing flag at every camp.
We sailed for the C-Class (5-Meter) race series on Saturday morning. Rules in this class allow for any sail configuration solongastotalsailareaislessthan55SQFT.Allparticipantsarrivedby9:30AMandhadtheirboatsriggedforracing.Windswereincreasing,soseveralboatsswitchedtosmallersailsatthelastminute.Firstracewasruninstiff,breezyconditions,butwascompletedwithoutincident.Bythestartofthesecondracethewindvelocityhadincreasedto15-20withguststo25MPH.Onebyone,themajorityofthesailorselectedtodropoutduringthecourseoftherace.Oneboatcapsized5timesandwaseventuallytowedinbytheclubsafetyboat.Wewon’tmentionhisnamebutBillCovertwaslater presented a dubious “award”. Only three boats finished the entire race. Needless to say, Race 3 was canceled. Not an idealstarttoNational’sweekend,buttheweatherforecastlookedbrighterforSunday.
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Sundaymorningdawnedamuchmorepromisingday,cloudybutwithdiminishingwinds.LarryandIbrokecampand were at the lake by 8:30 AM only to find that we were nearthelasttoarrive.TheraceserieswasforACAClasswhichrequiresa44SQFTlateensail.Itisbyfaroneofthe most efficient sails available for small craft and must be purchasedthroughtheACA[see page 13].Firstraceentailedsome swirly gusts, but all boats finished without incident. The wind steadily diminished during the final two races for a nearperfectdayofsailing.
verywelcomeandthebalconyofferedaperfectviewofthefulllunareclipse.OnMondaymorning,afterenjoyingthecomplimentaryhotelbreakfast,weheadedforthePark.AtMikeWick’srecommendationwehadreservedabay-sidesiteasclosetothewateraspossible.Asawordofwarning,eventhislateintheseasonthecampgroundwasalmostfulltocapacity,soregisterearly. Seniors holding a “Golden Age Pass” are admitted free and receive a 50% discount on camping.
ByMondaymid-morningwehadsetupcampandlaunchedthecanoes.Itdidn’ttakelongforthefamousAssateagueponiestocheckoutourcampsite,andtheyarenotshyaboutinvitingthemselvestolunch,sokeepallfoodsecure.Thatafternoonwehadagreatsail,stoppingatvariouspointsofinterest,includingaraisednaturewalkthroughthesaltmarshandanoldferrylanding.Wealsosailedtothenearest remote campsite, located on Tingle Island. This is one of five sites that are accessible only by foot,orbyboat.Itwasanearperfectafternoon,exceptforthemosquitoes.BugsprayisaMUST!!!
If you started sailing a canoe for the first time Larry would sailyourboattoseeifitwasproperlybalancedwithaslightweatherhelm.AnewcomerwouldalwayshaveanswersfromLarrywhosailednearbytoansweranyquestion.HewasamentortosailingchampionTomUebel.WhenthreesailorscamefromFinlandtosailinourNationalandInternationalraces,LarrybuiltseveralACArigsfortheoccasion.
Thus,theACAsailandrigwhichhedesignedforcruisingandcampingandproducedweremadetoenablecanoeistsandsailorstoenterthesport.Larrydesignedandbuiltcanoesandkayaks, from wood to modern carbon fiber. He designed and built the highly successful Dragonflycanoemadeofsuper-cored lay-up of carbon fiber for sail racing.
Hisactivitiesatthenationallevelincluded:NationalSailMeasurer,RecorderandHistorianoftheNationalSailCommitteeforoveradecade.CommodoreofACA1975-1976andservedontheInternational Olympic Committee as an Official, in Montreal, 1976andInternationalCanoeFederationSailingCommittee.FortheACACentennialin1980LarrypublishedtheYearbookWewillalwaysrememberhim.
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National Sailing Committee Officers 2016, American Canoe Association: