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October 2009 “Building today toward a bright tomorrow” Volume 249

Benicia Cruises in for a

Fun Filled Weekend



September 2009 NewsletterThanks for your vote of confidence.

As Commodore for 2010, my themefor the year will be “Live YourDream” and make your dream real.We look forward to the fun and chal-lenges of this next year. You haveelected an outstanding team to lead

us.Vice Commodore‐Dirk

Kruio-denier. Rear Commodore-Bill New-ton. Secretary-Bob Weeks. Treasurer-Steve Vartan. Board of Directors‐‐‐‐

Don Buresh, Charlie Alegria, ChrisFultz, Bob Stephenson, Avi Strugo,Lynn Pritchet

Please don’t hesitate when asked to“volunteer” for a committee. It’s agreat way to make new friends. Youwill find that the more you give, themore you will get. We are as near as

your phone for all of your good sug-gestions and ideas to make our clubbetter.

Looking back on this past year,2009, we sometimes forget how muchhas been accomplished by our dedi-cated volunteers to upgrade our club.We have a beautiful and much needednew deck. The newly purchased largeand efficient commercial stove in the

kitchen has made Friday night dinnerseasier. Our parking lot has beengraveled and expanded thanks to you.

Many thanks go to Karen and Char-ley Agnew for organizing the BeniciaChallenge on Labor Day. BeniciaYacht Club won the Bocci Ball Tro-phy and also snuck by Napa Yacht

Club in the games. A great (and attimes wet) time was had by all. HeyBenicia----next year watch out!

Fleet Week is coming up nextmonth.---October 9th through the 18th.

Nine boats have signed up. OctoberFest will be celebrated at ParadiseCay with a German potluck and of course BEER.

Also, on October 24th is the PI-CYA Management Conference to beheld at the Aeolian Yacht Club inAlameda. All Officers and Directorsshould plan on attending to gain valu-able information.

Also in October is HALLOWEEN!Look for the enclosed flyer.

This is always FUN. Costumes,witches brew, dancing, eating---whatelse would you want? Co-hosts arethe Parkers, Wolfes and Kruideniers

Change of Watch is on November

21st this year. Again look for the flyerin this newsletter. I promise everyonea great time. On Nov. 20th , Fridaynight, there will be no dinner.

The New Year’s Eve South Beachcruise is coming up. Nine boats havesigned up, with reservations for 10.It’s always a fun and a great way towelcome in the New Year.

See you at the Club.Larry Wolfe, Vice Commodore

OMG it is fall; we are getting set up forthe year 2010. Next month is the Change

Of Watch. This means for Larry and I,we are in a higher pay grade and Clay has

to turn in his company car. What a greatcountry; it was just two years ago that

Seeta and I were washing glasses at thebar.

Our club’s success depends on a coupleof key factors, 1st is active participationand support from the members. Many of you have served in the past and havebeen enjoying retirement for awhile. Youhave been enjoying the efforts of otherswhile enjoying the clubs activities---‘maybe time to come out of retirementand get back in and make a contributionto our club. Our success depends on thecontributions of us (our Members). Thereis much talent in the wings; and your clubneeds you.

A second factor is making surethe club is our legacy. We need to encour-age new members including our ‘off spring’ and get them involved. This couldmean reduced fees for the younger newmembers, broader activities to supporttheir interests, more services to accommo-date their interests –I will fall short of ‘Heavy Metal Night’ and Seeta has ruledout ‘Pole Dancing’. The point is our de-clining member rate is higher than ourgrowth and we need to turn that around.W ithin the boundaries of our member-

ship there is a great deal of professionaltalent that could make experienced sug-gestions to contribute to our success.

I look back, as do many of you,and want to enjoy the labors of the pastand bask in the sunshine—However, ourclub is completely voluntary and we needthe efforts of all. On the other hand, wecould raise the dues and prices and em-ploy a full time bar, restaurant, and enter-tainment staff and sit back and relax—Isomehow believe that would be as aboutas successful as public health care. I knowClay, Larry, Bill and myself would like tohear your thoughts.

Last month I wrote about the per-fect enjoyment one would experiencesailing down the coast to Monterey. Theexperience of sailing into Half Moon Baywas more enjoyable than anyone could

predict; we decided to stay in para-dise, no one wanted to exit.

By consensus we spent the rest of theweek there; talk to one of the cruisers if you want the truth (“loose lipssink…….”)

Happy sailing,‘the rear’

Dirk Kruidenier

Rear Commodore

Larry Wolfe Vice Commodo



NVYC October, 2009Newsletter Commodore

Greetings to all on thisofficial first day of fall.We have accomplished anumber of goals so far

this year and hope tocomplete several moreprior to changing theadministration of theclub in January, 2010.

Thanks to everyonewho came to the 3rd Quarter General Mem-

bership Meeting lastmonth to elect officersfor 2010. I believe ourclub will advance evenmore with new officersand directors in place. Aspecial thanks goes to

the 2009 group of offi-cers, directors and com-mittees. As an all volun-teer club we rely on ourmembers taking respon-sibility for getting thingsdone for the bettermentof us all. When you are

asked to head up orserve on a committee,please think “yes”. Youwill have a special placein Heaven…..

Stand by for news of aHalloween Party coming

up this month. Get yourcostumes ready to takepart in this annualevent. There will beprizes, pictures andsome amount of cavort-ing. There will be a cou-ple of surprises to be an-nounced later.

Mark your calendarsfor the Change of Watchon November 21st thisyear. It will be at theNapa Valley CountryClub, again. Thanks to

Vice Commodore LarryWolfe for negotiating amuch improved price bymoving the event up bya little. We will get outdetailed information inthe near term.

Our club continues tobe active in our commu-nity of friends. Severalmembers are sponsoringgroups to use the club-house so the use of thefacility is up a lot overprevious years. It is fun

to see the club beingused in a positive way!Cruise-in and cruise-outs are keeping mem-bers busy and involved,as well. Others, I amsure, will report on someof the activities there.

Happy Fall! Have afun and safe time on thewater and join us at theclub!

Clay Parker,Commodore

Clay Parker

Commodore

FROM THE FLAGBRIDGEOctober 2009



Charles & Janeen Ehrhart 8

Gary & Sherrill Schager 16

Nancy & Mark Lessler 23

Allan & Nancy Muller 30

Joy Magoon 4

Carol Lander 4

Alan Spence 11

Charles Bennett 12

Else Madsen 13

Karen Agnew 14

Jackie DeRuiter 17

Clay Parker 18

Larry Wolfe 20

David Allison 21

Lynn Champlin 22

Gary Schager 25

Bea Moskowite 30

Anniversaries

BIRTHDAY’S

Flotsam & jetsam

OCTOBER 2009The month of Ghost &GoblinsFriday Night Dinners

Club and Bar opens at 5:30pm

DINNER HOSTS

OCTOBER 2009October 2

POTLUCKKen & Naidene Graham

October 9LASAGNA, SALAD,

BREAD, DESERTAxelsen/Poehlmann/

VartanOctober 16

TRI-TIP, MASHEDPOTATOES, SALAD

Aguirre/Manabe,Goodfellows

October 23DINNER AND SHOW

SMOKED TRI-TIP, REDPOTATOES, SALAD

Philips/Buresh/Lewis

October 30HALLOWEEN PARTYCHICKEN STEW, LAMB

STEW, AND GOODIESCOMMODORE’S DINNER

Parker/Wolfe/Kruidenier

October 200*

Napa Valley Yacht Club



Olympic Weekend-Battle of the Yacht Clubs



Kathleen & Clyde put on a great lunch-

French Dip Sandwiches

On Sunday, Sept. 6th, Napa challenged Benicia to"our" Olympic games. Well, even though we had playedand practiced these sports, we had our clockscleaned. Not only did they beat us at the games, but theyalso won the bocce ball trophy back.A great time was had by all, and of course, we were goodsports, except for the water dousing at the end. TheSmith's fixed a delicious Greek dip (commonly known asFrench) sandwich, and we sold enough of the t-shirts toput us in the black again. Needless to say, this makesour treasurer very happy.

A very grateful thanx to Charlie Agnew (even though hetried to change the rules) and Larry and Linda Wolfe. If itwasn't for their help, we wouldn't be able to have theseinsane moments. Thanx to all, Karen Agnew



Benicia’s Fleet Michael and Barbara

–Benicia Members



Blue Water Cruise

Photo’s taken by Bob Magoon



"Delightfully Deceptive, Intriguingly Impossible, Absolutely Amazingand Wonderfully Whimsical..."

On Sunday, Sept. 6th, Napa challenged Benicia to "our" Olympic games. Well, eventhough we had played and practiced these sports, we had our clocks cleaned. Not only did

they beat us at the games, but they also won the bocce ball trophy back.A great time was had by all, and of course, we were good sports, except for the water dous-ing at the end. The Smith's fixed a delicious Greek dip (commonly known as French) sand-wich, and we sold enough of the t-shirts to put us in the black again. Needless to say, thismakes our treasurer very happy.A very grateful thanx to Charlie Agnew (even though he tried to change the rules) and Larryand Linda Wolfe. If it wasn't for their help, we wouldn't be able to have these insane mo-ments. Thanx to all, Karen Agnew

Zappo the Magician

Friday, October 23rd We have Entertainment !





NAPA VALLEY YACHT CLUB2009 CRUISE CALENDAR

Kurt Stahr, NVYC Fleet Captain 2009May 3, 2009

September Marin Y.C. 09/11 to 09/13 Kurt Stahr

Blue Water. Cruise To Monterey 09/13 to 09/18 Dirk

October Bay Cruise Fleet Week 10/09 to 10/18 Scott Brown

November Vallejo Y.C. Trip to SF on Ferry 11/06 to 11/08 Norm Madsen

December NVYC X-Mas Parade 12/05/09 Kurt Stahr

South Beach New Year’s 12/28 to 01/01 Larry Wolf

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OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, CREWBoard MembersCommodore Clay Parker 224-0188Vice Commodore Larry Wolfe 253-9158Rear Commodore Dirk Kruidenier 554-1098Secretary Bob Weeks 253-2276Treasurer James Robbers 253-9052Staff Commodore; Jon Lander 265-9003

DirectorsCharlie Agnew 255-8115 Avi Strugo 224-8707Bill Newton 224-0306 Nancy Weeks 253-2276

Tom Nunan 252-7928 Lynn Pritchett 255-6619Staff Chairs - Vice CommodorePort Captain Bill Newton 224-0306Galley: Clyde & Kathleen Smith 253-2168Social Chair Mark & Nancy Lessler 257-9008Bar Captain Kisliuk William/Elizabeth Frater 287-2627OD Coordinator: Nancy Muellar & Lori Fultz 967-8836(supplies)Bob and Judee Stemmer 255-9137Chairs - Rear Commodore

Fleet Captain: Kurt Stahr 224-5157Web Unknown 555-5555Newsletter Philip Craig 260-4596Newsletter Sally Craig 224-6972Advertising Carole Terry 252-3098Merchandise Angela & Art Lewis 252-8586Membership Evelyn Silveri 255-1254Bldg. & Grounds Bob Stephenson 255-6012Public Relations Lynn Pritchett 255-6619Other Staff - CommodoreLong Range Planning Steve Vartan 224-6553Telephone PendingSunshine Evelyn Silveri 255-1254Christmas Seniors Karen Agnew 255-8115PICYA Delegates Maxine Maas 255-4110

Clay Parker 224-0188Larry Wolfe 253-9158

8 Bells Committee Evelyn Silveri 255-1254Jackie Finnegan 255-6638

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NVYC PAST COMMODORES

1987-1988 Fos Pritchett

1989 Jim Garcia (Dec’d)1990-1991 George Donald (Dec’d)1992 Kathy Nord1993 Gary Schager1994 Chuck Miller (Dec’d)1995 Joe Ramos1996 Wayne Friesel1997-1998 Ria Donald (Dec’d)1999 Susie Pritchett2000 Steve Vartan2001 Dan Robson

2002 Bill Newton2003 Mary Herschend-Robbers2004 Carol Willis2005 Bob Keating2006 Sherrill Schager2007 Avi Strugo2008 Jon Lander

Meeting was called to orderat Napa Valley Yacht Club at1900 hrs.We have sufficient members

present for a quorum.Jon Lander made a motionseconded by Kurt Stahr to ac-cept the minutes for the previ-ous general meeting.We have $114,000 in CDs and

$10,000 in checking.We have a temporary liquor li-cense from ABC for our newdeck.Our lease agreement with theCity is continuing.We are in the process of get-ting a permit to install thedocks given to us by NewportNorth.Meeting adjourned at 1915hrs.Respectfully submitted,

Bob Weeks, Secretary



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