Milwaukee Community
Sailing Center
A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 012
To promote sailing and make Lake Michigan available to everyone in the
Milwaukee area through quality programs.
~ MCSC Mission Statement
Our Navigators
2012 MCSC
Board of Directors
John Krezoski, President
Clay Greene, Vice President
Peter Gentles, Secretary
Jane Larson, Treasurer
Rich Cieslak
This Annual Report provides an overview of the Milwaukee Community Sailing
Center’s activities for the year January 1 to December 31, 2012. On the front
page is a listing of all the people who make this organization ship shape. Page
Two covers Our Center Of Effort and explains our programming and instruction
efforts. On Page Three is Where Our Voyage Takes Us illustrating the many
ways our activities impact the greater Milwaukee area, our members, and the
boating community in which we sail. Next you’ll find The Wind In Our Sails features support and fundraising that keeps us afloat coupled with A Sea Of Numbers showing our financial results. On the back page is the Captain’s Log of
thanks to all those who support us on our journey.
In spring, 2012, MCSC launched a new management structure to guide MCSC
into its next generation. This new tack gives Peter Rieck the opportunity to focus solely on boats and sailing after steering our ship for 28 great years.
Curt Crain
Our Captains
Nick Hayes
Tom Heinrich
S. Fredric Horwitz, MD
Eric Isbister
Nate Kraucunas (beg. May)
The Year Round Staff
Margaret Jaberg
Chief Executive Officer
Holly Davenport
Program Director
Peter Rieck
Executive Director
Jared Drake
Fleet & Yard Operations Manager
Glyn Livermore
Our Crew
Mary Livingston
the summer staff of 2012
Bill Maxon
Terry McClellan (beg. May)
Bill Mosher
Helen “Cookie” Mueller
A. Eugene Neyhart
Ron Pirrallo, MD
Leni Siker
Doug Skinner
Mary Thuemling
Wendell Willis
Ronald (RC) Zingler
Christopher Avallone
Gary Berg
Twila Bergeron
Jon Breschak
Guy Campbell
Haley Carter
Nick Casper
Patrick Cobb
Meg Doyle
Joe Fillingham
Kate Hayes
Tom Holman
Adam Joerres
Dakota Kaiser
Alison Kent
Donna King
Ryan Krafcheck
Riley Liegel
Jeff Lindsey
Bob MacDonald
Megan McMahon
Avi Mayerhoff
Don Monnot
Dick Prodehl
Ron Reitz
Al Schmidt
Nicole Sturkey
Monica Veitch
Cliff Vogl
Ben Wallace
Mike Winnemuller
Colleen Yanke
Our Home Port
Milwaukee Community Sailing Center
1450 North Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202
414.277.9094
www.sailingcenter.org
43◦02’47”N 87◦53’11”W
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Our Center Of Effort
On The Water Instruction
Over 300 adults took sailing lessons in 2012.
47% of our new, adult
students were women,
including the top 3 sailors
by hours this season!
Our youth sailing taught
132 students (12-17) on
Hunter 146’s and 420’s.
We had 144 of our youngest sailors aged 8 to 11 in
Prams in the Park classes.
There were 3,630 hours of
Open Sailing on our boats
and that doesn’t include
2,200+ hours for Enrichment Club or the 3,000+
hours for instruction!
Adaptive Sail Program
More than 1,000
people took boat
rides in 2012. Over
690 of them were
persons with
disabilities.
Every Friday during the summer MCSC runs its Adaptive
Sail Program (ASP) for those with physical or emotional
disabilities. The Milw. County Office for Persons With
Disabilities books clients for morning or afternoon sailing.
MCSC staff and volunteers take all who come out on the
lake in our Ensign keelboats. There is no charge for this
program, MCSC does it as part of its mission to get anyone who wants to sail on the water. MCSC hosted 692
disabled residents thru this program in 2012.
With a good ASP in place, US SAILING, the national governing body of the sport, awarded the
2013 US Disabled Sailing Championship to MCSC. Cookie Mueller and John Archibald will
serve as the co-Chairs of the regatta. MCSC began to prepare its campus by installing a new
front fence and entry way to allow easier access for the disabled, and by rebuilding its two
Mariner Splash lifts that are used to get disabled sailors in and out of boats at the dock. The
State of Wisconsin awarded MCSC a $20,000 grant to market the event across the country.
Winter Classes
Attendance at MCSC’s winter classes reached
an all time high in 2012. The 30 classes had
almost 560 students in the Sailing Center on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
The winter lecture series covers an array
of sailing related topics and is offered to
anyone in the greater Milwaukee boating
community.
Enrichment Program
Our Enrichment Program
builds on the water skills
and confidence outside of
classes thru Open Fridays,
Spinnaker Saturdays and
Racing Sundays.
251 members joined the
Enrichment Club in 2012
MCSC Racing In 2012
Mid Season Championships July
28th Annual Quarter Barrel
Regatta August
Fall Regatta & Chili Chill Out
September 15
MCSC Ensign Championships
September 16
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Where Our Voyage Takes Us
Community Outreach
Milwaukee Area Sailing Teens (MAST) is a scholarship program at MCSC used to allow children from families that qualify for the free or reduced cost lunch program to take free
lessons. Once enrolled, they’re blended into all levels of
youth classes. MAST students can be enrolled individually,
but MCSC also partners will local
agencies to offer sailing classes to
their clients. Of the 276 youth
learners at MCSC in 2012, 51 attended through MAST. Funding
for this program came from the
Service Club of Milwaukee and
Sam’s Scholarships in 2012.
2012 Partner Agencies
United Community Center
New Beginnings Are Possible
Boys & Girls Club
Neighborhood House
Pearls for Teen Girls
Neu-Life Community
Development
Brookfield Recreation
Center
Our busiest day
MCSC Member Activities
MCSC members interested in additional racing
time were invited to
Crew Search Parties at
SSYC and MYC for yacht
club leagues, and MAST
had a crew search event
here at MCSC for their
Friday night series.
in 2012 was on
The 2012 Summer Open
House on June 23 was a very
busy day. Boat rides were
sold on Groupon - 96 sold in
the first 24 hours!! After a
quick chalk talk about basic
sailing, our Volunteer Instructors took our guests out for a
sail around the harbor.
MCSC Ambassadors hosted
Full Moon Sails again in
July and August, pairing
MCSC members with privately owned boats for a
pot luck dinner followed by
night time sailing, a new
experience the 95 members who came out!
Our Boating Friends
The Great Lakes Sports Fisherman
of Milwaukee and the WI Dept. of
Natural Resources used MCSC
docks to set pens that launch fingerlings to re-stock vital fish species. The spring planting saw
nearly 80,000 Chinook released,
and in the fall almost 20,000
Brown Trout went into our great
lake! The pens allow the fish to
acclimate and release at night, increasing their survival rates.
MCSC hosted two training sessions with local law
enforcement in 2012. The Milwaukee Harbor Patrol came in for a review of sailing to familiarize
the officers at the beginning of the season. In
August, the crew of
RV Trident from the
Milwaukee Fire
Dept. used our campus for a week of
Homeland Security
training.
Father’s Day! 58
members and 61
guests had
boats out for 89
hours!
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The Wind In Our Sails
Fleet & Yard Operations
Now in its new home, MCSC
turned it’s attention back to
the fleet in 2012. In fall
MCSC was able to purchase
a third 420, ending its reliance on borrowed boats for
its youth sailing classes.
That purchase rounds out
the fleet targeted by the
420 Challenge campaign.
MCSC’s Soling fleet grew with
the addition of Troika, a rebuilding project led by Dick Kinney
and Nick Hayes. By summer’s
end, the boat was entered in the
Soling Worlds hosted by MYC.
The Soling fleet sailors at MCSC
also launched a dedicated fund
for general fleet rigging and sail
improvements.
MCSC’s 153 “Dry
Sail” members use
MCSC for winter
storage of boats in
the off-season, summer storage of trailers and “day sailors”.
Private boats owners
leased 63 dinghy
spaces in 2012
Our Volunteers
Almost 3,400
hours of time
In 2012, MCSC’s Volunteer Instructor’s donated an incredible 3,400+ hours to help teach
our incoming students how to sail! Their knowledge, passion and dedication to helping
the next wave of MCSC skippers is unparalleled. This year Teresa Coronado was chosen
as the Volunteer Instructor of the Year.
were volunteered
in teaching
sailing, giving
rides and
assisting on the
water in 2012
New Technology
MCSC embarked on three new platforms in 2012. A new twitter account was launched
to share daily activities on the campus. Dubbed “Sidestay says...” it shared ongoing reports on campus happenings from our mascot and boatyard cat Sidestay. Our Facebook
presence was greatly expanded over the year, with likes increasing by 26% to 903 followers. MCSC also sent out its first electronic donation request on Giving Tuesday
(follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday in November).
Fundraising Efforts
“Bon Voyage” was the
theme of the 17th Annual
Sailors Ball’s in March as
the event is moving from
the ICC to MCSC going forward. The big raffle item
was a trip to Costa Rica.
As a finale to all the previous Sailor’s Balls, the evening honored all the volunteers at MCSC as the
Sailors of the Year.
The Lobster Boil, MCSC’s
summer fundraiser, was
held on the evening of
August 31 on the grounds
of the campus with 272
guests dining on lobster,
peel n’ eat shrimp, chicken
and ribs. A new treat in
2012 was an array of
yummy desserts from
Zilli’s Hospitality.
The Windhover Community Room had its first full
year of rental coordinated
thru Zilli Hospitality
Group, including eight
weddings! In 2012 the
Windhover Room was
used for 47 events, providing over $22,750 to offset
operating costs of the
building.
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A Sea Of Numbers
2012 by the
numbers
Adult Basic Instruction
Evening
98
Day
40
Weekend
42
180
Intermediate & Advanced
Refresher
14
Intermediate
80
Advanced Sail
26
Intro to Spinnakers
8
470 Intro
8
J-24 Intro
6
Intro to Soling
9
Basic Cruising
12
Intermediate Cruising 6
169
Youth Instruction
Prams in Park
144
Youth Level 1
61
Youth Level 2
53
Youth Level 3
18
276
2012 Membership
Adult
391
Youth
126
Senior
112
Couple
42
Family
66
Social
40
Adaptive Sail
2
Dry Sail
153
Total
932
This was another financially sound year for the Milwaukee Community Sailing
Center: the Operating Budget ended with a net profit of $26,937. At December
31 the balance remaining in the Capital Campaign account was $29,688.
MCSC’s Endowment Fund, held at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation grew to
$357,174. With no long term debt, MCSC is well positioned for the future.
MCSC got 55% of its revenue from Membership Dues and Instruction Fees, and
spent 65% of its funds on providing programs in 2012. Please contact MCSC for
a copy of its 2012 IRS form 990 or the Independent Audit done by Ritz Homan.
Summarized Statement
of Activities
Summarized Statement
of Financial Position
for the year ended December 31, 2012
for the year ended December 31, 2012
Membership Dues
$172,070
Instruction Fees
$98,233
Yard Services - Storage
$24,228
Yard Services - Dry Sail
$33,257
Donations
$57,964
Donated Goods & Services
$2,500
Special Events
$33,338
Community Room Rental
$23,386
Other Income
$45,317
Total Revenue
$490,293
Administration
Program
Fundraising
Total Expenses
$87,941
$333,129
$92,484
$513,544
Change in Net Assets
($23,251)
Cash & Cash Equivalents
$109,311
Inventory
$18,250
Building
$1,787,648
Leasehold Improvements
587,264
Boats
$348,406
Endowment
$400,131
Furniture & Equipment
$76,725
Other Assets
$25,747
Less Accumulated Depreciation ($928,078)
Total Assets
$2,425,404
Liabilities
Accrued Liabilities
Reserve for Unemployment
Total Liabilities
Unrestricted Operating
Unrestricted Board Designated
Temporarily Restricted
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
$11,429
$8,075
$8,498
$28,002
$1,933,883
$6,100
$457,419
$2,397,402
$2,425,404
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The Captain’s Log
MCSC is grateful to its donors for their support. All of us at MCSC work every day to
retain their trust in us, and strive to continue to be a good investment for their
charitable giving. In 2012 MCSC received donations from:
$2,500 and above: Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Bill Maxon, Anonymous, Tom Holman, Sheri Kanyer
$1,000 to $2,499: Midwest Women's Sailing Conference, Robert & Susan Knier, Robert Fritz, Service Club of Milwaukee, Kevin Teborek, Cookie Mueller, Margaret Jaberg, Art Mitchel, Dan Hunteman, Kathy Schaack
$500 to $999: Karen Buelow, Peter Rieck, Eric Isbister, Bernard Krauska, Tom Heinrich, Nick Julga, Robert Keedy,
Sam’s Scholarships
$250 to $499: Fred Horwitz, RC & Jamie Zingler, John Mayer & Darlene Klimt, Adam Berger, Claude Meyer, Bert
Butterfield, Marla Eichman, Arlene Hansen, Bill Mosher, Allen Rieselbach, Al Schmidt, Norm & Prati Wojtal
$100 to $249: Stephen Bossert, Bruce Cutting, John Gray, Clay & Eliz Greene, Barbara Hunteman, Buddy & Gloria Melges, Fred Hlavacek & Patty Murphy, Tom Murphy, Gene Neyhart, Richard Roszkowski, Jim & Lauren
Schreiner, Ron & Deb Sova, La Bonney Taylor, Dan Trittin, Nate Kraucunas, Glyn Livermore, Beth Thompson,
James Wend, Douglas Brodzik, William Crowley, Scott & Nanette Dryburgh, Don Ellingsen, Chris Faulhaber Jr.,
Keith Knox, John Krezoski, Dave Kupczyk, Jan Lawrence, Charles Markman, Bill Marmion, Lynn Morrell, Terry
Murphy, Mark Porreca, Ann Plotin, Ron Reitz, Tom Schrader, Shorewood Woman's Club, Melissa Snelson in
honor of Chris Covert, Mark Stein, Lynn Lucius & Richard Taylor, Thomas VanDenHeuvel, Mark & Amy Waltzm,
Kyle Pealee & Dick Zanes
Up to $99: Mike Drew, Peter Gentles, Ron Pirrallo, Mary Thuemling, Terry McClellan, Dick Zanes, Pete Cannon,
Eric & Sherrie Berndt, Santa Consiglio, Kathy Hubing & Tim Daux, Don Ellingsen in honor of Leon Boniface, Joe &
Debbie Horan, Mike Kostiuk, Bonnee Beth Languaer, Jack Laubach, Robert Levine, Richard Miller, Mike & Kathy
Mooney, Bryan Pawlak, Travers Price, Lynn & Sandi Rowe, d'Andre Willis, Dick & Chris Woosencraft, Bill Banach,
Tom & Terese Brecklin, Fritz & Jill Broekhuizen, Jackie Decristoforo, Robert Goldman, Robert Jeffers, Adam
Kriete, Claudio Maxwell-Merrill, Frank Mulvey, Karen Samelson, Gertrude Stillman, Val Kluver, Tom Treul,
Charles Latimer
Over $2,000 was donated in memory of Sailing Center members who passed away in 2012.
Donations in memory of Thomas Brill came from the employees at Harley's, Tim & Janet Ryan,
Timothy & Nancy Wilkinson, Dean & Lois Cady, Don Ellingsen, Clark & Kathy Gridley, John Nugent, Adam Tietyen, Mary Gardner Demet, Thallis Drake, Patrick & Geraldine Noonan, Theodore & Catherine Nord, Gil & Dorothy Palay, Deena Peters, Don & Jean Gietzen, Ruth Lagalbo,
Bonita Niemczyk, Jerry & Gerrie Weinberg
Donations in memory of Larry Burrage came from the Minott Family, Lynn Buckley, Debra
Hagerty, Rita & Dale Lambert, Bonnee Beth Languaer, John Morse, Toastmasters Plus, Arlene Wisotzke, David
Meisenheimer, Paul & Peggy Borowski, John & Pam Eversfield, John & Mary Shurtleff, Carol Thurber
Donations in memory of Dick Pietsch came from Mary Lou Mattner, James Slocum, Harold & Mary Jane Wulf,
Doug & Pat Culbertson
$18,500 in Capital Donations were earmarked for improving MCSC’s fleet in 2012
The 420 Challenge was met by the Orange County Community Fund and Don Ellingsen
The Soling Fleet was improved by Dick Kinney, Scott Evans, Nick Hayes, Paul McGuan, Scott
Nelson, Harry Fischer, Barbara Reinke, Mark Matteson, Enoch Carver, Charles Kamps