On March 15th we will celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day.   This Saturday starts with promise with Winter Race #5.  And the day only gets better from there.  That same evening we will be celebrating further with dinner and music.  Dinner will be Al Montoya’s famous corned beef with accompaniments.  Music will be provided by the Gallowglasses band.  There will be raffle surprises.  Cost is $ 22.00 per person.

We have a Drop In Dinner on March 28th.  Our evening will feature a Middle Eastern Theme and after-dinner belly dancing.   As a side note, I have heard that several members have taken belly dancing classes!  No names will be revealed on this page, but look around next time you are at the club… 

So, please consider this your invitation to come forward and add your belly dancing skills to those of our performers!

Tanks!

I would like to thank our members and friends who went on the Military Vehicle Tour.  We had a great time.  The collection of antique and modern tanks was outstanding and we were lucky to have a tour guide who provided a lot of detail about each exhibit.  Thank you to my wife Sue for making it happen. 

Speaking of field trips – do you have any in mind?  Sue is always thinking of stuff to do but if anybody has any suggestions, we are listening!  Please let us know.

And finally, on April 7th (Monday) Sequoia Yacht club will be hosting the PICYA Delegates Dinner. It's always a great honor for our club to host the delegates from the 100 clubs that make up the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association.

Thank you and thanks for supporting your club!

At the general meeting Friday night we had one first reading.

Todd Mehserle from Redwood City.  He has a 82 ft. ocean racer,  SORCERY  berthed in Redwood City.  Nominated by Peter Blackmore and Deidre Sparks.

Applications for membership are posted in the galley hallway for your review.

Jerry Jones, Membership Chair

The Winter Series comes to a conclusion Saturday, March 15 with race #5. This race doubles as the annual St. Patrick’s Day Race and is run as both an individual race as well as the final Winter Series race. The St. Patrick's Day Race is one of the highlights of the Sequoia racing season, and a bottle of Irish whiskey is up for grabs to the winner of the race in both the spinnaker and non-spinnaker divisions.

The Winter Series races start at 13:30 and the Skippers Meeting will be held at 11:30 on the day of the race.  Plan on racing rain or shine.

So come up to the club for the final results to be calculated and announced. You may even find yourself enjoying a wee drop of the craythur while toasting the winners and all those participating in the Winter Races.

The evening of the race the Club will be having our annual St. Patrick's Day party so you might want to sign-up and make a full day of it.

Hope to see you there.

Richard Butts, Winter Series Race Captain

Ahoy  Sequoia

A reminder that this Sunday you all have a special invitation to the San Mateo History Museum.

Sequoia is sponsoring the opening which includes a children's / family event from 12-3 pm. You can read more details in the Redwood City eNews at this link.

It is followed by the official opening ceremony which is from 3.30-5.00pm and includes a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the new exhibit.

This is a great day for Sequoia and for the Museum. You can also see the Sequoia YC exhibit in the main foyer which celebrates our 75 year history and is a very fine tribute to your Yacht club. If you have not seen it I can assure you that you will be very proud when you do!

We look forward to seeing you this Sunday at the San Mateo History Museum

Peter Blackmore, Staff Commodore

A special meeting is called for the following motion to be presented for a vote to the membership at a special meeting held on April 11th during the general members meeting:

The Board recommends to the membership a vote to reduce the initiation fee by $150.00 and suspend the $50.00 social credit for applying Senior and Corinthian members during the period of May 3rd thru July 31, 2014.

In accordance with:
By-Laws Article V1, Section 1:
Article V1 Section 5

Winston Bumpus, Commodore

The printed hard copy of the 2014 Membership Directory should be available at the Club this weekend.

A Full Version Membership Directory and Senior-Only Membership Directory are now online on our website: www.sequoiayc.org

- Sign in with your log-in name and password,

- Click on "Membership Directory" in the left column,

- Log in again if necessary.

You will need a password for Directory and that was sent as an email to members earlier this week.

Thank you all that updated your records for this new Directory.

Sheila Jones, Membership Directory Editor

The RBOC is the Recreational Boaters Of California. It is a non-profit government advocacy organization led by 19  volunteer boating officers and directors from all over the state. They work with lawmakers to inform them of California boaters’ needs and to advocate boater positions on legislation and regulations. It is funded by member yacht club donations and each member of Sequoia Yacht Club has the opportunity to contribute as part of our annual dues statement.

They support bills and regulations that would enhance recreational boating, and opposes bills and regulations that would have a detrimental impact on the state’s three million boating enthusiasts. There are several key issues being discussed in Sacramento that will affect you including issues regarding copper antifouling paints, vessel operator certification.

The organization’s advocacy efforts include testimony in public hearings, meetings with elected officials, preparation of amendments to alleviate potential problems with specific bills, as well as the sponsorship of pro-active legislation to benefit the recreational boater. RBOC also works closely in partnership with Boat U.S. on federal legislative and regulatory issues important to boaters.

For the latest information and the Winter 2014 Boaters Brief please click here : http://www.picya.org/rboc

Winston Bumpus, Commodore

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