The San Francisco Yacht Club
June 2015
November 2009
BULLETIN
Officers & Directors
Directors: Laurence Bekins, Michael Brilliant, Tina Lundh, Jr. S/C William Melbostad, Stuart Reilly, Paul Rosenlund Auxiliary Officers & Directors Co-Presidents P/P Helen Reilly & P/P Marily Rimmer Vice President Julie Zanze Treasurer Jolynn Hardiman Secretary Emily Heller Directors: Carol Anderson, Paige Brooks, Stephanie Stroub, Eugenia Jesberg Connie Lewis, Kim Lynch Annie Mendenhall, P/P Elizabeth Merrill Honorary Bryan Moore General Manager Steve DePetro THE BULLETIN Editor/Calendar Evelyne Swinscoe-Byer Race Editors Forrest Gay & Lisa Turner Production Vince Mattera Contributors David Cobb, Forrest Gay, V/C Ed Lynch, Jib Martens, Commodore Suzie Moore, Justine O’Connor, S/C John Swain, and Bill Wallace Photographers Paige Brooks, U.S. Coast Guard Foundation, David Cobb, Lyn Coffey, GM Steve DePetro, Forrest Gay, Aber Kingman, Barbara Loy, Jib Martens, Commodore Suzie Moore, Mel Owen, Dick SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, FRANCE Payne, Jim Rimmer, Alex Rothenberg, Paul Sutchek, John Swain and Bill Wallace Alison S/C Russell and George Brewster
THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB 98 Beach Road • P.O. Box 379 Belvedere, CA 94920-0379 (415) 435-9133 • FAX (415) 435-8547 www.sfyc.org
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DEPARTMENTS Commodore
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Auxiliary
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Facilities Planning 6 Harbor
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Race News
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Youth Sailing
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Cruise News
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Juniors dialing it up at the San Francisco Cup
photo by Lyn Coffey
Commodore Suzie Moore Vice Commodore Edward Lynch Rear Commodore Jerry Eaton Secretary Daniel Buckstaff Treasurer Donald Jesberg Port Captain Charles Wideman
The San Francisco Yacht Club
FEATURES Burgees Aweigh!
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New Members
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Eight Bells
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November 2009
SOCIAL Event Photos
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Calendar
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Mother’s Day at SFYC
May 19: Team SFYC defeated the St. FYC in the Commodores' Challenge!
On The Cover: An L. Francis Herreshoff design built in 1924, Brigadoon has sailed in every Great San Francisco Schooner Race at SFYC since it was started in 2008. photo by S/C John Swain
photo by Jim Rimmer
JUNE 2015 Volume 21 • Issue 3
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photo by Commodore Suzie Moore
T h e Bulletin
Magazine of The San Francisco Yacht Club
FROM THE COMMODORE commodore@sfyc.org
Moving Forward on Capital Projects am proud to acknowledge the hard work, time and attention dedicated to our capital projects. As reported at the April 14 member meeting; the Facilities Planning, Finance, and Strategic Investment & Funding Committees have been working on the proposed Regatta Center, surrounding improvements, and the prudent funding of this project. These changes are necessary to enhance member value now and to support our world-class programs into the future. The work on our dry storage dock is being completed to ensure the safety and sustainability of this essential part of our harbor facilities. Please see the updates on these projects in this edition of The Bulletin as well as updates on the website and in the Bow Wave.
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SFYC Commitment to Yachting As I reviewed the draft of this edition of The Bulletin, a consistent theme is the commitment of SFYC members and programs to yachting. On the racing scene, how about the results of the 2015 San Francisco Cup? It was very exciting for all to witness the huge success of Team SFYC. It was so humbling for me to have the honor of delivering this coveted trophy back to The SFYC. Also on the match racing front, skipper Shawn Bennett and his team will challenge the Long Beach Yacht Club on June 6 to return the San Francisco Perpetual Cup (the second oldest trophy in all of US sailing) back to our Club. This month, we are hosting the 8th annual Great San Francisco Schooner Race. This has become a signature event for The SFYC. Even the Auxiliary is elevating their interest in racing with the addition of The Auxiliary Cup. It was great to see so many Staff Commodores competing in the Staff Commodores’ Cup dedicated to these legends. It is also rewarding to see more members racing in the highly competitive Club Series. And, our youth sailors continue to achieve success on San Francisco Bay and around the country. The Wednesday Night Match Racing and Thursday Night Women Racing Programs are well-attended evidencing the desire of our members to become more proficient in handling small boats and to avoid the mid-week doldrums. Our Race Management Program continues to excel as do our members racing on the Bay and afar. Additions to The SFYC's Distinguished Sailor Plaque, displayed in the clubhouse lobby, include John Kilroy who won the 2014 Melges 20 North American and World Championships, Jim Cunningham who won the 2014 Etchells National Championship, and Jim Coggan who has logged 20,000+ nautical miles of short-handed South Pacific passages from 2007 through 2014. Please see Race News for recent racing achievement of our members. When not racing, how about cruising with fellow members? Our Cruise Committee has added some new fun events to the schedule and has been eagerly seeking to expand participation, including members that do not have a boat. Save the Date: August 1 Entertainment Committee members Mimi Blakeslee, Stephanie Stroub and Stephanie Portillo are working on The SFYC’s Committee Chili Challenge. Join us to savor the culinary talents of The SFYC’s Committees and to vote for Members’ Favorite! Special thanks to P/P Mimi Cornelius who has retired from years as a valued editor of The Bulletin. We will miss you Mimi! SFYC rocks!
Suzie Moore, Commodore
Go to www.sfyc.org for the latest Club News & Events
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AUXILIARY
Helen Reilly, Co-president / hellyreilly@comcast.net Marily Rimmer, Co-president / marily.rimmer@gmail.com
Here Comes Summer
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The Auxiliary Cup Organizing Committee signing the Deed of Gift. The inaugural all SFYC women member skipper and crew race will be held on Sunday, October 25, 2015 (L-R) Nancy DeMauro, Race Council Chair, Paige Brooks, Race Development Chair Angie Lackey Olson, Co-President Marily Rimmer, Co-President Helen Reilly, Commodore Suzie Moore, The Auxiliary Cup Chair Ann Welch, P/P Carol Jesmore and P/P Elizabeth Merrill also on the committee Alice Shinn.
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Welcome Party on June 24 at 6:30 pm in the Commodores Room for hosted appetizers, to see the unveiling of the beautiful trophy and learn more about this exciting inaugural race...you don't have to be an elite sailor to participate, come and enjoy the evening! Please contact Paige Brooks with any questions, watch for updates in the BowWave, and RSVP to the Front Office. THE PAST PRESIDENT'S TEA is always a great event honoring the women who have served as Auxiliary President. It was a lovely day with wonderful stories shared. Thank you to these special ladies for their dedication to the Auxiliary and The SFYC. MOTHER SON DINNER DANCE on May 30 was enjoyed by all the moms and their young men. There were Purple Monkey pictures to capture the evening, a magician that always amazes, and dancing to the music provided by DJ Derrick. A big thanks to Jolynn Hardiman and Connie Lewis for making the evening so memorable! We look forward to a beautiful breeze and sunshine every day. Enjoy your summer! SFYC Auxiliary Co-Presidents, 2015
Photo by GM Steve DePetro
HE 2015 AUXILIARY RAFFLE was kicked off on Opening Day. Recently, with the help from V/C Ed Lynch, the Auxiliary purchased a defibrillator for the Race Committee to be used on the water in case of an emergency. Your support for the Auxiliary Raffle also continues to benefit Youth Sailing with new mast floats purchased to keep the little ones from turtling during sailing lessons. This year you can choose from (3) Grand Raffle items: a $3250 BESV Electric Bike, a $3240 Diamond Necklace or a $2500 Shopping Spree at Helen Lyall's Boutique in Napa. The drawing will be held at the Auxiliary Fundraiser Luncheon on September 24. Tickets ($20 each or 6/$100) can be purchased from any Auxiliary Board member or through the Front Office. Thank you for your generous support! THE AUXILIARY CUP REGATTA is coming October 25! After many years of dreaming, P/P Elizabeth Merrill and P/P Ann Welch, with the support of Commodore Suzie Moore, the Race Council and the The Auxiliary Cup Organizing Committee, have established The Auxiliary Cup. ALL SFYC women interested in participating as skippers, crew or volunteers please mark your calendars. Join us at the
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FACILITIES PLANNING
Ed Lynch, Vice Commodore vicecommodore@sfyc.org
Proposed Regatta Center Update: n April 14, 2015; The SFYC Board of Directors hosted the 5th meeting to update the membership on the current status of the proposed Regatta Center and surrounding improvements. The architects, David Ross & George Jansen of Bull Stockwell Allen, presented the initial schematic design to the audience of 220+ members and spouses. Following the presentation, was a period of questions and member comments, which were very positive and supportive of the direction of the project. Several members urged the Board to continuing moving forward. While the Facilities Planning Committee is working on the detail of the project; the Finance Committee, the Board and the newly created Strategic Investment & Funding Committee are working on the options available for funding the project. The next steps will involve outreach to the City of Belvedere and our neighbors while the plans are being prepared for a City of Belvedere Planning submittal. We have a long way to go and your support is greatly appreciated. The Flag Officers and Board of Directors will be planning the next meeting in order to keep members informed of the process and project status. The proposed schematic renderings with a current project status will also be posted on the SFYC website and in the front entry area of the club. Please direct any questions or comments you may have to the Facilities Planning Committee or email us at vicecommodore@sfyc.org.
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From the main Club Deck
Interior of the Regatta Room
From the Sailing Center, Rendering by George Jansen, BSA Architects This year’s class of Staff Commodores
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HARBOR
David Cobb, Harbor Committee Chair david@cobbwines.com
Supporting joists and blocking covered with waterproof plastic membrane.
Dry Dock Project e are finally off and running with the project to strengthen the dry storage docks and replace their rough and uneven surface. The existing pressure-treated surface planks will be removed and will be recycled. In addition, new strengthening posts are being installed below the decks. The upper surfaces of all joists and blocks are being protected with a waterproof plastic membrane. This will greatly increase the life of the wood. Finally, smooth and durable hardwood surface
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planks are being installed. Work started at the Youth Sailing end of the dock, and will finish with the docks nearest the Lawn. The removal of the old grey dock boxes provides more dock surface for both Club and Youth vessels. This project has been under consideration for several years by the Harbor Committee as time has continued to degrade the heavily used docks. However, because we wanted this major project to blend in appearance and function with the new Regatta Center – earlier, only a concept – we put the dock project aside until there was more detail on the proposed location and design of
the Regatta Center. We can now be sure that the new docks will integrate nicely with this project should it become a reality. And yes, there will be disruption as portions of the dock are closed off and boats are shifted around as the project proceeds. Please bear with us during the work. The results will be worth the wait. As mentioned in an earlier Bow Wave note, if you have children at the Club, please remind them not to walk or climb through the work site. Protruding metal, unsecured planks, rough wood, deep mud below, and exposed wiring make the area very hazardous for kids, as well as for curious adults.
View of the dock absent the dock boxes.
photos by David Cobb
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RACE NEWS
Suzie Moore, Commodore
commodore@sfyc.org
2015 San Francisco Cup he San Francisco Yacht Club won the 2015 San Francisco Cup on March 29 defeating the St. Francis Yacht Club 11-1. Three teams from each club matched raced with the first club to score eleven points winning the Cup. The Women and Youth Divisions raced the StFYC J22s. The Open Division raced J105s. Special thanks to Shawn Bennett and Tom Kassberg for providing their J105 Jose Cuervo for practices and racing. Thanks also to The SFYC members of the Joint Committee including Steve Fentress, Angie Lackey Olson and Dan Buckstaff. Congratulations Team SFYC!
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San Francisco Yacht Club skippers, crew, Joint Committee and Flag Officers
St. FYC Commodore Sean Svendsen and SFYC Commodore Suzie Moore
The Open Division: Skipper Chris Perkins, Phil Perkins, Jon Perkins, S/C Bill Melbostad, Alison Russell, Steve Marsh and Dylan Meade
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photos by Lyn Coffey
The Youth Division: Skipper Jack Barton, Sammy Shea, Will Martens and Jackson Ritter
photo by Paige Brooks
The Women’s Division wins a close one! Skipper Katie Maxim, Vicki Sodaro, and Stephanie Wondolleck with Molly Robinson on Saturday and Marie Bergsund on Sunday.
photo by Lyn Coffey
Cruising back home to The SFYC with the San Francisco Cup.
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RACE NEWS
Forrest Gay, Director of Sailing race@sfyc.org
2015 SFYC Club Championship Series
SFYC Club Series Underway
King George V Trophy
July 4
Independence Cup ❖ photo by Forrest Gay
July 25
Mitchell/Ross Regattas ❖ August 29
Wosser Cup
The San Francisco Yacht Club’s
Friday Night BBQ Served from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM All items include Condiments, Salad Bar, Chips and Salsa
Angus Burger...............................12.00 All Beef Hot Dog ........................10.00 Grilled Breast of Chicken on a Bun......................................12.00 Cup of Chili ..................................6.50 All prices include Club Service Charge and Marin Sales Tax
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he 2015 SFYC Club Championship Series got off to a very dull start on March 14 when the Rosenblum was shutout with no wind. The racers headed back into The Club by about 2:30 p.m. and were greeted by food and beverages provided by our new Club Series sponsors: Whole Foods, Dry Creek Vineyards, Martin Ray Winery,
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and TrumerPils Brewery. The Anniversary Cup on April 25 had much more wind and a nice race was had before the Staff Commodores’ Cup. What a difference a little wind makes. In the photo above, Tiburon is waiting for breeze during the Rosenblum and then below, finishing strong at the Anniversary Cup.
SFYC Member Podium Results Full Crew Farallon Race – (May 9) Multihull (Mod 70) : 1st with an elapsed time of just under 5 hours and 50 minutes. Tom Seibel Elite Keel – (May 16 & 17) Melges 20: 1st John Kilroy, 2nd Liam Kilroy Melges 24: 1st Duane Yoslov J/70: 3rd Chris Kostanecki Etchells: 1st Jim Cunningham Knarr: 1st Chris & Phil Perkins IOD: 1st Mark & Rich Pearce
Staff Commodores’ Cup his year’s Staff Commodores’ Cup was another great success with ten Staff Commodores participating in this event. The weather and breeze turned out to be perfect for the competitors and PRO, Anne Scully. In the Spinnaker Division S/C Tad Lacey on Peregrine took 1st place and Jr. S/C Bill Melbostad took 2nd on JR. In the Non-Spinnaker Division Jib Martens on Freedom with S/C Bob Griswold aboard took 1st and Glenn Isaacson on Q with S/C John Swain aboard took a close 2nd. Cissy Kirrane, Race Chair and widow of the late S/C Pat Kirrane, was in attendance presenting the winners with the trophies generously donated by the family of S/C Patrick J. Kirrane. Many thanks to the Race Committee for making this event run so smoothly including; Tom Roberts, Kim Bishop, Kim Lynch, Ben Finser, Julie Zanze, Ron Ward, Jay Lawton, and Laura Fennema.
photo by Alex Rothenberg
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“Staff Commodores’ Cup Legends” Bill Melbostad - 2014, Ray Lynch - 2010, Tad Lacey - 2013, P/P Cissy Kirrane - Race Chair, Ken Jesmore - 1990, Carl Lewis - 1987, Bob Griswold - 2012, John Swain - 2008, Scott Noble - 1996 and Bill Smith - 2007. Also on the water: Kyle Elliott - 2009
2015 Double-handed Farallon Class Win by the Smallest Boat ichard vonEhrenkrook and crew Paul Sutchek have lots of offshore racing experience off the Bay Area, so a division win the Double-handed Farallon Race on March 28 was not too much of a surprise. What may be surprising though is that the duo logs all of these ocean miles and numerous division wins aboard by far the smallest and slowest boat in the fleet. The Cal 20 rates 273, almost twice the PHRF rating of most of the other boats in her division. Nevertheless, the Can ‘O Whoopass managed to correct out on top of her division by over 13 minutes after almost ten-and-a-half hours of sailing. In the age of the “selfie” nothing else quite shows the scale of this little boat out on the big open ocean. Paul described huge waves bouncing the little 20-footer all over the place, and that the picture doesn’t do the sea state justice.
photo by Paul Sutchek
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RACE NEWS
race@sfyc.org
2015 REGATTA SCHEDULE
The Eighth Annual
Great San Francisco Schooner Race Saturday, June 13, 2015
6-7 13 20 20
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June June Invitational The Great San Francisco Schooner Race Hart Nunes Regatta Small Keel Boat Series #2 July Midnight Moonlight Maratime Marathon
August 1-2 Multihull Regatta 8-9 BAYS #4 Youth Regatta 8 Small Keelboat Series #3 15-16 Summer Keel Regatta 29-30 Corinthian Cup @ Annapolis YC
Photo by S/C John Swain
See the beautiful vessels at The SFYC Guest Docks June 12th, 13th & 14th Celebration at The SFYC begins after the race at 1500 No Host BBQ – Live Music For more information, contact The SFYC Front Desk at 415 435-9133 ext. 10
Sail in the race on board the SFYC entry, Seaward. Space is limited. For information contact S/C John Swain at 415 435 0468 or Alan Olson at 415 847 0426.
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12-13 19-20 28-29 30
September Melges 20 PCCs Opti PCCs Melges 20 Pre-Worlds Melges 20 Worlds
1-3 10-11 18 24 25
October Melges 20 Worlds Fall Classic Leukemia Cup Round the Island Women's Auxiliary Cup
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November Race Recognition Night
NOTE: The SFYC Race Schedule is subject to change. Please refer to upcoming Bulletins, Bow Waves, Club bulletin boards, Official Race Board, The website (www.sfyc.org) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/SFYCRacing) for the latest schedule.
YOUTH SAILING
Justine O'Connor, Youth Sailing Director youth@sfyc.org
SFYC Youth Race Team Results
SPRING DINGHY @ ST. FRANCIS YACHT CLUB, CA (MARCH 7-8) C420 (14 boats) 1st Will Martens/Ted Bascom Laser Radial (6 boats) 4th Leo Biral Laser Standard (25 boats) 2nd Will Dana, 4th Alex Moody, 11th Parker Klebahn, 20th Harry Schmidt WINTER SERIES #4 @ PENINSULA YOUTH SAILING FOUNDATION, CA (MARCH 7-8) Championship Fleet (27 boats) 1st Mats Keldsen, 2nd Justin Lim, 5th Sarah Young, 6th Chloe Holder, 7th Jack Landon, 8th Ben St. John, 10th Connor Bennett, 13th Tibi Quinn, 14th JP Murphy, 16th Sydney Holder, 18th Jason Akram, 19th Garrett Blosen, 20th Jim Young, 21st Finn Dossey, 22nd Charlotte Versavel, 23rd David Spector, 24th Ted McDonough, 26th Ethan Sargent, 27th Ryan Froeb PCISA #5 GAUCHO REGATTA @ SANTA BARBARA YACHT CLUB, CA (MARCH 14-15) Gold Fleet (32 Teams) 7th The Branson School, 18th Redwood High School Silver Fleet (32 Teams) 3rd Marin Academy, 9th Redwood High School 29ER MIDWINTERS WEST @ CORONADO YACHT CLUB (MARCH 20-22) 1st Romain Screve/ Quinn Wilson, 16th Lucy Wilmot/Sally Wilmot HIGH SCHOOL NORCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS @ THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB, CA (MARCH 21-22) Gold Fleet (36 Teams) 4th Marin Academy, 5th Redwood High School, 7th Redwood High School, 15th The Branson School, 26th Marin Academy, 32nd Redwood High School, 34th Redwood High School Silver Fleet (25 Teams) 21st Redwood High School LASER MIDWINTERS WEST @ CALIFORNIA YACHT CLUB, CA (MARCH 27-29) Laser (27 boats) 6th Cooper Weitz, 20th Parker Klebahn
SF CUP MATCH RACE @ ST. FRANCIS YACHT CLUB (MARCH 28-29) SFYC Youth contributed 4-0 record to the Open & Women’s division for a overall SFYC win of 11-1 over StFYC. Youth Competitors: Jack Barton, Will Martens, Jackson Ritter, Sammy Shea APRIL HARKEN #2/WINTER SERIES #5 @ THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB (APRIL 11-12) Championship Fleet (47 boats) 2nd Ben Foox, 3rd Justin Lim, 5th Ben Foox, 6th Sarah Young, 8th Chloe Holder, 10th Johnny Perkins, 14th Jack Landon, 17th Garrett Blosen, 20th Tibi Quinn, 22nd Sydney Holder, 25th Charlotte Versavel, 27th Luke Froeb, 28th Sebastian Green, 29th Nick Nazzal, 30th Connor Bennett, 33rd Ben Stevens, 34th JP Murphy, 35th Finn Dossey, 36th Spencer Thompson, 37th Julian Skerrett, 40th Jim Young, 41st Ted McDonough, 42nd Ben St. John, 43rd Ethan Sargent, 46th Jason Akram Green Fleet (22 boats) 1st David Spector, 4th Ryan Froeb, 8th Hailey Thompson, 10th Alex Bowler, 11th Rowen Long, 12th Bode Dossey, 14th Bruce Bowler, 16th Brad Chrisman, 17th Egan McInerney, 18th Michele Biral, 20th Anthony Skerrett, 21st Caelin Growney, 22nd Connor Brown.
David Spector
RWB sailors morning briefing before the hit the water for a Regatta
HIGH SCHOOL PCCS @ ST. FRANCIS YACHT CLUB, CA (APRIL 18-19) Gold Fleet (22 Teams) 8th The Branson School, 10th Redwood High School MAY USODA TEAM TRIALS @ CORAL REEF YACHT CLUB, FL (APRIL 30 – MAY 3) (229 Boats) 68th Justin Lim, 98th Will Foox, 122nd Ben Foox, 163rd Sarah Young, 172nd Chloe Holder, 220th Jack Landon ELVSTROM/ZELLERBACH REGATTA @ ST. FRANCIS YACHT CLUB, CA (MAY 2-3) Laser Radial (15 boats) 1st Jack Barton Laser Standard (13 boats) 9th Parker Klebahn, 10th Harry Schmidt C420 (13 boats) 1st Lawson Willard/Will Paulsen, 5th Nobel Reynoso/Maddy Kuhn, 8th Dylan Meade/Bear Lundegaard
Bruce Bowler
photos by Aber Kingman
MARCH PERRY #4 @ CORONADO YACHT CLUB, CA (MARCH 7-8) C420 (29 boats) 1st Romain Screve/ Nobel Reynoso, 15th Nic Marwell, Paige Dunievy, 16th Riley Gibbs/Sally Wilmot
Justine teaching the Green Fleet sailors
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BURGEES AWEIGH !
Let The Bulletin Team know where you and your burgee have been. Submit to Bulletin@sfyc.org. Happy Travels!
Bulletin@sfyc.org
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Joseph Phair, Trustee, Coast Guard Foundation and “Yacht Clubs Who Care” Founder, Vice Commodore Ed Lynch, Commodore Suzie Moore and Rear Commodore Jerry Eaton. Photo courtesy of the US Coast Guard Foundation.
PARIS - SACRE COEUR BASILICA (Montmartre District) Jeff, Carol, Chloe and Sydney Holder SANIBEL ISLAND, FLORIDA S/C Ed Thomson, Elizabeth Kilgore, Sheila Thomson, Annabelle Kilgore, Ben Kilgore, and Lily Kate Kilgore
photo by LeRoy Horn
EGYPT Theo Steinbach and Julia Francis traveled from Cairo tothe Aswan Dam and visited all the pyramids and temples along the way
PERU Ginger Souders-Mason and Steve Mason aboard Aqua Marina during their trip to the Amazon Rain Forest
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NORTH VACHERIE, LOUISIANA Tom Nord, MASADA, ISRAEL Kim and Judie Bishop overlooking the Dead Sea Sue Milliron and Kathie and Bob McLaughlin with the chef of B&C Restaurant
CLUB NEWS
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY -
EASTER CELEBRATION -
FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE -
Co-Chairs Stephanie Stroub and P/P Elizabeth Merrill
Co-Chairs Carol Anderson, Paige Brooks, and Julie Zanze
Chair P/P Christina Decker
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CRUISE NEWS
Jib Martens, Cruise Committee Chair jibmartens@comcast.net
Come Join Us – Everyone Is Welcome he Cruise Committee has planned lots of activities to get all members out on the water together. If you don’t have a boat and are looking for a ride, let us know and we will find one for you. Please check the Cruise section of The SFYC website for additional information on upcoming events and to register. We have had four Cruises this year: Pier 39, Petaluma, Sunset and Giants/South Beach. Our Pier 39 Cocktail Hour aboard Ron Robert’s Yes Dear - “Yes Dear… think I will have another.” Cruise Leaders Ron Roberts and Jay Hooker summarized it well: Upcoming Cruises: d'oeuvres. We also watched Team SFYC We had a great showing at Pier 39 Angel Island: June 5-7. Activities defeat StFYC in the San Francisco Cup. It though we were literally rocking and include dinner aboard Friday in Ayala was a great time for all. The Petaluma rolling the whole time! We became Cove, a barbecue and party including Cruise was scenic and peaceful for both very good friends with the sea lions and games, paddleboarding, hiking, dinghy the water and blacktop cruisers. We one of the big ones appeared to have a sailing and celebrating everyone’s enjoyed a special roast beef and salmon big crush on Jay Hooker. Along the way birthday on Saturday, and brunch on dinner cooked by our own Chef Reny we enjoyed the various venues in the th Sunday at SFYC. This is a great and celebrated Mimi Cornelius’s “35 “ city including music and dancing at Pier opportunity for families to experience the birthday. The first Sunset Cruise 23, walking around the town, and a cruiser lifestyle. Come for any or all of the debuted on May 8 with a few non-boat cocktail party on Yes Dear where there activities. We hope to make this an annual owners participating. The Giants/South was no shortage of wine and hors event. We will have shuttles back and Beach Cruise was well attended by both forth between SFYC and Angel Island. water and blacktop cruisers and Please sign up in advance so that we can continues to be an SFYC favorite. ensure enough provisions for all attending. Sunset Cruising: The second Friday evening of each month. We will cruise for a short time and then either raft up for dinner or come back to The SFYC. July 4th Fireworks: July 4. We will raft together in Richardson Bay to have appetizers and/or dinner, watch the fireworks directly above, and then return th to The SFYC for hot chocolate or Mimi Cornelius’s “35 ” Birthday! something stronger. Looks like Jim approves. Delta Yacht Club Cruise: July L to R Katelyn 18–26. This is another annual favorite. It Ristau, Andy is a great opportunity to slow down and Mendell, Muriel relax on “Delta” time and is wonderful for Martens, Torill families. Hellland, Bob Family Day in the Cove: August 15. McDermott and Michael Holleran The SFYC fleet will be out in force anchoring in Belvedere Cove for the afternoon. We will have lots of fun Petaluma activities for everyone, especially the kids Cruisers - sailing, tubing, paddleboarding, that arrived swimming, BBQs, etc. Let’s get everyone by land out to take advantage of our wonderful and by sea. cove.
photo by Jib Martens
photo by Jib Martens
photo by Dick Payne
photo by Alex Rothenberg
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Bill Wallace, Membership Committee flcloud@comcast.net
The SFYC welcomes Cristen Razzari Fazal as a Regular member. Cristen lives in Tiburon with her husband Arif and their two children; Calado, 5, and Alegra, 3. She is owner/partner of a Real Estate Investment Fund. Cristen grew up on boats and on the water, spending much of her spare time boating and sailing. Her other passion is Water Polo. At age 15, she earned a seat on the US Junior National Water Polo team. After graduating from college, she rekindled her love of sailing, spending much time on the Bay with friends from The SFYC. Her children are counting the days until they are old enough to participate in the Youth Sailing Program. Cristen is sponsored by Scott Hamilton and seconded by Andrina Ramirez. The SFYC welcomes Justin “Drew” Lipner as a Regular member. Drew and his wife Hilary live in Mill Valley with their 9-month old child, Wells. Drew is Co-CEO and Chief Client Officer at Insigurexpress. He has 33 years of racing and yacht restoration experience and a lifetime of sailing, from dinghies to big boats. He has raced Opti’s, Blue Jays, 420’s, Lasers, International 14’s, 470’s, Vanguards, 505’s, Knarrs, IOD’s, J120’s, Express 24’s and the list goes on! He has cruised most of the US Atlantic Coast, from Maine to the Southern Caribbean and lived aboard a sailboat in Camden, ME for three summers. He has been an active member of the New York Yacht Club, Indian Harbor Yacht Club and the St. Francis Yacht Club. He also holds an Inland USCG certificate and was involved in the America’s Cup Syndicate. Drew is sponsored by Brent Crawford and seconded by John Bobincheck. The SFYC welcomes James M. “Jay” Haynes III as a Regular member. Jay is CEO of Stratesyn Ventures, LLC. He and his wife Hollie live in Belvedere with their daughters Skye, 5, Cayla, 5 and Jamie, 3. Growing up in Washington DC, Jay sailed and raced with his father, a former Navy aviator. As a teenager, he raced in Maine and in numerous regattas on Cape Cod. Since moving to the Bay Area, he has enjoyed sailing and crewing on the Bay with SFYC members. Jay is sponsored by Suzanne Badenhoop and seconded by Amy Jacobs.
The SFYC welcomes Amy Sherburne Manning as a Corinthian member. Amy lives in Mill Valley with her husband Paul and they have four grown children. She is General Counsul for The Pasha Group. Amy loves being on the water and started competitive sailing on a Rhodes 19. That evolved into racing IOD’s, regularly crewing on her husband’s Xarifa and with Rich and Mark Pearce on their IOD. She has also crewed with Mark on his Cal-39 as well as participating in the J22 programs. Amy is sponsored by Richard Pearce and seconded by Mark Pearce.
j In Memoriam i Sue Loeb Passed Away February 26, 2015 Associate Member Since 1952
Betty Girtler Passed away March 20, 2015 Associate Member Since 1998
Peter G. Mathews Passed Away April 8, 2015 Regular Member Since 1978
James P. Geiger Passed away April 16, 2015 Regular Member Since 1980
Gisela Zach Passed Away May 3, 2015 Spouse of Member Since 2008
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The San Francisco Yacht Club Presents The Annual
Wine & Food Extravaganza Featuring a selection of California’s Finest Wineries with Fabulous Food Stations throughout the Clubhouse & Deck 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, July 18
Reservations Requested Front Office 435-9133 ext. 10 office@sfyc.org or for your convenience go to www.sfyc.org No Reserved Tables – Members’ guests most welcome $67.00 per person All prices subject to Club Service Charge and Marin Sales Tax.
SFYC SPEAKERS SERIEs Wednesday, June 17, 2015 6:30 p.m.
TUGBOATS! Presented by Shawn Bennett
T
he yellow and black tugs we see towing commercial traffic in and out of SF Bay and its tributaries are run by Baydelta Maritime. SFYC Member Shawn Bennett, who many sailors know for his top-notch match racing skills, owns and manages the company.
Shawn will uncover the goings-on of a working waterfront, the ships the company serves and the capabilities of their best in class tugboats. For those of us who have always wanted to know more about the tugs we see around the Bay, this event is a must!
Please R.S.V.P. to The SFYC Front Office 415 435 9133 ext. 10 office@sfyc.org or for your convenience go to www.sfyc.org These events are free for Members and their guests.
18 THE BULLETIN l JUNE 2015
June 2015 Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
Club Closed
7 June Invitational
2
Thursday 3
Friday 4
Club Closed
5
Friday Night BBQ 6 – 9 p.m.
8
Club Closed
CYC Friday Night Races
Saturday
9
11
10
Club Closed
CYC 12 Friday Night Races Friday Night BBQ Sunset Cruise
YOUTH SAILING PROGRAM: SESSION 1
14
15
16
Club Closed
Club Closed
Speaker Series 17 Shawn Bennett “Tugboats” 6:30 p.m.
18 19 CYC Leukemia Cup Friday Night Races Regatta Kickoff Friday Night BBQ 6:30-8:30 p.m. 6 – 9 p.m.
YOUTH SAILING PROGRAM: SESSION 2
21 Father’s Day
22
Club Closed
23
Club Closed
Auxiliary Cup 24 Welcome Party 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Presentation: 7:30
25
6
Angel Island Cruise June Invitational Schooner BBQ with Band The Great San Francisco Schooner Race
13
20 Hart Nunes Small Keel Boat Series #2
CYC 26 Friday Night Races
27
Friday Night BBQ 6 – 9 p.m.
YOUTH SAILING PROGRAM: SESSION 2
28
29
Club Closed
30
Club Closed
YOUTH SAILING PROGRAM: SESSION 3
July 2015 Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
6
Club Closed
7
Club Closed
Saturday
July 4th BBQ 4 3 CYC Noon- 7 p.m. Friday Night Races Friday Night BBQ Raft Up Fireworks Sausalito 6 – 9 p.m. Independence YOUTH SAILING PROGRAM: SESSION 3 Cup: Club Series 9 11 Sunset Cruise 10 8 Midnight Friday Night Races Moonlight Friday Night BBQ Marathon 6 – 9 p.m. Madness 1
5
Friday 2
YOUTH SAILING PROGRAM: SESSION 3
12
13
14
15
16
Club Closed
Club Closed
YOUTH SAILING PROGRAM: SESSION 4
19
20
Club Closed
21
22
YOUTH SAILING PROGRAM: SESSION 4
17 CYC Friday Night Races Friday Night BBQ 6 – 9 p.m.
18 Wine & Food Extravaganza
CRUISE OUT - DISCOVER THE DELTA
23
24 CYC Fri Night Races Fri. BBQ 6 – 9 p.m.
30
CYC 31 Fri Night Races
Club Closed
Mitchell/Ross Regatta Club Series
25
CRUISE OUT - DELTA YACHT CLUB CRUISE OUT - DISCOVER THE DELTA
27
26
Club Closed
28
29
YOUTH SAILING PROGRAM: SESSION 5
Club Closed
Friday Night BBQ 6 – 9 p.m.
CRUISE OUT - DISCOVER THE DELTA
WED. - FRI. Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. • Bar Menu: 3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. • Dinner: 5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (Friday until 10 p.m.) SAT. - SUN. Breakfast/Lunch: 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. • Bar Menu: 3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. • Dinner: 5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. www.sfyc.org
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Independence Day Celebration Saturday, July 4th, 2015
BBQ Noon – 7:00 p.m. Music by CAPTAIN CRUNCH Classic Rock on the Deck 2-6 p.m. Party all the way to the fireworks on the SF Bay.
Adults $23 Youth 6-12 Years $11.50 5 Years & Younger Free JUMPY All prices subject to Club Service Charge and Marin Sales Tax.