May/June, 2013 Volume 48 Number 3, Organized 1966 Club located at the Marina, Treasure Island in the center of San Francisco Bay Commodore s Report Russ Breed E ncinal Yacht Club cruised in for their annual Easter Cruise on March 30-31 and their cruise in leader was presented with a commemorative anchor ornament. The Past Commodore s put on a great dinner on April 13th with dishes brought by each of them to thank the members for their support during their commodore years. I would like to thank the members for their surprise birthday greetings. We also celebrated Tony D Aura s birthday that evening. See the Rear Commodore s report concerning our coming cruise to Angel Island for Memorial Day and the Sunday picnic that anyone can join by taking the ferry to the island. The Sea Chantey sing event for TIYC has tentatively been rescheduled to June 1 st. Contact Steve for more information. There are two membership inquiries that we are following up on and a third that was recently received. One of the BBQ s was declared beyond repair during the last work party and the House Committee purchased a replacement and assembled it. It came in handy during the Past Commodore s dinner. Our membership in the US Naval Sailing Association as a Branch Affiliation is due for renewal. The purpose of the U.S. Naval Sailing Association is to support sail training and recreational sailing for members of all the armed forces. Although the US- NSA is an independent non-profit organization, it is officially recognized in an advisory and assistance capacity by the Chief of Naval Personnel as part of the morale, welfare, and recreation for the services. We have a military membership category and are looking to recruit members from the active Coast Guard and other branches of the service. I attended the dedication ceremony for the Jenny Lind Monument in Alviso on April 13 th and performed the Eight Bells Ceremony. The Jenny Lind was a paddle boat that routinely traveled from Alviso (San Jose) taking goods and passengers to San Francisco. On April 11, 1853 it had a boiler explosion off an area near present day Palo Alto. On May 18 th there will be a dinner at the club and Roger & Lori Ladwig will make a presentation about their recent trip to Turkey. Contact Atta for more details. Looking forward to seeing you at the club or on the water,..russ Russell Breed Atta Pilram Steve Lane Commodore: Vice Commodore: Rear Commodor Corporate Secretary: George C. Knies Treasurer: Fred W. Gibson Appointed Officers Membership: To be appointed Office Manager: Russ Breed Port Captains: Rich Ahlf and Malcolm Johnston Publications & Race Director: George C. Knies Webmaster: Cior Wills Recording Secretary: Sharron Harper Safety Officer: Russ Breed Directors: Dave Chenette, Peter Van Putten, Jim Aberer and Connie Van Putten Delegates: Reg. & Debrenia Smith PICYA Telephone numbers and addresses of members are protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. As a matter of policy, rosters of names, addresses and telephone numbers shall not be made available to the general public or any outside organization. Privacy of all rosters shall be safeguarded and the page clearly labeled. The publication of these rosters addresses and telephone numbers on a computer on-line service including the Internet is prohibited by the 1974 Privacy Act. TIYC Newsletter May/June 2013 Page 1
Vice Commodore s Message Atta Piliram A pril was quite a month with a few planned activities and a cruise-in. I also had a chance to travel to Australia to visit my sister and Alice s sister and their families. We are slowly gearing up for more planned activities for the months to come. Here are some of the activities we have planned for you: On May 4 th, we have our annual Floato de Mayo dinner event and then on May 18 th we have a Turkish dinner event with Roger Ladwig and his wife as our guest speakers to talk about their trip to Turkey. Glen Cove YC plans to visit us on May 25 th. June will be another eventful month with our second annual Taste of Louisiana crawfish event. We had a blast last year. Then on June 22 nd will have our Pig Roast dinner event. So, please try to join us and let the good times roll. On a personal note, as some of you know, my daughter Darya is being deployed to Afghanistan as an Army civilian in May for the next ten months. Even though she has been on research missions in the past, including the Navy s Comfort and Mercy hospital ships, contracting for research in a war zone will keep us anxious for many months to come. March EVENTS Dinner Event: My thanks to Reggie Smith for hosting the EYC Cruise-in event on March 30 and 31 while I was in Australia. I d also like to extend my thanks to everyone who helped out with that event. April 13 Past Commodores Dinner Matt Farnsworth organized this event along with several other past commodores including Reggie Smith, George Knies, John Harrison, Kent Brewer, Gordon Strom and Russ Breed. FUTURE ACTIVITIES May 4 th - Floato de Mayo. This year I will try to host it with a new dinner menu. In the past, this event was hosted by Jerry Huff. May 18 th Turkish Dinner event with guest speakers Roger Ladwig and his wife to present their Turkish sailing experiences May 25 th - Glen Cove Cruise-in event. April Clean-up Day TIYC Newsletter May/June 2013 Page 2
Photo stolen by internet Gestapo Rear Commodore s Report Steve Lane T IYC Shamrock Shenanigans Regatta kicked off spring at our club. It truly was a fun event with four finely tuned racing boats (buckets?) participating. After a great training class taught by Anthony Cirillo on anchoring and a continental breakfast provided by Alice Pilram, it was off to the races. The crews of the four boats Grand Turk V, Zephyr, Serendipity and Tonic jogged (walked) to their boats from the club house and were off. After some light wind sailing around the lee of YBI, the fleet raced to McCovey cove by ATT Park were Jim and Sandra Aberer were waiting on board the committee boat, El Nido, with Anthony and all to judge the anchoring skills of the racers. Then back to TI for the finish an Irish dinner once again prepared by Alice. Oh yea, we handed out some fine awards of no real value. Everyone came in first or last needed to be there. Thanks for all of the great support by the club for this event. So on to upcoming events: Boat Inspections: We are planning to have the USCG AUX conduct safety inspections on our fleet. This is a great service we can use. Date: May 18 th. Please call me (Steve Lane to sign up- 925-837-3762) as Roger is also asking folks in the harbor to participate and we may have to limit the number of boats. Racing Calendar includes the following: May 11 Interclub Series #2 June 8- Interclub Series #3 Serendipity is entering and needs crew Cruise Outs: PICYA Opening Day - April 28 The Theme is The Great Race. So far we don t have anyone going. Memorial Weekend!! - Angel Island Cruise and Raft Up- May 23 to 26 with Picnic on Sunday- please sign up- Don and Cathy Mibach cruise leaders June 22- Sailstice Sail in to Clipper Cove Cruise leader Mike Euritt Upcoming Events: July 13- Interclub Series #4 July 20 Westpoint Marina Regatta(Race Committee) August 10 Interclub Series #5 September 14 Interclub Series #6 September 21-29 Delta Cruise September 28- Women s sailing seminar October Blue Water Cruise?? ANGEL ISLAND PICNIC 23 MAY Contact: Don Mibach 415.753.0234; provide own Picnic; Raft-up; number of people; boat name; length; beam; number of nights. Buls Hockey land cruise New USCC Sector Commander, Captain TIYC Newsletter May/June 2013 Page 3 Cookie Contest Winners X-mass Decorating Party Cookie Contest Winners X-mass Decorating Party
The Eight Bells Ceremony conducted by our commodore was included at the conclusion of the dedication of the Jenny Lind monument in Alviso on Saturday, April 13 th. An LA Times article recognized TIYC noting that, Russell Breed, vice commodore [sic] of the Treasure Island Yacht Club, rings a ship s bell eight times, signifying all s well, during the Jenny Lind monument ceremony in San Jose. A mong well-funded America's Cup teams, it's been a longtime tradition to build at least two boats so that different design subtleties can be assessed during boat-on-boat training sessions. With the launch of Oracle Team USA's second AC72 yesterday at San Francisco's Pier 80, the 'home team' now has that capability. Although the team's CEO Russell Coutts didn't give details about specific differences between the first and second boat, he did acknowledge the monumental effort put forth to produce it, while hinting at its much-improved speed potential: "It represents extreme performance and extreme engineering. It represents a significant improvement in performance over where we ve been before. And probably most importantly, this represents the boat that is going to defend the America s Cup, for America, in America. In the aftermath of the now-famous capsize of the team's first boat last October which resulted in its wing mast breaking up offshore they went through a frustrating period when on-the-water training was stalled. But now, with two boats on the water, it's obvious that spirits are high and all systems are go: Now, it really feels like we have everything pointed in the right direction," said trimmer Joey Newton, "and we re starting to make pretty big steps. We ve got high hopes for this boat, and I m sure it s going to be fast. TIYC Newsletter May/June 2013 Page 4
TIYC History Archive Edition No. 3 George C. Knies, Historian T he Treasure Island shoals were a 735-acre sandbar, submerged between 2 and 26 feet beneath the surface of the bay. They had long presented a navigational hazard for mariners, and since they couldn t be built on or sailed over, were considered nothing more than waste territory. Of course, the idea of planting a massive artificial island in the middle of San Francisco Bay's fragile ecosystem is one that would never get off the ground today, but remember, it's the thirties, we're thinking big, and contemporary concepts of ecology or environmental protection lie a long, long way in the future. And so it was settled. The Junior Chamber began to lean on city officials to have the state legislature transfer the underwater property to San Francisco. And though that's what happened, it's just the beginning of the story. Factoring in the speed of bureaucracy -- glacial then as it is now -- it would have taken decades before work on the airport project would even begin. AN ISLAND AND A WORLD'S FAIR A Celebration of Bridges The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge under construction in January of 1935. Note Yerba Buena Island in foreground. - San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library But then in 1933, a San Francisco real estate man named Joseph Dixon wrote a letter to the editor of the San Francisco News. He pointed out that the completion of our two gorgeous bridges, our pair of cutting-edge "wonders of the world" was something to celebrate, and made a modest suggestion. Why not hold a World's Fair to show them off? This idea caught fire in San Francisco, particularly in political and business circles. Mayor Angelo Rossi stuck a white carnation in his lapel and jumped on board with both feet. The rest of the city, stirred by pride and local patriotism, was right behind him. But there were other reasons to push the idea forward. The bridges were certainly something to crow about, but at the depth of the Depression, the thought of the money that would be attracted by an International Exposition made the whole region salivate. And on top of that, a World's Fair would give San Francisco a chance to proclaim itself the natural American gateway to the Pacific, thereby staking a claim to leadership of this newly ascendant cultural and economic region. With the whole city whipped into an enthusiastic froth, the Bridge Celebration Founding Committee was formed by business leaders to consider the vital question of "Where?". A bevy of architects was engaged to review potential locations. The government-owned military lands of the Presidio were considered, as was the Lake Merced area in the south-east. Golden Gate Park seemed like a natural site, with one plan even suggesting that the city acquire all the land between the Park and City Hall, demolishing the existing structures and rebuilding the whole swath. The bay-filled lands of China Basin and Hunters Point were also discussed, but each of these sites had some major disadvantage. Golden Gate Park? Too fragile! Lake Merced? Too foggy! China Basin? Too ugly! But Yerba Buena Shoals... hmm! A barge was dispatched to the spot, and a little test drilling showed that the shoals could indeed support a man-made island. As the World's Fair debate raged on, the Junior Chamber of Commerce was still thinking airport. Citizens tend to doze off at the very mention of a public works project, but the Junior Chamber quickly realized that World's Fair-fever provided a wonderful opportunity to kick-start their airport dream. In fact, if they could get, say, 400 acres of Yerba Buena Shoals filled for the Fair, their airport could take over the artificial island the moment it was over... and if one of the ventures lost money it could pay the expenses of the other! The idea was a natural, though admittedly that term sounds a bit odd in reference to a manufactured land-mass. The World's Fair site would be right in the middle of the bay, more or less equally accessible from all parts of the Bay Area. Legions of ferry boats already cut through these waters at an astonishing rate, shuttling 250,000 people a day across the bay. The Bay Bridge had been designed to use Yerba Buena Island as a stepping stone, and now that opportune placement would provide a convenient link to the Fair from both sides of the Bay. Visitors would even TIYC Newsletter May/June 2013 Page 5
be able to take the train, since in those good old days, public transportation in the form of rail -- part of the old "Key System" - - was planned to roll along the bridge's lower deck. Endorsement of the new island wasn't to be that easy, of course. As soon as the mid-bay plan for the Fair was revealed by the Bridge Celebration Committee, objections began to fly. Many were concerned that a site outside of the city might "bring a profit to Oakland at the expense of San Francisco"! With some foresight, a member of the Junior Chamber retorted, "the time has come for San Francisco to throw off the yoke of provincialism and smug satisfaction and work in harmony with her sister cities... to achieve her desired greatness, now threatened by... Southern California." The San Francisco Board of Supervisors were hopelessly deadlocked. After days of conflict, they abdicated the final decision, throwing up their hands and putting the matter to a public vote. The conclusion? The good people of San Francisco were in favour of building the new island -- but they did. Pot Pourri Photo Russ Breed It is with great sadness that Russ and I learned of Marston Myer's sudden passing in FL during the weekend of 4/13. Lynda is in the process of moving back to CA. We don't know a lot of details at this point. Russ has offered to do 8 bells ceremony at memorial service (if Russ in town) He has formal ceremony which he did for Russ Robinson for Jenny Lind Memorial in Alviso..Russ has bell will travel. Lynette Yes! I am a current member of the District 25 Diablo Squadron, U.S. Power Squadrons. A life long rag sailor from Long Island New York, I lived a double life as a power boat owner in Naples Florida. Fishing was great in my 40 kit. + Grady White with two 200 HP oil injected Mariners. Enjoyed the many USCG AUX Patrols and commaradie at the Naples Sail an Yacht Club and the Tarpon Cove Yacht and Racket Club. Geo Knies Women of TIYC, Wanted to share this with you. My friends and mentors Linda Newland and Gail Hine are on the board this year. Many of you met Nancy Earley when she gave two presentation last year. She is also active, so the west coast is well represented. Many courses are listed through nwsa. We are still working on dates to bring the radio and gps sessions to TIYC. Stay tuned. Also heads up...island Y C in Alameda will have their women s sailing seminar (WSS) now scheduled for the last weekend of September. Rumor has it that some of our nonresident members may be flying in. More details to follow. Lynette TIYC Newsletter May/June 2013 Page 6
Opening Day on the Bay 2013 AC World Series Gives a peek at what s to come during Louis Vuitton and AC34 2013 By S/C Reg Smith What would appear to be the brainchild of Sir Russell Coutts, CEO of Oracle Racing (US), and Paul Cayard, head of Artemis Racing (Sweden), has turned into a healthy tune-up to the America s Cup competition, which will be held from July to October of this year on San Francisco Bay. The tweaking of the sailing broadcast has resulted in vast improvements -- visually stunning backgrounds and much improved audio of the action on the water. Being able to hear the participants and their discussions in real time is a feat that puts the television spectator at the heart of the action. While the aforementioned aspects have improved the viewer experience, the critical element of timing the races within the commercial breaks is still a work in progress. Variable wind speeds could be the culprit, but you would think that someone would have been able to figure that critical detail out by now. The ten teams participating in the AC World Series made for a spectacular fleet race, which seem to be the viewer favorite over match racing. Since the first AC race in 1851 was, in fact, a fleet race, the purists may want to reconsider their objection to having fleet racing as part of the Louis Vuitton Cup Series. The addition of spectators from the six countries not participating in the America s Cup would have brought the event closer to the fervor of Valencia 2007, which as a participant I found to be, as others Debrenia and Reg Smith are pictured with Douglas W. Metz, the current Chair of the California Department of Boating and Waterways Commission. have said, one of the best Cup experiences a recreational sailor could ask for. Only the yacht clubs from Italy(Luna Rossa Challenge) Circolo della Vela Sicilia, New Zealand (Emirates Team New Zealand) Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, and Sweden(Artemis Racing) Kungliga Svenska Segelsäll skapet will vie for the Louis Vuitton Cup this summer, making the field of participants smaller and arguably, less exciting. The AC World Series, however, can serve as a template for the future of professional yacht racing. The excitement and challenge of fleet racing may be a harbinger of things to come. Seeing young Tom Slingsby lead Oracle Racing to victory was one of the highlights of the event. With Jimmy Spithill and Russell Coutts sitting out the action in Naples, Italy, the Men s laser Gold Medal winner of the 2012 Olympic games (Slingsby) proved that he can go up against the best sailors in the world and hold his own. The deck work of the French was impressive, and Italian Francesco Bruni and his all Italian crew won the Sunday fleet race and showed that the Italians could be the Cinderella team this summer. Will the recreational sailor have an enjoyable and exciting experience during the next six months? Let s hope so. While we may have lost some non sailors to NASCAR, the future of televised sailing looks promising. TIYC Newsletter May/June 2013 Page 7
2013 Calendar of Events APRIL 01 PICYA Delegates Meeting/Sequoia YC 11-14 Pacific Sail Expo. at Jack London Square 13 Past Commodores Dinner/Interclub Race #1 TIYC 15 JIBE Deadline (May-Jun) 17 B&B Committee Reports Due 22 1900 Bridge & Board Meeting 28 Opening Day on the Bay MAY 04 Florato de Mayo (Jerry) 04-05 Great Vallejo Race #1  06 PICYA Delegates Meeting Oyster Point YC (OD (Awards) 11 Interclub Series #2 12 Mothers Day 15 B&B Committee reports Due 17-18 SBOD Redwood City 18 Dinner event Visiting Turkey.. Vessel Exams 20 B&B Meeting 23-27 Angel Island Cruise and picnic 25-26 Cruise-in Glen Cove (20 guests) Atta 26 Angel Island picnic (Steve) 26-27 Masters Mariners/Memorial Day 30 CA Statement Corp. Due JUNE 01 Insurance policy renewal 03 PICYA Delegates Meeting Vallejo YC 08 Interclub Series #3 Encinal YC 15 3rd Quarter Dues Due 15 Jibe Deadline (July-Aug) 19 B&B Committee Reports Due 22 San Racel YC Cruise-in 22 Sailstice Cruise-in for TIYC Crawfish Boil (Atta) 24 1900 Bridge & Board Meeting 7:00 pm JULY 04 Chili Cookoff (host needed) LOUIS VUITTON SERIS COMMENCES 06 Pirate Burger Dinner (Tent) 08 1900 PICYA Delegates Meeting 13 Interclub Series #4 17 B&B Committee Reports Due 19 Friday Pirate Burger Dinner (Seq YC Races) 20 Westpoint Marina Regatta 22 1900 Bridge & Board Meeting 7:00pm 26 Appoint Nominating Committee 31 CA BOE Taxes Due AUGUST 3 Jerry s International dinner Greece or Persian Sea Worthy Seminar (Rich Holden) 05 1900 PICYA Delegates Meeting 11 Interclub Series#5 BAMA 15 Jibe Deadline (Sep-Oct) 18 Pirate Burger Dinner 21-26 Clubhouse open AC-34 World Series Event #1 27 1900 Bridge & Board Meeting 7:00pm SEPTEMBER 01-03 Castaway Weekend Blue Water Cruise (Half Moon Bay) 01-02 Baby Back Rib Dinner (Rich) 08 Interclub Series #6, CPYC 10 PICYA Delegates Meeting/Regatta Awards 13-16 Fall Boat Show, Oakland 13-16 SF Dragon Boat Festival (Pirate Burger Dinner) 14-15 Vallejo YC 15 Boats (40 guests) 15 4th quarter Dues Billing 21-29 Delta Cruise 24 Calendar Planning 22 Wheelchair Regatta, Encinal YC 22-23 Woman s Sailing Seminar IYC 24 1900 Bridge & Board Meeting Nominations due (Calendar Planning) 30 END OF FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 4-7 Ebony Boat Club (4 slips, 3 anchor-pits, 13 people) 04-08 Fleet Week (4-7 Club house Open ACWS Event 2) 06 Pig Feed (Rich s Son) & Auction (Tentative) 06 PICYA Delegates Meeting Tahoe YC 15 Jibe Deadline (Nov-Dec) 20 PICYA Management Conference 22 1900 Bridge & Board Meeting 7:00pm 27 OYC Cruise-in, Pirate Burger, 25 guests 27-28 Great Pumpkin Regatta Richmond YC NOVEMBER 1-3 US Sailing Annual Meeting (San Francisco) 03 TIYC Fall Work Party 0900-1500 Pasta Night 05 PICYA Delegates Meeting/Awards 17 TIYC Annual Meeting COW 5:00 PM 6:00 PM TIYC Newsletter May/June 2013 Page 8
WATCH LIST 2013 Duty Hours: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Rev 0 3/03/2013 Date Watch Captain Officer Of The Day Activity 02-Mar-13 Russ Breed - Vacant - 09-Mar-13 650-400-6192 Harte, Christy Work Party 16-Mar-13 " Huff, Jerry St Pat's Dinner 23-Mar-13 " Holden, Rich & Mary 30-Mar-13 " Himes, Barb & Randy Easter EYC Cruise-In 06-Apr-13 Steve Lane Johnston, Mal & Jan 13-Apr-13 925-984-0341 Knies, George & Ann Past Comm Dinner 20-Apr-13 " Lane, Steve & Carol 27-Apr-13 " Harrison, John 04-May-13 Connie VanPutten McBride, John & Erica Floato de Mayo 11-May-13 510-932-3275 Mibach, Don & Cathy 18-May-13 " Mindus, Paul Roger's Visit to Turkey 25-May-13 " Navarro, Mia Glen Cove YC Cruise-In 01-Jun-13 Atta Pilram Nevesny, Neil & Joanna 08-Jun-13 415-748-0374 Pilram, Atta & Alice Taste of Louisiana 15-Jun-13 " Roberts, Pete & Faye 22-Jun-13 " Breed, Allen Sailstice Cruise-In Pig Roast 29-Jun-13 " Schreiber, Christa 06-Jul-13 Jerry Huff Seftel, Frank 13-Jul-13 510-406-2536 Smith, Reg & Debrenia 20-Jul-13 " Smith, Bill & Cynthia Westpoint Marina Regatta 27-Jul-13 " Strom, Gordon & Diane 03-Aug-13 Pete VanPutten Thorsson, Desmond & Laura International Dinner 10-Aug-13 510-932-3274 VanPutten, Pete & Connie 17-Aug-13 " Weinstein, Mark 24-Aug-13 " Wills, Ciaran & Cior 31-Aug-13 " Zahnd, Ray & Maureen Castaway 07-Sep-13 Jim Aberer Aberer, Jim & Sandy 14-Sep-13 925-997-1630 Ahlf Rich Dragon Boat Festival 21-Sep-13 " Alden, Don & Mary 28-Sep-13 " Boice, MeeSun 05-Oct-13 Sharron Harper Saville, Mark 12-Oct-13 415-710-5353 Brewer, Kent & Nancy Fleet Week - Pig Feed 19-Oct-13 " Breed, Russell & Lynette Harvest Day Dinner 26-Oct-13 " Brott, Ralph Taste of Mediterranian 02-Nov-13 Dave Chenette Busby, Dave Work Party 09-Nov-13 650-224-4642 Chenette, Dave & Carol BVBC Cruise-In 16-Nov-13 " Cirillo, Anthony & Helene General Meeting 23-Nov-13 " D'Aura, Joe & Connie Wine & Food Pairing 30-Nov-13 " Esser, Dave & Elena 07-Dec-13 Fred W Gibson Euritt, Mike 14-Dec-13 408-836-6519 Farnsworth, Matt 21-Dec-13 " Gartin, Kat 28-Dec-13 " Gibson, Fred W People available to stand watch Goswick, Bill & Karen Graham, Mary Hamilton, Alex & Patty Smith Harper, Sharron Lugert, Jerry New Member TIYC Newsletter May/June 2013 Page 9
Treasure Island Yacht Club Jibe C/O G. C. Knies 2333 Lariat Lane Walnut Creek, CA 94596-6518 FIRST CLASS George C. Knies, Jibe Editor 2333 Lariat Lane, Walnut Creek CA 94596 T (925) 939-0230 * F (925) 944-0474 machbuster2@att.net - Submit articles in Word Format Photos in JPEG with names of participants and photographers Upcoming Events May 04 Florato de Mayo (Jerry) 04-05 Great Vallejo Race #1  06 PICYA Delegates Meeting Oyster Point YC 11 Interclub Series #2 12 Mothers Day 15 B&B Committee reports Due 17-19 SBOD Redwood City 20 B&B Meeting 23-27 Angel Island Cruise and picnic 26-27 Masters Mariners/Memorial Day 30 CA Statement Corp. Due JUNE 01 Insurance policy renewal 03 PICYA Delegates Meeting Vallejo YC 08 Interclub Series #3 Encinal YC 15 3rd Quarter Dues Due 15 Jibe Deadline (July-Aug) 19 B&B Committee Reports Due 22 San Racel YC Cruise-in 22 Sailstice Cruise-in for TIYC Crawfish Boil (Atta) 24 1900 Bridge & Board Meeting 7:00 pm TIYC Newsletter May/June 2013 Page 10