55 th ANNUAL NAVY CUP REGATTA

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1 55 th ANNUAL NAVY CUP REGATTA

2 Events of World War II to be commemorated Over the next four years: 75 th Anniversary of the U.S. Navy Experiences in World War II December 7, th Anniversary of The Attack on Pearl Harbor the Start of WWII Starting with the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 2016 through the anniversary of the Japanese surrender onboard USS Missouri on September 2, World War II history has always been of intense interest to both our service and the country at large and for a very good reason said Naval History and Heritage Command Director Sam Cox. It was a worldwide conflict with existential consequences that continue to unfold, and it affected every American. America is a maritime nation whose security is tied to the sea and depends on a capable and credible U.S. Navy 35 th America s Cup May 26 th thru June 27, 2017 Louis Vuitton America s Cup Qualifiers Bermuda In June 2017, the best sailors in the world will convene in Bermuda for the 35th America s Cup, presented by Louis Vuitton. The pinnacle of international sailing, the America s Cup has generated intense excitement and fierce rivalries for more than 160 years. Now, for the first time, this premier event will take place in Bermuda, an island founded on a legacy of sailing. The drama will unfold in Bermuda s Great Sound, a magnificent natural amphitheater set amid a spectacular backdrop of islands and beaches. Catch the action on NBC & NBC Sports DATES: Louis Vuitton America s Cup Qualifiers: 26 May - 3 June Louis Vuitton America s Cup Challenger Play-Off Semi- Finals: 4 June - 8 June Louis Vuitton America s Cup Challenger Play-Off Finals: 10 June - 12 June 35th America s Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton: 17, 18, 24, 25, 26*, 27* June (*Match continues until 7 races are won by one team) From the Helm: JUNE 2017 Commodore s Comments BOB SUTTON June is the start of Hurricane season, are you ready? Now is the time to make the plan, not when a storm is in the Gulf. This is predicted to be a very active year for storms. Say a prayer and be prepared. June is also a big Month for Navy Yacht Club Pensacola. Navy Cup is here and it s time to volunteer. The CO of the base Captain Martin has just responded to my request to have him give the Navy Cup to the winning Club of the 55 Navy Cup Regatta. He will be here and I hope that we have a good turnout of members on Sunday 11 June to support the club when that happens. I want to thank all of the members that put in so much time and effort making this year s Navy Cup Brochure such a success with a goal very close to being made. I want to give a special thanks to Kim Kaminski for taking all the ads that the members added to the ads that the businesses put in to come very close to that goal. This shows that there is a very strong nucleus to this club that wants to see it continue, and care about having a great Commodores Ball, thanks to you and your member ads. We added 10 more pages this year and it should be out by Friday. Great job all!!! The Boy Scout troop 66 was in town this week and it was a lot of fun. The Navy Yacht Club donated the meals for the two day event and it was well perceived. A special thanks to Tina Sulser for chairing the event. It took a few hard working volunteers to make it happen and I thank all of you that helped. It was great to see them out on the water learning how to sail. If you would like to hear more about the two days come to the membership meeting and here all about it. We have another event in June, the Summer Sailstice-the first Marina party of the year on June 24 th at 1500(3pm) and we are still looking for volunteers for that day. We will have live entertainment and Margaritas. Please come out and join us and have some fun. As we enter the half way month of this bridge s year we are still looking for ways to bring in new members, and ways to keep the ones we have. If you have any ideas please bring them to a bridge member or to a bridge meeting so we can hear your ideas.

3 My bridge has been working very hard this year trying to make NYCP the place to be. Thank you to all of my team that work long hours to better this Club and keep it fun. (662) Bob Sutton 2017 Commodore REMINDER: Our July General Membership Meeting has been changed to the second Thursday July 13 th to accommodate those NYCP members who will be traveling and enjoying an extended Fourth of July Holiday. Please pass the word!!! 2017 NYCP Racing Calendar June 10-11, th Annual Navy Cup Regatta July 15 & 16, th Annual Bikini Regatta (in conjunction with the GYA Women s PHRF Championship) September 23, 2017 Commodore s Cup #3 (Bay Champ #10) November 4, 2017 Commodore s Cup #4 / Veteran Regatta Upcoming Local Regattas Meetings- Gatherings JUNE 1 NYCP Membership Meeting NYCP 3 J22 & FS MC Spring #3 / R19 Andrews - SYC 3 PHRF Summer #1 - PontYC 3 Great Circle Race - MYC 3-4 Candler Regatta StABYC 4 PHRF #7 & 8 / Classic #5 SYC 9-11 Area D Youth Championship FYC th Annual Navy Cup Regatta NYCP Billy Bowlegs Regatta FWYC Chapman Regatta BWYC Race to the Coast / Sawgrass Series #1 SYC School s Out Regatta PontYC WSA Women s Race Weekend HYC VX One Series #4 PontYC Gulfport to Pensacola / Sawgrass Series #2 GYC / PYC / SYC 17 Father s Day Regatta PYC GYA Offshore Challenge Cup PYC Leukemia Cup Regatta - HYC GYA 420 Championship LBYC 28 NYCP Board Meeting held at PYC - NYCP NYCP = Navy Yacht Club PBYC = Pensacola Beach Yacht Club PYC = Pensacola Yacht Club BucYC = Buccaneer Yacht Club BWYC = Bay Waveland Yacht Club CYC = Cypremont Yacht Club FYC = Fairhope Yacht Club GYC = Gulfport Yacht Club HYC = Houston Yacht Club LBYC = Long Beach Yacht Club MYC = Mobile Yacht Club OSYC = Ocean Springs Yacht Club PCYC = Pass Christian 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 Vice s Verses Bill Clark Ahoy Navy Yacht Club and Friends: I hate to be the bearer of bad news however, someone has to do it. As a Navy Yacht Club we are surviving but we can do better. We need for everyone to help and not just a scattered few. If you want our club to succeed we need everyone to do something. Something does not mean everything (although some try to do everything). When you are overworked and active in every aspect you burn out or have to stop. We would like for that not to happen and it shouldn t happen. Some of the tasks you enjoy and others don t, so find what you enjoy the most and help. As most of you know we have been striving to bring in advertising for our Navy Cup Brochure. Actually only a very few members worked extremely hard selling the ads and did a fine job. After that, a few more members spent a small amount of time to bring in a few ads but not as many

4 as we could have had. Most members did very little to help us in our largest money maker of the year. A few members also purchased ads themselves to help build up the club. I certainly hope we will be able to come up with another idea or two so that we can bring our financial totals to a better state than we have right now. If any of you have any ideas I am all ears. Our primary goal of increasing membership has also fallen down and needs to be revived. We are doing better at the front gate now as many have been able to have six month passes issued. There are thousands of active duty and retired military personnel surrounding the base many with boats (even quite a few with sailboats). The price to join is inexpensive, the members are great people, the regattas are well planned, and other activities are aplenty. We need at least half of the club members to be involved in one or the other from above. Some will be in both halves. Either you need to invite and sell prospects on joining the NYCP to keep it active or help us raise money to keep the yacht club active. Obviously, the more members we have the easier it is to operate. If everyone would recruit at least one member and if everyone would bring in at least $ in ads we would be way ahead and able to make some needed changes. What do you say? Isn t it time you decided to get on board? Not everyone will read this. Not all of those that take the time to read our Foghorn will pay attention. Certainly those doing the work would agree. Unfortunately, we have all heard this before and in other organizations we belong to. What is your decision going to be? Are you happy with your participation as it is or can you step it up a little and get with the program? I may be on this theme for a while or unless there is a change. Don t take it to personal - we need to move it up a notch or two. NYCP Social Committee The Social Committee helps with: Membership Meetings, Regattas and Special Events Here is a list of some of our events in 2017: Membership Meetings: Renee Sutton & Sandy Pyle sandypyle12@gmail.com June Meeting A June Picnic is Busting Out All Over July Meeting Fourth of July Salad Day Marina Party: Kathy Champagne kathychampagne@bellsouth.net Summer Sailstice (Its 5 oclock Somewhere) June 24, :00PM to 6:00 PM Live Music by Jim Andrews, Margaritas, food &fun Bill Clark Vice Commodore (850) 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. Flag Day June 14th Tribute to Trader Jon Date to be determined Pensacola thru the Art October 28, 2017 Tree Trimming Party December 4, 2017 We are always looking for volunteers to help with our social activities if you would like to help cook, bartend, and clean-up or help provide assistance this is the committee for you. If you are interested in helping with the planning of the Meetings and Special events in 2017 please contact either: Renee Sutton, Sandy Pyle or Kathy Champagne

5 Come Join Us Sailing or Social.Sail Supper and Serve! May Membership Meeting Quattro de Mayo A Fantastic Fiesta!! - May 4, 2017 See you at the Next Meeting!

6 Welcome Aboard N.Y.C.P. Meeting May 4, 2017 Hello All, We had a fantastic fiesta gathering for our fifth meeting of the year. The theme of the night was Quattro de Mayo with homemade beef and chicken tamales and Spanish rice, Black Beans, Salad and for dessert Spanish Flan. YUM! There were no new members in attendance, but we had Joe Maun attend whom we have not seen in awhile. Welcome Back Joe! 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. Moonshine Get Well Messages We were happy to see Joe Maun at the General Membership Meeting in May. He is getting up and moving around after his motorcycle accident. We heard at the Membership Meeting that NYCP Member Frank Bean just recently recovered from surgery. He is doing well and the doctor s feel confident that they got all of the cancer. Special Announcement: Juliette, Joel and Graham - Lili s Children are planning a Lili Cartwright Estate / Yard Sale of Lili s Memorabilia and you are invited to stop by on Friday June 2 nd and Saturday, June 3 rd from 9:00AM to 6:00 PM 5131 Choctaw Drive If you are interested in any Lili memorabilia please stop by, and bring a friend! Are there any takers for Clark & Bogie? Best to all of you, Juliette Cell if you'd like to reach me Iva Prosser Miss Hospitality ivaprosser@gmail.com (850) MoonShine Messages - Ellen Costigan 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 moonshine send their way, please call. relivpensacola@hotmail.com (850) Ellen Costigan Miss Moonshine REAR COMMODORE Jim Parsons Hello All, Our next regatta will be the 55 th Annual Navy Cup held on Saturday, June 10 th and Sunday June 11 th, with a registration and skipper s party on Friday, June 9 th. We hope to get as many Navy Yacht Club members out in their boats as possible, because the more boats that sail the better chance we have to win back the Cup! The 55 th Annual Navy Cup also needs everyone to come out and support the club- either by volunteering, being a host or hostess to our guests or being one of the sailors who sails for NAVY as a crew or skipper. Also, 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 the race (either sailing, race committee or onshore) and with any of our other upcoming activities to be held throughout the year. Jim Parsons Rear Commodore jimparsons@bellsouth.net (850)

7 US Sailing GYA 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 a list of participants 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. 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 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 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 Regional/District/National/World Events Jun 9-11 Jun Jun Jun Jun Jul Aug Aug Sep 2-4 Sep Oct Oct Oct Nov Women s Regattas 2017 Area D Youth Championship Navy Cup GYA Offshore Challenge Cup GYA 420 Championship FSSA 60 th Anniversary N. American Championship Jr Lipton Championship Knost Championship Galloway GYA Sunfish/Laser Champ Lipton Challenge Ensign Regionals J 30 North American Viper North American GYA Fish Championship USODA Midwinter Championship Jun WSA Women s Race Weekend - HYC July 15 - Bikini Regatta NYCP / PYC July 15 &16 GYA Women s PHRF Championship NYCP/PYC July 22 - Race for the Roses PBYC July 29 Fast Women PtYC Aug GYA Knost Regatta PCYC Aug 26 Pam Sintes Regatta - NOYC Oct 1 Coco Seaman Regatta - SYC Oct 7 - Pink Ribbon SYC / NOYC / LPWSA Join us for an excellent year of sailing and events celebrating the 60 th Anniversary of the Flying Scot: National Championship Sandusky Sailing Club, Sandusky, OH 6/24/17 to 6/30/17 Wife-Husband Championship Sandy Bay Yacht Club, Rockport, MA 7/22/17 to 7/23/17 Atlantic Coast Championship Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville, VA 9/23/17 to 9/24/17

8 GYA (Gulf Yachting Association) Activities Fred Locke Hello All, June hosts the Candler Regatta on June 3 rd & 4 th at the St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club in Panama City, FL Also, in June The Area D Youth Championship will be held on June 9 th thru 11 th at the Fairhope Yacht Club. On June 16 th and 17 th the GYA Gulfport to Pensacola Long Distance Race will begin at the Gulfport Yacht Club and end at the Pensacola Yacht Club (this race is also part of our Pensacola Bay Championship Series). On June 23 rd thru June 25 th the GYA Challenge Cup will be held by the Pensacola Yacht Club. On June 24 th & 25 th the GYA 420 Championship will be held by the Long Beach Yacht Club in Long Beach, MS and on June 24 th thru the 30 th the FSSA (Flying Scot Sailing Association) will have the FSSA 60 th Anniversary North American National Championship in Sandusky, OH. As you can see the sailing season will be getting busier and so must our Navy Sailors as they prepare to race in the GYA events. Please let me know if you have any information or need any info about the GYA or any of the racing events. And don t forget the Premier Racing event the 35 th America s Cup will be going strong all through the month of June. Any questions ask Fred! The Flag Ceremony and our GYA Team Captain Fred Locke Fred Locke, Vanessa Williams and Kim Kaminski head back to the Gulfport Yacht Club harbor after the first day of racing. Fred Locke GYA Coordinator Director derffr@centurylink.net (205) A Special thank you goes out to all the team members who represented Navy at the GYA Opening Regatta held in Gulfport, MS on May 6 th and 7 th - Thanks for keeping Navy Yacht Club an active & current member of the GYA! GYA Opening Regatta Team (Gulfport, MS): Saturday May 6: Kim Kaminski, Vanessa Williams, Fred Locke with Pat Jackson and Bob Sutton (standby), Jim Parsons (support) Sunday May 7: Fred Locke, Pat Jackson, and Bob Sutton (standby) Spring Regatta Team (Mobile, AL): Rear Commodore Jim Parsons, Commodore Bob Sutton and NYCP member & Flying Scot sailor Vanessa Williams attend the GYA Flag Raising Ceremony at the Gulfport Yacht Club. Unfortunately we only had 2 volunteers ready to race and no one who was able to tow the boat to Mobile so we were unable to sail in this regatta. (Note: the first day of racing for the Spring Regatta was cancelled due to the high winds and deteriorating weather and only 7 clubs raced on the second day of the regatta.) June 18th

9 Navy Flying Scot Sailing Greetings! Don and I are back; we were blown off course by high seas so we didn't make it to Cuba but had 5 days of adventure at sea either way; drove home from Ft. Myers. Thank you to Fred Locke for stepping up as the Team Captain at the GYA Opening Regatta while were away sailing in the Gulf of Mexico. It is time to practice and prepare for the only Flying Scot Regatta in June the Candler Regatta which will be held in Panama City, Florida on June 3rd and 4th. We will be taking the boat out to practice with anyone who is interested in sailing. Grand Lagoon Yacht Club has invited us to come out and practice with their boat at their yacht club if anyone is interested. Let me know by or phone if you plan to practice or race. The current Flying Scot schedule for our Navy Yacht Club team is listed below. The dates that are in bold are the current races we plan to sail in Of course there are other Flying Scot races we could try if we have a team interested in sailing. Let Fred, Ken or myself know if you are interested in racing on the Navy Yacht Club Flying Scot team and if you want to be part of our Flying Scot sailing effort. Thanks!! ssteph7@juno.com (850) Sue Stephenson Flying Scot Fleet Captain GYA Capdevielle RACING Flying Scot / GYA Events Standard Schedule 2017 Jun 3-4 Jun Jun Jun Jul 8-9 Jul Jul Jul Aug Aug Sep 2-4 Sep 9-10 Sep Sep 30-Oct 1 Oct Oct Oct Nov Dec 2-3 Candler Regatta (Flying Scot)StABYC Area D Quarterfinals Gulfport to Pensacola Challenge Cup Meigs Regatta (Flying Scot) FWYC Summer Regatta (Flying Scot) MYC Junior Olympics (Flying Scot) Weatherly Regatta (Flying Scot) GYC GYA J-22 Knost Regatta (Flying Scot / PHRF) Galloway Regatta (Flying Scot) Lipton Regatta (Flying Scot) PCYC Back to School (Flying Scot) Race Week (Flying Scot) Wadewitz Regatta (Flying Scot) FYC WFORC Schreck Regatta (Flying Scot) PYC GYA Fish Class Flying Scot Individual Championship Sugar Bowl (Flying Scot) NOYC FLEET CAPTAIN "Racing News" Ken Pyle Hello All, Our next race the 55 th Annual Navy Cup will be held on Saturday, June 10 th and Sunday, June 11 th. We will have a Friday Evening Regatta Social and Skipper s Meeting starting at 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Then on the following day the racing begins for two days of sailing competition. Saturday the big boats will be out in the Bay and on Sunday you can watch the small boats race in the Bayou. We can always use additional people to assist with putting on the regattas. If you would like to be trained to help out either on Race Committee or other duties, please let me know. 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. We are also looking for members who may be interested in sailing in the Flying Scot for our Capdevielle Racing Season the next race will be held in Panama City at the St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club on June 3rd and 4th. Let me know your interest and we can make plans to get you out on the water for practices before the next race of the season. Ken Pyle Fleet Captain kpyle1968@gmail.com (850) 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 and not just in your home club regattas. This idea was initiated in 2016 and the hope is to have this series continue in if so, there will be 12 regattas in the series and only 9 races would have to be sailed to qualify a yacht for the Bay Championship thereby offering the potential for 4 throw-outs or regattas that could be skipped if a yacht wasn t able to compete in all 12. The series is open to all boats owned by a member in good standing of one of the Pensacola area yacht clubs. A Pensacola Offshore Championship will be sailed within the series and awards for these 4 offshore races* only. Boats need not sail in any of the other Pensacola Bay Championship series races in order

10 to compete for the Offshore Championship. There s definitely room for multihull divisions as well as PHRF racing and cruising and One-Design divisions, youth divisions, etc Pensacola Bay Championship Series Feb 11 Valentine Regatta PBYC (Bay Champ #1) Mar 4 Maxine #1/CC#1 NYCP (Bay Champ #2) Mar 11 Maxine #2 /Rite of Spring PBYC (Bay Champ #3) Mar 18 Maxine #3 PYC (Bay Champ #4) Apr 8 CC#2 NYCP (Bay Champ #5) Apr 29 Cancer Society Regatta PYC (Bay Champ #6) postponed to May 20th May 13 Sea Buoy PBYC (Bay Champ #7) May 20 Cancer Society Regatta PYC (Bay Champ #6) Abandoned and set to be rescheduled to Aug 5th Jun Gulf port-pensacola GYC/PYC (Bay Champ #8) Aug 5 Cancer Society Regatta PYC (Bay Champ #6) Sep 2 Pcola Bch Pier and Back PBYC (Bay Champ #9) Sep 23 CC #3 NYCP (Bay Champ #10) Oct 7 Lost Bay PtYC (Bay Champ #11) Oct WFORC PYC (Bay Champ #12) Trophies- Sea Buoy Race First Place Multihull Kirk Newkirk 3 rd Place Multihull Winners Atlanta Girls Bay Championship Race #7 - Sea Buoy Race Pensacola Beach Yacht Club - 9 PHRF boats 5/13/17 5 Multihulls Spinnaker A 19.1 miles Points 1 st Forerunner Scott Mathis PBYC 2:43: nd Rodent Hunter Riddle PYC 2:44: rd Atlantic Union Paul Gillette PBYC 2:55: th Tryptonite David Dunbar PBYC 3:06: nd Place Spinnaker B Kim Kaminski & Helldiver Team Spinnaker B 19.1 miles 1 st Reach Around Jeff Hunt PBYC 2:55: nd - Helldiver Kim Kaminski NYCP 3:09: rd - Phoenix Tony Nichols NYCP 3:11: th Ariande Bob Patroni PBYC 3:18: th Sea Breeze Dan Owczarczak NYCP/P DNF 10 Multihull 19.1 miles 1 st Kirk Newkirk 2 nd Doug Klem 3 rd Atlanta Girls 1 st Place Spinnaker B Jeff Hunt Reach Around Sea Breeze heads out to the Sea Buoy Mathis - Forerunner 1 st Place Spinnaker A Scott

11 Membership News By Director - Molly Werner Attention all members It is time to encourage your friends or business acquaintances to check out joining our club!! So far for 2017 we have 5 new members and 57 members who have renewed their dues. Add these numbers to our list of Past Commodores and their spouse members and we have a total of 75 members. 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 The Dues Structure for 2017 is posted below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. 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! mc4werner@aol.com (850) Molly Werner Membership Director NYC dues for $240 per family member *** - $120 per member *** - $60 per individual,$120 per family Active Duty - $10 per student Note: a $30 late fee is added to the 2017 dues for current members if payment received after 3/2/2017 *NOTE: Portions of the dues payment will be placed in a special Building Fund account. ***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. ***Bonus - Special Dues Structure reduction in annual dues for eligible long-term members in good standing 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.

12 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. 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 2017 Navy Yacht Club Bridge Officers Navy Yacht Club Objectives: A) To instruct, train and encourage recreational boating and competitive sailing events including all race management activities. 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 Where in the W rld 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 can 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. Club members or their guests are eligible to participate. 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. 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. NYCP member Vanessa Williams proudly displays her Bikini Regatta shirt with the NYCP Burgee at the GYA Opening Regatta in Gulfport, MS

13 The Crow s Nest home of the Navy Yacht Club since the summer of Celebrating 54 years of sailing camaraderie! NYCP Members Ron Hilson and Ellen Costigan after a week of skiing at Park City, Utah NYCP SHIPS STORE Please be sure to check the UPDATED 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 info. 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 Yacht Club activities including our Commodore s Cup Race #2 / Anniversary Regatta/ Bay Championship #5 ra55th Annual Navy Cup Regatta. Have you checked out the Where in the World is the NYCP Burgee map link? If you have a picture to submit be sure to let us know. Richard Smith Website and Newsletter Director rps2949@att.net (850) Navy Yacht Club Burgees and License Plates are available contact a Renee Sutton if you would like to purchase a Navy Yacht Club burgee or plate found in our Ships Store inventory! 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 Marina Parties / Raft-up Opportunities or Membership Meetings. 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 Renee Sutton Ships Store rrsutton01@cox.net Watch for more information about our Ships Store items on the new updated website page coming soon. FORWARD MARCH Airing Wednesdays at 7:00 PM Channel 44 about local military

14 NYCP - Historical Archives 2017 marks 86 Years of Navy Yacht Club HISTORY and the 55 th Annual Navy Cup Hello All, If you have any old photos of the Navy Yacht Club or any of the club s past activities, please be sure to contact any member of the yacht club board or send them to the Foghorn for archiving. If you take any new photos please send us a copy - We are planning a special presentation for the end of the year and your photos will help make the celebration significant. Thanks for your help in keeping our history alive. In 2011, Kathy Champagne searched through vintage GOSPORTs, and collaborated with Hill Goodspeed, Naval Aviation Museum Historian, to reveal 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. Historical Archives Who else in our Navy Yacht Club family has an interesting moment in history here on the Pensacola Naval Air Station? 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 club competition concept that was, by request of the base, part of the th Anniversary Celebration of NASP *The race to Isla Mujeres celebrating over 50 years 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 female 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 NYCP supports the Dan Smith Memorial Youth Sailing Scholarship 2017 celebrates: 175 th Anniversary of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) 150 th Anniversary of Wilbur Wright 150 th Anniversary of US Navy s Civil Engineers Corps (NETC) 100 th Anniversary of Tsar Nicholas the II Abdication 100 th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution 100 th Anniversary of the USA declares War on Germany 90 th Anniversary of NBC 85 th Anniversary of Charles Lindburgh III kidnapped 80 th Anniversary of Amelia Earhart disappearance 75 th Anniversary of A.C. Read Golf Course NAS Pensacola 75 th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raiders 75 th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon 75 th Anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad 75 th Anniversary of the Seabees Naval Construction Force 65 th Anniversary of Eva Peron died 65 th Anniversary of the Mobile Boat Show 60 th Anniversary of the Flying Scot 60 th Anniversary of North Sails 55 th Anniversary of Marilyn Monroe s death 55 th Anniversary of the USS Enterprise 55 th Anniversary of the Navy Cup Regatta 50 th Anniversary of the first human heart transplant 50 th Anniversary of the Snowball Derby 50 th Anniversary of WSRE PBS for Gulf Coast 50 th Anniversary of Seville Quarter 50 th Anniversary of the University of West Florida 40 th Anniversary of Elvis Presley s death 35 th Annual America s Cup 30 th Anniversary of Key West Race Week 20 th Anniversary of Dolly the Sheep was cloned 20 th Anniversary of Princess Diana s death

15 20 th Anniversary of Pensacola Symphony s Music Director Peter Rubardt 20 th Anniversary of the Pensacola Senior Follies 20 th Anniversary of the Royal Yacht Britannia was decommissioned 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 and our Navy heritage! Viva Pensacola! Fun Facts It is ironic that a battle of such far-reaching implications took its name from a small atoll, but such was the nature of the Pacific Theater in World War II. On June 3-6, 1942, a force of three U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and escorting ships along with airplanes based at Midway Atoll successfully blunted a Japanese offensive. Though the U.S. Navy lost the carrier Yorktown (CV 5), carrier-based SBD Dauntless dive-bombers sank four Japanese carriers, all of them veterans of the Pearl Harbor raid. Viva Florida Promoting Florida s History and Culture The two F8U Crusaders streaked over the carrier Saratoga (CVA 60) steaming off the East Coast of Florida and soon trapped on her flight deck, three hours and 28 minutes after they had launched from the deck of another flattop, Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31), which was operating off the coast of California. The transcontinental carrier-to-carrier flight drew the attention of one distinguished observer on board Saratoga that day, June 6, 1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower was commemorating the 13th anniversary of the D-Day landing he commanded by welcoming the pilots. Pensacola Fun Fact! His name was one of the most unique in Naval aviation history, one that bespoke mythic qualities. On June 4, 1930, Lt. Apollo Soucek climbed into a Wright Apache aircraft and completed a flight that was superhuman in scope, taking the open-cockpit aircraft to an altitude of 43,166 feet in establishing a world altitude record. More Fun Facts! On June 2, 1941, the Navy commissioned a new class of aircraft carrier when USS Long Island (ACV/CVE 1) joined the fleet. Converted from a cargo ship into a carrier, her early operations involved testing the feasibility of operating aircraft from smaller flight decks. It was a concept that worked with Long Island, followed by 85 more of what were eventually called escort carriers. To many sailors, however, they were baby flattops. On June 26, 1948, Gen. Lucius Clay initiated Operation Vittles, known in history as the Berlin Airlift, a massive resupply effort in response to a Soviet blockade of the German city. Among the units called to participate in the operation was a pair of Navy transport squadrons (VR-6 and VR-8) called to Germany from their bases in the Pacific. For eight months they formed a vital link in the supply chain, a crowning achievement coming in March 1949 when they helped U.S. aircraft deliver 154,475 tons of supplies. On the night of June 19, 1968, Lt. j.g. Clyde E. Lassen and his crew flew their UH-2 Seasprite helicopter over enemy territory on a mission to rescue two crewmen who had bailed out of their F-4 Phantom II fighter over North Vietnam. Arriving at the location of the downed men, Lassen braved enemy fire and skillfully kept his helicopter airborne after it inadvertently struck a tree in the darkness, at one point illuminating his landing lights to guide the F-4 Phantom II crew to the helicopter. Returning to a ship off the coast of Vietnam with fuel for only five minutes of flight, Lassen later received the Medal of Honor for his actions. Young Naval officer John Towers was far from his Georgia roots when he arrived at Hammondsport, N.Y., on June 27, 1911, the weeks ahead separating him further from most Americans as he learned to fly an airplane, eventually receiving the designation as Naval Aviator No. 3. In the dangerous business that was early flight, he was the senior most naval aviator to survive, his long career that culminated with his retirement as an admiral in 1947, including service as an aircraft carrier commander, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, and Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Wrote his widow in describing his legacy, It was a curious chance of fate that he happened to be young, fearless and stubborn when flying was a daily discovery. Florida Humanities Council invites you: For more information: Enjoy our events around the state! Listen: These streets have stories to tell Who built these towns - this state - we live in? They were adventurers, war refugees, homestead families, citrus growers, ranchers and cowboys, industrialists, quirky individualists, you name it. Meet them in Bartow, DeLand, Lake Wales, and Pensacola via our free walking tours. Just download our walking-tour app to your phone or mobile device and walk through Florida history. Write a letter, make a call! Show your support of our work Over the past 45 years the Florida Humanities Council has empowered Floridians around the state to tell their histories,

16 explore their cultures, and join fellow citizens in civic conversations. But now, our funding may be cut. The newly proposed Federal Budget would eliminate all funds for the National Endowment for the Humanities, which provides 65 percent of our annual support. Without it, we likely will need to close our doors. Please help us by contacting your U.S. Representatives and Senators. Upcoming Community & Yachting Events June 3 rd Centennial Imports Fiesta Boat Parade 1:00 PM, Pensacola Bay Boats depart from Bayou Chico Channel Marker Decorate your boat and come be a part of one of the largest boat parades on Pensacola Bay Admission is Free and open to the public June 3 rd DeLuna Landing Ceremony 3:00 PM, Quiet Water Beach Boardwalk, Pensacola Beach Under orders from King Phillip II of Spain more than 450 years ago, Conquistador Don Tristan de Luna sailed into the beautiful waters surrounding what is now Pensacola, Florida. He claimed the land he found in the name of Spain, and Pensacola became the first European settlement in the United States. The DeLuna Landing Ceremony is a light-hearted parody of what might have happened with Don Tristan de Luna landed on Pensacola Beach. June 5 th NASP Midway Ceremony National naval Aviation Museum 10AM A Memorial Commemoration of the 75 th anniversary of the Battle of Midway is scheduled for 10AM to 12:00 Noon June 5 th in the Blue Angel Atrium at the National Naval Aviation Museum. The guest speaker will be retired Navy Vice Admiral John M. Bird, former Commander of the Seventh Fleet. The event is being presented by the navy Medicine Operational Training Center UPCOMING EVENTS in the PENSACOLA/Gulf Coast AREA Fridays and Saturdays, June 2 nd thru September 1 st Hop On Hop Off Tours 10AM to 4:30 PM, Go Retro, 610 N. Spring St. Friday, June 2 nd Fiesta Prayer Service 10:30 AM, Old Christ Church Friday, June 2 nd Pen Air Credit Union Fiesta Day Parade Downtown Pensacola Fridays, June 2 nd thru December 29, 2017 Pensacola s Weekly Open Mic 7:00 PM, Single Fin Café Friday, June 2 nd The Mulligan Brother s Music Under the Stars 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, From the Ground Up Community Garden Friday, June 2 nd Brit Floyd in Concert 7:30 PM, Saenger Theatre Friday, June 2 nd thru Sunday, June 4 th Footloose 7:30PM, Fri & Sat, 3:00 PM Sun, Pensacola Little Theatre Friday, June 2 nd Auto Racing 8:00 PM, Five Flags Speedway Saturdays, June 3 rd, 10 th, 17 th & 24 th 10 th Annual Palafox Market :00 AM to 2:00 PM Saturdays MLK Plaza (all 3 medians) Palafox btwn Garden & Wright Saturdays, June 3 rd, 10 th, 17 th & 24 th - Free Beginner & Intermediate Ukulele Class 9:30AM to 11AM, Blues Angel Music Saturday, June 3 rd Historic Pensacola 27 th Annual Open House 10AM to 4PM, Historic Pensacola Village Saturday, June 3 rd Brantley Gilbert in Concert with Guests: Tyler Farr & Luke Combs 6:00 PM, The Wharf Amphitheatre Saturday, June 3 rd Summer Concert Series in Big Lagoon Amphitheatre 6:00PM to 9:00PM, Big Lagoon State Park Saturday, June 3 rd Improvable Cause Improv June :30 PM, Pensacola Little Theatre Sunday, June 4 th Five Flags Dance Academy 27 th Annual Recital 2:00PM, Saenger Theatre Sundays, June 4 th and June 25 th Blues Angel Music presents Blues on the Bay 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Community Maritime Park Tuesdays, June 6 th thru October Bands on the Beach 7:00 PM, Gulf Side Pavilion, Pensacola Beach Tuesday, June 6 th Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band in Concert 8:00 PM, The Wharf Amphitheatre Thursday, June 8 th Labelle Performing Arts Presents: A Dream Come True 6:00 PM, Saenger Theatre Thursday, June 8 th Vince Whibbs Automotive Group All Fiesta Krewe Ball 7:00 PM, Hadji Shrine Temple Thursday, June 8 th Christopher s Concerts 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, St. Christopher s Episcopal Church Thursday, June 8 th thru Sunday, June 4 th Footloose 7:30PM, Thurs, Fri & Sat, 3:00 PM Sun, Pensacola Little Theatre Friday, June 9 th Labelle Performing Arts Presents: The Beautiful Dream 6:00 PM, Saenger Theatre Friday, June 9 th & Saturday June 10 th Anne Frank & Me 6:00 PM, Fri, 10:30 AM & 2:30 PM, Sat, Pensacola Little Theatre Saturday, June 10 th Flag Day 5k Run/Walk 7:30 AM, St Sylvester Catholic Church, Gulf Breeze Saturday, June 10 th 2 nd Annual Tri the Island Triathlon 7:30 AM, Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach

17 Saturday, June 10 th Margie Shortt Dance Studio: I Just Want to Dance 7:00PM, Saenger Theatre Friday, June 30 th Auto Racing 8:00 PM, Five Flags Speedway Sunday, June 11 th Broadway Lights Presents: Dance in the City 5:00 PM, Saenger Theatre Friday, June 16 th Gallery Night 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, After Party 8PM to 12AM Downtown Pensacola Friday, June 16 th Life s a Dance 7:00 PM, Saenger Theatre Sailing season has begun check us out! Friday, June 16 th thru Sunday, June 18 th Footloose 7:30PM, Fri & Sat, 3:00 PM Sun, Pensacola Little Theatre Friday, June 16 th Auto Racing 8:00 PM, Five Flags Speedway Saturday, June 17 th Jacksonian Guard Colors Ceremony 12:00 Noon, Plaza Ferdinand Saturday, June 17 th Pensacola Pride Festival 11AM to 6PM, Seville Square Park Saturday, June 17 th 5 th Annual Fish House Craft Beer Fest 3:00 PM, The Fish House Sunday, June 18 th Father s Day at the Zoo Gulf Breeze Zoo Wednesday, June 21 st World Giraffe Day 12:00 Noon, Gulf Breeze Zoo Upcoming Boat Shows June Florida Panhandle Boat Show, Panama City, FL Navy Yacht Club-Dan Smith Memorial Youth Sailing Scholarship Wednesday, June 21 st Summer Brewfest 5PM to 8PM, O Riley s Irish Pub Downtown Thursday, June 22 nd & Friday, June 23 rd Disney s Cinderella Kids 6:00 PM, Thurs, 2:30 PM & 6:00 PM Fri, Pensacola Little Theatre Friday, June 23 rd and Saturday June 24 th 8 th Annual JuneFest Music Festival The Hub 10AM to 8PM, Downtown Pensacola Friday, June 23 rd Donnie Swagert Ministries 7:00 PM, Saenger Theatre Friday, June 23 rd Hill-Kelly Movies in the Park 8:00 PM, Community Maritime Park Saturday, June 24 th DodgeBrawl Charity Tournament 12:00 PM to 5PM, Pensacola Bay Center Saturday, June 24 th White Tie Rock Ensemble 8:00 PM, Saenger Theatre Thursday, June 29 th Dinner with Strings Attached 5 PM to 10PM, Jackson s Steakhouse Thursday, June 29 th Heroes Among Us Veteran Speaker Series 6:00 PM, Veterans Memorial Park & Wall South Age range 7 years to 16 years old If you know a military dependant youth (ages 7 years to 16 years old) who is interested in learning how to sail or if you are interested in helping with the youth sailing program for the summer of Please submit their name and information or complete the scholarship application or provide your contact information to any of the Navy Yacht Club Board members contact can be made by , phone or in person. Or you can apply for the scholarship through the Dan Smith Memorial Youth Sailing MWR Summer Programs application found on the Navy Yacht Club website: NOTE: If you know any youth who is interested in learning to sail in 2017.let us know so we can get them involved. Sailboat Wanted Full Keel Inboard Engine (or Engine Well) Enclosed Head 26 or Less Auk03@aol.com (228) Marilyn Packer

18 Navy Yacht Club is also a member of the United States Naval Sailing Association USNSA.org Treasurer Report Patrick Sargent Hello Navy Yacht Club, We used the Square for debit card charges for meal payments and bar donations at our membership meetings with great success. Let me know if you have any questions regarding this type of payment. Please contact me at: pcnyc-treasurer@outlook.com for any club related issues. 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 Jaqueline Teacher-Shoend 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 Patrick Sargent NYCP Treasurer pcnyc-treasurer@outlook.com (850)

19 Boy Scouts Merit Sailing Badge Tina Sulser, Chairperson We assisted the local Gulf Coast Boy Scout troop from West Monroe, LA during the last week in May (May 30 th and 31 st ) while they engaged in earning their sailing merit badges from the instructor Mike Helms at the Bayou Grande Marina. There were 20 scouts with their 10 adult chaperones that accepted the challenge and earned their badges. The group was sponsored by Trey Taunton (Marina Operations Assistant) and was provided access to the base with the help of Tina, Trey and Thelma in the Badging office. The group learn to sail in the 14ft Sunfish boats from 10AM to 3PM and enjoyed the tailgate luncheon provided by the Navy Yacht Club held in the Crow s Nest. The scouts enjoyed watching the Blue Angels practice during their first day lunch break and they were all excited to get back to sailing following their own private air show. The Navy Yacht Club members & our Bayou Grande Marina staff provided great support to the troop. NYCP volunteers: offered their assistance during the two day activity. Welcome by NYCP Commodore Bob Sutton Briefing by NYCP Vice Commodore Bill Clark who discussed his Eagle Scout Experience Breakfast Jane Parsons, Tina Sulser Boy Scout Coordinator, NYCP Membership Director Molly Werner and GYA Coordinator Fred Locke Trivia Game Sensing the Wind Bev Stagg Commodore Bob Sutton presents the NYCP Ship Wheel to Scout Master Chip Bradley and to Mike Helms (MWR Marina Manager) for a job well done on behalf of the Navy Yacht Club Pensacola 55 th Navy Cup 55 th Anniversary (the Emerald Anniversary) of the NAVY CUP will be held this year on June 10th and 11 th with a skipper s meeting on June 9 th join us at the Crow s Nest for a weekend filled with fun. This year will be another historic year for our club so mark your calendars and make plans to be part of the activities. Introduction by Mike Helms MWR Bayou Grande Marina Classes held both Tuesday and Wednesday with support by Marina Staff Kyle on Tuesday and Kurt on Wednesday Lunch Jane Parsons, Jan Baker, Molly Werner, Tina Sulser, Fred Locke NYCP Support Crew NYCP Rear Commodore Jim Parsons, NYCP Treasurer Patrick Sargent (Patrick also spoke with the troop regarding his membership in Troop 66) Photos and Sailing Assistance Kim Kaminski (Look for boy scout photos on the last page of the Foghorn) Tuesday was filled with classroom and sailing fun Wednesday had sailing until the rain spoiled the day on the water and all activities finished with classroom and knot tying. A special Thank You Presentations (Navy Yacht Club Ship Wheel) was given to Troop Leader Chip Bradley and to Marina Mgr Mike Helms. The troop is ready to visit NYCP again for another day of water training. This was a fun support activity and good PR for Bayou Grande Marina, NASP & the Navy Yacht Club. Tina Sulser (850) Go Navy Yacht Club! Thank You to the Navy Yacht Club Members who have helped to bring in ads or put in their own Personal Ad for this year s Navy Cup Brochure. Jim Parsons Ellen Costigan Molly Werner Dean Kirschner Sandy Pyle Kim Kaminski Bob & Renee Sutton Paula Finley Lloyd & Bev Stagg Bill & Donna Clark Patsy Stolfi Richard Smith Nancy Kuhn Shelley Jean Ovsak Ron & Barb Hilson Whit & Carol Johnson John & Nancy Matthews Iva Prosser Michelle Nash Kathy Champagne Buddy Hamilton Linda Balink-White Doug & Paula Werber Patrick Sargent Thank you to Patrick Sargent for your assistance in keeping track of the ad sales.

20 Attention Members: Please be sure to mention that you saw the following merchant s advertising in our Navy Cup Brochure anytime you utilize their services or visit their locations. A.C. Read Golf Course - MWR A&E Pharmacy/Fabric/Mardi Gras A&J Mugs Abbott Military Taylors, Inc Ace Rental Place Innerarity Ace Hardware American Legion Post 240 Antique Appraisal Fair Pensacola Historic Preservation Society Inc Atlas Oyster House Downtown Dining B & M Starter & Alternator Service Barb & Ron Hilson Bayou Grande Marina MWR Better Homes & Gardens Realty/Main Street Properties Whit Johnson Bev & Lloyd Stagg Bikini Regatta & GYA Women s PHRF Championship Bill & Donna Clark Helicopter Love Mail Blue Angel Naval Recreation Area Park MWR Bob & Renee Sutton Bob Tyler Toyota Bodree Printing Company Inc Boy Scout Troop 66 - West Monroe, Louisiana Butch Kissick Wings Pensacola Bruce Teare/ What a Good Dog Coco Salon de Coiffure Coldwell Banker Residential Realty Nancy Matthews CyberSouthern Computer Repair Patrick Sargent Dan Smith Memorial Youth Sailing Scholarship MWR Aquatics Dan Owczarczak Sea Breeze Team & Helldiver Team Doug & Paula Werber Downtown Dining Great Southern Restaurant Group Ears 2 Hear, Hearing Center Ellen Costigan Girls Gone Wild (Senior Edition) Ferguson Airport Florida Commodores Association /Navy Yacht Club Chapter George s Marine Electronics Girls Gone Wild - Senior Edition Ellen Costigan Grand Lagoon Yacht Club Great Southern Restaurants Downtown Dining Headhunter Hair Styling Helicopter Love Mail Bill & Donna Clark Helldiver Team Kim Kaminski Hub Stacey s- Downtown & Innerarity Point Innerarity Ace Hardware Ace Rental Place Iron Plan Solutions Group, LLC Jackson s Steakhouse - Downtown Dining Jeweler s Trade Shop Jim Andrews Musician / Woodwinds, Percussion, Vocals John Matthews Kathy Champagne W.A.V.E. Kim Kaminski Helldiver Team & Sea Breeze Team Lili Cartwright Family Linda Balink-White Lost Key Barber Shop M & O of Pensacola Inc Main Street Properties/Better Homes & Gardens Realty Whit Johnson MWR Aquatics / Mustin Beach Pool MWR Mike Helms/Bayou Grande Marina Nancy Matthews Coldwell Banker Residential Realty Navy Cup Brochure Committee Navy Cup 55 th Annual Regatta Navy Federal Credit Union Navy Yacht Club Membership Navy Yacht Club Race Committee Patrick Sargent Cyber Southern Computer Repair Pearl Harbor Survivors-75 th Anniversary of US Navy Experiences in WWII- Viva Florida Pensacola Cooks Pensacola Ice Flyers Pensacola Historic Preservation Society Inc Antique Appraisal Fair Pensacola Shipyard Marina & Boatyard Pete Booth Pete Moore Chevrolet Pinch-A-Penny Pool-Patio-Spa Play-n-Stay Posner Marine LLC Renaissance Man Inc Renee Sutton Richard Smith Photography Richard Smith Riviera Naturist Resort Sailing Camp MWR Aquatics Sandy Pyle Sandy Sansing Imports Schurr Sails Sea Breeze Team Dan Owczarczak Shelley Jean Ovsak S.T.O.A. Architects Style or Die, Beautique-The Salon at East Hill Taylor, Warren & Weidner, P.A. The Burger Factory The Fish House - Downtown Dining The Jellyfish Bar The New Malibu Lounge & Grill The Oar House/Bahia Mar Marina Thrivent Financial TOFS Uncharted Marine Canvas Viva Florida -Pearl Harbor Survivors-75 th Anniversary of US Navy Experiences in WWII Warrington Veterinary Clinic W.A.V.E. (Wounded American Veteran Event) Kathy Champagne What a Good Dog Bruce Teare Whit & Carol Johnson Whit Johnson, Main Street Properties/Better Homes & Gardens Realtor Wings & Things Monogramming & Screen Printing Wings Pensacola Butch Kissick Wreaths Across America World War II Veterans Zern Rigging Thanks again, to all of the committee members who helped to reach out to these merchants: Jim Parsons, Molly Werner, Kim Kaminski, Ellen Costigan, Dean Kirschner, Sandy Pyle, Michelle Nash, Bob & Renee Sutton, Nancy Kuhn, John & Nancy Matthews, Kathy Champagne Lloyd & Bev Stagg, Shelley Jean Ovsak, Paula Finley, Iva Prosser, Bill & Donna Clark, Doug & Paula Werber, Richard Smith, Buddy Hamilton, Patsy Stolfi, Whit & Carol Johnson, Ron & Barb Hilson, Linda Balink-White & Patrick Sargent Thanks to: Pat & Steve Cornish for helping to distribute the brochures along with some of the committee members Thank You Advertisers for making this year s 55 th Annual Navy Cup Regatta a special one!

21 Dear US Sailing Members, Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Upcoming events at Pirates Cove for the 60 th Anniversary: Illuminating Autism FunRaiser for High Hopes 4 Autism organization June 2, 3, &4 30 th Annual Lost Bay Regatta & Cove Dog Olympics October 7 Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival November Maryland and Florida have proposed legislation that could adversely impact our sport. This is an update sharing the good news regarding Maryland Senate Bill State Boat Act and Florida Senate Bill Salt Water Boat Act. Earlier this year, US Sailing received numerous communications from our members and other sailors who were concerned about potential legislation in Maryland and Florida that would negatively impact sailing and boating in those states. Due to the support and outreach from our members, experts on our government relations committee, other national boating organizations and the broader community of sailing and boating activists, these bills have been nullified and prevented from passing in their current forms. Thank you for sharing your concerns and perspective on these developments. Regarding Maryland Senate Bill 1147-State Boat Act, James Muldoon, US Sailing s Vice President of Government Relations testified on behalf of US Sailing in opposition of this proposed bill. The bill would prohibit operation of a vessel while a person aboard is riding on, or suspended from, the bow, gunwale or transom of the vessel. This legislation would have a negative impact on sailing and US Sailing is strongly opposed to any legislation that would limit sailors' abilities to operate boats in a manner consistent with normal operational methods and practices for any type of sailboats, from sailboards and kites to dinghies, keelboats and multihulls, inshore and offshore. Testimony from Jim Muldoon, the chair of US Sailing s Government Relations Committee, coupled with outreach from our members, sailors, and other boating organizations all helped stall the bill in the Maryland Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee. When the Maryland General Assembly session ended on April 10, the legislation was nullified. The Florida Senate Bill Salt Water Boat Act would have limited the rights of minors to operate small powerboats (10 hp or greater) and sailboats (10 or longer) in salt water without direct supervision of an adult over the age of 21. This proposed legislation could have damaging effects on youth sailing in one of the most impactful states to the sport of sailing in the US. Due to extensive feedback from boating experts, combined with strong public support in opposition of this legislation, the bill was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration on Friday, May 5. Indications are that Maryland Senator James Mathias and Florida Senator Gary Farmer s offices will both be pursuing alternatives to their respective bills for the 2018 legislative session. The US Sailing Government Relations Committee will continue to actively engage with both Senator s offices and plan to offer legislative input this summer that protects and serves the interest of the US Sailing membership. Everyone understands and accepts that safety is the most important consideration in our sport and the well-being of our young sailors is a paramount concern for US Sailing. We understand and support the goals of our government leaders to encourage and promote boating safety. With this, we believe both of these proposed pieces of legislation have been drafted

22 by well-intended state elected officials without complete understanding of our sport and the subsequent impacts on it. It is very important that all of us help the legislators understand the true factors that provide for a safer boating environment: education, practice, mentoring and experience. These attributes are what develop competency and safe boating practices. Sailing has the strongest safety record in the boating community, and all of us take pride that our sport places safety first. With this, the US Coast Guard has relied on the sailing community and has designated US Sailing as a leader in facilitating national consensus development of on-water boating education standards, utilizing our education, safety standards and protocols, all of which have been practiced for 50 plus years. We will keep you updated on our progress in these states, as well as, any new developments on boating legislation that might impact sailors nationwide. Thank you again for your concerns and encouragement. Views from the Committee Boat Havana Cuba Race Start photos by Molly Werner Sincerely, Bruce J. Burton President of US Sailing Jack Gierhart Chief Executive Officer of US Sailing 2016 Bikini Regatta Short Sleeve T-Shirts are still available in all sizes (S, M, L & XL) for a special price of $15.00 each. Please send an to Kim Kaminski if you would like to purchase a shirt. navyfognews607@yahoo.com Begins June 21 st

23 Pensacola a la Habana 2017 Race Results Best Overall Finish) - Pace Trophy 1 st Acadia Bob Kriegal hrs 2 nd Parlay Jim Oyler hrs 3 rd Southern Guy Williams hrs Racing Class Winners 1 st Southern 2 nd Akoya 3 rd Coquette Cruising Class Winners Modern Class A 1 st Parlay 2 nd Night Sky 3 rd Voices in the Sky Modern Class B 1 st La Gazelle 2 nd Kala Kai Classic Class A 1 st Acadia 2 nd Loophole 3 rd Libra Classic Class B 1 st Reverie 2 nd On Call Pensacola FL- April 29, 2017 Postponement to Pensacola a La Habana race - The Race Committee met after the skippers meeting to discuss the weather situation. Based on the information available including the latest regarding when the front will move through the area, and the feedback received at the meeting, the Race Committee has decided to postpone the start of the race until 2pm Monday, May boats participated (18 raced and 2 support boats) out of the 18 that raced 13 officially finished the race and made it all the way to Cuba. 3 boats never made it that far making it to safe harbor in South Florida following a storm at sea on day number 3. The first boats arrived on day number 4, with most of the boats finishing later in the day. First to Finish Voices in the Sky Chris Lopez Congratulations to all other Finishers DNF Free Spirit Navigo I Pleiades* Radio Flyer Valentine Pleiades finished but did not turn in motoring prior to awards ceremony. A crew member fell and broke leg in 2 places while leaving boat at the marina. Crew was able to attend awards ceremony. Plaque awarded to Pleiades. World Ocean Day June 8

24 Celebrating over 86 years of history. Established on April 12, 1931 Like us on Facebook Enter Navy Yacht Club Pensacola 2017 Navy Yacht Club Officers Commodore: Bob Sutton Vice Commodore: Bill Clark Rear Commodore: Jim Parsons Fleet Captain: Ken Pyle Secretary: Sandy Pyle Treasurer: Patrick Sargent Website/Newsletter Director: Richard Smith Membership Director: Molly Werner Historical Archives Director: TBD GYA Coordinator Director: Fred Locke Past Commodore: John Matthews Social Committee: Kathy Champagne Sailing Committee: Jim Parsons Facilities Committee: Bill Clark Communications Committee: Sandy Pyle Finance Committee: Patrick Sargent Security Committee: Doug Werber Moonshine: Ellen Costigan Miss Hospitality: Iva Prosser Ship s Store: Renee Sutton Foghorn Editor Kim Kaminski NYCP the NYCP Membership Meeting is scheduled for June 1st at 5:30 PM at the Crow s Nest, Bayou Grande Marina All Guests are Welcome! Hurricane Season begins June 1, Storm Names: Arlene Irma Rina Bret Jose Sean Cindy Katia Tammy Don Lee Vince Emily Maria Whitney Franklin Nate Gert Ophelia Be Ready Harvey Philippe The FOGHORN is the official publication of the Navy Yacht Club Pensacola and will be published monthly. 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 June 24 th Its 5:00 Somewhere Marina Party 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Navy Yacht Club Pensacola P. O. Box 4422 Pensacola, FL Beach Closure Announcement: Lake Frederic Beach is closed for ALL activities until further notice due to safety concerns. Severe beach and dune erosion, swift and unpredictable offshore currents, deep underwater drop-offs along the intracoastal waterway and the increased presence of commercial shipping traffic have resulted in dangerous conditions leading to closure of the beach to recreational users. A restoration plan is in the works to reopen beach for shoreline access & fishing, but water access will continue to be prohibited for wading, swimming, fishing or boating.

25 GYA Opening Regatta May 6 & 7 Gulfport Yacht Club

26 Pensacola Bay Championship Race #7 May 13 th (PBYC) Sea Buoy Race

27 Fiesta of Five Flags Cancer Society Race Abandoned and rescheduled for August 5 th, 2017 (the Race Committee Ladies were ready to go! but the weather was predicted to worsen later in the day) The Helldiver crew sailed anyway while the weather was still good and enjoyed burgers at The Burger Factory (one of the new advertisers for this year s Navy Cup Brochure) they continued to the Sand Shaker to help support the Krewe de Ya Ya s Breast Cancer event. Boy Scout Troop 66 West Monroe, Louisiana Sailing Badges

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