Kicking off the Master Mariners - A Mini EBS Week in San Francisco/Oakland/Alameda

[Ted Hoppe]

A San Francisco tradition since 1867.

The MMBA is a San Francisco yacht club dating back to 1867 with the purpose of fostering participation in yachting and the preservation of well designed, properly constructed, and well maintained classic and traditional sailing craft.The MMBA is a San Francisco yacht club dating back to 1867 with the purpose of fostering participation in yachting and the preservation of well designed, properly constructed, and well maintained classic and traditional sailing craft.


Some of my prior artwork for the regatta and fund raising.

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The Regatta luncheon was on Friday. This weekend we begin to prepare and assemble the boats and crew.

[Ted Hoppe]

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I will let those who are attending this weeks MMBA WBF EBS make their appearances for the record or not depending.

Details:

It begins in earnest on Thursday with some boat detailing during the day, maybe some practice sailing and finish up with all you can eat spicy Korean BBQ, beer and soju in Oakland.

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Friday: a cruise and practice on the San Francisco Bay from Alameda to San Francisco. Cocktails at the St. Francis yacht club followed by a personal tour on foot to a secret personal favorite of mine hosted by me.

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Saturday: Breakfast in San Francisco. Regatta starts at noon right off the deck off of the St. Francis. All afternoon race Saturday aned finishing up at the Encinal yacht club. Festivities include a jazz band, mini classic boat show and celebration of boats. Awards and beverages throughout the night. Music, dancing and sea tales until 4am. Don't forget the naked swimming in the club pool at 2 am.

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Sunday: Leisurely continental breakfast and bloody Marys or mimosas. Afternoon of champagne sailing aboard a 1929 Bristol cutter across the bay is available. Italian dinner in San Francisco.

Anyone who wants to join or sail on a boat let me know.

[sandtown]

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I will let those who are .

I am not attending, but wish I was !!

Would so like to be able to sail on the Mathew Turner . .

On behalf of the Bilge, I salute your labors in this most noble endeavor !!

[Ted Hoppe]

Re: Kicking off the Master Mariners - A Mini EBS Week in San Francisco/Oakland/Alamed

I am not attending, but wish I was !!

Would so like to be able to sail on the Mathew Turner . .

On behalf of the Bilge, I salute your labors in this most noble endeavor !!

Thank you. I have done it with dedication and love. It is one of the reasons I have my boats over the years and taken me on this journey.

I would have loved to host you. I sat next to the skipper of the Matthew Turner at the luncheon, in fact I had help channel thousands due to my fund raising for her construction. I may be able to get you a seat when you do come to visit.

For many years I have offered folks here a chance to sail and race with me in this wonderful event in arguably one of the finest places to sail.

I am very happy a couple of you took me up on it. Nothing is a constant and life is about change. There are a few less boats than before. Even the boat I race this weekend is destined to serve a new direction.

[Ted Hoppe]

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From the thread above decks: http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthre...ing-week/page2

I spent all day waking this Lively Lady from her winter slumber. She did great over this wet winter and will be ready for next week.

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You can see why Gary Mulls lines are so cool and why Sparkman and Stephens went back to many of Gary Mulls drawings he did for them in the early 1960s once this beautiful boat came out and dominated the SORC (including beating the much recognized Windward Passage in the first leg of 1969 SORC) and bested the best in the late 1960s and early 70s Northern California racing scene. And why the demand to build my other boat Pretty Penny was so strong.

[Joe (SoCal)]

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This deck ape will be attending
Ted thank you in advance for being a gracious captain and host

[Ted Hoppe]

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Joe, I know you are going to love this weekend. Good, serious fun. Best of beautiful wooden yachts in motion - some only pressed to speed once a year. The prizes are real. the epicurean aspect of this weekend will be exceptional. It is like it's all of our birthdays pressed into a classic wooden boat race weekend. I can't image a full quarter hour without a huge smile or full on laughter. If there is we are doing something wrong or missed, we will get through it in a great chuckle.

The weather forecast is classic late may San Francisco/Alameda

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[Alan71]

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Hello Ted,

What you've posted certainly seems to prove the old adage about "messing around in boats" !!!


Alan

[sandtown]

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I am very happy a couple of you took me up on it. Nothing is a constant and life is about change. There are a few less boats than before. Even the boat I race this weekend is destined to serve a new direction.

Boy, you have that right. The Golden Rule was anti-nuke, then privately owned, and now anti-nuke again.

Here is the schooner North Wind escorting the GR into Philly.

[Ted Hoppe]

Re: Kicking off the Master Mariners - A Mini EBS Week in San Francisco/Oakland/Alamed

Hello Ted,

What you've posted certainly seems to prove the old adage about "messing around in boats" !!!


Alan

It is something special to see and do.

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[Ted Hoppe]

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Crossing the starting line in 2016.

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[Joe (SoCal)]

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Ted, do you need me to bring anything ? I’m getting excited

[Ted Hoppe]

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Ted, do you need me to bring anything ? I’m getting excited

It is pretty exciting. I am getting super stoked. Bring what you think you will need to be comfortable to sleep on the boat. Ear plugs when Paul finally falls asleep.

The cruise to San Francisco is green - Friday. The red reflects our course which is different than other fleets in the regatta. Count on 12 miles on Friday and 26 on Saturday. We will start and stop in Alameda.

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Tide predictions may appear to be slack but with the snowpack and rain these past months - it is a flood until full ebb. Wind should be gusting to 25 in the slot.

[Paul Pless]

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do we share the same start and finish lines as the rest of the fleet? same course as last year?

[Paul Pless]

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Ted, do you need me to bring anything ? I’m getting excited

be sure to bring a decent camera