SEQUOIA SCOPE Sequoia Yacht Club August 2011 Redwood City, CA
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SEQUOIA SCOPE Sequoia Yacht Club August 2011 Redwood City, CA Th e SYC Turkey MegaCruise at Dalyan, on the reconstructed fountain in the ruins of the ancient Greek town of Kaunos Photo by Tod Klingler Sequoia Yacht Club 2011 Roster 441 Seaport Court, Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 361-9472 www.SequoiaYC.org Flag Offi cers: Newsletter: Commodore Deb Blackmore, Editor (650) 796-5373 Th is Month At A Glance Joseph Curtis (650) 416-4129 Carole Bumpus, Ed. Asst. (650) 587-9003 Vice Commodore Sheila Jones, Photos (408) 738-0524 8/2 Delta Party 8/3 Wednesday Cards Kate Humphreys (650) 941-9303 Jerry Jones, Circulation (408) 738-0524 8/4 Th ursday Dinghy Sailing Rear Commodore Larry Mayne, Advertising (650) 948-2204 8/12 Drop in Dinner Peter Blackmore (650) 799-1052 Sheila Jones, Roster (408) 738-0524 8/13 Morning Dinghy Sailing Staff Commodore House Activities: 8/13 Moonlight Marathon Race & OD Chair Club Steward 8/17 Wednesday Cards Byron Jacobs (650) 619-2503 Lina Reynolds (650) 619-0408 8/18 Dinghy Sailing Secretary Social Chairperson 8/19 Drop in Dinner Tod Klingler (650) 530-0577 Michele Hartman (408) 829-6068 8/26 Drop in Dinner 8/27 Deck Christening Party Treasurer Wednesday Lunch Winston Bumpus (650) 587-9003 Gaylord Van Dyne (650) 861-0591 9/3 Cruise Out: Halfmoon Bay Port Captain George Carr (650) 322-8392 9/6 Board Meeting Dan Lockwood (650) 619-9938 Drop In Dinners 9/7 Wednesday Lunch & Cards Directors Michele Hartman (408) 829-6068 9/9 DID & General Meeting Ted Hannig (650) 269-3020 Breakfasts 9/16 Western BBQ DID Brett Herr (650) 322-8042 Larry Mayne (650) 948-2204 9/17 Barth Race & Dinner Don Inouye (650) 363-1586 House Manager 9/21 Wednesday Lunch & Cards Grace Lowe (408) 267-1130 Dan Doud (408)996-1386 9/23 Friday Beer Can & DID 9/30 Sunset Cruise & DID Doug Murray (650) 703-6514 Rental Manager Tim Petersen (650) 969-1105 Joanne Wright (650) 591-4254 Bar Manager Key Functions: Ron Howard (916) 753-9322 Accounts and Offi ce Manager Fred Ganjei (650) 346-9799 Joanne Wright (650) 591-4254 Engraver Offi cer of the Day (OD) Risk Management Bob Stanfi eld (650) 948-2660 Roster Dennis Lowe (408) 267-1130 Haberdasher 8/6 Raymond Dawley Delegates Grace Lowe (650) 267-1130 8/7 David Wilson Larry Mayne (YRA) (650) 948-2204 Burgee & Trophy Monitor 8/13 Devid Wittencamp Peter Nardini (PICYA) (408) 248-1502 Peter Nardini (408) 248-1502 8/14 Roy Woolsey Fred Wydler (PICYA) (650) 851-8831 Nauti Girls & Buoys 8/20 Hal Wright 8/21 Robert Wright Membership Committee Deb Blackmore (650) 796-5373 8/27 Fred Wydler Jerry Jones (408) 738-0524 Ann McDonough (650) 424-8424 Ann McDonough (650) 424-8424 8/28 John Zolck Rick Gilmore (650) 593-5591 On Th e Water Activities: Beer Can Captain 9/3 Bernard Accristo Port Liaison 9/4 Joseph Allen Byron Jacobs (650) 619-2503 Steve Holmstrom (650) 400-8584 9/10 Karrie Allen Webmaster Redwood Cup Captain 9/11 Shannon Amerman Ann McDonough (650) 424-8424 Robin Weber (408) 221-7084 9/17 Ruth Anderson Network Manager Cruising Fleet Captain 9/18 Eric Anderson Stephan Wendl (408) 832-7050 9/24 Roberta Barnes Petra Gilmore (650) 796-5591 Calendar Manager 9/25 Pedro Barrantes Sailboat Fleet Captain John Graves (408) 735-1825 Publicity Manager Tim Petersen (650) 969-1105 Robin Weber (408) 221-7084 Powerboat Fleet Captain Membership Directory Sheila Jones (408) 738-0524 Sheila Jones (408) 738-0524 Junior Sailing Program Eric Anderson (650) 854-1048 Email Peter McCormick (408) 307-8527 articles to [email protected]. Check out club activities at www.SequoiaYC.org. 2 Commodore’s Report Vice Commodore’s Report Joseph Curtis Kate Humphreys No Report It has been a great month at Sequoia. Two major milestones Congratulations on our New Deck and to all were met this last month: the new deck is operational, and the those who built her! 2011 Mega Cruise to Turkey was a huge success! If you have not been by the club lately to see the new deck, then you really should make a point to come on down to the next event or just stop by to see how beautiful the new deck looks. Many, many hours of labor by our dedicated membership have really paid off . I do not have the SCOPE space to list everyone’s name who helped out because so many of you did. A big, big thanks to Jim Peterson for managing the Deck Committee and to Herb Huber for overseeing all the technical details. Just one note, as I write this, the deck is not 100% complete; it is usable. Th ere are still tasks that need attention, so when Jim puts out a call for volunteer work day, please make a point to come on down and help the club put the fi nishing touches on our beautiful deck. Six boats, 32 adults, and 2 kids made the over 7000 mile journey to just get to Turkey by many diff erent routes (including a few who arrived to Turkey by ferry from Greece), and then all converged on the Moorings base in Orhaniye on Saturday, July 2. Warm weather, good wind, and blue skies were had every day. Th e cruisers sailed back thru time as they explored ancient Carian and Lycian tombs, Hellenistic forts, Roman towns, Byzantine castles, and Ottoman forts. Th e group also got to experience the wide variety of ways to secure a boat: mooring balls, laid mooring lines and tying stern-to, dropping anchor and tying stern-to, and just plain ol’ dropping the anchor. We sampled wonderful examples of Turkish cuisine and were the recipients of Turkish hospitality at every stop. For me, some of the best memories are of sharing this adventure with my fellow Sequoia members. I’m sure that memories made on this trip will be fondly recalled many years to come. Th e beautiful fi nished product. 3 Rear Commodore’s Report America’s Cup Update Peter Blackmore Robin Weber Joseph ve Oya, On June 23rd, the head of America’s Cup Race Management, Ian Murray, was interviewed by Sailing World Fantastik bir yelken icin tessekkur ederiz tatil. magazine and he described some major shifts in thinking Her sey cok iyi planlanmis. regarding the 34th America’s Cup. Here’s a brief summary. Ve esenlikler tesekkur ederiz! Too Much Too Soon: Th e original plan was to have eight Turkiye gert olaeaktir! regattas for the 45’ AC45’s followed by eight regattas for the 72’ AC72’s. Th ese regattas would be in sixteen diff erent In plain English, venues around the world, requiring a lot of learning, training “Thank you for a fantastic sailing holiday. and logistics for all the competitors. So the schedule was Everything was very well planned. changed and only three AC45 regattas have been announced. It could not have been better thanks to you. Th e fi rst AC45 regatta will begin in Cascais, Portugal on We will be back to Turkey!” August 6th, followed by Portsmouth, England and San Diego, with additional regattas venues and dates to be determined. It’s diffi cult to describe the warm welcome and great sailing that our SYC Mega Cruise group enjoyed on Rules Changes: Don’t all races begin with the starting line the Turkish Tourquoise Coast. perpendicular to the wind? Not the America’s Cup races! To make starts more exciting and TV-worthy, the starts will be across the wind. Th is means that most of the boats will We started off at the Moorings base at Orhaniye and reach the crosswind mark at the same time, followed by a found our sea legs with a brief afternoon sail to our long down wind leg to provide passing opportunities. Port/ overnight at Selimiye. We quickly learned that Buku Starboard rules aren’t gospel either – the inside boat has rights means “bay” and Limani means “harbor” as we plotted at the mark, regardless of which tack they are on. our courses for the next few days. Local Impact: Th e big news is that instead of starting the The water was deep and clear. The scenery was AC72 regatta world tour in July, 2012, all the AC72 training mountainous and majestic. We were spoiled for and racing will be here in San Francisco. Th is will simplify choice with all of the prime moorings and harborside logistics, reduce cost and give the teams more time to train. restaurants waiting to serve us. In Ian Murray’s words, “…. to do things properly we’ve had to modify the plan to what we can achieve .… the prudent decision was to move the 72’s back, concentrate them here On Days Two and Three we covered 25, then 31 in San Francisco, make the logistical operations substantially nautical miles to get to Ekincik, where we stayed at easier for all the teams, and work on our skills and circuit the aptly named, My Marina, where we tied up for racing on the 45’s”. a whole day of sightseeing at the ancient Greek and Roman ruins of Kaunos and the river side wall tombs If all this leaves you with more questions, you’re not alone. at Dalyan. Will America’s Cup racing really start in July 2013? You can count on the fact that there will be lots more changes! Then, we were off for two more brilliant tourquoise days to reach our departure port of Gocek.