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CO M M O DO RE’ S L O G
FALL HOURS
The Grill Room // Friday evenings Food Service 5:30-­9:30pm Grill Room menu as well as dinner specials.
Dear AYC Members,
Bar 5:30pm til closing
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Friday & Saturday // 10am until 5pm
Come celebrate Oktoberfest during the month of October. Chef peter and his staff will be serving German inspired specials on Friday nights throughout the month!
Our annual Holiday Party will be on December 6 look for details in the next issue!
ANNUAL SURVEY
In the next few weeks, the annual survey will be emailed to all members who receive the Topsider via email. If you would rather have a paper survey mailed to you, please contact the Club RI¿FHRQRUHPDLO%ULDQ-XOLDQRDW
brianjuliano@avalonyachtclub.com
We look forward to hearing from you about your experiences of 2013!
704 7 t h Street, Avalon, NJ 08202
It has already been a busy fall around the AYC, it seems with the great weather folks are not ready to say goodbye to Summer, Avalon or the Club. Friday evenings have been packed in the Grill Room and Brian and the staff have been busy with weddings and other outside events. Despite the poor playing by the Eagles and other teams in the NFC and throughout the NFL, we will still be hosting three Eagles 1pm, Sunday Tailgate parties in October: October 6th versus the Giants, we will be having a "Meatball Contest" if you dare to display your cooking prowess in public, please bring a crock-­‐pot of your Mother or Grandmother's famous meatballs and compete against others for bragging rites, October 13th versus TampaBay "Chilli Contest" and October 20th versus Dallas "Contest To Be Determined". Take care, hope to see you at the Club on Fridays and for tailgate parties, have a great Fall and Winter ! Gerry (609) 967 -4444
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GIRLS ON FIRE!
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The fashions by Louella looked fabulous on our lovely models, the tablescapes were exquisite, and the menu ZDVSHUIHFW7KHUDIÀHEDVNHWVDQGGRRUSUL]HVFUH-­
ated quite a stir as attendees hastily purchased tickets in hopes of taking home one of these beautifully displayed items. We are fortunate to have so many generous members at the club and the surrounding community who donated the prizes. We all know it takes a village to handle an event like this. Thank you to all who sup-­
ported Sheila, Kathy, and Carol throughout the whole process. FLY EAGLES FLY!!
Although the season is regrettably over, the Club will be open Friday evenings through December in the Grill Room and for (3) Eagles Potluck Tailgate Parties on Sundays in October. We will have Philly themed prizes, DUDIÀHPHDWEDOODQGFKLOL
cooking contests while we watch the Eagles destroy the Giants, 7DPSD%D\DQG'DOODV *2%,5'6
Football
Tailgates
10/6 Sun 1pm AT GIANTS
10/13 Sun SP$77DPSD%D\
10/20 Sun 1pm Home v. Dallas
FOR THE YEARBOOK….
Anyone and everyone is encouraged to send
photos from any events or candids around the
Club to: commodore@avalonyachtclub.com.
Phone:302-740-1078
Also, if anyone has a particularly good, but large
group of photos, there will be thumb drives at the
Front Desk and photos can be copied and dropped
off with ATTN:Gerry Cullen.
704 7 t h Street, Avalon, NJ 08202
(609) 967 -4444
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WOMEN’S AUXILIARY
The Women’s Auxiliary is looking for homes, volunteers and potential Co-­Chairpersons for the +RXVH7RXU
Women’s Auxiliary Book Club 2014
Also, the Women's Auxiliary is donating a Christmas Tree for charity at the annual Avalon Festive Friday on November 29, 2013. They need donations of nautical and AYC related tree ornaments... Book Club is a group who gets together three times
throughout the summer season on Monday mornings at
9:30am in the upstairs Club Room. The meetings begin with
homemade baked goods from our members and hot coffee.
We enjoy lively discussions each time.
Book Club is open to everyone at Avalon Yacht Club
and we look forward to seeing fresh faces each meeting!
If you have questions, please contact Melinda Black at
melindablack@mac.com and she will be more then happy to
help you.
The selections for 2014 are as follows:
Monday, June 23
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans
and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the
1936 Berlin Olympics
by Daniel James Brown
Monday, July 21
The Chaperone (about the woman who
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Moriarty
Monday, August 18
The Painted Girls: A Novel (about two
sisters in 1878 Belle Époque Paris)
by Cathy Marie Buchanan
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Thanks in advance and I can be contacted at angieact@comcast.net or by cellphone -­Angie Cullen, President
WIN YOUR OWN
PARKING SPOT
Historically, members have always joked about the "perks" of being a Flag Of-­
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you get to wear really cool white clothing and most importantly you get a parking spot close to the Club's entrance. This off-­season the Women's Auxiliary as a fund raiser for the Youth & Sailing Program has FKRVHQWRUDIÀHRIIRQHRIWKHFRYHWHGSDUNLQJ
spots next to the Most Recent Past Commodore. Tickets will be $10 each available next weekend and throughout the offseason with an expected -XQHGUDZLQJGDWHVRSOHDVHJHWWKHPZKLOH\RX
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2013 MOTHERS & FATHERS REGATTA
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LABOR DAY REGATTA RESULTS
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Flying Scot 1. Mitch Shiles & Sam Mandell 2. Dave & Marlene Mohr, Mike Mandell
OLD TIMERS REGATTA
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2013 OLD TIMERS REGATTA COVETED PERPETUAL AWARDS:
Recipient should sign & date the trophy, and return it at this time next year.
“Order of the Broken Spar” Award: -HII:KLWHZD\
“I should have never left the Bulkhead” Award: Dan Ragone
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The “Bulkhead Bench” Award: -RH)LQHO\
You’re a “Lifesaver” Award: MC McDonald, Drew Hartel with thanks to all the Instructors who helped on Saturdays
Should of gone Fishing Award: Don Echevarria
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Opti Gold 1. Madison Mundenar .DWH%HQQHWW 3. Angela Kenney -DNH0F%ULGH 0DU\-DQH7DJXH
Opti Silver 1. Grace Finely 2. Skylar Mundenar 3. Sophie Sheffer /L]&LULL -DFNVRQ(VKHOPDQ 6. Meg Cirii 5. Ryan Maher -DVRQ.HQQHG\ 1DWDOLH+HUU 8. Sam Eshelman
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organized the volunteers for the sailing events. SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS:
“The OLD Salt” Award: Larry Kenney
The Youngest Sailor in the Regatta: Sam Eshelman
Sailor in possession of the oldest AYC T-­shirt: Don Echevarria
Sailor wearing the oldest AYC T-­shirt: Gavin Loeper
AYC Gold-­Card Discount Award:%XG7KDOPDQ “Bud’s Towing” Discount Card: Tom Leonard Sailor with the oldest boat: -HII:KLWHZD\
“Don’t throw in the towel yet” Award: Larry Kenney
“GIRLS Rule” Sailing Award: Skylar Mundenar, Isa Demalo, 0DUJDUHW$QQH%RUQHPDQ
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“Sir Walter Raleigh” Gentleman Sailing Award: -DFNVRQ6DP%ODNH(VKHOPDQ-RKQ*URVNRSK%U\DQ
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Most Inspiring Crew: 0DGLVRQ0XQGHQDU-LOO0XQGHQDU Most Improved Sailor: %ULDQ/RHSHU
Best New Sailor: Grace Finely Most Dependable Skipper: Danny Ragone “Stick with Sailing” Award: -XOLH5DPVH\6WHYH5DPVH\
“You light up our Sailing Program” Award: Linda Loeper
“AYC Mug” Gratitude Award: Commodore Alan Shaeffer
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