NYCLB Scuttlebutt October November 2016 2015 Flag Articles Pages 2-5 Racing and Fleet Pages 6-10 Member s Corner Page 11 Navy Yacht Club Long Beach Calendar & Upcoming Events Page 12-13 Flag Officers Directors Staff Page 14 Website: http://nyclb.com Address: 232 Marina Dr. Long Beach, CA 90803 NYCLB s Halloween Party What: Costume Party Where: NYCLB: 223 Marina Drive, LB When: Saturday, Oct. 29th: 6:00 PM BEWARE!! It's time for the terrifyingly fun annual Halloween party at the Navy Yacht Club! Come wearing your most frightening costumes and be ready to play games and eat ghoulish treats! Please bring your favorite spooky dish to share or conjure up a spell for a fantastically frightening dessert! There will be awards for best, scariest, funniest, most original, and sexiest costume! $5 with a dish to share (must feed 8 to 10 people) Hamburglers & Hallowweenies included! $10 with no dish We're having a party You're in for a scare It's a Halloween bash So dress up if you dare! We're DYING to see you there! RSVP: 562-481-6355 or CWOWheel@aol.com Volume: 16 Issue: 10 Editor: Sylvia Wheeler The Scuttlebutt 1
Commodore Greetings Everyone, October is here and the scent of Fall is in the air. Like magic, the Halloween decorations have appeared, giving our club a festive look to begin the season. We re working hard to make sure you ll be comfy and warm this winter. Things are progressing with the improvements. The concrete sections are set and I want to thank the members who worked on this project to enlarge our patio area. I want to say how very proud I am of our club! On September 17 th, we held our first Wounded Warrior Cruise. When the Vets arrived, our Vice Commodore greeted and directed them to the patio. I met each one as they entered, shaking hands and introducing myself. We gather on the lawn as Ms. Ellee Trowbridge sang our National Anthem. I introduced our captains and gave some general information about the cruise. The Vets and several of the volunteers who d come to help, boarded the boats and set out. They enjoyed a two hour cruise past the Iowa. When they arrived at the dock, we had a delicious barbeque waiting for them. The smiles on everyone s faces said it all. They shared stories of the Dolphins and Sea Lions they saw and the good conversations enjoyed. One looked me in the eye and said He let me drive! Four short words but with a powerful meaning. It was a picture perfect day on the water and at the club. We had them sign a club burgee to commemorate our first Wounded Warrior Cruise. It s proudly on display at the club. When it was time to say good-bye, all unanimously agreed they wanted to do it again and would bring more of their fellow Vets next time. I want to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to all the members who came and worked so hard to help put this event over the top! They are: Flag Officers: Vice Commodore Tommy Wheeler and Rear Commodore Dale West. Board Member: Lorne O Sullivan. Port Captain: Tony Rietdyk. Boat Owners: Mike Howard, Don Warner, and their crews. The Club s Dream Team Volunteers: Hap Wood, Joe Derrico, Ron Dietel, John Ensley, Frank Franco, Margaret Howard, Polly Mullen, Janet Saterfield, Staff Commodore Jeanne Stafford, and my wife Carolyn. It would not have happened without all your support! Commodore Roy C. Queen The Scuttlebutt 2
Vice Commodore Tommy Wheeler Well here we are moving into October already. It has been a very busy September. We had a cruise-out to Two Harbors (thanks Becky), the Veterans harbor cruise and BBQ (great job Roy), a wedding, a memorial service and of course the weekly Friday night pot lucks. It is good to see that the new members are joining in and helping out on the activities. Membership is strong and the team is doing a great job. We currently have three members taking the Piloting course offered by the Power Boat Squadron at Shoreline Yacht Club. Another great opportunity to mingle with other clubs and build on those deep rooted friendships. I continue to get notices from the SCYA regarding upcoming races, training events, and special events (model sail boat races) that we might wish to participate in. I ll pass them forward as expeditiously as possible. If something pops up that you would like to attend and you have any questions about going please feel free to contact me. Coming this month are our cruise-out to the America Legion in Newport Beacg, our Halloween party at the club house and in November the Annual General Membership Meeting at the Navy Golf Course in Los Alamitos. More details will be available soon. I ll see you at the club. Very Respectfully, Tommy Wheeler 2016 Vice Commodore CWO3 USN ret The Scuttlebutt 3
Rear Commodore Dale West Hello, October is upon us. Hard to believe the holiday season is nearing (especially since the temperatures for the last several days were near 100) but the seasons come and they go. On to the Holiday season! I d like to thank you all for your understanding concerning the Eric Stone event. I passed along all of your comments and he was deeply touched by the well wishes during the crisis with his mother. While she did pull through the issues in September, she still has a long journey ahead of her. Eric and I thank you for your support. Welcome aboard to the following New Members: Glenn Twitchell and Debbie Jahn Former US Navy 38 Lagoon Beach Access Ronald and Kay Dietel Former USAF Welcome Prospective Members: Arthur and Mevina Li Winders USNSA 24 Schiada Passin Wind Frank and Crystal Lawson Former Navy 32 Bayliner - Main Event I hope to see the new and perspective members around the club house and at the events often! Thanks! Dale West Rear Commodore The Scuttlebutt 4
Jr. Staff Commodore Gary Halliburton Dear Members, We are forming a Nominating Committee to search for those who would like to become more involved in the workings of the Navy Yacht Club Long Beach. I would like to have one more person on the Nominating Committee. Please contact me if you are able to participate on the committee. Those interested in joining our Board as a Director, please submit your photo, a short biography of your nautical experiences, and a little about why you want to become a Director. As part of our annual elections (pursuant to our Bylaws), we will be electing four Directors. A Director is a voting member on the Board and attends meetings at the club on the 2 nd Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. If you would like to join us at a meeting to see how we work, please feel free to attend any meeting on the 2 nd Wednesday of the month. We also are looking for a member who likes to party. The Fleet Captain is in charge of our monthly activity, whether it is a cruise-out to another club, or some place on land. We once had a group go to Temecula in a limousine for wine tastings. If you like to plan parties, then the Fleet Captain position is made for you. Currently our Nominating Committee consists of Roy Queen, Victor Padilla, Jeannie Stafford and myself, Gary Halliburton. You may contact any one of us if you are interested in becoming a Director, Fleet Captain or being on the Nominating Committee. Thank you, Gary Halliburton Jr. Staff Commodore Ghalliburton21@gmail.com 562/883-2604 The Scuttlebutt 5
Race Committee Chair Chris Mewes On October 15 th the Club is hosting the Navy Day Regatta; this is a two race regatta with a short sprint race followed by a longer buoy race. If you would like to participate in the regatta, race entry forms are available at the club or on line. If you want to have a fun day on the water, without racing your boat, there are position available on the race committee boat, see Tony Rietdyk or Chris Mewes. If a land event is more your style, there is an after-race taco fest at the club, contact Becky Rietdyk if you would like to attend and/or help out. Summer sailboat racing concluded in September; Navy Yacht Club was well represented by our racing fleet. Following are some of the summer highlights: Congratulations to Heinz Butner, on Raptor, his team finished second overall in the Long Beach Harbor Series in the PHRF A-Spinnaker fleet. Ben Smith, on Renegade, finished in fourth. In the PHRF B-Spinnaker fleet, Bill Barham, on Latitude, represented the Club and finished in fourth. Thanks goes out to these skippers for representing our Club in this series. The 2016 SLBYC Pop Tops, 20 week series, concluded in September. Paul Turang, on Dawn Patrol, did an outstanding job in representing Navy Yacht Club winning the Ray Dunne Memorial Trophy (Best Boat for all Classes), congratulations to Paul and his crew!!! The Bahia Marine Hardware Cup (Most Improved Boat) was presented to Ben Smith, on Renegade. In Series 5 PHRF-B Spinnaker, Chris Mewes on Shadowfax captured the second place trophy. In the Catalina Island Series, Isthmus and Return, John Setchell, on Windfall, finished first in the PHRF-C Spinnaker class on the return leg, race 8. John and his crew did an outstanding job in the light-air at the start of race 8 finishing with a correct time of 3:00:33. In the series, he is in fourth place overall. In PHRF-B, Charles Buckner, on Cabernet Sky is in seventh place and in PHRF-D Spinnaker, Bill Barham, on Latitude, is in sixth place. The Scuttlebutt 6
The Tuesday Salty Sailor races continue to be a great way to spend a Tuesday afternoon: The results of the 8/30 race, four boats sailed course #20, 7.3 miles, with breeze in the 6.0 to 9.5 knot range; in first place Callisto ll, followed by Shadowfax, Macs and new to Tuesday sailing, Harvest Moon. The results of the 9/6 race, four 35 foot boats sailed course #17, 8.1 miles, with breeze in the 12 to 19.5 knot range; in first place Callisto ll, followed by Raptor, Shadowfax and Macs. The results of the 9/13 race, three 35 foot boats sailed course #3, 8.4 miles, with breeze in the 6 to 10 knot range; in first place Raptor, followed by Macs and Serenity, a Catalina 36, new to racing, owned by Kent and Shay. The results of the 9/20 race, course #19, not completed, winds in the 0 to 4.0 knot range, first in drifting, Raptor, followed by Callisto, Macs and Rosinante. The results of the 9/27 race, five boats on course #7, 5.6 miles, wind in the 2.5 to 6 knot range, in first place Raptor, followed by Macs, Shadowfax, Callisto ll and Windhaven. See you on the water! Chris Mewes Race Committee The Scuttlebutt 7
Fleet Captain Becky Martinez Hello All, October Cruise-out will be fantastic see schedule below. See you then! RSVP to Fleet Captain Becky Martinez RMART57979@aol.com Becky Martinez Fleet Captain The Scuttlebutt 8
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Winning Drink at the Cabrillo Cruise-Out: Orange Crush 1 cup of orange vodka 1/2 cup of triple sec 3 cups of orange juice Mix & pour over crushed ice and serve w/ an orange slice Grayce and Tripp Hardy! NAUTICAL WISDOM or NAUTICAL HUMOR.: Feed a man a fish and he ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he ll sit on a boat And drink all day! The 2 best days of a man's life... The first is... the day he buys his boat. The second is... the day he sells it. BOAT... as an acronym... B.O.A.T. - Break Out Another Thousand August Birthday Bunch! The Scuttlebutt 11
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Oct 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 American Legion Cruise-Out (9/30-10/2) 3 4 Senior Sailor s 5 6 7 Pot-Luck - Burn Your Own - Share a dish 1/8 9 10 11 Senior Sailor s 12 Board Mtg. 13 14 Pot-Luck - 15 Navy Day Regatta 16 Private Party 17 18 Senior Sailor s 19 20 21 Pot-Luck - Perspective Members 22 23 24 25 Senior Sailor s 30 31 26 27 28 Pot-Luck Birthday s 29 Halloween Bash Nov 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Senior Sailor s 2 3 4 Pot-Luck - Burn Your Own - Share a dish 5 6 7 8 Senior Sailor s 9 Board Mtg. 10 11 Pot-Luck 12 Annual Mtg. 13 14 15 Senior Sailor s 16 17 18 Pot-Luck - Perspective Members 19 20 21 22 Senior Sailor s 23 24 25 Pot-Luck Birthday s 26 27 28 29 Senior Sailor s 30 The Scuttlebutt 13
Scuttlebutt Dates to Remember Dates to Remember Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 - American Legion Cruise-Out Oct. 15 - Navy Day Regatta Oct. 29 - Halloween Bash Nov. 12 - Annual Meeting 2016 Flag Officers & Directors Commodore: Roy Queen (562) 925-8595 roycqueen@gmail.com Vice Commodore: Tommy Wheeler (562) 481-6355 cwowheel@aol.com Rear Commodore: Dale West (562) 599-9163 adwservicesco@yahoo.com Jr. Staff Commodore: Gary Halliburton (562) 425-6925 garyhalliburton21@gmail.com Fleet Captain: Becky Martinez (951) 236-8198 rebeccam@cvsgov.com Directors: Phil Collins Frank Farmer Chris Mewes Lorne O Sullivan Secretary Treasurer By Laws Opening Day Chaplain Publicity Fleet Surgeon Judge Advocate Historian Social Chair Bar Manager Galley Manager Ship s Store Membership Scuttlebutt Yearbook/Directory Webmaster Charity Regatta Port Captain Race Committee Chair Fleet Captain Grounds/Facility Quartermaster SCYA Delegates/Alternate ASPBYC Delegates/Alternate Staff Sylvia Wheeler Pam Padilla Bill Plumlee, S/C Gary Halliburton, S/C Norie Martin Tamara Carbone, S/C Nick Zekos Kate Rinaldi Millie Warren, S/C Tommy Wheeler Tom Baker Becky Rietdyk Becky Rietdyk Dale West Sylvia Wheeler Roy Queen Dale West Jeanne Stafford, S/C Tony Rietdyk, S/C Chris Mewes Becky Martinez Roy Queen Tony Rietdyk,S/C, Chris Mewes Victor Padilla, S/C, Roy Queen Tony Rietdyk S/C, Chris Mewes The Scuttlebutt 14