2010.04 nvyc newsletter

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April - 2010 Volume - 255 Founded - 1987Live Your Dream

Editor: Ellen Vartan

Opening Day

on San Francisco Bay - April 25

According to Cruise Captain CharlieAgnew, NVYC cruisers will spend April23,24 and 25 joining Opening Day on SanFrancisco Bay festivities at the TreasureIsland Yacht Club.

Although plans are not finalized, there will

be at least one dinner at the Treasure IslandYacht Club. Bloody Marys aboard CKingFun are planned for Friday to celebrate herreturn from the boatyard. Also on Friday,appetizers and potluck. If you plan on an-choring out in Clipper Cove, contact Charliefor permit information.

The weekend is the official opening day ofthe boating season around the Bay and in-

cludes a flag-festooned boat parade and blessings of the fleet sponsored by the PI-CYA. If you wish to purchase a commemo-

rative Opening Day windbreaker jacket,contact Art or Angela Lewis.

For further information and to sign up forthe cruise, contact Charlie [email protected].

St. Patricks Day Cruise

To Loch Lomond Yacht Club

Five boats and one RV made thetrip to Loch Lomond in San Rafael to cele-

brate St. Patricks Day with dinner at theYacht Club.

Cruise Captain Kurt Stahr reported thatthis was one of the smaller turnouts for

NVYC. In 2003, only three boats madethe trip due to rough water and rain. Incontrast, 12 boats attended in 2005.

On Friday, a welcome cocktail party washeld on Starship. Saturday eveningstarted with cocktails on the dock fol-lowed by the traditional St. Patricks Daydinner at the club. Tom Hildreth won the

prize for blowing the biggest soap bubble

for the Napa Mens Team.

The flotilla: Kurt & Dominique Stahr -

Starship; Bill & Merrilee Newton -Why Knot; Bob & Joy Magoon - BettyD.; Scott & Diane Brown - Lady Di;Tom & Pat Hildreth - Gently Down theStream and Gary & Sherrill Schager witha land yacht. The ride home on Sundaystarted early because of a lowering tide.Thank you, Kurt & Dominique!

Cruise News


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CommodoreLarry Wolfe

Vice CommodoreDirk Kruidenier

Rear CommodoreBill Newton

GREAT NEWS FOR YOUR CLUB!

A new land lease with the City of Napa hasbeen approved by your Board of Direc-

tors at a special meeting on March 30. TheCity Council in executive session has ap-proved the lease and authorized city man-ager Parness to sign. Over the last severalyears, many hundreds of hours of volun-teer time expertise and effort have goneinto getting this completed. It is hard tomention some and not all who havehelped. THANK YOU. Thank you forsupport from community leaders formerMayor Ed Henderson, former councilman/member Ray Sercu, and former supervi-sor/member Harold Moskowite. The nego-

tiating team from NVYC include: Eliza-beth Frater, Steve Vartan, Jon Lander,and Clay Parker. Legal counsel was BetsyStrauss.Highlights include:

We have a land lease until 2022 withrent of $320 per month for 6 yearsthen $420 for 6 years.

At the start of the last year of the leasenegotiations must be entered into forextension and if agreement notreached, mediation is required.

The lease does not require improve-

ments for the public. The City may use our club 15 days a

year at our discretion. City must cleanclub and have supervising staff pre-sent.

The parking area is non-exclusive forboth public and club use.

Currently, the flood wall design by theflood district will hamper use of muchof the property. City will work withclub for a better design.

Congratulations to LarryWolfe and all the otherswho helped secure a leasethat we can live with. A greatmany of our club membershave worked hard over the pastyears to get us to this point andwe owe them a great deal ofgratitude. Larry was one of thehardest working this year andcarried the torch across the fin-ish line.

We still have a number of Fri-day night dinner openings andwe need to get them covered:

June 25th, July 16th, July 23rd,July 30th, August 13th, August27th, September 3rd, Septem-ber 10th, and one couple to helpon October 29th. If you haventsigned up for a Friday Nightdinner, please call Mark andNancy Lessler.

While on the subject of the gal-ley, if you are working in thegalley and notice that we aregetting low on supplies, pleasee-mail me ([email protected])

so I can restock them.

HAPPY SAILING -SPRING IS UPON US!

the vice

We have accomplished a lotso far this year. Thank youto everyone who has so gen-erously volunteered their time andtalents toward making our club thebest that it can be.

Fleet Captain: Bob Magoon has mostcruise-outs set.

Web: New website is up and running.Clay Newton would like us to use thecomment feature to help him makeimprovements.

Newsletter: Ellen Vartan is doing a

fine job. We all need to get informa-tion for the newsletter to her in atimely manner.

Advertising: Kathie Peterson has donea great job getting advertisers for theyear.

Merchandise: Art & Angela Lewishave been having a lot of sales thisyear with some nice looking threads.

Membership: Evelyn Silveri has beendoing her usual excellent job.

Public Relations: Lynn Pritchett isgetting those articles out there to thepublic.

Building & Grounds: Chris Fultz &Al Mueller have been working theirtails off with club projects: new grateson the BBQ, and dock wiring is nearcompletion Materials have been pur-chased and the construction of newrestrooms will start soon,


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April Events

Friday Dinners

April 2 - PotluckHosts: Sally & Phil Craig

April 9 - Green salad, Beef Bourguignon,Smashed Potatoes, Roasted root vegetables,Garlic bread, Meyer lemon dessertHosts: Dana & JR Robbers

Pat Caspersen

April 16 -

April 23 - Pulled Beef Sliders, salad, dessertHosts: Jerry & Bruce Butler

Dale & George Cliff

April 30 - Cinco de Mayo Celebration (Menu: p.4)Hosts: Pat & Tom Hildreth

Bob & Elizabeth Parker

Mark Your Calendars:

April 1- April Fools Day!April 13 - NVYC Board Meeting 5:30 pmApril 23-25 - Opening Day on SF Bay

Cruise-outApril 30- Cinco de Mayo Party

May 30 - Special dinner to benefitSeniors Project - see p.7

Birthdays:

Judy Garcia - 4/2Diane Brown - 4/4Betty Humber - 4/9Bob Magoon - 4/10Avi Strugo - 4/12Greta Vallerga - 4/15Howard Peterson - 4/18Gloria Cordeiro - 4/19Pat Crisman - 4/24

Daryl Nord - 4/28

Anniversaries:

Steve & Ellen Vartan- 4/4Bob & Nancy Gurley - 4/7Dirk & Seeta Kruidenier - 4/7Bob & Joy Magoon - 4/8Kurt & Dominique Stahr - 4/17Paul & Leanne Reyff - 4/29

(Belated Happy Birthday wishes to MerrileeNewton and Shelley Walker who bothcelebrated March 11).

*****Thank you to Joyce Craven for keeping ourbirthday and anniversary lists up to date andfor hand delivering newsletters to our membersin Napa Yacht Club & Riverpark neighborhoods.

Eight Bells...We have learned of the death of Fay

Barker, a former member. Fay did the newsletter for

several years in the 90s. Fay and her husband Bobs

boat, My Way, a 38 Eagle trawler, served as their

liveaboard before they moved to Edgerly Island and sold

the boat to Bill & Merrilee Newton. They moved to

Trilogy in Rio Vista in 1999. Bob is a past commodore

of the Pt. San Pablo Yacht Club.

Beef Stroganoff, Buttered noodlesbread, salad, Cobbler with ice creamHosts: Else & Norm Madsen

Karen & Charlie Agnew


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Seems to be smiles all around

Janeen Ehrhart and Val Aguirrelearn their way around the new

galley.

Chuck and Andree Youngson havebeen NVYC members since 2003...

Merrilee Newton and Soren Axelsen

celebrated March birthdays only aday apart...

While Val was in the galley, MikeAllran schmoozed with Ingrid Axelsenand Regi Poehlmann...

Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Friday - April 30

Music

Margaritas...

Bring your boatBar Open: 6 pmDinner: 7 pm

Menu:

Enchilada Casserole

Corn PuddingSalad

Dessert

Hosts: Pat & Tom Hildreth

Elizabeth and Bob Parker

Scott Brown, Kurt Stahr and RichardGoodfellow never turn down a good

party.

Lili Keating couldnt resist giving Lou

Schirm a hug to help celebrate his90th birthday.


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Welcome AboardTo all of our new Advertisers!

We appreciate your support

Of the Napa Valley Yacht Club.


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Officers, Board of Directors, Committees - 2010

Board of Directors:Commodore: Larry Wolfe - 253.9158

Vice Commodore: Dirk Kruidenier - 554.1098Rear Commodore: Bill Newton - 224.0306

Treasurer: Steve Vartan - 224.6553Secretary: Bob Weeks - 253.2276Staff Commodore: Clay Parker - 224.0188Directors: Charlie Alegria - 257.8299

Don Buresh - 548.2545Chris Fultz - 287.5038Bob Stephenson - 255.6012Lynn Pritchett - 255.6619

Avi Strugo - 337.5614

Staff Chairs: Rear CommodoreFleet Captain: Bob Magoon - 252.2018Web: Clay Newton

Newsletter Editor: Ellen Vartan - 224.6553Advertising: Kathie Peterson - 738.3130Merchandise: Angela & Art Lewis - 252.8586

Membership: Evelyn Silveri -255.1254Bldg & Grounds: Al Mueller - 967.8836

Chris Fultz - 287.5038Public Relations: Lynn Pritchett - 255.6619

Staff Chairs - Vice CommodorePort Captains: Bill Newton - 224.0306

Don Buresh - 548.2545Galley Captain: Nancy Weeks - 253.2276

Social Chairs: Mary Parker - 224.0188Seeta Kruidenier - 442.1098

Bar Captains: Elizabeth Frater & Bill Kisliuk

287.2627OD Coordinators: Mark & Nancy Lessler

257.9008

Other Staff: CommodoreLong Range Planning - Steve Vartan - 224.6553

Sunshine: Evelyn Silver - 255.1254Jackie Finnegan - 255.6638

Christmas Seniors: Karen Agnew - 255.8115PICYA Delegates: Maxine Maas - 255.4110

Larry Wolfe - 253.9158

Planning AheadIts Never too early to plan a party!Sunday May 30 - Memorial Day Weekend

Outrageous dinner to benefit Christmas Senior Project

$20 per person includes: Bobs killer ribs, coleslaw, baked beans, potatosalad, peach cobbler, ice cream and wine.

Hosts: Bob & Nancy WeeksCharlie & Karen Agnew

Your check is your reservation - deadline is May 26Send check (payable to Volunteer Center) to Karen Agnew,1266 Riverpark Blvd. Napa 94559

Board of Directors Meeting 3-9-2010Minutes

Meeting called to order at 1730 hours, March 9, 2010at NVYC Clubhouse by Commodore Larry Wolfe.

Present: Charlie Alegria, Don Buresh, Dirk Kruidenier,Chris Fultz, Bill Newton, Lynn Pritchett, BobStephenson, Bob Weeks, Steve Vartan , Avi Strugo,Clay Parker.

Motions passed:

February 2010 minutes approved.

Treasurers report: $33,588 in checkingaccount and $100,000 in a CD.

$12,500 allocated to repair electrical power onour dock.

Reports:

Curtis Han will see if Coast Guard will installno wake buoy by our club.

Possibility of honorary members to be researched

VC will form membership committee

Work party performed yard maintenance, weldingdock gate, and replacing BBQ grate.

Club members may rent clubhouse for personal usefor $50. Use of galley is another $50.

Galley remodel on hold pending lease approval.

Materials being organized for restroom remodel.

Security cameras to be installed soon.

Dates reserved at clubhouse:

April 3 - Lou Schirms 90th birthday partyApril 17 - Scott BrownOctober 3 - Soren Axelsen - Danish Club

Meeting adjourned at 1940 hours.Respectfully submitted,Bob Weeks, Secretary


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