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Sr. Sabot Nationals ..................................June 6-7Dinner on the Deck ................................... June 11Membership Open House ......................... June 13Special Breakfast ...................................... June 14Membership Meeting ................................. June 19Men’s Day Regatta/Father’s Day BBQ ...... June 21Long Beach Race Week ...................... June 26-28Big Bang on the Bay .................................... July 3Full ABYC Calendar

June 2015 Official Publication ofAlamitos Bay Yacht Club

Volume 88 • Number 6

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Manager’s Corner ............................................. 2Commodore’s Comments............................... 2-3Vice Verses ....................................................... 4Rear View ....................................................... 4-5Fleet Captain’s Log ........................................... 5Junior Sailing ..................................................... 6Membership Report/Drink of the Month ............ 7Opening Day Photos ...................................... 8-9Hails From the Fleets ....................................... 11Memorial Day .................................................. 12

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Mother’s Day morning dawned brightly, overlooking the shimmering waterat ABYC. It was just as gorgeous inside the club! From the table-scapes decorated with amethyst table cloths and lily folded white

napkins to the expertly laid out brunch display, the effect was elegant andinviting. Each table was accented with a tall frosted bud vase complementedby an elongated white snapdragon, yellow spider mum, and tree and leatherferns. The exquisite floral bouquets were also a gift to the mothers who attended.

The Mother’s Day Brunch prepared by Chef Rick was as enticing tolook at, as it was scrumptious to eat. The menu consisted of two types ofscrambled eggs, cherrywood smoked bacon, pork sausage, and roast beef.

There was an array of sidedishes including home andscalloped potatoes, gardensalad, bountiful bread selections, fresh fruit, and delectable desserts.There were so many delicious dishes to choose from that it wasimpossible to sample everything!

Champagne cocktails were served by Rear Commodore, SteveSmith and Commodore, Chuck Clay. The maître’ de was StaffCommodore, Jon Robinson. One of the many highlights was the musicalvocals of Beth Gollison who sang Broadway hits and jazz melodies toeveryone’s delight.

Special thanks go to the sensational SAC team of Kathy Robinson,Sue McDannel, Dana Bell, Lori Vanskyhock, and Leslie Bunting. Thanksalso to food servers, Sam Bell and Ron Clanton, and the manyvolunteers, juniors, and staff that made the event so enjoyable. Next

year, spend a leisurely and memorable morning with the lovely mothers in your life at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club!Carol Clanton- Event Coordinator

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The summer season is officially upon us and we certainly have a lot to look forward at theClub for these next few months. Our reconstruction of the water-damaged areas of thebuilding is finally reaching completion, and soon the dry storage room, junior room, Jenny’s

office, and the manager’s office will be back in order and looking better than before. As of thiswriting, the new carpeting has just been installed in the junior room and manager’s office. By thetime you are reading this, we will have begun the re-flooring of both Jenny’s office and theupstairs serving line area, which will match the “teak and holly” style of vinyl flooring found in thebar area. We will also be having the the brand-new, stainless steel walk-in refrigerator installed inthe storage room. And did I mention our new fridge will much more energy-efficient than the old

unit? Just one more way our Club is working towards a “greener” future.In addition to our reconstruction project reaching its completion date of June 19th, we have many exciting events to

look forward in the upcoming month. First up, we have the Dinner on the Deck on June 11th. This intimate dinner is sure tobe a one-of-kind night, with seating out on the outer deck facing the water, where members will be able to watch boatspassing by as the sun goes down. With a 3-course meal prepared by Chef Rick, paired with featured wines, this is oneevent you don’t want to miss. Seating is extremely limited, so be sure to make your reservations today.

Next up, on July 3rd, the Big Bang on the Bay show is back! Fireworks over the water, an aerial show, music, andan All-American Barbecue dinner is on the menu this year. Rumor has it that a boat raft-up is also being organized, somembers will be able to have a spectacular view of the show. Be sure to check out the flyer in this month’s issue, and makeyour reservation for dinner today. I’m sure you won’t regret it. I look forward to seeing you all at the party, and down at theClub this summer! Cheers!

Tori

OK, now let me catch my breath after Trish and I have attended a dozen Opening Days proudly representing ABYC! We had the best time meeting fellow flag officers, and new friends-I highly recommend it to anyone going up the flags.May has been a very busy month, kicking it off with Opening Day. It might just be me, but

I thought this opening day was a fabulous event. Friday kicked off with the traditional firing ofthe cannon sharply at 12:00, and the tapping of the keg and brats to start the weekend off right.The weather was absolutely perfect to welcome all of the boats into the basin for the raft up.Thank you Jon Robinson, Pat McCormick, Bob Bishop and Merle Asper for organizing the raftup. The day did not stop there as we had a tri-tip sandwich dinner, along with a live band the

Canbe and the Summit to keep the beat going into the night. Such a great kickoff to Opening Day.Our Opening Day kicked off with flag officers attending Seal Beach Opening Day-except Kevin Brown, who was in

charge of running the club championship regatta.Staying true to ABYC tradition, the flag officers jumped in a whaler and ran over to Seal Beach Yacht Club. A nice OpeningDay ceremony, and then it was the run back to the club to watch the club championship. This year, the regatta wascontested in the Lido 14. This proved to be a bit challenging for Ron Wood and Chris Wells as they were trying to avoid acollision and ended up capsizing…luckily no one was hurt, just a little soggy! Congratulations to Chris Rabb and SawyerGibbs for winning the regatta and the coveted parking spot. This will be interesting to see how they manage sharing theparking spot…I know a certain Mom who loves to park in that spot! Sawyer now needs to hurry up and get his permit!

Staff Commodore Jeff Merrill was the big gun in charge of organizing the Opening Day ceremony-Jeff was in Chinaworking and sending out emails! The number one goal is to keep the ceremony at or under the 30-minute rule! Thanks toRon Wood and Mark Townsend for being such awesome contributors to the sailing community, and recipients of theService Excellence award from the YRUSC, which put us over the time limit! All kidding aside, we are very proud of youraccomplishments as well as what you do for ABYC and the sailing community, and we thank you for that.

Thank you to the flag officers, board of directors, Don Reiman, Bob Bishop, Leslie Bunting, as well as Beth Golisonfor singing the national anthem (sorry about the microphone, and yes I wanted to throw it into the water!), and Alan Peoplesfor raising the flags on queue and the entire junior board. We are very proud of how you represent ABYC. Thanks also goesout to Tori and the staff for all of their hard work in preparing the club to make it look so festive, and thank you Chef Rick forthe food. In closing for Opening Day…how did you like those pins? It was a total surprise for me and I love Trish andChelsea for making the 89th Opening Day a very special day for me.

Sold out Mother’s Day was the following weekend, and the Social Advisory Committee did a beautiful job led byCarol Clanton. The second deck looked awesome with pink tablecloths, white napkins and beautiful flower arrangements.


2014/15OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Commodore Chuck [email protected]

Vice Commodore Latham [email protected]

Rear Commodore Steve [email protected]

Fleet Captain Kevin [email protected]

Secretary Jeff [email protected]

Jr. Staff Commodore Jennifer [email protected]

DirectorsJunior Program Yon Carpenter

[email protected] Cindy Heavrin

[email protected] Tim Carter

[email protected]

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Help us tHelp us tHelp us tHelp us tHelp us to Help yo Help yo Help yo Help yo Help you!ou!ou!ou!ou!Please keep your e-mail address currentwith [email protected] to receive allof the weekly news and events. Thank you.

Treasurer Nicole Peoples

Junior Commodore Beth Golison

Fleet Surgeon Angela Albright

Judge Advocate Tom Ramsey

Fleet Chaplain Don Reiman

Port Captain Dave Myers/Dave Schack

Sou’wester Editor/Layout Sharon Pearson

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Weekly Reader Glenn Selvin

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ABYC Phone (562) 434-9955Homepage www.abyc.orgEmail [email protected]

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Chef Rick did an incredible buffet for the brunch with champagne flowing and the Moms got to take home the flowerarrangements. This was a great event, and if you missed it try to make it for next year as there were smiling faces allaround.

The water damage project is coming along nicely, all of the walls have been repaired and painted, new carpet in thejunior room and in Tori’s office has been installed. New flooring is also in the bathroom adjacent to Tori’s office. The walkin refrigerator is on order and is scheduled to be installed by June 5th. If we stay on track, the entire project should becompleted by the end of June. I want to thank the staff for being very patient working around all of the construction andmess.

Make sure you come down to the club for the June general membership meeting. We will have a Special Olympicsupdate presentation led by Staff Commodore Jim Bateman bringing us up to date on new developments, and how you cansupport the event. It should be a very informative presentation, so please plan on attending.

Closing out the month and to kick off our Holiday Series was the Memorial Day Regatta. Dominick Meo was theman in charge and did a great job staffing the event. Though it was a low turn out at 63 competitors, it was still a great eventwith very close racing. Dominick sponsored the band Flyer for the live entertainment, which went well into the evening.With the cook-your-own steak/chicken and all the fix-ins by Chef Rick, it was a great Memorial Day to the beginning ofsummer, which is a time for picnics and barbecues, and to gather around with family. That happiness and freedom,however, is a product of the real cause for the holiday: the sacrifice made by men and women who have fought and died forthe freedoms and liberties Americans hold dear. Memorial Day is a time to remember that the American way of life is notcheap, but rather has been purchased by the lives and blood of so many who have sacrificed for us to live free and happy.Never forget the fallen.

As you can see there is plenty going on, and you should really try to get down and enjoy what we have. Spendsome time with your fellow members; enjoy the view, along with a good lunch out of the galley!

Remember ABYC is THE place to BE…Cheers,Chuck

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Wow, the year is moving quickly! It feels like opening day was just last week! The club looks great! Thank you to all those who have volunteered their time at Spring Spruce Up! I can’t remember so many members and their families getting so much

done!The flood repair has taken a little longer than first predicted. But, it looks like it should be

completed by the middle of June. The painting and drywall repair has been completed. Carpet isbeing installed as you read this and the new walking refrigerator and freezer is being fabricatedin preparation for installation. Who knew that we could do CISA, Easter and Mother’s Day withoutour super cold storage – those of use that have been around a few years did!

Memorial Day regatta was a success and the number of members and quests that tookadvantage of the best weather of the weekend on Monday to grill in the patio was wonderful!

May the Winds and Seas carry you safely,Latham

MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCHSunday May 10th

Carol and Ron Clanton along with Leslie Bunting, Lori Vanskyhock, Dana Bell,Kathy Robinson, Sue McDannel, Chef Rick, Cole, Tori and the ABYC staff set-

up and decorated the upstairs in fine fashion for the Mother’s Day Champagne brunch.We reached attendance cut-off of some 150 attendees so had a full house on a beautiful

Sunday. A more than bountiful buffet was set by Chef Rick, tables were set, decorated andassigned by reservation. Kathy and Jon Robinson greeted our members and guests to theirrespective tables. A Champagne, Mimosa, Hibiscus bar was set-up in the Bar and the food linewent smoothly with minimal delay despite the great variety of food choices offered and served by

ABYC member volunteers. This year’s Brunch organizer, Carol Clanton seemed to be everywhere at once making sure allwas just so. This was the first time I attended our Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch and came away truly impressed by theefforts of our volunteers, Chef and ABYC staff. The vocal stylings of young Beth Golison and her piano accompanist werea most enjoyable surprise as well.

DINNER ON THE DECKThursday June 11th

Make reservations now to enjoy Dinner on the Deck overlooking picturesque Alamitos Bay and watch the sailboatsparade down the channel returning from Thursday evening races in the ocean. A limited number of tables will be set up onthe comfortable lee side of the clubhouse, so reserve your table before reservations close on Sunday June 7th.

The menu includes Gazpacho, Crusted Duck Breast, Vegetable entrees, Dessert and includes one bottle of choicePinot Noir or Chardonnay. Cost for dinner is $80.00 per couple.No Host cocktails begin at 6:00 p.m., dinner is served at 7:00 p.m.

SPECIAL BREAKFAST, BUILD YOUR OWN OMELETSunday Morning June 14th, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Start this June Sunday with fellow members and friends to build your own omelet. For $12.00 you’ll have unlimitedfixings to make a meal to last the day. Complete your Sunday morning fare with refreshing $1.00 Mimosas and $5.00 BloodyMarys.

JUNE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGFriday June 19th

The combined Etchells and Tempest Fleets host our June meeting. Mark the date to join your fellow members andguests for refreshments, dinner and an update about ABYC participation in the Special Olympics World Games SailingCompetition to be contested from the Belmont Pier in late July.

4th of July Celebration FIREWORKSFIREWORKSFIREWORKSFIREWORKSFIREWORKS DisplayFriday July 3rd

The Firefighters will not be hosting the 4th of July Fireworks show this year; however, The Boathouse on the BayRestaurant is hosting the event this year. ABYC will be contributing an amount to support the event and is planning aMembers-Only viewing party for the evening. We will be offering a $12.00 4th of July-style All-American BBQ of Hot Dogs(Veggie dogs too), Corn on the Cobb, Baked Beans, Potato Salad and more. Watch for more details in a future Sou’Westerand the Weekly Reader.


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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE AND DO AT ABYC?Wednesday evening June 10th

Join us for our monthly Social Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting and share with us what you like and or what new/past event or program you would like to see at ABYC.

Your ABYC Social Advisory Committee welcomes all ABYC members to join the SAC and create, plan for, set-up andparticipate in ABYC social and other events.

SAC meetings are held the second Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. each month and all interested ABYC membersare welcome to attend!

If you have an idea for a new or existing event, we would love to hear from you!Please contact any of us for more information:

Kathy Robinson: [email protected] (714) 292-2963Sue McDannel: [email protected] (562) 431-9907Lori Vanskyhock: [email protected] (562) 505-9991Steven Smith: [email protected] (310) 849-9779

U.S. Sailing® MEMBER VALUE PARTNERMVP Program Update

By now I hope everyone has noticed the US Sailing MVP icon on the ABYC website. To refresh the memory, whenan ABYC member signs up or renews their US Sailing membership through the MVP program, ABYC benefits and receivescredits toward US Sailing programs and merchandise.

New and renewing members also receive a discount on their US Sailing membership through the MVP program;$20.00 for youths (20% discount), $50.00 for individuals (17% discount) and $75.00 for families (17% discount).

Today, there are 76 ABYC US Sailing members, 51 of which are MVP members. We have a credit balance of$247.50 to use as we see fit. We can use the credits toward an instructional class, perhapsa raffle or prize(s) for an upcoming event. We’re open to suggestions.

Help yourself, ABYC and the premier organizing body of our sport by joining USSailing today. It’s easy! Just click the MVP icon on the ABYC website or stop by the ABYCoffice for an MVP brochure and join today.

Steve Smith

My article is going to be short and sweet this month. As always I need to spend a little bit of time on Whaler Luv. In an effort to maintain our fleet most effectively we are implementing a small change to the way club members reserve whalers. If you are a

PRO for twilights or a fleet race, or need a whaler for any other purpose you must notify the clubmanager 48 hours in advance. Please send an e-mail to Tori (and copy the fleet captain) lettingher know what size whaler and when you will need it. Tori will have staff ensure the whaler is readyto go at the appropriate time. Please don’t assume that someone will look at the calendar andhave the boat ready for your fleet race. Many of the boats will reside on the hard between regattasso if you show up unannounced and hope to hop on a whaler you could be disappointed.

The process for major regattas is not changing. Regatta PRO’s should still submit their whaler/equipment requeststo George Caddle no later than the Wednesday before the regatta. George gives a copy of the request to the club manager(for the whalers) and to the port captains (for the race equipment). Staff and the port captains will have the whalers and raceequipment ready to go at the dock the morning of the regatta.

Hopefully members are starting to see the upside to these procedural changes. The boats are cleaner, the seatshave been wiped down, and Erik starts the engines to make sure every boat is running properly before letting a member getin the boat. This new change will help us continue to improve the fleet, and hopefully the volunteer experience.

Now that I have taken care of business I can move on to the fun stuff. The heart of our racing program is in full swing.The Memorial Day regatta was blessed with perfect weather and a delicious cook-your-own dinner. We even had someinteresting dancing break-out on the patio. The following weekend is the OCR regatta, with most likely perfect weather. InJune we host Senior Sabot Nationals, Lido twilights on every day of the week, an Etchells fleet race, a Viper fleet race, lasertwilights, and the Men’s Day regatta / BBQ. We close out the month with one of my favorites, Long Beach Race Week. Andall of these regattas will probably have perfect sailing weather. I know you Great Lakes and East Coast sailors will missslatting offshore in swarms of bugs. I just ask that when you come to ABYC please smile and pretend you are having a goodtime! -Kevin

https://www1.ussailing.org/membership/MPP/Default.aspx?ycid=102736L


perspectivejunior

sailingjunior

This past school year has been a roller coaster of a season for the Wilson high school sailing team. Starting off with abang this past September in Monterey and finishing the regular season in San Francisco at the PCC’s finishing theseason ranked 3rd in the PCISA district qualifying the team for nationals which were held in Annapolis Maryland a few

weeks ago at the U.S. Naval Academy. With a team of Trent Trigliatto 18, Kyle Blair 16, Sawyer Gibbs 16, Hailey Thompson18 all of which helped us reach our goal this year of qualifying for nationals. Prior to the event I was trying to find someonewho was knowledgeable about Annapolis and possible weather patterns we might face while racing there.The only informationI came across was current was going to be a big issue and there was either going to be no breeze whatsoever or if we getlucky enough possibly have a storm front come through. I personally was hoping for some breeze. Day one of the regattawas sailed in Z 420’s in the A fleet and FJ’s in the B Fleet. Racing was sailed in 0-3 knots with every boater in Marylandracing by our race course causing plenty of chop, which made racing very frustrating and difficult. At one point on SaturdayI remember going backwards at the leeward mark. Day 2 was a whole other story. Forecast from that morning said thebreeze would peak around 3 o clock at 12 knots. I thought it was a miracle that we would have the chance to race in fullpower conditions. Day 2 for myself and my crew Kyle was sailed in the collegiate FJ which was a relief because I havesailed FJs before unlike the Z 420 which was a whole different ball game which I didn’t know how to play. I was prettyconfident in my boat speed in an FJ which had shown to be significantly better than others earlier this season! Around the2nd or 3rd race on Saturday I began feeling the symptoms of a cold coming on which I was afraid of leading into Sunday’sracing. Although feeling pretty ill throughout the whole day on Sunday we managed to pull away with some keepers.Thankfully the breeze came up which validated the morning’s forecast unlike other days. Although it was difficult to sail mybest when feeling under the weather, at the end of the day looking back on how long it took to reach our goal of getting tonationals I was a proud of what the Wilson team had accomplish. Although finishing 12th I had a great time this year witheveryone on the team, who’s support never gave out staying true to the plan and being there for each other when need be.I wish everyone on the team the best of luck next season! Go Bruins!!

- Riley Gibbs


reportmembership

ABYC’s OPEN HOUSE for Membership is right around the corner on Saturday, June 13th from 12 noon until 4:00 p.m. Come down to ABYC and bring potential new members! We will have a ONE DAY ½ PRICE INITIATION FEE OF $500 for Regular Members, plus sailboat rides, club tours, hotdogs and an all-around fun day. Invite fellow sailors

and friends down to this one day event and show everyone why ABYC is the place to be!The following applicants have been approved for posting at the May board meeting:

• Merideth Madole, Regular member, sponsor Don Taugher• Thomas Byrd, Regular member, sponsor Chuck Clay• Ryder Nesbitt , Regular member, sponsor Chuck Clay

Congratulations to ABYC’S new members who were approved at the May board meeting:• Holly Davis, Regular member• Rebecca Moffett, Regular member• Dan Lasker, Regular member• Gary Halliburton, Regular member• John Sangmeister, Regular member• Drea Keswater, Junior member

If you have a candidate for membership who would like a tour of the club, or who is ready to get started in themembership application process, contact Membership Chairman Don Taugher at [email protected] or Cindy Heavrin [email protected].

cruisecatalina

It’s not too early to mark your calendars for the 2015 Catalina Cruise to Two Harbors August 21, 22, 23. We have quite

a few members who have recently purchased Catalina readyyachts and I expect this years edition will be the biggestevent in quite some time! Jon and Kathy Robinson’s new to them“It’s Five O’clock Somewhere” will be there!

We will have the usual Friday evening group dinner at theHarbor Reef Restaurant. Saturday we will have the WestBandstand for a bring your own cook your own Bar b q and ukulelesing along by the campfire.

More details to follow. Mark your calendars...comeearly..stay a little longer. Don’t have a boat? Charter one...hitch aride...take the Catalina Express...you don’t want to miss it!

Watch the ABYC website for more information and to signup.

Pat McCormick

Drink of the MonthThe June BugSteve and Leslie Bunting

Rum, Lime Juice,Grapefruit Juice,

Maraschino LiqueurSimple Syrup,

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Got Sails?

The Juniors are collecting old sailsto recycle into duffle bags andother gear. Clean out your boat andgarage! Simply drop off your oldsails in the designated collectionbin in the junior room.

Lidos Racing in the BayMike Ryan photoMemorial Day 2015


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Four of ninety six ABYC Nirvana owners traveled to beautiful Lake Gregory in Crestline for the firstSCYAMidwinters for Nirvana sailboats hosted by Lake Gregory Yacht Club on May 16. Whilechilly from the previous storm, the ABYC contingent of Keith Ives, Jeff Ives, Damon Kunkle and

Don Shirley brought home 1,2,3 and 5th in the closely fought regatta. Our own Friday Racin’ in the Basinwill be starting soon with fun racing starting at 6:00 pm Fridays followed by Happy Hour upstairs. All RCboats are welcome. We will announce dates by the email list as dates are decided.

Don Shirley, Fleet Scribe

The main event for Senior Sabots is coming up. On June 6th and 7th ABYC will host the Senior Sabot Nationals. If you have not entered and plan to sail time is running out. Men’s Day will be held on June 21st.Thank you John for all of the work you did measuring boats for the nationals. We estimated that

over 15 boats went through the process during two days.Sabot Sundays have been very well attended. On April 26th 9 boats competed with Jane McNaboe in 3rd, Lee

Berlinger in 2nd and Scott Finkboner in 1st. May 17th brought out 10 boats with Paul Anctil in 3rd, Tom Newton in 2nd and ScottFinkboner in 1st.

Next Sabot Sunday will be July 5th. If you are not sure about sailing join us for dinner after. It is a good way toextend your Sunday Funday before the week begins.

See you out there,Paul

The summer is heatin’ up, and so are the Lidos. We are only two months into the Twilites season, and are breaking attendance records. To keep everyone thoroughly confused we are racing on Wednesday evenings for the first two weeks of every month, with the remaining weeks in each month having

Thursday Twilites. This unique schedule has allowed us to have a variety of sailors on the water, and newfaces on the Race Committee. Competition has also been extremely stiff. The weekly Lido-er likely has a

couple National Championships under there belt, and uses his hair follicles as wind indicators. Come be a part of it.Be Ours. We want you to be our PRO, scorer, flag flyer, or whaler driver. Reserve your spot on the Race Committee,

and your evening of fame, by going to SignUpGenius.com. Search for sign ups created by [email protected],then click on “Twilities Volunteers.”WINNER’S CIRCLE

April Twilites 1st Place: John Gresham (A-Fleet) and Ed Kimball (B-Fleet)MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS!

Lido Twilites – April through September at 1800Summer Solstice – June 18Fleet Six Championship Regatta – August 8

Fleet 6 Lido-14 Charter Boats are only $25 per day. Arrange your charter with Fleet Captain Amanda Wayne([email protected]).

Please follow “Lido Fleet Six” on Facebook and Instagram. Also, if you would like to subscribe to the Fleet SixNewsletter, email [email protected]. Quality junk mail straight to you!


Westward

regattamemorial day ...Mike Ryan and Bill Dimpfl photos

Despite the forecast earlier in the week for clouds and possible rain, the weather for the 2015 Memorial Day Regattawas just about perfect. Ninety-six boats showed up to race in the first of our five Holiday Series regattas, splitalmost evenly between bay classes and ocean

classes. Over the two-day event, Marc Schryer, the PROfor the bay classes, ran a total of eight races, while BobAnderson, his counterpart for the ocean classes, ran seven.

Thanks to over fifty ABYC volunteers, the regattaran very smoothly, and all the competitors, which were largelynon-ABYC members, enjoyed great racing. The combinationof good wind and tight race management continues to be abig draw for sailors from San Diego to San Francisco. Allwe need to do now is convince ABYC members to race theirboats.

In addition to good racing, the club sponsored a greatdinner on Saturday night with music provided by the ever-popular Flyer band. A cook-your-own steak or chickenbarbeque skippered by Chef Rick was a huge success, andFlyer kept everyone dancing until a little after 8:30 PM. For the last song of the evening, Flyer cleverly changed the chorusof “YMCA” by the Village People so that instead of singing Y-M-C-A, we all sang A-B-Y-C, proving once again that ABYCreally is the place to be.

Dominic Meo III, Regatta Chair

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Father’s Day is the perfect occasion to pull out your Father’s Day is the perfect occasion to pull out your

most vintage regatta shirt, grab a Sabot, and sail the most vintage regatta shirt, grab a Sabot, and sail the

Men’s Day Regatta!Men’s Day Regatta!

Registration at 0930Registration at 0930

Skipper’s Meeting at 1030Skipper’s Meeting at 1030

Keg Tapped at 1031Keg Tapped at 1031

Race Warning at 1125Race Warning at 1125

Vintage shirt contest, BBQ, and trophies after races Vintage shirt contest, BBQ, and trophies after races

4th of July -

Regatta July 11-12, 2015

Hosted by the ABYC Laser Fleet

Go to the Regatta Homepage: http://www.abyc.org/event.cfm?id=2578 for Notice of Race, Registration Information and more.

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Race Social Non-Classified ABYC Events Calendar - June 2015

Mon Tu Wed Th Fri Sat Sun1 Club Closed

2 Club Closed

Ukulele Lessons QtrDk 7PM-9PM

3 Lido / Sr. SabotTwilights

4 JAC

PBPG Qtr Deck2:00PM

5 Schack Event QtrDeck, Patio & BBQ4PM-9PM

Happy Hour...

ABYC Laser Twilights...

6 Senior SabotNationals

7 Senior SabotNationals

8 Club Closed

9 Club Closed


RMC/SAC

11 Dinner on the Deck...

12 Bridge


13 Membership OpenHouse ...

Viper Fleet Race

14 Special Breakfast...

15 Club Closed

Junior LeagueMeeting 2nd Deck11AM-2PM

16 Ukulele Lessons QtrDk 7PM-9PM

17 BOD Meeting

18 Lido / Sr. SabotTwilights & SummerSolstice Party

19 General MembershipMeeting


20 Etchell's Fleet Race

21 Mens' Day Regatta

Father's Day BBQ

SummerConcert-ElvisImpersonator5:30PM-7:30PM

22 Club Closed

Junior ProgramStart

23 24 O'Toole Qtr Deck &Patio 4PM-9PM


26 Long Beach RaceWeek



SummerConcert-Emperor5:30PM-7:30PM

29 Club Closed

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2 JAC

3 Big Bang on the Bay

4 Fourth of July ClubClosed

5 Sr. Sabot Race &Dinner

6 Club Closed



RMC/SAC

9 10 Happy Hour


11 Fourth of JulyRegatta

12 Fourth of July Regatta

Summer Concert-ElmStreet Band5:30PM-7:30PM

13 Club Closed

Dick Sweet TeamRace (Jr. Program)

14 15 BOD Meeting


17 Swift Solo and MustoChampionship

Happy Hour


18 Multihull Regatta

Swift Solo and MustoChampionship

Etchell's Fleet Race

19 Multihull Regatta

Swift Solo and MustoChampionship

SummerConcert-RamFunkshus5:30PM-7:30PM

20 Club Closed


22 23 Lido / Sr. SabotTwilights

24 Special OlympicsWorld Games

Happy Hour


25 Special OlympicsWorld Games LosAngeles 2015 -Sailing ...

Clapp Event 1/4Deck 5-9:30 PM

26 Special OlympicsWorld Games LosAngeles 2015 - Sailing ...


Club Closed




Lido / Sr. SabotTwilights


Happy Hour


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