May/June 2019 Issue
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May/June 2019 ENCINAL YACHT CLUB SOUNDINGS What’s Inside! -VP Report -Commodore’s Report -Junior Sailing -House Report -Pool Info -VC Report/J22 Charter -GM Report -SB Cruise Out -Summer Hours 2019 Master Mariners Kentucky Derby Party 1 EYC Management 2018-2019 Board of Directors Encinal Yacht Club President Charlie Thome Established 1890 FromSr. Vice EYC President Vice PresidentFred Rutledge 1251 Pacific Marina Vice President Rodney Pimentel Alameda, CA 94501 Treasurer Mike Gorman Office (510) 522-3272 FredCommodore Rutledge Theo Rohr Vice Commodore Ted Floyd www.encinal.org Rear Commodore Jens Jensen Director Michael Andrews Policies Director Cindy Wondolleck Soundings will be published bimonthly. Submissions Director Michelle Shaffer will be handled with reasonable care, but no liability is Director Anna Christensen assumed for them. All articles are subject to editing for Committee Chair Persons content and space consideration. Permissions: Material in this publication may not be Membership Mark Sneddon reproduced in any form without permission directed to Marketing Meg Sneddon the Editor. Finance Rick Webb Deadline: Articles and photographs are due by the Boat Yard Theo Rohr 20th of the month prior to publication. Late submissions Building & Grounds Tim Eaker cannot be assured of publication. Articles may be House Stacy Paluch dropped off or faxed to the Club, or emailed to the Youth Grace Hess soundings Editor Cindy Wondolleck at soundings@ Junior Sailing Barb Grove encinal.org Long Range Planning Jim Vickers Nominating Mike Scheck Gardening David Weidner Staff General Manager/COO Curtis Lew Appointed Officers Member Service Coordinator Omta Toma Controller Lori Bateman Port Captain Kim Arrivee Executive Chefs Geo Rodriguez Cruise Captain Ed Lecco Manny Rodriguez Small Boat Fleet Captain John Hansen Junior Sailing Director Mike Scott Power Boat Fleet Captain Asst. Junior Sailing Director Ellie Glenn & Safety Officer Tony Shaffer Member Liason Vern Bendsen Office Hours Club Counsel John Baum Wednesday-Sunday ......................... 9:00am-5:00pm Soundings Editor Cindy Wondolleck Web Master Don Ahrens 1890 Summer Dining Hours Club Curator Leslie Anderson Thursday........................................... 11:30pm-8:30pm Fridays .............................................. 11:30am-9:00pm PICYA Delegates Linda Bendsen Saturdays ......................................... 11:30am-8:30pm Fred Rutledge Sundays.............................................10:30am-8:30pm Tony Shaffer Summer Season Lounge Hours Staff Commodore Chris Anderson Thursday........................................... 11:30-10:00pm Secretary Jeri Hayes Friday................................................ 11:30am-11:00pm Showcase/Ship Store Anita Mahoney Saturday ........................................... 11:30am-10:00pm Edie Herro Sunday ............................................. 10:00am-9:00pm 2 From EYC Vice President Rodney Pimentel Spring is here, the sun in our dining room. All the mothers were is out, and the rain has treated to a complementary rose and lots of stopped for the most champagne. part. The club has been We had a fantastic Luau on May 18th. The buzzing with activity as party was originally scheduled to be Pool we ramp up for summer. side at our new Tiki Bar, but the last of polar As the days get longer vortex descended on Alameda just before and the weather gets the event. Not to worry, Stacy Paluch did a warmer, we are looking fabulous job shifting the event to the dining forward to lots of pool room where the Mia Tai’s still flowed. We activity. had a very special performance from the I hope all of you have seen and been able Halau Makana Polynesian dancers from to enjoy our new Tiki Bar. Thanks again to Alameda. Kevin Clark for spearheading the project, Your Presidency has been busy this year and Mary McGrath for her design skills, and updating the Employee Handbook and all the other member that helped with the Standing Rules and Policies. The latest construction. We are looking forward to version of the Standing Rules and Policies several poolside celebrations this summer. has been posted to our web site. Our Goal Mother’s Day was celebrated on May 12 is to also update the Bylaws and Club Roster with two full seatings. Chef Manny did a before the end of the year. truly outstanding job with the food and has Looking forward to seeing you at the Club! created a constant high-quality experience Tiki Bar Opening! 3 From EYC Commodore Theo Rohr Encinal Yacht Club added epic conditions and smashed previous elapsed another exciting chapter time records on an exciting ride down the to its long tradition of central coast of California. Read more about From EYC Viceoffshore President sailboat racing it here. (If you haven’t been to the CORW site with this year’s California already go check it out for results and some Fred RutledgeOffshore Race Week. really good stories about this event.) On and off the race Many thanks to our Spinnaker Cup Race course, EYC members Committee: PRO Charles Hodgkins (GGYC), participated in every leg Dave Blumhorst, Jean DuPreez (MPYC), Jens of this 200 mile race from Jensen, George Bean, Ken Popplewell and San Francisco to San Lisa Rohr for starting the regatta off smoothly, Diego and I couldn’t be more impressed and sending 40 boats out the Gate and down to proud of the commitment and spirit of Team Monterey. I also want to shout out to our EYC EYC. superfans, Kim and George Bean and Ken and The California Offshore Race Week (CORW) Marianne Popplewell who drove all the way is a multi-leg race down the California coast, down the coast to cheer and support our EYC requiring collaboration between four yacht competitors from the Monterey and Santa clubs: EYC, Monterey Peninsula YC, Santa Barbara Yacht Clubs. Cheers to all of you! Barbara YC and San Diego YC. Over the last Lastly, huge props to the true EYC star, Vice 4 years, it’s evolved into a premier California Commodore Teddy “GoodTime” Floyd, who offshore event, providing some of the most not only worked tirelessly as our event chair challenging racing on the west coast. Back for CORW but also worked tirelessly preparing in 2015, Staff Commodore Jim Vickers and racing on Azure! reimagined the race (on the back a napkin) with Santa Barbara YC Commodore, Bill Guilfoyle. Their ideas reinvigorated the race and each year, CORW has grown and refined. After years of co-hosting the Coastal Cup (leg #2 from Monterey to SB), this year EYC also co-hosted the Spinnaker Cup (leg #1 from SF to Monterey) along with MPYC. Congratulations to our great hometown offshore skippers Rebecca Hinden (and Bombora crew: Ashley Hobson and Julia Paxton) and Rodney Pimentel (and Azure crew: Ted Floyd, Ellie Glenn, Tony Shaffer, I want to salute and congratulate and Thank Jim Vickers and Thad Wozniak) and also to everyone who was involved this year and just EYC’s John Hansen aboard Dave MacEwen’s say lets do it again next year! Lucky Duck. The Coastal Cup racers saw some 4 From EYC General Manager Curtis Lew We had a great Easter Mother’s Day event could not have been event with 125 better with 120 attending. All moms received attending this great a red rose. A great thank you to Manny and event! A visit from his staff for putting on a great meal and great the Easter bunny was service. a favorite with our Luau – The Coastal Cup Race Transpac juniors. 2019 send off was a great event. Over 50 The Kentucky Derby participated in this send off. Hawaiian Fundraiser event dancers from Alameda called, “Halau Makana” was a success! A performed and blessed two boats in this race: great thank you goes to Cindy Wondolleck, Azure and Highlander. Jesse Cooke, & Stacy Paluch, who organized Good luck! the event. Forty one participated in the wild Master Mariners Kentucky Derby finish and we cannot forget 2019: Over 200 sailors the Bourbon tasting along with Manny’s food enjoyed a great dinner selections that were appropriate for the event. buffet after the race. A Proceeds go to our Lipton Cup team. Thanks great thank you our to Dayna and Ivan who made delicious mint own Chuck Wetteroth juleps who quenched everyone’s thirst! Lastly, (Staff Commodore, Port we cannot forget about the hat contest! Many Captain, etc) for helping women and even some men wore great looking with this event as well hats for the occasion! as Terry Klaus, former EYC member for 25 years, who organized this event for the past 20+ years…and still sailing for 42 years! By the way, Terry’s daughter, Lindsey, went through our Junior Sailing program and now skippers the Brigadoon boat. Congratulations to the Big Schooner Division – Gaslight boat for winning! Music by Alameda’s “And That’s Jazz” band performed in the Mike Scheck and his Group with Tony afternoon as boats were coming in. This band Oliver performed live and WOWED the has played here for the past 17 years for this crowd on a recent Saturday night. Members event! After dinner, sailors danced the night were singing alongside the band with tunes away to the live band, JD & Company, who has such as “Sweet Caroline” and “Margaritaville.” performed here the past 4 years. We look forward to having them back! Mike is always looking for musicians so if you play an instrument, please email Mike at: [email protected] 5 From EYC General Manager Curtis Lew Save the Date: Friday, June 21st from 6 Member Contact Information Needed: p.m. to 8 p.m., Furthermore Winery will If you or your spouse is currently not be here for a wine tasting event! These high receiving our weekly email updates (Signal Fromend wines EYC paired Vicewith some President great cheeses Flag), membership statements, or any other and hors d’oeuvres (prepared by Manny) club communications, please contact our Fredshould Rutledge not be missed.