AUGUST BULLETIN

August 2011

The San Francisco Yacht Club

November 2009


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OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Commodore Robert HellerVice Commodore W. Robert GriswoldRear Commodore Thomas C. LaceySecretary Paul S. RosenlundTreasurer Suzie MoorePort Captain Jay HookerDirectors: Daniel C. Buckstaff

Edward LynchWilliam MelbostadAngie Lackey OlsonWilliam StarkJr. S/C Raymond Lynch

AUXILIARY OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

President Lisa HarrisVice President Melissa TulpTreasurer Mimi BlakesleeSecretary Lori FrommDirectors: Molly Brilliant

Ginny De MariaTina SetzerGinna MilanSue MillironMarily RimmerVicki SilvermanJane YoungAlisa Bekins - Ex-OfficioEmily Heller - Honorary

General Manager Dennis ConneallyAsst. General Manager Evelyne Swinscoe-Byer

THE BULLETIN

Editor P/P Mimi Cornelius Ads/Calendar Editor AGM Evelyne Swinscoe-ByerRace Editor Ross TibbitsProduction Manager Vince MatteraBulletin Committee Joan Linn Bekins

Mike NorthP/P Sally SecorBarbara Raeuber ThomasP/P Jane Watts

Contributors Paige Brooks, P/P Pat Duggan, Forrest Gay, S/C Ken Frost, Ed Lynch, Chef Reny Madrid, Steve Mason and Ginger Souders-Mason, Anne McCormack, Bob McDermott, Angie Lackey Olson, Bill Stark,David Walker

Photographers Roxanne Fairbairn, Jim Rimmer,Ron Steinau, S/C John Swain,Joan Bekins, Serge Zavarian

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THEBULLETIN


November 2009

Columns3 Commodore

12 Auxiliary News22 General Manager23 Food and Beverage

Departments4 Bowline8 Harbor9 Race News13 Youth Sailing

Features6 Social Scene12 Speaker Series17 New Members18 Cruising19 Crossing Wakes

Social Events20 On the Horizon

Tiburon attacked by hot dogs during the Independence Cup

Cover photo: The Schoonersare coming!Kaiulani sailing inlast year’s GreatSan FranciscoSchooner Race.Cover photo byJim RImmer

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From the CommodoreFrom the CommodoreBob Heller, Commodore / [email protected]

After spending two weeks on vacationin Germany, it was great to comeback to celebrate the Fourth of July

at The Club. Having eaten my fill offrankfurters over there, I stayed away fromthe hot dogs and concentrated on the fine ribsand chili served up by Chef Reny whilelistening to the patriotic tunes of the RichardOlsen Orchestra. Who could have asked forfiner weather or a more festive occasion towelcome us back?

The trip with my wife Emily, son Chrisand daughter-in-law Megan took me back tothe site of my first sailing adventures as we cruised on theRhine and Mosel rivers. As we sailed past medieval castles, Iremembered rowing on the same rivers with my father – withhim at the oars and me as the coxswain. As I a saw a singlesolitary sailboat struggle against the mighty flow of the RhineRiver, it also brought back memories of my first sailing trips.At that time, my dad had bought a 30 foot sailboat – notbecause he was interested so much in sailing, but because theKorean War was on in full force. As the battle raged in Asia, hefigured that the Soviet Union would attack next in Europe.After all, the Soviet blockade of Berlin had ended just two orthree years earlier and political tensions were still running high.

So my dad, who had no intention of being involved inWorld War III, figured that the best way to escape if fightingbroke out in Europe was to buy a sailboat and to cruise downthe Rhine, cross the British Channel and sail to Ireland, wherehe had lived several years before. He had planned his escapedown to the last detail: for instance, I remember that he boughta slightly faded green-white-red flag of our home state of NorthRhine Westphalia. He intended to raise that flag at the stern andcounted on the Russians to mistake it for the green-white-orange of Ireland, which according to his calculations wouldremain neutral, just like it had done during World War II.

So, we regularly sailed our boat on the Rhine, fightingendlessly upstream against the strong current and dodging theheavy commercial traffic on the narrow river. It was not muchfun! But these experiences also taught me a healthy respect forthe commercial vessels on San Francisco Bay, which I willavoid at all costs.

To his horror, my father also discovered that the boat’smast would not fit under the bridges during the annual springfloods and so he hoped that the Russians would attack onlyduring the summer or fall when the river was at more normallevels. Obviously there was no escape during the winter monthseither, as floes of drifting ice made sailing impossible. Oh,those were the days. Needless to say, sailing on San FranciscoBay is a much more pleasant and enjoyable experience.

During this year’s trip, we did stay at a few authenticmedieval castles along the rivers. While the plumbing could

have been improved, who cares when the castlewas built in the year 953 and the dungeon and thetorture chambers are still intact? Megan and Chrisloved it all and it made them feel like Cinderellaand the Prince! To my delight, the wines and thefood were also much improved in what amountsto Germany’s Napa Valley.

This brings me back to The Club and theexcellent wine tasting party that we all enjoyed inlate July. What can beat that experience? Well,maybe Bali Night and its enchanting music,expertly arranged by our Dining Room Manager,Mul and with exquisite Asian food prepared by

Chef Reny. Nothing could be better!Our racers are also active on a weekly basis as the

racing season is in full swing. July brought theIndependence Cup with some extremely tight races fought inturbulent waters and even whirlpools as strong tides swirledthrough the Golden Gate and made sailing treacherous.Check out the results in the Racing section. The qualifyingregatta for the prestigious Prince of Wales trophy of the USMatch Racing Championship also brought some excitingteam racing in J-22’s. We thank Angie Olsen, Suzie Mooreand PRO Bartz Schneider for arranging a most exciting andhard-fought series of races. Our very own Forrest Gay tooksecond place in the hard-fought Finn Pacific CoastChampionships, with Ben Leibowitz taking the gold. Forrestalso served as the Regatta Director and Eric Ringewald wasthe PRO.

You may also have noticed an unfamiliar flag flyingproudly from our yardarm. The Latvian flag was in honor ofthe visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, HisExcellency Vladis Dombrovskis and Ambassador AndreasPildegovics to our Club. The occasion was the installation ofour MemberLiga Hoy asHonorary Consulof Latvia forNorthernCalifornia in animpressiveceremony at theCove House. Ourcongratulationsgo to Liga forreceiving thisgreat honor.

I hope thatyou enjoy therest of thesummer and I look forward to seeing you at The Club!

Commodore Bob

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SFYC Member Liga Hoy, the new HonoraryConsul of Latvia for Northern California,His Excellency, Vladis Dombrovskis, thePrime Minister of Latvia, and SFYCCommodore Bob Heller.

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The BowlineThe BowlineKeeping the SFYC membership tied to what’s happening around The Club [email protected]

The Schooners Are Coming

The 2011 Great Schooner Race will take placeSaturday, August 27 at The SFYC. These beautifuland in many cases historic, vessels will begin

arriving on Thursday, August 26 and will be available forviewing through August 28 at the Guest Docks before andafter the race.

Celebrating our maritime heritage, this eventpromises to be bigger and better than ever. The day’sactivities at The Club will include a barbecue party afterthe race. All members are invited. Bring your family andenjoy the day!

Once again we have chartered the 80-foot staysailschooner Seaward to represent The SFYC in the race.There are a few spots open for SFYC members whowould like to sail in the race on board Seaward for a taxdeductible donation.

For more information contact S/C John Swain at 435-0468.

Second Annual

Country Western Shindig & Chili Cook-Off

Mosey on over and pony-up ya’llWE’RE BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN!

6:00 p.m. Buckaroo Beer Tasting and Second Annual Chili Cook-off

7:30 p.m. Good Ol’ Chuck Wagon Chow and a ShindigFeaturing Roy Marcom & the Wranglers

Reserve early pardners! Reservations limited! Call the Front Office 435 9133 Ext. 10

Ranch-style seating • $24.95 per person • Be there or be square!

All prices subject to Club service charge and Marin sales tax.

Hoedown Hands: Shana & Ed Lynch, Katherine Ferguson, and Elizabeth Merrill

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The SFYC Staff Commodores’ CupMonday, September 5

Great family fun,good sailing andserious prizes!

Great family fun,good sailing andserious prizes!

The Staff Commodore can be crew orskipper while onboard.

Prizes will be awarded for the oldest andthe youngest crew and everyone in between.

Sign up soon...those SFYC Commodoresgo fast!

Have you signed up your favorite SFYC StaffCommodore yet?We are rotating Staff Commodores through the

fleet this year. So, if a Staff Commodore has sailed on your boat

in the past, please pick another favorite this time.

Save the Date: October 14, 2011Oom-pah-pah Band1869Est.


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Old Timers’ Nightat the SFYC

The Old Timers’ Night was startedmany years ago by P/P Mary AnnChristensen to celebrate members

of long standing for their numerouscontributions to The SFYC. This eventgives us all the opportunity to celebrate ourassociation with The San Francisco YachtClub and the wonderful friendships wehave made there.

At this year’s party we recognizedmany members that were in attendance.

Nine previous Auxiliary Presidentswere recognized: Christina Decker, PatDuggan, Jeanie Horner, Cissy Kirrane,Naomi McGinn, Ilene Medovich,Elizabeth Merrill, Jane Watts, and NancyWells.

These women represented a uniqueorganization that was founded in 1953,organized in 1954 and is fast approaching60 years of continuous service to The Club.

We also recognized eleven StaffCommodores: Tom Carnes, Tom Decker,George Gazulis, Bob Kahn, Ray Lynch,Ray Lent, Tim McGowan, Wendy Miller,John Scarborough, Ed Thomson, andKen Frost, Jr.

More importantly, the evening honoredeveryone in attendance. Membership dates

present at the Old Timers’ Party thisyear. Officially Bill joined in 1947.But he married into The Club muchearlier. He started crewing onMarybeth in the late ‘30’s. The Hegerfamily owed the Beth and lived onCorinthian. They had long beenmembers of The SFYC at the time. Billfell in love with Margie Heger, anincredible sailor herself, and theymarried in 1937. Bill and his familywere also active at the Richmond YachtClub. Bill represented us as a PICYAdelegate for many, many years;represented us as a YRA delegate too;and was a certified US Sailing Judge.

In 1985, Bill and Margie dedicateda team racing event for youth sailors.The award was to be raced for betweenRYC and SFYC in celebration of thelong association between the two clubs,and to perpetuate the excellence of bothyouth programs.

The Old Timers’ Party was awonderful evening. The organizingcommittee of Chris Decker, chair;Robin Daly; Jane Frost; and CissyKirrane deserve a big “Thank You”.

In keeping with the theme of thenight, the entertainment was providedby Brian Ramsey and his group singingsaloon songs of old San Francisco.

Ken Frost, Staff Commodore

of the many guests spanned the decadesof the 2000’s, 1990’s, 1980’s, 1970’s,1960’s, 1950’s, 1940’s.

Staff Commodore Frost gavespecial recognition to three members inattendance for their long service toyachting and The SFYC.

Hank Easom (1969) came downto The Club to sail his Moon Boat as aBelvedere kid in the 40’s. By all rightshe should have joined then. He,however, had a run in with mean oldCappy Robinson, Port Captain. SoSFYC lost him to the Corinthian YachtClub. He finally saw the light andjoined The Club! If Cappy hadn’t beenso mean, Hank might have been thesenior member present at this gatheringJune 25.

Rick Bost joined in 1948 as aJunior Member, and was the secondmost senior member present. He saysthe best thing he has done for The Club“is pay dues all those years.” But weknow that isn’t exactly true. Rick was avery active Junior Member back whenthe junior members had a parallelleadership organization to the mainclub membership. He was a very activeracer in the Clipper class when it was“THE” small keel, boat class on theSFYC dock.

Bill Fisher was recognized as themost senior member of The Club


HarborHarborEd Lynch, Harbor Chair / [email protected]

Projects around the SFYC Harbor are moving along andhere is the news you need to know.

DOCK MAINTENANCE PROJECT: Currently, work is occurring at the end of the 0 dock.

Harbor staff will contact boat owners if their boats need tobe moved. All berth renters affected should remove all bow,stern, spring lines and associated hardware when leavingtheir slip during the work. The tires are being removed fromthe docks and replaced with galvanized retaining rings andcleats. Tires and chains will not be allowed back on the newdocks. This will really improve the appearance and functionof the docks. Also, see below for information onTideminders that replace thefloating tires.

Berth renters interested ingetting rid of the floating tirescan request the installation of aproduct called Tideminders.Samples have been installed on acouple of boats (0 docks and 100 docks) and are workingvery well. Their cost is $45 and includes a ten yearguarantee. For additional information go to:www.Tideminders.com. Send us an email if you want themand we will order them for you at a discount. They willwork on square and round pilings and keep your lines outof the water.

ELECTRICAL UPGRADES:The electrical panels on the 100, 200 and 300 docks have

been replaced with new panels and breakers. Further work willinclude installation of a new ground fault detection system thatwill provide safeguards for stray electrical current from boats.

SFYC ONSITE PUMP OUT:Service is now available. Berth renters who want to sign

up for monthly pump out services can do so by signing up atwww.Baygreen.net . Baygreen will be servicing The SFYC ona monthly basis for $25 per month. We need to get a minimumof 20 boats signed up, so talk to your dock neighbors.Baygreen offers repair services as well. Keep SYFC Clean andGreen!

PARKING LOT STORAGE:The Harbor Staff is strictly enforcing the parking lot rules

and will not allow storage of boats and/or trailers without theprior approval of the Harbor Committee. Boat and trailerowners will be fined $200 per week for unapproved storage.We need to make every effort to maximize available parkingfor our facility, particularly during the summer months.

As always, if you have any suggestions please do nothesitate to contact us at [email protected].

Don’t forget you can contact the Harbor on channel 68 byhailing “SFYC Harbor”.


FARALLONES RACEOn Saturday June 11, PRO Loretta Sheridan and her team

of Paige Brooks, Colleen Coyle (first time on RC), AlisonRussell, John Sanford, Alan Olson, Angie Olson and SergeSavarin arrived at the StFYC Race Deck at 8 a.m. Yes, earlybirds… to get the Full Crew Farallones race under way. OYRArequires radio check-in with verbal confirmation and this takessome time with 40 boats. If you’ve not run a race from theStFYC deck before, you’ll need to practice on the signal flags asthey are really big and have to be hoisted up really high. Paigeand Colleen did an excellent job of timing those just perfectly. Toget everyone underway takes about half an hour. And then, youwait and wait. This year, Kokopelli 2 crossed the line at 16:47:59as Loretta, Michelle Farabaugh and Jeff Zarwell were mindingthe finish line until 22:05 when the last boat finished. MarkDowdy on his Eclipse team took third in the PHRO2 division.

Then on June 25, the ocean racers were off again on OneWay to Half Moon Bay. SFYC teams were Richard vonEhrenkrook on Can o’ Whoopass (first in PHRO2) and JamesBradford on Low Speed Chase (third in PHR01).

SPERRY TOP-SIDER NOOD REGATTAThe StFYC hosted the 2011 NOOD Regatta on a very breezy

June 25-26 weekend. Over 120 boats in 10 divisions competed in20-30 knot winds. Representing SFYC were Scooter Simmons’J/105 Black Kawk (3rd), Domenic Bove on his Laser Radial (2nd),Jr. SC Ray Lynch on the J/24 Bad Fish (5th) and Charles Froebon the F18 Kaos (10th).

WBRAPRO Vicki Sodaro and crew set off aboard Victory to Knox

on a grey June 25th to run the mostly woodies fleet around thebuoys and the fishing fleet which had decided that the westernface of Angel Island was THE place to be. The RC teamincluded: James Feliz and Kim Bishop as mark setters, GregArkus, Shawn Davies, Jay Hooker, Julia Yost, Angie Olson,Deanna Maggard and Andrea Finn aboard Victory. The Bears,Birds, Folkboats, IODs and Knarrs rounded marks and dodgedthe fleet as well as the fishing lines. With 10 of the 14 WBRAseason races completed, the cumulative results for SFYCmembers are:

Bird1st Cissy Kirrane2nd David Cobb

Folkboat6th Chris Herrmann

IOD2nd Mark & Rich Pearce5th Ron Young

Knarr3rd Robert Fisher6th Knud Wibroe7th Jon Perkins11th Larry Drew & Bryan Kemnitzer12th Chris Perkins14th George Rygg

HART NUNES REGATTAThe Mercury Class established the Hart Nunes Trophy,

to be awarded to the winner of an annual regatta sponsoredby The San Francisco Yacht Club. Ernest Nunes designed theMercury in the late 1930’s, and the boats were first built atthe Nunes Brothers Boatyard in Sausalito. And Jim Hart wasa long time member of SFYC, having joined in 1937, andwas an active member of the Mercury fleet for many years aswell. In the 1940’s he had a beautiful half model built whichhung on his den wall until 1995, when he decided to donatethe model to the Mercury Class and The San Francisco YachtClub.

The Hart Nunes Regatta is usually run in Raccoon Strait,where many of the races were held in the ‘40’s and ‘50’s.Four or five races are sailed in a single day and the overallwinner is awarded the trophy. This year’s PRO Steve Masonran the regatta solo in Belvedere Cove as the winds onSaturday July 9 were 25+ much of the afternoon.

The winner of the Hart Nunes Trophy this year is ourvery own Randy Smith aboard Fast Break.

PRINCE OF WALES QUALIFIER #3A fleet of nine J/22s graced our harbor for the weekend

of July 9 & 10, on charter from The St. Francis Yacht Club aswe were the host club of the third qualifier for the prestigiousPrince of Wales Bowl for the US Sailing Match RacingChampionship. This was match racing at a high level, aseight teams comprising 30 sailors from California, continuedto tack and jibe for finale qualifying points. Two round-robinevents were completed in two days. That is 56 starts as eachboat has to race against the other seven times each day.Concentration is critical and the RC team did a fantastic job.

Successfully executing an event such as this requiresdedicated attention from every aspect of The Club. Thanks goout to the Board of Directors and the Regatta Development

Race NewsRace NewsAngie Lackey Olson / Anne McCormack

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Committee for their support. Thanks also go to GM DennisConneally and our club staff for making this a memorableevent for all with visiting burgees displayed and beer & BBQfor the sailors, Forrest Gay for loaning the Youth Whalers,Anne McCormack for keeping all the documents wellwritten and organized as usual and Ed Lynch and JayHooker for clearing the guest docks. Local club support camefrom The Corinthian Yacht Club which loaned us a RIB forumpiring and The St. Francis Yacht Club for their charter ofthe J/22s and including bosun extraordinaire Diego GomezHall in the deal.

PRO Bartz Schneider and Regatta Chair Suzie Mooreorganized the superb on-the-water team. On mark set boats wehad Bryan Moore, Mac McCall, Tristan Ruhland, JimBarton, James Feliz and Rob Hutchinson. Aboard Victorywere John Sanford, Jay Hooker, Anne Scully, Julia Yost,Loretta Sheridan, Sam Barton, Bob McDermott, AngieOlson and Cynthia Stallone.

Match racing requires on-the-water judging which waswell organized and well-executed by Chief Umpire GlennOliver. The entire team included Glenn, Grant Baldwin,John Christman, Mike Gross, Don Wieneke, KimKymlicka, Tom Roberts and Vicki Sodaro.

And, in case you were wondering how we got all nine ofthose J/22s over to SFYC and back… we towed them underdirection of Diego from StFYC. Delivery made possible byBartz (multifaceted PRO), Rob, Bob, Angie and Tina Lundh.Have you ever been in a five-boat string tow? Fun…

Finally, the results… proving that southern Californiasailors CAN take big winds

1st Carson Reynolds, Balboa Yacht Club2nd Nevin Snow, San Diego Yacht Club

(two of the three crew were under 18)3rd Chris Nesbitt, Balboa Yacht Club

PLASTIC CLASSIC REGATTA

Seebar, skippered by Dennis Brewer and crewed byGreg Arkus and Ken Grayson, won its division in the 27thAnnual Plastic Classic Regatta Saturday, July 16th.

In 2012, we’d very much like to see an SFYC teamcompeting for the POW Bowl. Advance warning to our sailingmembership… don’t be surprised when you get a call!

In closing and as usual, if you are racing out of the area,please let us know what you are doing as we strive to be allinclusive. A note to [email protected] with theparticulars will get you included in the next Bulletin.

Fair Winds,

Angie Lackey Olson, Race Council Chair

Despite the previous week’s glorious weather and theweatherman’s predictions of warm, Mediterranean-likeair temperatures with gentle breezes, this did not come

to pass. For our third regatta of the Club Series, the RaceCommittee and 20 entrants were met with San Francisco-stylechilly, 15+ knot, SW winds and a wicked flood to boot.

While the competitors’ spirits were bright from theprospect of celebrating the July 4 holiday, the Race Committeemade them even brighter. Before the start of the race, theylashed down the grill, cooked more hot dogs than there wereracers, wrapped them in aluminum foil and skillfully launchedthem from Victory to the hungry competitors as they sailed by.Several dogs, the victims of errant throws, were sacrificed tothe sea gulls.

PRO Anne Scully sent the fleet into a strong flood for a9.4 nm, cross-Bay course from Knox to Blackaller, to LittleHarding, back to Blackaller and to finish near Knox. Althoughtwo races could have been run, the fleet was released in mid-afternoon to join their friends and families for the Club BBQand eventually to enjoy the fireworks provided by the City ofSan Francisco.

Jim Robinson on Belafontewas a very late starter, due to hiswife Martha’s unexpected swimwhile rigging the boat at the dock.Nevertheless, she climbed back

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The Independence Cup:July 4, 2011

The Independence Cup:July 4, 2011

Yucca noses in for an excitingstart at the Independence Cup.

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onboard and theyheaded out to the start,raced the entire courseand finished! Theywon the Competitor ofthe Day award.

During the race,several competitorsexperienced The Bay’sversion of theBermuda Triangle—getting caught in amajor eddy under theGate and being spun180 degrees. Thoughthey knew whatcaused their boats tospin around, even themost seasoned of theracers said it was stillan unsettling feeling.

With cumulativeresults for the firstthree races nowavailable, we findvery tight competition

in the Non-Spinnaker Division with Eben Marsh on Elusive andS/C Kyle Elliott & S/C Bill Smith on Fast Friends being tied atthe top of the leaderboard and Glenn Isaacson on Q in third. Inthe Independence Day Regatta, however, Glenn struck back witha bullet while Elusive and Fast Friends came in second andthird, respectively.

After the kite-fliers first three races Doug Holm inMirthmaker is in first followed by another neck and neck racebetween the Baylis/Fennell/Froeb combo in Good & Plenty andHank Easom in Yucca who are tied for second. For the

Independence Cup, however, Good & Plenty took a realholiday, while Steve Stroub in Tiburon regaled in theconditions and finished more than one minute ahead ofMirthmaker, with Hank Easom in Yucca arriving in thirdplace. At the awards ceremony Commodore Heller spoke for

all club members welcoming Hank back on the race circuitafter some major surgery.

Glen and Steve will soon have their names engraved onthe lovely perpetual trophies, which were so generouslydonated last year by Chris Dawson who, sailing his Veronese,won the Non-spinnaker Division of the Independence and PeterMitchell regattas in 2009. These crystal pieces were hand-crafted by Marc Tranner of Our Glass working in convertedstables of the Cockington Manor in the thousand-year-oldvillage of Cockington, located in Devon, on the southwestcoast of England.

Supporting Anne on Victory were driver Tracy McClain;scorer Loretta Sheridan, recorder/photographer RoxanneFairbairn, Line Judge Susan Ruhne, timer Nadine Franczyk,sound maker Melissa Mooney and spotter Jeff MacDougall,while Bob McDermott handled the flags. Berkeley Rileydrove Martin, assisted by James Feliz who set the marks andthen jumped onto Elusive to sail in the race.

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Speaker SeriesSpeaker Series

Terri Watson, Executive Director of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine SanctuaryAssociation will discuss what the Sanctuary is, the islands, the sharks (of course), and otherinteresting tidbits and issues of the region.

Aside from her “real job,” Ms. Watson serves as the Aviation Chair of the LightHawk Board, anenvironmental aviation organization. She is also a National Leadership School Wilderness MedicalInstitute instructor, and a Folk Boat racer. Her commercial flying career began as an Army AviationIntelligence Officer, and now spans 27 years, over 10,000 flight hours in airplanes and helicopters bothinternationally and in the Rocky Mountain West.

Ms. Watson has a B.S in Geology and Sports Medicine from the College of William and Mary inVirginia, a M.S. in Computer Information Systems from USC, and has completed PhD coursework inRemote Sensing/GIS Integration in Geoscience Applications at Oregon State University.

The Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association is the nonprofit partner that supports and assists theGulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in education, outreach, and stewardship.

Terri Watson,Executive Director,Farallones Marine

Sanctuary Association

Save the Dates: Future Speakers Series are planned for 9/28, 10/19 and 11/16

GULF OF THE FARALLONES“OUR SANCTUARY JUST OUTSIDE THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE”

August 246:30 p.m. in the Cove House


Please RSVP to The SFYC Front Office – 435-9133 ext. 10This event is free for members and their guests.


Belvedere Cove FoundationSailing Awards

David Walker, President of The Belvedere CoveFoundation Board of Directors presented the following awardsat the Foundation’s Annual Awards and Recognition nightrecently held at The San Francisco Yacht Club.

The Winton Award is given to an outstanding youth sailorwho has demonstrated consistent sailing ability, a sustainedinterest in the sport and is recognized by his or her peers andmentors as worthy of special recognition. The Winton Familycreated this award to honor the late Charles J. Winton,renowned sailor and Staff Commodore of The SFYC. Theaward includes a $1,000 cash stipend intended to be used toadvance the sailing career of the recipient.

Kate Gaumond just graduated from Branson where shehas been the top crew for the past four years. She has alsobeen the top 420 crew, sailing with Reid Bergsund the pasttwo years. Kate has gained the admiration of her coaches bybeing easy going and trying hard at the same time. A greatcollege sailing career awaits her at Yale next year. She haswhat it takes to become a college All-American crew. A greatattitude of helpfulness and good results earn her this award.

Perry Harris created The Scott Harris PerpetualMemorial Trophy in 1980 in memory of his son, Scott, anavid young sailor, who unfortunately died in a sailing incident.The award was administered for many years by The SanFrancisco Sailing Foundation, which when liquidated passedthe role to The Belvedere Cove Foundation. The award is tobe made to a sailor between the ages of 18 and 24 who hasexhibited outstanding sailing skills and good sportsmanship.The Harris Trophy has a cash component of $300.

Annie Schmidt was one of The SFYC’s top junior girlsuntil she recently graduated. She plans to attend RogerWilliams University in Rhode Island, a school with one of thetop collegiate sailing programs in the country. Annie willsurely excel on the Roger Williams team as she tends to makefriends quickly and always has fun sailing.

The Volker Dolch Award was created in 2007 by MaiDolch, to honor her late husband, Volker Dolch, a member ofThe San Francisco Yacht Club and veteran cruiser. The VolkerDolch Award is given annually by The Belvedere CoveFoundation to a young sailor who has shown great potential asa competitive sailboat racer. In addition to the honor, theaward includes a $1,000 cash component.

Jack Barton certainly has great potential and has beensailing almost his entire life. After leaving the SFYC Opticlass as the top Opti sailor, Jack started sailing 420s, and 29ers

in high school. Moving into bigger boats comes with a newset of challenges and the learning curve is steep. Jack had hishighs and lows when starting out in the new boats, but hassince sailed FJs, 420s, Lasers and 29ers with skill. He has thepotential to develop into as good a double-handed sailor as hewas an Opti sailor.

The Patrick N. Thomson Memorial Trophy wasestablished in 1990 in order to honor to The SFYC YouthSailing Program participant who has achieved an outstandingrecord in competitive youth events during the summer sessionof the Youth Sailing Program each year. The award includes acash component of $500.

Kennedy Placek had a very good end of her Opti careerand has now moved on to 420s and high school sailing. Lastsummer she was the top girl skipper in both the Opti and 420classes in the BAYS series and the Perry Series. Kennedyplans to gain 420 racing experience and will likely be the top420 team on the Bay before long. She has the desire and nowmust put in the time.

The Bob and Bettie Potter Award was created inmemory of Bob and Bettie Potter, long-time members of TheSFYC, renowned racers and supporters of The Club’s YouthSailing program. The annual award is given to a youth sailorselected by the SFYC coaches and Youth Sailing Committeewho is between the ages of 10 and 18 and has demonstratedsustained dedication and improvement in the sport. ThePotter Award trophy is on permanent display at The SanFrancisco Yacht Club. A $1,000 check is given with thisaward.

Scott Buckstaff has been down at The SFYC perhapsmore than any other youth sailor over the past year. He has agenuine interest and love of the sport. Between sailing forRedwood High School and racing his 420, and 29ers, Scott

Youth SailingYouth SailingForrest Gay, Director / [email protected]

Scott Buckstaff, winner of The Potter Award, Jack Barton,winner of the Volker Dolch Award, Kennedy Placek, winnerof the Patrick N. Thomson Memorial Trophy.

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has become a truly well rounded sailor. Often sailing inthe number two position on the Redwood team istestament to Scott’s dedication and improvement inperformance on the racecourse. He will undoubtedlyhave a great high school sailing season next year.

Thomas Martin Award is given to an outstandingjunior sailor of The SFYC Junior Sailing Program in thememory of Thomas Martin, an outstanding junior sailorin the program. It comes with a cash stipend of $300.

Lea Russell was one of the top crews for RedwoodHigh School last year and has developed quickly afterleaving the Opti class to excel in FJs. Lea has sailed atSFYC for many years and is now an importantcomponent of the Redwood team as well as part of ourtop girls 420 team.

The Frank Hinman Jr. Award was created in 2009by The McBurney Foundation and the crew and friendsof Frank to support educational or training programs forsailors preparing for or participating in competitivesailboat racing. It also provides scholarships or grantsmade directly to individuals or teams of individualspreparing for or participating in competitive sailboatracing. The late Frank Hinman raced his manysailboats, named Gallant and Topgallant, under theburgee of The SFYC and usually won. This award has acash award of $1000 to assist the recipient with theirracing expenses.

Antoine Screve won this award last year as well asthis year. He has continued to dominate the youth sailingworld. Antoine is on the US Olympic DevelopmentTeam and has been training with the top teams in thecountry. He won the Orange Bowl in the 420 class onlyfour years after winning that same regatta in the Opticlass. On the Branson sailing team, Antoine is one of thetop five high school skippers on the West Coast. The“usually winning” portion of the Hinman Awarddescription cannot describe any youth sailor other thanAntoine. He is certainly almost always winning, andthus deserving of this award again.

SSFFYYCC YYOOUUTTHH RRAACCEE TTEEAAMM RREESSUULLTTSS

OPTI HEAVY WEATHER REGATTA @ ST FRANCIS YC(JUNE 17-19)

Green Fleet (9 boats)2nd Michael Tellini; 3rd Charlie Perkins; 4th Buster Baylis;

6th William Foox; 7th Ines Lowe; 8th Jack Abbott; 9th Lucie Russell

Championship Fleet (50 boats)1st Romain Screve; 3rd Will Cefali; 4th Lawson Willard; 8th AlexMoody; 9th Lucy Wilmot; 11th Dylan Meade; 17th Will Martens;

19th Sally Wilmot; 21st Christian Ehrnrooth; 23rd Will Dana; 24th Hannah Baylis; 30th Teddy Russell; 31st Mats Keldsen;

35th Sam Barton; 42nd Tommy Young; 45th Coco Dana;48th Parker Dittmore; 49th Ezra Acker

LEITER CUP (GIRLS SINGLEHANDED CHAMPS) @ RICHMOND YC(JUNE 25-30)

(57 boats)3rd Kaitlyn Baab; 13th Lola Bushnell; 18th Linsey Baab

NOOD @ ST FRANCIS YC(JUNE 25-26)

Laser Radial (17 boats)2nd Domenic Bove; 9th Kyle Larsen; 12th

OPTI NORTH AMERICANS @ CABRILLO BEACH YC(JUNE 29-JULY 7)

(187 boats) 38th Lucy Wilmot; 59th Lawson Willard; 65th Will Cefali

AREA G SEARS CUP SEMI-FINALS @ TIBURON YC(JULY 3)

Laser Radial (9 boats)1st Scott Buckstaff/Corey Lynch/Jack Barton

HIGH SIERRA REGATTA @ HUNTINGTON LAKE

(JULY 9-10)(3 J/22s)

1st Kyle Larsen

Optimist (20 boats)3rd Teddy Russell; 12th Ezra Acker; 13th William Foox;

14th Langston Sholl; 19th Caleb Yoslov

29ER PCCS @ THE GORGE

(JULY 8-10)(11 boats)

2nd Scott Buckstaff/James Moody

SFYC High School GraduatesAttending Sailing Schools

SFYC sailors in the high school class of2011 will be attending the following sailingschools in the fall. Look for them in theupcoming years in the college sailing results:

Kate Gaumond – Yale University

Natalie Urban – Stanford University

Lauren Cefali – Coast Guard Academy

Reid Bergsund – Harvard University

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Youth SailingYouth SailingForrest Gay, Director / [email protected]

SFYC sailors race atHuntington Lake

Optis leave the SFYC breakwater for adventure on The Bay

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Auxiliary NewsAuxiliary NewsLisa Harris, SFYC Auxiliary President, 2011

The Auxiliary is movingon into her busy season.It will kick off on

September 15 with the fallfundraiser, “Jet Set”. I willname just a few features thatCo-Chairs Lori Fromm, TinaKleinjan-Setzer, and MelissaTulp have planned for thisfantastic day: a duty-free“Open Market” on the ClubDeck to whet our shoppingappetites; ten fabulous memberdesigned table-scapes featuringglobal destinations; a bar thatwill be transformed into a 747

lounge, replete with “real” pilots, unusual and enticing auctionitems; a delicious Chef Reny luncheon; plus many moresurprises. Come transport yourself into the less complicated andchic 1950’s and 1960’s, the era when traveling was a privilegeand a welcome adventure.

Reserve now, we expect a sellout. Please note that those

of you who signed up on the “Jet Set Facebook” page stillneed to call the SFYC Front Desk to reserve. See you there!

The Past President’s Tea will be held on October 7 thisyear. We would like to extend an invitation to all Auxiliarymembers and women who are Regular Club Members whowould like to attend. Come help us fete these wonderful PastPresidents while enjoying a great afternoon of tea, delicatesandwiches, various sweets and paired wines. Wear yourfascinators, best Kentucky Derby hats or no hat at all. Butdon’t forget, “pinkies up”!

October also holds the third annual, always sold out,Mother-Son Dinner Dance on October 22, chaired by GinnaMilan, Vicki Silverman and Jane Young. Following rightbehind is the ever-popular Halloween Party on October 29,led by Tina Kleinjan-Setzer and Melissa Tulp. We lookforward to seeing you around The Club at these fun-filledevents. Remember to reserve early.

See you soon,

Lisa Harris

2011 Annual Auxiliary Fundraiser

Thursday,September 15th

Benefiting Auxiliary Programs

For Girls who like Adventure…The San Francisco Yacht Club

Presents

Travel the World…Enjoy Scrumptious Food, Tantalizing Drinks,To-die-for-Shopping, Culture and Fun …And you don’t even have to pack!!


In 1967 I was on the Board of The SanFrancisco Yacht Club Auxiliary and was asked

to be the Chairman of the first Commodores’Ball, on November 4. This wonderful affair,which began with Commodore Pat Kirrane andhis wife, Marg, has continued yearly since thattime. I followed up the line to become Presidentof the Auxiliary in 1969. That year was full ofparties and entertainment that the Auxiliaryparticipated in, as well as our Ladies and JuniorSailing programs. It was a good year.

Auxiliary Notes – A History to Remember

SAVE THE DATE

THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB AUXILIARY

3RD ANNUAL

Mother-Son Dinner DanceDance the night away with your special young man!

Saturday, October 22

RSVP to the Front Office 435-9133 ext. 10

Nautical Attire

Co-Chairs: Ginna Milan, Jane Young, and Vicki Silverman

Patricia Duggan, SFYC Auxiliary President

1969

October 12, 19, 26

ext.10

SAVE THE DATE

THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB

AUXILIARYANNUAL MEETING

Thursday, November 17

SAVE THE DATE


Cruising NewsCruising NewsBill Stark

Delta Yacht Club – July 16-24Harold Kleiderman

and Lisa Klairmont led agreat week-long cruise toand from the Delta YachtClub. As the AugustBulletin went to press wehad 14 boats of cruisersplanning to participate;looking forward to goingon “Delta Time”. Watchfor pictures and a fullreport in next month’sBulletin.

Encinal Yacht Club –August 19-21

For those cruisers who have recovered from the DeltaCruise, come join your fellow members for a warm,relaxing summer wind sail down to the Alameda Riviera.Encinal Yacht Club is located deep in the AlamedaEstuary where the sun always shines and the weather iswarm. Friday night we will have the option of stopping atJack London Square to have dinner at Yoshi's or just goingstraight to Encinal Yacht Club. Saturday we will relaxaboard our boats, stroll the neighborhoods, swim in theheated pool and regroup for dock cocktails and dinner atthe EYC. This cruise is a relaxing, low stress wind-up foryour summer and a great cruise for kids.

Come by boat or by car, but do come. Please call theSFYC Front Desk to reserve a spot. Call Jib Martens withany questions (415-456-6330). See you there!

Future CruisesThe remainder of our 2011 Cruising Calendar includes

several exciting and fun events. We will visit Tomales Bay with the Cruising Club of

America September 16-18. This cruise will be lead by BobVan Blaricom and Doug Finley.

RoyAnne Florence is leading over twenty SFYC cruiserson a cruise through Greece and Turkey September 17-24.

Jib Martens will lead the Cruisers’ Division of theLeukemia Cup on October 2.

Scott Harris and Rich Wideman will be in charge of theannual cruise-out to Tinsley Island October 7-9.

Mark your calendars now!

“Because too much fun is never enough.”

2011 Cruising Calendar

Date Destination Cruise Leader

August 19-21 Encinal YC Jib Martens

Sept. 16-18 Tomales Bay w/ CCA Bob VanBlaricomDoug Finley

Sept. 17-24 International Cruise RoyAnne Florence

October 2 Leukemia Cup Jib Martens

October 7-9 Tinsley/Delta YC Scott HarrisRich Wideman

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Yacht Harbour (nearIpswich in the UK)working on Ariel beforefinally getting out on thewater. The weather therewas cold and rainy witha constant wind. Ariel’sfirst port of call wasDover, which became a10-plus hour trip. Theapproach to Dover fromthe east is aptly namedthe “washing machine,”which caused Jon towant to turn back toRamsgate. Alice said“turn back toCalifornia,” with a petrified “rabbit-in-the-headlights” look, but Jon staredstoically ahead and they made port.

While contemplating their next port the two enjoyed touringCanterbury Cathedral, which Jon reports is utterly awesome and stuffed

with history. They also drove through some fairytale-perfect English villages and toured Dover Castle.They left Dover with a British boat and buddy-boatedacross the channel to Dieppe, Fecamp and finallyHonfleur. Now they are touring Paris and practicingtheir French and Spanish. We look forward tohearing more from the Shinns.

Meanwhile in Canadian waters Wyman Harrisand many in the boating community are concerned

over the proposed development of an exclusive marina in DesolationSound’s Squirrel Cove. The private marina would cater to craft over50 feet, relegating lesser areas to smaller water craft at a high price.This has been a favorite anchorage for many due to the miles of hikingtrails and wilderness. Fortunately for all of us the comment period hasbeen extended to the end of August on application 1413569. Pleasesend your comments on this situation [email protected]. Sheila Boutcher, a Nanaimo boaterwill talk to anyone about the proposal (205/756-9227).

Sea Jay is presently in the California Delta on a shakedown cruisein preparation for going back to Canadian waters in September. But,as her Captain Steve Mason said, “When you have such a wonderfulplace as the Delta in which to sail why do we venture anywhere else?”


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Enhance yourdining experience every

Thursday All Dayat

The San Francisco Yacht Clubwith

NO CORKAGEoption

The San Francisco Yacht Club’s

Pasta NightSunday, August 7 • September 4

Enjoy fresh pasta dishes cooked to orderin the Member’s Dining Room

BUILD YOUR OWN PASTA BARINCLUDES CHOICES OF:

Steak, Chicken, Shrimp, Scallops and CalamariBell Peppers, Mushrooms, Olives, Broccoli,

Sundried Tomatoes, Winter Squash and Seasonal Vegetables

YOUR CHOICE OFPENNE 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


Labor Day BBQMonday, September 5

12:00 Noon – 7:00 p.m.$18.95 Adults H $7.95 Children 10 and under

Choice of:Rotisserie Chicken

Brazilian Style BBQ Tri-TipBarrel Smoked St. Louis Spare Ribs

Pacific Red SnapperHot Dogs

HamburgersFresh Corn On The Cobb

Texas ChiliH

Labor Day Salad BarH

Ice Cream Bar w/ Assorted ToppingsH

Music on Deck 2-6p.m.

All prices subject to Club service charge and Marin sales tax

Catalan PaellaDinner for Two

August6, 13, 20, 27

$48.95 for two


SaturdayNight

SaturdayNight


The Fourth AnnualGreat San Francisco

Schooner Race

See these beautiful vessels at the SFYC Guest Docks August 26th, 27th & 28th

Celebration at The SFYC begins after the race at 1500No Host BBQ – Live Music

For more information, contact The SFYC Front Desk at 415 435-9133 ext. 10

SaturdayAugust 27, 2011

SaturdayAugust 27, 2011

Wine Committee News– SAVE THE DATE –

Wine Committee NewsWine Committee News

November 18, 2011

SCHRAMSBERG VINEYARDS

CHAMPAGNE DINNER

Cove House6:00 pm Reception

6:30 pm Dinner

November 18, 2011

SCHRAMSBERG VINEYARDS

CHAMPAGNE DINNER

Cove House6:00 pm Reception

6:30 pm Dinner

The San Francisco Yacht Club’s

Friday Night BBQServed from

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

All items include Salad Bar, With Condiments, Corn on the Cob, and Hearty Sailors Chile

Angus Burger ........................................................................10.00

All Beef Hot Dog ....................................................................8.00

Carne Asada.........................................................................10.00

Grilled Breast of Chicken......................................................10.00

Grilled Fresh Fish of the Day ................................................14.00

Caribbean Skirt Steak............................................................13.00

DESSERTS

Hot Fudge Sundae ..................................................................5.00

Fruit Pie ala Mode ..................................................................5.00

All Prices are Cash Prices and include Service and Tax


company. A few days ago my motherpassed. While these types of life eventsare difficult and grieving becomes anecessary reality, they also bringhealing and a renewed sense ofpurpose.

This month, rather than writing myregular article, I would like to reprint asmall section of a White Paper Essaywritten by a good friend and colleagueof mine, Mr. Gregg Patterson, GeneralManager of The Beach Club in SantaMonica. Gregg has managed his same

club for 28 years and often writesthese essays for his fellowmanagers, giving us small insightsand reflections to consider.

Since our House Committee andBoard of Directors are currentlyworking on producing a membersurvey for the purpose of assessing“Who We Are” as a club and“Where We Want to Be” in the nextfive to ten years, I thought I wouldshare with you a few insights fromGregg titled:

Every timethingsseem to be

clicking on allcylinders and youhave figured outthe meaning oflife, MotherNature has a wayof bringing things

back to reality, reminding us howprecious every day is and how lucky weare to be here enjoying each other’s

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

“When it comes to money, everyone is a strategic thinker.Change the prices and the members will ask – ‘who are we?’

Cultures are, in part, defined by the way they spend money– on what, how much, and when. Send the cash down adifferent road and the club will end up in a different place.Cash decisions are markers for the club’s strategic vision.Boards know this. Managers know this. Members know this.That’s why cash causes such a tussle at home and in the club.Cash matters. While one generation may pull in the belt andwait for better times, the other goes to the bank and takes out aloan. Insults are hurled by the aggrieved and the club willfracture along financial fault lines. Healthy stuff. Necessarystuff. Strategic stuff. But painful.

Every time your Board or Manager changes the dollar signs– the cost of drinks, the price of admissions, the pay rate foremployees – the culture will change. Sometimes the change isinstantaneous and the feedback immediate, as with anassessment, and sometimes the change is slow and the feedbackmuted, as with the price of Chilean sea bass in the dining room.Sometimes you think you know where the changes will takeyou – an increase in the admissions fees will reduce the pool ofapplicants – and sometimes you get fooled – the increase inadmissions fees inspires more rather than fewer to apply. But achange in the culture most assuredly will happen.

When cash speaks, the membership listen – and thequestions will flow. Everyone becomes a strategic thinker.Who are we???

The Board needs dollars to fuel the expanded operation – soit increases the size of the membership. Members will ask –‘Are we going to lose that wonderful sense of neighborhood andcommunity that we’ve always had?’ Who are we???

The Board needs more members to fill the dining room – sothey mandate a food and beverage minimum. Members will ask– ‘Why not eliminate the dining room altogether and save us thebucks?’ Who are we???

The Board wants a new clubhouse – so they assess.Members will ask – ‘What’s wrong with our wonderful oldclubhouse?’ Who are we???

If the Board wants to tell the members who should stay andwho should go, they need only change the numbers and themessage will be sent. Every dollar adjustment is saying ‘yes’ tosome and ‘no’ to others. Every assessment is saying ‘stay’ tosome and ‘go’ to others. The members will get the message.The staff will get the message. They’ll follow the cash andthey’ll know who the club is, where it’s going and what it wants to be.

Cash is a cultural marker. Forget mission statements andvision statements and marketing blurbs. Show them receiptsand they’ll know the club.”

Written in 2007 by: Mr. Gregg Patterson, General Manager, The Beach Club

Senior Associate, Kapoor and Kapoor Hospitality ConsultantsPresident, The Reflective Experience

Cash is King – Who Are We???

Reflections on the Club ExperienceEssays On Club Operations

Member Dining in Cove HouseSeptember 24, 2011

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

Chef’s From The Hood Philosophy:

“The Three C’s of Growth: These words will determine your growth.CHOICE – it allows you to start growing.CHANGE – it allows you to keepgrowing. CLIMATE – allows you toenjoy growing.”

-Author unknown

Chef’s Night Off: For the last 22 years I have been fortunate to be the chef

at The SFYC. So when I head home after a long day ofserving loyal members, you probably wonder what I like tocook at home. I like to cook the foods that bring up fondmemories of my mom and dad such as chicken adobo, lumpia,and pinakbet (sautéed Asian vegetables similar to ratatouille).

Ideal Night In: After a relaxing walk along the Petaluma Rivermy wife, Connie, and I like to go to the backyard and preparea simple meal to enjoy. After dinner, I sit and plan the SFYCmenus for the next week.

Favorite show: I like to watch Anthony Bourdain’s shows onthe Food Channel over and over.

Favorite Dessert: Strawberry shortcake!

Take a walk in my shoes: On a recent Club event I had aneven greater amount of feedback from attendees. These aresome of the comments I received. “The portion was too big”.“It was the best meal we ever had”. “It was perfect night”.“The entrée was overcooked”. “Perfectly cooked greenbeans”. And these are just some of the ones I remember. Ilove to hear the complaints because that’s the only way I canget better. After 22 years I am still challenged.

During the month of August we will be serving “GMPaella” for two including, “Chef’s Sangria” and a homemadedessert.

Please feel free to email me with any ideas orsuggestions: [email protected].

Regards,

Reny


SUMMER IS JUSTAROUND THE CORNER

A good time to gatherwith friends and family

Create an eventand lasting memories

Contact Natalie in the Catering OfficeAnd let the fun begin

catering@sfyc or 415-9133 x25Matt Cromar, Joan Bekins and little Stella Cromar enjoyed theFourth of July festivities at the SFYC

Breakfast: Sat 0830-1130; Sun 0830-1400 • Lunch: Thur-Sun 1130-1500 • Dinner: Wed-Sun 1730-2100 (Fri 2200)

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3:30-9 p.m.Beef Sliders &

Mini Tacos $1 ea.Speaker Series

MemberDining:

Cove House

Friday Night BBQ


Mini Tacos$1 each


Mini Tacos$1 each


Mini Tacos $1ea.

Country WesternShindig &

Chili Cook-offOpti PCC

Youth Regatta:Southampton

Friday Night BBQ

Lobster for Two$48.95

AuxiliaryFundraiser:

Jet Set LunchNo Corkage Fee

With DinnerExpress 27

Fleet NationalChamp: Knox

Opti PCCYouth Regatta:Southampton

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Mini Tacos $1 ea.

Catalan Paellafor Two$48.95

Great SF SchoonerRace: Bay


Mini Tacos$1 each


Mini Tacos$1 each


Mini Tacos$1 each

3:30-9 p.m.Sliders & Tacos Speaker Series:

Gulf of theFarallones

6:30 p.m. Cove House

Catalan Paellafor Two $48.95

Summer Keelboat:Circle


Friday Night BBQ

Catalan Paellafor Two $48.95Bays #4 Youth

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Youth Sai l ing Program: Session 5

Youth Sai l ing Program: Session 5

South Beach

HAPPY HOUR Wednesday-Sunday 3.30-5.30pm

$3 Beer on Tap • $4 Well Drinks • $5 Selected Wine Specials

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NoCorkage Fee

All Day


Lobster for Two

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Cruise Out – Encinal Yacht Club

South Beach Yacht Club

Sacramento Yacht Club

Cruise Out – Internat ional

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