August 2017 The Bedrooms Aug 4-6, 2017 In this issue... Monthly Reports Executive Board August Cruise Upcoming Events Circle Cruise Bay Cruise Halloween Cruise Commodore Shelia Kelly Vice Commodore Dave Trowbridge Rear Commodore 2017 Robert Gianelli SRBCNC Secretary Jaime Skehan EXECUTIVE Treasurer OFFICERS Kathy Humphrey The QUIET HAILER more online at www.srbcnc.org p2 more online at www.srbcnc.org The QUIET HAILER 2017 Cruise Schedule Date Cruises & Events Location Leader Crew Jan 28 Change of Watch Stockton YC Kelly Feb 17-19 Mardi Gras Cruise San Joaquin YC Skehan/Trowbridge Shepard, Vinyard March 17-19 Hockey Puck Cruise Stockton Waterfront Murray April 21-23 Fun and Games Cruise Delta YC Lewis Vinyard May 5-7 Mystery Cruise ??? Kelly May 27-29 Memorial Day Cruise Hog Island Palomino June 16-18 Cache Slough Humphrey July 1-4 Independence Day Cruise Mandeville Hand Aug 4-6 Delta Floats Cruise Little Mandeville Palomino Vinyard, Skehan/Trowbridge, Lewis Aug 31-Sept 4 Circle Cruise Mildred Island Humphrey, Trowbridge Palamino, Landcastle, Hand, Vinyard, et al Sept 29-Oct 11 Bay Cruise San Francisco Bay Burger, Humphrey Oct 27-29 Halloween Stockton YC Vinyard Skehan Nov 10-12 Annual SRBCNC Roast Oxbow YC Vinyard Curley 2017 General Meetings (Held at 1:00pm unless otherwise noted) Jan Change of Watch 1/28 (after dinner) Apr Delta YC 4/22 Aug Perry’s 8/26 Oct Stockton YC 10/28 Sea Ray Boat Club of Northern California 2017 Officers & Directors Commodore .................................Shelia Kelly Public Relations ................Scott Landcastle Vice Commodore ............Dave Trowbridge Ed & Tech .....................................Craig Burger Rear Commodore ................Robert Gianelli Programs & Meetings ..............Ken Shepard Immed. Past Commodore ........Sue Halling Editor .............................................Suze Burger Secretary ...................................Jaime Skehan Membership ............................Deanna Curley Treasurer ..............................Kathy Humphrey Web Master .....................................Tom Jones Cruises ...........................................Roy Vinyard PICYA Delegate .......................... Sue Vinyard This Months Photo Credits Mike Palomino, Suze Burger, Sue Vinyard, Elaine Have a Sea Ray? Join the fun!... Lewis Sea Ray boat owners are eligible to join. SRBCNC is a cruising club whose members keep their boats throughout the SF Bay and Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta with cruises taking place throughout the delta. Membership information may be obtained by contacting our Membership Director Sea Ray Boat Club of Northern California Deanna Curley at [email protected] or download an Attn: Suze Burger, Editor application from www.srbcnc.org. P.O. Box 722, Isleton, CA 95641-0722 Interested in advertising with us? Email: [email protected] Rates and information may be obtained by contacting our Public Relations Director Scott Landcastle at [email protected]. The Sea Ray Boat Club of Northern California is not associated with Have a story to submit? Sea Ray Corporation, a subsidiary of Brunswick Corporation, Newsletter articles should be emailed directly to . any of it’s subsidiaries, holdings, or dealers. [email protected] 2017 All rights reserved. No duplication without prior authorization. p3 The QUIET HAILER more online at www.srbcnc.org 2017 Circle Cruise Mildred Island August 31st to September 4th Prior to Circle: At the Circle: • Signup Deadline – August 24 Margaritas on the Platform • Line Inspections – August 26 Dancing Under the Stars • Cruise Leader/Crew Meetings – TBD Dinghy Drive-in Accepting Arrivals Thursday and Friday August 31st & September 1st 9:00AM to 5:00PM. Final Arrivals are on Saturday September 2nd from 8:00AM to 10:00AM. Last Day for signing up will be August 24th at 5PM! Let’s make the 2017 Circle Cruise a memorable one! Sign up early to assist the cruise leaders in the planning it takes to make the Circle successful. Remember to contact Circle Command on channel 71 upon entering Mildred Island and please consider docking larger tenders on the outside of the raft. Cruise Leaders: Ken Humphrey & Dave Trowbridge Circle Crew: Mike Palomino, Scott Landcastle, Craig Burger, Roy Vinyard For any special requests, please email Ken Humphrey at [email protected]. p4 more online at www.srbcnc.org The QUIET HAILER From the Bridge Commodore SHELIA KELLY below and put one on” leg?” The pirate replies, “I don’t HAVE one!” The “We was hunt’n whale off dockhand, not wanting the coast and got caught to turn away a customer, in a monster storm off says “Well, why don’t you the cape. A giant wave just fi nd something that swept me overboard. Just approximates a tie. That as they were pullin’ me should be O.K.” After out a school of sharks some time, the boater appeared and a monster comes out with a pair of one of ‘em bit me leg jumper cables. “This is all clean off . The crew gave I could fi nd to put around me a peg for me troubles”. I missed the last cruise my neck” Sighing, the “Blimey!” said the seaman. and didn’t have a great deck hand says “OK, I’ll let “What about the hook”? article so I decided to you in with those, but just “Ahhhh...”, mused the share some boating humor don’t start anything.” pirate, “One day we were with you, we all need to boardin’ a trader ship, laugh more and enjoy pistols blastin’ and swords every minute of every day. An able-bodied seaman swingin’ this way and that, A guy brings his boat up meets an old salty pirate fi ghting cutlass to cutlass. to a restaurant dock to captain in a seaside In the fracas one of ‘em eat lunch. The dockhand bar, and they take got lucky and me hand says, “I’m sorry, sir, but turns recounting their got chopped off . So I got I can’t let you dine here adventures at sea. Noting a hook for me troubles” today. This establishment the pirate’s peg-leg, hook “Zounds!” remarked the has a necktie policy, and for a hand and eye patch, seaman. “And how came you are not wearing one. the seaman buys him a ye by the eye patch”? The guy says, “Of course I pint and says “... well, you “A seagull pooped in me don’t have a tie on, I’m on must have had quite a eye”, answered the pirate. a boat!” “Well, go down life at sea! So, how did “That’s it?? A seagull you end up with the peg- pooped in it? You lost your eye to a seagull dropping?” the sailor asked incredulously, a little disappointed in not having a big sea tale. “Well...” said the pirate; “it was me fi rst day with the hook.” Cheers, Shelia p5 The QUIET HAILER more online at www.srbcnc.org Friday October 6th at Pittsburg Yacht Club Saturday - Monday October 7th – 9th at Encinal Yacht Club (Some overflow may be next door at Oakland Yacht Club) Monday – Wednesday October 9th – 11th at South Beach Marina Wednesday – Sunday October 11th – 15th at Clipper Yacht Harbor in Sausalito Any questions, please contact me at [email protected] Cruise Leaders: Craig Burger & Ken Humphrey Online sign-up is available soon at srbcnc.org Keep your radios on channel 71 and ask for assistance if you become lost at sea! p6 more online at www.srbcnc.org The QUIET HAILER From the Wheel Vice Commodore DAVE TROWBRIDGE roles and plan those early. Sign-ups for cruises fabulous outings that we all are posted pretty far in enjoy. advance. Why you might What can you do to be a ask is this important? good club member? For Cruise leaders need time starters, you can come to plan activities. This to the October planning is particularly important meeting with ideas for raft for the cruises in the fall, out locations. Volunteer winter and spring. It’s during these cruises that Another month of me to be a cruise leader for one cruise or at the very we have to arrange for racking my brain trying to docking at yacht clubs and think of something to hold least volunteer to be on the crew—better yet do both! often we plan dinners and your interest. I can always activities. These things pick on David, but I don’t If you haven’t done so yet, can’t be done at the last think that’s really fair to the be prepared to volunteer minute. Leaders need time poor guy and he always when asked to participate to shop for food and do finds a way to make me pay on the board. Some advance preparations for for it later—he’s sneaky that positions require more time activities. The number of way. than others so offer what people attending frequently So, this month I’d like to talk you can. The reality is we dictates menus and games. you about the importance would all love to just show up and just enjoy the sun In case you weren’t aware, of being a “good” SRBCNC the registration is open member. Ever since the and libations but that’s not fair. The more we all for this year’s Christmas “great recession” we’ve seen party. Sign up early and our membership decline. share the responsibility of operating this club, the start designing your “Ugly Some lost their boats due Christmas Sweater” as that to financial reversals and nicer it is for everyone involved. is the dress code for this others have just “aged” out party…more fun details to of the system. What this Another really important follow. means is we have fewer thing you can do is people to take on leadership register for cruise sign-up p7 The QUIET HAILER more online at www.srbcnc.org Halloween 2018 Cruise Planning Stockton Yacht Club October 27-29 **Friday afternoon - pumpkin carving/decorating 6:00 Cocktails 7:00 Dinner at the club $15 Campfire with S’Mores! **Saturday: 11:00 Board Meeting 1:00 General Meeting 2:00 2018 Cruise Planning - bring your ideas 6:00 Cocktails 7:00 Dinner at the Club $25 **Sunday Breakfast $10 Docking $30/night p8 more online at www.srbcnc.org The QUIET HAILER From the Deck Rear Commodore ROBERT GIANELLI being the summer and feel I do my best then.