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THEBULLETIN

The San Francisco Yacht Club

July 2010

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OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Commodore Raymond LynchVice Commodore Robert HellerRear Commodore Robert GriswoldSecretary Bill MelbostadTreasurer Suzie MoorePort Captain Jay HookerDirectors: Steve Fentress

Tad LaceyEd LynchJohn RittenhousePaul RosenlundS/C Kyle Elliott

AUXILIARY OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

President Alisa BekinsVice President Lisa RosenlundTreasurer Mimi BlakesleeSecretary Melissa TulpDirectors: Kari Cusack

Ginny DeMariaLori FrommLee JohnsonCindie O’DonnellGinna MilanLaura RousseauJane YoungHelen Reilly - Ex-OfficioKim Lynch - Honorary

General Manager Dennis ConneallyAsst. General Manager Evelyne Swinscoe-Byer

THE BULLETIN

Editors P/P Mimi Cornelius Ross Tibbits

Production Manager Vince Mattera

Bulletin Committee Joan Linn BekinsDennis ConneallyMickey McClureMike NorthBill ReillyMarily RimmerP/P Sally SecorEvelyne Swinscoe-ByerBarbara Raeuber Thomas

Contributors Joan Bekins, Laurence Bekins, Kathleen M. Buckstaff,David Dibble, S/C Ken Frost, Forrest Gay, Gay & Wyman Harris, Jay Hooker, Ed Lynch, Chef Reny Madrid, Steve & Ginger Mason, Angie LackeyOlsen, Bill Stark, Jeffery Stein, S/C John Swain, Sergei Zavarin

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November 2009

Columns3 Commodore

22 General Manager

23 Food and Beverage

Departments4 Bowline

5 Around The Club

6 Race News

10 Youth Sailing

13 Harbor

20 Cruising

Features9 Interview with Scott Buckstaff

12 New Members

16 Crossing Wakes

Social Events14 On the Horizon

21 A Point in Time

Domenic Bove blasting inSanta Cruz

Part of the SFYC team atHarken #3

Gay Harris

Cover photo: Etchells startin freshconditions onBerkeley'sOlympic Circleduring EasomFounder'sRegatta.photo by Sergei Zavarin

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From the CommodoreFrom the CommodoreRaymond Lynch, Commodore / [email protected]

ith a heavyheart fromthe recent

passing of my oldest sis-ter, Kathi, I sat downwith a bit of a blank mindto write another inspiringarticle. I happened topick up a BoatUS maga-zine and randomlyopened it up to an articlethat started with a quotefrom Mark Twain, onethat I’m sure you have allheard. It seemed so apro-

pos to everything going on in our Club today and so epito-mized my previous articles and current state of mind:

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”

Now, I had heard and read this many, many times.However, I didn’t recall hearing the rest of the quote:

“So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

This seemed to tie up the themes of my previous arti-cles, encouraging us all to take the lead as a yacht club andas members of this great club to lead the way and follow themany lighthouses that are out there shining the way for us.“Away all boats,” to cruise, race, explore and discover.

From time to time, here in the SFYC Bulletin, we getto share in the adventures of our members who are out trav-eling and cruising about. Some time back, a fellow Boardmember and Yachtsman of the Year, Jim Coggan, and hiswife Kim, cast off for Mexico and then on to the SouthPacific. Jim, are you out there? Call home! Gay andWyman Harris’s trips on Safari started many dreams of farflung cruises for me. Staff Commodore Ken Jesmore’syacht-based trips with Carol to far away yacht clubs alwaysgets the travel juices flowing. Could you all please keep usposted? I know the editors of this fine monthly and I amsure they would love to devote two pages or more toinspire others.

In addition, many SFYC members are only in need of alittle nudge to join our Cruising Committee on a terrific

cruise to the Mediterranean in 2011. Catch up withRoyAnne Florence for details. Explore, Discover!

I also enjoy hearing about members such as StaffCommodore Jim Robinson’s plan to do the Baja Ha Hain 2011 and then head further south with Martha on hisbig pontoon boat. (Alert – Brother Ed, I think this willfree up two slips in the harbor?....ouch!) I hear a groupof eight, led by Stu Reilly and my brother Ed, have aCaribbean bareboat charter set up for the BVIs. Nowthat’s good use of time and a drink on the SFYC backdeck! Whether your expeditions take you to a new sweetspot in the Delta or off over the horizon, keep Steve andGinger Mason posted. Lead the way.

If nothing else, I would love to hear someone shoutout in The SFYC Clubhouse on a Friday evening,“Anyone have room for good company for tonight’srace?” A round on me to the boat that accepts.

Around The Club: I’ve had many positive com-ments and even better suggestions about the future plansto expand the kitchen and revamp the Cove House. Allmembers who have voiced an opinion have acknowl-edged the good work of the Board in creating a forward-looking plan that looks at all aspects of our future: fromfinancing, member inconveniences, and actual buildissues. Our motto has been to “Always do right. Thiswill gratify some people and astonish the rest.” (Yes,Mark Twain again.) After looking at the Cove Housedrawing, one suggestion mentioned we had forgotten acoat room, “or are we just putting brass hooks on thefront wall?” Whether on this subject or any other, youcan always email me, for my eyes only, at [email protected]

Lastly, we have two great fundraising efforts inprogress. The Leukemia Cup is in full swing. Puttogether a boatload of friends, join a crew, or give whatyou can; participate. Call S/C Bill Smith. Ask what youcan do to help. The Youth Program is also in the middleof its annual raffle, The SFYC Youth Sailing Fundraiser.The first place prize is a great trip, even though I knowthe guy that will be your host. He gets a little opinionat-ed and sometimes imbibes too much, but just ignorehim! For the lucky winners, it’s a great adventure to lookforward to in 2011.

I’m off to the Star Island Yacht Club to participatein the 24th Annual Montauk Shark Tournament; detailsto follow.

In the meantime….use your Club!

Explore. Dream. Discover.

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The BowlineThe BowlineKeeping The SFYC membership tied to what’s happening around The Club

SFYC Photo Contest Scheduledfor September 2010

Get your cameras ready. The Bulletin is having a photo contest. Photos will beaccepted starting September 1st. So start taking photos now that capture “TheSpirit of the SFYC”. More information will be printed in upcoming issues of

The Bulletin.

The Great San Francisco Schooner RaceReturns To The SFYC

The 2010 Great SchoonerRace will take placeSaturday, August 28th at The

SFYC. These beautiful, and inmany cases historic, vessels willbegin arriving on Thursday, August26th and will be available for view-ing at the Guest Docks before andafter the race.

Celebrating our maritime her-itage, this event promises to be big-ger and better than ever. The day’sactivities at The Club will includesome great surprises: a Parade ofSail before the race and a barbecueparty afterwards. All members areinvited. Bring your family and enjoy the day!

Once again we have chartered the eighty-foot staysail schooner Seaward to representThe SFYC in the race. There are a few spots open for SFYC members who would like tosail in the race on board Seaward for a tax deductible donation. For more informationcontact Staff Commodore John Swain at 435-0468.

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Bulletin by contacting The SFYC Desk at415-435-9133 or [email protected]

Hey Sailor,Want a Ride

or Rider?By Jay Hooker, Port Captain

Ikeep getting inquiriesfrom new sailorslooking for a boat to

race or sail on and fromboat owners or racerslooking for crew. TheSan Francisco Yacht Clubhas the answer to thesedilemmas.

All of these sailorscan now find salvation atThe Club Front Office orRace Office, where thenew “Skipper/CrewRegister” is available.

The Front Office andRace Office also have a“Regatta Sign-up Sheet”listing each specific racein the 2010 RacingSeason. The completed“Regatta” forms will beperiodically reviewed andacted upon.

If you have ques-tions, please contact me at415-342-6857.

Participation in sail-ing is the lifeblood of ourclub. Please take advan-tage of it.

The Bulletinis to RemainThe Bulletin

The editors wish to thank themany SFYC members whosubmitted clever suggestions to

the renaming The Bulletin contest.

Around The ClubAround The Club

So what is it that can set folks’ minds adrift and is justifi-able reason to gather arms? Making fun of the Giants?Putting money on the 49ers and forgetting about the

spread? (We all accept they’re going to lose, right?) Having aDemocrat in the Oval Office? Having a Republican in the OvalOffice? Having anyone whom you don’t happen to like in anyelected office? Changing the name of a beloved institution?

Well, it’s pretty clear that although numbers 1 through 5 areenough to upset any dinner party at a given time, you better notfool around with the name of The SFYC monthly publication.It was reported that prices in local defense stocks skyrocketedwhen the subject was suggested a couple of months back by thepublication’s editors. Hey, they weren’t suggesting you changethe name of your darling child from Raquel to Spike, or was itfrom Mary to Sun That Flies Across the Clouded Skies whenGulls Seek Relief? Anyway it was just a question. Personallythe vote I was casting on my ballot was to change it to “Mimiand John’s Big Adventure”. That being ignored, I voted to keepthe name as it was. History is history. However, some StaffCommodores (a condition which always sounds a little likesomething for which one might wish to seek medical advice.)were pretty upset and were seen circling the wagons or boats orsomething. Now, personally I believe changing something forthe sake of change is not the best idea. But what do I know?Suggesting a change should always be up for discussion howev-er… right? Why just last week someone suggested I shut thehell up. That being said, burning an effigy of one of our editorsin the parking lot was a bit of an overreaction.

Hey, is it true the North Hoist for the Dry Dock has beencoated with a new surface? Will wonders never cease aroundhere? Is it also true that we’re potentially going to be resurfac-ing some other docks around The Club? I’m going to miss thecold, frosty morns in the late of winter when the docks werecanted at levels not seen since my last night on the town (and itlater turned out those sidewalks were actually level)! I’mgoing to miss setting foot on the slime-covered dock fingers andsliding toward the water, only to catch myself at the last minuteby wrenching my arm around a lifeline. Yeah…those were thegood ole days. I know I’m going to miss them.

“Stop…stop right there!!! Who are you? Where are youfrom? Let’s see some papers!!” Think you’re in one of theAxis countries during the 1940’s; or perhaps in Arizona lastweek? No indeed. You, ladies and gentlemen, are entering theTwilight Zone, formally known as the SFYC parking lot. Ifindeed you have last year’s parking sticker, but not this year’s –woe to you, your loved ones, and your car. “Have you noappreciation of ambience? Why you’re wearing last year’smodel? It’s to the back of the parking lot for you!” Just a sug-gestion, but shouldn’t someone ask where the interloper’s boat

is? If the offender is from the 300 dock makethem park near The Club – that’ll learn ‘em.

Until next time, this is your under-the-dock reporter, Captain Edward John Smith(late of the Titanic)

Captain Edward John Smith

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The Spinnaker CupMay 28

The San Francisco Yacht Club joinedforces with the Monterey PeninsulaYacht Club on May 28 for the

Spinnaker Cup, an annual race from SanFrancisco Bay to Monterey Bay. Forty-sevenboats met near Knox buoy from pointsaround the bay eager to race. Despite thehuge sail area of the largest boats, it wascrystal clear that the predominant force wasthe flood. Tacking back and forth along thestart line, racers discovered how challengingcrossing the line would be in the light air.Soon the wind picked up to about ten knotsfrom a fairly steady heading. As the racecommittee was about to pull down the “catin the hat” (aka the postponement flag) thewind shifted once again, this time about 45degrees to the south. Both racers and thecommittee were anxious to start the race, butthey had to wait. Patience paid off. PROHal McCormack shifted the race manage-ment committee into action once a steadybreeze filled in. All boats started by 12:13pm for the long journey to Monterey Bay.Akela, an R/P 78 owned by Bill Turpin, wasfirst to finish and broke the record by almostnine minutes, finishing in seven hours,eleven minutes and six seconds.

Steve Stroub’s Santa Cruz 37 Tiburonand crew had an adventurous race. Stevereported easy sailing down the coast. They’dfinished a warm lasagna dinner with choco-late chip cookies for dessert, when it cametime to gybe toward Davenport. The windcame up, as it usually does here, causing around up and the subsequent shrimping oftheir kite. The crew sprang into action, gath-ered all the pieces and set another kite tosail on toward Monterey in a fresh andbuilding breeze. Irish Alan was drivingTiburon near dusk as they passed theMonterey buoy and soon a whale spoutedjust ahead of the bow. As Alan turnedTiburon sharply, she rounded up and thewhale dove, ending up beneath her. “It feltlike hitting a mushy rock,” reported Steve,“so it must have been a glancing blow.”

The Elite Keel May 15 & 16

Eighteen Knarrs, nine Melges 24s, eight Etchells, six Express 27s, fiveJ/24s and one IOD turned out on this glorious May weekend for theElite Keel Regatta. PRO Vicki Sodaro managed the six fleet races,

superbly completing three races on Saturday and two on Sunday. She and herrace committee (Suzie Moore, Ian Ratnage, Julia Yost, Madeline Morey,Valerie Taylor, Loretta Sheridan, Matt Cromar, Tristan Ruhland, EarlJohnson, Kim Bishop, Tina Lundh, Oliver Wiggett, Todd Stein, S/C JohnScarborough, Robin Reynolds, Tom Roberts and Michelle Farabaugh)selected different courses for individual fleets, finishing everyone within a rea-sonable amount of time and keeping them out of each other’s way…for the

most part. Saturday started on time in light breeze with a leisurely upwind-downwind course. Waiting for the wind to settle in and build a bit, Sodaro sentracers on a two-lap, downwind finish course for the second race. By the thirdrace, the wind was blowing around 20 knots and the Knarr fleet set off on thelongest course of the day…twice around with an upwind finish. The fasterboats had an even longer course, three times around with an upwind finish. Thefleets returned to The Club a bit worn out and a whole lotta wet, yet exhilaratedby the great sailing and looking forward to the BBQ and beer that awaited oncethey got dried off and put everything away. I did hear mention by one of ouresteemed Etchells racers that perhaps course placard three should be misplacedduring the night. Thirty-nine boats attended Sunday’s racing, eight short of theprevious day’s total.

FLEET WINNERS

Etchells1st Michael Laport Ginna Fe2nd Tom Oller Hyper 3rd Ben Wells Mr. Natural

Express 271st Mark Lowry Xena2nd Steve Katzman Dianne3rd Dan Pruzan Wile E Coyote

IOD1st James Hennefer La Paloma

Race NewsRace News

Knarr1st Sean Svendsen Svenkist2nd Jon Perkins Fifty-Fifty3rd Don Nazzal Adelante

J/241st Richard Jepsen Rail to Rail2nd Darren Cumming Downtown Uproar3rd Don Taylor On Belay

Melges 241st Philippe Kahn Pegasus 4922nd Shawn Bennett Melges 493rd David Joyner Full Throttle

Alan and Angie Olsonon their boat, Haxa


the low 20’s a massive hole appeared inthe ocean between two steep crests andthere was no driving around it. TrunkMonkey plowed into the back of the firstcrest. Green water tumbled over herdeck and into the cockpit. The kite’sshoulders stretched out as the hull nearly

stopped. The top of the rig wanted tokeep going downwind, while the boat’sbow was five feet under the wave andNOT wanting to continue forward. Jodyand Skip were in a lot of water witharms, legs and bodies inside the life-lines…wrapped up in a giant mess oftethers and sheets. Trunk Monkeybroached violently, but they’d survived.Looking around, the hull and mastappeared in good shape, but the kite andspinnaker pole…shredded and broken.Thirty minutes later the boat wascleaned up, the wind slowly dropped

back down to the mid 20’s and theycontemplated their next maneuver.Without a pole they raised the jib andbegan gybing back and forth toward thefinish, averaging ten knots and faster asthey dropped off waves.

Finishing at midnight, Jody andSkip were gener-ously providedlodging in fellowSFYC membersSteve Stroub andRob Schmidt’shotel for a warmshower and a goodnight’s sleep.

The final toll:one broken pole,one bent spinnakertrack ring, onespinnaker trackpulled off the rig,one blown up mast-head runner, two ofSuzie Moore’sremaining incredi-ble brownies lost(worst part of thecrash), one (extra)harness lost, onespotlight lost, twolifejacket CO2 car-tridges spent, twodoses of adrenalineout of their sys-tem…and two hugesmiles from ear to

ear as they crossed the finish line!A new member at the SFYC, Sean

Mulvihill, finished fourth in the PHRO2 fleet aboard his J/120 Jamani. Welook forward to seeing more of Sean outon the race course.

SFYC Race Committee volunteers:PRO Hal McCormack, AnneMcCormack, Dianna Blodgett, KarenMason, Bill and Suzie Moore. TheMPYC Commodore Sarah Duncan alsoassisted aboard Victory. Photographsprovided by Serge Zavarin.

Fortunately no damage was done toTiburon or her crew, although the whalelikely had a headache. Tiburon finished11th overall.

Jody and Skip McCormack, whowon the doublehanded division aboardTrunk Monkey, took advantage of a fullshakedownrace beforetheir departurein the PacificCup this July.HavingreachedMontara theypushed a littleearly to set thebig mastheadrunner with thewind in thelow teens. Byaround eightpm they’dmade it toMonterey Bay.With only 25miles remain-ing and boatspeeds averag-ing in the lowteens theyimagined aquick finish tothe race. Asthe sun beganto set, thebreeze rose upover 25 knots. Jody and Skip left themasthead spinnaker up through thistemporary puff expecting a good sprintto finish. Securely tethered, they tight-ened up lifejackets and settled in for the“short” puff, which steadily built to 30knots, and in these conditions theyrounded up. Eventually righting TrunkMonkey, they soon faced steady 35 knotwinds. Should they douse the kite?Could they douse the kite? They decid-ed that God would douse it. The boatwas very lively at this point but stillhandling quite well. Speeding along in

Angie Lackey Olson, 2010 Race Council Chair

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photo by Serge Zavarin


Race NewsRace News

Don’t miss ourJuly Events

down on the Race Dock

Your Race Council has many eventsplanned in July, and we’re always lookingfor volunteers – both on the water anddockside. If you’ve got some extra time onyour hands on any weekend, just let meknow via e-mail at [email protected];we’d love to get you involved.

July 4: Independence Cup – A ClubChampionship Regatta followed by ChefReny’s BBQ on the lawn. I wonder, willthere be any surprises for the racers on thecourse again this year?

July 10: Hal McCormack will beorganizing the Mercury fleet out inRaccoon Straits for the Hart NunesRegatta.

July 16-18: The Finns are comingand our very own Forrest Gay will becompeting.

July 17-18: PICYA Lipton Serieshosted at GGYC. We're sending raceteams across the bay. Hank Easom andhis Yucca crew will compete for the BigLipton. David Carrell and the Express27 New Wave crew will sail for us inthe Little Lipton. We appreciate theseclub members competing for us in aPICYA event. If you see them on thedock, thank them. If you see them out

on the water, please cheer them on tovictory.

July 24: Midnight MoonlightMaritime Marathon - Anne Scullywill be the PRO for this PHRF &BAMA pursuit race to the CarquinezBridge and back. You can race all day inanother event and STILL be back intime for the start off Angel Island.

July 31-Aug 1: 505 Regatta. JeffZarwell will be the PRO for this event,our second running of this 505 event.Can you describe the rabbit boat’s pur-pose in a gate start? Want to find out?Volunteer to assist Jeff on the race com-mittee that day and experience some-thing new and exciting.

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Interview with Scott BuckstaffInterview with Scott BuckstaffKathleen M. Buckstaff

At the SFYC HighSchool AwardsNight, ScottBuckstaff, afreshman atRedwood HighSchool, wasrecently awardedthe High SchoolRookie Skipper of the Year Award. Scott,who is known for his dedication and goodhumor recently answered a few questions.

Q:When did you start sailing?

A: Wisconsin, 1999. I was four. My grand-parents bought an Opti. When we went to visit them on vacation, my Dad got in theOpti with me and took me sailing. Since then he’s been one of my best coaches.The next summer, I remember being jeal-ous of my sister. She got to sail the Optiby herself and I wanted to get better so Icould sail by myself.

Q:How many Opti Nationals did you go to?

A: Four. Virginia, Florida, Minnesota, andNew York.

Q:What did you like about sailing Optis?

A: I liked knowing everyone on the team.I’m also proud of how much the SFYCteam has grown. When I started it wasreally small. There were four people onthe SFYC race team at the first nationals Iwent to. At the past Opti Nationals,SFYC had thirty-two sailors.

Q:When you made the transition fromsailing Optis to FJ’s and 420’s, how wasthat for you?

A: I was a lot happier. When I’m bymyself, it’s much easier for me to zoneout and sail myself backwards. I’m amiddle child and I’m used to talking tomy younger brother and my older sisterabout everything.Overall, I think it’s a lot more fun to besailing with someone else in the boat andI learn a lot more. I’m more aware of thewhole racecourse; where puffs are, whenshifts occur, sailing in the groove and theboat speed. Because I can talk to some-one about the controls, the tuning of theouthaul, the Cunningham, the vang, the

on land. I’m able to think clearly andit feels natural to me to be on thewater.

Q:Tell me about the currents in SanFrancisco Bay?

A: It seems I instinctively know how tomanipulate the current to help me. Istudy a lot of topographical maps ofthe contours in the bottom of the bayand I can normally tell where the cur-rent is flowing faster or slower. I usethe current like an elevator to help me move up and down the racecourse.It’s much easier for me to pop out andbe on top of the fleet whenever I go toa venue with current. Current makesit harder to understand how to make asailboat fast and I like the challenge.

Q:You bring a lot of joy to your teamand to sailing. What’s your secret?

A: I have learned how to not get overlydown after a hard day on the water. Ialso have learned how to be exuberantwhen I do well and when anyone onmy team does well. I’ve also learnedthat jealously doesn’t help. If youhave a team member who does reallywell, it’s better to congratulate themthan to sulk.

Q:What advice would you give ayoung sailor?

A: Don’t give up. There are a lot oftimes when it might feel like the olderkids are better than you are. The truthis, once someone gets the feeling thatthey’re better than everyone else,that’s your opportunity to beat them.I’ve experienced both sides of this.Determination and never thinkingyou’re the best is how you get to bebetter.

Q:What do you feel grateful for?

A: My Zhik boots. When it blows andthere are really big waves. Living in aplace where sailing is such a part ofthe community and you don’t getlooked at like a freak when you sayyou sail. Even the school fundraiser iscalled The Regatta.

rake, the luff tension, it helps me do itbetter.

Q:This past year you had the opportuni-ty as a freshman to skipper in a fewimportant regattas. What were they?

A: Actually, I sailed in quite a few impor-tant regattas because I was willing tomiss school and the juniors and seniorsweren’t. I also sailed in several regattaswhere my JV team beat the Varsityteam. It was fun to slaughter everyone.My favorite Varsity Regatta was the AntEater Regatta in LA. It was the week-end before finals. We studied at nightand in the airport and sailed well duringthe day. I’m also proud of the GauchoRegatta in Santa Barbara. I sailed mymost consistent regatta ever. In a fleetof 30 boats, my worst race was a 7th.

Q:What helped your consistency?

A: I was able to get off the line. And Iknew how to hike. When I was ten, JayKehoe taught me to get my butt over therail and hike. He also taught me to notcount fish.

Q:What kind of cross-training do you doto keep yourself fit for sailing?

A: I go on road and mountain bike ridesfour or five times a week and I work outwith weights two or three times a week.My younger brother pushes me. Heworks out seven days a week. I playfootball with him for an hour or twoalmost everyday and I make him go onbike rides with me. That’s our deal. Wego on a bike ride; we play football.

Q: Why do you guys get out and exerciseso much?

A: My mom kicks us out of the house. Shethinks we have lots of energy and thatwe need to use it.

Q:Why do you sail?

A: At first, I sailed because my parentswanted me to. Since then, I havelearned to love it and I have gone on inways that I’ve discovered on my own. Ilove sailing. When I’m on the water, Ifeel much more at home than when I’m

Daily reportsfrom Forrest in thecoachboat atOpti Team Trialsin Houston

Day 1We finished up the first day of racing

today and it was perfect San FranciscoBay-like conditions, except quite a bitwarmer. We have 15 SFYC kids herecompeting in the most important regattaof the year. First they must qualify,through regional summer regattas, evento be here. Then, based on the finalresults after four days of racing here, theUS National team is determined for themajor international regattas such asWorlds, Europeans and North Americans.Next year the Team Trials will be on theBay! The team got in three solid days ofpractice early in the week, and then yes-terday was registration, boat prep, andrelaxation.

There are over 200 boats here fromall over the country and they are split intothree random flights so that there are onlyabout 70 on the line at once. We got fourraces in today in conditions ranging from

the water coaching and support for ourteam with two coachboats.

Day 2Day 2 of Opti Team Trials proved to

be quite a bit more challenging than day 1.Yesterday we hiked, and the wind gradual-ly shifted left. That was pretty easy towork with. Today we had 7 to 16 knotsand major holes between sharp puffs, anda light drizzle for a lot of the morning.The wind shifted unsteadily all day andmany sailors had trouble finding theirgroove and connecting the puffs and shifts.

The Race Committee got in anotherfour races today, but our team of heavy-weather specialists met their match.Many SFYC kids had consistently finishedlower all day today, but I think theylearned how to handle it by late in the day,which is good because we are in store formore of it tomorrow. Jack Barton scoredour first bullet in the last race after round-ing the correct gate mark and passing sixboats on the last beat. He currently sits in21st overall. We still have a few playersin qualifying position and hope to movemore up tomorrow and Sunday. So far theregatta has been intense and fun for allinvolved and we look forward to finishingstrong over the weekend.

15 to 23 knots. It was a long day on thewater and the Optis at this level reallyhandle it well. Our top sailors counted afew top 10s, which is on track to qualifythem for one of the major regattas. OtherSFYC sailors sailed above their expecta-tions in the familiar breeze. Results arenot posted online yet, but they will be atsome point at tcyc.org. Head Coach Nicoand I have been having a good time inOpti-land and we are providing great on

Youth SailingYouth SailingForrest Gay, Director / [email protected]


California sailors pack the trailer at the end of Opti National Team Trial

Most of the SFYC Opti teamat Team Trials in Houston


Day 3Today we had an interesting day here on

Galveston Bay. The forecast was correctwith medium breeze and another shifty dayuntil the last race, when the wind shiftedhard right and built to 20 knots. The RaceCommittee ran four races again and our teamhad some good races mixed with some reallydifficult finishes. The shifty and puffy con-ditions proved hard to manage for our SanFrancisco team.

Jack Barton posted three top ten finish-es, with Lawson Willard and SeanHaechler adding two more. In the last racethe team as a whole really stepped it up andhiked hard, while many of the east-coastersstruggled. Tomorrow we will have a 180degree turn-around with wind out of thenorth at only about five knots. With 12 racescompleted, I think it would be just fun torace one or maybe none tomorrow. We haveplenty of kids in position potentially to quali-fy for the international teams at internationalregattas this summer. We will probablyhave a maximum of two races tomorrowbefore packing the trailer for me to headback to California. For the younger mem-bers of the team this regatta has certainlybeen an eye-opener and they have gained ahuge amount of experience for next year’sTeam Trails on San Francisco Bay.

Day 4We had one final race today and then

packed everything up and headed forCalifornia. The breeze was much betterthan forecast and was blowing 12 by10:30am out of the north. For some reasonthe RC decided to just run one race and sendus in at 11:30am. Jack Barton pulled offanother top ten finish with a fifth, just miss-ing to qualify for the EuropeanChampionship. The qualification process isnot set in stone as some people may opt notto attend regattas for which they qualified.In all, at least six SFYC sailors qualified forinternational regattas this summer.

YOUTH SUMMER SAILING AVAILABILITYBe part of the fun in the sun in the FJ or J/24 classes.

Summer Sailing runs through August 20th.

There is still a chance to enroll in the world-famous SFYC Summer Sailing Program. Limited space is available inFJ classes for kids over 13 years old and J/24 classes for kids over 8 years old. Call the Youth Sailing Office at435-9525 for more information. As of June 10th there were over 300 kids signed up for over 500 sessions.

SSFFYYCC YYOOUUTTHH RRAACCEE TTEEAAMM RREESSUULLTTSS

HIGH SCHOOL GOLD PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP @ STFYC (APR 17-18)(21 teams) 3rd Branson; 9th Redwood

HIGH SCHOOL TEAM RACING ELIMINATIONS @ MISSION BAY YC (APR 24-25) (9 teams) 5th Branson; 6th Redwood

OPTI US NATIONAL TEAM TRIALS @ TEXAS CORINTHIAN YC (APR 29-MAY 2)(185 boats) 11th Jack Barton; 12th Romain Screve; 13th Kristopher Swanson; 45th

Will Cefali; 60th Sean Heachler; 71st Lawson Willard; 83rd Kyle Larsen; 103rd

Kennedy Placek; 117th Lola Bushnell; 144th Alex Moody; 151st Lindsey Baab;154th Michael Tan; 155th Logan Lee; 172nd William McMullen; 174th MarkusSuorsa

ELVSTROM-ZELLERBACH @ STFYC (MAY 1-2)29er (10 boats) 1st Antoine Screve/James MoodyRadial (12 boats) 3rd Domenic Bove

HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP @ INDIAN HARBOR YC (MAY 8-9)(20 teams) 15th Branson

BAYS #1 @ PYSF (MAY 15-16)Opti Green Fleet (17 boats) 13th Nicholas Marwell; 12th Tommy Young; 9th RemiLowe; 8th Gage McLennan; 3rd Sally Wilmot; 2nd Teddy Russell

Opti Championship Fleet (25 boats) 23rd Miles Daly; 20th Christian Ernrooth; 18th

Christopher Casciani; 17th Will Snyder; 16th Will Martens; 15th Grace Hull; 14th

Dylan Meade; 13th Teddy Hayden; 12th Kyle Larsen; 11th Sam Barton; 10th

Lindsey Baab; 9th Lucy Wilmot; 8th Maria Casciani; 7th Lola Bushnell; 6th Logan Lee; 4th William McMullen; 2nd LawsonWillard; 1st Will CefaliLaser Radial (12 boats) 9th Lauren Cefali; 8th Jack Barton; 3rd Kaitlyn Baab; 2nd

Annie Rossi

OPTI HARKEN #3 @ CABRILLO BEACH YC (MAY 29-30)Green Fleet (7 boats) 5th Remi Lowe; 2nd Sally WilmotChampionship Fleet (36 boats) 33rd Hailey Cusack; 28th Sam Barton; 24th HannahBaylis; 23rd Grace Hull; 19th Dylan Meade; 17th Lucy Wilmot; 12th Logan Lee;11th Lindsey Baab; 9th William McMullen; 8th Lawson Willard; 5th Lola Bushnell;4th Sean Haechler; 3rd Kristopher Swanson; 2nd Jack Barton; 1st Will Cefali

LASER PCCS @ SANTA CRUZ YC (JUNE 4-6)Radial (22 boats) 16th Annie Rossi; 5th Claire Dennis; 1st Domenic Bove4.7 (5 boats) 4th Kristopher Swanson; 3rd Jack Barton; 2nd Will Cefali; 1st KyleLarsen


Alisa Bekins, Auxiliary President

The SFYC welcomes Bob McDermott to Regular Membership. Bob hasextensive cruising and racing experience both locally and abroad through hisforty-five year career with Bechtel. His sailing resume includes stints in Sumatra,passages from Bandol to Corsica and from Marseille to St. Tropez. Bob alsocrewed aboard the Islander 36 Blue Streak for two seasons in the 1980’s. He hasrecently received ASA certificates and has plans to cruise outside the Bay.

Bob was born in Englewood, New Jersey and now lives in Tiburon. He hastwo grown sons, Erik and Martin. Bob is a member of The Norwegian Club ofSan Francisco and the Modern Sailing Academy of Sausalito. He graduated fromCornell University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering andreceived his MBA from UC Berkeley. Bob’s sponsors are Don Schumacher andPaul Garbarini.

The SFYC welcomes Marlene Peterson to Regular Membership. Marleneenjoys cruising with her friends and family on their 19 foot Flying ScotMoonshadow and on her father-in-law’s Cal 44 Jupiter. Three generations ofMarlene’s family have enjoyed sailing on Lake Tahoe and her father wasCommodore of the Tahoe Yacht Club. Marlene says that it was a ten day bareboatcruise to the BVI that “sealed the deal”, making sailing her lifelong passion.

Marlene was born in San Francisco, attended Convent of the Sacred Heartand graduated from UC Berkeley. She is a member of The Metropolitan Club.Marlene and her husband Pete are also members of The Olympic Club. Marleneand Pete live in San Rafael with their two children, Petey, age eight and Claire,age five. Marlene believes the SFYC Youth Sailing Program is top-notch. ThePeterson family plans to become actively involved with the program. Marlene’ssponsors are Barry Kuhn and Pete Peterson.

Welcome New MembersWelcome New MembersLaurence Bekins, Membership Committee

The SFYC welcomes Fritz Glasser to Regular Membership. Fritz is a “life-long” sailor, having skippered his first boat at the age of five, and raced exten-sively since the age of fourteen. He is a regular on Bartz Schneider’s Express 37Expeditious. Fritz earned a solid reputation as a bow man in the local J/24 fleetin the 1990’s. Fritz met his wife, Jodi, at San Diego State University where theyraced FJs together for the sailing team. Fritz and Jodi also ran the JuniorProgram at the Coronado Yacht Club.

Fritz was born in Sacramento. He and Jodi live in Corte Madera with theirtwo sons, ten year old Morgan, and seven year old Jonah. The boys sail in theSFYC Youth Program, and will, no doubt, join their parents racing on the Bay.Fritz is a Managing Director at Wells Fargo Advisors. Fritz’s sponsors are BartzSchneider and Stuart Spence.

HarborHarborEd Lynch, Harbor Chair / [email protected]

ell it looks like we may havea summer after all. The rain

has delayed getting some of our har-bor projects completed but with clearskies ahead, we will be working ongetting caught up. The new NorthHoist Dock has been completed andseems to be well received. We alsocompleted a rebuild of a finger pier onthe “zero” dock, which is similar tothe North Hoist Dock and model forthe upgrades being considered for theentire harbor. If you get a chance,please take a look at these improve-ments and give us your feedback.

The dry dock reorganization is onthe front burner. We will be workingwith the Youth Committee to clean uparound the area and remove unusedand unauthorized boats. Recently, anaudit determined that a number ofboats, mostly Lasers and small sailboats, have found their way into theYouth Sailing area. After our clean-up,we will establish a “boat jail” at thesouth end of the parking lot. We willattempt to contact the owners if weknow who they are to have their boatsremoved. If you have a boat stored atThe Club and are not being billed for

dry storage, you most likely are anowner of one of these boats. If wecannot find the owner, boats will bedisposed of. There are also severalsmall boats on trailers scatteredaround the dry dock area that are in adeplorable state of disrepair. One trail-er is so bad the wheels have rusted offit. We will be cleaning up this area tocreate space for more active boats.The dry storage area is a focal pointand main entry for guests arriving atThe SFYC. Please help us clean upthis mess.

We have scheduled several struc-tural upgrades to the dry dock area as

well as improvements to the hoists thatwill be completed over the next month.In addition, safety ladders, pilinghooks and caps will be installed.Although delayed by the rain, we willget caught up.

I would like to personally appealto all members who have a boat eitherin a slip or on dry dock. It is a privi-lege many would like to have, but fewget to enjoy because of the limitedspace. Please take care of and use yourboat or get rid of it so that someoneelse can have a chance to enjoy havingtheir boat at The Club. The HarborCommittee members are all volunteers.We do not seek the opportunity orenjoy policing the harbor. We have alot of work to do and your help andsupport is much appreciated.

Let’s put some wheels on the trail-er and go sailing.


WWIf we cannot find the owner, boats

will be disposed of


On the HorizonOn the Horizon

Fourth of JulyBBQ 2010

Kids $7.95++10 and under

Adults $12.95++

Choice of:Hamburger

Hot DogGrilled Chicken Breast

Carne Asada

Includes:Texas Chili

andChef’s

Eight SelectionSalad Bar

BBQ UPGRADE Adults $18.95++

Choice of:Black Angus

N.Y. Steakor

Grilled Salmon

Includes:Texas Chili

andChef’s

Eight SelectionSalad Bar

H H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H

Cash Prices:$10.00 Kids • $17.00 Adults • $25.00 Adult Upgrade

Join Us in Margaritaville!Saturday, July 24

Dockside hangin’,dancin’ and wastin’

away… To live music

fromCaribbean R & B

6 – 10 p.m.

5 p.m. - Sunrise

$18.95 per person

Volleyballstarts at 5 p.m.

Prices Subject to Service and Tax

See You at The Club!

Cedar Plank SalmonDinner for Two

served with soup or salad, crusted fingerlingpotatoes and summer vegetables

July3, 10, 17, 24, 31

$48.95 for two

SaturdayNight

SaturdayNight


On the HorizonOn the Horizon

The San Francisco Yacht Club’s

Pasta NightSunday, August 1

Hey Y’all Buckaroos!

Save the Date for

Cowboy Cocktails &Chuck Wagon Cookin’

September 25th

Details to Follow

Enjoy fresh pasta dishescooked to order in the

Member’s Dining Room

BUILD YOUR OWN PASTA BAR INCLUDES CHOICES OF:Steak, Chicken, Shrimp, Scallops and Calamari

Bell Peppers, Mushrooms, Olives, Broccoli, Sundried Tomatoes, Winter Squash and Seasonal Vegetables

YOUR CHOICE OF PENNE PASTA OR FETTUCCINI WITH

Alfredo Sauce, Pesto Sauce or Marinara SauceDelicious Garlic Bread and Full Salad Bar

with Chef Reny’s famous Assorted Salads

ALL YOU CAN EAT:$18.95++ Adults $10.95++ Kids 10 and under

Wine Tasting PartySaturday, August 7$65.00 per person

Taste of Napa & SonomaAn Evening to Explore Many New and Exceptional Wines at the Club

Winery Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about their wines…

Good Food, Great Wines

6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Reservations Requested - No Reserved Tables

Food Stations and Kiosk Tables in the Dining Room and on Main Deck

All prices are subject to service and tax.

Line Dancing


Crossing WakesCrossing WakesSteve & Ginger Mason

Sailing along the Pacific coast hasbeen anything but a joy this spring.When Bob Van Blaricom and Zia

Ahari, both active Cruising Club ofAmerica members, left San Francisco Bayon May 19 in Zia’s Halberg Rossy 31,Athesah, they went out the gate on astrong ebb tide, smooth seas and a lightfollowing wind to Bodega. That’s wherethe smooth ride ended. The next day theygot as far as Timber Cove and with head-winds and rough seas they returned toBodega. Their ultimate destination wasthe Columbia River where friends report-ed winds of 40 to 50 knots and seas withwaves as high as 28 feet.

After several days weather-bound inBodega they departed on May 24. It wasan easy sail with following winds, so theychanced going as far as possible with theirluck. But near Crescent City the seasbecame confused and choppy. In heavyrain they arrived in port at 8 AM on May27. After repairing a small leak from thepropane tank they were off the next dayand arrived in Brookings on the 29th.

Weather windows are important. Boband Zia found a little one that was justenough for them to reach Newport,Oregon, on June 2. This is always a goodstop for Bob whose sister, Jan, lives thereand is good for dinner and a shower.

By June 5, Athesah was tied upin the port of Ilwaco, near Long Beach,Washington, at the mouth of the ColumbiaRiver. There they enjoyed visits withfriends Janice, Bob and Tosha Peterson –and repaired the whisker pole, heater andautopilot. We know that no sailing trip iswithout incident!

Further south, Myron and MarinaEisenzimmer, with Steve Masonas crew, left Cabo May 15.They “clawed” their waynorth stopping atBahia Santa Maria,San Juanico, PuntaAbreojos, andAsuncion. Realizinghow much fuel ittook to get toAsuncion, theyflagged down an

octopus fisherman, named Jesus, who offered them a ride to town.He then drove them in search of diesel. Fishermen belong to dif-ferent cooperatives with different diesel supplies. His supplierwas out of fuel, so Jesus directed them to the “other” cooperativeoffice. (“Go through the yellow door and turn right.”) That coop-erative had lots of diesel and was willing to sell it. Jesus drove thegroup back to the beach and then his uncle gave them a ride backto Mykonos. They departed at 1 AM the next morning for TurtleBay. The plan was to get fuel and water and leave in a few days.Don Anderson, the weather guy on the Amigo net, seemed to takejoy explaining how bad the forecast was with gale force winds!They watched, as boats left and limped back. On Channel 16, astory was heard of a powerboat that blew out a window around

Myron and Marina Eisenzimmer in Mexico

Cedros Island, and another one broke the bracket that held a hard-bottomed run-about on deck! So they stayed put for nine days.

Turtle Bay is a great place to hang out. However, there are noATMs and none of the stores or restaurants take credit cards. Onelarge boat actually had money wired to them so the crew could

eat. Finally the group, a flotilla of six boats, headed north.Getting past Cedros Island was unnerving. Mykonos

pounded for the first twenty-four hours with wavesflying into the cockpit. The chart plotter had had

enough and quit, so back to fixes on thepaper chart. Finally at 3 AM, the

wind dropped to seven knotsand the sea flattened. The

next morning,Memorial Day, they

crossed the borderand were back

in the USA!

In the Pacific Northwest, Gay and WymanHarris have been having another wonderfuladventure on Safari. There have been few rainydays. (In fact, sunny days are considered cloudfailures in the coastal rain forest.) Safari revis-ited the Broughton Island favorites of Echo Bayand Sullivan Bay but discovered a new anchor-age of Blunden Harbour, Fury Cove, with itsperfect white shell beach, and Joe’s Bay in FishEgg Inlet.

The region has its cast of wonderful charac-ters, like “Nearly Normal Norman Brown” ofOcean Falls. Once a city of 5,500, prior to theclosing of the Crown Zellerbach paper mill, it isnow a ghost town of 40 stalwart residents.

After enjoying the crabs they caught nearOcean Falls, they cut through Gunboat Passageto friendly Shearwater, which is just acrossKliktsoatli harbor from the Indian village ofBella Bella. There they enjoyed their firstrestaurant meal in a couple of weeks.

When traveling these breathtaking inlets it’snice to find a buddy boat to share stories andcompare experiences. The Nor’Quest became agood buddy during this part of their journey.While at anchor off Kynoch Inlet the Nor’Questsighted and photographed a rare snow whiteSpirit bear. It is not an albino, nor is it relatedto the Polar bear. It is a Black bear with a raregenetic trait of a recessive white gene.


Spirit Bear

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Crossing WakesCrossing WakesSteve & Ginger Mason

Gay and Wyman found the unspeakable beauty of Fiordland, with itsshear granite walls rising up to the sky and waterfalls gushing thousands offeet down from the snow covered peaks to be a Yosemite on steroids filledwith water.

On Princess Royal Island there was another abandoned city, the victimof a fish packing plant closing. At the Indian village at Hartley Bay, theyhad wooden streets to walk on and wolves to see. Prince Rupert was homeof the Cow Bay Café, considered by some to be the best in B.C. And atKhutzeymateen Inlet they saw Grizzly bears mating. Their adventure con-tinues as they cross over into Alaskan waters and head to Ketchikan. Morenext month.

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From the other side of the country weheard from Peter and Marina Passanothat Sea Bear, the ketch that Peter andBob Van Blaricom built on the SantaVenicia Slough in San Rafael, had arrivedhome in Maine on June 1. They weregreeted on their home territory with thickfog and had to slowly feel their way upthe Sheepscot to Wiscasset, where SeaBear will be moored for the summer.

Peter and Marina were gone exactlysix months and sailed about 6000 milesfrom Maine to Bermuda to the BVI, St.John, St. Croix, St.Thomas, Culebra,Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic,Haiti, Cuba and The Bahamas. Theweather in the Caribbean this past winterwas the pits; no reliable trade windsrequired lots of motoring. That’s why theyput 650 hours on the new Yanmar; with-out a problem of any sort. Going norththey had to motor virtually all the wayfrom Florida, with only two days of sail-ing. No matter, they reported it was goodto be home where the locals say: “Life isthe way it's supposed to be.”

Across the pond, Alice and JonShinn are now enjoying European sailing.Ariel weathered the winter in Lisbonwithout significant problems. The yardwas a former shipyard from WWII that’sattempting to adapt to yachting. The peo-ple there had a wonderful attitude, reason-able prices but were short on experience,Jon reported.

In Spain they were joined by JohnSeidhoff, their first mate and guide. (Healso repairs macerator pumps). Pickinghim up from the airport, the Shinn’s rent-ed a car. That was not the adventure theywere looking for as they saw five acci-dents during that foray and had a smallfender bender of their own.

On the water it has been muchsmoother with wine glass seas, or wasthat wine for dinner and smooth seas? Nomatter, they are high with excitement asthey tour town after town and enjoy thefine dining and sights with family andfriends. . . to the Spanish Rias, Brittany,Amsterdam to pick up Stan, Allison, Zoeand Jonah. Then maybe Sweden,Germany, the Rhine…enuff a’ready. “Aman’s reach should exceed his grasp, lestwhat’s a boat for?” sigh the Shinns.


Annual Cruise to Petalumaand The Art & Garden

Festival – July 9-12This year's Petaluma Cruise is shap-

ing up to be the best one yet. For thosethat haven't experienced the trip, it is agreat cruise for both power and sail.From the San Rafael Bridge it is atwelve mile run to the Petaluma Rivermouth and then a beautiful and interest-ing twelve mile run to the turning basinin downtown Petaluma. Once tied up tothe secure city docks, you have a wideselection of interesting shops and restau-rants just a few blocks from your boat.

Plan to arrive at the "D" StreetBridge at 2 pm on Friday, July 9th.There is a 5 ft. high tide so there shouldbe minimum depths in the turning basinof 8 ft. You will have over a knot offlood current for your trip up river. Atsix knots, the trip from SFYC toPetaluma should take no more than fivehours. For those boat captains requiringless water depth and who want to leavelater, I can arrange a second bridge open-ing at 5 pm. However, there will be afew spots of 5 ft. depths at that time. Ifanyone wants to arrive on Thursday foran extra day to explore the town, we canarrange a bridge opening for you. Forthose wanting to arrive on Saturday, hightide is almost an hour later. So the besttime to arrive would be around 3 pm.

The plan is to have a progressive

dinner on our boats on Friday evening.This was a lot of fun a few years ago.Each boat will prepare one courseaboard their boat for four additionalpeople. The dinner progression will bearranged so that everyone eats withdifferent people for each course. Therewill also be an after dinner party on thebiggest boat we have. (How about itHarold and Lisa?) Saturday will beopen to enjoy the downtown Petalumaarea on your own. We'll meet at thePetaluma Yacht Club at 5:30 pm forcocktails and a pot luck BBQ dinner.I have invited Cathy and Chris Barronto join us that evening. They areexperts at knot tying and will offer ademonstration of their work after din-ner that will include passing out a sup-ply of ropes so everyone can try someof the newly learned knots.

On Sunday, the Ninth Annual Artand Garden Festival, honoring the artsand horticulture produced in thePetaluma area, begins at 11am. Thisevent will include an array of local art,garden accessories, fine crafts andhandmade jewelry in addition to foodand wine tasting. Live bands will pro-vide music for dancing in the streets.Wineries and creameries will offerfood pairings of cheeses, breads andfruits and provide ideas for savoringfood and wine. There will be over100 booths; all within an easy walk ofthe docks. We will leave the docks at3:30 pm with 5.6 ft high tide. Forthose who don't want to brave the lateafternoon chop coming out of the rivermouth, I have reserved the face docksat the marina on Lakeville Road, aboutsix miles down the river. The marinacan only accommodate a total of sixboats. So the first people who request aspot will get them. Let me knowASAP if you would like to have thisoption. As many of you know, thereis a very good Greek restaurant, inLakeville (Papa's Taverna) with liveGreek music and belly dancing thatstarts at 4 pm on Sundays. So those ofus who are docked for the night willmeet for an early dinner at Papa’s. We

will leave at our leisure on Mondaymorning, get through the bumpy part ofthe Bay while it's still flat, and have apleasant sail back home.

The costs are: $21/night per boat fordockage; $3/person for the use of theyacht club facilities Saturday night; andwhatever you eat, drink, or buy. All-in-all, it is a great value for a fun weekend.Please make your reservations early;especially if you would like dock spaceat the marina off Lakeville Road Sundaynight. Also let me know if you wouldlike to drive up and join us.

Herb Potter, (415) 889-5225 [email protected]

International CruiseAthens to IstanbulSeptember 2011

RoyAnne Florence is leading thisspecial cruise aboard the Windstar onSaturday, September 17, 2011, embark-ing in Athens and disembarking inIstanbul. Stops along the way includeMykonos, Santorini and Rhodes inGreece, as well as Didim and Kusadasiin Turkey.

As of June 13th, fourteen membersof The SFYC have signed up for thisexciting trip. RoyAnne is arranging somespecial surprises for the group. The pricefor the 7-day cruise is $3684 per personfor B cabins and $3884 for A cabins. Ifwe have a block of ten or more cabins,there will be a 3% discount. Reservationsare being handled by veteran agentMichael Pruden at Casto Travel inTiburon ([email protected],435-9725, FAX 435-9940). Depositrequired is $750 per person. The twoports of Athens and Istanbul afford thechance for a splendid add-on tour.Michael can help you with all this, aswell as airline reservations, but it’simportant for him to hear from you soon.

“Because too much fun is never enough.”

CruisingCruisingBill Stark, Cruise Chair / [email protected]


A Point In TimeA Point In Time

Last winter Stu Reillyasked me about thehistory of The Club’s

burgee. Did we have a BetsyRoss? The answer is, “Yes,and his name was EdwinMoody.” Most of the earlyhistory of the San FranciscoYacht Club was recorded inthe Daily Alta California, oneof many San Francisco news-papers of the time. OnOctober 13, 1869, it reportedthat Capt. Moody designedthe “prize flag” of pale bluebunting edged with a narrowred border and a blue dia-mond in the center bearingthe date, 1869. The letters S.F. Y. C. were placed in eachcorner in red, and a memoran-da on the heading of the flagwas where the winningyacht’s name would beplaced. The Alta Californiawent on to say, “The flag is ofmedium size, on the whole,well and tastefully designed.”Although not described, eachflag was “swallow-tailed” indesign.

Two days later onOctober 15, 1869, the AltaCalifornia added, “Mr. EdwinMoody reported the followingdesign for The San FranciscoYacht Club, which was adopt-ed: a white ground with ablue centre, diamond-shaped,and having on the corners, theletters S.F.Y.C.”

The burgee we so proudlydisplay in the bar is actuallyThe Club’s first prize flag. Itwas awarded on October 16,1869, to The Club’s firstchampion, the sloop,Emerald, sailed by ViceCommodore, John Eckley.Second place was won by theschooner, Peerless, sailed by Capt. Moody. In an interestingtwist of fate, Moody’s flag was won by Eckley and the silvergoblet, donated by Eckley, was won by Moody.

So, The Club’s first flaglooked like the one nowhanging in the bar, but with-out the year designation.

By 1873 Capt. Moody’sdesign had been altered. TheClub signal, or burgee, nowfeatured two red trianglesseparated by a white identi-cal triangle, pointed towardthe staff and terminated witha blue-swallow tail. In theupper red triangle was thewhite letter, S; in the lowertriangle was a white F; in thewhite triangle was a red Y;and in the blue field was awhite letter, C. This Clubflag was also short lived.

In the minutes of theAugust 14, 1876, meeting ofThe San Francisco YachtClub, Capt. Moody wasdirected to design a new sig-nal flag for The Club. It isdescribed in the 1877Constitution and By-Laws ofthe San Francisco YachtClub. Chapter VIII of theBy-Laws describes TheClub’s signal as follows:“The distinguishing signal ofThe Club shall be a pointedburgee, its width being two-thirds of its length. Thedevice: two red triangularfields, each half the length

and half the width of theentire flag, a triangularspace between them inwhite, and the remainingtriangular part in blue,with one white five-point-ed star in the center of theblue field, and one redfive-pointed star in thecenter of the white field.”(See Article III of our cur-rent By-Laws in the 2010Membership Directory.)

So, since 1876 we have sailed under the same burgee, andfounding member, Captain Edwin Moody, our “Betsy Ross,”designed it.

Ken Frost, SFYC Historian

SFYC Flags as shown in the Constitution and By-Laws of the SanFrancisco Yacht Club, in 1877.

Interim “Club Signal” flag Prize Flag awarded to the sloopEmerald

From the General ManagerFrom the General ManagerDennis Conneally CCM, CCE / [email protected]

What are all those orange conesdoing in the parking lot, youask?

How many times have you driven toThe Club on a beautiful weekend after-noon, only to find yourself driving in cir-cles looking for a place to park? Or bet-ter yet, how many times have you pulledinto The Club’s parking lot during the

Friday night races only to find that there more cars in the lotwithout current SFYC parking stickers than with? Trust me; Ihear it all the time.

Here is a quick but true story. One weekend last month, Itook the opportunity to walk the parking lot with some of thestaff on a busy regatta Saturday afternoon. The goal was to findout how many non-member cars were actually in the lot asopposed to member cars. The answer was rather eye-opening.What appeared to be a lopsided count of only 43 cars with current2011 SFYC stickers vs. 111 cars/trailers without current 2011SFYC stickers was technically accurate, but misleading.

This particular weekend was a typical racing weekend withracing members and crew along with dining members and guestsall vying for spaces in our parking lot. Out of 186 total spaces inthe lot, 154 were occupied and only 43 vehicles had current 2011SFYC stickers. Eighteen vehicles had regatta passes in the wind-shield and therefore were legitimate racing guests; 28 cars hadold or outdated SFYC parking stickers that are no longer valid;19 cars were identified as member-owned cars that did not haveany SFYC stickers on their windshield; four member-owned boattrailers were taking up six parking stalls; eight cars were identi-fied as staff cars; five trucks belonged to boat workers; three carswere in the reserved flag officers stalls; two cars were parked in

the handicap stalls and two were club-owned trucks. In addi-tion, there were 20 non-member cars without visitor identifica-tion (many of whom were luncheon guests).

Therefore, of the 154 vehicles occupying parking stalls thatafternoon, 82 were member-owned cars with stickers or regattaguests or other “legitimate” parkers. Twenty cars were uniden-tified, but 52 were member-owned cars with outdated stickersor no parking stickers at all.

At the beginning of the year, every member was issued twoparking decals along with their membership cards for placementon their car windshields. These decals are good for two years.Members who enter the lot without a current 2011 SFYC decalare being asked to pick up a decal at the front desk or park onthe street to make room for those who have the proper identifi-cation. This is an age-old problem The Club has been trying todeal with (politely) for years. Short of installing gates at thefront entrance of the lot, this is the best method of remindingmembers to please put a SFYC parking decal on your car.

On June 4th, we brought back our summer lot parkingattendant Chris Davies (son of late long-time member JimDavies) whose job it is to monitor the parking lot on Fridaysand Saturdays from noon to 8:00 pm and from 8:30 am to 5:00pm on Sundays throughout the summer months. In addition,the house committee has instructed staff to cone off 20 parkingspaces on Friday mornings, closest to the clubhouse, to be usedexclusively for members that properly display current 2011parking stickers on their front windshields.

Please don’t “Shoot the Messenger” if Chris asks you toplease obtain a sticker for your car. He is simply carrying outyour wishes on enforcing the parking lot rules.

I look forward to seeing you in the parking lot and aroundThe Club!

SFYC parking attendantChris Davies at yourservice!


SFYC Bulletin Submission Guidelines

The Bulletin Editorial Committee welcomes suggestions, ideas and articles for publication in the SFYC Bulletin.

Submissions: Send to [email protected] Off at the SFYC Reception Desk at 98 Beach Rd., BelvedereMail to SFYC Bulletin, P.O. Box 379, Belvedere, CA 94920

Formats: Articles must be written in Microsoft Word or Apple Pages. No hand written or articles sent in thebody of an email will be accepted for publication. Photos must be in .jpg or .tiff format. The minimum acceptable camera setting are as follows: 3 mega pixel cameras must be set to highest quality; 6 mega pixel cameras should be set to mediumor high quality. All photos must include captions.Graphics or computer generated ads and posters must be in PDF format.

Deadline: 10th of the month preceding publication

Contact: [email protected] P/P Mimi Cornelius and Ross Tibbits, Editors, The SFYC Bulletin

Food and BeverageFood and BeverageReny Madrid, Executive Chef / [email protected]

Chef’s Favorite From-the-HoodPhilosophy:

“I don’t believe in just orderingpeople to do things. You have to sortof grab an oar and row with them.My philosophy is to stay as close aspossible to what’s happening. If Ican’t solve something, how the hellcan I expect my managers to?”

– Harold Geneen, former President and CEO of ITT Corporation

Kitchen Confidential:

Ask Marcello, our ace food runner, how he likes boatingon Lake Sonoma.

It was a busy Memorial Day BBQ weekend and it wasnice to see members out and enjoying The Club. We look for-ward to seeing you all back for 4th of July festivities, whichwill feature Belvedere’s favorite Members Salads and Reny’s“Tribute to the Past”.

We have another Chef’s brilliant idea (and headache):Now serving every Sunday – A Breakfast Omelet Bar from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come and enjoy! It’s made to order theway you like it, served with home fries and summer freshfruits. And, say hello to my daughter, Maria (chef in training).

July Special – General Manager Dennis Conneally’sSpecial of the Month in July will be Cedar Plank Salmon

Dinner for Two, served with soup or salad, crusted fingerlingpotatoes and summer vegetables ($48.95++).

Come in for our new Bar Menu, including our Blue PlateSpecial, serving Wednesdays from 5 to 9 pm and Thursdaysthrough Sundays from 3 to 7 pm.

I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to fill outthe new suggestion cards. I’ve been enjoying all the complaintsand I will challenge myself to meet your expectations.

Eat well. Feel good.

Regards, Reny

GM DennisConneally andChef Reny prepare sanddabs for an eagerSFYC crowd

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