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SACRAMENTO YACHT CLUB Wingdammer WWW.SACYC.COM

FEBRUARY 2015

Officers

&

Staff

Bruce Moneymaker Commodore

Chuck Lenert Vice Commodore

Ken Stites Rear Commodore

Barbara Strauss

Secretary

Linda Rohmer Measurer

Jim Montgomery

Port Captain

Deborah Ramirez Treasurer

PC Jim Cameron Past Commodore

PC Jan Lucas

Past Commodore

Bob Baker Director

Phil Chovanec

Director

Sam Teresi Director

Mike Todd

Director

Jackie Robertson Wingdammer

Debbie Anzack Office Manager

Josie DePew

Bartender

Kim Souza House Services

Fire destroys 14 boats docked in Walnut Grove Marina

Photos by Brian Hickey KCRA and Dennis Fay

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Commodore

Bruce Moneymaker

From The Helm — by Commodore Bruce Moneymaker

Shipmates,

As we head into February, January has been one of the driest on record. As the

reservoirs try to keep as much water as they can the water levels have been

pretty low at the club. But thanks to our dredging crew everyone still had water

under their boat. As I write this, we have a storm coming in but it certainly

looks like it will be another dry year.

Again this year, Susan and I have the pleasure of Co-Captaining the Sweet-

hearts’ Cruise with PC Gordon and Kevin Hubble. We decided to stay in and

cruise at the Club. Friday night will be movie night. Saturday morning PJ

breakfast and games during the day. Saturday night we will start with a won-

derful dinner prepared by our own Kim Souza and two of her classmates at Le

Cordon Bleu Culinary School. Then we will finish the evening with a 50’s sock hop. Please plan on attend-

ing this great Cruise.

As we head straight into Spring and Summer, please plan on attending the many great cruises and events we

have planned. Highlights include: a Safety Saturday on March 14th coordinated by Safety Officer Rob Con-

nelly, the Old Salts Dinner to induct PC Jim Cameron on March 7th, and of course, cruises to great destina-

tions around the area.

Please watch the calendar and emails for work parties. There are a lot of projects that need to be done

around the Club. Please answer the call when the call goes out. Remember, your Club will not survive or

especially thrive without your time and talents.

Thank You,

Commodore Bruce & Susan Moneymaker

Walnut Grove Marina Fire—The boats

were tied up in a series of covered

slips along a stretch of water known as

the Snodgrass Slough. The cause of

the fire remains under investigation.

There were no reports of injuries.

However, it was reported boat fuel

and debris were in the river and agen-

cies such as the Coast Guard, Depart-

ment of Fish and Wildlife, and Office

of Emergency Services were contacted

to make sure the area is safe, especial-

ly for waterfowl. The Ryde Hotel of-

fered one week of free boarding and 30

days of free boat docking for fire vic-

tims.

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Vice

Commodore

Chuck Lenert

House Happenings — by Vice Commodore Chuck Lenert

Shipmates,

As I write this, we are almost at the end of January already. We had the Club’s

first TGIF of the year on January 9th. The Cooking Crew was Paul Hairell, Alicia

Ortiz, and Tim and Linda Bunyan with specialty dessert creator Janet Anders. We

had a rousing five games of Bingo, called by our, one and only, Commodore

Bruce Moneymaker. All the Shipmates appeared to have a great time playing bin-

go and winning the cash...we will be doing it again at another TGIF.

Shipmate Sue Bettis coordinated the 30th Annual Chili Cook-off and Decadent

Dessert contest on Saturday, January 17th. PC Frank Thall, its originator, flew in

from out-of-state to attend the event this year. We all enjoyed seeing him. The

Galley Crew for this event was Larry Best, Chef of the House Chili, Sue and Bob

Baker, along with Lisa Shultz making the cornbread and salad...and of course, all the many contestants who

made Chili and Desserts. It took many volunteers to make this event a success...thanks to everyone. The

winner list and pictures are found elsewhere in this Wingdammer

Following the Chili cook-off on Sunday, January 18th, we had the Pirates Breakfast ran by Guyla Yoak. If

you haven’t been to one, you have missed the great pirate ship cake center pieces that Guyla makes. Her

Cooking Crew was Joyce Martinez, Vanna Turner with friend Milo Roe, Steve and Sandy Piekarski, and Sue

Bettis. It was a very enjoyable breakfast.

The January General Meeting dinner was prepared by Shipmates Andee Tyler, Jim MacInnis, Pauli Ayres,

Larry and Martha Lowder, along with Tony and Lisa Delaney. The meal was delicious from entre to dessert.

Thanks to all of you for your time and expertise in creating such great meals.

A special “Thank You” (which is past due) goes out to Past Commodore and Old Salt Tony Phelps, who

while attending a General Meeting, decided the SYC Burgee sign on the front of the podium needed to be re-

furbished. He volunteered right then to get it done. He took the sign home and spent much time researching

companies and designs that would meet his design plan. At the November General Meeting, he brought in the

new sign and mounted it on the SYC podium and presented it back to the Club. We appreciate all the work

and effort he took in getting the meeting podium looking sharp again.

Another “Thank You” goes out to Shipmate Rob Connelly. At the end of last year, Rob decided it was time

to take down the sign on the front of the Club and refurbish it. The sign was actually falling apart as it hung

out front. He took it home and spent many, many hours rebuilding the sign and making it ‘brand new’ and

sturdy enough to last for many more years to come. He presented the sign back to the Club at the January

General Meeting.

It is so great to have Old Salts like PC Phelps and Shipmates such as Rob Connelly helping us keep our Club

ship shape! Please take the time when you see Tony and Rob to thank them for all their hard work!

Vice Commodore Lenert

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Sacramento Yacht Club — Special Presentations

Above...Past Commodore and Old Salt Tony Phelps presenting the new SYC podium sign at the Novem-

ber General Meeting.

Below...Shipmates Rob and Sandy Connelly presenting the refurbished SYC sign at the January General

Meeting. Looks so good on the front of the club.

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Rear

Commodore

Ken Stites

On The Water — by Rear Commodore Ken Stites

Hello Shipmates,

Here we go! My favorite time of year is approaching and CRUISING SEASON

is almost upon us.

The Fellowship Dinner is fast approaching and Kelli, Janet and Kathy are mak-

ing the final preparations for an outstanding meal and reveal of the 2015 cruising

schedule. The first cruise of the season will be an event at the Club due to some

issues with the City of Sacramento. The Hubble's and Moneymakers will be

hosting the Sweetheart Cruise and have planned a great weekend for all. Cruise

credits will be in play and I expect to see all hands on deck.

Kelli and Josie have been working hard in the bar and I am very happy with the

increased patronage. Every dime you spend at Club bar/events goes back into

your Club making things better for all of us. Just a quick reminder to all, please wear your name tags when

the bar is open and keep the glassware up in the Club. We are confronted with the prospect of having to buy

more glasses due to shortage. I would appreciate it if all would check their boats and return any Club glass-

ware you have to the bar.

Thanks to the Captains and Co-Captains and Debbie for making the process smooth and enjoyable. Those

who have not cruised with the Club, please make it a priority to fellowship with your friends and use your

boats for what they were intended.

See you “On The Water!”

Rear Commodore Stites

General Meeting Galley Cooking

Crew—Lead-Jim MacInnis, Andee

Tyler, Pauli Ayres, Larry and Mar-

tha Lowder, Pam Murphy, and To-

ny & Lisa Delaney

Dessert was a Lemon Surprise…

Great Job and Wonderful Meal!

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Sacramento Yacht Club — Safety Officer Message

Galley Crew: Guyla Yoak, Joyce Martinez, Vanna Turner, Sue Bettis, Sandy & Steve

Safety Officer

Rob Connelly

Greetings Shipmates,

The recent marina fire in Walnut Grove is a stark reminder that boating and fire safety is

everyone’s business and that bad things do happen to good boaters! Lets all do what we

can to be as safe as possible and make fire safety a priority on your list of things to ad-

dress!

Do you remember the top reasons for fires onboard from the November update?

Boat US 2014 Statistical Data

1) AC and DC wiring/appliance - 55%

2) Engine/Transmission Overheat - 24%

3) Fuel Leak - 8%

4) Miscellaneous - 7%

5) Unknown - 5%

6) Stove - 1%

Please reserve the date on your calendar for Safety Saturday coming up on March 14th!!

We hope to answer all of your questions and make sure everyone walks away with a better understanding of boating safe-

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CPR Training (to include automated defibr illator operation) and a CPR cer tificate.

Skipper Saver (basic navigation skills for the fir st mate) .

Basic Seamanship (knots, lines, do’s and don’ts of secur ing your boat to a dock or another boat and anchor ing)

plus how to avoid electric shock drowning and our local Coast Guard Auxiliary services available to the Club and

members.

Electronic Navigation Aids (char t plotter basics and how smart phones, laptops and other IOS devices can aid

in navigation).

Fire Safety (fire extinguisher training, when to fight and when to run, recer tify your extinguishers).

CPR will cost $65.00 per person and it does include a certificate. The class will be roughly 3.5 hours long which means if

you are also doing the Skipper Saver class, you will doing that in the afternoon. Just a heads up so you know what to ex-

pect, I don’t anticipate a schedule problem squeezing everything in. We will get the CPR class underway promptly at

9am. The CPR fees need to be settled between the student and the instructor at the conclusion of the class.

The fire extinguisher re-certification will depend on how many extinguishers that we get. The best price I could get is

$8.00 for a 5 lb. ABC if we have at least 20 to refill. Since we should all be doing this to maintain a safe boat, I’m antici-

pating this won’t be an issue either and I am proceeding as planned. Please remove your extinguishers from your boat and

have them gathered near the sitting bench at the entrance to the Club by 9am with your name clearly marked on them.

You will need to settle your bill with the extinguisher company at the time of service.

I have quite a few responses and lots of positive feedback so far. I’m looking forward to a fun day that will ultimately

make our Club, our boats and our life(s) just a little better than before we started! Once again, look for the sign up sheet at

the February General Meeting and fill it out! Or print out and use the one on the next page of the Wingdammer. Don’t

forget to return it to the SYC Office!

Thank You

Shipmate AKA Safety Officer, Rob Connelly

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Sacramento Yacht Club — Safety Saturday Sign up Sheet

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February 7th—Fellowship Dinner

February 8th—Breakfast

February 13th-15th—Sweethearts Cruise

February 20th—TGIF

February 27th—General Meeting

March 7th—Old Salts’ Dinner

March 8th—Old Salts’ Breakfast

March 10th—Board Meeting

March 13th—TGIF

March 14th—Safety Saturday

"Pirate's Winter Cruise Breakfast"

Galley Crew—Guyla Yoak, Joyce

Martinez, Vanna Turner, Sue Bettis,

Sandy & Steve Piekarski, (Vanna's

guest "Milo" also helped out)

Always love the Pirate Ship!

Great Job and Wonderful Meal!

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Sacramento Yacht Club — Members’ Birthdays

Ron Kohl—February 1st

Bob Edwards—February 2nd

Sandy Connelly—February 4th

Kevin Weatherington—February 6th

Grant Fuller—February 8th

Tony Delaney—February 11th

Shirley Lenert—February 14th

Brian Schulze—February 14th

Lisa Schulze—February 16th

Connie Carlson—February 17th

Gil Gonzales—February17th

Terri O’Connor—February 17th

Barbara Strauss—February 21st

Beverlee Manley—February 23rd

Ron Lewis— February 24th

Joe Mayes—February 25th

Tim Avila—February 27th

Wendy Anderson—February 28th

Scott Keefer—February 28th

Melvin Keeter—February 28th

Rick Young—February 28th

Andrea Tyler—March 1st

Dave Krueger—March 3rd

Dave Hoppe—March 4th

Morris Lum—March 5th

Debra Tomasello—March 6th

Allen Hall—March 7th

Special Thanks

Special thanks goes out to all those Shipmates who continue to give of their time “For The Good

Of The Club!”

Special thanks also goes to all the SYC Shipmates for use of their photos for the Wingdammer.

If you have photos/articles you would like included in the Wingdammer, please send to

ptcruise@surewest.net or the office —attention Wingdammer Editor. Photos/articles need to be

in by the 25th of each month. Thank You

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Sacramento Yacht Club -— Chili Cook off Winners

Best Chili

First Place Simon Antil (Blue Ribbon Chili)

Second Place Susan Moneymaker (Not Your Mama’s Chili

Third Place Mike Moran (Whack;em, Stack’em, Elkoholic Chili)

First Place Ebowla Chili—Dave Savage

Second Place Hind Fright 20/20—Rick Vanina

Third Place Gastric Orgasmic—Monique Smith

Best Chili Name

Best Chili Presentation

First Place Mike Moran (Whack;em, Stack’em, Elkoholic Chili)

Second Place Debra and Lela (Putin’s Cry Me A River , Low Dollar Gas Chili)

Third Place Dave Savage (Ebowla Chili)

Desserts

Super Chocolate Award Lelani Alves (Better Than Crack)

Best Dessert

First Place Monique Smith (Don’t Snicker at Me!)

Second Place Janet Anders (Chocolate Coma)

Third Place Lelani Alves (Better Than Crack)

Best Dessert Name

First Place Monique Smith (Don’t Snicker at Me!)

Second Place Rolande Tellier (Slutty Brownies—They’re Easy and Dirty!)

Third Place Katy Moran (It’s the Great Pumpkin Cheesecake, Char lie Brown)

Best Dessert Presentation

First Place Melody Hartman Palermo (Nuttin But Booze in Kahlua Cheese-

cake)

Second Place Danielle Love (Love Cakes)

Third Place Bailey R. (Bailey’s Delicious Made with Love Banana Cream

Puffs)

About 115 people attended. There were 13 chili and 11 dessert entries. PC Frank Thall, who started the Chili Feed over

30 years ago, came down from Washington State.

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Sacramento Yacht Club — Chili Cook Off Photos

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Sacramento Yacht Club -— Chili Cook Off Photos

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Sacramento Yacht Club — Chili Cook Off Photos

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Sacramento Yacht Club — Work Party/Sign Photos

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Sacramento Yacht Club — SYC Gate Instructions/Form

Attention: Sacramento Yacht Club Members

Many cars have “built-in” transmitters. Most of these transmitters can be programmed to open the gate at the

Yacht Club. If you are interested in having your “built-in” transmitter programmed open the gate, fill out the

following form and return to the Club. You will receive notification of the dates that we are coding vehicles.

After you respond to a certain date, we will set an appointment for you.

In order to program your “built-in” transmitter to open the gate, your vehicle, with the owners’ manual, must

be at the Club. There are several steps to go through to code your vehicle. Please allow 15-20 minutes to pro-

gram your “built-in” transmitter. Then up to 24 hours to synchronize the system. Thank you.

If you would like your name to be on the gate roster, please fill out the following information and submit to the

SYC Office. We can set up two names per family.

Name that you would like to appear at the gate: (1)________________________________________________

(2)________________________________________________

The phone number you would like to use to open the gate:(1)________________________________________

(2)_______________________________________

(The names are listed alphabetically, last name and first initial.)

Instructions to open the gate remotely

You can open the gate from anywhere you can receive a phone call! If you are having guests at the Club or on

the boat, you do not have to wait in the parking lot to open the gate for them. Just give them the following in-

structions and you can open the gate remotely:

1. Tell your guests to stop at the screen outside the gate.

2. Push # key to start (instructions are also on the screen).

3. Push # key again the reach the menu.

4. Push the # key to page through the alphabetical list until they find your name (use the * key to page back-

wards).

5. Enter the three-digit code to the right of your name. When this code is entered, the gate terminal will call

the phone number we have on file for you. When you answer the phone, your guest can tell you that they

are at the gate and they need it opened. At this point, you will press the 9 key on your phone and this will

open the gate.

In order for this process to work, you must have your name on the guest list.

Name: _______________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _______________________________________________________________

E-mail Address: _______________________________________________________________

Vehicle Make: _______________ Model: ________________________ Year: ____________

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Sacramento Yacht Club — Sweet Hearts Cruise Flyer

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Sacramento Yacht Club

3365 South River Road

PO Box 1245

West Sacramento, CA 95691