Catalina 22 Fleet 4 July http://www.catalina22fleet4.org/4UM 2011 HOT NEWS UP COMING EVENTS AND July 2-4 Folsom Lake Cruise Cruise Leader TBD CHANGES 6-27 Beer Can Race Every Wednesday 14 Meeting Fair Oaks Library 16 De-Rig day, SF Bay & Delta Cruise 17-31 SF Bay and Delta – Cruise Cruise the Delta and San Leader Roy Moore Francisco Bay 14 Race:Centerboard Regatta- Folsom July 17 – 31 (designed to allow for Augu st weekenders and part-week “3-31 Beer Can Race Every Wednesday 9 FLYC Meeting participants) 12 Raft-up Meeting Folsom Lake (free rides for the boatless) 12-14 “Hot August Nights” Cruise- Raft-up Club Meeting Folsom Lake- Leader TBD Folsom Lake 20 Race Steele Cup Dinghys R. August 12 Seco (Free rides for the boat-less, 27 Race Singlehanded and dry-boat folk) September 3-5 Labor Day Cruise-Folsom Lake Hot August Nights Cruise Cruise Leader Larry Charlot 8 Meeting Fair Oaks Library Folsom Lake Topic: San Juan Island Cruise August 12 - 14 9-10 Race Governor's Cup 17 Race Fall series #1 Deadline for submissions to the 4UM is the distance race from Long Beach Ca. to Honolulu- about 2250 miles with no stops enroute unless CAPTAIN’S REPORT you hit the doldrums (east pacific high). They are racing now as I write this. Kind of like the What a glorious day we had for the Big’s Newport-Bermuda race times three, with the and Little’s. Spring made its second wind at your back, usually. 6 days 16 hours is appearance; for a total of maybe 3 weeks the record for a manually winched sailboat. this year. Hey, big cruise coming this summer-what are we Winter just finished its last blast in the first going to call it? Brine, Wine and Roses? Some salt water and BAY sailing with a visit to Napa week of June. Now it’s full on summer Valley (heaven for oenologists) followed by with the triple digit days. Good timing for some fresh water sailing back in the delta. Full the Big’s. spectrum of wind-40 knots at the gate to I included some pictures this month afternoon delta breezes 8-10. To educate the non Californian a quote from Mark Twain “ the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco” says much about the “BAY” in the summer. FOG, Double Reefs, Foulies, Tourist ferries freighters/tankers/containerships, 3 or 4 different concurrent sailboat races, Alcatraz, The slot, Raccoon straights and Angel Island and 5 knots currents says some of the rest. It’s said around here, that if you can sail the BAY in the summer, you can sail anywhere. However 10 miles away you can sail in tee-shirts. Every mile from the Golden Gate the temperature goes up a degree. When it’s 50 deg. F at the gate it’s 110 deg F in Sacramento 65 miles away. Enough B arbara S . Any Closer and "You WILL Get Wet" tries and-check with Roy Moore for more details about the summer cruise. FLEET FOUR PROVIDED RIDES AND MEALS Errata-Start thinking of some new officers as I FOR 23 PAIRS OF BIG BROTHER, BIG SISTER, know of 2 that are retiring this fall. The awards LITTLE BROTHER, LITTLE SISTER AS WELL banquet will be back at the Aviators Restaurant at AS MEALS FOR THE SKIPPERS OF 11 BOATS the Executive Airport like last year. FLYC will PLUS THE COOKS & HELPERS. WELL DONE have their year end banquet there too. The lake MADELINE (HOSPITALITY CHAIR)-(RED is full and warming up. Go sailing! Before HEAD NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE PIC) AND August arrives and the wind quits. Thanks to ALL OF YOUR HELPERS. Larry Charlot for the pictures. THANKS ALSO TO THE MEMBERS OF THE “The pointy end is the front” FOLSOM LAKE YATCH CLUB THAT PROVIDE Captain Michael SIRIUS #3088 BOATS AND SKIPPERS. Other business includes our next general meeting on Thursday July 14th at the library in Fair Oaks. Bring your popcorn –were going to show a movie. It’s an academy award nominated documentary THE NATIONAL NEWSLETTER about sailors and sailboats, and the transpac. For IS AT http://www.catalina22.org you east coast and gulf coast types The TRANSPAC is the west coasts’ premier long INDEPENDANCE DAY near each other for the traditional water CRUISE AT FOLSOM LAKE cannon fights and jumping in the water. Despite the chillier-than-usual water (due At last posting, the cruise leader for the to late and voluminous snow melt), the independence Day Cruise was to be kids and many adults were happy to get determined. It turned out that the cruise was wet. And the skippers got their boats uniquely independent with no cruise leader, cleaned from the usual marina dust film. yet brave skippers and souls ventured forth Returning to shore for lunch, everyone on the great Folsom Lake anyway. was happy to chow down on hamburgers, hot dogs, and all the trimmings. Group photo was shot at 1:30, then everyone was ANNUAL BIG BROTHER/BIG off to continue playing on their own. SISTER SAIL DAY By: Karen Preston As usual, we owe gratitude to the skippers A resounding success – again! who volunteered their time and boats: Ken & Sharon Twomey Hunter 260, Akuna Matada Once again, Catalina 22 Fleet 4 and Folsom Wendy Zampardi and Todd Shepherd Lake Yacht Club, have pulled off a superb CM 30 event. On June 25th, we hosted 46 guests Drake Johnson and Lanette Strain from the Big/Little program. Offering Catalina 250, Andiamo pleasant gentle breezes all morning, and Roy Moore Catalina 22, Allegro reasonably comfortable temperatures, there Larry Charlot was time for sailing, playing, and eating. Catalina 25, Quiet Time Getting out onto the water between 9:30 – Matthew and Michelle Eister 10:00 AM, the skippers easily entertained Catalina 22 with speedy excursions around the main Scott & Sheila Hefty body of the Catalina 25, Ho’ Okolohe Mike Rayfuse Catalina 22, Sirius Jeff Pathman and Yunang Wang Catalina 22 John Speight Catalina 25, Talisman Phil and Carl Hodgson Wavelength 24, TeNatura Steve Galeria Santana 23, What Ever Ron Hitchcock and crew James 1. Illustration: The Fleet on Maneuvers Catalina 25, Slow Dancer And, of course, the shore crew who slaved over lake. A few kids braved taking the tiller or hot grills: wheel to get the feel of being a sailboat Madeline Rayfuse captain. Around 11:30, most boats gathered Carolyn Hitchcock Gary & Karen Preston Kevin Morton and Suzanne Want to see what you missed? Once again, Larry Charlot took lots of fantastic photos; check the Fleet 4 website. CRUISING REPORT Hello cruisers! Well, our big summer cruise is nearly upon us. This year, it will be a local cruise, so hopefully we will have a high level of participation. Roy has generously offerred to lead the cruise, and has planned some really wonderful stops. Summer is peak sailing season in the bay, so there will be some terrific sailing. I trust everyone has received Roy's itenerary, so please RSVP him with your plans so we can reserve marina space. I look forward to seeing everybody on our "Days of Wine and Compass Roses" cruise. Fair winds and foul friends! Kevin M. Morton S/V Perseverando, C-27 #1920 RACING REPORT MONEY MATTERS mailto:[email protected] TREASURER'S REPORT Scott Hefty, Treasurer MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING MONEY MATTERS The June meeting was a delightful and delicious event. Business was limited to last- During May the fleet added one more member than minute reviews of the Big/Little sailing event we had last year and so far in June we have added to take place the following day another for a net gain two. I hope to see you all at our two functions this month, the annual Fleet 4 picnic meeting and Big/Little Brother, Big/Little Sister at Browns Ravine. The Fleet is in good shape financially Year to May 31, 2011: Income $1116.00 Expenses 426.34 Balance $ 671.66 Ck. Acct. $4221.86 EVENTS AND MEETINGS CALENDAR http://www.catalina22fleet4.org/event.html RACING EVENTS CALENDAR For Calendar of Racing events, check Folsom Lake Yacht Club website: http://www.flyc.org/pdfs/2009Calendar.pdf or contact Dave Strain: Fleet 4 Membership & Renewal Form New members: How did you hear of us? Both New and Renewing Members Please complete all following information. Name___________________________________ Registration # (CF) ____________________ Name______________________________________ Boat Name ________________________ Children (under 16 that sail with you) Boat Type __________________________ Sail Number__________________ Address ____________________________________ Doc ___________________________ City_______________________ State ___ Zip _________ C22 National member? 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Signed __________________________________________________ Dated ___________________ The 4UM newsletter will now be distributed by email and by Fleet 4 dues: $36 due the Fleet 4 website: Due February 1st of each year http://www.catalina22fleet4.org/index.html Anyone needing to receive the 4UM viaU.S.Postal Service Please Make Checks Payable To: should contact Roy Moore: 916-990-0535 Fleet 4 [email protected] c/o Scott Hefty Mail check for dues+ completed application to: Cruising Safety for Cruise Leaders Fleet 4 Treasurer Please fill in information: 5133 Whisper Oaks lane VHF Radio Yes No Carmichael, CA 95608 FCC LN ___________________ GPS Yes No Radar Yes No Questions: For official use only: [ ] Roster needs updating [email protected] Membership Due in ________ Paid with check no.