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September 2010
PIERPONT BAY YACHT CLUB 2010 STAFF
COMMODORE
VICE COMMODORE
REAR COMMODORE
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
TREASURER
SECRETARY
PORT CAPTAIN
FORE 'N' AFT EDITOR
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
RACE CHAIR
SOCIAL COORDINATOR
BAR MANAGER
CRUISE CHAIRS
POWER FLEET CHAIR
THE CLOTHESLINE
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
BIRTHDAY CHAIR
RECORDS ADMINISTRATOR
WEB MISTRESS
JUDGE ADVOCATE
PHOTOGRAPHER
GALLEY MANAGER
FLAG OFFICERS
Gerald Davies
Randy Buckingham
Cindi Mathieu
(805) 650-1172
(818) 703-8259
(805) 525-2885
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rick Lunsford
Jim Lavagnino
Tom Nelson
Mindy Siemens
(805) 231-1787
(805) 890-8428
(805) 963-1347
(805) 988-3053
HEADS OF ACTIVITIES
Lesley Pelka
Sheryl Lunsford
George Moore
Bill Gibbs
Tom Nelson/Ed Key
Richard Countess
(818) 523-5299
(805) 231-1787
(805) 658-8061
(805) 529-1991
(805) 963-1347
(818) 889-2669
Robin Whyte
Jeff & Tami Greer
Rick Lunsford
Robin Whyte
Randy Buckingham
Tami Greer
Su Countess
Sheryl Lunsford
Bob Bartosh
Jim Lavagnino
Lynne Nelson
(805) 409-5383
(805) 531-9969
(805) 231-1787
(805) 409-5383
(818) 703-8259
(805) 531-9969
(818) 889-2669
(805) 231-1787
(805) 653-5575
(805) 890-8428
(805) 963-1347
STAFF COMMODORES
Dale Pelka, Junior Staff Commodore
2008 - Tom Nelson
2007 – Alan Annis
2006 – Judy Nolde
2005 - Joe Vetrano
2004 - Gloria Wright
2003 - George Moore
2002 - Gerald Davies
2001 - Carole Lapointe
2000 - John McIntyre
1999 - Susan Countess
1998 - Tom Spurgin (D)
1996/7- Eric Jones
1995 - Dave Vandaveer
1994 - Sandi Hirlinger
1993 - Marilyn Schuler
1992 - Fred Winter
1991 - Wayne Christensen (D)
1990 - Mike Benson (D)
1989 - Buzz Hauber
1988 - Stan Schuler
1987 - Rudi Breuer (D)
1986 - Richard Countess
1985 - Ron Golding
1984 - Pam Dixon
1983 - Jerry Boston
1982 - Bob Kimble (D)
1981 - Lee Holjes (D)
1980 - Frank Lynch
1979 - Jack Lazenby
1978 - Elaine Tarr
1977 - Bill Wells
1976 - Richard Cross (D)
1975 - James Lemmerz
1974 - Chuck Queen
1973 - James Sweatt (D)
From the
Commodore
Here we are in September and the PBYC 2010 Island Series is in the history books. What the
record books will not reflect is all the hard work and dedication that was put into making the
series once again a huge success. [Here, here!, ed] As many of you who have volunteered
for the numerous positions throughout the year know, these events take a lot of planning,
organizing and execution in order to receive the participation and reputation they have
rightfully gained over the years. I would like to take the opportunity of saying thank you to
everyone for all we have achieved once again with this series. We had great races and the
wind god's favored us, food was wonderful, plus we added a little to the bank account
balance…..fantastic job…….well done everyone!!!
Our program for the general meeting on August 28th was Boating Safety presented by Mark
Grey, it was very informative with a lot of great safety & survival ideas, tips and
suggestions………thank you Mark for the great information. Dinner for the evening was Tri
Tip and salad plus dessert, always a favorite of mine and excellently prepared by Cindi/Rick
and crew…..many thanks.
It was a pleasure to meet our new Members Mike & Lisa Hopper and present them with the
club burgee, please be sure to welcome them to our PBYC family when you meet them. In
fact Mike was gracious enough to pull the Commodores name from the Blue Ball of
Happiness…..and I was there to win…….next month we start at $25 again.
Not a lot to report to you from the August board meeting, one of those no news is good
news things…so take it while we can. Tom is purchasing a new music center to replace the
large and outdated equipment we currently struggle to use, so get those “ipods” and CD's
ready with your favorite tunes. I hope you have seen the completed the change to the bar
layout, this has added to the counter capacity and also provides a method of closing the bar
area during club outside rentals if needed….hope you like it, so far feedback has been very
positive.
My theme for the rest of the year is MEMBERSHIP
so do all you can to encourage those prospective
members out there to join……..
Gerald Davies
PBYC Commodore
From the
Vice Commodore
August is coming to a close and this means back to school and the fall season. In this area,
though, September and October are often the best months weather wise.
The Island Series ended with the Tri Point Race which concluded that series. After race
refreshments were prepared by Carol Davies who made her now famous chili. Bill Gibbs and
crew finished in record time and before the chili was actually done cooking. Not to be deterred
by minor details they had the opportunity to sample the chili early. [Thanks Cindy, ed] Thanks
to Carol for her culinary efforts. [Great chili Carol, thanks, ed]
On Sunday, PBYC hosted a Santa Maria style barbeque for the awards ceremony. Our Rear
Commodore Rick Lunsford prepared and grilled the tri tip while Tom Nelson helped set up the
tables, the bar, and generally helped out in the various details of hosting a party. Lou Wallman
served drinks from the bar while his wife, Anne, sold tickets for the feast. Many thanks to
them for helping me prepare this event. I even had time before lunch to have a drink!
A board meeting was held on August 28th. The board approved $200 to be spent on replacing
our antiquated stereo system. Hopefully next month it will be in the club. The board also
approved the nomination of Chuck Queen as an honorary member of the club. Chuck's
affiliation with the club began when his father (also Chuck Queen) helped found the club and
was the second commodore. As a teenager, he crewed with John Thawley who was a
beginning racer at the time and taught John a lot about sailing in this area. Chuck has a long
history in sailing having completed several TransPac Races as well as being a national race
champion of Lasers and Olson 30s.
New members, Mike and Lisa Hopper, were welcomed to the club at the General Meeting.
Mike crewed on John Thawley's boat for several years until he bought his own boat, Majic
Dragon, a couple of years ago. Mike raced in the Island Series and came in first in his class in
the Tri Point Race. Welcome to the club Mike and Lisa!
Who won the Blue Ball of Happiness? I was sitting with Carol Davies as the Ball was displayed
and she told me “We have never won in 14 years!”
Well, she can't say that anymore because the Davies
name was pulled! Congratulations Carol and Gerald!
The next Board and General Meetings will be held on
September 25th, so mark your calendars. Carol and I
are going to work on something interesting and delicious
Cindi Mathieu
PBYC Vice Commodore
View From
The Rear
Was that a great meeting at the club Saturday or what? We had lots of good eats,
great camaraderie, quite a few old members and even some new members. All in all,
we had a great turnout! I would like to welcome our newest members, Mike and Lisa
Hopper to the club, we are very happy to have you onboard. I also think that
congratulations are in order for our commodore Gerald Davies, he finally won the blue
ball of happiness ($100) after 14 years of trying. I would also like to thank Mark Gray,
our doomsday speaker, for sharing all the great survival tips with us, and only asking for
donations. I know most of us did come away with some good ideas about boating
safety and survival. It was a great night for all!
Sitting here pondering on where all the time has gone while enjoying a hot cup of
coffee on my cocktail deck on a beautiful Sunday morning, watching all the boats go by,
I am reminded that we are heading into one of the best times of the year to be cruising
the Channel Islands. Is your boat ready? Is all your ground tackle in good order?
Does all your electronics function properly? Have you inspected you batteries lately? Is
your liquor cabinet full? There is a lot to do before this boating season so you had
better get off your duffs and get down here and git’er done! While you're here, stop in
and say hay, we would love to see you.
Rick Lunsford
PBYC Rear Commodore
Race Report
Richard Countess
TRI-POINT OCEAN RACE
We had 35 entries for PBYC's 30th annual Tri-point Ocean race, the final race of the Island Series, on
August 21st. Assisting Susan and me on the committee boat, Joe Vetrano's sailboat Caroline, were Lou
and Anne Wallman, and Genie Pang with Jim Lavaginino taking photographs. I would like to thank the
following for making this year's Tri-point Ocean race a great success; John Thawley for the concept for
the T-shirt design, Susan for executing the T-shirt design, Lou and Anne Wallman for picking up and
inventorying the shirts, Anne for selling T-shirts and BBQ tickets, George Moore, Ed Key, Robin and Steve
Whyte, and Gerald Davies for working the finish line, Lou and Anne for bartending Saturday and Sunday,
Carol Davies for the hot chili served to the racers on Saturday evening, Rick Lunsford, Tom Nelson and
Cindi Mathieu for preparing and serving the tri-tip BBQ prior to the trophy presentation on Sunday, and
Lou for taking photos of the trophy winners. I would also like to acknowledge the crew of Fusee for
radioing us with the coordinates for the start line as we approached the start in heavy fog. [Never heard
the race committee asking “where is the start” before, ed] Lesson Learned: Don't leave home without
your own personal GPS with all relevant waypoints.
Steady winds prevailed all day (this is a record: three for three for all three races in the 2010 Island
Series), building to 20 knots in the afternoon. Some boats managed to scamper up the backside of
Anacapa Island, while others found wind-less holes which caused angst for skippers and crews. However,
all boats finished the race before 6 PM. Bill Gibbs' Afterburner romped around the 34-mile course in 2
hours, 29 minutes and 16 seconds, [Yeee Haaa!, ed] only five minutes off the course record set by Bill in
2002 with me aboard as a crew member. [That’s me, though here you’ll see my comments marked “ed”
for “editor”, ed] The fastest monohull was Bill Guilfoyle's Santa Cruz 52, Prevail, which sailed the course
in 4 hours, 24 seconds and corrected out over all spinnaker boats to win the Spinnaker Class perpetual
trophy. Brent Swanson's Islander 29, Velero, won the Non-spinnaker perpetual trophy. Mike Leary's J-30,
Pangea, skippered by Dena Mercer corrected ahead of Dr. Laura Schlessinger's J-100, Perfect, and Jim
Dembowski's Moore 24, Eclipse, skippered by his daughter Katelyn to win the Woman Skipper perpetual
trophy. The winners in each class were Prevail in the Spinnaker A class; Paul Moore and Deke Klatt's
Olson 30, Angry Hillbillies, in the Spinnaker B class; Mike Hopper's J-22, Majic Dragon, in the Spinnaker C
class; Velero in the Non-spinnaker class; and Mitch Yount's brand new 23' catamaran, Itchy, in the
Multihull class. I would like to offer my congratulations to PBYC trophy winners: Brian Kerr, Dr. Laura
Schlessinger and Bill Gibbs. The corrected finish times are presented below; the full race results are
posted on PBYC's website.
Tri-Point Ocean Race Results (corrected finish times)
Spinnaker A: 1. Prevail, W. Guilfoyle, 4:08:54; 2. Bebe, C. Browning, 4:18:19;
3. Uhambo, Chase & Fitzgerald, 4:34:57; 4. Colt 45, D. Chepley, 4:38:24;
5. Superluminal, J. Poprawski, 4:57:04. DNS: Funatic and 3 Little Birds.
Spinnaker B: 1. Angry Hillbillies, Moore & Klatt, 4:15:05; 2. Perfect, L. Schlessinger, 4:25:13;
3. Double Down, B. Kerr, 4:44:55; 4. Wahoo, A. McNaughton, 4:53:12;
5. Sprit Decision, Moll & Weber, 4:57:04. DNS: XS and Perfect Balance.
Spinnaker C: 1. Majic Dragon, M. Hopper, 4:15:24; 2. Pangea, D. Mercer, 4:22:35;
3. Wind Dancer, PK & V. Edwards, 4:29:27; 4. Eclipse, K. Dembowski, 4:39:45;
5. Zoarces, S. Johnson, 5:10:09; 6. Paradise Found, J. Albert, 5:10:31. DNF: Fusee.
Non-spinnaker: 1. Velero, B. Swanson, 3:56:36; 2. Out Patient, R. Alcorn, 4:15:33;
3. 1421, S. K. Leong, 4:35:52; 4. Quiet Times, T. Warshauer, 4:54:16. OCS: R' Escape.
DNS: Breezy, Papakea and Superstition.
Multi-hull: 1. Itchy, M. Yount, 3:43:04; 2. Afterburner, W. Gibbs, 3:51:29;
3. Sally Lightfoot, P. Marston, 3:51:55; 4. Indefatigable, C. Gegg, 4:21:38;
5. No Regrets, B. Stanton, 4:23:14; 6. Drei, G. Kahler, 4:31:42. DNS: Honukai.
ISLAND SERIES
This year's trophy winners of the three-race Island Series were Prevail with 4 points followed by Bebe
with 5 points in the Spinnaker A class, Pangea with 4 points followed by Uhambo with 9 points in the
Spinnaker B class, Out Patient with 5 points followed by Velero with 6 points in the Non-spinnaker class,
and No Regrets with 9 points followed by Afterburner with 10 points in the Multihull class.
MISCELLANEOUS
Currently the following PBYC boats are entered in VYC's Ventura Cup/Santa Barbara Channel Challenge
scheduled for September 18th and 19th: Brian Kerr's Double Down, Verne Haller's R'Escape, and John
Thawley's Senior Advantage. PBYC will be co-hosting the Two Harbor Fall Series (with one throw-out
race) with Anacapa Yacht Club on October 9th, October 23rd, November 13th, and December 4th. We
run the first and last race; AYC runs the second and third races. I will post the Notice of Race and Entry
Form on PBYC's website by mid-September.
UP-COMING LOCAL RACES
Sept. 4-6
AYC's Santa Barbara City Race
Sept. 6
AYC's Tequila Derby
Sept. 11-12
VSC's Prison Break
Sept. 18-19
VYC's Ventura Cup Regatta/Santa Barbara Channel Challenge
Sept. 25
CIYC's VCMRF Charity Regatta
Oct. 3
VYC's Gal and Guy Series #1 (Double Handed)
Oct. 9
PBYC/AYC's Two Harbor Fall Series #1
Oct. 10
PBYC/VYC's Caregiver's Charity Sail-a-thon
Oct. 23
AYC/PBYC's Two Harbor Fall Series #2
Tri Point Race
Su’s Tidbits
PBYC would like to thank all the sponsors that helped make the 2010 Island Series a
success: Sea Hawk Premium Yacht Finishes, Anchors Way Marine Centers, Catalina
Yacht Anchorage, Channel Watch Marine, P.H. Greer Co., Pettit Paints, Ventura Isle
Marina, Ventura Harbor Boatyard, Ventura Harbor Marine Fuel, Andria's Seafood
Restaurant, Custom Awards and Engraving, Island Packers, Custom Embroidery, Marina
Village Shopping Center, Beacon Marine, Gibbs and Associates, Ullman Sails Ventura,
Coast Chandlery, and 3M Marine. The banners will come down soon, ready to be
stored for next year's Series. Let's all thank our sponsors individually by patronizing
their businesses.
August was the month for visits from a couple of non-resident/cruising members whom
Richard and I hadn't seen in ages. Sherry Hartman only brought one of her fifteen
birthday cards when she stopped by while visiting her grandkids. She and Dennie live
in Reno where they are involved in horse rescue and Sherry still works as a nurse. The
Hartmans were Race Chairs in the early '90s. Contrary to popular myth, Richard and I
have not been Race Chairs forever [OMG! I had no idea!, ed]. Sherry and I, along with
Candy Lorensen, were on the crew of Vickie Brewer's CORSAIR when we won the 1988
Ensenada Race's Carolyn Starr perpetual trophy for first all women crew. It was the
first year that the trophy was awarded and a PBYC boat won it. Bill Williams also
stopped by as I mentioned last month. Bill has the distinction of having
circumnavigated in ESPRIT. He crewed on BODACIOUS in the 1985 Puerto Vallarta
Race. Richard, Milt Ingram, and Rudi Breuer also were on the crew. There are lots of
good stories about both of those races. Sherry and Bill look the same – well maybe
more gray hair … I had my camera but forgot to take photos.
Cruise calendar
September 18th- Day Cruise - Coastal Sailing Adventure
October 10th
Caregiver's Sailathon. Help Support a Great Cause.
Updates on upcoming cruises will be sent out as dates near since destinations could
change dependent on weather conditions & cruiser suggestions. Contact us at
phgreerco@yahoo.com or 805-531-9969 if you have any questions. If you are
interested in getting a ride we can also match you up with skippers with extra room.
See you on the water.
Jeff & Tami Greer – Onboard Island Time & the Tami Lu – VIM G Dock
Ventura Harbor
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Notes from
the Editor
What makes a great race? I think you have go by the enjoyment of the participants.
And Afterburner and crew had a great time at the Tri Point. Lots of fog at the start,
check out page 7. Enough wind for us to make up the lead boat’s 20 minute lead, in
25 minutes. Just about perfect conditions for us. We didn’t win. We didn’t set a new
record. But what a glorious day to be out sailing. Way better than the Wes Goleman
Race a couple week earlier where after 3.5 hours we were not getting close to the
Anacapa yet. Some clubs have the luck and the blessings of the wind gods, and for
2010 it was PBYC. Every wonder what sailing on Afterburner is like? One of our crew
has a new video camera. Check out tiny.cc/7mjg5 and watch the Tri Point from on
board.
I hope no one gets tired of my heaping praises on the volunteers that prepare food for
the racers. Cindy tried to defend Carol’s not-quite-ready chili... but pity overcame her
at last. We can beg & plead like you wouldn’t believe. One nice thing about a boat
always needing something fixed is the crew’s bar tab seems small by comparison.
Thanks to all the members that make PBYC’s races possible.
Your Editor,
Bill Gibbs
The Fore ‘N Aft Club
Victor & Astra Vaits
Bill & Iris Wells
Supporting PBYC & the Fore ‘N
Aft
September Birthdays
2 Candy Lorensen
5 Vickie Brewer
6 Jamie Clark
16 Alan Annis
19 Randy Thomas
26 Judy Hodson
28 Tami Greer
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Pierpont Bay Yacht Club
2010 OD and Club Host Schedule
Weekend OD
Lavagnino
Davies
Buckingham
Mathieu
Dates
Sep 3, 4, 5
Sep 10, 11, 12
Sep 17, 18, 19
Sep 24, 25, 26
Friday 6-10
Slane
Bartosh
Countess
Flores
Saturday 5-10
Tacke
Whyte
Clark
Greer
Kerr
Pang
Pelka
Lavagnino
Whyte
Sunday 2-5
Wallman
Annis
Derby
Gibbs
Nelson
Siemens
Lunsford
Lavagnino
Davies
Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
1, 2, 3
8, 9, 10
15, 16, 17
22, 23, 24
29, 30, 31
Greer
Killion
Lunsford
Roland
Wallman
Buckingham
Mathieu
Nelson
Siemens
Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov
5, 6, 7
12, 13, 14
19, 20, 21
26, 27, 28
Bartosh
Buckingham
Countess
Mathieu
Lavagnino
Pelka
Self Serve Weekend
Clark
Gibbs
Moore
Lunsford
Lavagnino
Davies
Buckingham
Mathieu
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
3, 4, 5
10, 11, 12
17, 18, 19
24, 25, 26
31, Jan 1, 2
Tacke
Wallman
Bartosh
Clark
Davies
Derby
Self Serve Weekend
Self Serve Weekend
Whyte
Countess
Flores
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
7, 8, 9
14, 15, 16
21, 22, 23
28, 29, 30
Greer
Key
Lavagnino
Nelson
Gibbs
Killion
Moore
Pelka
Haller
Kerr
Change/Command/Paid
Pang
Haller
Siemens
Nackdymon
Moore
Tacke
Just as a reminder, when you are scheduled for Club Host duty, your responsibilities are
to unlock the door, turn on the lights and be a friendly face for anyone who stops by.
You may, or you don't have to, actually do bartending duty. Bar can be self serve if you
wish. Also, if you are unable to host on your assigned day, please find a substitute.
Bar Hours: Friday
1800 - 2200
Saturday 1700 - 2200
Sunday 1400 - 1700
Looking Ahead
October
4. PHRF meeting 7:30 pm
7. Los Padres Ski Club meeting
9. Fleet 1 Meeting 10 am
9. Fall Series Race #1, PBYC hosts
10. CAREGIVERS SAILATHON
11. Columbus Day
11. Ventura Outrigger Canoe Club meeting
21. NYCCI meeting, evening
23. Fall Series Race #2, AnYC hosts
23. Board & General Meetings
24. Private Party 9-12 pm
Our 46’ Fountaine Pajot Bahia Catamaran is up for sale if anyone knows
someone looking for a catamaran on the west coast. The boat is in Ventura
for the foreseeable future.
Thanks
Stan and Karen
September