Tiller Nov 2016 master - Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club · has received high marks for hospitality and racing professionalism, which means that every member should, as always, be proud

TheTillerMonterey Peninsula Yacht ClubNovember 2016 Year 64, Issue 11

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Commodore’s LogHow can it possibly be November? What a year we have had! The stream of activities at the Club has been almost non-stop, showing what an active, vibrant group of people our membership is. While all this action can wear out this Commodore, I have been having a blast with all the action! !Our Club expansion continues in the forefront, with permit discussions taking the main stage. Most of the permits are complete; the remaining item is the sewage ejection system. I know—a lovely subject, right? This one is a big issue as much of our improvements hinge on it, and the city is still reviewing the plans. Our loan is also very close to being finalized, and activity should start early in 2017. !We had a very busy few weeks at the end of September and beginning of October with the Shields National Championship Regatta, followed soon after by the Sea Otter Regatta. Both of these events were highly successful. We hosted sailors young and old! The Club has received high marks for hospitality and racing professionalism, which means that every member should, as always, be proud of our Club. The Harvest Dinner was, once again, a rousing success, with quite a good sum being raised for the young boaters of our Club and the Peninsula. And the Halloween party, while lightly attended, was deemed a success thanks to the creative efforts of the Entertainment Committee and our Club staff. !The big event coming up on my calendar is, of course, the Commodore’s Ball! The ball will be held on Saturday, December 10, at the Intercontinental – The Clement Hotel on Cannery Row in Monterey. There

will be cocktails, dinner, awards, and dancing to the Retreuxspect Band. Chip Wood has graciously agreed to host the Dubious Achievement Award again this year, and advised me that it’s not too late to submit entries for this annual roast. The hotel has made a limited number of rooms available at a discounted rate, so please think about making a reservation early for this evening. Look for your invitation in the snail mailbox soon! !As I wind down this year, I want to express my thanks and appreciation to all of the membership for their time, their volunteerism, their advice, and their participation in our yacht club. We have accomplished so much this year, from bringing our human resource policies up to standard to adding on to our deck and renovating our entrance. Every single activity that we participated in this year made our Club better, and I’m pleased and proud to have been a part of it. !Cheers ‘til next month- David Duncan !!

Hail and Farewell WELCOME aboard to ALL of our NEW members: !Phil Deppert (Military member) Sponsored by Dino Pick & James Wirtz Bill Thatcher (Regular member) Sponsored by Augie Louis & Mark McKeller !

Course changes: !Resignations – Robert and Donna Honners, Debi Nobrega, Richard Griffith and Lynne Trebler !

Commodore David Duncan

About the Cover Photo Shields Nationals 2016. Photo by Patrick Tregenza.

Upcoming Events !Friday, November 11 6:00-9:00PM - Bob Furney’s ‘Thank a Veteran’ Dinner (one free cocktail per veteran) !Monday, November 14 6:00PM - Book Club !Thursday, November 17 7:30PM - Board Dinner !Friday, November 18 - Sunday, November 20 Carmel Valley Land Cruise !Tuesday, November 29 2:00PM - Decorate the Club for Christmas (volunteers welcome) !Sunday, December 4 Lighted Boat Parade !Saturday, December 10 5:00-11:00PM - Commodore’s Ball !Tuesday, December 13 6:00PM - Cruisers’ Potluck !Friday, December16 6:00PM - Santa at MPYC and Ugly Sweater Contest !Saturday, December 31 8:00PM-1:00AM - New Year’s Eve Party !

Regular Schedule !Dinner is served every Wednesday and Friday evening at 6:00, bar open 5:30. !Lunch is served every Thursday from noon until 1:00PM. !The MPYC Board of Directors meets every third Thursday of the month at 7:00PM. !Remember to check the online calendar for updates. http://www.mpyc.org

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The club is putting together a cookbook to help raise money for the RAISE THE MAIN building fund. We would love you to submit your favorite recipe(s) to: [email protected] in a ‘Word document file’ on or before December 1st. The recipe should include the ingredient list, directions and number of servings per recipe. We will assemble the cookbooks and hopefully have them available before Christmas – fun stocking stuffer!

We thank you in advance for your help.

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Thank a Veteran Dinner !

!“Bob Furney’s Thank a Veteran Dinner” will be on Veteran’s Day, Friday, November 11. !Veterans will receive a certificate for one free cocktail plus a ‘Thank You For Your Service’ certificate. Veterans are encouraged to wear their badges and ribbons.

Building Fund Raiser !by Carol Hutchings

House Rules !Members of reciprocal yacht clubs are always welcome; please remember to register in the Club guestbook before using Club facilities. Other guests are encouraged, but must be welcomed to the club by a current member. !Membership is easy, and applicants need not be boat owners. For further information on membership and house rules, call (831) 372-9686 or visit us on the Web at www.MPYC.org.

Dink-Around by Sharon Halvorson

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Thanks to Tom and Marianne Mangold's loan of the "floating Island", we were able to pull off another crazy dink-around this year - 4th annual! It was a light turn out, probably due to the fact it was on the same day as the Harvest dinner, but the six dinks that came had a great time in perfect weather! Greg and Di started towing the Halvorsons with the dink table and were soon aided by Robin Jeffers and Annie. Once we were settled and anchored, the Deerings, Jeffers, Cailliets, Duncans and Hoovers joined in the merriment. !We stayed about 3 hours sharing stories and food and fun music - with a sing along led by Sarah Duncan. Next year - the 5th annual..see you there.

Greg and Di Cailliet enjoying wine, food and fun in perfect weather at the Dink-Around.

Halloween Fun Photos by Martisa Light

Great music by the Salty Dogs!

Creative pumpkin carvings on the club deck.

Good witches or bad witches?

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!My mother-in-law said,

'One day I will dance on your grave.' I said 'I hope you do; I will be buried at sea.'

Les Dawson !!Where did the 2016 racing season go? Suddenly I’m writing the Tiller article for November. This year was marked by great racing, tough competition, close finishes, the expansion of the Shields Fleet, a Nationals in Monterey and Santa Cruz, MPYC winning the Veeder’s Cup, great camaraderie and friendship and we did not hit any Scuba Divers. During all racing events the little Club under the Pier was first rate in organization, food preparation/delivery and a magnificent example of simplicity. !More importantly all racers demonstrated a great dedication to the art of sailing and demonstrating Corinthian spirit throughout the year and no one was injured seriously (to my knowledge). That is saying a lot about all racers and this Club!! !My December Tiller article will be more specific as I end my second year as Race Chairman. For now I will provide you with a first look at the Club winners this year. !Remember from last year that my graduate degree is in Chinese and Japanese History. Math is not my forte. Below I present the initial Season results after trying to get all the calculations right from the major 2016 89 + racing results based on the MPYC Sailing Instructions.

Sunset Series Shields-Yankee A Fleet-Bustin Loose B Fleet- Calphurnia C Fleet-Ecaroh !ODR Shields Fleet Cup-Rolly Konigshofer-Rolly Shields Season champion-Rolly Santana 22 Season Champion-Leprechaun !PHRF A Fleet Season Champion- Bustin Loose B Fleet Season Champion-Calphurnia C Fleet Season Champion -Ecaroh !Special Races Tune up-A Fleet, Bustin Loose B Fleet, Soggy Dollar C Fleet, Ecaroh Shields, Stillwater Veeder- Lucky Duck (Dave & Jenny MacEwen) (MPYC) Double Handed-Encore Single Handed Long Distance-Encore Jack and Jill- Shields, Yankee; PHRF, Ecaroh Ladies Day-Shields, Tiburon Luke’s Regatta- Yankee Lefler-Bustin Loose Commodores Regatta- Bustin Loose !If anyone feels the calculations are incorrect, please feel free to contact me personally. I will recheck my calculations. Please contact me soonest as I am at the limit of time to procure trophies for the Club “Prom” on 10 December. !If you are concerned regarding the results, I am happy to have you “dance on my grave.” I plan on being buried at sea!!! !V/R, John Feeley

Race !by John Feeley (Race Chair)

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MPYC Juniors Compete in 2016 Sea Otter Regatta !The weather conditions were perfect for High School racing on Monterey Bay. MPYC had three teams competing in Silver Fleet: Carmel High School, Monterey High School, and Santa Catalina School. Each school had both an A and a B team out on the water for both days, and some teams even had enough sailors for ringers to come in! !One of the high points of this regatta came on the second day, when Dalton Muck teamed with his brother, Nathan, to come in second place out of 29 boats on the second race of the day! A great start and rounding the correct leeward mark enabled the Muck's to finish strong. In this same race, a personal best was reached by the Santa Catalina team. This all-woman team rocked it! In the same race the Catalina team got a personal best finish at 10th place! Monterey worked hard and kept their cool while sailing in the largest fleet they have ever competed in! !Overall, I am very proud of the performance of all our teams. I am already looking forward to our next practices and regattas coming up. With such a great group of supportive parents and willing kids, this High School sailing season is looking bright for us!

Sea Otter Regatta by Jacob Paoletti (Varsity Sailing Head Coach)

Abigail Romero, Reagan Dalton, Simone Cremonese, Nathan Muck. Photo by Sharron Frey.

#53 Dalton & Nathan Muck round the mark. Photo by Sharron Frey.

Rounding the mark. Photo by G. A. Wilbanks.

Start. Photo by Ashley Hobson.

Waiting for wind on Sunday! Nathan Muck, Dalton Muck, Reagan Dalton, Thomas Melnick. Photo by Sharron Frey.

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!A big, heartfelt THANK YOU to the more than 55 volunteers who worked at the Sea Otter Junior Sailing Regatta on October 8 and 9! Everything ran smoothly, and we received many positive comments about the warm and welcoming atmosphere of our club! !It takes more than a village, it takes a yacht club! !And, next year’s Sea Otter Regatta is tentatively scheduled for October 14 -15, 2017 !PRO: Jerry Stratton !Race Committee: Ashley Hobson, Garth Hobson, John Ruck, Randy Frey, Zach Grover, Alex Wilbanks, Dino Pick, Eric Anderson, Levi Matsushima, Matthew Elliott , Todd Muck, Meryle Sachs, David Duncan, Chris Hardy, Luis Alvarez, Gerrit Henry, Tami Isaksen, John Feeley !Concierge: Kit Ruck (Lead), Guy Francis, Lola Hogan !Inspectors: Levi Matsushima, Austin Book , Matthew Elliott Beachmaster: Jack MacAleer !Sail Distribution: Jack MacAleer, Liz Chandler !Jury: Mike Gross, David Duncan, Jacob London, Donna Womble !Registrars: Donna & Robert Daunt !Breakfast: Margaret Hays, Lavinia Crump, Anthony Biondi, Dan Biondi, Zachary, Greg, & Holly McKrill, Nick Nelson, Aidan Rice, Carolyn Rice, Kim Muck, Emma & Laura Vetter, Dante Fiala, Jody Wilkinson, Andrea Diallo

Scoring: Ashley Hobson !Yard Directors/Parking/Spirit Guides: Todd Muck, Robert Mallett, Mary Conway !Spectator Boat: David Duncan !Head Coach: Giacomo Paoletti !Assistant Coaches: Austin Book, Matthew Elliott !The Monterey Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation: Don Hoover, David Morris, Bob Dunaven

Thank You Sea Otter Volunteers

by Sharron Frey

Juniors and parents rock the beach! Photo by Sharron Frey.

Aidan Rice, Dalton Muck, Head Coach Jacob Paoletti, Reagan Dalton, Nathan Muck, Jessie Crump, Thomas Melnick, Coach Austin Book. Photo by Sharron Frey.

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MPYC 2016 Officers and Directors!Commodore: David DuncanVice Commodore: Betsy JeffersRear Commodore: Dino PickStaff Commodore: Patrick Tregenza!Recording Secretary: Mary Conway Corresponding Secretary: Rebecca Brock Treasurer: Art Sutton!Directors:Sharron Frey Chris Gatward Scott Brubaker Luis Alvarez

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!Editor: Linda McLennan Layout: Linda McLennan!Distribution: Kit Ruck Printing: Copy King!Contributors: David DuncanJohn FeeleySharron FreyBecky BrockPatrick TregenzaMartisa LightSharon HalvorsonGreg CaillietCarol HutchingsAshley HobsonG. A. WilbanksJacob Pauletti

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