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November 4, 2000 Fall Meeting |
| It was a fine ending to a great season. 48 folks, representing over 2 dozen boats, celebrated a beautiful day, a great meal and plenty of good fun. Counting the boats that live at San Francisco YC, we had 13 boats present, including Freeport 36s Escape and Noncents. A few arrived Friday night, and the rest on a warm and clear Saturday morning. New Commodore Gary and Pat Salvo set up a ticket table in front of the Cove House, and everyone filed in with lots of chatter and tales of the summer. SFYC served a great lunch starting with onion soup, good, hot, juicy chicken and garlic mashed potatoes, follwed by a chocolate mousse desert. All washed down with a couple of bottles of wine. Then it was on to the usual business - Membership, Secretary and Treasurer's reports, the election of 2001 officers and the award of prizes for racers. Race Chairmen Roger Milligan and Larry Terzian had everyone howling. Since Jim Robinson has won the big, beautiful half-hull trophy for the non-spinnaker division for so many years, Roger & Larry decided Jim should get a tiny plastic prize for first, and they would award the half-hull to the 2nd place boat - themselves. Many laughs all around. The overall season winner was Don Schumacher, who missed his first Fall Meeting in 15 years. Never mind that Don sent a nice note to read, Roger & Larry introduced it with a 100 page computer printout falling to the floor. Brian Jacobs gave a fine presentation on the tricks of sailing up and down the California Coast. In particular he mentioned the Point Conception challenge - the key to which is checking the bars for fishermen. If they're in the bar, you stay put! Brian's handout was outstanding, and you can read it all at: Cruise the CA Coast. We were all so intent on listening to his presentation, we didn't even get a picture! New Race Chair Daphne Jackson and Mike Dickson took the floor with lively comments on their first year of racing. With Tim & Rhonda Shea chiming in, they all talked about increasing their boat handling skills, confidence on the water, and the good feeling of companionship generated among the racers. They were so good, that several potential new racers were signed up for the 2001 season - even if a few did have their arms twisted! (Check out the proposed 2001 schedule on the Upcoming Events page.) And finally, thanks to the leading marine vendors of the Bay Area for their donation of many fine door prizes. Be sure to patronize West Marine, North, Hood and Pineapple Sails, KKMI and Svendsen's Shipyards, and the Embroidery Factory (see the Links and I-36 Clothing pages) for gear with the I-36 logos. Thanks also to Tim Shea and Bill Higdon for taking the pictures you see below. Click on images to enlarge, click "Back" to return. Photos by Tim Shea and Bill Higdon. |
Pat and new Commodore Gary Salvo ready to take lunch money.
Silver Shadow skipper and past El Toro National Champion Nancy Farnum checks in.
New Vice Commodore Dennis Bush of Natural High living up to the name.
Jim Robinson, Larry Terzian and Roger Milligan reminiss about the season.
Jim Higdon and Bruce Hunter wait for Skipper Wall to clear the bar.
It doesn't get much nicer than Carol Hunter holding Ian Shea. 
Linda & Roger McClellan of 4 R Sanity.
Mike Dickson & Tim Shea compare notes before the meeting.
New Race Chair Daphne Jackson.
Ready to get the meeting under way..
Old Commodore's never die, they just get a little dinghy.
Membership Chairman Skipper Wall says we're in good shape.
If Treasurer Harry Farrell says we can afford it, we're all happy.
Larry & Roger try to figure out how to give racing prizes.
The Ormand Cup, overall winner, won by Don Schumacher's Blue Streak.
Larry holds up a racing prize.
Roger presents gag prize to Jim Robinson.
The Buster Hammond Half-Hull Trophy Jim should (did) win for 1st Non-Spinnaker.
Larry & Roger were awarded the John R. (Russ) Schneider Trophy for their services to the Association.
Kindred Spirits' Peter Wilhite, Newsletter Editor Barb Henderson & new Cruise Chairman Don Henderson.
A ticket to great door prizes.
Door Prize contribution arranger Sandy Van Mell starts to give them away.
Past Commodore and fleet champion Allan Schuman gets a North briefcase.
Evelyn Roberts sports a Pineapple Sails shirt.
Daphne Jackson and Mike Dickson of Nimbus present the Samack Cup story.
They answer lots of questions and encourage new racers for 2001.
Tim Shea makes sure the digital pictures are safely locked in the little camera! The Smack Cup is in the foreground.
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