BAADS welcomes your submissions to our semi-monthly newletter the Pirate’s Log – especially from our fellow sailors in and around our own sailboats. We can’t guarantee we’ll include every word or photo, but please email your articles that you think your fellow sailors would be interested in to pirateslog@baads.org
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Our dear friend and longtime BAADS member Tom Allegretti is facing some serious health challenges and needs our help. Please see his GoFundMe page for details about how to help! For those who aren’t lucky enough to know Tom, Tom is an awesome violin player and was a regular crew member on BAADS’s Islander 36, Orion, where he used to trim main.
Please join us in sending love and support to Tom and pitch in on the GoFundMe if you can!
On Sunday, July 31, BAADS will be featured at the Giants game versus the Cubs. At the game, our small boat sailors, Jim, John and Carwile, will be featured for 30 seconds on the Jumbotron! While the boats are dodging kayaks, the announcers will be reading a 30 second promo about BAADS.
John Wallace sailing in McCovey Cove – a little preview of the event on July 31st!
If you would like to join BAADS at the game, please send an email to Kathi (KathiPugh@gmail.com). We have lower box view level tickets in the outfield, LB 131 rows 37, 38 and 39.
Beginning April 6 from 7:30-9pm, BAADS is holding a course to assist skippers and chase boat drivers in getting their CA Safe Boating Card. Read More Here
It is time once again for the annual election of the BAADS Board of Directors. The election will be held by email from Sunday, Nov. 22 through Sunday, Dec. 13. Voting will end at 11:30 AM on that Sunday and results will be announced at the end of the annual meeting.
According to our new bylaws, the board consists of eleven directors who are elected to two-year terms. One of those directors is designated as the South Beach Yacht Club representative who is chosen by SBYC.
This year we have six directors whose terms are expiring: Carwile LeRoy, Charles Wienbar, Chris Naughton, Kathi Pugh, Mary Kay Sisson, and Nettie Wijsman. We have five current board members and three new candidates: Cristina Rubke, Jim Staley, and Pam Prentice who are running for the six open positions.
If you are a BAADS member for 2020 or join the organization between now and Sunday, Dec. 6, you can vote in this election.
Members will be asked to choose six directors out of the eight candidates. Click here to read the candidate statements. If you have not received your ballot by Sunday, Nov. 29, please email Charles our Board Secretary. If you have any questions regarding the election, please email Alex.
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BAADS is slowly opening up both of our sailing programs. Sailing is only open to BAADS members at this time. We are not accepting any new volunteers or sailors but we hope that will soon change. Rigorous COVID-19 procedures are in place for both the keelboat program & small boat program including The Golden Rule: Masks are required to be worn at all times when at the harbor, on the docks or in the boats.
Keelboat Program – If you would like to sail with the “keelboat kids,” please email Cristina. It is up to the individual skipper as to whether they are able to accommodate you. For now, we are limiting the number of sailors that can go on any keelboat.
Small Boat Program is limited to only four single person BAADS boats and an appropriate number of volunteers. Couples that are sheltering in place, can go out on a 303 together. If there isn’t room for you one week, you will have priority for the next week. All of this could quickly change, so check the website before signing-up for the most recent information.
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In accordance with the “Shelter in Place” orders from Gov. Newsom and Mayor Breed, all BAADS sailing has been closed since March 16. At the time, the Board appointed a Covid-19 Committee to monitor the situation and determine when, and under what circumstances, BAADS sailing will resume. Charles Wienbar is chairing the Committee so please send him any relevant information you would like the Committee to consider. Other committee members include SBYC Commodore Cat Reining, Kathi Pugh, Chris Naughton, Carwile LeRoy, Ed Gallagher and Mary Kay Sisson.
Click here to read the May 4 letter from the Committee
Commodore: Kathi Pugh
Vice Commodore: Chris Naughton
Treasurer: Ralph Vomaske
Finance: Chris Naughton
Secretary: Charles Wienbar
Small Boats: Chris Naughton
Keelboats: Ed Gallagher
Parasailing & Training: Carwile LeRoy
Social Activities: Mary Kay Sisson
Outreach, Membership & Volunteers: Nettie Wijsman
Webmaster: Daniel Margulies
Media & Communications: Josh Maddox
SBYC Commodore & Representative: Cat Reining
Read the duties and responsibilities of the Board of Directors
Come join your BAADS & SBYC friends and families at 2PM on Thursday, Nov. 28th.
A $5 donation per person is requested.
Our good friends Lynda & Alan Maybruck, Karen Knowles and venerable chef, Norm Pearce once again volunteered to cook the turkeys and prepare the fixings.
On Sunday, June 2, BAADS forces will gather at Angel Island for our annual picnic and potluck. ‘Tho it hasn’t happened in the last couple of years, we are revising this wonderful tradition. Some sailors will take keelboats over but most of us will arrive by ferry.
BAADS will provide hotdogs (veggie and traditional) & buns, condiments, soft drinks, paper tableware. We ask that everyone bring one dish to share. After lunch you are free to play frisbee or just lounge around while others may want to explore the island.
In order to get a headcount, we ask you to sign up here. You can see what dishes others are bringing here. Lunch will begin around 1 PM. Children are welcome. Some boats will be sailing over to Angel Island while everyone else will take a ferry.
If you’d like to help, email Mary Kay Sisson at social@baads.org
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BAADS is pleased to announce that Rob Overton, a nationally respected racing judge, is holding a racing rules seminar in the SBYH Community room on Sunday, June 9 from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
The last half-hour will be questions and answers so our keelboat sailors can leave if they want. This seminar will be aimed towards beginning and intermediate racers to educate our more inexperienced racers.
Please sign-up so we know how to gauge the seminar as well as accommodations we may need to provide. Sign-up by sending an email to Commodore@BAADS.org.
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Ask anyone who attended last year’s SBYC Roving Dock Party, they will tell you they had a blast. Participants show-off their boats and provide a drink and small nibble. Many of the people dress up with themes for their boats or in yachting attire from days of yore. It’s a fun opportunity for BAADS to show off our boats, talk about our programs and get to know SBYC members.
Last year Cristina and Mary Kay (with support from Ana & Derek) rocked it with fantastic appetizers and grog. This year we need your help to top last year’s success. If you would like to help, contact Mary Kay socialdirector@baads.org. Please contribute $5 if you don’t bring something to share. Love to see everyone down on the docks in the afternoon of Saturday, June 8.
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Ahoy! The BAADS Board of Directors is holding elections for new Board Members. Now is your chance to join our leadership team! If you are interested in running for the Board, or if you have questions, please contact Charles Wienbar, Board Secretary, at wienbar@yahoo.com or (650) 533-9276. Voting will be from Nov 11 – Dec 11, there will be 5 Boards seats open for election, and the term is 2 years. If you are interested in running, please forward your candidate statement to Charles Wienbar at wienbar@yahoo.com. Thank you.
The San Francisco Fire Department will conduct a water rescue drill for a Sailor Overboard on September 7th at 10:00. We’ll be meeting at Pier 40. The drill will also cover what to do after calling 911 and while waiting for help to arrive.
After the rescue, there will be a lively Q & A session discussing how to take care of the sailor once they are back on board. Note that BAADS will provide a ‘volunteer’ who will go into the water for the drill 😉
Most of us will watch the drill from the pier, but for those of us who want to observe the rescue up close and personal we plan to have a keelboat available. Lunch will be provided after the drill, followed by a cleanup and maintenance session for the BAADS fleet.
We hope to see you there!
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It’s a wrap for the 2024 Herb Meyer Regatta 2024, and we wish to thank all the many volunteers, racers, and safety crew for making this race weekend such a big success!
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The Herb Meyer Cup Regatta is happening this weekend, August 3rd and 4th! Registration for sailors is now closed but you can still join us to help out and/or join post-racing festivities. Volunteers can sign up at https://forms.gle/ACA2pMowkozspRXz8. More info at baads.org/racing. See you there!
On July 6th from 2-4, BAADS and South Beach Yacht Club will host an 8 Bells ceremony and celebration of BAADS Staff Commodore Ed Gallagher’s life. We invite you to join us to share stories – there are many. We’ll serve light refreshments.
This year’s BAADS and South Beach Yacht Club Angel Island picnic was a great success! Going from cold, foggy and windy, it turned into a picture perfect day. The BBQ was hands-down the best ever, including salmon, hot dogs, burgers and even scrumptious veggie burgers. Someone spiked the watermelon, but we’re not naming names (initials WH 🙂 Thanks to the more than 50 people who made their way via ferry and sailboats a great time was had by all!
On Sunday, June 9, 12-4pm, at Ayala Cove on Angel Island, we will host our annual Angel Island Barbecue & Potluck. BAADS will provide the main course (hamburgers, hot dogs & veggie burgers, etc.) and paper goods. We need you to bring appetizers, drinks, side dishes & salads, and dessert. Please bring your own water. Sign up here so we have enough tasty food for you and your friends! Thank you and see you there!
In January, the board welcomed new board members Ed Blumenstock, Gary Cellini, and Tom Eby! The 2024 board is:
Commodore – Cristina Rubke
Vice Commodore – Ed Blumenstock
Secretary – Charles Wienbar
Treasurer – Tom Eby
Keelboat Director – Scott Foster
Small Boat Director – Chris Naughton
Racing Director – Jim Thweatt
Staff Commodore & Membership – Kathi Pugh
Pirate’s Log & Media – Josh Maddox
Safety Director – Charles Wienbar
SBYC Representative – Shannon Kastner
Safety Day 2024 was attended by 25 BAADS and SBYC sailors, plus representatives from the San Francisco Fire Department Engine 35. The day included presentations on keelboat, small boat and dock safety awareness, preparation, and response which sparked discussions giving us all tangible examples of fundamental safety principles in action.
A big thank you to our Safety Director, Charles Weinbar.
A copy of the Safety Day slide deck, plus other resources has been posted at https://www.baads.org/safety/.
The safety event was followed by a great BAADS dock clean-up (thank you Scouts!) and we as always thank you!
Our annual meeting will be on Sunday, December 10 at 11:30 AM in the South Beach Community Room. Come meet our new board and share your ideas of things you’d like to see BAADS do next year. Refreshments will be served.
This is a great opportunity to catch up with old friends as well as meet your new 2024 BAADS Board. We hope to see everyone there. If you cannot attend in person but would still like to listen in, please email Chris Naughton vicecommodore@baads.org with your phone number and he will add you to the Conference call.
