Author: Michael Fulmor

The Jibsheet

Yaquina Bay Yacht Club, established 1947

June 2021

So is it Summer Yet?
The Answer is Yes! Summer’s Here– and the time is right for sailing in the Bay!
Parties On Tap– Sailstice and 4th of July.
Youth Sailing Report– They’ve graduated to the 420s, a small but enthusiastic team! see Pg.4
Boat Ride Anyone? - educational trip from Newport to Astoria looking like it won’t happen after all. Pg. 4
The Fulmor’s Big Adventure- A 4th excerpt from Mike and Barb’s Excellent South Pacific adventures. Pg. 5

BOARD BITS
The YBYC board met on 6/1. Among their business was a report that the May outside work party was productive and well-attended; plans for a possible Juy 4th potluck are developing; Sailstice is on 6/19 and will once again feature Loyd Jones music; Englund Marine has resumed their expansion plans which may include moving our clubhouse; as such, we are examining our lease with the Port, and getting legal advice; there is rising interest in sailing lessons, and we should get ready to offer them; still need more boats on Wednesdays before racing can resume; clubhouse rentals are being promoted, and have increased; the board meets again on 7/6.
Members may always get a copy of the full minutes by e-mailing alimc_77@mcn.com

Greetings Mariners,
It has been nice to see more faces on the water on Wednesday night sails and we are hopeful that more boats will be joining us this season with a few possibilities in the works. This past Wednesday was likely the most pleasant sail I have had in Yaquina Bay, actually the ocean too, as we sailed out to the mile buoy on one tack from the NOAA dock and all the way back on the other tack in a nice 8 knot northerly breeze. There was a longish period ocean swell that gave me that feeling I long for, of settling into a long voyage, as we scooted up and over each set that came along. It was truly a blissful evening on the water with friends. The more boats that participate in these Wednesday night events, the more possibility there is for fun for all of us, so get your boats ready and join us on the water!
I know it has been a long time since we have held a members get together at YBYC but the wait is almost over. We have 2 events planned for the near future - on the 19th of June a soiree with blues musician Lloyd Jones that is sure to please and on the 4th of July a members potluck to take advantage of our waterfront for viewing the fireworks. There will be more information about these events in this edition so check it out if you are eager to get back to the club! We'll see how the turn out is for these events but will likely start wanting to hold our monthly get togethers again and will be looking for people to host these.
We are forming a small committee of members to assist us with understanding where we stand with the Port of Newport and the issue of the Englund Marine expansion. If you have interest or expertise in this situation and want to join the committee please let me know as I will be chairperson. We are looking to try and come out of this in as good a place as possible for the club.
Sorry for the later than usual Jibsheet, I know I am a week behind in in getting my report out....life has taken hold and things are busier than ever! I hope this finds everyone safe and healthy and having fun on the water!
Happy boating,
Todd Chandler
Commodore YBYC
Todd Chandler
541 992 9289
chandlermarineservices.com
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Todd Chandler
541 992 9289
chandlermarineservices.com
Happy boating,
Todd Chandler
Commodore YBYC
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Todd Chandler
541 992 9289
chandlermarineservices.com
Todd Chandler
Commodore YBYC 2020-21

Commodore’s Report

SUMMER SAILSTICE PARTY JUNE 19TH
Once again we’ll be presenting the great Lloyd Jones and his Quartet for an evening of “get sweaty” blues that make you have to dance.
We’ll have some professional “Damn Good Food” provided by Pat E Macs, and some great beers from local breweries to enjoy, and Lloyd has lots of new material from his recent release Tennessee Run, which has hardly been played live due to Covid. He loves playing at our Club and we are stoked to welcome him back for the 5th year!
Please be over 21 and vaccinated for Covid; attendance limited to 100 for this outdoor event. Doors open at 5, music at 6.
Tickets are $20, call to reserve some , will-call at the door. Vaccinated b

About Time For a Member’s Potluck? July 4
Your Board thinks so, but there seems to be some confusion whether the City fireworks show is cancelled or not. I asked Mayor Dean and he said the Show is definitely on, but they may ban personal, store-bought fireworks. A local radio station says it’/s cancelled, but I would take the word of the Mayor , wouldn’t you?
Right now I’m saying the potluck is on, hosted by our CommodoreTodd. Bring a dish to share and let’s have some fun! 6:30 food, come early for social interaction and sundowners. (BYOB as always)

June Race and Cruise News –Greg Krutzikowsky
At this point it looks like casual Wednesdays will continue into the Summer Series that will start after the solstice. Speaking of solstice, which occurs on Sunday June 20th this year, does anyone want to have a sailstice sail that day, like a cruise up to Yaquina Head weather permitting? Let’s keep a weather eye out and make a plan on the YBYC google group if it looks promising. Of course with the Sailstice party at the clubhouse that I hear is being planned complete with some amazing live music, we might not want to get started too early on Sunday!
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Boat Repair in Papeete 07/11/07
The Tahiti Yacht Club has turned out to be the best place we could have looked for to get Arabella back in shape. Michel, the nicest and most relaxed guy we’ve ever encountered in the capacity of marina manager, and one of the best sailors around, personally came out to tow us in with the club’s large RIB and get us med-tied to the dock with no fuss, though it was tricky maneuvering.
This place is small and friendly like a family. Michel didn’t even ask me to fill out any paperwork, show proof of insurance, my docs, anything. Just smiled and said “You’re not in California anymore” and handed me a key to the great shower rooms and laundry room. Our next-boat neighbor is a retired French Customs sailor who served as Chief Engineer here and the Caribbean island of Martinique. His name is also Michel, but he likes us to cal him Michael. He immediately offered to drive us around anywhere, anytime, and is a delightful individual who has rebuilt a fire-damaged Amel Maramu to almost-new condition. Did I mention it’s only $17/night here, and water and power are included? Michel called Supermechanic Herve of Api Yachting for me, and set up a visit for the following day. Herve did a great job replacing my rusted galvanized exhaust header and mixing elbow with beautiful “inox” (what they call stainless here) in about a week, though he was already totally booked and busy running his sail loft and small haul-out yard. He then arranged for us to get hauled out at another yard, since his was full, so he could work on our leaking dripless packing and pull the tranny out for rehab. That was done in another week, during which time we enjoyed the drums and singing competitions held nightly during Haieva, the big annual festival, and had a beautiful view of the main pass into Papeete, the green mountains, Moorea, the harbor, and the sunsets. We also had a great view of the best fireworks we’d ever seen July 2nd, which was Autonomy Day, the local version of Independence Day back home.
While waiting for these repairs, the webcaptain and Ladysailor tried to see as much of Tahiti as our limited budget would allow, and even took a ferry across to Moorea to welcome the Tahiti Tourism Cup rally fleet July 7. We splurged that day and rented a car for 4 hours, though it took only two to drive completely around.
We’re back at the yacht club awaiting the arrival of daughter Lucy in a few days, then we’re off to Moorea, Raietea and Bora Bora.
By the way, after the Marquesas and Tuamotus, the selection, quality, and price of everything is a very welcome change for the better. It’s still far from inexpensive, for example the wifi costs $5-6/hr, but that’s cheaper than Barra de Navidad! We’ve made some great friends here, and will be very sad to go. No wonder they limit all visas to 90 days.
Update 07/26/07, In Raietea
Lucy left yesterday, and the boat feels a bit empty. We did have a great visit, though, and hope she took lots of lifetime memories home with her. We spent the weekend after her arrival in Papeete doing the tourist thing, and Monday our good friend Michael drove us completely around the island, at least as far as roads go (the road stops at Tuahupoo, a legendary surf spot on the “small end”, Tahiti Iti) and ended the day with a drive up to Le Belvedere, a small restaurant/bar atop a mountainous perch overlooking Papeete. It was a breathtaking view, and a heart-stopping drive on a one lane, two way road. Somehow, thanks to Michaels great diving, we survived!
By Wednesday we were ready for the overnight 80+ mile passage to Huehine, a fine sail all the way, during which Lucy got to experience night sailing and watch standing all at once. She did great, but was disappointed the autopilot didn’t work once again, as were we all. We arrived at the anchorage early enough to enjoy a day of swimming, napping, snorkeling, and hanging out on the beach. As we pulled up the hook the following morning, however, the windlass began to trip the breaker a few times, then quit entirely, probably due to a thermal cut-out, so the webcaptain got to show off his manly strength pulling the rest of the chain and anchor aboard. We won’t go into what his back felt like later that day.
After another fine sail across the 20 mile or so channel to Raietea that got us in by early afternoon, we lucked into a mooring ball right outside Carenage Raitea, for only $12/night. It was here we were introduced to Richard Neufeld, a Canadian “electronicien”, who thinks he can fix the windlass and autopilot. We’ll find out today, I guess, since he’ll be done with them. In the meanwhile we’ve had a relaxing time here, while the wind howled for a couple of days. There is an extremely well stocked “magasin” nearby, accessable by dinghy, and day before yesterday we rented a little car for 4 hours and did a drive around this beautiful, unspoiled island. We finally got a look at a pearl farming operation, and watched the technician expertly extract black pearls and replace them with fresh “nuclei”, round shell-balls which take about 18 months to become covered with the lustrous nacre that makes them so valuable. Apparently the oysters can make up to 7 pearls in their lifetime, but are usually only asked to make 4 before being “retired” (and consumed).
We also visited the most important ancient religious site in the islands, outside of Easter Island, and dropped in on a vanilla plantation, where the orchid-like plants produce those valuable beans that make the ice cream taste so good.
Anyway, we’re on borrowed time here, since our visas have run out, at least mine has, and we’ve yet to visit Bora Bora. We’re hoping to have our electro-mechanical systems up and running in the next day or two, then we’re off for a quick visit over there, then we’re off to Raratonga in the Southern Cooks.
Small update 08/05/07- We had a nice run to Bora Bora, not much wind, and we wanted to test the engine and charge batteries, so we motor-sailed across. One disturbing development was a high oil pressure reading (it's always high, but this was really high). Took out pressure relief valve, and it seems fine, so may replace the oil filter and see if that helps. We've been on a mooring in front of Bora Bora Yacht Club for a couple of days, and are getting ready to head in for a Tahitian-style barbeque today (Sunday). This place is really beautiful, with perfect tranquility except for the airport shuttle boats zooming back and forth all day leaving big wakes. I guess we're just getting ready for several days of rockin' and rollin' on our way to Raratonga! Probably leave in the next day or two. Added a few pics of Bora Bora for you.
Here’s hoping for some nice weather for that 6 day passage!
Happy sails, one and all,
Mike and Barb

Sunset approaching Tahiti

Our morning view

Tahiti Yacht Club

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