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SPORTSMEN YACHT CLUB NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER 2004

FROM OUR COMMODOREDAVID SELVY

the same weekend by a Blue GavelMeeting. Many thanks to ChuckCarroll, Chris Stubberfield, SteveNicholas and others who helped out atthe bar. Bob & Cindy Art joinedHunny Bunny in the galley with set-upand preparation for the gue sts .

Our Vic e Commodore Dar leneDawson and (our calendar rescuesquad leader) Tess Stubberfield wentdown to the gate and picked flowersand beautifully set the tables.

We had a great turnout from SingleSailors who wanted to buy everythingwe had in the display case and then allthe wine we had at the bar. We had agreat time, fed them BBQ’d tri-tips,with salad & beans. Our Club turnout was disappointing; however, wemanaged to break near even and theyare certainly welcome back in thefuture.

Blue Gavel drained our liquor supplyand then a t tacked the ho rsd’oeuvres we put out for them.

The Blue Gavel Ladies Auxiliary hadthe Commander of the Sea ScoutExplorers (Girls Division) who gave avery up beat and positive introductionto their program and their vessel, theretired Navy shore patrol boat Liberty.She brought two bright eyed girlexplorer scouts who gave a finepresentation. They are working towardseveral cruises next year and the girlsdo all the work and all the navigation.Very impressive. They are looking forsupport for their program in Rio Vista.

Fun bunch!

Thanks to Neal Essary and his crew,we had a very successful Poker Run.This was our 43rd annual Poker Runand every year it seems to get better.Thanks to all who make this event asuccess! You can read all the detailson Page 4 of this Newsletter.

While the Poker Run was going on, Iwas operating the dredge with BobArt. We were trying to suck up the olddead fishermen and hard luck cases thatmay have fallen into our harbor overthe years. We ended up with a chunk of

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Schedule of Upcoming Events

foam cushion, a lot of gray tarp and achunk or two of rope and fishing line.Anyway, when the evening sun set,Bob and I and our line crew of EdElledge, Carl Swenson, ChuckCarroll, and Jim Dawson were aloneand everyone went home.. .. Bob,however, won one of the pokerhands...some guys just have a knack forthat stuff.

This dredging is really an experiencethat seems like fun. I think onecould get to enjoy it, doing somethingt h a t m a k e s a d i f f e r e n c e .It really does. So sign up!!!!

Jim Dawson and all the Dredge Crewshave been really making progress. Hewill have quite a good report comingup. You can also see some picturesthroughout this Newsletter.

By the time you are reading this, theupcoming Picnic will be just aroundthe corner. We have lots of family funand good food lined up. Games, thekids splash pool and the bouncing roomwill be on tap as will beer andcanned sodas. I have been assured thatfresh oysters will once again be on thegrill or just shucked—your choice.

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Labor Day Cruise-OutClub MeetingAnnual Club PicnicCruise-Out to Caliente YC& Luau

October NovemberClub MeetingDown Bay CruiseDiscovery Bay YC Cruise-InHalloween Party

Fishing SeminarClub MeetingAnnual Fishing DerbyWork PartyThanksgiving Potluck

Well, the month ofAugust kicked offwith a cruise-inthat actually beganon the 31st of Julywith the SingleSailorsAssociationand was followed

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FROM OUR VICE COMMODOREDARLENE DAWSON

Newsletter articles are due by the 20th ofeach month.

Flyer information is requested by the 15th.

Send Newsletter information to:Freda Lucidoe-mail [email protected] 228-3609

Unsung Heroes

On the morning of 9/11, thousands ofmen and women on or near the watersof New York Harbor answered the U.S.Coast Guard’s call for “All AvailableBoats.” This spontaneous maritimeeffort was the largest wartime evacuationsince Dunkirk in WWII.

Ferries, tugboats, inflatables, privatevessels, and even the historic John J.Harvey answered the call. In one day,these vessels and their crews evacuatedmore than 300,000 people fromManhattan Island. They pumped waterfrom the harbor to feed hoses, broughtin needed supplies, rescued people in thewater, and they ferried fire fighters,police, medical, and emergency serviceworkers to Ground Zero.

These heroic and selfless maritimevolunteers are just one more testimonialto the courage and strength of theAmerican spirit.

Many thanks to Tony Chapman forsharing “All Available Boats” by MikeMagee, the source for my article.

credit to our members who are invitingtheir friends to our Club andencouraging them to join. Let’s keep itgoing!

As a reminder, we have some great“family" events coming up, starting withour Club Picnic on September 11th, thenour Lighted Boat Parade and Kids withSanta Night both in December. Theseevents are fun for kids and adults alike.

In observance of September 11, 2001, Iwould like to share the following withyou:

It is exciting to seethe enthusiasm ofour new associatemembers and to seeso many who wantto become a part ofour Spor tsmenfamily. This is also a

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SeptemberHappyBirthdayWishes

Sep 04 Debbi ChapmanSep 04 Dianne ChapmanSep 04 George BraytonSep 06 Wyatt HammerSep 08 Bonnie WhiteSep 09 Greg DawsonSep 09 Alexis HammerSep 10 Lawny ChapmanSep 11 Keith HammerSep 13 Gloria BatchelorSep 13 Coco LafradesSep 14 Linda PalmerSep 18 Sheron LordSep 19 Mickela TrinidadSep 20 Joe CarrionSep 21 Cindy ArtSep 21 Lori WickmanSep 21 Mary KinderSep 21 Mike HammerSep 23 Dan LivelySep 24 Ted NicholsonSep 25 Steve AndersonSep 26 Byron NofreySep 27 Donald HeatonSep 27 Larry PachecoSep 28 Shari Horton

May We Never Forget

Reminder!When sending mail to the

Club, please use ourPost Office Box 518

Please do not send to ourWilbur Avenue address.

Again this year, we will beencouraging support of theMake-A-Wish Foundation atour October General Meeting.Driftwood YC will be hosting aCruise Day on Saturday,October 2nd. All donations areappreciated.

SEPTEMBER 2004

FROM OUR REAR COMMODORECHUCK CARROLL

out and we act almost as if it’s child’splay. Jim and his crews (I call them theDawson Gang) have been workingunbelievably hard. And Jimmy is reallypushing the envelope this year trying toget as much mud out of our hole aspossible in a month and a half.

I really do swell with pride when I seehow many folks come out day after dayand accomplish so much. And believeme it has not gone easy. Sometimes theDawson Gang can’t dredge for fiveminutes without clogging the thing withstuff such as tarps, carpets, plastic, tin,fire hose, bumper cove, balls of fishingline, rope, you name it, they seem to findit. And the pump and pump housinghave had to be repaired several times thisyear because of damage from the above.I can’t name everyone who has helpedout this year, cause it’s way too many.(Besides, anyone who ever comes out tothe Club knows who you are.) It wouldbe easier to list the members whohaven’t helped and that would be darn

few. As I write this letter we havecompleted dredging under Area 3 andhave moved Areas 2 & 5 sheds over todredge under them. I can tell you that itwill be a long time before Area 3 eversits on the bottom again, unless ofcourse it sinks, which might happen ifwe don’t finish getting floatation underit. Anyway, we will be dredging till themiddle of September. The sign-up sheetis still on the door, and Jimmy checks itevery day. That bunch doesn’t believe indays off; please continue to volunteer.

I understand the Poker Run this year as agreat time, sorry I missed out. (I wasgetting ready for my son’s wedding thenext day.) Our August 14th & 15thcruise-out was a bit of a mixed bag withsome folks going to Outrigger and somefolks to Driftwood Saturday night. I waspart of the Driftwood bunch and it was alot of fun. Couple of different bands,great food, and a great time. Thanks toDriftwood Yacht Club for inviting us.

I especially enjoyed the last meeting asseveral of my good friends becameassociate family members: Dave &Debra Beckert, Doug & ShariHorton, and Bob & AngelynWilliams. Please welcome them all.

See you all at the next meeting, and don’tforget the Club Picnic on September11th.

HISTORIAN NOTESKATHIE HAMMER

bridge across the ell end of the harborand a motor room will be built at thelevee end of this bridge, this will provideanother cabin space for someone andalso allow large cruisers to back in andgas up at the visible gas pump which willbe installed. The above improvementsare just a few of the many projects thathave been started, completed and paidfor in the past two and one half yearssince we purchased the property andmoved to our present location.

Just visualize the place as it was onMarch 1, 1939 and then look at ittoday. It sums up to hundreds of workdays and thousands of dollars. We thankour hard working boat managers and theequally hard working members for all ofthe improvements."

Visit Sportsmen YC’s Website

www.sportsmenyc.org

...to view pictures of recent Club events

...Calendar information for the year

...lots of other Club related information & links

Don LucidoWebmaster

Sometimes I justlook at this Club andnever stop beingamazed. We take onprojects that wouldcost us thousands ofdollars to contract

From a SportsmenBu l l e t i n da tedSeptember 1941, thef o l l o w i n g w a sreported:

“Our boat managerand his gang arebuilding a substantial

Thank You to our “Dredge Feeders” & Helpers!Our Dredge workers would get mighty hungry if it weren’t for

the members who are preparing lunches and dinners for them.Thank you to Darlene Dawson, Kathy Larosee, DebbieDawson, Arlyce Siino, Carol Hunter, Tony & Rosemary

Russo, Tess Stubberfield, and Freda Lucido.Please see Darlene if you can help out!

Lonnie Gibson was nearly waist deep at timespulling water hyacinth from the berth areas.


Joe Stubberfield and his crew willman the grills, so please plan oncoming and relaxing with your familiesand friends at the Sportsmen YC Ferry.

Remember the upcoming Cruise-OutSeptember 17th-19, to the Luau atCaliente Isle Yacht Club. They arepulling out all the stops for us to enjoyourselves and be well fed andentertained. There will be a Fridaynight soup-line dinner, on Saturday theLuau dinner with Kahlua Pig and allthe fixings, and Sunday Breakfast.Drive-ins are welcome! The cruiserswill have plenty of good stern-in roomand some side ties will be available.The sign up sheet is on the bulletinboard, so sign up and come for thefun!!

Meeting night will be Friday before thepicnic on Saturday so see youthere!!

Uf-Dah!

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Member Information Corner Barbara Chapman had surgery in early August.

She is “moving slow but doing fine.” Dee Pacheco was hospitalized in August. She is

now home and feeling better. Sharon Worrell had eye surgery in July and says

Bill is taking good care of her! Tim Doolin, we’re glad you’re feeling better and

thankful your test results were good news.

Our 43rd Annual Poker Run was a great success. There were 726 hands sold, with 15 places awarded.The top prize was won by Life Member Larry Pacheco. Congratulations, Larry!

1st Place2nd Place3rd Place4th Place5th Place

Larry Pacheco (included Jess’s Side PoolRay TellesAudrey CoachBob ArtDon Lucido

We had an excellent potluck dinner and awards presentation at 6:00 with about 73 people attending.Thanks to the following members for distribution of hands: The Rasmussens on Morning Mist, theDoolins on Irish Lady, the Andersons on Delta Sol, Dave MacDougall on the Club dock, and LarryPacheco on the Sausalito (the Big Boat).

There were 12 boats participating which was a terrific turnout considering our harbor was half closeddue to dredging. Thanks to the Captains who were thoughtful enough to invite guests aboard theirboats.

Thanks to the following people who pitched in and helped: Sandie Schneider—Awards, Belynda Zobband Emmy Swenson—Set-up and Clean-up, Don Lucido—Hand preparation

We have been Chairperson of this event for the past 14 years, and this was the BEST—due to the greathelpers and enthusiastic participation by our members!!

WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU!!! Neal & Diane Essary

Updates

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Directory

Address ChangesJim & Robin McCoy

1 W. Madill CircleAntioch 94509

Phone: 757-1048

Paul & Nancy Olsson1586 London Circle

Benicia 94510Phone: 707 745-5111

YES!Dinner will be served

before ourSeptember Meeting!

Our MenuSomethingReally Good

AndPlenty of It!

The price willBe Very

Reasonable!We are limited to 50

reservations, so contactAudrey (686-1167) or

Elaine (682-7585) as soonas possible

Come join us!

thanks to everyone who has been sofaithful in coming out to help with thishuge project. Some pictures of our workand fun are throughout this Newsletter.

And more good news is we did receivethe final check from Mirant for our GateProject. If all continues to go well, weexpect to have our gate in operationsoon.

Thanks to the Gibson’s for the deliciouspork loin dinner for the August Meeting

SEPTEMBER 2004

PORT CAPTAINCOMMENTSJIM DAWSON

Great news for them o n t h o fSeptember. Ourdredging project ismoving along verynicely and we arepretty much onschedule. Many

Dinner. It’s really great to see ourmembers working together to make ourClub a great place to come to.

Just as a reminder, we need reliefcaretakers—so please keep signing up.The calendar is on our bulletin boardand if you have any questions, come talkto me. Thanks to everyone who hasbeen filling in.

I guess I’ll say it again, even though I’mrepeating myself: Thanks to everyone whohas made the Dredge Project a success. It can’tbe emphasized enough how much it hasbeen appreciated.

DredgeAhead

DREDGING NOTICE

Dredging will continue thefirst half of September.

Please see Harbor CaptainLonnie Gibson if you havequestions regardingaccess to your boat.

A Reminder toAll Berth Holders

Please maintain the areasaround your berths. Thisincludes pulling the weeds

and disposing of trasharound your berth.Your neighbors andfellow members will

appreciate your efforts!Thank You

One of the pictures we’re missing isof Associate Member Carl Swensonwho was twice “dumped on” by theDredge snorkel while he was tryingto unclog it! Those who were theresay he was covered with mud!

Vote shall be by secret ballot. Removalfrom office shall require a majority voteof the Board of Directors. Upon writtendemand of the accused the matter shallbe referred to the next GeneralMembership Meeting for the Board'sdecision to be affirmed or overruled. Tooverrule the Board's action a Two-Third(2/3) majority of the eligible votingmembership present shall be required.Accused Officer or Director may addressthe membership prior to vote. Voteshall be by secret ballot.

ARTICLE XA. ELECTION OF OFFICERS ANDDIRECTORS:

1. Election shall be held annually at theGeneral Membership meeting inNovember and shall be for the followingterms:a. Each Flag Officer position, one (1)year:b. Secretary and Treasurer, one (1) year.c. Directors, two (2) elected eachcalendar year for two (2) year terms.

d. There shall be no restrictions as tohow many terms a member may hold or

run for office.

2. All elections shall be by secret ballot.If there is more than one nominee to beelected for an office, the nominee mustreceive a majority vote to be elected. Inthe event of a tie vote, the deciding voteshall be cast by the Commodore orActing Commodore.

(Continued Next Month)Director with misconduct or conductdetrimental to the welfare of the Club.Such member shall submit, in writingwith signature affixed, to the ClubSecretary a description of such allegedoffense(s). Commodore shallimmediately call a Special Meeting of theBoard of Directors, in ExecutiveSession, to ascertain validity of charges.The accused Officer or Director shall beexcused from all duties and meetingsuntil said charges are resolved. Ifdetermined the complaint has merit theBoard shall schedule a hearing. Ten (10)days prior to such hearing writtennotification shall be sent to accuser andaccused of the nature of the complaint,date, time, place of hearing and inviteeach to appear before the Board ofDirectors. At the conclusion of thehearing Board shall render a decision.

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ARTICLE IXA. DISCIPLINEOF AN OFFICEROR DIRECTOR:1. Any member, ingood standing, maycharge an Officer or

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Dave & Debra Beckert2105 Silverado Drive

Antioch 94509Phone: 706-9874

Doug & Shari Horton3426 DiMaggio Way


Bob & Angelyn Williams4064 Montgomery Hill Drive


Welcome New Associate Members

Invite your friends to join Sportsmen YC!

September 4-6 For the lastseveral years, we have enjoyed theLabor Day weekend somewhereon the Delta—usually at MinerSlough. This year will probablybe the same. More details at theAugust Club Meeting.

September 17-19 Join us for aCruise-Out to Caliente YC. Theyare having a LUAU and a greatweekend is planned for all!

Thanks to Tim Lamb for taking these pictures. Great job, Tim!

Plenty of food

& Lots of Fun

For the Whole Family!

Lotsof otherFamilyEventsare scheduled

forthis year.So,bring yourfamily

andcome supportandenjoyYourClub!

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