Scuttlebutt s Cortez Yacht Club Monthly News Letter - November 2009 PO Box 252 Cortez, FL. 34215 www.cortezyachtclub.com Issued Oct. 26th UThe Commodore s Corner Hello CYC Members, Hope everyone is doing well. Just last night Thursday 10/22 we had a very nice Social at the River House Reef & Grille on the Manatee River. Had a nice turnout with good fun, cheer & food. Just a reminder that we are having our annual Terra Ceia Campout the weekend of the 30th of October. If you are planning on joining us for Sat Night Dinner please RSVP to Joe Garbus so we can get a head count for food. I have 7 people who have signed up for the Bucs vs. Green Bay Game on 11/08 so if you are interested in joining us let me know (941) 737-0702. The nominations are completed & ballots have been mailed so if you can join us at our next Membership meeting when the results will become known it would be great. That meeting will be on 11/11/09. Hope to see you there. Commodore Bill Wisotzke (941)737-0702 UCYC is now on FACEBOOK Make a Friend.. It s Fun, Fast & Easy Stay in touch.. Do a Search For Cortez Yacht Club Or type all this stuff in your Browser: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/cortez- Yacht-Club/121920239779?ref=ts There are more Photo s of the Regatta Up coming Calendar 10/30 Terra Ceia Weekend Camp-Out 10/31 Happy Halloween 11/8 Polo Match Season Opens 11/11 BOD Election Results 11/19 3 rd Thursday Social Pencil in your Calendar 12/13 Commodore s. Christmas Crawl 12/12 Privateers X-mas Parade 12/19 Lighted Boat Parade 12/9 BOD Installed & Christmas Party 12/25 MERRY CHRISTMAS Every Month 1st Wed. Board Meeting 2nd Wed. General Meeting 3rd Thurs. Social BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION 11/11/09 ================== Ballots WERE MAILED ON 10/20/09 PLEASE HAVE YOU BALLOTS MAILED IN BY 11/11/09 ======================== If you did not rec v your Ballot please call Diane Radzavage ASAP at 215-262-5246
And Your 2010 Board Nominees are: Commodore Joe Garbus Vice-Commodore Peter Robinson Secretary Diane Radzavage Treasurer Tim Thompson Fleet Captain Matt Myers What was the Club up to Last Month CORTEZ CUP REGATTA WHO WON??? We WON A picture perfect Setting
Race Results Class: Place: Boat Name: Skipper Club SPINNAKER: 1 ST Rita B Charlie Chifton SSS 2 nd Claire Randy St James SSS NON SPINNAKER: 1 st In Tune Doug Dearden SSS 2 nd Ohh Zone Rudolf Reinecke SSS 3 rd Flash Bob Willard MSA POCKET CRUISERS: 1 st Treo Robert Hindle Bayshore 2 nd Skimmer Mike Collins SSS 3 rd Calihan Rick Jacerson SSS TRUE CRUISERS: 1 st Forever Young Ron Greenberg SYC 2 nd Summertime John Lynch VSS 3 rd Spring Fever Pat Roberts CYC MULTI HULL: 1 st Evolution Kathryn Garlick SSS 2 nd Bobs Legacy SYSP Livingston SSS 3 rd Concenson Bob Nuff SSS Congratulations to All
Sept 26 th Scavenger Hunt Yes they found it by Water,Land & ( where ever else they Lie, Cheat & Steal ) I would like to take this opportunity to Thank All who participated in the Cortez Yacht Clubs 1 st Annual Scavenger Fun was had by all who participated, a lot of imagination, and Yes a little Cheating on the side. As Laura Ritter Stated It was a little like Coastal Clean-Up.. Treasure and trash was found and a lot of Driftwood now adorns a few households. A Special Thanks to Rotten Ralph s for being a Gracious Host, serving up the Good Food & Grog, the Hammer-Adams Band for providing the Entertainment.. If you missed it It was a Good one. Be sure to put it on your calendar for next year. Tim Thompson, Committee Chairman Over $2000 in Cash & Prizes And The winners were: Bill Wisotzke Joy Fitspatrick Peter Robinson Tarry Hayes Karrie Smith
It s a Sea Horse Can I fool them It s a Dolphin??? See,See Right here on my Paper Were going to be in the Scuttlebutt!!
Thanks To all those Who Participated. Cheers.. We had a Great time.
Last Poker Run for the Year Was held October 3rd. on Manatee River Our run started at Regatta Point, Thanks Joe Goodwin. Then to Riviera Dunes, Thank You Dana Harrison. Woody s River Roo was our 3rd. stop, Great place to eat. Next Twin Dolphins, along with the pool and hot tub, they now have a Tiki Bar. Last stop Regatta Point. Winners: Steve Dickervitz, Maggie Elliott and Tom Watson Thank you: Dana Harrison, Joe Goodwin and Sam (Happy Birthday) for all your help. I would like to take this time to thank all of you Poker Players Over the past 3 years, you have made the fun, laughter, camaraderie, water spraying and pure enjoyment for me to organize the Poker Runs There s never a dull moment around you I will be stepping down as the Committee Chairman of the Poker Runs but will be willing to share my knowledge to whom ever steps up this coming year Thank you all for your support and help, Patti Wilson I truly have had a GREAT time You re the BEST We were all Winners
Details of What s up for Club Members in NOVEMBER Board Meeting November 4th To be held at Patti Wilson s Home 3728 115th Street West (Sunny Shores) 6:30pm All Members are Welcome to attend. IMPORTANT NOTES Your Ballots were Mailed.. be sure to get them mailed back by Nov.11th General Meeting November 11th To be held at the Sunny Shores Club House 38 Avenue West Social hour starts at 6:00 Bring a snack to share... Refreshments Available... Meeting called to Order at 7:00 All Members and Invited Guest are encouraged to attend. PLAN ON ATTENDING Ballots will be counted for your next Board of Directors The 3 rd Thursday Social Will be HELD on the 4 th Thursday November 19 th Place & Time TBA Patti Colby- Fleet Commander will be E-Blasting When all the details are available The 12th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market Will be held at the Seafood Shack Marina, 4110 127th Street West, Cortez, FL, on Saturday, Oct 31 from 8 a.m. until noon. Free to the public with lots of free parking. There is a $10 per space (equal to a car parking space) charge for sellers only. Sellers should bring their own table. Lots of used and new boat stuff to buy, trade and sell. So dig out and dust off all that old boat stuff and bring it on down. Come out and find a great deal or just look around, meet a lot of boaters and have a god time. For more information, call (941) 730-8200
MARK YOUR CALANDER January 6 2010 @6:45 PM AMF BRADENTON LANES 4208 CORTEZ RD W CORTEZ YACHT CLUB BOWLING LEAGUE Come join the fun, it would not be the same with out you! WELCOME ALL NEW AND AVID BOWLERS. DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS DECEMBER 22 TH PLEASE CALL SHERRAIL D' AMATO 941.794.5142 or e-mail@ Sherrail@tampabay.rr.com TERMS: 10 WEEKS $11.00 FOR BOWLING PER WEEK $ 2.00 FOR SHOES - 3 GAMES PER NIGHT - 50/50 EACH WEEK A CHOICE OF A BOWLING BALL OR BAG AND SHOES, OR A $50.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO BE USED AT THE PRO SHOP, or a Retro Tee Shirt. WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH REGULAR BOWLER AT THE LEAGUE. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW. HURRY, MANY HAVE SIGN UP ALL READY Birthdays in November Tim Thompson 8 th Tom Dunaway 16 th Bob Koehnke 17 th Steve Evans 20 th Rodger Abntholz 23 rd Editors Note: The Deadline for the Publishing of the Scuttlebutt is 9 Days prior to the 1 st of the next month Last minutes entries or changes, Delays getting up on the website informing the members of the clubs activities If you miss the Deadline your information will not appear as it goes through a process of proof reading for final distribution
Who s steering the Ship!!!! Commodore: Bill Wisotzke 941-777-1616 Vice Commodore: Joe Garbus 941-778-0402 Treasure: Patti Wilson 941-795-0472 Secretary: Diane Radzavage 941-761-8046 Fleet Captain: Patti Colby 941-447-2265 Membership Chairman: Joy Fitzpatrick ByLaws Administrator: Wiley Williams Webmaster: Patti Colby Race Chairman: Joe Garbus Cruising Coordinator: Dana Harrison Social Chairman: Patti Colby Scuttlebutt Editor: Tim Thompson Gaming Chairman: Patti Wilson Merchandise Manager: Patti Wilson When ya see s these folks. Giv m a old Slap on da back fer a job well done... Application for Membership Online: cortezyachtclub.org/application.pdf KNOTS & THREADS (( Members Only )) You can still Purchase Official CYC Logo Merchandise Polo Shirts - $25.00 - Car Plates - $10.00 Burgee s - $25.00 - Hats - $15.00 Visors - $15.00 - CYC-T s - $15.00 Contact Patti Wilson e-mail pattiwilson@tampabay.rr.com Club Affiliation & Website Links Yachting Club of America www.ycaol.com U.S. Sailing : www.ussailing.org WFPHRF: www.westfloridaphrf.org SBYA : www.sarasotabayyachting.org Support our Sponsors 9801 Gulf Drive Anna Maria, FL 34216 The award-winning Sun newspaper is published each Wednesday and is the leader in coverage of all aspects of Island life, 110 127th Street Cortez, FL 34215, A Florida State licensed and bonded yacht brokerage located in the historic fishing village of Cortez Gulf Auto Clinic 807 18th Ave W. Bradenton, FL 34205 Gulf Auto Clinic is a locally owned and operated full service repair and preventative maintenance center that has been performing high quality, guaranteed automotive repairs since 1995. 4334 127th Street Cortez, FL 34215 A full service bait and tackle shop that offers live and frozen bait, tackle, and fishing licenses, as well as delicious lunch style food