Volume 83, Number 6 June 2011 Veeder Cup Challenge Since MPYC is the holder of the Veeder Cup, this we will have written a challenge letter to MPYC, the yacht clubs listed in the deed have the right to chal- with our choice of boats. Then they will contact us lenge for the cup. We wrote a letter challenging them with dates for the challenge. and so did Elkhorn Yacht Club. Since there were two We had Patricia Nicewander from MPYC and clubs challenging for the cup we had to have a sail off Louis from EYC join us on Onward and I enjoyed get- to see who would have the rights to challenge MPYC ting to know them. for the cup. The sail off was held on May15th. It was Our Veeder cup committee consists of John held in Santana 22’s with Mark Langer offering us Buchanan, Bret Gripenstraw and myself. We are the use of his boat (Hot Tuna), which was sailed by looking forward to heading to Monterey and bringing Jay Crum, Mark and Sharon Reeves. We won the the cup home. An article written by Mark Pastick, start of the first race and held our position the whole included in this S.S. race. Elkhorn won the second start, but we were able to overtake them and win race two to win the sail off. Barbara Booth Great job Mark, Jay and Sharon. By the time you read Staff Commodore June 2011 Santa Cruz YaCht Club Spinnaker Sheet Veeder Cup Sailoff from Mark Pastick What a learning experience of 3 weeks get- ting the boat in shape. Smoothing the bottom, painting, new standing rigging, set up the jib with a 2 - 1 system, reversed the traveler, re-networked the main sheet, added little safety stuff, and still have another half of the list to go. It was great to get help, advice, and encouragement from all you fellow Elkhorn Yacht Club members con- cerning this inter-club Monterey Bay Race. Splashed the boat at the Moss Landing Harbor launch ramp Tuesday evening then sailed up to Santa Cruz the following eve- ning. Barbara Booth from Santa Cruz Yacht Club did a great job organizing the weekend festivities making sure the Race committee and chase boat were manned, NOR brief moment in the spotlight was over till the next time. was complete before the race, and made sure her guests With practice, commitment, focus and more practice in which included MPYC Patricia Nicewander and her hus- the coming year, I am confident we will be back to chal- band were treated well. Saturday our crew got our first lenge either MPYC or Santa Cruz in another Veeder Cup practice together in the One Design Santana fleet races of challenge. 10 boats; this was exciting racing with veteran sailors in This article talks about the 2009 Veeder Cup race the same class boat. Especially the tacking and reaching http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_13221055 duels with Tara helmsman Joe Murray, and visitor from SCYC has to sent a postmarked letter to MPYC the San Francisco fleet Anna Alderkamp foredeck/trim- by May 31, then these clubs will decide on the date and mer. The first race we finished appropriately last since what kind of boats they will sail in a match race later this our crew on High and Dry of Dyson Den Dass trim- summer. mer, Mark Pastick tiller, and Logan Gregg traveler and foredeck were in the boat for the first time. The next race Staff Commodore we started to climb the ladder and came in third to last. Elkhorn Yacht Club We were greeted in the harbor at 3:30 PM by Arron and Mark Pastick Sharlene Gregg who all went to the Durbin Concert at the board walk afterward. Greetings from the Helm We were feeling pretty confident about Sundays May has been very diverse with its weather, show down with Santa Cruz Yacht Club’s team in Hot from winds to rain, as well as very nice warm days. I Tuna Sharon Foredeck and Mark Langer trimmer, and hope you all have had the chance to enjoy some of the Jay Crum tiller. The competitors meeting was well at- many events your club has hosted. tended by rear and staff commodores from Santa Cruz, This month began by hosting the Hobie Kick Patricia Nicewander MPYC, and others. The highlight Off regatta which took place the first weekend of May. for our crew was starting ahead of Hot Tuna on the 2nd The weather was perfect for sailing cats and everyone race. As expected we lost the first race and 2nd and our had a blast. The following weekend we hosted the American Windsurfing Tour Awards ceremony. We had a mid-week work day on May 12th, where we accomplished a great deal. Thanks to Doug Kirk and Pepe Parsons who took the shears to the front hedge and really opened up the entrance to the club nicely. Rear Commodore, Rob Schuyler, and Warren Pelz secured the trophy cabinet shelves; Dominic Marietti power washed the stairs, and walk ways, while Tim Kelbert and Mark Langer attacked the boat yard ivy and trees. We also pulled some weeds and trimmed trees. We all had a lot of fun 2 June 2011 Santa Cruz YaCht Club Spinnaker Sheet sprucing up the clubs appearance. We still have more work to be done and we will be putting a list together and keep chipping away at it. We also thank Bob Lar- son, Lynn Houser, Mel Phelps, Nan Moore, Angela Madden and Vice Commodore Dave Emberson for all your help. In the meantime, If you see trash, weeds or if there is any way you can make the grounds look better on your way through, please due so. If we all contrib- ute to the success of our club, on the water, in the club house and surrounding grounds, it will make a world of difference. it was awesome seeing all the competitors that Santa The Veeder Cup sail off was held and you may Cruz Yacht Club puts out on the water. It looked like find more info in our regatta news section. I want to an exciting day of racing. thank our Race committee for putting on a great race, If you have any questions regarding your club, especially Barbara Booth who was instrumental in the construction/tram projects or the many events the success of this regatta. I received several very nice coming up, please feel free to contact myself, Greg compliments from our competitors and all who were Haws or any of our board members. involved regarding Barbara’s help. Great job Santa Thank you for your continued support, be safe Cruz Yacht Club and congratulations on this step to the and I look forward to seeing you around the club or on Veeder Cup competition the water Our Santa Cruz Big Boat Series was held May 21st combined with SCORE on the 22nd. We had excel- Michael Wood lent weather with winds in mid 20’s, and warm blue skies. Thanks to our race committee John Buchanan Vice Commodore’s Report and Dave Kitchen who braved the elements in the luxu- rious Whaler and ran some good races. Afterwards, we The SCYC Finance Committee reviewed the enjoyed a Mexican Taco Bar provided by KISS Cater- revised project cost estimates and reported to the Board ing. The food was excellent and we had enough to feed that an additional $75,000 will be required to complete the SCORE racers the next day. Due to a mast failure on the remodel project if the tram is included. This “tram Elyxir, I found myself watching SCORE from the upper version” of the project will move the Club’s front door deck of the Sea Odyssey with Jack Halterman. The to the harbor side of our property and greatly reduce SCORE turnout was great, the winds piped up a tad, and the impact on our Fourth Avenue neighbors—a goal that the Club has had for decades. The tram will have stops at both levels of the remodeled clubhouse and at the dry storage yard. The $75,000 can either come from fundraising or additional borrowing. So fund- raising for the tram is now back in full swing! A Crab (Regatta Chairman John Buchanan Jr. and Dave Kitchen man the whaler during Big Boat) 3 June 2011 Santa Cruz YaCht Club Spinnaker Sheet Feed fundraiser is planned for June 11th. We will have to eat a lot of crab to raise $75,000, but I am willing to do my part to support this extremely worthy cause. The clubhouse had been a hub of activity this month now that the season has begun. The Hobie Kickoff Regatta was great fun and I’d like to thank all the race committee volunteers. SCORE and One Design Regattas are in full swing. And there’s lots more to come. If you think it would be fun to volunteer for the race committee (it is!), give me a call or talk to Regatta Chairman John Buchanan. The makeup Work Day on May 12th was fun Friday nights. It is the Corinthians enjoying each other’s and, well, work! I will assume that the list of volun- company after the Laser races. This group has become teers has been named elsewhere in this bulletin so I quite comfortable in the club after racing events and would like to thank our Commodore, Michael Wood, during various social functions. They have been a great for taking literally truckloads of clippings and leaves addition to our club volunteering in all areas.