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November 2009

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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 S/C John Swain

Production Manager Vince Mattera

Bulletin Committee Joan Linn BekinsDennis ConneallyMickey McClureMike NorthBill ReillyP/P Sally SecorEvelyne Swinscoe-ByerBarbara Raeuber ThomasRoss Tibbits

Contributors Phil Atchison, Cap’n A.Bandon Al’ hope,Kathleen M. Buckstaff, S/C Kyle Elliott, Royanne Florence, Forrest Gay, Ed Lynch, Steve & GingerMason, Angie Lackey Olsen, Leslie Ruhland, Bill Stark,Winton Family, Sergei Zavarin

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November 2009

Columns3 Commodore12 Auxiliary President22 General Manager23 Food and Beverage

Departments4 Bowline5 Around The Club6 Race News9 Youth Sailing11 Harbor16 Cruising

Features10 Interview with Reid Bergsund18 Crossing Wakes19 A Point in Time20 New Members21 Eight Bells

Social Events14 On the Horizon

Racing

Harbor

A Point In Time

Cover photo:Carter Ott'sJ/92 ParachuteWoman in thefirst club raceof the season,the RosenblumRegatta.- Photo by Sergei Zavarin

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

Changes in latitudeschanges in attitudes

his past Saturdaymorning, atabout 7 a.m., I

found myself compos-ing this article as I wasjogging around theBack Bay in NewportBeach, trying to shakeout the cobwebs fromthe previous night.Forrest Gay and I werethere as the “ shore

–side, covert re-con support team” for our Baldwin CupTeam. (see Dan Buckstaff’s article in the Racing sec-tion of your Bulletin) The primary thought that keptpopping up was I wished all of you members couldhave been with me experiencing what the NewportYacht Club members were experiencing for 4 days.They were host to, and surrounded by, ten teams fromthe best yacht clubs in America, enjoying 100+ fastpaced races, utilizing 18 matched Harbor 20s – all pro-vided by the individual owners. The owner’s picture,with a short welcome, was laminated onto the insidetransom, so you knew who’s boat you just t-boned, andwould recognize them at the bar later.

This entire weekend’s experiences emphasizedwhere we are in the big picture, but more importantly,where we can go, and how much fun we can all havealong the way, enjoying other Clubs, and hosting them,in return. So as I jogged along, I thought of our physi-cal property, how blessed we are for our forefather’svision to buy and build, and what we need to be push-ing along.

In my big picture, I saw a strong and vibrant youthprogram, one that emphasizes personal achievement aswell as team development. Team racing is tremendous-ly popular on the East Coast, and combines fathers,even grandfathers, with young boys and girls impartingknowledge to each other in the thick of battle. Inpreparation for the day’s events, I saw a sailing center,an education center, devoid of food and drink, andother distractions, being utilized as a “war room” withwhite boards, lots of dry erase markers, and small boatsfor situational training. At the end of the day, I saw alively, inviting exterior deck with a small steel bandplaying, an interior bar, and a large capacity dining

room for all members and guests to crowd into and getto know each other better. Lastly, I saw another groupover in another building celebrating a member’s 50thwedding anniversary. Corny? (OK). Real? Yes, yes,yes! As I neared the end of my jog, the quote from Fieldof Dreams kept blurting out “build it and they willcome.” Well, we have, so let’s use it!

We, as a club, have the physical plant, the profes-sional staff, the name stature, and most importantly themembership, to step it up. We have as great a group ofracing sailors as any club in the country, and we havesome of the best developing talent there is on the wateranywhere. We represent a wide variety of fleets, a wideage of sailors, and an eyes wide open attitude to tacklethe world. Let’s do it!

This past December, with the Board’s approval, Iappointed a Special Committee, authorized by the By-Laws, under the direction of Jr. Staff Commodore KyleElliott, to pursue our Club’s involvement in either par-ticipating in, or hosting more National and Internationalevents. April’s Baldwin Cup is the first event, and thereare many more in the developing stage, ones I hope toannounce soon. At the end of the summer, we will sendan entourage to New York for our first Invitational Cup,hosted by the great NYYC in Newport, Rhode Island.This committee is compiling a comprehensive list of allour members, coupled with their racing experience,backgrounds, availability, etc. so that we may involve asmany members as possible in these events. We will beposting a bio sheet for members to fill out, on the SFYCweb site, on the members side. Fill it out and getinvolved. With the right background, you may evenmake the “advance covert re-con team”.

Past Commodores have signed off their articles inmany fashions. One in particular, has always stuck inmy mind – Gary Sheppard. Gary signed off with a note-worthy poem or quote from some bygone era, he was/isso eloquent. However, in the theme of this month’s arti-cle, tell me the artist and song of the following;

Feel the wind…Set yourself a bolder course…Keep your heart as open as a shrine….You’ll sail a perfect line…..

For the artist, clue #1: think 70sClue #2 BeerFirst correct e-mail wins a $80 Cabernet

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

Ashley has amassed over 70,000 ocean miles of racing and deliv-eries on many types of yachts; including IRC 46, Farr 40, J105, J120,GL70, Andrews 56, Moore 24, Etchells, 27M Jongert, Z86, IACCYachts, and RP70.

With five Fastnets, two Transatlantics and three Pacific crossingsto her credit, racing has taken her all over the world. In 2006 Ashleywas onboard Lively Lady II, winner of the St David's LighthouseDivision in the 100th Newport Bermuda Race. She was also aboardthe winning boats in the 2005 Rolex Transatlantic Race and the 2009Caribbean 600 Race.

SFYCSpeaker Series

May 6, 2010

ASHLEY PERRINwill share her experiences in Antarctica

where she worked with the British Antarctic Surveyas Boating Officer at Rothera Research Station

on Adelaide Island at 67S.

Cocktailsin the SFYC Club House

6:30 – 7:30Presentation in the Cove House

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Around The ClubAround The Club


Last month theChairman of theHarbor

Committee decided toplay a little April Fool’sJoke on us. Some mem-bers of The SFYC andour neighbors to the Eastwho are speed readers,non-readers, pontificat-ing potentates, and/orsimply have no sense ofhumor, believed it wasthe real thing. I under-stand… believe me I do.I personally believeeverything I hear, see orsmell, so I thought it wasreal…and if it wasn’t, itshould have been. I felttheir pain upon learningit was a hoax. Sadly, wearen’t going to build abreakwater across thebreadth of the cove.What was amusing to mysick mind was the reac-tion by a few.

When some of thelong term patients fromthe asylum on our port side heard they weren’t invited to themock meetings they were pretty durn unhappy. The verbiage,“Don’t those guys know who I am?” was heard emanating fromvarious bedroom windows, and no that wasn’t me in the rosebushes. Our brothers and sisters over at the Corinthian YC casttheir belaying pins into the ring as well. “Hey, wait a minute ….They’re trying to put a breakwater on our property? They can’tdo that!!!” was said while stamping their feet, crossing their armsand pouting. “Don’t they know who we are?”

I feel your pain. Sleep was lost, feelings were hurt, threatswere prepared, and law suits were discussed, only to learn it wasall a joke. Good one Ed!!!

Dock rumor has it that a resident who’s spent a couple ofbucks in knocking down an older house on the water and thenbuilding a beauty in its place with indoor plumbing, and flushtoilets, and electricity, and everything (including an indoor swim-ming pool)…has decided to put it, and the house next door thathe also owns, on the block. Reports are that the price for the duois north of 20 million. I figure if someone was so inclined, youcould buy over 13,000 Santana 22’s for money like that. Whyanyone would be so inclined however is beyond me. I mustspeak to the Race Committee about lengthening the starting linefor the next Club series. “Come boys let’s all barge together…all13,000 of us.”

Just outta curiosity and on a totally different subject,“Who’d you rather take to the prom?” I know it was a toughwinter, and the economy hasn’t been treating us as manywould like to be treated, but take a look at these two ladiesand answer truthfully, “Who’d you rather be seen in publicwith?” Opening Day has come and gone. Were you and thecraft of your affection ready? Varnish and paint are things ofbeauty, and occasionally rubbing your loved one’s bottomisn’t a bad thing.

Hard AgroundBy Cap’n A. Bandon Al Hope

Hard Aground


CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

The Rosenblum Regatta, heldon March 20, is our season’s shake-down regatta-ably organized bySteve Mason as PRO. Steve alwaysvolunteers to help us get out the cob-webs of winter and get the racingseason started. We had 27 boats par-

ticipate…yahoo…we are off to a great start. The day was sunny with a very lightbreeze that continued to build until mid-afternoon when it shifted to the south, gotlight again and left a big hole up by Yellow Bluff. This proved to be a bit of a chal-lenge with the flooding tide as the smaller boats had to sail off toward the city toeven attempt the lay line for the final mark rounding. Steve’s Race Committee teamconsisted of Greg Arkus, Michelle Farabaugh, Shawn Davies, Janine Fujioka,Ian Ratnage, Lynn Spiller, Zarko Draganic and Berkeley Riley. Larry Drewheaded up the Protest Committee, where conveniently none were heard.

Non-SpinnakerCharles Pick ElusiveGlenn Isaacson QTristan Ruhland Ariadne

SpinnakerSteve Stroub TiburonWill Baylis, Charles Froeb and Justis Fennell Good & PlentyHank Easom Yucca

THE ANNIVERSARY CUP

The second of the Club Championship series, took place on April 24. Resultsare posted on the SFYC Regatta Page @sfyc.org.

RESIN REGATTA

The Resin Regatta participants (Moore 24, Melges 24, Express 27, Etchells andAlerion 28) saw a gloomy and foreboding day on Saturday, April 10. Fortunatelythe rain and predicted wind gusts of up to 30 knots never materialized. Sunday’sracing was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Hal McCormack, PRO,and his team of Anne McCormack, Suzie Moore, Angie Olson, Earl Johnson,Jerry Eaton, Greg Arkus, Karen Mason, Tristan Ruhland and Barton Hoey gotthe 42-boat fleet around the course for a total of two races on Saturday, thus com-pleting the series. The protest and arbitration team of Paul Zupan, Mike Gross andTom Roberts sorted out the few cases that needed to go to ”the room.”

Moore 24 – Steve McCarthy Ruby, John Verdoia Wetspot, Conrad Holbrook Topper IIMelges 24 – Robert Harf Bones, Kevin Clark Smokin’Express 27 – Ray Lotto El Raton, Tom Jenkins Witchy WomanEtchells – Ben Wells Mr Natural, Bill Melbostad & Bryan Moore JRAlerion 28 – Ralf Morgan Ditzy, Kirk Smith Dream

Our racing members were out on thewater all winter and represented ourburgee very well. Congratulations

to everyone who continued to sail through-out the winter storm season and its antithesisof not much wind at all. Notable season fin-ishes within top three in class were:

THREE BRIDGE FIASCO

Hank Easom on Yucca, Nick Gibbens onShenanigans, Bartz Schneider onExpeditious and Scott Easom on EightBall

BIG DADDY REGATTA

Tim Russell on Weckless, John Wimer onDesdemona and Scott Easom on EightBall

GGYC MANNY FAGUNDES SEAWEED

SOUP SERIES

Glenn Isaacson on Q, Hank Easom onYucca, John Jenkins on Narcissus andChris Hermann on Thea

SYC MIDWINTERS

Glenn Isaacson on Q

BYC MIDWINTERS SATURDAY

Our Cal20 fleet was well represented byRichard vonEhrenkrook on Can o’Whoopass and Tina Lundh on Fjording

STFYC SPRING KEEL

Chris Farkas on Practice Girl

STFYC SPRING ONE DESIGN

Mark Dowdy on Eclipse

DOUBLEHANDED FARALLONES RACE

Sean Mulvihill on Jamani took secondplace honors in the ULDB division

CYC MIDWINTERS

(addition to April Bulletin report)PJ Campfield on Flying Machine

2010 J FEST

Scooter Simmons on his J105 Blackhawkcame in second

Race NewsRace News

Racing Under The SFYC BurgeeWinter Recap and Very Early Spring Racing Accomplishmnets

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Commodore Lynch presentstrophy to Steve Stroub

The Elusive crewaccepts their trophy


May’s Upcoming EventsSFYC will be running the OYRA crewed Farallones Race on May 8, from the

GGYC Race Deck. Erich Ringewald will be the PRO and gathering a crew (ortwo) to spend the day over in the City. If you are interested in assisting with theevent, please let Erich know when you’re available.

The Elite Keel takes place on May 15 & 16. Our harbor will be packed withboats and the race deck full of sailors from the Melges 24, Etchells, Express 27,J/24, Knarr and IOD fleets. Please come on down and socialize.

The Spinnaker Cup, another ocean race from San Francisco to Monterey, willstart on Friday, May 28, off Knox. Watching this start will be a great beginning tothe Memorial Day weekend.

People in the NewsBartz Schneider has recently been

recertified as a US Sailing National RaceOfficer. Bartz began his race managementcareer during the 1996 Olympics inSavannah, GA. Since that auspiciousstart, he has participated in on-the-watermanagement of Olympic trails, Laser andSoling trials, IKC and IOD WorldChampionships, J/24 Nationals, USSailing Youth Championship and count-less other SFYC sponsored regattas.Congratulations Bartz for earning thishighest level of US Sailing certification.

Chris Farkas has been named to theUS Executive Committee for the Melges24 Class. A seven-year veteran of theMelges 24 class, Chris has owned PracticeGirl (USA 222) for two years, campaign-ing her actively on the Bay and across theUnited States. Last year, Practice Girl fin-ished the season 2nd in San Francisco, 4thoverall in California, and 6th Corinthian atthe US Nationals. In addition to his roleas US Melges 24 Class Treasurer, Chrisserves as Captain of the San FranciscoMelges 24 Fleet, where he has beeninstrumental in the resurgence of the localfleet, the creation of the SFYC SanFrancisco Melges Race Week (which willbe held Aug 20-22), and the MelgesCalifornia Cup. Well done, Chris!

US Sailing hosted an Advanced RaceManagement Seminar at the StFYC onApril 10-11 (led by Tom Duggan andPeter Reggio). This seminar is designedfor experienced race officers who wouldlike to get certification at a regional ornational level. SFYC was well represent-ed with seven attending (ErichRingewald, Liz Baylis, Dave Carrel,Anne Scully, John Scarborough, SteveFentress, Vicki Sodaro, Jeff Zarwell,Bartz Schneider). We’ll look forward toseeing our folks out on the water in 2010,running some great regattas aboardVictory.

Angie Lackey Olson, 2010 Race Council Chair

Team SFYC Baldwin Cup Summary

The four yellow-jibbed, SFYC-crewed, Harbor 20’s glided to The NewportHarbor Yacht Club docks, having just handed the undefeated home team itsfirst loss of the 2010 Baldwin Cup. SFYC Commodore, Ray Lynch,

pumped his fist into the air, and Youth Program Director, Forrest Gay, held botharms aloft to welcome the victorious team to the rotation dock.

During the weekend of April 8-11, The San Francisco Yacht Club sent a teamof eight sailors to the third edition of The Newport Harbor Yacht Club’s BaldwinCup event. The Baldwin Cup has quickly become the premier West Coast team-racing event with ten teams competing from all over the country. The regatta for-

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SummerYouthSailing

InstructorsNeed

HousingIn order to attract the bestinstructors for the summerSFYC Youth SailingProgram, housing is pro-vided for all instructors.The SFYC Youth SailingProgram needs housingfor two instructors startingthe week of June 7ththrough August 20th.Preferably, housing shouldbe within walking or bikingdistance of The SFYC.

To participate in this program, please contact

Gaby Isaacson at

435-4887 or

[email protected].

mat featured races with teams of eight people, from each club, sailing four boatsagainst four boats from another club. The team with the lowest total points wins therace. The “four-on-four” team-racing provided thrilling competition with more than200 people on the NHYC grounds, watching and cheering.

The SFYC team arrived in Newport Harbor for the 2010 Baldwin Cup confidentin its ability after a number of excellent practice sessions in J22s. However, once thefirst round-robin of the competition began, Team SFYC quickly found itself in a 0-3hole after tough losses to Balboa, Seattle, and the home team, NHYC. The team-rac-ing competition was tough; getting accustomed to the Harbor 20s was taking time.

In the next race, Team SFYC faced a veteran Boston YC team in a must-win situ-ation. After getting a strong start, The Team consolidated its position and earned itsfirst win and some much needed confidence. From there, The Team SFYC dominat-ed the next several opponents and won 8 of the next 12 races, including the last sec-ond victory over host NHYC in the second round-robin. At the end of this run, TheTeam had vaulted into third overall; now it was positioned to win a spot in the covet-ed final fourth sail-off for the championship.

The Team then lost two really close races, facing more tough competition lurkingin the form of experienced teams from Southern YC and the defending champion,New York YC. Wins over both would still earn the team a berth in the final four.These two close races were decided within 50 yards of the finish line with SFYC justfalling short. In the end, the team finished seventh; but it had really honed its team-racing skills after 18 races against some of the best competition in the country.

In the finals, The New York Yacht Club defeated Newport Harbor YC to defendits title. The SFYC Team of Scott Easom, Molly Carapiet, Brent Harrill, WillBaylis, Rich Bergsund, Morgan Gutenkunst, Cameron McCloskey, and DanBuckstaff represented The San Francisco Yacht Club at the event. They would liketo thank The Board, The Regatta Committee, and The Club for their support.

Baldwin Cup (continued from page 7)

The team-racing competition was tough; gettingaccustomed to the Harbor 20s was taking time.

Will Baylis, Molly Carapiet, Morgan Gutenkunst, Scott Easom, Cameron McCloskey,Rich Bargsund, Brent Harrill, Dan Buckstaff


Youth SailingYouth Sailing Forrest Gay, Director / [email protected]

SSFFYYCC YYOOUUTTHH RRAACCEE TTEEAAMM RREESSUULLTTSS

PERRY #4 @ CORONADO YC (MARCH 13-14)420s (30 boats)12th Reid Bergsund/Kate Gaumond; 16th Annie Rossi/crew

PERRY SERIES FINAL RESULTS

36 boats, 30 races 6th Annie Rossi9th Reid Bergsund/Kate Gaumond; 22nd Annie Rossi/crew; 25th TallyBuckstaff/Graham Shelton; 29th Scott Buckstaff/Daniel Ron

SPRING DINGHY @ STFYC (MARCH 13-14)Laser 4.7 (5 boats) 2nd Lauren Cefali; 3rd Lola Bushnell; 4th MarkusSuorsaLaser Radial (10 boats) 1st Trevor Rowedder; 7th Domenic Bove; 9thKaitlyn Baab29er (10 boats) 3rd Antoine Screve/James Moody; 4th Annie Schmidt/MollyCarapietFinn (7 boats) 3rd Forrest Gay

GAUCHO HIGH SCHOOL REGATTA @ SANTA BARBARA (MARCH 20-21)Gold (28 teams) 21st Redwood Varsity; 24th BransonSilver (27 teams) 4th Redwood JV

BIG ROCK REGATTA @ MORRO BAY (MARCH 20-21)Green Fleet (9 boats) 6th Ryland ScarthChampionship Fleet (28 boats) 2nd Lucy Wilmot; 5th Maria Casciani; 8th

Christopher Casciani; 11th Grace Hull; 12th Teddy Hayden; 16th DylanMeade; 25th Sally Wilmot

OPTI SOUTH AMERICANS @ PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY (MARCH 25-APRIL 4)(168 boats) 24th Romain Screve; 62nd Kristopher Swanson; 70th Jack Barton

LASER MIDWINTERS WEST @ RICHMOND YC (MARCH 26-28) Radial (50boats) 4th Domenic Bove; 18th Annie Rossi; 22nd Kaitlyn Baab; 30th TrevorRowedder; 39th Lauren Cefali Standard (54 boats) 1st Sean Kelly

NORCAL HIGH SCHOOL #7 @ STFYC (MARCH 27-28) (19 teams) 2nd

Redwood 1; 3rd Redwood 2; 7th Redwood/Tam

NORCAL HIGH SCHOOL TEAM RACE #3 @ PYSF (APRIL 3) (8 teams) 1st

Redwood 1; 2nd Branson; 4th Redwood 2

CISA ADVANCED RACING CLINIC @ ABYC (APRIL 8-11)29er (10 boats) 2nd Antoine Screve/James MoodyCFJ (9 boats) 8th Scott Buckstaff/Daniel RonC420 (11 boats) 8th Reid Bergsund/Kate GaumondI420 (10 boats) 4th skipper/Annie SchmidtLaser Radial (16 boats) 9th Annie Rossi; 10th Domenic Bove

As of April 13th the SFYC SummerSailing Program has 191 kids signed upfor over 300 sessions. Many classes are

full. Please call or check the website(www.sfyc.org/youth) before sending in paper-work. The program has expanded the number ofOptis to accommodate as many summer sailorsas possible. The J24 classes are always a blast.At this time there is limited availability in everysession. So there is still a chance to get yourkids on the water this summer. We have linedup a great group of SFYC’s own instructors andsome of the finest instructors from SouthernCalifornia, Oregon and New England. The sum-mer of 2010 is sure to be another fun and longsummer in the sun in Belvedere Cove.

SFYC Summer SailingProgram Update

Jack Barton (holding flag), Kristopher Swanson(left of flag), and Romain Screve (in yellow hat)in Uruguay

Kennedy Placek (16128) in Holland

Kyle Larsen (16630) on the starting line inHolland


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

Interview with Reid BergsundInterview with Reid BergsundKathleen M. Buckstaff

Reid Bergsund,age 17, isadmired by hispeers and coach-es for his upbeatand energeticoutlook. He wasrecently awardedSFYC’s ThomasMartin Award for Outstanding Junior Sailorand the CISA (California InterscholasticSailing Association) Award forSportsmanship. As a Captain on theRedwood Sailing Team and an active SFYC420 Team sailor, Reid spends most of hisfree-time and weekends competing.

In a recent interview Reid answered somequestions:

Q:You just came back from the CISAclinic at Alamitos Bay, can you tell meabout it?

A: It was an advanced racing clinic wherecoaches and professional sailors from allover the world come together to helpAmerican youth sailors improve their sail-ing in a very focused and intense setting.

Q:What did you like about it?

A: The coaches were incredible. They wereall Olympians, future Olympians or worldchampions. They were fantastic sailorsand spectacular coaches. I liked theatmosphere. We started at 8:00 in themorning and finished at 8:30 in theevening for four days. I had no connec-tion with the outside world. I had a tonof fun sailing every day and meeting kidsand coaches from all over.

Q:What’s one thing you learned thatstood out for you?

A: I learned a lot about the importance ofsetting goals from the Beijing OlympicSilver medalist Zack Railey. I learnedabout setting long-term goals and short-term goals. I learned about his experi-ence in preparing for the Olympics andthe sacrifices he had to make. It was aninspiring story. It showed that through along, difficult, and not always funprocess, he still held a strong motivationfor the sport and the love of what he wasdoing. When he was training, he would

dad and he’d help me rig my boat andgive me pep talks. Eventually, as Idid it more and got better, the nerveswent away.

Q:What do you think your strength isas a sailor?

A: My strength is having an optimisticattitude because it means I can contin-ue to race even if I haven’t been doingwell. I can continue to race withoutgetting depressed or overly frustratedand it helps me turn bad situationsinto learning experiences.

Q: What’s your least favorite thingabout sailing?

A: Putting on smelly, salty wet gear on acold day.

Q:What’s your favorite gear?

A: My board shorts. They’re fun and if Iget to wear them, it means it’s warmout. My favorite way to sail is wear-ing board shorts and a life jacket.

Q:What advice would you offer ayounger sailor?

A: When I was a little kid, I never want-ed to go sailing. I didn’t want to puton the sailing gear and go out in thecold water and sail a small boat. Iwould complain and say that I didn’tfeel good and that I didn’t like sailing.If you can hang in there with thelearning to sail part, it only gets bet-ter. Now I love sailing. The opportu-nity to sail different kinds of boatsincreases as you become a bettersailor and the opportunities to go todifferent events all over the worldincrease. The opportunities to meetfascinating people increase. It all getsa lot better.

Q:What do you love about sailing?

A: Because I stuck with sailing and real-ly came to love it, my life and theopportunities to go places and meetpeople have expanded significantly.My life has been enriched because ofsailing. It’s an incredible privilege tobe part of this world.

go out with specific goals in mind eachday and he would check them off one byone.It showed me that there are a lot offacets and degrees of sailing commit-ment; with his being the most extreme.His story was inspiring because itshowed me that, with routine practice,repetition and determination, he couldbe confident going into the Olympicsprepared. Eventually, he won a medalas a result.

Q:How long have you been sailing atThe SFYC?

A: We moved here 4 1/2 years ago. I wasalmost in high school so I started sailingFJ’s. When I started high school, I wassailing and I ran cross-country and track.But in order to really improve at sailing;I had to stop running competitively.This year, I’m really enjoying being ateam captain. I like the responsibilityand the feeling leadership.

Q:Are there any coaches who haveinspired you?

A: Molly Carapiet has impacted me a lotthis year. She’s coached me in FJ’s and420’s. She’s taught me a lot about thetactical and strategic aspects of sailing.I’ve also learned a lot about attitudefrom her. One thing I’ve learned fromMolly is to not get disappointed if I havea bad race—to put the bad one in thepast and start the new race fresh andfocused. I’ve had some really goodraces with Molly as my coach. Andrew Watters, our high school coach,has taught me a lot about commitmentand making sacrifices in order to reallyemphasize and improve my sailing withthe idea of working towards goals.

Q:When did you start sailing?

A: I started sailing US Sabots when I waseight in King Harbor in Redondo Beach.It was relaxed, a great environment tolearn to sail. The Sabots were beat upand the coaches were great. I startedracing when I was about eleven. At first,I got really nervous about regattas. Iwas nervous about my results, the start,and the sequence. But I’d go with my


HarborHarborEd Lynch, Harbor Chair / [email protected]

It seems the April Harbor article stirred up our sleepyvillage a wee bit last month. Most readers favor thenew break wall but many readers were upset that they

were not included in the planning process. It certainlyled to some interesting talk around the local yacht clubs.

Now that April Fool’s Day is out of the way yourHarbor Committee is back to serious business around theSFYC. We have been busy surveying the harbor and drydock for safety issues as well as documenting boats anddock condition, and replacing the North Hoist Dock witha new dock. The Harbor Staff will be working hard to fixthe items noted on the safety inspections. Please let usknow of any required maintenance and or safety issuesand we will get them taken care of.

There are a few boats in the harbor and on the drydock that need some love and attention and it is our hopethat boat owners take the necessary action to make surethey are maintaining their boats and adhering to theRules of the Harbor. The worst part of being on theHarbor Committee is having to call a fellow memberabout boat issues.

We have also been auditing the registration andinsurance records for boats and many of the records arenot current. Please take a few moments to send in a copyof your registration and insurance if you have not doneso. Our staff member Stephanie will be calling membersto remind them of needed documents.

The Harbor Committee has also been doing a littlespring-cleaning around the dry dock and has cleaned up anumber of boat parts from around the dry dock. Theseparts will be stored at the end of the parking lot for amonth and if the owner does not claim them they will bedisposed of. If you have a boat in dry storage please takethe time to police the area around your boat. We areworking hard to maintain a well-kept harbor and yoursupport is much appreciated.

When you are at the club take a look at the newNorth Hoist Dock, which is a prototype of our new docksystem. Please let us know your thoughts.

Sincerely Ed Lynch, Harbor Chair

Biggest cruise in of the yearalongside the guest dock.

The new dock at the Northhoist is nearly complete.


Alisa Bekins, Auxiliary President

talented face painters andballoon artists,

who couldhave asked

for a bettervenue! Kari

and Melissawould like to

offer specialappreciation to

the many Easterhelpers this year:

Hailey and DevonCusack, Afton

Wight and AlexMoody! Many thanks

to each of you!As I mentioned in

my column last month, we arevery fortunate that our dynamictrio of Kari Cusack, CindieO’Donnell and LauraRousseau were successful inconvincing Trina Turk todebut her new SpringCollection this May 13th atThe SFYC. We hope that youwon’t miss this excitingevent. Trust me when I say,“The clothes are AMAZ-ING”! We look forward toseeing you all soon!

Auxiliary NewsAuxiliary NewsAlisa Bekins, SFYC Auxiliary President, 2010

Welcome to May! I can’t believe it’salready M-A-Y. As the months fly by Ican’t help but get excited about all the

activities that surround this beautiful, fun month!From Mother’s Day to the Auxiliary’s wonderfulTrina Turk Fashion Show, it is more than likelygoing to be a busy month foreveryone.

Speaking of fun andbusy times, theAuxiliary’sChildren’sEaster Partywas a hugesuccess eventhough MotherNature had otherplans for the SUN!Event co-Chairs,Kari Cusack andMelissa Tulp madethe Easter event lookever so elegant byworking with The Clubto tent the deck. This created a warmand vibrant environment for fellowmembers and their extended familiesto celebrate Easter. Well done!Everyone stayed warm and well fedwhile the blustery winds and rain tookover; keeping these two ladies verybusy.

Chef Reny and his amazing teamoutdid themselves yet again with a

spectacular Easter-spread.WOW!

Only the photoscan do THIS buf-

fet justice. As perusual, the Easter

Bunny had anadorable following

of little children.The only thing that

threw the children offthe Bunny’s scent was

a walk past the impres-sive chocolate fountain!

Between the adorablepetting zoo, the cotton

candy machine, the multi

Cheers, Alisa


On the HorizonOn the Horizon

Cinco De Mayo PartyWednesday, May 5

$18.95inclusive

5:00-9:00 p.m.

AuthenticMexican Food

Stations

Margarita

Drink Specials

Winemaker Dinnerfeaturing

QUINTESSAVINEYARDS

Elegant4-course dinner

paired withaward winning wines

from the caves ofQuintessa Vineyards

SFYC Members onlyLimited to 50 seats

Saturday, May 86:30 p.m. Reception

7:00 p.m. Dinner

Cove House

$70.00 per personRESERVATIONS

REQUIRED

Please contact the Front Office (415) 435-9133, ext. 10All prices subject to service and tax – Cancellation policy in effect

Mother’s DayChampagne

Brunch Buffet

Sunday, May 910 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

SEAFOOD RAW BAR STATION

Miyagi Oysters, Gulf Shrimp,New Zealand Mussels

Deluxe Sushi and Sashimi, Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon

FRUIT AND ARTISAN CHEESE DISPLAY

Sonoma County’s Finest Artisan Cheeses, Bread from Petaluma,

Della Fattoria Fresh Fruit and Berries

CARVING STATION

Angus Beef Rib Eye Aus Jus w/ Horseradish CreamRosemary Crusted Leg of Lamb with Mint Jelly

OMELET STATION

Petaluma Farm Fresh Eggs with all the Fixings

MAINE FARE

Eggs Benedict, Apple Smoked Bacon, Potato O’Brien,Chicken Apple Sausage, Cheese Blintz,Baked Wild Oregon Salmon Dim Sum,

Wild Rice Pilaf, Farmers Market Vegetables

CHEF’S CRAFTED GOURMET SALADS STATION

FABULOUS DESSERT STATION

Assorted Cakes and Pies, “Flambe” Bananas

SPECIAL KID’S BUFFET

Sunday, May 910 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Memorial DayBarbequeMonday, May 31

Noon - 7:00 p.m.Music on the Deck

H H H

Barbeque Includes:SmokedSmoked ApplewoodApplewood BabyBaby BackBack RibsRibs

SFYCSFYC HamburgersHamburgers WithWith CheeseCheese

AllAll AmericanAmerican AllAll BeefBeef HotHot DogsDogs

FreshlyFreshly CaughtCaught CanadianCanadian SalmonSalmon

GrilledGrilled NewNew YorkYork SteaksSteaks

GrilledGrilled ChickenChicken BreastsBreasts

Chef’sChef’s AssortedAssorted SaladSalad BarBar

IceIce CreamCream SunSundae BarH H H

Special Kids Buffet


On the HorizonOn the Horizon

H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H

The San Francisco Yacht Club’s

Flag Officer’sBuffet

Father’s DaySunday, June 20

Entertain Friends and Family

Chef Reny’s Spectacular BuffetServed 6 – 9 p.m.

Reservations RequestedContact the Front Office(415) 435-9133, ext. 10

Lobster Dinner for Twoserved with soup or salad, crusted fingerling

potatoes and seasonal vegetables

May1, 8, 15, 22, 29

$48.95 for two

SaturdayNightSaturday

Night

The San Francisco Yacht Club’s

Pasta NightSunday, June 6

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


Sail Us Out To theBall Game –

Cruise toSouth Beach Harbor

April 9-11Lori Fromm reports that warm

breezes and blue sky greeted fifty SFYCcruisers on Friday, April 9 at the SouthBeach Harbor. Umbrellas were setupand the required shot glass full of sunscreen applied! SFYC cruisers enjoyedwine and appetizers while listening to theroar of the crowd as the SF Giants beatthe Atlanta Braves 5-4 in extra innings.

On Saturday cruisers enjoyed visit-ing many sites of SF, including the FerryBuilding Farmers’ Market. Some alsoenjoyed shopping, loafing and otheractivities. A pre-game wine and cheesedock party was hosted by Rich andShawn Wideman and Andy and LoriFromm (cruise leaders). That nightmany cruisers watched the Giants playthe Atlanta Braves followed by brilliantfireworks that lit up the harbor! Manythanks were given to Bill and Ann Starkfor coordinating the tickets to the game.

Sunday brought a dramatic changeof weather with rain and high winds.Cruisers had lots of sea stories to tellabout the passage back to The Clubwhere they were humbled by the OptiFleet practicing drills!

CruisingCruisingBill Stark, Cruise Chair / [email protected]

Cruise to Encinal Yacht Cluband Jack London Square

June 25-27Jib Martens is leading this popular cruise. Activities

around the pool and docks as well as a crossing of theEstuary to visit Jack London Square are being planned byJib. Look for more information in the June Bulletin andin Cruising Fleet emails.

After much deliberation and research, the subcommittee for the 2011INTERNATIONAL CRUISE has settled on a first class voyage.Combining the luxury of a cruise ship with the ambiance of a sailboat,

the Windstar (www.windstarcruises.com) offers the opportunity for bothromance and adventure.

We will be sailingaboard the Wind Star onSaturday, September 17,2011, embarking in Athensand disembarking inIstanbul. Along the waywe will stop in Mykonos,Santorini and Rhodes inGreece, as well as Bodrumand Kusadasi in Turkey.

The price for the7-day cruise is $3784 perperson. If we have a blockof ten or more cabins, there will be a 3% discount. A $500 deposit is requiredwhen you make your reservation. These are being handled through MichaelPruden at Casto Travel in Tiburon ([email protected], Ph 435-9725,FAX 435-9940). The ports of Athens and Istanbul afford the chance for asplendid add-on tour. Michael can help with all this and airline reservations.But it is important for him to hear from you soon.

Smooth Sailing,RoyAnne Florence

Cruise to Petaluma – Art & Garden FestivalJuly 9-12

Herb Potter is once again leading this popular cruise. This year we will be staying in the Petaluma downtown harbor for threenights and attending the Art & Garden Festival. Latitude 38 reports that “Many readers consider Petaluma the “’Jewel of the Bay.’”

“Because too much fun is never enough.”


Cruising Club of America andThe San Francisco Yacht Club

An earlier HMB cruise with cocktails aboard schooner Scorpio

HALF MOON BAY CRUISEMAY 14 - 16

Friday May 14: Sail for Half Moon Bay, low slack tide 0810 at the Gate Cocktails at theHMBYC clubhouse followed by their regular Friday night catered dinner,informal and modestly priced. Dinner starts at 1900.

Saturday May 15: Cocktails aboard Andiamo owned by SFYC member Harold Kleiderman (48'Sea Ray). Bring your favorite appetizer. 1800 hrs. Dinner aboard your boat orashore at your choice of restaurant.

Sunday May 16: Sail for home, max. flood 1250 at the Gate.High slack tide 1620

We need to know the number of people attending so please contact Bob Van Blaricom(415) 435 3488 or [email protected] not later than May 8th.

See you all there!


Crossing WakesCrossing WakesSteve & Ginger Mason

We last heard from the Eisenzimmers andMykonos in the snug harbor at Barra deNavidad. Myron and Marina rejoined their

lady of the sea in March to begin the northward pas-sage. Because the weather was not cooperative, theygot a late morning start and spent the first night inTenacatita Bay, the locale where the movie McHale’sNavy was filmed. The Bay is a comfortable anchorageas long as there are no southwesterly.

The Eisenzimmers’ next stop was Chamela Bay, achoice anchorage full of boats waiting to make the tripnorth. The weather kept everyone anticipating the nextclear window, which finally arrived two days later. Thefirst two hours out of Chamela were rough. In fact the“V” berth headliner and all the hidden wires behind itdropped down due to the ferocious pitching. But Velcrosaved the day. After sunset the wind diminished to lessthan ten knots and the seas calmed to less than threefeet. By the time they reached Mazatlan the sea waslike a pond.

The weather for the next leg of their journey toPuerto Los Cabos was ideal for sailing. The Amigo.netwas forecasting light winds from the northwest in themorning, north in the afternoon and northeast by night.A Santa Ana was setting in over California, which produced 20knots of wind for their Sea of Cortez crossing. This westwardsailing meant a good reach all the way to Cabo del San Jose.The marina, Puerto Los Cabos is only two years old and aboutthree hours east of Cabo San Lucas. About an hour from themarina a juvenile Red-footed Booby decided to hop a rideaboard Mykonos. He seemed fascinated by the autopilot andstayed aboard until Myron had to take the helm as they nearedtheir destination.

The Eisenzimmers will make the next segment of their jour-

ney from Cabo San Lucas to San Diego in May. Mykonos willnot return to San Francisco Bay for a few more months.

Several SFYC members will be joining the Cruising Club ofAmerica’s 2010 National Cruise in the Acklins Island group.These islands are part of the greater Bahamas. Robert andSusan Bernheim will have Joan and Don Bekins aboard SoftTouch, their beautiful De Fever Alaska 68. Jim and MimiCornelius will also be enjoying trade-wind sailing with CCAfriends aboard a chartered Jeanneau 49 Sun Odyssey.

With Marina at the helm, Myron raises the anchor on Mykonos atChamela Bay.

One of the most well travelled boats in the harbor:Bob and Jane van Blaricom's 32 foot Misty on the300 series dock. Misty anchored near the Harriman Glacier at the head of Harriman Fjord

near Valdez, Alaska


A Point In TimeA Point In Time

As we look back on our stormy winter and our worriesabout a high tide and a tsunami which might haveoccurred but did not, it is interesting to speculate about

the impact of the big storm that did rock Belvedere Cove onChristmas morning 1921. Looking at the pictures from theBelvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society, it is clear that the 1921storm caused major damage to everything on Beach Road.Boats were ripped from their moorings and werepropelled by wind and wave onto the beach andinto the seawall, cottages, and arks. In a chillingstory written by Beverly Bastian that appeared inThe Ark on December 19, 1990, she reported thememories of a Mireille Piazzoni Wood who hadbeen a little girl living in a cottage next door tothe “China” Cabin. She reported that at onepoint her father was fending off a launch that hadbroken free of her mooring and was headed fortheir porch. Miraculously, he and his neighborwere able to direct the boat to the beach. Thelaunch hit the same sewer overflow pipe that

John Moore’s Kamakura hit 33 years later in 1954 when shewas ripped from her mooring. The damage was massive. Mostof the buildings on piles facing Belvedere Cove along the beachbetween the Belvedere Hotel and the Pacific Motorboat Clubwere knocked off their piling foundations. It was truly devastat-ing. (See pictures of the stormy cove taken from Beach Roadshowing the water hitting the Belvedere Hotel and the one ofBeach Road after the storm had passed.)

What impact did that have on the history of The SanFrancisco Yacht Club? It is all about the Belvedere Hotel. Thehotel was built around 1900 as a four-story luxury hotel for San

Francisco residents seeking a sunny getaway from the foggysummers in the City. By the winter of 1921, the hotel was inserious financial trouble from which it would never recover. Asis plainly visible from the photo of Commodore Cliff Smith in

front of the hotel, no attempt at renovationshad been made in the 4 1/2 years between thestorm and the 1926 survey of the property hemade prior to recommending that The Clubbuy the property. The value was clearlydepressed and surely in part because of thedamage caused by the “Storm of ‘21”.

We bought the property, including almostall of the tide lots that make up our presentharbor, in 1926 for $15,000. Adjusted forinflation, that would be about $181,000. Thatwas a pretty good deal! In 1927, The Clubrented the Pacific Motorboat Club buildingfrom the Belvedere Land Company whichallowed The Club to move its activities toBelvedere Cove right away. The rest of thecosts of moving to Belvedere Cove were those

associated withdredging, clear-ing the propertyand buildingthe club houseat 98 BeachRoad. Thefinal photo is ofOpening Day1934, our firstin our newhome.

Ken Frost, SFYC Historian

Beach Road1921

CommodoreCliff Smith

Belvedere Hotel1921

Opening Day 1934


Welcome New MembersWelcome New MembersLaurence Bekins, Membership Committee

The SFYC welcomes Martin Koffel to Regular Membership. Martin grew up in Australia where he learned tosail. He has many great sailing stories. For example, in the Sea Scouts, his Patrol spent two years building a ClinkerWhaler then sailed it extensively. He has raced in numerous classes including Vaucluse Juniors “VJ”, VictoriaSharpies, and the Cunningham Quickcat catamaran. Martin has recently commissioned a Beneteau, The TomThumb, which he plans to regularly sail out of the SFYC.

Martin and his wife, Sue “Jimmie”, live in San Francisco. They have two grown children, Sean and Quincy.Martin leads URS Corporation, an engineering, construction and technical services company, where he has served asChairman and CEO since 1989. Marty attended Stanford University where he earned an MS in Mineral Engineering,and later an MBA. He and Sue breed Hanoverian dressage horses; Martin enjoys western riding and packing withhis horse “Teddy”. He is a member of the Woodside Trail Club, Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County, the ShackRiders Club, and the Pacific-Union Club. Martin’s sponsors are Stuart Spence and Douglas Holm.

In March, George Roberts joined the SFYC as a Regular Member. George and his wife, Margot, live in SanRafael and have five grown children. His profession is real estate development and he is a partner at HarvestProperties. George is originally from St. Louis, Missouri, but has been on the West Coast most of his life; he attend-ed Menlo School and graduated from University of California Santa Barbara. He learned to sail in Newport Beach,California, at the age of 14, and has owned a boat on Lake Tahoe for the past 15 years.

George is a member of the St. Francis Yacht Club, and was a member of the Peninsula Golf & Country Cluband the Balboa Bay Club. His passion is boating and he plans to get out on the water as much as possible. George’ssponsors are Robert Van Taylor and John Scarborough.

In March, the SFYC welcomed Desmond Hayes to Regular Membership. Desmond is a “lifelong” sailor skip-pering his first boat at the age of six in India where he was born. He has raced dinghies extensively, including505’s, and has several bare boat charters as a captain on his sailing resume. Desmond is a partner in an Islander 36,Fast Forward, which he plans to sail out of the SFYC regularly.

Desmond and his wife, Beverly, live in San Francisco with their son, Mathew, 15. Desmond owns a consultingfirm, Trean LLC. Desmond previously lived in the UK for over twenty years and he was a member of the RoyalCork Yacht Club and Burnham on Crouch Yacht Club. He is currently the Tasting Captain and Treasurer of theGolden Gate Wine Society and a member of the Corinthian Yacht Club. Desmond’s sponsors are Jay Hooker andEd Lynch.

The SFYC welcomes Ramelle Sholl to Regular Membership. She and her husband, John, reside in Tiburonwith their children Ava, 11, and Langston, 8. Ramelle grew up sailing and is a regular crew on Sweet Reward for theFriday Night Races out of the CYC. She loves the SFYC’s focus on sailing and the Youth Program. Many incredi-ble evenings at the SFYC post sailing with friends and family were cited as the main reason for becoming a memberof the SFYC.

Ramelle was born in Illinois and attended Washington University and Boston University. She is a member of theCorinthian Yacht Club and the Claremont Country Club and now plans to get the family out on the water as much aspossible at the SFYC. Ramelle’s sponsors are Jeff Moseley and Chuck Kamanski.


Eight BellsEight Bells

Marie Patricia Symons HollingerWinton was a very fortunate woman.She was born inBrisbane, Australiato Alfred Symonsand IsabellaFerguson. She hadtwo successful mar-riages, three won-derful and success-ful daughters, three loving stepchildrenand a host of grandchildren and step-grandchildren. During her lifetime shelived in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia,met and married a charismatic officer,Ben Hollinger, came to San Franciscoafter World War II, lived in SanFrancisco and raised her family inModesto. When Ben died in 1971,Marie moved back to San Franciscowhere she became actively involvedwith the Haas-Lilienthal House andworked extensively with the SanFrancisco Architectural Heritage. Shewas subsequently courted by ChuckWinton, SFYC Staff Commodore.After marrying in 1976, Marie andChuck settled in Tiburon where theylived for more than twenty years. After

she received the group’s SpecialServices Award in recognition of hercontributions to the over the years.

Marie is survived by her daughtersKaren Jackson and husband Bruce,grandsons Ian and Colin; Laurie and herstepchildren Kevin and Kimberly withnine step-great-grandchildren; RobinAllen, Past SFYC Auxiliary Presidentand her husband Kent with step-grand-children Jessica and Michael; stepsonCharles Winton and wife Barbara withstep-grandchildren Jack and Kelly; step-son Mike Winton and wife Robin withstep-grandchildren Margo and Spencerand stepdaughter Anne Winton and hus-band John with step-grandchild Colby.

A celebration of Marie’s life willtake place on Friday, May 21st at 2 PMat St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church inBelvedere. In lieu of flowers, contribu-tions can be made in her name throughthe Belvedere Cove Foundation for TheSan Francisco Yacht Club EmployeeEducation Fund or Youth SailingProgram, The San FranciscoArchitectural Heritage or a charity ofyour choice.

- Written by the Winton Family

Chuck’s death in 2000, Marie continuedto live and actively participate in the com-munity until her death at the age of 86.

Marie was born a child of the JazzAge, lived through the Great Depression,survived the cataclysmic catastrophe ofWorld War II and became a participant inthe great American post war society.Along the way she collected loyal friends,participated in community activities andreceived honors for her many contribu-tions. Marie was active, compassionate,giving of herself and generous to others.She was truly a part of America’s GreatestGeneration.

Marie had a unique and special spirit.A skillful raconteur, her adventures andmishaps were the center of many delight-ful tales.

Marie, an avid gardener, created fourlovely gardens during her lifetime. Sheenjoyed tennis, golf, bridge, boating, trav-el and cooking for large social gatherings.She was a member of the Del Rio GolfClub, Modesto Swim and Racket Club,Belvedere Tennis Club, St. Francis YachtClub and San Francisco Yacht Club.

In 2008 Marie was honored by TheSan Francisco Yacht Club Auxiliary when


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

Last year, the Board of Directorsput into motion an organization-al plan designed to enhance the

quality of goods and services the mem-bers receive in all areas of club opera-tions. Part of that plan was to increasemember participation in club eventsand social activities as well as raise therevenue levels in our banquet opera-

tions, back to the levels we had several years ago when the clubemployed a full-time catering sales manager in addition to thebanquet operations manager. After a very long and exhaustivesearch of over 65 qualified candidates, The Club has foundwhat we believe to be a perfect match.

To that end, I am pleased to introduce the newest memberof our SFYC management team; Ms. Natalie Machette Watsonwho has joined our crew as our new Catering Sales Manager.Natalie is a welcome addition tothe staff and together with Mul,Chef Reny and the rest of our foodand beverage team, will focus pri-marily on selling, organizing andcoordinating all of our group func-tions including banquets, weddingsand other social events at the club.

Natalie is a native of Marinhaving grown up on the BelvedereLagoon and now resides locally with her own family here inTiburon. Her father, Walter Machette, was one of the firsthomeowners on Edgewater Road, and one of the foundingmembers of the Belvedere Tennis Club. In her early years,Natalie was known as a water-girl racing Lasers, Lidos andSunfishes on the lagoon and was often found building raftsfrom flotsam washed ashore on the rip-rap along the bay.

A graduate of UC Santa Barbara, Natalie started her career

at the Westin-St. Francis Hotel in downtown San Franciscodeveloping her hospitality skills at this celebrated Michelin Two-Star, Four Diamond hotel before travelling to sixteen differentcountries in Europe. There she was able to expand her hospitali-ty knowledge studying the various cuisines and cultures fromLondon and Paris to Rome and Frankfurt and everywhere inbetween.

Upon her return to the states, Natalie teamed up with a des-tination management company based in San Francisco managingmajor corporate events and incentive travel meetings for tens ofthousands of participants throughout the bay area. Eventually,she joined the catering sales team of Hornblower Yachts and foryears served as the charter sales manager for all of their SanFrancisco and Berkeley operations.

With her true entrepreneurial spirit alive and with a contin-ued desire to expand her knowledge in the hospitality field,Natalie moved to the Hawaiian Islands and settled on Oahuwhere she worked with Hawaiian Adventures as an event plan-ner. There she coordinated hundreds of elegantly themed eventsand island activities for a multitude of international vacationingand business guests visiting the islands. After four years of suc-cessful event planning throughout the islands, Natalie returnedto Marin with her husband Michael to settle down and raise theirfamily that includes six children; Daniel, Elizabeth, Christopher,Tyler, Matthew and Kevin along with Kona their dog andMango their cat. Natalie is also blessed to have two wonderfulgrandchildren Ivan and Alex.

Please stop by to say hello to Natalie on your next visit tothe club. With her in depth event planning knowledge, her foodand wine pairing skills and her sweet personable charm, Natalielooks forward to assisting you with all of your catering andevent planning needs at The Club. She will be sharing officespace and working closely with Mul Hadisuryo our DiningRoom Manager to help increase member use of both our ban-quet and dining room facilities. Welcome aboard Natalie!

Natalie Machette Watson


Food and BeverageFood and BeveragePhil Atchison, SFYC Wine Manager

Hello wine lovers. I have started an intro-duction to wine series in the membersection of the SFYC web site. The first

installment is on the web site and I promise toadd a new addition to it at least bimonthly.

Some of the things I hope to cover are, ofcourse, many of the basics. How wine is grown,how wine is made, getting to know the grapes,how to taste, developing your wine language,and a bit of history as well.

The best thing about wine is knowing thatyou’ll never know it all. Even though that was-n’t the first piece of good advice thrown my

way, it’s one that I’ll never forget. It seems that I am always learningsomething new. It is this that I hope to pass on to you. Great wine ismade everywhere, not just in our own backyard. As wine lovers, or justdrinkers with little wine experience, we owe it to ourselves and our tastebuds to try asmany differentwine styles fromaround the globeas we can possi-ble fit into ourshort and action-packed lives.

Hopefully, atthe time of thisprinting the warmweather hasreturned, so allthe members canrelax and enjoythe deck and sur-rounding areas.I’ll come up witha summer sippinmenu for yourenjoyment.Included will be ahomemade san-gria, yum...by theglass or pitcher.

Until Next Time,

Phil

“Here’s to the corkscrew, a useful key to unlock thestorehouse of wit, the treasury of laughter, the front doorof fellowship and the gate of pleasant folly.”

- W.E.P. 1842

CelebrateNew Beginnings

at The Club –

CelebrateNew Beginnings

at The Club –SFYC Catering Department

Can Build Your Dreams

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