Sequoia cruisers normally go offshore over Labor Day weekend and this year saw a great cruise out to Half Moon Bay.

John and Luanne Graves organized the event and did so flawlessly.

It is about 9 hours each way depending on tides and weather so most people take their boat up to the North Bay on Friday to enjoy a fun sail and good repartee before heading down the coast.

This Friday gave you a lot of options - some enterprising folks anchored at Clipper Cove to enjoy a glorious sun filled afternoon and evening with NO traffic noise from the Bay Bridge - this will not happen again so a fine moment. Others enjoyed South Beach and their hospitality. Aquatic Park remains a favorite and you get to see the intrepid swimmers to Alcatraz as you leave the harbor. No casualties reported! The SFYC hosted the international Knarr annual championship. 40 Knarrs were brought in from around the world and made a magnificent sight and a great evening.

The Saturday morning started with a thick fog over the Golden Gate - the British call this a pea souper! You hear the Golden Gate foghorn, you barely see the Golden Gate. No matter - we motor sailed through the fog and then sailed down the coast arriving in Pillar Point in good order by 3 to 4 pm. A Pot luck dinner plus the Half Moon Bay YC provided the evenings entertainment - which was good!

Sunday was a sunny and warm day with no coastal fog. There was lots of fun on the boats, on the dinghies, in Half Moon Bay Village and of course enjoying a very vibrant and social scene at the Half Moon Bay YC. We finished the day with a team dinner at Flavor which was excellent. Rumor has it that Pied Piper hosted after dinner drinks.... Just a great day!

Monday saw low visibility out of Half Moon Bay but no issues and most timed it right to arrive in the North Bay by 11am to watch the AC45's and the Junior Sailing race which was exciting. I like those AC45's! 12 boats were contending and it was a spirited race. The Kiwi's have the lead but the top seven teams are separated by just three points. The Junior Sailing program will go down to the last race!

We saw all sorts of weather - we bathed in sunshine and sailed through fog. We laughed, we had great company. We enjoyed fine food and hospitality. Most important - we were out on our boats having a great time  - just a great Labor Day cruise for Sequoia!!

Peter - your Commodore

This is the real deal. Team Oracle will be up against the Defender to compete to win the prized America's cup trophy. A once-in-a-lifetime experience ! Luncheon, and cash bar available while you watch in comfort the exciting outcome of this race ! Flat screen TV's showing live coverage as well ! Be on board 11:00am.

I have a limited number of FREE tickets for on the water viewing on the Spirit of Sacramento leaving out of Pier 40 (Next to South Beach Marina) at 11:00am Saturday and Sunday. Take CalTrain out of San Carlos and beat the traffic and the parking. Should be back to dock by 3:30pm.

Then be sure to come down to the Club Saturday Night for the Decade Dance.

Contact me as soon as possible by phone 650-644-7968 or by email at sycwin@gmail.com

Winston Bumpus - Vice Commodore

Folks,

Classes already mostly full, so check to see if you can get added..
Classes start September 7th.

The schedules and documents are on the web-site at: 
http://www.sequoiayc.org/jr_sailing

Hope to see you there.

Peter McCormick
Junior Sailing Director
Sequoia Yacht Club

Feelin’ Groovy?

You will at Sequoia Yacht Club
On
Saturday night, September 7th!
It’s gonna be a
Decade Dance!
50’s, 60’s, 70’s Live Music
by The Riptides Band

7PM-Midnight
$25

Lots of Fun Food
& Drink Specials

Sign Up at the Club or email Kathy at kakyharris@aol.com

Coastal Cleanup Day is a great event for your entire family... in fact, for everyone! Invite your friends to join you in helping to keep our creeks, rivers, lakes, coast, and ocean clean, healthy, and safe for all of us.

On Saturday, September 21st from 9am-Noon cleanups will take place at the Sequoia Yacht Club and more than 800 other locations throughout California.

Help us reduce waste at the Cleanup. Bring Your Own reusable cleanup supplies from home, like a bucket or reusable bag and work gloves, and we can cut down on the disposable items that we use at the cleanup! We will have additional buckets, bags and t-shirts.

Thanks for all you do to protect California's coastal resources. We look forward to seeing you on California Coastal Cleanup Day!

Winston Bumpus - Vice Commodore

Ahoy Sequoia

It time to sign in for the San Francisco YC cruise out - always one of our most popular destinations.

We selected October 11/12/13 for this years adventure and it will be a great weekend!

If people would like to sail up on Friday 11th we shall absolutely accomodate that but we are expecting most on Saturday 12th. I shall be there early to welcome you all. We would depart Sunday about midday but there is no rush - sailing in the North Bay gets really good!

As well as docktails at about 4.30pm we have organised cocktails in the Commodores room before the dinner on Saturday 12th at 5.30pm. I plan to have a guest to speak to us and will keep that a surprise.

Dinner is at 7.30 in the main dining room. The menu is as follows:

Caeser Salad

Chicken Coq au Vin with pancetta bacon, mushrooms and pearl onions. Served with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. We can order a vegetarian as needed.

Dessert is Chocolate Decadence

Coffee / Tea included

The costs is $40 a head for dinner plus wines which you would order separately. I am assuming all cruisers and guests will join us for dinner. The mooring fees are as last time - a dollar a foot.

Breakfast is also available in the club - just let me know if you want that organised or will make your own arrangements.

What I would appreciate from all interested is your Boat name and dimensions plus number of guests. Black Toppers are very welcome. This is a very popular cruise out so please let me know quickly so we do not disappoint anyone.

I look forward to hosting a great cruise out for all of you!

Peter - your Commodore

In June 2008, she was the second woman in history appointed to the Port Commission. The first was Marguerite Leipzig, in the early 1980s, after having served on the Redwood City Council, including two years as mayor. Kastrop was reappointed to the Port Commission in 2012.

Kastrop is vice president and controller of The Kastrop Group, Inc. architectural firm, of which her husband, Michael, is principal architect. She has long been active in Redwood City. She was a member of the Redwood City Elementary School Board from 1997 to 2001, during which she received a Master of Boardsmanship award from the California School Boards Association.

She is a founding member and past president of the Redwood City Mothers Club. She is a past president of the Peninsula Sunrise Rotary Club. She has been active in the Redwood City-San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce for many years, and in 2001 was named that organization's Athena Businesswoman of the Year.  
She is a board member of Stanford Professional Women; she earned a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University in 1982.
   
Lorianna has a strong connection to San Francisco Bay. She is a recreational boater and yacht racer who has crewed in hundreds of races on the Bay. She and her husband race their Catalina 30 sailboat named "Goose". 

She is a staff commodore of the South Beach Yacht Club and an honorary member of Sequoia Yacht Club.

She succeeds as chair Dick Dodge. Commissioner Tom Cronin was elected vice-chair and Commissioner Ralph Garcia secretary.

Sequoia Yacht Club allows responsible club members to use our Laser and El Toro dinghies after an assessment.

Club members should visit http://sequoiayc.org/smallboats for information on dinghy sailing.

David Elliot - Port Captain

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