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 , the largest turnout for 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 in a combined fleet but also some vener- able ’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 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 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. 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. We’re asking committee and fleet representatives to come and be prepared to explain and promote their activities. Come for cocktails, dinner, a brief General Membership and then a program focused on you the new members. We’ll have nametags for everyone. We’ll make it as easy as possible for you to ask questions, meet who you want to meet and feel at home at ABYC. If you’re new or even if you’ve been around for years, come and find out more about how to better enjoy your club. Cheers, Jim Bateman, Rear Commodore sou’wester • july 2005 • page 3 from the pag es of history

ummer sailing and the Summer Junior Program are features of the July SOU’WESTER’s that were reviewed for this Smonth’s report. THIRTY YEARS AGO: The 1975 Fourth of July Regatta was held on July 5 and 6, according to the July, 1975, SOU’WESTER. Twenty classes were invited. Outside classes invited included Cal 20 A and B, , Coronado 25, 470, , , National One Design, Tempest and two divisions of PHRF. Sailing outside was one division of ’s, no doubt toughening up for the Lido Nationals that would be sailed later in the summer. Also invited was a Small Boat Arbitrary division, the equivalent of today’s Portsmouth. Sailing in the bay was one class of Lido’s, one class of Lasers and several divisions of Naples Sabots. The entry fee was $3.00 for ocean classes, $2.00 for bay classes and $1.00 for Naples Sabots. As was the case in 2005, the Senior Sabot Nationals were held at ABYC in June of 1975. There were 71 entries. Alex Kimball of ABYC was second in the regatta. Bob Ware was in line to win the Over 40 division but disqualified himself in the last race, giving the title to George Sinks. Sid Exley ran the races, Henry Weiss was in charge of finishes, Jack Cook was Protest Chairman, Adra Kober did Registration and Betsy Ogilby was in charge of the steak dinner Saturday night. ABYC Juniors helped with dollies, including “Ann and Steve Bloemeke, the Fox children, Latham Bell and many others.” Evidently the Coronado 25 fleet was an active one-design racing fleet in 1975. Frankie Grover won the Coronado 25 Ladies Nationals at Santa Monica YC with Mike McDade and Rorvik Johnson as crew. Steve Moffett in MARAUDER won the Memorial Day Regatta ahead of Rod Ogilby in SEADLER and John Shelly in LOIS; Rod came back to win the June Regatta ahead of Dick Russell in STARLIGHT and Joe Wing in a no-named boat. Keith Dodson reports there is a new, smaller sailplan for Lasers: it is ideal for sailors from 90 to 140 pounds and is almost as fast upwind as the regular sail…Stan Sorensen won the Stan Miller Perpetual in C-15’s at the Memorial Day Regatta while Peter Gales beat nine other I-14’s to win in the same event…Commodore Ron Fox congratulated the Ladies’ Auxiliary for their great work “hanging baskets and flowers around the club”…John Weiss has completed his studies at USC and Roger Bloemeke passed the bar. TWENTY YEARS AGO: Awards were the big news in the July, 1985, SOU’WESTER: all the winners of ABYC perpetuals for the club year were listed. Mike Sentovich won the Sid Exley Junior Travel Trophy, Chris Redman won the Don L. Adams Trophy for outstanding sailing ability and sportsmanship and Todd Skenderian won the Frances Dixon Nason Perpetual as outstanding ABYC junior. Winners of various perpetuals included Mike Segerblom, Tom Lihan and Chris Raab of HHYC; Charlie Cummings won two Lido 14 perpetuals and Chuck Babcock and Stan Church each won others. Rod Ogilby won the John Hand Perpetual for winning the Keel Boat Fleet Picnic Race and the Holiday Series Perpetual for the best over PHRF performance in the Holiday Series Regattas while Jack Wills, Sr., won the Daily First Perpetual. Bernice Weiss won two trophies at Ladies’ Day. In the Lido Fleet, Fleet Captain Chris Ericksen presided over the “Funny Trophy” dinner. Kevin Ivey of HHYC won the hard-luck “Shark’s Teeth” trophy and the “Hot as a Pistol” trophy, the latter for winning the B fleet championship. Jan Jones was named “Martini Marilyn,” Bill and Nancy Moore received the “Loving Cup,” Jim LaFontaine got the Lamplighter trophy (last in most Twilight races, thereby requiring a lamp to find his way home) and Sid Exley got the “Hole in the Head” trophy for an unreported reason. Don Barrus was named “S.O.B.” for the year: Scourge of the Bay. The center spread was photos from Men’s Day 1985. In those days, ladies of the yacht club put on a skit related to the theme (which was “Star Wars”); the skit was usually risqué at best and often quite salacious. Among the ladies dancing were Sandy McDade and Laura Caley, and they are pictured. Another tradition was that the Vice Commodore would dress in drag and congratulate the winners: Tony Fallon, moustache and all, was “Princess Leia Orgasma” and is shown dancing as well. Ah, some traditions are best left to the past… Darren Rosenberg and Scott Ramsey advanced to the area semi-finals of the Bemis Trophy series in Laser II’s…new members included John and Susan Brennan with a Cal 20 and Allison Jolly and Mark Elliot with a C-15…the Olympic Classes Regatta was the first time our new barbecue was used; construction of it was supervised by Vahan Skenderian…upcoming regattas included the Coronado 25 Nationals and the Magazine One-of-a-Kind Regatta. TEN YEARS AGO: The 1995 Memorial Day Regatta was the big news in the July, 1995, SOU’WESTER, with a centerspread article and photos. Sadly, the cover shot was of PATIENCE being towed home by an Outrage after some kind of unreported failure. Results were also not reported, but many of the volunteers are named and lauded in an article written by Regatta Chairman Jennifer Ellis. The results and a “blow-by-blow” report of the Club Championship Regatta, held at Opening Day back in May, was submitted by Keith Dodson, chairman. Kevin Taugher and Tom Paulling, representing the Olympic Classes Fleet, won the event. Others sailing included Stan and Stacy Gibbs for the Etchells 22 fleet, Peter Gales and Jackie Golison for the Senior Sabots, Bob Anderson and Joe O’Reilly for the C-15’s and Scott Atwood and Otis Tavlin for the PHRF fleet. The regatta was sailed in Snipes in the Bay; Mark Townsend was PRO. The passing of long time member Vic Boetel was reported; he was a fixture at Sabot dinners, Opening Day and at the Happy Hour…two upcoming regattas included the Laser Masters the weekend after Labor Day and the Cal 20 North Americans in August…Craig Dorrans, son of Staff Commodore Dave Dorrans and Bonnie and a Navy lieutenant, was engaged to be married in Florida in August…a photo ran showing Commodore John Weiss sailing his Etchells in the Memorial Day Regatta with his partner, Staff Commodore Chuck Kober, at the helm and Staff Commodore Chris Ericksen as bow hand. Chris Ericksen, Club Historian sou’wester •july 2005 • page 4 c lubhouse remodeling update ut, first a little trip down memory lane to remind everyone of how we ended up where we are today: About 3 years ago, under the leadership of John Merchant, the Board recognized that the Clubhouse and Quarter B deck were in great need of repairs, repainting and remodeling. I like to refer to them as the “3 R’s”. A lot of Board time was spent on discussing the extent of the “3 R’s” but, no one really knew what it would cost, how long it would take, who would do it and just to what extent we were obligated to make certain types of changes. The one factor we did know for sure was that we needed money to do it. This obviously was our first obstacle. In the mean time of thinking about how to get the money, many ideas were tossed around about the scope of the work, and you may remember previous membership meeting presentations that included some what-ifs regarding the interior layout. In return from those presentations, the Board received a lot of helpful feedback that generated membership momentum and curiosity about just what changes should be made to the beloved ABYC Clubhouse. But, we were still up against a few unknowns, mainly if our Club was obligated to conform to some very large and expensive kitchen and bathroom renovations to meet current city codes. (And, that money thing was still an obstacle.) By now though Commodore Ron Wood decided it was time to deal with the City codes and find the money to get started on the “3 R’s”. Fortunately, the City gave us the answers we needed (and wanted) to hear and through some very prudent fiscal management by your Board, Treasure George Kornoff and General Manager Theresa Laird the Capital Fund money was increasing which at least gave us a basis to move forward with the most needed repairs on the exterior of the main building. However, the interior designs were still up in the air. So at this point, I’ll return to that membership feedback I spoke of a moment ago. You know, I like the saying “Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it”. And it is at this point in my article that I’d like to introduce Todd and Cathy Black-Smith because they weren’t very careful! After one of the GMM where designs for interior changes were presented, the Board received a very detailed letter from Todd and Cathy regarding some of the proposed changes. And, well to make a long story short-Todd and Cathy are the leaders of the ABYC Design Committee! And so, at the request of the Board, Todd and Cathy were challenged to take on the task of defining the scope of the interior work. Of course they asked for a budget and we kept asking how much it would cost. (An age-old dilemma.) So, Todd put together some figures, we got some bids and Ron put together some ways to get the money. Well, I’m happy to say we put together a plan, we decided on a budget, Ron got us some money and we got some outside help to execute the plan-FAST. Along with Todd and Cathy, fellow committee members Barbara Conn, Stacy Conn, Stacy Gibbs, Marilyn McMahon, Nancy Merrill, Lynda Peoples, and me, decisions on colors, materials, furniture and layouts are happening quickly and efficiently so that we can have this entire project finished by the end of July! We are being guided by Dennis Apodaca and Lon Copelin of Design Team America. Dennis and Lon are helping us to make your Clubhouse reflect the heritage, the membership and the great foundation that we as members of Alamitos Bay Yacht Club are so incredibly proud to show off. Now, quickly I’d like to turn to a few of the other “3R’s” that have taken place, are taking place, and will be taking place that are not part of the Interior Remodel. Kitchen Upgrades: I know most of you have not seen the new equipment in the kitchen or galley, but we spent some good money to make sure that we upgraded the old, broken and obsolete equipment. Led by Larry Kidd and Dave Dorrans, demolition and replacement of the upstairs kitchen ovens and stove took place in April. It took replacing an exterior door with a wider one, removing old heavy stoves and ovens with a forklift provided by Greg Montz, replacing a lot of stainless steel on the walls around the stove, repairing/replacing fire extinguishing equipment, new plumbing and then finally the new stove and oven arrived to great fanfare and relief for the cooks. There is also new cold storage equipment in the galley that easily slid into spots with out too much prep, but has made a big difference in the working area for the staff. All paid for out of the capital fund! Clubhouse Exterior: If you’ve been around the Club lately, you probably have noticed a carpenter named Edward running around our facility doing all kinds of repair work. Edward has replaced the cap on the Quarterdeck so the leaking will stop, he’s fixed the windows in the Widows Walk so the leaking will stop, he’s fixed the facia board on the sides of the Widows Walk so the leaking will stop and he will replace the cap on the Widows Walk so the leaking will stop. I think you get the theme I’m going for here. Edward has also replaced all of the dry-rotted boards around the 2nd deck and various other areas of the Main and Quarterdeck buildings. And, you ask why all of this repair? Not just to stop the leaking, but to repaint the exterior surfaces of the Clubhouse and Quarterdeck. By the end of July the old Clubhouse will be gorgeous! So you ask what isn’t getting done at the ol’ ABYC and why? Well with limited funds and time, not everything we want can happen. So we have put together a wish list that maybe some of our members can help with. How about a new bar in the wardroom, new chairs around the fireplace, new window coverings, new bar tables and stools, new dining tables, and so much more! If you compelled to head-up some fundraising, donate directly to some of the furniture or can just help out, please give me a call. We look forward to unveiling a fresh and updated facilty at the end of July. Come on down, see what’s happening and take pride in our grand old Clubhouse. It needs our attention today and always! Nicole Peoples-Moffett, Vice Commodore

sou’wester • july 2005 • page 5 memorial day 2005 ...continued from page 1 applause and acclaim of the onlookers. Her last-place finish ended up as her discard and she ended up exactly in mid-fleet, but her determination earned the respect of the race committee and all who watched. Juniors were also seen on the Ocean course as five Newport Harbor Yacht Club kids in dinghies came to town; Mac Mace was first by one point over Josh Kew. There were also five Coronado 15’s, which fleet watched past class champions Barrett and Randy Sprout dominate. And a total of six boats raced un- der the handi- cap system for one-design sail- boats: Tyler Noesen and Nick Brulos won a tiebreaker with Matt Houlahan and Dominic Meo, all in Tempest’s, while Chris Jernigan and Karen Richter was top multihull. Fourteen Cal 20’s were on hand, and all applauded as Barney and Steve Flam of ABYC won the regatta on a tiebreaker over Doug and Stacie McLean. Rounding out the all-ABYC, all-family trophy winners were Michael Wood sailing with father (and Commodore) Ron Wood and Cindy King in third and Staff Commodore Mark and Robin Townsend in fourth. Mike Martin, sailing with Jesse Falsone, was top skipper in the nine-boat 5-0-5 class; Kevin Taugher and Chuck Tripp were third. Every few regattas, Jim Otis, a long-time ABYC member and former junior phenom in and Laser, comes out to race—and usually do well. Apparently his touch did not fail him Memorial Day weekend as he won a close fight in the 17-boat Laser fleet, finishing just one point ahead of second-place Adam Deermount of NHYC and Bob Falk of ABYC; the latter two tied on points. Five Laser Radials also raced, and ABYC’s Cameron Sum- mers was first. Rounding out the regatta was a seven-boat Lido 14 fleet. Stu Robertson from and his daughter, Erin Fredricks, won, but they duked it out all weekend with second- place Greg and Mark Rodgers of Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club and former Lido Class President Bob Yates and Patrick Kincaid of NHYC in third. The regatta was staffed by the ABYC Etchells Fleet and a number of non-Etchells volunteers. Etchells Fleet Captain Tim Carter served as both Regatta Chairman and duty- fleet captain, with ABYC Rear Commodore Jim Bateman and Director Merle Asper serv- ing as Board co-liaison’s. Kevin Ellis led the Ocean race committee while Chris Ericksen was PRO on the Bay. Margaret Caddle was Chief Judge. ABYC Port Captain Dave Myers and Director John Massey worked up equip- ment and the whalers; George Caddle pre- pared PATIENCE. One interesting wrinkle on the Bay this year was the use of Bay Barge as a finishing platform in stead of the finishing tower; Whaler Five was specially modified by Dave and John to serve as the Race Committee Signal Boat on the Bay, including insertion of a removable raised deck for better visibility and installation of a bimini (donated by Bob Kirstine) to shade the timer and race committee from the sun. All involved declared the experiment an unalloyed success. ABYC General Manager Theresa Laird and her staff did a great job, ranging from complimentary morning coffee in the Patio, to a Saturday-night cook-it-yourself barbecue with bars open both upstairs and on the lawn, to the Sunday- afternoon trophy presentations on the lawn with hors d’oeuvres served out of the Quarterdeck. Chris Ericksen sou’wester •july 2005 • page 6 the bay clog g er (aka junior sailing) elcome once again to the junior section of the Sou’wester – our very own “Bay Clogger”. With the summer program starting June 20th and the Memorial Day Regatta having passed, there is so much to report. We had Wan amazing Spring program that brought nearly 40 students to the club on many Sundays this season. Parent volunteers, encouraged by the success of the program began running the Friday night “Candy Bar Races” which were really fun with Candy as the trophies. We also had a Carbohydrate party the night before the Memorial Day Regatta to play games and do some team bonding. Here are some of the reports… Memorial Day Regatta For the Memorial Day Regatta, we had a great turn out of 14 sailors and some awesome survival stories on the breezier of the two days. One of those stories involved 13 year-old Lauren Bussey’s amazing Sabot capsize recovery. Yes, she is very deserving of some major recognition for this stunt as she single-handedly righted her boat after a capsize, bailed it out from outside the boat until it was buoyant enough for her to climb in, continued bailing and finished the race! In all my years as a coach, I have never seen this and you have to give her credit. Congrats Lauren for outstanding perseverance! I would also like to congratulate all of those who sailed this past weekend and recognize how great the participation was by all including first time racers Kevin Leddy and sailor Max Clemmer. Here are some of the top ABYC finishers... Shane Young - 1st in Sabot A Sydney Bolger - 5th in Sabot A From left to right ...Derek Smith, Sydney Bolger, Chris McNaboe, Jack Jorgenson - 3rd in Sabot B Andrew McDade, Ryan McNaboe, Lauren Bussey and Laura Newton. Rob Rice - 2nd in Sabot C1 Derek Smith - 5th in Sabot C1 Savannah Robinson - 2nd in Sabot C3 Cameron Summers - 1st in Laser Radials Alex Vaught - 3rd in Laser Radials Summer Sailing 2005 Has Started! We are officially beginning our summer sailing season with a great group of students and instructors. Many of our instructors are returning from previous years including; Sean Belisle (UC San Diego), Graham Bell (Santa Clara University), Matt Levin (UCLA), Andrew McDade (Oregon State University), and Chris McNaboe. We will also be bringing back Rebecca Padilla and Marc Schryer Jr. for the first week of the program. Our new instructors include the local talent of Serena Zahler and 2003 All-American sailor, Lauren Padilla (Dartmouth University). We are so excited to have them all as they all add something unique to our program. I expect this staff to be one of the best I have ever worked with. Thank you A special thank you to Jim Drury and Tim Carter for donating their Naples Sabots to our junior charter boat program. We have had very high demand for charter boats this year and it is because of their help that we are able to meet that demand. Thank you also to Tom Newton, Doug Jorgensen, and John Massey for fixing up all of our current charter Sabots. If you would like to donate your boat to the program, please contact Brad Schaupeter at (562) 434-9955 or [email protected] Brad Schaupeter, ABYC JR. Sailing Director o’day housing DEADLINE e are requesting housing for about 20 sailors and Sou’Wester officials who will be at ABYC for the O’Day Regatta Friday, July 15, 2005 is the deadline for Win August. The dates are August 17 through August the August Sou’Wester. 21. No meals are involved unless you want to provide juice and cereal for breakfast. The O’Day Regatta is the U.S. Singlehanded Sailing Championship for dinghy sailors, a lad- der event, Rolex regatta, sponsored by U.S. Sailing. It will be sailed this year in Lasers. It is a prestigious regatta, which will be hosted by ABYC for the third time: 1964, 1982 and 2005. Housing sailors from other parts of the United States is an interesting and enjoyable experience. If you can help please call Adra Kober 562-434-4529 or send e-mail to [email protected].

sou’wester • july 2005 • page 7 men’ s day photos byBarbara Gabriel

sou’wester •july 2005 • page 8 senior sabot nationals photos by Rich Roberts and Barbara Gabriel

sou’wester • july 2005 • page 9 hails from the fleets KEEL BOAT FLEET ON WATCH Laser Radials fielded a fleet of five boats featur- ing three racers from ABYC’s new Junior Program in La- o word yet on our new date for ser Radials. It seems this new program is bearing fruit as the Pinewood Regatta which ABYC’s Cameron Summers dominated this fleet with a N had to be cancelled twice during string of four first place finishes on day one, falling only June. We know that Jeanne Reid and Bob behind Newport Harbor’s J.P. Hogan & Jane Sasser on Chubb will choose another date in the near future. day two but still winning his class. J.P. Hogan nudged Don’t forget the ABYC 2005 Summer Cruise July ABYC’s Alex Vaught to capture second place in the re- 29-31. Don’t lift a finger is the name of this year’s cruise gatta by two points. Jane Sasser and ABYC’s Max and sounds like our king of weekend. Make reservations Clemmer finished fourth and fifth respectively. at ABYC with questions to Merle Asper. Stephanie Munn I think I can safely assert every racer enjoyed the will try to arrange rides over or however she can help you. conditions, race management and camaraderie of a nice Our next meeting will be September 9 with no group of competitors! meeting in July because so many people are off cruising. U.S. Sailing Area J O’Day Qualifier Hopefully the August ‘KEEL BOAT ON WATCH’ will have ABYC Laser sailors (if we count ABYC member a slate of officers/chairpeople. hopeful, Adam Deermont) dominated the top four places John and George of the recent Area J qualifier for the U.S. Sailing Single Handed Championships hosted by ABYC. Walking the boat yard while the boats were being washed-down and put away, the universal consensus was fter scoring four competitive regattas, these are high praise for the race committee work of our PRO Chris the standings to date in the 2005 ABYC Laser Ericksen and his team. Everyone was also thrilled to sail AFleet Championship Series. The next “scored” reaching legs in the last two races. The wind was up, regatta in our series will be Labor Day with Turkey Day along with surfable waves making for fast, spray-filled con- the last race in the series. ditions. Even from their vantage point, the race commit- Name Points tee could see the Lasers were “shredding” the reach Vann Wilson 97.5 legs…Great Sailing! Bob Falk 95.5 Kevin was gracious in victory giving thanks for Chris Raab 92.5 the ABYC organization, especially Jerry Montgomery Kevin Taugher 91.5 who, as our U.S. Sailing Representative, has organized Carlos Roberts 79.5 the Area J O’Day qualifier for as long as this author can Mike Pentecost 76.5 remember. The praise and thanks to Jerry is well de- Jim Kirk 75.5 served as his efforts bring the O’Day U.S. Sailing Single Chuck Tripp 70.5 Handed Championships to ABYC this August. Steve Smith 59.5 Laser US Nationals Jorge Suarez 58.5 ABYC Laser racer Carlos Roberts made the long Jim Otis 43 trip back to North Carolina finishing 32nd in a tough fleet. Willem Emmer 36 Steven Smith, ABYC Laser Fleet Captain Andrew McDade 22.5 Memorial Day Regatta Long Beach Harbor afforded each Laser racer the conditions he or she wanted at least once in the seven- SABOT SENIOR NATIONALS - WOW race Memorial Day Regatta. WHAT A SHOW! In the first race, one of our newest ABYC mem- he best sailors came in groups bers, Willem Emmer started strong with a win followed by from all the clubs around and some a frequent visitor to ABYC, Peter Drasnin. Following close T not so near (Mark Rastello from behind, never out of contention; however, was ABYC’s StFYC and Robie Dean from Ventura YC) Nick Scandone, Jim Otis-back racing after a long hiatus from Laser rac- Mike Bartell, Paul Blank, Pinky and Rowell Greene, ing- Adam Deermont from Newport Harbor YC (Adam Graham Gibbons, Ed Heath, Bob Reilly, Dale Wooley, finished one of his races with a broken traveler, quite im- Nancy Mellon, and Doug Fletcher from Balboa came and pressive!) and perennial from ABYC, Bob Falk. brought their fans with them. San Diego sent Chuck Sinks, This was a closely contested regatta with a mere Betty Becker, Lois Harrington, Karen Butler, Danny North single point separating first through third. Congratula- Rowena Carlson, and Robb Walker, and of course Bahia tions to Jim Otis for a well deserved win and welcome Corinthian sent Mark Gaudio. ABYC fielded some greats back to the Laser fleet! Adam Deermont and Bob Falk too: Jerry Thompson, Tom Newton, Fred and Freddie both finished with 17 points, but Adam took second place Stevens, Jane McNaboe, Robin Townsend, Lee Berlinger, with a tie-breaker. Daily First awards went to Willem Nancy Grubbs Dianne Gonzales, Brian Brown, John Ellis, Emmer and Vann Wilson. Wendy Siegal, Jennifer Kuritz, Mary Riddick, Don Hodges, Mack Mills and Kevin Dumain were all hot contenders. ...continued next page sou’wester •july 2005 • page 10 hails from the fleets ...continued from page 10

Mark Townsend ran a perfect Race Committee consisting of Jon and Isabelle Lounsberry, Sandy Toscan, and Jinx Ellis. He took pains setting up long starting lines facing into the wind and doing individual recalls the first day so that the second day he merely had to call out, “Ready with the individual recall flag,” and all the boats formed behind an imaginary line one foot back of the actual start line. After the first day, there were no more recalls, which was a good thing since some had wasted their throw-out race the day before. The special courses for the Olmypics were new to everyone so it cut down on local knowledge and gave the sailors lots of good sailing. As they usually are, the start lines were very exciting with everyone vying for a front position, and that glorious sound of flapping sails that birds would die for. Some memorable sights: Chuck Sinks standing in his boat at the start, reversing the sail and zooming back across the start line. Later he proved to be even more versatile, righting his boat from a capsized position. Mike Scandone rounding the marks with the agility of a gymnast with his rapid body shifts. Robin Townsend with a leg lead hitting a mark (was that the Bernoulli Principle at work?) and doing her 720’s as required by the racing rules. Tom Newton playing his like a musical instrument from his and main sheet. Mark Gaudio just being Mark Gaudio, and of course the birth of a new sailing star as Freddie Stevens was able to lead the Seniors with three firsts, a second and a third. Others in the Senior class getting a daily first were Mark Gaudio, Kevin Dumain and Robbie Dean. The Masters saw Jerry Thompson taking three firsts, Tom Newton two, and Chuck Sinks one. And that’s the order they finished in. Paul Blank of BYC was fourth and Fred Stevens fifth. The Grand Masters had nine entries, six from Balboa Yacht Club and three from ABYC. Graham Gibbons took the first, Mary Riddick was second and Don Hodges was third and he also got a daily first. In watching the boats, it seemed to me that the transom-rigged boats had an advantage. Most of the early finishers had their main sheets running down the boom to the back. The real advantage though seems to be the ability to catch up to the front- runners. Hats off to the trophy winners! And to George Caddle for putting on this wonderful show! Barbara Gabriel

he summer Lido racing season got underway with the Memorial Day Regatta. A small but eager group of seven boats battled each other with Stu Robertson and Erin Fredericks taking first place. T The top ABYC member was Jeff McDermaid, sailing with son Matt, in fourth place. Fellow member Grant Hill, with crew Conner Hill, came in fifth. The Wednesday night Lido Twilights continue to offer some low key, but competitive racing. The twilights are a great way to practice your racing skills, as well as, blow off a little of that work week stress. In keeping with the “just for fun” theme of the twilights, the race committee doesn’t record race results. I can tell you that Chuck Babcock and grand- son have taken line honors a few times. The racing on Wednesdays is fun and close with seasoned veterans and new faces on the starting line; so come on out and have some fun. Racing starts at 6:00 or when all the boats are ready. The upcoming events are the High Sierra Regatta at Huntington Lake on July 9 & 10, and the 2005 Class Championship being held at Howard Prairie Lake in Oregon on August 1, 2,& 3. Hopefully some ABYC members can make it up to these events. Ron Clanton ho’olaule’a

Celebration of Senior Sabot National Championship ake the best of racing, add a luau complete with hula dancers, then sprinkle with great volunteers and it’s got to be a really unique and terrific shindig! Mark Townsend, PRO and his “A” team race committee conducted the races Tin absolute professional style. You know it was great competition when second place is one point ahead of third, and two points ahead of fourth in one division. Another division had a tie between first and second place plus a tie between third and fourth place. Mary Riddick and crew decorated the dining room to perfection, then, like a magician, conjured up hula dancers for a super luau show. The highlights included “dancers” from the audience including our Commodore ‘swivel hips’ Ron Wood. Marilyn McMahon arranged for the food and booze. The volunteer list numbered over forty and could and should go on and on. The ABYC staff was always there to call on and never failed us. Even the wind gods favored us. We cannot ever remember a regatta where the competitors, volunteers, food, entertainment and everything all seemed to just fall in place. Many thanks to all, George and Maggie Caddle

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Good News / Bad News!! Bad news (first): The old membership promotion is gone. We will miss it, but it was around too long! The cost of joining the club is again $1000. Good News: New Promotion starts July 1, 2005 and ends DecemberStanley 31,2005! The #1 sponsor and new mem- berPark each - get 250 ABYC dollars. 50 of which is to be Vancouverused only for club merchandise. 200 can be used for food, beverage, or club merchandise. You will need to use these ABYC dollars within 6 months and they can’t be applied towards dues or mooring. This will help integrate the new member and reward the #1 sponsor. Remember: We need new members! Do you have questions (or answers)? E-mail me, baby. Merle Asper, [email protected]

2005 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Commodore Ron Wood Treasurer George Kornhoff Vice Commodore Nicole Peoples Moffet Junion Rear Commodore Graham Bell Rear Commodore Jim Bateman Fleet Surgeon Dr. Mick Shlens Jr. Staff Commodore Kevin Ellis Judge Advocate Tom Ramsey Fleet Captain Glenn Selvin Port Captain Paul Anctil/Dave Myers Secretary Grant Hill Sou’Wester Editor Sharon Pearson Directors ABYC Phone (562) 434-9955 Volunteer Development Merle Asper Fax (562) 434-2267 Special Projects Bard Heavens Homepage www.abyc.org Junior Program John Massey Email [email protected] sou’wester •july 2005 • page 12