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COMMODORE’S COLUMN

2Cover photo by George West

Like manymembers,I think of

myself as asailor whohappens toown apowerboat.It’s curioushow life worksout. After alife full ofsailing andowningsailboats, Iended up withan old woodtrawler as myhalf centurymarkapproached.It’s beenrewarding, butI can’t say Ihave never looked back.

Most sailors who switch to power continue to seethemselves as sailors. It’s an identity that stays with you; it’s away of relating to being on the water. A sailor at the throttlesmay be happy, but if the breeze is right, he or she wishes theywere sailing. The word sailor has a better ring to it than theword powerboater. Sailing has a good image: easy on theenvironment, and many people think it’s adventurous. No oneever discovered anything great under power, just ask CaptainCook.

Nonetheless, we have seen a steady stream of NHYCsailors going to the dark side. There are many reasons for this,including middle age, the internet, and soccer. Occasionallythe main dock resembles a white fiberglass condominiumproject, with blue awnings and roof top decks. And somedisease has hit the forest of masts that once populatedOpening Day.

Regardless of our diesel guzzling members, NHYCremains and always will be a sailor’s club. It’s who we are, it’sin our DNA, and no amount of prop churning will change it.We celebrate our sailors, especially our juniors, and those whowin regattas or explore beyond normal insurance limits. Andwe especially like someone who wins big in a dinghy, likeChris Barnard, Charlie Buckingham, Chris Segerblom, orSydney Bolger. We honor those who sail small cruising boatsacross oceans like Andy and Corky Dossett or Tod and LindaWhite. No one gets much credit for motoring across an ocean.

On the cover of this year’s roster is Richard and Lani

Straman’s beautiful Fife schooner Astor, flying along under fullsail off Antigua. On the back cover you’ll see Nick Madigan andhis daughter Kate skillfully sailing downwind in a Lehman 12.And inside are photos of great NHYC racing crews from a halfcentury ago. Our 2010 membership card features World ChampMike Martin blasting along in his 5o5. When I chug into anotherharbor on Galatea, I like the idea of presenting my 5o5 NHYCmembership card to get my yacht club guest privileges. Maybesomeone will think it’s me on the tiller. Thanks Mike.

Our spring racing schedule reflects our sailing linage. FleetCaptain Dwight Belden and his Yacht Racing Council have theirhands full. As I write, Spring Gold Cup is underway with a recordnumber of Sabots, and the following weekend will see theiconoclastic Finn sailors do battle. Then April really heats up, witha regatta every weekend at the Club, including a couple of bigones: the Baldwin Cup Team Race on April 10-11, followed bythe enduring Ahmanson Cup April 17-18. The Non Calm BowlRegatta is April 24-25, followed by our traditional Opening DayRace and regatta May 1. We can look forward to a thick forest onthe main dock in April, and powerboats had better standoff, evenif they are flying blue pennants with white anchors and stars.

Finally, I offer last month’s spectacularly successful IslandsRace as proof members still dare to leave the comforts of thePirate’s Den (in March!) and race big boats offshore aroundislands. Even in the dark. Not since the Whitney Series went theway of the Dodo bird has NHYC turned out such a fleet toventure beyond Catalina. The brain-child of offshore impresariosJim Madden and Paul Stemler, this 129 mile racing adventure wasco-sponsored by NHYC and SDYC and saw 48 boats enter and41 sail. NHYC fielded 11 serious ocean racers, many with veterancrews of certain ages.

About 100 members took part. They came together inmutual struggle against the elements, the competition, andsometimes each other… Many boats finished around sunrise, butthis did not keep cockpit parties from breaking out until SDYCopened for breakfast. The hospitality of our southern brethrenwas terrific, although they boarded up the windows just in casethings got out of hand. Sea stories were abundant in the bar asthe afternoon wore on, and finally many NHYC skippers werecalled to the podium. The winning boats and crews comprisedour best offshore sailors. Skippers and boats were: ByronChamberlain’s Rose of Sharon, Jeff Johnsrud’s Patriot, PaulStemler’s Patriot, Dale William’s Wasabi, David Clark’s Adrenalin,Tom Corkett’s Mirage, Chris Welsh’s Ragtime, and Jim Madden’sStark Raving Mad. Also getting silver, thanks to Chuck Brewer’sloan of his J 92, was our team from the yacht racing office:Charlie Underwood, Jenn Lancaster, and Emlie Barkow. Onceagain, our burgee was very well represented in offshore racing.And there was even talk of doing it again next year. When it’s inthe genes, advanced age and powerboats can’t kill it.

Fair winds,Brad Avery

Commodore W. Bradley Avery

Spring Clean Up at the ClubSaturday, April 3 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lunch Included PaintingPolish

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2010 MA R D I GR A S RE G AT TA

by Scott Mason

Twenty Finn sailors converged on theSouthern Yacht Club February 19-21 for thefourth annual Mardi Gras “Hangover”Regatta. Racing just after Mardi Gras andAsh Wednesday, New Orleans delivers greathospitality with crayfish, gumbo, cocktailparties, and a hosted dinner in the FrenchQuarter. The Kinneys and I, staying near theQuarter at the historic Roosevelt Hotel, hadgreat meals, observed the crazies on BourbonStreet, and fit a little sailing into the weekend.

Ten races were held over three days invarying conditions. Lake Ponchartrain was ascold as I ever remember, and conditions ranged from drifting on Friday to 15-18 knots onSunday. I was fortunate to get an early lead in Race 1 and held on to the finish. ForrestGay (SFYC Youth Director and West Coast Finn transporter) was 2nd, with local GuyBrierre 3rd. Robert Kinney used a last gasp of breeze from the left to take Race 2, withMason and Brierre following right behind. The Nadys took top honors in Race 3 (Louiehas sailed Finns longer than Henry Sprague) with Kinney in 3rd. The leader board wasMason and Brierre on top, with Louie, Forrest, and Robert close behind.

Day 2 saw a steadier breeze from the east at 6-10 knots. Mason was able to extendhis lead over Gay and Brierre with a 3-1-1-4, with Kinney and Nady staying in contact.Local Macho Slavich took the final race then hosted a dinner for competitors, families andrace officials at Margaritaville in the Quarter Saturday evening. The evening was fun butearly with prospects of storms Sunday and a 1030 start.

Day 3 looked tame at the outset, but theoncoming storm brought wind and shiftyconditions. The no drop format forced Masonto restart on the X flag (I wasn’t over) and herdBrierre to the right corner. Gay, Kinney, andNady came out of the left to beat out Masonand Brierre, but Kinney was over and ended hischances for a top finish. Kinney salvaged hisregatta with two wins to close out the series,and Mason was close behind with a 2-3.

Final score: Mason on top with 29 points,Forrest Gay with 39 and Louie Nady roundingout the top 3 with 44. Kinney’s OCS droppedhim to 5th with 54 points; otherwise it wouldhave been a California sweep. The sailors hada great time and look forward to Southern’shospitality in 2011.

2010 RO L E X MI A M I

OLY M P I C CL A S S E S

RE G AT TA

by Scott Mason

Several NHYC sailorsdescended upon south Florida inJanuary for the Miami OCR, which isthe second stop on the ISAF WorldCup. Olympic class competition isheating up in advance qualifying forthe 2012 Olympic Games, and thecompetition in all classes was fierce.

NHYC was represented in theLaser by Charlie Buckingham, whodid not replicate his 2009 finish butnevertheless finished among the topUS sailors and is a member of the2010 US Sailing Development Team.

New skipper member MikeeAnderson-Mittering teamed up with2008 Trials partner David Hughes tofinish 15th in Men’s 470, narrowlymissing the medal race and finishingas 2nd American. Mikee wasnamed to the USSTAG Team afterthe regatta. Sydney Bolger andCaitlyn Beavers finishing 16th, inWomens 470, were 4th Americanand are on the US SailingDevelopment Team.

Andy MacDonald finished 6th inStars with Austin Sperry and is alsonamed to the USSTAG Team.

Phil Ramming, Scott Mason,and Robert Kinney competed in theFinn class, fighting it out in the self-proclaimed “Masters Division”.With 14 of the top 20 ranked Finnsailors worldwide, Ramming beatout “Super Henry” and the elderstatesmen in the over 40 division(no official recognition). Britanniaruled the seas with Gold and Silver,and Slovakia narrowly edged USAand reigning Olympic SilverMedalist Zach Railey to captureBronze.

Conditions were light tomoderate throughout the week andUS Sailing ran a high quality event.Our younger contingent is off toEurope for 2010 competition, andmany older Finn sailors will trainlocally for the 2010 Finn Gold Cupin San Francisco.

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RACING

The race officially began at the skippers meeting receptionhosted by NHYC on Thursday, March 11th. NHYC’s KevinHawkins, the inaugural event PRO, gave us a briefing and wewere ready to go.

A strong inaugural fleet of about 50 boats entered,featuring some of the best offshore sailors and boats inSouthern California including 13 boats from NHYC. The fleetwas broken into six divisions (SC52, Sled, and Division 1 thru 4),boat rating and start times sorted out, weather and route issuesreviewed, trophies ordered and polished, photographersarranged for, and the important Saturday night party logisticsfinalized. Co-chairman SDYC Staff Commodore Fred Delaneyand I were ready for the race to begin!

Friday, start day, found the fleet with almost ideal sailingconditions as hoped: 10-20 knot westerly day and night, clearskies, and a few whales to observe. The fleet started nearAngels Gate in Long Beach. The starts were staggered from11am Friday morning until 2pm to get everybody going and to

allow the fleet to converge near Catalina. After roundingCatalina the fleet sailed down the backside of Catalina lookingat a beautiful sunset and green island hills toward San ClementeIsland. After rounding San Clemente the fleet then headed forthe finish at SD buoy #1.

The first boat to finish was NHYC’s Magnitude 80,skippered by Commodore Brad Avery, who rolled in at anamazing 1:17am. There is a rumor that the bar at SDYC wasstill open! Next to finish was Dennis Conner in Stars andStripes at about 5 am, followed a minute later by NHYC’s JimMadden on Stark Raving Mad. By 10 am Saturday almost all ofthe fleet had finished and the race stories were well under way.

The regatta party officially commenced at 6 pm Saturday, inthe under construction SDYC clubhouse and featured $2 rumdrinks, fajita and quesadilla food stations, a band, and plenty ofsailors and friends.

Winning the SDYC Delaney Trophy for 1st overall, donatedby Fred and his family for the event, was Flaca. NHYC’s DaleWilliams in Wasabi was 2nd overall and 3rd overall was ourNHYC group (we are still not sure how) in Patriot.

Winning the NHYC Free for All to San Diego, firstdedicated in 1924 by Arthur Soiland for 1st to finish was, ofcourse, Commodore Brad Avery in the Magnitude 80, who alsoreceived a bottle of Mount Gay to complement his trophy.

For full results (NHYC took 7 of the top 10 places), pictures,and notes please check out the race website:www.islandsrace.com

A very special thanks from Fred and myself to the raceoffices at SDYC and NHYC, the event PRO Kevin Hawkins andthe Commodore and flags at both clubs for their support and ajob well done.

Looks like the event will be back next year!!

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RACING

NHYC SA I L O R S

WI N BI G AT

SC H O C K RE G AT TAby Jane Schock and Bob Yates

The 19th Annual W. D. SchockMemorial Regatta, held in tribute toBill Schock, was sailed in absolutelyideal conditions on March 2nd and3rd at Newport Harbor Yacht Club.

Two out of town sailors joined inthe competition. Alexander Vucelic ofthe Manhattan Yacht Club came outto see exactly what Harbor 20 one-design sailing is all about. He activelyraces an Interclub Dinghy, and thinksHarbor 20 sailing might appeal tosailors in and around LarchmontHarbor. Alexander placed fourth inthe Harbor 20 B fleet and had afantastic time. He was definitelyimpressed with the level ofcompetition in what he thought wasjust a comfy day sailor.

The sailors from Bend, Oregonare members of Bill Schock’sextended family. Bill’s brother Bobgrew up at Newport Harbor YachtClub and was a very competitiveInternational 14 and Falcon sailor inthe ‘50s. He placed second as crewfor Bob Davis in the Snipe NorthAmericans and placed second asskipper in the International 14 NorthAmericans. In this Regatta, Bobcrewed for Tom Schock in the Harbor20 A Fleet on Saturday and thenturned the crew duty over to his sonSpencer on Sunday. Bob’s entourageincluded his wife Janice, Spencer’swife, Heather, and their three youngchildren.

If there is one thing we alllearned this year, it was to ignore theweatherman. Despite gloomypredictions of pouring down rain, nomore than a few sprinkles were feltduring the racing. A good, steadysoutherly breeze in the 10 to 12 knotrange made for exceptional sailing onSaturday. Jenn Lancaster and CharlieUnderwood put the starting line downnear Bayshores and set excellentwindward/leeward courses. Aftersending the Harbor 25 off on anextra-long course, Jenn and Charliefired off five races for the Harbor 20As and Bs and four for the Lidos. By

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Sunday morning, most of the fronthad passed through, and the windswitched to a fresh clearing westerlybreeze with puffs up to about 16knots. This put us back on ourfavorite courses up the south Lidochannel.

With three straight bullets,Michael Rettie in Harbor 25 #22took first place honors in his fleet.

Winning the trophies in theHarbor 20 A fleet was much morechallenging. At the end of the dayon Saturday Bob Yates and TomSchock, were tied for first with 15points, and Bill Menninger was justone point behind them.

Sunday’s bigger wind justadded to the competitiveness ofthese three boats, and after thefinal race there was a narrow 3-pointspread between them. Bob finishedthe regatta in first place, with Tomsecond and Bill in third. It was agood day for NHYC sailors.

NHYC sailor Jeff Gordon saileda consistently good series of racesto win the Harbor 20 B fleet withjust 13 points. Dave O’Hara of theNewport Sea Base was second, andGary Thorne of BYC was third. Itwas fun to see Stephen Woodruffout for his first Harbor 20 race in hisbrand new Harbor 20 #300.

The gusty wind conditions werea bit more wet and challenging forthe Lido 14 sailors, but all in all itwas a great weekend of Lido sailing.NHYC skippers Kurt Wiese andSteve Schupak were the fastest inthe A fleet, with Kurt and his crew,John Papadopolous, having a slightadvantage over Steve and his wifeAnne. Steve and Anne were actuallyfaster off the line and had goodspeed upwind, but in the end Kurtand John’s extra weight allowedthem to point just a bit higher. Afterthrowing out a second place finish,Kurt ended up with seven first placefinishes to win the regatta. Stevewas second and Greg Rodgers ofCBYC was third. Charles and JoannaSmith of South Coast CorinthianY.C. won the B division.

Delicious tacos after the raceson Saturday and beautiful trophiespresented by Bettie Schock madefor a perfect regatta weekend.

photos by Bob Yates

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HARBOR 20 MIDWINTER

photos by Bob Yates

TH E MA N N I N G RE G AT TAby Carter Scott

The Manning Regatta was held onMarch 6th and 7th at ABYC in LongBeach. This is an interesting regattabecause there are only two Sabot fleets.One is made up of Sabot As, Bs, andSenior Sabots. The other is all levels ofSabot Cs. Sailing in the same fleet asme from NHYC were Katie Calder,Charlie Welsh, Camden Daily, and SeanDahl. In the C fleet it was TarynAnderson, Becca Welsh, Wells Drayton,and Amelia Newett.

Racing on Saturday started outpretty well, the wind was blowing about8 knots, just the way I like it. But by thethird race, the wind had really pickedup and they had the C fleet come in forthe day. That last race was a hikingmarathon for all of us, (except theadults) but our fleet kept sailing andsurvived the day without anyoneflipping or swamping. Sunday howeverwas much different! The Cs started outearlier than us in the day to completethe race that was postponed on

Saturday, and by the time my fleet wentout it was blowing!! I was wishing I hadeaten a breakfast burrito to weigh medown more as there were a fewswamped and flipped boats during theday, including a Lido 14 that almostcompletely turtled. By the end of racingon Sunday Taryn Anderson had placed2nd in the C fleet, (Way to go Taryn!),and I took a 5th. Not only did I have

fun, but I proved to myself that Icould actually sail in heavy air andagainst Mark Guadio (who took 1st inmy fleet, even without sailing the lastrace!!) all without going upside down!

I’d like to thank Emlie forcoaching us and all herencouragement during the regattaand to all the parents who towed ourboats to ABYC.

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NON-CALM

NE E D A HE A D L I N Eby Mike Nash

Last month, Commodore Averyintroduced the membership to the newlylaunched NHYC full model project. Sincethe first model to be built will beChubasco, this is a good time to tell astory that involves this classic yacht andmany NHYC members.

Chubasco is the main character ofthis story, a 65 foot yawl with a strongNHYC racing pedigree. Designed forW.L. Stewart Jr. of LAYC in 1939 bySparkman and Stevens, “Chubby” is anicon of beautiful yachts of that era. In1958, Chubby was purchased by Clubmember Arnold Haskell. She wassuccessfully campaigned by his nephew,Don Haskell. At the time, Don was justgetting his yacht brokeage firm Ardell offthe ground. To help marketing, a sailingschool was created at Ardell withsome local sailing kids as instructors:Craig Cadwalader, Tom Corkett,Burke Sawyer, and Jim Warmington.The Haskells had a ready-made crewwandering the docks. Well-equipped and well-sailed, Chubbyoften took podium honors in thePacific, Atlantic, and Mediterraneanwaters. Don and his crew sailed herto an impressive 1st in Class and2nd Overall in the 1959 Transpac!

The supporting characters ofthis story happen to be my parents,Cathie and Russ Nash. Cathie wasDon’s secretary in the early days.Don’s fun loving crew was a naturaldraw for Cathie. Although not a big

sailor herself, Cathie often helped get theboat prepped and provisioned, anddeveloped a love for Chubasco. Cathiestates, “There weren’t many big sailboatsin Newport Harbor back then, certainlynone as pretty as Chubasco!” In 1959Cathie even traveled to Honolulu to greetthe winning Chubasco Transpac crew.During this time her good friend andNHYC member Connie Longridge set her

up on a blind date with another sailorand yacht model maker, Russ Nash.Marriage and a child came a few yearsthereafter. Connie later marriedChubasco crewmember Fred Smales,from BYC. Upon their marriage, Conniepresented Fred with a full model of hisCalifornia 32, Escapade, which wasmade by Russ.

Tom Skahill penned an article aboutRuss for the 1991 August issue ofthe HOTW, writing, “Russ joinedNHYC in the 1960’s, sailing onsuch boats as Nalu II and Kialoaand with members Jack Hall andStan Williams on their variousboats.

Many of the half models inthe clubhouse and some of theowner’s private house flags in theballroom were made by Russ, buthis really significant achievementswere several beautifully accurate,exquisitely detailed andtechnically perfect full models ofDick Steele’s Odyssey, Chuck

Cotton’s Cutty Shark, Bing Simpson’sGlory, the California 32, Escapade

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MODEL YACHT PROJECT

The shop always had a number of model projects underway at one time.

Chubby works to windward during Long Point Race Week.

Even the detailing of the running rigging is important tothe model maker. Pictured here are the ever importantrunning backstays.

and several noteworthy others that remain in their proudowners possession some 30 years later.

This hobby of model making was really a natural andfortunate derivative of his chosen profession, for Russ was headof the model department of the internationally knownengineering construction firm, the Ralph M. Parsons Company.Employing over 100 model builders to create scale models ofthe various petroleum and chemical plants they constructedaround the world, this allowed the Parsons Company to save

literally millions of dollars intime and construction costs.Tom is the proud owner of a fullmodel of his power yacht Revlerthat Russ built for him. Tomrecently commented, “eventoday, many years after sellingRevler, when he looks at thedetails of the model he feelslike he is still aboard her.”

Some of these fine modelscan been seen today. Themodel of Odyssey currentlyresides at the Newport HarborNautical Museum. The model of Glory sits in the hallway bythe entrance to the Pirates Den. St. Francis Yacht Club has afull model of Kialoa I, which is displayed alongside theirimpressive full model collection. And plans are underway forthe model of Attorante, which Russ built for the Sawyer family,to be brought to the Club. Russ only made full models forsailors he raced with, liked and respected, and with eachmodel he added a personal signature of the owner. On Gloryyou will see a small bible in the cockpit, and Odyssey has abox full of skyrockets; details that good shipmates understoodabout their owners.

My father’s workshop at home was always busy withprojects in various states of construction. Model making wasalways evident on weekends, carved wood, epoxy, burning

rubber, and of course lacquer paint As Skahill mentions, the detailswere important to Russ. In his quest for perfection Russ oftenconsulted with fellow Nalu II crewmate and our resident jeweler,Bruce Blackman, on how to create the tiny winches and turnbucklesout of silver and gold. Perhaps they consulted on the finer pointsof rum while tinkering in the shop as well. Russ actually createdthreaded turnbuckles of gold for his full models! The model ofChubby is built to have a working rudder and wheel linked by atiny shaft and bearings.

Soon after their marriage, Russ began building a full model ofChubasco for his wife, since he knew how much the boat meant toher. Chubby was carved and painted, the deck laid, and cabinhouse built. Other model projects of the time included full modelsof Kialoa II, Nalu II, and a model for S/C Ernie Wilson.Unfortunately time ran out for the Chubasco model as well as theothers when Russ lost a battle to lung cancer in 1972. More thanfour decades have passed since a model makers hands haveworked on Chubby. Now she will be completed and shared bymany at the Club.

On a personal note, I would like to thank Commodore Averyfor bringing this project to life. It has always been a dream of mineto have some of my father’s full models at the Club as they arebeautiful works of passion by a man who loved the ocean, racing,his shipmates, and the wonderful crafts that took them to sea.

Having the full model ofGlory resting at the Club isa great sense of pride forme. Fortunately after myfather passed, mom had toforesight to not sell thenearly completed Kialoa IImodel to Jim Kilroy,knowing that it would beimportant to us to have as akeepsake. I am sure thatJim was disappointed at herdecision, but that modelhas meant a great deal tomy mother and me.

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Detail work on the California32, Escapade for Connie andFred Smales.

Model makers work from photosto recreate the importantdetails. Pictured here is themast and skylight on Chubby.

Russ teaching Mike model basics.

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MOTHER SABOTS 2010

“Morningat the Salon”

Friday, April 16th10 a.m. to noon

Please join the Mother Sabotsfor Manicures & Pedicures,

and Coffee & Muffins

Start the Mother Sabot sailing season off with properly “rigged” fingers & toes!

Call the Nail Lounge at 949-515-5115to book your services and come get your toes

and nails ready for sailing!

The Nail Lounge - 369 E. 17th Street, Shop 26, Costa Mesa(www.TheNailLoungeOnline.com)

The weather is warming, the breeze is blowing, andMother Sabots are ready to start their season!

Please join us on Friday, April 23rd at 11am to rig your Sabotand make sure that everything is shipshape for the summersailing season! We will put our sabots in the water for a dayof practice and be relaxing and discussing our sail at 1pm forlunch on the deck.

Mother Sabots lunches at 1pm are open to sailors and non-sailors alike, please join us!

April will finish with a race on Sunday, April 25th in the Non-Calm Bowl Regatta.

I look forward to seeing all of you in April and welcome anyand all new social and/or sailing women of NHYC.

Susan Gordan, 2010 Commodore

UP D AT E

by Paul A. Marshall, Chairman

The 2010 House Committee has been very active with afairly full agenda. Historically, a significant portion of thegroups’ effort is food and beverage related. This in combinationwith the physical structure and finishes offers plenty ofopportunities. NHYC members are very fortunate to have anoutstanding staff that somewhat mitigates the need for thecommittee to greatly influence the day to day F&B efforts. Thisis a result of not only staff competency, but of past committeesand their continual efforts to bring a great experience to themembers. We continue to see members enjoying the club,taking advantage of creative food and beverage specials, andmost importantly enjoying the camaraderie of the membership.

Given the interim ability to focus our efforts on theclubhouse, we have expedited several “short term” repair itemsthat were identified in the 2009 Gafcon facility study. Gafconhad identified ten pilings supporting the clubhouse that were invarious stages of failure, from almost completely degraded towell on their way. Fortunately the Board of Directors and Policy& Planning recognized the issue and authorized immediaterepair. Our goal was to get the work done ASAP for structuralreasons, time, and to minimize the impact on member usage.February was calendared, and as with any volunteer club,there’s someone who steps up and takes charge. That personwas J.P. Peschelt who seemingly is always in the right place atthe right time (for the club!) and this was no different. We optedto have the repairs designed by a local structural engineer,allowing for a tight bid scope, and coverage in terms of

numbers and quality of contractors. Two design solutions werepresented and the team opted for the option that provided forcutting the piles off below grade entirely and pouring a newconcrete reinforced section. The club was raised (as much as fourinches) in the area around ten affected piles and the workcompleted. The access was from the outside of the facility asopposed to the contemplated internal floor removal. You mayremember the severe floor deflection in the hallway thatseemingly was getting worse by the day; this is where the worstculprit (pile) once existed and literally was not in place anymore.The work was completed below budget and on time by ahandful of gentleman who worked very hard and relatively un-noticed. By the time this article is out, the concrete will havecured and the temporary floor support removed with the floorlowered into place. Huge thanks to J.P. for saving the clubmoney and the possible risk of floor failure.

Concurrent with writing this article we will have started a“freshening up” and minor remodel of the Ship’s Store. WithJennie Yonkers’ efforts, assisted by Kelly Marshall, we will be re-stocking the first week of April with new product that shouldprove to be exciting for the membership. All of this is precededby a few weeks closure and work again coordinated by J.P.Peschelt. Many of the traditional items will remain, and manynew will be introduced. As with J.P., it takes dedicatedvolunteers to create the experience we all expect, and we shouldbe grateful for Jennie’s hard work. Likewise, you may not beaware, but Carolyn Newcomb previously led the Ship’s Storeeffort for an incredible period time that clearly must rank with thelongest member non-paid effort in the history of the club! Thankyou Carolyn. Please stop by and visit the new store, Lucy will behappy to assist.

HOUSE-COMMITTEE

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For your viewing pleasure...Come watch ten of the country’s top yacht clubs in exciting four-on-four team race competition. Spectator friendly,

tight maneuvering, action packed, short courses, up to 40 races per day, last second comebacks and you on the deck taking it all in!

Festivities include food, music, live commentating, and some of the best sailing you’ll ever see – all taking place within cheering distance of the main dock. Racing Daily at 10:30 a.m.

Thank you in advance to all mooring lessees for helping to create one of the best team race venues in the world.

3 rd Annual

NHYC Invitational Team Racefor the Baldwin M. Baldwin Cup

April 9-11, 2010

Interclub Challenge TournamentThe Interclub (also referred to as the Offshore Classic) tournament will

take place on August 7th and 8th. The event pits boats from NHYC againstBYC and BCYC with awards for the high boat, team, angler, women, andjunior categories. This year NHYC hosts the event which kicks off with aSkippers meeting at the Club on Wednesday, August 4th. After performingquite well for three consecutive years (’06, ’07, and ’08) NHYC stumbledlast year and BYC picked up most of the hardware. With our addedmembership (NHYC Fleet now has 109+ Anglers) we hope to come out ontop again in 2010. This event is ideal for novice anglers who have neverparticipated in a tournament. Its low key/multi-species format allows thepursuit of everything from Calicos to Striped Marlin. Conversely, thetournament provides a more than adequate challenge for experiencedanglers. Lastly, the tournament establishes great camaraderie within ourFleet plus the other local clubs. At the end of the day, will you be wishingyou had spent another day at the office? Mark your calendar for thepreceding dates and don’t forget the Women and Junior categories.

Jessup TrophyOne of the most coveted trophies awarded for the Interclub Challenge

Tournament is the Jessup Trophy, which goes to the Skipper of the HighBoat (most total points). The beautifully designed award with an antiquesilver, 1875 English built reel was rededicated in 2007 to honor the late TimJessup.

Last year’s trophy recipient, Kevin Klemm, a classmate and fraternitybrother of Tim’s, acknowledged the award with the following remarks: “Iam very honored to receive the Jessup trophy. This award represents thepassion and persistence which weretwo continual traits Tim displayedthroughout his all too short, butaccomplished life. He was adedicated husband, proud father,successful businessman, lifelongUSC Trojan, and answered hiscountry’s call to duty by serving asan officer in the United StatesMarine Corps. As a Marine, he wasentrusted with the security of thePresident of the United States as amilitary escort in hostile countriesand with the training of an entireplatoon of young soldiers. He wasa natural leader, a warrior, a sportsman, and a gentleman. His generosityand good spirit led him to form lifelong friendships wherever he went. Hisethics and moral principles of duty, honor, and virtue are what guided himin his personal and professional life. This trophy celebrates Tim’s selflessservice and sacrifice, and allows us to pass on his stories of passion,courage, honor, and sportsmanship.” …Kevin is a member of Balboa YachtClub.

Binaski Pending World RecordFleet member, Pete Binaski recently went fishing with Jimmy Decker on

Disco Punk along with J.D. Doughty (quite a crew). Pete hooked up a nicelocal Calico on a 21lb tippet and after a 15 minute battle netted a fishwhich is believed to be 7 ounces better than the 14 year old world record.Pete is one of our Fleet’s top anglers. Among other accomplishments, hehas a #2 world record Barracuda 7lbs 3oz. Plus pending world records for#4 Barracuda, 6lbs 8oz and #6 Bonito, 6lbs 4oz. In his spare time (thisyear) Pete is President of Balboa Angling Club. Nice going “Sleepy”.

ANGLERS FLEET

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2010 FL E E T CA L E N D A RFor more information contact the noted Chairman.

Thursday, April 1stFishing Seminar #16:30pm/Chart Room

Bob Hoose and Jimmy Decker…Albacore, WSB tips,and more. Taco bar and cocktails. Bill Bennett

Saturday, April 10th BYC Anglers Tackle Show1pm at Balboa Yacht Club

Our friends across the bay are planning a greatevent.

Wednesday, May 26th Fishing Seminar #2 6:30pm/Chart Room

Hoose and Decker… Marlin, Tuna, other assortedangling tricks and lots of fish stories. Taco bar and

cocktails. Bill Bennett

Thursday, June 10th Junior Fishing Event

Meet at the Club @ 4pm. All NHYC Juniors are welcome. Drop the kids off

and join them later for Burger Bash. Rod Neighbors

July 9th-11th Hall Pass Weekend

The destination has been changed from Ensenada toSan Diego. We are making arrangements with

SDYC for a gathering on Saturday evening. Note,perfect moon phase. Eric Gfeller/Chris Allen

Sunday, July 18th Rafting Party

The Fleet will join up with our fun loving SkipperMembers for a lazy afternoon on the water. Fish

tails, tall tales, and beverages. Bring your sun block.Adam Cleary/Brett Reichardt

Thursday, July 22ndJunior Fishing Event

Meet at the Club @ 4pm. All NHYC Juniors are welcome. Drop the kids off

and meet them later for Burger Bash.Rod Neighbors

August 7th-8thInterclub Tournament

Competing with BYC, BCYC, and possibly SDYC.Awards include boat, team, angler, woman, juniors,and an array of other categories. Last year 36 boats

competed and this year 50 will probably turn out.NHYC hosts this year with Awards Barbeque on

Sunday 8/8 at the Club.Rod Neighbors/Mike Manclark

Tim Jessup

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NEW MEMBERS MEETING

photos by Harriett Lewis Pallette

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COOKING CLASS

BU T, WH E R E’S MY TO N Y??by Juli Cook

As the saying goes, “Behind every successful manthere is a woman.” With due apologies to the ladies ofthe Barrera household, however, behind a successfulChef Polly there is son Tony.

Winter 2010 “Newport Harbor Yacht ClubUniversity” (NHYC U) introduced a new program to themembership: COOKING WITH POLLY 101: THEBASICS. Per the syllabus: “This class is for those wholove a gourmet experience and will feature instruction ina variety of skills and techniques while preparingdelicious dishes. Class limited to 12 students. Price$100++, including Finale Dinner and chef coat. Thefour sessions must be taken as a series.” Such a deal!Cooking with Chef Polly in HIS kitchen; three cookingsessions with “dinner” attached; a three-coursegraduation dinner and monogrammed chef coat. Notsurprisingly, the class filled up immediately and ChefPolly went to work planning recipes and clearing hiskitchen for action.

February 3, 1st Session, 5:30 pm: With specificorders to enter the rear kitchen through the serviceentrance, thus by-passing the lure of the bar, thecooking 12 gathered around the Chef’s Table. Theeager, sober students were Sharon Allen, Wendy Bush,Jane Calder, Juli Cook, Carol Fuller, Debi and BobMarshall, Darci and Toby Schriber, Joan Susman, andLinda and Jim Thompson. Chef Polly greeted them withpersonalized course books and club-issued chef coatsand aprons. And then they were introduced to Tony!

The cooking series was divided into threecategories: Appetizer, Soup, and Salad; Sauces; Fishand Meat Courses. The 4th Session was the FinaleDinner and Graduation, featuring an appetizer andthree-course dinner prepared by the students, sort of.

The classes were very professional. No nonsense.Chef Polly presided over the table and Tony ablyassisted. More than ably. He and Polly were a fine-tuned machine. Tony anticipated Polly’s every need andmove, sometimes responding even before Chef Pollyhad shouted out a “Tony” this or a “Tony” that. It was apleasure, indeed, to watch the pair at work. And theirperformance confirmed the importance of keeping awell-organized kitchen at all times.

March 3, Finale Dinner, 5:30 pm: For the last timethe students entered the kitchen and set to work. Theywere to “prep” the appetizer for their 80 guests (twoeach) and unmold the panna cotta for dessert. Withassistance from Chef Polly and Tony, they were able toaccomplish these tasks by 6:30. When asked, Tonyadmitted his sous-chef prep-line of four could do the jobin half the time. Why should we be surprised?

Finale Dinner, 6:30 pm: Class dismissed! Beforeexiting the kitchen, Chef Polly surprised the class with acongratulatory glass of champagne. Still attired in chef

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coats and aprons, they entered theballroom to greet their guests and ordera drink, at long last! To their surprise, alooping slide-show of themselves-in-action was running on the ballroomscreen. This was really a propergraduation ceremony after all!

While the appetizer was beingpassed, the students proudlyacknowledged their involvement in itspreparation. Cocktails flowed and goodwines at really good prices graced thetables. Handsome menu cardspresented three of the courses thestudents had prepared during class.Each table was hosted by a student andthe guests were extremelycomplimentary about the food. Andthe wine, too, at very good prices.

Following dinner, the GraduationCeremony of the NHYC U COOKINGWITH POLLY 101: THE BASICS –

CLASS OF 2010. Tom Gilbertson,Provost, and Ian Prichard, Dean of Fruitsand Vegetables, officiated. The studentsreceived a Certificate of Completion andthen crossed the stage to don theirofficial, monogrammed chef coatspresented by Chef Polly and Tony.PRESENTING THE 2010 GRADUATIONCLASS OF COOKING WITH POLLY 101:THE BASICS…”HIP-HIP-HOORAY!”

As cameras flashed and applausefilled the room, the students preened intheir spanking new chef coats. Theywere prepared to go out and cook. Theyhad studied at Chef Polly’s table. Theywere ready. They were eager.

They were alone…As they left theballroom, each one was heard to sigh,“But, where’s my Tony??”

EDITOR’S NOTE: Future series ofCOOKING WITH POLLY are coming…

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FROM THE MANAGER

HOTWEditor

Anne NuttenCommittee

Chris AllenPam BacichDorothy BeekDonna BentsKristin & Robert BentsJane & Scott CalderJohn ClementJuli CookLyle DavisMichael di DonatoTim DoaneJennifer & John DraytonJayne HauseByron HendersonJeanette & Bowie HoughtonNed JonesJim JordanStephanie MartinNina A. NielsenHarriet PalletteSteve SchupakDennis ScholzDonna ScottMargie and Bill von KleinSmidChris WelshGeorge WestTod WhiteRobert Yates

ContributorsCommodore W. Bradley Avery,Thomas Gilbertson, CCM, Paul A. Marshall, Scott Mason,Mike Nash, Jane Schock, Carter Scott, Paul Stemler, Joe Winkelmann

Layout and DesignVince Mattera Design

Newport Harbor Yacht Club720 West Bay Avenue • Balboa 92661

673-7730 Phone • 673-3972 Fax723-6878 Boatyard

nutd@juno.comWeb site: www.nhyc.org

CommodoreW. Bradley Avery

Vice CommodoreJeffrey J. Gordon

Rear CommodoreRichard S. Robinson Jr.

DirectorsW. Bradley AveryJeffrey J. GordonRichard S. Robinson Jr.Dwight BeldenJeffery D. LittellJames C. MaddenPaul A. MarshallGale Nye PinckneyKeith J. Yonkers

General ManagerThomas Gilbertson, CCM

And with a virtual blinkof an eye, spring isupon us, Opening Day

is in tight focus, and soon thekids will be out of school.

We are excited to see theactivity the club has enjoyedover the winter months giveway to our more temperateclimate and the return of alfresco dining. Our main deckremains a popular spot to enjoy a mealwith friends and family.

Dockmaster Anthony and his creware working diligently to cross offprojects on his “to do” list in preparationfor Opening Day 2010. The painting,planting, and polishing will be well alongas you read this and thanks to thevolunteers who assisted on Club WorkDay to make the club shine!

Please note the new combination forthe boatyard and beach gates. This yearwe are going to pay homage to the fieldof mathematics as the code will be thesame as (the letter used as the symbolfor the ratio of the circumference of acircle to its diameter). Ok admittedly thatis confusing. Suffice it to say the newentry code is 314. We will change thecode on April 29 to coincide withOpening Day weekend. ViceCommodore, Jeff Gordon and the OD

Committee have planned anincredible weekend completewith all our traditional activitiesand several new surprises toaugment fun.

Gentlemen it is not toosoon to mark your calendar forthe annual Stag Cruise, June 4,5, and 6. Rear Commodore,Rick Robinson has a committeeof a bunch of “flockers” but we

are getting ahead of ourselves.Gentlemen, you do not want to missthis great weekend as CommodoreBrad Avery is featured as yourcongenial host and easy target.

Ian, our “Certified Sommelier”has a terrific event coming up June 11centered around approximately 60wines. This too is a must for all ouroenophiles. Mark your calendar!

The key word in this article is“excited”. Our membership hasalready set the fun meter on high forthe first quarter of 2010 and with thenext three months ahead fun willremain the operative word! We areexcited to see you all as the funcontinues. Relax, attend, and enjoyyour club. We enjoy seeing you!

Thomas Gilbertson, CCM,General Manager

IN MEMORIAM

MRS. RICHARD “DOREEN” HAMILTON

March 2, 2010Member since 1961

Save The Date:June 11

““SSiippppiinn’’ iinnttooSSuummmmeerr””

Mother’s DayBrunchMay 9, 2010

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Make Your ReservationToday!

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Friday The Commodore’s Cocktail Party 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.April 30 (Members Only)

.m.p00:01-.m.p03:7gnicnaDdnarenniD(BY RESERVATION ONLY)(Members Only)

Saturday .m.p03:21ecaRyaDgninepOMay 1 LA Harbor to Newport

Docking Inside Boats Saturday Afternoon

kcoD.m.p00:4atseiFreppikSehT7:00 p.m. Dinner8:00 p.m. Dancing

Sunday

Docking of Yachts Med Style 7:00 a.m.May 2

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Opening Day Brunch Service 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Opening Day Yacht Inspection 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

.m.p00:5-.m.a00:01ecivreSraBkcanS

.m.p03:6-.m.a03:01ecivreStaoBerohS

Kidland Amusements 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

.m.p00:5-.m.a00:11.Q.B.BkceDgalF

Yachts Open for Viewing 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Opening Day Ceremonies 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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Opening Day Weekend

Games 2U(VideoArcade) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Opening Day Regatta 1:00 p.m.

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