Fort Pierce Yacht Club Channel “6”

Fort Pierce Yacht Club
Channel “6”
700 North Indian River Drive, P.O. Box 3108, Fort Pierce, FL 34948-3108
Phone 772-461-9152
Web Address: http:\\ftpierceyachtclub.homestead.com
Issue 6
June 2015
Maeve Meuser, Editor
Commodore’s Corner
It has been a busy year at the Club and now
seems to be going fast.
Sunday, May 3rd was the first annual Waterfest at Jaycee Park. Many volunteers from
the FPYC and TCYSF, including parents,
turned out to represent our organizations at
this inaugural event. We gave sailboats rides
to 296 members of the public. Some went
more than once.
The day was ideal for sailing at Jaycee Park:
Trying out a kayak or stand up paddle board
courtesy of our friends at Lisa's Kayaks, or
just relaxing and listening to live music from
the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society. Our
co-sponsors were the City of Fort Pierce,
Treasure Coast Youth Sailing, Lisa's Kayaks
& the Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society. All are
looking forward to Waterfest at Jaycee Park
2016.
The guest speaker at our May Members
meeting was Tom Butler, Vice Commander of
the Division for Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 58. Mr. Butler provided great information including the 'Weekend Navigator' two
day seminar presenting the basics of Navigation For Boating Enthusiasts..
May 16th was the last Coffee With The Mayor
for the early part of the year. Following a
three month summer break, they will again
be at the our Club on the third Friday of each
month at 8:00 a.m. The next session will be
in September.
Diane and I spent a few days doing things nowhere near sea level this month. We enjoyed
the beautiful scenery of Arizona and were
based in Sedona. We drove to the Grand Canyon, attended a destination wedding, took a
'Pink Jeep Tour' and hiked a few times, most
notably a trek to the top of Cathedral Rock
with about 25 others in our party. It was
6/10s of a mile with a 600 foot (60 stories)
change in elevation. It was part hike and part
rock climbing. What an experience and great
trip!
By the time this issue is published, we will
have enjoyed another of our traditional Memorial Day Commemorations. I also hope this
will have been a safe and enjoyable Holiday
for us all.
Stay tuned in June for interesting developments
for the near term as they unfold.
..
See you at the
Club!
Ken
We are anticipating three to five new members next month. It is fun to see all the newest
members getting to know ome of our “veterans” at the Friday Night Socials.
Please keep telling your friends about our Club.
Please remember to check the sign-up sheet for providing refreshments for the monthly
Membership Meeting. Store-bought or homemade—it doesn’t matter. And you will be reimbursed for any expenses..
See you at the Club!
Pat Bercier, Membership Director
Tom Butler, Vice Commander of the Division for
Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 58, giving his informative presentation at our
May Members’ Meeting.
Questions followed the discussion on boat safety and
the upcoming seminar on
the “Weekend Navigator”.
Special Treat:
A mammoth slide show of great pics from recent FPYC events to be
shown throughout the meeting!
A Day at the Beach!
Sailing, Kayaking, Paddleboarding, Food!
Fun for Everyone!
The “Cruise to Lunch” held on Saturday, May 16th, at the Hutchinson Marriott turned into a "Drive In" due to the powerboat
racing in Stuart & the uncertainty of the channel availability going into the resort. The FPYC turned out 30 members to enjoy
the Marriott's usually excellent selections. It appears everyone
had a wonderful experience. Thank you Marriott staff! We were
sorry to see our numbers were down from last year as some
members could not attend. They were missed. We are hopeful
they will be able to attend the next function.
Other news: First, the FPYC instituted agreements with both
Youth Sailing of Indian River County and Treasure Coast Youth Sailing to enhance their adult sailing programs. We will be seeing some of their students (and potential members) sailing with us during our racing programs.
The FPYC will hold its annual
4th of July
festivities with a boat parade in local waters and a BBQ af-
terwards at the club. As in previous years, FPYC will invite boaters from the surrounding area to join
us for the parade. Those who participate and register with us beforehand, will be our guests for the
BBQ as well. Ingrid Van Hekken will be hosting this event.
We also will be putting Web links to the FPCM on our website, and they will be doing the same. The city
has put in 4 new webcams and are accessible on their web site. A new advertising poster to encourage
outside race participation has been finalized and will be at the club shortly for your viewing. Stay tuned
for new areas of cooperation with the City Marina during June.
Thanks to Bill & Lillie Taylor for the luncheon coordination & for the Poster work. More on the new cooperation with the City Marina from Ken.
Mike Wohlstein, Fleet Director
Racing News
The second race of the Spring Series was held Sunday, May 24TH, in near perfect wind & sea conditions
on one of our near offshore courses. It truly is good to be back on the water now that the inlet is fully
open & restored to pre-tragedy condition. The finishing sequence was particularly close with
‘Varmint” (O’Toole) edging out “Ephyra” (Fitz) by only 24 seconds on PHRF corrected time. Right on
their sterns was “Follow You Follow Me” (Boardman) in third place, followed by “Tulius” (Woodrow)
fourth, and “Inner Voice” (Hicks) fifth.
As part of our outreach program to introduce new participants to sailboat racing as mentioned last
month, and elaborated upon by Fleet Chairman Mike Wohlstein, we invited Treasure Coast Youth Sailing
participant, Cameron Kuchar, aboard “Varmint” as a fully participating crew member, and the Woodrows
included newcomers to the area & to sailing, Dan Deckert & friend, Erika, aboard “Tulius” as an introduction to racing for them. Suffice to say there were a lot of smiles seen around the Club at the post-race
social. I was particularly pleased as Cameron made significant contributions to our effort as we eked out
the narrow win over “Ephyra” and fended off “Follow You Follow Me” in an upwind tacking duel. Great
fun! We will expand this outreach effort in upcoming events. The next race is scheduled for 28 June.
See you on the water!
Mike O’Toole, Race Captain
Our Memorial Day Commemoration was held on May 25, on a warm and breezy day.
The traditional program was presented, led by Commodore Ken Milner. (See photos
on next page.)
The presentation of the colors, at the top of the program, was courtesy of the Fort
Pierce Central High School ROTC, and to close, we were treated to music. The singalong, led by Donna Mitchell, featured 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home', 'This
Land is Your Land' and 'God Bless America' with flags waving. Helping Donna with
this segment were Dr. Allen Rosenberg on keyboards and Diane Milner on the
drums. Dick Myers added to the program with playing 'America The Beautiful' on
his trumpet, and last but not least, Diane's Dad, Joe Gagliardi played his saxophone
to close the music with 'In Good Old Summertime', 'When Irish Eyes are Smiling',
and 'Who's Sorry Now?'
Dick Myers also played Taps for us, first at
the 3:00 p.m. National Moment of Silence,
& at the Casting of the Wreath which was
prepared by Candace Banack. The wreath
was presented this year to Nancy Spalding,
wife of Past Commodore Dick Spalding.
Many thanks to those who helped make the day such a nice success,
Ingrid Van Hekken - Co- Sponsor, purchased food, worked the kitchen and serving as well as
decorating.
Diane Milner - Decorating and drums
Joe Gagliardi - Saxophone
Ursula Rosenberg - Committee Member, decorating
Dr. Allen Rosenberg - Keyboards
Donna Mitchell - Music Program Director
Dick Myers - Trumpet
Roger and Linda Hutchinson - Bartenders
Drue Kale and Patricia Flint - Kitchen helpers
Howard and Janet Woodrow - Kitchen and bartending as well as managing bar
Candace Banack - Preparation and presentation and casting of the wreath
Mike and Mary Wohlstein - Working the front door and checking in guests
Dale Cawthorne - For reading the names of Past Commodores
Marlene Wood - For reading the name of our most recently passed member, Curtis Aiken
Milt Vanderhelst - For tolling of the bell.
And Thank You to all who attended (there were about 79) this special day at the
Fort Pierce Yacht Club!
Ken & Diane Milner, Hosts
I am pleased to announce that The Fort Pierce Yacht Club and Treasure Coast Youth Sailing have
been invited by the City of Fort Pierce and Fort Pierce City Marina to be exhibitors at the Grand Opening of the Fort Pierce City Marina on National Marina Day!
The new $30,000,000 public boating facility and waterfront protection project will be unveiled with a
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 9:00 AM and the festivities will continue throughout the day until 4:00
PM with family- friendly events. We will need a few volunteers to be FPYC Ambassadors for this
event and staff a hospitality table and tent.
We hope to see you there at this great celebration on the beautiful Fort Pierce Waterfront!
Thanks to all for making this a great year for our Club and the Community.
Ken
The Treasure Coast Youth Sailing Foundation
had a wonderful regatta on May 17th. After
a very slight threat of rain in the morning,
the weather at Jaycee Park in Fort Pierce
was beautiful. The wind was a steady East
10-15 kts.
Eighteen sailors raced in 420’s, Optimist Gold and
Optimist Silver classes. To show how spirited the
competition was, there was only one point separating first & second place in the Optimist Gold class;
two points separation first & second in the Optimist
Silver class; and three points separated first from
second in the 420 fleet.
That was after eight races. Thanks to Howard & Jan Woodrow for serving as
race committee boat again this year, and Drue Kale handled registrations. Mal
Schwalje brought his boat and Bob Scully drove one of the TCYSF boats to use
as safety/chase boats and to set and retrieve racing marks.
After the racing, Barb Dell’Acqua and her crew of Candace Banack & Jan Tomasovic did a marvelous job of feeding the hungry sailors.
Thanks again for the wonderful support provided by
the Fort Pierce Yacht Club!
Lou Tomasovic
Spectacular Boat Parade, Barbeque and of course the
City of Fort Pierce Fireworks over the
Indian River!
Details upcoming soon!
Hosted by Ingrid Van Hekken
and her committee
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Ship's Store will be open and selling Friday, June 5th and Friday, June 19th from 7:30 pm
8:30 pm. Just a reminder -- orders placed must be paid for in advance by cash or checks
payable to FPYC.
Once again we have the FPYC burgee pendants and earrings for $35 and $40 respectively. This jewelry has limited availability so suggest placing your order soon.
All your other favorites like tote bags, burgees (large and small), shirts, caps and more are for sale or for order in our new cabinet. Look forward to seeing you at Ship's Store!
Cheers!
Dawn Hughes & Dixie Parkin
June
October
Tue, 2: Members Mtg., 7:30 pm (Ship’s store open)
Tue, 6: Members’ Mtg, 7:30 pm (Ship’s store open)
Sat, 13: Fort Pierce Marina Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Thur, 8 to Mon. 12: Columbus Day Cruise
Sun 28: Race*
Fri, 16: Coffee with the Mayor, 8 am
Sun. 25: : Masquerade Race*
Sat. 31: Halloween Party
July
Sat, 4: Independence Day Parade & Party*
Tue, 7: Members’ Mtg, 7:30 pm, (Ship’s store open)
November Tue, 3, Members’ Mtg, 7:30 pm (Ship’s store open0
Sat., 11: Chili Fest
Fri. 6 to Sun. 8: Raft-up at Stuart Air Show
Sun., 26: Race*
Sat, 14: Social Party
Fri, 20: Coffee with the Mayor, 8 am
August
Sat, 1: Full Moon Raft-up
Tue, 4: Members’ Mtg (Ship’s store open)
December
Sat, 8: Hot Summer Night Party
Tue, 1, Members’ Mtg, 7:30 p,m (Ship;s Store open)
Sat, 23: Hope there isn’t Hurricane Race*
Fri, 4: Trim-a-Tree Party
September
Tue, 1: Members’ Mtg (Ship’s store open)
Mon, 7 Mock Race;/Labor Day Party
Sat. 12: 10 am: Cruise to Lunch
Sun. 27: Women’s Race*
Sat, 5: Race*
Fri, 18: Coffee with the Mayor, 8 am.
Sat. 19: Christmas Party
Sat. 31: New Year’s Eve Party
*Post-race gathering at the club;
** No club usage
Note: All fleet events will have a Skippers’meeting at the club on the Friday night prior to the event at 8:00 pm
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June Birthday Wishes To:
Jane Deane, Alberto Grubicy, Debbie
Krivan, Rosalie Longano, Jim
McCleary, Nancy Spaulding, & Bill
Taylor
Happy Birthday To All of you!
Please e-mail Maeve at
[email protected] your birthday date if
you haven't’ yet.
May 14: Game Cancelled
May 28: Results not yet in!
(Welcome Janet Woodrow! A new student of
who else—Donna Mitchell)
Director: Margaret Inman; Asst. Director: Donna Mitchell; Game
Arranger: Carol Fahey, [email protected] (772) 460-7552.
Next game: 7:00 pm, June 11, at the FPYC Clubhouse. Contact
Carole if you would like to play and you are not already signed up.
2015
Sun
Mon
1
Tue
2 7p Members’ Mtg/
Ship’s Store
7
8
14
21
9
15 7p
BOD Mtg
16
22
23
Wed
3 5:30p
TCYSF BOD
4
10
11 7p Dup.
Bridge
29
Sun
5
24
13
6
Ship’s Store
open
12 7p FPYC
13 Fort
Pierce Marina
Ribbon Cutting
Ceremony
19
20
25 7p Dup.
Bridge
26 7p FPYC
27
30
Tue
7 7:30p Members
5:30p
14
Thu
Fri
Sat
3 7p FPYC/
4 Independ-
Ship’s Store
open
ence Day
Boat Parade
& Party
1 5:30p
TCYSF BOD
2
8
9 7p Dup.
Bridge
10 7p FPYC
11 Chili
Fest
15 Fishing
Club
16
17 7p
FPYC /Ship’s
18
Mtg/Ship’s Store
open
12
Sat
7p FPYC Ship’s
Store open
Mon
6
Fri
5 7p FPYC/
17 Fishing Club 18
Noon Tasty
Bites Café
28
Race
Thu
Store open
19
26
Race
20 7p
BOD Mtg
21
27
28
22 Noon Tasty
23 7p Dup.
Bites Café
Bridge
29
30
24 7p FPYC
31
25
VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.fortpierceyachtclub.homestead.com
Always something new on our web site — check it out!
Web Master: Hank Krauss
E-mail address: [email protected] (note new address)
For a Vessel Safety Check:
Fort Pierce area call: Julie Lewis - 772-460-4786
Vero Beach or Fort Pierce area call: Dan Thomas — 772-978-1701
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Fort Pierce Yacht Club
700 North Indian River Drive
P.O. Box 3108
Fort Pierce, FL 34948-3108
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