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The Arnold Nye
Regatta
Notice
of Race Sailing
Instructions
On the Harbor
Island Yacht Club patio deck following two days of grueling team racing,
with sailors milling around for trophy presentation, Rodney Beason caught me
tired and off guard. He asked me to write about the Arnold Nye Regatta.
Betty Caldwell recalls that Irene Bryan first suggested the
idea. Shortly after Arnold's death in 1973 while Jack was Commodore,
Betty and Jack were talking with the Bryans, considering what the club might
do in his memory. Irene's experience with team events in golf competition
gave her the idea. Ross and the Caldwells all approved.
A team regatta which would draw together sailors with future
potential, sailors of present skill and sailors of salty dog experience was
a natural. It has been a popular series over the past twenty-five
years building friendships and the camaraderie Irene hoped for.
Many members of the club cherish fond memories of Arnold. As
an architect, he designed numerous buildings in Nashville and elsewhere.
These include a number of homes, four on Harbor Island. He was a
cosmopolitan New Englander with a love of racing and especially race
organization. He was the first "permanent" race committee chairman, greatly
improving the quality of race management. His personal trademark was
to wear shorts in the coldest weather, the badge of a truly weatherproof
seaman. Arnold loved to paint, especially water colors. He had a flair
for rapid sketching and painting. His land and seascapes hang in the club
and in
many homes.
BRAD NYE |
