Lakeport Yacht Club

07/05/2019

What a Fantastic Cardboard & Duck Tape Regatta for 2019!!!
The most boats ever and a great video article about the event from our new friend John Bartell, of ABC Channell 10 in Sacramento.
Thanks to all folks who participated and watched!!
A perfect Fourth of July!

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08/28/2018

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07/04/2017

A great turnout this morning for out Tenth Anniversary running of the Cardboard & Duct Tape Regatta!
We hold the races at Library Park in Lakeport in the public swimming area by the First Street Launch.
Lots of competition and boats!

12/04/2016

It was a dark and cloudy day as the sailboats, Sailfast and the Rosalind were tacking back and forth behind the starting line in anticipation of the shot that would be heard around the world to start the long-awaited sailboat race between these two titans. The spectators numbering in the thousands were lined up 3 deep along the 4 ½ mile race course in hopes of getting a glimpse of these two chieftains as they fought each other for the lead and the bragging right awarded the victor. The Lakeport Yacht Club cheerleaders came out in full force to cheer and give support to their favorite boat. The cheering team for the Rosalind was led by none-other than Len K, along with Sue K, Ed P, and our mascot, pee-wee. They all looked splendid in their matching gold and black TOO-TOO’s as they did summersaults and danced on the docks in front of the club house. The Sailfast cheering section was championed by the one and only, Jerry H, along with Adel H, and Tony H, (This team is also known as the three H’s.) They each wore their red and green homemade Minnie skirts which were quite impressive and a crowd pleaser. The Temp was a blistering 53 degrees with the wind blowing out of the North West at approximately 3-5 mph. The race course would again be from the 5th street docks on a close haul to the pit stop and then a long beam reach to the Lakeport water inlet tower with the final leg back to the 5th street boat ramp. The course is approximately 7-8 miles long and usually takes 2-3 hours to complete on a good day.

The starting race cannon fired at 1:30 pm (give or take) whereas the Sailfast crossed the start line first followed by the Rosalind, 3 minute behind. During the first leg, the Rosalind inched her way closer to the Sailfast until approximately 100 yards from the marker at rocky point, the Rosalind had taken the lead and was now in front of the Sailfast 50 yards. Because of her speed, the Rosalind overshot the mark which allowed the Sailfast to round the marker and again take the lead by a football field. Not to be undone by the Sailfast, it was now time for the Rosalind’s to use her secret weapon, yes, the weapon from down under, The New Zealand grinder. The grinder grabbed the tiller and it was only a matter of time before the Sailfast again was staring at the backside of the Rosalind, (yes, we wore clean underwear). Without looking back, the Rosalind shot to marker # 3, rounded the tower and crossed the finish line 15 minutes later. After looking at the picture, I know that some of you are asking, what is that white vertical line WAY in the back ground. Is it a plane, a speeding light, a spaceship, a fish jumping out of the water, or the monster that Miss B spotted a few months back? I’ll let you be the judge. This was an uneventful race until the Rosalind came in to dock. This is just a guess on my part but the Rosalind may have come in a little too hot which caused her to over shoot the dock somewhat. Being the skipper that she is, Eileen grabbed the bow pulpit of the Rosalind to slow the boat down, this may have been a no-no (it was) as the boat shot past the docks. Our helpful skipper did not release her grip on the Rosalind which caused Skipper Eileen to be pulled off the dock and into the water. While the top half of her body was clinging to the boat (marvelous grip by the way) and the other half of her body submerged in cold water, out trooper hung on for dear life. With Eileen now being used as a break to slow the Rosalind, we were able to swing the bow of the Rosalind with Eileen still attached to the boat, to the docks whereas Commodore elect. Michael W. reached down, pick her up by her belt loops and pull her out of the water. Our hats off to Skipper Eileen for taking one for the team even though she was on the other team.
Again, everyone made their way to roundtable for some warm food and to plan the next LYC sailing adventure.
Thanks to the Sailfast and her crew, Eileen M and Michael W.
Thanks to the Rosalind and her crew the New Zealand Grinder (Cindy H) and a big thanks to the LYC membership that came out to support this race. Jerry and Adel H, Ed P. Tony H, Len and Sue K,

One final thing, Skipper Eileen hoisted the red protest flag and wants a recount. We are looking this up in the ISAF standards (institute for sailing appropriately and fairly) to see what to do next, but I think it’s a rematch in the making.

tks

11/19/2016

Don't forgot folks tonight @ 6pm the LYC is having there Thanksgiving dinner! Come and join us for a good night!

10/29/2016

Just a reminder that Cathy Spooner and the Fender-Benders will be performing at the LYC starting at 6 pm Saturday night for the annual LYC Halloween bash. Please join her and this awesome all girl group as they put on a one-night performance signing some of the greatest songs of days gone by. Cathy has just returned from a singing engagement in Oregon where she sang back up for the Sea Biscuits and the Fender Benders are just returning after a long road trip signing with the band, GOK where they were feathered as the opening act.
Doors open at 6 pm, bring a finger food to share with friends, and your favorite libation to help you sing the night away. Hope to see you there. BRING A FRIEND and have some fun.

10/29/2016

Looking for some fun entertainment tonight? Dress up and come out to the LYC @ 6pm! You don't want to miss this!

10/11/2016

What a great day for a boat cruise on Clear Lake. No wind to speak of, a nice warm day of 78 degrees, water temp of 75 and the company of Commodore Mike and First Lady Barbara who helped me check the LYC buoys for wear and tear today. We left the docks at 1 pm in Mikes dive boat and motored to buoy # 1 where we put on our deep lake diving suits to start the argues duty of checking every chain link that is used to anchor the boats attached to the LYC buoys. LYC has 11 buoys with 22 feet of chain attached to each buoy, each chain has 12 chain links per foot for a total of 264 links per chain attached to each buoy. Needless to say, this was a daunting chore. Had it not been for First Lady Barbara's mechanical genius of keeping the air compressor running while using the spanner wrench, Mike and I would have run out of air after only checking 1 buoy. Great job Barbara. In all, we only found two small issues that need attention sometime in the next year as two chain links are showing some wear. Not bad considering that there are 2,904 total chain links. (give or take one or two) We plan on checking the two buoys at Dorn Bay in the not to near future. After checking the last chain link on buoy # 10, we sped away to the Pit Stop surf ‘n’ turf for some much needed food, rest, and cocktails. Commodore Mike's meal consisted of frog legs and some beef ‘n’ reef while downing a Cointreau-A-Go-Go, first Lady Barbara indulged in Oysters Rockefeller with a touch of Rocky Point Mushrooms while sipping a Pina Colada, while I on the other hand had a big bowl of devil’s stew which was highly recommend by the man himself. On our way back to the club from the Pit Stop, all eyes were fixed on the lakes surface in hopes of getting a glimpse of the snakelike giant lake creature that Miss B saw a few months back. Sorry Miss B, but no living creature fitting your description was seen on this day.
Again, thanks to Mike and Barbara for the use of their boat and their help today as you made this LYC work day another great success.
Tks
Wolf

09/14/2016

Also this Friday you are in for a southern treat as Miss Brandi will be cooking this month’s dinner for your enjoyment so get your taste buds and palette ready for this great southern home cooked treat of:
Sloppy joes with a southern touch
Sweet potato fries with a southern touch
Salad with a southern touch
Homemade chocolate chip cookies with a southern touch
And a surprise (you have to be there to find out the surprise) with a German touch, so bring a friend and a big appetite and please RSVP Brandi so she has an idea of how many people to cook for. ([email protected])
Also over the last few weeks I have witnessed many LYC members that have their boat moored to a LYC buoy out and about cleaning the deck of their boats due to the mess the birds have been leaving on them. I too have joined this group of p**per scooper in this endeavor even though it was short lived. On Tue of last week, I took the yellow rubber inflatable kayak from the LYC storage shed and with lunch, tool box and mop in hand, I made my way to the Rosalind to do a good cleaning. I tied the rubber kayak to the Rosalind and made my way to the Rosalind’s deck. Not wanting to get my clean shorts dirty, I stripped down to my underwear and began the task of cleaning. Everything was going great until a flock of geese flew over and yes, I looked up. What a big mistake that was as Mother goose landed a direct shot to my forehead which caused me to lose my balance and fall overboard. During my fall, my right leg caught the left corner of the rubber kayak causing it to flip over with my lunch and all my tools in it which are now some ware on the bottom of the lake. Upon resurfacing the right side of my head struck the bottom of the Rosalind’s out board motor. Let me assure you that you can see just as many bright stars during the day as you can at night. While hanging on to the now flipped kayak and star gazing for about 5 minutes, my scenes came back to me somewhat. Realizing that I could not climb back onto the sail boat as the swim ladder was inside the sail boat and not outside where it should have been and there was no way in hell that I could climb on the rubber air filled kayak with my big body as trying to climb on it was like bobbing for apples as the kayak kept shooting out from under me. I untied the kayak from the sail boat and with it in tow, I started to wolf paddle to shore. Half way to shore I realized that there was something missing. Yes, somehow and some way my fruit of the looms were no longer attached to said big body. I stopped paddling to see if I could see any sign of the now missing un**es and behold there they were floating in the opposite direction towards Natural High. With no chance of me recovering my un**es, I continued my paddle to the beach area located at the south end of the yacht club where all the ducks hang out. Once on duck beach I had to come up with a way to make it to my truck all the while being n**e and in the middle of the day. So I let enough air out of the rubber inflatable yellow kayak so that you could fold the kayak in half. With the kayak folded in half, I positioned myself between both half’s which caused the front and back ends of the kayak to stick out horizontally approx. 3 feet in front of me. Now covered all over with green lake water, green duck p**p from the duck beach, green allege weeds, and red blood running down my face from my head hitting the outboard motor, I can see why the little kids were running to their mothers screaming monster, monster. I mean what would you do if you saw this 6 foot 260-pound green thing wrapped in what appears to be a banana peel coming at you from the green Tule banks of Clear Lake. Even the drunks that hang out in front of the club house were crawling for cover. Anyway, I made it to my truck and you guessed it, the keys were in my clean shorts back on the sail boat. I’ll leave it there as I am about ready to start crying just thinking about what happens next. I guess the boating safety tip we can glean out of this is, do not look up when a flock of geese are flying overhead and an inflatable rubber kayak can be used for many different things.
Hope to see you all at the LYC dinner this Friday.
Tks

wolf

09/06/2016

Here are the LYC activities and updates for September

September 03rd Sail Boat Series # 5 3 pm (Go Rosalind)
September 14th Board Meeting 6 pm
September 16th Dinner Meeting 6 pm
September 17th Sadie Hawkins Race 3 pm
September 24th Raft-Up & LYC Birthday Party 4 pm Last one of the season
September 24th Commodores Cup 3 pm
September 28th Social Night 6 pm

The sailboat race standings for the LYC summer series are:
Rosalind has 2 first and 2 seconds for a total of 12 points
The Sail Fast (AKA Sail Slow) has 4 seconds for a total of 8 points
The Spirit has 1 first for a total of 4 points
The Yellow Submarine has 3 third places for a total of 3 points
The Mayflower has 1, 4th place for a total of 0 points

Miss Brandi will be cooking this month’s dinner for your enjoyment so get your taste buds and palette ready for her great southern home cooked treat of:
Sloppy joes
Sweet potato fries
Salad
Homemade chocolate chip cookies
And a surprise (you have to be there to find out the surprise)
So bring a friend and a big appetite and please RSVP Brandi so she has an idea of how many people to cook for. ([email protected])

Hope you all had a great 3-day weekend. Some of us went sailing on Sunday and had a great time.
The birds sure have helped decorate the boats tied to the LYC buoys this season. I cannot believe how many times the seagulls and other aquatic birds have scored a direct hit on my boat. What do these birds eat? Now I know why the call these birds “chicken of the sea” If a person did not go out and clean the bird droppings at least once a month, their boat would be in danger of sinking by this time. Speaking of buoys the chain has been retrieved at # 3 and a buoy has been attached to the chain as well as a boat to the buoy. So that project is finally done.
Hope you can make some of these LYC activities.

Ths
wolf

08/29/2016

The LYC would like to thank everyone that came out and supported our 6th annual catfish derby! We hope you guys enjoyed it just as much as we did!