As the weather turns cooler and winter is around the corner Theresa Howard is working with two shelters in Redwood City as the place for clean and gently used men, women and children's coats that are donated by our members.  A bin was put in the club last week and donations can be made at the club thru this Saturday November 2.

If you join us for the Drop-in-Dinner on November 1st you can bring the coats then. 

Speaking of warm, Lina is cooking up a warm fare of:

Creamy Vegan Carrot Soup with Coconut
Split Pea and Ham
Seafood Chowder
(whitefish, shrimp, salmon)

Caesar Salad
Macaroni (Mum's recipe)
Orange, Arugula, Pomegranate and Hazelnut salad
Quinoa Salad with Avocado, Dill and Lemon zest

Crusty French Bread

Brownie Bites with Chocolate and raspberry
ice cream

$14.00 Per Person

Cocktails: 18:00
Dinner: 18:30

Thanks for your cooperation and thoughtfulness as we continue to reach out to our community.

Winston Bumpus - Vice Commodore

Ahoy Sequoia

It is our pleasure to invite you to the annual Installation Dinner.

This is a really fun event and is open to all. We celebrate the year and welcome the incoming Flag. We thank everyone who has helped and also there are some special awards such as Member of the Year and distinguished Officer of the Year which get awarded on the evening. The racing trophies will have been awarded at the Racers Ribs evening but we celebrate all the successes of our sailors this evening, as well.

As a reminder, please book now for this installation dinner.  We have already received a great number of reservations, but there are still a few seats left!!

We have a great menu and our chef is Stephen Higgs who does such a marvelous job.

The Sea Scouts will be helping to serve the dinner. 

Our menu is:

Chef's antipasto table of meats, cheeses, grilled vegetables,   baguettes and crackers.

1st course:
Pumpkin and Butternut squash soup finished with Chive Creme fraiche and White truffle oil

Wild Arugula Salad with Beets and Almonds

Entree choices:

Herb Crusted 1/2 rack of Sonoma Lamb with Mint Glaze,
Or
Potato Crusted Salmon Filet with a Sundried Tomato Gastrique
Or
Grilled Eggplant Napoleon with portobello mushrooms, mozzarella and roasted red pepper

Creamy Parmesan Polenta

Seasonal Vegetable Medley

Dessert:

Apple Strudel with Chantilly Cream

Coffee and mints

The cost per head is $27.50. We shall have cocktails at 6:00pm and the dinner starts at 7:30pm.

The sign up sheet is at the club and if you cannot complete that, simply email me and specify Lamb, Salmon or Eggplant, please.

As I said we expect a full house, so please book early.

Peter - your Commodore

Once again this year at the Installation Dinner we'll be awarding the coveted Iris Ames Cruising trophy! This trophy is earned over a year's period by participating in our monthly cruise outs. Various levels of points are awarded for leading, participating, or otherwise enjoying a weekend on the water with boats and friends. Well, come November we reset the leader board and the race for the award begins again. So, get those boats ready and shake the dust out of the bunks, as we have an entirely new and exciting cruise out year planned ahead for you! Our first cruise out to earn points towards the 2014 Iris Ames Cruising trophy is fast approaching: Thanksgiving weekend, Angel Island cruise out to Ayala Cove! Will you join us?

Tom and Barb Keegan will again be leading the cruise out to Ayala Cove this year. And while I know some of you will accuse me of saying this about all our cruise outs, this is truly one of my favorites! There is something very special about spending a weekend at Angel Island on a mooring ball, and at times the island is entirely peaceful and then moments later packed full of day trippers. The weather can be variable, but in recent years we've enjoyed truly remarkable sunny days. And then there are Barb's secret breakfast sausages!  Amazing! You can sign up at the club on the yellow sign up sheet on the cruising board, or Click Here to Register.

Shortly, Tom will send out more information about the cruise out. But in the meantime, if you are new to the club or new to cruising, please feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions about cruising in general, or specifically about Ayala Cove.

And finally... all boaters are welcome, sail or power! And, if you don't have a boat, let me know and we'll try and match you up with an empty berth!

Shannon Amerman - Cruise Out Captain

All the documents for the upcoming 2014 racing season are now posted. This includes the Notice of Race with all the dates of the races, the Standing Sailing Instructions and the Skipper and Crew Registration/Waiver forms. Remember it is a new year so everyone will need to complete a Registration/Waiver form before their first race.

The Winter Series starts on November 9th.

If you have any questions about racing or any of the series or special races please contact the Race Captain listed at the bottom of the Notice of Race.

See you on the water!

Richard Butts
Large Sailboat Fleet Captain

Ahoy Sequoia

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Tony Orazem this past Sunday.

This was completely unexpected and his family is obviously going through a very difficult period, indeed. Tony and Julia have been members for over ten years. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Julia, their children and all of their extended family at this tragic time. As we get more details I can update you, but at this moment I just wanted to let the club know.

Peter - your Commodore

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