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View From the Bridge by Mary Matakovich, Commodore Ahoy Mates! We celebrated our Independence Day in the traditions of the club; we celebrate our holidays together.

Then, members watched the Doggie Parade on the promenade with over 80 dogs and owners participating.

Highlight of the event was an up-andcoming sailor, (pictured below) Lawson Gillespie, the son of Sandy and Staff Dave Lipanovich at the grill.

The Boat Parade kicked-off with nine decorated boats with club members and community members enjoying the motoring around the bay with our trusty canon, thanks to Bob Cazier, blazing the way in the

Notice even SLO Sloop is Looking Good on Wet Wednesday, thanks to Captains: Ron Pigeon, Barry Stewart and David Williams.

1 View From the Bridge by Mary Matakovich, Commodore Ahoy Mates! We celebrated our Independence Day in the traditions of the club; we celebrate our holidays together. A number of our members, Sandy and Val Gillespie, Gillian and Ron Sinclair and Tom and Dorie Zwinger joined Pete and me early at the Avila Beach Civic Association s Pancake Breakfast. Then, members watched the Doggie Parade on the promenade with over 80 dogs and owners participating. The club s social started around 11AM with Cheeseburgers in Paradise hosted by Colleen and Dave Lipanovich, and their assistants, Cherrie and Bob Arthur. Highlight of the event was an up-andcoming sailor, (pictured below) Lawson Gillespie, the son of Sandy and Staff Dave Lipanovich at the grill. Commodore Val s niece, who enjoyed the festive atmosphere of the club, his first 4th of July. The Boat Parade kicked-off with nine decorated boats with club members and community members enjoying the motoring around the bay with our trusty canon, thanks to Bob Cazier, blazing the way in the Chase Boat guided by Director Jim Gilletly. A wonderful sight to topoff the afternoon! WOW! Did we have a fun July or what! Notice even SLO Sloop is Looking Good on Wet Wednesday, thanks to Captains: Ron Pigeon, Barry Stewart and David Williams. We just watched them from the club as they sailed by, amazingly sleek and very fast. You have got to come out and SLO Sloop looking good! enjoy some fun on the water on Wet Wednesday. We are hosted monthly by Director Jeff Bucher. Margie Hurd served a very up-scale, Dalmatian salad meal, elegant! Mike Davis and Darrel Rundstrom shared their club members adventures in the San Francisco Bay. I want to thank all of you who joined us at 8 AM on July 5 for the Beach Clean-up morning. We met at the base of the Avila Pier, donned our clean-up apparel and for the next few hours basically did a sweep of the beach. Thanks to the regular announcements of the Life Guards on the 4th reminding people to carry-out their trash, we had a successful, manageable morning. Mark your calendars for the day after Labor Day, September 5, at 8 am, come and join in the fun. August 2017 Volume 70 Number 8 View From the Bridge Rear Commodore Report Fleet News Power Report Cruising News Upcoming Events New Burgee Event Calendars Bar Hosts/OD Schedule Classified/Bus. Advertising The San Luis Yacht Club 443 Front Street, Avila Beach At the foot of the Avila Pier P.O. Box 247, Avila Beach, CA Clean-up crew.

The Board of Directors approved a club-sponsored table at two community-sponsored events: September 9 The Central Coast Aquarium Catch Dinner on the Port Harford Pier Table for 8 and September 23 The

2 The Board of Directors approved a club-sponsored table at two community-sponsored events: September 9 The Central Coast Aquarium Catch Dinner on the Port Harford Pier Table for 8 and September 23 The Avila Beach Civic Association s Avila Apple Festival Gala Dinner Table for 8. We will be holding a raffle for each of these events. Tickets will be on-sale at the club; buy your chance to win a Dinner-for-2 at each event. Details will be provided at the club. Drawings will be held a week before the event. Winners need not be present. It is a great to know that we are supporting these community activities. The Board will be discussing possible Constitution and Bylaw changes at its upcoming meeting. Secretary Melanie Cleveland is heading up a committee to review our Constitution and Bylaws, please contact her if you have any suggested changes. Friends of Avila Pier is a non-profit group to support the rehabilitation of the pier. If you have an interest in participating on this Board or just want to be involved, read the banner hanging at the gate on the Avila Pier, go to the port s website, call the port s office or talk to Jim Blecha or myself for more information. Our Board of Directors has given permission for this non-profit to meet at our clubhouse. We have several yacht club members who have expressed an interest in this Board. We will provide more information as this group evolves. There is a need for a wide range of support. Join us if you can. Historian Brian King and I along with Pete Kelley represented the club at our 18 years Member, C. Baring Farmer s Mass and Reception. We are proud to have known Baring as a regular, unpretentious, active member of the club. His sons, Members: Matt and Bing, will certainly carry-on their family s traditions at the clubhouse. Hope you are enjoying your summer, especially by coming to the clubhouse to enjoy our beautiful beach. We have a number of August activities: boat races, Wet Wednesday, socials, brunch, dinner, Zongo Cup and a potluck; all needing volunteers to help. Come and join in the fun. My best to you, always, Mary Rear Commodore Report by Barry Stewart, Rear Commodore Ahoy SLYC Members. The second bathroom re-model is almost complete, the tile is finally installed, there was a backorder for the matching material but it went in last month. I hope to announce reopening via scuttlebutt soon, we may need to solicit a few volunteers to help put finishing touches on the project. Marty Fuller and Dennis Dempsey have been working around our activities so as not to impair your use of the club, thank them when you see them. The annual Morro Bay to Avila Race, in recent years combined into the Zongo Cup cruise and music event, is tentatively scheduled Saturday August 12. We are investigating how SLYC may be involved with the sailing portion, but you will have to watch the scuttlebutts for details. We may host the Morro Bay Yacht Club pirates if we can get them ashore and into our club that evening. We will have the Avila Cup races on 8/6 with myself and Mike Davis aboard Chase. We have three more sailor enrollees who have completed SLO Sloop familiarization. These members are Ron Pigeon, David William and Mike Davis. Maybe you can get them to take you sailing. Thank you for supporting our local club sailing program. Contact myself or our boatmaster Dan Pease if you are interested in and or curious about becoming a SLO Sloop Sailor. Depending on your sailing and boating experience, we can help you either train, refresh, familiarize or just have you crew with someone else in order to become a SLO Sloop sailor. We hope to grow the program to the point where we can justify upgrading a notch in comfort, ballast and accommodations for more members at once and have more involvement in racing, training, and just plain recreational sailing. Barry 2

Fleet News by Kristin Rasmussen, Sail Fleet Captain Thank you to all competitors and volunteers for the July 2nd races.

In the first race, Doug Anthony s strategy aboard Sea Symphony paid off as he brought her across the finish line first.

Tom Sinnickson, Scott Erwin and Chris Barrett brought out their Hobie 18s.

series. Thank you to our Race Committee volunteers: Dan and Georgina Pease, Lindalee Fromm, Jeff Bucher and Leanne Drummond.

You don t want to miss out on this fun and easy way to get your volunteerism done. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Parade with the participating boats decked out in their finest patriotic regalia, including a cannon on board the Chase Boat. Wow!

3 Fleet News by Kristin Rasmussen, Sail Fleet Captain Thank you to all competitors and volunteers for the July 2nd races. We had both monohulls and multihulls competing. In the first race, Doug Anthony s strategy aboard Sea Symphony paid off as he brought her across the finish line first. Congratulations to Doug and Sharon on a wonderful day of racing. We had three multi hull boats competing in July. Tom Sinnickson, Scott Erwin and Chris Barrett brought out their Hobie 18s. Tom Sinnickson and Scott Erwin traded wins in the individual races with Scott just edging ahead of Tom to win the day, and take a lead in the PSL Small Boat series. Thank you to our Race Committee volunteers: Dan and Georgina Pease, Lindalee Fromm, Jeff Bucher and Leanne Drummond. We have only four days of ocean racing left, so be sure to go to the Time to Sign Up page of the website and volunteer as a race committee member. You don t want to miss out on this fun and easy way to get your volunteerism done. Please contact me if you have any questions. Happy Boating, Kristin Power Report by Jim Gilletly, Power Captain Hello fellow SLYC members. The Power Report is back for August Boating Season is in Full Swing! This year, so far, we ve had the Hobie Days Races on April 29 and 30, Avila Cup Races on May 21, June 4, and July 2, and a spectacular 4th of July Boat Parade with the participating boats decked out in their finest patriotic regalia, including a cannon on board the Chase Boat. Wow! I would like to truly thank Rod Valine, Tommy Whitney, and Dave Lipanovich for their assistance with the Hobie Days Races, also Rod Valine, Melanie Topp Cleveland, Bill Dyer, and Wiley Poole for their assistance with the Avila Cup Races. Also, I would like to give a shout out to Bob Cazier for manning the cannon during our 4th of July Boat Parade. If you are interested in signing up for Chase Boat Crew, we have a Skipper opening for September 10th and Crew openings for September 10th and October 1st. Come join the fun! Jim Bill Dyer and Wiley Poole on Chase for the July 2nd Avila Cup Races. Power Captain, Jim Gilletly during the 4th of July Boat Parade. Chase Boat 4th of July Boat Parade. 3

Cruising News by Lettie Fuller, Cruising Captain Ahoy members.

On June 24th, we had three sail boats and one catamaran sail in beautiful Santa Barbara with 10-12

We had a great time sailing in the afternoon (photos below) with the wind in our faces and the sun at

After sailing we met on Amigos for a dock side party and over 40 members attended the BBQ of

Join us again on August 26th for another sail in Santa Barbara and dock side party.

We had 9 boats decorated in red, white and blue sail between the piers.

Harbor Patrol Fire Boat lead the parade with the water gushing from the fire hose, SLO Sloop with

4 Cruising News by Lettie Fuller, Cruising Captain Ahoy members. We started the sailing season with a bang! On June 24th, we had three sail boats and one catamaran sail in beautiful Santa Barbara with knots of wind. The boats that sailed were Amigos, Gran Cru, Wind Star, and Glen Garrison s Erikson 27. We had a great time sailing in the afternoon (photos below) with the wind in our faces and the sun at our backs. After sailing we met on Amigos for a dock side party and over 40 members attended the BBQ of hamburgers and hot dogs, salads and desserts. Join us again on August 26th for another sail in Santa Barbara and dock side party. We celebrated the 4th of July with a boat parade in Avila Bay. We had 9 boats decorated in red, white and blue sail between the piers. It was a colourful and patriotic afternoon. The following participated in the boat parade. Harbor Patrol Fire Boat lead the parade with the water gushing from the fire hose, SLO Sloop with Bill Dyer at the helm, and crew, Chase boat with Jim Gilletly at the helm, and the canon fired by Bob Cazier, and crew, Stella Maris with Barry Stewart at the helm, and crew, Sea Symphony with Doug Anthony at the helm and crew, Spirit with Mark Kocina at the helm and crew, Waverunner Jeff Stewart, PG&E boat and crew, Catamaran and crew. Everyone had a grand time on the water and on shore. The pictures tell the story. See you on the water, Lettie 4

5 Upcoming Events Wet Wednesday - August 9 Sailing season is now upon us. For the time being, Wet Wednesday sailing will be on an informal basis. Members who have boats in San Luis Harbor and wish to participate in Wet Wednesday Sailing, should contact other club members for crew. SLO Sloop is available for certified members. Wet Wednesday presents: San Francisco Bay Sailing Darrel Rundstrom, Lettie Fuller and other club members who just returned from their SF Bay outing, will show pictures and talk about their adventure. 6:00 Happy Hour Dinner (provided by Margie Hurd) will be served at 7:00 to accommodate sailors on the water Presentation at 7:30 PM Jeff Bucher - Director Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club - August 12 SCYA Summer Fling Fundraiser August 12th, 2017 Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar, CA PM to 10 PM Dinner, Dancing, Live Entertainment, Silent Auc on and Live Auc on Cost per person $50 Proceeds to Benefit SCYA and RBOC Prepaid Reserva ons ONLY by August 2, 2017 at SCYA.org mail your check to SCYA 5855 E. Naples Plaza, Suite 211, Long Beach, CA Reserva ons will NOT be confirmed un l receipt of your check 5

6 New Burgee A new burgee was brought back by Lettie Fuller from a SLYC sailing adventure in Mexico thanks guys, keep up the good work! Puerta Vallarta Yacht Club, Mexico Jeff Liberman Burgees A bit of Lore, Legend, Blarney and Song of the Sea Cats, sometimes considered unlucky on land, are normally deemed lucky aboard ships. If a cat licks fur against the grain, there will soon be a hailstorm. Cats born with extra toes are the best shipboard cats. The anchor on a ship is secured to the Cathead. Punished sailors were flogged by the Bosun or his mates with a cat kept in a red bag. Sailors never want to let the cat out of the bag. St. Nicholas is the patron of mariners. Lightning is rightfully feared, St Elmos fire (another form of static electricity) is considered lucky. Red sky at night sailors delight. Red sky in morning, sailor takes warning. Losing a hat overboard lengthens a voyage. 6

7 Events Calendar AUGUST 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat pm - Board (Bret) am - Brunch 6pm - Wet Wednesday 3pm - Zongo Cup 12pm - Ocean Races Reserved US Coast Guard Closed 9:30am-11:30am Auxillary Flottila Staff Commodore Meeting 6pm-8:30pm 7pm - Dinner pm - Ocean Races 7pm - Mexican Potluck Santa Barbara Day Sail

8 Events Calendar SEPTEMBER 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Huntington Lake Cruise 6pm - Board (Scott) No PM Resevations Before Sunday Brunch am - Brunch 12pm - Ocean Races 6pm - Wet Wednesday Channel Islands Cruise Reserved Ray Mattison 2-10 pm Channel Islands Cruise Reserved US Coast Guard 6-8:30 pm 7pm - Dinner Saturday Before Brunch 8

Bar Host/OD Schedule Chris Barrett, Vice Commodore August 2017 4 Friday Social Ken San Filippo, OD Bar Hosts: Bryan and Lena Friedman Pat and Lena Mullen OPEN 6 Sunday Brunch Lettie Fuller, OD Chief

Cook: Stacey Cox Bar Hosts: OPEN (2) 11 Friday Social Melanie Topp Cleveland, OD Bar Host: Steve Johnson John Maulhardt OPEN September 2017 1 Friday Social Ken San Filippo, OD Bar Hosts: OPEN (3) 8

9 Bar Host/OD Schedule Chris Barrett, Vice Commodore August Friday Social Ken San Filippo, OD Bar Hosts: Bryan and Lena Friedman Pat and Lena Mullen OPEN 6 Sunday Brunch Lettie Fuller, OD Chief Cook: Bob and Barbara Rollins Assist. Cook: OPEN Bar Hosts: OPEN (3) 9 Wet Wednesday Jeff Bucher, OD Chief Cook: Tina Solomon Assist. Cook: Stacey Cox Bar Hosts: OPEN (2) 11 Friday Social Melanie Topp Cleveland, OD Bar Host: Steve Johnson John Maulhardt OPEN September Friday Social Ken San Filippo, OD Bar Hosts: OPEN (3) 8 Friday Social Chris Barrett, OD Bar Hosts: Karl Blum Laura Mullen Pat Mullen 10 Sunday Brunch Mary Matakovich, OD Chief Cook: J. Johnson Assist. Cook: OPEN Bar Hosts: OPEN (2) 13 Wet Wednesday Jeff Bucher, OD Chief Cook: Mardee Whitehouse Assist. Cook: Ann and Steve Hansen Bar Hosts: Mike Nunno Jeff Blauer Connie Bruton 17 Saturday Zongo Cup Barry Stewart, OD Bar Hosts: Tim and Susan Waag OPEN (2) 18 Friday Social Jim Gilletly, OD Bar Hosts: OPEN (3) 19 Saturday Dinner Ray Mattison, OD Chief Cook: Richard and Kathy Zacky Assist. Cook: OPEN Bar Hosts: Sylvia Dodd OPEN (2) 25 Friday Potluck Dinner Barry Stewart, OD Bar Hosts: OPEN (3) 15 Friday Social Bret Clark, OD Bar Hosts: Joseph Montgomery Steve Johnson OPEN 22 Friday Social Lettie Fuller, OD Bar Hosts: Karl Blum Mark and Kate Corella OPEN 23 Saturday Dinner Jim Gilletly, OD Chief Cook: John Roffoni Assist. Cook: Tammy Summers Bar Hosts: OPEN (3) 29 Friday Social Barry Stewart, OD Bar Hosts: Quinn and Diane Plante OPEN (2) 9

10 San Luis Yacht Club Officers, Staff, and Committees 2017 Officers Commodore Mary Matakovich Vice Commodore Chris Barrett (Volunteer: TimeToSignUp) Rear Commodore Barry Stewart (Reservations, Facility) Treasurer Ron Pigeon Secretary Melanie Cleveland (Membership) Port Captain Ken San Filippo (Liaison to the Port) Sail Fleet Captain Kristin Rasmussen (Racing) Power Fleet Captain Jim Gilletly (Chase Boat) Staff Editor, The Foghorn Donna Ellison Webmaster (Scuttlebutt) Michael Dobrzensky Boatmaster Dan Pease (SLO Sloop) Quartermaster Jana Barter (Ship s Store) oceanrider123@aol.com Kate Corella Barkeeper Bret Clark bret_clark@att.net Sunshine Committee Kathleen O Neill koneil555@gmail.com Historian Brian King esailor@esailor.com Burgees Jeff Liberman captjl@msn.com Artist-in-Resident Georgina Pease georgiajeannepease@gmail.com Cruising Captain Lettie Fuller cruisingcaptain@slyc.org Joan DeGasparis jdegasparis@gmail.com Directors Scott Erwin (Small Boat Program) Director-1@slyc.org Committees House Barry Stewart Finance Chris Barrett See Rear Commodore See Vice Commodore Bret Clark Director-2@slyc.org Jeff Bucher Director-3@slyc.org Staff Commodores Ray Hopkins SrStaffCommodore@slyc.org Steering Ray Mattison Social Tom and Dorie Zwinger Assistant: Terry Whitney Membership Ray Mattison Nominating Ray Hopkins See Staff Commodores See Staff Commodores See Staff Commodores" Ray Mattison JrStaffCommodore@slyc.org 10

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Ahoy Mates! View From the Bridge. December 2017 Volume 70 Number 12

Ahoy Mates! View From the Bridge. December 2017 Volume 70 Number 12 View From the Bridge by Mary Matakovich, Commodore Ahoy Mates! Our Annual General Membership Meeting was a tremendous success! We had a full clubhouse, maxed to capacity. It was a great opportunity for