The Mainsheet - July 2022
COMMODORE’S COMMENTS
Dear Members,
June has seen a great Luau hosted at AYC by Patrick and Linnea with great food and prizes for best dressed. There was even a specialty drink crafted for the occasion! Great participation and fun was had by all. We have again began hosting the Thundering Thursdays after-race-meal for PCYC. The kids are great up and coming sailors, an important part of our sailing community. The Wet Wednesdays have continued to draw a good number of sailors to the club. The camaraderie, burgers, beer and awards ceremony that our members put on, seem to make everyone not mind being cold and wet! By the weekend of the Fourth of July we saw the barbecue spread that by Jeff and Kathy that was fantastic!
As your Commodore I have had the opportunity to view AYC form various perspectives: the planning , logistics, finances, resources, participation, and personalities. Making all these mesh for for fun and success takes a lot of energy. I commend you for all that you contribute. Just be proud that for every smile you see in the photos, you had a part in making it happen. Let’s continue to build AYC and each other up.
Angie Frausto Gram, AYC Commodore
Most beautiful LUAU dress
Linnea presents Cherry the prize.
Best LUAU look
Linnea announces the honor to Brian.
LUAU 2022
The people make all the difference. Ask Dominic and Georgette.
THE VICE COMMODORE
BIRTHDAYS
“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”
—John Lennon
Here are the members with July birthdays . Happy Birthday to all of you!!!
Stacy Peterson 7-3
Kathy Birdt 7-13
Charlotte Overton 7-14
James Howell 7-16
Bear Gietzen 7-21
Marshall Murphy 7-21
Matt Speicher 7-25
Larry Listing 7-29
JUNE 8, 2022
SO LONG
JUNE 8, 2022
CIRRUS
THE REAR COMMODORE REPORTS
Height of Your Radar, It Matters!
Ever wondered how high above your water line you should mount your radar? Most people think the higher the better, but as in all things in life it’s a trade off.
A standard radar, in this case a B&G with a 36 nautical mile rang, transmits with an angle of 25 degrees above and below a line parallel to the sea service. The higher up the mast the farther you can see (line of sight). This is wonderful if you want to see a freighter at 30 NM instead of 20 but you loose your ability to see close range like the dock or a buoy 70 feet in front of you. You need to decide what is most important.
After doing the math and deciding that I would rather see the break water at 70 feet in the fog, I mounted my radar at 16 feet above the water. This gives me a maximum of 24 NM distance and displays as close as 70 feet from the boat.
Try doing the math and see what you will or won’t see.
Good Sailing with no fog!
Michael Gram, AYC Rear Commodore
JUNE 29, 2022 - CHUBASCO
JUNE 29,2022 - ANGELSEA
FROM RACE COMMITTEE
Wet Wednesday races are going strong. Please follow this link for the complete racing results.
As a new member of the Anacapa Yacht Club, I have been delighted to participate in this years Wet Wednesday. I have been sailing on Kanani (Ranger 26’) with AYC Club Director Mary Crandall Plasencia and our friend Kris Culver Barret, better known as “The BAB’s” (Bad Ass Babes) sailing crew. I have been sailing on and off for the past two years and certainly have a lot of catching up to do as far as my skill set and knowledge, but it hasn’t kept me from racing. This past Wet Wednesday lived up to its name. The wind was 12-15 knots with large, frequent swells that sent water over the bow on more than one occasion. As a novice sailor this past race tested my skills as a sail trimmer.
I think most non-sailing people always imagine sailing as sipping on champagne, sunbathing on the foredeck cruising along, (which you can most assuredly do) but racing is much different. Racing is a heart-pounding adventure. Racing tests, your strength, your knowledge, and your skill. At the race start boats are passing by on all sides, jockeying for the best position at the starting line, horns are blowing to signal the 5-minute warning, 1 minute warning and the start. Our Captain (Mary) had us go through a few practice runs before we headed to the edge of the starting buoy. There, the tension was palpable, the winds were blowing hard, and everyone reefed down at the last minute in an effort to control their boats from heeling too far over. Before we knew it the last horn blew, and we were all off to the races.
We had admittedly a bit of a rough start, the wind had blown us slightly too far over from the starting buoy and we had to do a couple of tacks and jibes to get back into the race. This didn’t deter us from our mission. We were there to race and come hell or, the actual high water that was pummeling our small boat, nothing was going to stop us. Our Captain set a course, and we began to move very quickly toward the boats ahead of us. I looked at our track and absent mindedly said “wait, why are we going this way?” to which Mary replied. “In boating they say if you want to get to a certain destination take your boat and point it, in any other direction” she laughed. Mary wanted to keep closest to the wind. She had a keen tactic and it kept us moving at fast rate of speed. As we smoothed across the ocean the fog began to break. The waves and Captain Mary seemed in tune, the boat moved like it was designed to, in perfect harmony with both wind and sea. Kris adjusted the main sail, and I working the jib, we all took in the beauty and glory of a great day sailing.
Towards the end of the race, the winds began to die down. We sailed into the harbor easily, and although we were cold, and wet, we all had smiles on our faces. We had worked as a great team, we had problem solved together, and we had learned a lot. They say “it’s not whether you win or loose but how you play the game” and that day I felt like we were all winners who had played a great game. Nothing beats the feeling of rising to a challenge, overcoming your fears, giving something your all and doing something you love on the water. I’ve been recommending the yacht club to my friends, anyone who has even a small glimmer in their eye for sailing. I know many people in the club would like to have crew on a consistent basis, so I’ve been encouraging others to come sail a Wet Wednesday as well. Everyone deserves to have a feeling so great.
-Cherry
JULY 2, 2022
Whatever it is, the way you barbecue with friends is delicious.
MAY 25, 2022
After race food and libations.
MAY 25,2022
The finish of a good evening!
We send our condolences to the Lehman family.
IN CONCLUSION,
It is a pleasure to be a part of this adventure, please share your boating interests with us by sending announcements, your pictures, ideas , and any content you wish to be put in next month’s MAINSHEET to mainsheet@anacapayachtclub.org by July 26, 2022. Thanks to Matt Speicher, Angie Frausto Gram and Michael Gram for providing the photos.
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