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October 2010

Encouraging education, boating safety, and enjoyment of Sea Ray Boats

In this issue. • Officers Reports • Schedule of important events • Bay Cruise report and Photos • Director reports • Upcoming cruise information • Ed and Tech interviews I.B. Wally

The QUIET HAILER is a monthly publication of the Sea Ray Boat Club of Northern Editor: Ernie Macintyre [email protected] Phone(925) 813 0996

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The Sea Ray Boat Club of Northern California

Visit our website at www.srbcnc.org

2010 Calendar of Events Dates Event Location Cruise Leaders January 23-24 Change of Watch Village West Y.C. Roger & Sheila Kelly February 19-21 President's Day Cruise San Joaquin Y.C. Ernie & Dana Macintyre March 20-21 Grinder's Cruise Grindstone Joe's Rick & Judee Myers April 23-25 Asparagus Festival Stocton Waterfront Jason & Heidi Hallenberg May 29-31 Memorial Day American River Rick & Judee Myers May 15 May General meeting Happy Harbour Jim Cupples June 18-20 Mountain William Cruise Locke Slough Kent & Katie Higgins July 3-4 Hilton Fireworks Mandeville Tip Denny & Micki Jensen July 17 July General meeting Willow Berm (Sandy Beach) Jim Cupples August 7-8 Devil's Cruise Little Mandeville Geoge & Linda Overose September 4-6 Circle Cruise Paul & Joanne Sharps October 2-10 Bay Cruise Jude & Laura Miller October 29-31 Halloween Cruise Caliente Isle Y.C. Dick & Amelia Wareham November 6 SRBCNC Roast Spindrift Bruce Curley November 26-28 After Thanksgiving Cruise Village West Y.C. Jerry & Tina Tremain December 4-5 Mystery Cruise It's a Mystery Roger & Sheila Kelly

2010 Officers and Directors

Commodore Roger Kelly Public Relations Judee Myers Vice Commodore Skip Switzer Ed & Tech Jack Lewis Rear Commodore Dan Hand Programs Jerry Tremain Immed. Past Commodore Dave Trowbridge Meetings Jim Cupples

Secretary Linda Overose Hailer Editor Ernie Macintyre Treasurer Jeanie Murray Webmaster Tom Jones Cruises Larry Tores PICYA delegate Bob Riopel

Membership Micki Jensen Storekeeper Tina Hand

The Quiet Hailer is the monthly publication of the Sea ray Boat Club of Northern California. Owners of Sea Ray boats are elibible to join the club. This is a cruising club whose members berth their boats throughout the bay and Delta and whose cruises take place primarily in the delta. Membership information may be obtained by contacting the membership Director, Micki Jensen [email protected] as well as membership applications information on-line at www.srbcnc.org. Advertising rates and information may be obtained by contacting the Public Relations director, Judee Myers at [email protected]

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Commodore’s Corner – Roger Kelly

The Bay Cruise was blessed with good charity. I incredible weather and plenty of fun. I also would want to thank Jude Miller for all of her encourage work and her assistants, Dave Heller decorating your and Al Torres, on a job well done. I only boat for the wish we could have been to more of the Christmas cruise to see the Giants play or see Holidays Beach Blanket Babylon or golf with I.B prizes will be Wally and his new friend. awarded. This year is quickly coming to a close Saturday night I will be making a warm only two months left let’s make the most holiday drink, hot apple pies, and other of it. The Roast Master, Bruce Curley adult beverages. This will be has a good show planned for November hordouvres catered before the show in 6 at Spindrift. Jerry and Tina are having the mystery suite high atop Tuleburg. If Thanksgiving at Village West and we you are interested in coming by land, always have good food and fun there. rooms are still available talk to me for The event I really want to see you at is details as they are filling up fast. Don’t my Mystery Cruise. be a Grinch, join Shelia and I for a very Come by water or come by land. we special celebration. See you at the have you covered. This cruise comes next event Roger Out with a spectacular show and benefits a

View From The Vice- Skip Switzer the Change of Article Twenty Two of Thirty Six Watch. It will be held this year at “It was a dark and stormy night” I the Sheraton Four always wanted to write that and have Points Hotel in never had an opportunity before. It’s Pleasanton. How Saturday evening and I’m at home coincidental, Mary watching the Giants Division Playoff and I just happen to Game. Well, OK, actually it’s only live in Pleasanton. Further details will drizzling outside and it’s almost dark. be provided in the next edition of the Mary is in Florida visiting Ann Marie and Hailer and on the SRBCNC Web Page. Eddie. Some would say, with Mary We just returned a week ago from the away, why are you spending Saturday Bay Cruise and our extended trip to night home alone? Why are you not out Monterey. Many thanks to Jude Miller partying with friends? I’m not alone. I’m and Al Torres for securing the locations spending some serious quality time with and setting up the activities. Sidelined our cat Sam, although I’m not really sure because of a bad back, Jude was whether he really likes me or just wants unable to attend the cruise. What a more food. Hey and by the way for all of shame after all the effort she put into you who are thinking, “how pathetic”, setting it up. I would like to thank Dave just keep it to yourself. I do have a Heller who did the leg work for the life.really. unofficial extended cruise to Monterey. Moving on, just a reminder, please mark Unfortunately, Dave and Lisa were down January 15th on your calendars for unable to make the trip, but Doug and

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Jeanie Murray took over the helm for That’s all for now. See you at the Roast Dave and did an outstanding job of Saturday Nov 6th at Spindrift Restaurant guiding us fledglings on our first Blue Skip Water adventure. Please read the cruise report for expanded details.

View From The Rear – Dan Hand

Jeez, what to write about? Can’t write the 2011 roster so about the Bay cruise since we didn’t please get them participate this year - to my great back to Micki in a disappointment. We did get a call from timely manner. Al and Kathy Torres the weekend before, seems they and the Burgers Don’t forget, THE cruised to the Estuary earlier in the 2010 ROAST IS week, They invited us over to Bom Vida SATURDAY for cocktails and dinner at Oakland NOVEMBER 6! I Yacht club. Having only been to OYC by think this issue will boat it took a few wrong turns to find it, be distributed in time, so if you haven’t but once we got there it was a stellar signed up, please do. Sign-up is evening and we had a great time - but I available on www.srbcnc.org and REALLY missed not being on the Bay includes a form to indicate number Cruise after that. Can’t wait to hear the attending and your choice(s) of entrée. tales of adventure, especially the cruise At this writing Jimmy Cupples reports out the gate to Monterey. that sign-ups number approximately 30. If you can make it, this is always a very Let’s see, what else oh yeah! Our fun event featuring our fabulous Master Membership Director Micki Jensen has of Ceremony’s Bruce Curley so sign up a couple of items. First, Micki reports we and come on out. Who knows, you may have two new members. Michael and even leave with an award or new t-shirt! Chantele Miro and their 400 Sedan Bridge named Tranquilo became new I only have one item left, and that comes members of SRBCNC last month. Their from our Storekeeper, otherwise known homeport is Oxbow Marina. Welcome as my lovely wife Tina. She says “there Michael and Chantele! Looking forward are a couple of you that still owe for to meeting you in the near future. purchases made at the “Fire Sale” that Also, please see Micki’s Membership took place at the Circle. If you’re not Renewal Form announcement later in planning on attending the Thanksgiving this issue. In the next few weeks or Mystery cruises, please drop me a SRBCNC members will receive letter with your payment so we can get renewals containing member, vessel, this squared on the books before the address and contact information end of the year.” currently on file thanks to Micki’s hard work. She asks that you carefully review That’s all I can think of for now. Looking your renewal form, provide details on forward to seeing everyone at the any changes to the information, and Halloween cruise and the Roast. mail it back to her for arrival before December 31. NOTE: renewals not Safe boating, Dan received by 12/31 will not be included in

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Ed and Tech chat with I.B. Wally USCGA (ret)

Chat 1 of 286 Q: Ed and Tech Director, A: Guest Journalist I.B.Wally USCGA (ret) This interview takes place during the Bay Cruise aboard the vessel “Lew Sea”

1. Q: The first question I have for you Mr. Wally is. may I call you IB for short? A: My given name is Wally, not “for short” as you suggest, or “for sure” like your decrepit truck license plate. As far as “for short”, I suggest you interview my wife, Iwanna 2. Q: For the benefit of new members, can you give us a quick synopsis of your career? A: Yes, I have been in and out of the Coast Guard Auxiliary due to a few minor misunderstandings with Coast Guard management. I recently retired again (was asked to leave) after removing the bilge plug-speed sensor on a late model Bayliner and inspecting it in the bright sunlight. I found it unusual, that as I went to return the fuse box (also after inspection in the sunlight), that the boat had gone catywhompus in its slip. 3. Q: So IB “for short”, what would you consider your greatest nautical achievement A: The Asparagus Festival Cruise 2006 was one of my finest hours braving the biting winds of April and bringing the club closer together by wrapping the fleet’s stern anchors around my props to save us from impending destruction on Stockton’s McLure lake retaining wall. 4. Q: How about a few words for our young, yet to be, Sea Ray owners? A: Beware, Oh Youth of the Fleet, and express great concern, if anyone named Max attempts to gain a Sea Ray dealership or as we say in boating jargon a “bumper to bumper” Warrantee Dealership in the Bay area as in the past since they left the fleet high and dry (and hot if you have to go to Phoenix for repairs) during their last tour of duty. 5. Q: And of course IB for Short, I am sure you have a favorite Ed and Tech factoid that you would enjoy sharing with the club. A: There are three important factoids to share with the membership. Factoid #1 The very factoid that the cumulative IQ of the current and prior three Ed and Tech editors has yet to exceed a three digit #. Factoid #2.. The infamous Ed and Tech toilet paper article is now being litigated by the TBC-PICYA (Toilet Bowl Committee of the PICYA) Bob Riopel- committee vice chair, and the combined legal resources of the RBOC Factoid #3 acknowledges the SRBCNC Ed and Tech director for helping the male boating population to understand the difference between bumpers and fenders I am truly honored to have had the opportunity to interview Mr. Wally and I hope we will have future interviews. No animals were eaten or even harmed while this interview was being taped

'Till next issue, TTFN Jack

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PICYA Report- Bob Riopel with what is going The EPA recently allowed oil companies on with the various to begin producing and selling gasoline Delta related state with 15% ethanol, up from the current and federal 10%. Apparently, Senator Feinstein and agencies and others who supported the change put organizations. more weight on the appearance of While I don’t always reducing our reliance on foreign oil than agree with their on (a) the adverse effect on world corn editorial viewpoints, prices even though the federal I do think that most government subsidizes ethanol of the writing is quite good and that the production, (b) the detrimental effect it reporting is reasonably accurate. You has on certain marine and industrial can subscribe by going to their web site: engines and fuel systems, and (c) the www.restorethedelta.org. fact that ethanol means little or no net reduction in energy production because I will be working on the next five-year of the energy required to produce update to the State Water Plan. I was ethanol. Boat US, RBOC and most on the Advisory Committee on the last marine organizations opposed the update, when I was representing RBOC. increase and many asked President This time I will be participating in one or Obama to delay any increase until more more of the forums and caucuses testing could be done, but apparently representing Recreation as a user type they don’t have the same clout as the and the delta as a region. The Advisory agriculture and ethanol industries. Committee basically performed an editorial role, that is, at least one step It has been reported that Cal Recyle and away from any policy role. It’s not clear other State Agencies have completed yet what the role of the forums and the removal of abandoned vessels in causes will be, but it sounds like an Fisherman’s Cut. The latest Google attempt to get input from a broader set Earth view still shows 2 abandoned of constituents – which is a good thing. vessels, but it certainly looked much better than the last time I was through Thanks to all the people who helped there. It should provide a nicer view for organize and run the bay cruise and trip those members going to Caliente Isle to Monterey, especially Jude Miller, who YC through the Cut. unfortunately couldn’t make the trip because of a back ailment. If there are any members who do not subscribe to the Restore the Delta Bob online newsletter, I strongly suggest that you do so. It is a great way to keep up

Happy Birthday Al Torres 6-Nov Cheryl Riopel 6-Nov Robert Penn 7-Nov Carolyn Farrar 14-Nov Magne Veimoen 16-Nov Elaine Lewis 17-Nov Bill Gillespie 27-Nov Ginger Murphy 27-Nov Janis Chapman 29-Nov Cheryl Dudley 28-Nov

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2010 Bay Cruise by Mary and Skip Switzer, and Jeanie Murray

towel in the air, to appreciate the taste of an $8 colossal hot dog and witness the GIANTS win the National League West ConferenceEXCITING. Staying on your own boat at South Beach Harbor while the city of San Francisco We had another terrific Bay cruise this celebratesPRICELESS. Not to be year thanks to the efforts of Jude Miller outdone, an impromptu after-party with the help of Al Torres. aboard QM2 began and continued late Unfortunately, right before the cruise into the night. was to begin, Jude’s back went out and she was unable to attend the cruise. Besides Craig getting Giants tickets on We were sad Jude couldn’t make it, but Sunday, Jude also arranged tickets for she and Al had the activities and Beach Blanket Babylon for those who docking arranged well in advance so didn’t want to go to the game. Skip and everything went smoothly. The weather I attended that along with Jack and was absolutely beautiful the entire time. Elaine, Ernie and Dana, Ken and Kathy Even I put on shorter pants and a tee (though Ken managed to go to the game shirt. Amazing. AND Beach Blanket Babylon), and the Yates, some friends of Jude and LewSea, Squigy Lady and Serenity Laura’s. The ten of us thoroughly started the cruise early with Thursday enjoyed the show, and then went on to and Friday nights in Benicia. We had North Beach Restaurant to enjoy a great great food, walks around town, and an dinner, which was more interesting than all around good time. Saturday, the I could ever put in this short article. three of us headed down to South Beach to meet up with the rest of the Monday was a free day to explore the boats, including Bom Vida, Queen Ferry Building, go shopping, or just laze Murray Two, 2K Winging It, Sheryl about. I might mention that Ken and Leigh, Code 4, Absolut Therapy, and Kathy Humphrey work close by South Spare Time. Saturday night we ate at Beach, and the two of them went back the South Beach Yacht Club, and to work that week, skipping Encinal and exchanged burgees with them. We had meeting up with us again in Marin. a lovely dinner, with the main talk being the Giants. They just needed one win, On Tuesday, eight boats cruised over to and wouldn’t you know it, Craig had Encinal Yacht Club, where we have arranged tickets for Sunday, the day been on previous Bay Cruises. Craig they won the National League West. and Suze stayed at South Beach as they had out of town guests visiting in JEANIE’S GAME REPORT: I must San Francisco. Encinal, as always, was admit I was never much of a sports fan; very hospitable. On Wednesday, Jude however, after watching the big San arranged wine tasting at a winery called Francisco GIANTS vs. San Diego Rock Wall Wines. It is in one of the old PADRES game at AT&T Park, I was warehouses at the Naval Air hooked. There is a lot to be said for Station. They do there own pressing, experiencing a professional baseball aging, and bottling right there. Those of game first hand. Just getting the us, who went, enjoyed tasting some opportunity to wave an orange spirit great wines, munching on hors

Page 8 THE QUIET HAILER October 2010 d’oeuvres, listening to the Tuesday turned out to be a perfect day winemaker/owner, and finally buying to go; 2 to 4 foot rolling waves and some great wines at a very reasonable picture perfect skies with warm weather cost. That evening we enjoyed the rest all the way. Unfortunately, Spare Time of the hors d’oeuvres we brought back and LewSea were unable to make the from the wine tasting and barbequed trip to Monterey, so five of us cruised dinner and enjoyed after dinner drinks down behind the lead of QM2 with out by the fire pit next to the pool. Absolut Therapy, Serenity, 2K Wing It, and Cheryl Leigh following. Thursday we cruised up to Marin Yacht Club. Al and Kathy stayed in Alameda We all had great docking in Monterey as they needed to be close to her ailing Marina. Absolut Therapy and 2K mother. We were sorry to leave them. Winging It had otters right off their Thursday evening a group of us walked sterns. Bob was opposite them, and in to San Rafael for dinner. Bob Riopel QM2 and Serenity had end ties right kept saying it is just up the way. His across from the Fisherman’s Wharf WAY is a little farther than MY way, but where the sea lions hang out. And I do we did have a very nice dinner. mean hang out. They squabbled and Needless to say we took cabs back! barked over sunning places all day and Friday Ken and Kathy, and Craig and half the night. And so odoriferous! The Suze cruised in to rejoin us. And Roger five boats were blessed with marvelous and Shelia also cruised in Friday for the Monterey weather, sunny and warm the weekend. Friday, Jeanie and Doug took whole time. We visited the Monterey their dinghy into the Bay to watch the Bay Aquarium, shopped, took dinghy Blue Angels practice for Fleet Week rides around, and just hung out on our brave souls. Thank heavens they boats. We had some great meals, one stayed with Coventina and their crew for night just doing hors d’oeuvres on the security in the Bay, and enjoyed a great QM2 (great hosts). show. That evening John and Sue Halling drove in for dinner at the Yacht Friday it was time to come home, and Club so we had quite a crew that night. that was the only foggy day we had. We saw land when we left Monterey, but we Saturday, more boats went out in the were soon swallowed up by the fog and Bay to watch the Blue Angels perform. used our radar to follow each other the We went out with Roger and Sheila, and rest of the way up the coast. All but Ken had a great time (guess Friday wasn’t had radar, so he followed very close to enough viewing for them). John and Serenity, and we all lined up behind Sue Halling came back Sunday morning Doug. Again the seas were very mild, as they were joining us on our boat for only rolling waves of 2 to 4 foot swells the trip down to Monterey. 12 seconds apart. We finally saw land again once we were through the Golden On Sunday, Squigy Lady and Code 4 Gate Bridge with Sausalito to our left, departed for home. But seven of us and Angel Island in front of us. Ken and headed to Clipper Yacht Harbor in Kathy split off for Sausalito, and Bob Sausalito to spend the night before our and his brother Phil continued on to trip to Monterey that Dave Heller Willow Berm. QM2, Absolut Therapy, organized. Al and Kathy had hoped to and Serenity spent the night at the come too, but couldn’t make it. We had Marin Yacht Club, where we dropped hoped to depart Monday, but the seas Sue and John off, before heading home weren’t good. Sunday morning. It was a fabulous two weeks.

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Sea Ray Boat Club Roast

Saturday Nov 6th , 2010 (6PM- 10PM)

Spindrift Restaurant Bruce Curley- Roastmaster “Come and defend yourself”

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THANKSGIVING DAY / AFTER DAY CRUISE Officially November 26, 27 and 28 (Unofficially 25, 26, 27 and 28)

Village West Yacht Club   How well do you know your wine? Bring A Bottle of your Favorite Wine for Wine Tasting Contest

Cards Any one?

Friday Night Dinner- VWYC famous Turkey Enchiladas

   Chili Cook Off How Good is yours? Good enough to be judged?

Any Garlic Bread Bakers out there? Bring some loafs to share

Saturday Night Pajama Party

Karaoke by The Brewski Band

Early Birds- Come Thursday for Turkey Dinner by Village West Yacht Club and Jerry’s World Famous Turkey

Arrivals Welcome Any Day- Thursday, Friday or Saturday

Actual Fees to be finalized shortly will include Docking Dinner- Thursday, Friday and Saturday Cruise Fee $5.00 per boat

Sign up with Jerry and Tina Tremain at [email protected] or on SRBCNC Website th by November 15

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