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October 2020 Official Publication of

Alamitos Bay Yacht ClubVolume 93 • Number 10

Manager’s Corner ............................................. 2Commodore’s Comments.................................. 2Rear View .......................................................... 3Vice Verses ....................................................... 4Fleet Captains Log ............................................ 5Rules Quiz #71............................................ 5 & 7Membership Report ........................................... 6Juniors............................................................... 6Racing Rules Changes .................................. 8-9Hails From the Fleets ................................. 12-15

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Friday:Wow! What a time we have had lately. New Committee boatbeing prepared for Christening Ceremony, and during all this

the Kuritz’ getting the Racing Container all in order.On Friday there were five of us on the Patience plan. New

member Patricia Rojek, Dave and Carol Kofahl along with Kevin Brownand I. It will still take a bit of work to get it ready for “race day” but thiswas a great start and left the boat nice enough for the de-naming,renaming, and christening.

While boat cleaning was going on Jennifer and Steve were atthe other end of the yard in the race equipment container for much ofthe day getting us ready for a great start for the next racingseason. Thank you two very much!Saturday:

The Saturday event for our new boat went outstanding withmany in attendance, thank you all for your support.

Stephen Mueller and Mike Van Dyke introduced the boat to us. George Suarez and Don Riemann started off withthe de-naming, the blessing to the gods, then Shelley Mueller braved the forepeak while cracking the champagne bottle forthe Christening, sending us off on our continued adventures. Thanks to the boat acquisition committee, made up of manypeople but a special nod to Kevin Brown and Mike Van Dyke, for finding us an appropriate Committee boat to represent theClub. We can look forward to a boat designed for, and accommodating, our needs.

Dan DeLave

Mike Van Dyke and Stacey Schack photos

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Dear ABYC members and your families, Fall weather in Southern California is holding true to form this year as we enjoy warm summer-like evenings with our families and friends.As for organized events, we are holding our traditional Commodore’s Appreciation Dinner

this Saturday, October 3, on our Patio. We are booked up with the maximum number of attendeeswe should have while staying in compliance with COVID-19 social distancing requirements.

Then, on Saturday, October 17, we will be hosting the Commodore’s Appreciation Brunch,also on the Patio with two separate seating times, again keeping with social distancing rules.

Teak Catering will be serving their usual amazingly tasty culinary creations for both events,for all to enjoy. The musical group, Martiki, will be performing for the October 3 event to enhance our evening’s experience.

On Sunday, October 4, Mark Townsend and his race committee team will be hosting the second in a series ofweekend regattas for mixed handicapped racing in various classes of boats. The first weekend was very successful andgreatly appreciated by ABYC sailors and a few boats from local area clubs.

US Sailing Team members Riley Gibbs, Anna Weis, Christina Persson and Ravi Parent, who are also members ofour U.S. Olympic Sailing team, continue to practice out of our club under the leadership of Olympic Team Coach, SallyBarkow.

Sally works closely with US Sailing’s Olympic Head Coach, Luther Carpenter in the planning and execution of thetraining plans for the U.S. Nacra 17 sailors.

That is about all I have for this month’s edition. So, take care everyone, and may God bless you and keep you safe.Rick

As summer winds down, so does my term as Commodore, and I would like to express my gratitude to the membership for all your support this past year. This wasn’t the year any of us had hoped for, but I’m proud to have served and given back

a little bit of what ABYC have given my family. When I needed guidance and feedback, you werewilling to listen and give me your uncensored opinions. The members are at the heart of any cluband we have some of the best.

I’m happy to report that the club is financially sound, despite this crazy COVID 19 year.Even though the club was closed for most of the year, we succeeded in completing improvementsto the yard and grounds, and the purchase of a new committee boat. Major credit is also due toour manager and staff, the small-yet-tireless group of employees who keep the club clean and

inviting.I would like to thank all of the committees and members for all your hard work making ABYC the place to be. Nothing

happens here without the tireless work of every member who comes down to help out.Finally, our outstanding board of directors deserve a huge thank you for their hard work and dedication. The board

has upgraded many areas of the club, while preserving the traditions that we are all proud of. I wish them all the best in thecoming year.

See you on the water!Thank you,Stephen Mueller

Just in time for summer ...sun protection or handy face covering are ABYCgaiters made of soft 50+ UPF fabric. While the club remains closed youmay purchase for $20 by charging to your club account via email to Jenny

LaForce or Jennifer Golison and pickup from the Golison’s doorstep.Alternatively, we can mail to you for $3 additional charge. Once the club

reopens they will be available for purchase at the club. Any questions please contact Jennifer Golison at 562-305-6410

or [email protected]

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2019/20OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Commodore Steve [email protected]

Vice Commodore Dan [email protected]

Rear Commodore Brooke [email protected]

Fleet Captain Mike Van [email protected]

Secretary Nigel [email protected]

Jr. Staff Commodore Dave [email protected]

DirectorsSAC Director Gabe Ferramola

[email protected] Mike Shea

[email protected] Rob Stropky

[email protected]

Sou’WSou’WSou’WSou’WSou’Wesesesesestttttererererer DEADLINEDEADLINEDEADLINEDEADLINEDEADLINEOctober 24, 2020 is the deadline

for the November Sou’Wester.

Treasurer Nicole Peoples

Junior Commodore Julia Carpenter

Fleet Surgeon Dr. Richard Bell

Judge Advocate Alan Cunningham

Fleet Chaplain Don Reiman/Jorge Suarez

Port Captain Dave Myers/Rich Ferdon

Sou’wester Editor/Layout Sharon Pearson

[email protected]

Weekly Reader Stacy Massey

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ABYC Phone (562) 434-9955Homepage www.abyc.orgEmail [email protected]

Help us tHelp us tHelp us tHelp us tHelp us to Help yo Help yo Help yo Help yo Help you!ou!ou!ou!ou!Please keep your e-mail address currentwith [email protected] to receive all ofthe weekly news and events. Thank you.

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Fellow Members,Well, another year has come full circle at our club! We made it through with all the lifts andheaders that were thrown our way! The basin looks ship-shape and the yard is black again

with new water and electrical stations for our use. The dinghy ramp will last for another fifty yearsor so and the hoists seem to be working at this time. We proved that sailing events are not theonly thing that we do well and yes, we still run the best regattas in the world! The club membershipis growing and the budget is on track. Our juniors are moving forward in skill and numbers. Whata great year we have had.

This year I hope that we will all continue to increase our commitment to having a greattime at the club!

I am personally looking forward to seeing old friends and making many new ones as this year progresses in andaround what I can honestly say is my second home!

May fair winds grace us at the place to be – ABYC!Latham Bell

This month Brooke has selected an articlefrom October 2014 by Latham Bell

The donation of your old sails to the Alamitos Bay Sailing Foundation is tax deduct-ible. If you would like a letter acknowledging your donation, please leave your nameand contact information taped to your donated sails or with the front office or contactJennifer Golison at [email protected].


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I want to thank everyone for coming out to vote. It was a close race with a couple of recountsneeded to make sure all was sound.

We had a great group of people running for the board so it only figures that we have agreat new group on the board. I also tapped into some that did not get voted in to help withimportant parts of the club that you, the member, will get advantage from.

I would like to address the next year with the new board and Committee Chairs. It wouldbe nice to get an idea of the plans for next year. Let us look at 90 days, 180 days, and full year.This may be a premature idea and I may be looking through rose-colored glasses.

Brooke will stay on the board with a promotion to Vice Commodore. Mike Van Dyke hasmoved to the Rear Commodore position. I have asked Gabe Ferramola to take on the Fleet Captain’s role and he accepted.

We all have someone that did their job last year to ask questions of. If you need an introduction or a name, I canfill that in.

According to the online calendar I will have been sworn into Commodore position by the time the next meetingcomes around. I know that Stephen Mueller will be there to help me out… Thanks Stephen.

Going down the board, I will be there for Brooke (Vice Commodore).Brooke will be there for Mike Van Dyke (Rear Commodore).Mike will be there for Gabe (Fleet Captain).Gabe will be there for Jeff Ives (Social).Carol (Volunteers), Rob Stropky has offered to have a sit down with you.Alex (Secretary) I am sure Nigel Brownett will step up. Alex, has already served this position at another Yacht Club.Mike Shea (Membership), you really do know what you are doing and thanks for that.I have asked a couple of people to take over new positions at the club:Martyn Bookwalter will be Port Captain. My pleasant discussion with Dave Myers was for him to give some

assistance. Dave has been doing that for 14 or 15 years! Thanks Dave.Dan Seagraves will be House Committee.Melissa will now be highly involved with Social Advisory Committee with the help of Dana.

Thank you, to these kind folks, for staying on board:Fleet Surgeon – Dick BellJudge Advocate – Alan CunninghamChaplains – Jorge Suarez and Don ReimanTreasurers – Nicole Peoples and George KornhoffCo-Chief Umpires – Ron Wood and Chuck TrippTrophy Chairman – Elise McCalebLeasehold Trust Fund (previously 20/20) – Michael Baumann, Kathleen Melvin, Ken Reiff and adding Jennifer

Kuritz and Ed Spotskey. With one spot to be filled.Really nice to be part of the team who are on this journey. Hopefully, we will be able to get to the business at hand

for our club, sooner than later, which is Racing and Social gatherings. If you have any issues feel free to bring them up. Wemay not have the solution butmaybe we can bounce ideasback and forth to come up witha plan of action.

Your next Commodore,Dan DeLave


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Well, things are getting exciting, finally. Very happy to see our new elected board membersand would like to congratulate Jeff, Alex and Carol on their selection to the board.I’m very happy that Gabe will be our new Fleet Captain as well as Martyn stepping

up to be our new Port Captain. Most importantly I want to thank all those on the ballot for beinginvolved and stepping up!

More exciting news is that Patience is finally here! I think the name is fitting, must have alittle patience and Patience will arrive. Ok, dumb joke…..I do want to thank, and I want to encourageall of you to thank S/C Kevin Brown for unending energy, his vision, and persistence in makingPatience a reality. I think when you get a chance to stand in the cockpit or in the saloon, you will

see what he saw, a very stable platform that is functional and one that will serve for us for many years to come.Even more exciting news is that the dedication and naming ceremony for Patience was held this past Saturday at the

club. We had what appeared to be around 50-60 members in attendance and the champaign flowed on a very sunny afternoon.Leading the ceremony was Jorge Suarez and Don Reiman with words from our Commodore while his wife had the honors ofswinging a champaign bottle on the bow (it broke in one try, a good sign! – Thanks Shelley). All in a wonderful day to get outand be with friends.

More excitement…As I transition roles to the Jr Program, I want to thank all of those this year that were involved inRace Management, the committee, the volunteers, the staff, and the competitors. I wish I could say we had run a recordnumber of days on the water, but alas, it was not to be. I want to give credit to Steve and Mark for their leadership on the RaceManagement Committee as well as the entire committee, working thru scenarios on what if’s, how to’s, and even let’s see,on how to safely get people back on the water. All the right decisions were made.

Mike

Blue and Yellow are on starboard gybe as they approachthe first of series of buoys that form a continuing obstructionon their port side, the first of which is defined as a mark to

be left to port. Yellow passes the mark clear ahead of Blueand bares away to a downwind course parallel to and less thanone boat length from the continuing obstruction and gybes. Bluerounds one boat length astern and bares away to a downwindcourse. Blue is travelling faster than Yellow and steers a course topass between Yellow and the obstruction. Yellow hails “Overtakingboat keep clear.” As Blue becomes overlapped with Yellow thecorner of her jib makes light contact with Yellow’s backstay. Bothboats protest. Neither boat takes a penalty.

Yellow claims that there was no room for Blue to passbetween her and the obstruction and as the overtaking boat shewas required to keep clear by rule12. Blue claimed there was room to pass between Yellow and thecontinuing obstruction, requiring Yellow to give her room underrule 19.2(b).

How should the protest committee rule? See if you canfigure out the relevant facts, conclusions and decision.

Mark Townsend

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perspectivejunior

With a relatively quiet September behind us membership wise, we look forward to fall and the reopening of the club.As of the writing of this article, LA County is seeing fewer new COVID cases and the lack of a post-holiday spikeafter Labor Day. This is great news for everybody, which will hopefully lead to normal operations at ABYC sooner

than later. Despite the COVID restrictions over the last several months, ABYC has been quite active from a sailing andoutdoor social standpoint. Of course the phenomenal weather and warm water we’ve had lately has helped make the latesummer very enjoyable. I suppose if there is a silver lining to all of this it’s that all the required outdoor activities came at agood time.

Hopefully many of you were able to log in to the first ABYC virtual membership meeting last month. It was a greatsuccess and really seemed to re-establish a bond between those who have not been able to visit the club lately.

Of course we’re sure most of the membership has heard about or seen our new committee boat Patience happilyresting in basin 5 waiting for her duties. She is truly a beautiful vessel and will certainly give us many years of service. Bigshout out to Kevin Brown, Scott Attwood, Mike Van Dyke and all the others involved with getting her out from the east coastand ready for service.

We also want to welcome our new incoming Commodore Dan DeLave along with new board members Jeff Ives,Alex Cross, and Carol Kofahl who are all egger and able to make ABYC an even better “place to be”.

Mike Shea, Membership [email protected](562) 900-0234

The fall season is finally here which means the start of our Fall Sailing Program!Starting September 19th and rolling through November 7th we will be offeringSaturday classes for Sabots, Optis & Lasers. Registration is now open for the Fall

Sailing Program, head over to ABYC.org for additional information. On a separate note,our race team awaits the much-anticipated return of racing in the area. They’ve beenhard at work each Saturday training in preparation for their opportunity to race. Even ifthey are not able to race, each one of them is staying ready for the curtain to be lifted.Until then, perfect practice makes perfect.

See you at the club,Sawyer Gibbs

The end of summer is here, but that doesn’t meanthe end of sailing. Many of us participated thesepast two weekends in clinics at ABYC. They will be

going on for the next six weeks, and are so much fun!There were a lot of Laser Sailors this past weekend, andfour of us sailed our Optis. I know a lot of sailors arelooking forward to junior regattas starting, but we sureare lucky to have these fun clinics that get us on the wateruntil that happens!

Taylor Drake8th Grader at McAuliffe Middle SchoolOpti and new 29er sailor

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Tough day on the water for Oiivia Corzine


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...from page 5answer #71mark’s rules

Review the following definitions and rules. Rule 10, On the Same Tack, Overlapped Rule 14, Avoiding ContactRule 15, Acquiring Right of WayWhen Blue passed the mark she was clear astern of Yellow and was required by rule 12 to keep clear. Yellow then

gybed on to port tack and was required by rule 10 to keep clear of Blue. Because Blue acquired the right-of way because ofYellow’s actions, Blue was not required to initially give Yellow room to keep clear under rule 15. Yellow and Blue wereopposite tacks so rule 10, On Opposite Tacks, not rule 12, On the Same Tack, Not Overlapped, applies. As there was contactand it was reasonably possible for Blue to avoid contact, she broke rule 14, avoiding contact.

CONCLUSIONS1) Yellow on port failed to keep clear of Blue on starboard, and broke RRS 10.2) Yellow did not avoid contact when it was reasonably possible, and broke RRS 14.

DECISION1) Yellow is DSQ.Quiz

The 505 North American Championship was supposed to be held at ABYC the last weekend of September. However,the pandemic had other ideas and the event was cancelled and will be hosted by ABYC in September 2022. Instead,conforming to our current event requirements, five west coast 505’s made the trip to ABYC, joining the six ABYC 505s

for three days of racing. With the wind never exceeding 8 knots, 13 races were run over 3 days outside the Federalbreakwater. Robin and Mark Townsend ran the race committee and set the gate mark, Kevin Brown and Chuck Trippworked weather mark, with Jennifer and Steve Kuritz filling in the gaps on Friday.

The 505 class use a “rabbit start”. A pathfinder is selected, usually the fourth-place boat from the previous race andat the start signal they round the port end start mark and sail a port close-hauled course. The rest of the fleet starts onstarboard tack and ducks the transom of the pathfinder to start. After 20 seconds the pathfinder is released with a soundsignal and can tack to starboard or continue on port.

Howie Hamlin dominated the three days of racing with 10 1st places in 13 races, choosing to use his discard andnot to sail the last race. Kevin Taugher and Garrett Brown finished second, with current World Champions Mike Martin andAdam Lowry in third.

Each day after racing the 505 sailors all sat on the patio (appropriately distanced) and discussed the days racingproviding tips to each other as to how they could improve. Multi time World Champion Pete Melvin was out watching andalso shared his observations on what the leaders were doing that the other boats should try. The 505 sailors are all willingto share their go-fast secrets to improve the performance of others. The philosophy is that everyone improves when thefleet is more competitive. Probably why we had multiple World Champions on water for a 11-boat regatta. A lesson fromwhich other fleets could learn.

Full results https://www.sailwave.com/results/ABYC_2020_505_Regatta.htm

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Rabbit start. Kevin Taugher (9080) ducking the rabbit,World Champion Mike Martin (9106) close behind.

Howard Hamlin and Andy Zinn


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Changes to The Racing Rules of Sailing 2021-2024 - PART 2

The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) are revised every four years by World Sailing, the international authority for the sport.World Sailing recently published the 2021-2024 edition on their website www.sailing.org, which will become effective on 1January 2021. US Sailing members will receive a new “red” rule book, which will include the US Sailing prescriptions.

I have divided the rule changes into two groups. Changes to the way the rule works, and grammatical changes.These groups are further divided into changes that affect the sailors and those that affect race officials. Each month in theSou’wester leading up to the rules becoming effective on January 1, 2021 I will highlight a few interesting changes anddiscuss the implications.

PART 1 – Fundamental Rules

Rule 1.1 – Helping Those in DangerPreviously only a boat or competitor was required to give all possible help to any person or vessel in danger. Now supportpersons shall also give all possible help to any person or vessel in danger.

1.1 Helping Those in DangerA boat, or competitor or support person shall give all possible help to any person or vessel in danger.

Rule 2 – Fair SailingThe penalty for breaking rule 2 is now only a disqualification that is not excludable. The lesser penalty of disqualification hasbeen removed.

2 FAIR SAILINGA boat and her owner shall compete in compliance with recognized principles of sportsmanship and fair play. Aboat may be penalized under this rule only if it is clearly established that these principles have been violated.The penalty shall be either disqualification or a disqualification that is not excludable.

PART 2 – When Boats MeetPreambleRequires the intention to replace the rules of Part 2 with the IRPCAS to be placed in the Notice of Race. This providessufficient time for a competitor to locate the IRPCAS and prepare for the different set of rules. Currently, the notice of racecan state that the regatta will be governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing and the sailing instructions can replace the rulesof Part 2 between sunset and sunrise with IRPCAS.

Rule 14 – Avoiding ContactThe three rules under which a boat could be exonerated, rule 14(b), rule 21 and rule 64.1(a) have been combined into a newrule 43 Exoneration.

14 AVOIDING CONTACTA boat shall avoid contact with another boat if reasonably possible. However, a right-of-way boat, or one entitled tosailing within the room or mark-room to which she is entitled, (a) need not act to avoid contact until it is clearthat the other boat is not keeping clear or giving room or mark-room. , and (b) shall be exonerated if she breaks thisrule and the contact does not cause damage or injury.

Rule 16.2 – Changing CourseRule 16.2 now only applies on a beat to windward. It no longer applies on a run.

16.2 In addition, on a beat to windward when after the starting signal a port tack boat is keeping clear bysailing to pass astern to leeward of a starboard-tack boat, the starboard-tack boat shall not change coursebear away if as a result the port-tack boat would immediately need to must change course immediately tocontinue keeping clear.

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rules changesm o r eRule 18.3 – Passing Head to Wind in the ZoneThe title of the rule has been changed to be more consistent with the rule.

18.3 Passing Head to Wind Tacking in the ZoneIf a boat in the zone of a mark to be left to port passes head to wind from port to starboard tack and is thenfetching the mark, she shall not cause a boat that has been on starboard tack since entering the zone to sailabove close-hauled to avoid contact and she shall give mark-room if that boat becomes overlapped insideher. When this rule applies between boats, rule 18.2 does not apply between them.

Rule 20.4 – Additional Requirements for HailsWhen a boat’s hail for room to tack at an obstruction may not be heard, she shall also make a signal that clear indicates herneed for room to tack. The notice of race may specify an alternate method, for example a whistle, an arm signal, a hail onVHF.

20.4 Additional Requirements for Hails

(a) When conditions are such that a hail may not be heard, the boat shall also make a signal that clearly indicatesher need for room to tack or her response.(b) The notice of race may specify an alternative communication for a boat to indicate her need for room to tack orher response, and require boats to use it.

See you on the waterMark Townsend

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In an effort to restart racing before the end of summer the ABYC Harbor Series was invented. Twenty boats took part in the firstHarbor Series on Sunday, September 20th.and enjoyed a great day of racing on the smooth waters of Long Beach Harbor. Windswere around 7 knots with occasional gusts to 7.5 knots! A mixed handicap racing format was used , which was open to all Dinghy,

Keelboat, Multihull, Cruiser Classes and Offshore classes. A mixture of both slow and fast boats entered, so average lap time was usedto determine the winners and losers. All the boats sailed for 30-40 minutes and finished when they completed their next lap. Each boat’stime was corrected using their Portsmouth yardstick handicap. Then the boats elapsed time was corrected to account for the number oflaps they sailed. Thank heavens for computers.

Corrected results showed Roland Fournier won the day in his Finn, closely followed by Pete Melvin in a Formula 18. TateChristopher won the 10 boat Laser Radial fleet and Dan Milefchik topped the Viper fleet. Race committee was run by Robin and MarkTownsend with Chuck Hardin setting the weather mark. It was a nice late summers day on the water.

The second Harbor Series will be on Sunday, October 4th, with the third two weeks later on October 18th. Enter online on theABYC website.

Full results https://www.sailwave.com/results/ABYC_2020_Harbor_Series_1.htmMark Townsend

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From Jen Christopher - she says “kinda” cool! It is! Blast from the Past!The ladies of the Social Advisory Committee at theAnnual Catlina Island Fun Fest in 2015


...from page 1patience christeningm o r e

We are participating in a ritual that has been done for thousands and thousands of years. The Babylonians wereconsidered the first civilization to christen a boat only because they wrote about it. But I believe that sailorsbefore then who didn’t know how to write also christened their boats, invoking the spirits and higher powers for

protection from winds and waves, safety for their crews, and meeting their objectives of commerce, communication, andexploration.

When a Viking ship was christened, the chief sent for a strong agile prisoner to be bound in cloth and thrownagainst the bow, breaking his back, his blood spurting on the bow in the hopes that his own spirit would be embedded in theship, his soul protecting the crew. Today we have champagne!

Even here we are doing the same. No matter how much insurance we have, training hours at the helm, andtechnology, there still is some level of uncertainty that exists. So we invoke our spirits and higher powers for protection foreveryone who sails in her.

I want to remind everyone here that what we are doing is very important. Rituals are reminders that the mundanesurrounding our lives has meaning and this is no exception. We may not want to hear this, but we live every day withuncertainty and death and recent events makes this more acute. In better times, Patience would just be a tool to helpcomplete our tasks, but today in these troubled times, Patience is more than that. As a new part of ABYC, Patience is hereto help us become better versions of ourselves, by helping us to serve others, by helping us to compete with honor, skill,and virtue, and, by helping us to win gracefully and lose with grace.

We are here to celebrate the new Patience, we are here to celebrate each other, and we are here because we arealive.

Jorge Suarez

Editor’s note: The above was presented by Jorge at he ceremony


PLEASE SUPPORT the 34th ANNUAL CHARITY EVENTS for THE CHILDREN’S CLINIC FAMILY HEALTHThe Children’s Clinic-Family Health, TCCFH) has been the beneficiary of nearly $500,000 from the Yacht Clubs of

Long Beach over its 33-year history as coordinators of The Charity Regatta and Events. TCCFH is in need of our helpmore than ever, with the onslaught of Covid-19.

The Children’s Clinic still has 10 clinics open in the greater Long Beach area, but had to close the clinics at two ofits school sites. It also is expanding its clinic at Anaheim and Walnut Sts. to 18,000 square feet; 15 exam rooms; Departmentsof Pediatrics, Adult Primary Care, and Women’s Health. It also will have 88 units of affordable housing, and 3 levels ofparking.

The Yacht Clubs of Long Beach Committee will launch a mail-in and online campaign starting October 1 throughOctober 31 to request donations. Treat TCC with your donation; please complete the short form below and send it toABYC. Make checks payable to “The Children’s Clinic Family Health”, with ABYC on the memo line. Committee Chair CarolKofahl will personally take your checks to TCC so that ABYC members can be counted in the group donation. Sorry, noclub charges, please.

If you prefer to donate on the TCCFH web site, go to www.thechildrensclinic.org/giving. You will be asked to selectan amount. Use the “Designation” tab to see a drop down menu, and click on “Charity Regatta;” in the comment box put thename of your yacht club. The club whose members donate the most money will earn its name on the Founders’ Trophy,which celebrates the contributions of individuals and organizations to The Charity Regatta. Donations of $50 or more willreceive a vintage Charity Regatta tee-shirt or hat, while supplies last. If you are donating on line, please still completeand mail in the form below also so we have the contact information we need in case we can’t get it from TheChildren’s Clinic.

Alamitos Bay Yacht Club’s Halloween Regatta will be limited to members only. At this time, we are planning on a“See It and Buy It” sale, rather than a Silent Auction. Our ability to move forward with this will depend on the City of LongBeach COVID restrictions, responses from sponsors, and ABYC Board of Directors’ approval.

In past years, donations were generated by The Yacht Clubs of Long Beach committee which engaged volunteersfrom their members to host the Sailors’ Swap Meet and Hot Dog Lunch (Seal Beach YC); Pancake Breakfast (Marina YCof LB); Brunch on the Bay (Navy YC of LB and International Order of the Blue Gavel, District 10); Halloween CharityRegatta, Silent Auction, and Golf Tournament (Alamitos Bay YC).

For additional information about The Children’s Clinic Family Health and the wonderful work it does for 13% of ourLong Beach student population, please see its web site at www.thechildrensclinic.org. If you have any questions, pleasecontact Chair Carol Kofahl at [email protected]. Thanks for your support.

NOR INFORMATION FOR THE CHILDREN’S CLINIC FAMILY HEALTH

name ____________________________________________ email ____________________

address ____________________________________________________________________

city, state, zip _______________________________________________________________

yacht club __________________________

donation amount ___________

_____ mail in

_____ on-line through The Children’s Clinic web site.

t-shirt size ____

Please mail with donation, made payable to TCC Family Health, to:

Carol Kofahl, YCLB Committee Chair. c/o ABYC; 7201 E. Ocean Bl.; Long Beach, CA 90803

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Lido Love

End of Twilights and Lido Cruise The sun has finally set on the 2020 season of Lido Twilights. The season got

off to a slow start, but ended strong. Here are some fun factsfor this season. 37 boats participated, with the largest turnoutof 20 boats on Aug 27th. We didn’t need to tally up the scoresto know that Mark and Lorna dominated the A fleet. As for theB fleet, we aren’t really sure. There were a number of boatsthat jumped back and forth between the A’s and B’s and onsome nights the fleets were combined. So as far as the wholeseason goes it’s not really clear who the B sailors were. Themost important thing is we were finally able to have pizza after sailing!

Food is a good segue to the next topic. Have you ever noticed that a good turnout for a weekend Lido regatta isabout 10 boats, but if you invite those same people to dinner, the number doubles? Well that holds true even if the dinneris at Catalina. The 9th annual Lido Fest Cruise had a record turnout of 19 boats. If you were there you had a great time. Ifnot, this is some of what you missed: swimming, the Tiwal tow, happy hour raft up, happy our raft up with Bingo, hike to

Parson’s, rattle snakes, treasure hunt, sangria, Saturday night steakdinner, and George’s classical guitar. A big thanks go out to the entireBell family for putting on the treasure hunt. In typical Bell style, the ruleswere a little loose with some mind bending riddles to solve. Kathy, Cindy,Jack and Debby won the treasure chest and bragging rights. Bingo wasalso new this year, modern technology allowed us to use an iphone appto pick the numbers. Legal Disclaimer: We didn’t put much effort intovetting the app, but we figured it couldn’t be any worse than the time fleet6 ran bingo with a series of missing balls! The final challenge was how doyou feed 40 sailors COVID style? Like an In-N-Out on the water. Pullyour dinghy up to mooring B4 to pay, head over to Westward on B2 topick up your steak and answer the question, “Will you be eating this inyour dinghy?”

Kevin Thomas

The last boat on the water for Lido Twilights (Hey Jack isthat you?)

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Helen explaining the rules of Bingo (followed by an English to Englishtranslation).

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Excited to finish buildingthe Morford Room plaquehonoring a great man, JimMorford, who ran scoringfor the club for many years.Thanks to Cole for hisinstallation assistance.

John Gresham

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September 16th the Cal 20 fleet concluded the summer series of Wednesday Practice Sails. Elevenboats were out on the starting line with wind about 8 knots, and a start line at 230 degrees and 330feet. Chuck Hardin, Dave Crockett, and Tom Newton were the ABYC Whaler. With the wind

threatening to die out completely, the whaler crew agreed to move the line off the beach in front of ABYC.Weather mark was 38 and finish. It seemed promising at first, but the wind became very light, and Daveaudibled for a finish at mark 38. Good call Dave and thank you to the whaler crew.

Of course, we still had to sail in, but ultimately needed tows and were assisted by other whalers nearby in WendyCorzine, Bryce Hans and Keith Polmanteer, and our own ABYC whaler.

Finishes were as follows:1. 26 Veintesies - Chuck Clay & Pat McCormick2. 363 Magic Bus - Steve George & Grant Hill3. 960 Party Bucket - Hayden & Neil Rietdky and Wally Gordon4. 9 Rubber Dog - Keith Ives & Chuck Stevens5. 103 No Stress Express - Dan Gilboa & John Grisham6. 69 Lickety Split - Ron & Mike Wood7. 373 Bravura - Damon Kunkle & Jeff Ives8. 249 Spar Wars - Dave & Carol Kofahl9. 441 Fourfourone - Bill Durant & David Oborn10. 385 Threeeightfive - Jason Sumpter & Cameron MacLaren11. 299 Shifty - Olivia, Sophia, & Mike Corzine

Post race trophy presentation followed racing. Pat McCormick tabulated the entire summer’s scores and theoverall awards given.

In n’ Out gift cards, bottles of Mount Gay Rum, Stella Artois and beautifully engraved wall mounted trophies werehanded out to the winners.

Best Sail committee: Dave Crockett and Chuck HardinBest new boat: Party Bucket - Wally Gordon & Neil NietdykMost consistently on the water: Chedder - Bryce Hans & Keith PolmanteerBest Family Boat: Shifty - The Corzine’sMost Tenacity: Spar Wars - Dave & Carol Kofahl3rd overall: Lickety Split - Ron Wood & Mike Wood2nd overall: Veinteties - Chuck Clay & Pat McCormick1st overall: Rubber Dog - Keith Ives & Chuck Stevens

Despite restrictions and other factors, the Cal 20 Fleet sawpositive growth this summer, increased participation, and a number ofinnovations making sailing practice races easier.

Other shout out thankyou’s go to Rick Roberts who is alwayshelpful, Damian & Dwayne for operating the hoist, Nicole Peoples forhelping with Whaler bookkeeping, Carol Kofahl for gorgeous engravedtrophies. Pat McCormick getting the rum & gift cards as well as sageadvice in setting up courses, along with Chuck Clay for the same.Thank you to all the sailors who came out at one time or another thissummer!

Let’s keep the momentum going. News soon about new Cal20’s coming onto the scene both in Long Beach and San Pedro.

Cal 20’s, what a great boat!!Jeff


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Friday Night Practice Sailing continues at LBYC long dock or per last minute announcement untilday light savings expires. A good fleet of up to 16 boats has been out on Fridays, with masks andsocial distancing observed. San Diego NOOD was unfortunately cancelled due to the virus, but

the Nationals are still on in Garland, Texas for the end of October. El Dorado Boat Pond racing continueson third Sundays of the month and Irvine Mason Lake on the fourth Sunday. Lake Balboa racing continues

on the second Sunday of the month and may become a good treat when the temperatures drop. Don Shirley

Kathy Reed Wins at BYC Ladies RegattaSteady wind in Newport made for a fun day of sailing at

this year’s Little Old Ladies (and Gents) Regatta. ABYCmade a good showing starting out strong with a 2,3,4 finish by

Cindy Heavrin, Kathy Weishample and Kathy Reed, behind SDYC’s Betty Becker.The rest of the day belonged to Kathy Reed, finishing 1st in the remaining races butBetty Becker, Diane Kent and Cindy Heavrin kept the pressure on Kathy all day. Thefog rolled in for the second race but lifted enough to find the marks, Betty was in the

lead after the leeward rounding buttacked away too soon on the way to finishand sailed into some light air. Kathytacked to head for the finish at the sternof the race committee boat and finishedjust ahead of Betty by a boat length. Going into the last race Kathy and Bettywere tied with 6 points. Twice around,Kathy rounded the windward mark in firstand was able to hold on to the lead and finish the regatta with 4,1,1,1 finishesahead of Betty Becker by 2 points. Kathy was the overall winner and also tookthe honor of wining the BYC Nancy Melon Perpetual trophy. Cindy Heavrintrophied with a 3rd place finish, and Kathy Weishampel had a strong showing in5th.

ABYC’s Sandra Lindsey competed in her first regatta, and trophied in3rd place in the Mixed-C fleet. Sandra has come a long way this year,progressing her skills through the adult sabot sailing program at BYC. Greatjob Sandra!

In other fleet news, Sr. Sabots continue to get out once a month for Sunday racing. August 30 we had 10 boats onthe water that included Mark Townsend using a newly refurbished fleet charter boat and Ed Kimball who gave up the Harbor20 for a day and also joined in on the Sabot fun.

Kathy Weishampel and Tom Newton continue to work on getting donations of good Sabot boats with hopes ofhaving good boats available for charter by Juniors and Seniors that want to experience the Sabot. If you have a Sabot, orSabot parts that could be used for this purpose, contact Kathy Weishampel.


$15.00 Per Person • Members Only80 People (40 Diners/Seating)

Telephone Reservations Only • (562) 434-9955 • Must Speak to StaffMASKS REQUIRED, EXCEPT WHEN EATING OR DRINKING

Commodore'S

It's not just a rumor That Commodore MuellerWould like one last Brunch And we have a hunchThere'll be yummy things And cool guitar stringsSo come raise a glass As the torch will now passWith a warm welcome wave To Commodore DeLave

Lori VanSkyHock

PLATED BRUNCH CHOICESA - Veggie Omelette

Pico de Gallo & PotatoesB - Chicken & Waffles

Maple Butter, & SyrupC - Lumberjack

Pancakes,Scrambled Eggs, & Bacon D - Steak & Eggs

PotatoesINCLUDESFresh Fruit & Breakfast Pastries

Freshly-Baked Biscuits

Butter, Jam & Country GravyCoffee & Beverages by ABYC

BRUNCHSaturday, October 17

1st Seating 9:30 - 11:00 am/2nd Seating 11:00 - 12:30 pm

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