Summer Double Issue!! July 2020 Happy 4th!! ooh!Ahh! Visit our Website Join us Sunday, July 12, for the next Board-Only Meeting via ZOOM! 1030 - 1200 Hours Stay tuned for the link in your email... The meeting at South Shore YC in Newport Beach has been CANCELLED! (Hey, we're over Zoom too! :P) THIS JUST IN!!! Club-of-the Year Covid-19 Guidelines for 2020 Click here for all 8 pages of: COY Criteria 2020 Commodore's Corner John Marshall I In the American holiday calendar no day is more significant than the Fourth of July, in which we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. That Declaration proclaimed to the world our separation from Great Britain and our emergence as a new sovereign nation, as we state in the pledge to our flag, "Under God, with liberty and justice for all." The Declaration stated unequivocally: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness...that to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed." Those few words sum up the divine source of our unalienable rights and our philosophy of government. Nothing quite so revolutionary had been proclaimed anywhere by any people. But those beliefs had to be affirmed by a long, bloody war, which was finally won. The result has been this shining light on a hill, the United States of America, the most free, most creative, most productive, and richest nation in the history of mankind. In the recreational boating community, I’m always inspired by the reverence shown to the American flag. The patriotism is endemic and ubiquitous. It may attributed to the fact that a significant number of recreational boaters have served in the armed forces of United States of America. This year, my wife and I are honored to serve as Judges for the Old Glory 4th of July Boat parade sponsored by the American Legion Yacht Club in Newport Harbor. We hope to see many boats decked out in the Red, White and Blue! That is why we must celebrate the Fourth of July -— Independence Day -— with all the fervor and joy that the American people can muster, and why we humbly thank the men who gave us our Declaration of Independence, which will remain for future generations of Americans the beacon of liberty, the upholder of our divine unalienable rights, the guardian of our independence. Its words must be written in the hearts and minds of our citizens, so that we never forget the price paid for our freedom ... and the reasons why freedom is worth paying the price. ---John 2020 Congressional Cup Event Canceled Event will return in 2021 Long Beach Yacht Club has canceled the 2020 Congressional Cup regatta, which had been slated to begin April 2020 and postponed to mid-October. Originally scheduled April 28 to May 3, 2020, reigning Congressional Cup champion and six-time match racing world champion Ian Williams (GBR) was to defend his title. Williams is a four-time winner of the Crimson Blazer (2011, 2012, 2017 and 2019), a feat accomplished by only four other skippers in 55 years of Congressional Cup racing: Gavin Brady, Taylor Canfield, Rod Davis and Peter Holmberg. Congressional Cup is more than just a sailboat race,” Busch continued. “It’s a tradition and a rite- of-passage, and for many sailors, the gateway to the America’s Cup. The congregation of athletes and officials who come to Long Beach from around the world each year are warmly hosted by our generous club members, making it feel more like a family reunion at times – with households welcoming the same sailors year after year.” Both Congressional Cup and Ficker Cup are expected to return in 2021, she added. D​ o You Have Yours??? Don't Leave the Dock without It!!! Information Here! N​ OSA Annual Meeting via ZOOM!! Laurie Morrison, Newport Ocean Sailing Association TThe 2020 Annual Meeting of the Newport Ocean Sailing Association (NOSA, Inc.) will be a virtual meeting via ZOOM on Sunday, July 12, 2020, starting at 3:00 p.m. If you were a volunteer with the 2019 Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race you are a member in good standing of the NOSA organization for one year. NOSA Staff Commodores have a lifetime membership in NOSA. NOSA invites your participation and support at our Annual Meeting. We hope you can join us. A separate ZOOM meeting invitation will be sent to your email address on file at NOSA. C​ rew of 2 Around Catalina Returns to Newport Beach The "Crew of 2 Around Catalina” Double-Handed Race, scheduled for Saturday/Sunday, July 18- 19, 2020. Two skippers accept the challenge to themselves and their boats for this endurance race. Both skippers will receive a commemorative “Crew of 2” t-shirt that signifies the “Best of the Best” in sailboat racing. There are two courses to choose from-the 90nm course around Catalina and the 63nm course around Ship Rock at Two Harbors. Still only $80 and the NOR and SIs are available online at www.southshoreyc.com. Who’s already entered? Click on this link: https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registrant_list.php? regatta_id=20888&custom_report_id=2 Enter today!: https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registration_form.php? regatta_id=20888 Hibachi Series is Back!! It's time to get out on the water and join in the fun! South Shore Yacht Club's Summer Hibachi Series continues Wednesdays with the 1st Warning at 1800 hours. Enter Here!! ...and the Committee Boat is ready! J​ unior Sailing Steve Harris, Chair As I write this article, Junior Directors across Southern California are trying to figure out how to safely navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. All US Sailing Junior National Championships have been cancelled. All of the large national junior sailing classes have also cancelled large events normally held in the summer (ie C420 North Americans). Our regional events like Sabot Nationals, CFJ Nationals, and Southern California Junior Olympics are also cancelled. A few Yacht Club junior programs are trying to open with limited offerings and new safety protocols in place. Some have some sort of small single-handed sailing offering, but many have not kicked off their summer programs at all. SDYC has some solid junior Laser sailing going on, and CYC is offering private lessons, to name a few options. As we speak, the Southern California Youth Yacht Racing Association, and Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing Association are discussing what the Fall sailing schedules will look like. Hopefully, we will have more positive news to report in our next update. For now, stay safe and take care of family and neighbors. ---Steve From the Cortez Racing Association Susi Graff CRA Communications We are still taking it a day at a time here, hoping that the County will open up recreational boating in San Diego to all crewed boats, not just households. We have been represented at recent County Supervisor meetings and are communicating with the County with email comments as well. For the Beer Can Series, we are currently taking "pre-registration" of boats that are interested in racing. We have no start date, but will hold the series if we can get a least 3 races in before mid- August or so. Again, we are beholden to the County for our ability to hold this series. And the same goes for the rest of the racing calendar year. We are taking it one race at a time. In the meantime we will continue to hold our "Race Your Household" races and on July 18 we will have an abbreviated version of our Commodore's Cup doing one race in the Bay with households only at this point. Yachtsman and NOSA Artist, Gary Militmore, 76, Dies Jo Murray, contributor, The Grunion Gary Scott Miltimore, one of yachting’s most beloved characters, died peacefully from complications of stage 4 melanoma on June 2. His wife of 28 years, Diana Jennings Miltimore, was at his side. A California native born March 12, 1944, Miltimore grew up in the Naples area of Long Beach and spent summers on Catalina Island, where he developed his love for the sea. His paintings include his impressions of classic yachts such as Puritan and Goodwill that were often seen anchored off Avalon’s Casino in the 1950s. For five years, his painting served as the poster for Newport Ocean Sailing Association’s Newport to Ensenada race. In his teens, Miltimore started racing in local events and by 1968 had become a part of the intense world of the offshore racing circuit sailing aboard such famous racers as Kialoa II and III, Baruna, Sirius II, Blackfin, Windward Passage, Cheetah, Drifter, Ragtime and Merlin. Miltimore chalked up thousands of blue water miles including six TransPacs, two Transatlantic races, the Newport to Bermuda Classic, Florida's Southern Ocean Racing Conference, Hawaii's Clipper Cup, Mazatlán, Cabo San Lucas and the China Sea Race from Hong Kong to Manila, among others. As documented on his website, for more than 55 years, Gary Miltimore painted detailed graphics on many of Southern California’s sail and power boats as well as commercial operations including Catalina Express, Catalina Flyer, Air Catalina, Catalina Seaplanes, Catalina Adventure Tours and Kilroy Industries. To quote his friend Rick Ruppert, “Gary had a ribald wit and storytelling ability that few possess. He was a fine pianist. A huge talent is gone, but never forgotten." His ashes will be spread at sea and a celebration of life is tentatively planned for October.