Easter Eggstravaganza! EASTER Egg hunts aren’t just for toddlers anymore! BRUNCH Saturday, April 19th SUNDAY, April 20th 11am - 3 pm 11:00 am Last seating 3:00 pm To be held in the festive Bring your baskets and meet us in the Grill. Fountain Room and Egg hunts will begin by age group. We will have baskets for anyone that Ballroom does not have one. Adults $26.95++ Children $13.95++ 7-12 yrs. The Egg Drop Challenge for all ages begins at 11:30 am. Children $ 7.95++ 4-6 yrs. Challengers will have fifteen minutes to construct their containers. Childen 3 and under Free Please be on time as this event Please note children’s ages when registering. goes very fast! Jackets required for gentlemen. No denim. The Easter Bunny will be hopping by and Following the hunt, stay for Lunch. the Binnacle will be transformed into a Petting Zoo. Be sure to bring your camera! Please make your lunch reservations Please make your reservations with the with the Grill Reception Counter (313) 824-1200. (313) 824-1200 x 234 Grill and Starboard Haven Lounge will be closed all day. Summer Program Sign Up Sunday, May 4 ~ 2:00 pm Swim Team * Jr. Sailing * Camp *Tennis and Sign your Kids up for a Fun Pool Party! FUN FILLED SUMMER! ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS IN THE 2014 DYC MAINSHEET DIRECTORY & HARBOR REGISTRY The Official Member Directory and Harbor Registry for the Detroit Yacht Club. By appearing in the MainSheet you receive 12 months of exposure to prime prospects for one LOW rate. DEADLINE ~ MAINSHEET ADS ~ MAY 14, 2014 ~ CALL (313) 824-11200 X 232 Ad Price Size Business card b/w $ 200 3 w X 2 h 1/4 page b/w $ 300 3 3/4 w X 4 3/4 h 1/2 page b/w $ 550 7 5/8 w X 5 1/2 h Full page b/w $ 650 7 3/8 w X 10 h Front page inside cover color $ 1,050 8 1/2 w X 11 h Full page inside back cover color $ 1,050 8 1/2 w X 11 h Backpage color $ 1,250 8 1/2 w X 11 h To place Ad call Margaret Gmeiner at (313) 824-1200 ext. 232. Please submit camera-ready art to Bob Andrews at: Wholesale Bindery, Inc. 315 North Avenue ~ Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 (313) 910-4500 ~ e-mail [email protected] Ad must be camera-ready. If the printer prepares the ad, Wholesale Bindery (the printer) will charge accordingly. Any questions, please call Margaret Gmeiner at (313) 824-1200 ext. 232 AT THE HELM ROD & GUN CLUB COMMODORE FRED CARR BILL & RICK Spring is here, really! The fish are biting!!! Both in my dreams and in the waters 17 Days prior to the harbor opening; 25 of the Detroit River!!! As this brutal winter season comes to feet or so behind Chuck and Margi's a close, we all voice a collective sigh of relief as the VTWIN's transom, in DYC's Lagoon 66, spring/summer boating season begins. The Rod & Gun Club there was a person sitting on a stool ice fishing, but that was the last of it! is happy to offer a number of exciting events for all DYC Commodore Brooks gave me his word; members. he has got some beautiful warm weather Michigan Ontario Muskie Club Walleye Fishing in the making for DYC's 2014 Summer Tournament is to be held on Sunday, April 27th. The MOMC Season! invites any DYC Rod & Gun Club members to join this early The spring season is sometimes spring event. Contact Bill Schrader at likened to the season of rebirth. It is April and as the saying goes: "Sweet [email protected] if you would like to enter a boat in April showers/Do spring May flowers", part of a poem recorded in 1610. this competition ~ he will provide you with all of the neces- This year those flowers are going to look better than ever, thanks to the sary details. Garden Club and all the volunteers! There are signs of spring in the Motor City, hard to find but they are there. Double Action Indoor Gun Range, located in Madison Shrink wrap being pulled from vessels stored outside on the hard, although Heights, is booked for Thursday, May th the people doing that were wearing snowmobile suits, members exiting a 15 at 6:30 - 8:00 pm. This is the perfect storage facility, parched and dragging their tired bodies back to the car opportunity for all to review gun safety after a morning of waxing their vessels, some hauling furnishings off their and fine tune gun handling skills. It is vessel in preparation for a good spring cleaning. also a comfortable and safe place to Much like flowers and boats require preparation and hard work for their acquaint new shooters with guns and beauty to shine through; your Club does too. Your Club's Management target shooting. Targets, ammo and Team has been working hard all winter long and while not as obvious as a handgun rentals are all available. Ear freshly waxed vessel, much has been done to put our house in order preparing for a great 2014 Season. In the wake of last year's performance, and eye protection are mandatory. This is a popular event substantial focus has been placed on getting our financial house in order and space is limited, so if you are interested please contact with a goal of once again having our Club open year round. Thank you for Rick Michalski at [email protected] your consideration and understanding during this difficult time of course DYC In-House Walleye Derby will be held on Saturday, correction. Review the online flash report to see the impressive progress May 24th ~ be sure to mark this fun event on your calendar!!! made. Tina and Dan Nowicki are spearheading the effort on this These numbers could have been much better; you've heard the saying event and should be your contact if interested in entering a about the best way to lose a friend is to loan them money, sadly we have boat in this competition. Details to follow… lost a few friends for that very reason. We all have house accounts and the Family Fishing Day is perhaps our most important event!!! health and wellbeing of our Club depends on us paying our bill in a timely th manner. Efforts continue to improve our collections, please read On Sunday, June 8 the Michigan DNR opens all fishing in Commodore Brook's article regarding our latest House Rule covering this the Great Lakes ~ no adult license important issue. required (fishing for kids 16 years & Attention and focus has been placed on enhancing how our Clubs with- younger is always unrestricted). The Rod in our Club, aka Committees, interact with each other and with Club & Gun Club will provide poles and bait for Management in an effort to provide our members with the best DYC mem- those who need them along with trophies bership experience possible. Regarding membership, more emphasis has and prizes. A $5.00 fee will be charged for been placed on obtaining growth in membership. The Membership each family that participates. Committee has been restructured and documented procedures put in place detailing a more effective relationship with Club Management. February at the boat show and March with two open houses gained DYC Bill Schrader & Rick Michalski substantial exposure within the local boating and outdoor enthusiasts' Rod & Gun Club Co-Chairs communities. Immediate response to each event was encouraging and longer term results are encouraging too as calls keep coming in. February's Boat Show Special expired on the first of this month, new mem- bership growth programs are coming soon! This month's Welcome New “Go Fly A Kite” Member section of the MainSheet boasts a total of 13 new members! To hear more details about what has been taking place and what the Saturday, May 17 2014 season holds in store for you; you're invited to our first Town Hall meeting of the season. The meeting will take place on April 9th, starting at 11:00 am 7:00 pm. Another sure sign of spring in Detroit can be found by attending the annu- West End Parking Lot. al Blessing of the Fleet service. Mary and I attended the 50th anniversary Bring your kite and some friends, and 'Blessing of the Fleet' service at Mariner's Church this year, representing the Detroit Yacht Club. During the service our Detroit Yacht Club burgee see who can get their kite to go the highest. was blessed. The service is very specific to mariners and sailors of our Great Lakes. It offers anyone the opportunity to have their organization's Highest kite gets a prize! burgee or their own boat's flag, presented and blessed. It was my honor to represent you and you have my gratitude for allowing me to perform this service on your behalf. Here's to a great 2014 Season! And that's the way it is from the Helm Cover Photograph by David Taylor ~ Stop & Stare 3 FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL MANAGER TODD J. EIB JIM SIDES Greetings fellow DYC members. As I write "I Get By With a Little Help this article, I believe I can see the end of a From My Friends" long winter, a few days away. I'd like to report In 1967 the Beetle's released an album that the Board of Directors has been very titled "Sgt.