OFFICERS

COMMODORE....................= .......................... John Davis &n= bsp; lastdraft@hotmail.com – 770-228-5973

VICE COMMODORE...............= ..................... Jeff Morrow &= nbsp; jlmorrow@alltel.net – 478-956= -4209

TREASURER....................= ...................... Linda Garoffolo &nbs= p; ling44@aol.com – 478-742-3556=

CRUISE COMMITTEE.............= ....................... Bob Horan &n= bsp; bob@horan.net – 478-929-1377

SECRETARY/RUDDER EDITOR......= ........ Warren Hughes&= nbsp; hughesw@cox.net – 478-971-7452

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Next Meeting

August me= eting (the 16^th) will be at

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Logans Roadhous= e

3933 Arkwright Rd.

Macon

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September meeting (the 20^th) will be at

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Jock & Jills

4680 Sheraton Dr

Macon

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Dinner at= about 6:30, meetings to follow.

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Minutes of July ‘= ;05 Meeting

July’s meeting = was held on the 19^th at Fudruckers and we had a fairly decent turnou= t of the membership. Treasurer Linda G. reported, “We’ve got money”, so we’re good. Next we heard the different accounts of those that went to Charleston<= /st1:place> over the 4^th of July weekend. There were four boats; John and Sh= erry Davis, Steve and Jan Dillard, Ron Katz, and Bob Ross from N. Augusta, SC.<= /st1:place> There was good wind and so-so fireworks.

At the end of July, A= shley Saylor will be traveling to Los Angeles to compete in the U.S. Ju= nior Women's Singlehanded Championship and is trying to raise money to c= over travel costs. Contact Carl Saylor for details.

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<= u>Commodore’s Corner:

The year is already = half over. We have three races, a couple of trips and a Commodores Cookout now p= ast us. The cookout was on a rainy day and only about six couples made it to the party. We all had a good time with plenty of food. However, it would have b= een more fun if more people had been able to make it there.

We have only a coupl= e of trips left this year. In a few weeks we are going to Lake Martin in Alabama. A couple of years ago this wa= s a great trip with a short amount of travel, good launching conditions, and a really nice lake to sail on. This is an outing with little effort and a lot= of fun. If you are going to take a trip with the club this year, you should lo= ok at this one.

In a few more weeks = we are going over to the St. Simon’s area to cruise. If you haven’t be= en on the coast in the past year or so, this would be a great opportunity. Any time I am out in the ocean, I like having another friend handy just in case.=

We also have a night= sail on Lake Juliette on August 20-21, and last= but not least, we have the treasure hunt and rodeo in September.

Let’s do our very best to participate in = these few events.

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<= u>Sailors’ Quotes:

The pessimist compla= ins about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

= - William Arthur Ward -

The chance for mista= kes is about equal to the number of the crew squared.

- Ted Turner –

I hate storms, but c= alms undermine my spirits.

= - Bernard Moitessier -

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Sequences

Just about everythin= g I try to do ends up in a series of sequences. This is what has kept me from being filthy rich. A really good example of how sequences change your plans happe= ned the other day.

Sherry looked at me = and said, “You need to go sailing”. She said something about all wo= rk and no play making me hard to live with. I disagreed with her and said something to the effect that I am always easy to live with. There was this = long silent stare and I agreed that it would be fun to sail that day, because the wind was good and the skies were fair.

I should have just j= umped into the van and gone sailing. Instead I said that the main sail needed some tape to mend a small rip. This entailed going to Boat US to get some sail t= ape. The only problem with going there was that it was on the far side of Atlanta, off I-28= 5.

On the way to Boat U= S we passed a Home Depot and Sherry said let’s stop and pick out a paint c= olor for the living room, it will only take a few minutes. An hour and a half la= ter we were on our way. We finally made to the store to get the tape and wouldn’t you know it they were out of tape, but after checking around= for a while I could go another ten miles north to West Marine and they definite= ly had some. Sure enough they did have the tape and we were once again on our = way.

At this point we wer= e only a couple miles away from my nephew’s house. He had borrowed my tension gauge and had not returned it, so this was a perfect time to pop in without= an extra trip to retrieve it. This would save me two hours in the future. I arrived just in time to provide a couple of extra hands on his boat for abo= ut five minutes. Two hours later we were on our way again.

Well it was then ear= ly to mid afternoon and we had not stopped for lunch. Lunch came and went and we finally made it to the lake. We got up on “TimeAway” and found = that it was a disaster inside and out. It took an hour of cleaning to get the cockpit ridded of mold and mildew so we could sail comfortably, then launch= ing the boat and we were finally ready to tape up the sail. We fixed the rip an= d at long last, at five o’clock were ready to sail.

All day it had been = getting cloudier and, wouldn’t you know it, once the boat was ready it started raining – a real monsoon. We packed up our things and put the boat ba= ck on the trailer. Soaking wet and tired from a full day of sequences, we got = in the truck and headed home with an hour and a half of travel ahead of us.

What I learned is th= at when your wife says, “Let’s go sailing”, go directly to the bo= at and sail. Do not pass GO and do not collect $200.00.

-John Davis

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The RUDDER i= s the official publication of the Lake Juliette Sailing Club. Statements and opinions appearing = herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent (and probably don’t) the group position of the Lake Juliette Sailing Club.&n= bsp; The Editor reserves the right to plagiarize and edit all material for publication and to publish only that material which is felt to be in the be= st interest of the LJSC. So, there! Any sniveling twit who is offended by the contents is cordially invited to submit their own material. Other info is available at www.ljsc.net and/or www.lakejuliettesailingclu= b.org .

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LJSC Calen= dar of Events for 2005
Aug 20-21	Moonlight Cruise on Lake Juliette;
Sept 3-5	Labor Day Weekend Cruise= ; Lake Martin
Sep 24=	Treasure Hunt=
Sep 25<= /span>	Rodeo =
Oct 8-10	October Cruise (Columbus= Day Weekend); St Simons Island=
Oct 29-30	Halloween Regatta - OSYC= OPEN; http://www.osyc.net/
Dec 3<= /p>	Christmas Party