Home	Fall Meeting & Winners Lunch 11/18/23

(If you like, you can skip down through the prose and go straight to the pictures below!)

A great core Islander 36 group of 22 strong representing 10 boats braved a showery Saturday, November 18th to gather at Coyote Point Yacht Club for the Annual Fall Meeting. David & Cara joined via Face Time for the award (more later), and, alas Falcon's Bruce Halberg took a stumble on Friday so couldn't make it.

Thanks to Jocelyn and Steve Swanson and Commodore Egan, we once again had a delicious lunch at the friendly Coyote Point Yacht Club with great views of the South Bay and easy parking. This was a lunch meeting to make it easier for members to get to the event and home again after the meeting. And, with contributions from various Board members and the Association, the cost was held to $25 per person. Our menu included Cheese & Crackers for Nibbles, Spinach and Feta Salad, Marinated Chicken, Grilled Salmon, Veggie Side Dish, Rice, Sour Dough Bread & Butter, and Cake for Dessert

Here is the attending list:

A lively Attitude Adjustment gathering occurred between 11:30 and shortly after noon. Great conversations with cheese and crackers eased everyone into lunch.

After lunch, Commodore Rick Egan Welcomed everyone and presented the Treasurer's report that we are in good shape. He also noted that our membership is strong, remaining around 130 boats with plenty of representation across the country and in many far-flung countries.

Jocely Swanson is our Association representative to Pacific Inter-Club Yachting Association (PICYA), and she, Steve and Commodore Egan recently attended their annual award banquet and came back with a wonderful surprise. Among other categories, PICYA makes annual awards to outstanding Yacht Club and Association Newsletters among their more than 100 member clubs. Thanks to the outstanding work of our Newsletter Editors David Wadson & Cara Croves, your Islander 36 Association won 2nd place in this year's Edwin H. Wilder Newsletter of the Year Perpetual Trophy competition. Pictures of the perpetual trophy and past winners, and the keeper award for David and Cara are below.
Jocelyn also reminded everyone of the benefits of our membership in PICYA which gives us access to most of the yacht cubs in the Bay Area. However, many still require advance reservations if you would like to tie up at their docks, so be sure to call ahead.

Commodore Egan then invited all of the Board members to come forward and said we had all agreed to stand for office for 2023, plus David Wadson as our News Letter editor. He also invited volunteers for Vice Commodore, Secretary, Race and Cruise Chairs. Those nominated were unanimously approved.

Commodore: Rick Egan (Kapai)
Vice Commodore
Treasurer: Mike Patterson (Green Flash)
Secretary
Measurer: Kit Wiegman (Cassiopeia)
Fleet Captain
Cruise Chair
Newsletter Editors: David Wadson & Cara Croves (Jubilee
Membership Chair: Steve Swanson (Zingara)
Webmaster: Rick Van Mell (Vanishing Animal)
Staff Commodore and PICYA Representative: Jocelyn Swanson (Zingara)

Commodore Egan then presented the rest of our awards:
The Spinnaker Division Season's Championship Ormand Cup went to Rich & Tom Shoenhair, Windwalker.
The Non-Spinnaker Buster Hammond Half Hull went to Rick Egan, Kapai.
The Perpetual Crew Award went to Eric Korbas aboard Cassiopeia.
The Nationals Trophy went to Kit Wiegman, Cassiopeia.
The Schneider Trophy for outstanding contributions to the Islander 36 Association went to Rick Van Mell for continuing service above and beyond.
And the Commodore's Plaque was updated with Rick Egan's name for 2023, and next fall he will be recorded as the Commodore for the 50th year of the Association!

The last piece of business was to elect our 2024 Officers. Commodore Egan reported that the current staff would stand for nomination, and were unanimously approved. (It was threatened that anyone voting "No" would have to stand for office.)

So enjoy the pictures, then make a note to check the tides and weather to join us Monday, January 1st, 2024 for the 'Round Alameda Parade. (Weather permitting.) There is a "low" tide at about 3' around 0900, and it rises to about 5' a little after 1400 - and then heads quickly down to .6' by 2100. We will fine tune as we get closer to the date and see what various clubs are offering, but an I-36 rendezvous off Encinal at 1030 gets us to Aeolian on rising tide for a wonderful lunch. Those that are bold and brave enough to try the San Leandro Channel at barely 5' can then head west under the Bay Farm Bridge to actually circumnavigate Alameda Island. Less bold skippers may enjoy the thicker water heading back under the 3 bridges to Encinal.

Pictures by Rick Van Mell. Click on images to enlarge, click "Back" to return.

Chasing the rainbow ...	to Coyote Point ...	Yacht Club.	Tables are ready ...	nibbles too.
Kit & Rich	Bryce & Reanne	Gathering	Reanne, Bryce, Rob	Sandy, Ruby, Kathy
Jocelyn, Kit Rich & Rick E.	Sandy, Kathy	It's time for ...	lunch salad ...	Salmon & Chicken ...
Veg and Rice ...	and Dessert!	Get in line ...	help yourself ...	waiting a turn.
Kerry & Jennifer	Reanne, Bryce, Mike	Barney, Kit	Rick, Kathy, Reanne, Bryce, Mike	Kerry, Jennifer, Jocelyn, Steve, Ruby, Rob
Brney, Kit, Some Day crew	Ready to serve!	Attention turns to ...	Commodore Egan.	Face timing David and Cara ...
showing them their ...	keeper trophy for ...	PICYA Newsletter ...	2nd place trophy.	Ormand Cup goes to ...
Windwalker.	Hammond Trophy goes to ...	Kapai.	Nationals Trophy to ...	Cassiopeia.
Crew Award to ...	Kit accepting for .....	Eric Korbus.	Schneider Trophy	Cruising Award
Commodore's Plaque.

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