Summer Double Issue!!

July 2020 Happy 4th!! ooh!Ahh!

Visit our Website Join us Sunday, July 12, for the next Board-Only Meeting via ZOOM! 1030 - 1200 Hours Stay tuned for the link in your email... The meeting at South Shore YC in Newport Beach has been CANCELLED! (Hey, we're over Zoom too! :P) THIS JUST IN!!! Club-of-the Year Covid-19 Guidelines for 2020 Click here for all 8 pages of: COY Criteria 2020

Commodore's Corner John Marshall

I In the American holiday calendar no day is more significant than the Fourth of July, in which we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. That Declaration proclaimed to the world our separation from Great Britain and our emergence as a new nation, as we state in the pledge to our flag, "Under God, with and justice for all." The Declaration stated unequivocally: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness...that to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed." Those few words sum up the divine source of our unalienable rights and our philosophy of government. Nothing quite so revolutionary had been proclaimed anywhere by any people. But those beliefs had to be affirmed by a long, bloody war, which was finally won. The result has been this shining light on a hill, the United States of , the most free, most creative, most productive, and richest nation in the history of mankind. In the recreational boating community, I’m always inspired by the reverence shown to the American flag. The patriotism is endemic and ubiquitous. It may attributed to the fact that a significant number of recreational boaters have served in the armed forces of United States of America. This year, my wife and I are honored to serve as Judges for the Old Glory 4th of July Boat parade sponsored by the American Legion Yacht Club in Newport Harbor. We hope to see many boats decked out in the Red, White and Blue! That is why we must celebrate the Fourth of July -— Independence Day -— with all the fervor and joy that the American people can muster, and why we humbly thank the men who gave us our Declaration of Independence, which will remain for future generations of Americans the beacon of liberty, the upholder of our divine unalienable rights, the guardian of our independence. Its words must be written in the hearts and minds of our citizens, so that we never forget the price paid for our ... and the reasons why freedom is worth paying the price. ---John

2020 Congressional Cup Event Canceled Event will return in 2021 Long Beach Yacht Club has canceled the 2020 Congressional Cup regatta, which had been slated to begin April 2020 and postponed to mid-October. Originally scheduled April 28 to May 3, 2020, reigning Congressional Cup champion and six-time match racing world champion Ian Williams (GBR) was to defend his title. Williams is a four-time winner of the Crimson Blazer (2011, 2012, 2017 and 2019), a feat accomplished by only four other skippers in 55 years of Congressional Cup racing: Gavin Brady, Taylor Canfield, Rod Davis and Peter Holmberg. Congressional Cup is more than just a sailboat race,” Busch continued. “It’s a tradition and a rite- of-passage, and for many sailors, the gateway to the America’s Cup. The congregation of athletes and officials who come to Long Beach from around the world each year are warmly hosted by our generous club members, making it feel more like a family reunion at times – with households welcoming the same sailors year after year.” Both Congressional Cup and Ficker Cup are expected to return in 2021, she added.

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N​ OSA Annual Meeting via ZOOM!! Laurie Morrison, Newport Ocean Sailing Association

TThe 2020 Annual Meeting of the Newport Ocean Sailing Association (NOSA, Inc.) will be a virtual meeting via ZOOM on Sunday, July 12, 2020, starting at 3:00 p.m. If you were a with the 2019 Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race you are a member in good standing of the NOSA organization for one year. NOSA Staff Commodores have a lifetime membership in NOSA. NOSA invites your participation and support at our Annual Meeting. We hope you can join us. A separate ZOOM meeting invitation will be sent to your email address on file at NOSA.

C​ rew of 2 Around Catalina Returns to Newport Beach

The "Crew of 2 Around Catalina” Double-Handed Race, scheduled for Saturday/Sunday, July 18- 19, 2020. Two skippers accept the challenge to themselves and their boats for this endurance race. Both skippers will receive a commemorative “Crew of 2” t-shirt that signifies the “Best of the Best” in sailboat racing. There are two courses to choose from-the 90nm course around Catalina and the 63nm course around Ship Rock at Two Harbors. Still only $80 and the NOR and SIs are available online at www.southshoreyc.com.

Who’s already entered? Click on this link: https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registrant_list.php? regatta_id=20888&custom_report_id=2

Enter today!: https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registration_form.php? regatta_id=20888 Hibachi Series is Back!! It's time to get out on the water and join in the fun! South Shore Yacht Club's Summer Hibachi Series continues Wednesdays with the 1st Warning at 1800 hours. Enter Here!!

...and the Committee Boat is ready! J​ unior Sailing Steve Harris, Chair

As I write this article, Junior Directors across Southern California are trying to figure out how to safely navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. All US Sailing Junior National Championships have been cancelled. All of the large national junior sailing classes have also cancelled large events normally held in the summer (ie C420 North Americans). Our regional events like Sabot Nationals, CFJ Nationals, and Southern California Junior Olympics are also cancelled. A few Yacht Club junior programs are trying to open with limited offerings and new safety protocols in place. Some have some sort of small single-handed sailing offering, but many have not kicked off their summer programs at all. SDYC has some solid junior Laser sailing going on, and CYC is offering private lessons, to name a few options. As we speak, the Southern California Youth Association, and Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing Association are discussing what the Fall sailing schedules will look like. Hopefully, we will have more positive news to report in our next update. For now, stay safe and take care of family and neighbors.

---Steve From the Cortez Racing Association Susi Graff CRA Communications We are still taking it a day at a time here, hoping that the County will open up recreational boating in San Diego to all crewed boats, not just households. We have been represented at recent County Supervisor meetings and are communicating with the County with email comments as well. For the Beer Can Series, we are currently taking "pre-registration" of boats that are interested in racing. We have no start date, but will hold the series if we can get a least 3 races in before mid- August or so. Again, we are beholden to the County for our ability to hold this series. And the same goes for the rest of the racing calendar year. We are taking it one race at a time. In the meantime we will continue to hold our "Race Your Household" races and on July 18 we will have an abbreviated version of our Commodore's Cup doing one race in the Bay with households only at this point. Yachtsman and NOSA Artist, Gary Militmore, 76, Dies Jo Murray, contributor, The Grunion Gary Scott Miltimore, one of yachting’s most beloved characters, died peacefully from complications of stage 4 melanoma on June 2. His wife of 28 years, Diana Jennings Miltimore, was at his side. A California native born March 12, 1944, Miltimore grew up in the Naples area of Long Beach and spent summers on Catalina Island, where he developed his love for the sea. His paintings include his impressions of classic yachts such as and Goodwill that were often seen anchored off Avalon’s Casino in the 1950s. For five years, his painting served as the poster for Newport Ocean Sailing Association’s Newport to Ensenada race. In his teens, Miltimore started racing in local events and by 1968 had become a part of the intense world of the offshore racing circuit sailing aboard such famous racers as Kialoa II and III, Baruna, Sirius II, Blackfin, Windward Passage, Cheetah, Drifter, Ragtime and Merlin. Miltimore chalked up thousands of blue water miles including six TransPacs, two Transatlantic races, the Newport to Bermuda Classic, Florida's Southern Ocean Racing Conference, Hawaii's Clipper Cup, Mazatlán, Cabo San Lucas and the China Sea Race from Hong Kong to Manila, among others. As documented on his website, for more than 55 years, Gary Miltimore painted detailed graphics on many of Southern California’s sail and power boats as well as commercial operations including Catalina Express, Catalina Flyer, Air Catalina, Catalina Seaplanes, Catalina Adventure Tours and Kilroy Industries. To quote his friend Rick Ruppert, “Gary had a ribald wit and storytelling ability that few possess. He was a fine pianist. A huge talent is gone, but never forgotten." His ashes will be spread at sea and a celebration of life is tentatively planned for October. His daughter Kayla Rose Miltimore, has established a GoFundMe page for donations, Gazettes.com/go/Miltimore. From the Vice Commodore Bill McNamara

The last several months have been unlike any others that our 100 Clubs and Associations have seen. But most Clubs have had, and will have, periods of unexpected challenges for their members and leaders to rise to meet. This pandemic response has all Clubs experiencing some of the most severe challenges ever. Having spoken to yacht club members from dozens of clubs, I’ve noticed some similarities among those Clubs coping most successfully. They quickly adapted to the constantly changing requirements of their State, County, City, Harbor and landlord… with many members involved. These member volunteers were often already working in committees with specific areas of expertise and focus. Cruise committees began planning for when (and where) members could take their boats for harbor cruises and to anchoring locations without violating household groupings and distancing recommendations. Huntington Harbor, Newport Harbor and Alamitos Bay/LA Harbor all saw one or more SCYA clubs with flotillas of members enjoying their boats and each other – from a distance. As Catalina Island reopened, several clubs had informal gatherings or re-scheduled cruises at the Isthmus, Emerald, Avalon and other bays. Every club with a Catalina outstation has had at least one member event on the island already. At least a dozen Clubs with commercial kitchens saw their Food and Beverage committees plan and roll-out take-out menus often long before local restaurants did the same. When liquor license rules were modified, take-out cocktails, beer and wine were available at many clubs. Members with monthly or quarterly Food and Beverage requirements were able to keep up their spending, ensuring club employees could be kept on. One San Diego club began take out wine bottle sales with free corkage whenever the club’s indoor dining reopened. I’m told it was very, very popular. Yacht club’s Race Management committees began planning for when racing could begin again. Some Counties and Harbors were less restrictive and “beer can” racing is in full swing in multiple harbors. Dozens of the 1000 races originally scheduled for 2020 have been rescheduled and held. I adapted to the current “normal” by switching boats and am racing double handed, not being within 6 feet of anyone else. Opening Day committees regrouped and planned for alternative celebrations. As reported in the last edition of SEARCHLIGHT, Coronado Yacht Club held a virtual Opening Day http://cycopeningday.com/. Seal Beach had a members only affair in mid June. Lake Gregory YC announced a similar approach. Balboa Yacht Club rescheduled their OD for the June date of their cancelled Wooden Boat Festival. It had all the elements of their usual celebration, but with just a half dozen invited yacht club flag officers from their nearest neighbor landed yacht clubs: Newport Harbor YC and Bahia Corinthian YC. They had members open their boats at the one-way-foot- traffic dock structure to socially distance visitors and the event (and food) was as fabulous as any other year. House and Grounds or Building committees took advantage of their facility having reduced hours or being outright closed and accelerated plans for major renovations, improvements or even termite tenting! One club took this opportunity to apply for and receive an enhanced liquor license. And every club I’ve visited lately has had every square inch thoroughly cleaned, sanitized, and polished. As they reopen to non-members I hope you’ll patronize them whenever a member invitation or reciprocity opportunity arises. Numerous other committees exist in many of our member clubs. And soon your Membership committee will be able to restart their recruitment efforts to match ongoing retention activities. Watch for news of SCYA’s own Membership Committee’s plans to help. What these resilient clubs all have in common is a formal and long-standing committee structure that allowed adaptation to COVID to occur quickly and on numerous fronts simultaneously. We all know that some clubs had few options at various times because of restrictions imposed by government or landlords. And our 100 affiliated organizations will all experience challenges in the future, maybe not as significant as this pandemic and hopefully not all of our clubs at once. But the lessons of this challenge include the benefit of standing committees of dedicated and specialized volunteers who can all be brought to bear whenever challenges come our way. This brings me to my SCYA commercial message. Every member organization of SCA, nearly 100 of them, belonging to one of our six membership categories, is entitled to appoint at least one (1) Delegate and three (3) Alternate Delegates. Our largest “Senior” Member clubs can appoint a second and third Delegate and our second largest “Regular” Member clubs can appoint a second Delegate. These representatives are invited to attend SCYA meetings and most importantly, be invited to serve on SCYA’s many committees. These representatives, and their club, will benefit from the networking and committee participation training and experience that comes from working beside clubs that may have already encountered and overcome challenges yet to come your way. SCYA asks that your Commodore, President or corporation’s Secretary send us an email with the contact information for those you wish to represent your club and to bring back to your club the experience and network equity that active participation in SCYA committees can provide. If you would like to know who is presently representing you or learn more about SCYA, just call or email me.

Fair winds, --Bill

(714) 421-3187 [email protected]

The Cost of Freedom Jerry Martin, SCYA S/C CW3,AUS Retired RVN 1968- 69-70

Although Memorial Day has passed, here are some interesting facts about the Viet Nam Memorial Wall:

There are 58,267 names on the wall included in 2010. The 1st casualty was on June 8, 1956. His son is also on the wall and he was killed on Sept. 7, 1965. There are three sets of fathers and sons on The Wall. 39,996 on Wall were just 22 or younger. 8,283 were just 19 years old. The largest age group, 33,103 were 18 years old. 12 soldiers on the Wall were 17 years old. 5 Soldiers on the Wall were 16 years old. One soldier was 15 years old. 997 soldiers were killed on their 1 st day min Viet Nam. 1,448 were killed on their last day in Viet Nam. 31 sets of brothers are on The Wall. Thirty-one sets of parents lost two of their sons. 54 soldiers attended the same High School in Philadelphia. 8 Women are on the Wall, Nursing the wounded. 244 soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Viet Nam War: 153 of them are on the Wall. Bealsville, OH with a population of 475 lost 6 of her sons. West Virginia had the highest casualty rate per capita in the nation. There are 711 West Virginians on the Wall. The most casualty deaths in a single day was in January 1966 – 245 deaths. The most casualty deaths in a single month was May 1968 - 2,415. The Marines of Morenci, AZ, population 5,058 lost 9 graduates from their High School. The buddies of Midvale, UT 3 young men, lived on 5 th,6th and 7th avenues died in a span of 16 dark days in Viet Nam.

For most Americans who read this they will only see the numbers that the Viet Nam created. To those of us who survived the war, and to the families of those who did not, we see the faces, we feel the pain that these numbers created. Due to technical difficulties, this is the only pic of the neck gaiter we got! Thanks, anyways, to our super models!! W​ ear a Gaiter and Make a Difference!

You can help stop the spread of the Corona 19 virus by wearing a face covering in public. Recreational Boaters Of California also needs your help in continuing their efforts monitoring and lobbying for your needs as boaters in Sacramento. Now you can do both by donating $50.00 to RBOC and they will send you a a gaiter. When you wear it everyone will want to know where they can get one too. Make sure to point them to RBOC.org so they too can get their very own. RBOC has been protecting your boating interests since 1968 as the nonprofit advocacy organization that works to protect and enhance the interests of the state's recreational boaters before state and local government. RBOC engages in advocacy efforts on legislation and regulations, supporting proposals that would enhance recreational boating, and opposing proposals that would have a detrimental impact on the state’s three million boating enthusiasts.

F​ rom Our Website Dude Peter Tietz SCYA Honorary Commodore 2020

Part of the goal for our website is to let the public know what SCYA and our members are doing for boating and the community. To meet this objective, we encourage everyone to let us know what your club is doing that is special and things that maybe of interest and open to the general public. Whether that is a special regatta like the Congressional Cup, or a fund-raising event like the Leukemia Cup, hosting a seminar or taking part in a harbor clean-up, let us know and we will try to promote the event on our website. Just submit the information in a word document with pictures to [email protected]. Help us spread the word on how your members are involved in the community. --Peter Please help Laurie clear these out of her garage! Legendary N2E Red Hats for Sale - FEWER THAN 300 AVAILABLE!!

What’s more legendary than N2E? The race’s legendary red hats! For the first time ever our highly coveted, signature hats are available for sale. While supplies last, these 2020 collector’s items that commemorate the race that was only run in our hearts will support our valued sponsor – Ullman Sails - and the 2021 race. Pricing includes shipping & tax: 1 hat $20 4-pack of hats $50 (38% discount, $12.50 each) 6-pack of hats $60 (50% discount, $10.00 each)

This is the first time ever skippers can purchase hats for their entire crew, and never before have they been available to the public. NOSA’s celebrated red hats have long been a part of N2E’s history. Typically, only one goes to each skipper; the rest going to the lucky few who catch those tossed up for grabs at trophy ceremonies. For many, these hats are a sign of a good time and a well-earned California sailing accomplishment. Click here to get yours while they last. http://store.nosa.org/

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Guess Who??

This guy (1907-1979) founded the Yachting Club of America in 1963, was a member of South of Perth YC in Applecross, Austrailia, and was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter. Upon his death, his family established the cancer institute at the Now Providence/St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica...

B​ ringing Up the Rear Anne Eubanks, R/C

SCYA recognizes 2020 has been a year of extreme challenges for our member clubs and we want to award extraordinary performance! One Senior, Regular, and Associate member club will be honored with The Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award for excellent club management during the COVID 19 crisis. The winners will be announced at the 2021 installation banquet in January. See the following link for information about the award and how to apply: https://scya.org/pandemic-powerhouse-performance-award/ The Club of the Year criteria has also been revised because of the pandemic. For the clubs competing for this honor you can review the revised criteria via the following link to the SCYA website: https://scya.org/coy-criteria-has-been-changed/. The link to this document is also at the top of this issue of Searchlight. Filing a Float plan….. Earlier in the week I received an email from a yacht club friend of mine advising of his float plan for a three-day cruise he and his son were taking together. He sent the email to ten of his boating buddies. It detailed the description of his boat, the passenger list, and their timeline. This individual always takes the time to file a float plan for an extended cruise. His email made me ponder. I wonder how many southern California boaters are taking the time to do this when going on cruises? It is a very important safety step recommended by the USCG. Below is a link to a great USCG article on this subject. Yes, they even recommend jet skiers and paddle boarders should file float plans. Next time you plan on cruising take the time to file a plan. A link to the checklist is also included in the article. https://www.uscgboating.org/recreational-boaters/floating-plan.php Regarding youth sailing programs…. We would love to hear how our member clubs are handling youth programs for the balance of the year. If you would like to share your ideas on how you are successfully running safe and effective youth programs during the COVID crisis, please submit an article for the September edition of the Searchlight. We learn from each other!

Cheers to enjoying summer in new and creative ways,

---Anne

If You Are Missing Sailing, Here are Some Helpful Exercises

Buy some beers. Store them in a warm location for 6 hours, then drink them. At night, drink your weight in alcohol, sleep for 4 hours, then stand on a rocking chair for the next 4 hours. Sit in front of a large fan. Ask someone to throw a bucket of salt water on your face every so often. Get a broom, tie some ropes to it, then hold it over your head while standing on the edge of your bathtub. Drop the contraption every 10 minutes, and be sure to have a friend curse at you every time. Set your watch to beep every 5 minutes, and wear it on your wrist all day. Sprinkle some sand on the floor and spend some time crawling forwards and back on your knees. Make 12 sandwiches. Wrap them together in a plastic bag and keep them on top of a warm space. Each one sandwich everyday. Get a pair of binoculars, stand on a rocking chair at your window, and try to read the address of the house 2 blocks up. Climb down and find that house on Google maps. Find a tall bookcase near a light switch. At night, climb on top of the bookcase, and attempt to switch the light ‘on.’ Shout, “Are the nav lights on?!” into the darkness. This exercise requires a notebook, pen, wristwatch, and bottle of rum: Place the notepad in the furthest corner of your kitchen, and drink rum until you can no longer stand. Go into the kitchen, find the notebook and write the current date and time. If you can’t read this the next morning, keep practicing!

We Are Also A Final Plea for..... YACHT ROCK!! Amy Irwin editor, Searchlight Coined in 2005 by J. D. Ryznar (look him up), “Yacht Rock” is a fairly new subgenre of the subgenre of what you’d normally refer to as “mellow rock” or “soft rock” with some stricter parameters. Brassy, synthesized, jazz-influenced tunes mostly about boats, tropical beverages and locales, are neatly wrapped in similarly- themed album covers. It is called such because this music is interpreted as that which yuppies from the late 1970s through early 1980s, would listen to while drinking some horrible, mid-grade chardonnay aboard their boats, reeking of self- importance. (Anyone come to mind?) Albums by Loggins & Messina, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, fit the bill nicely, although some streaming services, channels, and play lists push the envelope with more late-disco fare such as Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall." But I digress…. Sure there is an element of tongue-in-cheek in the name “Yacht Rock.” Sirius XM devotes a seasonal summer station to Yacht Rock, complete with a very Mr. Howell-sounding host who makes snarky (& hilarious) comments bemoaning the first -world problems of sitting on a fancy boat all day.While I take umbrage with some of the Yacht Rock playlists, because they include questionable selections, maybe I am simply nostalgic for an adulthood that I was far too young to experience. At any rate, I just can’t get enough! Give it a listen. If your club isn't ready to open, and you find yourself stuck in the marina all summer, it may as well be enjoyable! (You're welcome!!) ---Amy Suitable For Framing

See You in September!

Join us for Old Timers Day at Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club in Corona del Mar, Saturday, September 19.

1030 hours board-only meeting

1200 hours general meeting and luncheon

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