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JANUARY, 2016!
SCUTTLEBUTT
THE NEWSLETTER FOR THE
Sagamore Yacht Club
Established 1944 and Incorporated 1946
www.sagamoreyc.com
516 -922-0555
OFFICERS:
Commodore
2015 Holiday
Party at SYC.
Gerald Lalonde
[email protected]
Vice Commodore
Change of Watch at SYC.
Commodore’s
Letter
Gerald Lalonde
The year 2015 was one of many
accomplishments and we cannot help
but feel the energy and optimism that
comes with a growing membership. The
themes for 2015 and 2016 center around
“Connections”. We are building on our
relationships with our long-term
members, forming bonds and integrating
new families into our activities, as well
as reaching out to prospective new
members.
that you will be invited to join one or
more tables and make new connections
with fellow members. We have extended
Wednesday night dining thru the winter
months, so there are even more
opportunities to take advantage of your
membership.
At the Annual Meeting we described the
Taste of Sagamore outreach to connect
with prospective new members. While
we always encourage members to bring
friends down to the club to see what
SYC has to offer, “Taste of Sagamore”
is a slightly more formal process where
anyone interested in membership can
make a one-time reservation to dine at
SYC on a limited availability basis. If
In terms of dining and events, every now you know someone who would want to
“test-drive” a dinner at SYC, they
and then I hear that some members are
should contact Membership Chair Kevin
reluctant to come down to the club
unless they know a familiar face will be Curry at either
[email protected] or phone
there to join them. I encourage those
members to drop in; I am fairly certain at 917-881-3933.
Constantine Baris
[email protected]
Rear Commodore
Deanna Flanagan
[email protected]
Secretary
Alan Schaub
[email protected]
Treasurer
Rich Denby
[email protected]
Dockmaster
Billy Friedman
Mobile 305.304.8074
[email protected]
[email protected]
Private Parties
Kristine Lalonde
516-922-3126
[email protected]
Social Bridge Thursdays 1pm
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Please make your reservations
early for Family Magic Night on
Friday, January 15, for children
and adults. Our Change of Watch
Dinner, one of our few semiformal events each year, will be
held on Saturday, January 30.
Details are in this Scuttlebutt and
emails.
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Wishing you and your family a
very Happy and Healthy 2016,
Jerry Lalonde, Commodore
Cell 516 297-7773
[email protected]
Vice Commodore’s
Report:
Constantine Baris
Kitchen & Bar plumbing
brought back up to code
w/Dept. of Health
certificate
Patio overhead/awning
replaced - internal
lighting and ceiling fans
installed
First floor Head upgraded
& door re-swung
Front lawn reseeded and
upkeep maintained
As the club's parking lot is
almost full with boats for winter
storage, please keep in mind that
parking is available in the
Roosevelt Marina parking lot
next store to the club and easy
access is provided by a gate in
the fence. As always, please
keep the handicapped parking
spots available for those
members who need it.
Skeet season is in full swing! I
was happy to be informed that
the club had a great turn out for
Your club continues to improve
the try-out day and the
its facilities for your benefit!
enthusiasm has continued
Just this past month, there is a
through December. As a
new 50" flat screen TV at the bar correction: Saturday shooting
AND, we have re-plumbed and
hours are 0900 hrs through
re-tiled the ladies shower! I am 1200hrs. On Sundays it is 0900
proud to be able to tell members till approximately 1400hrs;
that in the past year we have
shooting may finish early
performed substantial upgrades
depending on participation on
to our facilities. In addition to
any given day.
the foregoing; below is a
summary of the 2015 club
I encourage all members to invite
upgrades:
their friends, neighbors, fellow
Dear Fellow Members:
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boaters & shotgun enthusiasts
who are not members to the club
to enjoy all we have to offer.
SYC Storage &
Maintenance Facility
completed & brought into
service
As we are in the midst of
SYC Main pier pilings & holidays please, if you haven't
joists replaced
already done so, remember our
waterfront staff and launch
drivers with an appropriate gift.
For your convenience, below
please find the names and
addresses of the waterfront staff.
Billy Friedman
11 Corchaug Ave.
Port Washington, NY 11050
Eric Smith
27 Shore Drive
Oakdale, NY 11769
Kenny Commons
178 Radcliff Dr.
East Norwich, NY 11732
Christian Siple
200 West Main St.
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Nick Noviello
7 PlyMouth Rd.
Bayville, N.Y. 11709
Adam Waywell
51 Dewey St.
Huntington, NY 11743
Wishing you all a Happy New
Year, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Constantine Baris, CPA
Vice Commodore
Rear Commodore’s
Report:
Deanna Flanagan
Dear Sagamore Members,
I would like to extend my
warmest wishes for a happy and
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healthy New Year to all members required for all entertainment
and their families. I hope you
events.
had a wonderful Holiday season.
Coming up in January . . . .
We had a great year with many
January 15, 2016 -- 7:30 to 8:30
new members and lots of
PM a family night for both adults
memorable events. This coming & children featuring magician
year promises to be filled with
“The Amazing Ivan”.
more delightful happenings as
Reservations are needed and are
well. Information will be
now being taken. Please RSVP
available in your Scuttlebutt and to Angela Santi at 516 628-8399
by emails.
or email Greg Santi at
[email protected] for
Skeet has started. If you didn’t
information.
get a chance to attend the Intro to
Skeet given by Skeet Chair Keith January 30, 2016 -- Change of
Swanson, then just come down
Watch dinner – 7:00 PM – a
any Saturday or Sunday morning semi-formal event – details to
and see what it’s all about. Or
follow.
you can email Keith Swanson at
[email protected] and he As always, I look forward to
will be glad to answer any
seeing you at Sagamore Yacht
questions you might have.
Club.
some members chose not to
renew their membership during
the past year, the continuing
efforts of the Membership
Committee has reached out to
our communities, social circles
and business acquaintances to
bring new friends, ideas and
experiences to our Sagamore
Family. In the coming year, we
look forward to continuing this
growth through monthly “Taste
of Sagamore” events and the
Annual Spring Open House.
Special thanks to the
Membership Committee: Kevin
Curry, Greg Bradley, Mike
Gehrling, Les Gillen, Mike
Mafucci, Tony Miraglia and our
newest committee members,
Judy Wasilchuk and Lauren
Wolf.
I have met with some of our
members who have graciously
volunteered to be on the
Entertainment Committee and
together planned some fun-filled
events for this coming year.
Always looking for new
volunteers for their help and
ideas, so if you are interested
please e-mail me at
[email protected]
Warm regards,
Deanna Flanagan
[email protected]
In addition to the work of the
om
Membership Committee, I’d like
to suggest that you, as active
members, reach out to your
Secretary’s Report:
Alan Schaub
friends and relatives and let them
know about Sagamore and all we
have to offer.
We look forward to many
delicious meals by our Chef
Rosario so please come down
and sit by a cozy fire, gather with
friends, families and members
for an enjoyable evening. Please
make your dining room
reservations online; it’s so easy
and Chef can prepare
accordingly. Reservations are
Other items of note over the past
year that have made our club
Dear Sagamore Members,
better are the projects undertaken
As we celebrate the beginning of by the Vice Commodore’s
“House” and “Waterfront”
a brand new year, I’d like to
committees which included the
reflect on some of the exciting
refurbishing of the main pier, the
things we have seen in 2015.
kitchen upgrades, and most
First and foremost, Sagamore’s
membership has grown from 152 recently the remodeling of the
active families to 164. Although ladies shower. Also, I’d like to
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applaud all of the wonderful
events we enjoyed, brought to us
through the efforts of the various
Committees under the Rear
Commodore’s Flag.
It seems like the holidays raced
by even more quickly than usual;
my very best wishes to you and
your families for a happy and
healthy 2016.
In closing, I would like to extend
my heartfelt thanks to all of the
Committees under the
Secretary’s Flag -
While winter seems to have
forgotten us, at least for now,
annual membership dues
statements will be prepared and
mailed in the next few days. As
you probably know, there has
been a modest increase in dues
for 2016 - $50 for house
members and $100 for regular
members.
Dave Leslie, (Insurance), Jack
Bernstein and Robert Reyes,
(Legal), Kevin Curry,
(Membership), Nina and Guy
Anastasio, (Photography), Ada
Frischer, (Publicity), Irene and
Tom Higgins, (Scuttlebutt), and
Andy Scoltock, (Website).
And to the Members of
Sagamore, thank you all for your
support over the past year and I
wish you all a Very Happy and
Healthy New
Year.
Alan Schaub
[email protected]
Treasurer’s Report:
Rich Denby
Dear Sagamore Members:
statements. Should you have
questions about either your
annual dues or monthly billing
statements, you can call our
bookkeeper, Shelly Fishman on
Monday, Thursday or Saturday
morning, 516-922-0555, or send
an email to
[email protected]. I
am also glad to assist at any time.
You can reach me by email at
[email protected], or
phone, 516-741-3378.
Richard Denby
Treasurer
While no one enjoys additional
expenses after the holidays,
Sagamore dues are fair and very
reasonable compared to the
majority of private clubs in the
New York metropolitan area.
This is attributable both to the
efforts of your board to monitor
and control expenses, and
volunteer participation in every
facet of club operations. The
hard work and dedication of our
members helps the Club keep
expenses down yet offer a great
variety of activities and events.
Thanks to all who work tirelessly
to make Sagamore a great Club!
The $50 minimum monthly food
service requirement has not been
increased for 2016. Come often
and enjoy the terrific food
prepared by our own Chef
Rosario.
We will continue our recent
practice of including all open,
unpaid items on monthly billing
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The Sagamore Yacht Club Presents
A Magical and Memorable Family Night
With
The Amazing Ivan
Come on Down and see Ivan’s Award
Winning, High Impact Interactive Magic
Show
Date: Friday, January 15th
Showtime: 7:30PM – 8:30PM
Cost: $20 per Family
Please RSVP by January 8th
With Payment to:
Angela Santi
17 James Avenue
E Norwich, NY 11732
Checks should be made payable to SYC.
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SYC EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT:
A Monthly Column by Kerriann Brosky
ROSARIO GAMBINO – SYC Executive Chef
Chef Rosario Gambino has been married for 33 years and lives in Bethpage with his wife Michelle.
They have three grown children – two daughters and a son.
Kerriann – How long have you been working at Sagamore?
Rosario – A year-and-a-half. I started June 1st, on my birthday. And it was supposed to be for only one
day – Sunday.
Kerriann – Where did you go to school?
Rosario – Culinary Institute for a few years, and then I finished up in Syosset at the Culinary
Academy of Long Island.
Kerriann – What were some of your previous jobs?
Rosario – Before here I was working for the Marriott Residence Inn in Plainview. I worked for the
Hilton in Plainview, and I was the executive chef for the Holiday Inn in Carle Place. I also had a
business for 15 years in Brooklyn. I lived in Queens. It was an Italian restaurant in Canarsie, Brooklyn.
I was there from 1985 – 2000, then I sold it, bought a house and moved over here.
Kerriann – What was the name of the restaurant?
Rosario – It was named J & S.
Kerriann – What do you do work-wise besides Sagamore?
Rosario – Sometimes I do private chef, or I work at friends of mine delis if they need help. I keep
myself busy on my days off.
Kerriann – Do you cook at home?
Rosario – Yes, all the time.
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Kerriann – Does your wife do any cooking?
Rosario – Yes, my wife cooks too.
Kerriann – What is your favorite food and your least favorite food?
Rosario – Indian food is the least, and my favorite food is Italian. Pasta is my FAVORITE!
Kerriann – What are some of your interests? What do you do for fun?
Rosario – I enjoy a good cognac and a cigar. I do that for fun. I fix the house – honey-do this, honeydo that. There’s a lot of honey-do. If I have time I watch sports on TV. I’m into sports.
Kerriann – What do you like best about working at Sagamore?
Rosario – The people. I think the people are very nice, and I get to know what they want. So I try to
please them all. I don’t like to work in a place where it’s hard to communicate with people. That’s why
I got out of the hotel business.
Kerriann – Besides cooking here, what are some of the other tasks you do? What does your job
entail?
Rosario – Well, my job is to run a restaurant. Besides cooking, it’s getting everything together for the
dinner, set up the dining room, clean the dining room, get the staff, shop, labor control, food control,
and be ready for the event – have the place ready when it’s supposed to, and dealing with the workers
and training staff.
Kerriann – What is the most challenging part of your job here?
Rosario – Wednesday nights in the summer when the sailors come back, and make sure everybody
gets to eat.
Kerriann – What would you say your specialty is?
Rosario – Zeppole is one of my most popular. People like that, and most of my specials. They like all
the specials, but we need to put the zeppole on top.
Kerriann – What is the best thing about being a part of Sagamore?
Rosario – Communication. Being able to talk with everybody. I get to know people and people get to
know me. My best part is at the end of the night when I get my glass of wine and I sit down with the
members, and some offer me a glass of wine. After serving food every night, it relaxes me after
working all day. And sometimes I get cigars too.
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CONNECTIONS TO THE PAST
Skeet shooting has been a long-time part of the winter life of Sagamore. If you look in
the trophy case in the clubhouse, you will find ‘Top Gun’ trophies from the early ‘60s. Checking old Scuttlebutts, I have found many references over the years to the meets with
various local clubs including Bayville Sportsmen’s, Mill River Rod and Gun and the Peconic
River Sportsmen in Suffolk County. Although they called themselves ‘sportsmen’, you will
notice from the photo taken in the ‘70s that there were a good many women in the group as
there are today. Can you pick out a younger TJ Johnson who earned Top Gun in the Women’s
Division of the Commodore’s Cup meet in 1991? Mary LoRusso who came in second is also in
the picture.
In that same year there is a headline in Scuttlebutt which reads “Skeet Shooting at
Sagamore. Will It Survive?” There was much environmental pressure to stop the use of lead
shot and in September 1991, “After many hours of soul searching”… ”shooting was terminated
because of the law and the potential liability to the club.” After a period of downtime, the
Sportsmen rose again using steel shot. And on it goes today. Check the time and days in
Scuttlebutt and come down to see what goes on and perhaps try your hand at shooting. And
you can enjoy Chef’s creations as well. Happy New Year. Dorothy
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CHANGE OF WATCH DINNER
One of our few semi-formal
events each year
Saturday, January 30, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Cocktails & Hors D’ouvres
Buffet Dinner
$45.00 per person, includes tax & gratuity
RESERVATIONS & PAYMENT REQUIRED
by January 23
EARLIER RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED
Checks made out to Sagamore Yacht Club
Mail to: 150 Anstice Street,
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Kris Lalonde at 922-3126 or ‘[email protected]’
Dress: Officers and Trustees - Uniforms
Members - Jackets
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Some of the many
photos of SYC’s
Breakfast with
Santa. Photos by
Nina and Guy
Anastasio.
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Sagmore Yacht Club Annual Bake-Off Contest
The Sagamore Yacht Club annual bake-off contest was held during the holiday party on Sunday,
December 6th. Members Bill and Santa Burke coordinated the event, and judges were Georgia Gehrling,
staff member Meghan Rottkamp, and Marion Yeager.
Third place went to Ginny Johnson for her pecan pie.
Second place went to Joan Greene for her apple strudel.
First place went to Ryan Brosky for his chocolate cream pie.
Congratulations to all our winners!
Here’s Doug McMillen,
everyone’s favorite SYC
bartender. His photo was
missing from his interview
last month due to an error.
Sorry, Doug.
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SUNDAY
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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2
New Year’s Day
SKEET ‘til 12
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9
SKEET ‘til 12
SKEET
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SKEET
8:00 Board
Meeting
6:00 Main
Street Mtg.
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8:00 am NSSG
Family Night
Magician
SKEET ‘til 12
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7:30 -Sea
Scouts
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SKEET
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MLK day
7:00 Power
Squadron
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SKEET ‘til 12
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SKEET
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7:30 - Sea
Scouts
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SKEET
CHANGE OF
WATCH
DINNER
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SKEET
UPCOMING EVENTS IN JANUARY:
January 15 - Family Night Magician
January 30 - Change of Watch Dinner
ATTENTION
ALL CLUB
MEMBERS:
WIFI is available in
the club. The
password is:
sagamore2014
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SYC CONNECTIONS & FAQ’s
How do I learn about upcoming events?
We rely heavily on email notices to keep members informed about upcoming events, so it is important that we have
your current email addresses on file, and yes you can provide us with more than one; send updates of email
addresses to Secretary Alan Schaub at “[email protected]”. Another important communication tool we
use is the Scuttlebutt, which includes information about activities at the club, and who to call for details of each
event. You should also be familiar with our website at www.sagamoreyc.com; there you will find a calendar of
upcoming events, current and past issues of the Scuttlebutt, and much more.
I plan to come down to dine - what do I do?
Check the weekly email from Dining Chair Lindsay Thornton for hours and specials, and then go the website to
make your reservation on-line; you can also enter and save this link to avoid a few keystrokes each time:
www.sagamoreyc.com/dining/.
Food & Bar – who should I tip, and when?
You should reward our employees who provide excellent service, just as you would in any restaurant. Food
servers are tipped separately from the bartenders, and each will have a cash tip jar for that purpose; we are
not set up to allow tips to be put on credit cards or charged to house accounts. (The only exceptions are: 1) special
club events where tax and tips are included for the food servers, but not the bartenders, and 2) private party
events, where all tips are included.)
What about tips for launch drivers?
Regular members acknowledge our professional launch drivers in the manner of their choice; some will tip on each
trip, some will tip annually at the holiday season.
I am thinking of having a party at the club - where do I start?
You start by contacting our Private Party Chair Jeanne Lafiteau. You can reach Jeanne via email at
“[email protected]” or by phone at 954-560-3668.
I know someone who may be interested in joining the club - who should they talk to?
They should contact our Membership Chair Kevin Curry by email at “[email protected]” or
phone at 917-881-3933.
I have a question about my monthly bill or statement - who do I call?
Our bookkeeper, Shelly Fishman, is in the office Mondays and Thursdays; he can be reached by email at
[email protected] or call the office on Mondays and Thursdays at 516-922-0555.
Why do I have to handwrite and mail a check each month?
You do not. Many members have found that the most convenient way to pay bills is to take advantage of their
banks free on-line bill paying, and they have added Sagamore Yacht Club as a payee. Paying bills on-line through
your banks highly secure systems is free, safe, easy, saves you the cost of postage, and you do not need the clubs
bank account information to set up on-line bill payment. (Some banks also offer free or low-cost ach payments, and
if you prefer that form of payment, we can accept ach transfers as well; email Treasurer Rich Denby at
[email protected] and he will provide you the clubs bank account information.)
I lost my key fob or it has stopped working, how do I get a replacement?
Occasionally the key fobs will get “de-magnetized” and no longer function. Our Treasurer, Rich Denby, is also our
Security Chair. He can be reached by email at [email protected].
I have an idea, a comment or a question - who do I contact?
Officers and their Committee Chairs are listed in the Roster and on the Officers Board in the front hall. If you are
not sure which Officer or Committee Chair to ask, you can always contact Commodore Jerry Lalonde by email at
[email protected] or phone at 516-297-7773.
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Monthly Dining Minimum Effective January, 2015
Effective January 2015, there is a $50 per month Dining Service minimum spend
requirement, as discussed at our Annual Meeting in November.
Some frequently asked questions and answers:
Will I still get billed $250 annually for “Food Chits”? No, you will see a reduction in your annual billing,
as we will no longer charge for “Food Chits”.
How does the minimum billing work? Each time you dine, you simply sign, it’s our “Dine and Sign”
policy. If you spend more than $50 in a given month, that is the amount you will be billed at the end of
the month, plus tax. If you spend exactly $50 in a given month – that is the amount you will be billed at
the end of the month, plus tax. If you spend less than $50 in a given month, you will be billed $50,
plus tax, that is where the monthly minimum comes into play. You will receive the bill in the mail, which
can be paid by check only, no credit cards.
What about tips? Tips are not included in regular dining bills, bar bills, or monthly minimum bills, and
you are asked to tip your waiters and bartenders in cash each time you dine, except for Special
Events.
How do tips work for Special Events? Pricing for all Special Events will include Tips, and Sales Tax as
well.
Do Special Events count towards the monthly minimum? No, they do not.
Do bar purchases count towards the monthly minimum? No, they do not.
If I bring guests and I sign for their meals, does it count toward the monthly minimum? Yes.
Can I “carry-over” unused minimums and make up for it in subsequent months? No, that would not
provide the club the benefit of the monthly minimum policy.
Why did we change to Monthly Minimums? The new Dining Service offered in 2014 was so well
received, we wanted to continue offering it in 2015. After considering numerous options, we
implemented the new policy to offer weekend service in the off-season, which allows us to be prepared
for ramping up to expanded service in-season. Full-year service involves a cost commitment, and the
monthly minimum allows us to cover those costs without increasing dues.
What about the bar? There is no minimum monthly spend requirement for bar purchases. You can
either settle your bar bill with a credit card each visit, or simply sign. If you sign, the bar purchases will
be added to your monthly dining service bill, plus tax. Bar tips are not included in bar bills, and you are
asked to tip your server in cash each visit. Also effective for 2015, we will allow members to bring their
own bottles of wine to regular dining service, not Special Events, subject to a $20 per bottle corkage
fee.
Board of Trustees
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To All Members
Please remember that the Club is for us all to enjoy with fellow
members, and the occasional guests, whether friends or family.
If you are planning to come to the Club with a total group of 12 or
more members/friends/family, you must contact our events
coordinator Jeanne Lafiteau ([email protected]) to ensure there
are no conflicts with scheduled events.
For larger groups, the Club is available to Members for private parties,
and Jeanne can assist you with making those arrangements.
Within the above guidelines, you are welcome to bring your own food
only when food service is not being offered; and you may BYOB only
when the bar is not open. Please clean-up and place all trash in the
trash receptacles or recycling bins.
Parents of young children, for the safety and enjoyment of all, please
note that there is no running in the Clubhouse or on the upstairs deck.
Pet owners, please note that pets must always be leashed and are
never allowed in the Clubhouse.
There is no smoking (including E-cigs) in the Clubhouse or while on a
launch.
Wifi network name is “sagamoreycguest”, and the password is
“sagamore2014”.
Thank You
SYC Board of Trustees
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SYC gear available for purchase* - gear!!!! All these items and more
SYC Cap $15
SYC Crewneck Sweatshirts $35
SYC Hooded Sweatshirts $40
SYC Polo Shirts $25
SYC T-Shirts
NEW - SYC Ties $35
*All items plus sales tax
Be fashionable.....Show pride in the
club! You can still get your summer
are available.
Contact Alice Arthur
[email protected] or 516-433-7857
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Sagamore Yacht Club Member
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