The Mainsheet - September 2022
COMMODORE’S COMMENTS
Dear Members,
AYC remains the premier Channel Islands Race Club with another great month of Wet Wednesdays races. As the season wains, the last Wet Wednesday of 2022 will be September 14 with Pirate Night! Bring your best pirate to the contest.
Along with the planned club activities the prestigious Wes Golemon Memorial Yacht Race was hosted. With ten boats finishing there was much to celebrate the following morning at the Awards Breakfast. Helene Golemon’s enthusiasm is infectious and her participation most appreciated. Not having met Wes I have only come to know about him through those that became close to him through racing. This year Jim and Bruna’s actions and comments really stood out. They raced with Wes a bunch and now living in Arizona, reached out to AYC hoping to buy this year’s T-shirt. I was glad to ship them a couple and asked them about their memories of Wes.
"Wes Golemon: A fierce competitor, an adventurer, and best of all, a good friend!
We had heard of Wes as the Skipper of El Tigre, when we first joined AYC. We finally met Wes in 1993. Wes approached us asking us if we needed crew for the Long Beach to Cabo Race. As it turned out we had not even begun to get crew yet. What a good fortune to get Wes on our Islander 36, Faith.
Those who knew Wes, would find it hard to believe that he would join us in fishing during a sail boat race. He actually caught a nice dorado which made for a great dinner that night. We learned many great things about Wes on this week long race. We had our Sheltie dog with us, cuz we were going on to La Paz after finishing the race. It took 4 days for her to do her business. And on Wes’s shift in the middle of of the night. He was a great cleaner upper!
He also loved to shorten expensive halyards and sheets. Leaving yards of high priced pieces. But we just used them for more fishing lures. Helene later gifted us Wes’s famous Leather-man, so we could continue the tradition of shorting lines. We treasure it to this day!
Four years later, we thought about doing the 1997 TransPac Race to Hawaii. After much discussion with Wes, it was decided by all to enter Richard Sherlock’s Catalina 36. 14 days later, and second place in cruising class, we were still friends!
Some years later, we used our boat Faith to tow the first Wes Mark to it’s location up the coast. It was so appropriate for AYC to dedicate a Race to Wes Golemon’s memory. It was one of our favorites and we always enjoyed racing the wrong way around the Island.
Jim and Bruna Burbidge.”
The Island Series ended with the Wes Golemon Race and awards where also given for the series winners. First place was for class A Rival, class B So Long, and class C Velero.
WES GOLEMON MEMORIAL YACHT RACE
RIVAL, Class A, 4:02:35
SO LONG
Class B, 4:05:38
SPIT DOG
Class C, 3:35:42
NO COMPROMISE
Class A, 4:07:58
ALCYONE
Class B, 4:49:06
RUNAWAY
Class C, 3:19:38
In addition to the wonderful boating, meals and drinks of the past month, AYC had a great education/outreach program along with the best Pot-Luck-Dinner. Our members really know how to put on a feast. Kate, the National Parks Service speaker was informative, interesting, and charming! Please see the follow-up note below. It has great information.
But first, know that AYC is active and moving forward, please note that we have the following coming up!
Nominees for next year’s Officers and Directors will be announced as per Section 7.3 of the current AYC Bylaws adopted and certified Oct 22,2021 . Additional nominations may be submitted from the floor at the September 23rd general meeting.
Caregivers Sail-a-thon, October 16,2022. Please help AYC be the top fundraiser again this year so we can keep the Ugly Fish Trophy!
Parade of Frights, October 29, 2022 - AYC open house is planned to be held during the day. After-Parade-bar-service for members and crew can be arranged. If you are available to meet and greet please contact me. To enter a boat for the 6:00 pm parade please use the following form:
channelislandsharbor.org2022-Parade-of-Frights-Boat-Entry-Form-Appl-Release-fillable-1.pdf
Thank you for your dedication, participation, and good fun. You are what makes AYC great!
Sincerely,
Angie Frausto Gram, AYC Commodore
Kate
Ufford
Channel Islands National Park Ranger visits AYC and tells us of us of services that can make all the difference when heading out there.
Thank you again for the opportunity to share information about Channel Islands National Park with the Anacapa Yacht Club and all your hospitality.
Very grateful for the meal and the warmth of all your members.
Inquires and comments can be made to staff at the visitor center at chis_information@nps.gov or by calling 805-658-5730. We'll help with trip planning,
Education requests can be sent to chis_education@nps.gov.
Emily Zivot is responsible for scheduling public programs and can help direct traffic as well.
Here is the link to the Biosecurity/Protect Your Park page with tips for pre departure to the islands and a list of prohibited items:https://www.nps.gov/chis/planyourvisit/biosecurity.htm
Protect Your Park Through Biosecurity - National Park Service
Tim Hauf, timhaufphotography.com. Over the last four decades, the National Park Service and its partners have invested over $20 million in protecting the native species of the Channel Islands through the removal of harmful, nonnative species, including rats, cats, ungulates, Argentine ants, and a variety of weed species.
And finally, for anyone that might be interested in volunteering:
https://www.nps.gov/chis/getinvolved/volunteer.htm
Thanks again,
Kate Ufford
Park Guide
BIRTHDAYS
“There is still no cure for the common birthday.”
—John Glenn
Here are the September member birthdays . Happy Birthday !!!
Tina Roberson 9-7
Patricia Howell 9-25
Susan Koesterer 9-26
Jason Mack 9-27
Helene Golemon 9-30
FROM THE VICE COMMODORE
What to say? It has been a time of transition, of metamorphosis from what was to what will be. I am aware that these are heady words: they bespeak death and new life. Something beautiful passes and becomes something new. I think this is where we are as a club. And it is both a trying and exciting time.
We are beginning to draw new members into our little club. We are growing. This is a good thing. The hard thing is knowing what to hold on to and what to let go of. This creates an intrinsically tense situation. I heard one member complain that the club is not the same as it was. That person is absolutely right: it is not the same. But this is not the same moment, and we are not comprised of the same people. So why would we expect the club NOT to change?
Let’s celebrate change. Growth is change. Evolution is change. We are denizens of space and time: change is inevitable.
I love the changes that I have seen in the bar. There is an enthusiasm that Matt and Cherry have brought. The bar has become more sophisticated and is working to become the income center that it needs to be to support other activities. I know that there have been bumps. We have all made errors, but, in the words of Frank Zappa, “progress is impossible without deviation from the norm.”
I love the changes that I am seeing in the membership. My vision for AYC is that it is a club that is concerned only with the members’ love of boating and willingness to cooperate to further our enjoyment of sailing and being a welcoming place to that end. My vision is to see a club that is welcoming to people of color, to LGTBQ persons, to anyone who comes with enthusiasm and willingness to work together.
To that end, I have come to a decision: I will not be standing for a second term as Vice Commodore. I think that, given the administrative nature of the position and my memory issues that stem from a closed brain injury that I sustained some years ago, that I am not the best fit for this position. I would like to continue working to bring members into the club. I see my talents and abilities to be best deployed in the efforts to update our web presence, to recruit members, and to help to bring in the new blood that this club needs.
On to the scheduling issues that we face every month.
Dinners in September and October:
Saturday – Sept 10: we need a volunteer
Saturday – Sept 17: Marsha Landreth
Friday – Sept 23: General Meeting and Nominations for 2023 Bridge and Board
Saturday – Oct 1: Randy Alcorn/Trish Casteñon - Octoberfest!
Saturday – Oct 8: Two Harbors Fall Series # 1
Saturday – Oct 15: Lamyai/Larry Listing
Friday – Oct 21: Annual Meeting & Elections - Pablo/Mary Crandall Plasencia
Saturday – Oct 29: Halloween Parade of Frights and Potluck
Please consider taking one of the several dates for which we need volunteers. Please confirm ASAP your assigned dates with me.
Fair Winds and Following Seas!
Pablo Crandall Plasencia, AYC Vice Commodore
pablo.plasencia@outlook.com | 805.290.3075
VELERO
AYC Island Series, class C
1st place
RUNAWAY
AYC Island Series, class C
2nd place
SO LONG
AYC Island Series, class B
1st place
KASTOR POLLUX
AYC Island Series, class B
2nd place
RIVAL
AYC Island Series, Class A
1st place
NO COMPROMISE
AYC Island Series, class A
3rd place
Boating Information All In One Place…
Packing Removal Tool
So you decide to take on one of your boating projects rather than pay someone $175 per hour and wait six weeks to get an appointment.
As the saying goes there is no such thing as a difficult project, it’s just that some things take longer than others. It’s not your ability, it’s your commitment.
I decided to repack my prop shaft in the water rather than pay for a haul out and a yard labor bill. Many of my fellow boaters said I was nuts. Did I have the emergency number for Boats US?
I Understand the concept but I was sure that I was missing some little tricks that would make the job go smoother. Having a stream of water gushing into your bilge can be rather sobering.
The usual approach is to Google any and all information you can find on the subject, taking hours.
I found a much better way. The book is called “Boat Owners Mechanical and Electrical Manual” by Nigel Calder. If your answer isn’t in this book it probably doesn’t exist. The book is written in layman’s language with lots of nice pictures.
I read the section on packing glands and realized there was a small corkscrew tool that was made just for removing old packing.. I purchased one and the job went smooth and easy. Total cost $32.
Now if I am ever stuck somewhere, hopefully some uninhabited Island in the South Pacific, I’ll know what to do.
Michael Gram, Rear Commodore
Hurricane Kay, 9/8/2022
CRUISING CHAIR REPORT
Here it comes!
Currently there is a category 1 hurricane named Kay off the west coast of Baja California about half way between San Diego and Cabo.
Hurricanes can only exist in warm water, about 80 degrees before they start to fall apart. As you have noticed the weather has been quite warm this last week. This may open the door to a rare event. The hurricane won’t make it to the Los Angeles area but it’s remnant, called a tropical depression, has an excellent chance of doing so.
If it does reach our area be prepared for significant rain accompanied by thunder and lightning plus maybe a sprinkling of hail.
This will be good for the drought but may cause mud slides in the recently burned areas. The event is forecasted to start Friday evening and go through Sunday.
If your’e never impressed with how much your barometer moves, watch it this time!
Michael Gram, AYC Rear Commodore, SV Compass Rose
The coveted 1st place coozie goes to
Wet Wednesday Winners
Chuck and Holly
August 3, 2022
The sunset of Wet Wednesday
It has been fun and exciting!
IN CONCLUSION,
As AYC club Members, please feel free to connect your boating interests to the others by sending announcements, your pictures, ideas , and any content you wish to be put in next month’s MAINSHEET to mainsheet@anacapayachtclub.org by SEPTEMBER 26, 2022. Thanks to Mike Gram, Angie Frausto Gram, Joleen Darland and Matt Speicher for providing the photos..
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