November 2012 Issue - Encinal Yacht Club

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NOVEMBER 2012
SOUNDINGS
ENCINAL YACHT CLUB
From the President and
From the Bridge
House News
Cruising News...
From the Juniors...
Commodore’s Ball,
Presidio Yacht Club
The Tuleburg Regatta
End of term for Tony
Halloween and a Very
cruise out and Jack
results.
and Victor.
busy November and
Frost 2012-13 sched-
December
ule.
Pages 3 & 4
Pages 5-9
Pages 10-11 & 19
Pages 16-17
Former EYC Commodores attend Commodore’s Ball, 2012
Photo by Rod Kidd
Former Commodore’s participating in this year’s Commodore’s Ball included (from left to
right): Tony Shaffer, Charles Hodgkins, Chuck Wetteroth, Al Burrow, Hal Wondolleck,
Tom Wondolleck, Larry Duke, Klaus Kutz, Richard Pipkin, Rodney Pimentel. (Photo by
Fred Fago.)
ENCINAL YACHT CLUB · 1251 PACIFIC MARINA · ALAMEDA · CA · 94501 · 510.522.3272
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2011 Board of Directors
President
Sr. Vice President
Vice President
Treasurer
Commodore
Vice Commodore
Rear Commodore
Director
Director
Director
Director
Tony Shaffer
Kevin Clark
Sam Benson
Thom Kay
Victor Early
Michael Andrews
Susan Jacquelin
Peter Aschwanden
Niels Glaser
Dan Hayes
Anita Mahoney
Encinal Yacht Club
Established 1890
1251 Pacific Marina
Alameda, CA 94501
Office (510) 522-3272
Bar (510) 865-1303
Fax (510) 865-8630
www.encinal.org
Committee Chairpersons
Membership
Finance
Boat Yard
Building & Grounds
House
Youth
Cruise Captains
Informa;on Technology
Long Range Planning
Nomina;ng
Peggy Kidd & Ray Thomas
Charley Eddy
Holger Grygiel
Dan Hayes
Anita Mahoney
Niels Glaser
Jim & Jen Vickers
Darrell Powell-Ford
Carol Blackburn
Michael Scheck
Appointed Officers
Port Captain
Small Boat Captain
Power Boat Fleet Captain
Commi=ee Boat
Member Liaison
Club Counsel
Soundings Editor
Web Master
Club Historians
Michael Byroads
Chris Golian
Christopher Hanson
Chuck We=eroth
Vern Bendsen
Christopher Hanson
Tom Sheehan
Don Ahrens
Debra Early
Heidi Benson
Marguerite Lawry
Linda Bendsen
Fred Rutledge
Tony Shaffer
Charles Hodgkins
Tom Wondolleck
John Becket
NCPCA Delegate
PICYA Delegates
Staff Commodore
Junior Staff Commodore
Secretary
Policies
SOUNDINGS will be published monthly. Submissions
will be handled with reasonable care, but no liability is
assumed for them. All articles are subject to editing for
content and space consideration.
PERMISSIONS: Material in this publication may not be
reproduced in any form without written permission directed to the Editor.
DEADLINE: Articles and photographs are due by the
20th of the month prior to publication. Late submissions
cannot be assured of publication. Articles may be
dropped off or faxed to the Club, or emailed to
the Editor (Tom Sheehan) at
[email protected]
Office Hours
Tuesday—Sunday .................................................................. 9:00am – 5:00 pm
Dining Room
Staff
General Manager
Office Administrator
Bar and Dining Room Manager
Assistant Administrator
Bookkeeper
Caterer
Junior Sailing Director
Tony Shaffer (ac;ng)
Jessica Matamoros
Lisa Ayala
Angelica Watson
Virginia Hamilton
Manny Rodriquez
Andrew Nelson
Thursday - Sunday ..................................... Lunch Service 11:30am – 2:00pm
Thursday - Sunday ..................................................Dinner 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
First Thursday (Buffet) ..........................................Dinner 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Bar Hours
Monday (Monday Night Football) …….……………………….5:30pm — 9:00pm
Thursday – Saturday ......................................................... 11:30am – 10:00 pm
Sunday ................................................................................ 11:30 am – 9:00 pm
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FROM THE
PRESIDENT...
Tony Shaffer
.
To the EYC community:
As we wind down the year, I have to think about how much the board was able to accomplish this year. Our accomplishments have included finishing many carryover projects;
like installing the new gangway to the docks, and finishing up the BCDC Pathway, a project started in 1987. It does take an army to finish many of these projects. Members like
Rodney Pimentel, Niels Glaser, Mark Bernhard, Kevin Clark and many, many other
EYC volunteers help keep our club in good running condition. And always, on and off the
scene is Dan Hayes, making sure that every one of these projects is integrated into the
club smoothly.
The EYC Flag has done a great job and this year on the water has been very smooth and
seamless.
Financially, we have made gains this year. You may remember that the first quarter of
this year was very tight financially. There was concern that we could go cash negative;
but with Rene de Vos watching the spending, coupled with the cost cutting restructuring
that took place last year, we were able to stay cash flow positive. As the year progressed
we have been able to pull away from that cash strapped cliff. If we stay on the current
course, we are looking good for the first Quarter 2013. This should give our incoming
management team a good start on pursuing value added projects for the club next year.
It has been an honor sitting in the President’s seat for the club this year.
Sincerely,
Tony
P. S. I remember one of my first Soundings articles in 2007 where I highlighted the differences of being Commodore and being President. I remember stating that Commodore is
the fun job. After serving in both positions……….I was right!!! I am going to have a glass
of wine and celebrate finishing my last Soundings Article, ever! See you on the water,
and at the Bar!
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FROM THE BRIDGE...
Victor Early
Hello to All,
As I write this I am concluding my official term of leadership at Encinal Yacht Club. It has
been an amazing four-year voyage for me, starting as your Port Captain and ending as
your Commodore. I learned tremendously along the way; from the experiences with fellow
members and from fellow Commodores.
I feel we have a strong club that will continue well into the future, as long as we continue
the traditions developed over the past 120 years. Change in the club has occurred in the
past when conditions warranted, but somehow our traditions have endured to make us
what we are.
I would like to extend my thank you to the EYC Board of 2012 for making this a smooth
and pleasurable year, and to the Flag Officers; Michael Andrews and Susan Jacquelin,
the Small Boat Fleet Captain; Chris Golian, the Cruising Fleet Captains; Jim and Jen
Vickers, and the Port Captain; Mike Byroads for managing and successfully conducting
the on-the-water events that make us want to be at the club so often.
See you on the water,
Victor
Photo by Fred Fago
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Commodore’s Ball, 2012
Photo by Fred Fago
Photo by Fred Fago
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Photo by Darrell Powell-Ford
Past EYC presidents (from left to right): Mark Bernhard, Carol Blackburn, Niels Glaser, Al Burrow, Mike
Scheck, Lance Bateman and Klaus Kutz. (All photos compliments of Fred Fago.)
Woody Minor with EYC Historian Debra Early.
EYC Staff at the Commodore’s Ball.
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Commodore Victor Early presenting Rodney Pimentel the 2012
Arnold W. Silsby Memorial Trophy; “Yachtsman of the Year”.
Vice Commodore Michael Andrews and Rear Commodore
Susan Jacquelin presenting Chris Golian the Dan E. Fleming
Memorial Trophy; “Race Committee Member of the Year”.
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FROM THE
HOUSE DIRECTOR...
Anita Mahoney
The year is winding down but the holidays are winding up.
The Commodore’s Ball was a gala event. The evening began with live music in the lounge
along with passed appetizers and continued to a wonderful full course dinner prepared by
our Chef Manny and served by our staff that did an outstanding job. This was followed
with dancing to a five piece band. A lot of time and effort was put in by both Victor and
Deborah Early to make it a very special evening. I know all those that attended could feel
a very genuine touch that they brought. Many walked away with more knowledge about
Encinal Yacht Club and its beginnings and history. I believe we all learned a great deal
about our club and how special it is. I hope that the traditions can continue for many
years ahead.
There has been a lot going on around the house. Thanks to Dan Hayes and his crew of
volunteers who have been busy painting, installing and repairing. The projects never
stop. Please tell Dan thank you when you see him for all his work. The club has never
looked so good.
I especially want to thank all of our staff for the great job they are doing in helping making our events a success. I could not do it without them.
We still have a few more events before the year is up. Change of Watch, November 10th,
Cruising Awards Dinner, November 30th, Holiday Wine Tasting, December 6th, Lighted Boat Parade, December 1st, Children’s Christmas Party December 9th and New
Years Eve, December 31st.
Our Monday Night Football is getting closer to purchasing and installing the new big
screen TV in the lounge. All the funds are being raised by donations from our members.
I know many of you are looking forward to this.
Anita
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2012 Halloween Party
Photos by Ray Thomas
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CRUISING NEWS...
Presidio Yacht Club Cruise, by Bill Blackburn
The Presidio Yacht Club is located in Horseshoe Cove right next to the Golden Gate
Bridge. It is arguably the most beautiful site and the funkiest set of docks you can imagine. Funkiest is being kind. The marina is under the jurisdiction of the US Air
Force, run from an office at Travis AFB, and a state- of- the -art maritime facility is not
a priority.
Despite the patched up, lashed together, decaying wood docks, the improvised gangways, the salvaged gate doors and quasi-deserted vessels left to rot, the place does
have a lot of charm, is fun to sail to, alive with water fowl and the views are impressive. Even the late night and early morning groan of the foghorns is a change of experience.
So it was into this setting that the EYC Cruise fleet set out, under the guidance of the
Dury’s aboard Paramour. She, Nova and Jolly Mon arrived under cloudy skies on
Friday, October 13th.
After appropriate libations, David, Anneke, Mike, Ina, Roland and Galen strolled up to
the very toney Caballa Cove restaurant for dinner in the bar, enjoying the beautiful
view across the great lawn, over the harbor and the Golden Gate Bridge. The view
made up for the $ 17.00 hamburgers.
Finally we got a break in the weather pattern over the previous weeks and on Saturday
the sun shone early, the air was warm-perfect for sailing. The racing sloop Bastante
waited until noon to catch the rather impressive ebb tide. The bay was flat, the light
breeze was warm but too light to sail so it was a motor all the way. How many times
have you seen a glass sea in the slot? The City waterfront was busy and beautiful,
this is how boating should be. As we approached the rather obscure entrance to
Horseshoe Cove the ebb tide was quite strong and I had visions of going under the
bridge backwards, but a little eddy just before the rocks calmed everything down and
we followed a large harbor seal into the harbor.
We found our appointed slip near the breakwater, so did a school of nice sized fish
and so did the large harbor seal. It dove and swam around, even slapping the side of
our boat with its tail as it pursued lunch. Marine World event right in our slip and I
had visions of the seal climbing aboard Bastante during the night like they do on Pier
39. Never happened!
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While we were enjoying an arrival toddy
with Mike Pernitzke, Joyride came racing in, found a slip, but had to move as
the owner came in, found another vacant slip and settled in. Communications with the powers to be were a little
loose. Louie is the harbormaster, Steve
is another, Bob runs the restaurant
and they all seem to be in charge without any idea what’s going on, but they
will take the $20.00 slip fee and maybe
give out a key.
None of this mattered as we gathered
for the evening cocktail hour on the
guest dock. Last time we were here
they were remodeling the Yacht Clubs main room so we went upstairs to the little restaurant. This time we did the same and moved chairs around so we had a great view
out the bay window, ordered hamburgers and wine and got ready for a great evening.
OOPS! We didn’t know that two tables were waiting for us downstairs in the clubroom.
Down we went and there they were just beginning their Saturday night function. The
commodore came over and apologized for the miss communication, introduced Encinal
to the applause of their members and we enjoyed the buffet and wine. We supported
their club by participating in the raffle as we should, and had a nice time while the
music boomed and laughter filled the upstairs restaurant. Last time we partied and
danced upstairs to the late hours, this time we all walked back to the boats after dinner – are we just getting old?
Sunday morning was a little foggy and a really strong flood tide was pouring through
the gate- maxing out at 10:00AM. Nova chose to take advantage of the flood and left
first, Bastante followed a little later. Meanwhile breakfast was being served, thanks to
the Vickers’ signature Spanish egg dish, on Jolly Mon, so they all enjoyed the morning until it was time to leave.
The cruise home for us was very invigorating. There was very little wind, so another
flat, glassy sea. The water and sky were about the same gray with the thin sun making diamonds on the water. With the gray monotone, the black fins and arches of the
dozens of porpoises working the tide line were easily seen and entertained most of the
way back. By the time we pulled into the slip the sun was full and getting hot, Jolly
Mon had passed us close to the Estuary, Nova was buttoned up in the slip, Joyride
and Paramour were taking their time – it was a weekend on the bay that makes boating and our cruises worthwhile. Commodore’s Cruise coming up to close the season,
try and make it.
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MEMBERSHIP NEWS...
Peggy Kidd & Ray Thomas
Please welcome new members:
Please welcome Paul Cayard. If you’ve been sailing the Bay for a number of years, then
Paul really needs no introduction. He’s our local boy in the America’s Cup venue and
holds the prestigious title of CEO & Tactician for the Artemis Racing Team at Alameda
Point. A professional sailor, Paul has an extensive and impressive resume.
Chris Mitchell is also a member of the Artemis Racing Team and holds the prestigious
position of Wing Engineer for the team. He is also a member of Point Chevalier Sailing
Club in New Zealand.
Eduardo Sanchez & wife Maria Silvana Dieto and their son Tomas, age 11 and daughter Serena, age 8. Both of their children will be joining the EYC Jr. Sailing Program. Eduardo is another Artemis Racing Team member. He is the Machinist-Engineer for the Artemis Racing Team and has a duel membership with the 400 Yacht Club in Argentina.
Jack and Kari Boeger have two children, Simon age 11 and Henry age 8. Both boys
want to get more involved with year-round youth sailing. Jack serves on Alameda’s
America’s Cup committee and runs the website for OYC and Alameda Waterfront.com
Maya and Eran Raber live in Orinda and their son Guy, age 16, participates in our high
school racing team. Maya and Eran are looking forward to participating more in our junior sailing program.
Theo and Lisa Rohr and their son Ben, age 15. Ben is also participating in our high
school Jr. Sailing Program. Both Theo and Lisa have spent a life time sailing and racing
Star boats and Theo has a 1600 ton tug license.
Thomas & Katy Burns are recently retired (he as an airline maintenance instructor) and
recently moved to Alameda. They sail KEKUMU, a Colgate 26. They have an extensive
sailing resume including offshore passages and are interested in joining our cruising program.
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Merle & Bonnie Hall live in Lafayette. Between 1991 – 1998 they circumnavigated the
globe in their Pedrick 55. Currently they own Hana Hou, a Jeanneau 49 which they
keep in Marina Village Yacht Harbor.
Steve Meckfessel & Kim Busch have joined the yacht club. Most Marina Village tenants
know Steve and have seen him frequently walking the docks. Steve is the property manager and part owner of the marina that most of EYC members patronize and enjoy.
Thank you, Steve, for taking care of our marina that we love so much.
We welcome these members and thank them for choosing Encinal Yacht Club as
their yacht club of choice.
Members: Our Board has elected to continue to offer a 50% reduction off our initiation fee of $1,000 for any new member who joins our club between now and March
31, 2013 If you know of anyone thinking of joining a yacht club, encourage them
to give Encinal Yacht Club a visit. Aside from the obvious, we offer our members
numerous social activities for all ages, fabulous cruise outs, a wide variety of interesting members, plus an award winning Jr. Sailing Program.
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR MEMBERSHIP: If you’re thinking of casting off the dock lines in the very near future to go cruising and still want to fly the
Encinal Y.C. burgee, according to our By-Laws, you must be a Regular member for
12 consecutive months to qualify for a discounted Cruising Membership. If you’re
talking to your dock neighbors, help us spread this piece of knowledge and encourage them to join our club well before their departure date. The use of reciprocal
privileges while sailing down the coast is a huge benefit for joining any yacht club.
Our burgee and club reputation is well known and respected throughout Mexico and
beyond.
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OUT OF THE ARCHIVES
Compiled by Debra Early
1940s: Growth, War, Growth, Retraction
We were so lucky to have Woody Minor at the Commodore’s Ball! This summary continues the chronological decade reporting and covers the 1940s of the club’s history,
which is summarized to a large extent on his book “On the Bay”. I’m also looking for
good ideas to supplement, stories and more pictures, so just let me know!
The revival of small boats and boat building continued into the early 1940s.
The club was getting ready to celebrate its 50 year anniversary, and a huge storm blew
through in 1941, the largest since 1892. The clubhouse and bathhouses came
through the storm well, but the walkway and workshop were severely damaged. The
damages were estimated at $4,000 and were covered primarily by insurance. Due to
the 50 year celebration, the repairs were quickly completed in time for the opening day
weekend in May.
The season prior to the war in 1941 was busy for regattas. The Snipe regattas on the
bay attracted over 40 boats, and an Alameda around the island regatta attracted 25.
Photo by Tony Shaffer
Then the Second World War began in 1942, lasting to 1945. The war years, due to industry, increased population in the bay area by ½ million and had a huge impact on
Alameda due to our proximity to the water, airports and rail.
The club lost older membership, yet attracted new family members during this period.
There were many bowling, handball, and bingo parties. There were also special Halloween and Christmas parties.
Yachting was extremely limited and most regattas were discontinued, including the
Snipe around the Island, the last being pre-war in 1941.
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However, yachting resurged after the war, to an extent, although Alameda was in a period of economic transition. Post-war resulted in many retractions in shipping, the
presence of the Navy and Coast Guard decreased. The population waned, yet the club
survived just fine for a while on low fees topping with a high membership of 225 right
after the war. However, the club could not survive on these low fees that had not
changed from the 1920s. As expected, as fees increased, membership decreased ending the decade on a somewhat lower note.
Debra
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FROM
JUNIOR SAILING DIRECTOR...
Andrew Nelson
Alameda, Athenian, Miramonte, and Oakland Tech high schools traveled to Stockton for
our first high school regatta of the season, where they competed against 50 other high
school teams in the annual Tuleburg Regatta. Travelling to Stockton is always a fun way
to kick off the season. The volunteers put on a great meal for all the sailors, which included pulled pork for dinner, pancakes for breakfast both mornings, and grilled burgers for lunch. Friendships were made between sailors that will last the whole season, as
many teams opted to camp overnight along the river.
Despite all the work done by an amazing group of volunteers, Mother Nature didn’t cooperate. Light wind and high temperatures made for very challenging conditions both
Saturday and Sunday. Haley and Abby Kardek made the most of it and placed second
overall in Saturday’s contest, narrowly missing first place in gold fleet which went to
Summit Prep. On Sunday Theo Quinn took the helm in his first high school regatta as a
skipper and won silver fleet with Gabby Rigby as his crew, edging out Santa Cruz High
School and The Bay School of San Francisco for the top podium spot. Some might attribute it to beginner’s luck, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Theo atop silver fleet again
soon. Freshman Lucy Wilmot teamed up with Caroline Colwell to put some impressive
finishes on the board, including a couple of top five finishes, but consistency was something they struggled with. Max and Ben Rohr competed in their first ever high school regatta. Senior Olivia Godfrey is leading the Alameda team. Although it wasn't their best
weekend they are looking very strong with a lot of new talent including Drake Hayes,
Miles Orozco, and Natalie Corkhill.
Photo by Tony Shaffer
Our next stop of the season was to Long Beach, where Haley Kardek, Nick Gardner, and
Miles Orozco competed in the Cressy Qualifier Regatta. The top four finishers at Cressy
Quals earn a berth at the High School Sailing Single-Handed National Championships,
known as the Cressy Cup. Sailors competed in either the Laser Standard or Laser Radial. The Laser Standard has a bigger sail area and is the Men’s Olympic Singlehanded
Dinghy. The Laser Radial is meant for smaller body sizes (130-155lbs.), and is currently
the Women’s Olympic Singlehanded Dinghy. The Laser is a very tough class, and not only does it take keen tactics and expert boat handling, it also takes a high level of
strength and physical fitness. It can also be very hard mentally, especially since you’re
the only person in the boat and there’s no one else to offer help or advice. Haley and
Miles competed in the Radial Class, against 50 other boats all competing for four spots,
while Nick sailed the full rig against 16 other sailors. Conditions were great, with good
wind both days and lots of competition. The event drew sailors from all over California,
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including some of the country’s top high school sailors. While we didn't qualify, this was
the first time we've sent so many sailors to an away Cressy Qualifier. I think we're going
to have even more Laser sailors next year.
I also have a list of “thank you(s)” to deliver. First off, big thanks to Doug Perry for being
our charter captain aboard the Carol Louise for our America's Cup auction outing. He
did a great job weaving through traffic and giving all aboard a front row seat to the action. Clare Waterloo not only helped run our junior auction, but she also donated her
time to put on a Benefits Beauty Bash. Thank you Clare for all that you do! Another
auction item that took some hard work to pull off was the Italian Dinner that the Groves
hosted. Big thanks to Barb and Steve for offering up their house to over 50 guests, and
an equally big thank you to Flor Delle Cese and Grace Glenn cooking up a real authentic
Italian meal! Janis Glaser and Grace Glenn also should be thanked for their work in
putting together the Bunco Party auction item. Thanks also to Andrea Quinn for volunteering her time to put on a "Sweet and Savory" pie making class. If you've never tried
her quiche then you're missing out! And lastly, a big thanks to Lorenzo Puertas for allowing junior sailing to take over Croll's Pizza earlier this month. Not only was it tons of
fun it was also a great fundraiser!
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Darrell Powell-Ford at the
Morrow Bay YC.
Where’s the
Burgee?
Tom Scheck posing in
Vina Del Mar, Chile
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Attention Racers
Email Susan Jacquelin at:
[email protected]
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Monday Night Football, Canadian Style
On Monday, October 8th, Penny McCullagh (on the right) (and her friends), prepared no less than
four (4) turkeys along with the traditional side dishes, in celebration of the Canadian version of
Thanksgiving. Needless to say, the Monday Night Football crowd was delighted and sated.
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In Memory of Jon Simpson Clendenin

November 2012 Issue - Encinal Yacht Club

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