January 4, 2011 Volume 2, Issue 6

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Inside this issue:

Holiday Greetings from Mexico

NY’s Eve Party Results 2

Hi all-

Crab Feast!!

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Events Committee Meeting

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Italian Flatbreads

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“Mixology” Class

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Sailing Committee Breakfast!

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We're having a wonderful time here in Mexico. We're spending the Christmas and New Years holidays here in Mazatlan before moving on down the coast to Isla Isabe, Chacala and Puerto Vallarta next. Everyone is welcome to follow us on our blog "journeyssailingadventures.blogspot.com" Miss you all!!!

Honor Bar Tips

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Sailor Lore

5

Yoga: It’s not what you think

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HMBYC Sailing Lessons

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Future WO & Hosp

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Our Supporters

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HMBYC Flag Officers & Staff

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Wishing all a very Happy New Year. Dick, Tami and Tristan

What’s Happening This Week?? Thursday January 6-9pm~ Knit Happens Friday, January 6, 5-7:30pm ~Happy Hour , get a warm start to the New Year (page 4) Saturday, January 7, 10-12am ~ Events Committee Breakfast, Denis & Margrit Pichou to Co-Chair (see page 4). Sunday, January 8, 8:30-10am ~ Sailing Planning Breakfast, [email protected].

Save These Dates…. Thursday, January 12, 6-9pm ~ “Mixology” Class, contact [email protected].

Winterfest February 2426

Saturday, January 21, 4-8pm ~ Kay’s Crab Feast, see page 3 for crabby details. Saturday, February 4, 6-10pm ~ Night at the Opera, “La Beheme” - more to follow. Sunday, February 5 ~ Super Bowl Sunday, wait to hear from Paul & Ginger Minoletti. Thursday, February 12 4:30-6:30pm~General Meeting ,“Presentation of Budget” + More Saturday February 18 ~ Mardi Gras..more to be revealed! Friday February 24-26~ Winterfest contact [email protected] Saturday February 25~Yoga Presentation,, more details to follow. Saturday March 17~St Patty’s Day Celebration..plans are in the works

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Warm Welcome for 2012! New Years at the Half Moon Bay Yacht Club found a local band, the Califuegos, warming up the Big Room as people enjoyed a bountiful potluck. Joanne, our new bartender, made a wonderful roasted vegetable platter, with her special “aoli” sauce, for the Old Clubhouse. She also brought decorations that Eric Hassler and his buddies put up to add to the festive affair. Welcome Joanne! For their second set, the Califuegos got everyone out of their seats and onto the dance floor. Before their last set they came into the Old Clubhouse and played several songs “a cappella” drawing people back to the Big Room for the final minutes of 2011. Kids played games and enjoyed the fire pit and the endless stream of food. Before their last set they came into the Old Clubhouse and played several songs “a cappella” drawing people back to the Big Room for the final minutes of 2011. Kids played games and enjoyed the fire pit and the endless stream of food. Special thanks to Liz Allison who pitched in with dishes, and Bill Klear who kept things in order generally, Kristi Durazo for setting up the bar, and Judy McCarthy for managing the front door donations. Already planning something for next New Years… Happy New Year! Michelle Dragony

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HALF MOON BAY YACHT CLUB

CRAB FEED FUND RAISER

Saturday 21 January 2012 4:00 p.m. pm cocktails & social hour Dinner served at 5:00pm $35 with advance reservations $40 at the door (providing space and food are still available) First Come, First Served

Funds are being raised support the Cal 20 Fleet. Come enjoy the Crab Feed and sailing all Year Long! Advance PAID Reservations by January 18, 2012 $40 after January 18 if space is still available Contact: Cynthia Ramseyer (415) 519-1915 or [email protected] Mail Checks to: HMBCY with memo line CRAB FEED c/o C. Ramseyer 238 El Granada Blvd., Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

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Events Committee Meeting… SATURDAY Saturday January 7, 2012 will be our first Events Committee Meeting. We will be discussing the upcoming year’s events, plus introducing some new ideas. But WE NEED YOUl! Come and share ideas for future events. There will be breakfast goodies, lots of freshly brewed coffee and exciting conversation for a successful Event future. Your forever & faithful Events Committee Co-Chairs, Margrit & Denis

Calling all Watch Officers…

Italian Flatbreads to Warm Up for 2012 HMBYC Happy Hour will be featuring Italian Flatbreads as a special treat this Friday night from 57:30pm. Come enjoy the delicious creations from JoAnne Washburn, including, but not limited to: 

Carmelized onion mushroom & bleu cheese

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Mozzarella

with

tomatoes & oregano 

Meat lovers

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Margherita

Cost is $8 per plate. HH drinks as always are liquor $5/wine $4/beer $3 from 5-7pm.

sundried

See you then Kristi & Nat

Be an intelligent WO, & know the difference between a Dry Manhattan & a Dirty Martini. Our first series of Mixology classes will be held on Thursday, January 12 at 6pm. Cost of the class (which includes tastings) is $10. Class is limited, but don’t worry, we’ll be having another. Please contact Kristi Durazo at [email protected] to reserve your spot. See you there!

K.D.

Sailing Committee Breakfast! SUNDAY Join us for a breakfast Sunday January 8 to hear all about the exciting sailing things planned for 2012. Breakfast will be served from 8.30 to 9.15am. Then the meeting will begin at 9.30 and end around 11.00. This is a great opportunity to get together with friends after the holiday break and get signed up on all the activities lined up for the New Year. If you would like to speak at this meeting or help with breakfast preparation

please email

Patrick at [email protected]

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Saturday, Feb. 25, 5:30 -- "Yoga: It's not what you think," a talk by certified yoga therapist Ma-

“TOE THE LINE,SAILOR” SAY WHAT?

Honor Bar Hosts: The holiday's were a time of great fun and festivities, both scheduled and unscheduled at the club. As you know, anyone trained as a Watch Officer has the ability to open an honor bar to entertain guests (appropriately signed in) at their discretion. Just a reminder that you do need to complete the honor bar envelope with your name, amount of the bar revenues and THE DATE AND TIME you submit the envelope. Also, please acknowledge that all cabinets have been secured prior to leaving the club. If you notice that we are running low on any items, especially keg beer, please send me an email ,so we can rereorder before the weekend. Also, don't leave any unsecured beverages unattended, even for a quick walk on the beach. Happy New Year to everyone .

Remember Mom saying: “YOU BETTER TOE THE LINE OR YOU’RE IN BIG TROUBLE!’’ And you said: “Yes M’am.” Remember? Ever wonder where that phrase came from? From pulling a rope? Dragging a barge through the Erie Canal? Wanna know? Well, first off we need to review a few nautical bits of trivia. On a wooden ship between each pair of deck planks is some stuff called “oakum” and it is sealed with a mixture of pitch and tar. When admired from afar, it looks like there are a series of parallel lines running the length of the deck. Sailors being a cheap as well as a poorly paid group very rarely wore shoes. Now you can see where I’m going with this. Every Sunday, most ship’s crews would muster for church, floggings, pay, Captain’s Mast, etc. and it was necessary that they all line up in good order. Sooooooooooooo “Toe the line Sailor!” But before you go off half cocked (more about that later), there is one more aspect that your Mother would appreciate Ship’s boys and young midshipmen/student officers would often time screw up (Sound familiar?). The Captain would gain great pleasure from forcing the miscreant to stand for hours with his toes on a specific line. “Don’t move, don’t blink, don’t even breath. TOE THAT LINE.” OK, all you parents. There’s a can of black paint and a brush in the shed. Feel free to do a bit of painting back at the house.

Kristi Durazo krash63@

“Yer Friend” Capt. Barnacle

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Future Watch Officers & Hospitality (Please check the calendar at hmbyc.org for the latest information)

Friday January 6 WO Happy Hour (5-7pm): Bill Klear

Hector Saturday January 14 WO (2-7pm):Charlie Quest

Every Thursday 6-9pm: KNIT HAPPENS

WO (7-11pm):Mike Mann

~ A Coastside Fiber Artist Community of

Hospitality (6-10pm):Liz Allison

Knitters, Wavers, Crocheters, Spinners, &

Sunday January 15

Stitchers. This group is open to anyone who

WO (2-7pm):Dave & Lori Morris

likes fiber from beginners to experts to

Saturday January 7

Friday January 20

hacks! Contact: Leann Nassar at

WO (2-7pm): Bjorn & Kirby Conrad

WO Happy Hour (5-7pm): Natalie Sturm

[email protected].

WO (7-11pm): David Dickson & Marla Wong

WO: (7-11 pm):Michelle Dragony

WO (6-11pm): Bill Klear Hospitality (5-9pm): David & C. Slater

Hospitality (6-10pm): Barbara Kelly Sunday January 8 WO (2-7pm):Kelly Pike Friday January 13 WO Happy Hour (5-7pm): Clive Jones WO (7-11pm): Clive Jones Hospitality (5-9pm): Richard Hector

Hospitality (5-9pm):Jeff & Cassandra Clark Saturday January 21 WO (2-7pm):Tom Gay & Y Vanderbrugge WO (7-11pm): Jeanne & Godfrey Watson Hospitality(6-10pm):Alan & Adora Palmer Sunday January 22 WO (2-7pm): Clive Jones

Weekly & Monthly Events Continues... Every Third Thursday of the Month, 8:00pm ~ Dad’s Night Out Jim Stretch hosts Dad’s Night Out, a chance for Dads to come together & celebrate fatherhood. Whether you are a new Dad looking to share your baby’s first steps, or a veteran willing to share some wisdom, come on down

& relax with the guys. We’ll mingle about life, kids, work, sports or whatever. Contact: Jim Stretch at [email protected]. Every Fourth Thursday of Month~ Women Sailing Group

the

The HMBYC Women Sailing Group

Thursday. In November, we meet at 6:30 on the Third Thursday because of Thanksgiving. We do not meet in December, but meet in January, February & March at 6:30 for sailing seminars. Women Sailing begins our meetings around 5:30 with only sailing! Afterward, the bar will be open and/or we go out to eat! Contact: Peggy Ruse at 650-465-2664 or [email protected].

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Please Utilize Our Advertisers!

I saw a subliminal advertising executive, but only for a second. ~ Steven Wright

HMBYC

Advertise…. Advertise….

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We are a community of Friends Half Moon Bay Yacht Club 214 Princeton Avenue Princeton, CA 94019 (650)728-2120

www.hmbyc.org

Normal Clubhouse Hours: Friday, 6pm-11pm Saturday, 2pm-11pm Sunday, 2pm-7pm Office Hours: (Call) Office mail: [email protected] Office phone: 650.728.2120 Office fax: 650.728.1947

The information provided in this Newsletter is obtained from sources which the Editor believes to be reliable. However, the Editor has not independently verified or otherwise investigated all such information. Neither the Editor, nor any of their respective affiliates guarantees the accuracy or completeness of any such information.

There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood leads on to fortune. W. Shakespeare

HMBYC FLAG OFFICERS & STAFF Commodore—Ray Durazo

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Vice Commodore—Mike Mann

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Rear Commodore—John Connors

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Directors Treasurer

Terry Ramseyer

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Secretary

Laurie Dunston

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Membership

Lucy Gillies

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Facilities

Doug Laughlin

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Port Captain

Natalie Sturm

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Director-at-Large

Terri Lahey

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Bar Manager

Kristi Durazo

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Events Co-Chair

Denis & Margrit Pichou

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Quartermaster

Diedre O’Connor

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Bookkeeper & Office

Karen Tobin

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PICYA Delegate

Liz Allison

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Race Director

Charlie Quest

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Sailing Chair

Patrick Melley

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Tell Tales Editor

Laurie Dunston

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Boatyard Manager

Dave Morris

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Webmaster

John Simons

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WO Scheduler

Judy McCarthy

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Women Sailing Chair

Peggy Ruse

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Cal20 Fleet Co-Chair

Dave Morris & Dave Slater

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C15 Fleet

Charlie Quest

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Staff Members