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The San Francisco Yacht Club

August 2014

November 2009

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BULLETIN

The Bulletin

Magazine of The San Francisco Yacht Club AUGUST 2014 Volume 20 • Issue 7 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS William W. Melbostad Susan E. Moore Edward E. Lynch Angela D. Lackey Olson Michael S. Brilliant Charles R. Wideman Laurence R. Bekins Daniel C. Buckstaff Jerry Eaton Jr. S/C Thomas C. Lacey Tina C. Lundh Paul S. Rosenlund

Columns 3

Commodore

Departments 6-9

Race News

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Youth Sailing

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Auxiliary

photo by Roxanne Fairbairn

Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore Secretary Treasurer Port Captain Directors:

The San Francisco Yacht Club

AUXILIARY OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

General Manager

Steve DePetro

THE BULLETIN Editor Ads/Calendar Editor Race Editor Production Manager Bulletin Committee

Manon Baze Evelyne Swinscoe-Byer Leslie Richter Vince Mattera Joan Linn Bekins P/P Mimi Cornelius P/P Joan Harter Bob McDermott P/P Sally Secor P/P Jane Watts

Features 4

Burgees Aweigh!

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Leukemia Cup Kickoff

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Entertainment Committee

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Crossing Wakes

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July 4th Fun!

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New Members

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Eight Bells

Social Events

Before the start of the Giants game

18-19 On the Horizon/Ads 20

Calendar

photo by Leslie Richter

Photographers Kristina Decker, Roxanne Fairbairn, Ken Frost, Carl Lewis, Suzie Moore, Michelle Mourani, Leslie Richter, Jim Rimmer, Alex Rothenburg, Scott Wilmott.

98 Beach Road • P.O. Box 379 Belvedere, CA 94920-0379 (415) 435-9133 • FAX (415) 435-8547 www.sfyc.org

November 2009

14-15 Cruising News

Contributors Michelle Farabaugh, Ken Frost, Forrest Gay, Eugenia Jesberg, Lisa Klairmont, Harold Kleiderman, Ginger Mason, Bob McDermott, Bill Melbostad, Frances Barbor Melbostad, Justine O'Connor, Leslie Richter, Marily Rimmer, Bill Wallace, Jeff Zarwell.

THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB

Small Keelboat Regatta

photo by S/C Carl Lewis

Marily Rimmer P/P Elizabeth Merrill Jolynn Hardiman Tinsley Hutson-Wiley Carol Anderson Cynthia Bernheim Stephanie Cannell Emily Heller Eugenia Jesberg Connie Lewis Robin Reynolds Julie Zanze P/P Melissa Tulp - Ex-Officio Frances Melbostad - Honorary

photo by V/C Suzie Moore

President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Directors:

Cover: Charles Froeb’s Kaos vs. Control speeds toward the Carquinez Bridge during the Delta Ditch Run. Fireworks by Giants Stadium

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From the Commodore Bill Melbostad, Commodore / commodore@sfyc.org

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y the time you read this, I’ll be nearly three-quarters through my term as Commodore, and grateful for all the support I have enjoyed this year. In previous columns it has been my goal to recognize those contributing to our Club’s success in 2014. Continuing with that theme, I acknowledge our General Manager, Steve DePetro, and his achievements during his tenure at The SFYC. Steve came to our Club with an impressive resume, working for top tier private Clubs in the west. Steve took over as General Manager in fall of 2011, and brought his vast experience in the private club industry to The SFYC; our Members immediately noticed improved service, a happier staff, and increased patronage.

One of Steve’s remarkable accomplishments was improving the historically ‘sub-par’ financial performance of the dining operations; its significant loses dragged down The Club’s overall fiscal position, year in, and year out. In 2013, without a compromise of food quality or service, the operations charted new waters in efficiency and profitability. We’re tracking similar year-end results for 2014. The Board of Directors’ unwavering support and confidence in our General Manager is clearly validated by improved overall Member satisfaction, employee contentment, and Club departments’ excellent financial performance. As in every private Club, issues will always be debated and pondered, but I hope it’s unanimous that Steve DePetro has brought much positive change to our Club, and we’re in excellent hands under his leadership.

I’m personally grateful for his professionalism, hard work and dedication to The SFYC. It is my pleasure to congratulate SFYC Etchells sailors, Don Jesberg and Jim Cunningham, for their performance at the ultra-competitive, 2014 International Etchells Class World Championships, in Newport, Rhode Island, and hosted by the New York Yacht Club. Jim sailed with SFYC member, Jeff Madrigali, and finished 10th; Don finished 20th in the 95 boat fleet. The SFYC should be proud of these sailors’ achievements in the changeable and challenging conditions on the Narragansett Bay racing venue.

Closer to home, another talented SFYC skipper, Shawn Bennett, defends the historic and storied San Francisco Perpetual Challenge Cup, in his J105, Jose Cuervo. On August 9, our team will be meeting a Challenger from Long Beach Yacht Club for a best 3 of 5 match racing series.

The San Francisco Perpetual Challenge trophy is the oldest

match-racing trophy in the United States, next to the America’s Cup. The trophy was created by The San Francisco, Corinthian and Encinal Yacht Clubs, and first raced in 1895; 2014 will mark the 103rd competition for the Cup. Not quite with the same ancestry, but significant to The SFYC racing legacy, is the Corinthian Cup, an annual multi-venue match-racing event with the Annapolis Yacht Club. Racing Etchells, The SFYC hosted the inaugural event in 2010, since, the regatta alternated between AYC and The SFYC. 2014 is our year to host the event. The AYC will be coming west August 23 & 24, to defend their title after a close contest last year, with a team of juniors and an open adult team, to be raced in our chartered J22s. At press time, teams representing The SFYC were still being developed. Look for more information in coming Bow waves. Please place these exciting SFYC regattas on your calendars, and come out and support our sailors in our top flight match racing events.

Looking at the Club events in August, we have the last Club Series regatta of the season, the Wosser Cup, celebrating and memorializing S/C, Frank “Jake” Wosser’s many contributions to The SFYC. The rescheduled Staff Commodores’ Cup is on August 23.

Contact the race office if you’re racing, and still need S/C aboard to qualify for competition. Culminating the last weekend, Labor Day at The Club will heat up with an Endless Summer Surf Party…perhaps I shall finally attempt to paddleboard!

1001 = ?

At press time, that is the number of disposable plastic water bottles saved since the installation of our Sailing Center water station. Please continue to help The SFYC go green, and bring your own refillable bottle and use the station. Please leave the cases of Crystal Geyser bottles on the market self. The Ship’s Store has clear reusable bottles with The SFYC logo for sale…store them on your boat, in your locker, or in the car, to keep them handy for refilling, and help us Go Green!

Happy summer, and I hope to meet you at The SFYC very soon!

Commodore Bill Melbostad

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Burgees Aweigh!

Matt, Manon, and Aly Baze near Bar Harbor, Maine.

Al and Vernie Finley at Salt Springs Island Sailing Club, Salt Spring Island, BC Canada, during the International One Meter Western Canadian Championship.

Jerry and Karen Eaton's twin grandbabies, Caroline and Emery Eaton, 3 months old, in Austin, TX.

On top of the Drachenfels in Germany, the World’s most climbed mountain, are Emily Heller, Maddie Danella, Madeline Allison, S/C Robert Heller, Henry Allison and Kimberly Heller Allison.

Let us know where you and your burgee have been. Pack your burgee on your travels and take pictures of it with you and your group. Submit to Bulletin@sfyc.org to be in the next Bulletin.

Happy Travels!

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Janet and Wally Graham at North Cape, Norway in May 2014. Latitude 71.21.10 North Northernmost point in Europe.

103rd San Francisco Perpetual Cup Saturday August 9, 2014 11:30 a.m.

Berkeley Circle

The San Francisco Yacht Club hosts Long Beach Yacht Club

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Race News

race@sfyc.org Michelle Farabaugh / Forrest Gay

Independence Cup

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he summer fog, which had been persistent earlier in the week, lifted quickly on July 4th to give the sixteen club series skippers and crew the promise of a great way to celebrate our nation’s independence: Racing sailboats on the Bay, competing to win the coveted Independence Cup with its beautiful handmade English glass trophies. As the fog cleared, the wind picked up to a nice 15-17 knot SW breeze for the noon start of the first race, building to 20+ knots around 1:30pm for the second race. For once the tides cooperated by providing slack water at the start and a moderate, 2.5 kt flood at the end, making for smooth sailing all afternoon.

Dave Carrel, PRO for the race, and his race committee crew were warmly welcomed by Bill and Carol Cosgrove aboard Solmate, their lovely Pearson power boat, which they so graciously loaned to The Club for the day since our trusty committee boat, Victory, was in for repairs.

Dave invited grilling specialist Greg Arkus, ace rocket launcher Matt Richter and his own son, Quentin, to assist with the annual Hotdogs on the Water Festival, which featured a healthy option of clementines served between the two races. Unfortunately, the latest generation of hotdog launcher failed its operational test so manual tossing and throwing had to suffice, much to the delight of the assembled gulls.

While the grilling and tossing was going on, Dave made his assessment of the conditions and chose a twice around 4nm “sausage” course for the first race, starting 0.5 nm west of Point Knox, with the windward mark one mile away off Yellow Bluff and a leeward mark closer in toward Point Knox. Driving the support boat and setting all those marks of the course was Tristan Ruhland ably assisted by Shannon Cantwell.

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photos by Roxanne Fairbairn

The Spinnaker Division got away, all clear, on schedule at but the non-spinnaker boats had a short postponement while technical problems with the make-shift flag pole were sorted out.

In the Spinnaker Division Commodore Bill Melbostad in his Etchells, JR, added to his collection of bullets with a clear win on corrected time over rising star, Elliott James in his J/105, Roxanne, who took line honors.

Richard vonEhrenkrook was close behind in his Cal 20, Can o’Whoopass.

For those not flying kites it was a close contest as Jib Martens in his Worth 40, Freedom, beat Glenn Isaacson in Q by a narrow 15 seconds on corrected time. Rich Pearce, just having returned from taking a very respectable 4th place in the IOD World Championships in Norway was third in his IOD, Bolero, about one minute back.

After a short break for additional further nourishment of hotdogs and clementines Dave got two more races off for both fleets.

This time Dave modified the course, adding a reaching mark near Little Harding, lengthening the total course length to 4.5 nm.

Yet again, Commodore Melbostad had another bullet, giving him first place for the day, thus winning the Independence Cup, Spinnaker Division. Elliott James dropped back to 3rd place in the second race, but still took second place for the Independence Cup. Brent Crawford in his beautiful blue Knarr, Fifty-Fifty, moved up from 5th in the first race taking 2nd in the second race thus beating out Richard von Ehrenkrook for 3rd place in the day’s regatta.

In the second race Jib Martens again beat out Glenn Isaacson, this time by 43 seconds (corrected) to seal 1st place for the Independence Cup, Non-Spinnaker Division.

David James, in his lovely classic Lapworth 36, Leda, who took 4th in the first race, improved to 3rd in the second thus winning third place for the day’s regatta.

To complete the festivities of the day, the Woodland’s Fun Awards were given to Brent Crawford’s “Catch of the Day” for his amazing one-handed catch of a hard thrown clementine, and to Ron Roberts on Sea Ghost for having the most patriotically dressed crew two of whom had donned full bodied Stars and Stripes outfits before the racing.

Assisting Dave with the Race Committee duties were Bob McDermott, Soren Hoy, Roxanne Fairbairn, and Lisa Turner.

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Race News

race@sfyc.org Michelle Farabaugh / Forrest Gay

photo by Alex Rothenburg

Inaugural Multihull Regatta

The F18s line up for the start, and then take off!

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n June 14 and 15 SFYC hosted its first multihull regatta. The F18s and Wetas showed up with nine and five boats, respectively, for some great racing on two different venues. PRO Forrest Gay held Saturday’s racing on the Berkeley Circle, where the breeze quickly built to 23+ knots and only one boat finished the third race of the day. The NOR stated that racing on Sunday would be on Knox, with hopefully

easier conditions. The three races on Sunday started on time and were sailed in very flat water in a flood current.

Congratulations to Charles Froeb, Kaos vs. Control, for placing first in the F18s with the help of crewmates Jody McCormack (Saturday) and Jim Johnstone (Sunday) Skip McCormack also joined in the fun on Sunday racing with Ben Brown, Eclipse, who finished third in the F18s.

WBRA Regatta

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n June 21, SFYC hosted the Wooden Boat Racing Association (WBRA), Race 5 and 6 for the Bears, Birds, Folkboats and Knarrs. Vicki Sodaro, PRO, ran the two races on the Berkeley Circle, a change for the WBRA that is used to racing off of Knox for SFYC races. The wind remained strong all day with the committee boat seeing 23 knots by the end of the day. The first three fleets were sent on a long, twice around, eight-mile course, while the fourth fleet was sent once around the course. In the second race, all four fleets and 29 boats enjoyed the shorter, once around, sausage course. Congratulations to Charles Rixford’s Bird boat Widgeon, finishing fourth in the first race and first in the second race. In the Knarr fleet, Knud Wibroe’s Snaps III, finished third in race one and first in the race two and Larry Drew’s Wintersmoon finished seventh in both races. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped to make the WBRA races well run.

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Have you or a member you know competed outside of our SFYC regattas? Let us know.

We want to include these happenings in the Bulletin.

Submit articles and photos to bulletin@sfyc.org

Harte-Nunes Regatta

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photo by Roxanne Fairbairn

photo by Skip McCormack

he annual Mercury Class HarteNunes Regatta was held on Saturday, June 14. Five races were run on the Raccoon Straight course for the strong seven boat fleet.

Conditions were perfect for the Mercury. The big flood tide allowed for some good tactical decisions on both the upwind and downwind legs, lending to tight racing and a close series on points. After five races, it all came down to the last leg, when SFYC member Randy Smith, sailing with John Hayes as crew, passed Dan Simmons only a few boat lengths from the finish line. The pass avoided a three-way tie for first and Randy came out victorious; winning the regatta and leaving the two-way tie for 2nd and 3rd.

Small Keelboat #3

By Jeff Zarwell

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aturday, June 28 was the third and final day of the new Summer Keel Boat Regatta.The weather was perfect with 15-18 knot breezes and flat water. You couldn't really ask for a nicer day to have a race.

The Melges 24, Etchells and J24 fleets showed up and got in three good races. The series trophies were presented on the

race deck, along with beer compliments of sponsor Trumer Pils.

The race committee team was led by PRO Jeff Zarwell, and included Kim Bishop, Shawn Davies, Roxanne Fairbairn, Greg Arkus, Darren Rogers, Heather Hostetler, Mark Mayer and Mark Woods.

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Leukemia Cup Kickoff

Dear Leukemia Cup Committee, Honorary Skippers and Sponsors,

Bill Nolan presents the LLS Blood Drop Award to Tom Perkins

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ur sincere thanks and gratitude for your wonderful support of this year’s Kickoff event at The SFYC! We had an excellent turnout with a lot of positive momentum and interest in participating in the September 20-21 Leukemia Cup Regatta.

SFYC Commodore Bill Melbostad welcomed the guests and paid tribute to Honorary Skipper Russ Coggeshall, who was the previous SFYC General Manager and unfortunately passed away on May 31.

Co-Chair and Honorary Skipper Chris Kostanecki, an 18year lymphoma survivor, discussed the significant impact LLS

Chris Kostanecki with Honorary Skipper Rhett Krawitt, his sister Annesley, and Robin Reynolds.

Bill presented the LLS Blood Drop Award to Tom (in his beautiful jacket)!

Tom was our guest speaker and showed a fascinating film “A first for humankind” of his Super Falcon submarine encounters with humpback whales in Tonga.

Here is a link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQAV8fe1Awo Thank you to Tim Williamson for donating his time to photograph our event: http://www.tdwmedia.com (Please contact Robin Reynolds if you would like a copy of any of the event photos and she will email them to you.)

Sincere thanks to the terrific LLS staff for their great support at the Kickoff – Cathy Brown, Emily O’Brien, Harriet Patterson and Maggie Wilkerson.

On behalf of our Honorary Skippers and their families, we thank you for your dedication and commitment to LLS. To find out more about the Leukemia Cup, please visit the website at: www.leukemiacup.org/gba.

Thank you,

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David Joyner, Chris Kostanecki, Bill Nolan 2014 Leukemia Cup Co-Chairs

photos by Tim Williamson

David Joyner and Rhett Krawitt

is making for blood cancer patients and their families.

Co-Chair David Joyner – Presented Rhett “Cancer Ends with Me” with the LLS Blood Drop Award.

Special acknowledgement to Ted Hannig, our Leukemia Cup Presenting Sponsor, who received the LLS Blood Drop Award.

Co-Chair Bill Nolan thanked our Honorary Chairman Tom Perkins for his ongoing leadership support and overwhelming generosity to LLS for contributing approximately $2 million since 2007.

Ted Hannig (right), received the LLS Blood Drop Award

Youth Sailing

youth@sfyc.org Justine O’Connor, Youth Sailing Director

SFYC YOUTH RACE TEAM RESULTS AREA G SEARS CUP QUALIFIER @ RICHMOND YACHT CLUB (JUNE 7) Lightning (6 teams) 5th 1st (Sammy Shea/Alex Moody), 3rd (Will Martens/Nobel Reynoso/Ted Bascom) LASER NORTH AMERICANS @ ALAMITOS BAY YACHT CLUB Laser Full Rig (73 boats) 42nd Will Dana Laser Radial Gold Fleet (53 boats) 7th Cooper Weitz, 23rd Lindsey Baab, 31st Jack Barton, 35th Lawson Willard Laser Radial Silver Fleet (50 boats) 37th Berky Sutton IDA LEWIS @ REY, NY (JUNE 14-20) C420 (41 Boats) 1st (Lucy Wilmot/Sally Wilmot), 38th (Skipper/Lucy Wells)

HARKEN #4 (HEAVY WEATHER REGATTA) @ ST FRANCIS YACHT CLUB Opti Green (12 boats) 2nd JP Murphy, 3rd Nick Nazzal, 4th Jason Akram, 5th Sebastian Green, 6th Sydney Holder, 8th FinnDossey, 9th Johnny Duncan Championship Fleet (59 boats) 2nd Christian Ehrnrooth, 4th William Foox, 8th Mats Keldsen, 12th Caleb Yoslov, 18th Carter Nestell, 20th Chloe Holder, 29th Sarah Young, 32nd Tommy Young, 33rd Kaelin Stock, 38th Justin Lim, 41st Ben Foox, 43rd Jack Landon, 45th AJ Torres, 55th Charlie Keldsen OPTI GORGE REGATTA Opti Championship Fleet (21 boats) 7th Caleb Yoslov, 8th William Foox, 10th Ben Foox, 12th Justin Lim BEMIS QUALIFIER @ SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB (JUNE 24) C420 (5 Boats) 1st Kris Swanson/Alexander Ron, 2nd Jackson Wagner, 3rd Will Martens/Ted Bascom, 4th Dylan Meade/Nobel Reynoso LASER PACIFIC COAST CHAMPS @ SANTA BARBARA YACHT CLUB Laser Radial (39 Boats) 32nd Will Cefali, 35th Berky Sutton.

photo by Scott Wilmot

BAYS #2 @ RICHMOND YACHT CLUB (JUNE 14-15) Opti Green Fleet (19 Boats) 2nd Julian Skerrett, 3rd Johnny Duncan, 4th Luke Froeb, 5th Connor Bennett, 6th Micherice Tao, 10th Finn Dossey, 12th Ryan Froeb, 13th Ethan Sargent, 14th JP Murphy Opti Championship Fleet (19 Boats) 1st Mats Keldsen, 2nd William Foox, 4th Caleb Yoslov, 5th Jack Landon, 6th Chloe Holder, 7th Ben Foox, 8th Carter Nestell, 10th Kaelin Stock, 11th Justin Lim, 13th Christian Ehrnrooth, 15th Sydney Holder,

18th Charlie Keldsen Laser Radial (5 boats) 1st Kyle Larson CFJs (10 boats) 4th Caleb Jordan-McDaniels/Alexander Pick C420s 1st (Will Martens/Ted Bascom), 2nd (Jackson Wagner/Jackson Ritter), 3rd (Nobel Reynoso/Emily Ritter)

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Entertainment Committee Frances Barbour Melbostad, Chair

Trivia Hunt / Online Blog for this Feature Photo: • Can you find Commodore Melbostad’s mother, Gloria Neumeier, or their family’s Victory sailboat?

• Were you, or do you know anyone in the picture?

• What fleet of boats are those tied to the dock?

• Did you or anyone you know own one?

– Magazine cover compliments of Commodore Bill Melbostad.

• Whose dog is jumping off the shore boat?

Our website, sfyc.org, is going to try to post this photo and article, and see if Members can ‘blog’ replies online. You also can email Shawn Wideman, SWWideman@aol.com, and she will compile the answers for the September Bulletin!

The SFYC Entertainment and Historical Committees are teaming up to offer two snapshots of SFYC history to collect, gift, frame, or even laminate for placemats! The latter concept works beautifully for The SFYC Clubhouse’s 80th Anniversary, black & white photo. The other poster, each priced at $5, is our advertisement for the Labor Day, Endless Summer 60s Surf Party, on September 1, which was derived from the 1960 Sea Magazine Cover photo, seen on page 19.

To promote the $5 poster sales, and to celebrate our 80-year legacy of sailing out of SFYC’s 98 Beach Road location, we will have a special ‘reception table’, when sailors return from the Club Series Races on the afternoons of July 26 and August 23. The Front Office will have the posters for sale as well.

SFYC Corinthian Deck

- compliments of P/P Christina Decker and S/C Ken Frost

SFYC Keepsake Posters for Sale & Special Receptions at Summer Club Series!

Opening Day at The SFYC, 1934

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THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB AUXILIARY presents

RUNWAY 2014

Ports of Call Thursday September 25

featuring fashion by Helen Lyall Please join us for a glamorous afternoon of Fashion, Food & Friends all to benefit Junior Sailing and Auxiliary Programs Fashion Vendors Fashion Presentation Seated Luncheon and Grand Raffle Drawing Reserve now and bring a fashionista SHOP! SHOP! SHOP! For reservations contact the Front Office Cancellation policy in effect

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Cruising News

Lisa Klairmont / lisa@klairmont.com Harold Kleiderman / hkleiderman@gmail.com

Annual Giants Cruise

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to start on assault on Sheboygan Brats. The weather was perfect as just over 50 club members and guests enjoyed every thing about the game (except final score!!). After the game most of us gathered at the South Beach Yacht Club to partake of their warm hospitality.

Many thanks to V/C Suzie Moore, R/C Ed Lynch and Board Member Jerry Eaton for joining our cruising fleet for the festivities. After breakfast at the Java Hut at the foot of the A pier we cruised back to Belvedere Cove for lunch on the deck.

Another great cruising weekend.

Special thanks to Bill Stark for arranging the tickets (and great seats!) and leading the cruise, and Bill Thomas for setting up the dinner at MoMo’s.

photo by anonymous

ur annual fun cruise to see the Giants play ball was on Saturday, June 14. Most of us cruised to South Beach Harbor on Friday where we had a relaxing afternoon basking in the warm sunshine (Yes in SF no less!) and visiting with fellow cruisers as they arrived. After wine and appetizers on the pier (think dock party), we strolled over to MoMo’s for a special private dinner. The food was perfect and with just over 20 cruisers we had a chance to visit and catch up on cruising things. A special treat was the fireworks display after the game that night. From our berths at the end of the A Dock we had “slip side” seats.

The next morning several power shoppers made it into town to return with enough stuff to move the waterlines down appreciably. About noon we wandered over to the AT&T Park

Giants Cruise Out picture on the pier

The San Francisco Yacht Club 2014 Cruise Calendar Destinations

Activities

Cruise Leader(s)

Dates

Delta Yacht Club Tinsley & Delta Yacht Club Half Moon Bay

Delta Fun Five Club Cruise Blue Water Cruise

P/P Mimi Cornelius & Mike Mellon R/C Ed Lynch Ron & Edita Roberts

August 11-15 October 3-5 October 17-19

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Annual SFYC Summer Delta Cruise August 11-15, 2014

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he annual Summer Delta Cruise to Delta Yacht Club departs on August 11 for up to a week of warmth, fun and a fresh water rinse for your boat. Contact the cruise leaders, Jim & P/P Mimi Cornelius and Mike & Joan Mellon, to see if any slips are still available.

Where: Delta Yacht Club, about 1 mile past Tinsley Island on the San Joaquin River at Headreach Cutoff Why:

Warm weather, fresh water, lots of fun activities, a perfect location for relaxation and FUN with family and friends. Pool, golf, games, quiet relaxation. Shared time with Petaluma YC this year.

Five Club Tinsley Cruise

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he annual Five Club Cruise to Tinsley Island October 3-5 is open for registrations. This popular cruise includes our friends at Corinthian, Tiburon, Sausalito, and Marin Yacht Clubs. Come up and enjoy the late summer Delta weather. This year’s theme is Pirates of the Caribbean and there will be hosted cocktail parties, live music and dancing, and (optional) costume and table decorating contests. R/C Ed Lynch is leading this cruise, which will again feature the famous SFYC Mai Tai party. If you have been to this event before, you know how much fun it is. If you have never been to Tinsley Island, this is your big chance. See the flyer and sign up on The Club website, under “Calendar” in October.

Join the cruise for all or part of the week.

This cruise has received rave reviews from SFYC members and their guests who have attended this event the last three years.

Don’t miss the chance to join the fun!

Please contact Mike Mellon (mmellon@cruzio.com) or Mimi Cornelius (mimicornelius@comcast.net) for more information

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oin us for the cruise to Half Moon Bay, October 17-19.

Just 25 nm from the Golden Gate, Half Moon Bay is a great nearby blue water cruise, even for first timers.

Ron and Edita Roberts have arranging a fun weekend, with the theme “Putting on the Ritz”. Group dinners are planned at the Mezza Luna restaurant in Half Moon Bay and Navio at the nearby Ritz Carlton. Blacktoppers are also welcome for one or both nights. See the flyer and sign up on The Club website, under “Calendar” in October.

photo by anonymous

Sign up online for this event at www.sfyc.org, under Members, Calendar, Cruise.

Maximum of 10 boat this year, so sign up early.

Half Moon Bay Cruise

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Crossing Wakes

Stephen and Virginia Mason ginger@seajay.org

We heard from Marina and Myron Eisenzimmer returning from participation in the BaHaHa aboard their Swan 44, Mykonos.

As they tell us in their own words, no transit is problem free

Turtle Bay is Half Way

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e had an excellent weather window leaving Cabo San Lucas for the Baja Bash so we pulled out sleepily at 6 a.m. With mostly light winds, after 30 hours one of our alternator belts broke. No problem, Mykonos was built with backup systems. Luckily it was not the belt that drives our water pump, and we had a extra alternator belt. We continued on to Turtle Bay where we replaced the belt. All was great until upon entering Turtle Bay we snagged a ton of monster kelp which wrapped around the keel. Scott Harkey, our crew member, dove under the boat and removed the kelp after Kelp problems we anchored.

Getting fuel in Turtle Bay is always an adventure, and Enrique did not let us down. He is quite the business guy. He delivers fuels and water and provides rides to the pier. When we called him,

he quickly drove out in his diesel can-filled panga. Having just finished painting the bottom of one of his pangas, his jeans and hands were blue with paint.

The rest of the trip to San Refueling in Turtle Bay Diego was mixed. After a few nights sleep in Turtle Bay we anchored in the north Cedros anchorage and the next morning headed to Bahia San Carlos, bashing into 35 knot winds for nearly four hours. Upon our arrival and finally at anchor the wind slowed to 30 knots which made cooking and holding on a challenge. We had the company of three fishing boats and two sailboats also at anchor. Finally the winds lightened up and a few mornings later we crept out and headed home. A day and a half later we arrived in San Diego, and the entire trip took only ten days! Unfortunately, we had to wait two hours at the police dock for an immigration agent, trying not to listen to our growling stomachs anxious for a restaurant dinner. At last we left in the dark and headed to our slip at Sunroad.

photo by Jim Rimmer

photo by Michelle Mourani

July 4th Fun!

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Luke Mourani and Mul Hadisuryo, matching in the colors of the day!

Welcome New Members

Bill Wallace, Membership Committee flcloud@comcast.net

The SFYC welcomes William Hamilton Jordan as a Regular member. He is based in San Francisco as Managing Director, Credit Sales, specializing in industrial bond trading. Bill and his wife, Zana, live in Tiburon with their three children, Charlie (1-1/2), Riley (7) and Whitney (8). Bill grew up sailing his family’s Tartan 37 in the Boston area. He enrolled in sailing classes offered by the Cohasset Yacht Club at age 7 and after 6 years, joined the 420 racing team, successfully competing all over Massachusetts and the Cape Cod area. He continued actively sailing all throughout college. In 2005, his life changed when he readily accepted a transfer to San Francisco. Currently, he races out of SFYC, crewing on a Swan 40 for Friday night and club races. Bill looks forward to introducing his children to SFYC Youth sailing program. He is proposed by S/C Ken Jesmore and seconded by Glenn Isaacson.

Youth Members:

Ben Hoffner and Jack Landon

SFYC Speakers Series Wednesday, August 20, 2014 6:30 p.m.

“Life on the Water”

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A film about Ron MacAnnan

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ife on the Water is a series of portraits about remarkable people whose lives are inspired by, and have a strong connection to, water.

The first portrait in the series is of Ron MacAnnan, a resident of Sausalito since 1960. The man who moved Horizon’s Restaurant (formerly the San Francisco Yacht Club) from where it was originally located on land, to where it stands now– above the water. Ron sold the restaurant when he retired and his focus shifted to his 82’ sloop, Pursuit. Easily one of the most

beautiful sailboats in Sausalito, Pursuit is just as unique as its owner and their stories are intertwined. As with all of the portraits in the series, the story of Ron MacAnnan is told in the first person. Life and the world as seen and lived by Ron himself.

There will also be the opportunity see a brief excerpt on the film currently in production featuring our own SFYC Member Hank Easom.

Please R.S.V.P. to The SFYC Front Office 435 9133 ext. 10 office@sfyc.org or for your convenience go to www.sfyc.org

Joseph L. Purkey Passed Away June 5, 2014 Life Member Since 1950 John (Jack) L. Doyle Passed Away July 7, 2014 Regular Member Since 1996 Jamie Schou Passed Away July 12, 2014 Regular Member Since 2011

The event is free for Members and their guests.

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On The Horizon Evelyne Swinscoe-Byer / evelyne@sfyc.org

The Seventh Annual

Great San Francisco Schooner Race

The San Francisco Yacht Club Auxiliary proudly presents

Grand Raffle 2014 KEEP CHIC AND

SHOP! Saturday, September 6, 2014

grand prize!

A $5000 Saks Fifth Avenue San Francisco Fransisco Shopping Experience

Plus

A Few Additional Surprises Additional Many Surprises Tickets 1/$20 or 6/$100 Drawing at the Annual Fundraiser Luncheon, Runway 2014 –Ports “Ports Call” of of Call September 25, 2014 Winner need not be present to win. Restrictions Apply To Benefit SFYC Youth Sailing & Auxiliary Events

THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB LAND CRUISE Sunday, September 28, 2014

See the beautiful vessels at The SFYC Guest Docks September 5th, 6th & 7th 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

Last year, S.F.Y.C. Porsches, Ferraris, Jaguars, Bentleys, Thunderbirds, Corvettes, Pierce Arrows, Austin Healeys and Mercedes, flew custom S.F.Y.C. Land Cruise burgees on their antennas as they voyaged in fine fashion through the Marin countryside.

They will ride again this fall.

Crews will gather in the morning at the S.F.Y.C. parking lot, engage in car chatter, enjoy a simple breakfast and proceed for an hour or so to a magnificent luncheon.

The details are being settled.

Even now, R.S.V.P. to Ken and Carol Jesmore at kandcj@aol.com

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Ann Lacey and Elizabeth Merrill invite you to join the Ladies of The San Francisco Yacht Club for an exclusive evening of fashion and fun at Saks Fifth Avenue Wednesday, October 8, 2014 2:30 – 7 Enjoy shopping the latest fall looks while sipping on Champagne and enjoying light bites.

Summertime

…a special time of year for friends and family to gather together.

Contact Natalie in Catering to plan your next event 415-789-5821 catering@sfyc.org

Shuttle departs from The Club at 3 and departs Saks Fifth Avenue promptly at 6:30. $50 inclusive per ticket* On Four San Francisco For more information or to RSVP by September 24, please call the Front Desk at 415.435.9133, ext. 10.

Email office@sfyc.org or visit www.sfyc.org. *Space is limited

Endless Summer 60’s Surf Party Labor Day Monday, September 1, 2014 West Coast BBQ 12 noon - 7 p.m.

Ages 13 & up $22 youth 6-12 $11★5 & under FREE

“Riptides” Beach Band on the Deck, 2-6 p.m.

SUP Races! Limbo, Hawaiian Shirt/Sundress Contests & More!

All prices subject to Club Service Charge and Marin Sales Tax.

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Sunday

August 2014

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1

CYC Friday Night Races Youth Sailing

3

Club Closed 4

10

11

Club Closed 5

6

7

CYC Friday 8 Night Races

Saturday

2

Midnight Moonlight: Raccoon

9

Youth Bays #4 Regatta: Richardson

Oakland Yacht Club Cruise In

Youth Bays #4 Regatta: Richardson

Club Closed

Oakland Cruise In

17 Summer Keel/ Easom Founders: Circle Corinthian 24 Cup at SFYC v Annapolis

Club Closed

18

12

Club Closed

Cruise Out Delta

Club Closed

25

19

26 Club Closed

Club Closed

Tiburon Cruise In

31

Monday

1

Labor Day BBQ Noon - 7 p.m.

7

14

Leukemia 21 BBQ Leukemia Cup Race: Bay

Club Closed 8

Club Closed

Club Closed

Land Cruise 28 Melges 20 & 24 PCC: North Circle

15

22

Tuesday

Club Closed

20

21

Speaker Series “Life on the Water” A film about Ron MacAnnan

27

BVI Get Together 6 p.m.

28

2

Wednesday

3

Thursday

CYC Friday Night Races

15

CYC Friday Night Races

22

CYC Friday Night Races

Corinthian 23 Cup at SFYC Staff Cmmd. Cup Wosser Cup

30

Express 27 Nationals: Circle

4

Friday

5

11

12

16

17

18

19

Club Closed

Summer 16 Keel/ Easom Founders: Circle

29

10

Club Closed

Perpetual Cup

TIburon Yacht Club Cruise In

Club Closed 9

29 Club Closed

14

September 2014

Express 27

Sunday

13

Youth Sailing Program: Session 5

Saturday

Great 6 Schooner Race: Bay Schooner BBQ

13

20 Leukemia Cup VIP Dinner

23

30

24

Auxiliary 25 Fundraiser Luncheon Runway 2014

26

27

Melges 20 & 24 PCC: North Circle

Club Closed

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.