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Volume 88, Number 8
August 2016
Buona Sera to Hawaii, again!
This year’s Pacific Cup race from San Francisco to Hawaii was a windy one! With over 60 boats,
the SCYC was represented with a couple of entries.
For the second Hawaii crossing in a row, Ed Marez’s
SC70, Buona Sera was one of them. Ed had Santa
Cruz sailors, Jack Halterman, Staff Commodore
Bret Gripenstraw, Mike Evans, Chris Deaver, John
Buchanan, Mackenzie Cook, Gerry Swinton and
Thomas Ripard. The 70’s started on Friday the last
day of starts, but after light winds leaving the coast, it
picked up quickly that first night into a “brutal” gale,
with winds of 33-38 gusting to 42. Their boat speed
was between 18-28 with a top speed of 32 knots. They
reported many sustained surfs at 25 knots but it was
tough to record it all as “the speedo came out of the
water a lot”. They reported “water everywhere”, and
finished up by converging with tropical storm Darby
at the end. To sum up their crossing, “overall a gener-
ally pleasant but slightly windy Hawaii race”, with a
daytime-finish bonus”! They finished 2nd in class, in 7
days, 3 hours, 40 minutes and 25 seconds.
SCYC members Michael Hutchison, Michael
Peterson and crew, raced their Jeanneau 42i P, Aquavit, (sailed out of South Beach Harbor) this year. They
finished 4th in their division with a time of 12 days, 8
hours, 41 minutes and 50 seconds.
As a side note, in a year when strong winds
made for record crossing times, it was a Santa Cruz
designed Moore 24 that took overall honors in record
time. Let us know if we missed any SCYC members
who raced this year!
SCYC Members Racing Updates
WALES, UK – Cardiff by the sea was the scene of
ACT 3 of the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series. Morgan
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Larson and his team on Oman Air, went into the event
in the overall lead, with a 1st in ACT 1, and a 2nd in ACT
2. With 29 races in Cardiff, Oman Air was in a 17-point
lead going into the fourth and final day of racing. That day
turned out to be quite a challenge as other teams came on
strong. Morgan and team were able to stay ahead and use
that 17-point lead to sail to victory and another 1st place finish for ACT 3. Oman Air will head to Hamburg, Germany
for ACT 4 in a week.
UK – With over 1,500 entries, and 16,000 sailors, the annual
Round the Island Race is quite the spectacle. That particularly applies when the boat you are on smashes the race
record time. Racing in gusts of almost 40 knots, Paul Allen
and team on Phaedo3 did just that, winning the race in 2
hours, 23 minutes and 23 seconds, 28 minutes ahead of the
record last set in 2013 by America’s Cup racer, Ben Ainslie.
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Sending off the Pacific Cup fleet, aboard Fleetwood,
Margaret Graziano, Kelly and Maria Nesheim,
Dorie Green and Rick Green (photographer)
OREGON – Morgan was on a different type of this
week, participating in the “Kiteboard for Cancer” in his
current hometown of Hood River. Racing with team
We Love Jade. From the pics, it looks like they all had a
blast and a successful fundraiser.
CALIFORNIA –In the last Master Mariner’s Regatta
on San Francisco Bay, the schooner Mayan took 1st in
Class and won the Dead Eye Trophy. Racing aboard
were SCYC members: Stacey & Beau Vrolyk, Jack &
Carol Gordon, Chris
Hofmann, Gene Sofen
and Liz Croft. The
racing was extremely
close, with the first three
boats finishing within 3
seconds!
If you have info
on where club members
are racing, please feel
free to pass along details
to Bucciel@aol.com
By Ellen Kett
Jason Lauer aboard his Olson 30, Double Expresso,
at the starting line for the Pacific Cup
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From the Commodore
I would first like to thank all the members who
have stepped up as I am going through my treatment.
The Food Committee has been very active,
and has found a replacement for KISS. KISS was very
reliable though the year; and when they were providing
the food service, they were always there. The Board
last week approved contracting with Jody. (Her company’s name is Fresh Prep) We are all excited! The
scheduling for KISS to move out, and Jody to move in
will be a bit complicated as KISS finishes what they
promised to do (We are very thankful for their patience.) Jody is doing the Luau. In between, we need to
close the kitchen for a week to clean paint etc.
As we interviewed several candidates, some
would not consider providing food service without
major changes to the kitchen. It was a commercially
legal kitchen in the past, but would not be approved
now. It was the only part of the clubhouse that was not
remodeled when we did everything else. Jody is willing to start with the kitchen as is, but will work with us
to determine what is needed to provide the best food
service in the future. So some improvements will be
necessary in 2017, and affect the budget. We suspect
a major upgrade to make the kitchen compliant would
easily be $50,000-$100,000. We plan to do what we
can, without being required to rebuild the kitchen. The
Board will keep you informed.
On July 9th 21 swimmers participated in the
Monterey Bay Swimming Association’s group swim.
This was a group swim from the mile buoy to Cowell Beach. SCYC members assisting include Bert
Lempke, Lois Van Buren, Gil and Dorothy Young,
Kelly Neisheim, and Tom Dexel. THANK YOU.
Chuck Murray
Commodore
Thought for Food
When confronted with the issue of finding a
new food service provider at SCYC, we formed a food
committee to explore possibilities. We have some very
talented members when it comes to food. Our food
committee consisted of: The three flag officers (Chuck
Murray, Barry Keeler and Joe Altmann) Barry Whittall, Tina Verrutti, John Ryan, Louisa Beers, Greg Haws
and Jennifer Whall. A hearty thank you goes to each
of these people! We had several meetings setting up
goals, formulating an announcement of the position
and an interest form for interested candidates to complete. We opened our kitchen for inspection by several
interested parties. Much time was spent discussing
the position with each prospect. Things were moving
very quickly. Several prospects withdrew for various
reasons. Finally one of the prospects was interviewed
by myself, Greg and Louisa. Listening to Louisa, who
owns Gayles, talk with this candidate was very interesting; two professional cooks talking about their trade.
The interview went very well and each of us felt we had
found the right candidate for the position.
The next step was to get Board approval of
this candidate. This month’s board meeting was going
to have many absent board members so we put it to
an e-mail vote from the board. This vote needed to be
unanimous, which is a rather daunting task to accomplish. Greg discussed the issue with several board members. Some had their reservations, which is understandable when they had no idea of the amount of work that
had gone into this process. When all questions were
answered, we got a unanimous vote.
Our new food service provider will be Jody
Lombardo who owns and operates Fresh Prep Kitchens out of Watsonville ( freshprepkitchens.com ). She
comes highly recommended by several club members
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who are familiar with her operation. She has visited
the club on a Friday and Wednesday night and is
charged up and ready to go. She will be the cook for
our Luau on August 13 and when possible we will announce a “meet, greet and eat” event where members
can come and enjoy appetizers and get to know her.
Keep an eye on the Tuesday e-mail blast for the date of
this event.
The kitchen had been neglected in our remodel
efforts and it is time we have a major cleaning and
sprucing up the kitchen week. This “work week” will
be conducted the week of August 15 and Jody’s first
regular meal will be Friday August 19. The Wednesday night food service that week will be conducted on
the barbecue deck while the kitchen is being worked
on.
I want to take this opportunity to thank KISS
for staying as long as they have. They have been
very patient and have continued providing for us even
though they have another full time position at another
venue. Please express your appreciation to Scott and
Sandy, they have been part of the family for a long
time. I wish them well in their new position.
Barry Keeler
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From the Rear Commodore
I hope everyone is enjoying the summer in
beautiful Santa Cruz. The July Potluck was a fun time
with beef hot dogs, BBQ chicken, corn on the cob and
veggie kabobs prepared by Mary Larkin-Berlinski &
Stefan Berlinski. The apple pie competition proved to
be a tough decision for the judges with Judy Webster’s
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Pie taking the blue ribbon,
2nd place to Mary Larkin-Berlinski and 3rd place to
Bridget Binko. Thank you ladies for the delicious pies.
The crazy patriotic hat contest was an entertaining and
competitive event with many entries. 1st place went to
Steve Niemann, 2nd to Tom Webster and 3rd to Judy
Webster. Congratulations to all participants.
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Upcoming SCYC
Events Calendar
Blood Drive
August 4
BBBS Corporate Reception
May 10
Day on the Bay Regatta
August 7
Luau
August 13
Santana 22 Team Racing
August 13
Laser Friday
August 19
Fall One Design #1
August 20
Country Fair Wine Tasting
August 20
SCYC Golf Tournament
August 25
Double Angle / SCORE Regatta
August 27, 28
Catalina Regatta / BBQ
August 30
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The Luau on August 13th is ready to go with our
new caterer, Fresh Prep Kitchens preparing a scrumptious Hawaiian dinner. Come on out and meet Jody and
her staff. Music will be by Island Breeze so be sure to
bring your dancing shoes. Call Greg or Jennifer to make
reservations as this sells out quickly.
We hope to see you at the Day on the Bay Regatta on Sunday August 7th. This is the 25th year of this
annual event with all proceeds going to Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Santa Cruz County. Following the race there
will be dinner, live music, raffles and a silent auction.
A big thank you to Bob DeWitt and his volunteers for
organizing this event.
And, the annual Golf Tournament is scheduled
for August 25th at the Spring Hills Golf course in Watsonville. Open to golfers of all skill levels. Contact
Greg for details and to sign up.
Calling all Yacht Club musicians! Are you
interested in getting together for an informal Jam session or are you a solo artist who wants to play? If you’re
an amateur, musically inclined member who would
like to bring music to the club in an informal setting,
please call (831.207.9059) or email me at (Twosailors@
cs.com). See you at the Club.
Joe Altmann
Rear Commodore
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S.C. County Amateur Wine Tasting
On Saturday, August 20th, starting at 4:00, all
members are welcome to taste free wine from the Santa
Cruz County Amateur Wine Division. Let’s make it
a potluck. 150 bottles will be available with varietals
of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot,
Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and much more.
Plan ahead and bring gallon containers to take wine
home. This is also a wonderful opportunity for new
members to meet and greet. So put it on your calendar,
and plan to enjoy a relaxing evening at the club with local wines.
Charlie Rice
Membership Committee Chairperson
Wine guy
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4th of July Cruise
Four SCYC boats sailed to Monterey for the
4th of July celebration: Steve Smardan on Reachable Star Too; Marc and Lyn Barshay with Staff
Commodore Steve Niemann on Aeolean; Nancy
and Dave Dias on Eowyn; Sheryl Guidera and Ron
Dillehay with Bob Warfield and Rod Trombly on
Emeritus. They were joined for the celebration by
Ann Niemann, Donna Trombly, and Ginny Delany. Accommodations at Monterey Harbor were first-rate,
and all enjoyed festivities at the MPYC, several parties on Emeritus, and adventures in the community.
Katie Wohlstatter Cruising Chairperson
High Sierra Regatta
After a two year hiatus caused by the
drought, Huntington Lake was full again and the
High Sierra Regatta attracted 160 boats the first
weekend (July 9 & 10) and 50 the second (July 16 &
17). SCYC member Bob Comstock was the Regatta
Chairman this year and implemented many updates to
the regatta format including 5 races over the two days
and separate start and finish lines. A large dinner and
party was held at China Peak Mountain Resort with
more than 200 people attending each weekend. Foiling Moths were a highlight from the
first weekend, with the top boat sailing up and down
the lake twice and finishing in 42 minutes, attaining
speeds above 25 knots. Lidos, Snipes, DaySailers,
Lasers, Banshees, Vanguard 15, Optimists and San
Juan 21s made up the other fleets racing the first
weekend. SCYC members Phil Vandenberg finished
4th in the Banshee fleet and Greg Miller finished 8th
in the DaySailer A fleet while Cory Dominguez and
Segah Meer raced in the Vanguard fleet. The second weekend was dedicated to keelboats including Vipers, Ultimate 20s and Victorys
along with two PHRF fleets. Bob Comstock won the
9 boat Ultimate 20 fleet with 5 straight bullets while
Fred Mattern raced his Ranger 22 in the PHRF B fleet
and despite some mechanical issues, placed 10th. Santa Cruz Yacht Club Spinnaker Sheet
Windjammers
When the starting horn sounds from the St.
Francis Yacht Club on the first Friday in September,
dozens of hardy sailors will set sail for Santa Cruz
continuing a long-standing bay sailing tradition—the
Windjammers Regatta.
2016 marks the 74th running of this historic
race. With only time off for the war years, the race
has been run annually since 1938, when racing yachts
passed under the Golden Gate Bridge just one year after
the new span first opened to traffic.
That race marked the first recorded Windjammers Regatta starting a long legacy that today ranks as
the oldest ocean race on the West Coast. And, it’s a race
with rich traditions.
The roots of this storied competition dates back
to 1926 when the Casa del Rey perpetual trophy was
created to honor the winner of what then was simply an
annual competition to see who could sail fastest from
San Francisco to Santa Cruz.
The name of that 1926 winner is now lost to the
sands of time, but in 1927, the Sloop Chance piloted
by Ben J. Brooks won the race becoming the first name
Bob Comstock
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engraved on this 2-foot high trophy. The annual race and
trophy morphed into the Windjammers Regatta in 1938
after a small group of intrepid sailors formed the Windjammers Yacht Club, a paper club whose members from
San Francisco and Santa Cruz would meet on the coast in
Half Moon Bay to plan their next adventures. That year,
the Cutter Yo Ho Ho with E. J Feisel Jr. at the helm registered the first official Windjammers win.
To this day, that same Casa del Rey trophy is
awarded to the Windjammers racer with the fastest adjusted time.
In 1977, Ernie Rideout drove Golden Eagle,
his Columbia 29, to a Windjammers win. Rideout, a
well-known Bay Area sailor who was still winning class
championships into his 90’s passed away last year, but as
Santa Cruz Yacht Club historian, he left an oral history
that included memories of the 1977 race.
That year the racers prepared to launch their boats
in front of the site where, sadly, the St. Francis Yacht
Club no longer stood—the victim of a Christmas tree fire
the previous holiday season. As was the custom, racers
hit the starting line at five o’clock that evening, heading
under the bridge and down the coast.
“We sailed all that night. Then all the boats
caught up with each other just off Davenport.” Rideout
recalled in 2008. “It was a sight you don’t often see,
when a big fleet of forty, fifty, sixty boats, come together
like this in light air. We could walk from boat to boat.
“We all got down to the lighthouse. And we radioed my brother who was on the committee to get more
people to help him because we were all going to get there
at the same time.”
In the early years, boats left the St. Francis Yacht
Club in the evening and raced down the coast through
the night. And every boat was allowed an allotment of
motoring time based on its engine and speed – both an
encouragement for more participation and to ensure more
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fun time to enjoy Santa Cruz.
In the early 70’s, with the push from ultra-light
skippers who wanted more time in heavier winds for
downwind surfing, the start time was changed to a morning departure, and a second class was created for the
slower boats.
But other traditions remain unchanged. Just as
they have from the beginning, race committee members
will station themselves all night and into the morning
hours with a large spotlight on the end of the Santa Cruz
wharf, watching for finishing boats.
And as they have from the beginning, arriving
sailors will be welcome with bowls of piping hot clam
chowder to warm them after the race down the coast.
Once in Santa Cruz, racers can relax in the recently
remodeled Santa Cruz Yacht Club overlooking the Yacht
Harbor, or explore the beachside town with the Boardwalk amusement park on the one end and a burgeoning
foodie culture along Pacific Avenue.
Registration is open, so sign up now and become
a part of the storied history of the Windjammers Regatta.
Tom Manheim
Public Relations
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Passage to Los Angeles
Old boats need love. But work and family obligations tend to push boat projects back, and back, and
back. After two years of sailing MAYAN around Santa
Cruz and San Francisco, making a list of things we wish
were different, it was time to get busy and address some
issues. For example, it was time to remove and pack up
the last components of the water maker aboard MAYAN.
Water makers are great devices that make fresh water
from salt water by pushing it through a membrane at
extremely high pressure. This is something that would
have seemed magical to anyone from the golden age of
sail, along with diesel engines, GPS, and email by radio.
Once the water maker membranes were removed and the hoses pulled out, I set about removing the
plywood they’d been attached to. Darn! There are never
“good” surprises on a boat. Hidden by the membranes
and their mounts were some terrible rotten deck beams
beneath the cockpit. Lying on my back I broke a few 2”
pieces off of the deck beams with my fingers. Time to go
back to Wayne Ettel’s boatyard!
This resulted in five of us meeting aboard
MAYAN in Santa Cruz Harbor at 0700 on a beautiful
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late June morning. Our crew was: Gene Sofen, Alex
Rickabaugh, Lance Burc, Dick Watts, and me. It’s
always a joy to have shipmates you can trust, it lets a
skipper sleep well!! We left the harbor at 0900 to an
oily 4’ swell from the south and no wind at all. But…
the forecast was looking “sporty”.
As always, the middle of Monterey Bay didn’t
disappoint us. There was sea life everywhere. I’m always surprised at how excited I get seeing the humpback whales breach and how a pod of porpoises always
make me smile as they romp up to MAYAN and start
surfing her bow wave. This has been a BIG YEAR for
whales.
With the weather forecast including reasonably
strong winds off of the coast north of Point Conception, we set the double reefed main, main staysail, fore
staysail, and the yankee. The yankee is our smallest
jib, flies from the tip of the bowsprit, and is made of
heavy cloth. It loves a blow. We did feel a little silly for
the first few hours, all reefed down and rolling slowly
along against the SW swell. But by 1300 the wind was
up to 25k from the NW and MAYAN was moving
nicely at 8 knots. By 1500 the wind was up to 30k, and
we lowered the main. By the 1600 watch change the
wind speed was 35k and a bit beyond. The NW chop
had developed nicely and was doing odd things as it
crossed with the SW swell.
As the wind steadily built we struck the fore
staysail, then at 1700 we struck the main staysail. The
wind speed was now a steady 40 knots with an additional 5 to 7 knots in the gusts. The NW chop was now
truly magnificent as it crossed the SW swell. It was getting a little damp aboard. When the wave trains crossed
the peaks were amazing, some over 18’. One decided to
pay us a visit and filled the cockpit nicely!
MAYAN handled the breeze and bumps beautifully. Since rounding Pt. Sur we’d all been sailing
hooked into the jack lines as the water sloshed around
us across the deck. As the sun set we settled into the
night watches, expecting the wind speed to moderate
after midnight. Another failed forecast. When Alex and
Lance handed off the watch to Gene and Dick at 2000,
I checked the wind instruments. Average wind speed
for the previous hour had been 43 knots. Peak wind
speed recorded was 51 knots. “It’s breezy out here.”
Dick announced as he climbed into the cockpit. No kidding!!
As the waves would rise up behind her broad
transom MAYAN would rise and rise until they washed
around her. Accelerating to 12 or 14 knots, she’d create
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a thunderous bow wave and then the wave would pass
her by. She’d gently sink into the trough and await the
next wave. It was hypnotic. I sat in the cockpit watching the waves slide under her over and over again. In
a more modern design, we’d have been planing at the
speed of the waves, but MAYAN is far too heavy to
plane. Instead, she gracefully lifts her stern, surfs a bit,
and lets the wave pass with a roar.
As the dawn grayed the sky about an hour into
the 0400 watch, Gene and Dick and I sat in the cockpit
entranced by the racing waves and steady 40 knot
winds. The entire crew had adapted. We’d expected
the wind to die off after mid-night, but it continued
to howl in the rigging. Around 0630 Gene started
kidding with Dick about setting the spinnaker. A 40k
breeze had become our new normal.
Deciding to take advantage of the strong
breeze to push us along to Los Angeles. We headed for
the west end of Santa Cruz Island, where the wind in
the Santa Barbara Channel would last the longest. The
day passed as MAYAN continued her gentle rolling
gate in the large waves and by dinner time we were
abeam of Anacapa Island. Finally, the strong NW
winds faded, we set the main staysail to steady us, and
started the engine. With the watch on deck genuinely
giddy with the simple pleasure of not having the coffee blown right out of their cups, MAYAN’s big old
MBZ diesel moaned along through the night.
We were abeam of Los Angeles Light at 0905
and were off Wayne’s boatyard at 0930, a civilized
time to arrive on a Saturday morning. The strong
breeze had let us make Los Angeles in 48.5 hours.
The distance travelled over the water was about 350
nautical miles, and MAYAN had comfortably carried
us along at an average of about 7.2 knots. “We sure
seemed to be going faster than that!!” was the general
impression of the crew.
What we learned about MAYAN is that she is
deceptively comfortable below even in 15 to 18 foot
waves and 40+ knots of wind. So much so that various
crew members would put their heads above deck and
say: “I’ll be back in a minute.” appearing later wearing much heavier cloths, hats, and boots. Secondly,
we found that MAYAN is amazing at climbing up over
steep waves without letting (much of) them aboard.
John Alden did a great job. Third, we found that trying
to drive a displacement hull like MAYAN’s above her
hull speed is dumb. She starts to fight the helmsman.
Keeping boat speed below 9 knots made for a much
easier ride. Hey, we’re cruising here! Finally, we
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learned that when running off in a breeze it’s best to
have the center of effort well forward, pulling MAYAN
by the nose, and the centerboard fully up allowing MAYAN to do her lovely sliiiiiiide sideways down the face
of steep waves.
This passage was the most wind and largest
waves we’ve ever experienced with MAYAN, she made
it look easy. As a result, we’re happily planning trips to
far away places knowing that MAYAN will have little
trouble taking us through the snotty bits. While in LA,
MAYAN will spend a few months at Wayne’s “boat
spa” getting her various bit renewed and improved.
After two years of sailing her, we’ve decided to change
a few thing and continue putting MAYAN back to the
way John Alden designed her. We’ve concluded that
Mr. Alden really knew a few things about the way that
schooners should be designed. Once MAYAN has had
her spa treatment, we’ll cruise her in southern California before bring her north again to Santa Cruz in the
fall, and once again race and cruise her in Santa Cruz
and San Francisco.
Beau Vrolyk
Mayan
SCYC Director
O’Neill Sea Odyssey
“The Ocean Is Alive”, O’Neill Sea Odyssey’s
20TH year anniversary celebration, will take place on
Saturday, September 17, at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center in Santa Cruz. Please join us in raising your
glass to the accomplishments of O’Neill Sea Odyssey, a
non-profit organization that provides a hands-on, oceangoing science experience that educates youth about the
relationships between our land-based watersheds and
the sensitive ecosystems that live below the surface. We
would be honored if you would join us at this elegant
evening of art, hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, music, and auctions.
The O’Neill Sea Odyssey (OSO) program is
free, and each school group (between 4th and 6th grade)
completes a community service project to participate. OSO encourages environmental stewardship at a young
age through enlightening lessons in the areas of ecology,
conservation, navigation and marine science aboard a
65-foot catamaran sailing the Monterey Bay and in a
harbor-side education center. We provide students with an
experience that most children would otherwise not have,
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with a focus on the protection and conservation of our
living sea and surrounding communities. An incredible
85,000 students have participated since 1996.
To make your reservation, please go to oso20th.org
Calling All Members!
Come race with great food, live music, tons of
prizes and lots of fun…join Big Brothers Big Sisters
for the 25th Annual Day on the Monterey Bay Regatta, August 7th, 2016! Mark your calendars for the
largest SCYC hosted regatta of the year.
The benefit regatta will be held on Sunday,
August 7th. Each year, the Santa Cruz Yacht Club
plays host to this exciting event and helps raise thousands of dollars for the children of our community.
This year’s event will include:
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a reverse-start race with five divisions
dinner
live music and dancing
$10 and $100 raffles and
a great silent auction.
Each registered skipper /sailor will also receive an
entrance gift!
Consider volunteering – our committee needs
your help! Please contact Bob DeWitt at 425-1617.
Consider becoming a Sponsor by making a
tax-deductible donation. There are several different levels of sponsorship. For more information on
becoming a sponsor, please contact Mary Champlin
at 464-8691.
A reverse-start race makes this regatta a
unique event. All yachts will have a pre-assigned
starting time that corresponds with the yacht’s PHRF
handicap rating. The first yacht over the finish line
determines the winner. This style of racing makes for
a competitive and thrilling finish.
Dinner, live music, and prizes set the
stage for a day to remember. Enjoy a delicious dinner
along with live music then dance the calories away.
You might go home with…
Giants tickets;
Sharks tickets;
restaurant certificates;
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wine, wine & more wine;
kayak excursions;
many other fun prizes and local art from our
$10 raffle drawing or our silent auction.
Special $100 Raffle - We will also be selling
$100 raffle tickets, of which only 150 are available.
We have 2 prizes this year: a week in Hawaii with
airfare included or 4 nights in Las Vegas.
All proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Santa Cruz County. For 34 years BBBS has
helped children and youth navigate the challenges of
growing up by matching them with supportive adult
role models. The SCYC has created a tradition of
good will by supporting the work Big Brothers Big
Sisters does for the community. It is also a great time
for sailors & families.
Registration forms are online at www.santacruzmentor.org. Also, look for the sign-up table
Wednesday nights at the SCYC beginning July 6th.
Registration: $75 per entry through August 3rd ($85
thereafter).
Participant Category: $40 through August 3rd ($45
thereafter).
Dinner Only: $15 per ticket
All adult skippers, sailors and crew members must be
registered (18 years and over). Awards will be subject
to verification of registration.
Sailing Skills and Seamanship Course
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary,
Santa Cruz Flotilla 67, is offering the Sailing Skills
and Seamanship course beginning on Thursday,
September 15, 2016. The lead instructor, Bruce
Simpson, is a Yacht Club member and USCG Auxiliarist. This classroom instruction meets on Thursday nights from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for fifteen
consecutive Thursdays. It is a fun and educational
course for beginning sailors and for experienced
sailors who wish to hone their sailing skills. This is
a nationally recognized course, however it is taught
by local instructors who concentrate on sailing in
Santa Cruz. Students will build the knowledge
and confidence that will serve as the foundation
for a lifetime of sailing enjoyment. It uses a wellillustrated text to introduce fledgling sailors to the
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equipment, nomenclature and safe operation of sailboats. Upon completion of this SS&S Course, students receive a USCG certificate as well as a National
Association of State Boating Law Administrators
(NASBLA) boating safety certificate and a California
Vessel Operators Card. Many insurance companies
give discounts on boat insurance to certificate holders.
The cost is $60, which covers the textbook
and class materials. The USCG Auxiliary and its
instructors are all volunteers.
The class is open to the public and is limited
to the first 20 students who sign up. You may preregister by contacting the lead instructor at bsimpson@cruzio.com or register in person on September
8, 2016 at 7:00 pm. This class will fill up quickly. It
is held in the Harbor Public Meeting room at 365A
Lake Avenue. For more information go to http://
a1130607.uscgaux.info/sss.html, attend registration
night, and/or contact bsimpson@cruzio.com.
Bruce Simpson
Member
The Amazing 2016 Spaghetti Feed
Again, the SCYC Spaghetti Feed was a
fantastic success! This is the SCYC Junior Sailing
Program’s biggest yearly fundraiser. Through the efforts of many kind hearted and tireless volunteers the
SCYC main room was transformed into a romantic
Italian restaurant. Many of our young sailors donned
vests and white collared shirts, stood a little taller
somehow, and played the part of an Italian waiter.
The waiters took their jobs seriously, carefully taking
orders from patrons. As the feast wound down, the
waiters cleaned the restaurant, transforming it back
into what it was. Susan Whiting and Ben Risley were
the brains & brilliance behind decorating the Club the
day of the event. A helium tank was rented to add the
fun of balloons and a hilarious pitch to Ben’s voice!
A number of Scholastic sailors pitched in to help decorate the afternoon of the event. For the second year
in a row, Mark Kuemple was our Amazingly Delicious Sauce Cook. He started early, dicing, chopping
and cooking. I’m not sure how his eyes didn’t water
from dicing all of those onions… He and Kevin Parks
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stayed late too, making sure the SCYC kitchen was
spotless and the leftovers were properly stored. Irene
Halderman was also on the job for the second year.
Her role was ‘Salad Chef’. This year she mixed it up
a bit, making a wonderful Caesar salad. She got the
dressing just right; there was enough garlic and a hint
of anchovy too, making the salad absolutely delicious.
Irene topped each salad off with homemade crunchy
croutons and shaved parmesan cheese. Wow… I’m
suddenly hungry for salad! I’m not sure HOW many
years Bob Barker has helped us perfectly brown delicious Franchese Bread, but he was on the job again
and we are very thankful for his commitment. By the
way, the fabulous Franchese bread was once again
donated through the generosity of the terrific Beers
Family! The bright faces collecting money for tickets and handling the Raffle were the awesome foursome Kristen Lenz, Tina Verutti, Liz Chandler and
Julie Koontz. Kristen has the longest lead time. She
begins early in the year, working closely with Jennifer
Whall to make the 90/10 raffle a success. I’d like to
send a big thanks out to everyone who supported our
event and made it a true success!!
Andrea Miller
Spaghetti Feed Chairperson
Yachting Club of America
The Santa Cruz Yacht Club is a member
of the Yachting Club of America (YCOA). As a
member of the Santa Cruz Yacht Club you have
access to their database which lists all the Yacht
Clubs, who are members of the YCOA, and a
reciprocity guide plus other fun stuff. To view
the database go to the following website and enter
your Club’s ID and password.
www.ycaol.com
Members only section:
For Access:
User ID:
Password:
club1040
y100446c