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1 Christmas Greetings From

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 Tall Ships Challenge Gulf Coast arrives in Pensacola in April Starting on April 12 th thru 16 th, 2018 the Tall Ship Challenge series including a series of races and port festivals held every year to honor America s long maritime history. The Tall Ships Challenge normally takes place on the Great Lakes, Atlantic and Pacific coasts but will take place for the first time along the Gulf Coast. The fleet has not been to Pensacola before so this is a whole new festival for the city and ships to get excited about. There will be six to seven tall ships which you will be able to take day tours of, and nighttime and VIP events will also be held on board the vessels. The flagship of this fleet is the 260 ft tall Elissa first launched in The Tall Ships Challenge Gulf Coast will be held at the Port of Pensacola. DECEMBER 2017 Commodore s Comments BOB SUTTON From the Helm: As I reflect on the year I had as the Commodore of The Navy Yacht Club Pensacola I feel good. I think we, as a club, have had a lot of good things happen this year. The two big promises that I made at the beginning of the year have come a long way. First the Access to the Base has seen a great deal of improvement and should continue into next year. This will help to increase membership. The second promise Disabled Access to the Crow s Nest is a work in progress. We have gone as far as talking to a Senators aide. This one will take some time and I know that the Commodore and Vice will work hard to see it through. I feel that we were on target for completing the Objectives of the Club. In February the new updated website was put into use. We started the Regatta season in March that got things rolling for the year. Next we started working on the Navy Cup Brochure. As we came into May the Boy Scouts came to town and what a great two days that was. It was also great working with the Marina staff and I believe bettering the relationship between us. The next big item was the 55 th Navy Cup at which we had the C.O. of the base for the first time in a long time recognize us as a Club and give out the awards. At the same time we started seeing more racing crews come over for the post Regatta parties this in part due to the ability to get on the Base. By the end of the race year we had completed all of the racing as a qualified and professional team. There are so many more things that happened this year and I could go on for pages thanking all the volunteers but this is my last Foghorn and I want to close it out. What I do want to do is thank the membership for giving me the opportunity to serve as the Commodore of the Navy Yacht Club and to thank the Bridge for all the hard work they did for the Club and me this past Year. There is one more person that I need to thank and that is my wife. Without her help and backing I would have never made it through the year, she gives me the strength to do anything. In closing out the year I want to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! rrsutton01@cox.net (662) Bob Sutton 2017 Commodore

3 Vice s Verses Upcoming Local Regattas Meetings- Gatherings DECEMBER 1 Commodore s PYC Ballroom NYCP 2-3 Sugar Bowl Race of Champions NOYC 2 Lighted Boat Parade Pensacola Beach 5 NYCP Christmas Tree Decorating - NYCP 9 Santa Claus Regatta & Marina Party PYC 16 Lighted Boat Parade PYC 20 Navy Yacht Club Board Meeting at PYC Sugar Bowl Regatta (IC) - SYC NYCP = Navy Yacht Club PBYC = Pensacola Beach Yacht Club PYC = Pensacola Yacht Club NOYC = New Orleans Yacht Club SYC = Southern Yacht Club All sailors have something in common the importance of keeping sailing vibrant and strong for future generations 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. SLATE of 2018 Officers NYCP Board Commodore: Bill Clark Vice Commodore: Ken Pyle Rear Commodore: Jim Parsons Fleet Captain: John Buziak Secretary: Sandy Pyle Treasurer: Patrick Sargent Membership Director: Molly Werner Website/Foghorn Director: Richard Smith GYA Coordinator/ Director: Julie Connerley Historical Archives Director: Frank Bean Bill Clark Ahoy Mates: Merry Christmas! Sometimes life gives us unexpected honors. As a few of you know I spend some of my spare time volunteering to sit with patients at the end of their life. Last night I received a call from Emerald Coast Hospice needing me to sit with a patient over one hundred years old who was dying and that he was military. We had a dinner engagement that evening with three other couples so I asked my wife if she would mind staying home so I could take this appointment. Of course, you need to go was her reply. When I arrived I was shocked. I was sitting with an American military hero. He was a Delta Force Operator, spent 25 years as a combat leader, and was a former lead advisor for special operations to the Director of the CIA. He had many other points listed in his resume. Jim Reese, Army Air Corps is best known for being the last known survivor of the famous Flying Tigers that fought in World War II. What an honor it was for me to be reading Scriptures to him and praying with him for several hours just prior to his passing. I hope you are all ready for another Commodore s Ball and Christmas Party. So far we have over fifty friends and members RSVP d and paid. Some of you need to get in your reservation before it is too late. We have the band really amped up and ready to go. We have the same location at the Pensacola Yacht Club and the same great menu. We expect the same grand time with great food, great music, and wonderful fellowship with friends. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner at our November Meeting thanks to a tremendous amount of work and efforts by Sandy Pyle. She had a lot of help from other members but the bulk of the work was on her. Everything went smoothly and tasted great. Our January meeting will involve a Southern New Year medley of foods. Please make every effort to attend as we will be kicking off the New Year with a new Bridge. One major accomplishment this year has been the securing six month passes for many members who were having difficulties getting on base for meetings or regattas. Please, if you are desiring to have one of these passes and you are a member of the Navy Yacht Club Pensacola please let us know. We have individuals who can assist you in obtaining these. We can t help if you don t let us know. Bill Clark Vice Commodore (850)

4 Membership Meetings: November Membership Meeting Thanksgiving Dinner November 9th Renee Sutton & Sandy Pyle January Meeting Southern New Year Potluck February Meeting - Italian Valentine March Meeting St. Patty s Day Parade 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: Marina Party: Kathy Champagne kathychampagne@bellsouth.net Tree Trimming Party December 4, PM to 7PM - BYOB

5 See you at the Commodore s Ball!! What s in a life without Camaraderie? For setting sail on a ship with a band of merry brothers by your side is much more gratifying than drifting aimlessly on a boat lost alone at sea. Saim A. Cheeda

6 Welcome Aboard Moonshine Get Well Messages N.Y.C.P. Meeting November 9, 2017 Hello All, We had a wonderful meeting in November. The theme of the night was Thanksgiving Dinner and we had plenty to be thankful for this year and plenty of members in attendance. We also had new members and guest : New members: Dee Rosenbaum Dean Holcomb Guest: Evan Gregory Ensign 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. It is with sadness that Commodore Sutton announces the Passing of Past Commodore Claude Mullen. Commodore Mullen lead the Navy Yacht Club During his tenure the Club grew and was active in many yachting activities. Past Commodore Mullen will be missed by his many friends from Navy. Iva Prosser Miss Hospitality ivaprosser@gmail.com (850) MoonShine Messages - Happy Birthday Wishes to Past Commodore John Matthews who celebrated on Nov. 4 th (same day as our Commodore s Cup Race #4) and to Miss Molly Werner who celebrated on Nov. 17th 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 first regatta in the new year will be the Commodore s Cup #1 a.k.a. Maxine Regatta #1 / Bay Championship Race #2 to be held in March here at the Navy Yacht Club. We hope to get as many Navy Yacht Club members to come out and support the club all year long - either by volunteering, being a host or hostess to our regatta guests or being one of the sailors who sails for the regattas as a crew or skipper.

7 Also, if you are interested in being trained to help out with 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 new year. 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 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 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 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 Navy Flying Scot Sailing Greetings! The current Flying Scot schedule for our Navy Yacht Club team is winding down. The dates that are in bold are the current races we plan to sail (if we have crew) in Of course there are other Flying Scot races we could try if we have a team interested in sailing (Sugar Bowl??). The next opportunity is in New Orleans at the Sugar Bowl Regatta on December 2 nd and 3 rd. 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!! WE NEED YOU!! ssteph7@juno.com (850) Sue Stephenson Flying Scot Fleet Captain GYA Capdevielle RACING Flying Scot / GYA Events Standard Schedule 2017 Dec 2-3 Sugar Bowl (Flying Scot) NOYC Winter Begins Dec. 21st

8 US Sailing GYA Regional/District/National/World Events GYA (Gulf Yachting Association) Activities FLEET CAPTAIN "Racing News" Ken Pyle Fred Locke Hello All, In December, the GYA season starts to wind down for the holidays but not before the Sugar Bowl Regatta is held on December 2 nd & 3 rd at the New Orleans Yacht Club. It will be the last Capdevielle Race held in the Flying Scot before the GYA changes over to the Viper 640 in The GYA Winter Meeting will be held in January on the 13 th and 14 th at the Southern Yacht Club. More information about the meeting will be forthcoming. Please let me know if you have any information or need any info about the GYA or any of the racing events. Any questions ask Fred! Fred Locke GYA Coordinator Director derffr@centurylink.net (205) Save the DATE Hello All, The Commodore s Cup Race #4 a.k.a. Veterans Regatta was held on Saturday, November 4 th. This was our last race of the year for the Navy Yacht Club and we had 6 boats who registered to sail 3 spinnaker and 3 non-spinnaker. We also used a new Race Committee boat for this regatta as our new members Steve Simpson and TinaTortamase wanted to help out in some way for the race event. They provided their 51ft Sea Ray powerboat named No Ultimatum III 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. 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) The GYA Winter Meeting will be held on January 13th and 14th at the Southern Yacht Club NYCP members - Steve Simpson and Tina Tortamase Commodore s Cup Race #4 / Veterans Regatta Navy Yacht Club 6 boats 11/4/17 Spinnaker 4 miles 1 st Phoenix Tony Nichols NYCP/PYC 57:45 2 nd Reach Around Jeff Hunt PYC/PBYC 1:00:20 3 rd Helldiver Kim Kaminski NYCP 1:12:06 Non-Spinnaker 5.6 miles 1 st - Coquina Kim/Julie Connerley NYCP/PYC/PBYC 1:28:49 2 nd - Lockeness Fred Locke NYCP 1:30:12 3 rd Yniestra Rick Chernberg NYCP/PYC 1:49:27

9 Helldiver Phoenix 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 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. Coquina Lockeness 2017 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) - cancelled Sep 23 CC #3 NYCP (Bay Champ #10) Oct 7 Lost Bay PtYC (Bay Champ #11) rescheduled to October 28th Oct WFORC PYC (Bay Champ #12) Not Pictured Reach Around Yniestra December 13th

10 Race Management Seminars (Note: the GYA Foundation is paying for these seminars participants only need to pay for their lunch and snacks) Club Judge Seminar s One Day Judge Seminar at Southern Yacht Club 1/21/2018 Southern Yacht Club 105 N Roadway St. New Orleans, LA Contact: Karen Reisch Instructors: Chris Luppens, Edith Collins $35 seminar fee includes course material, and online testing. Online registration closes on Monday, January 2355 (Eastern). Please contact Karen Reisch for additional information. Please read through your registration confirmation , as this contains links to pre-seminar materials. Thanks to the generosity of the GYA the course fee for this seminar has been significantly reduced - to encourage all Judges to participate that can. One Day Judge Seminar at Pensacola Yacht Club 1/27/2018 Pensacola Yacht Club PO Box 989 Pensacola, FL Contact: John Matthews Instructors: Chris Luppens, Michael Dawson $35 seminar fee includes course material, and online testing. Online registration closes on Monday, January 2355 (Eastern). Please contact John Matthews for additional information. Please read through your registration confirmation , as this contains links to pre-seminar materials. Thanks to the generosity of the GYA the course fee for this seminar has been significantly reduced - to encourage all Judges to participate that can. Race Officer Seminars - One Day Race Management Seminar at Southern Yacht Club 1/20/2018 Southern Yacht Club 105 N Roadway Street New Orleans, LA Contact: George Hero Instructors: George Hero $35 seminar fee includes course material, online testing, continental breakfast, morning and afternoon snacks and drinks. Lunch is on your own. Join us in Southern Yacht Club's dining room for lunch or have lunch at any of the nearby restaurants. Check-in and registration will run from ; the seminar will start promptly at Online registration closes on Monday, January 2355 (Eastern). Please contact George Hero for additional information. Please read through your registration confirmation , as this contains links to pre-seminar materials. Thanks to the generosity of the GYA the course fee for this seminar has been significantly reduced - to encourage all Race Officers to participate that can. One Day Race Management Seminar at Pensacola Yacht Club 1/28/2018 Pensacola Yacht Club PO Box 989 Pensacola, FL Contact: John Matthews Instructors: Michael Dawson, George Hero $35 seminar fee includes course material and online testing. Online registration closes on Monday, January 2355 (Eastern). Please contact George Hero for additional information. Please read through your registration confirmation , as this contains links to pre-seminar materials. Thanks to the generosity of the GYA the course fee for this seminar has been significantly reduced - to encourage all Race Officers to participate that can. One Day Race Management Seminar at Fort Walton Yacht Club 2/17/2018 Fort Walton Yacht Club 180 Ferry Road NE Fort Walton Beach, FL Contact: George Hero Instructors: George Hero $65 seminar fee includes course material, online testing, continental breakfast and lunch (sandwich, salad and/or equivalent). Seminar will run from and be held at the Fort Walton Yacht Club. Online registration closes on Monday, February 2355 (Eastern). Please contact the FWYC for additional information (850) Please read through your registration confirmation , as this contains links to pre-seminar materials. To register for seminar at PYC visit: px?courseid=

11 Checks should be made payable to the Navy Yacht Club. Send your check directly to: Membership News By Director - Molly Werner Attention all members It is time once again to pay your dues for 2018 and to encourage your friends or business acquaintances to check out joining our club!! So far for 2017 we have 8 new members which makes our count at 64 members who have renewed or paid their dues. Add these numbers to our list of Past Commodores, their spouse members and honorary members we have a total of 83 members. Plus we have 1 potential member waiting to join. 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 2018 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) NYC dues for 2018 Molly Werner Membership Director - $80 per member with $40 dues for married spouse or significant other = $120 for family *** - $80 per member *** - $60 per individual,$90 per family Active Duty - $10 per student Note: a $30 late fee is added to the 2018 dues for current members if payment received after 3/1/2018 ***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. ($40 single / $20 spouse, significant other) 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, 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 The 2017 & 2018 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. 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. 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. If you have a picture to submit be sure to let us know. Richard Smith Website and Newsletter Director rps2949@att.net (850) 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. Commodore Bob Sutton and wife Renee at the 2017 Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show

13 Where in the W rld is the NYCP Burgee? NYCP SHIPS STORE 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. FORWARD MARCH Airing Wednesdays at 7:00 PM Channel 44 about local military 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, Webmaster or Foghorn Editor - 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. 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. 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. 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: December 25th 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

14 *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 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 th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution 100 th Anniversary of the USA declares War on Germany 100 th Anniversary of the sighting of our Lady of Fatima 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 70 th Anniversary of the U. S. Air 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 50 th Anniversary of 60 Minutes 40 th Anniversary of Elvis Presley s death 40 th Anniversary of the Museum of Florida History 35 th Annual America s Cup 30 th Anniversary of Key West Race Week 25 th Anniversary of Pensacola Veterans Wall South 20 th Anniversary of Dolly the Sheep was cloned 20 th Anniversary of Princess Diana s death 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 We have been entrusted with a rich legacy, for which we should feel honored to protect celebrates: 242 nd Anniversary of the U.S. Navy 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 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 On Dec. 31, 1942, the U.S. Navy commissioned the lead ship of one of the most successful classes of aircraft carriers ever constructed when Essex (CV 9) joined the fleet. Twentythree more ships followed, their service encompassing three wars, the transition to jet aircraft and service to the space program by supporting the recovery of space capsules, including that of the first men to walk on the moon. The last of the Essex-class carriers, Lexington, remained operational until Viva Florida Promoting Florida s History and Culture For the pilots and crewmen assembled in the ready rooms of

15 the aircraft carriers of Task Force 58, the target for the day s strikes represented vindication. On Dec. 7, 1941, it had been Imperial Japanese Navy planes flying from the decks of aircraft carriers that had struck Pearl Harbor, drawing the United States and Japan into war. Now, on Feb. 16, 1945, U.S. Naval carrier aircraft were set to roar off flight decks and for the first time attack the Japanese Home Islands, the only previous carrier raid on Japan having been that of the Doolittle Raiders in April Pensacola Fun Fact! In the first years of operations at Pensacola Naval Air Station, pioneer Naval aviators were constantly pressing against the boundaries of flight, notable among them Lt. Richard C. Saufley. In December 1915 he set an American altitude record by reaching 11,975 feet, pushing that record to 16,072 feet by April of the following year. On June 9, 1916, he attempted an endurance record, spending eight hours and 51 minutes airborne before a fatal crash ended his life More Fun Facts! When the engineers designing the ship that became the aircraft carrier Lexington (CV 2) outfitted her with turboelectric drive power plants, they did so for performance at sea. Little did they envision that the ship s engines would be called into action to power Tacoma, Wash., when that city s hydroelectric power system failed due to drought conditions. Between Dec. 17, 1929, and Jan. 16, 1930, the flattop provided more than 4.2 million kilowatt hours to the city. On Dec. 1, 1947, the Marine Corps established its first helicopter squadron, HMX-1, which was tasked with developing the tactics for the use of rotary-wing aircraft to support an amphibious assault. Ten years later, HMX-1 assumed an additional mission it retains to this day, the squadron s helicopters serving as Marine One when transporting the president of the United States. Upcoming Community & Yachting Events December 7 th WWII Remembrance 10:00AM to 11:30 AM, National Naval Aviation Museum On Thursday, December 7 th the National Naval Aviation Museum will honor the World War II generation on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor starting at 10AM in the Blue Angels Atrium. December 15 th BaseFEST Concert with DNCE, Thompson Square, Lauren Duski and Bobby Blackhat Walters - NAS Pensacola 4:00PM On Friday, December 15 th join us aboard NAS Pensacola for BaseFEST as DNCE takes the stage for a free event! For All DOD ID cardholders and their guests, No Tickets needed. For more information go to December 16 th Wreaths Across America Wreath Laying Ceremony NAS Pensacola Barrancas Cemetery 11:00AM Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day at Barrancas National Cemetery aboard NAS Pensacola and across the country, volunteers place wreaths on the graves of veterans. On Saturday, December 16 th at 11:00 AM the Wreath Ceremony will commence come and join in the effort. UPCOMING EVENTS in the PENSACOLA/Gulf Coast AREA Friday, December 1 st & Saturday, December 2 nd St. Christopher s Caravan Arts & Crafts Show 9:00AM to 4:00PM, St. Christopher s Episcopal Church Friday, December 1 st thru Sunday, December 3 rd 50 th Annual Snowball Derby 5 Flags Speedway Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays starting December 1 st thru December 25 th Santa s Photo Party 5PM-9PM Fri, 11AM-9PM Sat, 11AM-8PM Sun, Escambia County Government Building Friday, December 1 st Winterfest 5PM, Escambia County Government Building, Downtown Winterfest Performance Tours weekends starting December 1 st thru December 17th Friday, December 1 st thru Sunday, December 3 rd Wonderland of Lights - 6:00PM, Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds Friday, December 1 st & Saturday, December 2 nd Holiday Lantern Tours 6:30PM, 7:00PM & 7:30PM, Historic Pensacola Village Florida Humanities Council invites you: For more information: Enjoy our events around the state! Fridays, December 1 st thru December 29 th, 2017 Pensacola s Weekly Open Mic 7:00 PM, Single Fin Café Friday, December 1 st & Saturday, December 2 nd - A Christmas Carol A Ghost Story of Christmas 7:30 PM, Fri & Sat., Center for Performing Arts UWF Friday, December 1 st & Saturday, December 2 nd - Live Performance of Bug by Tracy Letts 7:30 PM, Fri & Sat., Pensacola Little Theatre

16 Saturdays, December 2 nd, 9 th, 16 th, 23 rd & 30 th 10 th Annual Palafox Market :00 AM to 2:00 PM Saturdays MLK Plaza (all 3 medians) Palafox btwn Garden & Wright Saturday, December 2 nd Annual Holiday Bead Show 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, First United Methodist Church Saturday, December 2 nd Christmas Tour of Homes in Milton, 11:00AM to 4:00 PM, 5256 Alabama Street Saturday, December 2 nd Santa s Puppy Party 1:00PM to 4:00PM, Escambia County Courthouse Saturday, December 2 nd Andreas Klein,piano 2:30PM to 4PM, Pensacola State College Ashmore Auditorium Saturday, December 2 nd Santa Pub Crawl 4:00PM to 10:00 PM, O Riley s Irish Pub Saturday, December 2 nd Holidays in the Park 5:00PM to 7:00PM, Big Lagoon State Park Saturday, December 2 nd Choral Society of Pensacola presents: Handel s Messiah 7:30 PM, Saenger Theatre Saturday, December 2 nd Mike Cooley of Drive By Truckers 7:30PM, Pensacola State College Ashmore Auditiorum Sunday, December 3 rd Surfin Santa Beach Parade 2:00 PM to 3:00PM, Pensacola Beach Sunday, December 3 rd The 2 nd Annual Christmas Holidays with Al Martin & Friends 6:00PM to 10:00PM, Devilliers Square Sunday, December 3 rd Sing! An Irish Christmas 6:30PM to 8:00PM, Olive Baptist Church Sunday, December 3 rd Symphonic Band Holiday Concert 7:30PM, Center for Performing Arts UWF Tuesdays, December 5 th thru December 26 th Tuesday Jazz Jam 6:30PM to 9:30PM,Lili Marlene s Seville Qtr Tuesday, December 5 th UWF Jazz Combo & Ensemble Concert 7:30 PM, Center for Performing Arts UWF Wednesday, December 6 th Chamber Music Recital 12:00Noon to 1:30PM, Center for Performing Arts UWF Wednesday, December 6 th thru Sunday, December 10 th Wonderland of Lights - 6PM, Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds Thursday, December 7 th Radio Live 6:00 PM, Museum of Commerce Friday, December 8 th & Saturday, December 9 th Holiday Lantern Tours 6:30PM, 7:00PM & 7:30PM, Historic Pensacola Village Friday, December 8 th thru Sunday, December 10 th Pensacola Children s Chorus presents Christmas on the Coast 7:30 PM, Fri & Sat., 2:30 PM Sun, Saenger Theatre Friday, December 8 th & Saturday, December 9 th A Christmas Carol A Ghost Story of Christmas 7:30 PM, Fri & Sat., Center for Performing Arts UWF Saturday, December 9 th 2017 Cox Pensacola Christmas Parade 5:15PM, Downtown Pensacola Saturday, December 9 th, December 16 th and December 23 rd Jackson s presents Deck the Halls: A Holiday Brunch Event 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, Jackson s Steakhouse. Saturday, December 9 th Improvable Cause Improv December :30 PM, Pensacola Little Theatre Wednesday, December 13 th thru Saturday, December 30 th Wonderland of Lights - 6:00PM daily, Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds Thursday, December 14 th Santa Paws 5:00 PM to 8:00PM, Gulf Coast Brewery Friday, December 15 th Gallery Night 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, After Party 8PM to 12AM Downtown Pensacola Friday, December 15 th thru Saturday, December 30 th Zoo Lights 5:00PM to 9:00PM, Gulf Breeze Zoo Friday, December 15 th & Saturday, December 16 th Holiday Lantern Tours 6:30PM, 7:00PM & 7:30PM, Historic Pensacola Village Friday, December 15 th thru Sunday, December 17 th Ballet Pensacola s The Nutcracker 7:00PM, Fri & Sat., 1:30PM, Sun, Saenger Theatre Saturday, December 16 th Jacksonian Guard Colors Ceremony 12:00 Noon, Plaza Ferdinand Wednesday, December 20 th Sister s Christmas Cathecism: The Mystery of the Magi s Gold 7:30PM, Saenger Theatre Thursday, December 21 st White Tie Rock Ensemble: Trans Siberian Orchestra 7:30 PM, Saenger Theatre Sunday, December 30 th Kazoo s New Year s Celebration with Pelican Drop 5PM, Wahoo Stadium Sunday, December 30 th Pensacola Symphony Orchestra Presents: Celebrate the New Year 7:00 PM, Saenger Theatre Sunday, December 31 st New Year s Eve Fireworks 8:00PM, Pensacola Beach

17 Pearl Harbor Commemoration Ceremony December 7 th National Naval Aviation Museum 10:00 AM NAS Pensacola TODAY on BLAB TV (filmed quarterly and shown every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 9:30 PM on Blab TV and shown online at The Crow s Nest home of the Navy Yacht Club since the summer of Celebrating 54 years of sailing camaraderie! Treasurer Report Patrick Sargent Navy Yacht Club-Dan Smith Memorial Youth Sailing Scholarship Hello Navy Yacht Club, We used the Square for debit card charges for meal payments and bar donations at our membership meetings as well as ship store purchases 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. 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: Patrick Sargent NYCP Treasurer pcnyc-treasurer@outlook.com (850) "Wreaths Across America" Say Goodbye to 2017 And Welcome in the New Year with the 2018 Pelican Drop to be held at the Blue Wahoo s Stadium during the Inaugural Kazoo s New Year Celebration to be held from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, December 31 st. The wreath-laying ceremony will be held at Barrancas National Cemetery on December 16th at 11:00 a.m. For more information about the program visit: Or

18 Navy Yacht Club is also a member of the United States Naval Sailing Association USNSA.org Bayou Grande Marina Operation s Assistant Trey Taunton displays her unique scarf at the 2017 Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show 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 Navy Cup short sleeve Tech Shirts are still available 4 shirts left in sizes (L & M) - $30.00 each 2017 Bikini Regatta & GYA Women s Championship long sleeve Tech Shirts are still available 9 shirts left in sizes ( L & XL)

19 Upcoming Christmas Boat Parades Bikini Regatta Strap Snapper Cups are still available in a number of colors - $5.00 each 2016 Bikini Regatta Short Sleeve Cotton T-Shirts are still available 3 shirts in size (S) for a special price of $10.00 each. Please send an to Kim Kaminski if you would like to purchase any of the shirts or other items check our website Ship s Store page. navyfognews607@yahoo.com Lighted Boat Parade and Fireworks December 2, 2017 Location: Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce 7 Casino Beach Blvd. Pensacola Beach, FL (850) phone Time: 5:00 PM The sparkling vessels will wade through the dark December sky and create a pleasant scene to embrace the Christmas season. Starts at Little Sabine Bay to Pensacola Beach Boardwalk, 6:30 p.m. Fireworks display following parade 32 nd Annual Christmas Lighted Boat Parade December 9, 2017 Location: Lulu s to Cobalt, Orange Beach, AL Time: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM The 32nd Annual Christmas Lighted Boat Parade will begin at LuLu's Homeport Marina. The parade will travel east down the Intracoastal Waterway Canal, past The Wharf (public viewing area), around Bear Point, along the south end of Ono Island, west to Perdido Pass, north into Terry Cove Harbor, south to bridge, and end at Cobalt Restaurant in Orange Beach. Christmas Boat Parade December 16 th, 2017 Location: Pensacola Yacht Club Time: 5:30 PM Start at Bayou Chico Channel Marker #2 and proceed to downtown Pensacola waterfront return to Pensacola Yacht Club for awards and party. A lively pair of dolphins play along in the wake of the sailing vessel HELLDIVER The Florida Sailing Association and St. Petersburg Yacht Club (St. Petersburg, FL) will be hosting a US Sailing Regional Symposium on December 2, 2017 from 10:00 AM 4:00 PM. The event is free to US Sailing members and $10 for non-members. Lunch will be served. For more information including agenda and registration please visit:

20 Did you know that Miami is home to the #1 International Olympic sailing event in North America? This year, as part of the regatta, US Sailing is hosting a Sailing Festival in Regatta Park Coconut Grove January 27 th and 28 th, There will be: medal ceremonies with Olympic athletes entertainment on a main stage live streaming of the medal races on an outdoor Jumbotron and vendor booths, food trucks, and the US Sailing Education Zone will all be onsite. More information can be found by ing RobinDale@ussailing.org. Pensacola Yacht Club - Santa Claus Regatta Saturday, December 9 th, 2017 Hey all you sailin boys & girls! The Santa Claus (Regatta) is coming to town You better not shout, and you better not pout cause Santa Claus and his race committee will be checkin in boats and making our lists. Santa s Sleigh will be loaded down with lots of nauti awards for all the good boys and girls on the race course and back at the yacht club the staff will surely have lots of tasty goodies and delicious drinks for our Nauti Santa Awards Party. This is one you don t want to miss! AMERICA'S CUP 36 MONOHULL REVEALED An exciting new era in America s Cup racing has been unveiled, as the concept for the AC75, to be sailed in the 36th America s Cup is released illustrating a bold and modern vision for high performance fully foiling monohull racing yachts. If a man is to be obsessed by something, I suppose a boat is as good as anything, perhaps a bit better than most. E.B. White Life is like sailing, you can use any wind to go in any direction Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice, shame on me.fool me 92,748 times, you are a weather man. A Sailor is an Artist whose medium is the Wind Some years ago, never mind how long precisely, having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world Herman Melville

21 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 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 NYCP the NYCP Membership Meeting scheduled for December will be our Commodore s Ball on December 1 st - 6:00 PM at the Pensacola Yacht Club Ballroom All Guests are Welcome see the invitation below! The Commodore of Navy Yacht Club Pensacola cordially invites you to attend the A N N U A L C O M M O D O R E S B A L L on Friday, 1 December 2017 at the Pensacola Yacht Club 1897 Cypress Street, Pensacola, FL 1800 Social Hour Buffet: 1900 Dinner Mixed Green Salad, 2000 Awards, Live Entertainment Vegetable Medley, and Dancing Garlic Mashed with Gravy Live Music: 5 piece Band Platinum Soul Band Dress: Formal Pecan Crusted Grouper Beef Tenderloin Carving Station Return R.S.V.P. card to: Cost: $40.00 per member / By November 20th significant other $50.00 non-member Bill Clark 1415 N. Barcelona St., Pensacola, FL or NYCP P.O. Box 4422, Pensacola, FL Paid Reservation required with return card No Verbal R.S.V.P. Navy Yacht Club Pensacola P. O. Box 4422 Pensacola, FL 32507

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