sfyc january 2016 bulletin

The San Francisco Yacht Club

November 2009


January 2016

THE SFYC2015 YACHTSWOMAN

OF THE YEAR

Madeline Morey

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DEPARTMENTS

Commodore 3

Auxiliary 4-5

Cruise News 7

Race News 8-11

Youth Sailing 16-17

From the General Manager 22

FEATURES

Annual Meeting 6

Yachtswoman of the Year 12-13

Burgees Aweigh! 18

New Members 19

Eight Bells 19

SOCIAL

Holiday Gala 14

Holiday Brunchwith Santa 15

Employee HolidayParty 21

Calendar 23

On The Cover: MadelineMorey, The SFYC 2015Yachtswoman of the Year,in The Auxiliary CupPhoto by Roxanne FairbairnInset photo by Leslie Richter

The Bullet inMagazine of The San Francisco Yacht Club

JANUARY 2016Volume 22 • Issue 1

Officers & Directors

CommodoreEdward L. LynchVice Commodore

Jerry EatonRear Commodore

Paul S. RosenlundSecretary

Laurence R. BekinsTreasurer

Donald JesbergPort Captain

C. Richard Wideman

Directors:Robert Brant, Michael Brilliant,

Andrew Fromm, Charles G. Froeb, Jr. S/C Suzie Moore and Stuart Reilly

Auxiliary Officers & Directors

PresidentStephanie Stroub

Vice PresidentJulie Zanze

SecretaryEmily Heller

TreasurerAnnie Mendenhall

Ex-OfficiosHelen Reilly and Marily Rimmer

Directors:Paige Brooks, Shannon Cantwell,Jennifer Cromar, Velda Demmert,

Kim Lynch, Barbara McCrum,Stephanie Portillo and Andrina Welter

HonoraryShana Rohde-Lynch

General ManagerSteve DePetro

THE BULLETINEditor/Calendar

Evelyne Swinscoe-ByerAssistant EditorDiana Jason

ProductionVince Mattera

ContributorsGM Steve DePetro, Forrest Gay, Anne McCormack, Jib Martens, Nancy DeMauro and Bill Wallace

PhotographersAngela Blosen, Roxanne Fairbairn,

Forrest Gay, Eugenia Jesberg, Ellen Hoke,Diana Jason, Jocelyn Knight, Barbara Loy,

Jib Martens, Bob McDermott, Reggie Reynoso, Leslie Richter, Bill Wallace and Duane Yoslov

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Get Lit Boat Decorations

Holiday Brunch with Santa

The SFYC 2015 Yachtswoman of the YearMadeline Morey

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FROM THE COMMODORE

With our 146th Annual Meeting now behind us, I am focused on the year – andyears – ahead of us. I am deeply honored to be Commodore of ourprestigious club. The SFYC did not get to world-class status by accident. Our

membership is second to none, and clearly dedicated to making our club a destinationto be enjoyed.

Before we move forward, I want to express my gratitude to dedicated members leavingthe Wheelhouse, or moving into different leadership roles, for their tremendouscontributions to our Club last year. First, special thanks to new Junior Staff CommodoreSuzie Moore and her husband Bryan for all that they have done. After pouring herheart and soul into The SFYC, I hope a well-earned vacation is on the calendar for them.We also owe a debt of gratitude to: outgoing Harbor Chair David Cobb and HouseChair Director Paul Rosenlund; Helen Reilly and Marily Rimmer for their fantasticwork as our Auxiliary Co-Presidents; and Director Tina Lundh and Secretary DanBuckstaff, who will be missed on the board.

With Charles Froeb, Robert Brant and Andy Fromm joining as Directors, LaurenceBekins as Secretary, and Paul Rosenlund as Rear Commodore, we are making greatadditions to our strong team at the Board level. Our committees also have an incrediblytalented pool of dedicated volunteers.

I’m happy to welcome Christopher Lacey as our Harbor Chair, Paul (Dino) Dinovitzas our House Chair, Stephanie Stroub as our new Auxiliary President, and Helen Reillyand Shana Rohde-Lynch (my lovely wife) as our new Entertainment Co-Chairs. Thesegreat, new additions will round out our dynamic team for 2016 and complement thegreat work done by our other committee leaders including, our Treasurer Don Jesberg,Race Chair Nancy Demauro, RDC Chair Angie Lackey-Olson, Member Chair andDirector Stu Reilly, Youth Chair Patty Young, S/C Wendy Miller along with S/C BillMelbostad on Protocol Committee, S/C Jim Robinson with Jay Hooker as our EightBells Co-Chairs, Cruising Chair Jib Martens, Historical Chair S/C Ken Frost and RichWideman assisted by Robert Schmidt as Port Captains. All of their great work and ourmember experience are supported by our hard working staff, under the greatmanagement of our General Manager, Steve DePetro.

The annual meeting is always the fun time of year when we announce the Yachtsman ofthe Year and recognize the Yachtswoman of the Year, and this year was no exception.Both honorees, Vice Commodore Jerry Eaton and Madeline Morey, were verydeserving and have given a great deal to The SFYC.

As we move into 2016, I hope to have exciting news regarding our proposed RegattaCenter, with the plans now making their way through the City of Belvedere PlanningDepartment.

Let’s have a fun, safe and enjoyable 2016!

Ed Lynch, Commodore The San Francisco Yacht Club

[email protected]


AUXILIARY

Over the past two years, I’ve had thegreat privilege of working on theAuxiliary Committee, where I’ve formed

life-long friendships. So, I am especially happyand honored to serve members of The SanFrancisco Yacht Club as your 2016 AuxiliaryPresident. I look forward to working with ournew Commodore Ed Lynch, the other newcommittee Chairs (congratulations on your newpositions!), and the rest of The Club leadershipteam.

I’m proud to introduce an amazing newAuxiliary board, including: Vice President JulieZanze; Secretary Emily Heller; TreasurerAnnie Mendenhall; Directors Paige Brooks,Shannon Cantwell, Jennifer Cromar, VeldaDemmert, Kim Lynch, Barbara McCrum,Stephanie Portillo, and Andrina Ramirez;P/P Marily Rimmer and P/P Helen Reilly; andHonorary member Shana Rohde-Lynch(yeah!). Please congratulate them when you seethem around The Club.

As I’m sure you noticed, The Club wasbustling with goings on in December. Kicking offthe month, leading-lady elves Eugenia Jesbergand Jolynn Hardiman were busy rallying ateam of decorators in setting up the trees,wreaths, and trains…oh, and mistletoe. Weknow it takes an elf village to turn The Club intothe winter wonderland we all dream aboutduring the holidays, so many thanks to everyone who helped. Make sure to tell Chef Renyhow great the Regatta Center looked (I think hehas a future in design). Kudos to CarolAnderson, who also deserves an honorablemention.

Everything looked magical for the Get Litcelebration. It’s a favorite of mine, and I hopeyou had the chance to see it. Twenty-four boatsparticipated, and the harbor looked beautiful.Commodore Ed Lynch took the first-placeprize, Joseph Carapiet won second place, andAshley Perrin and Tina Lundh won third placefor their great dry-dock decorations. I want topersonally thank Co-Chair Emily Heller and thejudges, Barbara McCrum, Eugenia Jesbergand Jolynn Hardiman.

Our exciting year-end activities alsoincluded several prestigious awardpresentations. In the spirit of congratulations, I’d

There’s a new President in town…

Stephanie Stroub, President

[email protected]

like to recognize the honorees (please hold yourapplause ‘til the end…).

First, the Auxiliary was pleased to presentthe Bill Black Award to Thomas Young. Thankyou, Eugenia Jesberg, for representing theAuxiliary in presenting the award to this amazingjunior sailor.

At the Annual Auxiliary Meeting thefollowing week, our 2014 Yachtswoman of theYear, Anne McCormack, presented the 2015Marianne Mason Yachtswoman of the Yearaward to a most-deserving Madeline Morey.Harvey Rogers and Vicki Sodaro presentedStephanie Wondolleck with the Nancy RogersRace Grant. And, we also announced thewinners of the Special Service awards: P/P LoriFromm honored S/C Jim and MarthaRobinson, and P/P Elizabeth Merrillrecognized P/P Mimi Cornelius for theirdedication and devotion to The Club. Ourkeynote speaker, Ashley Perrin, did an amazingjob crunching her lifetime of impressive sailingachievements into a 30-minute presentation –and did it so humbly. I was so proud to turn tothe person sitting next to me, and say “Hey, she’sone of my closest friends.” Next time you see her,ask her why she had chocolate in her hair... Now,we can applaud all our honorees!

Finally, we wrapped up our Auxiliary eventsfor the year with our Holiday Gala dinner dance,where members once again showed we knowhow to cut a rug and ring in the holidays! Ourannual visit from Santa was also a great hit(negotiations are underway about whether ornot his naughty and nice list will be published inthe next Bulletin).

Now onto 2016 … Before you know it, wewill be sailing into Spring. Easter at The Club is afamily-must, coming up on March 27, so markyour calendars. A lot is in store this year, so keepyourself glued to the Bow Wave and Bulletin soyou don’t miss your favorite events. And, if youare interested in helping with any of our events,please reach out and let us know!

See you all at The Club!

Stephanie Stroub,SFYC Auxiliary President, 2016

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AUXILIARY ANNUAL MEETING

Yachtswomen of the Year in Attendance at the 2015 Annual Meeting

Martha and S/C Jim Robinson,Auxiliary 2015 Special ServicesAward Winners

P/P Lori Fromm, Auxiliary Special Services 2015 Award Winner P/P MimiCornelius, P/P Elizabeth Merrill, and then Co-Chair and P/P Helen Reilly

Harvey Rogers,presenting the NancyRogers Race GrantAward

Stephanie Wondolleck, NancyRogers Race Grant Winner

SFYC Member AshleyPerrin, keynotespeaker

Auxiliary President-Elect StephanieStroub

Bryan Moore (modeling the new tie), then Commodore SuzieMoore, Auxiliary Director Kim Lynch, then Auxiliary DirectorP/P Elizabeth Merrill

Auxiliary Director Kim Lynch andthen Auxiliary Director P/P ElizabethMerrill display the new scarf

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Special thanks to Chairs Mimi Blakeslee, Connie Lewis, Stephanie Stroub and Julie Zanze


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Then Commodore Suzie Moore and then Vice Commodore Ed Lynch present the2015 Yachtsman of the Year Trophy to then Rear Commodore Jerry Eaton

Commodore Ed Lynch presents Jr. S/C SuzieMoore with her new stars

The well-attended Annual Meeting


CRUISE NEWS Jib Martens, Cruise Committee [email protected]

Tentative 2016 Cruising Schedule:

January 21 – Kick off party – Cove House – 6-8 p.m.

March TBD – St.FYC Dinner out in The City, and a treasure hunt

March 18 – Petaluma – Cheese Festival Weekend

April 15-17th – Emeryville – Trader Vic’s and shops in Emeryville

May 20-22 – Giants/South Beach – Cubs

June 4-6 – Angel Island Weekend and party

July 4th Raft up

July 18-22 – Delta YC – Joint Cruise with CYC

August – Encinal YC – Jack London Square/Yoshi’s dinner and Hornet Tour

August 20 – Family Day in the Cove

September 10-18 – Commodores Cruise to the PNW

September 24 – Half Moon Bay – Rock the dock party, pub crawl, breakfast, Mini Safety at sea course

October 1-2 – Tinsley Quad Cruise and Grindstone Joes

October 23 – Leukemia Cup Cruising Fleet

November – Richmond YC

December – Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade

TBD – Concert Cruise to McCovey Cove

Weekly summer events – SUP Thursdays and Friday Sunset Cruises

We’ve got an exciting and varied 2016 Cruising Season planned, and hope you’lljoin us out on the water. We’re hosting an SFYC Cruising Kick-Off Party in theCove House on Thursday, January 21, so mark your calendars! It’s a great

opportunity to learn more about the events the Cruising Committee is planning, meet yourfellow members, and enjoy some tasty appetizers and cocktails.

Our tentative schedule follows, and is also posted on the Cruising Tab of The SFYCwebsite and on The Club calendar. You can go to the website for the latest information andto sign up for cruises. You can also email anyone on the Cruising Committee for moreinformation. Here is to a wonderful 2016 on the water together!

Come Join Us


RACE NEWS Forrest Gay, Director of [email protected]

In 2015, Race Recognition Night becameRace Appreciation Night. Because,without all our dedicated Racers and

Volunteers, we would not be able to runsuch a premiere race program. The RaceCouncil and Race Development Councilwanted to have a chance to say ‘ThankYou’ to all who were involved in the RaceProgram.

In 2015, SFYC hosted 34 regattas over50 days of racing. We added a newregatta this year, The Auxiliary Cup – whichis an all women’s regatta. The regatta was ahuge success and we look forward to aneven bigger regatta in 2016. In addition,SFYC was honored to host the AudiMelges20 World Championship inOctober.

The Club Series continued to grow,with 42 boats participating. For 2015, wehad several new sponsors including WholeFoods, Dry Creek Vineyards, Martin RayWinery and TrumerPils. Congratulationsare in order to S/C Bill and FrancesMelbostad on JR in the Spinnaker Divisionand Richard and Mark Pearce on Fjaer inthe Non-Spinnaker Division as the 2015Club Series Champions and winners of theKing George V Perpetual Trophy.

In addition to the SFYC events, manyof our members race in countless outsideregattas. While it isn’t possible to list all ofour racers, here are a few of our winners:Shawn Bennett, Team SFYC, US Match

Racing Championship Qualifier; ChrisKostanecki, Jennifer, J/70 PCCs; DougWilhelm,Wilco, M20/M24 SummerSportboat; Jim Cunningham, Lifted,Quantum Key West Race Week; JohnKilroy, Samba Pa Ti, M20/M24 SummerSportboat; Nick Gibbons, Shenanigans,Three Bridge Fiasco and Express 27Nationals; Richard von Ehrenkrook, CanO’Whoopass, PICYA Lipton Series andDelta Ditch Run; Tom Kassberg, Flygfisk,Delta Ditch Run.

Special congratulations goes to JohnKilroy, Samba Pa Ti, who came in firstplace and Liam Kilroy, Wildman, whocame in third place at the Audi Melges 20World Championship. In addition, we areproud to have the San Francisco Cup backat SFYC. Congratulations to the skippers,Chris Perkins – Open Division, KatieMaxim – Women’s Division and JackBarton – Youth Division and their crewsfor their success in 2015.

And finally, SFYC could not succeedwithout the volunteers that we havehelping at every regatta. In 2015, weadded a new level to our volunteerprogram – Platinum. This year, we had 124on-the water volunteers with 9 of thosequalifying for Platinum, with over 15 dayseach! In addition, this year we had twooutstanding volunteers who received theMVP for Volunteering – then CommodoreSuzie Moore and Shawn Davies.

Race Appreciation NightBy Nancy DeMauro

2015 Race Volunteer MVPs Shawn Davies and then CommodoreSuzie Moore

Crew member Steve Fentresswith 2015 Club Series winners:

Richard (not pictured) andMark Pearce (Non-Spinnaker

Division) and Frances andS/C Bill Melbostad (Spinnaker

Division)

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Platinum-Level Volunteers

Gold-Level Volunteers

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national event which runs from April 14-22.Towards the end of the summer SFYC willalso host the International One Design WorldChampionship during Labor Day week, andthe Etchells North American Championshipfrom October 4-8.

In addition to hosing regattas, The SFYCwill continue to lead the nation in Safety atSea Certifications. Classes will be held inmid-March, and registration is open on TheSFYC website.

The 2016 regatta schedule at SFYC is setand it’s a busy one. Three major eventswill take place around our regularly

scheduled Club Championship Series andannual regattas. The first big event will be theUSODA Opti Team Trials in April. Thisregatta will have up to 200 Optis in theparking lot for two weeks, so it will be a verybusy time for The Club. If you’re a racevolunteer this is not one to miss, so please letus know if you can help with this exciting


RACE NEWS Forrest Gay, Director of [email protected]

2016Regattas at SFYC

March19-20 San Francisco Cup

April2-3 Resin Regatta9-10 Opti Harken Challenge #214-22 USDOA Opti Team Trials23 Anniversary Cup23 Staff Commodores Cup

May7 WBRA14-15 Elite Keel Regatta21 Rosenblum27 Spinnaker Cup28-29 Easom Founders – Etchells

June11 Farallones11 SF Great Schooner Regatta18-19 June Invitational Regatta25 Hart Nunes – Mercuries

July4 Independence Cup16 Midnight Moonlight Maritime Marathon23-24 Multihull Regatta30 Mitchell/Ross Regatta

August6-7 BAYS #4 – Youth12-14 Melges 24 PCCs13-14 Summer Keelboat Regatta20 Wosser Cup27-28 Corinthian Cup

September5-11 IOD Worlds23-25 505 PCCs

October1 Auxiliary Cup4-8 Etchells North Americans15-16 Fall Classic22-23 Leukemia Cup29 Round the Island Race

2016 REGATTA SCHEDULE(Club Championship Series Races in Red)

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Nancy DeMauro and the

2016 Race Council cordially invite you

to attend aRace Volunteer

Recruitment PartySaturday, March 5,

4 – 6 p.m., in the Commodores Room

Come mix and mingle with new and veteran

race committee volunteers. Learn what on-the-watervolunteering is all about

and meet some new friendsin the process.

The 2016 photos displayed behind the SFYC bar will be going up early in the year.

They honor the following 2015 winning boats from SFYC:

JR - S/C Bill Melbostad: SFYC Club Series Spinnaker Champion

Fjaer - Mark and Rich Pearce: SFYC Club Series Non-Spinnaker Champion

Romain Screve: US Sailing Youth Championships - 29er Champion

Samba Pa Ti - John Kilroy: Audi Melges 20 World Champion

Jose Cuervo - Shawn Bennett: J/105 North American Champion

Shenanigans - Nick Gibbens: Express 27 National Champion

Wildman - Liam Kilroy: Audi Melges 20 Pacific Coast Champion

Jennifer - Chris Kostanecki: J/70 Pacific Coast Champion

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management meeting that Madelineattended, Staff Commodore Wendy Millerasked if anyone had computer skills and aninterest in racing. Madeline raised herhand, and that launched 14 years of RaceCommittee volunteering. She masteredevery scoring program that we’ve used, andhas been called "relentless" in ensuring thatresults are accurate. She mentors others tocontinue building The Club’sscoring/recording bench strength, and isalways eager to encourage volunteers andto show appreciation for their work.

It seems the more Madelinevolunteered, the broader her interest andimpact. In 2011 she became a member ofthe Race Council, and has served on theorganizing committee for several nationaland international regattas hosted by SFYCover the last few years. Beyond the manyyears she’s devoted to the race program,this yachtswoman has served for three yearson the SFYC Nominating Committee for theBoard of Directors, and for two years as anactive member of our Finance Committee.She also enjoys our club social activities andconsistently supports the Auxiliary events.

On more personal notes, energy andpassion have been defining characteristicsthroughout Madeline’s life. Keeping heroptions open, she earned a Bachelors ofArts degree in Sociology and a Bachelors of

some members of her crew have beensailing with her for almost 30 years.

Her Corinthian spirit and love of thesport have touched the lives of thosebeyond her long-time friends, family andcrew. In preparation for the InauguralAuxiliary Cup regatta, she took severalother female skippers – women whowould ultimately compete against her –out on her boat and their boats tomentor them and increase theirconfidence in the starting sequence. Shealso wrote a tutorial of starting sequencetips based on wind and current for themto have as an ongoing reference. Inanother instance, she received high praiseand recognition from the Race Chair ofthe Corinthian Yacht Club forwithdrawing from the race and standingby when a competitor lost a sailoroverboard during one of the 2015 FridayNight Races.

Through her active participation inRace Committee, countless racers fromaround the world have benefited fromMadeline’s passion for sailing and serviceto The Club. SFYC members DaleClosner and Chris Dawson were amongthe first friends Madeline met aftermoving to California, and they sponsoredher membership to The Club in 2001. Atthe end of an introductory race

Each year, The Club singles out afemale member to honor with theMarianne Mason Award for the

Outstanding Yachtswoman of the Year.Recipients are selected based on theiractive interest in sailing, their extensivecontribution of time to Club activities, andtheir demonstrated leadership,cooperation and respect. This year, thenominating committee and Board ofDirectors are proud to recognize MadelineMorey with this prestigious award.

Madeline fell in love with life on thewater as a child on Galveston Island, Texas,where she earned her Girl Scouts sailingbadge and was an avid water skier. Aftermoving to the Bay Area in 1987 to join herbest friend after the birth of her oldestgoddaughter, Madeline quickly took to the(much colder) water again. Always up for achallenge, sailing with friends ignited adesire to skipper her own boat, and shepurchased and campaigned a Catalina 30.A few years later, she moved up to theBeneteau 321 San Souci, and rumor has itthat another boat (that points higher) is onthe way! She sails often, racing exclusivelyunder The SFYC burgee and enjoying daysails on the Bay with her many friends.There may be no greater testament to thecamaraderie and bonds of friendship she’screated through sailing than the fact that


THE SFYC2015 YACHTSWOMAN

OF THE YEAR

Madeline Morey

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University of Houston Wedding in Kona

Science degree in Electronics Technologyfrom the University of Houston. Ever aself-made woman, she paid her waythrough university by touring the nation asa sound engineer for the country swingband Asleep at the Wheel.

After graduating, Madeline went thehigh-tech route. Her work managing the

research and development efforts ofseveral entrepreneurial softwarecompanies took her around the world toplaces such as Russia, Australia, thePhilippines, Great Britain, and Europe. Sheultimately worked her way up to ChiefTechnical Officer at SPL World Group.When it was acquired by Oracle in 2006,she stayed on as Senior Vice Presidentduring the transition before leaving toaccept a position as Chief OperatingOfficer of eMeter Corp. In 2009, she lefthigh-tech behind to enter retirement –

which in Madeline’s case means workingpart time managing her husband’s business.

She met her husband Bob – love of herlife – in 1997 through fellow boardmembers of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Heshared her love of all things nautical, andthey were married in 2006 on a beach atsunset in Kona, HI. Never wanting to be

too far from thewater, they live parttime in their homein San Rafael andpart time on Bob’spower boat. Someof the things Bobsays aboutMadeline wouldmake many of usenvious: “She’ssuch a talentedwoman ateverything shedoes. I’m always soproud of her - it’sexhausting! She’sgood at cooking,

friendships, business relationships -everything she touches turns to gold. She isso sincere. She is the best wife imaginableand I adore her."

A few more notes about this amazingYachtswoman: She is a novice oil painterand she is a certified scuba diver who’straveled to many exotic places around theworld to pursue diving. She is evencertified to officiate at weddings, which sheputs to good use right on her boat! Inaddition to her family, in-laws, and step-children and grand-children, she counts as

family her two god daughters whosemarriages she performed.

Fortunately for The Club and itsmembers, Madeline will continue toactively participate at SFYC over thecoming year on the Race Council andFinance Committee, as well as working onthe organizing committee for two majorregattas.

We hope you’ll join us incongratulating Madeline!

This article was adapted from thepresentation given at The SFYC Auxiliarymeeting by Anne McCormack, 2014Yachtswoman of the Year. The othermembers of the selection committeewere then Commodore Suzie Moore,S/C Wendy Miller, Paige Brooks,Gaby Isaacson, Tina Lundh, andStephanie Stroub.


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Delta Trip 1997

Race Committee aboard Victory, Summer Keelboat 2015

Friday night crew


HOLIDAY GALA

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Special thanks to Holiday Gala Chairs Kim Lynch, Annie Mendenhall and P/P ELizabeth Merrill

Joan and Don Bekins

Gala at a standstill due to Warrior game/win

Wyman and Gay Harris

HOLIDAY BRUNCH WITH SANTA


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Special thanks to Santa Chairs Jolynn Hardiman and Emily Heller

Santa’s arrived!

Shana Rohde-Lynch andMultono Hadisuryo


YOUTH SAILING

SFYC YouthRace Team

Results

Justine O'Connor, Youth Sailing [email protected]

NOVEMBERNORCAL OPTIMIST WINTER SERIES #1 @ THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB (NOVEMBER 07-08)Championship Fleet (35 boats) 1st William Foox, 2nd Justin Lim, 3rd Ben Foox, 4th Henry Boeger,5th Simon Boeger, 6th Julian Skerrett, 7th Johnny Perkins, 8th Connor Bennett, 9th Chloe Holder,11th Hoel Menard, 12th Charlotte Verseval, 13th Tibi Quinn, 14th Sarah Young, 15th EthanSargent, 16th Ted McDonough, 17th Sebastian Green, 18th JP Murphy, 19th Finn Dossey, 20th

Hailey Thompson, 21st Jason Akram, 23rd Sydney Holder, 24th Luke Froeb, 26th Jim Young, 27th

Anthony Skerrett, 29th Garrett Blosen, 31st Benjamin Stevens. Green Fleet (15th Boats) 1st Alex Bowler, 2nd Bode Dossey, 3rd Michele Biral, 5th Henry Vare, 12th

Egan McInerney, 13th Sienna Faidi.

PCISA #2/ANTEATER REGATTA @ NEWPORT HARBOR YACHT CLUB (NOVEMBER 14-15) High School CJFClass (30 teams) 9th Redwood High School, 16th The Branson School, 18th Marin Academy, 28th

Redwood High School.

TURKEY DAY REGATTA - ULLMAN/FROST #3 @ ALAMITOS BAY YACHT CLUB (NOVEMBER 21-22) LaserRadial Fleet (40 boats) 19th Nicholas Sessions, 30th Caleb Yoslov, 33rd Leo Biral, 34th GabeReuter, 35th Caitlin Froeb, 36th Spencer Thompson. Optimist Championship Fleet (24 boats) 10th Connor Bennett, 16th Alex Bowler

NORCAL #3 @ THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB (NOVEMBER 21)Gold Fleet (31 teams) 8th Redwood High School, 14th Marin Academy, 15th Redwood HighSchool, 18th Redwood High School, 18th Redwood High School, 21st Marin Academy. Silver Fleet (31 teams) 6th Redwood High School, 11th The Branson School.

NORCAL #4 @ THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB (NOVEMBER 22)Gold Fleet (27 teams) 4th Redwood High School, 8th Redwood High School, 10th RedwoodHigh School, 20th Marin Catholic, 23rd Marin Academy.Silver Fleet (30 teams) 13th The Branson School.

USODA MID-WINTERS CHAMPIONSHIP (NOVEMBER 27-28)Optimist Championship Fleet (74 boats) 38th Hoel Menard, 44th Garrett Blosen.

DECEMBERNORCAL WINTER SERIES #2 @ THE ST. FRANCIS YACHT CLUB (DECEMBER 05-06)Championship Fleet (26 boats) 1st Sarah Young, 3rd Ben Foox, 4th Justin Lim, 5th Henry Boeger,6th Julian Skerrett, 7th David Spector, 8th Sebastian Green, 9th Will Foox, 10th Hoel Menard,12th Connor Bennett, 13th Chloe Holder, 14th Tibi Quinn, 15th Garrett Blosen, 18th CharlotteVersavel, 19th Luke Froeb, 20th Sydney Holder, 21st JP Murphy, 23rd Jason Akram, 24th

Anthony Skerrett, 25th Finn Dossey, 26th Ethan Sargent.Green Fleet (20 boats) 1st Bode Dossey, 2nd Brad Chrisman, 9th Michele Biral.

2016 SFYC Youth Race Teams

Optimist Race TeamLaser Race TeamC420 Race Team

Registration/TrainingSchedule/Team Info

can be found at www.sfyc.org

Please contact the Youth Office for more

information

Optimists in Berkely Circle for the PCCs Regatta

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The San Francisco Yacht Club 2016 Summer Youth Sailing

Registration for the 2016 summer season will open on January 11, 2016

Beginner – Intermediate – Teen ProgramsEligibility Children ages 7 to 16 with a desire to learn or improve their sailing skills.

Participants must be able to swim and be in generally good health.

Harbor Mice Boat: JY Trainer – mornings (9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) and/or afternoons (12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.)(ages 7-9) Prerequisite: Pass swim test

Optimist 1 ,2, &3 Boat: Optimist Dinghy – Full day only (9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.) (ages 9-13) Prerequisite: Harbor Mice class, previous sailing experience, or age 10.

Double Handed Boat: CFJ – 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Beginner/Advanced Prerequisite: Pass swim test(ages 12-16)

GREAT FIRST STEP INTO HIGH SCHOOL SAILING!

Cruising Boat: J24 keelboat – mornings (9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) and/or afternoons (12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.) (ages 8-16) Prerequisite: Pass swim test.

Summer Camp ScheduleSession 1: June 13 – 24Session 2: June 27 – July 08

(no class on 4th of July)Session 3: July 11 – 22Session 4: July 25 – August 05

Per Session Fee: Members Non-Members

1/2 Day $450 $685Full Day $795 $1155

Registration can be completed online under Youth Sailing > Seasonal Programs > Summer Sailing Program tab of The SFYC club website www.sfyc.org/youth

Please contact the Youth Office for more information.(E) [email protected] (O) 415.435.9525 (C) 415.272.7583

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BURGEES AWEIGH!

Let The BulletinTeam know where

you and yourburgee have been

[email protected].

Happy Travels!

BRITISH COLUMBIA Wyman and Gay Harris at Drury Inlet, Broughton Islands

[email protected]

Member Talent Show

Do You Have a Talent Members Would Love to Experience?

Please let us know as we areplanning an

SFYC Talent Exhibition in March

Member Talent Show

Do You Have a Talent Members Would Love to Experience?

Please let us know as we areplanning an

SFYC Talent Exhibition in March

If you are an artist, musician,sculptor, writer, scrimshawartist, model boat builder orotherwise talented in thingsbeyond sailing and yachting,please let us know.

We plan to have a late-MarchSaturday exhibit of members'talents. If this turns out to be apopular event, which weimagine it will, we hope to doit every year.

Please contact HouseCommittee member,

Peter Engler at 415-601-2444

or [email protected]

BELVEDERE, CAVito and LindaBialla’sgranddaughter


WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

The SFYC welcomes Paw Andersen as a Regular Member. Paw, and his wife Csilla, live in Tiburon. He isthe Director of Engineering for Uber, Inc., in San Francisco. Paw was introduced to sailing and powerboating at a very early age in his native Denmark, and assisted his grandfather in the restoration of avintage, 35’ tugboat. After a high-tech career – mostly in Europe – Paw relocated to the San FranciscoBay Area two years ago and immediately set out to renew his sailing activities. In 2014, he took ASABasic Keelboat and coastal cruising classes at Modern Sailing in Sausalito. He and his wife regularlycharter boats for day sailing on the Bay, and look forward to joining both racing and cruising crews atSFYC. Paw is sponsored by Chris Povio and seconded by Andrina Ramirez.

[email protected]

Bill Wallace, Membership Committee

Kenneth G. WellsPassed Away

November 17, 2015Regular Member

Since 1952

Joan Marie WatersPassed Away

November 25, 2015Associate Member

Since 1983

E. Kergan Bruck Passed Away

December, 2015 Member Since

1980

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CLUB EVENTS

This will be thekick off to the

2016Commodore’sCruise. Dawn willbe on hand to talkabout Charteringand Cruising theGulf Islands in September 2016(Sept. 10-18 are the cruisedates).

British Columbia, without adoubt, is the best cruisinggrounds in North America. They

SFYC Speakers Series

DAWN DEXTERCooper Yacht Charters, British Columbia

“Chartering & Cruising the PacificNorthwest Gulf Islands”

Wednesday, January 13

The event will be free for Members and their guests.

are all about easyboating, beautifulaquamarine water,beautiful inlets andwaterways, greatfishing, plenty ofthings to do, greatplaces to eat and

comfy anchorages. This promises to be a

fantastic cruise. Dawn will beavailable to answer questions,as will The SFYC CruisePlanning Committee.

Please R.S.V.P. to The SFYC Front Office 415 435 9133 ext. 10 [email protected]

or for your convenience go to www.sfyc.org

The San Francisco Yacht Club Auxiliary

Children’s Easter PartySAVE THE DATE:

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Two Seatings10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Brunch and Dessert Bar

Members and Their Families Only

For reservations, contact the Front Office 415 435 9133, ext. 10 [email protected]

or for your convenience go to www.sfyc.org

Easter EggHuntSpecial Visit

from the

Easter Bunny


EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY PARTY

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Auxiliary serving with a smile!

Barbara Loy, Kristine Courtz-Tentisand Annie Brenner

Ricardo Samayoa and Phil Atchison Oscar Marin Jorge Maldonado

Adrian Caamal Peraza and guests Chef Reny’s daughters

Chef Reny Madrid, Connie Madridand Brandon Steiner

Mayra and Raul Bautista Jennifer Baca and Marco Terratno


The SFYC Father-DaughterDinner Dance

Saturday, March 12, 2016

A great evening and a delicious Dinner

for the Fathers and their Daughters.

Follow the Bow Wave for updates

Valentine’sDay

Sunday, February 14, 2016

A-La-Carte Dining with Chef Reny’s

Sweetheart Specials

Come and enjoy a romantic evening

at The Club.

Reservations RequestedFront Office 415 435 9133 ext. 10

[email protected] for your convenience

go to www.sfyc.org

FROM THE [email protected]

Steve DePetro, General Manager

Nestor Marin, Employee of the Year

With 2015 now passed,it is a goodopportunity to take a

moment to reflect on what wasan excellent year for SFYC. SuzieMoore was an outstandingCommodore who inspired usall...staff and membership. Herenergy, enthusiasm, and supportmade the year a special one!Member participation in all areasof club activities was outstanding.

A special thanks on behalf ofThe Club staff goes to themembership for the generoussupport of the EmployeeHoliday Fund, which was muchappreciated by our employees.The Auxiliary was also verygenerous with its contribution tothe Employee Holiday Party!

Congratulations goes toNestor Marin in the DiningRoom for being selected asEmployee of the Year by themanagement team. Nestor is agreat representative of a verydedicated staff. He started outin the Galley as a dishwasher,worked very hard, and is now afood runner in the Dining Room.As The Club moves into 2016,The SFYC staff looks to helpmake the year a very enjoyableone for the membership. WithCommodore Ed Lynch leadingthe way, we all look for a great2016.

See you at The Club,Steve

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WED. - FRI. Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. • Bar Menu: 3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. • Dinner: 5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (Friday until 10 p.m.)SAT. - SUN. Breakfast/Lunch: 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. • Bar Menu: 3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. • Dinner: 5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

February 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Crab Feed #2

CYC Mid Winters Regatta #2

Prime Rib DinnerSpecial


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The San Francisco Yacht Club’s

FamousSweet Dungeness

Crab Feast

For reservations, contact the Front Office 415 435 9133 ext. 10 [email protected]

or for your convenience go to www.sfyc.orgAll prices subject to Club Service Charge and Marin Sales Tax.

Cancellation policy in effect.

Saturday, January 23, 2016

6 p.m.

Saturday, February 27, 2016

6 p.m.

Allthe crab

you can eat!

Clam Chowder and Caesar Salad

Mounds of Fresh Sweet Dungeness Crab

with warm San Francisco Sourdough Bread

and Hot Drawn Butter

Fruit Cobbler A La Mode

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