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Ukelele Lessons ........................September 5 & 19General Membership/Elections ....... September 15Stag Cruise ................................. September 22-24Fall Fishing Trip .......................... September 22-23Club ABYC ...................................... September 29Commodore’s Appreciation Event .......... October 7Ladie’s Day Regatta ............................. October 14Special Breakfast ................................. October 15Full ABYC Calendar

September 2017 Official Publication of

Alamitos Bay Yacht ClubVolume 90 • Number 9

Manager’s Corner ............................................. 2Commodore’s Compass .................................... 2Vice Verses ....................................................... 3Rear View .......................................................... 4Fleet Captain’s Log ........................................... 4Juniors............................................................ 4-6Rules Quiz ................................................. 7 & 12Membership Report ........................................... 9Hails From the Fleets ................................. 10-11

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Corinthian Spirit and Camaraderie are the Name-of-the-GameAt Zhik 29er World Championship Regatta at ABYCThe Zhik 29er World and National Championship regattas are well astern,

but not forgotten by the members and staff of ABYC. This acclaimed event sawmore than half the Club’s active members participate: in the organization, on thewater, and ashore – to the rave reviews of attendees.

“It’s the best regatta I’ve been to,” said Barry Johnson, an official 29ermeasurer and executive board member, who attends events like this all aroundthe world. “The volunteer base here is unbelievable,” and Race Committee “verytransparent.” “Everyone knew at all times what was going on and why. It wassecond to none.”

Nor are the Championships forgotten by the sailors. While some broughthome trophies, others took home priceless memories – and the beginning of whatno doubt will be life-long friendships with kids from around the nation and theglobe.

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Wow, it’s hard to believe that summer is almost over. It seems to fly by even faster each year, but I guess that’s what happens when you have a jam-packed summer schedule. We had the Junior Sailing Program, two weeks of the 29er’s Nationals and World’s

regattas, along with numerous other social and sailing activities this summer.But we’re not slowing down just yet. For the month of September, we’ve quite a few

events, starting with the Labor Day Regatta & Fiesta the first weekend, and then going straightinto the F-18 Nationals the following week. Then we’ve got our Annual Membership Meeting andElection results night on September 15th, followed by a steady stream of private events beingheld at the Club. There’s always some kind of action taking place down here at ABYC!

Real quickly, I wanted to touch upon our “Lawn Maintenance Project”, which is scheduled for Monday, September11th. The lawn fertilizer will be spread on the lawn that day, and for the next couple weeks, it will need to settle into theground. Which is why we ask that members kindly keep off the lawn from September 11th through the 23rd, and that no majorevents be scheduled on the patio for those two weeks. So please keep that in mind if you come down to the club during thattime. Thank you!

Tori

The 29er invasion last month for the National and World Championship was anotherincredible event for ABYC! I want to thank the entire membership for your patience andflexibility with all of the events that were taking place, WOW this was an amazing experience

and hopefully you were able to make it down to stroll the beach or the club grounds to meetsome of the traveling athletes or wish our own ABYC teams good luck!

We had over 100 volunteers to pull off this event, which is half of the active membershipat ABYC, which is incredible. ABYC is world renowned for excellence in race management,and yes they delivered, but what I think really put us over the top was the shore side effort thatworked like clock work. From the second the athletes and their team arrived they were greetedat the front gate with a warm welcome, big smile and all the detail information that was needed

to get them settled in. From there, everything organically fell into place, down to: helping repair boats, welcome crew,preparing thousands of meals, parking lot crew, beach crew, two race committee circles, spectator boat for all race days,registration crew, yard crew, decorating crew, advertising /promotion crew, the extra staff we brought in to keep the clublooking its best, social advisory crew and finally our staff. During the entire event I received non-stop compliments fromathletes, parents and coaches on how well the event was to attend how supported the members of ABYCwere…Congratulations to ABYC for a job well done!

2017 Catalina cruise was a blast! The weather was almost perfect (clouds did not burn off till 1-ish) Pat McCormickonce again pulled off a great event. This year the format was slightly different, which I think worked out just fine (Look forPat’s article) I want to thank Scott Atwood and Rick Abbott for hosting the happy hour, there may be a story coming outso stay tuned. Next year don’t miss out it is a fun time!

We have our annual electionscoming up on September 15, I apologizefor not having the ballots sent out to youby now, they will be going out shortlyalong with polling dates and times, andremember you can come support theannual meeting and vote then, we willhave presentations from the BoD and aspecial announcement that themembership will not want to miss (sorryno more details!)

As always…ABYC is the Placeto BE…

Cheers,Chuck, Trish and Chelsea

Scott Atwood’s Summer Hawk and the whole group at the Catalina Cruise. Article to follownext month.


2016/17OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Commodore Chuck [email protected]

Vice Commodore Kevin [email protected]

Rear Commodore Dave [email protected]

Fleet Captain Steve [email protected]

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Jr. Staff Commodore

DirectorsJunior Program Steve Bloemeke

[email protected] Dan Milefchik

[email protected] Rob Stropky

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It has been a busy summer for ABYC and it’s not over yet. We just hosted a very successful29er US National Championships and 29er Worlds. By the time you read this we willhave held our annual Labor Day Regatta and associated Fiesta Dinner. These will be

closely followed by the F-18 North American Championship. The SAC has also been keeping usbusy with Big Bang on the Bay, the 4th of July grill your own, the new member appreciation partyand Catalina Cruise. Throw in twilights, Friday evening happy hours, ukulele lessons, bridge,senior sabots and the fall fishing trip and you see what I mean.

Since the end of our summer season is coming to an end I think it is a good time to takethe pulse of the membership. We don’t want to lose any members due to sheer exhaustion.Within the next month we will send out a survey to the membership. The purpose of the survey

will be to confirm the regattas, events and social activities that you like as well as events you think are missing from the mix.The survey will probably be launched via the weekly reader. We will also have hardcopy surveys available in the club officefor those that don’t do computers. Please take the time to give the survey serious thought. Without continuous feedbackfrom our members the Board of Directors have to make a lot of assumptions about what is working / not-working. And youknow what they say about ASSumptions. So please save us from ourselves and provide us with the feedback we need tokeep ABYC on course!

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As an action-packed summer comes to an end it will be nice to take a bit of a breather, phew! The 29er events were an incredible event and one that I will not soon forget. The whole experience of working with so many dedicated people with the planning and execution of two

high-end events was awesome.We have a lot of great stuff coming up in the next few months including the Annual Fleet

Captains Meeting, the Prom, Halloween Regatta, which has been combined this year with the CharityRegatta. Come out and have some fun supporting a great charity.

Moving into November we have Dinner and Dancing by The Bay. Following Dinner and Dancingby the Bay we have the Turkey Day Regatta. We will be running two circles and will need plenty of help

staffing both on-the-water and shore-side positions. Please let me or Steve Mueller know as soon as possible.I’d like to close this month’s report by thanking all of you who have volunteered so much of your time and are so

dedicated to making ABYC the Place to Be.Dave Schack

As the summer is ending and I am glad to say the fleet survived. With the Jr.summer programand the 29er events we certainly put our boats to the test. Other than a few small issueseverything went well. The two new additions to the fleet have been a nice upgrade. Latham

B has already been to Mission Bay for the Sabot Nationals, Santa Barbara for the Opti WestCoast Champs, and San Francisco bay area for the Opti Pacific Coast Champs. The new trailersare also great for those who have to tow.

Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Fleet Captain meeting October 5th at 7:00.In closing, it has been a great pleasure and honor to serve as Fleet Captain over the past

year. It certainly has been a learning experience. Thank you for all your help and support.Stephen Mueller

Alamitos Bay Yacht Club was well represented at the US Optimist DinghyAssociation (USODA) West Coast Championships. Six sailors competed inGreen Fleet, the fleet for newer racers who are working their way to champ fleet.

Ian Rines (22263) placed 4th, with a couple of second place finishes throughout theweekend. Gage Christopher (19860) was close to a podium finish, coming in sixth outof the fleet of 20. ABYC’s four other sailors: Christian (18407), Katharine (17096),Nicholas (18025), and Stewart (14099) all worked hard and made some exceptionalimprovement.

In the USODA Champ Fleet, Tate Christopher and Isaac Stone fought a hard fleet, finishing with some greatresults. Nicholas Mueller (19492) finished with great results placing him twelfth out of fifty seven entries. Mueller’splacement qualified him to a chance at competing in team trials in Texas!The next regatta that Opti sailors can qualify at is the USODA Pacific Coast Championships at the San Francisco YachtClub. ABYC will also be up in the Bay Area competing once again for top spot in the West Coast Opti Fleet.

These regattas are the best place for young sailors to get out on the water and have fun!Coach Nick

Junior Sabot Fleet UpdateThe ABYC Sabot sailors had a strong finish to a great Summer of sailing both in Alamitos Bay as well as travelregattas South as far as San Diego Yacht Club.ABYC held on to the Alamitos Bay Sabot Fleet Championship for the second year in a row. In 2016 Axel Stordahl

was the ABF Champ and in 2017 it was Bobby Little who repeated the win for ABYC! Tommy O’Tool was close behind inThird place while Paige Odell was awarded the first female sailor and also retained the perpetual to ABYC’s trophy case.


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NEW Sailing Director Craig Ramsay:On behalf of the Junior Advisory Committee (JAC) andas Steve Bloemeke noted in his column we are pleased

to announce the hiring of Craig Ramsay as the New JuniorSailing Director. Craig is a very likable guy and an accomplishedsailor in his own right. He comes to ABYC after developingyouth programs at the Newport Sea Base (NSB) includingseamanship skills, sailing enrichment programs, and a racingteam. Craig was able to help many youth find their passion forsailing and as the Junior Racing Team coach, Craig built aconsistent team of twenty seven active racers. He knows athing or two about recruiting also!

As the new Director of Sailing at ABYC, Craig looks toemphasize active participation for Juniors as well as bringcamaraderie to a new level between the different fleets. Withhis experience in Learn to Sail and program growth, Craig isexcited to include a more structured curriculum and a pathwayto ABYC’s Juniors to continue their success at the highest levelof Junior competitions.

I would be remised if we didn’t thank Liz Ackerman forher hard work as the Junior Director over the past year. Lizguided the Summer Program over the past two Summers andhelped develop the learn to sail program and Spring and Fallprograms. We want to thank Liz for her contributions to theABYC program!

Bob Little

Five Sailors traveled to the Mission Bay Yacht Club first week ofAugust to sail in the INSA Junior Sabot Nationals. Coaches MattMcDermaid and Bradley Clinton guided the sailors through the qualifyingseries and the Championship series. With nearly 120 boats competing inthe event ABYC had good coverage across all fleets and these kids shouldbe proud of their accomplishments.

ABYC Sailors - Championship Series:Gold Fleet 9th Place, Bobby LittleSliver Fleet 12th Place, Saylor LittleSilver Fleet 22nd Place, Tommy O’TooleBronze Fleet 8th Place, Paige OdellBronze Fleet 32nd Place, Tanner Jolly

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Charity RegattaOctober 28th

Watch theWeeklyReader forDetails

Charity Golf Tournament September 9th


board repjunior program

Having been officially involved with Junior Sailing on the Board of Directors, or with the Junior Advisory Committee(nee JAB- Junior Advisory Board) since 1999, my ride is at its end. 18 years has flown by and my official role on theBoard of Directors ends in October. A lot has happened in those years. Our sport has increasingly become

dependent upon Coaching at the Junior level, but can also be seen in adult racing with the plethora of professional sailorsin boats such as the Melges Classes, J70s, and big boat programs. Helmets are now more common on boats as they havebecome faster and more dangerous to sail; boats are more technical. Even Lasers™ have become high tech in riggingand sail design! And Sabots surpassed the $8,000 retail mark.

I can honestly say that the JAC has always done their best at looking at the overall wellbeing of Junior Sailing bypassing along their knowledge and purchased boats and equipment in recognition of developing a strong Program. At theBoard of Directors level, they have offered incredible support for seeing Junior Sailing succeed, which is credit to the ABYCmembership for their vision. Thank you.

The most obvious change that we have had to contend with is the aging membership demographic at ABYC.Without new members with young children, there isn’t a way to see Jr. Sailing enrollment climb unless the public is invited,or we discover new kids within our ranks.

Luckily, there is a renaissance upon us in the form of the Learn to Sail classes using the club owned Sail Cubesand the overall growth of the Optimist Dinghy class. We have enjoyed a healthy dose of new members that are youngerand bring with them 6-14 year olds that we crave.

We have enjoyed watching our Juniors travel around the world, some at the Olympic level, others expand into KiteSurfing, 29ers, Catamarans and Ocean racing.

A Milestone that was achieved was the formation of the 501c.3 that will help future sailors compete locally, regionally,nationally, and internationally. That was talked about for at least 18 years and I am elated that it is now something real.

Lastly, major news for the Junior Sailing Program is the announcement of installing Craig Ramsay as the Directorof Sailing Programs at our club. Craig will be entrusted to develop new and existing sailing classes and has been asked tomake strides to offer adult sailing classes at our club that are long overdue. (More will be discussed about this in separatearticles.) Please be sure to meet Craig and talk about the club.

Overall, it has been a very busy year full of meetings and decisions…Change is good, and my time has come to allow new ideas and new people to carry on the tradition of excellence

that ABYC has always tried to maintain for Junior Sailing.Thank you for your continued support of the Jr. Sailing Program and I look forward to seeing you on the water!Steve Bloemeke, ABYC Board of DirectorsJr. Sailing Program

Alamitos Bay Sailing Foundation (ABSF)It’s official...we finally have a foundation dedicated to youth sailing. The foundation has tax exempt status underIRS section 501c3 enabling donors to deduct their donations on their annual income taxes. The ABSF is

intended provide multiple benefits to not only ABYC but to the community and young sailors in the area. ABSF’s mission isto raise and subsequently grant funds for children and young adults from the area to promote recreational and competitivesailing opportunities. ABSF programs include: 1) support to young sailors to attend sailing classes and clinics, 2) travelgrants for local area sailors to compete in national or international amateur sailing competitions and 3) support to off-setthe cost of racing clinics and coaching.

The ABSF began to pick up steam in 2016 with the support of the BOD, spearheaded by Director Steve Bloemeke. Subsequently the ABSF was formed with the following board members who had the requisite skills and experience in thisarea: Kevin Taugher as President, Christina Hall as Secretary and Kathy Melvin as Treasurer. We have put in many hoursto get the foundation off the ground and we are dedicated to seeing the foundation become successful. What we hope isthat with ABYC members and local community support, we can introduce and retain more children to the great sport ofsailing and assist more youth with the opportunity to compete at a high level nationally and internationally.

Look for a presentation at the September 15 General Membership Meeting as well as a Launch Event in the nearfuture. We will use these events as opportunities to increase awareness and inform members of our programs and fundraisingactivities.

Kevin Taugher

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quiz #33racing rules

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Four Lasers are approaching the port gate mark on port gybe.At five boat lengths they are all overlapped, Yellow iswindward of Blue, Blue windward of Green and Green windward

of Red.Blue hails for mark-room from Green at three boat-lengths.At one boat length Yellow is overlapped inside of green and

clear ahead of Blue, Blue is overlapped inside of Red and clear asternof Green. Green is overlapped outside of Yellow and inside of Red.

All four boats agree on the positions at five boat lengths fromthe mark and also at one boat-length from the mark. The boats wereunable to agree over the existence of an overlap between Blue andGreen when Green entered the three boat-length zone.

letterswe get

Letter to the EditorThe recent 29er event at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club was a huge success. The volunteers were well recognized at theawards ceremony. There was a tremendous article in the Sou’Wester about the event, but if you were not there, it did

not mention two members I think deserve special thanks. Robin Townsend poured her heart into the event, organizing thevolunteers on and off the water, getting the volunteer shirts, arranging the volunteer lunches, and organizing the people tohandle all the food services and much more. Pat McCormick was terrific taking care of the beach and the yard with his greatgroup of volunteers.

We continue to hang new burgees in our new display in the upstairs fireplace lounge.We are now up to 49! Thank you to member, Daniel Martinez for presenting ournewest burgee from the Club Nautico Internacional Hemingway de Cuba. Check

it out hanging in Section 1, Row 2, Flag 2.And while we’re talking burgees, look what my wife and I noticed on

our recent trip to Annapolis, MD. Look familiar? Hint: Stand on your head andlook at it.

If you have a particular interest in this project or may have burgeesstashed at home, please email me at [email protected]

Rob Stropky, ABYC Board of DirectorsVolunteers, Trophies, and Burgees

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The Annual Pine Block Regatta was held on the sand at 70th Place on the bay onAugust 19th at low tide. The regatta is the first event of the New Member Party. 17blockheads showed up to coax their 12 inch pine sail boat to the finish

line. The wind was favorable (mostly to boat #30) so most boats actually finished theraces. We had a few doing doughnuts and a few headed out to sea, but most reachedover and showed us what they were made of.

There were almost as many cheerleaders as there were participants. TheGrandmaster of all time and Pine Block boat builder Bob Chubb was on the sand tovenerate his handcrafted boats. Joe and Mary Riddick joined the gallery along with othernew and old members.

Lorraine Perone graciously manned the registration table. Jeff Merrill was on hisbest behavior as PRO. Hmm, did I say that? Jeff is the one who coaxed Bob Chubb intomaking more boats years ago so that more ABYC members could experience the

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exasperation of watching a small 12” boat do whatever it pleased on the way to the finish line, or not. Pam Merrill astoundedeveryone again with her agility on the chase board. Pam paddled untiringly (or so she made it look that way) for the entire

regatta. In between races John Merrill motored around in the family chaseboat and picked up runaway Pine Block boats. Many thanks to the 3 Musketeerswho manned the start and finish line. Matin was quick on starting the boatsright off the block and then hustling down to the finish line to call finishes withNancy Wheatley and Susan Long. A big shout out to Nancy Wheatley for helpingscore the 16 races. On the wish list next year is a pair of binoculars for thefinish line. 1” sail numbers are a bit challenging to spot 50 feet away. Luckilywe have multicolored hulls and sails to differentiate the boats when they allconverged on the finish line at once.

The fleet was honored tohave none other than our fearlessleader, Chuck Clay, grace us withhis presence and nautical ability.Before the races, Chuck could be

found in knee deep water testing the current and wind well before the rest ofthe fleet even got their feet wet.

We welcomed our newest fleet member and Pine Block Boat Adoptee,Pat McCormick, along with his lovely lady, Lynn. A big thank you to Phil Solomonfor loaning his transwift boat “John Deere”. “John Deere” placed 3rd in theWomen’s Division.

Members are keeping Bob Chubb busy in his workshop this year. 2boats broke their masts. ….one blew off the committee table and made a headdive into the sand and the other broke the mast at the step. Latham Bell’s Pine Block boat came back into the fleet to beadopted out next year. Latham is missed by all.

It was a very busy race day culminating in 4 new names to go on the Bob Chubb Perpetual Trophy. One enthusiasticjunior showed up and his boat sailed a fast race. Gage Christopher is our new Jr Champion. The Women’s race was filledwith theatrics and drama. New comers Carol Rose and Lynn Cavelero duked it out for 2nd and 3rd place respectively. SueMcDannel cruised into 1st place with 2 bullets and a 2nd place sailing # 30, Black Magic.

The Grand Master’s race was next for the over 69 crowd. 7 boats showed up on the starting line. Jon Robinsonplayed catch up after finishing 3rd in the first race and3rd again in the 3rd race (we are not mentioning the 5th

place finish in the 2nd race), to give him suitably, 3rd

place. 2nd place was captured by the Grand MasterChamp from 2016, Ron Long, who almost caught upto first place with 2 – 2nd place finishes and a 4th finish.First place went to Bill McDannel with 2 bullets and a5th place.

Last but not least was the Open Race which isOpen to everyone. Jeff organized the fleet into 2 flights.The even numbers raced 3 races. Then the odd balls,uh boats, raced the next 3 races. The fastest 7 out ofthe group lined up on the start line for the last 3 racesto determine the boat / sailor with the most providence

to take the regatta. I’d like to say it was a thriller or a highly contested series of races, but yawn.....boat number 30 flouncedthe competition by getting 3 bullets. It was certainly Black Magic’s big day. Newcomer Pat McCormick’s # 48 tried in vain tocatch up to Bill’s #30, finishing with 2- 2nds and a 5th. Ron Long got a 2nd, 3rd and 5th to capture 3rd Place. I want to believethat Ron was actually smiling after the regatta as he was able to take his boat home. Last year his winning boat was placedon the trophy in the case all year long so Ron was separated from his boat all year.

After the races the Blockheads headed to the patio to join with the New Member Summer Dinner and live music.The Annual meeting of the Pine Block sailors was held with Bob Chubb giving the history of the boats followed by Q&A.Chuck Clay handed out the trophies with Ron Long walking off with the Bob Chubb Perpetual Trophy. Elections were heldand since Jeff Merrill was off with family meeting the in-laws-to be, (and could not protest) he was elected Race CommitteeChairman for next year’s regatta. Many of the Blockheads stayed for a “bar-b-que your own dinner” and enjoyed watchingmembership chairman, Dan Milefchik, introduce the new members. Chuck Clay handed out burgees to the new members.It was a fun and entertaining regatta thanks to all the participants and volunteers. See you Blockheads next August.

Fair Weather Sailing,Rebecca Moffett

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reportmembership

We have a great group of new members this year and many of them came out for the annual new member appreciationparty. Drinks, dinner and music on the patio into the evening – a fantastic gathering. While we missed those whocouldn’t make it, we really enjoyed the time with the ones who could. Looking forward to many more nights by the

fire pit with each and every one of these great additions to the ABYC family!Candidates for Posting Type Member SponsorLucia Len Junior Stephen MuellerCarlos and Mae Hall Regular Albert MartinezDan Milefchik, ABYC Membership [email protected]

Daryl Zengler

Candice and David Culen

Clay andCarrie Carter

Diana and Nicholas Sanchez

Jack Johnson and Deborah St John Jason Mullen and Carrie Morrigan with Jack and Rowan

Ben and Janet Shafsky and Jennifer

Albert Martinez and Laura

Don Welker


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Cal 20 sailors can look forward to our big regatta of the season with the September 22 – 24 ClassChampionships hosted by Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club. We expect around 15 boats racing out ofABYC at the Class Champs this year with plenty of good competition throughout Southern California

with a total projected showing of 25 to 30 boats. There will be three levels of sailing including Gold, Silver,and Bronze fleets. This year’s regatta will feature three days of racing for Gold and Silver fleets (7 races)and two days for Bronze fleet (4 races). We

eliminated the old Friday elimination series and will now let sailorsselect their fleet of choice. For those newer to racing, Bronzefleet offers fun and laid back racing with all the social benefits ofa major championship. Intermediate racers will have a great timein Silver fleet and for those who want to go against the big guns,Gold Fleet will be where the action is.

ABYC boats that need to be measured (including newsails) should plan to attend our special measurement day atABYC on Saturday, Sept. 9 (8 am – noon). Note that boats onlyneed to be measured once every other year, but new sails haveto be measured before they can be used in the championship.This will also be a good day to get some work done on your boatand hang out with fellow Cal 20 sailors. Feel free to contact ourCal 20 fleet captain Steve George for more details.

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Lido Class Championship was held in Newport Beach Aug. 11-13. FleetSix had the largest fleet in attendance with 6 boats in “A” fleet Gold fleet and6 boats in “B” fleet Silver fleet to round out a total of 30 boats competing.

Chris Raab pulled off a “come from behind” performance to beat MarkGaudio and crew John Papadopolous for 2nd. Mark Ryan and Sarah

Schaupeter placed 3rd in “A” fleet close racing action. Congratulations Gold Fleet NationalClass Champion (again) Chris Raab and crew Scotty McKeiver.

Lido B Fleet Rocks podium placing 1st, 2nd,3rd! ABYC“B” fleet “Silver” fleet swept the podium placing Jack Johnsonand crew Debby St. John in 3rd, with two time silver fleetchampion Gabe Ferramola and crew Brian MacLean in 2nd.Team Ferramola got beat by two points by Team Nemo, skipper Kathryn Reed and crewCynthia Heavrin. Reed/Heavrin were in the lead for the regatta both days. They even hadthe race committee forget to score a race they placed 2nd in and still managed to pull off avictory! Light shifty winds made the course especially challenging. Heavrin called a coupleof downwind puffs that allowed the team to pass the fleet on one leg to the finish. UpwindTeam Nemo managed to avoid a hole that the other fleet leaders found and those twoevents clinched the title for the women! Congratulations Silver Fleet Class ChampionsKathryn Reed and Cynthia Heavrin.

Thursday night twilights has been warm balmy sailing in the bay with delightfuldinner around the fire pit. Come on down. Fleet boat is available for charter for club members $25.

Upcoming Races:September 16 Roy Woolsey, Newport Beach Lido IsleYCOct. 14-15 Fall Invitational, Mission Bay YcHalloween/Charity Regatta Oct. 28 is our fleetchampionshipLido de Luna Nov. 4

For Lido Fleet membership, questions or to arrangeto charter the Lido Fleet boat, contact Fleet Captain KathyReed at [email protected]

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It was a beautiful day for Sabot sailing on Sunday, the 13th with enough wind and plenty of sunshine.Unfortunately most of the fleet couldn’t come because of other commitments on the same day.

Scott Finkboner drove up from San Diego to test out the waters prior to the next SCWSA regatta(Ladies and Gent’s Day). He managed to easily win all four races. There was a social hour after racing

with munchies.Thanks to our PRO Jim and Lynn Drury on the barge and Bill Moore in the Whaler. We couldn’t have a fun day of

racing without their assistance.SABOT SUNDAY RESULTS: 1st, Scott Finkboner (4); 2nd Jennifer Kuritz (10); 3rd John Ellis (11); 4th Chuck

Hardin (15)UPCOMING SENIOR SABOT EVENTS

The following SCWSA events are scheduled for September and October:Saturday, September 9 — Little Old Ladies Regatta – BYCSunday, September 10 — Sabot Sunday – ABYCSaturday, October 14 — Ladies and Gent’s Day — ABYC

COME OUT AND RACE WITH US NEXT SABOT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10There are a lot of fast Sabots sitting on the racks that have told me that they want to go racing. We would like to

extend an invitation to Sabot parents or anyone that has or can borrow a Sabot to come out and sail with us on September10, our next Sabot Sunday. We have a fun group with plenty of good competition. Just bring some chips or other munchiesto pass for our social hour after racing.

We have an “A” and “B” fleet. Sign in is on the patio at 11:00 am with the first start at 12:00 pm. Wine, munchies andtrophy presentation (huge chocolate bars) after racing on the patio.CELEBRATE OCTOBERFEST AT LADIES AND GENT’S DAY SABOTDAY, OCTOBER 14

Please celebrate Oktoberfest by joining us for Ladies and Gent’s Day on October 14. Classes will include Ladies A,Ladies B; Men, and Mixed Cs. The entry fee will include a continental breakfast, hot pretzels with beer after sailing, and adinner that includes brats, sauerkraut, red cabbage salad and potato salad with apple pie for dessert. Look for more detailsto come on abyc.org.

Call Kathy Weishampel for additional information.

Hope everyone is having a great summer. Our first meeting of the Keel Boat Fleet’s 2017/2018 year will be Friday, September 8. We will again have the fleet meeting in the Quarter Deck. Cocktails at 5:30 PM and the bar be que will be hot at 6 PM. Please bring an entrée to barbeque

and booze for your self. We will again have pot luck so bring a salad, vegetable or dessert plus a smallhors d’oeuvre to share. Dues are due! Please bring $10 cash or check to Mary Caddle.

Jon Robinson had an article in July’s Sou’wester titled ABYC Cruisers Group. This is how ourKeel Boat Fleet started many years ago. For all of our members that still have boats, I suggest that you contact Jon to joinhis group at [email protected]. Our Fleet no longer has the trips that were so much fun.

See you at the September meeting,George

KEEL BOAT FLEET ON WATCH

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The CBYC championship race course will be inside the middle breakwall area which offers nice flat water sailingconditions and plenty of room for a championship course. Mid-September typically offers up less breeze than the SummerGulch conditions which should make this a very enjoyable sailing venue. Most ABYC boats will sail up Friday morning forthe 1 pm start. Per Class rules, all boats must be moored at CBYC on Friday and Saturday evenings. This helps ensurethat the group hangs out together over post racing drinks and dinner. Included in the entry is a Friday burger bash andSaturday dinner consisting of Naples Ribs Joint ribs and chicken. Make sure to sign up your family and friends for thesesocial events. The tentative plan on Sunday is to sail our boats back to ABYC after racing, quickly drop our sails, and carpool back up to CBYC for the trophy ceremonies.

Please make plans for attending and check out the following website location for more details and on line entry:http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/15350

Below is a photo to accompany the article (caption: Cal 20 racing action in Los Angeles Harbor inside the breakwall. (Photo by Volker Correll)

Todd Smith


29er worldsm o r e

On the penultimate day of racing, Chairman Ed Spotskey, who was astonishingly still full of energy – even afteroverseeing two weeks of 29er events – gathered competitors for an ‘unofficial’ prizegiving.

The grassy lawn at ABYC was abuzz with excited youngsters, family, supporters and volunteers. The wind hadfinally come up, and colorful spinnakers fluttered on the lawn as they dried. The scene was noisy and electrifying, with thelively chatter of new pals.

Spotskey had a handful of sponsor awards and goodies to present, and an uncanny way of doing it. He started bypresenting prizes for the tallest sailor (Spain’s 6-foot 4-inch Alex Boquet) and the smallest (60-pound Lola Kohl, racing forIreland). South Africa’s Benji Daniel and Alex Burger had traveled the furthest (10,160 miles) while Hailey Thompson andMolly Noble, who live down the street, the shortest distance (500 meters). [ED NOTE: Daniel and Burger’s lengthy journeypaid off: the two went on to win the World Championship title the following day.]

Helena Van Swaay De Marchi, of Brazil, had the longest name, and Pearce Mendoza and Jack Flores had thelongest wait (they were the first to register for the event).

Finishing right in the middle of the 129-boat fleet (so far) were Louisa Nordstrom and Claire Huebner, of Florida.The youngest family duo was recognized: San Diego’s Nyenhuis brothers (combined age 22); while a sprightly 46-year-oldBrady Sih, and his 14-year-old son Nathan, were dubbed the oldest. Both Hannah Bristow (19) and Morgan Pinckney (13)were wished a Happy Birthday. Several others were lauded for their Corinthian spirit and behavior on the course.

Spotskey bestowed Zhik hats, Kaenon shades, banners and McLube spray to the winners, pointing out, “Thesekids created the entire tone of this whole regatta, and everybody’s been feeding off that enthusiasm, at all levels.”

“Hosting the 29er Worlds has been an amazing experience for Alamitos Bay Yacht Club,” added Rear CommodoreDavid Schack. “It has brought people in club together, which has been really cool.”For complete race results and a gallery of photos, visit www.29erworlds.org

Betsy Crowfoot and Laurie Morrison

The ABYC Boatique has some new gear for you! Cathy Black has created a fabulous new compassrose t-shirt that is available in white or navy in many different styles,

including basic short and long-sleeved t-shirts. And by popular demand, wehave crew neck sweatshirts in navy and sky blue. Look for our sales at variousclub events or shop with the office gals during your next visit to the club.

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answer #33rules

Rule 18.2(e), Mark-Room: Giving Mark-Room1) At the last point of certainty, five boat lengths from the mark, an overlap between Blue and Green existed.2) There was reasonable doubt that the overlap had been broken at three boat lengths.3) Per RRS 18.2(e.), if there is reasonable doubt that the boat obtained or broke an overlap in time, it shall be

presumed, she did not.Green is disqualified.

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