Official Publication of The Gulfport Yacht Club October 2010

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1 THE LOG SHEET MEMBER GYA. USSA. MYCA Official Publication of The Gulfport Yacht Club October 2010 General Membership Meeting October 19, p.m. At this year s General Membership Meeting, we will vote on whether to revise the junior resident membership category of our bylaws. Currently, less than 5% of our membership is under the age of 35. It has come to the board s attention that the initiation fee and the annual dues are cost prohibitive for most junior members at this time. In an effort to grow the Club, the board is proposing that junior resident members under 35 would pay 10% of the initiation fee when they join, with the balance paid in full by the time they are 35. Their yearly dues, along with any assessments, would be 50% of resident member dues. They would not be able to vote or hold office until they became a resident member by paying the balance of their initiation fee and by beginning payment of full annual dues. Members will also vote on the new slate of officers and board members for Our new general manager, Steve Chatelain will be introduced, with a Welcome Reception for Steve immediately following the General Membership Meeting. Inside: Luau Photos 2010 Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival Rendezvous Oktoberfest Halloween Party And More! PROPOSED BY LAW CHANGES October 19, 2010 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING REVISION OF THE EXISTING JUNIOR RESIDENT CATEGORY AND ALLOW INITIATION FEE AND DUES PAYMENT SCHEDULE AS FOLLOWS: ARTICLE II MEMBERSHIP 2. CLASSES, ELIGIBILITY, AND RIGHTS. F. JUNIOR RESIDENT MEMBERSHIP Amend paragraph iii) by deleting and replacing as follows: iii) Upon reaching the age of thirty five (35) the Junior Resident Member shall be automatically converted to Resident Member status. Junior Resident Members may convert to Resident Member status at any time prior to reaching the age of thirtyfive (35) upon payment of the initiation fee in full (or as set out in Article II, Paragraph 7(c)) and commencing payment of Resident Member dues. 7. DUES, ASSESSMENTS, AND INITIATION FEES Amend paragraph (a), Dues, by amending third sentence as follows: (a)... Senior Members and Junior Resident Members shall be assessed as full yearly dues, 50% of the dues assessed for Resident Members. Amend paragraph (b), Assessments, by amending first sentence as follows: (b) Senior Members and Junior Resident Members shall be responsible for 50% of assessments imposed on Resident Members. Amend paragraph (c), Initiation Fees, by deleting last sentence and replacing as follows: (c)... Junior Resident Members shall pay an initial payment of ten percent (10%) of the current initiation fee with the balance paid in full by the age of thirty five (35), or in twenty four (24) equal monthly installments beginning in the month the member reaches age thirty five (35). The Junior Resident Member s TOTAL payments should equal the initiation fee in the year the 10% initial payment was paid.

I hope those who came to Bob Moody and Friends had a good time! Bob, Mom, Karen Abernathy David Deli thank you as always a delight! And yes they will be coming back.

2 ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE Fall Is Here With Two Events You Won t Want To Miss! We finally have some Luau Pictures to share.the cameras we provided Luau night were either real cheap or the camera operators had some technical difficulties!!! Thank you Liz Flatt for taking good pics. I hope those who came to Bob Moody and Friends had a good time! Bob, Mom, Karen Abernathy David Deli thank you as always a delight! And yes they will be coming back. As always check your e log, posted flyers, GYC monitor and the Log Sheet about upcoming events and details. Victoria Sauerkraut Salloum Dracula-Chambers Entertainment Chair Good Friends, good food, good times are here, Its time for Oktoberfest so come have some beer! OKTOBERFEST October 23 beginning at 3 pm Football Beer tasting (imports on tap) Wiener Schnitzel Bratwurst Kids games and contest and much more And a German pizza, chicken tenders, & hotdogs served for the kids Join us if you dare for an evening of Halloween scare! October 29 beginning at 5:30pm The witching hour is 5:30 PLUS spooky spouses drink half price from 5:30 6:30 Witch one is spooky? Decide among yourselves and both of you show up! Tricky Tunes playing (They are levitating over from Mobile so you won t want to miss them) Treats and Witches Brew served. Monster Menu published soon Ghosts and Goblins welcome. Dads plan to get off of work early and Moms be ready to roll and bring the kids! There will be supervised children s actives on the third floor including face painting, crafts, games and more. A mini monster food menu will include all their ghoulish favorites. Children s Halloween costume contest at 7pm Stick around all evening long for a Monster Mash of a good time!

3 2010 Board of Directors Commodore G. Martin Warren, Jr. Vice Commodore Kaleel G. Salloum, Jr. Rear Commodore Lawrence M. Hage Fleet Captain Michael Seicshnaydre Fleet Surgeon John Pappas Secretary William G. McGhee Treasurer Stephen O Mara Past Commodore Chris Crighton Two Year Board Members Dickie Dunaway John W. Galloway Mark Loughman Paul Mace One Year Board Members Sam Hopkins Bobby Knesal Chip Speaker John H. Webb Committee Chairpersons Bylaws & Rules Bob Walker Committee Boat Laurence Hage Docks & Piers Gary Robinson Entertainment Victoria Chambers Finance James Kaigler Historian Tommy Hewes House Michael Seicshnaydre Insurance E. G. Warren Jr. Activities Katie Aschenbach Ladies Auxiliary Jana Jarrell Long Range Capital Improvement Bobby Knesal Membership Will Van Kirk Pool/Swim Christine O Bannon Power Boat Michael Hage Property Maintenance Greg Pietrangelo Sailing Sam Hopkins Log Sheet Ali Robinson Bass Ladies Auxiliary Board President Jana Jarrell Vice President Candace Ozerden Secretary Joyce Smith Treasurer Elizabeth Flatt Parliamentarian Judy Karl Chaplain Wilda Switzer Gulfport Yacht Club Phone (228) East Pier Fax (228) P. O. Box 600 Gulfport, MS GYC Management General Manager Bill Parker Extension 301 bparker@gulfportyachtclub.org Office Manager Carla McNeely Extension 300 carla@gulfportyachtclub.org Sailing Director Samson Vasquez. Extension 302 sam@gulfportyachtclub.org Executive Chef Joan M. Reed Extension 303 chef@gulfportyachtclub.org Reservations Extension 310 Chart Room Extension 303 Tiki Bar Extension 314 Luau Pictures Online! We have lots of photos from this year s Luau online. Go to the GYC website, click on photo gallery tab on the left and enjoy! The Log Sheet is published monthly by the Gulfport Yacht Club. Contributions are welcomed and encouraged. Typed copy is acceptable, but electronic media or is preferred. Copy may be sent to Ali Bass at alibass.ms@gmail.com or call Are you signed up for the E-Log? If you are not getting the GYC s s on upcoming events and information, please call the office to sign up. Get the most up-to-date information on events and what s happening at the GYC.

4 LUAU 2010

COMMODORE S REPORT We ve got a busy October at the Club! Here s a few things going on: I am pleased to announce that our new Manager, Steve Chatelain, will start on Monday, October 11.

We will have a Welcome Reception for Steve immediately following the General Membership Meeting on October 19, so please mark your calendars and plan to be there!

6 COMMODORE S REPORT We ve got a busy October at the Club! Here s a few things going on: I am pleased to announce that our new Manager, Steve Chatelain, will start on Monday, October 11. Steve, his wife Amy and their children come to us from Lafayette, Louisiana. Steve has extensive club management experience and will be a great asset to the Club. We will have a Welcome Reception for Steve immediately following the General Membership Meeting on October 19, so please mark your calendars and plan to be there! Also, I want to thank Vice Commodore Teal Salloum and his search committee, who worked diligently in bringing Steve to the club. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Manager Bill Parker for his dedicated service to the Club. Bill came to us during the challenging time of rebuilding the Club and worked tirelessly on getting the new Club off the ground. We will recognize Bill for his service on Wednesday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chart Room. Please make plans to attend. As you know, the General Membership meeting will be held on October 19. Along with elections and other Club business, a By Law revision is being proposed. This proposal to revise the existing Junior Resident Member category would allow members in this category to pay reduced initiation fees, assessments and dues. Less than 5% of our Club membership is under the age of thirty five (35), and this is an effort to encourage growth of the Club through this membership category. The Governing Board unanimously recommended this proposal to the membership, so plan to attend the meeting and make your opinion known. After a wildly successful Luau, the next big Club party coming up will be the Halloween Happy Hour on Friday, October 29. You know Entertainment Chair Victoria Chambers will be planning something creepy! Also, don t forget about the High School Sailing Spaghetti Dinner on October 7, and the Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival the weekend of October 23. See you at the Club, Marty Warren, Commodore Gulfport Yacht Club Sailing Foundation We are still working on raising the remaining money to start the foundation. Please help support the Foundation and High School Sailing Teams by attending the SAILING NEWS Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction on October 7th starting at 5:30 pm. Part of the proceeds from the dinner and auction will cover most of the start up costs but we still need about $1,500 to get the ball rolling. Please contact me if you would be interested in making a donation. More information is located on the Foundation Page of the website. Storage/Dock Box We are need of some more storage space for the gear that is used daily. If you have a old dock box or large storage bin please let me know. Mississippi High School Sailing Championships The first High Sailing Regatta for GYC will be held November 6 7. Teams attending will be St. Patrick, Gulfport, Long Beach, Biloxi, St. Stanislaus, & Brother Martin. Our St. Patrick and Gulfport High School teams have been practicing and we are looking forward to seeing them in action. Sam Vasquez, Sailing Director

LADIES AUXILIARY Ladies Auxiliary enjoyed an afternoon of wine tasting given by

Sauvignon Blanc, Chateau St. Jean Fume Blanc and Chateau de Sancerre.

Mensi answered questions and gave a very informative explanation as to why each

The latest styles for fall and winter from Gatlin s will be featured at our

Hostesses for October are Teenie Barnett, Elaine Whittenberg, Ann Mathers, and

7 LADIES AUXILIARY Ladies Auxiliary enjoyed an afternoon of wine tasting given by Michael Mensi from L & M Package Store, Fine Wines & Liquor on Pass Road in Gulfport. Members sampled different Sauvignon Blanc wines among which were Bogle Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, Chateau St. Jean Fume Blanc and Chateau de Sancerre. As members sampled each wine, Mr. Mensi answered questions and gave a very informative explanation as to why each wine had its own distinct flavor. The latest styles for fall and winter from Gatlin s will be featured at our October meeting on the 27th. Don t miss it! Hostesses for October are Teenie Barnett, Elaine Whittenberg, Ann Mathers, and Paula Beasley. Joyce Smith ( or ) or jsmith77@cableone.net makes the she can provide an accurate reservations for the Wednesday number for the lunch menu. Luncheon on the Monday before so please let her know by then so that Jana Jarrell Ladies Auxiliary President - Advertisement -

POWERBOAT COMMITTEE ARRRRRRGGGE The Pirates of the Tchefuncte are on the move looking ahead to the arrival of the fleet of wooden boats that will be participating in the 2010 Madisonville Wooden Boat

8 POWERBOAT COMMITTEE ARRRRRRGGGE The Pirates of the Tchefuncte are on the move looking ahead to the arrival of the fleet of wooden boats that will be participating in the 2010 Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival on October It was a summer of distractions like the oil spill and the recent hurricanes (fortunately in the Atlantic) but for these and other reasons the 2010 boating season was less than what everyone would have liked. But..a famous philosopher (Yogi Berra) once said it ain t over till its over and the season ain t over yet. The GYC Madisonville Wooden Boat Show Rendezvous is just around the corner. The Rendezvous activities will begin as the GYC Fleet of Classic Wooden Boats casts off on Thursday morning October 21 at first light. Given fair winds and good weather the fleet will travel the approximately 78 mile course to Madisonville on the Tchefuncte River arriving around 4 PM. After all vessels are docked and settled in the GYC Powerboat Committee will sponsor a party complete with good food and good music for good friends. Commodore Michael Hage and the crew of the Rufnek II Madisonville 2010 will bring the food, Commodore Johnny Atherton will handle the music and all boats are requested to bring a desert to compliment the meal. All GYC members are invited to attend!! There are rooms available nearby in Mandeville and Covington so please come and join in the fun and stay over for a while. If the night gets to long and you have too much fun I can imagine there might be a vacant bunk on one of the boats that would accommodate you for the night. There will be a special Madisonville Rendezvous Tee Shirts available for order next week. Please take a look at the graphic and information on the back page of the Log Sheet and contact the office if you are interested in ordering. They will be printed and available before the boats cast off. The Wooden Boat festival will sponsor a Captain s party on Friday night that is one to rival any party from any occasion. It is located at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum with many local restaurants providing anything you might care to eat, the spirits will flow freely, and there will be at least two and maybe three bands entertaining for the evening. It is at this event that the Pirates of Tchefuncte venture out to prowl around and look for lonely seamen to impress for their next plundering raid on the high seas. If you come, please be wary of these outlaws of the sea. If you would like to attend this party the tickets are $50 and can be purchased at City Hall on Friday. Just mention that you are with the Gulfport Yacht Club group. Gulfport Yacht Club has a great fleet of wooden boats as good as any boating organization around. Wooden boat owners are of a different sort and love to share the history and enjoyment of their vessels with anyone who would care to participate. It has been said that Wooden Boats have their own soul. Wooden boats become a part of the family to which they are entrusted. At present we have commitments from 7 beautiful wooden vessels to represent GYC in the show. Wayne Tisdale Powerboat Committee

GENERAL MANAGER S REPORT Fall is here and FALL means FUN at GYC.

Don t be left out!! Come join the FUN!! The Annual Membership Meeting is on October 19, 2010 at 6:00pm. Our Thank You Thursdays continue with a special lunch buffet price of $5.50.

Come see the expanded list of items and consider the up coming Holiday Season for your gift buying.

9 GENERAL MANAGER S REPORT Fall is here and FALL means FUN at GYC. We have college and pro football with a bar food menu and special drink prices, plus football squares for most games Plus we have dance lessons and a dance scheduled for Friday, October 15. Don t be left out!! Come join the FUN!! The Annual Membership Meeting is on October 19, 2010 at 6:00pm. Our Thank You Thursdays continue with a special lunch buffet price of $5.50. It s our way to thank our membership for their outstanding support to the Club. The GYC Logo Shop has really changed as of our 75 th Anniversary. Come see the expanded list of items and consider the up coming Holiday Season for your gift buying. In addition, for OCTOBER 2010, All 75 th Anniversary items will be REDUCED by 30% off your purchase and a FREE GIFT with a purchase of $25.00 or more!!! The Wednesday Pasta Nights have been extremely successful and we don t want to change this FUN FILLED FAMILY event. THANKS and ENJOY!! A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Please give the new General Manager, Steve Chatelain, the usual GYC warm welcome!! I have been employed with the Gulfport Yacht Club for more than three years. It has been an absolute pleasure to serve the membership of this great club. I am so pleased and impressed with the tremendous kindness extended to me as your General Manager. The friendships that have been extended to me will last a lifetime. This tenure with Gulfport Yacht Club has been a perfect ending to a 50 year career in managing all sizes and types of private membership clubs. A, BIG THANK YOU, to all the members of Gulfport Yacht Club, for allowing me to serve this outstanding group of members. I should be gone just in time to return to my military home on the Beach as it re opens after Katrina. Farewell and God Bless the GYC, its Members and the USA!! NOVEMBER: Daylight saving time ends 7 Nov, Armed Forces Retirement Home (The OLD NAVY HOME) will have its Grand Opening on 9 Nov 2010, Veterans Day 11 Nov, Thanksgiving is 25 Nov 2010!! ENJOY!! William E. (Bill) Parker, CCM, CCE Thursday, October 7 5:30 7 pm Dinner served by the St. Patrick and Gulfport High Sailing Teams To-Go Plates and Reservations available Tickets are available from the Sailing Team members or at the door for $10. Tickets are valid for one gourmet spaghetti dinner and one raffle ticket for a chance to win a 32 HD TV! You don t have to be present to win. Silent Auction 5:30 7 pm

GYC October 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3 Champagne 4 5 6 7 8 9 Brunch Pasta & Grill Night Spaghetti Dinner 10 Champagne 11 12 13 14 15 Family

10 Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival Rendezvous 2010 GYC T-shirts Available for purchase at the GYC office. GULFPORT YACHT CLUB P.O. Box 600 Gulfport MS Shirt is navy blue with red and light blue graphics. GYC October 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3 Champagne Brunch Pasta & Grill Night Spaghetti Dinner 10 Champagne Family Friendly 16 Brunch Dinner Pasta & Grill Night Ballroom Dance 1 Family Friendly Dinner Family Friendly Dinner 2 17 Champagne Brunch Membership Meeting Pasta & Grill Night Family Friendly Dinner Oktoberfest 24/ Ladies Auxiliary Champagne Brunch Pasta & Grill Night Halloween Happy Hour

THE LOG SHEET. GYC Places in Top 10 At Flying Scot Midwinter Championship. GYC Junior Sailors Participate in Leukemia Cup Regatta

THE LOG SHEET. GYC Places in Top 10 At Flying Scot Midwinter Championship. GYC Junior Sailors Participate in Leukemia Cup Regatta THE LOG SHEET MEMBER GYA. USSA. MYCA Official Publication of The Gulfport Yacht Club April 2010 APRIL EVENTS NEW! 8 11a Mon Fri Beignets & Café au Lait April 4 Easter Sunday Brunch April 5 Spring Sailing