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JIB SHEET PYC Raftup JIB SHEET AUGUST 2019 THE PYC RaftUP CHARTER MEMBER GULF YACHTING ASSOCIATION MEMBER FLORIDA COUNCIL OF YACHT CLUBS AUGUST 2019 September 2019 9th PYC Seafood Dinner Buffet 2nd Labor Day ~ Club Open No Dinner Menu Service Available this RSVP to [email protected] evening. 3rd Club Closed Day After Labor Day RSVP to [email protected] 7th W.A.V.E. on the Bay Event 10th – 11th Raft Up Chappell-Stitt Regatta 14th – 15th Raft Up 20th Finance Committee Meeting PYC Board Meeting 20th PYC Board Meeting (Notice of Change 28th Commodores’ Regatta Brunch from Wednesday) RSVP to [email protected] 24th PYC Movie by the Pool RSVP to [email protected] 29th PYC General Membership Meeting About the Cover Theme EVENT CANCELLATION POLICY: A 48-hour Event Cancellation/No Show Policy is in effect for all Club and Planned Events. Any cancellations made within 48 hours of the event, or non-attendance at an event with a reservation, will be billed at full price. Event Reservations - [email protected] or 433-8804 ext. 109 FLAG OFFICERS NICOLE FERRY .........................................c 291-2325 h 453-1173 Commodore ...................................................nkferry@bellsouth.net JOHNNY SMITH ...........................................................c 982-5079 Vice Commodore [email protected] TOM PACE ........................................................................572-6727 Rear Commodore [email protected] HAL SMITH ............................................................c 864-275-6290 PYC General Fleet Captain [email protected] STEVEN ORR.............................................c 206-3881 h 469-1472 Membership Meeting Secretary..........................................................steven.orr@pfgc.com TIM KANE................................................ b 434-2374 h 433-7316 August 29 Treasurer .................................................... [email protected] JIM REEVES ...............................................b 438-4400 c 221-0308 Commodore Emeritus .................................. [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS PYC MANAGEMENT DR. DAVID CHANDLER ..................................................h 932-3012 [email protected] JIM WARWICK .................................................... 433-8804 ex 104 General Manager [email protected] MURT GUILD ............................................... c 384-7846 h 455-9826 DEON BOATMAN ............................................... 433-8804 ex 101 [email protected] Office Manager.......................................................deon@pycfl.com JENNIFER LANGHAM ........................................ 433-8804 ex 100 DR. JOSH HACKEL ...........................................................c 698-2516 Accounts Payable [email protected] [email protected] Webmaster SCOTT SEGERS ................................................... 433-8804 ex 102 CYNTHIA CANNON ........................................................c 384-0407 Clubhouse Mgr/Events .......................................... [email protected] [email protected] ANDREA VANDAL ............................................. 433-8804 ex 105 CLAIRE REES ........................................................................293-2450 Bar Manager ............................................................ [email protected] [email protected] ARTIE GLESS ....................................................... 433-8804 ex 107 Executive Chef ..................................................kitchen@pycfl.com JAMES SIMKINS ...................................................................449-7551 GREG SPITZER .................................................... 433-8804 ex 108 [email protected] Dockmaster ................................................DockMaster@pycfl.com SUSAN MCKINNON ............................................................450-0703 CÉSAR TRAVADO .................................................c 850-723-1278 Sailing Director [email protected] PYC SATORI MEMBER ............................. [email protected] PAGE 2 | JIB SHEET Commodore’s Comments Nicole Ferry While summer has been a scorcher this year, it hasn’t dampened our members’ desire to be outside and soaking in the sunshine and salt. We have had a record year for summer sailing, both the kid’s camps and the adults, too. Huge shout out to our Sailing Director, César Travado. He has put such energy into our sailing programs, the like of which is not seen often. We are so fortunate to have him. This past month we added a youth sailing van to our PYC Sailing Program. With the help of the PYC’s Satori Foundation, who donated $6,000 towards its purchase, we have a van to be proud of. THANK YOU to Iven Streckel, PYC Member and owner of Frontier Motors, who sold it to PYC - at cost. The van’s purpose is to promote all that is sailing in our Club. Now, PYC has the ability to transport more juniors for sailing regattas near and far, and also to tow many of the junior sailboats. The 2018 Ford Transit has a 3.5- ton engine, so it can haul a lot! No longer will we either have to forego a regatta or rent another vehicle to transport our boats. The sailing program is moving in a high speed, upward trajectory; the sky’s the limit. Fleet Captain Hal Smith and Rear Commodore Tom Pace have been right there with César. Hal also keeps our members’ interest by maintaining the Thursday Night Racing, weather willing. For those of you who don’t know, Hal is a National Racing Official. We are lucky to have him; Hal knows the finite rules and regulations that others would miss but for his knowledge. As I write this, July isn’t over yet, but so much has happened. Board Director James Simkins chaired the Junior Olympics. We had more than 65 sailors. To put it into perspective our growing participation, in 2018 we had 2 sailors in the Junior Olympics, but this year we had 17. It was an amazing event, despite the weather on the first day. I, personally, received so many compliments for the efficiency of the regatta, the awesome shirts for the event and the friendliness of our staff. “BIG THANKS” go to Melissa and Board Director Josh Hackel who housed 17 sailors from the LOOT Sailing Team, even though Gil was sailing elsewhere with the USODA Worlds Team. It’s such a boon for our newbies to see high caliber sailors! When I was playing basketball, it was always better to “PLAY UP.” You always learn more by watching those who have skills that you, yourself, don’t have. Always challenge yourself to “SAIL UP.” Our One-Design Team (Vipers) has been steadily improving, making adjustments to the rigging during every regatta. Tuning the rigs is key to winning, since the boats are otherwise identical. Huge thanks to Hunter Riddle, Brandon Addison, Mike Levert, Jake Mcleod and many others for making the commitment to race and represent PYC. Thanks to Rear Commodore Tom Pace for driving his Jupiter to Fort Walton Beach to support our team. Having a support boat that can carry water and food, while on the water for 3-5 hours, is key to our success. Ever present in the mind of the Viper racer is the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup - The 100th Anniversary, next Labor Day weekend at Southern Yacht Club, in New Orleans. Hold that date, because we plan it to be a destination raft up to support our sailors and, hopefully, bring home the trophy like PYC did in its first Lipton. The last regatta of July for PYC was led by Rear Commodore Tom Pace, who chaired the event. We had 70 sailors from across the country. Our AMAZING Race Committee rocked the event once again. “THANK YOU!” Claire Rees, Bob Sutton, Dana Jackson, “the unsinkable Molly,” Betsy Moraski, and Debbie & Peter Buckley. I’m sure there are more of you and... to each of you I say “THANK YOU!” PYC’s success as a national racing venue does nothing but elevate our reputation in the sailing world. None of it is possible without our Race Chairs and Race Committees! As we enter August, the Summer Sailing Program and Thursday Night Sailing continue! “Sunshine and Salt!” SPECIAL RACING SECTION ON PAGES 10-13 PAGE 3 | JIB SHEET Vice Commodore’s Comments Johnny Smith Note: SEE PHOTOS IN SPECIAL RACING SECTION (pages 10-13). On Monday, July 11 the interior decorators returned and professionally hung more of our Club’s memorabilia and awards with the assistance of Club Historian Dave Hoffman. Dave is a Club This month’s Jib Sheet finds us square in the middle of the year, and so far it has been a DOOZY! In just treasure! His knowledge of the early days of Club history is unparalleled, and it’s a rare treat to get him half a year, we have seen exceptional progress in our youth sailing, Summer Camp attendance, adult sailing, talking about the early members, their adventures and exploits. Talk to him sometime, and you will see and our PYC participation in Viper racing in our GYA commitments. what I mean. (See Dave’s article on page 8.) In membership, as many of you know, we are at our cap of 725 members, and we have over 25 applicants on our waiting list! Your Membership Committee of Dean Kirschner, Tiffany Meece, Jim Reeves, Jim New Race Committee Boat “Persistence” Warwick, and myself are developing the criteria to make the selections from our wait list fair for PYC as At the next Board of Directors meeting
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