THE DITTY BAG. Commodore Dan Brown

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1 Sandy Beach Yacht Club, 1851 Winter Road/P.O. Box 513, Grand Island, NY Congratulations to our newest junior member Joshua Jesz, son of Italo and Leah Baldassarre who was approved at the January board meeting. Josh has been around a lot at work nights helping bartend at the new Over the Yardarm pub and recently volunteered to help at the New Year s reception. The club also has a new secretary, Ana Nizialek who took over from Frank Spagnolo as of January 18 th. She has hit the ground running, and I know will do a great job. Thanks Frank for your years of dedicated service in the secretary position. The club calendar was approved and posted to club website. A few things to point out: First, the spring general membership meeting will be moved back to Friday, April 21 st. Please mark this date in your calendar and also in your 2016 membership book as the date listed is March 3 rd. We moved the date to attract more members who have wintered in warmer weather. Secondly, the Commodore s Ball will be Saturday, September 30 th this year. I know traditionally we have used the first Saturday in October, but once every seven years this date falls on Columbus Day weekend. Last year when we had our ball on the holiday weekend we experienced a large drop in attendance, around 20% fewer members. The date of September 30 th will be one week prior to Columbus Day weekend, which it normally is. This was mentioned at the recent Interclub planning breakfast, and it doesn t conflict with any other club Commodore s Ball date. The Valentine s party is off to a good start, as we may easily have attending. If you haven t already RSVP d yet, please do so to Frank Spagnolo or use the automated system sent out in . See you there. Commodore Dan Brown

2 Hello again, as you may have noticed there is no ice on the lake. Not sure if that s good or bad at this point, but in the end it should cause the boom to be removed sooner than later. Slip applications have been coming in at a steady pace. Please remember if you are returning to the basin this year the deadline for those applications is TODAY. Please get ahold of me ASAP if you intend on returning as I will be making slip assignments this month and posting them in the club on March 01, 2017, as required, based on the information available to me at this time. Slip holders meeting will be held Saturday March 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. followed by a briefing at 11:00 a.m. by the Erie County Sheriffs Marine division and the Customs and Border Protection Marine unit. Additional agencies to be announced. We are also looking to see if we can get a few Insurance Agents that specialize in Marine insurance to be available for questions and possibly shopping around for better rates. Lunch will be available for a minimal fee and the bar will be open. The law enforcement briefing is open to all members and guests. Please consider attending and bring any questions you would like answered. A flyer with additional details will be posted in the March Ditty Bag. Take Care, Jose

3 SBYC Women s Organization Annual Dinner Outing Thursday, February 9, :30 p.m. Ellden s Grill & Banquet at River Oaks 201 Whitehaven Road Grand Island, NY Please join us for a fun night out with the girls. All the women of Sandy Beach Yacht Club are invited. This is a great time to keep up with those you know, a wonderful chance to meet other ladies of our Club & our Board Members. Looking forward to see you there! RSVP to Wendy Brown by Tuesday, February 7 wendy53brown@gmail.com or

4 Will You Be Our Valentine! Let s Celebrate Together! ~ Featuring ~ Zak Ward and the Ryan Brothers Band $60.00 per Couple 6:00pm Cocktails ~ Dinner at 7pm Specialty Punch ~ Hors d oeuvres Specialty Appetizer ~ Salad Chicken Cordon Bleu and Beef Entre e Meatless option available upon request Vegetable ~ Starch Dessert Hosted By Frank & Tracy Spagnolo RSVP by February 3 rd to Frank & Tracy at or online at

5 SANDY BEACH YACHT CLUB 39 RD ANNUAL WINTER REUNION MARCH 15, 2017 At CHARLOTTE HARBOR YACHT CLUB 4400 LISTER STREET, PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA (941) Directions: Take I-75 to Exit 170. Head West on Kings Highway (3.9 miles). Turn right on Harborview Blvd. Cross Route 41(you are now on Edgewater) and proceed to Lister Street (0.6 miles). Turn left on Lister and continue approximately 0.2 miles. Yacht Club is directly ahead. Dress Code Collared shirts, khakis, or slacks required. Jeans, T-shirts, cutoffs are not acceptable. Cash Bar 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch to Follow PLEASE DETACH AND RETURN LUNCH SELECTION BELOW w/checks made payable to: Robert Dunlop, 1812 Kings Gate Ct., Punta Gorda, Florida (716) Reservations must be received no later than March 7, 2017 Name Phone # Lunch Selection: PORK TENDERLOIN CUTLET or CORN MEAL FRIED BASA (Mild white fish) or CHICKEN CORDON BLEU Entrees include: Chef selection of starch & vegetable, soup, rolls w/butter, dessert, coffee, tea or non-flavored iced tea ALL ENTREES $25.00 PER PERSON Tax and Gratuity Included

6 Joseph Mash- 3 Dorothy Kristich- 6 Ivy Sundholm- 6 Bethany Hare- 8 Robert Moreland- 11 David Duchscherer- 12 Larry Neutz- 16 Steve Vathy- 16 Wendy Brown- 17 Debra Walsh- 17 Fran Isaacs- 22 John Heine- 25 Ron Bastian- 28 Dan Brown- 29 Gail Brady- 5 Candace Hoolihan- 6 Kathleen Rozicki- 7 Charlie Kristich-10 Sharon Murphy- 13 Nancy Varco- 18 Adam Matuszewski- 18 Sandra Bemisderfer- 21 Patrcia Dunlop- 21 Michael Krotz- 24 Ana Nizialek- 24 Wayne Dubrawsky- 31 Louis Fabiano- 31 Paul & Candy Hoolihan - 1 Bob & Sandra Bemisderfer - 27 Tom & Sharon Hauser - 2

7 The deadline for submissions for the March Ditty Bag is Thursday, February 23. Please submit your Ditty Bag entries/requests via to Nick Hare at