June, 2016 Vol. 45, No. 6 June Club Meeting...June, 2016 Vol. 45, No. 6 June Club Meeting When: June 22, 7-9 PM Program: Terry Prince discussing the recent purchase of a Baba 30 and

Vol. 45, No. 6 June, 2016

June Club Meeting When: June 22, 7-9 PM

Program: Terry Prince discussing the recent purchase of a Baba 30 and his plans for the boat.

Where: O'Malley's Bar & Grill, 247 N 4th Avenue, Tucson, AZ

Monthly club meetings are held at O’Malleys Bar & Grill. Visitors and guests are welcome. If you'd like to discover more about the club, come out and join us! Meetings are held in the back room. Food and drink are available in the front, so many members show up early for dinner, drinks, and socializing before the meeting. omalleysonfourth.com

Commodore’s Loft Party

When: July 23, 6-10 PM, Commodore’s house - Come on out and socialize with your fellow club members and sailing enthusiasts, at the annual Commodore's Loft Party.

Where: All active members will receive an email evite with full details, so check your inbox.

In this Issue:

Spring Cruise in the Sea of Cortez

Regatta Results

Terry Prince’s Baba 30

Member Book and Video Recommendations

Photo by Terri Honaker Sebastian

Photo by Terri Honaker Sebastian

2016 Standing Committees

Cruising: Duff Fletcher 825-4555 [email protected]

Club Store: Deana Pos 886-3798 [email protected]

Dinghy: Mark McDade 850-8207 [email protected]

Membership: Audi Dolan 888-5887 [email protected]

Picnic: Bob and Mardi Burden 797-1677 [email protected]

Publicity: Jerry Helm 572-9386 [email protected]

Racing: Marshall Williamson 480-242-0479

[email protected]

Webmaster: Mike Mulcahy 206-660-1325 [email protected]

Windbreaker: Neil Barrett 520-227-0414 [email protected]

“To promote, protect, and foster the sport of sailing, to encourage the members to become familiar with and adhere to the rules of navigation and seamanship, and to promote and encourage sociability and friendship among its mem-bers.”

Bylaws, Article IV

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General Meetings

O’Malleys 247 N. Fourth Ave

4th Wednesday Monthly* 7:00 pm

Bridge Meetings

Cody’s Beef & Beans 2708 E. Ft. Lowell

1st Monday Monthly* 7:00 pm

Renew Annual Dues

For 2016 On-Line

$40/single $60/family

TSC Mailing Address:

Tucson Sailing Club P O Box 18793

Tucson, AZ 85731

Club Correspondence

Carol Ray

Website

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* Note exceptions

TSC 2016 Board of Directors/Bridge Officers and Executive Committee

Commodore: Lisa Rundle Sellyei, 307-3507 [email protected]

Vice Commodore: Marshall Williamson, 480-242-0479 [email protected]

Rear Commodore: Duff Fletcher, 825-4555 [email protected]

Treasurer: Alan Burgard, 499-3007 [email protected]

Secretary: Carol Ray, 886-3405 [email protected]

Past Commodore: Mike Mulcahy, 206-660-1325 [email protected]

Sailboat Measurer: Joseph DiMatteo, 850-5954 [email protected]

Fleet Surgeon: Catherine Westerband, MD, [email protected] 498-2171

Commodore’s Corner

Hi All...Happy Summer! Well! we are officially in the heat of the summer here in Tucson. The May Regatta was so great and I want to thank everyone involved. It takes many club members, and lots of their time and effort to create the great weekend that we en-joyed. I can not begin to say “Thank you” enough! The wind was just right for the races, the days before and after were not favorable for sailing so our race weekend was the perfect weather of the month. Thanks again to Marshall and the race team for anoth-er outstanding weekend!

Duff did a wonderful job with the cruise and it was a fun time from the stories I heard. I hope that one day soon, Louie and I will be able to do a little cruising with everyone too. Thanks Duff for all your work and planning Please remember there is no Bridge meeting in July and the Loft party will be at my house on Saturday, July 23 at 6:00 PM.

The June members meeting will be this coming Wednesday, June 22. I hope to see you then. Lisa Rundle Commodore Tucson Sailing Club

We want to thank all those that donated to another successful raffle. Catherine Westerband, for her gener-

ous donation, three night stay at her condo in San Carlos

Brian Dolan-one of a kind, rare earth sculpture

Brian Cummings Louise and Steven Renneckar Lanae and Mark McDade Anne and John Lubliner Peter Moran Judy and Peter Burgard Mardi and Bob Burden Alan Burgard Carol Ray Rip Rundle Karen and Mike Mulcahy Marshall Williamson Kevin and Thania Walker Craig Saltzman Barb and Jeff Perlmutter

Hobie Fleet 514 Tami and Bill Gordon O'Malley's/Bob Dobb’s McGraw's Cantina Tucson Dot Heron Raul Martinez Elaine Charteris Tabitha and Soan Lori Williamson

We really appreciate the generosity. I hope I didn't leave anyone off the list, it will have been an oversight. Please let me know if you were left off list, I will publish a corrected list. THANK YOU ALL!!!

Deana Pos Club Store

Thank you to the People and Business’s that donated to May Regatta Raffle

Tucson Sailing Club Bridge Meeting Minutes Monday, April 4, 2016 Present: Duff Fletcher, Alan Burgard, Mike Mulcahy, Bob Burden, Mardi Burden, Deana Pos, Ned Pos, Dick Sebastian, Audi Dolan, Carol Ray In the absence of the Commodore and Vice Commodore, meeting was conducted by Rear Commo-dore Duff Fletcher; called to order 7:00PM at Cody's Beef & Beans, Tucson AZ Minutes of March meeting reviewed and approved. Treasurer - Alan Burgard: Balance is $9844. and most bills paid. Membership - Audi Dolan: Michael Benham has applied for membership online. Board approved his application pending receipt of dues. Renewal membership of Steve Gatewood, membership No. 470 was approved and dues were received online. Race - Marshall Williamson: Not present, no report. The May regatta race application is online and it was mentioned Marshall's zip code is incorrect. Duff stated he could not order T-shirts nor dinners online, as application would not accept his credit card. Mike will check on those items. Cruise - Duff Fletcher: No new info. He is planning to cruise to La Paz w/Harry March early, and a short cruise after the regatta. Will announce the May cruise online again. Windbreaker - Neil Barrett: Not present, no report Club Store - Deana Pos: Club is down to zero lapel pins, there is a minimum order of at least 100, for about $2.40 each. Discussed, but not much interest in them at this time, subject dropped. Website - Mike Mulcahy: Suggested some items from the Club Store could be put on the website for sale, i.e. T-Shirts, coffee mugs. Suggested some pictures be taken of the inventory at Deana's home. OLD BUSINESS: Sailing Classes - Richard Sebastian: to be held the second week of April, climaxing with the on-the-water lesson Saturday the 14th. Have received applications for 7 or 8 students; checked with the Boys Club Chorus Hall (for shore sessions) and they have lowered the ceiling, making it difficult to demonstrate with a mast; does have a model boat to use; need more publicity; it was mentioned earli-er in the meeting, the cost to advertize in the AZ Daily Star Caliente supplement on Thursdays is about $500. Dick will check with Jerry Helm re: publicity, and may call Catherine Westerband re: safety issues. Spring Picnic - Mardi Burden: All in order, has notes from last picnic, so it should run smoothly. Dinghy work day will be on April 7. May Regatta: Mike reported the race registration is online. Application may be printed and mailed in, or one may register online; the race course may be changed somewhat before the week-end. Also reported Lisa has rented a house in San Carlos during the regatta time, for possible Satur-day night party. Sunday Awards Banquet venue not confirmed at this time. NEW BUSINESS: None... Meeting adjourned 7:40PM Carol Ray Secretary

Spring Cruise in the Sea of Cortez by Duff Fletcher

Always & Forever left for Aqua Verde on the way to La Paz. Making 2 knots into a confused sea

dead into the wind, about two hours out, the auto helm failed. Back into Algodones Bay – not repair-

able. Changed plans and headed to Santa Rosalia. About

two hours out the headsail came down – fitting on the end

of the halyard failed. Back into Marina Real and a Sunday

trip to Home Depot and found a small carabiner that would

work. This time we made it to Santa Rosalia. The city now

has a brand new Ley’s supermarket that is perhaps twice

as large as the one in San Carlos. Motor sailed down to

Punto Chivato where we attempted to swim with a whale

shark, but he was swimming faster than we were – not

fast, but faster than we were. Sailed to Santispac in Bahia

Concepcion.

Rode into Mulege – visited the mission and the old prison. Then

onto Santo Domingo at the north end of Bahia Concepcion. I

took a long hike part way across the peninsula that encloses

the bahia. Suddenly, staring me the face was a big buck. Unfor-

tunately, he turned and ran before I could pull the camera out.

From there we sailed to Punto Pulpito where we explored the

sea cave by dingy. Punto Pulpito is an extinct volcano with a

large obsidian vein. Two kayakers from New Zealand passed

by us on their way to Loreto.

From there we sailed to

Ramada which is the north

side of San Juanico. The

kayakers were camped there

so we had them over to the

boat for happy hour. Wave

Glider had been in San

Juanico, but we missed her.

From there we motor sailed to Sweet Pea on Isla San Marcos

where we met Richard and Terry on Dance Baybe and Steve

and Francie with their son on Second Sun. The three boats

then went to Santa Rosalia.

From there Dance Baybe and Always and Forever went to

Punto Chivato. On the way we stopped at the gypsum mine on

Isla San Marcus and toured the town – except for the dust, it is

extremely neat and clean. At Punto Chivato we finally caught

up with Sue and Barry on Wave Glider. Sue cooked us a great

dinner on Wave Glider. Another night we ate a small Mexican

restaurant. For golfers, there is a golf course in Punto Chivato.

The tee boxes are small pieces of indoor outdoor carpet, the

fairways are desert scrub and the ‘greens’ are course sand. In

compensation the cup is about eight inches in diameter.

Always & Forever and Dance Baybe then went to Santispac

where Harry and Richard came up with enough clams for a

great clam chowder meal on Dance Baybe. Because of lack of

refrigeration, Always and Forever is notorious for supplying

chips and dip at pot lucks and happy hours. However, Harry

has bought a small refrigerator and Dance Baybe was sur-

prised when had them over for grilled chicken and fresh vege-

tables.

From there we sailed back to Santo Domingo. Another hike,

this time holding the camera with a finger on the on button –

alas, no deer. From there the two boats returned to San Car-

los.

Spring Cruise (continued)

Spring Regatta Race Results

We had near perfect conditions for our Spring Regatta with winds both days around 10 knots with smooth waters. We had 20 boats in 5 classes with close racing both days. Three fantastic parties added to the great time had by all. Thanks to Duff Fletcher, the committee boat crew and to Race Chairman Marshall Williamson for a fine regatta.

What was new in this regatta? Instead of the dock party, opening Regatta ceremonies were held at a BEACH party on the beach at Condos Pilar. Food and drink were provided by El Saguarito restaurant and " Good ole Boat Magazine" The club was there past the leg-endary sunset. Saturday: The winds were light to moderate, 22 boats participated. Commodore's party was fabulous, hosted by Lou and Lisa Rundel. Fabulous Paella was served by Bob and Marti Bur-den Sunday: Awards dinner at Sunset grill, superb dinner and a live jazz band. Marshall Photo by Karen Mulcahy

Sailing photos by Terri Honaker Sebastian

Regatta Photos

Award photos by Karen Mulcahy

Regatta Photos

Members and their Boats

In March I adopted a 1985 Baba 30 in San Diego. This is a Bob Perry designed double-ended cruis-er that was built in Taiwan.

Joshua is in good shape – the brightwork and interior had been well maintained. The deck and many mechanical areas offer plenty of projects for me going forward, which is fine, I was looking for a re-tirement project. At the June meeting I’ll show a few pictures and talk about Joshua and some plans for the future. Terry Prince

Sailing Books Member Recommendations If you have a favorite sailing book, video or movie that you’d like to recommend, let me know.

Neil Barrett, Editor

Paul Wiley recommends: Most likely not new to many of you, but a classic and overall one of my favorite books of any genre is Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum. Mr Slocum was an old salt who in his later days acquired a gaff-rigged sloop in the New England area called Spray. He took it damn near down to the bare keel and built it back up, and eventually sailed her alone around the world, being the first man in history to do so. The account is ... attractively dry and straightforward. Slocum doesn't seem to have had much inclination for embellishment, and yet the story still draws you along. I loved it all three times I read it. I remember things like when he fell into the drink from his small tender and realized he didn't know how to swim, or following the life of one particular spider that came aboard in New England and sailed with Slocum through much of his voyage, almost as a pet. I hope that helps, and I can't wait to hear others' input cuz I m always looking for a good read. Cheers!!

Neil Barrett recommends: In a storm at sea, luck is highly biased toward the sailor who has a plan. So write Lin and Lar-ry Pardey in the third edition of their highly regarded Storm Tactics Handbook. They describe their concerns about the tendency of modern sailors to discard the classic methods used to bring sailing vessels of all sizes through amazingly strong winds and heavy seas. There is only one storm tactic that has the ability to sap the power of breaking seas, they ex-plain. With clear and concise diagrams, they proceed to show how heaving-to works and how even the most modern of yachts can be made to heave-to, whether with only sail power or with the assistance of a sea anchor. A discussion of the many ways heaving-to can be useful at sea as a way to help the crew keep well rested, to effect repairs, to steady a vessel should outside assistance ever be necessary will convince even those who plan to run before their imagined ultimate storm that heaving-to is still a must know. A series of user-friendly checklists will help sailors from the moment they start looking for their perfect offshore boat, through outfitting, and as they encounter their first storms at sea. Highly readable stories of the Pardey’s encounters with storms, and of experi-ences related by several other modern sailors, help illustrate and expand the points made in this book.

Sailing Videos Member Recommendations If you have a favorite sailing book, video or movie that you’d like to recommend, let me know.

Neil Barrett, Editor

Brad Young recommend two documentaries: 1) Around Santa Cruz Island. This summer, Darlene and Brad are going around Santa Cruz island, because of this show.

A film by Marc Hersch. This is the video cruising guide to southern California's Santa Cruz Island positioned in the middle of the Channel Islands National Park just 25 miles off the Santa Barbara coast. Often referred to as "the Galapagos of North America," Santa Cruz Island is home to twelve species found no where else on earth and more than a thousand species of other plants and animals.

Sail along with Captain Marc Hersh and his crew as they cross the Santa Barbara Channel aboard Songline, a beautiful J42 fitted out with all the cruising amenities. Over the next 5 days, circumnavigate the Island, explore some 15 pristine an-chorages and take day-hikes ashore. Santa Cruz Island offers its visitors 96 square miles of natural wonder. The largest of the eight Channel Islands, Santa Cruz is administered by the National Park Service and the Nature Conservancy. It's surrounding waters are part of the Channel Islands NOAA Marine Sanctuary. 2) 600 Days to Cocos Island This is a beautifully filmed true adventure in full color about a two-year sailing voyage along the west coasts of Mexico, Central America, and the offshore islands of Cocos and the Galapagos. The California couple took this incredible adventure in a 32 foot sailboat touching many Mexican ports as well as places in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, before heading off shore to Cocos Island and the Galapagos Islands. Shown in the film are their encounters with wildlife such as, Sperm Whales, Sea Turtles, Giant Manta Rays, Marine Igua-nas and many tropical birds including Blue Footed and Red Footed Boobies, Albatross, Great Blue Herons, Frigate Birds, Oyster Catchers, Pelicans and Tropic Birds and Penguins. The Galapagos Islands has a surprisingly cool climate for be-ing right on the Equator. Its climate is influenced by the cold Humboldt Current, which sweeps up from the Antarctic and through the Islands, causing an unusual mix of animals from both the tropics, and the Polar Regions. This was filmed by former Hollywood cameraman and is of excellent quality.

Available on Vimeo\Sailflix channel

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Boats for Sale - Note Updates:

Cape Dory 25 full-keel, sturdy coastal cruiser. Many bags of sails, new & unused autopilot, 4-Stroke Mercury outboard, new & never used head with deck pump-out and direct overboard capability, ground tackle, solar panel, etc. all includ-ed. Near-new upholstery. Call 928-684-5231, or email [email protected] for photos and list of equipment. Dou-ble-axle trailer with great tires included in (New Lower Price) $8500 price. Located in Wickenburg, AZ. 05/16

Cruising Catamaran 30 foot (half-finished) with standing headroom and many parts to complete the project, including sails, fully r igged mast, boom, daggerboards, rudders, two 9.9 high thrust Yamaha Outboards, and many sup-plies, etc. Owner is seeking partners in the Tucson area to help finish the boat (everything is FREE). Selling it for the best offer is also an option. Boat is stored with trailer in Catalina, AZ. See website for more detail: www.FreeCat4Sail.webnode.com/ A place to build the boat is needed; contact Gerald Martin, 970-596-4928 [email protected] 5/16 (updates in bold)

Cal 21 1972 boat in San Car los, MX; Great condition, rebuilt in 2000. Swing keel with trailer . 150% roller fur l-ing genoa, auto-helm, 8 HP Evinrude outboard, dodger, solar panel, two marine batteries, two burner propane stove, pro-pane grill. Sleeps 4 adults. For more information contact Archie Campbell, (520)841-1245, [email protected]. $1900 5/16

Hunter 24, built in 2000. Will sell with good trailer , cover , and 4 stroke outboard; located in San Carlos, MX, in excellent condition and very clean. $7,000. Contact Jose Peraldi at [email protected] or wife Laura at 915-329-2890 5/16 (see updated price)

Hunter 26, built in 1995. Will sell with good trailer, spare tire, and 4 stroke outboard; located in San Carlos, MX, in great condition. Ready to sail $2,500 or best offer. Contact Francie or Steven Durand, 575-418-0492 or 575-838-9050; [email protected]. 5/16 (see updated price)

O'Day 272, 1987 - Reduced Price Honda 10HP long shaft 4 cycle engine. Heavy duty engine lift. Boat in very good condition. Sleeps 4 to 5 persons. Two anchors with chain & rode. Sails - Main, and 130 & 150 Genoas and Drifter. In-cludes Heavy Duty 2 axle trailer new brake system and carpeted bunks. $12,500. Contact Jim Benson [email protected], 5/16 Ranger 28, racer equipped with jib, genoa, main, spinnaker , roller fur ling, PHRF 180; located in San Carlos, MX, Reduced Price: $13,000. Navajo Lake (colo) slip available. Contact: Don Aarvold, (970) 817-5044, [email protected]. 5/16 Other Items:

San Carlos, MX Condo Rental at Pilar: 4 bedroom and 4 bath on the beach available to club members and close friends. Fully furnished, 2 king rooms, one room with 2 doubles, 1 room with 2 singles. Rates vary from $90 to $200 a night depending on demand and # of people. Call Marshall 480 242 0479 or Lori 520 661 5113 for info. ( Last minute, if available, will be priced right...)

Please notify us when the item is sold or the ad should be cancelled. Ads will usually be listed for at least six months; please request an extension if needed. Neil Barrett, Windbreaker Editor: [email protected], 520-227-0414