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1 Palm Coast Yacht Club Volume XXXII, Number 1 January 2010 Fleet Activities At the November Captains meeting, we worked on a 2010 boating calendar. One thing to keep in mind is always be flexible. We note that our first big trip had to be moved back several days (well weeks actually) because of conflicts. Many boaters expressed interest. The new year starts with a captains meeting January 5 th at 4:30 p.m. In keeping with past practice, captain meetings will be the first Tuesday of every month unless a trip is scheduled. Our first big trip will depart Valentines Day, Sunday, February 14 th for Stuart, Lake Okeechobee, Sanibel Island, Marco Island, Key West, Miami, and back home. This is a long trip and it is planned at three weeks if the weather stays good. We are moving every day except for three nights in Key West. Not on the calendar is a trip of a lifetime. P/C John and Mary Slattery have decided to do The Loop AGAIN! For some reason their 6,000 mile trip in 2004 missed some spots so they are going back to hit those they missed. They think Ottawa and the Rideau Canal and its 42 locks are worthwhile. John has offered to be the EVENT CAP- (Continued on page 3) Inside This Issue Commodore s Corner 2 Celebrations 4 January Calendar 5 Holiday Boat Parade 7 Santa s Girls 8 Last Hurrah 9 Mortgage Club 10 Still Youngest Member Social Activities I would like to wish all PCYC members a Happy and Healthy New Year! I am very excited to be your Rear Commodore in 2010 and with your help I know we will have a successful, fun-filled year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our 2010 Commodore, Ann Vorndran for her service as Rear Commodore the past three years. Ann, your never-ending enthusiasm and hard work was appreciated by all! Thank you to Marti Hinman and Judy Sulser for volunteering to Co -Chair the Shipmates this year. Thank you to Jim Wheeler for agreeing to head up the Deckhands. On January 6 th at 10 a.m. we will have a Shipmates/Social Committee meeting. Shipmates and Deckhands are encouraged to attend and to bring new ideas! The January Birthday & Anniversary night will be on Tuesday, January 12 th. Our 2010 Fleet Captain, Bruce Douglas will be our Host for the evening. Anniversary couples are asked to bring a wedding photo and Birthday celebrants are asked to bring a favorite self photo which (Continued on page 4) Although she celebrated her birthday in December, Alexis Johnson remains our youngest member. Major Events 1/5 Captains Meeting 1/9 Change of Watch 1/12 Birthday & Anniversary Party 1/14 Board of Governors Meeting 1/17 Bowling Party/Happy Hour 1/19 General Membership Meeting

2 2 PALM COAST YACHT CLUB One Yacht Club Drive Palm Coast, FL (386) Commodore Ann Vorndran Vice Commodore Bob Bescher Rear Commodore Carolyn Calloway Fleet Captain Bruce Douglas Treasurer P/C Dell Trayer Secretary P/C Dick Kelley Past Commodore P/C Chris Vorndran Board Members (in addition to above) P/C Linda Cohen Bob Uhl P/C Frank Hutchinson Jim McIntyre Chaplain - P/C Ray Thompson rthompson@cfl.rr.com Membership - Jason Johnson oddswiz@gmail.com Deckhands - Jim Wheeler jwhe326039@aol.com Shipmates - Marti Hinman marti2@cfl.rr.com Judy Sulser jsulser@cfl.rr.com Publicity - Stephanie Rast jweekes531@aol.com Sunshine Desk - Joanne Squires joed@pcfl.net Club Manager - Keith Claybrook Executive Chef - Neil Baker PILOT Staff Publisher - Linda Osborn linosbo@bellsouth.net Editors - P/C Claudia Towne clagentow@earthlink.net Mike & Glenna Krouse mikro@cfl.rr.com Bonnie Brunson jerrybrun@yahoo.com Production - Pat Wade Photography - Position Available Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be your Commodore for the year Being Rear Commodore for so long, I feel I should start this column with an announcement of a party. With a very intelligent, hard working Board of Governors along side me, we will do our very best to make this year a success. Quite a few of the Board members have been on board before, so they have a good background on what is go ing on. This is Bruce Douglas second time around as Fleet Captain. Linda Cohen, Frank Hutchinson, Carolyn Calloway, Dell Trayer, Dick Kelley, Bob Uhl and Jim McIntyre are all experienced BOG members. My first Board of Governors meeting I will invite all the Past Commodore s to attend. I look for their input and experience to guide me through this year. Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated and looked at very seriously. I believe we can all agree that MEMBERSHIP is crucial. Jason Johnson will be Membership Chair and he can use all the help he can get. I appreciate the trust you have placed in me and I will work very hard to make this year an extremely successful one. I look forward to seeing you all at the Change of Watch on January 9, Birthday Boys Ann Vorndran, Commodore Celebrating their December birthdays are (l to r) Jason Johnson, P/C Cliff Lewis, Rene Baylon, Karl Zipf, John Anderson, P/C Ray Thompson and Tom Trayer.

3 3 Vice Commodore s Report We are putting together the facility plans for Now is the time to get your desires for facility upgrades or repairs considered for the budget. I need to match people's wishes to the expected money availability. We are not the U.S. government and cannot print stimulus money. All we have to offer are hugs, kisses, handshakes and smiles for our volunteers. We are formulating three categories of projects: (1) Work day projects that are held on one Monday a month with work done by volunteers, (2) Capital projects to be completed by outside contractors, and (3) A list of projects to be completed during the one week shutdown of the Club in July. Projects in the third category will be completed by contractors and volunteers. We have the best looking club in Palm Coast thanks to all our members' efforts in the past. We need your continued support in Hope everyone has a great Bob Bescher, Vice Commodore Fleet Activities (Continued from page 1) TAIN. If you are interested and your boat can go under a fixed railroad bridge on the Illinois River at 19 4 and you have about six or seven months with nothing scheduled and about $15,000 boating dollars, contact John. Departure date is around the middle of April. Happy Sailing! Bruce Douglas, Due date for Contributions & Articles for the next issue of The Pilot is the 18th of the month.

4 4 January Celebrations Our next celebration of PCYC members Birthdays and Anniversaries will be held on Tuesday, Janury 12 at 5:30 p.m. Be sure to join us for this enjoyable occasion and share in the happiness of the members listed below. Birthdays Deckhands 1/5 Chris Vorndran 1/8 Bruce Douglas 1/14 Julio Capiello 1/29 Mike Krouse 1/29 Hank Slager Shipmates 1/1 Gerry Whitley 1/4 Candy Badger 1/7 Betty Kromberg 1/9 Alice Moreno 1/11 Ellen Baylon 1/20 Doris Woodson 1/22 Karen Williams 1/29 Andrea McIntyre Anniversaries 1/1 Frank & Evelyn Hutchinson 1/2 Mike & Glenna Krouse 1/26 Dud & Betsy Thomas Social Activities (Continued from page 1) will be displayed on the table in the foyer during the evening. On Sunday, January 17 th we will have our first Happy Hour of We will begin with a Bowling Party from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Coquina Lanes, followed by a pot luck dinner at the Club. John and Shari Hildebrandt are Event Chairs. If you did not attend last year s bowling party, you missed a really fun event. Come get some exercise and have some laughs. Prizes will be awarded during the Happy Hour. Our Change of Watch ceremony will be held on Saturday, January 9 th and will be hosted by the International Order of the Blue Gavel. Vic Paci will be providing music for all of our dancers. Please sign up and welcome our new Commodore and 2010 officers and Board members. I would like to thank the members who have volunteered to Host a Birthday & Anniversary night. May, June and September are still available. If you would like to be Host for an evening, please contact me. Carolyn Calloway, Rear Commodore On the Rocks (impending crack-up) Early navigational charts depict rocks as the symbol of danger and destruction. The colloquial expression is an illusion to danger. Modern usage is usually applied to a marriage with no future.

5 5 January 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Captains Meeting 4:30 p.m. (JO) Lounge - 5:30 p.m. Dinner follows 6 Shipmates and Social Committee Meeting - 10 a.m. 7 Men s Lunch Noon 8 Lounge - 5:30 Dinner follows (C) 9 Change of Watch (U) Lounge - 6 p.m. Procession - 7 p.m. Dinner - 7:30 p.m Birthday & Anniversary (JO) Lounge - 5:30 p.m. Dinner follows BOG - 9:00 a.m. Men s Lunch Noon 15 Lounge - 5:30 Dinner follows (C) Bowling Party 3 p.m. Happy Hour 5 p.m General Meeting 4:30 p.m. (JO) Lounge - 4 p.m. Dinner follows Men s Lunch Noon 22 Lounge - 5:30 Dinner follows (C) Lounge - 5:30 Dinner follows (JO) Men s Lunch Noon 29 Lounge - 5:30 Dinner follows (C) Dress Code C = Casual ( no jacket required) J = Jacket requested (tie optional) JO = Jacket optional U = Uniform requested Club Hours Lunch: Tuesday-Friday 11 am-2 pm Dinner: Tuesday & Friday 5:30 pm (Subject to change for special occasions) For Reservations Call:

6 6 Tree Trimmers Trimming the tree this year were (l to r) Matri Hinman, Claudia Towne, R/C Ann Vorndran, Candy Badger and Elayne Byrd. Birthday Girls Celebrating their December birthdays are (l to r) Marion Abplanalp and Betsy Thomas. PCYC Tuesday Bridge All PCYC members interested in playing bridge are invited to join our Tuesday Bridge group. We meet at the club from 11:00 until 2:30 on Tuesdays. Please call Betty Bott at for further information. Bootleg (to sell or traffic in goods illicitly) Strictly American, this term is thought to have originated from the practice of sailors who once smuggled goods ashore in the upper part of their seaboots. Shipmates/Social Committee Meeting Our first 2010 ShipMates/Social Committee Meeting will be on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 10 a.m. Deckhands are welcome and encouraged to attend! We will be discussing: 1. Events planned and underway for January and February. 2. Events planned for the remainder of the year. Some of these events need Chairperson and Committee. 3. New events ideas. PLEASE plan to attend. This is YOUR club and if we want to have a fun-filled, successful 2010, I need your help. Thank you and I look forward to seeing you all on January 6th. Carolyn Calloway, Rear Commodore

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8 8 Santa s Girls Ever wonder why we never have a problem recruiting someone to play Santa Claus at the Holiday Party every year. Word has it that there is a ten year wait. This year it was Bob Bescher s turn as he welcomed (l to r) Luisa Kennedy, Elaine MacDonald, Elise Johnson and Shari Hildebrandt. Production Team Moves On This issue ends our involvement with production of THE PILOT. We first got involved in 2002 in moving from a cut and paste format to electronic publishing. The first electronic edition was published in October, 2003 and has evolved over the years to include more colorful flyers and more photos of both boating and social events. We have enjoyed our involvement and hope that other members will get some ink on their hands and help continue this publication. John & Mary Slattery Sunshine Best wishes go to Peter Moreno who had to have a pre-christmas hospital stay and Sincere regrets go to Luisa Kennedy on the death of her mother. Best Wishes for a Healthy New Year. Joanne Squires, Sunshine Editor A Renaissance Feast The Palm Coast High School Formality Singers provided the entertainment for the Renaissance Feast. Along with song and dance our members were treated to mead to get everyone in the spirit of the evening.

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