March 2013_web - Kaneohe Yacht Club

March 2013
Volume LXXXIX Number 2
Opening Day
Boat Blessing
I14 Skiff Day
KYC Calendar
SUNDAY
MONDAY
March • April 2013
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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March 2013
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CG Aux #14 UD
Bulkhead Race 6pm
Family BBQ
Express Window
5:3-7:00pm
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SATURDAY
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Tennis Fleet
Potluck
6:30PM
Snack Bar 11-4
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Newcomers Pupu Party
5:30 – 8:30
IRF A-3
Deckhands LH 6:30
GG Aux #17 UD
Brunch 9-11am
Locker 10-Noon
Snack Bar 12-4pm
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Boating Ed UD 6-9
Class Boat D
Boating Education LH
6-8pm
Prime Rib Tuesday 5-7
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Brunch 9-11am
Locker 10-Noon
Snack Bar 12-4pm
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IRF B-1
Boating Education LH
6-8pm
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Cribbage & Bridge 6:30
Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
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Skiff Day Dockside 9-12
Locker 5:30-7pm
Dinner 6-9pm
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Bulkhead Race 6pm
Family BBQ
Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
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PPLH & UD 4:30pm
Mooring UD 6pm
Snack Bar 11-4pm
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ORF Single Handed
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
Fleet Ops LH 6:30
Cribbage & Bridge 6:30
Prime Rib Tuesday 5-7
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Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
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KKids Preschool UD 9-2
F & P UD 6pm
Locker 5:30-7-pm
Dinner 6-8pm
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Bulkhead Race 6pm
Family BBQ
Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
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Snack Bar 11-4pm
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PPLH 1- 4:30
Club Ops UD 6:30pm
Cribbage & Bridge 6:30
Brunch 9-11am
Locker 10-Noon
Snack Bar 12-4pm
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PPUD 11am
Membership UD 6pm
Class Boat E
Boating Education LH
6-8pm
Prime Rib Tuesday 5-7
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Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
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PPLH 11:30-1:30
Locker 5:30-7-pm
Dinner 6-8pm
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Family BBQ
Express Window
5:3-7:00pm
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Snack Bar 11-4pm
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Bulkhead Race 6pm
Keiki Easter Party LH 10-12
BOD UD 6:30
Brunch 9-11am
Locker 10am-Noon
Snack Bar 12-4pm
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Cribbage and Bridge 6:30
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Prime Rib Tuesday 5-7
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April 2013
Easter Brunch 9-11am
Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
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CG Aux #14
Locker 5:30-7-pm
Dinner 6-8pm
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Snack Bar 11-4pm
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Bulkhead Race 6pm
GG Aux #17 UD
Cribbage & Bridge
Locker 10am-Noon
Snack Bar 12-4pm
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Deckhands LH 6:30
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Prime Rib Tuesday 5-7
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HYRA 6pm
Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
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Bunco LH 7pm
PPLH 9:30am
Class boat F
Locker 5:30-7pm
Dinner 6-9pm
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Bulkhead Race 6pm
Mooring 6pm
Cribbage & Bridge
Brunch 9-11am
Locker 10am-Noon
Fleet Ops 6:30pm
Snack Bar 12-4pm
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IRF B-2
Prime Rib Tuesday 5-7
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Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
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Club Ops 6:30pm
F&P 6pm
Prime Rib Tuesday 5-7
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Brunch 9-11am
Locker 10-Noon
Snack Bar 12-4pm
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Brunch 9-11am
Locker 10-Noon
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Membership
6pm
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Family BBQ
Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
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KK Preschl Staff Day
Whole club
9-4
PPLH
6:30-11
Snack Bar 11-4pm
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Tennis Fleet LH 6:30
Family BBQ
Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
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Snack Bar 11-4pm
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Bulkhead Race 6pm
Ladies Round Robin
Tennis 9am
PPLH
6-10PM
Cribbage & Bridge
Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
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Locker 5:30-7pm
Dinner 6-9pm
Family BBQ
Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
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Snack Bar 11-4pm
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KKids Preschool UD 9-2
KKids BOD UD 6-8
Bulkhead Race 6pm
BOD 6:30pm UD
Cribbage & Bridge
Family BBQ
Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
Snack Bar 11-4pm
Express Window
5:30-7:00pm
Snack Bar 12-4pm
Locker 5:30-7pm
Dinner 6-9pm
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Locker 5:30-7pm
Dinner 6-9pm
Prime Rib Tuesday 5-7
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Class Boat G Wahine
Brunch 9-11am
Locker 10-Noon
Snack Bar 12-4pm
On the cover: Fred Morelli with Rick White and crew weigh their 600+ pound marlin February 9, 2013. Photo: Jesse Andrews
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Commodore
Chuck Cotton
We are off and running in the New Year.
Haul-out went smoothly again this year. Thanks
to Don Brown and his crew of volunteers there
were no problems with noise, cleanliness or dust.
The haul-out crew sealed that bulkhead area so
it’s in good shape for another year.
The work on “G” pier was completed with minimal disruption, the
cost slightly exceeded budget - there were some unexpected repairs: four
new gussets were needed so the total cost was $84,909. Thanks to Dave
Nottage and his crew from Construction Associates for a fast and thorough
project and to Bill “Noodle” Leary for heading up the project for KYC.
Opening Day was a success with four entries in the parade and several
VIP guests joining the festivities. An excellent brunch followed the parade
and VC Chico Cantu presented the awards. I presented the “Commodore’s
Favorite” to SS Malia, skippered by ten year old Malia Johnson who
braved rain and choppy seas in her tiny El Toro to pass in review.
By the time you read this we will have had a successful Valentine’s
Day dinner and the first of our Thursday night bulkhead races.
We are working to get more and more items posted on the new
website so it can be your “Go To” source for KYC information. The PC
has been installed in Ma Shultz's lounge for members to use for KYC web
access at the club. I also have requested that the financials be posted on
the "Members Only" side of the site.
Vice Commodore
Chico Cantu
Opening Day was a blast; it was a great
opportunity to show off our club. I didn’t see
Captain Jack Sparrow but there were several other
heroes representing our club very well. Thank you
all for coming out, joining in and enjoying the
festivities.
Rules, Rules and more Rules, by a show of
hands how many people like rules and regulations?
I don’t see anyone raising their hands. Okay, by a show of hands how many
people dislike it when they see someone else not following the rules? Oh, now
I see a few hands going up. Here is the interesting point, we are all honest and
upstanding members or we wouldn’t be here; however, I am sure it gets your
goat when you see someone not following the rules. Is it fair? Of course not;
our club rules were established for everyone’s safety and so everyone can
operate on a fair and equitable playing field. I would like to think that some
or our rules are not followed because the member just didn’t know.
Let me tell you a short story about me breaking the rules. I use to
go bicycle riding a lot and during my route I thought, it sure would be
nice to just ride my bike down E-Pier to check up on my boat, so I did,
several times. You know what, no one ever told me that was against
the rules. It wasn’t until one day I was reading the Rules & Regulations
that I saw it for myself. You’re probably thinking, man he is pretty
bored to be reading the Rules & Regulations. But the truth is, I
personally don’t like someone telling me that I am doing something
wrong. I try to be at the top of my game. So, I challenge each and every
one of you to visit the office and pick up a copy if you don’t have one,
and read it from front to back. I guaranty you will learn something that
you didn’t know before and maybe prevent an awkward situation.
Next month you might find a different twist to our trivia questions.
We still don’t have a chairperson for our Foul Weather Friends, so if
someone wants to play it forward for our club please let me know.
Looking forward to seeing all of you around the club or in the water, Chico
Chico's Trivia Corner:
Q – Where is the oldest Yacht Club in the world?
A- According to the date of establishment, the Neva Yacht Club, founded in
1718 in Russia, is the oldest yacht club. However, since this Russian Yacht
Club was established by a decree of Tsar Peter the Great, it does not fully
qualify as a proper club in the modern sense, understood as a voluntary
association of members who organize and run the club. Therefore, the Royal
Cork Yacht Club founded in Ireland in 1720 is also widely acknowledged
as the oldest yacht club in the world, despite having gone through periods
of dormancy and undergone name changes in its long history, much in the
same manner as the Neva Yacht Club. It was only in 1846 that the first
yacht club in Russia to adopt British-style Members Club regulations was
established. Using this Western understanding of what a club or society is,
the Royal Swedish Yacht Club, KSSS, founded 1830, becomes the oldest
European yacht club outside Britain, and the fifth oldest in the world.
Q- Where was the first Yacht Club in North America?
A- The first yacht club in North America was the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht
Squadron, located on the Northwest Arm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
established in July 1837.
Mark Andrade and Dan Ford on Kolohe during the Opening Day Bulkhead race
Photo: Kai Andrade
Burgee Facts:
Members belonging to a yacht club or sailing organization may fly
their club's unique flag (usually triangular), called a burgee, both while
under way and at anchor (however, not while racing). Traditionally, the
burgee was flown from the main masthead; however it may also be flown
from a small pole on the bow pulpit, or even the starboard rigging beneath
the lowest starboard spreader on a flag halyard. Some traditional clubs have
also been granted the right to fly a special yacht ensign at the stern.
At traditional clubs the burgee and the ensign is hoisted at 08:00 each
morning and lowered each evening at sunset. This ceremony is called
colours. Traditionally, the first time a member of one club visits another,
there is an exchange of burgees. Exchanged burgees are often displayed on
3 the premises of clubs, such as at their clubhouse or bar.
El Toro Clinic
January 12-13
Junior Sailing Director
Jesse Andrews
We are off to a great start this spring with
sailing classes well attended and an
Intermediate adult sailing class starting on
March 2nd.
We also have our first HYSA regatta of the
year March 2nd at the Pacific Yacht Club on
Hickam Air Force Base. We plan to have about
12 KYC kids attending. Our second HYSA of the year will be hosted by
the Kaneohe Marine Corps base on March 16th. We will be launching
boats for this regatta from KYC and are planning on using the float boat
to bring kids to the Marine Corps base afterwards for the barbecue.
Lastly we have started high school sailing practices on Monday and
Wednesdays from 4 to 6pm. These classes will run through the end of
March. Our summer sailing dates are now set. Applications and
information are available from the front office. These classes will start
the first Monday of June and run every two weeks until the end of July.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on the water! Aloha, Jesse
ADULT INTERMEDIATE SAILING
CLASSES AT KYC
We are offering Adult Intermediate Sailing
Lessons on KYCʼs newly acquired Cal-20!
Lessons will be limited to the first four adults,
so sign up now! Classes will be on Saturday
morning from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon, starting
March 2 and ending on March 23.
These intermediate sailing classes and are
designed to provide an enjoyable introduction to
the sport of sailing.
Tuition: $220 for members and $280 for
non-members
Please come to the office to fill out an
application if you are interested. (247-4121)
Contact Jesse Andrews
[email protected].
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Photos: Kai Andrade
Port Captain
Bob Hurd
KYC Club Manager
Ken Rakta
Aloha,
Saturday, March 9th will be our first
Newcomers Pupu Party for 2013. Please join us
for this fun event and bring a pupu to share as
we welcome our new club members.
The Deckhands will host the Keiki Easter
Party on Saturday, March 30 from 10:00 Am to
Noon. There will be many surprises for our
keiki as usual. We will have the shave ice truck standing by to delight
both keiki and adults.
Sunday, March 31 is our Easter Brunch. You’ll find the menu and
charges elsewhere in this issue.
Manager's Reminder of the Month: Members and Guests, when
bringing young children to swim in our pools or visiting the bulkhead and
piers, please be sure you are within reach of your children at all times.
Kaneohe Yacht Club has a variety of venues to accommodate the
special events you are planning. Call the office at (808) 247 4121 for
more information and to reserve your date.
The areas that had been paved last
year are scheduled to be seal-coated in the
last part of March, tentatively the 25 thru
the 28th. The work area North of the boat
ramp to the fence will be done on the 25th
and 26th. The area near the El Toro shed and
the bulkhead car parking area is scheduled for the 27th and 28th.
The affected areas will be blocked to traffic until the coating cures.
Both areas will be available that weekend.
The wait list for dry mooring has been cleaned up fairly well;
however, some folks on the list still have not up-dated their
application data. I assigned three dry slips last week and skipped
over several applicants who have not given any information about
the size of boat they want to keep at the Club. Dry slip boat size is
determined by the Length Over All (LOA), and the beam. LOA
includes the boat, motor and trailer tongue extending past the bow
of the boat. There are hinge kits for trailer tongues available that can
reduce the LOA significantly. The beam for a trailer boat includes the
width from tire to tire or from rail to rail, whichever is larger.
Those who are awaiting wet slips should take heed, as there are
some people on the wet list with vague applications, giving LOA
only or nothing at all! Check your applications and make any
changes now because I will be placing incomplete applications on
the Wet and Dry Inactive Wait Lists soon.
Summer is approaching, and there will be more demand for
spaces to moor boats over the weekend or overnight. Marina
regulations specify that "Unassigned mooring facilities (bulkhead,
finger piers, end of G- Pier, etc.) shall not be occupied for longer
than two (2) hours without prior approval of the Port Captain." This
measure helps me provide slips to those who wish to remain in the
water overnight. Do not occupy a slip that is vacant at the moment,
as there are no vacant slips at KYC. Slip assignees may not re-assign
their slips to other boaters for overnight or longer without calling
me. Please call me before you decide to keep your boat in the water.
A reminder: Personal Water Craft may not be launched at
KYC.
For those boaters on "G" Pier, the engineer for the pier, Bill
Leary, is asking those slip holders to re-configure their lines as
shown, so as to put a compression load on the pier, instead of trying
to pull the pier planks apart. This applies only to the ends of the
finger piers where the lines can be crossed and not present a trip
hazard.
Finally, I ask those slip holders whose KYC stickers have faded
to illegibility to go to the office and obtain replacements for your
boat, and trailer if you have one.
Stay safe, have fun, and I'll see you on the water.
You are invited to the KYC
Newcomers
Pupu Party
Saturday March 9, 2013
Let’s all show our aloha and
welcome our new members!
5:30 pm Newcomers check in
6:00 pm Introductions
Pupu party to follow
Current members
please bring
a pupu to share
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Hours: Sunday 10:00 - Noon
Thursday 5:30 - 7:00
Wide Brim Hat - $20
Duffel Beach Bag - $33
KYC Tote - $25
Linen Camp Shirt - $35
Driftwood, Midnight
Beach Bag - $33
Sarongs - $6 to $15
many prints and solids
to choose from
Hat Tails Visors - $12
New Colors!
Muted Burgee T - $16
white, navy
Men’s Polo
w/ pocket - $34
Long Sleeve Burgee T -$18 New Color!
Jacket - $50
Deckhands
Ann Bachmann
Hello Everyone!
As the calendar moves from the Winter to Spring, we will be having
the Newcomers' Pupu Party on Saturday, March 9. Please bring a pupu,
to welcome our New Members. Please arrive between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m.
for introductions at 6:00.
The Easter Bunny comes to KYC on Saturday, March 30, from
10:00 a.m.- Noon. There will be Arts and Crafts, a Balloonist, Pony rides,
Bunnies and Chicks to pet, and the annual Easter Egg Hunt. All of this
fun for our Keiki, the children and grands and the greats of our members,
age 10 and under.
Please come and check out the Deckhands Locker. We have a steady
stream of new arrivals!
Our Volunteer of the Month is Sandra Corrigan. Sandra, please stop
by and use your discount.
Thursday Night Bulkhead Races are back!
Welcome New KYC Stand Up
Paddle Board Fleet in 2013
For all the enthusiastic paddlers
out there please look for
upcoming information about our
SUP Fleet on the yacht club's
bulletin board.
Inquires can contact:
[email protected]
New Stand Up Paddle Board
racks coming soon!
Scenes from the Opening Day Bulkhead Race February 10, 2013
Hawaii’s
Photos: Kai Andrade
Thursday Night Bulkhead Races begin again on February 28 and
run every Thursday night at 6 PM through the end of September. KYC's
Bulkhead races are the fun and stress-free way to enjoy sailboat racing.
We divide the boats into four classes to suit all sizes and skill levels, and
handicaps are assigned accordingly. There is no prior registration ever required and there are no dues either. In deference to it being a fun race,
protests are not allowed. All you need do is just bring your boat to the
bulkhead in time to check in and be ready for a simple "push-off" start.
Even if you have no boat and/or no experience you will find our
gang welcoming. So please come down to the bulkhead any Thursday
evening and look for me. I will check you in, handicap your boat, or do
my best to find you a boat if you'd like to give it a try.
Aloha,
Bill Riddle
386-2455 (FUN-BILL)
SOLAR
Authority
www.sunetric.com
Interested in Going Solar?
Call Mike Barker at (808) 554-8984
or e-mail at [email protected]
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Tennis Lessons for Adults at KYC
Six-Week Spring 2013 Session Scheduled
Dates: Starting the week of April 15, 2013 and ending May 24, 2013
Instruction by Kalaheo Tennis Coach, Greg Siok, KYC member
Back to Basics group lessons: a review of tennis fundamentals. In this class you will learn core fundamentals of tennis,
including: forehand, backhand, volley and service. Goals include introducing the approach shot, lob and overhead strokes,
learning to direct shots, vary pace, to improve footwork and to learn basic tennis strategies. We will start out with sign-ups for two
six-week “Back to Basics” classes for 4-8 players*. Cost is $120 per person for 6 total hours on Wednesdays 8-9 a.m. or Fridays
4-5 p.m.
Beyond Basics group lessons: instruction of tennis mechanics, drills and strategy. Participants should already be playing once a
week or more and are fairly serious about the game, able to hit consistent serves, sustain a rally and control the net with volleys
and overheads. Goals include covering more advanced playing strategies for tennis, like poaching, learning additional specialty
strokes, improving serves and practice in putting spin on the ball. We will start out with sign-ups for two six-week “Beyond Basics”
classes for 4-8 players*. Cost is $120 per person for 6 total hours on Wednesdays 9-10 a.m. or Fridays 5-6 p.m.
*If there are not 4 enrollments for the six-week group lesson session that you signed up for, the session will be cancelled. You will
be offered enrollment in another session or be given a refund. No refunds will be given once the first lesson starts and no transfers
to another session. Rain out lessons will be made up at a later date.
Private lessons: usually produce the quickest improvement in your tennis game. If you want to improve quickly, focus on a
specific area of improvement or address a problem stroke, private lessons are highly recommended. Cost is $70 per hour, $38 per
half-hour or $325 for 5 hours, $180 for 5 half hours. Call Greg at 392-4734 to arrange for a time.
Semi-private lessons: instruction works best if two or three players are about the same skill level and want to focus on similar
areas. Cost is $35 per person for a one-hour lesson or $160 per person for 5 hours . Call Greg at 392-4734 to arrange for a time.
Time slots are open Wednesdays from 10 a.m. till noon and Fridays from 2-4 p.m. for private and semi-private lessons. These
time slots may be extended based on demand.
Contact the KYC office to sign up for lessons (247-4121)
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Tennis Fleet
Donlei Darnell
The Tennis Fleet had a beautiful Italian evening with checkered
tablecloths, wine bottles with candles and a wonderful, wonderful
variety of Italian dishes. The décor was made possible by Gail
Hutchinson and BJ Duncan and they transformed the Long House
into a "trattoria" with mood music by Clay Hutchinson. The
delicious food was courtesy of the fabulous cooks in the fleet. The
evening was so enjoyable that members stayed and visited long past
the normal time.
The tournament for February was a fun round robin handled by
Sally Bogert and she did a great job. We had sixteen players. The
winner for the Men was Rob Rietow and in second place was visitor
Steve Gobert, JoAnn Gobert's son. The winner for the Women was
JoAnn Goebert and in second place was just about every other
women player there!! A fun afternoon for sure.
Next month our potluck will be the always anticipated Corned
Beef and Cabbage Dinner on Saturday, March 2 in the KYC Long
House starting with pupu at 6:30.
Starting on April 15, Greg Siok will be offering tennis lessons
for six weeks, ending May 24. Look for information in the Telltales
and on bulletin boards at the club. You can call Donlei with questions.
Call the KYC Office to sign up for lessons.
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Photos: Donlei Darnell
Paul & Sally McCully
Fishing Fleet Boat
Blessing
On February 2, 2013 the Fishing Fleet
sponsored the annual KYC Boat Blessing.
The ceremony was performed by Paul
"Nahoa" Lucas of Kamahameha Schools and
it incorporated a Christian /Hawaiian
Blessing. At one point in the opening
ceremony Nahoa, reading from the book of
Mark, spoke of Jesus calming the seas. At
the exact moment a swirling gust thrust thru
KYC and almost lifts the tent. It appeared to
me that for one second, Nahoa awakened a
spirit that controlled the wind and sea. His
explanation of the ti leaf as an instrument of
the blessing invited and encouraged good
spirits to gather and soon the winds calmed.
Bulkhead vessels were addressed first,
followed by vessels on both docks. Crews
placed their hands in a manner to receive the
blessing conducted with instruments of the
purest water, cleanest salt, and the leaf as a
means to spread God's consent. After some
30 boats, the entire club was sanctified
including the Galley, manager and office
staff. Afterwards the traditional pot luck
maintained the ritual and all involved
appeared to be thankful for a nourishing and
enlightening event.
Clockwise: Pam Freed; Bob Stephenson and family aboard Crusader; KYC staff Ken Rakta, Jean Liu and
Mike Wolper; Lou & Kim Ickler
Photos: Victoria Stark
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KYC Opening Day 2013 - SuperHeroes
KYC Director Lou Darnell, HYSA Commodore Kai
Andrade and KYC Director Ralph Goto
Eldon & Secretary Lucrecia Fry
Rear Commodore Tom Pochereva, USCG CDR Glenn Martineau,
Commodore Chuck Cotton, Vice Commodore Chico Cantu
United States Armed Forces SuperHeroes aboard Ghost
USCG CDR Martineau, Rear Commodore Pochereva and Commodore Cotton
Dave & Heather Lammers, Ron Dodini and friends
Chinese Superheroes Honey & Kimo Corstorphine and crew on Meli
Americaʼs Heros Past and Present - the Deckhands
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Commodoreʼs Favorite Malia Johnson on SS Malia
Photos: Kai Andrade & Donlei Darnell
International 14 Fleet
Elise Leroux
A brisk 12-15 knot northerly breeze kicked off
the I-14 season on January 20th. Capsizes, penalty
turns, and some fun reaches made for exciting
sailing for the four boats that turned out. Props to
the Alohalani crew, which did a fine job on race
committee, even shorthanded and in tricky
conditions. They kept us in our harnesses for the
last race, setting a course that included a tight
reach, an angle typically unstable but fast (and
fun!) for an I-14. Tom Pochereva and Brad Cole
aced the day with two bullets and a 2nd, Elise
Leroux and Doug Gordon were close on their stern
only one point behind, followed by Mr. and Mrs.
Maureen Bates in 3rd, and Todd Ericksen and
Doug White in 4th after missing Race 2 due to a
breakdown.
February 9th brought ideal I-14 conditions
(8-12 knot trades) for classboat regatta B. A
northerly shift in the first race provided some good
entertainment among the fleet as we watched each
other’s exploits rounding the leeward mark. Even
without a gybe, the I-14s couldn’t lay the mark and
had to douse kites early and climb to the mark.
This meant a wrong-sided approach, requiring a
two-sail gybe (i.e., main and jib only), which is
much less stable than a gybe with a spinnaker, but
all boats successfully avoided a capsize.
The last leeward rounding of the day saw the
I-14s barreling through the Cal 20 fleet to get to
the mark, at full speed with kites up, one I-14
coming in from the right, one from the left, and
one threading the needle through the middle
(before capsizing). Team Bates nabbed first for the
day with two bullets and a 2nd, Elise Leroux and
Doug Gordon trailed by one point, and Tom
Pochereva and Brad Cole finished 3rd but
schooled the fleet in knot-tying skills. IRF sailors
from Crusader and Joust did a great job on race
committee.
Learning to trapeze
Kaneohe Skiff Day
f you think you missed a chance to get out on an I-14, think again!
The first I-14 Skiff Day on February 17 saw high winds, so the
on-the-water portion of the program was postponed, but an impressive
turnout of 16 sailors learned about I-14ing through on-shore drills of
trapezing skills and spinnaker hoists and douses. Another Skiff Day is
planned for Saturday, March 9th from 9am to noon, and we’ll get out
on the water this time if sustained Bay winds are under 15 knots. Don’t
miss it! For more information, call I-14 fleet captain Elise Leroux at
386-4764 (no texts, please).
Learning about the I14
Dousing the spinnaker
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Fitting harnesses
Photos: Elise Leroux
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C-20 Fleet
Jeff Cruise
Aloha from the Cal 20 Fleet,
The start of the season has arrived and we already have 2 regattas
under our belts. For both regattas, we were able to get 8 boats out on
the line for some competitive starts and exciting back-and-forth racing.
Bob Henderson and crew on T-2 took the win in Classboat A while fleet
newcomer Steve Hochart, sailing his new boat Hotel California, won
Classboat B. Congratulations! Top three results in each regatta are as
follows:
Classboat A Date: 1/20/13
Finish
Sailors
Boat
Score
1st
Bob Henderson and Crew T-2
7
2nd
Jeff Cruise and Crew
Pilikia
7
3rd
John Myrdal and Crew
Ol' Blue
8
We also had a great time at the post racing BBQ for Classboat A.
Thanks to newly appointed Cal 20 Social Chair Katie Cruise for
organizing the event. We hope to have a few more occasions like that
in the near future.
Classboat B Date: 2/9/13
Finish
Sailors
Boat
Score
1st
Steve Hochart and Crew
Hotel Ca.
5
2nd
Ken Kaan and Crew
Time Fo'
9
3rd
Andrew Meade and Crew Lucky Bucket 9
Eight boats on the line is a great start to the season, but we hope to
get a few more out on the race course in the coming weeks. And if
anyone not involved is looking to get out on the water and be a part of
some really competitive one-design races, don't hesitate to come check
out the Cal 20 fleet.
Mahalo to all, and see you out on the water.
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MEMBERSHIP REPORT
El Toro Fleet
First, in 2010 checks were written for shirts purchased
during Bullship. They were set aside and never cashed.
Over the past month they were unearthed. Our sincerest
thanks go out to all of you who were such good sports and
re-issued checks to the fleet!
The Bulls are coming to town! The El Toro North
American Championships will be held at KYC from August 4
- 9. This is an open event, so drag the boat out, clean it up and
practice with the fleet on Friday Nights to be ready for your big
moment on the water. We expect 20-25 boats from the mainland
and will have Junior and Senior Division races. The NOR is
on line at KYC's website and etiyra.org.
Toro, toro, toro!
by Rick Villalobos
Membership Count as of March 1, 2013
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LIFE FAMILY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
JUNIOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
NON-RESIDENT MEMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . .102
SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .873
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