Konza Sailor, April 2004, page 2

Board of Directors

Commodore ………………...……..………… Diane Barker

Vice Commodore ……………………..…...…… Ken Hays

Rear Commodore ……………………………Wayne Martin

Treasurer …………………..…………...…… Tom Albright
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Secretary ………………………………..Bart Bartholomew

Racing Chairman ……………………..…. Randy Zelenka

Social Chairpersons ………...……. Bob and Jane Mullen

Newsletter Editor

Bart Bartholomew
3616 Cottonwood Circle
Manhattan, KS 66503

Telephone: 785-537-0144
Email: bart@bartbartholomew.com

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scouts presented an American flag and an engraved ship's bell in memory of John Joehnk, a departed commodore, to the yacht club.

Capping the evening was a slide presentation by Greg Wurst, US Army Corps of Engineers' Natural Resources Management Specialist at Tuttle Reservoir, titled "Sailing on Kansas Lakes." After being introduced by Jane Mullen, Greg began his presentation to "fellow sailors" by describing his experiences surrounding building and sailing a small wooden sailboat with his son, Nate. Greg's very humorous tale began with the trials and tribulations of attempting to install parts upside-down, breaking the windshield of their car during transport to the water's edge and ended with Greg describing what he called the "Tuttle Cove Death March." Greg and his two teenage children (after having ignored his wife, Adrian's, recommendation to take shoes on the boat, were unable to sail back in to the boat ramp in Tuttle Cove. They became beached on the northeast edge of the cove and then walked barefooted around the entire perimeter of Tuttle Cove to return to their car at the boat ramp.

The serious part of Greg's presentation focused on the sailing opportunities that exist on other Kansas lakes such as Wilson, Perry, Pomona, Kanopolis, Clinton, Council Grove and Milford. For each lake he discussed the lake's area, the dock and marina facilities, and the existing boating and/or sailing organizations. He encouraged the sailors of the Blue Valley Yacht Club to travel to these lakes and widen their sailing experiences within the state.