SEQUOIA SCOPE Sequoia Yacht Club November 2010 Redwood City, CA
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Sequoia Yacht Club P.O. Box 5548 Redwood City, CA 94063-0548 First Class Mail Dana Werner, Ron & Th eresa Howard, & Peter McCormic. Especially noteworthy is 91 year old Hallie Heckler at the helm. helm. the at Heckler Hallie old year 91 is noteworthy Especially McCormic. Peter & Howard, eresa Th & Ron Werner, Dana Rick Gilmore took these pictures during a Friday Sunset sail on Mirth. On board are Mike & Terry Marzano, Terry Burley, Burley, Terry Marzano, Terry & Mike are board On Mirth. on sail Sunset Friday a during pictures these took Gilmore Rick Sequoia Yacht Club November 2010 Redwood City, CA City, Redwood 2010 November Club Yacht Sequoia SEQUOIA SCOPE SCOPE SEQUOIA Sequoia Yacht Club 2010 Roster 441 Seaport Court, Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 361-9472 www.SequoiaYC.org This Month At A Glance Flag Officers Newsletter: Commodore Deb Blackmore, Editor 10/2 RWC Port Festival & Breakfast Byron Jacobs Carole Bumpus, Ed. Asst. 10/6 Wednesday Lunch Vice Commodore Sheila Jones, Photos 10/9 Cruise Out: Aquatic Park Joseph Curtis Jerry Jones, Circulation 10/16 Chili Cook Off Rear Commodore Larry Mayne, Advertising 10/17 Regatta Breakfast Kate Humphreys House Activities 10/22 Drop in Dinner Staff Commodore & OD Chair 10/29 Drop in Dinner Petra Gilmore Club Steward Secretary Lina Reynolds 11/1 Monday Night Football (weekly) Tod Klingler Social Chairperson 11/3 Wednesday Lunch Kristin Butler Treasurer 11/5 Drop in Dinner Wednesday Lunch Winston Bumpus Gaylord Van Dyne 11/9 Board Meeting Port Captain George Carr 11/13 Installation Dinner Ron Brown Drop In Dinners 11/17 Wednesday Lunch Directors Joseph Curtis 11/20 Big Game Regatta/Dinner John Draeger Breakfasts 11/21 Big Game Regatta Breakfast Larry Mayne Terry Burley 11/26 Cruise Out: Angel Island House Manager Ted Hannig Charlie Watt Brett Herr Rental Manager Officer of the Day (OD) Don Inouye Joanne Wright Robin Weber Bar Manager 10/2 Michele Hartman Key Functions Terry Burley 10/3 Hallie Heckler Engraver Accounts and Office Manager 10/9 Brett Herr Bob Stanfield Joanne Wright Haberdasher 10/10 TBA Risk Management Grace Lowe 10/16 Steve Holmstrom Dennis Lowe Burgee & Trophy Monitor 10/17 Bar Houston Delegates Peter Nardini 10/23 Ron Howard Larry Mayne (YRA) Swap Meet Manager 10/24 Alex Huang Fred Wydler (PICYA) Mike Harris 10/30 Herb Huber Nauti Girls & Buoys Peter Nardini (PICYA) 10/31 Bernard Accristo Membership Committee Deb Blackmore Ann McDonough Jerry Jones 11/6 Robert Huggins Ann McDonough On The Water Activities 11/7 Dan Humphreys Rick Gilmore Beer Can Captain 11/13 Byron Jacobs Webmasters Steve Holmstrom 11/14 Jim Humphries Ann McDonough Redwood Cup Captain 11/20 Cheryl Jasper Sherry Warburton Mike Garl 11/21 Matt Jaunich Network Manager Cruising Fleet Captain 11/27 Chris Johnson John Graves Stephan Wendl 11/28 Marge Johnstone Calendar Manager Sailboat Fleet Captain Tim Petersen John Graves Powerboat Fleet Captain Publicity Manager Email Sheila Jones Robin Weber Sr. Sailing Fleet Captain articles to Membership Directory Roberta Barnes [email protected]. Sheila Jones Junior Sailing Program Check out club activities at Dan Humphreys www.SequoiaYC.org Eric Anderson 2 Commodore’s Report Vice Commodore’s Report Byron Jacobs Joseph Curtis Well, here we are in November again and it’s been a heck of a My tenure as Vice Commodore will be drawing to a close as ride. Th e year has just fl own past and now you will have new you read this. I want to take this opportunity to thank every offi cers for 2011. Please be sure to sign up and attend the volunteer that has helped with the social events and house Installation Dinner on Saturday, November 13th. Th e menu maintenance activities. As Sequoia is a volunteer club, your is exquisite and the champagne will be fl owing. It should be a participation is what makes us a successful club. wonderful night you won’t want to miss. I would like to give special thanks to a few key volunteers I want to off er a big thank you to all the members who that instrumental in helping me this past year: Kristin Butler pitched in and made the Port Fest such a great success. as Social Chair, Charlie Watt as House Manager, Fred Ganji Everyone did so much. A very special thank you to Vince and Terry Burley as Bar Managers, Joanne Wright as Rental Francis who schlepped the audio equipment down and Manager, Gaylord Van Dyne and George Carr as head of back from the dock, set it, and made sure the music and the Wednesday Lunch Bunch, Larry Mayne as the Breakfast announcements came off without a hitch. Th at was an effort Manager, and Grace Lowe as the Haberdasher. Also, a big above and beyond the call. thanks to Bar Houston, Mark Millet, and Dave Bliven for At this time I also want to thank all the offi cers, Board all their help with several of the House projects this past members, and all the other volunteers who made this year year. I also want to thank our Steward, Lina, for all of her so special for our club and me. From the wildly successful work around the club and for all of the wonderful meals she PICYA dinner to day-to-day calendar planning, club prepared this past year. maintenance, Wednesday lunches, Junior Sailing, social events, club clean up and painting the house, YOU made Don’t forget that we have Monday Football every Monday the diff erence this year. Without your participation and through the end of December. Kick Off is at 5:30pm. Hot generosity we would not enjoy the camaraderie and warmth dogs, potato salad, green salad, & chips are the usual fare, of the home we call Sequoia Yacht Club. I won’t take the though there will be special goodies from time to time; pay time here to individually thank all who contributed to our attention to your emails for those announcements. success (that’s fodder for a speech at the dinner!) but I hope you join me in singling out and expressing our gratitude to Kate Humphreys will be the new Vice Commodore in the Joanne Wright who continues to hold our ship together. She coming year. Please continue to support the Vice Commodore is amazing. as you all supported me. She’ll really appreciate your wonderful volunteer spirit. As I step down as your Commodore and accept the advisory role of Staff Commodore, I do so with gratitude for the I’m looking forward now to next year when I will lead as confi dence and opportunity you’ve given me. I hope I’ve Commodore of the club. Oya and I are especially excited satisfi ed or exceeded your expectations. We accomplished to guide the Mega Cruise to Turkey where together we will much this past year and you have given me memories to last a explore the antiquities and amenities of this wonderful lifetime. cruising location! We did what I think a club is supposed to do. We’ve laughed, cried, feasted, played, worked, boated, drank, sang and loved. Please join Jeanne and me on 11/13 to welcome in the new Flag. And thank you, my SYC family. 3 Rear Commodore’s Report PICYA Report Kate Humphreys Peter Nardini If you missed the Port Fest you missed a great event. From PICYA “LOG”, July 2010 by Russ Robinson Hundreds showed up and, as you would expect, many said they didn’t even know the Port existed. It was wonderful PR Saturday June 5th was a great day. Not only was the weather for the Port and our club. Rear Commodore Ray Th omas, perfect, but also a magnifi cent new ramp became operational Guest Speaker from the Golden Gate Yacht Club, provided an after many years of hard work. Th e Alviso ramp will again entertaining and informative presentation on Th e America’s provide access to the South Bay for all kinds of boats and Cup Protocol in our club. paddle craft. I was extremely glad to be there to help in the Th anks to all our members who helped make this happen. dedication of this facility. Bar Houston and Vince Francis made sure the audio/visual systems were set up and worked properly. Kathy Harris Alviso at one time was known as San Jose’s Front Door due to and Deb Blackmore took care of the decorations. New its water access to the San Francisco Bay. Th at access continued Social Chair Michelle Hartman, Deb Blackmore, Larry until about 25 years ago when the Santa Clara County Marina Mayne, Joseph Cutis, Petra Gilmore, Rick Gilmore served and launch ramp became unusable due to heavy silting. Further a tasty breakfast to well over 100 people. I’m sure I missed dredging was not possible at that time so alternate plans were someone in the Galley so, my apologies. Nick Weber, Jeanne investigated. I have to point you way back to about 1974 when Jacobs, Kristin Butler and Sherry Smith tended bar. Again, I it was decided to do something else to provide water access apologize if I missed someone. for this area. Master planning was started and a number of us Kathy Harris coordinated the attendance by Miss Redwood served on citizen committees to help in the planning process. City(Jackie Harris), Miss San Mateo County (Priyanka Venkatesh) and Miss Redwood City, San Mateo County’s Over the years that followed there were more delays. First, Outstanding Teen (Renee Ferrari). someone thought they had heard a Clapper Rail, an endangered And many members pitched in to set up and take down tables species, in this area.