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SQUEEGEESummer 2013 ★ Sausalito Yacht Club ★ Established 1942

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Squeegee ★ Summer 2013

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Wow! It is hard to believe that it is July already.

We had a terrific Opening Day that was well attended. The weather this year seems to be on our side. We had a sunny after-noon and a clear night for the fireworks on the Fourth of July. And I am sure Cheryl Popp and her great entertainment committee had something to do with that.

We are moving forward with the nor-mal summer cruising and racing season under the watchful leadership of Cruise Chair, Roger Milligan and Race Chair, Bob Braid. Coach Christine Bletzer’s Junior Sailing summer program is in full swing and off to a good start. Tim Shortt organized a splendid Cigar Party with a Sinatra cover band and our own cigar rollers in the bar. A great time was had by all. Thanks Tim.

Dave Borton and his AC34 commit-tee have made wonderful plans for us to experience the America’s Cup races. Now, all they have to do is start the races. Stay tuned, this could be interesting. Speaking of Dave Borton, he won the Rear Commodore’s race in late June (and he wasn’t the only boat racing in his division!) Good job Dave.

Our staff continues to provide us with excellent service and helps make the club feel like a comfortable place for all of us to gather and enjoy each other’s company. It really feels like a club. Thanks to all our members for participating in the activities and helping us be successful.

If you haven’t already done so, take a look at Mercury. Bill Aubrey, our Port Captain, has really given her a make over. She has new bottom paint, new electronics, a relaminated cockpit and a functioning head. She looks great. Thanks Bill.

Speaking of great efforts, Mike Fiske and Mike McKinley have done an out-standing job of bringing our clubhouse up to code and fixing all those things that are necessary but we can’t see.

Let’s enjoy the summer, revel in what- ever the America’s Cup turns out to be, and enjoy each others company.

Semper Fi!

Ross Blanchard, Commodore

Letter from the Commodore

Top: Commodore Ross Blanchard, AKA Mr. Fun, always has a good time. At the Cigar Party, he greets Tommy Tompkins. Above,from left to right: In matching July Fourth T-shirts, Robert Stoeber, Ross Blanchard, Jock Rystrom. Photographs by Gary Ferber

On the cover: Congratulations to Coach Christine and her crew for teaching a rambunctious group of kids the ropes (and lines) in a successful Summer School program.

Photograph by Karin Shakery

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Ship’s StoreGeneral Manager, Dave Martel models America’s Cup clothing, which is now available in the Ship’s Store. Beautiful polo shirts, T-shirts and baseball caps come in a variety of bright colors and members get 15% off. Come down and pick up a summer wardrobe.

German Youth Team Is InThe Germans pulled the money

plug after the death of Andrew

“Bart” Simpson in the Artemis

AC72 crash earlier this month,

citing safety concerns. ACRM

officials said the team was wel-

come if they could come up with

alternative funding, otherwise

there were other teams waiting

in the wings for their spot.

Someone has stepped up

and opened a checkbook,

although it’s not clear who is

footing the bill for the team, now

calling itself “All In Racing.”

Wanted: Host FamiliesWould you like to meet some

fun Hobie racers?

From September 3 to 7, SYC

will be hosting the US Mulithull

Championship, sailed in Hobie

16s. As hosts, we are responsi-

ble for finding housing for key

race officials and course experts

and are looking for a few volun-

teers willing to provide a place

for these officials to stay. They

will not need transportation,

so you do not need to live in

Sausalito.

If you have an extra room,

enjoy meeting new sailors and

want to support the SYC race

efforts, please let us know. We

need to start matching visitors

with places to stay by the end

of July.

For further information or

to offer a room, please contact

Lisa at 415-381-3989 or email:

[email protected]

Member DirectoryBy now you should all have

downloaded the member’s di-

rectory on your desktops, iPads,

phones. If not, you will find it

under “Members” on the SYC

website.

We have noted that there are

missing phone numbers, mis-

spellings and incorrect email

addresses contained in the

directory. Please check your entry

and make sure that we have

the correct information listed

under your name. To make

corrections, notify Tim Prouty at:

membership@sausalitoyacht-

club.org.

If you can’t access the

member files on the SYC web-

site, contact Robert Stoeber

at: communications@sausali-

toyachtclub.org. He can help

you with lost passwords or other

account problems.


GUESS WHO

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America’s Cup – 150 Years in the MakingSausalito Yacht Club had the

pleasure to host the showing of

the film, “America’s Cup – 150

Years in the Making” on June 27.

The moderator of the film was

the late Walter Cronkite. He in-

terviewed many of the America’s

Cup recent greats: Ted Turner,

Dennis Conner, Paul Cayard,

Bill Koch and Larry Ellison.

The film maker, PJ Panzica

was in attendance to introduce

the film and to answer ques-

tions afterwards about various

aspects of the film – and her

sailing experiences. PJ has

excellent racing credentials. She

was the first female captain of

the New York Yacht Club. As

such, she captained the training

boat for Young America in an

America’s Cup campaign.

Her film was sponsored by

Shellback rum. SYC thanks

Shellback for providing the rum

drinks served before and after

the film screening. An audience

of about 60 people enjoyed the

film, the rum tasting and the

interaction with PJ.

Saving a Life By Tim Fewell

I hope you have all noticed that the club has installed an

automatic external defibrillator – AED. If you haven’t, take a

moment to note the location: mounted on the wall opposite the

entrance to the men’s room. Most of the staff know how it

operates, but you should not wait for them. Anyone can use

it and voice commands will guide you.

How do you know if someone is having a heart-related

episode? Be on the alert if a person exhibits any of the

following symptoms:

• Complains of chest discomfort.

• Claims that “an elephant is sitting on my chest.”

• Mentions a squeezing or piercing pain. (Typically this pain

will radiate to the left arm, lower back, shoulder blades,

jaw or teeth.)

• Becomes short of breath

• Changes color and becomes pale, cool and/or sweaty

• Suffers from nausea and vomiting

Any of these signs is a good reason to call 911 and summon the

paramedics. Time is of the essence. The faster the paramedics

arrive, the better the chance of survival.

If the person is conscious and breathing: Keep them

comfortable and constantly monitor their condition for changes.

If the person is unconscious and breathing: To determine

this, tilt their head back and listen for breathing. Also, look for a

rise and fall of the chest. Lower them to the floor, preferably with

their head to one side in case they vomit. Cover and keep them

warm while constantly monitoring their condition to make sure

they are still breathing.

If the person is unconscious and not breathing: Make sure

that someone has called 911. Take the AED out of the cabinet

and push the button. Voice commands will give you instructions.

If the person is, in fact, breathing, the AED will register this and

tell you that the equipment is not needed.

This equipment is not to be feared. It could save the life of a

friend or member of your family.

The cute little girl in the last issue is Anne Teller.

This issue’s challenge is to recognize anoth-er cutie - this time a young boy who had more hair than he does now.


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Coach Christine reports that there is a new crop of sailors on the race team with the 12 kids

that have signed up; most of them are freshmen and sophomores. This is great news and will keep our team growing strong for a number of years.

Christine also said the summer camp sessions have been full with only a few slots open for Session #4, from July 22 to August 2 and Session #5, from August 5 to 16. If you know of anyone interested in these programs, please have them sign up ASAP. They can always go on line and register at Instruction on the club’s website.

Our next fundraiser will be on August 16 at Jazz in the Park where we’ll be serving the food and beverages. Hope you’ll stop by for some great music and delicious BBQ.

Speaking of fundraisers, we are happy to report the Board has approved ten scholarships so far this year, for a total of almost $8,000. We want everyone to know that these young sailors have a wonderful opportunity to learn to sail and race because of the generous support of SYC members and the fundraisers.

At this time, I do not know how much we raised on Thursday, 27 June, from the great film, “America’s Cup 150 Years in the Making” narrated by Walter

Cronkite and directed by P. J. Panzica. We would like to again thank P. J. for bringing this to SYC and providing a special donation to SYSF.

Thank you to everyone who has sup-ported, volunteered and assisted with the Youth Sailing Program. We have a great coach and staff working with the youth sailors.

We are also receiving monthly dona-tions from Dee’s Executive Limousine Service. They are donating ten percent of each ride to SYC. As of our last board meeting, this donation amounted to $400. If you’d like to assist with more donations and have a comfortable ride, please contact Darryl LeDoux, (an SYC member) at: 415. 399.5466 or online at: Deeslimo.com

SYSF REPORT FROM CAROL MART IN

The SYSF makes it possible for young sailors to learn to sail and race.

Top: Sam Gates and Quinn Vangelos represented

Tam High School in the Treasure Island Golden

Bear Regatta. Above: Noah Barrengos, who will

be Captain of next year’s team, and Kenna Kuhn

also competed in the event.

Photographs by Katy Kuhn



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Once again, the cruise-in to San Francisco and the stunning St. Francis Yacht Club was a total

blast. Special thanks to Don and Beth Holden for tirelessly making it happen, also to Roger and Patty Milligan, aka Mr. and Mrs. Cruise. It was truly a classy event with tie and jacket and Sunday best, befitting the occasion.

Ten boats, both power and sail, descended upon the SF Marina. Those arriving on Friday got the full benefit of a three-day weekend in the big city. For-tunately, the harbor entrance has been recently dredged allowing Jim Gabbert’s Defiance to make it’s usual dazzling, grand entrance.

Friday arrivals had a chance to relax at the StFYC, walk Crissy Field, and get ready for the evening’s culinary adventures.

Saturday arrivals - Jack and Sandy Murray on Popstar and Giff and Debby Boyce-Smith on Crescendo - were essen- tially blowin’ in the wind as they navigated through the Master Mariners Regatta of fabulous wooden classic sailboats. A double reef was not enough with 35 knots. They arrived just in time before that wind-switch flipped to gale force. Fortunately, the St.FYC building blocked the wind, protecting our boats.

On Saturday, Jim and Tim hosted an elegant cocktail party on Defiance, their magnificent, newly- remodeled yacht. Wine was flowin’ and gourmet appetizers were goin’. The decibel level was high as folks mingled and held forth. SYC brass was in attendance, including Commodore, Ross Blanchard and Tammy; Vice Commodore, Mike Fiske and Patrice; and Secretary, Larry Moraes and Sharon. A few land cruisers and some new members jumped right in. Jack and Sandy Murray dramatically improved our age demographic by bringing their adult children. It was a nice mix. Ross (with and without the Napoleon hat) and Tammy were their usual warm, welcom-ing and fun selves.

As if a private room with views of the Golden Gate and a dinner of filet mignon were not enough, we had our own SYC

personal sommelier. Larry Moraes provided two magnificent Spanish wines, complete with a history lesson. The red wine was 2010 Juan Gil 18 Mesos Monastrell (ranked amongst the world’s top 100 wines) and the white was 2010 Shaya ‘Habis’ Old Vines Verdejo. The backdrop was magnificent with the sun setting over the Marin Headlands, tiny kite sailors in the dis-tance and giant tankers plowing through swells of whitecaps.

Sunday was a bonus. Brunch at the St. Francis (you gotta try the Hangover Burger) followed by a bike ride to Fisherman’s Wharf. Then came dinner at the North Beach Restaurant - Rich and Elaine Conley’s fave - reached via the very cool Uber Cab. (Yes, there’s an app for them.) Thank you, Tammy.

The few remaining boats cast off early Monday to beat the minus tide only to be immediately diverted toward Alcatraz, as hundreds of swimmers in the Alcatraz Challenge Aquathlon and Swim Meet peppered the water like red polka dots. Never a dull moment on the Bay.

From start to finish, the entire week-end was super uber. Next year, when the wind is blowin’ and the wine flowin’, this girl is goin’!


CRUISE REPORT FROM DEBBY BOYCE-SMITH

Wind Blowin’ and Wine Flowin’

Dressed for dinner, Ross Blanchard, Don Holden,

Roger Milligan, Mike Fiske and Larry Moraes

pose for a memento from the 2013 weekend

cruise to the St. Francis Yacht Club. Photograph

by Debby Boyce-Smith

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Top: July Fourth celebrations were held at the new

America’s Cup Pavilion between piers 27 and 29.

Above: Members aboard Mercury enjoyed a view

of the festivities. Photographs by Dave Borton

AMERICA’S CUP REPORT FROM DAVE BORTON

America’s Cup Competition Opened – Sort Of

The America’s Cup competition opened at the beginning of July. Sort of. There were

introductions, bands, music, Fourth of July celebrations and one boat race.

The Fourth of July saw an opening ceremony at America’s Cup Pavilion. Several club members attended the event. Club member Jay Avis volunteered his services at the Pavilion.

The next day was the boat parade and fleet race/time trial with outings on Defiance, Jim Gabbert’s 85-foot yacht, and on Mercury, SYC’s club boat. Even though the fleet race/time trial was canceled due to high winds, the club attendees had an excellent time. Both boats did bay tours with an up close view of the America’s Cup race venues. Defiance also made a special trip down the estuary past Jack London Square. Thank you Jim Gabbert for making this event possible and helping provide funds for the club’s America’s Cup activities.

On Sunday, July 7, there was the first Louis Vuitton challenger race between Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand. The rule dispute on rudder ele-vators caused Luna Rossa to drop out of the event. But a one-boat-race was still held and club members were involved.

So, while the opening weekend included less racing than was expected, the scene has been set for exciting things to come.

Course Marshals NeededThe Sausalito Yacht Club has made

Triumph available to act as one of the

course marshals for the Louis Vuitton

and America’s Cup races.

Course Marshals patrol an assigned

sector of the perimeter of the race

course and make sure that spectator

boats remain clear. PFD is mandatory;

foulies are strongly advised.

If any SYC member is interested in

working as a Course Marshal, please

contact John Cashman at:

[email protected] or call him at:

415-331-5335.


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BY ANgIE AND ALAN OLSON

Ship Building Returns to SausalitoOur goal is to create the most sustainable working tall ship ever built.


It’s been more than 80 years since the last vessel, the Zaca, rolled off the ways at the Nunes Brothers yard in 1930. And the next one, currently being built by Educational

Tall Ship, is anticipated to launch from the Bay Model in 2015. If you’ve been down by Marinship Park lately, you will have noticed all the activity at Marina Plaza, where the tent has been constructed and the keel will be laid in the next few months.THE INSTIGATORS OF THIS EFFORT

Sausalito Yacht Club member Alan Olson and his wife Angie Lackey Olson, along with other Sausalito residents and sup-porters, founded Educational Tall Ship in 2011.

Alan, a Sausalito waterfront fixture, has been a sailing instructor, a sailor with 100,000 miles under his belt, a boat builder for most of his life and an advocate of getting youth out on the water. In 1984, he founded Call of the Sea, a non-profit organization designed to connect people of all ages to the sea and maritime traditions. Call of the Sea currently operates the schooner Seaward, which takes out more than 5,000 youth each year under a variety of programs.

Angie is a racer, a cruiser and a teacher as well. She is also a member of the San Francisco Yacht Club where she chaired their Race Council for three years, has been on the Board for three years and was the Yachtswoman of the Year in 2011. While hold-ing down a day job in the biotechnology industry, she also taught at the Corinthian Yacht Club’s women’s sailing program.HISTORY COMES ALIVE

The inspiration for our tall ship design comes from Matthew Turner, who immigrated to the Bay Area from his home on the shores of Lake Erie in 1850.

Not impressed with the available vessels at that time, he pulled together what he had learned from his father about ship design and building on Lake Erie and his experience with contemporary vessels in the Pacific to build his first ship, the Nautilus, in 1868. Nautilus out-performed all other ships of the time, raising the bar in sailing ship design.

Turner is considered the most prolific builder in history, with 228 vessels built by the end of his career in 1907. His vessels were responsible for the success of many entrepreneurs of his time. Matson Lines began their operations with the Lurlene. Spreckles Sugar had a fleet of Turner’s ships, as did C&H Sugar. His ships moved between San Francisco and Hawaii at record speeds, making 13 round trips in one year, including loading and unloading. Only the largest and fastest modern sailing yachts can hope to beat the eight day and six

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carrying requirements. This places many constraints on the brigantine’s operation that Turner never needed to worry about. Safety requirements dictate the use of watertight bulk-heads with sliding, watertight doors to allow passage between compartments without going on deck. And the regenerative power system serves as a secondary method of steering the vessel (twin screw) in addition to giving us the capability to motor home when the wind dies. (Turner’s clients would have been waiting for the wind to pick up again before continuing on.) Most importantly, the Educational Tall Ship has students and passengers as her cargo whereas Turner’s clients were concerned with commerce and trade.THE CONSTRUCTION

All construction methods, materials, and equipment will be selected with attention to their suitability for design functions, aesthetics, and the environmental impact of producing these ma-terials and equipment as well as what happens at the end of the use cycle. Our goal is to create the most sustainable working tall ship ever built.

We will use locally-sourced and sustainably-harvested Douglas Fir, courtesy of the Conservation Fund, along with Oregon White Oak from SustainableNorthwest Woods. All other components, such as metals, glue, paints and sails, will also be eco-friendly materials.

GET INVOLVED?

Educational Tall Ship is always looking for supporters and volunteers. You can ‘fund-a-frame’ and have your name memo-rialized on a piece of history. In-kind donations of equipment, ship-building tools and electronics are also appreciated. Or, come by and donate some time to shaping the keel, laminating frames or steaming and bending some planks. Visit the project in-person, call Alan at 415-847-0426 or go to www.educationaltallship.org to explore the possibilities.

hour trip from San Francisco to Hawaii by the Lurlene and the nine day trip from Honolulu to SF by the W.G. Irwin.THE DESIGN

Matthew Turner’s legacy is impressive and many of his vessels are worthy of reproduction, but none of his original designs could satisfy all of our mission, so we had Tri-Coastal Marine, Inc. design an all-new vessel.

Turner’s designs are distinguished by a relatively flat sheer, fine entry, straight run and little drag in the keel. The sail plan mimics his traditional brigantine rig right down to the ringtail sail. However, our vessel must comply with USCG passenger-

Opposite page: Seaward

offers different programs

ranging from three-hour day

trips to week-long adventures.

Above: Alan and Angie Olson

pose in front of Tri-Coastal

Marine’s plan for an all-new

vessel. Left: The tent in

Marinship Park where the tall

ship will be built.

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of these is Staff Commodore Lynne Miller, our resident piper. (Rowing is probably how he maintains enough blow to play the bagpipes.) Thanks to a lift from Jerry Tarpin, I followed Lynne one Saturday morning. According to the instrument panel on Jerry’s boat Triumph, Lynne was doing better than five knots.

Says Lynne: “I started rowing three years ago and, after the mandatory ori-entation session, got into a boat and had a short row in the harbor. Excited, yes; nervous, no.

I found a wherry that suited my row-ing style, was on the water more than (Continued on the next page)

Not yet 8am, no traffic, no wind, the water is glassy, but it’s busy at the Open Water Rowing

Center. You don’t need wind to enjoy a trip on the bay on this beautiful, sunny morning.

Shells are coming out of the boat house and are being carried down to the state-of-the-art dock. This is easy, but a two-person job. Not because of the weight (the carbon fiber shells weigh only between 35 to 39 pounds fully rigged) but because they are 21- and 24-foot long. Once in the water, the rowers (more properly called scullers) ease their way on top of the 12-inch wide seat area, then fan out heading in different directions. Some take off towards the calm waters at the top of Richardson Bay; others head for the chop coming through the Golden Gate.

The OWRC does not have a set schedule of practices. Members row their preferred routes on their own schedules, for the distance and time that suits them. They are advised and assisted by staff and coaches. Some store their own boats at the center; others use the Center’s Maas Aero shells being sure to return them to the racks clean and dry.

There are 200 members of the OWRC and several also belong to the SYC. One

BY KARIN SHAKERY

Heels Down, Push Feet, Glide“Rowing is an exhilarating activity and very addictive,” says Lynne Miller


Staff Commodore, Lynne Miller is an enthusiastic

member of the Open Water Rowing Club.

“Rowing is the best exercise you can get sitting

down,” says Lynne. Photographs by Neil Shakery


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ever and developed a new respect for our bay. This was one of the factors that led to the sale of our Hunter 30. Early mornings on the bay with birds, por-poise, dolphins and sometimes whales are magic. Trips under the Golden Gate are an adventure in a small boat and not for the squeamish. My boat is 15 feet long and doing the Ocean Regatta is something I never dreamed I would be doing at 68. My advice is: Try it. Be careful though, you might just get hooked.”

There are two basic types of rowing: sweep rowing and sculling. In sweep rowing, athletes hold one oar with both hands. In sculling, the athletes have two oars, one in each hand. Said Rachel

Jackson after a lesson with Gordon Hamilton: “When coming into the stroke, be patient, slice in forward and wait to feel the pressure of the water on the outside of the blade. Then, heels

down, push feet smoothly into the stroke.” Tom Kowalski, who gave me a tour of the Center says: “I have rowed at a number of clubs on the East and West Coasts but there is nothing like rowing on the San Francisco Bay.”

According to U.S Rowing: “Rowing is one of the few total body exercises. The fact that you are in a seated posit- ion and your joints aren’t pounding on anything while you move is very ben-eficial.” How lucky we are that we can get a workout while enjoying the beauty of the bay rather than performing for people passing by the windows of a health club.

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“I find that I am on the water more

than ever and have developed a new respect for our bay.”

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ENTERTAINMENT

SYC knows how to throw parties and members know how to enjoy them. Gary Ferber’s photographs of the July Fourth celebration prove it.

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It started out as a normal day on the Bay in June, winds out of the west, flood tide, with a forecast of

20-25 knots in the afternoon. We made our way over to the Knox area where we would run the ODCA race for YRA, first gun at 11:55. Tim Prouty was our PRO and skipper, along with three recorders/flag-raisers – Kathie Forte, Roxanne Fairbairn, and me – plus Randy Grenier on gun and Nick Sands as line judge while Jay Hickman ran the mark-set boat.

We got off four starts, sending the larger fleets to Pt. Bonita, then no. 8 to finish while the Santana 22’s went to Yellow Bluff and leeward mark two times before finishing. The maximum average wind speed for the starts was approximately 26 knots. As we were doing the final finishes, our wind alarm, which had been set for 35 knots, started going off consistently, so we reset it for 40 knots. We were joking that setting it higher would likely encourage higher winds.

Turned out not to be a joke. It wasn’t long before we were breaking the 40-knot alarm and hitting 50’s. As we were finishing the final few boats, to our

utter disbelief, the wind indicator started hitting 60 – and stayed there. Because the wind was so strong, the early ebb seemed to have no effect on our bow – the wind kept us pointing into the waves, fortunately. By this time the Bay looked like those photos you see of the Antarctic: wind-whipped waves sending out tall spray laced with rainbows. It was so unexpected and so wild. And I was so happy to be on Mercury and not out racing our Newport 30.

The intrepid boats racing were com-pletely heeled over, even with crew hiked out on the high side. Only a couple of boats retired, one due to damage and one due to “this wind is more than we

RACE COMMITTEE REPORT FROM RAY KUHN gRENIER

Blown Away at 60 Knots

Winds speeds hit astronomical highs for the

running of the ODCA race for YRA. Above, two

of the Santanas fly for the finish. Photograph by

Roxanne Fairbairn

want to race in.” We later heard there was quite a bit of carnage on other parts of the Bay. The J105’s were on the Circle and still got hit pretty hard.

We weighed anchor and headed for shore. One huge gust, which was prob-ably 65-70, knocked us and we did lose a hat but, other than that, we got to port safely. The saying: “All’s well that ends well,” came to mind.


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CRUISE REPORT FROM TEMPLE STUART

And the Rear Commodore Won

This year’s race and cruise was one of the most highly attended we’ve had in years. This is the

only event that brings our racers and cruisers together for a great dinner and evening at the Vallejo Yacht Club. The racers race to Vallejo, the cruisers come up leisurely and many land cruisers make the drive. Maybe next year we’ll have swimmers!

We started the race at 11am, near Knox with a weather mark of Little Harding. After rounding the mark all went hell bent for leather with the incoming tide to the Vallejo Yacht Club. There were three boats in each division, spinnaker and non-spinnaker.

All the racers crossed the start line cleanly. Commodore Ross Blanchard and his wife Tammy with their two little dogs hitched a last-minute ride on Ohana with Steve and Marika Hocking plus their rather large Samoyed dog, Saki. Carl and Elaine Robinette on Quicksilver and Truant owned by Laurie Bolyard were also in the spinnaker pack. The second start (for the non-spinnakers) included Rear Commodore Dave Borton and wife Hanne on French Kiss; Randy and Ray Grenier on La Mer; and Mike Whelden, who hitched a ride with Nick Sands and his buddy Doug Ford, on Escapade.

Cruise Chair Roger Milligan and his wife Patty on Big Easy and Dick and Dede Marsh (with Lee and Ginny Turner on board) cruised their power-boats up the day before. Phil Berry and his family cruised up on their sailboat Sara Ann. Jack and Sandy Murray, along with Jack’s daughter and son in-law Ralph and Popi Heron, came up on Popstar. Lynn and Neil Ransick had a last min-ute mechanical problem and chose to drive. Don and Beth Holden also land cruised. Junior Staff Commodore Jerry Tarpin and his friend Malcolm Cameron got about halfway through San Pablo Bay on Malcolm’s powerboat when a clogging fuel filter caused them to turn back to the Sausalito Yacht Harbor. They jumped in the car and made the drive.

Rear Commodore, Dave Borton (right) and

Randy Grenier (left) came first and second

respectively in the non-spinnaker division of the

race to the Vallejo Yacht Club. They flank Race

Chair, Bob Braid. Photograph by Don Holden

VALLEJOYACHT CLUB

Once the racers were on their way, Race Chair Bob Braid and his gal Kate dropped Penny Hammond and me off at SYC and took Mercury back to her slip. Bob and I both have small cars so Penny and I took the shotgun and the flag and headed off to Vallejo. Bob followed with the box full of score sheets, horns, com-puter and the shotgun shells.

We had to traverse the San Rafael/Richmond bridge at a time when the

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The year is going by so quickly – I can’t believe it’s the middle of summer and it’s been raining

followed by an oppressive heat wave. But we do have our lovely bay air conditioner. Love this place.

As for us, the Auxiliary has been quiet except for installing the red, white, and blue bunting for Memorial Day, Opening Day, and July Fourth. Thank you Peter and company, who are getting pretty efficient with this task. On Memorial Day we collected $85 for the VFW by selling the historic poppies. Thank you to all who contributed.

June 4 was a day devoted to a major cleaning and reorganization of the trophy cases. All contents were removed and the cases completely cleaned and polished. A small group of volunteers proceeded to clean, polish, oil, and identify all the trophies and mementos collected over the years. Pictures were rehung and trophies and miscellaneous items reorganized in the cases. Major historic trophies were photographed by Jim Blakeley and, hope-fully, along with a listing, documentation will be produced and kept in the office for future reference. I want to give a special thank you to Lydia Cameron, Mary Richardson, Steve Boyer, Jim Blakeley, and Karin Shakery for all their help. Please take some time to view the cases – there are some beautiful and interesting things in there.

SYC AUXIL IARY REPORT FROM MARY SHERMAN

Hope you are dazzled by the gleaming trophies in the freshly-polished display cases.


Burgees continue to be donated and mounted in the bar. However, we have now run out of drill holes for the flag sticks except for the ones behind the bar which are reserved for PICYA clubs. Solution?

In April, the Auxiliary was able to gift $2,000 towards the purchase of a new “used” Boston Whaler. This will be used by Coach Christine of the SYSF to follow her many charges around the bay.

After discussion with the race committee, the WSR will not be held this year due to lack of time on the schedule. However, in view of renewed interest, we intend to reschedule the event next year either on the Saturday following Easter or on Mother’s Day. ( Just a suggestion.) Thoughts are to scale back the event, if possible; start and finish in front of the club; and have one clear winner. Music and a barbecue will follow as usual. Women who would like to participate in this race, please let us know so we can get an estimate of the number of partic-ipants. Ideas are welcome as to how to make this a fun and popular event.

We would love to see more of our members – auxiliary and regular – joining us by volunteering for our many projects and events throughout the year. Upcoming is the Bloody Mary Bar and Halloween and Christmas children’s parties. And they always need help in the Ship’s Store. Please contact me at: [email protected]

Sonoma Raceway was having one of their biggest races of the year and traffic virtually closed highway 37. Penny and I made it in time to catch Ohana crossing the finish line but Bob and Kate were still somewhere behind us. So there we were - with a shotgun but no Bob or Kate, nor score sheets nor shotgun shells. Luckily, Roger Milligan had an extra horn on his boat. We had to use the din-ner reservation list I had made for VYC to score the fist couple of boats. Bob and Kate finally arrived and later that afternoon presented Steve and Marika with their shotgun shell.

Laurie Boyard and her crew of eight on board Truant corrected out and took first place in the spinnaker division. Dave Borton with Hanne on French Kiss took first place in the non-spinnaker division.

We had 45 members and guests for a great dinner, which was put on by the volunteers at the Vallejo Yacht Club. We shared the evening with members of the Pittsburg Yacht Club as well as members of VYC. A great evening was had by all and it was a true tribute to our Rear Commodore Dave Borton.

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Moving into the summer season is always exciting here at the SYC. We, of course, are eagerly awaiting the America’s Cup, the premier sailing

event in the world taking place right here in our front yard. The AC34 Organizing Committee has had its challenges, but I am sure that all the details will be worked out. Watch the email blasts for any and all upcoming events here at SYC.

Looking further ahead in the summer, we will be featuring special promotional days for the America’s Cup races starting with the Challenger series, the Louis Vuitton Cup in August. The club will be outfitted with extra-large screen TVs for your viewing pleasure; we will also feature great food and drink spe-cials. The final race for the Cup will be in September and we will make your club perfect for watching everything right here.

For those who would like a more “on the water” experience, go to the SYC website to check availability of tickets for the races and sign up for boat trips on board the club boat, Mercury or to express your interest in going out on a member’s boat.

Continue to watch the calendar on the website to stay current with the exciting events planned all summer long and feel free to contact me at any time with suggestions, comments or to just say hello.

Here’s to a great 2013 at our Club – The Greatest Little Club on the Bay.

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Sausalito Yacht ClubPO Box 267, Sausalito, CA 94966. Telephone: (415) 332.7400

FLAG OFFICERS & CHAIRSRoss Blanchard, Commodore [email protected]

Mike Fiske, Vice Commodore [email protected]

Dave Borton, Rear Commodore [email protected]

Jerry Tarpin, Jr. Staff Commodore [email protected]

Jim Merrill, Treasurer [email protected]

Larry Moraes, Secretary [email protected]

Bill Aubrey, Port Captain [email protected]

Michael McKinley, House Chair [email protected]

Tim Prouty, Membership Chair [email protected]

Cheryl Popp, Entertainment Chair [email protected]

Bob Braid, Race Chair [email protected]

Robert Stoeber, Communications Chair [email protected]

Roger Milligan, Cruise Chair [email protected]

Jock Rystrom, Sailing Instruction Chair [email protected]

SQUEEGEEKarin Shakery, Editor [email protected]

Jim Blakeley, Advertising Manager [email protected]

Karen Berndt, Designer

STAFFDave Martel, General Manager [email protected]

Jeri Kirihara, Office Manager [email protected]

Ernest Morgan, Bar Manager [email protected]

Matthew Calkins, Dining Room Supervisor [email protected]

Christine Bletzer, Coach [email protected]

Office HoursMonday to Friday: 8am – 4pm

Bar HoursMonday: Closed

Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday: 5pm – 9 pm

Thursday: 5pm – 10pm

Friday: Noon – Midnight

Saturday: Noon – 11pm

Sunday: 10am – 9pm

Galley HoursMonday: Closed

Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday: Closed

Thursday: 6pm – 8pm

Friday: Lunch Noon – 3pm

Dinner 6pm – 10pm

Saturday: Lunch Noon – 3pm

Bar Menu 3pm – 6pm

Dinner 6pm – 9pm

Sunday: Brunch 10am – 3pm

Bar Menu 3pm – 5pm

Dinner Menu 6pm – 8pm

For reservations, send an e-mail to reser-

[email protected] with the

subject line “Reservations” or phone (415)

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EXECUTIVE BOARD

John O’Connell

Dan Rheiner

Bryan Lawton

Ross Blanchard

Mike Fiske

Dave Borton

Larry Moraes

Jim Merrill

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Mary Richardson, Chair

Andy Eggler

Jim Gabbert

Mike Magruder

Jerry Tarpin

SYS FOUNDATION COMMITTEE

Peter Schoen, President

Carol Martin, Vice President

Jock Rystrom, Secretary

Todd Gates, Treasurer

Don Beaton, Member

Alex DiChiara, Member

Randy Grenier, Member

Mary Richardson, Member

AUXILIARY

Mary Sherman, President [email protected]

Jim Douglas, Vice President

Gail Ward, Treasurer

Leslie Hail, Secretary

Mary Richardson, Past President

Kay Dunnigan, Director at Large (Entertainment)

Peter Thorne, Director at Large (Membership)

Marti Connolly, Director at Large

Anne LeDoux, Director at Large


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