volume 91 • number 11 commodore’s installation “the prom” · last prom. and, once again...

sou’wester • november 2018 • page 1

Club ABYC - Sharon Green Exposed November 2Patio Brunch....................................... November 4Ukelele Lessons ........................... November 6, 20Happy Hours .......................... November 9, 16, 23Dinner by the Bay ............................. November 10Membership Meeting ........................ November 16Turkey Day Regatte .................. November 17 - 18Tree Trimming .................................. November 30Naples Boat Parade ........................... December 8Full ABYC Calendar

November 2018 Official Publication of

Alamitos Bay Yacht ClubVolume 91 • Number 11

Manager’s Corner ............................................. 2Commodore’s Comments.................................. 2Vice Verses ....................................................... 3Rear View .......................................................... 4Fleet Captain’s Log ........................................... 4Juniors .......................................................... 4 - 7Rules Quiz ................................................. 8 & 13Commodore’s Appreciation ...................... 12 - 13Hails From the Fleets ............................... 14 - 15Riley Gibbs ...................................................... 16

i n s i d ei n s i d ei n s i d ei n s i d ei n s i d e

“the prom”commodore’s installation

Just like ABYC, the 92nd Installation of Officers (aka – The Prom)had something for everyone. There was great food,good wine, outstanding decorations, a new bar, awards, well

dressed (yet) happy members, and smiling board members.Both Junior and regular board members! Putting our best foot

forward members were greeted by a group of smiling Juniors, thathappily checked them in. Having the girls at the front table in blueblazers and white dresses always reminds me how integrated Junioractivities are into club life. Unfortunately, this is becoming a raresite.

When guestsarrived upstairs theywere greeted by atransformed clubhouse.Cathy Robinson lead alaser focused SAC teamto dress up ABYCsmartly. Each table had beautiful flower arrangements. There were nifty (I knowI said nifty) napkin holders that John Robinson started making shortly after thelast Prom. And, once again Nina’s crew at Teak Catering provided us with adelicious meal and excellent service. The new bar even played a role by helpingto dress up the evening and by making us proud!

It is obvious from the attached pictures that the club was unusually / formallydressed, but not unusually everyone seemed to have a lot of fun! We alsoaccomplished some business at The Prom which brings us to the smiling boardmembers. The new Junior board was introduced. What a happy and enthusiasticgroup of kids! They always seem to inject more life into our meetings so here

they are: Junior Commodore Brett PeoplesJr. Vice Commodore & Community Service Julia CarpenterJr. Rear Commodore & Public Relations Charley SnyderSecretary Summer DrakeFundraising/General Samantha ThompsonFundraising/Latham Bell Regatta Bobby LittleFleet Captain Taft BuckleyStaff Commodore Julia Golison

Kathy Robinson photos

...continued page 8

s as as as as a vvvvv e t h e d ae t h e d ae t h e d ae t h e d ae t h e d a t et et et et e

https://abyc.org/calendar


manager’scorner

compasscommodore’s

As I sit down to write this report, we are rapidly approaching my favorite time of the year, thefall and winter holiday season.ABYC has already kicked off this special time of year with the recent Halloween Party,

October 26, organized by our tireless volunteers from the Social Advisory Committee.It was a great success with creative costumes worn by the attendees, live entertainment

from the band Listen and Teak Catering’s wonderful and theme-based culinary creations thatwere both delicious and fun to eat.

The very next day we held our Halloween/Charity Regatta with 63 skippers signing up for11 separate classes. Once the fog lifted, the breeze filled, and it turned out to be a wonderful day

for both the racers and those who benefited from the donations and auction purchases for the Children’s Clinic of LongBeach.Coming up:

World-renowned sailboat racing photographer, Sharon Green, will be our guest, Friday, November 2, for her SharonGreen Exposed presentation. I had the privilege of working with Sharon a few times over the years and she is truly anamazing action photographer, and a wonderful person. Liquid refreshments begin at 5:00 p.m. in our new bar, and dinnerwill be available at 6:00 p.m.

ABYC’s Fall Patio Breakfast is Sunday, November 4. Scheduled for the Patio, we will have the Second Deckavailable if the weather is uncooperative. Don’t forget... Daylight Savings Time ends on this day.

Turkey Day Regatta, November 17-18. Our biggest fall regatta is literally world famous. Where else can you gettwo fun-filled days of racing with more than 150 boats and, best of all... turkeys and pies for trophies!

Turkey Day Regatta Dinner, November 17. I’ve been talking to Dana Bell and we are all set for this traditionaldinner. I saw a preview of this year’s menu and it looks scrumptious! Nobody is going to go home hungry.

Thank you all for the warm welcome to ABYC. The next time you are at your club, feel free to drop by my office tosay hello.

Take care, and we’ll see you at ABYC, The Place to BE!Rick

And just like that….. We are off to a running start- Our November membership meeting will feature John Jourdane speaking about some of his adventures. Yes, we are doing things a little bit

differently this year and not starting off with the Celebration of Champions which will be in January.We felt we needed a bit of a breather after the Installation Dinner. Speaking of which, thank youto all who helped. It was an awesome event.

November brings Turkey Day, our largest and most popular Holiday Day Series Regatta.I am looking forward to a fun regatta. For those of you who are new to ABYC it would be great tosee you come out and volunteer. Helping out at regattas is a great way to meet new people andget involved. Please connect with Dan Delave or Steve Mueller to volunteer. Following Turkey

Day, we are in to a lot of fun things around the Club, tree trimming, fleet holiday parties, Christmas dinner and the BoxingDay Regatta (Mark Townsend may argue this is the best regatta).

For those of you who were not able to attend the Installation Dinner I have included some of the highlights/lowlightsof my speech-when I talked about my recent experience at a US Sailing West Coast Stakeholder’s Meeting in October.The meeting was held at St. Francis Yacht Club and focused on sailing organizations on the West Coast providing input toUS Sailing staff and board members.

Things are changing, and most of what was discussed at the conference was how to deal with change. We talkedabout on-ramps and off-ramps.

The concept is pretty simple yet really helps to understand the challenges and opportunities with which we arepresented. On ramps are how to get people sailing and keep people sailing. We also discussed off-ramps or things thatlead people to leave sailing.

Tonight, we’ve recognized some our members for sailing accomplishments and volunteerism. And their stories arestories symbolizing those who have either taken on-ramps or created on-ramps. We heard about how some of our memberstook the initiative and provided an on-ramp by starting an adult learn to sail program. We heard examples about kids beingleaders and good sports, being dedicated to success and being competitors. We also heard about providing on-ramps bygetting some of our juniors involved in keel boat racing.

...continued page next page


2017/18OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Commodore Dave [email protected]

Vice Commodore Steve [email protected]

Rear Commodore Dan [email protected]

Fleet Captain Brooke [email protected]

Secretary Nigel [email protected]

Jr. Staff Commodore Kevin [email protected]

DirectorsJunior Program Mike Van Dyke

[email protected] Mike Shea

[email protected] Rob Stropky

[email protected]

Sou’WSou’WSou’WSou’WSou’Wesesesesestttttererererer DEADLINEDEADLINEDEADLINEDEADLINEDEADLINENovember 24, 2018 is the deadline

for the December Sou’Wester.

Treasurer Nicole Peoples

Junior Commodore Brett Peoples

Fleet Surgeon Dr. Richard Bell

Judge Advocate Tom Ramsey, Esq.

Fleet Chaplain Don Reiman

Port Captain Dave Myers

Sou’wester Editor/Layout Sharon Pearson

[email protected]

Weekly Reader Stacy Massey

[email protected]

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

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 all ofthe weekly news and events. Thank you.

Based on what I heard at the conference, this is a hugely successful tactic in keeping kids sailing and transitioningthem and retaining them into their late teens into adulthood. I would like to challenge us to develop a sailing program thatcan keep 18 to 35 year old’s in boats and at ABYC-this is an age group that is the hardest to keep engaged-they often takethe off-ramps.

We are doing all the right things-we need to keep on improving and try to do more to grow and better serve ourmembership.

We discussed a lot more at this meeting including the 2028 Olympics and how this will impact the entire WestCoast. Feel free to ask me more about it if you are interested.

Hope to see you around the Club, in the meantime fair winds and following seas.Dave

versesvice

...from page 2commodorem o r e

Thank you for all the support over the last year. Working with SAC has been a lot of fun andI will miss the meetings. If you are interested in volunteering for something, give a SACmeeting a try. Thank you, SAC, for a great year.As Vice Commodore my duties move on to the House and the Yard. There is no shortage

of thing to do. My goals for the coming months are to fill the yard, add some Paddle Board racksand upgrade the patio tables. As for the Yard, Dave and I have identified a few changes to free upsome more spots. These changes will also allow us to add some space for vertical Paddle boardstorage. Lastly, I think it is time to consider replacing the Patio tables. I have received quite a fewsuggestions on what we could do and hope to present a proposal at the next BOD meeting. I

would love to hear your thoughts. I can always be reached at [email protected] for your support.Stephen Mueller


2 0 1 7

cloggerthe bay

viewrear

logfleet captain’s

Here we are in the yearly, weekly or some may consider daily countdown of new officers of your favorite Yacht Club (hopefully). I will be representing you as Rear Commodore for the next little while. That Job entails,

mostly, our social programs. If you have any positive ideas which you would like to seeimplemented to this task feel free to contact me.

A few years ago, many actually, we had a band that wanted a place to practice with anaudience. Eileen and I were there most Fridays they played for happy hour and really enjoyedthe sounds of what is now called Squeeze Box. I would love to find a similar way to entertain theFriday night crowd if you have any ideas? I, personally, would like to find some people that

would like to share their music with us.I am really looking forward to this year. i have the support from SAC that Steve Mueller had last year and I think

that went really well. Hope the trend continues.Yours,Dan DeLave

The 2018 Halloween/Charity Regatta This year’s regatta

had 62 entries spread out over the bay and the ocean. The bay

classes began on time with starts for Lido As and Bs, Sabots for both Juniors andSeniors, Opti Greens and the RS Tera fleet coming in as part of their California Series with 13boats participating. Two of our own juniors jumped into Tera charters to try their hand at a newboat. Not only did they both enjoy it, but Stewart McCaleb ended up 5th and Cameron Farmerended up taking 1st place! Congratulations to both boys!

The ocean classes, including fleets of Tempest, Opti Champs, Cal 20s along withLasers – Full rig and Radial/4.7s got off to a postponed start due to very thick fog. The Cal20s

finally had had enough waiting around and headed out the channel. Their prediction was correct, and thepostponement came down around one o’clock. The breeze was on with a consistent 10 to 13 knots, allowing racecommittee to get a solid three races it despite the delay. For a while, towards the end of the 2nd race, it seemed that thewind Gods were not on our side as it dropped considerably however the break was short lived and the breeze was backup within about 30 minutes.

Thank you to all of our fantastic volunteers, including the tireless Carol Kofal for her efforts with the CharityRegatta. Thanks also to our great ABYC staff for helping us all look so good. Hope to see you all on the water forTurkey Day!

Brooke Jolly

October was one of the best months that Alamitos Bay Yacht Club’s Junior Programcould have hoped for! We kicked it off with large groups in both our Learn to Sailand Lime Green classes, getting 20 youth on the water learning and having fun

every Saturday. High School Sailors travelled to their first ‘Big 5’ away regatta of theseason, duking it out with other teenagers in Monterrey Bay at the Sea Otter Regatta. Tothe surprise of none, our fantastic Green and Champ Optimist fleets have once againshown up en masse to another season of great sailing. Their first regatta was the GoblinRegatta in Santa Barbara with over 90 participants. For the first time ever, ABYC took two trailers full of boats along withtwo coach boats to this event, making up a sizable portion of the fleet. With our 17 sailors that attended, ABYC took over20% of the entire field and left their mark! With the rest of this season looking promising, we are all excited to see where ittakes us!

Craig Ramsay, Director of Sailing Programs


boardjunior

perspectivejunior

The 2018-2019 Jr. Board was installed at Commodore Schack’s Installation Dinner. There were about 15 juniors at thedinner and many received awards. Jr. Board members, Roxy and Charley Snyder were awarded the sportsmanshipaward and Bobby Little was awarded

outstanding junior. I am excited for the new Jr. Boardand the great year to come with Commodore DaveSchack. The Jr. Board looks forward to working withthe club and giving back to the place we call home. Congratulations to the 2018-2019 Jr. Boardmembers. Julia Carpenter- Jr. Vice Commodore andCommunity service

Charley Snyder- Jr. Rear Commodore andPublic Relation

Summer Drake - SecretaryEmilia Anctil - EventsSamantha Thompson - FundraisingBobby Little - Fundraising Latham Bell

RegattaTaft Buckley - Fleet Captain

Brett Peoples Jr. Commodore

Sato Sailing Team Heads to MontereyRecently Sato Academy Sailing team headed to Monterey, to sail sea otter, for their second regatta of the year. Theteam started just last year, and is currently the new High School’s only sports team. Five members of the the nine

person team, Nikhil Stewart, Elissa Martinez, Nathen Rodriguez, Troy Davidson, and Diego Lockyer, attended the regattawith one CFJ sailboat. This was the team’s first Regatta in Monterey, and for new sailor Nathan Rodriguez, it was his firstout of town regatta. After a long drive Friday night, the team woke up early Saturday morning to prepare for the race. Thismostly involved taking the boat off of the trailer and rigging it (setting it up, which includes putting the mast and sails on)before launching the 13 foot boat into the water. After that the team talked with their coach, Nick McCabe. When the racingstarted Nikhil and Elissa were the first pair to go out. Since the boat is sailed by only two people, the team rotates every tworaces. The two skippers for the weekend were Nikhil Stewart and Troy Davidson, who simply alternated. The three othersailors were crews (people who adjust the smaller sailer, called the jib, and help in balancing the boat to prevent it fromleaning too far and/or tipping over). Sailors rotated at the beach, and due to the length of the event (the first day had racesfrom 11:00 to 6:00) the breaks are great ways to relax and get some food, as well as to watch how the races go to plan outwhat to do next. The team’s success varied race by race, from finishes near the top to almost dead last, including a capsizewhen Nikhil and Elissa were sailing. The team ultimately finished 18 out of 29 in their division. While not a great score, theteam did not mind. For a tiny high school with a year old team going up against massive schools with much more experience,the team thought they did quite well. More importantly they had fun and learned a lot, including becoming familiar with themuch rougher waters of Monterey. Although they may not have won a trophy, the team considers the regatta a success.

Troy Davidson

The donation of your old sails to the AlamitosBay Sailing Foundation is tax deductible. If youwould like a letter acknowledging your dona-tion, please leave your name and contact in-formation taped to your donated sails or withthe front office or contact Jennifer Golison [email protected].


sailing foundationalamitos bay

board repjunior program

I’m very excited to be elected to the Board of Directors and being appointed as the board liason for our Jr. SailingProgram! ABYC has a long history of developing youth sailors that have gone on to a lifetime of enjoying sailing andachieving great things. We will continue this tradition!

Part of my responsibilities will be chairing the Junior Advisor Committee. I look forward to working with our parentsand coaches to ensure continuity from the work that was done by Fleet Captain Brooke and ensure our programs growsand provide consistent and appropriate programing for all levels of sailors. I hope I can draw on and share my experienceas a youth sailor (many moons ago), as the parent of youth sailors as well as the organizations I have been involved in thatfocus on youth sailing to help guide the program forward.

I want to thank our Juniors who had regatta responsibility for the Halloween / Charity Regatta. I would also like toextend my sincere gratitude to Carol Kofahl and her entire committee who have worked tirelessly on the Charity Regatta.This regatta goes back some 30 odd years and is the club’s longest community outreach event. Thank you both for a jobwell done.

Since it’s been awhile since I had to write monthly articles, I will have to get up to speed on content. Look for nextmonth’s article after I attend my first JAC meeting! Stay tuned.

Mike VanDyke

Thank you to everyone that showed up on the rainy Saturday to support our 2nd AnnualFundraiser on October 13th. We had a similar turn-out as last year and raised about thesame amount of funds. This gives us a great start for the year but we have big plans and

hope to continue on an upward trajectory. It turned out to be a beautiful evening on the bay. Specialthanks to Steve Mueller for preparing excellent hors d’oeuvres including bacon wrapped dates,shrimp skewers and tri-tip sliders. Also special thanks to the Wine Warehouse for bringing agreat selection of wines and beers to sample. In addition we had a chance to share some of theaccomplishments and goals for the foundation. We’re very proud to have helped grow juniorsailing in the Bay through our activities this past year, which included 13 travel grants, 5scholarships and coaching assistance. We hope to expand on this next year as we completeour strategic mid and long range planning. If you’d like to learn more or if you’d like to support our cause, please contact usthrough www.alamitosbaysf.org

Kevin Taugher, ABSF President.

...continued next page

regatta 2018charity

ABYC Halloween Charity Regatta Treats The Children’s ClinicThe ABYC Junior Board made sure that The Children’s Clinic…”Serving Children & Their Families” got the “treats”putting on a spooktacular event as the duty fleet for this year’s Halloween Charity Regatta held October 27.Racers enjoyed a costume contest and piñata demolition as part of the “kids-helping-kids” event. Juniors also

collected nearly 50 books to support The Children’s Clinic’s reading program that gives a new or gently-used book to eachchild that visits Clinic.

The 32nd Annual regatta, which marked the eighth event hosted this year by five participating Yacht Clubs of LongBeach, is the original event to raise funds for TCC. Collectively, the YCLB raised nearly $13,000 this year from proceedsand sponsors. Approximately 95% of racers’ entry fees also were donated to The Children’s Clinic. Thank you, RACERS!

The regatta field of 63 entrants included 28 junior sailors who competed in four fleets: Junior Sabot, Optimist, OptiGreen, and the exploding new RS Tera Fleet which had the most entrants with 13 boats. Cameron Farmer of ABYC madehis family double proud as winner of the Daniel Ting perpetual trophy for the largest class, and, a special sportsmanshipaward.

Other junior winners were Sophia Corzine for Junior Sabots; Nicholas Mueller of ABYC in the Optimist class; andFinn Donahoe of ABYC in the Opti Green class.

Senior Sabots and Lidos also shared the Bay as the Lido 14’s hosted the Fleet 6 Championships. Kudos to SeniorSabot winner, Kathryn Reed, who also took the Betty Newton Senior Sabot Perpetual. Winners of the Lido 14 Fleet 6Championships were Kevin Thomas with crew Helen Burdett. Jack Johnson was first in Lido B fleet. Jack also won the“Best Novice” Lido 14 perpetual.


...from page 7

Ocean classes attracted 25 boats in four fleets, with 10 Cal 20’s, won by Steve George on Dragonfly 42, andsecond place going to Jennifer Kuritz on Hot Pink, which also won the Seal Beach Y.C. perpetual trophy honors for “MostFamily Members” on a boat, having hubby Steve and Dad John Ellis as crew.

The “Outstanding Contribution to The Charity Regatta” perpetual is awarded to a person or group that has made themost impact on the event. Kelly Walsh, of Seal Beach Yacht Club, made the award to Dan and his late wife Norma Clapp.Over 33 years ago, Norma was the spearhead of the Charity Regatta, presenting it to the commodores of the original fourclubs that made up the Yacht Clubs of Long Beach Committee. Norma passed away earlier this year, but her contributionswill be her legacy to this event for as long as The Children’s Clinic continues to serve our community. Please visitwww.thechildrensclinic.org to read its full story.

In May, The Yacht Clubs of Long Beach Art Contest was won by Jameson DeMars, an 8th grade student at WillRogers Middle School in Long Beach. Jameson was presented with his prize of his framed original artwork; the HalloweenCharity Regatta tee shirt with his design, copies of the Notice of Race with his design; and a $50 gift card to In-N-Out Burger..A Boy Scout in Troop 14, Long Beach, Jameson is working toward Eagle, and earned six community service hours byhelping out on Patience on the race course. He said enjoyed watching friends of his as they raced.

Monetary donations sponsors included Murphy Industrial Coatings; Arkema Innovative Chemistry; RedPill emailand John Caldwell; the VanDyke Family; Dan and Norma Clapp and Friends, Alamitos Bay YC,; Seal Beach YC; NavyYCLB; Marina YCLB, International Order of the Blue Gavel District 10; and Long Beach YC. .Major In-Kind Contributionsponsors included OneStone Apparel; Allegra Printing; Quantum Sails; the ABYC Junior Program Board; and Karen Tiffin.

Contributions for Silent Auction items came from a host of restaurants, amusements, and other non-profitorganizations. These included: Naples Rib Company; Gladstone’s; Queen’s View Restaurant; Parker’s Lighthouse; In-N-Out Burger; Domenico’s Italian Restaurant; the Battleship Iowa; the Petersen Automotive Museum; GoKart World; theComedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach; the La Mirada Theatre; The Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena; and theAquarium of the Pacific.

The YCLB Committee started meeting in February, 2018 to start coordinating and designing fund raising events tobenefit The Children’s Clinic. It is ABYC members are comprised of Chair Carol Kofahl, Director Brooke Jolly; TreasurerLorraine Perone; PRO Bob Anderson; Race Management Steve Kuritz; Silent Auction Chair Gwen Anctil, assisted by EmiliaAnctil and Jennifer Golison.

Power couple Rodney Coomber and wife Joyce Jackson Coomber are active members of three yacht clubs: SealBeach; Marina; and Navy, and also are active in the International Order of the Blue Gavel District 10, (an organization ofpast yacht club commodores to which Rodney is Commodore-elect.), and the SCYA Board to which Joyce is Secretary-elect. They organized and executed The Brunch on the Bay, and numerous Silent Auctions. Rodney and John Caldwell,who carries dual membership in Seal Beach (vice commodore) and Marina (past Commodore), and is a multi-year sponsor.Seal Beach Yacht Club’s representatives include Art Contest Chair got their members to put on a Pancake Breakfast. ArtContest Chair and Swap Meet Coordinator Kelly Walsh; and Golf Tournament Chair Carol Miller represent Seal BeachYacht Club. The committee is open to ALL yacht club members who have a heart for children’s health, and who would liketo collaborate with volunteers from other yacht clubs. Call Carol Kofahl 714 898-7056 for information.

charity regattam o r e

Stacey Schack photoshalloweenclub abyc


k

Answer on page 13 rules quiz #48racing

Blue, Yellow and Green are all on a beat to windward. Initially Yellow is on starboard and Blue and Green are on port.Yellow hails Blue as the two boats approach each other on a collision course, but Blue does not respond. Yellow hailsa second time and Blue then begins to tack. At that moment, Blue, which was within a six feet of Yellow, starts to tack.

Yellow luffs to avoid contact and as both boats pass through head to wind contact occurs, which does not cause damage orinjury. Yellow hails “protest” and displays a red flag.

Blue is now on starboard and Green is on port. Blue hails Green as the two boats approach each other on a collisioncourse. Green hails Blue “you need todo your turns” and holds her course onport. Blue hails a second time and thenbears away to avoid contact with Green’sstarboard stern quarter. Green hails Blue“you fouled Yellow and will bedisqualified.” Blue hails “protest” anddisplays a red flag.

Blue then begins to tack. At thatmoment, Blue, which was within a six feetof Yellow, starts to tack. Yellow luffs toavoid contact and as both boats passthrough head to wind contact occurs,which does not cause damage or injury.Blue protests and displays a red flag.

In the protest between Yellowand Blue the Jury disqualifies Blue.

Green says as Blue has beendisqualified, Blues protest against hershould be dismissed.

What should the Jury do?Review the following rules and see if you can figure it out:- Rule 10, On Opposite Tacks- Rule 14, Avoiding Contact- Rule 60.1, Right to Protest; Right to Request Redress or Rule 69 Action- Rule 63.1, Hearings: Requirement for a Hearing- CASE 1

promm o r e...from page 1

One of the highlights of the night was presenting the annual awards to a very deserving group of club members.For those that aren’t aware we present awards for excellence in sailing and service to the club, or the sport of sailing. I amlisting the recipients here for those that couldn’t attend the meeting and therefore might not be aware who won. Next timeyou see one of these individuals please congratulate them!The Paul Washburn Perpetual for the Outstanding Junior BeginningSailor - Finn DonahoeThe Frances Dixon Nason Perpetual Sportsmanship Trophy - Roxyand Charley SnyderThe Ann and Sid Exley Junior Travel Trophy – Nicholas MuellerThe Don L. Adams Memorial Trophy - Bobby LittleCommodore’s Council - Kevin Brown, Chuck Clay, Brady Sih, StephenMueller, Pete Melvin, Pat McCormick, Mike Shea, Jeff Newsome andChris ReidOrder of the Green Propeller - Dave Myers and Rich FerdonGanbare Sea Change Award: Adult Learn to Sail Program - DominicMeo, Henk Baars and Chris CunninghamNeal Dundas Daily First Perpetual Trophy - Tate ChristopherThe Adra and Chuck Kober ABYC Volunteer Couple Service Perpetual - George and Maggie CaddleElise and Stan Church Perpetual - Jack Johnson and Deby St. JohnTed Matson Memorial Service Award - Martyn BookwalterDucky Woodman - Yon Carpenter




...continued page 10

...from page 8promm o r e

Wendy Siegal Perpetual - Jennifer KuritzThe Donna Dardenne Massey Lighthouse Award - Stacey SchackThe Sidney T. Exley Trophy - Mason Kaplan, Thomas Dobson, Jack Taugher, LukeMelvin, Christina Van Dyke, Pete Melvin, Kevin Taugher, Brooke Jolly, Chuck Clay,Dave Schack and Kevin Brown

The highlight of the evening, for me, was with the installation of the new FlagOfficers and Board of Directors. Once again ABYC members have selected a great (ifsomewhat gullible) leadership team! The 2018/2019 Board members are:

Director - Juniors Mike Van DykeDirector – Volunteers Rob StropkyDirector – Membership Mike SheaDirector & Secretary Nigel BrownettFleet Captain Brooke JollyRear Commodore Dan DeLaveVice Commodore Steve MuellerCommodore Dave SchackIt truly was an evening that had something for everyone, and especially our new commodoreand his family! I will leave you with his personal thanks:“I am thankful for all of those who helped to make the evening a success. It was a hugeeffort and we are fortunate to have such an awesome group of volunteers. I would also liketo thank all of those who turned out for a great celebration-as well as those who were notable to join all of us who sent their well wishes from near and far (Howland’s Landing).

Stacey, Taylor, Ryan and I had a lot of fun and we all look forward to a great year. “ See you around ABYC –Kevin



...from page 9promm o r eKathy Robinson photos



...from page 10promm o r eKathy Robinson photos


appreciation partycommodore’s

Sunday, October 7 dawned sunny without a cloud in thesky for the traditional Commodore’s Appreciation Party.This year’s event was a complimentary brunch catered

by Teak Catering. With a theme of “Gone Fishing” the decorationshad a decidedly fishy feel with photos of Commodore Brown’sfishing prowess. The brunch menu followed the theme with adelicious selection of fishy items including bagels with lox, bayshrimp, and breaded fish sticks in addition to an extensive made-to-order omelet bar, Chef’s potatoes, breakfast pastries, freshfruit, bacon AND sausage, orange juice, and coffee. Kind wordswere said by Commodore Brown in thanking all of the ABYCfamily of members, Officers and staff for their assistance inmaking his year a whale of a success. A few teasing wordswere added by Chuck Clay and Dave Crockett for the enjoymentof all gathered. While advertised as a brunch from 10:00 a.m. to1:00 p.m., the warm sunny day, a yummy brunch, readily available mimosas, bloody Mary’s, and pitchers of beer, and agathering of good friends ended up as a long afternoon enjoyed on the ABYC Patio.

Dana Bell

some fishingsqueezed in



...from page 8answer #48rules

In the incident between Yellow and Blue, Blue breaks rule 10 by failing to keep clear and is disqualified.Green is claiming that as Blue was disqualified for a breach of rule 10 just prior to the incident between her

and Blue, that the protest should be dismissed.Green is incorrect. When Blue continues to race after her breach of rule 10, her rights and obligations under

the rules do not change. Consequently, even though Yellow’s protest against Blue is upheld and Blue is disqualified, theprotest committee must hear Blue’s protest against Green and, if Blue’s protest is valid and the protest committee is satisfiedfrom the evidence that Green broke a rule, Green must be disqualified.

Mark Townsend

...from page 12fishing & club timem o r e


the fleetshails from


18 SABOTIERS CELEBRATED OKTOBERFEST AT ABYC’S LADIES (AND GENTS) DAY ON OCTOBER 13 Eighteen Senior Sabot sailors took to the water for an exciting day of racing. The weather was

dicey. On Friday Southern California was hit by a storm featuring lightning and thunder and quite a bit of rain. Saturdaymorning was iffy with light rain but a promise bythe Weather Channel of clearing and moderatewind. Surprisingly all of the sailors that haddecided to come from Mission Bay and San DiegoYacht Clubs showed up. Scott Finkboner evenpicked up Nancy Mellon from Balboa Yacht Cluband Susan Jennings from Newport Harbor YachtClub on his way north from Mission Bay.

We sailed four windward/leeward two-lapraces. The competition in all divisions was veryclose with a lot of tide/current adding excitementat the weather mark.

In Ladies A, overall winner JulieMcPherson won two races and Betty Becker andKathryn Reed each won one. In Ladies’ B,Cynthia Heavrin won convincingly with three firstsand a third! In Men’s, Scott Finkboner won tworaces and Danny North won two. Scott won thetie.

The racing was great thanks to the goodwork of PRO Steve Kuritz and his crew on thebarge with Jim Drury and Bill Moore in the Whaler.

After sailing many enjoyed a bottle of coldSam Adams Oktoberfest beer followed by an Oktoberfest dinner of grilled bratwursts with sauerkraut and onions withpotato salad and coleslaw. All enjoyed warm apple pie and ice cream for dessert.

Ladies B

Lido Love

While Twilights have indeed ended, Lido sailing has not! Three of the Fleet Six Chapter of the RoadWarriors trekked south to Mission Bay Yacht Club, home of the very best venue this side of Moscow!The 5 freeway was adorned by Lido’s heading south with Gabe Ferramola and Martina, Mark Ryan

and Lorna, and Ken Reiff and I all joining the eighteen boat fleet sailing on Mission Bay. With perfect winds of 12-18 knotsand sunny skies, and with great hospitality ashore, it was really a great weekend. For some reason, Mission Bay alwaysmakes me feel like I’m on vacation!

Next up on the Lido fleet’s agenda is the annual Lido de Luna, put on and hosted each year by Sam and Dana Bell.If you’ve never partaken in this yearly event, it truly is a sight to behold, with a list of questions and things to seek out on thewater, in the spirit of an on the water scavenger hunt. Afterwards, dinner is served, and this year, if I’ve read correctly all ofthe emails that have been flying around, its steak dinner, and with all the fixin’s! Lido de Luna is November 4th, so you haveplenty of time to buy a Lido and pay your fleet dues.

Looking for other Lido sailing opportunities? Balboa Yacht Club’s Sunkist Series is the first Saturday of November,December, January, and February, and at $5 per race, to quote that mattress guy on TV, its so cheap, it oughta be freeeeee!!!!!!

Glenn Selvin


the fleetshails from

KEEL BOAT FLEET ON WATCH

...from page 14

Summer Twilight Racin’ in the Basin has finished for year 2018. The Ives Brothers (sounds like a band!) have continued their winning ways while sharing the basin with the rest of the fleet. Latham Bell’s boat was back in the mix sailed well by Phil Soma. Next on the schedule is SCYA

Midwinters. Anyone wanting to get out and practice can reach out to Fleet Captain Damon Kunkle oryours truly. As always, all RC sailboats are welcome.

Don Shirley, Fleet Scribe

Friday November 9 is our next fleet meeting. It will be in the upper deck. Cocktails at 5:30 pm anddinner at 6:00 pm. A short meeting will follow to talk about the Christmas Party with the SeniorSabots December 14.See you there,George

Thanks to the great crew, Cynthia Heavrin, Kathy Reed, and Jennifer Kuritz that helped me set up the tablesupstairs early on Saturday morning. Robin Townsend graciously loaded us the pumpkins for the table decorations. Wemissed her in Sabot A’s, She was in Annapolis, Maryland setting marks at a high profile Star regatta. Thanks also to Cynthiafor setting up the continental brunch in the Quarter Deck. The racers really enjoyed the muffins, pastries, yogurt and fruitbefore heading out to race.

Dinner wouldn’t have been possible without the good cooks in the kitchen: Janet Lincoln and Deby St John SteveMueller grilled the brats and soaked them in beer following Jim Morford’s instructions. Also thanks to the great staff at ABYCfor help with all the things that made our event first rate.WINNERS

Ladies A 1st Julie McPherson (6), SDYC; 2nd Kathryn Reed (11), ABYC; 3rd Betty Becker (13), SDYC; 4thJane McNaboe (15), ABYC.

Ladies B 1st Cynthia Heavrin (6), ABYC; 2nd Ruth Jones, (12), MBYC; 3rd Merideth Blair (13), SDYC; 4thNancy Mellon (16) BYC.

Men’s 1st Scott Finkboner (8), MBYC; 2nd Danny North (8) SDYC; 3rd Lanny Coon (13), MBYC; 4th MikeHatch, (15), SDYC.

PERPETUAL TROPHIESMrs. Richard Russell Jr. Perpetual Julie McPherson (Winner of Ladies AChristina Wagner Perpetual (Highest ABYC Sailor) Kathryn Reed (2nd in Ladies A)Kathy Weishample

Kathy Reed with the Christina Wagner PerpetualMen’s Trophy Winners


I’ve heard of Christmas in April — but Mother’s Day in October?During Saturday night’s Alamitos Bay Sailing Foundation fundraiser, I chatted with Riley Gibbs’s mom Stacey and

Christina Van Dyke’s mom Lisa.Lisa was pleased with Christina’s performance as helmswoman in the Linda Elias Woman’s One Design (LEMWOD)

regatta. Van Dyke, who started sailing in Alamitos Bayin a Sabot, took first for the Cal 20 fleet.

Newport Harbor YC took top honors in theCatalina 37 Fleet, with skipper Casey Hogan saying,“Many of us met when we were 8 years old sailingSabots.”

Many Long Beach sailors credit their early daysin Sabots with their sailing abilities today, and someclaim, if you can sail a Sabot, you can sail any boat.

Long Beach’s Riley Gibbs has great memoriesof the 2008 Sabot Nationals, were he was in the top 10finishers, along with friend Hans Henken fromCoronado.

Much has changed since his Sabot days — andthese days I only see Riley when he is literally “flyingby.” An impressive foiling kite boarder, Riley is usinghis foiling knowledge to pursue an Olympic medal inthe Nacra 17. His talent and dedication have not goneunnoticed.

Stacey Gibbs was beaming with pride over the announcement that her son Riley had been named to the newSailGP sailing league.

Spearheaded by Larry Ellison and Sir Russell Coutts, SailGP will kick off its inaugural season in February 2019. Itwill feature five grand prix events and six national teams competing on identical wing-sailed F50s — the world’s fastest,most technologically advanced catamarans.

In addition to the United States, the six teamswill represent Australia, China, France, Great Britain andJapan. Each team will have a five-person crew aboard50-foot foiling catamarans, which are expected to breakthe 50-knot (or 60 mph) speed barrier.

Stacey said, “Coutts himself reached out to Rileyasking him to try out.”

In 2014, Riley took home a silver medal at theISAF Youth World Championships in the 29er and in2016 Riley became the youngest skipper to win the 505North American Championship. This opportunity willenhance his already outstanding foiling skills, as wellas continue to prepare him physically and mentally forthe Toyko Olympics.

The other four members of the U.S. SailGPTeam are fellow Sabot sailor alum Hans Henken, 26, ofCoronado (flight controller); Rome Kirby, 29, of Newport,Rhode Island (helmsman); Mac Agnese, 24, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (grinder); and Dan Morris, 30, of Newport, RhodeIsland (grinder).

The crew boasts an impressive track record in international racing, with a host of professional ocean racing andworld championship honors between them. Kirby will be looking to add SailGP success to his 2013 America’s Cup win,while Morris has a World Match Racing Tour title under his belt.

In addition to Gibbs, Agnese and Henken are bidding to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.The intensely competitive, inshore racing events will take place in Sydney (Feb. 15-16); San Francisco (May 4-5);

New York (June 21-22); Cowes, UK (Aug. 10-11); and Marseille, France (Sept. 20-22). The SailGP event in New York willtake place on the lower Hudson River, with the onshore Race Village located at Brookfield Place.

In San Francisco, racing will take place in the San Francisco Bay, with the Race Village located on the MarinaYacht Club Peninsula. It will feature Saturday and Sunday mid-day racing on the city front racecourse.

I’ve booked my Jet Blue flight for next May to watch Gibbs and his team fly by the Golden Gate — and I hope youdo too.

Jo Murray, The Grunion

the worldtaking on Photo courtesy of the Gibbs family

Riley sailing his Sabot at 8 years old!

Riley

Photo from SoCal Sailing News

sponsorssou’wester

Submit your business card, 3.5” x 2” .jpg, .tif,.png or .jpg file to the club secretary at

[email protected] or the Sou’westereditor at [email protected]

Instructions for Member Ads page

Rates:$50/3 months

$125/yearBilled directly to your club account

Contact the club secretary [email protected] for

non-member rates

Performance Boat Parts

562-756-7600www.GreshamMarine.com

committee chairs2018 - 2019

Adopt-a-Beach Todd Smith and Cathy Black-Smith

ASPBYC Representative Brooke Jolly

Blue Gavel (Order of Staff Commodores) Chuck Clay

Boatique/Merchandise Jennifer Golison

Burgee Committee Rob Stropky

By-Laws Review Kevin Brown

Calendar David Schack and Kevin Brown

Calligraphy Toni Morford

Capital Leasehold Trust Fund President Mike Baumann

Catalina Cruise Pat McCormick

Challenge Chairman Steve Flam

Charity Regatta Carol Kohfal

Christmas Float Elise McCaleb and Tiffany Williams

City of Long Beach Relations Kevin Brown and David Schack

Compensation Committee Nicole Peoples (chair), Rick Roberts and David Schack

Finance Committee Nicole Peoples & George Kornhoff

Fleet Chaplain Don Reiman

Fleet Surgeon Dr. Richard Bell

Golden Anchor - USSA Membership Stephen Mueller

Grounds Committee Ron Wood, John Merchant and Keith Dodson

Grounds/Landscaping/Gardening Terri Bishop

House Committee Cathy Black-Smith

Installation Dinner Dana Bell, Kathy Robinson and SAC

Judge Advocate Tom Ramsey

Junior Sailing Program Director Craig Ramsey

Junior Program Advisory Committee - JAC Mike Van Dyke

Junior Commodore Brett Peoples

INSA Representative Alamitos Bay Paul Anctil

Junior Board Advisor Jennifer Golison

Kiosks/Bulletin Boards Stephen Mueller

Lease Compliance - Buildings, Juniors David Schack

Long Range Calendar Jennifer Kuritz and Chuck Clay

Major Regatta Committee Stephen Mueller

Membership Support Group-MSG Mike Shea and Dan Milefchik

Moorings-Reciprocal Privileges Dave and Sue Crockett

Neighbor Relations Ed Spotskey

committee chairs2018 - 2019

Nominating Committee Kevin Brown

Officer of the Day Rob Stropky

Opening Day Chuck Clay

Opening Day - Basin 5 Pat McCormick and Jon Robinson

Peninsula CERT Rep Merle Asper

Photography Tracy Conn

Port Captain Dave Myers and Rich Ferdon

Procedures Book Mike Baumann

Protest Committee/Chief Judge Ron Wood

Protest Administrator Sue Crockett

Race Management - RMC Mark Townsend and Steve Kuritz

Recording Secretary to the Board Jim Morford

Regatta Computer Scoring Steve Kuritz and Mark Townsend

Regatta - Chief Scoring Sharon Pearson

Roster and Yearbook Nigel Brownett

SCYA Representative Stephen Mueller

SCYYRA Representative David Schack and Mike Van Dyke

Social Advisory Committee - SAC Dana Bell

Sou’ wester Editor Sharon Pearson

Spring Spruce Up Stephen Mueller

Stag Cruise Scott Atwood and Rich Ferdon

Treasurer Nicole Peoples and George Kornhoff

Trophies - Engraving Carol Kofahl, Jim Morford and Mark Townsend

Trophies - Electronic Trophy Book Steve Kuritz

Trophies - Perpetual Carol Kofahl

Trophies - Regatta Awards Cathy Black-Smith

Webmaster Nigel Brownett, Julissa, and Sheila

Weekly Reader Stacy Massey

Yacht Club Relations - Local Merle Asper

YRUSC Representative Jerry Montgomery

Club

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2• Sharon'S 2019 calendar will be available for purchaSe •

5:00 pm Bar Opens 6:00 pm Dinner 7:00 pm Presentation

SOUPSOrganic Tomato & Basil • Bouchin's Clam Chowder • Chicken & Tortilla

Organic Chopped Vegetables with Barley

TOPPINGSCrackers • Chopped Parsley • Shredded Cheese • Sour Cream

Fresh Garden Salad/Assorted Dressings • Assorted Rolls • Dessert

$10.00 / PERSON***Please Reserve by Wednesday, October 31***

Email: [email protected] Tel: (562)434-9955 Online: www.abyc.org

ABYC

Dinner by the BaySaturday, November 10, 6:30 pm$60.00/Person

Includes a five-Course Dinner with Wine Pairings by J. Lohr Winery

MENUHors d'oeuvres

Goat Cheese Wontons with Raspberry Coulis Proscuitto-Wrapped Scallops with Dijon Mustard

Yakitori Chicken Skewers

PremicesCarrot, Ginger, and Butternet Squash Puree

with Crème FraicheDinner

MerRoasted Halibut with Jalapeño Butter

Creamy Mashed Potatoes Winter Vegetables

Intermezzo – Lychee Sorbet

TerreStuffed Pork Loin with Fresh and Dried Fruit

Brandied, Glazed, Herbed Wild Rice

Épilogue – Cheese Trolley

Dessert

Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Coulis and Crème Fraiche

Gourmet Coffee Service

Limited Seating

Music by

EPC Jazz Group

6:30 pm Gathering on the 2nd Deck

Hors d'oeuvres, Sparkling Wine, and Music 7:00 pm

Dinner Served Wine Presentation by J Lohr Winery

For Reservations Please Call Sheila: (562)434-9955

volume 91 • number 11 commodore’s installation “the prom” · last prom. and, once again...

Documents