March 2016

From the Helm by Bob Bohnet

The month of March brings us the first day of spring, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter Sunday, Spring Training Baseball, NCAA March Madness, and

Daylight Savings Time begins.

So, the club should be filled with members watching sports and celebrating holiday events. Please watch for the latest news about our St. Patrick’s Day Party. We will have one of our club’s favorite Annual Buffets on Easter Sunday! You’ll find announcements on the members boards inside the club. We will finish the month getting ready for our Annual Parking Lot Sale scheduled for the weekend of April 2nd & 3rd. Not to mention, an extra hour of light each day. You Betcha!

February brought us two cruise-ins. Vallejo Yacht Club and Pittsburg Yacht Club both visited our club. Valentine’s weekend was full of activity. We had a great Friday night dinner for our members and those of the Vallejo YC downstairs in the Regatta Room. Then, Saturday night, we all had a great time at our Annual Valentines Party. The food was great, the service was great, and the music performed by Marcella Hooks and Friends was a perfect match for a Valentines Evening.

I would like to thank Deb Selman for setting up the Valentines party. Helpers included Susan Linn, Virginia Fontaine, Jackie Ramos, Ed and Linda Perz. And then, for the icing on the cake for the weekend, we had a wonderful Valentine’s Day Sunday Brunch. We had fifty people enjoy brunch that morning. NICE!!!

Also, in February, we brought back Movie Night. Thank you to Penny Stell for putting out the movie schedule. This has become a well attended event. But as Murphy’s Law would have it, our project bit

the dust half way through the first movie. Thank you, Jay Stewart, for facilitating the purchase of a new projector. Thanks to all the members who donated handsomely to the purchase of a new projector, you know who you are. A big upgrade I might add. There is no stopping us now…It’s Showtime!

Finally, I would like to give a big thanks to Barbra Brooks for spearheading the Peter Oswald memorial. This well attended reflection on Peter’s life brought to us some wonderful stories about Peter Oswald. This side of Peter we would not necessarily know. Staff Commodores Sue Garske and Paul Brighton spoke. Eight bells performed by Staff Commodore Bob DuBois.

Now for some club business. In March the 3rd quarter dues bill will be sent out. And yet, we still have some members who haven’t paid the 2nd quarter dues. PLEASE be considerate and pay your dues on time.

Finally, we have to repair the kitchen washing room floor. It cannot wait any longer. Repairs will be made from March 9 through the morning of March 16. There will be no food service during this week. The kitchen will be closed. By the time you read this Daniel and I will have figured out ways to make food available at the bar. By the way, the Norton Lounge will stay open with usual hours while the work is being done.

May your pot of gold

Be the friends you hold.

Commodors Log ......................... 1Club Directory ............................ 2Contributors ............................... 2Peter Robin Oswald .................... 3totheRear-March ......................... 4Cruise-in Schedule ..................... 4Cruise-out Schedule ................... 5Cruising Note Book .................... 5House Chair Report ................. 6-8Parking Lot Sale .......................... 9Joke ............................................ 9Birthdays .................................... 9Events ....................................... 10Volunteer Opportunty ............... 10

CONTRIBUTORSBob BohnetDerith LutzChristina BaraBarbra BrooksNick GrebeLorie CampbellKen OxmanFrank Cavoto

March 2016

General Manager 707-746-0739 generalmanager@beniciayachtclub.com Commodore Bob Bohnet 707-334-3802 robertbohnet@yahoo.com Vice Commodore Nick Grebe 707-315-6711 sailorgrebe@gmail.com Rear Commodore Frank Cavoto frankcavoto@aol.com Secretary Larry Booth 415-990-9990 larry_booth@hotmail.com Treasurer Don Glidewell 916-599-5284 diglidewell@comcast.com Director Susan Linn 707-748-4353 susbayside@att.net Director Don Radigan 707-334-3192 radigan.don@sbcglobal.net Director Bob Surratt 707-747-6174 judibobsurratt@sbcglobal.net Director Ken Oxman 707-745-6159 fleetcommander@beniciayachtclub.com Staff Commodore Christine Machado 707-631-9015 cegarske@hotmail.com Fleet Commander Ken Oxman 707-745-6159 fleetcommander@beniciayachtclub.com Fleet Surgeon Deb Murray Historian Kathleen Treese 707-746-5553 khtreese@yahoo.com House Chair Barbra Brooks 707-334-4083 bbofbyc@comcast.net Entertainment Coord. Deb Selman 707-208-4715 debselman@aol.com Membership Chair Mark Cambell 510-453-4136 membership@beniciayachtclub.com Publicity Chair Lorie Campbell 707-477-9960 loriejc1@gmail.com Audit Committee Mark Campbell 707-748-7783 mkcampbell@yahoo.com PICYA Bob DuBois 707-853-6028 robertdubois40@comcast.net PICYA Mark Conners 707-567-5141 connersmark@sbcglobal.net PICYA Port Captain Lorie Campbell 707-447-9960 loriejc1@gmail.com Race Chair Joe Kallios 707-628-2914 kallios@aol.com Safety & Protocol Paul Brighton 707-746-8852 pbrighton73@yahoo.com Ship Store Manager Robyn Boltz 707-707-2594 robynbolta@yahoo.com Sunshine Chair Ross Oxman 707-745-6159 Webmaster Don Radigan 707-334-3192 web@beniciayachtclub.com Social Media Chair Natalie Boltz 707-771-0107 natalieboltz@gmail.com Wind Word Editor Derith Lutz 401-258-7304 fotoderith@sbcglobal.net Youth Sailing Dir Derith Lutz 401-258-7304 fotoderith@sbcglobal.net

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In Memory of Peter Robin Oswald

Peter Robin Oswald, age 75, died in Mountain House, California on Friday, January 8, 2016. Born August 29, 1941 inNeenah, Wisconsin to Leo and Norma Oswasieki, Peter graduated from Casimir Pulaski High School in Milwaukee,Wisconsin in 1959. On June 10,1961 he married Nancy Batterman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received a BA andMasters in Urban Development Degrees from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Peter received his commission asa 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army following graduation from ROTC at the University of Wisconsin. Peter served a shorttour in Vietnam. In the late 1960’s Peter and Nancy moved to Fresno, California where Peter became the ExecutiveDirector of the Fresno County Council of Governments.In 1975 Peter moved his family to Davis, California and Peterbecame an advisor to the Secretary of Business and Transportation during Jerry Brown’s first term as Governor. Peterwas instrumental with the development of a statewideTransportation Plan. Following a short period as Deputy ExecutiveDirector to the California Highway Commission, Peter was appointed Assistant Secretary of Transportation in theBusiness and Transportation Agency. Peter joined Sunset Development Company (Bishop Ranch) in 1983 where hedeveloped and implemented an award winning transportation program. The program received numerous awards fromstate, local and national organizations. Peter headed the Bishop Ranch Governmental Relations Department for anumber of years where he interacted with the City of San Ramon and Contra Costa County. Peter was well respectedthroughout California for his leadership in transportation and was very involved in Contra Costa County transportationissues. He played a key role with the passage of Contra Costa’s first transportation sales tax in 1988 (Measure C) andthe renewal of the tax in 2004 (Measure J). Following Peter’s retirement from Bishop Ranch in 2008, he continued towork as a consultant with Bishop Ranch and was employed by Gray Bowen Scott in Walnut Creek to manage theEmery Go Round, an award winning last mile shuttle service in Emeryville, California.Peter was a passionate boater and active member of the Benicia Yacht Club; eventually becoming a “Life Time”member. Peter’s Boat, “Moon Shadow” is moored at the Benicia Marina. He served on the Yacht Club board for severalyears and was elected to Commodore in 1996. He was inducted into Delta District 19 Order of the International Orderof the Blue Gavel, an association of past Commodores. Peter served on the Board and was elected as Treasurer,Secretary, Vice Chairman, and then President. Peter was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Norma Osiewalskiand his wife Nancy. He is survived by his son Robert, his sister Chris and brothers Tom and Jim.

August 29, 1941 - January 8, 2016

There will be a memorial service for Peter on February 14, 2016 at 2p.m. at the Benicia Yacht Club,400 East Second Street, Benicia, California. Donations in memory of Peter should be made to theOswald Garden at the Benicia Yacht Club c/o Barbra Brooks, 143 Merano Street, Danville, CA 94526.

In Memory of Peter Robin Oswald

While trying to come up with a title to my articles, I remembered my service days. Those of you who were in the service will remember 'Close Order Drill'. Hence the Title. I want to thank you for your vote in the last election. As George M. Cohan said "My mother

Thanks You. My Father Thanks You. My Sisters Thank You and I Thank You!The Super Bowl party was a great success. Thank you John Ash and Mark Conners for provid-

ing the meat and Richard Boltz, who did the cooking and all the members who brought sides. A special Thanks to Deborah Selman and her hard working crew for the decorations and for

planning a great Valentines Party. It was nice to have Marcella Hooks and Friends providing the music for this function. Marcella

is my favorite vocalist. Something to think about.

'If you don't have the wine you love, love the wine you have'Till next time.Frank Cavoto

"To the Rear - March!"

Date Yacht Club/Nights # Boats Status 1/22/16 Grindstone Joes/ Land Cruise 0 Complete 2/12/16 Vallejo YC/2 Nts. 8-10 Complete 2/26/16 Pittsburg YC/2 Nts. 10 3/25/16 Barbary Coast YC/2 Nts. ? 4/22/16 CA Clippers YC/2 Nts. 12 4/29/16 Marin YC/2 Nts. 10 5/20/16 Encinal YC/2 Nts. 15 5/28/16 Oyster Pt YC/2 Nts 6-7 6/3/16 Catalina YC/2 Nts. 3-6 6/17/16 Emeryville YC/2 Nts 10 6/24/16 Corinthian YC/2 Nts. 14 7/1/16 Berkeley YC/2 Nts. ? 7/9/16 Solano YC/2 Nts. 12 7/15/16 Sausalito YC/2 Nts. ? 7/22/16 Discovery Bay YC/2 Nts ? 8/12/16 Sequoia YC/2 Nts. 10 8/19/16 Napa YC/2 Nts. 6 9/17/16 Alerion 28 YC/? Nts. 8-10 10/1/16 Sacramento YC/2 Nts. 10-15 10/4/16 Stockton YC/2 Nts. 10 10/7/16 Delta Marina YC/3 Nts 12 10/16/16 Stockton YC/1 Nt. 10 11/25/16 Richmond YC/1 Nt. 19 As of 2/20/2016 Lorie Campbell Port Captain 707-477-9960

Benicia Yacht Club 2016Cruise-in Schedule

CRUISING NOTEBOOK - March 2016 By Ken Oxman

Since my last Notebook we have had the Vallejo Cruise Out in January and the Annual Cruisers Award Dinner in early February where Merle and Cheryl Kleinschmidt received the Cruiser of the Year Award. We just completed Delta Marina Cruise Out in Rio Vista, they are history. Cruise Directors Steve and Dee Gilliland (yes they brought their land yacht) did a great job of pulling the Cruise Out together. There will be a separate article shortly about that.

Planning is well underway for our next Cruise Out to the Pittsburg Yacht Club in March. Signup sheets will be out soon. This is another great opportunity for land cruisers to join us. There are a number of motels in the area if you chose to join us.

The current 2016 Cruise Out schedule is shown below. Mark your calendars.

Ken Oxman, Fleet Commander

fleetcommander@beniciayachtclub.com.

My Sincere Appreciation and House Report by House Chair Barbra Brooks

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What’s not to like about a volunteer club? If it slipped your mind, ours is, a volunteer club. There is something that every member can contribute, please step forward, including children. Crafters, you just might be able to contribute by making decorations. Members that work with things with wood and such, I have a few ideas. Think about your hobby, your skill or interest might be appreciated at the club. As you know there is a lot involved in running a yacht club, and maintaining it; lots of helping hands needed in all areas. You may be asking yourself why is she talking about this? Because HOUSE requires lots of helping hands on a regular basis, due to repairs and improvements of this old building. Please know your time and donations are never taken for granted, and are always used for the “Good of the Club”. I’d like to say a Huge thank you to ALL that step up and volunteer for the club with all of the different committees and events.

IMPROVEMENT DAY(s) at BYC In the last few months numerous volunteers have given back to the club by assisting me, the House Chair, Barbra Brooks. While receiving well-deserved satisfaction, I am proud to say, numerous items were taken care of.

I’d like to say THANK YOU, thanks, and thank you again to… In no particular order, and not including ‘regulars’ who do things off and on, I’d like to

thank the following people: Jerry Morgan, Garske family; Sharon, Joe Jr., Susan, and Christine, Randy Norman, Lori

Campbell, Candy Burrows, Director Don Radigan, Director Bob Surratt, Sam Allison, Mark Conners, Bill Ritter, Ginny Fontaine, Diane Faustino, Sue Kleiman, Jackie Ramos,

Irma McIntosh, Joey Leggitt, Director Susan Linn, Michael Rudy, and House Chair Barbra Brooks

I really appreciate the Benicia Marina Corp. for the use of their golf-cart and pull along mini trailer, complete with driver P.J. Thank you.

Thanks to former member Stephen David provided pick-up. A huge thanks for Supplies/material donation(s): Thank you Pat Bowers (newer member), Jerry Morgan, Bob Surratt, Candy Burrows, Mark Conners, and Randy

Norman. I’ll also thank Michael Rudy for keeping my fuel tank full so that I can run the roads

… All “For the Good of the Club” Thank You Worker B’s

The Lounge ladies room has had some finishing touches applied. if you have not seen the room, you’ve been away too long. Candy Burrows has re-constructed the storage bench settee cushion and Lori sewed the window coverings, the ladies room looks good ladies, with your help! The material was repurposed from two drapery panels.

Sue L. washed all the window ledges and the wainscoting in the Regatta room. She and Barbra washed all the closet doors and woodwork. Barbra primed and painted the South end wall, where all the white doors are. In painting this wall white it elongated and brightened up the entire room. As well as complimenting the renovated adjoining southwest wall. During November, Joe constructed and inserted over-lay panels for the three-existing

Murals. Susan, Sharon and Christine all had a part with the new design of sailboat fabric. Barbra designed the framed burgee the panel. If you haven’t seen this, take a peek, the framed info about the burgee and club is interesting. Jerry cut, painted and installed the gold frame trim. He is responsible for all the gold trim in that room, thanks Jerry.

Regatta room linoleum was pulled and had tears where it joined carpet. Bob S. took on this repair and called in Sam for assistance. Job well done! While they were finishing up they noticed a broken section of the bar upholstered armrest. Bob and Sam went back to work, these talented fellows dismantled, designed and reconstructed it on short notice. This section will out live the building. The fantastic re-upholstering job was done by Candy Burrows of C. Canvas dropped everything and “Bing, Bang, All Done” She did a Beautiful job.

Oh the joys of a very old two-story building!!! An overflow of the glass sanitizer in the bar upstairs damaged Regatta room ceiling tiles. Yep it’s true - water runs a long way! The tile was replaced by Jerome and Barbra sprayed the stain to ‘cover-up’ numerous tiles.

Bob S and Don are responsible for the bright glass globes on all the indoor light poles. They removed all of the globes and washed and HAND dried them, Let them shine, shine, shine… Later on, Commodore Bob took advantage of a LED sale; that benefited Norton Lounge. Don has replaced the pole light bulbs, with the dimmable LED bulbs. Lighting at the club can be problematic, too many bulbs, all having a wattage requirement, or we blow circuits. If you replace a bulb please make sure wattage match, or don’t replace until proper bulb can be obtained.

The weather directed Michael to dedicate his entire Friday re-establishing much needed order to the front grounds and flowerbeds. He pruned the trees and shrubs, pulled weeds, picked up debris and then hand swept the entire area! He worked on every area you see out front! A huge thanks to him for that. The dumpster area, the recycle / wood storage shed; and kitchen stockade/junk pile have not yet been cleaned up, that would have to be another full day, anyone up for that task?

Nice Job Mike! Want to help organize this mess?

Bob S picked up the ball and spent entire day Sunday cleaning and organizing that mess. It appears those three areas had become a disorganized dumpsite! House bb had asked for cardboard to be stored for lawn project. Unfortunately it wasn’t stored neatly. Marina P.J., Mark and Bob, loaded up the cardboard and gardening rocks to be transported to other side of club. Between runs, Bob S carried on by filling his pickup bed with all sorts of stuff’. Some he plans on refurbishing, some went to other locations. Great job fellows!

Randy took care of replacing the four banks of outdated spotlights in the Regatta Room. I switched them out for a smaller version and Randy moved the brackets so they are less noticeable. He also repaired two sets of florescent overhead lights in the dishwashing room. The dishwashers say a big thanks for that! Randy is also working on relocating the Regatta room speakers. They are great sounding, but stand out too much. We found new locations that will work. Don worked on the rope lights on the lower back deck, they all work again. He also added some rope light by the North walkway entrance, now it is well illuminated for our safety.

Bill and Mark helped me in Norton Lounge. They relocated the clothes rack. It’s in same area but on a different wall. We also removed the large black damaged sofa from the

family room, we had to dismantled it to make it easier to get down the stairs. The sectional from the fireplace area was moved into the family room. This opened up some space for dining. Irma spent the afternoon sorting through and organized the items in the

family room. Diane, Jackie and Barbra deep cleaned the lounge corner dining area. Jackie does windows! Sue K. worked the room with her hand held vacuum, cleaning dust

and bits of debris. With limited hours, the janitor cannot keep up with all that needs to be done around the

club. Members, please extend a helping hand, It’s our club let’s try to keep it clean.

Ginny, Joey and Barbra took on cleaning the upholstered dining chairs, which was quite a project! No Bob S not as difficult as your project, but still difficult. There are always things to be done, so when you see the announcement, please plan on lending a helping hand for a few hours. We work in teams.

In the future, an improvement that I’d like for the Regatta room would be a new counter top for behind the bar.

Anyone remodeling? If you have a slab of counter top please let me know.

You may have noticed that ‘things’ are being done on the North back lawn. This will be a work in progress for the next few months. If anyone has concrete blocks and or stepping stones and that you don’t need, Please contact Barbra Brooks, I’ll use them out there.

A rich man who was very close to his money got together with three of his friends. One of those friends was a sailor. He then announced that he was dying and had less than a month to live. He then handed each of them an envelope with $100,000 in it and asked each of them to do him a favor after he died.

“Each of these envelopes contains $100,000” said the rich man. “Since I don’t want to go to the afterlife without my money, would you please throw these envelopes into my coffin after I die?” Everyone in the group agreed and they took the envelopes. About a month later, the rich man passed away and the group reconvened at the funeral. As promised, each man threw his envelope into the coffin before it was closed up.

As they were leaving, the first friend said: “I have a confession to make. My local church needed a new altar, so I took $5,000 out of the envelope and bought it.”

The next friend looked at his feet and said: “Since we’re coming clean, I thought it was a waste of money to bury all of it in the coffin, so I took $30,000 out of the envelope and bought the hospital a new X-ray machine.”

Both men then looked at the sailor, expecting him to also make a confession. “You guys are crooks,” said the sailor. “I didn’t take any money. I put a check in the coffin for the entire amount of $100,000.”

Submitted by Bob Bohnet

A rich man who was very close to his money got together with three of his friends. One of those friends was a sailor. He then announced that he was dying and had less than a month to live. He then handed

each of them an envelope with $100,000 in it and asked each of them to do him a favor after he died.

“Each of these envelopes contains $100,000” said the rich man. “Since I don’t want to go to the afterlife without my money, would you please throw these envelopes into my coffin after I die?” Everyone in the

group agreed and they took the envelopes. About a month later, the rich man passed away and the group reconvened at the funeral. As promised, each man threw his envelope into the coffin before it was

closed up.

As they were leaving, the first friend said: “I have a confession to make. My local church needed a new altar, so I took $5,000 out of the envelope and bought it.”

The next friend looked at his feet and said: “Since we’re coming clean, I thought it was a waste of money to bury all of it in the coffin, so I took $30,000 out of the envelope and bought the hospital a new X-ray

machine.”

Both men then looked at the sailor, expecting him to also make a confession. “You guys are crooks,” said the sailor. “I didn’t take any money. I put a check in the coffin for the entire amount of $100,000.”

The Honest Sailor

BYC Parking Lot Sale Held in the club parking lot Members clean out your garage sell your own stuff

SUNDAY April 3rd 7 – 2:00 pm

Rent parking space for $20.00 large round table rental $5.00 You can sell what ever you want Price it to sell, take home the $$$

Reserve your space now, only 22 available SIGN-UP sheet on the EVENTS BOARD TOP of front STAIRS Advance payment required PAY AT the BAR OR, contact Barbra

Tell your neighbors: Non-members welcomed $25.00 parking space rental

Fund Raiser DONATED ITEMS greatly appreciated $$ Used for maintaining / upgrading building Helping hands needed from members Can you assist with any of the following?

The sorting and pricing of donated items SATURDAY 2nd @ 2 pm SUNDAY set-up 6:00 am, or take down 2:30 pm

Please show up at either time to assist

Questions please contact: House Chair Barbra Brooks - 707 334-4083 bbofbyc@comcast.net Please remember the more hands assisting the more joy --- less work!

Greatest conversations take place Join in at anytime through-out the day

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BYC MEMBERS BIRTHDAYS

Mark Amaro 3/2Barbara Henretty 3/2Kristine Hoffman 3/3Wendy Peterson 3/3Cosima Carnahan 3/5Priscilla Minkel 3/10Johanna Wright 3/14Randi Scott 3/14Paul Daysh 3/15Richard Harms 3/16Chris Bara 3/17Paul Brighton 3/20Jennifer Mascola 3/20Sheri Wilkinson 3/20Richard Jackson 3/22Bill Bekkedahl 3/23David Nicholas 3/23Dan Demmon 3/25Bob Featherer 3/26Ron Tosch 3/27Lisa Brenes 3/31Howard Babcock 4/1Gary Coverdale 4/2Greg Kennedy 4/2Judith Souza 4/3Richard Boltz 4/3Herman Brinkman 4/3Charles Reed 4/3Theresa Sola 4/4Roberta Bennett 4/8Joe Machado 4/9Larry Miller 4/15Bill Williams 4/16Liane Breitenstein 4/17Don Murray 4/18Julie Goldfarb 4/19Connie Coughlin 4/19Roberta Mc Donough 4/20 Phil Joy 4/21Ken Oxman 4/21James Peterson 4/23Lars Ekdahl 4/24Larry Petrie 4/24Michael Jahn 4/26Gerald Martin 4/26Robert Cates 4/29

Please see the members information boards inside the club for more

information and updates on all Club Events

Volunteer Opportunity Our club can use some help designing and updating our

website and social media outlets.

The website utilizes WordPress as the web application software, so no coding is necessary. If you have experience designing and / or updating Wordpress, Facebook, Flickr, ect., We can utilize your expertise. Our web team consists

of a few individuals who enjoy helping the club by adding content as necessary, and we need and welcome bright ideas and minds.

If you are interested in volunteering contact Director Don Radigan at 707-334-3192 Radigan.don@sbcglobal.net.

Bring on your Irish!  MARCH 17, 2016 BYC YACHT CLUB

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 WITH MUSICIANS  MICHAEL HARMON,  ROXANNE OLIVIA, &  REBECCA RICHMAN.

TIME: 6:45PM - 9:45PM IN THE NORTON LOUNGE

PLEASE COME AND ENJOY!

Jazz Brunch Sunday April 10

11am to 2pm Live music

Dan Daniels Band

Easter Brunch March 27, 2016

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An apology to any of you whose articles did not make into last months WW. Biography’s for the candi-dates took up a bit of space in the last edition and we could not get all of the stories in, we have included your articles in this edition.

There is a lot of work that goes into getting the Wind Word to you. With each edition that I have done, it has gotten easier, though it is still very time consuming. I am hoping that there is a member out there that would consider coming on board to help with putting out the WW in 2015. I am willing to help you get started! I also encourage having a team to sell advertising to defray the cost of future editions.

With that said, I am concerned that the WW is set to go on line only. It has been a topic of discussion before my taking over for HR as Editor. My concern is for the many members who do not have internet access and those not familiar with the internet itself, that may not search for the BYC website and the Wind Word. Without the phone tree, our only news update to our members is the Scuttlebutt, also an

internet based informational blast.

It would be much more cost effective to post on line only. Would you go on line and read it? Would you miss getting this in the mail and reading it as a print material? Think about that and let the board know your thoughts about the Wind Word’s future.

Because of the low number of readership that we have, membership is just over 200, we are not in competition with other local newspapers and publications as far as advertising goes. I do believe that we could do a better job to gain advertisement with our low costs and help defray the cost of this paper. If you would like to advertise and would like more information, please feel free to contact me or the board about this matter. .... Contact Mike Mathews at 707-745-0610.

I will be accepting LETTERS TO THE EDITOR about the future of the WW and anything else that you would like to discuss.

As I mentioned before, I would love to hear from you. All articles will be considered for print though member and mariner related articles will take priority and preference.

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Opening Day is April 23!

This year’s theme is “Splice the Mainbrace”

Boat Parade and Blessing of the Fleet

3pm – 4pm Decorate your boat to this year’s theme! Prizes for Best Decorated Power Boat

Best Decorated Sail Boat, and Best Decorated Overall

Volunteers are needed in several areas!

Please contact Vice Commodore Nick Grebe vicecommodore@beniciayachtclub.com