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Gas Light Benefit Cruise Sept 30
Join us on the schooner Gas Light for a beautiful fall cruise to benefit the Sam Hock Youth Sailing Program, September 30, from 4:00 to 7:00pm.
We will depart from the SYC dock, then cruise the shores of Tiburon, Belvedere and the canals of Strawberry. The tides are perfect for an intimate view of areas normally too shallow to navigate.
Gas Light is a replica scow schooner based in Sausalito. This opportunity may be the last for a while as Billy Martinelli, owner and builder, is sailing her to Mexico this fall. We will have Leslie’s famous cuisine and complimentary wine.
Cruise is limited to the first 45 people. Cost is $75. E-mail gm@sausalitoyachtclub.org.
All donations go to the Sausalito Youth Sailing Foundation.
You can find more information about Gas Light at Gas Light Charters.
UPDATE: Women Skippers Regatta
Liz Baylis, of US Match Racing fame, will act as PRO. George Gurrola, creater of GG Racer race scoring software, will score the event. Katie Pettibone, veteran of three America’s Cups and two Volvo Ocean races, will speak to the skippers and crew at the breakfast on October 2.
Compete information, event schedule, NOR and SIs at: Women Skippers Regatta
50th Anniversary of SYC Club House is September 24
It was 50 years ago that Sausalito Yacht Club members realized their dream of their own clubhouse on San Francisco Bay. Their volunteer efforts in designing and building the clubhouse resulted in a structure that has withstood the years and provided a home to our active club.
Come to the club the evening of September 24 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this achievement. Yes, there will be a birthday cake.
Don’t miss the photo gallery on our Web site of photos from the construction and opening of the clubhouse. Follow this link to the gallery: SYC Clubhouse Gallery.
Casino Night Fund Raiser, Saturday, September 25
An evening of gaming, entertainment and excitement!
- Play your favorite games of chance: Blackjack, Roulette, Craps and more
- Professional dealers
- Open to members, guests and the general public
- 8pm to midnight
- Gaming stops at 11pm for auction and prizes
- $60 buy-in = $500 funny money, one drink ticket and one raffle ticket
This is a fund raiser for the Sausalito-on-the-Waterfront Foundation, which supports scholarships, the Sausalito Annual Boat Parade & Fireworks and many other events and causes.
Olio Night at SYC
9th Annual Golf Tournament “The Buddy Cup” Sept 26
| When: | SEPTEMBER 26th, 2010 |
| Where: | Indian Valley Golf Club |
| 3035 Novato Blvd. ~ Novato | |
| Format: | Four Person Scramble |
| Time: | Starting Tee-Off at 10:30 a.m. |
| Cost: | $95 per Golfer (includes Green Fees, Cart, $5.00 Pro Shop credit) |
Application Form: 2010 Buddy Cup Application (print and mail)
Way, way long ago, 2002 to be exact, Buddy DeBruyn served as our Commodore. Buddy had previously been our Sausalito Mayor. He also happens to be a very good golfer, and that year was the birth of the “SYC BUDDY CUP.”
This is a tournament for all levels of players. It’s a tournament for fun and camaraderie, but alas there are always those great golfers who think they need to win. So be it – there will always be a winner. But to even things out a little we will be golfing a “Blind Bogey.” That means that on three or four holes of play, those holes will be a bogey hole for everyone. We will have prizes for men’s and women’s closest-to-the-hole and longest drives. We will play a “Best Ball” format in which each player must be accountable for at least two drives and you play the best of the foursome’s drives.
This year we will be playing at the Indian Valley Golf Course. It’s a beautiful course nestled in southern Novato where there are times one must wait for the wild turkeys and the wild deer to clear the fairway.
The starting Tee time will be 10:30. We will have oysters at the turn and a roving beverage cart on the course to quench one’s thirst. Following the tournament we will have the “AWARDS HOEDOWN DINNER” at the club around 6:00, with BBQ’d ribs and chicken with all the Texas side dishes where we will also be watching the film of the day’s festivities.
Please look online and in your August and September billing for the registration forms (also at the top of this page). We will need a head count by September 15th for the tournament director.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call or e-mail me.
Temple Stuart
415 717-9319
Templestuart75 [at] gmail [dot] com
Special Meeting of the General Membership, 2pm Sunday Sept 19
Please attend a Special Meeting of the General Membership on Sunday, September 19th at 2 pm to vote on proposed changes to the club bylaws. Members will receive the information on the proposed changes by mail prior to the meeting and will be able to send in their vote by mail or drop it off at the club by the date of the meeting.
- Commodore James Rigler
Note: The revised club bylaws are available in the Member Pages area of this Web site. Sign-in is required.
Labor Day BBQ
Join us for a Labor Day barbecue on Monday, September 6, 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The bar will be open 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Sausalito Art Festival Volunteers Needed
Both the Sausalito on the Waterfront Foundation and the Sausalito Youth Sailing Foundation need volunteers to staff their food booths at the festival, held over Labor Day Weekend in Sausalito.
As a volunteer, you get free admission to the festival and an Art Festival Volunteer t-shirt, plus all those other undefinable cool things like undying admiration, camaraderie and fun!
Contact Carol Martin, Sail Training Director at youthprograms [at] sausalitoyachtclub.org, for the Sausalito Youth Sailing Foundation, or Vickie Marinovich, vmarinovich [at] gmail.com or Mori Fisher, morifischer [at] comcast.net for the Sausalito-on-the-Waterfront Foundation, to volunteer.
Sausalito Art Festival Web site
Cruise on Invader to support SYC Sail Training Sat August 14
Support the SYC Sailing Training Program. Join us August 14th on the 165′ yacht Invader.
Date/Time
When: Saturday, August 14 2:00 to 4:30pm
Where: Embarking at Schoonmaker Point Marina, Sausalito
Cuisine
World-famous Sushi Ran of Sausalito
Beverage (hosted bar)
Blue Angel Vodka
Stella Artois
Icelandic Glacial
Irony Wine
337
Loredona
Cruise Tickets $175
Limited to 40
Call 415.332.7400 ext 117
Special appearance by Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall’s 66′ schooner Santana during the cruise.
The Sausalito Youth Sailing Foundation is dedicated to supporting sail training and competition, providing scholarships, program equipment, instructor training and regatta support for individual competitors and teams.
Read more about Invader at: Info Page for Motor Yacht Invader by Codecasa
Summer Sunset Series Racing
The Sausalito Yacht Club invites San Francisco Bay sailors to come out for our Sunset Series, held on alternate Tuesday evenings in the Knox/Yellow Bluff area using courses optimized for conditions. The first warning signal for each race will be sounded at 1830.
The Summer Series races are Tuesday nights: July 27, August 10, August 24, September 7 and September 21.
There’s a barbecue on the Flag Deck every Tuesday when there’s a race, from 6pm to 10pm. Even if you’re not racing, come down to the club, enjoy the BBQ and races and lift one or two with our racing members and guests.
You’ll find more information in our Racing area.
Photo by Roxanne Fairbairn
Fourth of July at SYC
Come to the Club for great music, friends, BBQ and the best view in Sausalito of the fireworks off Spinnaker Point. We often can see the fireworks displays in San Francisco and Oakland as well.
Barbecue is all day
Time:
11am to 10pm
Music:
Passion Cuba Band – 3:30pm to 6:30pm
Mersey Beach Band – 7pm to 10pm
Admission:
$15 for all
Registration:
Members may bring up to 4 guests. Register online by logging into the Member Area of this Web site.
Jr Staff Commodore Cruise to Croatia
Join SYC for a bareboat charter to the beautiful Dalmatian Coast of Croatia, Oct 2-12. We’ll charter with The Moorings (www.moorings.com) and depart Agana, Croatia on October 2 and cruise to Dubrovnik, arriving on October 12.
You’ll find more information at www.commodore-cruises.com.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Sausalito Chamber Mixer, Thu June 17
The Sausalito Yacht Club proudly sponsors the Chamber of Commerce Mixer, Thursday June 17, 2010, 5:30 – 7:30pm
- Hors d’oeuvres
- Full Bar
- Fabulous Raffle Prizes
Come and mingle with your friends and associates. Check out the club. It’s a great place to socialize and sail. You might even want to join. Ask about the youth sailing program. Ask about our special SYC membership promotion in effect this month.
Open to all, non-Chamber Members $10 Cover
Use parking lot one adjacent to the ferry landing.
Summer Evening BBQs on the Flag Deck
Every Thursday evening this summer and every Tuesday evening when there’s a Spring or Summer Sunset Series sailboat race, SYC offers a barbecue on the Flag Deck.
Come down to the club to enjoy the best view on the Bay and a great selection of food and drink.
Menu choices typically include burgers, hot dogs, steak, garden burgers, salmon and chicken, as well as Chef specials such as BBQ’d oysters.
Barbecue Dates
The barbecue is offered every Thursday through October from 6pm to 9pm, and every Tuesday evening when there’s a Spring or Summer Sunset sailing race (see schedule below), from 6pm to 10pm (special late closing for racers).
Every Thursday, plus these Tuesdays:
| June | 8 |
| 22 | |
| July | 27 |
| August | 10 |
| 24 | |
| Sep | 7 |
| 21 | |
Register online for July 4
Login to the Member Area to register for 4th of July at SYC. Members may bring up to 4 guests. RSVP is required.
Doc’s 50% off Ship’s Store White Hanger Sale
Our new General Manager, Doc Miles, teamed up with our Ship’s Store Director Susan Ensey to start the summer off with a bang with a Special 50% Off Sale.
All Womens and Mens items on white hangers, and there are lots of them, are 50% off list price. Stop by and shop for great buys for you, your family and friends.
Get in early while the selection is good!
The Store will be open Thursday night and Friday night, and before and after the General Membership Meeting on Sunday, June 6.
General Meeting of the Regular Membership, 2pm Sunday June 6
Please attend the General Meeting on Sunday, June 6th at 2 pm. We need a Quorum in order to conduct business.
Treasurer Dan Thatcher will have details of the Club finances. John O’Connell will be discussing the proposals from the By-Laws Committee.
Members were sent a letter and Agenda in the mail detailing the reasons for the June 6th meeting.
- Commodore James Rigler
$1200 for $1000 Bar & Galley Special Offer
Get $1,200 of Bar & Galley credit for only $1,000, which can be used through December 31, 2010. Offer expires June 30. Contact the club office to take advantage of this limited time offer. Credit can be used through 2010.
Rear Commodore’s Cruise & Race to Vallejo
Join Us for a Race/Cruise out to Vallejo Yacht Club on June 26, 2010
The Cruise
This annual event is one that you don’t want to miss. It’s the one time SYC sailors who usually only cruise get to expose themselves to all the challenges of racing and test their boat handling skills against some of the more “hard core” racers in SYC…all done in a spirit of comaraderie and just downright fun.
Power Boat folks and Land Cruisers always enjoy this cruise as well. Sitting at the Vallejo Yacht Club, sipping a cool libation and watching some of the exciting finishes is always a great way to pass an afternoon.
The Race
Notice of Race prepared by the Race Committee can be downloaded on the following link.
The race ends in front of the Vallejo Yacht Club. The boats are docked and then docktails are the order of the day. This is all followed with a great dinner at the Vallejo Yacht Club and an awards ceremony.
The Moorings
The Fun and Food: Buffet Diner $15
As is our custom, you are asked to bring light munchies to the club about 4 pm and patronize their bar before dinner. (We do not do a separate dock-tails at this event). Race awards will be announced before dinner. The VYC is in the midst of a big seawall fund raising effort and will invite their members to join our event if there are any spaces left over
Note: Tides are favorable Saturday, but we will want to be on our way by 1000 am Sunday as they VYC has only 5 feet depth at low tide and low tide is about noon.
If I don’t hear from you I’ll have to make the choice for you, sorry.
We will be having our usual docktails before dinner but please patronize the yacht club as much as possible. They really roll out the red carpet for us as those of us who have been there before can attest.
Jazz & Blues by the Bay
Enjoy a table for four, with two bottles of wine and hors d’oeuvres, in Gabrielson Park for the Sausalito Parks & Recreation summer series of Jazz n’Blues in the Park.
A donation of $100 to the Sausalito-on-the-Waterfront Foundation reserves a table. Available Friday, June 4 to August 27, 6:30pm to 8pm.
No online reservations. Contact our General Manager at entertainment@sausalitoyachtclub.org to reserve a date.
Junior Sailing Camp
Two week sessions, 3 levels of FUN! Beginning (Learning to Sail), Intermediate (Building Skills) and Advanced (Racing). Sailing in Optimist Prams, Lasers and Flying Juniors. All classes 9am – 4pm Monday to Friday. Ages 8 – 18. Parents receive a FREE guest membership at the Sausalito Yacht Club while your kids are enrolled. Sign up TODAY at www.sycsailcamp.org or call (415) 332-7400 ext 114.
