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View From the Bridge . . . . . . . . . . 1 Jr . Staff Commodore Report . . . . . . .2 Fleet News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 From the Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Power Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Event Calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6Bar Hosts/OD Schedule . . . . . . . . .7For Sale/Business Advertising . . .9
April 2020 Volume 73 Number 4
The San Luis Yacht Club · 443 Front Street, Avila Beach · “At the foot of the Avila Pier”P.O. Box 247, Avila Beach, CA 93424 · 805.595.2017 · www.slyc.org
View From the Bridge
Barry Stewart, Commodore
Ahoy SLYC.Unless something has changed greatly by the time this
Foghorn is published, SLYC will be closed for the month of April and possibly beyond. This should not surprise anyone.
Due to current restrictions, both advised, recommended and imposed by State and Local Health authorities, SLYC activities and its premises are closed. Clean-up Day and the 83rd Opening Day are postponed.
This has been communicated by weekly Scuttlebutt email, and we expect to continue to update members by that method.
We are looking for ways to re-open. Please be patient.We don’t know what our future holds, or when we can resume
some normal activities.I don’t pretend to know the answers to many forward
looking questions.The clubhouse space could conceivably be needed by public
authorities as happened long ago but there is no request. We are “reefed, battened and ballasted” for the threatening storm and hope it changes course.
But in the mean time, your Commodore is on watch with an eye toward safe harbor in our home port.
Nautically yours, – Barry h
Jr. Staff Commodore Report
by Mary Matakovich, Interim Jr. Staff Commodore
Ahoy!
Board ReportThe Staff Commodores will be serving in the
Junior Staff Commodore position this year. Bill Dyer will be in this position for the next four months, and then Ray Mattison from August-November and I will end the year serving the month of December…Great way to stay involved with the club. I thank you for this opportunity.
Membership Committee completed their work and our Commodore Barry Stewart has announced
LIn harbor: “The ship is quarantined.”
At sea: “You should stop your vessel instantly.”
Q“My vessel is ‘healthy’ and I request free pratique.”
(Pratique: permission granted to a ship to have dealings with a port, given after quar-antine or on showing a clean bill of health).
International Maritime Signal Flags
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the four new members in his report. A big Thank You! goes to all of you who sponsored a person to become a member. There were 19 applicants, and four openings this year. On behalf of the committee, I would like to thank the following members who took their time to support a new member’s application. They are: Craig Bernard and Kelly Boland, Corissa and Kent Burnett, Albert and Margaret Censullo, Joe Caradonna, John Duffy and Donna Ellison, Scott and Kathy Erwin, Marty and Lettie Fuller, Bob and Margie Hurd, Steve Johnson, Yvonne Jordan, Ray and Coleen Mattison, Bill and Kate McInerney,
New Members 2020
Kirk and Mary Miller, Joe Montgomery, Jesper and Sandra Nielsen,Dan Pease, Tina Radovich, George and Pam Risher, Matt Roberts, John Ruffoni, Darrel and Linda Rundstrom, John Stephenson,Tom and Mercedes Swem, Martin and Debi Testa, Brittany Tomasko, David Williams, Dorie and Tom Zwinger. I’m sure that these sponsors will continue to have the individuals whom they sponsored to become involved with our club as guests and possibly new members in the future.
At your service, always,—Mary h
2Photo Collage - Michael Dobrzensky
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Fleet News
by Michael Dobrzensky, Volunteer
Ahoy!The second of the three race Lopez Series was
successfully completed on March 8th. We had a total of 7 boats participate, with 4 Monohulls, and 3 multihulls.
The monohulls consisted of 2 Picnic Cats, a Neptune 16, and a laser Radial.
The multihulls were a mix of 1 Hobie 18, 1 Hobie Wave, and 1 Trimaran.
Fortunately, this was a ‘dry’ set of races because nobody took an unintentional swim in any of the 5 races (too cold!)
Charlie Nichols took 1st place in the Monohull 100+ division. Will Bellis took 1st place in the Monohull <100 division. And, Tom Sinnickson took 1st place in the Multihull division.
The race committee consisted of Reid Hester as the primary race officer (PRO), with Judy Bellis, Bill Deviny, and Michael Dobrzensky rounding out the committee.
Keith Pellemeier provided the most import of the race support functions: Lunches! Thank you Keith, we all worked up an appetite during the day.
Pat Mullen and Jeff Blauer provided Chase boat services. Safety first!
I have been informed that the third and final April Lopez Races have been postponed. Bummer, but we need to stay safe.
Signed,A Volunteer
– Michael Dobrzensky h
Photo Collage - Michael Dobrzensky
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From the Director
by Tom McNeill, Director 2
Hello SLYC members.
Coast Guard AuxiliaryOn March 7th and 8th I had the opportunity to attend a
2-day navigation class given by the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The class was given by a few different instructors but mainly from Joe Fram VFC, FSO-IT. The workshop consisted of lectures, slides, and hands-on exercises using charts and navigational tools. It emphasized the importance of being
able to chart and navigate without electronics. There were also instructions on electronic navigational tools. Not only was the class very informative, but I found the way it was presented made it enjoyable and a fun way to learn.
The Coast Guard Auxiliary has many other classes you can take including the basic boating course the state of California is requiring all boaters to have.
—Tom h
From the Director
by Joe Montgomery, Director 3
Hello SLYC members. As a new Director of SLYC, my
first event as Officer on Deck was the Brunch held on March 1, 2020. I wanted everything to go smoothly…and it did!
Yacht Club members were treated to a delicious Sunday Brunch on March. Chef Debra Collins-Johnson put together a lavish meal consisting of all locally sourced products. The fluffy scrambled eggs were made from the 16 dozen eggs fresh from a farm in See Canyon, the delicious sausages, linguisa and apple, came from local sources, as did the cornbread muffins served with butter and honey. Debbie was up at dawn to make myriads
of luscious quiches, both Quiche Lorraine and a vegetarian quiche. She even made a green salad that complemented the meal. There was even rich French Toast! The club was decorated with cheerful red and white checked tablecloths,
real red napkins holding individual sets of silverware, and magnificent huge yellow sunflowers surrounded by packets of seeds of turnips, spinach, eggplant etc. for you gardeners. At the end of the serving table were baskets full of fresh apples, tangerines and lemons for the taking, paper bags included.
You can’t have a brunch without Bloody Marys and Mimosas! Our bar hosts, Douglas Anthony, Shad and Shelley Springer were up to the task (happy to oblige). Thank you all!
It was truly an excellent event. We are all so grateful to Debbie for her extraordinary
efforts and that of her hard working team of assistants to make the March 1, 2020 San Luis Yacht Club Sunday Brunch so outstanding. Oh, and for my part in it—I'm looking forward to the next one.
—Joe h
Chef Debra Collins-Johnson
Power Report
by Dave Lipanovich, Power Captain
Ahoy!Chase continued to run great for the last lake race
thanks to the tune-up Commodore Stewart gave it at the
beginning of the season, unfortunately with the April race cancellation it will be sitting for a while. I’ll work on getting Chase down to Avila over the next month so it will be ready to go when the world opens up again, until then—everyone stay healthy!
—Dave h
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Events Calendar
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APRIL 2020
2 9 3 0 3 1 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1
1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8
1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5
2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 1 2
No Reservations Allowed
6pm - Board No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour
Easter Egg Hunt
No Reservations After 8 PM
8:30am - Clean-UpDay
No Reservations Allowed12pm - Lake Races
No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour
Easter SundayNo Reservations Allowed
Tax Day No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour
Opening Day
No Reservations Allowed
No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour7pm - Potluck
10am - Neilsen
No Reservations Allowed
No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour
No Reservations After 8 PM
Sun M o n T u e W e d Thu Fr i S a t
Reservation
POSTPONED
6pm - SailingAwards Wet WednesdayPOSTPONED
CANCELLED
CANCELLED
CANCELLED
CANCELLED
POSTPONED
POSTPONED
CANCELLED
CANCELLED
CANCELLED
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Events Calendar
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MAY 2020
2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 1 2
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1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6
1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3
2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0
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No Reservations 6pm - Friends ofAvila Pier
No Reservations
6pm - Social Hour
No Reservations 10am - Brunch - 12pm - Ocean Races
Cinco de Mayo 6pm - Board No Reservations
6pm - Social Hour
Mother's DayNo Reservations
6pm - Wet Wednesday No Reservations
6pm - Social Hour
No Reservations No Reservations
6pm - Social Hour
No Reservations Memorial Day 6pm - Friends ofAvila Pier
No Reservations
6pm - Social Hour7pm - Potluck
POSTPONED: EastCoast Sail Chesapeake Bay
POSTPONED: East Coast Sail Chesapeake BayNo Reservations
No Reservations
6pm - Social Hour
Sun M o n T u e W e d Thu Fr i S a t
No Reservations After 8PM
No Reservations After 8 PM
After 3PM
After 3PM
After 3PM
After 3PM
After 3PM
After 3PM
Events for May are Pending...ALL EVENTS PENDING...
Bar Host/OD ScheduleMike Davis, Vice Commodore
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3 Friday Social —Chris Barrett, OD Bar Hosts: Thomas Hill Michael Ginn
8 Wet Wednesday —Chris Barrett, OD Chief Cook: OPEN Assist. Cook: Mardee Whitehouse Bar Hosts: Joe and Barb Boud 10 Friday Social —Colleen Lipanovich, OD Bar Hosts: Mark Machala Tom and Ruth Donnelly
April 2020 — EVENTS CANCELLED17 Friday Social —Dave Lipanovich, OD Bar Hosts: Fred and Shannon Bond Wendy and Bob Lucas
18 Saturday-Opening Day-Postponed —Mike Davis, OD Early Setup Helper: Michael Larrabee Kitchen Helpers: OPEN (2) Bar Hosts: Sylvia Dodd Sandra Neilsen Cleanup Helper: OPEN 24 Friday Social/Potluck —Michael Ginn, OD Bar Hosts: Cindy Churchill Wayne Hamari Bill and Kate McInerney
1 Friday Social —Mike Davis, OD Bar Hosts: Fred and Shannon Bond Bob and Wendy Lucas
3 Sunday Brunch—Cinco de Mayo —Lettie Fuller, OD Chief Cook: Blanche Furgate Assist. Cook: Karen Negri, Judy Herarn Crew Member: Dorie Zwinger Bar Hosts: Mark Plassard Steve DeRose
8 Friday Social —Bret Clark, OD Bar Hosts: Bonnie Gardner Steve Johnson
May 2020 — PENDING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE13 Wet Wednesday —Tom McNeill, OD Chief Cook: Patricia Hood Assist. Cook: Georgiana Peterson Bar Hosts: Hank Johnston
15 Friday Social —Joseph Montgomery, OD Bar Hosts: Molly Montgomery OPEN (1)
22 Friday Social —Dave Lipanovich, OD Bar Hosts: Freeman Tidaback OPEN (1) 27 Friday Social/Potluck —Joseph Montgomery, OD Bar Hosts: OPEN (2)
San Luis Yacht Club Officers, Staff, and Committees 2020
Officers
Commodore 805-720-6468Barry Stewart commodore@slyc.org
Vice Commodore 805-878-6817Mike Davis vicecommodore@slyc.org(Volunteer: TimeToSignUp) Rear Commodore 805-704-8625Ken San Filippo rearcommodore@slyc.org(Reservations, Facility)
Secretary 805-704-2608 Bret Clark secretary@slyc.org
Treasurer 805-748-3064 Denise Reynolds (Membership) treasurer@slyc.org
Port Captain 805-595-2609Michael Ginn (Liaison to the Port) Portcaptain@slyc.org
Sail Fleet Captain OPEN (Racing) fleet_captain@slyc.org
Power Fleet Captain 805-550-0557Dave Lipanovich (Chase Boat) powercaptain@slyc.org
Cruising Captain 805-305-1965 Lettie Fuller cruisingcaptain@slyc.org
Directors
1 - Colleen Lipanovich 805-459-0059 Director-1@slyc.org
2 - Tom McNeill 805-550-1168 Director-2@slyc.org
3 - Joe Montgomery 213-500-3304 Director-3@slyc.org
Staff Commodores
Chris Barrett 805-878-9508 SrStaffCommodore@slyc.org
Mary Matakovich 805-595-2526 JrStaffCommodore@slyc.org
Staff
Artist-in-Residence 594-1786Georgina Pease georgiajeannepease@gmail.com 773-2383Joan DeGasparis jdegasparis@gmail.com
Boatmaster 805-481-1933Bill Dyer wrd_531@sbcglobal.net
Barkeeper 805-481-4716Jeff Bucher jbucher1@pacbell.net
Burgees 805-712-7729Bob Rollins brollins@charter.net
Editor, the Foghorn 805-440-9369Donna Ellison foghorn@slyc.org
Historian 805-595-2526Pete Kelly pedrokelly@gmail.com
Purser 805-459-9081Angela Brokaw angbrokaw@gmail.com
Quartermaster 805-550-5013Jana Barter (Ship’s Store) slomocean123@gmail.comKate Corella 704-0546
Sunshine Committee 805-550-5010 Kathleen O’Neill koneill555@gmail.com
Webmaster (Scuttlebutt) 805-801-4988 Michael Dobrzensky webmaster@slyc.org
Committees
House—Ken San Filippo See “Rear Commodore”
Finance—Mike Davis See “Vice Commodore”
Steering—Chris Barrett See “Staff Commodores” Social—Terry Whitney 545-8619 twhitney@ati7.com
Social—Margie Hurd 481-5827 bnmhurd@gmail.com
Membership—Mary Matakovich See “Staff Commodores”
Nominating—Chris Barrett See “Staff Commodores”
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