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2018SRBCNC

EXECUTIVEOFFICERS

CommodoreDave Trowbridge

Vice CommodoreRobert Gianelli

Rear CommodoreCraig Burger

SecretaryJaime Trowbridge

TreasurerKathy Humphrey

In this issue...

Monthly Reports

Commodore’s Report

Vice Comm Report

Rear Comm Report

March Cruise Report

Ed & Tech Article

March

Upcoming Events

May Cruise Flyer Memorial Day

June Cruise Flyer Save The Date

July Cruise Flyer Save The Date

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Commodore ......................Dave Trowbridge Public Relations ................Scott LandcastleVice Commodore ................Robert Gianelli Ed & Tech .........................................Laura SansRear Commodore .....................Craig Burger Programs & Meetings ..............Ken ShepardImmed. Past Commodore .......Shelia Kelly Editor ..................................................Dan HandSecretary ..........................Jamie Trowbridge Membership ................................. Sue VinyardTreasurer ..............................Kathy Humphrey Web Master .....................................Tom JonesCruises ...........................................Roy Vinyard PICYA Delegate ............. Roy & Sue Vinyard

2018 General Meetings (meeting time is 1:00pm unless otherwise noted)

2018 Offi cers & Directors

Jan Delta King, Sac 1/20 Apr Opening Day 4/7 Aug Circle Lines 8/25 Oct Halloween 10/27

Have a Sea Ray? Join the fun!...Sea Ray boat owners are eligible to join. SRBCNC is a cruising club whose members keep their boats throughout the SF Bay and Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta with cruises taking place throughout the delta. Membership information may be obtained by contacting our Membership Director Sue Vinyard at [email protected] or download an application from www.srbcnc.org.

Interested in advertising with us?Rates and information may be obtained by contacting our Public Relations Director Scott Landcastle at [email protected].

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2018 Cruise ScheduleDate Cruises & Events Location Leader Crew

Jan 20 Change of Watch Delta King, Sacramento Trowbridge Feb 16-18 Valentine’s Cruise Pittsburg YC Trowbridge ShepardMarch 16-18 St. Patrick’s Day Cruise Tower Park Landcastle Gianelli April 6-8 Opening Day / Delta Stockton YC Kelly Vinyard, HallingMay 25-28 Memorial Day Discovery Bay Lewis VinyardJune 8-10 TBD Palomino ?July 2-4 Independence Day Cruise The Bedroom 2 Plount Halling, TrowbridgeAug 3-5 Commodore’s Mystery ??? Trowbridge VinyardAug 31-Sep 3 Circle Cruise Mildred Island Trowbridge/Humphrey Palomino, Landcastle, Vinyard, BurgerSep 28-Oct 8 Bay Cruise San Francisco Bay Burger Humphrey, Lewis, LandcastleOct 26-28 Halloween Stockton YC Miller/Sans Kelly, TrowbridgeDec 15 Winter Gala TBD Shepard ?

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From the BridgeCommodore DAVE TROWBRIDGE

I’m really stumped. David has given me no ammo with which to roast him about in this article, well one small thing of which both he and my Pops are equally guilty. I’ve made no secret that cooking for David is a challenge—he won’t eat vegetables, fi sh, most shellfi sh and anything that to him that looks weird—unless its doused in melted cheese. While my Pops loves his veggies (only normal ones whatever the hell that means), he hates chicken, melted cheese, brown eggs, any red meat that’s not burnt and seasoning—he doesn’t like seasoning. Add all of that together and I’m pretty limited when it comes to dinner time at my house. I fi nally decided to hell with both of them because I’m tired of eating such a limited variety of food and just started cooking what I want. The two of them have now come up with a pretty funny way to

let me know how much they disapprove of my unwillingness to cater to them anymore. Do you all remember the Garfi eld cartoon…big orange cat that would let you know how he felt about you by doing a loud AKKK noise and tossing up a big hair ball? Well now David and Pops walk into the kitchen while I’m cooking take one look, shake their whole body (ugly face included) do the big AKKK sound and walk away. Question, what poison do you recommend I add to their food?

Never fear there is one club member who does deserve a bit of hazing this month—our very own Scott Landcastle. I’m sure others will write about how great his fi rst cruise turned out. How he managed to get a restaurant that wasn’t even open for business yet to open their doors just for our club and serve us 3 fantastic meals. How Ken Sheppard secured an interesting speaker and how all hands were on deck to help folks manage the swift current when departing. On the surface, it looked like a well-oiled machine but leading up to this lovely event it was the biggest damn mess

the likes of which this club hasn’t seen since the planning of my fi rst cruise.

Poor Roy and Sue Vinyard, who did their best to guide our seriously misguided Scott…you might notice that their hair is a bit thinner from pulling it out…that boy even had the nerve to get a bit huff y. At the end of the cruise, David and Scott were talking about how it went (which was great as I said earlier) and Scott admitted that he should have read the information that’s on our website about arranging for a cruise. Scott’s own words “there’s some really helpful stuff on there.” Well duh Scott why do you think we put on there?

My calling out Scott was not meant to embarrass or humiliate him (well maybe just a little bit). It’s a cautionary tale to you future fi rst time cruise leaders—read the guidance on the club website fi rst, before you start making arrangements. If you do, your cruise will run smoothly from start to fi nish, you’ll reduce your aggravation 10-fold, and more importantly you will not end up in one of my articles. Sorry Scott…I still love you!




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From the WheelVice Commodore ROBERT GIANELLI

Panic and peace. Love and

marriage. Oil and water.

In the words of Jimmy Van

Heusen, and performed by

Frank Sinatra, “you can’t

have one without the other”.

The element of one extreme

emotion to the other is a

constant in our daily live.

Whether it’s at work or home

life, or even in our quest to

find and enjoy relaxation

during our off time. I so

much look forward of my

time in life when I am on

my way to Perry’s, to say

hello to Joe and Debra,

and to my beloved Lady

“I”. When I’m giving her a

quick bath and once over,

(no not Debra). Loading

provisions, warming her up,

and heading to any weekend

get-away. The panic inside

me is a consistent reminder

to be sure that all is done

correctly, safely, so I may

find the destination to where

we all will gather and share

that peace of mind found

in friendship. And I see it in

all of us, and for the same

reasons. Worrying about the

wind, current, damn small

opening into the horse shoe.

Wholly crap look at all that

pretty gelcoat! Hell, look at

that HUGE anchor on my

bow! Panic, but controlled.

Friends on dock, friends on

radio, friends on lines and

rails. Peace.

Scott, and his first

sponsored cruise to Jelly

Stone Park, aka, Tower

Park Marina. He was bold

enough to allow us to

be Guinee pigs to Chef

Julio and his not yet open

restaurant, The Tower Park

Waterfront Grill. You could

see all the wheels turning. Is

there enough room, is there

enough power, fenders,

cleats, plates, food, chairs,

money? Will the wind calm

down? Will all show up?

Will I survive this? WHY did

I do this? Panic. In the end

Scott, job well done! All

showed up, and then some.

New members greeted and

welcomed into the fold.

Chef Julio and his staff were

quite gracious. The food

was abundant and flavorful.

Ranger Smith and his crew,

made sure all had power

and were well secured.

Friends relaxed and happy

with another. Peace.

The love and marriage of

club members gathering

together with their wives

husbands, significant others,

families, and of course, their

Sea Ray’s. Peace.

To the Garrison’s and the

Brandt’s, welcome to our

club. We are happy to have

you aboard. All of us are

looking forward to sharing

all that we have as a club,

as a family, with you and

yours.

Oil and water? As your Vice

Commodore, I vow to get to

the bottom of that issue!

In closing, as panic

encroaches, and my fear of

failure drives me, I am and

will be searching for next

years board members to join

me in leading this club into

2019. Who is willing to join

me to lead? Any volunteer’s?






From the DeckRear Commodore CRAIG BURGER

Dateline Bali…

Well Toto, we are not in the

Delta anymore. After more

than 25 hours of planes,

airport lunges, airport

shopping malls, and more

than a few cocktails we

arrived Sunday evening in

beautiful Bali! We traveled

through Hong Kong and

Singapore on our way,

The first thing we noticed

about Bali, other than it is

an Island and very beautiful,

is how big the cities are

and how many millions

of people and ubiquitous

cars, and motor bikes are

going everywhere, in every

direction, all at once! There

are certainly beaches and

mountains that maintain the

serene and mystical flavor of

what one would expect of

an Island paradise.

Monday morning we were

up bright and early and

were joined by our driver/

tour guide to head out to

see the sights. As we were

staying near the Seminyak

Beach area, we focused

on the local sights, which

included several temples

and beautiful vistas and

beaches. After a long day

driving through miles and

miles of traffic and crowded

street scenes, it was late

afternoon and, surprise/

surprise Ibu and Bapek (that

is what everyone here calls

Suze and me, and roughly

translates into Madame and

Sir to find a watering hole,

near the beach to catch one

of the famous Indian Ocean

sunsets.

Our 20-year-old guide

suggested a local hangout

called the Single Fin, which

we jumped on

forthwith. We got

there a few hours

before sunset and

spent the next

several hour’s

sight and people

watching. It was

awesome.

The next morning we were

picked up by guide #2,

both guides are relatives of

the local Tourism magnate

Ponyi, and were terrific.

Ponyi’s sister was our host

for day two, our trip up

to the mountains and the

local Art hub of Ubud. The

trip itself was again more

driving through crowded

streets, but once we got to

Ubud we understand what

the bid deal was about this

area; lush forests, local art,

beautiful people and resorts.

The highlight for Suze was

the Monkey Forest. This

is truly an amazing place

right in the heart of the city.

Hundreds of “free range”

local monkeys roaming at

will and “performing” for

the attention and food that

humans always bring to

such places. Below are just

a few of the photos we took

while there and you can

see the joy that accrued to

both Suze and her monkey

friends.



The Good the pancakes and

the Green stuff.

Well here it is my take

on the St. Patrick’s Day

weekend cruise to Tower

Park. I believe it was a very

successful cruise. If I do

say so myself. I saw the

Good in all the attendees.

When the Cruise began

Friday morning for me, I was

met by John Halling. and

transported back to Tower

Park in Toyyot Docking

was fairly simple with the

tide and wind. John made

short work of finding enough

power to keep Toyyot in the

power she is accustom to.

Roy and Sue Vinyard arrived

in “In His Time” and were

able to run the tide into the

Horseshoe. Robert arrived

in Lady I and jumped right

to work assisting in docking

boats arriving. Lew Sea

arrived and took up station

on the outside dock Elaine

was ready to party and Jack

was ready to get set up and

back into his Captain’s chair.

I was glad they made it over

the hill as the weather was

not at it’s best. Coventina

arrived and Rodger was

ready to relax.

As the weather subsided

Plan B arrived as did

Wine Down. Trow’s Nest

anchored down the outside

berth behind Lew Sea,

not to close though. The

festivities began and we all

found our places walking

the dock or sitting talking

with friends. Some of our

new members stopped by

Dennis Garrison Pops Yacht

and Monique, Bill Brant and

Michelle in Miss Me. Deja

Vu Again provided much

needed wind blockage also.

Friday nights are always fun

after a long week

Sea Norita arrived Saturday

morning after we had a

wonderful breakfast, sorry

no pancakes but what we

did have was great. Thank

you to Chef Julio and staff

for working hard to make

us comfortable. Saturday

was a nice calm day and

more Club members arrived

and enjoyed breakfast. The

evening festivities began

with Corned Beef Cabbage

red potatoes and dinner

rolls, a meal fit for an Earl.

The Club was treated

to a Sales preparation

presentation by Chris

Simpson. Very informative.

Thank you Chris and Ken for

arranging the presentation. I

believe we had 36 for dinner.

Sunday was closing down

with another wonderful

breakfast with “Pan Cakes”

yes Chef Julio came

through. All-in-all it was a

wonderful weekend.

Thanks for making my first

Cruise leader experience a

positive learning experience.

Scott “Savasana”

Landcastle








Tomorrow morning we leave

Bali, head to Singapore for

a few days, and then off on

the first leg of our cruise(s).

Keep an eye on Facebook,

as we will post throughout.

Sorry we missed what

looked to be a great cruise

out to Tower Park, where it

appeared that at least Mike

P and Scott were in typically

rare form.

See you on the water in May.

From the DeckRear Commodore CRAIG BURGER



continued from page 19

Although Jude submitted

for three extinguishers on

the same request, they were

delivered weeks apart. A

Kidde representative said

that is very common.

Without a huge amount

of effort and in a fairly

short amount of time our

fire extinguishers were

exchanged. Now we can

use those skills taught to

us by the firefighters and

feel confident that our

extinguishers will function

properly.

Ed & Tech DirectorLAURA SANS

Saturday, March 24 there

was a special get together

at Perry’s Boat Harbor. We

were celebrating the second

most important event in

a boaters life, in this case

Bruce and Deanna Curley

who sold Deanna’s Dream.

Although a sad occasion

for the those in attendance

and the club at large, Bruce

and Deanna assured that

“we have not seen the last

of the Curley’s” at SRBCNC

events.

Bruce and Deanna, lifetime

members of SRBCNC

have provided countless

hours and tireless effort

hauling, packing, unpacking,

setting up, and tearing

down audio and video

equipment. Staples such

as the annual Circle Cruise

Dinghy Drive-In and Dancing

Under the Stars events,

Roastmastering at the

annual SRBCNC Roast, and

the World’s best on-the-

water audio for numerous

cruise including leading

a few very memorable

Karaoke cruises aree a

t4estiment to their devotions

to SRBCNC.

For me, my personsl favorite

are the year in review

videos, especially mine from

2012.

Thank you is not near

enough Bruce and Deanna.

We look forward to having

you join us for cruise in the

near future to hear about

your new adventures.

Thank you Bruce and Deanna, but not goodbye...



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Ed & Tech DirectorLAURA SANS

Many of us have pleasant

memories of the cruises

that featured firefighters.

We were taught how to

correctly put out a fire with

an extinguisher. Remember

the acronym PASS (pull, aim,

squeeze, sweep). Well what

happens if you use all that

great knowledge and the

extinguisher doesn’t work?

Don’t let that happen.

Kidde, a major manufacturer

of fire extinguishers, is

in the process of a huge

recall. I first read about

it in a Consumer Reports

magazine. Then Jude read

about it in one of her many

boating magazines. We

also got a letter from our

RV manufacturer. The recall

involves 37.8 million portable

fire extinguishers which can

become clogged, require

extra force to discharge,

or can fail to activate. The

recall includes 134 models

made between January 1,

1973 (not a typo) and August

15, 2017.

Kidde is replacing any

affected models and the

process is fairly simple.

First locate all your fire

extinguishers. That may

be the most difficult part.

Jude took care of the two

we have on the boat and

the one we have in our

kitchen at home. She

was very proud when she

announced to me that the

fire extinguisher project

was complete. Then I

mentioned that we have

one on the RV, one in each

garage, and a spare on the

shelf. In total we have seven

extinguishers. This actually

worked out well because I

was also able to go through

the process which should

make this article more

accurate.

Once you locate all your

extinguishers, you look for

the model number and

serial number. These are

fairly obvious on the label.

Go to kidde.com to request

a FREE replacement. Find

the product safety recall

page. At the bottom of

the page click on which

extinguisher type you have

such as plastic handle. It

will take you to a page

to enter the model and

serial number. The next

page will inform you if your

extinguisher is affected or

not affected by the recall.

Of our seven only three

needed to be replaced.

By the way, if you have

six or more extinguishers,

Kidde requests that you

call (855)271-0773 instead

of submitting your request

online.

Kidde has made the

replacement process

extremely easy. They

ship you a new

extinguisher. Interestingly

fire extinguishers cannot

be delivered on a regular

delivery truck. They

are transported on a

hazardous material truck.

You will need the original

packaging to return your

old extinguishers. Save the

outer brown box and the

inner extinguisher box. Pack

the old extinguisher and

label it using the enclosed

return label. Be sure not

to remove the diamond

label that indicates it is a

hazardous material. Kidde

uses Fed Ex for shipping. If

you are used to Fed Ex, this

process is a little different.

You cannot just schedule

a pick-up. Enclosed with

the package is the Fed Ex

number to call to arrange a

hazardous pick-up.



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