CYCT Mainsheet July 2012 - Corinthian Yacht Club of Tacoma

Corinthian Yacht Club of Tacoma
5624 Marine View Drive, Tacoma WA
98422
Volume 12 Issue 7
July 2012
http://www.cyct.com
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2012 CYCT Officers & Board Members
FLAG OFFICERS
Commodore: Cheryl White
Vice Commodore: Gary Ballentine
Rear Commodore: Steve Ryan
Recording Secretary: Dana Gage
Treasurer: Paul Case
BOARD POSITIONS
Membership Chair: Fred &Ursula Ahrens
Fleet Captain-Cruising:
Brock and Janice Vanravenswaay
Fleet Captain - Racing: Billy Carter
Past Commodore: Steve Hucke
STANDING COMMITTEES
Club Merchandise: Linda Case
Mainsheet Editor: Rob Crone
Sunshine: Vaneva O’Hara
Tyee Liaison: Jo Seward
Web Site: Matt Nickens
Social: Lew & Bev Channing
Education: Chuck Welter
Historian: TBD
Long Range Planning: Joe Salz
Floating Asset Chair: Jerry Brennan
REPRESENTATIVES
PHRF Handicapper: Eric Nelson
PHRF Director: Eric Nelson
PIYA Representative: Eric Nelson
Dinghy Program: Brian White & Dann Gage
MEETING SCHEDULES
General Meetings:
7:00 pm - 2nd Monday of the month
Sept. - May @ Johnny’s of Fife Restaurant
June - Aug @ CYCT deck at Tyee Marina II
Board Meeting:
7:00 pm - Last Monday of the month
At Johnny’s of Fife Restaurant
Editors Comments
July is off to a cool start (normal for this time of
year) and I am hoping the heat will turn on soon. Carolyn
and I are planning to get some “away time” on the boat
during the first week of July (off on Vacation). With most
of our work complete on the boat we are hoping to get
some relaxing time in the south end of Puget Sound. We
are also looking forward to getting with some of the great
CYCT boating folk out there for the 4th. We would like to
take this opportunity to will all of you a happy (and safe)
independence holiday this month.
Hope to see you on the water
Rob Crone
Mainsheet editor
s/v Honey Dew
T-37PH
Happy Birthday to our CYCT Members
Linda BLAIR
July 13
Cha CHIEH
July 15
Dan BESSMER
July 16
Tom O'HARA
July 20
Gary BALLENTINE
July 23
Kelsey QUEEN
July 23
Randy CLARK
July 28
Christine NELSON
July 31
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Commodore’s Comments
Greetings CYCT Members!
Is it sunny yet? NO!!!! When will this summer ever start?? I do believe the
forecast is good for July 4th, just in time for a day on the water enjoying the Freedom Fair Airshow. I am ready!!
The past two months have been so much fun for the group of women who
have joined Dana and me for lessons on Radiant. A HUGE thank you goes out to
Dana for taking us out on her boat each week. So as to not break the code of
“What happens on the Red Boat stays on the Red Boat”, I will not go into every detail of the highlights of the lessons, but I will share that our ladies are tremendous sailors!! We learned
about sail trim, adjustments to be made for both speed and for depowering when the wind is up. We
learned a lot about flying a spinnaker, something that MOST of the ladies had never done. We learned
about how to read the weather and how to sail into the eye of the storm, safely. We learned about boat
traffic and some of the rules of the road. We learned about both traditional and non-traditional boat
terms and their origins. In all, this was a bonding experience, where we became better friends. We provided life coaching, bereavement counseling and cancer support. Most of all, we started something.
Something that will hopefully continue!! Great job, ladies!
As a side note, our Board Meetings will be changing for the remainder of this year, from Monday’s to
Tuesdays. My work schedule will not allow me to be at Monday evening meetings. The July Board
Meeting will be at the Ballentine’s home at 7:00. The following months’ locations are to be determined.
Thank you, Joy and Gary, for hosting this!
Have a GREAT 4th of July, be safe!!!
Cheryl White
Commodore
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Vice Commodore’s Comments
Fifth rainiest June in history!!! Well as long as we have been writing it
down. Let’s pack up our bags and get the heck out of here. Our choices….. Massive heat waves with half of the lower U.S. needing federal assistance. Hurricanes
with torrential rain storms and high winds, Fires consuming over 350 homes in the
mid-west. Maybe we should all stick it out and see what July brings us. They say
Summer starts on July 5th in the Pacific Northwest, hang in there.
June brought us our Father’s Day Cruise to Des Moines Marina. Thanks to
our new member Matt Thomas for sponsoring it. Although there were only five boats, there was a nice influx of land cruisers. As always the food was great with more than could be consumed. The prize giveaway had a bit of a twist to it. Borrowed from the Christmas white elephant exchange, we were able to
steal prizes from other players or open a new one. Now I know it sounds mean, but it was really fun stealing a tee shirt Paul Case had possession of. I could tell he really liked it. Knowing he didn’t have a pick after
me, I stole it….. It was fun. I did return it to him last Wednesday before the race. Just messin’ with you
Paul. Paul told me the reason he liked it is because it was red. So if you see Paul waving a red tee shirt and
yelling at you on race day, he is protesting something.
Speaking of race day, how about last Wednesday. Nothing like sailing forward at 1.5 knots, and
drifting backwards in the current at 4 knots. Boy that was fun. Joe Salz crewed with us that night and
couldn’t wait to get home and tell Peggy how exciting it was. Joy was on the Red boat racing with the Gybe
ho’s gang. Apparently there is a common language used among the racers when the wind is zero to nothing. Sailing words that pretty much describe the situation you are in. Words like #^%$#@ and *@#%$(:. It
is nice to know were not the only ones asking for forgiveness after a drift fest. Speaking of the Gybe ho’s
gang, I know what happens on the Red boat stays on the Red boat. However you will have to ask one of
them about their awards ceremony. Some pretty interesting awards were handed out
A special thanks to Gene Brown and Mystic for holding spinnaker classes this
month. I missed the first one but made the last three. Here is what I learned. Week
one: Don’t bring beer to a wine and cheese party. Week two: Don’t bring only one
bottle of wine to a wine and cheese party. Got it right week 3, two bottles perfect. I
also learned what many of you know all too well, but was a mystery to me. How to
fly a spinnaker. I now have a clue, and oddly enough as soon as I’m done writing this
article, it is off to Tatoosh to give it a shot. It will be the first time the spinnaker has
seen day light in the 14 or so years we have had the boat. Steve Hucke has agreed
to be our instructor for the day, wish us luck.
I hope everyone has a great July. I know
some of us are planning to spend some time on the water the next couple of months. We are doing South Sound next week, and the San Juans
next month. I hope we all need some sun screen, and have wind somewhere besides on our nose. Have fun….
See You All Soon,
Gary Ballentine
S/V Tatoosh
Vice Commodore, CYCT
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Rear Commodore’s Comments
Summer is upon us, and with it, those no-wind Wednesday nights! Those
that have the lightweight boats have made a good showing, but us with tonnage
have had to struggle L. Congrats to Billy and crew for trying to make lemonade
out of lemons!
One thing worth mentioning was Billy’s comment to the Windseeker fleet
about those who have failed to give way to the leeward boat. We all need to be
familiar with the racing rules of sailing, and to introduce our novice racers as
well. I would encourage everyone to be knowledgeable and respectful of the
rules of racing, so that we can keep the most popular sailing activity of South Sound “Fun, Fair and
Friendly, and avoid any accidents or collisions!
Carve those waves!
Steve Ryan
Rear Commodore
sv. OBSESSION
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Kokomo - Bocas del Toro, Panama
June brought a few new twists for Kokomo, after 7 months in the San Blas, we have moved to Bocas
del Toro. On are way we stopped in Portobelo and left our boat, of what was to suppose to be 2 nights, turned
into 5. We met Larry and Vicky on S/V Rocinante in Panama City and went threw the canal with them and
their friend Joe.
While I remember meeting Larry in El Salvador, Dan Besmer
remembers meeting S/V Rocinante in Oakland when we brought Jim
and Connie’s boat down the coast in 2010 (Same boat Dan). After the
canal we spent 5 days in Colon as S/V Rocinante needed some work.
When we returned to Kokomo after a week, we found her right where
we left her happy to have us back. After all, a boat left alone is lonely.
We took a week to sail to Bocas del Toro with our friends Larry
& Vickie on S/V Rocinante and Joe. We enjoyed snorkeling and exploring along the way. We ate dinner together and/or cocktails every night.
We were referred to a good mechanic in Bocas named Jeff and decided
to have him look at our engine to see if the magic wand could be waved to solve
our problems. No such luck. Jeff thought we should go to a boat yard and have a
new engine put in or have the old one rebuilt. I asked Jeff if he could do it and if
he was up for the task. He said yes. He has a great attitude and is very knowledgeable, so we bought an engine in Panama and had it shipped to Bocas, by
panga.
Then I went about the process of taking the old engine out. Bocas is an
x-pat community without a boat yard. The town is mostly dive charters and
gringo restaurants with a few marinas and Americans hiding from the law or
responsibility. As I write this, we are tied to a dock in a marina, the old engine
has been taken away and the new engine is sitting in a panga waiting for us to
install it. From the cockpit of Kokomo I can see the marina bar serving drinks
to the regulars as they listen to a different guitar guy playing the same music as
last nights “Jimmy Buffet want to be”. This repeats itself every night. We will
spend most of July here, then we will start heading east (yes east, check the globe) to Columbia before returning to our favorite place – the San Blas Islands. Read the blog to see photos and video on our engine project
and what else Bocas del Toro has to offer.
Life is good on Kokomo!
Denny
July 2012
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Directions to CYCT Summer RedNeck BBQ:
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
-------------------------------------------------A) Edgewood, WA US
-------------------------------------------------1. Start out going south on 104th Ave E toward 24th St E. (go 0.06 miles)
2. Turn right onto 24th St E. (go 0.14 miles)
3. Take the 1st right onto Meridian Ave E/WA-161. Continue to follow WA-161.
- WA-161 is just past 103rd Ave E
- If you reach 100th Ave E you've gone about 0.1 miles too far
(go 1.06 miles)
4. Turn right onto Jovita Blvd E.
- Jovita Blvd E is just past 8th St E
- Bank of America Banking Center - Edgewood Milton is on the corner
- If you reach Emerald St you've gone about 0.1 miles too far
(go 2.08 miles)
5. Stay straight to go onto Stewart Rd SW/8th St E. Continue to follow Stewart Rd SW. (go 1.02 miles)
6. Stewart Rd SW becomes Lake Tapps Pky E. (go 2.54 miles)
7. Lake Tapps Pky E becomes 9th St E. (go 1.08 miles)
8. 9th St E becomes 12th St E. (go 0.68 miles)
9. 12th St E becomes 210th Ave E. (go 0.23 miles)
10. 1514 210TH AVE E is on the right.
- Your destination is just past Edwards Rd E
- If you reach 16th St E you've gone a little too far
(go 0 miles)
-------------------------------------------------B) 1514 210th Ave E, Lake Tapps, WA 98391-6221 US
------------------------------------------------->> TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 18 minutes | DISTANCE: 8.89 miles
Directions From PuyaLLUP, WA
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
-------------------------------------------------A) Puyallup, WA US
-------------------------------------------------1. Start out going east on W Pioneer Ave/3rd Ave SW toward 2nd St SW. Continue to follow W Pioneer Ave. (go 0.68
miles)
2. Merge onto WA-512 E/WA-161 N toward WA-167/Seattle.
- If you reach 13th St SE you've gone about 0.1 miles too far
(go 0.81 miles)
3. Merge onto WA-167 N toward WA-410 E/Seattle/Yakima. (go 4.65 miles)
4. Take the Stewart Rd/8th St E exit toward Pacific/Milton. (go 0.25 miles)
5. Turn right onto Stewart Rd SW/8th St E. Continue to follow Stewart Rd SW.
- If you reach WA-167 N you've gone about 0.3 miles too far
(go 1.05 miles)
6. Stewart Rd SW becomes Lake Tapps Pky E. (go 2.54 miles)
7. Lake Tapps Pky E becomes 9th St E. (go 1.08 miles)
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8. 9th St E becomes 12th St E. (go 0.68 miles)
9. 12th St E becomes 210th Ave E. (go 0.23 miles)
10. 1514 210TH AVE E is on the right.
- Your destination is just past Edwards Rd E
- If you reach 16th St E you've gone a little too far
(go 0 miles)
-------------------------------------------------B) 1514 210th Ave E, Lake Tapps, WA 98391-6221 US
------------------------------------------------->> TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 20 minutes | DISTANCE: 11.98 miles
***If you get lost, give Lew a call at 253-249-5525***
Summer Picnic Hillbilly Olympics
Three Legged Race
Place One: 10 points _________________
Place Two: 5 points _________________
Place Three: 2 points ________________
Watermelon Seed Spitting
Place One: 10 points _______________
Place Two: 5 points _______________
Place Three: 2 points _______________
Egg Toss
Place One: 10 points _______________
Place Two: 5 points _______________
Place Three: 2 points _______________
Who is the winner of Hillbilly Olympics?????? ___________
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What’s in a Name?
For fun, I thought I would survey the members at our last meeting and learn what the names of our boats mean. Here is what I
learned:
Special Purpose, Steve Wagner: My boat was purchased in 1980, the year of Steve Martin’s first cinematic product “The
Jerk”. I was inspired by this theatrical overture to name my boat after one of the most memorable lines from this movie, used
twice! Once in letter home to family after hooking up with circus biker chick and later with Bernadette Peters in the beach scene!
I am a man with a 30’ Special Purpose!
French Kiss, Pat and Christine Nelson: This is the boat’s original name and when we bought it in LA we kept the name. The
spinnaker with the lips usually gets a comment. The boat was built in France in 1985.
Flim Flam, Fred Crietz: Bull Shit.
Sleuth, Jerry Brennan: Hardy Boys boat name. We were reading Hardy Boys series when we bought the boat.
Gardyloo, Eric Nelson: Gardyloo is Scottish for “Beware of the Water”. Definition: a call heard in midevil Edihburgh, Scotland,
prior to buckets of daily waste being tossed out high rise apartment buildings into the street…before plumbing.
Jeopardy, Ed and Susan Pinkham: I was pretty sure my J-109 was going to have a name starting with J. I actually took the dictionary and started looking through the J’s. I am a fan of the Jeopardy Quiz Program. It was an easy choice. I am looking for Alex
Trebek for my bow, there may be copyright infringement.
Salty Quacker, Ross and Barb Dremmel: We’re both from Eugene, OR, Met during High School in Eugene (Circa 1969). Barb
attended U of O. Son in Business Degree Program at U of O. We are transplanted Oregonians who love living in the great northwest.
Pelagos, Arthur and Audrey Vandervelde: Ancient Greek meaning; the sea, the high sea, the deep where ships sail.
Tatoosh, Gary and Joy Ballentine: “Breast” in the Chinook jargon.
Sound Spirit, Tom and Vaneva O’Hara: Can be looked at as meaning multiple things, sound mind, Puget Sound fun, good spirits and more…
Discovery, Billy and Soo Carter: “In the wake of Cap’t George Vancouver” or while in the bilge, “What a discovery!”
Lycian, Brock and Janice VanRavenswaay: People from Turkish Coast from 480 B.C – later were taken over by the Persians. Also, first Democratic Union known (basically the first democracy.)
Obsession, Steve Ryan: Obsession was near death and I was determined not to let her sink! It took a real “obsession” to bring
her back from the brink!
Respite, Chris and Janet Wenderoth: Since I (Janet) am in health care, we realize the importance of a “respite” (vacation, or a
break from everyday life) and fully take advantage of this, as everyone should! It is a must for mental and physical health.
Honey Dew, Rob and Carolyn Crone: The name she gave us.
Sirena Gorda, Ken and Julie St. John: “Fat Mermaid”, name of our favorite bar/restaurant in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, (and our
boat is kinda fat). We think of her as volupious.
Lucia, Paul and Linda Case: From the movie “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir”. Mrs. Muir falls in love with the ghost of a sea captain.
The last line in the movie is, “Come, Lucia!” and the two go off together to live a life on the sea.
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Vivacite’, Peter Barbin: French word for liveliness, quickness, sharpness, nimbleness, joy and sparkle.
Roksan, Marv Fritts: A shortened version of Roksanna. Roksanna is “Persian” for dawn; also the precursor of the Russian
“Oksanna” and the French “Roxanne”.
Raindrop, Joe and Peggy Salz: Small demure indicative of the Pacific Northwest weather.
Arabesque, Lew and Bev Channing: Ballet term for twirl; also dizzy, nuts, crazy.
GraceE, Brian and Cheryl White: When we were pregnant with Adam we didn’t know if we were having a boy or a girl. Our girl
name was Grace. We had a boy. When we were pregnant with Ruthie, we didn’t know if we were having a boy or a girl. Our girl
name again was Grace, until my best friend named her newborn Grace 6 weeks before Ruthie was born. So, we named her Ruth
and didn’t have our Grace. When we bought the boat, she was already named GraceE. She was the third boat in the Lehman
(previous owner) family of boats, Grace was the first, Grace2 was the second, then GraceE was the third. When we bought her, we
finally had our Grace, so we kept the name.
Thanks everyone! That was fun!!
Cheryl
Join us on a Safari Cruise
Bremerton Marina - 4 hrs (down river both ways)
leaving Brown's Point around 2 p.m. Friday
July 27th, 28th, & 29th
$5 Depost required for Slip
We have over 20 boats already signed up for this cruise
Please contact Karen Walker if you have any questions
Saturday afternoon we will divide into
teams of 4 to 6 each team will get a box of
This should be interesting and fun to see what Safari dishes can be prepared by each group
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CYCT Cruising
July Report
The Father's Day Cruise on June 16-17 in Des Moines was a lot of fun. Thank you to all who
came. By sea, there were five boats: The Ballentines in Tatoosh, the Andersons in Starlight,
St. Johns in Sirena Gorda, the Thomases in Maria Cristina, and the Ahrens in Wild Oats. By
land, the VanRavenswaays, Cases, Channings, and Whites came. Janice and Brock VanRavenswaay treated us all by bringing their new baby, Julia, for us all to admire. Later in
evening, the fathers took turns swapping gifts during the gift exchange. Ken St. John (Sirena
Gorda) entertained everyone playing beautiful music on the guitar. And, we had a special
treat when a group of new graduates set aloft flaming lanterns from the end of the pier into
the night sky and a wedding party used our boats as a back drop for their wedding photos.
There was an unusual copper colored tide that spread throughout the east passage and into the
marina. The marina manager thanked us on Sunday for keeping everything so clean. Saturday
was calm and warm but we had a challenging sail home on Sunday with head winds gusting
into the 20s and 30s.
By: Matt Thomas (cruise co-sponsor)
Stay tuned for the “Suefari” planned for July 28-29 in Bremerton. Please contact the
Pinkhams, Walkers, or Channings for reserving a spot!
Brock and Janice VanRavenswaay,
S/V Lycian
Fleet Captains, Cruising
[email protected]
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July 2012 Membership News
At the CYCT June board meeting the board approved to wave the Inauguration fee for new members until the
end of September 2012.
The Membership chair will also advertise in the “48 North” Magazine our clubs activities and programs.
We would like you to spread the word to your neighbors at the dock and hopefully we can increase the CYCT
membership.
Summer is here, thought the weather hasn’t been all that great yet.
I participated in the woman sailing program and like to thank Cheryl and Dana for their time and knowledge.
We
learned a lot and have gained more confidence in handling our own boat.
Therefore the woman sailing group decided to continue the Thursday evening event by taking turns on each
others boat.
Have a Happy 4th of July
Fred and Ursula Ahrens S/V “Wild Oats”
Membership Chair
MJ Custom Upholstery
Maury Martinson
Marine Specialist
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Gardyloo Consulting LLC
Eric Nelson - Manager
253-380-3947 [email protected]
Residential and Commercial New and Renovation Work
Home Theater
Whisper walls
Acoustic Headliner
Lighting
253-347-9391
Construction Management and Estimating, Constructability
Reviews, Site Planning, Work Scope Development
Erosion and Sediment Control Design, Review, and Monitoring
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Sunshine Report
Did you know…….
A Sympathy card was sent to Janice VanRavenswaays due to the loss of her Mother in June.
Our hearts go out to you and the family Janice.
A sympathy e-card was sent to Ken St. John as he lost his father in June. Our hearts go out to
you and the family Ken.
Sunshine
Debbie McAdams had surgery in May but is doing OK for now. Heal Debbie, heal. Are you
healed?
No other news that I know of………heard all had fun at the girls sailing lessons….you go girls!
Don’t forget – you are my eyes and ears! Good news is also greatly appreciatedJ!
Sincerely,
Vaneva O’Hara
SV Sound Spirit
[email protected]
206-604-9222 cell
July 2012
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GET YOUR SAILBOAT OUT ON THE WATER --- LEARN NEW SKILLS --- HAVE FUN
WINDSEEKERS
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Wednesday night sailboat racing on Commencement bay.
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Facilitated by Corinthian Yacht Club of Tacoma www.cyct.com
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No yacht club affiliation or PHRF rating required for Windseekers
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Non-flying sails
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Optional to race PHRF spinnaker class if rated.
Running from -------April 11th 2012 To----------August 29th 2012
no racing on July 4th
A free workshop for new Windseekers racers will be held at the Tyee Marina on April 4 th at (1800) to help answer question and concerns about starting, right of way, flags/signals, etc. Please RSVP (see emails below).
Skippers meeting at 1800 hour on the CYCT deck at Tyee II marina or give entry form and fee to Race Committee boat “Romeo Charlie” after RC boat is anchored by passing starboard to starboard.
Orange “On Station” flag will be displayed when anchored.
Starts at 1900 for PHRF spinnaker boats and at 1905 for Windseekers and will be in vicinity of Tyee Marina.
VHF radio STRONGLY recommend/required!!
Channel 68 will be used to announce course and communicate other wisdoms and enlightenments.
$5.00 entry fee for individual races.
Full season discount available.
Notice of races, additional information and entry forms are available in the Race Book on www.cyct.com
Contacts for Information and Questions
Billy Carter
[email protected]
206-2407886
Don McAdams
[email protected]
253-250-1346
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June 2012 General Meeting Minutes
CYCT Container Clubhouse, June 11, 2012, 1905-2030 hours
The meeting was called to order by Commodore Cheryl White at 1905 hours, June 11, 2012.
Commodore: Cheryl White asked members to introduce guests. There were none. Cheryl thanked Brian & Adam White for running
the food table and grill. Chuck Welter moved to approve the April minutes. Motion was seconded and approved. It was announced
that the May board meeting will be on Tuesday, May 29, as the Monday is Memorial Day. General meetings for June, July and August
will be held at the container Clubhouse.
Vice Commodore: Gary Ballentine reported that he had no report.
Rear Commodore: Steve Ryan reported that he had not report.
Past Commodore: Steve Hucke had no report.
Treasurer: Paul Case was in California and did not leave his usual witty, sarcastic brand of in absentia message, so there was no
report here, either.
Secretary: Dana Bachellerie-Gage had no report.
Membership: Fred & Ursula Ahrens welcomed the newest, littlest member of CYCT: Julia VanRavenswaay.
Fleet Captain Cruising: the Des Moines Cruise is on June 16 & 17. Ten slots have been reserved at the marina; bring something to
grill. Anthony’s is across the parking lot, so there is no need for drinking/driving. There will also be badminton and a fire pit. Moorage will be $20-27, depending on boat length; guest moorage is by the fuel dock. Matt Thomas with Maria Christina is the host.
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July 28-29, TBD, Pinkham & Walker—“Sue-fari” Dan started a story. They’re thinking Bremerton. Because there’s a BIG
ebb on Friday the 27th, which would make it perfect for making this trip.
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September 1-3, Labor Day TBD, Case
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October 13-14, Quartermaster Harbor, Anderson
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November 10-11, Arabella’s Clam deal, Bachellerie-Gage & Red Boat crew (we’re thinking “Clam-ity Jane, you know, a
Western theme.)
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December 31, New Years/Tyee, Hucke
Fleet Captain Racing: Billy Carter
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Windseekers. Last race had 39 boats, despite the weather and lack of wind.
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Fun on Friday. Got two races off Friday night: Wild Thing, Wild Thing. Saturday held five races: Gardyloo, Gardyloo,
Gardyloo, Wild Thing, Wild Thing. Looks like Thang won. Congratulations Ed & Linda!
Education: Chuck Welter reported that June 24 will be the Man OverBoard (MOB) exercise. Info is on the website. There is a new
video from LifeSling that addresses recovering a victim while sailing downwind. Whites have survival suits (affectionately known as
“Gumby Suits”). Chuck sent around a sign-up sheet. Juliet will be outside the Tyee breakwater at 12:00. The plan will run several
drills, then debrief at the deck ~1500.
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Women’s group. The Gybe Hoes have continued to meet and learn new techniques and sailing terms. Their culminating activity will
be to sail the Red Boat in the WindSeeker Wednesday nite race on 6/27.
Social: Lew & Bev Channing announced the RedNeck BBQ on Sunday, July 22. Events will include the Hillbilly Olympics. BYOLC
(bring your own lawn chair). Questions? Contact Lew or Bev 253.205.1803.
Club Merchandise: Linda Case had no report.
Sunshine: Vaneva O’Hara had no report.
Long-range Planning: Joe Salz had no report.
Webmaster: Greg Sandwick had no report.
Floating Assets: Jerry Brennan announced that Juliet will be sold, as moorage is very expensive, and the race committee has figured out alternatives to having a chase boat.
Publicity: Don McAdams had no report.
Trophies. Steve Wagner had no report.
Historian: This position is still vacant. Anyone interested in taking on this committee, please let Cheryl know.
Racing Protests: Eric Nelson had no report.
PHRF Director: Eric Nelson had report.
Racing Results: Billy Carter said, “They’re out.”
PIYA: Eric Nelson had no report.
PHRF handicapper: Eric had no report.
Mainsheet: Rob Crone had no report
Commodore’s Report: Cheryl White reported that she had no report.
Old Business:
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None
New Business:
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None
Program: Club members shared memories of Ralph Gage, celebrating his achievements and good times with CYCT.
Someone moved and it was seconded to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned 2030 hours.
Respectfully submitted
Dana Bachellerie-Gage
Recording Secretary
S/V Radiant
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7
8
CYCT Wind Seekers
Late Summer #2
12
13
14
7 PM General
Meeting (Tyee Clubhouse)
19
20
15
CYCT Wind Seekers
Late Summer #3
21
22
Vashon Challenge
Race
23
24
30
31
CYCT Wind Seekers
Late Summer #4
26
27
28
6 PM Dinner 7 PM
Board Meeting
(Johnny’s at Fife)
29
CYCT Wind Seekers
Late Summer #5
25