DEPTH SOUNDER. Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club. Member Florida Council of Yacht Clubs

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1 Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club Member Florida Council of Yacht Clubs DEPTH SOUNDER VOLUME 33, NUMBER 1 Coordinates at Marker 1 & 2 N W January 2018

2 CHARLOTTE HARBOR YACHT CLUB - FOUNDED 1973 Port Charlotte, Florida 2018 Officers Commodore, Acting Vice Commodore, Acting Rear Commodore Fleet Captain Secretary Treasurer Assistant Treasurer Connie Martell Javier Albarran TBD Ralph DeCesare Jeri Schaller Jim Rohner Jeri Schaller CHARLOTTE HARBOR YACHT CLUB Office Hours - Monday through Friday - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Reservations chyc@charlotteharboryachtclub.com Website - bulletin - bulletin@charlotteharboryachtclub.com Directors 2018 Directors Mike Reinhard Jim Bennett Jay Aldridge Maryann Letteri Ex Officio P/C William Kumm Fleet Chaplain Fleet Surgeon Dr. John Farnham Florida Commodores Association Chapter President FCYC Delegate Harbor Lites President Audrey Walther Harbormasters President Paul Kidd Parliamentarian P/C William Kumm Depth Sounder Editors CHYC Office January Events January 3- Sundowners 5:30 January 8- Annual Membership Meeting January 9- Harbor Lites Luncheon January 10- Wine Pairing January 11- Ladies Dinner Night January 24- Cruise Fever January 25- Ladies Martini Night February Events: February 6- Harbor Lites Luncheon February 7- Sundowners February 17-CHYC Change of Watch February 21- Seafood Buffet February 27-Harbor Lites Games Day The DEPTH SOUNDER is a monthly publication of the Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club printed in Port Charlotte, Florida Can you find your membership number hidden in this issue of the Depth Sounder? If you think you've found it, call the office for verification. It's worth one (1) drink before the end of the month. The Lucky Number in December was 2926 on page 11. CHYC WINTER SCHEDULE November thru March FUEL Open Five Days 9 am to 3 pm Monday Friday SUNDAY BREAKFAST BUFFET (Casual, Shorts Permitted) Breakfast - 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. LUNCH (Shorts Permitted) Tuesday thru Friday - 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. DINNER Wednesday thru Friday - 5 p.m. (Casual, Shorts Permitted) Saturday - 5 p.m. (Casual, Shorts not permitted) SHIP'S WHEEL & DECK Available all service hours (Casual, Shorts Permitted) SHIP'S STORE HOURS - Friday- 5-7 p.m. Sunday - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m Reservations may be made the first working day of the month prior to the event. Reservations are a must for Special Functions. Cancellations must be made 24 hours prior to function or account will be charged. Meals may be picked up in lieu of attending, if Club has not been notified prior to 24 hours. Seating will be tables for two, four, six and eight. Tables for 10 are limited. Due to seating capacity, we reserve the right to assign seating and to join parties of six and under in any area Please Note The deadline for the January 2018 issue is Wednesday December 13, DRESS CODE DEFINITIONS Jacket Required: Gentlemen wear suits or sports coat and trousers, dress shirt and tie (optional), turtleneck or dressy collarless shirt with sleeves. Ladies wear dresses or suits, long or short skirts, or dressy slacks and tops. Casual: Gentlemen wear dressy slacks, collared shirt, turtleneck or dressy collarless shirt with sleeves. Ladies wear skirts, dressy slacks and tops. For Gentlemen and Ladies, no shorts, no torn or cutoff clothing. Dress denim is allowed. Shorts Permitted: Gentlemen wear dressy slacks or appropriate length shorts, collared shirt, turtleneck or dressy collarless shirt with sleeves. Ladies wear skirts, dressy slacks or dressy shorts and tops. For Gentlemen and Ladies, no tee shirts, torn or cutoff clothing. Upscale denim is allowed. Casual-Casual: Designated areas are the Ships Wheel and the Outside Deck the designated areas for men and women to wear athletic clothing to include, but not limited to, sport clothing, tee shirts and shorts. The Ships Wheel will permit this type of dress between the hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The Outside Deck will permit this type of dress from the Club opening until Club closing, unless there is a private function being held using the outside deck. 2

3 The club looked wonderful after all the efforts of our volunteers decorating for the Christmas Season. Thanks to Janice Creutzmann for organizing the whole function. Trim A Giving Tree was very well attended. Toys for Tots received four big boxes of toys. Then Jerry & I went on a week-long cruise and had a great time. The Annual Christmas Brunch was very successful as usual. The cruise to South Seas Resort was lots of fun. It's the first time I've been, and hope it will not be the last. I hope everyone had a Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year's Day. May 2018 be the best year so far. This coming year will have many exciting activates from our Entertainment Committee. I'm sure they will appreciate any suggestions you may have. January 8 th will be our Annual General Meeting. I hope to see everyone at this meeting for the election of our 2018 Officers. Mark your calendars.. Commodore, Acting Connie Martell COMMODORE'S COLUMN See you at the club. Connie Martell Commodore 3

4 HOUSE & RULES The holidays are over. I hope you and your loved ones had a very happy season. During the month of December we had a lot of activities at the Club. I would like to thank the Kitchen and Dining Room Staff for a job well done. I know with all the holiday parties and personal dinners it was a lot of work. Some of the activities that we had during the month of December were Trim a Giving Tree (the toys collected by our members and staff were given to Toys for Tots ). Hopefully, we helped to make a lot of children happy. The Grand Holiday Brunch was well attended, and the food was outstanding. The Commodore s Cheer, the Breakfast with Santa, the Holiday Smorgasbord and the New Year Eve parties were some of the highlights for the month of December. Please jot down the activates that are happening during the month of January. Take a good look at the Depth Sounder or at the Electronic Kiosk at the entrance of the Club. Some of you may not have been aware of some of the activities that we have. They are well advertised. All you have to do is find the ones you re interested in and mark them on your calendar. The back walls at the hall between the Ship s Wheel and the kitchen were painted and the intake air grill was cleaned during December. Please make your meal reservations as far in advance as possible so that the kitchen and dining room staff can properly accommodate you. It makes it hard on them if twenty people come in for dinner without calling ahead. To all of you, a very Happy New Year. Bette and I hope that 2018 is a great year and that life treats you well! We look forward to seeing you at the club. Javier Albarran Vice Commodore Vice Commodore, Javier Albarran FLEET ACTIVITIES Greetings and a Happy and Healthy New Year from the bridge! It seems hard to believe that this will be my last report as your Fleet Captain, a position that I ve held for two years. Although our club has endured many challenges, it pleases me that we still maintain an active cruising group. Our premier cruise to South Seas resort to celebrate the holidays was held from December 11 through December 14 th, and culminated with a lovely catered dinner with entertainment on December 14. After a few inevitable cancellations, we had 15 boats and roughly 46 people in attendance. The entire four days went off without problems, and we were blessed with good traveling weather. Everyone seemed to have a wonderful time and I ve received many positive comments. It goes without saying that the success of such an event would not have been possible without the help of many dedicated members. From breakfast set up, to running games and wine tasting and transportation of food and decorations, there is much that needs to happen. I offer my heartfelt thanks to those who volunteered to make this cruise a success! Special thanks to Maryanne Letteri who s help has meant so much to me in planning this event starting back in June of this year. On January 15 at 4:00 pm we will have a raft-up in Charlotte Harbor just outside the channel markers to CHYC. If you do not have a boat, no problem. Please me and you Fleet Captain, will be put aboard a boat that is going. Plan on bringing an hors d oeuvre to share. We will break Ralph DeCesare up just after sunset. Also in January, on the 26th at the club, we will have a Cruise Fever party! You may recall reading in past articles that on February 19 through the 26 th, we will be cruising to the Saint Petersburg/Tampa area. This trip will include a one-night stay at Venice YC, a one-night stay at Sarasota YC, two nights at Bradenton YC, and a two- night stay in St. Petersburg or Tampa (the end destination is yet to be determined). The next few months will have many opportunities to join your fellow members for a day or extended cruise. Make the season a success and sign up to join us. This is a great way for new club members to meet folks and get involved with the club. If you are interested in any of the cruises in this report, please me:rdecesare21@gmail.com. Happy Boating! Ralph DeCesare, Fleet Captain 4

5 CLUB MANAGER Greetings and Happy New Year! I hope 2018 will find you all Healthy and Happy! All of your staff received their annual Christmas bonus. On behalf of myself and the staff A very heartfelt Thank You to all who contributed to our Employee Christmas Fund. We will start off the new year with our Sundowners Ceremony on January 3 rd. Our annual membership meeting will be on Monday January 8 th at 7:00pm. Wine pairing is back January 10 th so make your reservations early. Remember there is a cap on the amount of people who can attend. We are having ladies night on January 11 th and a ladies Martini Night on January 25, come on out ladies! Cruise Fever is happening on the 24 th! Always a fun time. With all the activities going on at the Club please make your reservations early. As always, it is an honor to serve you all! Yours Truly, Vicki Tannuzzi Vicki Tannuzzi Club Manager GOLF CLUB ATTENTION CHYC GOLFERS! This notice is our attempt to reactivate the CHYC Golf Group. All members interested in participating can send your contact information to tomgeisler@geislerbrothers.com or call me at (563) Feel free to include any comments as to best days to play, courses of interest and frequency per month that you are interested in playing. This is open to both Male and Female club members. LETS TEE IT UP and WHACK AWAY! Tom Geisler ENTERTAINMENT We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed the many events the club held during the month of December. Greg Rini was our entertainer for Trim a Giving Tree on Dec 2. He put on a fabulous holiday show with music from the 60s, 70s and 80s, we hope to see him back at the club in the future. We look forward to seeing the ladies on January 25 th for the Ladies Martini night. Cheers! Linda Passantino Entertainment Committee PICKLEBALL PICKLEBALL AT CHYC AT LAST! Saturday AM. Check with Sheila Sawtelle (207) Here is your chance to meet up and try out. Our fun gang is there to help you learn. PICKLERS REALLY DO HAVE FUN! So where are you? It s a great time to come and learn how to play. Get one on one lessons. What are you waiting for? Call for information. CHYC Picklers PICKLE ON!! 5

6 HARBOR LITES Happy New Year!! Harbor Lites ladies had a great turn out of members last year and we hope our membership will increase again this year. We anticipate enjoying an even greater year in As we approach each new year we expect many new and exciting changes in store for us and we hope to share them all with you. We installed our new Harbor Lites Board at our first meeting and thanked the outgoing Board members for their service Harbor Lites Board President Audrey Walther 1 st Vice President Janice Creutzmann 2 nd Vice President Lynn Spillane Recording Secretary Lilly Jankowski Corresponding Secretary Maureen Hutchinson Treasurer Jeri Schaller If you are a new member and are receiving the Depth Sounder for the first time, Harbor Lites ladies hold their meetings on the first Tuesday of the month. The doors open at 9:30 AM for coffee and muffins and the actual meeting begins at 10:30 AM. We hold a short business meeting then our 2 nd Vice President presents a monthly program for our members followed by a wonderful meal prepared by Chef Ben. Brett, our infamous Bearded Bartender shared holiday cocktails and recipes with our lovely ladies at our last meeting. A good time was shared by all!! A heartfelt thank you goes out to everyone for donating to the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition. Please be sure to save these dates on your 2018 calendars for our annual Spring activities. February 27, 2018 Harbor Lites Games Day March 12, 2018 President s Tea March 27, 2018 Mad Hatter Fashion Show As a reminder, Sundowners will be Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 6:30 PM January Luncheon Menu: HOT: Guinness Irish Stew COLD: Tomato Soup & ½ Croissant w/ Chicken salad, lettuce, tomato, bacon & avocado DESSERT: Cinnamon Ice Cream and Bananas Foster Our next meeting will be Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Audrey Walther, President 6

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20 CHYC Games Winners LADIES BRIDGE November 28 1st- Jayne Dietsch 2nd-Geri Dempsey 3rd- Janie Ressel December 5 1st-Maria Couper 3rd- Phoebe McMillan December 12 1st-Phoebe McMillan 2nd-Geri Dempsey 3rd-Maria Couper SLAM BRIDGE November 29 1st-Diane Floramo 2nd- Jerry Shoemaker 3rd-Frank Betz December 6 1st- Geri Dempsey 3rd- Maria Couper MAH JONGG 20

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