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May 2009 Building today toward a bright tomorrow Volume 244

Opening Day on the Bay Cruise Out

Berkeley


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NAPA VALLEY YACHT CLUB

BIRTHDAYS

Flotsam&jetsam

ANNIVERSARIES

May 2009Delma Rogers 4Bill Vermeere 5Thomas Hildreth 7Richard Tipton 9Sandi Funseth 10Tom Nunan 11Leroy Moore 11Peg Beardsley 14DonnaMendelson20Gina Stuchman 20Myra Gillette 23Ellen Vartan 23Craig Burgess 27Kurt Stahr 28Kathie Peterson 28Jerry Closs 23Kathleen Smith 24Virginia Miller 30

Donald & Sharon Buresh 4

Dan & Lesley Robson 6

Robert & Jean Morgart 12

Ray & Jenny Sercu 20

Richard & Roseanna 23Goodfellow

Scott & Diane Brown 29

Friday Night Dinners

May DinnersMay 1 Potluck

Host-Nutting and CravenMay 8

Host- Strugo/MooreBYOM.Salads,

AccompanimentsArtesian BreadsDesserts

May 15

Host-Robbers/CaspersonCaesar Salad w/ fresh

Garlic Croutons and Parmesan CheeseSeven Grain Salad w/

Radicchio and SpinachGrandmother's Nebraska

Railroader's Potato SaladArtisan Bread and ButterSpringtime Delight Des-

sertMay 22

Host Ehrhart/MorgartAll you can eat Pizza and

SaladIce Cream Sundae

May 29

Host Goodfellow/Fowles/ParzychCarnitas (pork) served

with rice, beans and tortillasGreen SaladChocolate brownies and

Chocolate sauce

We will also do our yearly CrayolaBasket and Hawaiian Basketandthe proceeds go to the NVYC Sen-ior Access Program. Bring lots of$$$$$ to try and win one of our

baskets


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NVYC May, 2009 NewsletterCommodore

How did it get to be summer sofast? Nice warm days tending toHOT so lots of opportunity to enjoyour club and the Napa River. Quitea number of our members are al-ready in the cruising mode. Marchat Loch Lomond was a kick andApril offers Opening Day On TheBay. So far about a dozen boats areheaded to Berkeley for a great time.May takes a number of members tothe Delta Cruise starting with theSacramento Jazz Festival to be joined by others at Driftwood andbeyond. Think about joining us byland even as most of the clubs havefacilities for recreational vehicles ifboating is not your way to Nirvanathese days.

Even at the club a lot is happen-ing. Cinco de Mayo s in a coupleweeks to start some nice summeractivities. Mark and Nancy Lessleralong with Vice Commodore LarryWolfe with a lot of help from Lindahave been working hard to get agreat event going. Clyde and Kath-leen Smith are working closely withthe others to make sure everythingcomes together. We are blessed tohave such involved members.

There will be a cruise-in, blessing of

the fleet, a flag ceremony, games,music and dinner. Whew!

Plan on bidding on the wonderfulbaskets Karen Agnew and her teamare putting together for the SeniorProject. This is the major fund-raiser for the project. Especially tothe male members.Mothers Dayis coming on fast..super gifts andyou may be able to write off part ofany purchase? Or maybe not.but

it doesnt matter when we can showour clubs generosity to the commu-nity.

Our club belongs to P.I.C.Y.A.,the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Asso-ciation, where we pay dues everyyear to keep up with regional thingsgoing on in the boating community.At the last meeting we were re-minded there are 4 annual scholar-ships worth $2500 each to anymember or family member includ-ing grandchildren. Last year therewere only 2 applications received,so anyone with college aged rela-tions are encouraged to apply.Shame on us if there is such a niceopportunity available and we donot take advantage of it. Get yourkiddos involved now for next schoolyear! Maxine Mass, Larry Wolfeand I are delegates to P.I.C.Y.A.You can contact any of us for de-tails.

Have a fun and safe time on thewater and join us at the club!

Clay Parker,Commodore

Dream Coffee Cake

1 (18-ounce) package yellowcake mix

1 cup vegetable oil4 eggs

1 cup sour cream cup sugar

1 teaspoons ground cinna-mon

1 cups chopped walnuts

Mix cake according to direc-tions with oil, eggs and sour

cream. Place half in greased 9x 13 pan, Add half of nut,

sugar, cinnamon mixture, restof cake mix, then add remain-

der of nut mixture on top.

Merillee used brown sugar

mixed with cinnamon andnuts instead of white sugar intopping mixture.

Joy drizzed powdered sugaricing (1/4 cup milk, 2 Tsp. va-nilla, 2 cups sugar) over thecake topping before baking.

Bake at 350 degrees - 40- 45minutes

(If you have questions about thisrecipe, call Merrilee or Joy)

Clay Parker

Commodore

FROM THE FLAG BRIDGEMay 2009


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At the Oakland boat Showlast week, I asked if the CoastGuard was monitoring DSC(Digital Select Calling). New on thewest coast for recreational boaters,this is a feature of some VHF radiosthat provides, upon activation, adigital distress signal. In an emer-

gency you hold the button down for5 seconds. During a distress alertDSC provides identification, natureof distress, and if your VHF radio isconnected to a GPS, the exact posi-tion of the boat.

It is also an excellent means ofmaking a routine individual call on

CH70 to another DSC equippedboater using their 9-digit MaritimeMobile Service Identity (MMSI).Consult your owners manual. Avalid MMSI can be obtained fromthe FCC, Boat US, Sea Tow and theU.S. Power Squadron. The CoastGuard can track your exact loca-tion. If you are a member of BoatUS, you can apply on line for yourMMSI number. The website isboatus.com. I easily got my MMSInumber but the hard part for mewas to program the number intomy VHF radio.

If you receive a DSC distressalert, do not answer immediately.Allow a USCG station to contactthe distress vessel. If no contact is

heard, call the distress vessel onVHF16. Once you have made con-tact, call the USCG on VHF CH16or by any available means and tellthem you are relaying a distress.Give them the vessels positionidentification, nature of distressand vessel description.

Cellular phones are not rec-ommended for ship-to-ship safetycommunications or communica-tions with rescue vessels. If youmake a distress call on a cellularphone, only the one party that youare calling will be able to hear youand none of the boats in your im-mediate vicinity will know you arein trouble. Locating a cellularcaller is hard to do. If you dontknow precisely where you are, thecoast Guard will have difficultyfinding your location on the water.Use your DSC VHF radio.

Lets make this a safe, fun-filled boating season. See you onthe water and at the club.

Larry Wolfe, Vice Commodore

It is official; The 2009 boatingseason is upon us effectiveApril 26th. I was not able to at-tend the Berkley cruise thisyear, however I had my sonsand their friends out on the bayon Sunday for opening day. Iremember when I moved herefrom the east coast about 30years ago 'Opening Day" was a

big event; this year was a littledisappointing. 30 years agoabout 1 in every 5 boats in themarina were out on the bay;

everyone was in a celebratorymood, refreshments were flow-ing on all the boats, many boatswere displaying their toplesscrew members, water balloonswere abundant, and unfortu-nately collisions were frequent.I am not sure if it was theweather, the economy, or thedoom and gloom we get bom-barded with every day by thenews media; but it is safe to say

it was not as big a deal as thepast. Even in the past all thenews stations were covering theOpening Day events on the Bay;this year not much was said.

Now on to more pleasantsubjects--WE NOW HAVE RE-CIPROCITY with THE SAINT PE-TERSBURG YACHT CLUB lo-cated in down town St Peters-burg, Florida as well as an addi-tional facility on St Petersburg

Beach. The clubhouse is openTuesday thru Sunday and haslive music every night (exceptSunday) in the Heritage Lounge.

The club offers lunch and din-ner every day and breakfast onmost days. There is an outdoor'TIKI' bar on the second floornext to the swimming pool, thatis a must place to visit. If youare in the Florida area a trip toSPYC should be on your thingsto do list. You can access theclub activities on their websitewww.spyc.org. Our first mem-bers to take advantage of this

wonderful experience are Sallyand Phil Craig who are there asthis column is being written.Angel & Art Lewis have also en-joyed time there as Seeta's andmy guest. We hope more of ourclub members will join us as weare there several times a year.

HAPPY SAILING'the rear'

Dirk Kruidenier

Larry Wolfe

Vice Commodore


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City Manager's Message:Trying Something New

This is a special time ofthe year. Its a timethat brings out the kidin all of us, particularlyat our signature

Christmas at the Wa-terfront event one ofmy personal all-timefavorites!Given the stressfuleconomic climate, ourCity Council and staff

have gone beyond the norm to make this a spe-cial holiday season for the community. We con-tinue our tradition of Santas arrival by boat, thetree lighting, bonfire, street crafts and food, andfireworks, while adding some new treasures tothe mix. Consider hybrid-ice skating, Christmasgift-making for the kids, a designer tree auctionsponsored by the business community to supportarea charities, and more lights than you everimagined!

To honor the season, we are sharing a few ofCity Halls human stories in the following pages,along with tips to make this a special sea-son. Those that choose the public sector as acareer tend to embrace the concepts of serviceabove self and building community. And that isparticularly true for your Suisun City employeesand volunteers.

Inside, we have stories honoring the goodworks of our firefighters, police department per-sonnel, and housing authority staff, as well as thevolunteer efforts of our business community. Its

comforting to see the collaboration and team-work that makes things happen.

We also recognize the challenging times we areall facing. Weve included an article outliningwhat Council and staff are doing to help youaddress the impacts of foreclosures. Despitethese challenges, we hope you take pride in whatyou have in your own backyard. Come to theWaterfront District, walk around for a while andinteract with nature. Or, if you prefer, connectwith a bowl of avgolemono soup, sushi, pad Thaior the best dang lemon meringue tart in theworld.

In stressful times, it can help to try something

new!

Land Cruisers to Solano Y. C. July 24, 25, 26Solano Y.C. located off Highway 12, one mile east

of Interstate 80, Take the Highway 12 exit and pro-ceed to the Suisun City business district off ramponto Civic Center Blvd. Drive straight on CivicCenter Blvd to the end, turning into the very last

right-hand driveway in the Court. The SYC Club-house and parking lot are on the left. Additionalpublic parking is on the right. 703 Civic CenterBlvd. 38 14.34 North , 12 02.26 West,

38.242056,-122.038729

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38 14.34 North ,12 02.26 West, 38.242056,122.038729

July 24, 25, 26


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Nine NVYC boats arrived at the

Berkeley Yacht Club on Friday morningjust in time to beat the wind. StrangeTrip, Why Knot II, Stahr Ship,CKing Fun, Dancing Wolfe, Lazy

Daze, Betty D., Lady Di andOmega sterned into the dock with alittle help from their friends.

BYC members warned us about theproliferation of the raccoon populationand their propensity to climb aboardboats at the dock. (Several years agothis actually happened - ask GarySchager about the time he grabbed oneby the tail as it climbed on his boat.) The

wily animals have again taken up resi-dence beneath the clubhouse and havebecome more aggressive - apparentlyanimal control had to be called when awhole family of them could not berousted from a boat. Many raccoontracks on swim platforms in the morn-ing.

Nineteen cruisers squeezed into thesalon aboard Strange Trip where the

Steve and Ellen Vartan hosted eveningcocktails before heading up the club-house for a barbecue. It was a greatview watching BYC racers cross the fin-ish line and battle the wind to lower theirspinnakers.

Since it was Opening Day on SanFrancisco Bay weekend Berkeley sailorswere out in force. One race director triedto shanghai Scott and Diane Browns

Lady Di to act as a race boat becausethe one scheduled to help hadnt ar-rived. Being the end tie boat isnt alwaysthe best place to be. The BYC boat fi-nally arrived just in time. Lady Distayed put.

It was the maiden voyage for Boband Joyce Cravens Omega, a 40 Ti-ara. Lots of teasing about Bobs changefrom sail to power but all who toured

her declared her a winner. Joyce tellsthe story that Bob promised her jewelryfor Christmas and fulfilled his pledgeby buying her a Tiara.

Chris Fultz and Alan Mueller rodedown alone in Lazy Daze. Lori andNancy drove down on Saturday...butwhat happens in Berkeley stays inBerkeley. Lots of fishing gear onboard.

Our reputation as the Napa ValleyYacht and Kennel Club has been tar-nished a bit because the number ofcruising dogs has dwindled but Mandy,Roxanne and Pete all did their best tomake sure that dog-petting was ashared and required task. The Ma-goons 8 1/2 year old granddaughter,Courtney Callaghan, proved more thanwilling to walk Roxanne.

Saturday was glorious and a break-fast buffet on the dock, arranged bySteve V., was a great start to the day.Merrilee and Joy both made the samecoffee cake recipe; a tie was declaredand they graciously agreed to share therecipe. (Please see next page.)

Since windy conditions were fore-cast on San Pablo Bay, we headedhome early Sunday morning. The wa-ter was smooth as silk and we were allat our docks before noon.

See you on the next cruise.

-- Ellen Vartan - 09

Opening Day - 2009 - Cruise to Berkeley Yacht Club


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Opening Day at Berkeley YachtClub - 2009

Good Cruising Weather,Good Friends, Good Times


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NVYC CRUISERS,

The NVYC Delta Cruise is set for May 20th to May 31st. Scheduled stops are:Wednesday 5/20 Delta Marina, Rio Vista

Thursday, 5/21 thru Sunday, 5/24 Sacramento YC & Sacramento Jazz Festival

Monday, 5/25 & Tuesday, 5/26 Oxbow Marina

Wednesday, 5/27 & Thursday, 5/28 Village West Yacht Club

Friday, 5/29 & Saturday, 5/30 MartinezReturning home Sunday, 5/31.

More information will be coming as the cruise date nears.

BE SURE TO SIGN UP ON THE NVYC WEBSITE EARLY

Charlie AgnewCruise Captain

DELTA CRUISE2009

May 20th---Rio VistaMay 21st---Sacramento YCMay 22ndSacramento YC/Jazz FestivalMay 23rd---Sacramento YC/Jazz FestivalMay 24th---Sacramento YC/Jazz FestivalMay 25th---Oxbow YCMay 26th---Oxbow YCMay 27th---Village West YCMay 28th---Village West YC

May 29th---Martinez YCMay 30th---Martinez YCMay 31st---Home

CRUISERS PLANNING TO INCLUDESACRAMENTO YACHT CLUB PLEASESIGN UP BY APRIL 15TH


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NAPA VALLEY YACHT CLUB2009 CRUISE CALENDAR

Kurt Stahr, NVYC Fleet Captain 2009

May 3, 2009

MAY Cruise-In to club Cinco De Mayo 05/01 to 05/03 Kurt Stahr

Delta Cruise Mem. Weekend 05/20 to 05/31 Charlie Agnew

JUNE Petaluma YC Commodores Cruise 06/19 to 06/21 Clay Parker

JULY Cruise-In to club Fourth of July 07/03 to 07/05 Kurt Stahr

Solano YC Suisun 07/24 to 07/26 Bob Magoon

August Benicia Y.C. Peddlers Fair 08/07 to 08/09 Mark C.

September Marin Y.C. 09/11 to 09/13 Kurt Stahr

Blue Wtr. Cruise To Monterey 09/13 to 09/18 Ken Graham

October Bay Cruise Fleet Week 10/09 to 10/18 Scott Brown

November Vallejo Y.C. Trip to SF on Ferry 11/06 to 11/08 Norm Madsen

December NVYC X-Mas Parade 12/05/09 Kurt Stahr

South Beach New Years 12/28 to 01/01 Larry Wolf


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OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, CREWBoard MembersCommodore Clay Parker 224-0188Vice Commodore Larry Wolfe 253-9158Rear Commodore Dirk Kruidenier 554-1098Secretary Bob Weeks 253-2276Treasurer James Robbers 253-9052Staff Commodore; Jon Lander 265-9003

DirectorsCharlie Agnew 255-8115 Scott Brown 255-0885Bill Newton 224-0306 Nancy Weeks 253-2276

Tom Nunan 252-7928 Lynn Pritchett 255-6619Staff Chairs - Vice CommodorePort Captain Bill Newton 224-0306Galley: Clyde & Kathleen Smith 253-2168Social Chair Mark & Nancy Lessler 257-9008Bar Captain Kisliuk William/Elizabeth Frater 287-2627OD Coordinator: Nancy Muellar & Lori Fultz967-8836(supplies)Bob and Judee Stemmer 255-9137Chairs - Rear Commodore

Fleet Captain: Kurt Stahr 224-5157Web Unknown 555-5555Newsletter Philip Craig 260-4596Newsletter Sally Craig 224-6972Advertising Carole Terry 252-3098Merchandise Angela & Art Lewis 252-8586Membership Evelyn Silveri 255-1254Bldg. & Grounds Bob Stephenson 255-6012Public Relations Lynn Pritchett 255-6619Other Staff - CommodoreLong Range Planning Steve Vartan 224-6553Telephone PendingSunshine Evelyn Silveri 255-1254Christmas Seniors Karen Agnew 255-8115PICYA Delegates Maxine Maas 255-4110

Clay Parker 224-0188Larry Wolfe 253-9158

8 Bells Committee Evelyn Silveri 255-1254Jackie Finnegan 255-6638

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NVYC PAST COMMODORES

1987-1988 Fos Pritchett

1989 Jim Garcia (Decd)1990-1991 George Donald (Decd)1992 Kathy Nord1993 Gary Schager1994 Chuck Miller (Decd)1995 Joe Ramos1996 Wayne Friesel1997-1998 Ria Donald1999 Susie Pritchett2000 Steve Vartan2001 Dan Robson

2002 Bill Newton2003 Mary Herschend-Robbers2004 Carol Willis2005 Bob Keating2006 Sherrill Schager2007 Avi Strugo2008 Jon Lander

Meeting was called to order at 1730, April 14,2009, at Napa Valley Yacht Club.Present: Dirk Kruidenier, Bill Newton, TomNunan, Clay Parker, Lynn Pritchett,Avi Strugo, Bob Weeks, Nancy Weeks andLarry Wolfe.

Excused: Charlie Agnew, James Robbers andJon Lander.Previous month's minutes were approved byDirk Kruidenier and seconded by Avi Strugo.We received an invitation from San RafaelYacht Club to join them at their Yacht Club forOpening Day on the Bay.A financial report for the 1st quarter 2009 waspresented in absentia by James Robbers. A mo-tion to approve the report was made by TomNunan and seconded by Avi Strugo.We have received a final inspection from theBuilding Department for enclosing our old porchand installing windows in the front of the build-ing.We have received an offer to donate gas heatersfor our deck from Phil and Lynn Champlin.Our project to upgrade the electrical to the dockis continuing.Our lease agreement is still continuing.A discussion was held regarding ads in our

newsletter. A motion by Dirk Kruidenier andseconded by Nancy Weeks was made to proratethe cost of unused advertisements for any whoask for it.Tom Nunan made a motion, seconded by LarryWolfe to donate $100 to Napa Valley SupportServices. Tom Nunan will match our donation.Meeting adjourned at 1845.Respectfully submitted.Bob Weeks, Secretary


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