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June 2019 BENICIA YACHT CLUB The Official Publication of the Benicia Yacht Club, PICYA Club of the Year 2000-2003, 2008, 2010-2012 Founded in 1977 Hello and Good-bye, BENICIA YACHT CLUB Hello—Summer season is almost here and it is by far 400 E. Second Street John’s favorite time of year (Vicki enjoys the fall). June Benicia, California 94510 can mean “June Gloom” but we hope to skip it this year Lat: 38o 02.510N Lon: 122o 09.4W and get right to the nice warm, long and sunny days! And Good-bye—June is the last issue of the printed Main Number 707-746-0739 Wind Word that will be mailed out. Beginning in July Office Option 1 (or 707-750-5139) you will need to go to www.beniciayachtclub.org Membership Option 2 (or 707-297-6606) to view or print out a copy of the Wind Word. We Norton Lounge Option 3 (or 707-750-5554) are also working to send a PDF to your email on file, so Commodore Option 4 (or 707-750-5496) make sure your info is updated (call 707-746-0739 to Accounting Option 5 update). A few copies will be in the Norton Lounge; we hope you will leave those for cruise-ins and visitors, but Office Hours take if you must. Mon CLOSED Tue-Fri 11:00am – 3:00pm Don’t Forget —please register and pay by JUNE 10th, Club Hours for our best ball BYC GOLF 4 FUN tournament on June 22nd at Blue Rock Springs West Golf Mon CLOSED (except for special events) Course in Vallejo. Come play, watch, Tue (Bartender Only) 5:00 – 9:00pm volunteer and join us afterwards at Wed-Thurs-Fri-Sat 12:00 – 10:00pm BYC for Food/Drinks/Awards/ Sun 12:00am – 5:00pm Drawings and plain old FUN! Food Service John & Vicki Garcia, Editors Wed-Sat 12:00 – 8:00pm (lunch 12:00-2:00 pm) CLUB DIRECTORY Manager TBD Norton Lounge Jeannie Northrup 707-750-5554 [email protected] Chef Carlos Quintanilla 707-750-5554 [email protected] Commodore Richard Boltz 707-750-5496 [email protected] Vice Commodore Pat Bowers 973-432-5710 [email protected] Rear Commodore Frank Negrete 707-315-4713 [email protected] Secretary TJ Kitchen 925-984-4628 [email protected] Treasurer Faye Carlisle 925-200-6197 [email protected] Director John Garcia 707-746-1905 [email protected] Director Janet Booth 925-465-0863 [email protected] Director Bob Cates 925-408-3094 [email protected] Director Dan Demmon 206-714-2371 [email protected] Jr. Staff Commodore Nick Grebe 707-315-6711 [email protected] Accounting 707-361-5197 [email protected] Fleet Surgeon Deb Murray [email protected] Audit Committee Mark Campbell 707-748-7783 [email protected] Entertainment Coord. Ann Tom [email protected] Historian Kathleen Treese 707-746-5553 [email protected] House Chair Randy Norman 209-470-2522 [email protected] Membership Chair/ John Kitchen 925-984-7663 [email protected] Fleet Captain Port Captain Angela Grigas 707-208-2207 [email protected] Race Chairman Dan Carnahan 707-319-5706 [email protected] Safety & Protocol Paul Brighton 707-746-8852 [email protected] Ship Store Manager Robyn Boltz 707-704-2594 [email protected] Social Media Chair Natalie Boltz 707-771-0107 [email protected] Sunshine Chairman Ross Oxman 707-745-6159 [email protected] Wind Word Editor Vicki Garcia 707-745-3738 [email protected] Youth Sailing Director Derith Lutz 401-258-7304 [email protected] From The Helm (Thursday Night Races … continued from last month …) Commodore Richard Boltz For our super fun Thursday Night Beer Can Races, the sailors welcome newcomers on their boats. All you have to do is let the boat captains know you’d like to participate. Here is a little about each of our boats: First there is E-Ticket, a Beneteau SDSM 38. Lots of our members might not know what E-ticket means. But if you are old enough, you know that an E-ticket used to be required to ride the most exciting, expensive attractions in Disneyland. Captain Noble Griswold masquerades by day as a mild-mannered real estate broker and on Thursday evenings he turns into a competitive, crew-driving, equipment- breaking sailor who is driven to win. • John Dillo drives Quila, a Santa Cruise 27. You might be able to guess the derivative of the name. I think it has something to do with, well, I think you get the picture. John loves to sail and doesn’t take much to get him out. By the way, if you have a kid in school who needs help, he is your man. He is known for his ability help kids with their math. • Jeff Christle, of Brandy, sails a Farr 1/2 ton 30-foot. You’ll see him out with his crew of 1 or 2 every Thursday. He’s a good sailor, too, and shares the same traits as Noble … a desire to win. Did I mention that if there are two sailboats going in the same direction, it’s a race. • One of our newer sailors is Stephen Dale, who sails a 32-foot Hunter 320 named Playpen. Not that Stephen is new to his boat, this is just the first year he has decided sail on Thursday nights. • And then there is Nick Grebe who sails Evil Octopus, an 18-foot Hobie Tiger. This is a catamaran. Last year it appeared that Nick spent some time in the water. This year, with Jack Sutter as the pilot, is different—Evil Octopus is very competitive. • Chuck Hooper sails a Contessa 33 named Warwhoop. Chuck sails whenever he can. It is not unusual to see Chuck sailing single-handed some evenings and weekends. • Nils Knutstad sails Little Dipper, a Catalina 22—which is ironic, since he used to pilot huge tankers on the open ocean and now trains pilots to do the same. It is nice to see him and his son sailing in our races. • Deborah Lyons is the skipper of Stolen, a Tillotson J/24. She is our only woman owner and skipper. Don’t think Deborah is out just for the fun of it. She is very competitive and is out to win. • Jerry Martin sails Alte Liebe, an Albin Ballad 30. Jerry has probably sailed in the fleet the longest. He was there almost from the beginning and still sails every Thursday night. • Kelly Steward is the owner of Between the Sheets, a Jeanneau 52. Kelly is new to the fleet and is proving to be quite a challenge to the fleet.• Ron Tosch is the proud owner of H&H, a Beneteau 46. H&H is a cruiser, not really set up for racing. But don’t tell Ron, he’s having too much fun racing with his crew. He gets better and better every week. • Jeremy Westerman and his wife Joan sail Odette, a Catali- na 36 MkII. This boat is new to the fleet and they are having way too much fun learning the boat and getting to be competitive.• Dan Carnahan sails Sail la Vie, a Santana 22. Dan is the fleet Captain and is responsible for organizing our sailing fleet. Dan is also very competitive and routinely wins in his class. Come to the club on Thursday nights to meet the boats’ Captains and crews after the races and ask to accompany them the next week. If you have a boat and want to race, talk to Dan Carnahan, race chair. We are all having too much fun! Join us! BYC—a Boating Club or a Social Club? As many members of BYC have strong feelings of whether BYC is a boaters club and/or a social club, I thought I would reprint the “Purpose of BYC,” per our “Bylaws” and remind all our members that we are both! We strive to provide our members with fun activities both afloat and on land. Purpose of BYC per our Bylaws • Promote the Social Interests and Pleasures of its membership. • Foster and encourage yachting and boating activities. BYC May 16, 1983 • Promote and increase the knowledge and efficiency of its membership and others in the science of navi- gation and the art of handling, operating and main- taining powerboats, sailboats and other watercraft. As non-boat owner members and boat owners alike support our club, please, cruisers, if you haven’t already, offer to take a non- boat owner on a cruise-out the next time you head out. They will have a better appreciation and understanding of boating and all it has to offer and you just might make a new friend and future boat owner. Remember, boat owner or not, BYC is for boat owners and non-boat owners alike, as both are needed for BYC’s existence and future prosperity. BYC September 4, 1983 Don’t Miss JUNE Events at BYC Watch for updates, times and/or changes at Beniciayachtclub.org and on Scuttlebutt Frank’s Jazz Music—'Jimmy' Glantz, Vocalist/Guitarist with Electronic Drums—June 2nd BYC GOLF 4 FUN - Registration & $$ Payment Deadline—June 10th Father’s Day BBQ & Music—June 16th BYC GOLF 4 FUN Golf Tournament—June 22nd CURT SUTTER 6/1 RANDY NORMAN 6/18 JOE RIVERA 6/1 JOHN PAULSON 6/19 TOM WELSH 6/2 LORRIE PAULSON 6/19 LEANNE PASHKOV 6/2 BILLY FREEMAN 6/19 CHRISTINE MACHADO 6/4 FRANK NEGRETTE 6/19 DENA STULTS 6/5 CARLA FREEMAN 6/20 MATT KOMODA 6/5 JOAN WESTERMAN 6/24 JUDY STEVENS 6/7 YVONNE PIERCE 6/26 STEPHEN CAMDEN 6/9 LIZ DOOLITTLE 6/26 FRED GIBSON 6/9 NANCY ROBERTSON 6/26 GINA CAVALLINI 6/12 PENNY STELL 6/27 TERRY HUGHES 6/14 SUE KLEIMAN 6/28 ROBERT BOHNET 6/15 SARAH MASSINO 6/28 ELLA MARIE KALLIOS 6/15 CATHY BIENATI 6/30 JASON CROUCH 6/15 MICHAEL COLANGELO 6/30 RACHELE BOHNET 6/16 JULIE JACKSON 6/30 WILLIAM RITTER 6/16 SUSAN GORMLEY 6/30 BEER CAN RACES HAVE BEGUN AT BYC! Thursday night racing began on April 4 and will continue thru September.