The San Francisco Yacht Club
October 2011
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Magazine of The San Francisco Yacht Club October 2011 Volume 17 • Issue 9 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Directors:
Lisa Harris Melissa Tulp Mimi Blakeslee Lori Fromm Molly Brilliant Ginny De Maria Tina Setzer Ginna Milan Sue Milliron Marily Rimmer Vicki Silverman Jane Young Alisa Bekins - Ex-Officio Emily Heller - Honorary General Manager Steve DePetro Asst. General Manager Evelyne Swinscoe-Byer
THE BULLETIN Editor Ads/Calendar Editor Race Editor Production Manager Bulletin Committee
Contributors
Photographers
P/P Mimi Cornelius AGM Evelyne Swinscoe-Byer Ross Tibbits Vince Mattera Joan Linn Bekins Mike North P/P Sally Secor Barbara Raeuber Thomas P/P Jane Watts Laurence Bekins, Nick Dugdale, Bill Gage, Forrest Gay, Scott Harris, Jennifer Hull, Cissy Kirrane, Angie Lackey Olson, Ed Lynch, Chef Reny Madrid, Jib Martens, Anne McCormack, Bob McDermott, P/P Sally Secor, S/C John Swain, Rich Wideman, Jeff Zarwell Joan Bekins, Roxanne Fairbairn, Elliot Karlan, Vicki Silverman, Ron Steinhau, S/C John Swain, Natalie Watson, Serge Zavarian
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Commodore Auxiliary News Food and Beverage
Departments 4 6 7 12
Bowline Harbor Race News Youth Sailing
photo by Ron Steinhau
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Steve Stroub and Doug Holm share a Herb Ross Regatta prize.
photo by Roxanne Fairbairn
AUXILIARY OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
Columns
Features 10 15 17 18 19 19
Schooner Race Jet Set Fundraiser Western Night Cruising New Members Eight Bells
November 2009 Maramel and Scorpio rounding the mark.
photo by Natalie Watson
Robert Heller W. Robert Griswold Thomas C. Lacey Paul S. Rosenlund Suzie Moore Jay Hooker Daniel C. Buckstaff Edward Lynch William Melbostad Angie Lackey Olson William Stark Jr. S/C Raymond Lynch
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On the Horizon Cissy Kirrane makes a toast at the Commodores’ Cup
Cover photo: John Rahn's Pickled Beets (USA 623) and Loren Colahan's Lounge Act (USA 556) compete in the Olympic Circle during the Melges 24 Pacific Coast Championships. Cover photo by Roxanne Fairbairn
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Photo by Vicki Silverman
Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore Secretary Treasurer Port Captain Directors:
The San Francisco Yacht Club
Elizabeth Merrill congratulates raffle winner Suzie Moore at the Auxiliary fundraiser
From the Commodore Bob Heller, Commodore / commodore@sfyc.org
t is a great pleasure to welcome Steve DePetro, our new General Manager, on board. He comes to The SFYC with an impressive background as a club manager and is probably known to many of you from his time as General Manager at the St. Francis Yacht Club and the Bohemian Club. He also managed the Newport Harbor Yacht Club. Most recently, he served as GM of The Club at Spanish Peaks in Big Sky, Montana, a golf and ski resort club. Steve brings outstanding leadership skills and operating credentials to our club. But what impressed me most were the many compliments paid to him as a true “people person” – a trait that will be welcomed by all of our members and employees. We are a family-oriented club and everyone expects that “soft touch” and personal greeting to make him or her feel welcome. I am sure that Steve will fit right in with our culture! I am very happy that the transition period was brief and seamless. The Board held several special meetings and took up the challenge of getting a new GM on board as quickly as possible. I would like to thank especially my fellow flag officers Vice Commodore Bob Griswold and Rear Commodore Tad Lacey who were also members of the Search Committee, for their help in getting Steve on board. Our Club member Lou Burnett, a professional search executive, also deserves our special gratitude for his expert assistance with the search process. Throughout the transition period our staff stepped right up and did not miss a beat while filling in the temporary leadership void with a special extra effort – and we are all grateful for that. Now we are ready to move forward with the many club projects under way and bring them to a successful conclusion. I am happy to report that the Harbor rebuilding project is ahead of schedule and under budget – thanks in large part to the dedicated work of our Harbor Committee under the untiring leadership of Ed Lynch. Our other building projects are seeing some readjustment after taking many suggestions by the membership and the Belvedere City officials into account. Hopefully, the much needed kitchen project will be accomplished during our winter break in early January, so that there will be minimal disruption. We are trying to reconfigure the other building plans so that these projects can be accomplished at reduced cost and with fewer disturbances to our members and the
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neighbors. Hopefully, these changes will preserve much-cherished views and the lawn – and maybe even the doggy play area beloved by our four-legged companions. They loudly voiced their opinion during “Yappy Hour” on Sunday! Congratulations are in order to Molly Robinson who was selected by U.S. Sailing as the “Sailor of the Week” for her outstanding sailing accomplishments, including the Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship, the Fastnet Race, and being a member of the All-American Offshore Team. P/P Cissy Kirrane did an outstanding job in organizing the annual Staff Commodores’ Regatta and Staff Commodore John Swain brought those beautiful schooners back to our club for the Great San Francisco Schooner Race. Thanks to both of them for a job well done! But perhaps most fun for me was handing out the trophies to all the enthusiastic kids that participated in the Opti Pacific Coast Championships at our Club. Our very own Romain Screve, Lucy Wilmot and Teddy Hayden won the top three honors. Hopefully, they will be our future Olympians! These strong showings owe much to our Sailing Director, Forrest Gay, who built up one of the best junior sailing programs in the nation. I cannot close this column without mentioning the Annual Western Shindig and Chili Cook-Off put on by Katherine Ferguson, P/P Elizabeth Merrill and Ed and Shana Lynch from our Entertainment Committee. Staff Commodore Bob Kahn and his wife Sharon practically sold their Montana ranch to provide all the wonderful decorations, including the ecologically recycled deer antlers. Needless to say, the chili cook-off was hotly contested. Tabasco sauce flowed freely! Former Belvedere mayor and Staff Commodore Bill Smith had to pull off every last political trick to win the contest by claiming that a vote for his chili was “A Vote for America!” – and that in spite of the fact that his chili contained Italian sausage and even chocolate sprinkles! As a result, my wife Emily and Sue Milliron did come in second, in spite of the fact that they used Auxiliary President Lisa Harris’ top-award-winning secret chili recipe from Sagebrush, Texas that contained real American prime beef instead of Italian sausage. Oh well, at least there were no leftovers – or I would have had to eat chili all week long!
Commodore Bob
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October Speakers Series STAN HONEY “A New Graphics System Will Enhance Viewers’ Experience of America’s Cup Action”
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tan Honey, a two-time Emmy Winner for Technical Innovations in Sports TV Broadcast and the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year for 2010, has been appointed Director of Technology for the 34th America's Cup by the America's Cup Event Authority (ACEA). Honey will be speaking about a system he has developed to track the America’s Cup catamarans to within 2cm, 10 times per second, and superimpose graphic elements such as ahead-behind lines on the live helicopter footage of the race. Previously America’s Cup broadcasts have only featured graphics visible in an animated view of the race. This new graphics package is designed to help viewers follow the intense action of the AC45s and AC72s as they scream around the race course, all in live action. A major figure in technological innovation in sports television, Honey co-founded Sportvision in 1998, where he led the development of the yellow first-down line widely used in the broadcast of American football, the ESPN “KZone” baseball pitch tracking and highlighting system, and the Race/FX tracking and highlighting system used in NASCAR. Honey is recognized as one of the most successful professional navigators in sailing, having navigated ABN AMRO to victory in the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race. He also navigated Groupama 3 in setting the Jules Verne record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world under sail in 2010. Honey was awarded the 2010 US Sailing Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Award.
Save the Date: A Speaker Series program is being planned for 11/16
Celebrating the 44th Anniversary of the Commodores’ Ball
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Nachtmusik
Castle on the Rhine Honoring Bob Heller & the Staff Commodores
Reminisce & revel in the beauty of the Rhine! Saturday, November 5th
Champagne Reception 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Dancing 9:00 p.m. Black Tie
Kindly respond to the Front Office at 435-9133, extension 10
Chair Elizabeth Merrill
Friday, October 14 6:00 p.m.
Commodore’s Family Recipes
Oom-pah-pah Band
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Harbor Ed Lynch, Harbor Chair / elynch@rpm-mtg.com BayGreen also offers repair services. Keep SYFC clean and green! We need more berth renters to sign up for this service.
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our Harbor Committee and staff have been hard at work. Below is an update on harbor projects.
DOCK MAINTENANCE PROJECT Currently, work on the 0 Dock has been completed and we are onto the 100 Dock. Recently, the SFYC Board of Directors approved a plan to speed up the rebuild of the harbor. The goal is now to complete the entire project by early 2013; saving The Club time and money. This goal will put The SFYC two years ahead of schedule on the project and will minimize the disruption to berth renters. When it is completed, the SFYC harbor will be in great shape for many years to come. Harbor staff will contact boat owners if their boats need to be moved. All berth renters affected should remove all bow, stern, spring lines and associated hardware when leaving their slip during the work. The tires are being removed on the docks and replaced with galvanized retaining rings and cleats. Tires and chains will not be allowed back on the new docks. This change will greatly improve the appearance and function of the docks. During the Dock Maintenance Project, the Harbor Committee is making every effort to remove and not replace the tires around the pilings that require a lot of maintenance. The floating tires are being replaced with a product called
TideMinders. TideMinders samples have been installed on a couple of boats on the 0 Dock and 100 Dock and work very well. The cost for each device is $45 and it comes with a ten-year guarantee. For additional information go to www.tideminders.com . Send the Harbor Committee an email if you want them and we will order them for you at a discount. TideMinders will work on square and round pilings and will keep your lines out of the water. ELECTRICAL UPGRADES Now that the electrical upgrades have been completed, we will be installing a new ground fault detection system that will provide safe guards for stray electrical current from boats in the harbor. SFYC ON-SITE PUMP OUT SERVICE Berth renters who want to sign up for monthly pump out service can do so by signing up at www.baygreen.net . BayGreen will be servicing The SFYC on a monthly basis for $30 per month per each boat serviced. We need to get a minimum of 20 boats signed up to get this service. So talk to your neighbors.
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BERTH-SIDE STORAGE LOCKERS As we complete the rebuild of the harbor, berth renters will be allowed to install a berth-side storage locker to replace the dry dock lockers. The berth renter can request a locker to be installed at their dock site. The Harbor staff will install the box and the member will be charged a flat fee of $400. Once the dry dock locker, is vacated, its $25 monthly rental feewill be discontinued. Samples of the lockers have been installed on all four docks. The project to eliminate many (but not all) of the dry storage lockers will free up boat storage space and further reduce the ongoing required and expensive maintenance of the current lockers. Please contact the Harbor staff if you are interested in a berth side storage locker. As always, if you have any suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us at harbor@sfyc.org Don’t forget you can contact the harbor on channel 68 by hailing SFYC Harbor.
SFYC member George Newhall and his wife Julie recently celebrated their purchase of a 1934 Packard with friends and family in the SFYC Main Dining Room. George and his son, George, proudly displayed his new car on The Club lawn during their party.
Race News
Summer Keelboat and J/120 North Americans By Bill Gage
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e had a fine weekend, three fleets of boats ranging between 35-40 feet in length and five races over two days. There were seven boats competing for the J/120 North Americans-apparently all of the Bay’s J/120s. The regatta was won by David Halliwill on Peregrine, from New York City, who finished with two third places on Saturday and added three bullets on Sunday. The Express 37s (five boats) and J/105s (twenty-one boats) are regular participants in The SFYC’s Summer Keelboat Regatta. Winds were steady but continued to build each day, starting at about 10 knots and reaching easily into the 20s. Each fleet saw competitive and close racing. Kame Richards on Golden Moon won in the Express 37s, while Scooter Simmons on Blackhawk rode consistency to a victory in the J/105s. The racing was anything but dull. On Saturday, a J/105 crewman took a swim at the gate, but was quickly recovered. An Express managed to split its main across the middle and sailed with a borrowed main on Sunday. On Sunday, another Express departed the course with spinnaker and all sheets flying majestically from the masthead. Beyond that, we had 150 solo kayakers paddle through the course on Saturday going from Pt. Bonita to Berkeley, and Sunday a smaller but still notable number of double kayakers followed suit. And we had so many protests in the J/120 fleet on Sunday that we couldn’t award their trophies until after six pm. Fortunately, the MaiTais flowed consistently. Michelle Farabaugh, Regatta Chair, coordinated the event. Bill Gage was on the water, acting as the event’s PRO. James Feliz, Steve Fentress and Jay Lawton skillfully provided top course mark boat work, while Jerry Eaton and Bob McDermott did an excellent job with the leeward marks. On Victory were Kim Bishop, Bob Griswold, Amy Leenhouts, Loretta Sheridan, Shawn Davies, Julia Yost, Mark Gathings, Michelle Farabaugh and Tina Lundh. Thanks to all.
Melges 24 California Cup and PCCs Thirteen Melges 24s from the Bay Area, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Lake Tahoe and Seattle turned out for the weekend of Aug 19-21 for the grand finale of the 2011 California Cup, which also served as the Pacific Coast Championship regatta. Three days of racing in three venues showed these sailors everything we have to offer. Day one was a three-race day in
the Berkeley Circle. Each of the three races had a different winner and the boats mixed it up in the changing conditionsbuilding wind that shifted to the right. Day two’s venue was nearby at Pt. Knox, an easy sail out and better yet a quick sail in at the end of the day. We had them sail another three windward leeward races. Kristian Notto on American Lady expertly managed three straight bullets to complement his 2,2,1 finishes on Friday. Day three was the Bay Tour, which takes the boats to Yellow Bluff, Treasure Island, around Alcatraz, up to Richmond, through Raccoon Straits and finishing near Belvedere Cove. Tidal and wind variations put the sailors to the test using their best tactics. Notto scored yet another bullet in this race, which counts as two. And by the way, Notto missed his graduation ceremony from Hult International Business School in order to participate in this race. RESULTS California Cup 1st place Kristian Notto Melges Race Week and PCC 1st place Kristian Notto 2nd place Kent Pierce 3rd place Loren Colohan 4th place David Joyner Top Corinthian Finisher- Kent Pierce Race Committee volunteers included Bartz Schneider (PRO), Jay Hooker, John Sanford, Earl Johnson, Suzie Moore, Madeline Morey, Angie Olson, Colleen Coyle, Shawn Davies, Dianna Blodgett, Lynn Spiller, Tom Roberts, Danielle Dabbah, Tristan Ruhland, Kim Bishop, Tina Lundh, Alan Olson, Roxanne Fairbairn, Rob Hutchinson and Coleman Brinckerhoff. SFYC is looking forward to welcoming the Melges 24 fleet back to our docks in 2012 for their North Americans and in 2013 for the Worlds.
A Very Windy Big Boat Series Racers encountered just about every condition San Francisco Bay could throw at them during this year’s RBBS. Wednesday’s practice day was darn near perfect. Thursday started out similarly with winds in the low teens and building to the high teens by the afternoon. But that was not to last. Increased wind developed on Friday, reaching the upper 20’s, and on Saturday gusts were seen in the mid-thirties. Round ups, round downs, shredded sails, broken bones and boat parts and more bruises than could be counted seemed to encapsulate the (continued on page 8)
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Race News Angie Lackey Olson / Anne McCormack (continued from page 7) 2011 RBBS. Countless SFYC sailors were on the water. And our vessels included: IRC Division D Doug Holm Mirthmaker (3rd) Express 37 Bartz Schneider Expeditious (3rd)
October Race Events Oct 2
Leukemia Cup (not to be missed)
Oct 8
Wosser Cup (last day of racing for Club Championship)
Oct 15
Fall Classic (WBRA Fleets and the Alerion 28)
Farr 30 National Championships Scott Easom Eight Ball (3rd)
Oct 21-22 IOD Team Racing
J/105 Scooter Simmons Blackhawk (1st) Walter Sanford Alchemy
Oct 23
Oct 22-23 Perpetual Cup (SFYC vs. Seattle) Round the Island Race (last on-the-water event for 2011)
J/120 John Wimer Desdemona
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Elliot Karlan, ElliotKarlanPhotography.com
abor Day is a special day at The Club. It’s the last big summer BBQ on the deck and last day to wear white. And for the past four years, the day of the Staff Commodores’ Cup, an event founded by S/C Patrick and P/P Cissy Kirrane. The rule is that each club boat racing must have a SFYC Staff Commodore aboard. Steve Fentress was PRO for this regatta and his crack team included Mimi Fentress, Suzie and Bryan Moore, Angie and Alan Olson, John Sanford and Cissy Kirrane. The blue fogless skies and consistent southwest winds made it a beautiful day for racing. Following a two-lap windward leeward course, racers Staff COmmodores Ken Jesmore, Ray Lent, Ray Lynch, Bob Kahn, John Swain, Ken returned to The Club for BBQ, champagne, Frost, Ed Thomson, Bill Smith, Kyle Elliott strawberries, and the awards. SPINNAKER John Swain on Hank Easom’s Yucca Ray Lent with Richard vonEhrenkrook on Can O’ Whoopass Ray Lynch and just about the whole Lynch family on their J/24
NON-SPINNAKER Robert Kahn aboard Glen Isaacson’s Q Ken Jesmore with Tom Perot and Suzie Mitchell on QE3 Two staff commodores aboard Fast Friends with Bill Smith and Kyle Elliott Ken Frost on Kinship (with the youngest crew, Kenneth IV (3 years)) Ed Thomson on Arriba S/C Ken Frost and his wife Jane enjoyed the Commodores’ Cup with their grandson Kenneth Frost IV. 8 • OCTOBER 2011 THE BULLETIN • www.sfyc.org
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WOSSER CUP Club Series Finale on October 8 By BOB MC DERMOTT
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he last two races in the 2011 Club Series will be sailed on October 8 in the Wosser Cup Regatta. After the first six races it’s close at the top of the leaderboard for the Non-Spinnaker boats with Glenn Isaacson in Q just two points ahead of S/C Bill Smith and S/C Kyle Elliott in Fast Friends and with Eben Marsh in Elusive a further three points down in third. For the kitefliers, Doug Holm in Mirthmaker is ahead of Hank Easom in Yucca by just three and a half points, with Steve Stroub in Tiburon trailing Hank by seven and a half points. While overcoming the lead for the overall series championship is a tall order, everyone has an equal chance to have his/her/their names engraved on the beautiful Wosser Cup as a result of the combined two scores from the races sailed on October 8. The Wosser Cup honors Frank (“Jake”) Wosser, who was SFYC Commodore in 1953 and in again in 1969. He was a popular and very talented racing sailor who dominated the IOD Fleet in the Bay for many years. He also owned a K-40 named Rutsan, after his wife Ruth and daughter Susie. He raced for The Club in many of the SF Cup and
Challenge Cup races, as well as other regattas locally and outside of the area. At the top, there is still a lot of room since winners of the two divisions will both have their names inscribed on the historic King George V Trophy. This trophy was manufactured in London in 1912 and was first awarded during the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915 to J.R. Hanify (Commodore in 1909) in the yacht Westward who defeated Captain John Barneson, Commodore of SFYC at the time, competing in his yacht Genevieve. Cumulative results are posted on the SFYC website. The two worst scores for each boat will be excluded before the overall championship winners are determined. Final championship results will be posted prior to Recognition Night on November 12, when The King George V trophy will be awarded. We have had a great season with an average of 20 boats competing in the six races to date. Let’s make it a truly grand finale by having an even larger turnout on October 8.
Round the Island Race October 23, 2011 Now is the time to enter the Round the Island Race (Alcatraz, Treasure Island, and Angel Island). This race is not part of the Club Race Series so a separate registration is required for participation. The Entry Form, Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions will be available at The Club and on the website www.sfyc.org
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photo by S/C John Swain
photo by Roxanne Fairbairn
By S/C John Swain
hose who love the sight of a classic schooner sailing under full canvas were not disappointed by this year’s Great San Francisco Schooner Race. The race and celebration of these splendid-looking sailing craft and our maritime heritage has been growing in popularity each year and spirits were high among both participants and spectators. After sailing through a cluster of half a dozen schooners built in the 1930s or before, long-time member Jock McLean, who was part of the crew on Santana, remarked “It’s like traveling back in time”. If not exactly time traveling, it was at least a magnificent sight to see the central bay filled with these beautiful vessels. In contrast to last year’s race, which will be remembered for its strong, unusually boisterous winds, blown-out sails and numerous sea stories, the winds this year were fair, the bay was relatively flat, and the weather was warm and sunny. You could tell that everyone had a good time by the number of smiles at the party on the Club Deck after the race. Visiting yachtswoman Norie Baldwin who, along with her husband Gardner, sailed their boat Marjorie in the race commented “We had a ball...gratitude to you and to the staff and all the volunteers. You have a very special treasure in your club and the members…” The winner in the Gaff Division was Ed Witt’s Regulus, a fitting tribute to Ed’s commitment to the Schooner Race as last year Regulus had a very close call when she lost her rudder in the high winds off Angel Island
Gold Star, Freda B. and Santana heading for the finish. The staggered starting times worked well this year as the finishes were all very close together, creating a beautiful spectacle of schooners.
S/C Jim Robinson on duty
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photo by S/C John Swain
Marjorie off Belvedere Cove
photo by Roxanne Fairbairn
Elizabeth Muir, Maramel and Freda B
Pat Pending, built in 1929, acted as spectator boat and escort. Yankee, built in 1906 is in the background.
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and was saved from going on the beach by fast work on the part of a seasoned crew. 105 year old Yankee took second place in the Gaff Division and 79 foot Freda B came in third. The beautiful Elizabeth Muir crossed the finish line first and placed first in the Marconi Division followed by Bob Vespa’s Scorpio in second place and Gold Star in third place. Jim Cullen, Gold Star’s owner had his 93 year old father Larry aboard as crew. Gold Star has been in the Cullen family for nearly 50 years and was finished from a bare hull by the Cullens. SFYC’s Great San Francisco Schooner Race would not be possible without the work of our wonderful staff and member volunteers including Loretta Sheridan, PRO, and her crew from the Race Council who did a great job running the race. Stephanie Cannell, Carol Anderson, Karen McMullen and Pat Montag provided much appreciated shore support. For the second year in a row Staff Commodore Jim Robinson and his team of dock masters and push boat operators Ed Shay, Martha Robinson, Patrick Kerslake, Rich Wideman, Doug Finley, and Woody Robinson helped shoehorn these difficult to maneuver large vessels into the Guest Docks. Angie Lackey-Olson, Suzie Moore and Alan Olson, my co-conspirators, have worked hard on this event from the beginning. We are also very grateful to KKMI Maritime Service Centers for their continued support. Thank you everyone for helping to make this such a memorable event for members and guests alike.
Scorpio off Angel Island photo by S/C John Swain
Santana and Jakatan at the starting line.
photo by Roxanne Fairbairn
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Youth Sailing 2011 Evo Sport Summer Invitational Regatta Report By Nick Dugdale
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t the end of July, SFYC youth members Nick Dugdale (Corte Madera, CA) and Scott Lynch (Tiburon, CA) traveled to Oyster Bay, NY to race in Oakcliff Sailing Center’s Evo Sport Invitational, a Grade 3 Match Race. The event was sailed in Oakcliff’s fleet of 10 Swedish Match 40s, which are essentially mini-America’s Cup boats sailed with a crew of five or six. For this regatta Nick (driver) and Scott (jib/kite trimmer) were joined by locals Mike Komar (main/tactics), Claudia Delahoy (pit), and Alex Kraebel (bow). After having only one afternoon of practice together before racing commenced on Saturday, the team came together remarkably well. We only had one or two minor crew errors throughout the weekend. It did take much of Saturday for Nick to figure out the boat (Wait, these things have steering wheels?? Why can’t I stop??) and to iron out some kinks that included a very questionable black flag against the Canadian team. But we ended the round robin in fourth, winning a tiebreaker for the last spot in the semifinals. The 10+ knots that we had on Saturday failed to materialize on Sunday, but we had enough breeze to complete the “first-to-2-point”semifinal series against top seed Peter Miller of Bermuda. In the final seconds to the start of the first race the Bermudan found himself shut out at the committee boat end of the line and tried to swing below us, but instead he smashed his bow into our transom — splitting the hull and deck seam for a few feet down the starboard side of the boat! We ended up winning that race by a comfortable margin, but as a result of the collision Miller was also given a penalty and then awarded a 1/2 point damage deduction. This clearly put him on the defensive going into the second race and he was late for his port entry. We took
advantage of the Bermudan’s rattled nerves and prevented him from entering the starting box in time, resulting in a penalty before the race had even begun. The wind was decreasing throughout the sequence, but we continued to hold Miller out well past the starting area until we got a small puff to take us back to the line and then began our crawl upwind. In an extremely hot, slow and frustrating first beat the Bermudan managed to pass us. But we kept the race close enough to just barely squeeze past him as he took his penalty on the finish line. This turned out to be our last race of the event as the wind had shut off completely. We drifted around for a few hours before PRO Bill Canfield abandoned racing for good, which unfortunately meant that the finals could not be completed. In the other semifinal bracket John Singsen (USA) and Lars Hansen (CAN) had each won a race apiece when the breeze died for the day, so the overall scores had to be determined by a tiebreaker on shore. Singsen had beaten Hansen in the round robin portion of the event, meaning he “won” his semifinal. He had also beaten us in the round robin, so he “won” the hypothetical finals. The order of the top four was: 1) Singsen (USA); 2) Dugdale (USA); 3) Miller (BER); 4) Hansen (CAN). While we all wished we had had the chance to take down King’s Point coach Singsen in the finals, we were very satisfied to finish second out of a field of 10 teams and look forward to returning to Oakcliff in the future. Thank you to the SFYC membership for your support. Please follow us at these upcoming regattas: T. S. Stern Collegiate Match Race October 1-2 San Diego YC Invitational Match Race October 22-23 PCCSC Collegiate Match Race Championship October 29-30 ICSA Collegiate Match Race Championship* November 18-20 *must qualify to compete
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Youth Racing Raffle Draw & Silent Auction Everyone’s invited! SFYC Deck on October 8 after the Wosser Cup Raffle draw will be at 5:30 pm Check out these terrific Silent Auction Items: One week ‘Nan’s Caper’ vacation rental in Maine Generously donated by the Barbour-Melbostad family
Wine & Wine Tour from Wine.com Generously donated by the Bergsund family
‘State of the Art’ ETON radios, beacons and solar chargers Generously donated by Commodore Bob Heller
Dinner certificate for Piatti Restaurant Generously donated by the Swanson family
Sailing Gear Generously donated by our supporting vendors
SFYC member support of Youth Racing is GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!
Youth Sailing Forrest Gay, Director / youth@sfyc.org
SEARS CUP @ TOMS RIVER, NJ (AUGUST 9-12) Flying Scots (11 boats) 5th Scott Buckstaff/Jack Barton/ Corey Lynch
SFYC YOUTH RACE TEAM RESULTS
5th Will Cefali; 7th Corey Lynch; 13th Ezra Acker; 15th Peter Schmidt Opti Championship Fleet (23 boats) 1st Christopher Casciani; 2nd Will Martens; 3rd Sam Barton; 4th Teddy Hayden; 6th Christian Ehrnrooth; 7th Scott Buckstaff and James Moody challenge Mats Keldsen; 8th Remi Lowe; 10th the fleet during the Youth Championship at Dylan Meade; 11th Teddy Russell; 12th Sumner Strumph; 14th Tommy Sail Newport, Rhode Island in August Young; 15th Michael Tellini; 17th Nicolas Marwell; 22nd Parker YOUTH CHAMPS @ SAIL NEWPORT, RI Dittmore; 23rd Gage McLennan (AUGUST 14-18) Opti Green Fleet (18 boats) 29ers (10 boats) st Charlie Perkins; 2nd William Foox; 1 4th Scott Buckstaff/James Moody 4th Caleb Yoslov; 7th Ines Lowe; 8th Lasers (18 boats) Jack Abbott; 10th Maxi Tellini; 11th 12th Domenic Bove Alya Kalra; 17th Lucy Russell BAYS #5 @ TIBURON YC (SEPTEMBER 3-4) 29ers (10 boats) 2nd Maria Casciani/crew; 3rd Harry Schmidt/crew 420s (7 boats) 1st Kennedy Placek/crew
Kennedy Placek placed 1st in the 420 class during the Bays #5 competition at the TYC in Sept. FJs (7 boats) 2nd Lucy Wilmot/William McMullen Laser Radials (15 boats) 1st Jack Barton; 2nd Markus Suorsa;
2011 BAYS SUMMER SERIES FINAL RESULTS 420s (22 boats) 2nd Kennedy Placek/Lea Russell FJs (15 boats) 3rd Dylan Meade/crew; 4th Lucy Wilmot/William McMullen Laser Radials (39 boats) 3rd Kyle Larsen; 5th Will Cefali; 9th Jack Barton; 10th Markus Suorsa; 18th Corey Lynch; 23rd Michael Tan; 27th Lawson Willard; 32nd Ezra Acker; 35th Logan Lee; 37th Lindsey Baab Opti Championship Fleet (38 boats) 1st Sam Barton; 2nd Teddy Hayden; 3rd Christian Ehrnrooth; 4th Mats Keldsen; 5th Will Martens; 6th Dylan Meade; 7th Remi Lowe; 9th Sumner Strumph; 10th Teddy Russell; 11th Lucy Wilmot; 12th Tommy Young; 13th Michael Tellini; 15th Christopher Casciani; 17th Sally Wilmot; 19th Parker Dittmore; 22nd Maria
Casciani; 24th Ezra Acker; 25th Coco Dana; 26th Alex Moody; 27th Will Dana; 28th Alex Ron; 31st Nicholas Marwell; 35th Gage McLennan 29ers (9 boats) 2nd Maria Casciani/crew; 3rd Scott Buckstaff/Jack Barton; 5th Kyle Larsen/crew; Harry Schmidt/crew OPTI PACIFIC COAST CHAMPS @ SFYC (SEPTEMBER 10-11) Championship Fleet (41 boats) 1st Romain Screve; 2nd Lucy Wilmot; 3rd Teddy Hayden; 7th Maria Casciani; 9th Dylan Meade; 10th Sam Barton; 12th Christopher Casciani; 13th Alex Moody; 16th Will Martens; 19th Christian Ehrnrooth; 20th Mats Keldsen; 21st Remi Lowe; 24th Teddy Russell; 25th Coco Dana; 28th Tommy Young; 29th Michael Tellini; 30th Parker Dittmore; 31st Sumner Strumph; 33rd Sally Wilmot; 34th Nicholas Marwell; 41st Gage McLennan Green Fleet (13 boats) 1st Ines Lowe; 2nd Charlie Perkins; 3rd Jack Scherer; 5th Caleb Yoslov; 6th Sarah Young; 7th William Foox; 9th Maxi Tellini; 11th Jack Abbott; 13th Lucie Russell
SFYC youth sailor Romain Screve received congratulations from Commodore Bob Heller after winning the Opti Pacific Coast Championship at The Club in September.
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Auxiliary News Lisa Harris, SFYC Auxiliary President, 2011
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f you were unable to attend the Auxiliary’s fabulous fundraiser “Jet Set,” you missed out on one of the best events of the year. Conversely, if you were able to attend, you know first-hand it was overthe-top fantastic! We have the talented Lori Fromm, Melissa Tulp and Tina Kleinjan Setzer to sincerely thank for all of it from beginning to end. Borrowing from Slim Aaron’s photos of the 50’s and 60’s they set the scene by weaving that “groovy” retro theme into the décor, music, menu, flight attendants, pilots, (Thank you Andy Anderson and Jim Rimmer.) and lastly, but not least, with Tina’s cool caftan and blonde bubble wig. The tabletop destinations out on the deck were representative of different countries and everyone did an unbelievable job executing theirs. WOW! I want to thank Karen McMullen (Greece), Carol Anderson, Stephanie Cannell and Marily Rimmer (Germany), Jill Finegold (Italy), Cecilie Starin (Morocco), Emily Heller, Karen Hyde and Evon Rieden (Norway), plus Mara Rieden as the pretty and obliging Norwegian daughter with the good sense of humor in traditional dress, Tinsley Hutson-Wiley (Paris), and Violet Williamson (Tahiti). I really felt like I was transported far away to each country. Just splendid! I want to thank the ever-supportive and generous P/P Elizabeth Merrill for one, securing Jo Malone perfume through Saks Fifth Avenue as a vendor; and two, for donating a coveted
bottle of Clive Christian No. 1 perfume for our special raffle prize. The lucky winner, Suzie Moore, was glad she took the day off and bought a lot of raffle tickets! We had many fantastic raffle items in the large raffle as well. I want to thank all the tablescapers who donated an item from their table. Many of you attending the luncheon bought lots of raffle tickets and purchased items from our vendors too. We are very appreciative of your extra support. Chef Reny outdid himself with all those lunches and outfitting the “flight attendants” who served the hors d’oeuvres. And we are forever indebted to SFYC’s Evelyne, Natalie, Lorie and Beth for all their behind-the-scene support. We were also very excited to debut the Auxiliary’s gift of new dining room plates with The SFYC burgee on them. They are spectacular! All in all, the Auxiliary fundraiser was very successful this year. And Tina, Melissa and Lori are our stars! Next on the Auxiliary horizon are the Mother-Son Dinner and the Halloween Fright Night party. October also brings three Wednesdays of the popular Dreamboat Series. Check the many ads in this Bulletin for dates and times for this event and sign up because you won’t want to miss them. Over the summer, an ad hoc committee consisting of Mimi Blakeslee, P/P Mimi Cornelius, P/P Elizabeth Merrill and myself met to review the Auxiliary’s By-Laws. It was the consensus of the group that we needed some more relevant language than our current By-Laws contain. With much thought and consideration we have drafted a new set to bring for a vote at the Auxiliary Annual Meeting. The revised By-Laws will be posted at The Club for all to read and I will be glad to get a set to anyone who requests one. As the leisurely days of summer are fast becoming a fading memory, the ladies of the Auxiliary are revving up for an actionpacked autumn and winter. Stay tuned! See you around The Club.
The San Francisco Yacht Club Auxiliary cordially invites you to the
Annual Past Presidents’ Luncheon Don your fascinators, derbies, berets, or fedoras… or not… But definitely join us! Friday, October 7, 2011 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Tea • The Cove House Please RSVP@ Front Desk 435-9133 ext. 10 office@sfyc.org
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The SFYC Auxiliary reached the stratosphere with their
Jet Set Fundraiser that was bursting with innovation, excitement, beauty and fundraising expertise!
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Auxiliary Notes – A History to Remember
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y first year on the SFYC Auxiliary Board in 1990 was defined by my participation in a particular event. Then Commodore Ken Jesmore came to the Auxiliary January Pot Luck planning meeting and presented his idea for a unique family event and asked for volunteers to chair it. Being new (naive, ignorant and inexperienced) on the Board, I Sally Secor, quickly volunteered to do so. SFYC Auxiliary President Luckily I was rescued by P/P 1992 Janice Still who volunteered to co-chair the event with me (Thank you, Janice!) We began planning immediately. With the help of over 50 volunteers we presented The Club with its first Family Nautical Day that included a classic car and boat show, carnival games for kids, a dunk tank, bounce castle, clowns, puppets, a pony, Mrs. Terwilliger, a natural history guy with live snakes and tarantulas, a knot-tying demonstration, the Fire Department, prizes/prizes/prizes, cotton candy, popcorn and more... Two years later, as Auxiliary President, I cochaired Family Nautical Day again with Janice and several years later I did it again with Gay Harris. Being on the Auxiliary Board makes you smarter and is so much fun!
THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB AUXILIARY
2011 Annual Meeting Luncheon Thursday, November 17 10:30 a.m.
Welcoming America’s Cup 2013 Featured Speaker Tina Kleinjan Setzer A Lady Remembers! $45.00 per person (Inclusive of Service & Tax) Shopping RSVP Front Office: 435-9133 ext.10
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THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB AUXILIARY 3RD ANNUAL
Mother-Son Dinner Dance
Dance the night away with your special young man!
Saturday, October 22 • 6 p.m.
Moms $60.00 inclusive Boys $26.00 inclusive RSVP to the Front Office 435-9133 ext. 10 Nautical Attire Co-Chairs: Ginna Milan, Jane Young, and Vicki Silverman
Fast Friends’ Rockin’ Chocolate Chili Ingredients: 2 2
SFYC Chili Cook-Off Winners 1st Place – Fast Friends S/C Bill Smith, Ann Aylwin, and Chris Seton “Gas Powered” 2nd Place – SFYC Auxiliary Emily Heller and Sue Milliron “Saucy But Nice” 3rd Place – SFYC Kitchen Crew “Crusty Crew” MOST CREATIVE – SFYC Race Committee (Custom shirts, cornbread muffins, Chili Spectator write-up) Paul Mourani, Michelle Liddicoat-Mourani and David Carrel “Arbitration Chili” SPICIEST – Harbor Committee Ed Lynch and Frances Barbour-Melbostad “Walk the Planks”
(29 ounce) cans tomato sauce (28 ounce) cans (or 4 lbs. large tomatoes) peeled and diced tomatoes 2 cups diced onion 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 1 lb. bacon diced 2 bs. spicy (hot Italian) sausage 3 bs. lean ground beef 1 20 ounce) bottle hickory barbeque sauce (we used KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce) 2 ounces chili powder (1/2 cup) 4 (15.25 ounce) cans kidney beans, undrained 3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, chopped 1/3 cup brown sugar Natural Sour cream Unsweetened chocolate, grated In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until slightly crisp. Set aside bacon fat and bacon. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown sausage. Drain skillet of fat and set aside sausage. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown beef. Drain skillet of fat and set aside beef. In a large pot or Dutch oven, sauté onions in bacon fat until they are translucent (keep the lid on). Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, onion and Italian seasoning. Stir in barbeque sauce and chili powder. Taste and adjust seasonings, adding brown sugar and touch cayenne pepper to taste. Stir in kidney beans and chopped chocolate. Simmer until flavors are well blended, approximately 3 – 4 hours. Serve with a dab of sour cream and spoonful of unsweetened chocolate shavings on top.
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Cruising News Bill Stark
2011 “Quad Cruise” To Tinsley Island
October 7, 8 & 9 (Friday – Sunday)
HALLOWEEN THEME (Costumes & table decorations optional)
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t’s time to start planning for the annual “Quad Cruise” to Tinsley Island. With beautiful warm days and cool nights, it’s a wonderful time of the year to be in the Delta. Once again, The SFYC cruisers will be joined by the Corinthian, Tiburon and Marin Yacht Clubs. Those of you who have been on this cruise before know we have the use of all the island facilities for the weekend. Find a table at the Pavilion and bring your own food to barbeque or cook in the open-air galley. Dance each evening to music provided by the Delta’s best DJ. Join in the fun activities or just relax around the pool. Friday night we’ll kick off with the legendary Tiburon Yacht Club Martini Party. Saturday morning Bloody Marys will be provided by the Marin and Corinthian Yacht Clubs and Saturday afternoon The San Francisco Yacht Club will be starting the evening with our traditional Margarita Party. So plan on joining the fun!
$125/boat per night (No per person charge!) $62.50 for those staying over on Sunday Night There will be a nominal charge of $20/person to cover the cost of the DJ, prizes, the three hosted cocktail parties, decorations, and a souvenir T-shirt.
Pre-Tinsley Warm-up at Delta Yacht Club October 3-6 The Delta Yacht Club will again be open for those who want to extend their time in the Delta. Enjoy the DYC pool, pitch and putt golf, and other great facilities. Cost: $50 a night per boat. If you are interested and want the detailed info about these great cruising events, please email: scottharris@fluentstudios.com or phone 775-250-3874 If you intend to join the cruise, please email the names of everyone in your group along with their T-shirt sizes (S, M, L, XL, and XXL). You will receive confirmation and detailed info by return email. Bring your name tags. Have fun! Rich Wideman, crwideman@aol.com Scott Harris, scottharris@fluentstudios.com SFYC Co-Cruise Leaders
Encinal Cruise Wrap-Up By Jib Martens
The Calm Before The WINE: Back row (L to R) Ron Roberts, Shawn Wideman, Edita Roberts. Front row (L to R) Rich Wideman, Jib Martens, Holly and Jay Hooker, Diane and Al McKee. 18 • OCTOBER 2011 THE BULLETIN • www.sfyc.org
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n August 20-21, a merry band of SFYC cruisers headed over to the Encinal Yacht Club for a relaxing and enjoyable weekend. The weather was beautiful, the companionship warm and the wine was flowing. Shawn Wideman got the award for “most energetic cruiser” as she was constantly swimming laps in the pool while the rest of us were finding more sedentary pleasures… but thinking big thoughts of course. Also in the competitive department, EYC let our SFYC group know that the week before we arrived the CYC had had a cruise in to our club with 25 boats. OK… the gauntlet has been thrown down! Hope to see all you cruisers with us on the EYC cruise next year. Happy sailing!
Membership
The SFYC welcomes Doug Jocelyn to Regular Membership. Doug lives in Belvedere on Corinthian Island with his wife Joanna. The Jocelyns have two grown sons, John and Doug. Doug Sr. is active in the local community and previously held positions on the Belvedere City Council and Planning Commission. Doug has been a member of the Outrigger Canoe Club for 45 years. Sailing dinghies was his passion during his years in the Hawaiian Islands working with Dole Packaged Foods. He is a regular with the 8 a.m. group of SFYC members that meet at The Club daily and has supported the SFYC events through volunteer positions and Race Committee. Doug’s sponsors are Don Bekins and Marc Kasanin. Doug Jocelyn The SFYC welcomes Terrence Cush to Regular Membership. Terrence lives in the San Francisco Marina and works for Deloitte as an analyst. He is a local guy, having attended San Domenico and Marin Catholic, and is a graduate of Syracuse University. Terrence is a member of the Olympic Club, the Commonwealth Club, and is a Bay Sustaining member of Save the Bay. Terrence’s family has three generations of Bay Area sailing experience. His grandfather joined The SFYC in 1957 and campaigned his Bird Boat Snowbird for many years. Terrence participated in the SFYC’s Youth Sailing program in both Lasers and J/24s. He also has many years of experience making the run to Tinsley with friends on their sailboats. Terrence is actively pursuing is OCSC keelboat certification and is looking forward to actively crew for Club events. Terrence’s sponsors are Ann Welch and PK Hart.
Terrence Cush
In Memoriam Scotty Cauchois W. Scott (“Scotty”) Cauchois, SFYC member since 1957, died recently in Piedmont, CA. Scotty was a dedicated racing sailor of The Club and raced his beloved Bear Boat Trigger for as long as he was able. His success can be seen in the many years his name appears as Bear Boat Season Champion on the Ritter Trophy that sits behind the Bar at The SFYC. We have learned that John Scarborough’s father gave Scotty the boat, after John had moved on to other racing pursuits. The only condition of the gift was that he keep racing it, which he did for over 40 years, continuing even after John released him of that obligation. Scotty was selected Yachtsman of the Year and awarded the Rixford Trophy in 1995. By that time he had raced in 37 YRA seasons with great success. He had represented The SFYC as a delegate to YRA and had served on the YRA Board of Directors for ten consecutive years. He served on countless race committees and other committees at The Club, as well as serving in multiple capacities in the Bear Class, including Class President and Race Committee Chair. When his two sons were young, Scotty had Trigger nicely fitted out for cruising and took the boys cruising to the Delta. But soon he was back to racing and keeping the older boat in top condition for many more years of successful racing. Scotty was a dedicated member of The SFYC and one of our most active racing sailors. He loved The Club and in recent years enjoyed countless Friday lunches in the company of many friends. He will be missed.
Patricia TeRoller Long time member and active volunteer of the SFYC community Patricia TeRoller died recently at her home in San Francisco. Pat was first introduced to The Club in 1957 by Derk TeRoller, who would soon after become her husband. She learned to sail and to love The Club while racing with Derk on their IOD. Pat and Derk volunteered together as Entertainment Chairs for two years and later Pat became involved in race management when Derk served as Race Chair. During that time they used their own boat as the Race Committee Signal Boat, and it may be for that reason that she was instrumental in The Club’s purchase of our own SFYC Committee Boat Victory. Many years later Pat herself became Race Council Chair and served for two years, during which time she welcomed a second Victory to SFYC. While volunteering on the Race Council prior to becoming Chair, Pat saw the need for an office assistant and established the position of Administrative Assistant to the Race Council in 1998. She also volunteered for many years on SFYC race committees on the water. Pat served as SFYC Port Captain for four years and was Board Secretary for two years. She was awarded the Marianne Mason Trophy for Yachtswoman of the Year in 1988. In 1992 the Board of Directors awarded her an Honorary Life Membership. There are few volunteers who are more deserving of that honor, given by The Club she loved and served so well and for so long. It will be hard to imagine The San Francisco Yacht Club without Pat TeRoller on its roster. She will be missed. OCTOBER 2011 THE BULLETIN • www.sfyc.org • 19
Champagne Dinner FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Save the Dates for Holiday Celebrations Auxiliary Holiday Decorating November 28 & 29
COVE HOUSE RECEPTION 6:00 P.M. DINNER: 6:30 P.M.
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED PLEASE CONTACT THE FRONT OFFICE 435-9133 EXT.10
Come spend an evening with one of America’s oldest and favorite sparkling wine houses:
Schramsberg Vineyards Has been served at many a White House dinner. Now is your chance to delight in experiencing a Gourmet 4 course dinner with sparkling wines! SFYC Members Only Limited to 50 Seats
Auxiliary Children’s Santa Party December 11 Auxiliary Light the Night December 14 Auxiliary Holiday Gala December 16 The Club’s Casual New Year’s Dinner December 31
FOR SALE
New ZOUM Optimist All proceeds support Youth Racing at SFYC $3500 EVERYTHING YOU NEED: • Zoum Racing Hull with blue trim • Racing Spars with bag • Blades with bag • Racing Sail • Top and bottom hull cover • Collapsible dolly Contact Youth Director Forrest Gay at 415-435-9525 $2000 of cost can be declared as a donation to the Belvedere Cove Foundation
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Get in the spirit…
Saturday
Night
October 15
Book a holiday party now while dates are available… Give Natalie a jingle in the Catering Office and enjoy the magic of the season…
Rack of Lamb for Two served with soup or classic Caesar salad, seasonal vegetables and twice baked potatoes
Cheers!
$48.95 for two
catering@sfyc.org or 435-9133 ext. 25
All prices subject to Club service charge and Marin sales tax.
Thanksgiving Dinner 27th Thursday, November 24 2-8 p.m. 12 noon – 6:00 p.m. Oysters on the Half Shell (6) $12.00
SFYC Youth Sailing Awards Dinner Saturday, October 8 Club Dining Room
Appetizer: Appetizer Buffet includes:
Chilled Seafood Sampler – Escargots in Shells Chef’s Thanksgiving Pates and Smoked Salmon Bourguignonne .95 Jumbo Mexican $15 Prawns on Ice $10.00 Miyagi Oysters on the Half Shell Smoked Entrée: Alaskan Salmon Traditional Waldorf Soup or Salad Salad Vine Ripened Tomato and Cucumber Salad Dinner Mixed Field Green Saladincludes with Assorted Dressings Chef ’s Potatoes and Seasonal Vegetables & Choice of Dessert Entrees choice of: Trimmings – $24.00 Roasted Organic Turkey with all the Roasted Organic Turkey with all the Trimmings.00 Poached Filet of Salmon with citrus butter – $28 Cedar Plank Alaskan Halibut
Seasonal Vegetable Crudités Oysters, Clams, Shrimp, Crab Claws,
of Au Beef Creekstone AngusAngus PrimePrime Rib ofRib Beef jusAu & Jus Horseradish – $32.00 Braised Veal “OssoBucco” – $26.00 Homemade Desserts include: Homemade Pumpkin Pie and Homemade Dessert: Apple Pie a la mode Pumpkin Pie Mill Valley Gelato Pumpkin ice cream Apple Pie w/ Cheddar Cheese or a La Mode
Reservations Required
RSVP to the Front Office 435-9133 ext. 10
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Food and Beverage Phil Atchison
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photo by: Joan Bekins
ccording to the Wine Institute of California, the California Winegrape Acreage Historical Totals as of 2010 are estimated at 535,000 acres. In fact, California is the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, behind France, Italy and Spain. California is divided into more than 100 unique American Viticultural Areas, also known as AVAs. These federally regulated geographic boundaries tell the consumer where a wine’s grapes were grown. There are some appellations located in more than one county (e.g., Los Carneros is in both Napa and Sonoma counties). In the United States the process of defining wine regions was begun in 1978 when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms began to draw up requirements for establishing the first American Viticultural Areas. An AVA is defined as “a delimited grape growing region, distinguished by geographical features, the boundaries of which have been recognized and defined.” At first, it might seem as though American Viticultural Areas and European appellation systems are similarly constructed. In fact, they are immensely different in critical ways. The appellation rules in European counties do not simply define the boundaries of a region. They also legally mandate a sweeping array of details, from which grape varieties can be grown to how the wines must be made. By comparison, winemakers in the United States are free to plant whatever they want and to make wine in almost any way they want. Not surprisingly, two wines made from the same grape grown in different spots within one AVA often taste as though they have little in common. Tasting the place is usually more difficult with an American wine than with a European one since whatever you taste may be the result of something the winemaker did rather than a characteristic of where the grapes were grown. Though winemakers in the United States have far more
creative freedom to make whatever sorts of wines they want than their European colleagues, there are still several important federal rules and regulations that wine producers must abide by. A few are as follows: • When a wine is labeled with an American Viticultural Area, 85 percent of the grapes that make up that wine must come from that AVA. • In place of an AVA, a wine can be labeled by county – Sonoma County, Mendocino County, etc. When a wine is labeled by county, 75 percent of the grapes must come from that county. • In place of an AVA, a wine may be labeled by state. When a wine is labeled by state, at least 75 percent of the grapes must be from that state. For wines labeled “California,” however, 100 percent of the wine must be from California. For fun and for reference, go to the SFYC website, where you can find a list I have comprised of the AVAs in California and the counties in which they reside. “A vineyard late in the day is a quicksilver drawing of sunlight on support wires and glistening leaves against a cobalt blue sky. The rosy air still shimmers with heat, even as the day departs with a prolonged sigh. A ripple of fresh air from the nearby sea has already caressed the vines and grapes, and they glow with new energy after a long hot day’s work turning sunlight and water into the juice we’ve come to know as wine. The clusters themselves seem to emanate light. The vineyard cools off, but the vines don’t go to sleep. As the constellations wheel across the void, life goes on in and around the vineyard as many of night creatures make their appearance. And all that time the chemistry in the grapes is evolving, the roots continuing to draw up moisture and nutrients, the grape flavors intensifying.” That beautiful passage is from the book The Art of Terroir: A Portrait of California. Cheers…..Phil
photo by Vicky Silverman
Ray Acio and Bar manager Phil Atchison prepare to serve a lot of good wine in a very short time!
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Food and Beverage Reny Madrid, Executive Chef / renymad@sbcglobal.net Chef’s From The Hood Philosophy: “Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” -Harry S. Truman
Kitchen Confidential: Ask one of our new ace waiters, Patrick, how he learned to do salsa so well? (He was trying to teach us at our Angel Island Employee picnic and at the Labor Day BBQ) Looking forward to a busy October: It will kick off with the Leukemia Cup Dinner and BBQ on Oct 1st and 2nd. It is always a pleasure to see how much money is raised for such a great cause at this event. On October 14th we will have an Oktoberfest celebration. So make your reservations now! In honor of Commodore Heller we hope it will be the best ever. The prices will be between $16 and $25 for entrees and comes with “Suppe” and “Salat”. Also remember: Good Eating and Good Drinking (“Gut Essen” and “ Gut Trinken”) and Cheers (“Prosit”).
The Saturday Special for October 15 is Rack of Lamb for two at $48.95. The Family Halloween Party is on October 29th. It will be a Howling Good Time! Bring your favorite costume and have some fun! Jumping to November: We are planning a new a la carte menu for Thanksgiving that will be $24 to $32 per person. More info to follow. Please feel free to email me with any ideas or suggestions: renymad@sbcglobal.net. Regards, Reny
SFYC’s own “Special Stewardesses,” Pia Mangahas and Maria Madrid kept the Jet Set travelers happy.
From Cascais, Portugal Jeff Zarwell is working for the America’s Cup World Series as a rescue boat driver and sends in this update: “I met my crew during this time, Filippo and Sergio. They’re both part of the Bergamo Scuba Angels. This is a group of specially trained divers who jump out of helicopters to rescue crashed powerboat racers around the world. They’ll be with us for the entire series. These guys are really nice, but know next to no English. So it’s a bit of a challenge to communicate; but we’re getting there. Filippo is bored with the whole thing because my boat only goes 50kts. Too slow and we don’t get enough air when we jump the waves.” OCTOBER 2011 THE BULLETIN • www.sfyc.org • 23
Sunday
October 2011
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Leukemia Cup VIP Dinner
2
Leukemia Cup Leukemia Cup BBQ
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Club Closed
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Cruise Out
Fall Classic: 16 Knox
Perp.Challenge 23 Round The Island Race: Southampton
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Sunday
3
10
4
Club Closed
11
Club Closed
17 Club Closed
Club Closed
18 Club Closed
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Monday
25
(no a-la-carte menu)
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Club Closed
20
Club Closed
Club Closed
21 Club Closed
27 Auxiliary
Holiday Decorating
Benicia Cruise In
14
Club Closed
Beef Sliders 19 & Mini Tacos Dream Boat Series Speaker Series
13 No Corkage Fee All Day
3:30-9 p.m. 2 Beef Sliders & Mini Tacos
3 No Corkage Fee All Day
8
3:30-9 p.m. 9 Beef Sliders & Mini Tacos
10 No Corkage Fee All Day
15
3:30-9 p.m. 16 Beef Sliders & Mini Tacos
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Holiday Decorating
Youth Award Dinner Fall Classic: 15 Knox Rack of Lamb Dinner for Two $48.95
Perpetual Challenge: Circle
28 Family
Halloween Party
Friday
4
11
Auxiliary 17 18 Annual Mtg. Schramsberg Luncheon Champagne Dinner: Cove House No Corkage Fee
3:30-9 p.m. 23 24 Thanksgiving Beef Sliders & Mini Tacos
3:30-9 p.m. 30 Beef Sliders & Mini Tacos
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Circle
Thursday
Speaker Series
Oktoberfest Party
Wosser Cup: 8 Knox: Club Series
Mother/Son 22 20 21 Dinner Dance No Corkage Fee IOD Team Racing: IOD Team Racing All Day
November 2011
Tuesday
7
3:30-9 p.m. 12 Beef Sliders & Mini Tacos Dream Boat Series
Wednesday
Club Closed
7
Past Presidents’ Luncheon
C r u i s e O u t – Ti n s l e y / D e l t a Y C
27 No Corkage Fee All Day
Club Closed
Club Closed
6 No Corkage Fee All Day
3:30-9 p.m. 26 Beef Sliders & Mini Tacos Dream Boat Series
1
Appleton 6 Regatta: Richardson: Youth Pasta Night
3:30-9 p.m. 5 Beef Sliders & Mini Tacos
With Dinner
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Saturday
Appleton 5 Regatta: Richardson: Youth Commodores’ Ball
Cedar Plank 12 Salmon for Two $48.95++ Race Recognition Night
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Cedar Plank Salmon for Two $48.95++
Cedar Plank 26 Salmon for Two $48.95++
B e n i c i a Ya c h t C l u b C r u i s e I n
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Dinner: Wed-Sun 1730-2100 (Fri 2200)