February 2016
From the Helm Commodore Bob Bohnet The sweetheart month of entertainment plans. Please give out a big February is here. The busy thank you to Deb Selman for taking on the time of the holidays and Entertainment Coordinator position. New Year is all behind us Remember, the idea in this position is to now. It is time to begin coordinate with those members who would like looking forward and to plan a specific event. We have many events preparing for our next wave of events coming throughout the year and if you are interested in this spring. We are beginning to get contacts spear heading one of these contact Deb Selman. from other clubs regarding cruise-ins. We have St. Patrick’s Day, Opening Day, the Shipwreck Also, it would be nice if someone were Ball, and many other fun events events on the interested in taking over the Wind Word from horizon. February brings us our Valentine's Derith Lutz. Derith has done, and continues to Party, which is scheduled for Friday, February do, an amazing job with the Wind Word. But, 12. This is going to be a great event. I am sure she has done her time and would be glad to see the Menu and Music details will be very well someone with interest take on this chair known through the Scuttlebutt by the time this position. I am sure she will be willing to give Wind Word hits your mailbox. any advice needed in the transition. So, if you are so inspired, let me know. Once again I want to thank all of you who volunteered to ring in the New Year - with all of Finally, I would like to give a big thanks to your help the Club looked beautiful. Members Barbra Brooks and her cast of many for all the and staff worked well as a team to make it all work that was done around the Club in January. happen. She is an amazing asset to this club. Seemingly tireless, relentless, hardnosed, and focused. January has again proven to be a slow Painting, carpet cleaning, lighting month. Aside from a couple events and a cruise improvements, and water saving landscape in, we had a nice Sunday Buffet and a very changes are just a very few of the things she amazing Crab Feed! Thank you to Daniel, has taken the lead on. And thank you to all the Jerome, Jeanne, and the rest of the staff for Club members who volunteered their time to their dedication to our Club. help Barbra out. I would like to thank Susan Linn, Penny Stell, Our Club would not be without our Volunteers. and Deb Selman for taking lead roles in the Club Thank you! Geneal Manager Office 707-746-0739 Office Fax 707 746-1052
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February 2016
General Manager 707-746-0739 [email protected] Commodors Log...... 1 Commodore Bob Bohnet 707-334-3802 [email protected] Club Directory...... 2 Vice Commodore Nick Grebe 707-315-6711 [email protected] Contributors...... 2 Rear Commodore Frank Cavoto [email protected] Secretary Larry Booth 415-990-9990 [email protected] Opening Day...... 3 Treasurer Don Glidewell 916-599-5284 [email protected] Whats Happening...... 4 Director Susan Linn 707-748-4353 [email protected] Project Day...... 4 Director Don Radigan 707-334-3192 [email protected] Children’s Christmas...... 5 Director Bob Surratt 707-747-6174 [email protected] Ringing in the New Year...... 6 Director Ken Oxman 707-745-6159 [email protected] Cruise-in Schedule...... 6 Staff Commodore Christine Machado 707-631-9015 [email protected] Help Wanted...... 7 Fleet Commander Ken Oxman 707-745-6159 [email protected] Joke of the Month...... 7 Fleet Surgeon Deb Murray Parking Lot Sale...... 8 Historian Kathleen Treese 707-746-5553 [email protected] Birthdays...... 8 House Chair Barbra Brooks 707-334-4083 [email protected] Entertainment Coord. Deb Selman 707-208-4715 [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS Membership Chair Mark Cambell 510-453-4136 [email protected] Publicity Chair Lorie Campbell 707-477-9960 [email protected] Bob Bohnet Audit Committee Mark Campbell 707-748-7783 [email protected] Derith Lutz PICYA Bob DuBois 707-853-6028 [email protected] Christina Bara PICYA Mark Conners 707-567-5141 [email protected] Barbra Brooks PICYA Nick Grebe Port Captain Lorie Campbell 707-447-9960 [email protected] Race Chair Joe Kallios 707-628-2914 [email protected] Lorie Campbell Safety & Protocol Paul Brighton 707-746-8852 [email protected] Ship Store Manager Robyn Boltz 707-707-2594 [email protected] Sunshine Chair Ross Oxman 707-745-6159 Webmaster Don Radigan 707-334-3192 [email protected] Social Media Chair Natalie Boltz 707-771-0107 [email protected] Wind Word Editor Derith Lutz 401-258-7304 [email protected] Youth Sailing Dir Derith Lutz 401-258-7304 [email protected] OPENING DAY 2016 BY VICE COMMODORE NICK GREBE
Please Mark your calendar for April 23, 2016, This years date for Opening Day On the Strait. Let’s “Splice The Mainbrace” as we celebrate all the hard work we’ve done to keep the Benicia Yacht Club sailing!
"Splice the mainbrace" is an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with a drink. Originally an order for one of the most difficult emergency repair jobs aboard a sailing ship, it became a euphemism for authorized celebratory drinking afterward, and then the name of an order to grant the crew an extra ration of rum or grog.
On a Man-O-War, the mainbrace was the heaviest of all the rigging and gunners commonly aimed for the mainbrace during naval battles. If the mainbrace was shot away, the ship was un-maneuverable. The mainbrace ran through blocks so it could not be repaired with a short splice or a knot. Splicing in a large run of hemp was strenuous work so the crew involved were rewarded with drink.
Eventually the order "Splice the Mainbrace" came to mean that all the crew would receive an extra ration of rum, and the order was issued on special occasions, e.g. after victory in battle, a new monarch, a royal birth or wedding, or an inspection of the fleet. Where the order was for the whole fleet, it would be signaled with flags. The traditional signal in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy is Alpha- Delta-2-8. Successful again, IMPROVEMENT TEAM What’s Happening at PROJECT DAY January 5-7 and 12-13
the BYC? by House Chair, Barbra Brooks
Feb 5 1st Friday Fish Fry 58 projects of various size and complexity were com- Feb.6 Cruise in pleted or at least attacked by - Mark Conners, Lee Feb. 9 Trivia Ritchey, Rick Mares, Don Radigan, Randy Norman, Feb 10 Commodore’s Buffet guest volunteer Bill Jones, Michael Rudy, Sally Radigan, Feb. 12,13 Cruise in Barbra Brooks. As always the camaraderie is amazing, there is nothing like working side by side for a common Feb 13 Norton Lounge Music 🎤🎤 goal. 🎼🎼 with Small Plates menu IT members receive an invitation to join in for a sched- Feb 14. Valentine’s Day Brunch uled project day or two of doing IT. Improvement Team Feb 19 Fish Fry affectionately called IT, for those of you who do not Feb. 20. Private Party / Baby Shower know what this is all about. IT is volunteer members who choose to come and assist on Project Days, or maintain a Regatta Room given project. The following names come to mind, Rich- Feb 25 Winemakers Dinner ard Williams, Ken Vanstory and John Lunn thanks guys Feb 26 Pittsburg Cruise-In for many years of assistance. Feb 27 PICYA Dinner ? March 4. First Friday The improvement team motto is: Whatever it is - IT will Mar 17. St Patrick Celebration do it. This consists of taking care of the physical building Mar. 27. Easter Brunch + Egg Hunt. and grounds that you know as Benicia Yacht Club. Our members have a wealth of knowledge and it is appreci- April 2 & 3 Parking Lot Sale ated when they share that in order to keep BYC progress- April 7 Beer Can Races ing in repairs. Each day we move forward in maintaining our club. Thank you seems so trite for all that members April 10. Jazz Brunch 🎤🎤🎤🎤 do to assist. House Chair totally enjoys working with April 16,17 BYC Clean up Day each and every one of you. Kisses and hugs. April 23 Opening Day FOR YOUR SAFETY - I installed a timer and rope light- on the Strait! ing to illuminate the concrete sidewalk - when you enter from the North parking lot. Please mark your calendar for these Sharing a thought upcoming events and as always Þnd This is exciting times with GM Mark and the new em- ployees learning about our club. They bring forth new updated information regarding all ideas and seem eager to provide us with all we need. Of events on the BYC webpage and on course we need to realize that they are new and don’t our Facebook page as some of these know ‘our’ ways, and they don’t know us. Time will take event times or dates may change. care of all that. In the meantime we will continue to grow and experience all that BYC can become. Of course that will be easier for all - if I remember not be so intense and continue to keep working on my sense of humor. See you at the club CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS AT BYC 2015
CHRISTMAS WITH SANTA:
EVEN WITH THE ROUGH WATERS, SANTA AND HIS ELVES MADE THEIR ANNUAL VISIT TO THE CHILDREN OF THE BYC. WHAT A FUN-FILLED DAY FOR THE KIDS: COOKIE DECORATING, GAMES, HAND-MADE TREE ORNAMENTS AND GOODIES TO EAT. ALL THE CHILDREN LISTENED INTENTLY TO THE STORY THAT SANTA WAS READING AND WAITED PATIENTLY FOR THEIR NAMES TO BE CALLED TO GET THEIR PRESENTS! A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO IRMA MCINTOSH FOR COMING BACK AT THE LAST MINUTE AND TAKING OVER THIS EVENT. ALSO A BIG THANK YOU TO IRMA'S ELVES: WAYNE MCINTOSH, TOM AND MICHELLE KONECKI, BOB AND PENNY STELL, GAIL TEMPLE, JACKIE RAMOS, CHERY KING AND THE HIPPEST ELVES OF ALL THE "TEENAGE DANCING ELVES." CHECK THEM OUT ON THE BYC'S FACEBOOK PAGE! RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR 2016 STYLE
Help Wanted!
Youth Sailing is If teaching is not your thing, sportsmanship. Once learned, planning on helping there is always safety on land or the student can decide if racing YS the Benicia HS on the water. You do not need to or recreational sailing is right for Sailing Club students accomplish be CertiÞed, just able bodied them. Sailing helps to build their goal of learning to sail and and willing to help. Candidates conÞdence, character, and is a then be able to participate in a would assistance the instructor skill that can be used for a few Interscholastic Sailing either on the water or on land. lifetime. I hope that our Yacht events. Club can help the local school The Sailing Fleet is always in age children with this goal! We are looking for your help! need of repair and tweaking, especially when being used by What we need are a few sailors High School students, some of that would be interested in whom are new to sailing. If you helping out. The students will like to work on boats, you can need at least two days of practice help us greatly! a month, so if you enjoy sharing your sailing or racing knowledge This will be a great and could volunteer for a couple opportunity for our club and days per month please email or for the students of Benicia who Who knows, they or their call Derith. may not have an opportunity to families may join the club! learn to sail otherwise. Sailing is a great sport supporting both Our children are our future! individual skills and team
Joke of the Month Submitted by Bob Bohnet SPELL EUCALYPTUS A sailor returned home one night and came upon a dead body on his lawn. Thinking quickly, he called 911 and reported the incident. “Where is the body,” asked the 911 operator. “It is at the end of Eucalyptus Drive,” the sailor replied. “Could you please spell that for me?” the operator asked.
After a long pause, the sailor said: “How about if I drag the body over to Oak Street and you can pick it up there?” BYC PARKING LOT SALE SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD Please start saving items to donate for the sale Or, for you to have a space and sell your own. ALL monies from donated items go to building maintenance.
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1202 E. Fifth 707 745-5016 . internet based informational blast. Benicia, CA 94510 800 331-6702 It would be much more cost effective to post on line only. Would you gowww.feathererpet.com on line and read it? Would you miss gettingFax: 707this 747-2933in the mail and reading it as a print material? Think about that and let the board know your thoughts about the Wind Word’s future. Because of the low number of readership that we have, membership is just over 200, we are not in competition with other local ish clu b newspapers and publications as far as advertising goes. I do believe that we could do a betterKemper job to gainPainting advertisement with our low costs and help defray the cost of this paper. If you would like to advertise and would like more information, please feel free to Contractor’s License #769117 contact me or the board about this matter. .... Contact Mike Mathews at 707-745-0610. I will be accepting LETTERS TO THE EDITOR about the future of the WW and anythingResidential else that you and would Comme like tor cialdiscuss. ach t As I mentioned before, I would love to hear from you. All articles will be considered for print though member and mariner related y CLUB DIRECTORY articles will take priority and preference. Free Estimates Phone (707) 745-2087 Fax (707) 747-9620 January 2013 Cell (707) 322-0468
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