April 2016 - Mission Bay Yacht Club

Mission Bay Yacht Club
April 2016
CALEB
PAINE
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Flag Officers ‘16
Commodore:
Vice Commodore:
Rear Commodore:
Secretary/Treasurer:
Fleets Captain:
Port Captain:
Jr. Staff Commodore:
James Perry
Van Barr
Jeneé Gillam-Ray
Bill Kenney
Matt Hopps
Bill Sweeney
Lori Longstreet
Board of Directors Meetings: Second Wed.
of every month, 7PM, Main Clubhouse
Clubhouse
Club Manager:
Food/Beverage:
Chef:
Office/Membership:
Receptionist:
Accountant:
Jason Proctor
Alex Fortner
Javier Rubio
Meagan Brown
Regina Simms
Mike Curtin
Editor:
Calendar:
Support Staff:
Bill Kenney
Darnelle Hopps
Mainstay
Doug Swenson,
Greg Brown
Deadline for publication: 15th of the month
email [email protected]
Hours
Office:
Monday-Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday & Sunday:
9:00AM - 6:00PM
9:00AM - 9:00PM
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Galley:
Friday: Full Service
Saturday:
Sunday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
6:00PM - 8:30PM
Breakfast, Lunch
& Bayside Grill Dinner
Breakfast & Lunch
Bar:
5:00PM - 10:00PM
Noon - 10:00PM
1:00 - 8:00PM
Commodore’s Comments
by James Perry
From the Office of Commodore Perry...
In the continuing theme of what sets us apart
in San Diego, we ran our
yearly work party weekends. This tradition defines
what makes us great. Our
family history is the fabric
in which our culture resides. To this end, we ran
yet another amazing work
party. A big Commodore style thanks to Van
Barr and ALL the board / club members who
helped. It isn’t just the work that gets done and
saves significant funds for us to use in other places. It is most importantly the spirit of family and
friendships that truly matter. All the smiling faces
(albeit with paint stains), and teams of people
willing to help their yacht club. We had an amazing / record turnout on the first weekend and
the usual smaller crowd on the second Saturday.
The sandwich team did an amazing job as always
(thank you Sue P. for your leadership here). I also
must thank Nick Masters for all he does on work
party weekends. I am certain we create a healthy
amount of fix work for him after the event, but in
the end, we are in a better place. Thank you Nick.
It is so special how our club is a volunteer effort
at its core. This is what sets us apart from the rest.
This month I also must draw your attention to the
outstanding work Secretary / Treasurer Bill Kenney gave us with the latest Mainstay. On top of all
his other board duties, Bill honors us with taking
on the daunting task of Editing the Mainstay. The
Mainstay looks wonderful = Thank you Bill.
I want to personally congratulate Caleb
Paine for qualifying to represent the United States
of America, who will be sailing in the Finn class.
Caleb grew up and learned to sail at the Mission
Bay Yacht Club. Both Doug and Connie poured
countless hours in supporting Caleb’s amazing
work over these last years. This family holds a
personal and special place in my heart. They all
have always been there for me and my family and
I have enormous respect for what it takes to raise
a sailor. Caleb, congratulations to you. We will all
be watching and rooting for you this summer!
Opening Day April 16, 2016 @ 11:00
Opening Day is upon us by the time you receive this Mainstay. I urge each and everyone of
you to get to your boats for a spring / opening
day cleaning. No time better than now for a freshup. There are plenty of new burgees in the office.
Please grab a new one and fly a crispy flag and pennants. Show your yacht club pride! I would really
like all of you all to bring your boats around for
the raft up. This year expects to be orderly, clean
and festive. We have an AMAZING band line up
this year. Can you say ‘Stilettos’?! All this which
begins with the amazing tradition of pomp and
circumstance. We are receiving a high turn out of
local dignitaries and will have an amazing representative set of friends from all over the country.
We will do our club proud as always.
Site Planning & Updates
Work must continue to finalize the submittals owed to the city for The Bodrero architectural and engineering drawings. It is important to do
this to ensure we don’t delay in our up and coming construction due to start in 2018. Required as
part of our submissions to the city are structural
updates, soil samples, and timely permits before
construction. Details will shape up over next year,
but it is important to get ahead of the curve on the
lease required deliverables. Note: in all cases we
are being sensitive to the local agencies as we are
located in environmentally sensitive area. Times
are much stricter than previous generations. We
are being conscious of our responsibilities as curators of this land and its surroundings.
In addition to the Bodrero building, we
must turn our attentions to the Main Clubhouse
this year and will include a 5-year site plan as well.
(Continued on page 4)
Our Mission
MBYC exists
to perpetuate Corinthian Yachting
and the Sportsmanship
and Fellowship Incident Thereto.
www.mbyc.org / 858-488-0501
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Some recent upgrades to a neighbor of ours revealed a vintage advertisement. Photo by Keith Sternal.
Vice Commodore’s Comments
by Van Barr
Work Party accomplished almost everything
you could wish for. About 250 persons showed
up in their work duds. Friends, family and
neighbors-including UCSD students put in some
very good work. Could not name names nor
cover all the projects that were undertaken over
the two Saturday Event. Donuts in the
morning and our ladies set out a great
table spread for lunch. And Drinks on
Commodore James.
Thanks to All who worked.
Crew Classic is the first Saturday
and Sunday in April. Be prepared and
volunteer if you haven’t already. If you
are reading this it is probably too late.
Opening day is the big news this month. Buff
your boat, polish your shoes, we want to impress
our members and guests with our wonderful
event. The food will be outstanding and the room
will be filled with good looking people looking
their best. Starts at 11:00AM so get there early
and get a good seat.
Progress on Pilings in that we now have
a quote to do what I proposed to do. Now, the
bad news. Spoke with Army Corp of Engineers.
He laid out the road blocks-hurdles-hoops that
may be required to get this done. Oh, and time
frame may run six months just for one agency.
Good news is I spoke with a member
who deals with ACoE and knows my
contact. He has agreed to look at the
project, This is big. I don’t want to use
his name because I don’t want anyone
else to go to him.
The retaining wall replacement
this year has garnered some quotes
for the work. The selection process has begun.
Narrowing down the choices looking for the right
contractor.
John Forest has provided me with two
roofing contractors that have the support of the
design group. We have four quotes already and
the two from John choices should give us a firm
grip on the job. We want the best bang for our
buck and do not want to re-roof in my lifetime.
Oh, yea and no leaks ever!
Focus is on lease requirements for 2016.
Roof on Main Club house, doors and windows
on Main Clubhouse. Hand rails on Main Club
house. Sabot beach retaining wall. And pilings.
All major items this year. Plus we are looking at
improvements in all areas around the club beyond
the scope of the work parties. Original estimated
costs of this work that came with the signed lease
are a bit short.
All other lease items are pending design and
engineering.
February BOD approved funds for some
needed capital improvements. You should see
some benefit of that spent money before opening
day. I will leave specifics to the other BOD
members to list.
Spring is upon us. We survived our El Niño
year and solved the water crisis? Come down to
your club and enjoy the sunshine, go to the beach,
check out the sea wall progress. Life is good.
Rear Commodore’s Comments
by Jeneé Gillam-Ray
Work party was a great success this year. There were over 220 MBYC members
and their friends who showed up on the first weekend of March to participate in
this annual event. We still had a good turnout on the second weekend. Take a walk
around the club and see the product of all the hard work. What a difference it makes
to have such a committed and engaged membership that offers their weekend day off
to paint, build, clean and generally beautify our club.
It is going to start to get really busy around MBYC very
soon. Opening Day is around the corner and that means TNT
will be gearing up and summer will be upon us! I understand
that we have a record number of kids signed up for summer
sailing. One of our own, who grew up sailing at MBYC, Caleb Paine, just qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. We
couldn’t be prouder! He is off to Rio to compete!
Keep an eye out for memos from the club regarding all of the fun events and entertainment that Steve Cooper has planned. We have the club Birthday Party, Opening Day and the Shakey Legged Play in April. There are also several regattas including
the Earl Elms and the Lido Invitational.
The 39th Annual Butler Invitational is Saturday, May 28th. This race starts in the
ocean off Mission Bay and ends in Oceanside. The day ends with an Oceanside Yacht
Club sponsored party. The website is set up for registration. The link is listed below.
For those hardy sailors, the return race from Oceanside to Southwestern Yacht Club
is on Sunday, May 29th.
http://regattanetwork.com/event/12271
39th Annual
Mission Bay to Oceanside to Southwestern Yacht Club
Weekend
Butler Invitational
Saturday, May 28th 2016
Oceanside to Southwestern
Sunday, May 29th, 2016
Register at
http://regattanetwork.com/event/12271
For more information contact
Jenee’ Gillam-Ray (MBYC) at 619-992-6889
FIND MORE CLUB NEWS AT MBYC.ORG
Dan Avina (OYC) at 760-994-5966
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Secretary Treasurer Report
by Bill Kenney
At every Board of Director’s meeting many
important topics are discussed. These topics
range from general management issues to highly
complex problems that must be discussed in detail
to determine the best action to take
forward. Not only is the welfare of
Mission Bay Yacht Club as an entity
considered, but also the impacts to
the financial viability and the member
experience. We all joined MBYC for
the yachting lifestyle, and your Board
members are working hard to make sure
that lifestyle is sustained at the highest level.
We have been spending a lot of time discussing
leasehold improvement projects that need to be
accomplished over the next few years. Pilings,
roofs, walls, windows, and much more. At a recent
meeting, Staff Commodore Charlie Hochart said
the actions of this Board are entering into a new
phase of management style. In previous years, when
a project needed to be done, members got together
and made it happen. Now, with the requirements
of the lease with the City, and the need to conform
to governmental regulations, the actions of this and
future Board members is at a new level not required
of previous Boards. We are truly in a new era of
Club management.
Our Club accountant, Mike Curtain, wanted
me to mention automatic payments. We live in a
time of incredible convenience when it comes to
banking and paying bills. In my own house, rarely
do we write a check or use a stamp. If
you are like me, you’ve probably set up
many auto payments through you bank,
which creates and mails checks to your
accounts payable with a preset amount.
Some fees at MBYC have been raised,
namely storage, and I would encourage
everyone to check their statements and
make sure your autopayments are matching your
monthly charges. All of us want to avoid those
pesky late fees.
The Mainstay continues to evolve. I’ve
had several requests for content, and I am open
to anything that is representative of our Club
experience. If you have a recommendation, please
send it to me. The best suggestion is the one that
already includes the content, with words and
photos. If you need special coverage, contact me
and we can arrange it. See you at the Club!
Entertainment News
by Steve Cooper
Spring is here! The days are getting warmer
and longer, and the sailing season is upon us. For
me this is also a season for renewal and change.
On a personal note, my daughter delivered
our first grandchild, Lucas born on
March 16th. The birth of a new child
is so significant that it really puts
everything else we do into perspective.
New things are also happening out
on (or above) the water. The first foiling
boats competed in an MBYC regatta.
Several foiling A-Cats competed in
this year’s Cat Fight I regatta, including Matt
Struble, the US National Champion. Results and
photos should be available on the web site and
Facebook page. And if you haven’t seen it, take
a look at the video of the Midwinter’s regatta
posted on our Facebook page. This was shot
via drone being piloted from a chase boat. The
aerial views really capture the open ocean sailing
adventure. I’m hopeful that we will see more and
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more of these videos, perhaps capturing all of our
major regattas.
On a social level things are really picking
up too. In March we had a lot of fun with the
St Patrick’s Day dinner, the Easter
festivities and Easter brunch. In April,
we have the MBYC birthday party the
Friday night before our Opening Day
(April 15th). This year’s birthday party
will feature a Spanish theme, complete
with Flamenco dancers, music, great
food and drinks. And of course at the
end of the night, MBYC will officially close.
But not to worry, Opening Day is the next
day! We’ll have great entertainment (including
three bands), a fantastic array of boats in the raftup, a bit of pomp and circumstance, special guests,
the parade of fleets and fun with the kids and the
Commodore. So plan to attend and spend the
day, officially opening the club and enjoying all
we have to offer.
(Commodore’s Comments continued from page 2)
As I mentioned earlier, we must have one plan
to get ahead of the curve or risk being late in our
lease requirements. We must be cost sensitive and
understand items are going to pop up as urgent
and not part of the plan. To date, we are on budget with our lease requirements and deliverables.
It’s long, complex work that your board spends
hours and hours on during the year. This won’t go
away, and we must thank all board members for
their tireless engagement in these endeavors. We
will tackle the sound issues in the burgee room,
roof, railings, heating, and other items this year.
Since little has been documented, we will start
out with ‘as built’ drawings, running in parallel
with bids for roofs and rails. We are planning
these upgrades as to minimize and impact on
members and the busy summer months. We will
communicate and construction dates when they
become available.
I must give a special shout out to Dick
Brown and Alex Ray. You two gentlemen have
been outstanding in your passion to do the right
thing for the club. Dick, your work on the lockers
stepped up our facilities in a big way. You can see
Dick and the board listened to the special needs
of the club. The old lockers were too small for a
Sabot boom (inconvenient). Dick did an outstanding job in the construction of the new lockers. They look great! Thank you Dick! Alex Ray
brought his style and personal club pride in to
play on the Trex and peer updates. Alex came in
under budget and I know every screw was put in
with pride. He saved us money, and gave us better
than outsourced quality at all turns. Thank you
Alex! Both collaborated on the Sabot rack roof
as well. All were under the watchful eyes of Nick
Masters as well. Club’s looking better than ever…
As an addition to the thanks for new pavement on El Carmel Point, I must further thank
Scott Finkboner and the work he did as well in
outreach to the city. Thank you Scott.
Clean and Green Boating Expo
The Port of San Diego will be hosting the
2016 Clean and Green Boating Expo on April
9th. The expo is a free event, open to the public,
where boaters can come and learn about cuttingedge boating practices, hull paints and green
boating products and services to help them care
for their boats in an environmentally friendly
way. Save the Date of April 9, 2016 from 10:00
– 14:00
Other items: On April 2nd, Stan Betts is
running a MBYC / San Diego Area Race Management seminar at MBYC. It will be the only US
Sailing Sponsored Race Management course in
the area this year. Now is the time to get certified.
The event is $50 and this will be reimbursed by
the club after completion and certification and is
open to any and all yacht club members.
Fleet’s Captain Report
by Matt Hopps
Congratulations Caleb Paine for earning
a right to represent the USA in Rio! It has been
amazing to watch the journey Caleb has been
having, and we are all incredibly proud of this
accomplishment.
Back in San Diego the days are getting longer
and the winter storms are getting fewer. Hopefully
everyone has recovered after losing the hour of
rest with the change to Daylight Savings Time.
Speaking of Daylight Savings Time,
Assemblyman Kansen Chu has introduced
Assembly Bill 2496 to do away with spring
forward and fall back in CA. This change could
have a significant impact to our TNTs, I for one
am not in favor of doing away with the time
change. If you feel strongly one way or another on
Daylight Savings Time I suggest you contact your
California State Assembly Representative and
provide your feedback.
March saw our annual work parties come
and go. MBYC is different from a lot of other
yacht clubs, and in a good way. Our work parties
are a great example of the membership coming
together for mutual benefit. I want
to thank the fleets captains, the fleet
membership, and all of the members
that came out to help. The club always
looks it’s best after the work parties
and is now ready for the next big event,
Opening Day. I do want to call special
attention to the work that was done
on the large Sabot Rack at the south end of the
property. It now has a roof ! And it looks great!
That has been a project that has been discussed for
years, really nice to see it completed. Thank you
Dick Brown and crew for doing a great job.
The next major event on the schedule
will be Opening Day on April 16th. This is
the one very visible display of the fact that we
are actually a yacht club. There are lots of blue
blazers, representatives from area yacht clubs
and organizations, color guard, the
works. After all the ceremonies there
is perhaps the best party of the year.
I will be doing my part and working
with the fleet captains to make sure
we have another great sail by with fleet
representation. Hope to see you there.
I have to again give my thanks
to the fleet captains for working together and
making sure that all of the regattas are staffed.
Everyone is working together and making it very
easy to ensure all is covered. Thank you all for
your help.
Port Captain Report
by Bill Sweeney
We can now officially wave goodbye to
winter. El Niño may not be gone yet,
but it looks like we have all stayed
afloat so far. April is the start of a very
busy boating season for our members as
well as other local and visiting boaters.
Guest dock space is being requested
already for every weekend through
the fall. We enjoy many reciprocal
agreements throughout Southern
California. Please notify the front office when you
know you will be away from your slip for a few
days. All of our visitors enjoy the great
venue and hospitality of MBYC.
On a very serious note, there are
many boats in wet and dry storage
that have deteriorated to the point
they are not seaworthy. The club rules
clearly state that all boats stored at
the club in both wet and dry storage
must be seaworthy. It is becoming
painfully obvious while walking thru the dry
storage and back dock that there are boats in
need of significant maintenance. If you happen
to own one, you will be notified shortly. Over the
next months we will be asking all boats owners
to demonstrate seaworthiness. MBYC has a very
long waiting list of people looking for a place to
store or dock their beautiful boats. If you cannot
maintain your vessel, please make necessary plans
to remove it from the club.
Enjoy Opening Day on Saturday April 16.
Bring your boats around front to the raft-up.
Membership
by David White, Jr.
Easter Bunny came early this year. And The
Club Birthday, Open Day and the Opening Day
festivities are upon us. The Club Birthday Dinner
is Friday, April 15th, Opening Day is Saturday April
16th.
I would ask that you join me in extending a
warm welcome to the following:
1. Flag Member Jack Martin Jr. and His wife
Beatriz Rodriquez. They join the club with a Hobie
2. Flag Member Jason Rupp and his wife
Stefanie, they also are joining the club with a Hobie
3. Flag Member Cherie Sogsti, and her
husband Greg Retkowski, they are joining the club
with a Nacra.
4. Social Flag Member Jose Martin-Nieto and
his wife Kristin Gullans.
5. Junior Social Flag Member John Coffman
6. And finally, welcome back to Flag Member
John Jackman and wife Courtney.
We are still offering a 50% discount for
Flag Membership initiation. Meaning initiation
currently is only $1,250.
Also, Junior Flag Member initiation is only
$300. Please get the word out!
Please tell your friends that we are having an
Open House / Meet the Fleets on Sunday, April
24th. A great opportunity to not only showcase our
club but to expose your friends to the type of sailing
we do here at MBYC.
Do not forget to log onto Facebook and
“LIKE” and “SHARE” the MBYC Face Book Page
with your Facebook friends. Spread the word about
our club through social media!
If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact me at (619) 313-1423 or email dwhite11@
sbcglobal.net
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RC News
Jr. Coordinator Report
by Gene Ratliffe
by Dave Tillson
Work Party was a great event for RC equipment maintenance.
Huge thanks to PRO’s Brian Anderson, Stan Betts, and Craig Storms
for helping me organize the group of volunteers and everything that
had to be done. I got to help along with several other volunteers while
we cleaned, re-rigged mark hangers, tested the inflatable marks, marked
anchor lines and cleaned and organized. Oddly enough we found that
2 orange ball marks were missing and have replaced those. The few
inflatables that are leaking are now in the care of Dave Eberhardt and
should be floating again soon.
We have several good training opportunities
already on the books at MBYC this year!
Want to drive bay boats for RC duty? On May
1st Doc Caroe will host a small boat check ride. This
course is designed for MBYC members who are
already familiar with operating small power boats
but want to learn and demonstrate proficiency on
MBYC equipment. In the roughly three hour course you will be shown
how to prep, launch and store the bay boats. You will also have a check
ride in order to demonstrate proficiency in operating a small whaler. If
you are successful you’ll be added to list of approved bay boat operators
which will allow you an additional way to volunteer for RC.
Would you like to learn what it takes to be a Race Committee
volunteer? On April 23rd Club PRO Craig Storms will give you a basic
introduction over breakfast prior to the Lido Invitation. Then you’ll be
given a chance to ride along and shadow various jobs on the course. Of
course a debrief at the bar will wrap it up.
If either or both of these sounds like fun please RSVP by sending me
an email at [email protected].
Do you want to be the PRO? For those who aspire to be a PRO,
MBYC is hosting a US Sailing Race Management Seminar in early April.
I’ve signed up and have heard of several other club members who have
too.
With all the training and equipment maintenance we are in great
shape for the year!
Jr. Secretary Report
by Cassandra Shand
This past month has been quick. Our MBYC Junior Las Vegas night
was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who helped organize the event
and to those who came to support our program; your support is greatly
appreciated. The annual work parties came and went with a lot of help
from juniors and parents alike yielding notable improvements to the club
in preparation for opening day and the summer. In the SCYA Midwinters,
MBYC had a strong showing with Marcus Hall placing 6th in B fleet, Cole
Tillson placing 5th in C1, Marleigh Henehan wining C2 fleet and moving
up to C1 and Shane Tillson placing 4th in C2. C3 saw Sarah Ozaki placing
5th and Rowan Henehan placing 9th. In the light wind Laser Ullman Frost
regatta in Ventura , Marcus Huttunen place 7th and James Ozaki place 23rd
both in Laser Radials. Marcus Huttunen also raced in Laser Midwinters East
in Florida.
See you all at Opening day!
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It’s a big month for the junior program, one of our own qualified to represent the USA in the Finn class at the Olympics in Brazil. A huge congratulations
to Caleb Paine who started his sailing career in sabots at MBYC and clearly is
going on to do great things in sailing. We also have our
fingers crossed for another MBYC junior who is on the
road to the Olympics, Briana Provancha. Briana will be
sailing in the final qualifying event for the 470 class in
April, good luck Briana! It’s very exciting to see our junior sailors competing at these elite levels in our sport.
Now is the time to sign your juniors up for our summer program. Registration is open and this year we have
an online form to make registration a snap! Check it out on your junior website
...http://juniors.mbyc.org
We have classes designed for all levels and various sailing interests. We get
that not everyone wants to follow the Olympic path. Our goal is to build lifelong
sailors who love sailing and being on the water. In some cases that means racing
and competing at all levels of the sport and in some cases that means recreational
and weekend fun. Whatever your child’s interest, we have a class for you.
We have a new class this summer called adventure sailing. This will be sailed
in a fleet of O’pen BICs. These are exciting boats that go fast with an emphasis
on FUN! We have limited spots in this afternoon adventure sailing program, so
don’t miss out.
Most of our summer classes will sell out, so get your registration in early. If
that’s not enough motivation, we have a 10% discount on classes until April 15 ...
so don’t wait long! See you on the water!
Adult Sailing Classes
Mission Bay Yacht Club has developed an Adult
Sailing program designed to meet your needs. Our
coaches are US Sailing certified and we have
classes to suit your busy schedule.
Our program recognizes that not everyone wants to
be the next America’s Cup skipper, and we offer a
range of classes and coaching to suit everyone from
the beginning sailor to the advanced racer.
Our coaches are happy to explain each class level
and help you select from the range of available
classes. Call us, email, or stop by MBYC to ask
questions. We welcome your interest.
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Classes run on the last Saturday of every month
from 12 pm to 4pm and the cost is $50 per person.
Reserve your spot with the Junior Sailing Office
today by calling 858.488.0121 or emailing us at
[email protected]
(24hr cancellation policy)
Power Fleet
by Weston Anson
The Power Fleet met on Friday, March 11
and we were graced with the presence of the
Commodore and his wife Britta. We believe the
Power Fleet is the first to recognize that age has
some benefits – officially, if you’re 95 years old
or greater, you no longer have to pay dues to be
part of the Power Fleet.
Under New Business, Opening Day is
coming up. Dave White Jr. and Mike P. are
arranging the raft up. Important this year is to
be sure to dress your boats prior to this event.
We’re going to have His Honor the Mayor
attending Opening Day ceremonies, so everyone
look sharp. Looking ahead to May 7, which is
Military Appreciation Day, we want to make
sure our boats look sharp. Sue P. is in charge of
coordinating the event and Bill Jackson will be
coordinating boat rides. Also in May, we have
a back dock party coming up on May 13, with
Cheeseburgers in Paradise. Guests are welcome
at a cost of $10 per person. Finally, in June we’re
planning to help Silvergate Yacht Club’s Wheel
Chair Regatta, which is June 11 and 12.
Van Barr took the floor to announce that
Multihull Musings
MH
Have you ever wondered what would happen
if a sailboat got tangled with a kite-boarder? We
found out while doing the Bay Races on February
28th! Donovan and I were trapezing upwind on
the first weather leg, when we heard a voice in
front of the boat. Suddenly we saw a person in the
water, maybe 40 feet in front of us…a kiteboarder
stopped right in our path! We immediately
tacked to avoid him...praying that we
would avoid the kite, which we could
not see. We could only guess where it
was, being blocked by the main.
After tacking, we discovered that
we had snagged one of his control lines
on our mast. Fortunately the wind
was in a lull, and nothing dramatic
was happening. We turned dead downwind to
depower, hoping we might “unthread” ourselves
from the kite as we sailed toward it. But without
warning, the kiteboarder released his control
the Club is asking the Fleet to donate up to
$5,000 for capital improvements on projects
around the Club. Suggestions included new
deck chairs, kitchen equipment, and umbrellas
for the picnic tables. We tabled any motion
until the Fleet Finance Committee can meet
later this month. They will recommend to the
entire Fleet which projects to consider.
The meeting was closed unanimously
at 8:20 – but not before we gave the Good
Guy Award to JoAnne for bringing excellent
desserts!
by Bob Sherman
bar, which took off and clinked onto the top of
our mast. We were capsized in three seconds!
Fortunately, the only thing that was damaged was
our pride. We were having a good racing day up
to that point!
Steve and Emily won the day by a good
margin. Second place was a three-way tie with
ourselves, Dave Meacock and Dennis Key!
Thank you to everyone who
helped with our RC duty for the Laser
Masters, and all of you who helped
with the work parties….too many
to list here! We did our usual major
project: to power wash and paint all
the picnic tables and benches. We were
also asked to clear and power wash the
wall and concrete. Everything was looking very
sharp upon completion. Fine job!
Bay Races were scheduled for the following
day, but a storm had moved in overnight as
forecast. Everyone was waiting to see if the storm
would clear out in time for the start. Sure enough,
by 11:00 the rain had stopped and the clearing
winds kicked in. It was a little stormy at first, but
it settled down to 10-15, with gusts in the high
teens. There were just four boats out, but the
competition was intense. The deltas between the
corrected times were the closest I have ever seen!
How close was it? Well…RC posted the
corrected times in hundredths of a second! The
deltas between first and second place were 1.71
seconds, 11 seconds, and 1.67 seconds. Third
place was only 6 seconds behind…very close
racing! My crew AJ Sawyer was tireless, but we
barely squeezed out a win for the day. Two seconds
difference would have produced a different result.
Great sailing by everyone.
As I write this, we are looking forward to Cat
Fight I on March 19-20. Look for a full report
next month!
The Catfight I had many competitors with
excellent competition. There was even an
extra voluteer on the Race Committee boat!
Photos by Edna Johnson.
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PRIDE
OF
MBYC
Barcelona, Spain.
Spain. –
– The Rio 2016 Selection
Series in the Finn class (Men’s Heavyweight
Dinghy) came to a memorable conclusion on
Saturday at the Finn European Championship
(March 7-12) in Barcelona, as Caleb Paine
(San Diego, Calif.) came from behind to win
his first career U.S. Olympic Sailing
Team berth. Beijing 2008 silver
medalist Zach Railey (Clearwater,
Fla.) narrowly missed selection after
coming out of retirement in late 2015,
and mounting an impressive comeback
campaign.
“It came down to the wire, and
[tough] competition makes everything
exciting,” said Paine after returning to
shore. “This is huge,” continued the
Sailing World Cup Series Champion, who has
been the top-ranked American Finn sailor since
2012. “I don’t think a lot of people understand
how years of sailing can end in six days.
Fortunately, I get to continue on. It’s an emotional
time, and it’s something seriously special.”
Paine entered the Finn Europeans, the
second of two U.S. Olympic Team selection
regattas, trailing Railey in the series by one
point after the two finished 6th and 5th overall,
respectively, at Sailing World Cup Miami in
8
January. After a close battle in Barcelona, which
saw the series lead pass back and forth between the
two athletes multiple times, Paine found himself
facing a final race in which he had to beat Railey
by ten places or more in order to win selection.
In an impressive performance, Paine rounded the
first mark in 2nd in the 90-boat fleet,
and eventually finished 7th. This was
enough to secure Paine’s selection
over Railey, a venerable two-time
Olympian.
Paine said he had two options
heading into the final race. “I basically
had to force Zach to be [over the start
line early], or beat him by ten points
in the race. It was a bit challenging at
the beginning, as we had some match
racing happening on the line for positioning,”
said the San Diego native. “I was able to get away
from him enough to [sail] my own race, and hit
the right side, which paid [off ].”
Railey said his tactical decisions in the race
were based off of his extensive pre-regatta training
in Barcelona. “I played the percentages, but this
is how it works sometimes,” said Railey. “It just
didn’t go my way.”
Even though Paine secured an early lead, he
was unable to relax, as the large, world-class fleet
and lightening breeze presented an increasingly
difficult defensive challenge for the leading pack
of boats. “I knew the race was far from over, but
fortunately [Railey] was stuck on the left side of
the course. I just tried to keep boats between him
and myself , and sail the best race I could.”
Paine began his Finn dinghy career in the
period preceding the London 2012 Olympic
Games as Railey’s training partner, and the two
athletes have challenged each other for much of
the past six years. “One of the main reasons I’m as
competitive as I am now is because of Zach’s talent
and abilities. He pushed me to where I am,” said
Paine. “He’s one of the fiercest competitors
you’ll find on any racecourse, and I have a lot of
respect for what he’s accomplished. My training
with Zach started me on the right path, and I’m
thankful for that. I’ll always be grateful for his
early mentorship.”
Paine said that the pressure of the
regatta had not prevented him from reflecting
on his own journey so far. “Last night I was
struggling to get some sleep,” said Paine. “I was
thinking about all the things that have happened
in the past, from situations on the race course,
to all sorts of different things. I think that helped
me today.”
As is the case with the seven other athletes
already named to the Rio 2016 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team, the focus for Paine now returns to
his original target, which is performing well in Rio.
“I want to win a gold medal,” said Paine. “Fortunately, this [selection series] has been challenging,
and has opened my eyes to aspects that I need to improve on leading into the Games. Today is just a
small piece of the bigger picture, which is to win gold.” (all photography by Will Ricketson - USSailing)
CALEB
PAINE
by Doug Paine
Today is a good day. After a very
contentious selection process my son,
Caleb, qualified to go to Rio as the United
States representative in the Olympic Finn
Class. With this terrific news comes a need
to reflect on the events, the people, and the
support that led up to this day.
When you look at the success that
Caleb, Ryan, and Brianna have achieved in
the current cycle leading up to the Olympics
in Rio, you see a very few individuals gaining
success. But what may be less obvious is that
there have been literally thousands of people
who crated the fertile ground that gave root
to these achievements. All these sailors grew
up sailing Sabots at MBYC. Every Luff-in they
cut their teeth on were staffed by parents who
pulled trailers, served on race committees,
gave out lunches, sat at registration tables.
and did a hundred other unheralded tasks.
So many people encouraged these guys when
things got tough, tacked together the boats
for the next race, and made sure they had
‘pool time’ at the hotels with their friends
after the racing was done. The ‘hot’ sailors a
few years senior were their heroes, and these
young people took the time to interact with
the even younger ones. It takes so many
intangibles to create the fertile ground that
has given rise to the many fine young men
and women that grew up at MBYC, some
for whom sailing has become a life focus,
and most who have gone on to develop
enriching lives elsewhere.
We have something quite special at
MBYC. If things go as expected, 13% of
this years Olympic Team will have come
from Sabot Beach. Thank you to all of the
Moms, Dads, coaches, board members, JIB
board members and donors, cooks etc. who
have created this wonderful community
that does so much for the young people it
touches, and thank you to all of those who
took the time to educate Connie and I
about how to be a sailing parent.
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APRIL
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9:00 AM Tilton Party (B)
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Saturday
12:00 PM
Larsen Party (P)
2:00 PM Anderso n
Party (P)
21
28
6:00 PM Dinner (M)
6:00 PM Junior Parents'
Mtg.
5:00 PM Bradley
Wedding {M}
6:30 PM Sr. Sa bot Flt.
Mtg.
3
4
5
6
6:30 PM Jr. Bd.
Mtg
7
9:00 AM Bridge
(B)
8
10:00 AM
Seagulls (B)
7:00 PM Flt.
Capt. Mtg. (B)
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6:00 PM Dinner
(M)
7:00 PM Power
Flt. Mtg. (M)
11:00 AM
Higgins Party
(P)
5:00 PM Allen
Party (M/D)
Earl Elms Jr.
Regatta PRO
Storms
Crew Classic
10
Crew Classic
11
Earl Elms Jr.
Regatta PRO
Storms
12
13
6:00 PM Bunco
(F)
9:00 AM Bridge
(B)
6:00 PM Staff
Commodore's
Dinner (B)
7:00 PM Bd.
Mtg. (M)
14
15
9:00 AM
Scrapbooking
(F)
5:00 PM MBYC
Birthday Party
(M)
10:00 AM
Seagulls (B)
BIRTHDAY
PARTY
16
8:00 AM Raft Up
11:00 AM Opening
Day Ceremony
1:00 PM Asher Pie r
Race PRO Hart
OPENING DAY
17
18
19
9:00 AM
Scrapbooking
(F)
20
9:00 AM Bridge
(B)
21
10:00 AM
Seagulls (B)
12:00 PM April
Short
Courses/bay
1-5/5
RC/HcK/RCr
24
4:00 PM Kids
Music Recital
(D)
Lido Invitational
RC/Finn/505 PRO
Srorms
22
23
6:00 PM Dinner
(M)
11:30 AM Ladies
Lunch (M)
7:00 PM RCr
Flt. Mtg. (M)
6:00 PM Tequila
Tasting (M)
Lido Invitational
RC/Finn/505 PRO
Srorms
25
26
27
9:00 AM Bridge
(B)
28
9:00 AM
Scrapbooking
(F)
10:00 AM
Seagulls (B)
29
6:00 PM Dinner
(M)
Shakey Legged
Play
30
8:00 AM Jr.
Luff-In Regatta
(P)
12:00 PM Racing
-Single Handed
Classes
Shakey Legged
Play
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MAY
Sunday
1
Monday
2
8:00 AM Junior
Luff-In Regatta
(P)
Tuesday
3
6:30 PM Jr. Bd.
Mtg
4
9:00 AM
Scrapbooking
(F)
Shakey Legged
Play
8
Wednesday
Thursday
5
Friday
6
7
9:00 AM Bridge
(B)
10:00 AM
Seagulls (B)
6:00 PM Dinner
(M)
7:00 PM Flt.
Capt. Mtg. (B)
6:00 PM TNT
6:00 PM Junior
Parents' Mtg.
RC/Multihull
Saturday
Military
Appreciation Day
6:30 PM Sr.
Sabot Flt. Mtg.
9
10
10:00 AM
Mother's Day
Brunch (M)
6:00 PM Bunco
(F)
Mothers Day
11
12
13
9:00 AM Bridge
(B)
10:00 AM
Seagulls (B)
6:00 PM Dinner
(M)
7:00 PM Bd.
Mtg. (M)
6:00 PM TNT
7:00 PM Power
Flt. Mtg. (M)
RC/Thistle
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5:00 PM Cat Fight II
Dinner (D)
5:00 PM Haigler Party
(F)
Cat Fight II/ocean
RC/Laser PRO D. Caroe
Sr. Sabo t Inv./bay
RC/Sabot PRO Carper
15
16
9:00 AM Scrapbo oking
(F)
17
9:00 AM
Scrapbooking
(F)
12:00 PM May Series
1-3/3/bay RC/Scow
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19
9:00 AM Bridge
(B)
20
10:00 AM
Seagulls (B)
12:00 PM Racing
-Single Handed
Classes
6:00 PM White
Party (D)
Snipe Inv. RC/Lido
PRO A.C aroe
RC/Lightning
23
24
9:00 AM
Assistance
League
Luncheon (M)
25
26
9:00 AM Bridge
(B)
27
10:00 AM
Seagulls (B)
6:00 PM Dinner
(M)
6:00 PM TNT
7:00 PM RCr
Flt. Mtg. (M)
RC/Sr. Sabot
29
11:00 AM Hopps
Party (P)
6:00 PM FNT
Cat Fight II/ocean
RC/Laser PRO D.
Caroe
Snipe Inv. RC/Lido
PRO A .C aroe
5:00 PM
Brittingham
Party (D)
6:00 PM Dinner
(M)
6:00 PM PHHS
Lacrosse Banquet (M)
22
21
30
Memorial Day
31
9:00 AM
Scrapbooking
(F)
6:00 PM
Kobrinetz Party
(P)
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Snipe Droppings
by Seth Siegler
The snipe fleet is spending it’s March
in different ways. We’ve been rallying small
but competitive turnouts for the
occasional sunday club races.
Those who aren’t racing just yet are
spending time on getting caught
up with other life activities to (I
assume) clear their schedule for the
bigger races coming up this spring
and summer.
I myself am off to the DonQ
Regatta in Miami as we speak. This staple
of the annual schedule is often attended
by racers from many different states and
countries but this will be my first
time. This year, 31 boats are preregistered from four countries
including the US, Italy, Finland
and Peru. This regatta is actually
part of a three-race winter series
that begins with the Midwinters
in Clearwater (earlier this week),
continuing south to Miami for the
DonQ and then some will board a ship with
their snipes and roll down to Nassau for the
final leg of the series. That’s more than my
work schedule can handle this year so I’m
just doing the one event but hope to make all
three sometime soon.
Our next big local regatta will be the Earl
Elms Memorial Regatta in April. This is the
second year of the event and the first time
that it’s going to be two days. We should have
a big turnout too so if you’re looking to try
your hand in a competitive but fun fleet, drop
me a line and I’ll see about getting you a ride!
Sabot Scene
by Rod Innes
It was the largest gathering ever recorded for a
monthly sabot fleet meeting. Over 100 people milled
about the clubhouse and deck sampling munchies and
enjoying the conviviality. It was a pleasant
evening but scudding low clouds heralded
the vanguard of an approaching storm.
The sun had set and darkness was settling
over the waters of Mission Bay. Suddenly
the crowd became restless. An indistinct
form appeared out of the gloaming. As it
approached the dock we recognized it as
a Duffy electric boat. The crowd surged
forward in anticipation. A line was thrown ashore as
the craft came to rest. The throng was electric with
anticipation. Then a solitary figure emerged. He was
lean and stood tall and straight as he surveyed the
scene. The crowd roared as he moved uncertainly up
the ramp toward the club. Arms reached out to shake
the hand of this master sailor. Congratulations were
shouted. The celebrity looked bewildered.
Happy Birthday Dave. Best wishes. Keep
on sailing. Glad you are here with us.
It was a surprise birthday party for
Dave Watry’s 90th birthday. And a gala
affair it was. The clubhouse was decorated
with balloons and party favors. Dave’s
family members came from far and wide
to join the celebration and club members
from fleets galore shared the joy of the occasion.
Dave joined the club in 1953 and some of Dave’s
compatriots from yesteryear regaled us with stories
from days gone by. Javier provided a delicious meal of
Caesar salad and lasagna and there was birthday cake
for all. It was definitely a night to remember.
Normal life goes on however and the very next
morning Dave was toiling at work party with the
rest of the fleet pulling weeds, repairing sabot racks
and cheerfully performing other tasks as needed.
The traditional birthday celebration on Dave’s yacht
(Sabot) is scheduled for another day before the usual
sail around. It will be another fun Friday.
In other news, mark your calendars for the
Shaky Legged Players presentation of Annie Get
Your Gun April 29 through May 1. This is a fun
show with music you will love starring our esteemed
Commodore, James Perry as Frank Butler and a
number of other Sabot Fleet members in supporting
roles.
Dave Watry’s
90th Birthday
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WORK
PARTY
2016
13
Ladies Group
International Order of the Blue Gavel Auxiliary
District 15
Jewelry Boutique Fundraiser
Benefitting ElderHelp of San Diego
http://www.elderhelpofsandiego.org
Saturday, April 23, 2016, 11:30am
Ladies’ Luncheon, MBYC Main Dining Room
For Reservations: 858.488.0501
Sunfish Bites
by Paul Henkart
This is the second birthday/anniversary for the Sunfish being an MBYC
fleet. While we are babies, our parents are the official Sunfish Class “Mission
Bay Sunfish Fleet 632” founded in 1966 (from http://sunfishsandiego.
com). This is the group you see off Bahia Point on
alternate Saturdays from April through September.
Allen Peugh has started a facebook group “San
Diego Sunfish”.
Eleven Sunfish sailed in the SCYA Regatta. Day
1 had four races in gusty, shifty, 15+ mph winds.
There were lots of tired people with blisters on their
hands because nobody uses cleats. Day 2 was much
lighter and only had two races. Derek Gauger had five
bullets (he’s a killer). Les Piehl was second and I was third. Thank you PRO
Stan Betts and regatta chair Katie Hamm – jobs well done.
Nina had an awesome BBQ for Allen’s birthday after Saturday’s racing.
Thank you Nina.
Allen Peugh headed up the Sunfish contingent for the work party.
Craig, Les, Rick, and Lisa did race committee on March 6.
Anybody want to sail opening day on April 16?
April 17 are Short Course races.
April 30 are Single Handed races.
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by Lisa Coffman
Did everyone enjoy the fashion show? A special thanks to all of our
lovely models for strutting their stuff on the runway!! And how awesome is
Chico’s in Fashion Valley for outfitting our models? Chico’s will also be giving all the ladies a special offer to be redeemed at their store.
Applause goes to Linda Siebert for putting together a little preview of
the Shakey Legged Players performance of Annie Get
Your Gun.
Gun. It was fun being served lunch by a posse
of Cowboys from the play, too. You can see the play
at the MBYC for 3 nights starting Friday, April 29th.
Please contact the office to make your reservations in
advance.
Several ladies donated goodies and such in February for the Warrior Foundation. Your help is much
appreciated. Muppy Haigler packaged and delivered
the items to our Military Heroes at the Freedom Station, so thank you to
Muppy her help! You can find out more about the Warrior Foundation here:
http://warriorfoundation.org and if you’d like to help in a small way, you
can find a list of needed items for donation here: http://warriorfoundation.
org/needs-list.
Sandwiches are beautiful, sandwiches are fine, I like sandwiches, I eat
them all the time. I eat them for my breakfast and I eat them for my lunch.
If I had a hundred sandwiches, I’d eat them all at once!! The ladies took over
the galley to make sandwiches to feed the hungry workers at the work parties
on March 5th and 12th. Yummo!
Our next Ladies Group Luncheon is on Saturday, 4/23. Armstrong
Garden Center will be teaching us about how to care of orchids. I’m sure
many of us need help caring for their orchids!
Please Join Us For
April 15th, 2016
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Adult 19.00
Child 10.00
Shrimp al Ajillo
Paella de Tierra
Chorizo Bruschetta
Patatas Bravas with Garlic &
Chadron Aioli Dip
Stuffed Tomato with Garlic
Artichoke & Basil
Meatballs with Spanish Olives
& Pimientos
Ensalada Verde
MBYC Birthday Cake
Please reserve with the office at 858 488 0501 or [email protected]
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5
505 Talk
by Gary Lee
The 505 fleet is planning a “Training Day” on
Saturday April 9th. The purpose is to introduce
new people to the fleet, both crews and skippers.
We’ll mix and match crews and boats and run
through a series of practice drills. It should be a
fun time. We’ll start rigging boats about 10AM,
launch by 11. We’ll stay on the water as long as
there is interest. Come join us! Contact me at
the number below to reserve a slot.
Also, a reminder: The fleet boat, TGIF,
is available for use by members, juniors, and
non-members. Come try this great little boat.
Guaranteed you’ll have fun!
Finally, we’ll be racing again on Sunday April
17th. Hopefully, we’ll see Paul Scoffin’s newly
refurbished boat out by then. We also may get
a visit from former member Bill McKinney and
his boat Fever Pitch. Borrow the fleet boat if you
don’t have one of your own.
Shaky Legged Players Presents:
Broadway by the Bay
Sharp-shooting country girl Annie Oakley is such a natural with a
gun that she ultimately becomes the star of Buffalo Bill's Wild
West show — to the consternation of the man she loves but can
out-shoot, Frank Butler. Will they be able to put aside their
egos? Will Annie finally get a man with her gun? There's really no
business, like show business!
A Lightning rounds the leeward mark during
club racing. Photo by Bill Kenney
Lido Lines
by Jennifer Rohr
The Lido Fleet was out and about for Work
Party weekend, doing our part to help keep the
Club in great shape. One fun project we handled
was repainting the hop scotch squares (although
there was some debate about how to actually
play hop scotch). Lido sailors also worked on
cleaning and organizing the Race Committee
room and it’s supplies.
We are gearing up for our annual April
regatta, being held on April 23-24. Our regatta
chairman Roger Hinton has been working hard
getting things organized. Trophies this year are
the ever popular sail bags---if you don’t have one,
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now is your chance to come win one! It would be
great to see a lot of local Lido sailors out for this
regatta---if you have a Lido, come on down and
have some fun. The ever popular chili dinner will
take place Saturday after sailing.
And if you are looking to take a road trip this
summer, the Lido 14 national Championships
are taking place in Oregon. Don’t miss this
opportunity to try lake sailing--it’s supposed to
be beautiful up there.
The trophies for the
Pete Jefferson Memorial Regatta
are super cool!
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Handicap Helper
by Wil Blozan
We pulled some summary data together for 2015 Handicap Fleet racing
activity. We are a very large, if disheveled, fleet. We boast 147 starts across
all our activities.
With two event exceptions, these all happened
during our summer TNTs. All of our racing is handicapped. We handicap in two ways. Most of the time
we do “Portsmouth” handicapping, using a system
first developed in England by the Royal Yachting Association (you know, Portsmouth in Hampshire on
the south coast of England) and also PHRF, which
stands for Performance Handicap Racing Fleet. These
are two different systems that allow different types of boats to race against
each other. We are mostly a one-design racing club, but our handicap fleet is
the rag-tag leftovers of those other boats that also want to get out and strut
there stuff. These two systems, and there are others as well, are defined in an
importantly different way. PHRF, the more common handicapping system
used in San Diego, is “time over distance.” The longer the race course, the
more of an adjustment a slower boat gets to make it competitive. Most of
the racing that occurs in San Diego Bay has at least some PHRF handicapping in play. Everyone wants to win, and so, as you can imagine, there is a
standing committee that meets regularly so that owners can come before
it and either argue that they need a better rating or that a competitor has
too much of an advantage, like new sails. Racing not only happens on the
water. There is another kind of handicap racing that is mostly what we do:
Portsmouth Yardstick. This is “time over time, based on the winners finish
time.” The idea here is that we may not know the exact distance of a race
course, and hence, PHRF is not really feasible. So, since we typically drop
windward marks in the water at “game time” depending on the winds, etc.,
we really don’t know the length of most of our courses. In the United States,
our Portsmouth system is administered by US Sailing, and is based on the
racing results submitted by many clubs around the country and allows US
Sailing to do empirical analysis.
Our fleet did participate in two PHRF regattas last year, the Lynch,
which is our regatta outside up to La Jolla and back, and the Butler, which
we start, and which runs all the way up to Oceanside where Oceanside Yacht
Club provides the finishes. We all stay the night in and at their club, on our
boats, and then turn around and race back in another race sponsored by
Southwestern. That finish is inside San Diego Bay and we typically break off
and come straight home.
Last year we had 44 unique skippers participating in our Handicap
Fleet events. That’s a large fleet! No other fleet can match that or even come
close.
This participation spans no less than 29 different classes. Remember
that we are the Handicap Fleet, but that each boat is also classified as a particular Class, and in fact, some make a further distinction called “Division”
which I’ve only seen to mean with or without spinnaker. The Multihulls do
something very similar.
One of the cool things about the club having a handicap fleet is that
it gives members another way to race when their fleet can’t get three boats
out. If we are out, then anyone can join in. Every racing boat in our database
must have a Portsmouth rating. Last year, this included boats from the 505s,
Multihulls, Lidos, Victories, Finns, and Lightnings. It also included some
boat classes that used to be fleets, or haven’t quite established themselves yet:
420s, 49ers, CFJs, Santana 20s, Capri 14s, and Capri 22s.
We continue a debate of whether there should really be two handicap
fleets, a dingy fleet and a keelboat fleet. Unless we see increased participation from the juniors, the numbers seem to say not. Over the entire season,
we only had 11 dingys race a TNT. That to be compared to 136 keelboats
racing. When a scorer separates out these two fleets, it becomes more likely
that someone will be scored alone, or perhaps with only a second boat. Is this
better? I don’t know.
The handicap fleet is also a way station for fleets that are arriving and
departing. I’ve mentioned the fleets that have been sunsetted above, but I
also wonder about potential new fleets. The MC Scows and the Sunfish simply burst onto the stage. But what about the Moths? Kite Boards? Before
you shake your head, know that Kite Boards will be in the Olympics this
year. How about Kayaks, or even Stand Up Boards?
Having just entered all of last year’s results into an Excel file, destined
for at least some sort of analysis, it became clear that regattas got reported in
different ways. Whether times were always taken is not clear, but certainly
actual and corrected times were not always included in the published results.
We are a large fleet and just might start making a regular presence on Sundays just like the Multihulls. We need to all get used to taking times.
Snipes at the start of March club racing. Photo by Bill Kenney
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Racing Cruising
by Bill Black
Fellow Racing Cruising Fleet Members: We have started out the
year with a couple of great Racing Cruising Fleet Dinner Meetings... we
have been productive with the Business side of the meeting and have had
some fun with the Raffle and our Monthly Fleet Awards.
In February we gave the Fleet Yachtsman of the Month award to
Van Barr; Van received his new burgee for his
Shiny White Motor Yacht with the White Shiny
Rails, and the Good Guy Award went to Brian
Vanderspek, he received the Good Guy Burgee for
helping Ed Jilka in dark haul of the Motor Yacht
Andiamo.
The R/C Fleet is also working on providing all
MBYC members with a Certified CPR Class (there
may be a small nominal fee for materials and the Cert) to be held on a
weekend at the club in late spring, stay tuned for more details and a date.
We are gearing up for the Annual “Military Family Appreciation
Day” being held on Saturday May 7th at the Club. We are looking for
volunteers to help us with this event, if you are interested please contact
myself or leave your info at the office.
And as a general reminder we have our Racing Cruising Fleet Dinner
Meetings the fourth Friday of every month, come join our fleet and see
what you have been missing...
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Competitors at the start of the 2016 Laser Masters. (Photo by Bob Sherman)