P.O. Box 127, Port Clinton, OH 419.734.2424 www.portclintonyachtclub.com Founded in 1906

April 2010

EVERYTHING IS NEW AGAINSpring is upon us and the pace is steadily increasing with cleanup

and refreshing at PCYC. The marina has risers and boats are com-ing in daily. Mike Mulligan was the early bird arriving on March 17th.

Many of us were not aware that we have a professional grade shuffleboard court near our tennis court. Tennis chairman Mike Hablitzel is investigating refurbishing the court for all the members wishing to get involved. Please forward your questions and/or rec-ommendations to him.

The Spring Work Party on April 18th gets our club ready for the season. RC Todd and our caretaker Eric will have a number of jobs ready to tackle. Coffee, bloody marys, and donuts ready at 8:00AM. If you aren’t able to attend but want to help ask Eric and he will point you toward a task whenever your time allows.

We have experienced a lot of excitement surrounding the new website. Many of you have already registered. Secretary Widmer is checking daily to approve registrations. We plan to expand the member only portion with the club roster including all the info currently in the yearbook. It is also our plan to discontinue mail-ing the Jibsheet later this year. We will have them available at the clubhouse if you desire a copy but increased mail and printing costs makes the normal monthly mailing just too expensive. This may also be the last year for the social calendar/yearbook. With all the info provided on the website with little cost involved we can again save printing and mailing expenses. The new yearbook will arrive this month.

Be sure to check the calendar and Jibsheet for upcoming events and outings. The Children’s Easter Party starts off the month on the 3rd. The Club has a birthday on April 9th followed by the annual pilgrimage to the Round House at Put-in-Bay on April 11th. The Day after Tax Day Bar Party on the 16th and the BYOS on the 24th are always welcome spring gatherings. We hope you can attend and enjoy.

The Ohio Dept of Transportation tells us the bridge will reopen on April 1st to vehicles. Many of you took the long drive around and a few used boats and dingys to visit the club during the closure. Lets all get back to PCYC for evenings with family and friends. It is the season of renewal.

Commodore Mike Towning

SPRING INTO ACTIONAfter a snowy February, March turned out to be a pleasant month

with several sunny days and warmer temperatures. According to the calendar, winter is now gone and spring is here, and as a result, boats are returning to the marina, March Madness has ended, and the Indians, Tigers and Reds are playing once again. With April comes the spring work party, which is scheduled for April 18. The festivities begin at 8:00 A.M. and conclude around noon. A lunch is provided, so please consider helping out, even if it is only for an hour or two.

The ballroom ceiling and lighting project is progressing. The original concept was to paint the existing grid system and replace the ceiling tiles. However, based on the recommendation of a struc-tural engineer and the fact that the existing system is approximately fifty years old, the decision was made to remove the ceiling grid and replace it with a new system. Three quotes have been obtained to install the new ceiling grid, tiles and insulation. PCYC labor will be used to remove the existing grid and ceiling tiles. The installation should take approximately five to seven days and it is anticipated that the work will be done during June of this year.

Thanks to the Riser Committee as the risers have been installed and Dock Chairman Phil Bolte has announced that the marina is full. Phil has indicated that he is creating a waiting list for those boaters who would wish to use the marina facility. Also, any boater who would like a new dock box should contact Eric.

Spring also means that members will see other committees spring into action. The pool cover will be removed sometime this month and preparations for another season will begin. The pool committee has reviewed the applications for pool employees and hiring deci-sions will be forthcoming. The flower committee was to meet at the end of March to make plans for the work party and the upcoming season.

And finally, if you see Eric on the golf cart, no it is not new. Over the winter months, the golf cart was painted/refurbished by Eric.

Stop by, rest, relax and enjoy. Rear Commodore Todd Bickley

Attention Members!Please contact Jim Widmer with your e-mailaddress at pcycsecretary@neohio.twcbc.com

ICE BE GONECan it get any busier at this time of the year both personally and

professionally? Now I know why many of you dropped out of site for years as your children got into activities in and around of school. When I used to come out of school from practices and see all of those parents sitting in their makeshift “TAXI CABS,” I now know what they were all doing reading books and such. Now of course the view is a little different.

Everyone is now talking on their cell phones. The ice is ever so slowly leaving the waterways, and the sun

seems to be finding its way from behind the clouds more often. Get prepared, as the club will soon be full of people, boats, and cars.

Remember that our first Cruise-out of the year is April 11th. Be at the Catawba Inn by 11:00 AM and prepare yourself for a long day and a shorter night to follow. That is followed by the “Ice Breaker” to Put-in-Bay April 23-25th. We will be docking at “A Dock” and hoping that Adam, the Dock Master, is returning. Last fall he said that we should see him for at least one more year of service. We can just hope that we have the same weather as last year. 80’s would do nicely again.

Please enjoy the sun on those days when it comes out from behind the clouds. It certainly does warm the heart. Now let’s hope that it warms the body as well. Summer is close, and the time to relax grows near.

“If I am doing nothing, I like to be doing nothing to some pur-pose. That is what leisure means.”

Alan Bennett, A Question of Attribution - 1989

FCoPGregg Hedden

APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY BOAT LAUNCHESA special thanks goes out to PC John Stefano. He did a great

job planning, cooking and orchestrating the Jr. Sailing Spaghetti Fundraiser. Thank you to all the volunteers and Jr. Sailors that helped that evening. Competing events and an untimely snowstorm did not stop us from raising money or having fun!

While working on your boat in April, painting, waxing, installing instruments that have been laying around from Christmas past or fixing things that broke last year or got rubbed the wrong way dur-ing last years two seiche’s, think about joining us for an informal cruise to PIB the weekend of May 15th. We tuck up in the corner of the Crews Nest and the Boardwalk. Past years have been nice and windy so that if something breaks or I fall on my tiller and snap it again, it can get repaired before the first Auxiliary race on May 23rd. Due to the need of an occasional tow or a faster trip to shore due to self inflicted island flu, those without masts and keels are welcome. (How these ungainly vessels stay upright is still a mystery to me.) Please send any comments about the previuos statement to the following e-mail address fcop@portclintonyachtclub.com.

Seiche – pronounced “Sayshe”. When the wind pushes down on one part of the lake raising the level on the other.

FcoSRamon Eickert

Port Clinton Yacht ClubP.O. Box 127Port Clinton, OH 43452

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