commodore’s log · commodore’s log not much going on at the yacht club lately. i have noticed a...
TRANSCRIPT
1 May 2020
May 2020
httpwwwmelbourneyachtclubcom (321) 768-9921
INDEX
Bulletin Board 3 Calendar 4 Commodorersquos Log 1 Entertainment 4 Fleet 2 House 2 Space Coast Sailing 3
Officers and Board Commodore Dave Noble 321-779-5222 Vice CommodoreHouse Robert Scott 407-314-2836 Rear CommodoreBar amp Kitchen Tim Williams 321-794-7040 Secretary Brenda Spletter 321-258-5797 Treasurer Pam Crocker 248-561-2384 Directors Entertainment Kara Matthews 321-508-0150 Docks Paul Henderson 321-794-0171 Fleet Peter Fischel 912-660-8377 Membership Page Proffitt 321-806-0303 Sailing Education Rob Downey 321-794-2191
Newsletter Editors LayoutHistorian Ross Herbert 321-543-3483 Layout Frank Hujber 609-575-2479
TELL-TALE with color photos Newsletter Archives
wwwmelbourneyachtclubcom
Commodorersquos
Log
Not much going on at the Yacht Club lately I have noticed a
number of MYC members sailing on the waterway dodging the line of small powerboats zooming up and down the Intracoastal Never have I seen the traffic and boat ramps so busy Meanwhile in our little corner known as MYC we are calm and collected The Clubhouse and personnel remain in ready form awaiting to be hospitable to the wayward sailor We just may have the chance to do so May 15th A Race following the Rum Race format will take place the evening of Friday the 15th Fleet will discuss this more but it is a means of opening the facilities at a reasonable pace For skippers who want to participate we encourage you to have family crew for those who want to invite others we ask that you follow social distancing practices as best as you can The clubhouse will be open but you will find the layout is just a bit different Robert Scott and Tim Williams have come up with procedures that will help keep the sailors safe please be patient and follow their direction
The May General Membership Meeting has been moved to Wednesday the 20th of May Again the setup will be unique in order for membership to follow social distancing guidelines Why a meeting A number of items need to be settled in order for Club business to continue
Ben Crockett is leading a committee to revamp MYCrsquos Social Media first and foremost is the web site Secondly is our ldquoAll MYCrdquo communication Too many glitches are prohibiting all members from receiving our notes and requests We will be utilizing Page Proffittrsquos e-blasts in the meanwhile
A request that certainly needs to be trumpeted volunteers for our Summer Junior Sailing Program what once was a herculean effort to teach sailing has been scaled back to a small manageable program that needs at least one volunteer per day for nine weeks Connor Cassidy will be the Lead Instructor but he needs a person to help If you know how to operate the Key Largo ndash GREAT if not we will teach you
The directories will not be ready for distribution before the end of May We are waiting for the last of our membership roster and then it needs to go to printers Once printed we will arrange for all the security codes to be changed and membership cards distributed This will all be concluded in June
Thank you for your patience
Dave Noble Commodore
2 May 2020
House Hello fellow members I hope everyone is doing fine during this surreal time we are in I wish we could all be together racing and trading stories of being out on the water during TGIF It seems so long ago and such a privilege I do believe when things turn to ldquonormalrdquo we will have a renewed enthusiasm and appreciation for our club and our memberrsquos
social interactions As you probably know by now we do plan to reopen Friday May 15 and conduct a general meeting on the 20th Unfortunately it will not be business as usual or ldquonormalrdquo We have taken precautions by disbursing tables and chairs to facilitate social distancing I donrsquot expect a large crowd to start with There are those in the club who feel more comfortable interacting with others and this opening is for them It is an individual choice and again as everyone knows if you feel sick or have other medical issues or just feel uncomfortable I recommend exercising your free will not to come The club will be there when you do decide to come and feel comfortable joining us
To help prepare for the reopening of the club we have been in contact with the janitorial service and they have been coming in and doing a thorough job wiping touch surfaces chairs and keeping the bathrooms clean We have arranged for them to do an antiviral fogging of the club see example picture below Depending on the date of publication of this article the janitor has probably done two foggings one prior to Friday May 15th and one before the General meeting on May 20th Tim has worked out a procedure on how to serve drinks and minimize interaction with the bar tenders Seating at the bar will not be allowed Tables and chairs have been moved to the upstairs and seating on the back porch has been spread out I am sure the crowd will be small and somewhat subdued but it is a start and its effectiveness will be evaluated
In the meantime stay safe
Robert Scott MYC Director of House Vice Commodore
Fleet
Hello to everyone I hope that you are all staying both safe and sane
Following the Board of Directors decision to cautiously open the clubs activities again the
following race series will be held But please adhere to social distancing guidelines and good
ol common sense as you participate both afloat and ashore And remember that these races are currently meant to be safe fun and minimally competitive This is not the time to
break out the Whomper and old IOR-12 person crews These are our best ways to get sailors
and racers back out on the water in a safe manner We expect that boats will have minimal crew Also these
events will require minimal race committee and shore-side support for their safety too
1) Rum Races - the first race will be Friday May 15 They will follow the regular schedule after that
2) Small Boat Sundays - Dates to be determined and announced but the series will resume
3) Full Moon Series - Resumes Friday June 5th
Please note that past events this spring are lost We wont host make-ups Also there will be no penalty for boats that dont participate in these reactivated series We respect each skippers decision to race or not race
and will ensure that all scoring will not penalize non-participation
One potential positive from this pandemic is a couple of new events for offshore and distance races in the local
area Please stay tuned as we work out the details
I hope that were back to normal in the near future but until then lets enjoy what we have and support each
other and the club the best that we can
See you on the water
Peter Fischel Fleet
3 May 2020
INVOICE REMINDER Please remember to use (and print clearly) the PRIMARY MEMBERS LAST NAME on all purchases Bar Checks House Checks Bosun Locker Checks etc including membership number Also please include your membership number on personal checks so bookkeeping errors can be kept to a minimum
ARTS-N-CRAFT CREW Every Tuesday morning at 1000 AM
US Sailing Number
MYC is a cooperating group member with Boat US The Group ID Number is GA80782Y and can be used to sign up for half-price Boat US Memberships
Space Coast Sailing Obviously our sailing activities have been on hold during the Covid 19 shutdown but we are attempting to re-sume sailing under very controlled circumstances There are no land-based activities planned except rigging and unrigging Most of the sailing will be in singlehanded boats Doublehanded boats will be sailed only by members of the same family While sailing has been on hold we have been working on a Rhodes 19 sailboat that was donated to the foundation by Joan and Tom Flavin It is in very good condition although it did need bottom paint We have removed all of the old paint and applied Coppercoat a long term environmentally friendly material that was donated by Coppercoat USA The picture shows the boat leaning against a tree in what looks like an old-time Florida boatyard af-ter Coppercoat application
We remain very thankful to all who support to our program including EGYC and MYC as well as Southern Pine Lumber Porsche Audi and Mercedes Benz of Melbourne Flavin Nooney and Person Intracoastal Brewing FPL Keron LLC Ciao Bella Shifting Gears Goinrsquo Deep GinnyII Vanderveer Properties Phan-tom Sublime the Heinen and Cocircteacute Families Firm Options Santarella Fergu-sonrsquos Automotive and Marine Long Doggers Coppercoat USA Sailbad the Sinner Noble Awards and Craig Rastello CPA
Phil Spletter SCS
4 May 2020
FIRST
CLASS
MELBOURNE
YACHT CLUB
1202 E RIVER DR MELBOURNE FL 32901
MELBOURNE
YACHT CLUB
1202 E RIVER DR MELBOURNE FL 32901
The Tell Tale is the official newsletter of the Melbourne Yacht Club Deadline for sub-missions is the first Wednesday of the month All MYC members are encouraged to submit articles or notices of interest to the Club
Calendar
We will continue with an abbrevi-ated calendar in response to the COVID-19 pandemic conditions
Rum Race May 15 General Meeting May 20 Full Moon Regatta June 5
Entertainment In order to help you have fun while social distancing Entertainment Director Kara Mathews compiled special resources for our members They are posted on the MYC Web site and may be accessed using the links provided below If you have any questions or have ideas for a lsquoComing out of Quarantinersquo party please let me know You can email me at mycentertain-mentmelbourneyachtclubcom
A survey will be sent to all email addresses on file to see what the comfort and interest level is for a July 4th party at the club If the survey does not garner enough interest we will not plan a July 4th celebration
Thanks a million
MYC Supplemental Educational Activities SEA for Kids
MYC Top 100 to do in Quarantine
MYC_COVID-19_Resources
Kara Mathews Entertainment
Warning
Fuel storage is never allowed in the
Annex
Not even a little
2 May 2020
House Hello fellow members I hope everyone is doing fine during this surreal time we are in I wish we could all be together racing and trading stories of being out on the water during TGIF It seems so long ago and such a privilege I do believe when things turn to ldquonormalrdquo we will have a renewed enthusiasm and appreciation for our club and our memberrsquos
social interactions As you probably know by now we do plan to reopen Friday May 15 and conduct a general meeting on the 20th Unfortunately it will not be business as usual or ldquonormalrdquo We have taken precautions by disbursing tables and chairs to facilitate social distancing I donrsquot expect a large crowd to start with There are those in the club who feel more comfortable interacting with others and this opening is for them It is an individual choice and again as everyone knows if you feel sick or have other medical issues or just feel uncomfortable I recommend exercising your free will not to come The club will be there when you do decide to come and feel comfortable joining us
To help prepare for the reopening of the club we have been in contact with the janitorial service and they have been coming in and doing a thorough job wiping touch surfaces chairs and keeping the bathrooms clean We have arranged for them to do an antiviral fogging of the club see example picture below Depending on the date of publication of this article the janitor has probably done two foggings one prior to Friday May 15th and one before the General meeting on May 20th Tim has worked out a procedure on how to serve drinks and minimize interaction with the bar tenders Seating at the bar will not be allowed Tables and chairs have been moved to the upstairs and seating on the back porch has been spread out I am sure the crowd will be small and somewhat subdued but it is a start and its effectiveness will be evaluated
In the meantime stay safe
Robert Scott MYC Director of House Vice Commodore
Fleet
Hello to everyone I hope that you are all staying both safe and sane
Following the Board of Directors decision to cautiously open the clubs activities again the
following race series will be held But please adhere to social distancing guidelines and good
ol common sense as you participate both afloat and ashore And remember that these races are currently meant to be safe fun and minimally competitive This is not the time to
break out the Whomper and old IOR-12 person crews These are our best ways to get sailors
and racers back out on the water in a safe manner We expect that boats will have minimal crew Also these
events will require minimal race committee and shore-side support for their safety too
1) Rum Races - the first race will be Friday May 15 They will follow the regular schedule after that
2) Small Boat Sundays - Dates to be determined and announced but the series will resume
3) Full Moon Series - Resumes Friday June 5th
Please note that past events this spring are lost We wont host make-ups Also there will be no penalty for boats that dont participate in these reactivated series We respect each skippers decision to race or not race
and will ensure that all scoring will not penalize non-participation
One potential positive from this pandemic is a couple of new events for offshore and distance races in the local
area Please stay tuned as we work out the details
I hope that were back to normal in the near future but until then lets enjoy what we have and support each
other and the club the best that we can
See you on the water
Peter Fischel Fleet
3 May 2020
INVOICE REMINDER Please remember to use (and print clearly) the PRIMARY MEMBERS LAST NAME on all purchases Bar Checks House Checks Bosun Locker Checks etc including membership number Also please include your membership number on personal checks so bookkeeping errors can be kept to a minimum
ARTS-N-CRAFT CREW Every Tuesday morning at 1000 AM
US Sailing Number
MYC is a cooperating group member with Boat US The Group ID Number is GA80782Y and can be used to sign up for half-price Boat US Memberships
Space Coast Sailing Obviously our sailing activities have been on hold during the Covid 19 shutdown but we are attempting to re-sume sailing under very controlled circumstances There are no land-based activities planned except rigging and unrigging Most of the sailing will be in singlehanded boats Doublehanded boats will be sailed only by members of the same family While sailing has been on hold we have been working on a Rhodes 19 sailboat that was donated to the foundation by Joan and Tom Flavin It is in very good condition although it did need bottom paint We have removed all of the old paint and applied Coppercoat a long term environmentally friendly material that was donated by Coppercoat USA The picture shows the boat leaning against a tree in what looks like an old-time Florida boatyard af-ter Coppercoat application
We remain very thankful to all who support to our program including EGYC and MYC as well as Southern Pine Lumber Porsche Audi and Mercedes Benz of Melbourne Flavin Nooney and Person Intracoastal Brewing FPL Keron LLC Ciao Bella Shifting Gears Goinrsquo Deep GinnyII Vanderveer Properties Phan-tom Sublime the Heinen and Cocircteacute Families Firm Options Santarella Fergu-sonrsquos Automotive and Marine Long Doggers Coppercoat USA Sailbad the Sinner Noble Awards and Craig Rastello CPA
Phil Spletter SCS
4 May 2020
FIRST
CLASS
MELBOURNE
YACHT CLUB
1202 E RIVER DR MELBOURNE FL 32901
MELBOURNE
YACHT CLUB
1202 E RIVER DR MELBOURNE FL 32901
The Tell Tale is the official newsletter of the Melbourne Yacht Club Deadline for sub-missions is the first Wednesday of the month All MYC members are encouraged to submit articles or notices of interest to the Club
Calendar
We will continue with an abbrevi-ated calendar in response to the COVID-19 pandemic conditions
Rum Race May 15 General Meeting May 20 Full Moon Regatta June 5
Entertainment In order to help you have fun while social distancing Entertainment Director Kara Mathews compiled special resources for our members They are posted on the MYC Web site and may be accessed using the links provided below If you have any questions or have ideas for a lsquoComing out of Quarantinersquo party please let me know You can email me at mycentertain-mentmelbourneyachtclubcom
A survey will be sent to all email addresses on file to see what the comfort and interest level is for a July 4th party at the club If the survey does not garner enough interest we will not plan a July 4th celebration
Thanks a million
MYC Supplemental Educational Activities SEA for Kids
MYC Top 100 to do in Quarantine
MYC_COVID-19_Resources
Kara Mathews Entertainment
Warning
Fuel storage is never allowed in the
Annex
Not even a little
3 May 2020
INVOICE REMINDER Please remember to use (and print clearly) the PRIMARY MEMBERS LAST NAME on all purchases Bar Checks House Checks Bosun Locker Checks etc including membership number Also please include your membership number on personal checks so bookkeeping errors can be kept to a minimum
ARTS-N-CRAFT CREW Every Tuesday morning at 1000 AM
US Sailing Number
MYC is a cooperating group member with Boat US The Group ID Number is GA80782Y and can be used to sign up for half-price Boat US Memberships
Space Coast Sailing Obviously our sailing activities have been on hold during the Covid 19 shutdown but we are attempting to re-sume sailing under very controlled circumstances There are no land-based activities planned except rigging and unrigging Most of the sailing will be in singlehanded boats Doublehanded boats will be sailed only by members of the same family While sailing has been on hold we have been working on a Rhodes 19 sailboat that was donated to the foundation by Joan and Tom Flavin It is in very good condition although it did need bottom paint We have removed all of the old paint and applied Coppercoat a long term environmentally friendly material that was donated by Coppercoat USA The picture shows the boat leaning against a tree in what looks like an old-time Florida boatyard af-ter Coppercoat application
We remain very thankful to all who support to our program including EGYC and MYC as well as Southern Pine Lumber Porsche Audi and Mercedes Benz of Melbourne Flavin Nooney and Person Intracoastal Brewing FPL Keron LLC Ciao Bella Shifting Gears Goinrsquo Deep GinnyII Vanderveer Properties Phan-tom Sublime the Heinen and Cocircteacute Families Firm Options Santarella Fergu-sonrsquos Automotive and Marine Long Doggers Coppercoat USA Sailbad the Sinner Noble Awards and Craig Rastello CPA
Phil Spletter SCS
4 May 2020
FIRST
CLASS
MELBOURNE
YACHT CLUB
1202 E RIVER DR MELBOURNE FL 32901
MELBOURNE
YACHT CLUB
1202 E RIVER DR MELBOURNE FL 32901
The Tell Tale is the official newsletter of the Melbourne Yacht Club Deadline for sub-missions is the first Wednesday of the month All MYC members are encouraged to submit articles or notices of interest to the Club
Calendar
We will continue with an abbrevi-ated calendar in response to the COVID-19 pandemic conditions
Rum Race May 15 General Meeting May 20 Full Moon Regatta June 5
Entertainment In order to help you have fun while social distancing Entertainment Director Kara Mathews compiled special resources for our members They are posted on the MYC Web site and may be accessed using the links provided below If you have any questions or have ideas for a lsquoComing out of Quarantinersquo party please let me know You can email me at mycentertain-mentmelbourneyachtclubcom
A survey will be sent to all email addresses on file to see what the comfort and interest level is for a July 4th party at the club If the survey does not garner enough interest we will not plan a July 4th celebration
Thanks a million
MYC Supplemental Educational Activities SEA for Kids
MYC Top 100 to do in Quarantine
MYC_COVID-19_Resources
Kara Mathews Entertainment
Warning
Fuel storage is never allowed in the
Annex
Not even a little
4 May 2020
FIRST
CLASS
MELBOURNE
YACHT CLUB
1202 E RIVER DR MELBOURNE FL 32901
MELBOURNE
YACHT CLUB
1202 E RIVER DR MELBOURNE FL 32901
The Tell Tale is the official newsletter of the Melbourne Yacht Club Deadline for sub-missions is the first Wednesday of the month All MYC members are encouraged to submit articles or notices of interest to the Club
Calendar
We will continue with an abbrevi-ated calendar in response to the COVID-19 pandemic conditions
Rum Race May 15 General Meeting May 20 Full Moon Regatta June 5
Entertainment In order to help you have fun while social distancing Entertainment Director Kara Mathews compiled special resources for our members They are posted on the MYC Web site and may be accessed using the links provided below If you have any questions or have ideas for a lsquoComing out of Quarantinersquo party please let me know You can email me at mycentertain-mentmelbourneyachtclubcom
A survey will be sent to all email addresses on file to see what the comfort and interest level is for a July 4th party at the club If the survey does not garner enough interest we will not plan a July 4th celebration
Thanks a million
MYC Supplemental Educational Activities SEA for Kids
MYC Top 100 to do in Quarantine
MYC_COVID-19_Resources
Kara Mathews Entertainment
Warning
Fuel storage is never allowed in the
Annex
Not even a little