July 2005 Official Publication of Alamitos Bay Yacht Club memorial day re g a tta 2005 Volume 78 • Number 7 by Chris Ericksen Photos by Rich Roberts ne hundred fifty one boats in seventeen divisions competed in the 2005 ABYC Memorial Day Regatta the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29. O The turnout was the largest for this regatta since 1981 and featured not only a total of 51 Naples Sabots but also 35 catamarans, the largest turnout for multihulls in recent memory. ABYC’s Memorial Day Regatta has replaced what was the Hurricane Gulch Regatta for the local Hobie Cat sailors, and so there were not only Hobie Tigers sailing in a combined Formula 18 catamaran fleet but also some vener- able Hobie 16’s, which are experiencing quite a renaissance. While ABYC members Jeff Newsome and Tom DeLong made the jump into Sixteen’s for the weekend, the winner was a team with a familiar last name: Alter. Jeff and Cody Alter won in the eleven-boat class invented by the legendary Hobie Alter while Newsome took third. The eleven Formula 18’s also saw some familiar names as Dan DeLave and Eileen Haubl took second to Keith and Kurt Christiansen among the 11 cats in the division. Even the top three A-Cats had familiar ABYC names: Pete Melvin topped the fleet ahead of Pease Glaser in second and Jay Glaser in third. On Alamitos Bay, there were five divisions of Naples Sabots. Current ABYC Club Champions Freddie and Fred Stevens were one-two in the Senior Sabots, but Fred IV carded five firsts in six races while Fred III won on a tiebreaker with Jane MacNaboe. Shane Young of ABYC sailed a hard-fought series in the 15-boat Junior Sabot A division to win ahead of three San Diego Yacht Club juniors. Sydney Bolger of ABYC was fifth. In the 11-boat Junior Sabot B division, ABYC’s Jack Jorgensen scored two wins but ended up a close third, only three points out of first and one point out of second. Robert Rice of ABYC won a tiebreaker against Patrick Snow of SDYC to take second place in the Junior Sabot C-1 division while brand new ABYC member Marissa Golison (daugh- ter of Jay and Jackie) won in the five-boat Junior Sabot C-3 division, just ahead of ABYC junior Savannah Robinson in second. One junior sailor deserves special mention. ABYC’s Lauren Bussey, sailing as a Junior Sabot B, swamped her boat on the final run before the beat to the finish on the last race of the regatta on Sunday. When a rescue whaler came over to offer assistance, she declined; and, while the whaler crew and most of the other spectators on the Bay watched, she unhooked her clew, brought the boat upright, bailed it dry enough to get back into, reattached the clew and finished the race—bailing all the while—to the ...continued page 6 inside sav e the date Commodore’s Comments ............................ 2 Sou’wester Deadline .................................. July 15 Manager’s Corner ........................................ 2 Adopt A Beach ........................................... July 16 Membership ................................................. 3 Catalina Cruise ................................... July 30 - 31 From the Pages of History ........................... 4 Junior Sabot Nationals .................... August 6 - 11 Clubhouse Remodeling Update .................. 5 O’Day ............................................. August 16 - 21 Junior Sailing ............................................... 7 Welcome New Members/Meeting ......... August 19 Regatta Photos ....................................... 8 - 9 Multihull Regatta ............................ August 27 - 28 Hails From the Fleets ................................. 10 Labor Day Regatta ...................... September 3 - 4 sou’wester • july 2005 • page 1 commodore’s comments s I write my report the Senior Sabot Nationals have just been completed and what a great turnout. We could not have asked for a better regatta. George and Margaret A Caddle did a fantastic job of organizing this event, and our club members took their share of trophies. The main outcome George wanted from this regatta was FUN and from what I saw, everyone had their share. July will be a very productive month with the start and finish of the much-needed work to the clubhouse’s second deck. Those of you that attended the June general meeting got to see and hear the plans for this work. There will be no activities on the second deck during July, but that does not mean we will not have lots of action on the patio and the ¼ deck; check out the calendar and come on down and enjoy the summer with your friends. Plans are being made for a great Summer Cruise on July 29-31 at the Isthmus. This will be the first time that Elaine and I will take part since we now have a boat that we can ‘party on’. The C20 just did not look too exciting to my better half. This is going to be a BIG one soooo don’t miss out! Merle Asper and Stephanie Munn can help you with a ride if you need one or jump on the Catalina Express and stay at the Banning House or Catalina Cabins. Give them a call if you need help. There is no July general meeting but we will be having Happy Hour every Friday night. Don’t forget to come to your club on Wednesday or Thursday night for a great dinner. Each week more and more members are finding out about the new menu and how great it is to be on our wonderful patio for a twilight dinner. Starting August 8 we are pleased to be hosting the Junior Sabot Nationals. We anticipate that there will up to 200 Juniors competing in this event. The regatta chairs are Bob Kirstine, Jane McNaboe and Director John Massey. Head to the club and check out the action. I want to send out a ‘special thank you’ to every one of those members who served as Officer of the Day at the club. This is a big help; it has been such a pleasure for me to see so many members who I have not seen for awhile down at the club making sure everything is running smoothly. When you get that call from Bill McDannel just say ‘yes’. Bill took on this job and he has seen to it that we have had someone ‘on duty’ every weekend. Great job Bill! See you at the club Ron Wood, Commodore manag er’s corner outh sailing, summer vacation, Fourth of July! July has hit us full force and we are celebrating the wonderful new sights and sounds of summer all around us. Brad Y and his youth program bring a much-needed shot of energy to our winter existence. He has outdone himself this year with at last count over 70 kids in the program. All of them are bundles of energy and the next generation of the club’s racing history! I also hope that you have noticed our new menu in the galley. We took a good long time to talk to members and test out items that seemed to be fresh and not do away with all of the tried and true items like Tri-tip that everyone kept asking for this winter. We have had plenty of failures in the process, but we have added new wraps, salads and sandwiches to the list and hope that you give us the needed feedback so that we can delete or add as we hear your requests. Our goal this summer and all year is to give you good consistent quality for the money. It has been a challenge with summer help and high school kids to get this done, but we have pulled together as a team and added new blood to assure that we can give you what you need to feel this is home. Have a safe and fun filled summer! Theresa Laird, Club Manager adopt a beach BEACHCOMBERS ALERT! JULY 16TH IS THE DAY! 9:00 TO 11:00 COME HAVE FUN WITH YOUR FELLOW CLUB MEMBERS AND CLEAN UP THE LOCAL BEACHES AFTER THE BIG HOLIDAY! WE SUPPLY THE COFFEE, DOUGHNUTS, WATER, BAGS, GLOVES AND PICK-UP STICKS. YOU SUPPLY THE ENERGY AND CLUB SPIRIT! COME JOIN US! THE ADOPT-A-BEACH COMMITTEE: Bard Heavens, Chairman, Cathy and Todd Smith, Carol Reynolds, Alaine and John Weiss, and Barbara Gabriel. DON’T FORGET: JULY 16TH! sou’wester •july 2005 • page 2 membership he Board of Directors at its June 16th meeting approved the following matters: Bill Uniack Sr., Bob Lane, Jeff and Mary Jane Wood, Teri and Don McKenna and T Edward Spotsky were approved for Regular Memberships. Mark Ryan was approved for a Junior Membership. Richard and Vicki Vaught and Becky Thompson were approved for posting for Regular Memberships. James “J.P.” Saunders was approved for posting for a junior Membership. At the June 17th General Meeting burgees were presented to nine new members. In our next August Membership Meeting it looks as though nine or ten more membership burgees will be presented. We are growing! The Membership Committee Carole and Bary Simmons Catherine Boomes, Dave Rustigan (old member) and Steve Rustigan Alex Vaught with Bob Bishop Bob and Cameron Summers Susan and Karl Anderson Niicholas Brulois and Tyler Noesen Bobby and Kathy Frazier new member welcoming meeting e have a large number of new members at ABYC and The Friday, August 19th General Membership Meeting will also be our NEW MEMBER WELCOMING MEETING. All new members and their families, and we do mean all Wnew members including Junior Members and their parents, brothers and sisters are warmly invited to come to the club Friday evening with the specific purposes of: • meeting many “experienced” members of the club, • understanding who does what at the club, • finding out what activities you can get involved in, • knowing what resources are available to you as a member, • making connections for racing, cruising and social activities.