APRIL marks 85 Years of Navy Yacht Club HISTORY Established April 12 th, Navy Yacht Club Pensacola has a long prestigious history:

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2 2016 marks 85 Years of Navy Yacht Club HISTORY Established April 12 th, 1931 Navy Yacht Club Pensacola has a long prestigious history: Founded by flight students at NASP in 1931 Navy Cup--Originated in 1962, with the trophy provided by the US Navy. A unique team concept that was, by request of the base, part of the th Anniversary Celebration of NASP *The long running race to Isla Mujeres was only possible because of the collaborative efforts of NYCP and NASP *Hosted the Cradle of Naval Aviation Regatta that commemorated the 75th Anniversary of Naval Aviation *The Bikini Regatta, originated by Lloyd and Beverly Stagg, brought a new concept in competitive sailing to Pensacola Bay that has been replicated by other local clubs *NYCP continues to honor its Military roots, offering military students the opportunity to compete on the water at a minimal membership cost *NYCP says "thanks" to those who have' given so much for our freedom. The originator of Wounded American Veterans Event, WAVE, is "rolling" around Florida, thanks to adoption by the Florida Commodores Association. This "Day on the Bay" is a labor of love for hosting yacht clubs In 2011, a search through vintage GOSPORTs, and collaboration with Hill Goodspeed, Naval Aviation Museum Historian, revealed the following NYCP sailors, who are most likely our founders: *A. Dixon winged in 1931 *William Masland winged in 1931 *H. Starves winged in 1931 *J.H. Smith winged in 1932 We have been entrusted with a rich legacy, for which we should feel honored to protect. APRIL 2016 Commodore s Comments JOHN MATTHEWS From the Helm: Navy Yacht Club Pensacola will be celebrating our 85 th Anniversary of its founding by a very small group of Naval Aviators. We have an established history and legacy as a very active yacht club on Pensacola Bay. NYCP helped create Regata al Sol race to Isla Mujeres by providing one of the two crews that race to Mexico aboard one of two sailboats which were provided by the CO, NASP. The race was successful and as a result has led to a race that has been in existence continuously since NYCP crews actually won a silver tray for racing in Regata al Sol III which NYCP still has in its possession. NYCP was given a large silver plated trophy by the CO, NASP to be awarded to the winning yacht club in the Navy Cup regatta, which NYCP has hosted successfully since its inception. NYCP is the current holder of the trophy. NYCP also hosted a very successful Bikini Regatta which was instituted by Past Commodore Lloyd Stagg and his wife Beverly to encourage more participation in racing by female skippers and crews. In addition, NYCP was instrumental in establishing the Wounded American Veterans Event, aka WAVE, to honor our wounded American veterans with a Day on the Bay. The club has faced several challenges during his history and we are still a very viable yacht club with a membership that enjoys all the activities we host. As a yacht club we have an impressive history and legacy. Our history and legacy can only continue if the membership supports our efforts to insure that NYCP stays active and healthy as an organization and continues to grow for the future. To accomplish this objective the membership must be committed to the financial growth and sustainability that the club needs. Without this commitment, the club will face certain demise as a viable yacht club and a contributing organization in the yachting community especially on Pensacola Bay and in the Gulf Yachting Association. Under the leadership of Vice Commodore Bob Sutton and the facilities committee, we are in the process of identifying a facility and location that will provide NYCP with a workable option to continue our mission as a yacht club and provide the opportunity to add new members and provide existing members with a place that will meet our needs for the immediate future and create a foundation for long term viability as a strong yachting organization. There will be a time in the near future when a formal plan will be presented to the membership for consideration and approval that will provide NYCP a path that enables the

3 club to continue its success as a yacht club and a major player in the yachting and local community. When the plan is presented, I will ask for your serious review and consideration as we consider the pros and cons of the plan. It will rest upon the vote of the general membership to determine whether or not NYCP will grow or slowly fade out of existence. It will be a tough choice for us regardless. John Matthews 2016 Commodore johnmatthews@cox.net (850) Vice Commodore s 85 th Anniversary Champagne Social DATE: April 10, 2016 LOCATION: Crow s Nest, Bayou Grande Marina TIME: 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM DRESS: Nautical Attire (casual or dressy) FOR: Marina Residents, Navy Yacht Club members And their Guests The Vice Commodore of the Navy Yacht Club would like to invite you to come out to the Crow s Nest at Bayou Grande Marina aboard Pensacola NAS and enjoy the celebration of the 85 th Anniversary of the Navy Yacht Club. Food, drink and live music provided by Jim Andrews will be available, along with historic and photo displays. Make your plans to join the Celebration! Upcoming Local Regattas Meetings Gatherings APRIL 1-3 GYA GORC (Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit) GYC / PCYC 2 Preemie Cup PBYC 2-3 Wet & Cool FYC 2-3 Dave Perry Match Race Clinic SYC 2-3 VX One Fleet 1 / Series #1 PontYC 2-3 J30 Midwinter PontYC 2-7 Flying Scot Midwinters - StABYC 7 NYCP Membership Meeting NYCP 7-10 WetaFest FWYC 8-10 Finn Nationals BucYC 8-10 Suncoast Raceweek StPYC 8-10 Hobie Mid-Winters East PBYC 9 Opening Regatta Spring #1&2/ Classic #1 SYC 9 Rafferty #4 PCYC 9 J22 & FS MC Spring #1 R19 Bordelon - SYC 9-10 Dave Perry Team Race Clinic SYC 9-10 Gilliland/Spring Fling (FlyingScot ) - JYC th Anniversary Champagne Social NYCP 10 Opening Parade SYC 10 PHRF Spring #3 & 4 / Classic #2 SYC/CSA 11 FWSA Rainbow Regatta StPYC 16 Commodore s Cup #2/85 th Anniversary Regatta /Bay Champ #5 NYCP 16 Crawfish LAYC 16 Commodore s Cup BWYC 16 Dauphin Island Warm-up MYC Leukemia Cup SYC 17 Blessing of the Fleet PYC Regatta del Sol al Sol StPYC 23 Opening Regatta - PontYC Caterwaul StABYC Blue Bottle Team Race Invitational SYC Dauphin Island MYC 24 Dauphin Island Return West MYC 24 Dauphin Island Return East FYC 28 NYCP Bridge Meeting Ferguson Airport 29-1 Leiter Clinic SYC 30 Cancer Society Regatta/Bay Champ #6/PYC #2- PYC 30 Single-Handed FYC 30 J22 R19 MC Distance Race SYC Regatta OSYC 30-1 Allison Jolly StPYC NYC = Navy Yacht Club PBYC = Pensacola Beach Yacht Club PYC = Pensacola Yacht Club BucYC = Buccaneer Yacht Club BWYC = Bay Waveland Yacht Club CSA = Corinthian Sailing Association FWYC = Fort Walton Yacht Club

4 FYC = Fairhope Yacht Club GYC = Gulfport Yacht Club JYC = Jackson Yacht Club LAYC = Lake Arthur Yacht Club LBYC = Long Beach Yacht Club MYC = Mobile Yacht Club OSYC = Ocean Springs Yacht Club PCYC = Pass Christian Yacht Club PontYC = Pontchartrain Yacht Club StABYC = St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club StPYC = St. Petersburg Yacht Club SYC = Southern Yacht Club The Navy Yacht Club will now be using the US Sailing Regatta Network, powered by Regatta Network.com For all race registrations visit to obtain registration the link. All sailors have something in common the importance of keeping sailing vibrant and strong for future generations Our Deepest Sympathies go out to our Past NYCP Treasurer Michele Nash on the loss of her husband Jean- Luc who passed away on March 12 th. Please keep Michele and the family in your prayers. Vice s Verses Bob Sutton 2016 NYCP Racing Calendar April 16, 2016 Commodore s Cup #2 /85th Anniversary Regatta (Bay Champ #5) June 11-12, th Annual Navy Cup Regatta July 9, th Annual Bikini Regatta September 24, 2016 Commodore s Cup #3 (Bay Champ #10) October 29, 2016 Commodore s Cup #4 / Veteran Regatta NYCP FACILITY COMMITTEE: Chairman Vice Commodore Bob Sutton Members: Barry Pokorney, Don Robinson, Jim Parsons, Ellen Costigan, Liz Richbourg, Marcia Cooper and Beverly Stagg (alternate) Hello All, I would like to bring you up to date on the move to get a new Yacht club location off the base. As I told you last month the Bridge was going to look at the Grunge Bar - The Bridge had a meeting and a viewing of the property. The Bridge was up to bringing this information to the membership. This was the first real look at moving off the base and into our own home. After the Bridge gave me a thumbs up for investigating, the Commodore asked me to get some cost numbers from the owner. Here are my findings, He communicated that he wanted $1, for rent but that was negotiable. I used $ as my number for figuring purposes. Electric $ to $ in the hot months, I used $ Water $30.00, dumpster $90.00, Cable/phone $40.00 and $ for insurance. This total came to $1, a month or $19, the normal monthly Club expenses you get $24, a year. I went to the income next and with a quarter in the books I broke down a monthly income + the Dues for a year I came up with $15, total income. Now this is only an estimate but it shows a loss of $8, for the year. I took the numbers to the bridge meeting and they agreed that this was too much risk at this time. This will be brought to the membership on the 7 th of April to see what they want to do but it is pretty clear at this time we need more capital to make a move off-base happen. I still 100% back the vision that the Commodore has, moving off the base to increase membership and become self sufficient. I will not stop looking for places to call home but I think it may take some time to get there. I still look forward to all ideas that the membership may have to help in the effort to find a new home. Let s move to some fun things now. It is going to be a very fun filled Month of April. On the 7 th is the General membership meeting. Next I am sponsoring a champagne social for the marina to try to draw in some new members on April 10 th, come out and help in the effort. We continue

5 with the Regatta on the 16 th and than on Sunday the 17 th is the PYC sponsored, Blessing of the Fleet. How does the first half of April look? As always I want to put a plea out for member participation in all events. This is the only way that this club has a chance of making it for another 85 years. After a meeting or activity at the Crow s Nest - Please remember to wipe down your tables and return the chairs back to their original set-up (four chairs to each table) Thank you. rrsutton01@cox.net (662) Bob Sutton Vice Commodore We are looking for volunteers to help with our social activities if you would like to help cook, bartend, cleanup or help provide assistance please contact Kathy Champagne Don t Forget! Income Taxes are due April 15th Social Committee Notes By Kathy Champagne The Social Committee helps with Membership meetings, Regattas and Special Events. Here are the Themes for the NYCP General Membership Meetings in 2016 April Wings on the Water Chicken Wings; Potato Salad: Veggies and Ranch Dressing; a celebration of the landmark contributions by NYCP to sailing on Pensacola Bay and beyond during its 85 year history May Cinco de Mayo ; Walking Taco, Mexican Rice and Mexican Cookies June Wings on the Water ; Reflect on the 75 th Anniversary Bob Hope Special: Wings and Potato Salad July 4 th of July Picnic Potluck August Road to Rio Kick-off for the 2016 Olympics and hopefully our NYCP Paralympian, Damian Brazilian Cuisine and Trivia September open for suggestions October open for suggestions November Year Look Back and NYCP 2016 Reflections 1966 Cuisine In addition we will be planning 4 Marina events during the year (85 th Anniversary Champagne Social, a shipwreck party, summer sailstice and tree trimming party). We are also looking for a flyer designer to replace Susan (who did a fantastic job last year). If you are interested in helping with any of these events in 2016 please contact me - Kathy Champagne. Kathy Champagne kathychampagne@bellsouth.net Pensacola Bay Championship Series The hope and idea for this new Pensacola Bay Championship Series would encourage greater participation by everyone in all of the regattas on the bay in 2016, not just in your home club regattas. There would be 12 or so regattas in the series and maybe only 8 or 9 would have to be sailed to qualify a yacht for the Bay Championship thereby offering the potential for 3 or 4 throw-outs or regattas that could be skipped if a yacht wasn t able to compete in all 12. There s definitely room for multihull divisions as well as PHRF racing and cruising and One-Design divisions, youth divisions, etc. (Possibly even inshore and offshore divisions). All the details are to be worked out in time for the New Year so be sure to note the Pensacola Bay Championship Series on your sailing calendar in 2016! 2016 Pensacola Bay Championship Series Apr 16 CC#2 /85 th Anniversary NYCP (Bay Champ #5) May 7 Sea Buoy PBYC (Bay Champ #6) May 21 Cancer Society Regatta PYC (Bay Champ #7) Jun Gulf port-pensacola GYC/PYC (Bay Champ #8) Sep 3 Pcola Bch Pier and Back PBYC (Bay Champ #9) Sep 24 CC #3 NYCP (Bay Champ #10) Oct 1 Lost Bay PtYC (Bay Champ #11) Oct WFORC PYC (Bay Champ #12)

6 Maxine #2 / Rites of Spring Regatta Bay Championship Race #3 Race Results PBYC Race #1 1.5 miles Spinnaker A 1 Rodent Hunter Riddle PYC/PBYC 0:25:26 2 Tryptonite David Dunbar PBYC 0:25:28 3 Viper 1 Neil McMillan PYC 0:26:58 4 Atlantic Union Paul Gillette PBYC 0:27:14 5 Viper 2 Stuart Smith PYC 0:29:19 Spinnaker B 1 Pink Meanie Bob Patroni PBYC 0:28:31 2 Reach Around Jeff Hun t PBYC 0:28:55 3 Phoenix Stephen (Tony) Nichols NYCP 0:29:30 4 White Shell Woman Julie Connerley PBYC 0:31:05 5 Hoot Mark Mager PYC 0:31:34 6 Helldiver Kim Kaminski NYCP 0:35:36 7 Sea Breeze Dan Owczarczak PYC/NYC 0:37:15 8 Lockeness Fred Locke NYCP 0:39:44 Race #2 3 miles Spinnaker A 1 Tryptonite David Dunbar PBYC 0:30:55 2 Rodent Hunter Riddle PYC/PBYC 0:31:27 3 Atlantic Union Paul Gillette PBYC 0:32:19 4 Viper 1 Neil McMillan PYC 0:33:18 5 Viper 2 Stuart Smith PYC 0:34:15 Spinnaker B 1 Phoenix Stephen (Tony) Nichols NYCP 0:32:46 2 Reach Around Jeff Hun t PBYC 0:33:52 3 Pink Meanie Bob Patroni PBYC 0:34:26 4 White Shell Woman Julie Connerley PBYC 0:36:06 5 Hoot Mark Mager PYC 0:36:33 6 Helldiver Kim Kaminski NYCP 0:40:10 7 Sea Breeze Dan Owczarczak PYC/NYC 0:42:51 8 Lockeness Fred Locke NYCP 0:43:20 Maxine #3 / Bay Champ #4 Race Results - March 13, PYC Race 2 SPINNAKER A 4 miles 1 Atlantic Union Paul Gillette PYC 38:18 2 Finesse Alan McMillan PYC 38:37 3 Tryptonite David Dunbar PBYC 38:52 4 Rodent XL Hunter Riddle PYC 41:05 SPINNAKER B 4 miles 1 Phoenix Tony Nichols NYCP 38:20 2 Reach Around Jeff Hunt PYC/PBYC 39:20 3 Hoot Mark Mager PYC 42:45 4 Pink Meanie Bob Patroni PBYC 44:56 5 Helldiver Kim Kaminski NYCP 45:14 6 Sea Breeze Dan Owczarczak NYCP 48: Maxine Sansom Series OVERALL FLEET STANDINGS Boat Max1 Max2 Max3 Total 1 Tryptonite Atlantic Union Rodent Phoenix Reach Around Pink Meanie Hoot Helldiver WhiteShellWoman dnc Sea Breeze Finesse 16dnc 16dnc PYC Viper 1 16dnc 3 16dnc Ringle 6 16dnc 16dnc PYC Viper 2 16dnc 8 16dnc Lockeness dnc 41 Maxine Sansom Series Trophies 2016 Race 1 SPINNAKER A 4 miles 1 Tryptonite David Dunbar PBYC 38:02 2 Finesse Alan McMillan PYC 38:49 3 Atlantic Union Paul Gillette PYC 38:59 4 Rodent XL Hunter Riddle PYC 40:29 SPINNAKER B 4 miles 1 Reach Around Jeff Hunt PYC/PBYC 39:08 2 Phoenix Tony Nichols NYCP 39:25 3 Pink Meanie Bob Patroni PBYC 44:57 4 Hoot Mark Mager PYC 46:19 5 Helldiver Kim Kaminski NYCP 48:30 6 Sea Breeze Dan Owczarczak NYCP 49:34 NYCP s Tony Nichols Phoenix earns top award in Spinnaker B Class during the Maxine Sansom Series Race #3

7 a list for the Security Department, which will facilitate entrance to the base. If you anticipate entering the base and do not have the proper credentials, please furnish a list of crew members ten days in advance. REAR COMMODORE Jim Parsons Hello All, Commodore s Cup Race #2 also known as the 85 th Anniversary Regatta will be held on Saturday, April 16, This will be our yacht club s birthday celebration and the Bay Championship Race #5. We look forward to the membership coming out to support this event. We look forward to providing a great regatta with lots of participation REGISTER TODAY! Pass this information on to other folks I may have missed. Thanks, Jim Parsons Rear Commodore If you are interested in being trained to help out with our regattas for let me know we would love to have you help out with any of our upcoming activities. Jim Parsons Rear Commodore jimparsons@bellsouth.net (850) To all prospective participants in the NYCP Regattas Please be advised that access to NAS Pensacola is being highly enforced. Since we (NYC) do not know in advance, we are unable to give the main gate a list of possible attendees. If you do not possess a DoD ID card, you may not be permitted access without sponsorship. You will be held at the gate until a sponsor can come to allow your entry. All persons in the car must have some form of ID, even if the driver has a DoD ID. If you arrive at the gate and are told you need a sponsor, you can call and someone will be sent to help you gain access. We will be manning the Crow's Nest (Bayou Grande Marina) from 0800 Race Day Saturdays. Registration for the NYCP Regattas is available via the Regatta Network and is mandatory. Registration will be open at the Crow's Nest on Saturdays at Computer access to the Regatta Network will be available for your use for registration. The NOR is available on the Regatta Network website and on NYCP's web site ( under Racing. For future regattas, it is advised that you register a week in advance via Regatta Network so that we may generate FLEET CAPTAIN "Racing News" Barry Pokorney Hello All, Our next race of the year will be held on Saturday, April 16 th. This race The Commodore s Cup Race #2 aka 85 th Anniversary Regatta it is the second race in the Commodore s Cup Series and now, it is also Race #5 of the Pensacola Bay Championship Series. We were lucky to have the Navy Yacht Club s Race Committee help out with our first Commodore s Cup Race and we look forward to the same Navy Yacht Club effort for Race #2. Plan to come out and support our Commodore s Cup and 85 th Anniversary event. Watch for more pictures taken at the regatta and after race activities. If you have a boat (power or sail) and would like to assist us in upcoming races, or would like to learn about race committee work, please contact me. We are always looking to add new crew to the Race Committee. Barry Pokorney Fleet Captain barry.pokorney@gmail.com (850)

8 US Sailing GYA Regional/District/National/World Events Apr 2-7 Flying Scot Midwinters Apr 7-10 Wetafest Apr 8-10 Finn Nationals May 21 Bay County Youth Championship May C-22 National Championship Jun Navy Cup Jun GYA Offshore Challenge Cup Jul Jr Lipton Championship Jul USODA Team Race Nationals Jul USODA Girls Nationals Jul USODA Nationals Aug Knost Championship Aug Galloway GYA Sunfish/Laser Champ Sep 3-5 Lipton Challenge Oct 8-9 GYA Finn Championship Oct GYA Fish Championship Nov USODA Opti Midwinters GYA (Gulf Yachting Association) Activities The Gulf Yachting Association Sportboat Championship and Interclub Series will be sailed in the years 2016 and 2017 in parallel with the 2016 and 2017 Capdevielle Series, as outlined herein, for the purpose of introducing and transitioning the Viper 640 as the GYA Interclub Boat effective in GYA Sportboat Championship & Interclub Series Regatta Dates GYA Opening Fairhope Yacht Club Meigs Regatta Ft Walton Yacht Club Weatherly Regatta Gulfport Yacht Club Sugar Bowl Regatta - Southern Yacht Club 2017 Regatta Dates Mardi Gras Regatta - New Orleans Yacht Club GYA Opening Gulfport Yacht Club Candler Regatta St Andrews Bay Yacht Club Meigs Regatta Ft Walton Yacht Club Summer Regatta Mobile Yacht Club Weatherly Regatta Gulfport Yacht Club Wadewitz Regatta Fairhope Yacht Club Sugar Bowl Race of Champions New Orleans Yacht Club Dick Piatt Hello All, The GYA Opening Regatta will be held on May 20 th thru May 22 nd at the Fairhope Yacht Club. This weekend will also be designated as the 2016 Viper Gulf Coast Championship also held at the Fairhope Yacht Club. Please note this is a different date than the normal schedule. This will also be the first race in the newly established GYA Sportboat Championship and Interclub Series (see more information below). It will be a busy time for the GYA regarding all of the regional and district championships being held in April including: the GORC (Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit) April 1 st thru 3 rd in Gulfport, the Flying Scot Midwinters April 2 nd thru 7 th at the St Andrews Bay Yacht Club in Panama City, the WetaFest in Ft. Walton on April 7 th thru the 10 th and the Finn Nationals in Mobile at the Buccaneer Yacht Club Please let me know if you have any information or need any info about GYA. Any questions ask Dick! Dick Piatt GYA Coordinator Director piatt49@att.net (850) GYA Capdevielle RACING Flying Scot / GYA Events Standard Schedule 2016 Apr 1-3 GORC Apr 9-10 Gilliland/Spring Fling (Flying Scot) May Spring Regatta (Flying Scot) May Opening Regatta (Flying Scot) May Viper Gulf Coast Championship Jun 4-5 Candler Regatta (Flying Scot) Jun Offshore Challenge Cup Jun Gulfport to Pensacola Jul 9-10 Meigs Regatta (Flying Scot) Jul Summer Regatta (Flying Scot) Jul Women s PHRF Championship Jul Junior Liptons (Flying Scot) Jul Weatherly Regatta(Flying Scot) Aug 6-7 GYA J-22 Aug Knost Regatta (Flying Scot / PHRF) Aug Galloway Regatta (Flying Scot) Sep 3-5 Lipton Regatta (Flying Scot) Sep 10 Chappell-Stitt Sep Back to School (Flying Scot) Sep Wadewitz Regatta (Flying Scot) Oct WFORC Oct GYA Fish Class Nov Jubilee Regatta /Flying Scot Individual Championship Dec 3-4 Sugar Bowl Regatta(FlyingScot)

9 Navy Flying Scot Sailing Greetings! The Flying Scot schedule this year for our Navy Yacht Club team is Spring Regatta May at BYC (Biloxi), Opening Regatta May at Fairhope, Candler Regatta 4-5 June St Andrews Bay (Panama City), Meigs Regatta 9-10 July Ft Walton, Summer Regatta July Mobile, and Weatherly Regatta July Gulfport & Lipton Regatta 3-5 Sept Mobile. Please let me know if you want to be part of our sailing effort. I will be at the meeting Thursday and we can start planning practices. Thanks!! Please be sure to check the Navy Yacht Club website: for all of the yacht club news such as upcoming meetings, sign-up for activities or sailboat crew, information about the club and notice of races as well as other contact information. I added a new function to the Website. Check out Navy Yacht Club on You Tube. There's a link to it on the home page. It's a work in progress and it's got a lot of potential. Also check out the photos from the new Where in the World is the NYCP Burgee map link. And check out the photos from the Commodore s Cup Race #1. If you have a picture to submit be sure to let us know. ssteph7@juno.com (850) Sue Stephenson Flying Scot Fleet Captain Richard Smith Website and Newsletter Director rps2949@att.net Women s Regattas 2016 July 9 - Bikini Regatta - NYCP July 23 - Race for the Roses PBYC July GYA Women s PHRF Championship - PBYC July 30 - Fast Women - PtYC Aug GYA Knost Regatta PCYC Aug 27 Pam Sintes Regatta - NOYC Oct 22 - Pink Ribbon SYC / NOYC / LPWSA 54th Annual Navy Cup Attention Members: We are now accepting advertisements for our Navy Cup Brochure if you would like to put a message to the sailors in our brochure or if you know a business that would like to advertise, please be sure to get the information to one of your NYCP board members. Thanks. Dan Smith Youth Sailing Scholarship Fund If you know a youth who is interested in learning how to sail or if you are interested in helping with the youth sailing program Please submit their name and information or provide your contact information to any of the Navy Yacht Club Board members Past Commodore Kathy Champagne shows off the Navy Yacht Club burgee at the Houston Rodeo in Texas.

10 Where in the world is the NYCP Burgee? This is a variation of the Where s Waldo drawings that were popular several years ago. Basically members of the club for the next year submit pictures to the Social Committee - which have the Burgee or our license plate somewhere in the photograph. Pictures can be submitted at any time electronically or dropping them off at one of the club events to any member of the social committee. Each month the social committee will review the picture(s) submitted and selection of one along with a runner-up which is unique and would be of the most interest to the entire club to submit to the Foghorn. Monthly winners will be reviewed and voted on by the social committee and the club membership prior to the 85 th Anniversary Social. Based on the number of applicants a 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd place winner will be announced at the Anniversary event. Club members or their guests are eligible to participate. Welcome to the Navy Yacht Club Pensacola. As an all- Volunteer organization we look forward to your becoming directly involved in many of the activities and events conducted by NYCP. It is the interest in and commitment to the avenues of service that makes the administration and operation of the Club successful. We look forward to an exciting year and the success of our membership becoming personally involved with their time and talents. We appreciate your interest and willingness to make a commitment especially in the following areas of activity: Social, Sailing, Communications and Site Management Sincerely, The 2016 Navy Yacht Club Bridge Officers Membership News By Director - Molly Werner Navy Yacht Club Objectives: A) To instruct, train and encourage recreational boating and competitive sailing events including all race management activities. B) To instruct and develop skills in seamanship, piloting, navigation, water safety and boat maintenance including cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard in promotion safe boating practices. C) To establish and maintain professional liaison with local commands. D) To establish and maintain an association with the military and civilian sailing or recreational organizations. Attention all members To date we have 68 members - 10 New and 58 who have renewed. The Dues for 2016 are now $150.00* per returning member and the students memberships will be $25.00 per person. (*There is a $30.00 late fee added if dues are not paid by March 3 rd, 2016 (per our bi-laws).) If you would like to pay your dues bi-annually you can contact me for arrangements. If you have friends who would like to join our club please contact me. Be sure to have them fill out the brand new application form with all the latest updated information that is being requested. Also, if your phone number has changed, please let me know so I can update that information on our membership roster. If you requested a name badge or membership card, please don t forget to check in with me to pick up your items. Many thanks! E) To sponsor and provide training to youth groups. F) To encourage membership and participation in the U.S. Naval Sailing Association. G) To promote and encourage social activities among members. mc4werner@aol.com Molly Werner Membership Director NYC dues for $240 per family *** - $120 per member *** - $25 per student Note: a $30 late fee is added to the 2016 dues for current members if payment received after 3/3/2016 *NOTE: Portions of the dues payment will be placed in a special Building Fund account.

11 ***In addition, any NYCP member who permanently resides more than 150 miles from Naval Air Station Pensacola (for at least six consecutive months) annually shall be eligible for a reduced dues rate of 50 percent per member/family. Checks should be made payable to the Navy Yacht Club. Send your check directly to: Treasurer NYC P.O. Box 4422 Pensacola FL If you would like to order a name tag, please let me know at the monthly meetings. The cost of a name tag is $8.50. Applications for membership can be found on the Navy Yacht Club website at: or by contacting Molly Werner, Membership Chair at or by mc4werner@aol.com Junior Membership = Membership of a dependent child (in a family membership) under the age of eighteen and twenty-two if still financially supported by the family. Junior Members shall not be eligible to vote. Passing of the Torch. Much appreciation and gratitude go out to two individuals who have served the Navy Yacht Club throughout the years and are passing the torch onto new members. THANK YOU to: Carol Johnson who has been the Miss Hospitality Lady for the Navy Yacht Club and club photographer extraordinaire! Thank you for your years of service! And Lili Cartwright who has been Captain Sunshine our very own Sunshine Lady for the Navy Yacht Club (for over 30 + years) and at her request the title Sunshine Lady, Captain Sunshine will be retired from use. Both of these ladies have served the club very well for multiple years and both have decided to step down and relax. New Members If you are interested in joining the Navy Yacht Club as a club member - please be advised that our updated and revised membership requirements and bylaws changes have been recently approved. Qualified applicants shall now include: Reserve and Former Military personnel of all United States Uniformed Services and their dependents Actively employed or retired civilians of the Department of the Defense and their dependents Student members members who are assigned as students to military schools located on military installations located in the Pensacola Bay area. Their student membership shall expire upon their graduation from the military school they had been attending. Student members are not eligible to vote. Honorary Members members whose membership has been proposed to and elected by the Bridge and approved by the general membership, Individuals nominated for Honorary Membership shall have made a significant contribution to the Club in the form of time, services rendered or by having a special skill or talent needed by the Club. Honorary members are subject to approval on an annual basis and honorary members are not eligible to vote. Family Membership = Membership of the family of a person who has qualified as a Regular Member. Family includes husband and wife, legally married and their legally dependent child (children) who qualify as Junior Members as described below. Miss Moonbeam - Marcia Cooper HOPEFULLY, WE WILL SEE YOU AT THE MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS! As Captain Lili our one and only Sunshine Lady always said IF YOU PLAN ON BEING SICK SOON GIVE ME A CALL. Or if you are ill or know someone who is ill, due to have surgery, or may be in the hospital and would like some moonbeams sent their way, please call. Marcia Cooper MISS MOONBEAM (850)

12 Please keep Past NYCP Commodore Vince Cooke and his wife Pat in your prayers after Vince s recent stay in Sacred Heart Hospital with heart issues. NYCP - Historical Archives Hello All, Get Well Wishes also go out to past NYCP member Doug White on his recent medical issue with his heart. Please keep Doug and his family in your prayers too! This year will be the Navy Yacht Club s 85 th Anniversary and we need your help! If you have any old photos of the Navy Yacht Club or any of the club s past activities, please be sure to contact me or send them to me for archiving. We are planning a special presentation and your photos will help make the celebration significant. Thanks for your help in keeping our history alive. Tina Sulser Historical Archives Director tinak456@hotmail.com N.Y.C.P. Meeting March 3, 2016 Hello All, We had a few guests who signed up as members at our March meeting: Fred Locke Pat Jackson Scott Baller If you are new members to the club - we would like to welcome you. We look forward to seeing you at the meetings. If you bring any new friends with you to the meeting be sure to let us know so we can introduce you or your friends to our members-you never know who may want to join our ranks and become the newest Navy Yacht Club member. Hospitality Committee FORWARD MARCH Airing Wednesdays at 7:00 PM Channel 44 about local military Upcoming Boat Shows April 8 to 10 Gulf Coast Yacht & Boat Show, Gulfport, MS April 15 to 17 Gulf Coast Yacht & Boat Show, Gulfport, MS

13 astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen, both wearers of the wings of gold celebrates: 400 th Anniversary of William Shakespeare s Death 400 th Anniversary of the work of Copernicus 200 th Anniversary of the birth of Frankenstein 150 th Anniversary of Commissioning First Admiral in Navy 130 th Anniversary of Ground Hog s Day 100 th Anniversary of the National Park Service 100 th Anniversary of Einstein s theory of relativity 100 th Anniversary of US declared War on Germany 100 th Anniversary of 1 st Ship to Shore Voice Communication 100 th Anniversary of AB3 Flying Boat Launch 100 th Anniversary of Greer s 80 th Anniversary of Spanish Civil War 80 th Anniversary of the Hindenburg Airship first flight 80 th Anniversary of the first flight of a Spitfire 80 th Anniversary of the Pensacola Little Theatre 75 th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor 75 th Anniversary of the 1 st Liberty Ship 75 th Anniversary of the Commissioning of the US Hornet 75 th Anniversary of the Lend-Lease Act 75 th Anniversary of Captain America 75 th Anniversary of M & M s (candy) 70 th Anniversary of the Blue Angels 60 th Anniversary of Disneyland 50 th Anniversary of the Super Bowl 50 th Anniversary of Boat US 50 th Anniversary of the River Patrol Force (PBRs) 50 th Anniversary of Gemini th Anniversary of the Challenger Disaster 25 th Anniversary of Desert Storm 25 th Anniversary of Wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery 15 th Anniversary of Ellen McArthur (youngest women to sail around the world alone) 15 th Anniversary of Operation Enduring Freedom Viva Florida Promoting Florida s History and Culture It was a clean sweep for the Navy s newest fighter when, on April 12, 1961, an F4H-1 Phantom II jet streaked high into the sky over California, reaching an altitude of 30,000 meters in just more than six minutes, averaging three miles per minute going straight up. When the plane returned to Earth, it marked the establishment of a new time-to-climb world record. Including previous recordsetting flights, the Phantom II on that day owned eight time-to-climb marks. Pensacola Fun Fact! On April 2, 1931, the Navy issued a contract to Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation for production of the prototype for a new fighter, the XFF-1. Nicknamed Fifi when production models entered service, the aircraft was revolutionary in the fact that it incorporated retractable landing gear, the first Navy aircraft to do so. It also marked the first successful fighter design by Grumman, with the World War II era F4F Wildcat, F6F Hellcat and the venerable F-14 Tomcat among the aircraft the company eventually produced. More Fun Facts! On April 1, 1943, the Navy commissioned an air station that had been constructed on a section of real estate in rural Maryland that was far removed from population centers. It took its name from a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay that bordered it, the Patuxent River. Those who served there would forever come to know the air station as Pax River, home of the Navy s flight testing and test pilot school and for many a Naval astronaut, the gateway to outer space. Florida Humanities Council invites you: For more information: Enjoy our events around the state! Viva Florida Fun Fact As the Nation s First settlement attempt, the Pensacola Bay Area plays a significant role in over 500 years of history that helped to create the State of Florida. In honor of this history be on the lookout for monthly Viva-related fun facts about Pensacola! Viva Pensacola! Fun Facts The Space Shuttle program has through triumph and tragedy been the staple of U.S. space exploration for three decades, its momentous beginning occurring on April 12, 1981, when Columbia blasted off from Cape Kennedy. On board, continuing Naval aviation s proud legacy of contributions to the space program, were Mirage For Sale; fast, stiff, great sailing boat with over $2500 in new sails; and trailer It is the same boat as the Kelly 24. Great entry level cruiser and PHRF racer - Go to Craig s List for details and pictures; or call Bob Kriegel at $

14 NYCP SHIPS STORE Navy Yacht Club Burgees and License Plates are available contact a Board member if you would like to purchase Navy Yacht Club burgee or plate found in our Ships Store inventory! Annual Blessing of the Fleet Sunday, April 17 th, 2016 at 2:00 PM The Pensacola Yacht Club T-Dock All Pensacola Bay area boat owners, skippers and water lovers are invited to participate in this traditional event on April 17, Boats are decorated and will parade in front of PYC T-dock, receive their blessing and return to PYC for celebration festivities. Show your support for NYCP by wearing or using items with the Navy Yacht Club logo. Remember we have regattas and celebrations throughout the year a perfect occasion to show off your yacht club spirit especially for our Navy Cup Championship or Raft-up Opportunities. And don t forget our 85 th Anniversary LOGO!! If you need a logo to be embroidered on a hat, shirt, etc. contact Wings & Things Monogramming at 3815 W. Navy Boulevard (next to El Agave Mexican Restaurant), at (850) They have the Navy Yacht Club Burgee Embroidery Patch as well as other Navy Yacht Club logos on file and can place the logo on any item you want to bring in for under $8.00 plus tax. The shop is opened from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Monday thru Friday. Looking for Sailors.. -Are you interested in sailing or crewing on a boat? -Have you ever wanted to learn how to rig a boat, hoist a sail or anchor a boat? -Are you an experienced racer and need a boat and crew to sail with? Then you should come out and join in on the yachting fun with the sailors and members of the Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola (NYCP) located aboard the Pensacola Naval Air Station at the Bayou Grande Marina. Visit our website at for more information or sign up under the Hey I need Crew listing on the home page Membership meetings are held on the First Thursdays of each month and guests are always welcome. Sunfish sailing is held on Thursdays during the season. Wednesday Nights Beginning on April 6 th Start of the Wednesday Night Fun Racing at Pensacola Yacht Club PHRF, One Design, Multi-hulls Attention Navy Yacht Club Boat Owners: If you keep your boat at the Bayou Grande Marina and need to have someone work on your vessel or prepare your boat for Storms and they do not have a military ID to gain access onto the base please contact Mike Helms or Janelys Christopher in the Bayou Grande Marina Office. The marina office can place them on an admittance list. Items needed by the Marina office in order to be placed on the list include obtaining a copy of their ID (identification), the Business name and copy of their insurance as well as the Vehicle ID number and Vehicle -Plate number. If you have any questions please contact: Bayou Grande Marina bgmarina@bellsouth.net Office, FAX

15 Upcoming Community & Yachting Events April 9 th & April 16 th Ghost Hunt 8:00 PM, Pensacola Lighthouse Museum Is the Pensacola Lighthouse HAUNTED? The Travel Channel and SciFi's Ghost Hunters (TAPS) think so! Several psychics and clairvoyants agree; in fact, we've been called one of the most haunted lighthouses in America! However, only you can answer the question for yourself! Join us for a ghost hunt in the historic 1869 Keeper's Quarters and see if our ghosts are willing to meet you. Follow in the footsteps of TAPS using real ghost hunting equipment. Bring your own equipment or share ours (some items available for purchase in the Gift Shop before tours commence.) Tours are two hours in duration. This tour DOES include a trip to the top of the Lighthouse for a look across Pensacola Bay, weather permitting. Per Coast Guard Safety Regulations backless/open toed shoes are not permitted to climb the tower stairs. We recommend this tour for children 12 and over only. April 1 st, April 9 th, April 15 th & April 29 th Toast at the Top Tour 6:30 PM Pensacola Lighthouse Museum Our most romantic tour to share with that someone special! This is a couple s only tour. Each reservation is for two and includes ambient music, sparkling non-alcoholic wine served in keepsake champagne flutes, and light hors d'oeuvres. Tour times begin roughly a half hour before sunset. Please note the exact tour start time on your reservation. We ask that you arrive no more than 15 minutes before the start of your tour. Space is extremely limited! Book your reservations now. This tour DOES include a trip to the top of the Lighthouse for a look across Pensacola Bay, weather permitting. Per Coast Guard Safety Regulations backless/open toed shoes, high heels, etc. are not permitted to climb the tower stairs. We recommend this tour for children 12 and over only. **Tour times vary based on sunset times. Please read your reservation confirmation carefully. April 22 nd Light of the Moon Tours 7:00PM-8:30PM, Pensacola Lighthouse Museum Climb to the top of the Pensacola Lighthouse for the most breathtaking view of a moonlit Pensacola Bay (weather permitting)! A bit of history and a some ghost stories combine to make this an interesting and fun tour for all. And the night view from the top is pretty awesome, too! Tour times are set in relation to sunset times and will vary. Adults $15 Kids 7-12 $7. This event is family friendly. UPCOMING EVENTS in the PENSACOLA/Gulf Coast AREA Friday, April 1 st thru Sunday, April 3 rd Out of Darkness Fri & Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2:30 PM, Pensacola Opera Center Friday, April 1 st thru Sunday, April 3 rd 6 th Annual Jazz Pensacola Jazz Student Competition Fri 7PM, Sat & Sun 11AM Seville Square Gazebo Friday, April 1 st thru Sunday, April 3 rd Water Circus Fri 7:30 PM, Sat 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM & 7:30 PM, Sun 2:30 PM & 5:30 PM Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds Saturdays, April 2 nd, 9 th, 16 th, 23 rd & 30 th 2016 Palafox Market 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Saturdays MLK Plaza (all 3 medians) Palafox between Garden and Wright Streets Saturday, April 2 nd A Bark to Remember 10AM to 2PM, Community Maritime Park Saturday, April 2 nd & Sunday, April 3 rd Pensacola JazzFest 2016 Arts & Crafts 10:30AM to 6:30PM Seville Square Park Saturday, April 2 nd Cabaret, Vegas Style 7:00 PM, Pensacola Little Theatre Saturday, April 2 nd Russian Spectacular 7:30 PM, Saenger Theatre Sunday, April 3 rd The Hit Men 7:00 PM, Saenger Theatre Wednesday, April 6 th The Illusionist Live from Broadway 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM, Saenger Theatre Friday, April 8 th thru Sunday, April 10 th Timeless Vintage Market Holiday Show Fri 5PM-7PM, Sat 9AM-5PM, Sun 10AM-4PM, Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds Saturday, April 9 th 24 Hour Theatre: Spring 7:30 PM, Pensacola Little Theatre Sunday, April 10 th Gulfcoast Half Marathon 7:00AM, Gulfside Pavillion, Casino Beach Monday, April 11 th thru Friday, April 22 nd Fiesta Treasure Hunt Pensacola, FL Tuesday, April 12 th Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science 7:30 PM, Saenger Theatre Friday, April 15 th Gallery Night PM to 9PM Downtown Pensacola - Palafox Street Friday, April 15th thru Sunday, April 17 th Don t Dress for Dinner: A Mainstage Production 7:30 PM, Fri & Sat, 2:30 PM Sun, Pensacola Little Theatre Saturday, April 16 th and Saturday, April 17 th The U.S. Finals 7:00 AM, Pensacola Bay Center Tuesday, April 19 th James Taylor And His All Star Band 8:00PM, Pensacola Bay Center Thursday, April 21 st Let It Be A Celebration of the Music of the Beatles 7:30 PM, Saenger Theatre Thursday, April 21 st thru Sunday, April 24 th Don t Dress for Dinner: A Mainstage Production 7:30 PM, Thurs, Fri & Sat, 2:30 PM Sun, Pensacola Little Theatre Friday, April 22 nd thru Sunday, April 24 th Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast Greatest Beach Party Fri 12:00 Noon, Sat & Sun 10AM - Florabama

16 Friday, April 22 nd Extraordinary Women Conference :30 AM, Pensacola Bay Center Friday, April 22 nd Brian Regan 8:00 PM, Saenger Theatre Saturday, April 23 rd Tri the Island Triathlon Pensacola Beach Saturday, April 23 rd Grace Potter 7:30 PM, Saenger Theatre Sunday, April 24 th UWF Spring Commencement Ceremonies 9AM, Pensacola Bay Center Tuesday, April 26 th Bon Qui Qui in Concert 7:30 PM, Saenger Theatre Friday, April 29 th thru Sunday, May 1 st 32 nd Annual Pensacola Crawfish Festival Fri 12Noon to 11PM, Sat 10AM to 11PM, Sun 11am to 5PM, Bartram Park Friday, April 29 th thru Sunday May 1 st Disney on Ice presents Lets Celebrate Fri 10:30AM-7PM, Sat 2PM & 6PM, Sun 2PM, Pensacola Bay Center Friday, April 29 th thru Sunday, May 1 st Swing, Swang, Swung 7:30 PM, Fri & Sat, 1:30 PM Sun, Pensacola Little Theatre Saturday, April 30 th Annual Fiesta 10k & 5k Run/Walk 7:30 AM, Pensacola State College Saturday, April 30 th Burger Battle by the Bay 11AM to 3PM Community Maritime Park Saturday, April 30 th Shostakovich Symphony No 10 7:30 PM, Saenger Theatre GYA Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit (G.O.R.C.) The Mississippi Gulf Coast Yacht Clubs would like to invite you the GORC. The 2016 event will be hosted by Gulfport & Pass Christian Yacht Clubs. It is a three day event filled with great sailing and fun parties. Sign up today to save on the Registration Fee! First stop on the unofficial PHRF Boat of the Year award!! Classes: PHRF Spinnaker, PHRF Non-Spinnaker, VX One Design, & Viper 640. Dates: March 31st - April 3rd Price: $55 before March 1st $75 before March 25th $95 after March 31st Schedule of Events Thursday: March 31st 7pm - PHRF Skippers Meeting at PCYC Friday: April 1st 11am - PHRF Race around the Sound After Racing Party and Daily Awards at PCYC Saturday: April 2nd 11am - PHRF Race PCYC to GYC 11am - Skippers meeting for VX One Class 12pm - Race for VX One After Racing Party and Daily Awards at GYC Sunday: April 3rd 11am - Start for PHRF and VX One After Racing Party and Award Ceremony at GYC ***Safety Requirements for the PHRF Class**** All boats competing in the PHRF class must comply with US Sailing Special Equipment Requirements for Nearshore Racing. Save the Dates for the 2017 GORC Hosted by Long Beach and Biloxi Yacht Club Administrative Professional Day Wednesday, April 27 th, 2016

17 Race Management Qualified Observer Program... For those interested in becoming a Qualified Observer (QO) or to receive a refresher on the QO program. Qualified Observers are used to score Race Management to determine the winner of the Race Management Award presented by the GYA and the real reason: to make us better race officers! On April 2nd and 3rd at Fairhope Yacht Club during the Wet-n-Cool regatta, a QO course will be offered. FYC is offering this event for the Race Management Committee to train QOs. We will have onshore and offshore activities. It will be a one a day event. Lead Instructors: Clinton Edwards and Randy Fitzpatrick- Wainwright Clinton will be the QO and Randy will be the PRO. Schedule of Events We will have an onshore meeting one hour before the Competitors Meeting. Observation will begin at the Competitors Meeting. Observation will continue on the water to observe the race committee. Observation will end no sooner than one hour after docking time. After protest time, we will have a meeting with the PRO to discuss: What went right, what went wrong and what can we do make it better? Clinton Edwards race.management@gya.org Friday, April 22 nd, 2016

18 85 th Anniversary Established April 12 th, 1931 Plans are in the works for establishing a: Vice Commodore s Champagne Social Creating a Logo to commemorate the Anniversary Making social plans for the Anniversary Regatta Establishing Committees to help in various areas regarding all of the 2016 events especially helping with our Navy Cup Brochure, 54 th Navy Cup Regatta and the 36 th Bikini Regatta 85 th Anniversary recognition during W.A.V.E. event Yacht America visit starting on November 11 th In conjunction with the 85 th Anniversary If you want to assist and take part in this special year for the Navy Yacht Club PLEASE let us know. WE need your help and your ideas! Contact any one of the Board Officers; and/or the Foghorn or Website Director. OR Sign up at the next meeting! Let s make 2016 a year to REMEMBER! Navy Yacht Club is also a member of the United States Naval Sailing Association USNSA.org

19 Celebrating over 85 years of history. Established on April 12, 1931 Like us on Facebook Enter Navy Yacht Club Pensacola 2016 Navy Yacht Club Officers Commodore: John Matthews Vice Commodore: Bob Sutton Rear Commodore: Jim Parsons Fleet Captain: Barry Pokorney Secretary: Tina Sulser Treasurer: Bill Clark Website/Newsletter Director: Richard Smith Membership Director: Molly Werner Historical Archives Director: Tina Sulser GYA Coordinator Director: Dick Piatt Past Commodore: N/A Social Committee: Kathy Champagne Sailing Committee: Jim Parsons Facilities Committee: Bob Sutton Communications Committee: Tina Sulser Finance Committee: Bill Clark Capt. Sunshine: Marcia Cooper Miss Hospitality: tbd Ship s Store: tbd Foghorn Editor Kim Kaminski The FOGHORN is the official publication of the Navy Yacht Club Pensacola and will be published monthly. NYCP the NYCP Membership Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 7th, :30 PM at the Crow s Nest aboard Pensacola Naval Air Station All Guests are Welcome! Hurricane Season begins June 1, Storm Names: Alex Igor Richard Bonnie Julia Shary Colin Karl Tomas Danielle Lisa Virginie Earl Matthew Walter Fiona Nicole Gaston Otto Be Ready Hermine Paula Editor Material for the Foghorn Newsletter should be submitted by the 20 th of each month. If you can t make this deadline please - Contact Kim Kaminski at (cell) or navyfognews607@yahoo.com Navy Yacht Club Pensacola P. O. Box 4422 Pensacola, FL 32507

20 Preparing for MAXINE Race #2