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The WaveLength The Official Newsletter of South Beach Yacht Club

conveniently located at: 37 ° 46’ 47.5’’ North - 122 ° 23’ 16.2” West °

WHO WERE THOSE PEOPLE?

HIGH-SPEED OIL DERRICKS? by Ray Hall

Overheard at the Java House. “What do you mean which people? You couldn’t miss all those…

wildcatters, I think you call’em, running around the Bay in those big, tall, high speed oil derricks. The last I heard of oil in the Bay was when the COSCO BUSAN bumped the bridge tower and left a little of it floating around. I guess the story suffered a bit in

translation because those people came from all over the world - Sweden, China, Korea, Italy, France, Britain, New Zealand - you could tell by the flags that were painted on the top of their derricks. Who knows, they may find some yet. “Marina Green must have been derrick headquarters because they kept coming back there. Time after time again they’d rush off to explore some spot, but always came

back lickedy-split to Marina Green. Drilling for oil must be hard, dangerous business. The crews all wore hard hats and were forever jumping around like a bunch of wild Indians

doing the rain dance. But finding oil can’t be easy - they sure went out scouting new territory a lot.

(Ray Hall continues on page 3)

COMMODORE’S REPORT by Paul Oliva

By the time you read this, we will have made our way through the largest, busiest week and weekend of recent San Francisco history. Perhaps in all of SF history. Fleet Week, America's Cup World Series, S.F. Giants in the playoffs, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Columbus Day Parade, three cruise ships in town. Well over half a million visitors. May be exhilarating. May be a mess. Most likely good measures of both.

But throughout, I hope you feel your Club is a welcoming place. That it enhances your time on the water and off. Reflect on that. Reflect on this year's phenomenal race program (multiple new regattas!), our great cruising, the exciting youth and dinghy sailing, our delightful

parties and America's Cup events.

Then, sign up to attend our "Wind, Waves, and Wine" auction on Nov. 3rd. Even if you can't attend, make an

auction donation, plan to bid on an auction item – or both! Why? We seriously need a large chase boat, and we need at least one new skiff for youth sailing.

(Commodore’s Report continues on next page)

Vivete lente, navigate celeriter VOLUME XXIV

ISSUE IX

OCTOBER 2012

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(Commodore’s Report continues)

We are having a hard time safely operating youth sailing, BAADS support, racing support, cruising support, and America's Cup course marshal participation with our current boats. We built our current fleet by buying old boats, and in the case of our chase boats, they were smaller boats with polluting 2-stroke engines. Thank goodness we didn't have anyone fall overboard when we used our 17-foot Zodiac to run race committee recently. A couple of our Lasers get so waterlogged that they are difficult to right when they capsize (my 12 year old daughter Grace nearly exhausted herself trying to right one that had filled with water inside the hull). Progressively we need to get newer boats and retire the older ones that are costing us a lot of money to maintain. In any case, it should be a fun party, with tempting America's Cup and Sunsail items amid our wonderful mix of vacation home stays, dinners, and excursions! Wendy Hanrahan has pulled together a terrific auction committee, and I wager they'll have some fun surprises up their sleeves. Remember, November 3rd. See you there, and see you on the water! ~~~ _/) ~~~ Paul V. Oliva, Catalina 310 Time & Tide

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OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

READ ALL ABOUT IT & SEE

ELECTION INFORMATION

ON PAGE 6 TO 13

SPLICE THE MAINBRACE! by Hugh Coppen

It’s been a busy summer behind the bar – and now we’re right in the middle of our SF ‘summer’ – highlighted this year by the quadruple whammy of the Giants in the playoffs, the Niners at home, Fleet Week AND the ACWS! Gotta love our town! My column last month got ‘mislaid’ somewhere between me and the editor – we both apologize! In last month’s column, I gave a special shout out to all those wonderful OODs who volunteered to take extra shifts to open the Club midweek during the two weeks of the America’s Cup World Series in August. These are OODs who take their regular duty shifts every 8 or 9 weeks and yet they willingly stood up for these extra midweek shifts. And now they’re all doing it again for the October ACWS. Thank you! And we salute you! And thank you and the floor captains too for being so professional about requiring valid ID from all the guests who have visited us during this busy time so that, while we enjoy welcoming them, we stay within our ABC license rules about to whom we may, and may not, serve alcohol. Remember, if in ANY doubt, card ‘em! OOD Tip of the month: You’ll see that we have a whole lot more buttons on the bar screen of the POS than we used to. That’s because we’ve now added specific buttons for all our specialty drinks like Martinis, Manhattans, Margaritas, Dark & Stormys, Cosmos and so on, so you don’t have to guess our prices anymore!

PLUS… we have put a laminated ‘OOD Cheat Sheet’ behind the bar. On one side it gives you our basic price list. On the other, presto, all our specialty drinks AND how to make them!! Just trying to make your job as an OOD that much easier! As always, huge thanks to all our OODs, and the Hospitality Committee, for everything you do to make our Club the very best on the Bay! Splice the Mainbrace, y’all! ~~~ _/) ~~~

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BAADS TO HOST 4TH

ANNUAL HERB MEYER REGATTA

by Christina Kho

The Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors’ 2012 Herb Meyer Regatta will be held on Saturday, October 20th to Sunday, October 21st in and around McCovey Cove, adjacent to AT&T Park and the South Beach Yacht Club. Sailing enthusiasts should come and participate or watch this exciting racing event, which is open to all sailors of Liberty, Liberty Servo, 303, and 2.3 Access Dinghy Classes. This regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in Racing Rules of Sailing. There will be five races on October 20th and four races on October 21st. Registration can be found on the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors website, (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dGRoRm1nZVFHWF9scVZuMmhUQW8yeEE6MQ), all requests should be received by October 12th. Entry Fee is $60 payable to BAADS. Note that the fee may be waived with proof of hardship. Volunteers are also needed and can sign up at the Herb Meyer Regatta 2012 page on the BAADS website (https://sites.google.com/site/baadssignup2/helpers- herbie-cup). "BAADS looks forward to the Herb Meyer Regatta each year, but this year is particularly exciting given BAADS' plans to host the North American Championship next year and Access Class World Championship in 2014. The Herb Meyer Regatta, named after BAADS' beloved Staff Commodore Herb Meyer, provides a fun and friendly way to show off the amazing racing skills of our sailors,” said Cristina Rubke, Commodore of BAADS. This annual regatta is named after longtime BAADS Staff Commodore and leader from Marin County, Herb Meyer. He was injured close to 20 years ago during a sailing accident, which left him paralyzed. Herb was a key component to the formation of BAADS and the use of access dinghies. Access Sailing has removed barriers for people with disabilities to sail with more ease. The award presentation for the Herb Meyer Regatta will be held on October 21st.

Event Schedule: Saturday, October 20

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830-1000 AM: Check-In/Breakfast at SBYC 1000 AM: Skippers Meeting 1030 AM: Loading 1200 PM: First warning gun 1600 PM: Return to dock, Unload 1700 PM: Protest Committee 1730 PM: Dinner & Drinks at SBYC

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1000 AM: Skipper Check-In 1030 AM: Loading 1200 PM: First warning gun 1500 PM: Return to dock, Unload 1600 PM: Protest Committee 1715 PM: Awards at SBYC The Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (BAADS) seeks to make all aspects of sailing accessible. It is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt charitable organization dedicated to providing sailing and race programs on keelboats and small boats to people with all disability types. Since 1987, BAADS has been an all-volunteer organization relying on donations and grants to provide the best sailing programs to its members. Its home is at the South Beach Yacht Club at Pier 40, adjacent to AT&T Park. For more information on BAADS please go to: www.baads.org. Herb Meyer Regatta Race Information: http://www.baads.org/sailing/herb-meyer-regatta-2012. Contact: Christina Kho (650) 255-4985, [email protected] ~~~ _/) ~~~

(Ray Hall continues)

As regular as clock work a couple of them would shove off in a big rush as though they just heard about something real promising. I saw them do this several times. Seemed to me they were doing a lot of looking but not much finding. Going too fast, I imagine. “After all was said and done I don’t think they had much luck because they all up and left without pumping a drop of oil. Oh well, I hope they come back, they sure were fun to watch.” ~~~ _/) ~~~ Ray Hall DANCING BEAR

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ROLEX BIG BOAT SERIES

ADDS MULTIHULLS by Paul Oliva

For centuries, sailing has been known for the stately progression of billowing white triangles and trapezoids across an azure sea. But 2012 may become known as the year San Francisco Bay

changed all that. Spurred by the America's Cup switch to high-speed catamarans, the West Coast's most prestigious sailboat race, known as the Rolex Big Boat Series, for the first time allowed speedy multi-hulled boats to enter the racing, which finished Sept. 9th .

The move was like allowing turbocharged engines in motor sports. Dyed-in-the-wool sailors call it a move to the dark side. St. Francis Yacht Club Commodore Peter Stoneberg pushed that move. He raced aboard his ProSail 40

catamaran Shadow and ultimately took first among the multihulls. "The Rolex Big Boat Series is one of the premier events in the world, and having catamarans included in it for the first time is very exciting for us," said Stoneberg.

"You just can't beat the thrill and adrenaline of racing them on San Francisco Bay."

Stoneberg's boat, Shadow, is a ProSail 40 catamaran. In the St. Francis tradition, a finely detailed model of the commodore's boat is placed above the fireplace in the Club's Grill Room. Shadow is the first multihull to be honored in that location.

Shadow goes back to 1987, when four-time America's Cup winner Dennis Conner used it to train for his 1988 America's Cup win aboard his surprise 60-foot catamaran entry Stars & Stripes. Conner handily beat New Zealand's 90-foot traditional mono-hull boat. In those days, Shadow was part of a fleet assembled on San Francisco Bay by legendary sailor Tom Blackaller to promote grand prix catamaran sailing.

A new tradition: It is a battle, however, that goes back more than a century. In June 1876, one of the most successful boat designers of all time, Nathanael Herreshoff, entered a 33-foot sailing catamaran named Amaryllis into the New York Yacht Club's Centennial Regatta. After he beat all comers, Herreshoff won a U.S. patent for the design. But the powerful New York Club banned catamarans from racing. The ban carried across yacht racing for nearly a century. Multihull fans are still working hard to bring "the dark side" into the light. Bob Naber is staff commodore of the Bay Area Multihull Association and helped gain agreement on inclusion of catamarans in this year's racing. "It's a challenge to deal with boats of such divergent speeds and course needs," Naber said while gazing out at the dozens of boats racing together on the bay earlier this month. "Often time the easiest way to deal with that is not to give attention to multihulls. As a result, we have sat on the sidelines of one of the most premier regattas in the world and arguably the premier venue in the world. It's exciting, it's quite a high to be included." Some of the biggest names in multihull racing descended here for the races, including top designer Gino Morrelli (Newport Beach) and Cam Lewis (Bangor, Maine), who helped Conner win the 1988 America's Cup. Shadow was one of six multihulls that raced in the Rolex series. They were among 66 boats entered in nine divisions spanning the most successful big boat amateur teams on the West Coast - from a 21strong fleet of 34-foot J105 boats on up to the 54-foot Swiftsure II owned by Sy Kleinman (Saratoga), who at age 91 is the longest-running skipper in the IRC-A division. Rolex becomes sponsor: Sailed since 1964, the St. Francis Yacht Club Big Boat Series added Rolex Watch U.S.A. as a title sponsor in 2005. Six specially engraved Rolex timepieces are traditionally awarded to winners of six perpetual trophies. It's part of an action-packed fall for fast boats that was kicked off and will be capped by America's Cup World Series racing in 45-foot catamarans in August and October.

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And high speed three-person skiffs were back for their crash-and-burn racing in the annual Nespresso International 18 Skiff Regatta in August. Then the skiffs joined speedy craft of all sorts - from kite boarders to windsurfers to exotic and experimental craft such as world speed record holder l'Hydroptère DCNS - for the Ronstan Bridge to Bridge drag race Aug. 31. The No. 1-ranked world champion, Johnny Heineken (Larkspur), was first to finish the Golden Gate to Bay Bridge course in a record-setting 14 minutes, 40 seconds.

Earlier in the day, the French hydrofoiling trimaran l'Hydroptère DCNS established a 1-mile speed record initially reported as more than 43 mph as it flashed past Alcatraz with all three of its hulls lifted out of the water on hydrofoils and churning mist streamed out behind. America's Cup teams are now testing such hydrofoils for racing next year. Talk about turbocharging.

And if you happened to see Stoneberg's silvery Shadow, the bright orange-hulled BridgeRunner and other fast catamarans zipping around a yellow cylindrical buoy near Fort Point that was Naber's suggestion. The buoy is named in the memory of Blackaller, who died of a heart attack in 1989.~_/) ~~

(reprinted from San Francisco Chronicle September 21, 2012)

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2013 SBYC OFFICER & DEIRCTOR ELECTION PROCESS AND CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES

Elections for the 2013 Board of Directors will be held at the Friday November 9, 2012 Member Meeting

In this edition of the Wavelength you may read the biographies of our 2013 SBYC Officer and Director Candidates. For more information regarding qualifications and responses to important questions about running for office, read their Candidate Questionnaires, along with these biographies available online on October 12th . All voting members in good standing are strongly encouraged to review the candidate information, attend the meeting and VOTE! Members who are eligible to vote, but unable to attend the meeting may down load the 2013 Absentee Ballot from the website beginning October 12, 2012. Please follow the instructions on the 2013 Absentee Ballot and mail it in as soon as possible to arrive before the Election on Friday, November 9,

2012. Absentee Ballots will NOT be accepted after this date as the Election results will be tallied and announced at the Membership Meeting after the vote. Questions? Feel free to ask any member of the Nominating/Election committee. Janelle Van Rensselaer, Secretary 2012

COMMODORE:

Paul Oliva Member since 2002

Boat Name and location: Time & Tide (D79) Club Interests: 2012 SBYC Commodore, OOD, AC34, Race Committee, & SLRP

Candidate Biography: Paul Oliva is currently Commodore of the Club, having previously served as Rear Commodore, Board Chairperson, and Director.

He is also known for sailing journalism, which includes the San Francisco Chronicle's "On the Water Front" column. He has been an ASA-certified sailing instructor in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1999 and owns, actively cruises and races a Catalina 310 sloop Time and Tide which he keeps at South Beach. His

daughter Grace is an SBYC youth sailor and junior member of the Club.

A Sacramento native, Paul learned to sail in 1992 while living in Washington, DC, and began sailing on SF bay through Spinnaker Sailing when he moved to San Francisco in 1995. Paul is a member of the American Sailing Association (ASA) and Boat US and has donated time to promote various water events. In addition to the Chronicle, Paul's waterfront writing has appeared in Fortune, Sail Magazine, Latitude 38, Catalina Mainsheet, and Bay Crossings.

He was recently appointed to a new position in charge of international business in the Governor's Office. Until being appointed to the Governor's Office, Paul ran a public affairs and economic development consultancy based on his international career at Visa, the State of California, and the Bay Area Council. He holds an M. A. in International Affairs from the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (Johns Hopkins University), and a B. A. in International Studies from the University of the Pacific. He was appointed by Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to chair the Northern California District Export Council, and serves on a variety of boards and advisory committees dealing with international trade, education and economic development. He speaks German and Italian.

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VICE COMMODORE:

Bill Adams

Member since 2009 Boat Name and location: Esprit do Liberte Club Interests: America’s Cup, Fleet Captain, OOD and Race Committee

Candidate Biography:

Bill Adams has been a member of SBYC since 2009. He has been sailing for more than 40 years, enjoying One Design racing, Ocean Racing, cruising in the Pacific Northwest San Juan Islands, the Delta and bareboat chartering in the Caribbean. He currently has a Crealock 42’ sailboat in South Beach Harbor. He is an active member of the race committee; an Anabel skipper; an OOD; and has been small boat fleet captain during 2012, managing the maintenance and

accessibility of the chase boats. He is on the Board of Directors and is Treasurer of "Advocates for South Beach Harbor," and is a member of the AC 34 Committee. During this past year he has frequently been behind the bar and in the Club lending a hand with events and serving his favorite Mojitos, Margaritas and Lemon Drops. Since 1987 he has been a member of the St. Francis Yacht Club, where he has also been a regular volunteer on their race committee. He attended the University of Oregon, graduating with degrees in Rhetoric and Public Address, Psychology and a Masters degree in Communication Theory. His business career as a sales and marketing executive covered all aspects of transportation equipment sales and leasing. Since working in his college food service as a management trainee, Bill has had an interest in food preparation and entertainment. He is eager to use his planning and organizational skills together with his enthusiastic attitude to make the Club activities an enjoyable experience for all of its members.

REAR COMMODORE (CHOOSE ONE CANDIDATE)

Lisa Gidley

Member since 1999 Boat Name and location: N/A

Club Interests: SBYC AC34 Committee Chair, Fleet Captain – Small Boat Program and Adult Dinghy Program, Race Committee, OOD, and BAADS Liason

Candidate Biography: (see website)

Milt Smith (see next page)

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Milt Smith

Member since 1999 Boat Name and location: LunaSea II

Club Interests: Race Committee, US Sailing Club Race Officer, AC committee, and OOD


Milt has recently retired from a 36-year career as a foundation executive in higher education and healthcare. Extensive experience in organizing and motivating staff and volunteers in reaching stretch goals, meeting and exceeding budget, detailed strategic, financial and tactical planning and execution as well as excellence in communication are all skills required for success in foundation work. SBYC’s on the water activities, cruise ins, cruise outs, racing, small boat sailing, youth sailing

and our activity with A.C. have three things in common; people, equipment and budget, a very close match to the elements under Milt’s leadership over the past 30 plus years. Club history: Since joining the Club circa 1998 Milt has been an OOD, assisted Bob Mason in the fundraising effort for the new Club house, began volunteering on the Race Committee around 2002 and in 2011 achieved Club Race Officer status from US Sailing. Milt has also been a Youth Sailing volunteer. He got “involved” with Anabel (the Club’s 34ft. trawler) at the time of her purchase; in addition to becoming one of her original skippers he worked with Paul Janofsky to organize, recruit and train additional skippers necessary to sustain Anabel’s busy schedule in support of a variety of Club activities. Sailing history: Thirty-nine years ago, when Milt and Carolyn were newlyweds, at Carolyn’s request he gave up white water river rafting then together they found sailing and have owned one boat or another since. They have cruised the BVI, New Zealand and the Puget Sound. Milt crewed in the Ocean Racing Series during the early 90’s (rail meat and spinnaker trimmer) and participated in SBYC’s Friday night racing in the late 90’s. They now enjoy coastal cruising from time to time and gunk holing around SF Bay.

TREASURER

Peter Hamm Member since 1995 Boat Name and location: Seaview Club Interests: Finances of SBYC, Racing

Candidate Biography: A member of SBYC since 1995. Treasurer 1996 to 2000. Peter is currently the SBYC Treasurer and established basic financial processes used for 10 years while one of many responsible for growing reserve for new building to an excess of $500,000. Signed lease for new Club as Commodore in 2003. Peter is a member of core team: (Rogers, Navarro, Forst, Hall, Hamm) working 6-7 days per week for six months constructing new Club. He is an “Admiral” financial contributor. Currently he is a member on the finance committee. Boat owner and active racer since 1993. Retired from IBM following a successful 34-year career. Held various senior engineering executive positions, both on the east and west coast, including division

director for IT with responsibility for budgets in excess of $300 million. CEO of a non-profit national business trade association for four years providing consulting services in management, quality, and engineering and manufacturing processes for some 175 companies and governmental agencies. Established five regional offices nation-wide. Interested in remaining as the SBYC Treasurer to use my background and experience to assist in bringing the financial infrastructure up to par with the overall growth and progress of the Club. Peter holds a degree in electrical engineering and degree in Business from San Jose State University.

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MEMBERSHIP CONTROLLER

Jack McDermott

Member since 2010 Boat Name and location: Adventure and Aventura (both at South Beach Harbor) Club Interests: Racing, Cruising and OOD

Candidate Biography: (see website)

SECRETARY

Janelle Van Rensselar

Member since 2007 Boat Name and location: N/A Club Interests: Race Committee, Auction Committee


Janelle Van Rensselaer has been a member of South Beach Yacht Club for almost six years. She is currently serving as Secretary on the 2012 Board of Directors. Additionally she participates actively on the SBYC Race Committee and has been working on her Club Race Officer certification. She enjoys the water and as a recreational boater has spent over 30 years cruising in the San Francisco bay and delta. In addition to boating, Janelle likes to travel, snow ski, and play Bridge. Having lived in the SF Bay Area most of her life, graduating from high school in the east bay and from San Diego State University with a Business Degree in Marketing, Janelle now lives in Burlingame. Currently she is semi-retired and provides consulting services to the retail industry. She was formerly a Sr. Vice President of Inventory Management for West Elm, a Division of Williams-Sonoma. Prior to that she worked at Gap for 25 years, last serving as the Sr. Vice President of Global Distribution. She is a proud mom to two sons ages 27 and 20 that keep her young at heart! Janelle enjoys being involved with South Beach Yacht Club and would like to continue to serve on the Board as Secretary. With her management and leadership experience she would like to contribute to the growth and direction of the Club in 2013.

DIRECTOR (CHOOSE TWO CANDIDATES)

DIRECTOR

Anthony (Tony) Amable Member since Doublewide days

Boat Name and location: Enchante and Bella Reese Club Interests: OOD, Master Craftsman for the original build-out, Current project advisor.

Candidate Biography: I am a third generation native San Franciscan I attended Serra High School and am a graduate of U.C. Berkeley. I own and manage a mechanical contracting business. I currently am a mechanical and

plumbing building inspector for the city of San Francisco. In addition I share my years of experience in the trades by teaching at a local trade school. My hobbies are many and include, a Coast Guard masters license.

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DIRECTOR

Debra Phairas Member since 2005

Boat Name and location: N/A

Club Interests: OOD, Wine Pairing and Sharing, and SBYC Secretary 2010 Candidate Biography: As SBYC Flag Officer/Secretary in 2010, I enjoyed being on the board and wish to continue to contribute my skills, time and energy to benefit the Club. My prior experience as President of non-profit organizations/national committees has given me the experience and understanding that a Director has fiduciary responsibility to the organization members, fulfills the organization mission, assures legal, ethical integrity and accountability, ensures organizational planning and succession, and strengthens programs and services to serve the needs of the members. I am a team player, delegate

and involve others to create enthusiasm with a sense of purpose to get the job done. My philosophy is inclusive with praise and encouragement for Club members who donate their valuable time. As co-host of the bi-monthly successful Wine Pairing & Sharing events, we created this to encourage new members to meet people in a smaller venue. SBYC involvement includes: Flag Officer/Secretary 2010, OOD 2007-2012, Host Wine Pairing & Sharing Bi Monthly events, Host America's Cup 161st Anniversary Party 2012, Hospitality Committee Interim Wine Committee Chair 2011-2012, Rules and Regulations Committee 2010, Host first New Year's Eve Party in new Club, Host Super Bowl Party 2011, Co-Auctioneer 2008 Auction and donated Dinners/ Napa wine tours in 2009, 2010 and 2011. My professional work is President of Practice & Liability Consultants, LLC a nationally recognized Physician Business Management and Risk Management Consulting and Seminar Firm for 27 years with over 1600 medical practice clients. www.practiceconsultants.net I have strong financial (MBA Heath Services Administration), operations, HR and risk management skills to benefit the Club.

DIRECTOR Steve Severaid Member since 2010

Boat Name and location: After You

Club Interests: Current SBYC Vice Commodore, OOD and Hospitality Committee

Candidate Biography: Steve Severaid is excited to be considered for a board position in 2013. Steve is currently serving as Vice Commodore and is an active member of the Club. His 5 1/2 year old daughter Suri can often be found twirling through the Club. Steve is a boater and has a Searay Sundancer slipped in South Beach harbor, which he enjoys as often as possible. Steve's love of boating and the boating community led him and his wife Nazy to want to become members of the Club. Before becoming a member he used to gaze longingly at the balcony filled with people and laughter as he was coming

up from his boat. He realized that he needed to be part of this little community and has enjoyed making many new friends and being of service to the Club and it's members.

Steve moved from Southern California where he had lived most of his life to San Francisco ten years ago to further expand his business. Steve is a principal with The Greenspan Company Adjusters International. Greenspan is a company that works on people's behalf when they have a major property insurance claim. Steve's current capacity as Vice Commodore uniquely qualifies him to add to the strength of the board.

By being involved in the management of the Club over the past year Steve will bring that day to day experience with him in understanding the past and aiding in the future. He is looking forward to continue serving the members of the South Beach Yacht Club.

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DIRECTOR

Gerard Sheridan Member since 2000

Boat Name and location: Tupelo Honey Club Interests: Prior SBYC Board Member, Membership Controller, and Racing

Candidate Biography: Gerard Sheridan, a North Beach resident and originally from Ireland, can't recall the exact year he joined SBYC but it's most likely around 2001. That coincided with the moving of this first boat, Setanta, a Baltic 42DP, over from Berkeley Marina where he regularly ploughed through the mud along

the Berkeley Pier at low tied to get in and out of the Marina. So he was delighted to move to South Beach and especially for Friday Night Racing, which was his primary motivation for joining SBYC and is a significant part of what he loves about the Club and the camaraderie that flows from it.

He served on the Membership Committee for two years, the last as head of membership in 2008. As part of that role he sat on the SBYC Board and got to see how things worked and how long-term planning and decisions were made for the ongoing benefit of the members and the Club's overall financial health. He's practical and has a common sense (his common sense, naturally) approach to problem solving and decision-making. After a four-year break from the board, he feels the time is right to contribute his time and energy to the Club that's given him so much enjoyment over the last decade or more. An avid racer, he races his Elan 40, Tupelo Honey, in the Friday Night Series and at various other IRC and PHRF regattas on the Bay. Sometimes he even wins but he and his merry crew always enjoy themselves. He's also a member of St Francis YC. He earns a crust as VP of Sales for a telecom Software Company selling to the wireless carriers of North America. He believes the Club has matured nicely in recent years and is working very well. The overall 'user experience' is very good. The spirit of volunteerism is alive and well in most areas. But things change and peoples expectations change and evolve and he'd welcome the opportunity to be part of the team that helps navigate the issues and decisions that keeps SBYC the special Club that it is today.

DIRECTOR

Rob Swenson Member since 2009

Boat Name and location: N/A Club Interests: Currently serving on the SBYC board as a Director, Head of the small boat sailing program

Candidate Biography: Rob Swenson is a sailing enthusiast that has been boating for over 20 years. He started dingy sailing at 7, raced the Mid-Atlantic YRA series in southern New Jersey for many years, raced for the Penn State Sailing Club, crewed on many big boats on both coasts and has skippered and crewed on many several boats out of the SBYC since

becoming a member in 2008. Rob has also entered and skippered a Catalina 34 “HapyDazAgn” into the Club’s Jazz Cup for the past 3 years.

Since becoming a member of the SBYC, Rob has helped start a small boat sailing program primarily focused at getting adult members of the Club out on the Club’s Lasers and FJ’s. In 2012 Rob joined the board of directors and has been a member of the Strategic and Long Range Planning committee. Rob is very interested in continuing on as a director so that he can help preserve the Club’s founding values while helping to drive the Club’s on the water presence forward.

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SOUTH BEACH YACHT CLUB – 2013 OFFICER AND DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

ABSENTEE BALLOT SBYC’S annual Election to appoint officers and directors for 2013 will take place at November’s Membership Meeting on

Friday, November 9, 2012. Voting members may also vote by Absentee Ballot. Absentee ballots must be received at

SBYC prior to the November Membership Meeting. All ballots will be held in confidence and may only be viewed by the election committee. Further details of the Elections process can be found in part III of our Rules and Regulations,

available in your SBYC member handbook.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Write your name and membership number in the space provided below.

2. Indicate your vote for officer and director candidates by checking the relevant box !.

3. For a write in candidate, write the name in the space provided and check the relevant box ! 4. SIGN and DATE your ballot, to indicate you are a voting member in good standing.

5. This ballot must be received at the Club before the November Membership Meeting and may be mailed to SBYC, 40

Pier Ste 5, San Francisco, CA 94107, Attention: Elections Committee.

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Club Use Only:

Eligibility: Recorded:

Commodore

" PAUL OLIVA

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Vice Commodore

" BILL ADAMS

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Rear Commodore

(Vote for ONE only)

" LISA GIDLEY

" MILT SMITH

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Board Director

(Vote for TWO only)

" ANTHONY (TONY) AMABLE

"DEBRA PHAIRAS

"STEVE SEVERAID

" GERARD SHERIDAN

" ROB SWENSON

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Voting Member* - I am a voting member in good standing:

Print Name: ___________________________________ Member number: _______

Signature: _________________________________________ Date: ___________

Secretary

" JANELLE VAN RENSSELAER

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Treasurer

" PETER HAMM

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Membership Controller

" JACK MCDERMOTT

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South Beach Yacht Club

40 Pier Ste 5 Affix Postage

San Francisco, CA 94107-2119

South Beach Yacht Club

40 Pier Ste 5

San Francisco, CA 94107-2119

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SOUTH BEACH YACHT CLUB FLAG OFFICERS AND OTHER OFFICIALS

South Beach YC 415-495-2295 southbeachyachtClub.org

Commodore Paul Oliva 415-235-5185 [email protected]

Vice Commodore Steve Severaid 415 596 3677 [email protected]

Rear Commodore Lisa Gidley 408 806 4393 [email protected]

Secretary Janelle Van Rensselaer 650-303-8236 [email protected]

Treasurer Pete Hamm 650-854-1887 [email protected]

Membership Chair Jack McDermott 415-314-4218 [email protected]

HOOD Hugh Coppen 415-644-5774 [email protected]

Port Captain Barrie Wheeler 707-938-9442 [email protected]

Junior Sailing Kevin Wilkinson 650-333-7873 [email protected] Cruise Out Director Karen Wheeler 707-938-9442 [email protected]

Chairman Owen Bramlett 650-341-9962 [email protected] WaveLength Editor Ken Ludlum 650-759-2120 [email protected] Web Masters Marilyn Smith/Brian Smith 415-225-4850 [email protected] BAADS Commodore Cristina Rubke [email protected]

SB Harbor Master 415-495-4911 www.southbeachharbor.com

South Beach Yacht Club Events Calendar Summary

go to www.southbeachyachtClub.org for complete information

DATE EVENT TIME

Tuesday - Sunday October 2 – 7 Americas Cup World Series

Thursday - Sunday October 4 - 7 Fleet Week

Friday october 5 Napa Valley Vinters Assn. Event

Friday October 12 Members Meeting 1800 - 2200

Friday - Sunday October 19 - 21 Herb Meyer Regatta

Saturday October 27 Halloween Party Hosted by BAADS

Sunday October 28 Pancakes & Pumpkins

Sturday November 3 Wind, Water & Wine Auction

Friday November 9th Members Meeting – Officer Election 1800 – 2200

Satueday November 17 Island Fever Race #1

Saturday November 17 Dungeness Crab Dinner Dance

Thursday November 29 Wine Pairing & Sharing

Saturday December 1 Member Gift Exchange

Friday December 7 Winter Ball & Officer Installation

Sunday December 9 Santa by Boat

Saturday December 15 Island Fever Race #2

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