April 2014 - Palm Coast Yacht Club

Palm Coast Yacht Club
Vol XXXXXIV Number 4
April 2014
Inside This Issue
Commodore’s Corner
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March Celebrants
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March Calendar
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Shipmates Report
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Treasurer’s Report
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Cruising with the Sulsers, the Wertz’ and the Bescher’
Fleet Report on Page 6
Social Activities
St. Patrick’s Day party was a great
success. It seemed like everyone
enjoyed the entertainment. I have
to admit it was the biggest crowd
we have had in a long time.
John & Shari Hildebrandt have
returned from their long cruise. It
is good to see them back. With
that said, they are ready to get
back to chairing our Bowling Party
on Sunday with a pot-luck immediately following at the Club. If
you are planning on participating
please sign-up. Right now we only
have three couples going. If we
don’t get more, we will have to
cancel. Then on Friday evening
John will share all his Trivia
knowledge he learned on the
cruise with us. It will also be Pub
night. So come on out and have
some fun. We might all learn
something.
Sunday, March 30th is the Blessing of the Fleet and a dock party
immediately following the Blessing.
Birthday and Anniversary Night
will be held on the second Tuesday of the month. April 8th we
will have Birthday and Anniversary Night.
Our country for the month of
April will be Germany. On Tues(Continued on page 11)
Happy Spring! It is here!
Events
1st Captains Meeting
2nd Shipmates’ Fashion Show
4th Commodore’s Ball
6th Dinghy Races/Pot Luck
8th Birthday/Anniversary
9th Wet Wednesday
11th Grill Night
16th Wet Wednesday
22th General Membership Mtg
23rd Wet Wednesday
25th Pub & Trivia Night
29th German Night
30th Wet Wednesday
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PALM COAST YACHT CLUB
One Yacht Club Drive
Palm Coast, FL 32137
(386) 445-9300
www.pcycfl.com
Commodore
Chris Vorndran
445-7360
email: cvorndran@cfl.rr.com
Vice Commodore
Clifford Lewis
445-4783
email: CliffordLewis@msn.com
Rear Commodore
Ann Vorndran
445-7360
email: avorndran@cfl.rr.com
Fleet Captain
Treasurer
Secretary
Candy Schmidt
246-9363
email: candyce.schmidt3@gmail.com
Past Commodore
P/C Mike Norris
813-494-8241
email: mrns106@bellsouth.net
Board Member (in addition to above)
Linda Osborn
446-6843
email: linosbo@bellsouth.net
Sarah Ulis
283-5166
email: theulises@comcast.net
P/C Bill Sulser
447-8594
email: bjdreamcatcher@gmail.com
P/C Dave MacDonald447-0967
email: macd1038@aol.com
Chaplain - P/C Ray Thompson 445-5530
email: rthompson@cfl.rr.com
Membership Judy Sulser
447-8594
When we took over this year 2014, the BOG asked you
all to give us a chance to turn things around! We were losing
money at the rate of about $3000 or $4000 per month in 2013.
With two months under our collective belts we have shown a
profit of approximately $1500 in January & $2000 in February.
March is also off to a positive start, thanks to the hard work of
your Board and the dedication and support of you, our loyal
members. These results are no panacea, but they are better then
the alternative.
You, our members, have been helping our food costs by
signing up for dinners! This helps to reduce waste as we always have to
cook more than is indicated by those who sign up for dinner. But, the
closer we can come, the more profitable the dinner will be.
Our new Chef Jaycee is off to a good start and promises good
things down the road. He has a lot of experience and will show us his
favorite dishes going forward.
Our Operations & Finance Committee continues to explore different options to make our systems and methods better. We are looking
into expanding the use of our outside CPA for some services.
email: jasulser@gmail.com
Deckhands Bob Ulis
447-8594
email: theulises@comcast.net
Shipmates Stephanie Weekes 864-8880
Vice Commodore Cliff Lewis has been busy repairing door
locks, cleaning the kitchen, and managing our maintenance. He is always
looking for a helping hand or two.
SRast973@aol.com
Publicity Elayne Byrd
445-7739
email: elaynebyrd@msn.com
Sunshine Desk Pat Schwartz
283-4017
email: pat47@cfl.rr.com
Executive Chef PILOT Staff
Publisher - Linda Osborn
446-6843
email - linosbo@bellsouth.net
Editors - Claudia Towne
447-8134
email: clagentow@earthlink.net
Judy Sulser
447-8594
email: jasulser@gmail.com
Barbara Abadji
445-1474
email: flibertijib@bellsouth.net
Beverly Abadji
Our Membership Committee, under the auspices of Judy Sulser,
continues to work their “Wet Wednesday” theme successfully. They are
breaking even or showing a small profit each week and have corralled 6
new members this year. Stop by on Wednesday & enjoy!
Our boating events are winding up with the warmer weather on
the way and hopefully the rain stops. The trip to Vero Beach was a good
time for our sailors in spite of some wet and windy weather.
445-1474
email: countrycuzin04@yahoo.com
Evelyn Hutchinson 446-1956
evwal@aol.com
Production Pat Wade
Photography Norm Riquier
Rear Commodore Ann continues to book new outside events and
inside member sponsored ones.
445-4071
email: slowskan@bellsouth.net
Sarah Ulis, has decided to use our storage and display case that
languishes in the men’s bathroom for our re-instituted, “Ship’s Store”. If
there are any items you would like to see ask her.
Linda Osborn, Pilot publisher, is pedaling her “Business Card”
ads for the Pilot to anyone who will listen. She will be advertising in the
pilot for new clients. That is when she is not performing her “Clothes
Pin’ club act!
It is good to see John Keyes back. The bar has been a quiet and
lonely place without him. Also, the Bar revenue has been a little off!
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Welcome New Members
Bob and Linda Humphrey just moved to Palm
Coast from Fallbrook, California. Bob retired from
Honeywell as a senior field engineer, then started his
own business and holds a patent on his adjustable
golf practice tee. Linda has recently retired from a
sales position that she held for 20 years in southern
California. She specialized in industrial furniture,
storage systems, weapons racks, mezzanines, and
similar items installed in new building construction
projects for the Navy and Marine Corps. Bob and
Linda enjoy travel, golf, and boating. They had a
38’ powerboat in Coronado, California. They just
bought kayaks, and Bob will be looking for a boat
this summer to fully enjoy the boating life. Both are
very happy to be living on the water again.
Please join me in welcoming our new members to
the club.
Vice Commodore’s
Report
We have been advised by Total Comfort, that three of
our air conditioning units are not working at full capacity and may have to be replaced this summer. We
have budgeted to replace two units. We hope that the
third unit will hold up for another year.
The compressor in the Walk-in-Cooler was replaced
for a cost of about $2,000.00.
We have scheduled an outside Spring Cleaning, for
March 25th, from 8:00 am to midday. We need all
the help we can get to tackle the landscaping maintenance, and the pressure cleaning. More hands make
the work lighter, so all who are able please come and
help us.
Cliff Lewis
Vice Commodore
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April Celebrations
Our next celebration of PCYC members’ Birthdays and
Anniversaries will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 5:00
PM. Be sure to join us for this enjoyable occasion and
share in the happiness of the members listed below.
Birthdays
Deckhands
4/02 Andy Boothe
4/07 Bill Aumiller
4/12 Tony Rende
4/16 Bob Ulis
Shipmates
4/06 Joanie Merlo
Claudia Towne
4/20 Dorothy Thompson
4/21 Linda Cohen
Joan Lurie
4/30 Betty DeSteno
Anniversaries
4/03 John & Shari Hildebrandt
4/23 Bob & Peggy Bescher
Bob & Joan Lurie
4/26 Bob & Sarah Ulis
Our March Celebrants
Luci McGhee & Jack Wertz
Due date for Contributions & Articles for the next issue of
The Pilot is the 18th of the month. Editor for April Pilot
will be Linda Osborn.
Mon
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Club Closed
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Club Closed
MTOA
Rendezvous
Fernandina
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BOG
9:00 am
Club Closed
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Club Closed
6
Club Closed
Church am
Dinghy Races
Potluck 3:00
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Club Closed
Church am
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Club Closed
Church am
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Club Closed
Church am
Dress Code:
C=Casual (no jacket required)
J=Jacket requested (tie optional)
JO=Jacket optional
U=Uniform requested
Sun
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German Night
Members Dinner
Lounge 5:00 pm
Members Bridge 11:30 am
General Membership
Meeting 5:00 pm
Lounge opens 4:30 pm
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Members Dinner
Lounge 5:00 pm
Members Bridge 11:30 am
Birthday & Anniversary
Lounge: 5:00 pm
Dinner Follows
Members Bridge 11:30 am
Captains Meeting 5:00 pm
Lounge: 5:00 pm
Dinner Follows
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Tue
Shipmates’
Fashion Show
Doors Open
10:30 am
Trash Train
Noon
Trash Train
Noon
Wet Wednesday
5:00-8:30 pm
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Wet Wednesday
5:00-8:30 pm
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Wet Wednesday
5:00-8:30 pm
Trash Train
Noon
Ladies Bridge
10:50am
Trash Train-Noon
Wet Wednesday
5:00-8:30 pm
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9
2
Wed
Mah-jongg: 11:30
Men’s Lunch: Noon
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11
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Pub & Trivia Night
Members Dinner
Lounge 5:00 pm
Members Dinner
Lounge 5:00 pm
Grill Night
Members Dinner
Lounge 5:00 pm
Commodore’s Ball
Lounge 5:30 pm
Dinner 6:30 pm
Fri
Club Hours
Lunch—Tuesday-Friday 11:00am - 2:00pm
Dinner—Tuesday & Friday Lounge: 5:00 pm,
Dinner seating until 8:00pm
(Subject to Change for Special Occasions)
For reservations call 445-9300 or
register online at www.pcycfl.com
Mah-jongg: 11:30
Men’s Lunch: Noon
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Mah-jongg: 11:30
Men’s Lunch: Noon
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Shipmates Meeting
11:00 am
Mah-jongg: 11:30
Men’s Lunch: Noon
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Thu
April 2014
Club Closed
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Club Closed
Matanzas
Inlet
Raft-up
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Club Closed
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Club Closed
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Sat
5
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Fleet Activities
Shipmates Report
Boaters start your engines! The “Blessing of Boats”
traditionally marks the beginning of the boating season across the nation. But Florida is a year-round
boater’s paradise. However, true to tradition, fleet activities are stepping up in April . . .
.We are looking forward to our Annual Fashion Show
on April 2 with resort attire from local boutiques.
Linda Osborn has graciously agreed to be the Master
of Ceremonies. There will be a new addition this year
with a few Deckhands as models. Ticket sales have
gone well and we are looking forward to a wonderful
At the time this article is being written, PCYC’s annu- event.
al “Blessing of Boats” is scheduled for Sunday, March
Our thanks go to Elayne Byrd for coordinating the
30, at 2:00pm in the Cimmaron Basin. PC Cliff Lewis
Shipmates’ outing to the Woman’s Exchange at the
is the Event Captain. Father Frank from the Episcopal
Pena Peck House in St. Augustine. We had a lovely
Church will be conducting the blessing at Tony
day with a delicious lunch in the garden and great
Garofalo’s dock. A potluck follows at the Club.
shopping opportunities. Their gift shop is definitely
On Tuesday, April 1, the Fleet Captain’s Meeting will worth a visit. Elayne even arranged for the weather to
be at 5:00pm at the club to talk about April and May be perfect!
events. Event Captains Cliff Lewis and Bill and Judy See you at the fashion show!!!
Sulser will be discussing the trip to Amelia Island for
the annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival during
Stephanie Weekes
the first weekend in May. Members may wish to join
Shipmates Coordinator
the fleet by car for this very popular arts and crafts
festival and parade of decorated shrimp boats. PC
Mike Norris is also on the meeting’s agenda to discuss
the upcoming “Boaters Forum” which will start on
Thursday evening, May 15. IOBG will team up with
the Coast Guard Auxiliary to present a two-part program focusing on the Skill of Docking and Cruising
the Florida Keys. Doors open at 5:30pm. Program
starts at 6:30pm. There will also be a roundtable discussion if time allows.
April’s fleet activities begins with a Dock Party and
Dinghy Race at the Club on Sunday, April 6, at
3:00pm. Never participated in, or watched, a dinghy
race? Well, here is how the event works. PC Dave
MacDonald is the Event Captain and will set up the
race course in the Country Club Waterway along the
Club’s waterfront and will time each race. Two persons team up in the dinghy. The person with the oars
is blind-folded. The partner gives touch signals indicating which oar or oars will keep the dinghy on
course. The team with the best time wins the dinghy
race. It’s very entertaining! So bring a potluck item
and join us for a fun afternoon.
The Marine Trawler Owners Association’s Spring
Rendezvous is Monday, April 14 through Thursday,
April 17. Several boats from the PCYC Fleet will be
cruising up to Fernandina Harbor Marina to attend the
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Shipmates - Brenda Damiani, Elayne Byrd,
Stephanie Weekes, Candy Schmidt,Donella Wertz,
Judy Sulser and Pat Wade had lunch and a tour of
The Pena Peck House in St. Augustine.
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Commodore’s Report
(Continued from page 2)
The International Order of the Blue Gavel or
“IOBG” is supporting our PCYC Boating Forum. You
will hear more about it as it gets formulated by PC Mike
Norris.
I am still planning to build a Kayak & Canoe rack
on our dock, but I need to get a Contractor to pull the permit.
Unfortunately, several BOG members have resigned namely; Bernard & Natasha Williams. Candy
Schmidt is shifting from Treasurer to Secretary. We are in
need of a Fleet Captain & Treasurer. Cliff Lewis was
elected as Acting Treasurer. Thank you Candy & Cliff.
Respectfully,
Chris Vorndran
Commodore
Fleet Activities
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rendezvous. Registration begins on Monday, followed by
three days of programs, discussions, tours, and social
events. The schedule is posted in the Club’s lobby.
Event Captain Robert Ulis heads up a raft-up and beach
picnic at Matanzas Inlet’s north shore on Saturday, April
19. Many of you know that on weekends Matanzas Inlet
is a happening place for recreational boating. If you wish
to caravan, plans are to meet at 10:30am at a location (yet
to be determined) on the ICW . Look for details and sign
up sheet on the bulletin board in the Club’s lobby.
Fleet Captain’s report prepared by
Judy Sulser
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Membership Committee Report
The Board of Governors has endorsed the continuation of our “Wet Wednesdays” open houses this
month on April 9, April 16, April 23, and April 30.
(Please note that there will not be a “Wet Wednesday” on April 2 - the date of the Shipmates Fashion
Show).
Some of the tangible benefits of our efforts to date
include recruiting six new members in seven weeks,
attracting an average of 22 members and 24 guests
attending per open house, and the club is open an additional night for our members to enjoy another
evening with friends and neighbors. (Both our Regular Members and Luncheon Members are welcome to
attend “Wet Wednesdays”.)
In addition to the results that can be measured, the
intangible benefits may be just as important. Our
“Wet Wednesdays” open houses announce to the
community that the Palm Coast Yacht Club is still
alive and kicking. PCYC is forging a wonderful
partnership with the Flagler Chamber. It provides an
opportunity for residents to take a look at our facilities. And much more . . .
But success is never easy. Committee members are
working very hard and it is exhausting. Our efforts
are rewarded by seeing you at the Club. Your participation is greatly appreciated!
Judy Sulser
Membership Committee Chair
Treasurer’s Report –
March 2014
For the month of March, we continued making progress on ending the months with a positive amount
on our P&L statement. We did approximately 200%
better than budgeted. Congratulations to all who
contributed by coming to the club, making reservations, and supporting member events as they are
planned.
A reminder to please put your member number on all
checks sent to the Club. And additionally, as you
order please state your member number to the waitstaff. If you have any questions regarding Accounting issues, either call the yacht club or email us at
accounting@pcycfl.com. We will have answers in as
timely a manner as possible.
Thank you for your continued support and looking
forward to seeing you at the yacht club.
Candyce Schmidt
Treasurer
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MATANZAS INLET
RAFT-UP
APRIL 19, 2014
RENDEZVOUS AT 11:30 A.M.
FOR BEACH FUN AND POT LUCK PICNIC
ALL BOATS, BIG AND SMALL!
Rendezvous will be on the north side of the Inlet to the
west of the bridge. Look for PCYC burgees flying!
Beach anchoring location will depend on space available. Specific location information to be provided by
Event Captain Robert Ulis on Chanel 68 from approximately 10:30 am onward. If weather is “iffy” we will
cancel. Robert will send out an e-blast through Linda
Osborn by 8:30 am that morning on whether it’s a “go”
or “no-go.” Because we are all so scattered, boat caravans to the spot should be arranged on an individual
basis. Participants should bring drinks-of-choice and
food for themselves and approximately four more. If
you would like to ride aboard another boat, contact
Robert Ulis for a boat assignment and come along!
We’ll have a ball!!! Beach toys encouraged! (A word
of caution: There are no bathroom facilities on the
beach.)
NOTICE: Pilot Advertising
The BOG voted to re-institute advertising in the
Pilot. All Ads will be standard business card size.
Each ad will run for one year. Cost is $75.00 per
ad. Contact Linda Osborn linosbo@bellsouth.net to
place your ad in the Pilot. Your business card will
be scanned in and used as presented to us.
Ken and Brenda Damiani and Candy Schmidt left sunny Florida
for this!
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Everyone Is a Little Irish on 17th
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Cruise to the Shrimp Festival in
Fernandina Beach
Here is the tentative itinerary for the boat trip to the Isle of Eight Flags
Shrimp Festival which takes place along the docks and in the historic
downtown of Fernandina Beach. Since there are no slips remaining at
Fernandina Harbor Marina, we will be staying at Amelia Island Yacht
Basin. This marina provides shuttle service during the festival to Fernandina Beach which is four miles away. The marina also has an on-site restaurant The Galley Bar & Grill. The boat trip will be discussed at the Fleet Captain’s Meeting on Tuesday,
April 1, or contact Judy Sulser.
Thursday, May 1 - Depart Palm Coast (SM 800) for Beach Marine, Jacksonville Beach (SM 747)
Friday, May 2, Saturday, May 3, Sunday, May 4 - Amelia Island Yacht Harbor (SM 720)
Monday, May 5 - Jekyll Island (SM 685) or Brunswick (SM 680+), Georgia
Tuesday, May 6 - Palm Cove Marina (SM 747), Jacksonville Beach
Friday, May 7 - Return to Palm Coast (SM 800)
Event Captains are Cliff Lewis and Bill and Judy Sulser.
Ladies Bridge –
March 2014
We and a fine day of Duplicate and the lunches
were outstanding. In addition to posting the
top results in the Pilot, Judy will post the entire
list on the bulletin boards in the club entrance. Our winners are as
follows:
Claudia Towne
Judy Conner
Sandy Swift
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Congratulations to all!
For Duplicate, if you need a substitute, please, YOU arrange for
them and remind them they must be at the club before 11 AM, as
that is when we start. We try and play a round before lunch is ready.
Social Activities
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day, April 29 Chef Jayvee will
prepare a German meal for all of us
to enjoy.
The Shipmates will be holding their
annual Fashion Show on Wednesday,
April 2nd. If you haven’t gotten your
ticket yet, please see Rosie Lewis or
Judy Sulser.
The Commodore’s Ball will be held
on Friday evening, April 4th, Vice
Commodore Cliff Lewis and his
lovely wife Rosie will be Event
Chairs. Let’s get all dressed up and
pay tribute to our Commodore.
Ann Vorndran
Rear Commodore
We look forward to seeing you at our next Duplicate play date
Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at 10:50 AM. Glenna will have the
menu choices for us and we can make our choices before we start.
We would really appreciate it if all arrived about 10:50 because we
all like to catch up with each other!
Candyce Schmidt and Judy Conner
Co-Chairmen
Fun at Wet Wednesday! Come join us!
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PCYC Bowling & Pot Luck