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The San Francisco Yacht Club
JUNE 2014
November 2009
THE
BULLETIN
The Bulletin
Magazine of The San Francisco Yacht Club JUNE 2014 Volume 20 • Issue 5 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
Columns 3
Commodore
Departments 6-9
Race News
photo by Leslie Richter
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
10-11 Auxiliary 12-13 Youth Sailing
AUXILIARY OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 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
General Manager
Steve DePetro
Features 4
Burgees Aweigh!
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Opening Day
14-15 Crossing Wakes 16
Cruising News
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Club Events
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New Members
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Eight Bells
November 2009
Aye Matey, on Opening Day
THE BULLETIN
Social Events 19
On the Horizon/Ads
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Calendar
Contributors Nancy Davidson, Michelle Farabaugh, Forrest Gay, Lisa Klairmont, Harold Kleiderman, Tracey Leeds, Virginia Mason, Bill Melbostad, Frances Melbostad, Bob McLaughlin, Ashley Perrin, Leslie Richter, Marily Rimmer, Bill Wallace. Photographers Lisa Dana, Nancy Davidson, Harold Kleiderman, Barbara Loy, Tracey Leeds, Bob McDermott, Bob McLaughlin, Frances Melbostad, Suzie Moore, John Payne, Leslie Richter, Marily Rimmer, Natalie Watson, Jeff Zarwell.
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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
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Editor Ads/Calendar Editor Race Editor Production Manager Bulletin Committee
Jib and Will Martens double-hand Freedom in the Round the Rocks Race
Cover: SFYC Sailing Team member Lola Bushnell in 2014 Laser Midwinter West regatta hosted by RYC
Barbara Loy and the Easter Bunny photo courtesy of Nancy Davidson
President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Directors:
photo by Frances Melbostad
Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore Secretary Treasurer Port Captain Directors:
The San Francisco Yacht Club
Nancy Davidson cruising in Crossing Wakes
From the Commodore Bill Melbostad, Commodore / commodore@sfyc.org
OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT FYC youth sailors are once again featured in the national yachting headlines. Making the Gary Jobson Junior Sailor All-Star List for the third consecutive year is Jack Barton. Jack is noted for defending his Sears Cup title in the 2013 US Sailing Triple Handed Junior Championship. First time on Jobson’s revered honorable mention list is Lindsey Baab for her accomplishments in the Laser Radial, where she placed second at the Leiter Cup, the 2013 US Sailing Junior Women’s Single Handed Championship, and an impressive 16th at the 2013 Radial North Americans. SFYC member Kristopher Swanson also made Jobson’s honorable mention list. Kris has been compiling an impressive resume in the 420, including winning the US Sailing Double Handed Junior Championship last summer. You can find our SFYC standout collegiate sailors prominently featured in the May volume of Sailing World, with siblings Tally and Scott Buckstaff, and Antoine Screve anchoring the highly nationally ranked Stanford sailing team. The Stanford team has received national recognition for competing with the New England powerhouse collegiate teams of Yale, Dartmouth and Boston College. They have been stacking up their frequent flyer miles with many trips to the east coast. Other SFYC members on Stanford’s heralded team are Natalie Urban, Kaitlyn Baab, and Sammy Steele. You can see the complete list of SFYC collegiate sailors in the Bulletin’s Youth column. Looking forward, The SFYC intends to continue its support of these young members in their quest to fulfill their competitive sailing ambitions. To begin with, dues are waived for SFYC members on collegiate sailing teams. They are our future and assurance that The SFYC legacy of excellent sailing will endure. As a member of the old guard that came up through The SFYC Junior Program, I am very appreciative of these young adults’ commitment to follow in the footsteps of the top SFYC competitors and Olympians preceding them.
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AUXILIARY POWER Did you know that The SFYC Auxiliary Membership consists of female SFYC members and SFYC members’ spouses? So I too am an Auxiliary Member! Under the leadership of President Marily Rimmer, the Auxiliary is off to another great year. The Auxiliary’s role continues its
significance to The SFYC as we see more families coming to enjoy The Club. The Auxiliary’s mission of creating opportunities to tie our varied membership together was successfully attained with the Easter Brunch. Over 400 members and guests were attracted to enjoy the event. Our youngest members may have enjoyed the day the most as they participated in the egg hunt that was completed in record time this year. The Auxiliary’s fund raising efforts are off to a great beginning with the sale of raffle tickets to members. Raffle proceeds will support the Auxiliary’s annual contributions to The Club. Please help move the Auxiliary’s initiatives forward by buying raffle tickets and giving yourself a chance at the grand prize, a $5000 gift certificate to Saks Fifth Avenue. The Auxiliary ladies will be selling the tickets in the Club Bar on Friday nights. Tickets will also be available at The SFYC Front Desk. When you see any of the Auxiliary members at The Club, please thank them for their vital contributions. A MODEL AND VIRTUAL HOUSE House Committee co-chairs Jerry Eaton and Paul Rosenlund co-chairs are assuming an ambitious agenda in 2014. They are excited about the creation of a Dining Room half-model wall display. The models will be contributed by our members and will be of yachts, sail or power, which have flown The SFYC burgee. At the beginning of the year it was decided to merge the IT and House Committees. That decision has already yielded positive results when the new SFYC website launched in early March. Since we have been tracking the website usage it has continued to increase as our membership grows more adept at navigating the website and fully realizing its benefits. The House Committee is responsible for Club communications. They evaluated usage of the Bow Wave and made recommendations of various ways to increase the Bow Wave effectiveness. Going forward, look for a single Bow Wave to be sent out on Sundays. Congratulations to our middle, high school, college and university graduating classes of 2014. Think of The SFYC as the ideal place to come celebrate their achievements. I look forward to seeing you all at The Club very soon.
Commodore Bill Melbostad
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Burgees Aweigh!
Tom Nord, Sue Milliron, Julie Croker and Shirley Silvestri in The Gardens by the Bay, Singapore.
S/C Ed Thomson and Sheila at Arriba's new berth in Ft. Myers, Florida.
In New Orleans, Hal and Anne McCormack, take the burgee to Southern Yacht Club on their cross-country trip.
Bill and Barbara Thomas on The Potemkin Steps, Odessa, Ukraine. Latitude: 46.4667 North, Longitude: 30.7333 East.
Wyman and Gay Harris and Mitch Wilk at Roche Harbor, WA on May 7, 2014.
Michelle Farabaugh, Sven Forst, Andreas and Susanne Hahn in Kiel, Germany. Sven and Andreas competed in The SFYC 2013 IKC. 4 • JUNE 2014 THE BULLETIN • www.sfyc.org
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!
Opening Day Opening Day Weekend 2014 Recap
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Stephanie Cannell and Tom Purdy – Best Dressed Members on Opening Day.
photo by Frances Melbostad
Jolynn Hardiman, Matt and Jennifer Cromar, Steve Stroub, Stephanie Cannell, Bryan and V/C Suzie Moore.
photos by Frances Barbour
n April 26 and 27 The SFYC celebrated Opening Day On The Bay with a wide spectrum of the yachting world. On Saturday the Anniversary Cup was followed by the “Pirates and Old Salts Party” that had a casual, fun, Caribbean theme for all ages to enjoy. Many thanks to Chloe Holder for the fantastic face painting, to Mary McGerity for supplying Appleton Rum for the grog, and to Marily Rimmer, Shannon Cahill, Shawn Wideman, and party co-chairs, Mimi Blakeslee and Stephanie Cannell for the fabulous decorations! Best Pirate outfit winners were: The Krahulik Family: Jon, Sherri, Sydney and Gage; V/C Suzie and Bryan Moore, Brenda Bernheim, and Tim O’Brien. Amazing Race Treasure Hunt Contest winners were: Jen and Matt Cromar, Amy Grossman and her son Robert, Bobby McInerney, and Jolynn Hardiman. Thank you, Waypoint Pizza, for the Pizza Bucks Treasure!!! Thank you Amazing Race Judges: Mel Owen, Marily Rimmer, Steve Fentress, Charlie Hale, Alex Rothenberg, and Commodore “Melbo.” Sunday's Opening Day Party was all about classy nautical dress, fancy “open” yachts, and listening and dancing to the jazz and rock music of Dale Alstrom's Band on the Corinthian Deck. (For a great "now and then" example, check out the photo from 1934!) Many boats in The Club’s harbor sported flags, including the Commodore’s Etchells, JR. The huge country flags flying off Sea Ghost were impressive. Best Dressed members with a tribute to the 80th Anniversary of SFYC's Opening Day goes to Stephanie Cannell and Tom Purdy.
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Race News
race@sfyc.org Michelle Farabaugh / Forrest Gay
SFYC Member Race Wrap-up
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ongratulations to Etchells sailors Jim Cunningham and Don Jesberg for their stellar performances in the Etchells U.S. National Championship. Hosted in March by the Coral Reef Yacht Club in Miami, FL, fortyseven highly competitive teams from eight countries sailed in this three-day, six race event. Jim and his crew Jeff Madrigali, Mark Ivey, and Bryn Bachman, handily won the event with a margin of four points over the second place team. Don Jesberg with crew Scott Mason and Ed Wright placed third, with only one point separating them Jim Cunningham’s Lifted—this year’s National Etchells Champion from second place, and a division. Also finishing first in his division in the return race whopping 18 points ahead of the fourth place finisher. was Trig Liljestrand’s Ragtime. In local sailing, members turned in excellent performances In May’s SSS Round the Rocks Race (rounding marks are in the annual J Fest, the Great Vallejo Race, and the SingleAlcatrez, Harding Rock, Red Rocks, and the Brothers), Richard handed Sailing Society’s Round the Rocks Race on May 3rd. von Ehrenkrook, who double-handed Can O’Whoopass with In April’s J Fest, Scooter Simmon’s Blackhawk took first Paul Sutchek, placed first in division, and first overall – out of place in the nineteen-boat J/105 fleet. In the competitive new nearly 100 single and double-handed participants. Jib Martens, J/111 class, Roland Van Dermeer’s Big Blast finished in double-handing Freedom with his son, Will, placed first in their second place, and in the J/70 class Chris Kostanecki’s Jennifer nine-boat division. Glenn Isaacson, double-handing Q with Liz finished in third place. Baylis, placed second in the non-spin PHRF division. Also in April, Richard von Ehrenkrook’s Can We love to celebrate our member’s racing O’Whoopass, finished the Saturday race to Vallejo in second accomplishments, but we don’t always know about them. Please place, and was second overall out of 150 boats. On Sunday’s help us by sending details to us at bulletin@sfyc.org return race, single-handing Can O’, Richard finished first in
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Chris Kostanecki’s Jennifer in tight quarters during a J Fest start
photo by Leslie Richter
Roland VanDermeer’s new J/111, Big Blast, during J Fest
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Race News
race@sfyc.org Michelle Farabaugh / Forrest Gay
2014 Anniversary Cup Lapworth 36, Leda; 2) S/C Jim and ith the wind expected to Molly Robinson in their Santana 22, build from an initial 5 Belafonte; and 3) Mark and Rich knots up to 15 - 25 knots Pearce, in their IOD, Bolero. Kudos and a nearly 4 knot early afternoon to the excellent results achieved by ebb, PRO Anne Scully and her these higher rated boats! Hopefully, strategic brain trust of big boat their success will also encourage racers, E.J. Rowland and Randy more SFYC sailors to venture out on Smith, were challenged to set a the race course and mix it up with the balanced windward/leeward, two“faster”greyhounds of SF Bay. lap course for the first race of the Racing conditions deteriorated day, the Anniversary Cup. But first throughout Race 1, as wind speeds they had to wait 40 minutes while Jim Robinson’s Belefonte reached 25 knots with gusts of 35 the wind made its fluky way knots and the race course grew from the Slot to the race area off increasingly choppy and sloppy of Point Knox. As the wind due to the large ebb. Given the shifted from West to South and increasing safety concerns, not to back again, the PRO team had mention the waning “fun” factor, the support boat do the PRO Scully reluctantly called it a windward mark “drop, recover, day and abandoned the second drop, recover and drop again” race, the Staff Commodores' Cup. dance before they were satisfied NOTE: The Staff Commodores’ with its final location, about one Cup will now be held as Race #2 mile away within the vicinity of on August 23rd, immediately after the old Yellow Bluff mark. the Wosser Cup, already scheduled Finally, the 19 strong, twofor that day. division fleet got away without The Woodland’s Fun Prizes incident in about 15 knots, but for the day went to: Hank Easom, the expected 25 knots (with First place winners in the Spinnaker division – for the clever hourglass “reef”on gusts up to 35 knots) met the Commodore Bill Melbostad and wife Frances Yucca’s spinnaker, and Jib sailors when they were on Martens and Staff the second windward leg. Commodore Bob Griswold, The first spinnaker the former for making an boat to finish was Steve heroic effort to fly back Stroub’s Tiburon (with home to participate in the crew appropriately decked racing and the latter, for out in pirate gear ready to participating as the go straight to The Club’s designated Staff Pirate Party after racing) Commodore crew member but on corrected time the onboard, despite his newly podium finishers were: 1) separated shoulder. Commodore Bill Assisting Anne on the Melbostad in JR; 2) Tim Committee Boat, Victory, Russell in Painkiller were Soren Hoy and his (welcome back to Club son, Torben, driving and racing, Tim); and 3) making appropriate sound Hank Easom in Yucca Action at the start of the non-spinnaker division signals, Shawn Davies, (sporting a very zaftig timer, Heidi Browne and hour-glassed, kite). Sono Zhang, recorders, Madeline Morey, scorer and Bob In the non-spinnaker fleet, line honors went to Glenn McDermott, flags. Isaacson in Q followed closely by Jib Martens in Freedom and On the support boat were Race Director, Forrest Gay, new-comer Bruce Reeves in his J 109, Andale. On corrected assisted by Ron Ward and Meredith McGuire. time, however, the winners were: 1) David James in his lovely photo by Bob McDermott
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SFYC Fall Training Week– Save the Date By Ashley Perrin
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he San Francisco Yacht Club continues its leadership role in safety and seamanship with a continuing curriculum taught by Paul Cunningham. The SFYC Fall 2014 Training Week, held from October 18 – 26, will include practical courses for cruisers, racers, and power boaters. The courses offered during this session are ISAF Sea Survival (two sessions will be offered on October 18 – 19 and October 25 – 26), First Aid at Sea (October 26), Weather for Mariners (October 15 – 16), and for the first time, RYC Yachtmaster Offshore Advanced Navigation (October 20 – 24). Courses are available to member and non-members, and we recommend that you sign up early as courses do fill up early. Course details and registration are online at www.sfyc.org/training.
J24s enjoy a downwind run during the inaugural Small Keelboat Regatta
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ack by popular demand! The Midnight Moonlight Maritime Marathon returns on August 2. Since the 1950s this fun pursuit race has been run by The SFYC. It’s back following a hiatus since 2010. Beginning in the afternoon in the vicinity of Pt. Steuart, sailors test their tactical and navigational skills as they sail to the Carquinez Bridge and return to finish in moonlight in Raccoon Straight. Mark your calendars, invite your family and friends, pack a picnic dinner, and enjoy one of the most fun races on the Bay. The NOR and registration can be found online at www.sfyc.org> On the Water > Racing > Schedule
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big thank you to Trumer Pils for becoming Official Beer Sponsor of The SFYC Race Program! Race in a SFYC regatta and come back to The Club to enjoy a refreshing Trumer Pils while recounting your amazing race tactics (or antics).
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his year we introduced a new regatta, The SFYC Small Keelboat Series, based on feedback gathered at the annual Fleet Captain meeting. The series, three one-day races, kicked off on May 3 with the J/24s and Melges 24s racing in the North Circle. It was a beautiful day with consistent winds of 14 knots at the bottom of the course building to the high teens at the top of the course. Three races were held with the final J/24 three sausage course being shorted to finish at the top mark on the third rounding. Jeff Zarwell, PRO, did a great job of not only managing the race, but training Shawn Davies to start to learn to become a PRO. It was a very informative experience for everyone on the Race Committee. We had one casualty on the race course with a J/24 losing their rudder, but thankfully Tristan Ruhland and Shannon Cantwell were able to tow the J/24 safely back to Richmond. Thank you to the rest of the volunteers including Kim Bishop, Linda Kjaempe, Lynn Spiller, Sono Zhang, Mark Woods, Jay Laughton, George Janson and Michelle Farabaugh. If you would like to learn more about becoming a PRO or any of the Race Committee positions, please sign-up online under SFYC>OnTheWater>Volunteer or reach out to Shannon Cantwell, Race Volunteer Coordinator.
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
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Auxiliary News
Marily Rimmer, SFYC Auxiliary President, 2014 marily.rimmer@gmail.com
Spring into Summer
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pril and May have been busy months for the Auxiliary. Our annual Easter Brunch and Children's Egg Hunt was a huge success with a record number of members attending. The children enjoyed meeting the Easter Bunny, filling their baskets with eggs and adding colorful face paintings to their Easter attire. Parents and children also enjoyed Chef Reny's famous Easter brunch. The Club was decked out with spectacular Spring flowers. Thank you to Carol Anderson and Julie Zanze for making Easter a spectacular and memorable day. On May 2, the Auxiliary held the Past Presidents Tea. This is always a great event honoring the women who have served as Auxiliary president. It was a beautiful afternoon with wonderful memories shared. Thank you to all who attended and especially for your dedication to the Auxiliary and The SFYC. The Mother-Son Dance, an annual favorite, was enjoyed by all the moms and their young men. There was dancing to DJ Derrick, photos from the Purple Monkey capturing the evening
The San Francisco Yacht Club Auxiliary proudly presents
Grand Raffle 2014 KEEP CHIC AND
SHOP! grand prize! A $5000 Saks Fifth Avenue San Fransisco Shopping Experience
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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
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and a magician that amazed all. Thanks go to Jolynn Hardiman and Tinsley Hutson-Wiley for such a fun night. As many of you know, our biggest fundraiser of the year is the Raffle and benefits our youth sailing programs and many Club activities. Raffle tickets went on sale Opening Day with the drawing to be held on September 25. You can get one ticket for $20 or six for $100. If you purchase six tickets for $100, you will receive a beautiful pearl bracelet until they run out! Tickets can be purchased from any Auxiliary Board member or through the Front Office. The grand prize is a $5,000 Saks gift certificate so purchase your tickets today! Thank you for your generous support. Emily Heller, P/P Mimi Cornelius, Auxiliary President Marily Rimmer, and Stephanie Cannell
Past Presidents Tea
P/P Carol Jesmore and P/P Cissy Kirrane
Burst into Spring sharing laughter and fun with family and friends.
photos by Natalie Watson
P/P Elizabeth Merrill, P/P Ilene Medovich, P/P Christina Decker and P/P Linda Harris
Call Natalie in the Catering Office and let the party begin. catering@sfyc.org or 789 5821
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From General Manager Youththe Sailing Dennis Conneally CCM, CCE / Dennis@sfyc.org
Youth Sailing Report By Forrest Gay
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Annie Schmidt - Roger Williams 2014 Dominic Bove - Boston College 2014 Tally Buckstaff - Stanford 2014 David Leibenberg - Tufts 2014 Kate Gaumond - Yale 2015 Reid Bergsund - Harvard 2015 Lauren Cefali - Coast Guard Academy 2015 Natalie Urban - Stanford 2015 Kaitlyn Baab - Stanford 2015 James Moody - Tufts 2016 Antoine Screve - Stanford 2016 Sammy Steele - Stanford 2016 Graham Gooding - Cal Poly 2016 Scott Buckstaff - Stanford 2017 Corey Lynch - California Maritime Academy 2017 Kennedy Placek - Stanford 2018 Lola Bushnell - Georgetown 2018 Lindsay Baab - Brown 2018
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hile much of the country is only starting to think about their sailing season in March and April, the busiest regatta season for youth sailing in California has already been completed by May. By early May, The SFYC Youth Race Team and High School Teams have already competed in 24 regattas! The school-year regatta series are winding down, while spring series are starting up, and championships are ongoing. The SFYC has one of the most robust Youth Race schedules in the country and it shows in the results and accomplishments, as outlined in this month’s Commodore’s column. Our new Youth Sailing Director is here, straight off of Foox a very successful spring with her Coral William Reef Yacht Club team. Please stop by the Youth Office and welcome Justine O’Connor to The SFYC team! The SFYC Youth Sailing’s graduates have spread out in the college sailing world around the country and are an impressive list. Our race teams produce some of the top college sailors in the country who go on to develop at some of the top schools. This year four more sailors were proudly added to the list. We look forward to following the accomplishments of these exceptional young sailors!
Branson Sailors Qualify for ISSA Nationals By Tracy Leeds he Branson Varsity Sailing Team, coached by SFYC's Jackson Benevenutti, continued an excellent season this past weekend qualifying for a spot in the ISSA High School Doublehanded Championship For The Clifford D. Mallory Trophy. It is only the second time in its history that Branson Sailing has sent a team to Nationals. The PCISA Gold Pacific Coast Championship was held at The San Diego Yacht, April 26-27 and is the most important regional regatta for the 22 regional High School teams hoping to gain a coveted place at Nationals. Sailors, Kennedy Placek ('14), Will Dana ('15), Jackson Ritter ('16), Romain Screve ('17) and Nick Marwell ('17) sailed a total of 20 races over two days to finish in the top 4 - just what they needed! Also qualifying were three teams from Southern California. Our sailors will represent Branson in two weeks, back in San Diego where they will compete against the 20 best teams from across the country including The Antilles School from the British Virgin Islands and Hotchkiss. Sail Fast Bulls!
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SFYC YOUTH RACE TEAM RESULTS HARKEN OPTI #2 @ SFYC (APRIL 5-6) Green Fleet (19 boats) 2nd Connor Bennett; 3rd Johnny Perkins; 4th JP Murphy; 11th Sebastian Green; 12th Ryan Froeb; 13th Luke Froeb; 16th Finn Dossey; 17th John Duncan; 18th Jason Akram; 19th Ethan Sargent Championship Fleet (27 boats) 4th Mats Keldsen; 5th Will Foox; 6th Tommy Young; 7th Caleb Yoslov; 8th Sarah Young; 10th Chloe Holder; 12th Kelsey Tostenson; 14th Jack Landon; 15th Ben Foox; 18th Carter Nestell; 26th Sydney Holder; 27th Charlie Keldsen NORCAL OPTI WINTER #5 @ PYSF (APRIL 12-13) Green Fleet (14 boats) 1st Johnny Perkins; 2ndKaelin Stock; 4th Connor Bennett; 8th JP Murphy; 14th Ethan Sargent Championship Fleet (16 boats) 1st Mats Keldsen; 3rd Chloe Holder; 5th Charlie Perkins; 14th Sydney Holder; 15th Charlie Keldsen HIGH SCHOOL GOLD PCCS @ SAN DIEGO (APRIL 26-27) (22 teams) 4th Branson (qualified for Nationals); 7th Redwood; 14th Marin Academy HIGH SCHOOL SILVER PCCS @ ENCINAL YC (APRIL 26-27) (28 teams) 18th Redwood JV1; 22nd Redwood JV2
Lawson Willard at the Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta
PERRY #4 @ CORONADO YC (MARCH 8-9) (217 boats) 34th Mats Keldsen; 103rd Will Foox; 108th Christian Ehrnrooth; 173rd Caleb Yoslov; 189th Jack Landon; 190th Chloe Holder; 201st Kelsey Tostenson photos by Leslie Richter
ELVSTROM-ZELLERBACH REGATTA @ STFYC (MAY 3-4) Laser Radial (13 boats) 3rd Lawson Willard; 4th Kyle Larsen; 5th Jack Barton; 10th Lindsey Baab; 13th William Sutton Lindsey Baab at the Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta JUNE 2014 THE BULLETIN • www.sfyc.org • 13
Crossing Wakes
Stephen and Virginia Mason ginger@seajay.org
Singlehanding a 60’ Powerboat (And by a Woman Yet) By Nancy Davidson
THE PROBLEM UGUST 2012 “Shocking” barely described it when my husband Niel announced in late May that he wanted to sell Three Wishes, our Selene 53 powerboat (60’ overall), at the end of the summer season. We had spent three months every summer for the past five years cruising the beautiful Pacific Northwest together. Niel is a “been there, done that” kind of guy and he was tiring of the cruising life. I adore Three Wishes and couldn’t imagine giving her up yet. My summers on the boat keep me going for the rest of the year. One day in July I explained my plight to a good friend and she said “Can’t you run the boat by yourself?” “Oh no, it’s too big” I immediately replied. But later I thought about it. I had accomplished all the purchasing of the boat by myself at a time when Niel was swamped with work. Would it really be impossible for me to operate Three Wishes without him? I decided to give it a go.
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could about what he did and taking detailed notes which I later typed in a notebook titled “Operating Three Wishes for Dummies”. This past winter I learned the “rules of the road” and other useful information by immersing myself in studying for my Captain’s license through the USCG and passed all four of the written modules in late March. Last winter I had a Yacht Controller and stabilizers installed on Three Wishes. The Yacht Controller is a wireless remote for the electronic controls that control forward, reverse, bow and stern thrusters and the windlass. It enables me to be outside on deck where I have better visibility when docking or anchoring. My first real test was single-handing Three Wishes from Port Sidney on Vancouver Island, Canada to Roche Harbor on San Juan Island in the U.S. for the annual Selene Rendezvous the end of April. At Roche Harbor I successfully docked both at Customs and then at my assigned slip with compliments from observers. I then repeated these two dockings upon my return to Port Sidney. I now knew that my dream was possible.
“BOOT CAMP” On May 15th Captains Patti and Carol who own Sea Sense, a women’s boating school based in Florida, arrived on Three Wishes for a ten day cruise with me to Desolation Sound and back. In 2008 Captain Patti had taught me how to operate the helm in close quarters maneuvering. But on this trip, among other things, I learned how to anchor and tow the dinghy by myself. My preparations were now as complete as I knew how to make them. THE PLEASURE AND THE PAIN SUMMER 2013 Finally, finally . . . after three weeks on the boat this summer I am swinging on the hook in a peaceful misty anchorage and I’m alone on Three Wishes. My whole body is starting to relax. I’ve worked hard for a year to get to this point and it’s now paying off. This has been my first experience single-handing in the Broughton Islands of British Columbia. I admit I was a little nervous when I started out. I was headed for Waddington Bay, an anchorage I had never been to before and also towing the dinghy, another first on my own. Would the anchorage have room for me? Where would I go if it didn’t? There was mist on the hilltops when I left Lagoon Cove. Pretty soon it turned into a pea soup fog and I was not alone in the channel. With the impaired view through the windshield, I relied heavily on the radar and GPS. As I got closer to the anchorage, the fog lifted to an overcast and luckier still, there was only one other boat in Waddington Bay. I waved at the man on the boat who didn’t return the wave so I decided to anchor on the other side of the bay. Although this anchorage is formally called a bay, it’s a very small one surrounded by rocky shores. It also has a rock that is submerged at high tide. I prepared the anchor for lowering and seeing I had drifted forward, I put Three Wishes in reverse. Oops . . . the dinghy floated by the bow. My first mistake. So I dashed to the stern and pulled in the towing line to about three feet from the swim platform. After that the anchoring went smoothly. For hours afterwards I took bearings on land to assure myself the anchor wasn’t slipping. I forego my evening wine in case I had to move the boat. Reading on the flybridge later, I just couldn’t quite get comfortable. My body was tense and I had an annoying crick in my neck. But today, after a night at anchor not bumping into rocks or other boats (there were five boats here last night), I feel relaxed and peaceful, excited about the day. It’s overcast and cool, unlike the hot weather we’ve been having which left me all sweaty and sticky. A perfect reading on the flybridge day! Yesterday was blissful. I’ve moved to a favorite one-boat
anchorage. Since I couldn’t bear the thought of putting my dirty clothes back on (I’m in great need of doing laundry), I stayed in my nightgown all day. I read and napped, read and napped and read and napped. My favorite spot to read is the settee on the flybridge because of the view. I almost always read mysteries, as did my maternal grandmother. (Could there be a gene for this?) I’m getting the hang of docking and if there are people watching, I almost always get complements. It was windy the day I left for Pierre’s Echo Bay from my one-boat anchorage. The cruise to Echo Bay was wonderful. Three Wishes is a heavy ocean going trawler and with the stabilizers activated it takes more than the 25 knots of wind I experienced that day to make the ride uncomfortable. However, I learned that docking in 25 knots of wind is far different than cruising in it. Pierre was on the dock waiting for me with about four other men. My assigned slip was open to the wind and it was on my beam. To make matters worse, the current was against me. My wonderful bow and stern thrusters, which have always done the job, were no match for these conditions. After many unsuccessful attempts, the men on the dock finally reassigned me to a slip right around the corner where my bow could face into the wind. I did fine going into that slip. However, I learned later that someone in a rubber dinghy had been pushing me much as a tug pushes an ocean liner. Bummer! Well, at least I didn’t hit anything.
EPILOGUE : Nancy continued cruising on her own for a total of 5 1/2 weeks, traversing the entire length of Vancouver Island, docking and anchoring many times. For the summer of 2014 her husband Niel has agreed to join her and she’s excited to have his company.
Crossing Wakes is about meeting new friends while traveling on your boat. Please submit your Crossing Wakes stories to ginger@seajay.org
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Cruising News
Lisa Klairmont / lisa@klairmont.com Harold Kleiderman / hkleiderman@gmail.com
Spring Cruising
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ur annual Angel Island Picnic Cruise on April 19 was a big success. Over 80 members, families and guests from both The SFYC and St. Francis Yacht Club shared a traditional picnic barbecue of burgers, hot dogs, and all the fixings, while overlooking Ayala Cove. Special thanks for Bob Buich, who once again brought many, many oysters from the San Francisco fish market, and Mike and Joan Mellon, who co-lead the cruise again this year. We will have a report in the next Bulletin of the upcoming Cruise to Benicia on May 16-18. Scott Harris has planned a fun event again this year in the historic and quaint town of Benicia. Sign-ups for the South Beach/Giants Cruise on June 13-15 are now closed. There may be some last minute tickets and/or slips V/C Suzie Moore, Harold Kleiderman and Lisa Klairmont on available by the time you get this month’s Bulletin. Contact Bill Angel Island Stark or Harold Kleiderman for availability. Next up on the cruising calendar in the annual Summer Delta Cruise, on August 11-15. Contact the cruise leaders, Jim and P/P Mimi Cornelius and Mike and Joan Mellon, to see if any slips are still available. Mark your calendars for the September 12-14 cruise to Half Moon Bay. Ron and Edita Roberts will be leading our first-in-awhile blue water cruise. Half Moon Bay is only 25 nm from the Golden Gate, so join us for a mini-adventure out the Gate. Look for details in upcoming Bulletins and Bow Waves. One more item for your calendar is the annual Five Club Cruise to Tinsley Island. This ever-popular cruise will be on October 3-5, the weekend before Fleet Week here in the Bay. Look for details as the date gets closer. Ryan, Lauren and Ross Berger photos by Suzie Moore and Harold Kleiderman
Lisa Klairmont & Harold Kleiderman Cruise Committee Co-chairs
Director Jerry Eaton, Grillmaster at Angel Island
Our grand picnic spread at Angel Island
Mike and Joan Mellon, co-Cruise Leaders for the Angel Island Picnic
The San Francisco Yacht Club 2014 Cruise Calendar Destinations
Activities
Cruise Leader(s)
Dates
South Beach/Giants Delta Yacht Club Half Moon Bay Tinsley & Delta Yacht Club
Giant's Game Delta Fun Blue Water Cruise Five Club Cruise
Bill Stark & Harold Kleiderman Mimi Cornelius & Mike Mellon Ron & Edita Roberts TBD
June 13-15 August 11-15 September 12-14 October 3-5
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Club Events Commodores Golf Challenge By Bob McLaughlin, Chairman
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he Commodores’ Golf Challenge was played between The San Francisco Yacht Club and The St. Francis Yacht Club golf teams on May 1, 2014 at The Richmond Country Club. The SFYC was defending its three year dominance of winning the coveted Golfers Trophy. But StFYC displayed extraordinary talent in winning all four of the team matches to win the Trophy in 2014. It was a beautiful day at the Richmond Country Club and the Commodore Melbostad's group. Al Cooper, Bill thirty golfers from Melbostad, Frances Melbostad and Mike O'Donnel SFYC and StFYC enjoyed the camaraderie which encompasses this event each year. The SFYC teams played excellent golf and are looking forward to next year’s event and the opportunity to return the Commodore George Dort accepting the trophy to Belvedere. perpetual trophy from Commodore Bill Our thanks go out to Melbostad. Steve Taft who performed the task of Chief Handicapper and Official Scorer for the event. Steve’s contributions make the Challenge a very special event. We extend our thanks to Peggy McCormick of the StFYC who has StFYC chairman Steve Taft, Kathie Mclaughlin and provided the great photographs of the event which appear in this issue of SFYC chairman Bob Mclaughlin the Bulletin.
DON’T MISS THE Annual SFYC Summer Delta Cruise August 11-15, 2014
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. 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 Sign up online for this event at www.sfyc.org, Join a cruise on your own boat under Members, Calendar, Cruise. DON’T MISS THE Maximum of 10 boat this year, so sign up early. to theSFYC beautiful California Delta. A NNUAL S UMMER D ELTA C RUISE August 11-15, 2014
Join a cruise on your own boat to the beautiful California Delta 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,
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Welcome New Members
Bill Wallace, Membership Committee flcloud@comcast.net
The SFYC welcomes Rick Barbaria as a regular member. Rick and his wife Wendy live in Tiburon. They have two grown children. Rick retired from APL Ltd., where he spent his career as an International Transportation Executive. While based in Hong Kong, Rick owned and operated a lapstrake gaff rigged sailboat that was built in Sri Lanka. From its mooring in Hong Kong’s Tai Tam Bay, Rick regularly sailed and cruised the South China Sea. He currently owns a 14’ Zodiac and looks forward to sailing and racing with many friends that are members of The SFYC. Rick is proposed by Eric Schou and seconded by Shawn Bennett.
The SFYC welcomes Lionel Shaw as a regular member. Lionel is a San Francisco-based stock broker and lives in Mill Valley. He was born in Boston, MA, but has spent the last 30 years in the Bay Area where he has sailed extensively with family and friends on the Bay. He has personally and professionally restored the 42’ classic 1962 wooden yawl Bolero and looks forward to club cruises, participation on the Race Committee and club events. He is proposed by James C. Bradford and seconded by Keri Spiller.
The SFYC welcomes Peter Wooster as a regular member. Peter is Chief Revenue Officer of a Marin County based software company and lives in Ross with his wife, Annie. They have two children, Madeline (10) and Henry (7). Peter grew up sailing in Cleveland, OH, where he was a member of the Mentor Harbor Yachting Club. He has done extensive long distance cruising on an Irwin 34, J35 and J34. During his college years, he completely restored 20’ Highlander and cruised for three months along the East Coast. Upon moving to San Francisco, he raced regularly for several years in looks forward to reintroducing his family to sailing and racing at The SFYC and its Youth Sailing Program. He currently owns the 38’ Custom Protector, Scout. Peter is proposed by Mark Leary and seconded by Lisa Dana.
jIn Memoriam i Carey H. Timbrell Passed Away April 4, 2014 Regular Member Since 2010
John N. Maddex Passed Away April 22, 2014 Non-Resident Member Since 1976
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John O. Merrill Passed Away April 25, 2014 Regular Member Since 1978
On The Horizon Evelyne Swinscoe-Byer / evelyne@sfyc.org
SFYC Speakers Series
Independence Day Celebration Friday, July 4th, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 6:30 p.m.
Kevin Borrows & Joseph Ozanne
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evin Borrows and Joseph Ozanne are Bay Area transplants from New Zealand and France bought here as lead designers for Oracle Team USA to defend the 34th America's Cup. They have won the America’s Cup trophy four times & pioneered many engineering innovations – notably the world’s largest wing, the state of the art AC72 & a sports Emmy nomination for technical innovation. After lifting the Cup last fall they founded eb1labs a San Francisco start-up with a mission to build the world’s first professional sailing simulator.
Unlike aviation and motorsport currently there is no way for sailing pros to train prior to launching their boats. Leveraging the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset they immerse the sailors inside of a virtual world giving an absolute feeling of being on board. They will share their experiences at the intersection of sport and technology and give the guests the opportunity to ride on board their AC45 simulation. Come and experience the next major technical innovation for the world of professional sailing.
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 The event is free for Members and their guests.
BBQ Noon – 7:00 p.m. Music by GOOD TIME SOUNDS Motown - R&B 80s Dance Big Band on the Deck 2-6 p.m.
Celebrate July 4th and enjoy the Independence Cup at The SFYC.
Adults $22 Youth 6-12 Years $11 5 Years & Younger Free JUMPY
Party all the way to the fireworks on the SF Bay.
All prices subject to Club Service Charge and Marin Sales Tax.
The San Francisco Yacht Club Presents The Annual THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB LAND CRUISE
Wine & Food Extravaganza
Sunday, September 28, 2014
SAVE THE DATE
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.
Saturday July 12, 2014
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
Fabulous Food Stations throughout the Clubhouse & Deck 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Reservations Requested Front Office 435-9133 ext. 10 office@sfyc.org or for your convenience go to www.sfyc.org
FEATURING A SELECTION OF CALIFORNIA’S FINEST WINERIES Berridge Casey Flat Ranch Cobb DuMOL Far Niente Freeman Gary Farrell Honig Hyde Joseph Phelps Kenefick Ranch Ketcham Merry Edwards Neal Palmaz Silver oak Member Owned Winery
No Reserved Tables – Members’ guests most welcome
$65.00 per person All prices subject to Club Service Charge and Marin Sales Tax.
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Sunday
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8 June Invitational: Circle Father’s Day15 Multi Hull Regatta
Monday
Club Closed 9
Club Closed
Club Closed
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CYC Wooden Boat Show
Club Closed
3
Wednesday
Club Closed 10
4
Thursday
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Youth Sailing Program: Session 1
Sequoia Cruise In Cruise Out S.Beach
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Club Closed
Tuesday
June 2014
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Club Closed
17 Speaker Series 18
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Kevin Borrows & Joseph Ozanne 6:30 p.m.
Youth Sailing Program: Session 2
Club Closed
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Friday CYC Friday Night Races
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Saturday June Invitational: Circle
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CYC Friday 13 Giants Game14 Multi Hull Regatta Night Races Hart Nunes: Raccoon Straight Sequoia Yacht Club Cruise In Cruise Out South Beach
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CYC Friday Night Races
WBRA: Circle
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28 CYC Friday27 Small Keel Boat Night Races Series #3: North Circle
Youth Sailing Program: Session 2
Club Closed Youth Sailing
Sunday
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Tuesday Club Closed
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Club Closed 7
Club Closed
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28 Club Closed
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Club Closed 8
Wednesday
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Thursday
Youth Sailing Program: Session 3
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Youth Sailing Program: Session 3
Club Closed
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Youth Sailing Program: Session 4
Club Closed
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July 4th BBQ 4 CYC Friday Night Races Ind. Cup: Knox
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CYC Friday Night Races
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CYC Friday Night Races
Saturday
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Wine & Food Extravaganza
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Farallones Race: Ocean
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CYC Friday 25 Mitchell & Ross: Night Races Knox: Club Series
Youth Sailing Program: Session 4
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Club Closed
Youth Sailing Program: Session 5
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.