April, 2019 Issue 41-4 Features Calendar 2 Commodore 3 Minutes 4 Cruising 5 Racing 6 Ads 7 1 Going … going… GONE. One minute it’s there, then it’s not. This March Issue thumbnail was all that was left of the pictures of Ken and Janis and their new boat although the story was recovered. At Our Helm Calendar Commodore APRIL Dennis Barry 4-7 Pacific Sail and Motor Boat Show 530-264-6853 10 – General Meeting at Trailblazer Pizza [email protected] 20 – SFL Work party GCYC Race #1 Vice Commodore 27,28 – Camelia Cup – FLYC Teresa Gaman Konocti Cup – KYC 650-207-6670 28 – Opening Day on the Bay [email protected] MAY Secretary 5 – Davis Sailing Team Regatta (LWSC) Melinda Solis-Day 8 – General Meeting at Scotts Flat Lake 530-265-2070 11 – GCYC Race #2 [email protected] 15 – Raft up at Scotts Flat Lake 18 – GCYC Race #3 Treasurer 19 – Club participation in No Motor Day Susie Barry 25-26 – Whiskytown Regatta 530-263-6542 28 – Club pre-regatta meeting at SFL [email protected] JUNE Cruise Chair 1,2 – GO FOR THE GOLD REGATTA Joe Day 5 – Raft up at Scotts Flat Lake 530-365-2070 8 – GCYC Race #4 [email protected] 10-14 – Youth Sailing Course 21 - Summer Sailstice Publicity/Membership 22 – GCYC Race #5 Sharon Barton 916-813-5109 JULY [email protected] 4 – Fourth of July Parade 10 – General Meeting at Scotts Flat Lake Port Captain 13 – GCYC Race #6 Bill Gulley 17 – Raft up at Scotts Flat Lake 530-263-5994 27 – GCYC Race #7 [email protected] 30 – Tahoe MoJo Cruise Race Chair AUGUST Dave Cowell 1-4 – Tahoe Mojo Cruise 530-575-1891 10 – GCYC Race #8 [email protected] 14 – General Meeting at Scotts Flat Lake 27 – GCYC Race #9 Sailing Education SEPTEMBER 4 – Raft up at Scotts Flat Lake 7 – GCYC Race #10 11 – General Meeting at Scotts Flat Lake OCTOBER 9 – General Meeting at Trailblazer Pizza NOVEMBER 13 – General Meeting at Trailblazer Pizza * Trailblazer Craft Pizza & Brews is located at the corner of Highway 49 and Alta Sierra Drive 39.1422° N, 121.0701° W Meeting Minutes March 13, 2019 Meeting Opening: 7:00 pm. Reports and Business Commodore- Dennis Barry 1. NID/Mooring Ball Inspection – Dennis and Joe Day will do the NID mooring ball diving inspection in March. 2. Laurie Teichert - Dennis introduced Laurie, the daughter of former GCYC member, Bob Teichert. Bob has since passed and Laurie has two of his wooden boats, a 13 ‘ Blue Jay, and a 13’ Enterprise to sell. She gave a nice presentation with a photo board and memorabilia t-shirts. The price of the boats are open to offers. 3. Flying Flags – Commodore Barry gave an informative presentation on the correct location for flying various flags and burgees on a sailboat. Vice-Commodore-Teresa Gaman 1. PICYA – Open Day on the Bay is April 28th. All clubs are encouraged to participate in the Opening Day Boat Parade. We will continue to mention this to see if an interested member will participate. 2. Regatta - The liquor license and t-shirt logo are works in progress! Treasurer-Susie Barry 1. Susie reported that the club has balance on hand of $5157.87. Membership-Sharon Barton 1. New Member – Sharon introduced new GCYC member, Jacque Preble. A warm welcome to Jacque who joins us from San Ramon, CA. Jacque and GCYC member Bryant Cockcroft will be neighbors on Scotts Flat Road! Port Captain-Bill Gulley 1. Shed Locks – The shed lock combinations have been changed. 2. Burgee Stickers – See Bill if you need burgee stickers for the dinghy dock. The price of a sticker is $2. Race/Newsletter Director-Dave Cowell 1. Little Dinghy – Dave reported that the club’s newsletter, The Little Dinghy, has disappeared from his computer. After many years of being in charge of this publication, (THANK YOU, DAVE) he is hoping to find someone to assume the duty. 2. Racing – Dave will be participating on Committee Boat during an upcoming St. Francis Yacht Club SF bay race. Meeting Adjournment: 7:33 pm. Written and Submitted by: Susie Barry Commodore Ahoy, Spring is here at last! A reminder that membership fees are past due as of April 1st for the 2019 season. There will be a late fee so please get your applications/renewals in asap! Here is a link to membership forms; http://gcyc.net/2018GCYCmembershipForm.pdf Most of us know that the Gold Country Yacht Club is a member of PICYA. For those who don’t know what PICYA is, I will add a link. One of the best advantages and benefits to being a member to PICYA is that it allows GCYC members reciprocal services at cooperating yacht clubs throughout California and beyond! For example, say you’re walking down Front Street on Maui and you stumble upon a sign that says “Lahaina Yacht Club”. You start to go in but on the door there is a sign that says “Members Only” in big bold letters. Well with reciprocal privilege’s, you can just walk in with your GCYC membership card and enjoy some sailing enthusiast comradery just like at home where our clubhouse is open to their members as well. That is just one example, another benefit will pay off as you may be on a sailing journey down the California Coast and need to find a nice hot shower in a local harbors reciprocal Yacht Club! Link to PICYA: http://picya.org/ There are many more benefits to joining the Gold Country Yacht Club! Here is some wording I borrowed from our www.gcyc.net membership website page: “Gold Country Yacht Club membership is open to all, with or without boats. Many members maintain their own boats on Scotts Flat Lake, but the club has a fleet of sailing dinghies available to all members. If you don't know how to sail, we have certified instructors teaching organized classes as well as experienced members eager to share their love of sailing. Those with trail-able boats organize trailer-cruises to other lakes and coastal destinations. Several GCYC members maintain offshore sailboats in San Francisco Bay from where they depart on Summer bay and coastal cruises and the Baja HaHa.” And here is a link to our website calendar: http://gcyc.net/GCYC2019Calendar.pdf The club is ready to grow and we encourage new membership! Hope to see you on the water soon! Dennis Barry GCYC Commodore Vice Commodore Ahoy – All hands on deck! Welcome Spring because it's here, and that means it's time to get ready for racing, rafting up, No Motor Day (May 19th), and our 39th Annual Go For The Gold Regatta (June 1-2). Please check the calendar at gcyc.net, and join us at the Clubhouse, Scotts Flat Lake, for a Clubhouse Clean Up day on April 20 th at 10:00. Race #1 is this day also. We need to get everything ready for the season! Time for everyone to pitch in and keep this Club energized. The deadline for a $75 membership renewal has passed. The cost for renewal is now $85. The Regatta Registration forms will be available at the Club's website by April 15 th . I am excited about the 39 th Annual Regatta, which is coming up fast. We need member participation at the next general meeting on April 10 th , when we will continue to pass the sign-up sheets around. We need donations for the Raffle. This is a fun event, and we look forward to enjoying it with all of you. I want to personally thank Dennis & Susie Barry for their endless dedication to making everything run so smoothly, and, to their valuable knowledge of procedures. I am proud to follow in their footsteps. Looking forward to launching Blown Away on April 19 th . Scotts Flat Lake is full and stunning. Looking forward to seeing everyone out there! Port = Left. Easy way to remember this is "No PORT wine LEFT in the bottle". Starboard = Right. So think of "green for go is all RIGHT". See you at the next General Meeting on April 10 th , Trailblazer Pizza & Beer, 6:00 Eat, 7:00 Meet. Jibe Ho, Teresa Gaman GCYC Vice Commodore Kia Orana, Catalina 36 Blown Away, Capri 18 Membership All members are reminded that all club memberships need to be renewed. The new on-line membership forms and dues payment options will soon be available. If you don’t want to renew on line the standard forms will be available and cash or checks will still be accepted. Celebration of Life for Ed Guinaugh It was truly tragic that Ed had to suffer the effects of his ill health and the difficult end to his amazing life. Forty or so people gathered at the Alta Sierra Country Club to hear the stories and see the images that barely touched Ed’s persona and story. He was a dedicated father who worked hard to give his young daughters a sense and love for the outdoors and nature. Warm hearted and generous he was admired and appreciated by everyone with whom he came in contact. During the celebration his daughters gave both a stirring speech and an eye- tearing photo journal of their dad. His smiling face always prominent in an outdoor setting either hiking or camping in the woods or sitting in a sailboat. Joe Day gave Ed an “Eight Bells” ceremony. Afterwards volunteers gave anecdotes of times they shared with Ed. Some were demonstrative of his generosity, some of his humor, but all were sadly in commemoration.