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Navy Yacht ClubLong Beach

Nov Issue

:Events

Page 2, 3 4,& 5:Flag Articles

Page 6 & 7:Photos

Page 8:Calendar

Page 9:Absentee BallotPage 1 0 :Flag Officers,Directors, and StaffWebsite:http://nyclb.comAddress:223 Marina Dr.Long Beach, CA90803

Volume 11Isssue 10Scuttlebutt Editor:Jeanne Stafford

Monthly newsletter for members of NYCLB.Available at www.nyclb.com/Scuttlebutt or by mail. April 2011

Nov 2011

Navy Yacht Club Long BeachAnnual General Membership Dinner Meeting

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach,800 Seal Beach Blvd., Building 6

Saturday, November 12, 2011Attitude Adjustment & Appetizers begin at 6:00 p.m.

Dinner at 7:00 p.m.$25 per person (pay at door) No Host Bar

Dress is Blue Blazer and Grey Slacks or Yachting AttireAgenda

Election of 2012 Flag Officers & DirectorsPresentation of 2011 Awards

Reservations are a must to assist in entry aboard NWSSB at the Main Gate.Provide a photo California Driver’s License, Proof of Insurance and California Auto RegistrationRSVP by Nov 7, 2011 to Tamara [email protected] or 562 436-8883

See Menu on Page 3

Navy Yacht Club L.B. Christmas Dinnerand Gift Exchange*

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Bldg. 6Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Appetizers & Attitude Adjustment at 1600 hoursDinner at 1700 hours

Menu: Prime Rib with all the trimmings$25.00 per person (yachting attire)

To guarantee Base access, RSVP by Nov 28, 2011Show Calif Driver's License, auto registration & proof of insurance at gate

Tamara Carbone, 562 436-8883, [email protected]*Bring a wrapped fun gift - $10-$15.

P A G E 2

Tamara Carbone, Vice Commodore

T H E S C U T T L E B U T T

Jeanne Stafford, Rear CommodoreCont’d Page 4

Cont’d Page 3

November is almost here, and it isagain time for our most importantsocial event of the year: our GeneralMembership Meeting and dinner. Weneed your vote to guide and select yourClub for our 2012 Flag Officers andDirectors. It has been very special forme to serve a second term asCommodore, and I can truly say it hasbeen a very enjoyable and successfulyear. I look forward to turning thehelm over to the 2012 slate of officersJanuary 1st . Please take time to vote:send your ballot to be counted at the

General Membership meeting or turnin your ballot at the meeting. Ballotswere included in the OctoberScuttlebutt.

We have enjoyed the privilege ofhosting events aboard the NavalWeapons Station Seal Beach this yearas we have done in the past. Bunker33 is in the process of being convertedinto a much needed Navy Exchange.Our General Membership Meeting willbe held in Building 6 where we will beable to revisit our history with all ourburgees and trophies, and lots of

Last month’s Charity RegattaBrunch on October 9, with perfectAlamitos Bay weather, was one of ourmost successful and definitely the mostfun. We raised over $300 for theChildren’s Clinic of Long Beach just inthe raffle conducted by Jeanne Stafford– the most we’ve ever received for ourraffle. Over 65 people enjoyed ourfamous brunch and appetizers as peoplekept coming until late in the afternoon.No one wanted to go home. Theproceeds from the brunch will be

donated to the Children’s Clinic ofLong Beach.

Thanks again to Bill & LaVonPlumlee for preparing the brunch, Bill& Tony Carbone for their omelet showand all those who brought appetizers.Jim and Dena Tierney and Ken & LoriPikola served the best drinksthroughout the day. Of course our setup & clean up team, Ron Warren, MarkSteiert, Tony Reitdyk, Tony Kubis, plusthose who pitched in at the end of the

Our Rear Commodore has receivednews that she is a Grandmother. Sheis off to San Diego to see her new granddaughter. Our congratulations toJeanne..

Two new members were approvedat our last Board meeting: Harold andJudith Goldbrandsen. Harold is a pro-fessional photographer and they have asailboat, Sweet Thing II.

We also welcome aboard KateRinaldi (Jim Tierney's sister). Kate hasagreed to serve as our NYCLB JudgeAdvocate. Welcome aboard.

Looking forward to seeing you atour upcoming Annual Meeting.

Jeanne StaffordRear Commodore

LaVon Plumlee, Commodore


Commodore, Continued

memories from the past. Food willagain be excellent, your vote isneeded so that we can push forwardin 2012, and I am sure you will enjoythe evening. Dress is Blue Blazer orYachting attire. For those interestedin purchasing our NYCLB bullionfor your blue blazer, they areavailable in Ship’s Store. ContactBecky Rietdyk.

In addition to a scrumptiousdinner as listed in the below, we haveseveral items on our agenda for theevening including a vote on ourmuch needed plans for expandingour Clubhouse. A ballot on theClubhouse expansion was sent outby email and by regular mail.Planning for our expansion is ofprime importance to our membershipand we are so excited and pleasedwith the prospects of these plans. Our

Clubhouse Expansion Committeehas worked very hard on these plansand it has generated lots of interestsby all. For those not able to attend,please send your ballot to me markedBALLOT on the envelope. Theseballots will be counted at the meetingin addition to the ballots turned in atthe meeting.

ByLaws Amendment: As listedin the last issue of the Scuttlebutt, ourMembership Committee and Boardhave submitted a proposed change tothe ByLaws . This proposal willpermit widows of deceased veteransto become a member of our Club.Please take time to vote on this issue.

2011 Awards: As Commodore,it will be my pleasure to announcethe recipients of our NYCLB 2011awards: Lady Mariner of the Yearand Yachtsman of the Year Trophywill be presented for outstandingsupport and contributions, our TopGun Trophy will be presented to the

person who has made the mostsignificant contribution to the RaceCommittee, and last, ourPassagemaker Trophy will bepresented to the cruising boat thathas logged the most miles during thecruising season. We hope you willenjoy the evening.

A quote from Erma Bombeck:“Thanksgiving dinners take hours toprepare. They are consumed intwelve minutes. Half-times taketwelve minutes. This is not acoincidence.”

Bring your favoriteThanksgiving leftovers to theClubhouse so that we can celebratethe day after Thanksgiving at ourFriday Night Social on November25th (birthday night).

I wish all our members a veryenjoyable Thanksgiving.

LaVon Plumlee,Commodore

General Membership DinnerMixed Greens with Candied Walnuts,

Dried Cranberries &Crumbled Blue CheeseTossed Caesar Salad

Barolo Braised Short RibsCranberry Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Herb Mashed PotatoesGreen Beans Almandine

Bread and Butter

Cheesecake with Raspberry SauceCoffee

Don't Missthe Annual Christmas Boat

Parade& Chili Cookout

Saturday, December 17,at NYCLB Clubhouse

Plus join us at NYCLB forArmy & Navy Game and Pizza

starting at 1130 hrsSaturday December 10th


Vice Commodore, Cont’dday to make sure everything wasback in the shed.

Marina Yacht Club’s HarvestBBQ: We all enjoyed the Tri tip andBBQ chicken at the BBQ on October15. The NYCLB was wellrepresented and the activitiesconducted by Mary & Jim Liumwere a lot of fun. Our Clubhouse andlawn offer other yacht clubs a specialplace to cruise in. We hope to beentertaining the Marina Yacht Cluband others in the coming months.

Friday, October 28th includedour Birthday Nite potluck plus fun

Halloween costumes and pumpkincarving by Tommy and SylviaWheeler.

November’s Annual GeneralMembership Meeting and Dinner onSaturday November 12 is going tobe special. We all look forward tothe dinner menu published in thisissue as one of our favorite NYCLBtraditions. The agenda includes theelection and installation of 2012officers, presentation of 2011 awardsas well as other important clubbusiness. Please don’t forget to signup by Monday, November 7 to giveour caterers sufficient time and tomake sure you are on the gate entrylist. If you can’t attend, please

submit your absentee ballot as soonas possible.

The Holidays are already uponus and we’ll be hosting ourChristmas Party on SundayDecember 4. Look for details in thisissue of the Scuttlebutt on page 1.

Don’t forget the NaplesChristmas Boat Parade on SaturdayDecember 17 and cruise in at theNYCLB Clubhouse beginningFriday, December 16. We’re havinga Chili Cook Out and will be askingmembers to bring their favorite chilior stew delights.

Tamara CarboneVice Commodore

Summer is gone,and our last race ofthe year is historyalso. The NavyDay Regatta thatwas held lastweekend turnedout to be a very

competitive race. We had aSpinnaker class with all of the boatsfinishing within three minutescorrected of each other over a nine-mile course. In fact, all of the boatsfrom all three classes finished within20 minutes of each other. This, inmy opinion, is real close racing andto top all this off, one of ourmembers got first in the PHRF classand another got a third, see the

results below. The race was startedby Oil Island Chaffee. We on Xsailhad a hard time finding the island asthe fog was so thick you could barelysee the bow of the boat. Good thingBecky is an excellent driver as shecame upon the island by shear skill.Trying to put on a race with no windand plenty of fog is a hard enough todo, but having no idea which weathermark to use was even harder as Icouldn’t see a thing. Thank God fora hand bearing compass and a winddirection indicator which helped meselect what I thought was a properupwind mark. Turned out that noone complained; in fact, they allenjoyed the course and thehospitality at the Club after the race.Thanks again to those members thathelped out in this endeavor.

Navy Day Regatta 2011

PHRF Spinnaker:

First Place: “Misty” Cal 39 Harold Alexander NYCLB

Second Place Blind Squirrel” San 30Dave Hansen SlBYC

Third Place: “Raptor” J109Heinz Butner NYCLB

Cal 25 First Place: “One Time”Art Melendrez LBYC

Non-SpinFirst Place “Pacific Wolf” Col 26-2

Gib Gibling SlBYC

S/C Tony RietdykFleet Captain/Race Committee

Chairman

Fleet Captain

We had planned to enjoy the hospitality of theCabrillo Yacht Club again in November, but ithas been postponed due to dock repairs.Reservations for our Long Dock have beenrequested so we will change our plans and enjoya Cruise-in to Navy Yacht Club Long Beach onthe weekend of November 4, 5, and 6. Pleaseemail or call Mark Steiert if you would like tobring your boat to NYCLB for the weekend.

November Cruise Out

“ ” forChristmas:

350 Navy men and women aboard theNaval Weapons Station Seal Beach, plus 90- 100 aboard the Coast Guard Base in SanPedro, are married with children and arestruggling to make ends meat. With help,we can supply a basket with a turkey, acanned ham, and all the trimmings to say

“THANKS” to these young men andwomen who are doing a fine job for ourcountry. Cost per basket is $60.00. Let'ssee how many baskets NYCLB cancontribute. Baskets will be packed anddelivered by the Long Beach Navy Leagueand Destroyer Escort Sailor's Association.

Donations may be sent NLT 11/18 toNYCLB c/o 5292 Auburn Circle,Westminster 92683

Army Navy Game

Watch the game at the ClubhouseSaturday, December 10, 2011

Game begins at 11:30Meet at 10:30

We’ll send out for pizza or ribs.After the game we’ll decorate the

Clubhouse for the holidays.

Please let us know by Wednesday, December 5Tamara Carbone, 562-436-8883 or [email protected]

Charity Regatta Brunch Photos

December 2011

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BoardMeeting

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Parade18 19 20 21 22 23

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25Christmas

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27 28 29 30BirthdayPotluck

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ThanksgivingLeftovers

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Absentee Ballot: Annual ElectionFor 2012 Flag Officers and DirectorsCircle your choice or write in on right column:

Flag Officer Candidates: Circle your choice: Write in your choice:

Commodore: Tamara Carbone —–––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Vice Commodore: Jeanne Stafford _____________________________

Rear Commodore: Phillip Collins —–––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Fleet Captain: S/C Ron Warren —–––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Jr. Staff Commodore & Director: : S/C LaVon Plumlee

Circle your choice of four Directors listed below or write in your candidate:

Directors:

Camile D’Esposo —––––––––––––––––––––––––––-

Frank Farmer _____________________________

Don Koch _____________________________

Jim Lium —–––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Ken Pircola _____________________________

Mark Steiert _____________________________

In addition, the Membership Committee recommends the following amendment to our BylawsPlease indicate your approval or rejection below:

“Article XI: Amendment

Section 3: The spouses of deceased Retired Military or Veterans are eligible to join Navy Yacht Club Long Beach as an Associate Member.”

__________ __________ Accept Reject _____________________________________ Print Name, Membership #

_____________________________________ Signature

Mail to L.M. Plumlee 5292 Auburn Circle Westminster, CA 92683

Indicate Ballot on outside of envelope.

ScuttlebuttEditor: R/C Jeanne Stafford

223 Marina Drive.Long Beach, CA 90803

Email: [email protected]

2011 Flag Officers and DirectorsCommodore: LaVon Plumlee, S/C

(562)[email protected]

Vice Commodore: Tamara Carbone(562)436-8883

[email protected]

Rear Commodore: Jeanne Stafford(562)430-0891

[email protected]

Fleet Captain: Tony Rietdyk, S/C(714)840-5399

[email protected]

Directors:Ron Warren, S/C

Frank FarmerJim Tierney

Jim Lium

StaffPort Captain Mark SteiertTreasurer: Betty McConnelSecretary: Latoria IiamsMambership: Bill Plumlee, S/CFleet Surgeon: Nick ZekosBylaws Chair: Bill Plumlee, S/CChaplain: Norie MartinRacing Chairman: Tony Rietdyk, S/CCruise Coordinator: Mark SteiertBar Manager: Jim TierneyGrounds & Facilities Josh RoyHistorian: Denise TambeScuttlebutt: Jeanne Stafford, R/CWebmaster: Tony Rietdyk, S/CPublicity: Sherry BakerQuartermaster: Phil Norvodovorsky, S/CShip’s Store: Becky RietdykClubhouse Mgr: Becky Rietdyk

Mark your calendar forChristmas Dinner: December 4th

Army Navy Game: December 10thBoat Parade & Chili Cook Off: December 17th

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