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Delta Scuttlebutt
September 2007 by Suzanne Black
http://www.californiadelta.org
For California Delta
Chambers & Visitors
Bureau
Editor's Notes & Reader
Feedback:
Hi everyone. Welcome
to September! Ok,
what happened to the rest of the year?? One
of the good things about September is
the Pittsburg Seafood Festival which
is going on this weekend. They
always put on a great event. boat races,
air show, food, vendor booths, music
.. what more could you ask for? Visit
their website for more info: http://www.pittsburgseafoodfestival.com/
I had some feedback
about letting people
know where places are that I mention
in Scuttlebutt. It was a good suggestion,
so I will try to give the city or area
in the future. I also usually put
the website link for each place so you
can visit them online. If you aren't
sure where places are, just email me!
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The next Delta Chambers
Mixer will be held
on Wednesday, September
12,
5:30-7:00 pm, at Moore's Riverboat Restaurant
on the Delta Loop.
http://www.mooresriverboat.com
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Last week, Tom and
I decided to go out
to dinner for our 11th Anniversary, so
we headed down to Stockton to Chitiva's
Salsa Bar & Grill for dinner. Liz
Chitiva greeted us on a quiet Thursday
evening (we like to eat early). Liz
is such a charming, vivacious lady who
serves up one fantastic meal! The
chefs at Chitiva's are super and the
offer the best Mexican dinner around
(in my
opinion). Their food is so fresh
and the salsa is SUPER. We had
sautéed tilapia and it just melted
in your mouth. Makes me hungry
now! Please visit Chitiva's sometime
and experience what really good Mexican
food tastes like! They also have events
like salsa dancing, blues, etc. Check
them out at http://www.chitivas.net
While you are at
the Stockton Waterfront,
you can also take a really fun Delta
River Cruise. The 1.5 hour cruise
will include narration of points of interest
along the route. A full service no host
bar is available. Various cruises are
available year round. Your Advance
reservations are encouraged to secure
your seat aboard the vessel. Visit
their website for further information: http://www.deltarivercruise.com/site/html/index.php
On August, 26, we
were lucky enough
to get to the Bethel
Island Air Show on
the Margarita Mile. We saw the
show from Paradise Bar & Grill (http://www.paradisebarandgrill.net)
which gave us a fantastic view. The
highlight of the event was the Patriots
Air America Jet Team. INCREDIBLE! It
just can't be described. you have to
see them perform. I took lots of
photos and will get them published in
the next few weeks on the Margarita Mile
website. (http://www.margaritamile.com)
I don't know if you
have heard, but The
Lighthouse Restaurant is OPEN again!
It is located on the Delta Loop Recreation
Area (http://www.deltaloop.com)
which is just off Hwy 12 between Rio
Vista and I-5. They have totally
remodeled the building which allows for
great views of the water from almost
every seat in the house. "Super
chef Mike" has created an outstanding
menu. I had their teriyaki appetizer
plate and ate every bite. Yummy
stuff! I have put their menu on
the website, so check it out at: http://www.lighthouseresortandmarina.com/
Big news . The Bay & Delta Yachtsman
is now published completely online! To
view the magazine in its entirety, please
go to the following link: http://www.yachtsmanmagazine.com/ Recreation
Publications (Ty Mellot & Don Abbott)
have done a great job with this website,
so check it out each month.
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Need a Hal Schell
Delta Map & Guide? (Only
$6 includes tax and shipping)
Purchase yours online on the following
link:
http://www.californiadelta.org/ordermap.html.
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Discover The Delta
Update:
Become a member of
The Discover The
Delta Foundation
today. Help to make
the
Information Center a reality! http://www.discoverthedelta.org
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New Delta Chamber Members:
Giftkone.com - Hank Gray, Owner
2464 El Camino Real #211,
Santa Clara, CA 95051
408 420-3976 / Email
Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau
(http://www.visitstockton.org)
Wes Rhea, Director, 445 W. Weber Avenue
#220, Stockton, CA 95203
877-778-6258
"Village on the Delta" A Renovo Community
(http://www.villageonthedelta.com)
203 2nd St, Isleton, CA 95641
916-777-4111
The Ryde Trading Company - Norman & Diane
Shaw
14286 Highway 160 Suite 4, Ryde, CA 95680
916-776-2023
Mid-Cal Construction - Greg Peterson
- VP (http://www.mid-calconstruction.com)
2716 E. Minor Ave., Ste S, Stockton,
CA 95205
209-832-4440
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Another website I recently finished is
for the Whiskey Slough Marina and Dry
Stack Storage. What an incredible
transformation they made to this old
Delta marina. It is now state-of-the-art
with a super new restaurant and bar. I
haven't had a chance to eat their yet,
but am planning to in the near future.
If you are looking for dry stack storage,
check this place out!
http://www.whiskeyslough.com
After I send out
each monthly Scuttlebutt,
I get lots of great feedback from you
readers. It is so much fun to get
your messages and to hear your "tidbits" about
the Delta etc. However, a lot of
feedback was about changing email addresses. At
the end of each Scuttlebutt, there is
the following message showing how to
do just that!
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Delta Happenings:
Now this would be
a fun thing to do
. September 28, 2007
- Wine Tasting Party
at The Point Waterfront Restaurant, 5:30
- 7:30 pm, Featuring E2 Family Winery,
Specialty hors d'Oeurves Prepared by
Chef Jim Baumann - Tickets - $12 in advance
- $15 at the door - Free Wine Glass!
$5 goes to the Discover The Delta Foundation. (http://www.pointrestaurant.com)
The 10th Annual Delta
Loop Golf Tournament
will be held on Monday, September 17,
2007, at the Oakmore Golf Course in Stockton. Sign
in at 11am. Shotgun start at
12 noon $100 per person. Call
Sal Curcuruto (Manager of Moore's Riverboat
Restaurant) for more information at 916-777-4884
or 916-777-6351. This is a really fun
event and I will be there taking photos
of all the good
times!
The Knightsen
Car Show will be October 6. 2007. Held
in Historic Downtown Knightsen, FREE
Admission, FREE Registration, starts
at 1:00 pm and concludes after dusk with
a movie on Knightsen history. Food,
Drink, Music, and friendly people. The
car/tractor show will be on Knightsen
Avenue from Delta Road to Second Street. Bring
your restored custom or antique tractors
and cars. A raffle late afternoon
for several prizes. The Show is
sponsored by the Knightsen Firefighters
Association in conjunction with the Knightsen
Town Advisory Council. For more
info, call Jack at 925-634-4042.
The 3rd annual Classic Yacht and Boat
Rendezvous will be held at Tower Park
Resort 14900 West. Hwy 12 Lodi, Ca 95242
on October 6 and 7, 2007. Tower
Park is located on Little Potato Slough
with easy access from San Francisco,
Stockton, Sacramento and all other Delta
locations. Meals are available
at the famous Sunset Bar & Grill. Fuel,
hot showers, and protected docking
available. Please call Commodore
Bill Wells at 916-869-9141 for more information
or reservations. email: commodorewells@msn.com
Delta Tidbits:
I received an email from Steve Burton,
former Manger of Tower Park Marina. Here
is what he has to share from his new
position and home in Dubai!"Suzanne,
It is interesting reading Delta Scuttlebutt
from the opposite side of the world. Keep
up your excellent reporting. Life
in Abu Dhabi, UAE, continues to be an
amazing chapter in our lives. I
head up ALDAR MARINAS LLC for ALDAR Properties
PJSC, the largest waterfront developer
in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, adjacent
to Dubai. We currently have 6 luxury
yacht marinas under construction with
another 8 on the drawing board and already
approved by HRH Sh. Kalifa Nahyan, President
of the UAE. Our Abu Dhabi developments
are the largest in the world with over
43,000 laborers working 2 sites, 1,100
hauling trucks working around the clock
and endless heavy equipment, some the
largest ever built. Islands are
being relocated and new waterways cut. The
4 mega-developments have 42 km. (25 mi.)
of waterfront under construction whose
iconic architecture is off the charts. The
unbelievable fact is that the developments'
residential flats and villas sell out
within hours after being introduced to
the market ... and they're not completed.
Google www.aldar.com and
link into the videos for Al Raha Beach,
Al Yas Island, Al Gurm and Coconut Island.
Pictures speak better than words. You
will soon read about Race Track Marina
on Yas Island. Surrounded by Ferrari
World's Formula I race track, HRH expects
it to be the most opulent destination
marina in the world. Ever since
HRH bought a percentage of Ferrari, this
project has been his baby. Its
147
berths, predominantly 40-66 m. (120-200
ft.), are already reserved. Four
berths will accommodate the 400-560 ft.
vessels owned by members of the royal
families. The President stated
I must have the marina completed prior
to the World Championship Formula I Races
in early 2009. The population on the
island of Abu Dhabi consists of 85% ex-pats,
mostly Brits, although most all nationalities
are represented. Our offices are
occupied by 300+ of some of the most
gifted designers, architects, engineers,
consultants and contractors. It's a dynamic
environment with everyone expected to
think outside-the-box.
There is so much interesting news to
share, but suffice it to say that living
on this side of the revenue flow from
the oil-thirsty countries is an overwhelming
experience never to be forgotten. We
both send our best wishes to you and
the many wonderful people we had the
opportunity to meet in the Delta." Steve
and Pamela Burton
NCPCA NEWS - AUGUST-SEPT 2007 by Susan
Pippin, NCPCA Publicity, San Joaquin
Y C
The Northern California Power Cruiser
Association (NCPCA) has certainly maintained
a steady course this year with the ever
exciting contests we've had so far, and
especially including this past August.
Several participants and skippers have
enjoyed the fantastic weather and yes,
even the lower fuel costs as well. The
latest reduced fuel costs seem to be
at Village West YC & Marina and at
the Antioch Marina. Those folks going
down bay will see much higher prices
when they go for Fleet Week. Having been
to Europe this past June, and noticing
the high costs of fuel over there; we
sill don't pay nearly as much in fuel
costs as the Europeans do. Their average
cost is 3.5 to 4.0 Euros a liter, which
comes out to over $8.00 dollars @ gallon.
Whew! No complaints here.
The 2007 August Contests were at Driftwood
YC on the 18th, and the Stockton YC on
the 25th. Both of these contests began
at Three Mile Slough. Even though the
weather was great during and after the
contests, each of these start lines began
with quite a windy beginning for the
skippers. By the looks of the NCPCA Start
Line flag, it was all Mark LeBoeuf could
do was to hang on to that red flag. There
were little or no incidents to report
during these contests except that the
courses sort of ran like a figure eight
at times, and included many exciting
turns.
The Driftwood YC contest, which was held
on Aug. 18th, had the following winners;
First Place, Judy Lynn, Ricky Stebbins,
Oxbow YC; Second Place, Judie Ann, Ken
Whitham, San Joaquin YC; and, Third Place,
Snowbird, Dennis Pippin, San Joaquin
YC. Driftwood served a great prime rib
dinner that was so outstanding. They
were really great hosts.
The Stockton
YC contest, held on Aug. 25th, gave out
the following trophies; First Place,
Granada, Billy Krumlinde, San Joaquin
YC; Second Place, Dad's Choice, Ron Bishop,
Vallejo YC; and, Third Place, Snowbird,
Dennis Pippin, San Joaquin YC. Stockton
put on a very nice BBQ Rib dinner with
all the trimmings, and served a hearty
breakfast on Sunday Morning. There were
nominations for
the Bent Prop, aka: Pink Flag (hey, where's
the Pink Flag? Anyone seen it lately
in the Delta?). The last known recipient
was Jim Fenelon, who lost it from his
boat, Truant. Well, the nominees for
this award were the start line, in particular
the Commodore, Peter Paradis, who for
some reason had some timing (clocks?)
and radio problems. Those are the two
most important items that the start line
needs to operate, but Peter pulled it
off anyway. Equipment failure won the
award.
We had some rather unique characters
visit us at our Awards Night at Stockton.
It seems that the ever changing fashions
that the 'NCPCA Checkers' use to camouflage
themselves is working. Gail and Graham
Giggins, aka; Blue Dolphin, were dressed
up as down-home Delta Fisherman and fooled
us all. They were located just a few
100 yards from the start line. Very clever
'checkers' for
sure.
Our final three contests are downbay
and they are the Coyote Point YC Contest,
on Sept. 15th, the San Rafael YC, the
22nd, and the last contest of the season
at the Vallejo YC on the 29th. We look
forward to more good weather and some
good times down the San Francisco Bay
Area for the end of the 2007 Season.
All of you who would like to race with
us or join us for dinner, please contact
our Commodore, Peter Paradis at pete@iparadis.com or
contact your local NCPCA
Delegate. Happy Boating!!
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Gotta sign off, so have a wonderful September
on the Delta. Try to get to some
of the fabulous events coming up because
Fall is one of the BEST times of the
year in the Delta! Until next month,
enjoy some bubbly! Cheers, Suzanne
Yes,
It's Copyrighted!
As paltry as you might feel these words
to be, Suzanne Black, has toiled diligently
to produce it and feels a certain attachment
to it. Thus these writings are copyrighted
by Suzanne and may not be reproduced
elsewhere in any form without her specific
written permission.
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