October 2012 Issue - Encinal Yacht Club

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OCTOBER 2012
SOUNDINGS
ENCINAL YACHT CLUB
Cruising Report…
From the Bridge…
From the President...
From the Juniors...
Reports on Half Moon
Commodore’ s Cup
Bon Voyage to Darrell
Artemis Racing Invita-
Bay and Vallejo Yacht
and Summer Twilight
and Nicki and upcom-
tional Regatta.
Club Cruise Outs.
Series Results
ing elections.
Pages 12-15
Pages 4-6
Page 3
Pages 18-21
Photo by Rod Kidd
Photo by Fred Fago
At the conclusion of the Artemis Racing Invitational on September 15th, KSSS (Royal
Swedish Yacht Club) head-coach Bjorn Johansson and EYC Commodore Victor Early exchange burgees, as per yacht club tradition. EYC Rear Commodore Susan Jacquelin and
EYC President Tony Schaeffer look on.
ENCINAL YACHT CLUB · 1251 PACIFIC MARINA · ALAMEDA · CA · 94501 · 510.522.3272
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2011 Board of Directors
President
Sr. Vice President
Vice President
Treasurer
Commodore
Vice Commodore
Rear Commodore
Director
Director
Director
Director
Tony Shaffer
Kevin Clark
Sam Benson
Thom Kay
Victor Early
Michael Andrews
Susan Jacquelin
Peter Aschwanden
Niels Glaser
Dan Hayes
Anita Mahoney
Committee Chairpersons
Membership
Finance
Boat Yard
Building & Grounds
House
Youth
Cruise Captains
Information Technology
Long Range Planning
Nominating
Peggy Kidd & Ray Thomas
Charley Eddy
Holger Grygiel
Dan Hayes
Anita Mahoney
Niels Glaser
Jim & Jen Vickers
Darrell Powell-Ford
Carol Blackburn
Michael Scheck
Appointed Officers
Port Captain
Small Boat Captain
Power Boat Fleet Captain
Committee Boat
Member Liaison
Club Counsel
Soundings Editor
Assistant Soundings Editor
Web Master
Club Historians
Michael Byroads
Chris Golian
Christopher Hanson
Chuck Wetteroth
Vern Bendsen
Christopher Hanson
Nicki Powell-Ford
Tom Sheehan
Don Ahrens
Debra Early
Heidi Benson
Marguerite Lawry
Linda Bendsen
Fred Rutledge
Tony Shaffer
Charles Hodgkins
Tom Wondolleck
John Becket
NCPCA Delegate
PICYA Delegates
Staff Commodore
Junior Staff Commodore
Secretary
Established 1890
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FROM THE
PRESIDENT...
Tony Shaffer
.
This month we will be wishing Darrell and Nicki Powell-Ford (The Rubber Duckies) a
fond good bye. Darrell and Nicki, along with sons Marcus and Curtis have been EYC
members for a relatively short time. In that short period of time, they have made
many, many contributions to the club; Nicki as SOUNDINGS Editor and Darrell as an
active member of EYC’s Technology Committee. In addition, the family has contributed many volunteer hours to the club and they will be missed.
All current EYC members will be receiving ballots in the mail highlighting all of the
nominees for 2013 EYC management team, administrative and flag positions. The roster of nominees is detailed below:
Position
President:
Sr. Vice President:
Vice President:
Commodore:
Vice Commodore:
Rear Commodore:
Director:
Director:
Treasurer:
Nominee
Kevin Clark
Sam Benson
Ray Thomas
Michael Andrews
Susan Jacquelin
John Hemiup
Ina Tabak
Grace Hess
Tony Shaffer
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Tony Shaffer
Kevin Clark
Sam Benson
Victor Early
Michael Andrews
Susan Jacquelin
Niels Glaser
Peter Aschwanden'
Tom Kay
Remaining in current office:
Director:
Daniel Hayes
Director:
Anita Mahoney
Please take a moment to review the nominees and be sure to get your completed ballot in
the mail promptly.
p. s. The Rubber Duckies will be on the EYC docks until Saturday, October 6th. If you
can, take a moment to stop by and wish the Powell-Ford family a “Bon Voyage” as they
embark on a great family adventure.
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FROM THE BRIDGE...
Victor Early
September was a fantastic and busy month on the water. Encinal yachting activities
included the final Twilight race on the estuary, cruise outs to Half Moon Bay Yacht
Club and Vallejo Yacht Club, the Millimeter Nationals, the Commodores Cup, an Artemis Racing Invitational, and the Wheelchair Regatta.
This was my only chance to race in the Commodore’s Cup as Commodore, so I went all
out for a chance at winning by sailing Olive with a clean bottom, flying a borrowed
spinnaker, and being guided by an expert crew consisting of Michael and Jonathan
Andrews. This year there were twelve boats in the race, many more than in recent
years – I guess a lot of skippers wanted to put me to shame! After an overly aggressive
start we had a good beat to the top of Treasure Island and a fast spinnaker run down
the Estuary to finish at the club. Congratulations to Staff Commodore Rodney Pimentel who won the race on Osituki. Olive ended up in third place.
Congratulations again to Rodney for winning the YRA Handicap Divisions Series on
Azure, his Cal 40. Rodney won the series with the best score amongst 15 boats after 6
races throughout the season. Good Job and I know he had fun doing it!
We are lucky that our sailing season never ends. I just returned from Lake Michigan
where they are hauling their boats for the winter. Looking forward to this fall we have a
few cruise-outs planned, including to the Presidio YC on October 13 and the Commodore’s Cruise to Berkeley YC on November 3rd . Racing starts again with the Jack Frost
Series Regatta beginning on November 17. See you on the water.
Cheers,
Victor
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2012 Summer Twilight Series
(by Susan Jacquelin, PRO)
Our final Estuary race was held on Friday, September 14. We began this popular 5race series in July, with 27 boats from 8 different yacht clubs. After our first race in
rather cold weather, beautiful summer conditions held, and we saw some excellent
racing as the days got longer and the crews sharpened their skills.
Most of the racers came back to the club each evening to enjoy the action-packed videos that Commodore Victor Early and Vice Commodore Michael Andrews took on
the water. Everyone liked the lively prize-giving, where the winners in each division
received an engraved “EYC Race Day Winner” glass.
Fred Fago took his as-always superb still photos, and Webmaster Don Ahrens posted
them on our website for all to enjoy; Soundings Editor Nicki Powell-Ford featured
them in each month’s edition.
The Encinal Race Committee lived up to our excellent reputation and ran flawless races. Commodore Early, Vice Commodore Andrews, Jonathan Andrews, and Darrell and Marcus Powell-Ford set the marks for great courses. Main committee boat
Photo
Darrell
Powell-Ford
folks always worked as a terrific team, no matter who was there
on by
any
given
night.
This “A” Team included Small Boat Fleet Captain Chris Golian, Shelley Bliss, Jon
Fowkes, President Tony Shaffer, Michelle and Samantha Shaffer, Nicki PowellFord, Al and Michelle Leonard, Penny McCullough, and Sara and Ksenia Golian.
I sincerely appreciate all of your hard work—and great times!
2012 Final Results:
Division A: PHRF <121
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Kevin Clark
Tony Pohl
Greg Nelsen
Bill Mohr
Walter Funk
Daniel Alvarez
Jens Jensen
Smokin’
Twisted
Outsider
Spirit of Freedom
Predator
JetStream
Snowy Owl
Melges 24
Farr 40
Azzura 310
J124
Hobie 33
JS 9000
Express 37
EYC
StFYC
SSS
EYC
-SSS
EYC
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2012 Final Results: (continued)
Division C: PHRF 121-159
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
Kevin Durant
Scott Christensen
Dan Pruzan
Jim Lovell
Steve McCarthy
Bill West
Peter Bellows
Karl Robrock
Maryann Hinden
Glenn Hansen
Patrick Kohlman
Double Trouble
Audacious
Wile E Coyote
Clare de Lune
Ruby
Crinan II
Abba Zabba
Snafu
Big Bang Theory
Snicklefritz
Joyicity
Moore 24
J/29
Express 27
Moore 24
Moore 24
WylieCat30
Tartan 10
Moore 24
Express 27
Moore 24
Davidson
WYC
SSS
EYC
-SSS
EYC
EYC
SCYC
EYC
EYC
--
Bewitched
Osituki
My Tahoe Too
Lelo Too
Gonzo
Pearl
Blueberry
Merit 25
Cal 28
Catalina 25
Tartan 30
Santana 525
Ranger 33
Nonsuch 22
BYC
EYC
-OYC
EYC
EYC
OYC
Division D: PHRF >159
1
2
3
4
5
5
5
Laraine Salmon
Rodney Pimentel
Steve Douglass
Emile Carles
Dominic Marchal
Tom Wondolleck
John Foster
The winner of the perpetual trophy for the best combined scores for both the Spring
and Summer Twilight Series was Kevin Durant on his Moore 24 Double Trouble.
Congratulations to all of the racers—see you in 2013!
Susan
Pictures on Page 7 taken by Fred Fago.
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Summer Twilight, 2012 Final
Photo by Darrell Powell-Ford
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FROM THE
HOUSE DIRECTOR...
Anita Mahoney
Fall is in the air and it is time to prepare for the special events of the Holiday season.
October will be a busy month and I hope you will join us for a lot of fun.
Three major events will be our Halloween Party, Kids Pumpkin Carving and the Commodores Ball. Also don’t forget Monday Night Football. I know our Membership Committee is
also planning an Open House to welcome the Artemis Race Team which will be announced soon.
Last month was our second annual Wine Pairing Dinner hosted by our wine committee.
What an enthusiastic group. I never thought that when this committee came together
that they were going to take it so seriously. The success of the event proved how much
time and effort was put into it. I especially want to thank Karen Brunelle and Cathy Erbland. Unfortunately, neither of them were able to be there to enjoy their fruits of love
due to unfortunate circumstances but everything was carried out as they wished thanks
to Keith Rarick who stepped in and hosted the evening. The rest of the committee consisted of John Becket and Penny McCullagh who also did a great job in assisting and giving their expertise. I can’t commend you all enough for a fantastic evening. Manny was
our star Chef for the evening and truly out did himself in every way. The planning of the
menu along with the wines and the timing and service by our staff was the best ever.
Many thanks.
Oktoberfest will not have taken place as of this article but by the responses we have received so far I know it is going to be a hit.
So, I hope you all agree what a great club we have and how lucky we are to have members
who volunteer so much of their time to make our events such a success.
The House Committee will be getting ready to start planning the social calendar for next
year and is looking for new volunteers. I would love to hear your ideas or better yet come
and join our committee. It is a great way to get involved and be part of a team.
Remember to read your Signal Flag and Soundings for upcoming events.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!!!
Anita
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2nd Annual Wine Dinner
On Saturday Sept 8th, the EYC Wine Committee
hosted its’ Second Annual Wine Pairing Dinner featuring wines by Rodney Strong and food prepared
by chef Manny and his crew. This year we had 6
wines that were paired with 7 courses that presented Manny with the opportunity to truly showcase
his talents to the membership. It was a wonderful
late summer evening and as the wine began to flow
and hors d’oeuvres were passed to the sixty (60)
members that signed up for this exciting event.
When it was time to start dinner, Tom Pearse of
Rodney Strong Winery & Vineyards began with a
wonderful story of how Rodney Strong came to be
and their philosophy on wine. With each successive
course, Tom would tell a story about the wine that
was to be poured next, adding to the overall enjoyment of the dinner. Along with the exceptional
wines, Manny produced equally exceptional food
ranging from Mushroom soup to Salmon, Lamb
Chops and Steak.
Throughout the evening fun “wine” toys were raffled off as well as two (2) large format
bottles of Rodney Strong Estate Cabernet donated by Tom and Rodney Strong Winery.
The Goffs, Roland and Galen were the recipients of a Magnum, while Keith Rarick
won the Double Magnum. An additional “thank you” to Rodney Strong Winery for also
donating the high end Cabernet and Port that were served at the last two pairings of
the evening. And thanks to the EYC Wine Committee who put in a lot of time to make
this a special and successful event. And a very special Thank You to Karen Brunelle
and Cathy Erbland (EYC Wine Committee members) who put in a tremendous effort
yet were not able to attend due to last minute unforeseen circumstances, and also to
the additional committee members: Penny McCullough, John Beckett and Keith
Rarick. We also want to say Thank You to Chef Manny and his crew, Lisa our new
EYC Bar Manager and to the EYC service staff who all did an excellent job to assure
this was a successful evening. See you next year!
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2nd Annual Wine Dinner
Additional “wine” toy winners included: Anneke
Dury, Sam Benson, Jan Rodgers, Terri Moore,
Rodney & Jane Pimentel and Kim Bean.
Photos compliments of Penny McCullagh.
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Where’s the Burgee?
Penny McCullagh at the Alghero Yacht Club Grotto
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CRUISING NEWS...
HALF MOON BAY CRUISE
Labor Day 2012
It was a foggy, foggy day- aren’t they all in
Half Moon Bay- however fog and cold are no
hindrance to the intrepid cruise fleet from
Encinal. We left Friday morning aboard the
Dury’s Paramour and after a fuel stop
cruised on down the coast under heavy skies.
Mike Pernitzke’s Nova left very early in the
morning to try and avoid the very strong
flood tide under the gate. With his crew of
David and Susan Sherrill they got some good
sailing in and were the first to arrive in the
harbor, where they picked up Ina who had
driven down. Later that evening Jim and
Jenn Vickers on Joyride tied up to the pier.
Ina had researched local restaurants and
made reservations at the Pasta Moon in Half
Moon Bay proper. Put this down in your culinary waypoints, truly a fabulous meal and
well worth the short trip from the harbor.
Saturday’s weather forecast promised some sun, somewhere. Did that stop the ladies
from going ashore and shopping? No, so the guys had lunch at the Brewpub where we
ran into Gary and Brooke Garcia strolling the waterfront. Also by this time Mike Molloy
and his wife Cindy had made anchor and we all got together on Paramour for preprandial libations. Then it was into the dinghies for the trip over to the Half Moon Bay
Yacht Club. Where the float to the beach is now motorized and dropped us off in the
mud.
They have done a lot of work on their club and now have a large room off to the side for
entertaining guests. Tonight the theme for dinner is “A Taste of Half Moon Bay” honoring
the areas’ Portuguese heritage and featuring Azorean rice and Linguica sausage sandwiches. Not bad actually! EYC was making an appearance now with Hal and Laurie
Lynam, John Beckett, the Vickers, Malloy’s, Garcia’s, Blackburn’s and Dury’s filling two
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big tables. They did a nice job, good cocktails, good prices, a roaring fire in the pit overlooking the bay and lots of nice people. Some of us partied longer but everyone made it
back to the boats safely- no Half Fast candidates yet.
Sunday promised even more sun, but alas… Anyhow more trips to town, lunches and
brews to fill the day until dinnertime. We will dine as a club at the Crab Landing, on the
patio heated by glowing fire pits. Tom Sheehan and Jan Rogers and Kevin and Liddy
Clark joined us for dinner, as they too had driven down. John Beckett was the hero of
the night. He had supported the Jr. Sailing fundraiser and was highest bidder on a case
of quality wines, four of which he shared with the table, thank you John. Once again a
good time was had by all and still no Half Fast candidates so the cruise was a great success.
Monday – No promises, just heavy, heavy fog. We watched Nova weigh anchor and disappear into the mist. Joyride was out there too. To beat the big flood through the Gate
they left very early. Paramour left an hour or so later hoping fog would clear a little. As
we cruised along, a sailboat would appear in the fog, wave and vanish. Thoughts of the
Mary Deare, no? And then as we passed under the Golden Gate Bridge, the sun was out,
the wind brisk, the City looked beautiful and the flood was terrific causing Anneke to exclaim “We’re doing l6 knots”. A very nice finish to a wonderful weekend. Thank you all
for joining us!
Dave and Anneke Dury with Bill and Carol Blackburn, Co-Cruise Leaders.
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Vallejo Cruise
September 14-16, 2012
Although our fleet was small and the morning weather did leave a lot to be desired, on
the morning of Friday, the 14th, The Pug Tug successfully rendezvoused with The Other
Office in the estuary for our trip to the Vallejo Yacht Club. (It’s fairly certain that Gary
Garcia used up a whole bunch of will power in trying to keep his cruising speed at or
around 10 knots.
The final roster of EYC vessels making the voyage included five power and a single sailing vessel; the participating vessels included The Pug Tug (Tom Sheehan and Jan Rodgers with guest crew Hal and Laurie Lynam and mascots Otto and Ivy), The Other Office
(Brooke and Gary Garcia), Joyride (Jim and Jenn Vicars with mascots Lexie and Maddy), Catman (Jeff and Sandy Leonard with mascot Buttercup), Sante (John and Dorothy
Van De Poel with guest crew Paul and Stephanie Ahern), and Paramour (Dave and
Anneke Dury with guest crew Erin and Ben Moore and special guest crewman…..Cameron Moore). In addition, Darrell and Nicki Powell-Ford joined us briefly on
Friday for refreshments. Nicki and Darrell had been members of VYC for several years
prior to joining EYC.
A FYI: Erin and Ben are Dave and Anneke’s daughter and son-in-law and Cameron is
their 2 year old grandson. (The fact that the Moores are living in Oregon and are loyal
“Duck” fans was not mentioned during this trip.)
After replacing the Vallejo Yacht Club’s aging and tattered EYC burgee with a brand new burgee (compliments of Brooke and Gary Garcia, the (early) Friday arrivals took the opportunity to join other Vallejo Yacht Club members and Darrell and Nicki for the club’s Friday
Night Pot Luck buffet. Jim and Jenn Vickers did NOT join the group
as they arrived at some point on Friday/Saturday morning. You will
recall that our fleet included a lone sailing vessel………Joyride;
need I say more.
By mid-day Saturday, the EYC cruisers were securely stern tied on the VYC guest dock
with all vessels accounted for. This stern in maneuver was not without its heart pounding moments. As is usually the case, winds and currents proved challenging and gave
testimony to the ongoing value of fenders, proper fender alignment and adequate dock
help for fast approaching EYC member vessels. It’s worth noting that the Vallejo members present found it much more entertaining to watch all of these heart pounding maneuvers from the club’s upper deck rather than participate. However, there was NO
shortage of verbal advice being offered by the VYC spectators.
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Cruisers provided appetizers on the dock late Saturday afternoon and they were varied and excellent. On
Saturday evening, the EYC cruisers joined the VYC
members for an aged prime rib dinner buffet. Just
about everyone agreed it was extremely well prepared
and well worth the $25/pp. charge. Post dinner, a
few of the EYC folks adjourned to the member run
bar for post dinner cocktails and conversation and a
good time was had by all.
Sunday morning included the usual gin/vodka fizzes on the dock along
with member provided brunch items. The weather was overcast and cool
but was clearing and everyone had departed by noon. At last check, just
about everyone had arrived safely by late Sunday afternoon with Joyride
bringing up the rear…….so to speak.
Although the weather in the mornings was somewhat overcast, the weather cleared each
day by early afternoon and remained balmy well into the evening. The Vallejo folks were
welcoming and very helpful (except for the docking part). The food was great and the location of the club is perfect; all in all a pretty good trip. And…………..VYC is “Dog Friendly”.
Tom Sheehan and Jan Rodgers, Cruise Leaders
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Presidio Yacht Club Cruise Out, October 12-14
Is there a better time to go cruising in the San Francisco Bay than in the fall? Come
out and join your fellow Encinal cruisers at this stunning location just inside the bay.
Anneke and David Dury will lead a cruise to this hidden yacht club located at the foot
of the North tower of the Golden Gate Bridge.
On the water:
-The harbor has a few slips, up to 50 feet; the rest of the fleet will need to anchor
out. There is a dinghy dock.
-Cost for a slip is $20 per night per boat, regardless of length.
-The official cruise out is Oct. 13 and 15, but you are welcome to arrive on Friday,
Oct. 12.
-If you need a slip, please arrange your stay directly with the Harbor Master, Louie, at
(415) 332 2319
On land:
-We will have dinner Saturday night at the Presidio Yacht Club. This tends to be pretty basic fare and cheap. Details will follow.
-People need to sign up for this by a week in advance, as we have to give the Commodore the number of guests to expect. Contact [email protected] to sign
up.
-Of course drive-ins are welcome. This is a fun yacht club, but we still need you to
sign up for dinner. There will be a band that evening, so bring your dancing shoes.
Please consider joining us on this certain-to-be-scenic cruise! If you haven't earned
your 2012 Encinal Cruising Plaque yet, you are running out of opportunities!
Dave and Anneke Dury
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The Encinal Yacht Club
Invites you to attend the 2012 Commodore’s Ball
Saturday October 20th 2012
“A Historic Event”
Honoring Commodore Victor Earl, President Tony Shaffer
And all 2012 Board Members
1730 Hours: Cocktails and Sea Chantey Music
by“ Skip Henderson and Starboard Watch
1900 Hours: 5 Course Dinner, Awards, Live
and Dancing
1730 Hours: Cocktails and Sea Chantey Music by Music
Skip Henderson
and Starboard
Watch
$70.00 Per Person, Formal or Yachting Attire
1900 Hours: 5 Course Dinner, Awards, Live Music and Dancing
Children hosted upon request in Regatta Room
Reservations Requested:
$70.00 Per Person, Formal or Yachting Attire
Photo by Victor Early
[email protected]
or 510 522-3272
Children hosted upon request
in Regatta Room
By October 10th, 48 Hour Cancellation Policy
Reservations Requested:
[email protected] or 510 522-3272
By October 10th, 48 Hour Cancellation Policy
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FROM
JUNIOR SAILING DIRECTOR...
Andrew Nelson
Fall is in the air and once again EYC juniors are gearing up and hitting the water in full
force. High school sailing officially kicks off on Sept. 22-23, with the first regatta of the
season in Stockton. Approximately 40 sailors have been sharpening their skills with
weekend practices here at the club. Alameda High, The Athenian School, and Miramonte
High School are looking strong this season. Each has a host of returning sailors who look
to push their school toward the top of the fleet in the NorCal league. We also have several
smaller teams and plenty of new faces. Our high school calendar is booked with regattas
and practices every weekend between now and the holidays. It'll be a busy season, but
the kids are looking forward to attending more away regattas including San Diego and
possibly Hawaii.
Helping carry the coaching load this fall, it's been a pleasure to work with engineer Chris
Mitchel who recently moved to Alameda as part of Artemis Racing. From New Zealand,
he's already having a positive impact on the sailors, and I've already heard Kiwiisms from
the kids around the boatyard. Aside from high school sailing, our Fall Opti Team also
started its season. Carrying the momentum over from summer, we have about 15 Opti
sailors looking to stay sharp on their skills this fall and compete in regattas. This nucleus
of Opti sailors has come a long way since last spring when I really started to get to know
them. It bodes well for the future of our high school and senior race teams to have such a
committed and talent group of young sailors.
InPhoto
case
you
missed the headlines on
by Tony
Shaffer
Sailing Anarchy, or Lat. 38, we
hosted a rather successful (and
FUN!) regatta here on Saturday,
September 15th. Six teams converged on Encinal Yacht Club to
compete in the Artemis Racing Invitational. The event was the result
of cooperation between EYC and Artemis Racing, Challenger of Record
34th America's Cup. KSSS (Royal
Swedish Yacht Club), with the help
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of Artemis Racing, sent six of Sweden's top young sailors to the Bay Area as part of the
lead up to the 2013 America's Cup. The KSSS team faced tough competition from Western Washington University, the Cal Berkeley Sailing Team, and two teams of junior
sailors from EYC.
The format of 3-on-3 team racing
was a little different than the fleet
racing most sailors are used to. In
team racing, each team consists of
six sailors along with a couple alternates, racing in double-handed FJ
dinghies. Teams finishing with a
combined score of less than 10
points are declared the winner of the
race (points being equal to one's finishing position). Teams raced in a
round-robin (15 races), then the top
three boats participated in a three
boat playoff. Races are usually face
paced, and last under ten minutes.
It's perhaps best described as three
match races happening at once.
Racing might more resemble a basketball game at times, with boats setting screens or
pick and rolls to help out their team mates. Team racing emphasizes not just speed, but
boat-handling, tactics, and an in depth knowledge of the rules, some of which are altered
in team racing. The flat water and medium-light breeze of the Oakland/Alameda estuary
is perfectly suited for such racing, and it's a style of racing that I'd like to make the hallmark of our junior program.
Saturday started out light, but by noon there was 6-8 knots of steady breeze blowing right
down the estuary. Racing was close all day, with plenty of dramatic lead changes and razor close finishes. In the end it was Western Washington University that prevailed, by
winning six of its seven races in dominating fashion. The Swedes took second place overall
and were first among the junior teams (teams 20 and under). Given a little more time it's
likely they would have given Western Washington a real run for their money. In fact, KSSS
handed WWU it's only loss of the regatta on the second to last race of the day. Team racing is gaining popularity in America, and has long been popular in the UK, but it's not all
that common in the international sailing scene, so to the Swede's credit they were catching on really quickly. The last race featured WWU against the EYC Junior Team. A loss for
WWU meant facing Sweden again in a sudden-death winner take all show down. Undoubtedly feeling the heat, WWU stumbled at the start with EYC Juniors rounding the
windward mark in winning formation. Slowly, WWU picked its way through the team of
EYC juniors and sealed their victory, with the EYC Junior Team earning third place overENCINAL YACHT CLUB · 1251 PACIFIC MARINA · ALAMEDA · CA · 94501 · 510.522.3272
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all. It was a great opportunity for our kids to spar with some college sailors and future
Olympians. And even more so, I think it's given them a huge boost of confidence going into the high school season. The same kids that won races against the Cal Varsity Team
and KSSS are going to step onto the high school scene in dominating fashion... hopefully.
Western Washington University walked away with the grand prize, which includes an exclusive tour of the Artemis Racing facility located in Alameda, along with a ride for the
winning team members aboard the Artemis Racing AC45 catamaran. The group of college
sailors who made the 15 hour drive south were all grinning ear to ear for the rest of the
night. Junior Paul Foley remarked that "it hadn't really sunk in yet," when I asked him
how the win felt and what it meant. The team that drove 15 hours to make the regatta will
fly down on Sept. 26-27 to go for the ride of their lives. After awards, KSSS head-coach
Bjorn Johansson and EYC Commodore Victor Early exchanged burgees, as per yacht club
tradition. Sailors were then treated to a presentation about the Artemis Racing program
by Paul Cayard, CEO Artemis Racing, former Olympic sailor, and 2005-06 Volvo Ocean
Race skipper. It was a unique opportunity for college sailors and local youth to compete in
an international event. Despite the intensity of team racing, the Corinthian spirit of the
sport was not forgotten, as was evident by the number of smiles on the rotation dock and
the lack of protests. Great job to everyone who participated and thank you to all who
helped make it a success!
Results (Win-Losses)
1st Place: Western Washington University 6-1
2nd Place: KSSS (Royal Swedish Yacht Club) 5-2**
3rd Place: EYC Junior Team 3-4**
Photo
by Tony Shaffer
4th
Place:
Cal Gold 2-3
5th Place: EYC Open Team 1-4**
6th Place: Cal Blue 1-4
**Junior Team of Sailors 20 and Under
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Photos by Fred Fago
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OUT OF THE ARCHIVES
Compiled by Debra Early
1930’s at Encinal Yacht Club
This summary continues the chronological summaries of our club and covers the fifth
decade of history. As always, to mix up the articles, I’m also looking for good stories,
ideas and more pictures to supplement these articles so just let me know!
Following the market crash in 1929, it took until 1936 for the club to regain the same
membership of 165. In spite of the hardships at the time, the family life and fun activities at the club continued and thrived.
During the summer months, the facilities were crowded with sunbathing, swimming,
canoe, skiff and sailboat racing as well as time spent bowling and playing handball.
Children learned how to swim, sail and build boats.
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The largest event was opening day, usually beginning on Saturday with parties hosted in club member’s homes, and culminating on Sunday with sail and swim racing.
In the thirties, a fashion show was also included as well as a party. Winter months
included “indoor cruises” which were parties where the club was decorated as the interior of a boat. Hum – now that sounds familiar and the same inspiration as our
current bar!
In 1937, the membership topped out at 200, the highest level since the pre-war days
in the 1910s. The yachting revival was on in the late 1930s. Coming off the doldrums of the 1930s, a yachting revival began in the late 1930s and carried into the
1940s.
Since the club’s inception in 1890, the club was primarily focused on small boats
which continued in the 1930’s with Stars and Snipes. The primary new boat in the
1930s was the Snipe. The 15 foot Snipe was designed by William Crosby, and had its
own Snipe Class Racing Association. By 1936, they were the largest racing class internationally.
Many of the Stars and Snipes were built by members at the club’s boathouse, which
was refurnished and expanded in 1938. A youth group was founded, made up of
sons of several members who engaged in actively building these wooden boats.
The decks were expanded to accommodate the growing fleet as shown in the photo
included with this article. Look around the club and you can also see pictures covering this era, several highlight the Star class as identified by the star on the sail.
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In Memory of Jon Simpson Clendenin
Save The Dates:
October 25,
Pumpkin Carving
October 26,
Halloween Party
October 20
COMMODORE”S
BALL
December 9,
Guess who’s
coming to lunch
at EYC???

October 2012 Issue - Encinal Yacht Club

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