Fall Meeting & Winners Dinner Oakland Yacht Club November 6, 2010

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Friday's nice weather saw Ophira, Groovy, Woodbine & Snowflower arrive at the Maina Village docks. Gary & Pat Salvo hosted hors de oeuvres & cocktails aboard Ophira, and then they all, including Alan Warren and Skipper & Nancy Wall, joined Ron & Karen Damsen for a fun dinner aboard Woodbine.

For the main event, we had 76 folks representing 30 boats show up for the Fall Meeting & Winners' Dinner at Oakland YC. They came to exchange greetings, nibble on goodies, and generally have an enjoyable and relaxed time. The list is shown below.

We joke about it, but it's quite impressive how good we all look "with clothes on." Coats, ties, and beautiful dresses were in abundance. Best of all, there was a warm and friendly spirit all evening. Racers got a chance to catch up with other crews and swap stories about skippers and cruisers.

Elaine Mendes, Oakland YC's supurb Beverage & Catering Manager, skillfully moved the whole crowd to the tables to get dinner under way. A light salad started things off, followed by the chosen entrees of Tri-Tip, Game Hen or Risotto. The excellent entrees didn't need any help, but the seasonal fruit sorbet for dessert topped it all off. And, bottles of white wine appeared on the tables compliments of Dan Knox, and bottles of red wine appeared compliments of Harry Farrell.

Mary Gleim & Betsy Fowler, with lots of help from Ron & Karen Damsen, plus Pat Salvo & Nanci Melton, decorated the tables, organized registration and arranged the great big table full of Door Prizes. Each boat with a reservation had an envelope ready with individual name tags, raffle ticket stubs for each person, and a place card to put on the table of their choice -- and tables were reserved for boats that brought their whole crew. That sure make checking in easy. The list of prizes appears with the pictures of the prizes below.

Mary Gleim, teamed up with Myphi Alloy and Nanci Melton to hand out the Door Prizes with humor and aplomb. A great new twist was the each prize winner picked a ticket from the jar for the next winner. Made it all go smoothly. There were several rounds of prize offerings during the evening. The last laugh was when Fred Cucksey won the free haul out at KKMI. Since Fred's boat is now a catamaran on the east coast, he playfull said, What am I bid!" Lots of shouts ensued, including offers of the big bottles of door prize wine. Pacific High offered two bottles -- and the trade was done!

Commodore Williams kicked off the official business between the main course and dessert. Part of her great presentation was a slide show set to music of the event for the year. Here's a link - it's in PowerPoint and 11 MB, so be patient: Slide Show.

Committee reports were quick and to the point: Dennis read the Spring Meeting minutes which were quickly accepted; then Membership Chair Bob Knickerbocker sensed the crowd needed no long speeches and simply replied, "We got lots of members!" to cheers from all; Pat Salvo picked up on the vibration and reported, We've got money!", Kris Youngberg said it simply - "get measured"; and Webmaster Rick Van Mell said, "We've got a web page! It was a good year.

Of course there was some fun business too. The Fall Meeting is also our Winner's Dinner - time to celebrate the year's victors. That included Season's Championship winner Rich Shoenhair aboard Windwalker, who also won the Nationals Regatta. Unfortunately, Rich wasn't present to appreciate the applause. The Crew Award went to Tom Allegretti aboard Orion, the Bay Area Association for Disabled Sailors boat. Dan Knox, Luna Sea, and Harry Farrell, Pacific High, both got the Racing / Cruising award for their continuing commitment to both activities. The cruising Award went toCarol Williams for her many years of organizing cruises and her creativity in making so many of them special. Dan Knox, Luna Sea, was declarded the winner of the "I Don't Give A Chut" prize for the Vallejo race.

The Schneider Trophy goes to an individual for outstanding contribution to the Association.

"This silver plated champagne bucket was donated to the Islander 36 Association, Fleet One, San Francisco Bay, by John R. (Russ) Schneider, a past winner of several Islander 36 championships. This champagne bucket is awarded by the Commodore with the advice of the board of directors, in recognition to one or more individuals for their continued dedication and generous support of our Islander 36 Association. This champagne bucket is to be a perpetual trophy, to be awarded annually at the Islander 36 Association fall meeting." This year's most deserving winner, is Kathryn Munn Hodgkins of Mischief for her years of dedication to the fleet as our Newsletter Editor and contributions to the Door Prizes for many years.

The main order of business, and the official purpose of the Fall Meeting, is to elect Officers for the 2011 season. Your 2011 Officers are: Commodore Robert Aston, Vice Commodore John Melton, Treasurer Pat Salvo, Secretary Ray Duran, Measurer Kris Youngberg, & Past Commodore Michele Williams. Appointed positions include: Fleet Captain Dan Knox, Cruise Chair Tim Shea, Membership Chair Bob Knickerbocker, Newsletter Editor Bill Ray (from Lake Texoma!), and Webmaster (TBA)

So enjoy the pictures. We're looking forward to seeing all of our members for at least one function in 2011, and hopefully we'll have new members to join us as well. Our members outside the immediate Bay Area are always welcome to let us know when they are coming to town and we'll do our best to get them out on the water. This year, Ken & Miriam Rappolt (Celebration) flew in from Hawaii, and Dan Knox was planning to take them sailing.

Now, you, your family and crew have a happy and safe holiday season. See you all next year.

Pictures by (some coming from Ron Damsen, Betsy Fowler & Lou Zevanov) & Rick Van Mell. Click on images to enlarge, click "Back" to return.

Friday aboard Woodbine...	lots of fun!	Right this way ...	for a beautiful evening
Gary, Noble & Barbara	Donna & Bruce Hallberg	Miriam & Ken Rappolt from Hawaii ...	with Michele, Dan and John
Corky & Anna , Orion crew	You two again?!	Genoa is on watch	Bar crowd
Pat, Betsy & Karen ...	hard at work ...	Don Scott & Dory Ryan	Tony & Elaine Mendes
Carol, John, Nanci & Nancy	Barbara & Diane	Zingara & Serenity	Door Prize table

Door Prizes

N0.	Donation	Donor Person	Donor Boat	Winner
1	Gift Card A:  $50 West Marine	Acquaviva, Jay	Island Fever	Maureen Drotleff
2	Gift Card B:  $50 West Marine	Acquaviva, Jay	Island Fever	Ray Duran
3	Shadow Box with I36 burgie A	Annonymous	Annonymous	Gail Giacomini
4	Shadow Box with I36 burgie B	Annonymous	Annonymous	Dan Knox
5	Basket o' stuff	Annonymous	Annonymous	Don Henderson
6	Card pack A	Aston, Robert	Pegasus	Lisa Chatelat
7	Card pack B	Aston, Robert	Pegasus	Ken Rappolt
8	Card pack C	Aston, Robert	Pegasus	Barbara Brown
9	Biscotti A	Damsen, Ron & Karen	Woodbine	Joycelyn Swanson
10	Biscotti B	Damsen, Ron & Karen	Woodbine	Barbara Cucksey
11	Abalone Mirror	Doyle, Gina	Nantucket	Naomi Wortis
12	Glass Beaded Key Chain A	Doyle, Gina	Nantucket	Myphi Alloy
13	Glass Beaded Key Chain B	Doyle, Gina	Nantucket	Michele Williams
14	2-I36 shirts	The Embroidery Factory, Benicia, CA	n/a	Dave Gardner
15	Christmas Cards A	Fago, Margaret	n/a	Karen Kleckner
16	Christmas Cards B	Fago, Margaret	n/a	Kit Wiegman
17	Card pack A	Fago, Margaret	n/a	Lou Zevanov
18	Card pack B	Fago, Margaret	n/a	Harry Farrell
19	Card pack C	Fago, Margaret	n/a	Mary Gleim
20	Jams pack A	Gleim, Mary	Pegasus	Dave Newton
21	Jams pack B	Gleim, Mary	Pegasus	Nanci Melton
22	Wine & Bottle stopper	Henderson, Don & Barbara	Kindred Spirits	Art Fowler
23	Haulout Gift certificate	Keefe Kaplan Maritime, Inc. (KKMI), Pt. Richmond, CA	n/a	Fred Cucksey
24	Pattern and instructions for V-berth sheets	Munn, Kathryn	Mischief	Corky Stewart
25	Chocolate Sauce selection	Shea, Tim	Lean Times	Bob Nunn
27	Napa gift basket	Shea, Tim	Lean Times	Pat Salvo
28	Napa Valley weekend	Shea, Tim	Lean Times	Robyn Aston
29	$20.00 gift certificate A	Svendsen's Boat Works, Alameda, CA	n/a	Gary Salvo
30	$20.00 gift certificate B	Svendsen's Boat Works, Alameda, CA	n/a	Rick Van Mell
31	$20.00 gift certificate C	Svendsen's Boat Works, Alameda, CA	n/a	Skipper Wall
32	$20.00 gift certificate D	Svendsen's Boat Works, Alameda, CA	n/a	Suni Petersen
33	$20.00 gift certificate E	Svendsen's Boat Works, Alameda, CA	n/a	Brad Bergman
34	Necklace and matching earings	Van Mell, Sandy	Vanishing Animal	Donna Hallberg
35	I36 Towel Sets A	Wallis, Ruby	White Horses	Jason Scott
36	I36 Towel Sets B	Wallis, Ruby	White Horses	Tom Allegretti
37	I36 Towel Sets C	Wallis, Ruby	White Horses	Dan Colton
38	Marine 5 Fire Extinguisher 2-pack	West Marine - Alameda, Alameda, CA	n/a	Rhonda Shea
39	Starbucks Gift Card	Melton, Nanci	Freedom Won	Betsy Fowler
40	Wine Bottle opener set A	Williams, Michele	Pacific High	Diane Zevanov
41	Wine Bottle stopper	Williams, Michele	Pacific High	Barbara Henderson
42	Wine Bottle opener set B	Williams, Michele	Pacific High	Nancy O'Malley
43	Nautical Bag with Goodies	Williams, Carol	Pacific High	Eric Mueller
44	All Islander 2010 Shirts for crew	I36 Association	n/a	Toni Mendes
45	Glass Beaded Key Chain C	Doyle, Gina	Nantucket	Tim Chatelat
46	Glass Beaded Key Chain D	Doyle, Gina	Nantucket	Bob Nickerbocker
47	Glass Beaded Key Chain E	Doyle, Gina	Nantucket	Ruby Wallis
48	Glass Beaded Key Chain F	Doyle, Gina	Nantucket	Leslie
49	Boating Pocket Reference	Annonymous	n/a	Seth
50	Custom tote bag	Bergman, Brad	Blockbuster	Ron Damsen
W1	1.5L Bottle White Wine	Dan Knox	Luna Sea	Ed Gallagher
W2	1.5L Bottle White Wine	Dan Knox	Luna Sea	Rob Banderman
W3	1.5L Bottle White Wine	Dan Knox	Luna Sea	Steve Swanson
W4	1.5L Bottle White Wine	Dan Knox	Luna Sea	Deb Fehr
W5	1.5L Bottle White Wine	Dan Knox	Luna Sea	Dennis Bush
W6	1.5L Bottle White Wine	Dan Knox	Luna Sea	Rick Vulliet
W7	1.5L Bottle White Wine	Dan Knox	Luna Sea	Matt George
W8	1.5L Bottle White Wine	Dan Knox	Luna Sea	Beau Woodward
W9	1.5L Bottle White Wine	Dan Knox	Luna Sea	Noble Brown
W10	1.5L Bottle White Wine	Dan Knox	Luna Sea	Mervin Giacomini
W11	1.5L Bottle White Wine	Dan Knox	Luna Sea	Dory
W12	1.5L Bottle White Wine	Dan Knox	Luna Sea	Anna Stewart

I-36 shadow box	Great tote ...	wine gear ...	be safe!
Be pretty!	Be snug & warm	Thirst quencher	More goodies
Great cards ...	Fresh baked!	Full of goodies	Bags for cruisers
The big stuff	Allan, Fred & Don	Dan, Karen & Ken	'Appies went fast
Rick Vulliet & Gail Rockwell	Who needs food?	Tim, Mary & Rhonda	Deb checks in ...
all smiles.	Mary & Myphi handle Door Prizes	Rick & Sandy	Yvonne & Naomi
Michele starts the meeting	Michele & Harry	Race / Cruise winners Dan & Harry	Season's Championship Windwalker couldn't attend
David & Tom ... double trouble!	"I Don't Give A Chute"	Carol gets Cruising Award	Tom Allegretti - Crew Award
Rick says ....	thanks.	2011 Officers: Michele, Robert John, Pat, Ray & Kris	Appointed: Bob, (Robert) Dan & Tim
Fred wins KKMI haul ...	traded for wine!!!

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