The Shellback Dec 2012

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Since 1867 December 2012 Norm Harris, Editor

Eight bells In Fond memory Ali Immel Maheu Passed on December 23, 2012

January 1st , 2013-Point San Pablo Yacht Club

Time to Start: 11:30 at Clipper Cove. Look for Aida she may be there and be your starting line. Skip will try to be

on time!

Where to End: Entrance at the Breakwater. If you aren’t there by around 2:30 turn on that engine and join us.

Pot Luck: Marconies please bring chili and gaffers all other fixings and salads.

Tacky Trophy Exchange: Start rummaging through all your bilge treasures. We have seen broken/repaired

Father Christmas, Rubber Chickens, Strange Sculptures and even a very vintage bottle of Cold Duck stored faithfully on several vessels in grungy bilge water. Now is the time to get even with that boat that beat you at the Regatta! Hope to see you all there by boat, vehicle or something exotic. Point San Pablo has good guest docks for rafting and

plenty of parking.

CLASSIC RUN FOR THE CHILI POT RACE

First Event of the Year

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Andrea Rey promoted to Executive Director at The Spaulding Wooden Boat Center.

Sausalito, CA --- November 13, 2012 ---- The Board of Directors at The Spaulding Wooden Boat Center has appointed Andrea Rey as their new Executive Director. For the past 5 years, Andrea has served as the Center’s Associate Director. During her tenure, she has been instrumental in the growth and success of the Center’s many programs. Andrea has demonstrated her leadership through her various roles- from strategic planning, fundraising, director of daily opera-tions, and oversight of four programs to working as an instructor for the Spaulding Youth Boatbuilding Program. Re-cently, Andrea successfully secured a grant from the San Francisco Baykeepers to develop a “Boatyard Best Manage-ment Practices” showcase at the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center. Andrea’s nonprofit career began fifteen years ago when she worked at The Women’s Building and Lyon-Martin Health Services, both in San Francisco. Andrea was born and raised in Mar del Plata, Argentina. She grew up in a family of craftsmen and business entrepreneurs. Andrea’s deep interest in business leadership inspired her to launch her first business venture at age 17, a successful cookie factory that is still in business. In 1996, Andrea moved to the San Fran-cisco Bay Area. She specialized in 13th to 18th century antique furniture restoration and worked for some of the most notable designers and antique collectors in United States. Andrea is also a fine artist. Her wood sculpture has been ex-hibited in Europe, Latin America and United States and is part of several important private collections. Ten years ago, she moved to Sausalito to pursue her interest in wooden boat restoration. Andrea Rey Executive Director Spaulding Wooden Boat Center

Foot of Gate Five Road Sausalito, CA 94965 Ph: (415) 332-3179 Fax: (415) 332-3821 www.spauldingcenter.org

A gateway to wooden boat building, traditions and seamanship for people from all wlks of life.

All of a sudden December has arrived. It gets me to thinking about all the fun I’ve had with each and every member during this past year. I want to thank you all for not only attending the Regatta and the Corinthian Boat show but the smaller functions – the Chicken Ship Regatta to Petaluma, the Offshore Cruise and the Spring General Meeting and Potluck. Now is the time to remind you to en-joy this holiday season and then look forward to the January 1 Race for the Chili Pot. Hope to see you all get your vessels out on this first day of a new year. This is truly the time for us to host new boats, try and find new folks to help with the planning and execution of other events and generally get involved. Please walk your docks and find that beautiful woodie that just doesn’t “know” about the Master Mariners and invite them to join us. Also a great time to remind others that it is time to rejoin in the very near future. We all sometimes let that opportunity get away and say “I’ll rejoin later”. This is a fun organization and it is fun to get involved with the running of events and assisting in many small ways that do not require an extended time commitment. Wishing you a great holiday and “fair winds” in 1213. Patty Henderson

Commoder’s Message

http://www.spauldingcenter.org


NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

FORT BAKER HISTORIC BOAT SHOP & MARINA

The National Park Service (“NPS”) at Golden Gate National Recreation Area (“GGNRA”) announces a Request for Expression of

Interest (“RFEI”) for the operation of the Historic Boat Shop and Marina within Fort Baker. This is an opportunity for interested

parties to share their ideas for joining a community of National Park Service partner organizations at a former Army installation lo-

cated on a spectacular site adjacent to the Golden Gate Bridge.

GGNRA is interested in a partnership to develop a maritime recreation center within the facilities at this site in order to provide a

diverse mix of programs and services including, but not strictly limited to, the following: Public educational programs that include

maritime themes of boatbuilding and sailing Public marina with a mix of slips and buoys that accommodates up to 60 boats primarily

for day use and community programs Food and beverage services Event venue Small convenience store Restrooms

RFEI Release Date: November 15, 2012- available for download at www.nps.gov/goga/parkmgmt/rfei.htm

Opportunity:

Operate a public maritime recreation center within Golden Gate National Recreation Area location

The northeast corner of Horseshoe Bay within historic Fort Baker, south of Sausalito, California and adjacent to the north tower of

the Golden Gate Bridge

Facilities:

The historic boat shop, which includes a boat repair facility, event facility with kitchen, and a bar/lounge; guest dock; 60 berth ma-

rina; storage shed; workshop; and small storage kiosk

Financial Requirements:

Will vary, dependent upon legal instrument under which the operation is authorized and level of capital investment; rent may be

based on fair market value and adjustment of rates for capital improvement costs will be considered.

Term:

A range of term lengths will be considered, dependent upon operating scenarios and level of capital investment

Site Tours:

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2-5 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 2-5 p.m. Please RSVP.

Response Deadline:

February 15, 2013, 5 p.m.

For more information, to RSVP, or to receive a copy of the Request for Expressions of Interest contact:

Katharine Arrow at [email protected] or (415) 561-4971

To download the RFEI starting November 15th, go to www.nps.gov/goga/parkmgmt/rfei.htm

National Park Service/GGNRA Park Headquarters, Building 201, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123


The Bear Fleet Celebrates 80 Years On Saturday, 20 October 2012, the San Francisco Maritime NHP hosted an 80th Anniversary Celebration for Bear Boat #1, Merry Bear. Seven other Bears -- 9 Panda, 13 Sugarfoot, 29 Smokey, 32 Little Dipper, 35 Renegade, 47 Chance, and 65 Magic -- sailed in to the Aquatic Park Lagoon and met Merry Bear sporting a new suit of 1930 replica sails. The staff of the Small Boat Shop had just received and bent on new sails to complete a phase of restoration of the 80 year old guest of honor. The small fleet ghosted about the lagoon in sight of the Park visitors on Hyde Street Pier before tying up and enjoying the afternoon. Park staff, Bear fleet members, family and friends visited the boats, shared stories and scrap book pho-tos, and talked about the next set of projects needed to keep little wooden boats sailing. Russell and Christine Katz, # 35 Renegade, were pleased to visit with two former owners Bill Rude and David Bacon. David Bacon has a mythic status in Bear fleet; he is the guy who sailed a Bear from the Bay to the Sea of Cortez in 1980s. David brought photos, stories, and a number answers to the questions about the unique gear Russell has in his garage that was removed during his restoration effort. Brothers Daniel and Tim Maloney brought the family boats: # 9 Panda which was owned by their grandfather in 50’s and Bear fleet youngster #65 Magic built in 1959. They welcomed Barbara McVeigh and three generations of her family aboard Magic which her great uncle Robert Keleher had built and sailed to consecutive season championships in the mid-1960s. Patti Tipton, granddaughter of Bear Class designer Ernie Nunes, came with family members and the best scrap book entries: copies of Bear class build notes from her great grandfather’s, Manuel Nunes, construction notebook. Patti re-cently rescued #37 from the hard in Napa (see the July 2012 Sightings article in Latitude 38). Patti and her husband Keith have invested in significant repairs and Patti is now full filling a lifelong dream: sailing one the boats built by her grand-father. The Bear Fleet hopes to see the newly christened Patti Bear in Bay soon. We also hope she convinces her sister to take on a second Bear in need. Ansel Wettersten recalled the story of how boat #47 had been given up for lost after it burned and sank. Jens Hansen was not to be deterred and spent $25 to acquire the hulk. After it was raised, rebuilt and launched with a second lease on life, he renamed her Chance. Today, when Glenn Treser and Ansel race that boat, the rest of fleet still thinks they are on fire. The San Francisco Maritime NHP staff and volunteers really deserve credit for making a good day great. SFMNHP ship-wright Jeff Vallelly kept an overnight watch tending the fire for the pulled pork. Volunteer Amelia Cass baked the cele-bration cookies in the shape of the Bear mains’l insignia. The recreated 1930’s rig, including a newly fitted club foot jib, was led by SFMNHP Museum Technician Karnell Hillscan. With the help of a large group of volunteers, period bronze casting were designed and fabricated and wire rigging was fitted and spliced. The results speak for themselves. Drop by the Hyde Street Pier and see for yourself. In all 69 Bears were built between 1932 and 1976 by an as-sortment of professional and amateur builders. Ernie Nunes and Marty Martinson knew what they were about when they convinced Manual Nunes to build the design. SFYC Com-modore Cliff Smith called the new sloop “a bear of boat” Merry Bear, Aquatic Park Lagoon, By Teresa Maloney when she was launched in the summer of 1932. Thanks to John Muir and the staff and volunteers of Small Boat Shop at the SF Maritime NHP Merry Bear is looking great at 80. Tim Maloney San Francisco Bay Bear Boat Association, Santa Clara, CA


Olive 1957 Cheoy Lee Pacific Clipper Victor and Debra Early, Alameda

We first saw the little sloop sitting in her slip at Fortman Ma-rina in the early 2000s. She had really good lines and to us looked like a sailboat should look with a sheer sweep and overhanging bow and stern. She never seemed to leave the slip for years and years and one day my wife Debra noticed that there was a for sale sign on her. This is where the story of Olive begins with us. After a little research we discovered that she was almost all teak, except the deck, mast and oak frames. Given that she had a bright hull, bronze fittings, and all that teak, we decided to take the plunge, defying what a friend and boatbuilder had told us to “never buy a wooden boat!”

Her deck was shot so we hired Rick Bruiser to build a new one. Of course there was additional work to do including a new aft bulkhead, knee, chainplates, to-erail, rubrail, and sistering in 26 new oak frames with 550 copper rivets. Rick did a tremendous job, finishing the deck with awl-grip and custom non-skid around all the deck fittings. We had the spruce mast in our back yard in Alameda for a year to refinish. Refinishing the hull was not so bad as the prior owner had used clear polyurethane over the teak, which came off easily in giant sheets exposing the hull in all its glory. All of this took about 4 years to accomplish and we were able to participate in the 2012 Regatta last May, flying a spinnaker to third place in our division.

Next on the to-do list is to replace the keel bolts and refinish the mast (again). We are looking for-ward to sailing her on the Estuary and bay in the upcoming season.


The Year in Pictures


2012 Regatta Sponsors, Please Support Them

Company Level Website

BAE Systems Ship Repair CORPORATE www.baesystems.com

Long Meadow Ranch Winery CORPORATE www.longmeadowranch.com

Matson Navigation Company CORPORATE www.matson.com

The Hitmen Termite & Pest Control, Inc. CORPORATE www.hitmenpest.com

The Pasha Group CORPORATE www.pashagroup.com

The Tidebook Company CORPORATE www.tidebookcompany.com

Bay Ship & Yacht BENEFACTOR www.bay-ship.com

Berkeley Marine Center BENEFACTOR www.berkeleymarine.com

Butler Construction BENEFACTOR 415-389-8003 (no website yet)

Grand Marina BENEFACTOR www.grandmarina.com

Hutchinson Marine Services BENEFACTOR www.hutchinsonmarine.com

San Francisco Bar Pilots BENEFACTOR www.sfbarpilots.com

American Maritime Group LLC REGATTA 415-953-9356 (no website yet)

American President Lines, Ltd. REGATTA www.apl.com

American Rope & Tar REGATTA www.tarsmell.com

Bay Marine Boatworks REGATTA www.baymarineboatworks.com

Clarke Garvey / Marine Insurance REGATTA www.cmgis.com

Comcast Spotlight REGATTA www.comcastspotlight.com

Delaney Controls, Inc. REGATTA www.delaneycontrols.com

deWitt Gallery & Framing REGATTA www.dewittgalleryandframing.com

Dry Creek Vineyards REGATTA www.drycreekvineyard.com

Engman Architects REGATTA www.millvalleyarchitect.com

Gaetani Realty, Inc. REGATTA www.gaetanirealty.com

Golden Gate Tall Ships Society REGATTA www.ggtss.org

Greger Pacific Marine REGATTA www.gregerpacificmarine.com

J. P. Boatworks REGATTA 415-331-3277 (no website yet)

Keefe Kaplan Maritime, Inc. - KKMI REGATTA www.kkmi.com

Latitude 38 REGATTA www.latitude38.com

List Marine Enterprises REGATTA www.listmarine.com

Lolo Health Center REGATTA www.lolocenter.com

Mariah's Eyes Photography REGATTA www.pbase.com/meyesphoto

Marina Village Yacht Harbor REGATTA www.marinavillageharbor.com

NorCal Sailing REGATTA www.norcalsailing.com

North Beach Marine Canvas REGATTA www.northbeachmarinecanvas.com

OCSC Sailing REGATTA www.ocscsailing.com

Rutherford's Boat Shop REGATTA www.rutherfordboats.com

Schoonmaker Point Marina REGATTA www.schoonmakermarina.com

Spaulding Boat Works REGATTA www.spauldingcenter.org

Starbuck Canvas Works REGATTA 415-332-2509 (no website yet)

Svendsen's Boat Works REGATTA www.svendsens.com

WoodenBoat Magazine REGATTA www.woodenboat.com

http://www.baesystems.com/

http://www.longmeadowranch.com/

http://www.matson.com/

http://www.hitmenpest.com/

http://www.pashagroup.com/

http://www.tidebookcompany.com/

http://www.bay-ship.com/

http://www.berkeleymarine.com/

http://www.grandmarina.com/

http://www.hutchinsonmarine.com/

http://www.sfbarpilots.com/

http://www.apl.com/

http://www.tarsmell.com/

http://www.baymarineboatworks.com/

http://www.cmgis.com/

http://www.comcastspotlight.com/

http://www.delaneycontrols.com/

http://www.dewittgalleryandframing.com/

http://www.drycreekvineyard.com/

http://www.millvalleyarchitect.com/

http://www.gaetanirealty.com/

http://www.ggtss.org/

http://www.gregerpacificmarine.com/

http://www.kkmi.com/

http://www.latitude38.com/

http://www.listmarine.com/

http://www.lolocenter.com/

http://www.pbase.com/meyesphoto

http://www.marinavillageharbor.com/

http://www.norcalsailing.com/

http://www.northbeachmarinecanvas.com/

http://www.ocscsailing.com/

http://www.rutherfordboats.com/

http://www.schoonmakermarina.com/

http://www.spauldingcenter.org/

http://www.svendsens.com/

http://www.woodenboat.com/


Norm Harris, Editor

PO Box 71001

Richmond, CA 94807

[email protected]

MMBA 2012 Events Calendar

Jan 1 New Year’s Race & Chili

Potluck Pt. San Pablo YC

Mar 16 Spring Potluck Pt. San Pablo YC**

May 17 Sponsors Lunch St. Francis YC

May 25 Annual Regatta Encinal YC

Jun 22 Annual Meeting Corinthian YC

Jun 23 Wooden Boat Show Tiburon

TBD SWBC-MMBA BBQ

Spaulding Center Sausalito

TBD The Great Schooner Regatta

SFYC

TBD China Camp Sail-in Potluck

China Camp State Park Aug 31-

Sep 2 Chicken Ship Cruise

Petaluma YC

TBD Offshore Cruise Drake’s Bay

TBD Jessica Cup * St Francis YC

* not a MMBA event

** New venue

In this issue...

Coming up:

Chili Pot Race & Pot Luck

Commodore’s Message

Bear Anniversary

Sailfest

Recent Happenings:

Eight Bells for Ali Maheu

www.mas te rmar in er s .o rg

(415) 364 -1656

Commodore Patty Henderson [email protected]

Vice Commodore Bill Belmont* [email protected]

Rear Commodore (TBD)

Director Paul Dines [email protected]

Director Richard Gillette [email protected]

Director Dean Gurke [email protected]

Director, Editor Norm Harris [email protected]

Director Steve Hutchinson*** [email protected]

Director Peter Miller [email protected]

Director Dick Wren** [email protected]

Treasurer Tom O’niell [email protected]

Director, Secretary Paul Dines [email protected]

Trophy Chair Ali Immel [email protected]

Jr. Staff Comm. Ariane Paul [email protected]

* Race Chair ** Membership Chair

***Sponsor Chair

mailto:[email protected]

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