Blue Gavel Regatta News

Don’t forget our Installation Dinner is on November the 8th. Reservations started arriving in early October. Please send checks payable to WYC to Madam Vice Commodore Carol Amenta at 4133 Beachmeadow Lane, Westlake Village, CA. 91361. Seating is limited for this important occasion. Come celebrate with your new Flag Officers and Board.

Our staff Commodores hosted the Blue Gavel regatta and they provided plenty of food and drink and worked the tower and chase boat. The winners were as follows...
· C-18 – Franklin Cofod (Skipper), Mike Singer (Crew)
· Laser – Michael Eisenberg
· CFJ – Derek Thomas (Skipper), Jeff Simonsgaard (Crew)
· Sabot B – Riley Magadow
· Sabot C – Zachary Magadow

The Capri 14.2 Nationals were held at Mission Bay in San Diego on the 20th and 21st of September. The members of the Mission Bay Yacht Club were terrific hosts. I encourage our members to visit them if in the San Diego area. It is a great club. There were four races on Saturday and three on Sunday. Several of the courses took an hour to finish. At the completion of Saturday’s racing, Skipper Bob Amenta and Crew Mark Miller were tied for 1st place with a team from Arizona. Sunday had a grueling three races each took an hour to complete without a break. When the results were tallied, our Club team won first place in the Silver division. All the sailors were gracious and happy that WYC Port #1 was back in business.

The Louise Kapus regatta was held on Sunday October 12th. All classes were invited to participate. Louise was a strong supporter of our sailing program. She was present at all of our regattas, sitting in her wheelchair registering the sailors and their boats. Many of us gray beards remember her with fondness. I will have the results of this regatta, the Trick or Treat regatta and the Skipper of the Year regatta in the December issue of Telltales.

The Skipper of the Year regatta has been postponed to November 23rd. The Sailing Committee decided to wait until the results of the Kapus & Trick or Treat regattas.

The Committee also notified the Junior sailors regarding the usage of Club boats. Junior sailors may use the Club boats on our lake on occasions where a chase boat is present and operated by a Club member. No junior member may take a Club boat to away regattas unless their parents are regular, single or family members of the Club. Only club members may pull our trailers and they are responsible for returning and storing the boats and trailers.

See you on the water
Robert Amenta
Vice Commodore

Notice of Race

The Trick or Treat Regatta is the first of three in the Holiday Series. The sailor who scores the best in the three races will be the perpetual trophy winner

All centerboards up to 18 feet are welcome. Current US Sailing Rules will be in effect subject to modifications that will be available in the instructions at the Skipper's meeting.

Registration is 1100 hours to 1200 hours. Skipper's meeting will be at 1230 hours and the first race will begin at 1300 hours weather and wind permitting. Please be aware that life jackets must be worn.

Sailor from visiting yacht clubs contact...
Vice Commodore; Bob Amenta (818) 706-8217

The next two regattas will be the Turkey regatta on Sunday, November 9 and the Kris Kringle regatta on Sunday, December 14.