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View From the Bridge . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vice Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Jr . Staff Commodore Report . . . . . . .2 Rear Commodore Report . . . . . . . .3 Port Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Cruising News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Fleet News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

From the Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Sr . Staff Commodore Report . . . . . . .6Sunshine Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Event Calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10Bar Hosts/OD Schedule . . . . . . . .11For Sale/Business Advertising . .12

March 2020 Volume 73 Number 3

The San Luis Yacht Club · 443 Front Street, Avila Beach · “At the foot of the Avila Pier”P.O. Box 247, Avila Beach, CA 93424 · 805.595.2017 · www.slyc.org

View From the Bridge

Barry Stewart, Commodore

Ahoy SLYC.We are in planning stages for our 83rd opening day and

its preceding cleanup event. Keep your eye out for emailed scuttlebutts, and use the time to sign up feature on SLYC.org. If you don’t know how, just call our 2020 Vice Commodore Mike Davis. He will walk you through it or even do it for you.

If you haven’t signed up for your 2020 member in good standing duties, either he or Rear Commodore Ken San Filippo can connect you with several choices. Cleanup day is an important one.

There are lots of ways to fulfill your duty besides bar hosting so there is little excuse for waiting until the last minute and being prodded.

We have been periodically sailing “Second Wind” for boat orientations and Cuesta sailing classes. After all paid users have completed orientation we hope to do a mixture of introductory sails for potential “Second Wind” users, and “mixed crew experience sails” for existing sailors.

Marty Fuller cleaned the “hula skirt” marine growth off the waterline with me in mid-February and we are hoping one of our more aquatic members would like to help brush the slime off the immersed surfaces. Contact Marty if you are interested.

The small boat committee plans to have Hobie Wave catamaran events, orientations and checkouts soon so watch for notices.

Staff Commodore Mary Matakovich and her membership committee will have interviewed a selection of candidates for 2020

flag membership before our next board meeting, and we hope that we can find room for some of them. If you sponsored candidates and we had no room on the flag roster, please consider bringing them to social events in the future as good guests are almost always welcome. We also hope to honor long serving and distinguished members with honorary membership, who retain flag privileges, but don’t count against limit. We need new people who are willing to participate regularly, do far more than minimums, serve on our board and committees, facilitate activities, lead us forward.

See you on the water and at the Club.Nautically yours,

– Barry h

Vice Views

by Mike Davis, Vice Commodore

Ahoy fellow SLYC members.I look forward to serving the Club and the

sailing adventures that lie ahead in 2020! To all the newer members, please participate whenever you can as you will get much more out of the club. You and fellow members can share stories and enjoy getting to know each other. You can always stop by on a Friday night, attend a brunch/potluck/dinner event or attend a cruising event. Be sure to watch for those weekly Scuttlebutt email reminders.

Thank you for those members who have signed up on TimeToSignUp for volunteer duties. If you are looking for something to help out with, please consider coming out for Cleanup Day on Saturday, April 4th. This is when we give the clubhouse a good cleaning from top to bottom. You can also volunteer for bar host, sailing committee, Chase Boat crew, brunch and dinner crew. Check out available volunteer opportunities by going to www.slyc.org, go to the Members area and click “Volunteer Signups”.

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I was lucky to get out on the water on “Second Wind” for a nice afternoon sail in February with Director Tom McNeill (photos on left) and member Will Bellis. Thanks to Marty Fuller, Barry Stewart, Bill Dyer and others for keeping up the “Second Wind” boat maintenance and improvements so that the members can enjoy the Club’s boat.

Wishing everyone fun and safe sailing. I look forward to seeing you soon.

—Mike h

Jr. Staff Commodore Report

by Mary Matakovich, Interim Jr. Staff Commodore

Ahoy!The Staff Commodores will be serving in the Junior

Staff Commodore position this year. I will participate in the position for the first three months; then, Bill Dyer will take the next four months, and then Ray Mattison from August- November and I will end the year serving the month of December.

Membership Committee —Thank You! It’s been such a pleasure working with this group. First I would like to thank John Stocksdale for serving as our Clerk, ensuring that everyone who attended our Orientation Meetings were given an application with sponsor forms, as well he willingly added a lot of

great questions to be answered at the orientation. Our Historian Pete Kelley gave an overview of the the club’s history beginning with the actual creation of the clubhouse to our current status as a thriving club of 200 members. The Interview Team, Jeff Blauer, Steve Dahl, Lauren Krup, Tom McNeill, and Rod Valine, spent quite a bit of time, paper-screening, and prioritizing the nineteen applicants to be interviewed. The applicants were outstanding. The Team held interviews over a two day period. Our Commodore Barry Stewart asked that we provide a prioritized list for the Board’s consideration at their March 5 meeting.

He will be contacting the Board-approved new members shortly thereafter. It will be my responsibility to follow-up

with those not selected this time. Please assist us in congratulating the new members and in encouraging those who were not selected this time to continue to be involved with us in this coming year.

Any questions, feel free to give me a call, 805-595-2526.

At your service, always,—Mary h

Interview Team: Rod Valine, Tom McNeill, Lauren Krup, Steve Dahl and Jeff Blauer

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Recently, I send out a message in the “Scuttlebutt” requesting members to volunteer to serve on the House Committee specific to ongoing building maintenance projects and plan tasks for our annual cleanup day. I received a healthy response and want to thank those who contacted me. A meeting is scheduled for Wednesday March 18, 6:30 p.m., and for those of you interested there is still time to step up.

As a reminder for those of you who want to reserve the club this year, to save time be sure to check the calendar on the SLYC website at www. Slyc.org and make sure the date is not a non-reservation date or has already been reserved. The rules and procedures for reserving use of the club can be found on the website, as well as the back pages of the Club directory. Please submit your reservation and payment to Ken San Filippo, Rear Commodore, in a timely way 7-10 days prior to a board meeting, allowing time to ensure your request is processed and placed on the Board agenda.

Good news to announce, the club has partnered with 805 Webcams to host a webcam at SLYC at no cost. The high-definition motorized webcam will showcase the ocean conditions within the vicinity and Avila Beach itself. There will be no club privacy concerns since the webcam will be showing the views of the beach and ocean, no deck or members will be seen at the club. The webcam installation is presently in the works with a launch date prior to Opening Day April 18. More information will be made available via the “Scuttlebutt” and the “Foghorn” as the project nears completion.

Sincerely, —Ken h

Rear Commodore Report

by Ken San Filippo, Rear Commodore

Ahoy!As February draws to an end, a query of club activities

has kept many of us busy. A thank you shout out to our members who helped make these past months club activities i.e.: Friday social nights, Brunches, Dinners, Wet Wednesdays, lake races, and the past Commodore dinner all successful events.

The year is young! Spring is before us, and I’m one looking forward to the longer days and warmer weather to enjoy the many club activities planned for 2020. There are many activities that have volunteer spaces unfilled and need membership to sign up so there not cancelled. Please refer to the TimeToSignUp sheet posted on the web site, as you all know the success of these events required your involvement.

The month of March is planning time for our Opening Day, April 18. But before then lets get the Yacht Club in ship shape order…I will need your help for the annual spring Clean Up day set for Saturday April 4, 2020. If you are interested in assisting with this major club event, please contact me, as there are lots of tasks to complete.

"Three Commodores"Mike Davis - Vice CommodoreBarry Stewart - Commodore

Ken San Fillipo - Rear Commodore

Port Report

by Michael Ginn, Port Captain

Greeting to all!As your new Port Captain, I continue to learn a lot

about our great SLYC and our neighbors at the Port San Luis Harbor District. Thanks to you all for your input and mentoring with my new role—I appreciate the help!

This month I wanted to share some information from the Port San Luis Harbor District website as awareness and help for our members.

The Port has an awesome live webcam available for SLYC members to use for views of the Harford Landing, boatyard and many of the moorings in the Bay. The webcam is available via the Port’s website at https://www.portsanluis.com. Access to the live webcam can be requested by sending an e-mail to the Port Administrator at admin@portsanluis.com. I just requested access today and received approval right away—enjoying views of our beautiful coast while I am away at a business meeting in Atlanta.

Also, a quick reminder for contacting the Port for water taxi service or if needed, the Harbor Patrol in an emergency situation:

Water Taxi Harbor PatrolPhone: 805-305-4796 In an emergency call 911 Phone: 805-595-5435 Marine Channels: 12 or 16 (VHF)

I was able to attend the January 28th Port San Luis Harbor District Commissioners meeting—they are very busy at the Port and had several interesting items on the agenda for discussion including:

• Harford Landing Parking Time Limits• Harford Pier Terminus Restaurant Lease Site Location• Avila Pier Repair Plan • Trailer Boat Launch Fuel Line Replacement

The next Harbor Commission meeting is February 25, at 6:00 p.m. and I will work to keep you all informed of activities at the Port.

Thanks and stay safe!—Mikeh

Cruising News

by Lettie Fuller, Cruising Captain

Ahoy members!On January 28 we held a meeting at the Club House

to discuss our upcoming cruise to the Chesapeake Bay in June. There are still opportunities to join this event. Contact me if you want more information.

February’s Wet Wednesday included a review of all of last year’s cruising events in a slideshow prepared by Michael Dobrzensky. We had lots of laughs and great memories of all the cruising events in 2019. For those of you who missed Wet Wednesday, the slideshow is available in the SLYC.org website and look under cruising to view.

Next month we will mail out post cards to all Members that include a calendar of all cruising and racing scheduled for this year. Join us on the water for some great sailing and memories.

Happy Sailing

—Lettie h

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Fleet News

by Marty Fuller, Volunteer Race P.R.O.

Ahoy!On February 9, we held the first lake races of the

year. The races went off without a hitch; the lake level was at approximately 50%, the weather was mild, the chase boat ran well, and we had four sailboats on the water competing in the races.

Chris Barrett took first place in the Multihull Division, and Charlie Nichols took first place in the Mono 100+ Division. The

race results are posted on the Club’s webpage. Kent Burnett provided some entertainment with his demonstration on how to turtle a Hobie 18. Fortunately, there was no damage to vessel or crew, and the Hobie was righted after a brisk swim.

In the absence of a Sail Fleet Captain this year, I served as Race P.R.O., and was assisted by the Race Committee of Darrel Rundstrom, Michael Dobrzensky, and Bill and Kate McInerney. Steve Dahl served as Race Support, and provided our crew with a great lunch and refreshments. Note to future Race Committees; recruit Steve for Race Support, you won’t be sorry. Thanks to the Chase Boat Crew; Dave Lipanovich and Rod Valine.

Reid Hester has volunteered to serve as Race P.R.O. for the March 8, and April 5, 2020 lake races, but there are still openings for Race Committee volunteers for both of these dates, so please signup to help.

Happy Sailing,– Marty h

Photo Collage - Michael Dobrzensky

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From the Director

by Tom McNeill, Director 2

Hello SLYC members. I want to give a shout out to members Brian and

Kathy Metcalfs’ film maker son-in-law—Kellen Keene for making a phenomenal movie that was featured in the Santa Barbara Film Festival last month. By Hand, the film, featured two Pismo Beach locals—23-year old twin brothers, Ryan and Casey Higginbotham, as they conquered a monumental feat. The brothers took over 200 days to paddle 2,200 miles

from Ketchikan Alaska to Tijuana Mexico on paddle boards by hand—no paddles. They braved extreme conditions including weather, sharks, bears, physical challenges and mental anguish. It was a story of extra ordinary determination and drive and was truly inspirational. It will be coming to the San Luis Film Festival in March. I hope you all get a chance to see the film.

To see a clip of it now go t o : h t t p s : / / w w w. y o u t u b e. c o m /watch?v=ZAFMPk1GALM

It is truly a remarkable film!—Tom h

Commodores Dinner - February 8

Sr. Staff Commodore Report

by Chris Barrett, Sr. Staff Commodore

Ahoy!Wave Sailing Weekend! March 7th-8th at Lopez

Lake.Come sail with us at Lopez Lake. The main purpose of this event is to get any interested club members trained and/or certified on one of the San Luis Yacht Club’s Hobie Wave Sailboats, but this is also a great opportunity to come out for a fun day at the lake. Club catamaran sailors will be on hand with at least one wave, available to offer small boat training

through advanced catamaran race coaching.

Saturday:Take this opportunity to try out a wave without obligation.

However, preference will be given to members signing up to get certified for the small boat program. Basic BBQ lunch will be provided for members that RSVP. Hang out and camp with fellow members!

Sunday:Come out early, (or camp with us) for an early hike

above the lake. We’ll have a rules quiz/ scenario chat before skippers meeting and then get out on the water to race! The Hobie wave is fastest with one person on board, but can be sailed with 3-4. Other competitors often need crew as well! Come out and help with Race Committee or let us know if you’re looking for a ride.

—Chris h

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Quinn and Diane Plante’s daughter Kaitlyn Plante was in a terrifying accident in San Francisco on January 7, 2020. She continues to heal, but still has a long road ahead of her. She will soon be starting physical therapy and consulting with reconstructive surgeons. Somehow she maintains a positive attitude despite the hardship. Kaitlyn writes: “I’m grateful for my loving family, who have cared for me day and night. I’m grateful for my friends, who have kept me smiling and laughing when all I wanted to do was cry. I’m grateful to walk and talk and FINALLY move my neck again. I’m grateful just to see another sunset over my beautiful city. My life may have been turned upside down, but my heart still beats, full of love for all those that helped me along the way.”

Kaitlyn, Quinn and Diane appreciate your continued support through this trying time. If you would like to donate, please visit her Gofundme page https://www.gofundme.com/f/kaitlyn-plante " (See previous Scuttlebutt Sunshine article about Kaitlyn for more details.)

— Kathleen O'NeillSunshine Committee

Sunshine Committee

Tim Waag has been in and out of hospitals for months with a lingering infection since August 2019. It started when he took a spill from his mountain bike in July 2019, requiring back surgery which resulted in complications and an infection. He was again admitted to Sierra Vista on 2/2 and then taken by ambulance to UCSF Medical Center on February 3 due to a staph infection. He had surgery on his back again on February 4, is on massive antibiotics, and is hopeful that the staph infection will be annihilated. In speaking with him on February 7, he sounded like he was in good spirits in spite of his difficult situation and just wanted the SLYC members to know that he is thinking of all of us. Let’s all send him our love and support. You may email him at WaagDiver@gmail.com or his wife Susan at SusanWaag@gmail.com. You may also mail him a card to UCSF Medical Center at 505 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143.

— Kathleen O'NeillSunshine Committee

Pirate Tim during a happier time with three fair ladies in their SLYC Zongo pirate costumes.

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Social Committee - St. Valentines Dinner/Dance

The St. Valentines Dinner/Dance Saturday Feb. 22 ,was loads of fun! The dinner was hosted by mother/daughter team, Judy Bellis and Cori Bennett, Crew: Kent Bennett, Steve and Cheryl Dahl. Decorations: Carol Dobrzensky and Terry Whitney. Bar Hosts: Kyle Soucy, and Bob Hurd.

An amazing herb crusted pork tenderloin with mushroom gravy was served along with pasta, veggies and salad. Neapolitan cake for dessert.

The Gipsy All Stars trio played lovey jazzy tunes. We swing-danced the night away!— Terry Whitney, Social Commitee

Besides serving as our Cruising Captain, Lettie Fuller has just been awarded the South County Chamber of Commerce, 2019 Ambassador of the Year for going above and beyond her dedicated service to the communities of Grover Beach and Arroyo Grande. Congratulations Lettie !

Congrats!

Photo Collage - Michael Dobrzensky

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Events Calendar

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No Reservations Allowed10am - Brunch

6pm - Board No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour

No Reservations After 8 PM

Daylight Saving Time startsNo Reservations Allowed12pm - Lake Races

6pm - WetWednesday

No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour

No Reservations Allowed

St. Patrick's Day No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour and

egg fil l ing

St. Patrick's Day Dinner

No Reservations Allowed

No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour and

egg fil l ing7pm - Potluck

No Reservations Allowed

6pm - SailingAwards Wet Wednesday

6pm - Board No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour

No Reservations After 8 PM8:30am - Clean-UpDay

Sun M o n T u e W e d Thu Fr i S a t

Easter Egg Hunt

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No Reservations Allowed

6pm - SailingAwards Wet Wednesday

6pm - Board No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour

Easter Egg HuntNo Reservations After 8 PM8:30am - Clean-UpDay

No Reservations Allowed12pm - Lake Races

6pm - WetWednesday

No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour

Easter SundayNo Reservations Allowed

Tax Day No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour

Opening Day

No Reservations Allowed

No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour7pm - Potluck

10am - Neilsen

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No Reservations After 3PM6pm - Social Hour

No Reservations After 8 PM

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Bar Host/OD ScheduleMike Davis, Vice Commodore

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3 Friday Social —Chris Barrett, OD Bar Hosts: Thomas Hill Michael Ginn

8 Wet Wednesday —Chris Barrett, OD Chief Cook: OPEN Assist. Cook: Mardee Whitehouse Bar Hosts: Joe and Barb Boud 10 Friday Social —Colleen Lipanovich, OD Bar Hosts: Mark Machala Tom and Ruth Donnelly

April 202017 Friday Social —Dave Lipanovich, OD Bar Hosts: Fred and Shannon Bond Wendy and Bob Lucas

18 Saturday-Opening Day —Mike Davis, OD Early Setup Helper: Michael Larrabee Kitchen Helpers: OPEN (2) Bar Hosts: Sylvia Dodd Sandra Neilsen Cleanup Helper: OPEN 24 Friday Social/Potluck —Michael Ginn, OD Bar Hosts: Cindy Churchill Wayne Hamari Bill and Kate McInerney

1 Sunday Brunch —Joseph Montgomery, OD Chief Cook: Debra Collins-Johnson Assist. Cook: Molly Montgomery Crew Members: Marcia Scott Val and Sandy Gillespie Eileen Dennis Bar Hosts: Doug Anthony Shad and Shelly Springer

6 Friday Social —Barry Stewart, OD Bar Hosts: Joe and Julie Caradonna George Risher

11 Wet Wednesday —Bret Clark, OD Chief Cook: Ray Mattison Assist. Cook: James Mattison Bar Hosts: Hal and Kelly Hannula Kathy and Don Hannula

March 2020 13 Friday Social —Tom McNeill, OD Bar Hosts: Melenie Ristow John Katavich

20 Friday Social —Lettie Fuller, OD Bar Hosts: Karl and Carolyn Blum Paul and Tracy Shiro

21 Saturday Dinner - St. Patrick's Dinner/Dance —Colleen Lipanovich, OD Chief Cook: Andy Anthony Assist. Cook: Andy Anthony Crew Members: Heidi and Jim Iwasko Yvonne Jordan, OPEN (1) Bar Hosts: Yvonne Jordan Thomas Hill 27 Friday Social/Potluck —Michael Ginn, OD Bar Hosts: Bill and Jean Dyer Shad and Shelly Springer

San Luis Yacht Club Officers, Staff, and Committees 2020

Officers

Commodore 805-720-6468Barry Stewart commodore@slyc.org

Vice Commodore 805-878-6817Mike Davis vicecommodore@slyc.org(Volunteer: TimeToSignUp) Rear Commodore 805-704-8625Ken San Filippo rearcommodore@slyc.org(Reservations, Facility)

Secretary 805-704-2608 Bret Clark secretary@slyc.org

Treasurer 805-748-3064 Denise Reynolds (Membership) treasurer@slyc.org

Port Captain 805-595-2609Michael Ginn (Liaison to the Port) Portcaptain@slyc.org

Sail Fleet Captain OPEN (Racing) fleet_captain@slyc.org

Power Fleet Captain 805-550-0557Dave Lipanovich (Chase Boat) powercaptain@slyc.org

Cruising Captain 805-305-1965 Lettie Fuller cruisingcaptain@slyc.org

Directors

1 - Colleen Lipanovich 805-459-0059 Director-1@slyc.org

2 - Tom McNeill 805-550-1168 Director-2@slyc.org

3 - Joe Montgomery 213-500-3304 Director-3@slyc.org

Staff Commodores

Chris Barrett 805-878-9508 SrStaffCommodore@slyc.org

Mary Matakovich 805-595-2526 JrStaffCommodore@slyc.org

Staff

Artist-in-Residence 594-1786Georgina Pease georgiajeannepease@gmail.com 773-2383Joan DeGasparis jdegasparis@gmail.com

Boatmaster 805-481-1933Bill Dyer wrd_531@sbcglobal.net

Barkeeper 805-481-4716Jeff Bucher jbucher1@pacbell.net

Burgees 805-712-7729Bob Rollins brollins@charter.net

Editor, the Foghorn 805-440-9369Donna Ellison foghorn@slyc.org

Historian 805-595-2526Pete Kelly pedrokelly@gmail.com

Purser 805-459-9081Angela Brokaw angbrokaw@gmail.com

Quartermaster 805-550-5013Jana Barter (Ship’s Store) slomocean123@gmail.comKate Corella 704-0546

Sunshine Committee 805-550-5010 Kathleen O’Neill koneill555@gmail.com

Webmaster (Scuttlebutt) 805-801-4988 Michael Dobrzensky webmaster@slyc.org

Committees

House—Ken San Filippo See “Rear Commodore”

Finance—Mike Davis See “Vice Commodore”

Steering—Chris Barrett See “Staff Commodores” Social—Terry Whitney 545-8619 twhitney@ati7.com

Social—Margie Hurd 481-5827 bnmhurd@gmail.com

Membership—Mary Matakovich See “Staff Commodores”

Nominating—Chris Barrett See “Staff Commodores”

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