View from the Bridge to Cap It Off and We Thank Them for Their Hospitality
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
★ MBYC hosted a boat parade and small boat races View From the Bridge to cap it off and we thank them for their hospitality. The Hobie Fleet 259 annual races were on our clubs horizon both days. Thanks to those who helped. by Barry Stewart, Much is happening, with more yards of the Avila Commodore pier being open, and a path to fundraising some of the repair funds now in place. All the while this was happening both Club boat committees were active. The Small boat committee strived for renewal of hoy SLYC. the small boat “Wave” program. AThank you all who made our 82nd SLYC Opening Day “hap- Meanwhile, our Flagship “SLO Sloop” committee pen” by attendance, staffing and preparation. finally located, surveyed, sea trialed and committed Things seem to have gone reasonably well, and we are ready to sail to purchase a 30 foot Catalina “Mark 3” for the into the 2019 boating season. clubs recreational flagship sailing program. Stay The proper invocations, dedications, tuned for more details as the boat will invitations, certification and signals have be prepped for club use and brought to been given. home waters as circumstances permit. Our new flag members were Also please be generous in your introduced to the club and many awards support of future programs and events and recognitions were given. that bring more secure, convenient and Bill and Jean Dyer were made comfortable sailing to our homeport. “honorary life members”, and “SLO Sloop” will eventually be retired proclamations were made. Thanks and our club activities will get a to Vice Commodore Jim Gilletly for “second wind”. Watch Scuttlebutt email attending to the vital details of the event. notices and future Foghorn articles Thanks to my Brother, Flag member for details. Jeff Stewart (center photo) for being Special thanks to the “Flagship” good sport and enacting the “King of Committee member Marty Fuller and the Sea” welcoming skit. Staff Commodore Darrel Rundstrom And again special thanks to my Mom, for performing the sea trial and Flag member Nancy Stewart, for keeping attending to the survey, haul out, sea our family active at slyc for over six trial and update reports to board and decades. committee. The Boat Master might be Morro Bay Yacht Club opened the calling on some of you to sand, paint, next day, with a representative group of varnish, wax, or stitch, shuttle, train, Flag and Board members in attendance. crew or loan something in preparation. Details are still being sorted out at press time. May 2019 Volume 72 Number 5 Salmon season is open, rockfish are abundant, and if you get out, chances of success are good. View From the Bridge .......... 1 Hobie Days Regatta ..............5 See you on the water and at the Club. Vice Views .....................2 From the Directors ...............6 Nautically yours, Sr. Staff Commodore Report .......2 Event Calendars ..............7-8 – Barry h Rear Commodore Report ..........3 Bar Hosts/OD Schedule .........9 Fleet News .....................4 For Sale/Business Advertising ..11 The San Luis Yacht Club · 443 Front Street, Avila Beach · “At the foot of the Avila Pier” P.O. Box 247, Avila Beach, CA 93424 · 805.595.2017 · www.slyc.org Vice Views by Jim Gilletly, Vice Commodore hoy Fellow SLYC Members! A On Saturday, April 13th, the SLYC celebrated it’s 82nd Opening Day Ceremony! We had a full house with standing room only. Our Lovely Welcoming Committee: (L to R) Director Colleen Lipanovich, Cruising Captain Lettie Fuller, and Secretary Kristin Rasmussen. Club to his oceanic domain. Plenty of awards were presented and I’d like to thank the recipients, Jesper and Sandra Nielsen, Kathleen O’Neill, Marty Fuller, Bill and Jean Dyer, Steve Dahl, Sylvia Dodd, Bill Thoma, and John Roffoni for their exceptional service to the Club. And…of course, a shout out to Rick Bertram for leading the way with the most nautical miles sailed this past year. A full house for the SLYC’s 2019 Opening Day! Led by Commodore Barry Stewart, our 2019 Opening Day Ceremony and Celebration was a wonderful event and The weather was sunny and warm. It was a perfect day! enjoyed by all! We had an incredible array of hors d’oeuvres provided In conclusion, I’d like to thank all of you who have signed by Debbie Collins-Johnson and the wonderful live music of up to volunteer. We’ve had a great response, so far, but there the Driftwood Brothers. We had several dignitaries present are still future volunteer positions to fill. So, please help including SLO County Sheriff, Ian Parkinson, members of the Club by getting involved. If you need assistance with several Avila Beach and Port San Luis Organizations, and signing up or have questions on what spots needing to be visiting Commodores representing 5 Yacht Clubs, from Morro filled, please contact me at [email protected] or call Bay to Long Beach. We were also graced with the appearance me at 805-235-2279. our special guest, Neptune (Jeff Stewart), who welcomed our See you at the Club or on the water. —Jim h Sr. Staff Commodore Sandy and Val Gillespie showing-up both times to help. Iris Report and Richard Strachen came with their pals too. Since it was by Mary Matakovich, Sr. Staff Commodore hoy! A What an exciting April we had starting with our partnership with the Avila Beach Civic Association hosting the annual Easter Egg Hunt. We were responsible to fill 1,000 eggs with “good” candy for the kids to find in the field adjacent to the community center. Thanks to our very cooperative membership at two Friday Socials we were able to stuff 500 per night in a very short amount of time. Our members are great Iris and Richard Strachan (far right) brought their buddies to finish-off the club’s sports when it comes to community activities. Thanks goes to Easter Egg stuffing of 1000 eggs for the Avila Beach Civic Association egg hunt. 2 Opening Day at the same time as the egg hunt, we were not able to attend. Looking forward to next year’s. Our Friday Social was a very pleasurable evening, eggs and all. Chef/Member Tina Radovich and her Crew provided a very delightful table of appetizers. Along with Quartermaster Jana Barter (2nd from the right) and Crew: husband Graham, all of this fun, Kate and Mark Corella (far left) and Jill and Mike Nunno (center) prepare our Quartermaster new clothing line for sale. Looking sharp in 2019! Jana Barter and Crew prepared the clubhouse with our Filippo have been elected as members to the non-profit Chef Tina Radovich (third from the left) and Crew: new line of clothing. Friends of Avila Pier. Tom is the president and Ron is husband Scott, Kelly Boland and Craig Bernard We are very lucky the treasurer. The Board is now meeting to confirm their (far left) made our Friday Social special, cake on a to have such a mission and set their approach to helping the Harbor platform with all the trimmings. professional group District rehabilitate the pier. As of this Foghorn printing, to continually the pier is now open to Bent 58 which gives the public twice provide us with the top-of- as much walking space. The Harbor District’s goal now is the-line attire. to fix the remainder of the pier and have it all accessible to Then, of course our the public. This will take time and funds to make it all work. Opening Day was a terrific Finally, it is my responsibility as the Senior Staff success which you will Commodore to develop a Nominating Committee made-up have read about in our of past Commodores with the charge to put together a slate Commodores’ articles. A of officers for 2020. I will be presenting our committee to huge feature of the day was the Board for approval in August with the goal to present the appetizer table Chef/ the slate at the September Board meeting. Please if you Member Debbie Collins- are interested in serving on the Board, talk to the current Johnson presented for the officers, and read our Constitution, which is printed in our over 100 members attending directory as it delineates what the Board positions entail. the event. It was quite a treat I am certainly available to assist you in anyway I can to on top of a beautiful day realize a Board position. It is a most rewarding experience. Chef Debbie Collins-Johnson pres- and ceremony. Always at your service! ents our club members a table to I’m pleased to announce – Mary remember at Opening Day. that members: Tom Swem, h Ron Pigeon and Ken San and shiny. A Big Thanks goes out to all them came out and Rear Commodore lent a hand! Report In the process of cleanup day and some special assignments, we repaired the deck railing under the plexiglass, painted the deck railings, installed new custom stainless steel angle bar by Mike Davis, as plexiglass stops (Thanks Steve Dahl and Marty Fuller!), Colleen Lipanovich, Director, Rear Commodore installed a new front door deadbolt (Thanks Barry!) and SLYC liquor room door knob (Thanks Bill!), painted the fire place with heat resistance paint (Thanks Tim and Susan Waag!), ello SLYC Family! painted liquor room shelves (Thanks Bill Dyer!), installed H It was heartwarming to see such a large group of painted wall boards for the office and installed new board 30 plus people come out for Cleanup Day this year for member metal hanging folders/Fire Sprinkler Heads Box, the purpose of making the yacht club a better place.