Santa arrives at CYC DECEMBER 2017 From the Commodore Coming in for a Landing lease fasten your seatbelts, this also exceeding goals in other classes such PMagic Carpet Ride is coming to an as the Laser, 29er, 420s and match racing end. But before I say good-bye, we or team racing. What a pleasure it has still have a month of fun-filled events, been getting to know many of these fine holiday gatherings, with very few meetings young athletes. Our future is definitely (yea!). It seems like only yesterday I wrote Commodore bright. my first column, and here I am writing my Kellie Fennessy Every Club cruise was a blast in 2017. last. Time flies, but the year during which What fun it was for us all to gather at one is Commodore, time really flies. various locations in Southern California and enjoy the California Yacht Club will soon be under the capable camaraderie of our fellow members. And the 2017 leadership of Commodore-elect Mike Blecher. Mike and Commodore’s Cruise to the British Virgin Islands will Barbie will carry on the fine traditions found at all yacht be talked about for many years to come for all the clubs and exemplified here at CYC, year after year. They adventure, beautiful locations, and many laughs we will certainly add to the rich history and legacy of our all shared. Club. Commodore Blecher has the support of some So what is next for Mike and me? Well, I can tell thoughtful and hard-working Bridge Officers, with Vice you that come January, we will be sitting at home Commodore-elect Debbie Feinerman, Rear Commodore- with a lot of time on our hands. But we will continue elect Stephanie Weston, Fleet Captain-elect Tim Clarke, to be involved, as needed, with Club activities. You and Port Captain-elect Monica Antola to support his will still see us at all sorts of events. We won’t be idle endeavors throughout 2018. I wish them all a year of for long. As I write this, our sailboat has turned into a amazing adventure, lots of laughs, fun, and friendship. powerboat – temporarily. The mast has been pulled It has been an incredible year here at CYC. Our Sail off of Dash so that we can get ready for the extended Committee ran more than 50 days of on-the-water cruise we will be undertaking soon. Our plan is activities, hosting one well-run event after another. And written at low tide in wet sand so it is constantly in our burgee has been flying at some of the most flux, but we plan to leave in March for the South prestigious events this past year. Congratulations to Pacific. Some beautiful morning we will cut our dock Drew Freides for winning the 2017 Melges 20 Worlds. lines and sail as if heading to Catalina, but we will What an achievement! The email I received from Drew gently glide past the island. Somewhere halfway to shortly after the regatta is one that I will always Hawaii we will gybe and head south, with our first remember telling me just how he and his team felt stop being the Marquesas Islands. I’m pretty sure that ̶ sailing off the racecourse after clinching the title, and will be another Magic Carpet Ride filled with how proud he was sailing under the CYC burgee. 2018 adventures. will be another busy year for racing. It has been such an honor to be your Commodore Our junior program hit new highs. While writing this year. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this column I learned that four of our CYC Optimist this opportunity. It has enriched my life more than team members have been selected to represent Team anyone can appreciate, and introduced me to many USA at several overseas events next year. wonderful friends. I was extremely lucky to have my Congratulations to Jordon Janov, who will be Commodore’s Liaison by my side for this entire ride. representing us in Italy next year; Katherine Doble will I could not have done this without my love, Mike be going to the South American Championships in Priest, with me every step of the way. Uruguay; Callie Davis will be heading to Spain; and With gratitude, Talia Hamlin is off to the Netherlands. The race team is Kellie 2/BREEZE DECEMBER 2017 California Yacht Club 4469 Admiralty Way Marina del Rey, CA 90292 310-823-4567 Fax: 310-822-3658 www.calyachtclub.com Volume 53 • Number 12 General Manager EVENTS Michele Underwood From the Commodore 2 g n i l i CYC Employees 6 Editor-in-Chief a S e CYC World Series 14 Paula Cameron t a m i t Oktoberfest Cruise 15 Managing Editor l U / Commodores Ball 16 Vince Mattera n e e r Epicurean Wine Tasting 19 Editorial Assistants G n o CYC Burgee Travels 21 Steve Edwards r a h Photo Contest Winner 21 Nancy Kruithof S Christina Tarantola © Trunk or Treat 22 Commodore Melges 20 World Championship FAC Movie Night 23 Kellie Fennessy Paddle Tennis 25 Book Mates 27 Vice Commodore Mike Blecher CYCWA Rear Commodore Heritage Square and Debbie Feinerman Watts Towers 4 Fleet Captain On the Horizon 5 Stephanie Weston Port Captain SAIL Tim Clarke Melges 20 World Championship 8 The Breeze is published to provide Winners Circle 9 members with announcements of, Women's One Design 10 and information about, Club Lipton Cup 11 Commodores Ball activities. 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The CYC calendar is packed with volunteer appreciation events Periodicals postage paid at Venice, and festivities in December, including Toys for Tots on the 6th, the Holiday Dock Party CA, and at additional mailing office. and Boat Parade on the 9th, Holiday Brunches on the 3rd, 10th and 17th, Kids Noon POSTMASTER: Year’s Eve on the 30th, and a New Year’s Eve celebration on the 31st. Send address changes to: Photo by Alan Weston Breeze BACK COVER Seasons greetings from the CYCWA Executive Board: Jr. SEO Carol California Yacht Club 4469 Admiralty Way Watkins, First Officer Diane Howard, Executive Officer Dawn Sprout, Second Officer Pam Spriggs, and Secretary Michelle Ondrey. Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Photo by Randy Sprout Copyright © 2017 California Yacht Club, Inc. All Rights Reserved DECEMBER 2017 BREEZE /3 Heritage Square and Watts Towers Tour By First Officer DIANE HOWARD he day could not have been more perfect as we enjoyed mimosas, coffee, and fresh Tmuffins to kick-start our day. Thank goodness because the traffic to Pasadena was horrendous. Michele Fisher kept us entertained with a lively round of bingo. We arrived at the Arroyo Seco to see the amazing historical homes preserved from the late 1800s. How did they move these houses intact to this location beginning in 1969? Two of the houses Built in 1887, the Palms Depot remained active until 1953. were decorated for Halloween. The Hale House was transformed into a funeral home complete with two coffins and an embalming room. A sumptuous lunch was planned for us at Michelangelo in Silver Lake. Wow, what a feast! We started with bruschetta and two types of salads, s n i k t this was followed by penne eggplant and chicken a W l marsala. The finale was a decadently delicious o r a tiramisu cake. Oh, and there was no shortage of C Randy Sprout and Jack O wine provided. E S Silver d On to Watts Towers and more games on the n a , t bus. Watts Towers was created by Simon Rodia. It u o r took him 33 years (1921-1954), working alone, to p S complete the towers. The self-taught artist built it n w a D with simple hand tools, using a window washer’s O E belt to hang from the towers as he worked. Many of , d r the structures and design were inspired from EO Dawn Sprout, a w o H architecture he saw in Naples as a child. The towers First Officer Diane e n were built in the shape of a ship with the bow a Howard, and Jr. SEO i D facing Italy, so that he could sail back to Italy in his Carol Watkins at the O / F dreams. Watts Towers y b s It was a fun and educational day. Then back on o t o the bus for our trip home to CYC. There was, of h P course, more wine and raffles. Thank You for a Very Fun Year! By EO DAWN SPROUT his year is nearing an end and so is my term as Executive Officer of CYCWA. It has truly been a pleasure serving on the Executive Board! The support and assistance I received from t Tthe CYC members was huge and this year has been one of the highlights of my life! u o r p There are many people to thank but I particularly want to thank Commodore Kellie Fennessy, S y d Manager Michele Underwood, Breeze Editor Paula Cameron, and Randy Sprout for the beautiful n a R artwork in On the Horizon.