Fall Meeting & Winners Dinner Oakland Yacht Club November 3, 2012

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For the main event, we had 58 folks representing 26 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.

Our favorite Elaine Mendes, Oakland YC's supurb new General Manager, with help from John Melton, 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, Salmon 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 and red wine helped wash it all down.

Commodore Melton recognized Ken & Miriam Rappolt for coming the farthest to the meeting. They sail their Islander Celebration from Honolulu, Hawaii, though this time they came by plane!

Sandy Van Mell & Betsy Fowler, with lots of help from Ron & Karen Damsen, plus 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 an entree 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 and winners appears with the pictures of the prizes below.

Sandy Van Mell, teamed up with Myphi Alloy and Nanci Melton to hand out the Door Prizes with humor and aplomb. There were several rounds of prize offerings during the evening.

Of course there was some fun business too. The Fall Meeting is also our Winner's Dinner - time to celebrate the year's victors. For the first time in a long time, we awarded the Ormand Cup to the winner of the Party Circuit Series - Spinnaker Division. The winner was Rich Shoenhair aboard Windwalker. Tim Bussiek and his Califia crew won the Party Circuit Non-Spinnaker trophy. The Buster Hammond Non-Spinnaker Season's Championship winner was Rich Shoenhair aboard Windwalker. The Nationals Regatta winner was Kit Weigman aboard Cassiopeia.. The Winton Cruising Award went to Rich & Takae Watters.

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 Pat Salvo of Ophira was the most deserving winner for here years of dedication to the fleet.

The main order of business, and the official purpose of the Fall Meeting, is to elect Officers for the 2013 season. While often the Vice commodore moveds up to commodore, our 2012 VC Ray Duran has pending business commitments that will likely have him out of town for much of next season. So, by nomination from the floor, John Melton (Freedom Won) agreed to continue on as 2013 Commodore. The rest of your 2013 Officers are: Vice Commodore Ray Duran (Orion), Treasurer Pat Salvo (Ophira), Secretary Tim Bussiek (Califia), Measurer Lou Zevanov (Diana), & Past Commodore Robert Aston (Pegasus). Appointed positions include: Fleet Captain Kit Wiegman (Cassiopeia), Cruise Chair Ruby Blenderman (Wild Horses), Membership Chair Bob Knickerbocker (Woden), Newsletter Editor (to be determined), and Webmaster Rick Van Mell (Vanishing Animal).

So enjoy the pictures. We're looking forward to seeing all of our members for at least one function in 2013, 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) again flew in from Hawaii, easily getting the award for most distant participant.

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

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

Elaine does magic	Starting Door Prizes	Bar set-up	Nice tables	John's ready for ...
Rob & Ruby ...	Sandy too ...	plus Dan.	Robin & Bob	Registration Betsy
Talk time ...	Nanci & Barb	Kit & Art	Pattie & Bill	Ron & Ken
Don, Roy & Melinda	Robert, Mary & Gene	Just smile!	Getting settled	John & Harry
Rich & Tom	Bruce & Donna	Here we go!	Show time	The crowd
Tim, Lisa & Carl	T Shirt pile ...	Door Prize pile ...	lots of ...	great goodies ...
all along ...	looking neat ...	just your size ...	cute guys!	Live saving.

Door Prizes

No.	Donation	Donor Contact	Donor Boat/Company	Winner
1	Bag	Brad Bergman	Blockbuster	Tom Shoenhair
2	Crane Note Cards & Pen	?		Melinda Samuelson
3	(2) Sailor Sculptures	Diane Zevanov	Diana	John Melton
4	(2) Islander Sweaters	Bill & Terry Ray	Exit Strategy	Diane Zevanov
5	Comfort Food Cruise Basket	Nanci Melton	Freedom Won	Rich Shoenhair
6	Portfolio/wallet/belts/sandles/key chian	Robin Sodaro/Vicki	Hood Sails, Sausalito	Betsy Fowler
7	Carmel Basket	Barb Henderson	Kindred Spirits	Pattie O'Connor
9	SailorBag tote	Barbara Brown	Mai Pen Rai	Dennis Bush
10	V-Berth Sheets & All Islander Logo Pillow	Kathryn Munn	Mischief	Cheryl Novak
11	Wine Basket	Judy Bush	Natural high	Bonnie Aiello
13	Pirate Lair & AC water bottles	Pat Salvo	Ophira	Steve Swanson
14	2012 All Islander T Shirts for crew	Ken/Amy Miller	Pirates' Lair, Sonora	Bob Knickerbocker
15	2012 All Islander T Shirts for crew	Ken/Amy Miller	Pirates' Lair, Sonora	Lou Zevanov
16	$500 Certificate for Bottom Paint w/Haulout	James Morgan	Svendsen's, Alameda	Donna Domino
17	$500 Certificate for Bottom Paint w/Haulout	James Morgan	Svendsen's, Alameda	Joe Kidd
18	Necklace & earrings	Sandy Van Mell	Vanishing Animal	Pat Salvo
19	4 pack of lifejackets	Dan Niessen	West Marine, Alameda	Tim Bussiek
20	4 pack of lifejackets	Darryl Santuray	West Marine, So SFO	Takae Watters
21	2012 All Islander T Shirt quilt & pillow	Ruby Wallis	White Horses	Mary Gleim
21	2012 All Islander T Shirt pillow	Ruby Wallis	White Horses	Corey Lynch
22	Special sculpture	Ruby Wallis	White Horses	Dan Knox
23	Woodbine Goodies Basket	Karen Damsen	Woodbine	Robert Aston
24	Zenith Wine Basket	Art & Betsy Fowler	Zenith	Miriam Rappolt
25	Wine bottle with special jacket	Art & Betsy Fowler	Zenith	Sandy Van Mell
26	Haul Out/Wine Bottle	Erica Kaplan	z-KKMI, Richmond	Ron Damsen
27	Tote with dock lines	Erica Kaplan	z-KKMI, Sausalito	Art Fowler
28	Hand made Cutting Board	Roy Samuelson	Someday	Jim Ryan
29	Hand made Photo Cards	Robert Aston	Pegasus	Gary Salvo
30	Hand made Photo Cards	Robert Aston	Pegasus	Risa Corwin

John gets it started	Good stuff...	good eats ...	More!	Pay attention ...
Old Guard	over here!	Now really ...	let's eat ...	and smile ...
more eats ...	ditto.	Bob & Maureen	An award for ...	Dan, made from ...
his boat parts!	Secretary report	Membership report	Measurer report	Cruising Award Tacoma Blue
Hammond Trophy Windwalker	Nationals Trophy Cassiopeia	Carol Williams Award Califia	(does it float?)	Very Special.
Schneider Trophy Pat Salvo	2013 racing thoughts	2013 Officers. Kit, Rick, Lou, John, Pat, Bob, Tim, Ruby

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