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Welcome to the Islander 36 Association Celebrating our 50th year in 2024! Picture of the Month  Fred & Chris Manley Water Music aboard Kapai 8/5/24 |
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I-36 Next Events:
'Round Alameda New Year's Day, Wednesday, 1/1/25
It's time for the really fun and unique way to start another year of sailing with the New Year's Day 'Round Alameda Parade with visits to the yacht clubs of Alameda. This can be a really fun day on the water if the weather is good (really is a "fair weather" event!) There is something special about our ability to get out on the water on the first day of a new year - something many of our members are envious of!
New Year 2025 tide predictions are about as good as they ever get, so, weather permitting, put this event on your calendar! Plan to rendezvous in the Estuary off Encinal YC at 1000 hours on a rising 5.8' tide. We'll proceed to Aeolian Yacht club arriving by 1100 when the tide is 6.3'. Enjoy their wonderful Chili, Cornbread, Bloody Mary's and Gin Fizzes by noon when the tide peaks at 6.4'. That's as good as it gets to go out under the Bay Farm Bridge into south San Francisco Bay to enjoy an afternoon of sailing. If you arrive at Ballena Bay YC around 1300 to enjoy their hamburgers, you still have 5.9' of tide. But don't dawdle too long as by 1800 it's a -1.1' tide getting back into your home marina.
Go to: 'Round Alameda Details and Registration.
 Fall Fun |
Fall 2024 Newsletter You will really enjoy our newsletter Editor's article about Jubilee Getting New Hardware. When you first start to read it you'll probably looking for winches, blocks and similar, but it's not about that. It's about why we sail our Islander 36s - don't skip that one! Similarly, Blondie going beyond the gate is yet another example of the joys of the I-36 life. Enjoy these and the rest of yet another wonderful Newsletter. Fall 2024 Newsletter (5 MB). |
 Fall Meeting |
Fall Meeting at CPYC 11/16/24 A beautiful, blue-sky sunny Saturday was the perfect setting for our 2024 Fall Meeting and Winners Celebration lunch at Coyote Point Yacht Club. Seventeen Islander 36s were represented by 28 people and enjoyed a great buffet lunch, an informative talk by Fleet Measurer Kit Wiegman (Cassiopeia) and a wonderful surprise visit from 91 year old founding member Lou Zevanov. Lou gave an impromptu talk on the earliest days of the Association and how, at one point, there were about 150 Islander 36s in the greater Bay Area. And to top it off, we've got a 1 hour and 11 minute cellphone video of both their talks, the business part of the meeting, and the annual awards presentation. Fall Meeting |
 Fleet Week |
Fleet Week 10/11-13/24 The peak of the annual excitement for Fleet Week on San Francisco Bay is the Blue Angels' demonstration at the end of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday air shows. The fun typically begins at 1230 with various demonstrations of aircraft and often simulated rescue missions as well before the Blue Angels arrive at approximately 1500. The thunder of 6 Blue Angel F-18 Super Hornets flying information is riveting and breath-taking. SF Bay, however, is also known for its FOG. Though not as predominante in October as it is in Fogust, fog does happen in October. Follow the link for both sides of the coin. Fleet Week Friday & Saturday. |
 Nationals Regatta |
Nationals Regatta at GGYC 10/5/24 The turnout for the Nationals Regatta put a smile on the Commodores face! Despite a long wind postponement everyone enjoyed a pre-race lunch and the delightful camaraderie at Golden Gate Yacht Club. Congratulations to the captains and crew of Cassiopeia, Windwalker and Luna Sea who finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. Also a big shout out to organizers Bob DaPrato who secured our event at GGYC, and Rick Van Mell for organizing things and leading the Race Committee to put together a nice race given the light wind conditions. There is even a avideo of the whole race aboard Luna Sea. Mark your calendars for our Awards lunch and celebration coming up on Saturday November 16 at Coyote Point YC. Nationals Regatta Results and Pictures. |
 Green Day Concert |
Green Day Concert 9/21/24 Big shout out to Mike and Liz on Green Flash for organizing a fun Islander 36 outing to the Green Day Concert. They were joined by Dan Throop on Wind Catcher and the Egan family on Kapai for a rat-up in Oracle's Park's McCovey Cove to enjoy the show The story and pics at Green Day Concert. |
Season's Champions 2024
With the South Bay Brdige Series make-up race on September 7th, our 2024 Season's Championships were complete with Dan Knox's Luna Sea edging out Rich & Tom Shoenhair's Windwalker by 3 points to win the Ormand Cup for the Spinnaker Division. Commodore Rick Egan's Kapai captured the Buster Hammond Trophy to win the Non-Spinnaker Division. Here's your link to all of the 2024 Race Results.
 Summer Sailstice |
Summer Sailstice Rally 6/22/24 Four great Islanders, Barnacle, Bella Luna, Kapai and Wind Catcher, sailed the Sailstice Rally and were joined in spirit (pun intended) and pics by Kindred Spirits! Here are their stories of another fun I-36 day on the Bay. To read the story and see the pics, click Summer Sailstice Rally!. |
Westpoint Regatta 6/22/24
Though both Luna Sea and Jonesque Jones signed up for the Westpoint Regata, only Luna Sea Sailed the race. Here is Dan's report on a fun day on the bay, including a link to lots of video: Westpoint Regatta Report. .
 Trader Vic's |
Trader Vic's Revisited Way back in 2012 the Islander Fleet had a cruise into Emery Covy sponsored by Pat and Gary Salvo. (Here's a link to our story on the web site: Emery Cove Cruise, Memorial Day 2012. Well Robert DaPrato decided to do it again on Friday night, 6/7/24. To read the story and see the pics, click Friday Fun - Trader Vic's!. |
 Vallejo Race |
Vallejo Race 5/4-5/24 Six intrepid Islanders survived the worst Vallejo Race weather in mnay years! A strong cold front blew through the starting area just as racing was getting under way, and then winds increased after the front as boats made their way up San Pablo Bay to the Napa River and the finish line off the Vallejo Yacht Club. It was cold too, just above 50 degrees. So in total we had, by best count, 29 people representing 10 Islander 36s. That's 6 boats that raced, plus Jonesque Jones (Peter Kacandes) and Vanishing Animal (Rick & Sandy Van Mell) who drove up, and White Horses, with Rob Blenderman crewing aboard Bella Luna and Ruby Wallis and Maria Santiago driving in to support Bella Luna, and David Book - Hangover - crewing on Cali. To read the story and see the pics, click Vallejo Race!. |
 Opening Day |
Opening Day 4/28/24 Thanks to Commodore Egan's valiant efforts, one by one we had interest build, then fade as the sunny forecast got a little dicey for the Opening Day On The Bay Parade on Sunday, April 28th. But it turned out to be a nice day and a few good pics, including the fireboat shoot ing water. To read the story and see the pics, click Opening Day 4/28/24. |
 Spring Meeting |
Spring Meeting 3/16/24 A picture perfect spring day with bright sunshine and 15 + knot westerlies greeted our Islander 36 Association members for our Spring Meeting at Richmond Yacht Club. We had 32 people representing 18 boats that gathered for the fun and to hear Kame Richards' presentation on reading tides and currents on San Francisco Bay. To read the story and see the pics, click Spring Meeting 3/18/24. |
 3 Bridge Fiasco |
3 Bridge Fiasco January 27, 2024 For this year's 3 Bridge Fiasco the wind was better than predicted, until it wasn't. Three I36's showed up; Renaissance of Tahoe, Kapai and us, Luna Sea. Cassiopeia also signed up, but Kit slipped and broke a couple of ribs, so he wasn't in shape to race. Here's the story and some pics: 3 Bridge Fiasco 1/27/24 |
 'Round Alameda |
'Round Alameda January 1, 2024 Rinse and Repeat! Just like last year it rained like crazy on 12/31, but the 1st was glorious. 19 Folks aboard 4 Islanders representing 7 Islanders in total enjoyed a beautiful, sunny 6o degree day with little wind in the Estuary. What's remarkable is that three of the four boats also had an I-36 skipper aboard. Commodore Rick Egan (Kapai) had Rick and Sandy Van Mell (Vanishing Animal) aboard; Luna Sea had Ruby & Rob Blenderman (White Horses) aboard, Cassiopeia had Barney Brickner (Barnacle) aboard, and crew Anne Dompe also has her own 27' boat at Alameda (we like her just as much as if it was also an Islander.) Follow the fun: 'Round Alameda Parade 1/1/24 |
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Here's How to send your boat's picture:
We would like pictures under full sail, that are clear and crisp, and most often show the whole boat, but, hey, if you like the picture, the rest of our members probably will too. They don't have to be any special size or type.
They can be attached to an e-mail. Just highlight and copy the block of text below, click "Send Email to I-36 Webmaster", paste the text into the message area, fill in your data, then attach your picture file and send it!
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You can also snail mail them to:
Rick Van Mell, I-36 Webmaster
1629 Begen Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94040