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1 JIB SHEETJUNE 2017 SHORT TERM LONG TERM LOOKING TO THE FUTURE CHARTER MEMBER GULF YACHTING ASSOCIATION MEMBER FLORIDA COUNCIL OF YACHT CLUBS

2 June Hospitality Lunch Meeting 3 Raft Up Fiesta Five Flags Boat Launch Party COMING UP IN JULY Pensacola Big Game Fishing Club Junior Olympics Regatta 13 FCA General Membership Lunch (Reservations Required) 4 4th of July Picnic Celebration at the Club Gulfport to Pensacola Regatta 6 Hospitality Lunch Meeting 17 Father s Day Regatta 8-9 Raft Up 18 Father s Day 20 PYC Seminar Series 15 GYA Women s PHRF Championship NYC/PYC 21 Board Meeting 18 PYC Seminar Series Challenge Cup Regatta 28-2 Pensacola Big Game Fishing Club 19 Board Meeting RESERVATIONS - reservations@pyc.gccoxmail.com or ext. 103 FLAG OFFICERS JIM REEVES... b c Commodore...jjreeves@bellsouth.net LINDA BRENT...c h Vice Commodore... lwhitman@whitmanandwhitman.com DENIS McKINNON... c Rear Commodore...dammwmus@yahoo.com DAVE OERTING...c h Fleet Captain...JDOERTING@SOUTHERNCO.com TIM KANE...b h Treasurer... tim@kanesherman.com NICOLE FERRY...c h Secretary... nkferry@bellsouth.net ALAN McMILLAN...c h Commodore Emeritus...alan.c.mcmillan@gmail.com PYC MANAGEMENT JIM WARWICK ex 104 General Manager...jwarwick@pyc.gccoxmail.com DEON BOATMAN ex 101 Office Manager... deon@pyc.gccoxmail.com JENNIFER LANGHAM ex 100 Accounts Payable...Jennifer@pyc.gccoxmail.com Webmaster SCOTT SEGERS ex 102 Clubhouse Mgr/Events...events@pyc.gccoxmail.com ANDREA VANDAL ex 105 Bar Manager... bar@pyc.gccoxmail.com ARTIE GLESS ex 107 Executive Chef... kitchen@pyc.gccoxmail.com GREG SPITZER ex 108 Dockmaster... DockMaster@pyc.gccoxmail.com About the Cover LOOKING TO THE FUTURE PYC has seen much progress in recent years, due to vision, goal-setting, and hard work. Please refer to the Commodore s article on page 3 regarding his proposal for a Five-Year-Plan for PYC. Editors Comments Commodore Reeves innovative proposal for continuous progress via his 5-Year Plan should ensure positive direction and continuity for our Club. As turnover in leadership is part of PYC s philosophy, a forward-looking plan will provide for steady progress from term-to-term, while still allowing Innovation by each successive commodore. BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. ANDRES CANDELA...c h acpath@earthlink.net DR. DAVID CHANDLER... h spinemd@bellsouth.net NEIL DAVIES... c h ndavies@geosyntec.com DR. JOSH HACKEL...c jghackelmd@yahoo.com R. CARLTON PROCTOR...c carlproc@aol.com TALBOT WILSON... c talbot@talbotwilson.com PAGE 2 JIB SHEET

3 Welcome home to our Pensacola a la Havana Regatta participants! Special Section pages 8-11 COMMODORE S COMMENTS Kudos to our Vice Commodore Linda Brent and our staff! At the last Board Meeting, we approved six new members for PYC, bringing the total since January 1, 2017 to 38 new members. In the last 2.5 years, we have a total of 159 new members. Our Board, with the support of staff, has moved to make the Mud Hole (that DEP left us) more attractive, added storage spaces to our dry storage area, and provided additional income to the Club by taking non-productive areas of our grounds and turning them into income for the Club. No dues increase or assessments under my watch! JIM REEVES As you know, our Club changes CEO s every year (McMillan exception); therefore your Board has contracted to establish a Five-Year Strategic Plan. When we pass the torch from commodore-to-commodore, there can be an overall plan providing a more seamless transition. The beauty of this plan is that every single member of the PYC will have an opportunity for input into this plan, including the Bridge-Playing Ladies and the Pool Users. We want everybody who wants to be in, to be all in. We insist that this plan be very transparent, so put in or don t complain. We are counting on every member s input for making our new 5-Year Plan a success. Please let your voice be heard when our consultants contact you. This is a comprehensive effort to have an open dialogue with our members - young and old, long-time members and new members. Please involve yourself. The PYC Satori Foundation is continuing to expand their outreach and activities. Following are excerpts from a presentation by Past Commodore Tim Burr concerning the future of The Satori Foundation s Social Mission. In terms of the future, I d like to see us impact many more groups and individuals in our community. So, a broader net and more usage of all of our boats! Having school sailing teams at the high school and higher education levels is another. We should be taking interested kids to the next level of education and training via summer programs and individual coaching, as fits a particular circumstance. Some sort of certification and path-to-licensing could be part of a career-path mix. For adults, we should do evening and weekend sails to promote an interest in our sport and Club. So too, invitations to watch races and help with Race Committee work are excellent ways to promote interest at all levels. None of this can work well without a top notch Sailing Director and more volunteers. In any event, I wouldn t try all of these at once, but instead would pick one or two and phase in the rest.... We are hoping to get a permit, which will allow us to build out the ultimate utilization of our dock and pier operations, including floating slips. But, we are in the hands of the bureaucrats. Our thanks to P/C Larry Bowyer for his persistence with the permitting folks. We want to thank Neil Davies and his lovely bride Janet, as well as all the volunteers who made the PENSACOLA- TO-HAVANA RACE a great success. Kudos to the winners, as well as those who persevered through some bad weather to get to Havana. We hope we will have a security system in place soon. Thanks to P/C Ron Bruce and Club Manager Scott Segers for staying on top of that. We are in great financial shape. All areas are ahead of budget for 2017, and overall, all expenses are below budget. This is a compliment to our staff and to our wonder CPA Tim Kane, who demonstrates his financial finesse month-after-month. We re always working on improving member value and member involvement. Please pitch in if you have any ideas or want to volunteer. As always, we ask our members to report to the Membership Committee, or to the staff, any person who might like to join the South s Finest Yacht Club. See page 5 for more details of the Five-Year Strategic Plan. PAGE 3 JIB SHEET

4 VICE COMMODORE S COMMENTS Linda Brent Meet Pensacola Yacht Club s Newest Members! Welcome New Members Pensacola Yacht Club welcomed six new members and one corporate member change in the month of May. Transitional Members Harry Fredriksen IV. Harry is the operations administrator for Hyundai Glovis in Mobile. Look for Harry and his wife, Hannah, enjoying our beautiful coastal waters in their Century 2200 Center Console powerboat. Harry is also looking forward to learning to sail. Social Members Harrison Harry Wilder: Harry is retired, and he formerly owned and operated McDonald s franchises. He and his wife, Jill, are Gulf Breeze residents. They enjoy fishing and cruising on their 31 Jupiter powerboat, Mac Attack. Daniel Grace: Dan is a retired industrial psychologist. His many friends at PYC encouraged him to join them as a member. Eric Gleaton: Eric is a prominent realtor in Pensacola and owner of Eric Gleaton Realty. He and his wife, Marilyn, look forward to all of the boating and social activities offered at Pensacola Yacht Club. Legacy Members Carlos Godinez: Carlos is an architect with STOA Architects in Pensacola. He and his wife, Brooke, and their beautiful little girl, Noelle Jane, can often be seen dining at PYC with her parents, Dr. David Chandler and his wife, Jeannette. Mollie Andrae: Mollie joins PYC as a legacy of Suellen and the late James McCreary. She is an instructor at Pensacola State College. She and her husband, Chad, and their children, Luke and Mollie Sue, can be found enjoying time on the water in their Cobia 237 center console. Corporate Members Perrie Renfroe: Perrie replaces Edward Spears, Bechtol Ind. Perrie formerly worked as an interior designer and is active in kayaking and sailing. Resignations: In the month of May, there were six resignations and one member, formerly on leave-of-absence status, who will not be returning. CONDOLENCES I am sad to report the deaths of two of our long time members, Mrs. William Troendle and Mrs. William Broughton. Many of us remember former member Rick Lawrence whose wife, Christine, also passed away this month. We offer our most sincere condolences to the families of these three ladies who all spent many happy times at PYC. Please give all our newest members a warm PYC welcome when you see them at the Club! PAGE 4 JIB SHEET

5 FROM OUR REAR COMMODORE & SATORI FOUNDATION PRESIDENT Denis McKinnon Now that the upstairs has new carpet and we have a Heritage room that we can be proud of (by the way, it is a great place for intimate dinner parties), we are embarking on renovating the Lighthouse Room, the women s entrance bathroom, the men s bathroom, and repairing all of the windows upstairs. These initiatives are underway and should be completed by the first of July. The pool is another matter. I am not sure where this stands, but hopefully, by the time you read this, a solution will be presented to the Board. Effort is being placed on cleaning up the east end of our property so that boat storage and ownership will be resolved and the beach will look much better. The Junior Clubhouse will be painted, and the general cleanliness of the interior is being addressed. The season has started, and our dance card is full, thanks to Marguerite/Tim Burr and our great crew of captains and instructors! PYC Satori continues to be a shining light for our Club, and as we anticipate the arrival of our new sailing instructor, you will see additional quality programs which will offer opportunities for Club Members to utilize Satori assets, to learn to sail, to check out boats, and to volunteer. FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN In seeking to develop a long-term, continuous plan-of-action for our Club, Commodore Reeves consulted with idgroup, a well-known, Pensacola-based, branding and change management firm. Idgroup works with organizations seeking a forward-thinking, continuous plan for improvement and development over the long term, without the inherent shifts from year-to-year, as leadership shifts from commodore to commodore. The firm defines itself as a collaborative, creative team committed to using our talents to help clients succeed economically while having a positive impact on their organizations. Their mission is to engage stakeholders in building visionary organizations and enhancing reputation. This process results in clarity around an organization s image, identity and culture. Below is how idgroup understands the Pensacola Yacht Club. In their words, Since its founding in 1908, the Pensacola Yacht Club has been a gathering spot for sailing and boating enthusiasts. Like all social organizations, it has seen seasons of growth punctuated by interludes of decline. Over the past several years a dedicated team of leaders has given the club a shot of energy the club needed to catapult it out of just such as period of decline. Today the organization is on an upward trend. An infusion of members representing new generations of the community, plans to expand and improve facilities, and a growing and active youth program has produced new excitement. In addition, the club has embraced its responsibility to the community by launching the PYC Satori Foundation which seeks to impact the community beyond its membership. Its outreach efforts bring educational and training programs for the sports of sailing and yachting, for seamanship and for marine education to people who may not otherwise have an opportunity to experience these activities. Now that PYC is stabile and growing, we owe it to our members be forward-looking. Idgroup recommends achieving this goal by engaging the membership in answering the following question: How does the Pensacola Yacht Club reinforce the position of The Finest Yacht Club in the South? Using this question to guide our conversations, idgroup will engage a diverse group of up to 14 people in charting a course forward. Building on what emerges from this dialogue, the idgroup team will deliver a Strategic Plan that captures the strengths of the Pensacola Yacht Club and its vision of the future - a story that is both inspirational and aspirational communicating the best intentions of the organization. The plan s focus will provide a longer term view of PYC s objectives, while tactics will focus on nearer term actions related to each of the areas of focus. (More details will be made available, and I will be pleased to talk further about this concept with any and all interested members. Your Commodore.) PAGE 5 JIB SHEET

6 ENTERTAINMENT Nicole Ferry Although there was Mexican fare including Margaritas, Corona beer, & tequila shots all day, the actual Cinco de Mayo fiesta year was held in the evening with a great Mexican banquet. Entertainment was provided by Gulf Breeze School of Music led by Rachael Richter. Our Croquet on the Lawn, Derby style, was amazing. Thanks to Charlie & Melanie Doremus, Hal & Sally Smith, and Claire Rees for helping me organize the event. Who knew croquet could be so much fun! If you are interested in playing croquet at PYC, please contact me! Lastly, I leave you to look forward to our annual July 4th Celebration. There will be waterslides and Bluegrass, along with many other features. Don t miss it! There will be a flyer for times and pricing. Don t forget to bring your lawn chairs to watch the fireworks! Kentucky Derby Style & Croquet on the Lawn Claire! There are children around! Stop talking derby! A couple of ever-elegant doctors! Dave Norfleet and Barbara Wade Lawn lovelies Melanie Doremus & Estelle Kirschner The Ferrys Derby Hat 1 st Place Winners Mary J. Hussart & Christopher Allen Pimm s Cup anyone? PAGE 6 JIB SHEET A windy day of croquet

7 SHIP S LOG Renovated Heritage Room Congratulations to Jenny Streckel for renovating the PYC Heritage Room! Since our centennial celebration 10 years ago, its collection of archives and décor have been neglected. Now, through the efforts of Jenny and her friend Sandy Watley, the room looks beautiful and once again proudly displays much of the history of Pensacola Yacht Club. In 1997, Past Commodore Chuck Smith initiated the concept of a room in the clubhouse to display some of the amazing artifacts that recall our history. With the enthusiastic and diligent help of Bill Broughton and generous donations from the Nobles and Pace families, the Captain Bill Broughton Heritage Room became a reality. And now, Jenny has given the area a muchneeded facelift. On display is the American flag that flew over the first PYC clubhouse. It was eventually replaced as more states joined the Union and the Club purchased a new flag with 48 stars. There is also the iconic starting cannon JUNE TRIVIA Can you name this well-traveled & very popular captain? HINT: This member has raced at both MACH 2 and at 2 knots. The first to correctly identify our June trivia star, wins a bottle of wine. If you think you know, the answer to: Dave.antares@gmail.com. Dave Hoffman donated to PYC in 1916 by Southern YC members, who cruised and raced here annually for the coveted Garic Cup. They so appreciated the hospitality of our members that they included an engraved poem to the Pensacola boys. We have a photo of three PYC men hanging onto the side of a Fish Class boat. Captain Dave Witherill, Joe Marques and Bill Lurton were the only ones to keep their boat upright during a terrible storm that ripped through the course during the 1933 Lipton Cup in St Petersburg. And, my favorite collection is that of the framed photos of members stately power yachts, some over 100 ft in length, that once graced Pensacola Bay. I encourage you to take a few minutes to check out these treasures from our past in their beautifully renovated setting. If you have something to donate that relates to our Club s history, then please contact Jim Warwick or Dave Hoffman. Thanks to Jenny, we now have room to display more items than ever before! MAY TRIVIA RESULTS Last month s trivia photo was of Past Commodore Ron Bruce, taken during a long ago Dauphin Island Race. Although Ron was an avid PYC racer and has many Key West Race Week regattas on his resume aboard the 40 Olsen named Forerunner, he is most recognized today as a long distance cruiser. His first Gulf crossing was in 1972, with three kids and a wife aboard a 26 sloop! In the 1990 s, he cruised his beloved Morgan 43 named Footloose to Nova Scotia and spent years anchoring around the Caribbean. The culmination of Ron s wanderlust was his 7½ year circumnavigation of our planet with his wife, and he says admiral, Joanne aboard their 42 catamaran Miss Jody. CONGRATULATIONS to last month s winner of the Trivia Contest, Bernie Knight, who correctly identified Ron Bruce. PAGE 7 JIB SHEET

8 PENSACOLA A LA We Are Going Back! Will it be as we remember it? The charming carriages, the captivating coast, the classic cars? We re going! Ron Bray and Julie Denton Los Dos Comodores: Señores Escrich y Reeves Sharing a Pensacola a la Habana publicity opportunity The Departure April 30, 2017 From a Pensacola balcony looking toward 3-Mile Bridge Parlay departs Night Sky departs in last place, but just you wait! PAGE 8 JIB SHEET Things are not the way they seem! And... Positions change! See ya, Parlay! Buena suerte

9 HABANA REGATA EN ROUTE DAY 3 STORM AT SEA 3 Drop Out DAY 4 FIRST BOATS ARRIVE EN LA HABANA! Racers, Cruisers, & Supporters DAY 4 (later) MOST BOATS ARRIVE The champ arrives! Captain Bob Kriegel & Acadia Commodore Jim & Susan Reeves Can you say P-A-R-T-Y? Que bonitas! Cynthia Cannon & Julie L-R: Roberto (Skipper of Pilot Boat), Commodore Jim & Susan Reeves; Commodore Escrich Happy racers & regatta supporters at the Buena Vista Clockwise from left: Regatta Chair Neil Davies, Larry & Tracy Cost, Brian & Julie Robbins, Cynthia Cannon, Bruce Cobia, & Regatta Skipper Julie Denton This may cost you, Larry! Commodore & wife, taking a break from duty. Scott, Julie, Maddie & Max Harrell soaking up the Cuban culture while waiting for Jim, Linda, & Parlay PAGE 9 JIB SHEET

10 CELEBRATIONS Winners of the Pace Championship Trophy L-R: Lincoln Cox, Keith Dubose, Tim Dunton, Captain Bob Kriegel The hard-earned awards await their winners. THE RETURN Night Sky crew wins 2nd Place in Cruising- Modern Class! Crew L-R: Neil Davies, Larry Cost, Skipper Julie Denton, Ron Bray, Tracy Cost, & Janet Davies Some went back along Florida s west coast. A Naples rendevous! Parlay returned via Cozumel. Still there! WE RE BACK Tracy & Larry Cost aboard Night Sky Tampa Bay Skyway Bridge in background We ve claimed your corner Jim & Linda. While the cats away the mice will play! Response: We shall return and you will pay! PAGE 10 JIB SHEET Night Sky enters Pensacola Bay. We re Back! Night Sky crew with a homecoming reward PYC s famous Bushwackers!

11 PENSACOLA a la HAVANA REGATA And the awards go to... Pace Trophy Overall Best Finish #1 ACADIA (72.34) #2 Parlay Hrs #3 Southern Hrs #1 SOUTHERN #2 Akoya #3 Coquette Racing Class Winners Cruising Class Winners Modern (Class A): #1 PARLAY #2 Night Sky #3 Voices in the Sky Modern (Class B): #1 LA GAZELLE #2 Kala Kai The coveted Pace Trophy! Congratulations to Skipper Bob Kriegel & Crew ACADIA Classic (Class A): #1 ACADIA #2 Loophole #3 Libra Classic (Class B): #1 REVERIE #2 On Call First to Finish: #1 VOICES in the SKY Congratulations to all other Finishers DNF Free Spirit Navigo I Pleiades Radio Flyer Valentine One of many very special awards! PAGE 11 JIB SHEET

12 CRUISER S CORNER Jim & Linda Oyler As this JibSheet goes to print, numerous PYC boats and many PYC members have just returned from Cuba or have extended their journey to head elsewhere (Including yours truly ). The stories are many and varied, and some may never be told! Since your Cruising Corner authors are still c-r-u-i-s-i-n-g, we hope you enjoy the Cuba stories until next month s JibSheet. Congratulations, Parlay! The Oylers & Crew finished in First Place in Modern Cruising Class A! Raft-up information from Scott and Michele Walley: Our next Raft Up will be in June 3-4 at Redfish Point just west of Ft. McRee. Dinner Saturday evening will be boiled shrimp, fried fish, potatoes and corn. Bring an appetizer or side to share. Breakfast Sunday will be potluck with mimosas provided by the Club. Michele and I will have the paddle boards/floating bars available for use by all. Looking forward to getting together with everyone! Hopefully the weather will be our friend this month!! Winning skippers Jim & Linda (far right) & crew aboard the beautiful PARLAY Please RSVP to Scott and Michelle breidenm@gmail.com RAFT-UP SCHEDULE June 3-4 Red Fish Point Scott Wally July 8-9 Little Sabine ( The Blues ) Larry & Tracy Cost August Star Fish Cove Christopher & Jules Kariher September 1-? Apalachicola (Labor Day) Larry & Ann Marie Bowyer October 7-8 Point Yacht Club Neil & Janet Davies November Fort McRee ( The Blues ) Jere & Karen Alllen December 9-10 PYC Marina Party Jim & Linda Oyler January 1 Watson Sailing Center Jim & Linda Oyler (New Year s Brunch) CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR PENSACOLA A LA HABANA REGATTA PARTICIPANTS! YOU ARE BRAVE, ADVENTUROUS, FUN-SEEKING and YOU MAKE PYC SO PROUD! Thank you for all who participated, sponsored, volunteered, or contributed in one way or another for a very successful Pensacola a la Habana 2017 Race. Please look through the photo galleries posted on the PYC Facebook page, provided by Julie Connerley. We would have loved to use them all! The Start: The Racer Class began at 2pm Monday to kick off the Pensacola a La Habana Race After the first night of sailing Akoya was leading the fleet of 18 boats with about 90 to 100 NM behind them. Unofficially, On Call and Kala Kai were overall leaders of Day 1, based on PHRF ratings. The Finish: The first boat to arrive in Cuba was Voices in the Sky Oops!! A crew member onboard Pleiades fell and broke his leg in 2 places while leaving the boat at the marina. La ley del senor Murphy certainly applied in this case! PAGE 12 JIB SHEET

13 Dave and crew member Cali FLEET CAPTAIN S REPORT Dave Oerting The 2017 Pensacola a la Habana Regatta is complete. Thanks to Cuba Race Regatta Chair, Neil Davies, the race was very successful with 20 boats participating, 18 in the race and 2 support boats. Of the 18 that raced, 13 officially finished the race and made it all the way to Cuba. Three boats never made it that far instead opting to seek safe harbor in South Florida. The First Boat To Finish was Chris Lopez Voices In The Sky which finished on Thursday, May 4th in just under 72 hours or 3 days elapsed time. The Overall Winner on corrected time and repeat Champion of the Pensacola a la Habana Regatta was Bob Kriegel s Classic Cruiser Acadia, 2nd was Jim Oyler s Modern Cruiser Parlay and 3rd was Guy Williams Racer Southern. Congratulations to all 20 of the boats and the adventurous sailors who participated in this year s Cuba Race. Much appreciation goes out to PYC member and professional sailmaker Hunter Riddle who represented PYC at the GYA Opening Regatta at Gulfport YC in early May. Hunter represented PYC, both in the business meetings and on the water in the Viper 640 in the Opening Regatta. Congratulations and thanks to Hunter! Upcoming PYC Yachting Events in June and July: Saturday, Jun 3 - Fiesta Boat Parade from PYC to Pensacola Beach Boardwalk Sat-Sun, Jun PYC Raft Up at Redfish Point hosted by Scott Wally Sat-Sun, Jun Navy Cup Regatta Fri-Sat, Jun Gulfport To Pensacola Race Fri-Sun, Jun Gulf Yachting Association (GYA) Offshore Challenge Cup at PYC Fri-Sun, Jun 30-July 2 - Pensacola International Billfishing Tournament at PYC Sat-Sun, July The Junior Olympic Sailing Festival at PYC Fri-Sat-Sun, July Raft Up in Lil Sabine Bay for the Blue Angels Pensacola Beach Airshow Sat-Sun, July Bikini Cup Regatta at PYC, organized by Navy YC (incorporating GYA Womens Championship) Sat, July 22 - The Race for the Roses (All Female) Regatta at Pensacola Beach YC. Sat-Sun, July GYA Junior Lipton Regatta at PCYC in Pass Christian MS. Sat, July 29 - The Fast Women Regatta at the Point Yacht Club in Josephine AL. Wednesday Night Sailing is on the bay every Wednesday night with a special AYCE Shrimp for the winners prize. PYC s primary Race Committee Boat, Maxine is back in action after a major maintenance overhaul the last 6 months. Welcome back, Maxine! We are always looking for new faces to help supplement our outstanding PYC Race Committee crew. Race Committee duty is a great way to get involved and get a free day on the water...plus lunch, although you will have to work a litte for it! Contact PYC Race Committee Chair, Claire Rees to sign up to be on the Race Committee for our next regatta. You ll learn a lot and have a good time doing it. Reminder: PYC has a variety of small sailboats available for check-out to our members. Our recreational sailing fleet includes Optimists, Lasers, 420 s, beach cats, windsurfers, Flying Scots and Vipers. As we move into the warm summer months, if you re interested in taking one of these boats for a sail, please contact me or PYC Sailing Director, Bert Rice Jr. for your small boat certification and check-out procedure. HIHO, DO PAGE 13 JIB SHEET

14 JUNIOR SAILING Stuart Smith PYC SUMMER SAILING The first week of summer sailing is fast approaching and will begin June 5 through June 9. There are nine weeks of summer sailing available this summer! If you haven t had a chance to sign the kiddos up, there is still availability. If you have questions or concerns about the summer sailing program, please don t hesitate to contact our Junior Sailing Director, Mr. Bert Rice, Jr. at or bertrice05@yahoo.com. JUNIOR OLYMPICS PYC will again be hosting the USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival on July 1 and June 2. This is a two-day junior regatta, racing Laser Radials, Laser 4.7s, Club 420s, Optimists-Green Fleet and Optimists-Red, White and Blue Fleets. Exciting news to share - there will be racing clinics before the regatta, and this year the clinics will be coached by Cesar Travado from España! We are looking for volunteers to help with this year s Junior Olympics in any capacity that your talents can offer. Please contact me, Stuart Smith at or Dave Oerting, Fleet Captain, at With Mr. Jim Baus (last year s regatta chairman) now living in Puerto Rico, we are soliciting for assistance in making this regatta a success. Any talents and expertise that you can offer in any capacity will be greatly appreciated -- and much needed! WEEKLY SAILING Our dingy sailors are still on the water Wednesdays and Sundays. They are practicing starts, mark rounding, tacking drills and tactics. Racing may not be for everyone, but it does provide a venue to increase sailing ability quickly. The racers get out on the course in conditions from really light air to heavy air. They don t wait until the conditions are perfect. If you are or know of anyone who is interested in getting young members on the water, please contact me by at SSmith@sdace.com or Bert Rice by cell at You can also contact us on Facebook. If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable Seneca PYC SEMINAR SERIES Neil Thorsen June Seminar: Our speaker for our June 20th, 6:00 PM seminar will be Ms. Rebekah Bydlak. She graduated Pensacola Junior College (when it was still PJC, not PSC!) and earned her bachelor s and master s degrees from the University of West Florida. She is the executive director of the Coalition to Reduce Spending, the only national organization focused only on reducing spending and debt! As manager of Organizational Development and Strategy, she serves as spokesperson for the Coalition, oversees programs, and manages daily written communications. The Coalition recently launched SpendingTracker.org, the first-ever tool to track every vote for federal spending in real time. She will also talk about the potential for new technology (like this tool), to better connect people with their elected officials and disrupt old policy challenges. Seminars will be discontinued during the summer months, so watch the JibSheet for the next scheduled program. Last Month s Seminar: May 16, 2017 Mr. Ratchford (in full uniform) Mr. Tommy Ratchford, in full dress uniform, presented a fascinating program about Captain James Waddell and the CSS Shenandoah. He provided an actual reenacment of the ship s final lowering of her flag in Liverpool, England, in PAGE 14 JIB SHEET

15 Do you ride? Bob Kriegel PYC Sons of Boaters Motorcycling News No new article from Bob this month, having swapped wheels for keels! Big winner of the Pensacola a la Habana Regatta! Champion Bob Kriegel and his yacht ACADIA The usual suspects! Recap of Still Salient Information from May JibSheet Our next meeting will be June 13th, 6:00, at PYC. We need to establish a plan for the second half of the year (scheduled rides, or just ad hoc; conscript ride leaders, etc.), to talk about the upcoming rides to Little River Canyon (Desoto State Park) in Alabama, June 30th - July 2nd; and the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (biggest/baddest/best) in South Dakota in early August. Put the meeting on your calendar! Have fun! Upcoming rides include June 30th-July 1st: A weekend ride to Little River Canyon, Desoto State Park in Northeast Alabama. Great scenic destination, up in the mountains, with fantastic riding. We have three two-bedroom cabins reserved, so if you are interested, let Bob Kriegel know, and get your cabin - or room - confirmed. Early August: Sturgi s Bike Week! Some of us will ride out to South Dakota for, reportedly, the biggest/ bestest bike week in the country. Again, let us know if you are interested, and we will start making more definite plans in the next couple months. Tres amigas! Teresa, Andrea, & Amy Cheers! PAGE 15 JIB SHEET

16 Miscellaneous Moments Iven & Jenny Streckel & Iven s Brother Hemingway & wife at Jackson s on Palafox. Friday Night at PYC Hosted by: P/C Ron Bruce and Ian McKinnon Ever-photogenic LeAnn & Zen PAGE 16 JIB SHEET At your service! Andrea Vandal Pensacola s #1 Bartender of the Year & her able assistant. Cinco de May Celebración y la música de los estudiantes de Gulf Breeze School of Music

17 LIC #EC INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE (850) FAX: (850) P.O. BOX 9625 PENSACOLA, FL WEST HERMAN STREET PENSACOLA, FL MICHAEL McLEMORE PRESIDENT PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS! FOR SALE Honda 2.3 hp Lightly used Excellent Call Richard Roberts asking $850 YOUR AD COULD BE HERE Please call Jennifer at for ad sizes and prices. PAGE 17 JIB SHEET

18 CLUB SPECIALS SUNDAY Brunch Specials $3.00 Champagne & Mimosas $4.00 Bloody Marys SATURDAY ALL YOU CAN EAT Prime Rib $ No To Go Boxes WEDNESDAY ALL YOU CAN EAT Peel & Eat Shrimp $ FRIDAY Menu Dining Friday Night Drawing PYC Bar Specials Available 5-8PM Available 5-8PM Tuesday Absolut $4.00 Wednesday Wine $6.50 Thursday Mt. Gay $3.50 Saturday Martini $6.50 Sunday Champagne $3.00 Bloody Mary $4.00 *Sunday 11-2 pm FRIDAY NIGHT WINNERS All Friday Night winners need to check in with the volunteers at Ticket Table. APRIL 28 Jackpot: Murray Turner $ 125 NP Wine: Estelle Kirschner Dinner for 2: Walt Smith Split Ticket: David Keefe $ 112 MAY 5 Jackpot: Susan McKinnon $150 NP Wine: Dana Jackson Dinner for 2: Joann Langly Split Ticket: LeAnn Pickering $ 89 MAY 12 Jackpot: Roderic Maqgie $ 175 NP Wine: Walt Smith Dinner for 2: Dr. David Chandler Split Ticket: Lew Oliver $ 93 MAY 19 Jackpot: Ronald Harris $ 200 NP Wine: Unknown Dinner for 2: Unknown Split Ticket: Unknown Full Service Sail Loft! Excellence in Design, Fabrication and Service! Hunter Riddle Phone: Relieve Stress & Stay in Shape! PYC YOGA CLASSES Tues. at 5:30pm Wed. at 5:30pm Sailing Center $5 per person PAGE 18 JIB SHEET

19 SUNDAY BRUNCH 11AM - 2PM HORS D OEUVRES 3-6PM BAR CLOSES 7:30PM MONDAY CLUB CLOSED TUESDAY LUNCH 11AM - 2PM DINNER 5:30-8:30PM HAPPY HOUR 4-7PM JUNE 2017 WEDNESDAY LUNCH 11AM - 2PM DINNER 5:30-8:30PM HAPPY HOUR 4-7PM THURSDAY LUNCH 11AM - 2PM DINNER 5:30-8:30PM HAPPY HOUR 4-7PM HOSPITALITY LUNCH MEETING 12:00PM FRIDAY LUNCH BUFFET 11AM - 2PM HAPPY HOUR 5-6PM DINNER 6:00-9:00PM JACKPOT DRAWING SATURDAY LUNCH 11 AM - 2PM DINNER 5:30-8:30PM RAFT UP FIESTA OF FIVE FLAGS BOAT LAUNCH PARTY PRIME RIB GULFPORT TO PENSACOLA REGATTA FATHER S DAY CHALLENGE CUP REGATTA PENSACOLA BIG GAME FISHING CLUB JUNIOR OLYMPICS REGATTA RAFT UP FCA BOARD LUNCH MEETING 12:00PM PYC SEMINAR SERIES TH OF JULY PICNIC CELEBRATION AT THE CLUB PEEL & EAT SHRIMP HOSPITALITY LUNCH MEETING FCA BOARD LUNCH MEETING 12:00PM PEEL & EAT SHRIMP PYC SEMINAR SERIES PEEL & EAT SHRIMP PEEL & EAT SHRIMP PYC BOARD MEETING PEEL & EAT SHRIMP PENSACOLA BIG GAME FISHING CLUB CHALLENGE CUP REGATTA PEEL & EAT SHRIMP JULY 2017 PYC BOARD MEETING PEEL & EAT SHRIMP PENSACOLA BIG GAME FISHING CLUB GULFPORT TO PENSACOLA REGATTA CHALLENGE CUP REGATTA PENSACOLA BIG GAME FISHING CLUB PRIME RIB GULFPORT TO PENSACOLA REGATTA FATHER S DAY REGATTA PRIME RIB CHALLENGE CUP REGATTA PRIME RIB PENSACOLA BIG GAME FISHING CLUB JUNIOR OLYMPICS REGATTA PRIME RIB RAFT UP PRIME RIB GYA WOMEN S PHRF CHAMPIONSHIP NYC/PYC PRIME RIB PRIME RIB PEEL & EAT SHRIMP PRIME RIB PYC BAR & GRILL ROOM RESERVATIONS , EXT. 105 OFFICE PAGE 19 JIB SHEET

20 Pensacola Yacht Club P.O. Box 989 Pensacola, Florida Cypress Street Pensacola, Florida PYC COMMITTEE CHAIRS AUDIT COMMITTEE Wayne Chisenhall BY LAWS Alan McMillan, Commodore Emeritus CRUSING & RAFTING Jim & Linda Oyler ENTERTAINMENT Nicole Ferry FACILITIES Denis McKinnon, Rear Commodore FINANCE Tim Kane, Treasurer FLEET CAPTAIN & GULF YACHTING ASSOCIATION (GYA) Dave Oerting, Fleet Captain FLEET CHAPLAIN Reverend Nicholas Schumm FLEET COUNSEL John Merting, Esq FLEET SURGEON Dr. Andy Candela FLORIDA COUNCIL OF YACHT CLUBS (FCYC) R. Carlton Proctor HISTORIAN David Hoffman Tom Pace Jr HOSPITALITY Gwen Herrin Jean Fleege JIB SHEET Richard and Marcia Roberts JUNIOR PROGRAMS Stuart Smith LONG RANGE PLANNING Tim Burr, Past Commodore MARINA & DRY STORAGE Dr. Josh Hackel MEMBERSHIP Linda Brent, Vice Commodore PARLIAMENTARIAN John Fogg PERMANENT INVESTMENT FUND John Gross PUBLICITY Talbot Wilson RACE COMMITTEE Claire Rees SEMINAR SERIES Neil Thorsen