The Stillwater Cove’er

Spring 2013 — Volume 13, Issue 1

COMMODORE’S REPORT Stillwater Yacht Club Members Only May 2013 Pier Opening Party Welcome to the year of the Saturday, May 18, 2013 • 4:00 – 6:00 pm ’s Cup! SYC got off to an The Stillwater Yacht Club is launching it’s new early start back season with a festive Pier Opening on the in January when Pier at Stillwater Cove, Saturday, May 18, members of Oracle Team USA, 4-6 pm. This is a Members-Only Event. No of the 34th America’s guests, please. Cup, dropped by for a visit. Our Members will enjoy a tropical theme with pre-season activities continued on the Steel Drum Band Duo March 10 with the Cup-themed “Pan Montuno” and delicious “Wine & Wind” event, a wine hors d’oeuvres including reception at the Museum of Monterey oysters and two unique followed by a screening of the shrimp preparations. Select Francis Coppola produced movie, wines, soft drinks, and water Wind. Thanks go to SYC Secretary are also provided. Peter Baldwin, who organized the This is a special reward for event. It was a wonderful evening! membership and a fun-filled The official launch ofSYC’s afternoon! Welcome aboard! season will take place at the May 18 Pier Opening Party, a America’s Cup Dinner in Pebble Beach yearly tradition generously hosted for us by the Beach Club. Director Save the date of June 15 for an Tad Church and wife Carol have exclusive event! overseen the plans for what The Stillwater Yacht Club will be promises to be a terrific waterfront hosting a dinner with Tom Ehman kick-off. Save the date! (Vice Commodore of the Golden Gate We have a number of social Yacht Club and Executive Director events and activities scheduled of America’s Cup Properties, Inc.) this year, including old favorites and members of Oracle Team USA, like the Humma Humma, Beach Defender of the Cup. We will begin BBQs and Commodore’s Ball as with a reception so you will have well as a repeat of our fabulous an opportunity to meet and mingle Lobster Fest, which was such a with our guests. We are also trying success that we’re making it an to coordinate having the America’s Cup Trophy on display. The Cup is annual event! SYC’s America’s touring the country with two security guards and will hopefully be back in Cup Committee, chaired by Past time for our dinner. Details will follow but do mark your calendars for this Commodore Kay Sullivan, continues Not-to-Miss event! to explore a number of options “A sailor is an artist whose medium is the wind.” —Webb Chile Commodore’s Report continued page 2 Commodore’s Report continued from page 1 for our members to participate in Youth Sailing & Water Sports Program Cup-related festivities. Next up is a Special America’s Cup Dinner to June 17 – August 23, 2013 be held on June 15 that we expect Experience the joy of sailing and be a part of a long-standing Beach Club will include members of Oracle Team tradition! Beginning June 17, for ten weeks, Stillwater Yacht Club (SYC) USA and a return of Tom Ehman, Vice offers juniors a variety of waterfront activities. Over the last three seasons, Commodore of the Golden Gate Yacht SYC has expanded its program to include kayaking and stand-up paddle Club, the current home of the Cup. boarding. Given the great turnout, the expansion continued last summer One of the great benefits with the addition of three new Laser Pico Sailboats, as well as other new associated equipment. Sailing and water sports classes are available with SYC for juniors of all skill levels, ages eight and older. (Adult Membership is lessons are also offered by appointment, see next article for the availability details). Students will learn the basics of boating, including and free use knot-tying, rigging, understanding sea and wind conditions, of our kayaks, nautical terminology and dinghy sailing. All classes will include stand-up instruction in boat safety. Weekly sessions will meet Monday paddle-boards through Friday from 1-4:30 pm in Stillwater Cove. For those and sailboats unable to attend a five-day session, a flexible schedule can be (FJs, Laser Picos arranged. A daily rate is also available. Students must pass a and Santana swimming proficiency test; wetsuits are recommended. Junior 22s). Over the last few seasons, we fees are $250/week for BC members; $275/week for non-members. Be sure have upgraded our Water Sports to sign up your children or grandchildren early to participate in this fun equipment, added to our fleet summer experience. For additional information and class reservations and christened a new Boathouse, please contact SYC Rear Commodore Sherif Michael at 831-624-6116 or by offering many more options for email at [email protected] Space is limited. members of all ages. Whether you’re looking It’s Official! The 2013 Great 05/18 SYC Member Only Pier forward to Social or Water Sports Humma Humma Party is set Opening Party activities, or both, the year of the for Saturday, August 3, 2013 (see article in this Cover’er) Cup promises to be the best ever 06/08 Beach BBQ for SYC. I hope you’ll join in the Don’t miss it. Food, Drinks and Dancing. (see article in this Cover’er) fellowship and fun! Mark your calendars—Reception & Dinner. If you have suggestions for 06/15 America’s Cup Fair winds, the event or would like to work on the Presentation & Dinner Richard Outten planning committee send an email or (see article in this Cover’er) Commodore call Bob Beck, this year’s chairman of the event: ([email protected] or 06/29 Beach BBQ 831.626.3212) 07/13 Beach BBQ 08/03 Humma Humma Adult Sailing Instruction and Certification Dinner Party Did you know that the Stillwater Yacht Club is an American Sailing Association certified sailing school? Adult sailing lessons and 08/10 Beach BBQ certification programs are taught using one of our Santana 22 sailboats 08/24 Special “Gilligan’s Island” in Stillwater Cove and Carmel Bay during the SYC Sailing Season by Theme Beach BBQ Charlie Kurtmen, SYC Port Captain, or Captain Rebecca Lee, both 09/07 Beach BBQ of whom are ASA-certified instructors. Once ourSYC Pier closes for the season at the end of September, you can still take lessons from 09/21 Beach BBQ Rebecca Lee on one of our Santana 22s in Monterey Bay or Carmel Bay. 10/05 Lobster Fest on the Pier Upon successful completion of the Basic Keelboat Course (ASA 101) you are qualified to use theSYC Club’s two Santanna 22s at no cost! 10/19 Beach BBQ For additional information or to schedule lessons please contact

2013 Stillwater Yacht Club (SYC) Social Event Calendar 11/09 Commodore’s Ball Charlie Kurtmen at (831) 373-1489 or Rebecca Lee at (831) 915-8321. Oracle Team USA — Defender of the 34th America’s Cup SYC Approaches Visits Stillwater Yacht Club Membership Cap During their January trip to Pebble Beach, seven members of Oracle Team The SYC has grown more popular, USA visited the Stillwater Yacht Club. The group included Sir especially in the past three years. (Oracle Team CEO, Helmsman and four-time winner of the America’s Last year our membership grew to Cup); James Spithill (Helmsman and Winner of the 33rd America’s Cup); 292 families and we were close to and recently knighted Sir Ben Ainsley (winner of four consecutive Olympic capacity at the Humma Humma Gold Medals in sailing). It was great fun to meet them and hear about them and LobsterFest. With just eight gearing up for the races. picnic tables (eight people per table) the Beach Barbeques (BBBQs) were getting crowded. To address this situation, we have done two things: 1) We have capped our membership at 325 families. As this article is being written, we have 315 members and 10 (L-R): James Spithill (Skipper/Helmsman), (Tactician). vacancies. Once we reach our cap, (Trimmer), Sir Ben Ainsley (Helmsman). Sir Russell Coutts (CEO/Helmsman), Matthew Mason applicants will be put on a waiting (Pit), Richard (friend of the team), Lloyd Gilmore (Marketing), (Wingsail) list until there is an opening. 2013 Beach Barbecues (One forty- year SYC member has already given notification, saying, BBQs will be held on Saturday evenings through the season, selected for “In the 70s I retired to Pebble favorable tides: • June 8 • June 29 • July 13 Beach and joined the SYC. I rarely go to SYC activities, but for forty • August 10 • August 24 (Special years I have travelled the world, Gillligan’s Island-themed BBQ) using my SYC membership card September 7 • September 21 • for admittance to yacht clubs October 19 • All Potluck Beach BBQs in Europe, the Pacific Islands, Australia and Asia. Membership start at 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. in SYC has been one of the best No reservations required— investments I ever made. But just show up! I no longer travel now, so I am Beach BBQs are limited to members and two guests free of charge. resigning.”) Additional guests are $10 each to cover wine expenses—Please pay the 2) We have increased seating at SYC Volunteer Bartender at the event. BBBQs by fifty percent by adding SYC provides complimentary wine, soft drinks, BBQ grills and tables. four more tables. With eight people Please bring portable tables for backup. Members and their guests bring per table, ninety-six people will be their own entrée and condiments. Plates, utensils and napkins provided able to sit at the same time. by Yacht Club. Please bring your own tablecloth. For any membership No glass vessels please—Beach Club rules. matter contact Terry Russey at Members are also asked to bring a Potluck 521-7111 or TerryR007@Gmail. Side Dish to be placed on the community buffet com or other members of the table. This dish may be an appetizer, salad, Membership Committee (Carl vegetable, casserole or a dessert. Whatever Meyer, Hilary Landry, Walter you bring, it should be sufficient to share with Huntley and Debbie Monti.) three times the number of people in your party and it MUST be placed on the community buffet table. If your guests are REMINDER: Your new teen-aged kids, keep in mind that extra food may be required on the membership cards will be included community table. It will also be helpful if you can bring a stick of wood or with your 2013 Roster, which will be two for the fire. For health and safety reasons, pets are discouraged. mailed mid-May. 1 2 3 Syc Burgee Collection Over the past year, SYC has been amassing a growing burgee collection, which we plan to display in our new Boathouse. Next time you visit a reciprocal yacht club whose burgee we don’t yet have, 5 6 please consider 4 obtaining their flag to add to our collection. Here’s how it works: Pick up an SYC burgee from our stock (the 12” x 18” standard size). Ask the reciprocal yacht 7 9 club you’re visiting to participate in 8 a burgee exchange. Have someone take a picture of the hand off of flags between yourself and a representative of the other club. When you return, we will display the new burgee in the boathouse and post the picture of you making the exchange on 10 a dedicated page on our website. Become part of this 11 Yacht Club Burgees fun, new SYC tradition. Here 1 Royal Hong Kong are pictures since we began Mr. Mrs. Richard Nutter the exchanges last year. 2 Waikiki Hope to see your photo in Richard Outten 3 Royal Brighton the next Cove’er! Sherif Michael 12 4 Dubai Sherif Michael Stillwater Yacht Club 5 Royal Melbourne 2013 Officers & Directors Sherif Michael 13 6 Capital, D.C. Commodore: Richard Outten Sherif Michael Vice Commodore: Jeff Cuskey 7 Campagnia della Rear Commodore: Sherif Michael Vela, Jim Fuqua Staff Commodore: James Fuqua 8 Smyrna Secretary: Peter Baldwin Kay Sullivan Treasurer: David Gellatly 9 Chicago at SYC Port Captain: Charles Kurtmen 14 Peter Baldwin Fleet Captain: Richard Clark 10 Oracle Team USA Fleet Surgeon: Richard Dauphine, MD at SYC Richard Outten Directors: Bon Abercrombie 11 Seal Beach Robert Beck 16 Richard Outten Mark Byrne 12 Annapolis Tad Church John Pfeffeir Dick George 13 Heidelberg 15 Debbie Jett Sherif Michael Paul Kandler, MD 14 Monaco Kevin Larkin Jim Fuqua John Pfeiffer 15 Newport Harbor Terry Russey Kay Sullivan 16 Long Beach at SYC Kay Sullivan Richard Outten Newsletter Design & Graphics - Mary Wiltse Design