April - Half Moon Bay Yacht Club

April 2008
Volume XXXI
No. 4
APRIL HAPPENINGS
• Friday, April 4. TGIF Dinner.
• Saturday, April 5. Dinner & Movie Nite.
“Captain Ron”
• Sunday, April 6. Opening Day on the Bay!
Noon to whenever…
• Tuesday, April 8. Board of Director’s
meeting. 6:00 p.m.
• Friday, April 11. TGIF Dinner.
Watching Paint Dry
Photo by Ginger Minoletti
• Saturday, April 12. Dinner & Movie Nite.
“To Kill A Mockingbird.”
• Sunday, April 13.
• Friday, April 18. TGIF Dinner.
• Saturday, April 19. Dinner & Movie Night.
“Napolean Solo”
• Sunday, April 20.
• Tuesday, April 22. Women Sail Meeting.
~6:30 p.m.
• Friday, April 25. TGIF Dinner
• Saturday, April 26. Dinner and Movie Nite.
“Caddyshack”
• MARK YOUR CALENDARS
•
April 5-6. Opening Day on the Bay, Pillar
Point Version.
•
April 12 - 27, 2008: HMBYC GOES
BAREBOATING in the British Virgin Islands.
•
May 17: Spring Fling on the Foundation
•
May 26: Memorial Day
•
SUMMER!!
GO TO: www.hmbyc.org and click on Calendar
to see all of the events scheduled for the year.
To follow the Adventures Aboard A Cappella with
Cornelia and Ed Gould, complete with pictures and log,
log on to http://www.v42-acappella.org.
• Sunday, April 27. Member’s Private Party.
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AHOY! APRIL 2008
Building Update
FROM THE HELM
In the spring, I have
counted 136 different kinds
of weather inside of 24
hours.
– Mark Twain
Spring is here and there. It teases us like Alice’s
smiling Cheshire cat, appearing and disappearing
from one day to the next. On many days it is too wet
from dew or heavy mist to put paint on the new ferry,
but I am painting myself with sun block while working
in the boat yard, and yet ice requires removal from
the car the next morning. Wading in the bay is
uncomfortable without a wetsuit and then it is so hot
at mid day I am wearing shorts. Welcome spring,
please stay a little longer.
The vote on March 2 was decisively in favor of
going ahead with the expansion. We are close
to starting. However, there have been a few
last minute details that will delay the permit
availability. In short, the delays are obtaining
final approval for the sprinkler plan, and
deleting a note on the building plan. The bank
and escrow are ready to start paperwork as
soon as we have the permit available. The
foundation construction will start within a month
of the permit being obtained.
I have included a layout of the new building and
we need to have a décor in mind (see next
page). The building committee will help to
coordinate this activity, so please give your
input to Ofer Amir, Margie Gater, Terry
Ramseyer, Mimi Wisnom, or Kelly Pike.
We can start to sail from the dock which is being
reassembled for the summer season. A new ferry is
ready to go. The sea birds, seals, and otters will be
back for our entertainment. We have a membership
open house on March 30 and Opening Day on our
Bay is coming up April 5. It is time to find an excuse
to come down and relax.
See you at the club. – Kelly
On Board
Port captain Suzy provided an overview of the wine
tasting event to gather input so that we can update
our offerings. Membership informed the board that
the website upgrade is moving along slower than
anticipated but we are making progress. The board
considered requests for overnight stays on the club
premise and decided that the club was not ready to
make overnight stays an option. The sailing
committee and C15 fleet presented a 2008 plan
making C15s availability for the summer youth
sailing program. The board asked for some
modifications to the proposal. The board reviewed
limitations to onsite activities that make a public
solicitation and include possible financial
transactions. The Finance committee updated the
board on the bank discussions for the expansion
and project timing.
With increasing activities around the club we are
experiencing a short fall of hospitality/watch officer
volunteers for the first time in quite a while.
Hospitality is fun to do when there are many hands
on board. If you have an interest in helping out with
hospitality please contact Martha Tingle or Suzy
Pinkerton.
Boat Yard Denizens: Do you have a boat
or trailer in the yard now? This includes
small vessels and kayaks too. Have you
moved a boat into or out of the yard this
year? Please contact Boatyard manager
Dave Weeks at weekssailing@aol.com or
(650) 560-0104 to be sure he has any
changes recorded in the inventory. We are
running up against a severe space shortage
and many people have worked hard to free
up space for the anticipated construction
of our new building. We need your
cooperation to be sure that we correctly
identify each item in the boatyard.
Fire sale to follow.
– Larry Miller,
Facilities
Director
Half Moon Bay Yacht Club Newsletter
–
2008 HMBYC Building Expansion
CCK
Kayak Rental
and Lessons
3 Bathrooms
3 Showers
HMBYC
Club House
390 sq’
Deck
Multi Purpose
Hall
1600 sq ft
Deck 920 sq’
Old Deck
The expanded area will start
as an open room with the
showers and bathrooms in the
back. Construction will start
this spring and finish by year
end.
Future steps are: deciding on
a décor, where to relocate the
club house bar service, and,
adding improvements to
create a comfortable,
attractive, multi-purpose
space with weekday rental
potential.
AHOY! APRIL 2008
CLEAN UP DAY—March 29
There was a terrific turn-out for the Club Clean-up on
Saturday. The weather was fine and the mood
enthusiastic as scores of people pitched in to help
spruce up the Yacht Club, finished building the ferry,
and moved boats and lumber around the yard. Big
thanks to everyone including: Eileen Bowden, Dale
and Diane Ross, Mike Shimeld and kids (Aiden,
Steven, Caroline and Fiona), Bjorn Kirby, Carol Smith,
Dave Weeks, Andy Geiser, Terry Ramseyer, Kelly
Pike, Bob Cantillo, Bjorn Conrad, Peggy Ruse, Wes
Brykailo, Dave Morris, Leon Smith, Paul Minoletti,
Mimi Wisnom, Nan Leatherwood, Mike Lawler, Claire
Borkert, Steve Habelow, Neal Wehtje, John Dicker,
and any others we forgot to mention. Thanks for being
there and doing a great job.
– Larry Miller, Facilities Director
IRISH LASSES SERVE UP
ST. PATRICKS DINNER
ON MARCH 15
Bernie Ford, Arline Gilmore, Dierdre O’Connor
TGIF DINNER MENUS
APRIL 2008
Dinner served at 7:00 p.m.
April 4. BBQ PULLED CHICKEN with house
slaw, creamy mac & cheese, jalapeno
cornbread
April 11. BAKED ZITI with Italian sausage,
Caesar salad, antipasto, garlic toast
April 18. CHICKEN BASQUE slow simmered w/
vegetables in spicy red sauce and served over
orzo pasta, tomato & cucumber salad, roll
April 25. BEEF & SHRIMP BROCHETTES with
seasonal veggies rice pilaf, Mandarin orange &
almond salad, French bread
All Dinners $15 and served with
Chef’s Choice Dessert.
Ireland’s gift to HMBYC (pictured above and below) once
again made an Irish Dinner Night memorable for alarge
crowd with a superb lamb stew, generous salad, and
Enda Crowe’s fabulous Irish Brown Bread. When asked
for his recipe, Enda wrote:
“Greetings Cynthia, and many thanks for your kind
words regarding the bread. I have been asked to share
this recipe by so many people however the problem is
that it belongs to a commercial baker who shared it with
me on the condition that I can use it but am not allowed
to share it. If it is of any consolation even Bernie does
not know what the recipe is! The agree-ment I have is
that I can bake as many loaves as I want but the recipe
itself must remain out of the public domain for as long as
his company remains in the baking business. I really do
feel bad that I cannot pass this recipe around but I gave
my word to this gentleman many years ago and it would
be remiss of me not to keep it. Best Regards, Enda”
Let’s hope that Enda feels inspired to bake bread
again when the Irish Lasses are in the kitchen.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT…
Every so often we catch people in the act…of doing
something really useful. This month AHOY!
recognizes LEON SMITH, who resurrected the
popcorn machine, not once but three times. In the
process he tracked down the $47 part to affect the
repair instead of spending $1200 for a new machine.
Nevertheless, CLARKE & JEAN SIMM donated a new
popcorn popper, so now we have backup. (No, no,
don’t back up!) And thanks to KAY BURNS, who more
than once made popcorn the old-fashioned way on the
stove top to keep popcorn cravings fed.
Dierdre and Arline cut to the pot of gold in the cake
Half Moon Bay Yacht Club Newsletter
IT’S BAAAACK!!
The great storm of January 4, 2008 reduced the Club’s ferry to
smithereens and beach kindling. Now, less than three months
after the disaster, intrepid Commodore Kelly Pike and his
hearty helpers have put a new and improved ferry in the water
so our members and sailors can get to the floating docks and
enjoy the Club’s boats this coming spring and summer. Kudos
to the Ferry Guys Bob Cantillo, Bjorn Conrad, Larry Miller and
Kelly Pike. Well done, gentlemen!!
PARTY!
Saturday MAY 17th
Getting ready to put the ferry back where it belongs –
out in the harbor.
Mark your calendars and plan to be at HMBYC on
Saturday, May 17th to help celebrate the 30th
Anniversary of the Best Little Yacht Club ever.
Whether you are a charter member or just joined on
March 30th, come help celebrate the fact that Half
Moon Bay Yacht Club’s Community of Friends is
still here, growing, thriving, and getting ready to
add more space for all the events that happen at
everyone’s beach-front property.
Plans are still being made for this celebration: with
luck we will be able to dance to live music on the
newly poured foundation for the expansion building
the membership voted to fund on March 2. Phyllis
Smith and Barb Walt will be creating a succulent
menu to delight everyone’s palate. And who
knows, there may be a ground-breaking ceremony
and other special presentations.
Larry Miller, Kelly Pike and Harry Ysselstein see that
the new and refined ferry gets into the water.
If you would like to be a part of this very special
day at HMBYC, please contact event Chair Cynthia
Ramseyer at (650) 726-4860 or
2blackcats@comcast.net and say, “Count me in!”
As always, volunteers are needed to help set up,
cook, serve, clean up, make flower arrangements,
decorate the Clubhouse, and make a party happen.
Bottom line: be there!
$25 per person.
Reservations in advance requested.
Commodore Kelly Pike pushes yet another successful venture
forward into HMBYC’s future.
Photos courtesy of Neal Wehtje
AHOY! APRIL 2008
SATURDAY MOVIE NITES: Movies Start at 7:30pm – or Dark Time
Movie Nite Dinners served at 6:30pm • All meals served with green salad
April 5th: Captain Ron: (1992) The story of
one family’s adventure on an old rickety boat
under the command of a crazed captain (Kurt
Russell). All sorts of trouble ensue, including
Pirates! Starring: Kurt Russell, Martin Short
Dinner: TBD, see Tell Tales for Details
$10.00
April 12th: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) In
this much loved, critically acclaimed film:
Atticus Finch (Peck), a lawyer in the
Depression-era South, defends a black man
against an undeserved charge, and his kids
against prejudice. Starring: Gregory Peck,
Robert Duvall
Dinner: TBD, see Tell Tales for Details
$10.00
Apr 19th:
April 19th:
Napoleon
Dynamite (2004) A listless and alienated teenager
decides to help his new friend win the class
presidency in their small western high school, while
he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
Cult Classic. Starring: Joh Heder
Movie Host: Neal Wehtje
Dinner: TBD, see Tell Tales for Details $10.00
April 26th: Caddyshack (1980) One of the
funniest movies ever made, This hysterical farce, set
against the backdrop of the typically hoity-toity
Bushwood Country club, pits the caddies vs. the
establishment with riotous results. Not to mention
the antics of the local groundskeeper (Bill Murray)
and his obsession with the wiley Gopher. The final
showdown between the snobs and the slobs is not to
be missed. CADDYSHACK is one of the mostquoted comedies of all time.
Starring: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted
Knight, Bill Murray, Michael O’Keefe.
Movie Host: Larry Miller
Dinner: TBD, see Tell Tales for Details $10.00
Half Moon Bay Yacht Club Newsletter
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2008
OPENING OF THE BAY – HALF MOON BAY
at
HALF MOON BAY YACHT CLUB
12:00pm
CEREMONIES BEGIN
•
Mermaid arrives at Tiki Hut in Black Swan
•
King Neptune Arrives to Invoke New Ferry
•
Past Commodores – first ride on New Ferry
•
Special Recognition of the Harbor Master & his Staff
•
Londerville Cup Presentation
12:30pm
PARADE OF BOATS AROUND THE HARBOR
•
As many Cal-20’s w/colored Sails as Possible
•
La Boheme & Club Member private Boats
•
C-15’s
1:00pm
FOOD SERVICE BEGINS ($15 Adults, $ 5 children UNDER 12)
•
All you can eat FAJITA BAR choice of Grilled Beef, Chicken, Fish, or Vegetarian
1:30pm
LIVE MUSIC BEGINS
1:30 – 2:00pm WARM UP BAND
2:00 – 4:00pm the MERMEN –
4:00 – 5:00PM the party continues !
AHOY! APRIL 2008
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Easy Crossword #6
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By Neil Hooper
Across
1. Slave ship for chefs
4. Cyrillic-writing ruler
7. Weird Yankovic or Gore
9. Camping beneath sail?
13. Exist
14. Diminish
16. Cheesy Cambridgeshire town
18. Tuberous perennials
19. Next to orange, a communist.
22. Like pool water
26. Trendy crowd to be with
27. Grateful kind of reckoning
28. Border river Rio _____
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Down
1. Judge track width
2. Downwind
3. Aquatic contest
5. E.g. Tahoe or Yukon
6. Puffed up, as dough
8. 6th note
10. Change the soundtrack
11. Long White and Blue river
12. Habitation
15. Impudent
17. Spread
18. Cut vegetables, raced closely
19. Chinese year
20. Avoid a certain brand of car
23. Long work break, or vessel’s full size (abbr.)
24. Letters for Rhode Island
25. Precursor to another name
Guest Chefs Lou Marchetti and Deb Kessler made a
splendid Italian dinner for the membership –good
cooks can do to make everyone happy and well fed!
KAY BURNS, GRI, CRS
The Right Choice”
Realtor
650-712-0651
kay@kayburns.com www.kayburns.com
RE/MAX Dolphin Real Estate Half Moon Bay, CA
Kay donates 10% of her commission to HMBYC
for all referrals and transactions that close escrow
that come from HMBYC members.
Half Moon Bay Yacht Club Newsletter
Watch Officer & Hospitality Schedule
Friday: 6:00-11:00 p.m. Saturday: 2-7, 7-11 p.m. Sunday: 2:00-7:00 p.m.
Month
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
Day
Date
Watch Officer
Hospitality
Event
Fri
4
Dan Bodman
Liz Allison
TGIF Dinner
5
Marie Parfitt-Pattie
5
Terri Lahey
David & Carol Slater
Movie Nite
Sun
6
Dick & Tami Schubert
Fri
11
Bob Reilly
12
Kay Burns
12
Terri Lahey
Sun
13
Neil Hooper & Cecily Hatchitt
Fri
18
Barb Dinnsen & Mike Madden
19
Kelly Pike
19
Rich Symmons
Sat 2-7
Sat 7-11
Sat 2-7
Sat 7-11
Sat 2-7
Sat 7-11
April
Sun
20
Jeff Hume & Carol Smith
April
Fri
25
Gary Naman
April
Sat 2-7
26
Peggy Ruse
April
Sat 7-11
26
Volunteer Needed
April
Sun
27
Martha Tingle
Opening Day
John Connors
TGIF Dinner
John Simons & Judith Modlen
Movie Nite
Mimi Wisnom
TGIF Dinner
Bill Klear & Mary Corcoran
Movie Nite
Barbara Kelly
TGIF Dinner
Liz Allison
Movie Nite
Which gentlemen are out of Uniform of the Day?
L-R. Rich Symmons, Harry Ysselstein, Tom Barry, Terry Ramseyer
AHOY! APRIL 2008
Board of Directors
e-mail
Phone
Commodore
Kelly Pike
kpike@coastside.net
712-0452
Vice Commodore
Terri Lahey
lahey@slac.stanford.edu
726-2474
Rear Commodore
Neal Wehtje
nealwehtje@comcast.net
726-1011
Treasurer
Lisa King
Lisking21@comcast.net
712-0649
Secretary
Peggy Ruse
pfruse@earthlink.net
465-2664
Membership
S. Breslin
Stephanie@ceos-champion.com
728-9590
Facilities
Larry Miller
clairry@comcast.net
712-1155
Port Captain
Suzy Pinkerton
captain_suzy@mac.com
728-3361
Director-at-Large
Martha Tingle
mtingle@stanford.edu
726-0742
Other Contact Information (all area codes (650) unless otherwise indicated)
Boatyard Manager
209.559David Weeks
HMBYCBoatyard@yahoo.com
Member Watch Officers
Dan Bodman
Kay Burns
726-4123
996-5217
C&D Conrad
M. Grimm
Lou Michetti
M. Parfitt-Pattie
Suzy Pinkerton
Charlie Quest
C. Ramseyer
Terry Ramseyer
712-8611
726-4515
726-9488
563-9003
728-3361
728-5193
726-4860
726-4860
712-1822
728-7084
510-5232641
726-0966
5980
Bar Manager
Quartermaster
Racing & PICYA
Bob Cantillo
Mimi Wisnom
Charlie Quest
nybob@mac.com
hartestone@sbcglobal.net
mail@drquest.com
728-3361
728-9544
728-5193
Bob Reilly
Peggy Ruse
D&T Schubert
YRA Rep.
Dave Haskin
dmhaskin@stanfordalumni.org
Carol Smith
Tell Tales Editor
AHOY! Newsletter
Bookkeeper
Calendar
WO Scheduling
Kelli Ambrosi
C. Ramseyer
Karen Tobin
telltales@hmbyc.org
2blackcats@comcast.net
hmbyc@sbcglobal.net
calendar@hmbyc.org
mtingle@stanford.edu
415-9220809
726-4523
726-4860
728-2120
Martha Tingle
Normal Clubhouse Hours:
Friday, 6-11pm
Saturday, 2pm-11pm
Sunday, 2pm-7pm
Club Phone & Messages: (650) 728-2120
726-0742
Phyllis Smith
Jim Stretch
Rich Symmons
Barb Walt
All Board Members
728-8838
726-7388
712-0461
Office Hours: Random
Office Email: hmbyc@sbcglobal.net
Office Phone: (650) 728-2120
Office Fax:
(650) 728-1947
www.hmbyc.org
Half Moon Bay Yacht Club
214 Princeton Avenue
PO Box 52
El Granada, CA, 94018
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