From the Helm Commodore Bob Bohnet

February 2016
From the Helm
The sweetheart month of
February is here. The busy
time of the holidays and
New Year is all behind us
now. It is time to begin
looking forward and
preparing for our next wave of events coming
this spring. We are beginning to get contacts
from other clubs regarding cruise-ins. We have
St. Patrick’s Day, Opening Day, the Shipwreck
Ball, and many other fun events events on the
horizon. February brings us our Valentine's
Party, which is scheduled for Friday, February
12. This is going to be a great event. I am sure
the Menu and Music details will be very well
known through the Scuttlebutt by the time this
Wind Word hits your mailbox.
Once again I want to thank all of you who
volunteered to ring in the New Year - with all of
your help the Club looked beautiful. Members
and staff worked well as a team to make it all
happen.
January has again proven to be a slow
month. Aside from a couple events and a cruise
in, we had a nice Sunday Buffet and a very
amazing Crab Feed! Thank you to Daniel,
Jerome, Jeanne, and the rest of the staff for
their dedication to our Club.
I would like to thank Susan Linn, Penny Stell,
and Deb Selman for taking lead roles in the Club
Commodore Bob Bohnet
entertainment plans. Please give out a big
thank you to Deb Selman for taking on the
Entertainment Coordinator position.
Remember, the idea in this position is to
coordinate with those members who would like
to plan a specific event. We have many events
throughout the year and if you are interested in
spear heading one of these contact Deb Selman.
Also, it would be nice if someone were
interested in taking over the Wind Word from
Derith Lutz. Derith has done, and continues to
do, an amazing job with the Wind Word. But,
she has done her time and would be glad to see
someone with interest take on this chair
position. I am sure she will be willing to give
any advice needed in the transition. So, if you
are so inspired, let me know.
Finally, I would like to give a big thanks to
Barbra Brooks and her cast of many for all the
work that was done around the Club in January.
She is an amazing asset to this club. Seemingly
tireless, relentless, hardnosed, and focused.
Painting, carpet cleaning, lighting
improvements, and water saving landscape
changes are just a very few of the things she
has taken the lead on. And thank you to all the
Club members who volunteered their time to
help Barbra out.
Our Club would not be without our Volunteers.
Thank you!
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February 2016
General Manager 707-746-0739 Commodore Bob Bohnet 707-334-3802 Vice Commodore Nick Grebe 707-315-6711 Rear Commodore Frank Cavoto
Secretary Larry Booth
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Treasurer Don Glidewell
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Director Susan Linn
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Director Don Radigan
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Director Bob Surratt
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Director Ken Oxman 707-745-6159 Staff Commodore Christine Machado 707-631-9015 Fleet Commander Ken Oxman 707-745-6159 Fleet Surgeon Deb Murray
Historian Kathleen Treese 707-746-5553 House Chair Barbra Brooks 707-334-4083 E ntertainment Coord. Deb Selman
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Membership Chair Mark Cambell
510-453-4136 Publicity Chair Lorie Campbell 707-477-9960 Audit Committee Mark Campbell 707-748-7783 PICYA Bob DuBois 707-853-6028 PICYA Mark Conners 707-567-5141 PICYA Port Captain Lorie Campbell 707-447-9960 Race Chair Joe Kallios 707-628-2914 Safety & Protocol Paul Brighton 707-746-8852 Ship Store Manager Robyn Boltz
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Commodors Log.......................... 1
Club Directory............................. 2
Contributors................................ 2
Opening Day............................... 3
Whats Happening........................ 4
Project Day................................. 4
Children’s Christmas.................... 5
Ringing in the New Year.............. 6
Cruise-in Schedule...................... 6
Help Wanted............................... 7
Joke of the Month........................ 7
Parking Lot Sale........................... 8
Birthdays..................................... 8
CONTRIBUTORS
Bob Bohnet
Derith Lutz
Christina Bara
Barbra Brooks
Nick Grebe
Lorie Campbell
O PENI NG DA Y 2016
B Y V I C E C OM M OD OR E N ICK GR EBE
Please Mark your calendar for April 23, 2016, This years date for Opening Day On the Strait.
Let’s “Splice The Mainbrace” as we celebrate all the hard work
we’ve done to keep the Benicia Yacht Club sailing!
"Splice the mainbrace" is an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with a drink. Originally an
order for one of the most difficult emergency repair jobs aboard a sailing ship, it became a euphemism for
authorized celebratory drinking afterward, and then the name of an order to grant the crew an extra ration
of rum or grog.
On a Man-O-War, the mainbrace was the heaviest of all the rigging and gunners commonly aimed for the
mainbrace during naval battles. If the mainbrace was shot away, the ship was un-maneuverable. The
mainbrace ran through blocks so it could not be repaired with a short splice or a knot. Splicing in a large
run of hemp was strenuous work so the crew involved were rewarded with drink.
Eventually the order "Splice the Mainbrace" came to mean that all the crew would receive an extra ration
of rum, and the order was issued on special occasions, e.g. after victory in battle, a new monarch, a royal
birth or wedding, or an inspection of the fleet. Where the order was for the whole fleet, it would be
signaled with flags. The traditional signal in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy is AlphaDelta-2-8.
What’s Happening at
the BYC?
Feb 5 1st Friday Fish Fry
Feb.6 Cruise in
Feb. 9 Trivia
Feb 10 Commodore’s Buffet
Feb. 12,13 Cruise in
Feb 13
Norton Lounge Music 🎤🎤
🎼🎼 with Small Plates menu Feb 14.
Valentine’s Day Brunch
Feb 19 Fish Fry
Feb. 20.
Private Party / Baby Shower
Regatta Room
Feb 25 Winemakers Dinner
Feb 26 Pittsburg Cruise-In
Feb 27
PICYA Dinner ?
March 4. First Friday
Mar 17. St Patrick Celebration
Mar. 27. Easter Brunch + Egg Hunt.
April 2 & 3 Parking Lot Sale
April 7 Beer Can Races
April 10. Jazz Brunch 🎤🎤 🎤🎤
April 16,17 BYC Clean up Day
April 23 Opening Day
on the Strait!
Please mark your calendar for these
upcoming events and as always Þnd
updated information regarding all
events on the BYC webpage and on
our Facebook page as some of these
event times or dates may change.
Successful again, IMPROVEMENT TEAM
PROJECT DAY January 5-7 and 12-13
by House Chair, Barbra Brooks
58 projects of various size and complexity were completed or at least attacked by - Mark Conners, Lee
Ritchey, Rick Mares, Don Radigan, Randy Norman,
guest volunteer Bill Jones, Michael Rudy, Sally Radigan,
Barbra Brooks. As always the camaraderie is amazing,
there is nothing like working side by side for a common
goal.
IT members receive an invitation to join in for a scheduled project day or two of doing IT. Improvement Team
affectionately called IT, for those of you who do not
know what this is all about. IT is volunteer members who
choose to come and assist on Project Days, or maintain a
given project. The following names come to mind, Richard Williams, Ken Vanstory and John Lunn thanks guys
for many years of assistance.
The improvement team motto is: Whatever it is - IT will
do it. This consists of taking care of the physical building
and grounds that you know as Benicia Yacht Club. Our
members have a wealth of knowledge and it is appreciated when they share that in order to keep BYC progressing in repairs. Each day we move forward in maintaining
our club. Thank you seems so trite for all that members
do to assist. House Chair totally enjoys working with
each and every one of you. Kisses and hugs.
FOR YOUR SAFETY - I installed a timer and rope lighting to illuminate the concrete sidewalk - when you enter
from the North parking lot.
Sharing a thought
This is exciting times with GM Mark and the new employees learning about our club. They bring forth new
ideas and seem eager to provide us with all we need. Of
course we need to realize that they are new and don’t
know ‘our’ ways, and they don’t know us. Time will take
care of all that. In the meantime we will continue to grow
and experience all that BYC can become. Of course that
will be easier for all - if I remember not be so intense and
continue to keep working on my sense of humor. See
you at the club
C H IL D RE N ’ S C HRISTM A S AT B YC 2015
CHRISTMAS WITH SANTA:
EVEN WITH THE ROUGH WATERS,
SANTA AND HIS ELVES MADE THEIR
ANNUAL VISIT TO THE CHILDREN OF
THE BYC. WHAT A FUN-FILLED DAY
FOR THE KIDS: COOKIE DECORATING,
GAMES, HAND-MADE TREE ORNAMENTS
AND GOODIES TO EAT. ALL THE
CHILDREN LISTENED INTENTLY TO THE
STORY THAT SANTA WAS READING AND
WAITED PATIENTLY FOR THEIR NAMES
TO BE CALLED TO GET THEIR
PRESENTS! A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
IRMA MCINTOSH FOR COMING BACK AT
THE LAST MINUTE AND TAKING OVER
THIS EVENT. ALSO A BIG THANK YOU
TO IRMA'S ELVES: WAYNE MCINTOSH,
TOM AND MICHELLE KONECKI, BOB AND
PENNY STELL, GAIL TEMPLE, JACKIE
RAMOS, CHERY KING AND THE HIPPEST
ELVES OF ALL THE "TEENAGE DANCING
ELVES." CHECK THEM OUT ON THE
BYC'S FACEBOOK PAGE!
RIN GIN G IN T H E NEW Y EA R
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Help Wanted!
YS
Youth Sailing is
planning on helping
the Benicia HS
Sailing Club students accomplish
their goal of learning to sail and
then be able to participate in a
few Interscholastic Sailing
events.
We are looking for your help!
What we need are a few sailors
that would be interested in
helping out. The students will
need at least two days of practice
a month, so if you enjoy sharing
your sailing or racing knowledge
and could volunteer for a couple
days per month please email or
call Derith.
Joke of the Month
If teaching is not your thing,
there is always safety on land or
on the water. You do not need to
be CertiÞed, just able bodied
and willing to help. Candidates
would assistance the instructor
either on the water or on land.
The Sailing Fleet is always in
need of repair and tweaking,
especially when being used by
High School students, some of
whom are new to sailing. If you
like to work on boats, you can
help us greatly!
This will be a great
opportunity for our club and
for the students of Benicia who
may not have an opportunity to
learn to sail otherwise. Sailing is
a great sport supporting both
individual skills and team
sportsmanship. Once learned,
the student can decide if racing
or recreational sailing is right for
them. Sailing helps to build
conÞdence, character, and is a
skill that can be used for a
lifetime. I hope that our Yacht
Club can help the local school
age children with this goal!
Who knows, they or their
families may join the club!
Our children are our future!
Submitted by Bob Bohnet
SPELL EUCALYPTUS
A sailor returned home one night and came upon a dead body on his
lawn. Thinking quickly, he called 911 and reported the incident.
“Where is the body,” asked the 911 operator.
“It is at the end of Eucalyptus Drive,” the sailor replied.
“Could you please spell that for me?” the operator asked.
After a long pause, the sailor said: “How about if I drag
the body over to Oak Street and you can pick it up
there?”
BYC PARKING LOT SALE
SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD
Please start saving items to donate for the sale Or, for you to have a
space and sell your own.
ALL monies from donated items go to building maintenance.
BYC MEMBERS BIRTHDAYS
Sam Frazier
Kathi Turner
Nancy Allison
Tom Konecki
Steve Sullivan
Terri Dale
Randy Trommer
Paul Burrows
Robyn Boltz
John McBride
Pat Bowers
Rex Daysh
PJ Winder
Steve Stults
Sue Ritter
Maria Saulsbury
Jay Stewart
2/5
2/5
2/7
2/8
2/9
2/9
2/10
2/11
2/13
2/13
2/14
2/15
2/17
2/17
2/18
2/18
2/19
Michael Rudy
Loretta Tollie
Jeff Shawstad
Robert Watkins
Steve Gilliland
Mark Amaro
Barbara Henretty
Kristine Hoffman
Wendy Peterson
Cosima Carnahan
Priscilla Minkel
Johanna Wright
Randi Scott
Paul Daysh
Richard Harms
Chris Bara
Paul Brighton
2/20
2/22
2/23
2/25
2/28
3/2
3/2
3/3
3/3
3/5
3/10
3/14
3/14
3/15
3/16
3/17
3/20
Jennifer Mascola
Sheri Wilkinson
Richard Jackson
Bill Bekkedahl
David Nicholas
Dan Demmon
Bob Featherer
Ron Tosch
Lisa Brenes
3/20
3/20
3/22
3/23
3/23
3/25
3/26
3/27
3/31
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An apology to any of you whose articles did not make into last months WW. Biography’s for the candidates took up a bit of space in the last edition and we could not get all of the stories in, we have included
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has gotten easier, though it is still very time consuming. I am hoping that there is a member out there that
would consider coming on board to help with putting out the WW in 2015. I am willing to help you get
started! I also encourage having a team to sell advertising to defray the cost of future editions.
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With that said, I am concerned that the WW is set to go on line only. It has been a topic of discussion
before my taking over for HR as Editor. My concern is for the many members who do not have internet
access and those not familiar with the internet itself, that may notKaren
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Wind Word. Without the phone tree, our only news update to our Owner/Vice
members isPresident
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mail and reading it as a print material? Think about that and let the board know your thoughts about the Wind Word’s future.
Because of the low number of readership that we have, membership is just over 200, we are not in competition with other local
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