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Spring, 2014YACHTSMAN Volume 29, No. 1 “With winter left behind we traveled to Tampa to hold Our Winter Meeting, tour the Imperial Shrine HQ, the Shriners Children’s Hospital and then sail to the Caribs’ Western Islands to share wonderful experiences visiting Mayan temples, jungle forests and snorkling in clear ocean waters!”
By IASYC Commodore Don Gortowski
“It was a blessing to take a winter break from the chilling winter. The drive down was shortened by use of the Amtrak Auto Train. Then it was on to Kissimmee, FL and a few days visit to Epcot and other attractions, followed by the trip to Tampa and the Best Western Tampa Bay (previously owned by the late George Steinbrenner and spring training home of the New York Yankees). Opening day was spent socializing in the Hospitality Room that overlooked the beautiful Tampa Bay. Well attended, it was the perfect setting (L to R) Rear Commodore Bill Kennedy and Lady Betty, Lady Gail and Vice for the IASYC Mid Winter Meeting and get-together. Commodore Bob Feustel in front of the Tampa Shriners Childrenʼs Hospital. “Friday was Valentine’s Day and we toured the HONORING THOSE Shrine’s International Headquarters and Tampa WHO GAVE Shrine Hospital. What a memorable and informative Shown at right is Lady Neva tour! That night we enjoyed dinner and an incredible Frohlick, wife of PIC George floor show at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City. Frohlick pointing to their “On Saturday we held our Board Meeting Memorial Medallion displayed followed by our Annual General Meeting, while the at the Shriners Children’s ladies enjoyed Breakfast in the Hulk Hogan Restaurant. Hospital in Tampa Florida. “In the early afternoon we all met on the Hotel The Medallion denotes Pier to remember our past leaders and members who significant contributions made had passed over the bar into the sea of tranquility, a by individual Shriners, as well like for the care of injured children. place we will all gather someday. During the General as other individuals, corpora- You are urged to contribute regularly to (Continued on page 3) tions, foundations and the the Shriner Hospital of your choice. YACHTSMAN 2 Spring, 2014/ Volume 29, No. 1
PIC BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013-14 IASYC BRIDGE
Harold R. Keene 1986 - 87 (Ramses) Letters Ontario, Canada (705) 637-0630/[email protected] To/From the Editor Vern Beard 1988-89 (Al Kader) Portland, OR Donald Gortowski, Commodore (703) [email protected] Jack Tate 1989-90 (Zem Zem) Over the past few days I’ve been PC (Crescent), PC MAASYC (856)848-1408/[email protected] Singer Island, FL in bed having a really bad bout with Robert Feustel, Vice Commodore (561) 845-3280/[email protected] a really lousy cold; however, along Paul Voight, PP 1992-93 (Mahi) PC (Amara) with the sneezing and sniffling, this (561)783-6558/[email protected] Port St. Luci, FL rest has allowed me to reflect on the William Kennedy, Rear Commodore (772)380-0051/[email protected] past year for IASYC. Whereas we Issac Mizachi 1993-94 (Crescent) PC (Khedive) have been fortunate in some areas to (757) 463-4540/[email protected] Ft. Lauderdale, FL have increased our membership, we Raymond Desrochers, Fleet Captain (494) 454-0481/[email protected] Bob Stanley 1998-99 (Al Koran) still deal with the serious problem of PC (Bektash) an aging population in many of our (603)934-5198/[email protected] Bethel Park, PA David Harris, Secretary/Treasurer (412) 831-7878/[email protected] Centers; overage and oversized Mike Nord 2000-01 (Ben Ali) buildings that require more and more (Araba) (941)629-0144/[email protected] San Francisco, CA maintenance, increasing costs and (800)929-1320/ reduced income. In some places our APPOINTED OFFICERS: Robert Dancey 2001-02 (Murat) get up and go has just gone! Indianapolis, IN Is our glass half empty or is it half IASYC Chief Aid (317)788-9530/[email protected] full? Are we intrigued by the fact John Williams (Crescent) Chester Dunn 2002-03 (Bektash) that some of our Temples that are full Durham, NH (609)889-4571/[email protected] of vinegar are out kickin’ butt? As I IASYC Chaplain Emeritus (603)868-3003/[email protected] Lou Metz 2003-04 (Tripoli) lay here in bed with a runny nose and Bob Stanley, PC (Al Koran) Greendale, WI a coughing jag, I certainly hope so. (412)831-7878/[email protected] IASYC Fleet Surgeon 414)421-3810/[email protected] We want to know what they are Tom Magnuson 2004-05 (El Jebel) doing right. We want to get up the Bruce R. Elder, MD (Alee) Lyndon, KS energy to emulate the really active (912)598-5377/[email protected] IASYC Legal Advisor (785)828-4804/[email protected] Temples and help stimulate those Charles Downing 2005-06 (Khedive) who are just tired and about played Glenn Grampp (Hadi) Norfolk, VA (812)464-8800/[email protected] out. IASYC QuarterMaster (757)466-1294/[email protected] Everything depends on “getting Ronnie Markham 2006-07 (Hadi) David Harris (Araba) out of bed” and back in the game. (941)629-0144/[email protected] Newberg, IN We want the best for our own yacht (812)853-3448/[email protected] Publisher & Web Master. Richard Markson 2007-08 (Al Bahr) club, we want our regional association to shine, we want all our Lonnie Ramos (Almas) Indio, CA 301-787-5624/[email protected] (760)834-0460/[email protected] Temples to have active yacht clubs Daniel Dyle 2009-10 (Amara) or units, we want IASYC to grab the Editor: The Yachtsman Stuart, FL flag and get out in front to lead the (772)236-8384/[email protected] parade! “Are you with us? I repeat, William S Kennedy (Khedive) Klaus Reinwarth 2010-11 (Amara) “Are you with us”? (757) 463-4540/[email protected] Key West, FL “Betty, hand me my cough syrup (772)283-3585/[email protected] and sleeping pills...I think I overdid Robert Omer 2011-12 (El Jebel) The Yachtsman it and I need to get a good night’s Published quarterly by IASYC. Anthem, AZ sleep.” (303)470-3346/[email protected] All issues are printed and mailed to Lonnie Ramos, PP 2012-13 (Almas) members, and are published electronically on the Upper Marlboro, MD bill official IASYC Web site. (301)627-1580/[email protected] Note: Editorial material submitted Call: (757) 463-4540 may occasionally be changed to meet email: [email protected] space requirements.
! Spring, 2014/ Volume 29, No.1 3 YACHTSMAN Commodore s report (Continued from front page) Caribbean Cruise. After a day at sea we Meeting, we honored those who had arrived at our first destination Roatan, Bay made special efforts to IASYC this past Islands, Honduras. On a sight seeing and year. This included a plaque to Bill Davis shopping tour I met a young man with District Commodore of Indiana (HADI) several handicaps. I hope he is eligible for his success in signing up new members. and can be helped by the Shriners We also cited a number of ‘Ladies” who Children’s Hospital. I will be looking into worked so hard to make our Hospitality the matter further. such a success. The group included: “The rest of our trip was spent Sandy Harris, Ann Ramos and Betty sightseeing (tours to Mayan ruins, rain Desrochers. forests, snorkeling and shopping), ship “Also, I want to thank my wife, Vera board shopping, casino, shows, games, for all her efforts and support in bringing reading, dancing and, of course 24/7 this Winter Meeting to a terrific eating. It was fantastic! conclusion. As a matter of fact, there are “Please remember to contact your a number of people who should be webmaster for your Club events for the recognized for their tremendous efforts IASYC. Org website or emailing your this year. They include: information to [email protected]. Commodore Elect Bob Feustel for the And, if you possibly can, plan to join advanced planning of what portends to be us at the forthcoming ‘Change of a wonderful Meeting for the Summer Watch’ Shrine Imperial Session in Session in Minneapolis. Minneapolis, July 6-10, 2014.” “Rear Commodore Elect Ray Desrochers for his dedication to IASYC Don 2013-2014 IASYC Commodore Don Gortowski and recruiting five open positions in And, now the last word from Vera: And Lady Vera. Regional Jurisdictional Areas. “Thanks for all who came to Tampa “And, to Fleet Captain Elect Gerry, and on the Cruise. Each time I see you, I Deacon and Dianne. Welcome Aboard! get to know you better; and I always find Plan on joining “Also, to Dave Harris for his service something wonderful in each of you. So, and his personal help with our Hospitality. friends, see you in Minneapolis. It will be BoatU.S. “On Sunday, February 16 we boarded here sooner than you think.” the Norwegian Dawn for our Western Vera this year?
Letters to the Editor If so, donʼt forget that it “I want to express my thanks to Lady “I’m still smiling when I think back on all will be 50% less Vera Gortowski for the excellent job she the fun we had in Tampa at the Mid did in arranging events for our recent Winter this year. Both Don and Vera did a expensive if you request IASYC Meeting in Tampa, as well as for beautiful job putting this event together. a discount by virtue of the Cruise on the Norwegian Dawn to the “This meeting was especially western Caribbean. She went out of the important to me because I got to tour the being an IASYC way to keep us informed of all events, to Shriners children’s Hospital. I never member. Just refer arrange an excellent Hospitality and for us dreamed it would have such wonderful all to dine together aboard ship. equipment and state of the art technology. them to the following “Vera has continued to meet the high “I was awed, too, by the Shrine group number: leadership standards set by Ann Ramos Headquarters. You have to see it to gain and the results are that we had a fantastic an appreciation of what it truly means to meeting and cruise. Vera, thanks so much be a Shriner. Thanks so much for giving # 639206 for all that you do for so many others.” me this experience.”
Betty Kennedy Gail Feustel
! YACHTSMAN 4 Spring, 2014/ Volume 29, No.1 Wi~In Pray for you Fair Memoriam~ Wind and following Seas * COMING ATTRACTIONS * July 6-10, 2014 Summer Meeting - We Pray You Minneapolis, MN. Call now for Reservations Fair Winds (See Page 5) March, 2015 Winter Meeting - and Palm Beach, FL
Following Seas July 5-9, 2015 Summer Meeting - Houston, TX Daniel L. Davis Former Member of Moslem Yacht Club Died April, 2013 March, 2016 Winter Meeting - New Orleans, LA Robert W. Donnahoo, Jr. PP of Amara: Former Member of Crescent March, 2017 Winter Meeting Died February, 2014 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Wade L. Neal ...... Former Member of Murat Yacht Club Places We’ve Been: Died December 22, 2012 California: San Diego, Martinez, Elk Grove John C. Brown Former Member of Murat Died, 2014 Florida: Key West, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Plantation Keys, Orlando, Bradenton, Marathon, A note from Jeff A Davidson, Potentate 2014 Ben Ali Ft. Meyers, Punta Gorda, Sarasota, Shrine, Sacramento, CA: Camp Winning Hands is First Singer Islands, Tampa, Lady Joanie’s fundraising project for the coming year. This is a camp for children with hand differences and is sponsored by Other: Scottsdale, AZ; Mobile, AL; Newburgh, IN; Shriner’s Hospitals for Children Northern California, the Oakland Children’s Hospital and the Taylor family Foundation. South Padre, TX; Charlotte, NC; Indianapolis, IN; The camp provides education and emotional support through Portland, OR, San Juan, PR connections with other families, and includes activities such as a climbing rock wall, zip-line, archery, sports, arts & crafts, nature Foreign: Cabo San Lucas, MEX. walks, swimming, games and more. What’s going on in your area? Let us know! Welcome New Members! We cordially Welcome Aboard the following NEW IASYC Members: Brian Ball (Hadi) Darren Lawrence (Hadi) Nathan Bland (Hadi) Brett Palmer (Hadi) Paul Boling (Hadi) Mark J Shaw (Hadi) Richard A. Burroughs (Mahi) Terry Shook (Bahia) Jim Groce (Hadi) Robert F. Warn (Mahi) James Hill (Mahi) Kurt Williams (Hadi) Doug Hipsley (Aahmes) James Woodard (Rizpah) JC Land (Hadi) Steven Wonick (Hadi Spring, 2014/ Volume 29, No. 1 5 YACHTSMAN
M Minneapolis, MN...!One of the “Top 10 Summer Destinations in theWorld” National Geographic
Sign up Today for the 2014 Summer Imperial/IASYC Meeting! Three Glorious Days! Imperial to Convene in tirelessly to ensure you a wonderful Minneapolis July 6-10; IAYSC vacation in this exciting venue. To Protect Your Rate, to meet concurrently. You may even want to plan to Make Your Reservations In a venue loaded with exciting add a couple of days to the event just NOW! things to do, ranging from a cruise on to visit many of the interesting places CALL: 612-436-3300 Lake Minnitonka to a Segway tour of to see. For example: a cruise on an Hotel: Holiday Inn Express the Mississippi River Front to a visit old fashioned paddle wheeler on the (It’s the Closest to the Mississippi River, a visit to the famous to our Minneapolis Shrine Children’s Convention Center) Minn./St Paul Zoo, tours of one of Hospital to casual shopping at one of Room Rates start as low as the world’s largest shopping malls (the the many breweries that have long $`132 per day, Including Mall of America) to dining in a existed here (with sampling), the myriad of this country’s finest historic Pillsbury Mill House, a breakfast! restaurants, you will have it all when wonderful Farmers Market right Many Amenities: you join IASYC Commodore Elect down town, and a Landscape * Exercise Room Arboretum not too far away. Bob Feustel and Lady Gail on a * Computer Room/Free The ambient temperature in this marvelous trip to this northern * Internet WiFi access wonderland. area in July is a comfortable 80 What really makes this visit truly degrees so casual wear is the norm. * Complementary rewarding is the people you meet, and For those who enjoy strolling, the breakfast delivered to no city in the world has more friendly city offers a three hour walking tour your room free! people than Minneapolis. Just for that stops at five different restaurants * Located close to SkyWay for refreshments. starters, you may want to visit the & Walker Art Center..with downtown statue of Mary Tyler Moore and get a snapshot of the two SkyWay you can reach of you together; then walk block after Convention Center and block through the City’s AC skyways points of interest quickly that link almost the entire downtown area in air conditioned comfort. Bob CALL: 612-436-3300 and his entire Bridge have worked FAX: 612-436-0760 YACHTSMAN 6 Spring, 2014/ Volume 29, No. 1
Commodore Elect Bob Feustel and Lady Gail extend to you our Warmest Invitation to Join Us in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the 140th Imperial Session and to witness the Change of Watch of new IASYC Officers for 2014. “We are excited to share the many experiences that Minneapolis has to offer our IASYC Family!”
We will be staying at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel Inn and Suites in downtown Minneapolis, the closest hotel to the Convention Center. There is a menu of rooms for you to choose from: Standard Rooms are $132 per night, plus tax to include choice of one or two beds. One Room Suites are $152 plus tax (King bed, pullout couch, microwave and refrigerator). along the Lake’s 125 miles of shore line. The lunch buffet is highly rated! Excellency, a 67 ft. Skipper Liner is Two Room Suites are $199.00, plus tax for single loaded with amenities including two-level seated dining, full or double (queen bed in separate room from small bar, spacious climate-controlled cabin, covered top deck. living room with pullout couch, micro-wave and Order your favorite cruising drink at the cash bar and relax refrigerator. A complimentary full breakfast is included as you bask in gentle breezes while enjoying the breath- for your pleasure. taking views and a delicious luncheon. A comfortable Deadline for these room rates is MARCH 31ST. motor coach will pick us up from the Holiday Inn Express in the morning and whisk us away to the Lake where you Minneapolis is a magical place offering many will board. opportunities to escape if time permits. From the Hotel parking is available for in-house guests at an landscaped Arboretum tours to the Theater District overnight rate of $15.00, plus tax. There is a lot across from with sidewalk cafes. You will feel the culture of the Hotel where parking is available at a very reasonable Minnesota-shopping is endless.. Lady Gail and I invite rate. Regarding Airport Transportation: Super Shuttle” you to join us for what looks to be a great outing, a provides transportation from the Minneapolis/St. Paul gorgeous summer day aboard a yacht on a 14,528 acre International Airport to the hotel. Roundtrip shuttle cost is lake! Sit back, relax and view some of the most $36.00. CALL: 612-436-3300 luscious landscape and magnificent mansions located Spring, 2014/ Volume 29, No. 1 7 YACHTSMAN
Saturday, July 5 LOCATION TIME Bob and Gail Arrive Holiday Inn Express - Greet Guests 3:00 pm
Sunday, July 6 IASYC Guests Arrive IASYC Registration and Social Holliday Inn Express - Hospitality Suite 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm Imperial Public Opening MCC Auditorium 3:00 pm
2014) Imperial Market Place MCC Ballroom, A&B 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Hospitality Room Holiday Inn Express - 2nd Floor 4:00 pm to ------
Monday, July 7 Imperial Session MCC Auditorium 8:30 am Imperial Market Place MCC Ballroom, A&B 9:00 am to 5:00 pm IASYC Bridge Officers Meeting Hilton Hotel Room No. TBA 9 “00 am General Meeting Hilton Hotel Room No. TBA 10:30 am Ladies Breakfast Hilton Hotel Room No. TBA 9:00 am Shopping Trip Mall of America 1:00 pm Dinner On your own Hospitality Holiday Inn Express - 2nd Floor 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Tuesday, July 8 Imperial Session MCC Auditorium 8:30 am to 12:00 pm Imperial Market Place MCC Ballroom, A&B 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Lake Minnetonka Cruise Bus to Lake leaves at 10:00 am 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Imperial Parade See Map in your Packet 7:30 pm Dinner On your own Hospitality Holiday Inn Express - 2nd Floor 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Wednesday, July 9 Imperial Session MCC Auditorium (9:00 am Imperial Market Place MCC Ballroom, A&B 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Imp. Pote. Elect Pagent MCC Auditorium 9:00 am to 5;00 pm IASYC Bridge Installation Hilton Hotel Room No. TBA 11:30 am Banquet Luncheon/Remarks Hilton Hotel Room No. TBA 11:00 pm Hospitality Holiday Inn Express - 2nd Floor 4:00 pm - - - - -
Thursday, July 10
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Send Attendance and Check to IASYC Treasurer Dave Harris, 19078 Midway Blvd., Port Charlotte, FL 33948-3601. There are many activities to experience in the Minneapolis area. We have listed some of the more popular Tours that you may wish to take during your stay. Optional tours are available to you on Sunday July 6, or Monday July 7 as time permits. We will arrange your optional Tours with proper notification. These offerings are available on an individual basis. Times of Tours TBA.
Optional Tours Include: Segway Tour Along the Mississippi, Optional Walking Tour of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and the Minneapolis/ St. Paul City Highlights Tour. YACHTSMAN 8 Spring, 2014/ Volume 29, No. 1 It’s Promotion Time Again
Hold a Band Competition!
Use Temple grounds...invite Jr. And High School Bands to compete for Trophies and Cash Prizes...Sell Tickets...invite other Clubs and Units to attend (target them as new members of your Club/Unit)...Music and Competition is a great way to build crowds and a sparkling image for your Yacht Club!
Kids on a Pony Photographs! In the “Good Old Days,” Ladies, a guy used to walk through the neighborhoods with a It’s Pony and a Camera and take a kid’s picture for a Time for buck! You can do the same for your own fame and fortune. A PIE Beg a gentle nag from your Horse Unit for a sunny BakeOff! weekend afternoon to use to provide a fun way to get great photos of Temple Members’ kids. Run a few in the Temple Newsletter for Club publicity.
That’s right Ladies, it’s time for you to get Ladies from other clubs and units to together and plan a homemade Pie participate! Following the judging and Competition. Apple, Blueberry, Peach or awarding of trophy, all pies would be whatever; get out your favorite Recipe(s) and auctioned off. Obviously, you would expect set the date and the place and the time! Make your own Noble to do the right thing and buy sure that every lady in the club participates. your pie! Right?. Select your Judges from other clubs. As a Pie Competitions are great fun for all the matter of fact, you might want to allow the Temple families, plus you make money too!
! Spring, 2014/ Volume 29, No. 1 9 YACHTSMAN Especially for the Kids! The IASYC is all about family structure, our traditions families, but we have to ask and mores with our kids. Forget ourselves if we really are all their electronic gadgets, their involved with our kids and seeming desire to be with their grandkids as much as we should own all the time. Make sure they be. For example, how long has it understand we also want them to been since we included our entire enjoy some quality time with us family in Temple, Lodge and/or and with our fellow Shriners. club/unit activities including Here are a few ideas: breakfasts, dinners, trips, cruises, Boat raft-ups, fishing dances, outings of any kind, contests, plant a tree or shrub at especially grandparents with the Temple Day, Kids Talent grandkids? In this day and age, Night at the Temple, Golf Putting the world truly does seem to be Contest, Kids Clown Costume going over the edge. There is no Contest, Kids Art Show better time to reinforce our Competition...You get the idea!
Yaach, It’s Zoop Night! (Men can cook too you know)! Getting tired of the same old breakfast pancakes and spaghetti dinners? Why not treat your club members to nights of exotic international soups, or a chili cook off, or yankee vs. New England vs. Western BBQ sampling, wild variety of Pizzas. Why not tie the food event in with a silent auction, or a marine boat flea market...you get the idea! And, don’t forget to include the kids, grandkids and friends. YACHTSMAN 10 Spring, 2014/ Volume 29, No. 1 DistrictCommodores… "On the "Front LInes" Come for a There are 56 District Commodore organization already functioning well, positions available in IASYC; one for and seldom makes staff changes. visit! each state, including Alaska and Hawaii, My first visit to a plus international territories such as How much of my time would it take? Shrine Hospital was one Puerto Rico; and foreign countries It has been our experience that including Canada (Quebec and Ontario of the most heartfelt most spend about one or two days a events in my life. I've provinces), Panama, Mexico, Germany month, depending on the number of and the Philippines. clubs/units within his respective state. spoken to many who (The term District Commodore is a bit Obviously, if you are in a state with few have also made them misleading in that the position is actually Temple Centers, you are not going to and they are universally an ambassadorial post limited to Temple spend as much time as someone with affected as well. Several Centers within a given state. It is public more. If there are no yacht clubs and relations in nature, as we do not interfere you set about trying to establish new of my friends are mem- in any way with the direct function of any ones, it's going to take more time. bers of transportation Shrine Yacht Club or Mariner unit. We It's really up to you because if you units and say the perform our activities solely as a "service want to become more intimately function"). involved with your Port Captains now rewards are among the So, suppose you had just volunteered and want to visit each club/unit and, greatest they could ever to become a District Commodore. Here perhaps, speak to them regarding receive. are some of the questions you might ask: IASYC activities, then more time will Please know that you be spent now than later. are always welcome to What would your duties be? First, it is vitally important that you gather To whom would you report? come and visit any of our as much information regarding the status A District Commodore reports to the hospitals in the United Regional Ambassador, who in of each Yacht Club and/or Mariner unit States, Canada and turn reports to the IASYC Fleet within your state as possible. How many Captain. Frequently, all work together Mexico. They include: members are there in each club? How as a team to help promote IASYC Boston, MA many of the club's members also belong projects to specific Temples. Minneapolis, MN to IASYC? Which clubs are active and which are in need of assistance? Should So, if you think you are dedicated Chicago, IL a temple in your state not currently have enough to "man up", contact Ray Montreal, Canada a yacht club, is the temple interested in Desrochers, IASYC Fleet Captain Cincinnati, OH starting one? How do members who today! Philadelphia, PA have joined IASYC perceive our ------Our next issue will highlight the Erie, PA organization? Once you have gathered Portland, OR such basic data, you need to try to find duties of the Port Captain. and appoint shriners who would be Galveston, TX willing to assume the responsibilities of a Sacramento, CA club/unit Port Captain. In most states it Greenville, SC is not practicable to assume you will be St. Louis, MO able to travel frequently to visit with these Honolulu, HI clubs/units. You will have to develop a Salt Lake City, UT cadre of men who can be on location to communicate directly with members of Houston, TX their own club/unit. Shreveport, LA Lexington, KY How long would your tour of duty Spokane, WA last? Los Angeles, CA Each new IASYC Commodore reserves Springfield, MA the right to select and approve staff positions when he assumes office. Mexico City, Mexico Traditionally, except in unusual Tampa, FL circumstances, a new Commodore is This editorial information provided grateful for having an experienced staff by IASYC Vice Commodore Bob Bob Feustel Spring, 2014/ Volume 29, No. 1 11 YACHTSMAN
We have been planning to Throughout the Labor Day weekend, incorporate into each issue stories there were countless activities in which to take written by our PICs , who are certainly part. There was a reenactment village with among the most interesting people you military demonstrations by the 2nd Kentucky will ever come to know. We begin this Militia and tribal life of the Black Swamp series with an historian, Robert K. Intertribal Re-enactors. The U.S. Navy Band Stanley (Al Koran), who resides in performed on a daily basis. There was a Bethel Park, PA (Bob was IASYC parade of boats, tours of the U.S. Brig Commodore in 1998-1999). Niagara or cruises on the Tall Ships Windy from Chicago, Illinois, or Halie & Matthew from Eastport, Maine. If you just wanted plain rest and relaxation, all you had to do Beautiful three masted Ship of the Line was sit down on a bench and watch the world sails in heart of Tall Ships entering Lake go by. Erie viewed by up to 50,000 visitors to this Using the passenger count on both the once in a lifetime event. Jet Express and the Miller Boat line, over At dawn on Labor Day, we awoke to a 50,000 persons travelled from the north coast gray chilly wind swept Lake Erie. Before we of Ohio to Put-in-Bay from Friday, August 30 boarded the tall ships, all 557 re-enactors to Labor Day. It was noted to be the largest mustered one final time to go over the logistics crowd ever to be on South Bass Island. of the day. Then it was off to the docks and get ready to sail. Along with the 17 tall ships, there were over 500 pleasure boats containing over 10,000 people on these pleasure boats A PERSONAL VIEW OF THE that were on Lake Erie to watch the REENACTMENT OF THE BATTLE reenactment. By the time we reached the actual battle site, which was located by a buoy OF LAKE ERIE not far from West sister Island, the weather had changed. The clouds parted; the winds Fifty years before Gettysburg, the died down; and a beautiful warm sun had victorious Battle of Lake Erie on September shown upon us all. While looking up in the 1, 1813, changed the course of American Two Masted Pride of Baltimore flying sky during the battle, we had witnessed a History. Had the British been victors in the Magnificient American colors. World War II B17 and a B25 fly over us. naval battle, they would have controlled Lake As we did two hundred years ago, we Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake On Sunday, September 1, the Ohio fought the British and once again we were the Superior, and the strongholds in the states we State Marching Band arrived on the island on victors and I stood on the deck of the Brig know today as Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Miller Boat Lines largest ferry boat. They Niagara as my Great-Great-Great- Indiana and Minnesota. Our country as we came off the boat playing and marching Grandfather did two hundred years ago. know it today would have looked vastly through the Village of Put-in-Bay until they A final thought. Because of our victory, different, but it was not to be. With Perry’s reached the plaza of the Perry’s Victory and it was the first time in British Naval History Victory, the western expansion that one day International Peace Memorial. That evening that an entire British Royal Navy Squadron would take Americans to the Pacific Ocean they performed an outdoor concert at the was captured or sunk by the opposing Navy. was about to start. plaza with the finale being, of course, The reenactment of the Battle of Lake Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture complete with Don’t Give Up the Ship! Erie was the brainchild of Dave Zavagino, cannon fire and followed by a forty-five who was Chairman of the Perry Group’s minute firework extravaganza! Bicentennial Committee. Working along with Dave, was the S.National Park System, The Perry Group from Put-in-Bay, Ohio , and hundreds of local volunteers and businesses. Four Masted It took over three years and tens of thousands Tall ship of man hours that were put into this once in a “Windy” lifetime live historical presentation. It gave me sailed all the opportunity to be my Great-Great-Great the way from Grandfather Samuel McKinney for one day Chicago, IL to on the Brig Niagara. Samuel McKinney was commemorate a private in the 147th Pennsylvania Militia the event. from Centre County who volunteered his service to fight the British in Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s Lake Erie Squadron. YACHTSMAN 12 Spring, 2014/ Volume 29, No. 1 Reports from the Bridge
IASYC Fleet Captain all of these positions interesting and Bertropolis Restaurant, 10% rewarding, and ones that we hope will discount on meals. Located at 1331 RayDesrochers lead you to someday consider accepting West Franklin St., Evansville, IN. While this is actually a bit of old a position on our IASYC Bridge. The Miller Marina Gas Dock is news, I want to repeat again a few items Here are the names of several men offering all IASYC members 20 cents that were discussed this past October at who have recently volunteered: discount on a gallon of fuel and a free the Florida Shrine Mariners and YC Illustrious Sir Donald Voss, pump-out after spending $100 on fuel. Association Meeting. First was the PP (Sahib), District Commodore They are located at 24770 E. Jefferson decision to purchase an RC boat to for the West Coast of Florida. Ave., St. Clair Shore, MI. raffle off as a fund raiser for the club. Located in Sarasota, FL., one of his We are here to assist you when Your IASYC Bridge has made 2014 a primary duties is to maintain contact you need to come to port or drop target year for encouraging all our clubs with all Shrine Clubs within the West anchor. Let IASYC be your guide to and units to hold a minimum of two Coast of Florida. Another is to an enhanced boating experience. major promotions a year; one to raise determine which Temple Centers do Here are a few things you might funds for our hospitals and the other to not currently have an IASYC Club/ want to also consider doing: attract new membership not only to the Unit and determine if he can assist 1. Buy yourself a new IASYC shirt club, but also for membership in IASYC them in establishing one. (and one for your wife) to wear at the As you know, our newsletter, the Illustrious Sir Larry Tipton, next club/unit meeting. Also, a scrambled egg hat. An Order Form is YACHTSMAN, welcomes all news about PP (Al Bedoo) as Ambassador of printed in every issue of the Yachtsman. whatever promotions your club/unit the Northwest Region. This 2. While attending meetings, pass conducts and will place this information includes the states of Washington, out Application Folders to all prominently so that other clubs can plan Oregon, Idaho, Montana and members. Email Dave Harris at: similar events. Wyoming, plus the state of Alaska. The ace1946@juno,com Secondly, if your Temple does not Region represents 15 Temple Centers. now have a yacht club or Mariner 3. Suggest that your club/unit This is an enormous task because of the join with another club/Temple to marching unit, we will assist by working tremendous amount of distance to with you and your Temple to form one. hold an event to raise money for the cover and, in addition, there is currently Temple Transportation Fund. Another subject is the number of no IASYC representation. We most places you frequent regarding nautical 4. Work the event like your entry certainly are looking for volunteers to into heaven depended on it! It just supplies that will give you a discount step up and assist Larry in developing a might you know? because of your IASYC membership. marketing plan-of-action for this region. 5. Consider attending the July Let’s start with joining BoatUS. You Noble Donald Shearer (Bahia) will find a number is this issue on Pg. 3 IASYC Summer Meeting in District Commodore for the State that you can use that will allow you to Minneapolis this coming July. join at a 50% discount. There also are of Florida. Don will assist in helping lots of other places that will allow you to establish IASYC Clubs/Units in In the meantime, if any Noble has discounts ranging from marina gas and every Temple not having one and to a question or requires my assistance in even slip fees. All you have to do is ask. assist every Club/Unit in increasing any way, please feel free to call me at Your IASYC Bridge is constantly their membership. 603-934-5198 or email me at: looking out for bargains and will pass [email protected] We constantly are looking for benefits for those we find in future YACHTSMAN our membership and will be happy to provide issues. I also want to take this opportunity club members with such information. For to seriously ask you to consider example: volunteering to take on one of the many Inland Marina - 15% discount on appointed positions available to you. overnight docking located at mile This includes the posts of Regional Marker 792 on the Ohio River, Ambassador, District (state) Evansville, IN. Commodore, or Port Captain (there is Lamasco Bar & Grill, 10% discount one assigned to every club/unit on meals. Located at 1331 West Franklin St., Evansville, In. throughout the nation) and you will find Spring, 2014/ Volume 29, No. 1 13 YACHTSMAN
Bobbie Jo Wright, accompanied by BEKTASH Noble Ray Ship‘s Stores Desrochers, guests of HADI Mariners in NO SHIPPING Charge! Evansville, IN. Order from Dave Harris:: (This article provided by Ray Desrochers, IASYC Fleet Captain) Call: 941-629-0144 “On my recent visit to HADI Email: [email protected], Mariners Shrine Club of Evansville, IN, I had the distinct honor of having a special date accompany me to the HADI Annual Christmas Party. My date that evening was Bobbi Jo Wright; in 1970, Bobbi Jo was the little girl in the arms of a Shriner. Known to all Shriners as the “Editorial Without Words”, her image has appeared around Boys, do we have deals. the world as part of the Shriners Logo. She has appeared in photos, stained We’re open 24/7!!! glass windows, mosaics, tie tacks, pins, and statues. A larger-than-life replica We’ve got lots of of the “Editorial Without Words “ goodies statue stands outside the International For SALE!!!. Shriners Headquarters in Tampa, FL. Bobbi Jo had many surgeries at the St. We dea;! Louis Hospital as a result of her cerebral palsy, and is still able to walk Aviator Shirt (15.5-18.5) Everything’s Got to GO! with the aid of a cane or crutches. Thank you, Bobbi Jo, for accompany- $27.00 ing me to this special event, and for Knit Sport Shirt your courage during your fight with cerebral palsy. You are an inspiration S, M, L,XL- $25, to many.” XXL, XXXL - $35 Scrambled Egg IASYC Burgee Visor Cap - $12 (12” x 18”) - $20 BoLo Tie - $15 IASYC Boat FLag Belt/Brass-$10* (12” x 15” - $15 Belt/Silver-$6* FEZ Anchor Tassel *54” Holder - $17 Wind Breaker Jacket Same sizes as Sport Jacket Stick-On Metal Emblem - (2 7/8) $3 $30/$35 Circular Sew-on Patch Men’s Belt Buckel: 2 7/8” - $3 Gold w/color Enamel- $15 8” - $20
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ME- Applicants Welcome ME- Applicants Welcome North East Region: VT- Applicants Welcome VT- Applicants Welcome Chet Dunn, PIC (Bektash) NH NH-Ray Desrochers (Bektash) NH-Ill. Sir Ted Dooley (Bektash) I 603-396-7719 MA-Robert Hager (Melha) MA-Raymond Huber (Melha) CT-Applicants Welcome CT-Applicants Welcome [email protected] RI- Applicants Welcome RI- Applicants Welcome
New York Region: Harold Payne (Ramese)Canada NY- Applicants Welcome NY- Applicants Welcome II 905-473-5070 CAN- Brian Graham (Rameses) Ontario CA- Donald Reed (Rameses) Ontario [email protected] PA- Michael Hart (Nur) PA- Roy Knauth (Lu Lu); Robʼt Morris Mid-Atlantic Region: NJ-John Williams (Crescent) NJ-John Williams (Crescent) DE- Applicants Welcome DE- Robert Wasson (Nur) Maurice Herbert (Almas) MD MD/DC-Brooks Broome (Boumi) MD/DC-Brooks Broome (Boumi) III 703-938-0480 VA- Don Super (Khedive) VA- John Bull (Khedive) [email protected] WV- Applicants Welcome WV- Applicants Welcome
NC- Applicants Welcome NC- Applicants Welcome South East Region: SC- Butch Branson (Hadi) SC- Applicants Welcome Gerald C. Deacon (Bahia) GA- Applicants Welcome GA- Applicants Welcome FL- Don Shearer (Bahia)/ Don Voss, PP (Sahib) FL- Edwin Cotton PP (Araba) IV 352-343-4031 KY- Bill Davis (Rizpah) KY- Darren Lawrence (Rizpah) TN- Applicants Welcome TN- Applicants Welcome AL, MS, LA - Applicants Welcome AL, MS, LA - Applicants Welcome Great Lakes Region: Robert Kolar (Al Koran) OH OH-Stanley Leff (Al Koran) OH-Gary Brookins (Al Koran) MI- Harvey Karpinski (Moslem) MI- David Flucke (Elf Khurafeh) 440-742-0007 IN- Bill Davis (Hadi) IN-David Horn (Hadi) V IL- Applicants Welcome IL- Applicants Welcome WI- Joel Johnson (Aad) WI- Applicants Welcome
Mid-West Region: ND- Applicants Welcome ND- Applicants Welcome SD- Applicants Welcome SD- Applicants Welcome Applicants Welcome MN- Applicants Welcome MN- Dr. Daniel Maryland (Aad) VI IO- Applicants Welcome IO- Applicants Welcome
Central Region: NB- Applicants Welcome NB- Applicants Welcome Thomas R. Magnuson, PIC (Arrab) KS KS- Applicants Welcome KS- Applicants Welcome 785-828-4804 MO- Applicants Welcome MO- Applicants Welcome [email protected] OK- John Goodwin (Bedouin) OK- Applicants Welcome VII AR- Applicants Welcome AR- Applicants Welcome CO- James Ashley (EL Jebel) CO- Larry Crook/R.K. Welle (El Jebel) South West Region: NCA-Douglas Hipsley (Aahmes) NCA-Sterling Hill (Al Bahr) Vern Bendsen (Ben Ali) CA SCA-Stirling Hill (Al Bahr) NV- George Trefz, Jr. (Ben Ali) NV- Applicants Welcome UT- Applicants Welcome 707-422-3510 UT- Applicants Welcome AZ- Applicants Welcome [email protected] AZ- Applicants Welcome NM- Applicants Welcome VIII NM-Applicants Welcome TX- Applicants Welcome TX- Applicants Welcome HI- Aaron Adair (Ben Ali) WY-Applicants Welcome North West Region: MT-Applicants Welcome ID-Applicants Welcome Larry Tipton, PP (Al Bedoo) North West Region: OR-Applicants Welcome 406-322-8699 Applicants Welcome WA-Applicants Welcome IX AK-Applicants Welcome [email protected] International Region: Lonnie Ramos, PIC (Almas) MD 301-787-5624 [email protected] Applicants Welcome Applicants Welcome European Region: X Patric McCann (Aahmes) 813-841-4704
Applicants: Please contact IASYC Fleet Captain Ray Desrochers. Call: 603.934.5198 or email: [email protected] IASYC Yachtsman 13918 Bishops Bequest Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-6946
Phone: (301)787-5624
FAX: (301)627-1580
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