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December 2019

See page 10 for more Cruisers photos See page 8 for more Country & Western Night photos

Inside

See page 4 for more Membership Meeting photos

See page 6 for more Seafood Buffet photos

Cruisin’ into the Holiday Season

Seafood Delight Night!

Annual Membership Meeting

It’s A CYC Hoedown!

CYC Compass December 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 Amie CrosbyJim Coats Charles GeraciGreg Crist 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

It’s harD to BELIEVE that a year has passed, and this is my last article as your Commodore. It has been another great year at Clearwater Yacht Club, and I want to personally thank all of the members who have supported me as Commodore of our great club. Carol and I have enjoyed this past year, and we will continue our involvement.

I do BELIEVE our Annual Meeting was a huge success! Our entire staff outdid themselves with every aspect of the evening. So enjoyable upstairs, and the great band Old School was so well received that we are moving them into our Fourth Friday slot for entertainment. Thanks again for the wonderful turnout and your support.

We BELIEVE our incoming Commodores: Greg Garner, Mary Kay Delk and Greg Crist will continue to lead our club into another successful year and will welcome any suggestions from our membership. Please continue to contribute in any way you can.

Speaking of BELIEVING, the holidays are upon us, and in the spirit of the season, we wish everyone a very blessed holiday and a wonderful New Year.

See you at the club!

CommodorePhil Beauchamp

WelCome baCk to WatersIDe.Now that summer is over and cooler

weather is beginning to settle in, things get more interesting around CYC. Outside activi-ties on the docks are more enjoyable, so take advantage of the beautiful fall weather and do some local cruising!

Call Linda Carter, our dockmaster, take advantage of the space at the docks and get your favorite beverage at the Tiki Hut. Remember to phone ahead for overnight slips. It’s im-portant to coordinate your plans with Linda well in advance to make sure you aren’t left out. She does a great job of ac-commodating as many as possible.

We plan to do maintenance on pilings and our support fleet in the coming months to keep them up to par. Thanks to our yachting members for taking good care of our club boats. They are critical for keeping our sailors safe and secure.

With the upcoming Change of Watch, everyone will have a renewed interest in the operation and maintenance of our great club, so make plans to be part of that event as well. Have a happy Thanksgiving and holiday season.

See you soon!

Watersideby Dick NordmanFleet Captain

What a Year we have had! Many thanks to all the members who referred and brought in prospective members. You have made our membership promo-tions a success. I am looking forward to a great 2020, and with the start of our Winter Membership promotion, we are on our way.

Winter members are able to join for no initiation fee and dues of a $150 a month through March 31. At the end of the winter promotion, members in good stand-ing can join a membership class of their choice with all applicable fees being applied at that time.

Remember that CYC is the perfect place to host your holiday parties this season and bring in prospec-tive members. I look forward to meeting new and all members. Please introduce yourself and ask Tom if I’m around. I wish everyone a very special and happy holiday season.

The Membership Committee isn’t just about recruit-ing new members, but also retention of our current members. If you ever have any ideas, questions, sugges-tions or concerns, I encourage and welcome all mem-bers to come to a membership meeting or send me an e-mail at [email protected]. We meet the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the Board-room.

Please note the membership meeting for January will be January 7 at 5:00 p.m.

by amie Crosby, membership Chairman

3December 2019 CYC Compass

by steve mcNallyYachting Chairman

Yachting

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide

Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;

And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,

And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the seagulls crying.

John Masefield, Sea Fever

Clearwater YaCHt Club raCe COMMItteerace Committee Volunteers! Please Mark Your

Calendars! CYC has a very ambitious regatta calendar for 2020.

February 1 we will be holding our Race Committee 101 class. This is a somewhat informal event to help familiarize people with how the races are organized on the water and what is expected of mark boat and race committee crews.

Laser Mid-Winter East regatta is February 19-23, and we need everything—but especially all manner of volunteers, including the following:

Photographers: We want to do a better job this year getting pictures of all the action on the water and around the Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Help us cap-ture the feeling of this event by getting things uploaded to our web page and Facebook page.

ambitious Drone Pilots: We see drones grabbing spectacular aerial footage at many regattas. If you have the equipment and are willing to help add to our web and Facebook pages, please let us know.

Marketing and Public relations: You can help by contacting local and regional media to help highlight and promote this extraordinary event.

Mark boats: We still need mark boats and mark boat crews.

Safety boats: We still need safety boats. It is preferred that safety boats are RIBs to help minimize chances of injury when lending assistance.

Judge boats: Judges require that they be permitted to operate the boats. As a result, in this instance, the boat

owner is asked to give up his boat for use by the judges without actually going along for the ride.

Shoreside: We can use help in several areas. We organize breakfasts for competitors and support crews, as well as food for after the day’s racing. We will need help with registration and equipment check-in. We are also looking to expand the number of people we can train to do scoring for the regatta.

Housing: We have a dozen or so judges each year, and it helps a lot, financially, if we do not have to pay for hotel rooms. We are always on the lookout for places to house our team of judges, so if you have a spare bedroom, please let us know.

The Sunfish Masters will run March 14-17. The National Championship at Midwinter will run March 19-22. For these we will need nearly as many volunteers as during Lasers.

We will be sponsoring the Clearwater Challenge, PHRF regatta, Saturday, March 21.

Please email us if you can help: [email protected].

CCSC regattaS:Clearwater Sailing Center is sponsoring several regattas

in early 2020. If you are willing to volunteer to be part of the race committee, CCSC will be happy for your help. If you just want to go out and spend the day watching some races, that is always a marvelous way to spend the day. January 25-26 420 and 505 Regatta

February 2-3 Contender Regatta February 7-9 505 Midwinter March 13-15 Opti Development March 24 Opti Regatta

God Save the Poor Sailor!

CYC Board Highlights

at the Nobvember 21 board of Directors meeting, the following actions were taken:

l Approved all applications for new members.the next board meeting will be held December 19.

DATE MEET AT TIKI BAR BOARD BOAT SUNSET TIMEJanuary 18 4:45 PM 5:15 PM 5:59 PMFebruary 15 5:05 PM 5:35 PM 6:21 PMMarch 28 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:47 PMApril 25 6:45 PM 7:15 PM 8:02 PMMay 16 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:14 PMSunset cruises last 1-2 hours on member boats. We go out to the Gulf and return after sunset. Meet at the Tiki Bar before sunset. Be ready to board boat 45 minutes before sunset. Please let Reinhard Opitz know if you are going to join us in order to reserve space on a boat. Reinhard’s email address: [email protected]. Cell phone: 727-430-5500.

2020 SUNSET CRUISE SCHEDULE


Annual Membership MeetingthIs Year’s aNNual membershIp meeting gave members a great opportunity to learn about all the fine accomplishments of CYC’s leadership team.


Sailing Activitiesby Claire englishthe Fall aFter-sChool Youth Sailing ses-sion ended in November. Instructors Mika, Cheryl and Rich did a great job. All sailors were able to refine their sailing skills, gain confidence and enjoy afternoons on the water. When we asked our youth sailors if they en-joyed the session, Elijah replied, “Sailing and being on the water is the best part of my day.” I think the others agreed.

The final details of our winter and spring sailing pro-grams are being worked out. Our Summer Youth Sailing “camp” registration forms will be sent out in January. Look for dates and info on our Facebook page or email [email protected] to be added to our email list.

The Ted Irwin Sail-a-thon, benefitting the Beach Community Food Pantry, is Saturday, December 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at CYC. We will be collecting canned food and donations for the Food Pantry.

As we wrap up 2019, we are grateful for our instructors, volunteers, sponsors and donors as they are our most valuable assets. We appreciate the assistance and guid-ance provided by the CYC staff, Board of Directors and Yachting committee. Special thanks to Commodore Phil Beauchamp for his leadership and support of the IRFSA and youth sailing. Without all of you, we would not be in the position to grow and expand our programs and out-reach into the community.

As always, we wish you fair winds, following seas and safe boating!

At the November 2 Board of Directors meeting, the following memberships were approved:

Robert & Shani DavisChristine Kirk Peter Mawby & Roni Battersby Cecil McClary & Joan Von Hagen Mike McMullin Steve & Tama Mitchell Patrick & Kim Nichols Michael Osnati & Jan Furman John Roedel & Kristi Kellogg Laurie RoseWilliam and Gail Stone Michael & Tara White Rich White

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

CYC New Members

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 December 18th.

Instructors Mika Schulz with Izzy, Adelaide, Elijah and Lanning.


CYC

BuffetthIs eveNt Was a seafood lover’s dream with snow crab, shrimp, oysters, New England clam chowder, coconut shrimp, crab cakes and more….and even some-thing for landlubbers….prime rib and fingerling pota-toes….YUM!


It has beeN a wonderful year serving as your Rear Commodore and a fun year chairing the Entertainment Committee. My heartfelt thanks go out to the creative, hardworking members of the committee. It has been so much fun collaborating with all of you this year.

The fun continues in December and beyond. One of our most ceremonial evenings of the year, our annual Change of watch, is December 7. the Island estates Yacht Club boat Parade is December 14. Get out that ugly holiday sweater for Mingle Jingle December 21. Save February 29 for a special leap Year Party on the water—an evening cruise is in your future.

Over the past year, the Entertainment Committee continued CYC favorite events and added several new events:

u Smooth Jazz Sundaysu Pirate Partyu Masters Watch Par-Teeu Magic Showu Dueling Pianosu Catalina Wine Mixer Tasting Partyu Rock the Runway Fashion Showu Food Truck Fridayu Italian Nightu Featured Band Friday (4th Friday of the month)u Send Me on Vacation, a fundraiser for breast cancer survivors

In addition, the focus of the Spring Fling was changed to be a fundraiser to benefit the RCS Haven.

This year we brought a businesslike approach to having fun as we measured the revenue impacts of special events, new events, Friday nights by band and Friday nights coupled with a Saturday night event. Overall, special events brought in $75,000 in revenue. Thanks also to Finance Committee Chair Rich Libonate, who provided us with the revenue statistics.

A warm thanks again for the opportunity to serve each of you as your Rear Commodore. I look forward to another great year ahead!

Entertainmentby mary kay Delk, rear Commodore

November bINgo WINNers

Past Commodore David Billing, Barbara Newman, and Linda and Al Humphers visited the St. Francis Yacht Club on a crisp day in late September — that’s the Golden Gate Bridge over David’s shoulder, and San Francisco Bay behind them.


Night at CYCWhere all our sailors turned into cowboys and cowgirls. They had a rootin’-tootin’ good time. Yee haw!


Saturday December 21

Presents, games and a great breakfast

Gulls Tracksby lynne shackelford

gulls president

the gulls are pleased to again bring you Break-fast with Santa.

Mark your calendar to bring your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, neighbors, etc. for a great morning. Santa will arrive by boat Saturday, December 21, around 9 a.m. To make sure that he has presents for all the good little boys and girls, we are asking that reservations be made no later than Tuesday, December 17.

Please don’t put Santa on the spot not having a gift for your little one. Reservations are a must no later than Tues-day, December 17 (I know, I repeated myself).

In addition to Santa, Jason the Balloon Man will dazzle everyone with great balloon art, Bob Freiberg will do his amazing homemade pancakes, the ladies will lead singing of Christmas songs and read the Night Before Christmas. Santa’s Workshop will be open for all good little boys and girls to make a gift to take home.

Don’t miss this annual event. You know, make your reservations by Tuesday, December 17.

Turnabout Partycontinued

by greg garner, vice Commodore

HouSE and GrouNDSto begIN, I want to thank the great members of this club for al-lowing me to serve as your Vice Commodore and Chair of the House and Grounds Committee. It has been an honor and pleasure; I have been supported by excellent volunteers serving on the committee.

House and Grounds has had a very busy, but mostly behind the scenes, year. A lot of it was taken up with the replacement of the walk-in freezer and cooler, as well as the extensive floor repairs needed after their removal. It was a complicated job with many facets that required us to close the club for a week, but we were able to accomplish it and—for a change—came in under budget. In addition, both upstairs galley doors were replaced and brought up to code. Also, the galley was swabbed down, and the steamer was replaced.

While the walk-ins were a big job, H&G accom-plished even more. Thanks to a great suggestion by our member Jack France, we were able to harvest pavers from the dry dock to use for repairs and in the process create an outside dance floor. Following that, we stained and cleaned up the tiki bar and had an ice machine installed for dry dock use. The sprin-kler systems were repaired, and our front entrance landscaping has been refreshed, including trimming the palms before hurricane season. Even the lights on the tree by C dock have been restrung. Also, in the repair and replace category, we had to replace the heater/chiller for the pool and sealed and stained the boardwalk.

The club phone and Wi-Fi system have been outdated for a very long time. As a result, we installed a totally new phone system, added no-box cable to the docks and extended Wi-Fi coverage over the entire property, includ-ing pool and docks.

Finally, while not glamorous, Tom and I have established a quarterly walk-through routine to identify and log any and all touchup or repair items. That list is used by Tom and his staff to prioritize and complete the ongoing maintenance this build-ing needs.

In conclusion, we’ve had a very productive year at the club, and I’m extremely proud of the efforts everyone who participated in the House and Grounds meetings made for the benefit of the CYC. We are a great club because of our members, and I am proud to have been able to contribute.

Sunday December, 22 MDR 5:30 p.m.

thaNk You For aNother Year oF harD Work!


Cruisersby Don and Joan Carter Cruising Chairpersons

the past tWo months have been full of fun, fun, fun! Let’s start with the October jaunt to Twin Dolphins Marina in Bradenton, FL, with 20 boats in our group and three brand new cruisers. Our hosts for this event were Doug Patton and Roxie Nilson and Chris and Isis Rogers. Our activi-ties began with a Thursday night Halloween Docktail in the pool area at the marina. Friday was a relaxing day for all, whether

perusing downtown Bradenton, relaxing at the pool or hitting the links on the golf course. Friday night our group enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Pier 22 restaurant at the marina.

Saturday morning

was a fabulous breakfast on Cat’s Life, consisting of champagne, bloody marys and Bananas Foster French toast. Thank you, Jim and Cat Coats. Following breakfast was a trip downtown to the Bradenton Farmers Market and then on to dinner at Mattisons Riverwalk Grill. Sunday was a leisurely cruise home, although some chose to extend the weekend’s fun.

The next event on our itinerary was a lot closer to home. Yes, Clearwater Yacht Club was the destination for our cruise-in. We were able to get eight boats into the club, and had 40 people attending the weekend events. Our hosts for this trip were Jim and Jeni Donnell.

Friday we started with a beautiful dinner at the Opal Sands


Sea-Guini restaurant, then back to the club for a night of music and dancing. Saturday morning began with a delight-ful breakfast at Speggtacular, followed by a fantastic seafood and prime rib dinner at the club. Sunday was a true finale! We devoured fresh stone crab, prepared by Chef John and his crew, while enjoying potato car races run by Gary and Sondra Newcom. What a wonderful weekend!

Looking forward, don’t forget our annual Christmas party Wednesday, December 11. All cruisers are invited. Please be sure to bring a secret Santa present ($25 max) to have fun with everyone.

In January we are trying to plan a trip to St. Petersburg the third Thursday of the month. If you are interested in help-ing organize, please contact me through the club. Happy Boating!

Potato race Winner: Elijah Wahba.Son of romy and Melissa Wahba.


Chaplain’s Logby Fleet Chaplain Father bob Wagenseil

everY Year the festivals of Christmas and hanukkah remind us that our God is the God who acts for good in the lives of human despair, joy in the midst of sorrow—and yes—bringing forth life even in the midst of suffering and death. But God doesn’t stop there. Having made us in his image, our God is also the God who is pleased to act in and through his people. The Hebrew Scriptures remind us that as God has blessed his people, so too his people are to be a blessing in return:

”Cursed is the man who withholds justice from the alien, the fatherless or the widow. ‘Then all the people shall say, Amen!’” Deuteronomy 27:19.

“If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.” Isaiah 58:10.

That same message extends through-out the Christian Scriptures, as well:

“Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against cor-ruption from the godless world.” James 1:27.

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.” Matthew 25:35.

When we come to a moment in our lives that leads us to better understand ourselves as the beneficiaries of the mercy and loving kindness of our God, then the next step is always an invitation to “go and do likewise.”

Last month during our Annual Meet-ing we recounted such steps and gave thanks for the numerous occasions and events our club has engaged in to do just that. Indeed, CYC’s record of compas-sionate outreach to the poor, the hungry and those suffering from emotional or physical challenges is truly exemplary.

As the year draws to a close, we have one further event which will extend the blessings we have received to those in need: Saturday, December 7, our Intrepid Youth Sailors will once again offer the Ted Irwin Memorial Feed the Hungry Sail-a-thon here at CYC. Over the past three years, this event has enabled our kids to raise more than $10,000 to support the wonderful work of the Beach Community Food Pantry in Indian Rocks Beach. Through our young sailors, hun-dreds of needy families have seen the words of Jesus brought to life: “I was hungry and you fed me….” Through our young sailors, the words of the prophet Isaiah have been made visible in the 21st Century: “If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will be-come like the noonday.” This is what “paying it forward” for the holidays is all about, and we are very proud of our young sailors!

We adults can also be part of that effort, and our support can take many forms: a cash donation the day of the event would be great as would dona-tions of canned food. However, equally appreciated will be our physical pres-ence to cheer them on and thank them for their good efforts. Please do your best to stop by the club anytime dur-ing the morning of December 7 and let them know that you share their desire to “pay it forward,” as well, and that you, too, are very proud of them.

Wishing you fair winds and countless blessings throughout these “holy-days” of December.

Fr BobFleet Chaplain [email protected]

Troop Rewards Cookout

To show support and appreciation for our military, CYC hosts a cookout two times a year for those returning from deployment.


December FestivitiesThere’s still time to sign up for one of our best parties of

the year--our Annual Holiday Dinner Friday, December 13 to be held at the CYC Dry Dock. The potluck food is fabulous, and the company is great. You must be a 2019-20 member to attend with your spouse or one guest. Members will receive email invitations with RSVP information. Call or text Cruise Chairman Phyllis Nordman at 727-580-1446 or email her at [email protected].

Our other festive event is our Members Holiday Luncheon at CYC Tuesday, December 3. The invitation will list a choice of three entrees or a vegetarian selection. Please make your reservation with the club.Join the bow Chasers

We’re always looking for new members. ALL CYC WOMEN are welcome to join us. You do not have to be a sailor to participate in our group. Dues are $20. Contact our Membership Chairman Terry Brusini or pick up an application in the CYC office. sailing News

We hosted our Halloween Interclub Regatta October 29 with sailors from Dunedin Windlasses, Pass-A-Grille YC Broad Reachers and SPYC Salty Sisters. Mary Lou Dean captured second place and Anita Cafferty also sailed for us. Our special luncheon included spooky table decorations arranged by Cathy McNally and Judy Umeck, Haunted House visits and prizes for the top three sailors. Anita Cafferty and Mary Kay Delk were awarded prizes for their unique costumes.

We need volunteers to help with our Race Committee on Tuesdays. You do not have to commit to every Tuesday. Contact Race Captain Mary Lou Dean at [email protected] who also can provide information about Tuesday pram sailing and learning to sail opportunities.upcoming events in the New Year – save the Dates January 14 Wine Tasting evening social January 15 FWSA General Meeting and luncheon hosted by the T. I. Tackers at Treasure Island Yacht Club. Contact First Delegate Theresa Haverkamp for information. January 26 CYC Chili Cook Off. We are looking for a member to make chili. We will help with expenses, get worker bees to serve and assist with table decoration. Contact Phyllis Nordman to volunteer.technology updates

The Bow Chasers send out member information monthly announcing upcoming events and membership information. The information comes from Bow Chasers <[email protected]> and from Lynne McCaskill <[email protected]>. To insure you receive all our emails, please update your email contact list to include both [email protected] and [email protected].

by pC sandie ramsden, bow Chasers publicity

DECEMBER RACE SCHEDULETuesday, December 3 Fall Race SeriesTuesday, December 10 Fall Race SeriesTuesday, December 17 Fun sail, make-up race or clinic

bow Chasers on Facebook—like us—Just in case you forgot to do this last month.

To access the photos of our Facebook group, please do the following:

1. On your Facebook homepage, click on the magnifying glass or search box near the top.

2. Type in cyc bowchasers (CYC Bowchasers should also work).

3. When our social club pops up, you may see a list of posts and pictures. If not, click on “posts” in the topic line below the search bar.

4. Look for the “Like” button on your screen to receive newsfeeds in the future.

5. You may reply/comment to posts and pictures as you would normally do on your personal Facebook account.

6. If you would like to send a picture and caption from a Bow Chaser event (or participation at a CYC event), please email it to Judy Umeck ([email protected]).


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

December eventssunday 1st New Member orientationWednesday 4th Bow Chasers Holiday Luncheon Membership Meeting 6:30 p.m.thursday 5thLand Cruisers Holiday Dinner Bow Chasers BoD MeetingFriday 6th Private DD-PMsaturday 7th Ted Irwin Sail-a-thon Change of Watchsunday 8th 101st Airborne Change of Watch DDtuesday 10th House and Grounds Meeting 6:00 p.m. Entertainment Meeting 6:30 p.m.Wednesday 11th Finance Meeting 6:00 p.m. Cruisers Holiday Dinner 6:30 p.m.Friday 13th Bow Chasers Holiday Dinner DDsaturday 14th IEYC Annual Boat Parade Private DD-PMtuesday 17th Yachting Meeting 6:00 p.m.Wednesday 18th Jazz Night Sailors’ Table 7:00 p.m.thursday 19th Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. Bingo 7:00 p.m.saturday 21st Breakfast with Santa 9:00 a.m. Mingle Jingle 6:30 p.m.sunday 22nd Employee Holiday Party MDr 5:30 p.m.tuesday 24th Club CloseD ChrIstmas eveWednesday 25th merrY ChrIstmas—Club CloseDthursday 26th Club Closed until 5:30 p.m.tuesday 31st Club CloseD For luNCh NYE Party MDr-PM with Fire & Ice

January events

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 happY NeW Year! Club CloseDthursday 2nd

Club CloseD For luNCh—opeNs 5:30 p.m. Bow Chasers BoD Meeting 6:00 p.m.saturday 4th

Private MDrtuesday 7th

Membership Meeting 5:00 p.m. House and Grounds Meeting 6:00 p.m.Wednesday 8th

Finance Meeting 6:00 p.m. Cruisers Meeting 6:30 p.m.thursday 9th

Team Trivia 7:00 p.m.saturday 11th

Gasparilla Party DD PMsunday 12th

New Member orientation LoSI-Power Squad CoW Private DD Brunchtuesday 14th

Yachting Meeting 6:00 p.m. Entertainment Meeting 6:30 p.m.Wednesday 15th

Jazz Nightthursday 16th

Board of Directors Meeting 6:00 p.m.saturday 18th

Tropics Sunset Cruise 6:00 p.m.tuesday 21st

Book Club 6:00 p.m. Trustees Meeting 6:00 p.m.thursday 23rd

Bingo Night 7:30 p.m.Friday 24th

4th Friday Entertainmentsaturday 25th

Birthday/Anniversary Karaoke Nightsunday 26th

Chili Cook-OffWednesday 29th

Sailors’ Table 7:00 p.m.

CYC committees and organizationsCommItteesentertainment, rC Mary Kay Delk Finance, richard Libonatehouse & grounds, VC Greg Garnermembership, Amie Crosby Nominating Committee, PC Collin Heimensenpolicy, Commodore Phil Beauchampsailing activities, Claire EnglishWaterside, Dick NordmanYachting, Steve McNallyCYC orgaNIzatIoNsbow Chasers, Linda Dorn and Lynne McCaskillCruising, Don and Joan Cartergulls, Lynne Shackelfordip’s store, Compass

editors: Janis Howard, Judy umeck photo Credits: Tom Brusini, Claire Eng-lish, Misha Kelly, Bob Griffin, Jim Hanni-gan, Abbey Heimensen, Linda Humphers, Judy umeck, Fr. Bob WagenseilThe deadline for all copy, ads and photos is the Friday following the Board of Directors’ meeting each month.

CYC EVENTS save these Dates

austin taylor and Jim hannigan, at-tending the Coastal-Pacific Wine & spirits Fl hospitality show. enjoy-ing the veuve Clicquot Champagne area. #love veuve


general manager’s letterby tom brusini, general managerWelCome to the last moNth oF 2019—WoW!

Thanks to those of you who have already donated to the Employee Holiday Fund! If you have not yet done so, please take a moment and call or email Michelle at [email protected]. She can apply it to your club account. All monies collected are given directly to the crew—both front and back of the house--at our annual Employee Party December 22. We have a dinner catered in by Sonny’s BBQ and end up with about 70 people!

We base the amount given to each crew member on

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. If you do plan to do so, please make reservations with Virginia or Mary at 727-447-6000.

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

There is no meeting in DecemberJanuary 21, 2020THE GUARDIANS

by John grisham

tenure, and everyone—even someone just hired—receives a check. You should see the smiles when Santa gives them out!

Here we are in the busy season! ALWAYS CALL AHEAD

FOR A TABLE, PLEASE—we love having it 100% ready for you when you arrive!

Look at this busy month, fine members. Make plans to

join us and finish out the year!

DeCember:Wednesday, 4th: Bow Chasers Holiday LuncheonThursday, 5th: Landcruisers Holiday DinnerSaturday, 7th: Change of Watch Ceremony & Dinner Dance—our time—honored tradition!Sunday, 8th: Private Brunch MDR, Breakfast Buffet served downstairsTuesday, 10th: House & Grounds and Entertainment Holiday PartyWednesday, 11th: Cruisers Holiday DinnerThursday, 12th: Captains Meeting for Lighted Boat ParadeFriday, 13th: Bow Chasers Holiday PartySaturday, 14th: IEYC Memorial Lighted Boat Parade buffetSunday, 15th: Private party MDR dinnerWednesday, 18th: Holiday Jazz NightThursday, 19th: Holiday Bingo!Saturday, 21st: Breakfast with Santa Holiday Mingle JingleSunday, 22nd: Employee Holiday Dinner; club closes at 3:00 Tuesday, 31st: New Year’s Eve Gala!

As always, details to follow for all parties—cost, time, loca-tion, and the like. The important thing is to call or email now and make your reservations so you don’t miss out!

At your service, I remain, Tom Brusini

Don’t forget about the Island estates holiday boat parade coming up Dec. 14 . this is normal-ly a huge blast for CYC members, so make your reservations early. It’s a beautiful sight to see all the lighted boats circling through our basin.

IDEA- If your boat is in our marina, how about decorating with holiday lights? That would be an awesome sight and a great way for CYC to say Happy Holidays to the whole community.

Island estates holiday boat parade

Ringing in the New Year with a. . .

Tuesday, December 31, 2019Music by Fi re & Ice

2020


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

saturday Dec, 7th

thursday Dec. 19thWednesday Dec. 10th

Saturday, December 21 6:30 p.m.

Change of WatchCeremony & Dinner Dance

our time—honored tradition!

“kids sailing for the hungry”the Ted Irwin Memorial Sail-a-thon benefitting the Beach Community Food Pantrysaturday, December 7This is a marathon mail from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at CYC open to all youth sailors . We will be collecting canned food as well as cash donations for the Food Pantry. Spectators and Spectator Fleet Encouraged!

Our physical presence to cheer them on and thank them for their good efforts will be greatly appreciated!

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