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February 2019

See page 11 for more Chili Cook-off photos

See pages 6 & 7 for more New Years Party photos

Inside

See pages 8 & 9 for more Pirate Party photos

Ringing in the New Year at CYC!

CYC Chili Cook-off heats up a cold wet day

ARRGH!! Thar be Pirates at CYC!

CYC Compass February 20192

Commodore’s Corner

2019 Officers, DirectOrs,AppOintments & trustees

CYC OfficersPhil Beauchamp Commodore Greg Garner Vice CommodoreMary Kay Delk Rear CommodoreDennis Sheehan TreasurerCurtis Wold SecretaryDick Nordman Fleet CaptainCollin Heimensen Immediate Past CommodoreBoard of DirectorsDan Callahan Greg Crist Bill Cheadle Charles GeraciJim Coats Richard Libonate Board of TrusteesPC David Billing Harry Jamieson PC Dick Boblenz PC Hoyt Nichols Wayne Huneke PC Gary StrohauerAppointmentsFr. Bob Wagenseil Fleet ChaplainDr. Don Collins Fleet Surgeon

CYC Board Highlights

At the January 17 Board of Directors meeting, the following actions were taken:l Approved the “paver harvest” plan for the drydock patio to add a dance floor, use removed pavers to re-place broken ones and maintain a replacement supply.l Finance noted that CYC experienced the best operat-ing income in club history in 2018.l Approved the nomination of Joe Slavin as FCYC delegatel Approved funding for a new outboard engine for Pegasus.The next board meeting will be held February 21.

THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER (whew!) and your Clearwater Yacht Club is off to a great start in 2019! CYC had a great 2018, and we thank each and every member for your support. In the New Year each of us typically makes resolutions and goals for the upcom-ing year. I personally have two for our club—Engagement and Growth.

I hope to engage you to make CYC an increasing part of your 2019 resolution to become more involved in your Club. There are many ways to make this happen: committees in which all members are wel-come to attend and serve: regattas, youth sailing, the Gulls, Bow Chasers, Cruisers, and, of course, our charitable events with ARC, military families, Toys for Tots and the list goes on. Please volunteer for these activities we host and meet new friends. Likewise I encourage you to put on your thinking caps to identify some new charitable functions or introduce a cause that you may already be involved with to the Board.

Next, growth is key. Bring your friends to the club and encourage them to become members. We will reward you with a CYC Gift Certificate when you sponsor them. Our Membership Committee always welcomes your ideas about how we can appeal to new members and also retain our loyal members. Tell us what types of events you would like us to put together and be part of the organization, menu, entertain-ment, decorating, etc. Many times we can make it a member-ship event and invite friends so they can see how much fun our club provides for its members.

Inside every Compass is a 2-month calendar. Please look it over and attend as many of the meetings and events as you are able. You can simply sit in, observe, or participate. I would love to hear some fresh ideas from you. My email address is [email protected].

Carol and I look forward to seeing you at CYC!

CommodorePhil Beauchamp

WatersideBy Dick NordmanFleet Captain

HELLO EVERYONE from Waterside! The new year is starting out on a great foot. A lot of things are on the agenda —from sprucing up and adding to the safety and security of our docks to antici-pating our new cable and Wi-Fi system.

But first things first, our newest addition to the fleet calls for another celebration, and PC Heimensen had a great idea… let’s have a “Name that Whaler“ contest!

Each member is invited to sub-mit one 1-word name for CYC’s brand-new Boston Whaler. The top 3 names will be announced at the dock party for its christening and the winner will christen the boat with champagne. Email your suggestions to Virginia at [email protected] by February 28.

Name that Whaler!

That’s it for now. See you February 27 at the Waterside meeting or around the club.

3February 2019 CYC Compass

By Bill CheadleYachting Chairman

Yachting

CYC Book CluBBy Diane Switalski

THE BOOK CLUB meets the third Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Board Room. All members and their guests are welcome to join our stimulating and fun discussions. If you enjoy reading, this is the place to be!

Many of us stay for dinner, and if you do plan to do so, please make reservations with Virginia at 727-447-6000.

All books are selected by the members prior to discussion. Our upcoming meetings will feature the following:

February 19* UNDER MY SKIN by Lisa Unger

*Lisa will be attending this meetingMarch 19

BECOMING by Michelle Obama

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I’m your new Membership Chair Amie Crosby. I want to thank Charlie Geraci, our past Membership Chair, for his support with my new endeavor. I have some big shoes to fill, and I’m looking forward to the challenge of this position.

The Membership Committee is charged with recruiting new members as well as keeping current members happy and active. I’m a little biased, but I don’t think that there is a better club around—from our great members to our fantastic staff. That’s why I believe that our club is easy to promote! Do you have one friend that is always asking about our great events? Why not invite them to check out the club and see how they feel about joining our family!

l Did you know that there are different levels of membership? For example, we have a Junior Member-ship Level!

l Did you know that each level comes with different incentives for both new member and current?

If you ever have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or think about joining the Membership Committee. We meet the first Wednesday of every month in the Board Room. I am looking forward to a fantastic year!

By Amie Crosby, Membership Chairman

BY THE TIME you read this, we will have held the RC103 presenta-tion helping Race Committee newbies understand the intricacies of race management and how they can partici-pate. As of this writing we’ve had 35 registrants, with some coming in from other clubs. The presentation prepared by our race experts—PCs David Billing, Dick Boblenz, and Ed Proefke—was informative as well as entertaining. Hopefully this will have motivated several people to volunteer to help with our spring regattas.

Speaking of volunteering for RC, there’s still plenty of time to sign up for the Laser Mid Winter East regatta. Please email Lynne Shackelford landside, [email protected] or Dave Yoder waterside, [email protected] to let us know you’d like to help.

Other upcoming CYC yachting events include the Rainbow Regatta March 18 and the Clearwater Challenge on March 30.

We are also continuing Beer Can racing in concert with the Dunedin Boat Club. The race schedule is as follows:

Gulf SeriesJanuary 26February 16March 2 Pass-A-Grille Run BOTY Series September 28 Dunedin CupOctober 26November 23

Bay SeriesMay 24 3:53p High Tide 2.4 11:03p Low Tide 0.3May 31 5:33p Low Tide 0.1 11:45p High Tide 2.4June 21 2:41p High Tide 2.8 9:56p Low Tide 0.2June 28 3:18p Low Tide 0.7 9:25p High Tide 2.1

All Bay Series races start at 6:45 p.m. with the attempt to get two races in per date. Signal will be located at the Dundedin Boat Club’s floating dock.

Skippers can register for the Gulf races online at dunedinboatclub.org/racing-2 . NOR is posted there as well. Only the P-A-G Run and Dunedin Cup have a regis-tration fee. For CYC participants, the Gulf Race results will count toward the Robert Word award.

Lastly, we are planning some upcoming Sunset Cruises. Hopefully, by next month we will have a schedule to pub-lish in the Compass.


By Greg Garner, Vice Commodore

House aNd GRouNdsYOUR HOUSE AND GROUNDS committee has been busy working on your behalf. As I mentioned last month, we have signed contracts for a totally updated communications system, and Spectrum has already had numerous advance crews out to prepare for the upcoming work. We’ll keep everyone informed as the work progresses.

In addition, Tom and I spent a recent Saturday walk-ing the property creating a list of maintenance items that will be prioritized and completed, either by Dan or outside contractors. We will repeat the walk-through monthly to ensure that we complete the required items and add to the list as necessary. Hopefully, this will keep our building in peak condition.

Another project that has been approved by the Board is the harvesting of pavers from the Tiki Deck to replace

By Fr. Bob Wagenseil, Fleet Chaplain

THE MONTH OF February is the smallest when it comes to the number of its days, but it is also one of the largest when it comes to special events, holidays, and the promise of better days to come.

Although it is often marked by the continuing dark-ness of winter, it also provides us with the first unmis-takable signs that the hours of daylight are definitely on the rise.

For our northern neighbors (and at times even for us Floridians) February is often the coldest month of the year with a long history of record-breaking snowfall, but it is also marked by the visible appearance of soon to emerge buds on maple trees and the first spring flowers poking their heads though the melting snow. On occa-sion, there are days in places like Huntington Bay, Long Island, when the temperature will climb into the high 60’s or even the low 70’s, and the ice in the harbors and bays will begin to recede.

Holiday speaking, February introduces us once again

Chaplain’s Log

February 1994 Huntington Bay, long Island.

broken tiles in the Tiki and pool area and allow for future replacements. At the same time the grout will be checked and repaired as necessary. This will all be accomplished by creating a dance floor out of differ-ent material which will blend into the other pavers. This will eliminate the tedious set-up and removal of the portable dance floor for functions and allow us to put tables on that section when not in use. Work will be scheduled so that the least amount of disruption to our members is created. Your patience will be appreci-ated. We have Jack France to thank for the idea, the effort involved in getting bids and following through on execution going forward—another example of mem-bership in action.

Speaking of the Tiki Bar, our dumbwaiter is working again, and steps have been taken to hopefully keep it up and running. To be safe, however, we continue to investigate bids for a replacement unit should the need arise.

House and Grounds meets at 6 pm the first Tuesday each month. All members are not only welcome but encouraged to attend. Please join us!

It is your Club….don’t be a stranger!

to a famous groundhog named Phil (not to be con-fused with our Commodore), the birthdays of Wash-ington and Lincoln, Valentine’s Day, and, at CYC, the arrival of sailors from around the world who will compete in regattas hosted by our own world-class Race Committee.

All of which make this shortest month of the year a special time to enjoy the company of family and friends, the fellowship and special activities at CYC, and the promise of warmer days on the water to come. May it bring days of blessing, celebration, and gratitude your way!

Happy February!Fr Bob(727) 510-6153 [email protected]


OVER 40 LADIES attended the January Ladies’ Luncheon to hear our speaker, Joe Pine from Metro Crime Prevention of Florida. Did you know that for only about $30 (free if you’re over 65) you can lock your credit? Where do you hide your valuables in your house? Joe offered some very inexpensive and creative ideas for storage containers. What a wonderful presentation on identity theft, safety and general walking around sense.

Gulls TracksBy Lynne Shackelford

Gulls President

Gift certificates to the club were awarded to our Thought-for-the-Day winners, Deb Aune and Celeste Smallwood. Keep ideas coming. We will have another contest in March.

March 20 is also going to be an exciting program. Susan Santangelo, the author of the Baby Boomer Mystery series, will be our speaker. Her website is babyboomermysteries.com. You can find her books on Amazon if you would like to read one (or two or three) before the luncheon.

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, April 17. Sign of the Dolphin will be presenting our spring Fashion Show.

On all other Wednesdays a group of us will be meeting in the Gulls Nest between 10:30-11am to socialize and then have lunch upstairs at noon. Come join us for some or all of our adventures.

Guest speaker, Joe Pine, Metro Crime Prevention

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CYC Sponsored Ladies ONLY Luncheon & Crazy Tom’s BingoWednesday, February 20thHappy Hour begins at 11:00 am YES Tom’s CrazY!Lunch Buffet served at NoonBingo Games Begin at 1:00 pmGift Baskets, Wine Bottles & Gift Certificates will be given away as PRIZES! Told you this was CrazY!All this fun for $15.00 per person. Call 727-447-6000 now for reservations and bring a friend for a Special SurpriseTom has lost his marbles!!


Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum

Tom and Terry Brusini VC Greg and Evelyn GarnerJim and Kathleen Hannigan

Pirate Winner Michael JansenL-R, Cindy Kreps, Sandy Landon and Wench Winner, Susan Camera

Jim Hannigan and the Morganettes


Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum

Barry Higgins andJudy UmeckTerri and Bob Freiberg Guy and Cindy Kreps

The awesome JR

Jim and Claire English and Cheryl and Michael Schulz

Linda Dorn and Sari

Jim Hannigan and the Morganettes


Our Amazing GM—Tom Brusini!n doB 4/25/57 Yup he’s almost 62 years youngn doH (Hire) 10/1/02 By non-other than PC dick Boblenzn Married to Terry Williams in 2016n Mom Fran belongs to sPYC but is here often because she says our food is better and service is outstandingn daughters Theryn and son-in-law Jeremy and Nicole and son-in-law ChrisThis devoted employee only works HALF DAYS…. (12 hours is officially a half day right?)

Our fearless leader Tom:n brings the Ball down on NYen carves haggis for our British membersn cooks an amazing chili each yearn creates a super suPeRBoWl partyn dances with his bride each Valentine’s dinner n builds an aHHmazing Chowdah for the Chowdah Challengen works tirelessly for the laser MidWinter regattan embraces new members each month with his very own CYC 101 classn celebrates our Commodore each year with a spectacular Balln gets green with leprechauns on st. Patrick’s dayn welcomes spring with a Celebration of Yachting, Burning of the socks and Blessing of the Fleetn helps Mrs. Bunny and hops around our easter festivitiesn gets to dress up for our fashion shows and be the official escortn has the mint juleps ready for the derby partyn gets Tequila flowing at the Cinco de Mayo partyn serves lots of Roy Rogers and shirley Temples at the aRC eventn flips burgers for the Troops Rewards Dinners he’s createdn hands out flowers to all our lovely Moms on Mother’s Dayn rides the big slide on Memorial and labor dayn can’t wait to build fireworks for our Red, White and Blue dock n party, and for the 4th of July BBQsn drives like a crazy man for donations to our dinghy Poker Runn creates a champagne extravaganza at our White Partyn lines up lots of food for the employee Turnabout Partyn cleans up droppings at our Blessing of the Petsn creates the most amazing Halloween costumesn directs the Bridge for the annual Membership Meeting and Change of Watchn tells great jokes (until they aren’t great any more) and hilariously calls out Bingo each monthn organizes Marines for the Toys for Tots and Mingle Jingle Partyn actually is Tom Turkey for the Thanksgiving buffetn has his best jingle bells on for santa’s arrivaln and lastly, pulls together magic for our members whenever needed!

THANKS TO THE GREATEST MANAGER AND FRIEND - TOM BRUSINI!


CYC

The Chili Cook off Winners

Hottest Chili-Mary kay and Michael delk

Best No Beans Chili-PC Rowland and kathy Milam

Best Bean Chili-dave Gattis

Best overall Chili Tom and Misha kelly

Best decorations winners PC Cardosi-get well soon we miss you

Most unique Chili-Bow Chasers


Social NewsOur Second Annual White Elephant Exchange was held on

January 9 at the home of PC Sandie Ramsden. Appetizers and drinks preceded the exchange of gifts. There was something for everyone, including the frog Karen Watson took home and a hotly contested candy Santa last taken by Sylvia Cummings.

We want to thank Patti Jucha for all that she has done as our Cruise Captain this year. Theresa Haverkamp has gra-ciously agreed to take over the position.

At our last Board meeting Cathy McNally volunteered to

By PC Sandie Ramsden, Bow Chasers Publicity

make White Chicken Chili for the club’s Chili Cook-Off on January 27. Thank you, Cathy! Our crew created some wonderful decorations and complimentary giveaways for our entry.

SailingOn Tuesday, February 12 the Bow Chasers will host an

FWSA Interclub Regatta, “For the Love of Sailing,” with four clubs invited to race in our basin. All members are invited to

FEBRUARY TUESDAY SAILING SCHEDULEFebruary 5 Fun Sail, Make-Up Race or ClinicFebruary 12 Interclub RegattaFebruary 19 Winter SeriesFebruary 26 Winter Series Theresa Haverkamp, PC sandie Ramsden and Mary lou

dean at FWsa luncheon


entertainmentBy RC Mary Kay Delk

By Jim English

THIS SPRING we have some great youth and adult beginner and experienced sailor programs.

After-school youth sailing programs for experienced sailors will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5:30pm starting on February 5 through April 18 with a fee of $75. Youth and adult beginner classes will take place on Saturdays beginning February 9. Youth sailing will take place from 9-12 pm, with a fee of $75 per stu-dent. Adult beginner classes will be from 1-4pm with a fee of $100 per student. Note: there will be no classes the week of February 20 due to the Laser Midwinter Regatta.

Youth sailors must be between 7-14 years old on the first day of the session in order to participate and able to swim at an intermediate level or above. For more infor-mation and registration, contact the Indian Rocks Family Sailing Association at [email protected].

the Valentine-themed luncheon afterward. Call the club with your reservation.

Sailing continues each Tuesday. The schedule is listed at the bottom of page 12. Remember that we are glad to help anyone learn to sail. Contact Mary Lou Dean, Race Captain, for information about our pram program.

Florida Women’s Sailing AssociationFirst Delegate Theresa Haverkamp, Second Delegate Linda

Dorn, Alternate Delegate PC Sandie Ramsden and Race Captain Mary Lou Dean attended the FWSA meeting on January 16 hosted by the Mainsheet Mamas at Tampa Yacht Club. The general meeting was followed by a program featur-ing Diane Fowler, sharing her fascinating experiences sailing with disabled sailors, and a noon luncheon.

Upcoming EventsMitzie France has volunteered to represent the Bow

Chasers and make chowder for the club Chowdah Challenge on February 17. Let Theresa Haverkamp know if you can help that day with our entry.

Our next Social will be our annual Soup Cruise on Saturday, March 2, at the home of Connie Maynard. We’ll include a 50/50 raffle with proceeds going toward our favorite charities. Members will receive invitations with details. Guests are welcome. Contact Theresa Haverkamp for information.

The Bow Chasers and the Dunedin Windlasses will host a FWSA Rainbow Regatta for prams and sunfish at the Clearwater Community Sailing Center on Monday, March 18. Volunteers will be needed. Contact Theresa Haverkamp for information.

Fun, Fabulous FebruarySuper Bowl Sunday is for watching

football, not for cooking all day, so why not join us at CYC? Let Chef John and his crew prepare all your favorite football foods. The game will be shown on big screen televisions downstairs, so every-one will get a great view of the game.

Put on your football jersey, join us on February 3 and root for your favorite team!

February is the month to treat your sweetheart right and you can do that here at CYC. We have not one—but two—great Valentine events. Our always-romantic dinner dance will be on Saturday, February 9. The band Combustion will be playing the music you love to hear so be sure to make your reservations now.

On the big day itself, Thursday February 14, we will have a special menu and Valentine’s Trivia. featuring the ever popular and entertaining Stacey Bridenback.

Calling all Chowdah cooks—and everyone who likes to eat Chowdah! The annual Chow-dah Challenge is on Sunday, February 17. See who will take home bragging rights as the best

chowdah maker at CYC. We’ll have a DJ playing tunes so you can work off some of that yummy chowder you’ll be sampling.January at the Club

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for CYC! Pirates and wenches invaded the tiki deck on a beautiful, balmy January eve-ning. A big thanks go out to Jim and Kathleen Hannigan for hosting, decorating, treating us to the Morganettes and supplying a bounty of excellent raffle prizes.

The annual Chili Cook-Off attracted a big field of contes-tants and an even bigger field of chili tasters. Congratulate our contest winners next time you see them.Save the Date

We’ve got two great events in March that you won’t want to miss. Join us for a sure-to-be-fun Fat Tuesday party on March 2 (yes, we know it’s a Saturday.) Our wonder-ful Commodore’s Ball is Saturday, March 9.

Sailing Activities


Club Dining HoursTuesday-Thursday 11:30 am - 9:00 pmFriday & Saturday 11:30 am - 9:30 pmSunday Breakfast 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Tiki Hut HoursTuesday-Thursday 6:00 -10:00 pmFriday 2:00 pm - closingSaturday & Sunday 11:00 am - closing

February Events

Saturday 2nd

Private dd & TikiSunday 3rd

super Bowl sundayTuesday 5th

House & Grounds Meeting 6:00 p.m.Wednesday 6th

Membership Meeting 6:30 p.m.Thursday 7th

land Cruisers Meeting 5:30 p.m.Bow Chasers Meeting 6:00 p.m.Saturday 9th

Valentine’s Dinner DanceSunday 10th

New Member orientation 11:30 a.m.Tuesday 12th

Private MdR a.m.entertainment Meeting 6:30 p.m.Wednesday 13th

Private MdR a.m.Private dd p.m.Finance Meeting 6:00 p.m.Cruisers Meeting 6:30 p.m.Thursday 14th

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAYPrivate MdR a.m.Valentine’s Couples DinnerValentine’s TriviaFriday 15th

Private MdR a.m.Cruisers to Twin dolphinSunday 17th

Chowdah Challenge 1:00 p.m.Tuesday 19th

Yachting Meeting 6:00 p.m.Book Club 6:00 p.m.Wednesday 20th

laser Mid-Winter east CYC ladies Bingo luncheon Bow Chasers Meeting 6:00 p.m. Jazz Night 7:00 p.m.Thursday 21st

laser Mid-Winter eastBoard of directors Meeting 6:00 p.m.Bingo Night 7:30 p.m. Friday 22nd

laser Mid-Winter east

Saturday 23rd

laser Mid-Winter eastPrivate dd p.m.Sunday 24th

laser Mid-Winter eastTuesday 26th

Trustees Meeting 5:30 p.m.Wednesday 27th

Waterside Meeting 6:00 p.m.sailor’s Table 7:00 p.m.

March Events

Saturday 2nd

Mardi Gras PartySunday 3rd

New Member orientation 11:30 a.m.dockside seafood BoilTuesday 5th

House & Grounds Meeting 6:00 p.m.Wednesday 6th

Membership Meeting 6:30 p.m.Saturday 9th

Commodore’s BallSunday 10th

daylight savings Time BeginsTuesday 12th

entertainment Meeting 6:30 p.m.Wednesday 13th

Finance Meeting 6:00 p.m.Cruisers Meeting 6:30 p.m.Thursday 14th

Bow Chasers Meeting 6:00 p.m.Team TriviaFriday 15th

Private ddCruisers to Tampa Convention CenterSaturday 16th

st. Patrick’s day PartySunday 17th

Happy St. Patrick’s DayTuesday 19th

Yachting Meeting 6:00 p.m.Book Club 6:00 p.m.Wednesday 20th

ladies’ luncheonJazz Night 7:00 p.m.

CYC committees and organizationsCOMMITTEES

Entertainment, RC Mary kay delk Finance, Richard libonateHouse & Grounds, VC Greg GarnerMembership, amie Crosby Nominating Committee, PC Collin HeimensenPolicy, Commodore Phil BeauchampSailing Activities Ned Covel, Jim englishWaterside, dick NordmanYachting, Bill Cheadle

CYC ORGANIzATIONSBow Chasers, Judy umeckCruising, don and Joan CarterGulls, lynne shackelfordip’s Store, COMPASS

Editors: Janis Howard, PC sandie Rams-den, Judy umeck Photo Credits: Tom and Terry Brusini, Jim Hannigan, Janis Howard, PC sandie Ramsden, Fr. Bob Wagenseil deb Zim-mermanThe deadline for all copy, ads and photos is the Friday following the Board of Directors’ meeting each month.

CYC eVeNTs Save These Dates Thursday 21st

Board of directors Meeting 6:00 p.m.Bingo Night 7:30 p.m. Tuesday 26th

Trustees Meeting 5:30 p.m.Wednesday 27th

Waterside Meeting 6:00 p.m.sailor’s Table 7:00 p.m.Friday 29th

Clearwater Challenge kick-off PartySaturday 30th

Clearwater Challenge

Valentine’s Dinner Dance

saturday February 9th

ReseRVe YouR

TaBle NoW!


General Manager’s letterBy Tom Brusini, General ManagerSUPERBOWL SUNDAY opens the month of February!

Hosts Joe and Helen Correia are hosting this party for yet another year. Thank you! The fun begins at 5 p.m. Sunday, February 3. Since it’s the Patriots vs the Rams, you just know it’s going to be a great game! We’ll have our killer football menu—wings, dogs, ribs, nachos—you name it! We’re hop-ing the weather is perfect for us to party downstairs, but if not, we’ll simply come upstairs as we did years ago to watch the big game. Oh, yeah, that football pool that Helen runs…count on it! $10 gets you a chance to win $200 or $400!

Now’s the time to reserve your table for our annual

Valentine’s Dinner Dance on Saturday, Feb. 9—held before the actual holiday so you can stay late and dance! This will be a dressy night, so polish those dancing shoes, try on that pretty dress, and call for your table. Dinner will be served banquet style with a set menu, so reservations are paramount, please!

Since the actual Valentine’s Day is on a Thursday, we’re featuring our Valentine’s Couples Dinner, along with the one and only Stacey Bridenback playing TEAM TRIVIA!

There are only a few club parties in which members cook

and bring their best recipes. One of the favorites is the CHOWDAH CHALLENGE! Hosted by Helen Correia (seems

like February is her favorite month!), this year it will Sunday, Feb. 17. Dust off those recipes and enter yours now!

Would you like to be part of a world-class Race Committee, with an international reputation for excellence in race man-agement? Our biggest regatta begins with registration on February 20. We will need over 70 volunteers to help, on the water in the Gulf of Mexico and landside at the Clearwater Community Sailing Center. It’s a four-day regatta, so if you can help on any or all of the days it would be much appreciated--and you’ll have fun!

At your service, I remain,Tom Brusini

CruisersBy Don and Joan Carter Cruising Chairpersons

WITH THE HELP and planning of our Cruiser members, we’ve been able to put together a fun and exciting first four trips. Our first trip of the year was scheduled for January 24-27 to Sarasota. Unfortunately, Mother Nature intervened. With a forecast of cold temperatures and rain, we decided to cancel. A good decision.

This month we have a romantic getaway planned for Valentine’s Day weekend to Twin Dolphin Marina in Bradenton,

The Tampa Bay Convention Center docks are our destina-tion in March to celebrate the “luck of the Irish.”

In April we will take a short jaunt to downtown to St. Petersburg Yacht Club. We are looking for sponsors for each of these excursions. The rest of the year is still in the plan-ning stages, although we are considering a long trip to the Bahamas in June. If you are interested in hosting, please call 972-877-0845 or contact me at [email protected].

Please join us at our meetings the second Wednesday of each month.

If you enjoy:l Sailingl Imbibingl Dining l Telling sea storiesl Cruising in company with other sailboats

We’re gathering in the Grille on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. for drinks and blather, 7 p.m. for dinner. The next Sailors’ Table will be February 27th.

Bingo Winners: Cheryl schulz, John draheim, sharon Crist, Joe Correia sr., and Fred and Jan Baldwin.

BINGO NIGHT WINNERS

CYC New MembersThe following memberships were approved at the Board of Directors meeting held January 17.

Allen & Shelly ErskineBrian & Karen Gagnon Jim & Susan Kimmel

If you see the pineapple flag on a table, please intro-duce yourself and give them a warm CYC welcome!


Clearwater Yacht Club830 S. Bayway Blvd.Clearwater, FL 33767Phone: 727 447 6000

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.clearwateryachtclub.org

CYC StaffTom Brusini General ManagerJohn Yingling Executive ChefVirginia Vollenweider Office ManagerMichelle Geis Accounting ManagerDan Geis Maintenance SupervisorLinda Carter Dockmaster

DON’T MISS THESE UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday Feb. 20th

Feb. 21st thru 24thThursday Feb. 21st

Thursday Feb. 14th

CYC’s Chowdah Challenge Sunday, February 17

Are you happy as a clam at high tide? Are you corny as they come? Either way, chowdah’s what you need!

Do you make a wicked chowdah? Show us what ya got and maybe win a prize or two! All chowdahs are welcome!

If cooking’s not your thing, get in your cah, head to the club and sample CYC’s finest chowdahs. Helen and Joe Correia are in chahge of the pahty. It’s going to be mahvelous!

Entrants may start setting up in the Dry Dock at 1:00 and feasting begins at 2 p.m. $10

a head ( bring chowdah & get one free admission) gets you chowdah samples, beah

(beer) til the keg runs dry, sal-ads and dessert with admission.

YUM! YUM! YUM! Vote for the Most Unique

the Best Decorations & the Best Overall

Valentine’s

2019 Midwinters East Regatta

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