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Non-Calm Summer 2010

COMMODORE’S COLUMN

2Cover photo by Maureen Madigan

As the Commodore’s Cruiseapproaches heralding a greatweekend and the long light of

autumn upon my term, it occurs tome that my view of the Club hasforever changed. The support frommembers and the sheer fun of myexalted and largely powerlessposition has produced in me affectionfor the Club that will never diminish.On the flip side, hopefully thememory will fade of what I call NHYCsausage making, the business ofrunning a $5 million enterprise with650 owners. This effort is highlightedfrom July to October when next year’sbudget is produced. The process thisyear has been exceptional. YourBoard and the Finance and AuditCommittee are determined to keepcosts controlled and still deliverexceptional member experiences.2010 has been challenging. For thefirst time in years, we have hadseveral months that have fallen shortof budget. Year-to-date, ouroperating budget remains on the plusside, but barely. These are difficulttimes for clubs, and I givetremendous credit to our managerTom Gilbertson for balancing costcontainment with a high level ofservice to members.

Reflecting on our present world, Ithink of my good friends StaffCommodores Person, Garrison, and

D’Eliscu, who had the good fortune topreside over the frothy years of 2006-08. S/C D’Eliscu was a lame duck atthe helm when the wheels came offthe nation’s runaway money train. S/CCrispin glided through 2009; everyonewas just figuring out they wereparticipating in a train wreck. Nowthat we are stumbling around with thetrain laying on its side and hissing, Ithink of what it was like for S/C LeonHessman and S/C Al Rogers who wereCommodores in 1930 and 1931,following the 1929 stock market crash.The Club was much smaller then, andmuch more threatened. The initiationfee was $45 and the Club wentwithout member applications for along time. The Board apparentlyabdicated and soon the membersdrafted Staff Commodores back intohigh office. In 1932 S/C AlbertSoiland was elected Commodore, 15years after serving as our firstCommodore in 1917. S/C ShirleyMeserve also did a second stint, 15years after his first term. History oftenrepeats itself, and if this is the casehere, S/C’s Russell, McCray, and Jonesmay want to start looking for threestars to sew on their sleeves.

Before such drastic measures aretaken however, we must look at allalternatives. Toward the end of theGreat Depression, the 1939 Boardconsidered raising dues and mooringfees. Finding this politically untenable,they did what any enterprising Boardwould do. They embraced vice andspent $600 (almost the Club’s entirebank balance) on three slot machines.This proved wildly successful andsaved the club from ruin, or at leastthe members from a dues increase. Iwonder if monetizing the dominogang was considered, which wouldcertainly work well today.

While vice is always appealing asrevenue producer, your Board hasdecided to stick with only spirits forthe time being. Instead, the focus has

been on a budget process that isalmost zero based, looking at everyline item for possible savings or evenelimination. The decisions are hard,since you can’t go far without runninginto sacred cows, better knownaround NHYC as Traditions. Many ofour special events are subsidized; theClub prints and mails an extraordinaryamount of items, many of which canbe transmitted electronically. Each fulltime position has been reviewed. Atthe same time, our dedicated staffhas not had a salary increase inalmost three years. Hundreds of itemshave been reviewed and contested,with the ultimate question beingasked: Can the number associatedwith this item be reduced withoutlessening the member experience?As long as members truly enjoy theClub and all it has to offer, NHYC willremain strong and vibrant.

When the world seems a littlewobbly it’s always good to glanceback at history. The NHYC historybook serves well here. In the depthsof the Depression, the Clubcontinued on, albeit at a reducedpace. Still, lunch was served on thedeck. Members raced and cruised.The Flight of the Snowbirds began,Hook Beardslee won the Star Worldsin 1934 and 35, and many memberssailed in the 1934 and 36 Transpacs.

So as NHYC sausage makingcontinues, I am really looking forwardto the Commodore’s Cruise. Thewater may not reach 70 atMoonstone, but we will have a greattime. A recession-busting budget willbe delivered by October. FYI,despite the economic malaise and aresurgence of the Anglers, ViceCommodore Gordon told me recentlyhe has no intention of abdicating.There is no need just yet to draft StaffCommodores into office.

Fair winds,Brad Avery

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TE N DAY S O F FU Nby Mimi Hogan and Sue Warner

• Don’t bother having your child get a college degree to securetheir financial future. Simply have them start selling 12 voltbatteries in Avalon – it’s a 200% mark up !

• There are three boat repair categories to remember on achecklist: we need to fix this immediately; we need to get lotsof opinions, over beer, as to the urgency; save it for winter.

• As a parent, if you are the first one to your bunk at night,there is no need to concern yourself with the sleepingarrangements of your adult children and their guests.

• So, the thing about jumper cables – “Girls, there is potentialdanger here, don’t ever let these two handles touch, they canarc, they can spark, dangerous, red is positive, black isnegative, be very careful”. Not a problem, not touchin’ ‘em,nope, not doin’ it!

• Why is it that we find so many half-empty water bottles andnot one half-empty beer bottle?

• Our Kindle says that a bison is a “humpback shaggy hairedwild ox”. This one looked pretty tame snuggled up next tothe kayaks on the beach at Toyon.

• Tuesday through Thursday in Moonstone should be declareda “make up-free zone”.

• If you hear a “boat noise” in the middle of the night and feelthe need to investigate, please refer to “number three” first.

• Vaseline can do many things – including fixing the seal on thehead.

• Person #1 – Gosh, those girlfriends are such good sports tohike all the way to the top of the peak, across the ridge andback down on the rope line with the guys. Person #2 – Yeah, I did a lot of that stuff too before heproposed.

• Never trust “we have enough”. Check it yourself.

• Some things are just imponderable – the Bermuda Triangleand why the fresh water pumps run when you don’t wantthem to and won’t run when you do?

• The correct spelling is “m-a-c-e-r-a-t-o-r. Really.

• The best banana boats – bananas, chocolate chips, brokenup graham crackers, mini-marshmallows, generous amountsof dark rum – in foil, on the grill. Heaven.

• In the shower – generator on (check), water heater on(check), fresh water pump not on – oops, I thought youturned it on.

• Jay is great fun to visit with. Some of his interesting info – Bison and buffalo are the same thing and the ones left on theisland are the smaller versions.Leopard sharks absolutely will not bite you – unless you tickthem off by grabbing their tails.He thinks that there are not pelicans around right nowbecause of el nina and the scarcity of bait balls.When the Santa Catalina Island Goats were here, he actuallyused to find them in the trees eating the foliage.

• If you hear a tiny voice calling you in the middle of the night,it could very well be one of your shipmates who has gone tothe cockpit for some reason and locked herself out.

• Do two half hitches make one full hitch? If not, why not?

• What a beautiful sight – Sea Diamond anchored in the Cove!

All NHYC women really, really should join the fun at theMaiden Voyage to Moonstone, October 1-3. Don’t bescared! You can do this!

FI N N NO RT H AM E R I C A N

CH A M P I O N S H I P Sby Robert Kinney

As we prepare for the upcomingFinn World Championships, the latestregatta we sailed in was the NorthAmerican Championships, hosted by theSan Francisco Yacht Club and sailed onthe Berkeley Circle. The Berkeley Circleis a rather challenging body of water, asit is very shallow, and even though it isnot the windiest spot on the bay, it’s notexactly lacking in breeze either.

Three NHYC members participatedin the event: Robert Kinney, ScottMason, and Phil Ramming. Four otherSouthern California gentlemen who wepractice with at least once a week,Henry Sprague, Erik Lidecis, Phil Toth,and John Harrop from SDYC, alsojoined us. The adventure started withsome practice on the bay. On Thursdaywe were out sailing around with ourCoach Darryl Peck and the breezestarted to build. We sailed out ofTiburon, and into the middle of the bay,leaving Angel Island to port. This dayfeatured a full size ebb tide runningaround 3 knots, with about 20 knots ofwind. As we went down towards theend of Angel Island the breeze startedto pick up, as did the waves from theebb tide. Somewhere along the wayPhil decided he was not interested in

this practice session and turned around.I suspect the effects of the Neil YoungConcert the night before may have hadsomething to do with it. Soon after Philbailed out, so did Scott, but not beforetaking a quick swim, leaving Erik andRobert to go and see if we could figureout how to survive in the big breeze. Asthe two of us arrived at Blunt Point,usually the windiest spot on the bay, wewere flying. It was time to try a jybe ortwo. The jybe is possibly the mosthumbling move in the Finn as it requiresseveral different components. First, youmust be strong; if you try to throw themain across and it does not wish to go,this usually spells doom as you havealready turned the boat down. Second,you must be brave, as any hesitation willsurely cause your demise, and third andmaybe most important, you must befast. As the boat turns you are in the

race for your life to the new weatherside. If the boom hits the water yourtime is limited.

So Erik and Robert practiced jybesas we arrived at Blunt Point. A giantpuff came by and cleaned us both out atthe same time. I would like to mentionthat the water was much warmer than itwas when we came up in June. Aftersailing downwind in 25 to 30 knots for atleast 5 miles and one more flip forRobert, we called it a day and got towedback to the club. It only took about 20minutes to get all the mud out of mymast, since the circle is only around 12feet deep. After flipping a few times inthe bay the giant paranoia goes awayafter you figure out that you may live totell the tale.

The Finn has a control which allowsthe skipper to control his destiny whengoing downwind in the big breeze. Thiscontrol is called the VANG. How oneuses his Vang is what separates the menfrom the boys. The amount of pressureused on the vang is directly correlated tosize of certain other body parts found onthe male of the species. If you elect tojust “hang on and survive”, then just easeyour vang all the way off, pull yourmainsheet in to about forty five degreesand get as far aft as you can in your boat.If you think that you are ready for thechallenge, then apply some vang. Themore the merrier, oh yeah if you want tobe fast, try heeling to weather a touch.This sensation always feels like the boatis going to flip on top of you, but you arevery fast. If you are a real stud, you can“row” your boat by pumping the mainsheet. The big boys pump 1 to 1, theold guys will pump 2 or 3 to 1.

Many of the local Finn regattas havethe same old group, but with theupcoming world championships we hadthe opportunity to sail against three ofthe best in the World at this regatta: EdWright (who would have won the Worldslast year except for 2 BFD’s), Rafa Truhillo(2007 world champ.), and Zach Railey(Silver Medalist from China). These guysare absolutely the best as no questionwas too silly, and there were no guardedsecrets. They work with our youngaspiring Olympic athletes’ and help them

RACING

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…with the upcoming

world championships

we had the opportunity

to sail against three of

the best in the World

at this regatta…

to understand the inner workings of theFinn.

On the tow out to the first race, we gota rude awakening. As you got out of thelee of Angel Island and into the wind, yougot onto a full plane and some dude with afire hose sprayed you for a couple of miles.So now you are all wet and it’s starting toget a touch cool, and the 1st race goes offin 18 knots of breeze. Our three prosquickly separate from the fleet and have anice lead at the weather mark. The firstcourse was a three lapper, triangle,windward, leeward, triangle. With a 1.5mile beat this 8 mile special beateverybody up pretty good. Several of theguys realize that this is not for them andproceed back to the dock, never to be seenagain!! This is disappointing but I’m gladthey know their limitations.

The races were now being sailed in aflood tide. It does not take any talent tohit the weather mark at all. I managed thisin the first race, and got to do a circle. Thismaneuver only cost me 5 boats, as we hadpracticed 2 quick tacks on our practice day,as the Finn slides sideways with the best ofthem. After the end of the first day,everyone was pretty beaten up. Ed Wrightmanaged to get 3 firsts, and the prosection was well in control of the top 3.

The bright spot is Erik Ledecis is in animpressive 4th. Some wonder howsomeone 6’10” can actually get underthe boom. I know I struggle at ameasily 6’4”.

Day two starts with more of thesame. It’s nice and light on the tow outand by the time we get around AngelIsland, that guy with the fire hose isblasting everyone again. Three moreraces, and Ed has yet to get morepoints than one. A nice little dinner wasput on by San Francisco Yacht Club onthe lawn (never let Finn sailors inside ifyou can help it).

Day 3 starts out with the breeze upfrom the get go. No tow was needed,

and only a very small lee behind AngelIsland to hide it. I’ll be darned if thatguy with the hose isn’t spraying usdown on the ride out again. Today westart the races and the wind is a nice 20to 25 out of the box. The highlight ofthe day was the last jybe into theleeward mark when Phil Ramming hadto avoid Caleb Payne, and managednot only to tip over, but to stick his mastinto the mud, too. Phil swam aroundfor several minutes, and luckily he didnot break his mast. Right after Philcrashed, Scott Mason, not wanting tolet Phil have all the fun, managed to diphis boom in the water for an instantejection into the bay. Robert, on theother hand, kept a cool head, tackedaround and beat both his compatriots inthe last day.

At the end of the regatta Ed Wrighthad to drop a 1st, Zach Railey was 2nd,and 3rd was the famous Andy F. Casey.Rafa Truhillo unfortunately had aborrowed boat which he managed tobreak so he ended up 6th, and, Scottmanaged to finish 9th, 2 points aheadof Phil and Robert who tied for 10th.Wow, what a great experience. I can’twait to get back up there and roararound in my Finn in the big breeze.

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…wind is a nice

20 to 25 out of the box.

The highlight of the day

was the last jybe into the

leeward mark when…

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BALBOA CUP

photos by Bob Yates

2010 Balboa Challenge

RESULTS

1 SDYC Chris Busch Patrick Sloan & Chuck Sinks

2 NHYC Scott Mason Vince Valdes & Matt Wiley

3 CAL Doug McClean Yumiu Dornberg & Bob Little

4 BYC Alan Andrews David Oborn & Erik Berzins

5 LIYC Philip Thompson Jack Thompson & Greg Hatton

6 ABYC Tom Corkett Rich Vaught & Bob Bishop

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FI G H T O F T H E LA S E R Sby Kate Madigan

This was a great experience for me because it was the first time I sailed a Laser. Iwas not the biggest person sailing so I had to have a crew. His name is Carter Scott. Wehad lots of fun and we finished in 29th place out of fifty boats. The top three boatswere, Adam Deermount in first, Nathan Dunham in second, and in third, Nick Madigan.Those weren’t the only trophies. They gave trophies to Katie Groke and Blair Allen fromBIYC for best costumes. Daniel Lockhart from LIYC was trophied for youngest boy andGator and Kelsea Cook from BYC for fist parent child. Kate Madigan (me) from NHYCfor youngest girl, Carolyn Smith from NHYC for first girl, and the best decorated boatwas Dennis and Matilda Bress from BIYC. Last but not least the oldest skipper wasDave Tingler from LIYC! I am so happy I could participate in this regatta and can’t waituntil next year.

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CFJ NAT I O N A L Sby Michael Dahl

This Summer I participated in CFJ Nationals for my fourthtime and this year was by far my favorite experience. I sailed thisregatta with my High School Crew Madison Vitarelli. We areboth entering our senior year. We have been sailing togethersince we were sophomores in both high school and localregattas, and have been doing great together ever since. TheRegatta had a total of seventy competitors with plenty ofcompetition. I remember competing against my older sisterEmmy, and now I am competing against my young sister, Clare.This was Clare’s first FJ National regatta.

The Race Committee got off a total of twelve races with onethrow-out in wind speeds ranging from one knot all the way upto fifteen knots. This regatta had tough sailing as well. It wasthe first day when Madison and I were racing the fourth race,while going off on the first reach we ripped our spinnaker whilein first place. We had to finish the course, a triangle-windward-leeward and luckily we only lost three places, finishing with afourth. (That night I had to talk my sister Clare into letting meuse her new spinnaker and giving Clare an older spinnaker.)

The entire regatta was unique because it wasn’t the normalgo right in Long Beach Regatta. Due to geographical shifts,

caused by one of the islands, the left was favored even whenthe wind was heavy. This made it very challenging because itwould still oscillate from lefties to righties. The whole regattawas well organized from start to finish. Overall the regatta wasextremely fun and I had a great time! It’s a great regatta foryoung, advanced sailors to attend.

Madison Vitarelli and Michael Dahl along with ABYC Commodore...Mr. Massey.

RESULTS

1st Kieran Chung/Nicole Grice NHYC/BYC2nd Adam Pokras/Nikki Obel DRYC3rd Michael Dahl/Madison Vitarelli NHYC4th Scott Sinks/Storm Brown SDYC5th Marly Isler/Carissa Crawford SDYC6th Randall Hause/Shelley Grice NHYC7th Kate Rakelly/Colleen Hackett MBYC8th Marissa Golison/Morgan Mathews ABYC9th Stephen Long/Jonathan Beardon SBYC10th Michael Madigan/Francesca Cappellini NHYC

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ID A LE W I S RE G AT TAby Carolyn Smith

Some regattas are just the usual, but the Ida Lewiscan only be described in one word; remarkable. BayleyDavidson and I set out for the Woman’s Junior Double-handed Championship in Hingham, Massachuets whichwe truly will never forget.

On June 25 we didn’t really know what we weregetting ourselves into. It was our first East Coast regattaand our second 420 event ever. We were anxious to seewhat our competition was going to be and if we wouldstand out. Right away we meet a team from Nantucketand another from South Carolina. By the end of the firstnight we ended up becoming house mates with theNantucket team.

The first two days there was a clinic with incrediblecollege coaches including Stanford, College ofCharleston, Georgetown, University of Virginia, and OldDominion. Bayley and I improved greatly and obtaineda lot of knowledge from all of them. Because of themwe were able the bump up our skill level.

In the evening they provided us with great foodand fun entertainment. Every night was different. Therewas a hypnotist one night which I got to participate in,and apparently made a fool of myself. Other nights wewould eat with many different people.

The first day of racing was nerve racking. Therewere gun shots for the starts which woke us up and itwas at least 17 knots of breeze. Since Bayley and I are alight team it was a hard day of racing. By the end of theday we were in 16th out of 40 boats which was verygood for us.

The second day of racing was definitely morerelaxing. The wind was about 8-10 knots which is usualNewport breeze. We were able to get top 15 every racethat day which bumped us up to 12th. During that dayof racing whenever we passed a boat that we didn’tknow we would always say hi and asked how they were.By the end of the regatta everyone knew our namesand we knew theirs.

On the last day of racing we were sad to beleaving. The wind was the same as the day before andwe ended up in 12th. We felt like the girls we met therewere our new family and that we couldn’t let them go.During the trophy dinner we were pleasantly surprisedto be presented the sportsmanship award which wasvoted by our competitors. We were so stunned and sohappy that everyone liked us since we loved all ofthem. Apparently it pays off to say hello to everyone.

We would like to give a special thanks to theNewport Harbor Sailing Foundation who sponsored thistrip. Without them it might not have been possible forus to go. We are already setting our goal for next year’schampionship in New Jersey. Thank you.

Commodore’s CruiseSeptember 10-12

Commodore’s Cruise is right around the corner Sept. 10-12with a South Pacific theme. Sad to say summer is almost overjust as the weather and water is getting warmer. So it should bebeautiful for this fun get-away!

Come on over to this tropical island paradise and enjoy ahike with our fearless leader Commodore Brad, paddleboardrace and of course the Bocce Ball Tournament. Don’t forgetSaturday night is theme night so get you costume together.

Chef Polly and Tom have come up with a tasty menu andthe Steele Bar will be open to solve all your worries, aches andpains!

Hope to see you there. Call NHYC to make yourreservation as well as to reserve your mooring ASAP.

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NON-CALM TROPHY DINNER

S/C Harold W. Pearcy Memorial –awarded to the Most OutstandingNovice sailor in the Non-CalmProgram with an emphasis onattitude and sportsmanship –Louisa Buckingham

Commodore Potter High PointPerpetual for C3; highest placefinisher in Race Week (4th) –Lucy Birney

Commodore Potter High PointPerpetual for C2; highest placefinisher in Race Week (3rd) –Mitchell Harvey

Commodore Potter High PointPerpetual for C1; highest placefinisher in Race Week (3rd) – Wells Drayton

Audrey Nye Perpetual forexcellence in the Sabot B class andtop NHYC finisher in Race Week(3rd) – John Jasper

Audrey Nye Perpetual forexcellence in the Sabot A classand top NHYC finisher in RaceWeek (2nd) – Sean Segerblom

Dick Powell Albatross PerpetualTrophy- Dedicated to the winnerof a one day 5 race series inSabots – Reid Wiley!

Dr. Albert Soiland PerpetualTrophy – Dedicated to the winnerof a one day, 5 race, 2 personseries –Clare Dahl & Katie Calder

Balboa Bay Fleet Championship– Jimmy Madigan

Balboa Bay Fleet Low PointPerpetual –Jimmy Madigan

Richard Steele Memorial Trophy– Awarded to the Most ImprovedNHYC Junior Sailor – Marley Mais

photos by Anne Nutten and Maureen Madigan

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Warren K. Parker PerpetualTrophy – Awarded to the Non-Calm who participates the most inthe sailing program year round –Clare Dahl

Trisha Steele Sabot C Perpetual –Awarded to a Sabot C sailor whodisplays Corinthian Spirit both onand off the water – Maddie Kraus

Rick Marsellus SportsmanshipTrophy – One of the mostprestigious perpetual trophies theclub has to offer, especially in asport such as ours where self-policing and sportsmanship makesor breaks ‘the game’ – Andrew Potter!

Tim Hogan Perpetual – Awardedto the Most Outstanding ClubFlying Junior Sailor – Austen Boyce!

Harry Welch Perpetual – Awardedto the Most Outstanding Girl JuniorSailor –Kate Madigan!

Mark Olson Perpetual - Awardedto the Most Outstanding BoyJunior Sailor – Jimmy Madigan.

Sportsmanship Trophy- INSAperpetual, given out at SabotNationals. This is a very prestigiousaward given out to a sailor showingsportsmanship on and off thewater. Each year, sailors vote byfilling out a card at Sabot Nationalsfor an act of sportsmanship – Wells Drayton!

Commodore’s Perpetual – INSAperpetual for winning Silver Fleet atSabot Nationals – Campbell D’Eliscu

Madigan Perpetual Trophy – TopNHYC sailor at Sabot Nationals(2nd place in Gold Division) –Connor Kelter

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NON-CALM SUMMER

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NON-CALM

Non-calm members Randall Hause, Daniel Segerblom andSean Segerblom have a fish story that will last a lifetime.

At 10:00am on Friday, August 20, 2010 while fishing withlive squid on Hause's boat at anchor in 60' of water off CrystalCove they hooked into what seemed to be a very large andheavy fish. After battling the fish and passing the rod aroundthe line suddenly broke and the fish was gone...but not forlong. They spotted the fish's fin on the surface and quicklypulled anchor to continue their pursuit. They were able tomaneuver the boatclose enough towhere they could tryto net the fish.However the fish wasway too big for thenet and they endedup gaffing the fishand then wrapping arope around the tail.

During the battle,and in a state ofexcitement andhyperventilation,Hause called hisfather to say that theyhad hooked intosomething really bigbut they didn't knowwhat it was and wasequally unsure aboutits legality andedibility. After theydescribed the fish andsnapped a photo withtheir cell phone theysent the picture to theelder Hause foridentification. Hauseincredulouslyidentified it as anOpah aka Moonfishand confirmed that itwas both legal andedible. In fact, inmany restaurants it isconsidered a delicacy.

Now thechallenge was to getit on board. After anearly 45 minutestruggle they wereable to bring the fishon board. Still incommunication by cellphone, the elderHause told the boysto put it into the fishhold of which theyresponded it was too

big and covered the whole engine compartment! Theyestimated the weight at 100 lbs.

The boys who had already caught several fish including a10 lb Sheepshead (all released) were beside themselves withexcitement as they headed to the Balboa Angling Club andNewport Harbor Yacht Club to share their story.

The huge fish weighed in at 143 lbs and according tosources at the Balboa Angling Club the fish was 20 lbs shy of a"world record."

SA B O T NAT I O N A L S 2010by Campbell D’Eliscu

NHYC had the largest turnout of sailors from any yachtclub in Sabot Nationals. It was a spectacular week of wind andsailing! The first day, Sunday, started with an on the waterclinic for all NHYC sailors coached by Payson Infelise, NathanDunham, Mac Mace, Chris Segerblom, and Emlie Barkow. Thecoaches were really great and helpful. They showed us all thewind and land tactics to Mission Bay. NHYC had 28 sailorscompeting in the event that Mission Bay hosted. The next daywas the qualifying round to be in Nationals. I had a free dayto surf and hang with my friends.

Out of all the sailors, 94 of 116 qualified to move on toNationals. Tuesday was the flight selection day. It was a verydifficult day of sailing; the wind was light and shifty. I endedup missing Gold by a couple of points. I was kind of bummedbecause I have been in gold for the last two years. I made thebest of it. Overall, NHYC had 9 in Gold, 11 in Silver, 4 inBronze, and 4 in Iron. Wednesday and Thursday was when theNational racing really started. There was around thirty fivesailors fighting for first place in their color flight. Every fleetwas very close in the final ranking and every sailor did great.Luckily, the wind picked up to about 8 knots on both days.

Sabot Nationals had a total of six races. The keys were toget off the line and to sail in clean air. Playing the shiftscorrectly was another big key to doing well. Can’t wait to sailthis regatta next year at NHYC. Thank you Emlie Barkow,Greg Wattson, along with all the coaches and parents for allof your support.

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CRUISING

EX T R E M E SE N I O R

CR U I S Eby Bill von KleinSmid

We arrived at Moonstone at 11 amon Tuesday Aug 17 in anticipation of agreat three day cruise. The crossing wassmooth and clear. At anchor or onmoorings we found a number of ourcruising friends. We had a total of 16boats and about 45 people.

We picked up our puzzle packagebooklet from Madcap and went back toVivacious for lunch. That afternoon wewent to shore and signed in. Wechecked out all the prep work done byour Cruise Leaders the Thompsons andCalders. There were Burma Shave signsas you walked along. Then there weremany tables with games and puzzles.The “Pharmacy” table by the BBQ’s wasdecorated with puzzles and games andmagnifying glasses for us all, along withcandy in the Metamucil bottle. That iswhere the creative drinks were preparedand the great 50’s music played day andnight.

We went to shore for our BBQdinner at 6 pm, enjoyed sharing horsd’oeuvre’s and talking with friends. Wecooked dinners over three BBQ’s set upby our Cove Steward Jay. The SeaDiamond group shared S’mores with usafter dinner. Back on our boat when thecove is empty you can watch the deercome in our cove. We saw two bucks

with large racks, which was very exciting. At 8 am we were up and ready for a

day of fun. The weather was clear andwarm. We headed to shore afterbreakfast. The sign at the “PharmacyBar” read, “Senior X Games”, BreakfastMenu: Jordan Fizz, Bloody Calder,Moonstone Mimosa’s, Bocce Bellini andthe last but never tried… “Go with theFlow”. Most popular were the JordanFizzes!! The “Start of the Cabo Race”puzzle was completed by Larry Somersand Mary Amundson (assisted by Parker

Dale). The “Opening Day 2010” puzzlewas worked on by the Whites and thenBobby Thompson. Also joining in wereMargie von KleinSmid, Toby Schriberand Pam Thompson.

After lunch Bobby Thompson’sBocce Ball Tournament started. Therewere sixteen teams and we finished thefirst round by 4:30. We all went back toour boats to get ready for dinner timeand the “best hors d’oeuvre” contest.Arriving on shore we saw Jim andMarion Jordan serving their pulled porksliders that were out of this world. Theywere so delicious that there was a crowdwaiting around the BBQ area. The horsd’oeuvre table was also loaded withbeautiful treats. Everyone had such agood time that many of us did not cookour main course that evening. We justhad our salad and were very happy.Again it was a great visiting witheveryone until it was time to head backto our yachts for nite nite…

Early to shore Thursday morning toenjoy more great morning drinks at the“Pharmacy Bar”… The Jordan Fizzesand the Bloody Mary’s were again thebig hits. The first Bocce Ball quarterfinals featured the Cook/Allen (the twoBills) team against the Hutchisons. Thetwo Bills won. Then the Sharon and BillAllen team against the von KleinSmids

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photos by Harriet Pallette and Margie von KleinSmid

and the Allens won. Then there was an exit to the boats togo have lunch or a nap.

At 1:00 just as we (von KleinSmids and Pallettes) werepreparing to leave for our boat we saw S/C Vern Edler ‘67approaching the picnic area. He was very pleased with thecondition and appearance of the cove. Vern was instrumentalin the early development of Moonstone and he wasextremely happy to be at the cove. He will be 90 in October.We all reminisced about the early development and thebeautiful trees and the pier. We talked for over an hour andHarriet took some great pictures.

Bocce ball resumed at 3:30pm with Bill and Bill Cook vs.Bob and Jane Schult. The final in Bocce Ball was a tightcontest as the Bill Allen-Bill Cook team prevailed over theBob and Jane Shult team.

That evening there were more shared hors d’oeuvres andwonderful BBQ dinners. Then the awards were announced:

Bocce Ball – Bill Cook & Bill AllenNumber of Moonstones in the Crystal Vase – Frank Tranehit it right on the nose with 52 Olives in the Martini Shaker– A tie with a guess of 100… The Pallettes & the Cooks.Puzzle Book contest with high points (128) was SueHutchisonHors d’oeuvres – 1st – Pulled Pork Sliders by Jim & MarionJordan2nd – Sue Hutchison who made two great hors d’oeuvresfor two nights.Honorable mention - Mary Amundson, Jane Schult and JuliCook

It was a late night as no one wanted to leave. Everyonethanked our Cruise Leaders, the Thompsons and the Calders.

Friday, we had our early morning departure for Newport.What a great three days of fun at beautiful Moonstone.Looking forward to the next Annual Extreme Senior Cruise.Our Cruise Chairman, Toby Schriber announced that we havecandidates for next year’s Cruise Chariman….Bob & JaneSchult. Welcome everyone!!

Extreme Senior Cruisers:

Madcap – Bob & Pam ThompsonNaiad – Scott & Jane Calder with Lisa Lang & Larry Somers

Celebration – Jack & Sue HutchisonHallelujah – Frank & Allan Trane, S/C Steve & Barbara Barnard

Nonpareil – Terry & Joann Gloege, Bill & Juli Cook, Bill & Sharon Allen

Zapata II – Jim & Marion JordanTwilight – Toby & Darci Schriber

Vivacious – Bill & Margie von KleinSmidLiberty – Parker Dale & Mary Amundson, Peg & Bill Bonner

Persephone – Jack & Barbara WoodhullGold Digger – Bill & Peggy Sue Tilden

Seascape – Tod & Linda WhiteWestWind – Bob & Jane Schult

Bright Penny II – Chuck & Judy McKennaEsprit – Robert McClaire

Paloma – Pete & Harriet Pallette

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CRUISING

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PA N A M A CA N A L

TR A N S I T 2010 by Richard and Linda Doering

We were invited by club membersDavid and Sandy Stone to join themaboard Solaia for a June passage throughthe canal from Pacific to Atlantic inpreparation for a haul out and refit in FortLauderdale. Solaia had just arrived inPanama with full crew after a boisterousPacific crossing directly from FrenchPolynesia after visiting Tahiti, Tonga, Fiji,Australia and New Zealand. By now wewere experienced guests having beenaboard for a fantastic cruise through theFijian archipelago in August of 2009.Joining us for the flight from OrangeCounty were Dave and Sandy and guestssailor-gal Beverly Monigal, BYC StaffCommodore Jim Emme and wifeKatherine who own the Swan Pele, atransatlantic veteran and local racer.

3 June 2030 we were met by CaptainIan at Panama City airport and driven tothe Marina Flamingo, near the Pacificentrance to the canal. First Mate Francoisloaded us and our gear into the tender.Solaia was anchored outside thebreakwater and at 133 feet overall sheglistened with her deck lights reflectingoff the water, just like a James Bondmovie. We met the other sixcrewmembers, and after a nightcap asound sleep was welcome.

4 June 1000. Very windy conditionsthe previous two days kept Solaia safelyat anchor outside the marina howevertoday was calm and we side tied to thequay and took a land tour by Suburbanthrough Panama City- a contrast with oldcathedrals and buildings being rebuilt topreserve the local architectural historyand many new high rise condos. Panama

City was bustling and the economyappeared vigorous. We felt perfectly safe;however the opposite is reportedly true inColon on the Atlantic side. We lunchedwith the alligators along the ChagreasRiver and enjoyed the Panama Beer.

5 June 1415, Ian has checked us outof the Marina and we have a prearrangedtransit time of 1600 assigned two daysearlier by the Transit Authority. We are topick up our pilot at buoy QR2. We willcommunicate on VHF 16. The TransitAuthority call sign on the Pacific side is“Flamingo Signal”. We are off the dockand at 1500 we are at QR2 and dropanchor in 35 meters, joining half a dozenlarger ships also awaiting entry to thecanal. We raise the yellow and bluevertical striped “waiting for pilot” flag.Our position is 8 degrees 53 minutesNorth, 79 degrees 30.9 South. The sky is100% high clouds, wind North @10 knots.Temperature 88 and humid. With AIScapability we could identify all vessels weencountered.

1620, our pilot arrives by pilotboat and boards on the starboard side.Manuel was a pleasant, friendlyPanamanian, mid 40’s with 22 yearsexperience on the canal. We laterlearned he was married to a localphysician, had two children and hisincome was between 250 and 300thousand dollars yearly. His spare timewas spent growing commercial teaktrees on property he owned. Hecarried 2 VHF radios, and a satelliteradio. He was dressed casually and wasnot in uniform. He inquired about ourspeed capability.

1720, anchor up. Manuel advisedIan on procedure, course and speedbut did not touch the helm. We wereassigned a number 25X which meantwe were to follow #25, two to eachlock and were to remain in the centerof the locks. #25 was a 440 ft. tanker“Panam Atlantico” out of Nassau. Wepassed the Balboa Yacht Club tostarboard passed beneath the Bridgeof the Americas connecting Centraland South America and while doing 11knots our required line handlers arrivedby a second pilot boat and cameaboard handily while we wereunderway at speed. They were 11 innumber wore blue uniforms andpromptly positioned themselves on theforward and aft deck accompanied byour own crew. Ian’s brother CaptainMark was also periodically at the helmas he was scheduled to take Solaia toFort Lauderdale while Ian took a well-

deserved vacation at his home in St.Maarten. We were to travel 8 miles to thefirst lock and while underway we talkedabout the canal history, with Manueloffering many interesting facts. It wasinteresting that canal transit volumeexactly reflects world economicconditions and was currently quite low.

The first attempt to build a canaljoining the oceans in order to avoid theroute around the Horn was by the Frenchin 1880. This was abandoned after 21,902workers died of mosquitoe relatedMalaria, Yellow Fever and of landslides.The U.S. then took over in 1904,completing the task in 1914 after another5600 deaths. The canal is 48 miles long, 2lanes, with 3 locks up and 3 down. Thelocks raise and lower vessels to and froma height of 85 feet above sea level. 52million gallons of fresh water is requiredfor the six locks. The power to accomplishthis is purely hydraulic, depending uponrainfall and gravity. Interestingly there areno pumps and there has never been afailure of the concrete and steel structure.In 2006 a new project began to build athird lock lane for supertankers, thustaking ships with dimensions 50% larger.

In 1979 President Jimmy Carterentered into an agreement with Panamato transition control of the canal from U.S.to Panama over a twenty year period.Since 1999 the canal has been under fullcontrol of the Panama Canal Authority. AHong Kong company won the bid tooperate the container shipping portsalong the banks of the canal but canaloperations remain with the Panama CanalAuthority. An interesting fact is thatPacific to Atlantic passage is actuallySoutheast to Northwest as the isthmuscurves back upon itself.

Surprisingly, as we followed thetanker ahead into the first Mira Flores lock

two workers in a small rowboat rowedbeneath our bow and stern and securedour mooring lines to cables which wereexiting small locomotives on railroadtracks, two on each side. We inquired whya mere rowboat was used for this taskand Manuel explained that over the yearsmany different methods have been usedand this was the safest and most efficient.Manuel directed the locomotives byradio, positioning us mid-canal, as themassive steel doors closed behind us. Aswater enters the lock we rise and thelocomotives, called “mules” reel in the

cables keeping us centered. When ourlock is full, the forward door opens andwe move forward loosely tethered to themules into the second Mira Flores lockand then into the Pedro Miguel lockwhere the Mules repeat the performance.We are now at the top in Gallard Cut, freeof the lines and are again underway.

Our Pacific side line-handlersdisembark to a pilot boat. Eight mileslater we enter the Chagres River and thenGatun Lake created by Gatun Dam. TheILLB navigation system changes from “redright returning” to green on our starboardside at mid canal. After 15 miles acrossthe lake we are now ready to enter the 3Gatun locks down to the Atlantic. Anothercrew of line handlers comes aboard asbefore. Through these 3 down locksManuel’s mules take us another 1.2 miles

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and we leave the locks at Sea level onthe Atlantic side. Five and a half mileslater we are in Limon Bay close to theAtlantic breakwater where Manuel callsa pilot boat showing white over redmasthead light to disembark our linehandlers and pilot. With final advicefrom Manuel regarding a goodanchorage spot, he steps aboard thepilot boat leaving us in the pitch blackdarkness of the bay surrounded byother much larger ships sleepingquietly at anchor. It is now 6 June 0045and we pick a spot, drop the hook andfade into a sound sleep.

6 June 0800. Anchor up, breakfastunderway. We exit the breakwater intothe Atlantic. The barometer has fallento 1009. It is windy 15 to 20 knots,rain, lightning and squalls most of theday as we head North to explore thePanamanian islands. 1630 and theconditions are unchanged. After a briefturn into Rio Chagres to seek someshelter and a meal we return to sea ona course of 260 degrees True and afteran 88 mile run we anchor in the lee ofIsla Escudo Ven Aguas at 0120 June 7.

0800 anchor up, still blowing 20knots, barometer 1012, course 300degrees. We arrive at our destination,Bocas Marina in clearing weather at1345. This is a small marina fortransients heading along the coast. Allbut Solaia are cruising sailboats and afew catamarans. This was our base forthe next few days as we took day tripsto see the local islands and resorts atPunta Rancho and Punta Bella, mostlylocals and expats, no jetsetters. Wevisited a colorful chocolate factory andgenerally relaxed, ate great foodcourtesy of Chef Margo and enjoyedwonderful wines from Solaia’s cellar.One cannot imagine a morecomfortable yacht or ask for bettercompany.

After a week aboard we took asmall plane back to Panama City, Ian tocontinue to St. Maarten , and the restreturned to Orange County. Mark andcrew and Solaia head to FortLauderdale. Thanks Dave and Sandyfor another great adventure.

NHYC TA K E S TE A M A N D SW E E P S

HI G H AN G L E R TR O P H I E S…PL U S!

Twelve NHYC boats, with a total of forty-one anglers on thewater, represented the club in the Interclub Challenge OffshoreClassic Tournament. The annual battle of the bay between NHYC,BYC and BCYC affords the winning club with an entire year ofbragging rights. NHYC’s winning High Team was comprised of JoeWinkelmann’s Shadow, Robert Bent’s Hula Girl and Rod Neighbor’sBastante. This year’s multi species event was a real chess matchdue to the particularly difficult fishing conditions. However, ourFleet boats were able to ham and egg their catch and put the HighTeam Award in the trophy room.

Commodore Brad Avery participated in the Awards Ceremonyand was amazed at the over 300 prizes which were distributed tothe participants. Several BYC anglers asked, “How did you get theCommodore involved with us fishermen?”…the answer was simple,“This is Newport Harbor Yacht Club.”

The High Boat award went to BYC’s Surly Mermaid withNHYC’s Shadow 2nd and Hula Girl 3rd. Hula Girl’s Taylor Knowlesand Robert Bents took the #1 and #2 High Angler Men’s trophies.While Shadow’s Brett Reichart made it a sweep of this categorywith 3rd. Fran Bennett, fishing her fourth consecutive year onhusband Bill’s No Borders captured the second High Women’saward. Robert Bents Jr. took the 2nd place High Junior trophyand his dad walked away with the Largest Fish award with a 32lbWhite Sea Bass. The younger Bents also received the LargestJunior Fish hardware.

Greg Kelly and his crew on Evening Star were awarded aspecial Camaraderie trophy for their annual tradition of enteringthe tournament with 10 to 12 family and friends aboard. Fishingthe tournament with this many anglers makes it quite difficult tocompete for the awards. However, the closely knit crew stillmaintains this great tradition…and they catch a lot of fish.

Rounding out the NHYC flotilla were John M. Curci’s Gordo,Bill Holder’s Katie A, Nick Kelly on the Pursuit, Rob Ingold’sTaravana, John Carvelli’s Tre Figlie and Mark Callin’s Cazador. Also,competing was the “Dean of the NHYC Anglers Fleet,” Bill Wrenon Wrens Nest accompanied by his two sons.

With numerous 2010 trophies on the mantle, our Fleetmembers can sleep peacefully and cruise the harbor doing victorylaps for 360 days.

2010 INTERCLUB RESULTS

High Boat1 Surly Mermaid Ali Johnson BYC 26.50 pts2 Shadow Joe Winkelmann NHYC 23.66 pts3 Hula Girl Robert Bents NHYC 22.75 pts

High Team1 Shadow, Hula Girl, Bastante NHYC 67.71 avg2 Surly Mermaid, Bandit, Latitude BYC 65.00 avg

High Angler Men1 Taylor Knowles Hula Girl NHYC 34 pts2 Robert Bents Hula Girl NHYC 32 pts3 Brett Reichard Shadow NHYC 28 pts

High Angler Women1 Ali Johnson Surly Mermaid BYC 33 pts2 Fran Bennett No Borders NHYC 19 pts3 Heidi Bass Quintena BYC 15 pts

High Junior Angler1 Hunter Wetton Odyssey BYC 22 pts2 Robert Bents Jr. Hula Girl NHYC 18 pts

Largest Fish - Men1 Robert Bents Hula Girl NHYC 32# WSB2 Corey Myer Bandit BYC 19.2# YT3 Tommy Neikirk Bandit BYC 16.5# YT

Largest Fish - Women1 Ali Johnson Surly Mermaid BYC 20# YT

Largest Junior Fish1 Robert Bents Jr. Hula Girl NHYC 5.8# C

Camaraderie AwardGregg Kelly & Crew Evening Star NHYC

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ANGLERS FLEET

High Team crews Shadow, Hula Girl, and Bastante Fran Bennett and Commodore Avery

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JU LY JU N I O R S’ EV E N T

Our second Junior’s Fishing event inJuly was even more successful than theJune outing. Chairman Rod Neighborshad local fishing gurus Tracy Viloria andJimmy Decker along with our own NathanDunham on hand to provide our younganglers with tons of fishing expertise. BigFish in Seal Beach provided an excellentassortment of bait allowing the kids tocatch a variety of harbor criters. Sincerethanks to Rod and Deborah Neighbors forall their efforts on the 2010 events.

Yikes, what have I caught A very proud angler

Evan andGrandpa John

Anglers CenterBluewater GrillBasin MarineWest Coast Marine/Pursuit Yachts3 Thirty 3Amies CommunicationSchock BoatsCFabBig Fish PrintingHills Fuel DockVilla Nova RestaurantChicken Coop RestaurantCatalina Passenger Service, Inc.Harborside RestaurantRaul’s CanvasRobert Bents Realty

Jessop Auto PlazaNewport Harbor Ship YardSimple GreenMeguiresInside SportfishingPrecision Marine HardwarePelagicMerrill LynchBallyhood InternationalMustad HooksJD’s Big Game TackleVolcomGreenfishCalif. Billfish SeriesWest MarineIsland Marine Fuel

Jim & Frank Ulcikasreeling in a whopper

Gotta have cool shades to catch fish

Removing a hook is not easy

Nathan, Trevor and Rod…game time

Nathan with Morgan Nye

Thank You Interclub Sponsors

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MOTHER SABOT

“LA D I E S JU S T WA N T T O H AV E FU N”By Susan Gordon, Mother Sabots Commodore 2010

And we Mother Sabots know how to do it right! OurCommodore's Cruise in Harbor20s took a break at Mary Allynand Earl Dexter's home. There in a idyllic setting, we enjoyedlunch and Sangria before sailing away and back to the YachtClub. Our sabot practices were behind us and our racingseason had begun. A special "Thank you" to Mary Allyn Dexterand Helen Mackel for organizing the food and decor for ourluncheon.

We are well into our racing season now. And with eachrace, our Mother Sabots have improved their sailing skills andtechniques. We have had many of our coveted trophies battledover on the "high seas" of Newport Harbor with CharlieUnderwood pulling double duty as race committee and coach,and with the strong support of Suzie and Dale Karjala assistingon the water in a support boat! This has been a fun summer ofsailing and socializing for our Mother Sabots and we have morefun planned. I look forward to seeing all of you at theInstallation and Awards Luncheon, our End of Season Social,

and the newly added "Fall Series" of sailing Fridays in October.

Friday, September 17thInstallation & Awards Luncheon,

12pm at Newport Harbor Yacht Club

Saturday EveningSeptember 25th

End of the Season Social

MOTHER SABOTS "FALL SERIES" -Open to all NHYC Women Sailors

It seems like summer never got here, so we haveadded/extended our Racing Season!!

Our races start by 10:30am, so be rigged and ready beforethat so that we don't leave you in the dockyard! Please joinus for one or all of the races and stay for lunch or if you justwant to visit, meet us on the deck for lunch at 12:30! MotherSabots and any NHYC Women sailors are welcome!!

Oct. 8th, Friday @10:30 - Race & Lunch on the Deck (12:30)

Oct. 15th, Friday @10:30 - Race & Lunch on the Deck (12:30)

Oct. 22nd, Friday @10:30 - Race & Lunch on the Deck (12:30)

Oct. 29th, Friday @10:30 - Race & Lunch on the Deck (12:30)

Mother Sabot Commodore's Cruise

"Queen of the Amazon" Michelle Drever!Carlita Fuller, Julie Bissel, Michelle Drever and Alice Partridge

BYC Brineys & Mother Sabots Race – Deon MacDonald (NHYC),Jan Houghton (NHYC), Bev Roberts (BYC), Celie Niemerow(BYC), & Nancy Mellon (BYC)

Tulip I Race; Gale Pinckney & Deon MacDonald

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FROM THE MANAGER

HOTWEditor

Anne NuttenCommittee

Chris AllenPam BacichDorothy BeekDonna BentsKristin & Robert BentsJane & Scott CalderJohn ClementJuli CookLyle DavisMichael di DonatoTim DoaneJennifer & John DraytonJayne HauseByron HendersonJeanette & Bowie HoughtonNed JonesJim JordanStephanie MartinNina A. NielsenHarriet PalletteSteve SchupakDennis ScholzDonna ScottMargie & Bill von KleinSmidChris WelshGeorge WestTod WhiteRobert Yates

ContributorsCommodore W. Bradley AveryThomas Gilbertson, CCMMichael DahlLinda and Richard DoeringSusan Gordon, Mimi HoganCarolyn Smith, Sue WarnerJoe Winkelmann

Layout and DesignVince Mattera Design

Newport Harbor Yacht Club720 West Bay Avenue • Balboa 92661

673-7730 Phone • 673-3972 Fax723-6878 Boatyard

nutd@juno.comWeb site: www.nhyc.org

CommodoreW. Bradley Avery

Vice CommodoreJeffrey J. Gordon

Rear CommodoreRichard S. Robinson Jr.

DirectorsW. Bradley AveryJeffrey J. GordonRichard S. Robinson Jr.Dwight BeldenJeffery D. LittellJames C. MaddenPaul A. MarshallGale Nye PinckneyKeith J. Yonkers

General ManagerThomas Gilbertson, CCM

October, 1, 2, and 3 marks the date for the inception of anew tradition at NHYC. For a number of years rhetoricalcomments have been heard around the club regarding

the need to do a “women only” cruise event to MoonstoneCove. The time is here! “Maiden Voyage” is set to be revealedand retained as part of the club culture.

General Chair, Sandi Hill has formed a large dedicatedcommittee of volunteers to help coordinate all the parts for asuccessful event. It has been my pleasure to been present forthe majority of the committee’s planning sessions. Theenthusiasm is infectious. Sandi’s committees have been

working on branding the event with a logo, entertainment, food and beverage,games, publicity and promotion to mention just a few. Each of these dedicatedgroups are working to assure a successful inaugural cruise.

To date there are over 100 women representing over 20 vessels who havecommitted to be part of the fun. Complete details are being finalized for a brochureto be mailed to “women only”. We note our database for this effort may have somemissing data. Should you want to be included and on the off chance we didn’t haveyour contact information, please notify Joie Kelly in our membership office at 949-723-6855 or membership@nhyc.org.

The club is approaching this event with the same dedication we apply to all ourMoonstone Cruise events. We will have our “A Team” on deck….we do not want youto miss out.

Breaking the chronology a bit please be reminded of the upcomingCommodores Cruise. “Brad’s Tropical Pacific Island” September 10, 11, 12. Thisevent is showing robust registration, so do not delay to lock in your crew and bethere for the great weekend of entertainment and relaxation.

As a reminder with the summer season winding down the Snack Bar will closeafter Labor Day service. As usual we will feature a BBQ that Monday nightSeptember 6th, 5:30-7:30pm.

We have enjoyed a terrific summer albeit more overcast and cooler than ourlocation and climate might dictate. It’s notable the member use of the club at lunchover the past 3 months has fallen below prior years experience, yet dinner businessis up! We appreciate having seen so many of you recently and look forward toseeing you throughout the fall as well. A quick note our final Thursday Burger Bash isslated for 9-16.

With the Holiday season not too far off, now is an excellent time to contactCrystal Evelyn our Event Planner to assure your date and space for your Christmasfunction. Be it a luncheon, cocktail party, or dinner we do have some prime datesavailable. Please call today at 949-723-6857 or e-mail; banquets@nhyc.org.

See you at the club.

Thomas Gilbertson, CCM,General Manager

IN MEMORIAM

DR. JOE BRADFORD

August 18, 2010Regular Member since 1980

BIRTHSAudrey Lynn Ingham

July 28, 2010

Proud ParentsJeff and Kirsten Ingham

Proud Brothers Andrew and Will

Twin Girls:

Campbell Catherine MorganHarper Paige Morgan

August 13, 2010

Proud ParentsWhitney and Joe Morgan