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Since the beginning of my term as

Commodore, we, the officers and

members of the BOG have been

looking for ideas to increase

utilization of the club. Increased

utilization equals increased revenue.

Well, I am pleased to announce that we are currently

negotiating with the University of Delaware Sailing Club

to move their base of operation to NERYC. This

cooperative agreement is a win/win situation for both the

UD and the NERYC. During the Fall and Spring Sailing

seasons, the UD students will have a first class marina to

practice at Monday through Friday, and an excellent

venue to host their 3 regattas during the year. This also

provides our club with unprecedented exposure and

publicity. In addition to the utilization by the Sailing club,

which numbers from 50 – 80 students per year, the 3

regattas I mentioned will bring in visiting schools, faculty,

friends and parents to visit our club. I am very excited

about this cooperative venture and ask for all members

support as we get things organized. I would like to thank

Steven Stanhope for suggesting this possibility at my last

“Ask the Commodore” meeting, and also for taking the

initiative to get things rolling. Over the past three weeks I

have met several times with various members of the

Sailing Club, including their current Commodore, Bryan

Wittington, who should be familiar to many of you. I will

keep you updated as to our progress. We are aiming to

have everything in place and ready to go by August 1st.

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COMMODORE’S REPORT Mark your calendars for Friday, July 13 for a

combined Birthday Night, and Past Commodore, New

Member dinner. In an effort to contain costs, it was

decided to combine these two events to save on

entertainment and manpower expenses. Invitations

will be going out to our Past Commodores and to this

years new members, however everyone is invited and

encouraged to attend. There will be a buffet dinner,

menu and price are TBD.

On Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, Lady Gloria

and I joined a number of other club members at

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Marina for the clubs

Holiday cruise. The sky was slightly cloudy but the

company, conversation, and merriment was as bright

as a ray of sunshine. When Gloria and I left, the party

showed no signs of ending soon, and by all reports, a

good time was had by all!

Remember that Friday, June 8th is our monthly

Birthday, Anniversary, New Member celebration.

Come on down to the club, have a drink and a bite to

eat, and help us celebrate with those souls lucky

enough to get a free drink that evening.

That’s all for this month. Be safe out there on the bay.

Wear your life jackets and boat responsibly. Contact

me directly with any questions, comments or

suggestions.

Commodore Russ Zehnacker

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Our Opening Day weekend at NERYC

was a great start to the season. We

kicked off with a great Margaritaville Party on Friday night dancing to the

tunes of DJ Kevin. The Burgee Lounge

was jam-packed, with stories getting

better as the night went on. The weather cooperated Saturday for set-up, sail racing, and our ceremony. Many

thanks to our members who donated food for the pre-

ceremony feast. The food went unbelievably fast, which is a compliment to our NERYC “chefs”.

For our ceremony, we had many visiting clubs participate as

well as members. Joe Reynolds, as our IPC and MC for the ceremony, and Russ Zehnacker as our Commodore, did a

nice job. Laura Reynolds led us patriotically through song,

and John Sergeant covered the invocation with his radio voice. Member Tom Williams was kind enough to donate

his musical skills during the pre-ceremony and before the

Kentucky Derby began. Jan & John Sergeant kept it lively as the Derby Day party & the Hat Contest. What an exciting

finish to the race with “I’ll have another” winning.

The opening day booklet was a huge success in that we were able to attract a solid number of local business ads in

addition to our member ads. Special thanks to Suzanne

Braun who raised ad money to pay for the weekend activities, the Baskets of Cheer, and organizing our

Margaritaville Party. Also, a big thanks to everyone else

who helped out with our Opening Day weekend in official or unofficial roles. Your help is appreciated, and I will not

be able to cover everyone who helped out. Ceil Keenan did

a great job welcoming our guests, Darlene Hamlin & Tom

Herman organized the lineup, April Conway had the restaurant staff busy serving all, Jenn Lotter snapped

pictures, Gil Louw blasted the cannon, and even Charles

Paris got in on the action by replacing a toilet valve in the Ladies Room before the Saturday afternoon activities

started. Another reminder that there is a steady list of

ongoing maintenance required to keep the club functioning

properly, and Charles does a great job keeping up with the opportunities. For those who worked on the gardens, they

looked great, and thanks to Steve Somers for leading the

efforts.

On Sunday morning, some of our members stopped in to

enjoy a breakfast cooked by V/C Hogan and Cindy Paris, who was flipping pancakes. Lady Karen & I

received very good feedback about Opening Day

weekend, and it is because we have a great membership who

work together and utilize their talents.

This weekend, Lady Karen and I had the pleasure of joining Fleet Captain Ginny Somers and Steve and other members on

a cruise to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Marina for

Memorial Day weekend. Commodore Russ Zehnacker and

Lady Gloria made it down for one of our Happy Hours, and Member Captain Bob Gamble provided some nice night cruis-

es of the Inner Harbor.

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or recom-

mendations, let me know.

Claudia Ferguson

Membership Chair

FROM MEMBERSHIP

FROM THE VICE

Please welcome new members Sylvia

Kniel and Herbert Walesby from,

Wilmington, DE. They have a slip on C

dock and are friends with Nigel Veater .

The membership Committee will be

meeting June 8th to start planning the Member Picnic to

be held in September and to discuss ways to increase

and retain members. We are open to suggestions so,

please email me yours and I will put them before the

committee.

There are photographs of two of our recent new

members in this issue. If you see the Mowers or the

Fuchs, please welcome them. We will be trying to get

photos of the other new members as well, so if you have

a camera and you meet a new member, take a picture

(with their permission) and send it to Lisa Mack for the

next Waterline. The Commodore is planning the Past

Commodore, New Member Dinner to be held in

July. We hope that all members come to meet our

recent members. Watch the Waterline and the web for

details

V/C Steve Hogan

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Festivities Start at 5:00 PM

Hamburgers and Hot Dogs for sale by our Jr Sailors Please bring a side dish, salad or dessert to share!

Entertainment provided by

Guitarist/singer Michael Favinger before and after the fireworks

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R/C Mark Coffman

FROM THE REAR

FROM THE FLEET

The Club cruise to Baltimore

Inner Harbor over the Memorial Day weekend was one of the

best! We had eight boats and 22 people

attended our two parties. Commodore Russ and Lady Gloria joined us Saturday afternoon and

evening. It may have been a first for a NERYC cruise…

sailboats out numbered power boats 3-1!!! Bob Gamble delighted us all with a cruise of the Inner Harbor Sunday night

on his beautiful catamaran Silver Star. Vivian Molloy thought

the party theme was pirates…ask her why she fell for that!

If you have not been on a club cruise, ever or recently, how can

we entice you to join us? I welcome members’ comments.

Our mid-summer cruise is June 30 and July 1 to Worton Creek

Marina. The marina has a pool and picnic area which we have

reserved for our usual “social gathering” on Saturday evening. Cruise details can be found in the “Fleet Captain’s Cruise

Schedule” booklet at the club or on the website.

Plans for the July 3 picnic and fireworks, at the club picnic grounds, are progressing. Michael Favinger, guitar

player/singer will be entertaining us with music both

before and after the fireworks.

Be sure to keep your schedule free for our NERYC July 3rd

Dock Party. It will be a fabulous family time, with music, food,

friends and fireworks. Everyone is welcome – this is one of the best events at the club every year.

We'll be gathering in the picnic grounds around 5:00pm to kick things off. Our Junior Sailors will be selling hamburgers and

hot dogs, and we'll be asking everyone to bring a side dish,

salad or dessert to share. As dusk approaches, we'll move things out along "A" dock and enjoy the wonderful aerial

fireworks show courtesy of the town of North East.

As you probably know by now a policy has been approved by the BOG to have the Commodore’s Dining Room

open during the day on Saturdays and Sundays. There must be

a member volunteer at the club on those days, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (or until the restaurant staff arrives). This will

only work if we have volunteers…the club will not be open if

there is not a responsible member-volunteer on duty. A sign up schedule is posted inside the front door, or you can call me

or email me. Half days are acceptable.

FC Ginny Somers

Welcome to the 2012 boating season!

The Shake Down Cruise was a big hit.

We had a great time in Havre de Grace

with Bruce and Barbi Taylor hosting

our happy hour. Great food, drinks and friends. A big

thank you goes out to them.

Opening Day Ceremonies made it official, NERYC is

open for fun.

The sail racers have had a couple of races put behind

them and the next race is June 2nd, Spring Series 4.

People are always looking for crew so don’t be afraid to

jump and experience the competition.

As I write this on Memorial Day weekend, I’m humbled

by the sacrifices others have made for all of us. While

we enjoy this weekend, please remember those who

have paid the ultimate price for our freedoms.

Lastly, remember that our NERYC Invitational Race is

being held June 9th. Sharlene Wilkins and Rick Hanson

should be contacted if you’re interested in entering your

boat to race, would like to buy T-shirts or would like to

crew. They are in the know regarding sail racing and

willing to help you have fun. Novice and experienced

sailors are welcome.

Remember to check out the club calendar at:

http://neryc.com/pages/NERYC_Calendar.htm.

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New Members The Fuchs and

The Mowers

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WOW – what an exciting time to be

involved in sailing around North East

River Yacht Club. We have our spring

sail race series gearing up for our 4th

race. We are a few weeks away from a

record breaking junior sail program starting its first week

of camp. We have received several cash and boat dona-

tions for the

junior program that has allowed us to upgrade our fleet.

The latest donation a 17 foot day sailor will allow us to

begin to offer adult lessons and provide a decent boat for

club members to take out on their own. The BOG recently

approved the University of Delaware sailing team to use

NERYC as a home port. Thursday night racing is about

to start up. The NERYC invitational sailing regatta and

pig roast is a week away. The list is just too long to name

all the activities.

You might ask why NERYC attracts all of this activity.

The answer is twofold; our location is ideal and our

members. With a location on sheltered waters it makes

for great recreational sailing and our buildings, grounds

and docks are the best on the northern bay. It is the

members and the hours they dedicate to organize and

coordinate that make all these activities work. From the

BOG support down to the endless hours Mike Wagner

and Sharlene Wilkins put into the program. I cannot

thank them enough. We are still in need of a few more

volunteers to help out with various aspects of the

program. We could use a few parents to help put with

organizing events for the kids and members with boats to

help out with race committee support. Give me a call if

you have any interest.

The next big event up for the sail program is the NERYC

Invitational on June 9th. We expect to have close to 40

entries for the race this year and well over a 100 people

for the pig roast. The pig roast is open to all members sail

or power. If you are interested, please send Sharlene or I

an email with a head count.

I will see everyone at the club and if you have any

questions, are interested in crewing or just getting

involved please let me know.

Rick Hanson

Sail Race Chair

“The Club had its inaugural

meeting on Sunday, May 2, 2012”

– sounds very grand, doesn’t it!

In fact, six hardy souls – Bill Johnston,

Ceil and Frank Keenan, Bob (Frank’s

brother-in-law), David Ferguson and (eventually, but better

late than never!) Van Downing – met at Lums Pond State

Park, DE with Ryan and John from Eastern Mountain

Sports (EMS) who had brought with them 6 kayaks for us

to try out. This was the first time in kayaks for both Bill

and Van and I have to say that Bill was the more serious

student of the two, trying all 6 kayaks. Van tried one, going

across the pond and back, but really enjoyed her

conversation with, and personal instruction from, John!

The rest of us spent the 1½ hour session trying different

boats and generally getting used to kayaking again after a

winter’s lay-off. We had a great time.

The EMS guys went out of their way to share their

knowledge of kayak safety, paddling techniques and the

pros and cons of different kayaks. In fact, all the employees

of the Newark, DE have been very helpful since my first

approach to them about possibly putting on a kayak demo

for our Club. We enjoyed working with them.

The kayakers will meet as and when the mood moves us,

mostly on Sunday mornings (to accommodate the sail boat

racers with kayaks), and launching from the Club grounds

– at least until we get a feel for the experience and

ambition within the group. We keep in touch by email.

Anyone interested in joining us should contact Frank

Keenan or me. As we don’t have spare kayaks, anyone

interested in trying the sport should consider renting a

kayak.

FROM THE RACE COURSE

David Ferguson

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are a new member, we’d like to celebrate with you! are a new member, we’d like to celebrate with you! are a new member, we’d like to celebrate with you!

Please come and enjoy a cocktail compliments of the Please come and enjoy a cocktail compliments of the Please come and enjoy a cocktail compliments of the

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Featuring Live Entertainment!

Sylvia Kniel & Herbert Walesby

NEW MEMBERS

Cheryl & Greg Eckman June 2

Babs & Don Manges June 2

Julia & Gerald Sauder June 3

Sharon & Gregg Strawbridge June 4

Viv & Bob Molloy June 5

Vicki & Wilson King June 5

Kenny & Lisa Mack June 5

Peggy & Jim Brown June 6

Audrey & Ron Edwards June 15

Ann & John Osborne June 17

Betty & Ed Sprague June 17

Lois & Frank Eiler June 20

Kay & Dwain Watkins June 21

Lynda & Phil DiPasquale June 27

Tracy & Brian Fuchs June 27

Stephanie & Mike Wagner June 28

Sue & Paul Russoniello June ?

Kevin McGuinness June 3

Jan Wood June 3

Pauline Campbell June 4

Tracy Sturtevant June 7

Betsy Denapoli June 9

Chris Hanna-Ronald June 11

Karen Israel June 11

Sue Talling June 12

Kent Wenger June 13

Kristin Swineford June 16

Susie Huber June 19

Kay Watkins June 21

Weston Dinsel June 24

Bob Brechter June 25

Susan Reno June 25

Julie Merberg June 27

Freckle Dallas June 27

Tom Talling June 28

Doris Brady June 30

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the fun at all of the June events, or

enjoy a meal any

evening the club is

open. Bring your

friends along to

share our

hospitality, food

and enjoy beautiful

waterfront view.

Bar & Restaurant Hours of Operation

Thursday 1700-2000hrs

Friday & Saturday 1700-2100hrs

Sundays: 1600-2000

80 Bayside Drive, North East,

MD 21901 (410)287-6333

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