newsletter 2012 - Babylon Yacht Club

ISSUE #6!
JULY 15, 2012
Babylon Yacht Club
Newsletter
Entertainment
Richard Tesoro and Joe Mulle
What a fantastic season we have been having!!
The Happy Hour on June 27th was hosted by Bob and
Carol Green and their crew, Dina Brandenstein, Beth &
Lou Delli-Pizzi, Gerard & Christina Mulé, Katie &
Gary Salatto, Kristy McGoldrick, Ron & Rosemary
Piciullo, Chrissy O’Donnell, Angela Cosentino, and
Christina Cappelluzzo. They did an excellent job
preparing pulled pork, firecracker shrimp, chicken saté,
and steak tidbits. This great food was washed down
with a fantastic and very potent rum punch.
The Brophy Happy Hour was fun. You guessed it, the
evening’s signature Martini drinks were hands down the
hit of the party. I am sure it was a slow Thursday for a
lot of us. Awesome food, and awesome drink, what
could be better! The BYC was definitely shaken and
not stirred. They had a lot of help from Tim & Kim
Turri, Megan & Dennis Kelly, Amy & Tom Moore, Gina
& Sal Capitano, Catherine & Bill Hitter, Karen & Tony
Gambino, Harr y & Nancy O’Donnel l, Donna
Woyevodsky, Stacey & Day Hoffman, Alexis & Dave
Mottes, Maryellen Curlfo, and Ginny Horan. Keep
those watermelon martinis coming! They prepared
zucchini with gorgonzola, beef and shrimp skewers,
bacon and water chestnuts, a Greek salad, clam
chowder, a fantastic lobster mac and cheese, all
topped off with cupcakes, peanut butter topped
brownies, salted caramel treats, and my personal
favorite, Belgium waffles with berries.
There are a few changes to the ScheduleThe Frat Party is moving back to a later date.
Standing in on July 21st will be the Galian’s hosting
an Asian/Karoke themed party. Join Carl and
Sandy Galian and their crew for an evening of Asian
fare and Karaoke on July 21st. Sake, Mai Tais, and
great Far East food. If you’ve been to a Galian Happy
Hour, then you know the food and entertainment
will be top notch. A DJ will be spinning great music
between sets of BYC members belting out their
favorite tunes. Please make reser vations by
contacting the Galian's at 631-669-1796.
On July 25th the Carangi’s will be hosting their BYCrenowned “Around the World” Happy Hour. Last
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year we experienced a Far East & South American
theme. What will this year be?
The Frat party hosted by the Jill & Matt Shook
is pushing back to August 4th. After jumping in
last year to run this party they are back and planning
an even better time. The crew relived their college
days and have some new college-based stuff planned,
so think about what fun your college days produced
and either dig out or get a new alumni shirt and get to
this party!!! Only a few “Animal House” antics will be
tolerated this time – those put on double secret
probation last year remain on it. You have been
warned!!!
Cost - $35.00 per person members & guests and runs
from 7:00-11:00PM
Dress – Watch Animal House for some ideas.
Sunday August 19th – The annual Afterguard
Party. This party, which is hosted by the
“Afterguard,” is a great way to spend a Sunday
afternoon at the BYC. Like Banjos? Then this is
your party. Additional details will be in the next
newsletter.
Cost - $15 per person Members & Guests and runs
4:00-7:00PM. Dress - Jacket and Tie
Wednesday August 22nd – The younger members
will be hosting a Happy Hour under the supervision
of Anne Guarino.
The September Beefsteak, aka The Ferrugiari
Beefsteak, will once again be hosted by Gary and
Laura. Thank you for always hosting a great event!
On a side note, there have been numerous
comments on Dress code. Jacket and tie
means - jacket and tie. Business casual
Wednesday August 8th – The McMillian Happy Hour. means - collared shirt, slacks or dress shorts
Each time is better than the last. One not to miss.
– it has been a little hot, so yes, we are going
Happy Hours are $15 per person Members Only.
to permit dress shorts till the weather cools.
Dress - Jacket & tie but business casual is acceptable.
Weekend parties are mostly theme based, so
something that goes along with the theme is
appropriate.
PLEASE – adhere to the dress codes. Quite
honestly we do not want to be the fashion
police; years back, Happy Hours were Jacket
and Tie with no exceptions. We have relaxed
t h e d re s s co d e s a t t h e re q u e s t o f t h e
membership, but please abide to the new
codes; we want to enjoy the parties as much
th
Saturday August 18 is The Guarino LOBSTERFEST and it as you.
is one of the most fun-­‐filled parAes of the season!!! Your cooperation is GREATLY appreciated.
BECAUSE THIS PARTY IS SO POPULAR, IT HAS BECOME NECESSARY TO LIMIT THE PARTY TO 225 PEOPLE. NON-­‐
MEMBER GUESTS WILL BE LIMITED TO FOUR PER MEMBER FAMILY. Cost $35.00 pp and reservaAons will be considered a commitment. Once we hit 225 no addiAonal reservaAons will be accepted.
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for us. Selling T-shirts were Jayne Manko and her
assistants Gracie Schaefer, McKenzie O’Connell,
Bryan McLoughlin and
Laurence Schaefer and Robbie Hoyler. A special
Barbara Schaefer
thanks to our Volunteer of the Day – Patrick
The 4th of July Invitational Regatta was held on O’Connell. He was everywhere! He pitched in
Saturday, June 30th. While attendance was on the making up lunches, selling t-shirts – wherever was
light side, there was a lot of fantastic racing. There needed and always had a smile.
were 42 boats in all, with the Scots and the Tucks
being the largest fleets. The wind clocked around a On the water Division 1 was handled by Pete &
full 180 degrees, but thankfully this was right around Sandralee Capitain aboard Aileen Eppig’s classic
lunchtime and courses were reset during the lunch Chris Craft, Annette Too. Thank you Aileen for
break. The wind also picked up during the day lending your beautiful boat. Helping out were
making for some particularly exciting racing during Andrew & Helene Mirchel and Adrienne Tesoro.
the last few races. It was a beautiful, hot day and it Kevin & Kitty Hoyler ran mark/set/patrol and were
seemed everyone came in smiling.
great as first timers!
Regatta News
Division 1 – PHRF Non-Spin was won by Rick
LaTorre. Second place went to Andrew Hemingway
and third went to Aileen Eppig. Spin Class was won
by Peter Ljungqvist.
Division 2 was run by Larry Schaefer & Chris
Sicignano aboard the Sicignano’s gorgeous Sybaris.
Thank you Chris. Running an amazing mark/set
were John Gleason and Bobby Callaghan. Also
running patrol were Thomas Brophy in the morning
Division 2 – The Raven Class returned! It was won and Paul Rendich in the afternoon. Thanks to all.
by Sean O’Malley, second place went to John Tucker
and third to Bob Panico. The Narrasketuck Class was Division 3 was originally going to be run by John
won by Bruce Kennedy. Second went to Mark Stang Holst and his son Skyler aboard the O’Donnell’s
and third to Joe McCan. The Flying Scot class was sleek Jodi Girl, run by Danny O’Donnell. Also
won by David Hyer, who also won for Best Overall scheduled to help out were Ralph Benzakein and
Performance. Second place went to Dan Neff and Nancy Warren. Thanks to you all for volunteering
third to John Schwarting.
and coming down all ready to go. Division 4 and
Division 3 ended up being combined due to the light
Division 3 – The 420 Class was won by Sarah turnout. In the end, it was run by John Holst and
Hermus. Second went to Ian Holzmacher who also our ever faithful, true-north quiet man, Peter
won the Babylon Cup. Third place went to Sean Gutmann, who runs all of our committees and does a
Linden. In the Handicap Class first place went to great job aboard his beautiful Grover, Slowbell.
Larry Becker. Second went to Russell & Lenny Helping Peter and John run the Handicap fleet and
Pearson and third went to Roy Sherman & Geron the 420’s were Amy Beth Bell, Kathy Olsen and
Bardow.
Skyler Holst. Running mark/set was Jack Albanese,
Chuck and Jill Hoyler and new members, Tom &
Congratulations to all. As with all BYC events, there Tara Guglielmo. The Guglielmo’s jumped right in
are many to thank. In the boatyard, Warren Light and were on hand all day. Not only were they on the
and Larry Olsen kept things running smoothly. In the water most of the day, Tom then joined the BBQ
k i t c h e n Me g a n Au b i n , M i ke Ha c k , Ma r i a staff and grilled dinner too. Thanks to all.
Parascandola and Mary Catherine Gutmann cleaned
up breakfast, packed up lunches, sent them out on Helping out with scoring were Marty O’Connell and
the water, sold lunches in the Clubhouse and left the Callie O’Connell. Thanks to Mike Barrett, Dennis
place spotless. You guys are Kitchen Angels and did a Barrett and our excellent crew of Stewards who were
great job. Thank you! On the porch were Joann Hyer on hand all day making things easier. Thanks to Joe
and Marceil O’Connell handling registration and & Christine Mulle for all of their great information.
taking lunch orders. Joann also set up the trophy table Thanks to Marty O’Connell for all his files, forms,
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info and especially his time. Thanks to Marceil
O’Connell and the entire family for all their help with
registration, lunch, t-shirts and scoring. Special thanks
to Pete & Sandralee Capitain who still answered their
phone after seeing McLoughlin and Schaefer on their
caller ID many, many, many times. Again, it would not
have come off without your expertise, time, help and
advice. Last but not least – Larry “The Task Master”
Schaefer, who quietly went all over the Club doing all
kinds of little things without ever being asked and who
also ran a great day of racing in Division II. All the
help provided by our Membership is sincerely and
affectionately appreciated. On the website: 4th of July
photos by Richard Tesoro and a 4th of July video made
by Gracie Schaefer. Check them out.
Corinthian II was held on July 4th. This was opened
up to other sailors and there were a total of 12 boats.
The weather held and it was a nice day. The after
party was terrific. It was set up under the Gazebo and
Dave Hyer led the charge on the Grill. He was
assisted by Greg Schneller, Dickie Burns and Daisy
Holzmacher. Everyone really enjoyed it, thank you.
Corinthian III was held on July 6th. Larry Schaefer,
Trudi Guarino and Kathy Olsen ran the Race
Committee. There were eleven boats and once again
the weather held. Jerry Dunnells took first place, Greg
Schneller was second and Jim Reichel was third.
Andrew and Krista Hemingway hosted the after party
and it was wonderful. They set up picnic tables on the
T-Dock, complete with table cloths and hurricane
lamps! We were treated to a delicious dinner of skirt
steak, barbecued chicken and salads. There was reggae
playing and it was a fabulous evening. What a nice
idea and again, everyone really enjoyed it. Thank you
so much Andrew and Krista.
Ladies Committee
Irene Morris
July 10th turned out to be a perfect day for our
second luncheon this season. The sell-out crowd
enjoyed a delicious lunch of cheese and crackers,
homemade chicken salad with fruit, date-nut
bread, and sherbet with blueberries and a cookie.
Our hostess, Sandy Matamala, was assisted by a
competent, lively committee consisting of Lynne
Fallon, Lucy Nagel, Janet Florin, Janet Hogan,
Terri Elmstrom, Eileen Farrell, Margaret Bell, Lisa
O'Connor, and Jackie Miller. Your hard work was
appreciated by everyone. Great lunch ladies!
We were slated to have one more luncheon in
August, but Mary Rinklin and Rin Robinson
volunteered to have a luncheon on July 31st. Some ladies have already signed up, but if you
haven't, give Mary or Rin a call. Mary can be
reached at 669-3147, and Rin at 422-9030. They'd be delighted to hear from you.
Our last luncheon will be held on August 14th. The hostess will be Barbara Schaefer. Thanks
Barbara for volunteering once again.
Admissions
Tom McGowan and Doug Williamson
Accepted for Probationary Membership:
Bill & Christina Koepke, West Islip
Ronald & Michele Lanza, Holbrook, NY
Gary & Toni Ann Ehlers, West Islip, NY
Posted for Probationary Membership:
Frank & Karen Blair, West Islip. Sponsored by
Brophy and Turri.
Ray & Kylie Baierlein, West Islip. Sponsored by
Calascione and Berdolt.
On the Horizon:
Charles & Gail White, West Islip. Sponsored by
S a t u rd a y, Ju l y 1 4 t h - T h e L I F l y i n g S c o t McShane and Dunnells.
Championships are coming up. Leg 1 is at Wet Pants. Robert & Deborah Brown, Farmingdale.
The NOR was sent out via Regatta News and can be Sponsored by Nicolosi and Mule.
found on Wet Pants website.
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ISSUE #6
Swim Team
Juniors
Barbara Schaefer
Carl Galian
The Relay Carnival was the first meet of the year.
This is a fun event where all the clubs that compete
against each other during the season come and race
relays only. The first event is The Crescendo. It
starts with boys – one child from each age group
swims. When they get to the oldest age group, it
switches to girls and then comes back down. The
meet has a very fun atmosphere and the children
really enjoy it.
Our first official meet of the season was against the
Long Island Yacht Club. It was held at LIYC and
the BYC was victorious with a final score of 242 to
157. It was a beautiful night and the kids swam
beautifully. Coaches Casey McGowan and Lauren
Goodwin must be proud! The second meet was held
at the BYC. They raced against Green Harbor.
Again, the BYC was victorious with a final score of
289 to 168! Great job! Keep up the good work.
Next week, the team goes to Unqua on Tuesday and
then we have a home meet on Thursday against
Biltmore Beach Club. Please remember that the
pool closes at 5pm on the days when we have a home
swim meet.
JUNIORS POOL PARTY
We had a fantastic pool party on July 8th. Sixty
plus kids had great fun splashing around with
floats and noodles. They enjoyed hot dogs, drinks
and ice cream.
The annual CANDLELIGHT SAIL was
kicked off with some fine cooking from Mike
Barrett and crew. Our outstanding MC for the
evening was Paul Steinberg. Thank you to
Laurence Schaefer, Kristina Kennedy, Zander
Bisson and Sophie Benzakin who helped retrieve
boats, and to all the our judges.
Thirty-seven participants raced their creative
crafts across the pool with the help of just the
right amount of evening breeze. The first round
of boats to race was juniors, 6 and under. The
winners were: First place: Emily and Katlyn
Dean, second went to Eric Heimlich and third to
Nick Galian. In the 7 to 10 years old group,
placing first was CJ Galian, second place went
to Lars Heimlich, and third went to Ryan Duffy.
Something new this year – we are having an East vs.
In the 11 years and older group, first place went
West meet. This will be on Thursday, July 30th and
to Max Albanese, there was a second place tie
will be followed by the North/South meet on
between the Levy Family and Christopher Bell,
Saturday, August 4th.
and in third place was Grace and Laurence
Schaefer and their cousin Caroline.
From The Secretary
Kathy O’Brien
In the annual staff versus board race, the board
Please send any changes/updates to personal won...so the staff was left swabbing the decks. All
our racers were treated to an ice cream of their
information or the Yacht Registry to
choice! As always, the event was a lot of fun for
[email protected].
the kids and adults alike.
Any members, but especially the new
members, who would like to get up-to-date Upcoming events include the annual BYC
information about the BYC via email, please Talent Show on July 29th from 7-9pm. All
go to the website www.babylonyachtclub.org talented juniors are encouraged to participate!
and sign up under the tab marked Mailing List. Our second Juniors Pool party is coming up on
You will receive the Newsletter, updated news August 6th from 7-8:30 pm, so mark your
calendars. Note there is no fee for these parties.
and email blasts of current events at the club.
Parties in need of hosts are highlighted in
red on the following schedule, please help.
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House
Gary Guarino
On the evening of July 4th, between 11:00pm and
5:00am, a boat belonging to one of our members
was broken into and some very expensive electronic
equipment was taken. We know that there were
several similar incidents during that same time
period that occurred in the Babylon, West Islip area
and would like to remind all our members who use
the club slips, to be cautious and vigilant. Please Mike Barrett
remember to secure your boats as best possible, and
to remove any valuables that you are able to.
From the Manager
CLUB HOURS
8:00 AM-12:00 AM
POOL HOURS
MON-FRI 12:00 PM 8:00 PM
SAT/SUN 11:00 AM-7:00 PM
The new boat ramp is now finished and ready for
launching your boat! Except for some patching of
the blacktop which will eliminate the small bump
in front of the ramp, it is fully functional and ready
for use. We appreciate everyone’s patience and
RENTAL INFORMATION:
cooperation during the construction of the ramp.
We now have a permanent ramp that will weather If you would like to place your name on a waiting
just about anything Mother Nature will throw at it.
list for a locker, wet slip, or a boatyard storage
space, please do so in writing or by emailing me
[email protected]
The Lost and Found bin will be emptied every 2
weeks. Please double check for any belongings.
The following are just a few reminders to help make
Joe Cooper is now in charge of traffic control at the the beginning of the season run smoothly.
1. ICE IS FOR MEMBER USE ON BYC
club! To eliminate any further mishaps of people
parking on the lawn off the basket ball court, Joe
PREMISES ONLY. Please do not fill up your
added to the series of posts and ropes around the
cooler in your car and pull away.
lawn to prevent any damage to the lawn and
2. Hard balls (lacrosse balls, baseballs, softballs,
sprinkler system. Of course Joe chose one of the
etc) are not permitted on the grounds of the
hottest days of the year to dig the holes to locate
BYC. They could inflict injury or damage.
the posts. We appreciate his hard work, thank you.
3. Please adhere to House and Guest rules on p.
Damage from Hurricane Irene is still looming. The
39 in the B.Y.C. yearbook.
large main pool pump motor that was damaged
4. Adult supervision is required in the
during the storm had to be rebuilt. While it was out
playground area.
for repair we replaced it with the backup pump, but
5. Please wash all dishes and utensils after use.
that too failed shortly after we installed it and had
6. Please clean any items/pans by the grills and
to be rebuilt as well. The kiddy pool pump motor
throw out any food items after use.
was also damaged by Irene but continued to work
7. There is NO SMOKING under our new shade
until recently. We are now using the backup pump
and purchased a new pump as a spare.
structure near the sand box.
8. Please adhere 72 hour boat docking policy.
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BYC 2012 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
DATE
JULY
18
21
22
25
29
AUGUST
1
2
2
3
4
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
15
18
18
19
22
24
26
26
26
SEPTEMBER
5
7
8
10
12
17
19
22
23
24
26
29
OCTOBER
1
2
TIME
EVENT
8:00 PM
7:00-11:00 PM
1:00 PM
6:30 -8:30 PM
7:00-9:00 PM
Board Meeting
ASIAN/KARAOKE PARTY
Governorʼs Cup
Happy Hour
Talent Show
8:00 PM
Board Meeting
Swim Team /Swim Lessons End
Swim Team Dinner
Corinthian/Landwog Race #4
FRAT/KARAOKE PARTY
Jr./Jr. Pool Party
Sail Lessons End
Womenʼs Luncheon
Happy Hour
Sail Fun Week
Sail Fun Week
Sailing Dinner
Board Meeting
Clam Bake
Men's & Womenʼs Championship
Afterguard Party
Happy Hour
Corinthian Race #5
Snapper Derby Brunch
Snapper Fishing Derby
Huck Finn/Raft Race
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00-11:00 PM
7:00-9:00 PM
12:00 Noon
6:30-8:30 PM
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
7:00-11:00 PM
10:00 AM
4:00-7:00 PM
6:30-8:30 PM
7:00 PM
9:00 AM
10:30 AM
1:00 PM
8:00 PM
6:30 PM
7:00-11:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
6:30-8:30 PM
7:00-11:00 PM
1:00 PM
8:30 PM
8:00 PM
Board Meeting
Corinthian #6
Beefsteak Dinner
Monday Night Football
Membership Meeting
Monday Night Football
Happy Hour
INTERNATIONAL PARTY
Commodore's Cup
Monday Night Football
Board Meeting
BYC Overnighter
8:30 PM
8:00 PM
Monday Night Football
Board Meeting
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ATTENDEES
Members & Guests
Regatta
Members Only
Talented Members
Regatta
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Sailing Members Only
Sailing Members Only
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Regatta
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Regatta
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6:30-8:30 PM
8
8:30 PM
10
8:00 PM
14
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
14
12:00 Noon
15
8:30 PM
17
6:30-8:30 PM
19
7:30 PM
20
6:00 AM-4:00 PM
21
4:00-7:00 PM
22
8:30 PM
24
8:00 PM
28
12:00-2:00 PM
29
8:30 PM
NOVEMBER
5
8:30 PM
6-Election
Day
Happy Hour
Monday Night Football
Annual Meeting
Fireside Brunch
Louis H Orr Jr. Invitational
Monday Night Football
Happy Hour
Captainʼs Meeting / Bass Tournament
Bass Tournament
Appreciation Party
Monday Night Football
Board Meeting
Jr. Halloween Party
Monday Night Football
Members Only
Members & Guests
Members Only
Members & Guests
Regatta
Members & Guests
Members Only
Monday Night Football
Members & Guests
Club Closes
Sad Members
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By Invitation Only
Members & Guests
Juniors
Members & Guests
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