June 2015 Georgiana Slough June 19-21, 2015

In this issue...

Monthly Reports Executive Board Summer Solstice Cruise

Upcoming Events July 18 Land Meeting August Delta Floats Cruise September Circle Cruise

Commodore Ken Humphrey Vice Commodore Susan Halling Rear Commodore 2015 Shelia Kelly SRBCNC Secretary Elaine Lewis EXECUTIVE Treasurer OFFICERS Shirley Burror The QUIET HAILER more online at www.srbcnc.org

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2015 Calendar of Events Date Cruises & Events Location Leader Crew Jan 24 Change of Watch Pittsburg YC Humphrey Feb 13-15 Sweetheart Cruise Willow Berm Higgins Curley, Rasler, Overose, Lewis Mar 13-15 Before St. Patrick’s Day Marina West YC Tremain’s Hands, Vineyards Apr 24-26 Same As It Ever Was Grindstone Joe’s Ken Humphrey Kelly, Hand, Vinyard, Calvino May 22-25 Memorial Day Mildred Palomino’s Salzman, Kelly, Humphrey Jun 19-21 Summer Solstice Lost Slough Rasler’s Calvin, Kelly, Hand, Phillips Jul 3-5 4th of July Mandeville Hallings Heller, Jensen, Hand, Kelly, Burger Jul 31 – Aug 1&2 August Float Cruise Little Mandeville Burger Hand Sep 4-7 Circle of Fun Mildred Kelly’s Circle Crew Sep 12-19 Bay Cruise SF Bay Heller Lewis, Torres, Burger, Salzman Oct 9-10 Commodore’s Mystery ??? Humphrey Hand, Calvino, Kelly, Vinyard Oct 30 – Nov 1 Halloween Stockton Yacht Club Palomino Kelly, Humphrey, Rasler Nov 26-29 Thanksgiving Cruise Village West Lewis & Kelly Overose Dec 31 - Jan 1 New Year’s Cruise Marina West YC Tremain’s & Dretzka’s

2015 General Meetings Jan Pittsburg YC 1/24 May Mildred Island 5/24 Sep Mildred Island 9/7 Feb Willow Berm 2/14 June Lost Slough 6/20 Oct Mystery Cruise 10/31 Mar Marina West YC 3/14 July Perry’s 7/18 Nov ? Roast ? ? Apr Grindstone Joe’s 4/25 Aug Little Mandeville 8/1 Dec Marina West 1/1

Sea Ray Boat Club of Northern 2014 Officers & Directors Commodore...... Ken Humphrey Public Relations...... Dave Heller Vice Commodore...... Susan Halling Ed & Tech...... Steve Salzman Rear Commodore...... Shelia Kelly Programs & Meetings...... Betty Calvin Immed. Past Commodore...... Sue Vinyard Editor...... Suze Burger Secretary...... Elaine Lewis Web Master...... Tom Jones Treasurer...... Shirley Burror PICYA Delegate...... Roy Vinyard Cruises...... Tina Hand Storekeeper...... Debbie Kleppe Membership...... Jude Miller

This Months Photo Credits Bruce Curley, Sue Vinyard, Jack & Elaine Lewis, Have a Sea Ray? Join the fun!... Ken Humphrey Sea Ray boat owners are eligible to join. SRBCNC is a cruising club whose members keep their boats throughout the SF Bay and Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta with cruises taking place throughout the delta. Membership information may be obtained by contacting our Membership Director Jude Miller Sea Ray Boat Club of Northern California at [email protected] or download an application from Attn: Suze Burger, Editor www.srbcnc.org. P.O. Box 722, Isleton, CA 95641-0722 Interested in advertising with us? Email: [email protected] Rates and information may be obtained by contacting our Public Relations Director Dave Heller at [email protected]. The Sea Ray Boat Club of Northern California is not associated with Have a story to submit? Sea Ray Corporation, a subsidiary of Brunswick Corporation, Newsletter articles should be emailed directly to . any of it’s subsidiaries, holdings, or dealers. [email protected] 2015 All rights reserved. No duplication without prior authorization.

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You will need: 4 Fenders At 8”dia. For boats under 35 ft; SAVE THE DATE 10” for larger boats 1 Stern Line 10’-15’ for all boats Sept. 4-7 2015 2 spring Lines 30’ min. for boats under 35 ft; 40’ for larger boats 22nd Annual 1 Bow line 20’min. for boats under 35ft; 30-35’ for larger boats CIRCLE OF FUN Bow anchor 120’ min. of line or 100’chain Be sure you have checked all systems & supplies, we are on the hook for the next 5 months. Cheers, Rear commodore p4 more online at www.srbcnc.org The QUIET HAILER

From the Bridge Commodore KEN HUMPHREY

printed “thank you cards” start contacting the that Sue Halling created Department of Boating for us. I will make a point and Waterways when we of leaving a card whenever see hyacinth so it can be I pay for food or service reported. You can call 888- from our advertisers. I 326-2822 or email ais@ used to keep the cards parks.ca.gov. Also email on Plan B but will carry Gary Rogers who can a couple on me and report it for you at gary. leave a few in our cars rogers@deltaweedwatch. Time fl ies, doesn’t it? Think so I have no excuses. com or text to 559-318- about it, by the time this Don’t assume the owner 0721. Provide pictures and edition of the Hailer is out, of the establishment location when making it will be July and 2015 understands you are part contact with either will be half over! It’s also of the SRBCNC group resource. hard to believe that Kathy when you pay your bill! My helpful link this month and I have been members Our advertisers help pay is for a product that is said of the SRBCNC for over 5 for the Hailer so show our to restore cloudy isinglass. years now! Most surprising support and frequent their I plan on purchasing some is that our granddaughter establishments and leave a and trying it on some Kendra has headed off to SRBCNC card to let them lightly scratched panels so basic training for the U.S. know you were there. I’ll report back on how it Navy! Kathy and I are so The hyacinth is blooming worked. It’s supposed to proud of her decision to so we will start collecting even work on Strataglass join the Navy and of the fl owers and invite which is what we have on woman she is becoming. everyone to do the same. I Plan B. My only question is what plan on keeping a garbage http://eisenshine.com/ happened to our little girl? bag that we will constantly Time fl ies... refi ll with blooms to try Until the lines are untied again, Summer is in full bloom and accumulate as many and it was reiterated to as possible. I am also Ken frequent our advertisers hoping to get a group during the Solstice Cruise of dinghys out on the meetings. I am guilty 4th of July for a picking of not handing out our party! We all need to

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From the Wheel Vice Commodore SUE HALLING

Tender constructed. She Facility, , CA; was commissioned the known to us locals as USCGC Fir (WAGL 212) 1 the moth ball fleet. On October, 1940. April 27, 1992 Fir was In October 1951 she was placed on the National re-powered from steam Register of Historical to diesel. She was the last Places and designated a American steam powered Historic Landmark. She tender to be dieselized. was transferred to the During WWll she was Liberty Maritime Museum, Sacramento on September I so look forward to the placed under the direction of the Navy, painted grey 30, 2002. She was moored SRBCNC monthly cruises; on the Sacramento but cruising on off cruise and patrolled the coastal waters of and River on the eastern or weekends is also very Sacramento County side fun! We went out to the Washington. Later she returned to her buoy and of the river across from second bedrooms for Rio Vista. an off weekend cruise. lighthouse maintenance We ended up with 5 mission. On May 27, 1988, In November 2007, Fir boats. We decided to the Fir became the Coast was put up for sale at an dinghy over to Herman Guard’s oldest cutter and asking price $95,000. May & Helen’s to see how was designated “Queen 2008 she was sold, towed the place had changed. of the Fleet”. She was to Pier 38 in It’s very sad to see the given gold hull numbers to and later towed to her place all shut down, very designate this distinction. present spot in Herman & few boats, the gas tanks Fir was decommissioned Helens and as of May 26, were all padlocked shut, on October 1, 1991, 2014 Fir is listed for sale the restaurant and store one year after her 50 at US$360,000. A little bit boarded up and the birthday; and remained of maritime history in our water hyacinth filled the in the area trying backyard. dilapidated slips. to become a floating Vice Commodore standing At the end of the marina museum. When this by on 71… are 4 old ships. Guess attempt failed she Susan it’s the moth ball fleet was transferred to the of the Delta. My photos Maritime Administration below are the bow and stern of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Fir. She was a lighthouse and buoy tender for the Pacific Northwest. Although launched under the U.S. Lighthouse Service, the vessel was completed under the U.S. Coast Guard, making her the last U.S. Lighthouse Service

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From the Deck Rear Commodore SHELIA KELLY

a planet’s semi-axis, the notion of a solstice in either northern or day. The term midsummer southern hemispheres. is used to refer to the day Earth’s maximum axial tilt on which solstice occurs. toward the Sun is 23° 26’. The summer solstice day This happens twice each has the longest period of year, at which times the daylight. We were lucky Sun reaches its highest enough to enjoy it in a position in the sky as seen place of beauty, fun, & from the north or the history. South Pole. The summer The Georgiana Slough Thanks to the Raslers solstice occurs during a was first used by & their crew! We had a hemisphere’s summer. steamboats in the 19th great time at the Solstice; Depending on the shift of century as a shortcut from the handmade the calendar, the summer between Sacramento wisteria dragonflies to solstice occurs sometime & Stockton. It is named the beautiful, rhythmic & between June 20 and after the Georgiana, the colorful sun goddess ritual, June 22 in the northern first steamboat to use the surrounded by stellar flags. hemisphere and between route in April 1850. So next We cleansed & purified December 20 and time you are motoring our souls then enjoyed December 23 each year in along the Georgiana think amazing food made with the southern hemisphere. about the steamboats love from our friends The same dates in the back in the day. They along with beautiful & opposite hemisphere thought the Hyacinth was tasty sunrise beverages. are referred to as the a pretty floating garden. These were an icy delight winter solstice. When on Yes the Hyacinth has to a warm & wonderful a geographic pole, the a beautiful but deadly day. Don & Debbie were Sun reaches its greatest flower. Cut off the flower, so gracious to share their height, the moment of throw in the garbage this paradise with us. Let us solstice, it can be noon is where the seeds come hope they don’t regret only along that longitude from. Any floating gardens having us. I heard lots of which at that moment lies contact DBW888-326- talk about “returning to in the direction of the Sun 2822/[email protected]. this spot again”. from the pole. For other longitudes, it is not noon. Cheers, The summer solstice Noon has either passed Shelia occurs when the tilt of or has yet to come. Hence

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Ed & Tech Director Steve Salzman

(ESD), for people who go By clamping the shore in the water, around docks, power cable (all of the particularly in fresh water. conductors together) one How so? can determine if all of the If a boat is leaking AC into current going in from the the water, that current hot lead (black), is coming will find a path back to back out from the neutral the source. The source is or safety lead (white or probably the transformer green). This is the nature on shore; the return path of AC. If the reading is not A couple of weeks is any metal in the water zero, current is leaking into ago, while looking for (hull, propeller, shaft, the water. It is the only a replacement battery swim ladder, etc.). Fresh other place it can go. If the charger for ALEXA IV, I water is less conductive reading is 100 milliamps came across an American than salt water, and if a or greater, you have a Boat and Yacht Council person is between the serious issue with your AC (ABYC) video that source and the point of AC electrical system and you grabbed my attention. leakage, they will be the should disconnect shore It deals mainly with an path of least resistance. power and consult with electrical safety issue The amount of current and ABYC certified marine regarding boats connected flow through the body electrician. If it is less than to shore power. If there is depends on the person, 100 milliamps, but not an electrical system fault the proximity of the zero, it is still considered and a problem with the person to the point of dangerous and should be boat’s safety ground, it is leakage and the amount investigated immediately. possible for alternating of current leaking into I recommend that all current (AC) to leak into the water. As little as boaters view the ABYC the water. It may be of one tenth of an ampere presentation for a more more concern to us who of AC can paralyze the complete explanation keep our boats in fresh heart muscle. A person of the issue, how to test water, like we have in in such a situation is not your boat and ways to the Delta, than boats electrocuted, per se, but prevent current leakage berthed in salt water. succumbs to ESD due to into the water in the event Stray electrical current muscle paralysis. your boat develops an AC in salt water is really bad system problem. It may for galvanic corrosion. It There is a very simple test save a life. wreaks havoc on precious that can determine if a metals, like props, shafts, boat is leaking current into The ABYC presentation struts, etc., if bonding the water. It is performed can be found at: https:// systems and zincs are not with an AC clamp meter. www.youtube.com/ properly maintained. But These are generally watch?v=07-s_mdEPbO there is a far more serious used to determine the See you down river. problem to consider, and amount of AC flowing that is the potential for through the hot lead to Steve Electric Shock Drowning, an electrical component.

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SKIPPERS 07/01 Peter MOORE 07/02 Jack LEWIS 07/10 Doug MURRAY 07/11 Jim CUPPLES 07/13 Jan LUCAS 07/14 Tom JONES 07/16 Wally CALDWELL 07/17 Bruce CURLEY 07/20 Keith KLEPPE 07/21 John FIELD MATES 07/06 Sue HALLING 07/07 Judy DRETZKA 07/09 Melissa SCULLY 07/11 Sue VINYARD 07/12 Kathleen MOORE 07/19 Judee MYERS 07/24 Thea SHEPARD

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PICYA Delegate ROY VINYARD

WOW! Water is amazing waterways. While it may and many people take seem inconvenient to send it for granted until we letters or emails to our are at risk of not having representatives, time and any. When you think of time again, the powers all the uses for water, it that be, have changed can be boggling to the their course as a result of mind! First and foremost, the people’s concerns. we need water to live. PICYA is also doing their As boaters we enjoy the part to support boaters. Water - “a colorless, water for swimming, Clubs all over the Delta transparent, odorless, floating, and cruising! and Bay are hosting tasteless liquid that forms As responsible citizens events and you are the seas, lakes, rivers, and of this earth, we need welcome to join any and rain and is the basis of the to remember to do our all that sound interesting. fluids of living organisms. part to take care of this As always, the Wheelchair valuable resource. As Water is a compound of Regatta will be held at the you know, there are many end of September. This oxygen and hydrogen organizations that are (chem. formula: H 2O) with is a great day that brings working to protect our joy to so many veterans, highly distinctive physical local waterways. Restore and chemical properties: but needs lots of help to the Delta is one resource make it happen. College it is able to dissolve many that sends regular updates other substances; its solid scholarships are also on what is happening available. Be sure to check form (ice) is less dense in the Delta and keeps than the liquid form; its the PICYA website for all subscribers current on the latest information. boiling point, viscosity, the latest information and surface tension are regarding the Governor’s In His Time, unusually high for its plans for building Roy molecular weight, and it is tunnels as well as other partially dissociated into legislation that directly hydrogen and hydroxyl impacts our beautiful ions.”

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