CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AT: 37˚ 46’ 47.5” NORTH - 122˚ 23’ 16.2” WEST
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vivete lente, navigate celeriter
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FLOTSAM & JETSAM
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ebruary is a unique month. After enjoying the Norman Rockwell-like mood of Thanksgiving, the joyful sanctity of Christmas and the “let her rip!” New Year’s celebrations, with wall to wall football games, February is like a well-placed “ahhhhhh,” a rest-stop before hitting the 2015 on-ramp. You don’t ever have to be anywhere in February so sit back, un-lax and enjoy, secure in the knowledge that the last football “BOWL” is finally washed, dried and put away. Speaking of sports, if you want to have some fun, just tune in to an obscure sporting event from a foreign country, like curling, jai alai, hurling, throwing the caber. And it’s even more fun if you don’t understand the language or the history, traditions, rules and regulations of the contest. Take international soccer matches for instance. After walking out hand-in-hand with their child mascots, the teams line up facing each other in a row along the middle of the pitch. Now, isn’t that special? And then there is cricket! Did you
know that this game was invented around the 1600’s in Weald, England by kids? By mid 17th century cricket was discovered by the adults and in no time at all it was a contest too complicated to explain or understand. It had also become one of the most popular sports in India, Australia and Pakistan and today is played worldwide. Rules? If you ever attend a cricket game they sell tea-towels-to-the-tourist with all the rules explained: They read like the British version of Abbot and Costello’s WHO’S ON FIRST? The wonderful part of all this is that you’ll see a similar cast of characters, along with the same drama that is played out regularly, right next door at the ballpark. Look around and you’ll see the wife that’s more interested in the proceedings than her husband, the crossed-fingers group and the silent-prayer prayers praying, the screamers, the gamefood-fan, the fast asleep (young and old), the statistician recording the event for future discussions, and some eyes rolled in utter disbelief while in the seats behind them it’s
high-fives all around. Yes, there are some crowds bigger or smaller, louder or do the wave better, but sports fans are all the same. There is a snappy little Triumph Spitfire running around town with a bumper sticker that reads “DONATE BLOOD! Play rugby.” Ask the fellow who drives it and he’ll tell you that is just about all you need to know about that sport. Go Giants! Please.
Ray Hall – Dancing Bear
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Mid Winters cover photo by Gerard Sheridan
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COMMODORE’S COMMENTS
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ere we are ending January, a month that has felt more like spring than winter! As a result of that, the Club has been busier than usual for this time of year. This has been an incentive for the Board and Officers to focus on our goals for the year. To that end we held our annual retreat on Sunday, January 25th. We reviewed the results of the member survey gathered by Deb Phairis and the members of the Strategic Planning Committee. The survey was extensive and we thank the members who took the time to respond. The survey provided us with valuable data, which will help us with planning and implementing changes during the year. We will, of course, keep members informed so that there won’t be any surprises! Our Vice Commodore, Milt Smith has great ideas for spiffying up the club and has already gone into action. The front and back bars have been varnished. This was accomplished with the efforts of Richard Forst, Tom Rogers, John Tennyson and other volunteers. They worked tirelessly for two days to accomplish a beautiful restoration We had a number of visitors over the weekends from other yacht clubs who were attending the Boat Show in McCovey Cove. Our OOD’s did a great job taking care of our guests as
well as our members. It’s no wonder we are known as the friendliest club in the Bay area! 2015 promises to be a great year at the club. The best way to be a part of that is to volunteer for a future event that appeals to you and fits your schedule. Keep an eye on the Club Calendar and sign up to help. Check the web site for opportunities! See you at the Club!
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Photo: © Tommy Bonbon
VICE COMMODORE’S REPORT
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ho has three or four hours to brainstorm, prioritize and begin planning fun, good times for you at SBYC? Twenty of our club members is who. So far, they have spent several hours generating fun for us to enjoy.
First up, drop in for our Mardi Gras & Hearts party on the 14th, hosted by recently returned club members, Susan & Chris Nelson. We’ll have tables covered in craw fish and a live band in New Orleans style! This event is casual, and for all ages. Adults $40, kids are $25. You will find some fun at the Club around St Paddy’s Day, and possibly, a Stonehenge appreciation day on March 20th, the Vernal Equinox.
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Easter Brunch, April 5th, will be another great Susie Fay production. Opening Day on the Bay, you’ll Shuck and Jive with Bob Mason and the oysters. No that is not a band; for something like 17 years Bob has organized the BBQ, this being his last year so… we are auditioning understudies, don’t be shy, when Bob asks for help, step up and learn from the best. It is no secret that our daily stresses, like finding the car keys, walking the dog, finding the car keys again, are detrimental to our health and that having fun mitigates the stress. Therefore; our crackerjack events committee has taken on the noble task of helping to maintain, or improve, the health of our entire membership. All in all we have quite a busy first half-year of fun stuff planned; as each event comes into finer focus
be on the lookout, (you know, BOLO) for the specific details. Don’t be shy, share your ideas or sign up - it’s important, and after all, we must ensure our good health. Speaking of stepping up…during the last week of January Richard Forst, Tom Rogers, and the crew stripped and refinished our bar and back bar. The next time you are in enjoying a libation be sure to take note of how great it all looks. Speaking of good times, Ken Ludlum and Cat Reining volunteered to become this year’s Port Captains, working closely with Club Steward Mr. D. to coordinate and welcome cruise-ins to our great club. Cheers —Milt the Man A complete list of the proposed events is on the SBYC website.
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SPLICE THE MAINBRACE
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ou know, this column started out as a highly informative, interesting update on what’s going on at the bar, behind the bar and around the bar – but not under the bar, I hasten to add (ever since we evicted the last occupant many years ago in the double-wide). It’s true. I know of a member who slept more than one night under the bar in our quaint old home. In those days none of us knew anything about legal requirements for a hard stop on serving alcohol at 2 am. When I became one of about 30 OOD’s, the bar training was pretty much nonexistent. You were given the keys, shown where the liquor was, and immediately put on the schedule working alone on a Saturday from noon to 10 pm (or later, see above). We’ve come a long way since then. We now have an elite corps of 100 OOD’s who really know what they’re doing and in whom we can take great pride for the warm welcome they make for member and visitors. And I guarantee that none of them ever sleep under the bar! (Ed. note: Nice open, Pulitzer. Now get on with your usual claptrap…) On a warm Monday night in mid-January, for the fourth year in a row, SBYC hosted the staff Christmas party for our friends and neighbors from MoMo’s, Pete’s Tavern, Pedro’s Cantina and Mission Rock. Each year, it has been the biggest single event of the year in bar sales and all
Peter & Janet Osborne— power duo behind the transformation in South Beach.
of their people say how much they love coming to the club and they are incredibly appreciative of our hospitality. In no way do they show their appreciation more than in the way they stuff our Junior Sailing tip jar – this year they contributed a whopping $1,068!! That’s just amazing! Big thanks to OOD’s Mark Miner, Cat Reining and Chris Nelson who worked the event with me, and to Jesse James as our hosting member! If you’d like to show your appreciation, or if visitors or guests ask where to go to dine nearby, think of MoMo’s, Pete’s, Pedro’s and Mission Rock - and don’t forget to tell them you’re from SBYC and to
Photo: Paul Chinn
thank them for their generosity to our Junior Sailing program! We are fortunate to have such great neighbors!
Late breaking news… Hendricks Gin is now on the bar! Have you tasted Pusser’s British Navy Rum yet? And look for a new well tequila as a big improvement on the old Jose Cuervo Gold. Splice the mainbrace, y’all!
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REAR COMMODORE REPORT
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e’ve started early this year with two planning meetings in January by the Race Management Committee (RMC) to begin the task of planning the race season and most but not all of the activities that come under the management of the Rear Commodore. Last month I shared the 2015 race calendar and this month I want to share our preliminary plans for the year. We’re in the process of doing a comprehensive review of all the courses for the Friday Night Series. The list has become a bit unwieldy and some of you have given very specific feedback on redundant courses. We’re limited by the position of the fixed marks which can lead to highly biased up-wind or down-wind legs depending on the current. Also, it’s difficult to set a square line in a strong ebb or flood with a fixed pin mark in the form of SC1. To address these constraints and challenges we’re going to press the RIB into action this year to set the starting line pin mark and windward and leeward marks. If for some reason we can’t use the RIB on some races, we’ll still have the usual fixed mark courses to work with. This will give the PRO more freedom to set appropriate courses for spinnaker and non-spinnaker classes and give the competitors better racing. Of course this will require two additional RC volunteers to run the RIB to set and pull marks. I’ve been doing this for much of the recent events and I’ve enjoyed it tremendously. To prepare for this we’ll be running a number of seminars and on-the-water training sessions to train volunteers in efficiently setting, adjusting and pulling marks. This training will happen in late March, early April, so please keep an eye out for announcements or on the Club’s master calendar on the website.
Were having a season kick-off event for our Race Committee on March 4th. The RMC will go through the plan for the season in detail, listen to feedback and explain how we’ll be managing the RC signup process via our website. The goal is to allow the RC volunteers to plan their season and have fully staffed races and regattas. Each year we acquire new RC volunteers of mixed experience. It’s a delicate balance to have core and trainee RC volunteers shadowing so we’ll aim to manage this carefully. We’re open to specific constructive feedback and suggestions. Are you interested in volunteering for RC this year? Then please come to this event! We’re in the process of writing the Notice of Race & Sailing instructions for FNS. We’ll have a spit season this year for those who can’t do the full season. Prizes will be given for 1st and 2nd half winners. Plan on an End of FNS Awards Party in early September to celebrate our RC Volunteers, our race crew and respective partners. Overall season winners will be announced, the scoring details of which will be in the Notice of Race. We’ll also award a prize for the best crew t-shirts so now is a good time for skippers and crew to get their creative juices going to design their shirts and crew gear for the year. REGISTER FOR JUNIOR SAILING CAMP! Registration is open for your kids or grandkids, two weeks prior to opening it up to the public. Many of you are active in your communities and mentor kids that you feel could benefit from our junior summer sailing classes. We have a limited number of scholarships. If you’d like to propose a child for our scholarship program please send your proposal to rearcommodore@southbeachyachtclub.org and your request will be routed to the Adult & Junior Dinghy Committee for consideration.
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O N T H E WAT E R F R O N T Cruise-Out to Sequoia Yacht Club Valentines Day Weekend Feb14~15
Let’s cruise in together for the fun, the Bay, the friendship, the music, food/drink and we’ll even help tie you up! Land yacht drive-ins welcome. HOSTS: Roy & Lori Yates in Lorelei Details for this and the entire cruise out season are on the SBYC website. Plan for Aeolian Yacht Club in March.
US SAILING ADVANCED RACE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR 2/21
St. Francis Yacht Club will be hosting the seminar on February 21, under the sponsorship of US Sailing. This seminar is designed for people who have some race committee experience, but newcomers are also welcome. The topics to be covered include: • Race Committee objectives, responsibilities, jobs and equipment • Sailing instructions, setting the course, starting system, starting penalties, before the start, during the race, finishing, and scoring • Changes in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-2016 that affect race management. The seminar fee is $25.00 and includes a copy of Join the Race Committee Team and a seminar workbook, as well as refreshments in the morning, lunch and beverages for the afternoon break.
SF INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL > FEB 27 THRU MARCH 3, 2015 The film festival is a five-day event featuring independent, ocean inspired shorts of all genres from around the world followed by Q&A sessions with filmmakers, and panel discussions with industry experts. All events take place at the Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center. Films screenings are collected into themes, such as plant life, ocean pollution, surfing, livelihoods on the sea, so that you may purchase a few hours of sets. Or settle in and buy an all festival pass.
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B U R G E E E XC H A N G E I N S PA I N
For those of you who missed the January 9, 2015 membership meeting, Philip and I had the pleasure of presenting a new burgee to the club’s collection from our recent travels. Prior to departing on our trip, we packed a SBYC burgee with the hopes of doing an exchange at one of the local yacht clubs on the Costa del Sol in Southern Spain. Our first attempt was at the “Real Club Marítimo de Marbella” or “Royal Maritime Club of Marbella” where we enjoyed a fabulous Sunday midday meal overlooking the marina with Tom and Elissa Rogers who visited us. Club staff were not in on weekends, so we were unable to do an exchange after all. My Spanish Godparents’ family are longtime members of Real Club Mediterraneo in Malaga, and we were planning a lunch reunion with them. Still determined to do a burgee exchange, I suggested we meet there. My Godfather contacted the Club’s President and organized an official burgee exchange in his grand office overlooking the City of Málaga’s Harbor. We were formally introduced to the President, Jose Augustin Gomez-Raggio Carrera. He proudly shared some of the club’s history, founded in 1873. it is first nautical club ever built in Spain. In fact, it is the only yacht club that is permitted to have a burgee that displays the red and yellow bands that denote the colors of the Spanish national flag.
When presenting him with our burgee, we explained that our club had more humble beginnings dating back to 1988, but that we recently helped to host the “America’s Cup 34.” We explained the need and concept of “Tips Up!” It was a very memorable occasion enjoyed by all. For those of you who travel domestically or abroad, take an extra burgee along during your trip. Bruce Wicklund has compiled a printed directory of the collection displayed in our club, which can be helpful to avoid duplication. If anyone is planning a trip to southern Spain, I encourage you to visit either yacht club. The bars and restaurants are open to the public – and we were never asked to present our SBYC membership cards. Visit the websites: Málaga - realclubmediterraneo.com Marbella - facebook.com/clubmaritimomarbella Happy traveling!
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By Irene Hadjian
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LY N D A ’ S T I P S U P VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH
PLEASE WELCOME MIKE BELL!
Wendy Hanrahan has spent years planning special events for very special people…our children and grandchildren. Without her these events probably wouldn’t occur. She makes sure our children are happy around holidays putting on Pumpkins and Pancakes, Santa by Boat, and so many fun activities for our young at heart. Wendy is been an OOD for years, fills in as a Deck Captain and you can always catch her setting up for our monthly meetings. A perfect example of our spirit of volunteer ism! One we can all try to emulate. When you see Wendy, please thank her for all she does for SBYC!
WWW.RUBICONYACHTS.COM
53’ AMEL, 2003 $595,000
Emery Cove (510) 601-5010
40’ CATALINA 400, 1995 $119,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010
Mike Bell started sailing a Hobie 12 on local lakes. In search of better wind, he moved up to a Santana 525. He and his family then moved up to a Fantasia 35 sailing out of Sausalito with trips to Monterey, Capitola, and frequent trips into the Delta. Mike and his wife now own a Beneteau 381 in South Beach and they hope to continue with more coastal hops. Mike and Diane have participated in many SBYC parties and cruise outs and are enthusiastic about volunteering.
RUBICON YACHTS
50’ SAMSON, 1991 $120,000
Berkeley (510) 601-5010
38’ HANS CHRISTIAN MK II, 1982 $59,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010
33’ PEARSON, 1987 $35,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010
EMERY COVE SAN RAFAEL PT. RICHMOND
45’ JEANNEAU DS, 2008 $289,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010
32’ WESTSAIL CUTTER, 1977 $42,000 San Rafael (415) 484-1300
3300 POWELL ST., EMERYVILLE (510) 601-5010 25 THIRD ST., SAN RAFAEL (415) 453-4770 616 W. CUTTING BLVD., PT. RICHMOND (415) 484-1300
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SUPER SUCCESS FOR BAADS The Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors sent nine sailors to the US Sailing Disabled Sailing Championships on October 29th in Galveston, Texas. Included were two Sonar 23 crews, a classification official and two volunteers. This was the first time fully comprised BAADS crews have competed in a national paralympic championship regatta. The teams competed for the Gene Hinkel Trophy given to the winner of the triple-handed division. The boat crewed by Dylan Young, Chris Childers, and John Wallace (of Team Alpha from the South Beach FNS) finished with the silver medal. John Greener, Henrik Hartz, and Larry Young ended in seventh place. The boats crewed were the Paralympic class Sonar 23. Ten races over three days. The conditions were wildly diverse, ranging from very light shifty breezes in mid 90s temperatures to cool steady winds at 20 knots gusting to 26 knots. Dylan Young commented on why they made the trek to Texas, “We have access to two Paralympic Sonars now. We have represented well in the South Beach Friday Night Series, and we were curious to see how we could do in a serious national regatta.” Team Alpha was inspired enough by their performance that they are planning to compete at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami in late January. When asked John Wallace said, “I thought we did really well. I am excited to step up our game and try the next level against ‘The World’ in Miami.” This event is an Olympic class regatta where international teams hoping to compete at the next Olympics and Paralympics annually gather.
Disabled team sailing involves a classification system where low to highly disabled persons are combined to form a complementary crew. For instance in the Team ALPHA boat, Dylan Young is a quadriplegic, Chris Childers is a below-the-knee amputee, and John Wallace has a visual impairment. The other BAADS boat had two paraplegics and an amputee. Events held during the week were the single-handed championship in 2.4 mRs and a regatta for U.S. combat wounded veterans. For more information about this US Sailing event go to http://www.ussailing.org/racing/championships/ adult/disabledchamps/ Find us at www.BAADS.org and on the water!!! By Dylan Young FOR SALE 2005 HTM-HIGH TORQUE MARINE 24’ BOAT * 496 HO MercCruiser, 80 MPH * Appx 75 Hours on Motor * Factory Exhaust * Dual Batteries * Full Flow and By Flow Oil Filtration System * Lightening Custom Water Cooled Headers * Dual Ram Hydraulic Steering * Custom Grab Bars on Deck * Custom Design Front Seats * Custom 2 Axle Trailer w/Winch and Swing Away Tongue * Ratchet Tie Downs * Load Rated Low Profile Goodyear Tires w/Spare Tire and Wheel CONTACT TIM HAAS (209) 471-7158
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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 PORT CAPTAINS Ken Ludlum & Cat Reining HOOD Hugh Coppen JUNIOR SAILING Kevin Wilkinson 650-333-7873 CRUISE OUT DIRECTOR Alan Maybruck 408.489.2477 CHAIRMAN of the BOARD Bruce MacDiarmid BAADS COMMODORE Cristina Rubke 415 533 0276 CLUB STEWARD Mr. D’Artagnan 415-495-2295 NEWSLETTER Patti Mangan 415-272-2053 SB HARBORMASTER 415-495-4911 Pier 40 on the Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94107
Saturday, January 31
1:30 – 4:00 pm
Three Bridge Fiasco Race @ Richmond Yacht Club
Thursday, February 5
6:00 – 8:00 pm
SBYC Board Meeting - Open to members
Friday, February 13
6:00 – 9:00 pm
SBYC Members Dinner Meeting
Saturday, February 14
10:00 –1:00 pm Shoreline Clean up at Islais Creek Park
Saturday, February 14
9:00 – Sunday
Saturday, February 14
6:00 –11:00 pm Mardi Gras & Hearts
Thursday February 19
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Saturday, February 21
3:00 – 5:00 pm Book Club Meeting
Saturday, February 21
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Island Fever Mid-Winter Race
Tuesday, February 24
6:30 – 8:30 pm
SBYC Membership Committee Meeting
Friday, February 27
10:00 – 2:30 pm Ocean Film Festival boat tour
Wednesday, March 4
6:00 – 9:00 pm
SBYC Cruise-out to Sequoia Yacht Club
Texas Hold ‘em Thursday
Race Committee Meeting & Party
For reference to all races held in Northern California visit the YRA master calendar
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WaveLength is available for Android devices. 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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