July 2015 Newsletter - Middle River Yacht Club

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MIDDLE RIVER
YACHT CLUB
MRYC Newsletter
Volume I, Issue 5
August 1 2015
Happy August Everyone
Inside this Issue
Elected Positions
Appointed Positions
2
Officers Notes
3
Joke, Drink of the
Month
6,7
Recipe, Word of
the Month
8,9
Upcoming Events
10
Current Events
18
Calendar
22
Terry Birmingham
24
Safety Article
25
Honorary Members
26
Past Commodores
27
Opening season is over
and MRYC is on the
move in and around the
club.
I apologize for not having a newsletter last
month, time just slipped
away. This month is
packed full of upcoming
events and pictures
from June and July too.
August proves to
be a busy month
with lots happening at the club and
around the bay.
Have a great August.
The Tiki Bar TVs and Stereo
The Tiki bar TVs and
sounds system are nearly
complete. We’ll have
ways to listen to any TV,
Bluetooth phones, iPods,
USB sticks with music,
AM/FM radio, Sirius radio, Pandora radio all in
stereo. The O’s games
have been great to listen
to and the Ravens games
will be just as good. Stay
tuned—a easy to use
guide on “How To” set
all of this up is coming
this month.
New Wifi has also been
installed with a range ex-
tender in the Tiki Bar. All passwords remain the same for each SSID and here are
the SSIDs
MRYC, MRYC1, MRYC2—Everywhere
MRYC2_2EXT— Tiki Bar and boats
MRYC5_5EXT—Tiki bar and boats
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Officers and
Board of Directors
Commodore
Vice Commodore
Rear Commodore
Fleet Captain
Treasurer
Secretary
Jack Lewis
Ted Wooden
Kyle Gray
Dale Amato
PC Larry Vinck
Lee Klima
410-960-7585
443-277-8005
443-324-1997
443-928-7345
410-382-4711
410-961-8777
marialewis398@gmail.com
ted@wilmotmodular.com
kylecgray@aol.com
bigdaddyshrinkwrap@gmail.com
lvinck@comcast.com
sailor17.lee@gmail.com
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
PC Ray Adey
Paul Brown
410-960-2960 gypsysailor80@aol.com
443-463-6888 pab4364@comcast.net
Committees and Other Positions
Club Chaplain
Communications
Tiki Bar Enhancements
Bar Manager
Pier Manager
Newsletter Editor
Sergeant at Arms
Slip Committee
CCC Delegate
CBYCA Delegate
YCM Delegate
Event Book
Ron Lippa
Kyle Gray
Norm Vokovsky
Rob Bob Gilman
Jim Hart
Adam Bell
Chuck Gilman
Dave Justice
PC Dottie Capp
Kyle Gray
PC Joe Vislocky
Anita Lippa
443-841-4377
443-324-1997
410-852-6177
410-207-0478
443-850-2631
443-838-5361
410-322-3713
443-992-8743
410-633-9623
443-324-1997
717-659-0563
443-841-4378
rlippa@aol.com
kylecgray@aol.com
nvacovsky@gmail.com
robbob1686@gmail.com
jk.hart@ngc.com
abell21154@gmail.com
chuckgilman1@comcast.net
davejusticeboat@gmail.com
kylecgray@aol.com
jvislocky@jsvislocky.com
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MRYC Email Addresses
commodore@middleriveryachtclub.com
vicecommodore@middleriveryachtclub.com
rearcommodore@middleriveryachtclub.com
fleetcaptain@middleriveryachtclub.com
newsletter@middleriveryachtclub.com
ipc@middleriveryachtclub.com
info@middleriveryachtclub.com
Commodore Jack Lewis
Hello MRYC. It has been a
busy couple of months
again at the club. The Tiki
bar committee is making
progress and the air conditioning was fixed in the
main clubhouse. I am really
looking forward to the St.
Michaels cruise on labor
day. I hope to see as
many MRYC boats as we
can muster. Sadly, we lost
a great man and friend this
Month, Terry Birmingham.
He will be missed dearly.
Thank You,
Commodore Jack
Vice-Commodore Ted Wooden
Good day fellow club members. This past month has
gone by so fast with all of
the other club openings that
we have been attending. We
had the last two club openings at Bodkins Yacht Club
the weekend of June 20th.
We had a good showing of
club officers and members
at these two openings. We
all had a fun time even
though it stormed Saturday
night for a bit. Dale has
planned a bunch of cruises
and raft ups for the club this
summer so please plan on
coming out and enjoying the
Chesapeake Bay with us.
I know it is still early but I
would like to start planning
what we are going to do for
the three C's ball in January.
I would like everyone to put
on their thinking caps and
come up with some ideas
for a skit, song, and decorations for our hospitality
room. The theme this year
is Musical Mystery tour of
the 60's. There are so many
possibilities such as Motown, Nashville, British invasion, and Broadway. I know
we have a bunch of talented
people in our club so let's
get our creative juices flowing and come up with an
award winning room, skit,
or song for this year's ball.
The ball is held at the Princess Royal in ocean city
on January 15th thru
17th and only cost $450.00
for the entire weekend food
and drink included. If you
have any questions about
the three C's ball you can
ask any one of our officers.
Every member is invited to
come. Till next month happy and safe boating!!!!!!
V/C Ted
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Rear Commodore Kyle Gray
August is upon us, the O's are s ll playing and not being too shabby, Ravens have started prac cing, the boat props are turning and the cold beers are disap‐
pearing (in our bellies!). Be sure to come out for every O's game which can be seen on one if our mul ‐ the Club!
ple TV's. The AC has been charged in the clubhouse for the extremely hot days or just relax at the newly renovated Tiki with many addi ons. I look forward to seeing you at R/C Kyle
Fleet Captain Dale Amato
Hello All: This is just a re‐
minder that the King of the Chesapeake and Galley Slave contests are this weekend at Red Eye Yacht Club. Yes Kyle, you will have to give up your crown this weekend Kyle but you did an amazing job this past year represen ng the Ches‐
apeake and we are all so proud of you! There are other events going on throughout the day as well as fun things for kids to do on Saturday and it is sure to be a fun me. Come on out and socialize with fellow yacht club friends and mem‐
bers and just enjoy a beau ‐
ful summer weekend on the water. If you plan to take your boat over, please make sure you contact Mike Gaff, the Fleet Captain at Red Eye, so he is aware that you are coming and when you plan to arrive. He will be on Princess Amelia Gray
Love always,
Princess Amelia
Channel 68. We do have a number of boats going from MRYC which Dale and I are glad to see. Looking forward to seeing everyone this week‐
end. Safe Boa ng! Fleet Captain Dale
and Lisa (Fleetie as Terry Bir‐
mingham used to call me)
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Communications
I would like to welcome all of the members who have recently
joined Middle River
Yacht Club. We try to
keep all of our members informed with the
happenings and plans
around the club. We
will send all pertinent
information that the
Officers and committee
chairs request that I
send out to the membership via email.
There may be information in these emails
that do not appear on
our MRYC website.
Please ensure we have
your email address in
our distribution list.
Thank you,
R/C Kyle Gray
Newsletter Editor
This newsletter was created to
help communicate the events in
MRYC and other current information. If you have a submission for this monthly newsletter
please email it to me no later
than the 20th of each month. It
may not make it into the publication otherwise—I’ll do my
best.
Please send any articles, ads, or
other information to newsletter@middleriveryachtclub.com.
Please feel free to send suggestions, comments, and feedback as
well. We can all contribute and
make this a useful tool.
Thank you,
Adam Bell
Help keep the club roster current.
Please email membership information
updates to our Communications Liaison
Kyle Gray
kylecgray@aol.com
443-465-7357
All information for Birthdays and Anniversaries
in this newsletter are collected from the club roster.
Please check it for correctness.
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Joke of the Month—Boating Friends
A normal friend will respect your privacy and personal space. A boat friend grows accustomed to being in
such close proximity to you, they never stray more than a few inches from you at all times, even on land.
2. A normal friend carpools with you to school or work. A boat friend rows, dinghies, SUPs, or just swims
over to pick you up.
3. A normal friend will watch a movie with you on a bad weather day. A boat friend will come over and help
you strip off outriggers, antennas, running rigging, and seal around hatches, ports, and lockers. They’ll make
sure cockpit drains are free-running, the bilge pump and switch work, and that the battery is topped up.
4. A normal friend considers talk about the weather to be small talk. A boat friend discusses weather intentionally, as you’re immersed in the elements at all times. Your next night’s sleep depends on it.
5. A normal friend prevents you from drinking and driving. A boat friend just makes sure you stay on the
goddamn boat.
More like this 7 things you don't want to know about boat life
6. A normal friend would question bruises covering every square inch of your body. A boat friend understands how brutal maneuvering around a boat can be.
7. A normal friend will wait until after 5pm to offer you a drink. A boat friend will wait until you wake up.
8. A normal friend will help you in any way necessary after disaster strikes. A boat friend will prevent it altogether, keeping watch over the bay while you sleep, giving you a lift to shore when you run out of gas, regularly diving down to check your mooring line, or simply rowing over a fresh pot of coffee in the morning.
9. A normal friend thinks you’re crazy when they find out you don’t have electricity, refrigerator, running
water, or a bathroom. A boat friend lives the dirty life too.
10. A normal friend will ask if you want to check out that new restaurant in town. A boat friend will catch a
fish and serve it up with a side of pineapple they foraged earlier that morning and homemade grilled garlic
bread. And, of course, wine.
11. A normal friend might mention your hair looks like it could use some brushing. A boat friend will find
your new dreads fitting for life at sea, if they notice the change at all.
12. A normal friend asks if everything is okay. A boat friend believes your mood is their mood. They know
something is wrong and demand you talk about it, as they’re close enough to practically hear your thoughts.
They can feel your moods and read your thoughts by looks alone.
13. A normal friend slams the door and takes a few days to cool off after a disagreement. A boat friend
storms a few feet away to the opposite side of the boat and avoids eye contact.
14. A normal friend might be uncomfortable seeing their friends naked. A boat friend is the farthest thing
from modest and completely unfazed by nudity in all forms, be it friends, neighbors, beachgoers, or old salts.
15. A normal friend considers themselves rich when they have loads of zeros in their bank account. A boat
friend considers themselves rich when they have enough money to buy food, beer, gas for the tanks, and
most importantly, when they witness the sunrise and set each day.
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Drink of the Month: Melon Sangria
Ingredients:
 3 cups of mixed melon balls
(watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew)
 2-4 tablespoons of honey, adjust to taste
 1 lime, juiced
 ¼ cup grappa, or a clear grape brandy
 750 ml moscato wine, chilled
 1 ½ cups of sparkling water, chilled
 Mint leaves
 Lime slices
 Ice cubes or frozen melon ball ice cubes
Directions:
1. Place the melon balls in a large pitcher, add the honey (2 tablespoons to start), lime juice, and
¼ cup of grappa. Mix gently and let rest in fridge for 1-2 hours or until 1 hour before serving.
2. Add the moscato wine, mix gently, taste and add more honey or grappa if desired. Keep in
mind that you will top it off with sparkling water right before serving, so it’s okay if it’s on the
sweeter/stronger side. Refrigerate for another hour.
3. Right before serving, add ice (or frozen melon balls as ice cubes), lime slices and mint leaves
to garnish, and top off with sparkling water. You can prepare the final mix in the pitcher or serve it
directly into glasses with melon ice cubes and top off each glass with the sparkling water.
Notes
For a mocktail sangria variation, omit the moscato wine and the grappa, and replace with a
sparkling white grape juice and sparkling lemonade.
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Recipe of the Month: S’mores Dip in a Pan
Ingredients:
 1/2 tablespoon butter
 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
(semi-sweet, milk chocolate, or a combo)
 15 jumbo marshmallows, halved
 Graham cracker squares for dipping
Directions:
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Adjust rack to center position of oven and place 8-inch cast iron skillet on rack.
Preheat oven to 450°F with skillet inside.
Once oven is preheated, use a pot holder to remove hot skillet from the oven.
Place pat of butter in the skillet and use a pot holder to hold the handle and swirl the
skillet so that the melted butter coats the bottom and sides.
Pour chocolate chips in an even layer into the bottom of the skillet.
Taking care not to burn fingers on the sides of the skillet, arrange marshmallow halves
over the surface of the chocolate chips, covering the chocolate completely.
Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until marshmallows are toasted to your preference (watch
closely!).
Use an oven mitt to remove the skillet from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
Serve immediately with graham cracker squares or sticks...but be careful, because the
dip (and the skillet) will be very hot!
Tips, Tricks, and Variations:
Adjust the proportions of chocolate and marshmallows to your liking or to the size of
the skillet or baking dish that you use, but don't make the layer of chocolate chips too
thick or they may not fully melt.
You may use whatever type of chocolate or marshmallows you have on hand...finely
chopped chocolate, mini chocolate chips, regular chocolate chips, mini marshmallows,
(halved) jumbo marshmallows, etc.
Source: http://www.fivehearthome.com
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Word of the Month: Fantastic
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Adjec ve: fantas c or fantas cal [fan‐tas‐ k] 1. conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagina on; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantas c rock forma ons; fantas c designs. 2. fanciful or capricious, as persons or their ideas or ac ons: We never know what that fantas c creature will say next. I was feeling amused with this word of the month. Fantas c is each and ever member at MRYC! We can read the descrip on and each word reminds you of someone here at the club. But it's not just our fantas c members, it's also our fantas c community, our fantas c property and our fantas c view. With so much being fantas c we need to choose wisely the poten al member who wants to join. We have a fantas c clubhouse and ki bar, we have a fantas c honor system and we can only vote in fantas c people. It may seem harsh but we must be prej‐
udice. Fantas c is a member who a ends club func ons, who par cipates in events, who will be apart of our fantas c community. I look forward to hanging out with all of you fantas c folks! Page 10
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The second annual MRYC O’s game day
on July 12. We had 3 boats leave Middle
River carrying 30 people. What a great
Day and very HOT!!
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4th of July at Eastern Yacht Club. We were even visited by the Bloody
Mary Fairy early Sunday morning.
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The last opening weekend at Bodkin Yacht Club. MRYC was in the house!!
First Mate having a go at the
Captain’s Chair on the journey home.
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1 King of the Chesapeake 7:30 REYC 2 3 4 5 6 Galloway Mee ng 7:00 7 Pirates Week‐
end Rock Hall 8 Pirates Week‐
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1 2 3 4 MRYC Labor Day in St. Michaels 5 MRYC Labor Day in St. Michaels 6 MRYC Labor Day in St. Michaels 7 8 9 10 Galloway Mee ng 7:00 11 12 CCC crab feast 1‐5pm UAW Hall 13 14 15 MRYC Grand Board Mee ng Drawing 8:00 Tailgate 10:00‐
8:00 16 17 18 19 MRYC Mee ng 8:00 20 21 Yacht cubs of the Bay Family Day EYC 1:00 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 28 Page 24
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Last week we had to say goodbye to an awesome man, friend, husband
and father, Big "T". We also celebrated his life and the person he was. Terry Birmingham touched so many people during his lifetime it was just
amazing and that was definitely felt at his beautiful memorial service. He
will be missed by not only Big Daddy and Fleetie (Dale and I, as Terry always called us that) but everyone that he touched. Terry is truly a very
special angel. Love you buddy! Tight lines up in heaven!
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Isolation Transformers
Clean, safe, shore power can be yours.
If you could put a single device on your boat that would make your boat shockproof
for swimmers, prevent galvanic corrosion, stop the worry about reversed shore power polarity, and give you clean AC power for sensitive electronics, would you want
one? If you answered yes, read on.
Isolation transformers are a way to achieve all of those goals. Without getting too
technical, think about an isolation transformer as your own private onboard power
source that uses your boat's shore power connection. Confusing? Not really. An isolation transformer takes your marina's
often wild and unpredictable 120VAC shore power and converts it to pure clean power. And by creating an onboard power
source, it greatly enhances the safety of those on your boat or swimming nearby.
The Green Ground Safety Wire
Most of us know how important the green ground shore power wire is. It carries fault current (electricity that's going somewhere it's not supposed to, like when shore power shorts against a metal case onboard) back to shore where it can't hurt
anyone.
But marina shore power systems may be less than reliable. Due to long-term corrosion or improper installation, the ground
wires are sometimes not properly connected, meaning you (and nearby swimmers) are not protected from a fault if the AC
shore power shorts into the DC system. This could happen because of a problem in any AC/DC appliance, such as a battery charger. If that happens, any fault current is going to follow a path all through the boat's DC ground and bonding system, which is connected to the engine and underwater fittings, such as thru-hulls and prop shafts. Because leaking current
always searches for a way back to its source (in this case, the marina's shore power system ashore), leaking current will
exit the boat and head toward shore. If a swimmer passes through the current, they will be electrocuted and may be killed.
This is calledElectric Shock Drowning (ESD), and every year several people are killed this way.
The beauty of an isolation transformer is that because it's taken over duties as the boat's power source, any leaking current will simply return to the transformer on the boat, protecting everyone in the water. A great side benefit is that the
transformer automatically corrects polarity problems from the shore power. Reversed polarity can be dangerous because
AC appliances that should be off when their power switch is turned off will still have current flowing into them. Even worse,
when polarity is reversed on some household appliances, such as refrigerators, the metal case may be energized with
120VAC. Anyone who comes into contact with that refrigerator and a ground could be electrocuted. Need more convincing? Isolation transformers also prevent galvanic corrosion that can occur between boats in a marina that share a common ground through the AC shore power. This connection can cause neighboring boats to damage or destroy each other's less noble underwater fittings, like aluminum outdrives. And finally, isolation transformers supply clean power to such
sensitive AC electronics as computers and plasma TVs.
So all of this goodness must come with a price, right? Sure, you don't get something for nothing, and in this case you pay
two ways: Cost and weight. Transformers are filled with copper wire and by their nature are heavy. A typical transformer
for a 30-amp shore power system weighs about 60 to 70 pounds and must be installed within 10 feet of the shore power
inlet. Small boats may not tolerate the extra weight well. Costs range from about $600 on up, plus installation, though the
peace of mind may be well worth the price.
Reference: http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/magazine/2015/july/isolation-transformers.asp?
utm_source=SWMAG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swmag_art3_0715
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Honorary Members
Lee and Joyce Adams
Pat Adams
Janet Adey
Jerry Caldwell
George and Norma Culbertson
Bill and Par Blondell
Russell Dantine
Vern Davies
Jack Deckelman
Jean Emery
George and Edith Forker
Tillie Foy
PC Sharon Garloff
Rob Bob Gilman
Gary Greenfield
Carol Harden
PC Eddie and Debbie Hernandez
Ed and Irene Kligenstein
John and Mary Lamont
PC Lloyd Moore
Josie Parks
George Peck
PC Jeff Rigatti
Mary Philip
Jean Ryan
Marion Sawyer
Pat Smith
John Sweet
PC Roman Szyjka
PC Kent and Sylvia Terry
PC Gordon Vipperman
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Past Commodores
1938-61
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
Captain “Buck” Regester*
John Bender *
Ray Huber*
Ottis Chester*
Paul Wunder
Ed Klingenstein
Paul Wunder
Ed Klingenstein,
John Boumer
John Sweet, Jr.
John Sweet, Jr.
Bud Robb
Harry Burkhardt *
Harry Burkhardt
Ben Markley, Sr. *
Bob Bowersox *
Matt Sithowski *
Herbert Garber*
Herbert Garber*
Ray Adey
Ray Adey
Dave Edkels*
John Sweet
Francis Capp*
Bo Bodenshatz
Bo Bodenshatz
Harry Foy*
Dorothy Capp
* Deceased
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Ray Adey
Herbert Garber*
Danny Miller
Bo Bodenshatz
Joe Gaydos*
Roman Szyjka
Gus Philip
Pat Adams
Lloyd Moore
Lloyd Moore
Ed Hernandez
Bill Adey*
Jeff Rigatti
Bruce Bickel
Sharon Garloff
Jim Smith*
Gordon Vipperman
Bill Bennett
Larry Vinck
Terry Birmingham
Jack Lewis
Kent Terry
Carl Kurgan
Joe Vislocky
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MIDDLE RIVER YACHT
CLUB
200 Nantikote Drive
Essex, Maryland, 21221
Phone: 410-687-1160
info@middleriveryachtclub.com
The Officers and
Board of Directors
of the
Middle River Yacht Club
wish you a fun and fantastic
boating season.
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