Hawai i Aprilt 2010 Hawaii Yacht Club Bulletin Club 1st Annual Kaneohe Rum Run A Fleet making it insteresting at the start, as always
HAWAII YACHT CLUB BULLETIN photos 2 1739-C Ala Moana Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96815-1492 Office: 949-4622 Fax: 943-1441 Bar: 944-9666 Junior Sailing Office: 949-7547 E-mail HYC Office: hyachtclub@hawaii.rr.com Email Bulletin: hycbulletin@aol.com Web Page: www.hawaiiyachtclub.org Published Jan. through Dec. by Hawaii Yacht Club for its membership 2010 FLAG OFFICERS Commodore Sterling Lau Vice Commodore Patti Naiyoke RC for Sail Phillip Katzman RC for Power- Robbie Santanello Fleet Captain-(Cruisers)- Steve Dixon Staff Commodore Howie Mednick BOARD OF GOVERNORS Doug Allen ( 10) Bob Heidrich ( 10) Linell Kam ( 11) Linda West ( 11) Jeff Hossollman ( 12) Jim Schmit ( 12) CLUB MANAGER Nick Woytenko COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Membership Marienne McClure House & Grounds Port Captains Curtis Collins & Robbie Santanello Galley- Chef Alfredo Mooring Michael Ray Finance Kawika Warren Junior Sailing Scott Melander Judge Advocate Mitch Burns Ship s Store Marsha Lewis Webmaster Mike Phillips By-Laws Mitch Burns Special Events Barbara Silvey Insurance Committee Jim Ferris Transpac Liaison Carl Geringer BOG Secretary Miriam Rappolt GM Secretary Historian Nick Naiyoke Aloha & Media PR Committee Bulletin Janet Scheffer Planning Committee Jim Byxbee Robbie Santanello Fishing Nick Woytenko Membership Ed Abbot Membership Meeting Johanna Katzman Sailing & Cover Table of Contents 4 Commodore Sterling Lau 5 Vice Commodore Patti Naiyoke 8 RC for Power Robbie Santanello 10 Jr. Sailing Scott Melander 12 RC for Sail Phillip Katzman 15 Special Events Barbara Silvey 16 Club Manager Nick Woytenko 18 Membership Marienne McClure Above _The fleet heading to sea
Above _HYC Wahine racing in the 1st Wahine Regatta of the season The Bulletin committee is happy to accept sailing and HYC event articles, as well as photos from HYC members. However, we cannot guarantee inclusion of every article submitted as space is limited each month. Article Submission: Please restrict article size to 500 words or less. Indicate boat names in italics, bold, or all caps. Submit articles as a Word document attachment to HYCBulletin@aol.com. Include the writer s name within the document as a by line. Photo Submission: To guarantee the best printed quality, please use a minimum setting of 2M for file size on your digital camera when taking photos for Bulletin submission. Photos taken at a smaller size cannot be guaranteed for proper printing quality. Photos will be accepted on CD and via e-mail at HYCBulletin@aol.com. Please attach photos to e-mails and do not insert or embed them into the e-mail. When submitting photos, please include the event and the name of the photographer. Photo captions are optional and should be kept to 15 words or less. The Bulletin committee cannot be responsible for misspelled names of members, non-members and boats as we rely on editorial contributions from flag officers, etc. Above _Urban Renewal heading to Kokohead during the Opening Day Regatta 3
Commodore Sterling Lau Hi Folks! It s time for all of us to get back on the trail of attracting new members into joining us at our wonderful club. It s fantastic that our club has people of character who somehow appear and take up the slack when many of us are called away to attend to important, but time consuming distractions. In this case, that particular person is none other than our Rear Commodore of Power, Robbie Santanello. During our quiet March Madness Membership Meeting, it was revealed that Robbie had sponsored 3 new members, Michael Pitts, Calvin Maeda, and George Longshore, all of whom were warmly welcomed into our family. He has two more members to-be, standing in line for induction into the club during the month of April. Yes indeed, this Robbie guy bears watchin and maybe imitatin by the rest of us. I never noticed him before, did you? Angry town-folk in black, with pitchforks and bearing torches have been rattling my door at night, and moaning Whine Teshting Ohh! You mean Wine Tasting? Right, right, Nick is putting it together, and it should be back soon and available for the masses. Beer Tasting too. The family spirit is still alive and thriving at HYC with Bob Cochrane and Tim Ryan going all out in renovating the ladies restroom on the upper deck. A couple of weeks ago, the walls looked pretty bad with 3 layers of wall paper that needed to be virtually chipped out, but our guys did it, and at this point everything in the Ladies Room looks white, tight, and smooth as silk. The work is progressing very well, and coming in under budget. Our hat s off to Bob and Tim. The Kayak/Surfboard racks are also visualized to be renovated and refurbished for member rental purposes, and Planning Chairman Jim Bixby will be consulted for plans and relocation ideas. That s all she wrote this month folks. See you at the club. Sterling Lau Commodore 4
Vice Commodore Patti Naiyoke Hello Everyone! March was a fun month and things are slowing down. Our St. Patrick s Day was a blast. Thanks to Beth Mavestiti for all the decorating. Chef Alfredo and his Staff did a great menu plus ONO Corn Beef and Cabbage. We were entertained with the Celtic Bagpipes and Dancers. Great fun for all was had. Upstairs galley was completely full and we had to bring in extra tables. Plus the Cruising and Voyaging Club filled up the downstairs with their monthly event. Great bands are playing each Friday night with dancing and dining, also Howie burgers on the down stairs BBQ. Saturday night entertainment is easy listening music for your dinning and dancing pleasure. April start out with a bang. Brunch with regular menu and lots of Easter specials for all. Hat parade and maybe ship s store models. If you missed the Valentine s Day, you won t to miss this one. Also the petting Zoo with bunnies and chicks will be on the lower level. Easter egg hunt and refreshments will be served. This all takes place between 10:00-12:00am, so you can take you family upstairs for brunch. So you all there, let s make it a great family day. It almost seems like the good old times. I know we all need change, but some things are hard to improve upon. It is so great to see old and new members enjoying the club and activities. Keep showing up and there will again be a waiting time to join our club. Respectfully Yours, Patti Naiyoke Vice Commodore HYC MIKE DOYLE, LIMITED MARINE SURVEYORS covering the Pacific since 1973 MICHAEL F. DOYLE, NAMS-CMS Principal Surveyor NITA PRIGIAN, NAMS-CMS Associate Surveyor 856 ILANIWAI STREET #104 Phone: 808-591-0399 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813 Fax: 808-591-0998 mikedoyle@hawaii.rr.com Cell: 808-753-7911 5
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Rear Commodore for Power Robbie Santanello Fishing Aloha! Thanks for the tremendous turnout for the 5th Annual Mitch s Sushi shootout, we had 43 boats compete and a great time was had by all. The big winner was The Wild Bunch with a 417 pound Marlin. Congrats to all of the winners in the contest. A special thanks to Steinlager and Paradise Beverages for their contributions in the tournament, great prizes and great beverages. The biggest Mahalo goes to Craig Mitchell and his crew that put this tournament on. These folks worked endless hours making it all happen and it was a happening event! Craig thank you so very much! I want touch in another subject while I am at it and that is the volunteers that work hard to put this event on. Robbie Buck, Lynn Silva, Howie Mednick and the club manager Nick Wontenko without him this would be a mess thanks Nick. And of course my trusted teacher and mentor Al Bento! In April we have the Senoritas fishing tourney on the 24th and 25th with the skippers meeting on the 22nd the prior Thursday. Please get your entries in by the 22nd as that is the cutoff date for this contest and we will only be taking 30 boats so don t be late and miss out. Remember keep bait on your hooks and your hooks in the water. Robbie 8
Above _37 years ago - by Miles Anderson 9
Scott Melander Jr.. Sailing Aloha! Thanks to all that helped out at the Boat Expo at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. We had a small turnout on Sat the 27 ( I think the Tsunami warning had something to do about it) and a great showing on Sunday. Linda West, Tracy Woodrow, Ailana Warren, and Katie Merrill helped for the two days along with other club members that stopped by. Kaneohe Yacht Club hosted the first youth sailing invitational of the year on March 6. The sailors had good breeze on the bay with Mitchell Woodrow, Laura Hughes, Morgan Merrill and Kukii Falahee sailing in el toros and lasers. Summer sailing is just around the corner and we have sessions beginning June 1 for our weekday sailing classes. There s more information on our website and in the office. The schooner Makani Olu will be at HYC s dock on Sunday April 18 for those who would like to see a large sail training vessel in action. She is usually moored in Kaneohe Bay and is owned by the Marimed Foundation. She is a three masted staysail schooner and sails the Hawaiian Islands with cadets from the residential youth program. Above _ Sailors Paris & Yassmin Adult sailing lessons in our Cal 20 and 420 fleets are offered on a continuing basis and we have a new groups starting each month. Come check out the club and sailing opportunities at HYC. Scott Melander Jr. Sailing 10
Below _ Our booth at the Boat Expo Below _ Sacred Hearts sailor Kelsey in 420 Honolulu Hawaii (808) 531-4318 Kenneth D. Taylor Tax Practitioner Admitted to Practice Enrollment #67670 Paris France 33 1 42975831 e-mail: KenTaylorTax@aol.com 11
Rear Commodore for Sail Phillip Katzman Sailing Above _The B Fleet Start 12
Aloha Racers! This past month proved to be great fun with the first annual Kaneohe Rum Run. The racing was great and the parties were even better. A big thanks to Steinlager for the Beer Garden provided after the race on Sunday. I think the Kaneohe Rum Run will grow larger every year thanks to our gracious host KYC and all the volunteers who made it happen. Coming up in April we have the Lipton Challenge Cup One. The Hawaii Yacht Club will be represented by the J-35 Harvey owned by Peter Richards. Big thanks to Peter for letting the yacht club use his fine vessel. We also have the Spring Regatta on Saturday April 3rd. This race will be the first buoy banger of the year for HYC and is always a great time. Mahalo, Phillip Katzman Above _ Winners of the day, also organizing inspiration! Great job girls! Above Right _ Team Kathleen Maher 13
Barbara Silvey Special Events Aloha! The Special Events Team welcomes our new HAWAII YACHT CLUB members and hope they take advantage of the wide range of SPECIAL EVENTS offered for your enjoyment and participation. Mark your calendar for the Memorial Day All U Can Eat Pancake fundraiser Breakfast for the Jr. Fishing and Goodwill Fishing Tournaments, Monday May 31st, 8:00 am to noon..the tournaments are in need of fishing supplies such as, rods, reels, leads, hooks. Bring your family and friends and enjoy a relaxing breakfast cooked by Staff Commodore Howie Mednick and his lovely wife Barbara. In a previous breakfast they cooked and flipped 486 pancakes, and served 182 breakfast. Staff Commodore Mednick will once again donate the pancakes. Purchase tickets in advance for $6.00, $8.00 at the door; tickets will be available mid May. A complimentary breakfast will be served to all Veterans. Another important date to mark your calendar is Sunday June 6th, the Goodwill Industries Fishing Tournament. Goodwill Industries brings approximately 100 physically challenged adults fishing. Volunteers educate the anglers about ocean awareness and safety at sea as they board some of Hawaii s GREAT fishing yachts in hopes of HOOKING A BIG ONE. Weigh-in, BBQ and trophy presentation follow a morning of fishing. Everyone is a WINNER and receives a prize. Skippers, the anglers need your support; sign up with Staff Commodore Al Bento for the rewarding experience of having a physically challenged angler say Mahalo, shake your hand, and give you a BIG HUG for giving him the opportunity to fish aboard your yacht, an experience you ll never forget and guaranteed to bring tears of joy. Mahalo, Barbara Silvey Special Events Coordinator 926-0250 2010 SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR 31 May -- Memorial Day All U Can Eat Pancake Breakfast 6 June -- Goodwill Industries Fishing Tournament Veteran s Day All U Can Eat Pancake Breakfast -- 11 Nov.. Honoring Long Time Members -- 21 Nov.. Christmas Boat Parade -- 11 Dec. 14
Nick Woytenko Club Manager Dear Valued Members! Congratulations go out to all of the prize winners of the Mitch s Sushi shoot-out Fishing tournament held on the 13th & 14th of March. What a great turnout and a great awards banquet. Catch all the cool pictures and details in Robbie s RC for the Power column. April Programs April starts off with the Spring Regatta on the 3rd and 4th. The Senorita s Fishing Tournament is on the 24th and 25th. Easter Sunday Easter Sunday is on the 4th. Vice Commodore Patti Naiyoke has a plan for the Keiki s so be sure to check out our Vice Commodore s column for the details. Executive Chef Alfredo Lee will be putting on Easter Sunday Brunch. Lady s Upper Restroom Renovation Thanks goes out to Bob Cochrane, Tim Tyan, Jim Bixbee and Richard Tatz for all the hard work in renovating the upper lady s restroom. It looks great! Volunteers needed for the Ship s Store We need volunteers to fill some shifts as a Cashier/Sales Clerk for our Ship s Store. Our Ship s Store offers anything for Logo ware to Lip Balm. If you have some spare time and are interested in helping out at your club thins is a great way to socialize. Please give the office a call. Liquor Consumption at HYC Our hyc bartenders must know the rules of the Liquor Commission and must be certified to tend bar. The policies, procedures and responsibilities for HYC bartenders are clearly defined. The bartenders reserves the right to refuse service to a customer if he observes any sighs of intoxication. Obviously Intoxicated means inebriated to such an extent that a person s physical faculties are substantially impaired and the impairment is shown by significantly uncoordinated physical action or significant physical dysfunction that would have been obvious to a reasonable person. In closing, please drink responsibly and I ll see you at the club. Nick Club Manager Above _The fleet heading to sea 15
Marienne McClure Membership Colleen VanRisseghern Michael Omohundro George Longshore Michael Pitts Dennis & Kera Kumagai Aloha HYC Members! In the month of March we inducted five new members and have a potential four more on the way to being members in April! The ball is rolling our way! Welcome aboard and Aloha to Michael Omohundro, Dennis Kumagai, George Longshore, Colleen Van Risseghern and Mike Pitts, new regular members of HYC! I would like to acknowledge Robbie Santanello, Rear Commodore for Power, for introducing three of the five new members for March! Thank you so much Robbie! I am also honored to say that Tim Rhey was unanimously voted to be an Honorary Life Member during the General Meeting on Tuesday, March 16th! It is truly inspiring just to hear about Tim and all he has done...we should all have done it long ago. Congratulations Tim Rhey! We have a new membership wheel poster that was done by our artist member Robin Burton called Sail into Membership! We have 100 spots on the ship s wheel to fill this year and it will take dedicated work from all the members to talk about joining HYC in 2010. Robbie did it last month...let s see who can beat him this month. Last, but certainly not least, I need new volunteers for the Membership Committee that have time to spare for special projects. Please consider joining our committee as we would like to introduce some new programs and we need help from dedicated volunteers that have time to give. I will thank you all in advance for your participation! Fair winds, Marienne McClure Chair Membership Committee 16
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April 2010 Happy Birthday to our members! You are eligible for a drink at the bar any day during your birthday month. Enjoy! Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 Friday Night Band Ghost 730-1130pm Saturday Night Band Don Conover & Singers 6-9 Jack L. Parker Robert Romo Yeager Lisa 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dennis H. Cooney Jack R. Silas Faye Daly Easter Menu & Keiki Easter Egg Hunt. 930-2pm CVS Brunch Friday Night Band TNT 730-1130pm Saturday Night Band Ron Miyashiro & Friends 6-9 Herbert Ressa, John W. Hawkins, Nancy Oldham, Dorothy White Patricia A. Giustra, Jeannie Miller, Jeanette Worthy Sterling Lau Kimo Moncrief, James F. Sella, Cyd Asakura Georgette Peters William J. Crockett, Brian J. Malecek, Beth Malvestiti, Robert J. Mathews 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 HYC Board Meeting 530pm Taxes Due Happy Hour 4-7pm Friday Night Bands Dont Share Underwear 730-1030pm Robert B. Kent Maura Evans Grey Saturday Night Band Patty Girl 6-9 Daniele Malone Melanie King, Melody Zemanek, Mary Simpson Michael Fisher, Fred C. Gross George Barr, Wendy Suite, Barbara Fleming William J. Crockett, Normand A. Hallonquist, Nancy Romo Sia Boyer 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Robert B. Kent Maura Evans Grey HYC General Membership Meeting 630pm Cruising & Voyaging Meeting 6pm Friday Night Bands Green Flash 730-1130pm Saturday Night Band Rosham 6-9 Virginia Fine, Donna Ingleson L.R. Tracy Patricia A. Giustra Jeannie Miller Patricia Stock Thomas Gebhardt Robert Cochrane, Robert Douglas Mc Cowan David W. Midkiff George H. Neroutsos 25 26 27 28 29 30 Coast Guard Aux. Mtg 730pm Friday Night Bands Audissay 730-1130pm Helen Carroll Gary W. Bilyk Peter Barret, robert C. Simson, David Young Bob Blair Robert W. Dorsey, Gayle Miyamoto Griesenbeck 19
Hawaii Yacht Club 1739-C Ala Moana Blvd.. Honolulu, HI 96815-1492 20 Photo _Miles Anderson