October Bulletin

October 2010

The San Francisco Yacht Club

November 2009

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October 2010Volume 16 • Issue 9

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

Editor P/P Mimi Cornelius Ads/Calendar Editor AGM Evelyne Swinscoe-ByerRace Editor Ross TibbitsAdvisor S/C John Swain

Production Manager Vince Mattera

Bulletin Committee Joan Linn BekinsDennis ConneallyMickey McClureMike NorthBill ReillyMarily RimmerP/P Sally SecorBarbara Raeuber ThomasP/P Jane Watts

Contributors Phil Atchison, Forrest Gay,Scott Harris, Wyman Harris,Steve and Ginger Mason, Angie Lackey Olsen,Leslie Richter, Jim Rimmer,Jeffery Stein, John Swain, Sergie Zavarin

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November 2009

Columns4 Commodore

14 Auxiliary News

22 Food and Beverage

23 General Manager

Departments6 Bowline

7 Around The Club

8 Race News

16 Cruising

17 Youth Sailing

Features18 Crossing Wakes

Social Events20 On The Horizon

The Great San FranciscoSchooner Race

A beautiful schooner cruises The Bay.

Lucy Eisenzimmer enjoyscruising life

Lola Bushnell in Long Beach

Cover photo: Team SFYCCompetes inthe QualifyingSeries of the2010 NYYC'sInvitationalCup Regatta inNewport, RI.

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Commodore’s BallCommodore’s Ball

Enter Another Era Where Getting There Was Half the Fun!

Ukuleles – Fine Dining – Big Band Dancing

Black Tie

Come Experience theRomance of the Voyage By Embarking on an

Elegant Evening Aboard the

“SS Lynch”Final Destination –

The Hawaiian Islands

Saturday,November 6

Cocktails:6.00pm – 7.30pm

Dinner: 7.30pm

Dancing: 8.30pm

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Elegant Evening Aboard the

“SS Lynch”Final Destination –

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Saturday,November 6

Cocktails:6.00pm – 7.30pm

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“Won’t you let me take you on a Sea Cruise?”

“Won’t you let me take you on a Sea Cruise?”

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Alisa Bekins, Auxiliary President

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

s the summersun, such as itwasn’t,

gradually is slipping lowerand lower in the latitudes,so too our summer sailingand racing is slowingdown as we head into fall.Season championshipsthroughout The Bay Areaare winding up. With thissubtle shift I have alsonoticed a change in theemphasis of our members’

focus. More and more I have been asked, “Which way is theBoard headed?”, and “Where is the direction of The Clubgoing?” Just like the fading sun, so too is my year asCommodore. However, what remaining influence I do havewill be used in helping your Board of Directors set a true andproper course.

From September 6th through 12th, a number of SFYCBoard members spent time in Newport, Rhode Islandparticipating as very engaged spectators in The New YorkYacht Club’s Invitational Cup. I had the opportunity to meetand have in-depth discussions with twenty-four Commodoresor Flag Officers from clubs throughout the country. Thetopics of conversation were centered on issues the other clubsare facing. I might add that the esteem I have for The NewYork Yacht Club increased tenfold, enhanced by the warmth,graciousness, and genuine sincerity of everyone from thedock boys to the Commodore, David Elwell Jr. With theexception of only one other club, all are very concernedabout their graying, diminishing membership and striving toattract and retain younger members. I really had to controlmy comments about life at The SFYC. And therein lays theanswer to the question “Where is our Club going?”

As one of the premier yacht clubs in the country, we area complete anomaly. More than any other club to myknowledge, we are a member owned and operated entity. Notto diminish our fantastic staff, but I have yet to meet a SFYCmember who doesn’t feel as if he is somehow connected withthe management of our Club. It’s that very different approachthat will chart our course. Our Club will succeed and weatherthe storms better than most because we will be broad basedin all areas. We will not allow ourselves to be narrowminded to any subgroup’s interests. We will be an evenkeeled group of sailors, cruisers, racers, power and sailboaters, rear deck, all night partiers, and youngsters that haveto be home for dinner. This may sound simple, but most clubsfocus on just one segment of who they are or want to be. Inorder to maintain this balance, we must continually strive todo the following:

• We must maintain a balanced Board of Directors, one thatrepresents all factions of The Club membership.

• We must maintain an avid Racing Program, as this is theplatform that keeps the buzz, attracts new faces, and wardsoff us turning into a force at The Domino Worlds. Today’s“thirty to forty somethings” are joining for buzz, not for aplace to have a little peace and quiet.

• We must maintain an avid Youth Program. If nothing else,we owe it to the next generation. This is the lifeblood ofThe Club and the future of its sailing tradition.

• We must keep our physical plant fresh and inviting. Manyclubs have large financial issues because they haven’t“stayed on it”. A few years on the water will deteriorateanything.

These goals are simple and obvious. While all those othercommodores and clubs are striving for this, we already have it.So in short, we are staying the current course. My last push willbe to keep the energy going, encourage everyone to cast offthose lines, seek new shores, and never be complacent.

Around The Club: We will be hosting a delegation ofstalwart sailors from the Annapolis Yacht Club over the October22 -24 weekend. Their intent is to place their name on the newCoastal Cup as the first victor. This is our house! Let’s see awarm welcome and start this cup off with enthusiasm.

Last, but not least: October 9th is our Youth Fundraiser.It’s also the last chance for two lucky people to win the chanceto join me in August 2011 on a trip of a lifetime to BritishColumbia. West Coast Resorts has graciously donated two tripsto their world class facility in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Youcan’t win if you don’t buy a ticket. As promised, here are a fewpictures from this year’s trip.

I look forward to seeing you all at The Club.

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2009 Youth Raffle winner and member Bill Haynor, with hisson Charlie off Hippa Island last month.


Jack Matthews(center) and buddieshaving a good day of fishing.

Doug Holm showing he knows how to get it done.

Commodore Lynch and Entertainment Chair Delaney Lynch at work.

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

SFYCPHOTO CONTEST

The SFYC Photo Contest entry period beginsOctober 1st. This contest challenges SFYCmembers to submit photos that best convey

“The Spirit of The SFYC”.

• The contest is open to SFYC photographers ofall ages.

• A maximum of two entries will be acceptedfrom each photographer.

• Submissions will be accepted for the followingtwo divisions: Adults and Kids 16 andYounger.

• All entries must be submitted as 8”X 10”photographs to The SFYC Front Office ormailed to The Bulletin, P.O Box 379,Belvedere, CA 94920-0379.

FIRST PRIZE:Adult Division:

$100 SFYC Gift Certificate that can be used inThe Club Dining Room or Ship’s Store.

Kids 16 and Younger Division:Gift Certificate to Way Point Pizza.

Entries will be displayedin The SFYC Clubhouse.

Winners will be announced in the November Bulletin.

(Entry in The SFYC Photo Contest impliespermission is given to the editors to display anduse the submitted photos in The SFYC Bulletin.) Get out your camera and start shooting thosephotos!


Mimi Cornelius and Ross TibbitsSFYC Bulletin Editors

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Speaker SeriesWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST

The Secret Service is an elite team ofmen who share a mission: to protect thePresident of the United States. OnNovember 22, 1963, these men failed anda country would never be the same. Now,for the first time, a member of JFK’sSecret Service detail reveals the insidestory of the assassination, the weeks thatled up to it and its heartrending aftermath.Join the authors of The Kennedy Detail,former Secret Service agent Jerry Blaine,writer Lisa McCubbin (daughter of SFYCmembers Gay and Wyman Harris) andClint Hill, the heroic agent who leapt ontothe back of the presidential limousine asshots were fired at JFK and JacquelineKennedy, for a question and answersession December 1st at The SFYC.

Please RSVP by November 18thto The SFYC at 435-9133 ext. 10.

Jerry Blaine

LisaMcCubbin

Clint Hill

Around The ClubAround The Club

Scotch Tasting before the Annual Meeting. One of the best modern day SFYC Annual

Meetings I ever attended took place when S/CTerry McLoughlin decided to have a scotchtasting presentation after lunch and before theAnnual Meeting. “Truth’s” were spoken at themeeting that night as sailors shared their honestthoughts toward one another. A great nightwas had by all.

Motivational Speakers.Another wonderful Annual Meeting

occurred when a motivational speaker washired for the entertainment following thedinner. The person who booked the speakerthought the guy was a comedian. It turned outhe was, but not by intent. It took our deardeparted Wink Smith to clear the air of thereasonable suggestions that were beingexpounded (sadly at the wrong time to thewrong crowd). In the end however, we wereall motivated to head toward the bar.

Those were the Good Ol’ Days?Anybody remember the Vasa? She was

the warship of her day. The pride and joy ofSweden when launched, her future lookedstrong and secure. A beautiful, powerfullybuilt creation of her time, she represented thebest that a mix of modern technology andtraditions could offer. Her actual life was abit different than what the builders, sailors, andcaptain could have possibly imagined however.She hit the water on August 10, 1628 around3pm, fired a salute to her King and builders,and set sail in light airs. Hit by a reportedlylight gust, similar to winds experienced daily atThe Club on our back deck, she promptlyheeled over and sank taking fifty of her crewof over 300 with her. Under-ballasted with gunports designed too low (and left opened)proved to be a bad combination. You can viewthe proud beauty in all her glory, now restoredand hard aground in Stockholm. Let’s face it– sometimes the good ole days – just weren’t.

Free Vessels!!!! Come and get ‘em!!!From the SF Examiner on 8/29/10: “Blanketed by night, a boat skulks up to

a pier along The City’s waterfront. Its operators throw a rope around one of themetal ties on the pier. Then they walk away, and don’t come back.” The tougheconomy is causing moreand more once well lovedvessels to be abandonedalong our waterfronts. It’sbeen suggested to this sailorthat the two vessels belowwere recently part of thatever growing abandonedfleet. I don’t believe it. Youdecide for yourself.

Nasty Rumors:Are we being nickeled, dimed and one hundred dollar billed to death? Are

members really charged $100 to use the Commodore’s Room these days? Ithought that’s what our dues were going toward. How about a recently reported“Cake Cutting Fee”? Will it follow that charges for the usage of silverware isclose at hand? I hope it’s not up for Board approval to charge a buck a flush forthe off loading of dangerous cargo. Damnable, nasty rumors started bymalingering, malcontents and trouble makers I think.

That’s all for this month from your guest contributor, Bosun’s Mate Miserly Aswell


Hard Aground

Do you ever sit around and wish things were as they had been ten years ago, twenty years ago…five centuries ago? I wasasked to name a couple of things experienced in the last few years that are probably better off not repeated. How about:

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Sailing Under the SFYC Burgee

Arguably one of the busiest race months ofthe year, August kept your Race Council,Race Management teams and Race support

boats fully engaged each weekend.

Anne Scully PRO’d August 7th during theMitchell & Ross regattas (the 6th and 7th races ofthe Club Championship series). Beginning with thePeter Mitchell Race, the wind was just perfect for atight reach across The Bay to Blackaller - the firstrounding mark. The wind gods piped things upsignificantly for the Herb Ross Regatta. Wow, wasit blowing out there! A number of boats retired earlydue to the conditions…something we applaud, asthe goal is to always have fun, not break anythingand avoid injury. The trophies for Mitchell & Ross,creatively decided upon by Michelle Mourani,were a carving set and steak knives. Does anyoneknow why? Trophy recipients included:

PETER MITCHELL MEMORIAL

Spinnaker1st David Joyner, Full Throttle

2nd Steve Stroub, Tiburon3rd Charles Pick, Elusive

Non-Spinnaker1st Jim Robinson, Belafonte

2nd Glenn Isaacson, Q3rd Garry Gast, Vim

HERB ROSS MEMORIAL

Spinnaker1st David Joyner, Full Throttle

2nd Baylis, Fennel & Froeb, Good & Plenty3rd Steve Stroub, Tiburon

Non-Spinnaker1st Charles Pick, Elusive

2nd Mark Denebeim, Mirthmaker3rd Julia Yost & Nancy Rogers, Spirit

The following weekend the Express 37 andJ/105 fleets visited for the Summer KeelboatRegatta. Bill Gage organized the two days ofracing. Three flawless races were completed on thefirst day and included numerous lead changes.Setting the course on the second day provedchallenging with light air and regular wind shiftswithin 80 degrees. When conditions eventuallysettled in after more than an hour, racing resumed.

October Events

Although the racing season is winding down, SFYC continues tohave race events almost every weekend. We look forward to seeingyou down at The Club and should time allow, out with us on RaceCommittee. Please let us know if you are available.

The Leukemia Cup is Sunday, October 3. Get out there and racefor a great cause.

The Belvedere Cup is October 9-10. This is a match racing eventfor up to eight hearty J/105s. Tom Roberts and Jeff Zarwellspearhead this event.

A new regatta for us this year will be the Corinthian Cup. Createdby our Regatta Development Committee, this is a match race with theAnnapolis Yacht Club. Members Erich Ringewald and Mike Brilliantrepresent The SFYC in the joint committee.

And rounding out the season for us will be the Round the IslandRace ably organized by Jay Hooker.

Thanks go out to the countless volunteers who participate in ourregatta management program. We could not do this without yoursupport. And we’ll look forward to seeing everyone at RaceRecognition Night on Friday, November 12.

Race NewsRace NewsAngie Lackey Olson, 2010 Race Council Chair

Team SFYC: Sean Bennett, Nick Gibbens, Steve Marsh, Whitney Feagan andMelissa Purdy Feagan

Race NewsRace News


Team SFYC and supporting members made us one of the largest groups in attendance

Thank you toProtector Boatsfor generouslyproviding thisTarga SL 38'for ourexclusive useduring theregatta.

Congratulationsto Team SFYCfor making the

second round of thepreliminary series

of the2010 NYYC’s

Invitational Cup Regatta


Race NewsRace News

2010 San FranciscoMelges Race Week

By Suzie Moore

The SFYC hosted the San Francisco Melges RaceWeek August 20th – 22nd that included the Melges24 and Melges 32 fleets. This event was the third

and final regatta in the inaugural 2010 California Cup forthe Melges 24 fleet as well their 2010 US Gold Cup (oneof three nationally-ranked events). While this event alsoserved as a “tune-up” regatta for the Melges 32 fleet fortheir World Championship being held on San FranciscoBay in September, the racing was as expected – verycompetitive.

The event started on Thursday with check-in for theMelges 24 fleet. The parking lot was the hub of activityall day long with crews from both fleets preparing theirboats.

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the BerkeleyOlympic Circle conditions were fairly typical for this timeof year. Big breeze is the expectation and the wind godsdelivered. Each day the thermal-generated winds filled infrom the west to 12-14 knots at the Warning Signal forthe first race and increased throughout the day to about 25knots. The strong currents provided additional challengesnot only for the racers but also for the Race Committee.

Special thanks go to:Co-Race Chair Chris Farkas (USMCA Treasurer

and San Francisco Melges 24 Fleet Captain) for all of hisefforts organizing this event.

Vicki Sodaro, whose performance as PRO was top-notch and highly regarded by the competitors in each andevery one of the eight races.

Hank Easom for making a “dock-call” on Saturdaynight to breathe just enough life into the ailing windlesson Victory to allow us to take her out for the final day ofracing.All 48 volunteers including those that served multipledays! Great job!

All of The SFYC management and staff membersthat assisted with this event off-the-water; particularlyNatalie Watson.Dave Holscher for helping us secure parking for trailersat the Tiburon Peninsula Club during the regatta for theMelges 24 fleet.

Member Honors:John Kilroy, Jr., 1st place, Melges 32 Division

Co-Race Chair: Suzie Moore

Melges 24 Start with Chris Farkas second from the photographer

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Staff Commodores’ Cup

Ten SFYC Staff Commodores participated in the AnnualSFYC Labor Day Staff Commodores’ Cup.Each competing boat was either skippered or crewed by

a SFYC Staff Commodore. Race results were as follows: Non-Spinnaker Division: 1st place Glenn Isaacson’s Q, with S/CJohn Scarborough; 2nd place Tom Perot’s QE3 with S/CKen Jesmore; 3rd place S/C Ed Thomson aboard his Arriba;4th place S/C Ken Frost aboard his Kinship; 5th place, NancyRogers’ Spirit with S/C Tom Decker and skipper Julia Yost.Spinnaker Division: 1st place; Bill Melbostad’s JR with S/CWendy Miller; 2nd place Hank Easom’s Yucca with S/C CarlLewis; 3rd place Richard von Ehrenkrook’s CanO'Whoopass with S/C Jerry Leth; 4th place, S/C Bill Smithaboard his Fast Friends. The names of first place winners inboth the spinnaker and non-spinnaker divisions are engravedon the Staff Commodores’ Cup trophy, the model of theschooner Emerald.

The San Francisco Yacht Club Staff Commodores’ Cupwas begun as a tribute to The SFYC past commodores inrecognition of their many contributions to The Club. The eventwas established by S/C Patrick J. Kirrane and has been

continued by the Kirrane family. This year the last descendantsof SFYC Commodore John Hanify (Commodore 1909),Martha Duncan, her husband and daughter Eileen were on theCommittee Boat as guests of The Club.

Glenn Isaacson's Q, with S/C John Scarborough at the helm, rode the wake of Hank Easom’s Yucca to win the Commodores' Cup,Non Spinnaker Division. photo by Leslie Richter

Staff Commodores (l-r) Tom Decker, Jerry Leth, Ken Frost, EdThomson, Wendy Miller, Mitch Wilk, Bill Smith, Ken Jesmore,John Scarborough and Carl Lewis enjoyed the friendly completionof The Commodores’ Cup.

Race day was one of those days onthe bay when the old storycomes to mind about the clipper

ship sailor who, as they rounded CapeHorn, mentioned to his captain that theship was over canvassed for the heavywinds they were experiencing. Hesuggested that they ought to take somesails down. The captain replied, “I put‘em up. Let God take ‘em down”.

On August 28th, seventeenschooners, ranging in age from theeighty foot Alma, built in1891, to theforty-eight foot Jakatan, built in 2007,and in size from the twenty-seven footStardust to the one hundred and fifteenfoot Eros, gathered at The SFYC for thethird annual Great San FranciscoSchooner Race. Each one of thesemagnificent schooners has an interestinghistory.

While the race is the centerpiece ofthis three day weekend, the event is alsointended to be a celebration ofschooners. It is designed to honor ourmaritime heritage, increase the profile ofthese historic vessels in the SanFrancisco Bay Area and on the entireWest Coast, and to acknowledge the shipowners and caretakers for theirdedication in preserving thesemagnificent vessels. A

portion of the entry fee for the race isdonated to the Spaulding Wooden BoatCenter in Sausalito. The weekendincluded a Parade of Sail along theTiburon waterfront before the race andan after-race party on The SFYC deckfor owners, crews and schooner lovers.Many Club members took advantage ofthe opportunity to view and board thesevessels.

The fourteen mile race course,which in past years has been sailed inrelatively benign and pleasantconditions, turned into a wet and tensestruggle as San Francisco Bay lived upto its reputation for big summer breezes,delivering thirty plus knot winds and asteep chop. Some boats reported seeinggusts to forty knots. Seaward, the eightyfoot staysail schooner which representsThe SFYC lost two headsails and retiredto the docks early. Regulus lost hersteering and was saved from going onthe rocks off Angel Island by theoutstanding seamanship and fast workof her crew. Brigadoon, a 1924Herreschoff design built inLynn,

Massachusetts, had to withdraw when shewas forced to turn on her engine to avoid acollision with a windsurfer. Four additionalboats retired early in the rough conditionsrather than risk breaking gear or worse.

It was a challenge to get all the boatsdocked without incident in the high windsafter the race. The schooners neededdocking help from two SFYC push boatsrun by Race volunteers who did a great jobassisting them. A group of members, led byS/C Jim Robinson worked as line handlersand did an amazing job of squeezing thesebig vessels into the confines of our harbor.

This event has grown each year andit takes a large group of people tomake it run seamlessly. Muchcredit goes to AGM EvelyneSwinscoe-Byer, S/C JimRobinson, AngieLacky-Olson,

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Jeff Zarwell, Alan Olson, George Vareand the loosely knit team of graciousmember volunteers and employees whomade it such a great weekend. Themember sponsors who, through theirdonations to Call of the Sea, made itpossible for the youth training vesselSeaward to sail in the race for TheSFYC should be very proud of theirsupport for the spirit of The Club andthe home team.

We were also very fortunateand grateful to have KKMI as asponsor.

Because of the difficultconditions this year, the racecertainly supplied its share of seastories for the participants. Long

time member Bob VanBlaricom, who sailed

aboard Mahdee,

noted that “You are going to have a hard time beating it next year”. Theafter race party was particularly spirited. Everyone seemed to agree thatthe event had lived up to its name and that they could hardly wait for nextyear’s Great San Francisco Schooner Race.

- S/C John Swain

115 foot Eros incalm conditionsbefore the race

RACE RESULTS

Gaff:

1st Jakatan 48 ft built in 2007

2nd Freda B 78 ft built in 1991

3rd Kaiulani 86 ft built in 1984

Marconi:

1st Santana 55 ft built in 1935

2nd Elizabeth Muir 48 ft built in 1991

3rd Gold Star 58 ft built in 1961

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Auxiliary NewsAuxiliary NewsAlisa Bekins, SFYC Auxiliary President, 2010

SFYC AuxiliaryHalloween Party

October 30 • 5:30 p.m.Please join us for some ghoulish games,frightening fun, a Freaky Food Buffet,

AND… The Haunted House!

$10.95 children, per person10 years and under (0-3 years free)

$24.95 adults, per person

RSVP Front Office: 435-9133 ext. 10All prices subject to Club service charges and Marin sales tax.


THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9

SAVE THE DATE!

SSuunnddaayy,, DDeecceemmbbeerr 1122tthh

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

SFYCChildren’s Holiday Party

Santa’s Coming to Town!!


CruisingCruising

International Cruise: Athens to Istanbul – September 2011RoyAnne Florence is leading this special cruise aboard the Windstar on Saturday, September 17, 2011; embarking in Athens anddisembarking in Istanbul. Stops along the way include Mykonos, Santorini and Rhodes in Greece, as well as Bodrum andKusadasi in Turkey. As of July 7th, fourteen members of The SFYC have signed up for this exciting trip. RoyAnne is arrangingsome special surprises for the group. The price of the 7-day cruise has been discounted for SFYC members to $3324 perperson for B cabins and $3504 for A cabins. Reservations are being handled by veteran agent Joanne Norman at Casto Travelin Tiburon ([email protected], ph 435-9725, FAX 435-9940). A deposit of $750 per person is required. The two ports ofAthens and Istanbul afford the chance for a splendid add-on tour. Joanne can help you with all this, as well as airlinereservations, but it’s important for her to hear from you soon.


SSFFYYCC YYOOUUTTHH RRAACCEE TTEEAAMM RREESSUULLTTSS

Youth SailingYouth Sailing

SMYTHE SINGLEHANDED NATIONALS @ SAN DIEGO

(AUG. 14-19) Laser (20 boats) 11th Domenic Bove

BAYS #4 @ SFYC (AUG. 14-15)Opti Green Fleet (9 boats) 1st Tommy Young; 3rd RemiLowe; 7th Dustin Decker420 (8 boats) 1st Jack Barton; 7th Lea RussellFJ (7 boats) 6th Wyatt RussellRadial (8 boats) 6th Lola Bushnell; 7th Madeleine Ginsburg

PCCS @ THE GORGE (AUG. 14-15)Opti (42 boats) 2nd Sean Haechler; 3rd KristopherSwanson; 4th Will Cefali; 6th Lawson Willard; 7th AlexMoody; 8th Logan Lee; 9th Maria Casciani; 16th Grace Hull;20th Teddy Hayden; 21st Christopher Casciani; 23rd DylanMeade; 26th Hannah Baylis; 32nd Christian Ehrnrooth; 33rd

Teddy Russell; 36th Sam Barton; 38th McKenzie Baylis;42nd Gage McLennan

LABOR DAY REGATTA @ ABYC (SEPT. 4-5)Laser 4.7 (6 boats) 1st Kyle Larsen; 2nd Michael Tan; 3rd

Lola Bushnell; 4th Lawson Willard; 5th Markus Suorsa

BAYS #5 @ TYC (SEPT. 4-5)420 (8 boats) 1st Barton/Buckstaff; 7th Bergsund/Lynch Opti Championship Fleet (27 boats) 1st Will Cefali; 2nd SeanHaechler; 4th Maria Casciani; 5th Teddy Hayden; 6th

William McMullen; 8th Lucy Wilmot; 9th Logan Lee; 10th

Will Martens; 12th Hannah Baylis; 13th ChristopherCasciani; 14th Romain Screve; 15th Will Snyder; 16th SanBarton; 18th Kristopher Swanson; 19th Sally Wilmot; 21st

Christian Ehrnrooth Opti Green Fleet (18 boats) 1st Teddy Russell; 2nd RemiLowe; 3rd Tommy Young; 5th Michael Tellini; 8th NicholasMarwell; 14th Dustin Decker; 16th Paris Gakuba; 17th InesLowe

WCCS @ CALYC (SEPT. 11-12)Opti Championship Fleet (44 boats) 1st Romain Screve; 6th

Will Cefali; 8th Kristopher Swanson; 9th Logan Lee; 10th

William McMullen; 14th Christopher Casciani; 17th MariaCasciani; 18th Lucy Wilmot; 22nd Sam Barton; 23rd LindseyBaab; 24th Christian Ehrnrooth; 25th Will Snyder; 27th

Remi LoweGreen Fleet (19 boats) 16th Ines Lowe

** Missing from last month’s results page **OPTIMIST NATIONALS @ FISHING BAY YC, VIRGINIA

(JULY 20-24) Silver (68 boats) 22nd Logan Lee

Forrest Gay, Director / [email protected]

Grace Hull on a reach in The Gorge

Maria Casciani at The Gorge

Sean Haechler and Kristopher Swanson battle upwindin The Gorge


Jon and Alice Shinn found Holland delightful, but Ariel wasa tight fit through the waterways from Vlissingen (south) toLauwersoog (north). Some canals are smaller than the San

Rafael canal and you have to avoid inland ships as large as3,500 tons.

The Shinns thought the prettiest towns were Middelburg,Haarlem, Dokkum and Leeuwarden. Each has perfect littlehouses with exquisite yachts in front.

Rotterdam has big ships everywhere, cranes hiding the sun,20-story leaning (on purpose) buildings built last year, buildingsstacked on each other, and curved bridges. Ariel was docked inthe “Nieuw” port (opened 1872), which holds about 30 mostlyclassic yachts.

From Rotterdam, the Shinns set out on the Standing MastCanal Route to Amsterdam to meet their family at SchipholAirport. They made it through all the locks, but the last bridgewouldn’t open because it was too hot. A delightful Dutchcouple was also stopped, so they all shared wine, cheese, storiesand free berthing at the pontoon. When they confirmed that thebridge would not even open the next day, Alice and Jonfollowed the Dutch couple back to their home in Haarlem,which is closer than the Amsterdam harbor to Schiphol, andthey arrived in time for the flight.

Now, with six onAriel, including twoyoung and enthusiasticgrandchildren, theyfinally made it toAmsterdam. The nextstops were theenchanting town ofEnkuisen and thenHindeloopen, with 800population and a newharbor with room for

800+ yachts. They made stops at Sneek and Leeuwarden, wherethey simply tied up to the canal walls.

They all left Holland to spend a week in Cuxhaven,Germany. This is the largest resort on the German North Sea,but it felt “grey”. It’s short on gaiety and long on rules, e.g. nojay walking, no bikes on docks, and no standing in bike lanes.But, there are happy memories here. As Ariel went through thelock to the Kiel Canal, they met and spent an evening with aGerman couple who gave them a burgee from the CuxhavenYacht Club!

Their family guests are now departed and the Shinns are offto Denmark, Norway, and then south again. They don’t knowwhen they will return.

Gay and Wyman Harris are home after four months aboardSafari in Canada and Alaska. They covered 3,086 nautical milesand spent nights in 84 different locations, 55 nights at anchor and66 at docks. About 50-60 days were sunny, 40 cloudy, and 25-35 rainy.

Alaska is truly the last frontier and it didn’t disappoint.Wildlife viewing was extraordinary and the scenery spectacular.The unique towns of 30-100 population all have a specialcharacter and wonderful characters to learn from and enjoy.These are towns in Alaska like Elfin Cove, Pelican, TenakeeSprings, Meyers Chuck, Baranof Warm Springs and towns inB.C. like Hartley Bay, Butedale, Namu, Ocean Falls and SullivanBay.

Alaska supplies 95% of North America’s halibut, wild caughtsalmon and king crab. There are no fish farms. If your hook getsnear the water, you will catch a fish. On the other hand, in B.C.,fish farms have permanently reduced the wild populations.

Gay and Wyman have traveled 23,261 nautical miles duringtheir 10 years of cruising aboard Safari, including seven in thePacific Northwest, with two trips to Alaska. Safari is waiting inSydney, B.C. for their return. To read more about Safari’sadventures go to www.tinyurl.com/safari2010alaska.

Jerry and Karen Eaton returned to the Pacific Northwestfor another few weeks on Pelican in the San Juan and GulfIslands and were then off on an Alaskan cruise where they willleave the driving and cooking to someone else.

Likewise, Al Haussener is leaving the return of hisJosephine from B.C. to the Bay Area to someone else.

Steve and Ginger Mason had quite an interesting summercruising experience aboard Sea Jay in Southern California.

On arrival at Dana Point Harbor they were told their creditcard was cancelled due to possible fraud. Happily, a new cardarrived the next day at the harbor office. Next they went toNewport Harbor. The nearby Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club in SanPedro was hosting the Mercury Nationals and Steve took Sea Jayto act as a spectator boat and spend the night. Unfortunately, the

Crossing WakesCrossing WakesSteve & Ginger Mason


next morning Steve took a wrong step and felt the pain of aligament tearing in his knee. After a trip to the emergencyroom, he came back with a leg brace, cane, and instructionsto ice his knee and rest for several days, meaning staying atCBYC. Steve says if anyone from CBYC visits SFYC, besure to treat them like royalty; they were all wonderful tohim.

Steve and Ginger decided to return home early, so SeaJay ventured next to the Del Ray Yacht Club in SantaMonica Bay where they discovered engine problems. Theclub members quickly found a great mechanic and theproblems were solved.

Next they made it to Santa Barbara where RichWideman was waiting to help as additional crew. They leftimmediately during a weather window and motored throughtwo nights of full moons and no wind. There would havebeen no stops, but they discovered that an above-the-waterline thru-hull fitting was broken, causing the bilge tofill. That meant a tense diversion to Santa Cruz in themiddle of the night, but with a quick repair the nextmorning, they headed back north. As they reached theGolden Gate, the weather window was closing and a fogbank obscured both the bridge and a tanker exiting the bay!All ended well and the trio arrived at SFYC just before dark.It was great to be safely home after an adventure madesuccessful through the help of both strangers and friends.

Morning in Cabrillo Beach

Carol Lewis had fun catching four dorado while whileboating in La Paz

Enhance yourdining experience every

Thursday Nightat

The San Francisco Yacht Clubwith the

NO CORKAGEoption

The San Francisco Yacht Club’s

Pasta NightSunday, November 7

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


ChampagneDinner

Come spend an eveningwith one of America’s

oldest and favoritesparkling wine houses:

SchramsbergVineyards

Located in Napa Valley

Having been served atmany a White House dinner,

now is your chance todelight in experiencing a

gourmet 4 sparkling wine,4 course dinner.

SFYC Members OnlyLimited to 50 Seats

COVE HOUSE

RECEPTION

6:00 P.M.

DINNER:6:30 P.M.

RESERVATIONS

REQUIRED

PLEASE CONTACT

THE FRONT OFFICE

435-9133EXT.10

WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 17

Get in the spirit…Book a holiday party now

while dates are available…

Give Natalie a jingle in the Catering Officeand enjoy the magic of the season…

Cheers!

[email protected]

435-9133 ext. 25

THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB

CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS

The SFYC Auxiliary

invites you to participate

in its annual tradition

of decorating the Club

on Monday following

Thanksgiving,

November 29th

at 9:00 a.m.

Lunch will be served.

Attire: Work Clothes

Call 435-9133 or contact

Lisa Rosenlund.

Saturday, December 18th 6:00 p.m. – Midnight

Champagneand Hors D’oeuvres

Dinner 7:30 p.m.

Dancing until Midnight

Reservations435-9133 ext. 10,

Members and their guests

Co-Chairs Ginny DeMaria& Lisa Rosenlund

ThanksgivingDinner

Thursday, November 25, 201012 noon – 6:00 p.m.

APPETIZER BUFFET INCLUDES:Seasonal Vegetable Crudités

Thanksgiving PatesJumbo Mexican Prawns on Ice

Blue Point Oysters on the Half ShellSmoked Alaskan SalmonTraditional Waldorf Salad

Vine Ripened Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Mixed Field Greens with Assorted Dressings

ENTREES CHOICE OF:Roasted Organic Farm Raised Turkey with all the Trimmings

Wild Oregon Cedar Planked SalmonAngus Prime Rib of Beef

HOMEMADE DESSERTS INCLUDE:House Made Pumpkin Pie

House Made Apple PieIce Cream

$38.95 Adults

$17.95 Children(under 12)

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

Reservations Required

RSVP with Front Desk

435-9133, ext.10



Food and BeverageFood and BeveragePhil Atchison, SFYC Wine Manager

Think of grapes like you wouldpeople: Hundreds of differentvarieties, each one with its own

personality. Some are delicate and pretty,while others are full-bodied and intense.Some facts from the Grape World:There are some 24,000 names forvarieties of wine grapes.Ampelographers believe these representabout 5,000 truly different varieties ofwine grapes since most varieties have

numerous names, depending on where they are grown.Of those 5,000 grape varieties, only 150 are planted incommercially significant amounts and of the 150 varieties,only the following nine are considered classics:

WHITE GRAPES RED GRAPES

Chardonnay Cabernet SauvignonChenin Blanc Merlot

Riesling Pinot NoirSauvignon Blanc Syrah

Semillon

What defines a classic variety? First, it must have manifestedconsiderable quality over a long period of time and second, havedone so in more than one place. Cabernet Sauvignon andChardonnay for instance, are made into good (and occasionallygreat) wines everywhere, from the wine country here in California,to France, and to Chile.

Recently I had the pleasure to invite Yohannah Burmeister, anadvanced sommelier associated with the Henry Wine Group, tocome to The Club and provide a little bit of wine service instruction,tasting, and wine education for the waitstaff. Within the packet ofinformation she handed out to the staff, was this fun sheet regardingvarietal markers for grapes. Let’s see if you, too, can find some ofthe characteristics included here in your next glass of wine.

Cheers!Phil

“Give me wine to wash me clean of the weather-stains of care”-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Varietal Markers for GrapesChardonnay: hazelnut, apple, citrus, cheese rind, pineapple, butterSauvignon Blanc: grapefruit, grass, gooseberry, tarragon in Sancerre,jalapeno, passion fruit in New ZealandGewurztraminer: lychee, rose, potpourri, grapefruit pith, candied ginger

Viognier: honeysuckle, vanilla, citrus blossom, fruit loops, mangoMuscat: orange candy, rose grapesPinot Grigio: lemon rind, melon, peanut shell, flat beerRiesling: apricot, peach, petrol, lime zest (young Aussie Riesling)Albarino: peach, orange oil, juicy fruit gumGruner Veltliner: white pepper, lentils, watercress, radish, asparagusChenin Blanc: bruised apple, quince, honey, chamomile, wasabi,tangerine, wet woolPinot Noir: black cherry, strawberry, cranberry, boiled beets, violets,tomato leaf, cola beanGamay: strawberry, bubblegum, violets, banana, fruit dropsCabernet Sauvignon: black currant, green pepper, tobacco, vanilla ifhighly oakedMerlot: plum, blackberry, chocolate, fern leaf, same as cabernet for oakCabernet Franc: black currant red currant, green bell pepper, jalapeno,cherry cough dropsNebbiolo: dried red fruits, tar, rose, licorice, truffle, mushroomsTempranillo: tart red raspberry, tobacco, sweet and sour, dill weed, bayleaf, ripe strawberriesGranache: dehydrated strawberries, raspberry, black pepper, raisins,powdered sugar, grenadineSangiovese: sour red cherry, licorice root, fennel, black tea, leafyunderbrush, sandlewoodMalbec: blueberry, coffee bean, ripe plumZinfandel: cranberry, blueberry jam, blackberry pie, peppercorn, peachyogurtSyrah: raspberry, blueberry, black pepper, smoked/grilled meat, leather

Winemaker Dinnerfeaturing

THE STAGLIN FAMILYVINEYARD

Elegant4-course dinner

paired withwith wines from

The Staglin FamilyVineyard

SFYC Members onlyLimited to 50 seats

October 7, 20106:00 p.m. Reception

6:30 p.m. Dinner

Cove House

$95.00 per personRESERVATIONS

REQUIRED

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


nationwide have increased, so to havetheir needs, wants and desires as theyrelate to their clubs. Our club is nodifferent. In fact, I would venture toguess that over 80% of our membershiphas, at one time or another, been veryclosely involved with the sport of sailing,whether it be racing, cruising or leisuresailing. But a much smaller percentageof the membership would considerthemselves as being active sailors today.

The demographic of the types ofpeople who join yacht clubs has alsochanged over time, as has their

expectations of what a yacht club shouldprovide. This is especially true amongthe younger generations like Gen X, GenY, and even Gen Z. The need for instantinformation, the demands on free andleisure time, and the reality in mostinstances that both husband and wife arein the professional workforce together,have placed new demands on clubs thanwere not present thirty to forty years ago.

One of the amazing statistics here atThe SFYC is that over the past ten yearsour membership levels have remainedcompletely constant. We have thirty-fourmore members in 2010 than we did in2000. It is a fact that many clubs acrossthe nation are struggling to retainmembers while at the same offering a

myriad of membership drives andincentives to try and attract newmembers. The SFYC on the other handcontinues to remain on stable groundwith a solid membership base whichkeeps our programs, activities, andregattas strong.

The management team and Board ofDirectors are constantly addressing thekey issues our club faces on a dailybasis. Sound fiscal management isalways a critical component in keepingThe Club healthy, as is the need forconstant forward thinking; creating avision and long range plan to keep TheClub interesting and attractive for thenew generation of members.

One of the top priorities facing ourclub right now is the need to investcapital funds in our galley facilities.Over the past fifteen years, throughnormal wear and tear, the galleyinfrastructure has developed codecompliance issues, equipment failureissues, and fire safety issues that allrequire major upgrades. While wemaintain our facilities in the bestworking order possible, ourinfrastructure is getting old and needs tobe addressed. Part of our overall masterplan with the City of Belvedere islooking at the long term needs of ourwhole facility. The Board is finalizingwhat it feels is the best plan of action totake with regards to these immediateissues as well as consideration of futureneeds.

The harbor infrastructure of our wetand dry slips is another major project asare the Cove House upgrades, the diningdeck and the need to address the growthof our race management. The HouseCommittee, Harbor Committee, FinanceCommittee, and Race Council areworking in unison to provide the Boardwith the best information they can forour future capital needs. This in turnwill enhance the membership’senjoyment of The Club now, and providea first class facility that will be here forour children and generations of membersto come.

Lastmonth Ihad an

opportunity tomeet a veryinteresting sailornamed NicholasHayes, theauthor of

“Saving Sailing”, a book that was justpublished last year. Nicholas was givinga talk on his research to an interestedgroup of local sailors at one of ourneighboring yacht clubs for their speakerseries. He presented a uniqueperspective on what he believes has beenhappening to the sport of sailing over thepast thirty plus years.

Nicolas, a market researcher byprofession, has determined through aseries of nationwide surveys andinterviews that the sport of sailing hasdeclined over 40% since 1997 and over70% in the United States since 1979. Itseems that the trend has followed thebaby boomers since its heyday in the late1970’s. While the population inAmerica has increased steadily sincethen, the average age of active sailorshas followed in lockstep with the agingbaby boomers. Over 50% of sailors inthe 1970’s were between the ages offifteen and thirty. In comparison, somethirty years later over 50% of the sailingpopulation today is between the ages offorty-five and sixty-five; with another12% over the age of sixty-five. Thegood news, however, is that todayapproximately 25% of all sailors in theUnited States are under the age oftwenty-five, indicating a renewedinterest in the sport by the youngestgeneration of upcoming sailors.

What does all this mean and howdoes it relate to us? Over time, yachtclubs across the country have becomesocial centers where sailors and boatersof all kinds who share the same orsimilar interests, gather and enjoy thelove of the sport in a safe andcomfortable environment. As theaverage age of yacht club memberships

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

“…todayapproximately

25% of all sailorsin the United States

are under theage of twenty-five,

indicating a renewedinterest in the sport…”

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Corinthian Cup:Annapolis YCDinnerMother/Son DinnerDance

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