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From Rear Commodore Matt Sheldrick NERYC EVENTS February -April 2018 NERYC will be open as usual Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but in addition to your normal visits, mark your calendars for our extraordinary events for the Winter and Early Spring Season. NERYC will have lots of opportunities for you to have fun with friends, enjoy the best food, and be entertained through the coming months.. February Wine Tasting Feb. 3 NERYC's Burgee Lounge is hosting a wine tasting for its members and their guests on Saturday February 3rd. Price of $10 will include four different wines and appetizers. There will be special bottle pricing with dinner. Birthday Night February 9 th Celebrate your friends birthdays and anniversaries, enjoy entertainment DJ Bob Cross and order your favorite NERYC dinner. Themed Dinner A Night in Paris February 17 th Chef Brandon will recreate a selection of the foods and wines from the romantic city of Paris, perfect to celebrate with your Valentine. March Mystery Night March 3 rd Murder mystery at its best. Come dressed for the night. Enjoy the thrill of the chase. Find the clues, synthesize the information, and deduce who did it in a night of mystery and suspense. There will be opportunities for the whole audience to get involved in the show. Book your tickets early. This will be a popular event. Birthday Night March 10th It will now be only a few weeks before winter is over. Spring fever is coming.. let s celebrate our friends birthdays and anniversaries. We will enjoy great musical entertainment and of course the amazing NERYC food. April Wine Dinner April 3 rd Details to come. Birthday Night March 10 th It will now be only a few weeks before winter is over. Spring fever is coming.. let s celebrate our friends birthdays and anniversaries. We will enjoy great musical entertainment and of course the amazing NERYC food. Junior Sail Bingo Night April 14 th A fun event, win prizes and help raised finds for our amazing Junior Sail Program. The money raised is used to by new safety equipment, upgrade the fleet and add new gear. Come along and support NERYC s junior sail program. Wild Game Dinner April 28 th Don t worry you don t have to hunt it first, just come and enjoy Chef Brandon s Wild Game preparations. Mark your calendars NOW for your favorite events, or better still, pick them all. Check your Email for more details coming soon. See you all this Winter. We will be looking for you! Don t forget this is a great time to introduce your friends to the club too. Cheers! Keep Calm and Party on! Matt Sheldrick
BIRTHDAY NIGHT! February Birthdays, Anniversaries and New Members Celebrate with friends and enjoy music and dancing! Birthdays 1 James Butz 2 Jane Fox 8 Glenn Usher 9 Martina Culik- Moore 10 Gail Franc 10 Glen Scarcelle 10 Mark Silver 11 Cliff Shaw 11 Tom Zalewski 12 Steve Hogan 12 Brian Miller 13 Cathy Conner 13 Suzie Krapf 14 Laura Miller 15 Claire Layton 18 Michael Roe 19 Ron Edwards 19 Keith Gordon 21 Amber Belon 21 Cookie Benckert 22 Celia Battaglini 24 William Brown 24 Charles Paris 24 Jennifer Pastalone 24 Henry Proud 26 Cece Peters 28 Ingo May Friday, Feb. 9 in the Burgee Lounge Anniversaries 2 Norman & Lisa Wehner 14 Rosey & Michael Tracy 20 Robert & Suzanne Weaver 27 Ivan Muravyev & Vera Muravyeva Stop in for your free birthday/anniversary/new member drink and fun entertainment!
NERYC Murder Mystery Night March 3! Mark your calendar and watch for details. The rustle of silks and feathers under muted conversation was probably the last thing heard by the tragically and unexpectedly deceased at the North East River Yacht Club Masquerade Ball. With a mystery under each feathery façade, unmasking the killer may be quite a challenge. It s up to you to determine which partygoer is guilty, bring this crime to justice, and save the party! Join us at the North East River Yacht Club Masquerade Ball Murder Mystery Dinner and help get this soiree back on track by trading clues with other guests, gathering information, and solving the crime before the masked menace gets away! Venetian Masks, Evening wear, ball gowns, cocktail dresses, suits, are what to wear to this high-class night of masks and murder. Get ready for a glamorous evening of mystery, intrigue, murder and of course a great dinner. Reservations be available online,so look out for emails with the details. And there are great selections of masks online starting at just a few dollars! This event is always great fun and is a sell-out, so make your reservations as soon as you can!
Fleet Locker Twist Cruises Raffle From Fleet Captain Dave Brzezowski For this year s cruise season, I am planning a Fleet Locker Twist Cruise Raffle and here is how it will work: I ve donated an Ozark Trail 52-Quart High-Performance Cooler (see photo below) that will serve as a small portion of the end of season prize. This raffle will be open to anyone who attends the cruises and earns entry tickets into the Fleet Locker Twist Raffle. How do you earn entries you ask? Here s how: Starting with the Shakedown cruise, you can earn an entry ticket (one per person per cruise only) by bringing a bottle of wine, a bottle of liquor or at least a 12 pack of beer to serve as rations on the cruise. Attend the main gathering of the cruise as designated by the Fleet Captain (potluck dinner, raft up, etc.) and you will be given an entry ticket. Half of the rations will be set up as a fleet bar for the cruise attendees to enjoy and the other half will be stowed away to serve as the other portion of could be the greatest prize on all the Chesapeake Bay. The cooler and the stowed rations will be given away at the Commodore s Ball on November 3 rd, 2018 to one lucky entry ticket holder. The potential size of this prize is huge! So, to summarize the Fleet Locker Twist Raffle: Attend and bring a bottle of wine or spirits or 12 pack of beer to earn a ticket o limit one per person per cruise Watch as the stowed rations grows throughout the cruise season o The cooler will be used to securely hold the entry tickets o The Fleet Captain may enlist volunteers to store some of the rations Hope your ticket is drawn during the Commodore s Ball o (need not be present for the drawing but I d prefer if you were) The Fleet Captain and Asst. Fleet Captain will have final say on disbursement of rations, raffle entries and any disputes that arise. That s if for now. See you at the club! Dave Brzezowski NERYC Fleet Captain Willow Rose Slip B48 - (610) 308-8708
2018 CRUISE SCHEDULE *All Dates / Destinations subject to change due to marina scheduling, weather, acts of God, etc. Start Date End Date Destination / Event / Am enities Saturday, March 24, 2018 Saturday, March 24, 2018 NERYC "Land Cruise" - Bus trip to two Chester County PA Wineries and Kennett Square with dinner afterwards at the club - 11 AM to? Per person fee event - will include transportation to/ from club and dinner afterwards. Dinner will be available for those at a reduced price that do not attend the bus trip portion Friday, April 20, 2018 Sunday, April 22, 2018 Shakedown Cruise - Havre De Grace (Tidewater) Pub Crawl Friday night, Power Boat Run to Lee's Landing for lunch Saturday, Potluck Saturday Night, Another Pub Crawl Friday, May 25, 2018 Monday, May 28, 2018 Memorial Day Weekend Cruise Baltimore Yacht Club (Raft up in Worton Creek Friday night optional) BYC Opening Weekend - Bands, Dinners, Pool and more Appetizers on boats Friday, June 08, 2018 Saturday, June 09, 2018 Raft up at the Murrays South of Buoy 2 Cliffs (Raft up Friday night before the Invitational then watch the race Saturday down off Turkey Point, then return for the after race party) Dinghy up / wade up to visit the Murrays and enjoy the night under the stars then watch sail racers off Turkey Point compete in the NERYC Invitational Friday, June 22, 2018 Sunday, June 24, 2018 June Short Cruise Friday night raft up in Still Pond Saturday night in Tolchester Swimming / Barbecuing on raft up then on to Tolchester for Restaurant and Pool Tuesday, July 03, 2018 Sunday, July 08, 2018 July Summer Dream Cruise - Start at NERYC Tuesday night to watch fireworks from docks after the July dock party. Leave Wednesday for raft up in Worton Creek Leave Thursday for St Michaels (two nights) Leave Saturday for Pleasure Cove Marina (Bodkin Creek) Leave Sunday for return to NERYC Target St Michaels Marina - pool, restaurants, shopping Pleasure Cove has pool, restaurant Saturday, July 21, 2018 Sunday, July 22, 2018 North East River Raft Up (weather permitting) Raft up just north of McDaniels for a afternoon / night of swimming with party islands and lily pads Tuesday, September 04, 2018 Sunday, August 05, 2018 Cara Cove Raft Up Raft up for a afternoon / night of swimming with party islands and lily pads Friday, August 17, 2018 Sunday, August 19, 2018 GRF - Bay Jam Raft up - Turners Creek General fun centered around Georgetown Racing Fleet's Bay Jam race (if they hold it in 2018) Friday, August 31, 2018 Monday, September 03, 2018 Labor Day Weekend Cruise - Marina TBD Raft up Friday night in Worton Creek On to Marina Saturday morning Watkins Predicted Log Race (Powerboaters) Saturday pot luck with entertainment (band/ DJ) Commodore's Entrée Baltimore Sight Seeing Saturday, September 15, 2018 Sunday, September 16, 2018 Sassafras River Raft Up - Back Creek Dinghy to Mt Harmon Plantation for a visit / tour Saturday, September 29, 2018 Sunday, September 30, 2018 Sand Island Raft Up (Weather permitting) or Cara Cove Raft up Raft up for a afternoon / night of swimming with party islands and lily pads Friday, October 26, 2018 Sunday, October 28, 2018 Frost Bite Cruise - Chesapeake City?? (May be halloween weekend - May have to opt for different destination) Friday night optional Pub Crawl Friday night, Ft Delaware visit Saturday (power boat run to Delaware City), Appetizers on boats Saturday Night
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT. From Membership Chair Judy Murray Our New Year s Resolution from your MEMBERSHIP CHAIR! We rounded out 2017 with 204 member families, with 34 new Full Memberships! Here is my challenge to our amazing NERYC members for 2018: 1. Help attract 45 new Full Memberships while encouraging our Juniors 2. Retain the wonderful members we already have. No amount of new members can offset losing current members because they are not feeling involved in NERYC. 3. How do we increase retention in 2018? With a Welcome Aboard Campaign. What is that, you ask? If you remember, during the Annual Meeting I asked for volunteers to help us retain our new members. They often need a little guidance so they enjoy and participate in our events throughout the year, attend Birthday/Anniversary Night DJ Parties each month, and in general just feel welcome by making new friends. That s why I need YOU. Your assignment should you choose to accept - email me if you are willing to be assigned to contact a new member either by phone or email, to pass on information on upcoming happenings at the club and answer any questions they might have along the way. We are talking about a 5 to 10 minute effort, once a month. It s simple, it s easy, and it s fun. I will pair you up as new members join us throughout the year. Can I count on you to help me with our Welcome Aboard Campaign in 2018? Many thanks for your help. Looking forward to hearing from you. Judy Murray Cell 215-859-3250 Judy.murray@foxroach.com
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From Wes Dinsel NERYC Sail Program Chair NORTH SAILS SEMINAR Fifty-one people attended the "Boat Speed & Sail Trim" Seminar at NERYC run by North Sails. Steve Pickel put on an informative presentation with effective interactive computer visuals. I would like to thank Kyle Hanson for connecting NERYC with North Sails. And I would also like to thank North Sails and/or Kyle/Rick Hanson for coming up with the idea of donation fee for the sail seminar. Participants of the sail seminar graciously gave the NERYC Junior Sailing Program $800 dollars. I hope we can spend some of that money on prop guards for NERYC camp support/coach boats.
TREE TAKEDOWN TEAM! Many thanks to our NERYC member volunteers who came out to help take down trees on Saturday, January 27.
A FRIENDLY HAPPY HOUR & DELICIOUS PRIME RIB DINNER ENJOYED BY MEMBERS AND SAIL SEMINAR GUESTS! THANK YOU CHEF BRANDON AND RESTAURANT STAFF