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Ukulele Lessons ............................... January 6, 20Membership Meeting ............................ January 16Club ABYC ........................................... January 23Racing Rules Seminar ......................... February 6Rat Pack/Casino Party ......................... February 7Ukulele Lessons ............................. February 3, 17Membership Meeting .......................... February 20Midwinter Regatta ......................... February 21-22Full ABYC Calendar

January 2015 Official Publication of

Alamitos Bay Yacht ClubVolume 88 • Number 1

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Manager’s Corner ............................................. 2Commodore’s Comments.................................. 2Vice Verses ....................................................... 3Rear View ....................................................... 4-5Fleet Captain’s Log ........................................... 5Racing Rules Quiz .................................... 6 & 12Junior Sailing .................................................. 7-8Membership Report ........................................... 8Hails from the Fleets ........................................11

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ABYC lights up the night

Naples Boat Parade Small boat THEME trophy winnerCall us “Old School” but you can have just as much fun building a

float as running a regatta.An army of elves gathered on Saturday December 13th and the weeks

prior to create the ABYCentry for the annualNaples Boat Parade.We reached far afield topoach hidden talent inthe ranks of the ABYCf a m i l y … c a l l i n gShanghai…Benny, areyou there? Bigpersonalities emergedwith equally grand ideasand by the time weflexed our creativemuscles to the limit, wepushed the bay bargeaway from the dock atABYC transformed into a13ft high LA Light

with a glowing half-moon as our entry. As there was a height limitationfor the small boat parade, the design had to allow the lighthouse tocollapse upon its self to 8ft.

With a mere 2” to spare, we told skipper Latham that if hecouldn’t make it under the 2nd Street bridge, he would have to backtrackall the way around to the canals the back way. But, he eeked underthe lowest bridge, heads down, breath held and away they went.Cheers arose from an adoring crowd watching from the canals.

Thanks to all for making ABYC special...in no particularorder...Benny and Jan Schwegler, Chuck Clay, Latham Bell, KathyWeisample, Jeff McDermaid, Barbara Rustigian, Chuck and NitaHardin, Jim Loeffler, Mark Townsend, Chris, Lynda and Brett Peoples,Ed Spotsky, Bob and Terry Bishop and Don Shirley. Dan Bates and his family and our very own Rick Rose and his familyrode on the float during the parade.

We have already had suggestions for next year’s entry.....gosh I wonder if Pete Melvin can make the bay barge foil?Robin Townsend

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Hello everyone. We, the employees at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club want to wish you a Happy New Year. We want to thank all the members for their generosity this year, it is very much appreciated and we will continue serving you and going the extra mile for our members,

“because we care” and you are an extension of our family from one generation to another.We are so sorry to hear the loss of our past Commodore Jerry Thompson. Jerry was loved

by our staff and also by all members of the club. Jerry will be missed at the Club and we send ourprayers to the family.

We are almost at the end of the year and ABYC had a great 2014. We are looking foranother great year in 2015 with many regattas on the way, and many other social functions.

We hired a cook from the Long Beach Culinary School, who is very proud to be a part ofour team and will take care of Galley making excellent breakfast, lunch, and food for special occasion under my guidance.Let’s welcome Higinio.

We are working on a brand new menu for the Galley beginning the New Year. Our new menu will include freshingredients for breakfast, lunch, customized menus for regattas and special occasions. We are looking forward to seeing allthe members and their friends and family in 2015 for a new exciting sailing year and great food at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club.

Thank you!Andre Fournier

As your Commodore it is never easy to deliver news of the passing of a fellow member, especially a Staff Commodore. My memories of Jerry came about 15 or so years ago while sailing against Jerry and Neil Baker in the Cal 20. Boy what an awesome pair they

were sailing LOLO, then to later witness Jerry racing the sabot in the bay making it look so easyand seamless, while he sailed around me and the entire fleet absolutely kicking our butt! I feelso fortunate to not only compete against Jerry but to be his friend. There are going to becountless precious stories about Jerry that will surface, and I want to hear them all. He had anamazing life, full of passion for what we all cherish, which is being with friends and family on thewater messing around on boats. Sail on JT!

I asked Staff Commodore Jeff Merrill if he would add a few words to my column about the passing of JerryThompson, here is what Jeff sent me:

“We are all sad with the recent loss of Jerry Thompson. A true original, “JT” was one of the good guys who cut histeeth sailing sabots on Alamitos Bay and went on to sail Snipes all over the world where he befriended countless sailorsand influenced several generations – always flying the ABYC burgee. Jerry was the longest tenured staff commodore atABYC and was an active volunteer and sailor right to the end. From a personal view point, Jerry was like a second fatherto my brother Scott and me growing up at the Club, there are a lot of stories that we can tell and most of you reading thiscan probably tell a few of your own (some best left unsaid as there are unknown statutes and, well, things were different inthe ‘70’s). //:0) A huge smile (whether under the famous mustache or not) and very bright eyes, Jerry was “cool” beforemost of us knew what cool was. An Icon, a legend, a good friend and an incredible sailor – someone who was alwayssharing ideas and helping other sailors - it will be hard to drive down the peninsula and not think about his impact. Wewere all lucky to have him in our lives for so long and time ultimately gives each of us a chance to cross the finish line singlehandedly… in Jerry’s case I’m sure he was in first place and at least one leg ahead of the rest of the fleet.”

Chuck Clay

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The ABYC staff would like to thank all the members who contributed to the Staff Christmas Fund. It is greatlyappreciated and makes our Christmas brighter. We would also like to thank the Officers and Directors for a greatyear and look forward to an even better 2015. ABYC is the place to be!

We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday and the coming year filled with PROSPERITY,GOOD HEALTH & HAPPINESS!

A heartfelt THANK YOUABYC Staff


2014/15OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Commodore Chuck [email protected]

Vice Commodore Latham [email protected]

Rear Commodore Steve [email protected]

Fleet Captain Kevin [email protected]

Secretary Jeff [email protected]

Jr. Staff Commodore Jennifer [email protected]

DirectorsJunior Program Yon Carpenter

[email protected] Cindy Heavrin

[email protected] Tim Carter

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Judge Advocate Tom Ramsey

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Happy happy holidays to all! Not much has happened scene Turkey Day except, the wonderful Club Christmas Party, Many Fleet Christmas Parties and the Naples Boat Parade (which for the second year in

a row ABYC won the award for the best use of the theme)! All these great thing happen with thesupport and planning of many volunteers – thank you to all of those that put your time intomaking this season spectacular!

I have had some people question the need to place the bases on their sawhorses or keepthe yellow doughnut under their front trailer wheels. Last week I walked the yard looking forboats out of place or in place that should notbe in the yard. Please remember that if you

have a boat in the yard it MUST have a office assigned sticker on it andit needs to be in the correct spot. Boats found without stickers will beimpounded and charged a penalty as well as a daily storage fee! But Idigress (sugar has taken its toll), I notice trailers with flat tires, boatswith no doughnut under the front wheel and boats that looked more likebird baths following the rains. But the most disturbing thing I found wasdamage to the new blacktop! Please take a look at the photo, that wastaken in the first row of dinghies!

Please remember ALL sawhorses must have the spreaderbases in place by February 1st or sooner, or they will be upgraded foryou at a steep price -

I hope every member of ABYC and their families will have hada good holiday –

Latham Bell


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Your ABYC Social Advisory Committee (SAC) welcomes all ABYC members to help with or actas Chairperson for future social events.

SAC meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. on thesecond deck of the clubhouse and all interested ABYC members are welcome to attend!

If you have an idea for a new or existing event, we would love to hear from you!Here are just a few events and ways you can participate in future ABYC social events,

such as; Las Vegas Casino Night, Marcharitaville Party, Easter Brunch, Holiday Regatta after-race parties, Mother’s Day Brunch, General Membership Meetings, Membership Open House,Commodore’s Installation Gala, Halloween Party, Turkey Day Regatta Dinner, Christmas Tree

Decoration and Party· Event Promotion: Flyers, Telephone calls, e-mail messages, etc.· Greeting and Sign-in Desk.· Selling Dinner & Drink Tickets.· Food Serving.· Decorations: Table Settings, Napkin Folding, Centerpieces, etc.

Please come to a meeting or contact any of these SAC Co-Chairladies, or Rear Commodore and let us knowhow and when you want to participate:

Kathy Robinson: [email protected] (714) 292-2963Sue McDannel: [email protected] (562) 431-9907Lori Vanskyhock: [email protected] (562) 505-9991Steven Smith: [email protected] (310) 849-9779We look forward to seeing you at our next SAC meeting Wednesday January 7th.

Upcoming Events· January General Membership Meeting

Friday January 16th

The Senior Sabot and Keelboat Fleets host this meeting which will feature a presentation about sailing events forthe 2015 Special Olympics which will be hosted by ABYC & LBYC July 24th through August 2nd. The talk willdescribe ABYC participation in event and what is required to pre-screen volunteers in order to participate.The Special Olympics presentation will be preceded by an Enchilada and Taco Bar, Salad and Dessert beginningat 6:30 p.m. Dinner is $12.00 in advance or at the door.

· Club ABYC and Birthday PartyFriday January 23rd

Pat McCormick has added a birthday celebration for his friend Lynn to this month’s Club ABYC and by doing so,has sponsored the popular band, Flyer to provide entertainment for all members and guests this evening. Andreand crew will once again serve up their scrumptious Pasta Bar for $12.00, so all ingredients are set for a funevening for everyone at ABYC.

· Las Vegas Night at ABYCSaturday February 7th

Be dressed to the nines and join the crowd for games of chance, cocktails, gourmet cuisine and the sounds ofsmooth jazz this February evening.

· February General Membership MeetingFriday February 20th

Please plan to join your ABYC Laser Fleet hosts for our monthly meeting, dinner and a presentation aboutSAILORS FOR THE SEA http://sailorsforthesea.org/ .Speaking this evening will be Miss D’amy Steward, ABYC Junior member and SAILORS FOR THE SEA WestCoast Ambassador. D’amy’s presentation promises to enlighten sailors young and mature, so mark the date andmake your reservations early!The Bar will open at 5:30 p.m. followed by a Gourmet Pizza Bar, Caesar Salad & Biscotti Dessert dinner at 6:30p.m. Dinner is $15.00 in advance or at the door. Make your reservations at: http://www.abyc.org/event.cfm?id=2652 or call the ABYC office (562) 434-9955.

US Sailing® MEMBER VALUE PARTNER Program Update

Currently 87 ABYC members are US Sailing members, while 41 are MVP members. We are now up to $185.00 in MVPProgram credits we can apply to just about any program, service or product available at US Sailing.


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Please remember when you join US Sailing or renew your membership through the ABYC MEMBER VALUE PARTNERProgram:You receive a discounted US Sailing membership

· $20 for youths (20% discount)

· $50 for individuals (17% discount)

· $75 for families (17% discount)

AND

ABYC receives US Sailing credits for each member who participates.We can use these credits to:

· Train sailing program instructors, race officials and racing coaches.

· Send ABYC members to signature US Sailing events, including the Sailing Leadership Forum, seminars andcourses.

· Acquire U.S. Sailing paraphernalia and materials for ABYC regattas, programs or events.

To join the ABYC/US Sailing MVP Program, pick up an MVP Brochure/Entry Form on the counter outside theABYC office or go to the website: http://www.ussailing.org/

Steven Smith

Fellow Sailors –Tis the season to visit with family and friends, go to parties, shop, eat, drink and do justabout everything other than race a sailboat. Well I guess we need to spend a few weeks

each year with someone other than our crew and fellow ABYC members. This is the time wherewe try to show everyone that we really do have a good “work/life-balance”. But Do Not Despair!We only have to wait until two days after Christmas this year to go get the gift we really want!That’s right the Boxing Day Regatta falls on Saturday, the 27th this year. This is a fun and somewhatirreverent event. Per the NOR, “All boats, especially those that float, with a Portsmouth yardstick”,

are invited. “For boats not having a Portsmouth yardstick one will be invented.” If you are not sure that you will becompetitive, check out the picture from therace last year. I don’t think this boat won butthey are obviously having a good time!

Now that I have totally lost myaudience I want to move onto a more serioussubject. If you remember, my last articlefocused on our fleet of whalers and all thework that is being done to keep them inshape. To help shift the whaler campaigninto even higher gear we are planning awhaler maintenance day, on Saturday,January 24th. If you feel like getting dirty andsweaty with a bunch of old guys, pleasecome down and join the fun. You show upwith work clothes and we will supplyeverything else you need, including FREEBEER! What? Please contact Chuck Hardin,Dave Crockett Sr., or Kevin Brown if you canhelp.

On a final note, next month I will have some additional really good news about the whalers! Stay tuned for thatupdate which will hopefully include pictures.

Kevin

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quiz #9racing rules

quiz #10racing rules

Hitting the finish markWhilst finishing Blue hits the swimstep of the race committee boat.

Blue takes a penalty above the finish lineand dips below the finish line andrefinishes.

Yellow protests Blue for not sailingcompletely to the course side of the linebefore taking her penalty.

How should the race committeerecord the finishes? How should theprotest committee rule?

Check In While checking in at the Race Committee boat prior to the

warning signal the Cardinal coloredboat hits the swim step of the RaceCommittee boat causing damage tothe swim step.

What rules has the Cardinalcolored boat broken?

Answers on page 12


(junior sailing)the bay clogger

HOT OFF THE PRESS!!!Our Spring schedule is officially up on the website! There are plenty of dates onthe calendar for each fleet so be sure to mark them all down. Something new

this coming season is the addition of 29er clinics. These will be geared towards thoseinterested in the boat with the intention to race. The morning program is aimed atthose with less than one year of 29er race experience and the afternoon session willbe open to those currently racing in the Hamlin Series. All morning session sailorsare welcome to hang out in the coach boat for the afternoon session to watch andlearn from those already sailing the boats. Class size is limited

Friday Sailing will begin in March when the time changes. These afterschool sessions are open to everyone! it doesn’t matter what boat you sail, comeout a goof off for the afternoon. For more information on all our Junior Sailing activities, check out our website atwww.abycjrprogram.com.

Have you noticed a large number of teenagers running around ABYC twice a week? That’s because we have 30high school sailors practicing hard for their upcoming events. On behalf of the teams, I would like to say thank you tothose who helped get new masts for our fleet of FJs. Our boats look absolutely gorgeous and are performing at the topof the fleet. Thank you!

See you all on the waterAllie

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Thank you to all of the juniors whohelped with the club’s Christmasparty in December. We had

crafters, food servers and elves whohelped Santa with the gift giving. Specialthanks to all who donated toys to theJunior Board’s Toy Drive to benefit theMiller’s Children’s Hospital. For othercommunity service the juniors are joininglocal community organizer Justin Ruddwith his monthly beach clean ups on the3rd Saturday of each month. Please joinus for only an hour on January 17th at10am at Granada launch ramp. Justinprovides all the supplies. It’s a great timeto help our beaches, meet new peopleand earn service hours. Bring yourfriends too! The juniors would love tohelp your scout troop earn a sailing orocean-related badge so please contacta junior board member if you would like to schedule your group.

On the social front, the junior board is planning a Junior Night Out for early February. We hope to host a few ofthese this year. Our first one will be rock climbing at Hangar 18 Indoor Climbing Gym in Signal Hill. Look for details in Allie’semails. The juniors host the April general meeting and we are looking for family-friendly speaker ideas, so please let usknow if you have one. Our sail recycling continues. We shipped off a big batch last fall to Sea Bags in Maine and receivedback some really great items, including new tote bags with zipper tops, iPad cases with the ABYC burgee, and dopp kits. Please look for items for sale in the club boutique, at general meetings and other events. If you have a custom bag in mind,please contact [email protected]. As always, you can recycle your old sails, of any size, material and condition (but dryplease), to our sail recycle bin in the junior room. Simply drop them off the next time you are at the club.

Jennifer Golison

Photo by Rob Rice

Son Robert Rice sailing his Sabot to Catalina

July 2009


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The Winter Season Membership drive is in full swing and will continue through the end of March. The initiation fee forRegular members is ½ price. Now is the time to bring your friends and colleagues down to join ABYC!

If Santa brought you a ukulele for Christmas come on down to ABYC on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. TheABYC ukulele club will be meeting in the quarterdeck at 7:00p.m., all experience levels welcome. If you are a beginner,come at 6:30 for a little extra instruction, and then the sing-a-long will be at 7:00. We will also be having a special ukuleleworkshop on January 20, with guest instructor Shirley Orlando from Island Bazaar. Learn from the most experiencedukulele instructor on the west coast for only $10.00!

New applicants approved for posting are: Jahn Rokicki, Regular member sponsored by Yon Carpenter; and MikeShea, Regular Member sponsored by Dan Gilboa.

Congratulations to new members approved at the December board meeting: Regular members Douglas Bothwell,and Edward Hirsch, and congratulations to Zachary Downing who was approved as a Yachting member.

If you have a candidate for membership who 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

perspectivejunior

This past December my skipper Jack Hogan and I spent a lot of time sailing the C420 in the SCYYRA Clinic and at thePerry held at SDYC. Both of these events really helped me to learn a lot about C420 sailing and were lots of fun. TheSCYYRA Clinic was held just down the street from ABYC at the US Sailing Center. It was really awesome to have all

of the best youth sailors from Southern California together to learn go fast tips and to share laughs. The 420s were luckenough to be coached by US Sailing Team member Briana Provancha, Adam Roberts, Kevin Laube, and ABYC’s very ownAllie Blecher. We worked a lot on straight-line boat speed, gybes downwind, and communication. I felt a lot faster after theSCYYRA clinic, and Jack and I were ready for the Perry the following weekend.

Unfortunately we did not perform as well as we wanted to at the Perry, but we learned a lot sailing in San Diego.Because of the extremely light winds forecasted we had an hour tow out to the race course by Coronado. It was extremelydifficult to sail there because of how shifty it was. The 420 fleet is extremely competitive and made it tough to get a goodstart on the line, it didn’t help that the course was extremely short. We were able to get 5 races off on Saturday and then onSunday we were finally able to sail in the ocean. It was even lighter than Saturday probably 5 knots maximum and they werelarge rolly waves left over from Friday’s storm. We got 2 races off and finished top to mid-fleet in both of the races whichwas a good finish to a difficult weekend of sailing. Also congrats to fellow ABYC Junior Riley Gibbs and his crew Kyle Blairwho finished 4th overall at the Perry. I learned a lot about 420 sailing in December and can’t wait to spend more time in the420 learning more about the boat.

Julia Jaynes

party 2014christmas

What better way to end the year than with a great Christmas party? Thedinner exceeded everyone’s expectations thanks to Andre and theABYC staff. The party wouldn’t have been such a success without the

adult volunteers and juniors. I really appreciated all their support.There was so much excitement when Santa entered the room

and children really enjoyed spending time with him! They were given speciallittle gifts and then made their way to the junior room, where they had fun makingcraft projects.

Adults and children alike enjoyed the treats at the candy bar (althoughI think I had more enjoyment setting it up).

Thank you again to everyone for making the party such a warm andinviting experience and as we all well know, ABYC is the place to be!

Lesley Bunting

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Tracy Conn, as always, generously volunteered his time and expertise taking family portraits with Santa. The photos maybe viewed and downloaded at:

Thank you Tracy!


Rich Roberts photoswrap up 2014boxing day

Gibbs brothers start last, finish firstThe hometown Gibbs brothers—Riley, 18, and Sawyer, 16—started last in their 49er skiff but passed all of the other boatsof various types to finish first in Alamitos Bay Yacht Club’s annual

Boxing Day race in brilliant sun but cool light air Saturday.The pursuit race, in which the slowest-rated boats start first

followed at several intervals working up through faster boats, was on theinner bay fronting the club, twice around for about two miles.

There were 59 boatsand many different classes,six of which finished in thetop 10 and nine of whichdidn’t bother to finish at all.The Gibbs’s only error wasstarting a minute earlyahead of their assignedtime.

“We did?” Riley saidwhen informed of the mistake afterward. “I didn’t know we were early.”

No matter. Event chairperson and principal race officer Mark Townsendsaid, “Nobody said anything and I didn’t blow a horn.”

And it hardly affected the outcome. The Gibbs started alone and obviouslyhad the fastest boat, even in the wispy southwesterly that built from 5 to 8knots as the chase proceeded. Their boat handling through many spinnakersets and gibes was flawless.Their last challenger was ABYC veteran Chris Raab, a two-time winner of

this event and several national and international competitions in variousclasses. This time he sailed a Lido 14 and started 25 minutes ahead of theGibbs and had passed everyone else on the second lap when they closedin at the windward mark inthe channel off the bay.“I’m winning!” Raab

shouted hilariously as heapproached the buoy, “I’mwinning!”—knowing it wasonly seconds before the

Gibbs followed him around and breezed by, 20 minutes from their finish fiveminutes ahead.

Riley Gibbs had sailed other boats in several Boxing Day races butsaid, “I’ve never been first. It seems we had the right boat this time.”

Sawyer said it was his first race on a 49er, although he had wonevents in Lido 14 and Cal 20 junior classes this year.

Riley has higher ambitions: an Olympic campaign as crew for ZackDowning that will carry them through a series of qualifying events leading to2016 at Rio de Janeiro.

One thing he knows: it won’t be as easy as Sunday.Rich Roberts, [email protected]

Jon Robinson rocks the ugly sweater and wins thecontest!

Sabots started first and led for a little while

Chris Raab (l.) in his Lido 14 fights off the Gibbs

The last boat t he Gibbspassed was the racecommittee barge

Lido 14s jammed at the start


bellseight

Thomas James Newton III passed peacefully at his home in Sun City PalmDesert, CA on November 8, 2014. He was a long-time yacht club member andavid sailor.

Tom was born in West Pittson, NJ to Jennie and Thomas James Newton II onJune 11, 1925. After graduating from high school in 1943, Tom was inducted into theU.S. Navy and spent two years on a carrier ship in the West Pacific. On Aug. 6, 1950,Tom married Elizabeth Savary and in 1951, they moved to Long Beach, CA where Tombegan working at Douglas Aircraft and then the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for theremainder of his career.

They had two children, Thomas James Newton IV and Nancy Lee Newton.Tommy Jr. spent his free time on the water at Leeway Sailing Center and then AlamitosBay Yacht Club and Tom Sr. soon joined in on the fun. The entire family enjoyed spendingtime down at the club and loved racing their Lido aptly named “Four Figs.” Betty andNancy would volunteer for regatta race committees while Tom Sr. and Tommy Jr. enjoyedfriendly father-son competition.

After 41 years of marriage, Tom’s wife Betty lost her battle with cancer on Oct. 25, 1991. A year later, Tom metSuzie Freeman, and they were married on July 12, 1993.

They spent many years living in Seal Beach where Tom continued sailing Sabot 8988 with ABYC’s Sabotiers,golfing and traveling to dozens of countries around the world. Tom and Suzie moved to Sun City Palm Desert in March2009 where Suzie still resides.

Tom is also survived and greatly missed by his two children, daughter-in-law Marie Newton, son-in-law DaveLeamons and grandchildren Laura Newton, Alex Newton, Alyssa Newton and JaVae Leamons as well as Suzie’s childrenand grandchildren. The family will be hosting a memorial for Tom in Palm Desert on January 10, 2015. For informationabout the memorial, please contact [email protected].

Staff Commodore Jerry Thompson passed away on the afternoon of December 20th. Jerry aka “JT” served as ourcommodore in 1971 while in his early thirties.

Jerry was a lifelong member of ABYC - back from the early days when our club was at the other end of the bay andall sabots were made out of wood. He was a multiple champion innumerous classes who always raced for ABYC (Sabots, Lidos, Cal20s and Snipes, etc.)

Jerry was a world renowned yachtsman, a friendly and familiarface from the Bahamas, to Bermuda and everywhere else there iswind. His sportsmanship and genuine personality has touchedgenerations of sailors.

On behalf of the membership I would like to extend my deepestsympathy to Mandi and the entire Thompson family.

Chuck Clay

The memorial service for Jerry has been set for Friday, January30th, 2015 (an afternoon time of around 2:00 pm will be announcedsoon) at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club. It is a fitting date. Jerry was born1.30.39. Let’s celebrate his birth and his wonderful life.

Club ABYCJanuary 23rdPasta Dinner $12.00The Band - Flyer

Rat Pack PartyCasino NightFebruary 7thSave the Date


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The Fleet to Be In!

Cal 20 sailors enjoyed a busy and festivemonth in December to wrap up the 2014season. Activities included the Fun Run

regatta, the annual Fleet 1 Holiday Party, and theinfamous Boxing Day Regatta.

Long Beach Yacht Club hosted the Fun Runregatta on Dec. 13. This is the one day where Cal 20’s enjoytight tactical racing inside Alamitos Bay. LBYC ran six collegiatestyle races which put an emphasis on good starts and smarttactics. Racing was held under bright blue skies and brisk autumnconditions with nine boats participating. Chris Raab’s summerLido 14 campaign and time racing inside the bay paid bigdividends as he sailed a very consistent series to come in first.Rounding out the top five were Stan Gibbs (2nd), Stu Robertson(3rd), Keith Ives (4th), and Fleet Captain Steve George (5th). It

was great to see Jerry Montgomery out on Heatwave with his regularcrew of Bob Anderson and Dave Kofahl.The following week we held the Cal 20 Holiday Party at Keith Ives

lovely home in Alamitos Heights. Keith along with his girlfriend Tina,his crew Chuck Stevens, and Chuck’s wife Alicia wife hosted a joyousparty with plentiful spirits, live music, and a delicious Italian dinner.Everyone had a great time and enjoyed each other’s company.Five Cal 20’s came out for Boxing Day with Keith Ives and Chuck

Stevens placing first amongst the Cal 20’s and eighth overall. JuniorStaff Commodore Jennifer Kuritz sailing with her husband Steveand her Dad John Ellis came in ninth right behind Rubber Dog. Weappreciate the good work of fellow fleet members Mark and RobinTownsend for organizing the Boxing Day race.On a sad note, we will dearly miss our friend and fellow Cal 20

sailor Jerry Thompson. Our best wishes are with the Thompsonfamily.

Todd Smith.

Todd Smith photos

Boxing Day Race After a one year hiatus due to the yacht basin, docks and dinghy launch ramp refurbishment in 2013, the Boxing Day Race was back with 59 entries. Eight Lasers and one Radial turned out to

race in Alamitos Bay on a bright sunny but cool Saturday. With a reverse handicap starting sequence,the first boats started the race at 12:40 with a Radial start at 1:24 and Lasers at 12:30. In the light air, it was going to be achallenge to sail through a forest of 17 Lidos plus assorted Cal 20’s and Mercury’s that had started before us.

Getting a good start, Alan Peoples and I were leading at the first mark located in the channel adjacent to LongBeach YC, followed closely by ABYC Laser Fleet newcomer, Dean Stanec and Ed Feo. For the next few marks, Alanextended his lead with Ed, Dean and me in hot pursuit. Gradually, Ed skillfully and patiently worked his way through theother classes to catch and pass Alan, never to look back. With the light breeze, tactical encounters with larger boats andthe always tricky and shifty conditions on the Bay, the Laser group was spread out across the race course. Following Ed inorder were; Alan, your author, Dean, Michael Kramer, another Laser Fleet newcomer, Jack Johnson, Mike Corzine fromLBYC, Susan Lanoue, on her Radial and two other fleet newcomers, Hailey and Samantha Thompson. It was amusingto watch Samantha giving Hailey tactical advice standing on the foredeck of their Laser maneuvering for the start.Laser & Radial Clinic and Races January 24th

The ABC Laser Fleet is conducting a clinic and races for all Laser and Radial racers on Saturday January 24th.We plan to start by helping anyone with rigging and set-up tips at 9:00 a.m. along with a chalk talk on tactics, starting, etc.,before starting races on the Bay around noon. We plan to conduct as many short races as practical with a follow up sessionback on shore. There will be a $10.00 entry fee to cover the cost of whaler rental and gas.We hope to see you there!

Steven Smith


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Drink of the MonthThe Concoction

John Gresham

Mount Gay RumOrange Juice

Splash of Grapefruit JuiceOn the Rocks

Rules - 44.2, FinishA boat finishes when any part of her hull, or crew orequipment in normal Position, crosses the finishing line

from the course side. Therefore Blue finishes at position 1 andagain at position 6. Yellow finishes at position 5. Blue does notfinish when she crosses the finish line at position 5 as she doesnot cross the finishing line from the course side.

The Race Committee should record the finish positionsas Blue, Yellow, Blue. Blue would be scored in her secondfinishing position.

Rule 44.2 requires Blue to get well clear of other boatsas soon after the incident as possible, take a One-Turn Penaltyby promptly making one turn in the same direction, each turnincluding one tack and one gybe. By taking the penalty abovethe line she completes One-Turn Penalty promptly. There is no requirement to sail completely to the course side of the linebefore taking her penalty. Blue must sail completely to the course side of the line before finishing, which she does. Bluetakes the penalty in accordance with the rule.

The protest committee should disallow Yellow’s protest.Mark Townsend

Rules - Racing, IRPCASA boat is racing from her preparatory signal until she finishes and clears the finishing line and marks or retires, oruntil the race committee signals a general recall, postponement or abandonment. As the collision occurred before

the warning signal, the Cardinal colored boat is not racing and not governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing. However, sheis required to comply with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (IRPCAS) or government right-of-way rules.

Under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (IRPCAS) the anchored Race CommitteeSignal Boat is a vessel “not under command”. The Cardinal colored boat breaks rule 18 of the IRPCAS, which states “Asailing vessel must give way to a vessel not under command.”

Mark Townsend

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Got Sails?

The Juniors are collecting oldsails to recycle into duffle bagsand other gear. Clean out yourboat and garage! Simply drop offyour old sails in the designatedcollection bin in the junior room.

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January 23, 2015

It's a new year and another reason to celebrate

with friends at ABYC.

The bar will be serving your favorite cocktails,

Pasta Bar dinner will be available for purchase for

$12.00 and you can dance

The night away to the fun and crazy group

We will be also celebrating Lynn Cavallaro's Birthday

Race Social Non-Classified ABYC Events Calendar - February 2015

Mon Tu Wed Th Fri Sat Sun

1 Superbowl Sunday...

2 Club Closed

3 Club Closed

Ukuele Lessons QtrDk 7:00PM-9:00PM

4 High School Practice

5 JAC

6 Racing RulesSeminar 7pm...

High School Practice

Bridge Q Deck

Happy Hour

7 Lido Fleet Clinic

Rat Pack Party!...

8 Sr. Sabot Race &Dinner

9 Club Closed

10 Club Closed


RMC / SAC

12 13 High School Practice

Happy Hour

14 Etchells Fleet Race

15

16 Club Closed

President's Day

17 Club Closed

Ukuele Lessons QtrDk 7:00PM-9:00PM


BOD Meeting


General MembershipMeeting...

21 SCYA MidwintersRegatta...

22 SCYA MidwintersRegatta...

23 Club Closed

24 Club Closed



Happy Hour

28 SCYA E.E. ManningRegatta...

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