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Bay Area Waterski Club Flat Water Times Message from the Board by Jim Jardine Board Member Badal s H2O Ski Center 925-997-9914 e-mail skibadal@aol.com Camping with Bay Area Water Ski Club!

It was also very costly, and I remember spending $20 per car per night just to park. We did trips to Lake Berryessa which was nice but water conditions were only good for the first run of the morning.

1 Bay Area Waterski Club Flat Water Times Message from the Board by Jim Jardine Board Member Badal s H2O Ski Center skibadal@aol.com Camping with Bay Area Water Ski Club! Over the past 20 years, the ski club has done a lot of camping trips at various lakes. In the early days we would go to Rollins Lake. It is a smaller lake but nice. It was also very costly, and I remember spending $20 per car per night just to park. We did trips to Lake Berryessa which was nice but water conditions were only good for the first run of the morning. We only did one trip to McClure and due to the distance and cost; it proved to be more than the skiing was worth. When Pat joined the club, she introduced us to two new places to camp and ski on the Delta. One was Middleton s Island right at the end of Del s which is now River s End. Bill Middleton was a great guy who let us stay at his place for no charge for a few years. Unfortunately, he passed away some years ago. The second place to camp is Vieira s Resort on Hwy 160 on the Sacramento River. I had been skiing out of Vieira s for years prior to Pat joining the club but never knew they had a private camp ground. This place is awesome and is a bit costly for the club. In the many years that the club has been hosting this event, we have lost money. I think I have only missed 1 or 2 times out of the all years the club has gone there. Last year Whitney joined the club and her first event was Vieira s. This year she joined the board and suggested that the club do a camping trip at Walnut Grove Marina. So we put it on the schedule for July starting at noon Friday. Please come out and help support the club and camping events. Because I haven t been to that marina in several years I went out there last weekend to check things out. Here are some of the things I found. See Updated Calendar on Page 4 5 June 2014 Upcoming Events Sunday, June 29 (Full) - Watersports Day July Camp & Watersports Saturday, July 19 - Watersports Day Sunday, July 26 - Watersports Day Contents Upcoming Events 5/3 Season Opener Boat Drivers Clinic P. 6 P. 7-9 P NewsAds/B days P Help Restore the Delta P. 14 On-line Application P

Message from the Board (con t) By Jim Jardine The Marina is located perfectly where the Cosumnes River, Mokelumne River, Sacramento River, and Snodgrass Slough all connect.

2 Message from the Board (con t) By Jim Jardine The Marina is located perfectly where the Cosumnes River, Mokelumne River, Sacramento River, and Snodgrass Slough all connect. This marina provides access to some to the North Delta s best ski water. The Sacramento River with its high leaves provides a good wind break if windy and flat water. The camp ground is a grassy area and has power, water and restrooms. There is no BBQ pit so you will either need to bring a BBQ or camp stove for cooking. I ll have my camp stove and anyone is welcome to use it. The town is a nice little town with some good places to eat if you would rather not cook. There s Guisti s the oldest Restaurant and bar on the Delta and walking distance from the camp ground. In town there is Tony s bar and steak house, Pizza Factory and a Mexican Restaurant all within a few blocks of each other. Let s not forget the ice cream shop for those with a sweet tooth. So what are you waiting for go to the calendar and sign up now! - Jim Jardine, Board Member -2-

3 2014 Officers and Directors Elected Officers Tom (TK) Turney President Paul Wesolowski Vice President Darcy Murray Treasurer Whitney Cary Secretary Board Members Larry Ligon Membership Steve Loraine Chris Feduniw Webmaster Gwen Cauthren Last year s President Karryl Turney Ralph Rast Special Committees: Flat Water Times Editor: Lynette Wong Webmaster: Chris Feduniw New Member Advocate: Pat Wolf -3- Jim Jardine Lynette Wong Newsletter Editor

4 2014 BAWSC Calendar of Events *Member Only Events 4/22/2014 Event date Description Location Chair Persons Tue Jan 7 Board Meeting Phone conference Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski Tue Jan 21 Board Meeting Phone Conference Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski Sat Feb 22 Snow ski/board Heavenly Ralph Rast Tue Feb 25 Board Meeting Phone Conference Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski Sat Mar 8 Snow ski/board Squaw Valley Ralph Rast Sat Mar 15 Day Hike & Picnic Sunol Regional Park Chris Feduniw Tue Mar 25 Board Meeting Phone Conference Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski Sat April 5 Spring Social & Potluck Buffet + Gen. Meeting Big Dog, Bethel Harbor Marina, Delta Karryl Turney, Sandi Bellinger Sat Apr 19 Big Dog Houseboat TLC Day Bethel Harbor Marina, Delta Paul Wesolowski, Tom Turney Tue Apr 22 Board Meeting Phone Conference Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski Sat May 3 Season Opener, BBQ Potluck & General Meeting Lorain Home Disco Bay Steve Lorain, Gwen Cauthren Sat May 17 Boat Driver's Clinic Ligon Home Disco Bay Larry Ligon, Gwen Cauthren Sat May 17 to Sun Norcal Master Craft Spring May 18 Sale (Club Sponsor) Pleasanton N.A. Sun May 18 Water Sports Day Holland Riverside Marina, Delta Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski Tue May 27 Board Meeting Phone Conference Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski Sat Jun 14 Water Ski Skill Building Holland Riverside Marina, Delta Lynette Wong, Chris Feduniw Fri Jun 20 *Slalom Ski Clinic Diablo Shores Slalom Lake, Brentwood Larry Ligon, Gwen Cauthren Sat Jun 21 Wake Board Skill Building Bethal Harbor, Delta Tom Turney, Karryl Turney Tue Jun 24 Board Meeting Phone Conference Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski Sun Jun 29 Water Sports Day Disco Bay Ralph Rast, Steve Lorain Fri Jul 11 to Sun Jul 13 Camp & Watersports Walnut Grove Marina, N. Delta Whitney Cary, Jim Jardine Sat Jul 19 Water Sports Day Orwood Marina, Delta Ralph Rast, TBD Tues Jul 22 Board Meeting Phone conference Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski Sat Jul 26 Water Sports Day Bethal Harbor, Delta Jim Jardine, TBD Sat Aug 2 Paddle Board Day on Big Dog Bethal Harbor, Delta Tom Turney, Vince Tyson Fri Aug 8 to Sun Aug 10 Camp & Watersports Vieiras Resort on N. Delta Paul Wesolowski, Cynthia Atherton Sat Aug 16 Water Sports Day Orwood Marina, Delta Lynette Wong, Darcy Murray Thu Aug 21 to Sun *House Boat Trip w/capt. Aug 24 Vince Bethal Harbor Marina, Delta Valerie Briscoe, TBD Tue Aug 26 Board Meeting Phone Conference Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski Sat Sep 6 Watersports Day & Optional Pizza Party Disco Bay Marina & Lorain Home Ralph Rast, Steve Lorain Thu Sep 11 to Sun *House Boat Trip w/capt. Sep 14 Mark Bethal Harbor Marina, Delta Valerie Briscoe, Susan Schmidt Fri Sep 12 to Sun Sep 14 California ProAm Ski Tournament Bell Acqua Lake #2, Rio Linda Not an official BAWSC event Sat Sep 20 Calif. Coastal/Delta Cleanup & Watersports Discovery Bay Chris Feduniw, Natalya Pinchuck Tue Sep 23 Board Meeting Phone Conference Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski -4- Continued on next page

5 2014 BAWSC Calendar of Events (con t) *Member Only Events 4/22/2014 Event date Description Location Chair Persons Sun Sep 28 Water Sports Day Discovery Bay Ralph Rast, TBD Sat Oct 1 to Mon Oct 31 Officer Elections WEB Based Paul Wesolowski Fri Oct 3 to Sun Oct 5 TBD *Water Sports Weekend & Hike Jerry's Home Copperoplis/New Melones Lake Jerry Baxter, Valerie Briscoe Sat Oct 11 *Volunteer Appreciation Ski & BBQ Ligon Home, Discovery Bay Tom Turney, TBD Sun Oct 12 Water Sports day Orwood, Delta Paul Wesolowski, Tom Turney Tue Oct 28 Board Meeting Phone Conference Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski Tue Nov 25 Board Meeting Phone Conference Tom Turney, Paul Wesolowski Sat Dec 6 BAWSC Holiday Party Chris Feduniw Home TBD -5- Continued on next page

6 Upcoming Events Check out some exciting upcoming events: Sunday, June 29: Watersports Day with Ralph Rast and Steve Lorain - FULL July 11-13: Camp and Watersports Weekend with Whitney Cary and Jim Jardine Walnut Grove Marina, North Delta Saturday, July 19: Watersports Day with Ralph Rast Orwood Marina Saturday, July 26: Watersports Day with Jim Jardine Bethel Harbor -6-

Past Events Season Opener & General Meeting - Saturday, May 3 By Gwen Cauthren, Roving Photographer: Karryl Turney This event was our second social & general meeting of the year to kick off the

Tom, Jerry, Larry and Host Steve take time for a group shot.

In preparation for the event, Steve, Gwen and Larry did a fabulous job setting up tables, umbrellas, and canopies to provide shade from the heat of the sun.

7 Past Events Season Opener & General Meeting - Saturday, May 3 By Gwen Cauthren, Roving Photographer: Karryl Turney This event was our second social & general meeting of the year to kick off the exciting season we have in store for BAWSC members. BAWSC member Steve Lorain hosted this event at his lovely home in Discovery Bay. Tyler, Pres. Tom, Jerry, Larry and Host Steve take time for a group shot. Steve ordered tri-tip w/rolls to serve for lunch and members all brought salads, fruit and lots of desserts to round out a fabulous lunch served at ~12noon. In preparation for the event, Steve, Gwen and Larry did a fabulous job setting up tables, umbrellas, and canopies to provide shade from the heat of the sun. Their effort paid off when it turned out to be a beautiful day in the low 80 s. This event as a big hit, we had at least 34 folks attending, with lots of socializing, followed by a short general meeting with BAWSC President Tom Turney telling folks about upcoming events and how to get involved. We ended with a raffle with some fun prizes being given away to lucky winners. Karryl and Pres. Tom sharing a mother/son moment! Going in for the feast. -7-

8 Past Events Season Opener & General Meeting - Saturday, May 3 (con t) By Gwen Cauthren, Roving Photographer: Karryl Turney Best wishes to the newly engaged couple! Ralph and his wife, Cindy, Steve, Cynthia and Jim: All smiles for the camera. Proud father, Chris and his lovely daughter, Amber! VP, Paul belting out a tune of some sort. -8-

Gail Lohse (far right) in deep concentration.

A huge thanks to chair & host, Steve Lorain and Co-chair, Gwen

9 Past Events Season Opener & General Meeting - Saturday, May 3 (con t) By Gwen Cauthren, Roving Photographer: Karryl Turney Gail Lohse (far right) in deep concentration. Gwen checkin her list. Host Steve conducting the orchestra! A huge thanks to chair & host, Steve Lorain and Co-chair, Gwen Cauthren (and Larry Ligon for set-up) for putting together such a great event! -9-

10 Past Events Boat Drivers Clinic - May 17 By Larry Ligon Eleven BAWSC folks spent their Saturday morning on May 17 reviewing the skills and techniques necessary for safely and optimally pulling skiers, boarders and surfers on the Delta. The Contra Costa County Sheriff s Marine Patrol also joined us in the morning for an expert presentation of safe and unsafe boating activities on the Delta, answering many questions as well as sharing info on their new patrol boats - two Yamaha supercharged jet skis! After lunch on Larry & Gwen s Discovery Bay deck, the attendees headed out to the Delta waters to practice what they learned under breezy, sunny skies. Under coaches Jim Jardine s, Chris Feduniw s, Jerry Baxter s and Larry Ligon s watchful eyes, students were given individual feedback as they practiced the finer points of piloting a high performance, tournament ski boat in some of the more challenging areas of the Delta while pulling volunteer boarders and skiers repeatedly out of the water. Tyler Beauchamp (left rear) pondering all the new boating instruction. Congratulations to participants Whitney Cary, Tyler Beauchamp, Dan DeSousa, Diane Rust, Craig Faitel, Eric Johnson, Brian McIntire, Carla Huston, Jim Herbert, Mark Frazier and Linda Rhodes for their successful completion of the 2014 BAWSC Driver s Clinic. Diane, Brian and Linda achieved Drivers in Training status while Whitney, Tyler, Dan, Craig, Eric, Carla, Jim and Mark attained BAWSC Certified Driver designation enabling them to drive during BAWSC events. Expectations are that Diane, Brian and Linda with some additional driving experience will be able to also obtain BAWSC certification. If you are a boat owner, please help these new drivers in training get additional experience by encouraging them to practice their skills under your guidance when out boating with you. Let s all bow our heads for a moment. -10-

Past Events Boat Drivers Clinic - May 17 By Larry Ligon Host

Saturday afternoon to sharing their driving experience and their

Special thanks to Gena Kraft for providing her boat for training

Additional thanks to Paul Wesolowski for volunteering to be a

11 Past Events Boat Drivers Clinic - May 17 By Larry Ligon Host Larry Ligon: And it s important to warm up before pulling up a skier! Many thanks to coaches Jim, Jerry and Chris for devoting their Saturday afternoon to sharing their driving experience and their boats as training vehicles. Special thanks to Gena Kraft for providing her boat for training as well. Additional thanks to Paul Wesolowski for volunteering to be a practice ski victim by braving the windy Delta waters and allowing himself to be repeatedly pulled up and dumped back in. Boat Driver Coach Jim Jardine gives a few tips before the group practices what they learned. -11-

Editor s ote: A big thank you to those who included this

12 Blowing Out the Candles in Wishing all of you, a very Larry Wolf, 6/1 Tom Turney, 6/2 Steve Lorain, 6/4 Linda Rhodes, 6/28 Editor s ote: A big thank you to those who included this information on your Membership Forms. We encourage others to do so as well! -12-

13 New BAWSC Sponsor - Badal s H20 Ski Center By Larry Ligon Badal s H2O Ski Center skibadal@aol.com Greg Badal, our annual Slalom Ski Clinic coach, has graciously agreed to join us as a BAWSC sponsor. BAWSC members will get a 20% discount on the complete HO Sports family of water sports products, ranging from slalom skis (Syndicate), boots, gloves and Accurate brand handles/ropes to Hyperlite wakeboards. The discount also applies to Eagle Sports wetsuits, ski vests and super-flexible neoprene heater shirts. Or, if you are in the market for a ski or wakeboard boat, Greg sells Master Craft boats. Check out and Greg if you re interested in purchasing any of the items! Greg, as a nationally top ranked skier, record holder and coach can provide club members unmatched expertise on the selection and demo (on his private lake) of slalom skis & accessories for your individual needs. Contact Greg: skibadal@aol.com -13-

14 Help Restore the Delta! Submitted by Chris Feduniw and Karryl Turney The deadline for public comment to be received has been extended to July The SF Bay Delta s Importance For more information:

15 BAWSC On-line Membership Application By Larry Ligon If you need help you may click on Help/FAQ, How To s, Member/ on-member Subscription & Forms in the lower left hand corner of the navigation bar on the Web site s Home Page or don't hesitate to contact our membership chair Larry Ligon at or at larry_ligon@sbcglobal.net or our webmaster Chris Feduniw for assistance. -The new BAWSC website address remains as: -Your user-id for the new site is always your address. Step 1. Create or reset your password: A) Go to the new website & click on the Forgot Password link in the upper right hand corner of the home page and enter your address in the (user-id) field and then the six digit anti-spam characters into the code field and finally click on the Submit button which will then send an e- mail to that address with a link to create or reset your password. B) Open the and click on the link and enter & confirm your chosen password then click Submit. ( ote: The first time you actually log into the new site you will be asked by Wild Apricot to accept their use policy.) Step 2. Initiate your new-member on-line application: ote: BAWSC offers members the option to include one significant other as a co-member under one membership fee called a Membership Bundle*. Dependents under 12 years of age can also be added to your membership at no additional cost. Dependents aged can be added to your membership for a small additional fee each year. Children over 18 and not living at home will have their own unique membership. A) Click on the Become A BAWSC Member (New member application Only) link found in the left hand navigation bar on the web site home page B) Fill-out the requested information for yourself ote: If you will be adding a co-member/membership bundle to your account you will do this after you initiate the membership application and your account has been activated.* C) Make sure you click on the I ACCEPT I HAVE READ THE WAIVER AND RELEASE link to read the club waiver and then click on the check box to accept. D) If you will be adding dependents to your account beyond a single co-member, you will enter them in the "Additional Information area of the Membership form. For each dependent you have between 12 to 18 please check the box for each person. If you have any dependents under 12 you want to associate with your membership enter the total number of children under 12 in the Number of Children Under 12 field. E) If you are a boat owner, please enter in the information requested for your boat and send proof of insurance as requested on the form to the Membership Chair. -15-

16 BAWSC On-line Membership Application (con t) By Larry Ligon F) Enter what water-sports you and your dependents participate in. G) Click ext to review your completed membership form and Total Membership Fees that will be owed. H) If everything looks correct, click on the Confirm and Proceed with Payment button to initiate your registration. This step will automatically send a confirmation titled Membership initiated at Bay Area Water Ski Club to you. I) Check your for that confirmation that your account has been successfully initiated and an invoice with instructions how to submit your membership dues payment. Step 3. Send your membership dues to the Membership Chair (payable to BAWSC): To BAWSC c/o Larry Ligon 4835 Cottsberry Ct. Santa Rosa, Ca Step 4. Complete your membership application/setup (O LY after receipt of dues payment): Once your membership dues have been received, you will get an confirmation from the BAWSC Membership Chair verifying your account is active, at which time you can then complete your membership application & setup by choosing your privacy and subscriptions an well as set-up yourself as a Bundle Administrator to add a co-member to your account bundle. A) Log onto the web site with your (user-id) and password. B) Click View Profile in the upper right hand corner of the home page. C) Click Edit profile D) Review and modify your privacy settings, click Privacy and edit any field you don't want visible to other BAWSC members and then click Save. E) Insure you are subscribed to receive notifications from the forum based message boards when someone posts they are looking for a pull, crew, etc. a) Click on Members Only Content link found on the left hand navigation bar and then Member Forums (and Board Forums if you are board member) and click on each forum you want to receive and then click on the Subscribe to Forum link. -16-

17 BAWSC On-line Membership Application (con t) By Larry Ligon b) Then go back and click on View Profile again, click Edit profile and click subscriptions and then adjust how you want to receive s; immediately, daily or weekly when someone posts to the forum. The default is daily. Then click Save. F) Setup a Co-Member Bundle* Each paid member is allowed to add a significant other to their account as a Bundled co-member. The following steps can be performed to add another person to your account once your membership fee has been received and your account has been activated by the Membership Chair. a) Log into the web site with your (user-id) and password. b) Click on the "View Profile" button found in the upper right hand corner of the home page. c) In the My profile screen scroll down to the "Bundle summary" section and then click " Add member" d) You will then be presented with the membership application page where you will then fill out the form on behalf of your co-member. e) Click SAVE and the co-member will be added to your account and they will receive their user-id (their address) and password setup link at the address you entered on the form. You will become the Bundle Administrator* for your bundled co-member. CO GRATULATIO S, YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR BAWSC MEMBERSHIP APPLICA- TIO A D SETUP. We look forward to you joining us at BAWSC Events. Note: If you receive an error message when clicking "SAVE" that states "This is already in use" you will then need to contact the BAWSC Membership Chair listed on the Contacts Page to manually associate that address with your account as Wild Apricot currently does not allow a member to add an existing Contact or Member to their bundle themselves. A member can only add a new Contact or new Member to their account themselves. *The way Wild Apricot handles multiple people under one membership is called a Membership Bundle. A membership bundle is a group of members who are linked together and managed by one of their members the bundle administrator. Bundle members share the same renewal date, status, and membership level. You can learn more about bundles including a short, how-to video at: Membership+bundles -17-

Flat Water Times Message from the Secretary

Bay Area Waterski Club Flat Water Times Message from the Secretary by Cynthia Atherton It s hard to believe I have been a member in the BAWSC for almost 16 years now. This club means a lot to me, especially