THE Spring 2015 - Balboa Yacht Club

THE
Spring 2015
In this Issue
From the Editor........................................................................ 2
Eight Bells................................................................................ 2
From the Bridge....................................................................... 3
General Manager’s Report....................................................... 4
New Members.......................................................................... 4
Port Captain’s Report............................................................... 5
Fleet Captain’s Report.............................................................. 6
Angler Fleet Report.................................................................. 7
Whites – Mayor’s Report......................................................... 8
Whites – Opening Day............................................................. 9
From the Galley....................................................................... 9
Governor’s Cup – Update...................................................... 10
Governor’s Cup – Sponsorship Buyer’s Guide...................... 11
Racing – Team Race Invitational .......................................... 12
Racing – The Doug Mills Perpetual....................................... 13
Racing – Harry Wood Regatta............................................... 14
Cruise Fleet – Predicted Log Race......................................... 15
Racing – Super Sabots/Midwinters........................................ 15
Racing – Laser Fleet.............................................................. 15
Women’s Sailing Clinic......................................................... 16
Juniors – Junior Sailing Director Report............................... 16
J Flags – Chili Cook-Off........................................................ 17
Commodore’s Cruise............................................................. 17
Thursday Night Programs...................................................... 18
BYC Heritage – (new feature)............................................... 18
Cruise Fleet – Belmont to Long Beach.................................. 19
Cruise Fleet – 2015 Calendar................................................. 19
Stag Cruise............................................................................. 20
Wooden Boat Festival............................................................ 20
Branding and Communication............................................... 21
Ship’s Locker......................................................................... 21
Catalina Island – The Conservancy Ball...........................22-23
Long Range Committee......................................................... 24
Dash of Salt............................................................................ 25
Cruising Companions............................................................ 25
Short Tacks............................................................................. 26
Bulletin Board........................................................................ 26
THE
“A Pound of Pluck is Worth a Ton of Luck”
1801 Bayside Drive • Corona del Mar, CA 92625
Phone: (949) 673-3515 • Fax: (949) 673-8937
www.balboayachtclub.com and talewind@balboayachtclub.com
BYC Radio Station - WHW 835 Channel 69
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59” West
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must have a spring in my step, thanks to
the gorgeous Southern California weather
and the Balboa Yacht Club activities in which
I proudly partook since my last update. Yes,
I rented everything imaginable, the Duffy,
Balboa Watt Club, for two hours with 9
other ladies as Ray stood back as Assistant
Dockmaster on a beautiful Monday afternoon
and guarded the main docks while I practiced turns in forward
and reverse. When I showed up two weeks later, again on a
Monday purposefully so other members weren’t present to
watch me plunge onto a SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) for the
first time, Ray again helped launch two paddleboards for me and
my sixty-six year old friend to take off from the docks. (Yes, I
said sixty-six suggesting that you too, can paddleboard). And
finally, my first ever Harbor 20 sailing lesson at the Women’s
Sailing Clinic in early March. What a blast. I’m a power boater,
prone to seasickness and convinced that I’d never sail. Well, I’m
here to say, “Each was worth every penny”. Thanks to BYC, I
accomplished some goals that I can say must have been on my
bucket list.
Ahoy Mates. With Opening Day at Corona del Mar and
ObSeussed at Whites Cove around the corner, BeerCans and the
BYC Junior Summer Program will be here before you know it.
In between, BYC will have cruises, fishing tournaments, sailboat
racing regattas, along with the renovation completion of the
kitchen entry.
Until next time!
Commodore Gary Davidson
Vice Commodore Douglas West
Rear Commodore Tom Mooers
Chief Financial Officer Jim Young
Fleet Captain Molly Lynch
Port Captain Tim Cannon
Secretary Denise Petersen
Judge Advocate Roger Grable
Fleet Surgeon Dr. Bret Powers
on the Cover: BYC Team Racing Invitational
© photo by Tom Walker
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From the Editor, Deidre Bird
Officers and Directors of
B a l b o a Ya c h t C l u b
Directors
Bill Bloomberg, Mark Hunter, Brett Hemphill,
Paul Loubet, Eric Bozza, Michael Brooks
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Member Name
Jean Wilson
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Eight Bells
Passed
March 24, 2015
Member Since
1950
FROM THE BRIDGE
News from the R/C
by Rear Commodore Tom Mooers
A
s my first “Letter from the Bridge”...
thank you for the opportunity to serve
as your Rear Commodore. Representing
BYC, with such great members and
excellent staff is an honor and a privilege.
As a member since 1997, Nancy and I had
apparently only scratched the surface of
getting to know many of you, and we have
enjoyed meeting and working with so many
new faces. We truly admire the level of
commitment from all of our volunteers.
Speaking of volunteers, with summer
sailing and cruising right around the corner
and both our CDM Opening Day and Whites
Opening Day this month, those volunteers
have been working overtime. Our Anglers
have the “In The Bay” fishing tournament,
our cruise fleet is going to Long Beach
and we have the Second Annual Wooden
Boat Festival which should be another
big success. Hopefully, the rest of us are
cleaning out our boats and storage lockers,
identifying donations for the annual “Bilge
Bazaar”, the proceeds of which go to
support our Junior Sailing Program.
Summer is shaping up to be another fun
season. Don’t let it go by without getting on
the water. Our Club-owned fleet of boats
available for rent has expanded. Through
recent donations and a purchase, our fleet
now includes two Harbor 20’s, a Duffy
electric boat, several Stand Up Paddle
Boards, and we are working on outfitting a
couple of donated Sabots and Lasers. Once
you have been checked out on the boats,
you’re ready to go, whether for a harbor
cruise, racing or sailing lessons, just check
with the Dockmaster for details and enjoy.
We also have some great spectator events
that you won’t want to miss. This year’s
U.S. Sailing Jr. Match Race Championship
is competing for the Rose Cup; they will be
sailing the Gov Cup 21 boats. The top three
positions will qualify for the Governor’s
Cup, BYC’s world renowned event, held in
July. Whether you are part of the sailing,
angling or cruising fleet, you can take pride
in knowing that BYC is highly thought of
by other top ranked clubs around the world
for its handling of the Governor’s Cup. This
year’s event provides activities on shore and
off, so be sure to check it out and just maybe
when you are watching future America’s
Cup sailors race, you can say, “I knew them
back when.”
Finally, our effort in preserving and
sharing our Club’s heritage is making
progress. We have formed a working group
of members who can help us develop and
understand the details of our history and
help us organize and develop ideas on how
to share that information. Of course, we are
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accepting volunteers who want to do both,
but the pay is the same either way. Please
let me know if you or someone you know
could be of help.
May you have a safe and enjoyable 2015
on and around the water. Anchors aweigh!
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General Manager’s report
Change…Continuing To Improve!
by General Manager David Robinson
W
ith both Opening
Days
staring
us right in the face
(19 days until CdM
Opening Day, as of this
writing), I am excited
to announce some
personnel changes at
your club. Webster’s defines change as
“(verb) to give a different position, course
or direction…” Although some folks are
petrified of change, I look at it in a positive
spirit, parallel to the definition of good ole’
Mr. Webster. Our changes will result in a
different direction (with the goal of course,
for the better).
First, I am pleased to announce the
promotion of Israel Castell to Food
and Beverage Director (from Banquet
Manager). Israel (affectionately referred
to as “Izzie”) has been in the hospitality
business since 1999, and grew up in a
family-run restaurant environment. Israel
moved to the US at 15 years old, graduating
Loara High School, and attended Orange
Coast College studying Nutrition Science
and Human Anatomy. He lives in beautiful
Old Town Tustin and is always working on
creative and innovative ways to improve
the Department. Before taking over the
Banquet Manager role, Israel was the Day
Dining Room Manager. His new role will
include overseeing all operations of the
kitchen, Burgee Bar and Bayview Room,
while continuing to plan private parties for
members and their guests. Please join me
in congratulating Izzie on his latest career
move!
Our other change is the hiring of our
new Executive Chef Joseph Flores. Chef
Joseph comes to us with 28 years of
culinary experience, with the last 12 years
as Executive Chef of Friendly Hills Country
Club in Whittier. His passion for good
food and wine has made Joseph the chef
he is today. Just having
celebrated 21 years of
marriage to his wife Pat,
they also have a 20-year
old daughter attending
UC Santa Barbara. The
Flores family live in
Huntington Beach and
Chef Joseph is thrilled to Chef Joseph
build new relationships,
creating new and exciting menus, and
immersing himself in the rich history and
tradition of BYC. Be sure to introduce
yourself to Chef Joseph, welcoming him to
our Club!
These changes came in time to continue
the preparation of our busiest time of the
year, which “officially” commences with
Opening Day (Saturday, May 9). Other
changes that took place was the repair
and redecking of both the Sabot Dock and
Dinghy Ramp, the renovation of the kitchen
entry of the Club; and the rebuilding of
the wall along Bayside Drive at the South
Parking Lot. These last two projects should
be complete by Opening Day. Again, more
change for the good!
Out at Whites Cove, your Opening Day
committee is working hard to put on a great
“Ob-Seussed With Whites Cove” Opening
Day on Memorial Day weekend (May 22
– 25). Without the convenience of the pier
this year, they have been working hard to
come up with creative ways for folks to
get ashore (other than the old fashioned
“beaching”, which was common practice
for BYC members before we had use of
the pier). Look for more information and
suggestions as we get closer to the green
eggs and ham (Sam-I-am)!
Speaking of Whites Cove, the first
work weekend was a tremendous success,
with over 40 members going over to
paint anything that wasn’t standing still,
installing fresh palm fronds to the palapas.
Thanks to Rob and Cindy Tyler and their
carpenter apprentices (the Jacquelin’s),
who finished installing the cabinet doors on
the bar (something greatly appreciated by
club staff). The following work weekend
of April 17 will have passed by the time
this publishes but Mayor Bill Powers
appreciates your hard work rewarding
all in attendance with a Saturday lunch
professionally and cheerfully prepared by
you-know-who!
Hold on to your hat…here we go!
See you on the docks.
Welcome Aboard - New Members
Member Name
Status
Ashley Knox
Flag
Sponsors
Shannon Green
Dir. Paul Loubet
Pierre Loubet
Flag
David Johnson
Shannon Green
Lex Nasser
Jr. FlagChris Killian
Dir. Brett Hemphill
Danielle Seals Habedanck
Jr. Flag
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S/C William Seals
S/C Josh Walker
Port Captain’s Report
Sea Lion Invasion 2015
by Port Captain Tim Cannon, courtesy of Denise Petersen
S
photo this age by Denise Petersen
pring 2015 looks to
be another big year
for sea lion stranding
on local beaches and
record numbers of
sick sea lion rescues
by local agencies. All
BYC members who
have boats in Newport
Harbor should re-double their efforts to
protect their boats from sea lion boarding.
The problem exists on docks, in slips and on
moorings. A quick shore boat trip around the
harbor and mooring fields will tell you that
there are a variety of methods to prevent sea
lions from hauling out on low lying swim
steps and docks. What is new this year is
the heights to which the sea lions can jump
to find a nice warm spot out of the water to
rest on. Lately, especially in the double can
mooring areas, sea lions have jumped five
feet or more out of the water, under stainless
steel railings and come to rest on the bow of
unprotected boats. If you have a boat that
has low lying side rails or large openings
in the railing on your bow, regardless
of the height, beware that sea lions may
attempt to haul out on your boat. It is the
responsibility of the boat owner to protect
his/her boat from boardings and to clean up
after an incident. The animals are attracted
to the scent they leave, so make sure to do
a thorough cleaning after an incident. It is
against Federal law to harm these animals.
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Whether you rent or own, do not rely on
your landlord, your fellow boat owners, the
Harbor Patrol or your wash down service
to alert you to a problem. Make plans to
regularly visit your boat and make sure your
defenses are strong and secure. Aggressive
animals will move obstacles and crash
through flimsy barricades to haul themselves
out of the water.
At BYC, we are a community of friends
who share a love of the sea and boating. We
also keep a protective eye out for each other
and our property. If you see a boat being
attacked by sea lions, please make an effort
to contact the owner directly to inform them.
We all get busy and pray that this never
happens to our boat, but it DOES happen.
If you SEE something, SAY something. It
may be that the boat owner is out of town
or has been ill and may not be aware of
the problem. The longer the sea lions are
allowed to inhabit a boat, the more likely it
is that real damage will occur and the sea
lions will keep coming back and be more
aggressive at defending what they now think
of as “their turf”. The animals are capable
of jumping very high out of the water and
get very comfortable. If you see something
and can’t reach the owner, be sure to let the
dock crew know so they can follow up with
the boat owner.
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Fleet captain’s Report
Summer Yachting Begins!
by Fleet Captain Molly Lynch
W
e have had
some
great
regattas recently with
congratulations going
to the organizers of
the BYC Team Race
Invitational – Erik
Berzins, Harry Wood
Regatta-Lido 14 –
Walter Johnson, Super Sabot Saturdays
– Pinky Greene, 66 Series – Patrick
Leber and Jeff Linden. Thanks to the
chairs mentioned above and to ALL the
volunteers who help make these regattas
a huge success! We have a couple of big
events in June and July respectively, the
Rose Cup – chaired by Rob Vandervort
and Governor’s Cup – Susan Kenney. We
always need more help – no experience
needed – you can get involved in any of
the events by contacting the individual
chairs or talk to or email Becky Lenhart at
sailing@balboayachtclub.com. We also
need RIBs for on-water umpires for these
two regattas. If you are willing to loan
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your boat for a weekend of regatta support,
please let us know and we will make it
worth your while!
Our big boat racers have been active
recently in the Cabo Race with 1st in
PHRF won by Between the Sheets – Ross
Pearlman (with Commodore Gary
Davidson and Kerry Deaver onboard);
also racing was Bolt – S/C Craig/Carson
Reynolds, and Horizon – John Schulze.
The Newport to Ensenada Race was sailed
Between the Sheets with Kerry Deaver, Ross
Pearlman and Commodore Gary Davidson
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by Bolt, Horizon, Adios – Peter Bretschger,
Foxsea – John Fox, It’s OK – Lew Berry/
Andy Rose/Tom Purcell, Linstar – John
Schulze, Serendipity – Jonathan Mote,
TKO – John Raymont, and Varuna –
Chris Hemans. And in March’s NOOD
Regatta, the Viper class was won by BYC
race member Alex Steele, . The next long
distance race is the Transpac Race (2,225
miles) and BYC will have four entrants:
Between the Sheets, Bolt, Horizon, and
Varuna. Come join us for the Transpac
Send Off Party on July 10th!
We are now entering the summer
season immediately following Opening
Day – May 9! Let’s all join in and enter
our boats for Opening Day. This is a great
motivator to clean things up, get all your
gear in good condition with life jackets
and safety equipment. I encourage you
to enter your boats to be judged and get
prepared for the summer. It would be great
to have representation from all of our
fleets including anglers, cruisers, sailors
and racers, small and big boats alike. Let’s
get ready for the season together! Then
immediately following the Opening Day
our summer sailing starts with Twilights on
Wednesdays and Beer Cans on Thursdays.
And we now have a couple of Harbor
20s, Lasers, SUPs and a Duffy for rent, so
no excuse not to be out on the water!
angler fleet
Anglers Update
by Angler Chair Bob Hoose
photos this page by bob Hoose and Jessamyn Piehl; photo opposite page by Robb Walker.
T
he 2015 fishing
season is off to a
great start and setting
some
unbelievable
records. The average
water temperature for
January, March, and
April was 5 degrees
or more above normal.
The marine scientific community is
calling this warm water cycle a 100 year
occurrence. We have had very unusual
winter visitors to the Southern California
coast – pelagic red crabs, bluefin tuna, and
just last week a marlin was hooked and lost
off San Diego. None of the angling clubs
have ever seen or heard of a marlin in April
let alone someone actually hooking one!
These unseasonal gamefish are four months
early or they never left our unusually warm
water for Southern California. What does
all this mean for BYC Anglers – get your
boat and gear ready! 2015 will be a season
for the record books…
First Yellowtail Flag
Congratulations to Captain Nathan Piehl
Avalon Shill with a trophy from the
2014 “In the Bay” Tournament.
aboard the Cazadora for landing the first
yellowtail of the 2015 season. Caught on
a BYC boat and by a BYC member, this
earned Nathan the first yellowtail flag for
BYC Anglers. Nathan was fishing with his
family at Whites and hooked the yellowtail
on a live sardine. Along with yellowtail,
Catalina Island has had big schools of bonita
and the calico bass are acting like its summer
in the 62-66 degree water. Ironically, one
of the best spots at Catalina Island has been
just outside Whites at Hen Rock in 60 to 90
feet where schools of yellowtail, bonita, and
calico bass are chasing smelt and sardines
around the reef edges.
“In the Bay” Tournament
BYC members can start signing up for our
annual “In the Bay” Tournament which
takes place May 16. This is a fun family
event where anglers compete for prizes
while fishing only in Newport Harbor.
Every year we have several boats that
do well fishing right off their slip at BYC
docks. Other boats troll the main channel
for spotted bay bass, croakers, and halibut.
Junior members and kids are welcome and
we have plenty of prizes and raffles for
everyone. For lunch, anglers will be treated
to the TK Burger truck for one of the tastiest
burgers in Newport. Sign-up sheets will be
available at the Front Office and also sent
out via email to the Anglers eBlast.
Monthly Angler Meetings
Anglers have their monthly meetings
typically on the first Thursday of every
month from April through September.
These meetings are a great way to meet
new members and share the passion of
fishing within the BYC. The time and place
is posted on the BYC calendar and also
announced on through the Angler eBlast.
If you would like to be added to the Angler
eBlast, send me an email at brhoose@
purefishing.com. Until the next tide.
Bob Hoose Angler Chair prediction for
2015 fishing season – blue marlin in local
waters by 4th of July!
Nathan Piehl aboard the Cazadora with his First
Flag Yellowtail for BYC.
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whites cove
Whites Cove
Work Party
by Catalina Station Mayor Bill Powers
J
ames Brown was
once called "the
hardest working man
in show business." For
our first 2015 work
party, we had the
hardest working crew
on Catalina. Thirty-four
over achievers showed
up, many on Friday, and knocked out work
that usually takes two weekend work parties.
We were able to accomplish all the
painting which included picnic tables,
chairs, cooking area, and grills. Even the
palapas were replaced and never looked
better. Rob Tyler and his team of expert
carpenters installed closet doors in the bar
and Mike Toerge was able to restore the
kiosk with new content as well as fade proof
glass coating.
David Robinson prepared our “buffalo
burgers” and the work party left on
Sunday with a good feeling that we made
great strides preparing Whites for 2015.
All in attendance had fun on a beautiful
Southern California weekend with great
weather.
Opening Day at Whites will be here
before you know it. The final work party
is May 15 - 17. Please consider joining the
party with little worry to beach landing as
we have had much success ferrying folks
from their boats to the cove.
Cindy Tyler and Karen Jacquelin painting the
new cabinet doors at the bar.
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Bob Strang, Ed Kliem, Art Ciancio, Kim Megonigal, Ken Dutcher and Bill Frederickson
paint the tables and chairs. Not a spot missed
Troy Bowman and Dean Kiser recreate the South Pacific shade with new palapas.
Rob Tyler ensures a proper fit of the new
cabinet doors at the bar.
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The Mike’s (Michael Toerge and Station Manager
Mike) supervise the operation.
whites opening Day
from the galley
Get “ObSEUSSed with Whites Cove”
Memorial Day Weekend!
by Co-Chairs PJ and Karen Jacquelin
Summer is almost here
The time has finally come
To head to WHITES COVE
For some fun in the sun!
Memorial Day Weekend
THE COVE is the place to be
So make reservations TODAY
For the whole family!
S
photos opposite page by Jim and Sally McClure and David Robinson.
ail over to BYC’s Whites Cove, May 22-25, and lose
yourself in the wise and whimsical spirit of children’s book
author Theodor Seuss Geisel – known around the world as the
iconic “Dr. Seuss.”
Together with Commodore Gary Davidson, we chose this
theme because BYC members are like many of our favorite
Dr. Seuss characters, often taking us by surprise and leaving a
colorful, lasting impression. We all have our
favorite Seuss character, so represent yours in
costume Saturday night!
Banquet Venue
by Food and Beverage Director
Israel J. Castell
D
o you, or someone
you know, have
a need for a banquet
venue in 2015 or 2016?
From casual meetings
to all day events,
birthday parties, Bar/
Bat Mitzvahs, bridal
showers, baby showers, rehearsal dinners,
seminars, retirement parties and more,
let your Club do the work by providing a
comfortable and inviting place for you and
your guests to relive old memories and
make new ones!
Perhaps you’ll be the compassionate Horton,
who protected the tiny Whos.
Or the adorable Cindy Lou Who who split
the Grinch’s nastiness in two.
Maybe you revere the determined Lorax,
who spoke for the trees.
Or you’re more like Thing 1 and Thing 2,
who were B.Y.C. CRA-ZY!
Lots of fun is planned – come along and see:
• A rockin’ band
• Games and crafts
• And camaraderie by the sea!
Need a ride to the Island and transportation
to Whites station? Take CATALINA
EXPRESS to Two Harbors
Where a bus will transport you to hydration!
And Catalina Experience has a great tent
for you! Call (310) 510-24Oh2.
Invest in your happiness today – don’t let
anyone steal your thunder!
$140 for adults, $60 for kids 12 and under.
RSVP by May 11th to Patti Yanochko:
projects@balboayachtclub.com or call
(949) 673-3515!
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governor’s cup
The Governor’s Cup Regatta Needs You
by Governor’s Cup General Chair Susan Kenney
W
e need your help
with
housing
Governor’s Cup teams.
There are BYC families
who have housed teams
year after year and who
ask us to remember
them for next year.
That is how much they love housing a
team from New Zealand, England, Brazil,
Australia, Italy or Chicago, New Orleans,
San Francisco, San Diego to name a few of
the past year’s teams.
You will build a friendship that could
possibly last a lifetime. Judy Weightman
and Betty Andrews have enjoyed housing
teams for many years. Paula and David
Latona have housed one of the New Zealand
teams for several years now. They are now
good friends with the parents of the sailors.
Don and Doris Stoughton who housed
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James “Jimmy” Spithill years ago and now
meet him and his wife for dinner whenever
he is nearby. Further, the Stoughtons have
housed the Australian teams through the
years, whereas their grandchildren call the
OZ sailors their cousins.
It requires a place to rest their heads and
bathe and perhaps there will be a bit of
driving. The Club will provide the sailor’s
meals.
This will also draw you into the events
of the week. The Monday night Welcome
Dinner where you will be praised! We can
get you onto a spectator boat so you can
watch the Gov Cup races while, of course,
cheering for your team AND the BYC
team! And, much more!
Please consider housing a Governor’s Cup
team. You may reach our Gov Cup Housing
chair, Doris Stoughton at DDStoughton@
roadrunner.com.
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Governor’s Cup
Sponsorship
Our Governor’s Cup Event is being
superbly supported this year by many
yacht club members and businesses
around the bay! Thus far, we would
like to thank Mike and Tara Shapiro
of HOM/Sotheby’s Realty, Kim
and Carolyne Megonigal of Kimco
Staffing Services and KTimeHR, Rob
Chandler of Fairmont Private Schools,
Dan Mariscal of Hirsch Pipe and
Supply, Director Michael Brooks of
Enercalc, Pete and Ev Parrella of Parr
Lumber, S/C Josh and Carrie Walker
of Armite, Jill Golden, Dave Beek of
Island Marine Fuel, and Dr. Doonan
of Urgent Care at Newport Center. We
have not yet attained our goal for 2015
and hope that more of you will assist
in our effort. Please contact Debbie
Frederickson or S/C Bill Seals for
sponsorship opportunities.
Sponsorship Buyer’s Guide
The Sailing Market
• Independent-minded decision makers seeking to
differentiate themselves from the crowd
• Leadership qualities with a strong
ability to influence others
• Wide range of incomes averaging
over $100K annual household income
• Associated with adventure,
sportsmanship, competition and a
coastal outdoors lifestyle
• Traditionally buyers of higher
end or luxury products and services
• Educated, family-oriented
and well-traveled
Newport Beach Demographics
• Population of 90,000, growing to
over 100,000 with 20,000 tourists
daily in the summer months
• 25 miles of harbor front property,
most with prime views of the
sailing venue
• 30% of households have
annual income over $200K
• Highly desirable coastal
location with warm
weather and many
unique attractions
Your Logo Here!
Top Sponsors get Bow Position
on All 12 Boats!
plus large decals on Race Marks
Governor’s Cup Exposure
• Competitors: 36 sailors between the ages of 16-20,
approximately 60% US/40% International
• Support: Approximately 120 volunteers, roughly 90% from Newport Beach or Southern California
• Spectators: Estimated at over 100 each day representing friends, families, and BYC members
• Networking Opportunities: Special events for sponsors, club members & competitors plus sponsor spectator boats
• Media Coverage:
- Event Promotional Material & Apparel - Your logo featured on clothing, programs, on-site banners & more!
- Web Site – Over 1,000 views each day of racing as results are checked by friends & families of competitors
- Social Media – Corporate sponsors are featured in multiple daily postings on Facebook & Twitter
- Publications – Local, national and international newspapers, national and international sailing magazines.
- Photography - Top level sponsor logos featured in event photography and daily video shared with media outlets
• Venue: Boats leave Newport Harbor each day to race on the ocean near Newport Pier
• Additional Opportunities: 50th Anniversary Governor’s Cup (2016) Sponsorship, the new Governor’s Cup 22 Fleet,
and the Governor’s Cup Movie.
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racing
2015 BYC Team Race Invitational Regatta
by Team Race Regatta Chair Erik Berzins
T
he second annual
3-on-3 BYC Team
Race
Invitational
Regatta came to a close
on March 1, 2015.
This hugely successful
three-day regatta grew
from the enthusiasm
generated by last year’s team race that was
expertly led by Kelly Buchan. With a solid
foundation in place, we aimed to increase
the quantity of sailing and keep the fun
factor high, and to give our friends from the
East Coast an opportunity to thaw out from
their devastating winter. The eight invited
teams included BYC, New York Yacht Club,
Annapolis Yacht Club, San Diego Yacht
Club, California Yacht Club, St. Francis
Yacht Club and Newport Harbor Yacht
Club. Thankfully NHYC fielded two teams
after a last-minute team drop out caused
some logistical issues for the organizers.
Practice day dawned and as the small
Beautiful downwind sailing inside the bay
navy of boats began to fill the docks, we
realized how many people and boats were
involved or /volunteering to help make this
even possible. The fleet looked like this:
twelve Gov. Cup 21 race boats + one spare,
six umpire RIBs, two large crew transfer
RIBs, three mark-set boats, Defiant as Race
Committee, and six team support boats (to
hold the four teams not racing during each
flight), including Promotion, Passage,
Roe Boat, The Golden Rivet, Outbound
and Lioness. Thank you to Paul Blank,
Nancy and Commodore Gary Davidson,
Roe and S/C Craig Reynolds, Chuck
Simmons, Tim Cannon and Don and
Doris Stoughton for donating their boats
to the event and for being such great hosts
entertaining the racers during their byes.
It just so happened that the eve of the
regatta was the J-Flag Happy Hour. With
seventy-two sailors in town for the event to
add to the mix, the Club was full and good
times were had by all. The live music, cheap
drinks and friendly atmosphere were well
noted, especially from our friends at NYYC,
where denim is prohibited and blazers must
be worn after 1700. Maybe to ensure the
vibe of our event does not change next year,
the NOR should read ‘flip flops mandatory!’
Friday February 27 was the first day
of racing, and with an unsteady weekend
weather forecast looming, maximizing
sailing was the goal for the day. Racing
outside near the Balboa Pier, PRO Bob
Strang and his amazing race committee/
mark set team pulled off a full round robin,
which consisted of twenty-eight races in six
hours. With breeze in the eight to twelve
knot range, races were twelve to fourteen
minutes each. Luckily no one hit the large
gray whale that crossed though the starting
area as boats started in sequence. NHYC I
ended the day undefeated, with NYYC right
on their heels with only one loss. Hand
delivered beers on the dock were a welcome
reception after sailors returned from a long
day on the water.
With a forecast of twenty plus knots for
Saturday, it was decided to race inside in
the Turning Basin. The basin was pretty
crowded with all the support boats, plus
a Harbor 20 regatta, but no collisions
occurred (at least that weren’t reported!).
The forecast never fully developed, and a
nice ten to twelve knot breeze graced the
BYC vs NYYC with dark clouds looming
BYC’s Ryan Davidson and the rest of the NHYC I struggling in building breeze!
BYC Team watching the finals
balboa yacht club
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Close finals action at the bottom mark with
NYYC and NHYC I.
course all day. But all teams were eager
to give it a try: After Day One, the fleet RACING
was divided into Gold and Silver fleets
to each race their own mini round-robins.
The bottom seeded Gold team was then
dropped into Silver and replaced by the top
seeded Silver team (our own BYC!). The
Gold and Silver round robins were then run
by NOSA Liaison Gator Cook
again with the new seedings, with the new
bottom Gold racing a single elimination
he Doug Mills racer, and a supporter of Jr. Sailing where he
against the top Silver to confirm the top
Perpetual Trophy helped establish a sailing foundation which
four teams going into the final day. Both
was
awarded
to benefits Jr. Sailors. The actual perpetual
of the Silver teams that moved up into Gold
Dennis Rosene and the was donated by Newport Ocean Sailing
were able to defend their new rankings and
Rosene Team sailing Association (NOSA) Staff Commodore
earn a spot in the semi finals! (Especially
on Radical Departure Paul DeCapua. “NOSA gave the clock set
happy with the day was St. Francis YC,
for best corrected time to me as a thank you for my services, and
who advanced into 4th position after having
amongst PHRF A and Doug was a longtime NOSA supporter and
0 wins after Day One!). That night was the
B. The series took place over three months, volunteer, so what better trophy to place in
casual regatta dinner, with Pete Melvin of
starting in January and finishing in March. his name,” said Paul.
Morrelli & Melvin sharing some details on
Winter racing can be some of the best in
Dennis and his team finished the series
multihull developments, foil design and the
our area, and it did not disappoint until the with a 1, 1, 2 in PHRF B, and they corrected
America’s Cup.
final race where light winds prevailed out out on top of both classes to have the first
Day Three brought the finals to life, with
plaque on the Mills Trophy. It’s always
of the South.
the top four teams of NYYC, NHYC I,
The new perpetual is in honor of nice to have one’s name on a perpetual
BYC and SFYC battling it out for the finals.
Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club’s late Staff trophy, but there is something special about
Before the semis started, the remaining
Commodore Doug Mills who was an avid having ones name on the top.
teams ran one last round robin, with SDYC
winning the Silver fleet and a nice bottle of
rum in the early morning drizzle. For the
semis, first to two points had NYYC defeat
BYC in two, and NHYC I defeat SFYC in
three. The finals were then set for NYYC
and NHYC I, with teams deciding to push
it to best of five races. As the breeze puffed
above the eighteen knot spinnaker limit led
the RC to run the last two races without
kites. Down to the final race, NHYC I
edged ahead to claim the 2015 Bell Trophy.
Seventy-one races were the total race count
for the weekend, with all teams going home
happy, (drunk) and tired.
The BYC Team Race Trophy is a brass
bell, and for those who have not heard
PRO Bob Strang tell his moving story, it is Pictured from left to right: Cameron MacLaren, Christian Rosene, Gator Cook, Dennis
made from Howitzer shell casings the Bob Rosene, Mark Rosene.
collected during his tour in Vietnam. You
could feel the emotion in his voice as Bob
Interested in
shared his experience with the crowd. Quite
the story, and quite the man! Thank you for
Donating Your
your service and for the great memorial.
Harbor 20?
A special thank you to Becky Lenhart
for her tireless work supporting our sailing
BYC is looking to build a fleet
addictions, Tom Walker Photography for
for member use.
the event photography, and to the BYC
Time-share or charitable
dock crew and staff for taking care of all
donation plans available.
the behind the scenes logistics to help make
Contact Commodore
the event run smoothly! It’s great to be
Gary Davidson for details.
involved with and help contribute to such a
great club! Can’t wait till next year!
The Talewind - spring 2015
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Radical Departure Captures
the Doug Mills Perpetual
PHOTOS this page by Gator Cook, oOPPOSITE PAGE by tom walker.
T
racing
2015 Harry Wood Regatta
by Pinky Greene on behalf of Chair Walter Johnson
O
n March 22, our south parking lot was
filled with twenty-one Lido 14 skippers
and crews, chatting away and rigging their
boats for the Harry Wood Regatta. It was
nice to see Harry's Mercedes parked there
also, all polished and delivered by his son
Barry. This is the forty-seventh year this
regatta has been held.
The Harry Wood Regatta was created
in 1968 by several BYC Lido14 racers
who wanted to honor fellow Lido 14
sailor Harry Wood of Long Beach who
had fallen ill. He survived his illness and
continued to sail for many more years until
his passing in 1999. His son Barry helps
BYC put on a high quality event to ensure
that the outstanding example of talent and
sportsmanship his father provided lives on. On event day, Regatta Chair, Walter
Johnson, managed to get everyone signed
up and expertly handled the enthusiastic
sailors during the skipper's meeting and got
everyone on the water. PRO Tom Dessel
had the difficult task of running races in
the narrow channel with shifty southwest
winds and postponed the races until the
wind settled in.
In the first race, the A fleet was so excited
to get racing that they ignored a general
recall and sailed the entire two lap course.
The Race Committee threw out that race
and Walter Johnson, the previously excited
winner of the race, was last seen heading
for the bar. In the third race, the A fleet was again
anxious to cross the line and not one, but
four recalls were sounded. On the fifth try,
Aggressive start in the Lido A class
Rich Fischbeck and David Latona
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balboa yacht club
everyone finally remembered how to start
and the race began. The B fleet, had waited
patiently on the sidelines for twenty-five
minutes and they, too, finally got to start.
Overall, John Gresham and Mandi Smith
(ABYC) won the A fleet and the Harry
Wood Perpetual trophy. Mike Shea and
Amanda Wayne (ABYC) were second with
Steve and Anne Schupak (NHYC) coming
in third. Bill Moore and David Webb
(ABYC) won the B fleet and the Harry
Wood B Fleet Perpetual trophy. The top
three winners in both fleets were also given
stemless wine glass take-home trophies.
If you've ever wondered about that huge
silver tea set in our trophy case at BYC,
Harry Wood found it at a garage sale, many
years ago, had it re-silvered and engraved
and is now used as the Grand Master
Trophy for this regatta. This year Jim Drury
(ABYC) was the recipient.
The fleet was treated to a wonderful
Mexican dinner upstairs put on by the
Wood family. Many thanks go out to Barry,
Shelia and Andrea Wood for giving us a
glimpse of Harry's legacy, encouraging fun
and friendly sailing.
Walter Johnson and Jessica Newman
NEW ON-THE-WATER EVENT
racing
Super Sabots/
Midwinters
2015 Predicted
Log Race June 13
by Chair Paul Blank
D
photos Opposite page by Bronny Daniels; photos this page by Paul Blank, Nancy Mellon, Tom Walker.
o you think you know
the
performance
characteristics of your
vessel? Would you enjoy a
new way to use your boat?
Can you do elementary
math? Would you like
your name on the Paul Johnson Franklin,
Sir Thomas Lipton Power Cruiser trophy?
If you answered “yes” to any of these
questions, save the date and participate in
the BYC Predicted Log event on June 13.
• No event fee and fantastic prizes
• No-host breakfast at the Club for
participants the morning of the event
• Starts between 1000 and 1100
• Hors d’oeuvres and prizes at 1600
The basics:
- Three potential courses published a
week before the event
- You plot and predict your time to run
the three courses at a fixed rpm of your
choice
- The day of the event, the course you
will actually run is announced
- All timepieces and instruments that
display speed over ground are prohibited
- The boat with the smallest percentage
variance between predicted and actual time
wins!
- Boats eligible to participate must
have a permanent head, permanent galley,
permanent bunk and operate at a speed
between 5 and 25 knots. Sailboats under
power meeting these requirements are
eligible.
For more information or to volunteer as
an observer aboard one of the participant
boats Contact Paul Blank by email at
pblank@urbandecay.com
Prepare to yacht!
by Chair Pinky Greene
A
fter being unable
to sail in January
due to the sabot dock
repair, fifteen eager
Sabot sailors showed
up to sail the February
Super Sabots. This is
the month we combine
our monthly Super
Sabot Regatta with the Southern California
Yachting Association's Midwinter Regatta.
Peter Tietz congratulates Nancy Mellon
with the INSA award
It was a perfect day for Sabot sailing.
Winds were a steady six to eight knots with
sunny weather and a manageable tide. We
were able to get in three long races with
very little dodging of party boats. The
Super Sabot results were: 1. Mark Gaudio
(BCYC); 2. Molly Lynch; 3. Paul Blank;
4. Brad Wheeler; and 5. Nancy Mellon.
Dana Fischbeck of NHYC won the B fleet.
Peter Tietz who represented SCYA, gave
out trophies to the top three finishers by
presenting them with very nice dry bags.
Two perpetual trophies were awarded.
Mark Gaudio was presented the SCYA
Senior Sabot trophy, and Nancy Mellon
was given the International Naples Sabot
Association Sr. Sabot trophy which is given
to the sailor over the age of sixty-five with
the lowest score. Congratulations to all.
Peter Tietz awards dry bags to Mark Gaudio,
Molly Lynch and Paul Blank
racing
Why Sail with a Raggedy Old
Class-legal Sail?
by Laser Fleet Chair Gator Cook
I
t is a comforting sound
to hear a crisp sail, but
why spend $560 - $595
every season for a piece
of cloth measuring in at
seventy-six square feet?
One does not have to
be a big spender to stay
competitive while racing at BYC or in
Newport Harbor. Intensity and Annapolis
Performance Sailing both sell practice sails
that are near identical to the class legal
North and Hyde sails, and at a fraction of
the cost.
Twilights will be starting in May, and the
The Talewind - spring 2015
BYC Laser Fleet will not make you race
with a class legal racing sail. We want
you to be competitive, improve your boat
handling and have fun racing while not
having to outspend the competition.
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on the water
First Women’s Sailing
Clinic Storms
Through BYC
by Junior Sailing Staff Matt Beck
I
t was a beautiful March afternoon, not a
cloud in the sky, with a light breeze. A
typical fantastic Southern California day,
when suddenly, the first Women’s Sailing
Clinic in the new Harbor 20s began tearing
through Newport Harbor! On-lookers
from Balboa Island gazed on with wonder
as they heard shouts of, “I’m getting back
on the sausage!” from two modest looking
Harbor 20s sailing around the bay.
This past spring several ladies went out
with Coach Shannon Heausler to learn the
basics of sailing. The weekend kicked off
with a light breakfast followed by a brief
talk on sail trim and the different points of
sail, and then it was off to the water! The
weekend was packed with fun, fun, and
more fun! Everyone was divided into two
teams, one for each Harbor 20, and people
rotated through each role on the boat. All
JUNIORS
Junior Sailing Program
by Junior Sailing Staff Matt Beck
A
ttention
all
members!
The
registration
period
for the Summer 2015
Sailing Program is
now open! We have
an amazing program
ahead of us with an
absolutely phenomenal coaching staff from
all over the country coming to help coach
our sailors. Whether you are a multi-year
veteran of the Summer Junior Sailing
Program or new to the sport, we have some
great programs set up for you.
The Summer 2015 program starts on
June 22 and will run through July 30. We
are excited about changes to the summer
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attendees got to learn how to drive the boat
as well as trim each of the sails. It just so
happened to be one of the first gorgeous
weekends of the year so of course the bay
was busy with all sorts of traffic. This
happened to be a blessing because everyone
was able to practice their right-of-way
rules, navigating around the Balboa Island
ferry, around those pesky Duffy boats, and
of course the many large vessels captained
by people who were not paying attention to
where they were going!
The second day was a little windier so Coach Shannon Heausler, Deidre Bird, Lisa
a windward/leeward course was set up so Zimmerman, Melissa Bozza, Kim Magee and
Sandra Davis
that everyone could get some good practice
in tacking upwind and rounding marks as boats. Contrary to what you’re thinking,
though they were in a race! After a few laps there was no $10,000 damage bill that had
and some solid practice, Coach Shannon to be paid by anyone. All the women in
began to teach the group how to dock the the group learned to dock very well and
became very competent sailors over the
weekend! To cap off the hard work, the
teams all sailed up the Newport Harbor
Yacht Club for some wonderful Mai Tai’s
before calling it a day.
Many thanks to everyone who attended!
We are looking forward to the next clinic,
so mark your calendars for Saturday,
May 30. If you’d like to join in on the
fun please email Matt at youthsailing@
balboayachtclub.com.
BYC owned Kshane and Dulce Viento
program. First, in order to take advantage
of the morning light winds, the novice
classes are scheduled from 9:00 am to
noon. Novice Sabots, the entry-level Sabot
course, is designed for children between 8
and 10 years old who are new to sailing.
They will learn the basics of sailing and
develop good sailing habits to be used
throughout their sailing career. Following
Novice Sabots is Intermediate Sabots. In
Intermediate Sabots, children who are
between 8 and 10 years old and have
completed Novice Sabots will learn to sail
around a course. Also in the mornings, we
have Beginner JF Class for middle school
aged kids and older, who would like to
get into sailing. They will learn to crew
and skipper as well as learn the basics of
flying spinnakers. Afternoon practices are
reserved for the BYC Sabot and FJs teams
who compete in regattas throughout the
summer. Practices for both the Sabot and
FJ teams start at 1:00pm and will go until
4:30pm.
Also new for Summer 2015, the Junior
balboa yacht club
Sailing Program will be using BYC’s
new Harbor 20s. We have designed the
Beginner Sea Urchin program to include
time on the Harbor 20’s. Junior Sailing is
also excited to offer a new class: Sailing
Adventures on the Harbor 20’s! Sailing
Adventures, created to be a more relaxed
class that focuses on seamanship skills and
cruising, is designed to appeal to the older
sailors in the Program who want to develop
these skills.
Register for the Summer 2015 Junior
Sailing Program by going to the Club
website or emailing Matt Beck for
more information at youthsailing@
balboayachtclub.com The summer sailing
program is open to both members and nonmembers, so please tell your friends about
the excellent programs. We look forward
to another record summer and hope to see
you sailing with us soon!
Remember, “A year from now you’ll
wish you had started today.”
J Flags
Second Annual BYC Chili Cook-Off
Was a Huge Success!
by J Flag Chair Kim Maxam
O
n Saturday March
7, fifteen BYC
boats lined the main
dock as the venue for
the Second Annual
BYC Chili CookOff.
Fifteen chefs
entered their chili to
win endless bragging rights and the title of
BYC Chili Champion. Over 140 members
and guests joined the festivities to enjoy all
they could eat chili and Coors Light. Live
music from Zach Churchill revved up the
party, and a good time was had by all. After
careful deliberation by the judges (and a
“disappointing lack of bribery” from the
chefs), third place was awarded to Heidi
Kane on Rob Chandler’s Bacco, second
place was awarded to Carter Harrington
on Eli, and TJ Johnson on Latitude was
named 2015 BYC Chili Champion. The
Member’s Choice Award went to Carter
Harrington, for his delicious take on a
classic chili. Thank you to Blake Maxwell
for putting together another successful and
fun event. Thank you to Commodore Gary
Davidson for his support, and to Dave
“Half Deck” Johnson, Rob Tyler, and Bob
Lorenzetti for sharing their time and talent
as judges. Thank you to General Manager
David Robinson, Pattii Yonochko, and to all
BYC Staff and Dock Crew for helping make
the event work.
In traditional J Flag fashion, we move
from one great event to the next! J Flag
Happy Hours are up and running, so join us
commodore’s Cruise
Commodore’s Cruise 2016
Québec City to New York City
PHotos opposite page by deidre Bird; photo this page by Kim Maxam.
by Vice Commodore Doug West
A
t BYC we are
a
community
of dedicated friends
which creates many
opportunities
to
shareour passion for
boats and the sea. We
share that passion with
gatherings at Whites,
regattas, cruise fleet voyages, fishing
tournaments—or just by reliving it over a
drink at the Club. We enjoy these things,
and we enjoy them even more
by doing them together with
BYC friends. It’s part of the
BYC experience.
After thinking about several
ideas for a special 2016
BYC experience, Irene and
I have decided to organize
an 8 day cruise aboard the
Crystal Serenity from Québec
City to New York City, October 17 – 25.
The itinerary begins with a pre-departure
overnight in Montreal and morning transfer
to Québec City. The cruise route will take us
up the Saint Lawrence River to the Atlantic,
with stops in Baie-Comeau and Gaspé, then
down the spectacular coasts of the Canadian
Maritimes and New England with calls at
Bar Harbor and Boston. Our final overnight
will be aboard the ship in New York, giving
us a night on the town in the Big Apple.
Two years ago Irene and I spent a week
aboard Crystal Serenity
cruising from Dover,
England to Copenhagen.
With a LOA of 820 ft. and
a beam of 106 ft., Crystal
Serenity accommodates
1,070 passengers very
comfortably. In the world
of cruise ships Crystal
Serenity is not among the
The Talewind - spring 2015
Chili Cook Off winners and officials celebrate
after the award ceremony aboard Ryan Williams’
Wait For It. From L to R: Blake Maxwell, Carter
Harrington, Alyson Lloyd, TJ Johnson, Heidi
Kane, Rob Tyler, Bob Lorenzetti, Dave “Half
Deck” Johnson, and Commodore Gary Davidson. in the Burgee Bar on the third Thursday of
each month for food and drink specials, live
music, and lots of friends. It’s hard to believe
that it is almost time for Opening Day, but it
is right around the corner on Saturday May
9. Make sure you RSVP for Swabbies Luau
on Friday May 8 to start the weekend. Both
of these events are a great way to showcase
the Club to potential members, so invite
your friends!
largest or the smallest. In our experience
she is just right. The ship is beautifully
furnished, very well staffed and offers a nice
variety of fine and casual dining options,
and interesting on-board programs. We
especially liked the ship’s very inclusive
pricing policy.
We are working with Linda Nilsen at
Blue Ribbon Cruise & Travel to organize
and book this BYC cruise. In an earlier
life Linda and her husband were part of
the Crystal Cruises shipboard management
team and they bring a wealth of information
and advice to our planning. Linda will help
us coordinate some BYC members-only
gatherings and activities aboard ship and
perhaps ashore.
Fares begin at $2,915 per person but will
be subject to certain promotional cutoff
dates. There is a discount opportunity for
early bookings and payments. It is important
that all BYC bookings be made through
Blue Ribbon to insure proper pricing and
arrangements for our BYC group. Contact
Linda Nilsen at (951) 303 6256, or linda@
blueribboncruise.com for more information
and to confirm your place on this cruise.
See Gracie for a copy of the Commodore’s
Cruise flyer and feel free to be in touch with
me or Irene with any questions.
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around the club
Thursday Night
Programs
by Chair Roger Grable
F
or the second year,
our
Thursday
Night
Program
featured the Mayor’s
State of the City and
Harbor address. We
hope to make this an
annual Thursday Night
Program. Mayor Ed
Selich, himself a yachtsman, addressed
a near sellout crowd on Thursday, March
19. The Mayor reported on twenty-five
projects of significance to harbor users
many of which are funded with tidelands
funds. Highlights included: The pending
completion of Marina Park, a general
fund project, which will be boater friendly
with a twenty-three slip marina and boat
launching facilities, as well as many other
amenities; among the tidelands funded
projects was the recently completed overall
harbor dredging project; pending tidelands
projects include needed maintenance of
our public docks, dredging of the West
Newport channels, the development of
an Eel Grass Mitigation Plan, which will
hopefully eliminate the current restrictions
on development of piers and docks in the
harbor; the creation of mooring service
centers to be located at the Balboa Yacht
Basin and Marina Park; the installation of
a dinghy rack at the Balboa Yacht Basin;
the annual sand replenishment on bay
beaches; the rehabilitation of the Dory
Fleet building.
The Mayor also reported that the
following policy initiatives are underway:
reconsideration of mooring fees and
policies including transferability, how
to address issues of derelict boats on
moorings, and boat overhang and harbor
lines issues; pending private initiatives
include the Balboa Marina public dock; the
Lido Marina Village Marina reconstruction;
the Back Bay Landing mixed use and dry
boat storage project; and the dredging of
the Linda Isle lagoon; other long range
projects, some with yet to be identified
funding, include: dredging of the Grand
Canal; a new Central Ave public dock;
Balboa Island seawall reconstruction; and
the American Legion seawall rebuild; and
the development of Lower Castaways.
The April 16 Thursday Night program
was a tribute to Ernie Minney and his fifty
years of service to the Newport Beach
harbor community. The Minney family has
been a fixture in the harbor for many years
with their Ship Chandlery and, of course,
their long time ownership of the classic
wood boat Kelpie.
Marty and Ernie Minney
BYC HERITAGE
Heritage Update - Spring 2015
by R/C Tom Mooers
W
e are still looking for volunteers to join our working group.
However, we are making progress towards capturing, organizing
and sharing the history of BYC. Some of you have responded with
suggestions on whom we should be interviewing, and others have
made some creative suggestions on how we can share and display the
facts, stories and memorabilia that we uncover.
One suggestion we received was to try and identify the boats sailed
by some of our early Commodores that we don't have on record. The
following is a list of Commodores that we are researching. If you have any information or
know family members that could help, please contact the Heritage Chair Rowell Greene at
(714) 968-4645 or rowellwgreene@verizon.net.
Frank Hutton, 1923
H.M. Worcester, 1924/25/27
Robert Bostwick, 1928
Louis Coffey, 1929
Evart Adams, 1931
E.G. Sherman 1932
T.Higbee Embry 1934/35 Paul Johnson, 1936
H.F. Batchelor 1938
Lewis Bish, 1939
Edmund Riesen, 1941
Theodore Johnson, 1942
Mark Healy, 1944
Donald Kemp, 1945/46
Richard Fenton, 1948
Castleman Smith, 1949
W.M. Davenport, 1926
B.F. Mansfield, 1930
Walter Cuorsen, 1933
J.Eugene Ziegler, 1937
Howard Baker, 1940
Fred Hunie, 1943
Robert Boyd, 1947
Fred Smales, 1950
Smooth sailing!
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balboa yacht club
L to R Ernie and Marty Minney and Doug
West Jr. get a chuckle with the crowd while
“Brad Avery“gives a quick Roast about
Ernie.
cruise fleet
Cruisers Prove Adaptable
By Cruise Captains Tom & Pat Ellison
PHOTOS this page by Jim and sally McClure; photos opposite page by Deidre Bird and mary longpre.
T
he plan was
for the BYC
Cruisers to begin
the cruising year
with a February
overnight
to
the
Belmont
Memorial Pier in Long Beach. We had
secured nine moorings at the pier in the
shadow of Island White. Island White is
one of four oil islands in the San Pedro/
Long Beach harbors named in honor of
astronauts who lost their lives. The plan
was to enjoy the sights of Belmont Shore
in Long Beach with an excursion to 2nd
Street for lunch at Legends Sports Bar or to
the Long Beach Art Museum with lunch at
Claire’s. Then drinks aboard Double Eagle
and a group dinner at the Belmont Brewing
Company.
The weather in February had been
wet and dry, but we were keeping good
thoughts and hoping for the best. We had
seven boats planning on the trip, Dan and
Elizabeth Barnes aboard Providence,
Lowell and Linda Hauswald aboard True
Love, Buz and Pat Lowe aboard Simply
Grand, BYC Cruisers Co-Chairs Jim and
Sally McClure aboard Tramonto, Bob and
Arlene Stevens aboard Sharmel, Doug
and Nancy Teulie aboard Grand Isle and
the Ellisons aboard Double Eagle.
Unfortunately, the clouds started coming
in, and the forecast changed from sunny
skies to a windy, rainy weekend, which
put a “damper” on the Cruisers weekend
plans. Rainstorms and dinghy docks just
didn’t sound like that much fun! However
Cruisers always like to get together so they
rallied for dinner on Saturday, February 28
at BYC. ALL of the boats were represented
as well as Claude and Laurie Jones and
V/C Doug West and Irene Ziebarth.
We began with drinks in the Burgee Bar
where skippers picked their “mooring”
numbers. Each number corresponded with
one of the Belmont Mooring Numbers at
the tables, complete with mooring bobbers
and Life Savers! It was a merry group,
happy not to be braving the elements
and content with the good cheer of other
Cruisers. We look forward to the cruising
season and much more good cheer!
Lowell and Linda Hauswald
Dan and Elizabeth Barnes, Doug West and
Irene Ziebarth
2015 Cruise Fleet Schedule
Details will be posted shortly before each cruise.
Date
Event
Cruise Captains
May 9
Opening Day @ CDM
May 22 – 25
Opening Day @ Whites Cove
May 29 - 31Long Beach Yacht Club Bob & Arlene Stevens
June 13
Predicted Log Race Paul Blank
July 11
Duffy/Dinghy Lunch Raft-Up (Newport)S/C Norm & Joyce Shepherd
Aug 21 - 25San Diego (SWYC & SDYC )
TBD
Sept 18 - 20
Isthmus at Two Harbors Oct 20
Dinner Meeting Potluck - Cruising Season Look-Back
Bud & Barbara McNair
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Stag cruise
Stag Cruise Sign-Ups Have Begun!
by Chair Chris Bretschger
L
et’s
start
this
story with a quick
flashback. It’s the
morning of October
10, 2014. Whites Cove
sat empty, the morning
was calm, and the only
movement across the
twenty-six mile stretch between Newport
and the great island were lethargic, rolling
swells having made their way up from
Mexico in the aftermath of Hurricane
Marie. It was perfect.
At 0900 the stillness of the morning was
broken as engines began to rumble, sails
were raised, and from the jetty, bearing 233,
you could hopscotch your way from boat
to boat all the way to the cove. BYC 2014
Stag had begun -- 142 gentlemen made
their way to the island on forty-two boats,
and all was good.
The weekend came and went, and sights
immediately were set toward 2015.
For those who made it to the early sign
up event in March, it was a great kick-off
to what is shaping up to be another great
cruise, and we’re planning to take the cove
over with even more force.
Same as last year -- sign-up early to save,
and be sure to take advantage of the early
sign-up rate. This year we’re planning on
growing the event some more, but also
capping attendance.
No ride? No problem. No berth? Still not
a problem. Sign up, and we’ll get you there
and make sure you have a place to sleep.
Looking forward to a great event in
2015, and hope to see you all there.
around the club
Volunteer Needed For
Wooden Boat Festival
by Wooden Boat Festival Chair Ralph Rodheim
I
t’s that time of year already. This
June, Balboa Yacht Club will
host the second Annual Wooden
Boat Festival. The day-long event
was widely complimented last year
by members, guests, and the media
throughout Southern California.
We hope you will want to get in on
the action and be a volunteer.
The fun begins at 0800 Saturday, June 6, 2015, and
concludes at 1700. You can sign up for a morning or
afternoon shift. The official dress for volunteers is the
2015 Wooden Boat Festival black polo shirt, khaki
pants and tennis shoes. Please let Joyce Shepherd
(jnshepherd2@gmail.com) know of your interest in
working June 6.
We expect nearly 2,000 people to admire the 50
extraordinary wooden boats, artwork and exhibits on
display. Special attractions include tours and trips on the
legendary replica 139-foot schooner America and the
celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the OC Sherriff’s
management of the Newport Harbor Department.
Smiling faces and hard workers are invited to become
volunteers and extend the club’s hospitality to fellow
members and the public.
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branding and communication
Strengthening Our
Voice
by Vice Commodore Doug West
O
ur Branding and
Communications
Project is now focusing
on
improving the
ways we communicate
with our members.
In addition, we are
looking at the ways we
present our Club to those outside BYC, in the
community, with potential new members,
and to other clubs and associations.
Our first priority is to build even better
ways of keeping our members well informed
of Club events, activities and achievements
through a combination of connections.
This includes our website, emails, The
Talewind, social media like Facebook and
Twitter, the lobby screen or bulletin board,
special purpose lobby displays, and even the
good old U.S. Post Office. One of BYC’s
great strengths is the multiple generations
represented in our membership. But these
days different generations prefer different
ways of staying in touch. So part of our work
is aimed at getting the right information in
the right channel to reach every member in
the right way at the right time. Time sensitive
information may be handled best with an
email, but some things need the depth and
permanence of The Talewind. The website
offers a great range of information. But some
members don’t use email, and others really
don’t want to bother going to the website.
Many use Facebook and Twitter for sharing
experiences and ideas with fellow members.
To strengthen our management of all
of this the Club is now actively seeking a
Membership and Communications Manager.
This new position is responsible for building
better Club communications, internally and
externally. The job also includes supporting
the General Manager with membership
applications and the process of bringing
new members aboard. Anyone interested in
helping with our search for the right person
should contact David Robinson or me for
a copy of the job description. Qualified
applicants should forward their resumes to
David Robinson.
The job description for our new
communications manager includes “…
responsible for shaping an authentic
and consistent voice in
all
Club
communications.” Now what is that
supposed to mean? When we speak about
BYC to one another, and to those outside
the Club, it’s important to have a shared
way of thinking and talking about the
uniqueness of our Club and what it means
to be a part of it. That’s the BYC “voice.”
One outcome of our Club branding work last
year was a statement we’re calling The BYC
Experience. Developed by the Brand Project
Working Group and approved last month by
the Board of Directors, The BYC Experience
is meant to capture the essence of what we
learned from ourselves about everything we
value most as members of this great Club.
We hope you will agree that it represents a
good start toward strengthening our BYC
voice.
around the Club
The Ship Has Come In for Ship’s Locker!
by Ship’s Locker Co-Chair Kim Maxam
W
ith Opening Day
right
around
the corner, there is no
better time than now
to stock up on BYC
garb!
The Ship’s
Locker is stocked
with many exciting
new items, with something for everyone to
enjoy. Kristin Doane and Kim Maxam
have worked hard to bring in some new
vendors and new styles. We are excited to
now have Vineyard Vines polo shirts and
pullovers for men and women, as well as
neckties and handbags featuring custom
BYC print silk. For more casual occasions,
there are new alternative t-shirts, ladies tank
tops, and zip hoodies with very soft cotton
The Talewind - spring 2015
The BYC Experience
Since its 1922 beginnings as the Southland
Sailing Club, the Balboa Yacht Club has
been a fellowship of friends and families,
sharing a passion for racing, cruising and
angling, always celebrating their common love for the sea. BYC members have
cruised worldwide, raced at every level of
the sport, hosted premiere sailing events
and formed a camaraderie with other
yachtsmen from near and far.
This spirit of fellowship and the Club’s
unmatched location on Newport Harbor
instill a welcoming and comfortable sense
of place for members and their guests.
BYC also maintains a Catalina outstation at
Whites Cove. Established in 1956, “Whites”
is a wonderful facility and magical place
where spirits are renewed for each succeeding generation of the BYC family.
These enduring legacies rest on the way
in which BYC members become a part
of the life of the Club through their many
contributions of time and talents. Members
become a part of BYC by being a part of it,
and by embracing the Club’s commitment
to the larger community through service,
education and charity.
Indeed, we are a community of dedicated
friends sharing a passion for excellence in
yachting.
and a fresh look. There is also a variety
of Reyn Spooners in many fun prints, and
a new order of hats and visors in different
styles and colors. To help accessorize your
life with BYC paraphernalia, be sure to pick
up a new license plate frame, floating key
chain or tote bag. With so many great items
in stock, don’t hesitate to go shopping and
wear your burgee with pride!
The Ship’s Locker is open during regular
business hours, with items available for
purchase by request during evening hours.
If you are interested in helping with Ship’s
Locker on Opening Day, please let Kim
know at kimmaxam@gmail.com or (949)
637-6685
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catalina conservancy Ball
Conservancy Celebrates 20 Years of Galas
by Gloria Sullivan
T
he Catalina Island Conservancy celebrated its 20th year of
Conservancy Balls in Roaring 20’s style on Saturday, April 11.
Balboa Yacht Club was well-represented by twenty-six members and
guests, plus four U.S. Marine couples from the 1st of the First unit out
of Camp Pendleton.
Thanks to Irene Ziebarth, the party started on Friday night, when
most of the couples dined together at the Avalon Grille. Those in
attendance included V/C Doug West and his wife Irene Ziebarth, Phil
and Daisy Hartz, Max and Valerie Hampton, Roy and Gayle Jones, Morrie and Carol
Kirk, Bob and Mary Longpre, Bill and Meg Powers, Dr. Ed and Mikelle Watson, and
Mike and Gloria Sullivan.
David and MaryJean Harper
V/C Doug West and Irene Ziebarth
Saturday was at leisure with lots of relaxing in the sun. A few of the members tried the
new Catalina Spa which proved to be highly recommended and others enjoyed some of the
new shops and restaurants. Avalon is evolving into a fantastic vacation destination, and the
great thing is that it is a short dinghy ride from Whites. For the Ball weekend, however,
most cruisers stayed in Avalon Harbor.
It was a beautiful sunny day, followed by a beautiful evening. Those who sponsored the
event were invited to the sponsors pre-party, held at the new Descanso Beach event center.
Then it was on to the Casino Ballroom, a magical place that takes one back in time. It
boasts 50 foot ceilings and five Tiffany chandeliers. Lots of history here since it opened in
1929. My parents danced there, and I’m sure some of yours did too. After an hour of hosted
cocktails and viewing of the silent auction items, a dinner of steak and fish was served.
U.S. Congressional representative Alan Lowenthal was introduced, and he recognized our
U.S. Marines, whom received a standing ovation. The formal part of the evening finished
with some fierce bidding for the live auction items, including the annual Rusack customengraved Balthazar Pinot Noir, which sold for over $12,000! Then it was back to dancing
the night away on the world’s largest circular ballroom dance floor.
It was a successful evening for the Conservancy and all that attended but our record set in
2012 still stands as the top-grossing Conservancy Ball! The 21st Annual Conservancy Ball
will be held on April 9, 2016.
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Bill and Meg Powers
Bob and Mary Longpre
Mike Sullivan dancing Roaring 20’s Style
Gayle Jones and Gloria Sullivan
Catalina Conservancy Ball
PHOTOS this page and opposite page by Gloria Sullivan and Mary Longpre.
Staff Sergeant Ian T. Dobbs and Jasmine Poon
Max and Valerie Hampton
Roy and Gayle Jones with U.S. Marine Sgt. James
Yamauchi and Robel Sangalang
“Leapin Lizards!” table settings for eight
Carol and Morrie Kirk
Daisy and Phil Hartz
L to R Sergeant James Yamauchi and Robel Sangalang, Corporal Britton
Roy and Gayle Jones, Mike & Gloria Sullivan, and Mikelle &
Paul-Edward Sprouse, Julie Vallejo with Gunnery Sergeant Stephen Vallejo, Ed Watson having fun on the dance floor.
Staff Sergeant Ian T. Dobbs and Jasmine Poon
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LONG RANGE COMMITTEE
Charting A Course to BYC’s Centennial
by Member at Large Kari Bretschger
A
s many of you
heard at last
October’s
General
Membership meeting,
the
Long
Range
Planning Committee
has been busy setting
up a longer term vision
for the Club House and
BYC facility which will establish a plan
that efficiently and effectively provides for
the future needs of our members and future
members.
Kicking off this year, in keeping with
the Bylaws which require a total of nine
members, we added to our committee.
(see inset) The committee meets monthly
to assess the strategic plan, address
the input from the annual meeting and
roundtable meetings, make adjustments
for the unforeseen, set up long term project
phasing plans and consider funding options
to get the projects completed within the
Club’s financial abilities.
As per the plan that was presented
to the membership in October, the top
capital improvements this year started
with a refurbishing of the Sabot dock and
is being followed with the improvement
of the curb appeal and trash enclosure on
the Bayside Drive side of the property and
the replacement of the fencing in the South
parking lot. The patio fencing, awning and
storage projects on the Bayview Room Sabot dock Phase II
patio have been placed on hold pending
a review of a new priority, which is to
upgrade the main level restrooms to be
compliant with accessibility codes (which
have been changing about every two years.)
So we now expect that the renovation of
the main level restrooms will be the priority
project for next year, thus pushing back
changes to the lower level one year, or until
2017. This allows us more time to flesh out
the lower level plan, funding, etc. and still
gets us to where we want to be before the
Club celebrates our Centennial 2022-2023. Curb appeal and trash enclosure
The Long Range Planning Committee
is always open
2015 LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
to your input and
Rob Tyler, Chair
ideas.
Should
Doug West, Vice Commodore & BOD liaison
you want to share
Tim Cannon, Port Captain
with us, please
Dean Kiser, House Committee Chair
email us at LRP@
Bob Lorenzetti, Finance and Audit Representative
Balboayachtclub.
Kelsey Gram, JF Representative
com.
We look
S/C Ed DiOrio, Staff Commodore Representative
forward to hearing
S/C Ray Lewis, at-large member
your thoughts.
Kari Bretschger, at-large member
Meanwhile,
enjoy all that this
amazing Club has to offer!
Long Range Planning Committee from L to R: Rob Tyler (Chair), Commodore Gary
Davidson, Dean Kiser, Kari Bretschger, David Robinson, Jim Young, Kelsey Gram,
Port Captain Tim Cannon, S/C Ray Lewis, S/C Ed DiOrio
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dash of salt
Coches Prietos off Santa Cruz Island
A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a
good thing
--Sarah Orne Jewett
I
n my latest screed
I talked about the
Painted Cave on Santa
Cruz Island. While
we’re up there, let
me mention another
worthy feature of the
island.
Nine and a half miles up the
island on the southern, seaward side is
one of its loveliest coves: Coches Prietos.
Unlike the coves on the north side, Coches
is lightly visited--or at least it was three
decades ago when we dropped anchor
there several times. The cove has some
similarities to our BYC station at Whites:
a broad crescent of gently sloping sandy
beach, small wavelets--except sometimes.
In the case of Whites, the sometimes is
To submit a boating
buddy for the next
edition, email a photo,
age, name and type of
animal to talewind@
balboayachtclub.com.
when that wretched surge is active; in the
case of Coches, when there’s a south swell
running.
Doris and I buddy boated with Geoff and
Nancy Baker one summer and dropped
into Coches. There was only one other boat
in the cove. The young couple belonging
to the boat apparently were so sure they’d
be the only occupants of the cove that
they’d swum ashore stark naked and were
sunning on the beach when we arrived.
When the young man returned to his boat
he had no choice but to climb aboard full
monty, as the British would say. When his
companion arrived a few minutes later he
had a strategic towel for her at the top of
the ladder.
We and the Bakers took dinner ashore one
night and I discovered another difference
from Whites. My landing style there was
to row the Avon stern first into the beach,
riding in on a wavelet with my back to the
sea. Doris would step off onto the sand,
I’d row out a couple of strokes and come in
on the next little wave. So that’s what I did
at Coches. Doris stepped off, fortunately
with the cooler full of dinner, and I rowed a
few feet out to wait for the next wave to lift
me. Suddenly Nancy hollered, “Steve!” I
looked behind me just as a six-foot breaker
dumped me and everything else loose in
the dinghy into the sea.
Happily it was a warm night for eating
dinner soaking wet, and I’d learned a
valuable lesson about landing at Coches.
Like Whites, there’s good hiking in the
hills behind Coches and gorgeous vistas
from the heights. The cove’s rocks and
kelp beds granted us several abalone during
our stay. Despite the humiliating dumping
in the surf, I have only the most pleasant
memories of Coches Prietos and of Santa
Cruz Island.
Pet Companions
1
Who’s my Owner?
2
3
4
1) “Hairy Bear” is a ten-year-old Old English Sheep Dog owned by Bob and Mary Longpre. A true water dog, Hairy is comfortable on sailboats,
power boats and kayaks. (Photo by Longpre Photos) 2) Breaker, a thirteen year old Norfolk Terrier, owned by Liz and Bill Adams, commutes
between homes in Chicago and Corona del Mar. He survives winters in Chicago but prefers enjoying the sunsets from his Newport Harbor based
Boston Whaler. 3) Sadie, a ten-year-old Maltese owned by Genie and Paul Tafoya, loves going for Duffy rides. Sadie, we love your life jacket.
4) Sailor, a three year old Maltese owned by the Weiner Family, shows off her star quality on the shore boat. Photo by Danie Alexander.
PHOTOS opposite page by peter bretschger and David Robinson; photos this page by Liz Adams, Danie Alexander, Mary Longpre and Genie Tafoya.
by Harrison Stephens
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Short Tacks
Stowaway
Sam:
He’s in love again, and
as usual, he can’t decide
among the myriad
possibilities. He stowed
away in Lori and Roger
Pechuls’ luggage on a
dream trip to Galapagos
aboard the expedition
cruise ship, Silver Galapagos. He soaked
up the Ecuadorian shipboard hospitality,
which included all supplies and amenities
from Ecuador. Also, as you would expect
from our resident coconut, he went native on
land. He fell head over heels for the bluefooted boobies, a one hundred year old, five
hundred pound tortoise, more than one land
iguana, and a baby frigate bird. He’s back in
the office telling stories and watching for his
next travel adventure. Watch your luggage!
Anniversaries: Congratulations to Linda
and Lowell Hauswald who celebrated their
– by Irene Ziebarth
58th wedding anniversary at BYC with R/C
Doug West and Irene Ziebarth. They
have stories to tell . . . . And congratulations
to Kari and S/C Peter Bretschger who
participated in the Cabo Race even though not
entered. They passed by on the cruise ship Nordic Star
celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary.
Lori and Roger Pechuls with
Stowaway Sam at the National
Park of the Galapagos.
V/C Doug West, Irene Ziebarth, Linda and Lowell
Hauswald.
BYC BULLETIN BOARD
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AVAILABLE: 55’ Mooring Highly desirable D field
mooring on north side of Balboa Island near E
Dock. Protected from weather but close to main
channel and open water. Monthly or Annual. Call
Tim Psomas at (310) 433-4755
AVAILABLE: Whites Cove Mooring A-5. Any
BYC member interested in subleasing it? Call
Burt Zillgitt (949) 760-3852
Roger and Lori Pechuls on Rabida,
Galapagos Islands.
Barbara and Ken Dutcher were in
Auckland, New Zealand visiting the
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
The RZNYS members extended warm
hospitality over lunch, and the way Kiwis
do, entertained the Dutchers with stories
about New Zealand and their yachting
activities. They love BYC!
FOR SALE: 2014 9’ roll up raft, 4 hp. Yamaha
4 stroke, extra fuel tank, engine stand. Boat
and engine used twice. $1,595.00. Contact Art
Mitchell (949) 548-3874
FOR SALE: 50/55’ Mooring Avalon (Descanso
Beach) Best offer. Jack R. Vombaur HYPERLINK “mailto:jvombaur@tandus.com” jvombaur@
tandus.com (714) 803-9545
FOR SALE: MOJITO 1988 Catalina 30’ tall rig,
diesel engine, roller furling, new bottom paint.
$26,500. Call Len Bose at (714) 916-0200.
FOR SALE: 35’ Viking Sportfisher, Caterpillar
3208’s, Northern Lights generator, Caribe raft,
well maintained. Great boat. Call for a great
price! In BYC Marina now. Don (208) 721-3362
FOR SALE: 40’ Mooring with a 26 ft. sloop for
sale. Balboa Island, off south bayfront at the end
of Apolena Street, middle line of moorings in B
field; public pier access one block away. $23.5k.
Can transfer mooring to family member. See
Newport Beach municipal code 17.60. Call Jon
(949) 673-6747 or winsforce@aol.com
Ken Dutcher at the Royal New Zealand
Yacht Squadron.
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FOR SALE: Cheoy Lee Offshore 40’ sailboat.
She was built in 1969 and is a rare “E” plan.
Owned and maintained her for thirty-four years.
Looking to pass her on to someone equally
interested in this classic Phil Rhodes designed,
well-founded boat. Great shape with a recent
balboa yacht club
complete interior make over. Can send photos &
details. Asking $65,000 or $87,000 with the A-51
mooring. Terry Trombatore (949) 463-7333 or
terry.trombatore@gmail.com
FOR SALE: 45’ Mooring A44 is a double outside easy on and off of the mooring with BYC
Shoreboat Service. $20K or best offer - Contact:
Howard Neff (714) 743-5135
FOR SALE: 2004 Wellcraft 210 Fisherman.
$19,500. With a 225HP Evinrude 2 stroke, approx.
400 Hours. Bait well, rod holders, stereo, GPS/
fish finder, VHF. A great family boat, economical
and fast. Fish, ski, wake board, Catalina. Trailer
included. Contact Bill Fallon (949) 923-1205
FOR SALE: 40’ 1989 Pace Sportsfisher (two
cabin) low hours, well maintained. Good opportunity for Junior Flag or other. Moorings Available.
Call for a great price. Full spec sheet. John (949)
468-5911
FOR SALE: 1976 Tayana 37. Beautiful Teak
Interior/ Exterior. Many upgrades, new upholstery,
new mainsail, jib and storm jib, newer electronics - Raymarine Radar and GPS and auto pilot.
Newer canvas and dodger, has solar and all new
batteries, New chain plates and rigging. Very safe
and ready to travel. Price $45,000 obo. Boat name
“Nordlyset” (Northern Lights) Call Eric Weissmann
(949) 310-4540 if you have any questions
WANTED: 35’ Single Mooring in BYC field.
Contact Tim O’Neil at tim.r.oneil@gmail.com OR
(949) 294-4697
WANTED: Looking to purchase or partner in a
hard bottom dinghy with 30+ HP outboard. Will
use for occasional Catalina trips. We are members and have a boat in the Marina. If partnering,
happy to do any required repairs and regular
maintenance. Please contact Jeff Jacobs at
(949) 230-9970
May Events
June Events
PHOTO Opposite PAGE BY David Robinson and Barbara dutcher, pechuls.
May 2
Model Room Dining
May 6
Opening Day (CdM),
Fleet Activities and Race
Council Meetings
May 7Angler’s Meeting
May 8Swabbies Ball
May 9
Opening Day
May 10 Mother’s Day
(2 seatings 1000 and 1300)
May 12
House Committee Meeting
May 13 Membership Committee
Meeting
May 13 Twilights
May 13 Dominoes
May 14
Finance and Audit
Committee Meeting
May 14
Beer Cans
May 15–17Catalina Work Party
May 16-17 BASC (Jr. Sabot Clinigatta)
May 17
In the Bay Tournament
May 19
Board of Directors Meeting
May 20 Twilights
May 20 Opening Day Whites
Meeting
May 21
Beer Cans
May 22-24Whites Opening Day
May 25 Memorial Day BBQ
May 27 Twilights
May 27 Dominoes
May 28 Beer Cans
May 29-31 Cruise Fleet to Long Beach
Yacht Club
Show
Some
Pluck!
June 3
Fleet Activities and Race
Council Meetings
June 3
Twilights
June 4Angler’s Meeting
June 4
Beer Cans
June 6Wooden Boat Festival
June 6
Model Room Dining
June 7
Bilge Bazaar
June 10 Twilights
June 10 Dominoes
June 11 Beer Cans
June 13Predicted Log Race
June 16 House Committee Meeting
June 17 Membership Committee
Meeting
June 17 Twilights
June 18-21U.S. Youth Match Racing
Championship for the
Rose Cup
June 18 Finance and Audit
Committee Meeting
June 18 Beer Cans
June 21 Father’s Day BBQ
June 22 Junior Program Begins
June 23 Board of Directors Meeting
June 24 Twilights
June 24 Dominoes
June 25 Beer Cans
June 27 Catalina Classic at Whites
June 29 Family Fun Night
The Talewind Staff
Editor
Proofing Leader
Graphic Artist
Deidre Bird
Pat Lowe
Kathryn Berumen
Writers/Ads: Shannon Aikman, Danie Alexander,
Matt Beck, Paul Blank, Erik Berzins, Chris
Bretschger, Kari Bretschger,, Israel J. Castell,
Gator Cook, Tom and Pat Ellison, Roger Grable,
Pinky Greene, Bob Hoose, PJ and Karen
Jacquelin, Susan Kenney, Gracie Kinder, Molly
Lynch, Kim Maxam, Jim & Sally McClure,
R/C Tom Mooers, Denise Petersen on behalf of
Tim Cannon, Bill Powers, Bev Roberts, David
Robinson, Ralph Rodheim, Joyce Shepherd,
Harrison Stephens, Gloria Sullivan, V/C Doug
West, Pattii Yanochko, Irene Ziebarth
Photographers: Liz Adams, Danie Alexander,
Deidre Bird, Paul Blank, Peter Bretschger, Gator
Cook, Bronny Daniels, Barbara Dutcher, Bob
Hoose, Mary Longpre, Kim Maxam, Jim and
Sally McClure, Nancy Mellon, Lori and Roger
Pechuls, Denise Petersen, Jessamyn Piehl, Shana
Cassidy Photography, David Robinson, Gloria
Sullivan, Genie Tafoya, Robb Walker, Tom
Walker
Proofreaders: Nancy Baker, Diane Buchanan,
John Cunningham, Pinky Greene, Pat Lowe, Ellen
Shockro, Gloria Sullivan and Irene Ziebarth
Labeling and Mailing: (Winter 2015); Pinky
Green, Laurie Jones and Arleen Stevens.
Get your limited edition
BYC sabot cover
at North Sails Costa Mesa.
Recycle your old cover
with us and receive $50 off!
925 W 18th Street,
Costa Mesa, CA
(949) 645-4660
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