April 2011 NVYC Newsletter

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Steer the Course

Editor: Ellen Vartan

April - 2011 Volume - 266 Founded - 1987

We are going to partylike it is 1929!

ROARING 20S CASINO NIGHTSaturday - Apr il 23Bar Opens 6:30 pm

$10. per person includes hors doeuvresand lots of surprises!

Prizes for best-dressed...

Hosts: Misty Kaltreider & Lindsay Newton

Call if you would like to be avolunteer dealer or help setup the cardroom or donateprizes.


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CommodoreDirk Kruidenier

Vice CommodoreBill Newton

Everyone had fun at theclub during the month ofMarch and we must give

credit to our members for makingour Friday dinners and Saturday

night events outstanding. JoyceCraven has done an incredible jobtaking reservations for the FridayNight dinners. Every dinner hasbeen almost at capacity and ChefTyler Andersons food has beendelicious.

During the month we had twosuccessful theme nights: MardiGras and a St. Patricks Day din-ner. Many thanks to Misty Kal-

treider and Lindsay Newton fortheir creativity and hard work onthe Mardi Gras event. Photos onpage 5.

Kurt Stahr was in charge of theannual March cruise-out to LochLomond for St. Patricks Day. Hefailed to spread the word to thoseof us who had signed up for thecruise that he had decided to holda heavy weather sailing class.

Boats that made the trip were StarShip, Lady Di and Charisma.While evaluating the success ofthis cruise, Kurt has said maybethe next cruise should be by carwith boats optional.

--Steer the Course

Our first cruise-in of theyear was Tiburon YCfor a three-day stay.

They joined us for dinner onFriday but missed Mardi Gras

featuring our own ChuckYoungsons Pickle CreekString Band. The club wasdecorated with masks, beadsand Mardi Gras finery. ChefAnderson supplied a New Or-leans style menu and the bardid a brisk business in rumHurricanes. One lucky partier(Dean Stahr) bit into a red vel-vet cake with the baby insideand won a basket of Southerndelights.

St. Patricks traditionalcorned beef dinner was hostedby Clay & Mary Parker andprepared by Chef Anderson.Brunch continues to be a popu-lar once a month event. OnMarch 27, Merrilee and Ihosted. Charter members Bill& Jackie Finnegan and Daryl& Kathy Nord were at the cor-ner table with Charter Mem-bers Barney & Evelyn Silveri.

Bartender Donald Bureshconducted a training sessionfor eight would-be volunteerbartenders in the past month.Thanks, Donald, you deserve abreak now and then.

Our social chairs, Misty &Lindsay, have many newevents planned this year. Ittakes a lot of behind the sceneswork to make them happen.We appreciate your support sowe can all have more fun.

March proved to us allthat winter is still withus. Our annual pilgrim-

age to Loch Lomond was eventful,according to Cruise Captain Kurt

Stahr. Wind and rain combined tomake it challenging. There is anunconfirmed report that Charismaeven had a sail up on the say home.No damage...good time had by all.

Many thanks to our Building andGrounds team, Tom Nunan andNorm Madsen. Most visible accom-plishments so far are the change outof the light bulb on the pole in theparking lot, new lighting for themerchandise display and the powerstation lighting and the elevated

lighting on the dock are workingagain.

Wednesday, April 13 , starting at9:00 am, we need your help withour annual work party day. Pleasevolunteer. No special skills are re-quired and there will be jobs foreveryone who shows up. Once ayear we need volunteers to do someroutine maintenance to keep ourclub looking sharp.

Next cruise out is April 9-10 toCorinthian YC. Cruise Capt. Cra-ven says the sign up sheet is fullwith a waiting list. He promises bet-ter weather...wait and see.

The second quarters safety work-shop will be a Saturday in May.Merrilee Newton is arranging forCPR training. Ill send e-mailblasts when dates are set and moreinformation in the May newsletter.

Rear CommodoreKen Graham


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April Celebrations

Birthdays:Judy Garcia - 4/2Diane Brown - 4/4Betty Humber - 4/9Bob Magoon - 4/10Avi Strugo - 4/13Kristen Spence - 4/15Howard Peterson - 4/18Gloria Cordeiro - 4/19Pat Crisman - 4/24

Daryl Nord - 4/28

Anniversaries:Steve & Ellen Vartan - 4/4 (40th)Bob & Nancy Gurley - 4/7 (60th)Dirk & Seeta Kruidenier - 4/7Bob & Joy Magoon - 4/8Kurt & Dominique Stahr - 4/17Paul & Leanne Reyff - 4/29

April Events

April 1 - General MeetingApril 2 - South Beach YC Cruise in

April 12 - Board of Directors meeting

April 13 - Annual Work Party Day-9am

April 9-10 - Cruise to Corinthian YC

April 15 - Tower Park YC cruise in

April 23 - Roaring 20s Speakeasy

Casino Night

April 31 - May 1 - Opening Day on

San Francisco Bay weekend

May EventsMay 6 - Seis de Mayo - Mexican

Fiesta . Chef Anderson $15.

May 26 - RC Sailboat races - 5:30 pmSee p. 7

April Dinners & BrunchFriday, April 1 - Menu: Roast Salmon, rice, salad,vegetables, bread, sherbet. Hosts: Howard and Clau-dia Simon. Chef Anderson $10.00. Note potluck date change.

Friday, April 8 - Potluck - Hosts: Bill & ElizabethMoore. PLEASE NOTE POTLUCK DATE CHANGE.

Friday, April 15 - Menu: Grilled Chicken, gardensalad, rice, grilled vegetables, biscuits, ice cream withsauce. Host: Betty Humber. Chef Anderson $10.00

Sunday, April 17 - SUNDAY BRUNCH 9:00 - 11:00am. Menu: Bacon scramble, veggie scramble withhollandaise, roast potatoes, assorted rolls, fresh fruit,fresh coffee. Hosts: Keith & Regi Poehlmann.Chef Anderson. $10.00

Friday, April 22 - Menu: Pork loin stuffed withapples, onions, parsley; seasonal vegetables, scallop

potatoes, coleslaw, rolls, gelato. Hosts: Charles &Janeen Ehrhart. Chef Anderson. $10.00.

Friday, April 29 - Vaquero Beef, slow roasted withtequila and mild salsa, green salad, corn bread, beans,bread pudding. Hosts: Mark & Nancy Lessler.Chef Anderson. $10.00

May Dinners & Brunch

May 6 - SEIS DE MAYO PARTYMexican dinner, MUSIC. Menu:

Chicken enchiladas, sizzling steak faji-tas, warm tortillas, taco salad, beans, rice, churros.Margarita specials at bar. Hosts: Bob & Joyce Craven.Chef Anderson. Social chairs: Misty & Lindsay.$15.00 per person.

May 13 - Salisbury Steak, grilled onions, mashed pota-toes & gravy, green beans, ice cream. Hosts: Bea &Harold Moskowite. Chef Anderson. $10.00

May 20 - BBQ Pulled pork, slow simmered beans,biscuits, coleslaw and watermelon. Cooks: Steve &

Ellen Vartan. Hosts: Norm & Else Madsen. $10.

May 27 - Grilled chicken with grilled veggies, rice,garden salad, biscuits, sherbet. Hosts: Dominique &Kurt Stahr. Chef Anderson. $10.00

May 29 - SUNDAY BRUNCH: Cheese & tomatofrittata, fluffy egg scramble, chicken apple sausage,grilled potato, rolls, fresh fruit, coffee. Hosts: TBDChef Anderson. $10.00


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MaxineMaasreportsPICYAOpeningDayontheBayDelegatesMeetingLeadershipConferenceMany of our members are not ac-quainted with the Pacific Inter-Yacht

Club Association a 95 member group

that represents boating interests in

Northern California so this is a timely

update from our PICYA Delegate

Maxine Maas.

PICYA Delegates were hosted on March 7 bythe Half Moon Bay Yacht Club. Attendancewas high because it was the first visit to theclub for many delegates.

The Leadership Conference was a great suc-cess. The Americas Cup Trophy was on dis-play to encourage all member clubs to attendthe exciting upcoming events on San FranciscoBay.

Giants of the Bay is the theme for OpeningDay on San Francisco Bay on May 1, 2011.Emperor Norton IV will make an appearanceto help judge decorated boats. The PICYA-sponsored committee boat this year is theHornblower at Pier 3. I will be aboard - wave

as you go by. Cody Points (see PICYA websitefor details) are awarded to clubs that partici-pate in the Opening Day festivities.

RBOC (Recreational Boaters of California)represents boaters in Sacramento. Their billSB643 regarding copper bottom paint was notacted upon. There is no supporting evidence ofcopper paint damaging the environment andno substitute for copper based paint for boats.Check their website for information on thebubble barrier that is being put in place onthe Delta to help young salmon navigate. I pre-

sented a check from the NVYC for $363.00 tosupport their efforts.

Encinal Yacht Club will host the WheelchairRegatta again this year.

The next Delegates meeting will be April 4 atthe Aeolian Yacht Club in Alameda.

Call me if you want more information.--Maxine

This and that...

I took these photos

on March 26 fromthe Riverfront

promenade south

of the Third St.Bridge

Doesnt look likethe city is making

much progress

toward being boater

friendly.

Our bartender girlsLinda and Lynne

seem to be having a

lot of fun.

Maybe they can join

a biker gang onweekends.

Do Larry & Philknow about those

tats?

Cant help but

love Sallys

boots!

(Emv)


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Pickle Creek String Band, Hurricanes, New Orleans menu all add

up to a rockin good Mardi Gras. Thank you Misty & Lindsay!

Chuck Youngson & the Pickle Creek Band

Seeta Kruidenier & Angela Lewis

Dominique, Antoinette &

Sharon

Bob & Misty Kaltreider

Sharon Phillips & Donald

Buresh

Bartenders Linda Parzych & Bob

Fowles

Dean Stahr won the baby

Merrilee Newton & Alan

Spence

Lindsay & her Dad RC Bill Newton

Commodore Dirk & Bill Moore

Photos by Lindsay Newton


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We are going to partylike it is 1929!

ROARING 20S CASINO NIGHTSaturday -- APRIL 23Bar Opens 6:30 pm

$10. per person includes hors doeuvres

and lots of surprises!(Please call Misty at 252-2107 or Lindsay at 738-2464

if you want to be a volunteer dealer or help with set-up)

Save the Date!

Its Seis de Mayo on Friday May 6

MariachisMargarita MachineMexican Dinner

Chef Anderson - $15.person

Chicken Enchiladas, Sizzling steak

fajitas, warm tortillas, taco salad,

beans, rice, salsa, churros. Special

bar drinks


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Cruise News

At our Dock ...Back by popular demand...Remote-Controlled Sailboat Regatta

Thursday, May 26Tuesday, June 21Thursday, July 14Thursday, August 18$5.00 entry fee per person racingStart time: 5:30 pm

For information call:J.R. Robbers 225-1049Food available to purchaseHosts: J . R. Robbers & Richard GoodfellowTrophies will be awarded

Delta Cruise Captain Larry Wolfe

says its not too early to startplanning your Delta Cruise.

August 12, 13 - Benicia - Peddlers Fair

August 14 - Rio Vista - Delta Marina

August 15, 16 - Sacramento - Sacramento Marinawww.cityofsacramento.org/ccl/sacmarina

August 17 - Tower Park

August 18 - Willow Berm

August 19 - Mandeville Cut (anchor out)

August 20 - Pittsburg - Pittsburg YC

August 21 - Napa - Home

(Land Cruisers are OKeverywhere exceptMandeville cut unless you have a flotation device.)

(Aerial images from Calif. Dept. of Water Resourcesand CA DFG)

The class of R/C Sailboat we race is called the Victor V-32. It isavailable from Victor Model Boats in Downey, CA(www.victor-model.com) 562-803-1897 or e-mail ([email protected]) Mon-Thur 10am-4pm. Two versions of the V-32 areavailable: The TRS version for $355 is almost ready to sail. It haseverything ready to go including the radio control unit. All youhave to do is put up the mast and sails and install 12 AA batteries(extra.) You can choose one of seven hull colors and eleven sailcolors to make it easy to distinguish your boat. The kit version is$114.95 and requires some assembly. The kit includes moldedplastic hull, keel and rudder, birch plywood deck, finished whiteNylon sails, lead shot ballast and complete wood and hardwarepkgs. It does not include the radio, receiver, servos or batteries.

Some people have asked if other makes, sizes of R/C sailboats canrace and YES they can compete but are not eligible for trophies.


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Star Ship and Lady Di went to LLYC on Thurs-

day to miss Fridays storm. Friday morning wewoke up to strong winds and heavy rain whichwas pushing our stern-tied boat at an angleagainst the dock and away from the launchramp.

Lady Diwas tied against the dock at the other end

of the walkway. Luckily, the day before we put twospringlines on the starboard side ofStarShip. We tied

another line to a piling next to the launch ramp thatstopped the boat from swinging too far but the windwas so strong we couldnt straighten the boat until itdied down about 1:00. Charisma arrived with Phil

Craig aboard about 2:00 and tied up securely againstthe finger dock. They reported that their ride downthe bay was pretty good and the wind had died down.

Saturday we woke up to storm warnings for thatevening. The Marina and LLYC port captain wereconcerned about us being at the dock with a predic-tion of strong winds and heavy rain. They urged us tohead home so we did. The ride home was bumpy andwet but manageable since wind, current and boatswere all heading in the same direction. There is anunconfirmed rumor that Charisma might have put up a

sail on the way home.

Gary & Sherrill Schager made the trip to LLYC intheir RV but also headed for home in Oregon after thewind warnings. Avi started down the Napa river butturned back due to what looked like fouling on hisboats running gear. Dirk saw the weather forecast

and decided, rightly so, not to leave his home port.

LLYCs Charles Vick sent me this e-mailwhen we returned to Napa: You left at the

right time as things just worsened. I clockedgusts of 40k plus. At high tide, waves bangedagainst the underfloor of the clubhouse, thebumper log at the parking area was washedashore to the parking lots center and two pil-ings were bent over 25 degrees. Inside the clubwe hardly noticed anything but when we leftaround midnight, it was obvious this storm wasserious.

Inside the club we had a fine time... a bag-piper, potato decorating, raffles, Irish karaoke,Irish dancers, superb corned beef dinner. Hope

to see you next year. I am sure the weather willbe better.

Cruise Captain Kurt Stahr reports on the stormy St Patricks Day

Cruise to Loch Lomond YC in San Rafael...


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Officers, Board of Directors, Committees - 2011

Board of Directors:Commodore: Dirk Kruidenier - 554.1098Vice Commodore: Bill Newton - 224.0306Rear Commodore : Ken Graham - 224.7015

Treasurer: Steve Vartan - 224.6553Secretary: Bob Weeks - 253.2276

Staff Commodore: Larry Wolfe - 253.9158Directors:

Donald Buresh - 548.2545Chris Fultz - 287.5038Dana Robbers - 224.3973

Phil Champlin - 255.3817Dominique Stahr - 224.5157Avi Strugo - 337.5614

Staff Chairs: Rear CommodoreFleet Captain: Charlie Agnew - 255.8115Newsletter Editor: Ellen Vartan - 224.6553

Advertising: Kathie Peterson - 738.3130Merchandise: Angela & Art Lewis - 252.8586Membership: Evelyn Silveri -255.1254Bldg & Grounds: Norm Madsen - 224.9109

Tom Nunan - 252.7928Public Relations: Lynn Pritchett - 255.6619Web: Clay Newton -

Staff Chairs - Vice CommodorePort Captains: Kurt Stahr - 224.5157

Donald Buresh - 548.2545Galley Captain: Nancy Weeks - 253.2276Social Chairs: Misty Kaltreider - 252.2107

Lindsay Newton - 738.2464Bar Captains: Donald Buresh &

Sharon Phillips 548.2545Supplies: Merrilee Newton - 224.0406

OD Coordinators: Joyce Craven 253.9147

Steve Vartan - 224.6553

Other Staff: CommodoreLong Range Planning - Steve Vartan - 224.6553Sunshine: Evelyn Silveri - 255.1254

Jackie Finnegan - 255.6638

PICYA Delegate: Maxine Maas - 255.4110

Board of Directors Meeting 3-8-2011Minutes

Meeting called to order at 1730 hours, March 8, 2011 at

NVYC Clubhouse by Commodore Dirk Kruidenier.Present: Dirk Kruidenier, Bill Newton, Steve Vartan,Bob Weeks, Donald Buresh, Avi Strugo, Dana Rob-bers, Dominique Stahr, Staff Commodore Larry WolfeExcused: Chris Fultz, Phil Champlin, Ken Graham

Reports:

Treasurer Vartan reported we have $90,365 inchecking and CD at end of February. Reportaccepted.

Bartender Buresh reported that there is now aninstruction book for volunteer bartender.

Research will continue re purchase of defibrillator.

Motions Passed:

Spend up to $200 for a wine glass rack over bar

Purchase 4 pedestals to replace legs on four rounddining tables

Club Dates Reserved:

Bob Gurley - April 16

Mark Cordeiro - April 30

Mark Lessler - July 9

Pat Casperson - November 11

Danish Club - September 25Respectfully submitted

Bob Weeks - Secretary

(ed. note: The above is a synopsis of the NVYC Board of DirectorsMeeting. If you wish further information, please contact Bob Weeks.)

Eight Bells for Lou Schirm

Lou Schirm, NVYC member since 1994, passed on March 16after a fall. Two weeks shy of his 91st birthday, Lou was a

much-loved family man who served in World War II in Bel-gium where he met his wife Yette. They raised 5 children insouthern California before moving to Napa in 1993 whereLou was an active community volunteer with groups includ-

ing the Boy Scouts, Napa PC group, and several veteransgroups. While living in the Riverpark neighborhood, Louserved as port captain at the NVYC and was a regular at Fri-day Night dinners. Always generous and good-humored, he

treated club members to drinks on his birthday. Our condo-lences to Nicky, Lorette, Lou IV and their families. (ev)


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