JIB SHEET JUNE 2019 G I L ! SUMMER SAILING NATIONALS WORLDS CHARTER MEMBER GULF YACHTING ASSOCIATION MEMBER FLORIDA COUNCIL OF YACHT CLUBS JUNE 2019 7th Seafood Dinner Buffet ~ Reservations Required ~ No Dinner Menu Service available this evening JULY 2019 11th New Member Reception 6:00pm 4th 4th of July at the Club ~ 4:30pm - Till 15th-16th Raft Up RSVP to [email protected] 16th Father’s Day at the Club 11:00am to 2:00pm Lunch Service till 3:00pm ~ No Dinner RSVP to [email protected] Service Available 18th Finance Committee Meeting PYC Seminar Series 6:00pm 12th-18th 2019 Flying Scot NAC Regatta 19th PYC Board Meeting 6:00pm 12th-14th Raft Up 21st-23rd Gulfport-to-Pensacola Regatta 22nd PYC Membership Party 6:00pm 16th Finance Committee Meeting RSVP to [email protected] 29th Big Game Fishing Tournament Weigh In 17th PYC Board Meeting 6:00pm Limited PYC Ramp Access 29th – 30th Junior Olympics Regatta 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 Congratulations, Gil! reservation, will be billed at full price. (See Page 4) Event Reservations - [email protected] or 433-8804 ext. 109 See you in September, FLAG OFFICERS NICOLE FERRY .........................................c 291-2325 h 453-1173 “AMERICAN MAGIC”! Commodore ...................................................nkferry@bellsouth.net (See Page 7) JOHNNY SMITH ...........................................................c 982-5079 Vice Commodore [email protected] TOM PACE ........................................................................572-6727 Mark your calendars. Rear Commodore [email protected] HAL SMITH ............................................................c 864-275-6290 June events are many and varied! Fleet Captain [email protected] STEVEN ORR.............................................c 206-3881 h 469-1472 Secretary..........................................................steven.orr@pfgc.com TIM KANE................................................ b 434-2374 h 433-7316 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Treasurer .................................................... [email protected] JIM REEVES ...............................................b 438-4400 c 221-0308 DR. DAVID CHANDLER ..................................................h 932-3012 Commodore Emeritus .................................. [email protected] [email protected] PYC MANAGEMENT MURT GUILD ............................................... c 384-7846 h 455-9826 [email protected] JIM WARWICK .................................................... 433-8804 ex 104 General Manager [email protected] DEON BOATMAN ............................................... 433-8804 ex 101 DR. JOSH HACKEL ...........................................................c 698-2516 Office Manager.......................................................deon@pycfl.com [email protected] JENNIFER LANGHAM ........................................ 433-8804 ex 100 Accounts Payable [email protected] CYNTHIA CANNON ........................................................c 384-0407 Webmaster [email protected] SCOTT SEGERS ................................................... 433-8804 ex 102 Clubhouse Mgr/Events .......................................... [email protected] CLAIRE REES ........................................................................293-2450 ANDREA VANDAL ............................................. 433-8804 ex 105 [email protected] Bar Manager ............................................................ [email protected] ARTIE GLESS ....................................................... 433-8804 ex 107 JAMES SIMKINS ...................................................................449-7551 Executive Chef ..................................................kitchen@pycfl.com [email protected] GREG SPITZER .................................................... 433-8804 ex 108 Dockmaster ................................................DockMaster@pycfl.com SUSAN MCKINNON ............................................................450-0703 CÉSAR TRAVADO .................................................c 850-723-1278 PYC SATORI MEMBER ............................. [email protected] Sailing Director [email protected] PAGE 2 | JIB SHEET Commodore’s Comments Nicole Ferry As I’m writing this, we are on the eve of Memorial Day. Like many of you, I have been impacted by military in my family. My father was in the Army, my father-in-law retired Army, my mother-in-law Army, my stepfather retired Air Force and my nephew is active Navy. Mere words do not approach the gratitude that our country holds for those who guard our safety. I’m reminded of these words - “Theirs is the example of devotion, determination and dedication to which we all should aspire. On this day we honor them for their willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to assure those rights and freedoms for all of you and for all generations to come. To those whom we remember by name, and to those whose names we have never heard, we raise our glass on this day in humility and thanks.” - John Bridges and Bryan Curtis. My hope is that each of you had a happy and safe Memorial Day this year. As we move into June, I am excited to remind you that we are once again offering Summer Swim Lessons, on site, to members and grandchildren of members (See Page 16). I also want to point out that we are a “low key club,” but there are rules for the pool that must be followed for the safety of our members. The list of them can be found on the exterior of the pool itself, on our website and also on the weekly email blast. A new change which I am pleased to announce is that we will have a lifeguard on duty on Mondays even though the Clubhouse is not open. We will also have poolside beverage service on a limited basis. So, if you want the service more permanently, get thee to the pool! Congrats to our Capdeville Team (Vipers), led by Hunter Riddle, on their 3rd place finish at the opening of the Capdeville Regatta at Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans! It was blowing 15-25 knots. Several boats turtled during the race and there was no sailing at all on the second day of the regatta due to the squalls. As you will see in our Fleet Captain’s report, Thursday Night Sailing is in full swing. The events start at 5:30 pm each Thursday. I sailed with the crew of “Atlantic Union” led by Paul & Rachel Gillette this past Thursday. I have to admit that, being a newbie, I have questioned the source of random bruises. I think they are part of the “lot in life” of a sailor. Our Sailing Director has me sailing the RS Ventures, the 420, parasailing and now, sailing on the Gillette’s 40 foot Beneteau. Cesar has flexible times when he can work you into his schedule for private lessons, or you can take advantage of our Summer Adult Sailing Camps beginning this June (See Page 16). The hours are planned around “working sailors” and begin at 5:00 pm. Don’t tell me you are too busy! There is nothing like being on a boat and leaving the crazy behind. Sailing allows, or rather demands, you keep your head inside the boat (figuratively and literally)! My next competitive adventure will be over Father’s Day weekend at the Challenge Cup in Gulfport, MS. Go PYC! Proud to be with PYC member Trying everything with a sail attached! With husband Chris for Jennifer Gossinger Derby Day at PYC! PAGE 3 | JIB SHEET Member Spotlights: WORLD SAILOR GIL HACKEL WORLD COMPETITION 2 YEARS AGO Midwinter Opti Galloway Optimist US WORLD OPTI TEAM 2017 Team Trials Championship Regatta 3rd Place in Top 5 #1 GYA Sailor 1st Overall Commodore Guy Brierre Pictured with Southern Yacht Club Coach Arthur Woody Blodgett For those of you who may think that the “little boats” (Optis) are not possibly capable of real competition, I ask you to look at 11-year- old Gil Hackel! Gil began his sailing career at Pensacola Yacht Club at the ripe old age of 5 in the Summer Sailing Program. From the beginning, he wanted to be on the water every day, and he signed up for all of the camp sessions that summer. Since then, Gil has won many of the GYA (Gulf Yachting Association) sponsored youth regattas at one time or another. He was awarded Top GYA Sailor at this past Spring Team Trials, finishing 3rd Overall, and he has competed at the National Level for 3 years. Gil has traveled to far away places and sailed in many exotic destinations such as Singapore; the North Seas of Belgium; Lake Garda, Italy; Argentina, Chile; and coming up, Antigua. PYC often comments on his travels and accomplishments, but I feel compelled to draw your attention to his most recent success! Gil has been chosen to be on the US World Opti Team! There are only 5 sailors selected, based on the Team Trials results, which were held recently at the California Yacht Club in Marina Del Ray, California. Gil finished in 3rd Place, is the youngest kid on the team and will be traveling alone, training with the team for most of the summer. Let me remind you that he is an 11-year-old and is in 5th grade! I only see the stars as the limit for this kid. Go Gil! ENTREPRENURAL NEW MEMBERS BROOKE & JAMES PARKHURST Who says you can’t