2015 December Kedge - Maryland Yacht Club

The Maryland Yacht Club
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The Bridge
2015 Commodore’s Ball
Commodore Dave Perlman
Vice Commodore Barbara Franklin
Rear Commodore Larry Korpanty
Secretary Emory Quaskey
Treasurer Paul Mermelstein
Power Fleet Captain Gary Bullis
Sail Fleet Captain Brad Houck
IPC Paul Dolan
The Board of Governors
Mbr. at Lg .Capt. Jim Ferrari
Mbr. at Lg .Capt. Linda Grunder
Mbr. at Lg. Capt. Hal McClure
Mbr. at Lg. Capt. Dutch Shaffer
Mbr .at Lg .
Capt. Winfried Wiegmann
Social Rep Barb Corkhill
Special points of interest:
T h e C om m od or e ’s
Ball recognizing our 108th
C o m m od o r e w e nt o f f
wonderfully. The theme
was Moonlight on the Bay.
We had a very nice turnout
of members and visiting
dignitaries from other
clubs.
Also attending was the
Queen of the Chesapeake,
Miss Ashley Lindsay as
well as five princess from
around the bay representing Middle River, Neptune,
Baltimore, Bodkin, and
Eastern Yacht Clubs.
The MYC staff did a
great job offering a wide
selection of cuisines at
• MYC will be crowning our new Princess
Friday, December 4th
at 6:00PM
multiple stations around
the dining room and ensuring exceptional service.
We even had Moon Pies as
special take home.
The band, XPD, with
eight members including
horns and sax played music that got our members
up and dancing. They
were great sports, staying
late to ensure that everyone had a good time.
Princesses flank Queen Ashley from Left to Right:
MRYC Rachael Wooden; NYC De’asia Ellis: BYC Jessica Napoli: BYC Hannah Chaney; EYC Mackenzie
MYC Princess
Please welcome our
Incoming Princess for
the 2015 to 2016 Season
Miss Emma Strauss.
• Sign UP today for the New Year’s Eve
Party
• Remember, there is a special for new
members: Next year’s dues are 50% off.
Slips can be had for boat length plus
five feet (not the normal available slip
length).
Meet Emma at her
crowning a ceremony on
Friday, December 4,
Photos by Gary Bullis
Please turn to Page 3 for
more information.
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Our Commodore’s Comments
Commodore Dave Perlman
I hope all had a good Thanksgiving Holiday with family and
friends. It’s the end of November
and we have just put Haleakula to
“bed” for the winter. Reflecting
back it was a great boating season
for us and I hope you had the
chance to explore our beloved
Chesapeake Bay with your families.
We are so lucky to live in a beautiful
area. For us every weekend on the
boat was like a mini vacation when
we returned o Sundays. Of course
what also makes it special is the
friends we have at MYC and the
time we get to spend with them
both in the Clubhouse and on the
water rafted up.
Thank you all who came to our
Commodore’s Ball. There was a
great show of support from you the
members mixed in with the Commodores from all the other clubs on
the Chesapeake. It was great food
and also a phenomenal dancing
band. Everyone was up dancing.
Special thanks goes to my wife
Donna, Vickie Ferrari and Vicki
Dulko who did all the decorating
and changing the way our clubhouse
looked. Also the passing of the
torch to a new Emcee went flawlessly and Terri Shaffer did an excellent job in keeping things organized.
So what happens to the club in
the winter months? Even though
many live far away, there is a great
group of social members who use
the club and enjoy it year round. We
will close for about 3+ weeks (not
the business office) to refurbish,
work on projects, plan for next year.
Please check the out the new hours.
We will reopen the clubhouse on
weekends in January for those who
want to sit by the fire, watch the
bowl and playoff football games, or
just hang out with MYC friends.
This will also allow us to capture
and prospective members who are
looking for a place for their boat, or
are just looking for a place to have
fun.
The Board of Governors is
working on the budget for next year.
We need a Membership Chairperson
as well as a few Directors. Volunteering a few hours is a great way to
meet more people and have a
chance to shape the direction of our
club. We are a non-profit club
which is run by the membership.
Getting involved is a way of helping
improve the Club. Vicki Dulko is
working on new programs and fun
events. Barb Corkhill and the Auxiliary is working on their events. They
welcome new members and ideas.
Stay safe and have a wonderful
December Holiday and New Years
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The Vice Commodore’s Voice
the New Year’s Eve Party! And we
are going to party again this year.
Party details including the menu are
included in this issue of the Kedge.
So gather your family and friends
together and fill up a table to bring
in the New Year together.
Vice Commodore Barbara Franklin
Hi All –
Last year, Dave Perlman
brought back one of our traditions –
This issue of the Kedge also
includes responsibilities and descriptions of the four Director positions
that we currently have opened. Voting for these positions will take
place at the General Membership
Meeting in January. Please review
the information and see if one of
these positions might be a good fit
for yourself to volunteer and make
our Club the best it can be.
I will be chairing a meeting
soon to plan three additional Open
Houses to attract new members. I
am going to suggest that the Open
Houses be on January 17th, February
21 and March 20. We need member
support and participation in planning these events and members present to welcome prospective new
members. Our challenge will be
advertising since we will not have
the boat shows to feed from.
Miss Emma Strass to be MYC’s Princess for the
Please welcome our MYC Princess for 2015-2016 Emma Strauss.
She attends Northeast Senior High
School and majors in sciences.
Emma plays the clarinet in the
marching band and also belongs to a
number of academic clubs. Her goal
is to have a career in medicine as a
neurologist. Emma participated in
assisting the Junior Sail Camp last
summer. Emma loves the water and
boating. She has two younger sisters
and is the granddaughter of Social
Members Bernie and Hannelore
Strauss from Pasadena. The following is a quote from Emma.
“My passion in life is to learn
and discover new things in the
world that I may not know about.
The charity that I would like to support is the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.”
Emma’s crowning will be Friday
December 4 at 6:00 PM. When you
see her around the Club stop and
chat with her. She is an interesting
young lass.
Emma Strauss, MYC Princess 2016
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Rear Commodore’s Ruminations
Rear Commodore Larry Korpanty
The winter is coming on and
the typical club activities are starting
to slow down. On the other hand,
this is the time for our big push to
bring in new members.
Our Board of Governors continues to follow up on the contacts
that we made at the boat shows and
open houses. Growing our membership must be the major drive for
the year. I ask that each of you help
us by making sure that the word
goes out about our club. Remember, as members, you are the greatest marketing and sales tool that the
club has. Potential members expectations are set by the conversations
that you have with them. Additionally, conversations with friends can
turn into indirect marketing as they
convey your words about the club
to others.
If you find an area that is erroneous or out of date, please let me
know so that we can update it.
Let all work together to build
the club!
If you missed this years ball,
you missed a good one. Kudos to
Terri Shaffer on bringing a new energy to the proceeding. The only
low point of the night was when
someone took my Moon Pie! To
that person: if it is dropped off in
my mail bin, no more questions will
be asked. If I have to find you,
things will not go as well for you!
The club has a number of activities and parties coming up before
the end of the year, with Christmas
Party for the kids and VC Barb
Franklin is throwing the New Year’s
Eve Party this year. She even has an
arrangement with a local hotel to
shuttle attendees to the party and
back to the hotel at the end of the
night. So don’t miss out on the fun
that the club has to offer just because the weather is getting colder.
If you have not checked out the
website recently, please do so. Carl
Treff (just back with his new boat)
has done a great job streamlining
and simplifying it. We are working
to keep the calendar up to date for
events and you can check the club
hours there.
On a personal note I want to
with a happy and safe holiday season to all of our members and staff.
It is you that makes Maryland Yacht
Club what it is and what it will be.
Cindy, Julia, and I love our time at
the club and it is you all that we
have to thank for that.
So no matter how you celebrate
the season, I wish you and your
families peace and happiness.
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Money Matters
CPAs and 2 MBAs) but it is a good
chunk of work to accomplish in a
very short period of time.
Treasurer Paul Mermelstein
We have some challenges and
opportunities, of course, which will
drive the budget process and its outcome. We forecast membership
numbers based on anticipated attrition and new members, especially
from our recent membership drive.
We also forecast staffing requirements and costs. And we look for
cost efficiencies as appropriate.
mine ways to save money, we also
consider cost increases in food and
labor to run the club. Additionally,
we need to fund improvements to
the “plant”. The assessment fee paid
by resident members for the bathhouse renovation was minimal and
easily approved by the members last
January. We may want to continue
it, or another similar assessment, for
some upcoming improvement projects.
So, as we put our boats to bed
for the season, we are sharpening
our pencils (actually, firing up the
spreadsheets) and going to work.
When you see any members of the
Finance Committee, say Hello and
give them a pat on the back for their
hard work.
For most members, things wind
down as the season closes. However, not so for your MYC Finance
Committee; we have a lot of work
to do. The budget process begins
now and continues to the January
General Membership Meet ing
where it is presented and approved.
The committee consists of Hal
McClure, Jim Ferrari, Dave Oswald,
and me. We are well qualified (2
We first present the results of
deliberations and a draft to the
Board of Governors, and then a
final recommendation to the members at the January meeting. Please
come and participate.
A quick thank you to our bar and
wait staff who have done a great job
for our this year.
Thanks to Our Wait and Bar Staff
All the best to Josh as he goes on
with his career and to Lisa (far left )
as she moves on to other adventures.
The best to all, have a great Holiday Season and we look forward to
seeing you next year!
As part of the budget process,
we also address dues and fees. Of
course we try to hold it down; none
of us likes to pay more. As we deter-
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Power Fleet Ponderings
Power Fleet Captain Gary Bullis
December. Seems like a good
time to reflect on the past year. 2015
saw 50 days cruising at sea and
137.5 cruising hours aboard Believe
a Bull. A pretty good year all in all!
Some MYC memories are shown
below. Looking to make even more
in 2016! The more, the merrier!
With Thanksgiving approaching, here’s to the holiday season and
to a fantastic New Year! May we &
our vessels all fare well this winter
and until Spring, think of boating on
the Bay.
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Sail Fleet Salutations
Well here we are at the last
month of the 2015. Where did the
year go? Where did the summer go?
Hopefully you have some fond
memories of cruises and events at
the MYC this year that will tide you
over the winter.
Sail Fleet Captain Brad Houck
For us, Seaduced Too, is on the
hard and prepared for the cold
weather to come. We have some
minor projects for the spring and
are looking forward to getting next
year’s cruising season started. We
are planning some interesting events
for the sail fleet during the 2016
cruising season. At the next General
Meeting we will meet to discuss the
cruising schedule, cruise themes and
destinations for next year. Please
plan on attending the meeting and
bring your ideas for the cruising
schedule.
Until then, have a Happy Holiday Season. Hope to see you at the
New Years Eve Party
Check Out the New Year’s Eve Menu—Don’t Miss It!
COCKTAIL HOUR
Assorted cheeses accompanied by fresh fruit
Smoked Salmon Mousse on English Cucumbers garnished
with caviar and dill
Bruschetta Duo – Green Oliver Tapenade/Roasted Traditional Tomato Basil
Cherry Tomatoes infused with Poached Pear and Bleu
Cheese
Greek Skewers – Sliced Apple, Feta Cheese, Wine cured
Olives and Roasted Peppers
Pinwheel Bursts – Sliced Wraps with roasted Turkey, Spinach, Horseradish Cheese dressed with honey mustard
DINNER
ENTREES
Pepper Crusted Tenderloin of Beef with Horseradish sour
cream
Whole Roasted Rock Fish
Chicken Marsala
Vegetarian Lasagna
ACCOMPANIMENTS
Creamy Mashed Potato Bar with assorted garnishes of
bacon, cheese, chives, sour cream, horseradish/
mayonnaise and gravy
Fresh Garden Salad topped with peppercorn parmesan or raspberry vinaigrette dressing
Colorful Cauliflower, Broccoli, Carrots and Squash
Medley
Assorted Dinner Rolls
DESSERT
Cheesecake Bites swirling with chocolate, raspberry &
cherry
German Chocolate Cake
Apple Crumb A’la Mode
Cannolis
Fresh Fruit with assorted sauces
BEVERAGES
Coffee-Tea-De-café
Unlimited Tap Beer and House Wine
Champagne Toast
Bottle Beer and Mixed Drinks upon request –
Member # or credit card
Special New Year’s Eve Cocktail—to be Announced
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House & Grounds (and Basin)
We are starting to get ready for
winter at the club. Basin water will
be turned off and winter water will
be working after the Commodore’s
Ball. It may take a few days to complete and for this winter, all water
valves will be removed from the
pedestals. If you leave your personal
hose attached it will be left on the
pedestal. This is being done to keep
the valves from freezing.
The grounds crew has almost
completed repainting the parking lot
and we have had many compliments
on the job. Thank you all and we
will be finishing the last few lines as
the cars are moved. I would like to
schedule a day to split the firewood
that we have accumulated up on the
hill. If you are available on December 5th please let me know. My email
is:
Our Parking Lot Before Painting
could get a discount. Contact me for
details. As always please fill out a
work order for any repairs.
Greg Franklin
Director Building and Ground
Acting Basin Director
retcapt19a@gmail.com
I will also be making some
phone calls to members that have
helped out in the past.
The basin is looking pretty bare
now that many have moved their
boats for winter storage. For those
that are staying all winter please
make sure your boat is prepared for
the cold. We do have several ice
eaters but we cannot cover the entire basin. I do have a company that
will sell Ice Eaters and if several
members want to place an order we
Our Parking Lot After Painting
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What’s Happening?
We also had the old stand by events,
4th of July Pot Luck at the pavilion,
in August we had the annual Luau.
Program Director Vickie Dulko
Hello Everyone,
Another boating season has
come to an end. This season we had
plenty of activities for the members.
Some of the new activities that took
place this year are in March we had
a Sip and Paint class, May we had
our first Preakness Party, August
there was a comedy show with Al
Ernst, for Labor Day we had a Pot
Luck up at the patio by the pool.
Please keep February 13, 2016
we are going to have a dinner
and dance. More information to
come.
I would like to do an event for
the Fathers this coming year. Please
let me know what you as father's
would like to do for your day. If you
have any events that you would like
to see this coming year I would like
you to let me know as soon as pos-
sible as I am making the calendar
for the next year.
Please check the club house,
the pier's bathrooms for the calendar of events in the club. All of the
activities will also be in the Kedge,
and Blasts. Please read the postings
to keep informed of club activities.
what is going on in the club. If you
have any ideas that you think would
be fun or exciting please feel free to
contact me at pasavickie@aol.com
or call me at 410-212-9180. I would
really enjoy having people join me in
making the programs highly successful. The more people that help,
the easier it is for everyone.
December
December 4
Pasadena Seniors Holiday Luncheon 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Private Party
Auxiliary Meet and Greet 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
The Crowning of the MYC Princess at 6:00 PM
December 5
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club 8 AM – 12:30 PM
December 6
Ravens Game 1:00 PM
December 12
Children’s Holiday Party 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
December 13
Club closed Chesapeake Cruise Association Luncheon Private 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
December 18
Executive Board Meeting 6:30 PM and BOG 7:30 PM
December 20
Ravens Game 1:00 PM
December 31
New Years Eve Party—7:00 PM
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MYC Auxiliary
Auxiliary President Barbara Corkhill
I find each time I write this article time is going faster and faster,
October and November have come
and gone. We had a successful adult
Halloween party this year. Many
came and enjoyed themselves and it
was fun to see so many people get
in the spirit with the fantastic costumes. We had three winners, Linda
Grunder for funniest in her Dolly
Parton outfit, Robbie did a great job
while sporting his Zombie wear and
a friend of the Howell’s, Karen
Schaffer in the lovely Queen of
Hearts attire. We want to thank Bob
and Kat and Henry Quaskey for
being our judges. When I looked
around the room that night I realized next year we need to add a category of winners to the list for best
couple. Thank you all who participated and we look forward to next
year being bigger and better. Felicia
and Vickie Dulko did a fantastic job
in getting the party off and running,
we applaud you both!!!!
We are working on the Kids Holiday party set for December 12th, we
have a fun day planned for the little
ones, please remember to bring a
gift wrapped and marked with your
child’s name and RSVP so we are
sure to have enough for everyone.
The auxiliary is growing every
day we have a few new members,
Pam Jendrek and Randi Chidekel.
We are up to 17 members now and
that is awesome.
As always we “Thank You” for
your support. We are always looking
for new members in the auxiliary, so
feel free to join us, we promise to
have fun.
We want to wish you all a great
Holiday and A Happy New year!
Please be safe and we look forward
to having some exciting new events
in the New Year.
The Ships Store is on the website for you to browse and purchase items.
Go in and take a look, we need to have a minimum order of at least 24
items when placing an order, so we will probably be sending in an order
at least once a month if the demand is there. It doesn’t take long for
turnaround. If anyone wants to order for someone special this Holiday
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Social Media
It was great to see so many people come out and support our Open
House. We had a lot of potential
new members come to visit us and I
think we did an excellent job promoting MYC. I have had a few possible people who have shown sincere interest in joining our club. I
am still working with outside groups
and promoting the club. I truly hope
that we can have another Open
House in February to continue our
quest, so please keep your eyes and
ears open for a date. It’s the current
members’ involvement that will
make a difference. I hope everyone
had a wonderful Thanksgiving and
an enjoyable time with family and
friends. The Holiday season is always a time to reflect on years past
and the future to come, remember
to love your family and friends and
be safe! I look forward to seeing
everyone this year at the New Year’s
party and hoping we can get a large
member participation. This was a
really great event last year and I
know it will be as good this year.
Have your friends and family join us
as well, it’s a safe place to ring in the
New Year.
Meet Our New Members
If you happen to see Chuck Chidekel or Rani
Chidekel around the club house please take a few
minutes to introduce yourself.
Remember, we were all new once and it can be
hard to meet new people. So reach out to them
and make them feel welcome.
Chuck and Randi, it is great to have you with
us!
Social Notices
In this new section we will recognizing Birthdays, Anniversaries,
Recognitions, and any other announcements that you feel might be
relevant to our membership.
If you have would like to submit and announcement, please send
to:
MYC-Kedge@Comcast.net
Birthdays:
Linda Grunder
December 18th
Weddings:
Past Commodore Warren Robinson (1997) is pleased to
announce the marriage of Past Princess Jennifer Robinson to Michael Andriany. The wedding took place September 18th in Annapolis, Maryland. Jennifer holds a
degree in communications is a program director in the
insurance industry. Michael Andriany holds a degree in
international relations and is employed by the Defense
Department. They spent their honeymoon in Eastern
Europe and now reside in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Director’s Committee Report
Our Director’s Committee is looking for a few good men and women to fill four of our Director positions. I am including here the description and responsibilities of each of these four positions. Please consider volunteering some of your
time for the betterment of our Club. All Directors meet reporting the status of their particular areas at 6:30 pm on the
3rd Friday of each month. The Directors are elected by secret ballot at the regular January General Membership Meeting.
Newly elected Directors assume office immediately and serve two year terms.
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Description and Responsibilities:
With the approval of the Board of Governors, the Director of Marketing & Public Relations may appoint other
members to assist him/her.
The duties of the Director of Marketing & Public Relations shall include coordinating with the Kedge Editor, the
Secretary, the General Manager, the Commodore, the Vice Commodore and all committees for the purpose of
consolidating to the extent possible, the efficient organization of mailings and other communications with the
membership. This shall also include such other similar duties as directed by the Board of Governors.
The Director of Marketing & Public Relations works alone or with a volunteer committee to aggressively market the
Maryland Yacht Club to keep the slips full and our facilities bringing in events revenue.
The Director of Marketing & Public Relations also serves to increase resident and social membership.
He/she also communicates with such dignitaries, etc. necessary to promote the Maryland Yacht Club.
BASIN DIRECTOR
Description and Responsibilities:
The Basin Director governs the leasing and assigning of slips, shall maintain the proper operation of the basin and
shall enforce the basin rules and policies. He/she is responsible for publishing a list of available slips in the
monthly Kedge Anchor and posting this list in the Clubhouse. The Basin Director shall report to the General
Manager the status of the basin on a monthly basis, and other matters pertaining to the basin as dictated by the
Board of Governors. He/she will notify the membership, in writing, giving the following information: Pier and
slip number, as well as current information, designating the current lessee, slip length and width, the type of contract which can be issued (Permanent or Temporary), and the reason for the vacancy.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Description and Responsibilities:
The Program Director may appoint other members to assist him/her as needed. The duties of the Program Director shall be to consult with the Officers, members and Directors of the Club as well as coordinate with the
Kedge Editor, the Secretary and the General Manager for the purpose of scheduling various group activities in a
manner that does not create a financial loss for the Club. Upon completion of each scheduled program, a
prompt financial report on said program is to be submitted to the Board of Governors. Any such program may
be advertised and open to non-members for a fee that may be profitable for the Club.
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The Maryland Yacht Club
Kedge Anchor
Maryland Yacht Club
1500 Fairview Beach Road
Pasadena, Maryland 21122-3219
Phone: 410-255-4444
Maryland Yacht Club covers over eight acres of beautiful
waterfront at the end of Fairview Beach Road in Pasadena Maryland. It is situated at the entrance to Rock
Creek and commands a grand view of the Patapsco River
on one side and Rock Creek on the other.
Maryland Yacht Club has great facilities and numerous
social events, we are much more than a marina.
Your editor can be reached at:
MYC-Kedge@comcast.net
We’re on the Web!
WWW.MDYC.ORG
You’re always among friends at MYC
Who Else Is Helping Out
Pam Schuller
MYC Auxiliary
President
Members at Large
Barbara Corkhill
Mary Dolan
Vickie Dulko
Vice President
Vickie Ferrari
Cheryl Hook
Barb Franklin
Nancy Gorman
Secretary
Linda Grunder
Barb Ballengee
Pam Jendrek
Cindy Korpanty
Treasurer
Danee Mermelstein
Brenda Howell
Donna Perlman
Susan Zelenakas