August - 2011 Volume - 269 Founded - 1987

Napa Valley Yacht Club

Steer the Course

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Elsinor leads the fleet to Martinez Yacht Club

at the Mare Island lift bridge while a maintenance crew repaired a malfunction. They arrived in time to join the festivities sponsored by the Martinez YC in celebration of National Marina Day. Drawings were held throughout lunch and several of our members came away with prizes. Norm and Else hosted cocktails aboard Elsinor on Saturday evening. Starship and Cking Fun left for Napa early on Sunday and avoided another bridge delay that caught the rest of the fleet. This time the delay was less than 30 minutes. Except for the bridge problems, it was another great cruise. Thanks Norm and Else!
--Charlie Agnew, Fleet Captain

Nine NVYC cruisers participated in the Martinez YC/National Marina Day Cruise June 10-12 captained by Norm Madsen. Elsinor, Grand Cru, White Pelican, Pelican, Charisma, Omega and Why Knot arrived Friday in time to enjoy a nice dinner and games night hosted by the Martinez YC. Star Ship and CKing Fun arrived Saturday morning after a two hour wait

Editor: Ellen Vartan

Commodore Dirk Kruidenier

Vice Commodore Bill Newton

Rear Commodore Ken Graham

our Board of Directors is always in search of new ways to attract new members and has approved a new membership structure. The basic membership structure that is in place will remain with these modifications: 1) If a new member is of the age 40 or under, they may join by paying the initiation fee and then the regular annual dues. 2) Legacy membership: If we have a member that is the son or daughter of a current or deceased member, they may join without the initiation fee and pay only the annual fee continuously. Both memberships were done to create an interest for new members; and the second was inspired by Lindsay and enjoyment that was achieved by Bill and Merrilee Newton having their daughter involved in the club. I have to believe that other members could experience the same enjoyment. (Kurt Stahr has applied for a refund and I had to explain that this was not a retroactive plan.) The vetting process will remain for all member levels. We need to look for new ways to grow the club. We have gone through some challenging years in lease negotiations. The future will depend on bonding with the community and the promotion of water activity. ---Steer the course

une and July were two very busy months at the club. V-32 sailboat races, electric boat parade, and a July 4th Cruise-in by members were just a few of the events dockside. Loveliest Lady a 70 yacht from Sausalito spent nearly a week at our dock and almost made us think that we were living the life of the rich and famous. August will be no less busy with Marin YC cruising in and our cruise out to the Peddlers Fair in Benicia followed by the Delta Cruise. Call Larry Wolfe if you need information.

eve had a great summer so far, now that its finally arrived. Eleven boats are scheduled to check out the delights of Jack London Square the last weekend in July and then comes the big one: Benicia on August 12 followed by the Delta cruise leaving Benicia on Sunday, August 14. Cruise captain Larry Wolfe says that there is still room for more boats, so call him for more information.

Contact Kurt Stahr if you want to cruise to Marin YC on Final V32 sailboat race of the September 16. The Blue Water season will be August 18. Cruise follows Marin. Contact Kurt Stahr has done a su- Bob Magoon. perb job as Port Captain this year by handling incoming cruisers and keeping everyone As you probably know the club informed about the use of our has purchased an AED dock. (automatic electronic defibrillaMark your calendars for our tor). The vendor is providing annual Change of Watch gala two FREE training sessions in on Friday. December 9 at the its use. These are August 4 at Napa Valley Country Club. 5:30 pm and August 6 at 10:00 am. Both are at our clubhouse More information will follow. and will last about an hour. Please contact me if you are interested. There is still a lot of GET WELL SOON: space available. Evelyn Silveri is recovering
from surgery. Harold Moskowite is recovering from a fall.

---Fair winds and Following Seas

August & September Events August - Friday Night Dinners & Brunch
August 5 - Potluck Hosts: Bill Vermerre & Diana Koin August 4 - Defib class 5:30 pm August 6 - Defib class 10:00 am August 9 - NVYC Board Meeting August 13 - Saturday Brunch August 13 -15 Marin YC Cruise-in August 12- 14 - Peddlers Faire Cruise-out to Benicia August 15 - 21 - Delta Cruise Labor Day Weekend -Benicia YC Cruise in September 4 - Sunday Brunch September 13 - Board Meeting September 18 - Cruise-out to Marin Yacht Club - Blue Water follows

August 12 -

BBQ Ribs with home-made sauce, baked beans, coleslaw with apple, braised greens, rolls, ice cream. Hosts: Lili Keating & Tom Lupori. August 13 - SATURDAY Brunch - 9 am - noon. Fluffy scrambled eggs, roast potato, chicken apple sausage, Danish, coffee, fresh fruit, cold plate with smoked salmon, black bread, cream cheese, capers and red onion. Hosts: Ingrid & Soren Axelsen. Marin Yacht Club cruise-in will be guests.

August 19 - BYOM. Bring your own meat to grill. Sides include potato salad, garden salad, garlic bread, corn, sherbet. Hosts: Carol & Jon Lander. August 26 - Crispy fried chicken, potato salad, grilled veggies, garden salad, garlic bread, watermelon. Hosts: Kathie & Howard Peterson.

August Celebrations
Bob Craven - 8/1 Kerry Nord - 8/3 John Salmon - 8/6 Antoinette Alegria - 8/7 Ken Graham - 8/7 Ray Sercu - 8/7 Keith Poehlmann - 8/8 Roseanne Munoz-Goodfellow - 8/12 Nancy Mueller - 8/12 Valerie Aguirre - 8/18 Nancy Lessler - 8/19 Pat Hildreth - 8/23 Lori Fultz - 8/24 John Ahmann - 8/25 Harold Moskowite - 8/26 Sally Craig - 8/27 Sherrill Schager - 8/29 Dirk Kruidenier - 8/31

Birthdays:

September - Friday Night Dinners & Sunday Brunch

September 2 - Potluck - Bring dish or appetizer to share with friends from Benicia YC. Host: Pat Casperson. September 4 - SUNDAY BRUNCH - 9 am - noon. French toast, Canadian bacon, berries with cream, juice, coffee, cold plate with cheese, roast beef, Danish ham, horseradish sauce, rye bread. Hosts: Val Aguirre & Mike Allran. Our Benicia YC friends will join us. September 9 - BBQ Pulled Pork, beans, corn, biscuits, coleslaw, watermelon. Hosts: Nancy & Marissa Schleicher. September 16 - Mixed Chimichurra Grill with pork tenderloin, sausage and chicken, potato salad garden salad, garlic bread, cookies. Hosts: Maryanne & John Carella. September 23 - Lamb & Beef sliders, sweet potato & Idaho fries, green salad, sherbet. Hosts: Lynn Pritchett & Judy Garcia. September 30 - Italian Night: Meatballs with marinara sauce over pasta, Caesar salad, garlic bread, veggies, ice cream. Hosts: Dorothy & John Salmon. 3

Anniversaries:

Alan & Kristen Spence - 8/2 Tom & Pat Hildreth - 8/13 Bruce & Jerry Butler - 8/19 Larry & Linda Sharp - 8/19 Barney & Evelyn Silveri - 8/25 Phil & Sally Craig - 8/27 John & Judy Ahmann - 8/28

Around the Clubhouse...July 4th and a Tri-Tip dinner...

Thank you to social chairs Misty Kaltreider and Lindsay Newton ( right) for a great July 4th celebration on the river. Games, food, movies & popcorn...doesnt get any better than this!

Photos: Top left:Keith & Regi Poehlmann, VC Bill Newton. Center: Jackie deRuiter and Nancy Schleicher. Top Right: Sally & Phil Craig, Barney & Evelyn Silveri, Bill & Elizabeth Moore, Mary Parker, Commodore Dirk Kruidenier, Art & Angela Lewis.

Hi-jinks, low jinks...we just cant help but have a good time. The Muellers and Fultz families bbqd an awesome tri-tip and sides on July 15. See page 5 for Nancy and Loris famous potato salad recipe.

Top Left: Taylor Fultz, Al Mueller. Center: Nancy Mueller, Chris Fultz. Bottom Left: Chris Fultz & Al Mueller. (Lori was in the galley!)

Where have all the ladies gone? Not a one in sight around this BBQ. Marissa Schleicher and guest Sam Rhee are just foolin around!

Cruise News
Next Race: Thursday, August 18

Remote Controlled Sailboat Regatta... Here are the July 14 winners...

JR Robbers and Richard Goodfellow hosted the July 14 sailboat races at the club. Participants were a small but tenacious group of intrepid sailors with their eyes on the trophies. Dominique Stahr and Dana Robbers prepared traditional Bastille Day faire including Croque Monsieur, Dominiques beautiful tarragon infused sweet greens salad and Rhum Cake. Roseanne Goodfellow filled in behind the bar for beverage service. The last race of the summer will be August 18, starting at 5:30 pm. All club members and the general public are invited to participate and/or be a spectator. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. --Dana Robbers

$10.00 entry fee per person racing Start time: 5:30 pm

For information call: J.R. Robbers 225-1049

Hosts: J. R. Robbers & Richard Goodfellow Trophies will be awarded

Richard Goodfellow - 1st

Kurt Stahr - 2nd

Bob Magoon - 3rd

By Popular Demand: The Tri-tip Dinner cooked by the Mueller and Fultz families on July 15 won rave reviews from diners. Here is Nancy & Loris potato salad recipe:
5 lbs new red potatoes, boiled & chopped 6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled & chopped 1 jar sweet pickles (save the juice) chopped (Not pickle relish) 1/4 bunch fresh parsley, chopped 1 yellow onion, chopped finely 1 C Best Foods Mayonnaise 1/8 C yellow mustard 5 Mix mayonnaise, 3/4 of pickle juice, and mustard. Add to potatoes, eggs, onions, pickles and parsley Add sea salt to taste. Best if made day before but morning will work for evening dinner.

NVYC Cruise to Benicia August 12, 13, 14 - 2011

Benicia Marina

Peddlers Fair August 13

Friday night dinner at Benicia Yacht Club Cocktails: 5:30 pm --- Dinner: 7:00 pm

Dinnerselectionsincludechoiceofsouporsaladanddessert plustaxandgratuity:$27.00perpersonallinclusive. Entrechoices: ChickenMarsala,chickenbreastsautedwithmushroomsinmarsalawine sauceservedwithmashedpotatoes&veggies LambShank,redwinebraisedlambshankwithgarliclemonparsleyrmoulade servedwithmashedpotatoes&veggies GrilledSalmonwithyogurtdillsauceservedwithveggies CannellonistuffedwithItaliansausagerestingonabedofmarinarasauce toppedwithmozzarellacheeseandcrushedwalnuts Saturday -- Peddlers Fair 8 am - 5 pm
Cruise Leader Mark Cordeiro will host cocktails Saturday from 5:00 - 6:30 pm 159 East B St. - Point Benicia on the waterfront
Saturday Night dinner is on your own

Deadline to sign up for cruise or dinner at Benicia Yacht Club is August 8, 2011. All dinners must be paid in advance to Mark Cordeiro before the deadline. Club members will be charged for any dinner cancellations after the deadline. These are the new rules at the Benicia Yacht Club. Call Mark with your reservation and entre selection information and he will arrange payment: 707.738-6419. Please monitor channel #72 on your radio.
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THURSDAY- August 4 - 5:30 pm SATURDAY - August 6 - 10:00 am

Classes conducted by Piners Ambulance Service

A defibrillator is a portable piece of equipment that can deliver an electric shock to a victim of cardiac arrest in order to restore the heart to its normal rhythm. The defibrillator contains computer software that can analyze the cardiac rhythm and deliver a shock only if the heart requires it. Therefore, it is not possible to administer defibrillation to a person with healthy, regular cardiac rhythm. Survival rates of cardiac arrest victims are directly related to the time it takes to resuscitate and administer defibrillation. Contact: Rear Commodore Ken Graham - 224-7015

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The Lady Di, a 40 Krogen, departed Napa on

May 31 with Donald Buresh & Kurt Stahr as my crew. We were looking at 5-6 days of reasonable weather for a cruise up the Pacific Coast of Oregon, Washington, the San Juan Islands and Victoria Island in Canada. We hoped to arrive at our destination after 120 hours of pow-- log of Scott Brown ering continuously and taking shifts at the helm.
(Editors note: I have received 6 pages of ships log from Scott . It is impossible to run all of it in the NVYC Newsletter. Therefore, I am just going to give you a taste of their adventure and hope that Scott will post his log when he gets home.) Scott reports: As we approach Eureka, the sea turned south with big long swells ...much better not to look behind us...no boat traffic. Weather holds ok until Columbia River...and then we get kicked around all night. We hold on tight and next day approach Cape Flattery into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. 120 hours after leaving the Golden Gate we pull into Neah Bay and turn off our little engine for a well-deserved rest and oil change. We take a wobbly land walk and go out for a nice dinner. We arrive at Friday Harbor on a sunny afternoon and it is gorgeous...we are minor celebrities in Anacortes...not too many boats from California. The crew catches a shuttle to the airport and home. Now I am on my own. I crisscross bays and inlets looking for good anchorages and found some beauties. My only contact is HAM guru Bruce Butler back in Napa. July 20 and Lady Di is comfortably docked in front of the Empress Hotel in downtown Victoria. Diane has arrived from Napa. It was a little dicey getting into Victoria coping with fog, looking for the shipping channel and dodging float planes. Finally, I contacted another boat and followed her into the harbor. Next stop was Reid Harbor on Stuart Island where we had to drop off wine to avoid confiscation by customs. Who else is there? Nancy and Phil delEtoile (former members) aboard Brave Duck. They trucked her up a year ago and are now in their second season of sailing the San Juan Islands. July 30 update: Kurt and Dominique Stahr chartered a boat for a week and it was great cruising together. They left for Napa today. Will probably bring the boat back down after the Delta Cruise when my crew is available.

Captain Brown at the helm on Lady Di

Lady Di on the Napa River

Crew Donald Buresh & Kurt Stahr

Lady Di finds a secluded cove

Docked in front of the Empress

Officers, Board of Directors, Committees - 2011 Board of Directors: Commodore: Dirk Kruidenier - 554.1098 Vice Commodore: Bill Newton - 224.0306 Rear Commodore : Ken Graham - 224.7015 Treasurer: Steve Vartan - 224.6553 Secretary: Bob Weeks - 253.2276 Staff Commodore: Larry Wolfe - 253.9158 Directors: Donald Buresh - 548.2545 Chris Fultz - 287.5038 Dana Robbers - 224.3973 Phil Champlin - 255.3817 Dominique Stahr - 224.5157 Avi Strugo - 337.5614 Staff Chairs: Rear Commodore Fleet Captain: Charlie Agnew - 255.8115 Newsletter Editor: Ellen Vartan - 224.6553 Advertising: Kathie Peterson - 738.3130 Merchandise: Angela & Art Lewis - 252.8586 Membership: Evelyn Silveri - 255.1254 Bldg & Grounds: Norm Madsen - 224.9109 Tom Nunan - 252.7928 Public Relations: Lynn Pritchett - 255.6619 Web: Clay Newton Staff Chairs - Vice Commodore Port Captains: Kurt Stahr - 224.5157 Donald Buresh - 548.2545 Galley Captain: Nancy Weeks - 253.2276 Social Chairs: Misty Kaltreider - 252.2107 Lindsay Newton - 738.2464 Bar Captains: Donald Buresh & Sharon Phillips 548.2545 Supplies: Merrilee Newton - 224.0406 OD Coordinators: Joyce Craven - 253.9147 Steve Vartan - 224.6553 Other Staff: Commodore Long Range Planning - Steve Vartan - 224.6553 Sunshine: Evelyn Silveri - 255.1254 Jackie Finnegan - 255.6638 PICYA Delegate: Maxine Maas - 255.4110

Board of Directors Meeting 6-14-2011

Minutes
Meeting called to order at 1730 hours, June 14, 2011 at NVYC Clubhouse by Vice Commodore Bill Newton. Present: Bill Newton, Ken Graham, Steve Vartan, Bob Weeks, Donald Buresh, Dominique Stahr and Staff Commodore Larry Wolfe. Excused: Dirk Kruidenier, Chris Fultz, Dana Robbers, Phil Champlin and Avi Strugo. Reports: Treasurer reported we have $94,408 in the bank. Commodores cruise will be end of July to Oaklands Jack London Square. Website is up and running. Safety Officer will arrange with Piners to schedule a meeting to instruct us in the use of our new AED. Motions Passed: Spend up to $3,500 on new ice machine and bottle cooler for bar. Deny the Ohana Waa Outrigger Canoe Club use of parking lot and dock. Try to sell new docks. Club Dates Reserved: Mark Lessler - July 9 Larry Wolfe - July 13 Napa Womens Club - September 20 Pat Caspersen - November 11 Respectfully submitted Bob Weeks - Secretary
(ed. note: The above is a synopsis of the NVYC Board of Directors Meeting. If you wish further information, please contact Bob Weeks.)

Board of Directors Meeting - July 12 - 2011 - Minutes

NVYC Board Meeting called to order by Commodore Dirk Kruidenier, July 12, 2011 at NVYC Clubhouse at 1730 hours. Present: Dirk Kruidenier, Bill Newton, Ken Graham, Steve Vartan, Bob Weeks, Donald Buresh, Chris Fultz, Phil Champlin, and Dominique Stahr and Staff Commodore Larry Wolfe. Excused: Dana Robbers, Avi Strugo. Reports: Treasurer reported we have $89,165 in the bank. We have 12 boats signed up for Commodores Cruise to Oakland Motions Passed: Accept the first three items and table the fourth item that Dirk Kruidenier proposed to help increase our membership: 1. New members 41 years of age or older pay current initiation fee plus annual dues. 2. New members 40 years or younger, pay half of current initiation fee plus annual dues. 3. Children of current or deceased members may join with just annual dues. 4. Honorary membership for Mayor and City Council while in office. Replace GFIC breakers on dock with non-GFIC circuit breakers to conform with current code. 11 Dates Reserved: Defibrillator classes: Aug. 4 & 6; Charlie Agnew: Aug.19 (afternoon); Napa Humane Society: Sept. 18; Womens Club: September 20; Pat Caspersen: Nov. 11. -- Bob Weeks, Secretary

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August - 2011 Steer the Course