July 2012 - Tahoe YC

TAHOE YACHT CLUB
AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2011
2013 Flag Officer and
Director Nominees…10
Dick Ferris steers
August Ice to
6th Trans Tahoe win…8
Racer X takes Division 1 second place
Founded 1925
Joining the July 11 Beer Can fleet: Fired Up!, an Express 27 skippered by new member John
Morrison, windward of member Jason Roach’s yellow-hulled Poopsie, a Santa Cruz 27.
Don’t blink!
It seems like
we just got
started and are already almost half way finished with the season.
Sailors are always trying to get a handle
on the wind. They look hard to find it and
calculate what to do with it. It is all part of
the game. Well, this year’s Spring Series has
thrown them all they can handle!
For the Lasers, one evening’s races were
cancelled due to too much wind and two
days later, Wednesday Beer Can races were
abandoned because of no wind. Go figure!
Interesting indeed, since nearly every Monday
has been quite breezy for the Lasers, while
Beer Can racers saw three weeks in a row of
windless Wednesdays!
Spring Series Update
Things are off and running though. Laser
sailors are having the time of their lives and
Wednesdays are finally settling in to typical
summer fun conditions. As of the date of this
writing, five of the seven race nights for the
Spring Series have been completed. Winning
thus far is Stan Eriksson in the Laser Fleet;
Dick Ferris and his J125, August Ice, in
Division One Beer Can; Dan Hauserman and
his Melges 24, Personal Puff in Division Two
Beer Can; and Jason Roach and his Santa Cruz
27, Poopsie, in Division Three Beer Can.
Participation is up on Wednesdays, too. I
am happy to report there are several new boats
out this year and we are very glad to see them.
A big welcome to Express 27 (Fired Up!)
and new TYC member/owner John Morrison,
Catalina 22 (Pinniped) and member/owner
Troy Parrott, Olson 30 (Stray Cat) and owner
Brian Barger, Moore 24 (Thin Line) and owner
Justin Roach, and Santana 22 (Gramma) and
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under sail
from Dan Hauserman,
Sail Committee Chairman
owner Ben Tallarigo. More boats is more fun!
We are seeing more each week and looking
forward to a well-attended Summer Series
beginning mid July.
We also just completed our Garwood’s
Regatta on Saturday, June 30. It could not
have been much nicer. Winds filled in to
around 10-20 mph and temperatures were mid
70ºs. Nine boats made it out for the competition and most ended up back at Garwoods
post race for awards and, of course, “Wet
Woodys.” Third place winner was Jim Duffy
and his J105, Chinnook. Second place went
to Jim Casey and his J124, Pleiades. First
Place went to Dan Hauserman and Personal
Puff. Congratulations to the winners! It was a
Division two sweep.
TRANS TAHOE COVER and photos above:
Steve Lapkin, h2omark.com
Bruce Block, Doug Brown,
Terry Clapham, Mariana Dye,
Dan Hauserman, Ray Holstead,
Pat and Ray Landgraf, Roger McGee,
Lynn and Jim Mullen, Tom O’Rourke,
Suzanne Selvidge
Comments
from the
Commodore
Dear Fellow Tahoe Yacht Club Members:
As we close out the second quarter of the year, I reflect back to the
many wonderful social events we have had these past months. Thanks to
our wonderful staff and the hosts, these events, including our “official” summer opening Fizz Fling, have been fun and well attended.
Your board of directors have been meeting monthly to address all the
issues of running a very active club.
Our membership is growing slowly. I encourage each of you to propose a new member from among your circle of friends and neighbors.
Remember we are still offering a low initiation fee for this year of $1,000
for the full Regular Membership. Contact Membership chairman Fred
Greifenstein for more information.
The new deck project is progressing and we are now seeking contractors who can estimate the expense of the improvements to the building. If any of our members are interested in making an estimate, please
contact Rear Commodore Tom O’Rourke, our House Committee chair.
Tom’s committee has also added a fine pool table and air hockey game to
our game room/merchandise area on the upper deck.
Fizz Fling
Staff Commodore Ken Selvidge and Director Keith Mason have
been hard at work to improve the clubhouse sound system. You will
“hear” the results of their labor very soon.
On the water, it’s been too much or not enough wind, but all power
and sail events are underway with great turnouts for races and rallys. Jim
and Lynn Mullen are again hosting the Trans Tahoe sail regatta now in its
49th year.
Many members who do not have a boat ask how they can participate
in our on-the-water events. We have a signup sheet on the bulletin board
for just that purpose. Contact General Manager Mariana for more information.
And finally, our Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation, headed by Dave Olson, has planned a spendid Concours d’Elegance boat show for August
12-13, at Sierra Boat Co., with Les Schwoob coordinating all the volunteers. Planning is also on-going for the TYC-sponsored Woodie OverThe-Bottom on Monday, Aug. 13 and Mahogany Magic barbecue and
slide show on Tuesday night, Aug. 14. You can register online for both at
www.tahoeyc.com.
That’s all for now. Get a new member and I’ll see you at the club.
Bruce Block, Commodore
…Saturday, May 26
Connie owners Kim Stearns (H.M.S.
Pinafore) and Staff Commodore
Jim Gregory (Another Summer)
From fried brussel sprout chips to baby back ribs, TYC’s Fizz culinary crew,
headed by Bill Mann (in chef’s toque), with Jon Boyle, Carol Cunha and
Gina Gorman earned rave reviews!!
Secretary Wendy Poore was one of
the official board member Gin Fizz
mixers for the Opening Day party.
Bill Watson and Trinkie Watson
(but no relation)
Staff Commodore Paul Cunha’s “natty
and nautical” outfit is definitely in keeping with Fizz tradition.
More bow tie tradition from fellow
Renoites: Staff Commodore John Utter
and Warren Lerude
Alice Heiman and
Fred McElroy
Block & Tackle /
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2012 around the
Clubhouse
from General Manager Mariana Dye
H
ello from all of
us at the clubhouse! We hope
we see you soon and
often this summer. The
weather is perfect, the
Lake is full, and our
activities on the water
and at the club are ready
Mariana Dye
to go. I’d like to introduce
our friendly staff on board for this summer.
Kate Howard is from
Arlington, Mass. (three
miles outside of Boston)
and has been with TYC
since August 2010.
In addition to doing
a great job of selling
all the advertising for
our spring Members’
Magazine, Kate took over the club manager
position in May with primary responsibility
for all our club social events. Please contact
her if you want to sign up for an event, have
any questions or suggestions. You will also see
Kate bartending Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday nights.
Cody Lewis grew up
on the north shore of
Lake Tahoe and graduated from North Tahoe
High the summer of
2006. Cody enjoys the
outdoors and spends a
lot of time climbing,
biking, and camping. He
currently has a t-shirt
printing business that he does on his time off.
If you are interested in Tahoe outdoors, come
say hi to Cody and get the local insight of Lake
Tahoe. Cody is currently doing Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday day bar shifts.
Sean Collins is a senior at UC Davis, completing a major in political science. Although
born and raised in Long Beach, Calif., he has
been in Tahoe a lot throughout his life and
enjoys everything Tahoe has to offer including hiking, fishing and skiing. He also enjoys
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Beethoven and Ol’ Blue
Eyes to Jimi Hendrix
and Tupac. Sean is
an avid piano player
and has been playing
for over ten years. He
also enjoys taking long
walks on the beach into
the sunset, enjoying fine
wines and Spanish cheeses. Sean will be taking the Sunday bar shifts.
More ways to use
your minimum!
I want to remind everybody about the
changes to our annual minimum ( from January
through December.) This year, for the first
time since the minimum was implemented,
members can apply up to $100 of any clubsponsored event charge towards their minimum! All bar and retail purchases go towards
your minimum in addition to renting the club
for private events. (Members can rent the club
for only the $300 cleaning fee, so consider
TYC for your next birthday, anniversary or
business celebration!)
Dining in at the club
Double Dog Deli and Dockside 700, our
Tahoe City Marina restaurant below the club,
provides food service from noon on, directly
to our club! From salads and sandwiches (just
wait ‘til you taste their homemade potato
chips!) to a full dinner menu, along with some
of the best pizza in town. Just ask our bartend-
All players are welcome
at any skill level for TYC’s monthly
PICK-UP BRIDGE
We will be playing on first Fridays in
August and September from 3-5 p.m.,
then join all for
the “First Friday”
cocktail party. No
partners are necessary, as we rotate
players every six
games. Our goal is
to have at least two
tables of players.
from Pat Landgraf
Please contact me
at RPplus3@aol if you are interested in
participating. I will be in email contact
with everyone to let them know how many
players we have by that Friday morning.
(I am open to adding more days of play if
there is enough interest.)
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from Rear Commodore Tom O’Rourke, Chairman
Monday thru Friday, 2-5 pm
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off domestic and draft
beer, house wine
and well cocktails
& Martini Mondays – Come visit us
on Mondays and try one of our new
exotic flavor martinis prepared specially by our friendly bartenders
& Tropical Tuesdays – Feeling the
heat? Come refresh yourself at the
club with one of TYC’s tropical cocktail specials every Tuesday at the
clubhouse.
W
ork on the clubhouse deck addition is still underway. At this time we have drawings that
were done, and are trying to obtain cost estimates from contractors. This phase is taking
longer then expected because all the major contractors are tied up with their projects and
unable to assist us. The search is ongoing.
We wish to acknowledge Staff Commodore Paul and Carol Cunha and General Manager
Mariana Dye for their fine work on redecorating the two clubhouse restrooms. New mirrors were
installed, new paint applied, and the woodwork sanded and stained.
Along with our new pool table, the entertainment area on the “upper deck” now has an air
hockey game table that was donated to the club by Vicki Smith, a former member and family
friend. Reports to me are that it is seeing heavy usage by members’ children and grandchildren.
Hear ye, hear ye…finally! With new speakers and necessary supplies ordered (and arriving
daily), the long-sought improvements to the clubhouse PA/sound system are about to take place,
thanks to the work of our board member Keith Mason and Staff Commodore Ken Selvidge.
Announcements and presentations will soon be heard loud and clear throughout the clubhouse!
ers for a menu. We’ll place your order so you
can sit back and relax in your private club and
enjoy the view away from the crowds while
your food is being prepared and delivered!
Looking for something new
to wear or a gift to give?
Shop TYC’s online and
“Boatique” stores
You’ll find new summer items and some
of the favorite classics in our Boatique including hats, polos, jackets, tees, sweatshirts, belts,
and our popular Eliza B sandals. We’ve
just unpacked a new shipment of polos and
hoodies in children sizes, too, so you’ll find
something for the whole family.
Our online store also offers boating gear and logowear that make great gifts.
Log on to www.tahoeyc.com and click on
the “online store” tab on the left. You’ll be
surprised at all there is to offer with our TYC
logo—boat bags to backpacks, golf towels,
infant and toddler wear, picnic and outdoor
gear…the list goes on. And items can be personalized with your boat name, too!
If you have questions, give us a call. All
purchases made online or from our “Boatique”
count toward your annual minimum!
Have more fun when
you get involved
Joining TYC’s Hospitality committee is
a great way to learn more about the club and
make new friends. And we’re always looking
for new ideas for events. Whether you have a
lot or a little time to volunteer, please give us a
call at (530) 581-4700 to get involved.
Staff Commodore Jack McKenna wears
the classic TYC ball cap ($18) and a water resistant jacket from Tri Mountain with
lining of soft material that is cozy to the
touch. Brand new for the club this year,
the jacket comes in navy, red, or green
($60). Underneath is a vintage style TYC
t-shirt in either navy or white, short ($25)
or long sleeves ($35).
Donna Wallrich is wearing the very popular
Tri Mountain ladies’ cotton jacket with
detail piping along the seams, available
in red, navy, or oatmeal ($69). She’ll also
have great shade from summer sun with our
brand new large-brimmed white cotton hat
that proudly claims to be from the Tahoe
Yacht Club ($24).
Cindy McKenna models another new style
made by Tipsy-—a blue and white striped
lightweight zip-up hoodie ($30) that is a
great addition to any yachting wardrobe.
These are just a small portion of the stylish
clothing (toddler to XXL) and accessories
that can be found in the clubhouse. So
come on in, peruse our wares, and find
your new favorite TYC outfit in…
Dick Wallrich sports our classic hat with
leather band and embroidered TYC logo
burgee that’s right at home on a boat
or the golf course ($38). His classy twotoned fleece vest comes in red or royal
blue ($69).
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2012 At June’s First Friday/New Member Reception: (above, l. to r.)
Judd and Margaret Holiday, Jamie and Ross Arno, Susan and
Richard Votaw, and Terry and Bill Krivan.
Welcome TYC’s
NEWEST
members
Ross and Jamie Arno
Sacramento/Tahoe City, Calif.
Regular Membership approved May 2012.
Sponsors: Andy Wagner & Suzanne Boucher,
Rick Raduziner.
Ross and Jamie look forward to the
diversity of summer and winter club activities.
They also have a passion for classic wooden
boats and aspire to someday acquire one.
Born and raised in the Bay Area, Ross looks
forward to revisiting sailing, a pastime he and
his family enjoyed for years. The Arnos enjoy
spending time at their home at the lake and
in Santa Cruz. Ross is employed by Merck
Pharmaceuticals where he serves as a Health
Science Advisor. Jamie works as a spokesperson for local government. The Arnos are also
members of the Sutter Club and Sutter Lawn
Tennis Club in Sacramento, where Ross served
as president. They are owners of Bull of the
Woods, a 21-ft. Donzi moored in Tahoe City.
Herb & Pat Beck
Reno, Nev./Tahoe City, Calif.
Regular Membership, approved June 2012.
Sponsors: John Twomey, Allan Ramsey
Long-time homeowners in Reno, the
Becks recently bought a vacation home in Tahoe Sierra Estates. Coincidentally, the home
Herb and Pat purchased was the former residence of past TYC member Rick Wood. The
Becks own a prominent steel business in Reno
and recently purchased a 2011 Navigator 36
named The Tony Rose. They are very excited
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Nick and
Chris Lowe.
to start participating in TYC functions and
hope to get to know some fun new people at
the Lake!
Zachary Kirby
Green, N.J.
Junior Membership approved June 2012.
Sponsors: Tom O’Rourke, Andy Wagner
Zachary our new Junior member hailing
from New Jersey, is Rear Commodore Tom
O’Rourke’s grandson and
has been participating
in TYC events for a few
summers, most notably
at many of the Over-TheBottoms and as a member
of the TYC championship
bocce ball team. He is a
junior at Newton High School and participates
in football and varsity golf, and loves to wakeboard on the side when he has time. Zachary is
excited to join in the Eagles golf this summer
and to drive Summer Daze in the OTBs.
Gary & Sharon Krause
El Dorado Hills/ Tahoma, Calif.
Regular Membership approved July 2012.
Sponsors: Paul & Carol Cunha
Gary and Sharon are from El Dorado Hills
and own a condo in Tahoma. Gary is president
and consultant of Capitol Utility Specialist Inc.
and is currently involved with several development projects in the Tahoe area; Sharon is a
counselor for SETA. While the couple currently don’t have a boat, both have boated all of
their lives and were members of a sailing club
in the Bay. The Krauses, who know some of
Pat and Herb Beck motored their new boat down
to Sugar Pine Point from their west shore buoy for
the club’s June 30th family picnic.
our current members, made the decision to join
TYC for the fellowship and the love of Lake
Tahoe. They are interested in the Concours d’
Elegance, wine events, sailing regattas, and social events. They are very excited to start participating in TYC functions and hope to get to
know some fun people at the Lake!
John & Christy Morrison
Olympic Valley, Calif.
Connor’s Crew Membership, approved June
2012 Sponsors: Jim Granger, Jim Courcier
John learned to sail as a child with his
grandfather and used to race in the club’s
Wednesday Beer Cans circa ten years ago.
John and Christy are proud new owners of a
1981 Express 27 named Fired up! and John is
very excited to get back into the sailing scene
as a captain instead of a crew. The Morrisons
are both Realtors for Keller Williams and are
well known in the community as a hardworking
and hard playing family. John is an exceptional
backcountry skier and may be a contender for
the Penguins!
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 10-11
Concours d’Elegance and Wooden Boat Week
T
ahoe Yacht Club Foundation celebrates two anniversaries this year: the
40th annual Concours d’Elegance and
the 50th birthday of the Riva Aquarama, the
show’s elegant Marque class. And what a
celebration it’s going to be.
As of press time, 20 Aquaramas have
been assigned their slips at Sierra Boat
Company, Carnelian Bay, for the show,
plus an additional dozen or so other
Riva models. All together, more than 80
classic woodies will be on display and
for judging, with the best-of-the-best
awards announced at Friday night’s Exhibitor
barbecue.
Show times are Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday opening
at 9 a.m. with the “Roar Off” parade at 4:30 p.m. closing the show. You
also won’t want to miss the Marine Swap Meet and “Field of Dreams”
Boat Sale across the street from the entrance to the show.
On the social side, there’s the Opening Night Gala, Thursday, Aug.
9, at the West Shore Café with a “West Shore Riviera” theme; and the
popular Men’s Grill and Ladies’ Fashion Show Luncheon on Sunday,
Aug. 12. And when all is done, it is the Foundation’s hope to be able to
realize a financial surplus in order to award grants to help other marine
related non-profit organizations in our Lake Tahoe Basin.
Show tickets will be available at the gate. For Concours information
and ticketing, go to www.LakeTahoeConcours.com
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Brokerage services available, specializing in wooden runabouts
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Monday, Aug. 13
Woodie Over-The-Bottom
T
he fun starts at 9 a.m. off Obexer’s Marina with awards, catered lunch
(by Men Wielding Fire), live music and no-host bar back at Obexer’s
big red barn where the awards lunch begins at 12:30 p.m.
Participation as a Concours entry is not required so come one, come
all wooden boat owners! But get your registration in today as there will
be NO SAME-DAY SALES for either WOTB or lunch. All the details
and registration form are online at www.tahoeyc.com.
Entry fee covers OTB, two drink tickets and lunch for captain
and first mate; additional lunches for passengers are $35 per person and must be
purchased in advance.
Tuesday, Aug. 14
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agic is back!
or the second year, Tahoe Yacht Club
will be producing the “Mahogany Magic” slide show with the
non-award winning team of Hank Upton, Dick
Morton, and Terry Clapham behind the scenes,
again taking pictures and videos for your viewing
pleasure.
As always, we will be taking photos of
you, your family, your friends, and your boats for
this event that culminates in what promises to be a
fantastic 40th annual Concours and Wooden Boat
Week. Last year, we put together a 39-minute
show set to some funky music. Can we top it for
from
2012? You will have to attend and see for yourTerry Clapham
self. Last year we were able to get it ready for
viewing about 9.5 seconds before the projector
went on. This year, the team has the lofty goal of actually participating
in the “Mahogany Magic” picnic!
The details: Mahogany Magic 2012 is Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m.
at the Gatekeeper's Museum, Tahoe City. The cost is $30 (which includes
a free DVD copy of the slide show by providing your mailing info at the
event).
As always, there will be the famous “table setting competition.”
Along with your plates and utensils (and optional table-setting competition decor), bring an appetizer, salad, or dessert to share, your own meat
to grill, and a blanket or camp chairs for the slide show at dusk. Tahoe
Yacht Club supplies wine, beer. and barbecue grill.
For reservations and information: (530) 581-4700 or gm@
tahoeyc.com. You can also buy tickets online through Liquid Blue,
TYC Foundation’s Concours d’Elegance event coordinator at www.
LakeTahoeConcours.com.
If you have any questions, contact Kate or Mariana at the club. If
you would like to help by taking photos or videos for the slide show,
contact Terry Clapham at (209) 840-1600 or tncllc@yahoo.com.
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2012 COVER STORY
With owner Dick Ferris at the
helm and tactician Greg Fellich
standing at the rail, August Ice
pulls steadily ahead of second
place finisher, Racer X.
PHOTOS: Steve Lapkin,
www.h2omark.com
Dick Ferris steers August Ice to 6th Trans Tahoe win
T
YC member Dick Ferris of Dollar Point
steered his 41-foot sloop, August Ice, to
his sixth victory in the 49th running of
the Tahoe Yacht Club’s
annual Trans Tahoe
Regatta on July 14. The
J-125 finished the 31nautical-mile course
in 4 hours:20 minutes,
beating the second place
boat, the 36-foot Farr,
Racer X, steered by fellow TYC member Gary
from Jim Mullen, Redelberger of Tahoe
City. Under the perforTrans Tahoe
co-chairman
mance handicap system
used by the TYC, the difference in time
between August Ice and Racer X was 3 minutes: 27 seconds. In third place was Pleiades,
the J-124 sloop owned by TYCer Jim Casey
of Tahoe City.
Speaking for the August Ice crew, tactician Greg Fellich noted they ran a conservative race and steadily pulled ahead at each
mark. Jim Mullen, regatta co-chairman, added
“August Ice steered clear of a near collision at
the race start. Pleiades, Racer X, and Wicked
(the Farr 36) all took aim at the favored starting line location close to the TYC committee
boat. All of us on the committee boat braced
for impact when Pleaides headed straight
toward us at seven knots but her last minute
swerve to the left missed contact by three
inches or so. Remarkably, Wicked and Racer
X got out of the way, and, more remarkably,
no protests were lodged by the competitors.
Meanwhile August Ice calmly came in a few
seconds behind Pleaides, avoiding all the
jockeying for position and sailing in clear air
at high speed. Shortly thereafter, August Ice
pulled ahead and remained there for the duration of the race.”
Gary Redelberger, owner and driver of
Racer X, noted, “We stayed close to August
Ice up to the last leg, from Sugar Pine Point
to Tahoe City. We thought we could beat them
on corrected time [under TYC’s handicap
system]. Then [on that leg], August Ice held
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a spinnaker, and we couldn’t hold one. That
was the difference in the race.” Nevertheless,
Racer X handily beat its archrival, Wicked, the
other Farr 36, owned by TYC member John
Corda, the winner of last year’s Trans Tahoe.
This year, the length of the race and the
dying wind made it impossible for the slower
keelboats in Divisions 2 and 3, and Melges 24
to compete with the large keelboats in Division
1. This is because the wind died down considerably by 6-7 p.m., after the bigger boats had
finished. The course was 31.6 nautical miles
in length: Tahoe City to Homewood, to Sugar
Pine Point, to Glenbrook (on the east shore),
back to Sugar Pine Point and to Tahoe City.
Francisco YC in third place. Hauserman, race
chairman for TYC, also won the Melges
Tahoe Race Week competition, which included
races on the Thursday and Friday before the
Trans Tahoe. The Race Week, organized by
Hauserman, is one of the legs of the California
Cup for Melges 24s, a major series in the west
coast.
Melges 24, Division 2-3, Multi-hull
and Cruising Classes
A total of 36 boats crossed the start line
for the Saturday race. The last boat to finish,
Gramma, a Santana 22 owned by TYC applicant Ben Tallarigo of Tahoe City, came in at
10:27 p.m., finishing third in Division 3. First
and second respectively were Staff Commodore
Les Bartlett of Tahoma in his modified Venture
24, Groovy, and Bill Wahlander of Lafayette in
the Ranger 23, Dove.
In the Melges 24 class, club member
Dan Hauserman’s Personal Puff won first in
class, with Mako, helmed by TYCer Steve
McMillian in second, and Bones from San
Personal Puff leads the way in the Melges 24
class and Melges Tahoe Race Week competition.
In Keelboat Division 2, the 24-foot Wylie
Wabbit Weckless, owned by Tim Russell of
Novato, took advantage of its combination
of light weight and large sail area to win the
division. When the wind died, only the Wylie
could move forward in the light air, and this
ensured victory in the division and fifth place
overall among keelboats. Fourth place went to
Intruder, the Melges 32 in Division 1, owned
by Greg Dyer of Sacramento.
Among the Multi-hulls, several boats
withdrew before the race start, including the
Corsair 24, Gaijin, which sustained major
damage in a pre-race collision. First place in
the Multi-hull division went to Emma, owned
by Bill Richards of Berkeley, who also won
the Corsair Trans Tahoe trophy, a permanent
trophy on display in the TYC clubhouse for the
highest finishing Corsair in the Trans Tahoe.
Brainwave, the Wylie 30 owned by past
winner Charles Quaglieri, won the Cruising
division and the Hellman perpetual trophy,
named for former TYC sailor and Staff
Commodore Raymond Hellman.
First place finisher, August Ice, won
the Conner perpetual trophy for the keelboat that is the overall winner of the Trans
Tahoe race. This trophy is named for the late
TYC Vice Commodore Eric Conner, who
served as race chairman for the TYC for
many years. In addition, August Ice won
the Obexer trophy as the best scoring keelboat owned by a TYC member. The perpetual trophy, built by former Commodore
Les Bartlett in 1975, is named in memory of
sailboat racer Jacob Obexer II, grandson of
Tahoe boating pioneer Jake Obexer, founder of
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2012 Meet the Nominees
Bruce Block, a former Bay Area financial
consultant, attended
Cal Poly and San Jose
State where he earned a
degree in business and
a MBA in marketing.
Bruce is also former
executive director of
both the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association
(PICYA) and San Francisco Bay Yacht Racing Association (YRA). A member of TYC
since 1987, Bruce was a charter volunteer
on the Hospitality committee and has chaired
both Membership and House committees. The
winter TYC Penguin is also the instigator of
the club’s new Eagles summer golf group. The
former member of San Francisco Bay’s Islander 36 sailing fleet and his wife, Staff Commodore Donna (2004), now “sail” Tomahawk,
a 1937 22-ft. Chris-Craft runabout on Lake
Tahoe. The Blocks and their golden retriever,
Winchester, make their home in Tiburon and
Tahoma.
Bruce Ells is no stranger to the TYC board,
having served as a director at large from
2003 through 2006
and as board secretary,
2004-2006. The Tahoe
City resident was born
and raised in Pasadena,
but has called Lake Tahoe “home” since 1973,
following service in the US Army. A Realtor
since 1975, Bruce is now a broker with Sierra
Sotheby’s International Realty’s West Shore
Lake Tahoe office and is a past president of
both the Tahoe Sierra MLS and Board of
Realtors. With the purchase of a Catalina 22
in 1982, Bruce began sailing on Tahoe and,
in 1984, joined TYC to participate in the Beer
Can races and weekend regattas. Today he is
still racing as an owner of the fast Farr 36 One
Design, Racer X, while also owning Ele Ele
Nani, a 2003 25-ft. Chris-Craft Corsair
Fred Greifenstein
was appointed to the
board as treasurer in
September, 2010. Originally from New York
City, he was doing research at Argonne National Laboratory near
Chicago when he met
his wife, Linda, who was preparing for her
doctorate at Northwestern. In 1974 the couple
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moved to Italy where Fred helped manage the
largest private data center in Europe. In 1978,
he began a consulting firm in Rome, specializing in IT systems for large banks. Since
returning to the U.S. in 1988 with their two
daughters and earning an MBA from UCLA,
Fred has specialized in human resource management. He now consults part-time and teaches management at the University of Phoenix
in Reno and online. Residents of Crystal Bay,
Nev., since 2008, the Greifensteins became
members of TYC in 2009. They have a Hunter
41 homeported in Sausalito and a 1969 Balboa
20 which Fred restored over this past winter
for sailing on Lake Tahoe. He hopes to have
Now Grace ready for the 2013 racing season.
Ray Landgraf began
working his way west
with stints in Chicago,
Portland, and San Francisco for Westinghouse
Electric Corp. after
graduating from Purdue
University with an engineering degree in 1973.
In 1987, he started LGE Electrical Sales which
represents manufacturers and service providers of electrical distribution and transmission
equipment in large industrial, government
and construction markets. The firm now has
offices in San Diego, Westminster, Honolulu,
Vancouver BC, and Sacramento. Home for the
Landgrafs is Carmichael, Calif., with a second
in Tahoe City, which the family, including
sons Raymond, Bryan (new father of their first
grandson); and Scott, have enjoyed since the
early ’90s. An avid duck hunter and fisherman,
Ray also enjoys skiing and boating in Amicus,
a 1956 18-ft. Chris-Craft. Since joining TYC
in 2010, Ray and Pat have been First Friday
hosts, restarted the monthly Pick-up Bridge
nights, and taken on the chairmanship of the
club’s Wine Events.
Bill Mann has definitely made a name for
himself as “caterer” of
some delicious events
including this year’s
Fizz Fling. But it’s his
job as vice president
of A. C. Enterprises in
South San Francisco
that pays the bills. Before joining the up-andcoming general contractor last year, Bill spent
a dozen years as CEO of Draeger Construction
in Concord, expanding its operations into four
new regional offices. The native Californian
(from Orinda and now San Francisco resident)
is a CSU Sacramento grad with BS degrees in
real estate land use and construction engineering technology. Boating, power and sail, is
included in a long list of hobbies that ranges
from wine to working on old cars. Since joining the club in 2004 (when brother-in-law,
Paul Cunha, was incoming commodore), Bill
has become a hot contender in the OTBs, taking third place overall last season in his 2004
22-ft. Chris-Craft, Sweet & Sour.
Keith Mason grew
up in his father’s restaurant business in
San Francisco, learning cooking (still his
hobby) and managing
skills before leaving
in the late ’60s to start
a career in the theatre.
After seven years with
San Francisco Opera in set construction and
lighting, Keith moved to location work with
various motion picture studios as a key grip
and lighting gaffer. In 1978, he formed Mason
Studio Services, Inc., based in San Francisco
with offices in Portland and Seattle and while
overseeing the company, worked as a director
of photography in Hollywood, New York, and
Canada for Paramount Pictures and other studios. After being bought out by a competitor
in 2005, Keith added property construction,
development/management to his resume as
owner of KMT Properties and made Tahoe his
home. Currently he is a hands-on construction
consultant in the Bay Area and Tahoe Basin. A
TYC member since 2000, Keith has co-chaired
Monday Night Football and with his wife,
Susie, planned and hosted several club social
events. The Dollar Hill residents are also stalwart OTB contenders in their 33-ft. Formula,
Beauty & the Beach.
Roger McGee has
been a member of TYC
for 18 years and a board
member for one year.
He has served on the
membership committee,
co-chaired the Over-theBottoms for the past six
years (taking on the full
chairmanship from Tom O’Rourke in 2011),
initiated the OTB kickoff party and has seen
boat participation double from 10 to more than
20 boats per event. He has also chalked up
some 12 years as a judge for the TYCF Concours d’Elegance. By profession with an MBA
and an MS in chemical engineering, Roger has
had 32 years of management experience with
Chevron. Now with a California real estate
license, he does oil industry consulting for
private real estate clients. Roger and his wife,
Joan, call Tiburon home where Roger served
as president of the largest homeowners group
in the town. Here at the Lake, the west shore
is home. The captain of Sh-Boom is now “between boats” and looking forward, perhaps, to
something a bit larger than their classic 17-ft.
Chris-Craft.
returning board member, also serves on the
boards of SnowFest and TOCCATA and is "the
tall guy with the camera” photographing TYC
events for our Block & Tackle newsletters.
A graduate of CSU Sacramento, Dick in now
retired after a 30 year sales career with AAA.
The couple have homes in Sacramento and
Carnelian Bay.
Dick Morton and his
wife Nileta spent 30
years sailing the Delta
in their Catalina 30, on
Folsom Lake in their
Catalina 22 and, more
recently, raced their Capri 25. They now enjoy
crewing with friends in
various TYC events. Together, they have been
long time Concours d'Elegance volunteers and
since joining the Club in 2004, served on the
Membership and Hospitality committees, co chairing the later since Dick was elected to the
TYC board in 2008. Dick, a past president of
the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society and
Tom O’Rourke is completing his third fullyear term as a member of TYC’s board after
being appointed to fill a
vacancy in the spring of
2009. After heading up
the club’s Wine Events
for a year, Tom took
on the chairmanship
of the House committee in September, 2011,
overseeing a number of
clubhouse improvements. The former co-chair
of TYC’s Over-the-Bottom powerboat regattas also spearheaded the club’s sponsorship
of the Woodie OTB and awards lunch during
last year’s Wooden Boat Week and recruited a
Slate of Nominees
Officers and Directors for 2012-2013
The Tahoe Yacht Club Nominating Committee met on June 20, 2012 and voted
unanimously on the following slate of officers and directors for the fiscal year 20122013. In accordance with the Tahoe Yacht Club By-Laws, the list of officers and
directors was forwarded to the club’s secretary for posting to the membership.
Commodore Vice Commodore
Rear Commodore
Port Captain
Dick Morton
Tom O’Rourke
Fred Greifenstein
Bruce Ells
Directors-At-Large
Rick Raduziner
Roger McGee
Keith Mason
Bill Mann
Ray Landgraf
Senior Staff Commodore
Junior Staff Commodore
Hank Upston
Bruce Block
Election of Flag Officers and Directors will be at the Annual Meeting
of Membership, held Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, 2 p.m. at the Clubhouse.
Nominating Committee
G. Douglas Ball, Chairman
Sharon Bernadini, Nancy Cunningham, David Olson, Richard Stout
Other Nominations: Other nominations may be made by petition of five Regular Members
provided such petition is filed with the Secretary not less than fifteen days prior to the election.
Nominations for Director must designate the Director whom the nominee is to succeed.
Reference: Bylaws, Article XV, 15.4
Bocce Ball team for the club. Tom, a former
San Mateo county sheriff’s lieutenant, and
his wife, Marie, have been TYC members
since 1993, and active in ACBS where he
previously served on the international board of
directors. While still San Mateo residents, both
O’Rourkes enjoy entertaining in the couple’s
second home in Tahoe Vista. And although
Summer Daze, the couple’s 2003 25-ft. ChrisCraft, is the boat of choice for OTBs, Tom
still keeps Sun Tripper II, his 1967 Century
Arabian, shinned up for her regular appearance
in TYCF’s Concours d’Elegance.
Rick Raduziner, who
is also completing his
second one-year term
on the board, says he
moved, sight-unseen,
from Colorado to Lake
Tahoe in the fall of 1988
and like many other skiers before him, knew he
wasn’t going to move again. For the past 23
years, he’s called Lake Tahoe “home,” focusing his career on real estate brokerage and
development, now with Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty. Still very much the skier, Rick
teaches at Squaw Valley USA and serves as a
PSIA divisional examiner. When Rick discovered sailing five years ago, he joined the club
and has been having a great time being part of
the TYC gang. You can find Rick racing his
Laser on Mondays as our Laser Fleet captain
and sailing with Dan Hauserman on Personal
Puff during the Wednesday night Beer Cans.
Hank Upton has been
a member of TYC since
1997, a director since
2004, commodore in
2011 and now is completing his term as junior staff commodore
on the board. And that’s
after serving five years
as Hospitality committee co-chair with his
wife, Joan. The proud Stanford alum and
physician started his career, however, with a
degree in engineering and as an officer of the
deck on a Navy destroyer. His boats now are
“woodies” including a 1941 Chris-Craft barrel
stern, a Century Resorter, two Rivas, and a
1956 Higgins convertible, the latter which he
likes to skipper for TYC’s Crusin’ series and
OTBs. Between boating and skiing with the
club’s Penguins, Hank and Joan enjoy traveling around the world. Although “retired,”
Hank still puts in a day at private practice, a
half day at Samaritan House and a full day
each week at the VA hospital near the couple’s
Woodside, Calif., home. At Tahoe, they make
their home at McKinney Shores.
.
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2012 11
summer soc i a l scene
Steve and Patty Vanni enjoyed dinner
in the Commodores’ Room.
Nancy Cunningham (far right) and Staff Commodore Doug Ball (to Nancy’s right) celebrated
their mutual birthdays with a Rombauer toast at the Winemaker’s Dinner.
Wine Notes
from Ray Landgraf, Wine Events Chair
Rombauer Winemaker’s Dinner
Saturday, April 21
The 2011-12 wine tastings and dinners wrapped up in fine
style with Rombauer wines: a 2009 “Joy” late harvest
Chardonnay paired with Scott Yorkey’s foie gras torchon
(perhaps the last of the foie gras in California!), and 2010
Chardonnay with a delicious seared halibut salad. A 2008
Cabernet Sauvignon accompanied the prime rib, potatoes
au gratin and spring asparagus, with a 2010 Zinfandel
reserved for the dessert course of chocolate-covered berries
and tarts.
Pat Landgraf joins the
applause for Jake’s
executive chef Scott
Yorkey and his staff for
a job well done!
Mercury Winetasting -
Saturday, June 16
Our last tasting of the season was provided by Brad Beard of
Mercury Wines from Geyserville. Brad has an enthusiastic
approach to wines, sticks with many traditional approaches,
but isn’t afraid to try new things. From this very small winery, Brad introduced us to a wide range of wines from a Cab
Franc Rose to a Malbec Cab blend.
Above, Gil and Ellen Magnani
with John and Eve Lockton, right.
We will soon be setting the calendar for the fall and spring
dates and are always looking for suggestions and connections to wineries. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.
Thanks to everyone who came and tasted and made the
events so successful.
Jorge Farinacci Vera
and Rod Sumpter
Mercury Winery founder Brad
Beard (left) prepares to pour
one of the Geyserville Winery’s
Cab-based blends.
Commodore Bruce and Donna Block with Dinah and Garry Kornish
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2012
OTBs
OTB#2: July 7…
You can always count on the
Sweet & Sour crew (left) for
good food to go along with
a good ride.
off to outstanding start
for 25th season
Below: The Gerhardy girls (and
Capt. Lou) aboard Gerparty
from Director Roger McGee,
Powerboat Committee Chair
T
he Over-The-Bottom events are off to an
outstanding start. The Kick-Off Party to
celebrate the 25th year of TYC-sponsored
OTBs was held at the clubhouse on Friday,
June 22. Fifty enthusiastic powerboaters were
in attendance to sample appetizers provided
by Joan McGee and jello pops courtesy of
Bill Mann. Eleven captains signed up for the
season series, plus others for individual events.
We expect at least 15 captains and crews will
compete for the season series trophy.
The following day we were greeted by
high winds and small craft warnings! (Just
what the Beer Can sailers had been missing
earlier in the month.) As a result, the first OTB
was cancelled, much to the disappointment
of the powerboaters. Due to their enthusiasm
for OTBs, we have added a new #4.5 event
on Saturday, Aug. 18. (Please see the revised
schedule at right.)
OTB # 2 on July 7 started and ended off
the West Shore Café in Homewood. It was
a beautiful morning with little wind. Fifteen
boats participated, many with crews of four to
six enthusiastic participants. Greg Barraclough
set a short course for an easy start to the
Season Series. Nine boats finished within 45 seconds of
the mark time. Bill Mann and crew in Sweet
& Sour came in first only 3 seconds off. Lou
Gerhardy in Gerparty was second with a lot
of help from his children and grandchildren.
Keith Mason’s Beauty & the Beach followed
closely in third place. Harvey Rogers with
granddaughter, Kristi, and the McGee clan in
Susie Mason’s set to follow OTB #2
instructions on Beauty & the Beach.
Where’s Harvey II finished fourth and won
the poker hand with a full house.
We are all looking forward to the 25th
Season Series Award Luncheon at Turners’
“Playtime” in Homewood following OTB #5
on August 25. Following tradition, last year’s
Season Series winner, Mike Simmons, will be
the host for the luncheon.
Mike, along with Becky Arnold, Bill
Mann, and Wendy Poore have volunteered to
join me on the OTB committee. Please give
them your feedback and suggestions to make
the next OTB Season Series (or other power
boat events) even better.
Please contact me at rcmcgee1@aol.com
or (415) 533-5164 if you would like more
information on our Over-The-Bottom rallys.
Even better, line up a crew or hitch-hike a ride
for the next OTB. Also, there is a sign-up
sheet on the bulletin board in the clubhouse if
you need a crew or a ride.
At the June 22 Kick-off Party…
OTB Party
(and July
First Friday)
hostess Joan
McGee with
Ruby Red’s
Suzanne
Boucher
Where’s Harvey II’s
Harvey Rogers
Sharon Bernardini
Summer 2012 Over-The-Bottom Series Events
Event
Date
OTB #3
Saturday, July 21
OTB #4
Saturday, Aug. 4
Location
Registration
Tahoe City Marina/
TYC (finish)
8:30 a.m. on the water
West Shore Café**
8:30 a.m. on the water
OTB #4.5 NEW Saturday, Aug. 18
Tahoe City Marina**
TYC (finish)
8:30 a.m. on the water
OTB #5
Saturday, Aug. 25
Tahoe City Marina/
Playtime (finish)
8:30 a.m. on the water
Plan to arrive by 8:30 a.m. to register and obtain your starting position and instructions. OTBs
start at 9 a.m. when the first registered boat crosses the starting line.
** The starting location is to be determined, but the finish and awards for the day will be
at the West Shore Café on 8/4, and at the TYC Clubhouse on 7/21 and 8/18.
Staff Commodore Doug Ball, with Cathy and
Mike Simmons. Mike was last year’s OTB Series
winner with his new boat, Above Water.
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2012 13
Eagles
Kicking off TYC’s 2012 golf season at Old Greenwood:(left to right starting in the
back row): Bob Leich, Les Schwoob, Dave Heltman,Tom Gibbs, Larry Olin, Margaret Twomey, Karen Olin, Sharon Bernardini, Hank Upton, Judd Holiday, Director
Keith Mason, Zachary Kirby and John Twomey. Front Row: Eagles’ chairman
Doug Brown, Lynn Osmundsen, Staff Commodore Donna Block, Treasurer Fred
Greifenstein, Don Sloat, Susie Mason, Commodore Bruce Block and Bill Krivan
tee off at Old Greenwood
from Doug Brown, Eagles’ Committee Chair
T
wenty-one golfers just finished playing
the first event of the season on Friday,
June 29, at Old Greenwood Golf Course.
There were three threesomes and three foursomes. All players agreed that the golf course
was absolutely beautiful and the weather perfect. Everyone had a great time.
The format was an 18-hole shamble. Each
team tees off then selects the best drive of the
group and all players play their own ball in to
the green from the spot of the selected drive.
Each player had to have at least three of their
own drives used over the 18 holes. Scoring
was the best score of the group on each hole.
Low score was 83, but three other groups came
in with scores of 84, so the competition was
close.
Potluck and awards
Following the game, the golfers arrived
back at TYC for a potluck and awards. (“Italian
Night” will be the theme for next month’s potluck.)
There was a “closest ball to the hole” for
men on hole number 7, which was won by
Doug Brown (16-ft. 10-in.). The closest ball
to the hole for women was on hole number
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2012
EAGLES’ GOLF
5, but there was no win(open to all TYC members
2. Recreational
and their guests)
ner. Longest drive went
golfers who play a
to Rear Commodore Tom
few rounds of golf per
Friday, July 27: Gray’s Crossing
O’Rourke’s grandson (and
year, but do not regisa Peter Jacobsen/Jim Hardy-designed
new TYC junior member),
ter their scores with
championship golf course
Zachary Kirby, a booming
the
NCGA.
Friday, Aug. 31: Coyote Moon
330-yard shot. The longest
3. Golfers who
one of the finest mountain
drive for the women went to
come out to have fun
golf courses in the country
Karen Olin with a perfect 180
and play once in a while
yard shot down the middle of the
in a beautiful setting.
fairway.
We would like to accommodate all
18 and 9-hole events?
players of all skill levels to come out and have
The next event will be the last Friday in
a good time. The above being said please indiJuly (July 27) at another great course: Gray’s
cate your skill level of play when you sign up.
Crossing (Old Greenwood’s sister course).
If you have a handicap, let us know what your
We need more participation and please sign up
index is. By having the above information we
early. If enough sign up for a 9-hole event (at
could create games that will be fun for all skill
least eight golfers) we will do a 9-hole event.
levels.
Remember family, friends, or house guests can
One of the reasons for starting the
participate.
“Eagles” golfing group was to also develop a
list of TYC members who would like to play
Players at all skill levels
more than once a month. Let us know if you
It is now becoming evident that we have
would like to be on this golfers’ call list for
three classes of players:
more member play.
1. Those with handicaps and that play
Contact Doug Brown at (925) 376-4881
frequently.
or tahoedoug@hotmail.com
summer soc i a l scene
First
Fridays
Pat Butler (above left) had a tough decision, faced with all the temptations on Carol
Cunha’s June spread, including mashed potato
sundaes. In July, nearly 100 members helped
themselves to Joan McGee’s patriotic spread,
with additional appetizers contributed by
Donna and Dick Wallrich, Margaret and Judd
Holiday, and Jenny and Barry Ludwig.
Delores and Walter Nelson
Marylinn Coldiron and Ruffus Jeffris
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
Saturday, May 5
Hospitality Host: Bill Mann
with fresh Mex buffet by Chef Paul Selak
Bev Bloodworth takes a healthy wack at the traditional pinata. Above, in the spirit of the evening:
Diane and Don “Zorro” Sloat with Sue Stout
Staff Commodore Jenny
and Barry Ludwig
Sisters-in-law Patti and
Nancy Ball
“Souper Saturday” Speaker Series
①
Saturday, June 2
Hospitality Hostess
Carol Cunha
Jim and Jamie Casey
Fritzi Briner and
Linda Schwoob
Roger Huff (aka Captain Bucko) drew upon
his 20-year navel career and 50 years of
operating various water craft around the
world to teach us to “Talk Like a Pirate.” We
learned the origin of terms like port, starboard, fore and aft, and the true meaning
of the term “poop deck.” In the galley for
the evening was Carol Cunha with a super
“Souper Saturday” gourmet spread.
Alicia and Anne Marie Utter
Commodore Bruce Block
TYC Family Picnic
Saturday, June 30, on the Ehrman Mansion lawn
Sugar Pine Point’s out-of-commission pier didn’t stop TYCers from having a
perfect summer day with barbecue catered by Men Wielding Fire, swinging
tunes by Jo Mama, a bar tended by Club Manager Kate, and games for all
the kids set up by General Manager Mariana.
Block & Tackle /
august-september
2012 15
From Ray Holstead,
TYC delegate to PICYA and PICYA Treasurer
good news
RBOC: Legislators move to resurrect Boating
Commission, add boater to Parks Commission
SACRAMENTO [July 3] — A bipartisan
effort by California legislators is moving new
legislation to the desk of Governor Jerry Brown
to modify the governor’s Reorganization Proposal #2 [GRP #2] and provide enhanced protections for California boaters.
As proposed by the governor in
January, GRP #2 would have reconstituted the Department of Boating and
Waterways as a Division of Boating and
Waterways within the state Department
of Parks and Recreation, and would have
also eliminated the Boating and Waterways Commission. RBOC and other
stakeholders have been advocating for
the preservation of the boating department and commission.
The new legislation is AB 737, co-authored by Assembly Member Joan Buchanan
[D-San Ramon] and Katcho Achadjian [R-San
Luis Obispo]. The bill would revise GRP #2
to resurrect the Boating and Waterways Commission with expanded activities, and to add a
recreational boater to the State Parks and Recreation Commission.
RBOC President Cleve Hardaker stated:
“We are pleased that legislators are stepping
forward to revise the GRP. Boaters have been
making a strong case for the preservation of
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transparency and accountability that would
otherwise be lost with the elimination of the
Boating and Waterways Commission. We
maintain our opposition to the provisions that
would turn the boating department into a division of state parks. The boating community deserves a dedicated department,
totally funded by boaters, with a director
focused on boating.”
The provisions of GRP #2 that will
reconstitute the Department of Boating
and Waterways as the Division of Boating and Waterways are expected to be
adopted on July 3, with an operational effective date of July 3, 2013. The statutory
changes of the GRP do not alter the current programs and services provided by
the department, nor do they change the collection or use of boater-generated fees and taxes.
Hardaker noted: “We will remain engaged
and vigilant as these changes are implemented
over the course of the next twelve months, and
additional legislation may be warranted. It remains critical that boaters have confidence that
the funds we pay the state are used wisely and
effectively. RBOC will continue our advocacy
efforts to preserve and enhance the interests of
the recreational boating community.”
Copper Bottom Paints
More good news! Senator Kehoe dropped
SB 623 which was initially intended to prohibit the use of boat-bottom paint that contained
copper oxides. This action is a huge plus for
boaters and RBOC who worked on this issue
for nearly two years. For every boater that has
copper oxide bottom paint and keeps their vessel in water, the defeat of SB 623 saved you
an average of $5,000 statewide! As initially
written, this bill required any existing copper
bottom paint be removed from vessels in the
water.
This issue can return at any time; however,
in the process of getting to this point, the scientific basis which RBOC utilized in fighting
this issue is now being utilized by the Federal
EPA in developing new water quality regulations and standards. And so, the beat goes on.
Current RBOC information is always available
at www.rboc.org.
PICYA’s Opening Day in the Bay drew more than
100 decorated boats for the parade from San
Francisco’s Crissy Field to Pier 39.
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This year marked the
95th Opening Day on the
Bay parade coordinated
by PICYA with the 2012
theme, “American Spirit,”
celebrating the many
people and things that
have made San Francisco so unique.
PICYA: Opening Day on the Bay
Opening Day on the Bay, the signature event of PICYA, was held on
Sunday, April 29. More than 200 boating enthusiasts boarded the California Hornblower which departed Pier 3 at 1000. The weather was sunny
with a wisp of fog at the Golden Gate. When we were in position, east of
the Golden Gate Yacht Club off the Marina Green, the parade started with
a fly-over of jets from the US Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, Fallon, NAS. The SFFD Fire Boat, Phoenix, led the parade of more than 100
boats.
This year’s theme was “American Spirit,” and many yacht clubs created imaginative decorations to compete for six trophies in the various
classes. Following the parade, we were treated to a sit-down lunch and a
cruise around Alcatraz and the new Bay Bridge, including venturing into
McCovey Cove during a Giants game. A good time was had by all, and I
encourage you to join us for a delightful day on San Francisco Bay next
year for PICYA’s 96th Opening Day on the last Sunday in April.
Current information for these and all PICYA actives is always available at www.picya.org
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SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
1
AUGUST 2012
2
BEER CAN RACE
First Shape: 1800
FRIDAY
3
BBQ Night
Clubhouse - 5pm
Pickup BRIdGE
Clubhouse - 3 to5pm
5
6
7
8
LASER RACE
9
BEER CAN RACE
First Shape: 1800
First Shape: 1800
Opening Night
Gala
wOOdIE-OVER-THE-BOTTOM
12
13
Monday, Aug. 13, 9am start - Obexer’s
Marina; Lunch - 12:30pm Obexer’s Barn
LASER RACE
14
Mahogany Magic
Ladies’ Luncheon
Sponsors’ dinner
Swiss Lakewood - 6pm
- 11:30 am;
Men’s Grill - 12 noon
Gatekeeper's Museum
- 6:30pm
19
21
20
22
LASER RACE
Junior Sailing
Program
First Shape: 1800
First Shape: 1800
First Shape: 1800
CHAMBERS
REGATTA
Woodie Whoopie - Irish
First Shape: 1500
11
Big kahuna Bash - 6pm
40th annual
Concours d’Elegance
Friday, 10am–4:30pm; Saturday, 9am–4pm
Exhibitors' BBQ/Awards - Friday, 6pm
17
BBQ Night
18
JAkE'S
REGATTA
Clubhouse - 5pm
SUNNySIdE
REGATTA
First Shape: 1800
23
BEER CAN RACE
OTB #4
8:30 am registration
off West Shore Café
wOOdEN BOAT wEEk
16
BEER CAN RACE
First Shape:
1800
4
hosted hors d'oeuvres
West Shore Café - 6pm
15
FIRST FRIdAy
Cocktail Party
- 5pm
10
BBQ Night
Clubhouse - 5pm
SATURDAY
24
First Shape: 1500
25
BBQ Night
OTB #5
8:30am registration
TC Marina followed by
Clubhouse - 5pm
Awards Luncheon
Woodie Whoopie - Clambake
26 Cruisin'
27
28
29
LASER RACE
RASCALS IN
PARAdISE
BEER CAN RACE
First Shape: 1800
First Shape: 1800
followed by
BEER CAN "BALL"
AWARDS PARTY
Meet 10am,
Tahoe City Marina
30
31
Last BBQ NIGHT
of the season
EAGLES GOLF
Coyote Moon 12:30 pm;
Potluck at TYC -6pm
Clubhouse - 5pm
SEPTEMBER 2012
Turners' "Playtime"
1
Saturday, Sept. 1 at the Clubhouse
ANNUAL MEETING of the MEMBERSHIP - 2 pm
COMMOdORE'S BALL - 6 pm
End of summer "fling" with catered appetizers and music
2
3
Labor Day
4
5
6
7
Pickup BRIdGE
Clubhouse - 3 to5pm
8
FIRST FRIdAy
Cocktail Party
- 5pm
hosted hors d'oeuvres
9
10
LASER FLEET
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Stampede Reservoir
16
11
13
14
15
OkTOBERFEST
CELEBRATION
Hours beginning September 3
PICYA Delegates Meeting
Marin YC
17
12
LASER FLEET
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Stampede Reservoir
18
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