2013 Fall - Tahoe YC

TAHOE YACHT CLUB
O ctobe r - d ece m be r 2 0 1 3
around the
Clubhouse
Founded 1925
from General Manager Mariana Dye
Greetings from the Clubhouse. We hope
everybody had a chance to participate in their
favorite events this summer and reconnected
with TYC friends! It is always so nice to
visit with those people that we only see a few
months out of the year.
Fall Hours and Events
Now that Labor Day has come and gone,
“fall hours” are now in effect for TYC. The
Clubhouse will be opened Fridays from 4
to 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from 12
noon to 8 p.m. The office will be opened
Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Both office and clubhouse will be closed on
Mondays.)
Edward Torres Ryan Hulstyn
This fall we will have Edward Torres and
Ryan Hulstyn at the bar. Stop by for an après
ski cocktail next to our cozy fireplace or to
watch a football game on our amazing new
80-inch HD TV!
Let me assure you the excitement did not
end as of August 31. If you click on our web
site and look at the Calendar of Events for the
coming months, you will find there is always
something going on in the clubhouse: “Souper
Saturdays” with some great speakers and
Football Sundays starting at noon with a potluck at 5:30 p.m.; the Halloween party, wine
events, and Penguin ski days to name a few. I
expect to see more people gathering around the
bar to share good times.
Speaking of Penguin ski days, even if you
don’t ski, you’re always welcome to join us at
the clubhouse in the evening for our après ski
parties. We draw quite a crowd and it’s a great
way to get to know your neighbors and fellow
TYC members.
Volunteer for a Committee
Have you met new folks through TYC?
Enjoyed all the great TYC events and parties?
Enjoyed our clubhouse with friends and family? Volunteer for a committee today! Block & Tackle / October-December 2013
TYC can use your talents and ideas now!
Just a little of your time can help us with membership, hospitality, history, trophies, boatique,
facilities and more. Volunteering for a committee is a great way to get involved with your
club and make new friends. Please contact the
office for more information. Bring a Friend
All members are welcomed to bring
guests to the club and the social events you
attend. We want you to enjoy yourselves fully
while at the Lake and know you often have
guests in town so next time you sign up for an
event, include them in your party.
Online at www.tahoeyc.com
Did you know you can access the most
current TYC event information on our website
by just clicking on our calendar menu on the
home page. You can also access your account
through the secure “Member Login.” From
there, you can access Roster information, and
check on past and current statements. Call the
office if you don’t have your login credentials.
Mariana Dye
gm@tahoeyc.com
general manager:
e-mail
Tahoe Yacht Club
2013 Board of Directors
flag officers
Tom O’Rourke, Commodore
Fred Greifenstein, Vice Commodore
Bruce Ells, Rear Commodore
Rick Raduziner, Port Captain
directors at large
Keith Mason
Roger McGee
Ray Landgraf
Bill Mann
Becky Arnold
Bruce Block, Senior Staff Commodore
Dick Morton, Junior Staff Commodore
Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Charitiable, Tax-exempt Corporation
Dave Olson, President
G. Douglas Ball, Treasurer
Richard Stout, Secretary
e-mail
info@liquidblueevents.org
LakeTahoeConcours.com
web site
Shop the BOATIQUE for holiday gifts
Our Boatique is all set for Tahoe’s chilly
weather and your holiday shopping with a
selection of winter logowear for the whole
family including long-sleeve shirts, sweatshirts, fleeces, and jackets. Check it out next
time you’re in town!
Another membership benefit (speaking of the holidays): As a member you can
rent the club for your own private party with no
rental charge, just a cleaning fee! Our beautiful
lakefront facility offers a perfect setting for
birthday and holiday parties, a cocktail reception, rehearsal dinner or even a small wedding.
Call us for date availability or questions.
Block & Tackle
Sue Stout
Dick Morton,
Rick Bradley, Carolyn Brown,
Keith Mason, Nileta Morton,
Hank Upton
editorial contributors: Doug Brown,
Sue Campbell, Terry Clapham,
Mariana Dye, Kelsey Ferris,
Dan Hauserman, Keith Mason
Roger McGee, Dick Morton,
Tom O’Rourke, Rick Raduziner,
Allan Ramsey
cover: Jeramie Lu Photography
SAGA at 2013 Concours d’Elegance
design/production:
photography:
2013
Annual Meeting Report
Comments from the
newly-elected
Rear Commodore/Treasurer Fred Greifenstein used the club’s new
80-inch TV to outline his 2013 Treasurer’s report at the annual meeting.
W
ith a quorum of members gathered by 2:15 p.m. on
Saturday, Aug. 31, Commodore Dick Morton welcomed
all to the club’s 88th annual meeting, the “first time held
in the Great Smoky Mountains,” noting the air-borne
effects of the Rim Fire on the Tahoe Basin.
“This has been a fast year and I appreciate everyone’s support,” Dick said. “Attendance was up in most events and way
over the top for our ‘First Fridays’. We are financially sound, with a new
computer system, new committee boat, and new TVs, all of which and
more you’ll hear about in today’s reports.”
O’Rourke elected commodore
Following committee reports, the slate of flag officers and directors was presented by Staff Commodore Hank Upton and unanimously
elected by a voice vote of the membership present.
Tom O’Rourke, a TYC member since 1993 and appointed to the
board in 2009 to fill a vacancy, moves from vice commodore to succeed Dick Morton as commodore for the club’s calendar year, October 1
through September 30. Morton continues his service as junior staff commodore on the board for the coming year, alongside senior staff commodore Bruce Block. Also elected to one-year terms were Rear Commodore/Treasurer Fred Greifenstein who advances to vice commodore,
and Port Captain Bruce Ells who moves into the post of rear commodore.
Director-at-Large Rick Raduziner, chair of the Membership committee
and Laser fleet, joins the rank of flag officer as port captain.
Re-elected for one-year terms as directors-at-large were Secretary
Keith Mason, Roger McGee, Ray Landgraf and Bill Mann. Joining them
as TYC’s newest director is Becky Arnold, a TYC member since 2000,
OTB skipper, and frequent Hospitality host.
Foundation gives $14,500 in grants;
club expected to end fiscal year with healthy surplus
At the top of the agenda was the report from the Tahoe Yacht Club
Foundation presented by TYCF Treasurer/Staff Commodore Doug Ball
(continued next page)
Commodore
A
s I look out my window, I see leaves
changing color and evening temperatures dropping, a sure sign fall
is here with winter around the corner. And
a whole new calendar of events from Tahoe
Yacht Club, beginning October 5 with the
hosting of the fall PICYA delegates meeting at the clubhouse.
As we embark on our 89th season we will
also have two new events taking place
Tom O’Rourke
in the greater Bay Area. First is a visit
to member Bill Canihan’s award-winning
vineyards in Sonoma County on October 12 for a tour and wine
tasting. November 9 will see TYC members in San Francisco’s
North Beach attending “Beach Blanket Babylon.” Watch our web
site for details and join in the fun.
In addition to our weekly “Football Sundays” and monthly “First
Friday” cocktail party, October will also see a board meeting
to finalize the budget, and Halloween party; in November, a
winemaker’s dinner; and on December 6, a repeat of our combined
“First Friday”/art show and sale (a percentage to the club). We are
asking all clubmember artists to contact Mariana Dye. We did this
once this year and the response was very positive.
Jumping ahead to summer: With the first Friday of July falling
on the 4th, our “First Friday” cocktail party, the July 4th celebration, and Tahoe fireworks viewing will be rolled up into one grand
event. There will be catered food for this spectacular evening—a
‘don’t miss’ event.
Email ‘blasts’ on the website will keep you informed on all including news on Penguin events, holiday parties, and other ventures.
Please remember we need volunteer hosts for our social events and
sign ups are with Mariana Dye at the club.
Block & Tackle / October-December 2013 Annual Meeting Report
(continued)
who said this was one of the more successful
years in the Concours’ 41-year history. “The
Alan Furth Collection marque class went over
very well with the gate up about 3% over last
year,” Ball said. Despite a dip in corporate
sponsorships, the Foundation was still able to
announce grants to five maritime non-profit
organizations — North Lake Tahoe Historical
Society, Sierra State Parks, Tahoe Community
Sailing program, Tahoe Maritime Museum and
the Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society
— totalling $14,500 (see page 13 for breakdown).
Moving to the club’s financial report, Rear
Commodore/Treasurer Fred Greifenstein said
“I have two versions: the short one — we’re
in great shape; the long one, I’m compelled to
give you to show how we’re in great shape.”
Making good use of the club’s new 80-in
TV (installed just in time for spring’s America’s Cup presentation with the Squaw Valley
Institute), Fred showed that we closed the 2012
fiscal year with a $36.800 surplus. “This was
more than we wanted because it raises the question ‘why didn’t you hold 2013 dues back to
the previous year’s?’” he said. The surplus was
a result of lower-than-expected staff expenses,
Fred explained. “While we did increase dues,
we kept them to cost of living and lowered the
impact by reducing minimums. And we did
some good things with the surplus including
topping up the boat fund.”
As of July 31 with social event revenues
way up, the club is in good shape on all budget items and running nearly $10,000 ahead.
Greifenstein projects, with lower-than-budgeted staff expenses (with the Board decision
to hold off until later in the winter to fill the
clubhouse manager’s position created by Megan Leopard’s end-of-summer resignation) and
strong merchandise sales, a possible $16,000
year-end surplus.
“If we have sufficient membership, the lease price
on our present location is no problem.”
Computers, TVs and…
Switching “hats” to chairman of the
House committee, Greifenstein commented
on the completion of a three-year program, as
a result of being hacked, to tighten the security of the club’s web site. We now are on our
A N N U A L A W ARD S
Walter Nelson (left)
was the recipient of
the Penguin of the Year
award.
Series winner Wendy
Poore (see page 14)
was awarded the Ross
Beall Memorial Overthe-Bottom trophy.
Accepting the Red Buoy — for the third time — as the
year’s outstanding member for her work in publishing
Block & Tackle, Sue Stout said it would be great to see
some new names on the trophy because more volunteers
are needed and, in return, it’s a great way to get to meet
more members and appreciate all the club has to offer.
Staff Commodore Bryce Griffith, head coach/director
of the Tahoe Community Sailing Program, shows off
trophies for PICYA’s annual Condon award — the one
on the left to be displayed in the club for the year,
the other to keep — which he was awarded “for
distinguished and selfless promotion of sailing
particularly, but not exclusively, to young people.”
Block & Tackle / October-December 2013
own domain network and our WiFi is protected
from outsiders getting into the TYC system.
Our information technology has definitely
been improved with three new servers and two
new computers replacing equipment that had
either died or was an average of 8-10 years old
with programs that could no longer be supported. With the server-class machines costing
just over $22,000, they were not cheap, Fred
acknowledges, but we now have total redundancy.
On a less serious note, Fred said “I dare
anyone to say ‘I’ve got a better TV at home,’”
pointing to the club’s new 80-in. flat screen
above the wooden mantle built and installed
this spring by Director/Secretary Keith Mason.
“We now have three TVs and a more rational
use of space. By moving the 50-in. flat screen
to the Commodores’ Room, we’ve gained a 6ft. wide area of usable space along the north
wall; expanded our viewing and enabling us
to broadcast multiple events at the same time.
Plus we now have a new flat screen behind the
bar, thanks to the donation of Staff Commodore Jenny and Barry Ludwig.”
Fred added thanks to Edward Torres, who
serves part-time as a TYC bartender, for his
professional work in installing the club’s new
sound system.
…on to the Deck
Moving on to a deck and lease update,
Fred informed the membership on the proposed
south deck, outlining costs which would be in
the neighborhood of $235,000. While negotiations went very well, the landlords have decided not to go forward so the deck is off the table
for now. Meanwhile, Tahoe City Marina Manager Jim Phelan asked if we would be interested in leasing Building 6 (immediately west
of our current building), roughly the same size
as our clubhouse but with a one level layout
that could be more efficient in accommodating
more people. It also has a 600 sq. ft. deck we
could use at no additional rental charge.
All TYC directors have visited the building and noted substantial upgrades needed to
improve insufficient heating and air conditioning, windows, and two restrooms (now open
to the public). While there is a kitchen facility,
the area has a lower ceiling, lacks a fireplace,
and would take quite some time to get to the
ambiance of our current location. Considerable
noise and diesel fumes were also noted as a result of the Marina’s lift operations below. With discussions suspended until later in
the fall, Fred presented the lease figures for our
current facility and explained the key is our
membership numbers: “If we have sufficient
membership, the lease price on our present location is no problem.”
Jim and Lynn Mullen for helping with transportation and lodging for 13 Jr. sailors’ trip to
the America’s Cup in San Francisco.
Membership and Hospitality
Both Vice Commodore Tom O’Rourke
and Director/Membership chairman Rick Raduziner spoke of the marketing of the club and
the more aggressive efforts needed to attract
new members. The goal has been to reach out
to different marinas and homeowners associations through direct mail pieces. A more formal
membership drive is planned for the coming
year to include Incline Village. Memberships
currently total 275 and the gain-loss this year
is balanced.
Rick acknowledged committee member
Terry Clapham and welcomed Judd and Margaret Holiday to the their committee.
O’Rourke, as Hospitality chairman,
stressed that “the strength of our club is its
members and volunteers that we are getting
who are producing some fantastic events.” In
light of the minimal staffing during the upcoming winter months, he asked that the membership be patient and volunteer in needed areas
citing monthly “First Fridays” and New Year’s
Eve parties as an example.
Powerboats
Director Roger McGee reported a very
successful OTB season with more than 30
boats participating, a number of newcomers to
the event, and four of the five scheduled rallies completed; the fifth cancelled because of
smoke from the Rim Fire.
Twenty-one boats participated in August’s
Woodie OTB but some complaints about
allowing all types of boats to participate (not
just woodies). That decision was made to “help
pay the bills,” according to McGee, who noted
participation has been down since TYC took
over the event from the Foundation several
years ago. The OTB committee, which will
be headed by Mike Simmons next year, is
working with TYCF on ideas to increase boat
numbers. (See pages 14 and 16 for event wrapups.)
On the water
After several years of renting a committee
boat, we now have our own which puts us in
a better position for
events, according
to Bruce Ells. The
Bayliner Trophy
was purchased this
season for $19,000,
with an additional
$1,000 spent on
mechanics getting
it up to snuff, and
$500 to all the public agencies to register and legalize it
Bruce Ells
for the Lake.
As Port Captain with responsibility for the
club’s floating stock, Ells reported the club’s
17-ft. Whaler which serves as mark-set boat
and helps with other events, is also nearing the
end of its usable life. “We will be shopping to
replace it this winter; hoping to step up in size
and freeboard,” he said. Meanwhile, the club’s
Zodiac, which was destined for the dump, was
put on Craig’s List and sold for $500!
Sailing programs
Director Rick Raduziner, standing in for
Sail committee chairman Dan Hauserman,
commented on this season’s “interesting”
weather, adding “Fortunately we had Greg
Barracough and Staff Commodore Stacy Conner as PROs and mark-set committee for consistently setting good courses.”
Retiring Commodore Dick Morton was presented
with a framed cover of the 2013 Members Magazine as a ‘thank you’ momento from the board.
Rick’s report covered the Laser Masters’
Pacific Coast Championship hosted by TYC
(which brought 30 competitors, June 15-16),
and the growing Laser and Buddy programs
(free use of Lasers for club members) with a
special thank you to Nancy Cunningham and
Wes Schimmelpfennig for their donation of a
Sunfish to the program. Winners of the keel
boat series and the 50th annual Trans Tahoe
were also announced, recognizing Staff Commodore Les Bartlett (in attendance) as this
year’s winner of the regatta originally brought
to the club by Staff Commodore Bill Briner.
(See page 18 for full report.)
Jr. Sailing
It was another record year for the Tahoe
Community Sailing Program, according to
Staff Commodore Bryce Griffith, with 297
students, novice to advanced. Thirteen juniors
also made the race team this summer to compete with TYC’s Laser sailors. The program,
which costs $64,000 a year to run, also trains
its own instructors with four of the 10 on staff
newly certified this year by USSailing).
The TYC Foundation grant is critically
important to the program, which is a public/
private/partnership between TYC, TCPUD,
Obexer’s Marina and the California Division
of Boating & Waterways, Griffith stressed.
This year’s expenses included $6,200 for a
floating dock, $7,400 for a new engine for
the program’s Boston Whaler, and $4,000 to
refurbish another Whaler bought from TYC
some years ago. Two 10-year-old Picos were
also replaced for $7,000.
Griffith concluded his report, thanking
Eagles, Penguins and
Annual meeting party
Reporting for Eagles’ chairman Doug
Brown, Staff Commodore Hank Upton noted
how the club’s golf group, the idea spawned
by Staff Commodore Bruce Block, has really
begun to fly under Brown with 32 players this
year. (Look for scheduling and course changes
for next season on page 17.)
Wrapping up the reports on the 87th Annual Meeting agenda, “Head Penguin” Allan
Ramsey commented
on last year’s early
start to a slow winter. Plans for the
coming season include eliminating
the off-site ski week
so “we can have
more local ski days
before we run out of
snow.” The schedule is being tweaked
to avoid conflicts
Allan Ramsey
between the popular
Penguin Potlucks and First Fridays. Allan also
said he is looking for some volunteers to help
out on the hill next season. The full 2014 Penguin calendar will be available online and for
pickup at the clubhouse by October 15.
Following the election of flag officers and
directors, and with no further New Business,
the Annual Meeting was adjourned at 4:07
p.m., the catered hors d’œuvres from Jake’s on
the Lake arrived, and the “Last Fling” cocktail
party of the season began.
From Director/Secretary Keith Mason
and Sue Stout
Block & Tackle / October-December 2013 Welcome TYC’s
NEWEST
members
The Coovers with Membership Committee
Chairman Rick Raduziner (left) at August’31
Annual Meeting party.
Jim & Kathy Coover
Paradise Valley, Ariz./Crystal Bay, Nev.
Regular Membership approved
September 2013
Sponsor: Rick Raduziner
Seconder: Fred Greifenstein
Arizona residents Jim and Cathy Coover
are keeping busy as owners of a herbal supplement company which is expanding their coverage into Asia and new owners of a second
home recently purchased in Crystal Bay on
the Nevada side of the Lake. Jim is an active
sailor, and has sailed ultralights. The Coovers
have a motorboat, Ageless, homeported in Tahoe Vista Marina and decided to join TYC to
become part of the Tahoe boating community
and participate in social events
Bill Marshall & Monica Villarreal
Kings Beach, Calif.
Regular Membership approved July 2013
Sponsor: Rick Raduziner
Seconder: Tom O’Rourke
After vacationing in Lake Tahoe for the
past 15 years, Bill and Monica decided to
move here earlier this year from San Diego. While living in Southern California, they were
part owners of a Beneteau 423 and enjoyed
sailing the San Diego Bay with an occasional
trip to Catalina. They are joining TYC for the
social opportunities and to participate in the
sailing program. When they are not working
as mortgage brokers, Monica enjoys gardening and is a professional belly dancer while
Bill is an avid tennis player, and plans to start
racing Lasers in 2014.
Block & Tackle / October-December 2013
Herb & Frances Pierce
Homewood, Calif.
Regular Membership approved
September 2013
Sponsor: Judd & Margaret Holiday
Seconder: Roz Mitchell
Herb, a geophysicist, and Frances, a geologist, retired from the US Geological Survey in 2012 and headed straight to the West
Shore to become permanent residents. The
Pierces share a love of boats, large and small,
and are in the process of restoring their 16-ft.
1959 Century Resorter. They look forward to
becoming part of the Tahoe Yacht Club community and spending many happy hours with
friends on the water.
Roger & Darlene Rempfer
Carnelian Bay, Calif.
Regular Membership approved
September 2013
The Rempfers originally joined TYC
in July 2005 but, after a couple of years, just
got busy with other things. They’re still busy
but with a 2002 28-ft. Formula homeported at
Meeks Bay, they are rejoining for more boating
activities. Roger is a Realtor with Chase Interntional, a Tahoe City Rotarian, and past commodore of the Tahoe Rotary Yacht Club. Darlene
is equally busy as a member of AAUW and the
Tahoe League for Charity as well as being involved with Roger in Rotary’s social activities.
Welcome back!
Membership
Update
Welcome Back
Patrick & Florene Buckman
Indian Wells, Tahoe City, Calif.
Non-resident Membership approved
September 2013
Golfer Patrick and artist Florene are looking forward to reconnecting with old friends
and making new ones as returning members to
TYC. They reside full time in Indian Wells but
spend June 1 through Oct. 15 at their home,
“Chez Fred,” on the West Shore. Patrick is an
experienced ocean racer and sailor, and Florene
can still be seen on the lake piloting Big Thunder, her 1959 19-ft. Besotes that she has owned
since new. The couple also have a newer 27ft. Cobalt named Little Thunder. They were
recruited, cajoled and sponsored by Judd and
Margaret Holiday.
Ryan & Elaine Cudnick
Reno, Nev.
Congratulations to newlyweds Elaine
Lamb and Ryan Cudnick who married July
20th after Elaine relocated to the Reno/Tahoe
area from Annapolis, Maryland and joined
TYC as a Young Adult member. Both Elaine,
a nurse practioner, and Ryan, a patent attorney
at Watson Rounds in Reno, are experienced
sailors/racers, interested in TYC’s keelboat
and Laser regattas as well as the club’s winter
Penguin program
If you have a prospective member,
but no form on hand for them to fill out,
download a new member application
at www.Tahoeyc.com
For a prospective member introduction, view
the TYC Promotional Video at tahoeyc.com
Membership questions? Contact Membership
Committee: Rick Raduziner, chair; Terry Clapham,
Judd and Margaret Holiday
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Upcoming
wine events from Andreas Papaliolios
Vineyard tour, tastings and fall Winemaker’s Dinner
T
YC’s fall/winter calendar of wine
events begins with an off-site tour of
member Bill Canihan’s award-winning
Canihan Family Vineyards in Sonoma Valley on October 12 (see opposite
page). Bill writes:
“Our estate vineyards were first planted in
1998; however, we had nurtured the land for
more than 30 years. William Canihan Sr. purchased the land from a Basque farmer in 1975.
Because of our commitment to the land and organic practices, we let nature cleanse the soil
for 23 years before planting our root stocks.
“Organic vineyard management practices, dry-farming, and hand-harvesting only at
complete ripeness, fermentation with naturally
occurring native yeast, and no fining or filtering result in flavorful wines expressive of our
“terroir.” We use winemaking techniques that
are influenced by classic European traditions:
hand-sorting our grapes before they enter the
de-stemmer and then sorting them again afterwards.
“Rather than large tank fermentations, we
utilize numerous, small hand-mixed fermentations in order to draw out the best from each
vineyard block and to enhance the nuanced
layers of the final blend. Aged in French oak
barrels for 16 to 23 months, we rack our wines
two or three times from barrel-to-barrel to pro-
vide the small doses of air needed for optimal
maturation. The wines are a pleasure to drink
young, and will continue to improve in softness and subtlety as they age in the bottle.”
Winemaker’s Dinner, Saturday, Nov 16 ~ 6 p.m.
TYC’s Fall Winemaker’s Dinner will feature the Napa Mount Veeder wines of the Yates
Family Winery, presented by Whitney Yates, and gourmet meal prepared by Chef Scott Yorkey
of Jake’s on the Lake. The dinner will feature opulent Bordeaux varietals
like Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon, plus a slight divergence into some white Rhone Viognier.
Come meet Whitney who is hands-on in the winery and vineyard operations on the Napa Valley property which has been in the Yates family for
more than 60 years and for more information, visit www.yatesfamilyvineyard.com.
Look for menu and dinner pricing on your e-mail coming soon.
BAXTER Wine-tasting
Saturday, July 17
with winemaker Phillip Baxter and his wife, Claire (below)
Peter Snook
with Nancy and
Tom Lehrkind
In 2002, two generations came
together to create BAXTER winery: Phillip L Baxter who began
his career in 1969 at Charles Krug
Winery and son, Phillip T.G. Baxter, a UC-Davis grad (viticulture
and enology). Today they produce
handcrafted single vineyard wines
focusing on the Anderson Valley
and surrounding Mendocino appellations. For more information
on the winery located in Philo, Calif., visit www.baxterwinery.com
Member winemakers Sue Campbell
and John McKinney from Healdsburg
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TYC and member Bill Canahan invite you
for a private tour of
family vineyards
Wine-tastings~ 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 28
Sparkling Wine and
Burgundy Varietal Tasting
TYC’s December holiday wine-tasting
features Breathless Wines and Sonoma
Coast Vineyards, presented by SCV founders, John and Barbara Drady. Sparkling wines,
which may include Blanc de Blancs, Blanc
de Noirs, and Rose will be available to taste,
purchase, and take home. Look for more about
their wines at www.breathlesswines.com and
www.sonomacoastvineyards.com.
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014
Premium Napa Bordeaux
Varietal Tasting
The first wine event of 2014 will be a premium Napa bordeaux varietal tasting featuring
the boutique winery, Crosby-Roamann.
Proprietress Juliana McBride will present their
stellar red and white offerings from Napa Valley and the surrounding mountains.Visit their
innovative website at www.crosbyroamann.
com.
2008
Saturday, Oct. 12 ~ 2 pm ~ in Sonoma Valley
1340 Napa Road, Vineburg (driving directions below)
Canihan Family Vineyards are located at the southern edge of the Sonoma Valley, bordering
Los Carneros appellation, just south of the quaint town of Sonoma. The setting is a rustic
120-year-old barn on the family’s 20-acre vineyard property. And the wine is superb!
The event will begin promptly at 2 p.m. with a vineyard tour and winery overview by proprietor Bill Canihan. Our wine tasting will include vertical tastings
of Canihan Family’s award-winning Pinot Noir and Syrah as well as
sampling of their Rose and Chardonnay releases. Accompanying the
tasting: Kashaya Adams of Kashaya’s Brick Oven Pizza, will being
her mobile wood-fired oven to the vineyard and prepare an assortment
of fresh, hot pizzas (savory and sweet).
Our vineyard tour and tasting
will be outdoors so we encourage comfortable shoes and
light jacket or sweater in case
of a cool breeze.
Cost: $35 per guest
with reservations due
Friday, Oct. 4
Appetizers brought by members to share
for the July wine-tasting
TYC’s wine-tastings are a great way to introduce your friends to the club. There’s no cost nor
reservations needed for either December or January
wine-tastings, but the contribution of an appetizer to
share with fellow members and their guests is greatly
appreciated!
We are strictly limited to 40
people for this exclusive access
event so don’t delay in making
your reservations.
Call Mariana at the
clubhouse: (530) 581-4700
or e-mail: gm@tahoeyc.com
from Staff Commodore
Andy Wagner
DRIVING
DIRECTIONS
From San Francisco/Marin: Hwy. 101 to Hwy. 37
Eastbound. North (left lane) onto Hwy. 121 “Napa/
Sonoma” at Sears Pt. /Sonoma Raceway. Just past
Gloria Ferrer and Cornerstone, at the Union 76 station,
take the “Y” to the right (still Hwy. 12/121). After .3
mile, turn left (north) at stoplight “Broadway/Sonoma
Hwy. 12 West” towards downtown Sonoma. After 2.5
miles on Broadway (entering Sonoma) turn right at stoplight onto Napa Rd. After 1.6 miles (east) turn left into
1340 Napa Rd. driveway. (1340 is a quarter of a mile
east of the 4-way stoplight at Eighth St. East). Please drive past the house on the left to the white barn.
From Napa: From Hwy. 121, turn right at Nicholson
Ranch/Stornetta’s Dairy onto Napa Rd. westbound. After
1.8 miles, 1340 Napa Road is on the right. (If you arrive
at the stoplight at Eighth St, East, you’ve gone a third of
a mile too far.)
Block & Tackle / October-December 2013 summer wrap-up
Halloween
Potluck
Party
Saturday, Oct 26 - 6 p.m.
at the
club HAUNTED house
Prizes
Dinner Dish
for most creative
Bedeviled eggs to creepy cake - bring something to share
Costume
Tennis
Tahoe Yacht Club
Social was held on July 20th,
with thanks to Dollar Point, St. Francis Lakeside Condominiums and The
Northshore Condominiums for the use of their courts. We had a beautiful
day to play tennis and everyone enjoyed the round robin play and the
wonderful lunch, catered by Melanie Jackson, at the yacht club after
tennis. We had six prize winners (pictured above): First place went to
Ernie Moralis;Second place went to Ryrie Valdez; Third place to Cynthia
Wichelman; Fourth place to Debra Nicholson; Fifth place to Rick Lamb
and Sixth place to Jennifer Salma.
From Kelsey Ferris
for most creative
Optional but a whole lot of fun for
Draculas and pirates of all ages!
No charge; no reservations needed…
Be there
or beware!
Bocce Ball
Halloween 2012:
Dracula Jake Beye,
Susie Mason’s proscuitto-covered skull,
pirates Pat Butler and
Bill Means
10 Block & Tackle / October-December 2013
This summer’s TYC
team consisted of (above, left to right) Team Captain Tom O’Rourke, Judd and
Margaret Holiday, Jim and Lynn Mullen, and Bruce Ells, not pictured.
The team enjoyed a number of victories and went into the Wolfdale’s
Bocce Ball League finals in 7th place. The tournament was played on the
court in the Tahoe City restaurant’s courtyard on Thursday nights, July
and August.
Our team made it into the quarter finals and lost to the team headed
by Wendy Poore, a fellow TYC member. The tournament had at least
eight members of TYC playing on various teams, as well as two nonmembers who played for TYC in past years. Bocce Ball is a growing
sport here at the Lake and the competition getting better with each passing year.
From Tom O’Rourke
Spectacular weather for the
T
North Tahoe Rowing Regatta
he North Tahoe Rowing Regatta resumed again this year on
Saturday, June 15, after a one-year hiatus and the conditions couldn’t
have been better! We had clear skies, warm weather and flat water
– perfect for our two courses out of King’s Beach.
Despite the great weather, no course records were
broken, but all our rowers recorded good times
– and had a good time.
Tom McInerney had the shortest overall time
on the long course (8.75 nautical miles) at 1 hour,
18 minutes, but Don Hunt beat him by 23 seconds
on a handicapped basis. Sunny Blende, who is
also one of the course organizers, won the women’s long course race at 1 hour 32 minutes. The
From
short course race (3.75 nautical miles) was won
Sue Campbell
by Dan Bort (31 minutes) and Jennifer Hooker
(36 minutes). And, of course, we all enjoyed the
pre-race dinner at TYC and the post-race brunch at the Crown Motel.
The race organizers -- Sunny Blende, Shirwin Smith and Sue
Campbell -- would also like to thank all of our wonderful volunteers
from TYC. Mariana Dye and her staff help us out tremendously with
the Friday night event, setting race markers and performing chase boat
duties. But our loyal committee and chase boat volunteers are the greatest! We truly couldn’t do it without them!
Staff Commodore Rich Stout and Navy Blue serve as our committee
boat annually. Staff Commodore Hank Upton and Lady in Red has been
a regular with John McKinney and Dick and Nileta Morton as crew.
This year we also had a few new chase boat volunteers, including
Staff Commodore Doug Ball in Sweet Pea Again with Sue Campbell as
crew, and a last-minute addition, Mike Simmons in Above Water. who
really saved the day. We also had a few willing participants who were
unable to make it – Larry Tomlinson, whose boat was sold shortly before
the race, and the late Jim Casey.
We have calendared Saturday, June 14, for our 2014 regatta and
hope that all of you will be available to help out next year.
“Souper Saturday”on November 2, 5:30 pm
J.R. KRAUSS LTD.
It’s
SHORELINE CONSTRUCTION, NEW OR REPAIRS,
with guest speaker
BOATLIFTS, ADJUSTABLE CATWALKS
Carol Van Etten
CA LIC #580291
NV LIC #40421
Tahoe research historian and author
of the newly-published book,
(530) 362-1161
jrkrauss.com
“Tahoe City’s First 100 Years”
Carol shares stories and photos of the
unique characters, circumstances and
events that helped shape our community,
from its beginnings in 1864 as a fishing
camp and hay meadow to its development as a tourist mecca and growth in
the wake of the 1960 Winter Olympics at
Squaw Valley.
Oct. 21, 1937: When the the smoke cleared, little was
left of the structures that once occupied what is now
Commons Beach. From Tahoe City’s First 100 Years
A casual evening with soup, sandwiches, salad, and dessert: $17.50 per person
Reservations, please, by Tuesday, Oct. 29
530.581.4700 or gm@tahoeyc.com
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2013 PERPETUAL TROPHIES
Overall Best of Show
and Best Gar Wood of Show: Big Boy
Formerly named America, this year’s winner of the Jordy Carlton Memorial
Trophy is a 1937 28' Gar Wood 746, triple cockpit custom runabout with a
316-hp, 12-cyl. Scripps 302 engine, owned by Stephen and Janice Hamill,
Alamo, Calif.
Most Unique Boat of Show (Thunderbird Trophy): Strictly Business
This 1931 19' Western Cooperage Western Clipper, with 175-hp, 6-cyl.
Chrysler Crown engine, is the last known survivor of all the WECCO
productions. She was purchased from Alan Furth’s collection by current
owner, Roy Dryer III, Chicago Park, Calif.
Most Elegant Boat and Best Engine of Show: Topper
This 1929 28' Chris-Craft 15, featuring a Van Mourick limousine top, carried
the extremely rare Chris-Craft 825 cu.in., A-70 V-8 engine - the original “big
block” V-8 engine. Owners: James & Sondra Wright, McMinnville, Ore.
Best Professional Restoration - Mike Green (Maritime Classics) for
Hijacker and Topper, owned by James & Sondra Wright, McMinnville, Ore.
Best Non-Professional Restoration: Sweet & Low
A five-year top-to-bottom restoration brought this 1951 19' Chris-Craft
Racing Runabout with 158-hp, 6-cyl. Chris-Craft MBL engine, to wining
Concours standards for owner/restorer Bob Robertson, Nevada City, Calif.
Best Original Tahoe Boat: ORANGE CRATE
Specifically built for racing on Lake Tahoe, this 1964 21' Besotes Raceboat
with 425-hp, 8-cyl. Ford engine is one of only three single cockpit 21s built
by Besotes. Her new owners: Edward & Deborah Scott, Oakland, Calif.
Best of Show under 23 Feet: Mary Sunshine
Renovation and a freshening up for this year’s Concours by Robinson
Restoration, earned a repeat of her 2003 Best of Show award for this 1941
19’ Chris-Craft 108 Custom Runabout, with 145-hp, 6-cyl. Chris-Craft MB
engine, and owners: John Russell and Mary Fellows, Portland, Ore.
In the background, the Jerry Daily, a 1929 36-ft. Anderson & Cristofani pilot
boat, one of the largest of Alan Furth’s eclectic fleet. The boat, now owned
by Dave and Lynn Olson of Tiburon, Calif., was used as a courier by the San
Francisco Marine Exchange to get cargo information from incoming ships
as they approached the Golden Gate and expedite customs. Foreground:
T44/Wildhorses. PHOTO: Jeramie Lu Photography
“The Collection of Alan Furth”
draws crowds and rave
reviews at 2013 Concours
W
hat a difference a year makes. Last August, Sierra Boat Company’s marina was a sea of aqua with Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation’s Concours d’Elegance marque class celebrating the 50th
anniversary of Carlo Riva’s “Aquarama.” This year, it was “anything
goes” with the 41st annual show featuring the eclectic-to-extraordinary
wooden treasures from the collection of Alan Furth.
“Alan and his wife, Ginny, have the distinction of saving more
wooden boats than any of us could ever imagine using,” TYC Foundation President Dave Olson said. “The official count, according to Ginny, was 72! And he kept the vast majority of them at Tahoe. [In TYC’s
1991 membership directory, the former general counsel and president
Jeramie Lu Photography
Best Marque Class: Nervous
Delivered new in 1954 to Tahoe Boat Company, this 19' Chris-Craft Racing
Runabout with a 158-hp, 6-cyl. Chris-Craft MBL engine, was eventually
purchased by Alan Furth in the early ’80s. In 1988 he donated it to the USS
Potomac (Franklin Roosevelt’s presidential yacht) under restoration in
Oakland where it hung on its davits for a few years as a tender without an
engine, strictly for display. Traded into private ownership in 1995, the boat
was purchased in 2012 and restored as a “spec project” by current owners,
Brian Robinson & Tim Robinson, Fallbrook, Calif.
Best Chris-Craft of Show: Hijacker
This 1929 28' Chris-Craft 14 Runabout with rare 225-hp, 8-cyl. Chris-Craft
A-70 engine, is a stock model 14 “open” runabout, one of five to feature the
special blue Russialoid interior. Owners: James & Sondra Wright, McMinnville, Ore.
Best Riva of Show: SAPHIR II An award-winner in 2001 and 2006, this 1963 22' Riva Super Ariston with
290-hp, 8-cyl. Chrysler engine, is one of only 181 Super Aristons manufactured over a 15-year period. Owners: David & Diane Paul, Los Angeles,
Calif.
Dick Clarke Perpetual: Bernie Atkinson (Carnelian Bay, Calif.) This
award is presented to the person who best perpetuates Concours standards
and concepts.
For a full listing of 2013 and past show results,
visit www.LakeTahoeConcours.com
12 Block & Tackle / October-December 2013
ON THE COVER: 2013 Peoples’ Choice winner - SAGA, the grand 1930 38-ft.
Chris-Craft Commuter, one of only 17 surviving from the 62 originally built.
Owned by TYC members Ed and Deborah Scott, Oakland, Calif.
With thanks to Virginia (Ginny) Furth for providing
both inspiration and support for this year’s show, TYC
Foundation President Dave Olson shared stories of her
late husband’s boat collecting adventures with the
audience at Friday night’s Awards presentation.
of Southern Pacific Co., modestly listed only two: the Jerry Daily and
Hoaloha II, the latter which Ginny still owns and displayed in this year’s
Concours.] After Alan’s death in 1993, his collection was scattered all
over the country so we were honored to have 19 of these classics return
‘home’ for our show.”
In all, more than 75 wooden boats, Rushton Canoe to 55-ft. Thunderbird, were on display in the Carnelian Bay marina for the August 1011 show. The diversity of the Marque Class — from 1936 canopied 18-ft.
electric launch to 36-ft. San Francisco Bay pilot boat — brought rave
reviews and near record crowds.
Sponsorships and social events
help Foundation achieve grant goal
With costs continuing to escalate, sponsorships and social event
attendance play an increasingly important role in helping the Foundation achieve its mission: to provide a venue to display and educate the
public about these classic wooden treasures, together with raising monies to help other charitable 501(c)(3) causes relating to Tahoe’s maritime
history. “This year, an increase in personal sponsorships played the key
role in enabling us to grant a total of $14,500 to five Tahoe Basin projects,” Olson reported. “We would also like to acknowledge our corporate
sponsorships led by our new presenting sponsor for 2013, Tahoe Luxury
Properties; watchmakers Frederique Constant, Geneve; and GoldKey
Boathouse & Marine.”
Attendance at the Foundation’s social events — Sunday’s Ladies’
Luncheon and Sports Tahoe fashion show at “The Logs,” the Olsons’
Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation
2013 Grants
North Lake Tahoe Historical Society: $1,000
for repair of outdoor patio spaces at the Tahoe City’s
Gatekeepers Museum
Sierra State Parks Foundation: $1,000
to help restore Sugar Pine Point’s south boathouse
marine railway system
Tahoe Community Sailing Council Foundation: $5,000
for educational programs in sailing/boating for youth
and adults
Tahoe Maritime Museum: $5,000
to help fund the Museum’s 2014 exhibit featuring boats that sank in Lake Tahoe
Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society: $2,500
for signage/safety placards for the Thunderbird Yacht
and her boathouse
Alan Furth pictured at a 1980s’ Concours at Tahoe Boat Co. (now Tahoe City
Marina) with Impossible, the 1925 Sea Sled pioneered by Albert Hickman.
The boat, rechristened Miss Lakeside and now in Tahoe Maritime Museum’s
collection, was on display at the 2013 Concours. Photo courtesy Roy Dryer III
historic Cedar Flat home,
and the Men’s Grill, a tradition at Turners’ Homewood
“Playtime,” remained strong.
“Opening Night,” with its
dinner/dance at the West
Shore Café was an early
sell-out. And on Friday evening, Sierra Boat Company’s
courtyard was packed for the
Exhibitors’ Barbecue and
Awards, a great tribute to
guest-of-honor Virginia Furth
who, along with Lois Owens,
widow of collector Owen
Owens, a Concours founding father, received a hearty
standing ovation.
Nileta and Commodore Dick Morton on
the West Shore Café pier for the Opening
Night Gala dinner.
Barrelbacks: the Marque for 2014
Although the term “barrelback” is a modern one, the design it represents is timeless; the sloping stern feature credited to famous naval
architect John Hacker who drew it into a few of his more exotic racing
boats and runabouts in the early 1920s. As Concours researcher Brian
Robinson writes, “Drawing these sweeping lines on paper was one thing,
torturing wood into these shapes was an entirely different obstacle.”
While Chris-Craft made the artistic runabout design popular with
production beginning in 1936, the Foundation hopes to recognize all of
the true barrelbacks produced prior to World War II including Hacker,
Century, Gar Wood, and California builder Mercury who built them in
the early 1940s.
Mark your calendar for August 9-10, 2014 and look for more
information to come at www.Lake TahoeConcours.com.
Block & Tackle / October-December 2013 13
TYC Director/OTB Chairman Roger McGee (far left) with OTB Series first place winning crew
of New Canoe: (front row) Tim Crowell, Captain Wendy Poore, and Todd Caplan; (back row)
Erik Reinertson and Tricia Higgins.
Beauty & the Beach second place winner, Director Keith
and Susie Mason, with OTB rally official Greg Barraclough.
Staff Commodore Doug and Nancy Ball
and Sweet Pea Again, in third place again
for the second year in a row.
30 Boats in hotly contested 2013 OTB season
T
YC’s 2013 Over-the-Bottom Season Series was hotly contested with 30 boats participating, a record number of boats involved in recent years! Even more boats would
have participated if the fifth and final event on Saturday, Aug. 24, hadn’t needed to be
cancelled due to the smoke from the Rim Fire which reduced visibility on the water to a
minimum and created a health hazard.
2013 OTB Event Winners
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1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
June 22
New Canoe
(Wendy Poore)
Blue Sky
(Ray Landgraf)
Kraus Haus
(Gary Krause)
July 6
Racer X
(Michael Rosenauer)
Miss Moneypenny
(John Sakrison)
Ruby Red
(Andy Wagner)
July 28
Olympic Lady
(Ross Arno)
Beauty & the Beach
(Keith Mason)
Color of Money
(Bill Yundt)
August 3
Sweet Pea Again
(Doug Ball)
Where’s Harvey II (Harvey Rogersl)
New Canoe
(Wendy Poore)
An excellent example of the tough competition: 11 different boats placed in the top
three positions for the four events (see opposite
page). Fifteen boats completed the minimum
of three events to be in competition for the Season Series championship.
After several years of coming close to the
championship, former TYC Director Wendy
Poore and her crew in New Canoe, a 21-ft.
Chris-Craft Scorpion, placed first. Their names
will appear on the perpetual “Ross Beall Overthe-Bottom Rallye Memorial Trophy.” Beauty
& the Beach, a 33-ft. Formula captained by
TYC Director/Secretary Keith Mason, took
second place. Sweet Pea Again, with Staff
Commodore Doug Ball at the helm of the 23ft. Cobalt, placed third for the second year in a
row.
Several newcomers showed off their new
found Over-the-Bottom talents and placed in
the top three boats in at least one event: Blue
Sky (Director Ray Landgraf), Kraus Haus
(Gary Krause), Olympic Lady (Ross Arno).
These three boats and other newcomers will be
giving the veterans a major challenge in 2014.
newcomers and the veterans participating with
great enthusiasm. Then there is Greg Barraclough who sets the courses, writes the instructions, and times all the participants. Greg has
made this program fun and challenging. He is
truly “MR. OTB.”
I would also like to recognize Joan McGee
who organized the Kickoff Party which set the
high-spirited tone for the season. Thanks, too,
to General Manager Mariana Dye who keeps
us in line, and the OTB committee: Becky
2014 OTB Season Series
Friday, June 20
Saturday, June 21
Sunday, July 6
Saturday, July 19
Saturday, Aug. 2
Saturday, Aug. 23
OTB Kickoff
OTB #1
OTB #2
OTB #3
OTB #4
OTB #5 and Awards Luncheon
Arnold, Wendy Poore,
Bill Mann, Staff Commodore Andy Wagner
and, last but certainly not
least, my co-chairman,
Mike Simmons, who will
be taking over as chairman for the OTB events
Mike Simmons
next summer. Dates for
the 2014 season have been set so please make
a note of them (at left). No excuses for conflicts!
Mike, captain of Above Water and 2011
Series winner, will be soliciting your ideas on
improvements to and locations for the OTB
events. Meanwhile he can be reached at msimmons@alliantinsurance.com.
From Director Roger McGee
OTB Chairman
Awards and Thanks
Although smoked out of the fifth and final
rally of the season, our annual Awards Luncheon was held right on schedule in Meeks
Bay, by tradition, arranged by last year’s Series
winners, TYC Director Bill Mann and his crew
of Sweet and Sour. Bill and his hard working
crew, aided by his sister, Carol Cunha, showed
why he has a great reputation as a chef and host
with 70 OTB boaters thoroughly enjoying his
sangria, Spanish tapas and paella while relaxing to live music by duo, Ike & Martin.
A number of other people have been instrumental in making 2013 such a fine season.
Our OTB boaters come first with both the many
Thanks to 2012
winning captain
(and chef)
Director Bill Mann,
and sister, Carol
Cunha (above),
along with the
Sweet and Sour
crew, for an award-winning Awards Luncheon!
Block & Tackle / October-December 2013 15
2013
Wooden Boat Week
OTB winners
From Director Roger McGee
WOTB Chairman
1
TYC member Judy Swanson’s 1969 Riva
Super Aquarama, Justamere, was first at
only one second off. Justamere’s crew,
captained by Steve Hanst, also won the best
poker hand, a “first” for a boat winning both
OTB and the poker hand.
3
John Cox’s Rosebud II, a classic 1953 Greavette Streamliner, finished in third
place. Not to be denied crossing the finish line, Staff Commodores Donna and
Bruce Block in Tomahawk finally finished (last) after two emergency stops at
Obexer’s.
Nine boats finished in less than one minute off the mark time…
2
TYC n second place, for the second
year is a row, was Dave Nelson (left) in
Tuppence, a 1940 Chris-Craft runabout,
putting him in a tie with newly-elected
Commodore Tom O’Rourke’s Summer
Daze. Both boats finished only two seconds of the mark time!
Monday, Aug. 12, 2013
After several years of a start-finish off Obexer’s
Diane and Don Sloat’s crew in Mahogany Lady won the award for the best “Old Tahoe”
costumes, setting up an Indian camp on the lawn of the Ehrman Mansion. Crew members
pictured above (sitting) Joan McGee, Diane Sloat and Donna Wallrich; (standing right to
left) Roger McGee, Jim and Sally Subject, and Don Sloat. Not pictured: Dick Wallrich
16 Block & Tackle / October-December 2013
Marina, TYC’s 2013 Woodie Over-the-Bottom returned
to beautiful Sugar Pine Point State Park with 21 boats
participating on a bright sunny day. Competition was
tough as nine boats finished in less than one minute off
the mark time with the first four boats less than 18 seconds apart, keeping WOTB officials, Staff Commodore
Paul Cunha and Greg Barraclough, on their toes.
Following the rally, more than 100 captains and
crew enjoyed relaxing to live music with libations and
a catered picnic lunch by Men Wielding Fire under the
sugar pines as they waited for the morning’s results.
There is a lot of enthusiasm for this Wooden Boat
Week event sponsored by Tahoe Yacht Club and open to
all boaters whether Concours particpants or not. While
this year’s rally was opened to all powerboats (wood,
fiberglass or metal), we will be working to encourage
more wooden boat participation following next year’s
Concours d’Elegance scheduled for August 8-9, 2014.
Among the players teeing off August 30 at Old Brockway for the Eagles’ last round of the season:
(l to r) John and Margaret Twomey, Rufus Jeffris, Nan Brown, Staff Commocore Donna Block, Judd
Holiday, Wes Schimmelpfennig, Dinah Davisson, Carolyn Brown, Ralph Davisson, Staff Commodore
Hank Upton (in back and inset,) Eagles’ Chairman Doug Brown, Vice Commodore Fred Greifenstein,
Bud and Sally Tollette. EAGLES photos: Hank Upton, Carolyn Brown
Eagles
Participation up 22% for
2013 season
T
YC’s Eagles finished their best season to date with participation
up about 22% and it is evident, from the enthusiasm from our golfers, that they want to play
a few more tournaments over
the next 2014 summer. We
are already looking at some
different golf courses for next
year including Coyote Moon,
Schaffer’s Mill and Tahoe
Donner, as well as varying
formats.
Coyote Moon has offered
an $80 rate including cart
for 18 holes if we play on a
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday or
Wednesday. To obtain the better rates we have decided to play all of our events on the last Monday
of June, July and August. Tee times would begin at 1 p.m. and with a
minimum of 24 players, they will give us a shotgun start.
TYC Director Keith Mason, a member of the Schaffer’s Mill Golf
Club, reports the Eagles could play the Truckee course for the same $80
rate. We would have to go as his guest if we only have 12 players (3
foursomes). However, since it is such a good venue, we should be able
to get at least 16-20 (and hopefully more) willing to play this beautiful
course.
Because Old Brockway Golf Course was so easy to work with this
year, I am suggesting we continue to hold our 9-hole tournaments at this
facility. It can be played on the same day and at the same time as the
18-hole events. Most of the other clubs do not want to have their 9-hole
events beginning before 5 p.m., which is too late and would interfere
with all being able to enjoy our Eagles awards potlucks at TYC.
August 30 Tournament Results
Closest to the pin:
Men – Judd Holiday; Women – Carolyn Brown
Longest drive:
Men – Judd Holiday; Women – Nan Brown
Winning 18-hole team:
Judd Holiday, Wes Schimmelphfennig, Nan Brown
Winning 9-hole team (pictured left):
Stacy Conner, Greg Barraclough, Donna and Bruce Block
Judd Holiday taking over reigns for 2014
Judd Holiday has agreed to work with me and take over the reigns
of the Eagles events for the 2014 season, but I will continue to be
involved because it is such a great group.
Thanks to everyone who made the 2013
Eagles season the best ever. We will continue to grow and bring a great golfing
venue to our members.
From Doug Brown,
EAGLES Chairman
(pictured with wife, Carolyn)
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under SAIL
summer wrap
from Dan Hauserman
Sail Committee
Chairman
E
very year, July and August seem to go
by in the blink of an eye and this year
was no exception! Perhaps we were
all so busy having fun that we didn’t
notice. After all, time flies when you
are having fun…right?
There was a whole lot of great racing and fun out on the water this summer.
The Laser/Pico fleet continues to grow and
it has been really fun seeing the support of
the enthusiastic parents watching their kids
grow up and become good sailors in both Pico
and Laser Radial divisions. It sure it nice to
see the helping hands on shore when we all
arrive in from the water after a nights racing.
Congratulations to all the participants and parents.
Summer Beer Can
Series Results
The Wednesday night Beer Can races
were fun as usual with many a great night out
there for both the seven night Spring Series
and seven night Summer Series. At the end
of each series was the Beer Can Ball where
we ate, drank and swapped sail tales at the
club. In all three divisions it was some of the
most competitive racing I have seen with none
of the divisions being decided until the final
night. Very exciting!
The Summer Series results were as follows:
Division One - Winner was the J125,
August Ice, skippered by Dick Ferris. Second
place was Farr 36, Wicked, skippered by
Rich Courcier. Third went to the Farr 36,
Racer X, skippered by Gary Redelberger.
Division Two – Winner was Melges 24,
Personal Puff, skippered by Dan Hauserman.
Second place was Antrim 27, Arch Angel,
skippered by Staff Commodore Bryce Griffith.
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Summer Series winner, Division One: August Ice, pictured here in this year’s
Trans Tahoe Regatta skippered by owner, Dick Ferris. PHOTO: Keith Mason
Third place was Express 27, Fired Up, skippered by John Morrison.
Division Three – Winner was Santa
Cruz 27, Poopsie, skippered by Jason Roach.
Second was Venture 24, Groovy, skippered by
Staff Commodore Les Bartlett. Third place
went to Tartan Ten, True Luff , skippered by
Staff Commodore John Utter.
Congratulations to all the sailors. It was
truly another great year!
Laser
Fleet
Weekend Regattas
In addition, we hosted the always fun
Eric Arnold memorial Restaurant Series. This
year we had a three-race series consisting of
the weekend Gar Woods Regatta, Sunnyside
Regatta and Jakes’ Regatta. These are pursuit
races meaning the slowest boats start first,
the fastest start last, and whoever crosses the
finish line first, wins. Winning the series this
year and all three events was Racer X and
Gary Redelberger. Second went to Personal
Puff and Dan Hauserman and third went to the
Moore 24, Fine Line, sailed by John Rogers.
PHOTO: Steve Lapkin/h2omark.com
T
from Rick Raduziner
Laser Fleet Chairman
he 2013 Laser Fleet sailing season went
by way too fast. Again. We typically had
9-12 Laser Standards, 8 Laser Radials
and 5 Pico sailboats out every Monday
night for three to four races. The Laser
Standard and Radial are the same hull
differentiated by the size of the sail.
The radial sail is smaller. Both of these are
Olympic class boats with divisions for Men
(standard) and Women (radial).
The Laser is a pure form of sailing being a
single-handed boat with your mainsheet in one
hand while simultaneously steering with the
other. Many of the top sailors in the world and
several participants in the America’s Cup races
were renowned Laser sailors.
Our fleet is coed in both the standard and
radial rigs. Competition was tight and fun in
all divisions this summer. In the Laser’s Standards, Stan Eriksson was the most consistent
winning many races throughout the summer
and claiming the overall championship. Second and third place went to Nick Pullen and
Todd Jackson.
The Laser Radial fleet is fielded mostly
by teenagers from the Tahoe Community. Sailing program. These junior sailors know how
to keep their boats moving fast in most sailing
conditions. Taking top honors over the summer
season was earned by Ryan Thomas followed
by Ryan Conner and Claire DeAgelie. The
Pico fleet series was won by Andrew Burke
followed by Cole Gardner and Max.
We ended our season with our annual
Kip Lar Rieu Laser Stampede Championships.
This is a dramatic visual venue known for good
wind, great racing and campfire stories well
into the evening where we camp out. Top honors went to San Francisco’s Peter Shope followed by Nick Pullen and Mike Gillum from
Sacramento.
TYC sailor competes in
Chester Race Week, Canada’s
largest keelboat regatta
Among the crew this year in Chester,
Nova Scotia, for Canada’s largest
keelboat regatta was TYC’s Seattle
member Dwayne King aboard
Stampeder, a J111. (Look close,
that’s him trimming the chute.)
Dwayne was upwind/downwind
trimmer for the four-day regatta,
August 14-17, in the 11-boat Alpha
Distance Class (Big Boats), with
Stampeder taking 3rd (one point
away from 2nd) in class.
Buddy Boat Program
On another positive note, our Buddy Boat
Program grew and is gaining in popularity. Our
two Lasers were sailed regularly on Monday
nights and our two Sunfishes were used by our
members.
We are delighted to announce the addition
of a third Sunfish, in good condition, donated
by Wes Schimmelpfennig and Nancy Cunningham. Thank you for your generosity!
More than 140 yachts competed
in this year’s Race Week which also
included a racing seminar from
J/Boat designer, co-founder and
sailor Rodney Johnstone. Hosted
by the Chester Yacht Club, the first
official documented race was back
in 1856, making it the second oldest sailing regatta in North America
(behind New York Yacht Club).
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summer social scene
The Drs. Phillips:
June and John
The brother-sister team of super
chefs: August’s First Friday Hospitality
hosts, former “Commodorble” Carol
Cunha and Director Bill Mann. Right: Hospitality hostess, Trish Moreland, (with mom, Dorothy Prowell)
serves everyone a sweet treat to
cap September’s First Friday.
Carol Clapham with
grandaughter Emiy Holstead
J.C. Krise (center) with Staff Commodore
Les and Margaret Bartlett
First Fridays
Each month, an informal cocktail party with hosted hors d’œuvres prepared by our volunteer Hospitality hosts. Interested in lending a hand? Call
Mariana at 530.581.4700 or gm@tahoeyc.com.
Bill Watson with Thunderbird Lodge
Chef Anne Wiles
20 Staff Commodore Paul Cunha
and Director Keith Mason
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Above: Jim and Lynn Mullin;
right: Nick and Chris Lowe
Marie O’Rourke, Jeff Peterson, Rick Raduziner, Tom O’Rourke and Linda Peterson
Jenny Ross takes a turn in
the Hula Hoop contest;
General Manager Mariana
ladles out more Mai Tais.
Big Kahuna Bash
Saturday, Aug. 3
Judy O’Connor and Rick Bradley
John and Evie Lockton
Beth Pachacki with “Blonde Bill” Yundt, Debbie Nicholson and Walter Nelson
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A kick-off to Wooden Boat Week:
catered island pupus to desserts by
Melanie Jackson, live music by Jo
Mama for dancing and spinning hula
hoops, and one of the most colorful
displays of Hawaiian shirts in TYC’s
“Big Kahuna” history.
Larry Tomlinson with Roger and Vickie Kahn
Creative
American Cuisine
in a 1930s
Tahoe log cabin
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SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1
WEDNESDAY
2
october
6
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
& 5:30 pm
POTLUCK
HOU Texas @
SF 49ers
13
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
& 5:30 pm
POTLUCK
WAS Redskins @
DAL Cowboys
20
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
& 5:30 pm
POTLUCK
DEN Broncos @
IND Colts
27
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
& 5:30 pm
POTLUCK
GB Packers @
MIN Vikins
7
8
9
THURSDAY
3
4
10
11
1
22
16
18
Football Sunday begins at Noon
Ý
Ý
29
17
every Sunday thru NFL Season! Come on by: the
games are more fun when you watch them with TYC
friends on our NEW 80" TV!
23
BEEr SpECiaLS
24
and GourmET
all day long with all the trimmings
25
hoT doGS
3
IND Colts @
HOU Texas
10
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
& 5:30 pm
POTLUCK
PICYA
Delegates Meeting
& Dinner
- 5pm
12
19
Board Meeting
Clubhouse - 10am
26
poTLuCK starting at 5:30pm (Bring a snack or
dish to share. No charge or reservations needed.)
30
31
HALLOWEEN
POTLUCK
PARTY
6 pm
Halloween
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
november
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
& 5:30 pm
POTLUCK
5
WINE COUNTRY TOUR - 2pm
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
28
SATURDAY
Canihan Family Vineyards, Sonoma Valley
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
21
FIRST FRIDAY
Cocktail Party
- 5pm
hosted hors d'oeuvres
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
14 Columbus Day
FRIDAY
4
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
PICYA Delegates Meeting
Encinal Yacht Club
11
5
6
1
2
FIRST FRIDAY
Cocktail Party
- 5pm
"SOUPER"
SATURDAY
- 5:30pm
Guest speaker: Tahoe
hosted hors d'oeuvres historian Carol Van Etten
7
8
9
15
16
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 3
12
13
14
FALL WINEMAKER'S DINNER - 6pm
Yates Family Winery, Mt. Veeder
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
DAL Cowboys @
NO Saints
17
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
& 5:30 pm
POTLUCK
18Veterans Day
19
20
21
22
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
Board Meeting
Clubhouse - 10am
GB Packers @
NY Giants
24
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
& 5:30 pm
POTLUCK
DEN Broncos @
NE Patriots
22 25
23
26 Clubhouse and
Office Closed
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27
28
Thanksgiving
Day
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
29
30
1
SUNDAY
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
& 5:30 pm
POTLUCK
MONDAY
2
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
3
4
8
ATL Falcons@
GB Packers
15
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
& 5:30 pm
POTLUCK
CIN Bengals@
PIT Steelers
22
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
& 5:30 pm
POTLUCK
NE Patriots@
BAL Ravens
29
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
Come on in and
watch the games!
5
9
10
12
FIRST FRIDAY
Cocktail Party
- 5pm
SATURDAY
7
hosted hors d'oeuvres
13
14
SANTA
PARTY Potluck
- 5:30pm
clubhouse Hours
Office: Tuesday thru Friday, 10 am-4 pm
16
Columbus Day
Bar Service: Friday, 4-8 pm;
18and Sunday, Noon
19to 8 pm
Saturday
17
20
21
27
28
First Day
of Winter
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
23
24
25
30
31
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
- tba
january
7
13
26
WINE-TASTING - 6pm
Breathless Wines &
Sonoma Coast Vineyards
december
NEW YEAR'S EvE
PARTY
6
Christmas
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
1
New Year's Day
2
3
4
FIRST FRIDAY
Cocktail Party
- 5pm
hosted hors d'oeuvres
8
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
12
6
…and back by popular
request, a First Friday
TYC Artists' Showing
11
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
FRIDAY
5
NY Giants @
WAS Redskins
FOOTBALL SUNDAY
& 5:30 pm
POTLUCK
THURSDAY
9
10
Meet at Funitel at 9:30am. Find partners
to ski with or do you own thing. All levels
welcome! 12:30pm lunch in Village;
Friday Après Ski Potluck at TYC - 5:30pm
14
15
11
PENGUIN SKI DAYS, JAN. 10 & 11 - Squaw Valley USA
16
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
17
Meet at Funitel,
9:30am; Lunchgroup decision;
No potluck Saturday
18
BOARD MEETING - Clubhouse,10am
FONDUE POTLUCK - 6pm
19
20Martin Luther King 21
Day
22
23
24
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
26
27
Clubhouse and
Office Closed
25
WINE-TASTING
- 6pm
CrosbyRoamann,
Napa Valley
28
29
30
PENGUIN SKI 31
DAYS, JAN. 24 & 25 - Alpine Meadows
Meet at Main Lodge, 9:30am.
12:30pm lunch at Chalet;
Friday Après Ski Potluck at TYC - 5:30pm
Meet at Main Lodge,
9:30am; Lunchgroup decision;
No potluck Saturday
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