Wavelength January 2015 South Beach Yacht Club

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SBYC HISTORY 101

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Ray Hall – Dancing Bear

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Cover photo by Gerard Sheridan

oday’s tutorial will deal with the first application of parliamentary procedure promptly and appropriately exercised by the first SBYC parliament…I mean, Board of Directors. True story.

It was at the membership meeting early in December, 1988, a bunch of us founding fathers and mothers were sitting around the old union hall (our temporary club house).

South Beach YC was just six months old and we were all agreeing on what a heck of a swell job we had done in getting our Yacht Club up and running, with officers, by-laws and all, when some fool jumped up and said “Hey! aren’t we supposed to have another election of officers? You know, like for next year, coming next month.” There was perfect silence in the hall.

Could we do a bona fide election that quick?

Well, I’m no parliamentarian but you never ever, ever saw a more efficient, no-nonsense and bipartisan parliamentary procedure election in your life.

Scott Selover and I were duly appointed “Election Committee.”

With one member monitoring the newly printed Club by-laws, and other members popping up and down in an orderly manner, motions were made, seconded, yea-ed, neyed, announced and recorded like a ballpark “wave” at Candlestick.

I want to tell you that we had Vice Commodore Sue Angus nominated, delegated, elucidated and relegated to her new duties as the second Commodore of South Beach Yacht Club before the clock in the old north church tower struck 1989!

Sue was the only female Commodore in the Bay Area at the time, I believe. Then naturally we went back to complimenting ourselves on a job well done.

The moral to this story is if you want to do something constructive and meaningful, well, you’re in good company. If, however, you want to obstruct, obliterate and obviate then you’re flying the wrong burgee.

Happy New Year South Beach Yacht Club and smooth sailing to all.

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COMMODORE’S COMMENTS

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s I begin my first month as Commodore I feel extremely appreciative of the staff Commodores who have preceded me. It will be difficult to follow their lead. I shall do my best to serve the interests of the Club and the boating community.

I am privileged to have outstanding officers and board members serving with me this year: Milt Smith, Vice Commodore, Gerard Sheridan, Rear Commodore, Roger Ladwig, Treasurer, Kathleen Dunn, Secretary, Lynda Maybruck, Membership, Board Members, Deb Phairis, Tony Amable, John Tennyson, Bruce Mac Diarmid, Paul Janofsky and Lynn Magnet. They are a great team for taking on 2015!

I would be remiss if I did not begin the year by thanking the officers, board committees, volunteers and members and staff for all their efforts this past year. I especially want to thank Staff Commodore Bill Adams.

I’m sure that many of you noticed a “deer in the headlights” expression on my face as I began my first year as Vice Commodore. Bill helped me get through those first challenging months. Thanks to all who stepped up to plan the events and parties during the year; because of them we had a very successful 2014.

December highlighted many holiday activities beginning with the

thanks to Mr. D for all his support.

Chefs John and Danny prepared an excellent four-course menu. High five to Hugh Coppen for commandeering enough bubbly for a complementary Kir Royale for everyone who attended. The highpoint of the

BARRIE WHEELER well attended Lighted Boat Dock Party, organized by Jessica Chase, followed up by Santa by Boat organized by Wendy Hanrahan.

Finally the Winter Ball & Installation of Officers organized by Julie Wicklund and her committee (Karen Thomas, Elissa Rogers, and Karen Wheeler) transformed the Club into a winter wonderland.

The following members and their spouses helped with organization, preparation and decorating the club for the big night: Tom Rogers, Bruce Wicklund Phil Thomas, Evian and Brad Ketchem with the OOD’s Eleanor Harrison, Susie Fay and Tom Hawkins plus deck captains Bill Murray and Wendy Richards. A big

installation was Bill Adams presentation of the honored Commodores Award to Patti Mangan, typically bestowed upon a member who has made an extraordinary contribution of time and energy for the benefit of the Club. Patti has contributed so much to SBYC and we are truly lucky to have her!

Last, but certainly not least, a big round of applause for the Stephanie Teal Band for their wonderful music that had everyone up and dancing!

It was truly a magical night.

I am ready for 2015 and am sure that the year will be another great one for South Beach Yacht Club.

See you at the club!

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Photo: © Tommy Bonbon

VICE COMMODORE’S REPORT

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re you ready for some fun! Are you ready for some volunteering? If your response is yes then you are in the right yacht club, because, as you all know, it is our Club, we run it, we play in it and we take care of it…

First, thanks to each of you for allowing me to take on the role of Vice Commodore this year, it is indeed an honor.

Second, I will be calling on as many of you as I can to help in planning, executing and attending a variety of parties, programs, dinners and all manner of fun stuff these next 12 months, so please return my calls and answer my emails, it is important to me!

Third, in addition to a full slate of club activities this year we will address and complete some work on the clubhouse, continue to tune up our processes and procedures, and endeavor to make this a stellar year.

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Our first event on the agenda is the Members Meeting on Friday, January 9th. Dinner options include choice of Braised Lamb Shank, Grilled Baja Mahi Mahi or, for the vegetarians in the group, a Spinach & Cheese Spanakopita. Dessert is an Italian inspired profiterole, cream puffs filled with ricotta served over rich chocolate ganache.

Please remember to reserve early for all events and feel free to bring your family and friends and interested potential members.

Please join me Sunday January 18th for a year ahead planning meeting and a light brunch. Please RSVP online.

Looking ahead, save the date for Sunday February 1st for our annual Super Bowl gathering and again on Saturday February 14th for an elegant, romantic Valentines dinner.

I look forward to the coming months and to hearing from you as a member with ideas and the desire to execute them. Let’s make it a great one! Happiest of New Years to each of you.

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SPLICE THE MAINBRACE

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o there I am enjoying a quiet, I mean really quiet, Friday evening after New Year at our favorite yacht club with a few good friends, and I hear that annoying little email chime on my phone. No one emails at 9 pm on a Friday night - except our esteemed, workaholic Wavelength editor.

Now this may be hard to believe but she actually has a favorite name for me – she calls me “Pulitzer” obviously in deference to my writing proficiency… but even that favoritism cuts me no slack in the way she cracks the whip over her humble scribes. Our email exchange goes something like this…

Editor: Time for another load of your claptrap, Pulitzer. Get it to me this weekend, capiche?

Humble Scribe (me): What exactly do you mean, “claptrap”?

Ed.: You know what I mean… the rubbish you write for the Wavelength every month.

H.S.: You do know this is me, Pulitzer, you’re emailing, and not Ray Hall, don’t you?

Ed.: Yes. And your point is?

H.S.: Well I don’t just churn out the claptrap like a sausage machine…

Pulitzer writes well-constructed, elegant prose with complete sentences with proper beginnings and endings and good punctuation and pronouns and all that other important stuff we real writers do.

THE CLAPTRAP COCKTAIL Blended Scotch, Drambuie, Lemon Bitters

Ed.: You do? I really hadn’t noticed.

And anyway, people prefer to read Ray’s claptrap, er, I mean columns.

By the way, I already have all his articles for the next year...

H.S.: That totally proves my point!

The man is a claptrap machine with a very strange mind. I don’t know where he gets his flights of fancy but my guess is it has something to do with Red Bull.

Ed.: OK, so why don’t you pop a few Red Bulls and get your claptrap to me pronto. We’re on deadline here, and you better believe I’m like FedEx when it comes to publishing the Wavelength… on time, every time, baby!

And, just like that, my phone died in a puff of smoke. I was left with only

one option. I called Ray. The lovely Natalie answered and I heard her ringing the ship’s bell he was given when he retired as our longest serving OOD as she sang out “Admiral, it’s for you!” When I asked my hero for some pointers on writing claptrap, he said “Simple.

Just punch out any old drivel like you normally do – nobody ever reads what you write anyway, so the editor doesn’t care. I should know…

I’ve been doing it for years!”

So that’s my story, Ms. Editor, and I’m sticking to it…

Splice the mainbrace, y’all!

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REAR COMMODORE REPORT Before looking forward to what’s ahead for us on the water this year, I want to reflect on what we achieved in 2014. As Rear Commodore, I can’t achieve anything without the efforts of perhaps 30-40 people over the course of the year and multiple events. As a participant in these events, it’s easy to take for granted what’s involved as it all seem to run fairly smoothly but the devil is always in the details and this is where experience and hard work come into play. It’s been an honor and a pleasure to work with so many committed volunteers who staged our Cruise-outs, Junior Sailing program, Friday Night Series, Island Fever, Red Bra Regatta, X-Bay, Jazz Cup, Herb Meyer Regatta, Open 570 Nationals, Catalina 34’s SF Cup, several OYRA Ocean Races and, of course, Opening Day on the Bay. Thank you all for your hard work and I look forward to working with you all on our exciting program for 2015.

SBYC REGATTA

In addition to the regular races we run for our members and One-Design Classes, we’ve added a new two day annual Regatta scheduled for May 30-31st. We plan on making this a fun and important regatta offering racers and our members a memorable and unique event staged south of the Bay Bridge in what’s typically warm conditions with steady westerly breezes. Both One-Design and handicapped classes will be invited. Some may question the motivation for such a regatta. The simple answer is that we’ve not had an SBYC two day regatta for our members and invited classes from around the Bay in years. We run two day regattas for other classes such as the Open 570 and Catalina 34’s but not ourselves! It’s time to change this and make it an event that we can be proud of. Will it stretch us? Most definitely, but that’s the point. It’s how we’ll grow the experience and expertise of our organizing committees and our race committee volunteers. Planning for this and the other events on the calendar will commence in January under the guidance of the Race Management Committee. Feel free to get involved in the planning and organizing of this with us. We’ll need people to work on the following: Event Logistics, Commercial Sponsorships, Marketing, Race Committee and mark-set and event entertainment.

G ER AR D

S H ER I DAN

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PIGEON POINT LIGHTHOUSE When I arrived in California in 1983, I took an exploratory drive along the coast and stopped at Pigeon Point Lighthouse. Since then, I’ve become an experienced sailor, developed a keen interest in maritime history and architecture, and now live just a few miles inland. On a recent drive, I was drawn to Pigeon Point again, but this time I saw the lighthouse through the eyes of a sailor In the early days of our country, travel to the west coast was a long and arduous sea journey via Cape Horn. Ships took many months to sail from New York or Boston to San Francisco. In the 1840’s the old ships were replaced with the new sleeker clipper ships able to reach San Francisco in just over 100 days. When the gold rush hit in1848, the demand for the clipper ships rose sharply. With this increased shipping traffic came more mishaps along the treacherous California coast.

In 1853, the clipper ship Carrier Pigeon departed Boston on its maiden voyage to San Francisco. The ship was lost on the jagged rocks just 500 feet off the Pescadero coast, henceforth known as Pigeon Point.

The call for a lighthouse and fog signal increased greatly due to this and other losses along the coast. The US Lighthouse Board was gradually lighting up the West Coast but progress was slow and soon came to a standstill during the Civil War. After the war, the US Lighthouse Board focused their full resources on restoring lights along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, many of which had been dismantled or destroyed. The post-war restoration further delayed construction of new lighthouses on the west coast. Disaster struck at Pigeon Point in 1865 with the loss of

Commissioned in 1872, the lighthouse has been guiding mariners for 142 years.

the Sir John Franklin and 12 souls, in 1866 with the loss of Coya and 27 souls and again in 1868 with the loss of the Hellespont and 11 souls.

After much private pressure and public outcry, appropriations were finally made for a lighthouse and fog signal at Pigeon Point.

Construction began in 1871 by master builder Phineas F. Marston.

Most of the construction materials were sourced locally including lumber and some 500,000 bricks.

The iron work, including the balcony, platforms and 136 steps, were supplied by Nutting and Son of San Francisco. There were a few notable exceptions. The lantern room was constructed at the Lighthouse Service general depot in New York and the lens was manufactured in Paris, France by the firm Henry-Lepaute.

At the base of the tower the floor is over 8’ thick and the walls are 4 1/2’ thick. The focal plane of the light is 100’ above the ground and 150’ above sea level due to the steeply rising cliffs at the point.

The first order Fresnel lens is the crown jewel of the lighthouse. The lens is comprised of 1008 lenses and prisms mounted in a brass framework. Weighing over 4 tons, the entire framework is 6’ in diameter and 17’ high. The light is rotating with a flash every 10 seconds. “At sunset on Friday, November 15, 1872, the brass clockwork began ticking, the smell of burning lard oil filled the lantern room, and the powerful beacon cast its first rays across the Pacific.”

— by Lorraine Palmer, Docent Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park Visitor Center open Thur-Mon from 10-4

SUGGESTED READING MATERIAL The History of Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Frank Perry Shipwrecks, Scalawags, and Scavengers, JoAnn Semones

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H A S TA L A P R ÓX I M A V E Z Christmas cruising in La Paz

When one of your favorite SBYC members invites you on his 50ft yacht in Mexico over the Christmas Holidays, it doesn’t take much arm twisting. So on December 23rd, my friend and Tupelo Honey tactician, Michael Bishop and I boarded a Virgin noon flight to Cabo San Lucas before taking a bus up to La Paz to join Jack McDermott aboard Belle, his and Sylvia’s beautiful Beneteau 50.

Many of you know Jack & Sylvia departed San Francisco on October 10th to great fanfare - Brazilian drummers & dancers and a gag piper helped ensure a memorable birthday departure for them and their rather merry crew. Belle participated in the Baja Ha-Ha to Cabo San Lucas before being delivered to La Paz where she now sits, awaiting the next adventure or regular day cruises.

In all, there were six of us aboard, including members Ken Ludlum and David Trollope. After a few provisioning trips, systems checks and gear stowage, we slipped her dock lines and headed out on Christmas Day for a shake-down day cruise. Conditions were very pleasant with a light to moderate northerly breeze. Before hoisting the sails outside the harbor channel, we noticed a group of boats about a half mile offshore and speculated that there must be whale sharks. These incredible creatures are the largest known fish species and can grow up to 41ft in length and weigh up to 47,000 lbs. In other words, they are massive creatures! We motored out to the location and David suited up and jumped into the water with his snorkel gear quickly followed by Jack and Michael.

Very quickly, the three boys were swimming with an enormous whale shark. I have Jack on video letting out a yelp as the whale shark turned and came right at him. A bit frightening but also exhilarating! It was a truly amazing experience and one you’ll hear Jack recount again when you next meet him. We had four day cruises while I was there despite the stiff northerly breeze that blew the day after Christmas day onwards. Our plan was to anchor out in a cove of one of the islands up north for two nights but with the strong winds we felt it would be too uncomfortable and decided to return to the comfort of the marina each night. We did however anchor out two afternoons where we grilled, explored with the RIB and chilled out over beers in the spacious cockpit.

La Paz is a surprisingly nice town but totally different from Cabo.

It’s not as developed and has a nice local feel to it. It was a bit quiet over the holidays which was fine by us. Most of the cruisers in the harbor are from up and down the west coast. I ran into old friends Tom Condy & Sylvia Seaberg who are cruising their Schumacher 52, Cinnabar. I’ve not seen them in years so it was a real treat to reconnect with them, catch up and recall old races aboard Illusion — Stan and Sally Honey’s Cal 40, back in 2000 when I had a Baltic 42DP.

It was a wonderful Christmas break and an unusual one at that, considering I’ve spent practically every Christmas since I was born celebrating with my family in Ireland. Jack was a most gracious and generous host. Thank you Jack for a great week and I’ll be back if invited again!

Happy New Year to you all.

— Gerard Sheridan

Mark Cleary (SBYC guest), Michael Bishop (Tupelo Honey tactician), Ken Ludlum, Jack McDermott, Gerard Sheridan & David Trollope

First Confirmed Jack McDermott Sighting Since the Ba-Ha-Ha-Ha Responding to Jack McDermott’s invitation to “find out where Belle is and come and visit”, the pictured crew journeyed to La Paz, Mexico to join him and the good ship Belle for a week of sailing and fun. Jack’s wife Sylvia was in Brazil visiting with relatives, so it was a boys sailing trip. Jack is alive and well and set up in Marina Pamilla, just outside of La Paz. Several excursions to nearby islands and snorkeling areas occurred as well as many of the local watering holes and restaurants. Several evenings were spent on Belle enjoying the excellent facilities and ambiance of the marina and La Paz. The topper was Jack, Mark Cleary and I having breakfast in the marina on New Years Day morning with Reese Witherspoon!

You will spot Jack & Sylvia at the Club from time to time on visits stateside. They are talking about extending their ‘round the world sail from three years to ten years, so make use of the time you have with them when you see them at the Club. When they go, they may be gone for a very long time!

— Ken Ludlum

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WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS

Welkom Gerhard Esterhuizen In September, Gerhard moved to San Francisco from South Africa. During summer visits to SF he dropped into SBYC and was immediately captivated by our spirit and programs. He has belonged to three different yacht clubs in South Africa and has a myriad of sailing experience in South Africa including a 2500nm coastal race. He has also been cox’n at the SA Natural Sea Rescue Institute. During his summer visits, Gerhard spent a great deal of time at SBYC meeting members, especially on FNS nights in order to chat with racers.

Even before moving here he secured a boat partnership on “Flexiflyer” in South Beach marina. He intends to establish a core crew for the next FNS and also bring on crew who want to learn to race, so he can teach sailing. He would also like to help teach the junior sailors.

Welcome Stan & Yvette Jonsson Stan sailed trimarans and mono hulls for 12 years before moving on to four years of power boating single screw and twin screw boats up to 34’, mostly Bay and some coastal cruising. They currently own his and hers Beneteaus… hers: 34’ Beneteau Swift; and his: 31’ Beneteau Oceanis. Both berthed side by side in Brisbane Marina. They are totally impressed with our volunteer spirit and want to get involved in that effort right away.

Welcome Michael Parrett & Barbara Henricks Sailing for 40 years the Hendricks have owned four sailboats including an 18ft keelboat, Santa Cruz 27, Islander Bahama 30. They currently own a Catalina 38 in SB marina. They have enjoyed coastal and offshore racing, including the Pacific Cup, Chicago/Mackinaw, Newport/Ensenada, Big Boat Series, numerous double hand, and, crewed Farralon races. But they love sailing our Bay. They have chartered in the Bahamas, BVI’s, and San Juan/Gulf Islands. They love our volunteer model and are anxious to jump in.

VOLUNTEER MEMBER OF THE MONTH Karen Wheeler No one has planned more events, baked more mac ’n’ cheese, done more decorating, planned more cruise-outs, made more placecards, written more emails of clarification, interviewed more prospective Club Stewards, and on and on, than Karen Wheeler.

Not only does she do so very much for our comfort, pleasure, and fun, but she has also been the strength and guidance behind our very busy Vice Commodore Barrie in 2014. Can you even imagine what she will be doing as our First Lady in 2015? She is the perfect example of the volunteer spirit at SBYC. Thank you Karen.

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WINTER WONDERLAND On Saturday December 13th, enthusiastic SBYCers gathered for our Annual Winter Ball & Officers Induction Ceremonies.

On Saturday December 13th, enthusiastic SBYCers gathered for the Annual Winter Ball and Officers Induction Ceremonies. The setting was our dear Club, of course, but you would not have recognized it. Our humble Club was transformed into an elegant, intimate place with fancy table settings, beautiful flower centerpieces and all manner of other decorations.

Many thanks to Julie Wicklund and her committee who honchoed the decorations and preparation, who are mentioned in Barrie’s column, and who put in a wonderful effort pulling the place together in the afternoon. The evening was elegant, the food delicious, and the entertainment excellent.

After a dinner of salmon, beef or a veggie dish, the new officers were inducted and the old ones sent out to pasture. Unless some of the latter signed up for another hitch, which several did! Commodore Bill Adams graduated to Staff Commodore status. Many of you know how much time each Officer puts into ensuring the Club runs smoothly, and Bill was no exception. He noted how his golf game had disappeared since taking on the Vice Commodore role in 2013 and then the Commodore position in 2014. He deserves a big round of applause - thanks Bill!

Barrie Wheeler moved up from Vice Commodore to Commodore. Thanks Barrie! You sure you know what you’re doing? But we all do know that you have a wonderful partner both in life and at the Club who gladly jumps in and helps with the official duties. I think we have to thank Karen too for all she does and has done for the Club over the years. Gerard Sheridan will again hold Rear Commodore duties. We all can see how much effort and RESULTS the on-the-water program has seen this past year. Thanks Gerard for all you have done to bring the Club’s on-the-water programs to another level.

The Vice Commodore position will be handled by Milt Smith, we’re all looking forward to some great parties this year! Milt is another return officer who just has the volunteer spirit ingrained in him. We should all have part of what these members have - they keep on helping out again and again, making the Club the enjoyable place it always is.

Rounding out the Officer inductions was veteran treasurer Roger Ladwig. Roger did mention in his acceptance speech that his annual write-in campaign had again failed, leaving him once again with the most votes for Treasurer. Roger is a great example of a member who just keeps on giving - he’s served as Commodore, Rear Commodore, Treasurer and hosts several events each year and supports many others. Roger exemplifies the spirit of volunteerism the Club is built on and that makes everything work, and keeps our dues down to what is really the best kept secret and best all around social deal in San Francisco period. Rounding the Big Poo Bah positions were Kathleen Dunn as Secretary and Lynda Maybruck with Membership Chair.

Patti Mangan received the Commodore’s Award given for performances far exceeding expectations and reflecting a high level of service, dedication, conscientiousness, compassion and skill.

The reknown Stephanie Teel Band made another appearance, and it was a show stopper. Slow soft music accompanied dinner, then the rock ‘n roll started and the dance floor got full fast! The evening was highlighted by frequent FNS racer Caitlin Gutekunst putting in a guest appearances on vocals, backing up the band on Van Morrison’s Wild Night and performing a bang up job herself singing Santa Baby in one of the sexiest version this writer has ever heard. The members and guests danced the night away. It was a great party in fine SBYC tradition.

—Ken Ludlum

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SOUTH BEACH YACHT CLUB EVENTS CALENDAR COMMODORE Barrie Wheeler 707-938-9442 VICE COMMODORE Milt Smith 925-285-2897 REAR COMMODORE Gerard Sheridan 415-810-2004 SECRETARY Kathleen Dunn TREASURER Roger Ladwig MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Lynda Maybruck 408-472-3667 HOOD Hugh Coppen JUNIOR SAILING Kevin Wilkinson 650-333-7873 CRUISE OUT DIRECTOR Alan Maybruck 408.489.2477 CHAIRMAN of the BOARD Tim Weir BAADS COMMODORE Cristina Rubke 415 533 0276 CLUB STEWARD Mr. D’Artagnan 415-495-2295 NEWSLETTER Patti Mangan 415-272-2053 PORT CAPTAIN Peter Otten SB HARBORMASTER 415-495-4911 Pier 40 on the Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94107

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Thursday, January 8

6:00 – 8:00 pm

SBYC Board Meeting - Open to members

Friday, January 9

6:00 – 9:00 pm

SBYC Members Dinner Meeting

Saturday, January 10

10:00 –1:00 pm Shoreline Clean up on Treasure Island

Thursday, January 15

12:00 – 6:00 pm Vet Together / Speaker Series about Veterans

Saturday, January 17

3:00 – 5:00 pm Book Club Meeting

Saturday, January 17

1:00 – 3:00 pm

Island Fever Mid-Winter Race

Tuesday, January 27

6:30 – 8:30 pm

SBYC Membership Committee Meeting

Wednesday, January 21

6:30 – 9:00 pm

Three Bridge Fiasco meeting @ Oakland Yacht Club

Thursday, January 22-25

SF Boat Show and McCovey Cove

Wednesday, January 28

7:00 – 8:30 pm

CYC: Speaker Series~Ocean Voyage: 22,000 miles

Saturday, January 31

1:30 – 4:00 pm

Three Bridge Fiasco Race @ Richmond Yacht Club

For reference to all races held in Northern California vist the YRA master calendar

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This issue relied heavily on Gerard Sheridan for beautiful photos! If you have photos to share of your adventures please do send them in with names of the folks pictured, where taken and any other interesting bits of info.

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