VENETIAN DAYS at the DYC Hawaiian Luau August 4th - August 11th, 2012 Saturday, August 4th 3 pm: Off the Dock Sail Race. Boats will be able to any sail so come down and watch all the colorful spinnakers racing in front of the Club Lighting of the Docks - All docks, including Green dock put on their best light display Sunday, August 5th 9:30 - 11:30 am: Dock Breakfast served on the Boardwalk 9:30 am Sea Gulls Book Sale 1 pm: Fleet Review Friday, August 10th 7 - 10 pm: Junior Venetian with Dinner and Dancing by the Pool 7 pm - 10 pm: Dock Gift Baskets & Silent Auction on display in the Starboard Haven Lounge 8 - 11 pm: Patio Entertainment - Merlin Saturday, August 11th 9 - 5 pm Craft Show on The Boardwalk 2 - 4 pm: Kids Crafts & Games at the Outdoor Pool & Patio 3:30 - 4 pm: Kids Competition Judging at the Outdoor Pool & Patio 3 - 6 pm: Craig Lamm Boat Ride with donations going to the Ladies Locker Room Project 5 - 7 pm: Special Drinks on the Docks. Come enjoy what each dock has created! 5 - 7 pm: Best Hawaiian Costume, Best Parrot/Dock Entrance, Drum Beating Contest 5 - 9 pm: Authentic BBQ of the Hawaiian Tropics 8 - 11 pm: Dining & Dancing with Dr. Swift Band on the Outdoor Patio 10 pm: Announcements & Awards programs, adaptive instructor (coaching physically challenged FROM THE COMMODORE sailors), and is still coaching a number of yacht racing campaigns. His COM. BRYAN BARLOW sailing resume includes experience on boats from an 8' ft dingy to 60' ft Open Class and 80' Maxi Yachts. Most recently Jim com- Swim Team peted in and won the Chicago to Mackinac Race in July. Equipment Congratulations to our 93 DYC Swim Team members for winning 6 and coach boat needs have already been identified, and an impressive out of 6 swim meets this season. The DYC Swim Team won the lower Jr. Sailing program is being developed for the remainder of 2012 and league division this year and will be honored and presented with the for 2013. As with any successful committee or club-within-the-club at first place trophy at the MICSA finals. All of the Club members are very DYC, volunteers and helping hands are always welcome. proud of you! Fantastic job! Membership Increases Gold Cup Race DYC membership is on a roll this year. As you may recall at the start of Picture perfect weather was on tap once again for our Gold Cup the fiscal year, the board set a strategic goal of attaining 500 Active / Hydroplane Race Weekend. We had great racing all filled with deck to Active Boating members by 9/30/12. At the August 25th board meeting, deck battles for first and second place and several flips. The blow overs General Manager Paul Hughes and Membership Director Jim certainly made for an action packed show for the race fans, fortunately Neumann announced that we have officially reached 505 Active / no one was hurt. All three Commodores were in the pits for the final Active Boating members. Our total membership count for all categories heat and then over to the Air National Guard stage for the awards cer- has reached 791 and is continuing to climb. The next target is 900 emony. DYC was the presenting race sponsor for the Gold Cup Race members. again this year. You will be very pleased to know that we had very large Venetian Party-Saturday August 11th and significant Detroit Yacht Club signage in several strategic places The theme for Venetian Night this year is Hawaiian Luau so be ready throughout the pits, the grand stand seating area and all over the to Limbo in your island costume and try some Tropical Beverages. awards stage. Everyone in the audience knew that it was DYC that sig- Executive Chef Ken has some excellent tropical food planned for us nificantly helped save this historic boat race again this year. We certain- too. First Lady Linda and I look forward to seeing you at the party! ly didn't do it alone, and we had a lot help. Detroit Yacht Club was the Sincerely, driving force behind having a race and not having the race this year. In Bryan Barlow, Com. 2012 ~ Third Generation DYC Member addition to all of the fun and craziness that takes place at the Club on race weekend, it's a large source of revenue for us as well. Our overall numbers were up again this year with food and beverage, catering and FROM THE VICE COMMODORE wrist band sales in excess of $244,000. This is an increase of over 12% from our 2011 revenues. Again, thank you to the Gold Cup Fund COM. SCOTT ALLEN Raising Committee, including all of the other volunteer committees and Wow, what a busy summer at this great Club individuals that donated their time to make it a truly memorable and of ours. successful race weekend. I would especially like that thank all of the Take a look at the new lockers in the center DYC employees inside and outside of the clubhouse who worked their area of the ladies locker room. They provide a tails off, in the extreme heat, to make this another perfect race weekend great, classy club look with a drastic improve- for all of our members and their guests. You are all the best! ment. Roofs are being repaired, Craig I'll have one "On Tap" please! Homicz has improved the gravel road to the Speaking of "On Tap" specials, thanks goes out to Active Boating mem- boat launch ramp and the new doors are in at ber Dan Lemanske, owner of the Village Grill Restaurant in Grosse the Bitter End. The combination of Staff and Pointe, for his hard work and donation. DYC now has the best tapped Member involvement is amazing! beer around with a brand new, custom fabricated, beer cooler located The Gold Cup weekend was perfect. at the Starboard Haven bar. In the past, our tapped beer lines ran quite Weather, racing, parties and all could not a distance from the kitchen to the bar creating wasted beer, added costs have been better. And the weekend following was the Quake on the and sometimes a less than desirable flavor. Today, with our new deliv- Lake and the DYC sponsored GNH41, driven by Cal Phipps, won the ery system and the beer kegs located right at the bar, we have zero UIM World Championship! waste and the freshest best tasting beer around with a wide assortment The House Committee is currently working to modify some of our of local micro brewery brands on tap. The taste is remarkably better and House rules so that they fit better with current times while also support- so are the profit margins, even on a taller pour. In addition, we now have ing the Staff with stronger efforts to enforce the rules we have. It is a tapped beer at the outdoor pool Tiki Bar which offers a better taste and natural occurrence for new members to not be completely familiar with fewer cans to clean up after a busy day. Remember to thank Dan when all of the rules (and thank goodness, we have lots of new members… you see him around the Club. almost 100 more than we had on October 1 of last year!!!). I simply ask Office Furniture that all members read and understand the House and Dock rules Active Members David and Sandra Smith have decided to retire from because they are designed to help us all get along better. They are their very successful resort travel business and start really enjoying important and our Management Staff and Board of Directors are more time together. The question they had was what to do with a busi- required to enforce them. ness full of nice office furniture? The answer they arrived at was to Our DYC Foundation has been approved by the IRS as a tax exempt donate most of it to DYC. Thank you for the office furniture donations. 501(c)3 charity and can accept tax deductible contributions to help to Thank you to Connie Howe, owner of Two Men and a Truck, who had preserve our historic building. The first cash donation was recently our new office furniture delivered at no charge. received as a memorial to our deceased member and friend, Joe Tate. Junior Sailing Program - Moving Forward I encourage anyone who feels the call to also contribute in memory of Exciting news for the DYC Jr. Sailing Program! There is a renewed Joe or anyone else. The DYC Foundation is a separate entity with its interest in making our Jr. Sailing program "Best In Class" once again. A own Board of Directors and a purpose that will grow to help our Club Junior Sailing Committee (Board) will be formed with DYC parent mem- in many ways. You will be hearing more about this important initiative. bers, including DYC Membership Director Jim Neumann, who are now Your feedback and support is appreciated.The Management and tasked with having program oversight from a DYC management per- Board actually read your emails and listen to your complaints and com- spective. He will work in conjunction with the Jr. Sailing Committee pliments. Our General Manager, Commodores and the Board all have Chair, DYC member Paul Lee. Jim Neumann is an ISAF Category III an "open door policy" and we welcome your ideas. It takes all of our yacht racer. He was a US Sailing Certified Instructor and Head eyes, ears and willingness to get involved to attain the level of quality Instructor as well as the Director of Sailing at North Star Sail Club in and consistency that we all expect from OUR Club. Anchor Bay. His coaching experience includes adult learn-to-sail 3 FROM THE TREASURER NOMINATING COMMITTEE 2012 GREG NOWAK COM. TIM COLTMAN

Detroit Yacht Club Foundation Receives IRS The Nominating Committee is requesting your input and sugges- Approval, Donations are Deductible! tions for potential candidates in our 2012 Elections. A slate of candi- dates is being compiled from within our membership ranks for our I am pleased to report that the DYC Foundation received notice from upcoming elections on November 12th, 2012. The nominees will the IRS on June 25, 2012 that it can now accept tax deductible contri- include eight members for Board of Directors, two members for butions as a qualified 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Preservation Trustee, two members for Rear Commodore, and one This IRS approval was critical to the Foundation's objective of the each for Vice Commodore and Commodore. preservation of the historic DYC clubhouse, and now enables the This year the nominating committee members are; Foundation to move forward to implement fundraising plans that have Abramovich, Allen Pugh, Gregg Huskin- Secretary, Gary Stanford, Dr. been in the process of being developed over the past year. Raj Goswami, Kendra Bickford, Brien Baker, Steve Grimes, and I first identified the opportunity to create a nonprofit foundation to sup- Com. Tim Coltman- Chair. Our alternate committee members are port the DYC back in late 2009 shortly after I joined the board of direc- Rob Koueiter, Erika Gray, Bill Schrader, and Ray Batt. We are asking tors. After discovering a 2009 IRS ruling permitting the creation of a that if you have a suggestion for nomination or would be interested in nonprofit 501(c)(3) foundation to support a historically designated pri- running yourself that you contact any of the committee members. vate social club facility, I brought the idea to the board and they We look forward to receiving your input in the selection of our poten- approved the first step in the process, the pursuit of historic designation tial leaders of the DYC. A strong, knowledgeable slate of candidates for the DYC clubhouse. will be presented to the membership in the beginning of October. After preliminary approval from the state historic preservation office Thank you, Com. Tim Coltman- Chair in January of 2010, the application for historic designation was filed in [email protected] July of 2010. This was a process that took many months and hundreds of hours of time, and involved the assistance of many people and espe- cially Com. A. J. Telmos, Com. Ed Theisen, and Carrie Easterday. While our application was not reviewed and approved by the state until January of 2011, and official listing in the National Register of Historic Places did not occur until June 3, 2011, we anticipated our approval and therefore we incorporated the Detroit Yacht Club Foundation on December 6, 2010. While awaiting state and federal approval of our historic designation, the Foundation trustees were appointed and an advisory board was formed, at which time it became an independent legal entity from the DYC. Under the Bylaws of the Foundation, current members of the DYC board may not serve as trustees of the Foundation, though past Jr. Venetian directors and commodores and any other members of the Club may Swim Party serve. The initial trustees are President Mark Lifter, Secretary John Outdoor Pool Savage, Treasurer Ed Theisen, and Trustees Robin Heller, Paul Krietsch and Sean Murphy. The advisory board is a larger body appoint- Friday, August 10 ed by the Trustees that includes several individuals with expertise in $10 inclusive nonprofit fundraising and other areas that can lend that expertise to the 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Foundation. After these appointments the Foundation immediately began the process of developing plans for fundraising, preservation of Wear a Fun Hawaiian the clubhouse, communications, and financial oversight. The trustees, Shirt advisory board members, and several other volunteers have already contributed substantial time to these efforts. Bring Your Swim Suit Our IRS application was another laborious process and that was filed Dinner 7:00 pm in September of 2011. The approval of the application on June 25, 2012 concluded a 2 1/2 year process that now authorizes the DYC Dance Foundation to accept tax deductible contributions for the preservation of DJ music around the Pool the DYC clubhouse. While other clubs have created nonprofit foundations for much nar- rower purposes such as the support of youth sailing or athletics, we are Bring A Friend one of the first private clubs in the country to gain approval for a non- Show Them What profit foundation to preserve its club facility after the landmark 2009 rul- Fun We Have At ing. Not only does our tax exempt status allow current tax deductible contributions, it also enables charitable bequests in wills and trusts to be DYC made and received by the Foundation in the future. It also opens the door for potential foundation and governmental grants, which the Foundation has already begun to explore. Just to be clear, the IRS approval does not make dues, assessments, or donations paid to the Club itself tax deductible. Only donations to the DYC Foundation are deductible. You will be hearing a lot more in the coming months from the DYC Foundation as we move into the execution of the vision that began in 2009 to ensure the long term health and vitality of our wonderful and historic Yacht Club. 4 SWEEPSTAKES MAN OF THE DAY FROM THE CHEF JACK VANRYN KEN DIXON DYC's Sail Yacht Race Committee recog- One word says it all "Wow". That nizes contributions to sailing by honoring a about sums up the previous 2 months. "Man of the Day" in conjunction with the June was jammed with Banquet events Sweepstakes Regatta. By vote of the mem- for every weekend and the Grill meet- bers of the Sail Yacht Race Committee, this ing and beating expectations and pro- year's Man of the Day is Dr. John ("Jack") jections! Race Weekend was incredi- VanRyn. A retired podiatrist, Jack can now be ble to say the least. Grill Manager found most week days tinkering with some- Samantha Owens thought it was a thing on the east end of the DYC island. A mistake when she told me we did 1050 kayaker as well as sailor, he may be installing covers on Saturday. I knew it was right, the latest upgrades to both his classic dinghy because I was stuck on that Cooks’ and kayak in the small boat rack line from 6:00 am until well past 11:00 area. But that's only when he has a break from maintenance and pm Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. instruction duties with the Flying Scots. A perennial favorite instructor When I had the opportunity to "Walk it among student sailors (you want to sail in Jack's boat or watch out for off" many of you and your guests incoming water fight salvos!), Jack holds one of the original DYC Flying reached out and let me know how Scot Skipper Cards (circa 1959) and has been an active DYC sailor much our entire team effort was appreciated. Boat Deliveries, Race since his junior days. Team Pit Deliveries, Concessions, Banquets and a la carte service in No longer racing himself, you'll nearly always find Jack on Saturdays the Grill were pushed to the max and excelled under challenging con- working on the C or A course as mark-set or race committee for DRYA ditions (can you say Hot). Already talking improvements for next year. regattas. He's also among the Perseverance mark-set/ chase boat crew The month of August will start off with Venetian Week and heavy for the DYC off-the-dock races. His commitment to sailing by volunteer- banquet business. I will also host my second "Ribs on the River" ing his time to enable others to race is invaluable. event Wednesday, August 29th. Mark your calendar for a night of As a longtime sailor and key volunteer supporting sailing programs great food, great drinks and outstanding Music with 3 local Jazz throughout the area, the DYC Sail Yacht Race Committee is proud to bands for your enjoyment. It will be a nice night on the river. Looking honor Jack as this year's Sweepstakes Man of the Day. forward to seeing you here at the Club! Ken Dixon Executive Chef Seafood Fest on the Patio Wednesday,August 15th Chef Ken 6:30 pm Presents “JAZZ NIGHT” Grill Patio $30 Honey Mustard Potato Salad • Tomato and Cucumber Salad • Pasta Salad "Ribs on the River“ II Peel and Eat Boil • Grilled Atlantic Salmon • Hush Puppies th Quick Fried Tilapia • Chef’s Jambalaya • Chef's Choice Vegetable Wednesday, August 29 Strawberry Shortcake and Whipped Cream Entertainment starts at 6:30 pm with 2 local Jazz Bands TBD Live Jazz with Next Phase featuring DYC Trip to Chicago Randy Poindexter at 9:00 Friday, November 2-4 Great Food, Great Drinks $600 per couple Dinner Buffet Starts at 6:30 on the Patio

Menu Round Trip and Two Night Staying at Redskin Potato Salad Tremont Hotel - just off the Miracle Mile Creamy Cole Slaw Marinated Vegetable Salad Welcoming Cocktails on Friday Night Braised Collard Greens and Swiss Chard with Smoked Turkey and Corn Muffins ALL MEMBERS WELCOME! Chef's famous 5 - Cheese Mac and Cheese Need to Sign Up By September 10th Ranch Style Baked Beans Marinated and Mesquite Grilled Chicken We leave from Dearborn train station Friday morning BBQ Ribs and return Sunday evening. Mystery Protein off the Grill? $600 26 people limit Red Velvet Cup Cakes per coupleAny Questions Contact: John Tompkins Peach Cobbler (313) 894-2222 X 110 [email protected] 5 GARDEN CLUB VOYAGEURS PAM MALONEY MIDGE SAVAGE

I am writing this on Wednesday, Bagels on the Boardwalk July 18th and the rain we have Thank you for your support! The sale was a success, your purchase longed for has arrived at last. It is a of the tasty treats is greatly appreciated. A special thank-you goes out steady rain - what the Irish call fine to the helping hands that organized the sale or helped man the early soft weather - falling slowly and morning sale and/or stayed through the morning rush. Thanks to the soaking into the parched ground. DYC management for the use of the coffee cart and all the support We have had far more heat than throughout the sale. They were wonderful as usual. rain this summer with many days The GO TIGERS being 100 or higher, not a good Game was a perfect event. Attendes enjoyed the Christmas in July summer for flower gardens. theme. We beat the Angels, the weather was perfect and we were in The only garden at the DYC that is automatically watered is the Oval the best of company. As a side note, in celebration of Voyageurs Garden. All our other gardens are either watered by hand or with a hose bagel Sale, the Bagel "won' the animated pastry race on the big and sprinkler with a battery run timer. screen. This sounds like an easy solution but it isn't. We have had the water turned off or a hose disconnected. In this warm weather even a day or Voyageurs Garden two of missed watering can damage or even kill a plant. Since we not The garden looks great - thanks to those dedicated garden elves only care for the gardens but also raise the money we need to buy the who help in secret. You have my deep appreciation.. Remember if you plants, this can be discouraging. see a weed as you walk by -make it go away - all are welcome to help. Last night, seven Garden Club members worked for 10 minutes in 101 That way we can keep the weeds under control. heat. That was almost too long but we were able to assess the condition UP NEXT! of the gardens, do a bit of deadheading, remove some weeds, and We will be doing an auction basket in support of Venetian Week attempt to revive the Ligularia 'Britt-Marie planted behind the anchor on activities. Be sure to buy some tickets so you can win our great "party" the river side. I wrote about these plants last month. They should reach basket. a height of 32 inches and should have bright yellow follower mid summer. How sad they looked last night with their purple leaves touching the No August Meeting ground, surrounded by weeds and dying of thirst. Hopefully between See you in the Grill at 7:00 pm on September 12, 2012. watering last night and the rain today they may come back. The batteries in our timers were replaced last night. We ran the drip hoses for quite a while in the Corner Stone and Gate House Gardens. Much work needs to be done to maintain these gardens. Weeding and SEA GULLS deadheading must be done on a regular basis and during cooler times of the day. Many of you are struggling with this in your own gardens at Luncheon home. Tuesday, August 7 Let us hope that the worst of the extreme temperatures are over and cooler temperatures will prevail. 11:15 pm Please feel free as you walk by any of the gardens to stop and pull a on the Veranda weed or two or do a bit of deadheading. We would love your help. We thank all of you, members and staff alike who are helping us Meeting Prior through this difficult summer. SEA GULLS Book Sale Craft Show Sunday, August 5th During The DYC On the Boardwalk Dock Breakfast ~ FLeet Review Saturday, August 11 9 am - 5 pm Boardwalk Café Join us on the Boardwalk in front of the Grill Patio Jewelry Continental Breakfast Clothing on the Boardwalk Purses Every Saturday and Sunday Food Items 7:00 am - 10:00 am PLEASE Unique items for Gifts or for your own home. Make Your Reservations in advance for all Club Events. Reservations are a necessary part in assuring Find the perfect unique Outfit successful events. Thank you in Advance. 6 Ladies' Locker Room Has A Ladies' Locker Room Has A DYC Facelift Facelift SUMMER Many of you have heard about or have supported the restora- POOL PARTY tion of the Ladies' Locker Room. The following is an update of Saturday, August 18 what has been done and what 8-11pm still needs to be done and why. $10 Cover • Light Hors d’ouevres • Cash Bar The deadline for many of the proceeds going toward woman's Locker room improvements is to support the MICSA Swim finals next sum- mer. This competition involves Music By Green Street all of the major private Clubs in the Detroit area. These improvements are overdue and are for the good of all members who want what is best Bring A Friend! for our Club and for impressing prospective new members. Approximately $34,000 has gone to the most recent improvements in 2012 and $9,700 was spent on improvements to the east end of the DYC Sea Gulls present Locker Room in 2010. This included both labor and monetary donations from members, the First Ladies, Swim Team, 2 years of Venetian EUCHRE NIGHT fundraising activities, Antique Boat Rides offered by member Craig Wednesday, September 19thth Lamm, sale of "Goodie Bags", sale of jello shots at a DYC party, boat rides on Craig Lamm's yacht as part of the Florida party,the 7:00 pm Father's Day Boat Walk, Locker donations, and the Club's contribu- You may sign-up at the DYC Reception Counter or tions. No DYC general fund money has been used. contact Catherine Nierle for details We thank you for your patience during the renovations and also at (313) 567-2571 or [email protected] thanks to all who have contributed their time and generous donations to the project. Current Improvements: WINE SOCIETY 1) New flooring in the east end locker room (2010) Sauna Area: (2012) Join your DYC friends as you enjoy wine! 2) 3 new ceramic tile showers & new plumbing fixtures - Your annual membership of water is hot again! $10 per person, $20 per couple includes. 3) Freshly painted walls in center locker and sitting areas Look for more details as we continue to 4) New carpet throughout sitting and locker rooms enjoy wine, food and friendship at the DYC! 5) New granite makeup counters, cabinets, sinks, faucets, mirrors & light fixtures Contact: Jennifer McDonnell (313) 824-2788 6) New furnishings for counter seating, sofa, table and chair [email protected] 7) Decorative accessories NEXT WINE SOCIETY EVENT 8) New window Air Conditioning unit 9) New lockers Thursday, September 27th Remaining Funded Improvements: 1) Leaks from our indoor pool hallway ceiling have been identified and are currently slated for repair Chip Fazio 2) Electrical plugs to be installed under dressing vanity Lessons 3) Motion detector lighting for the shower room area Future Unfunded Improvements: Call 1) Continue carpet throughout hallway area between the (313) 670-3277 parking entrance and center locker area 2) Purchase and install new lockers and relocate as needed 3) Marble shower stall rehabilitation in east end area 4) Counters, mirrors, lighting and furnishings as needed DYC Junior Tennis Tournament 5) Furniture reupholster or replacement in east end of Open to all DYC members and guests 18 and under. locker room 6) Cubbies for east end of locker room Beginner and Intermediate Level Players 7) Reconfigure Locker Room adjacent to Workout room Welcome for lockers, carpet, ceiling and lighting The generous donations made by our members have allowed us to Saturday, August 18th improve the locker room and while we know this is a huge undertaking 11:00 am-3:00 pm of a renovation, it could not be possible without your ongoing support. We are excited about our new look and proud to show off our locker Free to any student who has taken lessons from room to our members, prospective new members, and guests. We ask Coach Chip at the DYC this summer. everyone's assistance to keep it looking nice. $10 entry fee otherwise We look forward to your continued support in the future endeavors. Register by phone or email: If you would like to help in any way, or are willing to champion an idea you might have, please contact Daryl Dawes, President and Treasurer, [email protected] ~ 313-670-3277 (cell) First Ladies' Club. 7 AROUND AND ABOUT THE DYC

RACE WEEKEND EVENTS 2012 RACE WEEKEND EVENTS 2012

UPDATE ON ROOF REPAIRS

8 9 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! AMESSAGE FROM THE DYC FOUNDATION MARK LIFTER, PRESIDENT

We launched the DYC Foundation more than one year The Membership Committee would like to ago after our classic clubhouse was listed on the National Welcome the following new members to Register of Historic Places. Our mission is to support the the Detroit Yacht Club. restoration and preservation of the historic DYC club- house and to facilitate educational opportunities that cele- Active Boating brate the historic nature of the Detroit Yacht Club. Tony Curtis and Cynthia Conklin Since then, the Foundation's Board of Trustees, Advisory Steve Hoffmann Board and numerous volunteers have been working to Vic Ventimiglia develop policies and processes that will be needed for Active operation of the Foundation. During this period, we sub- Michael Meinzinger mitted a detailed application to the IRS for approval of our 501(c)(3) status. For nearly a full year, we monitored the William and Joanne Grierson progress of our application, talked with IRS reviewers, and Kimberly Pargoff answered their questions. While our patience was strained Terri Macksoud at times, ultimately we got the answer we wanted and expected: The Detroit Yacht Joseph and Michelle Calcaterra Club Foundation is now approved as a public charity exempt from income tax and Yuh Suhn Kim and Josh Greenwood can receive contributions, gifts and bequests that will be tax-deductible to the donor. Steve and Cheryl Bilodeau This status also will increase our opportunity to obtain grants from other foundations Kurt Hielscher that support historic preservation. Nick and Christine Roncone We are the beneficiaries of some Detroit visionaries who designed and built this Bill Rohrer magnificent clubhouse in the early 1920s. It has stood the test of time, while many great structures from that era are now gone or in disuse. But time and nature have lntermediate taken their inevitable toll, and economic realities have often prevented needed Lauren and Ted Swarthout restoration. We only need to look around the exterior and interior to see these Kaitlin Wilde effects. Most DYC members are aware of capital assessments approved to replace Gehad Hadidi the exterior stairway overlooking the harbor and to continue work below the first Nicole New and Ryan McGuire floor of the clubhouse. Additional examples are roof leaks that cause interior dam- Cassy Miller and Robert Klever, Jr. age, windows and doors that need repair or replacement, exterior walls and brick- Norbert Martz work that need attention… the list goes on. Junior The DYC Foundation Board is working with the DYC Board to establish the prior- Stephany Fish ities among these many needs so that fundraising can be focused on the most crit- ical areas. These priorities will be communicated so that DYC members can con- Reinstatement sider the extent they can help assure, on a tax-advantaged basis, that this magnif- Samantha Whitehouse icent facility will remain the treasure that it is for current and future generations of John and Karen Miller members. In addition, the Foundation and the DYC Board will seek grants and other funding sources to meet these needs. Contributions aimed at clubhouse restoration CONCERNS, CARES OR COMMENTS will help reduce the use of other funds for these restoration purposes… funds that then can be devoted to other needs such as our grounds, parking areas, docks and Your opinions regarding your experience here at the continuing improvements to member amenities and services. Watch for more infor- Detroit Yacht Club are important. Please share any mation in the coming weeks. concerns or compliments with Margaret Gmeiner (313) 824-1200 x 232. She will direct them to the appropriate department. Whether they are small or THE DETROIT CITY FOOTBALL LEAGUE large, please feel free to call. DICK AUDE The Detroit City Football League is a community-ori- ented, intermural soccer league which is in its third Membership Meeting Times season, and currently consists of 28 teams. Each Tuesday, August 28 team represents a specific neighborhood in Detroit, Retention 6:15 pm and matches are played each Tuesday night at Belle Isle and other soccer fields in the area. The season is Ambassador 7:00 pm nearing completion for 2012, with the final tournament Everyone is welcome to join the committees scheduled for August 4th. By League rules, teams with a commitment to participate. must consist of men and women. DYC Members on the Team The DYC is a sponsor for the Villages Futbol Team, Jordan Medeiros which was the COPA Cup winner in 2010, and now, POOL HOURS Jared TenBrink Brian Ellison well into the 2012 season, just happens to be unde- Monday - Friday 12:00 - 7:00 pm feated (8-0) as of this writing. You should take some Saturday - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm pride in this accomplishment, as the competition can get pretty fierce. Better yet, Sunday - 9:00 am - 6:00 pm make it a point to get out Tuesday night to see the team on Belle Isle and cheer Adult swimmers with a buddy or group are them on. Here is a link to the website http://www.detcityfc.com/dcfl/dcfl-schedule/ welcome to Swim (without a lifeguard) for the schedule. 8 am -10 pm. You will need to sign a release form And, be sure to stop by the Club on Tuesday evening, July 31st, to meet members before using the Pool during this time period. of all the teams in the League. We will be host to 28 Detroit neighborhoods!" Forms available at the Front Gate or Dick Aude Reception Counter. (313) 922-3292 11

The Michigan-Ontario Muskie Club APERFECT SEASON FOR THE presents the 4th Annual SWIM TEAM BY ELIZABETH A. STAFFORD Musk-E-Meet 2012 SWIM TEAM CHAIR Mission On July 17, 2012, the DYC Islanders Swim “To take some of our Veterans out to enjoy a day of Team, led by Captain muskie fishing on Lake St. Clair” Katherine Koueiter, com- pleted its perfect dual meet season by beating the Grosse Pointe Hunt Club. The Islanders com- pete within the lower league of the Michigan Inter-Club Swim Association (MICSA). Earlier in the season, the Islanders bested the When: Sunday, August 26, 2012 Country Club of Detroit, Dearborn Country Club, Western Golf & Check-in time is 0800 at DYC. Country Club, Oakland Hill Country Club and Grosse Ile Golf & Country Will return to the DYC by 1500 for weigh-in and lunch. Club. Longtime Head Coach Jason Black can recall no other season in which the DYC won each of its dual meets; it has been decades since Where: Detroit Yacht Club our team ended the season undefeated. Coach Jason, Assistant One Riverbank Rd. Coaches Matt Leix and Elaina Hogle, and our 93 talented swimmers Belle Isle, Detroit, MI 48207 deserve hearty congratulations! Contact: Gregory Virga The Islanders' final meet of the 2012 season will be at the MICSA 586-634-0217 Finals, held during the weekend beginning July 27 at Great Oaks [email protected] Country Club in Rochester. During the opening ceremonies, the DYC or will be presented with the lower league trophy. If you see any swimmers Rich Stoody before then, please congratulate them and wish them luck at Finals! All [email protected] members are welcome to attend and cheer on our athletes. Please see micsaswiming.net for meet details. Open to all service members who register!(100max) Every 14 years, the DYC has the opportunity to host the MICSA Finals All you need is a 1-day Canadian fishing license, which can and next year is our turn. Hundreds of swimmers and their families from be purchased online ($24). The Club will provide everything all over metropolitan Detroit will descend on our island on the weekend else: guide, tackle, equipment, great food beginning July 26, 2013 for competitive swimming and enthusiastic * This will be a catch photo release event cheering. Michelle Koueiter and Kim Giacobone, chairs of the 2013 Finals, will be calling on you to help the DYC shine during this major event. Please answer their call. Proudly sponsored by the Michigan-Ontario Muskie Club and SYRC Fountain Room Cocktail Party Thursday th Military Family Relief OPERATION INJURED September 6 Fund SOLDIERS Taking care of our own 7:00 pm Honoring “Man of the Day” Jack VanRyn DYC HANDBALL & Please call the Reception Counter with your reservations RACQUETBALL CLUB (313) 824-1200 TUESDAY NIGHTS at 7:00 pm Workout League Sail Yacht Race Please email me for more info on upcoming leagues and events 115 th Annual Troy Brownrigg 248-421-9876 [email protected] Sweepstakes Regatta Check out the pictures of the Gold Cup Race Saturday, September 8th by looking at the Website Below stopandstarebytaylor.com password is lower case dyc 13 ROD & GUN CLUB DYC BILL & COM. DON KELLIE MURPHY

Archery Day - The Rod and Gun Club is The Flying Scots club within the DYC going to have a GREAT Archery Day takes its name from the design of the th Sunday, August 12 , 12 noon to 2pm!! The boat that members learn, instruct, sail, event is going to be based on the Hunger and race on. The Flying Scot is a 19- Games (Note!! You may want to read book foot sloop-rigged boat that was first one or see the movie)! Prizes are from the produced in 1957 and over 6,000 Hunger Games, Mockingjay Pins, Hunger boats have been built since then. Games beach towels! Come and see if you can shoot the apple from Flying Scots have been the Club-owned boat fleet at the Detroit Yacht the pigs mouth! Come as a family and ENJOY a quality moment! This Club since 1959. DYC currently maintains a fleet of ten boats. Flying will be one of those things you can do with your family that later you Scots is a club within the DYC for sailing, racing, repairing, or just hang- will all talk about. We need lots of on lookers for fun support, so come ing out near small . DYC members holding sailing cards (most and cheer on the archer's! Hope to see you all at the games! May the of whom attained them during our sailing classes) may use the boats for odds be ever in your favor!! (See the Movie with your kids or have your pleasure sailing as well as for organized racing events on the Club, kids read a fun book and understand the fun)!! local, regional and even national levels. DYC's Flying Scot program is Injured Soldier Event - The DYC is one of the Great Clubs that completely volunteer-run and includes everything from boat and equip- give back to society. The DYC Rod and Gun Club is hosting the Injured ment maintenance to instructors and racing event organizers. We sail in th Soldier Event Sunday, August 26 . This is where we take out soldiers the Detroit River near the DYC and enjoy some of the most spectacular on a free Musky charter and dinner at the DYC. There will be about 80- views of Detroit sunsets from the east end of the DYC island. 90 soldiers at the DYC. Some of their family members will be at the August is busy for DYC Flying Scots. In addition to regular basic and pool. We need volunteers to help with this event. These soldiers have advanced sailing instruction and Off-the-Dock, Interclub and DRYA done multiple tours in hostel areas and truly deserve a great day to races, we are also planning a few events: help ease the burden they were willing to take on for all of us. Please • On Thursday, August 2 we'll be having the Golf Ball Regatta during e-mail me if you can give some time at the pool with a military family class, followed by a picnic on the lawn by the shed. Everyone is or to help organize this outstanding event. welcome to attend. Enjoy the Outdoors!! Com. Don Baker & Bill Schrader • The Venetian Regatta on Saturday, August 4 includes a Flying Scots class. This is a fun regatta that's part of the DYC's Venetian BOCCE BALL TOURNAMENT Week festivities. • Novice Racing Championships get underway during class the BY ARTIL LEO week of August 20. Helmsman cardholders and new Skippers will Our invitational Bocce Ball compete for DYC honors and the right to represent DYC in the Tournament involved National River Championships in September against other area Clubs. Champions from the US, There's a lot of sailing left this season. We won't haul out the boats Canada,and Italy. Three DYC until early November. We welcome all volunteers, whether you want to members Artil Leo, with Tony sail or just help out, please consider checking out Flying Scots this sea- and Nancy Susak signed in son. and were mixed into different If you're a sailor and don't hold a current DYC Skipper Card and would three man teams from the 10 like to arrange a test to obtain one, please [email protected] or that were there. We were very consider coming down to the dock on a class night to see if there is an intimidated. We played at a instructor available to do a test. If you need to brush-up on your skills new level with new strategies before your test, you can still sign up to take this summer's class at none have ever seen at DYC from 10 am to the final at 2:30 Sunday. www.dycflyingscots.org. Classes run through August 28. After much review by the pros they really liked the courts size and materials. As we played between rounds special tools of dubious orig- DYC BOAT REPEATS AS PORT HURON TO ination began to appear and the courts became faster and faster. MACKINAC CLASS WINNER Ironically Nancy faced my team for the final and barely lost. It was fun and a great effort for the DYC neophytes and the profession- This race of more than 200 miles ale. marks the high point of the season for Quirino Mastroianni and Americo Rizza have agreed to come back many area racers. The DYC was well and help with involving more DYC Members as participant instructors represented this year with 9 entries fly- if we can get a group of our own together. I think if we could agree ing our burgee. Paul Lee and Genesis Saturday mornings at 9am we could start a list of participants that can took first place honors in his class for the second consecutive year. His crew play into the Fall as it cools off? Anyone who wants to play can find the includes all three of his children (ages 12, 14, 16) and he reportedly took rules and the balls at the courts in the dock box, anytime, enjoy. Genesis, with her 7 feet of draft, through a narrows with 8 feet of clearance Artil Leo [email protected] and boulders on the bottom to take the win. The victory allows him to defend his title in the Champion of Champions race held each year against all the winning skippers of the Mac race. Capturing a 2nd place flag this year is the BOCCE BALL well sailed Falcon with skipper Ed Bayer. John Vermeulen aboard The Red Boat returned to the race after a multi-year absence and rode 10.4 knots of EVERY WEDNESDAY speed (that is clicking along in a sailboat) to a 4th place finish. This year saw EVERY WEDNESDAY three first-time DYC entries; Alida - Bill & Christine Harmon, Marisia - 6:00 pm Marcos Tonndorf and John Hughes aboard Nauti Boys (all father/son crew). Rounding out the DYC boats were Double Jeopardy - Sean & Kelli Murphy, Music Flyin' Irish - Bill Bresser, and Hibernia - Greg & Teresa DeGrazia. These Bring your Cooler for your Beverages skippers along with all of the members joining the race as crew and Race Committee did a fine job of representing our Detroit Yacht Club in this nation- 14 ally recognized regatta. FLEET CAPTAIN DOCK LINE ANDY CIUPAK

This month we have 3 great rendezvous happening. First off is Mac Ray Harbor August 17 - 19. This is a phenomenal facility complete with fine din- A Message From Your Harbor ing overlooking Lake St. Clair for breakfast, lunch & dinner, rafting out in Improvement Committee front of the harbor on weed free sand, showers, pool, hot tub, and a con- cert underneath the stars featuring the band Novatai on Saturday night. There is even a dog walk complete with baggies along the way for those who are traveling with pets. Please note that if you sign up, contact Terry CHECK OUT THE 24 HOUR RULE IN Yakuber (586-419-1115) to get a harbor application form. Given the facili- YOUR MAINSHEET ties and services they offer, this will be one of our most 'pampered' ren- dezvous this year. IF YOUR BOAT IS IN TROUBLE, HOW DO WE Our second rendezvous is Put-In-Bay which is the following weekend, CONTACT YOU. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE August 24 - 26. We will be staying at the Miller Marina and it is sure to be TO REACH YOU a blast, especially if Erie cooperates. As of mid-July, this rendezvous is PLEASE SUPPLY THE HARBOR OFFICE WITH YOUR completely full with a wait list. I encourage everyone to sign up at dyc.com CURRENT CELL PHONE NUMBER early in the season for rendezvous so they don't miss out! Lastly, we will have our annual Poker Run on September 1st. There will Remember, any modification to your slip must be approved by be both a long and short course this year which will be detailed out by the our House Committee before the modification. event captains Matt Newell & Lindsey Byers. If you don't have a dinghy, go ahead and sign up anyway as there are always plenty of center consoles COMING TO THE CLUB BY BOAT and dinghies that have room. Do prepare to get wet earning your poker hands! For Dinner, the Day or the Weekend only the Harbor Master can assign dockage 2012 Detroit Yacht Club Float Plan Please call in advance to guarantee your dockage Boating Committee Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of every month TRAILERS Date Event May only be left on the property for 72 hours. August 5th DYC Annual Fleet Review If you have a trailer on the property, please remove it 17-19th MacRay Rendezvous 24th ~ 26th Put-In-Bay, Miller Dock (Troy Ontko) DINGHIES, SMALL SAILBOATS, September WIND SURFERS, ETC 1st Dinghy & Small Boat Poker Run th th 14 ~ 16 Milliken Park Rendezvous IN THE DRY STORAGE MUST BE TAGGED AND October IN THE PROPER RACK th th 4 ~ 7 DYC/JYC Frostbite (Metro Park) PLEASE CONTACT NANCY FOURNIER FOR Brief online instructions STORAGE APPLICATIONS 1. Log onto www.dyc.com DYC TAGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FRONT GATE 2. From the homepage, go to the Boating Page and UNTAGGED BOATS WILL BE CONSIDERED ABANDONED select Rendezvous on the left side of the screen. 3. Click on any event to register DON'T FORGET OUR VALET SERVICE BITTER END HARBORMASTER ROSS AND THE STAFF IS HERE TO Fellow DYC members, I hope you have SERVE YOU had a chance to view the new custom french doors in the Bitter End. The doors PLEASE SAVE ENERGY AND WATER were purchased with funds from last years’ TURN OFF YOUR AIR CONDITIONER AND HOT WATER white elephant auction. I am requesting that HEATER WHEN AWAY you consider a donation of money for the auction or an item to be auctioned off so REMEMBER THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE CLUB IS IN A that we can complete phase two (air condi- NO WAKE ZONE tioning) and phase three (patio) before next SOME OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN SEEN ENTERING years swim finals to be held at the DYC. THE HARBOR FASTER THEN THEY SHOULD CREATING A Thank you to member John Gelle for installation of the doors and to LARGE WAKE THAT ROLLS INTO THE HARBOR. member Dan Mallard for offering to donate the installation of the air PLEASE WATCH YOUR WAKE conditioning. We need $4,000 to make phase 2 (air conditioning) a reality. This would make the Bitter End usable year round. PLEASE FOLLOW THE HARBOR RULES If donations from members and clubs-within-the-club are sufficient to cover the cost of phase 2, I will plan a second auction fundraiser THEY ARE IN PLACE TO MAKE EVERYONE'S this year in hope of completing phase 3. I will donate the beer and SEASON LESS STRESSFUL coneys. Please support our Swim Team by donating a brick for the patio Make donations to the Bitter End fund c/o DYC DYC THE PLACE TO BE Thank you in advance for your generosity Com. A.J. Telmos MD. 15