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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Commodor and Vice Commodor Reports..................3Rear Commodor & Membership Reports....................4Ship’s Store Report..............................................................4Sunshine Report and Birthdays & Anniverseries......5

Fleet Captain & What’s Happening Reports...............7RBOC Report...........................................................................8Members of the Month/Elections...................................10-11Annual Yacht Club Auction...............................................12-13Eddie Hart Olympic.............................................................14-15Delta History (Phil Promessi)............................................16Sponsors..................................................................................18-20

Editor - Sandi Lee

October Members

of the Month:

Bonnie and Ed Stetson

General Meeting Minutes.................................................6

Calendars.................................................................................21-23

October 2010Pittsburg Yacht Club ~ The Yeoman

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ROSTER OF OFFICERS 2010

CommodoreDan O’Connor (925) [email protected]

Vice CommodoreRich Irwin (925) 858-9145

[email protected]

Rear CommodoreCarol Buyvid (925) 432-8642

[email protected]

Port CaptainCarol Promessi (925) [email protected]

Fleet CaptainBenjamin Blair (408) 309-0163�[email protected]

TreasurerDoris Bedford (925) 439-2111

[email protected]

SecretaryVicki Schoenthaler (925) 252-9006

[email protected]

Sta� CommodoreMax Gonzales (925) 203-0066

sta�[email protected]

DirectorDavid Henderson (2009-2010)(925) 597 [email protected]

DirectorDave McCuen (2009-2010)(925) [email protected]

DirectorSteve Simmons (2009-2010)(925) [email protected]

DirectorGlen Abrams (2010-2011)(925) [email protected]

DirectorRichard Dillon (2010-2011)(925) [email protected]

DirectorLynn Fogleman (2010-2011)(925) [email protected]

MembershipGlen Abrams ©[email protected] SchoenthalerJim MartinGary McGrathBylawsGary McGrath (C)Joan Marsh-CluneMax GonzalesDan O’ConnorPhil PromessiBuilding & GroundsDan O’Connor (C)Dave FoglemanDave PaganelliButch CrivelloSafetyDave Henderson (C)Carol PromessiBen BlairRich IrwinElectionMargie Hu� (C)Peggy HustonSharon SteinmanCarol BuyvidPYC Web SiteDebbie Wagner (C) [email protected] McGrathShips StoresDorothy O’Connor - 925.427.6540Susan Burkitt - [email protected] & Mailing LabelsBen Blair (C) [email protected] McGrath - 925.682.59.39Joan Marsh-Clune - 925.427.6607SunshineMari Block (C) - [email protected] ReservationsLynn Fogleman ©[email protected]

House & RulesCarol Buyvid (C)Estella McGrathJoan Marsh-CluneRich IrwinDan O’ConnorBudget & FinanceDoris Bedford (C)Jim HolmesOpenSuppliesDave McCuen (C)Carol BuyvidYeomanSandi Lee [email protected] GonzalesCarol BuyvidNominatingJoe & Margo Miyamoto (C)Jesse & Dahlia PalominoDean & Julie WeiheParliamentarianJoan Marsh-Clune - 925.427.6607RBOCJoan Marsh-Clune - 925.427.6607Coast Guard AuxiliaryMike MirataAuditSteve Simmons (C)Susan BurkittIOBGMax GonzalesSocialCarol Teiche (C) [email protected] O’Connor - 925.427.6540Wanda Dillon - [email protected] Advertising &MarketingJoe Dopart ©Friday Night Dinner ReservationsNancy Hitchings ©[email protected]

2010 COMMITTEES(C) = Committee Chair

Club Phone: (925) 432-1056 ¤ Club Fax: (925) 439-3128E-Mail Address: [email protected] ¤ Website: www.pittsburgyc.com

Mail: Post O¥ce Box 971Pittsburg, CA 94565

To be added to PYC Group Mailing List send email to: [email protected]



From The BridgeCommodore

Dan O’[email protected]

925.427.6540

Where does the time go?! Dorothy and I just �nished up our shift in the beer booth at the Seafood Festival. Tomorrow morning we leave for our 50th Anniver-sary trip. Our �rst stop is Denver and then on to New York! Rest assured this trip has been discussed with Vice Commodore Rich Irwin and Rear Commodore Carol Buyvid and all things at PYC will be handled. Quick review of our involvement with the Seafood Festival. I’m the total optimist with our invitations to our club. On my shift on Saturday afternoon I handed out twenty invitations. My sincere thanks to Lynn Fogleman for getting our club involved with the City of Pittsburg and the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce. The last event we enjoyed before leaving town was the Italian Night dinner Ralph Tocci and Rich Irwin and crew put on as part of our membership week-end during Seafood Festival. It was delicious! When we left it looked as if everyone was enjoying the music of the live band. Please excuse the brevity of this report but I left town on 9-12-10. If you see something at the club that needs done, do it, or tell an o�cer so we can get it done.

Dan O’ConnerCommodore

Seafood Cruise-In / Membership Drive Thank You’s

Well, Seafood Weekend has come and gone. Hopefully you were with us on Saturday evening – what a great time was had by Everyone. Good – no – it was excellent – food, music, dancing, horse races, camaraderie. We had it all.

I would like to Thank John and Kathy McNichols for running the Horse Races and Ben Blair and George Iaco-nis for calling out during the races.

Of course, I would like to Thank the Galley Crew and those who Decorated. Ron Kelley, Sharon Rintala, Rosie Romero, Susan Stinch�eld, Michelle Houston, John Correra, Carol Buyvid and of course my Beautiful Wife, Jackie.

This type of endeavor takes a lot of planning and hard work but is certainly worth it!! Thank you all once again.

Ralph Tocci and Rich Irwin

FROM THE BAR DECKVICE COMMODORE

RICH IRWIN

[email protected]

October that means it's time to vote, and I want to tell you ; Your vote counts so if you cannot be here to vote call and get your absentee ballot: [Margie Hu¢ 925-754-1644] Alrighty now, our Member weekend and cruise-in with Oxbow YC and Marina West YC was a Great success we had 86 people for Saturday night dinner and dancing, there is nothing like live music. But the best of all is we had 63 member from PYC here in the house having a good time and this is what I wanted to see, members will come!!! If we build it for them they will come. So be ready for some home town parties next year. Thanks to John and Kathy for the Horse races. SEA YA Rich P/S Special Thanks to Ralph and Jackie for help-ing me to GETTER DONE!



FROM THE BACKOF THE BOAT

REAR COMMODORECAROL BUYVID

[email protected]

As you can see the Clubhouse and Grounds are doing quite well. This as they say, takes a village. There are some notables who seem to always pitch in. I do hope that I have also done that in the past.

Many thanks to those who step up to set up and breakdown tables, chairs, etc., before and after events. After our General Membership Meeting in September, there were too many people to count helping out. The event the next day, by the way, was a huge success.

Thanks seem to always go to the Three Amigo Golfers – Rich Irwin, Carlos Jaramillo and Steve Simmons. They are always quite gracious in their endeavors to help – especially behind the scenes, not seeking out accolades but doing the jobs that need to be done. I think there are a couple of Guardian Angels who also do the behind the scenes tasks: Dorothy O’Connor, Wanda Dillon, Sharon Rintala and not to forget Ralph Tocci. He is a godsend.

As mentioned in the General Meeting, we have new Flags, Burgees, etc., now �ying outside our portal. I would like to have a Work Party, but we seem to be “full up” for the remain-der of the year. This is of course, due to our hardworking Port Captain (Carol (Phil) Promessi) and the Rental Committee (Dorothy & Wanda). BUT please be on notice, we do need one and shortly. We will have little notice but hopefully it will be as successful as the last one.

We now have our slate of possible O�cers – so do not miss your chance to vote which will be Friday October 8th.

Remember if you see something which needs attention, please contact one of your Board Members and we will see that it is taken care of.

Carol BuyvidRear Commodore

FROM THE MEMBERSHIP &

MARKETING COMMITTEE

GLEN ABRAMS DIRECTOR

(925) 432-6812

The Seafood Festival has come and gone and we had a great membership weekend here at the club hosting Marina West and Oxbow Yacht Clubs. There were volunteers from PYC that worked the beer booth at Seafood Festival including our Commodore, Dan who told me he passed out about 25 invita-tions to people to come and look at our club. As I write this I’m not sure if anyone has come by but will report about that in the future. A special thank you goes to my breakfast crew of Jeanne Pedersen, Dave Henderson, Floyd Harley, Ben Blair and of course my woman, Susan Burkitt. I appreciated all of your help! We cooked breakfast of scrambled eggs, country potatoes, sausage and toasted bagels with an assortment of juices and co¤ee for twenty eight including the crew. This was the morning after the great Italian dinner Ralph and Jackie Tocci and Rich Irwin and Rosie put on the night before. We weren’t able to attend but heard it was delicious and a sellout!

This just in – we have a new member, Susan Barber, who I have not met but will contact to get more information to share with you. If you see Susan around the club, please be sure to give her a good ‘ol PYC welcome.

Membership Director

Glen Abrams

Ship’s Store Article

Well, we sold one logo shirt to Dave Henderson. Thank you Dave! We still have an assortment of ladies tops, glasses for your bar and men’s shirts available. Come see us Friday nights before dinner.

OCTOBER CELEBRATIONS Wednesday October 20, 2010

CAROL TEICHE

[email protected]

Carol Promessi had two knee replacements this past week and as we speak she will be moving to John Muir Rehab for two weeks. We were happy to hear that the surgery went well and we hope she has a speedy recov-ery.

We were sorry to hear that Pam Young fractured her knee and she also has another fracture in her lower back. She was also told that she may have to have surgery in the near future.

We are also sorry to hear that Debbie Wagner's mother is not doing well. She recently had surgery and she is in ICU at this time. We will keep her in our thoughts and prayers.

Congratulations go to the Fogleman's! Dave and Lynn are new grandparents of Bryson born Sunday Septem-ber 12, 2010, Bryson weighed 6.3 lb and is 19.5 in. long . Since the baby was four weeks early he will be staying in the hospital for a little while longer, but both baby and Mom , Kim , are doing well at this time. There has been a change, the Fogleman's grandchild has come home and is no longer in the hospitalWe would also like to congratulate Vickie Schoenthaler with the news that her daughter is pregnant and will give birth sometime in May.

That is all the news I have this month so until next month stay healthy and happy.

Mari Block (925) 689-3573

October 2010

First, I would like to thank Wanda Dillon for Hosting the September party. Our October hostess is no longer a member of the club, and Rich Irwin graciously o�ered to host the Birthday/Anniversary party for October. Thanks, Rich.

Please bring a dish to share, and join us at theclub to celebrate the birthdays and anniversariesof these PYC members.

The club opens at 4 PM, Dinner is at 7 PM.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS 10/1 STEVE GUNN10/2 DANIEL BRAUN10/2 ANGELO GUTIERREZ10/4 AL CAMACHO10/5 JOAN MARSH-CLUNE10/6 MAX GONZALES10/7 TONY BELLECI10/7 LIZETTE COLLINS10/8 ROSEMARY AKEY10/9 SANDIE SADLER10/10 ALAN ADKINS10/12 DARLENE O'CONNELL10/14 JAMES SHEN10/18 BRUNO GIOVACCHINI10/20 DIANE BELLECI10/20 JOE DOPART10/25 DEWITT HODGE10/29 PHIL MILL

OCTOBER ANNIVERSARY'S10/5 PHIL & CAROL PROMESSI10/8 MIKE & ADELE MIRATA10/9 DUANE & LIZETTE COLLINS10/11 FRANK & CAROL TEICHE10/19 RICHARD & WANDA DILLON10/24 GLEN ABRAMS & SUSAN BURKITT

August 2010Pittsburg Yacht Club ~ The Yeoman


PITTSBURG YACHT CLUB

GENERAL MEETINGMINUTES

September 17, 2010

The meeting was called to order at 8:00 pm by Vice Commo-dore Rich Irwin. Vicki Schoenthaler led the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call was taken by Secretary, Vicki Schoenthaler. All O�cers and Directors were present with the exception of Commodore, Dan O’Connor; Port Captain, Carol Promessi; Treasurer, Doris Bedford; and Direc-tors, Glen Abrams and Lynn Fogleman.

The Minutes of the August Meeting were approved as printed in the Yeoman.

Director’s ReportsFloyd Harley thanked the Directors and O�cers for their hard work this year. Things are hard for a lot of people right now. We need a Yeoman Editor and good Directors for next year so he asked for the Members to help.

Richard Dillon, Steve Simmons and David Henderson had no reports.

Ocers Reports

Commodore’s Report: None.

Rear Commodore’s Report: Carol Buyvid thanked Rich Irwin for the new �ags out front. She reported for Director, Lynn Fogleman that Shirley Crandall will chair the Halloween Party.

Vice Commodore’s Report: Rich Irwin reported that Jim Martin will host a Calamari Feed on October 13th.

Marc Grisham will be the Guest Speaker for the October Meeting. Carol Buyvid suggested that we start the meeting early so we can accommodate the Speaker and the election. Rich Irwin will have the ballots available early so Members can vote earlier.

He introduced new Members, Jim & Che Neville.

Port Captain’s Report: None.

Fleet Captain’s Report: Ben Blair gave his cruise out report. He is �nalizing the plans for Down Bay.

Treasurer’s Report: None.

Sunshine Report: Mari Block reported that Lynn Fogleman’s daughter had a baby boy. Carol Promessi is in John Muir hospital following knee surgery. Pam Young fractured her knee and vertebrae and will need surgery. Debbie Wagner’s Mom had another surgery.

Sta� Commodore’s Report: None.

RBOC: None.

IOBG: None.

PICYA: None.

Social Committee: Carol Teiche announced that she needs a host for the October Birthday Potluck. Rich Irwin volun-teered.

Ship’s Store: No report.

Election Committee: Margie Hu� gave instructions for Mem-bers needing absentee ballots.

Rich Irwin announced the Nominees for the 2010 Election and asked for nominations from the �oor. The additional nominations were: Floyd Harley, Director; Joe Miyamoto, Director; and David Fogleman, Director.

Communications: None.

Past Functions: No report.

Upcoming Functions: Mari Block reported that Dinner with Santa will be an early dinner Pasta Feed. $5 per person and kids free.

Good of the Order: None.

Kitty Drawing: None.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,Vicki Schoenthaler, Secretary


FLEETING MOMENTS

FLEET CAPTAINBENJAMIN BLAIR

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As I write this, we are about to head to our Down Bay Cruise Out and have just gotten back from Napa. We had a very nice time in Napa and everyone made it home safe and sound thanks to Karen Kosmala’s great navigating skills. Our next and last cruise out is out 10 day Down Bay Cruise in October. Below is the schedule. Jjust as a side note, October 9 and 10 is Fleet Week in the Bay. I plan on taking a boat or two out to watch the Blue Angel demo from the water on October 9, which is always a very special treat. If anyone is interested in driving to Marin and going with us, drop me an email and let me know.

Schedule:Depart PYC Oct 8Marin Yacht Club Oct 8-9Marina Bay Richmond Oct 10-11 Treasure Island 12 SFYC Oct 13-14 Con�rmed Club dinner on Thurs. nightSouth Beach Oct 15-16

That’s it for now, remember, keep the mossy side down and the shiny side up and I’ll see you on the water.

BBBen Blair

Fleet Captain

City Manager to SpeakYou will not want to miss this – Pittsburg City Manager Marc Grisham will be speaking at our October 8th General Membership Meeting. He will be speaking on several subjects and hopefully will answer a few questions.As this is also PYC’s Election night, we will begin the Meeting a little early (7:40 p.m.) cast our Ballots and then listen to Marc. This will be very interesting and certainly a�ects not only the City of Pittsburg but the Club as well.


WHAT’S HAPPENINGDOWNTOWN PITTSBURG?!

LYNN FOGLEMANCHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIAISON

[email protected]

Jim Martin is October 13th guest chef for wednesday dinner.

Hi Everyone!I would like to thank all of you who got their articles to me so quickly....a BIG help!

If there is anything I have missed or you would like me to add to the YEOMAN....please let me know!

Great to be aboard,Sandi

EDITOR

SANDI LEE

[email protected]



RBOCJOAN MARSH-CLUNE

DELEGATE & PAST PRESIDENTWWW.RBOC.ORG

On Tuesday, September 20th I attended a Community Forum in Antioch sponsored by the Delta Protection Commission. The meeting was the �fth public forum in the greater Delta area on the subject of an Economic Sustainability Plan(ESP). (This is actually much more interesting than the title suggests.) The ESP will address multiple issues relating to the Delta’s economy, safety and �ood protection, recreation and tourism, agriculture and business, and infrastructure. Their plan is due to be completed by the end of December. The plan will be used for future planning by the Delta Protection Com-mission and will in�uence policies of the Delta Steward-ship Council regarding the economic sustainability of the Delta. This is all about water. Several of the RBOC board members attended one or more of the other forums on the subject. Following are excerpts from the notes that I sent on to them reporting on the Antioch meeting.

The 6:00 p.m. meeting in Antioch was not well attended. Present, in addition to the consultants and former State Senator Mike Machado, Commission Director, were a representative from Federal Glovers' o�ce, from League of Women Voters, from City of Antioch, and from the City of Stockton (an Antioch resident). Also Bill Worrell, long time Antioch resident and boater, a cattle rancher from the Oakley area, a man from Bethel Island and a couple of late comers whose a�liation/interest I couldn't deter-mine. Matt Kowta, ESP project manager, on the issue of economic sustainability, closely controlled the discus-sion. He shifted any discussion about the proposed barriers at Three Mile Slough and the Two-Gate Project to what the real or imagined �nancial impact might be. I did have the opportunity to talk about public safety, access and the impact on water sports, fuel consumption and cost as being negatively impacted. Several people touched on quality of life i n the Delta, growing family

and business needs, and quality of recreational and boat-ing opportunity brie�y. Also, the growing need for all kinds of water-related recreation and the goods and services to support it. The need for fresh water for the City of Antioch and for area agriculture and ranching was a frequent theme. The cattle rancher is one whose land is sub-irrigated. Her cattle will die, as will her family business if the salt-water incursion continues or increases. I gave the consultants a copy of the front-page article in the Sunday, 9/18, Contra Costa Times entitled "Delta: A Lake in the Making" (lake as opposed to estuary.) I gave a copy to RBOC Vice President North, Linda Bendsen, for dissemination to the board members who may not have seen it. The value of their 1997 statistics on boating and �shing expenditures in the Delta was challenged and the need for census information to be updated from 2000 was obvious. The next steps in the process were not as obvious. It was not clear how a draft report could be created by Decem-ber using the information that they presented to us. Seann Rooney, the other ESP consultant present, seemed to capture the sense of participants' comments as best I could see them on the �ip chart pad that he recorded them on but he put many of them in his own words rather than those of the speaker. There was no summation from Seann's notes so no one could feel certain that his/her comments had been heard and recorded accurately. I hope that they will publish the comments from all of the meetings as they indicated that they would. I am on their email list and will stay involved. If any other Pittsburg YC members would like to attend future meet-ings, please let me know. As always, for up to date infor-mation on these and other legislative and regulatory mat-ters that challenge our boating rights, go to the RBOC website, www.rboc.org

When buying a boat, the most important thing to remember is speed. Unless the boat goes really fast, you might not get back in time to make the payments



October Member of the Month: Bonnie and Ed Stetson

How many square feet of boat does it take to live in harmony with one’s spouse? At least 1000 square feet of boat, according to Bonnie Stetson—and even then it occasionally is not enough! Well, this month’s members of the month, Bonnie and Ed Stetson, live aboard a lovely 58 foot Bluewater. You can �nd the Stetsons and their boat at Oxbow Marina in Isleton, at the new Marina West Yacht Club at Tower Park Marina or at the Pittsburg Yacht Club Marina most of the time. Ed says that he has been around boats all his life. In his early years, the water and boats represented recre-ation on Folsom Lake and the American River. He said his idea of fun in those days was tying a plywood disc to the back of the boat and putting a kitchen chair on the disc and going for a ride. It was no surprise in a way that Ed did a tour in the Navy. When Ed was living in Missouri because work took him there, his wife passed on, leaving him with two teen-age daughters and a son and some wonderful neigh-bors. One of those neighbors was a recently divorced woman named Bonnie. Eventually, Ed and Bonnie merged their families. Once Ed was moved back to northern California, to Stockton to assume a plant man-ager position, it wasn’t long before the two of them decided to get into boating once more. They bought a Bayliner �rst, then a Sea Ray Sundancer. As they approached retirement in 2001, they decided to give up land altogether and move onto their new 58 foot Blue-water, with the huge upper level entirely enclosed (Ed claims that’s his room). Bonnie says the most di�cult part of moving from a house to a boat is to get rid of “stu�.” She said you can’t accumulate on a boat. Ed’s philosophy is—if you buy something new, something old has to go.

When asked how he spent his working days prior to retirement, Ed says that he worked for over 35 years for Sigan Containers, the largest manufacturer in the United States of cans for food products. Bonnie said for a long time he’d go grocery shopping with her and then she’d locate him in the canned food section. He’d �nd defective cans and take them back to the plant to quality control! Ed served as the plant manager in Stockton for a manufacturing plant of Sigan Containers for 22 years. Cans were big business then, with more than 450 million cans manufactured in a year at the Stockton plant alone.

Bonnie’s background was in commissioned sales in the radio and newspaper advertising business where she spent 22 years. She said that during the 1980’s that industry was fun when there were Mom n’ Pop opera-tions. But once the large corporations began to buy up media outlets, it was an entirely di�erent culture where relationship building was not emphasized. That took the fun out of the business, Bonnie says. Bonnie and Ed have had some interesting experi-ences on their boats. Ed talked about a cruise to Mon-terey with one other boat one year. They hit really bad weather, but decided to try to make it home from Mon-terey. They had not anticipated the power of the waves—and found that the refrigerator door opened and, well you can imagine what a mess that was! They also found that water had seeped into the chain locker in the high waters because it had no cover—so water was also in the forward berth. Twelve hours later they pulled into the SF Bay and headed to Emeryville. The Pittsburg Yacht club was there on their down bay cruise. Some came aboard to look at the mess, but Bonnie said appetizers and drinks were calling louder than cleanup crew for their boat! Foam mattresses when soaked with salt water need replacement. They are better prepared for weather these days. Experience is a great teacher! When Ed brought their Bluewater home from Port-land, he says that he was on sleep tour as the rent-a-captain, Ed’s friend and brother manned the boat. They had decided to move at night since the waters seemed calm after a port stop. About midnight, Ed awoke

(Continued on pg. 11)



October Elections for 2011 PYC O�cers

Following the September 17th General Meeting, the O�cial Ballot for the 2011 Election of PYC O�cers has been printed. Absentee ballots will be available by contacting:

Margie Hu� at 925.754.16441001 Brighton CourtAntioch, CA 94509

After receipt, please mark your Ballot and return in a Sealed Envelope either by mail to Margie or given directly to Margie on Friday evening October 01 or Octo-ber 08 at the Yacht Club. Absentee Ballots will not be opened until October 8th, the night of the Elections. They will be opened and counted by the Election Com-mittee along with Ballots marked at the Meeting. Margie will be including a letter of instructions and if you have any further questions, please contact her.

Elections will be held Friday October 8th. We are plan-ning to begin the meeting a little early (7:40) so that the balloting may be completed and not interfere with the actual Meeting.

Slate of Nominated O�cers for 2011

Commodore Rich IrwinVice Commodore Carol BuyvidRear Commodore Steve Simmons Ben BlairPort Captain Carol PromessiFleet Captain Frank TeicheSecretary Dahlia PalominoTreasurer Doris BedfordSta� Commodore Dan O’Connor

Director Ken Esse Rich Parks Floyd Harley Joe Miyamoto Dave FoglemanFor Directors only three (3) will be selected. Director Incumbents are Glen Abrams, Richard Dillon and Lynn Fogleman. Therefore, after elections we will have a full contingent of six (6) Directors.

For ALL positions, there will be space provided for on Ballots for Write-Ins.

(Continued from page 10)startled as the sound of the engines slowed down to idle. He quickly got up, looked out the porthole, and saw a long line of lights. Not comprehending what that could be, Ed joined the crew and it became clear that they were on a collision course with a large, lit up, 150 foot boat. Ed’s crew altered their course to starboard. The other boat altered to port. Again, Ed’s boat turned to starboard—but the other board again maneuvered to a collision course. Beginning to get frantic, Ed and crew saw a series of £ashing lights from the huge boat and then it took o�, resuming it’s original course. Ed’s assessment is that the captain was bored and decided to play cat a mouse game in the middle of the night along the California coast with the “little” Bluewater. Ed and Bonnie are an integral part of the rebuild-ing of the Marina West Yacht Club at Tower Park. The membership is growing and it has enabled them to secure a building which they have slowly out¦tted with a stocked bar, tables and chairs, a great view of the marina, colorful £ags and other interesting wall hangings, and lots of camaraderie and great BBQ’s. They have no bathroom or kitchen—but it hasn’t slowed progress for those who are bringing the Club back to life. Ed’s participation in that Club includes all the chairs and two years as Commodore a few years ago. So, in addition to a 10 year old grandson and a 13 year old granddaughter, Bonnie and Ed Stetson cruise the Delta and bring a cheerful presence to the clubs they frequent. They enjoy the First Sunday musical event at the PYC, and enjoy the people. You’ll ¦nd the two at the PYC frequently, so walk up and introduce yourself to this month’s members of the month.



Presents: A Kick off Fundraiser

“AFTERNOON DELIGHT CRUISE”

When: Sunday, October 24, 2010 Where: Yacht Club

3 Marina Blvd. Pittsburg, CA 94565

Time: 3pm – 6pm *Donation: $75.00 per person **Tickets/Info: 800-939-5788/www.eddiehartaiof.org

Raffle, Fun, and Prizes

Come and join in the fun on Jim Martin’ s private yacht

Bring your favorite partner with you and enjoy a relaxing and intimate afternoon on the Delta

*All Donations tax deductible **Cruise limited to 50 tickets only. Get your tickets before we sell out

Non-Profit 501 (c)(3) Tax Id # 90-0102889

Come take in the beautiful Delta waters and enjoy heavy horsdoeuvres and drink. Cruise proceeds for this worthy cause used to support youth programs in Pittsburg and surrounding

communities.



This is the �fth year that the Eddie Hart All In One Foun-dation hosted it’s annual Olympian Track and Field Edu-cation Clinic. This year over a hundred youth attended the event and twenty-�ve parents received the bene�t of presentations provided by individuals representing colleges and the banking industry. The parents were impressed and said, “That the information they received was very helpful in preparing them in dealing with the rigors of getting their youngsters into college and how to pay their tuitions.” The youth spent their time receiving technique and training information about their various events from the Olympians, who facilitated the Clinic. Following a day of hands on train-ing, the Olympians shifted from the track at Los Meda-nos Jr. College, to the Pittsburg Yacht Club to settle into a great meal provided by the New Mecca Café. The Olympians had a great time at the club visiting with club members and taking in the wonderful delta view. Many of them said they are looking forward to return-ing next year and they hope they can visit the yacht club again. The Eddie Hart All In One Foundation, and the Olympians thank the Pittsburg yacht Club for the their warm and friendly hospitality.

The Coast Guard cutter tuned in to a faint distress signal from a sinking pleasure craft. "What is your position? Repeat, what is your position?" shouted the radio operator into the microphone. Finally a faint reply crackled over the static: "I'm executive vice president of First Global Bank - please hurry!"

Easy Guide to Talking Salty

Amidships - condition of being surrounded by boats. Anchor - a device designed to bring up mud samples from the bottom at inopportune or unexpected times. Anchor Light - a small light used to discharge the battery before daylight. Berth - a little addition to the crew. Boom - sometimes the result of a surprise jibe. Bottom Paint - what you get when the cockpit seats are freshly painted. Chart - a type of map which tells you exactly where you are aground. Clew - an indication from the skipper as to what he might do next. Companionway - a double berth. Dead Reckoning - a course leading directly to a reef. Deadrise - getting up to check the anchor at 0300. Deviation - any departure from the Captain’s orders. Dinghy - the sound of the ship’s bell. Displacement - when you dock your boat and can’t �nd it later. Estimated Position - a place you have marked on the chart where you are sure you are not. First Mate - crew member necessary for skippers to prac-tice shouting instructions to. Foul Wind - breeze produced by �ying turkey. Freeboard - food and liquor supplied by the owner. Headway - what you are making if you can’t get the toilet to work. Heave-Ho - what you do when you’ve eaten too much Ho. Jibe - either you like it or you don’t and it gets you. Keel - term used by 1st mate after too much heel by skipper. Landlubber - anyone on board who wishes he were not. Latitude - the number of degrees o� course allowed a guest. Mast - religious ritual used before setting sail. Mizzen - an object you can’t �nd. Ram - an intricate docking maneuver sometimes used by experienced skippers. Rhumb Line - two or more crew members waiting for a drink. Sheet - cool, damp, salty night covering. Shroud - equipment used in connection with a wake. Starboard - special board used by skippers for navigation(usually with "Port" on the opposite side.) Swell - a wave that’s just great. Square Rigger - a rigger over 30.

Pittsburg Yacht Club ~ The Yeoman


THE DELTABy

P/C Phil Promessi(Excerpts taken from ”Looking Back” by Earl Holmeyer)

(Continued from last month)

Over the years there have been some discussions as to where the Delta truly starts. According to the NOOA Charts, the Delta begins where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers meet at the North end of Broad Slough. The Eastern point is called “Point Sacramento” and the Western Point is called “Point San Joaquin.” On the West-ern side of the slough is Winter Island and on the Eastern side is Sherman Island. This area is located directly north of the City of Pittsburg. Other Cities have claimed to be the “Gateway to the Delta”, but the City of Pittsburg is the true beginning of where the Delta begins.

Many towns settled along the rivers between Pittsburg and Sacramento. Towns like Antioch, Rio Vista, Isleton, Walnut Grove, Locke, Freeport, and Ryde etc. Some of these have gained reputations and were included in some of Mark Twain’s books as he traveled up and down the Delta. Another famous author, Jack London, enjoyed the Delta and used to drop in to several saloons, including one in Pittsburg.

The town of Locke became famous because of the popu-lation of Chinese people that settled there when they were building the levees and working the farms. They could stave o� loneliness by being among others speak-ing their native language. The chief entertainments were the gambling games, the wide open activities that were carried on before and after prohibition and the o�erings of the Oriental Star Theater. The merchants who sold food and supplies and contracted for the labor gangs, head-quartered at Locke. The Chinese founders of the town built Locke around one main street of stores with their living quarters upstairs. Each building had a second story porch or balcony, which extended over the sidewalk. These upstairs porches provided families with a place to sit outside and protected the street level sitters and walk-ers from the heat of the summer and the wet of the winter. These sidewalks, roofed by the upstairs porches from one end to the other, became Northern California’s earliest shopping mall, long before the term was coined.

One establishment is still popular with yachtsmen today. Al’s Place has built a reputation as a bar and steak restaurant that reaches far and wide, always under the name lovingly called “Al the Wops.” It is a Delta institution.

There are more misconceptions about the establish-ment of Locke than there are facts in print. It is not very old. Walnut Grove came �rst, and had its own Chinatown. The town burned down and was rebuilt several times. After one such �re in 1914, some of the Chinese moved out and built the new town on prop-erty, which Clay Locke had been cultivating as a pear orchard. Locke is the only town in America actually built by Chinese. It is remarkable that they even built Locke because; in those days they could not own property. Today the buildings are still on the Locke Estate. Despite the lack of landings, the old Southern Paci�c Railroad warehouse, one of the few of its kind still standing, is still used as “The Boathouse”. It houses trailer borne pleasure boats and gently drops them down 30 feet into the Sacramento River with a special sling and hoist arrangement.

There are many stories about the Delta and the Delta Yacht Clubs. Too numerous to tell in this short synop-sis, but no story about the Delta would be complete without the telling of the beginning of a club that is not a formal Yacht Club, but is one of the most color-ful groups of pleasure boaters ever to hoist a burgee. It is really the story of a man and a rowboat that came to rest on a tulle island in Little Potato Slough over 75 years ago. In the depression days of the 1930’s, Joe Attello, an old salt, decided he would seek content-ment and a less harried existence for his retirement by �nding on the Delta, a garden spot and his own harbor. (To be continued next month)

Since their boss was an avid yachtsman, everyone in the office chipped in to buy him a sextant for a birth-day present. Henderson volunteered to make the pur-chase, and when he learned the marine supply store was out of stock, he phoned the local sporting goods store. When he burst out laughing and hung up, a co-worker asked what was so funny. "They transferred my call," Henderson explained, "and when I asked the woman who answered if they had a sextant, she said they had all kind of tents and what I did in them was my business."

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