The Blinker Volume 66 No. 6 www.ycsh.org July 27, 2017 Commodore s Corner Hello Fellow Members, We are well into July and I hope you are all having an enjoyable time at the many events and activities at the Club. Lobster Night and the Fashion show were big successes with big member turnout. **Please remember the in-season dress code - no hats, no t-shirts and no jeans on weekends after5:30 pm** The YCSH held its home youth MAYRA Regatta last week which was attended by many area yacht clubs. Congrats to Garrett and Justin Roach who won the 420 division and Amanda Foster who took first place in Sunfish. Thanks to the many volunteers and YAP staff who helped make the Regatta a successful one. Check your calendars for these upcoming activities: o o Friday July 28 The YCSH House Tour and Lunch August 4 Family Bay Time at 6 pm. Bring the kids to swim and play in the basin. We ll have a BBQ grill and bar set up too! August 4 Moonlight Kayak and Sail at 8 pm. Come see for yourself what the 20+ members who went in June are still talking about. August 5 The Festival of Lights Boat Parade Sign up and decorate your Boat or Dock and participate in this year s Festival of Lights Parade. The parade visits all the basins in Stone Harbor with prizes to the best dressed boats and docks. This year s theme was picked by a contest at SH elementary school and will have a Disney theme. Don t have a boat or house on the bay? Come enjoy dinner at the club and watch the beginning and end of the parade as you enjoy a Best of Chef Blaze menu. The very entertaining DROP DEAD SEXY band will be playing 9 pm - midnight and everyone is welcome to come back and dance the night away. Check the club wide email and website for other events and updates on the happenings at your club. Kerry and I are enjoying our Commodore year and thanks to all of you for reaching out, saying hi and supporting the club. Plenty of time left to enjoy the Summer. Have Fun! Best, Bill Wendel, Commodore Friday, July 28 House Tour, 10 am Sunday, July 30 Marlin Tournament Awards Dinner, member dinners to be served in the Grille Room Friday, August 4 Family Bay Time, 6 pm Saturday, August 5 Festival of Lights, 8:00 pm Saturday, August 19 Book Discussion Group 10 am; Swing Night 7 pm
Blinker Deadlines Wednesday for Articles Issue Dates August 9 August 17 September 27 October 5 November 1 November 9 The deadline for each issue is at 5 pm. Please send your copy to blinker@ycsh.org. Ron Workman, Blinker Editor Hello YCSH members, Miner s Gems Mid-summer madness is happening now at the club as we are in the thick of the summer and our full calendar. The weather has certainly cooperated in the last few weeks, hopefully making your trips to the beach and boat more enjoyable. We have had one weather related issue, on Thursday July 13th we had a wind and thunder storm blow through that left a path of destruction. Our second-floor large awning, railings, deck and roof were significantly damaged. The upper deck will be closed for a couple weeks until we can make it safe for everyone. Our Tuesday on the deck menu will now take place on the first-floor deck and main bar. Stayed tuned for more details about the second-floor repairs. As I consider the recent past, I want to thank all the members, the Board Members, the Flag Officers and our amazing staff for putting in so much time and effort these past few weeks. There have been many events this past month, most scheduled, and some not scheduled, and all of them have been remarkable success stories due to so many people working hard and working together. We have it really good here at the YCSH! Looking forward, we have a lot more on the horizon to keep these same people busy. We have the Marlin Tournament registration and wing night on Thursday July 27th, we have the YCSH house tour on Friday the 28th, along with Diller boat rides. We have not scheduled any big events for Saturday July 29th, so use this night to bring the entire family or your house guests and friends in for a nice quiet dinner. It will be our last quiet Saturday dinner until September, so use it wisely. The Marlin Tournament awards banquet is Sunday July 30th. We will be serving member dinners in the grille room. Please keep in your mind and remind all guests you bring that the YCSH has a dress code for our dining room and bar. Please check with the front office, a flag officer or a manager on duty for the details and the time it goes in affect. Still looking forward to work every day (almost) See you at the club Peter Miner, General Manager
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUPLICATE BRIDGE 6/28/17: First place Kathleen Vistenzo- Fran Burns, Tied for 2/3 Margie Bennett- Maryann Woods and Carol Wagner- Walter Wagner, Fourth place Sally Samii- Akbar Samii. 7/5/17: First place Peggy Stabert- Alan Kaplan, Second place Gail McConnell- Michelle Malloy, Third place Betty Coyle- Grace Benson, Fourth place Margie Bennett- Maryann Woods 7/12/17: First place Peggy Stabert- Alan Kaplan, Second place Polly Bowen- Fran Burns, Third place Betty Coyle- Joanne Melbun, Fourth place Carol Wagner- Walter Wagner. SATURDAY MORNING BRIDGE Saturday morning bridge has completed three sessions, with the following winners: July 1 1st Walt Wagner, 2nd Akbar Samii, 3rd Carol Wagner, 4th Diana Duggan. July 8 1st Akbar Samii, 2nd Barbara Chatham, 3rd Margie Bennett, 4th Walt Wagner, 5th Sally Samii. July 15 1st Mary Donnelly/Walt Wagner, 2nd Betty Coyle, 3rd Margie Bennett, 4th Barbara Chatham. We meet every Saturday through August at 10 am. To participate, please call Walt Wagner at 368-1655 to make a reservation ahead of time. Walk-ons will be accommodated only if there are enough players to complete a table. TUESDAY MORNING BRIDGE Winners June 27 Joanne Keith Winners July 11 Barbara Chatham (high score), Margie Finamore ( Two Prize) Winner Akbar Sammi;2 trick Joanne Keith. Winners on 7/18 are Betty Coyle (high score) and Judy Phelps ("Two" Prize). Winners July 18 Betty Coyle (high score), Judy Phelps ( Two Prize) TIM MCGRATH AUTHOR TALK SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2017 10 am Give Me A Fast Ship is now available for sale in The Ship's Store at a discounted rate of $20. Proceeds will benefit the Diller Home for the blind. In Tim McGrath's Give Me a Fast Ship, early American naval literature has found a proud new flagship. It is rare for a onevolume work to fill the sails of personalities and battles separated from the modern reader by nearly two centuries, but Give Me a Fast Ship pulls it off beautifully. His descriptions are vivid, his commanders three-dimensional, and he evinces a genuine love of the world of white sails and black powder. When Give Me a Fast Ship drops anchor, the reader returns from an adventure cruise with respect for the men who fought the Revolution at sea. The Wall Street Journal.
SWING NIGHT Saturday night, August 19 at the Yacht Club. Great music for your listening and dancing pleasure provided by Sean Reilly and the Sinatra Centennial Orchestra. The music will begin at 7 pm. Chef Blaze will provide a menu of selected entrees. Reserve a table and enjoy a great evening of fun and fellowship at the club! will be represented at the husband/wife regatta in Mass. this week end by the Weeder s July 1 in the Great Sound with A.Y.C. saw Bill and Kevin Clarke take two out of three with Sam and Gene winning the last race. July 8 was sailed in the Flats with only YCSH sailors competing. Thomas, Bruce Nicholson and the Weeders were the top three boats. July 15 was sailed in the Great Sound with AYC. Linda Nicholson and Garrett Roach were each able to win a race for us. July 28 an 29 will be very active sailing days with the annual AYC ocean regatta and Interclub sailing in the Great Sound. Stayed tuned for more sailing action. We have several clubs boats available for racing and day sailing. Call Bruce Nicholson on his cell at 215-880-0265. The annual house tour is this Friday, July 28th. This is one of the most anticipated events of the summer! Stop by or call the club to reserve your tickets. Tickets are available for all members and nonmembers. Tickets are $45 a person. Tour the houses from 10 am to 1 pm and enjoy lunch at the Yacht Club of Stone Harbor from 11 am to 2 pm. FLYING SCOT NEWS We are happy to report that fleet sailing between A.Y.C. and Y.C.S.H. has been extremely strong this season. This past week end of July 15 saw a total of seventeen boats sailing in the Great Sound. The competition has been tough and with ideal winds it has been very successful. Our interest in sailing has definetly picked up with many new members joining the sailing program. We
WELCOME NEW INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS: William Curtis, Tyler Sacchetta, Marie Hanks Are you "Missing the Boat"? In this quickly changing and advancing world in which we live communication has become not only essential, but critical to our day to day living. Even our beloved Yacht Club of Stone Harbor has had to continually update our methods, types, and frequency of communications. To this point, please allow me to review the current communication modalities we employ. The Blinker: Our Flagship publication, guided by long time editor, Ron Workman, is published every three weeks during the summer, and other times during the off season. It contains a wealth of information: Commodore's Corner, Miner's Gems, Upcoming Events, Blinker deadlines, YCSH history, event and activity descriptions, club policy and procedures, and much, much more! E-Mail: News at the Yacht Club of Stone Harbor. Our weekly "blast", giving you up to date event information, club hours, menus, future events and just about everything you need to know NOW! (and you can get this ONLY if we have your correct e-mail address). Facebook: Like" our page to get up to date and "breaking" news on our club and its activities. Also, you can see photos of the events if you happened to miss one! https://www.facebook.com/yachtclubston eharbor/ Website: Find us at www.ycsh.org. With your user name and password, you have virtually all the club information (including calendars, policies, procedures, by-laws, etc.) at your fingertips. Bar area stand-ups: Kerry "Mrs. Commodore" Wendel has initiated and is providing printed weekly activity listings which are in the Lucite triangular stand-up displays on the bar and hi-tops in the bar area. Last, but not least, we have the tried and true club telephone number - 609-368- 1201. One of our dedicated yacht club staff members will do their best to get you an answer to any question you cannot find one to otherwise. Hopefully the above information will help you navigate the huge sea of information available to our members to maximize the value of your YCSH membership! Smooth sailing! Timothy Jon Clay, Vice Commodore Crow s Nest Junior Sailing Results MAYRA SJSS 2017 Yacht Club of Stone Harbor Regatta, July 13 This year we were fortunate to have a beautiful, sunny, albeit, HOT day for our regatta. We had good wind although shifty at times. We welcomed and hosted 90 boats and 101 sailors to our club from the nine participating MAYRA clubs. Thanks to the skillful work of our
race committee, we were able to complete 5 races for each fleet. We are especially proud of the seven YCSH sailors who represented our club, many of whom who had not participated in a regatta. We thank them for doing their best and encourage them to continue sailing. A special thank you to the Race Committee, staff and all of our volunteers! You made this another successful and fun day of sailing at YCSH! Cindy, Laura, Bobbi & Jeff Sunfish 5 boats 1 st Amanda Foster 3 rd Gabe Majeski (First regatta. Way to go!) 5 th Jordan Kurtzman (First regatta. Way to go!) C420 11 boats 1 st Garrett Roach/Justin Roach Opti Championship Fleet - 44 boats 40 th overall Jackson Foster, (11 th of 13 White Fleet. First championship fleet regatta for Jackson. Way to go!) Opti Green Fleet - 9 boats 6 th Hudson Hague (Way to get out there and represent the club in the green fleet division!) Junior Olympics Garrett Roach, Justin Roach, and Amanda Foster will all be taking part in Junior Olympics this summer in Island Heights, NJ. We wish them best of luck! YAP Sailing Camp There are still spots open for YAP sailing camp s final two, week long sessions. Sessions begin on July 31st and August 7th. Each session runs Monday through Friday from 9:30-12:30. Please reference the YAP tab on the yacht club website for registrations forms and pricing. Grandchildren and sponsored guests are welcome to sign up and learn the lifelong skill of sailing. Flee Fleet August 1st Flee Fleet will be taking place at Island Watersports. The cost is $35 per child and will take place from 6-7:30 pm. We need a minimum of 20 kids for this event. Please R.S.V.P. to jmerrill@ycsh.org if you plan on attending, so we can make sure we have enough interest in the event. THE HISTORY OF WING NIGHT Wing Night has morphed from a brief Ladies Night on Thursdays evenings at the club. The late Bill Coyle was a regular at Ladies Night waiting for Nancy to join him at the club. When he was not in attendance, the Ladies put his baseball card and votive candle at his regular seat. They voted him their mascot. In 2005, when Roy Williams was Commodore, a group of Ladies approached him about changing the night to Wing Night which was so successful in other restaurants in the area. Those women were Joy Williams, Janis Kelly, Roe Hufner, Cyd McGrath, Nancy Carson and Anne Stulpin. In 2012, Commodore Gene Mopsik changed it to Nosh Night, but it went back to Wing Night the following year. It is a constant, fun, busy night and a wonderful way to start summer weekends. At YCSH Thursdays have become the new Friday.