AUGUST 2021

OUR PYC PRODIGY . . . GIL HACKEL

SILVER MEDALIST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OPTIS 2021

CHARTER MEMBER GULF YACHTING ASSOCIATION MEMBER FLORIDA COUNCIL OF YACHT CLUBS AUGUST 2021 (Stay updated through PYC e-mail notifications) SEPTEMBER 2021 3rd Tuesday Club Closes at 3:00pm 6th Labor Day Celebration at the Club 7th PYC Back to School Party RSVP to [email protected] RSVP to [email protected] Open Seating – Member Charge Event Only 10th Tuesday Club Closes at 3:00pm 7th Club Closed Day after Labor Day 11th WAVE on the Bay 11th FCA Chapter Dinner 14th Finance Committee Meeting 17th Finance Committee Meeting 15th PYC Board Meeting 6:00pm Tuesday Club Closes at 3:00pm 18th Chappell Stitt Regatta 18th PYC Board Meeting 6:00pm Raft Up 23rd Satori Gala 21st Two Bridges Regatta 24th Friday Lunch Buffet 11:00am to 1:30pm 24th Tuesday Club Closes at 3:00pm PYC October Fest Party 6:00pm 26th PYC General Membership Meeting 6:00pm RSVP to [email protected] Member Charge Event Only 27th Friday Lunch Buffet 11:00am to 1:30pm 25th PYC Commodores Regatta 31st Tuesday Club Closes at 3:00pm A Few Words for Gil EVENT CANCELLATION POLICY: “Well, Gil, you did it! You brought home the silver medal in the USA A 48-hour Event Cancellation/No Show Policy is in effect for all IODA World Championship 2021! We are so proud of you. You are Club and Planned Events. Any cancellations made within 48 hours an example on and off the water. In the past fifty years, 259 sailors of the event, or non-attendance at an event with a reservation, will competed in the town of Riva deGarda, Italy, in the ultimate challenge be billed at full price. for Opti sailors – the “Optimist Worlds Championship.” Event Reservations - [email protected] or Talbot Wilson 433-8804 ext. 109 Gil, We all thank you for allowing us to share the glory, to feel a part of the FLAG OFFICERS pride that your parents and friends must feel, for being a fine example TOM PACE...... 850-572-6727 for our Junior Sailors, and for extending and receiving respect and Commodore...... [email protected] camaraderie on a global level. DR. DAVID CHANDLER...... 850-554-0612 Jib Sheet Editor Vice Commodore...... [email protected] JAMES SIMKINS...... 850-449-7551 Rear Commodore...... [email protected] ANDREW MCMILLAN...... 850-982-3012 Fleet Captain...... [email protected] CYNTHIA CANNON...... 850-384-0407 Secretary...... [email protected] TIM KANE...... b 434-2374 h 433-7316 Treasurer...... [email protected] NICOLE FERRY...... c 291-2325 h 453-1173 Commodore Emeritus...... [email protected] PYC MANAGEMENT JIM WARWICK ...... 433-8804 ex 104 General Manager ...... [email protected] Heartfelt hugs between Gil & the Gold medalist from Brazil SCOTT SEGERS ...... 433-8804 ex 102 Clubhouse Mgr/Events ...... [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS JENNIFER LANGHAM ...... 433-8804 ex 100 Office Manager/Accounts Payable ...... [email protected] BRIDGET HELM...... 3 years...... 808-227-6344 Webmaster [email protected] CHRISTINA BODENHEIMER ...... 433-8804 JOHN ADAMS ...... 3 years...... 850-430-4781 Administrative Assistant ...... [email protected] [email protected] ANDREA VANDAL ...... 433-8804 ex 105 CLAIRE REES...... 2 years...... 850-293-2450 Bar Manager ...... [email protected] [email protected] JESSICA PHILLIPS...... 433-8804 ex 109 STEVE COZART ...... 2 years...... 850-384-7519 Food & Beverage Manager ...... [email protected] [email protected] STEVEN GIFFORD ...... 433-8804 ex 107 DEAN KIRSCHNER...... 1 year...... 850-554-2177 Kitchen Manager ...... [email protected] [email protected] GREG SPITZER ...... 433-8804 ex 108 DR. JOSH HACKEL ...... 1 year...... 850-698-2516 Dockmaster...... [email protected] [email protected] CÉSAR TRAVADO...... c 850-723-1278 ALAN MCMILLAN...... 850-457-6264 Sailing Director...... [email protected] PYC Satori Member [email protected] PAGE 2 | JIB SHEET Commodore’s Comments Tom Pace RACING, SUMMERTIME, INDOOR AIR QUALTIY . . . That’s a tough headline to follow, for sure! But I gotta get this out to all of you! YOUR PYC RACING SAILORS are off to a great season, and the entire membership can feel proud of this. YOUR YACHT CLUB is a fantastic spot for food, drinks, and camaraderie. In fact, OUR MANAGEMENT, GROUNDS, and MEMBER EXPERIENCES have never been better. And now … OUR RACING PROGRAM is showing great performance, and the table is set for continued advancement across the board !! At every type of competition and class of boats in which our sailors compete, we are competitive and challenging for outright wins. Your Capdevielle team is currently in 2nd place for the season (with more events left to go) and several individual racers have won, or made the podium, in offshore races from here to Tampa. YoungGil Hackel just took SECOND at the Opti World Championship in Lake Garda, Italy. Your FISH racers, led by DJ (David Johnson) dominate the podium in that class. And, quite happily, your PYC will field anall-women’s team for the upcoming GYA Knost Regatta in Pass Christian, MS. One of our newest members, Emily Wright, will be joining that team. (See Vice Commodore’s article, Page 4) This team is going to surprise the competition because we have a “ROCK STAR” team composed of Commodore Emeritus Nikki Ferry, long-time sailor Rachael Gillette, Soledad Travado, Helen Welch, Emily Wright, and Lianna Noon. They will be formidable, and they are our first such Knost team since 2004 !!! Summertime is blasting away, and your Summer Sailing Camps have been very well attended. In fact, over 400 kids will have gone through our PYC Sailing Camp this summer - and Sailing Director Travado has multiple plans for 2022 already ! As you know, summer comes with high temps, rain, and lingering humidity. Your Club has installed an array of devices to combat, not only the humidity in the Club, but to defend against airborne pathogens … the things that spread diseases such as the Flu and COVID-19. Next time you are inside, take a moment to notice what the air smells like. We are almost 30% less humid, and the air is much more crisp and less likely to harbor the bugs that allow for the spread of viruses. We have been diligent in protecting the membership during every bump or spike in Covid-related issues, and we shall remain on watch for any challenge to our Club. At this time, your Finance and Long-Range Planning Committees are working with the Board of Directors to develop the best ways to enhance our Members’ enjoyment of the Club for now, tomorrow, and the next two decades and beyond. Soon, we will have specific plans identified for member review, and we have a unique opportunity to set our Club in good stance for the next several decades. Stay tuned, stay engaged, and stay happy at your PYC - we are just getting warmed up !!! Aloha, Tom

At only 11 years of age, Gulf Breeze Middle School student Gil Hackel qualified in May for the International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) Optimist World Championships in Antigua July 6, 2019... Gil & Dad Dr. Josh Hackel... Commodore Emeritus Nicole Ferry and ...“Rising 8th grader” I were awarded the...... “Rising 10th grader” ...One-Design Sailors of the Year! PAGE 3 | JIB SHEET Vice Commodore’s Comments Dr. David Chandler Welcome Aboard New Members “The South’s Finest Yacht Club” is enjoying a wonderful summer of activities centered around yachting and other aquatic activities. With so much fun and excitement, the Pensacola Yacht Club’s wait list has grown to 95 as of July 13, 2021. The Board is pleased to announce the new members below, who were approved on July 21, 2021.

Regular Active J. Ken Loftin is an owner/operator of J. Ken Loftin Construction, LLC. He and his wife, Melanie Gambill, are past members of Pensacola Beach Yacht Club. Ken is a lifetime boater who is currently engaged in Pensacola Bay sailboat racing aboard “Breezing Up,” a 26’ S2 7.9.

“Breezing Up” Ken & his brother Transitional Active Zachary Jackson is a Navy Pilot. He and Whitney, his wife, are joining PYC along with daughter Lilla (age 12), daughter Haven (age 9), and son Gavin (age 6). They own a 24’ Everglades 243 powerboat. His interests are offshore “The Jackson sailing/racing, one-design racing, and fishing. He graduated from the US Naval Family” Academy where he was a member of the Naval Academy Offshore Sailing Team.

Honorary Emily Wright is approved and welcomed by the Board as an Honorary Member. She is a recent USCG Academy graduate and is in the Naval Aviation Program at NAS Pensacola. She is from Tampa and has been a competitive sailor since 2009. Emily is already actively participating on our race team and will be participating in the GYA Women’s Championship Knost Regatta at the Pass Christian Yacht Club this month.

Emily Wright Please welcome these new members into our PYC family and help connect them with our social and yachting activities. “Over the Transom and Before the Bow” Events at PYC

On July 23 and 24 we hosted the Pete Moore Fishing Rodeo benefitting our PYC Satori Foundation. The Angler and Satori Supporter Party featured a low country boil. The Fishing Rodeo was a wonderful angling event that always brings a lot of interest and excitement to the Club grounds. The Pinfish Tournament engaged our younger aspirational anglers and provided them a new fishing rod to embark upon a lifetime of fishing pleasure.

PAGE 4 | JIB SHEET We conducted a testing event for “Plastic Free July” during our July PYC Board of Directors Meeting. The Board examined several alternatives to plastic straws including paper, metal, and glass. The “Paper Colossal Straw Bushwhacker Challenge” pitted paper straws against our adult chocolate milkshake beverage to determine which straw responded without collapse. Plastics are a ubiquitous and increasing threat to the marine environment. The PYC has already converted to paper to-go boxes and compostable-plastic cold beverage cups. Please help us Refuse, Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse plastics and forgo a straw. Bring your own re-usable straw, or request one of our alternative paper straws.

In the manner of Captain Jack Sparrow, you may be asking “Why is the rum gone?” You were noting that the “PYC Black Tot Day Rum Tasting” did not occur on July 31. Please be assured that it has only been postponed, permitting us to create a more robust PYC experience. We hope to engage Patrick Rollins, of Rollins Distillery in Gulf Breeze, to help guide us through our tasting event. The rum-tasting will be a fundraiser for our PYC Junior Sailing Program. Projects under consideration for funding include a structure to protect our excellent fleet of small boats on the east side of the property and a ramp/ mat to facilitate boat access to the beach. Look for the date on the calendar - probably in September or October.

We eagerly anticipate the Lipton Centennial Regatta at the Southern Yacht Club. As we know, this even has now been re-scheduled to September 3 - 6, due to Covid restrictions last year. Commodore Ferry has arranged a block of twenty rooms at a nearby hotel, and Adelene Lovelace is arranging bus transportation for $50.

Races will be held Saturday, Sunday, and Labor Day, with trophy presentations at the end. There is a “Team Reunion Party” on Saturday night sponsored by PYC, and a “Centennial Gala – 100 Years Sailing through the Decades” on Sunday night. YOU NEED TO REGISTER ON THE SOUTHERN Please refer to YACHT CLUB WEBSITE. There will be races for Fish Boats, Flying Scotts, and Viper 640s, and LIPTON’S as a highlight, a re-enactment of the Inaugural 1920 Sir Thomas J. Lipton Interclub Challenge Cup, SPECIAL SECTION won by a McMillan (of course!) for the Pensacola Yacht Club (https://www.gya.org/documents/ Pages 8 - 11 liptonhistory/LiptonResults1920to1929.pdf). Please plan to attend and look for event gear at the PYC Store in the Club Lobby and on our website.

Thursday Night Sailing

Thursday Night Sailing is ramping up, post-Covid. The sailors meet up at 5:00 pm with sailing starting at 6:00 pm on different navigation mark race courses for small boats and PHRF boats (please refer to the RACING section of the PYC Website). A PYC Laser, Sunfish, or 420 is available on a first-come/first-register basis or you may BYOB (bring your own boat). We are focusing on increasing our engagement of PHRF sailing in general, as well as during Thursday Night Sailing. Register at the PYC Grill Bar before racing for access to the post-race hamburger buffet in the Commodore’s Room to recover and share sailing stories. My appreciation to John and Tanya Schaffer for my own opportunity to sail on a Thursday night with them, aboard “Alafair,”along with some of John’s co-workers, Drew Miller and Brad van Pelt. We had a wonderful time about the coarse while watching our Women’s Viper Team sail circles around us as they practiced representing PYC. My next adventure is the small-boat course on a Laser.

See you all at the Club and on the water! PAGE 5 | JIB SHEET STAFF SPOTLIGHT “JENN 2017” - Server with a Smile -

Because of Jenn, we are “The South’s Finest Yacht Club” - Fred & Susie Donovan

SATORI FOUNDATION’S SPRING SAILING CLASS

This intensive instruction program consists of four three-hour academic classes, and four half- day sailing sessions. Instruction was delivered by Bob Kriegel, an ASA Instructor Evaluator, and PC Chip MacMillan, a Naval Academy graduate and certified US Sailing Instructor. Boats were made available by the Satori Foundation. These graduates completed all of the requirements and are Congratulations to Jim Foss, Guy Miller, Dollie Cadden, and Marne Milhiser ready to go sailing! for having successfully completed the Satori Foundation’s Spring Sailing Class.

PAGE 6 | JIB SHEET Rear Commodore’s Comments James Simkins August is upon us, and soon we will see the concurrent arrival of Perseids in the night sky, and children “falling back to earth” from summer break, as they start the school new year. In this month of transition, here are some updates.

• Thanks to Dockmaster Spitzer, structural dock repairs are complete. and we are “whole” for the upcoming storm season. After replacement of a few dock boxes, this effort will be closed.

• As shared last month, the repair and replacement of damaged siding to the Main House is contracted. Building material availability may push work into August.

• The PYC repair team is starting to replace old ceiling tiles in the “Old House.” We will work on the Ballrooms after siding/ sealing work of the roof structure is completed by our siding contractor and reinsulating HVAC ducts in the ceiling areas.

• Looking ahead, the Long-Range Planning Committee, under PC Burr’s leadership, is developing a list of recommended strategic projects to enhance and maintain our great Club. This includes the following: Recommendations for enhancing the kitchen and dining areas to improve capacity for both dining and business/social events, while also improving service and seating options for our Members.

Assessing and prioritizing essential repairs to the waterfront areas of the Club - in particular, the hoist / ramp area in front of the Watson Sailing Center. Detailed cost and schedule estimates are being developed for winter season work. We look forward to sharing more detail and member feedback in the coming months.

Lastly, with hurricane season reaching its peak soon, a quick reminder to be sure that both your home and any vessel or equipment you have at the Club are fully prepared and “ship shape” for any weather that may come our way. Please check to be sure items are secure, monitor the weather, and include PYC in your storm plans. Please have an enjoyable and safe remaining weeks of summer!

Rollers & tie rods installed Collectors at all corners tightened to New combing and replacement of at multiple locations secure floating docks. dock boxes

New turn-a-round at Watson Center & East Marina is thriving. Ceiling tile replacement is in progress above Main Stairwell. PAGE 7 | JIB SHEET PAGE 8 | JIB SHEET PRESENT TIME

The Centennial Celebration which honors the 100th Anniversary of the Sir Thomas Lipton Interclub Challenge Cup will be held September 3-6, 2021 at Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, LA. This was the site of the first Lipton Cup Challenge race which held in September 1920. The competition was between teams from Southern Yacht Club and Pensacola Yacht Club, and they were sailing Fish Class boats on Lake Pontchartrain. The results of the race were that Pensacola Yacht Club’s team won the event. The Lipton Anniversary Committee has been hard at work, planning every moment of this event, which includes 3 days of racing in “Fish,” “Flying Scots,” and “Vipers,” the famously traditional Gala, which includes dinner and entertainment; and a competition between Southern Yacht Club and Pensacola Yacht Club in Fish Class boats in a “Re-enactment of the Original Lipton Fishboat Regatta in 1920. The Committee has planned for the entire celebration to held at no-cost to all the participants and guests. To accomplish this, it has produced a “Centennial Salute Book,” which is a History of the Gulf Yachting Association, covering the same period 1920 - 2020. In addition, sponsorships have been solicited and acquired to help cover the event costs. The committee has developed raffles to add funds that will ensure all expenses are fully covered to provide a “completely cost-free” celebration.

The latest fund-raising effort is the Lipton Centennial Raffle, which will permit $5000 to go to the winner of the drawing. It will be held September 5, 2021. Only 200 tickets will be sold, with all proceeds benefitting the Lipton Centennial Celebration Events. Each ticket will be sold for $100, and the winner need not be present to win.

LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN! Information for Racers

DAY-BY-DAY #NUMBER of RACES PER CLASS FRIDAY Viper Lipton: Four (4) races Registration & Check-in (2nd Floor Lobby); Boat Measurement (Dry Storage Area) Saturday One (1) race SATURDAY Sunday (2) &Monday (1) Flying Scot: Saturday-Sunday (3) Registration, Check-In & Crew Weigh-in (2nd Floor Lobby); Fish Fleet: Saturday (number of races TBD). Team Captains Meeting (2nd Floor Grill) Sunday will be the Reenactment Race Committee & Judges Meeting (2nd Floor Grill) 1920 Lipton Regatta. Warning signal for Lipton Race 1: Warning Signal for Flying Scot and Fish class races (Note: Fish Class Fleet racing is open to all member clubs (no SUNDAY limit). Teams from Southern and Pensacola Yacht Clubs will Crew Weigh-in and Crew List (2nd Floor Lobby) participate in the Reenactment. Warning Signal for Lipton Race 2; Race 3 will follow crew changes.

Information for All Registered Attendees SATURDAY . . . Beignets in the morning…..racing in the day…party all night! Saturday’s events will begin with coffee and beignets provided byCafé du Monde, followed by Flag Raising and the Centennial Opening Ceremony on the SYC lawn at noon. Racing for the Lipton Cup Regatta will begin that afternoon, followed by “Flying Scot” racing for any and all who which to participate. That evening there will be a GYA Lipton Reunion Party held on the ground floor of the Club, recognizing the teams and sailors who have participated in the Lipton Challenge since its inception in 1920. Food and drink will be provided. SUNDAY . . . Gluttonouos buffet in the morning…..racing in the day…party all night - again! Racing will begin at 1000..That afternoon, there will be a Reenactment of the first Lipton Challenge, pitting Team SYC against Team PYC in “Fish Class” sloops. The premier event of the weekend – the “GYA Lipton Challenge Centennial Gala” - sponsored by United States Marine, Inc. and Hancock Whitney Bank – will be held Sunday evening. During the Gala there will be special presentations, as well as the auction of a specially commissioned painting by artist/sailor Jennifer Grant of Ft. Walton Yacht Club. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and music by a top flight band will be provided. MONDAY . . . More morning gluttony, more racing, wild celebration! A breakfast buffet will again be offered on Monday morning. Racing will be completed that day, followed by the “Award Ceremony,” recognizing the winner of the Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge for the Centennial year, as well as the winners of the individual races.

THE WHO’S WHO OF THE LIPTON CENTENNIAL REGATTA! PENSACOLA RACERS: Eddie Adams, Robert Adams, Brandon Addison, Gil Hackel, Nicole Ferry, Mike Levert. Andrew McMillan, Evan Noon, Liana Noon, Soledad Requeno, Hunter Riddle, César Travado, THE REENACTMENT: Tom Pace, Denny Blume, and Bill Culbertson PAGE 9 | JIB SHEET 1920: THE BEGINNING of a GRAND TRADITION The Lipton Cup Regatta and The Origin of the Fish Boat

Racing changed dramatically in 1920 with the introduction of the Fish Class sailboats and the Lipton Cup Challenge Series. The Fish Boat was designed by Rathbone DeBuys of New Orleans as a two-man boat for use as an inter-club racer, not to be owned by individual members. He conceived the idea of a small open-keeled sloop that would be “seaworthy, have a fair turn of speed and be able to stand hard usage. His plan was that these sloops would be something a club could offer its members, in that for a small fee the members would have use of these boats for and learn to sail, not only on weekends, but in day-sailing, as well. The object was to stimulate yachting skills, interest, and continued love for sailing.

Congruent with SYA’s own similar idea, Rathbone and SYA built 6 of these new Fish Boats. At that time, these 6 boats were placed at SYC, which was intended to be the home of the Lipton Fish Boat Regatta. With little hesitation, Pensacola Yacht Club purchased 3 of these new racers in August, 1920. Pensacola immediately towed them from New Orleans to Pensacola Bay, and Club members began practicing in the new boats establishing a series of races to determine the best skippers.

Aren’t they Lovely? In the same year, Sir Thomas Lipton became interested in the Fish Boat and donated a huge silver trophy to be awarded the winner of an annual regatta among Gulf Coast clubs. This beautiful trophy and the new Fish Class boats created great interest in sailboat racing. Pensacola Yacht Club was the first to challenge Southern Yacht Club for the rights to the Lipton Cup. The much anticipated regatta was held in October 1920, and PYC skippers Dave Witherill, Willie Walthers and Peter Altink proved successful by winning the first Lipton Cup Regatta. The $4000 Lipton trophy (today worth over $100,000) was put on display in Elebash Jewelry Store for all Pensacola citizens to see. Over the past 100 years the Lipton Cup Regatta has become the most competitive event in sailboat racing among the GYA clubs, and PYC has won the event multiple times!

1969 A Transfer from Fish boats to Flying Scots In 1969 the Gulf Yachting Association changed their one-design race boats from the wooden Fish Class to the trailerable Flying Scot Class. PYC sailors also excelled in this craft. The PYC team, led by Skippers Bill Troendle, Paul Schreck, and Dick Lundquist, won the first Lipton Cup Regatta sailed in these new boats. PYC teams went on to win the Lipton in Flying Scots, in 1970, 1976, and again in 1981. That victory marked the most recent year that PYC has won the Lipton Regatta. (Note: An exciting recap the 1981 Lipton Regatta, written by PYC Historian David Hoffman, can be found in the 2020 Jib Sheet Ship’s Log.)

PAGE 10 | JIB SHEET 2019 The Return of the Fish Boats! In advance of the 2020 (moved too 2021) Lipton Centennial, Fish Boats are back as a part of things! In preparation for the 2021 Lipton Centennial Regatta, Tom Pace added to our PYC Fish Boat fleet by buying one of the last boats built from fiberglass, “Blacktip.” It is said to be one of the fastest, as well. Tom’s boat combines with Neil McMillan’s recently restored classic Fish Boat and DJ Johnson’s and Hunter Riddle’s, well-refurbished Fish Boats to give PYC a nice Fish Boat bounty! They are racing against each other as they prepare to compete for the Centennial Lipton Cup repeating the results of the first Lipton Cup 100 years ago. In affirmation of their optimism, On Labor Day weekend, 2019, PYC took First Place in the FISH World Championship. Tom Pace was the winning skipper for PYC! Along with Stuart McMillan and Brandon Addison, Tom brilliantly helmed his “Blacktip” with Stuart McMillan trimming sails and Brandon Addison calling tactics. PYC’s Neil and Andrew McMillan sailed to a closely contested 4th Place. Hunter Riddle, sailing with Denny Blume, had one OCS that took them out of a podium spot. Well . . .IT’S TIME! Refer often to the information on the facing page. You won’t want to miss a single event. This is going to be exciting!

An evening on the dance floor is an import part of the social life during the Lipton Regatta.

3 generations of ship mates Angus McMillan, Jr., dries out------. The Schrek Family: Gerald (left), Paul Sr. (center). And Paul Jr. Note Angus’ resemblance to Neil McMillan)

From the Editor: Hopefully you enjoyed this “step through time” as you peruse the various pictures of past events related to the Lipton Cup. Many thanks go to my friend Gay Bodree-Brewton of Bodree Printing Company. She gave me this wonderful book which her own father produced while associated with Pensacola Engraving Company, Inc. “Gulf Yachting” 1956 (First Edition) PAGE 11 | JIB SHEET Interview with a Sailor César Travado Skipper Jules Heitman Jules was born and raised in Pensacola. She is a student at the University of South Florida studying biomedical sciences. She began sailing at the age of six in Pensacola YC Sailing Camp and immediately fell in love with the sport. She kept sailing with PYC and began racing at ten. She currently works as head sailing instructor and hopes to sail on her college team.

1. Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time on a sailboat was on an Optimist at PYC Sailing Camp in 2008 2. Your first time in a regatta? My first regatta was Junior Olympics at PYC after practicing at Sailing Camp all summer. I remember feeling like a celebrity when the newspaper came to take pictures of us. 3. What boat do you currently sail in and what boats have you sailed? When I am not coaching, I like to sail Lasers and 420s. I have sailed just about every dinghy sailboat I could find, and I have sailed in big boat regattas a few times over the years. 4. The most bizarre thing that happened in a regatta? The most bizarre thing that I can remember is when a “sail untying war” began at Opti Nationals, and the race committee had to deal with so many protests because of it. 5. What is the thing that most angers you in a race/regatta? What angers me the most in a race is when another sailor constantly yells “starboard” even though I am already avoiding them. 6. Which is the race/regatta that you remember with the most pleasure? The fondest memory of a regatta I have is 2014 Team Racing Midwinters at Southern YC, New Orleans, where, after months of training in the cold, I got to race with my best friends and discover how much I loved team racing. 7. And the race/regatta you would like to forget? I wish I could forget Girls Nationals when I was about to make my best finish ever, but I got distracted by a dolphin and flipped, almost giving myself a concussion. I was so embarrassed. 8. Your “dream in the peak”? (Your sailing dream?) I want to one day get a sailboat and spend a year sailing to the same places where Sailor Robin Lee Graham went when he sailed around the world. 9. Sailing goals for 2021, and beyond? My goal is to become more involved in my college sailing team because I did not get an opportunity to do it last year. 10. The most important people for you in sailing? and in PYC? The most important people to me are the Sailing Instructors that taught me everything I know - and to love sailing like they do. I would have never been involved in sailing if it had not been for them. 11. Your perfect sailing venue and your perfect sailing conditions? I have always wanted to sail in the Mediterranean Sea because of the heavy wind and big waves that we do not really get at venues over here. 12. Besides sailing, which other sport/hobby do you practice? Besides sailing, I play club lacrosse at my college, and I like to go billfishing and to surf. 13. Are you superstitious? I used to not be superstitious, but when Cesar became Sailing Director he brought all his superstition with him, and now I am just as bad as he is. 14. Your perfect holiday? My perfect holiday is going anywhere I have not been. I love travelling and experiencing new things, especially if I can do something that I enjoy wherever I go, like sailing and surfing. PAGE 12 | JIB SHEET Fleet Captain’s Report Andrew McMillan The 2021 Gulfport-to-Pensacola Race was an upwind battle against moderate breeze, as expected. Conditions were very wet, and some sailors told me they actually got cold hiking on the rail all night long. I decided to sit this year out after looking at the forecast, and am glad I did. Seven boats, out of the twenty-eight-boat fleet, retired from the race before reaching Pensacola. All the local boats made it home though, with PYC members Bill Culbertson winning Class Open A on his J145 “Livewire” and John and Scott Mathis taking second in Class Open B on their J105 “Forerunner.”

The second regatta of the month was the Meigs at Fort Walton Yacht Club. While dodging summer thunderstorms, the Race Committee was only able to get two races in, but PYC was able to bring home fourth place in the Capdevielle fleet andthird place in the Open fleet. Our Capedevielle team has done great things this year and is currently in second place in the GYA. This is a big deal, and I want to thank everyone who helped bring our program this far. The weekend of July 17-18 was a busy one, with PYC sailors racing in two regattas on two different bays. Here, on Pensacola Bay, the 41st Bikini Regatta at Navy Yacht Club kicked off the 21st Ladies Trilogy Series, with three PYC boats making up half of the six-boat fleet. In the Spinnaker Class, PYC’s red Viper 640, skippered by Rachael Gillette, took second place, by a tie breaker after three close races, and in third place were Ellen Hunt and Karen Kriegel in “Uh-Oh.”

Rt.: Skipper Ellen Hunt of “Uh-Oh!” & crew Bridget Helms, Linda Baker, Karen Kriegel, Kay Rankin, Lft.: Skipper Rachael Gillette & crew on PYC’s Viper 620. JoDee Catrell, Bonnie Green, & AG Stitt. (Photo bomber: Jeff Hunt) In second place in the Non-Spinnaker Class was Be Gobeli on “Kokopelli.” Congratulations to all PYC’s Lady Sailors and good luck in the rest of the trilogy series, PBYC’s Race for the Roses on July 24th, and Point Yacht Club’s Fast Women on August 7th. The second regatta of the weekend was the Summer Regatta at Mobile Yacht Club. Again, Pensacola Yacht Club was able to send both of our Viper 640s to a Capedevielle Regatta. Joining the Vipers this time were five of PYC’s fleet of Fish Class boats. Again, summer weather on the Gulf Coast was problematic and the race committee was only able to get two races in between thunderstorms. Our Capedevielle team again finished infourth place while our Open boat finishedfifth. Meanwhile PYC sailors David Johnson, Denny Blume, and Commodore Pace finished1st 2nd and 3rd in Fish Class. Other upcoming regattas are the rescheduled Challenge Cup at Gulfport Yacht Club July 29th - August1st, PBYCs Big Mouth Regatta on August 14th, and our Couples Regatta on August 21st. Also Thursday Night Sailing continues! If you have any questions about getting out on the water, contact me or our sailing director César Travado.

JUNIORS! JUNIORS! JUNIORS! Norfolk, Virginia PYC Opti Team, made up of Allison Lopez, Cameron Bellina, Weslley Hoffman, Alejandro Gallavis, & Coach Addison Jones, competed recently in the US Nationals. This is the first national Regatta for all of them! Best Wishes! César Travado

PAGE 13 | JIB SHEET PENSACOLA BAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

2020 Maxine Series Spinnaker 1 “Forerunner” - John Mathis

*2 “Sea Ya” - Kirk Newkirk

3 “Turbo Fish” - Rick Zern

Non Spinnaker 1 “Acadia” - Bob Kriegel

2 “Sea Breeze” - Dan Owczarczak

3 “Salty” - Marcus Hollis

Cancer Society Regatta (Couldn’t catch Dan “with his 1st in Fleet - Non-Spinnaker spinnaker down!”) David Johnson

1st in Fleet - Spinnaker Kirk Newkirk & John Mathisn

2020 Pensacola Bay Championship

1 – “Sea Ya” - Kirk Newkirk

2 – “Forerunner” - John Mathis

3 – “Atlantic Union II” - Paul and Racheal Gillette

PAGE 14 | JIB SHEET PENSACOLA BAY YACHTING AWARDS 2000 / 2021 BANQUET Yachtsman of the Year Sportsman of the Year Boat of the Year Bob Kriegel Commodore Tom Pace “Acadia”

Cruiser of the Year Powerboaters of the Year Bob Kriegel Neil & Janet Davies

Distinguished Emcees Male Crewman of the Year FC Andrew McMillan Crewwoman of the Year Mike Levert & Carol Simpson PC Susan McKinnon

Fleet Captain Award Bob Madden

Female Offshore Sailor of the Year Offshore Sailor Men of the Year Kelly Macleod John and Scott Mathis

OPTIMIST Sailor of the Year Gil Hackel One-Design Crewwoman of the Year Commodore Emeritus Nicole Ferry One-design Sailor Man of the Year Commodore Tom Pace

PAGE 15 | JIB SHEET DID YOU KNOW? You Will Always Know One Thing!

You only know one thing That is, you only know that you know nothing.

And, if you know that you know nothing . . you know something!

You know that you know nothing! Rachael Gillette New President of Studer Community Center Congratulations, Rachael! You’re not supposed to drink that whole thing! How to Sail a Sailboat? By Dave Berry 1. Figure out where you want to go. 2. Whichever way it is, do NOT aim the sailboat in that direction. 3. Aim the sailboat in some other direction. 4. Trust me, this is the way the sail boaters do it. Whose fingernails those are? That it’s not a good idea to ride 5. They are heavy drinkers. And, why it’s significant? this if you are above 25?

That Meghan McMillan has 2 Other Faces? TOP SECRET

Audrey Hepburn double CIA undercover operator

That you, too, can win the next “Best Decorated Table”?

PAGE 16 | JIB SHEET Cruiser’s Corner Jim & Linda Oyler Fifteen PYC boats joined hundreds of other boats in Little Sabine for The Blue Angel Air Show and raft up. Saturday morning was spent visiting boats and watching people, but once the Fat Albert flew over the anchorage, all eyes were on the sky. Due to low lying clouds and some drizzly rain the Blues opted to perform the low show. To say it was amazing would be a huge understatement. They flew faster, closer, and louder than ever before thrilling all who watched. The Elks Lodge sold their last hamburger before the air show was over, so everyone was on their own for dinner. There were no complaints as everyone was more than ready to enjoy the beach restaurants, which were over 40 miles away while the bridge was down.

The sun was shining brightly on Sunday morning as everyone converged on the picnic area under the Elks Lodge. The lodge building provided extensive shade and a nice breeze kept the temperature very comfortable. Many PYC members came by car to join the “rafters” for the usual Bloody Mary/Mimosa brunch. Over 60 people enjoyed the libations and the huge spread of delicious brunch foods. Many thanks to Ken and Shelli Branch for hosting this great raft up.

The next raft up is scheduled for August 14 – 15. Tim and Marguerite Burr have volunteered to host this raft up, so I’m sure it will be fun. The destination is still to be determined, so stay tuned. The date for the September raft up has been changed due to a conflict with the big Lipton Celebration. The raft up is now scheduled for September 18. Mike and Patty Thomas are hosting in September and the rumor is there might be a pig roast at the Sailing Center that weekend. More details on both raft ups will be available soon. It all sounds like fun. See you on the water or around the “South’s Finest Yacht Club.”

OW! The new planes are much noisier this Bridget Helm & Tanya Shaffer year! But – even better!

2021 Raft-Up Schedule Date Destination/Event Host August 14 TBD Tim & Marguerite Burr September 18 *(change) TBD Mike & Patty Thomas October 2 Robert’s Bayou – Lost Bay TBD November 6 Fort McRee/Blue Angels Bob & Renee Sutton December 11 Marina Party Jim & Linda Oyler January 1 New Year’s Brunch Jim & Linda Oyler

PAGE 17 | JIB SHEET THE BLUES. . . Treating us to a wonderful PREPOSITIONAL Experience!

AMONG the Clouds

ABOVE Pensacola Beach FROM an inverted Position

One IN FRONT OF the other IN BETWEEN the condos

PAGE 18 | JIB SHEET Regata al Sol xxXI Is - A- Go VAMANOS! Isla Mujeres has recovered & welcomes us back! el febrero, 2022 The Regata Committee is working hard to ensure that Regata al Sol 2022 will be the best one yet! Events to Remember: May 3 Skipper’s Meeting May 4 Start of Cruising Division May 5 Start of Racing Division * * * February 3 Kick-off Party - SYC February 4 Kick-off Party - PYC

The Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, and Hotel Information can be found on the Regata al Sol website at www.regataalsol.org For additional information please contact the following: John Matthews at 850-516-1580 or email: [email protected] or Lisa Johnson at 504-782-7709 or email: [email protected] FYA SUNDOWNERS CEREMONY July 2, 2021

Always looking up . . . Cynthia, Bridget, & PC John Matthews

Bridget offered a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem!

Donation by Bob Smith. Look at the number of national flags! Model of 1st ship to enter Pensacola waters PAGE 19 | JIB SHEET Do You Ride? Mike McCord S.O.B. rides!

On June 7th we had a weekday ride to Bay Minnett, Alabama by County Route 112, then down to Fairhope on Highway 59 and returning to Pensacola by Route 90. A few showers were in the area, but fortunately they managed to miss us. We found the Dragonfly Tavern in Fairhope for lunch. The place was new to our group and proved to be a great choice. Bob Kriegel ordered gourmet chicken wings that were so fancy he was reluctant to eat them. Riders were Steve Harp, Alan McMillan, Bob Kriegel and Mike McCord.

Our large ride-of-the month was to be a three-day trip exploring the Natchez Trace through Mississippi. Darrel Harrison and Gary Folse planned a great trip. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts, this ride has been postponed until the fall.

Our fall schedule will be busy with several multi-day rides, as well as half-day rides. Anyone wanting more information, please let me know: Mike McCord [email protected].

Abbreviated Notice (See Sept. Jib Sheet for details)

Notice of Rest and Relaxation Return to Isla Mujeres !

(A recommended “prerequisite” to the next scheduled race in 2022!) Purpose: • To assist recovery efforts and to generate financial contributions to be donated to the local hospital for their use in helping the island recover from the COVID pandemic. • To regroup, revisit, relax, and celebrate our friendship & memories. Eligibility: For former participants in any “Regata al Sol” or “Regata del Sol” al Sol event. Fees: There are no fees required to participant in this event. All expenses associated with group events while on the island will covered by individuals

Organizing Authority Regata al Sol Participants Bob Hughes, Bill Parsons, John and Nancy Matthews

PAGE 20 | JIB SHEET A PYC “4th of July” Splash! Slurp! Smile!

YOUR AD COULD BE HERE

PAGE 21 | JIB SHEET A PYC “4th of July” Splash! Slurp! Smile!

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PAGE 22 | JIB SHEET Correct Method of Folding the United States Flag

Start

Fold the lower striped section of the Step 1 flag over the blue field.

Folded edge is then folded over to Step 2 meet the open edge.

A triangular fold is then started by Step 3 bringing the striped corner of the fold- ed edge to the open edge.

Outer point is then turned inward Step 4 parallel with the open edge to form a second triangle. Triangular folding is continued until the entire length of the flag is folded in Step 5 the triangular shape with only the blue field visible.

Completed

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