MAY - AUGUST 2019 HOME TO THE TAHOE YACHT CLUB VOTED BEST MARINA 2017 Comments from the Commodore ell, it appears that Winter is not quite Gastelum holds down the bar on Sundays. We Wfinished in Tahoe. Skiing at Easter is are bringing on additional staff for the summer pretty rare, but we had it this year–we even to make sure the Club runs smoothly. Summer had some fresh snow on Easter Sunday. With hours begin Memorial Day weekend and the the record snowfall, it appears that we will still Clubhouse will be open every day. be skiing on the Fourth of July! I just returned Summer brings the Over-the-Bottom series from a day of skiing. Now to finish planning for power boaters. The kick off party is June 14 for the rest of our summer calendar of events. with the first on the water event on Saturday, It looks like we will soon be turning in the June 15. The Trans Tahoe sailing race is June snow shovels and ski boots for paddle boards 21-22. The annual Concours d’Elegance will and flip-flops. be held August 9-10 back again at the Obexer’s Looking back on a fun filled winter at the Marina. Tahoe Yacht Club, I remember just how much The Tahoe Yacht Club is continuing to sup- we enjoyed a wide range of events. Karaoke port the Tahoe City Commons Beach Concert Night was a huge success–our members have Margaret Holiday series. We will have a booth at the June 30 tremendous enthusiasm and matching amounts concert. Come on and join the fun! of talent (Thank you Dan and Teresa Mc- Thank you to all the members of the Board Namara). The Crab Feed was awesome (Thank for retail merchandise and TYC memorabilia. of Directors. This year was a success because you Bill Mann and Steven Fujii). We enjoyed a We are installing vinyl flooring in the kitchen all of the time and talent that you give to us. I delicious wine pairing featuring Boisset Winery area for easier cleanup and to create a better so appreciate your support of the Club. and catering by Deb and Paul Selak, thank you! prep spot for our caterers and volunteers. The I really want to thank Judd Holiday for his First Fridays continue to be very well attended biggest project is updating the bar area. We support during the past year. Thank you for and successful–thank you to member hosts who will have two POS stations, two drink stations, coming to all the Yacht Club events with me, volunteer time and culinary talent for the rest and new back bar counter. This will make the for bringing tables down and putting tables of us to enjoy. Thank you Bill and Fritzi Briner whole set up more efficient and make it easier away and all the other things you did! for sharing your experiences along with a for staff and members. See you all at the Club soon. Here’s to a Located in the heart of downtown Tahoe City, the Marina is one of the largest and oldest marinas history of Tahoe. Jim and Lynn Mullen helped I want to give special thanks to our staff for wonderful summer ahead. Find the calendar at on the Lake, built in the 1940s. Offering services for every aspect of boating, the Marina is dedicated arrange that and Jim did a fine job as emcee. making all of this possible. Thanks to Andrew the back of this issue for a complete listing of to serving our customers in a highly effi cient manner with an emphasis on customer satisfaction. Souper Saturday speaker Stephen Cunha shared Casci for running TYC operations. A really summer events and get ready for another great the Uniqueness of the Sierra with a full house. big thank you to Erika Leone for planning and summer at the Lake. In addition to the social events, we worked pulling off such wonderful social events. Erika on some Clubhouse improvements. We upgrad- joined our staff in December and is responsible Margaret Holiday // // ed technology to improve communications, in- for creating, implementing, and managing things Commodore Boat Rentals Fuel Dock Service Dept creased our social media outreach and presence, like the Easter Brunch and Casual Fridays. She and finished the Clubhouse lighting. There and bartender Cynthia Lewis have created new Design Center // Moe’s Original BBQ will be a new display cabinet in the entryway drink specials designed to fit each event. Geno THE VERY BEST IN BOATING, DINING & SHOPPING ON LAKE TAHOE’S NORTH SHORE Celebrating our 94th year! (530) 583-1039 // TahoeCityMarina.com BLOCK & TACKLE / SUMMER 2019 3 A great broker is a necessity, not a luxury. Tahoe Yacht Club Rick has the local expertise and global connections Founded 1925 around the Clubhouse MEMBER: Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association (PICYA), to ensure your success. Yachting Club of America (YCA), Antique and Classic FROM GENERAL MANAGER ANDREW CASCI Boat Society (ACBS), US Sailing Association, Yacht Racing Association (YRA) of San Francisco Bay, BoatUS (Group #84530V) ow, what a great winter! A huge snowpack means a very full lake. As I am writing this in the middle of April, I look out the CLUBHOUSE: 700 North Lake Boulevard W Tahoe City, California office window and see that Alex and Terra Kanwetz are just returning from a nice day on the lake in “Bella T,” their 1937 Stevens. It reminds MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 7620 Tahoe City, CA 96145-7620 me that summer is just around the corner. PHONE: (530) 581-4700 We are currently gearing up for summer staffing. Our Club Manager, FAX: (530) 581-4771 Erika Leone, will be running the show with help behind the bar from WEBSITE: www.tahoeyc.com Geno, Cynthia and newcomer James Lichtenstein. Greg Barraclough will GENERAL MANAGER: Andrew Casci be running the OTB’s. We are still looking for another part-time person Andrew Casci, EMAIL: [email protected] General Manager to help out at the club. Thankfully, resumes are looking great so far. Fred Erika Leone CLUB MANAGER: and Linda Greifenstein will manage the Wednesday night races with EMAIL: [email protected] some youth helpers. Mike Simmons, with the help of Dale and Diane 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brown, will manage the Monday night races. We are thankful that John Siegel has organized all of FLAG OFFICERS the Principal Race Officer (PRO) training and has arranged the schedules for the races. He’s even Margaret Holiday, Commodore brought out some of the town PRO’s to help out. John has done a great job of making TYC Race Ross Arno, Vice Commodore Committee a nearly 100% volunteer operation. Bill Krivan, Rear Commodore The 2019 membership drive is looking great. As of April, we already have 10 new members Shannon Madison, Port Captain LIVE TAHOE and are well on our way to meeting our target of 28 new members. The best news is that 7 out of DIRECTORS AT LARGE Frances Pierce 10 of the new members were brought to us by our own members. I would like to thank Robert and Mike Simmons, Secretary Orene Kearn, Jamie and Peggy Savant, Marion Iles, Chip and Carolyn Herman, Wendy Poore, and John Sakrison Dale and Diane Brown (twice!) for bringing new members into the club. Each will receive a $50 Sol Gold bar credit for each new membership. The Membership Committee, who are in the capable hands of Lynn Mullen the Membership Chair Margot Woodward, have done a great job. Margot has personally brought in Ray Landgraf, Jr. Staff Commodore, Treasurer a lot of new members and has put in a lot of work last year bringing in almost 50 memberships. Rick Raduziner, Sr. Staff Commodore I would like to thank all of the volunteers that we have had this fall and winter who have TAHOE YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION, INC. helped out with event setup and teardown, food preparation, transporting boats to storage, and A 501(c)(3) Charitiable, Tax-exempt Corporation more. Without all of this help, Erika and I would be run ragged. If you are interested in volunteer- G. Douglas Ball, President & Treasurer ing for any of the summer schedule, including race committee, please contact me and we will get Bud Bensley, Vice President Ward Sproat, Secretary you on the schedule. Many hands make light work. Richard Stout, Director Our Port Captain, Shannon Madison, has scheduled the arrival and Manoj Kashyap, Director summarization of our floating stock. The Committee Boat and Markset Terry Fiest, Director Boat will be put in the water in the middle of May and the Buddy e-mail: [email protected] boats (sailboats), Kayaks and Paddleboards will be on the water web site: LakeTahoeConcours.com by the end of May. All Buddy Boats are in good working order BLOCK & TACKLE and will be ready for members to check out at no cost. Just call MANAGING EDITOR: Shannon Madison the club to check for availability and stop by to pick up your DESIGN/PRODUCTION: Elaine Leonardi Dixon gear! One new addition to the Buddy Boat program is a Laser THINKING OF EXPANDING OR SIMPLIFYING? LET’S TALK! PHOTOGRAPHY: Dick Morton, Erika Leone Bahia, which is a great family boat. It will be kept at Obexer’s BLOCK & TACKLE COMMITTEE: Marina in the good hands of The Tahoe Community Sailing Erika Leone, Shannon Madison, Wendy Poore, Foundation, but available to TYC Members. EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS: Laser Bahia Lastly, we are constantly struggling with maintaining Contact Your Trusted Margaret Holiday, Andrew Casci, Ross Arno, current credit cards for members on file.