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THE STILLWATER COVE’ER
June - July 2021
Commodore’s Log Derby Day...“AND WE’RE OFF”...to a
AHOY MEMBERS!
Great SYC 2021 Season!
By Vice Commodore Peter Hanlon
The Pier is open and the Boats
are in the water!
The Members Directory and
Membership Cards are out!
Social Events are scheduled and
being enjoyed!
Sailing Classes begin on June 7 through July 30!
SYC’s 2021 Season is underway! Yay!
Many thanks to our hardworking Flag officers and
Board of Directors!
Our Kentucky Derby Luncheon on May 1 was a great
Please open your Members Directory to pages 24-28, success! Special thanks to Co-chairs Becky Kendall and
look at the pictures of our Officers and Directors, so Renae Fjugstad and their Committee: Jeryl Abelmann,
when you see them, please go over and say thanks! Camille & Heinz Brinks, Denise Foderaro, Judy Furman,
We are all still working through Covid and SYC still has Sharene Hamrock, Marlene & Phil Price, and Joyce
guidelines from the State, Monterey County, and the Scampa. We dined alongside some pretty festive hats (see
Pebble Beach Co. that affect every single thing that we photos)! A great time was had by all, mint juleps in hand,
plan. Masks, social distancing, and sanitizing are still part courtesy of SYC, while we cheered on our favorite
of the drill here at SYC. But…having said that, it is horses. Special thanks to Arianna Ilabaca, Lauren Hawkes,
getting better. We are all very happy to see each other and the Beach Club Dining Room team for a special day.
after so long!
This year we will have
dinners, parties,
Regattas, kayaking,
paddle boarding, and
the Commodore’s
Ball to look forward
to!
As you go through
this second issue of
The Cove’er (a.k.a. the
Voice of SYC), read
the reports from the
Vice and Rear
Commodore's Log (Continued from p.1) Message from the Vice Commodore
Commodores about events and sailing. Go out to the By Peter Hanlon
Pier and see how dressed up it is. Go into the Beach As we navigate through the ever-changing seas in our
Club Office and see the huge ceremonial teak Steering lives we are hopeful to be back together in full swing
Oar from the Polynesian Islands that SFB Morse post-Covid very soon!
brought back to Pebble Beach and presented to Matt With our State, County, and Mother ship detailing the
and Mimi Jenkins, founders of the Stillwater Yacht Club. restrictions, we are having to be creative and diligent as
You will see the brass plaques with names of all the we move through the Summer. We thank you for your
past Commodores since 1948. patience and cooperation! Please contact me with any
Enjoy our beautiful surroundings and be well! questions or suggestions (ViceCommodore@sycpb.org).
Wishing you fair winds and following seas, After the May 1 Derby Party, we moved on to our Pier
Opening party on May 15, which faced many obstacles
and almost did not happen. Covid restrictions, social
distancing measures, vaccine attestation forms, social
traceability, and county permits did not daunt us! 1,
along with Co-Chair Denise Foderaro, enlisted the
Commodore Judy Furman assistance of Jeffrey’s of Carmel Valley and Pepe’s of
Carmel for the formal opening of the Pier. Pastor Barnes
Announcement: of Carmel Presbyterian officiated at our Blessing of the
Boats ceremony, while international Singer, and NBC's
As you all know, Monterey County is still under Covid first season winner of The Voice, Javier Colon,
Restrictions for large gatherings. We have had two very entertained us (pictured
successful events (the Derby party and Pier Opening), here). Special shout-outs
and are about to have another to celebrate the are in order for
Summer Solstice - but current restrictions in place at Commodore Furman and
the pier are too overwhelming to proceed with our an army of volunteers:
June 13 Pier BBQ. We are cancelling the June 13 Registration: Webmaster
Pier BBQ in hopes that we will be back to normal by Bon, Joanie & Parker
July 18 when we can enjoy a stand-up cocktail hour, (Chip) Wood, Marina
socialize, not wear masks, share a pot luck meal, and Miller; Set Up: Shelby
move about freely. Craven, Sharene
So stay tuned to your emails, when we invite you to a Hamrock, Elliott and
Pier Mammal Release on July 18 where we can Graham Cash; Check-in:
celebrate our traditional Pier BBQ with all the fixings! Marlene & Phil Price, John
Thank you all for your patience!! & Margie Lotz, Teresa &
Greg Kraft.
As we approach our County's next change in Tiers and
hopefully full opening on June 15th, we will have less
Potluck Pier BBQs restrictions for our events and pier parties. Please
(All BBQs are 5–7 pm on Stillwater Pier) remember we are all volunteers and doing our best to
provide you with a fun social outlet and a great yacht
• Sunday, July 18 - Mammal Release at club. Please reach out to any of the Board members and/
4 pm, followed by Pier BBQ or Flag Officers if you can help in any way to make this
an even better yacht club.
• Friday, September 3 - Pier BBQ
It takes a Village to make it happen; we just need more
• Thursday, September 9 - Tacos on the Pier people to step up and be Village People.
• Friday, October 15 - Pier BBQ Looking forward to a great Summer of fun and smooth
sailing. See our upcoming events on page 3.
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Live On Our Website!
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We have two exciting new features on our website.
The first is a Pier Live Cam shot of Stillwater Pier
(snapshot shown above). This is a live feed from one of
our security cameras which shows Charlie’s Place (our
Harbormaster’s shack), the floats, and the wave
conditions in Stillwater Cove. You can check out the
activity on the pier before you visit, or you can get a
sense of the wave conditions before a boat outing.
This live cam picture can be found under the “About
Us” menu here.
The second new feature is an online display of current
weather conditions from our new weather station
mounted above Charlie’s Place. This system measures
wind speed, wind direction, temperature, humidity,
barometric pressure, and rainfall. This information is
displayed in real time on our website in a panel on the
home page of the website. A more detailed summary
of conditions can be found again under the “About
Us” menu here. Also, the weather data is available
Upcoming Events publicly on the web and http://weatherlink.com and
there is a smartphone app available for iPhone, iPad, or
Thursday, June 3: The Summer Solstice White Party!
Android. Search for “Davis Weatherlink” in the App
Your Social Committee, Chaired by Alix Bosch, Dan
Store or Google Play.
McDonald, and Paul Hoffman, is hard at work putting
the final touches on the decor and wine selections for
an exquisite dining experience with some surprises
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from Chef Elias - all assisted by Commodore Furman
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and Vice Commodore Hanlon. Special thanks to
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Secretary Joanie and Chip Wood for assisting with
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Vaccination and Covid testing requirements.
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Saturday, July 10: Gala Azucar - Ports of Call: Join us as #####################################
we are transported to the lands of Sugar Cane!! DJ #####################################
Willie is poised to ignite our dance floor, opened for #####################################
the first time since Covid. Your Committee Chairs are #####################################
Joan Zaslow and Fila Evanson who are imbuing the #####################################
evening with a bit of Caipirinha, apropos since it first #####################################
emerged on the scene as a medicine for The Spanish #####################################
Flu! Reservations will open June 14. Watch your emails #####################################
for the invite!
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The Pier is Officially Open Water Sports Equipment
By Rear Commodore Robert Superko Reservations
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Members may use kayaks, paddleboards and Capris
the SYC Pier Work Crew, all at from 9-12 and from 4:30 to pier closing M-F, and
the pier was ready for our May from 11 to pier closing on weekends. FJs and Picos
15th Opening. Painting, diving, are available from 1pm to pier closing M-F and from
repairs -- they did it all! See page 11 to pier closing on weekends. Santanas are available
8 for photos of the collaborative during Harbormaster hours if certified. At other
times, the equipment is reserved for use by Youth
effort. Check out page 5 to sign
Sailing Classes.
up for our robust, and newly
improved, Sailing Youth Camps! To reserve equipment, phone the On-Duty
Harbormaster at (831) 625-8520 or email at
Introducing our 2021 harbormaster@sycpb.org. Harbormaster hours are
9-5 Mon-Wed, 9-7 Thu-Fri, and 11-7 Sat-Sun during
Harbor Masters the season (May 15 through September 30). If you are
Meet the Harbor Masters (photos clockwise from top left): more than 15 minutes late, you lose your
Brad Schoch is our Lead Sailing Instructor. See page 6 for reservation.
his complete bio. Bruce Graham is Assistant Port Captain, There is no charge to members for use of the
Board Member, and takes shifts as our Harbor Master. He’s equipment. The equipment is kept at the SYC Pier.
been sailing in Stillwater Cove since the 70’s. John Haley, Check the equipment out from the Harbormaster.
new to us this year, came to Moss Landing Marine Labs in Return equipment to the Harbormaster in advance
1978 and worked in the aquaculture industry here (lobsters of Harbormaster's quitting time. Tidy up the boat so
and abalone). We know him through Adventures by the Sea, that it is the way you found it. You must be previously
where he operated tours out of Stillwater for 12 years. "checked out" on the sailboats you will use (Kayaks
Mark Michael grew up through our SYC sailing youth sports and paddle boards do not require checkout). See
program. He is quite the Sailor and will be defending SYC’s Water Sports Reservation and Guest Policy for
title as winner of the Santanarama in 2019, and will also details governing use of the SYC equipment. Every
compete in this year’s traditional Veeder Cup. adult water sports participant must complete an
online Waiver and Assumption of Risk form (Adult
Only).
Those under age 18 must have an Adult & Minor
Waiver Form completed by their parent or legal
guardian. If you have previously completed an on-line
waiver you need not sign again. Minors reaching the
age of 18 must then complete an Adult-Only wavier.
Thursday Night
Sailing Schedule
• June 10, 17, 24
• July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
• August 5, 19, 26
• September 2, 9
Please send any ideas for Cove'er content to
editor@sycpb.org.
Thank you!
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LEARN TO SAIL 5
Meet Our 2021 Sailing Instructors
Bradley Schoch, Chief Instructor Ryan Marquess
Bradley Schoch (Shʊk) is the Chief Ryan is one of Stevenson High School's
Instructor for the Stillwater Yacht Club top sailors who took their Flying Junior
youth sailing program and conducted boats to six straight wins to capture the
SYC youth sailing programs for 10+ Youth Coastal Cup 2021. He also helped
years. He is also the Senior lead their team to victories including the
Instructional Designer for US Sailing. NorCal events in Richmond and
He holds a Master's degree in Alameda. Ryan is a senior at Stevenson
Information Technology with an High School and has been on their
emphasis in Digital Media from Harvard varsity sailing team all four years. He is
University. He also has a second Master’s degree in from the Half Moon Bay area and currently sails high
Instructional Science and Technology from California performance 29er boats. He is a level 1 certified sailing
State University Monterey Bay. Mr. Schoch brings 18 instructor.
years of sailing and sail boat racing experience to the Dante Fiala
SYC Youth Sailing Program.
Dante is a Carmel High School rising
Elliot Cash Senior who started sailing at the
Elliot has worked his way through the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club at the
SYC Youth Sailing Program by initially age of nine. Dante is a very active MPYC
participating as a camper, then serving junior member who is on the Race
as a volunteer, and eventually becoming Team and also helps coach the club’s
a sailing instructor for the past five junior development team and the adult
years. He has extensive sailing dinghy program. He owns his own Laser
experience through the SYC Youth and is the reigning MPYC Junior
Sailing Program, SYC Thursday Night Champion who regularly competes at the club level.
Sailing, crewing for various racing events, Dante actively participates in the club's racing series,
and skippering for the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club skippering Tiburon in the Shields class and crewing in the
Sailing Team. Elliot is a Junior at Carmel High School PHRF series. He recently completed his US Sailing small
where he participates in water polo and Volleyball. boat instructor certification in Alameda and is CPR/AED
certified. Dante, who is a US Sailing Youth Ambassador, is
Talia Cohen-Fette
also a veteran of Stillwater Yacht Club’s youth sailing
Talia is from Texas and spent her youth program, having participated over many summers.
sailing on the New Jersey shore where
Dylan Cotter
she skippered a C420 sailboat. She
holds a level 1 certification from US Dylan Cotter is the Head Coach of the
Sailing as an instructor. She has been Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club. He is
with the SYC Youth sailing program for the MPYC Laser series race committee
3 years and is a college freshman at chairman and brings ten years of sailing
McGill University in Montreal, Canada. and sailboat racing to the SYC Youth
Sailing Program. A Northshore of
Caila Devlin
Chicago native, Dylan grew up in various
Caila is a Senior at CSUMB and next sailing programs and from eighth grade
year will attend McGill university in on, sailed with the Chicago Yacht Club
Montreal, Canada. She was captain of Junior Team during the summer. He participated in high
the CSUMB sailing team. She grew up in school sailing in Chicago which included qualifying for
the San Francisco Bay area and was the multiple high school championships. He actively races in
coach for the Encinal Yacht Club in the ILCA/Laser dinghy class and currently attends Santa
Alameda sailing team. Currently she Clara University’s college of engineering. He holds his
manages whale watching cruises in Level 1 Instructor Certification from U.S. Sailing.
Monterey.
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Susan Stilwell's Memories of Susan’s strongest and fondest memories are of SYC’s
Cherished Years at SYC annual party at Mimi Jenkins’ house.
By Megan Mayer
She remembers the incredible hors d’oeuvres for which
Susan Stilwell started her years with Stillwater Yacht she and her brother endlessly searched and enjoyed at
Club in the 1960’s, and her life has woven through the parties. Back then, recalls Susan, it was a different
SYC’s colorful history from then on. Even now, the road world: small, intimate. She remembers jumping off the
Susan Way, near the equestrian center, is named after pier and that Stillwater Cove was clearer then because
her. It all started at an SYC event: her parents met and the otters were endangered (leaving the sea urchins to
fell in love at a movie in the 1950’s about Ernie Gann’s eat most of the kelp).
Albatros crossing the Atlantic. The photo below is one of
The Beach Club and Yacht Club were unified in Susan’s
the many sails they enjoyed aboard a Mercury in
mind because the experiences were seamlessly
Stillwater Cove. Her dad, Richard Caitlin, was quite the
combined. If you won a sailing race, you were thrown
sailing adventurer as well and became SYC
into the pool. Even the 4th of July was smaller and
Commodore in 1964. Susan remembers the many
more intimate. Susan remembers wood picnic tables
adventures Ernie had and wrote about. She describes
around the pool with 150-200 people, all around the
Ernie as a Bill Holden sort of figure who traveled to
deep end. The band was the same every year, and every
Curacao, Haiti, Cuba, and Panama.
year would play “Jeremiah was a Bullfrog.”
Susan never sailed Mercuries like most of her peers
Nowadays, Susan runs AIM, promoting research for and
because when she was six years old, her father
awareness of youth mental health. She continues to be
purchased Celebrity, a 40’ boat. He kept it at the
a wealth of knowledge about our SYC history; knowing
Monterey Yacht Club because it was too large for
the importance of positive, special memories for one’s
Stillwater. He and an all-male crew sailed it to Hawaii in
well-being, Susan is happy to share these memories with
1967 and 1969 in the Transpacific Yacht Race from Los
the rest of us.
Angeles to Diamond Head, Hawaii. Once he bought
Celebrity, Susan’s father stopped sailing Mercuries, so she *******************************
sailed on bigger boats with him, and even missed SYC’s Have a memory or photo to share of SYC's storied
sailing clinics for these sailing excursions with her history? Contact Editor@sycpb.org. In 2023, SYC
father. Until her mother had passed, Susan’s father had celebrates its 75th Anniversary and we are working on
an 18-foot, wood- a few surprises to share these stories with you. Do you
hulled Mercury, Ol’ enjoy history, a walk down memory lane, or sorting
Barnacle. As Susan through old photos? If so, volunteer on our Historic
says, one needs to Archive Committee. Contact Denise Foderaro or
be young and agile Bruce Graham for more information.
to sail a Mercury.
At around age ten, Regatta Schedule
on larger boats,
Susan found herself • Commodore's Regatta .......................June 26 & 27
sidelined by the all- • Santanarama Regatta...........................August 7 & 8
male crews, too
young to help. Even • Mercury Nationals - 75th Anniversary Aug 27-29
so, she loved those Note: The Mercury Nationals are being held at
excursions. Nothing Stillwater Cove and hosted by SYC this year. This is
about sailing scared quite the honor! We will be sending an email with
her father, whom more details and asking for volunteers to help with
Susan describes as this historic event. In particular, we are currently
fearless. Perhaps this turn of events is why she found looking for a volunteer to coordinate hosting sailors
herself falling in love with tennis, which she played in local homes. Contact Dick Clark, Fleet Captain, if
throughout her youth into adulthood. you are able to help (dnjclark@comcast.net).
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Arrange a Burgee Exchange
If you plan to visit a yacht club whose burgee we don’t
yet have (check the list at sycpb.org, under “Burgee
Exchanges”), please consider exchanging an SYC burgee
to add to our collection, displayed at the boat house. SYC
burgees are available in the Beach Club office copy room.
Please use the index cards there to sign out and/or check
in your burgees, noting the exact name of the club and
with whom you have made the exchange. Send a photo of
the exchange to Webmaster@sycpb.org. For more info
on reciprocal privileges at other clubs see website
(sycpb.org) or consult the 2021 Directory, pages 9-10.
Yacht Clubs around the Country are opening up! Pier Work Day Thank You’s
Here, Member Trevor Sousa visits Dana West Yacht Port Captain Charlie Kurtmen directed 2 successful pier
Club in Dana Point, California and completes a work days with the assistance of Rear Commodore
friendly burgee exchange with Commodore Hydee Robert Superko, Bill & Elliott Cash, and Martin Klingel.
Riggs and Vice Commodore Molly Dearing. Not pictured here: Harbor Master John Haley and
Assistant Port Captain Bruce Graham were toiling away
painting the pier, while Board Member Alan Bienenfeld
2021 Officers and Directors readied the mooring chains, with the assistance of former
Board member Dick George and with Richard Dauphine
Commodore Judy Furman on the dive team. Do join us next year!
Vice Commodore Peter Hanlon
Rear Commodore Robert Superko
Staff Commodore Denise Foderaro
Secretary Joan Wood
Treasurer John Pfeiffer
Port Captain Charlie Kurtmen
Fleet Captain Dick Clark
Webmaster LeBon Abercrombie
Directors Alan Bienenfeld
Bill Cash
Tom Duffy
Bruce Fairbanks
Bruce Graham
Paul Hoffman
Michael Jones
Sharla Klingel
Kevin Larkin
Sherif Michael
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David Day
Jim Fuqua
Emeritus Advisory Dave Gellatly
Board Members Terry Russey
Kay Sullivan
Ralph Thompson
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