January 2020 Photo courtesyPhoto of Dan Chesnut 2019 Christmas Boat Parade Details and photos inside Commodore’s Corner Submitted by Nick Southard 2019 BCYC Commodore 2020 Flag Officers Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and hope to you see all the Commodore at the BCYC Installation Banquet Party! Cathy Talisman Cheers Vice Commodore Nick Roger Gilmore Rear Commodore Jenn Buckley Secretary Lisa Glaser Treasurer Lezlee Kramer Assistant Treasurer Mary Southard Fleet Captain James Masson Board of Directors Board Members 2019-2020 Beth Berkobein Doug Fuller Ruth Peterson Patty Tishuk Board Members 2020-2021 Frank Damico Harold Small Gary Rhoads Barb Meyer Immediate Past Commodore Nick Southard Flag Officer, Board and other BCYC member phone numbers and email addresses available to club members at www.sailbcyc.org Windword Newsletter published monthly. Submissions deadline Wednesday following the Monthly General Meeting. Email submissions to Jen Rogers: [email protected] Boca Ciega Yacht Club & Anchorage 4600 Tifton Drive South • Gulfport, FL 33711 727-321-7295 Mailing address for ALL payments by check: Boca Ciega Yacht Club PO Box 530848 | St. Petersburg FL 33747

View this newsletter in full color online at www.sailbcyc.org 2 Greg Archambault...... January 2 George (Ben) Ritter...... January 3 January Birthdays Charles Campana...... January 5 Susan McQuillan...... January 10 Charles Radke...... January 5 Eleni Niebur...... January 10 Paul Davis...... January 5 Tom Hicks...... January 11 Janis Reynolds...... January 5 Steve Conn...... January 12 Ellen Alexander...... January 7 Lee Imperato...... January 12 Vincent Mullen...... January 7 Ralph Schuler...... January 13 Stanley Marianski...... January 8 Deborah Requa...... January 17 Frank Downward...... January 19 Asa Folsom...... January 22 Debbie Roberto...... January 25 Doron Porter...... January 26 Lauralee Stewart...... January 27 Mary Gregory...... January 28 Paula Dube...... January 29 Mark Requa...... January 29 Sharon Stone...... January 29 Are we missing your birthday? Please edit your member information in Wild Apricot.

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Our display case at the club gives you a sampling of items from our ever-changing inventory. They are available for purchase at monthly club meetings and at some work days and club events. Please email Beth Berkobein at [email protected], and she will try to accommodate your schedule within reason. We accept cash or checks only. Checks to be made payable to BCYC. Thank you and smooth sailing! Susan and John aboard Grace off Compass Island

View this newsletter in full color online at www.sailbcyc.org 3 Thanks to Our Photographers! The most popular part of the Windword each month is the club photos, candid and otherwise. We want to thank all of you shutterbugs out there who send us such great material. This newsletter wouldn’t be the same without you. This month’s contributors are: Susan McQuillan, Ellen Alexander, Cathy Talisman, Ruth Peterson, Joye Swisher, Dan Chesnut, Gary Rhoads, Kathy Longacre, Cheri Glaser, Patty Tishuk, Roger Gilmore and David Erdman. Thanks to you all!

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7 venture out Pass-A-Grill channel, watch the sun set and Cruising BCYC Style turn around to watch the full moon rise, usually a 3 Submitted by Cruisin' Susan McQuillan, hour tour…lol. We are also planning to head to the Sky- 2020 Cruise Chair way Bridge to see it at lit up at night. If you have never Welcome to 2020 Cruising, BCYC style! We have exciting been out on one of these, you are in for a real treat! cruising adventures ahead for this year! There will always be a Skipper’s meeting before, how- ever, the time will change each month due to Sunset Monday, December 11th, was the last Sunset/Full Moon and Full Moon Rise times. Sail Out for this decade. Only 2 boats made it out to see the amazing sunset and the clouds finally parted to Friday, January 10th will be the 1st Sunset/Full Moon view the Full Moon! Sail Out for 2020. Skipper’s meeting at 4:30pm. Getting your boats out of their slips is our goal, once Along with the monthly Club Cruises and the Sun- again, for this year. Cruising is a great way of getting to set/Full Moon Sail Outs, we may have some “Pop-Up know other BCYC members and form great friendships. Cruises” along the way. Stay tuned for details. In the summer months, destinations will be to marinas One of our favorite marinas is Seafood Shack in Cortez. and in the cooler months, some of our favorite anchor- Harley Wise is the Dockmaster…386-643-5555. They ages. When we are at anchor, we have a few boats love BCYC and give us the first night free! So whether rafted up together (party barge) that you can dinghy you are cruising on a BCYC Club Cruise or just cruising over to for Happy Hour. Whether we are at a marina the ICW, stop in for the night. Spending a little time… or anchorage, we always have Happy Hour, so be sure and money…in the bar/restaurant would be a nice to bring your drink of choice and a snack to share. We gesture as they are giving us a free night. Make sure always have a Skipper’s meeting at 9:00am on morning to mention BCYC when reserving a slip. The Monkey of cruise. Bus…941-565-6542…is a free ride, working just for tips. Some destinations may not be very far away, so feel They will pick you up at Seafood Shack and take you free to explore the open waters…take your time and over to Anna Maria Island. Bradenton Beach has several enjoy the journey! good restaurants, as well…Bridge Tender, Island Grill, Beach House…to mention a few. Island Grill and The Our first Club Cruise of 2020 will be to Mandalay Chan- Drift Inn are fun places with live entertainment on the nel, in Clearwater, on Saturday, January 11th. You will weekends. There is also a free trolley that runs up and need your dinghy, paddleboard or kayak to get to the down the entire island all day until mid-evening, as well party barge for an anchor down cocktail before head- as the Monkey Bus, that runs late into the night. ing into shore later, if you choose to. So bring your cooler with your drink of choice. Journey will provide The Fish and Grab Committee may combine activities some light snacks. We are planning to go to Frenchy’s with cruising. Stay tuned for details! for dinner. Another way of meeting and forming friendships of February 1st Club Cruise will be to DeSoto Point. Once other BCYC members is to attend the monthly Friday again, you will need your dinghy, paddleboard or kayak night General Meeting, Saturday morning work day to get to the party barge or ashore to the Park. This is and Saturday evening potluck dinner. Club weekend is really essential, as it is a lot on the ones that have to always the 3rd Friday weekend of each month. ‘uber’ back and forth. If you do not have one of the Occasionally, changes need to be made due to unfa- above, then you will raft up with the party barge. vorable weather, so keep checking the Club Calendar, Along with the monthly club cruises, we also have the as well as, Trending Now and the white board for any Sunset/Full Moon Sail Out each month. We usually changes or updates. To access Trending Now, you must be logged in to the BCYC website. Trending Now is un- der Member’s Only section on the left side. Make sure to click on “Subscribe” to receive topics to your email. You can “Unsubscribe” at a later date if you choose. Looking forward to seeing you all around the club and on our club cruises. Happy Cruising!

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9 Clearwater. Lee and Cary Nell, and Steve Conn decided BCYC Thanksgiving Cruise vs. Red Tide to go into the marina on Clearwater Beach to tie up and Submitted by Gary Rhoads, Activities CoChair enjoy a night out on the town. All plans were made, reservations were set, and float All the boats were in port at Turtle Cove by about 3PM plans determined for our annual trek South to Rum Wednesday. It was a narrow, shallow channel getting in Bay for Thanksgiving. 16 people on 8 boats, plus 8 RV but, sorry Tony Angel, there were no incidents to re- cruisers were all prepared. Unfortunately, Red Tide had port to the Flag Officer! After everyone checked-in and other ideas. talked of adventures on the way to Tarpon Springs, the We carefully monitored the reports of the latest algae group went their separate ways with plans to meet up blooms for a couple of weeks prior to the Thanksgiv- later at Rusty Bellies, a local establishment on the water. ing week. The concentrations were in the High or Some went down to the Sponge Docks, some to the Extremely High category in Charlotte Harbor and along pool and others decided to start early at Rusty Bellies. the intracoastal and beaches, which is near Rum Bay. Drinks were flowing and the stories grew bigger as the Late in the second week, it seemed that while condi- night went on. But everyone turned in early in order to tions were improving with cooler weather moving in, it save enough energy for Thanksgiving Day. was not in time for us to make the final decision to stay Due to an ultra-low tide (and the fact that it is just plain the course. We had several people that are extremely shallow there), several of the boats were on the bottom sensitive to red tide that said they would not make the when we awoke. Plus, there was a big old post sticking trip if there was any hint of it in the air. up out of the water, right behind Island Girl and Koi- Since heading south was no longer an option, we nonia! Good thing they did not hit that coming in! Lee turned our attention 180 degrees the other way. decided to turn MeeShee around once the tide came up Fortunately, we were able to locate a marina in Tarpon to avoid damaging her rudder. Springs (Turtle Cove) that could still accommodate Most started Thanksgiving with a walk around town. us. We had to place a guarantee on the 8 slips as the My son, Jacob, drove in for breakfast and Nancy Bennett marina claimed to be getting a barrage of calls from joined the crew of Meeshee. We all met back at the marina “loopers” and other boaters wanting to take our reser- about 3 PM and walked over to our destination for din- vations. We were happy (and lucky) to find a place and ner, Dimitri’s on the Water. Everyone was able to chose quickly placed credit card holds on the slips. Fortunate- from a traditional Thanksgiving dinner or a Greek entree. ly for us, the marina is extremely nice, having a pool, The most interesting meal had to have been the octopus hot tub and most of all clean bathrooms! It is also an ordered by Mike Pilert. I have to say, that I have never seen easy stroll to the sponge docks for food, shopping and anyone with tentacles on their plate at Thanksgiving! the occasional adult beverage. On Friday, all the boats were out of the marina by noon. Kathy and I were the first to set sail on the trip, navigat- The Rachel, Spindrift, and Seafari all went out St Jo- ing Seafari out John’s Pass up to Dunedin on the Sat- seph’s Inlet and sailed on the outside into Clearwater urday before Thanksgiving. There was not much wind, Pass while the rest chose to go through the Dunedin/ but we were able to hoist the sails and motor sail all Honeymoon Island bridge down the ICW. All but the the way up to Clearwater pass. Over the course of the MeeShee gang, who went back to Clearwater Beach, next several days, we anchored or stayed in marinas at anchored south of Clearwater near Compass Island. Clearwater Mandalay Bay, Skeleton Key (Hudson), Gulf John McLeod and Susan McQuillan joined the group Harbors Yacht Club (New Port Richie), and finally at on Journey and we all dinghied over to Grace, Bill and Tarpon Springs on Wednesday. Betsy’s fine power catamaran, for drinks and food. Most of the others (Marty & Carol Southard on Annie B, The next day, the journey ended as we all quietly mo- Garth & Jan Reynolds on Koinonia II, Bill & Betsy Morse tored the ICW (no wind to speak of at all) back to Boca on Grace, Guy O’Connor & Cathy Talisman on The Ra- Ciega Bay. Rum Bay is a fantastic place for Thanksgiving, chel, Bob & Judy Trehy on Island Girl, and Mike Pilert on but if red tide ever returns, we have a great alternative Spindrift) left on Tuesday and anchored just south of in Tarpon Springs!

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13 She had to go out around a floating Christmas tree grab Rhumb Runner Report an ornament then pass a mark to port before head- Submitted by Barb Meyer, Rhumb Runner Captain ing back to the dock. (I will say there were no rules, paddling was allowed). Then FWSA Vice Captain Linda Schwartz hopped ,or should I say crawled, into the boat along with another sailor. Off they went to replace the orna- ment on the tree then returning to the dock, beating out all the other prams. The day would not have been complete without the holiday luncheon. New this year for the Rhumb Runners will be Boy it took effort to write 2020! It’s hard to believe the time on the water during the week. Women who can Rhumb Runners were reborn at the request of Cathy meet will enjoy causal racing,sailing or kayaking, if the Talisman in 2014 when she was Commodore. Here she wind doesn’t cooperate. Days will vary depending on is doing it again! Her dedication to the club knows no interest. bounds. We are also exploring sailing other classes of boats. This The group ended the year with a night out shuffle would give us an edge when team racing with other boarding, kayaking in Clam Bayou and a beautiful clubs. evening at Enchant Christmas. We ended our fall racing season on a happy note. I The final interclub of the year was the Candy Cane race must admit I’m ready for January 12th, our first race at SPYC. Fog and a windless day kept the Sunfish on day. Paula Shur has rounded up a superb Race Commit- shore, but the prams managed to get a race off. Our tee that we can’t thank enough. own Suzanne Boohar came in first but not without enduring a challenging course. One final note. Stacy Dochoda presented the program at the September FWSA meeting. It was so enjoyable

14 that we asked her to share the program in February pri- or to the general meeting. More information to follow. Trust everyone had a safe and Happy New Year celebra- tion. Sail fast, live slow, and never be afraid to get your butts wet!

Out and About The Moon, Venus, and Jupiter grace the BCYC Photos from David Erdman and Dan Chesnut Catalina fleet over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Mark Rother and crew set off for the One Design Regatta

15 34th Annual Christmas Lighted Boat Parade detti’s SeaGal. Third place was a whopping four-way tie between Sea Scout Ship 915’s Mirage, Gary Rhoads & Submitted by Jenn Buckley, Christmas Boat Parade Kathy Longacre’s Seafari, Captain Rob White’s Sea Hare Chair, 2019 and Marty & Carol Southard’s Annie B. Fourth-place was Another year, another fantastic Boat Parade! And, as Yvonne White’s Bob-a-Buoy. Fifth place was Harold & usual, a huge THANK YOU goes out to all the helpers Trish Small’s Tranquility. who assisted with cleaning, cooking, soliciting dona- Sixth-place was another two-way tie between Bob & tions for prizes, collecting those prizes, answering ques- Judy Trehy’s Island Girl and Meg Banitch and Ellen Al- tions, decorating, assembling the gift bags, and just exander's Luffin’ Life. Seventh-place was another tie be- pitching in wherever and whenever needed. Without tween Alan & Heidi Glenn’s Knot for Sail and Anthony & the support of our membership, events like this simply Theresa Fanella’s Sinbad. In eighth place was Jonathan wouldn’t happen by themselves. Tavio’s Ohana, followed by ninth-place Jim Turley’s Reel- I’d like to take a moment to highlight the extraordinary Cat. Tenth-place was the last tie between Mike Hendry’s contributions of a few key individuals who provided the Lil’ Gal and Todd Monier’s #14 (no boat name). Round- bulk of the support: Lee Nell, Jen Rogers, Barb Meyer ing out the field was David Westmark’s Boataphedron. (and I suspect, Jimmy as well), Becky Gilmore, and Su- Bringing up the rear, making sure everyone was safe, san McQuillan. Without the efforts of these individuals, was TowBoat US! Thank you for always bailing out our it’s fair to say that the prize bags wouldn’t have been members when they find the shallows. as wonderful as they were because soliciting for dona- tions is NOT an easy job! Another huge thank you goes out to everyone for your generous help in spreading Holiday Cheer and collect- Speaking of prizes… HOLY COW did we get some ing toys for Operation Santa! This is BCYC’s 19th year AWESOME prizes! From a handmade, cutting board participating in this program, run by the Gulfport Police made by our own Jimmy Meyer (now taking orders!), to Department, providing toys to the children of Gulfport opera tickets, to free nights at local marinas, massages, whose Christmases might not be quite so bright. In jewelry, clothing, free memberships for magazines and total we collected 6 large boxes of toys, including two towing, rounds of golf, gift cards for dinners (breakfasts bicycles, and $775 in cash. & lunches), various fishing gear, dolphin tours, yoga, fit- ness classes, cigars, a sailbag full of goodies, and a host Once all the boats were back, prizes were awarded, and of other goods and services, we gave out over $4,800 people fed, Guy O’Conner & Karen Wacker did a marvel- worth of prizes! All of this was brought to you by our ous job leading us all in the annual BCYC tradition of generous sponsors, all of whom are listed on our web- mangling the 12 Days of Christmas. We can sing quite site, as well on as the back cover of this newsletter. Help well, as long as you don’t care that we’re not in tune us spread the love the next time you patronize one of or in key. The lyrics are provided on the next page for our sponsors; please be sure to thank them for support- those of you couldn’t quite figure out what we were all ing our annual Christmas Lighted Boat Parade! screaming. With a total of 18 boats, a mix of power and sail, it was Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year an extremely festive and bright parade, led by Gulfport to everyone! Police Detective Scott Hutsko and Santa. Once all the 2019 BOAT judging was complete, the results were impressive with PARADE SPONSOR FIVE ties in various placings! That is a testament to how well decorated, engaging, and loud each boat was. First place went to John McLeod & Susan McQuillan on Journey. One of the items in their first-place prize pack- age was a gorgeous, handmade, cutting board made by our own Jimmy Meyer who has taken up woodworking and is now taking orders! Second place was a two-way tie between Don & Jen Rogers’ Sanity Clause and Mixer O’Keefe & Diane Bene-

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