alamitos bay yacht club memorial day regatta volume 87 ...€¦ · the 23-year-old olympic hopeful...
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Men’s Day Regatte ...................................... June 8Ukelele Lessone........................ June 4, 18, July 2Laser North Americans ......................... June 12-15Membership Meeting/Game Night ............ June 20Membership Open House/BBQ................. June 21Long Beach Race Week ......................June 27-29Firemen’s Fundraiser/Fireworks ................... July 3Full ABYC Calendar
June 2014 Official Publication of
Alamitos Bay Yacht ClubVolume 87 • Number 6
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Commodore’s Comments............................... 2-3Vice Verses ....................................................... 4Fleet Captain’s Log ........................................ 4-5Racing Rules Quiz ............................................ 5Junior Sailing ..................................................... 6Membership Report ........................................... 7Opening Day ..................................................... 7Mother’s Day ................................................... 10Fleet News ....................................................... 11
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Rich Roberts photos2014memorial day regatta
Barnard rallies in wind to win LasersThe wind came up and so did Chris Barnard on the decisive secondday of Alamitos Bay Yacht Club’s annual Memorial Day Regatta
Sunday.The 23-year-old Olympic hopeful from nearby Newport Beach
collected three second-place finishes as Day 1 leader Erik Bowers settledfor three thirds—although one was quite remarkable—to finish third overallas Cy Thompson from the St. Thomas YC in the U.S. Virgin Islands stole thelate show by winning all three races Sunday to lift himself out of the middleof the 26-boat fleet into second place.
After suffering in Saturday’s sorry winds of 4.5 knots tops,consistency was key for the leaders in a more familiar Long Beach southwestbreeze building to 13 knots through the last three of six total races.
Barnard, six feet and 183 pounds, is one of several members of theUS Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider Olympic program currently training atABYC, and he thinks he is progressing nicely.
“I’m happy to be where I am,” he said. “I’ve been doing a lot of internationalevents around the world, and I’m the second ranked American behind Charlie[Buckingham]. I’m getting better in the stronger conditions. I’m spendingmore time in the gym and have been sailing here in the stronger time ofday.”
A better test will be June 12-15 whenhe, Buckingham and Bowers will becompeting in the Laser class NorthAmerican Championships at ABYC.
“All the best guys will be here,”Barnard said.
The difference for him this time wasbeing able to discard his worst finish—an eighth place on Saturday—afterfive of the six races, leaving him with10 points to 13 each for Thompson and
Bowers. Thompson won the runner up tiebreaker with his first-place triple Sunday.Bowers was in trouble at the outset of Sunday’s sailing when he struck the
anchor chain of the race committee boat on the start. He did a penalty turn as the fleetsailed away, but fought back impressively for third place.
“I just gave [the start boat] too little space,” he said.
Chris Barnard came from behind on Day 2 to win theLaser class
Stu Robertson (r.) crosses Lido 14 rival Bruce Golisonon way to close win in Lido 14-A class
Day 1 leader Erik Bowers (11) had worseluck Sunday when he hit the committeeboat’s anchor line
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May started with a bang! Yes quite literally, the official signal from the cannon that
Opening Day festivities had begun.The Raft-Up party was a blast. Manythanks to Jon Robinson for a greatday and to Pat McCormick for raft-uporganization! And…thank you Merlefor letting us play with the cannon.
Steve, his mom Karen, and I enjoyed the Viper BBQ and beertent and spent a nice afternoon enjoying good company andwatching the boats arrive and raft-up. One boat needs honorablemention Wayne Noecker provided the most entertainment forthe afternoon. He arrived in his beautiful yacht and beganbacking down toward the dock. The anchor began descendingat a rapid rate unfortunately a bit too fast – it managed to grab hold and stop the boat about 50 yards short of the dock (evenafter dredging I guess the basin isn’t that deep). Wayne was a good sport – and executed the second attempt with noproblems! Later that evening, we all enjoyed the BBQ while listening to sounds of Squeeze Box. The dock party went wellinto the wee hours.
Our Opening Day began with a trip to Seal Beach Yacht Club for their ceremonies. We were joined by Jr. StaffCommodore Mike Baumann and Betty. On the way back, we were able to watch the Club Championship Regatta with mysister Jane McNaboe and Paul Antcil, representing the Sr. Sabot Fleet, in the lead. Congratulations to Jane and Paul ournew club champions. (Paul and Gwen will be getting a lot of use out of the parking space this summer.) We enjoyed theafternoon hosting guests on the ABYC flagship Hot Pink. Staff Commodore Jeff Merrill did a wonderful job of organizing theOpening Day Ceremony. Sue Crockett sang a beautiful rendition of our National Anthem. And the Jr. Board did a terrificjob managing the flags. Even with all of the things we have to brag about, we were only a few seconds over 30-minutes!(I had a lot of positive comments from visiting clubs wanting a copy of our script!) Thank you Nicole and Chef Rick for anawesome buffet—one of the best in recent memory. Also, many thanks to new member Angie Tabor for the steel drummusic.
The next weekend in May was Mother’s Day. The Social Advisory Committee did a beautiful job led by CarolClanton on Mother’s Day Brunch. The second deck looked gorgeous with light green table cloths, pink napkins and pink
and green flower arrangements. Chef Rick did an incrediblebuffet for the brunch complete with individual apple pies. KathyRobinson created a new champagne drink with cranberry juice– that was very popular. All the Mom’s got to take home thetable flower arrangements. There was a very relaxing vibethroughout the day.
The Club was back to sailing the following weekendhosting the Finn North American Championships. Led by GlennSelvin and Bob Anderson, the Finns had three days of sailingoff Seal Beach. Friday was a challenging day to race as lightand variable winds prevailed making it difficult to manage a fairrace course. Fortunately, Saturday and Sunday were back tomore normal Long Beach conditions. Ron Wood took a groupof us out to watch on Saturday in Driftwood and we stayed andenjoyed a BBQ steak with the sailors that evening.
As you know, the US Sailing Olympic Development Team has been training at ABYC for the month of May and willcontinue until the Laser North Americans in mid-June. We were fortunate to have a special presentation by the LeandroSpina US Sailing Director of Youth Development and several of the athletes including our own Sydney Bolger and RileyGibbs. What an impressive group of athletes and interesting evening! We are already working on plans for hosting theteam this time next year. We are planning a fund raiser and potentially hosting our Olympic Classes Regatta in May 2015to help with their training for Rio. Look for more information about this developing plan over the next few months.
Finally, Steve and I got to go racing! Yes, Memorial Day Regatta we finally got to go racing on Pink. It was a greatregatta hosted by the Tempest, Multihull and 505 fleets. Many thanks to Dominic Meo Regatta Chair and Board LiaisonFleet Captain Steve Smith, PROs John Williams, Marc Schryer and Bob Sherwood. We had well over 100 boats participatingand although the Cal 20 fleet turn-out was disappointing, we really enjoyed racing. Saturday the wind was light so the
Kathy Robinson photo
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2013/14OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
Commodore Jennifer [email protected]
Vice Commodore Chuck [email protected]
Rear Commodore Latham [email protected]
Jr. Staff Commodore Mike [email protected]
Fleet Captain Steve [email protected]
Secretary Jeff [email protected]
DirectorsJunior Program Dave Michaelis
[email protected] Cindy Heavrin
[email protected] Paul Anctil
Treasurer Nicole Peoples
Junior Commodores Emily Golison
Fleet Surgeon Angela Allbright
Judge Advocate Tom Ramsey
Fleet Chaplain Don Reiman
Port Captain Dave Myers/Kevin Brown
Sou’wester Editor/Layout Sharon Pearson
Weekly Reader Glenn Selvin
ABYC Phone (562) 434-9955
Homepage www.abyc.orgEmail [email protected]
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sailing was very challenging. Fortunately, it built for the third race on Saturday.Saturday night we enjoyed a cook-your-own BBQ on the newly refurbished BBQ.Sunday, the conditions were typical Long Beach and built throughout the day.We had some very tired Laser and Radial sailors back at the club. Thank you tothe Tempest fleet for providing lunch to all the volunteers. A very nice touch to avery fun weekend.
Speaking of the BBQ, the Lido 14 Fleet has generously paid to refurbishthe BBQ so we can all enjoy BBQ dinners this summer for Twilights! THANKYOU LIDOS! Please watch the Weekly Reader for information on the menu forThursday Night Patio Dinners. Even if you’re not sailing, come down and enjoydinner at your club.
Did anyone notice the new paint on the East side of the building? Nicolewas able to secure a great quote for painting the fascia board, pillars and railingof the club that is so desperately in need of attention. To save $$, the painting willoccur in phases over the next few months. Chuck Clay has done such a goodjob of watching his budget, that we have room for the painting! Good job Nicole and Chuck!
We have ordered new table tops using funds from the Adopt-a-Chair fund raiser. Tables will arrive in six to eightweeks. Also, we installed names on the backs of chairs that have been refurbished. So, come down and find your chair!There is a lot to look forward to this summer! Men’s Day Superhero Smashup is coming up June 8, the Laser NorthAmerican Championship June 12 - 15 and Long Beach Race Week June 27 - 29.
Finally, we have begun the search for a new club manager. Nicole has been doing a terrific job of managing theclub for the past few months and is ready to turn it over. We have been working on documenting procedures so that thenew club manager will be in a strong position to take over the helm. We are in process of writing the job description andwill advertise the position soon. If you know of any potential candidates, please ask them to send their information toNicole at [email protected]
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Paintbrushes, rollers, dirt, new plants, volunteers, and a lot of sweat equity is what wasgoing on for Spring Spruce up 2014! Wow did we get a lot of work done down at the club.We painted both sides of the perimeter wall (with the same blue that is used for the outside
of the club), the entire grounds were weeded, trimmed, landscaped and watered, and new plantswere put in the back lawn area.
The railing leading upstairs was painted with oil-based paint (no more sticky paint!), thetrophies were cleaned, the tinting on the bar sliding glass doors was removed, bottom paint wasapplied to a majority of the fleet whalers, and the race container was totally cleaned out andorganized. SAC took on the task of cleaning out all of the storage containers up in the attic,
which is never a fun job as there are some critters up there that nobody want to run into.It is truly amazing that all of this work can get done in a couple days with only the dedication of ABYC members.
Now don’t feel bad if you did not make it down this year, we will save you a spot for you in 2015! I usually do not like toname all of the volunteers in the fear of inadvertently leaving someone out, but I must give it a shot. If I left your name out,let me know and I will personally buy you a drink of your choice at the club, so here goes.
Rob Stropky, Tracy Conn, Paul Anctil, Kelli and Bradley Clinton, John Williams, Dan Delave, Bob Wright, Todd andCathy Smith, Mike Baumann, Scott Gronewold, Lori Vanskyhock, Amber Wayne, Jim Lefflen, Robert Chubb, Nancy Merrill,Cindy Heavrin, Kathy Reed, Michael Kramer, Dominic Meo, Jon and Kathy Robinson, Bob and Georgene Anderson, KevinBrown, Bob, Peter and Teri Bishop, Merle Asper, Ed Spotsky, Steve Smith, Don and Christine Taugher, Eric Conn, Jenniferand Steve Kuritz, George and Margaret Caddle, Dave and Sue Crockett, Mark and Robin Townsend, George Suarez, JeffMerrill, Dave Myers, Sue McDannel, Mike and Deanna Whalen, Dave Bear, Latham Bell, Jim Drury, Will Vrooman, VannWilson, Joseph Barbeito, and my bride Trish Clay!
Now you can’t let all of these volunteers do all this work and not feed them, so a shout out goes out to the staff forpreparing hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken with all of the trimmings. Oh, and don’t forget the beer! Thank you InterimManager Staff Commodore Nicole Peoples, and staff Jenny, Roberto, Rick, Eric, Cole, Julissa, and Sheila, you guysROCK!
Make it down the club, and check out the calendar. We have tons going on for June and July, so bring down afriend, hang out on the patio with a cold beverage, grab some lunch and enjoy your club!
Remember, ABYC is the PLACE to Be…Cheers, Chuck Clay
ABYC Club Championship Regatta The 2014 Club Championship Regatta was held the morning of Opening Day May 3rd. Since the race was being contested in our fleet of CFJ’s, there had been some lobbying
on the part of some Fleet Champions as to methods of equalizing the contest, as the CFJ isperceived as being somewhat weight sensitive. After deliberation with the Race ManagementCommittee a minimum weight of helm and crew combined, was set at 300 pounds.
On race morning, the crews assembled in the Quarterdeck for weigh-in and to draw fortheir first boat assignment. The Competitors were:
Jane McNaboe & Paul Anctil Senior SabotsRiley Gibbs & Emily Golison JuniorsSanjai Kohli & Sawyer Gibbs LasersJohn Gresham & Amanda Wayne LidosJim Sears & Thomas Dobson VipersChuck Clay & Alex Van Dyke Cal 20John Williams & Steve Hansen Multihulls
Note: John Williams was not able to compete as his crew became unavailable at the last minute.Three crews required corrector weights which were neat canvas bags of what felt like lead shot, in graduated
weights and generously provided by the Lido Fleet.Once everyone was weighed, signed-in and assigned a boat, we headed for the docks for everyone to become
familiar with, what to most crew were, new boats. Allie Blecher and her Junior Program assistants did a nice job ensuringthe boats were as equal as possible. Our Principal Race Officer, Steve Flam held off on the start sequence to allow crewsa bit of time to practice. As in past years, Steve set two windward marks, one set some distance to weather of the nearermark. Crews then had to decide which mark to round first, as they were required to round both marks in each race.
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Consensus seemed to be if you were first to the nearer mark, you took that option first, but it didn’t always work out thatway. It was fun to watch from shore and see how tactics played out.
Following the first race the teams returned to the finger dock to swap boats; however, Steve rightly decided tomake subsequent boat swaps on the water to save time in completing the remaining races which worked out fine.
Jane and Paul showed they were a team to be reckoned with as they jumped out to a two win lead followed bySanjai & Sawyer, Riley and Emily. Jane and Paul were OCS in race three taking fourth place, but bounced back in racefour with another win and a regatta total of seven points, winning the 2014 Club Championship Regatta, the Kim ThompsonPerpetual Trophy and of course the coveted Club Champion parking space in the yard. Tied for points were Lasers andJuniors, both with ten points; however, Riley and Emily were the beneficiaries of the tie-breaker, taking second. Followingin order were; Sanjai and Sawyer, John and Amanda, Jim and Thomas and Chuck and Alex.
Steve Flam was assisted on the Bay Barge by; Derek Buczynski, Susan Lanoue, Bill Moore. David & RyanSchack and Alan Peoples set and adjusted marks while Cindy Heavrin and Kathy Reed set the finish line and took thescores. I owe a good deal of thanks to our race volunteer team who conducted four races including boat swaps in shortorder. I also thank all the competitors who brought our CFJ’s back to the docks safe and sound, washed and unrigged theboats, leaving them as they found them. Well done everyone. Congratulations to all our ABYC Fleet Champions!
Steve Smith
cruisecatalina
By the time you get this there should be a sign up tab and all theinformation you need on the ABYC website for the
2014 ABYC Catalina cruise to Two Harbors August 15, 16, 17. Bring your ukulele and we look forward to seeing you
there!
quiz #3racing rules
S (Yellow) hails P (Blue) as the boat’s approach eachother on a collision course. P (Blue) tacks onto starboardinside the zone, passing head to wind at position 3.
After P (Blue) completes her at position 4 S (Yellow)immediately alters course to avoid a contact.
What rules apply?
Who gets disqualified in a valid protest?
See page 12 for the answer
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(junior sailing)the bay clogger
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BASC- Balboa Advanced Sabot ClinicMay 18 and 19 three sabot sailors from ABYC ventured down to Balboa Yacht Club for the Advanced Sabot Clinic.There were 50 sailors from Long Beach to San Diego. Roxy Snyder, Bobby Little and I applied for the clinic and got
accepted. It was windy for Newport Bay and we had a great weekend fine tuning our boats, learning some local knowledgeof the bay and meeting sailors from other yacht clubs. Saturday we started with breakfast and introductions of the coaches.We were split into our groups for the weekend. A’s and B’s were one group and C1 and C2s were the other. Our firstsession with our coaches was a talk about the schedule for the weekend and upwind sailing. We left the dock at about10:00 to go out and practice starts and race upwind. After lunch we had a class on how to prepare and win a protest. Ilearned that the best thing is to not get in a protest at all. But, if you do have to go to the room, you need to be respectful tothe committee and the person you are protesting. We then headed out for the afternoon sailing session. We did at least tenshort races with several coaches watching us go up and down wind. They helped us tune our boats for the regatta on thesecond day and gave us tips about improving our boat speed up and down wind. Sunday morning our class session wasabout sailing in Newport Bay. Our coaches both talked about the wind shifts in the bay and where the current is strongest.They showed us what moorings will be taken out for the Sabot Nationals this summer. After lunch we started the BASCregatta. We sailed six races and had a throw out. When the races were done, we had a debriefing session with ourcoaches, unrigged our boats and had the trophy presentation. BASC was a great weekend, and I learned a lot about racingin Newport. It was a great way to practice and meet other sailors from different yacht clubs. Personally, I thought that thesnacks they gave us after racing were the best! I definitely will apply next year!
Brett Peoples
First day of 29er sailing for Roxy Snyder and JuliaGolison, both 7th graders, with the help of Coach Allie.
Sign up now online at: www.abycjrprogram.com!Don’t miss out on thisgreat opportunity!
Any questions, feel free toemail Allie at:[email protected]
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One more chance for ½ price initiation! Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 21st, from 12:00 until 4:00 p.m. for theABYC Membership Open House. Now that the basin construction is complete, and Opening day has come andgone, our current membership promotion has ended. During the past promotion that began in January we signed
a total of 22 new Regular Members, and 9 Junior Members. Unfortunately, we also lost a few members during that sametime period with 10 Regular members leaving the club and 4 Junior members leaving. Our next membership drive will beour Open House on June 21st. Come down to ABYC and bring potential members! We will have a ONE DAY ½ PRICEINITIATION FEE OF $500 for Regular Members, sailboat rides, and hotdogs. Invite your friends to see where you spend allyour time having fun with friends!!
Ukulele classes are still going strong on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 6:30 until 8:30p.m. Thecost is $5.00 per session. We are narrowing down a few easy songs for Labor Day, as Commodore Jennifer Kuritz hasinvited us to play a few songs at the Labor Day Luau. Every class starts with basic beginning instruction which means youcan join in at any time.
New Member Orientation meetings continue under the direction of Commodore Jennifer Kuritz, and the nextorientation is scheduled for Saturday, June 7th at 10:00 a.m. on the quarterdeck.
The Board of Directors has approved the following new member applicants for posting:Paul Stovner, Regular Sponsor Steve BuntingDale Gronewold, Regular Sponsor Scott GronewoldMark Littlejohn, Regular Sponsor Ed SpotskeyCharles Soares, Regular Sponsor Bruce WassonJoe Zieba, Regular Sponsor Robert StropkyJack Hogan, Junior Sponsor Eric Chadwick
Congratulations to ABYC’s new Regular Members: Angie Tabor, Ray Campbell, Steve Harder, Michael Villa andDirk Hacker. Congratulations to new Junior Member Matthew Matich. All the above members were approved at the MayBoard meeting.
If you have a candidate for membership that would like a tour of the club or are ready to get started in the membershipapplication process, contact Membership Chairman Dana Bell at [email protected] or Cindy Heavrin [email protected]
Cindy Heavrin
Sunday July 27th
Hello Blockheads! The time is approaching for our annual championships. Due to a polite request for a calendarchange coinciding with some lunar discrepancies we have moved our original regatta date from early August to end of Julyto have better tides and to let the Lido’s have their nationals in the bay (this will also allow some of us block heads whomasquerade as Lido sailors to participate in both events).
Please plan to be at the beach by 3pm with your entry fee dues and to have Mr. Pineblock, Bob Chubb, inspect yourboat (remember, we are a true one-design and not a development class). As done in previous years we will race for the BobChubb Pineblock Perpetual and crown four champions – Women’s, Junior (under 18), Masters (80 and above), and Open(everyone).
Per class rules if you can’t attend please loan out your boat so that we can get as many sailors involved. If you do nothave your own Pineblock, but would like to participate, please show up (and bring your bathing suit, towel and $12.00 cashAmerican – entry fee dues are better “paid before you wade”. Entries will only be accepted at the beach on race day.
We welcome sailors of all ages and skill levels. The wind off the beach is a conundrum for even the most experiencedold salt (last year we had to abandon one of the Master’s races when the entire fleet tacked away from the finish line). Comedown and enjoy the fun, cheer on your friends and stay for the awards BBQ. BBQ is a bring your own something to grill andalong with an hors d’oeuvres or dessert to share.
Check the ABYC.org online calendar for the latest information.
If you have any questions or would like to be on the fleet email list please contactPineblock Fleet Captain, Jeff Merrill – 949.355.4950 or [email protected]
regatta & bbqpine block
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...from page 1memorial daym o r ePaul Didham from San Diego held off San Francisco rivals Lawson Willard and Lindsey Babb to win Laser Radials.
He did so by scoring his only win in the last race.Rich Roberts, Media [email protected]
Complete results
day 2014opening
This year’s Memorial Day Regatta, held over May 24 and 25 was ABYC’s first chance to welcome visitors to use ournew facilities, including a rebuilt basin and freshly paved boat-storage area. By all accounts, the regatta was asuccess. Although the breeze on Saturday was light and fluky, leading to very challenging conditions, our normally
reliable south-westerly appeared on Sunday to provide great racing.In addition to normal racing on both the Ocean and Bay Courses on both days, the club set up a special outside
line for Kiteboarders on Saturday. Unfortunately, despite the efforts of PRO Bob Sherwood, with support from son Jamesand ABYC Board Liaison Steve Smith, the wind was too light to allow racing.
PRO John Williams; assisted by Jerry Montgomery, Geoffrey Talbot, Kent Blasie, Judy Mathias, Kaile Berzins andMichelle Eatough had more luck on the ocean course, where racing was held for the Cal 20, C-15, Finn, Laser and LaserRadial classes. Setting and adjusting the Ocean marks where; Jeff Newsome, Becky Ashburn, Bill Dimpfl, Henk Baars,Joel Giacomino, Adam Jayne and Tim Carter.
PRO Marc Schryer ably orchestrated racing in the Bay along with; Paul Anctil, Bob Stropky, Jennie McCarthy andAlex Kondracke for Open Bic, Sabot and Lido 14 classes. Lars Rosenblad, Eileen Edwards and Chuck Johnston ran theBay whalers along with Kevin Baumann and Alex Newton who coached and watched over the ABYC junior racers. Coveringthe media side of things was our Regatta Press Officer/Photographer, Rich Roberts and his whaler driver, Dan DeLave.
Sharon Pearson and her assistants; Jamie & Sophie Reid, Ginn & Juliana Hopkins, Jennifer & Steve Kuritz providedscoring on Patience. On the Bay, Robert Rosales, Pinky Greene, Lynn Drury Tom & Suzanne Dobson handled scoring onthe “old” Bay Barge. Jim Morford generously took command, again, of the computer scoring. To the above core groups,over forty volunteers, who all checked in at the race volunteer check-in desk run by Bill and Mary Lou Nicolai, generouslyprovided their support to make the regatta a success.
Taking entries Saturday morning were; Mary and Joe Riddick, Judy Mathias and Bobbie Peterson while CliffMathias was a welcome and familiar face greeting members and guests at the gate.
Judging and protest hearings were taken care of by Chief Judge, Ron Wood and his team of Sue Crockett, SteveKuritz, Margaret Caddle and Lynn Lindquist. George Caddle made sure Patience was ready to go while Kevin Brown andDave Myers had our whalers equipped for racing duty.
ABYC continues to be the center of excellent small-boat racing in southern California. It is the unique combinationof good weather and excellent race management that keeps sailors returning year after year to attend the Holiday Series,in which most of the sailors are members of other clubs. As I was helping take boats out of the water on Sunday, Ioverheard one sailor say to another, “You know, the guy that ran the (ocean course) racing is a multi-hull sailor, and heactually races. The racing is so much better when the PRO actually races.”
Dominic Meo, Regatta Chair
One of my favorite ABYC traditions is the gatheringof the blue blazered white pants wearers earlyeach May for Opening Day. It was great seeing
you all there and if you missed it, you should know by nowthat…ABYC is THE place to BE.
The sun and breeze combined to shine and coolour oasis at the end of the peninsula on Saturday Tres deMayo, our 88th annual. The ABYC staff did a great job withset up and the Club was still glistening from the fantasticparticipation the weekend before during Spring Spruce Up.
The morning saw compelling competition on theCommodore’s Course as the top representatives fromABYC’s Duty fleets duked it out in our club CFJ’s in the“race for the space”. Organized by Fleet Captain StevenSmith, PRO’d by Steve Flam and assisted by a greatband of volunteers it was another success. Honors this year go to skipper Jane McNaboe and crew Paul Anctil from the
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Senior Sabot fleet our newest winners of the Kim Thompson Memorial Club Championship (hey, racing without a leeboard,extra credit points) – congratulations to all of the participants for making it a spirited regatta.
The Etchell’s and Viper fleets tapped the keg and lit the Q to grill the best bratwursts ever - while perched on ourfreshly paved tarmac at the top of the glorious new ramp. It was a central gathering place for visitors to mingle and
celebrate while enjoying the famous hospitality of the host boatsfloating in our newly refreshed basin (splinter free docks!). Specialthanks to S/C Jon Robinson, Bob Bishop and Pat McCormickfor the raft up and Tim Carter and Rich Vaught for cooking andpouring. (Hey Tim, no swimming in the Basin, right?). Tracy Conndid a great job of shooting photos of the entire day, check out hiswork on our website – thanks Tracy!
With steel drum music putting a skip in our steps (thanks to newmember Angie Tabor) we kicked off the ceremony portion at 15:30with Sue Crockett signing the National Anthem, Alan Peoplesleading the Pledge of Allegiance and Don Reiman giving usinspiration. Our Junior Board was active as always, Jr. CommodoreEmily Golison passed out roses to our longest tenured members
and Ryan Schack helped with the flags. After introducing the staff commodoresand their spouses in attendance plus our officers and directors, the mic washanded over to our smiling leader.
Commodore Jennifer Kuritz gave a warm welcoming speech for allattendees and summarized some of the highlights that have occurred at the Cluband on the race course over the past few months with a nod to an action packedsummer ahead. She also introduced all of our hard working staff and their currentleader, acting club manager, S/C Nicole Peoples. Vice Commodore Chuck Claygreeted all of the visiting flag officers and by 15:32 (just over the thirty-minute-rule) the cannon boomed as Port Captains Dave Myers and Kevin Brown raisedour burgee to signify the official opening of our never ending season.
So, pack away your white pants, hang up your blue blazers and comedown to the best Club in the world and enjoy our brand new yard, ramp anddocks this summer – ABYC is fresh, vibrant and we are planing along in a strongbreeze with perfect trim at high speeds!
Jeff Merrill
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Sue Crockett sang our National Anthem andthe crowd joined in.
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brunchmother’s day
On Mother’s Day, most people take their mother out to a typical restaurant with a two hour wait hoping for somethingother than soggy pancakes. But not so for the lucky mothers of Alamitos Bay Yacht Club! Even though it was a sold-put event, guests were quickly escorted to gorgeous tables set with mint green tablecloths and pink pyramid folded
napkins. Mothers were treated to alstromeria and chrysanthemum floral bouquets that served as stunning centerpieces.An array of delectable dishes were artfully displayed that, according to guests, tasted as scrumptious as they
appeared. Diets flew out the window for cherrywood smoked bacon and scalloped potatoes. The chorizo and spinachscramble received rave reviews, as well as, the homemade cranberry apple pies. Chef Rick out-did himself again! Inaddition to indulging in a variety of satisfying dishes, guests were able to sip on Champagne, mimosas, and hibiscuscocktails. Mothers spent a delightful morning enjoying the company of family and friends!
This event was made possible by the dedicated staff and SAC volunteers. Carol Clanton, event coordinator, wouldlike to give a special thanks to the volunteers involved. Sam and Dana Bell, Ron Clanton, and Cindy Heavrin helped serve.Floral arrangements were designed by Kathy Robinson, Sue Mcdannel, and Dana Bell. Ron Clanton, Karen Kuritz, andTed Squilanti oversaw the tablescapes. So next year don’t get stuck waiting for a table in a mediocre restaurant, plan tospend a memorable Mother’s Day at ABYC! !
Carol Clanton
Kathy Robinson photos
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Nirvana and RC fun “Racin’ in the Basin” is set to start Friday, May 30, from Fleet Captain Damon Kunkle. All RC boats are welcome to fun race. Libations are optional. Charge up your batteries and come down for racing and Happy Hour at your club. Racing starts approximately 6:00. Don Shirley
Sabotiers are back in action with 11 boats participating in our May fleet race. The races were run by the professional team of Mark Townsend, Steve and Jennifer Kuritz with help from Don Wilson, Karen Kuritz, and Jerry McNaboe: thank you TEAM! The scores were very close with places
changing multiple times in each race. Tom Newton came out ahead, followed by a tie breaker for second between JerryThompson (2nd) and Paul Anctil (3rd).
Kathy Weishampel was our Memorial Day winner! We are looking forward to Sabot Nationals, twilights and greatSabot Sundays.
Jane McNaboe
Spring Spruce-UpThe club house, boatyard and grounds look great following the yacht basin rebuild and
yard repaving. Adding to the fresh appearance were the many volunteers who showed up totackle the long list of to-do’s on Spring Spruce-Up weekend in April. Lending their toil and sweat to theeffort were members and friends of the ABYC Laser Fleet, in no particular order; Vann Wilson, Pam
Ratzlaff, Jennie McCarthy, Robert Stropky, Rodion Mazin, Bob & Georgene Anderson, Jorge Suarez and his neighborCharise Paluzo. Many thanks to you and the many other volunteers.
2014 Laser North American and U.S. SAILING Singlehanded ChampionshipABYC is hosting some 150 or more Laser, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 racers for the North American Championship
June 12-15. There is a new wrinkle to the championship this year for members of U.S. SAILING, as Women in LaserRadials and Men in full-rig Lasers will also be competing for the U.S. SAILING Singlehanded Championship. FemaleRadial racers will compete for medals and the prestigious Helen Wills Hanley Perpetual Trophy while Men compete formedals and the George O’Day Perpetual Trophy.
Adding the Singlehanded Championship brings additional cachet to an already prestigious International LaserClass and International Sailing Federation (ISAF) 100 Point Event. ABYC members should be proud to host this eventwhich, in addition to attracting sailors from the U.S.A., Canada and Mexico, will host Laser racers from at least an additionaleleven nations.
So things will be a little busy during the week of June 9th, but come on down to see why the Laser Class attractssailors young and old, male and female. Watch for a full report in the next Sou’Wester.
Steven Smith, ABYC Laser Fleet Co-Captain
Memorial Day RegataSince my hands are still wrinkled from the Memorial Day Regatta, I was not able to meet the Sou Wester cut off
time. Look for my report in July! Thanks and sail fast!Jorge Suarez
Jerry McNaboe photo
sou’wester • june 2014 • page 12
Drink of the Month Cindy Heavrin and Kathy Reed
Lemon Drop Martini
2 oz. Vodka*½ oz. Triple Sec
Sugar, Lemon Juice*Ingredients listed in order of importance
Somewhat of a trick question as I didn’t give you all the information you need to determine the outcome of aprotest.
Rule 10 “On Opposite Tacks” and Rule 18.1(a) “When Rule 18 Applies” apply in positions 1 and 2.Rule 13 “While Tacking” applies in position 3.Rule 18.3 “Tacking in the Zone” applies in position 4 and 5.
1. At position 1 and 2 Rule 10 applies and rule 18 does not per rule 18.1(a). After P (Blue) passes head to wind atposition 3 rule 10 no longer applies and rule 18 switches on. Therefore P (Blue) does not break rule 10.
2. Between position 3 and 4 P (Blue) is tacking and is subject to rule 13 in the zone, so rule 18.3 applies. Yellow doesnot have to alter course until after blue completes her tack so Blue has not broken rule 13.
To determine if P (Blue) breaks rule 18.3 you need to know if she causes S (Yellow) to sail above close-hauled at position4 or position 5.
3. It is clear that S (Yellow) has had to change course, but if she goes does not go above close-hauled P (Blue) doesnot break rule 18.3, if she does go above close-hauled P (Blue) breaks rule 18.3.
Good sailingMark Townsend, Race Management
quiz #3answer to racing rules
Start planning now...June 27th to June 29th
...from page 5
Superhero SmashMen’s Day Regatta
June 8thSee attached flyer for details
opening day & raft upm o r e ...Tracy Conn photos
opening day & raft upm o r e ...Tracy Conn photos
Stephanie Gwinn photos
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OPEN HOUSE Saturday, June 21 ~ Noon to 4 p.m. 1/2 Off Initiation Fee ~ Save $500!
7201 E Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA (562) 4349955
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Sailboat Rides! Complimentary Food and Drinks! Free Tours!
Long Beach Race Week
Friday Night Party June 27, 2014
At ABYC is the Place to be
After the first day of racing, come celebrate with a cold beverage and appetizers. Everyone is invited – tie up your
boat, fold up your sails and bring your friends and crew over to ABYC to enjoy low key waterfront hospitality!
Come dance to the music of Flyer and enjoy great food catered by Naples Rib Company a water taxi going between ABYC and
LBYC will be provided.
We support and Thank our Sponsors!
Long Beach Firefighter's Memorial Association will be hosting the
55th Annual 4th of July Fireworks Show (on July 3rd 2014)
at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club!
This years Fireworks will be presented over the water in Alamitos
Bay. More information to come….
ABYC 2013 Catalina Cruise
CAMP ABYC August 15, 16, & 17, 2014
Two Harbors, Catalina
Schedule: Friday August 15: 6:30 PM: Dinner at Doug’s Harbor Reef
Cost: Adults 21 and over $20 everyone else free! Your fee covers west band stand rental, charcoal,
Fire wood, and libations on Encore. .
Call or email Pat McCormick or Yon Carpenter Catalina Cruise co-chairs 562 673 8418
Tables of Four or Six in our own dining area one check per table. Music and Dancing on the patio following dinner
Schedule: Saturday August 16:
Early morning snorkeling with the nurse sharks of Big Fisherman’s Cove with Yon Carpenter 11:00 Frisbee Golf 2 to 4 pm Cocktails with Tom Ramsey aboard Encore 5:30 Appetizer Contest and bring your own everything BBQ at the west band stand Ukulele sing along and camp fire to follow
Please make reservations online or with Sheila in the ABYC office.
Please email or call Pat McCormick if you plan to
attend dinner Friday evening so we can properly warn the Harbor Reef Restaurant of our arrival!
…There’s a hero in all of us…From the creators of Mustache Mayhem comes !
Superhero Smash!Men’s Day Regatta!!
June 8, 2014 at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club!!
Skipper’s Meeting - 1030!Keg Tapped - 1100!
Race Warning - 1125!!All superMEN that are 18+ years old are welcome!!
Attire: Superhero!!$10 Burger Bash, Trophies, and contests after racing!!!
If you need a Sabot, or have questions, contact Amanda Wayne at [email protected]