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ELKHORN YACHT CLUB<br />
<strong>LEE</strong> <strong>RAIL</strong><br />
JANUARY 2012<br />
ELKHORN YACHT CLUB<br />
2370 Highway One<br />
Moss Landing, CA 95039<br />
Another Beautiful Day of Sailing in the Monterey Bay<br />
Hi to everyone at EYC:<br />
In my near 20,000 miles of sailing my UK Hasley genoa received terrible<br />
abuses. Mechanical failure off the Cook Islands prevented furling in a<br />
violent storm that drove Radiance backwards and sideways eighteen<br />
miles in five hours. I lost control of a jib sheet which then wrapped itself<br />
around the port sheet. All I could do was hang on and watch my genoa<br />
loosing it's integrity.<br />
Still the sail held, getting me to NZ. Months later,in-route to Fiji, a microburst<br />
hit Radiance with estimated wind at 70 to 80 knots for 15 to 18<br />
seconds. I came very close to a knockdown. The jib did not survive. It<br />
ripped from head to foot. Twenty-four days later,I arrived in Fiji and had<br />
the sail repaired, but was told the jib could not survive 30 knot winds.<br />
I sailed from Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands last June. I got caught by a<br />
squall before I could furl the jib. I stopped at Utirik Atoll to patch a three<br />
foot rip. On June 10, I headed North to get up around the Pacific High:<br />
destination Moss Landing. Just north and west of the Hawian Islands I<br />
got caught with my pants down (so to speak) and the genoa ripped top to<br />
bottom.<br />
Sixty-six days later I arrived at Kodiak Island, Ak.sailing by the mail sail<br />
and a tiny piece of jib (the size of a pillow case). I made the decision to<br />
head for Alaska.( 2700 miles to Portland, Ore. or 850 to Kodiak...running<br />
low on food; it was a no brainer).<br />
I lost about 14 pounds and was very weak. It took several weeks to get<br />
my strength back. I e-mailed John Hearn and ordered a 100% jib. That<br />
would get me to Moss Landing. John called me. I think he said I will see<br />
what I can do.<br />
John e-mailed, writing that he was sending me my new jib. at no charge.<br />
WOW! Some weeks later, I received my new jib, shipping prepaid.<br />
Thank-you UK Halsey and John Hearn<br />
Happy Holidays to all: John Davis S/V Radiance II .<br />
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:<br />
Officers & Staff 2<br />
Commodore’s Report 3<br />
Vice-Commodore’s Report 4<br />
Rear-Commodore’s Report 5<br />
EYC Wish List 2<br />
Calendar 6 & 7<br />
Monte Carlo Flyer 8<br />
Boreas Race Flyer 9<br />
January Birthdays 10<br />
UP COMING EVENTS<br />
Saturday, January 21 ● Monte Carlo Party<br />
Monday, February 13 ● Monday Night Valentine Dinner<br />
Saturday, February 18 ● EYC Crab Feed
P AGE 2<br />
JANUARY 2012<br />
<strong>LEE</strong> <strong>RAIL</strong> P AGE 11<br />
OFFICERS & STAFF<br />
Commodore<br />
Vice Commodore<br />
Rear Commodore<br />
Secretary<br />
Treasurer<br />
Directors<br />
Dale Jerred<br />
Rex Keyes<br />
Bryan Ellis<br />
Melissa Ackerman<br />
Jean Kester<br />
Meredith den Daas<br />
Stan Jacques<br />
Howard Jones<br />
Dave Nichols<br />
Wim Sprenger<br />
Joe Terra<br />
<strong>Club</strong> Manager Carole Kettmann<br />
Fleet Captain Vacancy<br />
Port Captain<br />
Danis Taylor<br />
Port Safety Officer Vacancy<br />
Race Director Paul Putter<br />
PHRF Representative Graham Wright<br />
Property Maintenance Wayne Cloonan<br />
Bar Manager Vacancy<br />
Shop Steward Joe Paul<br />
Webmaster<br />
Joe LeBlanc<br />
Event & Media Laura Ashton<br />
Lee Rail Editor Carole Kettmann<br />
Back cover photo by Bill Svoboda<br />
THE <strong>LEE</strong> <strong>RAIL</strong><br />
As a benefit to EYC membership<br />
The Whole Enchilada offers a 25% discount<br />
to members on Friday nights.<br />
Please show your membership card to your server.<br />
<strong>Elkhorn</strong> <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong> is looking for a few items. If you have, or<br />
know of someone that may have these items to donate, or sell,<br />
please call us at 831-724-3875.<br />
● Sturdy, nice patio furniture<br />
● Toaster Oven<br />
EYC WISH LIST<br />
● Amoir / TV Cabinet, with doors,<br />
approximately 54” H by 34” W<br />
is a monthly publication of the<br />
<strong>Elkhorn</strong> <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong>.<br />
All contents ©2010 <strong>Elkhorn</strong><br />
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Submit articles, pictures, etc. via<br />
email by sending them to<br />
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send them via regular postal<br />
mail to Carole Kettmann.<br />
the club’s address:<br />
ELKHORN YACHT CLUB<br />
2370 Highway 1<br />
Moss Landing, CA 95039<br />
(831 724-3875
P AGE 10<br />
January Birthdays<br />
JANUARY 2012<br />
<strong>LEE</strong> <strong>RAIL</strong> P AGE 3<br />
COMMODORE’S REPORT<br />
Victor Corfee<br />
Dewayn Kezerle<br />
Dianella Nunes<br />
Don Riggs<br />
Dennis King<br />
Howard Jones<br />
Linda Lewis<br />
Carol Paul<br />
Mark Hansen<br />
Benny Jefferson<br />
Jimmy Adams<br />
Michael Brusin<br />
Robert Hatter Crawford<br />
Marsha Ercegovic<br />
Joseph Paul<br />
Danis Taylor<br />
Ivan Rusch<br />
Rosie Jacobs<br />
Susan Francis<br />
John Keller<br />
Carrie Mann<br />
2-Jan<br />
3-Jan<br />
6-Jan<br />
6-Jan<br />
8-Jan<br />
9-Jan<br />
10-Jan<br />
10-Jan<br />
11-Jan<br />
17-Jan<br />
18-Jan<br />
18-Jan<br />
20-Jan<br />
21-Jan<br />
22-Jan<br />
24-Jan<br />
25-Jan<br />
26-Jan<br />
30-Jan<br />
30-Jan<br />
30-Jan<br />
Happy New Year to all! I hope all your holiday wishes came<br />
true. I am just happy we are through them. We had a good<br />
work party on Dec 17, and got quite a few things done.<br />
However you know there is always more to be done. The club<br />
needs painting, the club sign over the patio needs painting,<br />
and all bathrooms need painting. With planning big events<br />
such as this years Boreas race, it will take many helping hands<br />
to make our Jewel shine in the eyes of others. The board will<br />
be busy this new year. We have a retreat planned so we can<br />
revamp our bylaws and rules and policy's. We are planning on<br />
working in 2 groups at 2 different locations. We shall work<br />
through a weekend to accomplish this mission. We are looking<br />
for volunteers who have an interest in this revision. We are<br />
hoping to finish this so we can let our members see them,<br />
then have a vote on them at our next semi annual meeting.<br />
This next six months will go by in a blur for me. Between<br />
working with the board, working on my boat, and working on<br />
Blue Mist for the Pacific Cup race. Dave Nichols has told me<br />
about a few items of interest coming up. One will be a Celestial<br />
Navigation class, which will be taught by member Dan Davis,<br />
not sure of the date yet. Then Dave is having a very fancy<br />
Wine and dinner party coming up, where all food will be paired<br />
with the wine, by a fancy French chef.<br />
Ok last is our fundraiser, Monte Carlo Night.<br />
The board has decided<br />
that all money collected<br />
for this event will go towards<br />
replacing the refrigerator<br />
behind the bar. We<br />
are losing precious energy<br />
with the current one because<br />
it has rotted away.<br />
So bring your money and<br />
lets keep making headway<br />
on revitalizing the club.<br />
See you on the water!<br />
WORK PARTY UPDATE<br />
Dale<br />
Commodore EYC<br />
Another successful work party! We had the bulk of the board helping to plow<br />
through our list. We shaved doors, cleaned toilet plugs and put taps on the bottom<br />
of chair legs. Members cleaned gutters , worked the garden area and replaced<br />
batteries in accessible smoke detectors. We had additional exit signs posted<br />
as well as pines trimmed . The chimney received a temporary arrester while<br />
the space under the west side stairs was thoroughly cleaned out. The door handle<br />
and lock in the fireplace room was fixed and several patio chairs painted, .<br />
The south side Annex and west side <strong>Club</strong> House were both thoroughly caulked<br />
and the archive room had numerous (stored ) items moved to the garbage along<br />
with other sorted items left around the Cub.<br />
My gracious thanks to Dale Jarred, Bryan Ellis, Stan Jacques, Wim Sprenger,<br />
Meredith and Disun den Daas, Shar and Aaron Gregg , Mark Pastick, Janice<br />
D'arcy and Todd Otis for all your hard work and committed efforts. As always<br />
thank you Jean for the tasty lunch. Dianella Nunes
P AGE 4<br />
JANUARY 2012<br />
<strong>LEE</strong> <strong>RAIL</strong> P AGE 9<br />
VICE COMMODORE’S REPORT<br />
“Frequently the more trifling the subject,<br />
the more animated and protracted<br />
the discussion"<br />
Franklin Pierce 1804-1869<br />
As of Dec. 22 nd the days started to get<br />
longer. I remember up in Alaska that a<br />
day everyone knew was the day in December<br />
that marked the turning point<br />
of winter. In ancient times up until a<br />
couple of hundred years ago it was<br />
celebrated with festivities that involved,<br />
drinking, eating and dancing.<br />
That’s not to say that ole man winter<br />
was done for, because there were still<br />
months ahead of rain, snow, sleet and<br />
hail. It was the idea that better days,<br />
warm weather, and sunshine would<br />
eventually prevail. Here in California<br />
we don’t notice that as much as people<br />
living in more northern climates. Why<br />
just the other day we went out sailing<br />
in beautiful sunshine and a balmy 55<br />
degrees. Time flies and spring and<br />
summer will soon be knocking on our<br />
door. We already have committees<br />
planning for events way ahead of time.<br />
So if anyone has any ideas for an event<br />
that is a few months away, now is the<br />
time to let the Board know. And the<br />
best way to do that is to come to the<br />
meetings.<br />
Our membership drive is still operating.<br />
On January 11 th we will set up a<br />
booth at the Naval Postgraduate<br />
School to introduce ourselves to new<br />
students.<br />
We have also let prospective members<br />
interested in sailing know that they we<br />
have cruising and racing teams that<br />
meet several times a month and that<br />
anyone can join.<br />
In 2012 more funds will be allocated<br />
to repairing the annex and the<br />
clubhouse. At the December meeting<br />
the Board voted to purchase<br />
new coolers for the bar and will be<br />
looking into replacing some doors<br />
on the annex building. Maintaining<br />
the income producing properties of<br />
the club is of high importance. We<br />
have had a fairly decent increase in<br />
the number of events and reinvesting<br />
that income back into the facilities<br />
will add to future worth.<br />
When traveling to different countries<br />
it helps to know some of the<br />
basic language of the country visited.<br />
Not everyone speaks English,<br />
especially in the countryside and<br />
smaller towns. Some of the core<br />
basic language skills needed are<br />
learning how to ask directions and<br />
understand the answers, buying<br />
and bargaining, translating the<br />
types of food listed on a menu at a<br />
restaurant and labels at a grocery<br />
store. Having these skills can make<br />
a trip to a foreign country a lot<br />
more pleasurable. There are tourist<br />
guidebooks that in each section of<br />
different countries list a lot of these<br />
phrases. But if one is going to<br />
spend more than a couple of days<br />
in a specific country, it is better to<br />
expand on those rudimentary<br />
phrases. Some people in meeting<br />
an American will want to expand<br />
on their English and speak to you<br />
in English.<br />
Of course this is a great opportunity<br />
to ask that person questions<br />
about their language and how to<br />
pronounce certain words correctly.<br />
No matter where one goes, it<br />
does impress the locals that a<br />
foreigner has learned and is interested<br />
in learning some of<br />
their language skills. There is<br />
one trick that I did in my<br />
younger days, which I don’t<br />
recommend now. In Yugoslavia<br />
I picked up three hitchhikers in<br />
my VW Camper that were traveling<br />
to Istanbul. Transiting<br />
Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Turkey<br />
was very easy as some of<br />
these guys spoke up to five different<br />
languages. On arrival in<br />
Istanbul they clued me in to a<br />
lot of good places to go that<br />
normal tourists don’t travel.<br />
Also in one small town in Yugoslavia<br />
where we overnighted,<br />
the locals gave us one heck of a<br />
party. All I can say is that learning<br />
the language of the country<br />
visited can bring ample rewards.<br />
Rex Keyes<br />
Vice Commodore<br />
BOREAS RACE 2012<br />
The Boreas Race is in the planning stages for 2012. So far the<br />
race will be from the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge to<br />
Moss Landing with an overnight in Half Moon Bay. Entrants<br />
can enter any of three stages of the race: the first half from SFO<br />
to HMB, the second half from HMB to the EYC or the whole<br />
two parts of the race from SFO to EYC.<br />
Entry fees will be $65 no matter if one decides to enter both<br />
legs or each leg. There will be a late registration fee of $30 sometime<br />
in June for all you procrastinators..<br />
The race will begin Saturday, June 30 th and end Sunday, July<br />
1 st . Parties are being planned to occur the day before the start of<br />
the race in the Bay Area, at the overnight in HMB and at the<br />
finish at the EYC.. (More details later)<br />
So dust off the cobwebs on those racing sails, select a crew,<br />
polish that hull, and get ready, for the race is only six months<br />
away.
P AGE 8<br />
JANUARY 2012<br />
<strong>LEE</strong> <strong>RAIL</strong> P AGE 5<br />
MONTE<br />
CARLO<br />
POKER<br />
BLACKJACK<br />
ROULETTE<br />
CRAPS<br />
BINGO<br />
NIGHT<br />
AT ELKHORN YACHT CLUB<br />
PRIZES FOR THE TOP<br />
WINNERS AND MORE!<br />
SATURDAY<br />
JANUARY<br />
21ST<br />
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE BAR<br />
REFURBISHING FUND.<br />
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO<br />
SUPPORT THE CLUB AND<br />
HAVE FUN DOING IT!<br />
DINNER @ 6:30<br />
APPETIZERS<br />
PRIME RIB<br />
BAKED POTATO BAR<br />
FRESH VEGETABLE<br />
DESSERT<br />
$25.00<br />
INCLUDES DINNER AND<br />
$250.00 IN CHIPS<br />
ADDITIONAL BUY INS AVAILABLE<br />
REAR-COMMODORE’S REPORT<br />
I hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday.<br />
Thank all those who participated in<br />
decorating the fire room and filling the<br />
room with the Christmas spirit. I witnessed<br />
Vice Commodore Rex Keys<br />
climbing up and down a ladder with several<br />
opinionated “tree decoration experts”<br />
giving him advice from the floor.<br />
Thanks Rex….but the tree topper is still<br />
a bit crooked.<br />
The winter solstice has past and<br />
the days are getting longer and the New<br />
Year is upon us in full stride. 2011 will<br />
go down as the most memorable year in<br />
my life….I got married, received a bachelor<br />
of science in business administration,<br />
purchased my first house, visited<br />
coffee cooperatives in Nicaragua, and<br />
honeymooned in Curacao. I’m living the<br />
American dream and I’m very excited<br />
for 2012 and it is going to be a great year<br />
as well. The most exciting item on my<br />
2012 agenda is to participate in the Pacific<br />
Cup onboard David Nichol’s 32’ Pearson<br />
Vangaurd. The Pacific Cup (PAC<br />
CUP) is a sailing<br />
regatta across the Pacific Ocean<br />
from San Francisco to Kaneohe<br />
Bay Hawaii. The race starts soon<br />
after the Boreas in July and should<br />
be most memorable and amazing<br />
event. Thank you, Captain David<br />
Nichols, for allowing me to be a<br />
part of the crew. Commodore Dale<br />
Jerred and two other members are<br />
also slated to participate in the ≈<br />
2,300 mile journey and represent<br />
<strong>Elkhorn</strong> with three yacht club burgees<br />
flying proud. All members<br />
who are interested in keeping track<br />
of your EYC horse during the regatta<br />
will have several options to<br />
get real time video and race updates.<br />
I will publish more information<br />
as the race gets closer. If<br />
you want to learn more about the<br />
Pacific Cup, visit the website @<br />
www.pacificcup.org.<br />
The board met in December<br />
and attempted to set a Guinness<br />
world record for longest board<br />
meeting at nearly<br />
12,000 seconds. Joking aside, we were<br />
able to get a lot of work accomplished<br />
and moving forward into 2012. The<br />
floor seats were a bit empty though and<br />
I want to encourage more members to<br />
come and participate in the monthly<br />
board meetings. The meetings take<br />
place every 2 nd Tuesday of the month<br />
starting @ 7pm in the club dining room.<br />
The meetings generally run for about<br />
two hours and all members are welcome<br />
and encouraged to listen and comment<br />
on all the great things we are working<br />
on.<br />
Cheers, Bryan Ellis, Rear Commodore<br />
Rear Commodore, Bryan Ellis and his wife Laurissa, check the rigging on their boat.
P AGE 6<br />
P AGE 7<br />
JANUARY 2012<br />
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />
Monday<br />
Night<br />
Dinner<br />
6:30<br />
8 9 10 11 12 13 14<br />
Monday<br />
Night<br />
Dinner<br />
6:30<br />
15 16 17 18 19 20 21<br />
Monday<br />
Night<br />
Dinner<br />
6:30<br />
22 23 24 25 26 27 28<br />
Monday<br />
Night<br />
Dinner<br />
6:30<br />
29 30 31<br />
Monday<br />
Night<br />
Dinner<br />
6:30<br />
EYC<br />
BOARD<br />
MEETING<br />
7:00 PM<br />
Friday<br />
Night Hors<br />
D’oeuvres<br />
6:30 PM<br />
Friday<br />
Night Hors<br />
D’oeuvres<br />
6:30 PM<br />
Friday<br />
Night Hors<br />
D’oeuvres<br />
6:30 PM<br />
Friday<br />
Night Hors<br />
D’oeuvres<br />
6:30 PM<br />
MONTE<br />
CARLO<br />
NIGHT<br />
FEBRUARY 2012<br />
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT<br />
1 2 3 4<br />
5 6 7 8 9 10 11<br />
Monday<br />
Night<br />
Dinner<br />
6:30<br />
12 13 14 15 16 17 18<br />
Monday<br />
Night<br />
Valentine<br />
Dinner<br />
6:30<br />
EYC<br />
BOARD<br />
MEETING<br />
7:00 PM<br />
19 20 21 22 23 24 25<br />
Monday<br />
Night<br />
Dinner<br />
6:30<br />
26 27 28 29<br />
Monday<br />
Night<br />
Dinner<br />
6:30<br />
Friday<br />
Night Hors<br />
D’oeuvres<br />
6:30 PM<br />
Friday<br />
Night Hors<br />
D’oeuvres<br />
6:30 PM<br />
Friday<br />
Night Hors<br />
D’oeuvres<br />
6:30 PM<br />
Friday<br />
Night Hors<br />
D’oeuvres<br />
6:30 PM<br />
EYC<br />
CRAB<br />
FEED<br />
Members please note: When the <strong>Club</strong> is reserved for a private party, the <strong>Club</strong> is<br />
always open to the Members. However, please be respectful of their space and<br />
delegate yourselves to the bar area. Thank You<br />
The success of all <strong>Elkhorn</strong> <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Events depend on you. Thank you for<br />
your volunteering efforts and supporting the <strong>Club</strong>. With events becoming<br />
more popular, it’s becoming even more important to make sure you sign up. If<br />
you can’t make it to the <strong>Club</strong>, please call & we will be happy to add your name.
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