SCYA Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Awards

Southern California Yachting Association

2020 Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Awards

Southern California Yachting Association 2020 Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Awards Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 SCYA Flag Officers

Performance Award Applicants Balboa Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 California Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Channel Islands Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Dana West Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Long Beach Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Los Angeles Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Oasis Sailing Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Port Royal Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club . . . . . . 80 Seal Beach Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Women’s Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 SCYA Awards Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . 133 San Diego Association of Yacht Clubs . . . . . . . 134

Southern California Yachting Association February 1, 2021 Roaring Twenties parties welcomed in the new year of 2020. It was intended to be a wild and lively year with much gaiety. Before the end of the first quarter, the light heartedness came to a screeching halt. COVID19 was the dreaded new buzzword.

Government mandates were issued closing many businesses including restaurants, bars, salons, schools, and our cherished yacht clubs. We were told to shelter at home. Even harbors were closed to recreational boating. Life as we knew it ceased to exist and we had to recreate the way we did business, the way our children experienced school, and the way we interacted with others.

The weight of the world was on all our shoulders, but especially on our current yacht club leadership. Their carefully laid plans changed weekly and sometimes daily. Their job was to figure out a survival plan for their club. Creativity and positivity were the keys to success.

In May of 2020, Jr. Staff Commodore Rick Dinon suggested SCYA create a new award to honor the efforts of the clubs during this momentous year and to create a historical record of it. The SCYA Board chose to name it the Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award. The guidelines were simple; tell us what you did to survive and keep your club open and your members engaged.

Following is a compilation of key elements from the submittals. We hope you enjoy reading about the accomplishments of these clubs, and that you learn from their creative efforts. Hopefully, it will provide insight for new ideas for use at your club.

Sincerely your 2020 SCYA Officers,

John Marshall Commodore

Bill McNamara Vice Commodore

Anne Eubanks Rear Commodore

Rick Dinon Jr. S/C

5855 E. Naples Plaza, Suite 211, Long Beach, CA 90803

Artwork of the Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Awards

A big thank you to Marlyn Dinon, 2020 SCYA Director, for painting the picture used for the awards. Not only is Marlyn a creative and talented artist, but she also kindly donated the prints for the awards. Her generosity is greatly appreciated!

Dear SCYA Awards Committee, We believe that California Yacht Club should be considered for the Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award. What a ride 2020 has been. Our Commodore’s theme for the year was “Enjoy the Ride.” That ride has certainly been a rollercoaster. The COVID-19 pandemic struck just prior our Opening Day. Recognizing the vulnerability of our membership and invited guests, we promptly acted to cancel our planned events. With the stay-at-home orders issued by the governor and county, we had to rethink our plans going forward. Our goal has always been to keep our members engaged. We have enlisted our management, Bridge officers, and committee chairs to come up with creative ideas. From the very beginning, we realized how important it was to move whatever we could to a virtual platform.

CYC has done an amazing job weathering this crisis. At the onset, the Club offered commissary service, giving a free roll of toilet paper with each order. Sadly, by April, the clubhouse closed and all but virtual and online activities were canceled. Most of our employees were furloughed.

A Go Fund Me account was established with 100% of the funds distributed to the employees in May. April through June, members’ dues were reduced by 50%. In July, we resumed our normal dues schedule. While we had few members resign due to COVID, we have had many new members join and there is continued interest from individuals wanting to join our Club.

The situation in Los Angeles County has been fluid as our County has consistently had high numbers of COVID-19 cases. Beginning in mid-June, with a comprehensive reopening plan, the Club began serving food, offering a limited menu of take-out items. One of our members, the creator of Hail M cocktail mixers, has provided us with imaginative and delicious beverage creations. We had planned to reopen our indoor restaurant July 4 but the County restricted indoor dining once again. What did we do? We expanded our outdoor dining venue, of course.

Our pool patio area has never looked better. Nautical stripe and navy blue umbrellas dot the landscape. Seating areas have been created with comfortable outdoor furniture, carpets, and firepits. Cantina lights provide the perfect ambiance. New speakers and a fantastic playlist of music complement this welcoming environment. This had previously been an underutilized space. We now have pinot and pasta Wednesdays and Thursdays and monthly weekend specials. September’s special is a down east lobster boil. Our food and beverage service has been very popular. This new dining venue will be with us long after COVID-19 is behind us.

Our Junior Program resumed in mid-June. The summer program was quite successful for our single-handed sailors in RS Terras, Optis, and Lasers. We took the opportunity during our closure to spruce up our junior clubhouse, formerly a simple trailer, and create an inviting place for our youth. We also used the summer to rebuild our Opti program as many of our racers had

Pandemic Power House Award aged out. In August and September, we held Opti clinics for our juniors as well as inviting juniors from our neighboring clubs. Our rowing program has been outstanding. The demand for our program is extremely high. In each week, 90 rowers in single sculls can be seen on the water. They are excitedly looking forward to getting into the multi-shells as soon as allowed.

The Junior Program has been a highlight of the year.

During the closure, our clubhouse received some loving care. The walls were repainted and the carpeting replaced on the lower floor of the Club. It is ready for normal activities to resume when the County allows. The outdoor landscaping saw the addition of new plants and flowers.

We hired a firm to do a complete sanitation of the Clubhouse and to maintain it on a regular basis. We are careful to operate fully within the guidelines presented by the state and our county.

While sailboat racing was canceled for the season, most groups at the Club continued virtually.

We have two book clubs, Happy Hour Books and Book Mates, which meet monthly using the Zoom format. We have had several additional members attend these meetings who normally would not have had the time to do so in the past. Our women’s mah jongg group found an online site in which to play and then follow up the games with a virtual happy hour. Knit or Knot members have also found the Zoom format a way to connect with one another and show off their handiwork. Our Art Aficionados produced video lessons and Zoomed with one another to display their artwork. In July, they resumed meeting outside at the Club to do plein air painting and projects. Currently, they are sprucing up the cement planters at the Club with mosaic burgees. Our Family Activities Committee members “met” to discuss device-free activities for their children and how to cope with working from home and home schooling.

They were great forums. There was the family Harry Potter Virtual Bingo game which kept all ages entertained. The Club is currently working to help families create learning pods with a space to do tutoring.

While our racers were sidelined, we found a few ways to keep them entertained. During what would have been our Sunset Series dates, we arranged for competition via the Virtual Regatta format. Peter Isler inspired our racers with a Sunset Series Happy Hour and Dave Perry presented his rules quiz which was enlightening to many of the sailors. Our members were thoroughly engrossed by Tucker Thompson ‘s webinar, “Chasing the Cup, An America’s Cup Update Featuring American Magic.” Allie Blecher, CYC’s 2019 Yachtsman of the Year, presented “Making the Transition from Junior Sailing to College and Beyond.” All the speaker events were available to the greater yachting community.

Some of the more creative endeavors during the pandemic were the “Commodore’s Kitchen,” “Shake and Sip,” Drive-In Movie Night, and Yappy Hour. The Commodore did a live cooking show via Zoom. Using social media, members were given a list of ingredients to prepare a dish to cook along with the Commodore. It was great fun. One of the evenings was Cinco de Mayo which happened to also be a taco Tuesday. “Sip and Shake” was a live mixology class with our very own Hail M. Each session we learned about a different liquor and made specialty cocktails.

Of course, margaritas were on the menu for our Cinco de Mayo celebration. In early August,

Pandemic Power House Award we held a Drive-In Movie night. Our staff wore orange vests and directed the attendees to their socially distant parking spaces. We had a special drive-in menu with pizza, corn dogs, sliders, etc. Food was delivered directly to the cars. Our members had a great time being able to go out and yet feel safe. In September, we instituted Sunday Yappy Hours. What a hoot it was to see the Club dogs and their well-behaved owners on the lawn socially distancing and wearing masks. A caricaturist did wonderful renderings of the animals. The next week, the dogs got to romp in a doggie pool complete with sprinklers. The Club even supplied the towels to wipe them down. Our golfing members received a visit and putting demonstration from Sophie Popov, the 2020 LPGA British Open winner. We have tried to key in on the varied interests of our members.

Our cruising group has been quite active throughout the pandemic. Starting in March with a virtual cruise kick off happy hour, they organized activities throughout. At a second virtual happy hour, they held a make-a-mask contest resulting in lots of laughs with some hilarious designs. The first Club-sanctioned cruise went to Newport Beach in June and was followed by a cruise to Emerald Bay, two cruises to Howland’s Landing, two cruises to Avalon, and one to Long Beach. On the cruise to Newport Beach, a member’s boat transom became a movie screen for an outdoor movie delighting members and their children. Our first cruise to Howland’s featured a Tiki Bar on the back of a member’s sailboat. The following weekend, the Family Cruise included a socially distanced dinghy scavenger hunt and individual s’mores kits.

Our last official cruise will be our First Mates Cruise to the Isthmus in October. The cruisers and all boaters have had a lovely summer enjoying their boats.

Since the mid-June, members have had access to the swimming pool, the paddle tennis courts, and pickleball court. Due to County regulations, the pool is limited to 50% capacity. Families and other members can be seen having a wonderful time. The paddle tennis/pickleball players were limited to singles only play. They worked on skills to develop their games but they are quite happy now that they can resume playing doubles. The Club tricycle rides around on weekends dispensing ice cream treats and “froses” (rose slushies).

Throughout the pandemic, we kept members informed via our weekly online newsletter, Zephyr, and social media. Our monthly magazine, the Breeze, was on hiatus from May through June but resumed in August. During its absence, we held a virtual cover design. Not only did the winner receive a bottle of wine, the photo was then used as the front cover of the August issue.

During the pandemic, we realized that there were a couple of other needs in our community.

In early June, we held a Red Cross blood drive at the Club with many members giving blood during this critical time. As many members were looking a bit shaggy with barber shops and beauty salons closed, we offered haircuts on the pool patio or in the parking lot. For California Coastal Clean-Up 2020, CYC members participated daily in keeping our waterways clean. There was even an organized Paddle Board Clean-Up day. In October, we will hold our annual RBOC fundraising appeal. Our Commodore attended all the SCYA Commodores Roundtable meetings to hear and share ideas with other clubs.

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Our members have always been our top priority. Safety and fairness to our race committee, sailors, and the greater sailing community guided our decisions to postpone and then cancel all regattas, including our ever-popular Sunset Series. We recognize that many have experienced health, financial, or emotional issues during the pandemic. CYC is our place to escape whether we can do so in person or virtually. While we are not over COVID-19 yet, California Yacht Club has done a great job riding the turbulence and getting back to truly enjoying the ride!

Sincerely, Stephanie Weston Commodore

Pandemic Power House Award Month by Month Breakdown of Pandemic Performance at California Yacht Club March Dine with us and receive one role of toilet paper promo When we had to close the Club, we rolled out a Commissary To Go menu of prepared meals and essentials such as eggs, butter, milk and toilet paper Cruise Kickoff – Virtual Happy Hour April Clubhouse closed. Dues reduced by 50%.

We started an employee Go Fund me for all the employees on furlough.

We went virtual --Zoom activities started with the Committees and Fleet events and continued into September The Commodore’s Kitchen premiered (2 episodes) Two monthly book clubs: Book Mates and Happy Hour Book Club Movie Mates – movie discussion group meeting monthly Sunset Series Happy Hour Webinar with Peter Isler Virtual Regatta CYC style began New Carpet and paint on the lower level of the clubhouse May Clubhouse closed. Dues reduced by 50%.

The Go Fund Me was sent out Members contributed $33,715, 100% paid out in May Sunday evening Colors began (ran until Labor Day) We allowed camping on the lawn while we were closed Virtual Cocktails classes with HailM Virtual Cinco de Mayo/Taco Tuesday – with the Commodore’s Kitchen Yachting Speaker Program Webinar: Open to the public Tucker Thompson- Chasing the Cup, An America’s Cup Update Featuring American Magic Virtual Breeze Cover contest. (the winning design became the cover of our August edition) June Clubhouse closed. Dues reduced by 50% We partnered with Safe Companies, conducted a clubhouse deep cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting of the clubhouse all restroom, including remote restrooms, Jr. clubhouse and dock office. Set up a weekly service.

June 1 Junior Rowing restarted singles and private Red Cross Blood Drive Paddle tennis/pickle ball restarted (singles) June 15 Junior Sailing restarted (single handed only) June 15 outdoor dining and bar started, the to go menu was also available (and delivered to your boat).

Dave Perry Rules Quiz Webinar Redesigned a seasonal cocktail menu by partnering with HailM

Pandemic Power House Award Reimagined outdoor space- the addition of 4 new couch/lounge clusters with accent pillows and 3 fire pits. Cantina lights, decorative solar lanterns, 15 new bistro tables, 20 new nautical striped umbrellas with solar powered lights.

Pool opened, limited capacity Emerald Bay Cruise Reciprocal members welcomed! Members and family members were welcomed.

July BBQ plate special on 4th of July Large format 32 oz. seasonal cocktails were available to go for cruises Parking lot hair cuts Restarted our retail sales We introduced the CYC Ice Cream Trike Rendezvous Cruise to Howland’s Landing Family Cruise to Howland’s Landing Reciprocal members welcomed!

August Resumed the monthly Breeze Magazine Drive in Movie theater with large inflatable screen and carhop service Live Aboard Sunday happy hour Wednesday & Thursday Pinot and Pasta special Friday & Saturday: Surf and Turf (rib Eye Lobster special) Yappy Hour with doggie caricaturist Our first wedding ceremony on the lawn for 20 people Patio hair cuts 8 new indoor speakers were installed (including in the restrooms)/ 4 outdoor speakers 4 new playlists were created for lunch, dinner, jazz and happy hour Dock Cleats repaired or replaced We added Froses to the CYC Ice Cream Trike Midweek Avalon Cruise Long Beach /Alamitos Bay Cruise Reciprocal members welcomed!

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Coastal Cleanup Coastal Cleanup Paddleboard Event Sunday Yappy Hours continued Weekend Brunch began A Crepe Cart added on Sundays Wed& Thurs Pinot and Pasta special Friday & Saturdays: Live! Lobster Boil on the Patio Art Aficionados designed a mosaic burgee to go on 25 outdoor planters Outdoor rowing fitness class Our second wedding on the lawn for 11 people Family focused dinner on the patio

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Virtual Harry Potter family bingo CYC partnered with Scoot@Home to offer tutoring on site (three days a week) for CYC families (still In Process) Avalon Cruise

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Cruise Kick-Off Happy Hour

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Newport Beach Cruise

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Shake and Sip Cocktail Classes

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Sunset Series Happy Hour with Peter Isler

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Funds collected in April and distributed in May

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Evening Colors every Sunday until Labor Day - CYC participated in a multi-club cannon salute on what would have been our Opening Day in March.

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Start of the Summer Program

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In refreshed Junior Clubhouse

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Opti Clinic

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Juniors in Laser Radials

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Pool patio hair cuts

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Art Aficionados doing sumi ink plein air

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Drive In Movie

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Enjoying popcorn at the Drive In Movie

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LBYC Response For Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award Submissions

By SCYA 1. Zoom meetings kept all the clubs within the Club together.

2. Our youth sailors had a full summer of sailing through the diligence work of our head coach Cameron MacLaren and Race Director Jess Gerry.

3. The Club commenced the takeaway dinner program within a week of the shutdown.

We prepared dinners for four at an affordable price of $25-30 per order. The Club sold between 150 to 250 (600-1000 servings) orders per night. The Club had the takeaway food service available four nights a week. Approximately six weeks into the shutdown, the Club added the ability to sell alcohol, food, and staples, like toilet paper, hand sanitizer. The members have embraced these sales and continue to participate in the service offered.

4. We have continued to take in new members during the pandemic. I believe we have taken around 30 members of various categories so far this year.

5. We have lost around 10 members and have put another four or five members into a suspended category. We continue to receive new applications over and above the 30 members taken in as mentioned above.

6. We have suspended Food and Beverage minimums for the year.

7. We have not had a shortfall so far with the tax credits we have received so far. We may have a short fall at the end of the year and we have identified a fund that earns enough annual interest to cover the short fall.

8. We gave the members a three-month period of 50% dues. We are now back to full dues.

9. We laid off approximately 35 of our hourly wait staff. We kept all managers in place.

10. The Flag, Board of Directors and Board of Governors, were very active. We had two meetings per month up through August in keeping up with all of the financial issues the Club was facing.

11. We kept up with the daily maintenance but made no major improvements.

12. We have a reopening committee with two of our fleet surgeons, a Judge advocate, and various committee chairs, and board members. We developed a comprehensive reopening plan that included food and beverage, pool use, cruising and regattas.

13. As allowed by the Feds, state and county authorities, we have maintained outdoor dining, junior sailing and we will be having our first two regattas, the Catalina Island series, in September and October. Junior sailing was done in single occupancy boats; sabots and lasers.

14. The Club has been open for Food and Beverage since June 16. I believe the junior sailing program has been opened around the same amount of time. The Cruisers have had several events since mid-July. Our first regatta will take place September 19 and 20.

15. We have participated in the CARES program and the funds generated by those programs have been put back into the operating budget.

16. A primary goal of the Commodore was he did not want any members to feel isolated during the quarantine. He directed the Club’s communication staff to create events to engage the members. Using Zoom, we started with Friday night cocktail hour, we have

a weekly book club, weekly yoga class, cooking classes, bingo nights, just to name a few things.

Sylvia, I nominate the Oasis Sailing Club for SCYA’s Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award.

The Oasis Sailing Club operates two 34’ Catalina Mark II’s for its 120 members.

In response to the COVID pandemic, our Club suspended operations for three months. During that time, we waived member dues, waived our two month reactivation period and postponed Skipper recertification tests.

While were weren't sailing, we refitted our boats with new Yanmar engines and transmissions, upgraded our nav systems to B&G and replaced our mainsails. In addition, wie revarnished our interiors, polished our bright work, bottomed painted our boats and polished our hulls.

During our down time, a third or our members passed their California Boaters test and received their certificates and cards. Our Secretary, Greg Ibsen, learned how to hold Zoom meetings, which we have conducted monthly. Our Membership Marketing Committee, chaired by Laura Desoto, conducted a Zoom recruiting meeting with the Friends of Oasis. Resulted in nine new members. Plus, our webmaster updated our website oasissailingclub.org.

In anticipation of reopening, our Executive Committee developed the attached Protocols, which are followed by our Skippers, Mates and Members. With all members cooperating, we were able to reopen safely at the end of June. To date, we have had no cases.

Thank your for taking my recommendation into consideration and for recognizing member clubs.

Charlie Polce Commodore Oasis Sailing Club

Updated Screening, Sanitizing and Cleaning Requirements for Sailing Effective September 1, 2020 Before coming to the boats In order to sail you must be able to answer “No” to the following questions: Have you had a fever over 100.4F in the last 72 hours?

Have you experienced Covid-19 symptoms in the last 72 hours?

Have you had contact with a Covid-19 patient in the last 14 days?

Have you been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 10 days?

If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, please contact the skipper to cancel your spot Upon arrival at the boats and while sailing Please wear a face covering You will be asked to use hand sanitizer upon boarding and from time to time during the sail Your temperature will be taken – if above 100.4 F, you will not be allowed to sail Please maintain physical distance on the dock and aboard (Crew size is now smaller to allow for this) Food may not be shared Only one person at a time below deck Cleaning protocol 75% Alcohol wipes are available in each boat’s galley for disinfecting all surfaces touched during the sail (alcohol disinfects a surface faster than peroxide and is less likely to damage a surface) Peroxide solution is also available on the boats Common surfaces to be wiped: o o o o o o o o o o

Galley surfaces Companionway handles Head doorknob, pump handle Battery switches Wheel Chart plotter screen (spray bottle also available at helm) Clutch handles Cockpit grab bar Cushions Other surfaces touched by the crew

Hull cleaning Black marks happen, please remove any caused by undocking/docking (For safety reasons and to protect gelcoat polish, acetone will no longer be used to remove marks on the hull) Please clean hull marks with WD-40 and a polishing pad – located in the dock boxes

PRYC Powerhouse Pandemic Award Submission Letter

10/2/2020

Dear SCYA, On behalf of Port Royal Yacht Club, I would like to submit our club for consideration for the Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award.

It certainly has been a year like no other. I don’t think any of us were prepared for what this year was to bring and the response of from our leadership and membership has led me to write this letter. Like other clubs, we were enthusiastically preparing for Opening Day when the pandemic hit. We all watched the news daily to assess and reassess the situation and make contingency plan upon contingency plan, until we finally had to admit defeat and cancel our Opening Day. This disappointment was followed by a determination on the part of our bridge and board to focus on what we could do to preserve our club and retain and support our membership community during this time.

Under the leadership of our Commodore, Jodi Masters-Gonzales, the board quickly took action to respond to this crisis—with the safety and well-being of our membership being of paramount importance. One of the first activities to take place was a full review of all club expenditures to determine which ones were essential, which could be deferred/cancelled and what additional investments may be needed to respond to the pandemic, such as safety features. This resulted in the board having a good understanding of our monthly cash flow situation, our expected revenue and resulting cash balance.

From the outset, we were naturally concerned about loss of membership for several reasons from financial hardship to lack of perceived value in membership during this time. We set about tackling these issues from several angles. Our board discussed different approaches to handling the financial hardship aspect and in order to be fair and flexible, decided upon a strategy of offering accommodations on dues payment, according to a member’s needs. Those with financial challenges were asked to reach out to our Treasurer in confidence to arrange a payment plan that met the needs of their personal situation. Our Treasurer was empowered by the board to work with members to determine the best-fit solution. It would appear so far that this strategy has worked as to date we have not lost any members due to COVID-related reasons.

In addition to the financial aspects of COVID, doing our best to provide membership value was top of mind. In considering what events and activities could safely take place during this time, we initially held virtual events only, the first being a “Happy Hour Karaoke” night, followed by Jeopardy, Family Feud, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Pub Quiz. In order to create a bit of competition, the winners were offered an item from the ship store – a great way to leverage our existing inventory!

Earlier in the year we started an education program which included on-site CPR training and the About Boating Safely class. We continued this during COVID by working with the Auxiliary Coast Guard to conduct a virtual “Suddenly In Command” class. We’d like to thank our friend Dave Brown from the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, District 11 Southern Region for working with us to make this happen. We are currently working with Dave to schedule additional virtual classes this fall.

While we unfortunately have had to cancel our club cruises during this time, we encouraged our members to utilize our club Facebook site to communicate and connect with each other, especially with regard to COVID-compliant activities. This has resulted in several members coordinating sails to Catalina 1

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together, as well as organizing a “stay-cation” where several members moored out in the channel for the weekend. We are also are fortunate to have several musically-talented members in our club who have performed impromptu “gigs” on boats in the channel – permitting folk to enjoy the music while maintaining physical distance requirements.

Another of the very encouraging things that has happened during this time is the willingness of members to step-up into appointed positions as ways to contribute and stay connected to the club, along with making great suggestions on how we can still meet in COVID-compliant ways. This has included the revival of our newsletter, a reinvigoration of our ship’s store, “vintage sale” to sell some aging inventory and the establishment of a “hospitality chair” to reach out to members experiencing significant personal events, particularly during times of life transitions.

While, as most clubs, many of our regular activities have had to be cancelled, our board and membership have been very creative in planning alternative events to keep the spirit of the club and sailing alive. For instance, after much consideration, we decided to proceed with our Plastic Classic Regatta in June. Some modifications were required to make the event COVID-compliant, such as developing a new registration process and a modified award ceremony. The race was a great success and we believe we may have been the first club in the bay to resume racing activities.

Another example of our members’ creativity was the introduction of a new event – the Independence Day Dinghy Parade and Decorating contest. This also was a great success to the extent that we have decided to add this to our annual event calendar even when things get “back to normal”.

More recently, several members suggested having a “float-in” movie screening. After reviewing the options along with the logistical challenges of making this event as accessible and safe for as many members as possible, a plan emerged. The resulting format was a screening with the movie projected on the sail of a sailboat and with the viewers either reclining in their dinghies or dock-chairs to enjoy the movie. Everyone agreed that it was a very fun and atmospheric event and more are planned.

Throughout this entire challenging time, our Commodore has provided frequent and comprehensive updates to our membership outlining what actions were being taken and how this would impact them, as well as inviting feedback so that we could continue to take the pulse and take into account their points of view and suggestions. She has attended many Commodore Roundtables and collaborated with other clubs to learn from their experiences to help us develop the approach best suited to our club and membership.

While our club was shut down, we took advantage of the opportunity to make some improvements to our bar and kitchen area. Although we had to scale back our initial plans due to the loss of revenue, our Club Managers were very creative in redesigning the space to improve functionality, storage and flow, as well as getting a facelift with new paint, flooring and lighting. To help with keeping the costs down, many members volunteered their time to assist with this effort and the camaraderie and team spirit that exists within our club was on full display. The feedback from members who have ventured back into the club is that it is huge improvement.

As things progressed, more was known and City, County and State guidance was being updated, the board reviewed the information available and developed a “re-opening plan” to ensure that we were providing access to our club in as safe a way as possible. This included limits on the number of people 2

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allowed in the club at a time, removal of furniture and placement of floor markers to preserve physical distancing requirements, provision of hand sanitizers and policies on mask-wearing and single use drinking glasses. We also ensured that our cleaning service was performing an enhanced level of cleaning as recommended. As things changed, we continued to review the guidance and make modifications to our plan as necessary.

It has been very gratifying to see how our club has come together at this time with great ideas, enthusiasm and camaraderie. I have attached a copy of our new Newsletter - Scuttlebutt - which highlights several of the topics and activities referred to in this letter and which has been very well received and appreciated by our membership. Despite the challenges, many members say that our club still feels like “family” and the loyalty and dedication shown by our leadership and membership during this time will only strengthen our club in the future.

Sincerely, Carol Smith 2020 PRYC Vice Commodore

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PANDEMIC POWERHOUSE PERFORMANCE An SCYA Award Submission

As you will quickly notice going through our packet, SlBYC has been very busy in this challenging year.

We have not stopping moving or deviating from our core theme of this year.

Every Member Matters.

Commodore Laura Ellsworth SlBYC 2020

Joan Palango, CYO Chair joanpalango@gmail.com

255 N. Marina Drive, Long Beach, CA 90803 | 33.749/-118.110

CONTENTS Submission Form ..........................................................................................................................3 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................4 How We Engaged Club Members.................................................................................................5 How We Handled Youth Sailing ....................................................................................................7 We Provided Curbside Services ...................................................................................................8 Membership Drives During the Pandemic ....................................................................................9 Member Churn ..............................................................................................................................9 Food & Beverage Minimums ........................................................................................................9 Managing Budget Shortfalls ..........................................................................................................9 Dues Adjustments.......................................................................................................................10 Staffing Adjustments ...................................................................................................................10 Officers and Directors Talents Helped Steer Club ......................................................................10 Club Improvements During Downtime ........................................................................................11 Comprehensive Reopening Plan ................................................................................................12 Reopening Plan Check List ........................................................................................................12 Return of Racing, Cruising, and Juniors .....................................................................................14 Racing .....................................................................................................................................14 Cruising ...................................................................................................................................15 Cruises ................................................................................................................................16 Youth Sailing ...........................................................................................................................18 CARES program .........................................................................................................................18

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Actions Taken To Involve Membership .......................................................................................18 Community Service.....................................................................................................................19 Corinthian Programs............................................................................................................19 Charitable Activities .............................................................................................................20 Clean Boating ......................................................................................................................21 Social...................................................................................................................................22 Sea Belles Women’s Auxiliary .............................................................................................23 Member Diagnosed ....................................................................................................................24 Appendix.....................................................................................................................................25

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INTRODUCTION 2020 is the 60th boating season of Seal Beach Yacht Club. This was an important year with celebrations planned for this significant milestone.

“Every Member Matters” was the theme and message developed by Commodore Laura Ellsworth and embraced by the membership. Everyone wants to belong, feel welcomed, appreciated and indeed Every Member does matter.

Seal Beach Yacht Club started 2020 with optimism and a calendar full of events for members.

We believed that the key to member retention was getting involvement by the membership and making friends. The flag and members felt a sense of a contagious positive vibe and optimism.

We were expanding beyond our traditional activities to increase interest and participation in the club. A plan was developed to offer programs in every category of the SCYA Club of the Year Program. A budget was created that would invest in clubhouse enhancements while keeping us in a strong financial situation.

New planned activities at the Clubhouse  A more robust food program  Renovations and improvements to the clubhouse New planned activities on the Water  Duffy and Dinghy harbor activities including poker runs and parades  Progressive Dinners on members boats  Sunday Harbor Cruises for members to go out on other members boats for a Sunday afternoon of fun.  RC Racing  Cruiser Navigation Participation  Angling events.

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HOW WE ENGAGED CLUB MEMBERS Here are many of the ways that SlBYC engaged our members in the cruising, fishing, racing, predict logs, social, or RC boats categories? 

Online and in print: Since 2012, twice a week each member receives our Scuttlebutt

newsletter via email and Facebook. During the Pandemic this has been sent as often as necessary. Due to the uncertainties caused by the Pandemic, the Bow Line quarterly newsletter, sent with statements, was discontinued for the last two quarters of 2020 replaced by updates from the Flag. 

Personal Calls: All members were contacted by Commodore Ellsworth at a minimum of

3 times during the early months of the Pandemic. And continue on an as needed basis. 

Closest Neighbor: A database was created letting each member know their 5 closest

club member neighbors and which members are on their dock within the marina. 

Senior Members: Over 40 senior members live in a nearby retirement community

(Leisure World). A Facebook group was established for this group of close neighbors. 

Zoom: The statewide stay at home orders were issued March 19th. That same day the

Scuttlebutt announced that the club was closed. Our first Zoom meeting was held 2 weeks later on April 5th and we have continued them on a weekly basis. 

YouTube: General Meetings (GM) and Pop Tops Races: Our April 7th monthly GM was

created on YouTube getting almost 200 views. We continued YouTube monthly GMs in May and June. Pop Tops Race videos have been posted on YouTube for years. 

Simulcast General Meetings: The July and August GMs were held in an outdoor area

of the club AND broadcast live on Zoom. This hybrid approach will continue until all restrictions are lifted.

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Rosters & New Keys: A new, more secure, key entry system was developed as was a

roster. If the member couldn’t pick them up, we mailed it to them. 

Facebook: Used to communicate, entertain and educate our members. To highlight our

history, a picture from an old scrap book was posted encouraging members to create a caption. A photo album from the ‘60’s was posted. We supported sail manufacturers with posts about Ullman sails face mask program and North Star’s webinars. We encouraged members to get their California Boater Registration card. 

SlBYC.com: Members can securely register for events, shop the Ships Store and get the

link to Zoom calls. 

Sea Belles Women’s Auxiliary: Zoom meetings every 2 weeks. They continued our

tradition of sending Care Cards to members sharing their pain and celebrating when appropriate. Lunches resumed and birthday night celebrations resumed in July. 

Sailboat Racing: All races have their own Notice of Race with links in the Scuttlebutt.

Video of each race is uploaded to the yacht club’s YouTube page 

Sun Newspaper, Grunion Gazette and The Log Newspaper, Long Beach

Marina Reader: Articles about the club were featured in all of the newspapers that are in our target area. 

Marina Q/A: Two of our members are on the board of the Long Beach Marina Boat

Owners Association. We leveraged their actions by providing a Q/A from the Long Beach Marine Bureau, a listing of the restaurants doing take-out near our marinas and a survey of what harbors in Southern CA were open to visitors.

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HOW WE HANDLED YOUTH SAILING SlBYC has had a proud and consistent junior sailing program since 1965. In 2017 the Juniors Sailing Foundation was founded creating a non-profit program to allow us to expand and grow the program.

The Seal Beach Junior Sailing Foundation has defined and differentiated itself by offering a more casual, fun, less competitive program mostly for 8 to 13-year olds. We have a fleet of sabots and a few lasers. It is funded partially by fees supplemented by fund raisers (spaghetti feeds) and participation by members in Amazon Smile program.

On Dec 6th the juniors participated in the Main Street Seal Beach Christmas Parade. 

Spring/Summer canceled: Regretfully spring/ summer sessions were canceled. We

do not have a separate junior’s facility. There were also concerns about the liability (morally, legally and financially) for the Foundation and the Yacht Club. Typically, one coach is required for every ten children. For the Pandemic Long Beach regulations require 1 coach for every 6 children. 

Improved boats and storage area: We did utilize the time to improve the area the

marina has recently assigned our program and to make repairs to the boats and sails. We took the best parts of 2 chaser boats to make 1 reliable boat. 

Unable to have fundraising: We were unable to have our very successful Spaghetti

Feed fundraiser which typically offsets the costs of running the program. Some members celebrated their birthdays on Facebook encouraging donations to the Foundation. 

Hope for Fall/Winter: Many parents and juniors have encouraged us to have a

program and we are ever hopeful that we will be able to hold a fall program.

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WE PROVIDED CURBSIDE SERVICES For several years we have had a buffet-style Friday Night Dinner (FND), Sunday Night Grill Your Own (GYO) and Monthly Sunday Brunches. Saturday nights are reserved for a monthly theme party. To supplement our income private parties are allowed on Saturday’s when there’s not a club party. If there is no rental then we sometimes have Pot Lucks.

Our last food service at the club was: March 8th brunch. Mar 13th FND, Mar 15th GYO. Curbside service began April 17, and June 12 was the first weekend we were allowed to open.

June 26th all dining was moved outside. July 10 the new Courtyard was opened. 

Food and Emergency Supplies to members, March 27: 19 members placed orders

for a variety of items from Tri-Tips to Toilet Paper with “touch less pickup” as members drove by the club This program broke even at just over $1,300 ordered and delivered. 

Curbside Food Service, Beginning April 17th o Members Only and very creative: Please see the pictures in the appendix. o 2 story building: A creative “delivery” system was developed to quickly and economically get food being cooked on the upstairs BBQ down to the lower level of the club prep kitchen where the orders were delivered. We did not want members to enter the building so this outside “delivery” system was the solution. Please look at the pictures in the appendix. o New Menu: Steaks, Chicken, Hamburgers with choice of sides were offered.

o Bar/Beverage Menu: What a surprise that we were allowed to sell to-go beer, wine, etc. o Expanded Hours: Pick-up was available Friday 5PM to 8PM, Saturday 1PM to 5PM and Sunday 5PM to 8PM.

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MEMBERSHIP DRIVES DURING THE PANDEMIC 

New Brochure: A membership brochure was developed being sensitive to the

Pandemic. The Alamitos Bay Marina office reports an increase demand for boat slips; however, the office is closed. The brochure was distributed at West Marine and yacht brokers.

Brochure is included with this package. 

Membership Table: Our building is in high traffic area next to West Marine and in

route to a very popular restaurant. We have started doing limited recruiting outside the clubhouse.

MEMBER CHURN 

Net decrease of 4 members: Between March 16 and August 25, 2020 nineteen

members resigned and fifteen new members joined. o We anticipate an increase in new member applications during the fourth quarter.

FOOD & BEVERAGE MINIMUMS  N/A. We do not have F&B minimums at our club. o Visitors are charged the same price as members for F&B.

MANAGING BUDGET SHORTFALLS 

Reduced non-essential expenses: Immediately we reduced expenses like the number

of interior cleanings of the club and trash pick-ups. Direct TV, music subscriptions and Sirius radio was stopped. 

Rent reduction: Requested reduction in rent from landlord.

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Bar supplies: Specials and other incentives were used in conjunction with the curbside

pickup program. 

PPP: loan papers were filled out and loan was issued on 6/13. We also requested and

received funds from the SBA which was a grant that was issued to us immediately.

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Technology grant: offering help to update technology (cash registers, computer etc.)

and enabled us to comply with Coved 19 practices is currently being applied for.

DUES ADJUSTMENTS 

Building Fund Refunded: A building fund of $12/month was approved by the board

to be implemented March 2020. This was refunded for two months of the shut down for April and May. 

Worked with members as needed.

STAFFING ADJUSTMENTS 

Volunteer Club: As a club reliant heavily on volunteers we have minimal staff: Office

Manager (1), Bar Manager (1) Bartenders (3), Servers (2), Contract Chef (1). 

Telecommute: Our office manager worked remotely starting 3/19/20 and is still

working remotely when possible. 

Redirected: Some food service staff and bartender efforts were redirected to work on

improvement projects within the club. 

Retained to assist with Curbside pickup: Some bartenders and kitchen staff were

retained to assist with the curbside pickup program. 

Voluntary Resignation: Some food service staff voluntarily left the organization.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TALENTS HELPED STEER CLUB 

Called each member: With heartfelt support each member was contacted at least 3

times during the beginning of the Pandemic by the Commodore. 

Database mining: A database was created letting each member know their 5 closest

yacht club neighbors and which members are on their dock within the marina. 

Construction: Several projects were undertaken to make improvements per the

guidelines to the club.

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Expanded facility: The City of Long Beach was an early proponent of outdoor dining.

We identified and received permission to double our outdoor dining space by adding 1200 sq. for dining and bar service for $100 processing fee. We call this “The Courtyard”. This area was effectively used to hold Opening Day on June 20th as well as for dinners and other outdoor events.

CLUB IMPROVEMENTS DURING DOWNTIME Prior to the shutdown we had ambitious plans for improvements on the club house. Some of these had to be curtailed because of the financial impact of the Pandemic but we were able to do some of the less expensive projects. o New shelving was put in the pantry to expand the usable space. o Old files were purged and organized o Trophies were shined

o The floor was refinished o Tables and chairs were refurbished

o Storage areas were organized, cleaned and purged o Everything cleaned, sanitized… etc.

o New HIPA filters installed in air conditioning o Cameras installed throughout the club

o Camera facing the marina was installed

o New pub tables with chairs were purchased to achieve more seating for smaller groups. o Three new outdoor heaters were purchased to keep our members warm.

o Bathrooms were converted into single use.

o Signage was used to indicate if the bathroom was in use. Only 1 visitor at a time into each of our 4 bathrooms. 

Social Distancing: All areas of the club were configured according to guidelines. Some

furniture was moved to storage. Signage was placed throughout the club. 

Expanded facility: We identified and received permission to double our outdoor dining

space by adding 1200 square feet for dining and bar service for $100 processing fee.

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COMPREHENSIVE REOPENING PLAN 

Plans were changed to reflect the dynamic progression of regulations as we have moved

through the Pandemic. There were riots and looting in Long Beach not too far from the yacht club. The club itself was not impacted but several businesses in the area boarded up their windows.

REOPENING PLAN CHECK LIST 

Situation Evaluation: Our team read everything about the virus and how our

community was responding. It was overwhelming. Even though we are called the Seal Beach Yacht Club our facility is in the City of Long Beach in Los Angeles County. The city of Seal Beach is in Orange County. Long Beach has its own health department and therefore its own regulations during the Pandemic.

Our Commodore participated in many Zoom meetings and conference calls on the subject of setting new guidelines. Over time we came to focus on the regulations in Long Beach with less attention paid to the national, state, and Los Angeles or Orange County governments. Robert Garcia, Long Beach mayor, lost his mother and step-father to Covid19 which influenced some of the decisions made in our city.

We are in Alamitos Bay Marina part of the Long Beach Marine Bureau, the largest municipal marina in the world. We also followed their guidance and, as stated earlier, club members worked with the Long Beach Marina Boat Owners Association for a Q/A with the Marina to understand their regulations. 

Severity: Seal Beach had very low infection rate. Long Beach was higher.

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Protests and Riots: Just as we were allowed to reopen there were peaceful protests but

during the late evening there were riots and looting mostly in downtown Long Beach with just a few incidences close to us. Seal Beach remained relatively calm during this time. 

Protect our employees: PPE for employees was secured, including face shields which

was provided free of charge by the City of Long Beach. Employees were trained on the new protocols and employees are carefully monitored on how to use the provided PPE.

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Trust is the new Hospitality: Every action taken was to be sensitive to the fears and

concerns of the membership and adherence to all regulations. 

In door space: Seating was reduced. Our bar and dining room area were reconfigured

using some of our furniture but also renting additional pieces to allow for social distancing.

Shields were built around the bar and food service areas. Chairs were removed from the bar. 

Outdoor space: As previously stated we were able to double our outdoor dining space

with an increase of 1200 sq. feet into what we call The Courtyard. Most of the time the patio will accommodate attendees and it is the place people like to be. With the financial impact we have not invested in furniture, etc. for the Courtyard. The Courtyard has been used for overflow and it is dog-friendly (something new for us). 

Changes in Food Service: Typically, we have a buffet meal on Friday nights, Grill Your

Own on Sunday and Burger Bashes cooked by volunteers are not allowed under the present guidelines. A menu was created and our contract chef provided the appropriate staff. This is a more robust program, offered more days and was more costly. Unfortunately, due to low attendance limited by our outside dining space (about 1/3rd of our normal space) and member’s propensity to stay sheltered we are in the process of creating new ways to serve food at the club. Other changes included ordering at the bar, a pager system to alert you when your food was ready to pick-up and popcorn was discontinued. 

Opening Day: Originally scheduled for the first Saturday in May. Rescheduled for mid-

May. Finally happened on June 20th. In retrospect there this was the short window of time when we could stay within guidelines to hold this event. We are glad we were persistent and made this happen. For many this was the best Opening Day they had ever attended. The focus was our members, celebrating our 60th year, and honoring traditions. o

Members Only: We missed seeing representatives from the other SCYA yacht clubs and look forward to seeing them next year.

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Honor our history: Dan Callis, gave the keynote presentation on his amazing Grandfather Daniel Millard Callis, Senior who founded our club 60 years ago. Please read the speech he made which is included in this presentation. In addition, an array of photo albums from past years was displayed.

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Food Truck: Sadly, we could not have an appetizer reception made by our members which has become a hallmark of Seal Beach Yacht Club opening days. Everyone did enjoy food served from the Crepes Bonaparte Catering food truck.

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Honor tradition and our Seal Beach roots: Seal Beach Scout Troop 657 presented the flags. SB resident Jeanna Lee Rosen who has performed at the Super Bowl brought most of us to tears with her outstanding voice singing both The National Anthem and God Bless the USA.

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Boat Parade: Sixteen boats decorated and participated in our fleet inspection. The Long Beach Fire Boat led the parade, and for the first time the lead boat was a Duffy owned by our Fleet Captain.

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Broadcast on Zoom and recorded on YouTube.

RETURN OF RACING, CRUISING, AND JUNIORS RACING : Pop Tops PHRF racing mid-July.

 2020 Race plan included 34 races. Anticipate completing 24 races. o Ten Canceled because of COVID19: o April 11: Ensenada Preview

o April 30, May 7, 14, 21: Pop Tops Series 1

o May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18: Pop Top Series 2 o July 11: Seal Beach to Dana Point

o Sept 5: Outlaw Regatta (MdR to SB) o 1 Race redefined: Aug 22 Point Fermin High Point changed to Pursuit Race

o 19 Completed Races through Sept 15:

o Jan 4, 18, Feb 1, 22, Mar 7: Saturday Sailors Series o Feb 8 & 9: SCYA Midwinter Regatta

o June 25, July 2, 9, 16: Pop Tops Series 3 o July 23, 30, Aug 6, 13: Pop Tops Series 4

o Aug 20, 27, Sept 3, 10: Pop Tops Series 5 o 3 Anticipated completing:

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o Nov 8, 22, Dec 6 Sunday Sailors Series  When racing returned in mid-July all skippers were emailed with our guidelines: 1. Contact information for all skippers entering the club was required and all skippers were expected to have contact info for all crew members entering the club.

2. People entering the club must wear masks when not eating or drinking.

3. Tables will be socially distanced.

4. Guests should bus their own tables.

5. Total capacity for patio is limited to 26.  Participation in Pop Tops exceeded our expectations with an average of 25 boats per race, compared to an average of 21 boats in 2019.  Attendance at the after-race burger bash was significantly smaller than previous years which has had a negative impact on our revenues.

CRUISING :

 2020 Cruise Schedule called for 14 cruises. Anticipate completing 8. o Cancelled:

o Mar 20 -21: Spring Fling

o May 30: Progressive Dinner - a new event o May 17, June 28, July 12: Sunday Harbor Cruises - new events o July 18: Seal Beach Fish Fry - new event o Completed:

o Mar 1: Amtrak Train Land Cruise - new event

o May 22-25: Memorial Day Cruise

o June 12 - 14: Originally to Cat Harbor, changed to Isthmus YoYo Cruise o July 24-26: Island Event at Emerald Bay

o Aug 8 - 15: Long Cruise modified to a YoYo cruise

o Sept 4 - 7 Labor Day Cruise changed from Marina del Rey to Alamitos Bay o Anticipating completing:

o Oct 2 - 4 Golf Tournament to Avalon

o Nov 25 - 29 Thanksgiving Cruise to Dana Point

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Cruises  Canceled: o Spring Fling and Membership Drive: Planned for March 20-21, the same weekend that statewide stay at home orders were issued. This is a very popular event which requires planning and coordination with the Marina for dock space. In 2019 we recruited 20 new members from this event. At first it was postponed and eventually it was canceled. o Fish Fry: Some anglers did participate in the Woolsey Memorial Fishing Tournament sponsored by Harbour Rod & Reel Club, Huntington Beach YC. o In the past few years, we have had an increase in members who don’t own boats. We had several events planned for these members to engage with the on-the-water activities. It was with great sadness these events were canceled because of the Pandemic. o May 30: Progressive Dinner on the docks visiting various boats.

o May 17, June 28, July 12: Sunday Harbor Cruises. These were 3-hour harbor cruises where members would go with other members on their boats.

This provided an opportunity for non-boat-owners to ride on a boat, and for boat owners to ride on a boat other than theirs.  Adjustments o Covid19 Etiquette for cruises: Wear your masks when on shore and within 6 feet of another person. Masks may be removed while eating or drinking. Paper plates, plastic utensils and napkins will be provided. Tables will be wiped down each morning.

Distance from one another at the tables. Bring your own grilling tools and seasonings.

If side dishes are served there will be limited contact with serving utensils. It’s everyone’s job to keep the area clean including bathrooms and showers. Do not board anyone’s boat UNLESS you have permission and they are comfortable with guests. o Many cruises became YoYo cruises: You are On Your Own.

o Two Harbors Cruise, June 12 - 14: Moved from Cat Harbor to Isthmus.

Canceled Dinghy Dock Picnic area at Cat Harbor, several planned activities and changed price from $40 to free. Did raft ups, fitness hike, met at the

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West End Galley to pick up and pay for your lunch and dine in the outdoor “white sand” area. o Memorial Day Cruise Newport Beach modifications: Original charge of $40 for Adults and $10 for kids was refunded and the cruise was free. No food was supplied and there were no group meals. A game of liar’s dice involved each member receiving their own set of dice, no sharing. To play Bingo each member was given a paper bingo card. Dinghy tour of the harbor occupied most of a day. A planned meal at the American Legion post next to the marina was canceled. Instead we raised $153 in donations which provided 17 meals for the American Legion Vet’s food delivery program. o The Island Event, June 24 - 26: We were able to hold this at Corsair Yacht Club in Emerald Bay as planned. Followed COVID19 Etiquette.

Activities included: Breakfast and drinks served to members who stayed in their dinghies, a creative scavenger hunt, a 70’s costume party and members’ skits acted out their boat’s name. o Long Cruise, Aug 8 to 20: This became a YoYo cruise with 6 boats. Many yacht clubs were closed to non-members limiting reciprocal slips and dining.

There was only one night we were all in the same area and could meet for dinner at Coronado Yacht Club. On a select basis some members were able to visit: Dana West Yacht Club, Oceanside Yacht Club, Coronado Yacht Club, Coronado Cays Yacht Club and Southwestern Yacht Club. Much of the time we were on anchor, socially distanced, with dinghy cruises and raft-ups. o Labor Day Cruise, Sept 4 to 7: Originally scheduled to be at Del Rey Yacht Club which is not accepting non-members so the cruise was moved to activities in our home harbor of Alamitos Bay. Activities included raft ups, poker runs, champagne brunch, bingo and decorating your boats. o Mercy Hospital Welcome, Mar 28: With heavy hearts and big smiles a fleet of a dozen boaters welcomed the USNS Mercy Hospital ship to Long Beach harbor. The ship was deployed to assist in reducing the strain on area

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hospitals caused by the Pandemic. Permission for our welcoming cruise was granted by the USCG. YOUTH SAILING

 We hope to be able to have a fall session.

CARES PROGRAM 

Employees: Staff was encouraged to apply and some guidance was provided.

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SBA: $7,000 loan was applied for and received on May 4, 2020.

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PPP: CARES Act of $21,007 was applied for and received 6/21/20.

ACTIONS TAKEN TO INVOLVE MEMBERSHIP In order according to Club of The Year Program  Model Yacht Program: o May 5: Seminar by member Mike McCarthy on Model Boat Racing. o TBD: Other events canceled because of COVID19.  Angling: o Our plans for a club fishing tournament were postponed.

o Aug 15/16: Six members join the Clay Woolsey Memorial Fishing Tournament sponsored by Huntington Rod and Reel Club. o TBD: Dan Hernandez, club member and TV Show Dan Hernandez Fishing Adventures held a Zoom seminar for club members giving tips for local fishing.  Predicted Log/Cruiser Navigation: It has been several years since club members have participated in this activity o Seminar, Aug 4: We held a seminar explaining how Cruiser Navigation is different from Predict Log Racing. Tom Collin, SCCA Staff Commodore, assisted in developing the presentation. o August 30: We were creative and hosted a Cruiser Navigation Rally with our dinghy’s and electric boats inside Alamitos Bay.

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o A course route with scoring sheet was developed. Skippers had to maintain an average speed of 4.0 knots (4.6 MPH). Lowest time deviation over the 7 legs was the winner. o We also included a Scavenger Hunt with 15 observations along the route. o Five boats participated, which was disappointing, but all of them had a great time. We will repeat this format again next year. Everyone thought this was a good combination. o Sept 18/19 Tom Scott/Ramsey Race: We have at least one member participate.

COMMUNITY SERVICE Corinthian Programs o Long Beach Marina Boat Owner’s Association: Monthly board meetings through March. o SCYA Joint Board Meeting, Dec 12: TBD o Yacht Clubs of Long Beach Charity: Monthly Meetings at the club until Mar 9. o Women’s Sailing Association: Monthly meetings until March 17.  Power Squadron: o Completed: Basic Boating Class, 5-week class Jan 9 - Feb 6.

o Electrical Wiring: Completed 2 sessions (Mar 12 and 19), postponed the remaining 7 weeks.  Retire Your Flag with Honor, May 16 - June 15 o Over 100 American flags were collected and respectfully retired in a coordinated effort by SlBYC with Cub Scout Pack 116, Captain’s Locker, Sun Newspapers and Long Beach Marine Bureau. o Program developed prior to the various club shutdowns. Everyone pulled together to make this a success. Captain’s Locker and Sun Newspapers were deemed essential businesses, remained open, and were used as collection points. SlBYC was closed so the collection bin was moved to Commodore

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Laura Ellsworth’s home. Alamitos Bay Marina remained closed but ran a very supportive article in the Marina Reader which is distributed to all slip holders. o

May 27: Blessing of the Scissors and flag etiquette: Chaplin John Schroeder, Commodore Laura Ellsworth, 6 scouts and their parents, met at Seal Beach Yacht Club. Aura Rico videoed the program and it combined with the pre-recording of the Commodores messages for the June 2nd General Meeting and posted on YouTube.

View the flag retiring section of the meeting at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/b6ifC5urupYPn2tB9

o June 11: Scouts met at SlBYC patio to separate the stars and stripes. o The stripes were taken to The Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos for proper disposal. o The stars were paired with a thank you for your service poem to present to Veterans. Fifty were presented to the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital in Long Beach. Sun Newspapers honored Veterans by highlighting their service and presenting these packages. Some have been saved for SlBYC to present to our Veterans when we celebrate Veteran’s Day in November.

Charitable Activities  Canceled: o Charity Swap Meet, July 11: Benefiting the 7 Community Health Centers and 4 School-Based Health Center of ‘The Children’s Clinic’ serving low income families and those at risk since 1936. Several events happen throughout the harbor organized by the Yacht Clubs of Long Beach. The Swap Meet is run by the Seal Beach Yacht Club. o Panther’s at Sea, May 9: Since 1998 Long Beach area yacht clubs, including SlBYC, have hosted students from Jordon High School for a day on the Pacific Ocean. There were more than 90 students in 2019.

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o Sailing with the wind, August: A joint program with the Seal Beach Lions. Blind and Visually impaired persons are hosted for a day of sailing by SlBYC members.  Completed o CSULB Pantry Program, Dec 2019: Twenty-Five Percent of students at Cal State University Long Beach are food insecure. When the Seal Beach Yacht Club members heard this, they put together a holiday food drive. The Seal Beach Yacht Club collected over 600 items and $200 in cash. o Wands for Wildlife, January: Volunteer-run 501c3 nonprofit inspiring people to help wildlife and the environment through re-purposing discarded mascara wands. 50 wands were collected. o Women Shelter of Long Beach, May: Contributions of Food and Clothing items were collected during the Curbside Food pick-up program in May and June. We contributed $300 and loaded 6 SUV’s to deliver the items.

Since 1977, Women Shelter of Long Beach has helped thousands of families overcome the trauma caused by domestic abuse. Services include: emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling, social services support, legal and health advocacy, and much more. o American Legion, Post 291, Newport Beach: May 22-25. $153 donated to feeding underserved veterans which bought 17 meals. o Veterans for Veterans collection: Nov 11: Collecting beanie hats, books, socks and blankets. Combined with stars collecting in Retire Your Flag with Honor program.

Clean Boating 

Clean Boating Chair: Dave Booker. Dave is also Environmental Officer for the Long Beach Marina Boat Owners Association.

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Clean Boating Presentation and Quiz: Sept 1

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Southern California Oil Spill Response Communication Workshop by Boating Clean & Green, Sept 23: Dave Booker is registered to attend.

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Coastal Clean-Up: Statewide program was cancelled. SlBYC sponsored event planned for Sept 19.

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Articles by Dave Booker: Copper bottom paints update. Tidelands. what is it?

Long Beach Breakwater won’t be broken up. but boaters beware, there is a new proposal.

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Operation: Protect Your Happy Place. Members rescue balloons and other trash when out in the Ocean.

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Week of Sept 14: Encouraging members to clean up their neighborhood.

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Sept 19: Coastal Cleanup of Alamitos Bay practicing COVID19 etiquette.

Social 

Cancelled: o

Summer Party, June 20

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Big Bang on the Bay: July 3. SlBYC is one of the best places in Alamitos

Bay to view the fireworks spectacular held on July 3. It is also a fund raiser for a local charity. To show some holiday spirit we decorated our boats and had a parade throughout the harbor. o

Club Party, Theme TBD, Aug 15

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Havana Nights, Sept 26: Always one of the most popular parties of the

year. 

TBD: o

Halloween, Oct 31: This very popular adult party is unlikely to be

acceptable to most members given COVID19 considerations. We are brainstorming ideas for a Pandemic appropriate Trick or Treat around the marina. o

Children’s Holiday Party: Dec 5.

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Adult Holiday Party/Choir: Dec 19. A performance by the SlBYC choir is

always the highlight of this party. With Covid19 restrictions the choir is not able to practice and they have canceled their show for this event. o

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New Year’s Eve Party: Dec 31

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New Year’s Day Brunch: Jan 1. Flag officers cook brunch for club

members.  Completed: o

New Year’s Eve Party, Dec 31, 2019

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New Year’s Day Commodores Brunch, Jan 1, 2020

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Commodores Ball, Jan 25

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Super Bowl Party, Feb 2

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Academy Awards Party, Feb 9

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Pub Quiz Trivia Night, Feb 11 and Mar 10: A new activity. We are planning to hold at least one on Zoom

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Valentine’s Party, Feb 15: see Sea Belles

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Leap Day Games Party, Feb 29

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St. Patrick’s Party, Mar 14: Sadly, the last party held at the club this year.

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Book Club, Apr 8: Switched from face-to-face to Zoom

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Pet Parade and Burger Bash: Aug 1. Decorated our new Courtyard area, red carpet, costumes, gifts and hamburgers!!

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Sunset Stroll: Monday’s and Wednesday’s started Aug 19. Walk around the marina; enjoy each other’s company, safe distancing and masks required.

Sea Belles Women’s Auxiliary  Meet & Greet: Jan 11. 2020 planning party.  Monthly Birthday Night celebrations and Friday Night Dinners. These are the best attended Friday Night Dinners. Once a month the Sea Belles hosts a theme birthday party including free drink and present for all members celebrating a birthday or anniversary. We held parties: Jan 17 and Feb 21. Planned parties for Mar 27, Apr 17, May 15, and June 26 were cancelled. Resumed with July 24 party including Mar to July missed celebrations. Plan to complete the balance of the year: Aug 21, Sept 11, Oct 16, Nov 13, Dec 11.

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 Monthly Lunches: Jan 8, Feb 19 and Mar 11 were held; April, May and June lunches canceled and replaced by Zoom meetings every 2 weeks. Lunches resumed in July and we hope they can continue.  Valentine’s Party, Feb 15: White Sands and Kool Breezzz. Dinner and Dancing.

Kool Breezzz Band, wonderful decorations.  Mother’s Day Brunch: May 10, Canceled.  Tours: canceled  Charity Fund Raisers: combined with club events.  Care Cards: Twenty-four cards have been sent this year to various members sometimes sharing their joy or lamenting their sorrow.

MEMBER DIAGNOSED One elderly member with underlying conditions was diagnosed with Covid19 and died about 3 weeks after he visited the club. o No other members were infected

o The City of Long Beach Health Department was contacted immediately. They said we were not obligated to notify the members unless there were 3 cases within a 14-day period. o All members who were at the club when he visited were notified as soon as he was diagnosed. Commodore Laura Ellsworth tested negative. o The member was sick when he came to the club. He did not get it at the club. o A thorough cleaning of all facilities was initiated.

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APPENDIX This is from our new membership recruiting flyer

Throughout the Pandemic Seal Beach Yacht Club has been respectful of all guidelines and followed our primary theme of Every Member Matters.

When we couldn’t meet at the club we met on Zoom or YouTube.

When there were shortages in grocery stores we worked with our vendors to secure provisions for members.

When we couldn’t have cruises we had social-distancing dinghy parades and YoYo cruises.

When we couldn’t have in-door dining we worked with the City of Long Beach and doubled our outdoor dining area.

We are Seal Beach Yacht Club Strong As the world steps through re-opening we will be continue to be active when we can and fall back when it’s required.

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1. How we engaged members.

F: YouTube Video’s for Generat Meetng and Sait Boat Races

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1. How we engaged members.

G. Simutcast GM’s on Zoom H. Rosters and Keys

New membership card and check-in system Card embedded with membership informaton attowing access to the ctub and expedites check-in white capturing data needed for sociat tracking.

Can be updated with stckers for the next 3 years reducing the cost of printng yearty membership cards.

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1. How we engaged members.

I. Facebook to communicate, entertain and educate

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2. Youth Saiting Training

Juniors Dock Page 18

3. Curbside Food Service

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3. Food Emergency Suppties to Members

Just one of the orders.

There were many tast minute changes due to shortages at our food vendors

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4. Membership Campaign: New Brochure

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4. Membership Campaign

Seat Beach Christmas Parade

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Sept 1: New members introduced

13. Reopening Ptan Opening Day

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13. Reopening Opening Day

Certfcate or Recogniton from the CA tegistature Assembty for 60 years of service. Presented by Ryan Bittings aide to Assembtyman Tyter Diep.

Dan Cattis, grandson of one of our founding fathers, and Laura Ettsworth

Bugter on the batcony Staf Commodore John Catdwett inducted

by Joyce Jackson Coomber into Btue Gavet Seat Beach Scout Troop 657 Honor Guard

Ships Store

Bristot Boat Winner: Cheers

Greeters: Sea Bettes

Greeters: Sea Bettes

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13. Reopening Ptan.

Opening Day Boat Parade

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14. Sait Boat Racing Resumes

Commitee Boat

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14. Cruises Memoriat Day

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14. Cruises NEW: ABCDD cruises (Atamitos Bay Cruising Dufy’s and Dinghy’s

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14. Cruises Change from Cat Harbor to Two Harbors

Changed tocaton, actvites and fyer to compty with Covid Etquete.

A good tme was had by att…

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16: Modet Yacht Program Seminar Wootsey Memoriat Fishing Tournament.

RC Racing Presentaton

By Mike McCarthy presented on YouTube

16:Angting: Ctay Wootsey Tourney

Jef and Grant Recker

Dan Davia, Ed Woottey, Brad Bergeron Aboard Dock Hotiday

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Predicted Log/Cruiser Navigaton

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16: Community Service Retre Your Ftag With Honor

Bins for Ftags at Laura Ettsworth’s home and Sun Newspapers

Scouts present George from Captain’s Locker with thank-you ptaque.

StBYC Chaptain John Schroeder btessing the scissors that witt be used to separate the stars and stripes Page 42

16: Community Service Retre Your Ftag With Honor

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Nomination of the Women’s Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay (WSASMB) for the 2020 SCYA Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award Established in 1985, the Women’s Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay has been supporting women’s sailing for 35 years. While the club includes about 20% men, our main focus is to provide opportunities for women to meet other sailors, learn about sailing, and experience it firsthand.

The first couple of months of 2020 were off to a great start. We had three in-person members meetings, 11 day sails, two cruises, a whale watching party, and a clinic. We ended February with 160 members on our roster—a record for so early in the year. Then along came the pandemic and everything came to a screeching halt including plans for our 35 year celebration and a new public meet the fleet event.

Like most everyone we were looking ahead with much uncertainty about how we could continue to be a sailing club without sailing, as we stopped offering any on-the-water or in-person events as everyone began to cope with the lockdown.

We soon began planning our monthly online Zoom meetings and navigating this new format. We have continued to offer our monthly meetings via Zoom taking advantage of the ability to have guest speakers such as Tracy Edwards and members of the Maiden crew, from different parts of the country and the world. Over the summer we offered two online clinics. One on racing and another on sailing basics. We’ve recently begun another online series entitled Dockside Chat where we pick a subject and have members bring their expertise and insights to the hour-long chats. One of our members has organized two safe, socially distant paddleboard and kayak events in the marina. We held our annual Hawaiian themed summer party via Zoom where we played sailing bingo and other games and gave away prizes. We have recorded our meetings, clinics and chats and have them posted on our website for members to be able to access anytime. The feedback we have received from our members has all been very positive.

Since February our membership has increased to 185 primarily due to our ability to keep our members engaged with several activities each month.

I believe the Women’s Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay is a worthy candidate for your Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award.

Thank you for your consideration. Feel free to contact me if you need any further information.

Regards, Barbara Morris 2020 Commodore 661-904-6644

Southern California Yachting Association November 23, 2020

Re: Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award Selections Dear Commodore, Thank you to your club for applying for the Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award. 2020 has been a very challenging year and all our member clubs should be applauded for their excellent management during this very difficult year. All the submissions were stellar and extremely hard to judge. The Selection Committee spent several days reviewing the applications and several hours deliberating on which clubs to select.

All submissions will be included in a digital magazine which will be published early next year and distributed to our member clubs and posted on the SCYA website. By sharing this information, it is our hope our member clubs can learn from your exemplary leadership and glean valuable information which can be incorporated into the successful management of other SCYA clubs. The in-depth knowledge included in the submissions is astounding and it makes me very proud of your accomplishments. This is a time in SCYA history which needs to be documented, remembered, celebrated, and shared.

It is my honor to announce the winners: Senior Membership Category: Dana West Yacht Club Regular Membership Category: Seal Beach Yacht Club Associate Membership Category: Port Royal Yacht Club Honorable Mention: Oasis Sailing Club Thank you for sharing your information with us. Working together helps us all succeed!

All winners will receive an invitation to the January SCYA Installation Banquet to receive their award.

Sincerely,

John Marshall John Marshall SCYA Commodore

5855 E. Naples Plaza, Suite 211, Long Beach, CA 90803

The San Diego Association of Yacht Clubs (SDAYC) did not apply for the Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award but what they did as an association was powerful for all recreational boaters in California. Their story is a part of history and worth sharing and should be a model for all California harbors.

The formation of the Boating Freedom Committee by SDAYC came about at the request of our member clubs; many of which were trying as single entities to convince the County Board of Supervisors to use some common sense. It made no sense that commercial fishing boats, private boat rentals and harbor cruises could have people who were from different households on their boats, but private citizens were limited to household members only. Keep in mind that the restriction would not allow family members and friends who did not live in your house on your own boat. SDAYC accepted the challenge to organize the Committee, I was the Chairperson. We brought the San Diego Port Tenants Association on to partner with us which greatly expanded our leverage. The rest is history and on September 29, 2020 the County Board of Supervisors posted the Safe Reopening Protocol on their site, opened boating to other than household members and returned ownership of our boats to their rightful owners. The link is below. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/Epid emiology/covid19/SafeReopeningProtocolRecreationalBoatingNonCommerical.pdf

Bill Edwards Vice Commodore, SDAYC

SAFE REOPENING PROTOCOL RECREATIONAL BOATING (NON-COMMERCIAL) ADDENDUM Purpose: The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for San Diego County Yacht Clubs, Port Tenants, and Public Parks/Launch Ramps, where boaters embark on their outings, to amend their sanitization and social distancing protocols to include vessels.

Signage (Mandatory) 

This Addendum must accompany the Safe Reopening Protocol posted at each marina yacht club or public launch ramp where recreational boats are docked or launched.

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This Addendum must also be sent to each boat owner at each marina or yacht club where recreational boats are docked.

Measures to Protect Guest Health (Mandatory) 

Each boat will be required to log all persons aboard for purposes of contact tracing during the incubation period.

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The person in charge of each boat will confirm that each person aboard has shown no signs of illness and does not live with or had contact with any person who has had signs of illness for at least 14 days. Signs of illness can include but are not limited to: fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea.

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Face coverings will be required to be available for everyone on the boat and must be worn properly when within 6’ of another person not in the same household.

Measures to Prevent Crowds from Gathering 

No land-based social event or gathering associated with boating.

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When rafted together, persons transiting across boats or on someone else’s boat will wear face covering when 6’ of separation cannot be achieved.

Measures to Keep People at Least Six Feet Apart 

Limit number of persons on board based on the natural configuration of the boat to allow a 6 foot separation between non-household persons unless face coverings are worn.

Measures to Prevent Unnecessary Contact 

Face coverings will be utilized in interior areas where more than one person is present.

SAFE REOPENING PROTOCOL RECREATIONAL BOATING (NON-COMMERCIAL) ADDENDUM

Measures to Increase and Ensure Hygiene and Sanitation 

The person in charge of the boat shall be responsible for the cleanliness and sanitation of the boat prior to allowing persons on board.

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The person in charge of the boat will be responsible for providing hand washing facilities and/or hand sanitizer effective against COVID-19 to all persons on the boat, to include requiring hand sanitizing before boarding.

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The person in charge of the boat will be responsible for providing disinfecting sprays or wipes that are effective against COVID-19 to sanitize equipment and frequently touched surfaces.

References: SD County COVID-19: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/coronavirus.html CDC COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html