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April, 2003 www.southbaynet.com/pryc

Port Royal Yacht Club

555 N. Harbor Drive Redondo Beach

CA 90277 310-372-3960

PRYC OFFICERS

Commodore Zeke Wheeler

Vice Commodore

Dave Coleman

Rear Commodore Russ Morgan

Secretary

Terri Wheeler

Fleet Captain Bruce Stafford

Junior Staff

Commodore & Quartermaster

Tom Vavrek

PRYC DIRECTORS Lou Toth

Andy Davidson Larry Brown

Richard Krebs

Treasurer Don Mueller

Chaplain

Carolyn Coleman

Newsletter Editors

Russ & Helen Morgan

Judge Advocate Sue Meyer

Website Manager

Cathy Mueller

Commodore’s Comments

Our 14th Anniversary Opening Day Ceremony, dedicated to the memory of Staff Commodore Colin Vowles, was a great success with 124 attending (46 charter, regular, & associate members, 58 guests and dignitaries plus Uncle Jake’s Kids wh ich included Uncle Jake, 14 children and 5 par-ents). Your club never looked better for Opening Day—thanks to the many hours of work by Director Larry Brown and Jr. S/C Tom Vavrek. We were blessed with beauti-ful weather, great food, and eleven new members joined our ranks. We thank Redondo Beach Mayor Greg Hill for presenting a proclamation wishing us a successful 2003 boating season and Councilman Chris Cagle and his lovely wife Diane who welcomed all attendees for supporting his campaign and presented a summary of King Harbor revenues and ex-penses for 2002/2003. A special thanks to Commander Barbara DuCuir and Trent Kelly from the U.S. Coast Guard for their presentation of colors & flag raising to half mast honoring our beloved Colin Vowles and those who have lost their lives in Iraq. Rear Commodore Russ Morgan touched us all with his stirring rendition of the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. Staff Commodore Andy Davidson paid a special tribute to the memory of our friend Staff Commodore Colin Vowles. I would like to also thank my wife Terri Wheeler, Penny Vowles, Sue Meyer, Tom and Judy Vavrek, Dave and Carolyn Cole-

man, Lou and Jill Toth, Bruce Staf-ford, Jack Laisure, Helen Morgan, Gail and Andy Davidson, Don and Cathy Mueller, and all others for their key roles at making our Open-ing Day special. Please check the calendar in this newsletter and at the club for the various events for April and May. Your Board of Directors want this year to be the best you have ever experienced whether you are sailing, cruising, or just relaxing at our clubhouse. PRYC is your place— volunteer and attend more events and bring your family and friends. —–Commodore Zeke Wheeler

Shoot off your old flares! Even the red ones! Teach your crew how to fire a flare PROPERLY before the need arises! The Flare Day at King Harbor will be held on May 17th from 1100 to 1300 hours at Moonstone Park (Mole B). We will be set-ting up at 1000 at the location. The Harbor Patrol will be helping with set up and monitoring the traffic in the harbor.

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Daily Survival Kit for 2003 Items needed by every boater: * Toothpick, Rubber Band, Band Aid, Pencil, Eraser, Chewing Gum, Mint, Candy Kiss, Tea Bag Why, you may ask??? 1) TOOTHPICK - to remind you to pick out the good qualities in other boaters 2) RUBBER BAND - to remind each boater to be flexible; things might not always go the way you want, but it will work out. 3) BAND AID - to remind each boater to heal hurt feelings, yours or someone else's. 4) PENCIL - to remind each boater to make a list of your blessings everyday. 5) ERASER - To remind every boater that everyone makes mistakes, even your com-modore, and it's OK. 6) CHEWING GUM - to remind each of you to stick with me and we can accomplish all of our goals for 2003.. 7) MINT - to remind you that all boaters and their friends are worth a mint! 8) CANDY KISS - to remind you that all boaters need a kiss or a hug everyday. 9) TEA BAG - to remind every boater to relax daily and go over that list of bless-ings.

Corrosion Seminar May 17th, 6pm

The Port Royal Yacht Club will present a seminar on corrosion in the salt-water environment. This seminar will be held as part of the monthly pot-luck dinner at the club as is the first in a series of planned seminars on boating topics. The seminar will be held from 6 to 7pm with the potluck to be held immediately thereafter. Dave Sadler will be the guest speaker. Dave started working on pleasure boats in Marina Del Rey in 1975 as a diver. Since 1978 he has been self-employed in the marine field. His business (Renegade Marine) covers engine, electrical, me-chanical and other types of repairs as well as installation of Electro Guard corrosion control units and repair of corrosion systems. Dave will present the basic theory and practice on the subject, provide some tips on what steps you can take to reduce or prevent corrosion problems, and as time permits, open the floor for questions from the audience. If you have a boat in the harbor and have ques-tions about corrosion, zinc replacement frequency, bonding, and methods to reduce the problem, this seminar is for you. If you would like to read up on the subject before hand to enable you to ask some good questions, go to the RBBA web site at http://www.southbaynet.com/rbba/techtips.htm and click on Corrosion, Zincs, and Bonding. This is a very detailed treatment of the problem but is worthwhile spending the time to read. If you don’t want to read all that just come to the seminar, it will definitely be worth your time.

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PRYC WILDERNESS ETHIC

ALWAYS LEAVE THE CLUB BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT

THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU USE THE CLUB, LEAVE IT CLEANER THAN YOU FOUND IT. CLEAN YOUR OWN MESS UP AND SOME OF THE MESS LEFT BY THE LAST GUY. IF THERE ARE DIRTY DISHES IN THE SINK, CLEAN NOT ONLY YOUR OWN BUT A FEW OF THE ONES THAT WERE THERE WHEN YOU ARRIVED. IF THERE ARE DIRTY GLASSES LEFT ON THE TABLE, CLEAN AND PUT BACK NOT ONLY YOUR OWN BUT SOME OF THE ONES LEFT BY THE LAST GUY. THIS APPLIES TO POPCORN ON THE FLOOR, SCATTERED MAGAZINES, ETC. YOU GET THE IDEA. THE OBVIOUS BENEFIT IS A MORE PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE WITHOUT THE SAME FEW MEMBERS ALWAYS HAVING TO DO THE CLEAN UP. EVERYBODY DOES THEIR SHARE AND A LITTLE MORE.

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RUSS MORGAN Rear Commodore

As Chairman of the Membership Committee, I would like to express my pleasure in welcoming these good people who have chosen to join us by becoming members of Port Royal Yacht Club. Andrew Ryan has a sailboat on C Dock, lists his occupation as “tech”, and promises to be a good patron of the bar. He is sponsored by Jack Laisure. Kurt and Barbara Romelsbacher have two children, Corey and Lia. They have a Catalina over on B Dock and are sponsored by Graham Grice. Maureen and Ralph Fowler live in Temecula and are sustaining members. They are sponsored by Tom Thomas. Susan Wiles also lives in Temecula and is a sustaining member. She is sponsored by Tom Thomas as well. Warren and Glenys Aitkin are involved in making and selling COBRA KAYAKS. They are sponsored by Penny Towne-Vowles. Douglas and Claudia Hoard have two children, Amparo and Duncan. They have a Sea Ray named Princessa on B Dock. Zeke Wheeler is their sponsor. Russ and Jan Peck have a Newport 33 called Crimson Tide on B Dock. They are sponsored, depending on what time of day it is, either by Zeke Wheeler, Larry Brown, or Russ Morgan. Jim and Emma Mather and children Phoebe and Drake have a Catalina 30 called Sandpiper. Zeke Wheeler is their sponsor. Dr. Gerry Morton has a beautiful Choy Lee sloop called Libertine over on A Dock. He is sponsored by Tom Vavrek. Patricia Paxson and Amy Myers live down in San Pedro and are designing women. Penny Towne-Vowles is their sponsor. Brenda Wempner and Carlos Debonis are very active in the sailing scene and are members of King Harbor Yacht Club and Redondo Beach Yacht Club as well. They are sponsored by Bill Torrence. Let me extend the warmest of welcomes and best wishes for what I believe will be a long, satisfying asso-ciation with a great club. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the newest members of the Port Royal Yacht Club.

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Images of Our Fourteenth Annual

Opening Day Ceremonies

Old Glory flies at half mast to honor our fallen Heroes.

Councilman Chris Cagle addresses the Club.

Redondo Beach Mayor Greg Hill proclaims Port Royal Yacht Club Opening Day.

Uncle Jake’s Kids sing “I Am An American”. Our Color Guard

Mike & Marion are recognized for Their valuable assistance throughout the year.

Tom Vavrek is inducted into the Order of the Blue Gavel.

(with the handle pointing down, of course.)

Words of Wisdom From Commodore Zeke

The Morning After at Polly’s on the Pier

Let’s Party!

Larry helps Russ & Jan Peck Decide to become new members.

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CORRECTION: ISTH-MUS CRUISE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO 5/30-6/1!!!

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fter the Flare Day we will be available for Vessel Safety Checks at Port Royal and Portofino. This is NOT an official boarding for law enforcement purposes. It is for your safety! You can view the form at: http://safetyseal.net/pdf_files/VSC_204_7-20-00.pdf Let’s all get our boats safety inspected for a safe boating season! If you need any more information please call Jeanne Reinhardt - FC Flotilla 12-05 at 310-375-7619. OFFICER OF THE DAY: Don’t forget to sign up for Officer of the Day on the bulletin board at the club. This is your op-portunity to meet people and help keep our membership costs down! If you can’t make it to the club to sign up, I’ll find you a day during the summer so you can come down & enjoy the club for a few hours ? CATALINA ISTHMUS CRUISE: Saturday May 31st. Meet at the harbor reef saloon at 4PM for cocktails; potluck beach BBQ at dusk. Sign up at the club. We usually sail over on Friday or Saturday morning & return home on Sunday. Happy Sailing! Dave Coleman, Vice Commodore