Aloha...CYC goes Hawaiian

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1 July 2018 Aloha...CYC goes Hawaiian Our well-attended Polynesian Party had everything Hawaiian from fire and hula dancers to mai tais and roasted pig what a luau! The cruisers returned from a very successful 18-days cruising around the West Coast nine boats strong. Looked like a grand time! June also saw the graduation of the first of three classes of young sailors taking part in the Summer Sailing Camps. See page 4 for more Polynesian Party photos See pages 6 & 7 for more Cruisers Long Cruise photos See page 5 for more Sailing Activies photos

2 2 July Compass Commodore s Corner June was another fantastic month at the Clearwater Yacht Club! We had many great events and it was great to see so many of you participating in so many ways. On Saturday the 9 th the Entertainment Committee converted the Dry Dock and the Tiki Patio into a Polynesian Paradise, hosting a great Commodore Collin Heimensen party with Hula and Fire Dancers and a beautifully executed buffet by your Club s expert kitchen staff. The Weekend of the 16 th featured many of our members rocking it out on stage for Karaoke! We also celebrated the April, May and June Birthday and Anniversaries that night. The Youth Sailing Program is in full swing and the first Graduation was on Friday the 28 th. If you get a chance to attend one of the ceremonies, it is a great example of how your Club is supporting the future of sailing. See you at the Club! CYC Board Highlights The Board of Directors took the following actions at the June 21, 2018 meeting: l Received the plans to paint upstairs and the ladies room in the Dry Dock; replace the dance floor and the foyer wood; and redesign the Ship s Store. l Noted that the roof restoration was successfully finished and completed under budget. l Approved all applications for membership. The next CYC Board Meeting will be Thursday, July 19 th. Visitors to CYC from Hurricane Gulch Yacht Club in San Pedro, Calif., exchanged burgees with Commodore Collin Heimensen recently. HGYC is member of the Southern California Yacht Association Officers, Directors, Appointments & Trustees CYC Officers Collin Heimensen Commodore Phil Beauchamp Vice Commodore Greg Garner Rear Commodore Debora Wilder Treasurer Todd Crosby Fleet Captain Mary Kay Delk Secretary Ed Proefke Jr. Immediate Past Commodore Board of Directors Dan Callahan Charles Geraci Jim Coats Gerard Kane Greg Crist Richard Libonate Board of Trustees P/C David Billing P/C Hoyt Nichols P/C Dick Boblenz P/C Gary Strohauer Harry Jamieson Appointments Fr. Bob Wagenseil Fleet Chaplain Dr. Don Collins Fleet Surgeon By Charlie Geraci, Membership Chair The board of Directors approved nine new memberships for the month of June, including one Full, two Social and six Summer memberships. Once again CYC members participated and enjoyed so many club activities. Summer months are usually slow since many members vacation and head back to their homes to get away from the Florida sunshine and heat. So if you re one of us who stays, don t hesitate to use our pool that is always cool and refreshing. Ice cold beverages and great food are also available during the summer at the Tiki Bar. Without question CYC is the best place to spend your days and nights. So grab the kids, friends and relatives, and see you at the club! If you enjoy: l Sailing l Imbibing l Dining l Telling sea stories l Cruising in company with other sailboats We re gathering in the Grille on the 4 th Wednesday of each month 6:30 p.m. for drinks and blather, 7 p.m. for dinner. Next Sailors Table will be Wed., July 25.

3 July Compass 3 Waterside By Todd Crosby Fleet Captain The required maintenance around the docks continues to be minimal and the proline is getting a new seat cover this week! Did you know: BoatUS rents EPIRBS (emergency position indicating radio beacons) for the boat and PLBs (personal locator beacons) for the crew. Your crew relies on you to have the essential safety equipment when you go boating, and there is no better way of assuring your safe return to port than having one of these life saving devices on your vessel any time you make a near-shore or ocean passage. Advantages to renting these devices: l No large investment in equipment that has a limited life-span l BoatUS handles the NOAA registration so the unit is ready to go when you get it l BoatUS covers the equipment maintenance l No expensive battery replacement every 5 years l Easy online ordering with no security deposit required What does it cost? The McMurdo Cat II 406 MHz GPS-Enabled EPIRB (aka GPIRB) rents for $65.00 Weekly, plus shipping and the ACR ResQLink 406 MHz Personal Locator Beacon rents for $45.00 Weekly, plus shipping. For more information, enter this web address into your web browser: about. No I didn t get paid for this commercial! This is a service I recently learned about and I thought it was something worth sharing. There are no waterside meetings scheduled now. If there are any topics or concerns that need to be discussed with the group, please let me know and I will schedule a meeting. As always, if you see any needed repairs, maintenance or safety issues around our docks, please be sure to let Tom, Linda or myself know. See you around the club!! I can be reached at toddcrosby1@gmail.com or on my cell by

4 4 July Compass Polynesian Paradise Party

5 July Compass 5 Sailing Activities 2018 Summer Sailing Camp began on June 18. Our new program director, Ned Covel, and his team of Intrepid Adult Volunteers, have been working long and hard to make summer camp 2018 the best ever. It has been a time of transition and the Indian Rocks Family Sailing Association is very pleased that the relationship with CYC has been enhanced in order to make the program an even greater success this year. As always, Junior Sailing programs have been an integral part of the life and tradition of Clearwater Yacht Club. Nothing makes our young sailors happier than to enjoy their time on the water and to celebrate that time during their graduation ceremonies. Please remember that the future of yachting starts with the education, learning, and fun which these kids enjoy during summer sailing camp, and that your presence and encouragement are an integral part of that experience. Please consider stopping by and saying hello to them whenever you are at the Club during the week, and if at all possible, attending graduation. Wishing you fair winds, safe boating, and much success as you continue to lead CYC forward this year. Father Bob Wagenseil (727) frbob.wagenseil@gmail.com Summer Sailing Camp 2018 Session 2: July 9 20 two weeks Monday Friday half-day or full day classes (Graduation Day 20 July 11 am no pm class) Morning Class 9 am Noon Afternoon Class 1 pm 4 pm (except 20 July) Session 3: July 30 - August 10 Two Weeks Full Day ONLY 9 am 4 pm (Graduation Day 10 August 11am no pm class)

6 6 July Compass By Rod and Barbara White, Cruising Chairs The Cruisers have just returned from their annual Long Cruise down our West Coast for 18 days with nine boats joining at various marinas on the trip. I asked some of our Cruisers to write about their experiences on this trip to share in our monthly column. Due to space limitations in the Compass, I am including Phyllis and Dick Nordman s article but will the one written by Richie & Phil Shaw to all the Cruisers. THE LONG CRUISE By Phyllis Nordman What a terrific cruise this was! The weather cooperated for cruising as well. Each marina awaited our arrival and eased all of us into our slips like clockwork. Every marina had great amenities. It also had great wait service on the beach and in the pool. Pink Shell Marina was hosted by Cliff and Donna Wyatt and they brought all kinds of fun. They did a wonderful job organizing our days and nights. Games, including corn hole, horse shoes, Sequence and Left-Right-Center brought out a few champs and great sportsmanship. Every restaurant for our entire trip was spot on. We had a great variety, such as Doc Ford s, Nervous Nellie s and Charley s Boathouse. The last night we had a terrific BBQ right at the marina and everyone pitched in from appetizers to dessert. We wrapped the night up with a few games of Left-Right-Center and lots of laughs. Enter South Seas Plantation: All of us had a chance to soak up the sun and play on the beach. We also had food and beverage service at our fingertips. We enjoyed shopping and three wonderful restaurants, the Mucky Duck, Captiva Yacht Club and of course the famous Bubble Room. We found that we have quite a few comedians at our club and we laughed till our faces hurt! Thanks go to our hosts Gary and Sondra Newcomb and Phil and Ritchie Shaw for being awesome hosts Cruises July Longboat Key Club Moorings August Tampa Yacht Club September Commodores Cruise Longboat Key with party at Bird Key

7 Next stop was Boca Grande, where we had more cruisers join us. We rented golf carts and poked around the little town. We ate at a nice place called PJ s Seafood, which accommodated all 18 of us with great food and service. All of us gathered on Rod and Barbara White s boat for munchies and to watch the Belmont Stakes horse race. We all picked horses names out of a pot and Johnny and Phyllis Cardosi picked the same horse and of course won the entire pot. Hmmmm! Our entire group ended up later at the beautiful Gasparilla Inn for a nightcap and talked about how easy the week had been and how everyone was having the best time ever. July Compass 7

8 8 Gulls Tracks By Lynne Shackelford, Gulls President July Compass Many of you know that for more than 40 years the Gulls have a history of gifting to the club. We are proud to have presented the club with more than $50,000 in gifts during that time. Some of the gifts have been very visible while others have contributed to the betterment of the club. You ve probably heard about the piano, but did you know we have donated TWO pianos? And most of us have heard that the chandelier and public address system were gifts from the Gulls. In 2010 we had the pleasure of purchasing dinnerware for the dining room. Well, this year we are pleased to announce that the Gulls have purchased the new menu covers for the dining room and grill. Now you can order your meal from a menu in the new Gulls cover and then enjoy your dinner on a plate purchased by the Gulls. June also saw the Gulls learn about Floral Arraigning from our own club member Phyllis Cardosi at the Ladies Luncheon. Although our numbers were fewer than normal since people are gone, those in attendance had a great time. Speaking of summer travel, we are cancelling the July Luncheon. As much as we would love to play Pool Bingo, it seems that just too many of us are traveling and not in town to enjoy a luncheon. Stay tuned!! Ladies Luncheon s will return in the fall. Watch future Compass articles for details. Chaplain s Log By Fr. Bob Wagenseil, Fleet Chaplain Many years ago, my family spent the 4th of July at anchor near our home port to watch the fireworks display taking place on shore. It was a clear night and we had a perfect vantage point to take full advantage of this patriotic reminder of the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, giving proof through the night that our flag was still there... when suddenly a freelancing example of that proof was launched from a vessel upwind of us, several fragments of which landed on our bimini. This will be the last Gulls Track for a while. We wish everyone a fun and safe summer. See you in the fall. Quick reaction from my dad produced a fire extinguisher and disaster was averted. This was once again a good learning experience for us kids, reminding us not only of the importance of always having proper numbers of working fire extinguishers onboard in readily accessible locations and knowing how to use them, but also of the importance of the legal requirements for flares and their legal and proper use. Lesson number one well learned: flares are emergency and distress signaling devices and are never to be deployed for any other use including recreational entertainment. As we celebrate our month of Independence, we will do well to review our own knowledge of Safety and Distress Signals. By way of a helpful review, the information excerpted in the box (right), is available in its entirety online through the BOAT US Foundation website, Have a happy and 4th of July, fair winds and safe boating! Fr Bob Fr Bob Wagenseil (727) frbob.wagenseil?@gmail.com

9 July Compass 9 By Greg Garner, Rear Commodore ALOHA the Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion and mercy. Both a greeting and a parting. All great descriptions of our Club, it s great members and the fantastic time we had Saturday, June 9th at our Polynesian Paradise Party! Great music and food and a special performance by an island dancing group, including a grand finale fire dance (volcano not included!). Once again the house was packed and John s island cooking was well received. This is where I put in a plug reminding everyone to please, please call and let us know you are coming, even if there are no table reservations! We don t ever want to run out of food. I also want to say a special thanks to Olivia Prince and Christy Crist who were working hard at 10 am that morning to get all those great decorations set up so that everyone was able to arrive at 6-ish to a fantastic island experience. Not wanting the Dry Dock to have all the party fun, the following Saturday was Birthday/Anniversary night with Karaoke! Another packed house upstairs with our new D.J. and the CYC singers rocking the house till the wee hours! Come join us next time and see who among your friends has hidden talents. Don t forget also that we have entertainment at the Tiki Bar/poolside on Sundays from 2-6 pm. Bring the family and relax at your Club with your friends after Sunday brunch. July brings Independence Day, this year on a Wednesday (boo). Of course we ll have the water slide and ringmaster Visual Distress Signals The visual distress signal requirement for recreational boaters states that all boats on coastal waters must be equipped with visual distress signals. There are a handful of exceptions so you should always check your state regulations to be certain you comply. Regardless of exemptions, all boaters should be able to signal for help. Boaters must have current dated U.S. Coast Guardapproved day and night signals for all boats operating on coastal and open bodies of water. Federal requirements are as follows: For boats under 16 in length: Distress signals are required only when operating between sunset and sunrise. If operating at night, one electric distress light or three combination day/night red flares are required. For boats 16 in length or greater: One orange distress flag and one electric distress light, or three hand-held or floating orange smoke signals and one electric distress light, or three combination day/night red flares; hand-held, meteor or parachute type. Tom to keep the kids (young and old) occupied and the much-anticipated great BBQ. July is also Dinghy Poker Run Month. Dust off those dinghies and pump them up, make sure the engines run and get the best water gun you can find! Mark your calendar for July 14th and watch for details coming. Every year this gets better so don t miss out, you ll be the only one not talking about the fun you had! Remember, your entertainment committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm. Please come and be part of making this the great club it is! It s your Club Don t be a stranger! See you around the Club! THE BOOK CLUB meets the third Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Board Room. All members and their guests are welcome to join our stimulating and fun discussions. If you enjoy reading; this is the place to be! Many of us stay for dinner and if you do plan to do so, please make reservations with Virginia at All books are predetermined by the members prior to discussion. Our upcoming meetings will feature the following: July 17, 2018 Carnegie s Maid By Marie Benedict August 21 LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng

10 10 Save These Dates Youth Sailing Youth Sailing Youth Sailing Club Dining Hours Tuesday-Thursday 11:30 am - 9:00 pm Friday & Saturday 11:30 am - 9:30 pm Sunday Breakfast 9:00 am - 1:00 pm July Events Sunday 1 st Red White & Blue Dock Party Live Music at Tiki 2-6 p.m. Michael Mac Wednesday 4 th 4 th of July Cook-out 12-3 p.m. & 5-8 p.m. Thursday 5 th Club opens at 5 p.m. Sunday 8 th New Member Orientation 11:30 a.m. Live Music at Tiki 2-5 p.m.- Jeff Red Monday 9 th Youth Sailing Session Two Begins Tuesday 10 th Entertainment Meeting 6:30 p.m. House & Grounds Meeting 6:30 p.m. Private DD PM Wednesday 11 th Gulls Social 10:30 a.m. Finance Meeting 6:00 p.m. Cruisers Meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday 12 th Membership Meeting 6:00 p.m. Team Trivia Friday 13 th Dinghy Poker Run Pre-Party and Hat Contest 6:00 at Tiki Saturday 14 th Dinghy Poker Run Sunday 15 th Dinghy Poker Run Recovery Party Live Music Tiki 2:00 - Floyd Lewis Tuesday 17 th Book Club 6:00 p.m. Yachting Meeting 6:00 p.m. Wednesday 18 th Gulls Social 11:30 a.m. Thursday 19th Board of Directors Meeting 6:00 p.m. Bingo Night 7:30 Saturday 21st Private MDR PM Sunday 22nd Live Music at Tiki 2-5 p.m.- Steve McNulty Tuesday 24 th Trustees Meeting 5:30 p.m. Wednesday 25 th Gulls Social 10:30 a.m. Sailors Table 7:00 p.m. Thursday 26 th Bingo Night 7:30 p.m. Friday 27 th Private DD Saturday 28 th Private MDR July Compass Tiki Hut Hours Tuesday-Thursday 6:00-10:00 pm Friday 2:00 pm - closing Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am - closing Sunday 29 th Live Music at Tiki 2-5 p.m.- Jeff Red Monday 30 th Youth Sailing Session Three Begins August Events 2018 Wednesday 1st Gulls Social 10:30 a.m. Saturday 4th Private MDR Sunday 5th New Member Orientation Breakfast 11:30 a.m. Live Music Tiki 2:00 - Floyd Lewis Tuesday 7th House & Grounds Meeting 6:30 p.m. Wednesday 8th Gulls Social 10:30 a.m. Finance Meeting 6:00 p.m. Cruisers Meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday 9th Bow Chasers Meeting 6:00 p.m. Membership Meeting 6:00 p.m. Trivia Night 7:30 p.m. Saturday 11th July/August/September Birthday & Anniversary Karaoke Night Sunday 12th Tiki 3:00 p.m. Employee Party 5:00 p.m. Tuesday 14th Entertainment Meeting 6:30 p.m. Yachting Meeting 6:00 p.m. Wednesday 15th Gulls Social 10:30 a.m. Thursday 16th Board of Directors Meeting 6:00 p.m. Bingo Night Saturday 18th White Party on the Patio Sunday 19th Club Closed Upstairs for Dining Breakfast on Patio and Dry Dock Tiki Bar 11 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday 21st through Monday 27th CLUB CLOSED Upstairs for Dining Tiki Bar OPEN every day 11 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday 28th CLUB OPENS AT 5:00 p.m. Trustees Meeting 5:30 p.m. Wednesday 29th Sailor s Table 7:00 p.m. Employee Spotlight Sharef Sielaff has been a server at CYC only since February, but he s already made his mark with members! He has a degree in business management from University of Phoenix, and he loves to travel. But as members know, he loves singing best of all, and wow! can he do it, as witnessed during our last Karaoke night! CYC committees and organizations Committees Entertainment, RC Greg Garner Finance, Richard Libonate House & Grounds, VC Phil Beauchamp Membership, Charles Geraci Nominating Committee, PC Ed Proefke Jr. Policy, Commodore Collin Heimensen Sailing Activities Ned Covel Waterside, Todd Crosby Yachting, PC Tish Wold CYC Organizations Bow Chasers, Judy Umeck Cruising, Rod and Barbara White Gulls, Lynne Shackelford Ship s Store, Compass Editors Linda Humphers and Janis Howard Photo Credits: Joy Meyer, Phyllis Nordman, Lynne Shackelford, Virginia Vollenweider, Fr. Bob Wagenseil The deadline for all copy, ads and photos is the Friday following the Board of Directors meeting each month.

11 July Compass 11 By Phil Beauchamp, Vice Commodore This committee could have spent all summer relaxing in our chilled pool, but instead we ve been working hard to get ready for our upper-level maintenance shutdown in late August. After installation and the time to cure and complete, our new roof is finished just in time for the rainy season to begin. We had to repair and replace a large 36-foot drainage pipe on the lower level. While this was being repaired, we added additional clean-outs for ease of access in the future. We acquired two new coolers for the Tiki Bar. From flooring to paint, fixtures and finishing touches, we are ready to transform our beautiful Club. You might already have noticed new additions, including the beautiful menu covers donated by the Gulls. As an added bonus during the remodel, we will have the Tiki open Tuesday through Sunday, from 11 am until 7 pm. Gage and friends will be happy to serve you a limited menu poolside. So please come and visit us at the Tiki while the upstairs goes thru its renovation. We have contacted Carlouel Yacht Club, which will be open to our members during our dining room shut down. I will add the schedule for Carlouel s dining hours next month. See you at the Club! CYC New Members At the May Board of Directors meeting, the following memberships were approved: Rick & Gail Broom Elena & Sam Slobounov Dori Thompson Full Social Social Welcome Summer Members Richard Petty Tom Aide Carolyn Phillips Claudia Lynn Christopher Arbutine & Ashley Kildow Alissa Tasler If you see the pineapple flag on a table, please introduce yourself and give them a warm CYC welcome! General Manager s Letter By Tom Brusini, General Manager Welcome to July! Hard to believe that half of 2018 is behind us! Thank you to each and every member who helped us record a good first half of the year! Again, the best place to escape the heat is right here at your Club whether in the air conditioning upstairs or down, or relaxing in our chilled pool while enjoying an adult beverage or two! July parties not to be missed: Sunday, 1 st Red, White & Blue Dock Party! Full Tiki Menu plus some specials, and live music starting at 2:00 on the Tiki Deck! Tuesday, 3 rd The giant Waterslide arrives today and stays until Thursday! Wednesday, 4 th Independence Day Cookout & Games! Watch the fireworks from our docks, and then don t fight the traffic you can t get off the island in a timely fashion anyway and stay for a personal fireworks show after the city display while the traffic dissipates! Sunday, 8 th New Member Breakfast Orientation and Live Music on the Tiki Deck at 2:00 Thursday, 12 th Team Trivia with Stacey Bridenback Friday, 13 th Dinghy Poker Run (DPR) Pre-party at the Tiki Hut Saturday, 14 th Dinghy Poker Run rain or shine! Sunday, 15 th Dinghy Poker Run Recovery Party, live music at 2:00 Thursday, 19 th Bingo Night Sunday, 22 nd Live Music on the Tiki deck at 2:00 As always, details to follow for all parties cost, time, location, and the like. The important thing is to call or now and make your reservations so you don t miss out! Summer Membership Promotion! There is still plenty of time for your friends to join us and try our Club for no initiation fee and minimal dues until the program ends on September 30th! They can enjoy our entire property swimming pool, attend Club parties, dances, day boating, Tiki hut & dining! At your service, I remain, Tom Brusini

12 12 July Compass RAIN or SHINE Please indicate how many will be onboard your boat and the name of your dinghy. We will take your reservations for the cook-out as well. If you would like to crew on board a dinghy or you have room to take a guest please let us know and we will try to coordinate the request. We need volunteers for registration and card dealers. reserve your spot by ing dinghyrun@gmail.com Clearwater Yacht Club 830 S. Bayway Blvd. Clearwater, FL Phone: office@clearwateryachtclub.org Website: CYC Staff Tom Brusini General Manager John Yingling Executive Chef Virginia Vollenweider Office Manager Michelle Geis Accounting Manager Dan Geis Maintenance Supervisor Linda Carter Dockmaster