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The Telltale KING HARBOR YACHT CLUB • REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Latitude 33o 51’ 4.8” N Longitude 118o 23’ 53.5” W
DECEMBER 2017
COMMODORE’S CORNER Kari Keidser, Commodore
I have to admit I am sad that my year as Commodore is almost over. It has truly been an honor and a privilege to serve the members of this club. I have had so much fun, and I have learned over the past few years how much time and effort go into the operation of this club. While our paid staff is simply amaz-ing, it is our volunteers who put together the budget, plan the social parties and decorate for them, plan Opening Day, publish our Telltale, organize and exe-cute our races, plan our cruises, maintain our building and docks, and plan for our future. It is an amazing network of member vol-unteers. It is this unselfish giving of time and energy that makes our club so special and forms bonds of friendship that last years, and in some cases, generations.
This is YOUR Club and it is your involvement that keeps it of the members, by the members, and for the members. This will re-main a member-driven club as long as the members – YOU – get and stay involved. Come to General meetings. Our Board of Di-rector meetings are also open to the members; the agendas are posted on the bulletin board downstairs a week prior to the meet-ing so you know what topics will be up for discussion. Come to the meetings and give the Board your input on business matters. This is how you can stay connected and even get involved in the leadership of the Club.
Start with joining a fleet or two (or more). It is a fantastic way to meet other members and start getting involved by helping out with fleet events. Maybe you become a fleet officer or even skip-
per. Maybe you offer to join the social committee or help out on another committee (there are plenty). Then, at some point, maybe you decide to become a Director and take on the role of deciding important business and policy issues. This is an important role since the Club is not only a place where we boat and socialize, but it is also a million dollar per year corporation. Then maybe, just maybe, you decide that you want to really jump in and become a Flag Officer. There are jobs for everyone, big and small; so, what-ever your interest or time availability, there is something for you.
Since this is my last article, I want to take a moment to thank all of the people who give of their time and effort to make KHYC such a wonderful place to be. It has a “home” type feeling because of the wonderful people whom I am lucky to be able to call friends. All of you, whether heavily involved in volunteering or simply spending your money at the bar, contribute to the Club and add to the diversity that makes it such a wonderful place. That is what makes it more than just a place. And, of course, a truly spe-cial thank you to those of you who have helped me through the last three years. THANK YOU.
www.khyc.org
Commodore’s BallCommodore’s BallCommodore’s Ball
Saturday Saturday Saturday ••• January 20, 2018January 20, 2018January 20, 2018
5:00 PM5:00 PM5:00 PM
THE REEFTHE REEFTHE REEF ON THE WATERON THE WATERON THE WATER
880 Harbor Scenic Drive/Long Beach
$110/person • Black Tie Optional
Please R.S.V.P. to the KHYC office
Entrée choices: -Prime Rib
-Macadamia Nut Mahi
-Pasta Primavera At the November General meeting (L to R) Steve Rasak, John Alden and Dick Whilden, all members of the Marina Interface and Long Range Planning committees, presented conceptual drawings and other information about future KHYC possibilities. Photo by Linda Marland
GOOD ADVICE Kelly McMartin, Vice Commodore
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
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THE TELLTALE
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DECEMBER 2017 USPS #122-130 Volume 59 Number 12 Circulation: 675
It’s December and the holidays are upon us. There are many wonderful holiday festivities planned. The Christmas Regatta is Saturday, Dec 2nd. Come out and enjoy a fun day on the water, and don’t forget your Santa hat. The club is hosting the King Harbor Boat Parade on Dec 9th. Sign up to participate and/or enjoy an evening watching brightly decorated boats and SUP’s on the water. There will be dinner, auction, trophies and music by DJ Skeeter after the parade. Sun-day, Dec 17th is the Club Holiday Party. A musi-cal choral group will be providing entertainment with a variety of holiday songs. And the various fleets will be hosting their own holiday parties this month. Finally, we have the club’s New Year’s Eve Party. If you enjoyed the music at this year’s Commodore’s Ball, we will have the same band rocking in the New Year. Look for more information in the weekly club email blast.
Dave Barrette’s Friday night concert at the club in November was an outstanding evening of live music. The club was packed; members young and old were singing, dancing and wiping away a tear or two. Thank you to Dave for an
enchanted evening of great music. Also, Thank you to Kathy Davidson for her awesome job as our Social Chair this year; it was great to see so many members at the club throughout the year enjoying many fun evenings of music and enter-tainment.
We celebrated another year of sailboat rac-ing with the Race Awards Party on Nov 12th. Trophies were awarded for the Spinnaker Series, His & Hers Series, Around the Point Series, En-senada Race, Cal 20 races and Twilights. Con-gratulations to the skippers and their crews who received trophies. Racing would not happen at the club without a host of volunteers. Thank you to Race Chair Dorian Harris and her committee who helped with the race sign-ins, scoring, tro-phies, and running Race Committee. I do not want to forget anyone, so my gratitude to all of the race committee/team for their commitment to our sailing program. If you are interested in helping with Race Committee, the next Race Management meeting is Thursday, Dec 7th.
Our membership continues to be close to the maximum allowed number of 500 regular mem-bers. I am tremendously thankful for the many hours spent by Membership Chair Kathy Frank, and her assistant April Pitcairn, meeting and vetting new members. I enjoyed the opportunity to meet many prospective members as part of the process. Our viability as a club depends upon a strong and active membership base.
In this, my final article as your Vice Com-modore, I would like to express my gratitude to the Staff Commodores for their wisdom and ad-vice; to my chairpersons for their commitment to the club; and to the multitude of volunteers who consider KHYC a second home. It has been an honor to serve as your Vice Commodore, and I am looking forward to serving as your Commo-dore next year. Please join me and my family at the Commodore’s Ball Saturday, January 20th for the changing of the guard.
See you around the club.
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New: Thomas Clark - R Mike & Fran Papworth - D Dae Choi - R Charlie & Carrie Flint - D Alex Akstens - Jr James Flint - Jr
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Regular/Dual…….....488* (*Includes Senior……....52) Flag…………………....14 Junior Flag…...…..…...13
Junior……………....….26 Honorary………….…..15 Non-Resident………...108
Photo by Ron Grassl
KHYC CHRISTMAS KHYC CHRISTMAS KHYC CHRISTMAS
PARTY!PARTY!PARTY! Sunday, December 17Sunday, December 17Sunday, December 17ththth
6:00 to 9:00 P.M.6:00 to 9:00 P.M.6:00 to 9:00 P.M.
Open to all members Open to all members Open to all members
and it’s FREE!and it’s FREE!and it’s FREE!
Heavy AppetizersHeavy AppetizersHeavy Appetizers
Featuring the music ofFeaturing the music ofFeaturing the music of
L.A. SL.A. SL.A. SOUTHOUTHOUTH TTTOWNSOWNSOWNS
SSSHOWHOWHOW CCCHORUSHORUSHORUS!!!
VIEW FROM THE REAR Greg Ronkainen, Rear Commodore
2017 LEADERSHIP FLAG OFFICERS COMMODORE: Kari Keidser [email protected] VICE COMMODORE: Kelly McMartin [email protected] REAR COMMODORE: Greg Ronkainen [email protected] JR. STAFF COMMODORE: Bob Duncan
[email protected] JUDGE ADVOCATE: Ana Schmidt [email protected]
FLEET CAPTAIN: Gail Keswater [email protected] PORT CAPTAIN: Ron Schmid [email protected] TREASURER: Lynnette Vavrek [email protected] SECRETARY: Janine Thompson [email protected]
DIRECTORS Steve Rasak [email protected] Dick Whilden [email protected] Norm Thorn [email protected] Ian Bardin [email protected] Denny Browne [email protected] Vicki Callahan Porter [email protected] S/C Jerry Martin [email protected]
DOCKMASTER Ron Schmid………...310-376-7533 [email protected] GARDEN CHAIR D’Nan Dean………...310-714-6701 [email protected] HOUSE CHAIR Holly Hunter…..….....310-529-2909 [email protected] MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Kathy Frank………...214-675-9014 [email protected] MERCHANDISE CHAIR Tracey McMartin……310-962-0227 [email protected] SOCIAL CHAIR Kathy Davidson…….903-926-4633 [email protected]
Hurray! The carpet has finally been installed after several years of talking about it. Thanks to House Chair Holly Hunter for pushing forward and get-ting it done. Shortly after that, the outside upper decks were repaired and resurfaced. The upstairs men’s room minor re-model was completed awhile ago, so the upper deck has had some major improvements for all members to enjoy. The lower men’s room refur-bishment and the patio heater are next on the list.
On the port side, Port Captain Ron and his team have been refurbishing the marks & getting repairs made to dollies to move around the docks when they are hauled out. This is done in prepa-ration for taking the docks out Sunday, Decem-ber 10 at 8am. We need all the usual suspects to help that morning. Donuts and coffee to start, with lunch for all the volunteers. If you have never come down to help, now is your opportu-nity to pitch in and learn. We are an equal oppor-tunity free labor employer! Alert! If you have a boat, trailer, dinghy or junk in the west yard, it must be removed before December 10 to make room for the docks. Anything left will be hauled away. And, yes, I will get my stuff out, too.
In my continuing education series, I would like to address the KHYC Policy 6.4 A
1. Docks and moorings are on a first come, first served basis. However the use of the docks must not conflict with a Club activity or Fleet use. Maximum duration of dock use is seven nights every 30 days, unless an extension is ap-proved by the Dock Master or Port Captain.
4. KHYC members should be courteous of visiting vessels and dock appropriately. All members using the docks overnight shall fly the Club burgee and register in the yacht log book.
So, let’s keep tight lines and sail/power forward.
MEETINGS GENERAL MEETINGS: third Friday at 7:30 PM. BOARD MEETINGS: Monday after the General meeting at 7:00 PM. Open to all club members.
THE GALLEY
LUNCH: Friday from 11:30 to 2:00 P.M.
BREAKFAST & LUNCH: Saturday from 8:30 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Sunday from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
DINNER: Every Thursday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Three entrées are offered. Weekly entrée choices are posted at the club and included in the weekly e-mails.
BAR MENU SERVICE: Wednesdays & Fridays 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.
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Photo by Jack Kovats
Linda Marland (holding the flowers) was named the 2017 KHYC Woman of the Year for her many contributions to the club over many years! She is joined by some of the past recipients of this award. CONGRATULATIONS, LINDA! Photo by Greg Vavrek
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 Go to KHYC for donuts &
coffee @ 8:00 am
Help remove the docks!
Enjoy a free lunch
Return home, rest, and
take ibuprofen as needed
2017 HOLIDAY BOAT PARADE!
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FLEET CONTACTS
KHYC FLEET CAPTAIN Gail Keswater………...310-489-0583 [email protected] CAL 20 FLEET Chris Morris……….…..310-909-3762 [email protected] CATALINA CRUISING FLEET Greg Vavrek…………..310-951-3741 [email protected] DINGHY FLEET Keith Hemstreet…......424-634-1288 [email protected] EMERITUS FLEET Jack Kovats…….….….310-544-2401 [email protected] FAMILY FLEET Matt Bartley…………...310-428-2748 [email protected] FIRST MATES April Pitcairn…….....…310-721-1758 [email protected] FISHING FLEET Eric Herold………....…310-920-4352 [email protected] Darrell ‘Smitty’ Smith…...310-877-1249
HANDICAP RACING Dorian Harris………....310-259-1040 [email protected]
CHRF: Fred Cottrell……....310-938-3322
MULTIHULL FLEET Steve Fechner…….....310-872-4053 [email protected] Mark Hansen…[email protected]
NIGHT WATCH FLEET S/C Norie Martin…….310-968-4426 [email protected] PADDLE FLEET Chris Schmidt………...310-918-2731 [email protected] POWER BOAT FLEET Ian Bardin…….…….....310-897-9088
[email protected] RADIO FLEET RonGrassl……….....…310-991-1552 [email protected] SPINNAKER ONE-DESIGN Len Abbeduto…..…....310-750-7102 [email protected] WOMEN’S RACE FLEET Jen Hylander………....310-503-4405 [email protected]
KING HARBOR YOUTH FOUNDATION
DIRECTOR: Madeleine Poiesz.....424-287-7245 [email protected] PRESIDENT: Jim Murrell…..............310-717-0775 [email protected]
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The KHYC Radio Fleet teamed up with Sea Scout Ship 618 to participate in the Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) event in October at the club. Photos by Ron Grassl
SEA SCOUTS SHIP 618 THE RADIO FLEET
2017 HOLIDAY BOAT PARADE!
O.D. ASSIGNMENTS
DECEMBER Sat. Dec 02……….Todd Springer Sun. Dec 03………...Dean Spittle Sat. Dec 09…………April Pitcairn Sun. Dec 10………..Joel Sprague Sat. Dec 16……...….Don Souther Sun. Dec 17……...…April Pitcairn Sat. Dec 23……Henry Steinkamp Sun. Dec 24…...CLUB CLOSED! Sat. Dec 30………Wade Stevens Sun. Dec 31…………..Tim Taylor
JANUARY 2018 Sat. Jan 06………….....Kerry Stitt Sun. Jan 07………....Ivan Stonich Sat. Jan 13…………...Tom Storer Sun. Jan 14………...Chris Storms Sat. Jan 20….Michael Stotesbury Sun. Jan 21……..Kiko Suzukawa Sat. Jan 27………..Craig Tallman Sun. Jan 28……E.“Ski” Tarnosky
At the November meet-ing, the First Mates enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving feast, complete with turkey and pumpkin pie, thanks to Fabian and the galley staff. The pretty autumnal table decorations were provided by Judy Dezelan and her crew. Note the proximity of wine bottles to the cornucopia in the photo...!
If all goes as planned, by the time you read this the First Mates and friends will have deco-rated the club for the holidays. Tracy Noble stepped up to organize the workers into decorat-ing teams—thanks, Tracy! And you might notice some new decorations around the club, as Carol Shaw donated a bunch—thanks, Carol!
The First Mates will be conspicuously ab-sent on the first Wednesday in December, as that is our daylong trip to the Riverside Mission Inn. We will tour the Inn, dine at the Old Spaghetti Factory, and then return to the Inn for a night-time tour to see the millions of lights!
You will likely see a number of First Mates helping with Boat Parade duties since they are multi-talented and always up for serving the club and its events! This is a fun parade and party!
We have elected Christina Jesperson as our 2018 Skipper. She and her team of officers and helpers will be officially installed at a January luncheon. That is the one time per year where we dine on the upper deck...with tablecloths!
Thanks to all who helped us decorate. Now we welcome your help in taking down most of the club’s Christmas decorations on Wednesday, December 27th! See you then!
We wish you a happy, safe holiday season and a prosperous 2018!
O.D. CHAIR Jerry Vellutini…..310-542-1068 [email protected]
NOTE: the updated O.D. list* is also available at www.khyc.org under MEMBER INFORMATION. *‘Refresh’ your browser page to ensure you see the latest list, as it is frequently updated.
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Remembering 2017
FIRST MATES Linda Marland
We would like you to join in the 26th An-nual King Harbor Boat and Paddle Craft Pa-rade on Saturday Dec 9th. Sign up your SUP’s, paddle craft, or boats. We have really cool take- home trophies for participating boats this year, if I do say so myself. (Just a hint – there’s a surf-board involved.)
There are nine different categories in which the boats will be judged, so you have nine differ-ent opportunities to take home a really fun tro-phy. Our theme is a ‘CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS’. Still need some ideas for decorating your boat? There’s ‘Surfing Santa’, ‘Rudolph the Surfing Reindeer’, or ‘I’m dreaming of a Beach Christ-mas’. Boaters: Sign up and decorate your boat, attend the skipper’s meeting, participate in the parade and your boat will be entered into a drawing for a spot at the dock immediately after the parade. That means you can join the party right after the parade—no going back to your dock, putting your boat away and trying to get to the club before the party ends. The drawing will take place at the Skipper’s meeting on Dec 6th at 7 pm. A reminder this year: Dock reservations are required for the night of the Boat Parade - contact Tracey McMartin at [email protected]. Boat Parade registration forms are available in the office. More information is also available at KHYC.org or waterfronteducation.org.
You still have a chance to win a ride on the Grand Marshall Boat, the DISAPPEARANCE, with the Grand Marshall on the night of the parade. We are selling Opportunity Drawing tickets for a chance for two couples to ride on the DISAP-PEARANCE. Tickets will be drawn on December 2nd, and winners will be notified that weekend.
You can also just come down and enjoy a fun evening at the club. Watch the parade from the patio or clubhouse. After the parade, join us upstairs for a Chinese Auction (a.k.a. “bucket raffle”), trophy presentation and music by DJ Skeeter. The club will be serving dinner: Ham-burgers, Chili, Clam Chowder, Chocolate Chip cookies and Brownies for $15.00 per adult and $10.00 per child <10.
While the King Harbor Boat Parade is a wonderful community event, the club is not open to the public. Club members are requested to wear their name tags. Reservations for guests (6 guests per membership) are required. Guests will have to check in and receive a wristband before entering the clubhouse. Please contact the club office to make reservations.
Happy & Safe Holidays to all! Tracey McMartin [email protected]
& Denise Harkins [email protected] King Harbor Boat Parade Co-Chairpersons
CLUB UN-DECORATING Wednesday, December 27th
9:00 AM Please help us remove the Christmas
decorations from the club as we prepare for the New Year’s Eve party!
All help is appreciated! FREE LUNCH FOR HELPERSFREE LUNCH FOR HELPERSFREE LUNCH FOR HELPERS!!!
HIS ‘N HER RACES Photo by Linda Marland
WINNERS’ CIRCLE
RACE CALENDAR DECEMBER Sat.12/02………….…..Christmas Regatta
Sun.12/03……………….CHRF Race #11
Sat.12/09…………...Holiday Boat Parade
2018
JANUARY
Sat.01/27…………..BLT Regatta (RBYC)
FEBRUARY Sat.02/03………...Stoney Special/Spin 1
Sat.02/10.John Walti Memorial (RBYC)*
Sat.02/10…..SCYA Midwinter/O.D. (CYC)
Sat.02/10....SCYA Midwinter/Opti (DRYC)
Sun.02/11….SCYA Midwinter/O.D. (CYC)
Sun.02/11...SCYA Midwinter/Opti (DRYC)
Sat.02/17….…SCYA Midwinter (SMWYC)
Sun.02/18…...SCYA Midwinter (SMWYC)
MARCH
Sat.03/24…..……..Trans Harbor/Spin 2*
APRIL Sat.04/07…….........Hine Regatta (RBYC) Thurs.04/12……......Twilight Races begin Sat.04/21……….......…She Devil Regatta Tues.04/24……....Horizon Series (RBYC)
MAY Sat.05/05………...Ken Hoover Mem./Opti Sun.05/06………..Ken Hoover Mem./Opti Sat.05/12…......Malibu & Return/Spin 3*
JUNE Sat.06/02………...Plastic Classic (PRYC) Wed.06/06………..Dinghy Twilights begin
*Denotes ASMBYC High Point
RACE CHAIR Dorian Harris…...310-259-1040 [email protected] NOTE: Race Calendar info is also available at www.khyc.org
The second race in the His ‘n Her series was originally scheduled for October 22nd. The boats showed up and went out to race, but there was NO
wind and it was really hot! So the sweltering race committee dutifully postponed the race for awhile and waited for the wind to pick up...but it never did, so the race was cancelled and the boats motored (or were towed) back to the club.
The third race was scheduled for the follow-ing Sunday, and it was a beautiful sailing day! The race committee had TWO races, with the first one being the official #2 race in the series and the second was #3. The winners were:
HIS ‘N HER #2 PHRF-A 1st Liz Hjorth/SCOOTER 2nd Don Souther/NO WAY! PHRF-B 1st Burr Hope/DÉJÀ VU 2nd David Smith/ANNIE 3rd Kyle Collins/FLY AWAY
HIS ‘N HER #3 PHRF-A 1st Liz Hjorth/SCOOTER 2nd Don Souther/NO WAY! PHRF-B 1st Burr Hope/DÉJÀ VU 2nd Jerry Vellutini/SECOND WIND 3rd Len Abbeduto/PAU HANA ———————————————————
HIS ‘N HER SERIES / OVERALL PHRF-A 1st Liz Hjorth/SCOOTER 2nd Don Souther/NO WAY! 3rd Charlie Bielecki/USA54 PHRF-B 1st Burr Hope/DÉJÀ VU 2nd David Smith/ANNIE 3rd Jerry Vellutini/SECOND WIND 4th Len Abbeduto/PAU HANA 5th Kyle Collins/FLY AWAY
Congratulations to the Skippers & Crews!
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2017 ASMBYC HIGH POINT SERIES FINAL SCORES
KHYC, with 27 boats competing, had the highest cumulative score of ALL the clubs! Our top three finishers/overall ranking:
Don Souther/NO WAY! 5th Mike Devine/MEIMI II 8th Steve Davis/SHERIDAN MAE 10th
Congratulations to the Skippers & Crews!
For more detailed info, go to http://www.asmbyc.org/highpoint/
JOHN PARKER MEMORIAL RACE
RBYC • October 21st
Trophy winners were:
PHRF-A 1st A.Castillon & B.Folkman/HOT RUM
PHRF-B 1st Don Souther/NO WAY! 2nd Udo Kolter/VELOCIRAPTOR Congratulations to the Skippers & Crews!
INDIVIDUAL RECALL by the race committee/His ‘n Her race (X flag raised).
Photo by David Doeh
PHOTO (left to right): PHRF-B winners S/C Burr & Francie Hope, David Smith, Len Abbeduto, Erin Joni, Jerry Vellutini and Lynn Dee Johnson.
ATTENTION ALL RACERS: In addition to the 2017 scores, the ASMBYC 2018 Highpoint Series calendar is also posted on their website (at left).
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RACES AND RACE-RELATED
WINNERS’ CIRCLE
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This is what Race Committee duty looks like for the Sunday CHRF Races...not a bad gig! (Front to back) Dean Obray, Allen Curtis, and S/C Dick Reinhardt. Photo by Kathy Smith
CHRF RACE #10 November 12th
Eleven Boats/Four Female Skippers
1st Overall AND 1st Woman-at-the-Helm: Nancy Roe/TKO 2nd Overall: Lucien Hall/ COEUR DE LION 3rd Overall: Don Souther/ NO WAY! 4th Overall: Steve Davis/ SHERIDAN MAE
Congratulations to the Skippers & Crews!
TURKEY SHOOT RBYC • November 11th
PHRF-A 1st Castillon & B.Folkman/HOT RUM 2nd Bob Cole/PRIORITIES PHRF-B 1st Julie Coll/SAILS COLL 2nd Don Souther/NO WAY!
Congratulations to the Skippers & Crews!
BERGER/STEIN SERIES-FINAL For the second year in a row, Steve & Kathleen Davis/SHERIDAN MAE placed FIRST in the Stein Series out of 30
boats! Congratulations to the Davis’ and their crew!
The Race Management education class in November was well attended. The next class is scheduled for Thursday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m. Photo by Evelyn Polizzi Photo by David Doeh
RIGHT: Liz Hjorth and crew on SCOOTER as they turned around after the last His ‘n Her Race and headed home to Marina del Rey. SCOOTER aced all three races in PHRF-A!
The committee boat can be seen(right rear) as it was anchored in the harbor where they finished the boats for these races.
As for the banner-toting plane flying overhead, well, there might be some trickery involving the editorial staff... you decide.
Glen Griley & Nancy Roe with Fred Cottrell
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NEXT CHRF RACE: Sunday, December 3rd
PARKER ENDURO RACE • PARKER, AZ S/C Rod Zapf and his son Eric won FIRST place in Division 2 in this rough 4-hour race involving two pit stops and driver changes. All 32 boats started from the beach at the same time! R/C Greg Ronkainen also competed….
Congratulations to Rod & Eric!
CATALINA CRUISING FLEET Greg Vavrek Photos by Evelyn Polizzi
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Our November meeting was a celebration of Thanksgiving, complete with a turkey (roasted to perfection by Rosie Vullo) and a honey-baked ham (generously provided by S/C Jerry Martin), and the folks lined up! Many friends and family members joined us for the sumptuous pot luck feast. Everyone kept to the theme, too, and brought dishes from their own family holiday traditions.
During the “Who Am I?” segment, we learned that Francie Hope once had a private pilot’s license and used to ride a motor-cycle to work; Nancy Taugner lived in Kodiak, Alaska for a cou-ple of years; and Eagle Sams has circled the globe TEN times!
We voted in the 2018 NWF officers, and we elected Denise Thorn as our fearless skipper for next year! Denise retired from Honda this year, and we just knew she wanted more work to do to fill her ‘empty days’! Ha! Denise and her team will be officially installed in early January.
As has become our annual tradition, our December 5th meet-ing will involve collecting Christmas gifts for teenagers. Julie Moore has been involved in Cheer for Children for many years, and she says the teenagers are often the forgotten ones when it comes to gift donations; the NWF is working to change that by bringing gifts geared towards teens (all kinds of gift cards, movie tix, etc.)
Then it was time for the 50/50 drawing. S/C Jerry Martin kindly donated a honey-baked ham for the raffle, so we had TWO ticket drawings...and S/C Jim Murrell won them both! Jim now knows that the NWF rules dictate that he must SELL the raffle tickets at our next meeting! Join us on December 5th to see that!
A group of Catalina Cruising Fleet members descended upon Long Beach Yacht Club one weekend in November, some by land and some by sea.
Rosie & Joe Vullo were the first to arrive Friday on their pow-erboat, STORM, and the rest of the group trickled in over the next twelve hours. Patrick Shuss & Vicky Becker, along with passen-gers S/C Burr & Francie Hope and Rae Ann Evenstad, arrived on Saturday aboard their catamaran, BAD CAT. Greg and Lynn Vavrek came by land, as their employment got in the way of their sailing plans (tsk!), but they were able to bunk aboard BAD CAT. Marty & S/C Lisa Falk arrived aboard ÜBER and…oh wait! They arrived via Uber and were able to move aboard STORM for the weekend. Tom & Evelyn Polizzi were the last to arrive on ZIPHORA, having sailed by a Mexican Tall Ship en route to LBYC.
When the group was fully assembled, they did what ALL yacht club people do---they went to the bar for a long lunch! Then they boat hopped for a while and finally ended up having dinner in the LBYC library, allegedly because of the large size of the group,
but perhaps the staff just wanted them out of sight…. The thirteen of them managed to polish off four bottles of wine that evening!
A wedding reception was in progress in another part of the club, so they were able to enjoy the sounds of SQUEEZE BOX (remember them?) from the upper deck after dinner.
At one point some of the fleet met up with LBYC General Manager Brett Coad (remember him?), who told them that the club is planning a remodeling project and is currently negotiating with the city.
The group split up Sunday morning, with some leaving early. ZIPHORA developed a fuel leak, which was repaired by Tom, Burr and Patrick, so the Polizzis could safely make it home to Redondo Beach---so nice to have people with many years of boating experi-ence at the ready, eh?! BAD CAT lingered behind in Long Beach for awhile to watch some match racing.
All in all, a great trip! Please feel free to join us for our monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 7pm. All are welcome, regardless of boat status.
NIGHT WATCH FLEET Kathy Smith
KING HARBOR YOUTH FOUNDATION Gail Keswater
In October we sent sailors to the Opti Goblin Regatta at Santa Barbara Yacht Club. In the Green Fleet, Owen Pepper placed 3rd out of 38 boats, and Gabe Hasen placed 16th. All racers did a great job! Thanks to Coaches Kyle Collins and Abby Feather-stone for leading the team (photo at right).
November was a very busy month. First up was a So Cal FJ Regatta at Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. In the Gold Fleet, with 33 teams, Micky
Munns and Alex Shapiro (RUHS) finished in 10th place. In the Silver Fleet, Emma Tallman and Peyton Lieser (South/Torrance) fin-ished in 1st place out of 20 teams; Michael Fineman and Jasmine Christensen(RUHS) finished 2nd; Ben Ross and Jesse Christensen (MCHS) finished 10th; Audrey Gneiser and Alex Akstens (RUHS) finished 11th; and
Joaquin O’Keefe and Izabella Ayers (RUHS) finished 16th. Then our Opti team travelled up to Ventura for the 2nd Car-
rie Series Regatta. In the Champ Fleet of 53 boats, Scotty Hem-street finished 25th, while Kenny Keidser finished 51st. Our Green Fleet sailors competed in a fleet of 35 boats: Gabe Hasen fin-ished in 10th; Alex Beggs 16th; Myles Bartley 26th; Nick Beggs 28th; and Palmer Mays 29th. Great job by our Opti team! Thanks to Coaches Kyle Collins and Evan Hibbard for leading the team at this regatta.
Finally our FJ teams travelled down to New-port Harbor Yacht Club for the final PCISA event of the year, the Anteater Regatta. In the Silver Fleet, the RHP Team took home the 5th place trophy (Cade Morris, Drea Keswater, Lawry Braslow, & Wynslow Wilmot). The RUHS Team finished in
23rd place (Michael Fineman, Joaquin O’Keefe, Louis Swafford, Lucas Sussman, & Jasmine Christensen). In the Gold Fleet, South High/Torrance finished in 13th place (Sean Tallman, Emma Tallman, Dane Gramstrup, Luke Pond, & Peyton Lieser), while RUHS finished 22nd (Micky Munns, Alex Shapiro, Taft Buckley, & Sofia Thomas). Thank you to our coaches, Abby Featherstone and Annie Schmidt, for leading our sailors at this event.
On behalf of the KHYF, I would like to thank all of you for your continuous support. Happy Holidays to all!
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Emma & Peyton took 1st in Silver Fleet!
RHP Team / L to R: Wynslow Wilmot, Drea Keswater, Cade Morris, & Lawry Braslow. L to R: Kenny Keidser, Palmer Mays,
Gabe Hasen, Owen Pepper, Coach Abby, Nick Beggs, Coach Kyle Collins, and Alex Beggs at SBYC.
BOOK CLUB Rafael Fernández
In November we reviewed “Democracy in Chains” by Nancy Mac-Lean, an award-winning historian who wrote a deep history of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America.
It covers a largely unknown backstory of a seven-decades-long political agenda and strategy, pinned to the expressed belief that freedom can survive only if the rule of the majority ends. “It is not easy to un-cover the inner workings of an essentially secretive political establishment,” wrote the reviewer of Jane Mayer’s “Dark Money”, in THE NEW YORK TIMES. But in “Democracy in Chains”, Nancy MacLean does what no one else has been able to do, parting a curtain on the radical right’s mo-ment of creation.
Billionaires didn’t create this move-ment, the South did; and until we under-stand that today’s right was forged in the crucible of Brown vs. Board of Education and that its thinkers trace their ideas back to John C. Calhoun’s defense of extreme property rights, we will not see that the
hyper-partisan politics of today is only one element of a multi-pronged stealth plan to free corporations by permanently disarming democracy. The so-called ‘intellectual vi-sionary’, who came to the ruling elite’s aid, was no one’s fool—to the contrary. James M. Buchanan, a son of the South educated at the University of Chicago, won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Economic Science. The bil-lionaire Charles Koch and his allied politi-cal donors, encouraged by that kind of thinking, have built a vast apparatus to im-pose on 21st century America, a version of the ‘liberty’ stamped by Calhoun and his admirers in the South. That is why today we are supposed to accept that:
1. Corporations are people. 2. Money is speech ($). 3. Sending USA companies to
other countries to harvest their cheap labor and create jobs in their countries is good for the USA.
4. And people’s education should be privatized.
Do you see where this is going? We already have an arguably negative example today of what can happen when one of those rules is applied: Anybody with a ‘$peech Advantage’ can get elected Presi-dent of the USA!
In DECEMBER we will review “Before the Wind” by Jim Lynch.“This is a funny, and big-hearted novel.”
In JANUARY we plan to review “Origin” by Dan Brown. “Robert Langdon attends the unveiling of a discovery that will change the face of science forever.”
In FEBRUARY we plan to review “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams. “Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway...” DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY
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Ian Bardin had to wrestle a sizable spider or two as he helped decorate for the Halloween party. (Ian won the match…eventually!) Photo by Kathy Smith
SAVE THE DATE! COOK-YOUR-OWN STEAK DINNER
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23rd • 7PM
SPONSORED BY THE POWER BOAT FLEET
The PBF will provide all the food—you just have to cook your own steak! (Chicken may be substituted upon request)
$10/person for PBF members $20/person for non-PBF members PBF dues are $10, so you might as well just officially join the fleet!
Please reserve your spot with Hal Davidson at:
Pay at the door with cash or check.
The KHYF is offering Adult Sailing Lessons on the Martin 242s. Class schedules and individual pace are flexible. Info available at www.khyf.org under ADULT SAILING. Open to everyone!
Contact Madeleine Poiesz, Sailing Administrator, at [email protected] / (424) 287-7245 or Jeff Chambers at [email protected].
NNNEWEWEW YYYEAREAREAR’’’SSS EEEVEVEVE PPPARTYARTYARTY!!! Ring in the New YearRing in the New YearRing in the New Year
At KHYC With Friends!At KHYC With Friends!At KHYC With Friends! Sunday Sunday Sunday ••• December 31December 31December 31ststst, 2017, 2017, 2017
7:30 PM to 1:00 AM7:30 PM to 1:00 AM7:30 PM to 1:00 AM
Great Food!Great Food!Great Food!
Champagne toasts at Champagne toasts at Champagne toasts at Midnight EST & Midnight EST & Midnight EST &
Midnight PSTMidnight PSTMidnight PST
$15/person $15/person $15/person ••• RSVP to the KHYC OfficeRSVP to the KHYC OfficeRSVP to the KHYC Office
Music byMusic byMusic by
The Scott Whyte The Scott Whyte The Scott Whyte BandBandBand
SANTA CLAUSSANTA CLAUSSANTA CLAUS
IS COMING IS COMING IS COMING
TO KHYC!TO KHYC!TO KHYC! Sunday, December 10Sunday, December 10Sunday, December 10
1:001:001:00---3:00 PM3:00 PM3:00 PM
All youngsters are invited to join in All youngsters are invited to join in All youngsters are invited to join in some Christmas fun at the club! some Christmas fun at the club! some Christmas fun at the club!
1:00 Cookie Decorating1:00 Cookie Decorating1:00 Cookie Decorating 2:00 Puppet Show 2:00 Puppet Show 2:00 Puppet Show
Followed by a Visit From Santa!Followed by a Visit From Santa!Followed by a Visit From Santa! FFFREEREEREE for our young members! for our young members! for our young members! No reservations are neededNo reservations are neededNo reservations are needed
Hosted by the Family & Dinghy FleetsHosted by the Family & Dinghy FleetsHosted by the Family & Dinghy Fleets
MONTHLY WINE SAMPLINGMONTHLY WINE SAMPLINGMONTHLY WINE SAMPLING Wednesday, December 20Wednesday, December 20Wednesday, December 20
ththth 6:30 to 7:306:30 to 7:306:30 to 7:30
$7/person$7/person$7/person Includes wine and cheese & crackersIncludes wine and cheese & crackersIncludes wine and cheese & crackers
CHRISTMAS SING ALONG
WITH FRANCIE HOPE! Friday, December 1st @ 5:30 pm
Gather around the piano and sing
along with other members while
Francie tickles the ivories! Fun!
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More calendar information is available at www.khyc.org and in the weekly club e-mail messages. THE TELLTALE is posted on the website prior to the first of every month.
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Christmas
Decorating
at KHYC 9am
FM luncheon/ Mtg. 12 noon
DECEMBERDECEMBERDECEMBER Lunch 11:30-2pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm
SING-ALONG w/Francie 5:30pm
CATALINA CRUISING FLEET party 7pm
Galley 8:30am-2pm Breakfast/Lunch CHRISTMAS REGATTA
Private Party 6-10pm/Upper Deck
Galley 9:00am-2pm Breakfast/Lunch CHRF Race #11
Hot Dog & Martini Monday FISHING FLEET 6:30pm
RADIO FLEET 6:30pm
Private Meeting Conf. Room 6-8pm
NIGHT WATCH FLEET 7pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm
FIRST MATES’ Bus Trip
Dinner 6-8pm
EMERITUS FLEET-Noon Parade SUP skippers mtg. 7pm Race Management class 7:30pm
Lunch 11:30-2pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm
Private Party 11-3pm/Upper Deck KHYF party 6:30pm WOMEN’S RACE FLEET 6:30pm
Galley 8:30am-2pm Breakfast/Lunch
HOLIDAY HOLIDAY HOLIDAY
BOAT BOAT BOAT
PARADE!PARADE!PARADE!
4:30 Galley 9:00am-2pm Breakfast/Lunch
Kids’ Christmas
party 1-3pm
CAL 20 party 6pm
Hot Dog & Martini Monday Wine Group 6:30pm
Private Meeting Conf. Room 6-8pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm
Mexican Train 1-5pm Private Party 9-2pm/Lower Deck
Dinner 6-8pm EMERITUS FLEET-Noon
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Lunch 11:30-2pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm
NO GENERAL MEETING
Fishing Fleet party 6pm
Galley 8:30am-2pm Breakfast/Lunch
SEA SCOUTS 11am Power Boat Fleet party
Galley 9:00am-2pm Breakfast/Lunch
KHYC Christmas Party! 6-9pm
Hot Dog & Martini Monday
No KHYC BoD meeting
Private Meeting Conf. Room 6-8pm
USCGA Meeting 7pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm Wine Sampling 6:30
Mexican Train 1-5pm Sea Scouts BoD 7pm
Dinner 6-8pm EMERITUS FLEET-Noon
Lunch 11:30-2pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm
Galley 8:30am-2pm Breakfast/Lunch
CLUB CLOSED! Christmas Eve!Christmas Eve!Christmas Eve!
CLUB CLOSED! Private Meeting Conf. Room 6-8pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm
Mexican Train 1-5pm DECORATION TAKE-DOWN
AT KHYC! 9:00am
Dinner 6-8pm EMERITUS FLEET-Noon
Lunch 11:30-2pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm Galley 8:30am-2pm Breakfast/Lunch
GAME NIGHT! 7pm
Galley 9:00am-2pm Breakfast/Lunch New Year’s Eve Party! 7:30pm
JANUARYJANUARYJANUARY HAPPY 2018!HAPPY 2018!HAPPY 2018!
COMMODORE’S BRUNCH 9am-12pm
CLUB CLOSES AT NOON!
Private Meeting Conf. Room 6-8pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm
Mexican Train 1-5pm
Dinner 6-8pm EMERITUS FLEET-11:30
Lunch 11:30-2pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm
Galley 8:30am-2pm Breakfast/Lunch NIGHT WATCH FLEET INSTALLATION 6pm
Galley 9:00am-2pm Breakfast/Lunch
KHYC BoD Orientation 3pm
Hot Dog & Martini Monday Fishing Fleet 6:30pm KHYF Board 6:30pm KHYC BoD meeting #1 7pm
Private Meeting Conf. Room 6-8pm
CATALINA CRUISING FLEET 7pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm
FIRST MATES’ INSTALLATION 11:30am Flag Officers’ meeting 6pm
Dinner 6-8pm EMERITUS FLEET-11:30
Lunch 11:30-2pm
Bar Menu 6-8pm WOMEN’S RACE FLEET 6:30pm
Galley 8:30am-2pm Breakfast/Lunch
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RB CoC Mixer 5:30-7:30pm
Parade Skippers mtg. 7pm BOOK CLUB 7:30pm