10/5/16 SAF Meeting and Other Fall 2016 Events
The San Francisco Station had an eventful Fall of 2016. We celebrated the life of our long-time SAF member, Roy Jennings (9/17), had a great cruise to Tomales Bay (9/30-10/2) and we had a informative and enjoyable lunch meeting at St. Francis YC (10/5) with our SAF member, Stan Honey, presenting a slide show about the Super-Maxi COMANCHE that Stan successfully navigated, since its launching in 2014: to a second (2014) and a first (2015) in Sydney-Hobart races; a first-to-finish and a new elapsed time record in the CCA 2016 Newport-Bermuda race; and a new west-to-east Trans-Atlantic record for mono-hulls.
2016
 We met in the Golden Gate Room of the St. Francis Yacht Club because it could accommodate more attendees that our normal StFYC meeting venue, the... more... |
 We had 73 members and guests for lunch, with an additional member and two guests, for a total of 76 to hear Stan Honey speak. |
 Stan commences his slide show presentation. |
 Stan describes Comanche before describing his navigation successes aboard her |
 How can a 100-foot yacht not have standing head room below decks, have only 16 bunks for an 18-person crew and what's like to race with a super... more... |
 Stan explained that there are, at the most, only two weather systems per year that could generate enough wind, and move slow enough from west to east... more... |
 All who attended came away impressed with Stan's attention to detail and incredible preparations for the races and yachts he navigates. Although... more... |
 Fresh off a second-place finish in the Pacific Cup, SAF members pose in their crew shirt--at least two do. Left to right, Liz Baylis, Oaxaca... more... |
 Just off of Heart's Desire Beach, CCA yachts are viewed from our BBQ/Picnic area at Vista Point. |
 Bill Edinger's fast cruising trimaran, with its Transoceanic Pennant flying. |
 Doug Thorne's Tamara Lee Ann anchors ahead of Mike and Sue Proudfoot's Darlene |
 The crew of Tamara Lee Ann squeeze into the dinghy and comes ashore. La Diana, Fred Huffman's yacht, is anchored to the left of the photograph. |
 29 members and guests attended the BBQ and the serving table, complete with the rum keg and other assorted beverages, as well as meats, salads and... more... |
 Three full tables of members and guests. Robby Robinson and Jean Rolien on the left. |
 Left to right around the table: Jason Deal, Bill Foss, Bruce Munro, Francoise Ramsay (the Can-Can dancer), unseen behind Jerry Knecht, Jerry and... more... |
 Jerry Knecht recites from memory, the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," by T.S. Eliot. |
 We all listened to Jerry while he recited. |
 SAF Station sent a spray of flowers to the celebration that was displayed prominently at the outdoor podium, |
 Held outdoors at the Novato Horsemen's Association, Roy's celebration was well attended by sailors and aviators alike (Roy's avocation... more... |