Winter 2011 Squeegee - Sausalito Yacht Club

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12 Twin Island Regatta This year was different. The wind-hole behind Angel Island was mostly absent in all three races—lighter winds there, especially in the first race. But the other two races were accomplished in amazingly fast times. The boats even split in their decisions about which way to go—Angel first or Alcatraz first. Nick Sands on Escapade was not even penalized for going against the current behind Angel on the last race. He took third in that race and finished first overall in Spinnaker class. Rear Commodore’s Race Light to moderate winds greeted the racers at the start of the Rear Commodore’s race to Vallejo. The breezes built to a real blower by the time they reached San Pablo Bay. One boat from the Vallejo Yacht Club also made the trip. And, only one boat put their spinnaker up sideways. The Vallejo Yacht Club warmly welcomed the racers. Docktails and hors d’oeuvres in the raft-up are always a hit at this event. Right: Hosts, Ross and Tammy Blanchard served docktails on their boat, Nomad. Top: Escapade looking good! Left: Jazzbeau powered up! Right: Dave Borton cheers on Nick Sands beaming with his Escapade first-place trophy.
THE LISCHESKE TROPHY By Patrick Broderick While I was Race Director at the Sausalito Yacht Club (I think it was 1997) Carl Lischeske approached me about creating and deeding a trophy for the Overall Winner of the Tuesday Night Sunset Series. Carl was an old sailing friend and race competitor, who had served three terms as SYC Commodore in 1967, 1972, and 1973. Of course, he held most of the other SYC elected appointments at one time or another, too. Indeed, Carl had been instrumental in Photograph by Doc Miles organizing the Tuesday Sunset Series in the first place. Start at Sausalito Daymark “2”, round a temporary at the foot of Main Street, sail around Yellow Bluff buoy or maybe even Knox, then back to the Finish in time to get to the club for burgers on the deck. Casual weeknight racing, often with as many as 50 boats entered. We talked about what the trophy might be. Carl decided he wanted something other than a traditional punch bowl and said he had a sculptor friend who could create a great trophy - something different. And off he went. To be honest, I sort of forgot about it as the Summer sailed on. And so November approached. One evening, prior to the Awards Dinner, Carl brought a large box to the Club and announced the trophy was ready for presentation. What hadn’t been sorted out was exactly how an overall award was to be made, given that there were multiple divisions, each with a Champion. We finally decided it would be the boat that beat its competition the most. If I remember correctly, Peter English’s Chorus had thumped the large spinnaker division with straight bullets, so it was the hands-down winner. However, it didn’t always work out so smoothly in future years. The Carl Lischeske Sunset Series Trophy joined all the other perpetual trophies deeded to the club and has been presented to many of SYC’s finest racers over the intervening years. This year it is my honor - one of the highest honors I’ve been awarded in nearly 40 years of racing on SF Bay - to win and have my name and Nancy engraved on Carl’s trophy. For me, it’s a real connection between SYC’s racing past and racing present. Joining SYC’s racing elite on the Lischeske Trophy and winning in a series with stiff competition and wonderful Race Management, is one of those pinnacles I’ll always remember. Thanks to everyone involved but especially to Carl, who has always had the SYC’s best interests at heart. Photographs on these two pages and page 14 by Roxanne Fairbairn Sunset Series Where did the sun go? The last race of the Summer Series was sailed with an early sunset on September 20. The race was short but spirited, with a wonderful warm breeze and flat water. What a great way to finish a great series! Daniel Thielman on Kuai took the five-race Summer Series in the Spinnaker class, Dale Flaming on J-Hawk took honors in the low-handicap, Non-spinnaker class and Eric Sklar on Spindrifter won in the highhandicap, Non-spinnaker class. Nancy going to weather; first place is soon to come. But wait… There was more. It was decided to have a one-race, winner-take-all for the Lischeske Trophy: the trophy for the overall Sunset Series winner. The first-, second-, and third-place winners from all three classes in the Spring and Summer Series had a race-off on October 22. After a two-hour, no-wind delay, the race started with the winds coming from a much more northerly direction. By the leeward mark, the winds had rotated back to a normal direction and pressure. It kept everyone – from the racers to the race committee – on their toes. The overall winner: Pat Broderick on Nancy. Congratulations, Pat! (read his response, left) 13
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