Treasure Island Yacht Club, “JIBE” Volume 49, Number 4 TIYC Organized 1966 Your Getaway in the Central San Francisco Bay Commodore’s Update Atta Pilram Commodore: Atta Pilram For the last few months we have been planning to Vice Commodore: implement some of the ideas that you have shared with us. Steve Lane The two items on top of the list have been: ways to share Rear Commodore: some of our sailing experiences and places visited with Bill Smith others, and how to create more traction for our club. Staff Commodore: After consulting with PICYA and visiting various clubs’ websites and Facebook Russ Breed pages we finally decided to give it a try and publish our own Facebook site. Corporate Secretary: After we brought up the idea at one of the general meetings, our new member George C. Knies Eduardo Park came forward and volunteered to put our initial Facebook page Treasurer: together. Eduardo is a marketing and communication manager at Levi Strauss in Fred W. Gibson San Francisco. Facebook and similar social networking sites are evolving communication tools. Directors: They are becoming ubiquitous and as common as email in helping us to get in Jim Aberer, touch with other likeminded people. Like many new ideas, this is definitely a Connie Van Putten work in progress. I am sure there will be issues that collectively we need to Malcom Johnston address in order to make it an efficient tool that fits our needs. So, please visit MeeSun Boice our Treasure Island Yacht Club Facebook page and give us your “like”. While you are there please view pictures from the latest events at the club and review Appointed Officers some of the posted pictures and video by other visiting clubs during their Recording Secretary: cruising in such as Encinal Yacht Club to TIYC. Happy boating and make sure Sharron Harper to post your pictures and videos on our new Facebook page. Membership: MeeSun Boice Office Manager: Russ Breed Port Captains: Don Alden & Malcolm Johnston Publications & Race Director: George C. Knies PLEASE USE "BCC" instead of "TO" for email to [email protected] Webmaster: Just as a heads up: In order to eliminate a broadcast of a replied message to Cior Wills everyone else please put [email protected] in "BCC" rather than "TO", and Safety Officer: put your email address in "TO". That way, a reply is only sent to you and not to Russ Breed everybody else. Thanks, PICYA Delegates: Atta Reg & Debrenia Smith TIYC “JIBE” TIYC “JIBE”, July – August 2014, Page 1 of 16 Vice Commodore’s Message Steve Lane TIYC freinds: Wow – Another great turn out for our June 28, 2014 – Epic meal and new members meeting. Most excellent meal and time. Also want to thank members for great response to both our re-scheduled Alameda Yacht Club sail in on June 7, 2014 and the surprise sail in by the Peninsula Yacht Club on June 14, 2014. They had planned to go to the Tiburon YC but were blocked by a large boat stuck in the channel- so they called us and asked if we could save their event. Once again we were the go to club. TIYC members came through, and we treated our guest to a great time. So on to our Upcoming events at the Club: July 4, 2014 Chili Cook Off – with Single Sailor Sail in -Hosted by Atta & Alice July 5, 2014 – West Point Marina Regatta August 9, 2014 – Spanish Dinner – Club Only August 30/31, 2014 – Castaway Weekend – Hosted by Steve & Carol Future biggies: September 20/21, 2014 – SF International Dragon Boat Festival in Clipper Cove September 26, 2014 – South Beach Yacht Club Sail in October 4, 2014 – Richmond Yacht Club Sail in October 11, 2014 – PIG ROAST and Fleet week (at TIYC request Blue Angels are returning) October 25, 2014 – Yacht Club Protocol presented by the past Commodores (with dinner??) Members please give a big thank you to the House Committee for their excellent work in de- junking the storage shed and setting up the new office. As a PS - We need some volunteers to help finish the club sailing dingy and get it back in the water. All for now. Respectfully, Vice Commodore - Steve TIYC “JIBE”, July – August 2014, Page 2 of 16 Rear Commodore’s Report Bill Smith Cruise Report: The Memorial Day Cruise to Angel Island was a great success with plenty of members old and new with their guests enjoying a bountiful barbeque and buffet. The hand-crank Margarita Machine was a big hit. There was way too much food, so we ate too much. Pix below. TIYC Burgee at Ayala Cove Memorial Day Weekend TIYC Members and guests at Angel Island Ayala Cove Moorings Future Activities: July 25th – Cruise out to South Beach YC & AT&T Park – Reg Smith Cruise Leader (See details and attached flyer below) Aug 29th – Castaway Weekend – TIYC Cruise-in to TIYC – Cap’n Hook Cruise Leader Sep 12th – 26th – 2 Week Cruise to the Delta – Details Below TIYC “JIBE”, July – August 2014, Page 3 of 16 This Jibe Cruise Details: Cruise out to South Beach YC and SF Giants at AT&T/McCovey Cove July 25th – Afternoon cruise to South Beach YC to enjoy a 7pm Giants game in the stands for those who can find tickets on Craigslist – it’s the Dodgers, so it’s been sold-out for quite a while. Scalpers will be everywhere….and they’ll sell cheap by second inning. July 26th – Game time is 6pm, Cap’n Hook invites you to hang in McCovey Cove and watch the JumboTron from the water. Let’s raft-up and have a BBQ on the water. July 27th – Haven’t had enough? There’s another Dodgers at Giants game at 5pm. Who knows, maybe Cap’n Hook will show-up again, or maybe an evening cruise back to TI, maybe both! Castaway Weekend – Labor Day on the Bay August 29th – This is the day that construction on the New Bay Bridge has traditionally closed the bridge and marooned the TI community – and it’s fun! This year, it’s a toss-up as to whether the bridge will close for the weekend, but it’s likely. Come to TI by boat, and you can always take the 108 to the City and do an Urban Hike, or just sit on the hook in Clipper Cove. September 12th – 26th – THE BIG CRUISE TO THE DELTA – Full Schedule Sep 12th – Friday – Morning cruise for slow boats to a reasonable ½ way point – Martinez Marina. Faster boats are welcome at our Saturday destination on Friday. Sep 13th – Saturday – Cruise to Sportsman’s Yacht Club in Antioch – Dinner $15pp Sep 14th – Sunday – Cruise to Outrigger Marina – a place to park for the week. Sep 20th – Saturday – Cruise to Tiki Lagun for a week of fun near Stockton Sep 26th – Friday – Return to TI for a 3 club cruise in on the 27th. The Skinny Initially, this was to be a three weekend cruise, but TIYC has three clubs cruising-in on Saturday September 27th, so some of us will be parking the boat at a half-way point so we can be back at the club on the 27th and return to our boats to complete the trip on the 28th. Alternatively, we can arrange long- term accommodations almost anywhere in the Delta. So, now that we have the overall time period in mind, here are the destinations: Martinez Marina – This is an Almar Marina, so it’s free for TI Marina tenants, and while that was part of the motivation, the town of Martinez is a great place to roam around in. We should arrive plenty early enough to pick a nice pub or restaurant within easy walking distance. Plenty of shops in case you’ve forgotten something. Black Top accessible, we can arrange overnight parking for cars or RVs in the marina parking lot. Tent camping is not available. Sportsman’s Yacht Club – We’re going here because I love the place. It’s a very active club in a vintage rail ferry that’s been upgraded with staterooms, stained glass, a vintage bar from a steamboat, and grounds that you’ll envy. RVs are first-come-f-s, so if you’re RVing let me check on availability. The lawn area may be available for tent camping. Depending upon how many faces we have for them to feed, they may have food service for us at around $15pp, or they may offer their BBQ area on the lawn. We need to have a boat count for their port captain about a week in advance, so please call me. Nearby, but more than walking distance, you’ll find…. civilization. Oh well. (About 50 minutes from TI by car.) TIYC “JIBE”, July – August 2014, Page 4 of 16 Outrigger Marina – This is my home marina in the Delta, and while it’s not elegant, it is “vintage” and has the feel of a marina resort out of the 1950s. It’s a special experience. Facilities include a large meadow for RVs and tents, so even if you’re not boating, come out and spend some time. The summer crew will be gone, so the big deck, tables, and guest docks will be available to us for meals and prep. For our boats, we can roost out in the “deep end” at the far south of the marina where there is currently space for about nine sailboats. Power craft can be accommodated in the sheds. Each dock has at least one liveaboard, and these guys are great, making this one of the safest marinas in the delta.